Supreme Dragon Lord-Chapter 285: Leak!

"What, struck dumb?" Chu Lingjun spoke again.

Beside them, seeing that Long Chen remained silent, Cai Qing was incredibly anxious on his behalf. She hurriedly shot him urgent glances, hoping he would confess his feelings to Chu Lingjun.

But in the face of Cai Qing’s signals, Long Chen acted as if he hadn’t noticed. After a moment of contemplation, he slowly spoke to Chu Lingjun. "Isn’t it normal for me to be worried? Haven’t we been supporting each other this whole time? If you get hurt again, won’t I be the one who has to find medicine for you in the end?"

Cai Qing slapped her forehead and couldn’t help but let out a deep sigh. What on earth is going through Big Brother Long’s mind at such a crucial time?

After hearing Long Chen’s words, the expression on Chu Lingjun’s pretty face instantly froze, as if she had been doused with a bucket of cold water.

"Hm." She said nothing more and showed no anger, simply responding with that single, indifferent sound. That was all.

After speaking, Chu Lingjun turned to leave and happened to see Feng Ziyuan up ahead. She composed herself and walked toward him. Upon reaching him, Chu Lingjun bowed slightly and clasped her hands in thanks. "Senior, this junior, Chu Lingjun, thanks you for saving my life."

Feng Ziyuan said slowly, "I merely treated you. The most important factor was Long Chen traveling thousands of miles to find medicine for you. Otherwise, no matter how skilled I am, I would have been powerless without it."

"Regardless, I must still thank you, Senior, for being willing to treat me," Chu Lingjun insisted. "This junior will never forget your life-saving grace! In the future, if there is anything I can do to help, please do not hesitate to ask. I will do my utmost."

"It’s nothing," Feng Ziyuan said, waving his hand dismissively. "Let it be."

Chu Lingjun turned back to Long Chen. "You saved me, and I saved you. We owe each other nothing."

With those words, Chu Lingjun left without a moment’s hesitation.

Seeing this, Cai Qing hurriedly called out, "Sister Chu, where are you going?"

"Back to the Wilderness Region," Chu Lingjun replied upon hearing Cai Qing’s voice. "Qing’er, thank you for taking care of me during this time. I will remember it."

Learning that Chu Lingjun was leaving, Cai Qing became frantic. She immediately turned to Long Chen. "Big Brother Long, Sister Chu is leaving! Aren’t you going to stop her?"

Long Chen replied indifferently, "She belongs in the Wilderness Region. The only reason she came to the God-Devil Domain was because she got mixed up with me. Now that she can go back, isn’t it good that she no longer has to suffer and bear hardships with me?"

"Big Brother Long!" Cai Qing sighed heavily, still wanting to persuade him to go after Chu Lingjun, but Long Chen paid her no mind and also turned to leave.

"Those two, they really are..." Cai Qing shook her head, at a loss for words. She could only turn to Feng Ziyuan to complain, "Senior Feng, don’t you think those two are masochists? They clearly have feelings for each other, yet..."

Before Cai Qing could finish, Feng Ziyuan cut her off. "Matters of the heart are best left for the people involved to handle themselves. We cannot intervene."

After speaking, Feng Ziyuan also departed.

"Ah—" Cai Qing started to say more, but she was now the only one left, so she fell silent.

After walking some distance, Long Chen changed direction and quickly pursued Chu Lingjun. Her injuries hadn’t fully healed yet. If something were to happen, it wouldn’t be easy for her to handle it. He couldn’t rest easy letting her leave alone like this.

「Meanwhile, in Xuanyue Valley.」

After being in a coma for a long time, Lü Hao slowly opened his eyes.

Seeing him awake, the Xuanyue Valley disciple guarding his side was ecstatic. "Senior Brother, you’re finally awake! Quick! Go and inform the Valley Master and the elders that Senior Brother Lü Hao has woken up!"

Lü Hao’s head was spinning, and his mind was still in a muddled state. The voices around him echoed endlessly in his ears, and his vision was blurry. At this moment, it felt as if he were in a dream. He was extremely weak. After lying in bed for a good while, he finally emerged from his dazed state.

He spoke to a disciple beside him. "Help me up."

"Yes!" The disciple immediately helped him sit up, propped against the headboard.

Once he could clearly see his surroundings, Lü Hao’s anxious heart finally relaxed. So it wasn’t a dream. I really am in Xuanyue Valley! The heavens have truly blessed me, allowing me to escape the Sacred Ruins Forbidden Land alive.

Lü Hao asked the disciple next to him, "How long was I unconscious?"

"Almost half a month," the disciple replied.

Hearing this, Lü Hao was slightly startled, not having realized he had been unconscious for so long. Just as he was about to speak again, a group of people hurried in from outside.

"Valley Master! Elders!" Upon seeing the newcomers, the disciples in the room immediately bowed and greeted them.

Lü Hao also tried to get up to bow in salute.

"Lü Hao, you are seriously injured and have not yet recovered. Dispense with the formalities!" Yue Wuhen, the Valley Master of Xuanyue Valley, waved her hand at him.

Lü Hao stopped his movement and sat back down on the bed.

Yue Wuhen began to question him. "Lü Hao, when we entered the Sacred Ruins Forbidden Land, we found the disciples from the Divine Blade Sect and Feiyu City all dead inside. The disciples from our Xuanyue Valley and the Heavenly Water Sect were also missing. At the time, you were the only one still breathing, so we brought you back. What exactly happened in the Sacred Ruins Forbidden Land?"

Another elder chimed in, "Yes! What on earth happened? The incident is too strange, and all the major powers are watching closely. They’ve been sending people to inquire about your condition, as everyone wants to learn the full story of what happened in the Sacred Ruins Forbidden Land from you!"

At the mention of the Forbidden Land, a bloodthirsty and sinister face surfaced in Lü Hao’s mind. It was like a demon from Hell!

That person was Long Chen!

The sight of Long Chen’s massacre had left Lü Hao with deep psychological trauma. If not for a moment of quick thinking back then, he wouldn’t be sitting here now. He was lucky to be alive; the Lord of Hell hadn’t claimed him, so he had narrowly escaped with his life.

At this moment, Lü Hao’s entire body went rigid. His expression shifted through a complex mix of emotions, but it was dominated by fear. Heavy beads of cold sweat formed on his forehead and dripped down.

Seeing him in such a state, Yue Wuhen and the elders exchanged glances, their expressions growing solemn.

"Lü Hao, don’t be afraid," Yue Wuhen soothed. "This is Xuanyue Valley. No one can harm you here. Just calmly tell us what happened."

Hearing this, Lü Hao, who had been terrified, finally relaxed a little. After a long while, he managed to calm down.

"It’s alright now," Yue Wuhen continued to guide him gently. "Just tell us what happened in the Sacred Ruins Forbidden Land."

Lü Hao spoke, his voice trembling, "Guiyuan... Guiyuan Academy! It was Guiyuan Academy! All of this was their doing! The disciples of our Xuanyue Valley and the Heavenly Water Sect... except for me, none survived!"

"Guiyuan Academy?" After hearing Lü Hao’s words, Yue Wuhen and the elders looked at each other again, their eyes filled with astonishment.

Guiyuan Academy was a minor sect, ranked at the very bottom of the Third-class Powers. The ones who had died were the Martial Path Heaven’s Chosen from major powers like their Xuanyue Valley, the Heavenly Water Sect, the Divine Blade Sect, and Feiyu City. How could mere disciples from Guiyuan Academy possess such capability? Could Lü Hao be confused from his long slumber?

Yue Wuhen asked Lü Hao, "Are you certain? Does Guiyuan Academy have such great ability?"

"Valley Master, do you not believe me?" Lü Hao replied with a look of absolute certainty. "I can swear on my life that everything I just said is true! The strength of Guiyuan Academy’s people wasn’t much, but one of them was incredibly bizarre..."

Lü Hao then recounted everything that had happened in the Sacred Ruins Forbidden Land.

As Yue Wuhen and the others listened to the full story, their expressions turned grave, their eyes filling with a thick, murderous intent. However, the eyes of some elders began to shine with a different light.

"Five Heaven Reaching Fruits! Five Heaven Reaching Fruits actually appeared in the Sacred Ruins Forbidden Land!"

"If we could get our hands on those five Heaven Reaching Fruits and use them to nurture one or two Heaven’s Chosen, then in less than ten years, wouldn’t our Xuanyue Valley truly rise up?"

An elder from Xuanyue Valley gritted his teeth. "Those damned people from Guiyuan Academy not only stole the five Heaven Reaching Fruits, but they also killed so many of our disciples! Guiyuan Academy must repay this blood debt twofold!"

"That’s right!"

"They must pay a terrible price!"

"And we must bring back the five Heaven Reaching Fruits!"

Everyone from Xuanyue Valley present voiced their agreement.

Yue Wuhen, who had been silent, finally spoke. "Since Guiyuan Academy is so eager to die, it’s time they were completely erased from the God-Devil Domain! Inform the Heavenly Water Sect, the Divine Blade Sect, and Feiyu City about what happened. As for the five Heaven Reaching Fruits, that knowledge is for Xuanyue Valley alone. When the time comes, if the opportunity arises, those five Heaven Reaching Fruits will be ours!"

Hearing Yue Wuhen’s words, the Xuanyue Valley members present all revealed cold smirks. They all thought it was an excellent plan and immediately acted on her orders, spreading the news.

Witnessing this, Lü Hao’s eyes narrowed, a deep killing intent glinting within them. Guiyuan Academy, you thought your plan was flawless. You could rack your brains and never imagine that I survived. Hmph, your day of destruction is coming soon!