Chapter 420 - The Core of the Secret Realm (1/2)

”Uh … Well, this is great.” Qiu Ling slowly got to his feet. He dusted his clothes off and stretched his limbs. Alright, he still wasn't back to his peak state but it was a lot better now that there wasn't any Blood Gem around anymore. If he took an hour, he should be able to regain his strength even if he just waited.

Not that he would do so.

Qiu Ling closed his eyes again and took a deep breath. His hands lifted, his palms facing the sky. The bit of energy he still had stirred and called for the elements around him.

The dew coating the grass lifted into the air and swirled around his figure, the water droplets glittering in the sunlight. Qiu Ling's magic surged and the drops rushed toward him, gathered above his hands to form a ball of water and evaporated. Mist drifted into the sky, obscuring the sun behind a white veil that slowly eased down and enveloped Qiu Ling's body.

Even his black robe seemed white for a spell until the mist finally dispersed in a sparkling flash, leaving only the energy behind that entered Qiu Ling's body and replaced what the Blood Gem had taken from him.

Qiu Ling's eyes opened again. The one that had turned red previously was back to the inky black it used to be before and Qiu Ling's lips quirked up in a smile. He bent down and plucked one of the flowers, taking in the sweet smell before turning around to the others.

”Let's go save Jing He.”

He didn't wait for an answer and just soared into the sky, speeding toward the Leyuan region.

Xin Lan grabbed Bai Mu's shoulder and nodded at the sky. ”Let's go then. After you've opened the array and those two are out you may go as far as it concerns me.”

Bai Mu nodded, took a look at Hong Bao and the three of them followed behind Qiu Ling.

At the same time, Leng Jin Yu stood on the small isle in the innermost courtyard of the palace the secret realm's master had left behind. His hands were lifted into the air, his fingers pointing at two points opposite from each other that he had found to link the two statues together.

After these years in the secret realm, he had finally located all the spiritual energy vortexes and had even managed to find out how they were connected. If he wasn't wrong, he only had to manipulate the connection between the two parts and thus activate the whole net of energy. Then the core of the secret realm should be under his control.

Leng Jin Yu took a deep breath and calmed his mind. His thoughts flickered to the courtyard from his visions for a short moment and he tightened his lips. If this went wrong, then not only wouldn't he be able to leave the secret realm he would even lose his life. Not finding out who the person missing from this memory was would be a regret but even more so, that he would leave that person behind somewhere.

”Heaven, let this be the right way. Don't let me lose my life here. Let me hold on until we see each other again. At least until then …”