Chapter 46
Another three months passed.
The cold wind came with a chill. The branches, leaves, and ground were all covered in a layer of snow, and the whole world seemed to be immersed in frost.
Helan Xue walked out of the steps of the Radiant Church step by step.
He was still holding a longsword dripping with blood.
The blood of the Radiant Church’s sect master had dripped all the way down the steps.
Shouyang and Qiansui followed behind him. Qiansui glanced at Shouyang, and Shouyang shook his head slightly.
The Radiant Church’s sect master was one of the masterminds of this conspiracy with the Demon Clan. Helan Xue had come to clean up, which was well-deserved, but Helan Xue…
Shouyang thought to himself, it’s been six months since little junior martial brother left, half a year already.
The Helan Xue before him had become even colder and more unapproachable than before, and his aura was even more oppressive. Although he had always been unapproachable before, that was a lofty, otherworldly detachment. Now… he was no different from a god of death, his killing intent very obvious.
Although they had been busy solving the Demon Sword fragment incident for the past six months, and Helan Xue had used most of his hostility on slaying demons and exterminating evil, which theoretically should have been fine, but…
Shouyang sighed.
Before little junior martial brother was here, the Myriad Sword Sect had all marveled that Shizun had become more human. This was a good thing, but they had never expected such an ending.
Perhaps Helan Xue himself had not noticed, but now little junior martial brother’s name had become a taboo. No one dared to mention his little disciple in front of Helan Xue. If it was mentioned accidentally, Helan Xue’s aura would probably become even colder, so cold that people didn’t dare to look at him directly.
Qiansui was dejected.
Shouyang patted Qiansui. “Cheer up. There’s an urgent report from Chonghua Mountain again.”
Qiansui blinked. “Master, the one who has been killing and setting fires everywhere recently, and fighting with us for the Demon Sword fragments… is it really Junior Martial Uncle?”
Shouyang paused.
A moment later, he said, “I don’t know either. We have to wait until we catch him to find out.”
Shouyang looked at Helan Xue.
He didn’t know what kind of trick the other party had used, but he had slipped away under Shizun’s nose three or four times in a row. No wonder Shizun’s killing intent was getting heavier and heavier.
He only hoped that he could successfully catch him next time and find out the truth.
…
…
Lin Queli was walking on an empty grassland. The sky and the ground were of dreamlike colors, like an unreal paradise. Not far away was a lush green tree, thriving.
This was his sea of consciousness.
Lin Queli was woken up from a deep sleep and, after arriving at his sea of consciousness, he saw a light blue snowball glowing with white light, excitedly circling around him.
He was at a loss for whether to laugh or cry. It had been half a year, and he was already used to it. He reached out his index finger and tapped the snowball, smiling and playing with it.
The snowball wrapped around his finger and rubbed against it affectionately.
This snowball was visibly more active than three months ago, no different from a little baby, just that it couldn’t speak yet and had no voice.
Lin Queli shook his head. The thought that this little ball would later become a baby, and a Long Aotian at that, was magical.
【Host! Host!】
Lin Queli paused.
【Time to get up—there are only five days left until the six-month mark!】
Lin Queli slowly opened his eyes and looked at the familiar surroundings.
He gently patted his belly to soothe the snowball, then tugged at his clothes. He had already known the situation before his “hibernation,” so he had specially prepared loose robes. Now his belly was even more prominent than before, but he could still barely cover it with his clothes.
Lin Queli took a deep breath and called for A’Yu.
A’Yu’s face was pale. “No, we still haven’t found it.”
Mmm…
“It’s okay.” Lin Queli comforted him, “Don’t forget what I said before. If it’s very dangerous, just forget it. Don’t take risks for a flower. If we really can’t find it, I can think of other ways.”
After all, the Sky Frost Flower was a rare thing to begin with, and whether they could find it or not was all up to luck. Shouyang had also been lucky before.
Lin Queli asked, “Are there no clues at all at the moment?”
“There are two clues. A’Lin has already taken people to go, but that place is very far, and there’s no news yet. Your Highness might have to wait a little longer. As for the other clue, that place…”
“Hmm?”
A’Yu said, “It’s at the foot of Chonghua Mountain. But recently, the Demon Sword fragment has erupted near Chonghua Mountain, so the Myriad Sword Sect and ‘Lin Luo’ are both there. We are not confident that we can retreat unscathed, so we don’t dare to take the risk.”
Lin Queli: “…”
My god.
A minefield!!
“Then it’s fine. You guys don’t go!!” Now that the Tiandi tribe and he were in the same boat, being caught was no different from him being caught.
“Understood.”
After A’Yu left, Lin Queli sat on the stone bed and thought for a long time, then…
“Da Zhuang, can I still use the formation I escaped with last time? If it’s useful, I’ll take a risk and… go and get a Sky Frost Flower back. Otherwise, what can I do?”
Lin Queli lay on his side uncomfortably, hugging his arms and adjusting his breathing.
After talking to A’Yu, he was already a little unable to hold on. The feeling of the furnace cauldron’s outbreak came back again.
If it was just unbearable heat and a restless heart, it would be fine. At most, he would be fighting against desire. But this heat was even starting to burn his internal organs, causing him pain and fatigue.
【Host, an item can only be bought once. But I have other lower-level teleportation arrays here. The difference from last time is that it can only teleport one person, and it takes five seconds to activate.]
“Five seconds to activate…? That sounds okay?”
【Not really, Host. If you encounter high-level cultivators like Lin Luo or Taxue Xianzun, five seconds is enough for them to cut you down.】
“…”
“Then let’s not go…”
【Not really, Host. Now there are still five days until the poison officially takes effect, so the Host can still endure it. But after five days, if there is no Sky Frost Flower, you’re afraid you won’t be able to sleep from the pain.】
“…”
“So what should I do?”
【I don’t know, sob, sob. I can only analyze the specific pros and cons and consequences for you. It’s up to you to choose!】
“…”
Lin Queli lay there in a daze.
Just then, his heart suddenly twitched. Lin Queli sat up uncomfortably. He could feel that the snowball was also being burned and uncomfortable, but it was still trying its best to soothe him.
Lin Queli took a deep breath and made up his mind. “Forget it… nothing ventured, nothing gained! I still have to find the flower. Although being discovered is death, dragging it out like this is not a solution either. I’ll also die! Then I might as well take a gamble. If something really happens… I, the great Demon Lord, can’t even last for five seconds?”
…
And so, Lin Queli temporarily left the barrier and the cave, teleported to Chonghua Mountain, and followed the directions A’Yu and the others had told him before, and found the Sky Frost Flower on a cliff.
Lin Queli was pregnant with the Long Aotian, and he had also dual cultivated with Helan Xue before, and had many intimate interactions afterwards. He had originally accumulated a lot of points, but now after exchanging for two formations and a tracker, there was not much left.
Looking at his account, he actually only had 300 points left.
Sob, sob, sob, sob…
I have to use this sparingly. After all, I won’t be able to earn any more in the future.
Helan Xue probably won’t let me touch him again.
Lin Queli sighed and walked towards the edge of the cliff.
It was already winter, and the surroundings were covered in snow. Lin Queli saw a squirrel holding a pine cone fly past a tree, shaking off a lot of snow, which landed on his shoulder.
Lin Queli brushed his shoulder with the back of his hand. He was now wearing a cloak, which could better cover his belly.
This was the first time Lin Queli had walked out of the cave in half a year to feel the fresh air outside. He stretched his limbs and marveled that this was a cultivation world. This body of his was very strong, and he didn’t feel any discomfort after sleeping for half a year.
After walking a few steps forward, he could still see many Myriad Sword Sect flags rising high in the surroundings, flying with the wind.
It was said that a fragment had appeared on Chonghua Mountain. He didn’t know if it was true or not. After all, logically, there were only ten Demon Sword fragments, just that they were scattered everywhere now. But whether it was true or not, both the Myriad Sword Sect and Elder Jin’s group were lurking here, determined to get each other’s fragments. A battle was imminent, and even the cold wind carried a hint of killing intent.
Lin Queli couldn’t help but be glad that he had the System’s teleportation. Otherwise, if A’Yu and the others had come, they would have probably been steamed by Lin Luo and Helan Xue in turns.
After reaching the edge of the cliff, Lin Queli looked at the flower blooming on the mountain wall, took a deep breath, and used his spiritual energy to entangle the flower branch and gently pick it.
Click.
The moment the flower was picked, he saw the petals begin to emit a strong golden light.
Huh?
Something’s not right…?
【Host!! Host!! Host, run! Quick, quick, quick, open the teleportation array!】
【It’s a trap! Ah, ah, ah—】
Rumble—!
At this moment, the heavens and earth shook, and the birds were startled. Lin Queli saw four spiritual pillars suddenly rise from the ground around the cliff, and the next moment he was in a golden light formation.
【It’s a trap set by the Immortal Venerable! He probably knew you needed the Sky Frost Flower, so he set a trap here. As soon as you pick it, it will be triggered!】
“Huh?!”
Lin Queli felt his soul was about to fly out in an instant.
No way? How did Helan Xue know the Sky Frost Flower was here?
The Sky Frost Flower usually grew in hidden places, and its flowering period was very short. This was a place that A’Yu and the others had found after six months of searching, relying on their racial advantage of being close to nature and being able to smell the aura of living things. How did Helan Xue know?
【Wait… it’s strange. Host, I detected that this flower has been blooming for almost six months, but the Sky Frost Flower usually only blooms for a week.】
【Huh… this flower has been forcibly maintained by the Immortal Venerable with his spiritual energy for almost six months! Oh my god—】
Lin Queli’s soul flew out directly this time.
It wasn’t that the Tiandi tribe had been lucky enough to find this flower. It was that Helan Xue had deliberately let the Tiandi tribe discover it, so as to lure them or himself out, so that Helan Xue could use a trap to catch them.
It has been blooming for almost six months…
That is to say, after he left, Helan Xue immediately started this plan. It wasn’t because the recent ‘Lin Luo’ had appeared and caused trouble that he wanted to find him, but that the moment he left, Helan Xue had started to track him.
The Tiandi tribe, with their racial talent, had taken six months to find the flower, but Helan Xue had found it in less than a month. Lin Queli couldn’t even imagine how much effort he had spent.
And after finding it, he had not hesitated to divide his attention and spiritual energy to maintain this flower, letting it bloom all the time.
…Why?
A chill ran down Lin Queli’s heart. He had thought that Helan Xue was at most angry, but he didn’t expect Helan Xue to be so persistent!
Does he really want to kill me?
Does he really hate me that much…
Lin Queli wanted to summon the formation, but he found that the formation could not be activated.
【This formation also restricts spells! Host, you have to escape first!】
Good! As expected of Helan Xue!
This is very meticulous!
My life is over!
Lin Queli rushed out of the formation in a pathetic state, but there was another change before him.
Something unknown was thrown over. After the explosion, white smoke filled the surroundings, and someone tried to forcibly break the golden light formation. The golden bell shield began to crack, as if it were about to disintegrate.
No one in this world could break Helan Xue’s formation, except for the System’s cheats, and that would have to be with countless points. So…
—It was Lin Luo.
Perhaps the commotion here was too big. Lin Luo had teleported over with the System before Helan Xue.
After all, the current Lin Luo, like Helan Xue, was eyeing Lin Queli.
The snow around them melted, and the trees trembled.
Lin Luo had spent so much effort, but he could only break a small opening. In the end, the golden light formation quickly repaired itself.
But this instant was enough. Lin Queli felt Lin Luo take the opportunity to lock onto him and change his position.
Lin Queli’s gaze sharpened, and he made a hand seal.
If the person who came was Helan Xue, he would have knelt down long ago. But if it was Lin Luo…
He might not be weaker than Lin Luo!
“Thump—!”
