"Go."
"Three hundred li north of Qing Province City, deep within Tuo Cang Mountain, there is a Desolate Land. Within it lies the 'Earth Vein Flame Fiend Qi'."
"Go and devour that 'Earth Vein Flame Fiend Qi' completely..."
"When you have mastered the technique and returned, a mere country boy will be nothing more than dust beneath your feet."
The voice gradually weakened, fading into silence.
A suffocating silence descended once more upon the vast ancestral land.
Darkness surged like a tide, threatening to swallow the small, kneeling figure.
Zhang Ling'Er kept her head low, her long hair falling to hide her face.
By the faint moonlight, she stared intently at the "Condensing Evil and Burning Heart Technique" in her hands.
The six words on the book's cover, seemingly written in dried blood, exuded a heart-pounding wickedness.
A long moment passed.
"Heh..."
A low chuckle escaped her throat.
