Lingxiao.
Maybe he's here to deliver an invitation.
Remembering Emperor Zhenwu's instructions, Long Chen bade him farewell and left the Five Element Clear Sky Pagoda.
After the Golden Demon Suppressing Pillar disappeared, the communication between Martial God Palace and the three thousand palaces increased greatly. The Five Element Clear Sky Pagoda was no longer a mystery to everyone.
Lingxiao had been here for a few days. When he heard that Long Chen had gone to the Demonic Shadow World, he stayed in the Evil Dragon Palace and waited for Long Chen's return.
Over the past few days, he had been listening to Long Chen's legend.
Not only the Evil Dragon Palace disciples, but almost all the disciples of the three thousand palaces treated Long Chen like a legend.
If nothing unexpected happened, Long Chen would definitely become the new Emperor Zhenwu in the future.
Lingxiao sighed. When Long Chen was in Nine-Star Chaos City, he was about the same as him. Lingxiao was still at Martial Path Perfection, but rumor had it that Long Chen had become a Sacred Martial Emperor. His status was high, and his combat prowess was comparable to a late stage Nirvana Tribulation cultivator.
Lingxiao's father, Lingsong, was only a late stage Nirvana Tribulation cultivator.
In reality, Lingsong, who showed off in front of Long Chen, was no longer a match for Long Chen.
After leaving Martial God Palace, Long Chen had just returned to the Evil Dragon Palace when many disciples welcomed Long Chen on their knees in joy. Long Chen easily discovered Lingxiao with his Spiritual Sense.
Before him was a clear pond.
In the blink of an eye, Long Chen arrived beside Lingsong.
"You're still the same." Seeing that Lingsong had not changed at all, Long Chen spoke casually.
"I'm definitely still the same. I just did not expect that after we parted at Nine-Star Chaos City, in just a few months, you've already grown to such an extent. You're even the Sacred Martial Emperor, second only to me and above everyone else. The Sacred Martial Emperor's position is above the three Martial Saints. When I think about how you're above the four Sword Masters, I feel fear standing before you."
Lingxiao was an elegant and graceful man.
But in front of Long Chen today, he couldn't be that elegant.
The change in status brought about a change in influence. After Long Chen had gotten used to the life of a Sacred Martial Emperor, he had a faint influence about him. He was powerful without being angry. Even when he was joking, Lingxiao would feel reverence from the bottom of his heart.
How could a Golden Qilin be a creature in a pond? Once it encountered a storm, it would transform into a dragon.
Under the Dragon's Might, Lingxiao was filled with admiration.
But …
He went straight to the point. He took out the golden invitation from the Divine Kingdom and said, "The Lingwu Sword Master asked me to give this to you personally."
"Him?" Long Chen smiled coldly. Sure enough, he was a petty guy.
Two swords were embroidered on the golden invitation. One was blue like the sea, and the other was fiery red like lava.
It was slightly different from Ye Guyu's invitation. Long Chen could feel that this invitation contained a terrifying sword intent. These two swords were clearly the Galaxy Refined Sword.
"Don't open it. Just know that it's an invitation. The date is August 15th," Lingxiao reminded him.
"Oh …" Long Chen's expression was calm. "If I don't dare to open it, wouldn't I be looked down upon by this guy?"
With that, he opened the invitation resolutely.
Two beams of sword Qi, one blue and the other fiery red, were filled with fatal killing intent. They contained peerless power and immediately attacked Long Chen's eyes.
Two terrifying whistles rang out.
As soon as the sword intent appeared, the dozens of houses behind Long Chen were all shattered.
"Be careful," Lingxiao warned in shock.
At this moment, Long Chen reacted quickly. He stretched out his hand and caught the two streams of Sword Qi between his fingers. They were unable to advance any further. Long Chen flipped his hand and rubbed them. The two streams of Sword Qi were like fishes, struggling in pain. However, they were instantly crushed by Long Chen.
Long Chen was extremely relaxed. After crushing the sword Qi, he flipped through the invitation.
Lingxiao had just said to be careful, his face full of shock.
"Child's play," Long Chen said in disdain.
If these two beams of sword Qi were unintentional, they would be enough to blind a cultivator who had just entered the Nirvana Realm.
Lingxiao would not be able to dodge them, but Long Chen said it was child's play …
This time, Lingxiao was completely convinced.
There was nothing special about the invitation. Long Chen flipped through it, then solemnly organized it.
Lingxiao was a little surprised. "I thought you would tear him apart in anger."
Long Chen smiled.
There was no need for that.
That was the behavior of a weakling.
"What is the reason for you to come here personally? Did Lingxi ask you to pass on a message to me?" Long Chen asked cautiously after arranging the invitation cards.
"I really can't hide anything from you. I wasn't going to say it, but you're no longer a fish in a pond." Lingxiao smiled bitterly.
"Sit, have some tea."
The two walked into the courtyard. Long Chen was brewing tea on the stone table, his movements light and graceful.
After sitting down, Lingxiao looked solemnly at Long Chen. "If it wasn't for Little Xi, I wouldn't have known about this secret. I have to tell you about this. Just don't be rash."
"What did Little Xi say?"
This kind and dependent girl was now under house arrest. In Long Chen's eyes, this was all his responsibility.
He missed the days he spent with Lingxi in the Myriad Kingdoms Domain. Perhaps those were the most beautiful memories of his life.
As a man, it was a shame that he couldn't even take the woman he loved with him.
Lingxiao said, "Little Xi is the reincarnation of the Sword Spirit Emperor. Many people already know about this. Because of this, all of us, including Little Xi herself, thought that she wasn't the biological daughter of the Lingwu Swordmaster. But in reality, even if she is the reincarnation of the Sword Spirit Emperor, she is still the biological daughter of the Lingwu Swordmaster. This was something Lingxi found out later on."
Long Chen suddenly understood. No wonder Lingxi looked so much like the Lingwu Swordmaster. Only a handsome man like the Lingwu Swordmaster could give birth to a goddess like Lingxi.
But if it was Lingxi's biological father, things wouldn't be easy to handle now that Long Chen had such an intense conflict with him.
"What else?" Long Chen asked.
Lingxiao took a deep breath. "Next is the secret of the Sword Spirit Emperor. Only the true upper echelons of the Sword Spirit Emperor Palace know about it. Less than ten people know about it. Lingxi found out from her mother because she wanted me to pass on the message. I was lucky enough to know this secret. Other than her, no one else knows."
The secret of the Sword Spirit Emperor.
A secret that even the Zhenwu Great Emperor didn't know about.
Long Chen listened attentively.
Lingxiao said, "It's a long story, so I'll make it short. First, Lingxi is not in a complete state right now. Before the Sword Spirit Emperor was reincarnated, he entrusted an important mission to the Four Great Swordmasters. The Sword Spirit Emperor possessed the secret reincarnation technique and chose the fetus in the Lingwu Swordmaster's wife's womb as a host to be reborn. In reality, the secret reincarnation technique required the Sword Spirit Emperor to be split into two parts. One part would enter Lingxi's body and merge with Lingxi's young soul to form a new soul. At the same time, everything about the Sword Spirit Emperor would be brought into this young life, so the fetus is destined to have extraordinary achievements. The other part would be controlled by the Four Great Swordmasters. This is the mission of the Four Great Swordmasters. Can you guess what it is?"
Long Chen shook his head.
But he realized the gravity of the situation.
He had a premonition that this so-called other part would deal a terrible blow to Lingxi.
Lingxiao was a little sad and even distressed. He said helplessly, "This is the memory of the Sword Spirit Emperor's life and it forms a memory orb. When the time comes, the Four Great Swordmasters will merge this memory orb into Lingxi's body. When that time comes, Lingxi will completely become the Sword Spirit Emperor. In other words, the current Lingxi will be a brand new life and she will be replaced. I heard her say that from that moment on, Lingxi will no longer exist in this world, only the Sword Spirit Emperor …"
Long Chen's fingers rested on the stone table.
When Lingxiao finished speaking, there was a loud crack and the stone table was crushed into pieces.
"When the time comes, the memory orb will enter Lingxi's body and she will die forever. The Sword Spirit Emperor's reincarnation will be considered a success, right?"
Long Chen gritted his teeth, suppressing the anger in his heart as he spoke slowly.
Lingxiao nodded helplessly.
Long Chen was so angry that he laughed. "Is the Lingwu Swordmaster a beast? Lingxi is a living being, a daughter that he raised. How could he be so deranged as to kill his own daughter and let that damned old thing reincarnate?"
Lingxiao hurriedly said, "That's not it. Reincarnation is hard to explain. Lingxi is still the same Lingxi, it's just that her memories are different. In other words, all of her memories have disappeared and in their place are the memories of her previous life. She is still the same person."
"Bullsh * t." Long Chen sneered.
Without her memories, Lingxi would no longer be herself.
No matter what, he would never allow such a thing to happen.
"The Lingwu Swordmaster, if he really does that …" Long Chen was enraged and his eyes were filled with murderous intent. He had promised the Zhenwu Great Emperor that he would not interfere with the relationship between the two Emperor Palaces, but when the Lingwu Swordmaster's actions crossed his bottom line, he really could not hold back.
When he transformed into a dragon, there were not many people in the Three Regions and Nine Realms who could stop him.
Lingxiao replied helplessly, "That's not the case. The Four Great Sword Sovereigns are doing this for the sake of the entire Sword Spirit Emperor Palace. They are shouldering the mission that the Sword Spirit Great Emperor entrusted to them. It can be said that Lingxi was born for the reincarnation of the Sword Spirit Great Emperor. The Four Great Sword Sovereigns are all loyal to the Sword Spirit Emperor Palace. They will do their utmost for the Sword Spirit Emperor Palace until their deaths. The Sword Spirit Emperor Palace has not had a true Great Emperor for many years.
Lingxiao saw the murderous intent in Long Chen's eyes and had no choice but to speak up for the Four Great Swordmasters.
Long Chen smiled coldly. "I don't know that much. I only know that even a vicious tiger will not eat its cubs. If he really does that, then he is worse than a beast."
Lingxiao was speechless.
Three months.
There were still three months left. On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, Long Chen swore to rush to the Sword Spirit Emperor Palace and break through everything.
"Now that things have come to this, it's time for me to take responsibility for my promise. The promise of ten years is about to arrive. I chased her all the way from the Myriad Kingdom Domain just to give Little Xi an explanation. I love her more than my life, and she's willing to give up everything for me. So, what reason do I have not to go crazy for her one last time?"
Long Chen stood up.
His heart ached for this girl. Her life value was only to become someone else's stepping stone.
As the man she loved, the man who had already possessed her, Long Chen's fighting spirit exploded.
… …