Chapter 138: Meeting Again, Nine Good Sisters
Qi Huang had a whimsical idea, hoping to obtain the knowledge she desired from the other three souls and six spirits of her main body. But the problem was, how could she enter the Sea of Consciousness of her main body?
“Since I last opened my Heart Door and released the three souls and six spirits, she has been guarding against me. How can she possibly let me back into her Sea of Consciousness?”
Qi Huang was immediately troubled. Under the current circumstances, unless she could find an extremely convincing reason, she probably wouldn’t be able to return to the Sea of Consciousness of her main body again.
“What reason could possibly convince her?”
Qi Huang racked her brain, but couldn’t find a decent reason.
It wasn’t until one day, Ruan Lingyu and several other Senior Sisters came to visit again.
Cheng Hong Ling, in order to test the results, asked for the hairpin between her eyebrows to be given to her to wear.
Qi Huang resumed her true form and then tried her best to imitate the words and actions of her main body. But unfortunately, she was quickly recognized by the several Senior Sisters.
“How did you guys recognize me?”
Qi Huang asked helplessly.
“It’s your demeanor and actions. What you imitate is ultimately an imitation; it can’t reach 100% similarity.”
“And your temperament. Your main body is stoic and has a cold temperament, while you, little girl, have shifty eyes and are always looking at people sneakily.”
“And you smile too much, revealing dimples on your face from time to time.”
“If she’s a girl with no expression, you’re a mischievous little girl.”
…
The Senior Sisters couldn’t help but laugh, chiding her repeatedly.
After the Senior Sisters left, Cheng Hong Ling immediately began to accuse her.
“What’s going on with you? Why can’t you even imitate properly after trying for so long?”
Cheng Hong Ling said with a displeased expression.
“Sister! I really did my best!”
Qi Huang defended herself pitifully.
“I don’t want to know the process, I only want the result. If you can’t even imitate properly, our disguise as Huashen realm masters will be exposed one day. What about the people of Huang Tian Prefecture? That’s the first thing. Second, those Senior Sisters will keep an eye on you. Don’t you want them to be safe in the future?”
Cheng Hong Ling questioned her repeatedly.
“What could happen to them? As long as we don’t agree to let them be bait, even if they have the scent of Golden Life Flower on them, what can it do?”
Qi Huang was extremely confused.
“How can you be so naive? How precious is the Golden Life Flower? Not only the person who gave us the seeds, but everyone in the world wants it. Once the scent on them reaches a certain level, they will become prey to everyone. Otherwise, why would I guard against them like a thief? Am I just afraid they’ll become bait?”
Cheng Hong Ling reminded her helplessly.
Qi Huang’s eyes widened. She truly hadn’t thought of this. It seems she would have to be more vigilant towards those Senior Sisters in the future.
“So for everyone’s sake, you must strive to learn from me.”
Cheng Hong Ling reiterated.
Qi Huang looked troubled. Disguising herself as a woman was already difficult enough for her, let alone disguising herself as a specific woman. It was simply a hellish difficulty.
As Qi Huang was troubled, a flash of inspiration struck her. A thought suddenly appeared in her mind, so she cautiously tested the waters: “That Sister, I have something I’d like to ask your advice on!”
“Go ahead!”
Cheng Hong Ling said after calming herself down.
“If I stay in your Sea of Consciousness, can my Spiritual Sense still be projected outward from your body?”
Qi Huang asked tentatively, aiming for a gradual approach.
“Why did you suddenly think of such a question?”
Cheng Hong Ling didn’t react immediately.
“Look!”
Qi Huang quickly stepped forward as if offering a treasure, and guided her earnestly: “Although I’ve been imitating you, you’re beautiful, strong, and tragic. I can’t even reach fifty percent, let alone surpass you. I’m often recognized by people around me. This can’t continue.”
“What’s the relationship between these two things?”
Cheng Hong Ling slightly furrowed her brows.
“There’s a huge relationship! If I can project my Spiritual Sense from your Sea of Consciousness, won’t it appear to outsiders that you’re projecting it yourself? If we merge into one, I won’t have to deliberately imitate you when we go out.”
Qi Huang excitedly explained the benefits.
“Oh?”
Cheng Hong Ling’s beautiful eyes lit up, and she said somewhat excitedly, “This method of yours seems pretty good.”
“How about we try it?”
Qi Huang said, winking her eyes.
“You can go in, but you absolutely cannot open the Heart Door and come out, otherwise those guys will escape again.”
Cheng Hong Ling reminded her after a moment of thought.
“Then how will I get out?”
Qi Huang quickly asked.
“Why do you need to get out? Once you’re in, you’ll be a spirit body. You don’t need to eat, drink, or defecate, and you don’t even need to cultivate! Just as you said, we’ll truly be one person from now on.”
Cheng Hong Ling also guided her earnestly.
“But I’ll be lonely! I’m going in to experiment, not to be imprisoned, so I’ll definitely need to come out for some fresh air.”
Qi Huang quickly declared. For her, loneliness was secondary. If she were imprisoned inside, what about her family outside?
“How about this, if you want to come out, just tell me, and I’ll bring you out using the Soul Bond.”
After a standoff, Cheng Hong Ling finally compromised.
Once the agreement was made, Qi Huang was immediately taken into the Sea of Consciousness by her main body.
Upon entering the Sea of Consciousness, Qi Huang looked around. She found nine Cheng Hong Lings staying in the main hall. From the words between their eyebrows, she could see that they were the Three Souls – Heavenly Soul, Earth Soul, and Human Soul – and the Six Spirits – Heavenly Chongpo, Central Spiritual, Qi, Strength, Essence, and Ying.
As for the Spiritual Wisdom, it was naturally Qi Huang herself.
‘If I am considered the Spiritual Wisdom now, then what is the true Spiritual Wisdom in my Sea of Consciousness?’
Qi Huang’s heart suddenly questioned. She released her Spiritual Sense to observe herself. Indeed, there were the words “Spiritual Wisdom” between her eyebrows.
‘How strange!’
Qi Huang couldn’t figure it out. The answer to this question could probably only be found by cultivating an external avatar and opening her own Heart Door.
“It’s the Spiritual Wisdom! The Spiritual Wisdom is back!”
“What Spiritual Wisdom? You should call her Fifth Sister or Fifth Sister.”
“Yes, yes, Fifth Sister is back, that’s great! We have hope of getting out now.”
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Cheng Hong Ling’s soul fragments immediately rushed forward enthusiastically. Their attitude was completely opposite to last time. It was obvious that this was because Qi Huang had opened her Heart Door.
“What Fifth Sister, Fifth Sister?”
Qi Huang was stunned.
“Haven’t you always been the fifth one? Have you forgotten?”
The Earth Soul asked doubtfully.
“Have you forgotten? Fifth Sister said her memory isn’t complete!”
The Heavenly Soul next to her reminded.
“Yes, her memory isn’t complete due to an accident when the Life Soul separated her,” the Human Soul said.
“Then let me explain. In the Cultivation World, a person’s Three Souls and Seven Spirits have a unified ranking. The Three Souls are innate and used for reincarnation, naturally making them the eldest, second eldest, and third eldest. The Seven Spirits are born in the postnatal body. Among them, the Heavenly Chongpo is at the crown of the head, the Spiritual Wisdom is between the eyebrows, the Qi spirit is at the throat, the Strength spirit is in the heart, the Central Spiritual is in the Qi Sea, the Essence spirit is at the reproductive organ, and the Ying spirit is at the soles of the feet. Since a person is born from head to toe, they are generally ranked according to the order of seeing the light. The Heavenly Chongpo comes out first, naturally becoming the fourth sister. You are between the eyebrows, coming out second, naturally becoming the fifth sister, and so on.”
The Earth Soul explained in detail.
“So there’s such a rule!”
Qi Huang was amazed. She also found it a bit funny. Last time she came in, everyone had a stern face, like enemies. This time, they were calling her “Fifth Sister” and “Fifth Sister” so affectionately.
“Then, may I ask all my sisters, can the Life Soul hear us talking here?”
Qi Huang whispered, as she hadn’t forgotten why she came in.
