The beads that had been burned were a bit duller in color.
"I have already burned the demon's soul to death, but this bead is still a good thing."
It placed the black bead on Ajahn's forehead. The two beads, one black and one white, chased each other for a while before finally settling down.
They settled down at both ends of Ajahn's eyebrows.
"These two beads will be very useful in the future, but there's no point in talking about it now. I'll seal some of their power for now so that it won't be easily detected. As your cultivation level increases, the seal will weaken. And with these two beads as a foundation, I can also give you another treasure."
Bai Ze took out a book from the void and used his spiritual power to deliver it to A Jiang.
"Everyone knows about the 'Bai Ze Hundred Demons Chart,' but that was something I made in my early years and is a rather low-level immortal artifact. This 'Bai Ze Myriad Realms Chart,' however, is something I have meticulously crafted over the past tens of thousands of years, and can be considered a half-step divine artifact! The reason I say this is because it is currently only an immortal artifact, but it can be upgraded to truly reach the level of a divine artifact."
Ah Jiang opened his eyes wide, staring at the book in his hands, his heart pounding wildly.
A near-divine artifact?
She's just a minor cultivator in the Qi Refining stage right now, is it really not a dream for her to have obtained all this?
Bai Ze's somewhat smug voice came: "With this book, you can enter all the worlds that my divided soul has visited. You can form contracts with the creatures in these worlds and summon them to this world to help you."
That strong?!
A-Jiang had heard that the "Bai Ze Hundred Demon Records" could control the demon beasts recorded in it. This was clearly an enhanced and advanced version, which could contract creatures from all over the world and then summon them!
"This is for me? I..."
Ah Jiang felt it was too precious and a bit too hot to handle.
Moreover, she thought to herself: The Hundred Demons Diagram is readily available and can be used directly. Although this book sounds powerful, she still has to make a contract with it herself, which is a bit dangerous. Can she switch to it?
Seeing Ah Jiang's puzzled look, Bai Ze coughed lightly with his hand to his lips: "Ahem, of course, this is just the initial version, and there are still some minor flaws. You can use it for now."
At this moment, Bai Ze became more mischievous, no longer resembling a high and mighty god, which made A Jiang feel more approachable.
Thinking that his body was its offspring and his soul was its divided soul, he felt there was no need to be polite to it, so he accepted it.
But strangely, this thing can't be put into a storage bag.
Bai Ze patiently explained, "This book is also a spatial artifact. It can't be put into a storage bag. When you're not using it, just toss it aside and it will automatically merge into the void. When you want to use it, just think of it and reach to the side to pick it up."
This is so convenient!
Ah Jiang recalled the scene when Bai Ze took it out earlier. It truly lived up to its reputation as a half-step divine artifact!
"Alright, I should be going now. From now on, just continue on your own path as you see fit!"
A wave of sadness washed over Ah Jiang, as if an important family member was about to leave her.
She couldn't help but ask, "Why are you leaving? Could you stay a little longer?"
Bai Ze looked at her gently, shook his head, and didn't say anything.
With a light step of her left foot, the void around her seemed to harden into a mirror. Bai Ze stretched out her right index finger and gently tapped it, as if the glass mirror shattered, and countless fragments of space burst out, revealing a huge space composed of countless star clusters.
It turned and stepped inside, a gentle breeze ruffling its clothes, leaving Ajahn with a stunning profile.
Everything disappeared.
It was as if nothing had happened.
The dim moonlight shone into the ancestral hall, and A-Jiang got up from the ground.
Nothing had changed in the room. The Bai Ze painting on the wall was still there, and the various ancestral tablets were covered in dust. Everything that had just happened seemed like a dream.
She touched her back; the wound there had disappeared.
Ah Jiang felt lost and dejected; at that moment, she felt an unprecedented loneliness.
It was as if her only pillar of support in this world had disappeared, and she had no connection to this world anymore.
This feeling made her very frustrated, and she didn't know why she should continue living.
No amount of treasure or high status can alleviate this loneliness, the loneliness of being abandoned...
Just as she was becoming increasingly desperate, the door opened.
Two maids pushed open the door, and an old woman helped an elderly woman in.
Ajahn called out somewhat blankly, "Grandmother."
"My child, you have suffered."
She stepped forward, took off her cloak, and covered Bai Chongjiang's body with it.
He took out a bottle of pills and said, "These are healing pills. Take a few first."
Ah Jiang's dazed look made the old lady sigh.
"Don't blame your father. The Gao family and the Murong family are both rather special families in the city."
The old woman continued:
“The Gao family has produced a favored concubine who is practically irresponsible in front of His Majesty. We can’t afford to offend her fourth son. The Murong clan consists of mortals without spiritual roots, yet they are all exceptionally beautiful. They have become concubines of many powerful figures or maids of cultivators. Your father has been in a dilemma all these years. He very much hopes that one day you can take over the Bai family. He was a bit too hasty this time, so don’t resent him.”
A-Jiang simply listened to his grandmother rambling on and on.
If it weren't for what just happened, Grandma might have come in to find a corpse.
Who can the dead sympathize with?
Bai Chongjiang has already died twice. How could she possibly forgive someone who wanted to devour her alive?
She can't do it.
Not daring to let her grandmother discover these emotions, she simply lowered her head and sobbed.
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