HLnovel Chapter 461 The Sword Hanging Over the Neck Falls Today
Chapter 461 The Sword Hanging Over the Neck Falls Today
After discussing the matters entrusted to him by Jin Guang with the ferret clan, Xue Chongyu immediately returned to Binghua Pool, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.
As she passed through the icy clusters and withered trees amidst the vast expanse of white snow, the woman's icy blue pupils narrowed slightly.
The Pure Ice Lotuses that used to grow quietly at the bottom of the Ice Flower Pool are now all floating on the surface of the water.
Rootless and leafless, the deep blue flowers swayed incessantly in the wind and snow, like lanterns placed on the water's surface.
The woman's gaze followed the Pure Ice Lotuses into the distance, where Jin Guang, dressed in white, sat by the water watching her.
Xue Chongyu quickly cupped his hands in greeting:
“Chongyu has met with his great-aunt. I have completed all the tasks that his great-aunt had instructed me to do.”
The person sitting by the water nodded slightly upon hearing this. Underneath their long, thick eyelashes, it was impossible to tell what they were thinking.
Xue Chongyu wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she thought she had seen a fleeting red light in her great-aunt's eyes.
Eerie and alluring.
Jin Guang slowly rose from the water's edge and waved to Xue Chongyu.
"come over!"
Xue Chongyu was slightly taken aback, and the woman stood there somewhat at a loss.
My great-aunt never allowed any of the younger generation to go to that small island in the middle of the pond.
Xue Chongyu's voice sounded somewhat uneasy:
"Grand aunt?"
Seemingly anticipating Xue Chongyu's thoughts, Jin Guang chuckled softly, a rare occurrence, and spoke again:
"Come to me."
With a gentle wave of her sleeve, the woman caused the water in the Ice Flower Pool, which had never frozen for millennia, to freeze over with a thin layer of ice, extending outwards from the direction of the Ember Light to form a path connecting the two of them.
Xue Chongyu's heart was pounding. The woman calmed her somewhat agitated emotions and slowly walked towards Jinguang.
As Jin Guang looked at the woman in front of him, a rare smile appeared in his eyes, making him look gentle and loving.
The woman looked at Xue Chongyu and slowly spoke:
"This trial will escalate into a fierce battle."
Xue Chongyu's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.
The woman spoke urgently:
"Who dares to cause trouble at such a critical moment?"
Now that things have come to this, who in the upper realm would dare to harbor any designs on the Wolf Clan?
Jin Guang walked to the side, picked up a cup of sake from the table, and turned to look at Xue Chongyu's eyes, which were full of surprise.
She spoke calmly, her tone even carrying a hint of weariness:
"A lot of people!"
The woman drank the wine in her cup in one gulp, and Jin Guang looked at the Pure Ice Lotus in the Ice Flower Pool.
"Or a ruthless demon!"
At the entrance of Lingqiao Pavilion, a young man dressed in light blue robes crossed the bridge carrying a sword. The junior disciples by the bridge greeted him with smiles.
"Senior Brother Ji, are we going out for training again?"
The young man smiled slightly at his junior disciple, his smile as gentle as a breeze and a bright moon.
"Yes, this time I plan to head north."
"Or someone with ill intentions."
In the hidden chamber of the Lin family in the Upper Realm, an old man dressed in brown robes sat before a chessboard, his voice strangely hoarse:
"On this journey, we must not linger in battle."
"Once you obtain the Pure Ice Lotus, you're good to go!"
The middle-aged man covered in black mist bowed solemnly to the old man before him:
"Disciple understands!"
Jin Guang turned to look at Xue Chongyu, a hint of amusement in his voice:
"You understand, right?"
"The Wolf Clan Chief's cultivation level is too high."
Xue Chongyu shivered.
"The Upper Realm does not need a demon lord of the sixteenth realm."
The sound of wind and snow seemed to grow louder, and Xue Chongyu felt that he could hardly hear Jin Guang's voice anymore.
Xue Chongyu already knew that there had been no more Sixteen Realms Demon Lords in the Upper Realm since the great war ten thousand years ago.
The sword hanging over his neck has fallen today.
In the Yuanming Upper Realm, neither humans nor demons wanted their great-aunt to become the Demon Lord.
It seems that true "fairness" only exists when everyone refrains from cultivation and avoids breaking through that unattainable barrier.
They will stop at nothing to achieve this so-called fairness.
"Hand out!"
Jin Guang turned to Xue Chongyu and spoke slowly.
Xue Chongyu subconsciously reached out and saw Jinguang bend down and scoop a Pure Ice Lotus from the Ice Flower Pool for her.
It was the most beautiful of all the lotus flowers. It had been floating quietly at Jin Guang's feet, but when it landed in Xue Chongyu's hand, it exuded a chilling aura.
This caused Xue Chongyu to slightly curl his fingertips.
The woman's voice was full of doubt:
"Great-aunt, what is this?"
Jin Guang first looked into her eyes, then his gaze fell on the white wolf's body, which was sleeping quietly beneath the Pure Ice Lotus.
The woman spoke softly, her voice as light as snowflakes, yet it struck Xue Chongyu's heart with a heavy weight.
“If I do not return, you will be the new chieftain of the wolf clan.”
Xue Chongyu almost dropped the Pure Ice Lotus in his hand.
“Grandmother, my cultivation level is only at the ninth realm, and besides…”
Xue Chongyu wanted to say that there were many seniors in the clan with higher cultivation than him, but Jin Guang gently raised his hand to interrupt him.
Jin Guang pointed to the Pure Ice Lotus the woman was holding: "Isn't there this too?"
Xue Chongyu looked at the Pure Ice Lotus in his hand with a stiff expression.
My great-aunt's voice seemed to come from beyond the heavens, somewhat indistinct.
"If I truly cannot escape this calamity, half of my cultivation will be absorbed by this Pure Ice Lotus."
"I will help you achieve enlightenment and advance to the Demon Lord realm!"
After saying this, Jin Guang quietly looked at Xue Chongyu, watching the young woman's expression change constantly.
From confusion to determination.
“Great-aunt…” Xue Chongyu looked at Jinguang and asked, “Why me?”
Jinguang smiled kindly:
"Because you are the child I raised."
The child she raised was exceptionally gifted and willing to give everything for the wolf family.
She wasn't as kind as her sister, but she wasn't utterly wicked either.
"Just because...this?" Xue Chongyu asked slowly.
Jin Guang pointed again at the Pure Ice Lotus in the woman's hand.
"The answers you seek will be revealed during the initiation!"
That's a story about a stubborn sword spirit waiting for a thousand years.
What was revealed at that time was the past when the invincible Wolf King was defeated a thousand years ago.
And the truth about her eventual return!
Everything seems to be composed of exquisite coincidences.
It just so happens that Xue Lan's sword is a rib of her original body, and because their auras are the same, she was able to impersonate her for a thousand years.
It was precisely because of this that she was able to empower Xue Chongyu with his cultivation while still wielding a celestial sword.
If Xue Lan hadn't left no words when he committed suicide, she would probably have thought that all of this was within Xue Lan's expectations.
"Go back, and don't make a sound."
Jin Guang looked at Xue Chongyu:
"Remember what you have to do!"
After Xue Chongyu left the Ice Flower Pool in a daze, Jin Guang slowly spoke:
"I did it better than you!"
"At least I've arranged everything."
The woman made a sword-like gesture with her right hand and gently touched the pool water in front of her.
A sword shadow radiating an eerie red light leaped out of the water and hovered behind the woman.
"I have always disliked the constraints imposed by the Sword Master, and this time I can finally have a big fight."
"Let's see if it's the sword hanging over my neck that will behead me."
"I was quicker and cut off their advantage!"