Yun Qingyao was the Saintess of Jiangyun Kingdom. Her mission was to marry into another kingdom and secure Shenwu Kingdom's protection.
Just as Yun Qingyao was about to leave with Wu Tianqiong, Lu Ren finally made his move. He directly killed Wu Tianqiong, revealing his Martial Emperor Realm cultivation and forcing the entire Jiangyun Kingdom into submission.
"Master, no one can force you!"
Lu Ren smiled at Yun Qingyao.
Though he knew that the Yun Qingyao before him was an illusion, seeing her again still stirred boundless longing in his heart. He even had the urge to sink completely into this illusion.
"Lu Ren, who exactly are you? Are you happy treating me like a fool? You stand so high above, a lofty Martial Emperor Realm expert—why toy with me? I am only an ordinary woman!"
Yun Qingyao left angrily.
Lu Ren stood rooted to the spot. He had never expected such an outcome. He tried to make amends to Yun Qingyao, but it was utterly useless.
Lu Ren did not force Yun Qingyao either.
In the end, Yun Qingyao lived out her life and died of old age in Jiangyun Kingdom.
After secretly accompanying Yun Qingyao through her entire life, Lu Ren had already cultivated to the level of a Martial Emperor of the continent.
He easily slew Hun Mie Xian and headed to the Void God Realm. His subsequent cultivation also went exceedingly smoothly. He even secretly arranged everything and killed Venerable Xuan Gu before the latter could recover his strength.
Yet what Lu Ren had never expected was that Heavenly Mandate Baby would kill him without saying a word.
The reason he had escaped disaster at Heavenly Mandate Baby's hands before was because Great Venerable Wu Yue had persuaded Heavenly Mandate Baby.
But Great Venerable Wu Yue