Chapter 91
"But when Xiao Yezi got the jade bottle, she didn't even open it. As if she had guessed what was going on, she resolutely returned the master's soul fragment to him."
Only then was the master's soul complete, and only then did he have the opportunity to be reincarnated.
Luo Hengzhi understood: "His soul is incomplete, so he can't be reincarnated. He really has no intention of going back!"
Cang Qing knelt down: "Yes! Master didn't give me a chance to reincarnate at all."
"Is there really no other way to break Ye Zi's period of silence?" Luo Hengzhi asked.
Cang Qing: "Xiao Yezi is practicing swordsmanship to overcome the powerlessness during the silence period. As long as Xiao Yezi's swordsmanship continues to improve, she will be able to protect herself even during the silence period."
Luo Hengzhi: "Before... I couldn't practice swordsmanship?"
Cang Qing: "The silence period is when the spiritual power of the ancient spirit cannot be used. Sword practice also requires spiritual power. Without spiritual power during the silence period, nothing is useful. However, the spirit sword that Miss Ye Zi has now is the immortal body's natal sword, born with the immortal body. Although the immortal body no longer exists, fortunately, the spirit sword is bound to the divine soul, so the spirit sword has not disappeared."
"Moreover, this spirit sword can convert external spiritual energy for use, and does not require the use of ancient spiritual power to control it. Therefore, even if the ancient spiritual power is gone during the silence period, the spirit sword can still use external spiritual energy to ensure that Xiao Yezi still has combat power during the silence period."
"What about the puppet? Isn't there also a consciousness puppet? Why didn't he use the consciousness puppet to protect Ye Zi before?" Luo Hengzhi asked again.
Cang Qing: "The consciousness of a consciousness puppet originates from its master. Once the master perishes, the consciousness puppet will be destroyed along with the master."
"How could this be? But there must still be a way." Luo Hengzhi pressed on, "Ye Zi created her own consciousness puppet, so it can protect her. Didn't he pass on the puppet's creation method to Ye Zi?"
Cang Qing was silent for a moment, then said, "I suspect that Master had long been prepared to die and had made plans for Xiao Yezi, so there was no need to teach the consciousness puppet."
"Moreover, during that final period, the master stayed in the Divine Lord's Palace all day and never returned to the Plum Garden, nor did he meet with Xiao Yezi again."
"I won't see him!" Luo Hengzhi's expression froze, but then she realized why. "He wants to make Xiao Yezi hate him and forget him by avoiding and ignoring him?"
How could Cang Qing dare to answer, let alone nod!
Seeing Cang Qing remain silent, Luo Hengzhi knew he was right and scolded, "Your master is not only incompetent and cowardly, but also a scumbag. Gu Li was right!"
Cang Qing just kept his head down and dared not speak anymore. He started cursing again. His master even cursed himself. If he opened his mouth, wouldn't he be asking for a scolding?
After a moment's pause, Luo Hengzhi realized that everything was futile and asked, "What did Elder Qian want with Ye Zi just now?"
Cang Qing stood up and whispered something in Luo Hengzhi's ear. Upon hearing this, Luo Hengzhi frowned even more deeply!
Gu Li... Luo Hengzhi was completely unaware!
Luo Hengzhi teleported back to Ye Zi's side. Ye Zi was having tea with Old Qian, while Gu Li stood close to Ye Zi.
Ye Zi stood up when she saw Luo Hengzhi approaching.
"Little Ye Zi, you can't go into seclusion with him again, can you?" Gu Li stepped forward to stop Ye Zi from leaving. "If you go into seclusion, I won't see you all day, and besides..."
"There's nothing more to say. If you're right, then it's time for seclusion." Luo Hengzhi took Ye Zi's hand and started to leave.
"No." Gu Li stopped the two of them and looked at Elder Qian. "Elder Qian, you need to take care of Luo Hengzhi. Little Yezi is about to enter the silent period and cannot go into seclusion."
Old Qian raised his eyes: "Would Luo Hengzhi harm Xiao Yezi? What's there to worry about?"
Gu Li: "During the silence period, Xiao Yezi can't use her spiritual power. What if she gets bullied by Luo Hengzhi? No, I have to keep an eye on her."
Luo Hengzhi: "It's up to you. If you're really worried, you can come along."
Gu Li's eyes lit up, and he immediately followed: "You said it yourself, so I'll follow."
But Old Qian called out to Gu Li, "Gu Li, stop fooling around."
Luo Hengzhi: "Old Qian, why don't we go to Hengfeng together? The spirit fruits will be ready for harvest, and Xiao Yezi is preparing to brew wine."
Mr. Qian: "Brewing wine, huh? Then I'll go have some."
Ye Zi transmitted her voice to Luo Hengzhi: "When are you going to brew wine? Did you find out?"
Luo Hengzhi nodded.
The four entered Hengfeng, and Luo Hengzhi and Ye Zi activated the closed-door cultivation formation, preventing anyone from entering Hengfeng. So, after Long Bao and Huo Feng had a wild time, they found they couldn't go home.
However, knowing that its master must be in seclusion again, Longbao Fire Phoenix turned around and went to find Little Ape.
Luo Hengzhi and Ye Zi brewed wine together, and Luo Hengzhi even taught Ye Zi how to refine consciousness puppets. Everything proceeded as usual during their seclusion.
When Ye Zi's period of silence began, Gu Li became even more attached to Ye Zi than usual, never leaving her side, but his eyes were fixed on Luo Hengzhi.
Qian Laoye, Zi, and Luo Hengzhi acted as if they hadn't noticed anything at all, completely ignoring Gu Li's unusual behavior.
Old Qian was leisurely drinking wine in a reclining chair in the courtyard when he called out, "Little Yezi, you've finished your wine, bring me some more."
Ye Zi stopped crafting the puppet, got up, took out two bottles of spirit wine, and was about to give them away.
Sudden!
Gu Li teleported to Ye Zi's front at lightning speed and raised his hand to strike Ye Zi's brow.
Unexpectedly, the next second, a burst of spiritual light emanated from Ye Zi, sending Gu Li flying far to the side.
"You actually had precautions all along and used the Soul-Stabilizing Pill!" Gu Li's eyes were sinister, and his gaze towards Ye Zi was filled with obvious anger.
Luo Hengzhi, who was brewing wine nearby, instantly teleported to Ye Zi's side, shielding her behind him, and looked at 'Gu Li' and said calmly:
"Qingran, we meet again."
Qingran exclaimed in surprise: "You know about this too!"
When Luo Hengzhi and Ye Zi first met Gu Li at school, Gu Li said that he encountered a wisp of Qing Ran's soul.
Actually, that's not the case; that wisp of divine soul was just bait!
Qingran was well aware of Gu Li's careless and negligent nature, so she took the opportunity to sneak into Gu Li's body. She fell into a deep sleep the moment she entered, and Gu Li was so excited when he saw Xiao Yezi that he didn't notice anything.
As for why Qingran did not appear in person, but only her divine soul descended.
The reason was that the sudden appearance of the ancient spirit caused Qingran to panic instantly!
His cultivation level is far lower than before, and it will take some time for him to completely conceal his true form's aura with the help of yang energy, but he can't wait any longer.
He knew that the longer he waited, the less likely he was to kill Luo Hengzhi!
Moreover, the ancient spirit body has just recovered, and with the silence period, it will be the best time for him to carry out the possession. He cannot miss it!
If the ancient spirit kills Luo Hengzhi and then seizes Luo Hengzhi's heart blood, he will be able to completely overcome the silence period of the ancient spirit and return to the God Realm as an invincible being!
But his perfect plan was pure delusion!
As soon as Gu Li arrived at Lingju Sect, Elder Qian noticed something amiss. Even a dormant soul could not escape Elder Qian's notice.
At that time, Qingran was unaware that Gu Li had a hidden soul-protecting chain inside her body. It was a protective talisman left to Gu Li by her father, and Gu Li herself was unaware of it!
If Gu Li's soul is threatened in the slightest, the spiritual energy on Gu Li's body will undergo a subtle change, a change so small that it is difficult to detect.
However, Gu Li was raised by Qian Lao. After tens of thousands of years of living together, even the slightest change in Gu Li could not escape Qian Lao's eyes.
Old Qian merely glanced back, took the wine from Ye Zi's hand, and continued to drink leisurely.
As for Qingran, she's just a spirit. Even if her physical body came down, she'd only be at the Mahayana stage. How far could she possibly go?
He is now unable to possess Ye Zi, who is in a period of silence, and Gu Li's soul-protecting chain was left by the first Divine Lord, which is not something Qing Ran can contend with!
That leaves Luo Hengzhi and Elder Qian. Elder Qian is a deity of heaven and earth, without any physical body, so he cannot be possessed.
As for Luo Hengzhi, would it be suicidal to let Qingran possess Luo Hengzhi? Luo Hengzhi is easy to possess!
To try and possess the body of an ancient god who is the ruler of heaven and earth—that would be incredibly foolish!
That's practically suicide!
Seeing Qingran in a dilemma, Old Qian had an idea: "Stop looking. She's in a god-level seclusion barrier and can't get out. Rather than being trapped like a turtle in a jar, why not... take a good look around? There's no one here who can let you possess her."
"Actually, apart from Luo Hengzhi's mortal body, it seems that Luo Hengzhi hasn't taken the Soul-Stabilizing Pill yet... Oh dear, I've said too much. Old people always talk too much. Little Yezi, hurry up and give Luo Hengzhi the Soul-Stabilizing Pill!"
"Possessing Luo Hengzhi's body?"
Qingran had never had this idea.
But that's not possible either. He was able to kill Luo Hengzhi before, so maybe he is the chosen god who can suppress the ancient divine body!
"Old Qian!" Ye Zi, unaware of Old Qian's intentions, immediately took out the Soul-Stabilizing Pill and tried to stuff it into Luo Heng's mouth.
But Qingran launched a sneak attack in that instant, and her soul easily entered Luo Hengzhi's body!
Mr. Qian smiled when he saw this and continued drinking his tea.
Ye Zi looked at Luo Hengzhi in alarm: "Luo Hengzhi!"
Old Qian pulled the unconscious Gu Li and the worried Ye Zi back into his protective range.
"Old Qian! Let me through, Luo Hengzhi can't be hurt!" Ye Zi struggled, trying to rush back to Luo Hengzhi's side.
Old Qian calmed Ye Zi down in a deep voice: "Little Ye, calm down. Who can possess an ancient divine body!"
These words jolted Ye Zi awake, and she finally calmed down to stare at the motionless Luo Hengzhi.
"Little Yezi, do you really believe Qingran can kill Luo Hengzhi?" Old Qian said. "You have to believe him. Unless he wants to die, no one can kill him!"
After a moment, the motionless 'Luo Hengzhi' finally reacted: "I actually possessed Luo Hengzhi! I actually possessed Luo Hengzhi! I knew Luo Hengzhi was never my match! Hahaha!"
"I am the true master of heaven and earth!"
Ye Zi, who had just been calmed down, panicked when she saw this scene!
"Give Luo Hengzhi back!" Ye Zi grabbed her spirit sword and charged forward.
But that was Luo Hengzhi's body, and Ye Zi was afraid of hurting Luo Hengzhi, so she couldn't unleash her full power and kept holding back. She was suppressed by Qing Ran in just two moves.
"You're in a dormant phase, so don't struggle. You and this body have a Daoist partner contract, and I'm still quite willing to try the taste of an ancient spiritual body." Qing Ran's eyes were lewd as she approached Ye Zi step by step.
Ye Zi was momentarily stunned by the look on Luo Hengzhi's face, and her body reacted too slowly to dodge. Just as Qing Ran was about to touch Ye Zi's cheek.
A burst of azure light erupted from Luo Hengzhi's chest, enveloping his entire body!
Old Qian pulled Ye Zi back to his side in time, and this time he specially activated his personal protective barrier to protect Ye Zi and Gu Li.
Qingran looked pained and tightly clutched the blue light emanating from Luo Hengzhi's chest, as if trying to block it back.
But no matter how he resisted, he couldn't stop the light from turning from cyan to golden. The golden light grew stronger and stronger until Luo Hengzhi's entire body was finally enveloped in the golden light.
In that golden light, Qingran let out a mournful howl, struggling to break free from Luo Hengzhi's body. Her soul was already blurred, with only a ball of green flames suddenly crashing wildly within the barrier. The spiritual herbs within Hengfeng were ignited by the green flames, and the entire barrier was filled with a sky full of green flames!
Ye Zi looked at the blue flames inside the barrier, and then at the spiritual plants on Hengfeng that had been burned to ashes.
Thinking back to the strange phenomenon that occurred on my coming-of-age day:
"Azure flames burn white bones, dragons die, phoenixes perish, and souls vanish!"
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