Chapter 75: I Released Her Three Souls and Seven Vital Souls
“One, two, three… eight, nine!”
Qi Huang subconsciously counted and found a total of nine Cheng Hong Lings, all with identical faces, identical clothes, and identical expressions. The only difference on their bodies were small characters at their eyebrows, which were Heavenly, Earthly, Human, Force, Qi, Essence, Hero, Heavenly Rush, and Central Axis respectively.
“This… could these be Cheng Hong Ling’s three souls and six vital souls?”
Qi Huang quickly reacted. The reason why it wasn’t seven vital souls was because the “Spiritual Wisdom” among the seven vital souls was her own.
“Damn it, one of you bullying me wasn’t enough, and now you’ve called your sisters too, right?”
Qi Huang wanted to cry but had no tears.
Just then, those souls began to surround her. Nine identical peerless beauties. If an ordinary man saw this, he would definitely shout, “I want them all!” But she was now a startled bird and only wanted to say, “Only children say they want them all.”
Seeing that she was about to be surrounded, Qi Huang covered her head and squatted down defensively, trembling.
“What’s wrong with her?” Er Jiulin5(3) Bai VII Yin II-I
“Don’t know, maybe she’s afraid we’ll be jealous and hit her.”
“She does have some self-awareness. Why do our three souls and seven vital souls, but the Life Soul chose her as a clone?”
“Forget it, now is not the time for infighting. If we want to escape, we must work together.”
…
Several souls were saying things that were hard to understand.
Just then, Qi Huang suddenly felt a gentle kick and looked up curiously. She saw that “Heavenly Soul” looking down at her.
“Since you’re back, help push the door.”
The Heavenly Soul commanded.
“Push the door? Push what door?”
Qi Huang asked curiously.
“Of course, it’s the Life Soul’s Heart Door, what else could it be?”
The Earthly Soul said impatiently.
‘Heart Door? What the heck?’
Qi Huang became even more confused, but she didn’t dare to ask more.
At the same time, the three souls and six vital souls had already walked towards one side of the hall.
Qi Huang got up and looked. She saw a large golden door on the wall in that direction, densely covered with exquisite carvings, very luxurious and solemn.
The three souls and six vital souls walked to the door, then extended nine pairs of fair, jade-like hands and began to push the golden door with all their might.
Qi Huang had no idea what was going on and could only stand there as a spectator.
“What are you looking at? Come and help!”
“You’re not satisfied just because you became a clone? She can let you out whenever she wants, and lock you in whenever she wants. What’s the difference between that and livestock?”
“Yeah, if one day you displease her, she might lock you in this Sea of Consciousness forever.”
…
Several souls shouted, lamenting her lack of ambition.
‘So this is Cheng Hong Ling’s Sea of Consciousness. No wonder I heard the sound of waves. It seems I’ve already established a Soul Bond with her and was brought in.’
Qi Huang suddenly realized. However, her heart became anxious: ‘If I’ve established a Soul Bond with her, won’t my secrets be exposed?’
“Hurry up, as long as we push open this Heart Door, we can get out.”
The Heavenly Soul called out.
‘Really?’
Qi Huang was overjoyed and quickly ran over, thinking that as long as she got out quickly, that female demon wouldn’t be able to read much of her memory.
“What are you calling her for? It’s the same whether she’s here or not. She has the least strength among us.”
“Yeah, relying on her is less realistic than giving the Life Soul a few kowtows.”
“She’s always been weak, and now that she’s tasted something good, she’ll probably slack off.”
“Slack off? She’s probably already rebelled in her heart. If the Life Soul finds out she’s exerting herself, she’ll never be able to get out again.”
…
Several souls showed hostile expressions.
However, Qi Huang was extremely anxious and didn’t have time to explain. She reached out and pushed the door.
“Creak… creak…”
A bizarre thing happened. The door was actually pushed open by her. The gap between the doors grew wider and wider, soon enough for a person to pass through.
Qi Huang glanced outside the door and saw a vast expanse of white mist, where nothing could be seen clearly.
“How is this possible? She’s actually exerting herself? I’m going to cry!”
The Human Soul said incredibly.
“What are you standing there for? Run! We’re free.”
The Earthly Soul shouted coquettishly and rushed into the mist first. The other souls followed closely behind.
Seeing that someone was taking the lead, Qi Huang no longer hesitated and quickly walked into the mist, then her eyes went black. Ling* Meng Qi Er III Ling Shi Zou Qi San Si Jian
When Qi Huang’s vision returned, she saw that she was still in Cheng Hong Ling’s bedroom. The nine souls had regained their freedom and were desperately escaping out of the room.
“Hmph! With the Soul Bond, can you guys escape?”
Cheng Hong Ling, dressed sloppily, let out a cold snort. Nine semi-transparent pink ribbons shot out from her head, quickly catching up to her nine souls, binding them, and dragging them back into the Sea of Consciousness.
Qi Huang knew she had caused trouble and stood there trembling, not daring to speak.
“You can actually push open my Heart Door?”
Cheng Hong Ling looked at Qi Huang with a face full of shock. She relied on her Heart Door to trap her three souls and seven vital souls in her Sea of Consciousness. If the person in front of her could push open the Heart Door, it meant that she couldn’t be contained.
Qi Huang mumbled, not knowing how to explain.
“And even though we’ve established a Soul Bond, why can’t I read your memories? What secrets do you have on you?”
Cheng Hong Ling continued to question, and then slowly walked closer.
‘So she couldn’t read my memories!’
Qi Huang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
“If you don’t want to say, then don’t. I’ll figure it out sooner or later.”
Cheng Hong Ling didn’t press further but changed the subject: “Since we’ve established a Soul Bond now, I can bring you into my Sea of Consciousness anytime, no matter how far apart we are or under what circumstances. So, when you encounter danger, you must notify me promptly. I don’t want to die without knowing why.”
‘Ah? That powerful? Then I can run amok as I please?’
Qi Huang was overjoyed, but then she suddenly thought of something and frowned: “If we’re relatively close, I can naturally tell you, but what if we’re too far apart?”
“It’s okay, our telepathic connection is strong enough now. No matter how far apart we are, you just need to pour your Spiritual Sense into the clone imprint on your forehead, and we can communicate telepathically.”
Cheng Hong Ling explained.
‘Is that true or not? Ling Jin Jiuling (7) Jiu Wu Ba Dao Yu Jiu Si Ling Ba Qu Shi Shan’
Qi Huang was very curious, so she extended her Spiritual Sense towards the clone imprint and said telepathically, “Can you hear me?”
“Of course I can hear you. Do you think I’m lying to you?”
Cheng Hong Ling replied telepathically with slight annoyance.
‘Haha, now it’s foolproof.’
Qi Huang was extremely excited, but then she curiously asked, “How can you contact me proactively?”
“It’s still through the clone imprint on your forehead, but it must be within the range of my Spiritual Sense. Otherwise, only you can contact me unilaterally.”
Cheng Hong Ling explained telepathically.
‘I see. Although there are slight flaws, they are not a big problem.’
Qi Huang was a contented person, so she didn’t dwell on it.
“Don’t think that you can act recklessly because of this. I can retrieve you through the Soul Bond, which can be broken or blocked. Do you understand?”
Cheng Hong Ling knew what Qi Huang was thinking from her expression and warned her.
“Understood! Understood!”
Qi Huang’s expression did not change. As she said before, she was born in humble circumstances and was a contented person.
“Alright, you can go out now. I’m going to take a bath.”
Cheng Hong Ling then dismissed her.
“Don’t you need me to scrub your back?”
Qi Huang asked “enthusiastically.” Since the other party couldn’t read her memories, what did she have to fear?
“No need. Anyway, I already know that the telepathy wasn’t generated because my body smelled bad, so I can just wash it casually.”
Cheng Hong Ling perfunctorily replied.
“Why are you turning your back on me?”
Qi Huang felt regretful, but she couldn’t force it. She could only leave the room dejectedly.
“What a strange clone. Why would it have thoughts about its former body?”
Cheng Hong Ling’s red lips moved slightly as she murmured.
…
Meanwhile, in the grand hall of the HongHua Sect, Qin Quan was convening an assembly of elders.
“Everyone, our sect has accumulated many ghost-related incidents. If disciples are not sent to investigate them promptly, the HongHua Sect will lose its prestige in Huang Tian Prefecture over time.”
Qin Quan stated his purpose.
The Protectors and Elders below looked at each other, their faces showing unnatural expressions, because they didn’t have many Cat’s Eye Tears left.
Xu Mei’s complexion was the worst, because she had used up the last of her Cat’s Eye Tears that day to verify Qi Huang’s identity. In such a situation, sending disciples to investigate would be no different from sending them to their deaths.
“I know your difficulties, but you must do it no matter how difficult it is. We cultivators cultivate to slay demons and eliminate monsters, so how can we be afraid of death?”
Qin Quan said righteously, and then had Elder Ruan bring out all the accumulated ghost incidents and distribute them evenly among the elders.
Xu Mei also received quite a few. Holding the stack of “ghost incident” records, she fell into distress.
“How could I be so stupid? Why did I use all the Cat’s Eye Tears that day? How can I face those disciples now?”
Xu Mei truly wished she could slap herself.
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Volume 2: Uh oh, my clone has developed self-awareness.
