Chapter 3 Part 2
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Chapter 3 Part 2: An Lan Enters My Heart (2)
At this moment, the jade rabbit’s heart was filled with longing.
She, too, wanted to be like Su Youwei.
She wanted to grow stronger, to assist Bai Lian, to transform and lean against Bai Lian’s chest, to experience the things written in the books Bai Lian reads, alongside her.
Unfortunately, strong willpower alone could not manifest these desires into reality.
No matter how hard she tried, the jade rabbit still couldn’t touch the threshold of the Soul Changing Stage. It seemed that from the very beginning, her path to breaking through this stage had been blocked.
Faced with this, the jade rabbit couldn’t help but feel disappointed.
“So that’s how it is.”
Bai Lian withdrew from the jade rabbit’s Sea of Divine Sense. She squatted down and gently stroked the back of the jade rabbit.
Bai Lian had already been aware of this for some time. After seeking help from her master and finding no results, she had even gone as far as obtaining a bottle of high-grade Feather Transformation Pills for the jade rabbit.
Unfortunately, even after the jade rabbit had consumed all of them, her cultivation base hadn’t improved one bit.
It was known that a regular Nascent Soul cultivator consuming a Feather Transmagic Pill would trigger a Yin Fire Disaster.
Bai Lian thought back to the great achievement of “The Future Mirror” from a few days ago.
“Follow me.”
She grabbed the jade rabbit’s ear.
They quickly returned to the room.
Bai Lian flipped the Future Mirror and pressed the jade rabbit’s ear onto it.
The Future Mirror immediately shattered.
“…”
Damn it!
Bai Lian cursed as she flipped the broken mirror, which tumbled several times before landing with a crash on the dressing table.
Clearly, she couldn’t expect anything from this broken mirror anymore!
The thought of it made Bai Lian even more convinced that the eldest princess was truly unlucky, constantly toyed with by this unpredictable mirror.
“I’ll think of another solution.”
“Haw.”
The jade rabbit nodded, her disappointment evident. Yet, within that disappointment, a warmth blossomed in her heart.
Bai Lian still cared about her.
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Bai Lian and the jade rabbit parted ways. Both had their own thoughts. Bai Lian didn’t go to bed immediately but instead headed straight to her master’s cave.
For the past few days, the master had been holed up in the cave, turning into a complete homebody.
“Come in.”
Outside the cave, Bai Lian received her master’s approval and immediately squeezed inside.
As soon as she entered, she noticed something unusual.
The master’s cave, which had once been damp, had been fitted with a magic circle that made it warmer, but the humidity never went away.
However, this time, the experience was completely different.
Narrow.
This was Bai Lian’s first impression. It felt like invisible forces were surging in from all sides, squeezing the air from her lungs.
She wanted to withdraw, but thinking of her purpose for coming here, she continued forward.
As she walked, she felt a chill.
With her physical endurance, she could enter a volcano or ice cave without even flinching. But today, she was shivering from the cold.
Only when she finally walked deeper into the cave did she see everything clearly.
She saw her master, sitting barefoot on the bed, with a crystal-like object floating in front of her.
That crystal was anything but ordinary.
Its pure whiteness surpassed even snow, with white mist surrounding it, like millions of subjects bowing before their king.
“Master, this is…”
“The Taiyin Pillar.”
An Lan interrupted her.
Bai Lian blinked, surprised.
Wasn’t the Taiyin Pillar supposed to be a deep blue pillar? Why had it changed into this form?
An Lan explained, “I removed the impurities inside it.”
Bai Lian nodded vaguely, unsure of the full details.
Then her master summoned her.
“Come here.”
“Oh.”
Bai Lian immediately walked over, trusting her master implicitly. She believed the master would never harm her.
However, the master’s movements were sudden.
A pull and poke.
Puff.
“Ah!”
Bai Lian let out a strange noise uncontrollably.
Her master’s hand, along with the Taiyin Pillar, pierced deep into her chest.
The sensation was incredibly uncomfortable. Even when the master didn’t move, Bai Lian felt swollen and itchy.
Fortunately, the process didn’t last long. After the coolness between her chest spread throughout her limbs like flowing water, the master calmly withdrew her hand.
Bai Lian looked down at her shirt, which now had a hole poked through it. She couldn’t help but feel that her once-serious outfit had suddenly taken on an unintended, suggestive appearance.
Master, this wasn’t intentional, right?
There were no visible scars or wounds around her cleavage, so she must have been overthinking it.
Bai Lian turned her attention to the sensation within her body. As soon as her master removed her hand, the throbbing pain subsided.
But…
She still felt uncomfortable, as if she would rather have her master’s hand stay inside, just to keep the coldness of the Taiyin Pillar at bay.
An Lan spoke, “The Taiyin Pillar may be called a magical treasure, but in truth, it’s simply a crafted object from heaven and earth. However, if you can fully absorb it, you might awaken the power of the Taiyin Body.”
Taiyin Body?
Bai Lian’s eyes suddenly brightened.
The Taiyin Body was one of the rarest physiques in “The Battle of the Gods.” It was much more powerful than any physique she had encountered in her previous missions.
“Master.”
Bai Lian’s eyes shone brightly as she looked at her master with excitement. She almost wanted to pounce on her and rub against her in gratitude.
Without her master, even with a system, her cultivation would never have progressed so quickly.
Within just a few breaths, she could already feel the benefits of the Taiyin Pillar.
[Hard Skill +1, Soft Skill +1, Light Skill +1]
Aside from Focus, all her basic skills were growing steadily.
Bai Lian’s gloom lifted. She couldn’t cross the Guafeng Disaster, so what?
If the main entrance was closed, she could always use the side door.
To be honest, improving her skills through the side door felt even more comfortable.
Bai Lian calmed her fluctuating emotions. She had also given her master the [Ten Thousand Calamities Refining Cultivation Method] along with the Taiyin Pillar.
She was about to ask if her master had read it.
An Lan nodded calmly and said, “This cultivation method does have some merits.”
Bai Lian understood.
Her master’s words could never be taken literally. When she said “not bad,” “decent,” or “good qualities,” it meant the person or thing she was evaluating was exceptional.
And in this case, An Lan had recognized the brilliance of the method.
An Lan had known for a long time that the Ten Thousand Calamities Refining Cultivation Method was extraordinary, but only after reading the full text did she understand what a brilliant idea it truly was.
[A complete set of techniques for entering the Dao through ten thousand calamities.]
Falling from the high position of Heavenly Lord to this, wasn’t this a great calamity?
“Hahaha!”
With this newfound understanding, An Lan’s comprehension of the Ten Thousand Calamities Refining Cultivation Method was progressing at an astonishing speed.
She no longer felt any regret for destroying the Great Tao way.
If she could use the Ten Thousand Calamities Refining Cultivation Method, she would possess ten ways of the Great Tao!
That’s ten ways of the Great Tao!
Do you know the difference between single-digit and double-digit numbers?
I, An Lan, have finally achieved immortality through reincarnation!
An Lan wanted nothing more than to leap over and hug Bai Lian tightly, even biting a few pieces off her.
Her disciple was truly incredible.
But as a master, she had to maintain her dignity.
Suppressing these strange thoughts, she quickly asked, “You didn’t come here just for this, did you?”
Bai Lian immediately explained her true purpose.
The real reason for seeking a solution for the jade rabbit’s dilemma was her primary concern. Everything else was just an unexpected benefit.
Her master rarely frowned.
“I couldn’t find any abnormalities in her body. Perhaps it’s her state of mind, or maybe there’s something unique about the Yaoguang Rabbit clan.”
Bai Lian sighed and pursed her lips in resignation.
She had only one path left to take: to bring the jade rabbit back to Flying Fog. After all, the jade rabbit hadn’t seen her mother for quite some time.
“Master, I’ll take my leave now.”
“Go, go.”
An Lan waved her hand.
Just as Bai Lian was about to leave the cave, An Lan suddenly called out.
“Wait.”
Bai Lian turned around, puzzled.
An Lan shook her head, “It’s nothing.”
Bai Lian walked away, but An Lan stood up from the bed, pacing barefoot.
Something felt strange. She had caught her own scent from Bai Lian’s body.
Although she had only poked her, there was nothing left inside Bai Lian.
Could it be…?
An Lan paused, gazing at her right palm.
The only possibility she could think of was that, on the day she protected Bai Lian’s physical body, she had sacrificed a piece of the Great Tao.
Could it be that, by coincidence, a portion of the scattered “way of the Great Tao” had merged into Bai Lian’s body?
An Lan fell silent.
She didn’t know whether this was a blessing or a curse.
Bai Lian wasn’t even an Immortal. Under the immense pressure of the Great Tao, she might disintegrate both physically and spiritually.
“I need to keep a close eye on it.”
If anything went wrong, she would regret it forever.
This night, Bai Lian once again sought out the jade rabbit.
“Tomorrow, I’ll take you home to visit your family.”
“Haw?”
Was this considered taking the initiative to meet the parents?
The jade rabbit’s mood suddenly lifted.
