Chapter 283: Chapter 283: You Can’t Beat the Golden Cicada
The morning sun rose, and all things revived; it was another beautiful day.
Emerging from the mountains, Chen Pingping stretched languidly and said, looking into the distance, "You’ve been following me for a good month now. The thing about becoming Tao Companions, it was indeed the dean who forced me, not my fault at all!"
Underneath a large tree, Lin Yuexin stood silently, her eyes slightly drooping, her hair somewhat disheveled. Hearing Chen Pingping’s words, she subconsciously looked up.
She didn’t speak, but an unyielding persistence shone in the depths of her dark eyes.
What the dean was adamant about, was what she insisted on as well.
The relationship as Tao Companions wasn’t the key issue; it was Chen Pingping’s Six Tao of Reincarnation she ultimately aimed for.
"Come here," Chen Pingping said helplessly. "Let’s have a proper talk."
Lin Yuexin hesitated for a moment before stepping out.
Over the months, she had endured the harshness of living outdoors, braving the sun and the rain. Wherever Chen Pingping went, she had followed without fail, which had resulted in her skin tanning, her previously fair complexion had changed, and she now looked haggard, with a hint of dullness and fatigue in her eyes.
Chen Pingping looked at her, "You’re still a young genius of the academy, aren’t you? It doesn’t have to be like this, does it?"
Lin Yuexin glanced at the little black dog and the Earth Chicken by his side. She had sensed something amiss months ago, and with the news spreading from the Endless Ocean’s Heaven Capital, she became more convinced.
Those two little fellows were Spiritual Beasts.
The Purple Gold Divine Clan’s young Gold Cicada had been clamoring to kill that dog and chicken, suggesting... he must have been hurt by them at some point.
He also nagged that Chen Pingping was a Heaven Martial person.
Lin Yuexin believed Gold Cicada was right.
But that was unimportant; what she needed was Chen Pingping’s Six Tao of Reincarnation to stimulate the Reincarnation within her body.
"Say something!" Chen Pingping was at a loss for words.
"There is Reincarnation within me," she finally said.
"So, you’re following me because you want me to stimulate the Reincarnation inside you, right?" Chen Pingping stared at her intently. "Have you thought about the consequences?"
Lin Yuexin shook her head, "I don’t want to think."
What were the consequences? Why should she ponder them? For over twenty years, ever since she began her cultivation, there had been only one goal deep in her heart: revenge. As long as she could achieve revenge, she was willing to pay any price.
Chen Pingping: "..."
Chen Pingping thought for a moment, and then said, "I don’t know what that old man, the dean, told you, or what my cultivation can do to unlock the Reincarnation within you, but in summary, if you want to follow me, you’ll have to listen to me."
"I won’t sell myself off," she agreed with a nod.
"You’re too ugly and have a crappy temper; who’d want you to sell yourself off?" Chen Pingping rolled his eyes. "Go, make something for your master to eat."
Lin Yuexin was puzzled. Do Cultivators still need to eat? She did not hesitate for long; if Chen Pingping wanted to eat, then she would make it happen.
It was his prerogative.
She sent out her Divine Sense, sweeping through the mountains, locating several wild animals, she prepared to hunt them.
For someone of her level, hunting was all too easy, a matter of mere moments.
In less than a minute, Lin Yuexin returned, carrying a wild rabbit. "Is this enough?"
"Start a fire!" Chen Pingping ordered.
"..."
"Clean the rabbit first!" he commanded curtly.
To Chen Pingping’s surprise, this hot-tempered woman did not argue with him, silently enduring and seemingly becoming gentler in an instant.
Incredible. Could this be the power of vengeance?
Chen Pingping looked at her anew, suddenly thinking that having her around might not be so bad after all, and she could even be helpful to him.
After a flurry of activity, two hours had passed.
Savoring the meat skewers, Chen Pingping asked, his words slightly muffled by the food, "Do you know much about the Purple Gold Divine Clan?"
Lin Yuexin frowned, "About Gold Cicada or the Purple Gold Divine Clan?"
"Ask both!" Chen Pingping said.
"The bloodline concentration of Gold Cicada is very high, and he cultivates with the Saint’s Tao. From a young age, he exhibited astonishing talent. There’s a type of law within his Divine Sense world that he has never displayed, so its authenticity is unknown," Lin Yuexin explained. "As for the Purple Gold Divine Clan, they are a super race within the Spirit Realm, said to hail from the Nine Heavens."
She pointed up towards the sky.
Oh?
Chen Pingping put down the skewer he was holding, becoming curious, "The Nine Heavens? What do you mean?"
"There is a race that calls themselves Gods, self-proclaimed as the Divine Clan. They are born with immense power, and once every member of the Divine Clan comes of age, their realm can reach the imperial state. That is their starting point. The Purple Gold Divine Clan comes from a splinter of the Divine Clan; however, their bloodline concentration is very low, extremely low. To pass down their lineage to the present, they need a Secret Technique to maintain the continuation of their bloodline," she explained.
Is there such a theory? Divine Clan? Purple Gold Divine Clan? In that case, wouldn’t the Purple Gold Divine Clan be an incredibly powerful existence?
Chen Pingping felt a jolt. "Within the Purple Gold Divine Clan, are there any Saints?"
Uh!
Lin Yuexin shook her head, "Not very clear, but the Spirit Palace knows. Several years ago, the Master of the Spirit Palace entered the Purple Gold Divine Clan alone, cut down many of their powerhouses, and then left with ease."
That fierce?
Chen Pingping was startled, "Is he still alive?"
Lin Yuexin shook her head again, "After escaping from the Purple Gold Divine Clan, the Master of the Spirit Palace never appeared again. Some say he left the Spirit Realm; others believe he was gravely injured during his battles with the Purple Gold Divine Clan. Although he escaped, he eventually succumbed to his injuries.
At the time, the incident shocked the entire Spirit Realm.
Several elders of the Purple Gold Divine Clan crawled out from the earth, carrying Divine Weapons intending to suppress the Spirit Palace, but unfortunately... half a month later, a bizarre incident occurred, and those elders of the Purple Gold Divine Clan all died tragically.
They were nailed in the Void, their blood dried up, their deaths a gruesome sight to behold.
Since then, the Purple Gold Divine Clan no longer dared to seek revenge."
Chen Pingping showed a look of astonishment, "Did the Spirit Palace make a move?"
"It’s said so," Lin Yuexin nodded. "The Spirit Palace holds an exalted status within the Spirit Realm. They are aloof from worldly affairs, but whenever they do intervene, there is always a reason."
I see!
Chen Pingping lowered his gaze, chewing on the skewer while contemplating.
The Emperor’s Pet War Spirit was in the Purple Gold Divine Clan, but he didn’t understand the clan well at the moment. Acting rashly could possibly lead to a very miserable death.
He needed to understand.
Yet, from what Lin Yuexin said, few in the Spirit Realm truly understood the Purple Gold Divine Clan. The Master of the Spirit Palace was one of them.
Lin Yuexin said in a low voice, "You can’t beat Gold Cicada."
Hey?
Chen Pingping rolled his eyes, "That depends on whether this young master wants to fight him or not."
An excuse and reason hastily conceived became a focal point throughout the entire Spirit Realm; Chen Pingping was also quite helpless about it.
What made him even more helpless was the fact that he wasn’t in the mood to fight, but now... it seemed that desire had returned. Wanting to understand this clan, the best way would be to make contact with them.
The biggest problem currently was with the three major imperial dynasties.
Eh!
Chen Pingping’s eyelids twitched, asking, "If people from the Heavenly Phoenix Imperial Dynasty make a move against me, would you help me?"
Lin Yuexin answered without hesitation, "I would, but if you dare to deceive me, I will expose your location right now and turn you into the target of the entire Spirit Realm."
Clearly, she had also heard about the incident at Heaven Capital in the Endless Ocean.
Chen Pingping had swindled several major forces and even killed all the powerhouses of the Purple Gold Divine Clan.
With such a precedent, she had no choice but to be cautious.
Chen Pingping smiled sheepishly, "How could I possibly deceive you? You are my friend, and also my Tao Companion."
Lin Yuexin asked, "So, is Lan Xiuzhi not a friend?"