Chapter 83 I'm More Despicable Than You
"I was even more pathetic than you right here."
Ling'er said dejectedly.
She had no suspicion of Lü Xiachan, even though he was a thousand-year-old vengeful ghost, he was no match for her.
"From now on, Xia Chan will call you Sister Ling'er. My past is also very tragic. I am grateful for my master's kindness, which prevented Xia Chan from being destroyed."
Lu Xiachan recounted her life story to Ling'er. After listening, Ling'er sighed with emotion: "Sister Xiachan, you not only endured a thousand years of loneliness like me, but also tasted all the humiliation in the world. You are indeed worse off than me."
"Yes, that's why my master wanted to convert me and let me be reborn as a human, but I refused because I didn't want to suffer the hardships of the world again!"
"Alas, you are able to travel the world with your master, while I can only stay here!"
"Ling'er, are you unable to leave this place?"
Chen Cheng leaned closer and asked.
Ling'er disliked his cunning and shamelessness, and ignored him with a cold face.
Chen Cheng chuckled awkwardly, "He's quite unique!"
"Sister Ling'er, are you unable to leave this place as Master said?"
Ling'er glanced at Lü Xiachan and said, "The price of leaving is to disappear forever. I was born from the formation and depend on the formation. If I leave, this great formation will disappear, and there will be no place for me in the world. Only destruction awaits me!"
Chen Cheng felt a sudden surge of excitement: "Ling'er, how about this, you and Xia Chan enter my dojo together. This place is also an array, so you'll have a place to stay and be able to leave here and see the outside world. From now on, you won't be helpless and lonely anymore. What do you think?"
Lu Xiachan was overjoyed and grabbed her arm, saying, "Sister Ling'er, this is indeed a very good idea. This way, I won't be alone in Master's dojo. Why don't you come too?"
Lu Xiachan was stunned for a moment. Seeing the two men's burning gazes, she didn't know how to answer. She was both ashamed and anxious, and then she disappeared in a flash.
"Hey, Ling'er, think it over carefully. The outside world is much more exciting than this place..."
Chen Cheng knew she could hear him, so he shouted loudly.
"Master, what's wrong with her?"
"Xia Chan, you did a great job. She wasn't prepared for this. She wanted to leave, but she's gotten used to the loneliness here, so that's why she reacted this way. It's okay, I believe she will make the right choice!"
Chen Cheng was overjoyed. If Ling'er could give up this place, the great formation would break down on its own, and he would be able to escape. Lü Xiachan would have gained another sister, and he would have gained another top expert in formations!
However, Ling'er never appeared again after that, which made Chen Cheng very anxious. Although he was neither thirsty nor hungry here, his heart was burning with anxiety. He wondered how anxious the people outside and Zhang Qian must be. He kept calling out to Ling'er, hoping she would show herself and talk to him. Lü Xiachan was also pacing around, but to no avail.
Chen Cheng felt that another half a year had passed. At first, he and Lü Xiachan kept calling out to Ling'er, but after a while, they gradually gave up. If she didn't want to understand, no amount of persuasion would help. What he was doing now was focusing on meditation. Since there was no night and he wasn't thirsty or hungry, he decided to calm his mind instead of waiting anxiously. He carefully comprehended the Taoist methods his master had taught him. Over time, he actually made another step forward in his understanding of the Taoist methods!
"Master, Sister Ling'er has appeared!"
After a long while, Chen Cheng, who was meditating, suddenly heard Lü Xiachan's surprised voice. He hurriedly opened his eyes and saw Ling'er sitting not far from him, watching him.
Suppressing his inner elation, he remained outwardly calm: "Ling'er, you're here. Have you figured it out?"
Chen Cheng didn't want to appear too impatient; what if he scared her away?
"Sister Ling'er, have you thought it through? Come with us. Master is truly a very good person."
Ling'er didn't speak, her bright eyes sparkling with a strange light.
"Ling'er, I did what I did before out of desperation. Knowing that we were no match for them, I had no choice but to fight a roundabout way. Believe me, come with us. This place has already attracted the attention of the outside Taoist sects. If we can't break it this time, there will be more experts coming later until this great formation is broken."
"Sister Ling'er, come with us. In the master's formation, let's be good sisters, repair the chains together, and play together, okay?"
Chen Cheng chuckled inwardly. Lü Xiachan, who had once instilled fear in Chu Tianqing and his wife as well as Zhang Qian, also possessed this girlish nature. Come to think of it, she was only sixteen or seventeen when she died. After following him, her fierceness disappeared, and she became more like a girl next door.
"I can go with you, but I will not acknowledge you as my master!"
As a thousand-year-old array spirit, she has her pride.
"Sister Ling'er, Master won't force you. I also voluntarily acknowledged him as my master."
"Don't worry, Ling'er. Since we've met, it must be a destiny ordained by Heaven. Although Xia Chan calls me Master, I've never treated her as an outsider. From now on, we'll be symbiotic beings, friends, and family!"
Ling'er stared at Chen Cheng for a long while before speaking: "This great formation is called the Qiankun Hunyuan Formation. It contains smaller formations within larger ones. Buried here is the most beloved concubine of a Tang Dynasty emperor. The formation was created by Yuan Tiangang, who was extremely powerful at the time. He used several mountain peaks as the formation's eyes. He only left after he had cultivated the formation spirit, which is me. If I left, I would die and my spirit would dissipate, and the great formation would disappear and shrink to the area around the tomb. Even if I entered your formation, I would lose some of my spiritual power!"
No wonder this formation is so powerful; it turns out to be the work of Yuan Tiangang, a master from the Tang Dynasty. This man was well-versed in Yin and Yang, Feng Shui, geomancy, and the I Ching, making him a true master of his time and throughout history.
"Ling'er, you think that she has done her best by guarding for a thousand years? I'm afraid she has already been reborn countless times. Come with us, and I will treat you and Xia Chan like family!"
"well"!
Ling'er sighed, stretched out a delicate white hand and pointed at the lake surface. The water churned, and the ugly monster flew out of the water and came to the group.
"Now that you're leaving, you're all free!"
The monster shuddered and knelt on the ground, motionless.
Ling'er waved her hands, pointing towards the sky. Instantly, the distant mountains seemed to turn into dust and slowly rose up. The bright sky was like a white curtain being torn open. The monsters lying on the ground, the lake, and the lush plants slowly dissipated, turning into dust that floated into the sky and drifted up through the ever-widening tear in the sky. Chen Cheng saw Ling'er's body gradually becoming transparent and quickly had Lü Xiachan carry her into his jade pendant!
Only after the entire illusory world disappeared did the true nature of this place become apparent. It was still night, and we were in a mountain valley.
"Ling'er, how do I get back to the tunnel I came in through?"
"Head north, and you'll see it when you reach the valley."
Now that they have entered Chen Cheng's training ground, the two can communicate through telepathy.
Upon hearing this, Chen Cheng started walking north. After walking for about two kilometers, he came to a turn, and at the end of the turn was the guardrail of the highway!
"Ah! I was so close to the tunnel!"
Chen Cheng exclaimed in surprise, then ran over quickly, climbed over the guardrail, and came to the highway. Directly in front of him was a dark tunnel: Daotoushan Tunnel!