In the little cabin.
Jiang Xuan was currently being frivolously teased by Golden Spirit Cloud, while Lan Xin was showing a heart-wrenching level of distress.
“Please let my master go, I beg you! Just beat me up instead, as long as you promise to let him go…”
“Not happening! You, the servant, made this mess, so naturally, your master didn’t train you right.
Letting him go? That’s absolutely out of the question…”
At this moment, inside Jiang Xuan’s mind:
[What the heck? Is this a duet performance? How did I become part of their play? This is outrageous!]
On the surface, Jiang Xuan directly interrupted their back-and-forth.
“Wait… Lingyun, are you… targeting the wrong person?”
As soon as his words left his mouth, his face was pinched.
“Of course not! Punishing that little Kirin was just an appetizer. The real target for my revenge is you.
I’ve been sealed here for ten thousand years, all thanks to you.
I mustered the courage to pursue you, but you made me lose so thoroughly that I spent endless years in complete darkness.
You owe me, and your remaining life should be all about making it up to me. I’m going to bring you down from that high and mighty pedestal!”
“Ah… Lingyun… I get where you’re coming from, but… you’re a bit late. I’m already… a husband now…
How about you wait until my next life to take your revenge?”
Golden Spirit Cloud: “???????”
“A husband? Oh, so you have someone you care about in this lifetime. That makes things easier; you wouldn’t want me to hurt your wife, right?”
Jiang Xuan: “…….”
Upon hearing Golden Spirit Cloud’s words, Jiang Xuan was completely dumbfounded. It was the first time someone had used Nangong Liu Yun to threaten him.
After a moment of contemplation, Jiang Xuan slowly replied:
“Uh… given your current state, Lingyun, you’re heavily injured and have exhausted your spiritual power.
You might stand a chance against little Xin here, but against my wife? Your odds aren’t high.”
Suddenly, Jiang Xuan seemed to recall something and turned to Lan Xin in the corner.
“Wait a minute, little Xin, didn’t you say before that, with your strength, you could easily handle Lingyun in her current state?”
“This… Master… I was talking about when she was amnesiac! Now that she’s regained her memory, I can’t defeat her!
She’ll dodge and attack me when I’m using my communication talisman…”
Jiang Xuan: “???????”
“Wait, little Xin, how come every time you lose, it’s because you got ambushed? Did she surprise you when you fought Liu Yun?”
“She ambushed me! Lady Liu Yun attacked before she shouted ‘start,’ and even took off one of my horns! How shameful! No honor at all!”
Jiang Xuan: “…….”
Watching Jiang Xuan and Lan Xin bickering, Golden Spirit Cloud suddenly had a contemplative expression.
“Looks like your wife is truly strong?”
“Yeah, yeah, let’s quit while we’re ahead, Lingyun. Don’t keep walking down the wrong path.
If you think about it, I actually helped release your seal and saved you from that lightning tribulation; that should count as settling those grievances from ten thousand years ago, right?
Besides, deep down you know that you were sealed not because of me, but because the Golden Dragon Clan wanted to leave a final hope…
What you should really think about is working hard to become stronger and avenge them.”
“Avenge? I don’t even know what kind of enemies they faced.
Plus, even you, the strongest, have already reincarnated…
The enemies from that catastrophic era must be unimaginably powerful. What can I do?
When I first broke the seal, facing that terrifying lightning tribulation, I realized that this era’s Heavenly Dao doesn’t even allow breaking through to a Martial God level…
Before I got sealed, there were several ancestors from the Golden Dragon Clan who were all at the Martial God level, the top combat strength on the continent.
Even they lost their lives, and now, in this era where the divine path is severed, I can’t do anything…”
Jiang Xuan: “……..”
Seeing Golden Spirit Cloud’s sad expression, Jiang Xuan shifted gears.
“Hey, Lingyun, there’s really no need to be so pessimistic. I might actually help you with revenge in the future.
But right now, I’m a bit tight on resources, so could you sponsor me some spiritual stones to cultivate?
Just a few hundred billion top-tier spiritual stones would suffice.”
Golden Spirit Cloud: “???????”
Snapping back to reality, Golden Spirit Cloud said with a smirk:
“Xuan, you’re right; your cultivation talent is still as monstrous as it was ten thousand years ago, and you’ve even entered the Ultimate Realm in this era.
Maybe that’s why the lightning tribulations were scared off by you.
If you were at my level, I’m sure you couldn’t even withstand one of my moves. You really have potential for helping me with this revenge.”
Hearing this, Jiang Xuan felt a surge of happiness:
[Great, this little maneuver has her hitting a crossroads, and I can freeload a ton of cultivation resources! This is a win-win!
With my combat power boost, once I reach the Martial Emperor’s Ultimate Realm, even Martial Gods will be begging for mercy! I’ll rule the world!]
However, Golden Spirit Cloud’s next words left Jiang Xuan stupefied.
“But if you want cultivation resources, you’re going to have to pay a price.
The inheritance and various cultivation resources that the Golden Dragon Clan left for me are at the bottom of that lake’s secret realm, which is ranked divine level.
The resources inside can easily get a cultivation practitioner like you, at the Ultimate Realm, to the Martial Saint level. So… what do you think? Want it?”
After hearing this, Jiang Xuan was shocked but also thrilled.
In his mind, if he could hoard all the resources there and find a secluded place to deepen his practice for a year or so, he could emerge and immediately dominate everything.
By then, even if Liu Yun came, she’d be begging at his feet, desperately pleading.
With all these dreams swirling around, Jiang Xuan nodded eagerly.
“Lingyun, don’t worry. Give me those cultivation resources, and once I get stronger, I will definitely take care of the Golden Dragon Clan’s grudge for you!”
And at that moment, Golden Spirit Cloud, with a teasing look, said:
“I never said I would give them to you for free! I told you from the start, you want them, you have to pay the price.
For instance, you… oh, your husband… should proactively come to me.
I want to see how the cold and emotionless you behaves when you’re begging.
You didn’t forget, did you? I’ve been yearning to see your face… how it looks when it falls from grace.
Here’s a thought: I was desperately pursuing you back then, so you owe me that!”
As soon as Golden Spirit Cloud finished speaking, Lan Xin couldn’t take it anymore and immediately chimed in:
“Master! There’s no need to beg this wicked woman for a few cultivation resources! They are just resources! I can bring you as many as you want when I return to the Kirin Clan!”
“Little Xin, you…”
Jiang Xuan just wanted to say something when Golden Spirit Cloud suddenly added:
“Xuan, if you come to me and make me happy, I’ll let that little Kirin go.
But if you dare refuse, I’ll break all four of her limbs first.”
Upon hearing this, Lan Xin’s expression changed immediately.
“Master, my previous thoughts were wrong! I think you really need the resources from that secret realm.
Maybe you should endure a bit… don’t you human beings have a saying: ‘Those who come out to play must pay their dues…’
These are things you owe…
I think you should ask Sister Lingyun; if her mood improves, we’ll all be safe and sound.
Plus, she’ll give you a massive amount of cultivation resources! Isn’t that great? Don’t hesitate any longer!”
Jiang Xuan: “…….”
