Chapter 053: Winning Through Wisdom
Feeling the terrifying spiritual power about to erupt from the green Spirit Storing Gourd in Qin Gou’s hand, Mo Qingxin’s face suddenly became filled with panic. She exclaimed, “I don’t need this kind of gift! Fellow Daoist Qin, quickly take this thing away!”
“Nonsense.” Qin Gou cast a glance at the wicked woman. “Do you really think this is a token of love for you? Who are you trying to fool? Fellow Daoist Mo, have you been in this small place for too long that your sources of information are blocked? If you have the chance, go out and inquire. In today’s Cultivation World, who is the ancestor of killing without batting an eye, and who is the ancestor of winning through wisdom!”
“I don’t understand what Fellow Daoist Qin is spouting at all. You’re just being suspicious and accusing me of harboring ulterior motives without any evidence. Isn’t this unreasonable and bullying a weak woman like myself who is in a half-dead body?” Mo Qingxin’s pretty face turned pale, clearly flustered by Qin Gou’s assertiveness. The dignified Realm Lord was even boasting about her own frailty.
Seeing this, Qin Gou coldly smiled and said, “This Soul Locking Crystal is indeed rare and unusual. Most Dharma Aspect Realm cultivators have never seen it with their own eyes, let alone understand its properties. I am an exception. I know very well that even if I slept on it, it wouldn’t speed up the absorption at all. Your deception earlier was just to get me to get closer, making it easier for your half-dead body to achieve some other unspeakable purpose, am I right?”
Being forced to stay in Arc-Moon Mountain for many years, the greatest benefit for Qin Gou was ‘leisure,’ giving him endless time to exchange for all sorts of rare and exotic spirit treasures and constantly play with them. His knowledge of spiritual plants and strange stones was astonishing.
“It seems I underestimated Fellow Daoist Qin.” Mo Qingxin gritted her silver teeth and said coldly, “But Fellow Daoist Qin, you secretly prepared this Spirit Storing Gourd. Aren’t you also harboring ulterior motives? What right do you have to boast here and say you have no selfish intentions?”
“Heaven is my witness, before today, I have never made any move against Fellow Daoist Qin. Since we are birds of a feather, why are you pretending to be a noble hero?”
“Today, I, Qin, finally understand what it means to judge the heart of a gentleman with the narrow mind of a villain! This Spirit Storing Gourd was never intended to threaten you from the start; I planned to use it on Wenkong!” Qin Gou’s expression was calm and composed. He sneered, “Fortunately, heaven has eyes, allowing this Spirit Storing Gourd to coincidentally become a sharp weapon for this Qin to deal with a treacherous thief like you who repays kindness with malice. Truly a righteous gentleman, aided by heaven!”
“Is this true?” Mo Qingxin’s expression was startled. Could it be that she had dug her own grave?
“Heh!” Qin Gou’s brows furrowed coldly. “Of course! Just believe it as truth!”
Mo Qingxin pondered for a moment, her tone somewhat defeated. “No matter what the truth is, I admit that Fellow Daoist Qin is the superior one here.”
However, Mo Qingxin quickly changed the subject and smiled sweetly. “But, Fellow Daoist Qin, don’t think I’m a three-year-old child. The Spirit Storing Gourd in your hand does hit my weak spot, but the question is, do you really dare to detonate it here? I swear on my status as Realm Lord, if I don’t agree now, with Fellow Daoist Qin’s current cultivation, there’s no way you can leave this mausoleum. And once the Spirit Storing Gourd is detonated, at most my Soul Locking Crystal Coffin will be destroyed, but you yourself will truly perish!”
“So, why don’t we each take a step back, let this matter go, and form a Spirit Oath, never to fight again, what do you say?”
After speaking, Mo Qingxin stood with her hands behind her back, a charming smile on her face, seemingly waiting for Qin Gou to relent.
“Guess if I dare?” However, Qin Gou merely winked at Mo Qingxin with a smile, appearing extremely relaxed.
“Fellow Daoist Qin, don’t put on a show here…”
“Bang!”
Qin Gou’s smile remained unchanged as he flicked his finger at the Spirit Storing Gourd, causing a shocking crack to quickly appear on its surface, accompanied by a buzzing sound.
“Madman! You, you stop!” Mo Qingxin cried out in disbelief, abandoning her composure. Her pretty face turned pale as she retreated repeatedly.
“Then let’s cut the nonsense.” Qin Gou stared coldly at Mo Qingxin and said in a deep voice, “First, hand over Wenkong’s遗物, which is rightfully mine. After that, I’ll seriously consider your proposal.”
As he spoke, Qin Gou made a gesture as if to further agitate the Spirit Storing Gourd.
Mo Qingxin no longer dared to hesitate. Gritting her teeth, she waved her hand, and several spirit treasures rose from beneath the Soul Locking Crystal Coffin, flying towards Qin Gou. Among them was the all-important tail ring.
Qin Gou revealed a content smile. “It seems Fellow Daoist Mo can cooperate. As the saying goes, respect me one foot, and I’ll respect you ten. I, this Seat, will show magnanimity and agree to your request.”
Mo Qingxin looked at him with suspicion. “Fellow Daoist Qin, you mean the Spirit Oath?”
“Indeed.”
Qin Gou nodded slightly. “Let’s take an oath together, that from now on, neither of us will harm the other’s life, including damaging your Soul Locking Crystal. After all, there’s no deep-seated hatred between you and I. And regarding this Hidden Female Country, I might want to cooperate with Fellow Daoist Mo on other matters.” Towards the end, Qin Gou intentionally revealed a greedy smile. Occasional flaws made him appear more trustworthy.
“Fellow Daoist is magnanimous. I admire you.” Mo Qingxin sighed with a dejected look in her eyes. She had truly lost. Even though she desperately wanted to quickly recover her former strength and crush the man in front of her with a single palm, it was to no avail. This Spirit Oath was the best solution she could possibly achieve.
One could even say that anyone else would not have accepted her request so easily. Had this Qin Gou ultimately been soft-hearted?
She wondered how much of his earlier claim of having feelings for her was true and how much was false.
The heavy and solemn power of the Heavenly Dao swept through. Although it was formless and invisible, both Qin Gou and Mo Qingxin’s true body within the Soul Locking Crystal could clearly feel its presence.
The Spirit Oath was made.
Mo Qingxin breathed a sigh of relief as if she had escaped from a narrow brush with death. “Fellow Daoist Qin, quickly put away this Spirit Storing Gourd. Be careful not to suffer a backlash.”
Qin Gou nodded and smiled, displaying exquisite control over his spiritual power and calmly putting it into his Nas Ring. His tone was calm and as it should be. “Just now, I used a lot of spiritual power to deal with Wenkong. Would Fellow Daoist Mo be willing to use the hidden hole on the Soul Locking Crystal to help me recover?”
Mo Qingxin’s dark eyebrows furrowed, and she let out a half-amused laugh. “Why didn’t Fellow Daoist Qin mention this earlier? Now that we can no longer fight, we are equals in this Cultivation World. Why should I help you? How about… you beg me?”
Upon hearing this, Qin Gou’s expression became extremely interesting. A sly, foxy smile spread across his lips. “Fellow Daoist Mo truly doesn’t realize the seriousness of the problem.”
“What do you mean?”
“I’ll ask Fellow Daoist Power Bank again, are you willing to help me recover my spiritual power?”
“Presumptuous! Qin Gou, what are you calling me?!” Mo Qingxin didn’t understand what ‘power bank’ meant, but she instinctively felt it wasn’t a compliment.
“Then there’s no way.”
As he spoke, Qin Gou leaped up and stood with a calm and self-assured posture on top of Mo Qingxin’s Soul Locking Crystal Coffin. His eyes playfully gazed at the sleeping beauty below. Restricted by the Spirit Oath, he no longer had to worry about Mo Qingxin’s schemes.
Next, Qin Gou grabbed his belt.
“Qin Gou, what do you ultimately want to do?!” Mo Qingxin’s beautiful eyes blazed with anger as she yelled.
“Why is ‘Electric Baby’ so agitated? We’ve already made a Spirit Oath. Can I, Qin, really harm your ‘life’? Heaven is my witness, I really just… need to pee urgently.” A Generation’s Celestial Master shrugged innocently, smiling amiably.
