He opened his eyes and saw a mirror reflecting his own face.

In the mirror, he was wearing a red wedding robe, and there was a maid behind him tidying up his messy white hair.

"What's going on?"

Lu Tianjiao was filled with shock, then instantly perked up.

Not only was he not injured at this time, but there was no sign of the five-clawed golden roc where he was. There was only peace and joy.

The maid behind him was also stunned and asked, "What's going on, son-in-law, today is your wedding day?"

"Wedding day? Is the bride Xiao Ling?"

Lu Tianjiao was shocked again and had some vague guesses.

The maid smiled softly and nodded, "Yes, son-in-law, you are so lucky. Even at your age, you are still favored by our clan leader."

Upon hearing this, Lu Tianjiao gritted his teeth and fell into deep thought.

How could he accept that he was going to marry Xiao Ling directly after waking up from a coma? And judging from the situation, he was obviously marrying into the family and was about to become the son-in-law of Xiao Ling's sect.

"Where is Xiao Ling? I want to see her."

Lu Tianjiao's face looked grim. Not to mention that he had not yet made up his mind to marry, even if he wanted to marry, he would not be so casual.

The maid couldn't help but get anxious and tried to dissuade him, "Sir, the clan leader is still entertaining guests in Qing'an Hall. You are going to get married in a while. How can you go to find her now?"

Lu Tianjiao did not answer, but stood up and walked away.

"Uncle! Uncle!"

The maid was extremely anxious, but she did not dare to use force to keep Lu Tianjiao.

The Qing'an Hall was filled with guests and decorated with lights and colorful lanterns.

Xiao Ling wore a more masculine red wedding gown and raised her glass to invite guests from all directions. For a while, congratulations were heard everywhere.

After that, some people drank and some people chatted, it was very lively.

Not long after, Lu Tianjiao, who was supposed to show up at the wedding, strode into the hall. He looked around the hall and found Xiao Ling, who stood out from the crowd.

Xiao Ling's face looked a little ugly, and he asked in a deep voice: "Why are you here?"

He was forcibly dragged over to become a son-in-law before he even agreed. Lu Tianjiao was in no mood to be polite. He gritted his teeth and questioned, "Miss Xiao, marriage is a big matter that affects your whole life. How can you treat it like a joke?"

Xiao Ling did not give in at all, and snorted coldly: "Child's play? In your opinion, this room full of guests and ten miles of red dresses are child's play?"

"Lü Tianjiao, let's not talk about the agreement we had earlier. What's more, if I hadn't rescued you at that time, you would have died and been buried in Guanling Mountains. What qualifications do you have to talk nonsense here?"

The guests looked at each other, not quite understanding what was going on.

Lu Tianjiao's face became increasingly ugly. At that time, Xiao Ling gave him time to find the pulse spirit by himself, and did not stipulate that if he failed, he must marry Xiao Ling.

"Miss Xiao, I will never forget your life-saving grace, but I'm sorry that I can't agree to your marriage!"

With his weakness being exposed, Lu Tianjiao had no words to express his pain and could only bow his head.

As soon as these words came out, the guests present were even more shocked. Lu Tianjiao was just an old country man. He didn't know how many lifetimes he had to cultivate to be favored by Xiao Ling, but he actually refused to marry Xiao Ling? "Lu Tianjiao! At this point, do you really think you have the right to refuse me?"

Being rejected in public, Xiao Ling seemed very angry and his face was completely gloomy.

Lu Tianjiao remained motionless, lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "Sorry."

He knew that with his current abilities, he was powerless to resist Xiao Ling, but his heart would never change.

"Lü Tianjiao! Do you still think you are the sword immortal of the past and can seek so-called true love?! Do you really think that I, Xiao Ling, will marry no one but you and have always been thinking about your talent in swordsmanship?!"

"I'm telling you, you're a piece of trash! Your cultivation is completely wasted, yet you're still holding on to your pride and ambition!

"I, Xiao Ling, am the leader of a sect. It is your blessing that you are willing to marry me, not my force!!"

Xiao Ling's face was full of hysterics, and every word he said deeply hurt Lu Tianjiao's heart.

"Feel sorry."

Lu Tianjiao lowered his head again and said the same thing.

He was going to reject Xiao Ling in the first place, so even if he was verbally humiliated, what complaints and grievances could he have? "Get out! Get out of here!!"

"The exit of Yunshan Mountain is to the north. Leave here and never let me see you again!!"

Xiao Ling's eyes were filled with hatred, as if he was about to attack Lu Tianjiao in the next moment.

"Lu Tianjiao, goodbye."

Without saying a word, Lu Tianjiao took off his red robe, turned around and left.

"Stop right there!"

Hearing this, Lu Tianjiao stopped at the entrance of the palace.

"Lü Tianjiao, answer me, why did you reject me like this?"

Xiao Ling didn't understand why Lu Tianjiao would reject her love given his current situation.

"Miss Xiao, the love that Lu seeks is far from this."

Lu Tianjiao sighed with regret and walked out of Qing'an Palace.

In fact, he has never had any pride, and he doesn't need any confidence to pursue the so-called true love. He just longs for a sincere relationship that can allow them to trust each other's souls.

A thousand years have passed, and Lu Tianjiao has long been unsure of his love for Xiao Ling, and he cannot accept this method of proving that Xiao Ling is his true love.

If I hastily agree to Xiao Ling, it would be irresponsible to her and to myself.

As soon as Lu Tianjiao left Qing'an Palace, Xiao Ling followed him out.

At this moment, she had changed from a tough-minded clan leader to an ignorant girl seeking love.

Xiao Ling's eyes were filled with tears, and she choked up and shouted, "Lü Tianjiao! If you really leave, no one will be able to rebuild your spiritual veins for you in the future!"

The reason for rejection is difficult to explain, but in the end it is still far from true love.

However, Lu Tianjiao clearly said back then that she was his true love.

"Miss Xiao, Lu said that I would have no regrets even if I died."

Lu Tianjiao shook his head without stopping.

He no longer fears death, so how could he succeed to this?

Looking at Lu Tianjiao's back as he walked away, tears welled up in Xiao Ling's eyes.

She expected Lu Tianjiao to turn around and look at her again, but Lu Tianjiao did not stop for a moment.

"Lü Tianjiao, don't forget it!!!"

"I!"

"happiness!"

"joyous!"

"you!"

Just like back then, Xiao Ling's voice resounded through the sky, filled with the affection she had always had.

Lu Tianjiao's heart trembled, but he clenched his fists and did not stop.

He was naturally well aware that Xiao Ling's shameless words were mostly harsh in tone.

Although he didn't understand why Xiao Ling said such harsh words, nor did he understand why her attitude changed so quickly, Lu Tianjiao was no longer in the mood to find out the reason.

Because no matter what, he would not agree to marry Xiao Ling in this way.

Lu Tianjiao walked northward step by step, and he could no longer hear Xiao Ling's voice.

Soon after, a door with a faint light came into view.

His intuition told him that as long as he stepped through this door, he would be able to return to Hanjia Village and resume his previous life.

However, when he arrived in front of the door, Lu Tianjiao hesitated.

Although he had no intention of agreeing, Xiao Ling was sincere after all. Would his decisive refusal make Xiao Ling too sad? As he was thinking, Lu Tianjiao suddenly noticed something.

His spiritual roots that had disappeared for a thousand years had unexpectedly been restored at some point, and contained a sharp golden power that had never existed before.

Although Lu Tianjiao was still a mortal at this time, he was able to practice again.

"What's going on? This power is definitely created by the spirit of the Five-clawed Golden Peng."

Lu Tianjiao's face changed slightly, and he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

At the same time, outside Guanling Mountains.

There is no such thing as a ten-mile red wedding, and no such thing as a house full of guests.

Xiao Ling, covered in blood, was in a formation, and the corpses of monsters around him had already piled up like a mountain.

The five-clawed golden roc king had already escaped from the Azure Dragon Chuiwu formation, and together with many monsters, he frantically besieged Xiao Ling's defense formation.

Xiao Ling, covered in wounds, was nearly dying. She no longer had the strength to maintain the formation and could only watch it break apart bit by bit.

"Asshole, I'm almost dead, and you still don't want to marry me"

Xiao Ling's voice was choked with sobs, and tears left two marks on her blood-stained face.

With her strength, she naturally couldn't escape from the siege of all the monsters in Guanling Mountains. She could only use the defense formation to temporarily save her life and use most of her spiritual power to send Lu Tianjiao away.

The previous scene was just an illusion she created, hoping to marry Lu Tianjiao before she died.

Since Lu Tianjiao had rejected her so cruelly, she could only say something unpleasant so that Lu Tianjiao would think less about her in the future.

Crack! Crack! At this moment, the array protection crackled and then disintegrated into nothingness.

"Human! Die!"

The Five-clawed Golden Roc King, whose anger had been accumulating for a long time, did not pause for the moment. He flapped his wings and rolled up a hurricane that seemed to be able to tear apart the space as he roared away.

Xiao Ling had tears in her eyes. She was unable to struggle and closed her eyes to welcome death.

The next moment, she didn't feel any pain.

He opened his eyes in confusion and saw a thin figure blocking his way.

The Five-clawed Golden Peng King laughed in anger and said coldly: "Human, you dare to go back?!"

"Let's see who dares to touch her today!"

Lu Tianjiao's voice was icy. He had just rebuilt his spiritual veins, but he already had the power to confront the Five-clawed Golden Roc King.

Xiao Ling was shocked at first, and then his heart was filled with fear.

"Lü Tianjiao, you idiot! Why did you come here to die when you could run away?!"

Lu Tianjiao's spiritual veins had just been reshaped. Even if he could rely on his sword skills to confront the Five-clawed Golden Roc King, he would not be able to defeat all the monsters in Guanling Mountains.

The most important thing is that Lu Tianjiao, who is proud of his swordsmanship, does not even have a sword in his hand at this time.

"Death or life, we will know after one try!"

Lu Tianjiao's face was solemn. No matter how low his chances of winning were, he would not let Xiao Ling die because of him.

"Good! Very good!"

"If you can defeat me today, what if I let you two go?"

Although the Five-clawed Golden Roc King was angry, he did not show contempt. Instead, he admired Lu Tianjiao's bones.

It made all the monsters in the mountain retreat, and confronted Lu Tianjiao alone.

Xiao Ling's face turned pale. Now that things had come to this, she could only pin her hopes on Lu Tianjiao's victory.

"Lü Tianjiao, take the sword!"

Xiao Ling majored in formations. Although there were no top-grade spirit swords in his storage ring, he still kept some ordinary spirit swords.

Lu Tianjiao stretched out his hand and grasped the hilt of the sword, and his aura suddenly changed.

With the sky above his head and the earth under his feet, his unyielding and proud character is like a sharp sword piercing the sky.

Xiao Ling looked dazed. At this moment, Lu Tianjiao still had an old body, but he already had the demeanor of a sword immortal from a thousand years ago.

The five-clawed golden roc king took the lead. He did not launch a massive attack directly, but used a pair of giant claws as magic swords to compete with Lu Tianjiao in raw strength, speed, and skills.

Lu Tianjiao held the sword in one hand, and his speed was incredibly fast. With a very small amount of spiritual power, he exerted a force comparable to that of a Transcendent Realm. Clang! Clang! Clang! The sound of metal colliding was endless. In a short period of time, the man and the demon were evenly matched.

Unfortunately, Lu Tianjiao's spiritual vein was finally barely reshaped, and although it seemed to be of equal strength, its power was actually declining rapidly.

He soon fell into a disadvantage and was beaten back step by step by the terrifying power of the Five-clawed Golden Roc King.

"One sword to the throat!"

After being forced into a desperate situation, Lu Tianjiao stepped back and suddenly slashed out with an extremely sharp sword light.

The sword light had the power to crush everything in its path, but when it fell on the Five-clawed Golden Roc King, it was just like a breeze.

"The moves are nice, but unfortunately they have no power and are just a show."

The Five-clawed Golden Roc King saw that Lu Tianjiao was exhausted, and retreated into the sky.

In the past, it might have spared Lu Tianjiao's life and waited until Lu Tianjiao's cultivation recovered before continuing the fight, but today, it would definitely take the lives of Lu Tianjiao and Xiao Ling.

"That's enough. Let me show you what a move is!"

The Five-clawed Golden Roc King admires the human race's skillful fighting style of using the weak to defeat the strong, and has studied many moves that are suitable for the Golden Roc. Today, he can finally truly verify their power here with Lu Tianjiao.

I saw it flapping its wings, and its sharp claws were in a weird posture, suddenly slashing out several sharp golden lights.

Lu Tianjiao quickly retreated and raised his sword to try to block the golden light.

Clang! The spirit sword broke with a sound, unable to stop the power of the Five-clawed Golden Peng King.

Lu Tianjiao's face looked grim. The ridiculous moves of the Five-clawed Golden Roc King were just relying on strength to crush others. They were of no practical help in the battle.

With his swordsmanship, as long as one has the spiritual power of the spiritual martial realm and a good sword, it is not impossible to defeat the Five-clawed Golden Roc King.

Unfortunately, there are not many chances to start over in this world, and the next golden light follows.

Lu Tianjiao no longer had his spiritual sword to block, and if he took the attack head-on, he would surely die.

Just as he was about to be chopped into pieces, Xiao Ling, who had been watching the battle from a distance, appeared and tried his best to use his back to block the sharp golden light for him.

"Miss Xiao!!"

Lu Tianjiao's pupils shrank slightly. Xiao Ling was also at the end of his strength. How could he withstand the attack of the Five-clawed Golden Roc King?

Xiao Ling was unable to hold out for long, and his defense was soon shattered by the sharp golden light. His body was knocked back like an arrow, and several deep scars that could be seen to the bone were left on his back.

She fell in the ruins, her life was like a candle in the wind, and she could die at any time.

Lu Tianjiao rushed forward regardless of everything, and the Five-clawed Golden Roc King did not try to stop him.

"Miss Xiao! Miss Xiao!"

Lu Tianjiao ran to Xiao Ling, but he didn't dare to touch her who was covered in wounds. He could only desperately call her with the last bit of hope.

Only then did he realize that not only was Xiao Ling's back wounded, but his entire body was covered with wounds torn by the monsters, and he was almost no longer in human form.

And all of this was done to save him. Otherwise, with Xiao Ling's formation, it would have been absolutely no problem for him to escape alone.

Xiao Ling's energy was fading, and the light in his eyes gradually faded.

"You ungrateful man, are you crying for me?"

She could see that Lu Tianjiao had tears in his eyes and his face was full of worry and fear.

"I, I"

Lu Tianjiao's eyes were filled with tears, his voice was trembling, and his inner guilt and regret were surging like an ocean.

For true love, Xiao Ling came with the secret method of reshaping her spiritual veins, but not only did he not respond to Xiao Ling's love, but he put Xiao Ling into this situation.

With such behavior, how could he be qualified to seek true love? He was not even a man.

"Silly, stop crying."

"At least in the end, I can die with you."

Xiao Ling's voice was extremely weak, and she tried hard to grab Lu Tianjiao's hand.

Lu Tianjiao has said many times that he would have no regrets even if he died. Now that Xiao Ling has seen his true heart, he also has no regrets even if he died.

Lu Tianjiao did not move. The true love he had been longing for was right in front of him, but the guilt in his heart made him almost lose the courage to bear it.

Seeing this, Xiao Ling cried and laughed, and her tears fell into a pool of blood.

"You son of a bitch, you son of a bitch, I will never meet you again in my next life."

Anyone could see that the two of them had reached the end of their rope and had proven their sincerity to each other, yet Lu Tianjiao, a grown man, was still hesitating here.

"Miss Xiao"

Seeing Xiao Ling's tragic death, Lu Tianjiao lowered his head and suddenly remembered Jiang Zhige's words.

Why does true love have to be so complicated? It has come to this point, why is he still hesitating?

"I, Lu Tianjiao, have been a coward who escaped all my life, but this time, I want to be a man for once."

Lu Tianjiao raised his head, his eyes were heavy, and his aura changed again.

"Let's stop our mutual sympathy here. You asked for this."

The Five-clawed Golden Roc King was already impatient, and his might was condensed around him, ready to end the lives of the two men.

It waved its giant claws again, slashing out several terrifying gusts of wind that were visible to the naked eye.

Lu Tianjiao took a deep breath, and his spiritual veins emerged from his body surface, with surging spiritual power surging within them.

"What's this?!"

The usually fearless Five-clawed Golden Roc King suddenly felt his heart pounding and looked at Lu Tianjiao in disbelief.

In order to carve out martial arts that rival those of humans, it had studied the human training system and the principles of martial arts and magical powers, but this was the first time it had witnessed such an unreasonable scene.

Thousands of years ago, Lu Tianjiao's cultivation was completely wasted, and although he seemed to be drinking all day to relieve his sorrow, his swordsmanship had never been extinguished.

With a mortal body, it took a thousand years to master the sword, but it only took this one night.

"sword!"

"Come!"

In Hanjia Village, a rusty iron sword broke through the air and stabbed straight towards the Guanling Mountains.

Han Chang, who was about to push the door open, stood there in a daze, his jaw almost dropping at the force of the sword.

"Oh my god, old man Chen."

"Are you really Lv Jianxian?"

In the Guanling Mountains, Lu Tianjiao reached out to take the iron sword. His old body transformed at a speed visible to the naked eye. His aura continued to rise, instantly dispersing the strong wind of the Five-clawed Golden Roc King.

Body Refining Stage, Spiritual Martial Realm, Dao Seed Realm, Yuanhai Realm. Entering the Saint Realm! Semi-Emperor Realm! One Turn of the Heavenly Wheel! Two Turns of the Heavenly Wheel! Three Turns of the Heavenly Wheel! The sky rang with the sound of shackles breaking one after another, and the might of the Great Dao, which was equal to the order of heaven and earth, swept across the entire heaven.

The Heavenly Wheel turned nine times, and the Sword Master reached the realm of a half-emperor! In the heavens, countless strong men looked back with incredible expressions.

The five-clawed golden roc king had a dull look in his eyes. At this moment, he could not sense any sharpness or murderous intent from the sword intent around Lu Tianjiao, but rather a sacredness that could not be desecrated.

With a broken body, he practiced sword skills for thousands of years, but without cultivating spiritual energy, he used the sword to enter the Tao.

The leader of all swords is called the Sword Emperor, and he is just one step away from reaching the final goal.

Lu Tianjiao still held the sword in one hand and swung it lightly, slashing through the entire Fangguanling Mountain Range.

With one strike of the sword, no monsters died, but they were terrified and all bowed their heads and knelt down.

"Thank you, Sword Master, for not killing me."

The Five-clawed Golden Roc King came to his senses. He did not succumb to the power and even bowed his head to express his gratitude with some reluctance.

"One takes and one returns. In the future, I, Lu Tianjiao, will ensure that your Jinpeng clan will have no worries."

Lu Tianjiao didn't say much. He controlled the magic sword, carried Xiao Ling on his back, and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

Three days later, in Hanjia Village.

Xiao Ling's consciousness gradually returned. Before he even opened his eyes, he could already smell the lingering stench of alcohol.

She stood up and looked around, and instantly realized something.

"Lü Tianjiao! Where is you, the heartless man?!"

Xiao Ling rushed out of the door shouting, and immediately saw Lu Tianjiao sitting in the yard with his legs crossed, drinking wine with side dishes.

Lu Tianjiao looked calm and greeted with a smile: "Miss Xiao, are you awake?"

"Lv Tianjiao, answer me quickly, why were you unwilling to accept me at that time?"

Xiao Ling gritted her teeth, her face full of anger.

She was not surprised at Lu Tianjiao's youthful appearance. Before she fell into coma that day, she had already seen Lu Tianjiao enter the Tao on the spot.

"Didn't I also say that I want to be a man?"

Lu Tianjiao shook his head and smiled. How could he be considered a real man for accepting Xiao Ling's dying love with guilt?

Xiao Ling's heart trembled when he heard this. Could it be that Lu Tianjiao was saying that he had decided not to avoid this affection anymore? "Lu Tianjiao, what do you mean? Explain it to me clearly!"

After she came to her senses, Xiao Ling couldn't help but snort coldly. She didn't want such an unclear answer.

"Um, what does it mean specifically? I've already said it, anyway, it is just like that."

"Lü Tianjiao!!!"

Xiao Ling gritted his teeth, looking like he was about to hit someone.

Lu Tianjiao was embarrassed, but he couldn't avoid it anymore. He hesitated for a long time before he smiled and said, "Miss Xiao, I feel guilty. If I accept your love in that way, how can I continue to hold the sword?"

"If you don't mind, I am willing to spend the rest of my life to make up for it and let you accept me."

It is indeed a bit embarrassing to say these words directly out loud.

If it weren't for Xiao Ling's help in reshaping his spiritual veins, and if Lu Tianjiao hadn't witnessed Xiao Ling's affection, it would have been impossible for him to attain enlightenment before his lifespan ran out.

At this point, he no longer had any reason to avoid Xiao Ling's love.

By the time Lu Tianjiao finished speaking, Xiao Ling's eyes were already full of tears as she looked straight at Lu Tianjiao.

"Lu Tianjiao, you are really a bastard!"

Xiao Ling was crying and cursing, but the fact that she rushed over and hugged Lu Tianjiao proved that she had accepted Lu Tianjiao.

She waited for a thousand years to hear Lu Tianjiao say this.

"It's a pity that you have to live with a bastard for the rest of your life."