Chapter 004 The Ghost Seeking Death

Perfect Recovery Pill!

Extremely rare, exceedingly rare.

Otherwise, he would have only had one Perfect Recovery Pill, which he gave to Yue Hongling.

Now it seems, there's no need to give it to her.

As Lu Ye stood up, he heard auspicious light blooming within the Great Dao Sect, the tolling of the Dao bell, and the long calls of spirit beasts.

"The 92nd generation disciple of the Great Dao Sect, Yue Hongling, disciple of Bai Qiulan, has achieved full Qi Gathering in one month and seventeen days, breaking the Great Dao Sect's Qi Gathering record. She is awarded a bottle of Supreme Core Pills, three precious artifacts, the title of True Disciple, and the choice of two divine abilities!"

Hearing this, Lu Ye smiled.

She's cultivating quite fast; it took me one month and fifteen days, just two days faster than her.

After all, she is an Emperor. The cultivation in the Qi Gathering realm, even with the system and his previous life's cultivation as a Celestial Lord, still took that many days.

However, Supreme Core Pills?

Yue Hongling probably wouldn't care for them. I need to hurry and get that Perfect Recovery Pill.

Also, calculating the time, Chu Ling should be returning to the Chu Sword Manor.

Lu Ye couldn't even imagine how happy the people of the Chu Sword Manor would be to see the disappeared Chu Ling return.

Outside the Chu Sword Manor.

Chu Ling, in tattered clothes, looked at the familiar manor in the distance, tears streaming down her face.

She was home!

She was finally home!

Countless days and nights, she had been missing her parents, missing her brother.

They were so good to her. Ever since she was discovered to have the innate sword body, the Lord and Lady of the manor had taken her in as their daughter, treating her better than their own, giving her all the best things.

Now, she had finally returned.

The manor was as beautiful as when she left many years ago, not the dilapidated state it was in the last time she returned.

In this life, she would cultivate well, she had the ability to protect the manor, to protect her family!

With a heart full of excitement, Chu Ling walked towards the Chu Sword Manor.

At this moment, everyone in the Chu Sword Manor was solemn and tense, guards wary of each other, hands always on their sword hilts, ready in case a comrade suddenly drew their blade.

The conflicts within the Chu Sword Manor were intensifying day by day.

Everything stemmed from the disappearance of that damned maid!

Because of her disappearance, the Ancestor turned his gaze to forging the Demon Sword on the Young Lord.

The Lord and Lady of the manor only had this one son, how could they allow the Ancestor to forge the sword, thus the conflict between the Lord and the Ancestor began to erupt.

As the forging of the sword reached a critical point, the conflict became even more intense.

Some guards were loyal to the Ancestor, some to the Lord, and everyone could sense that a great battle was imminent.

The storm is brewing, and the wind fills the tower.

At this moment, Chu Ling, dressed in tattered clothes, arrived outside the gate.

"Where did this beggar come from? How dare you come to the Chu Jian Manor? Leave immediately!" said a guard named Chu Si, who was kind-hearted and didn’t want others to get involved in the conflict, so he directly drove her away.

"I’m not a beggar, I’m the young lady, I’m Chu Ling!" Chu Ling said excitedly.

The four guards at the gate were all shocked.

"You are... who?"

"Chu Ling, I’m Chu Ling!"

"You... you..."

The four guards looked at her with disbelief. Didn’t you escape from the devil’s den? Why are you back with such a bright smile now?

Are you an idiot?

"How dare you! Where did this wild girl come from, daring to impersonate the young lady? Leave at once, or don’t blame me for being ruthless with my sword!" Chu Si drew his long sword and shouted angrily.

The other three guards looked at Chu Si, their eyes turning dangerous.

"Chu Si, don’t you remember me? I’m Chu Ling. When I was a child, you often held me and gave me delicious food. Have you forgotten?"

"I haven’t been gone for long, look at my face..."

"Chu Ling is back!"

A guard suddenly ran into the Chu Jian Manor, shouting with all his might!

"Chu Ling is back!"

"The innate sword body, Chu Ling, is back!"

"Ancestor, ancestor, Chu Ling is back!"

Instantly, bursts of energy erupted from the Chu Jian Manor. Everyone who heard the news had their expressions drastically change, and they rushed over in a hurry.

Chu Si looked at Chu Ling’s happy and innocent face, and couldn’t help but close his eyes in pain.

This person... this person...

"Boom!"

A figure in brocade robes left deep footprints on the stone floor with every step, and when he walked out of the gate, he stumbled and nearly fell to the ground.

Chu Ling let out a cry of surprise.

But the figure steadied himself, then immediately hugged Chu Ling tightly.

"Ling'er, Ling'er, you’re back, you’re finally back! Your father missed you so much!"

His body trembled with joy, and his tiger-like eyes turned red.

This was the Lord of Chu Jian Manor, Chu Xiongtian.

"Ling'er!"

Another exclamation of surprise came as the Lady of the Manor, Ceng Shuiyue, also ran out and embraced Chu Ling in her arms.

"You silly girl, where have you been all this time? Not even a single message! Do you know how worried we've been?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I was taken to the Great Dao Sect, and they didn't allow me to contact you. Now I've sneaked back, and I'll never leave my father and mother again." Chu Ling was also very emotional.

In the embrace of her parents, she felt an unprecedented warmth.

The young master of the Chu Sword Manor, Chu Shifei, looked at the returned Chu Ling with disbelief.

He couldn't help but slap himself.

It hurt!

At this moment, he felt his legs go weak.

She's back, she's back, thank goodness, the scapegoat is back.

He almost died!

...

Outside the Great Dao Sect.

After Lu Ye commended Yue Hongling at the Great Dao Sect, he chose to leave.

He headed to an ancient tomb located more than a thousand kilometers to the west of the Great Dao Sect. The tomb had not yet been revealed to the world and was expected to be uncovered a month later when an accidental battle would open the tomb's formation, bringing it back to light.

Inside was the tomb of a powerful cultivator from a distant era.

The most precious items inside were the fragment of the "Nine Lives Immortal Scripture" and the Perfect Recovery Pill. Everything else had turned to ruins over time, only these two good things were preserved.

Without stopping.

After spending two days, Lu Ye arrived at this place.

There was a formation here, but it was broken. Even if it were intact, it wouldn't be a barrier to Lu Ye.

With simple steps, Lu Ye's figure disappeared.

Almost ten minutes after he disappeared, Yue Hongling's figure appeared.

She was alone.

She dared not let others know about the Perfect Recovery Pill.

Such a pill, for many people, was not precious, even useless.

But for someone with a junior in the family who was forming a core, it was worth a fortune.

She also easily entered the formation.

As soon as she entered, her expression changed.

Someone had entered before her?

Who was it?

She hurriedly moved forward quickly. For her, who had been an Emperor in her previous life, the things arranged by a powerful cultivator, plus the erosion of time, were really nothing to stop her.

Suddenly, her footsteps halted.

Huh?

She was trapped.

Yue Hongling slapped her palm forward, and the void in front of her trembled slightly.

This was not a formation that could be set up by the Void Refining realm.

It was a formation arranged by the person who had arrived earlier.

This ancient tomb had not yet been revealed to the world, so in theory, no one should have come here.

But since someone had indeed arrived, it could only mean...

"Senior brother, I know it's you! Come out!"