Chapter 958 - 452: The Birth of the Treasure Pill, True Man Duel (3)

"Succession, the passing of the mantle?"

Qin Jiaming elongated the tone and chuckled softly.

She stood on tiptoes, hugged Chen Ye’s arm, leaned close to his ear, and whispered,

"Then big brother, let’s hurry back... Jiaming also wants to be properly inherited by big brother."

After speaking, she playfully winked at Chen Ye, hurriedly pulling him out of the threshold of the Celestial Ash Hall.

As the two left, the hunched old woman outside also silently vanished into the cold wind.

Inside the Celestial Ash Hall.

"Bang --!"

Tuoba Mianjiang couldn’t contain the fury in his heart and with a wave of his large sleeve, directly smashed a thick white bone pillar in front of him into mere powder!

The bone dust fell like snow, landing on his extremely twisted face.

"What a Qing Xuan... why does she see him differently?"

Tuoba Mianjiang gnashed his teeth, the murderous intent in his eyes almost palpable.

The Divine Son, the legacy of Lord Luoxiao.

Yet in every life, she showed no favor to others.

Tuoba Mianjiang could still clearly recall, hundreds of years ago, during his childhood, he had glimpsed the stunning beauty of the Divine Son.

But now,

why would such an exalted Divine Maiden become entangled with an old man?

In the corner, Tuoba You, curling himself into a ball, shivered violently, wishing he could bury himself into the ground tiles on the spot.

"Out!"

Tuoba Mianjiang coldly swept his gaze over this good-for-nothing, as if looking at a lump of worthless mud,

"Go to the Hall of Punishment for thirty lashes of the Soul-destroying Whip! Today’s matter, keep it buried within your gut from now on. If I hear even a whisper of it, I’ll strip your soul and use it to fill that Ten Thousand Spirits Banner!"

Were it not for this person having some ties with Qing Xuan, keeping him could still be of use.

Otherwise,

Tuoba Mianjiang would have long since killed him with a palm.

"Yes! Thank you, Divine Venerable, for sparing my life! This subordinate will leave at once, leaving immediately!"

As if receiving a great pardon, Tuoba You scrambled out of the hall, only daring to take deep breaths of fresh air once he had fled far away.

He secretly vowed to stay as far away from Qing Xuan as possible for the rest of his life!

"Qing Xuan, my dear brother, it’s not that I don’t want to protect you... but offending the Divine Venerable, even the Divine Son can’t shield you."

After all.

The Divine Son will eventually enter reincarnation, losing memory.

By then, who could protect Qing Xuan?

...

Outside the Celestial Ash Hall.

Chen Ye was led forward by Qin Jiaming, arm in arm.

He sighed inwardly.

If not for Qin Jiaming’s appearance, facing Tuoba Mianjiang’s undisguised murderous intent, even if he revealed his identity, the chance of escape was slim to none.

"The matter with Bai Li must be resolved promptly."

"I am now being targeted by Tuoba Mianjiang, within the Emotion Crossing Sect, there is danger everywhere. For the safety of my disciple, I must resolve this matter quickly and return to the Lingyin Sect."

"If things become impossible, I can abandon the matter of Bai Li."

Chen Ye silently shook his head again.

At this point,

it’s even more impossible to quit halfway.

Because the Golden Core True Man of the Emotion Crossing Sect has already targeted him, if he forcibly extricates himself now, it would be tantamount to exposing himself and courting death.

Chen Ye lowered his head slightly, his peripheral vision glancing at the girl beside him holding his arm, walking briskly.

To break the impasse, there is no choice but to see it through, relying on Qin Jiaming to escape unscathed.

"Since I’m already under the watchful eye of the Golden Core old monster, I might as well use the Demoness to achieve my goals amidst the chaos."

Chen Ye had made up his mind, a hint of resolve flashed in his eyes.

"Big brother, your heart is beating so fast."

Qin Jiaming suddenly stopped in her tracks.

She looked up, a pure smile on her face,

"Were you a bit nervous just now? Don’t worry, Jiaming will protect big brother. But you were so impressive earlier, not even afraid of the Golden Core True Man!"

Chen Ye sneered internally.

Afraid?

Facing the Golden Core True Man, without a desperate ace up his sleeve, who wouldn’t be afraid?

Yet in front of this Demoness, he couldn’t show fear, nor could he let her lead him by the nose.

He remained gentle, raising his hand to gently ruffle Qin Jiaming’s fluffy head, as if comforting a disciple:

"With the Divine Son present, I naturally have no fear. It’s just that earlier in the hall, I suddenly thought of something, which stirred my emotions."

"What was it?"

Qin Jiaming tilted her head, her big watery eyes blinking.

Chen Ye looked directly into her eyes, his voice deep:

"The Divine Son once said, when the treasured pill is successfully refined, it will be the time for the Divine Son to reclaim her origin and leave the Emotion Crossing Sect. I am now viewed by Mianjiang Divine Venerable as a thorn in his side. If the Divine Son were to simply walk away at that time, wouldn’t I, left in the sect, be skinned alive by the Divine Venerable, worse than death?"

Qin Jiaming was momentarily stunned, then her smile suddenly bloomed, growing ever more radiant.

"Haha... So big brother is afraid Jiaming will play and leave? Don’t worry big brother, you’re such fun, how could Jiaming bear to leave you? Once Jiaming eats that fragrant pill, I will... I’ll leave with big brother, okay?"

The girl found it amusing.

How could she abandon Chen Ye?

She only hoped that by then, Chen Ye wouldn’t want to see her gone.

"Then I can be relieved; I will do my utmost to help the Divine Son realize her wish as soon as possible."

Bargaining with a tiger, it is pretty much like this.

Both harbored ulterior motives and exchanged smiles.

...

In the blink of an eye, several days passed.

Chen Ye kept a low profile, continually practicing with his disciple, occasionally seeking out Qin Jiaming to discuss strategies.

Meanwhile, within the Emotion Crossing Sect, the atmosphere was oppressively tense.

During this period,

the delegation from the Tide Lake Li Family acted increasingly overbearing.

Their mission was ostensibly to aid the Emotion Crossing Sect against the Lingyin Sect, but in reality, they sought to seize control, not only meddling in the internal affairs of the Emotion Crossing Sect, but the Golden Core True Man leading the Li Family even forced their Divine Sense into the sect’s forbidden grounds several times.