chsdbacks Chapter 131 Madam Wen, don't you miss your husband either...?
Chapter 131 Madam Wen, don't you miss your husband either...?
Chapter 131 Madam Wen, don't you miss your husband either...?
Xiao Yan naturally ignored Russell's shameless remarks. He looked around and asked, "Where's the model worker?"
Xu Qi'an smiled upon hearing this and slowly said, "Judging by the time, he should have already met the Soul-Crying Demon he's been longing for. He wouldn't have the mind to try to pass the trial now."
Don't assume that Han Li is no longer interested in spirit beasts like the Soul-Crying Beast just because he has now embarked on the path of science and deals with data all day.
On the contrary, his need for Ti Hun is actually more urgent than in the original work. The most important thing about a supercomputer is computing power, and Ti Hun's Soul Devouring Law is particularly crucial for improving computing power.
Russell and the others sat idly in the garden, regulating their breathing and chatting casually. After nearly half a day, a flash of light appeared at the golden teleportation channel, and Han Li finally stepped out.
Zi Ling was still holding his arm, the only difference being that there was another woman behind him, with a fluffy little monkey perched on his shoulder.
The woman was completely covered by a large black robe, her face hidden in the shadow of the hood, making it impossible to see her features. However, judging from her slender figure and gait, she must be a young woman.
Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow and whistled at Han Li. Han Li's expression remained unchanged, but he simply raised his hand to rub the little head of Ti Hun on his shoulder and slightly raised the corners of his mouth.
Although the arc was very small, it was still a rare expression of his emotions.
He led Zi Ling and the woman in black robes closer and introduced them to everyone: "This is Fellow Daoist Yuan Yao."
The woman in black robes then raised her head, lifted her hood to reveal a beautiful face. She looked to be in her early twenties, with gentle features and a calm demeanor. She gave a slight bow to the crowd and said, "Yuan Yao greets everyone."
She had heard Han Li mention his friends when they were in the Ghostly Land, so she naturally dared not be negligent now.
Russell nodded, indicating that he had met him, and then said, "There's still half an hour before the teleportation array for the next level opens. We need to make some preparations in advance."
The preparations he referred to were the planning for the area that would serve as a transit point between the first level, the Ghostly Land, and the second level, the Ice and Fire Path.
Unlike other places, that world was a small cave opened up by the ancient cultivator Ice Soul Fairy with great supernatural powers. It was a world of its own, and the laws of heaven and earth and spiritual vein resources contained within it were just right for him to expand his inner world.
Han Li nodded, and asked Zi Ling to take Yuan Yao to wait aside. His expression became cautious: "I wonder if that Ice Soul Fairy has left any backup plans here."
After all, it is a grotto-heaven opened up by an ancient powerful being, and there may be restrictions or seals or the like. If you accidentally trigger something, you might get into trouble.
Russell waved his hand dismissively: "Having a backup plan isn't a big problem. At worst, I can just open a portal and run away."
After the Chongyang Body evolved, as long as he was not instantly annihilated, he was not afraid of death. Even if there were restrictions at the Nascent Soul level or above, even if he could not break them, he could still escape.
Han Li was somewhat relieved: "So, what exactly should we do?"
Russell raised his hand, his fingertip touching his brow. The next moment, four beams of light—green, red, yellow, and blue—shot out from his brow, swirling around his fingertip like four swimming dragons.
After distributing three of them to Han Li, Xiao Yan, and Xu Qi'an, Russell continued, "Once we enter that world, we can infuse them into the four spiritual veins of earth, wind, water, and fire respectively."
These luminaries are manifestations of his four powers. As long as the four spirits connect the four veins of that world, he can take advantage of the opportunity to reclaim his powers and drag the entire world into Nibelungen, making it part of the inner world.
Xiao Yan received the crimson spiritual light, feeling the immense fire essence contained within it, and couldn't help but sigh: "If only Heaven would lend me a three-day system—"
Lemons on the lemon tree, and Xiao Yan under the lemon tree is so sour he's practically a muggle.
"Hmm? If I'm not mistaken, young friend, your spirit beast should be the Soul-Crying Beast, right?"
On the other side, seeing that Russell and the others had finished their conversation, Qing Yi walked over again and immediately saw the Soul-Crying Beast on Han Li's shoulder. A thoughtful look flashed across his face as he wondered if the Free and Unfettered Heavenly Palace was related to the Qingyang Sect, since only the Qingyang Sect's blood sacrifice secret method could summon such a peculiar creature.
"Fellow Daoist Qing has keen insight." Han Li was a shrewd man, and naturally he saw through Qing Yi's thoughts at a glance. However, he had already promised Yuan Yao to protect her. Once they left the Void Heaven Palace, the Qingyang Sect would eventually be destroyed, so he didn't care what Qing Yi thought.
Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Qing Yi wisely stopped asking and was about to change the subject when Xiao Yan suddenly spoke up: "The teleportation array is open."
Everyone followed his gaze.
In the center, surrounded by several jade pavilions, on a bare stone slab, a blinding white light suddenly flashed, transforming into a huge pillar of light that shot into the sky.
Without hesitation, the surrounding cultivators rushed forward and stepped into the pillar of light. Various colored lights intertwined, and shadowy figures appeared. In the blink of an eye, dozens of people disappeared.
Russell and the others exchanged glances and followed suit, stepping into the pillar of light.
A flash of white light, and when their vision returned, they found themselves in a completely different world.
The sky above was a clear, deep blue, with fluffy white clouds drifting lazily by. Beneath our feet stretched an endless expanse of lush green grassland, the grass reaching our ankles and swaying gently in the breeze. In the distance, towering mountains could be faintly seen, their peaks layered upon each other. The sweet fragrance of flowers and grasses wafted on the wind, refreshing and delightful.
"Great Vehicle—" Han Li took a deep breath of the fresh scent of flowers and grass, gazing at the boundless world, and suddenly felt an infinite longing arise in his heart.
"Fellow Daoists." Knowing that Russell and the others were visiting the Void Heaven Palace for the first time, Qing Yi took the initiative to act as their guide. He pointed into the distance and introduced, "Flying along this path for hundreds of miles will lead you to a canyon that has been restricted. Within the canyon are the so-called Mystic Crystal Path and Lava Path, one extremely cold and the other extremely hot, coexisting and extremely dangerous."
"Only by traversing these two paths and reaching the end of the canyon can we find the teleportation array to teleport out, and only then can we be considered to have passed the second stage, the Ice and Fire Path."
"Before entering the canyon, everyone has one day to search for various rare and precious herbs. As for what they find, that depends on their own fate."
As soon as Qingyi finished speaking, Madam Wen said coldly, "I'm going to pick some medicinal herbs. I'll return to the pavilion when I'm done. You can fight however you want, just don't drag me into it."
After saying this, she cleanly and nimbly transformed into a large ball of silver light, soared into the sky, and disappeared into the horizon in the blink of an eye.
Qing Yi withdrew his gaze, looked at Russell, and asked, "Fellow Daoist, will you proceed directly to the next level, or will you search here for something?"
Russell smiled slightly: "Since I've come all this way, I'm naturally not in a hurry to pass the test. I'll go on my own, fellow Daoist. We'll meet again at the canyon entrance later."
Without waiting for Qing Yi's reaction, Russell immediately transformed into an arc of light and disappeared into the distant horizon in the blink of an eye.
"Sigh—" Qingyi subconsciously reached out, wanting to call out to him, but she didn't even have time to grab the hem of his clothes.
Looking in the direction Russell disappeared, Qing Yi clicked his tongue sheepishly. This Fellow Daoist Luo truly came and went like the wind.
Han Li, Xiao Yan, and Xu Qi'an smiled at Qing Yi, then each took to the air and flew off in different directions, guided by the scepters in their hands.
"Hahaha!" Seeing this, the bearded man laughed and patted Qing Yi on the shoulder: "Old man Qing, it's normal to be unpopular at your age. Why don't you come with me to pick some Longevity Fruits, so you can plan for the future!"
Qingyi shook his head helplessly and said, "Very well, very well, then this old man will accompany Fellow Daoist Man on this journey."
The two transformed into two streaks of rainbow light, one blue and one gold, and shot out.
Half a day later, above a certain valley, an arc of light suddenly stopped. Russell, suspended in the void, looked down at the valley below and breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally found it.
Of the four powers of earth, wind, water, and fire, the three spirits of fire, water, and earth were given to Xiao Yan, Xu Qi'an, and Han Li respectively, while the most unpredictable and elusive wind spirit was held by himself.
Sure enough, he had followed the wind's trail for thousands of miles, almost traversing this small world, before finally managing to pinpoint its exact location.
Russell landed in the valley and looked around, quite satisfied.
Because of the convergence of wind veins, the spiritual energy here is exceptionally abundant, more than ten times denser than outside. Rare flowers and exotic herbs abound, including lingzhi mushrooms, ginseng, and he shou wu, each one incredibly old, a dazzling sight. Among the grasses...
On the treetops, there were also quite a few little sprites peeking out.
Very good, from now on this beautiful land will all belong to him.
He took out the cyan spiritual light and, according to the previous plan, injected it into the wind veins in the valley. The spiritual light entered the veins and instantly disappeared.
The entire valley trembled slightly before returning to calm. Russell clapped his hands and strolled leisurely around.
After that, with the help of the Beast God, he will be able to quickly seize this place.
However, that's all for later. He won't take any action here until the Void Heaven Palace closes down.
After all, no one can be sure whether taking over this world will trigger some kind of restriction of the Void Heaven Palace, and if the restriction is triggered, whether the people in the palace will be teleported out of the palace or directly eliminated.
Based on his years of experience reading novels, Russell felt it was most likely the latter. Although he and Han Li could easily save their lives, the other cultivators who came to search for treasure would suffer an unnecessary disaster, which was really unnecessary, and he wasn't in a hurry.
As Russell swayed and staggered, he arrived at the valley entrance, just as a silver light descended from the sky and landed in front of him.
The light faded, revealing a slender figure holding a sword.
The two looked at each other and were both stunned.
Madam Wen was surprised. She had clearly gone ahead of her at the entrance, and although she had stopped to pick medicinal herbs along the way, her speed had not slowed down much. How could this guy have arrived here before her?
Of course, although she had doubts, she had no intention of investigating. This Nascent Soul cultivator from the outer sea was unfathomably powerful and she had no connection with him, so it was best to avoid dealing with him.
Without even saying hello, Madam Wen withdrew her gaze and turned to leave.
"Madam, please wait."
Russell's voice came from behind. Madam Wen paused, turned around, her face cold, her tone even colder: "What advice does Fellow Daoist Luo have?"
Russell smiled slightly and stepped forward. "I wouldn't presume to offer advice, but there's something I'd like to discuss with you, Madam."
Madam Wen maintained her defensive stance: "As I just said, I have no interest in getting involved in your battle. If you want to recruit more people, you should find someone else."
"No, no, no." Russell waved his hand, a grin spreading across his face. "What I'm talking about is related to your husband, the Six Paths Supreme Saint."
Upon hearing the words "Six Paths Supreme Saint," Madam Wen's expression grew even more displeased.
To outsiders, she was a glamorous Nascent Soul cultivator, the master of White Jade Mountain, and the Daoist partner of the Six Paths Supreme Saint, who was known as the number one demonic cultivator in the Chaotic Star Sea.
In reality, she was merely a vessel prepared by the Six Paths, waiting for him to complete his cultivation so that he could drain her of all his power. After that, she estimated that she, along with her body and soul, would be turned into a puppet for him to use.
In this world, what woman with talent or ability would willingly become a stepping stone for someone else, let alone a woman like her who has reached the Nascent Soul stage?
She only hated that even as a Nascent Soul cultivator, she could not escape the control of the Six Paths.
However, Russell's next words caused her expression to change drastically.
"What if I, Luo, said I had a way to remove the restrictions from Madam's body?"
"What did you say?!" Upon hearing this, Madam Wen's pupils suddenly contracted, and she drew her Phoenix Sword, pointing it at Russell, and shouted sharply, "You surnamed Luo, stop spouting nonsense here! I have no idea what you're talking about!"
"Leave now, and I will forgive and forget. But if you persist in your actions, don't blame me for testing my Phoenix Sword Technique on you."
Clearly, she didn't believe Russell could break the restriction on her body, and she herself was unwilling to admit that she had been placed under the restriction, which is why she was so outwardly fierce but inwardly weak.
The scenery outside was one of the few sources of joy in her otherwise dull life.
"Madam, please don't panic," Russell said calmly, spreading his hands as if to offer no resistance. "Even if the deal falls through, we can still be on good terms. Even if you don't do this transaction with me, I won't go around telling everyone that Madam Wen has six restrictions within her body, or that Madam Wen is actually a six-dimensional furnace."
"Enough!" Before Russell could finish speaking, Madam Wen interrupted him, her eyes practically blazing with fire. She had been suppressing her anger and hadn't made a move yet, partly because she was certain she was no match for Russell, and partly because, after the initial panic, she had calmed down and realized that the man in front of her had a way to help her break free of the restrictions, which was probably not an exaggeration.
After taking several deep breaths, Madam Wen said, "I have lost my composure. I hope Fellow Daoist Luo will forgive me."
"Sure, sure." Russell snapped his fingers, and as his spiritual energy surged, a stone chair materialized behind him and Madam Wen respectively: "Let's sit down and talk."
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