Taiyi’s face flushed red: “Who are you saying… is talking nonsense!”
“Still going? Stomach issues?” Xihe said with a straight face.
“Hahahaha!” Tongtian laughed so hard he nearly fell over.
“Pfft!” Various bursts of laughter erupted, and Nuwa, sitting nearby, looked at her in disbelief.
Taiyi’s face was already filled with murderous intent. He stood up to take action but was firmly held back by Dijun.
The Dao Ancestor seemed completely indifferent to what was happening. Before his figure vanished, he left a message: “Three thousand years of lecturing are complete. You may disperse.”
Xihe snorted coldly and prepared to leave. She saw the two bald monks and the two feathered creatures standing together, but she wasn’t afraid.
“Fellow Daoist, please stay.”
Xihe snapped back to reality and looked at Tongtian: “Is something the matter, Fellow Daoist?”
Tongtian curled his lips: “I’ve heard that on the Taiyin Star, there is an Innate Spiritual Root called the Moon Cassia Tree. Its trunk cannot be damaged, and its leaves are condensed with Taiyin Essence. Consuming them over a long period can lead to insights into the Taiyin Great Dao. I only want three leaves. Could Fellow Daoist invite me to visit the Taiyin Star?”
Laozi and Yuanshi had initially frowned, but upon hearing Tongtian only wanted leaves, their brows relaxed.
One of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots! And there’s also the Fusang Tree on the Taiyang Star. If outsiders weren’t unable to approach, they would have been snatched away long ago!
The others also had varied expressions. None were fools—Tongtian was clearly intending to protect the Taiyin Goddess.
Xihe cursed inwardly. This guy’s fate was tragic; whoever got involved with him would suffer misfortune. She had no desire to get close.
She coldly refused: “My younger sister has a Primordial Deficiency. The Moon Cassia Tree leaves are barely enough to replenish her origin. I truly have no surplus to give to outsiders. Thank you for your kind intentions, Fellow Daoist.”
With that, she stepped onto the Taiyin Sword and vanished. The four Golden Crows immediately gave chase.
Rejected, Tongtian wasn’t angry. The smile on his lips grew even wider as he followed without hesitation. He wanted to see how she would handle one Daluo and three Taiyi peak cultivators!
In the void, Xihe was blocked.
Taiyi’s expression was malicious: “Considering the shared origin of Taiyin and Taiyang, give us a thousand Moon Cassia Tree leaves, and we won’t take action!”
“Amitabha!”
Puti sighed: “The Buddhist Sect is compassionate. This humble monk does not wish to create karma of killing. Two thousand leaves, and for the next two lectures, Fellow Daoist must not appear again.”
Xihe did not respond because she was looking at the System interface.
[Congratulations, Host, for completing the task of seizing the Prayer Mat. Rewards have been distributed.]
[Ding, detecting that this is an excellent opportunity for the Host to show off. Defeat and drive away the four individuals. Reward: one Sudden Enlightenment.]
[Task failure: previous task rewards will be revoked.]
Drive away the four… That would be difficult. She had originally planned to use the Daluo Cultivation Experience Card to intimidate them and then flee.
But driving them away meant fighting more than just one move. None of them were fools; they would realize she had used a secret technique to boost her cultivation. Everyone knew such things weren’t sustainable. If the four stubbornly held on, she might be killed instead.
The only plan now was to strike hard from the start, making them fear her so they would naturally flee!
“How long are you going to space out? Do we all have to stand here with you? If you’re scared, just say so. We’re not…” Before Taiyi could finish, golden flames flashed in his pupils, and they suddenly contracted: “Daluo realm!”
The Pure World White Lotus was summoned. Its purifying power was too strong; even though Golden Crow Demonic Fire and Buddhist Dao weren’t impurities, it would still have a suppressing effect.
Xihe wielded her Innate Companion Treasure, the Taiyin Sword, and slashed with full force at the two Golden Crows!
Under the disparity in cultivation, the two were nearly cut in half, spewing blood wildly as they fled.
Xihe immediately turned and charged toward the Buddhist Sect.
Although Jieyin had just broken through to Daluo, he needed to retreat to stabilize his Dao Fruit. Meanwhile, Xihe’s cheating power was in an early stable state, and with the Pure World White Lotus suppressing it, the difference in strength was clear.
Jieyin was struck and spat blood, while Zhunti was even slashed open at the shoulder. Both looked at Xihe in horror.
They never imagined the Taiyin Goddess would strike so ruthlessly, without any fear of offending them to death, and now they fled in panic!
[Congratulations to the host for completing the show-off task, rewards distributed!]
Xihe ignored the many stunned gazes in the void and quickly left. This experience card was too damn of a rip-off; two moves drained her completely, with no warning whatsoever.
She had to return to the Taiyin Star as soon as possible. There, the Great Formation derived from Pangu’s right eye offered temporary safety.
She pushed herself desperately, and just as she was about to reach home, a handsome figure stood there smiling.
Oh, no wonder fellow cultivator didn’t need help. Those two swords were truly terrifying.”
Xihe’s face darkened: “Tongtian! Get out of my way!”
Tongtian shook his head: “I also practice swordsmanship. Your two swords were dazzling, and I wish to spar with you.”
Xihe gritted her teeth, not daring to delay, fearing others might chase her from behind.
Her right hand produced three silver leaves, which she angrily tossed to Tongtian: “Here, move aside!”
Tongtian took them with utmost naturalness: “Fellow Daoist is truly courteous.” I wish to visit Taiyin as a guest, Fellow Daoist, may I?..” His shoulder was forcefully struck by moonlight, and the figure before him vanished.
Tongtian rubbed his shoulder, turning to look at the icy-blue Taiyin Star, his interest unabated.
Creatures with Primordial Deficiency have an insatiable demand for resources. Even if they share the same origin, most would choose to crush and absorb them into themselves. Yet this Taiyin Goddess keeps her sister by her side, even willing to sacrifice her Taiyi Dao Fruit to nurture her—this truly impressed him.
Xihe returned to the Taiyin Star, hastily arranging her sister on the Moon Cassia Tree to absorb Taiyin Power, as she needed to retreat.
Though she was angry about being robbed by Tongtian, the fact that he harbored no killing intent was fortunate for her!
The Primordial World was truly terrifying. Without strength, one couldn’t move a step. She must become stronger!
She took out the Taiyin Law Fragment and activated the Sudden Enlightenment mode, simultaneously deeply refining the Pure World White Lotus. With divided focus, she immersed herself in it.
The System was indeed impressive. In just two thousand years, she refined three layers of the Pure World White Lotus’s restrictions, deepened her Taiyin Law comprehension by seventy percent, and her cultivation broke through to Taiyi Golden Immortal.
[Congratulations to the host for breaking through to Taiyi Golden Immortal. The show-off aura increases, reward: Great Dao Double Pupils.]
Her eyes stung, and countless Great Dao appeared before her. Xihe was shocked by this change but inwardly delighted.
It seemed that each major leap in cultivation level brought rewards. Great Dao-level Double Pupils—enough to perceive everything.
Even Hongjun now was merely a Saint, destined to merge and complete the Heavenly Dao in the future. Yet she already possessed Great Dao-level Double Pupils?
This System is simply awesome to the heavens!
[Task issued: Please go to the foot of Mount Buzhou and harvest 20 Acquired Spiritual Plants. Reward: Space Law Fragment.]
[Task failure: Last task reward revoked!]
Xihe’s eyes lit up. As a Taiyin Rabbit, comprehending Taiyin Law was natural, but if she could grasp Space, her escape speed would greatly increase.
The eldest of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Dijiang, was invincible in Space Law, which made him so powerful!
Mount Buzhou was near the Witch Clan’s lair. The System was making her dance on a steel wire!
Not going was definitely not an option. With such a treasure as the Great Dao Double Pupils already in hand, how could she let the System take it back?
She had to risk it!
This time, she was heading into Witch Clan territory. Xihe didn’t plan to bring her sister along. After informing Changxi, she left the Taiyin Star alone.
Changxi, who obediently agreed, watched her sister leave. After Xihe was gone, a flicker of Demonic Qi passed through her crimson eyes before she reluctantly closed them.
A streak of light shot out from the Taiyin Star. Nearby, Tongtian, who was cultivating, opened his eyes.
The Dao Ancestor’s lecture was about to begin soon. Why would she leave at a time like this?
After a moment’s thought, he rose and followed.
He couldn’t quite explain why he was engaging in such a stalker-like act. Deep down… he felt there was something about this woman he wanted to understand, though he couldn’t put it into words.
The Great Dao is fifty, Heaven derives forty-nine, and humanity flees one.
The deeper one’s cultivation, the more accurate one’s intuition becomes. Let him see what kind of karma existed between him and Xihe of the Taiyin Star!