Chapter 852: Someone Is Making a Sacrifice

By the green riverbank grass, a graceful figure stood there.

Lin Fan's words had dealt her a heavy blow, saying she was no longer young and that her future path was limited—this was hard for the Female Emperor to accept.

Ahem!

Lin Fan coughed lightly and walked over from afar. "Female Emperor, that was just a misunderstanding just now. Actually..."

"Emperor Lin, you don't need to say anything. I understand myself. If there's nothing else, I'd like to be alone for a while," the Female Emperor said coldly, but the meaning in her tone was clear to anyone not mentally deficient: she was very angry and unhappy right now.

And indeed, though the Female Emperor's power was transcendent, she was still a woman at heart, naturally fond of praise—not the kind of belittlement Lin Fan had dished out.

How could she save face, especially in front of her disciple? Her dignity had nowhere to go.

Lin Fan looked at her figure and shook his head helplessly. He had only been a bit resentful about past events. Since he wasn't planning to overthrow her, he'd just take some verbal advantage. But who would have thought that the Female Emperor, despite her cultivation, hadn't cultivated her heart and was still so fragile?

"Being alone is fine, but two people being alone is better." Without waiting for the Female Emperor's consent, Lin Fan stood beside her and took a deep breath. "Wow, the air is so fresh. Once the ancient clans are overthrown, the world will return to peace, and all races can soar freely in this world without fear."

The Female Emperor looked at him. "You really have no shame."

"How am I shameless? Female Emperor, your words are too harsh," Lin Fan retorted.

"I'm harsh?" The Female Emperor's face instantly darkened.

"Back in the Xuanhuang Realm, that divine sense of yours was indeed vicious—it destroyed my sect. What do you say?" Lin Fan said, then seemed to recall something. "Oh, right, I've always wanted to ask: why did you snatch that divine blood back then?"

"It's been too long; I've forgotten. Since you say the scenery here is beautiful, you can enjoy it alone." The Female Emperor didn't want to say more and turned to leave.

She had never imagined that the one she once saw as an ant, struggling in desperation, had grown to such a level.

Even she was no match for him now.

"Oh well, let the past be past. It's just a pity for the good old days," Lin Fan said with a sigh.

In the blink of an eye, years had passed, and things had changed.

"Your talent can no longer be enhanced by pills. You've already taken all the pills that could improve your talent. Without a great fortune, your talent is basically unchangeable," Lin Fan said.

"I know," the Female Emperor nodded. As Lin Fan said, her talent could no longer be improved—or rather, it had reached its limit.

To improve her talent again, she would need a tremendous opportunity.

But such opportunities were rare.

"Alright, let me enhance your talent. Who knows when the myriad realms will open; improving your strength is good too." Lin Fan raised his hand and placed it above the Female Emperor's head.

"What are you doing?" The Female Emperor shrank back, looking at him in surprise.

"Enhancing your talent," Lin Fan said in surprise. "To enhance talent, I have to touch the top of your head. What, is there a problem?"

The Female Emperor looked at him, a troubled expression on her cold, beautiful face.

She was the Female Emperor, revered by millions, and now she had to let someone touch her head...

But the Female Emperor also wanted to improve her talent. In the end, she nodded in agreement.

Lin Fan smiled faintly and placed his hand on the Female Emperor's head.

It felt quite nice, like teaching a child.

Pat, pat.

Good girl.

"Has it started yet?" The Female Emperor felt uncomfortable being touched. Having her head touched was something that had happened a long, long time ago, when she wasn't the Female Emperor but just a child hoping for her parents' affection.

"It's starting. Don't talk," Lin Fan said calmly, but inwardly he was thoroughly enjoying himself.

The two stood there, Lin Fan's hand on the Female Emperor's head, his fingers gently patting as if doting on his own child.

The Female Emperor lowered her head, a faint blush creeping across her fair cheeks.

She released her divine sense, confirmed no one was around, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. If anyone saw this, where would her face go?

"Is it done yet?" The Female Emperor felt strange, an indescribable sensation.

"Almost, almost."

Lin Fan smiled faintly, and feeling it was about time, he activated the tutoring mode.

Hum!

The Female Emperor's potential hadn't been exhausted. In that instant, her expression changed. She sensed the changes within her body. In her inner world, a tightly shut door seemed to be pushed by a vast force.

Boom!

Light radiated from the door, and a mysterious power emanated from it.

It opened—it had actually opened.

The Female Emperor's expression shifted dramatically. This was her final door, which she had struggled with for so long, trying every method, yet it remained unmoved.

But now, it showed signs of loosening. How exhilarating this was for the Female Emperor.

Boom!

Just as the Female Emperor was excited, the door swung fully open.

The accumulated mysterious power surged out, flowing through her entire body. Rays of light shot through the top of her head, illuminating the heavens and earth.

"My talent has really improved!" The Female Emperor exclaimed in excitement, her stunningly beautiful face radiant with light.

"It's a simple thing."

Lin Fan withdrew his hand, clasped it behind his back, and said calmly.

The Female Emperor sensed the changes within herself, then looked at Lin Fan. "Thank you."

"Heh."

Lin Fan smiled. "It's nothing."

To Lin Fan, it was indeed trivial, but to the Female Emperor, it was a major event.

Just as Lin Fan was about to say something more, his expression turned serious.

"What's wrong?" The Female Emperor noticed his strange expression and grew nervous, thinking something major had happened.

At that moment, the ancient saint altar floating in his inner world began to fluctuate violently.

Someone was making a sacrifice.

Within the ancient saint altar, the words of the sacrifice echoed.

"Sacrifice myself to protect the Cloud Sect."

The sacrificial force was strong—an expert was sacrificing himself. For such an expert to be pushed to this point, the enemy must be extraordinary.

Lin Fan probed into the altar and saw through it a distant place: the Cloud Sect's sect master was burning everything he had, exchanging his all for the sect's future.

"I have to go."

Without saying more to the Female Emperor, Lin Fan left and headed for the Cloud Sect.