Chapter 1604: Li Li Lingjing's Intelligence

In the pavilion, Li Luo stared in shock at the woman emerging from the shadows, clearly not expecting it to be Li Li Lingjing.

And since their parting in the Border River Domain, more than three years had passed; yet this reunion occurred in the old mansion of Nanfeng City.

This truly left Li Luo feeling somewhat incredulous.

Moreover, Li Li Lingjing had changed greatly compared to the past; the black snake scales on her skin made her appear more demonic, while coldness and dread flowed through her pupils, chilling one to the bone like a venomous snake.

The Xiang Li surging faintly within her body had also become more sinister and treacherous, filled with an ominous aura.

As if... a transformed aberration.

Li Li Lingjing's dim gaze met Li Luo's face, which showed some shock at her current transformation; her eyelids lowered slightly, an inexplicable emotion rising deep within her heart, and then she couldn't help but step back, about to shrink into the shadows and vanish.

But Li Luo stepped forward first, reaching out to grab her wrist covered in black snake scales; the contact was icy, with evil and ominous energy surging forth, attempting to corrode and defile him.

However, Li Luo paid no heed to this corrosion, looking instead at Li Li Lingjing's cold and beautiful face, and asked, "Cousin Li Lingjing, are you well now?"

Li Li Lingjing met his gaze, keenly sensing the worry and concern hidden deep within his eyes; this caused her slightly tense body to relax, and she nodded gently, saying, "I'm fine."

She pulled her hand from Li Luo's palm, pressing palm against palm to draw back all those threads of evil and ominous energy, then slowly withdrew her hand.

"Don't touch me; you'll be defiled," Li Li Lingjing said lightly.

"If this could help you return to who you once were, I'd actually like to try; after all, I'm quite resistant to defilement. Cousin Li Lingjing, won't you try to break free from this form? I will help you find a way!" Li Luo said.

Li Li Lingjing fell silent for a moment, then shook her head slightly, saying, "Li Luo, this is the path I have chosen; even if it contains endless darkness and pain, I do not regret it."

"After all... not everyone is suited for the light."

Her words were light; the bright, sword-wielding noble lady of Xiling City from those years had long vanished deep into memory.

Li Luo sighed inwardly; Li Li Lingjing had a very independent personality, and once she decided something, no one could change it.

He looked at the two women and said, "We are all on the same side; put away your treasures first."

The atmosphere between the two women was slightly tense, or rather, a deep wariness toward each other; this wariness was not because of Li Luo, but simply because light and darkness were incompatible.

One could imagine that if not for Li Luo mediating, the two women would inevitably engage in a life-and-death struggle upon meeting.

The sharpness and chill in Jiang Jiang Qinge's bright eyes gradually faded; she knew Li Li Lingjing had a close relationship with Li Luo and had once helped him overcome many difficulties.

"I apologize; this was an instinctive reaction of the Light Xiang Li within me upon detecting the Evil Qi," Jiang Jiang Qinge said calmly to Li Li Lingjing as she sheathed the Holy Phoenix Umbrella.

Li Li Lingjing nodded slightly, saying, "I have been here for a while; seeing your relationship is good, I didn't speak to disturb you. Originally, I intended to reveal myself after you were done, but I didn't expect your senses to be so keen."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jiang Qinge's slender five fingers gripping the Holy Phoenix Umbrella couldn't help but tighten; a hint of embarrassment surfaced in her heart—this woman was truly abnormal, actually wanting to wait here until after?

If that really happened, Jiang Jiang Qinge felt she would kill to silence her.

However, this embarrassment did not show on Jiang Jiang Qinge's face; her expression remained calm as she said, "In the future, I advise you to see and hear less of things you shouldn't."

Li Li Lingjing idly plucked at the Green Bamboo Green Snake Staff with her slender fingers, saying lightly, "Back in the Border River Domain, I saw everything worth seeing; but you are also right, there is nothing worth seeing, just two skins controlled by lust engaging in boring entanglement."

Li Luo's face turned awkward; Cousin Li Lingjing was truly fierce, able to say such things casually, seemingly her human emotions had already faded greatly, yet he quickly spoke to stop her: "What Jiang Jiang Qinge and I shared was an integration of body, heart, and soul, not mere skins controlled by lust. Ahem, Cousin Li Lingjing, let's not talk about that. Since you are here, have you gone to see Aunt Yun?"

Li Luo had to forcibly and stiffly change the subject, because if they continued talking like this, he felt Jiang Jiang Qinge would explode; at that point, Li Li Lingjing would clap her hands and vanish completely, leaving him to bear the brunt of her anger.

Jiang Jiang Qinge, standing nearby, took a deep breath to calm her mind, silently thinking to herself: Never mind, she is just a fallen one sunk in darkness; there is no need to argue or quarrel with her.

And mentioning Li Li Rouyun, Li Li Lingjing's cold face moved slightly; if there were only two people in this world who could still affect her emotions, besides Li Luo, it was this aunt who treated her as her own child.

"I hid in the shadows and watched her for a long time; please thank that person named Niu Niu Biaobiao for me. Although he looks ugly, Aunt is very happy when she is with him," Li Li Lingjing said softly.

Li Luo was speechless; Uncle Niu Biaobiao, though covered in flesh and looking fierce, shouldn't really be described as ugly.

"Tell us why you came here," Jiang Jiang Qinge went straight to the point; Li Li Lingjing's appearance at the House Luolan Mansion's old residence must be due to something extremely important.

"I came to tell you some intelligence."

Li Li Lingjing looked at Li Luo and asked, "Do you know someone named Shen Shen Jinxiao?"

At the mention of this name, both Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge's faces darkened; the former even gritted his teeth, saying, "This dog is deeply our enemy, but he was slain by us previously at the Sky Mirror Tower."

Li Li Lingjing shook her head, saying, "He didn't die; later, Li Li Tianwang resurrected him, and he also accepted the 'Supreme Evil Seed,' becoming even stronger now; this time, he has also returned to Great Xia."

Hearing this, Li Luo and Jiang Jiang Qinge immediately frowned; indeed, a centipede dies but does not stiffen, and a nuisance lives a thousand years; someone they personally killed could actually come back to life—Li Li Tianwang was truly bored out of his mind.

"If he is resurrected, so be it; I wasn't satisfied killing him before; this time, I'll just let him experience death again. I don't believe Li Li Tianwang can resurrect him repeatedly," Li Luo sneered.

And Jiang Jiang Qinge asked, "It seems the Unification Association has other plans in Great Xia; that is why they sent more of you. Are there any King Realm experts?"

This calamity in Great Xia was originally triggered by the Unification Association connecting with the Eight-Headed Black Demon King; now, with Shen Shen Jinxiao and Li Li Lingjing appearing, it also indicates the Unification Association is beginning to turn more attention toward Great Xia.

"Most of the Unification Association's King Realm experts are currently tied up by the Academy Alliance and haven't arrived yet; however, they attach great importance to Great Xia, so perhaps a great change will occur here," Li Li Lingjing said.

Li Luo frowned tightly, saying somewhat puzzled, "That Eight-Headed Black Demon King, a peak Three-Crown King, persistently covets this barren land of Great Xia; now even the Unification Association is projecting power here. Why?"

Li Li Lingjing glanced at him: "You already have some guesses, and your guesses are correct; Great Xia indeed has something that attracts them, or rather, they are looking for someone here."

"Looking for someone?!" Li Luo's eyes narrowed.

"This person comes from the legendary Formless Saint Sect; he is the last of the Formless Six Sons, and he possesses the Primordial Seed, bearing the title of Alchemy Saint himself..."

At this point, Li Li Lingjing's gaze lingered on Li Luo's gradually shocked face and added a sentence.

"And the Ten Thousand Xiang Golden Core of the Formless Saint Sect is refined by the Alchemy Saint of each generation."

Two simple sentences, yet they were like thunder crashing in Li Luo's mind, causing his whole body to tremble suddenly.

This intelligence was too important.