### **Chapter 1022 — The Condition That Was Not Negotiated**
Silence remained in the hall—
Heavy.
Unbroken.
Yu Qinshui did not move.
She did not urge him.
Did not persuade.
Because she already knew—
He would not refuse without reason.
Yang Lin looked at her.
"…Where?"
No agreement was spoken.
But the question—
Was already enough.
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### **Chapter 1023 — The Place That Should Not Be Named**
"The Upper Eastern Meridian."
Her voice was calm.
But the moment the name was spoken—
Even the elders felt a slight chill.
"That sect…"
One elder's lips moved—
But no sound came out.
Yu Qinshui continued—
"Crimson Void Palace."
Silence deepened.
Because that name—
Was not something casually spoken.
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### **Chapter 1024 — The Power That Could Not Be Measured**
"That sect controls half of the Eastern Meridian."
"There are too many strong ones."
"Even I cannot eliminate them all at once."
Her gaze did not waver.
"I will hold their upper forces."
"You destroy everything below."
Yang Lin stood still.
Void Emperor Realm—
3rd Stage.
Against that?
It made no sense.
Yet—
He did not reject it.
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### **Chapter 1025 — The Calm That Did Not Question**
"Why me?"
A simple question.
Without doubt.
Without curiosity.
Just asked—
Because it existed.
Yu Qinshui looked at him.
"Because you can."
No explanation.
No reasoning.
Only certainty.
And strangely—
No one in the hall could deny it.
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### **Chapter 1026 — The Reaction That Could Not Form**
FeiFei clenched her fists slightly.
Su Qinglan's gaze trembled.
Han Chen and Han Qing exchanged a glance.
Ning Mei remained completely still.
They wanted to speak.
To question.
To stop this.
But before that woman—
They could not.
Not because they were weak.
But because her presence—
Did not allow resistance.
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### **Chapter 1027 — The Decision That Was Already Made**
Yang Lin looked at Yu Qinshui.
Then—
At nothing.
A brief pause.
"…When?"
"Now."
Her answer came instantly.
No hesitation.
No delay.
As if she had already been waiting for this exact moment.
Yang Lin nodded once.
"Then go."
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### **Chapter 1028 — The Departure That Shook the Sect**
No grand farewell.
No preparation.
The moment the words settled—
Both of them disappeared.
Not fast.
Not slow.
Just—
Gone.
The hall remained.
The elders remained.
The five remained.
Yet the pressure—
Was gone.
And only then—
Could they breathe again.
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### **Chapter 1029 — The Path Between Two Meridians**
The sky stretched endlessly.
Clouds parted without force.
Floating mountains drifted in silence.
Two figures moved across the void.
Yu Qinshui walked ahead.
Yang Lin followed.
Neither spoke.
Because words—
Were unnecessary.
Yet the distance they crossed—
Was something others could never comprehend.
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### **Chapter 1030 — The Presence That Walked Beside Him**
For the first time—
Yang Lin observed her slightly.
Her red hair flowed naturally with each step.
Unbound.
Untouched.
Her aura remained restrained.
But even suppressed—
It was enough to shake entire regions.
She did not look back.
But she knew—
He was watching.
"…You're curious."
Her voice was soft.
Yang Lin did not respond.
Because curiosity—
Did not need to be answered.
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### **Chapter 1031 — The Truth That Was Not Explained**
"You don't remember."
She said it plainly.
As if stating something obvious.
Yang Lin remained silent.
"Not yet."
She added.
No emotion.
No expectation.
Just—
A fact.
And nothing more.
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### **Chapter 1032 — The Arrival Before the Storm**
Far ahead—
The sky darkened.
Not with clouds.
But with presence.
An entire region—
Covered by something unseen.
Floating mountains stood still.
Sects surrounded a central domain.
And at the very center—
The Crimson Void Palace.
It stood like an unshakable existence.
Ancient.
Overwhelming.
Untouchable.
Yu Qinshui stopped.
Yang Lin stopped beside her.
No tension.
No fear.
Only stillness.
"Their end begins here."
She said quietly.
And for the first time—
The world around them—
Felt like it might change.