Chapter 76: Li Guijiao’s Talent, Repayment with Herself
Luo Xue couldn’t quite handle Ye Ningshuang’s overly familiar attitude, finding Li Guijiao’s personality much more agreeable.
“But, A’Xue, I heard you’re going to the Demon Abyss as a spy soon,” Li Guijiao said with a worried expression. “The Demon Abyss is very dangerous, why would you go there…”
“There are some reasons why I have to go.” Luo Xue replied, then paused slightly. “Wait, how did you know about this?”
Although it seemed like everyone Luo Xue met knew she was going to the Demon Abyss as a spy, in reality, this information was top secret.
So secret that even the Grand Elder of the Law Enforcement Hall, who was always against Luo Xue, didn’t dare to reveal her mission publicly.
Even if he did, Luo Xue would lose her place in the Demon Abyss.
Only the secret envoys in the Demon Abyss and the highest echelons of the Peerless Summit Sect—the four Peak Masters and the Grand Elder of the Law Enforcement Hall—were privy to the list of spies.
“Uncle Hei Pao told me,” Li Guijiao said, resting her chin on her hand, her expression slightly downcast. “I originally wanted to go on a sect mission with you, but he said you had another mission…”
“I kept pestering him, and then he told me.”
“…I see.”
Luo Xue looked up slightly. The opening of the cave was far above, but she felt a faint gaze from above.
She didn’t mind Li Guijiao knowing about this. With Li Guijiao’s personality, she was unlikely to spread this information around…
No, it was impossible.
“It’s nothing, really. I heard that the Demon Abyss is actually very similar to the Immortal Domain, just governed by different sects.”
Luo Xue found a small stool and sat down. Although this cave was spacious and well-stocked, there wasn’t even a proper table.
And there was no bed either, only a small stool and a meditation cushion.
Was Li Guijiao the ascetic type of cultivator…
“Eh, really?” Li Guijiao frowned. “But the stories say that the Demon Abyss is filled with rivers of blood, the ground is covered in bones, and even the trees eat people!”
Li Guijiao took several books from a nearby shelf and placed them in front of Luo Xue. “It’s all in these.”
Luo Xue picked one up and twitched her lips.
Azure Sky Immortal Emperor, Endless Demon Abyss, Rebirth of the Immortal Emperor.
What kind of books were these…
“The protagonist in these stories is always in danger, with people trying to kill him everywhere. It’s so scary.”
Speaking of this, Li Guijiao became animated. She picked up a book, flipped through it, and pointed to a passage for Luo Xue to see.
“Look here, the protagonist’s master is actually the Nine Nether Ghost King, who wants to possess the protagonist’s body to cultivate again! The protagonist barely survived! If I encountered such a situation, I wouldn’t know what to do…”
Li Guijiao’s face was full of worry.
Luo Xue suddenly understood where Li Guijiao’s personality came from.
A prodigy of the Immortal Domain… was actually scared by stories.
“Aren’t you afraid that I’m also some kind of Nine Nether Ghost King?” Luo Xue teased, wanting to play a prank on her. “If you trust me so much, what if I possess your body?”
Li Guijiao didn’t answer immediately. She looked at Luo Xue with a serious expression, her eyes unblinking.
Her gaze made Luo Xue feel awkward, and she involuntarily averted her eyes.
“You won’t, A’Xue,” Li Guijiao said with certainty. “Actually… I can see your heart, no, not just yours, but many, many others’…”
A certain light seemed to shine in her eyes.
“Your heart only has one color, a beautiful white. It’s the purest and most beautiful heart I’ve ever seen.”
“Master’s heart has many colors, so does the Sect Master’s, and the Grand Elder of the Law Enforcement Hall has the most.”
“See… hearts?” Luo Xue was curious. “Do you mean souls?”
Li Guijiao shook her head. “No, I can’t explain it. I can just… see them.”
Could it be that she had the talent of telepathy?
Telepathy didn’t necessarily mean reading the other person’s thoughts. Just being able to roughly determine their intentions was already very useful.
Luo Xue thought for a moment, then asked, “When you looked at Senior Brother Kong, what color was it?”
The sect hadn’t yet publicly revealed Kong Lianbin’s identity as a spy. Most of the new disciples had already gone out on sect missions and hadn’t noticed his disappearance.
Luo Xue wanted to hear what he looked like in Li Guijiao’s eyes.
“Hmm… Senior Brother Kong?” Li Guijiao recalled carefully. “He seemed to only have red and black… very ugly. But there weren’t many colors, so he shouldn’t be a bad person, right?”
Luo Xue tried to keep a straight face. He was definitely not a good person…
However, Kong Lianbin was a Demon Abyss spy, so his intentions were indeed pure, purely for sabotage.
So, Li Guijiao’s ability was indeed a special talent, or perhaps a kind of Dao Body.
Luo Xue’s Calamity Poison Body was a type of Dao Body, but not all Dao Bodies changed the physical body. Some affected the sea of consciousness, the soul, or the circulation of spiritual power.
Li Guijiao, immersed in stories, knew less about this aspect and hadn’t realized it.
Moreover, if this was the case, it was probably the first time Li Guijiao had revealed her special ability. Otherwise, her master, Hei Pao, would have already known.
She actually told me her most important secret…
Luo Xue’s feelings were complicated, a mix of gratitude and something else.
She hadn’t done anything, just chatted with Senior Sister Li for a bit.
“Don’t tell anyone else, okay? I only told you.” Li Guijiao said cautiously. “Even Master doesn’t know!”
Actually, Hei Pao should know this better than Luo Xue.
With the Peerless Summit Sect’s resources, they could definitely figure out what Li Guijiao’s Dao Body was.
However, since this was Li Guijiao’s wish, Luo Xue would respect it.
“No problem.” Luo Xue nodded, then thought for a moment and said, “In that case, I’ll tell you a secret too.”
“A, a secret? Tell me?” Li Guijiao asked, flattered. “Is it really okay?”
This child, how starved for affection was she…
The way she spoke made Luo Xue feel like she was abducting a child.
After all, Luo Xue was a sixteen-year-old high school girl before transmigrating, had spent ten years in the post-apocalyptic world, and had twelve years of memories in the Peerless Summit Sect. To Li Guijiao, she was already like an older sister.
“We’re good friends,” Luo Xue reached out and rubbed Li Guijiao’s hair. “It’s normal for good friends to share secrets.”
“Oh, oh… so that’s what good friends are like,” Li Guijiao nodded thoughtfully. “But in the stories, the protagonist’s good friends always like to stab them in the back…”
“Let’s not talk about stories for now…”
Luo Xue was speechless about the stories in Li Guijiao’s hands. Couldn’t she read some heartwarming novels?
Life was already bleak enough, why not read something happy?
“Oh.”
Li Guijiao responded.
For some reason, although A’Xue was younger than her, she gave off the feeling of an older sister…
“I… actually come from another world.” Luo Xue said with a faint smile. “If one day I suddenly disappear, please don’t be sad. I’m just returning to my own world.”
Li Guijiao’s expression froze.
She stared blankly at Luo Xue, speechless.
“Such a big reaction?” Luo Xue stopped rubbing her hair, her heart clenching slightly. “Could it be… I triggered something?”
Revealing her true existence was also a step towards exploring the nature of this world.
She had originally wanted to tell Senior Sister, but Senior Sister had too many worries and concerns. Luo Xue didn’t know what would happen if she told her.
In the worst-case scenario, Senior Sister might think that her body had been possessed, and then it would be difficult to explain.
But Luo Xue didn’t expect that revealing this would cause such a big reaction from Li Guijiao.
Could it be that this dream world…
Just as Luo Xue’s thoughts were running wild, tears welled up in Li Guijiao’s eyes.
“A’Xue, do you think I’m stupid!”
“Huh?”
Now it was Luo Xue’s turn to be confused.
“You’re trying to trick me, to tell me that…”
Her voice was choked with sobs, her words unclear.
“Are… are you going to die…”
“…”
So that’s what she thought.
“No, I… forget it, that secret doesn’t count.” Luo Xue couldn’t help but laugh, reaching out to wipe away Li Guijiao’s tears. “I’ll tell you another one. Actually, I have the Calamity Poison Body. That’s why I have to leave the sect.”
“Calamity Poison Body?” Li Guijiao raised her tear-stained face. “What is that…”
“…Read more books.”
“I’ve read many books…”
“Not these kinds of books, proper records.” Luo Xue rubbed her temples. “Tell you what, I promise you, if you ever have the chance to come to the Demon Abyss, I will definitely meet you.”
In fact, Underworld Water Ravine was the main source of spies. At least 90% of the Peerless Summit Sect’s spies came from Underworld Water Ravine, and most of their sect missions were related to the Demon Abyss.
No matter what, Li Guijiao would definitely come to the Demon Abyss in the future.
—As long as she didn’t stay holed up in this cave, wasting her talent for assassination.
“Really?”
Li Guijiao asked tearfully.
“Really.” Luo Xue extended her pinky finger. “We can make a pinky promise.”
Luo Xue paused.
This scene seemed familiar…
Li Guijiao, seeing Luo Xue’s serious expression, also extended her pinky finger.
But halfway there, she quickly retracted it.
“No!” Li Guijiao crossed her arms. “In the stories, every time someone makes a pinky promise, someone dies!”
Luo Xue winced. What kind of stories was she reading?
But come to think of it, the last time she made a pinky promise with Xiao Yao, she was the one who died…
Well, this was a classic flag.
“I will definitely find you,” Li Guijiao sniffed. “I’ve memorized your scent. It’s white.”
“…What kind of description is that?”
“It’s just white,” Li Guijiao insisted. “A’Xue is white from head to toe!”
“If you say so.”
Luo Xue’s tone was helpless, but she couldn’t help but smile.
The more she interacted with Li Guijiao, the more she felt that she was like a naive girl, living in her own world, a world built from stories.
Perhaps it was because of her Dao Body that she had been exposed to the dangers and ugliness of the world too early, which was why she was like this.
“By the way, A’Xue, besides showing you my home, there’s another reason why I invited you here.”
As Li Guijiao spoke, she turned and started rummaging through her bookshelf.
As she moved the books, a floor tile suddenly popped up with a thud.
Li Guijiao moved the tile aside, revealing a hidden compartment.
“…What a classic hidden compartment.” Luo Xue thought to herself.
Li Guijiao carefully took out a jade slip from inside and handed it to Luo Xue.
“This is the Thousand Faces Cultivation Art, the divine ability I use to change my appearance. It can change not only my appearance but also my aura. I’ve tried it, and even Nascent Soul cultivators can’t detect it unless they carefully examine me!”
“The Demon Abyss is very dangerous, you must never reveal your true identity… So I’m giving this to you!”
Luo Xue took the jade slip, her expression turning serious.
She knew that this jade slip would be very helpful to her.
It could even be said to be much more useful than the divine abilities Senior Sister had chosen for her.
Although Shocking Mountain Guest and Flashing Blossom were life-saving and escape techniques, they were just basic techniques and wouldn’t be of much use in actual combat.
This wasn’t Senior Sister’s fault; it was just that Luo Xue’s talent for divine abilities was truly abysmal, and Falling Flower Peak’s signature techniques weren’t suitable for her violent fighting style.
As for her divine ability aptitude, she would have to consider using survival points to improve it after the dust settled.
Anyway, the Thousand Faces Cultivation Art would be of great help to Luo Xue.
Once she entered the Demon Abyss, she could change her identity. Even if someone wanted to kill her, how would they recognize her?
Thinking of this, Luo Xue felt much more relaxed.
However…
Accepting such a valuable gift from Li Guijiao made Luo Xue feel a little uneasy.
But she didn’t have anything valuable on her now. Most of the items in her storage ring were given to her by Senior Sister. Giving someone else’s gift to another person felt strange no matter how she thought about it.
Moreover, as the direct disciple of the Peak Master of Underworld Water Ravine, with such outstanding aptitude, Li Guijiao wouldn’t lack pills or techniques.
“What’s wrong?”
Li Guijiao saw that Luo Xue hadn’t spoken since receiving the Thousand Faces Cultivation Art and thought she didn’t like it, her voice becoming slightly weaker.
“Nothing,” Luo Xue smiled and put away the Thousand Faces Cultivation Art. “I was just thinking, you gave me such a valuable gift, what should I give you in return?”
“No need, no need,” Li Guijiao waved her hands repeatedly. “It’s not that valuable, I’ve already learned it!”
“I still have to give you something. Exchanging gifts is what good friends do.” Luo Xue smiled, then frowned slightly. “But I don’t seem to have anything to give you…”
After a moment of thought, Luo Xue’s eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands.
“Oh right, I still have my body!”
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