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"Your youthful, innocent memories?"

"Back then, did I actually fall for him?" Luo Yan murmured, somewhat unsure.

He didn't know what love was, only that he remembered that memory for over two hundred years, yet he still couldn't forget it.

Every time I think about it, it stirs up waves in my heart.

I wouldn't say it's unforgettable, but whenever I remember it, a very gentle expression appears on my face.

It was a kind of comfort, a warmth buried deep in his heart, enough to make him comfortably let go of all his complicated emotions.

If this is love, Luo Yan lacks the courage to express it because he is not sure about his future and is afraid that one day he will quietly die.
"Whether in the past life or this life, the bond of love is the hardest thing to overcome!"

"Can I really control my heart when facing someone I once had feelings for?"

"How should I treat her now?"

Luo Yan sighed, the closer he got to Beiliu City, the slower his pace became.

The closer I get, the more uneasy I feel.

Anxious, flustered, and with mixed feelings.
Despite Luo Yan's calm and aloof demeanor, he remained composed.

But in his heart, he was filled with anticipation for this meeting, yet also somewhat resistant.
He longs to meet the female cultivator he once had feelings for, to reminisce, but he also worries that his will is not strong enough, which might lead to a love tribulation and cause him to develop a resistance.
This was the first time Luo Yan had ever experienced so many complex emotions, almost overflowing his heart.

Indeed, spiritual growth requires experience before one is qualified to say "let go."

Time passed slowly, and the evacuation operation from the Tower of Life and Death in Beiliu City was also proceeding rapidly.

All members of the Life and Death Tower who were originally in the public eye, those with names and identities, needed to be evacuated and withdrawn from the territory of Lingjian Mountain.

These are the conditions set by Spirit Sword Mountain, and they cannot be refused!
Only those members of the Life and Death Tower who remain submerged and never show themselves, and who are generally only responsible for gathering intelligence, will not be greatly affected.

What it was like before, it is still like now.

At most, it has changed from periodic intelligence gathering to long-term infiltration, waiting for the day when the Tower of Life and Death returns.

At this moment, Mingyu, dressed in palace attire, was stunningly beautiful, with a graceful and slender figure. As she watched her subordinates retreat in order, a complex emotion flashed in her beautiful eyes.

She was born and raised in Beiliu City, where her parents and grandfather passed away, and where she met that person.
If she really leaves this place, where can she go?

Where exactly is her home, her place of refuge?
Mingyu suddenly realized that, without her noticing, she no longer had a home.

He had no relatives, no friends.
She has nothing left.

"It seems my only option is to wait for an opportunity at the Loose Cultivator Alliance."

Mingyu murmured softly, "Fortunately, when that person left, he entrusted her with the independent cultivation force he had built."

Although Mingyu has hardly ever personally gone to take care of them over the years, she has still kept an eye on them in secret and has provided assistance on several occasions.

After more than two hundred years of development, the Loose Cultivator Alliance has become an exceptionally large force, with its members spread across the four major domains!

Although truly top-tier experts are few and far between, and are basically monopolized by the major sects, the number of mid- to low-level cultivators is exceptionally large.

Almost all the lowest-level independent cultivators would choose to join this independent cultivator organization.

Even many disciples from small families would join the Loose Cultivator Alliance without hesitation.

Because this organization is truly unique, thanks to the system that Luo Yan established long ago, the expansion of the Loose Cultivator Alliance's power has encountered almost no bottlenecks.

This has become a very special resource-sharing platform.

As long as you can join and become a member, you may be able to obtain a range of resources.

Such as elixirs, magical artifacts, talismans, and cultivation techniques.

As long as you have spirit stones or enough contribution points, you can buy even the core cultivation techniques of major sects here.

It was precisely because of the flourishing development of the Loose Cultivator Alliance that Mingyu thought that perhaps letting the members of the Life and Death Tower temporarily hide in it would be a good choice.

After all, Spirit Sword Mountain is powerful, and if it were to confront them head-on, a single branch of the Life and Death Tower would have no chance whatsoever.

Mingyu could only do her best to preserve the strength of her subordinates.

"Lord!" A black figure drifted in.

Mingyu turned around, waiting for the other party's response.

"Reporting to the lord, almost all the resources in my building have been moved out."

"We expect to be able to completely evacuate this area by tomorrow."

“However…” The figure in black hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped himself.

"But what?"

Mingyu's voice was devoid of any emotion, sounding both indifferent and cold, as if she were an outsider detached from the situation.

"When dealing with those fixed resources, the stewards of our building have basically encountered significant price reductions from the forces in the city."

"Many spirit ores, restaurants, and other similar establishments are being sold for only about one-fourth or one-fifth of their normal price."

"Even lower," the black figure reported truthfully.

The Tower of Life and Death has been rooted in Beiliu City for hundreds of years, and it controls countless resources.

Such as spirit mines, monster arenas, spirit herb gardens, spirit cuisine restaurants, elixir shops, magic weapon shops, etc.

This is an exceptionally large amount of cultivation resources, covering almost every aspect of a cultivator's practice.

Now that the Life and Death Tower is about to move out of its base, it will naturally have to cut off a series of resources under its control.

Mingyu listened quietly, her beautiful face remaining expressionless, and simply replied, "I understand."

Mingyu knew very well that Lingjian Mountain wouldn't give the Life and Death Tower much time, and other forces also knew this.

Naturally, they will choose to do everything they can to drive down the price.

There was no other way; the Life and Death Tower was the most powerful force, a force no less formidable than Spirit Sword Mountain.

Although the Life and Death Tower in Beiliu City is only a branch, how can one allow others to sleep soundly beside one's bed?
The people of Lingjian Mountain are naturally most wary of the Life and Death Tower.

If it weren't for the fact that the Life and Death Tower is a very special organization, being a semi-hidden, semi-closed entity...

They probably would have been attacked by people from Lingjian Mountain long ago, and they wouldn't have had this opportunity to relocate now.

"Well, this is for the best. At least we can avoid the vortex of the upcoming great war."

"The Cangwu Realm is becoming increasingly chaotic."

Mingyu stood gracefully with long, slender legs, gazing into the distance from the window of the attic.

Over the past two hundred years, all the major holy sects and hidden ancient sects have chosen to expand outwards in order to compete for territory.

This led to the extinction of countless sects and forces, and the war never ended.

The Tower of Life and Death is an assassin organization and an intelligence organization, which is very different from traditional sects.

Therefore, the members of the Life and Death Tower basically do not have a fixed sect.

Wherever there is an assassination mission, there they will be.

"However, with the existence of the Loose Cultivator Alliance, I believe it won't be long before my members of the Life and Death Tower return here."

"We may seem to have distanced ourselves from Beiliu City and lost many benefits, but in reality, we've merely moved from the open to the shadows." "We're no longer so conspicuous."

A soft murmur arose, its sound melodious, like dancing musical notes.

The following day, Mingyu also put away the Life and Death Tower in her hand and flew towards the outskirts of Beiliu City.

'Om! '

A short figure emerged from the clouds, unleashing the power of the vast thunderclouds and drawing forth endless, dazzling radiance and holy light.

The thunder rumbled incessantly.

With a 'whoosh', the sky twisted, and bolts of lightning as thick as buckets struck towards Mingyu's location.

She was attacked and murdered shortly after leaving Beiliu City.

It must be said that this was a targeted and premeditated act!

‘Wow! ’

The Tower of Life and Death spun in Mingyu's hands, unleashing its powerful magic to resist this terrifying attack.

The humming continued, and the buzzing of electricity was incessant.

Two incredibly powerful forces collided, shattering everything within a radius of dozens of miles, cracking the ground, and setting countless trees ablaze.

This is an extremely terrifying scene, as if Thor has descended upon the world and is about to destroy humanity.

"Bind!"

In the void, another figure made a move, and dozens of rune chains appeared out of thin air, the iron chains making a constant 'clattering' sound.

"Fellow Daoists, are you hiding your true intentions and trying to deceive us, are you? Are you trying to make us think that no one in the Life and Death Pavilion is capable of anything?"

Mingyu coldly shouted, and the Tower of Life and Death burst forth with multicolored rays of light, manifesting the aura of laws, which broke through the rune chains.

"Your Life and Death Tower has stood in Beiliu City for hundreds of years, and countless powerful figures have been assassinated by your tower, committing heinous crimes."

"Today is your death day in the Hall of Life and Death!"

Above the clouds, more than a dozen figures appeared, all on high alert, their faces indifferent, all there for the sake of the Lord of the Life and Death Tower.

They want to take down the current leader of the Life and Death Tower!
Mingyu's eyes turned cold. She ordered the members in the building to break up into smaller groups and withdraw from Beiliu City one by one.

Hundreds of members of the Life and Death Tower were all safe and sound, but she was the only one who was attacked.
"Ha, those traitorous old bastards again!"

Mingyu snorted coldly and glanced upwards, clearly indicating that the other party had come prepared.

She shook the Life and Death Tower, causing the void to shatter and revealing a gaping hole of turbulent void. She then entered it and disappeared completely.

"The current leader of the Life and Death Tower is just a junior in the Golden Core Realm. Even if he has a spiritual treasure, he cannot fully unleash its power."

"Everyone, hurry and chase her! She can't have gone far!"

The powerful figures on the cloud shouted, and countless streams of light flew away one after another, determined to kill the current leader of the Life and Death Tower with their swords.

Putting aside past grudges, the fact that the other party carries numerous resources, including spirit mines and shops, as well as that tower-shaped spiritual treasure, is enough to drive countless Nascent Soul cultivators mad.

With so many powerful figures, suppressing a junior who is only at the late stage of the Golden Core realm would be a piece of cake.
In an instant, the once bustling area outside Beiliu City fell silent.

Dozens of Nascent Soul Realm experts unleashed their ultimate speed, rushing towards the distance, determined to find the Lord of the Life and Death Tower.

Meanwhile, inside Beiliu City, a young girl withdrew her gaze from the outside world, her eyes filled with a hint of mockery.

"A bunch of old fogies who rely on their age and status, trying to use outsiders to assassinate me—you're delusional!"

"Once the situation becomes clear, I will settle accounts with you all one by one."

Mingyu snorted coldly. She wasn't stupid. So many members had evacuated through the secret escape passage of the Life and Death Tower without any problems.

She was the only one who was attacked when she left.
She wouldn't believe it if no one had tipped her off.

Furthermore, Mingyu could sense that those old guys had mostly stayed in the city and hadn't left, yet they watched helplessly as she was ganged up on and beaten.
The implication here is self-evident.

Fortunately, Mingyu has temporarily diverted the group's attention using a trick.

Now that I can leave the city without any worries, I feel much safer.

As Mingyu walked down the street, her aura changed dramatically, like that of an innocent and naive young girl.

She followed the flow of people, looking around as if she had inexhaustible energy.

Giving up the Tower of Life and Death was not Mingyu's original wish.

If possible, she also wants to retain some spirit mineral resources or shop resources, and only sell the most conspicuous shops.

But Mingyu knew very well that she couldn't do that; she had to package and sell all the resources.

Because the Blood Slayers in the Tower of Life and Death are almost all recruited from Nascent Soul Realm experts in Beiliu City.

They have been living here for many years and know a lot about the Tower of Life and Death.

Know all the resources in the building.

If Mingyu doesn't sell those spirit mines and shops in bulk, once the agreed-upon time with Lingjian Mountain passes, those shop resources will likely fall into the hands of those old guys.

At that time, you won't be able to get your hands on a single spirit stone.

Previously, with the old master keeping an eye on things and the assassins from the Life and Death Tower headquarters, no one dared to act recklessly.

However, now that the Life and Death Tower is weak and Mingyu's own strength is too low to suppress that group of people.

Those old guys naturally started to have other ideas.

"Is this what you mean by the fickleness of human nature?"

"In my heyday, everyone respected me."

"When I'm down, everyone bullies me."

Mingyu murmured, the image of that person reappearing in her mind.

For a fleeting moment, she thought of the past.

The man, dressed in blue, was making puppets while explaining to her the principles of human relationships.

Human nature is complex, and relationships between people are ever-changing. Without shared interests to maintain them, even brothers can turn against each other.

You need to be more cautious and wary of everyone who gets close to you.

As Mingyu pondered these words and recalled that figure, her eyes welled up with tears.

The advice given more than two hundred years ago has now become a reality. Although she has not been abandoned by everyone, the feeling is still extremely painful for her.

Now, she truly has nothing left.

Her beloved grandfather, the people she loved, and her home—all gone.
Before she knew it, Mingyu's face was covered with tears.

She felt so helpless and powerless.

"Hey, why are you crying?"

Suddenly, a familiar, gentle voice came from behind. (End of Chapter)