Luo Jianqing didn't hear what was said next.
His heart was trembling violently, and his spiritual energy seemed to be boiling. As his blood gurgled, his vision became empty, and his ears were filled with silence. He could only hear "Playing the Yuxiaoqin for you" and "Severing your soul for you"!
Luo Jianqing had never experienced the pain of separating his soul, but he definitely knew how sensitive the soul was.
When he had formed his Nascent Soul on the ninth level of Flowing Flame Valley, even the very act of using his spiritual energy to shape it had caused him excruciating pain, his entire body crumbling and trembling. How intense must the pain of severing his Primordial Spirit have been?
That person followed him to the ruins and also followed him to the Flowing Flame Valley...
She changed the fate of his parents and braved the danger to leave Mount Taihua for him...
Wuyin, since you have done this, then who am I in your heart?
Luo Jianqing stood on the top of Yuxiao Peak, silently looking at the white-robed venerable not far away. He said nothing, just watched intently.
After a while, Xuan Lingzi turned around and saw him. He frowned slightly and said in a cold voice, "What happened to you in Liuyan Valley? Why did you come back just now? Since you have reached the Nascent Soul stage, it is naturally not bad. But you formed the Nascent Soul too early, and your foundation is not stable. Don't be arrogant and indulge yourself. You must continue to practice hard."
Luo Jianqing still pursed his lips and did not answer.
Xuan Lingzi looked at him in surprise for a few seconds, then said, "Jianqing, why didn't you answer my instructions?"
Luo Jianqing looked at him with complicated eyes, still saying nothing.
Xuan Lingzi's expression gradually turned cold, and he scolded indifferently, "After going out for a while, have you forgotten even the basic rules? When did you become so rude? Today, considering that you just returned to Taihua Mountain, your master will not put you in the admonition gate for the time being. Later, if you still do this..."
"Master."
Luo Jianqing's low and hoarse voice made Xuan Lingzi stop suddenly.
In a lush green bamboo forest, a gentle breeze blew the green-robed monk's robes, gently lifting his black hair. Luo Jianqing raised the corners of his lips and said with a smile, "More than a year ago, I emerged from the Flowing Flame Valley and drifted for a long time in the Luo River. I was rescued by an elderly couple." After a pause, Luo Jianqing said, "They are my parents."
Xuan Lingzi was silent for a moment, but then said, "You haven't severed the bond with your parents."
Luo Jianqing nodded: "Yes, I haven't severed it. Master, why must I sever the bond with my parents? Why must I be so heartless and unrighteous? You also said that even you haven't severed your earthly roots to this day. Then I dare to ask you, your parents must have passed away many years ago. Have you also not severed your earthly ties with them? Or, can you tell me, what exactly is this earthly bond that you haven't severed?"
Xuan Lingzi flicked his long sleeves and said, "How dare you!"
Luo Jianqing was knocked back three steps by Xuan Lingzi, but he gritted his teeth and walked forward, step by step towards Xuan Lingzi, saying: "Master, your uncut dust roots, are they your parents?"
Xuan Lingzi said coldly: "Master has no father and no mother, and I have cut off all ties with him long ago!"
Luo Jianqing continued, "So your destiny is the head master, the other masters, and the entire Taihua Mountain?"
Xuan Lingzi said: "That is not earthly fate!"
Luo Jianqing had already reached Xuan Lingzi. He tilted his head slightly, gazing against the light at his aloof and otherworldly master. He watched without noticing the clenched fingers beneath Xuan Lingzi's sleeves. Suddenly, Luo Jianqing laughed and asked earnestly, "Then, Master, is your earthly destiny...me?"
His eyes suddenly widened, and a golden sword flashed in Xuan Lingzi's hand. Luo Jianqing flew backwards and hit the thick spiritual bamboo.
Xuan Lingzi sternly rebuked him, "Nonsense! Luo Jianqing, you have no respect for your elders and are talking nonsense. Today, your master will punish you by sending you to the Cliff of Repentance to reflect on your mistakes! You will only be allowed out when you admit your mistakes. All your cultivation has been in vain. You are unworthy of being the first disciple of Taihua Mountain and unworthy of being my disciple!"
Luo Jianqing groaned, his chest churned, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Seeing this, Xuan Lingzi did not show any concern, but continued to glare at him coldly, seeming to be very angry.
However, Luo Jianqing smiled softly. He wiped the blood from his lips, stood up, and walked towards the man again. His eyes were sincere and determined, like a pot of raging fire, consuming Xuan Lingzi completely. Xuan Lingzi froze in place, not moving, but heard his disciple suddenly laugh.
"Master, do you really... think so?"
"Which master in the world would repeatedly sever his primordial spirit just because he was worried about his disciple?"
"What master in the world has never admitted these things and is unwilling to tell his disciples?"
Each and every word hit Xuan Lingzi's heart, making his face turn pale, and he couldn't refute a single word.
When Luo Jianqing reached Xuan Lingzi, he stared at him with a complex gaze. The wind rustled past his ears, and the leaves rustled in the bamboo forest. After a long pause, Luo Jianqing whispered, "Even if all this is truly just the relationship between master and disciple, then who was it that pressed against me in the seventh level of Beidou Zhenjun's Tianshu Star, unable to control himself... and kissed his disciple?"
These words were like a bolt of thunder, leaving Xuan Lingzi completely stunned.
He never imagined that the memory he had carefully erased out of fear of hurting his disciple hadn't completely erased that memory. From beginning to end, Luo Jianqing had always treated it as an illusion, a dream, and nothing more than a wishful thinking of his own.
He only remembered one kiss. He remembered the person he had loved for decades pressing him down and kissing him passionately.
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