Evil Emperor's Wild Consort - chapter-298

Lingxiao shook his head, “I do not know where the Vermillion Bird is. All
I know is that she was not on this mainland.”

Not on this mainland?

Tianqiong frowned before finally relaxing after a long pause, “No matter
where she is, we must find her! By then, you must go forth with us to the
other mainland! Lingxiao, if you still consider me as your leader, then
you must listen to me! You have to hold on, we will not give up on you,
and you must not give up on yourself. Otherwise, you’re not fit to be our
companion.”

Lingxiao’s body trembled, he raised his head to gaze upon Tianqiong’s
handsome, emperor-like face and dominating aura, he smiled bitterly,
“Leader, if I am able to hang on, I will persevere.”

For their sake, I will work hard, he thought.

But after the passing of so many years, his lifespan was at its end.

Originally, the lifespan of a Divine Beast can last for a very long time,
especially since he is the Black Tortoise. But in this rune, he was only
an average Martial Honor. His life was at an end, and his powers would
not return.

“Yunyao.”

Gu Ruoyun took out a porcelain bottle from her lapel, carefully poured
out a pill and gave it to Yunyao, “This Longevity Pill was refined for
human consumption. The body structure of a spiritual beast and a human
may not be the same, but this rune has already rendered the Black
Tortoise’s physical condition into that of a human’s. This coincidence
has provided the opportunity to utilize this pill. Give this to him, and
he will be able to live on for another ten more years.”

To her, ten years would be enough time.

“Very well.”

Yunyao’s heart felt great joy, she suppressed her excitement and placed
the pill in front of Lingxiao, “Wait for us, Lingxiao. We’ll come back
and save you.”

Lingxiao stared at the pill in amazement, then turned towards Gu Ruoyun
and spoke hoarsely, “Thank you, it is indeed a great fortune for my
Leader and Yunyao to have met you. If I am able to finally leave this
rune, I will willingly follow you as well.”

The prerequisite for this was if he could leave this place and reclaim
his freedom…

“Tianqiong, Yunyao. It’s been a long time since you’ve all been together.
You must have a lot to catch up on. I’ll wait for you outside.”

Gu Ruoyun looked at them then turned and left the stone room with her
heart feeling as heavy as a large stone.

At the height of their strength, the Four Divine Beasts were unstoppable.
Yet someone had been able to inflict serious damage on all four of them
until even the Black Tortoise was unable to escape and is living in fear
of attracting their attention.

So… Just how powerful is this person?

“Little girl.”

In that moment, Zixie’s demonic voice rang out from within her soul,
“These are matters beyond your imagination. The world is huge, so huge
that even a few years would not be enough for you to travel around it.
There are far too many cultivators in this world, too many to even be
counted. The ones you’ve met in your past life were equivalent to one
hair from nine oxen. Wait until you’re strong enough. Then your knowledge
will grow. But when that happens, the enemies you meet will only grow
more powerful. You.. Can you prepare yourself for the answers?”

Gu Ruoyun was silent. After a short pause, she smiled gently, and a sense
of resolve shone in her clear eyes.

“If the only way to protect my loved ones is to stand at the pinnacle of
power, then I do not mind to cut my way through the thistles and thorns
along the way. So what if the path is ridden with bloodshed? Zixie, no
matter how difficult and dangerous the road ahead may be, I must continue
my path. Because there are people who need my protection.”

Since the beginning, she had been well aware that the path she has chosen
would not be an easy one. But so what? She thought. Even if I have to
crawl, I will crawl my way up to the seat of supremacy.

So none shall dare to lay a finger on my loved ones!