SACRED BODY OF THE IMMORTALS

Chapter 1047 1047 Luo Xiangling's Initiative

The story was finished.

The room fell completely silent.

Even Jun Xiaoyao had never imagined that Luo Xiangling would have such a past.

She had once been a river in the immortal realm,yet in the end became the Luo King of the foreign realm.

Jun Xiaoyao couldn't help but think of that mythological empress,the Luo Goddess Fufei.

Back at the Tai'e Temple of the serpent clan,he had once spoken with a remnant soul fragment of Fufei.

Although Fufei was not born from a river spirit herself,

she was a goddess who presided over the He and Luo rivers,known as the Goddess of the Luo River.

Seen in this light,the Luo Goddess Fufei could be considered an ancestral figure to Luo Xiangling.

"This is my past,this is the secret that belongs to me." Luo Xiangling's voice was soft and distant.

Her past was something she had never shared with anyone.

Yet now,she had laid it all bare before Jun Xiaoyao.

Only Jun Xiaoyao was worthy of hearing the voice of her heart.

The doubts that had lingered in Jun Xiaoyao's mind were now completely resolved.

From the very first time he had met Luo Xiangling,he had sensed a kind of purity about her that seemed almost inhuman.

Those autumn-water eyes carried a clarity unlike any other.

Now that the truth had been revealed,it all made perfect sense.

Beyond that,Jun Xiaoyao also found himself somewhat curious about the man in the story.

Simply sitting in meditation to comprehend the great dao of heaven and earth had been enough to awaken the spirit of a river,giving rise to a river spirit.

That alone was proof that the man's cultivation and realm were absolutely formidable.

"Was that man a Chaos Physique?" Jun Xiaoyao asked.

Luo Xiangling gave a slight nod.

Another of Jun Xiaoyao's doubts was resolved.

He now understood why Luo Xiangling had taken an interest in him from the very beginning.

It turned out it was because he,too,possessed a Chaos Physique.

"Actually,the reason I recommended you to become a candidate War God at first was to cause you trouble."

"Because of that person,I never had a good impression of those with a Chaos Physique."

"But after meeting you,I changed my mind. You're a very interesting person."

As Luo Xiangling said this,she looked slightly embarrassed.

In the beginning,she had indeed intended to toy with Jun Xiaoyao.

After all,that Chaos Physique from the past had nearly erased her existence as well.

But after meeting Jun Xiaoyao,Luo Xiangling felt that he seemed like an interesting person.

And so the story had unfolded from there.

Jun Xiaoyao felt a quiet sense of relief.

Good thing he was handsome.

If he had been ugly,Luo Xiangling probably wouldn't have found him interesting at all.

It was an age where looks mattered.

"Then I must thank you,Xiangling,for sparing my life." Jun Xiaoyao gave a slight bow with his hands clasped.

Luo Xiangling naturally understood that Jun Xiaoyao was teasing her.

With the exchange of each other's secrets,the atmosphere was no longer as tense as it had been moments ago.

"If we're being honest,I also came from the immortal realm. What right would I have to expose you?" Luo Xiangling said softly.

Although Jun Xiaoyao's true identity had surprised her,

Luo Xiangling felt no particular sense of belonging to the foreign realm itself.

Of course,she felt no particular belonging to the immortal realm either.

She had simply been a river,with no concept of sides or factions.

The one place that gave her even a faint sense of home was the War God Academy.

But compared to Jun Xiaoyao,the War God Academy meant nothing at all.

"Xiangling,have you ever thought about returning to the immortal realm?" Jun Xiaoyao asked.

He had begun to probe.

"Return to the immortal realm?"

Luo Xiangling froze,her beautiful eyes seeming to go blank for a moment. "That person said I was nothing but a river,and could only ever be a river."

"Perhaps awakening a spirit was a mistake to begin with."

Luo Xiangling had always been lost.

Whether she should exist at all.

Or whether it would have been happier to simply remain an ordinary river.

Hearing this,a flicker passed through Jun Xiaoyao's eyes.

He stepped forward and gently pulled Luo Xiangling into his arms.

Luo Xiangling's slender frame tensed once more.

It truly lived up to the saying.

Women are made of water.

Holding her,she was soft and smooth,her skin as fine as silk,her willow waist supple and slender,as though she truly were made of water.

"Xiangling,everything that exists in this world has a reason for existing."

"You may once have been nothing more than an ordinary river,but now you have a name. You are Luo Xiangling,a living,breathing existence."

"So don't doubt your right to exist. Living on as a person,that is your destiny."

Jun Xiaoyao's words left Luo Xiangling gazing at him as though entranced.

Her heart had always been like a rootless drifting weed.

But Jun Xiaoyao had brought her drifting heart to rest.

At the corners of Luo Xiangling's eyes,crystalline tears slid down.

She reached around and held Jun Xiaoyao in return.

She held on tight,very tight.

The battle between the immortal realm and the foreign realm meant nothing to her at all.

Finding someone who could understand her,who truly got her,was more important than anything else.

Feeling Luo Xiangling's emotions,Jun Xiaoyao simply held her in silence.

He wasn't even sure himself whether he was still acting or not.

After a while of comfort,Luo Xiangling's emotions settled,though her face was a little flushed.

"Looks like my little life is safe after all." Jun Xiaoyao smiled faintly.

Luo Xiangling gave him a coquettish sideways glance.

This woman who was like water could be devastatingly alluring when she wanted to be.

There was naturally no way she could bring herself to act against Jun Xiaoyao now.

In fact,she had already begun to worry about him,afraid that something might happen to him in the foreign realm.

"Xiaoyao,your identity is far too dangerous here in the foreign realm." Luo Xiangling said with concern.

She knew full well that the Jun clan was an absolute thorn in the side of the foreign realm.

As the divine son of the Jun clan,if Jun Xiaoyao's identity were exposed,the consequences would be unthinkable.

"Don't worry,Xiangling. I won't be easily found out."

"Once I've taken care of what needs to be done,I'll take you back with me."

Jun Xiaoyao looked at Luo Xiangling,his tone resolute.

A flush of crimson rose across Luo Xiangling's snow-jade face.

This time,she did not refuse outright.

"If we return to the immortal realm and run into that person…" Luo Xiangling still felt a lingering wariness in her heart.

That was a Chaos Physique,after all.

And Luo Xiangling sensed that this particular Chaos Physique had extraordinary origins.

Even after all this time,he was likely still very much alive.

"Don't worry. The immortal realm is my Jun clan's domain. Even if that Chaos Physique still exists,there's no need to fear him."

Jun Xiaoyao's words put Luo Xiangling's heart at ease,filling her with a deep sense of security.

What a woman needs most is the sense of security that a man provides.

Even if her cultivation far,far surpassed Jun Xiaoyao's.

"By the way,Xiangling,you said it was by drawing on the power of a tributary of the Underworld River that you became the quasi-immortal you are today."

"And the source of the Underworld River seems to lie in the Unspeakable Place. If the opportunity arises in the future,I'll help you break through and become a true Immortal King."

"By then,with your own power alone,no one will be able to threaten you." Jun Xiaoyao's tone was firm.

Now that Luo Xiangling had truly become one of his own,

it was only natural to think about what was best for her.

Jun Xiaoyao had always looked after those on his side.

He also took out some rare Spring of Life water.

It should be of help to Luo Xiangling's cultivation.

"Xiaoyao,thank you."

Seeing Jun Xiaoyao's sincere and heartfelt concern for her,Luo Xiangling's eyes shimmered,glowing with light.

This was the first time she had ever felt what it was like to be protected,to be cared for.

Somehow,an impulse surged up within her.

Luo Xiangling leaned in on her own initiative and pressed her lips to Jun Xiaoyao's.

Jun Xiaoyao froze,only registering what had happened a beat later.

Taken advantage of again!