Chapter 285

Inside the silver pool.

Yin Zhong exhaled a slow, turbid breath.

His eyes, brimming with sharp light, gazed into the void.

Between the lines, a tangle of emotions filled the air.

Compared to his injuries, he more wished to be called sooner.

That way,

he wouldn't have to suffer any longer from his wounds.

And his full strength could be unleashed without restraint.

But compared to the reward,

he hoped to be called later.

Because according to the information he had received,

the higher the ranking, the richer the reward.

He naturally didn't want to miss such a golden opportunity!

After all,

this was a reward bestowed by the Dao of Heaven!

Which one wasn't something everyone clamored for!!

"Forget it, let fate take its course."

"After all, the Dao of Heaven's Golden List isn't something I can control."

"Better to spend this time searching for the whereabouts of the Spirit Mirror."

He shook his head.

Yin Zhong no longer dwelled on it.

He rose and walked out of the silver pool.

"Corpse Control Technique? Interesting."

"I wonder if there are even zombies, such abominations?"

An unnamed small town.

Gazing at the Dao of Heaven's Golden List in the void.

Master Changsheng's face showed a flicker of interest.

He murmured softly.

A faint smile lingered at the corner of his mouth.

His figure moved, heading toward the Tang Dynasty.

Tang, the frontier.

Within the dense forest.

Utterly silent.

Not even a single insect chirp or bird call!

It seemed unnervingly quiet.

Deep within the forest.

A row of corpses stood in perfect formation.

Though their faces were not terrifying,

in this silent forest,

they still sent a chill down the spine and stirred a deep sense of dread.

On a tree branch midair,

Hou Qing sat cross-legged, eyes half-closed.

His expression shifted unpredictably.

But if one looked closely, one would surely detect genuine joy within.

Regarding this point,

anyone familiar with him would understand the reason.

As a man with obsessive-compulsive tendencies,

he had long wished to learn Gu sorcery.

Unfortunately,

aside from scattered, simple Gu sorcery,

despite spending great costs, he gained nothing.

In the end, he had to travel over mountains and rivers to the Miao lands.

Hoping to join the Twelve Clans and learn Gao Chao's Gu sorcery.

But what pained him was that he had been rejected!

To this day,

he had learned no profound Gu sorcery.

And now, how fortunate—

the previous Dao of Heaven's Golden List granted him the profound Gu sorcery he had long dreamed of!

And it was the complete collection!

Just this one thing.

How could he not be overjoyed?

How could he not be thrilled?!

165 - Nine Provinces Hundred Flowers Ranking - (Tied) Forty-Sixth Place! (Begging for subscriptions)

At the same time.

Just as the people of the Nine Provinces reacted in various ways.

In the void.

The Nine Provinces Hundred Flowers Ranking, suspended beside the Nine Provinces Combat Power Ceiling Ranking, burst forth with dazzling light.

In but an instant.

It drew the attention of countless people.

Among them, there were also quite a few martial artists who had never once shifted their gaze away.

The anticipation and drool on their faces were not concealed in the slightest.

Not long after.

The golden light dispersed.

Lines of small characters slowly emerged.

【Nine Provinces Hundred Flowers Ranking - (Tied) Forty-Sixth Place: Zhong Ling, Cultivation: Third-Rate.】

【Identity: Adopted daughter of Zhong Wanchou, Valley Master of Dali's Wanjie Valley; daughter of Dali's Prince of Zhennan, Duan Zhengchun.】

【Zhong Ling, bearing the finest grace of Heaven and Earth, imbued with the radiant spirit of mountains and rivers.】

【As the saying goes, "A charming smile, lovely dimples; beautiful eyes, bright and glancing"—what a peerless maiden, so innocent and pure.】

【Her beauty lies not only in her looks, but even more in her pure, clear smile and the bashfulness of a girl in the bloom of youth.】

【Her smile is like spring waters rippling, refreshing to the heart, and like the warm sun of late spring, youthful and radiant.】

【Even when she does not smile, her lovely face is brimming with mirth, inspiring an inexpressible fondness.】

【Paired with the budding longing and bashfulness of a maiden in her prime, she truly fulfills that line: "That gentle inclination of the head, like a lotus blossom unable to withstand the cool breeze's coy shyness."】

【What she does not yet know is that she was not actually born to the father who dotes on her, Zhong Wanchou.】

【Her birth father is Duan Zhengchun, Prince of Zhennan of Dali.】

【As an old hand among flowers, self-styled Saint of Love, Duan Zhengchun—handsome in appearance, dashing and wealthy, and moreover backed by royal blood—is the dream lover of countless maidens.】

【It was precisely because of this that, under the assault of his honeyed words, he captured the heart of the Pretty Night Demon Gan Baobao in one fell swoop, and she gave herself to him.】

【Little did anyone expect that the good times did not last long—Duan Zhengchun withdrew and departed, and Gan Baobao, broken-hearted, was shocked to discover that she had secretly conceived.】