"Oh?" Zhen Hantian's eyes lit up.
He was worrying about Zhen Ling'er's cultivation. When he heard that Zhen Ling'er was about to make a breakthrough, he didn't think much about it and laughed, "Hahaha, okay, okay, just make a breakthrough. You can go back to the cave to retreat right away. I Immediately send someone to protect you."
"No!..." Zhen Ling'er's heart skipped a beat and she said quickly.
"Huh? What's wrong?" Zhen Hantian paused and looked at Zhen Ling'er in surprise.
"Um...no...it's nothing..."
Zhen Ling'er's seclusion was just a cover-up. If someone was really protecting her, how could she sneak out? She just blurted out the words out of sheer urgency.
But now it was impossible to regret. For a moment, her pair of snake eyes turned back and forth, and her mind was thinking quickly about how to make the words go smoothly.
After all, the implications of this matter are too great. If one mistake is made, the return of her teacher will be exposed. Once her teacher is caught by her father, the outcome can be known without even thinking about it.
Xu Linglong stood next to Zhen Ling'er with a slight expression on her face. When she was in the outer city, she felt something was wrong with Zhen Ling'er's sudden breakthrough. Looking at Zhen Ling'er's reaction now, she was even more suspicious.
"What's wrong, Ling'er?" Zhen Hantian asked again when he saw Zhen Ling'er didn't speak.
"No, I'm just thinking that tomorrow is the day to preach. I'm suddenly in retreat. What should I do with so many people gathered in the city? Dad, you'd better deal with that matter. I can do the retreat myself. This time I just came here to inform you that this retreat will last anywhere from two months to four months, so that my father and mother don’t worry about Ling’er.” Zhen Ling’er thought of an excuse.
After hearing this, Zhen Hantian glanced at Zhen Ling'er happily, "Ling'er has grown up, and now he can think about his father."
After saying that, he looked at Xu Linglong and said, "Linglong, please bring some elders to handle this matter. We must handle it properly and prevent trouble from happening in Soaring Snake City."
Xu Linglong hesitated for a moment, but she didn't dare to say anything in front of Zhen Hantian. She suppressed the doubts in her heart and raised her hands to Zhen Hantian, "I understand."
"You go to retreat immediately, Ling'er. Dad happens to have something to go out for recently. Since you don't want anyone to protect you, dad won't make arrangements. Everything is up to you, okay?"
Zhen Ling'er smiled and said, "Thank you, dad."
Afterwards, Zhen Ling'er and Xu Linglong left the palace together.
"Hey, the child has grown up. It seems that the human boy's influence on Ling'er has subsided, and Ling'er's cultivation is back on track."
After Zhen Ling'er and Xu Linglong left, Zhen Hantian sat back on the chair, smiled and said to himself.
Outside the palace.
Xu Linglong was still suspicious in her heart and looked at Zhen Ling'er aside, "Ling'er, will it take that long to break through the small realm this time? Are the resources and elixirs for the breakthrough ready?"
Zhen Ling'er smiled and looked at
Xu Linglong said, "This breakthrough happened so suddenly that I wasn't sure, so I had to give it a try. I can't break through immediately after seclusion. As for the pills and stuff, my dad even gave me the things I need to break through to the Nascent Soul stage." You’re ready, aunt, don’t worry.”
"Yeah!" Xu Linglong nodded, not fully believing Zhen Ling'er's words, but since Zhen Hantian didn't think much about it, why would she, an outsider, care about this matter? She might even offend Zhen Ling'er. Shaotian was not happy.
"Let's go!" Zhen Ling'er was in a good mood, waved to Xu Linglong, and walked towards somewhere.
Xu Linglong looked at Zhen Ling'er's retreating back, then withdrew her gaze after a moment, and the light around her body flashed into the air.
Early next morning.
"Hey, why did the goddess suddenly stop talking?"
"Didn't you hear that the goddess is going to retreat?"
"How is this possible? King Soaring Snake informed the entire snake clan when the Goddess established the foundation. I remember it was only three to five years before the Goddess established the foundation. Why is there another breakthrough so soon?"
"That's nothing. My Lady Goddess is a true spirit with 90% of Soaring Snake's bloodline. In the eyes of Lady Goddess, I'm just a repellent. The speed of her breakthrough cannot be judged by common sense."
"That's right."
The sun had just risen, and the news that Zhen Ling'er was going to retreat and break through suddenly spread in Soaring Snake City. For a while, people on the street started talking one after another, and they were all incredible at Zhen Ling'er's entry into the country so quickly.
These days, there are many people from various snake clans entering Teng She City because of Zhen Ling'er's sermons. Some of them are far apart. They are a little dissatisfied with the waste of time. However, even if they are in Teng She City, they are not satisfied with it. I had complaints but didn’t dare to say anything.
Ji Liao stood in front of the window with his hands behind his hands, looking at the people whispering on the street, and listening to what they said, his face remained calm.
"Green Pheasant, Green Pheasant." At this moment, a cry came from outside Ji Liao's door.
Ji Liao raised his hand and waved, a piece of blue light floated out and rolled towards the closed door. With a creak, the door opened in response.
Qingxue stood outside the door, looking at Ji Liao standing in front of the window, her eyes moved slightly, and she thought for a while before walking in.
"The goddess is going to retreat to break through in the near future. She won't preach to us this time." When they arrived in the room, Qingxue stood next to Ji Liao and said.
"I understand." Ji Liao replied, raising his finger and pointing to the crowd gathered outside the window.
Qingxue understood, "It seems that the goddess and you really have no chance."
"Yeah, it's a pity. I originally wanted to meet the goddess, but who would have thought that the goddess would go into seclusion so suddenly, and I don't know how long it will take to come out. But the token in my hand was only exchanged with Qingshan. It's been a month, and it seems that it will be difficult to see the goddess again." Ji Liao sighed softly and said regretfully.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I'll talk to the clan leader when I get back and keep Qingshan in check."
A few months until the goddess comes out of seclusion. "Qingxue smiled playfully.
Ji Liao raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Thank you very much, Miss Qingxue, for making it happen."
"Hahaha, easy to say, easy to say, then let's go back now." Qingxue laughed.
"Um!"
Ji Liao nodded, and then walked out of the house with Qingxue. Not long after, they were on the street and walked back in the direction they came from.
In the blink of an eye it was seven days later.
In the cave, the effect of the chaos qi pill that Zhen Ling'er took has long since faded, and the aura on his body has stabilized at the early stage of foundation building.
During these seven days, she did not achieve any breakthrough in seclusion. Instead, she sat cross-legged in the cave and wasted her time.
Ji Liao once told her that in order to hide herself from others, she had to stay in the cave for seven days, and she could not go out until people outside had no doubts. Otherwise, Zhen Ling'er would have run away that night after returning that day.
Zhen Ling'er's heart has been unable to calm down for the past seven days, and it can be said that the days have been like years.
After spinning around in place for a few times, Zhen Ling'er stopped, calculated the time, and raised the corner of her mouth.
"It's almost time."
After saying that, Zhen Linger flashed and appeared at the door of the cave the next moment.
He raised his hand and gently tapped the door of the cave. He heard a soft sound that could not be detected, and the door of the cave immediately opened a gap.
Through the gap, Zhen Ling'er looked outside.
But what he saw was pitch black, and not a single figure could be seen.
Zhen Ling'er immediately smiled and said, "It's a dark and windy night, it's a good time for me, Zhen Ling'er, to leave."
With a flash of white light, Zhen Ling'er's body immediately slipped out through the opened gap.
As soon as she stood firm, she immediately turned around and tapped lightly on the stone door behind her.
Another soft sound came, and the stone door closed.
Zhen Ling'er glanced around with her little head, then tiptoed towards the distance. It didn't take long for her figure to disappear completely.
The cave where Zhen Ling'er retreats is deep in the Soaring Snake Imperial City. It is one of the places with the strongest aura of the entire Snake Clan. It is relatively remote, but this is the Soaring Snake Imperial City, and even in a remote place there is no People dare to make trouble here, even if they do not have the courage to explore with their spiritual consciousness.
A pretty figure flashed around Soaring Snake City, hiding behind the rockery from time to time, and leaping into the tree crown from time to time, as nimble as a flying swallow.
"Hey hey hey!" In the canopy of the trees, Zhen Ling'er looked at a group of soldiers holding swords passing by not far from her. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly and she laughed a few times.
This is her home. Having grown up here, she knows Soaring Snake City very well.
After the team of soldiers walked away, Zhen Ling'er glanced around, and then disappeared in a flash, leaving only a few falling leaves.
What Zhen Ling'er didn't notice was that on a mountain in the distance, Xu Linglong was staring at her movements with bright eyes. When she walked far away, Xu Linglong's eyes flashed slightly and her figure swayed. Disappeared there.
(End of this chapter) I want to chat with more like-minded people about "The Immortal of Immortals",
