"You really want to die, don't you?" With a cold snort, Lin Meilin raised her hanliege… d about to pat it down, but stopped mid-way.

"Or did you forget about the treaty already?"

Lin Meilin's cold words made the behemoth silent for a long time as it simply let out a heavy sigh.

[I was just warning the young fellow.]

It spoke in its usual old, anarchic voice that reverberated throughout the mountain range.

"No need to warn him", Lin Meilin simply raised her hand. "I can take care of him by myself."

[...]

The behemoth fell silent for a long time as it quietly gazed at Lin Meilin before uttering in a hoarse voice.

[Are you purposefully playing this stupid?]

"What I do is none of your damn business." Lin Meilin simply snorted in response as she raised her hand towards it.

"You have already made a mess of things. How about you pay me for the emotional damages?"

The behemoth in front quietly gazed at Lin Meilin for a while before letting out a helpless sigh.

[Take it… Not like you haven't done it before.]

With this last sentence, it simply reached inside its chest, took out a small metal ball, before throwing it to Lin Meilin.

[Now get out of here before I change my mind.]

"Heh." Lin Meilin's face changed immediately from her initial cold and indifferent to a smile as she simply turned around and disappeared from her position, not even bothering to take a glance towards the behemoth.

It wasn't a few minutes after her disappearance that the Behemoth simply curled up, turning into the previous unassuming mountain as a sorrowful voice echoed from his lips.

It wasn't clear whether he was talking to Lin Meilin or to someone else.

[What a fall from grace. All for such an illusory dream… My Liege… Oh My liege.]

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Inside the Tianxu Trading Zone's inn, Yang Ze's figure was still sitting with his eyes closed as he finally manifested one more mortal object.

"Success…" Feeling the increased mental energy, he couldn't help but let out a satisfied smile.

Compared to before the events of Blue Faced tribe, his mental energy has now almost doubled in quantity. Although there was no qualitative change, Yang Ze was sure that it was going to happen sooner or later.

And just when he opened his eyes and thought about taking a short rest, there was a sound of knocking on his door.

"Is she here?" On the other hand, Lin Meilin, who else would knock on his door at this time of hour?

And sure enough, the moment Yang Ze opened the door, he was greeted by the sight of Lin Meilin standing there wearing the same veil, underneath which was a gentle smile.

"What are you doing at this time?" Yang Ze first looked at her and then at the starry sky outside before asking in a helpless voice.

He just couldn't understand what was with the women of this world and their obsession with coming to visit him at such a time.

"I was thinking about how Young Hero saved my life."

"The two of us have been together for a while now. And even though we havent spend much time together, I believe we have a certain connection."

"Earlier, when I heard about how you were in danger, it made me anxious to no end."

"So…" With a short pause, Lin Meilin continued further.

"I scoured the entire trading zone to look for something for you. Something that could save you… something that could help you."

Speaking till here, she reached inside her robe before taking out a small ball of metal, before handing it to Yang Ze.

"Although I don't know what it is, I feel like this could be of great help to you."

"I bought it from a roadside stall after a fierce bargaining…"

"Young hero… May it keep you safe."

Holding the metal ball, Yang Ze was stunned for a long time. He didn't even know how to react to her gift.

In the end, he merely took a deep breath and placed it inside his robe. As for whether this thing was important or not… it didn't matter to the current him who had the Clock of time.

"Thank you…" Though it was a simple thank you, it was spoken from the bottom of his heart. Even though he still didn't trust this woman in front of him, her gift came from the goodness of her heart. It came after she heard how he almost died on the cliff.

"Hmm…" Lin Meilin simply nodded with a gentle hmm.

"....."

"....."

"Is there anything else?" Yang Ze looked at Lin Meilin, who was still standing there, before asking in confusion. Since she had already given her gift, why was she standing there now?

"Aren't you worried about me?" Lin Meilin's question caught Yang Ze offguard. He didn't even know how to answer her.

He took a deep look at the woman in front of him, whose personal panel he still couldn't see, before letting out a sharp breath.

Worried about her? Of course, he was worried about her. He was worried that one day she would snap and simply pat him to death. Her daughter was already crazy enough; God knows just how crazy the mother was.

During the past few days, even with the limited communication with her, Yang Ze had a feeling that she was somewhat different in her head. But he never dared to point it out.

Even now, when looking at her, he kept those thoughts hidden in his heart.

"Aren't you going to gift me something to keep me safe?" Lin Meilin asked again, but this time, there was a tinge of chill in her voice.

"Gift you?" Yang Ze first looked at her, then at himself.

Other than the clothes he was wearing, he didn't have anything on him. Even the amulet of life that he had was pawned for the map. The only thing he had right now…

Looking at his right hand, where an exquisite bracelet lay, he couldn't help but grit his teeth.

This was a gift from Cang Yue to keep an eye on him. But over time, it just turned into decoration.

Other than this, Yang Ze didn't have anything else to give to Lin Meilin.

He looked at the bracelet unwillingly and then at Lin Meilin, whose expression was turning frosty with every passing second.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and took off the bracelet from his wrist before playing it in Lin Meilin's hand.

"Although this might not be much, it is the most precious thing that I have with me."

Lin Meilin first looked at Yang Ze and then at the tracking bracelet in her hand as the corner of her lips twitched underneath her veil. But even then, she nodded in response before turning around and heading back to her room, leaving behind the figure of Yang Ze, who could finally breathe.

"It is about time I head back." His reason to come out of the sect was to heal Spiritwing and evolve it further. It was the only way to save its life. And now that he had succeeded in it, there was no need for him to waste anymore time in this place.

After going through so much, he just wanted to head back and spend time with Cang Yue.

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The next day, when the morning broke, Yang Ze took a bath, changed into a new set of clothes that he bought from the market and after making sure nothing was amiss, sat down. He was waiting for Lin Meilin to show up so that he could tell her about his departure.

Although he could leave directly without informing her, Yang Ze didn't dare to. It might seem wise for now, but it would definitely bite him in the ass in the future.

While waiting for Lin Meilin, he took out the metal ball from his pocket. When Lin Meilin gifted it to him, he didn't think too much about it, and because he was already preoccupied, he didn't even bother to check what it was. And now that he finally had time, he took it out and placed it in front of her.

It was a small, palm-sized metal ball that was smooth to the touch. Other than the fact that it was cold and looked lighter than it actually was, there wasn't anything particularly interesting about it.

Yang Ze couldn't help but use his All-seeing eyes on it, and the moment he did, his breathing almost stopped, and he almost dropped it from his hand.

[Item: Essence of Primodial Earth Sovereign]

[Description: An extremely rare and precious resource that comes from a sovereign. Can be used to create a treasure or can be used to comprehend an innate talent of the Sovereign.]

"....."

"....."

"Holy shit." Looking at the description, Yang Ze almost jumped in shock.

Who would have thought that the seemingly ordinary metal ball would have such an origin?

The current him wasn't even qualified to see such an existence, much less gain its treasure.

He quietly looked at the essence in his hand. He didn't need anyone to tell him how Lin Meilin got her hands on it.

She definitely went to greet that behemoth after he told her about his encounter with him.

"Hiss…" Thinking about Lin Meilin's petite figure and the titan-like existence facing off, Yang Ze couldn't help but take in a cold breath.

For Lin Meilin to get this from such an existence could only mean one thing… She was much, much more powerful than he had initially imagined.

Till now, he always believed that Lin Meilin was a Core Condensation expert.

Even if he had to make a wild guess, he would say that Lin Meilin was a Soul Tempering expert.

But from the treasure in his hand that came from a 7th Grade Demonic beast… it was clear that Lin Meilin was someone in the Heaven Step.

"Hiss… she really is hiding so deep." To the outside world, Lin Meilin was merely the matriarch of a major family of Yuyang city who was at most at the peak of the Vein Expansion realm.

But who would have imagined that she would be a Heaven step powerhouse?

Yang Ze couldnt help but let out a cold breath.

"Damn it… didn't they say that no one has been able to step into Heaven Realm for a long, long time? Why is it that I am seeing them everywhere?"

Yang Ze still remembered the events of the Duality Sect and how Yun Ning was the first person in the history of the Azure Dragon Continent to break into the heaven realm.

Till now, he too believed that there was only Yun Ning in the Heaven realm.

But who would have thought that the moment he stepped out of the sect, he would be greeted by not one but two heaven step powerhouses.

One was Lin Meilin, and another was a demonic beast.

Thinking about how there could be many more beings like them, hiding in plain sight… Yang Ze suddenly wanted to run towards the Heavenly Sect with all his might.

At least there it was safe, but out here… He didn't dare to even breathe out loud, afraid that he would disrupt and annoy some random heaven step powerhouse who, in turn, would slap him to death.

Thankfully, neither Lin Meilin nor the Diwang were aware of Yang Ze's thoughts; they would have definitely beaten him up.

How could it be this easy for Heaven Step experts to appear in this world?

And just when Yang Ze was lost in his train of thought, the sound of knocking once again entered his ears.

"Sure enough… she is here." Taking a deep breath, Yang Ze stood up, patted his clothes and walked in front of the door before opening it.

"Ummm…" Before Lin Meilin could even speak, Yang Ze invited her in.

And once she was inside, Yang Ze looked at her and spoke without hesitation.

"I need to go back now."

"Huh!?" Lin Meilin, who was wondering what was so urgent for Yang Ze to pull her inside couldnt help but narrow her eyes.

"....."

She didn't say anything, but quietly gazed at the boy in front of her, whose face was hidden underneath that mask, hiding his true, exquisite features.

"Any particular reason?" She asked again, but this time her voice wasn't as playful as before.

"I…" Yang Ze hesitated for a moment before speaking in a firm tone.

"I am getting married."

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