Chapter 280: Three Years Have Passed, Leaving Ice Soul Valley

"Oh~ I still have some things to attend to here, I won't be able to return for a while." Jiang Xun nodded as he thought about the sword art.

"You aren't even the heir anymore, what else could you possibly be busy with?" He Luyun asked suspiciously.

"This... it must be kept secret."

"One month?"

"I don't know..."

"Two months?"

"I really don't know."

"If you can't come back in three months, then you are no longer my disciple."

After saying this, He Luyun cut off the communication directly.

"Big sister, I really don't know," Jiang Xun said helplessly while looking at the Communication Jade Tube.

Although the status of a Tianwai Island disciple was no longer important to Jiang Xun, he still had some interest in He Luyun, and he was also very interested in her sword art.

During this period, Jiang Xun had been in contact with Ruo Lan and the others, but he had almost no contact with He Luyun or Gufang Ninglin.

Gufang Ninglin was too embarrassed to take the initiative to contact Jiang Xun, but He Luyun was the first to lose her patience.

"Last time you parted ways at the Tianyu Dynasty, Holy Emperor He Yu only left after receiving a voice transmission from Ice Soul Valley, so He Luyun must know about your identity as an Ice Soul Valley disciple. She is contacting you this time to probe you."

Ming Ning said as she walked out of the bathroom, draped in a robe so thin it was transparent.

"I think so too." Jiang Xun nodded: "She should be trying to test whether I am truly a disciple of Ice Soul Valley. If so, then Tian Zeyan's status and position within the He Yu Dynasty would be even higher."

"They must think I am currently in seclusion at Ice Soul Valley, so the Tianyu Holy Emperor stripping me of my heir status is a disguised form of protection for me. This He Yu Dynasty really wants to make progress," Jiang Xun laughed.

"Then what do you think? Go back and let her use you, falling into her... not-so-sweet trap? I remember you saying she is a very cold person?" Ming Ning smiled.

"What does Senior Sister think?"

"Just leave her hanging; she will contact you again after three months."

"I'll listen to Senior Sister." Jiang Xun nodded and hugged Ming Ning: "Does Senior Sister miss A Qing and the others?"

"What's wrong? Trying to chase me away? It's inconvenient for you to build intimacy with Jun Tianling and the others while I'm here, right?" Ming Ning squinted at Jiang Xun upon hearing this.

"How could that be? It's just that I also miss A Qing and the others; I haven't seen them in a long time," Jiang Xun said hurriedly.

"So what if you miss them? To put it bluntly, you are just a free prisoner now. I estimate that you won't be able to leave Ice Soul Valley for three to five years. Take advantage of this time to use the resources of Ice Soul Valley to focus on your cultivation. By the day you leave Ice Soul Valley, you will surely be reborn. By then, you won't need to play little tricks; having your own strength is better than anything."

"Now that we have two Saints, Si Yuyan and Jun Tianling, we can walk sideways once we go out," Jiang Xun said upon hearing this.

"They will have times when they aren't around, and you cannot place your hopes on others. Besides, from what I can see, Si Yuyan and Jun Tianling both have feelings for you; they will be your women sooner or later. Isn't it a man's duty to protect his own women? Don't you feel ashamed to think otherwise?"

Ming Ning looked up at Jiang Xun and said.

"Fine, for the sake of those words from you, Senior Sister, I promise to cultivate hard and strive to become a man who can protect you all."

The next afternoon, Si Yuyan and Jun Tianling returned with a man in the Void Refinement Realm. Jiang Xun killed him directly, obtained the Supreme Position, and underwent the Tribulation Transcendence outside Ice Soul Valley, successfully advancing to the Void Refinement Realm.

In the days that followed, Jiang Xun spent his time cultivating and having children.

Yet, he didn't expect that Ming Ning's words would actually come true...

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Three years passed, and Jiang Xun was already a cultivator at the Integration Initial Stage, yet there was still no movement in Tang Ying's belly.

The good news was that Tang Ying and Jiang Xun had developed feelings for each other over time; it was no longer a relationship purely for the sake of procreation.

Jun Tianling and Si Yuyan also fell into Jiang Xun's clutches after spending a long time with him, becoming good sisters with Ming Ning.

He Luyun had not contacted Jiang Xun since that day. In Jiang Xun's view, this young lady was truly capable of enduring; she was clearly someone who could accomplish great things.

"I am very worried about the situation at the Lingerie-Sect. I haven't been back in three years. Should I go back and take a look?"

Early this morning, Jiang Xun hugged Tang Ying and said softly.

"No need. I have announced to the outside world that the Lingerie-Sect has merged into Ice Soul Valley; no one dares to touch them," Tang Ying shook her head and said.

At first, she had indeed done it to have children, but now she did not want Jiang Xun to leave; she wanted Jiang Xun to stay with her forever.

Moreover, with this connection, whether there were children or not was no longer important. At worst, she would just let Jiang Xun take over Ice Soul Valley in the future.

"Then it would be fine if we went out for a stroll. I've been stifled in Ice Soul Valley for three years," Jiang Xun said helplessly.

"I think you just want to go find those women of yours from the Lingerie-Sect, right?" Tang Ying looked up at Jiang Xun and smiled.

Don't let her smile fool you; Tang Ying was not only powerful, but she was also fiercely jealous.

"That's really not it; I just purely want to go out for a stroll," Jiang Xun said immediately.

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore." Tang Ying got out of Jiang Xun's embrace and sat up: "There's been no reaction for three years, so I think it's likely you won't be able to conceive. Then you can go, but you must promise me that you will return at least once every thirty days."

"I swear." Jiang Xun reached out and nodded: "I will return within thirty days, and I will use communication to stay in touch every day, and I won't mess around."

"Go." Tang Ying then kissed Jiang Xun on the cheek and smiled with satisfaction: "I will have Qin take you out of the valley and tell you the methods for entering and leaving."

"Mm." Jiang Xun nodded, got out of bed, put on his clothes, and left Tang Ying's room.

Upon learning that they could leave Ice Soul Valley, Si Yuyan and the others were also very happy. After packing up, they followed Bing Qin and left Ice Soul Valley.

Thinking back to when Jiang Xun first arrived, he even needed to take a Huiyuan Pill to cross the Northern Wasteland. Now, Jiang Xun had crossed two major realms, and he could fly out of the Northern Wasteland without even catching his breath.

The first destination after leaving Ice Soul Valley was naturally the Lingerie-Sect located at Xuwang Mountain.

Jun Tianling and Si Yuyan each carried Jiang Xun and Ming Ning; there was no need to use a Teleportation Array. With a flap of their Crimson Wings, they arrived at the Lingerie-Sect in the blink of an eye.

"We two won't show ourselves. Where is your room?" Jun Tianling asked after putting Jiang Xun down.

"Over there, a courtyard with three houses. The one in the middle is mine, the one on the left is for Qin Miaoyin and Jiang Yan, and the one on the right is for Lin Qingwan," Jiang Xun said, pointing in the direction of his room.

"Oh, hiding beauties in a golden house, and you've hidden three of them," Jun Tianling said with a sarcastic tone upon hearing this.

"Two, just two. I haven't managed to win over Jiang Yan yet," Jiang Xun laughed.

"Hmph." Jun Tianling rolled her eyes: "Let's go, Yuyan."

"Alright." Si Yuyan nodded and left with Jun Tianling.

Jiang Xun and Ming Ning went to Ruo Lan's residence to see her first. Presumably, Ruo Lan would be greatly surprised to know that Jiang Xun was now in the Integration Realm.

"Master!" Before Jiang Xun could even move, Gu Qing flew over from not far away and threw herself into Jiang Xun's arms with tear-filled eyes.