In just a few years, the little girl who once needed her guidance with calligraphy and painting had actually grown to a terrifying degree! He considered himself a genius, but before his junior sister, he had to feel ashamed.
After a moment, having exchanged some words, Jin Bao'er learned that after the news of her death had spread, the cultivators of Fenghua City had erected a monument for her merits! Her feat of confronting a powerhouse from the Upper Realm with her Nascent Soul stage cultivation had also been widely acclaimed!
Her Master, greatly struck by the news, had directly gone into seclusion! The other senior brothers were even more heartbroken! Last year, they had already left Misty Sect and gone out to temper themselves through experience!
Only the eldest senior brother, Bai Yileng, had returned from his travels, his strength reaching the peak of Golden Core but unable to break through. Thus, he guarded Huaming Peak, awaiting enlightenment...
"I apologize for making my senior brothers worry. It was my fault!"
She had indeed been impulsive. The moment she saw an opportunity to kill Su Xianzhi, she had disregarded everything else! However, one thing truly puzzled her: the "my son" mentioned by the Upper Realm powerhouse, could it be Su Xianzhi? After all, it was only after Su Xianzhi died that the person suddenly appeared.
It made sense. Su Xianzhi had many enigmatic aspects, such as her charm that compelled people to protect her, and caused many cultivators to willingly become her lackeys. Her miraculous ability to keep Lou Yun, a man of such cold demeanor, eternally devoted...
"It's not your fault. We are proud that you could face and even clash with an Upper Realm powerhouse! Moreover, you are now a Nascent Soul stage cultivator. The road ahead is long, and we fear we cannot accompany you further!"
His serious face carried a profound gravity and a warning. How could Jin Bao'er not understand? A Nascent Soul stage mid-level cultivator under twenty years old was likely unparalleled on the entire continent! Not to mention that she had already made an enemy of an Upper Realm powerhouse before ascending, how would the cultivation world perceive her?
"I understand! Senior Brother, rest assured!"
Their eyes met, and they no longer needed to speak. They clearly understood the path they had to take.
Just then, a powerful aura rapidly entered Huaming Peak. Before Jin Bao'er and the other could react, that person appeared before her...
After two years, Lou Yun Xianzun looked exactly the same, only the palpable joy in his eyes was clearly evident! Utterly unlike his usual aloof and proud demeanor, his voice trembled.
"You... are truly alive?"
Only Lou Yun knew how complex and excited he felt at that moment. For the past two years, he had constantly thought about why he hadn't stayed by Jin Bao'er's side back then. If he had... if...
However, he also knew that even if he had been present, he probably wouldn't have been able to confront the Upper Realm powerhouse! Facing a cultivator who had broken through the Out of Body stage, he would have had no chance to save Jin Bao'er.
Jin Bao'er instinctively became wary. She had killed Su Xianzhi and had long expected Lou Yun to seek revenge. But she was no longer the same person as before! Since waking up, she seemed to have gained something strange. The pressure of the Out of Body stage was completely negligible to her!
In a head-on confrontation, she might not necessarily lose!
Killing intent and fighting spirit surged through her body at this moment! Her body, which had been lying dormant for two years, was also clamoring to act, coupled with the animosity between them...
Her icy gaze fixed on Lou Yun, her long sword instantly materialized, its immortal artifact aura spreading rapidly, imbued with absolute Nascent Soul stage power, full of fighting spirit.
The surging power instantly surprised Lou Yun Xianzun. The hatred mixed within it also made him feel complex!
"I'm sorry!"
The proud immortal venerable lowered his head, looking at her with gentle pain, filled with regret and guilt.
Jin Bao'er paused at his words, finally realizing what was different about him this time!
It was guilt! Guilt she had never seen before!
At this moment, Sect Master Xiao Baishan, having been notified by a gatekeeper that Jin Bao'er was alive, also rushed over with a group of people! Seeing Jin Bao'er, everyone wore the same expression of shock.
However, Xiao Baishan also noticed the strange atmosphere between Jin Bao'er and Lou Yun. Recalling their past animosity, he instinctively stopped the elders and disciples who were about to step forward!
Among them was Yu Chengjing!
Jin Bao'er's senses returned, her guard undiminished, but her tone was utterly sarcastic.
"What do you mean by that, Xianzun? Do you think these mere three words can erase everything that has happened before? Pfft... I didn't realize Xianzun could be so naive!"
The grudges of her past life were her hatred in this one; she was destined to be enemies with this man until death!
Sensing the intense hatred and killing intent in her eyes, Lou Yun Xianzun couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile, his voice growing weaker.
"If I say... everything before was a misunderstanding, would you believe me?"
As soon as he spoke, behind his back, where he couldn't see, the disciples all showed expressions of astonishment. They never imagined that this proud and powerful figure, one of the foremost in the cultivation world, would say such a thing. What exactly had happened between them?
However, Jin Bao'er laughed! The curve of her lips gradually deepened, her sarcastic eyes filled with a touch of madness, yet she was incredibly beautiful!
"A misunderstanding? Lou Yun, who do you think you are?"
That arrogant and unbridled tone, accompanied by the astonishing surge of her formidable killing intent, instantly swept over them, making everyone around clearly feel that bone-chilling resentment! They all looked at her in shock...
Xiao Baishan felt even more conflicted. The sect's strongest Xianzun and the sect's most talented disciple, he pleased neither side! He never imagined that Lou Yun's actions back then would have generated such astonishing hatred in this girl in her teens!
At this moment, no one knew the complex turmoil within Jin Bao'er's heart!
Her most hated enemy, Su Xianzhi, was dead. Logically, her resentment towards Lou Yun shouldn't be so intense. But the humiliation and injustice of being pinned to the ground and unilaterally crushed were something no one else could possibly know!
After rebirth, she had desperately suppressed the hatred in her heart, avoided Su Xianzhi at every turn, and dared not confide in anyone! She had grown through repeated dangers, and finally reached this point. Now, the Xianzun who had once humiliated her so much was saying he was sorry? A misunderstanding?
Ha!
Did he think she was an idiot?
Seeing that the misunderstanding was irreconcilable, Xiao Baishan finally couldn't help but speak.
"Junior Nephew Jin, you've misunderstood! Junior Brother didn't mean to harm you! You..."
"Stop talking!"
Before Xiao Baishan could explain, Lou Yun directly interrupted him, his gaze fixed on Jin Bao'er, his tone extremely gentle and self-reproaching.
"As long as it can make you happy, I am willing to accept punishment!"
Jin Bao'er frowned, her disgust deepening. This tone was one he had only used for Su Xianzhi before! What was the meaning of this now? Was he trying to disgust her?
"Alright! Since that's the case, this disciple will not be polite!"
As she spoke, she directly swung Soul Slasher, channeling her full strength to strike Lou Yun! Without the slightest hesitation!