Chapter 517 - 193: Luo Yao’s Promise, Within One Year!
Chapter 517: Chapter 193: Luo Yao’s Promise, Within One Year!
Luo Yao chuckled lightly, her voice soft and melodious, tinged with magnetism, as her crystal-clear eyes focused on Luo Cheng, shimmering brightly.
Her entire presence was as captivating as a peony after the rain, radiant and alluring.
The last time Luo Cheng visited Linjiang City, he had mentioned aiming to challenge the Domain List.
At the time, Luo Yao merely thought Luo Cheng was joking and didn’t take it seriously.
After all, Luo Cheng was only at the Third Layer of the Awakening Vein Realm back then, with a barely four-tenths level of sword intent—far from the qualifications to make it onto the Domain List!
But now, it was different.
Luo Cheng defeated Dong Yue, a Ninth Layer Awakening Vein Realm cultivator, with an overwhelming advantage!
Being just at the Sixth Layer and already displaying such strength—what kind of terrifying power would he possess if he broke into the Late Stage or even the Ninth Layer of the Awakening Vein Realm!
At this moment, Luo Yao no longer doubted Luo Cheng’s ability to make it onto the Domain List!
It was only a matter of time.
Thinking of this, the smile on Luo Yao’s face became even more charming, her entire being exuding an enticing radiance:
“When you make it onto the Domain List, I’ll gain higher authority within the pavilion. By then, you’ll also receive more resource support…”
Looking at the alluring Luo Yao, Luo Cheng’s face broke into a smile.
He had long set his sights on making it onto the Domain List.
Not just making it onto the list, but becoming number one!
To dominate the top Awakening Vein Realm cultivators of Yunlan Domain!
He immediately smiled and said:
“Making it onto the Domain List is merely a small matter. But, Luo Yao, don’t forget your promise.”
“Oh? What promise?” Luo Yao’s eyes sparkled.
Beside her, Amu, enjoying the drama, laughed softly behind her hand and said, “Miss once said that if Luo Cheng makes it onto the Domain List, she will devote herself to him!”
“Haha, that matter…”
Luo Yao laughed so hard her delicate figure trembled, reaching out her gentle finger to lightly tap Luo Cheng’s chest. “Little one, you’re still too young…”
Luo Cheng, having grasped sword intent and undergone so many trials, was no longer a simple-minded youth. He met Luo Yao’s gaze directly, his eyes holding an invasive intensity, and smiled:
“I’ve already turned fifteen; I’m not that young anymore…”
“Let’s talk about it when you’ve made it onto the Domain List!”
Luo Yao conceded, pulling back her finger, her smile enchanting as she gracefully walked towards the pavilion, her figure swaying with elegance, though the faint blush on her ears betrayed a more bashful nature than she let on.
Luo Cheng smiled and followed her.
Thinking back on the earlier battle, Luo Yao couldn’t help but ask, “The Soul-shattering Wave can attack the Divine Soul. For Awakening Vein Realm experts, whose Sea of Consciousness is just beginning to form and whose soul power is still weak, it should theoretically be quite hard to resist. Yet you weren’t affected at all! How did you manage that?”
“I don’t know either. Perhaps she didn’t train properly,” Luo Cheng said, shaking his head as he brushed off the question.
“You really are full of mysteries.”
Luo Yao smiled faintly, knowing Luo Cheng wouldn’t reveal the truth. She decided not to press further and instead shifted her gaze, saying:
“Luo Xueyan is an arrogant person who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals. Since you awakened a Wasted Martial Soul, you might not even catch her eye. However, Dong Yue is unlikely to let this go easily. To be safe, you’d best make it onto the Domain List as soon as possible.”
Looking at Luo Cheng, Luo Yao asked, “How long do you estimate it will take to make it onto the Domain List?”
Luo Cheng considered for a moment and replied, “Within a year.”
Making it onto the Domain List alone was something Luo Cheng was confident he could achieve in half a year.
With his current strength already comparable to a Middle Stage Ninth Layer Awakening Vein Realm cultivator, stepping into the Late Stage of the Awakening Vein Realm would undoubtedly cause his power to surge, placing him among the top-tier Awakening Vein Realm experts!
However, becoming the number one on the Domain List wouldn’t be so simple.
Across the Yunlan Domain Group’s dozens of nations, talent was abundant, yet only a hundred individuals could make it onto the Domain List.
Every name on the list represented a peerless genius capable of miraculous feats.
Take Li Shaofeng of the Great Chu Dynasty’s Extreme Dao Sect, for instance—a top swordsman who had grasped sword intent—yet he was only ranked ninety-three on the Domain List!
This alone could illustrate how terrifying the individuals on the list truly were!
To defeat these individuals and ascend as number one on the Domain List would be no easy task.
Luo Cheng was confident, but not blindly arrogant.
His estimation of one year had been carefully considered.
At minimum, his cultivation would need to reach the Ninth Layer Awakening Vein Realm, and he’d have to comprehensively master true sword intent to have any hope.
“Within a year, I’ll make it onto the Domain List!”
Luo Yao’s eyes sparkled, both surprised and exhilarated.
She understood the difficulty of making it onto the Domain List. For those who lack the qualifications, it’s something they may fail to achieve in an entire lifetime!
Luo Cheng’s response had far exceeded her expectations!
She couldn’t help but feel joy as she envisioned Luo Cheng making it onto the Domain List. Her eyes gleamed with excitement as she let out a cold laugh:
“Knowing you awakened a Wasted Martial Soul, Luo Xueyan is bound to look down on you! She might even use it as a pretext to ridicule me! Haha! One day, I’ll give her a surprise!”
Her seductive laugh tightened the atmosphere, and she turned to Luo Cheng, saying, “Whatever you need, I’ll do my utmost to support you!”
Luo Cheng currently had ample soul crystals and Meridian Opening Pills, and he didn’t need anything else for the moment.
Understanding Luo Yao’s situation, he was even less inclined to trouble her further, so he chuckled and said, “Nothing. Just remember to keep your promise to devote yourself to me.”
“You rascal, you really are bold for someone so young…” Luo Yao bit her lips lightly, giving him a white-eyed glance full of charm.
“I’ll return to the sect now.”
Luo Cheng rose to take his leave.
Having now offended a young lady of Lingyun Pavilion, Luo Cheng knew, based on Luo Yao’s tone, that this particular young lady wasn’t someone easy to deal with. His current situation was undoubtedly risky, so he had to quickly enhance his strength and strive to make it onto the Domain List as soon as possible.
Luo Yao personally saw Luo Cheng off from Lingyun Pavilion.
“In just over two months, his strength has grown to this level. Miss, I truly wonder how Luo Cheng is cultivating,” Amu murmured softly even after Luo Cheng had left for quite some time.
Luo Yao was lost in thought over the same matter. Staring in the direction Luo Cheng had departed, she said, “The Soul-shattering Wave couldn’t affect him in the slightest, and he managed to grasp seven-tenths level sword intent so quickly! I have a hunch that his talent in soul power might be unparalleled…”
Amu exclaimed in surprise, “A soul power prodigy who awakened a Wasted Martial Soul? Impossible!”
Luo Yao chuckled lightly, “With him, anything is possible. Wouldn’t you agree?”
Startled, Amu nodded in agreement.
The feats Luo Cheng had accomplished over this period could only be described as miraculous!
“Next time we get a chance, we’ll have him test his soul power to find out,” Luo Yao said, retracting her gaze. Thinking back on today’s events, her eyes turned cold and gleamed with icy light as she said, “I’ve barely chosen to associate with Luo Cheng, and Luo Xueyan already got wind of it. She even sent Dong Yue here to stir up trouble! Such brazen behavior!”
“I’d like to see what tricks she’ll try next. If the day ever comes when I regain power…”
Luo Yao’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Amu said, “Miss, don’t worry. Luo Cheng will surely make it onto the Domain List. By then, you’ll regain your family’s favor and won’t need to look at the young lady’s mood anymore.”
Upon hearing this, Luo Yao’s expression softened somewhat, and she smiled faintly, saying, “Back then, Luo Xueyan tried to ostracize me, having the family punish me by exiling me to the remote Qishan City. But unexpectedly, this led me to discover Luo Cheng, this hidden treasure!”
“I wonder if one day she’ll regret that decision…”
Mountains stood tall, and seas of clouds surged majestically.
Above those clouds, a figure darted rapidly.
It was none other than Luo Cheng.
“Over six hundred soul crystals and more than a dozen Meridian Opening Pills—enough to advance me to the Sixth Layer Peak of the Awakening Vein Realm in a short time. Then, I’ll head to Luoxia Sect!”
“Next, it’ll be time to retreat and focus entirely on cultivation!”
Luo Cheng understood clearly that the higher his cultivation, the stronger his foundational power would be. Everything else was merely supplementary!
With this thought, Luo Cheng increased his speed to the limit, heading straight toward Xuanyuan Sect.