The boy carrying a lantern followed the beautiful, otherworldly white-haired girl up the deep, dark staircase.
Looking at the smooth, fair back, Chen Jing couldn't help but ask curiously, "Miss Bai Yueyi, how much do you know about our human customs and morals?"
They had already reached an agreement on certain matters, and Chen Jing chose to trust the other party for the time being.
Bai Yueyi mentioned that her power weakens the further she goes underground, so in order to summon Miracle King Fengting at the crucial moment, she must go to the deepest part.
Chen Jing naturally agreed with this point. The place he saw in the source of darkness that could give him the greatest adventure should be the deepest part beneath the obelisk.
Bai Yueyi did not answer Chen Jing's question, but instead asked in a voice as clear as a heavenly melody:
"Because of customs and morals, you only stare at what's above my neck?"
"It's just the two of us here, I don't care if you look elsewhere." Bai Yueyi turned her head and said calmly, "Appreciating the beauty of the opposite sex is the nature of reproduction between the sexes."
Chen Jing said helplessly, "I can use light illusion magic to create a garment, and then use your power to bring it to life, just like this lantern now."
As Chen Jing spoke, he showed off the paper lantern he was carrying.
“Actually, you don’t need a lamp. I’ve already shared some of my Bright Realm vision with you. Even in the dark, Bright Realm cultivators can easily see things.” Bai Yueyi turned her head back. “If you’re worried that peeping at me will be recorded in history, you don’t need to worry. When you sneak into the shadows of the world, I can only find you by relying on my basic Bright Realm abilities. History won’t record it.”
Chen Jing followed behind Bai Yueyi:
“This isn’t a matter of whether there are records or not, Miss Bai Yueyi.”
Bai Yueyi shrugged her shoulders: "Alright, let me see your taste."
Chen Jing conjured illusions from afar. Unable to come up with a very complex outfit all at once, he created a white dress instead.
The white dress suddenly materialized, transforming from an illusion into reality, and landed in Bai Yueyi's hands.
"The color scheme is correct." Bai Yueyi nodded with slight approval and put on the dress.
After she finished dressing, she turned around and asked, "Do I look good?"
Looking at the stunningly beautiful woman in white before him, Chen Jing subconsciously said:
"It's alright."
Because it was a one-time illusion, many aspects weren't done very well. For example, Chen Jing used a solid color, all white from top to bottom, matching the color of Bai Yueyi's hair. Also, many details on the dress were from Chen Jing's memories—an outer layer of gauze and an inner layer of fabric—giving the garment a generous, elegant, and simple style. Chen Jing felt that if he had more time to think, recall, and revise, he could have made a much better-looking dress.
“I’ve never seen clothes like this in your history.” Bai Yueyi skipped over Chen Jing’s “not bad” assessment.
Hearing this, Chen Jing almost broke out in a cold sweat.
"Did you see it when you were lurking in the shadows of the world?" Bai Yueyi asked.
call……
"I guess so," Chen Jing nodded in response.
The two chatted casually and returned to the passage where the bloody cocoons of silkworms had been suspended. There was a pool of blood on the ground, and the stairs were no longer sharp and angular, but had become a natural structure like a tunnel.
"Where is this...?" Chen Jing pointed to the situation ahead and asked the pure white-clad girl beside him.
"This is the effect of their blood sacrifice. Don't worry, there's no danger. Let's go up."
Bai Yueyi spoke softly, stepping barefoot into the pool of blood, leaving a few ripples.
Chen Jing suppressed his nausea and followed forward.
Chen Jing's body was thus covered in the blood of the flesh-and-silkworm cocoon.
We arrived at the end of the passage, at the last small room that resembled an altar.
Inside the room, on an altar covered with red cloth, sat a statue of a deity.
The statue was carved from some unknown white material, much like marble. On it, a naked girl was tightly bound by iron chains to a cocoon-shaped object, completely immobilized.
The girl was like a goddess, and her appearance was quite similar to Bai Yueyi, who was standing next to Chen Jing.
Chen Jing subconsciously walked closer to look, and as soon as he entered the room, the lantern he was carrying instantly turned into light and melted away.
"Why...is this?" Chen Jing asked in surprise.
His vision instantly darkened and became oppressive, forcing him to conjure another illusionary lantern from the void to illuminate the surrounding environment.
Bai Yueyi remained at the doorway, without going inside.
She began, her tone slightly complicated:
"This is the core of the sealed land, and the seal will suppress my power. If I go in, even my human form will dissipate into a blank canvas."
"Only here can we have the opportunity to bring to life a powerful historical figure like Feng Ting."
Chen Jing turned around and asked in confusion:
Isn't this a contradiction?
"It's not contradictory." Bai Yueyi's white dress was also stained with blood, the red marks like plum blossoms unfolding on white rice paper.
“If Ling Yuxuan wants to control me, he first needs to break my seal, and then further increase the blood sacrifice to dominate me. These are two processes, not one process.”
“Once the seal is broken, even if I have to fight against his domination and am unable to maintain my form, my instincts will still subconsciously activate the historical records of what happened around here, like when you used illusion magic to create Fengting.”
"Due to the characteristics of a warrior cultivator, Feng Ting will gain self-will, and no one can control him, including the 'free will' in his instincts. His self-will will connect with the battle energy stored in all human memories and stories. In an instant, he will become a warrior cultivator of the divine realm, just like an ordinary person becoming a champion marquis."
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