In the back valley of Heavenly Wolf Valley, there was a quiet and secluded place where Ling Yinqin lived.
According to Lan He, after she came out of the Star Fragments Sea, she had begun to inquire about Ling Yinqin. Coincidentally, Ling Yinqin had also come all the way to the Eastern Region, so when the two of them met, Ling Yinqin also learned of Lan He’s intentions and immediately thanked her before following her to Heavenly Wolf Valley.
At that time, she was only a Third-Order Principle Source Stage cultivator.
Afterwards, under Lan He’s protection, she naturally easily joined the Heavenly Wolf Valley and moved into the place where her husband had lived. Every day, she remained aloof from worldly affairs and cultivated diligently. After so many years, she had also broken through to the Emperor Realm. With such strength, Tang Sheng had given her the position of Elder, but everyone in the Heavenly Wolf Valley knew that this Elder Ling didn’t care about the affairs of the Heavenly Wolf Valley and didn’t interact with anyone else. All she did was stand guard next to the grass. For those who knew about this, they were all moved by her infatuation.
When Yang Kai arrived with Lan He, Ling Yinqin was sitting quietly in front of a grave. This grave was covered in lush green grass and was even filled with wild flowers. This should be where her husband’s ashes were buried.
Realizing that someone had arrived, Ling Yinqin opened her eyes and first saw Lan He, who was leading the way, smiling at her before turning to look at Yang Kai, who was following her. After a moment of surprise, a look of pleasant surprise appeared on her face.
“Elder Ling, someone has come to see you,” Lan He smiled and walked over.
“Elder Sister Ling, long time no see,” Yang Kai also smiled and cupped his fists.
“Yang Kai!” Ling Yinqin looked surprised, but the smile on her face was genuine, “Why are you here?”
“I passed by the Eastern Region and happened to run into Young Lady Lan He. Thanks to her invitation, I came to Heavenly Wolf Valley to visit you.”
Ling Yinqin sized him up and said, “After so many years, you seem to have become much stronger.”
Yang Kai smiled, “I heard that Big Sister Ling has also broken through to the Emperor Realm.”
Ling Yinqin turned back to look at the grave and said softly, “I don’t have much to do normally, I just cultivate. Come, let’s talk inside.”
After warmly welcoming Yang Kai and Lan He into the grass, the interior of the house was also extremely simple, without any decorations. There were only tables, chairs, and beds, but they gave off a refreshing and natural feeling.
Ling Yinqin burned some fragrant tea and the three of them sat down to talk. When they talked about how she had come all the way to the Eastern Region after leaving the Solitary Void Sea Secret Realm, Ling Yinqin couldn’t help sighing. At that time, she was only a Third-Order Principle Source Stage cultivator, so it had taken her several years to travel from one region to another. During that time, she had narrowly escaped death several times, but fortunately, her luck had been good and she had managed to survive each time. Finally, she had come to the Eastern Region and encountered Lan He, who was searching for her.
Ling Yinqin naturally thanked Yang Kai profusely. If he had not mentioned this matter to Lan He in the Star Fragments Sea, with her situation back then, wanting to join Heavenly Wolf Valley would not have been an easy task. After all, she had not grown up in Heavenly Wolf Valley and did not know anything about it, so which force would dare to accept her as they pleased? Heavenly Wolf Valley’s influence in the Eastern Region was not bad. Such a force would prefer to have quality over quantity. They would rather have disciples raised from a young age than take in people of unknown origins so as to avoid unnecessary trouble.
After entering the Heavenly Wolf Valley, everything became peaceful. She had come here to live a life of seclusion, so no one disturbed her.
While chatting, she asked about Bing Yun, Liu Xianyun, and the others, and after learning that everything was fine, she relaxed.
After half a day, Yang Kai stood up and took his leave.
Ling Yinqin tried her best to persuade him to stay here for a few more days while Lan He also supported her, but since Yang Kai understood Tang Sheng’s attitude, how could he remain here to be blamed? After finding an excuse, he left.
Ling Yinqin wanted to send him off but was stopped by him. In the end, she could only stand in front of the grass and watch him disappear.
“Brother Yang, can’t we wait a few more days? I can think of a way,” Lan He asked bitterly as he followed Yang Kai out of Heavenly Wolf Valley.
Yang Kai shook his head and smiled, “There’s no need, I still have other matters to attend to, so I won’t be going to Spirit Beast Island for now.”
“But…” Lan He opened her mouth, but before she could finish her words, a young man suddenly flew out from the side and called out urgently, “Senior Sister Lan, the Valley Master has called you over to find you.”
Lan He nodded and said, “I’ll send Brother Yang off before i go see the Valley Master.”
However, the young man quickly stepped forward and said solemnly, “The Valley Master said that he wants you to rush over immediately. It seems he has some urgent matter to attend to.”
Hearing this, Lan He frowned slightly, obviously realizing something, coldly snorting, “I’m just going to send Brother Yang off, I’ll be there soon, can’t he wait a while?”
A trace of embarrassment appeared on the young man’s face as he cupped his fists and said, “Senior Sister Lan, please forgive me, I am only following the Sect Master’s orders.”
Seeing that Lan He seemed to want to say more, Yang Kai raised his hand and said, “Young Lady Lan, you may go. I know the way out of the valley, there’s no need to send me off.”
“Brother Yang…”
Yang Kai waved his hand and flew out of the valley like a bolt of lightning, his voice echoing in the distance, “We will meet again in the future.”
“Brother Yang, you must be careful,” Lan He hurriedly called out from behind until Yang Kai’s figure disappeared from sight before glaring angrily at the young man. The young man’s hair stood on end and he could only smile and explain, “Senior Sister Lan, it’s Valley Master…”
“Hmph!” Lan He’s face was filled with dissatisfaction as she turned around and flew off in another direction. She wanted to ask her master what he meant by this. He had done her a great favor, but now that he was in trouble, not only was she unable to help him, he even refused her to send him off. How could she face him in the future?
It had to be said that Heavenly Wolf Valley’s attitude towards Yang Kai today had greatly disappointed Lan He, and her heart was filled with anger.
Outside the Heavenly Wolf Valley, Yang Kai had just appeared when a person flew towards him. At first, Yang Kai didn’t pay much attention to this person, but when they brushed past each other, the person suddenly let out a soft cry and turned around, shouting, “Is that Brother Yang Kai over there?”
Yang Kai stopped in his tracks and turned around, feeling that this was quite interesting. He had come to the Eastern Region, but now he had encountered several familiar faces.
The person who spoke had already turned back and stopped a few dozen meters in front of Yang Kai. Glancing at Yang Kai, he said in pleasant surprise, “It really is Brother Yang. When I heard you had come to Heavenly Wolf Valley, this Qi immediately rushed over, never expecting to meet you here.”
“Qi… Hai?” Yang Kai’s brow wrinkled for a moment. If he hadn’t heard him call himself Qi, Yang Kai probably wouldn’t have remembered this guy, but when he called him Qi Hai, coupled with his somewhat amiable appearance, Yang Kai immediately recalled some things he had seen in the Wild Ancient Land and Star Fraagments Sea.
Hearing this, Qi Hai laughed heartily, “Brother Yang still remembers this Qi, this Qi is truly fortunate.”
Yang Kai looked him up and down and asked curiously, “Aren’t you a member of Heaven Union Fort? Why are you here?” If he remembered correctly, Heaven Union Fort shouldn’t be far from the Wild Ancient Land. There were many people from Heaven Union Fort in the Desolate City.
Thinking of this, Yang Kai’s heart jumped.
He had come from the Wild Ancient Land and had been to Desolate City. Soon after, many people in the Eastern Region knew about his appearance, even Lan He from Heavenly Wolf Valley had heard about it. There must be a reason for everything. Although Yang Kai had not been secretive along the way, in truth, there were not many people in the Eastern Region who knew him, so the question was, where did the news of him appearing in the Eastern Region come from?
Although he had some doubts before, he didn’t put them to heart. It was only now that he saw Qi Hai that he felt as if the clouds had parted and the moon had appeared. The source of all this was right in front of him.
However, what was the meaning of this? Yang Kai narrowed his eyes slightly as he stared at Qi Hai with a meaningful look.
However, Qi Hai didn’t seem to notice this and instead said seriously, “Naturally, it’s for Brother Yang.”
Yang Kai asked lightly, “What is it?”
Qi Hai smiled bitterly, “It’s still the same matter from back then…” As he spoke, he bowed to the ground and respectfully said, “Brother Yang, please show mercy and save this lowly servant’s wife life. This lowly servant’s wife days are numbered, if this continues, I’m afraid she won’t be able to last more than a month.”
Hearing this, Yang Kai was startled, “Your wife is still alive?” If he remembered correctly, Qi Hai’s woman should have been poisoned by one of the Ten Great Ultimate Poisons, Heavenly Frost Earth Continuous Rain. Later on, he had paid some attention to this poison and knew that it was extremely potent, and there was almost no cure for it, but if he could find the Phoenix True Fire that had the effect of nirvana, she would have a chance to survive.
However, how many years had it been since Qi Hai’s woman had been poisoned before the Star Fragments Sea opened? It had been almost twenty years since then.
After being poisoned by Heavenly Frost Earth Continuous Rain's poison for twenty years, what kind of concept was that? Was Qi Hai’s woman a Dragon Race?
Qi Hai’s expression was bitter as he said, “My Heaven Union Fort has a strange treasure that can freeze one’s body. My wife’s body has been sealed in ice all this time, freezing her life force and her condition, which is why she was able to delay until now. But as time passed, the effects became worse. If I don’t remove the poison now, my wife will really…” As he spoke, his eyes were filled with tears and he had a look of infatuation on his face, causing Yang Kai’s heart to ache. A man shouldn’t cry easily, not to mention that Qi Hai was already an Emperor Realm master. Such deep affection for his wife was obvious.
If it was Su Yan, Xia Ningchang, or one of his woman were to encounter such a situation, Yang Kai estimated that he wouldn’t be any better off.
Qi Hai straightened his face and continued, “Many years ago, I heard that Brother Yang appeared in the Eastern Region once, but unfortunately, this Qi was unable to see him…”
Yang Kai immediately replied awkwardly, “I had something important to do at that time, and at that time… I couldn’t help you.”
Qi Hai said, “As long as you have the Phoenix True Fire, you can detoxify it and extend her life. Could it be that Brother Yang didn’t obtain the Phoenix True Fire in the Star Fragments Sea? How… how is this possible?” He was certain that the Phoenix True Fire was in Yang Kai’s hands, so if he was mistaken, wouldn’t it be a big mistake?
Yang Kai shook his head, “I did obtain the Phoenix True Fire, but at that time, the Phoenix True Fire wasn’t with me, so even if I wanted to help you, I wouldn’t have the ability.”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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