Chapter 80: A spiritual communion with that senior, who transformed the Way of the Stars into…
Bai also looked up at the figure formed by the starlight. The moment their eyes met, she seemed to see the vast scene of stars collapsing and being reborn.
Countless stars flowed in those eyes, carrying the unbearable weight of time.
With just one glance, her blood surged, her mind trembled, and she could barely maintain her balance.
"Little tiger, with your current cultivation level, you can't bear to look at these things." The woman chuckled, and with a light tap of her fingertip, a gentle starlight fell, quickly calming Bai Ye's surging blood and restless mind.
Huo Lan looked up and asked, "You are the remnant of the Immortal Emperor?"
The woman slowly shook her head. "I am not an Immortal Emperor. I took the wrong path in the past, and in the end... I failed to truly ascend to the Emperor Realm."
Her voice carried a hint of melancholy that time could not erase: "I have pondered for hundreds of thousands of years and deduced countless possibilities before finally coming up with this new path. I hope that you two will not disappoint me."
"What wrong path did you take?" Bai couldn't contain his curiosity and blurted out.
"Heh~ a thick-skinned little tiger." The woman seemed amused by Bai Ye's words.
She said softly, "A lone star is hard to find. Perhaps the power of the sun and the moon should be controlled by the two of you. Yin and Yang complement and generate each other, which is the natural way. This is a path of mutual support, and the two of you must walk hand in hand."
"Thank you, senior." Huo Lan bowed respectfully, her words filled with heartfelt reverence.
She clearly realized what this opportunity meant for the two of them; it was a path to heaven.
In this era where the path to immortality is severed and ascension is hopeless, perhaps by relying on this path, she and the little tiger can truly embark on the path to immortality.
"No need for thanks. The two of you have completed the path that I did not finish, which is a fulfillment of my wishes."
After she finished speaking, she gently raised her palm, her fingertips seemingly plucking a flower, and with her movement, the starlight around her was drawn in.
A glint of silver light flew from her fingertip, piercing the starry sky and disappearing into Huolan's brow.
As the silver light entered her body, Huo Lan's radiance intensified. The starlight behind her seemed to be awakened, beginning to revolve around her in an orderly fashion. The vast power of Yin spread out, and she transformed into the true moon, aloof and proud, not to be looked at directly.
Bai had no choice but to retreat, or she would be swallowed up by the power of Taiyin. She looked up at the somewhat wicked Immortal Emperor and asked, "What's wrong with her?"
"She is merging with the Taiyin Star, and so are you." After the woman finished speaking, she flicked her finger, and a ray of blazing golden light shot through the air and entered Bai Ye's brow.
Bai was instantly enveloped in golden light. She didn't know how Huo Lan was doing, but the energy surging into her body did not directly improve her cultivation level. Instead, it continuously tempered her meridians and bones, further forging her physique.
"To cultivate the Great Dao of Stars, one must draw upon the power of the stars to reshape one's body. The day you two achieve mastery of your Star Bodies will be the day this path is perfected." The woman's voice drifted over. "Cultivate well, you two interesting little ones."
After she finished speaking, her figure gradually faded away, turning into starlight and dissipating in the starry sky, as if she had never existed.
Bai vaguely heard the woman's voice, but she didn't have time to think about it anymore.
She felt her spiritual energy surging, and heat overflowing from her dantian. This heat was different from the feeling of being scorched by the sun's true fire; it emanated from within.
The distant silvery glow held an inexplicable attraction for her, drawing her in irresistibly.
In fact, Huo Lan had a similar feeling. The solar power emanating from Bai Ye's side also made her yearn to be in that warmth.
At that moment, she understood.
That senior transformed the Way of the Stars into the Way of Dual Cultivation.
In the void, the blazing golden light and silver halo seemed to be drawn to each other as if by destiny.
The two people, located at the brightest point of light, were like magnets with opposite poles, involuntarily drawing closer and closer until they embraced tightly.
The brilliance of gold and silver mingled as the two embraced, and the power of the sun and moon circulated between their intertwined bodies.
Bai looked down at the woman he was holding tightly in his arms. Was she Zhong Jiuli?
Reason told her that she shouldn't get so close to her before figuring out who she was.
But this attraction, originating from the depths of her soul, was far more overwhelming than any physical desire, almost threatening to overwhelm her reason.
"Fellow Daoist Huo, something seems off between us. Should you stay away from me?" Bai Ye's breathing was disordered, and his voice trembled.
Upon hearing this, Huo Lan tilted her head back and rolled her eyes at her coquettishly, "Fellow Daoist Bai, why don't you take a good look first and see whose hand is tightly wrapped around my waist and won't let go?"
Bai was speechless, and closed her eyes in self-deception, as if as long as she couldn't see, she wasn't embracing another woman.
"What an idiot."
Huo Lan sighed softly and whispered a few words in Bai Ye's ear, "Do you understand now? Dual cultivation isn't what you think it is."
Bai's ears turned bright red, and he nodded as if he understood, "Is this considered a normal cultivation process?"
"Have you ever practiced dual cultivation with someone?" Huo Lan asked instead of answering.
"It's not good for you to pry into other people's privacy like that." Bai turned her head away, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Looking at your shy little face, you must be pregnant." Huo Lan chuckled, her laughter seemingly hooked.
"Then you should know that the method I just described is a completely different cultivation method from the dual cultivation you have experienced."
Bai also thought it made sense. The most important thing right now was to break free from this attraction that almost drew the other person into their body; otherwise, they wouldn't even be able to leave this place.
She took a deep breath, trying to calm her turbulent emotions. Following the method taught by Huo Lan, she circulated her cultivation technique, drawing her primordial spirit out of her sea of consciousness, carrying with it the chaotic solar energy coursing through her body, and leaving her body.
The fire orchid was also being cultivated simultaneously.
The primordial spirit, filled with the power of Yin and Yang, detached from its physical body and entangled in the void.
The moment the two embraced, Bai froze, a flush rising to her face. The sensation was all too vivid.
"This...this..." Bai stammered, "How is this different from us?"
"Of course there's a difference." Huo Lan nestled softly in Bai Ye's arms, her eyes red and her breath coming in quick, hot gasps.
Her eyes were unfocused as she gazed at the two intertwined, inseparable primordial spirits in the air, and she said in a hoarse voice, "What do the primordial spirits do have to do with Fellow Daoist Bai? Fellow Daoist Bai can still remain chaste for Sect Master Zhong, can't he?"
Bai was speechless; she felt as if she had been tricked.
She closed her eyes, trying to summon her primordial spirit back, but the departed spirit was like a wild horse, not only ignoring her call but also sinking deeper into depravity.
Under the starry sky, the two little figures were entwined and intertwined, inseparable from each other.
They thirstily absorbed each other's energy, as if trying to completely merge the other into their own bodies, so frenzied that they forgot everything else in the world, seeing only each other.
The two little figures, originally distinct in color, have now merged into a hazy glow. The power of yang and the power of yin circulate within each other, and the originally surging and uncontrollable energy gradually approaches balance.
Bai also felt the woman in her arms trembling slightly, and every suppressed breath fell on her ear. She knew what the other was going through.
The fusion of the primordial spirit and the physical body is far more deadly than physical pleasure; it reaches the very depths of the soul, a kind of irresistible and inescapable joy.
Bai also vaguely thought between confusion and clarity that these cultivators really knew how to have fun. As a college student from modern times, she had witnessed it firsthand today.
While the two were exchanging thoughts, the group of cultivators who were still busy searching for inheritances noticed something amiss.
The Sun and the Moon are dissolving, as if some unknown force is absorbing the primordial power of these two main stars.
Astute cultivators, like the old man carrying the coffin, immediately realized what had happened. With a gloomy expression, they looked into the void and whispered hoarsely, "Someone has already obtained the inheritance."
There were also those who weren't so bright, like the red-haired giant and the young master of the Hundred Refinements Sect, who were still chasing each other and fighting fiercely.
But regardless of whether the crowd was shocked or furious, the struggle for the inheritance of the Immortal Emperor was over.
As the starlight shifted, all the cultivators still in the star field were teleported out and returned to that familiar sand pit.
The scorching sun and the endless yellow sand reminded them that the inheritance had been taken, and the immortal destiny had been lost.
The old man carrying the coffin searched through the crowd, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. "Sure enough, those two didn't come out."
The cultivator in green robes also noticed this. He called out to the red-haired giant and the young master of the Hundred Refinements Sect who were still fighting, "You two should take a break. Didn't you notice that two people are missing?"
These words caused not only the two who were fighting fiercely to pause, but also the surrounding cultivators who were still immersed in despair. Their gazes swept across the crowd, and in an instant, they had already confirmed the identities of the two.
"It's them, yes, it must be them!" the young master of the Hundred Refinements Sect roared. "They were the fastest in comprehending the fragments of laws before, they must have stolen the Immortal Emperor's inheritance."
The cultivator in the green robe drew his long sword with a whoosh, his gaze sweeping over everyone present like lightning.
He raised his voice and asked, "Gentlemen, are you willing to accept this?"
Without a word, everyone silently drew their weapons, their figures either disappearing into the void or burying themselves in the yellow sand, like the most experienced hunters, waiting for their prey to take the bait.
The two people who were on everyone's mind had just finished a very enjoyable exchange about the primordial spirit.
The moment he broke free from the fusion of their souls, Bai quickly released his embrace, took several steps back, and distanced himself from Huo Lan.
She stood in the void, looking inward at herself. This one exchange had illuminated several stars for her. She could feel the abundant star power flowing through her body, gradually changing her physique.
At the same time, one can feel one's primordial spirit joyfully swirling in the sea of consciousness, as if drunk, with every nerve radiating pleasure.
Even her body seemed to retain that chilling aftertaste.
Huo Lan, who stood opposite her, wasn't in much better shape.
The intense pleasure overwhelmed her senses, leaving her eyes unfocused and her breathing slightly rapid. A captivating blush rose on her fair cheeks, even her earlobes were tinged with a faint red.
She exuded a languid yet alluring aura, her moist eyes seeming to hold a pool of spring water, or a peony in full bloom, glistening with dew, breathtakingly beautiful.
"Fellow Daoist Bai~" Huo Lan called softly, her voice still carrying a trace of lingering hoarseness.
Bai also came to his senses, turned his gaze to the other person, and quickly looked away when he met those slightly reddened eyes.
She is now in a state of utter confusion.
"Heh~" Huo Lan chuckled, "Fellow Daoist Bai, are you avoiding me because you're worried I'll tell your Daoist partner what just happened?"
Before Bai could answer, she said to herself, "Fellow Daoist Bai, please don't worry, I haven't lived enough yet."
Bai shook his head, his eyes downcast, his voice filled with despondency and despair, "Whether you say it or not, it doesn't matter anymore. I'm already like this, she probably won't want me anyway."
[Hey kid, don't overthink it. Zhong Jiuli won't abandon you. You're a total scumbag anyway. Having affairs with other women is nothing to you.]
"Wang Cuihua! Don't try to instill these unhealthy ideas in me." Bai said through gritted teeth, "What you're saying is wrong, you know? I'm working on a female protagonist's power-up story, not some kind of unrestrained novel."
"Ah... Yezai, have you misunderstood something?" Xiao Wang's voice was weak.
"Fellow Daoist Bai, stop daydreaming, we should leave." Huo Lan stepped forward, grabbed Bai Ye's arm, and interrupted her conversation with Xiao Wang.
The two absorbed the Sun Star and the Moon Star that supported the operation of the star field, and the star field naturally began to collapse.
Bai looked up at the collapsing world before him and shouted, "Senior, are you still there?"
In the void, it seemed as if the voice of that Immortal Emperor could be heard, faint and indistinct.
"Let's go. That was just a lingering regret left behind by the Immortal Emperor. His wish has been fulfilled, and it will probably dissipate." After Huo Lan finished speaking, she waved her hand casually, and the surrounding darkness receded like the tide.
A passage constructed of starlight appeared before the two, leading to the familiar desert. They took a step forward, their bodies barely touching the edge of the sandpit, when a barrage of attacks rained down upon them.
Bai reacted extremely quickly. Almost the instant he sensed the killing intent in the air, he reached out and grabbed Huo Lan's waist. He activated his Void Escape Technique, carrying her thousands of feet away, leaving only a blur in the original spot.
The next moment, a barrage of attacks rained down, engulfing the spot where they had just stood. Sand flew everywhere, but only scattered the afterimages of the two.
The two stood outside the encirclement, watching the group of people who had finally revealed themselves.
Their gazes locked onto each other, and the two sides faced each other across the swirling dust, their tension palpable.
An old cultivator with white hair and beard stepped forward. "Young friends, it's not a good habit to eat alone. If you two are willing to hand over the Immortal Emperor's inheritance, I can spare your lives."
"Good, hand over the inheritance."
"Otherwise, this place will be your burial ground," the other cultivators echoed.
Bai also sensed the killing intent descending upon her. She raised her eyes, her gaze sweeping across the entire scene, and swallowed back the mockery that was already on the tip of her tongue.
There are too many people on the other side, including two old monsters in the Mahayana stage. We can't fight them head-on.
She quickly composed herself, her face displaying just the right amount of bewilderment and innocence. "Fellow Daoists, what makes you say that? If I remember correctly, weren't you the ones who arrived at the core of the array first?"
Huo Lan felt the force coming from her waist, coughed lightly and said with a smile, "We two have been trying to comprehend the fragments of the laws from beginning to end. We had just made some progress when we were inexplicably teleported out. We are still completely baffled."
"Young friend, do you think we old men are fools?"
The old man carrying the coffin sneered and slowly unloaded the coffin from his back. His withered fingers landed on the coffin lid. "What's inside this coffin of mine can't come out easily. If it does, it won't obediently go back without drawing blood. You two young friends should think carefully."
The cultivator in green robes was even more furious. "If it weren't for the two of you obtaining the inheritance, how could we have been teleported out? I waited bitterly in the Starfall Battlefield for a hundred years, not to end up with nothing."
Before he finished speaking, the long sword in his hand had already transformed into a streak of light, attacking the two of them.
Almost simultaneously, the red-haired giant and the young master of the Hundred Refinements Sect both charged towards the two.
The old man carrying the coffin lagged behind the others. He pushed open the coffin, and an extremely cold aura of corpse energy shot into the sky. Even in the scorching desert under the blazing sun, everyone could feel the sudden drop in temperature.
"Go, good boy, bring those two back to me," the old man said to the contents of the coffin.
The next instant, the corpse in the coffin, its body bluish-black, its muscles bulging, and its mouth full of fangs, suddenly stepped out.
"Zombies!" Bai's eyes widened. "And they're Nascent Soul stage zombies! How are we supposed to fight them? Let's retreat."
Zombies, even if they are not highly skilled, have skin of copper and bones of iron, are ignorant and unconscious, never tire, and only have killing in their eyes.
The cultivator was entangled; if he couldn't kill the opponent, he would be worn down to death.
Bai also grabbed Huo Lan's hand and tried to escape.
Huo Lan shook her head slightly, her eyes filled with fierce fighting spirit, "We can fight."
Before she could finish speaking, she had already shot off like an arrow towards the whistling longsword and the corpse general.
"I knew it, this guy's insane." Bai cursed under his breath, his steps quickening as he unleashed all his killing moves in an instant.
The four Dharma Masters appeared simultaneously, forming the Four Symbols Grand Array. Little Green's spiritual power poured into Bai Ye's body without reservation, briefly raising her cultivation level to the Nascent Soul Realm.
In a battle of this caliber, Bai wouldn't hold back at all.
Those old fogies on the other side went all out. If she dared to hold back even a little, she probably wouldn't even have a chance to fight back.
Bai Ye's gaze locked onto the young master of the Hundred Refinements Sect, and he crashed into the crowd like a falling star.
"Hey big flea, here's a Rasengan for you to try."
A clear shout echoed across the battlefield. The star wrapped in lightning and thunder in her palm flew out of her hand, carrying an extremely terrifying pressure, and smashed towards the target.
The young master of the Hundred Refinements Sect's expression changed drastically, and he hastily summoned an ancient and heavy black shield.
The moment the thunderbolt struck, the runes on the shield swirled and shone with dazzling light, withstanding Bai Ye's thunderous attack.
However, the young master of the Hundred Refinements Sect was blasted away by the terrifying impact, flying backwards into the distant sand dunes, with only his feet sticking out.
Bai Ye struck successfully and didn't stop. A giant sword of thunder extended from her palm, its blade several meters long. She swung the sword and swept it across the crowd that was besieging Huo Lan.
"A mere trick." The red-haired giant roared, his longsword suddenly slashing out with a crimson blade light that clashed with the thunderous sword light.
Boom!!!
The violent explosion sent up a cloud of yellow sand, instantly obscuring everyone's figures.
Bai felt a chill in her heart; the red-haired giant's attack had shown her the opponent's strength.
Among this group, apart from the young master of the Hundred Refinements Sect who likes to jump around and whose cultivation is relatively weak, the weakest of the rest are all at the Tribulation Transcending stage.
Huo Lan would likely be unable to withstand such an attack from this group. Bai Ye's eyes flashed with golden light, piercing through the swirling yellow sand to clearly see the situation on the field.
Things seemed to be a little different from what she had expected. Huo Lan moved freely through the crowd, fighting with ease and grace.
A pair of short knives danced in her hands with impenetrable speed. With each swing, a scream of agony would echo from the crowd. Those old bastards got no good at her hands.
Apart from that invulnerable and extremely cold corpse that could barely restrain her, the others couldn't even touch the hem of her clothes.
Just as Bai was about to join the battle, Huo Lan's voice came over.
"Step back and just watch."
Bai also decisively withdrew, his gaze sweeping across the area, locking onto the Hundred Refinements Sect's young master, who had just climbed out of the sandpit, covered in dust and dirt.
She flashed and reappeared in front of him, lightning crackling in her palm. "Hey, big flea, have another ball."
Another Thunder Star slammed into the opponent's face, and the large shield once again emitted a faint light, completely blocking the damage from the Thunder Star.
Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent fell headfirst, Bai also flew forward and snatched the ancient shield.
The shield was extremely heavy, and its luster was restrained. When the defense was not activated, it was like a piece of old wood. But Bai knew that something that could be held by the young master of a weapon-refining sect must be a good thing.
"You deserve to die, I will kill you!" Blood gushed from the mouth and nose of the Hundred Refinements Sect's young master. In his rage, he pulled out a radiant spirit sword from his storage ring. The sword rang out clearly, and its spiritual energy was overwhelming.
Bai's eyes lit up. He raised his shield to block the opponent's sword strike, and then, without any hesitation, he condensed a ball of lightning in his right hand and fed it into the opponent's mouth.
Crack!
The young master of the Hundred Refinements Sect was electrocuted and his whole body convulsed, his hair stood on end, and black smoke was billowing from his body.
Bai also swiftly grabbed the expensive-looking spirit sword, and it was back in her hands.
This time, she held a shield in her left hand and a sword in her right, her equipment fully upgraded.
"Aaaaaah, I'll kill you!" The young master of the Hundred Refinements Sect was nearly insane. He pulled out a large, gleaming blade again and charged at Bai Ye without a care in the world.
Bai's eyes lit up, as if he had discovered a treasure.
This is a boss that automatically refreshes its weapons.
The scene that followed became extremely bizarre, with the young master of the Hundred Refinements Sect roaring incessantly and pulling out all sorts of weapons that shimmered with spiritual light.
Bai moved with the agility of a fish, weaving around the young master of the Hundred Refinements Sect, striking his face with lightning orbs and stealing them with ease.
They had everything imaginable – swords, spears, halberds, and so on – until the young master of the Hundred Refinements Sect turned pale and trembled for a long time, unable to find anything.
Bai nodded in satisfaction, then unleashed a massive lightning ball at the opponent's face, completely silencing the young master's roar and blasting him to the ground.
Even so, Bai still did not intend to let the other party go.
She had just noticed that this person definitely had something good on him. He could still shout and yell after eating dozens of lightning balls, which meant he had a protective magic treasure that she hadn't discovered yet.
Bai also squatted down and began to examine carefully, "Outer robe, take it off; wristband, take it off too; jade pendant, put it away; storage ring, give it to me."
"The shoes... tsk, never mind, I'll keep the shoes for you."
When Bai Ye finally stopped, satisfied, all that remained of the young master of the Hundred Refinements Sect were his shoes and underwear; all his magical treasures had changed hands.
While she was making her move, the battle on the other side was also nearing its end.
The remaining enemies in the arena were few and far between, with only the red-haired giant, the green-robed cultivator, and the old man carrying a coffin still besieging Huo Lan.
Bai didn't rush forward rashly. Among the three, there were two old monsters in the Mahayana stage and a red-haired giant at the peak of Body Refinement. If she went up, she would only cause trouble.
Unable to break through after a prolonged siege, the old man carrying the coffin turned his attention to Bai Ye.
A chilling smile tugged at the corners of his withered lips, and he raised his thin, bony hand, pointing in Bai Ye's direction. "Good boy, go and catch her."
The bluish-purple corpse that had been relentlessly attacking Huo Lan turned its head and locked onto Bai Ye.
He stomped his foot on the ground, and the entire corpse transformed into a streak of black light, tearing through the air and rushing directly towards Bai Ye.
"Ahhh, it's a zombie! Ye Zai, let's run!" Xiao Wang screamed like a screaming chicken in Bai Ye's mind.
"What are you afraid of, a system like you, about zombies?" Bai said, but he couldn't help trembling.
She was also afraid of zombies; she watched a lot of zombie movies when she was a child.
But given the current situation, she cannot escape. Huo Lan is fighting three against one, so it would be good if she could help restrain one of the corpse generals, at least relieving her pressure.
Bai gripped his shield tightly with his left hand and conjured a thunderous longsword with his right, charging towards the corpse general.
The moment the two clashed, Bai felt a terrifying force strike him. He was hit as if by a heavy cannon, and his body flew out of control, plunging straight into the sand and kicking up a cloud of dust.
Seeing Bai Ye being chased by the corpse general, Huo Lan's mind was slightly disturbed. She shouted sharply, "You old bastard, you dare to hurt her!"
"Young friend, it's not a good habit to be distracted while fighting someone." The old man carrying the coffin spoke in a hoarse voice, seizing this fleeting opening.
The black smoke swirling around him transformed into several chains, instantly binding Huo Lan and immobilizing her.
At that very moment, the longsword in the green-robed cultivator's hand emitted a clear ringing sound, and a beam of sword light pierced through the yellow sand, heading straight for Huo Lan's dantian.
This person was extremely ruthless, attempting to cripple Huo Lan's cultivation path with a single move.
The red-haired giant roared, and a crimson blade of light slashed down towards Huo Lan's head.
Three deadly moves were unleashed simultaneously, sealing off all her escape routes.
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