Chapter 77 You Hit Me: Your palm landed solidly on her pert buttocks.
This sudden battle drew the attention of all cultivators.
Everyone watched as the lightning-fast figure crossed the void and launched an attack.
Bai didn't care at all what consequences her sudden action might cause. In any case, she couldn't tolerate anyone daring to use foul language to sulli in front of her.
Even before the person uttered a word, she already knew what they were going to say next.
She struck with lightning speed, her knuckles gripping the cultivator's jaw like iron clamps, and slammed the thunderous planet deep into his wide, terrified eyes!
"boom!"
Lightning exploded, and the cultivator's body rapidly expanded like an inflating balloon, cracks appearing on his skin, with blinding lightning emanating from it.
The next second, his body exploded like a bursting water bag, shattering into pieces amidst a sky full of lightning.
"Ah! Help!"
The cultivator's primordial spirit fled in panic, and Bai's palm flickered with lightning. A long sword of lightning shot out and went straight for the primordial spirit.
However, someone was faster than her.
The old man carrying the coffin made a lightning-fast move. Countless twisted black smoke surged from the black coffin behind him, tightly binding the primordial spirit.
The primordial spirit immediately let out a shrill scream, struggling desperately to escape, but was still dragged by the black smoke and flew towards the old man.
Bai frowned and leaped forward, ready to kill the primordial spirit. It was a big no-no to leave trouble behind.
"Hehehe... Young friend, wait a moment."
The old man calmly stepped in front of Bai Ye, cupped his hands in a salute, and said, "This person dares to insult Sect Master Zhong. If he were to simply be allowed to perish, it would be too lenient for him. My Coffin of Ten Thousand Souls is most suitable for such an arrogant person."
Bai also glanced at the old man with some surprise, not expecting that this person who looked like an evil cultivator would actually have some respect for Zhong Jiuli.
The old man seemed to understand Bai Ye's gaze and said with a smile, "This old fellow has the honor of witnessing the demeanor of Sect Master Zhong. How could such an extraordinary person be tainted by such foul words?"
"Then you can have this person's primordial spirit." Bai said this and flashed back to the star rock.
Huo Lan looked at Bai Ye with a smile, "I've discovered that you little rascal are quite the romantic. He was just being sarcastic, and you got all worked up."
“She is my Daoist partner, so naturally I don’t want people talking about her,” Bai replied casually.
"But this land is so vast, and there are so many voices; can you possibly kill them all?"
“I don’t need to kill everyone.” Bai Ye finally turned to look at her, his gaze firm. “But if anyone dares to say such things to me, I will shut them up forever.”
"Oh dear, that's really scary, you've frightened your sister." Huo Lan pretended to be scared and patted her chest, but the upturned corners of her mouth and the curved eyebrows revealed a hint of sweetness in her heart that she couldn't hide.
"However, I absolutely adore your protective nature." As she spoke, she slowly leaned closer to Bai Ye, her breath sweet as orchids. "When will you be able to protect me the way you protect her?"
"You're my friend, I'll definitely help you if you're in trouble..."
"So cute~" Huo Lan chuckled, and with lightning speed, she leaned in and quickly pecked Bai Ye's lips.
Before Bai could react, she had already gracefully retreated, licking her lips with a hint of lingering satisfaction, her eyes full of mischievous slyness. "Don't be angry~~ or I'll tell your partner that you were being all lovey-dovey with me outside."
Bai stood frozen in place, his fists clenched so tightly that the veins on his neck bulged, unable to utter a single word of rebuttal.
While the two were entangled in this ambiguous relationship, the cultivators in the distance finally snapped out of their spectator mode.
Someone exclaimed in alarm, "The young master of the Hundred Refinements Sect has disappeared!"
Only then did everyone realize that the man in black robes who had stood proudly at the entrance to the Immortal Emperor's remains had vanished, leaving only the two old men guarding the outside like gatekeepers.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the two elders exchanged a smile, and at the same time tore open their robes, which slipped down to reveal what lay beneath.
Their emaciated bodies were covered with countless beads of annihilation, shimmering with dark light.
The old man on the left spoke in a hoarse voice: "Fellow Daoists, my husband and I are old and nearing our end. If we could take a few of you geniuses with us today, we would be grateful."
"It's a fortunate thing, in a way," another old man said sinisterly.
The cultivators present all paled. Several cultivators who were at the forefront hurriedly stopped and retreated.
No one wanted to be the first to stick their neck out and pave the way for others. For a moment, the entire star field fell into a deathly silence.
Meanwhile, the two, engrossed in teasing and being teased, finally realized that something was wrong.
Bai leaned close to Huo Lan's ear and whispered, "I can take you in, but on one condition: you can't steal kisses from me again."
"Okay." Huo Lan agreed readily, her eyes and brows full of smiles. At worst, she could just change her identity and continue kissing.
Bai also glanced at her suspiciously, "You keep your word, don't you?"
"Of course." Huo Lan winked charmingly, "Sister is the most trustworthy person in the entire Western Continent."
"We'll take advantage of the chaos to act later; some people will definitely be unable to hold back." Bai said this and then said no more.
The two stood side by side on Star Rock, leisurely watching the play.
In about a quarter of an hour, a burst of brilliant light erupted from the depths of the Immortal Emperor's remains, illuminating the entire star field.
"The legacy has manifested!" someone shouted, their voice filled with anxiety.
Unable to contain themselves any longer, hundreds of cultivators suddenly attacked, some unleashing talismans and others throwing out substitute puppets.
The sky was filled with the flames of explosions, yet no one actually attacked the two old men. Everyone used their unique abilities to rush towards the remains of the Immortal Emperor.
"How dare you, you brat!" The old man's angry shout rang out at the same time as the explosion, and the smoke and dust obscured everyone's vision.
Many people took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the remains of the Immortal Emperor.
"Let's go too." Bai also grabbed Huo Lan's wrist, activated the Void Escape Technique, and the two figures gradually disappeared.
In the void passage, Huo Lan leaned close to Bai Ye's back, wrapped her arms around her shoulders, and wrapped her legs around her slender waist.
His warm, soft body pressed against her without reservation, and Bai froze, almost causing the void passage to collapse.
"Shh~ Don't be nervous!" Huo Lan rested her head on Bai Ye's shoulder, her voice tinged with amusement. "I'm just afraid that some heartless little brat will take the opportunity to abandon me and go off alone to find that Immortal Emperor's inheritance~"
Bai's ears turned red. She hadn't expected this crazy woman to be so clever; she had been discovered as soon as she had this idea.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm not that kind of person." She forced herself to remain calm and had no choice but to step out of the void passage with the humanoid pendant in tow.
As soon as they entered the remains of the Immortal Emperor, the two of them plummeted into the endless void below.
"Huh? Is flying prohibited here?" Bai also tried to fly, but as soon as his spiritual power left his body, it seemed to be erased by some inexplicable rule.
Fortunately, Bai still had wings. With a flap of her wings, she landed steadily on a flat piece of star fragment with Huo Lan.
Only after settling down to the ground did Bai have the opportunity to carefully examine this space.
Countless fragments of stars floated silently, some as large as mountains and others the size of houses. These fragments were arranged in a spiral and rose upwards, resembling a solidified staircase of starlight.
At the very bottom, a beam of light shot into the sky, reaching the head of the Immortal Emperor's remains. Presumably, the top is where the inheritance is located.
Not far above them, the young master of the Hundred Refinements Sect, who had entered earlier, was leaping and bounding like a flea over the floating fragments of stars, inching closer and closer to the top of the pillar of light.
As Bai Ye intently observed his surroundings, ripples appeared in the void below.
Several figures burst through the air in succession, catching everyone off guard.
"What's going on? Why can't we fly?"
"Ah, help!"
Exclamations rose and fell, and some people frantically thrashed about in the air, the lucky ones managing to land on the star fragments.
Many more unfortunate souls, like kites with broken strings, plummeted into the void below.
"Stop looking, we should go." Along with the voice came a sudden weight on my shoulders.
Fire Orchid wrapped itself around her again like a vine, "Hurry up~ We should go up now, if we delay any longer, someone else will get there first."
Bai's temples throbbed with veins as he looked helplessly at the woman clinging to him like a koala. Huo Lan met her gaze, and instead of backing down, she tightened her embrace even further.
“…” Bai also took a deep breath, “I said I wouldn’t abandon you.”
"Oh dear, they didn't say that Fellow Daoist Bai would abandon me. We are both women, so if we get closer, your Daoist partner shouldn't be angry, right?"
"Alright, let's get to know each other better then." Bai grabbed the woman's slender waist in his arms with a fierce gesture, and tossed her onto his shoulder like a sack of potatoes in her astonished gaze.
Huo Lan was caught off guard and was suddenly lifted up. Her soft belly slammed heavily against his thin shoulder bone, making her gasp in pain.
"What are you doing!" She twisted her body, her long legs kicking wildly in the air. "You're hurting me!"
"Slap!" A crisp slap rang out.
Bai Ye's palm landed solidly on her pert buttocks, leaving Huo Lan standing there dumbfounded.
She slowly turned her head, her beautiful eyes wide open, her red lips slightly parted, her face filled with disbelief, "You, you actually dared to hit me..."
Huo Lan was at a loss for words. She hadn't expected that if she pushed this little tiger too far, it would actually dare to attack her.
"So what if I hit you?" Bai retorted defiantly, glaring back. "If you move again, I'll hit you again."
He then made a gesture as if to raise his hand.
Huo Lan silently shut her mouth. The situation was beyond her control. The little tiger was clearly angry. She was now on someone else's shoulder. If she provoked her again, this guy might really dare to continue to attack.
The two flew upwards in an awkward and ambiguous manner, quickly passing over the young master of the Hundred Refinements Sect who was jumping around happily.
He caught a glimpse of the two figures out of the corner of his eye and was immediately shocked. "How did you get in?"
Bai ignored the man and flew straight up, passing him.
"Stop!!! The Immortal Emperor's inheritance is mine!" The young master of the Hundred Refinements Sect had a livid face. With a flick of his sleeve, dozens of Annihilation Pearls flew through the air.
Bai spread his wings and, with Huolan in tow, maneuvered and turned in the air, dodging all the incoming beads.
"You bastards! You bastards!" The young master of the Hundred Refinements Sect was so angry that his eyes turned red, but he could only watch the two figures walk further and further away.
Huo Lan nestled on Bai Ye's shoulder, laughing so hard she was shaking. "That guy is about to be driven mad."
Bai also glanced back and said, "He's still angry. It's not just the two of us who came in."
Below, several powerful auras were rapidly approaching.
The struggle for immortality has never been about who shouts the loudest. If you want to inherit the throne, you have to fight for it with your own abilities.
The two were far ahead of the cultivators behind them. While those people were still jumping around on the star fragments, Bai had already carried Huo Lan to the deepest part of the Immortal Emperor's remains.
The scene here is completely different from the outside world. Countless translucent fragments float silently, each exuding a terrifying pressure.
"Wait a minute." Huo Lan straightened up from Bai Ye's shoulder and pointed to the fragments in the distance. "These are not ordinary star fragments, they are fragments of the laws of the stars."
Bai also stared intently and saw that the inside of those fragments seemed to be a universe of its own, with countless stars rotating and floating within them. Compared to these, the fragments of laws that he had absorbed from the star core were nothing, not even in the same league.
"Such a large fragment of law? Never mind, let's collect it first." After saying that, Bai carried the person and flew towards the largest fragment of law.
After flying no more than a hundred feet, a faint ripple appeared in the void ahead.
"Bang!" Bai Ye's head slammed into an invisible barrier. The powerful recoil made her dizzy.
"You reckless fellow, you're already in a hurry before I've even finished speaking. Let's see if you'll still be in such a hurry next time." Huo Lan looked quite gloating.
Bai Ye knew perfectly well what was going on when she heard this. This woman was deliberately keeping half of what she wanted to say to herself. She rubbed her aching forehead and gave her an annoyed look. "Since Fellow Daoist Huo knows the solution, there's no need to keep us in suspense."
"Want me to give you some pointers? Then apologize to your sister first."
"Apologize for what?" Bai Ye looked blank, clearly not understanding.
Huo Lan was instantly furious, her slender finger stabbing hard into Bai Ye's soft waist. "You!"
That heartless little brat, he just hit her...and then forgot all about it in the blink of an eye.
"Oh~" Bai suddenly realized, "I'm sorry, Fellow Daoist Huo, I shouldn't have spanked you before."
"Shut up!" Huo Lan's ears turned bright red, and she covered her mouth with a swift movement. "Who gave you permission to say that!"
Bai nodded obediently, "Okay, okay, I won't tell you. Just tell me how we should get in."
Huo Lan glared at her fiercely before reluctantly letting go of her hand, her fingertips tapping in the void. "These fragments of laws are arranged and combined according to the Zhou Tian Star Array. The array has a total of 365 main stars and 14,800 secondary stars."
The star chart slowly rotated as she explained, with all the stars revolving around the two bright stars at the center. "If I'm not mistaken, the Immortal Emperor's inheritance should be in those two stars, Taiyin and Taiyang."
Bai nodded as if she understood, but not quite. In the past, she had always broken through formations by force using the Eye of Truth.
However, this Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array had no array patterns; all the stars were self-contained, and she couldn't understand it even after looking at it.
"Listen to my command, first step onto the Big Dipper, then enter the Xuanji..." Huo Lan whispered the instructions.
Bai also did as instructed, flapping his wings and landing steadily on the first fragment of the law with Huo Lan on his back.
As soon as the two landed on the fragment of law, the entire fragment suddenly shone brightly, and countless rays of starlight enveloped them like flowing water.
Bai was shocked to find that he could not move, and even the spiritual power in his body was imprisoned. "It's over, it seems like I've been entrapped."
Huo Lan frowned slightly, then realized, "It seems that this Immortal Emperor's inheritance is indeed not easy to obtain. She wants us to comprehend the fragments of the laws before we can move forward."
"Huh?" Bai was also dumbfounded. "There are more than 10,000 star fragments here. How long would it take to comprehend them all?"
"You really don't know what's good for you." Huo Lan pinched her cheek lightly. "So many people spend their entire lives searching for this Immortal Emperor's inheritance, and now that the inheritance is right in front of you, you still think it's too much?"
Bai also dodged her clutches with disgust, not because she was afraid she couldn't understand it.
I'm a little worried that if I spend too much time here and miss the chance to meet the second female lead, I won't know where to find her.
Huo Lan knew exactly what she was thinking; this stinky tiger was still dreaming of finding other women. Hmph, now that she'd brought him here, this guy wasn't going to escape.
"Never mind, let's try to comprehend the laws first." After saying that, Bai calmed his mind, closed his eyes, and released his divine sense to explore the patterns of the laws.
Amidst the violent tremors, his soul was pulled into the boundless sea of stars by a powerful force.
Thousands of stars swirl in the void, each radiating a hazy, ethereal light, vast and boundless.
Being in such a space, Bai felt even more insignificant. She gazed at the seemingly randomly arranged stars and muttered to herself, "Could this be the fully operational Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array?"
She tried to bring her divine sense close to one of the stars, and immediately, a vast and indistinguishable torrent of laws surged forth, almost bursting her sea of consciousness.
"Pfft!" Bai also suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, her face instantly turning deathly pale. She hurriedly withdrew from her meditative state.
Huo Lan quickly landed and supported Bai Ye's swaying body. She touched Bai Ye's brow with her fingertips and used her powerful divine sense to invade Bai Ye's sea of consciousness, helping her to sort out the chaotic torrent of laws.
"Are you out of your mind?" Her voice was filled with shock and anger. "This is a manifestation of a Celestial Emperor's level law. How dare you act so recklessly? Do you want to be annihilated, soul and all?"
Bai let out a soft breath, a smile spreading across his eyes. "Don't be nervous. Although it's a bit thrilling, this is much faster than trying to figure it out slowly."
Otherwise, with her current cultivation level and understanding of the laws, it would probably take her a hundred years to comprehend those law patterns.
Now, those mysterious star trajectories are deeply imprinted in her mind, waiting for her to slowly digest them.
"Reckless." Huo Lan's eyes reddened with anger, yet she was helpless against this person.
Her pale and listless appearance made Huo Lan hesitate to scold her.
But she will keep this debt in mind for Bai Ye and settle it with her later.
Bai stared blankly at her reddened eyes, and asked in surprise, "Hey, what are you doing? You don't actually like me, do you?"
"Stop flattering yourself." Huo Lan shook off her hand. "I just don't want you to die here for no reason. It would be hard to explain to your two little brats when you get out."
Bai looked at her feigned composure and silently skipped over the topic. She was a married man and couldn't go around flirting with women.
The two fell into an inexplicable silence.
Fortunately, the awkward situation didn't last long, as the others caught up.
A large number of cultivators arrived. These people had been pursuing the Immortal Emperor's legacy for many years and had done extensive research on this Zhou Tian Star Array.
Almost instantly, the cultivators deciphered the secret and entered the formation, finding their respective star positions.
Fragments of starlight lit up, enveloping those who stepped in. Faced with such an opportunity, everyone tacitly suppressed their killing intent.
Instead of wasting time fighting, it's better to comprehend more of the laws and the inheritance of the Immortal Emperor. Even a small portion of it would be enough to benefit these people for a lifetime.
Bai also looked at the fragments of stars that lit up one after another outside, and coughed lightly, "Let's continue, or those guys will overtake us."
Huo Lan nodded slightly, and in an instant, she gathered all her thoughts, her eyes slightly closed, and a faint starlight emanated from her body.
Her cultivation far surpassed Bai Ye's, and her understanding of the laws of heaven and earth had already reached a state of perfection. At this moment, comprehending the Dao of Stars was not as difficult for her as it had been for Bai Ye. She used her own Great Dao as the foundation to dissect the laws of stars layer by layer.
As the saying goes, all things change but the essence remains the same. When one reaches the ultimate level of a great path, it becomes natural to draw inferences from one another and comprehend the laws of nature.
Bai was also immersed in comprehending the laws. In the depths of her sea of consciousness, the law patterns that had been forcibly imprinted earlier had long been dismantled by Xiao Jin.
She was immersed in her sea of consciousness, and Xiao Jin transformed into a private tutor, beginning a one-on-one explanation.
"Young man! These laws are indeed extraordinary. Even with my mastery of the Way of the Stars, it took me a lot of effort." Xiao Jin's face clearly showed that this thing was a bit difficult, but it was nothing to me.
Bai also bowed respectfully, saying, "Please enlighten me, senior."
Little Jin nodded in satisfaction, its little paws lightly tapping in the air. "Watch closely, I will only demonstrate this once. If you can't learn it, it means this path is not suitable for you."
Bai blinked, swallowing back the rant that was already on the tip of his tongue. Xiao Jin was good in every way, except that he sometimes really liked to pretend to be an expert.
She flashed her standard customer service smile: "Okay, Ms. Jin, let's get started."
Little Gold formed a hand seal with its claws, and countless golden light spots surged from its body, forming a vast star map in its sea of consciousness.
This star map was completely different from what Bai had seen before. Previously, the arrangement of those stars seemed to her to be random, but now, these star maps appeared as orderly patterns to her.
If I had to explain it, it would be like someone translating a cryptic book into plain language, so that anyone who can read can understand it.
After a long while, Bai slowly opened her eyes. There seemed to be a river of stars flowing in her eyes. The starlight flowed in the depths of her pupils for a few breaths before gradually fading away.
Bai also looked at Huo Lan beside him. She was enveloped in starlight and was still immersed in her contemplation.
From this angle, you can only see her profile. A few strands of hair fall down her cheeks, her nose is high and straight, and her red lips are slightly pursed. You have to admit, she is indeed a very beautiful and charming woman.
"Of course, you can't speak or open your eyes, otherwise you'll still be a crazy woman," Bai muttered softly.
"Oh~"
The starlight enveloping Huo Lan vanished instantly, and she abruptly turned her head, her bright eyes landing on Bai Ye.
"I had no idea that Fellow Daoist Bai, who always talked about having a Daoist partner, was secretly paying so much attention to me."
"Ah...you've finished your comprehension? Then let's hurry up and go." Bai also stood up hurriedly, looking like he'd seen a ghost, and walked forward with his head down.
"You little coward," Huo Lan scolded softly.
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Author's Note: [Dog head with rose in hand] You've really grown up, daring to spank your wife! [Fireworks][Fireworks][Fireworks]
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