Regarding the matter of Meng Wanshu being affected by Bingqi's inheritance, Li Guanqi merely kept it buried deep in his heart, unwilling to show even the slightest trace of it.
Watching the woman space out earlier, he realized that perhaps even she herself felt a sense of trance at moments like that...
Even if the worst-case scenario came to pass, Li Guanqi would head to the Seventh Domain without the slightest hesitation!
If he found that things had spiraled beyond his control, he would go find Grandfather Su Xuan.
Meng Wanshu, on the other hand, did not care where she and Li Guanqi went.
Falling slightly behind Li Guanqi, she fixed her beautiful eyes on his back with a complex gaze.
She could not put into words this feeling that was both familiar and foreign, but it was exceedingly bizarre.
That inexplicable sense of detachment caused her to maintain restraint beneath her instinct to draw close.
Of course... yesterday didn't count...
Yet once it passed, the resistance in her heart grew increasingly fierce.
Even she had realized that something was off, which was why she had chosen to wander off alone earlier to stare into space.
And this inexplicable feeling was not something easy to explain to Li Guanqi.
Bingqi... was indeed the realm lord of the Bingqi Realm, and her name was Bingqi.
Meng Wanshu had stayed in the inheritance for three full years, but that was only three years in the outside world.
How many years she had actually spent inside, she could no longer recall. She only remembered feeling as if she had lived through Bingqi's entire life—so very long... so terribly long...
So long ago that after returning to reality, she could hardly tell them apart, unable to quell the towering fury in her heart for a long time.
That was why Li Guanqi would occasionally see Meng Wanshu lose herself in a daze.
As for how strong Meng Wanshu was now, Li Guanqi didn't know either.
Holding Meng Wanshu's soft, boneless hand, Li Guanqi said gently, "Don't overthink it. Whatever lies on the road ahead, I will walk it with you!"
Hearing this, Meng Wanshu jerked her head up to look at Li Guanqi's back. She hadn't said a single word.
How could he guess what was on her mind all at once?
Li Guanqi gave a wry smile inwardly. He had finally figured out what Meng Wanshu's current state was...
Wasn't that identical to his own state of mind after encountering the sword coffin?
Especially after learning that his enemies were beings of the Immortal Realm, even when he broke through to the Void Refining Realm and Body Integration Realm, he hadn't slacked off in the slightest.
Because he knew that his mission and burden had never belonged to the Human Spirit Realm.
This was a karmic bond.
Meng Wanshu had accepted Bingqi's inheritance.
He had accepted the sword coffin.
Each had taken on an extra thread of karma out of nowhere. If they could bear the weight, it was towering fortune; if they couldn't, it was doom beyond redemption.
Seeing that Meng Wanshu didn't speak, Li Guanqi didn't say more either.
He believed what he had said was already enough.
Meng Wanshu wasn't foolish; on the contrary, she was very smart.
One could tell from past events that earlier, Meng Wanshu had simply preferred not to stand out, because Li Guanqi was there.
Now, though Meng Wanshu's temperament remained reserved, one could feel a sharp edge to her, and she would show her brilliance when the moment called for it.
Perhaps this, too, was the influence of Bingqi.
Light rippled in Meng Wanshu's beautiful eyes. Nodding slightly without speaking, she simply took a step forward to stand shoulder to shoulder with Li Guanqi.
Perhaps because Li Guanqi's words had given her confidence, her brow relaxed slightly, and a faint smile appeared on her face.
Her chest rose and fell gently as she took in the long-lost reality of the world.
Li Guanqi gave Meng Wanshu's hand a gentle squeeze, signaling for her not to worry.
As things stood now, Meng Wanshu actually knew a bit more than Li Guanqi.
She looked at Li Guanqi, her ethereal, clear voice slowly ringing out. "Is your enemy also from up above?"
The corners of Li Guanqi's mouth curved up slightly. Recalling the moment he first met the sword spirit, he said softly, "Always have been."
A gleam flashed through the depths of Meng Wanshu's eyes. No wonder Li Guanqi had never felt proud simply because he defeated some heaven's favored child.
Because his horizons had long since ceased to be confined to the entire Human Spirit Realm...
Meng Wanshu smiled. It seemed her man's ambitions were astonishingly grand.
The two moved with extreme speed. Along the way, Li Guanqi felt the itch to test his speed against Meng Wanshu.
One blue, one purple—two radiant streaks tore through the void. Yet Li Guanqi was always a fraction behind, unable to catch up to the graceful figure ahead.
This couldn't help but make Li Guanqi feel a bit sheepish. Between him and Meng Wanshu, he had started out being suppressed by her, then eventually surpassed her.
How had it turned into him being suppressed once more?
Yet on second thought, a smile crossed Li Guanqi's face. After all, in certain matters, he still held the dominant position.
Besides, Meng Wanshu's frosty face and haughty temperament right now formed an intense contrast with how she was at those moments.
Meng Wanshu suddenly gave a cold laugh. "I see your Dao heart is quite cluttered right now. Would you like me to properly suppress it for you?"
As she spoke, the surrounding void was completely frozen over, and a terrifying chill seeped insidiously into his body.
Primal energy roared within him, and domineering lightning shattered the chill, bringing him some relief.
Li Guanqi twitched his lips. "Bring it on! Like I'd be scared of you!"
Truth be told, Li Guanqi also wanted to spar with Meng Wanshu. He wanted to see who was stronger between them now.
Meng Wanshu had the same intention. She badly needed a well-matched opponent right now to help her integrate and master the contents of the inheritance.
Then, working together in the void, the two forged a temporary domain.
This domain would not last long, but it had one vital trait: it was exceptionally resilient!
Neither drew a weapon, choosing instead to condense swords purely out of primal energy.
Standing ten zhang apart with swords in hand, Li Guanqi keenly sensed an abrupt shift in Meng Wanshu's aura!
This change seemed unfamiliar even to him.
It seemed that what Meng Wanshu had acquired in the inheritance was not merely a legacy of cultivation techniques!
The hairs all over Li Guanqi's body stood on end. Meng Wanshu opposite him now gave him an ominous sense of mortal danger.
His vigilance heightened to the extreme. Li Guanqi's gaze sharpened, and his body lowered slightly.
Immediately afterward, his upper body underwent a complete Dragon Transformation; beneath the covering of dragon scales, lightning crackled, encasing him like a suit of armor.
Meng Wanshu followed suit. Ice-blue chill formed a cicada-wing-thin icy blue robe over the surface of her body.
The robe outlined the woman's figure; though seemingly light and gossamer, its defensive power was immensely formidable.
A terrifying, supreme destructive force radiated from the crackling lightning drifting around him.
Li Guanqi had now stepped into the mid Mahayana realm, and without the slightest sign of instability.
This was largely thanks to his ordeal in the God Burial Ridge.
Meng Wanshu likewise felt a deadly threat emanating from Li Guanqi.
And that was still with Li Guanqi not drawing Red Lotus.
In an instant, heaven and earth fell utterly silent.
Both figures vanished from where they stood in a flash.
*Boom! Boom!*
Terrifying power burst forth in an instant. Two afterimages clashed frantically, sword radiance erupting in all directions as sword qi crisscrossed the space.
In a breath, the two had already exchanged over a hundred blows. Their sword speed was neck and neck, and a touch of solemn gravity crept into both their eyes.
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