"The Palace Master may be gone, but his spirit lives on in our hearts forever. Unlike some people… who are just cowards and fear death! They disappear when things get tough, only to show up after it's over!"
As soon as she spoke, everyone at the funeral turned their gazes to the Seventh Elder, making him quite nervous…
"Little girl, what nonsense are you spouting? I was just not seated with you! I was trying my best too!"
However, his hypocritical guilt didn't escape people's eyes! The First Elder looked at him sternly and suddenly asked,
"Seventh… was that day related to you?"
Instantly, everyone's faces turned ashen! They looked at him in disbelief!
Jin Bao'er also recalled the strange feeling she'd had about the Seventh Elder before, her tone becoming more certain.
"You… smell of death!"
The first time she met the Seventh Elder, she felt an uncomfortable aura. After meeting the Soul Reaper, she now realized that the aura was almost identical.
One sentence instantly made the Seventh Elder the target of everyone's ire! His face darkened, and he quickly turned to Lan Yingqing.
"Nephew Lan, you know me, how could I possibly be involved with that devil? You have to believe me!"
Lan Yingqing, however, his face sank, his fists clenched, his eyes filled with rage.
"It… was you? You were present when Father was injured, yet you disappeared when the Carefree Palace was in crisis! I ask you, did you open the defensive formation of the Carefree Palace?"
"What?"
"I remember now! No wonder the Soul Reaper was able to seal off our Carefree Palace so easily that day! The defensive formation didn't react at all!"
"It was him? Despicable traitor! Colluding with the enemy!"
"Kill him and avenge the Palace Master!"
…
In an instant, the crowd became incensed! They wished they could kill the Seventh Elder immediately!
Seemingly realizing he had been exposed, the Seventh Elder pushed through the crowd and tried to escape. Jin Bao'er stood still, showing no intention of intervening. Someone else would handle the internal affairs.
The next second, Lan Yingqing flashed forward, appearing directly in front of the Seventh Elder and knocking him to the ground with a punch! His eyes were full of hatred.
"Framing the Palace Master, betraying the Carefree Palace, colluding with the enemy! Causing heavy losses to our Carefree Palace… Imprison him in the dungeon and subject him to the punishment of ten thousand insects devouring him! He deserves to die!"
After everything had settled, Jin Bao'er stepped forward.
"Sixth Brother… I should be leaving too!"
Her time was running out…
Lan Yingqing, having experienced the pain of losing his father, seemed to have matured. He looked up at her with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
"You truly never forget to strengthen yourself! I still have many things to handle, so I won't keep you! But remember to visit the sect often, our Master misses you dearly."
She nodded. Soon! She would definitely visit once she reached the Nascent Soul stage.
At the same time, people from the Beast Taming Sect and the Hundred Beasts Sect arrived to pick up the other two. Despite her reluctance, Yun Mo Linglong was forcefully pulled away by her master, and Qiao Qianshan's expression was complicated.
"Jin Bao'er, in the sect competition ten years from now, I will definitely defeat you! No matter how strong you are then!"
Jin Bao'er turned, a hint of seriousness on her face.
"Then I shall await it!"
Hearing this, Yun Mo Linglong's spirits immediately lifted…
"And me too! I'll participate ten years later. You'll be roasted by my phoenix then!!"
The three individuals made a ten-year pact, awaiting their next encounter with their rivals.
Under the setting sun, Jin Bao'er embarked on another path alone…
Not long after, a young man stumbled into the Carefree Sect! He shouted excitedly!
"Brother Jin! I've finally arrived!"
Upon learning that the person had already left, the youth instantly wilted and broke down!
"You heartless man! Why did you leave without me? What about our friendship? Liar! Sob sob sob~"
………
One year passed in the blink of an eye!
In this year, many major events occurred in the cultivation world!
The Palace Master of the Carefree Palace died, and the new Palace Master swiftly took over everything, aweing all directions with his mastery of talismans.
Qiao Qianshan, the new generation disciple of the Hundred Beasts Sect, advanced to the late stage of Golden Core at the age of twenty-five!
The Beast Taming Sect, meanwhile, went into complete seclusion, refusing all visitors…
Furthermore, the young master of the Dragon Tiger Sect had been missing for a long time…
At this moment, the Seven Desolations Forest was a vast expanse of white!
"Ice Seal Thousand Miles!"
With a clear, sharp cry! The ground rapidly froze, and with an aura of absolute zero, it sealed all plants and trees. Numerous demonic beasts, alerted, fled in panic, while those slower were directly frozen in place! They remained in their running poses, looking incredibly peculiar.
In the world covered by ice, a black figure in the air stood out distinctly…
The black-clothed youth quickly withdrew his hand, and the ice seal stopped! The next second, the youth opened his clear eyes and carefully surveyed his surroundings. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he sped off in one direction!
On the smooth ice, the black figure moved as if in water, swiftly zipping past a group of demonic beasts, scaring many of them!
A small, entirely brown demonic beast fell directly from a smooth tree trunk, landing on its backside on the ice. It yelped in pain. Before it could even curse a few times, the little creature saw the figure sliding towards it and quickly got up to flee…
However, the ground was too slippery, and it couldn't gain any traction. The moment it stood up, it fell again.
Before it could get up, a pair of fair, yet calloused, fingers pinched its scruff and lifted it. The little creature angrily looked up and met a pair of beautiful, serene eyes tinged with a trace of amusement.
Even a demonic beast that didn't understand aesthetics couldn't help but be momentarily stunned.
"Got you!"
The voice rang out, instantly bringing the little demonic beast back to its senses. Its eyes were filled with anger and grievance.
"Squeak squeak squeak!"
You cheated! You said no spiritual power attacks! It doesn't count, doesn't count!
Jin Bao'er chuckled. Because she had taken the Beast Language Pill, she understood the little creature's meaning! A glint of slyness flashed in her eyes.
"That's right, I didn't use spiritual power to attack! I just caught you with my hands, didn't I?"
The little creature had never expected her to be so shameless… Its small eyes widened in shock! Then it bared its teeth and clawed at her, but because its scruff was held, it was suspended in the air! It couldn't reach the person at all…
Thus, the little demonic beast felt wronged! Tears quickly gathered in its eyes, and its whole body curled into a ball, looking extremely pathetic.
Jin Bao'er shook her head and dangled it.
"I've used this trick before! Do you think I'll fall for it again?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the retracted little head shot up, its eyes filled with furious reprimand!
You inhumane human! I xxx, you big xx!
Hearing this, Jin Bao'er retracted her smile and looked at it expressionlessly…