The Prodigies War

The maiden was dressed in all white, and her silky black hair cascaded down her slender waist like a waterfall, highlighting her attractive curves.  

She was an alluringly beautiful and elegant woman like a fairy gracing the world with her presence. Her beauty made anyone around her look dim in comparison. 

Her steps were light and graceful like a spirit fallen into the mortal world. As she strode straight towards Lin Xun, her red lips curved upwards, and her bright and clear eyes shone beautifully. 

Bai Fengliu was stunned by the scene. He just urged Lin Xun to talk to the maiden, but who would have thought that she would directly come over? 

“I didn’t expect to see you here,” Bai Lingxi said in a delighted tone of voice like she was surprised to meet an old friend in this foreign land.

“Do you...recognize me?” Lin Xun exclaimed, also glad to meet an old friend.

“Don’t forget that I was born with the innate talent of Eternal Shining Stars. I can remember and recognize everyone I’ve met even if they turn into ashes.” Bai Lingxi chuckled, her eyes shining like stars, and her long hair flowing beautifully down her pure white robe.  

Lin Xun suddenly conjured up a wide range of emotions when he saw the slim and elegant maiden. 

They were only around thirteen years old when they trained in Blood Kill Camp, but Bai Lingxi had already demonstrated amazing talents that were far beyond the world. 

Many people believed that she was destined to become a legendary figure of the empire in the future. She would be as brilliant and dazzling as the sun and attract worldwide attention. 

Now, after just a few years, she had become a successor of the Longevity Land in the South Wonder World and had grown even more beautiful and graceful than before. 

It was exactly noon, and the warm sun was bathing her slim body in sacred and dreamy colors, and her fair and delicate face was as tranquil as before like the goddess of the moon. 

Bai Lingxi looked Lin Xun up and down. She was moved to see him again after so many years. 

“Did you also come to participate in the Dao Lantern Festival? That’s right, given the talent and foundation you showed back then, it’s only natural for you to come.” She smiled subtly. 

“What about you? Are you not also here for the Dao Lantern Festival?” Lin Xun also smiled.

Unlike Xie Yutang, he and Bai Lingxi were classmates, and they had a pretty good relationship with each other when they were in the Ziyao Empire. 

While they were catching up, the men and women who were with Bai Lingxi came over to size up Lin Xun with flabbergasted expressions. 

However, they soon retracted their gazes when they noticed that he not only looked ordinary but also had a simple aura. As a result, they didn’t think much of him. 

“Junior Sister Lingxi, I didn’t know that you have acquaintances in the West Infinity World. I wonder who this young master is. Can you introduce us?”

A charming woman in a fire-colored crane cloak asked with a smile, but her voice carried a hint of mocking. 

“Yes, Junior Sister Lingxi, you are the most eye-catching rising star in our Longevity Land. Even Senior Brother Yu Lingkong acknowledges you. Anyone able to become your friend won’t just be an ordinary person.”

The other men and women joined in, but they all wore expressions of mocking and teasing and seemed very disrespectful.  

Lin Xun lowered his brows in an imperceptible frown.

However, Bai Lingxi’s delicate and beautiful face was so calm that there wasn’t even the slightest ripple. “You’re right,” she responded indifferently. “My friend is indeed not an ordinary person. You guys will get to know who he is after the Lantern Festival starts. But, senior brothers and sisters, I hope you won’t make such a big fuss like you guys are doing now.”

The calmness of her words was like an invisible counterattack.

Make a big fuss?

A glimmer of irritation flashed across the eyes of the men and women, while the woman in the fire crane cloak snickered, narrowed her eyes, and studied Lin Xun without any disguise or restraint. 

After some seconds, she cried out in surprise, “This doesn’t seem right. Why can’t I tell how extraordinary Junior Sister Lingxi’s friend is? There are people like him everywhere on the street! I can’t even say that he is uncommon. Don’t tell me…this is your friend, Junior Sister Lingxi?”

Her words were straightforward, and not only criticized Lin Xun but also indirectly scolded Bai Lingxi for making friends carelessly.

The other men and women smiled like they were watching a show. 

Lin Xun had seen a lot of such undisguised attacks and mocking in his life, but he never thought that the successors from the Longevity Land would be so arrogant and rude.

He frowned, realizing that Bai Lingxi must have often suffered similar hostile treatment and snubbing from her fellow senior and junior brothers and sisters in the Longevity Land. 

Unexpectedly, Bai Lingxi’s beautiful face clouded over, and she pulled Lin Xun aside and whispered, “Don’t keep it in heart, they just want to use this opportunity to ridicule and mock me. I am going to ignore them for now, but I will make them regret what they have done one day!”

At the end of her sentence, her voice was tinged with chilling intent, and her eyes were blazing. They had angered her. 

Lin Xun asked, “Do you need my help?”

Bai Lingxi smiled. “They are just a group of trash who think they are superior. There’s no need to trouble you to just deal with people like them. I can tolerate them snubbing me and being hostile to me in the sect, but they have crossed the line now. If I don’t give them a piece of my mind, then they would think I’m afraid of them.”

Lin Xun smiled. The maiden in front of her was unparalleled in beauty, proud and ethereal, and had the same self-confidence as before. 

“I’m sorry you had to suffer mocking for no reason,” Bai Lingxi said apologetically.

Lin Xun shrugged. “I’ll treat it as dogs barking.”

“You are the same as before. You are always full of courage and confidence.” Bai Lingxi’s smile was as captivating as a flawless flower blooming after the rain. 

“Junior Sister Lingxi, Senior Brother Yu is waiting for us. It’s time to head back.” A youngster called out from a distance. 

Bai Lingxi furrowed her beautiful brows. How would she not know that they were intentionally interrupting them and not letting her stay any longer?

“You should go, when the Dao Lantern Festival starts, there will be another chance to catch up,” Lin Xun urged with a smile.

Bai Lingxi nodded and pointed to the Four Seasons Pavilion in the distance, “Will you go there later?”

“Yes, I need to look for a friend there.”

“But you have to be careful. From what I heard, many powerful characters who have gathered there regard you as a target and want to trample you,” reminded Bai Lingxi. 

“How...do you know?” Lin Xun exclaimed.

Bai Lingxi’s lustrous red lips curved in a smile, and her clear, beautiful eyes sparkled like the lake in the sun. “Who in the West Infinity World hasn’t heard of the name Demon God Lin?”

After she said that, her graceful figure drifted away. 

Lin Xun rubbed his nose, but his face quickly darkened. He saw Bai Fengliu in the distance. 

He was sneaking towards Bai Lingxi, asking eagerly, “Miss Lingxi, are you a close friend of Young Master Lin?”

There was no need to guess to know that he was trying to dig up some big news about Demon God Lin again!

However, before he could find anything, Lin Xun slapped him on the back of his head and reprimanded him again. 

“Is this your friend?” Bai Lingxi asked curiously. 

“No, he is just an old man with no integrity.” Lin Xun felt helpless.

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Bai Lingxi smiled and gradually went farther and farther away.

However, Bai Fengliu’s eyes gleamed and he murmured to himself, “There is something, there must be something. I just don’t know how close the two are yet…But, when the opportunity arises, I will have to spread this rumor...”

He even thought of the title of the news: “The Secret Intimate Relationship Between Demon God Lin and a Beautiful Maiden from the Longevity Land!

The more he thought about it the more excited he was. The Longevity Land is one of the greatest ancient sects in the South Wonder World, and Demon God Lin is a famous figure in the West Infinity World. The news of their relationship will cause a huge sensation!

When that happens, I wonder how many men would be jealous and how many innocent girls who admire Demon God Lin would be heartbroken…

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While Bai Fengliu was grinning ear to ear, a loud slap sent him stumbling and almost falling face down. 

Immediately, he lifted his head and met Lin Xun’s death glare.

“If you dare to do something ridiculous again, I guarantee that I will storm your Windspeaker Clan and chop down that precious Golden News Tree of yours,” Lin Xun said each word with a noticeable pause in between. 

He could see through the old man’s scheme from one glance.  

Bai Fengliu inhaled sharply, and his expression dramatically changed. “I swear to god that I won’t spread groundless rumors,” he cried frantically.

He was very afraid of angering Demon God Lin because he knew that Demon God Lin wouldn’t hesitate to chop down the Golden News Tree of the Windspeaker Clan. There would be serious consequences if that happened. 

The two continued onwards, and before long, Lin Xun finally came to the Four Seasons Pavilion, a famous landmark of the West Infinity World. 

It stood hundreds of feet high, and it was built entirely from glazed jade. From afar, it resembled a majestic white dragon rushing into the sky. 

As the sun set, it cast a sacred rosy glow over the Four Seasons Pavilion, adding a timeless charm to it.  

At the entrance of the Four Seasons Pavilion stood several experts acting as guards to prevent unqualified cultivators from entering. 

Even so, the nearby areas were crowded with cultivators, and commotions would erupt whenever a genius appeared.

The cultivators were only there as spectators. 

Just as Lin Xun arrived, he happened to see Bai Lingxi and the others disappear through the door of the Four Seasons Pavilion.  

“It seems like Yu Lingkong, the peerless figure from the Longevity Land of the South Wonder World has already arrived…”  

If Yu Lingkong came, then does that mean Ji Xingyao, the saintess of the Unsolved Mystery Sword Alms, is also here? 

While thinking, Lin Xun narrowed his eyes.

A figure was propelled out of the door of the Four Seasons Pavilion and slammed to the ground with a loud boom, whipping up a cloud of dust and smoke.