Chapter 424: A Ruthless One

My request is simple.

Liu Jingyi smiled, "I want the Lord of Myriad Symbol Pavilion to forever keep Wu Zhaor's secret, never to reveal it again."

"Even if later people attempt a soul exchange, you must never agree."

"How so?"

In Liu Jingyi's view, everything of hers had vanished completely the moment Yao Feng set foot in the Myriad Symbol Pavilion.

Only a Physical Body remained in this world.

Soul and such brought her only pain, leaving no meaning at all.

"Fine."

Lin Chuan smiled and asked again, "Madam, have you truly decided? Is this what you want to do? Not just a momentary impulse?"

"You don't regret it?"

"No regrets!" Liu Jingyi nodded, her mood calm.

"Liu Jingyi! What on earth are you doing? Must you punish me this way? I'm wrong, I'm wrong—can't that be enough?" Yao Feng roared.

"No! You do know you're wrong."

Liu Jingyi sneered, "You only realize your good days are coming to an end."

At those words, Yao Feng stood dumbfounded, unable to recover his thoughts for a long time.

"I..."

Yao Feng no longer knew what to say.

Liu Jingyi laughed, "If I were you, I would certainly be willing at this moment to sacrifice my soul to obtain Wu Zhaor's secret of death."

"In that case, at least it proves your love for her ran deep, that you truly loved her all your life; even in Di Yu she would smile."

"But now, you dare not say anything..."

"The facts show you're a complete coward, a hypocrite! You don't love me, nor Wu Zhaor; the only one you truly love is yourself."

"I... I don't." Yao Feng's face flushed red.

"You are!"

Liu Jingyi mocked, "If you truly loved her, you should have died with her back then; if you truly loved me, you shouldn't have come here."

"You can do nothing."

"You only pretend deep affection, deceiving yourself, unwilling to let go of your obsession!"

"Marry you! Following me for these thousands of years, even if it's the retribution of my Past Life, Yao Feng, you truly disgust me!"

Liu Jingyi's words cut straight to the heart.

As a bystander, Lin Chuan was left stunned.

Good fellow!

A love‑obsessed mind that's lasted thousands of years actually awakens at the crucial moment?

This junior sister is the real ruthless one.

Lin Chuan's thought had just formed when an even harsher event occurred: Liu Jingyi's Physical Body turned into flying ash in an instant.

Only the Immortal Soul remained.

It drilled into a jade ring, hovering in the air.

The facts prove Liu Jingyi is truly daring in love and hate, without any ambiguity.

Such a punishment will likely cause Yao Feng to live in shadows his whole life, unable to pass the Heart Tribulation.

Not far away.

Mo Sangyu watched the scene, her heart a mixture of five flavors.

Liu Jingyi left a deep impression on her, willing to devote thousands of years of love to one person, waiting for a change of heart, yet able to pull out when the heart turns to ash, instantly let go, and exact revenge.

Although this method of revenge looks foolish to her,

but judging from Yao Feng's reaction, it's clearly effective.

"Jingyi! No!"

Yao Feng knelt in pain, looking frantic, "No! Jingyi! My Jingyi! My Zhaor! Don't leave me!"

"Why?!"

"Why punish me like this?!"

"I only want to get past the Heart Demon, why punish me so! Why?!"

The frantic Yao Feng sprang up, lunging at the hovering jade ring, but Lin Chuan was faster, seizing the ring first.

"What are you doing?!"

Yao Feng glared at Lin Chuan, "Give Jingyi back to me! Give Jingyi back to me!!"

"Your Jingyi? She's mine now."

Lin Chuan took the jade ring.

This is an excellent material for forging the Item: Sword of All Beings.

He naturally could not give it to Yao Feng.

"Lord of Myriad Symbol Pavilion! You!!"

Yao Feng, on the verge of dying of anger, "What difference is there between your method and those demon heads?"

Lin Chuan smiled, "I've never claimed I'm not a demon head; however you define me, it doesn't matter."

"But I hope Elder Yao Feng sees the situation."

"If you continue to cause trouble inside the Myriad Symbol Pavilion, this Lord of Myriad Symbol Pavilion will have no choice but to intervene."

"You!" Yao Feng wanted to act, but recalling various rumors, ultimately he dared not.

Moreover, the way Lin Chuan just seized the jade pendant proved that the opponent's strength is no longer below his.

After all, this is Jin Tian Zhou; if he acts recklessly, even if he falls here, the Yao Yan Sect cannot stand up for him.

Even the Xuanyuan Family has become pliant.

What is he, then?

But letting him leave like this, how could he be content?

Yao Feng regretted.

He regretted entering this Myriad Symbol Pavilion, losing his beloved, and also losing the junior sister who loved him most; why is his life so sorrowful?

If he had never met Zhao Er, or had been a bit braver, would the outcome have been completely different?

Yao Feng, disheartened and dazed, walked outward.

Outside the Myriad Symbol Pavilion, at some unknown time it had become crowded, and each person stared at Yao Feng with strange looks.

Someone sighed.

"A dignified Great Being of the Void Deity Realm, yet meeting such an end—Heart Demon cannot comprehend; I fear he will not make any progress in this life."

Cultivation outweighs heart cultivation.

Yao Feng's heart cultivation is clearly insufficient.

He is neither ruthless nor deeply affectionate; he goes wherever the wind blows, wavering, and loses on both sides.

A person like this is destined never to reach the summit.

Pierced by countless gazes, Yao Feng felt overwhelming shame, yet seemed unable to do anything, only lowering his head and walking out.

A few short steps felt as if he had exhausted all his strength.

Just as he was about to retreat, he heard someone say "coward," and the fire of anger in his heart ignited instantly.

He cannot confront the Lord of Myriad Symbol Pavilion; could he also not confront these people?

He scanned his gaze toward the source of the voice; a group stood there, and, absentmindedly, he did not know who had said it.

But his eyes quickly locked onto the most conspicuous one in the crowd.

It was an ugly face, with tangled hair piled haphazardly like withered grass, utterly lacking luster.

The skin was rough and dull, as if it had endured countless wind and frost, covered with uneven spots like an old canvas eroded by time.

There was also a deep scar, running from the forehead to the lips, covering half of the face.

The eyes were even smaller and lifeless, half‑covered by heavy eyelids, as if they could never open, lacking any spark of vitality.

Someone like that also dares to come and see his own joke?

Filled with spite, Yao Feng casually slapped out a palm, and a raging flame surged like a galloping beast, aiming to devour that ugly girl completely.

Just as the flame roared toward the girl, a vortex of Darkness appeared, swallowing the flame entirely.

Inside the house, Lin Chuan's cold voice rang out.

"If you dare act again on the Myriad Symbol Pavilion's grounds, you will be killed without mercy."

The cold words rippled in the girl's heart.

This ugly girl is the Nine‑Tailed Fox Tu Shan Jiao Jiao, who originated from Yuan Continent via Shapeshifting.

"Lord of Myriad Symbol Pavilion? How interesting."