In the fifth level of the abyss, the abyssal winds raged, their howling deafening. Carrying a chilling aura, the winds relentlessly sliced through everything in their path.
Amidst the sweeping winds, a solitary figure sat cross-legged amidst the fierce storm.
What is most astonishing is that this person did not use any spiritual energy or magical artifacts for protection; he simply relied on his physical body to withstand the onslaught of this chaotic storm.
The body, though seemingly frail, was indestructible. Its skin shimmered with a faint, dark luster, like refined steel forged through countless trials, exuding an aura of unwavering resilience.
If anyone were here, they would be surprised to find that the colors that occasionally flicker on this body are somewhat similar to the power of the Spirit Abyss, but upon closer inspection, they are also somewhat different.
Each flicker of that dark luster was not as unrestrained and flamboyant as the power of the Spirit Abyss, but flowed in a restrained and steady manner. Although it did not easily reveal its sharpness, it had its own kind of pressure that made people not dare to underestimate it.
Qin Luo sat quietly cross-legged in the abyss wind. The wind howled past, blowing his hair wildly, but it could not shake him in the slightest.
He kept his eyes closed, his face calm, and he seemed to have an air of composure that remained unmoved no matter what storms raged around him.
A moment later, Qin Luo slowly opened his tightly closed eyes, his eyes flashing with a deep light.
The next moment, the originally howling and raging abyss wind seemed to encounter an invisible barrier, and was instantly isolated a hundred feet away.
A hundred feet away, the abyss wind continued to howl wildly, whipping up clouds of dust. But within a hundred feet, a tranquil world existed, with specks of spiritual light flickering and radiating a soft glow.
Every spark of light was actively pulsating, resonating with the aura surrounding Qin Luo.
Qin Luo slowly stood up, his clothes fluttering gently in the wind. He felt the transformed spiritual energy within his dantian, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.
Then he raised his hand and waved it forward. Instantly, the spiritual light within a hundred feet converged with his wave, transforming into a torrent of spiritual energy hundreds of feet long that swept towards Yuan Feng.
Wherever the torrent of spiritual energy passed, the abyssal winds dissipated. The abyssal winds, which had been raging and roaring, carrying sand and dust, retreated like a defeated army after colliding head-on with this incomparably powerful torrent of spiritual energy.
The dust that had been swirling in the air was also scattered and fell away under the impact of the torrent of spiritual energy. The open space nearby, which had been blurred by the abyssal wind, gradually became clear as the wind dissipated, revealing a desolate scene.
"good."
Seeing this, Qin Luo nodded, clearly satisfied with his casual attack.
Then, looking at the scattered Abyss Crystals around him after his tempering, Qin Luo's eyes narrowed, and he collected the Abyss Crystals one by one under the influence of spiritual energy.
"1,500 Abyss Crystals, which is much more efficient than the last time."
Qin Luo pondered to himself that last time it took him a month to refine just six hundred, but this time he only took half a month to refine so many.
However, he also knew that it was related to the concentration of spiritual energy in the fifth layer, and he also benefited from the return of spiritual energy this time.
Stop thinking about it. Qin Luo shook his head and stopped pondering it. The Abyss Crystals weren't of much help to him now. After all, the greatest value of the Abyss Crystals was in exchanging for Spirit Values. Now that he had the Origin Spirit Liquid, the Abyss Prison was practically dispensable to him.
"A month has passed, it's about time..."
Qin Luo murmured something to himself, and then suddenly moved, instantly turning into countless fragments of starlight.
Almost simultaneously, his figure appeared a thousand feet away. His speed was so fast that he traversed the vast distance in the blink of an eye, leaving only fragments of purple starlight slowly dissipating in the air.
Not long after, when Qin Luo returned to the Holy Extreme Guardian Array, he immediately spotted Huang Lu.
She was squatting on the jade platform, her eyes unfocused, staring blankly ahead, her gaze filled with confusion and helplessness.
Her face was as pale as paper, devoid of any color. Her once pink lips were now marked with deep teeth marks and tinged with a bluish-purple hue. Her delicate body trembled slightly, making her look pitiful.
This startled Qin Luo, who subconsciously thought that there had been a lapse in his Holy Extreme Guardian Array, allowing the Abyss Wind to infiltrate.
But he calmed down the next moment. Looking at the stars in the formation that were still continuously emitting spiritual energy, he thought to himself that he had almost panicked. If there was a problem with the Holy Extreme Guardian Spirit Formation, he would have noticed it immediately. But since it was not Yuan Feng's fault, it must be something else.
Looking at the dried tear tracks on her face, Qin Luo didn't want to admit it, but it could only be that her emotional state had made her look like this.
However, he couldn't understand how his charm could be so great in just half a day.
Moreover, Huang Lu has a lot of experience in Lingyuan Sect and has seen all kinds of geniuses. Judging from her personality, she shouldn't be the kind of girl who is just starting to fall in love. Why would she become like this because of his deliberate distancing?
Qin Luo sighed softly, squatted down in front of Huang Lu, a hint of helplessness in his eyes. Relationships are always complex and unpredictable, and the human heart is even more so. Even though he had experienced many relationships, he was still somewhat bewildered by this sudden situation.
After a moment of silence, he reached out, gently placed his hand on her shoulder, and swayed her slightly, speaking softly:
"Senior Huang Lu, you..."
Hearing the voice beside her, Huang Lu subconsciously looked up. When her gaze fell on Qin Luo's face, her previously empty and lifeless eyes gradually regained focus.
On that pale face, a single tear spilled from the corner of her eye and slid down her slightly gaunt cheek.
This tear, like the relationship between her and Qin Luo, fell onto the jade platform without splashing a drop of water. It silently blended into the jade platform, yet it added a touch of desolation to her pitiful appearance.
Looking at the face so close to hers, Huang Lu suddenly stretched out her arms and tightly hugged Qin Luo's neck, burying her entire body in his chin without hesitation.
Instantly, a warm and moist sensation spread across Qin Luo's clothes as unstoppable tears soaked through them, leaving a dark stain.
At the same time, Huang Lu's hoarse, tearful voice also rang out. Her voice was filled with utmost caution, each note squeezed out with the utmost effort from the depths of her already broken heart:
"Qin Luo, do you...do you think I'm the kind of promiscuous woman, which is why you're so distant from me?"
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