Chapter 39
“A malevolent aura?” Wen Wan frowned; this sounded even more difficult to deal with.
“Yes.” Lin Zhu nodded and patiently explained to her, “And it seems that the reason why my mind was not affected by the demonic energy is also related to it.”
He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the malevolent energy seemed to be getting even more excited, though it wasn't directed at him.
"So it's actually pretty good?"
After Wen Wan finished speaking, he felt the murderous aura become even more excited, as if it really wanted to get closer to Wen Wan? Was it not just a misperception that the murderous aura had become less aggressive and no longer domineeringly seized his consciousness when he came into contact with Wen Wan before?
He and Wen Wan came from the same world. His sudden fall into demonic possession might be related to his past life as the Zombie King. Wen Wan must also have something special about her, which is why this evil aura has become so strange.
The two of them transmigrated to the cultivation world after a "mutual destruction" experience. If they were to be divided into good and evil, he would be evil, while Wenwan would be good!
Perhaps the opportunity to purify the evil energy lies with Wen Wan?
Once the thought arises, the mind becomes unstoppable.
Wen Wan was unable to cultivate before, but after accidentally absorbing the Glazed Pure Bottle, it was as if a switch had been turned on, and her cultivation level jumped to the Nascent Soul stage, and even to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. She is probably just missing some kind of opportunity to jump to the Integration stage.
To put this into perspective, female cultivators on the Azure Cloud Continent are as if they are under some kind of restriction, and no female cultivator can break through to the Integration Stage.
The strongest female cultivator is Mo Xuanyue, the head of the Huashan Sect. Her aunt is at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage and has repeatedly failed to break through. The reason she is able to maintain her position as the head of the sect is entirely due to the powerful spirit beast she has contracted with.
The more I thought about it, the more I realized that Wen Wan had many more secrets that were unknown to others.
The malevolent energy's affinity for her allowed her to absorb the physical body of a top-grade immortal artifact, resulting in a leap in cultivation.
Perhaps she is not only saving herself, but also the hope for female cultivators on the Qingyun Continent.
Well, there are still some big differences between people. Wen Wan transmigrated into a savior, while he transmigrated into a fallen demon.
Back then, he was a man of great renown, while Wenwan was just a little kid.
Now, he is a fallen demon, and the little boy he once was may become his salvation.
Would you mind if I joined you?
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"Captain Liu, what happened over there? Why didn't Junior Sister Wen come back with you?" Fan Kaiyu asked when he saw that only Liu Qingqing had returned.
He knew that Wen Wan had stayed at Silver Moon Peak for a while, and that Senior Sister Mo paid a lot of attention to her, so he naturally paid more attention to her.
"It's nothing. She's taking care of some personal matters while everyone is resting. She'll be back when she's done."
Liu Qingqing didn't explain much, but Wang Jinyan's words were loaded with meaning: "In this desolate wilderness, you still have personal matters to attend to. Junior Sister Wen is quite busy."
Mo Qingyin gave him an unfriendly glance and was about to say something when Liu Qingqing casually drew a communication talisman and glanced at the people sitting on the ground recovering their strength: "It seems that everyone has rested enough. Then I will call her back to join us and prepare to head to the Burial Ground."
"No! No, no!" Fan Kaiyu, who was sitting on the ground holding his breath and concentrating to recover his strength, quickly jumped up to interrupt her spellcasting.
He cursed inwardly, thinking, "Are you kidding me? I haven't even had enough rest yet. That idiot from Qingshan Peak, does he even know how to talk?"
He laughed and said, "Captain Liu, Jin Yan is just worried about Junior Sister Wen's safety. After all, she's in an unfamiliar place, and it's not safe for her to be alone."
"It's good to know she's not in danger. We're not in a hurry. We'll set off after she's finished dealing with her business."
"Is that what you all think too?" Liu Qingqing remained expressionless, looking at Wang Jinyan indifferently.
In the end, it was Zhu Jianbai who broke the barbed conversation between the two.
Mo Qingyin silently gave her a thumbs up in her heart.
There's no need to argue with fools about who's right or wrong; too much debate is unnecessary.
After that, no one spoke again, afraid of saying the wrong thing and having to travel day and night. Liu Qingqing might really be capable of doing such a thing.
The group of people each found a clean spot to sit and quietly replenish their energy.
The spiritual energy in the Misty Forest is sparse, and the best way to restore spiritual energy is to take pills. However, ordinary pills can only restore up to 80% of the spiritual energy, and the rest can only be restored slowly.
The most important thing during this period of travel is to replenish their physical strength. They still need to go to the Burial Ground for training. The problem with the Ark has already wasted a lot of their time, and they will definitely have to rush to catch up again.
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Wen Wan felt a pang of guilt seeing Liu Qingqing return. But seeing the other's pitiful and pleading expression, she ultimately softened.
Liu Qingqing knew Lin Zhu's true colors, and as the team leader, she had to persuade Liu Qingqing before they could actually work together.
So she had no choice but to quietly call Liu Qingqing back to discuss it.
"Senior Sister Liu, it's like this, my friend is injured and wants to join us to ensure our safety. He can conceal his presence so that others won't notice him. We know he has a special identity, so I wanted to discuss it with you."
"I will place a restriction on him in the name of Heaven, forbidding him from harming or doing anything detrimental to our team. He will also assist us in team battles when necessary, which means we will have an extra fighting force! Lin Zhu is quite strong!" Wen Wan assured her.
In the time it took to travel back and forth, Lin Zhu had already concealed all his ominous aura, appearing no different from an ordinary cultivator, except that he had just experienced a great battle and was seriously injured. It seemed that Wan'er had fed him quite a few pills, as he appeared to be fine, though his face was somewhat pale.
Liu Qingqing carefully examined him and confirmed that she found no trace of demons on him. If she hadn't known beforehand that he was a demon cultivator, she would never have associated the elegant young man before her with the heinous demon cultivator.
The demons' disguises are truly impressive.
Considering the many unknown dangers in the Misty Forest, Liu Qingqing decided to have him join the operation. Firstly, it's always good to have more combat power; secondly, it would make it easier to observe him. Could someone who has been a demon for over ten years really be unaffected?
It's always better to keep an enemy close by and watch them than to keep them in the shadows.
Although Lin Zhu had sworn an oath to the Heavenly Dao that he would never harm them on this trip and would help them if necessary, the other party was still a demon, so Liu Qingqing was not completely at ease with him.
Lin Zhu could see through it, but he didn't care. He wouldn't harm them anyway; he was upright and honest, so he didn't care how much she watched him.
Wen Wan's outward appearance indicates that she is at the peak of the Golden Core stage, while Lin Zhu and He Si are at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul stage. Although there is a level suppression at each stage, it does not represent absolute strength. Among them, Liu Qingqing and Mo Qingyin, who have shown the strongest strength so far, are only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul stage.
Apart from Wang Jinyan, who is at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, the other three are only at the Nascent Soul stage.
Wen Wan's cultivation level was far lower than theirs, but her combat strength was very strong, while He Si's cultivation level was relatively high, but his combat strength was not as good as Liu Qingqing and Mo Qingyin.
Despite being seriously injured, none of the others objected to joining Lin Zhu, who had a higher level of cultivation.
After all, the addition of a handsome and refined cultivator at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm would be beneficial to them.
This is the person. Why does he seem to like sticking to their junior sister Wen?
Lin Zhu was thankful that Wen Wan was there; otherwise, he would have been seriously injured and unable to continue his journey.
With Wen Wan around, he controlled the evil energy effortlessly, thus freeing up more energy to heal his injuries. With the help of Wen Wan's various elixirs, he quickly regained his vitality.
Fortunately, he skillfully avoided dangerous areas along the way, encountering only minor skirmishes that didn't require him, the injured man, to intervene.
After overcoming numerous hardships, the group finally left the Misty Forest safely and rested at a teahouse.
"I...I can't go on...I need to rest here for three days and three nights." After taking a sip of tea, Fan Kaiyu said incoherently.
"Hey, seriously ill brother, how come you look better than me?" He looked at Lin Zhu, who was calm and composed, with a puzzled expression.
"Tsk, there were ten lotus flowers in the pond. I picked one, and you picked the rest. So how many lotus flowers did you pick?"
Lin Zhu didn't answer him, but Wen Wan's question left him completely bewildered. Yet, he confidently replied, "I'm a fan of Nine Lotus."
"Pfft"
Everyone laughed when they heard his answer. Under his puzzled gaze, Yu Liang patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly, "If you're bad at cooking, practice more."
Realizing what had happened, Fan Kaiyu glared angrily at Wen Wan: "Junior Sister Wen, how dare you laugh at me!! How awful!!"
"cracking--"
A bird's long cry echoed through the sky.
"It's Qingniao from the Huashan Sect." Liu Qingqing was the first to react and blew the signal.
The bluebird that received the signal flew down onto my shoulder, its feathers adorned with vibrant colors, its long tail feathers making it look quite majestic.
Liu Qingqing received the message and read it quickly, her expression becoming increasingly complicated. Before anyone could ask, she said directly, "The elders have already sent people to follow 'Flying Fast' to retrieve the ark, and they have also investigated the cause of the ark's accident."
She sighed softly: "It was Liu Ruotong who secretly sabotaged the Ark's transport core while everyone was seeing us off."
Since Liu Ruotong is nominally her sister, she does feel somewhat guilty about this mistake.
"The matter of Junior Sister Wan'er being framed by rumors that harmed Senior Sister Zhang was also orchestrated by her. In addition, the Ark incident is of great importance, and the elders have investigated it thoroughly and have already stripped her of her cultivation and expelled her from the sect."
Everyone sighed. Destroying his cultivation and being expelled from the sect was too harsh a punishment, but no one felt sorry for him.
Ark is precious, not to mention that if something were to happen to them, it would be an irreparable and significant loss to the sect.
Compared to Liu Ruotong's fate, can't you tell which is more important?
Rather than keeping pests around, it's better to get rid of them early to avoid causing bigger trouble later.
"In addition, the elder said that we don't need to worry about going to the burial ground. Another group of disciples who are going on the same training will pass by in three days. We have already made arrangements with them to give us a ride on their way."
"Yay!" Fan Kaiyu was the happiest of all. He had just said he wanted to rest for three days and three nights, and now it had come true.
Three days later, the other party arrived as promised, but to Lin Zhu's surprise, it was them.
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