<h4>Chapter 439 - Ten Years of Uncertainty</h4>


    Ling Xi''s words hurt Long Chen.


    He gritted his teeth and said, “I won''t regret my decision. As a man, I will provide everything you need. Ling Xi, please trust me. If I don’t go to you in ten years, that means I’m dead.”


    Ten years.


    Ling Xi cried.


    Ten years of uncertainty. Would he really do that for her?


    Would he travel thousands of miles, to traverse the mountains and roads, kill demons and devils, bnce on the line separating life and death again and again, just to hold her hand one more time?


    “If you don’t find me in ten years, I will kill myself!” Ling Xi made sure he understood her.


    “Don’t you dare do that! Refine the fruit now!”


    Ling Xi hesitated onest time before proceeding.


    She knew she was one of the lucky ones.


    Long Chen took out the jade box containing the Nine Heavens Immortal Fruit. He opened it and ced the fruit on the ground. Ling Xi’s spirit floated beside it just like how she had done with the Profound Jade Lotus. She had ended up with nothing but a fake body that time. However, the Nine Heavens Immortal Fruit would not only return her physical body, but also restore her power.


    She would return to how she was before the sword sliced her up.


    Ling Xi thought she was dead when that happened, but she was given one more chance to be reborn after meeting Long Chen and oveing countless struggles.


    It was nothing short of a dream to her.


    “Time to start ...”


    It started raining outside. The room was dark, but the fruit was illuminating most of the room, covering it in a dreamy light.


    The Nine Heavens Immortal Fruit was much more fragrant than the Profound Jade Lotus. Long Chen felt like he was bathing in a pool of pure Qi, and he felt his own Qi slowly increasing.


    Ling Xi’s body transformed into white mist and entered the Nine Heavens Immortal Fruit. Long Chen saw the final sense of yearning in her eyes.


    <i>A girl like you should have a real body. You cannot follow me like some ghost while traveling the world.</i>


    Long Chen sighed and dispelled all of his stray thoughts. He watched her rebirth as if he was enjoying a show.


    Ling Xi entered the fruitpletely, and a strange power pulsed into her. Her voice came in waves from the fruit, as if she was crying. Long Chen felt tears pooling in his eyes.


    He was forcing her to do this for her sake. Who knew what would happen if they don''t take this opportunity here and now?


    The white fruit resembled a ginseng. When she entered the fruit, it slowly transformed into an orb of white that reflected its surroundings like a pool of water.


    Long Chen saw Ling Xi’s face flickering within the orb.


    Time slowly passed, and the orb grewrger andrger. Soon, it turned into a white cocoon, its white threads emitting pure light.


    Runes appeared on the cocoon, and they slowly spun until they resembled a whirlpool. Long Chen’s reflection on the cocoon was also white like milk.


    Long Chen was both anxious and excited.


    The whirlpool slowly grew and became translucent. Long Chen then felt the natural Qi in the air being sucked into the cocoon. The massive energy that even he could not control was instantly consumed.


    <i>Is Xiao Xi really that strong? </i>Long Chen didn’t know how strong she was before she lost her body, but now he understood that her strength was leagues above his.


    Xiao Xi had said that she never cultivated seriously even though was extremely strong. It was clear that her background was not simple.


    Time slowly passed.


    Long Chen was looking forward to hering out of the cocoon. Regardless of what happened after, it was excellent news that she could recover her body. As for the other issues, he could just solve them one by one. He swore that he would meet her again within ten years.


    It was soon midnight, and Long Chen lost count of how much Qi Ling Xi had consumed.


    <i>She can probably defeat me easily once shees out. </i>Long Chen felt powerless, but he held on to his pir of strength, and that was his identity as a Dragon Warrior.


    The Dragon Ancestors were beings at the pinnacle of the Dragon Continent!


    Ling Xi was close to seeding. Just then, a crack appeared in the cocoon, and a pink light leaked through. The fragrant scent smothered Long Chen, then he saw someone slowly appearing inside.


    This was not the first time he had seen her beauty, but it still left asting impression on him when he saw her. He would never forget how beautiful she was.


    Ling Xi was the most beautiful girl in the world, and no one else could rival her in his heart.


    She stretched her arms and floated in front of Long Chen. Just likest time, she was naked, but Long Chen didn’t have any ill intentions in him. He was admiring her like a piece of art.


    Her pale and smooth skin, her red lips, her crescent eyebrows, her hair that reached her waist, her soft shoulders, her pale chest, her slender waist, her long arms, her toned legs, and her beautiful feet ...


    She was the most beautiful piece of art that he had ever seen.


    There was nothing lustful in his mind. All he felt for her was satisfaction and happiness. He knew that he had finally achieved his goal after working so hard. Ling Xi could finally live like a normal human again. She was reborn.


    Long Chen suddenly felt like it was worth it no matter how difficult things would be, even if he had to bet his life.


    It wasn''t just because she was beautiful, but also because he loved her so much.


    He remembered how he was exiled from the Yang family and meandered through life. Back then, he didn’t know what love was, but now he knew after seeing Ling Xi recover her true body.


    To him, love was to provide and protect.


    Ling Xi was like a white lotus bathed in light when she appeared, pure yet beautiful.


    She opened her eyes while Long Chen was still admiring her. Two rays of sharp sword Qi appeared in them and formed symbols before slowly bing dim.


    Her eyes soon returned to normal. They were like a clear pond that rippled in the wind.


    Tears streamed down her face when she opened her eyes.


    When she felt the warmthing from her body, she knew that their future was now wrapped in thorns. There was no turning back.


    She remembered how Long Chen had touched her spirit with his finger when they first entered the Lingwu family. He had told her that he would give her back the same warmth that she felt.


    And now he had done it.


    They looked at each other as if they had been separated for hundreds of years. They didn’t know what to say, and Ling Xi could only cry when she looked at him.


    But Long Chen did not. He was happy that his efforts had paid off.


    “Brother Chen ...” Ling Xi suddenly broke the silence and decided on something. She approached Long Chen and pulled him into her embrace.


    She was strong, and before Long Chen could react, his face was buried in her chest. The scenting from her body plucked his heart strings and he felt his body burning up.


    <i>What is Ling Xi doing?</i>


    “Brother Chen, I’ve decided. You remember how Liu Lan offered to give herself to you? I know that many women will approach you after I leave you. I’m afraid you’ll forget me, so I want to give myself to you too. You gave me the Nine Heavens Immortal Fruit, so my body is yours now!”


    Ling Xi’s voice trembled as she said that.


    Sensing Long Chen’s breath on her chest made her feel powerless.