Chapter 1321: with translation of chapter title

"How come? Even I don't recognize myself?" Qinglong Daoren lifted his head, revealing that spring-breeze smile of his and that gentle tone, exactly the same as Chen Chuyang.

Tianlian Zhenren was stunned, standing blankly in place for a long time without coming to.

Xinran Zhanglao quickly coughed: "Cough, cough, Tianlian Zhenren, this is Qinglong Daoren."

Tianlian Zhenren immediately came to, carefully examining Qinglong Daoren up and down, sensing the demonic beast bloodline on him—the Azure Dragon Bloodline of Qinglong Daoren—and that aura completely unlike a human's, with no connection to Chen Chuyang.

But that gaze, that smile, and his aura were exactly the same as Chen Chuyang's back then; she could not possibly be mistaken.

Having lived on Longshe Shan for so many days, Tianlian Zhenren was very familiar with Chen Chuyang and also with his smile.

"Qinglong Qinglong Daoren? What is your relationship with Chen Chuyang?" Tianlian Zhenren still voiced the doubt in her heart, for it was all too familiar.

She could not be mistaken; the Xinran Zhanglao before her, as well as this Qinglong Daoren, were all too familiar.

Xinran Zhanglao shook his head; indeed so, he could not hide it from this woman—Tianlian Zhenren knew Chen Chuyang well, so she naturally noticed something off about Qinglong Daoren and saw the connection between him and Chen Chuyang.

"What do you think?" Qinglong Daoren countered.

Tianlian Zhenren was stunned, thought for a long time, but could not come up with the correct answer.

She turned to Xinran Zhanglao and asked: "Xinran Zhanglao, please tell me the truth; I really want to know."

Xinran Zhanglao spread his hands: "Exactly as you think; this Qinglong Daoren is Chen Chuyang's avatar, or can be seen as another Chen Chuyang—he is an independent person, namely another manifestation of Chen Chuyang's state."

To call it an avatar is actually inaccurate; their relationship is not merely that of an avatar.

Qinglong Daoren possesses an independent personality and soul; he is a single individual, not an avatar.

The avatar they know of is merely a body controlled by the main body—still the same person, either controlled by the main body's soul; in short, it is just another puppet.

The Qinglong Daoren before us is different; he is independent, not comparable to that inferior kind.

Tianlian Zhenren was stunned, then stared intently at Qinglong Daoren for a long while before nodding: "I understand now; that's why I felt he was so familiar yet so strange."

"Their auras differ, yet there is no connection between them."

"Then when did he arrive here? And he also established a Longshe Shan here."

A Longshe Shan of this scale, complete with spirit veins, has extremely rich spiritual energy here; moreover, it's not just the two of us—Chen Chuyang's son is also here—this cannot be achieved by ordinary means.

Xinran Zhanglao pointed at Qinglong Daoren: "You should ask him these things; I cannot answer your questions."

It's not that he won't answer; he simply doesn't want to. Some things are better said by Qinglong Daoren himself, and she, too, should not reveal the secrets of this place.

Qinglong Daoren glanced at Xinran Zhanglao out of the corner of his eye, then said to Tianlian Zhenren: "I came here together with Xinran Zhanglao, with some thoughts; I arrived after you left Longshe Shan, and have remained here ever since, never departing."

"Tianlian Zhenren, I'm curious—how did you find this place?"

Tianlian Zhenren did not conceal anything, speaking frankly: "I also didn't know you were here; in a vague way, this place summoned me, so I followed my intuition, thinking I had found my opportunity here—little did I expect it was you who were here."

"Had I known you were here, I should have rushed over sooner; why endure all that turmoil along the way?"

"Ah."

She sighed; she was truly exhausted, finally able to relax.

After these days of hard labor, she could finally rest.

"Huh?" Qinglong Daoren asked in surprise: "Intuition? Opportunity? Guidance?"

That answer was truly unexpected; he had thought Tianlian Zhenren had sensed a problem with this place, which was why she… came over.

Xinran Zhanglao was also dumbfounded; he really hadn't expected that answer.

"You came all this way just because of an opportunity's guidance?"

"Aren't you afraid it's a trap? Aren't you afraid it's a scheme?"

"That's just too absurd."

If it were her, she definitely wouldn't do that; Tianlian Zhenren's journey surely wasn't easy.

Tianlian Zhenren shook her head: "I didn't think that much; anyway, I had nowhere else to go, couldn't run into familiar people, and was alone all the way—I just sensed the opportunity, so naturally I headed this way, just in case it's real."

"Besides, my intuition has never been wrong; I trust my intuition."

"Looks like I was right."

"My opportunity indeed has no problem."

Tianlian Zhenren smiled; at this moment, she felt everything was worth it.

The opportunity is Qinglong Daoren and company—better than what she had hoped for; being with them, she need not worry about safety or about being harmed; within this formation, she can cultivate in peace, without worrying about resources.

At this moment, she can finally breathe easy.

Xinran Zhanglao: "……"

In her view, this is incomprehensible; no matter how she thinks, she cannot understand it.

Why is it like this? How could one reach this point?

Between people, they really are different.

"You can relax now; what do you plan to do from now on—stay here or continue adventuring?"

Tianlian Zhenren waved her hand: "I'll stay; it's too dangerous out there, my strength is too weak, and I have no other ideas for now."

Not clinging to a thick thigh—that's foolish.

Tianlian Zhenren hasn't become so foolish as to think she's invincible under heaven.

"Huh?" Xinran Zhanglao had thought Tianlian Zhenren was full of heroic spirit, refusing to eat food offered in contempt—little did he expect she would compromise.

"Isn't it surprising? Do you think I would choose to leave and keep adventuring, relying on my own strength to carve out a world?" Tianlian Zhenren saw Xinran Zhanglao's doubt and asked him directly.

"Mm." Xinran Zhanglao nodded, nothing to hide.

"You don't understand; Tianwai is truly dangerous—look at my cultivation, it's improved a lot, right? All of that came from slaughter; I've been fighting day and night, never stopping along the way."

"Can you imagine what I've been through? Tianwai is genuinely dangerous."

Tianlian Zhenren elaborated on the dangers she encountered on this journey—each matter was life-threatening, each instance extremely perilous.

Several times she was on the brink of death, yet she stubbornly endured.

The enemy won't give you a chance to rest; endless foes, not out of hatred, simply wanting to take everything she possesses.

Female cultivators receive this treatment; they will be eyed by all sorts of people, either because of their beauty, or because of their strength, or because being alone makes them easy to target—simple as that: a female cultivator who is alone is easy to deal with, becoming a fat sheep in others' eyes.

Those people, how could they possibly let go of a fat sheep that's already in their mouths?