43: The girl inside the Immortal Demon Sword

“Lingchen Junior Brother, are you there?”

Just then, Lin Yurou's crisp and pleasant voice came from outside the Green Cloud Pavilion.

“Yurou Sister, I’m here, I’m here!” At this moment, Yang Lingchen felt as if he had heard the sound of nature, filled with pleasant surprise, and quickly replied.

“Sister Yanyun, please let go quickly.” Yang Lingchen immediately begged for mercy repeatedly.

“Hmph, I'll spare you for now.” Ling Yanyun snorted coldly before finally letting go.

“Aoo... Aoo...” Yang Lingchen couldn't help but let out a miserable shriek; large beads of sweat emerged from his forehead, and his face instantly turned pale.

At this time, Lin Yurou also walked in and curiously said, “Sister Yanyun, you're here too! Huh! Lingchen Junior Brother, what happened to you?”

“I'm fine, I just accidentally bumped into something while walking.” Yang Lingchen said with difficulty, hunched over and his voice trembling.

“Yurou, why did you come?” Ling Yanyun asked.

“The matter of Lingchen Junior Brother and Situ Jie competing for your affection has already spread throughout the entire Heavenly Origin Palace, so I came to see.” Lin Yurou smiled, her face full of curiosity as she explained.

Yang Lingchen endured the pain, brewed a pot of tea for the two women, and then, hunched over and staggering, walked toward the room.

At this moment, he just wanted to quickly check his injuries; he felt like he was about to burst from Ling Yanyun's final strike just now.

“Sister Yanyun, I can't believe Elder Tianji's deduction was so accurate; in less than half a year, Lingchen Junior Brother can actually fight Situ Jie to a draw.”

Lin Yurou wore an extremely surprised expression, her beautiful eyes wide open.

“Indeed, this kid is a freak. Now even I am no match for him.” Ling Yanyun couldn't help but sigh, a complicated look in her eyes.

“Isn't this great? Your bet with Sikong Jie is now guaranteed to be won. With Lingchen Junior Brother's Cultivation speed, he will soon surpass Sikong Jie. At that time, you can completely get rid of Sikong Jie's entanglement.” Lin Yurou said, the corners of her mouth curving upward.

“Yes! I didn't expect him to grow so quickly either.” Ling Yanyun nodded slightly, a gratified smile appearing on her face.

“Right, Sister Yanyun, did you just...?” Lin Yurou quietly leaned close to Ling Yanyun's ear and whispered the question.

“Nothing of the sort, he bumped himself.” Ling Yanyun's pretty face flushed slightly; she quickly denied it, her eyes somewhat evasive.

“Who are you trying to fool? He's not blind; how could he bump there?” Lin Yurou muttered softly, a look of disbelief on her face.

“Why would I lie to you? Believe it or not.” Ling Yanyun said irritably, turning her head away.

When Yang Lingchen came out again, Ling Yanyun and Lin Yurou had already left.

Seeing the two women leave, Yang Lingchen quietly slipped into his haotian jade space, then cautiously took out the immortal demon sword, preparing to begin Refining for Recognition as Master.

At this moment, Yang Lingchen injected his natal essence blood into the immortal demon sword, while simultaneously mobilizing the Profound Energy within his body, concentrating fully on consecrating and refining it.

The Rank of this immortal demon sword was quite good; if he could completely refine it, the energy it unleashed would be far beyond what an ordinary battle sword could compare to.

However, just as he was refining it to the most critical moment, an accident suddenly occurred.

He saw the immortal demon sword suddenly break free of his restraints, and a crisp female voice rang out: “You villain, what are you trying to do?”

“Artifact Spirit.” Yang Lingchen revealed a look of shock, his heart filled with surprise.

He knew clearly that ordinary Spiritual Artifacts and Magical Artifacts could not give birth to Artifact Spirits, yet at this moment, a Soul existed within the immortal demon sword.

“You're the Artifact Spirit! Your whole family are Artifact Spirits!” The crisp female voice came again, its tone full of anger.

“Whether you're an Artifact Spirit or not, I'll refine you first and talk later.” Yang Lingchen gritted his teeth, grabbed the hilt of the immortal demon sword, and then activated his Soul Power, beginning to refine it frantically once more.

“Bastard, take your filthy hands off me, don't touch me.” The crisp female voice came again, full of resistance.

Yang Lingchen ignored her and continued to concentrate fully on refining the immortal demon sword.

Just as his Soul Imprint was about to be successfully carved onto the immortal demon sword, an incomparably strong pressure suddenly erupted from within the immortal demon sword.

Suddenly, an exquisitely beautiful illusory figure appeared before Yang Lingchen.

“Bastard, stop it.” The exquisitely beautiful illusory figure roared angrily.

“You're not an Artifact Spirit, who are you?” Yang Lingchen stepped back a few paces while holding the immortal demon sword, watching the exquisitely beautiful illusory figure warily.

“Kneel.” The exquisitely beautiful illusory figure once again emitted an extremely terrifying Aura.

Yang Lingchen immediately felt as if an incomparably heavy mountain was pressing down on him, and his knees slightly bent.

This pressure was no less terrifying than Granny Yu's previous pressure, perhaps even surpassing it.

“No, this old man absolutely cannot kneel.” This was Yang Lingchen's only firm belief at this moment.

At this moment, he unconsciously activated the Vast Heaven Art.

When the Vast Heaven Art was activated, the pressure in front of Yang Lingchen instantly vanished without a trace.

“You have some tricks. Bastard, who are you? Why can you resist my pressure?” The exquisitely beautiful illusory figure frowned slightly, her tone carrying a hint of doubt.

“Who I am, you will soon know. Now, kneel down and call me Master.” Yang Lingchen roared.

Immediately, he activated the Vast Heaven Jade, and instantly, a majestic, ocean-vast Aura appeared throughout the entire space, pressing down toward the exquisitely beautiful illusory figure.

Within the haotian jade space, Yang Lingchen was the absolute God. Anyone who entered this space had to submit to his absolute suppression.

“What is this place? Stop quickly.”

The exquisitely beautiful illusory figure shouted anxiously, her voice filled with panic.

As the pressure grew stronger, the illusory figure of the Exquisitely Beautiful Young Lady began to slowly dissipate.

Yang Lingchen did not reply, but continued to activate the Vast Heaven Jade to exert pressure.

“Ahhh...”

The exquisitely beautiful illusory figure let out a tragic shriek, but she still did not beg for mercy.

“Are you truly not afraid of death?”

At this moment, Yang Lingchen stopped and no longer activated the Vast Heaven Jade. He knew that if he continued, this illusory figure would be Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.

“A mere ant dares to demand This Young Lady call you Master. You have enormous audacity.” The exquisitely beautiful illusory figure said coldly, her eyes full of disdain.

“So arrogant? Then go die!” After Yang Lingchen finished speaking, he prepared to activate the Vast Heaven Jade again.

“Bastard, stop it.” The exquisitely beautiful illusory figure quickly said.

“Who are you? Why are you hiding inside the immortal demon sword?” Yang Lingchen asked, frowning deeply.

“I want to make a deal with you. Are you interested?” The exquisitely beautiful illusory figure said.

“What deal? Tell me about it.” Yang Lingchen said.

“Although I am not the Artifact Spirit of the immortal demon sword, I can help you control the immortal demon sword. As long as you help me find the shaping grass, I can reshape my body. At that time, I will not only give you a massive stroke of good fortune but also help you find that girl named Feng Xueqing.” The exquisitely beautiful illusory figure said.

“You know where Xueqing is?” Yang Lingchen asked eagerly.

“From what I've observed, that girl should be a member of the Phoenix Clan in Tianfeng World. As long as you help me reshape my body, I can take you to Tianfeng World then.” The exquisitely beautiful illusory figure said.

“How do I know you're not lying to me?” Yang Lingchen said, his eyes filled with suspicion.

“You can only trust me, because the Universe contains countless Parallel Spaces. Without me leading the way, perhaps you would never find Tianfeng World in your lifetime.” The exquisitely beautiful illusory figure said, her tone very certain.

“Where can I find shaping grass?” Yang Lingchen asked.

“You don't need to know for now, because your strength is too low.” The exquisitely beautiful illusory figure said, a hint of disdain in her eyes.

“The deal is struck. What should I call you?” Yang Lingchen asked.

“Call me Ling'er! If you want the immortal demon sword to unleash greater power, you need to find some Magical Artifacts of the same Rank for it to devour, so it can quickly advance to the Dao Artifact Rank.” The exquisitely beautiful illusory figure said.

“I understand.” Yang Lingchen nodded.

Yang Lingchen knew that some top-tier Divine Artifacts advanced by devouring other Divine Artifacts.

Afterward, Ling'er returned to the immortal demon sword once more.

Yang Lingchen also successfully recognized the immortal demon sword as his master artifact and smoothly stored the immortal demon sword within his Dantian.

Generally, Spiritual Artifacts cannot be stored inside the body; only Dao Artifacts that have successfully recognized a master can be stored internally.

Although the immortal demon sword was currently only a Heaven Rank Magical Artifact, Yang Lingchen could tell that its former Rank was definitely not as simple as a Magical Artifact.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be possible to store it inside the body.

Next, Yang Lingchen began Alchemy again. Since he had achieved a Breakthrough to the Void Seeking Realm, his demand for Medicinal Pills also increased.