Chapter 16

"Poetry, I don't understand what you're saying. This is something we came up with ourselves."

Luo Shiyu's face remained calm as she feigned confusion.

She felt a bit regretful, wishing she hadn't invited Lin Qingyun to join them for dinner today. This woman had a clear mind and keen observational skills, making her notoriously hard to deceive.

Mostly, she hadn't expected to run into Li Nianfan, and even more so, to be noticed by Lin Qingyun.

However, she was determined not to reveal a single detail about the wise person.

"Shiyu, we are sisters, don't hide things from me."

Lin Qingyun's eyes flickered as she smiled, "If you had truly come up with the solution, you wouldn't have sought help from our Lingyun Immortal Pavilion. And when I received your plea for help, I rushed over without a second thought. Now that you have a solution, you're going to leave me behind?"

She saw through Luo Shiyu's plan at a glance. It wouldn't be long before the Imperial Advisor and the Chancellor would turn on each other, both suffering heavy losses!

Such a strategy left her in constant amazement. This person must be a genius of the highest caliber!

"Our condition for your help is the Dragon Fire Pearl of our Ganlong Immortal Dynasty," Luo Shiyu said calmly.

Lin Qingyun replied, "The Dragon Fire Pearl is your national treasure. How could I possibly want it? I just want to borrow it for a while. Several disciples of our Lingyun Immortal Pavilion are waiting for it to break through to the Golden Core stage."

From the Foundation Establishment stage to the Golden Core stage, one needs to condense the Golden Core Fire. The Dragon Fire Pearl of the Ganlong Immortal Dynasty can generate true dragon flames, which are extremely helpful for breaking through to the Golden Core stage.

Such a treasure can mass-produce Golden Core cultivators, forming the foundation of the Ganlong Immortal Dynasty.

"Sorry, but we've already come up with a solution and don't need your Lingyun Immortal Pavilion's help anymore," Luo Shiyu shook her head and said.

Without Li Nianfan's guidance, Luo Shiyu might have gritted her teeth and lent out the Dragon Fire Pearl. But when would it be returned? That would depend on the Lingyun Immortal Pavilion's mood.

Now, she wouldn't be so foolish.

"Fine, if you won't lend it, that's okay. You just have to tell me if the wise person who gave you the strategy is the young man we just saw. It would be too cruel to let me come all this way for nothing," Lin Qingyun said pitifully, her eyes never leaving Luo Shiyu's face.

"It's not him!" Luo Shiyu shook her head and looked at Lin Qingyun frankly.

"Alright, I understand."

Lin Qingyun nodded and bid farewell to Luo Shiyu.

The corners of her mouth curled up, and her gaze turned to a hill outside the city, the direction Li Nianfan had left.

"Luo Shiyu, you think you've hidden it well, but the more composed you act, the more suspicious it seems! That ordinary person is really interesting, I have to go see him!"

The next day.

Early in the morning, Lin Qingyun packed up and headed towards the hill where Li Nianfan had left.

Although Li Nianfan looked like an ordinary person, Lin Qingyun, seeing how seriously Luo Shiyu took him, didn't dare to be careless and dressed herself beautifully.

To be able to bring the dead back to life and to come up with a strategy that could revive the Ganlong Immortal Dynasty, what kind of wise person is he? Is he really just an ordinary person?

Lin Qingyun wasn't foolish; on the contrary, she was very smart.

She had a premonition that this discovery would be the most significant of her life!

At the foot of the hill, looking up at the misty mountain, Lin Qingyun felt an unusual sense of tension, as if she were about to visit not an ordinary person but a hidden great power.

Just as she was about to climb the hill, three figures descended from the sky, landing steadily at the foot of the hill.

These three were Bai Luoshuang and her parents. To show respect for the wise person, they stopped at the foot of the hill and prepared to walk up.

Lin Qingyun saw Bai Luoshuang and was slightly taken aback, "Sister Luoshuang?"

"Sister Lin? Why are you here?" Bai Luoshuang was equally surprised, looking at Lin Qingyun in astonishment.

Lin Qingyun looked at Bai Luoshuang, her heart stirring, "I'm here to visit a friend. Are you here for the same reason?"

"Yes, I'm here with my parents to visit a wise person," Bai Luoshuang nodded.

"Your parents came in person?"

Lin Qingyun was startled, looking at the middle-aged couple beside her, and respectfully said, "This junior, Lin Qingyun, greets Lord Bai and Senior Su."

Her heart was far from calm. Although the Ten Thousand Swords Immortal Sect wasn't as powerful as their Lingyun Immortal Pavilion, this was still the sect's leader, a Nascent Soul cultivator, who had come in person.

What was on the mountain that warranted such seriousness?

At the same time, she was puzzled. She had heard that the Ten Thousand Swords Immortal Sect had been challenged by the Sword Demon. Her master had predicted that Bai Wuchen would not be a match for the Sword Demon, yet he was still alive and well.

She had too many questions but didn't know how to ask.

Bai Wuchen waved his hand and smiled, "You are Master Yun's youngest disciple, right? To reach the late Foundation Establishment stage at such a young age, your future is boundless."

"Lord Bai, you, you..." Lin Qingyun's face changed dramatically, her eyes wide with disbelief as she looked at Bai Wuchen.

In the past, Bai Wuchen could only call her master "Senior Yun," but now he was calling him "Master Yun," implying they were at the same cultivation level!

There was only one explanation.

"Indeed, I have also broken through to the Soul Out stage," Bai Wuchen smiled.

This...

Lin Qingyun was even more shocked upon confirmation.

Nascent Soul and Soul Out were completely different concepts. With Bai Wuchen's breakthrough, the status of the Ten Thousand Swords Immortal Sect would rise, no longer being a minor sect!

What happened? When did it become so easy to break through from Nascent Soul to Soul Out?

"You don't need to think too much. I also received help from a wise person, just by luck," Bai Wuchen said, a hint of nostalgia and regret in his eyes.

Unfortunately, if that painting hadn't been destroyed by the Sword Demon, he was confident he could have advanced further!

Thinking of this, his heart ached.

"Wise person's help, could it be..." Lin Qingyun thought of a possibility but didn't dare to consider it.

Bai Luoshuang had just said they were visiting a wise person, and combined with Bai Wuchen's attitude, her mind was reeling.

To help a Nascent Soul cultivator break through to the Soul Out stage, this must be a divine-level ability!

Bai Wuchen then smiled and asked carefully, "There's no one around here. Who are you visiting, Miss Lin? Could it be the same person we are visiting?"

He asked cautiously. If Lin Qingyun was indeed a friend of the wise person, even as a Soul Out cultivator, he wouldn't dare to act arrogantly in front of her.

"I'm just curious and came to take a look..."

Lin Qingyun, usually calm and intelligent, felt a bit guilty and didn't dare to hide anything, recounting what she had seen during the day.

"To be able to bring the dead back to life with ordinary means, truly a wise person!" Bai Wuchen was amazed, "This wise person is showing that even an ordinary person can turn the impossible into the possible! His realm is beyond our comprehension."

Bai Luoshuang, on the other hand, looked admiring, her focus different from Bai Wuchen's, "The wise person not only has a high realm but also treats women with such respect. His mental state is truly remarkable."

Lin Qingyun confirmed that the wise person Bai Wuchen was referring to was the ordinary young man she had seen today. She felt her blood run cold, her scalp tingling.

She couldn't believe that her curiosity had led her to such a significant discovery. Luo Shiyu had even tried to hide it from her, no way!

This was definitely the greatest opportunity of her life!

She had to be extremely careful to make a good impression on the wise person!