Chapter 412 : Is That Possible
Jiang Mo rarely opposed Yun Qingyue's decisions, but this time she felt it was impossible, absolutely impossible. Every tiger hair from her head to her heels screamed rejection—she could do anything for her Senior Sister, climb mountains of knives, wade through seas of fire, even abandon her salted fish nature to work hard. But no matter what difficult obstacles she faced, none of them included bringing bugs into her Innate Space.
It was impossible, absolutely impossible. The Innate Space was like a part of her body, and she would never touch those bugs!
Jiang Mo silently stepped back, then took another step backward, trying to distance herself as far as possible from that ugly black line worm. Until Yun Qingyue suddenly spoke: "Where are you retreating to?"
The voice was close, as the Swan Goose was perched on her shoulder, naturally close.
Jiang Mo froze completely, then saw ice-blue light flickering as the Ice Flame wrapped around the black line worm and flew toward her... Without thinking, she knew this must be Yun Qingyue controlling the Ice Flame.
Watching the Ice Flame getting closer and closer, Jiang Mo's composure gradually crumbled. At first, she was still mindful of her image, taking small steps backward, but when she saw the bug getting closer and closer, she finally couldn't help but turn and run—as long as she ran fast enough, neither the bug nor the Ice Flame could catch her!
Jiang Mo ran like the wind, leaving the Swan Goose on her shoulder bewildered. Then, carefully observing the panic on Jiang Mo's face, she finally realized that the other might be afraid of bugs, though for a White Tiger Divine Beast, such a weakness was both laughable and pitiful.
Given Yun Qingyue's temperament, now that she knew this, she naturally wouldn't force Jiang Mo. However, at this moment, she rarely felt a mischievous urge, so she deliberately leaned close to Jiang Mo's ear and asked: "Are you afraid of bugs?"
Jiang Mo had been running so fast that she was about to leave the town in the blink of an eye, but upon hearing this, her footsteps instantly halted.
Before one's beloved, no one wants to damage their image. Especially since Jiang Mo had been raised by Yun Qingyue, she didn't want her to always see her as a cub, so naturally, she was even more unwilling to expose her weaknesses. But when it came down to it, facing her Senior Sister's inquiry, she couldn't lie, and in the end, she could only squeeze out a smile that looked worse than crying.
A soft laugh seemed to sound by her ear. Just as Jiang Mo began to feel embarrassed, she heard Yun Qingyue's voice by her ear: "Really? Why didn't you say so earlier? If you had, I wouldn't have caught bugs."
Jiang Mo sighed in relief upon hearing this, but listening to these words, she felt something was odd—she had been afraid of bugs since before her transmigration and had always thought she needed to find a partner who wasn't afraid of bugs. But now, hearing her Senior Sister casually talk about catching bugs for research, she suddenly felt that a partner who feared bugs wasn't so bad. At least if they were afraid, they wouldn't think of catching them for research!
Yun Qingyue watched Jiang Mo's expressions change back and forth, finding it quite amusing, but she wasn't childish enough to catch bugs to scare people. So she remained silent, controlling the Ice Flame from a distance to study the black line worm.
That black line worm was quite special—it couldn't be burned to death, but since the Ice Flame could trap it, the energy of the Ice Flame clearly had an effect on it. So Yun Qingyue controlled the Ice Flame to condense and transform into a small ice-blue knife, attempting to cut the trapped black line worm in half. This time, without relying on the power of burning flames, she successfully cut the black line worm in two, but the efficiency wasn't high...
Just as Yun Qingyue reached this conclusion in her mind, her gaze suddenly focused, discovering that the severed black line worm hadn't died—like an earthworm, the two cut sections of its body seemed to have separated into two entirely new individuals, with undiminished vitality. Both ends of the body struggled to escape, a sight that made one's skin crawl.
Jiang Mo no longer paid attention to that black line worm—as long as it wasn't brought into her Innate Space, her Senior Sister could research it however she wished. But when she discovered the trace of a second black line worm nearby, she could wait no longer.
With a thought, she disappeared from her spot, taking the Swan Goose on her shoulder with her into the space.
A divine beast's Innate Space exists independently, completely unrelated to the outside world. When Yun Qingyue was taken away, the power controlling the Ice Flame was instantly cut off, and the Ice Flame lost its support. The ice-blue fire light trembled slightly, then extinguished without warning. The two black line worms trapped by the Ice Flame fell to the ground, seemingly stunned for a moment before quickly escaping.
Meanwhile, the army of black line worms attracted by the abundant spiritual energy around Jiang Mo also paused their advance. Then a commotion erupted among the swarm—they seemed to have suddenly lost their target, becoming disoriented and changing direction.
However, the chaos was only temporary. After this moment of confusion passed, the chaotic swarm dispersed, spreading throughout the town.
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Since Jiang Mo's cultivation had improved, allowing her to see outside while hiding in her space, the Innate Space had become her best means of observing situations. So she brought Yun Qingyue into the space, then witnessed the gathering and dispersal of the worm swarm outside through the "water mirror." After sighing in relief, she suddenly realized that this was a town where Crimson Blood Sect disciples gathered, and allowing these worms to spread probably wasn't a wise choice.
Jiang Mo suddenly tensed, her brain—which had stopped functioning due to the bug scare—finally starting to work again. She immediately became anxious and said to Yun Qingyue: "Ah Yue, these worms might be Nine Abyss Sect's method of dealing with the Crimson Blood Sect!"
Yun Qingyue had already thought of this, otherwise why would she research those ugly line worms if she didn't like them?
The two were somewhat worried and hadn't yet figured out what to do next when suddenly, within the dark water mirror, a light flashed—not the various spiritual lights that flare during battles, but warm orange firelight filling the entire water mirror. Looking toward the distance, there was a brilliant radiance that enveloped the entire town, driving away the darkness.
The black line worms, previously hidden in the darkness of night, were instantly exposed in the light, and the once-silent town seemed to come alive at once. With the sound of doors opening, countless Crimson Blood Sect disciples appeared on the streets.
Then Jiang Mo and Yun Qingyue watched as these disciples swept out large clouds of powder with a wave of their hands.
Who knew what magical medicine that powder was, but the black line worms—which even the Ice Flame couldn't handle—seemed to have encountered a natural enemy, frantically fleeing to escape. Some worms escaped, while others didn't. Those that couldn't escape came into contact with the powder and, as if touching sulfuric acid, were instantly corroded by it. In just a breath or two, only small puddles of black water remained.
Through the space, observers like Yun Qingyue and Jiang Mo naturally couldn't discern any details, but the black water was obviously no ordinary substance. The Crimson Blood Sect disciples who had intervened didn't dare be careless; seeing the black water on the ground, they immediately performed spell gestures to collect it.
Everything outside the space was proceeding in an orderly manner. As Jiang Mo and Yun Qingyue sighed in relief, they couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment—judging from the situation outside, the Crimson Blood Sect was clearly prepared for what would happen tonight. They didn't know whether such night raids were common or surprise attacks for the warring parties, but in any case, they had gained some insight.
With everyone in the town taking action together, things moved quickly. The originally overwhelming black line worms were soon cleaned up without a single one remaining. The collected black water was also plentiful and was ultimately handed over to the Elder in charge by the disciples.
Everything happened so fast. After it was over, Jiang Mo turned her gaze to Yun Qingyue: "Ah Yue, should we go out?"
Before Yun Qingyue could answer, they saw a familiar figure suddenly enter their view outside the space—who else but the medicine-stealing Elder who had traveled with them? He seemed to be looking for them, even specifically glancing twice toward the mansion, but unfortunately didn't see either of them. After searching around the town for a while without finding anyone, he hurriedly left.
Now Jiang Mo was even more hesitant, asking Yun Qingyue: "Could he be looking for us?"
Yun Qingyue shook her head without speaking, not knowing if she was denying Jiang Mo's words or had some other meaning. After a while, she finally spoke: "Don't go out yet. When everyone has dispersed, we'll return to the previous mansion."
Jiang Mo nodded. As long as she didn't have to come into contact with bugs, she would listen to whatever her Senior Sister said.
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Regardless of outside matters, the two were quite safe hiding in the space. Jiang Mo moved a pile of spirit stones from her storage space and arranged them in a circle, then asked Yun Qingyue: "Ah Yue, do you want to eat or cultivate?"
The Swan Goose's physique after its nirvana was quite special. Due to having to rebuild its cultivation, its body needed a large supplement of spiritual energy. Compared to the spiritual energy absorbed through cultivation, things consumed directly were absorbed faster—spirit stones were crystallizations of spiritual energy, and since spirit stones were classified into grades, there were naturally differences between different grades, such as spiritual energy content and impurity content. But regardless of which type of spirit stone, the Swan Goose's iron stomach could absorb them clean.
In terms of efficiency, eating directly was better, but Jiang Mo had already arranged the spirit stones in a circle, and Yun Qingyue really couldn't bring herself to eat them when faced with the pile of spirit stones before her. She shook her head helplessly and said: "Let's just cultivate. Actually, when you and I cultivate together, it's not slow either."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mo nodded happily, picked up the little Swan Goose, placed it in her arms, and began to cultivate.
Yun Qingyue, pressed close to Jiang Mo's dantian, felt slightly uncomfortable. But as Jiang Mo cultivated and spiritual energy gathered, she quickly entered cultivation as well. The surrounding spiritual energy rapidly converged, and the feeling of being surrounded by spirit stones was smoother than absorbing spiritual energy from the air. The only drawback was that it was too costly—the spirit stones piled around them quickly lost their spiritual energy, becoming gray and turning to dust...
Time passed unknowingly. When the spiritual energy of the surrounding spirit stones was completely depleted, Jiang Mo, not intending to drain the spiritual energy in her space, was the first to emerge from cultivation.
Then she looked down and saw that the spiritual energy around them once again formed a small spiritual energy vortex, while the Swan Goose's small body was like a dried sponge, frantically absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy. She even vaguely felt that the spiritual energy within her own body was being affected—a trace of spiritual energy escaping from her dantian, then quickly being absorbed by the other.
That trace of spiritual energy wasn't much, but as Jiang Mo watched, she inexplicably began to blush.