NOVEL NEXT Chapter 4: The Man Without Weaknesses
Chapter 4: The Man Without Weaknesses
Xia Yunxi had never experienced such a scene before; her face turned red, her eyes misted over with tears, and she looked on the verge of crying.
She looked at Lin Fengmian’s handsome face and choked out, “Senior Brother… actually, I…”
Lin Fengmian looked at her sadly and smiled, “If you have any feelings, please bury my body on the side of the back mountain where I can see you.”
Xia Yunxi’s face was streaked with tears as she bit her red lip hard, “Senior Brother, don’t say that, I won’t let you die!”
She didn’t need Lin Fengmian’s suggestion and proactively said, “Senior Brother, didn’t an senior bring you into the sect? I’ll find her, she must have a way.”
“But I don’t even know her name, how can you find her?” Lin Fengmian said, looking worried.
“I can find out her identity, Senior Brother. Don’t worry, there must be a way,” Xia Yunxi said earnestly, her small face serious, making Lin Fengmian feel a bit guilty, but for his own life, he suppressed it.
He pretended to hesitate, “Will this cause problems for Junior Sister?”
Xia Yunxi shook her head and said quietly, “It’s just a small matter, Senior Brother. Actually, Senior Sister Liu didn’t summon me, did she?”
Lin Fengmian nodded, “Junior sister is very smart. I just wanted to confess my feelings to you, so I used this strategy. Please don’t blame me.”
Xia Yunxi hummed in acknowledgement, her face flushed, “It’s okay, Senior Brother’s feelings, I…”
Her voice became softer and softer, and Lin Fengmian leaned forward to ask, “What?”
“Nothing, I’ll go back and ask the senior sisters. I’ll come find you if I have any news,” Xia Yunxi said, her face flushed as she ran off.
Lin Fengmian inwardly prayed for forgiveness, but with his life on the line, he had no choice but to act like this.
Three days passed in an instant. During those three days, Lin Fengmian thought of various methods, but due to his low strength, he could only leave it to fate.
These three days felt like an eternity to Lin Fengmian, who was anxious and helpless.
Not only did the mysterious woman in the jade pendant fail to appear, but Xia Yunxi also seemed to have disappeared, making him quite frustrated.
Before he knew it, the evening of the evaluation had arrived. Lin Fengmian held a knife in his hand and hesitated.
He steeled his heart, ready to take action and cut off the root of the problem when the jade pendant on his chest emitted a glow.
Lin Fengmian was surprised to see the twin fish pendant light up, and his hand grabbed it as a familiar darkness enveloped him, pulling him into it.
When he opened his eyes again, he emerged from the water and appeared on the side of the flowing black river.
Lin Fengmian looked at the stunning Luo Xue with excitement.
You liar!
Before he could speak, Luo Xue saw him and accused him first, “You big liar! There is no Joyful Union Sect in the Eastern Wilderness!”
“The Joyful Union Sect is in the eastern corner of the Northern Abyss; I was deceived by them as well,” Lin Fengmian replied.
“What about the Zhao Kingdom? There is no Zhao Kingdom in the Eastern Wilderness!” Luo Xue said angrily.
Lin Fengmian opened his mouth in astonishment.
The absence of the Joyful Union Sect in the Eastern Wilderness was understandable, just like the Northern Abyss.
But how could there be no Zhao Kingdom?
Lin Fengmian suddenly realized something: the Zhao Kingdom had only been established for about eight hundred years!
Could the woman in front of him really be a figure from a thousand years ago?
“Are you really Luo Xue, the Sword Immortal of the Qionghua Sect?”
His intense gaze made Luo Xue jump.
“Sword Immortal is too much of a title, but I am indeed Luo Xue,” Luo Xue said with a bit of embarrassment.
“Do you have any proof of your identity?” Lin Fengmian asked.
Luo Xue snorted and twirled her long sword, proudly saying, “My sword, Zhen Yuan, is the best proof.”
Lin Fengmian looked at the ancient sword engraved with the words “Zhen Yuan” and was speechless.
After a while, he muttered, “Immortal, what year and month are you in?”
Luo Xue was confused, but still replied, “Of course, it’s the 2555th year of Tianyuan, May 25th.”
Lin Fengmian fell silent.
The current year was definitely the 3555th year of Tianyuan, May 25th!
If Luo Xue’s words were true, there had been a full thousand years between them.
This double fish jade pendant had connected him to the Sword Immortal Luo Xue from a thousand years ago?
Lin Fengmian fell to the ground and muttered, “It’s over, it’s over!”
He had hoped that she could save him, but it seemed that he could only resort to self-mutilation to survive!
Seeing Lin Fengmian’s discouraged expression, Luo Xue frowned and said, “What trick are you playing now, you demon?”
Lin Fengmian looked up at her and hesitated for a moment, but finally decided not to reveal the fact that they were a thousand years apart in time.
He laughed self-deprecatingly and said, “I’m just a Qi Practitioner, what qualifications do I have to be a demon? Besides, I’ll be dead in an hour, so why would I lie to you?”
Seeing his sincere demeanor, Luo Xue began to waver.
Perhaps the Joyful Union Sect had really deceived him, and the Zhao Kingdom was too small to be recorded on maps?
“Don’t give up so easily. First, find out where you are and buy some time. I’ll do my best to get there in time!”
Lin Fengmian couldn’t help but chuckle. In time?
You might be able to catch up in space, but how could you catch up in time?
He had completely given up on the idea of relying on someone from a thousand years ago to save him; it was a dead end.
“It’s no use, it’s too late.”
Luo Xue was taken aback and stomped her foot angrily, “How can you give up so easily? Even an outsider like me hasn’t given up.”
Moved by her words, Lin Fengmian asked with a glimmer of hope, “Distant water can’t quench a thirst close by. Do you have any way to help me, Immortal?”
“Like some quick success secret techniques, methods to drastically increase my strength?”
Luo Xue thought for a moment and said shyly, “Those are all demonic techniques, and even if they existed, they couldn’t bridge the gap in cultivation levels.”
“Your senior sister is at the peak of Foundation Establishment, and you’re at the fifth level of Qi Practitioner. No secret technique would give you a chance to win.”
Lin Fengmian sighed dejectedly, “Is there no other way?”
“Do you have a way?”
Luo Xue was curious; she couldn’t think of a solution, but he seemed to have one?
Lin Fengmian forced a more pitiful smile and said, “Yes, become a man without weaknesses!”
“What does that mean, a man without weaknesses?” Luo Xue was confused.
Lin Fengmian made a cutting gesture with his hand, his face full of sorrow, “Cut off the root!”
Luo Xue’s face turned red, and then she couldn’t help but feel a bit of respect.
“This… this is indeed a way. Life is the most important thing, don’t be too sad. We cultivators need to be detached and free of desire…”
She trailed off, not knowing what else to say.
“Is it true that one can regenerate severed limbs after reaching the Golden Core stage?” Lin Fengmian asked with some hope.
“This… kind of injuries cannot be healed after reaching Golden Core Stage…” Luo Xue reluctantly told him this hard truth.