Chapter 107: Why Don’t You Just Give In To Her?
Although he had received a reply from the Holy Maiden, Blood Lord was still uncertain.
After returning, the lineage masters held a small meeting through communication stones, discussing several possibilities.
The third possibility was quickly dismissed. Because of the wanted notice, Luo Xue’s background had been thoroughly investigated.
She wasn’t even considered a prodigy, as she was only at the Innate Realm. She would need to reach Foundation Establishment within half a jiazi to qualify.
Besides that, her only noteworthy trait was the Calamity Poison Body.
However, although rare, the Calamity Poison Body wasn’t valuable enough to warrant such a hefty price.
There were quite a few innate Dao Bodies on par with the Calamity Poison Body. Most prodigies of the top sects possessed one.
Moreover, the Calamity Poison Body naturally leaned towards the Demon Abyss, so there was no need for such measures.
So, perhaps it was the Holy Master’s order?
The Holy Master’s thoughts were difficult to fathom, and the lineage masters didn’t dare to jump to conclusions.
As for asking directly… disturbing the Holy Master in seclusion might lead to even more serious consequences, regardless of whether it was her order or not.
Therefore, only one possibility remained.
“Could it be that the Holy Maiden really likes this Immortal Domain cultivator…”
“What about this person attracted the Holy Maiden?”
“Could it be…”
A group of old men discussing a young girl’s portrait was a bizarre sight.
But this was the first time the seemingly detached and desireless Holy Maiden had shown any desire.
She finally wanted something.
The lineage masters discussed amicably on the surface, but each had their own schemes.
The current Holy Maiden was the only one who could meet with the Holy Master directly without prior notice. Her status far surpassed that of previous Holy Maidens.
Even her protector was impressed, personally punishing several lineages who tried to play tricks.
After a heated discussion, the lineage masters couldn’t reach a consensus and could only continue carrying out the wanted notice.
However, after the meeting, they quickly summoned the heads of their respective lineages and instructed them to find disciples who met certain criteria and send them to the Holy Maiden.
As for the so-called criteria, they were…
“White hair,” “young girl,” “flat-chested,” “Innate Realm cultivation,” “body cultivator,” “poison body”… etc. Every aspect of Luo Xue was listed.
And the source of all this, Holy Maiden Su Yiyao, after Blood Lord left, immediately returned to her temple and continued her seclusion.
The Zither Witch informed her of the lineage masters’ final decision, including their intention to send her female disciples.
“It seems… it worked.” A faint smile appeared on Su Yiyao’s lips, her face filled with happiness. “Ah Chou… it’s okay, we’ll meet soon.”
“We can finally… be together forever…”
Now, no one thought “Luo Xue” was important to her.
They only thought that “Luo Xue” was a pitiful toy targeted by the capricious and terrifying Holy Maiden.
As long as she continued as planned, without revealing any flaws to these old foxes, Ah Chou could be with her without any worries.
However…
“Sister Qin, do you think there are memories after reincarnation?” Su Yiyao asked softly, resting her chin on her hand and playing with the broken dagger. “Will she… still remember me?”
“Reincarnated cultivators are extremely rare, mostly powerful figures… Your ‘Luo Xue’ is most likely not one, so she probably doesn’t have any memories.”
The Zither Witch replied through the communication stone.
“Hee hee, she’s my ‘Ah Chou’… It’s okay, as long as I remember her!” Su Yiyao gripped the broken dagger, her eyes half-closed, a lovestruck smile on her face. “When I meet her, what should I wear? Should I wear the dress I wore when we first met…”
“Holy Maiden, I need to remind you of something.” The Zither Witch’s voice was always calm and indifferent. “You promised me that if this succeeds, you will go to the Heavenly Cluster Sword Tomb.”
“The Heaven-grade pill secret realm?” Su Yiyao paused, a hint of melancholy in her voice. “Actually, an Earth-grade pill is good enough. There’s no need for a Heaven-grade pill…”
Hearing this, the Zither Witch had another headache.
Outsiders thought the Holy Maiden was cold and ruthless, willing to do anything to become stronger, but in reality… the Holy Maiden was a slacker.
If not for finding her Ah Chou, she would probably stay in that sunless, mysterious place forever.
The depths of the Blood Sea, only those at Soul Transformation and above could enter. No one knew why the Holy Maiden was there.
“You promised me.”
The Zither Witch’s voice carried a hint of helplessness.
Letting Su Yiyao enter the Heaven-grade pill secret realm wasn’t just for her to condense a Heaven-grade pill and advance.
The secret realm wasn’t limited to just one cultivator forming a Heaven-grade pill. Every time it opened, three or four cultivators would successfully obtain the opportunity.
Among the peak Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Temple of the Nether Spirit, the Holy Maiden was the strongest. Currently, there was no one in the same realm who could match her.
If she was willing to participate, the Temple would surely gain a few more Heaven-grade pill cultivators, all with the potential to reach Soul Transformation.
“Alright, no problem, no problem.” Su Yiyao nodded. “As long as I can see Ah Chou, anything is fine.”
“That’s good, Holy Maiden.” The Zither Witch nodded slightly.
After ending the communication with the Zither Witch, Su Yiyao hugged the broken dagger and lay down in her coffin.
She picked up the recording stone and played Luo Xue’s recording again.
Looking at the white-haired girl wielding a heavy sword and facing the Temple cultivators, Su Yiyao couldn’t help but smile.
Every frown, every smile, as if right before her eyes.
“Hee hee… Ah Chou, my Ah Chou…”
…
Within the Nether Spirit forbidden area, in the capital city of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, inside a bustling restaurant.
“This is insane, truly insane…”
Luo Xue’s hands trembled as she held the information the Sha sisters had sent her.
She was filled with indignation.
She hadn’t expected the Holy Maiden to…
“Hmm?”
Nangong Mengxiang, slurping noodles beside her, looked up.
“What’s wrong, Little Martial Aunt? New information?”
“Yes, I just received it,” Luo Xue nodded and sighed. “I heard the Holy Maiden has a thing for white-haired, flat-chested little girls. It seems she took a fancy to me during the competition between the Peerless Summit Sect and the Temple of the Nether Spirit.”
“Now she’s collecting girls of this type in the Demon Abyss, but it seems none of them are as satisfactory as me…”
“Pfft!”
Nangong Mengxiang almost spat out her noodles.
She took the information from Luo Xue’s hand, read it carefully, looked Luo Xue up and down, and said thoughtfully,
“Looking at you like this, it feels like you were tailor-made for the Holy Maiden’s preferences. No wonder she wants to capture you.”
“…Nangong, don’t joke about your Little Martial Aunt.” Luo Xue’s eyelid twitched.
“Mmm…”
Nangong Mengxiang seemed to be saying something, but because she was eating noodles, Luo Xue couldn’t hear clearly.
It seemed to be… “Why don’t you just give in to her?”
“I heard the Holy Maiden is a terrifying witch, cruel and bloodthirsty, a merciless killer.” Luo Xue sighed. “And someone who likes my type is probably a pervert…”
“But I like Little Martial Aunt very much.”
Nangong Mengxiang said matter-of-factly, wiping her mouth.
“You’re… different. Your kind of liking and her kind of liking are two different things.”
Luo Xue scratched the back of her head, a troubled expression on her face.
After leaving Ghost Demon Pass, she had received exclusive information from the Sha sisters.
Almost no one outside knew that the wanted notice was issued by the Holy Maiden of the Temple, and the Sha sisters had somehow obtained this information.
It was indeed useful information for Luo Xue.
And then, the Sha sisters demonstrated their powerful information-gathering abilities.
But the news they brought was getting worse and worse.
Currently, more than a hundred Core Formation cultivators had joined the hunt, and there was no news about any Nascent Soul old monsters yet. They were probably too embarrassed to reveal their identities.
As for Foundation Establishment and Spirit Condensation cultivators, they were countless.
Along the way, Luo Xue had seen many cultivators searching for her with the wanted notice.
Each one had a fierce expression, not letting go of any white-haired woman. Even some elderly mortals with white hair had been captured.
The restless Demon Abyss had become extremely dangerous. It was fortunate that Nangong Mengxiang was with Luo Xue, so no one dared to target her.
Nangong Mengxiang was at the peak of Foundation Establishment, and few below Core Formation were her match.
But even so, trouble kept coming, and their journey had been delayed.
Because there were too many crazy cultivators searching along their original route, Luo Xue had to change her plan, first passing through the Nether Spirit forbidden area, then entering the Ten Thousand Demons forbidden area, before finally reaching the nameless swamp in the borderlands.
Luo Xue was now in the capital city of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the largest mortal nation in the Nether Spirit forbidden area. Cultivators were common here, and someone like Luo Xue, at the Spirit Condensation Realm, wasn’t noticeable at all.
“But I don’t understand, isn’t this wanted notice a bit too strange?”
Luo Xue examined the information in her hand, glanced at the portrait of herself on the wanted notice, and frowned.
“Logically, if they just wanted to capture me, there’s no need for such a huge bounty. It feels like they’re using me for something…”
Combined with the recent unrest and the chaotic situation between the Immortal Domain and the Demon Abyss, something was brewing.
“Maybe the Holy Maiden thinks you’re really worth that much.” Nangong Mengxiang said with her mouth full. “Mmm, Little Martial Aunt…”
“…That’s absurd.” Luo Xue shook her head. “If only I could get more information about the Holy Maiden… unfortunately, the Sha sisters can’t do that.”
What Luo Xue currently knew about the Holy Maiden were just the rumors circulating in the Demon Abyss.
Some said she was incredibly beautiful and charming, while others said she was like a ferocious ghost, bloodthirsty, devouring a dozen or so girls every day.
These rumors were mixed with truth and falsehoods, difficult to distinguish.
Just as Luo Xue was feeling troubled, a group of cultivators wearing the same uniform entered the restaurant. They seemed to be from a small sect in the Demon Abyss.
Similar to the Immortal Domain, there were many small sects in the Demon Abyss, and the strongest among them were mostly at the Core Formation Realm.
Luo Xue glanced at them and didn’t pay much attention, but these small sect disciples seemed to be quite famous in this area, instantly attracting many gazes.
“Yo, isn’t this Sect Master Liu?”
“Sect Master Liu, is your sect’s residence still not repaired? Or was it blown up again?”
“Hahahaha…”
The air was filled with laughter, making Luo Xue take another look.
The disciples all had embarrassed expressions, their heads lowered. Only Sect Master Liu, their leader, glared at everyone, his gaze fixed on those who had just mocked him, before finally sitting down.
He was a Core Formation cultivator, although not as powerful as those from major sects, having barely reached this realm, but his strength was still at the Core Formation level.
However, those who dared to mock him like this were also at Core Formation. The other cultivators just laughed along.
“Blown up three times in two months, is this the ability of the Evil Spirit Sect? Or is it being humiliated by a little Spirit Condensation cultivator? How embarrassing, hahaha…”
Those mocking him from upstairs continued relentlessly.
“Wu Zongsheng! Don’t push it too far!” Sect Master Liu shouted in a low voice, his eyes wide with anger. “If you provoke her, don’t blame me for not warning you!”
“Just a little cultivator who hasn’t even reached Foundation Establishment. It’s the incompetence of the Evil Spirit Sect that allows her to be so arrogant. If she dares to touch our Yin Li Sect, I’ll make her regret coming to this world!”
“Yes, yes…”
The disciples of the Yin Li Sect echoed, their insults endless.
Luo Xue listened for a while, then lost interest.
She liked gossip, yes, but she wasn’t interested in gossip that had nothing to do with her.
At this moment, after stacking her sixteenth bowl, Nangong Mengxiang was finally about six-tenths full, so Luo Xue stood up, intending to leave.
“Waiter… oh, no, attendant, bill!”
Luo Xue called out towards the inner hall, and the attendant at the counter immediately replied,
“Coming, guest.”
But just then, the surroundings suddenly fell silent.
The chatter between the two groups stopped abruptly.
Luo Xue paused slightly and found that the cultivators from both sects were staring at her.
“Hmm? Did my technique fail?”
Luo Xue quickly checked herself. No, the Thousand Faces Cultivation Art was still in effect.
But why…
“Uh… hello?”
Luo Xue blinked and shrank back slightly.
Seeing this, the attendant who was about to collect the bill didn’t dare to approach.
“Heh… Speak of the devil, and she shall appear. You actually dare to show your face here…”
Sect Master Liu stared at Luo Xue, a sinister smile appearing on his face. “You can’t escape today!”
Hearing this, Luo Xue was completely dumbfounded.
“Huh?”
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