Chapter 166 Nine Nether Demonic Cat (1)
With the main body’s permission, Qi Huang had no more worries. She spent all day in the greenhouse planting vegetables, wishing she could eat, drink, and relieve herself there. Her undisguised behavior once again caused dissatisfaction among the sect’s high-level figures, and she was summoned for a talk again.
“I heard you’ve started planting vegetables again?” Sect Leader Qin cautiously probed.
“What do you mean ‘again’? Haven’t I always been planting vegetables?” Qi Huang was quite displeased, as if she had been sneaking around.
“You stinky girl, did you not take anything I said to you to heart?” Her cheap master, Xu Mei, reprimanded her with exasperation.
“Master, although I’ve been planting vegetables, I haven’t slacked off on my cultivation! My cultivation level has already reached the sixth level of the Juling Realm!” Qi Huang boasted. She wasn’t lying; thanks to the “Feminization Mask” from her main body, she had made considerable progress despite treating cultivation as a side hustle.
Xu Mei hesitated to speak but ultimately shook her head helplessly. After all, such speed wasn’t slow. What more could she ask for?
“Does your main body know about your obsession with planting vegetables?” Sect Leader Qin confirmed.
“Of course, she gave me her permission. She’s already reached the Huashen Realm and believes she’s invincible, so she lets me do whatever I want,” Qi Huang said righteously.
“Qi Huang, look!” Qin Quan took a deep breath and said earnestly, “Hong Ling has indeed reached the Huashen Realm, but she is still just one person. When she’s overwhelmed, she needs you to help her with some matters. But your cultivation level is only the sixth level of the Juling Realm. Although your spiritual sense is powerful, it ultimately doesn’t provide much combat power. If something happens to you, won’t it affect her? So, I think you should focus on cultivating.”
‘Who says spiritual sense doesn’t provide much combat power?’ Qi Huang thought to herself, then defiantly said, “Even though I plant vegetables, I’m also working hard on my cultivation! It’s just that you haven’t seen it!”
“Is that so? Then why are you getting thinner and thinner, and your face is pale? I’ve never heard of people who cultivate diligently becoming weaker!” Qin Quan asked with a half-smile.
“What do you mean by ‘thinner’? I’m losing weight! Do you know what losing weight is? It’s what girls are doing these days! And pale faces and such, I’m fair-skinned! Naturally beautiful! Do you understand girls’ matters?” Qi Huang argued slyly.
Qin Quan opened and closed his mouth, finally falling silent. Of course, he didn’t understand girls’ matters.
The conversation ended fruitlessly again, and Qi Huang continued to do as she pleased. As a result, the news that the clone of HongHua Sect’s greatest genius was obsessed with planting vegetables spread like wildfire, to the point where everyone knew about it. However, since the main body turned a blind eye, no one could do anything about her.
Meanwhile, Cheng Hongling had been consolidating her cultivation. Although she had reached the Huashen Realm, because she had cultivated a clone early on, she could not cultivate another one. She would have to wait until she reached the Shentong Realm to continue cultivating.
As for Qi Huang? Her spiritual sense had reached the Shentong Realm. According to reason, she could cultivate three more clones, completely rescuing her three souls. However, the current environment did not allow it, so she temporarily put it aside. After all, she was “living under someone else’s roof” and it was best to keep a low profile.
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In the Yuxiao Sect’s main hall, Liu Lei looked grimly at the high-level figures below. After a long while, he said, “Esteemed Protectors and Elders, remember a few months ago when I asked you to inquire about Cat’s Eye Tears everywhere? Why haven’t I received any news until now?”
“Reporting to the Sect Leader, I don’t know about others, but I haven’t found any sellers,” Protector Fang hesitated for a moment before speaking.
“Me too! I’ve already asked the Juyin Auction House, and they haven’t auctioned Cat’s Eye Tears for half a year. I don’t know when the next one will be.”
“It’s the same for us. Because of the Cat’s Eye Tears, the Nine Nether Demonic Cat has been hunted and killed indiscriminately by the Cultivation World. They have become fewer and fewer in recent years, and are almost extinct in the wild. Therefore, it’s impossible to have Cat’s Eye Tears sold on the market.”
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The high-level figures looked embarrassed and expressed their views one after another.
“Then tell me, what should we do? The Cat’s Eye Tears in the sect have been used up, and the disciples cannot carry out their missions. Forcibly going would not only be sending them to their deaths in vain but also damage the sect’s reputation.” Liu Lei questioned.
“Sect Leader Liu, you should ask Elder An about this problem. He is responsible for raising our sect’s Nine Nether Demonic Cat. Why have the Cat’s Eye Tears obtained recently become fewer and fewer? Because of this, I have already lost two or three disciples to those fiends.” Protector Fang looked at a rugged-looking elder in the hall and said.
“Protector Fang, are you implying that this is my responsibility? For one Nine Nether Demonic Cat, let alone its tears, even if it were killed, its blood would not be enough for the entire sect to use!” The rugged-looking Elder An retorted. He had a booming voice and a broad, powerful build, looking fierce.
“Why is there only one Nine Nether Demonic Cat? Aren’t there two in the dungeon? How did the other one go blind? You still haven’t given us an explanation.” Protector Fang countered.
“Are you deliberately picking a fight? I said I don’t know!” Elder An strode forward, looking as if he would resort to fighting if words failed.
“Hmph! You’re responsible for raising it, and you don’t know? Who else would?” Protector Fang sneered and questioned.
“You’re with your mother every day, do you know what color her bellyband is today?” Elder An sneered.
“You’re courting death! A mere peak Guiyi Realm dares to challenge me?” Protector Fang took offense and was about to make a move.
“Stop!” Liu Lei, seeing the situation getting out of control, immediately shouted to intervene.
The two dared not be presumptuous, but they still glared at each other with lingering anger.
“Elder An, although Protector Fang’s tone was a bit harsh, you are responsible for the Nine Nether Demonic Cat’s upkeep. I still hope you can think of a solution. If this continues, our sect will truly be finished.” Liu Lei pleaded.
“Yes! Sect Leader!” Elder An took a deep breath and accepted the order.
The conversation ended there, and the high-level figures dispersed.
Elder An cast a resentful glance at Protector Fang before heading towards the back mountain with a dark expression.
The back mountain of the Yuxiao Sect had a dungeon, usually used to imprison demons and monsters. The further inside, the more powerful the imprisoned demons were, and the stricter the guards naturally became.
Elder An entered the dungeon and walked all the way to the cell at the very end. Logically, this cell should have housed the most powerful fiend in the entire dungeon. However, that was not the case. The cell door was marked with large characters: “Fierce Cat Inside, Approach With Caution.”
Elder An walked to the entrance and looked inside through the iron bars. The situation within the cell was fully visible. On the two walls of the cell, iron chains as thick as eggs were embedded. On one side, a small dark figure was chained. Due to the dim light, its appearance was unclear, but one of its eyes was exceptionally bright, glowing green like two balls of ghost fire.
“Master!” Seeing Elder An, the disciple guarding the door came over to pay his respects.
“Open the door,” Elder An commanded domineeringly.
The disciple did not dare to delay and quickly opened the cell door, also using his wits to pick up a torch and walk inside. Elder An followed. The interior was illuminated by the torchlight, and the appearance of the two dark figures was finally revealed. They were two small cats snuggling together and sleeping. They were thin and covered in scars. Because their fur was pure black, they blended completely into the darkness of the dimly lit cell. Without sufficient light, they were almost invisible, especially if one ignored those glowing green eyes!
Hearing the commotion, the two scarred cats seemed to be struck by lightning and instinctively scurried towards a corner. However, one of them stumbled around like a headless fly. Upon closer inspection, it was found that its eyes lacked any light. Instead, there were only empty sockets, as if its eyeballs had been gouged out.
Elder An walked to a nearby shelf, took out a spiked iron whip from among the eighteen torture implements, grabbed an iron chain, and instantly yanked the cat with intact eyes back. He cursed, “You little beast! Have I been hitting you too little lately? You hardly shed any tears. Today, I’ll make you cry your eyes dry!”
