Chapter 0001: Ling Yun's Heartbroken Heart

"Swoosh!"

As the cold light flashed, accompanied by the sound of flesh and bone being severed, the dazzling blood splattered in the flying snow. Behind the splattering blood, a woman with a stunning face and a sword in hand coldly looked at the enemies she had just slain, her eyes devoid of any emotion.

In the midst of this cold winter, the woman was wearing only a thin long skirt. The originally pure white skirt was now dyed crimson by endless blood.

At her feet, nearly a hundred corpses piled up on the snowy ground, and the blood flowing from the bodies had turned the white snow around her into a bloody hue...

And yet, it was not over.

The woman raised her eyes slightly, and on her pale and exquisite face, her deep and profound eyes swept over the tens of thousands of people gathered a hundred meters away. Each of them stared at her with eyes that seemed almost greedy, fixed on her without a hint of movement.

As the woman's gaze swept over those people one by one, a wicked smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. She raised her hand, wiping a drop of hot blood from the corner of her lips, staining her originally pale lips with a strange red.

Seventy-nine people... Who would be next?

Ye Qingtang had never imagined that one day she would become the enemy of the world, besieged by thousands of people on this Lingyun Cliff!

All of this was due to the demonic emperor's heart inside her chest!

Born with an anomaly, the demonic emperor descended, bringing destruction to the heavens and the earth.

Ye Qingtang was not the demonic emperor. She had no idea why the demonic emperor's heart, which should have belonged to someone else, had appeared in her body.

But all of this was no longer important.

The people in front of her had come for the demonic emperor's heart. Anyone who swallowed the demonic emperor's heart would gain the extraordinary power of the demonic emperor!

No one would care whether Ye Qingtang lived or died. In the eyes of these people, she was nothing more than a vessel for the demonic emperor's heart.

How ridiculous!

Ye Qingtang stood up straight, her bare feet stepping on the soft snow, allowing the blood to soak into her feet. She tilted her head, suddenly raising her sword, the tip of which was adorned with blood, pointing directly at a woman standing among the crowd, surrounded by thousands of people.

"Ye You, don't send this group of useless people to their deaths. If you want the demonic emperor's heart, come and take it yourself." Ye Qingtang smiled, but there was no hint of amusement in her eyes.

Ye You, who was named by Ye Qingtang, furrowed her brows lightly, and her eyes were full of disdain. In her eyes, Ye Qingtang was nothing more than a dying ant, not even worthy of the opportunity to make her move.

"Don't let her escape. Make sure to dig out the demonic emperor's heart intact for me." Ye You ordered her guards.

At that moment, the people surrounding the top of Lingyun Cliff immediately rushed towards Ye Qingtang's position.

With over ten thousand people besieging her, Ye Qingtang had no chance of winning even if she had three heads and six arms!

Behind her was a bottomless abyss, and in front of her was a siege of thousands of people. Yet, there was no fear or panic on Ye Qingtang's face.

In this life... her father and second uncle were murdered, her senior brother Yun died trying to save her, and her master sacrificed himself to protect her...

Ye Qingtang slowly closed her eyes, looking back on her life, filled with countless regrets.

Those who loved her had all passed away. Now, facing her enemies, she would not allow Ye You to have her way, even if it meant destroying the demonic emperor's heart.

As everyone rushed towards Ye Qingtang, she suddenly raised her hand, and her arched fingers plunged into her chest, crushing the heart of the demonic emperor that everyone coveted.

"Boom!"

As Ye Qingtang crushed the heart, a loud noise suddenly exploded on Lingyun Cliff!

With the destruction of the demonic emperor's heart, the breath of the world surged, and a violent wind swept across the entire Lingyun Cliff. Amidst the shaking earth and the rumbling, the massive cliff split open, creating huge cracks.

At that moment, Ye You and the others had already fled in a panic, no longer concerned about anything else.

Amidst the raging wind and the shaking earth, Ye Qingtang, lying in a pool of blood, fell towards the endless abyss along with a crumbling boulder.

And yet, in that instant, a golden light suddenly descended from the sky, rushing towards the falling Ye Qingtang.

Time seemed to stand still in that moment.

The falling boulder hung suspended in mid-air, and a figure gracefully landed on it.

It was a breathtakingly handsome man, dressed in white, swaying in the fierce wind. He stood quietly beside Ye Qingtang's body, looking at the gaping wound in her chest, feeling the familiar aura gradually dissipating from the wound.

"Found it."

The melodious and deep voice was torn apart by the fierce wind. The man slowly crouched down, his slender and attractive fingers gently touching the bloody wound, and wisps of energy floated out from Ye Qingtang's wound, gradually entering the man's palm and condensing into a semi-transparent heart.

But just as it was about to solidify, the energy suddenly dissipated, and the heart that had just formed instantly dispersed into specks of stardust, scattering around Ye Qingtang's body and disappearing in an instant.

A hint of emerald flashed in the man's deep eyes. "So that's how it is..."

In the next moment, the man's finger suddenly touched Ye Qingtang's forehead, and a golden light quietly merged into her forehead...