Chapter 240 Unexpected Changes (3k)
Hearing Bairnis’s words, Su Jiu was slightly stunned. A hint of joy appeared in her eyes as she looked at the jar storing energy. She slowly approached it, stared at the special alchemical patterns on it, and then asked in a low voice, “Then how should I absorb the energy? This thing doesn’t look easy to handle.”
“With your mouth,” Bairnis’s serious voice came from the necklace. It was precisely because of this voice that Su Jiu stopped.
“Ah? Should I drink it directly?”
Su Jiu was slightly taken aback, somewhat puzzled as to why this special energy would use such a primitive method of consumption. However, her movements were swift. She formed her fingers into a sword shape, and her nails grew slightly. With a “hiss!”, she directly cut off the inserted tube.
Su Jiu knew that this large jar wouldn’t be easy to open. Instead of trying to pry it open, it was better to drink directly from the opening, which would also allow her to store a lot.
With a “swoosh!”, the nutrient solution inside slowly flowed out like a slightly viscous green paste. Looking at the jar continuously spewing liquid after being cut, Su Jiu’s figure flickered, and she quickly kicked the jar over, positioning the three openings upwards.
She basically threw away the useless things in her storage bag and tried to use it to store the liquid directly. However, after filling it halfway, it started to overflow. She couldn’t help but look at the energy liquid with some pain, muttering in her heart, “When I’m rich someday, I’ll definitely get a big one. This little bit is already full.”
“Drink quickly… this stuff smells pretty good.”
Glancing at the glass jar at the other end that was also beginning to flow with liquid, Su Jiu chuckled. She then asked Bairnis to transform into human form. After exchanging a look, Su Jiu took the first sip. A sweet sensation instantly filled her mouth, tasting somewhat like the one in the illusion…
Thinking this, Su Jiu couldn’t help but glance at the little fairy sleeping in the jar – the young Bai Zhi. The latter was still quietly holding the flower bud as when she first entered, her sleeping face still like an angel, serene and tranquil…
The fleeting dream just now felt like a butterfly lingering in Su Jiu’s heart, making her feel reluctant. She swallowed the paste in her mouth again, feeling every part of her body becoming warm, and then withdrew her gaze…
However, she understood that her position did not allow for such feelings. Having any other sentiments towards a demon that brought harm to humanity was just a fleeting dream, and it was nothing.
Seeing this, Bairnis also bit down, closing her eyes slightly as she felt the energy surge into her body. The feeling of ethereal bliss made her recall her past glory, as if her power had returned.
The two of them were absorbing the energy as if nothing had happened, unaware that the flowers outside the door were slowly withering. After some unknown amount of time passed.
Bairnis was the first to lose her footing. She covered her slightly bulging stomach and gently covered her mouth, letting out a small burp. Her face was flushed red, looking particularly alluring.
She then looked at Su Jiu, who was still absorbing, and frowned slightly, puzzled. Why could Su Jiu consume more than her? This was unreasonable. This energy was indeed not ordinary energy but an evolutionary energy. The stronger the bloodline, the more was needed…
Although she was in a dilapidated state now, she still had the bloodline of a Duke-level Blood Clan. Su Jiu’s consumption was even higher than hers. Perhaps Su Jiu’s human bloodline was top-tier – just like the woman who killed her back then, the half-blood Duke of the Blood Clan, Vivian!
Never mind, thinking too much is useless.
Shaking her head, Bairnis looked around and confirmed there was no danger. She then said softly, “Miss, I’ll return to the spiritual space first.”
Hearing her voice, Su Jiu nodded slightly and continued to absorb. She actually felt that her Ice Chih bloodline was already full.
However, the greedy feeling within her body kept her demanding more, as if a blazing fire had ignited in her heart, needing only a spark to unleash this evil flame.
This was the Ghost Car bloodline!
Time ticked by, and only one-fifth of the special energy in the jar remained. Just as Su Jiu was about to finish it… suddenly, a line of text floated in her left eye: “A big shot has entered, run quickly! Don’t look back!”
Su Jiu’s heart trembled slightly. Xiao Qiqi meant she should flee immediately, indicating that the person arriving this time was at least capable of evading the high-ranked Battle Kings, or even War God Level individuals, of the thunder.
Although the mica thunder had Demigod Level damage, if she couldn’t match the opponent’s speed, it would be useless. After all, it would be difficult to even hit them, let alone inflict damage on them.
“I need to hide!”
As for why Xiao Qiqi wasn’t discovered, it was no longer her concern. What she needed to do now was hide. Her gaze swept across the door in front, and Su Jiu glanced at the hypnotized assistant.
She immediately put down the straw, pulled up her hood, and quickly ran out. Pushing open the large door, she soon appeared on the bluestone path…
However, not long after Su Jiu opened the door, a conversation could be heard from the other side of the bridge. It sounded like the female voice from before and an unfamiliar male voice, seemingly arguing over something.
“Sect Leader Cen Chuan, my lady is at a critical juncture of breakthrough. What are you doing with so many people?” This voice sounded somewhat like the blue-haired woman from before, and she seemed displeased.
“My subordinate pet is dead, and Lin Xiao’s shadow’s corpse lies beside it. The person inside is a fake – possibly a Dragon Hunter in disguise, intending to harm your lady!” As her words fell, a rather cold and proud female voice sounded, her words carrying a hint of indignation, seemingly wanting to enter.
Hearing this voice, Su Jiu’s expression slightly tightened. A Bishop? Even a Black-clad Bishop was not someone she could contend with, at least being at High-Rank Battle King level.
Immediately, Su Jiu’s gaze swept around, finding no place to hide. Just as she was about to turn back into the pavilion, she heard movement outside again.
“But… Bishop Cen Chuan, you seem to have strong malice in your heart.” The blue-clothed woman’s voice sounded again, already carrying a tense aura. She knew very well what Bishop Cen Chuan intended to do.
“Get out of the way! I’ll count to three. If you don’t move, don’t blame me for forcing my way in! Regardless, I must thoroughly investigate this pavilion!”
“Three!”
Bishop Cen’s voice had completely turned cold, as if the death of her pet had enraged her. “Boom!” The sound of weapons impacting the ground began to appear outside the door.
Another male voice appeared, seeming to be from Priest Lin Xiao just now. He said persuasively, “Young lady Baigen, we would never harm your lady. Please rest assured, the Bishop needs your lady’s molted skin and would not harm her.”
“Two!” Following Priest Lin Xiao, the countdown from the female voice continued.
Hearing this, Su Jiu’s pupils suddenly contracted. Three seconds was not enough time to hide in the pavilion. Her gaze flickered, and she heard a sudden loud noise from outside, “Boom,” followed by the creaking of the formation. Su Jiu’s gaze was suddenly drawn to the other side of the bridge…
“One!”
As fast as lightning, as soon as she finished counting, the secret art of the illusion was opened with a “whoosh!”. A woman in a black gauze dress appeared on the other side of the bridge.
“I could still sense auras here just now. Where is she? This is…”
Looking around, her gaze fell on the black robe a hundred meters away. She frowned, then lightly tapped her foot. A piercing sound echoed, and in an instant, she reached the black robe. Her eyelids sank, and she murmured to herself, “The robe of that shadow.”
Then she bent down and gently stroked it. She could still feel the residual warmth. Bishop Cen Chuan suddenly thought of something and abruptly yelled at the subordinates following behind her, “Search quickly! That person is inside the house. Her robe should have been taken off after entering!”
“Yes!”
Hearing the suppressed anger in their Bishop’s voice, the black-robed men dared not be negligent. With “swoosh! swoosh! swoosh!”, they quickly leaped onto the ancient pavilion. Black shadows instantly filled the entire pavilion. At this moment, the pavilion’s main door was also opened by the assistant from before.
“Ugh… so sleepy. Was I asleep just now? What’s going on?!”
Yawning, he rubbed his eyes as if he had just had a good dream, looking at the crowd standing in front of him with a bit of confusion.
When Bishop Cen saw the door opened, she first frowned slightly, then stepped forward a few paces, sizing up the assistant. Her voice carried a chilling killing intent, and she asked expressionlessly, “Were you asleep just now? Didn’t you see anyone enter?”
“Someone? Oh, right, a Shadow Lord came by just now, and she’s still helping the one adjust…”
The assistant scratched his head, then turned sideways, pointing with a smile towards the glass pillar not far inside the door. Almost simultaneously, both their gazes focused there.
They saw that the green energy liquid was all over the floor, and the energy liquid inside the large glass pillar had completely flowed out. The young Bai Zhi was lying on her side in the glass pillar, her face looking somewhat pale. The flower bud in her arms had begun to drop petals, giving the impression of being on the verge of death.
“Miss!? How could this happen?”
At this moment, the blue-haired woman and Bishop Lin Xiao also followed behind. Seeing this scene, both of them were extremely horrified. The former transformed into a stream of light and rushed forward, her face filled with immense anxiety.
“Lord… please, let me explain. When I saw it just now, it was all normal!”
The assistant’s eyes widened in terror, and he looked at Cen Chuan, who was opposite him. Just as he was about to explain, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his neck, and his vision abruptly darkened.
“Useless trash…”
Casually discarding the assistant, who was like trash, Cen Chuan quietly looked at the young Bai Zhi inside. Her willow-leaf-like eyes narrowed. There wasn’t much anger on her face, as if Bai Zhi’s failed nirvana didn’t affect her much.
Glancing at the blue-haired woman, she then slowly approached Bai Zhi step by step, her high heels making “drip! drip!” sounds on the wooden floor.
Just as she was five meters away from Bai Zhi, the blue-haired woman suddenly turned around and blocked Cen Chuan. After a “swish!”, a dark blue long sword appeared in her hand. Her eyes stared intently at Cen Chuan, narrowing as she questioned:
“What do you want?”
