Chapter 678 - 678 After the change 39 Life_2
678: After the change: Chapter 39 Life_2 678: After the change: Chapter 39 Life_2 Ye Qinglian was still young after all.
This time, the crucial Imperial Clan Order for the southwest warfront was entrusted to Jiang Que.
“The Qian Yuan Daoist I killed wasn’t the real one.”
Xie Xuanyi glanced at the severed head beneath him and said slowly, “This body has already been controlled by the Paperman Sect…
Elder Jiang, do you think it is necessary to use the ‘Imperial Clan Order’ to inform the other Zhanjiao Mountain?”
His words were as shocking as a thunderclap.
Jiang Que was incredulous.
He tried to make sense of the statement, “You mean, Qian Yuan Daoist was possessed?
Our recent encounters and travels were all part of the Paperman Sect’s plan?”
“Yes.”
Xie Xuanyi said in a deep voice, “Besides, the Paperman Sect’s ‘Pure White Mountain’ Secret Realm is man-made, which is very likely a trap, and Lu Yuzhen deliberately lured Great Chu to come south, welcoming this purge of demons.”
“…Ridiculous!”
Jiang Que’s expression was peculiar, and he couldn’t help but murmur.
Lu Yuzhen could indeed be called a formidable hero of his generation…
But how could he alone contend with Great Chu?
Actively welcoming the purge of demons?
What a joke!
Ridiculous!
Too ridiculous!
“…
… ”
By observing the expression on Jiang Que’s face, Xie Xuanyi could tell that this elder of the Jiang Family did not want to believe the news he brought.
This world is sometimes so absurd that the truth is harder to believe than lies.
“Wait…”
Ye Qinglian frowned and said, “Since Qian Yuan Daoist was possessed by the Paperman Sect, how could he have been severely injured by the Immaculate Venerable?”
Indeed.
What they feared had still happened.
Although the news about the Pure White Mountain Realm was true.
But Ye Qinglian, Jiang Que, and even other Yin God leaders of Zhanjiao Mountain were not Chen Jingxuan; these people would not unconditionally believe him…
Xie Xuanyi had to conceal some of his secrets with lies.
“Internal strife.”
Xie Xuanyi lowered his head and looked at the severed head, slowly saying, “I suspect that there is unrest within the Paperman Sect.
Think about it, wasn’t the Immaculate Venerable’s appearance too coincidental?
And wasn’t Qian Yuan Daoist’s treasure somewhat peculiar?”
“…Hmm.”
With these words.
Ye Qinglian also noticed something odd about the recent encounter.
Qian Yuan Daoist was a cultivator of the Hehuan Sect, yet when fighting against the Immaculate Venerable, he brought out a furnace.
The “Furnace Cauldron” of the Hehuan Sect only bears the name ‘cauldron’; their primary means of attack is the divine soul!
“Thinking back, we indeed never saw Qian Yuan Daoist use Hehuan Sect’s secret techniques throughout this journey…”
Jiang Que frowned, muttering, “A Yin God was possessed and the Hehuan Sect didn’t notice?”
This is truly a terrifying thought.
If the Paperman Sect could infiltrate the Hehuan Sect with such methods…
Then what about the other two great sects?
Jiang Que’s face turned grim.
The remaining six Zhanjiao Mountains were all guided by cultivators from the Three Great Sects!
Could it be that among them, the Paperman Sect has already planted seeds of infiltration?
……
……
“Splash.”
The pool water rippled, and mist rose.
A slender, naked figure slowly emerged from the pool water.
“How’s your recovery, Sister Chu Man?”
Beyond the mist, sat a stunningly beautiful woman.
Her long hair was coiled up, and she wore tight white clothes, accentuating her curvaceous figure.
Her face held a smile in the Longevity Pool.
“Thank you, Sixth Sister, for taking care of me.
It’s much better now.”
Chu Man’s face was a bit pale, forcing out a faint smile, she subconsciously touched her chest.
At Beihai Tomb, she was “killed” by Xie Xuanyi’s flying sword through the heart.
If the Dao Lord hadn’t appeared and used the Undying Spring to heal her, she would have been completely annihilated.
Now, she was lucky to live a second life.
But her heart often ached constantly…
“Is Miss Chu awake?
How is the ‘White Paper Avatar’ from Fourth Brother?”
Beside the Longevity Pool stood a tall figure.
His voice was deep, resonating like thunder, shattering the pool’s tranquility.
“Jing San, don’t be so loud!
You’ll disturb the Dao Lord’s meditation!”
The Longevity Pool scolded in a low voice.
“Sixth Sister…”
The man called “Jing San” quickly lowered his voice.
Squatting by the water, he reached out to knead the woman’s shoulders, grinning apologetically, “Just returned from patrolling the Northern Border, killed some people, wasn’t intentional.”
Chu Man slowly stood up from the pool.
“Close your eyes.”
The Longevity Pool extended her snow-white hand, covering Jing San’s eyes.
She then pulled a white robe from the void, tossing it in front of Chu Man.
“Pa.”
Watching the white robe bloom like a flower on the water’s surface, Chu Man slowly came back to her senses.
Her memory still lingered a few hours ago.
At the South Border, she had met with Xie Zhen.
This meeting was arranged by the Dao Lord…
Using the White Paper Avatar to condense her spirit and escape, even if Xie Zhen cut her down, she wouldn’t truly die.
Actually, this divine skill was called “Thousand-Mile Manifestation,” and it was a top-tier divine skill that most Yang God Realm cultivators couldn’t perform.
However, with the help of Mo Si’s White Paper Avatar, even though she was only at the Yin God Realm, she could complete the Soul Condensation and Emergence.
Of course, Mo Si’s White Paper Avatar had many limitations; the manifestation distance was greatly reduced, and it consumed an enormous amount of divine thought.
This trip back and forth took considerable time.
“Hoo…”
Chu Man digested this memory, then donned the white robe.
“The Dao Lord said, if you wake up, go find him.”
The Longevity Pool spoke softly, “The Dao Lord is meditating at the peak cave dwelling of the Refining Furnace.”
Chu Man nodded and looked into the distance.
She walked towards the mountain peak alone, surrounded by headless dwarfs carrying baskets.
Chu Man walked barefoot through the mud.
Wherever she passed, human heads emerged from the soil.
These heads had muddled faces, as if covered with gauze, but even without features, it was evident they were crying out, with pained expressions, as if pleading for mercy.
Lu Yuzhen’s mountaintop cave dwelling wasn’t luxurious, the entrance was dark and deep.
Countless white paper scraps floated out from it.
From the mountain top, cascading downwards.
Snow-white like snow, bright like the moon.
Walking against the white paper snow, stepping into the depths of the cave, one would find it wasn’t dark at all.
The interior was vast, with vibrant candles burning everywhere, like stars.
The temperature here was extremely high.
Chu Man resisted the urge to shed her clothes.
The Dao Lord upheld etiquette and didn’t like nudity.
At the deepest point of the dancing flames.
Sitting was a figure in a white robe with a snow-white cloak.
This cave was carved out at the mountain top of the Refining Furnace.
The position where Lu Yuzhen sat connected to the heart of the Refining Furnace.
The high temperature here was not from the candles but from the furnace flame dancing within.
“Dao Lord.”
Chu Man softly approached Lu Yuzhen and spoke.
“You’re awake.”
Lu Yuzhen spoke softly, “Earlier, I had you meet Xie Zhen.
How is he?”
“Same as always.”
Chu Man lowered her head, respectfully saying, “As you predicted…
he came.”
“He has always been like this, never listens.”
Lu Yuzhen smiled, “I treat him sincerely, and everyone else listens, but he doesn’t…
quite a headache.”
“…”
Chu Man slightly frowned.
Standing beside Lu Yuzhen, she didn’t know why, but her heart trembled slightly.
By coincidence, standing here, she could see inside the Refining Furnace.
The heart and blazing flames beat together.
She saw clearly, there were heart-like pulsating objects within the furnace.
Deep inside.
There appeared to be an embryo she was very familiar with.
“Don’t look.
It’s Dao Jiu.”
Lu Yuzhen spoke softly.
Dao Jiu?
Chu Man was taken aback; she instinctively tried to summon the Tao Furnace, but her Divine Sea was empty.
Her lifebound artifact was gone!
“I promised to give Dao Jiu freedom.”
Lu Yuzhen looked at the Tao Furnace in the flames, sighing, “While you slept in the Longevity Pool, some things happened…
I gave it a life.
Sadly, its life ended too soon.”