Chapter 20
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Chapter 20: What Would Happen if I "Ate" My Martial Sisters?
The Future Mirror remained silent.
In fact, whenever Bai Lian asked it questions related to herself, it would pretend to be dead.
It must be pretending to be dead, right?
After all, during conversations involving other topics, the Future Mirror could be quite affectionate, and could uplift one’s spirits.
"Anyway, once I find your other half next time, perhaps the puzzle will be solved."
Bai Lian stuffed the Future Mirror into her storage pendant.
She gently squeezed her chest and adjusted the pendant’s uncomfortable position.
For now, she had no time to pay attention to the movements of the Demon Lord. She was eager to inquire about her master’s situation and study why her cultivation method could operate automatically.
To her, it was a potential threat, but if used well, it could also be a killer move that could unleash ten times her strength!
"Elder Martial Sister!"
When Bai Lian emerged from the forbidden cave on the Holy Mountain, Yu Ying, who had been idly gazing out beyond the purple flowers and green vines, turned around immediately with a look of joy on her face.
"Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian."
Qing Luan also softly called out, her hands clasped tightly in front of her stomach. With her unique, colorful feathers adorning her head, she looked particularly cute and obedient, without the "arrogant" air she had exhibited while "doing things" in Bai Lian’s room.
But she couldn’t afford to be arrogant now.
Qing Luan didn’t think that her previous position in Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian’s heart was higher than some of the other Martial Sisters at their level who had been with her longer.
Therefore, a direct attack was not advisable!
To avoid being left behind, she could only devise a plan to outsmart Bai Lian.
Since this was a battle of wits, naturally she needed to find a way to lower the guard of the foolish women who surrounded Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian to the best of her ability.
So now Qing Luan was trying to be as meek as possible.
Bai Lian smiled and said, "First, let’s bid farewell to Saint Lord, and then return to the Duxian…"
"Elder Martial Sister, we can’t go back."
Yu Ying interrupted Bai Lian’s words.
She exclaimed in surprise, "What happened?"
Yu Ying repeated An Lan’s words, "Master said that the situation is urgent now and she will come to us after she recovers."
Bai Lian paced back and forth.
Since she has the Future Mirror that the Demon of the Outer Realm wants, if she goes back to DuXian sect, it will definitely bring trouble to the sect. But if she doesn’t go back, there won’t be any trouble… is it possible?
Of course not possible.
Otherwise, the Demons of the Outer Realm wouldn’t have split their forces to attack the Duxian sect.
Master cannot be unaware of this fact, but she still insists that Bai Lian should not go back. It seems that Master doesn’t want her to be in danger.
Bai Lian was moved and wished she could hug her master and take a few bites.
In the end, she opted for a compromise.
"Let’s wait and see for a few days," said Bai Lian.
During these few days, she could observe what the Demon Lord was up to.
Next, Bai Lian took the lead to bid farewell to Saint Lord. After expressing gratitude, Saint Lord didn’t try to keep them.
Just before leaving the mountain, Bai Lian saw Ying Shi and the little Saintess from afar.
"Once everything settles down, I will visit Yaochi Holy Mountain again!"
She bowed.
Ying Shi returned the same gesture, "Wishing White Emperor Bai Lian a safe journey."
The strong wind danced under the bright moonlight, but the Yaochi Holy Mountain, which was devastated after the war, only reminded people of sad things.
Along the road, not only did Bai Lian and her group depart, but also other cultivators who came to rescue from different factions.
Some were elated, some were mournful, and some were silently contemplative.
A thousand people have a thousand facets, diverse and plentiful.
Summoning Cloud Chasing Boat, Bai Lian sailed for thousands of miles before finally turning to look at Yu Ying and Qing Luan.
The two had been cowering in the corner the whole time.
Since boarding the boat, they had many things they wanted to say to Bai Lian, but she stood silently by the window, leaving them no opportunity to interrupt her.
They could only wait anxiously, growing more and more impatient.
This was something that had never happened before, ever since Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian let go of them and stepped back, they knew something was wrong.
"There’s something we must discuss with you."
After careful consideration, Bai Lian decided not to beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
"Elder Martial Sister, please speak."
Yu Ying and Qing Luan looked at Bai Lian anxiously, hoping to gather some information from her facial expression.
Today, Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian was adorned in moonlight, as usual, radiating a pure and powerful energy.
However, unlike previous times, she was no longer concealing her emotions.
There was distress, anxiety, and perhaps a hint of hesitation.
"I have encountered a small problem," Bai Lian’s tone shifted, "or rather, a significant issue."
"?"
Bai Lian quickly explained the dilemma she was facing.
Yu Ying and Qing Luan’s expressions changed in unison, revealing their deep concern.
"Elder Martial Sister, may we be of any assistance?"
Bai Lian solemnly said, "I want to conduct a simple experiment."
"Experiment?"
"I need a little cooperation from you."
Yu Ying immediately stood up, opening her arms and said, "I will do anything that Elder Martial Sister wants me to do!"
Qing Luan followed closely, and said, "Same here!"
Bai Lian quickly waved her hand and said, "It’s nothing dangerous, you just need to stand still."
"I promise I won’t move!"
Yu Ying’s feet were like magnets, firmly attached to the floor. She looked serious, as if she was facing a life and death test.
Bai Lian chuckled and said, "I just want to hug you."
"Is that so?"
Yu Ying stared blankly at Bai Lian as she approached.
A warm, fragrant scent wafted over her, like foxtails teasing her body incessantly.
It was very itchy.
She stole a gulp of saliva secretly, afraid of being seen as abnormal.
But despite her careful control, Bai Lian still noticed.
Actually, Bai Lian was quite nervous too.
That kind of pain, which felt like being pierced by a burning stick and tearing apart at any moment, was not easy to bear.
She was especially worried that her experiment would cause the situation to spiral out of control.
But…
She had to find out the reason, otherwise if it happened again at a critical moment, she might not be able to hold on!
So Bai Lian extended her hand gently to stroke the Fourth Martial Sister’s cheek, partly to comfort her and partly to comfort herself, before whispering:
"Don’t be nervous, we’ve gone further than this, and besides…"
"Oh?"
Bai Lian’s words were interrupted by a long, dragged-out gasp.
It was Qing Luan.
The silent girl waiting for Bai Lian to come over widened her eyes as if she had discovered a new continent, her gaze wandering back and forth between Bai Lian and Yu Ying, occasionally shifting downwards to a certain angle before quickly retracting.
What is meant by further things?
Qing Luan noticed the situation was slipping out of her control.
No…
This is…
That is…
She was confused, completely confused, and Bai Lian’s words made her head spin and her blue-green feathers tremble.
"!"
Bai Lian’s body, embracing the Fourth Martial Sister, had stiffened.
Because she was too focused, she actually forgot about Qing Luan’s presence just now!
Fortunately, her words can only be considered superficial. Although Qing Luan intended to explore deeper, she could only stare blankly since she could not find a way in.
Moreover, Bai Lian had another trick…
"Ah, it’s here!"
She quickly stepped back, with her hands on her thighs, gasping for breath, and her body couldn’t stop trembling.
"Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian!"
Qing Luan immediately panicked and had no mood to delve deeper into the meaning of Bai Lian’s words just now.
At this moment, Yu Ying also regained her senses and hurried up to support Bai Lian.
Bai Lian waved her hand, "I’m fine, I’ll be okay soon."
Qing Luan and Yu Ying stopped.
They remembered that the reason why Bai Lian felt pain was because she came into contact with them.
Now they were stuck, unable to move forward or backward, just standing in place with their facial expressions changing constantly.
If this problem cannot be solved, does this not mean that they can never come in contact with Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian again?
"Futher contact"?
Never ever possible!
Yu Ying doesn’t want to build her happiness on the pain of Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian.
Did the Jade Tiger Silk Well end up being a useless item after all? Qing Luan also clenched her fists.
Bai Lian’s body gradually returned to normal.
Her reaction was somewhat intense, but not entirely an act.
After being in contact with the Fourth Martial Sister for a while, her cultivation method automatically started to operate again, violently extracting spirit Qi from her surroundings.
However, there is a process from the automatic operation of cultivation method to unbearable bodily pain.
She had already let go of the Fourth Martial Sister before this. Only two breaths passed before her cultivation method stopped running.
If the Fourth Martial Sister had a problem, what about Martial Sister Qing Luan?
"Come again!"
Bai Lian walked up to Qing Luan.
Qing Luan shook her head nervously, "Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian, maybe we should just forget about it. You look very distressed."
"No worries, the slight pain will soon be over with a bit of endurance." Bai Lian paused, "Running away from problems is futile."
Only by facing problems directly can they be solved!
Bai Lian gently embraced Qing Luan.
As before, after a few breaths, her cultivation method automatically started again, but this time she didn’t let go right away.
She was waiting for more changes in her body, to see if she could grasp the root of the changes.
In this process, Bai Lian began to daydream.
As the surrounding spirit Qi began to churn, a slight tingling sensation spread from her dantian Qi sea towards the surroundings.
Bai Lian released her Divine Sense, exploring every part of her body.
Gradually, she discovered something strange –
Although she had already handed over the last bit of the Way of Destruction to the Demon Lord, she still found an extremely faint black symbol in the Qi Storage within her body!
She couldn’t understand the profound principles conveyed by the symbolic imprint, but faintly felt that its emanation was no different from that of her master’s Way of Collapse and Destruction.
In addition, she found white ripples around the black symbolic imprint that were completely opposite in energy.
Those ripples seemed to come from the outside world.
Following the ripples all the way, Bai Lian’s attention turned to Qing Luan.
"Is this the root cause of my automatic cultivation method activation?"
Bai Lian breathed a sigh of relief.
She endured the pain in her body and explored. It was indeed the right choice.
Since she knew the problem, the next step was to solve it.
Bai Lian and Qing Luan looked at each other.
This was originally just an ordinary action, but at that moment, an uncontrollable thought popped into her mind.
What if I were to "eat" Martial Sister Qing Luan here?
It would surely be very delicious!
She was probably looking at Qing Luan so intently for the first time, examining her features carefully.
The green eyes of the young girl were particularly unique. After the awakening of Qing Luan’s bloodline, even her originally soft and black hair now had a somewhat exotic shine at its tips. The most striking feature, however, was the hidden but intentionally revealed feathers of Qing Luan.
From afar they looked like exquisite headwear, but up close they appeared cute.
There’s no need to describe the finesse of the young girl’s features, but the most delectable feature had to be her lips, which glimmered with a cherry-red gloss.
Bai Lian could clearly feel the young girl’s body tense in her arms.
Why not "eat" the Fourth Martial Sister along with her?
Like savoring a fine tea, eat slowly and deliberately, with a sense of ceremony.
More and more peculiar thoughts floated around in Bai Lian’s mind. She had a faint feeling that something was off, but she still couldn’t control herself from delving deeper into these thoughts.
It was at this moment that a strange whimper escaped from Qing Luan’s throat.
"Uh-huh~"
This sudden noise woke up Bai Lian, as well as Qing Luan and Yu Ying.
Bai Lian immediately released Qing Luan.
Her right hand subconsciously clenched, and it seemed that this hand, originally resting on Qing Luan’s lower back, was the source of the breakthrough in the deadlock!
But…
Something was wrong, really wrong!
Bai Lian paced back and forth.
Under normal circumstances, she would never entertain such terrifying thoughts, which meant that her consciousness had been controlled just now!
That’s not correct.
Rather than being controlled, it would be more accurate to say that she was induced, and what induced her were those white ripples.
If that strand of black seal was the Way of Collapse and destruction, could those white ripples be another way of the Great Tao from the master?
Bai Lian frowned, if the master were here, she would definitely spot the problem at a glance.
It’s annoying!
Bai Lian felt like these questions were about to drive her crazy.
She rubbed her cheeks vigorously, the first thing to do was to figure out whether that strand of black seal within her was the Way of Collapse and Destruction or not.
"Fourth Martial Sister, Martial Sister Qing Luan, I have some new discoveries that require closed door training for a while. It’s up to you to take care of the Cloud Chasing Boat."
"Elder Martial Sister, go ahead, leave it to me." Yu Ying replied promptly.
"Hmm."
Bai Lian went directly to the lower level of the Cloud Chasing Boat, leaving only Yu Ying and Qing Luan behind.
Qing Luan was still immersed in the embrace just now.
She didn’t misread it. Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian’s eyes when she looked at her were exactly the same as when she looked at Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian, and Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian’s hands did something that could be more outrageous in her view.
Doesn’t this mean that Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian has always had the idea of sharing the Jade Tiger Silk Well with her?
Yeah…
The "yeah" word was only half shouted, and Qing Luan felt that something was wrong.
A burning gaze made her uncomfortable all over her body!
Goodness, she forgot that Yu Ying was standing right next to her, and now she had seen it all.
Qing Luan felt immense pressure.
After all, she is still on the way of success, and she has not really succeeded. Once Yu Ying becomes vigilant, her chances of success will be greatly reduced.
"Elder Martial Sister Qing Luan."
Yu Ying was laughing, but her voice had a hint of irony.
"Did you find it comfortable just now…"
Qing Luan counterattacked quickly while Yu Ying’s schemes were not yet fully revealed.
Ha.
If Yu Ying showed no mercy, she couldn’t just sit and wait for her own demise.
Don’t think that you’re the only one who has caught me on something. I have discovered a few of your secrets as well!
"Martial Sister Yu Ying, I’m curious about what Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian was talking about just now?"
Yu Ying immediately became silent.
"Nothing, it’s nothing."
She was extremely guilty, and how much further could she push things?
Obviously, this is something that cannot be shared with Qing Luan.
She remained silent, leaning against the pillar, her hair was water-blue, accentuating her delicate and gentle temperament, making people want to bully her fiercely.
But to her surprise, Qing Luan stopped at seeing how things were going, and didn’t launch a fierce attack on her about this point.
"Martial Sister Yu Ying, Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian is currently in closed door training. We need to collaborate well, watch over Cloud Chasing Boat, and prevent anyone from disturbing Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian."
"Hmm."
Yu Ying nodded.
She was very upset, if it were the Third Elder Martial Sister here, even if she had done something guilty, she could still brazenly make Qing Luan speechless with just a few words.
Damn it.
She’s too weak!
She watched as Qing Luan walked onto the deck to stand watch, and after hesitating for a moment, she also went out.
It’s better not to start a conflict for now. It won’t be too late for retaliation once she really grasps Qing Luan’s weakness.
…
In the dark room.
Bai Lian spent half an hour studying that strand of black symbol and finally confirmed that it was indeed the Way of Collapse and Destruction.
Apparently, the white ripple remaining in Martial Sister’s body could very well be another one of Master’s ways of the Great Tao.
The attraction between the two ways of the Great Tao eventually led to the automatic operation of her cultivation method.
If in the past the Way of Collapse and Destruction was inhabiting in her body, now, even roots and sprouts have taken hold.
"Does that not mean that as long as my cultivation base is sufficient, I don’t need to comprehend and can directly break through to become an Immortal Emperor, skipping the Demigod realm?"
Bai Lian was dumbfounded upon realizing this problem.
This is unreasonable.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many people getting stuck in the Demigod realm.
Just like Jiang Jing, if he hadn’t struggled to find the path to the Immortal Emperor, he wouldn’t have ended up looking so crazed in the end.
Bai Lian quickly retrieved the Future Mirror.
Disappointed, she stood up after shattering the Future Mirror once again.
"Master said she forgot some things, then what about me?"
Did she only forget about her childhood because too much time had passed?
Nightfall.
Bai Lian contacted the Second Martial Sister and the Third Martial Sister, not only to ensure their safety, but also to confirm their master’s condition.
After learning that their master’s injury didn’t worsen and seemed to cultivate extremely powerful spells, she breathed a sigh of relief.
This gave her the opportunity to slowly scheme for the blood of the Demon of the Outer Realm.
Considering that the one who hurt the Master was most likely the Demon Emperor, Bai Lian believed that the blood of a regular Demon of the Outer Realm was probably not sufficient. Otherwise, with just Younger Martial Brother Chen, they could heal the Master.
In the following days, since they had nothing to do for the moment, besides examining the Martial Sister’s body and searching for a way to create new life, Bai Lian took Yu Ying and Qing Luan for a walk around.
At the request of the Fourth Martial Sister, the path she walked was the same one that she had once walked with the Second Martial Sister.
However, times had changed and the scenery they saw was entirely different.
"The influence of the Great Calamity on this world is becoming increasingly apparent."
Bai Lian gently caressed a tree by the side of the road.
In the flourishing spring, the vitality of plants and trees was actually passing at an extremely slow rate.
This was clearly not a good sign.
Currently, the damage caused by the Demons of the Outer Realm was actually not much, compared to the catastrophes in the later stages of the game that caused the loss of seventy to eighty percent of the population in the East Divine Land.
Even without Red Dust Heavenly Lord’s strike, there wouldn’t have been many survivors after the disaster.
A disaster occurs in this world once every "Yuan", and this is an eternal law that will never change.
In mid-February, while on her way to climb a mountain, Bai Lian suddenly received a message from Si Yunshang.
[The Demon Lord of the Pavilion of Mountain and Sea is at the Lingxu sect, he is dying quickly.]
"!!!"
