"Long Chen, right? Just you wait!"
After Chengye finished speaking, he waved his hand and led everyone away, leaving everything clean in an instant.
After they left, only Long Chen and the woman in blue remained. The woman in blue looked at Long Chen with a face full of shock.
She murmured, "Long Chen, Third Master Long, you like to wear all black..."
Long Chen was taken aback: "You know me?" The
woman in blue shook her head and said, "I don't know you, but I heard someone mention you. I don't know if you're the Long Chen she mentioned. I want to ask you, do you know a woman named Tang Wan'er?" When
Long Chen heard Tang Wan'er's name, his whole body trembled. He looked at the woman in blue in disbelief. He never imagined he could hear Tang Wan'er's name here.
"Yes, of course I do. May I ask where she is?" Long Chen's voice trembled with excitement.
Among all his confidantes, Long Chen was most concerned about Tang Wan'er, because he knew her best—she was just a child, and relied on him the most.
Last time they met in a hurry, although she lost her temper, Long Chen saw in her wronged eyes the endless pain of longing she endured.
Long Chen longed so much to comfort her, to hold her close, but never had the chance. Now, hearing news about her again, his hands trembled with excitement.
"Are you really the Long Chen she spoke of?"
The woman in blue also looked excited, her eyes wide open, unable to believe it.
"Is Wan'er at the Wind God Sea Pavilion?" Long Chen asked.
"Yes, Senior Sister Wan'er is just like me—both from the wilderness, but she is already one of the goddesses of the Wind God Sea Pavilion, and even more so the idol of our disciples from beyond the wilderness." Mentioning Tang Wan'er, the woman in blue wore a face full of admiration.
Long Chen was even more excited when he heard this. He never expected that the woman he saved was actually a fellow disciple of Tang Wan'er. This made finding Tang Wan'er much easier.
Long Chen hurriedly handed the woman in blue a healing pill. Her injuries weren't serious; she had just temporarily lost her combat ability after a sneak attack.
"Is this a top-grade Golden Core?" When she saw the pill Long Chen handed over, the woman in blue was so frightened that she pulled her hand back.
She deeply understood how precious this supreme golden core was; she had never seen such a precious pill in her life and didn't dare to reach out to take it.
"You're Wan'er's junior sister, so you're my Long Chen's junior sister. It's just a small pill, don't take it too seriously." Long Chen said with a smile.
"My injuries will heal after a few days. Taking it would be a waste of a precious treasure." The woman in blue hurriedly said.
"We don't have that much time to recover. That guy named Chengye has already set up things like Soul-Chasing Incense here. He's already marked us. It won't be long before he brings a large group to besiege us." Long Chen said.
"No wonder they've always known my location."
The woman in blue was startled, clearly inexperienced in this area. She quickly caught on:
"Senior Brother Long Chen, let's hurry and run!"
"You have to regain your strength before running. Hurry up and take the pill. Let's regain our strength and talk about Wan'er's current condition. I really want to know how she's doing right now." Long Chen said.
Hearing Long Chen say this, the woman in blue finally took the pill from Long Chen's hand with both hands, expressed her gratitude again, and then swallowed it.
As the pill entered her stomach, the powerful medicinal power instantly reached her limbs and bones. She didn't need to channel her energy to transfer it; her damaged meridians were repairing at an astonishing speed, and the consumed energy was rapidly replenished.
She had never experienced that wonderful feeling in her entire life, and she immediately felt even more grateful to Long Chen.
Long Chen found a rock, and the two sat cross-legged on it. While restoring his star power, Long Chen listened to the woman in blue recount Tang Wan'er's story.
It turned out the woman in blue was named Qingxi. She actually came from Ziyan Heaven, but the sect she was in was hidden in a small world and barely communicated with the outside world. Therefore, she had never heard of Long Chen's name and didn't even know about the existence of Lingxiao Academy.
She explained that the sect she belonged to was a branch of the Wind God Sea Pavilion from the primordial era, and it was a very small branch.
When the gate of the world opened, the spiritual energy in her small world began to revive. The long-sealed spatial passage opened, and everyone in their small world entered the passage and arrived at the Wind God Sea Pavilion.
The sect she belonged to originally had its own name, but after entering the Wind God Sea Pavilion, it was a matter of recognizing her ancestry and returning to her clan—everyone was a member of the Wind God Sea Pavilion.
Qingxi's sect had millions of disciples, but once they were placed under the Wind God Sea Pavilion, it was like a drop in the ocean.
Because the Gate of the World opened, the inheritance of the Wind God lineage from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths all poured into the Wind God Sea Pavilion. The Pavilion already had countless local powerhouses, and as a result, the entire Wind God Sea Pavilion instantly became bloated and chaotic.
Because so many sect factions had arrived, the sect leaders of each sect held certain positions within the Wind God Sea Pavilion. On one hand, it gave them a formal status; on the other, it allowed them to lead their disciples to integrate into the Wind God Sea Pavilion more quickly.
The sect Qingxi belongs to is very weak, and their sect leader is only a dual-vein Human Emperor. In the end, in the Wind God Sea Pavilion, he can only serve as a minor steward, and not just anyone, but even an outer sect.
An outer sect steward, to put it bluntly, is just someone who manages miscellaneous affairs, with almost no real power.
But there was no other way—positions within the Wind God Sea Pavilion were all assigned based on strength and ability.
If you're not strong, you can only start from a low-level position. As for ability, it will only be revealed through future performance. So, the dignified sect master can only serve as a minor steward here.
Qingxi, in her original sect, was a core disciple and a key talent to be cultivated. But after coming to the Wind God Sea Pavilion, she was just an ordinary outer disciple, unable even to enter the inner sect.
They had come to the Wind God Sea Pavilion full of excitement, hoping to soar to the top, but unexpectedly, reality left them utterly shattered.
Because of the different environments where she grew up, the cultivators here were too strong. Core disciples like her were easily found here.
Even for outer sect disciples, being an outer disciple is not so easy. After passing the outer sect trial, one must go out for training and complete tasks of the Wind God Sea Pavilion before they can continue enjoying the benefits of being an outer disciple.
Qingxi's mission was to hunt an emperor-level monster alone. Taking down an emperor-level monster one-on-one wasn't difficult.
However, imperial-level monsters usually appear in clusters, which tests a person's strength and intelligence.
After more than two months, Qingxi finally found a lone monster, killed it, and recorded it with a Shadow Jade to prepare to return and submit the mission. However, she encountered the Yin-Yang Requiem Grass, which led to the ensuing grudge.
Speaking of her experiences, Qingxi's face was full of loneliness, clearly a heavy blow to her after coming here.
"We outsiders are looked down upon by the local disciples because our strength is too weak.
But Senior Sister Wan'er is an exception. Relying on her overwhelming strength, she rose like a comet, seized the Divine Goddess Throne, and became one of the Eight Great Divine Maidens. When
Tang Wan'er was mentioned, Qingxi's dim eyes immediately lit up.