“Even though you’re not him, you still care about me, don’t you?” Ayao said.
The Lord of the Black Nest looked at the girl before him; her expression was one of smug satisfaction, like a child who had received a new toy. As she walked towards him, he wanted to step back, but his legs inexplicably wouldn't move. He stood there, watching her approach. She reached out a hand, raised it, and stroked his cheek.
The warmth of her hands made him tremble slightly; the heat from her fingertips seemed to be burning his soul.
“You’re so much better. Even Mie Xinluo won’t talk to me. You’re more fun than him,” A Yao said with a smile. She stroked the man’s cheek and took his hand.
But what she said displeased the man, and he immediately pulled his hand away from hers, saying coldly, "I am not your toy."
“I don’t treat you like a toy, don’t take it personally. I want to leave here, please let me out! If you’d like, you can come with me, I happen to need a helper,” Ayao said with a smile.
"I can't do it," the Lord of the Black Nest resolutely refused.
"Can't I beg you?" Ayao grabbed his hand again, shook it a few times, and pleaded, her bright blue eyes gazing at him with watery eyes.
The Lord of the Black Nest looked away: "Once the Black Nest is completely sealed off, it won't be opened casually."
"So you're going to lock me up here for the rest of my life?" Ayao asked.
“You broke in here on your own,” said the Lord of the Black Nest.
He had never provoked her; she had appeared here on her own. If he could, he would even wish he had never met her. He had already saved her life; he owed her nothing. Asking him to open the Black Nest was utterly impossible.
With a flash, a dagger reappeared in A Yao's hand. A Yao held the dagger to her neck, her brows furrowed, and said, "If you don't open the Black Nest, I'll kill myself in front of you."
“You are a phoenix,” said the Lord of the Black Nest.
"..."
Ayao understood his meaning: You are a phoenix, dying once or twice is not a big deal.
"You...you really can bear to watch me commit suicide?" Ayao didn't believe it. She had only stabbed herself once, and he couldn't help but show himself.
“You can give it a try,” said the Lord of the Black Nest.
Ayao actually tried it; she committed suicide in front of him. She didn't slit her throat with the dagger; she plunged it directly into her heart. The Black Nest Lord didn't stop her; he simply turned his head away, refusing to look. Ayao killed herself with one stab, and her body transformed into flames. Amidst the raging flames, a nine-colored Nirvana Pearl floated in mid-air.
The Nirvana Pearl burst forth with dazzling light, and A Yao was reborn from the ashes, reappearing here.
She watched as the Lord of the Black Nest gritted his teeth; it seemed he truly wouldn't open the Black Nest easily. She had to try another approach. She sheathed her dagger and said, "Fine, if you don't want to open the Black Nest, I won't force you. However, I want to cultivate here; you have no objections, right? You won't give me the materials for the Time-Traveling Talisman, but you can't be stingy with other things!"
The Black Nest Lord looked at her with his golden eyes, and suddenly flicked his sleeve, transforming the surrounding scenery into a cave.
Inside this cave dwelling grows a giant golden tree, laden with golden fruit. Beneath the tree grows all sorts of rare and precious natural treasures. The entire cave dwelling is filled with spiritual energy and immortal aura, with chaotic energy continuously surging from the golden tree.
Inside this cave are twelve enormous mirrors, each leading to a secret realm.
“You shall cultivate here!” the Lord of the Black Nest said to A Yao.
Ayao looked around and was quite satisfied with the place. She turned to look at the Lord of the Black Nest, wanting to talk to him, but he suddenly disappeared again.
Ayao: "..."
She sighed. Oh well, there's no way to go out anyway, so she can only cultivate here for now.
She looked at the golden futon beneath the golden tree, walked towards it, and sat down to meditate. Since she couldn't leave now, she might as well try to break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm here.
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This is a mysterious space, its exact location unknown. It seems to be the deepest part of a vast ocean, where, in the darkness, there is a glowing place. The glowing flowers are lotus blossoms—blue lotuses, red lotuses, golden lotuses, white lotuses…
Lotus blossoms were in full bloom, surrounding a man of exceptionally handsome appearance. He had long, silvery-white hair, heterochromatic eyes—one light purple, the other bluish-green—and skin as translucent as white jade. He was naked from the waist up.
On his chest were two wounds that had not healed for millions of years. One wound continuously oozed black energy, which was then purified by the light released by the lotus flowers. The other wound had an intensely yang aura, which was not evil at all, but rather holy. The damage that wound caused to the man was no less than that of the other wound.
The silver-haired man looked down at the two wounds on his chest.
The reason he hasn't recovered his full strength is because of these two wounds.
One is Lou Munan, and the other is...
He clenched his fist, and memories from millions of years ago flashed before his eyes again.
Round after round of golden crows' light illuminated the entire universe. The woman, wielding a golden sword and dressed in battle armor, severed the Tree of Life with a single strike. The Lotus of Creation transformed into petals that scattered and fell to every corner of the universe. The unparalleled sword light left an unhealable wound on his primordial spirit.
"Don't let me see you again, or I will kill you."
With his memories gone, the silver-haired man with heterochromatic eyes could hardly contain his overwhelming rage whenever he recalled those memories.
Ah Tang, that sword strike of yours was truly ruthless!
Just like when you killed Lou Munan back then.
If Lou Munan knew that his delayed recovery wasn't just because of him, but also because of A Tang, he'd probably laugh himself to death.
He lowered his head, pondering his next move.
Lou Munan has recovered most of his strength, but A Yao is nowhere to be found. Where is A Yao? He still doesn't understand why A Tang perished back then. Did she willingly enter the cycle of reincarnation? What was she thinking? Did she foresee this situation?
Yan Tang, Yan Tang...
And there's Lou Munan.
Let's see who wins this time among the three of us.
Feng Yao is her reincarnation, so she definitely won't die. Now he can't afford to be distracted by anything; the most important thing is to regain his strength.
The silver-haired man with heterochromatic eyes closed his eyes, and lotus petals around him seemed to be blown by the wind, flying towards him and enveloping him. Before long, an enormous lotus flower appeared there.
The lotus flower released a large amount of chaotic energy and primordial energy, and many stars appeared around it. Soon, this place was transformed into a universe, and the lotus flower seemed to be the center of the universe.
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