Chapter 210: Love-Brained | Dream | Choice

"When did you return..." Ye Lingling asked, unable to help herself.

"Yesterday," Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

"Yesterday... you came back already? Why didn't you just—" Ye Lingling blurted out, but suddenly she thought that it might not be appropriate for her to say this.

If Ning Feiliu came back yesterday...

He should have gone to see Dugu Yan first, or at the very least, returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect first.

Her relationship with Ning Feiliu was merely that of friends; how could Ning Feiliu come to find her the moment he returned?

However, although Ye Lingling was very clear on this point, she still hoped... that Ning Feiliu could have come to find her first.

Ning Feiliu was also a bit awkward, but he pretended not to understand the meaning behind Ye Lingling's words and replied, "Because my teacher and the others were outside the city, and there was already a curfew in Heaven Dou City when I returned, so I went to stay with my teacher for the night."

"Hmm... that's true, it's night, and it's hard to enter Heaven Dou City." Ye Lingling lowered her head, also playing along with what Ning Feiliu said.

Yet she did not know that Ning Feiliu had actually sensed her true inner thoughts.

"Since you're back, I'll return the medical clinic to you." Suddenly, Ye Lingling raised her head, took out the key to the medical clinic, handed it to Ning Feiliu, and said.

The medical clinic was originally Ning Feiliu's place; she had always felt that she was just managing it for him, while using it to refine her medical skills.

Now that Ning Feiliu was back, she should return this medical clinic to him.

"No need... I will be going out for training again in a while; I probably won't have time to manage the medical clinic," Ning Feiliu looked down at the key to the medical clinic, shook his head, and said with a smile.

His Pharmacology task experience was actually difficult to improve further by relying on the medical clinic.

Moreover, he was a Spirit Master, not a physician; it was impossible for him to keep holding onto this small medical clinic as a family business.

He was destined to set his sights on becoming the strongest Spirit Master in the future; as for the medical clinic... he wouldn't even feel bad if he sold it now.

"Lingling, if your medical skills are proficient enough, you don't need to manage this medical clinic anymore either," Ning Feiliu said with a smile again.

However, Ye Lingling was focused on his previous sentence; she said with some confusion, "You are still going out for training? Aren't you already..."

"I have only completed less than a part of my training this time," Ning Feiliu said with a smile. "My goal is to travel through the entire Northern Territory of the continent. I have only completed about one-third of the journey in this year. If I weren't afraid that everyone would be too worried, I reckon I would keep traveling."

Yet Ye Lingling was still very confused. She looked at Ning Feiliu and said, "Is it... really necessary to travel? Is the outside world really that wonderful?"

"It is very wonderful." Ning Feiliu could not speak of his own cheat, so he could only smile helplessly and say, "The outside world is very big, and I want to see it to my heart's content."

Ye Lingling looked at Ning Feiliu's helpless smile, and suddenly... she had an impulse.

She wanted to go out for training with Ning Feiliu; that way, she would be able to see him all the time.

But in what capacity would she go out for training with Ning Feiliu?

A man and a woman going out for training together... that would invite suspicion and criticism, wouldn't it?

Immediately, Ye Lingling dismissed this thought.

Yet she was also a bit annoyed at Ning Feiliu; why did he have to go out for training?

Wouldn't it be better to just cultivate safely and steadily in Heaven Dou City? But she knew she couldn't say anything to Ning Feiliu, because Ning Feiliu was a peerless genius.

She could not persuade Ning Feiliu.

"Then... how many days will you be staying in Heaven Dou City?" Ye Lingling calmed her mood slightly, regained her composure, and asked again.

"Probably less than two months. Next, I need to obtain a new Soul Ring, and I will head to the Star Dou Great Forest with my father and the others," Ning Feiliu said with a smile. "Also... I still have some things to do."

He was still considering... the matter of the final Crescent Moon Divine Weapon.

If he wanted to enter Slaughter City, he had to possess a melee long sword Crescent Moon Divine Weapon; that was the better choice.

At the same time, he also decided to forge some Hidden Weapons like Tang San for self-defense, just in case.

This was the strategy of "walking San Ge's path so that San Ge has no path to walk."

"Two months? So soon?" However, Ye Lingling said with some unease, "You went out for training for one year, three months, and seven days; are you leaving after staying for only two months?"

Ning Feiliu was stunned for a moment, then he quickly pretended not to know and said, "Hmm, I want to continue my journey quickly."

Ye Lingling also suddenly realized that she seemed to remember the time Ning Feiliu was away too clearly, but seeing that Ning Feiliu didn't seem to notice, she pretended to be absent-minded and said, "Hmm, no one can persuade you anyway, do as you please."

Ning Feiliu looked at Ye Lingling, who was pretending to be absent-minded but was actually so flushed that even her veil couldn't hide it, and felt a bit helpless.

Dugu Yan... that was understandable; after all, he had indeed gotten too close to Dugu Yan, and he had even saved her and Dugu Bo's lives. It was understandable that she would be infatuated with him.

But... why was Ye Lingling like this?

He had only saved Ye Lingling those two times, so had this woman, who was cold and aloof in the original work, become infatuated with him to this extent?

Sometimes...

Ning Feiliu even suspected that there was something wrong with the soil and water of Douluo Continent; why was everyone so willing to live or die for love?

A Tang Hao, who could even sabotage the sect that gave birth to him for love.

A Bibi Dong, who almost gave up her status as the Saintess of the Spirit Hall for Gangzi, and even wanted to destroy the Spirit Hall because of it later on.

Xiao Wu in the original work was the same; she could even give up her life for Tang San, though that was understandable, because Tang San was also acting like he would die for her when he tried to save her back then.

Qian Renxue, in the original work, just took one look at the awakened Tang San and fell in love with him, and even flooded the place when she was becoming a god.

Ning Feiliu held his forehead; he was truly afraid that he would gradually be assimilated into a love-brained person in the future.

At night, Ning Feiliu returned to his room in the sect and rested well for the whole night.

Although he hadn't obtained a Soul Ring yet, his cultivation would still accumulate and manifest later.

But he didn't lack this one night of cultivation; after all, the moon in the sky tonight was not a full moon, but a shallow crescent shape.

The cultivation efficiency of the Moonlight Breathing Method was not high, and since he had been out for training for so long, it was a rare chance to sleep peacefully for a night.

So he slept very soundly that night.

That was... that hazy dream appeared again.

In the dream, he seemed to have drunk a strange potion, and then he fell to the ground in pain.

At the same time, the clear and bright moon in the sky emitted a soft light.

Before he could react, everything in the dream twisted as if it were being imitated.

He climbed the high peak and saw a warrior holding a long spear clashing with a goddess who looked like the incarnation of the Sun God at the end of the celestial realm. He crossed ice and snow, and at the end of the frost-covered mountains, he saw a giant bear flickering with thunder and a goat spitting molten rock and iron blocks locked in a fierce battle.

He arrived at the end of the stars, where a giant dragon, revealing only a corner of the vast sea, was holding the star sea and the Milky Way in its hands.

"I roar! And you shall kneel!"

"Enjoy the glory of the sun!"

"The stars fade, but the radiance remains eternal!"

"The long spear does not bend, and neither do I! My will has ignited this spear!"

"Tears to the end... sound after sound of weeping blood."

Then Ning Feiliu woke up, only this time he touched his throat with a strange feeling.

At the same time, he said with some confusion, "Sound after sound of weeping blood? It seems I had a very long dream?"

But he could not recall what was in the dream now, only remembering that a voice in the dream had once said the four words "sound after sound of weeping blood."

He could not even remember what that voice was like, whether it was male or female.

"Pavilion Master." Just then, an Elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect walked in and said respectfully to Ning Feiliu, "The Sect Master says it is time to prepare to depart."

Ning Feiliu felt embarrassed at once; he had actually overslept.

Although he had not had a sound sleep in a long time, oversleeping like this was not very good.

"It's all because this world has no alarm clocks." Ning Feiliu immediately shifted the blame in his heart, but he turned and said to the Elder, "Alright, I will get up and prepare, and we shall depart immediately."

Although it was a bit late, it was about the same.

Ning Feiliu still set off for the Star Dou Great Forest, accompanied by Ning Fengzhi and a group of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Elders and disciples.

However, this time... the one accompanying Ning Fengzhi and Ning Feiliu was Bone Douluo.

Sword Douluo was staying behind to hold down the fort at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

This time, there was not even Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, or his big brother Ning Mingrui accompanying him.

Actually, it was quite nice; last time, it wasn't really necessary for so many people to accompany Ning Feiliu to obtain a Soul Ring.

This time, Dugu Bo also stated directly that he wanted to plant trees, so he would not accompany Ning Feiliu to the Star Dou Great Forest.

After all, the age of the Soul Ring Ning Feiliu needed to obtain was only about thirty or forty thousand years, or at most over fifty thousand years.

And with the accompaniment of Bone Douluo and Ning Fengzhi, unless that very special Dark Demon Evil God Tiger came over, even a powerful Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear could only become Ning Feiliu's Soul Ring.

Ning Feiliu and his party left Heaven Dou City in a grand procession and headed toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Along the way, Bone Douluo chatted with Ning Feiliu.

"Feiliu, what did you do while out training this past year?" Bone Douluo chuckled and said, "But I still feel it's not as prosperous as Heaven Dou City, right?"

"As the imperial capital of the empire, Heaven Dou City is naturally hard to compare with, but there are also very nice and unique local customs elsewhere," Ning Feiliu said with a smile.

"Feiliu, you didn't encounter any danger while out training, did you?" Ning Fengzhi asked with concern again.

"It was alright. I tried exchanging blows with a Soul Emperor. Although I was no match, there was no threat to my life. Also, I destroyed a bandit stronghold of Fallen Ones," Ning Feiliu said nonchalantly.

Because the exchange with that Soul Emperor happened in a city, the other party did not dare to go for the kill completely.

Under those circumstances, Ning Feiliu managed to hold his own against the opponent.

Although he was still at a disadvantage, the fact that he could fight back as a Soul Ancestor against a Soul Emperor was enough to prove that he was very strong now.

Finally, after using "Boundary Mirror Discrimination Destruction" to cancel out the opponent's soul skill attack, he successfully escaped.

That Soul Emperor did not dare to continue the pursuit, but if he had pursued... it would have been unfortunate.

At that time, in that town, there happened to be a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect outer sect Elder leading a team to escort a chamber of commerce.

If he had dared to catch up, Ning Feiliu would have led him there without hesitation.

At that time, he would have faced a Soul Emperor Elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, assisted by a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit Master.

Being both Soul Emperors, but with the assistance of a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit Master and other Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples present, he definitely would not have had an easy time.

So that Soul Emperor could be considered somewhat lucky.

"Exchanged blows with a Soul Emperor? Destroyed a stronghold of Fallen Ones?" Ning Fengzhi was somewhat shocked, but seeing that Ning Feiliu was fine, he felt relieved.

After all, Ning Feiliu was no longer an Auxiliary System Soul Master.

The training standards for Battle Soul Masters and Auxiliary System Soul Masters were naturally different; how could Ning Feiliu grow if he had not seen real blood and fire as a Battle Soul Master?

In fact, Ning Fengzhi was not the type of elder who liked to raise children in a greenhouse.

In the original story, even when Ning Rongrong was an Auxiliary System Soul Master, he dared to let her go out to train at Shrek Academy.

As for Ning Feiliu, a Battle Soul Master and the future Supreme Elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it went without saying.

This was also the reason why Ning Fengzhi was willing to let Ning Feiliu go out to train.

"Don't worry, Father, Gu Yeye, aren't I perfectly fine?" Ning Feiliu said with a smile at this moment.

Ning Fengzhi nodded with a smile and said, "It is good that you can go out to train and return safely. Alright, let's not talk about this. Regarding your fifth Soul Ring, you want to obtain one from a Three-Headed Red Demon Hound, a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, or a Hell Demon Dragon, is that right?"

"Yes, Father." Ning Feiliu knew that although these three types of Soul Beasts were powerful and rare, with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's powerful intelligence network and Ning Fengzhi's wisdom, they should be able to find information on where these three types of Soul Beasts had appeared.

This was the benefit of having a powerful sect behind him, and it was also why he had returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to seek Ning Fengzhi's help in obtaining his Soul Ring.

If he were alone or let Dugu Bo accompany him, he feared he would have to search the entire Star Dou Great Forest to find them.

"The Three-Headed Red Demon Hound is relatively easier to find; it can be found in the forest volcanic area to the southwest." Sure enough, Ning Fengzhi took out a map, gave the exact information directly, and said with a smile, "The other two are harder to find, especially the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear; the last recorded appearance in the Star Dou Great Forest was nine years ago."

"Because of this, the overly scarce records mean it is not certain that a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear is still alive in that location, making it even harder to find; it might take a lot of time and still not be found."

"As for the Hell Demon Dragon, the records of its appearance are mostly in this location to the northeast," Ning Fengzhi said. "But it happens to be in the opposite direction of the Three-Headed Red Demon Hound's habitat. Feiliu, think for yourself, which one of these Soul Beasts will you choose?"

(End of chapter)