An hour later, Luo Jianqing walked out of Lingyun Hall, his steps hurried, and he walked forward without looking back. Just as he was about to fly to Yuxiao Peak, he heard a warm and gentle voice from behind him: "Senior Brother, you really are back."
Luo Jianqing stopped and turned to look.
Zuo Yunmo, dressed in a light-colored Taoist robe, a Qingyun sword tucked at his waist, was looking at him with a smile. He looked exactly the same as he had in decades past, his smile gentle and tolerant. However, Luo Jianqing was anxious at the moment and didn't have time to talk to him. So, he bowed and said, "Junior brother, long time no see. I have things to do. We can talk later."
Unexpectedly, Zuo Yunmo asked, "Brother, what are you going to do?"
Luo Jianqing was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "I haven't been back for over four years. Master must be very worried. I will return to Yuxiao Peak now to pay my respects to Master and...discuss some things with him."
Zuo Yunmo answered Luo Jianqing with his usual gentle smile.
Zuo Yunmo's gaze was so clear that it made Luo Jianqing stiffen. He felt as if those black eyes had seen through him completely, yet at the same time, Zuo Yunmo's gaze was complex and profound, carrying a deeper meaning. This reminded Luo Jianqing of his past life, in the far north, when he had last seen this brother-like junior apprentice. Back then, Zuo Yunmo had looked at him with the same gaze.
But at that time, Zuo Yunmo didn't even have a smile on his face, unlike now, when he is still smiling.
After a moment, Zuo Yunmo said, "Jianqing, a few days ago I heard that a master and disciple in Liangzhou were expelled from their sect. Do you know the reason?"
Luo Jianqing was shocked and asked, "Why?"
Zuo Yunmo gazed deeply at the handsome young man before him. After a long moment, he sighed deeply, a look of sadness in his eyes, but it quickly faded. He spoke calmly, "Because that master and disciple pair actually developed feelings that were unacceptable to the world."
Luo Jianqing looked calm and said nothing.
Zuo Yunmo said, "Brother, it's been a long time since we last met. I didn't expect you to have reached the Nascent Soul stage."
Luo Jianqing said calmly: "You have also reached the middle stage of the Golden Core."
Zuo Yunmo said, "Since we've met today, it's a rare opportunity. Brother, why don't we go and have a sparring match..."
Luo Jianqing said: "Junior brother, I want to go back to Yuxiao Peak."
Zuo Yunmo frowned, his tone becoming more urgent. He even stopped calling him "Senior Brother" politely, and instead blurted out, "Jianqing, I've watched you grow up, so how could I not understand you? But no matter what, you can't..."
"Brother Yun Mo!"
Zuo Yunmo was speechless for a moment.
Luo Jianqing looked at him with a smile, his elegant and handsome face filled with a carefree and fearless smile. He stared at the brother in front of him seriously, but said in a very firm tone: "Brother Yunmo, I haven't called you by this name since I was five years old. Jianqing will naturally remember what you said, but I really have to leave today. I will spar with you again if there is a chance another day."
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Jianqing turned into a ray of green light and disappeared from Cangshuang Peak in an instant.
Seeing this, Zuo Yunmo stumbled back half a step. He pursed his lips tightly and looked up at the direction where Luo Jianqing had disappeared. After a long moment, he slowly closed his eyes, loosened his grip on the hilt, and sighed heavily.
At this time, Luo Jianqing had already arrived at Yuxiao Peak.
Hundreds of restrictions vanished before Luo Jianqing. He ascended Jade Sky Peak as if it were flat ground. When Luo Jianqing reached the summit, he suddenly saw the man. He was wearing a white robe with wide sleeves and a lapel, trimmed with gold thread, and a jade hairpin in his hair. He was standing in the spiritual medicine garden, looking down at the spiritual herbs scattered across the ground.
Before seeing this person, Luo Jianqing thought of countless things.
However, after seeing this person, all the words were stuck in his throat and he couldn't say a single word.
In Lingyun Palace, the words of Venerable Hao Xingzi still echo in Luo Jianqing's ears.
"Did you know that Junior Brother Xuan Lingzi hasn't played the Yuxiaoqin for nearly a hundred years, because every time he plays it, he loses his cultivation, but it can help others understand the great Dao? But Jianqing, he played it for you."
"Do you know where the century-long peace between the human and demon races came from? Every cultivator in the world above the Mahayana stage knows that the demon race's strongest Heavenly Rank Demon Lord has reached the strength of the human race's late Mahayana stage, even stronger than the Demon Lord Mo Qianqiu of the Demon Dao Palace! Junior Brother Xuan Lingzi can defeat it, but he can't kill it. What's more, the demon race has twice as many Demon Lords as our human race's Lords!"
"All this is because, after the great war a hundred years ago, Junior Brother Xuan Lingzi made a pact with the Demon Lord. From now on, he will not leave Taihua Mountain or seek opportunities outside. And the four strongest Demon Lords of the Demon Clan must also remain in the Demon Realm, with Mo Qianqiu's Demon Dao Palace as the boundary, and they cannot cross a single step."
"He wasn't allowed to leave Mount Taihua, but forty-one years ago, he split his soul and brought you back. Five years ago, his soul split a second time, and he followed you to the ruins of the Northern Dipper Master, where he was severely injured! And four years ago, when you were about to go to Flowing Flame Valley, he ignored his body for the third time, splitting his soul in half again and following you into the Flowing Flame Valley."
"Liuyan Valley is a dangerous place. In previous years, once the gates were closed, no one could get out. It's so dangerous there! If half of Junior Brother Xuan Lingzi's soul perished there, do you know what terrible consequences would result?"
"Jianqing, your master has already sacrificed so much for you. You must cultivate diligently. A second person with super-quality aptitude won't appear again in a thousand years. If you can also reach the Spiritual Transformation Stage within three hundred years, then our human race..."
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