Chapter 38 Heavenly Mother, where did you get this for?
Karin woke up amidst a series of swaying motions.
When I opened my eyes and saw the dimly lit carriage roof, I momentarily thought it was my own coffin lid.
Ao Bai's voice drifted out from the Qiankun Bag: "Host, you've finally woken up. It's been three days already."
"Where am I? Am I still alive? Where is Lianzhuo?" Huali asked three questions in a row.
Before Ao Bai could speak, a sob suddenly came from nearby. Hua Li looked up and gasped, then rolled her eyes at the stench in the carriage.
My God, where did this come from?
This isn't a horse-drawn carriage; it's clearly a prison cart!
She was surrounded by a crowd of people, all dressed in tattered clothes, covered in dirt and dust, and with vacant eyes.
Huali quickly pulled out the cards, and only when she saw the four little stars on the Earth-type card did she find her anchor, craning her neck to look out the window.
The man driving the carriage outside was a black-clad figure in a black cloak who looked like a bad guy.
Just as Huali was about to see what he looked like, a blood-red claw suddenly came flying at her ear. She quickly pulled back and narrowly escaped.
Luckily, I reacted quickly, otherwise I would have been disfigured on the spot.
"What are you looking at! Look again and I'll gouge your eyes out! If you're on this train, you'd better live up to your potential. If you don't get selected, you'll be thrown into the arena to feed the monsters!" A sharp voice rang out.
"Whoa!" Huali was startled, only then realizing that there was a guard on each side of the carriage.
They were also dressed in the black robes that villains always wear; one had a long face, and the other was short and stout. The one who spoke was the one with the long face. He glared fiercely at Huali, pulled the black cloth off the carriage, and the interior instantly darkened.
Hua Li was still shaken. "What exactly is going on? What are the cultivation levels of these three people outside?"
Ao Bai: "Peak of Qi Refining."
"Hmm... Huh??? What did you say peak?" Huali picked at her ears, wondering if she had misheard. "Qi Refining?"
Since she transmigrated here, the lowest cultivation level she has ever seen is Foundation Establishment. Hearing about Qi Refining feels like a child's toy.
Ao Bai poked his head out of the Qiankun bag, but was forced back in by the smell in the car. "You heard me right, it's Qi Refining."
"Host, your Earth-type card has been upgraded to double S-rank, and with the addition of your SR-rank Wood-type card, your body has completed filtering and strengthening. According to the assessment, you are now capable of going toe-to-toe with Nascent Soul stage experts. These three outside were easily defeated, but that's not the point..."
The key point is that the rosewood is no longer audible.
Her mind was filled with images of Nascent Soul cultivators, and she immediately perked up, eager to show off.
"Then what are we waiting for? These are ordinary people who have been arrested. I'll rescue them right now."
Knowing this person's true nature, Ao Bai immediately said, "Host, wait a minute! Take a look at your wood-type cards first."
Huali's smile, which was almost reaching her ears, froze, and a bad feeling arose spontaneously.
Ao Bai: "Because the power of the Myriad Manifestations Void Formation was too great, the host fell into a coma after being drawn in, and thus missed some important information. Now I will relay it to you."
Huali, with dead fish eyes: "You don't have to say it."
The dedicated cat system couldn't stand this, and proceeded to ramble on: "The Taixu Formation is a formation specifically designed to collect spiritual energy, but the formation in Chenliu City has been tampered with and turned into a formation specifically for absorbing resentment."
"Fortunately, the vengeful spirits of those people have been purified by the host and Lian Zhuo and cannot be absorbed, so the magic array was transferred, and the host was also taken to the demon territory."
"Also transferred along with the formation was the Demon Lord Wen Jin. He activated his card, and the wood-type card was able to locate him."
Huali felt a headache coming on as soon as she heard the name. "This devil is here too? I know you're eager to light up the stars, but don't rush." She reasoned with him, "Going to find him now is just suicide, isn't it? I can't possibly beat him."
It would be better to wait until she lights up all five stars on the Earth-type card, then team up with Lian Zhuo to unleash a powerful attack before dealing with him.
"There's nothing we can do, it's too late." Ao Bai sighed bitterly, "The system has already issued the mission."
"Wood-type Card Quest 1: Gain the Demon Lord's Trust. Quest Reward: Half a Star."
"Wood-type Card Mission Two: Kill Demon King Soli. Reward: Half a star."
Rosewood: ? ? ?
Her vision blurred, and she asked cautiously, "Is there a time limit?"
If she's not around, we'll just wait until the end; after all, she's an expert at giving up.
Ao Bai made the final decision: "The mission has a two-month time limit and the reward is limited to two months. Failure to complete it will result in automatic elimination."
I can't do it!
“The host fainted at just the right time, and was picked up by these demon soldiers as a substitute as soon as he arrived. This carriage is now heading into the royal city.” Ao Bai quickly analyzed, “What the host needs to do next is to find the Demon Lord as soon as possible.”
Kaori has lost all will to live.
Wen Jin and Lian Zhuo are different. No matter how angry Lian Zhuo gets, she at least won't kill anyone. But Wen Jin is different; he kills without blinking an eye and can blow someone's head off like a baby.
Huali and he were like sworn enemies, their hatred palpable. Without comparison, there would be no hurt, and she had already begun to miss Lianzhuo.
Thinking of this, Huali casually took out the communication stone, and a look of surprise flashed across her face when she caught sight of the love bracelet on her wrist.
I almost forgot about it!
Ao Bai seemed to know what she was thinking and said coldly, "The Heart-Connecting Bracelet cannot connect the cultivation world and the demon world at the same time. You are too far apart, and the connection has been automatically severed."
"Tsk." Huali's expression changed in an instant.
I should have exchanged friendships with Lian Zhuo sooner. But does Lian Zhuo even have something as advanced as a communication stone? I've never seen him with one.
Hua Li, still harboring ulterior motives, clicked on the Wanfo Sect section in an attempt to find some clues.
This was quite a surprise; the trending topics were all about the Buddhist disciple Tan Chen emerging from seclusion.
Huali glanced at it uninterestedly. Why did this Buddhist disciple suddenly emerge from seclusion? The blood curse on Lianzhuo's body hasn't been completely removed yet; will he be discovered?
Ao Bai gave a subtle reminder, "Host, you don't just have one chosen one to conquer. Lian Zhuo's four stars have already been lit up, and the rest will be a piece of cake. The current priority is to figure out how to light up the wood-type cards."
Huali retorted, "What do you mean by 'taking something out of a bag'? I earned it all through my own hard work!"
Yes, he tried his best to seduce the other person until they were overcome with love, and then he faked his death, leaving Lian Zhuo to break down and go crazy.
Ao Bai felt a deep affection for Lian Zhuo for a second, and thought that his host was truly a chosen one.
Before falling into the array's core, it could see clearly that Lian Zhuo's eyes were not just filled with madness and obsession.
Although this phrase has been said to death, there really are advantages to being natural.
If Lian Zhuo encounters me again, things are likely to get interesting.
*
Buddhist sect, Brahma Sound Platform.
Lian Zhuo slumped down in front of the golden statue of the Three Buddhas, and the seven Soul-Chasing Lamps suddenly exploded at the same time. His palms were pierced by shards of glass, but he was completely unaware and continued to form hand seals.
"Appear!" Bloodstained fingertips drew crimson spells on the blue bricks, and the lotus-shaped caisson ceiling of the Buddhist temple began to slowly rotate with the spiritual energy.
Lian Zhuo suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, her snow-white cassock blooming like a red plum blossom. "Why is the soul lamp still burning, yet her destiny star is nowhere to be seen..."
Liaowu sighed, "The Buddhist disciple has already begun his tribulation of love; continuing down this path will only lead him deeper into despair."
Lian Zhuo had heard the same words countless times, but as soon as she closed her eyes, the girl's every frown and smile would vividly appear before her eyes.
The sight of withered trees sprouting new buds and pear blossoms covering the ground in Lingtai is the best proof of this.
Lian Zhuo gazed at the bronze bells on the eaves outside the window, the thirty-six tolls of the bells echoing in her ears, but her eyes held a deep-seated obsession. "Uncle-Master, I'm not reconciled..."
*
There was no use in being unwilling; Karin resigned herself to accepting this hellishly difficult task.
She took out a wooden card and spun it. The tree-shaped pattern on the card immediately turned into a line, the end of which was a royal city.
Huali: "Is he really in the royal city?"
Ao Bai's expression suddenly turned strange. "I have a feeling the Demon Lord is acting a bit strange..."
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