302 - After Defying the Villain’s Fate for Nine Lifetimes, the Heroines Turn Mad!

Chapter 302: Ninth Incarnation Villain, All the Heroines Have Turned Dark The person who arrived was precisely the Seven Luminaries Sword Ancestor. Ever since losing the Seven Luminaries Ancient Sword in Qingyun City and self-destructing the seven killer swords, coupled with almost being driven mad by Jiang Chen, the Seven Luminaries Ancestor had returned to his sect as quickly as possible to shut himself away and reflect on his actions. When he sensed Su Shan returning to the Sword Pavilion, the Seven Luminaries Ancestor was delighted. After all, Su Shan was the most gifted swordsman in the Seven Luminaries Sword Pavilion! Upon realizing Su Shan had advanced to the upper four realms, the Seven Luminaries Sword Ancestor was ecstatic! For Su Shan to reach the upper four realms at such a young age, and as a sword cultivator, such talent almost rivaled Jiang Chen’s! But... “Su Shan? Have you lost your mind?! Destroying the Sword Pavilion’s plaque, fighting amongst brothers! These are grave sins against the sect!” the Seven Luminaries Sword Ancestor exclaimed incredulously. “...” Su Shan remained silent, refusing to speak. Even though he was overtaken by madness, he retained some rationality. Knowing he was no match for the Seven Luminaries Sword Ancestor, retaliating at this moment was pointless. The Seven Luminaries Ancestor frowned and immediately used his perception to examine Su Shan's condition. Upon checking, he instantly confirmed it! Su Shan’s breath was erratic, his aura filled with hostility; he was indeed maddened! “Heh.” The Seven Luminaries Sword Ancestor chuckled bitterly. The rumors were indeed true. It was exactly as expected! Wherever Jiang Chen went, madness followed! This man was supposed to be righteous... no, he was a scourge! And this hatred! He was determined to remember it! “Lock him up.” With a glance at Su Shan, who was glaring at him, the Seven Luminaries Sword Ancestor sighed helplessly. Chapter 299: This Doesn’t Make Sense Over a month had passed. About three thousand miles from the Dan Gu Tower, Lin Feng was walking, arms crossed, treading on the aura of his blade. He had left the Mystic Ice Secret Realm before the other cultivators, and should have returned to his sect by now, but had been cautious and traveled on foot due to fearing encounters with madmen. At this moment, he changed his usual approach and chose to ride the air because of the Empress’s edict! He felt his time to rise had come! With the Empress’s decree preventing supernatural realm and above cultivators from emerging, what did this mean? It meant he was invincible! Firstly, his own strength wasn’t weak, and he believed that as long as he didn’t encounter Jiang Chen, he could push his way through almost anything. Moreover! Unlike Jiang Chen’s protector, the Celestial Old Man wasn’t affected by the Empress's edict! If his soul power was full, Lin Feng’s strength could rival the supernatural realm! What else is invincibility? “This is indeed an opportunity. I feel that the alchemy conference in a month and the subsequent sect competitions are stages the heavens have prepared for your ascension!” the Celestial Old Man agreed heartily. “But for now, return to Dan Gu Tower first and find some pills to replenish your soul power,” he added. Lin Feng nodded, thinking it made complete sense. During this trip to the Mystic Ice Secret Realm, the Celestial Old Man had done several divinations for him, consuming considerable soul power. Currently, his remaining soul power wasn’t enough to possess him! For safety’s sake, he should definitely return to Dan Gu Tower as quickly as possible and find a way to obtain some soul-replenishing pills. However... “I went with many fellow disciples to the Mystic Ice Secret Realm, but I’m the only one returning. How can I explain this to the tower master?” Lin Feng felt troubled. “What are you afraid of?” the Celestial Old Man scoffed, “That tower master girl doesn’t have real power; doesn’t your master call the shots in Dan Gu Tower?” “You don’t understand! The most venomous is a woman’s heart!” Lin Feng shook his head, his face serious, “Every time I see that tower master, my hair stands on end! There must be some issue there.” “This...” The Celestial Old Man was momentarily speechless! He truly hadn’t expected this! He hadn’t expected that today’s Lin Feng was now so fearful of beautiful women! Moreover, he hadn’t anticipated. In the past, he had to frequently remind Lin Feng to be wary of women, but now... Lin Feng himself was lamenting “the most venomous is a woman’s heart!” But so be it. Lin Feng practiced the Dao of the Heartless Blade; indeed, women could only delay his blade-drawing speed. “You’ve grown up, boy...” the Celestial Old Man sighed sentimentally. Lin Feng ignored him. Just as he was about to say something, his pupils suddenly contracted! He had just glanced downward and saw... Pits! Numerous dense, extending for miles—deep pits! “Gulp!” Lin Feng swallowed hard, feeling an ominous foreboding. Such deep pits. Reminded him of when he was buried alive by Qing Ning! “Watch out!!” the Celestial Old Man suddenly shouted. Upon hearing this, Lin Feng, already on edge, broke out in a cold sweat! Just as he instinctively bent down, a furry tiger paw grazed right over his hair! Though he avoided the attack, Lin Feng lost his balance and fell from the sky. As he fell, he finally saw. The one who attacked him was a large white tiger with black thunder patterns and a six-petaled black flower blossoming on its forehead! This white tiger, Lin Feng was very familiar. It was Little White!! With Little White here, didn't it mean... While falling, Lin Feng looked below. As expected! From the dense forest emerged a young girl in a green dress! The girl held a spiritual shovel, standing by a freshly dug pit. And that pit, should Lin Feng fall directly, would be precisely where he’d land! “Junior Brother Lin, Third Senior Sister has come to find you.” Qing Ning waved the spiritual shovel in her hand, her smile playful and adorable. “!!!" Lin Feng was utterly shocked! At this moment, he wanted to ask. Was it really necessary? This place was over ten thousand miles from the Jiuyan Sect, did Qing Ning really have to come all the way here like a madwoman? And judging by the current situation, it seemed she had been lying in wait! What kind of grudge, what deep-seated resentment is this?! At this point, thinking about it was pointless. During his fall, Lin Feng quickly summoned his black blade, slashing out a burst of blade aura. Leveraging the repulsion force from the blade aura, he managed to stabilize himself, avoiding directly falling into the pit. Holding the black blade, Lin Feng assessed Qing Ning's cultivation. “Late Heaven's Origin Realm! How is this possible?!” he was incredulous! “This young girl must have consumed some heavenly treasures that enhance talent! But even so, her cultivation shouldn’t have advanced this quickly...” the Celestial Old Man likewise didn’t comprehend. After a brief shock, Lin Feng calmed down again. Though Qing Ning’s cultivation was on par with his, their combat prowess was not in the same league. Compared with Qing Ning, he should be more wary of... “Roar!!” A thunderous roar echoed, and Little White landed beside Qing Ning. “Qing Ning, that sneak attack didn’t work! He actually dodged it!” Little White lamented. “It’s all your fault! You insisted on digging so many pits, making him suspicious!” Qing Ning complained. “I just wanted to be certain…” “Foolish tiger!” “Qing Ning, you called me names again!” “Did I? You misheard.” “……” The girl and the tiger softly conversed. “A direct confrontation isn’t wise. Escaping would be best!” the Celestial Old Man suggested. Run? Of course, Lin Feng wanted to run. Having run so many times, he was used to it, but…