flstandardbreds Chapter 266 What is Eternity?
Chapter 266 What is Eternity?
In front of the small mountain village, Li Lan began practicing the ancient cultivation method right under Lin Ruoxue's nose.
Although the big black dog had left, the Ninth Emperor and Xia Jingmo remained to protect Li Lan.
Inside the small mountain village, Lin Ruoxue and Lin Ruobing stayed by each other's side, fearing that they might give Xia Jingmo and the others an opportunity to attack her. She kept a close watch on Li Lan's condition, working day and night.
Within a day or two, a faint gray mist began to linger around Li Lan's body, which greatly surprised Lin Ruoxue.
She didn't consider herself dull-witted, but under Yang Yi's tutelage and with the help of that special yellow medicine, it took her almost a month to reach the first step of "entering the field" like Li Lan.
Now, Li Lan only needs two days?
Her thoughts were slightly complicated, and in that instant, she finally understood why Li Lan had made such rapid progress!
His talent... is simply extraordinary.
It's laughable that back in Dali, I actually thought Li Lan was a good-for-nothing and looked down on him...
"None of that matters anymore. No matter how talented you are, you will have no future."
She murmured.
Li Lan's progress was very fast. In just two days, gray mist appeared, and in about ten days, strange substances were born in his dantian and bloodline. Gray mist would overflow from his hair and pores when he was practicing his cultivation.
"His cultivation level is starting to become unstable!"
The Ninth Emperor spoke with concern, saying, "If this continues, in less than a month, he may completely lose all his supernatural powers and magic, his Great Dao will collapse, and he will become a completely bizarre being."
Xia Jingmo looked at Li Lan and sighed, saying, "A man of deep feelings and extraordinary wisdom, truly a great man. What a pity, what a pity!"
Li Lan's cultivation speed increased rapidly. Finally, on the twenty-third day, his realm collapsed from the upper stage. A world of confusion appeared, in which the Heavenly Road collapsed, and the original Heavenly Fire Great Dao scattered into clusters of flames that quickly went out. In the end, even the world of confusion disappeared. Li Lan had fallen from the upper stage to the Great Luo Golden Immortal!
After taking that step, Li Lan would drop one or two small steps almost every day for the next few days. A month later, he finally became a mortal!
On that very day, he suddenly opened his eyes, only to find them filled with a gray mist, his gaze empty and blank!
"He has completely become a bizarre being!"
"Such a bizarre martial arts technique actually exists in the world..."
Both of the ninth emperors had complex expressions.
Inside the small mountain village, Lin Ruoxue, witnessing this scene, instantly stood up in excitement. She formed a hand seal, muttered an incantation, and then shouted, "Slave, come to see me at once—"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Lan, who was outside the village, walked into the small mountain village like a walking corpse and slowly approached Lin Ruoxue.
"How is this going?"
The ninth emperor was astonished.
After Li Lan transformed into a strange creature, how come it seems like... he became Lin Ruoxue's servant?
"There's something wrong with that cultivation technique!"
Xia Jingmo's face was gloomy.
"From this day forward, I am the only master..."
Lin Ruoxue looked at Li Lan, gently reached out and stroked Li Lan's face. Her expression was quite complex, seemingly carrying a hint of self-mockery, yet also a kind of perverse satisfaction...
"Now you belong to me forever."
A twisted sense of pleasure welled up inside her, as if all her past secret admiration, yearning, and the neglect and bitterness she had endured had finally been rewarded...
"Perhaps, we should thank Yang Yi for this."
A cold disdain appeared in her eyes. Li Lan and the others plotted to severely injure Yang Yi. After Yang Yi went berserk, he rushed out of the small mountain village. At that time, she finally gained her freedom and found the complete manual of the cultivation techniques that Yang Yi had made her practice.
Only then did she realize that this technique could not only turn her into a bizarre creature, but also, once mastered, Yang Yi could easily control her and slowly strip her of everything.
Over the past month, as Li Lan gradually transformed into a bizarre being, she also learned how to control it. She had practiced it for a long time beforehand, so it wasn't difficult for her to get started.
"I won't kill you."
She gently stroked Li Lan's face, a cruel glint in her eyes: "I want you to be with me, forever, to witness my glory and my peak, to witness my power and eternity..."
She waved her hand, and Li Lan had already stepped aside.
"Lin Ruoxue, it's time for you to keep your promise!"
Outside the small mountain village, Xia Jingmo spoke coldly, "Release Miss Lin Ruobing, but do not harm her!"
"Of course I will keep my promise."
Lin Ruoxue smiled, then turned around and unlocked the shackles around Lin Ruobing's neck. At the same time, she quickly released several of her acupoints, and Lin Ruoxue finally burst into tears!
She stumbled and collapsed, her weak body falling to Li Lan. She cupped his face in her hands, looked at his features, and wept bitterly!
"How could you do this..."
"How could you turn yourself into a monstrous creature for my sake... No!"
"I don't want you to be like this! Come back! Change back, Li Lan!"
"You're supposed to be all-powerful, you've never failed, so why don't you wake up? Wake up! Wake up and take me away, take me to a place where no one can find me, I only want you..."
She cried until her voice was hoarse, and her tears soaked Li Lan's clothes. But no matter how heartbroken she was, Li Lan remained as expressionless as a piece of wood, with empty eyes.
He will no longer react.
"I'll give you two choices,"
Lin Ruoxue looked at Lin Ruobing and said calmly, "Stay. You can see him every day, or you can leave. From now on, I will not send anyone to look for you. Just pretend you don't exist."
Lin Ruobing gave a bitter laugh and said, "Wherever he is, that's where I will be. I will never, ever be separated from him!"
No matter what Li Lan becomes, or whether he still has feelings... she just wants to stay by Li Lan's side.
Lin Ruoxue smiled smugly. She had already calculated that as long as she controlled Li Lan, Lin Ruobing would not leave...
"I won't lose anything; everything I want will stay with me!"
She turned her head and looked out of the village, saying, "You two heard it too. Ruoxue has kept her promise, but my sister has chosen to stay by my side, so you can't blame me for that."
"You two can rest assured, I will absolutely not mistreat her—"
Outside the village, both Xia Jingmo and the Ninth Emperor had unpleasant expressions!
“Miss Ruobing, he is gone. The Li Lan of today is no longer the same Li Lan. He certainly wouldn't want you to stay by his side, surrounded by wolves and tigers—”
The ninth emperor spoke up to offer advice.
"My mind is made up. Thank you both, seniors."
Lin Ruobing gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and her emotions had calmed down.
Now, she is no longer dejected, depressed, or sad. Instead, she has an indescribable peace, as if she would not care if the world collapsed or all paths were destroyed.
Because at this moment, something else had entered her heart...
Hatred.
She won't leave, not just to stay by Li Lan's side.
More importantly... if she leaves, she will never have another chance to kill Lin Ruoxue!
During the last great battle in the Realm of Truth, she was locked up, and all her karma and bloodline were stripped away and transferred to Lin Ruoxue. When she saw that Li Lan was just a corpse, her heart died. The sister who was inseparable from her and whose love was stronger than gold was also dead.
Now, witnessing Lin Ruoxue use herself to force Li Lan to commit suicide... her dead heart has been rekindled by hatred.
In her eyes, Lin Ruoxue was no longer her sister, nor was she dead; she was a devil, a completely twisted and insane devil!
The only thing she wanted to do... was to end this devil's life and avenge Li Lan!
……
Outside the village, the Ninth Emperor and Xia Jingmo couldn't help but sigh!
"A single sentence, 'My mind is made up,' speaks volumes about the nature of love."
Xia Jingmo said, "With a woman like this, it's not in vain that Li Lan gave up everything for her."
The Ninth Emperor nodded, but his face was still filled with melancholy as he said, "Perhaps, Li Lan and Lin Ruobing have already attained a kind of eternity... the eternity of love."
The grand scheme of eternity, the eternal hope... Li Lan and Lin Ruobing's love affair led them to give up eternal brilliance and supreme power, thus writing the most eternal footnote!
……
Lin Ruoxue slowly walked out of the small mountain village. Although the two peerless masters were still there, she was no longer afraid. She knew that once a being of the level of a Ninth Emperor had made a promise to Li Lan, he would not go back on his word.
Most importantly, Li Lan no longer has the possibility of controlling reincarnation; she is the only hope to approach eternity.
Whether it's the Ninth Emperor or Xia Jingmo, the reason they emerged and repeatedly fought against Yang Yi was simply to seek eternity.
They might genuinely admire Li Lan, or utterly despise Lin Ruoxue, but that doesn't matter. For people of this caliber, she believed that love and hate wouldn't affect their choices regarding interests.
"You two have already done right by Li Lan. From now on, Ruoxue is willing to treat you with the utmost respect."
Lin Ruoxue spoke with a smile.
"You've mistaken the two of us for Yang Yi?"
Xia Jingmo spoke calmly, saying, "We will not kill you, nor will we attack you, because we have already promised Li Lan."
"But if you dare to break your oath and harm anyone he cares about, the two of us will make sure you die a horrible death!"
After finishing speaking, he said, "Brother Dao, let's go—"
The Ninth Emperor calmly followed, and the two figures disappeared in an instant.
Standing before the small mountain village, Lin Ruoxue was momentarily stunned, then anger surged in her eyes.
She... was ignored!
Li Lan is dead. She was the only one who could control reincarnation, the only eternal hope, yet they still ignore her so completely…
“One day, when I prove eternity, you… will pay a bloody price.”
Her heart was cold.
Her cultivation level is still very weak, and she is far from being a match for the Ninth Emperor and others.
Taking a deep breath, she endured it, then left the Realm of Truth and walked out of the River of Ten Thousand Corpses.
……
"Li Lan is dead. Our alliance will rule the world. Those who submit to us will be granted reincarnation!"
Lin Ruoxue issued a decree!
Instantly, the world was in an uproar, and the Origin Realm was shaken!
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