Chapter 675 - 674: The Final Battle

Chapter 675: Chapter 674: The Final Battle

Xi Zijin’s personality was like clear, still water. The feelings in her heart were not direct or expressed with great fanfare.

However, Lin Yun could clearly feel it. Xi Zijin was like a clear stream, slowly and quietly flowing into his heart, letting him gradually feel her love for him.

From the moment Xi Zijin’s heart changed, Lin Yun had felt her affection. It was gentle and quiet. She would never ask anything of him, but she would always be there by his side, silently.

Just like now. Lin Yun had been lost in thought, and when he came to his senses, Xi Zijin was still quietly by his side. She hadn’t spoken or asked any questions, simply keeping him company in silence.

"Let’s go. We should head back." Lin Yun smiled at Xi Zijin. ’Right now, I still haven’t figured out how to face her.’ Therefore, he could only put her feelings aside for now and deal with them after they left the ruins.

She nodded lightly and followed beside Lin Yun. The two of them returned to the Demon Palace’s main camp together.

Because the tents were temporary, the conditions were naturally not as good as in Demon City. Lin Yun, the Monk, and the Daoist shared one tent. As for Xi Zijin, being a woman, she had a tent to herself.

Lin Yun and Xi Zijin parted ways in front of their respective tents. Lin Yun returned to his own, and just as he stepped inside, the Monk and Daoist quickly hurried over to greet him.

The closer they got to victory, the more the Monk and Daoist’s minds were consumed by thoughts of the ruin’s treasures. ’With such a mysterious ruin, could its treasures possibly be ordinary?’

Therefore, the two of them were terrified that Lin Yun would go back on his word. For the past few days, whenever they saw Lin Yun, they had to ask about the matter of the ruin’s treasures.

Just like now. They crowded around Lin Yun as he sat down on a cushion in the tent, and the Monk asked with a wide grin, "Young Master Lin, the great battle is about to begin. You must take care of yourself."

Hearing this and seeing the insincere smile on the Monk’s face, anyone could see he was like a fox guarding the henhouse, full of ill intent.

"Alright, are you two ever going to give it a rest?" Lin Yun said irritably. "I won’t go back on what I promised you. I’ll let you two pick from the treasures first."

Over the past few days, the Monk and Daoist had really been annoying him to death. Every time they saw him, they would ask again. Lin Yun had already told them many times; he was just short of swearing an oath to the heavens.

Hearing Lin Yun’s words, the Daoist said with a chuckle, "Of course we believe in Young Master Lin’s character. We have absolute confidence in that, right, Monk?"

"Yes, yes, yes. The Daoist and I absolutely trust Young Master Lin," the Monk chimed in with a smile.

"If you trust me, then stop bothering me. Honestly, you two... always thinking about things like this, it’s really..." Lin Yun shooed the two away, then sat cross-legged on the cushion and began to cultivate.

There were no beds in the tent, but Martial Artists weren’t that particular. As long as there was a place to cultivate, it was enough.

While Lin Yun was cultivating in his tent, over in the Main Hall of Divine Celestial City, the Demon Palace had already gathered an army of over ten thousand outside the city. The five remaining Commanders of the Divine Palace all came to the Main Hall nervously to ask Qing Zhu what they should do next.

Looking at the five Commanders below her, Qing Zhu’s expression showed no hint of gravity; she looked no different than usual. She slowly said to them,

"The Demon Palace’s army is approaching. You need only defend Divine Celestial City to the last."

Hearing Qing Zhu’s words, the five Commanders, led by the Grand Commander of the Divine Palace, all frowned. Ever since their last defeat, it seemed as if Qing Zhu had given up on the Divine Palace. She had no plans or countermeasures.

Now the Demon Palace’s army was at their gates, and all Qing Zhu told them to do was defend Divine Celestial City to the last?

Without saying much more, after a few casual words, Qing Zhu dismissed the five Commanders. At this point, only Qing Zhu, Wei Yunhang, and Song Tianyang remained in the Main Hall.

Once the five Commanders had left, Wei Yunhang looked at Qing Zhu and asked, "Miss, are we really going to do nothing?"

Hearing Wei Yunhang’s question, Qing Zhu smiled faintly. After a moment’s pause, she slowly said, "Our defeat is already sealed. Lin Yun has won this battle. But it doesn’t matter. Although I won’t be able to obtain the treasures within the ruins, Lin Yun can’t stop what I want to do. Because from the moment the ruins appeared in this world, everything was already fated."

At these words, Wei Yunhang and Song Tianyang fell silent. They didn’t know how many of the ruin’s secrets Qing Zhu actually knew, but ever since the great defeat, aside from being furious about not getting the treasures, she didn’t seem overly dejected.

Besides, what was this thing she kept mentioning that Lin Yun couldn’t stop? From her behavior, it was clear that this matter was what Qing Zhu cared about most. The treasures of the ruins were secondary.

"Alright, it’s about time we left this world," Qing Zhu said coolly to the silent pair. "Though I’m reluctant to go, since I can’t get the treasures, let’s just let Lin Yun have them. In any case, my plan has already succeeded."

Qing Zhu’s words indicated that she had already given up on the Divine Palace. She was also prepared to simply hand the ruin’s treasures over to Lin Yun. But the most curious thing was what she said Lin Yun couldn’t stop.

This matter had to be directly related to the ruins. But what was it about these ruins that Qing Zhu cared about so much, to the point that she was willing to give up its treasures?

No one knew what matter Qing Zhu was referring to. However, at this time on the Celestial Spirit Continent, it wasn’t just the Eastern Domain where a mysterious ruin had appeared.

In the Western, Southern, and Northern Domains, mysterious ruins that were exactly the same had also appeared. If Lin Yun knew that besides the Eastern Domain, mysterious ruins had also emerged in the other three domains—and that the construction of all four ruins was identical—

—and that even the three Little Worlds inside them were identical, he probably wouldn’t be so calm. Combining this with the scene he had witnessed in the underground Martial Arts Training Ground in Demon City, the simultaneous appearance of these four ruins was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

And that wasn’t all. In the other three ruins, there were three other people, just like Qing Zhu, who held the keys. The local forces of the other three domains had no idea where these three people came from. They appeared to be around the same age as Qing Zhu, and each of them was also protected by a Saint.

Besides the Central Domain, identical mysterious ruins had appeared in each of the other Four Great Domains. Moreover, the key holders were all like Qing Zhu—their backgrounds and origins were completely unknown, but their strength was utterly heaven-defying.

Sitting alone in the Main Hall after Wei Yunhang and Song Tianyang had withdrawn, Qing Zhu smiled charmingly. ’The situation in the Four Great Domains is now a foregone conclusion. But since I failed to obtain the ruin’s inheritance, I’m afraid those other three will look down on me for a while.’