Ling Xi’s awakening was a huge surprise. Long Chen had been waiting for this moment for a long, long time. A lot of time had passed since the battle at the Star Devil Prison; he had become much stronger since then, and fortunately he had Xiaolang for company in her absence, or he would have been very lonely.2

But when she appeared, Long Chen tossed Xiaolang far out of his mind. He was very blatantly prioritizing his romantic relationship over his friendship.0

Ling Xi clearly wanted to know what had happened during her absence, why he had jumped into the abyss but had not died, and how they had ended up here. Plus, she could tell that he had attained the Heavenly River Realm.0

But Long Chen did not want to talk to her about any of that. All he wanted to do was tell her about the Profound Heavenly Jade Lotus. 0

“Xiao Xi, I will tell you everything you want to know later. Right now, I want to give...0