"This is Emperor Dong's Palace. Is it our goal?"
Seeing this city, Long Chen hesitated. It had been half a year. He realized that the happy days seemed to have come to an end. Emperor Dong's Palace was like a mountain, lying in front of Long Chen.
"No, it's not our goal."
Lingxi felt a little lost. It could be said that she had been completely intoxicated in Long Chen's arms for the past half a year. She forgot everything. When the destination appeared in front of her, a trace of fear flashed in the depths of her eyes.
Long Chen gently held her waist and looked at the golden city in front of him.
"Then what is our goal?" Long Chen asked.
"You will know through the Transmitting Formation in Emperor Dong's Palace."
Lingxi forced a smile. It seemed that half a year was almost enough. Lingxi still had a lot of reluctance in her heart.
"There are many experts in Emperor Dong's Palace. I can only take you through the Universe Transmitting Formation as soon as possible. You go to Lingxi's Wonderland first."
Long Chen nodded.
After arriving at the Spirit Dawn Immortal Realm, about a quarter of an hour had passed. Long Chen felt the space distort, this kind of distortion was a little hard to bear, but luckily he was staying in the Spirit Dawn Immortal Realm, so he was not affected too much. This kind of distortion did not last for long, and had already passed. When Long Chen came out, he discovered that he was in the middle of a towering green mountain, surrounded by white clouds, white fog, this place was like the legendary real immortal realm.
A gust of Spiritual Qi of grass and wood came to his face.
"The Emperor Spiritual Qi is almost a dozen times richer than in the Eastern Royal Domain. This is …" Long Chen looked around and breathed a little. His whole body felt very comfortable.
Ling Xi tossed aside all the worries in her heart and smiled sweetly. After half a year of transformation, the current Ling Xi had become more and more bewitching. Even in terms of figure, Long Chen had forged it a lot better. It was enough to compare to some of the top devilish figures.
"Chen, follow me."
Holding Long Chen's broad hand, Lingxi walked in a certain direction. They passed through the cyan mountains and broke through the thick white fog. About ten days had passed. On the way, Lingxi suddenly became less talkative, and she was not as happy as before. When a city comparable to or even more magnificent than Emperor Dong's Palace appeared in front of Long Chen, Lingxi finally cried. She squatted on the ground and couldn't help crying.
"Chen, I didn't bring you here on purpose."
Tears blurred Lingxi's eyes. Long Chen gently lifted her tearful face with his palm. His eyes were full of tenderness. In fact, Long Chen was not a fool. When Lingxi took him through the Universe Transmitting Formation in Emperor Dong's Palace, he had roughly guessed that this was their destination.
"Little Xi, listen to me for a while."
Long Chen helped her up and hugged her by the waist. The two of them looked at the dazzling city amidst the towering mountains. Golden light flickered in Long Chen's eyes. He smiled and whispered into Ling Xi's ear, "This half a year has been the happiest and most wonderful time of my life. This was bestowed upon me by you. No matter what, I still have to thank the heavens for bestowing you upon me. You are the most precious gift of my life."
Ling Xi stopped crying. She suddenly felt that she had underestimated this man too much. He could actually see through the worry hidden in her happiness with a single glance.
"Chen …" Lingxi didn't know what to say. She held Long Chen's waist tightly and squeezed herself into Long Chen's arms.
Long Chen stroked her long hair and said, "In fact, I know a lot more about the current situation than you do. I just didn't say it because you were happy. Whether we are happy or not depends more on how much strength I have. Now I am only at the second level of the Divine Martial Arts Realm, which is far from enough."
Lingxi hurriedly said, "Chen, you are amazing. You are the best man I have ever seen. In seven years, you have reached this level and can even kill a warrior at the sixth level of the Divine Martial Arts Realm. You are the most powerful genius I have ever seen. You just lost to time. As long as you have time, you will definitely be invincible. I believe in you."
Lingxi was the person who understood Long Chen the most. She even saw Long Chen obtain the blood of the Ancient Blood Spirit Dragon. Therefore, even though she was stronger than Long Chen, she still admired this man and was fascinated by his strong arms.
Long Chen smiled and said, "Alright Little Xi, there's no excuse for being weak. I currently don't have enough strength, so I'm guilty. I've been incomparably happy for the past half a year. If I could have another half a year, I would be wild with joy. But in this half a year, it's like I've wasted my time, my strength hasn't improved at all."
"I am sorry, Chen. I have held you back," Lingxi said, feeling wronged.
Long Chen patted her little head and said, "Don't be silly. It has nothing to do with you. In fact, you already knew my final decision in your heart. That is why you brought me here …"
In front of them was the entire Dragon Sacrificial Continent, the true holy land of martial arts.
"En …" Lingxi nodded in a soft voice. She didn't say where she was going along the way. In fact, she was considering everything for Long Chen. She knew that even if she didn't make this choice, Long Chen would eventually make the same choice.
"Alright."
Long Chen smiled. Lingxi was indeed the person who understood him the best. He understood in his heart that before he had absolute strength, happiness was just an illusion. This half a year could be considered as an experience for him. Lingxi's early arrival was a huge surprise for Long Chen. Long Chen had also enjoyed himself for the past half a year. Now was the time to pay the bill.
He was fearless.
"Little Xi, tell me how you arranged it," Long Chen said quietly.
Lingxi didn't dare to say it. Under Long Chen's encouragement, she finally said, "Chen, can you forgive me for making the decision on my own?"
"I believe in your decision." Long Chen looked at her firmly.
For Lingxi, this was enough.
Such a man moved her to tears again. Looking at the huge building in front of her, Lingxi said, "This city, which is even bigger than Emperor Dong's Palace, is called the Sacred Martial Palace. In the core of the True Martial Imperial Domain, there are about a hundred Sacred Martial Palaces. Each Sacred Martial Palace has a passageway that leads to the True Martial Imperial Palace. To enter the True Martial Imperial Palace, one must first enter the Sacred Martial Palace. The disciples of the Sacred Martial Palace are considered the outer sect disciples of the True Martial Imperial Palace. There are millions of people in each Sacred Martial Palace."
In fact, Long Chen had more or less understood it.
"I'll enter the Sacred Martial Palace first, and then the True Martial Imperial Palace. This is the true sacred place of the pinnacle of martial arts on the Dragon Sacrificial Continent. Only here can I receive the pinnacle challenge, the pinnacle of martial arts, and the pinnacle of status and influence. Among the humans, the True Martial Imperial Palace is the only one that can completely rival the Sword Spirit Imperial Palace. Only by climbing to the highest position in the True Martial Imperial Palace can I truly have the status and strength to take you away."
This sacred place of martial arts made the blood in Long Chen's body boil. He had an illusion that he was born for this place. Apart from Lingxi, the path of martial arts was the most important pursuit for Long Chen.
Lingxi didn't dare to raise her head. This was indeed her plan.
"Chen, if I do this, will you abandon me because I'm too troublesome? I'm so scared, but I have no other choice. I don't want to be born in the Sword Spirit Imperial Palace and have a marriage since I was young. I want to be an ordinary girl, but my fate isn't good. I've let you down. I've made you suffer a lot. I …"
Long Chen knew that she would feel such pressure. He smiled and shook his head. "Don't think too much. Everyone has their own pursuits. Since I've fallen in love with you and even possessed you, you are already a part of my body. While I'm working hard, I'm not only doing it for you, but also for myself. A man needs to find his own dignity. If a man wants to live with dignity, there's only one way, and that is to stand at the pinnacle of all living beings. What you give me isn't pressure, but fighting spirit."
Lingxi's method was correct.
If they continued to be together, there would be a day when a powerful force would take Lingxi away and Long Chen's dignity would be swept to the ground. He might not even be able to recover from this setback and spend his life in pain. But now, after half a year of being together, he had already indulged himself. As a man, Long Chen had to face his own goals.
The heart of an expert throbbed in his body.
Hugging Lingxi tightly, Long Chen smiled and asked, "Little Xi, tell me, what level do I have to reach to snatch you back to my side and let you be my, Long Chen's, woman?"
Lingxi didn't have the heart to say it.
"To me, cultivation level is just a number." Long Chen emphasized.
Lingxi pondered for a moment and said while gritting her teeth, "At least, you should be stronger than Wang Chen. His cultivation level is about the same as mine, but he has the inherited blood essence of a Void Refinement Realm demon dragon. Moreover, he absorbed all of it. His combat power is unparalleled among the younger generation of the Sword Spirit Emperor Palace."
"Void Refinement Realm demon dragon." Looks like it wasn't an ordinary dragon.
Lingxi nodded and said, "Yes, a Void Refinement Realm demon dragon. Of course, it isn't at the same level as the Ancestral Dragon. However, a Void Refinement Realm demon dragon has a very high status among the divine dragons. It's a very famous existence among the demonic dragons and has the ability to 'Void Refinement Realm'."
Long Chen estimated that it would be slightly stronger than the Red-horned Devil Dragon. Moreover, it absorbed all of it. In this case, it would be very difficult to deal with that person from the Sword Spirit Emperor Palace.
However …
To Long Chen, experts were meant to be trampled on.
"That's me. When I looked down on the younger generation of the True Martial Emperor Palace, I already had the strength to compete with them. That day won't be far away."
Wang Chen's strength was actually within Long Chen's estimation.
Lingxi's decision was also to protect Long Chen. Only in the True Martial Emperor Palace, the people from the Sword Spirit Emperor Palace couldn't do anything to Long Chen.
"Chen, it won't be easy. The number of people in the True Martial Emperor Palace is already over a hundred million. It will be very difficult to get first place. However, you don't have to worry. I have plenty of time to wait for you. As long as you're here, I can come and see you anytime.
Long Chen understood this point.