: Test of the Heart, Inheritance Conspiracy!

"Pfft!"

These words were like a sharp knife, piercing deeply into the heart of Daoist Canglan.

"Strangers...a nuisance..."

Daoist Canglan gave a bitter laugh, his eyes instantly turning gray, filled with utter despair.

It turns out that all his efforts over the past thousand years were worthless in her eyes.

"Let's get going."

Without further ado, Fairy Lengyue raised her jade-like hand.

"Buzz!"

The Yin Laws circulated, and a huge, illusory image of a cold moon condensed in her palm.

"The Great Yin Seal!"

She slapped down with her palm.

The illusory image of the cold moon transformed into a gigantic silver hand that blotted out the sky, carrying a terrifying chill that could freeze the soul, and heavily imprinted itself on the crown of Daoist Canglan's head.

"Bang!"

Already severely injured and with his Dao heart shattered, Dao Lord Canglan was utterly powerless to resist.

A crisp sound.

His head exploded like a watermelon, and his primordial spirit was instantly frozen and pulverized by the Taiyin cold energy.

A powerful cultivator at the Void Refinement stage, the Supreme Elder of the Tianlan Immortal Sect, died at the hands of the woman he loved most.

After doing all this, Fairy Lengyue didn't even glance at the corpse. She turned to face Lu Yuan, her icy expression instantly melting away, and she once again revealed that ingratiating smile.

"Senior, I have not failed you."

Lu Yuan gave her a deep look, a strange glint in his eyes.

Ruthless, decisive, and realistic.

This kind of woman, though ruthless, is indeed a useful weapon.

……

Meanwhile, inside the Moon Palace.

After passing through a long, icy corridor, Gu Qingxue and Xiao Yuechan arrived at a grand hall shrouded in mist.

This is the first hurdle in the inheritance process—the path of refining the heart.

The moment they stepped inside, their eyes became glazed over.

Within Xiao Yuechan's sea of ​​consciousness, the scenes shifted.

She felt as if she had returned to the dark, damp, and gloomy Netherworld Prison of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

The cold chains pierced her body, and blood dripped down.

Before her, Gu Changge's ferocious and cold face was magnified infinitely.

"Cousin, you're a complete waste of space. Your existence is solely for my benefit!"

"Hand over your essence! Die!"

Gu Changge grinned maliciously, his demonic blade piercing her heart again and again.

That despair, helplessness, and pain overwhelmed her like a tidal wave.

"No...don't..."

Xiao Yuechan trembled, her Dao heart on the verge of collapse.

Just when she was about to completely succumb to her inner demons.

"Don't be afraid."

A gentle yet firm voice suddenly pierced through the boundless darkness.

A man in a blue robe appeared out of thin air, shattered Gu Changge's illusion with a single sword strike, and gently pulled her into his arms.

"With me here, no one can hurt you."

Lu Yuan!

Upon seeing that familiar face, the fear in Xiao Yuechan's eyes vanished instantly.

That was her light, her only salvation.

"My benefactor..."

Xiao Yuechan murmured to herself, and at this moment, a strange emotion quietly sprouted in her heart, which had been frozen.

The illusion shattered, and she suddenly woke up, her forehead covered in cold sweat, but her eyes became more determined than ever before.

the other side.

Gu Qingxue was also deeply trapped in the illusion.

She saw Lu Yuan standing high in the clouds, surrounded by countless beautiful women, including Lu Xueyao, Su Yueli, and even other unfamiliar faces.

She, however, was abandoned in a corner, only able to watch his back recede into the distance.

"Qingxue, you're too slow, you can't keep up with me."

In the illusion, Lu Yuan stared at her coldly, his eyes terrifyingly unfamiliar.

Gu Qingxue felt a pang of pain in her heart.

Being abandoned and unable to keep up with him has always been her deepest fear.

But the next moment.

She took a deep breath, and the confusion in her eyes was instantly replaced by clarity.

"No, this is not my husband."

"My husband will never abandon me, and I will never stop moving forward!"

"I will become stronger, strong enough to stand by his side forever!"

Her trust in Lu Yuan had long surpassed all her fears.

"break!"

Gu Qingxue gave a soft shout and swung her Biluo Huangquan Sword, shattering the illusion before her.

After passing the test of their hearts, the two looked at each other and saw the determination in each other's eyes.

After passing through the path of self-cultivation, the view ahead suddenly opens up.

A magnificent hall for the inheritance came into view.

In the center of the main hall, there is a pool that exudes an astonishingly cold aura—the Taiyin Cold Pool.

The pool water is milky white, not only extremely cold, but also contains terrifying Yin energy. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator who falls in will instantly turn into an ice sculpture.

"This is the second test: baptism."

Looking at the inscription on the stone tablet, Gu Qingxue said in a deep voice, "Only those with an extremely yin and cold constitution who can persist within it for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn can obtain the qualification to inherit the legacy."

"I'll go first!"

Xiao Yuechan volunteered.

She leaped into the icy pool.

"Sizzle!"

The moment she entered the water, the domineering power of the Yin energy pierced her bone marrow like steel needles.

Xiao Yuechan gritted her teeth and persevered, fully activating the Northern Darkness Ice Soul Body within her body.

However, her physique had only recently awakened and was not yet fully developed, in addition to the damage to her original essence.

She only lasted for half an incense stick's time before her body began to freeze and her consciousness became somewhat blurred.

"No... I'll die if this continues..."

Helpless, Xiao Yuechan could only leap out of the icy pool, trembling all over, her face full of regret.

"Sister, I can't go on."

Gu Qingxue patted her shoulder and comforted her, "It's alright. Now that you've followed your husband, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Leave this to me."

After saying that, Gu Qingxue took a deep breath and stepped into the cold pool.

"boom!"

The Yin Body was activated instantly.

Unlike Xiao Yuechan's hardships, the water of the Taiyin Cold Pool seemed to have met a relative, joyfully flowing into Gu Qingxue's body.

Behind her, the phantom of a bright moon slowly rose, illuminating the entire hall.

She felt right at home in the pool, not only without pain, but also as if every pore of her body was cheering and leaping with joy, and her cultivation was rapidly improving.

The time it takes for an incense stick to burn passes in the blink of an eye.

"Buzz!"

The main hall shook.

A phantom figure slowly coalesced above the icy pool.

It was a woman dressed in a white palace gown, her face blurred, but her aura was noble and aloof, exuding the oppressive aura of an emperor.

"I am the obsession of Hyotei."

The woman's voice was ethereal, and her gaze fell on Gu Qingxue: "After countless years, we have finally awaited the perfect Taiyin Body."

"Young man, relax."

"I will impart all my life's knowledge and wisdom to you."

As he spoke, the illusory figure drifted toward Gu Qingxue.

However, Gu Qingxue did not do as instructed. Instead, she frowned slightly and took a step back.

She keenly caught the fleeting glint of greed and eerie green light in the eyes of that so-called "Ice Emperor Obsession".

That look in his eyes didn't seem like he was looking at a successor at all; it was more like he was looking at a perfect vessel!