Chapter 256: The Yandere Demon Lord 10

Afterward, Lin Tongyin cleaned himself up briefly before heading toward the Alchemy Hall.

Because the original owner was extremely skilled at maintaining appearances, her reputation within the Changyun Sect was exceptionally high.

And as the only male disciple personally accepted by Tang Wan, Lin Tongyin naturally attracted endless envy and jealousy from countless sect disciples.

The moment he arrived outside the Alchemy Hall, someone immediately recognized him.

“Well, well. Isn’t this Fairy Tang’s precious direct disciple?” a purple-robed youth mocked with a sneer. “You’ve practically never stepped out of Yunhua Peak since joining the sect. What? Finally willing to come down the mountain today?”

The speaker’s name was Li Yan.

He was one of Tang Wan’s most loyal admirers and possessed fairly decent talent himself.

In fact, the entire reason he joined the Changyun Sect had been to become Tang Wan’s disciple.

Unfortunately, the dream he desperately chased had been handed to Lin Tongyin instead.

How could he possibly not resent him?

…

Hearing Li Yan’s mocking words, Lin Tongyin completely ignored him and walked straight toward the Alchemy Hall entrance.

At the same time, he sneered coldly inwardly.

You think I wanted to become her disciple?

If you knew the kind of life I’ve lived on Yunhua Peak, I wonder whether any of you would still envy me.

Calling her a fairy? She’s clearly a demon.

…

After entering the Alchemy Hall, Lin Tongyin directly took out Tang Wan’s jade token and showed it to one of the medicine attendants.

“Hello,” he said quietly. “I’m here to see Martial Uncle Qingfeng.”

The medicine attendant immediately straightened after seeing the jade token.

“Please wait a moment. I’ll inform Master Qingfeng right away.”

Lin Tongyin nodded.

“Thank you.”

Soon, the attendant hurried away.

Not long afterward, he returned.

“This junior brother, Master Qingfeng invites you inside.”

Lin Tongyin tightened his grip on the jade token and followed the attendant toward one of the inner halls.

…

Upon entering, he saw a gentle-looking young man seated beside an alchemy furnace, seemingly occupied with refining something.

The moment Qingfeng saw him, he immediately smiled.

“So you’re Wanwan’s disciple?”

“Didn’t she already take thirty Qi-Replenishing Pills and Peiyuan Pills from me before leaving? That amount should normally last an ordinary disciple for three months.”

“You used them all this quickly?”

Hearing this, Lin Tongyin unconsciously clenched his fists.

Then he nodded.

“Yes. This disciple also doesn’t understand why, but ever since beginning sword practice, I become hungry extremely quickly, so the pills were consumed much faster as well.”

At the same time, regret surfaced in his heart.

If he had known earlier, he never would’ve come.

This person clearly suspected he was lying about using up the medicine.

Unexpectedly, after hearing his explanation, Qingfeng immediately raised his brows.

“She passed the Canghai Sword Technique to you?” he asked.

The moment those words fell, Lin Tongyin’s heart stirred slightly.

Then he nodded with deliberate confusion.

“Yes, Martial Uncle. How did you know?”

The sword manual Tang Wan had given him was indeed called the Canghai Sword Technique.

…

Seeing Lin Tongyin’s puzzled expression, Qingfeng smiled faintly.

“The Canghai Sword Technique was created by an extraordinary sword cultivator.”

“However, cultivating this technique requires an enormous amount of physical stamina.”

“Although the opening forms appear simple, beginners usually exhaust themselves completely after only one or two hours of practice.”

“If there isn’t enough medicinal support behind them, entry into this sword path becomes extremely difficult.”

“But once mastered…”

“A single sword strike can split oceans apart.”

“The power is nearly limitless.”

Then Qingfeng looked at him meaningfully.

“It seems Wanwan truly values you as her disciple if she’s willing to spend resources raising you like this.”

Hearing these words, Lin Tongyin couldn’t help becoming slightly stunned.

Had he…

Misunderstood Tang Wan before?

No.

Impossible.

If Tang Wan truly cared about him—

Then why had she treated him so cruelly in the beginning?

Why had she personally gouged out one of his eyes?