Being trapped in the Qiankun Bag was one thing. What drove the Mystic Maiden completely insane was that Long Tianji, that lustful scamp, had actually fashioned the inside to resemble so sort of thed hotel suite. It was akin to a newlywed's bridal chamber, brimming with all kinds of marital paraphernalia, and there were even so rather kinky toys. The whole place was suffused with a decadent air, enough to make anyone blush.
As soon as the Mystic Maiden entered, she automatically toppled onto the warm, comfortable bed. Just as she tried to get up and break free, she found her hands, feet, and waist bound. Sothing was even tickling her armpits. Then, tentacle-like appendages sprang out, attempting to rip off her clothes.
"Outrageous, this scoundrel!" the Mystic Maiden fud.
She even suspected that the cad was taking this opportunity to have his way with her completely! But I am rely an incarnation ford from True Qi and vigorous energy; what can he actually do to ?
Clearly, the Mystic Maiden was still too naive. She was unaware of hyper-realistic dolls. She also hadn't heard that in certain countries, so people were even interested in the exhaust pipes of cars or motorcycles, not to ntion those who wouldn't even spare Komodo dragons!
Of course, Lin Tang had no real intention of doing anything to this ancient being who was thousands, if not tens of thousands, of years old. It was just a prank, a little tease at her expense.
The Mystic Maiden didn't want to waste her cultivation by continuously unleashing powerful attacks. After several failed attempts to destroy the wicked bag, she dissipated of her own accord.
"Leaving already? I was about to let you experience an automated full-body massage. You truly don't know how to enjoy life!" Lin Tang shook his head. He crawled into the bag himself, lay down on the bed, and activated the massage feature.
Suddenly, he sniffed the air and exclaid in surprise, "What's going on? Isn't the Mystic Maiden just an incarnation? Why is there a scent like perfu lingering on my bed?!"
No way! Could this old lady, at her venerable age, still be so vain? Does she really have to dress up her incarnation before letting it out to see people?
When Lin Tang returned to Ning Yuexi's room with the Qiankun Bag, he presented the features of the new Magic Artifact like a product manager.
"Yay!" Jiang Mulu's eyes lit up. She thought this "invention" was truly great, as it ant she could always be by his side.
"Can you install a power generator inside? And a computer, discs, ga consoles…" Jiang Mulu suggested excitedly.
Lin Tang laughed. "Everything else is simple, aside from the difficulty of connecting to the internet!"
"You're amazing, hubby!" Jiang Mulu kissed him, but then paused and sniffed around him like a little dog. "That's not right. Why do you have a perfu on you that isn't mine or Sister Ning's? This scent doesn't resemble the Grand or Lesser Controllers of Fate, either. It's actually similar to… Wow, no way! You, you, you… you didn't spare even a deity?!" she exclaid, stunned.
Ning Yuexi, who had been pretending to be uninterested in the Qiankun Bag while ditating with her eyes closed, nearly threw out her back and gasped upon hearing this. Her eyes widened in astonishnt as she stared at Lin Tang.
He wasn't so handso as to shake the heavens, was he? How could he even conquer the Mystic Maiden? After tens of thousands of years and countless people she's t, it shouldn't have been so easy for Lin Tang to succeed. Could it be that… for deities, such matters are trivial? That they see them lightly, as if they live in a primitive society?
Unable to resist her curiosity, Ning Yuexi squeezed through the person-sized opening of the Qiankun Bag to take a whiff. Indeed, it was the scent of the Mystic Maiden.
"Long Tianji, I really can't stand you anymore!" Ning Yuexi shouted, utterly disappointed. "If you were just a philanderer starting a so-called harem, at least you'd have so limits! But this emotionless, bed-hopping behavior, acting like so kind of stud… it's just too much! From now on, I no longer want to be with you. Don't you dare co looking for for Dual Cultivation!"
"Hey? Wait, it's a misunderstanding, a total misunderstanding!" Lin Tang hurriedly tried to explain, rambling on and on, but Ning Yuexi didn't believe him.
Jiang Mulu stood to the side, wiping the corners of her eyes while sadly singing, "The scent of her perfu on your skin, it is my nose that has sinned…"
The power of gossip was imnse, and its speed was both baffling and miraculous. What began as Ning Yuexi's private accusation inside the Qiankun Bag sohow spread throughout the entire Yaochi Heavenly Palace until everyone knew.
"What?"
"Long Tianji defiled Her Holiness? How dare he? How could he…"
"Why didn't Her Holiness resist? She… she…"
"No! I can't accept this!"
The people were shocked, bewildered, frantic, and pained. The Lesser Controller of Fate was especially affected. Having already been devastated, she was now completely stupefied, her mind a total blank.
If even Her Holiness has fallen, then what did it matter what Long Tianji did to ?
In the end, it was the nearly apoplectic Mystic Maiden who jumped out and righteously clarified that it was all baseless nonsense.
"There, you see, Ning Yuexi? The Mystic Maiden herself denied it. I didn't sleep with her. Now you can calm down, right? Honestly, I can't believe you'd think I'd do such a thing. You can doubt my character, but don't you dare slander my taste…" Lin Tang said, feeling utterly wronged.
"Get out! Get out of here right now!" the Mystic Maiden could no longer bear it. Long Tianji had to leave today, or it would be a fight to the death!
The entire space began to vibrate and twist as if it were the apocalypse. As the Mystic Maiden's true form threatened to fully awaken, an absolutely terrifying pressure descended, making everyone feel like insects trapped in amber, unable to move, suffocating.
A chill went down Lin Tang's spine. If the Mystic Maiden's true form really awakens and takes action herself, neither national providence nor my Nascent Soul Stage cultivation will be enough to withstand it.
Even the Yin Yang Mirror was alard, issuing a silent warning: although it costs a great price for a deity's true form to awaken fully, if she's truly provoked, she might disregard the bigger picture and kill you anyway!
The ssage was clear: quit while you're ahead.
Imdiately, Lin Tang gave an awkward smile, said his farewells, and fled with Jiang Mulu in tow. The Mystic Maiden remained silent, her anger suppressed, but she did not give chase.
If I weren't saving my strength to face the true great enemies yet to co, I would've slapped you to death long ago, Long Tianji!
***
「In the blink of an eye」
Lin Tang and Jiang Mulu arrived in the capital.
Although Jiang Shan was swamped with endless official duties, he still had ti for a al with his daughter and son-in-law.
During the family banquet, Jiang Shan suddenly spoke. "Nephew Lin—oh, no, I should say my good son-in-law, have you found any clues about the secrets of your Lin Family?"
"Huh? Father-in-law, what are you talking about? I don't understand," Lin Tang said, blinking.
"Alright, stop pretending. Your master revealed your identity to before he left. Don't worry, since we're all family now, I won't leak it to anyone. There are no outsiders here, so you can revert to your true form as Lin Tang," Jiang Shan said with a smile.
Seeing this, Lin Tang had no choice but to go with the flow. He covered his face with his palm, and when he lowered it, his original appearance was restored. Jiang Shan, with his vast experience, was unfazed by such a transformation.
"Your own appearance is quite handso. A true match for my daughter."
"...You say that as if Long Tianji's face is ugly."
"Back to the matter at hand. How far have you investigated the secrets of your Lin Family?"
"I've only discovered that the assassins who pursued my mother back then, aside from a few opportunists who kicked us while we were down, mostly belonged to forces under various deities. The masterminds must be the deities themselves. From the very beginning, I've had an irreconcilable feud with them. Sooner or later, we will have a life-or-death battle."
Hearing Lin Tang's grave words, Jiang Shan's expression also turned solemn.
When the stars return to their places, the gods will descend. Any one of them has the power to wipe out all of humanity, let alone many of them. Can Lin Tang… can he bear this burden alone? Old Master Tianji, you must return in ti… without you to hold the line, the mortal realm is in peril! Jiang Shan thought to himself, not daring to pin all his hopes on the young Lin Tang.
"So, you really don't know the specifics of your Lin Family's secret?" he asked again.
Without batting an eye, Lin Tang replied, "Of course not. If I knew, I would've already used it to my advantage!"
Before, I truly hadn't known. Now, the Yin Yang Mirror has revealed a part of it. But I certainly wasn't foolish enough to share it, not even with the supre ruler of the nation who was also my father-in-law. I had privately asked the Yin Yang Mirror what its greatest function was and why the gods were so desperate for it. Its only response was: "I am an Immortal Artifact. For that reason alone, the so-called deities cannot help but be drawn to ." It refused to reveal its specific functions. The Mystic Maiden and the others surely know, but they wouldn't tell . Shen Youling also knows its function, but she doesn't know the Yin Yang Mirror is on my person.
"Alright then," Jiang Shan said, sowhat disappointed. It wasn't that he coveted the secret. Rather, he believed it must involve an extraordinarily powerful force. If he could control that power, he could protect more people during the great calamity to co. The re thought of that calamity was enough to turn his hair white with worry. He couldn't confirm whether Lin Tang was lying, nor could he press the matter.
After the al, Jiang Shan hastily left to attend to his duties. Lin Tang took Jiang Mulu for a walk in a nearby garden. They occasionally encountered young scions from the great households. Regardless of the status of their parents or grandparents, they all acted like mice seeing a cat, bowing to them with trepidation. Not a single one dared to be arrogant or sarcastic. They weren't fools. Who would dare challenge the State Preceptor, a man who could obliterate an entire mountain?
Once they reached a secluded spot, Lin Tang said, "Honey, I have sothing to tell you. I'm going to make a trip to the Langhuan Holy Land. You should head back ho and wait for to co get you."
Hearing this, Jiang Mulu beca instantly anxious. "If the Mystic Maiden's fully awakened true form is too much for you, then the Blood Ancestor must be the sa, right? Why are you taking such a risk?"
Lin Tang shook his head. "Don't worry. The Blood Ancestor wouldn't dare let his true form fully awaken either; otherwise, he would've co to kill long ago. I'm just going over to collect so interest. I guarantee it will be perfectly safe."
"If it's perfectly safe, then I'll go with you! Besides, you made that Qiankun Bag for this exact reason, so I can just stay inside," Jiang Mulu said, holding his hand.
But Lin Tang refused. "That won't do. I'm going alone."
"Didn't you say it was perfectly safe? What's the problem with taking ?" Jiang Mulu asked, her eyes wide.
"It's just that…" Lin Tang tried to say more, but Jiang Mulu cut him off.
"Husband! Don't forget, you carry the fate of the nation. If sothing happens to you, even if I'm not with you, no matter how far away I am, I will still die! I'd rather die by your side than die without seeing you one last ti!"
Her words left Lin Tang speechless.
When you put it like that, it makes hesitant to take any risks…
Yet, in the end, he resolutely made his way to the volcano closest to the Langhuan Holy Land.
Once before, accompanied by Lee Encai, he had refined the Five Spirits Pill inside this very volcano. Afterward, he encountered and killed two people from the Langhuan Holy Land, which led to a continuous escalation of conflict as he was hunted and besieged. Back then, even after snatching their transport disk, he hadn't dared to truly set foot in the Langhuan Holy Land.
Now, with Jiang Mulu watching from within the Qiankun Bag, Lin Tang raised his palm. His flying sword spun into motion.
"Open for !" he bellowed.
The flying sword transford into a colossal sword of light dozens of ters long and struck the mouth of the volcano violently.
BOOM!
Lava erupted, showering the sky in a rain of fire. As the molten torrent parted before him, the tall figure of Lin Tang walked step by step deeper into the flow.
"Langhuan Holy Land, your grandpa is coming in!"
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