Chapter 431: Deal with Ye Xue

The Spirit Clan's forces were imposing.

In this stage of the ancient era, the Spirit Clan was at its most dominant, even outshining the Dragon Clan, though its foundation was somewhat lacking.

Otherwise, they would not dare to clash with the Cloud Kingdom, one of the super powers, at the border.

Various Spirit Clan factions set out from Mortal Earth, continuously rushing to the Tianlong Star Domain; the lineage to which Ye Xue belongs is especially strong, holding the top position alone.

On Lin Chuan's flying vessel, a banner of the Yuling Master Lineage, brought by Yan Beicheng, was erected.

When Lin Chuan looked at Ye Xue, she also saw him.

Their gazes met.

In Lin Chuan's eyes, time flew by, yet old friends remained unchanged.

In Ye Xue's eyes, everything had changed.

When they first met, they were both youths; now they are still young but no longer adolescents, and in Ye Xue's case, not a trace of childishness remains on her.

Only a cold, proud temperament endures.

Whoosh!

In the next instant, Ye Xue moved.

When this super genius, admired by all of the Spirit Clan, made a move, countless eyes instantly turned to her.

After a few flickers, Ye Xue was already on Lin Chuan's flying vessel.

This is Ye Xue: ruthless and few words.

Her initiative always ranks first.

"Long time no see."

Ye Xue stood on the mast of the flying vessel, staring at Lin Chuan.

She didn't come naturally to reminisce with Lin Chuan.

She was only concerned about that unparalleled treasure.

In her youthful days, she had never been defeated, but in a secret realm contest she lost to Lin Chuan and was forced to surrender the realm's supreme treasure.

That strange Divine Cocoon.

This matter lodged in her heart, unable to be forgotten, always remembered.

She cannot count how many times she recalled in dreams that boy who defeated her and the stolen Divine Cocoon.

What shamed her even more was that everyone thought she had won that battle.

In fact, she suffered a crushing defeat.

Had Lin Chuan intended to take her life, there would likely be no Ye Xue today.

"Long time no see, Xue'er."

Lin Chuan greeted.

Ye Xue's delicate body on the mast trembled, nearly falling.

Xue'er?

Who told you to call me that?!

We're quite familiar, aren't we?

This guy probably doesn't think she came of her own accord to see him just to reminisce, right?

I just want to see what the Divine Cocoon is like!

The original strangeness of the Divine Cocoon left a deep impression; she believes there should be an independent life inside it, but it was never nurtured.

While Ye Xue was thinking, she sensed three gazes.

As the eyes swept, there were three more people on the flying vessel, all watching her.

The most eye‑catching was the figure in red robes, exuding a strong demonic aura, but that wasn't the point; the point was the other's temperament.

Even with a mask, there was a beauty that seemed unrivaled in the world.

The woman who could evoke this feeling in her is, first, the Red-Clothed Witch before her.

By contrast, the other girl is rather ordinary, perhaps even ugly.

Yet she thinks the other is far from as simple as she appears, because that confidence in her eyes is not something an ordinary girl could possess.

The last one, she knows.

The sole prodigy of the Yuling Master Lineage, Yan Beicheng.

However, she has only crossed paths with Yan Beicheng once, never spoken, and pays little attention to the Yuling Master Lineage.

She does not know exactly what happened.

"May we talk alone, Lin Chuan?"

Ye Xue dislikes crowds, especially when she feels threatened; she prefers to control all safety by herself.

"Sure."

Lin Chuan nodded.

Ye Xue leapt from the mast, "How about boarding my ship?"

"Anything works."

Lin Chuan doesn't discriminate; whose ship can't be boarded?

Tu Shan Jiao Jiao watched from a short distance, silent, muttering inwardly, "This guy's romantic luck is really good, another great beauty."

The Witch remained silent.

She was just inexplicably annoyed.

"I guess I won't really develop any feelings for him, right?"

"It must be Mo Sangyu's doing!"

He only gave me a few Red Lotus, only saved my life, only gave me a feeling slightly different from others, only looks good and has high talent…

That's not right!

What am I thinking? Pah!

Title: Witch was very angry, and the gentle voice inside her heart sounded again.

It seems you also think he is great, aren't these enough?

"Not enough! He's all pretended!" Title: Witch roared.

"Actually you know it's not," the gentle voice laughed.

I won't be fooled again!

Title: Witch said coldly: "All living beings in this Shi Jie are disguising themselves, including ourselves."

Alas.

The gentle voice sighed, "Why bother? As the saying goes, a gentleman judges deeds not heart; Lin Chuan has not done anything wrong."

"We cannot impose other people's mistakes, and our Darkness imagination of this Shi Jie, onto Lin Chuan."

"If we do so, we will lose a person's most basic ability to sense emotions."

I know, you also long for it.

Why forcibly make oneself oppose?

The gentle voice echoed in the heart.

Title: Witch couldn't stand it, roared again,

"Enough! Shut up! This body is now mine, you have no right to preach, it wasn't I who saved you, you have died countless times already."

The voice in the heart fell silent.

While the two personalities argued, Lin Chuan had already left with Ye Xue.

Title: Witch also fell silent.

She had to admit, looking at that figure that seemed to appear as both one and two, there was indeed something unsettling in her heart.

……

On the other side.

Lin Chuan had already arrived on Ye Xue's ship.

The two were alone in a room.

But Ye Xue's cold pride meant that in such a situation there was no ambiguous, romantic atmosphere, only a cold, icy dialogue.

"Lin Chuan, lately I've heard some things about you."

Ye Xue said: "I heard you founded a faction called Myriad Symbol Pavilion, specializing in trading souls, renowned across Mortal Earth. Is this true or false?"

Hmm.

Lin Chuan openly admitted, "I am the Lord of Myriad Symbol Pavilion."

Ye Xue's eyes burned, "I feel you are much stronger than before, that has to do with the Divine Cocoon, right? Your soul‑trading also relates to the Divine Cocoon?"

I won't tell you.

Lin Chuan naturally would not always go along with Ye Xue; for each romantic tie, he has different strategies.

Ye Xue is a solitary proud master.

The more one goes along with the other, the less one achieves the goal.

……

Ye Xue paused; she didn't expect that after a smooth conversation, Lin Chuan suddenly stopped speaking.

She, in a fit of anger, got a little upset.

It seemed the other side also had no reason to have to tell her.

But her heart couldn't help being curious; when she was young and first saw the Divine Cocoon, she felt it was an extraordinary divine artifact,

Now having experienced more, her perspective broadened, and upon reminiscing, she increasingly felt the Divine Cocoon was more profound than she imagined.

To the point that she is still regretful now, that she didn't contest Lin Chuan back then.

It became an eternal pain in her heart.

If she could obtain the Divine Cocoon, with its power she might be able to advance the Dual Bloodline Secret Art to a higher level.

This would benefit the entire Tribe of the Spirits, triggering a qualitative change.

Thinking of this, Ye Xue gritted her teeth and said, "I want to make a deal with you."