Chapter 41: Keeping an Appointment

  At this time, a sudden muffled sound came from inside the temple, followed by Lin Pingzhi's gnashing teeth: "This revenge will not be repaid, Lin Pingzhi is no better than a beast!"

  It turned out that Lin Ping was so angry and frustrated that he punched the pillar in the abandoned temple, which had been deserted for a long time. At this moment, it was hit by him, and the beam above made a rustling sound, with dust falling down.

  At the temple gate, Ling Jing suddenly stretched out his hands to block the top of Yue Lingshan's head. The dust fell down and all landed on the back of his hand.

  Yue Lingshan saw his movements, and suddenly felt a warmth and softness in her heart. Her mouth curved slightly upwards as she pulled on his collar to take a few steps forward, leaving the eaves of the house behind. Only then did she say softly: "Lin Shidi's life is really pitiful. Now that his parents have been killed by Yu Canghai and Mu Gaofeng, who knows when he'll be able to avenge them."

  Ling Jing felt a bit strange in his heart. Although he had never put Lin Pingzhi, this young master, in his eyes before, he still had some resentment towards the original plot in his heart. When Yue Lingshan mentioned Lin Pingzhi, he was unwilling to respond immediately and paused for a moment before saying: "Master's martial arts are powerful, far surpassing Yu Canghai and Mu Gaofeng. If Lin Shidi can practice hard and learn Master's martial arts one day, he will naturally be able to take revenge."

  But in his heart, he knew that Lin Ping was not a suitable candidate for martial arts training. In the original story, after practicing at Mount Hua Sect for a long time, even Yue Lingshan, a female character, surpassed him. If it weren't for finally learning the ultimate martial art "Bixie Sword Spectrum", he might never have been able to avenge himself in this lifetime.

  Yue Lingxuan naturally didn't know what Ling Jing was thinking, and the two of them had already begun to resolve their differences. They chatted for a while longer, and by then, Laodeno and Gao Genming had purchased the coffins. Yue Bogun instructed his disciples to collect the bodies of Lin's couple, and only then did they head to the inn to rest.

  After everyone had settled down at the inn, Ling Jing finally received the system prompt that the task was complete. He knew that the three-hour countdown to protect Lian Huachong had ended, and his heart skipped a beat.

  "After completing the main storyline task 'The Proud Smiling River and Lake', you will receive the following rewards:"

  "Can be used with talent points +5, congenital bones +20, body method +20, internal force +40, comprehension +2"

  Having obtained the reward of this main line, he suddenly became spirited, and the reward given by this main line was extremely rich, enough to make him break through his inner power to three products. At that time, he found a quiet place in the inn and started adding points.

  He naturally added a few talent points to the "Internal Force" in the first layer of the talent tree. The "Internal Force" icon suddenly lit up with a burst of white light, and the icon was fully lit. The progress bar at the bottom right corner also changed to "5/5". With just this one talent, he gained 100 points of internal force, plus a 15% increase in internal force attributes. The effect is truly powerful beyond words.

  He felt a little delighted in his heart, and then he brought out his character attribute chart again. His four surrounding attributes had changed to "Bone Frame: 90, Body Method: 140, Internal Force: 345, Enlightenment: 102". The "Comprehensive Strength Assessment" had also become third-rate.

  Seeing his own attribute changes, he suddenly smiled freely, and his mind also became clear. Now that he had finally entered the threshold of three products, he could be considered a ordinary top-notch master in the Jianghu. With the two superior sword techniques on him, even if he were to fight Tian Boguang again, he would dare to confront him head-on.

  He still had four unallocated talent points in his hand, and after thinking for a while, he decided not to add them to the Root Bone and Body Method talents for now, as there were no top-notch martial arts that matched them yet, and it was unclear how much of an increase in strength they would bring.

  At this time, he shifted his attention to the "Enlightenment" icon, only to see that this icon was still obscure and dim, with no progress at all.

  He suddenly thought of the last time he fought with Fei Bin, it was because his comprehension attribute was high enough that he was able to make rapid progress in understanding "Bai Bian Qian Huan Heng Shan Yun Wu Shi San Shi" during the battle. Moreover, when Mr. Mo Da explained the essentials of this swordsmanship to him, he was often able to raise one and infer three, and his quick thinking was also thanks to this "comprehension" attribute.

  Now, "Bai Bian Qian Huan Heng Shan Yun Wu Shi San Shi" has not been fully comprehended, and "Hua Shan Zhong Cheng Qing Gong" and "Hua Shan Zhong Cheng Nei Gong" are still a little short of being thoroughly enlightened. However, the innate points accumulated by oneself are still too few, and it is fundamentally impossible to achieve great success in these martial arts through the method of adding points. Therefore, one can only rely on one's own comprehension to enhance the progress of enlightenment.

  At this time, he no longer hesitated and added all the remaining four days of talent points to the "Intuition" talent. The icon flashed brightly for a while, and the progress bar in the lower right corner also changed to "4/5".

  At this time, the character attribute chart of him also underwent changes, and the comprehension attribute was upgraded, but the comprehension upgrade was more difficult. One talent point could only increase five points of comprehension, and at this time the comprehension became 137.

  He was moved in his heart, remembering that his game character's understanding in "Martial Arts Myth" had never exceeded 120 at its peak, but many top-notch martial arts had already reached the conditions for learning. However, his current understanding had actually reached 137, which was truly frightening.

  He knew that with his current comprehension, even if it was the ultimate martial art of the last layer of the innate tree, just in terms of comprehension, he had already met the learning conditions for most martial arts, and it was just a pity that he couldn't unlock this layer of the innate tree yet.

  Thinking of this, he shook his head and sighed, it was indeed the distress of guarding a treasure trove but suffering from not having the key to the treasure.

  Next, Ling Jing followed the crowd to rest in the inn for a day. At noon, he told Yue Buqun that he would go back to Huiyan Building by himself.

  He still clearly remembers that he has an appointment with Linglong today, and the impression this woman left on him is really too deep. With every frown and smile, she has a charm that moves people's hearts. Although he can't say that he is infatuated with this woman, he has a very good feeling about her which cannot be denied.

  This feeling, however, is different from his complex emotions towards Yue Lingxuan. His affection for Linglong is pure and simple admiration, completely genuine and unadulterated. But his feelings for Yue Lingxuan are largely due to the fusion of their past physical relationship, which has now become indistinguishable, but ultimately originated from a different starting point, so they cannot be mentioned in the same breath in his heart.

  He walked all the way to the Huiyan Building, where it was time for dinner. The restaurant was crowded with customers, and he slowly made his way up to the second floor, scanning the crowd with his eyes, but couldn't find Linglong anywhere.

  He felt a slight disappointment in his heart and secretly thought that he had come too early or was Linglong standing him up?

  But after walking a few more steps, his eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of brightness, and he revealed an enlightened expression, striding straight to a wine table by the window in the upper right corner.

  All that can be seen is a handsome young man sitting alone by the window, drinking wine. But on closer inspection, it becomes apparent that this young man has a delicate face with a hint of blush, and his throat is smooth and flat, clearly revealing that he is actually a woman dressed as a man.

  Ling Jing sat directly across from her, his head slightly tilted forward, with an incredulous expression on his face as he looked at this "young master" back and forth.

  However, this "young master" was also astonishingly calm and composed. He allowed Ling Jing to gaze at him with an unbridled and unscrupulous stare, yet his face didn't reveal any emotions. After a moment, he smiled and said: "Little brother, what's the point of sizing me up like that?"

  Ling Jing's body leaned back slightly, and he said in surprise: "Strange, it can't be." His face showed a thoughtful expression.

  The "young master" pressed his lips together and smiled: "Little brother, is there something on your mind? Don't hesitate to speak out and let me hear it too."

  Ling Jing tapped the table lightly and said, "This brother, you don't know that on Mount Hua's Jade Maiden Peak, there is a statue of a god. My master's wife used to tell me that in this world, it's hard to find someone who looks better than this statue. I naturally believed her at the time, but now I'm starting to wonder."

  "Ah?" said Gongzi strangely, "Why are you feeling strange again?"

  Ling Jing gazed at her with a hint of a smile, saying: "This gentleman, no, I mean this young lady, are you an immortal descending to the mortal world? You're even more beautiful than the goddess statue on our Jade Maiden Peak."

  The "young master" chuckled twice, his voice finally no longer as artificially low as before. Suddenly, he scolded: "I knew you had already seen through my identity, yet you still had to tease me first. You really are asking for a beating."

  PS: Update 2