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    "Here," Feng Feixuan threw the two eyeballs to Ling Yue nonchntly and spoke, "I have left these two alive for you to y with. Do not take too much time. I have another mission for you. Your time in this city is at an end now."


    "I understand master," Ling Yue bowed her head in gratitude, barely repressing the excitement and joy in her heart. "I will not take much time."


    "Good, your progress is somewhat passable. However, you have worshipped me as Master for more than a year and have only reached the Blue Sea realm. This is indeed somewhatcking. With the essence of these two people, you will at least reach the peak of the Spirit Sea realm," Feng Feixuan spoke calmly.


    "Thank you, master," Ling Yue replied humbly.


    "But, this is not enough," Feng Feixuan said unceremoniously. "Regardless, you will have a new mission. The following year is very important. Do not becent. You will understand some things soon. Have my other instructions carried out as well?"


    "Yes master," Ling Yue replied obediently. "I have taken the amount from the treasury and used it to order the assassination of three n patriarchs in the city in the next few days. The order has been ced under the Wang n Patriarch''s name as well."


    "Good," Feng Feixuan smirked. "With this, the entire Starmist City will be chaotic in short order. When they realize that their precious City Lord is dead, things would unravel soon enough. Let''s see how the sects behind those ns will react to such sudden chaos."


    Just then, a loud boom was heard from the distance. Feng Feixuan looked into the distance and smirked slightly.


    "Interesting, he had grown to such an extent within a short time. This brat gives me surprise after surprise," Feng Feixuan stated with a meaningful smile on her face.


    "Master knows the attacker?" Ling Yue asked cautiously.


    "That should be your Junior Brother. He joined the sect after you. Look at him now," Feng Feixuan said with a small smile. "He can already destroy the entire Wang n. What about you?"


    Ling Yue didn''t reply. She only clenched her fists in frustration. If not for the fear of being discovered by the City Lord, her cultivation would have risen a level or two further. But, she didn''t dare to do it. If she got discovered and sabotaged the n of her master, her master would be dissatisfied.


    Ling Yue felt that she owed everything she had to her master. If not for her master, she would have be a cultivation cauldron for the City Lord and be drained of her essence due to her special physique.


    Ling Yue was neen years old now. Until she was sixteen years old, she had been very na?ve and willful. Her father and mother doted on her the most. They treated her like a treasure. Anything she wanted can be obtained easily with the help of her parents.


    Unfortunately, good times didn''tst. Three years ago, both of her parents were killed while traveling outside. Her uncle, who was the patriarch of the n, immediately took back all the welfare of the n and brought her under his control easily. Ling Yue, who has never cultivated seriously due to the doting of her parents, didn''t have the necessary power to withstand her uncle''s means.


    For the next year and a half, Ling Yue became a recluse and dedicated her whole being to cultivation. She wasn''t na?ve anymore. She realized that in this world only those who had strength had the luxury of living freely. So, she poured her heart and soul into cultivation.


    However, the reality was cruel. No matter how hard she tried, her cultivation barely increased. She was still in the mid stages of the Qi Gathering realm after the relentless efforts she put forth. This devastated her severely.


    That''s when she came into contact with Uncle Yu''s nephew. Uncle Yu''s nephew was someone who was in the Spirit Sea realm. They both liked each other and even decided to get married. But, another disaster stuck in her life.


    Under the matchmaking of the Ling n Patriarch, Ling Yue suddenly fell into the eyes of the City Lord. Once upon a time, before meeting Uncle Yu''s nephew, Ling Yue would have dly embraced being the wife of the City Lord. But, she was in love with Uncle Yu''s nephew. So, she refused the marriage proposal and wanted to marry Uncle Yu''s nephew.


    The Patriarch of the Ling n was furious. He had undergone painstaking efforts to facilitate this marriage. He didn''t want to ruin this chance of increasing the Ling n''s power by climbing the City Lord''s thigh due to some stupid thing like a young wastrel''s love.


    But, he didn''t dare to oppose it openly. The City Lord was a prideful man. He also had a good opinion of Uncle Yu''s nephew who was rising fast in the ranks. So, the Ling n Patriarch plotted with others and attacked Uncle Yu''s nephew when he was away from the city on an errand.


    Uncle Yu''s nephew was surrounded and killed as a result. Ling Yue was devastated. She knew this must be the handiwork of the patriarch. Apart from him, she had never revealed to anyone about her love. She went to Uncle Yu andined.


    A furious Uncle Yu went to seek revenge, only to be suddenly stopped by the City Lord. City Lord stated that since there was no evidence, he can''t allow Uncle Yu to act. Uncle Yu was also powerless to do anything. In the end, he reluctantly epted the order and was heartbroken.


    However, within the next month, the news about City Lord''s marriage to her had spread. Uncle Yu thought that the City Lord was helping her get away from the Ling n and wholeheartedly supported it. Even Ling Yue was initially fooled by the narrative spun by the City Lord.


    But, it was at that time that Ling Yue met her master. Her master took one look at her and asked her if she wanted to be her disciple. Initially, she was skeptical. She informed her master of her talentlessness and reluctantly refused the invitation.


    Only, her masterughed in her face and called her stupid. It turned out that she had a rtively rare physique called Enchanting Spirit Physique. Those with this physique will have a slow cultivation start until they reach the age of eighteen.


    Once they be eighteen, their physique will be awakened and their cultivation will skyrocket within the next few months. Even after that, they will have a high cultivation talent. That was the reason her master wanted her to be her disciple.


    Initially, she was overjoyed and wanted to share this news with the City Lord and ask him to cancel the marriage. She thought that if she became a disciple, there was no need for the City Lord toe forward and help her get away from the Ling n.


    Who knew that when she told the City Lord, heughed in her face and called her a silly girl? He even ordered one of his subordinates to find the master and kill her. It turned out that the City Lord had already seen through her physique even before her parents died. The death of her parents and Uncle Yu''s nephew were all his handiwork.


    The reason he did this was because he wanted to absorb the virgin yin qi her body produced after awakening the physique. That vital yin qi of a newly awakened Enchanting Spirit Physique was very helpful to cultivators. That''s why even the marriage date coincided with her eighteenth birth date.


    Ling Yue, who realized the mastermind behind all her sorrows, was devastated. The City Lord even imprisoned her after that iming to protect her. Luckily for her, fate was on her side for once. The person who was sent after her master died in her hands.


    The City Lord had thought that it was some wandering cultivator or a knowledgeable cultivator from a small sect who recognized her and wanted to take her as a disciple. But, the master''s strength was not something he or the person he sent could contend against. The man sent after her master died a miserable death.


    Her master then immediately sneaked into the City Lord''s mansion one night and rescued her as well. Ling Yue was grateful for her master''s actions and was willing to dedicate her life to her master as long as her master killed the City Lord.


    But, her master didn''t ept that. Her master asked if she was willing to follow her and would do everything she was ordered to do. Ling Yue epted without any hesitation.


    So, under her master''s n, she married the City Lord one year ago. As for the City Lord plundering her essence, her master gave her a treasure that was suitable for the Enchanting Spirit Physique. With its help, she was able to ensnare the mind of the City Lord and made him believe that her physique wouldn''t awaken until she was twenty.


    From then on, the City Lord doted on her and she became the wife of the City Lord who ruled the city. With her power and influence, she was able toplete the tasks assigned by her master easily. Even though she wanted to follow her master and cultivate, her master told her that it was meaningless for her to practice like ordinary cultivators.


    People with special physiques will have their own special cultivation techniques. Enchanting Spirit Physique cultivated by ensnaring people''s minds and absorbing their consciousness. The more people she ensnared, the more powerful she would be.


    After learning this, she let go of her desire to follow her master. But, she still remained clear of her debt of gratitude to her master. She knew that with her special physique, her master treated her differently from others.


    She had seen how vicious and ruthless her master was to others. Compared to them, her master''s treatment of her waspletely different. It was like the difference between heaven and earth.


    Ling Yue had been initially squeamish regarding her master''s viciousness. But, after hearing master speak about the ruthless struggle in the world of cultivation, she realized that only the strong had the right to speak in this world. Things like righteousness, fairness, and justice were all used by strong people to control the weak.


    From then on, she let go of her worries and began to practice sincerely to be strong. She didn''t have any scruples regarding ensnaring other people at all. Soon, her cultivation rose leaps and bounds and entered the Spirit Sea realm.


    Initially, she was overjoyed with her progress. However, soon aplication rose. With the increase in her power, the suspicion the City Lord had regarding her began to increase. It became increasingly difficult to control the City Lord. In the end, she had to slow down and make sure her master''s n came to fruition.


    If not for that, how could she be still stuck in the Blue Sea realm?


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