Chapter 75: Can She Defeat An Entire Sect?
Qi Huang was nervous for a simple reason: her divine sense could not scan her surroundings. From her main body’s perspective, there was only the brainless clone in the room. How could she explain the sound of footsteps?
“It’s over if she sees me having a clone.”
Qi Huang knew this very well, so she immediately recalled the brainless clone and tucked Yaoyao’s black, waist-length silk dress into her storage ring. These two items were essential for her “golden cicada shedding” trick. She tried not to reveal them as much as possible to avoid arousing suspicion from her main body.
Yaoyao understood Qi Huang’s predicament and did not act contrary.
“Crack!”
In the next moment, the door to Qi Huang’s room was suddenly pushed open forcefully, and the wooden bolt shattered.
Qi Huang jumped in fright and looked towards the sound. She saw her main body, wearing a white gauze dress, walk in with a cold, pretty face, holding the Blue Scale Sword, which emitted a chilling glint.
“Is… is something wrong?”
Qi Huang asked guiltily. For some reason, she felt that the killing intent emanating from her main body had been growing stronger lately. Even without relying on the Fierce Weapon List, it made her feel apprehensive.
Cheng Hong Ling did not answer. Her beautiful eyes revealed a blade-like cold glint, and she began to search the room carefully.
“What… what are you looking for?”
Qi Huang feigned ignorance, her voice somewhat stuttered.
“Wasn’t there anyone else in your room just now?”
Cheng Hong Ling withdrew her gaze and asked.
“No, it was just me alone.”
Qi Huang replied with feigned composure.
“Is that so? Then why did I hear footsteps?”
Cheng Hong Ling narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, her killing intent intensifying.
“Th-that must have been my own!”
Qi Huang’s breathing stopped, and she said tremblingly.
“You are quite fast. One moment you were sitting on the bed, and the next you had changed your clothes. And you’re disguised as a man, with chest binding and hair tied up. Are you planning to sneak out and do something bad again?”
Cheng Hong Ling frowned and questioned.
“Do bad things? You… you’re simply slandering me… slandering me! When have I ever done anything bad… bad?”
Qi Huang weakly retorted.
“Haven’t done anything? Then why are you stuttering?”
Cheng Hong Ling asked impassively.
“…”
Qi Huang was speechless. She had indeed done something bad: she had hidden someone’s Spiritual Wisdom.
“Hmph! Behave yourself from now on, and don’t always think about sneaking out. If I catch you, you’ll be waiting to collect the corpses of those seedlings!”
Cheng Hong Ling snorted coldly, then put away her sword and walked out.
“Hoo…”
Qi Huang let out a deep sigh. For some reason, after not seeing each other for a day, she suddenly realized that the killing intent emanating from her main body had increased significantly. If this continued, she might not be able to cope even if her main body didn’t use the Fierce Weapon List.
On the other side, after returning to her room, Cheng Hong Ling did not go to sleep. Instead, she sat cross-legged on the bed, with the Fierce Weapon List placed in front of her.
Cheng Hong Ling quietly stared at the Fierce Weapon List, carefully sensing the surging killing intent emanating from it, trying to fully comprehend the principle of killing intent and then cultivate it. The reason she did this was to control the clone with an independent personality within her capabilities.
It was good that the clone was strong, but a clone with an independent personality was different! Once their opinions diverged, it would become a time bomb.
The reason Cheng Hong Ling chose killing intent was also very simple! Because she felt that relying solely on strength, she would probably find it difficult to defeat the clone that only cultivated divine sense, as its speed was too heaven-defying. Therefore, she could only use her strengths to attack its weaknesses, and Qi Huang’s weakness was naturally killing intent.
As for the Fierce Weapon List, it was an external object after all, and it didn’t provide much sense of security. As the clone’s strength increased, she was no longer confident that she could protect it, so she had to find another way.
Cheng Hong Ling gave a self-deprecating smile. She had previously disparaged others for practicing only divine sense as a heretical path, but she never expected that she herself would one day choose to practice killing intent, a “heretical path.” She had completely thrown her pride away.
However, fortunately, Cheng Hong Ling’s sacrifice of pride was rewarded. She indeed had a talent for cultivating killing intent, and it was not low. Through her research on the Fierce Weapon List, she had already gained a preliminary grasp of killing intent!
“Little clone, little clone! It seems you are destined to not escape my palm, Immortal Fairy.”
A triumphant smile appeared on Cheng Hong Ling’s pretty face. It was only when she thought of the little clone that she would make such an un-high-and-mighty expression.
In the following days, Qi Huang became much more well-behaved. She ran back and forth between the greenhouse and the shop all day, focusing on growing vegetables.
During this period, Qi Huang noticed that her main body would often take out the Fierce Weapon List and stare at it blankly. She didn’t know what she was doing, and sometimes she even left it in her room without putting it away.
Qi Huang’s eyes lit up, because she knew that if she could get her hands on this thing, she would no longer have to fear her main body. However, she was afraid that her main body was trying to lure her into a trap, so she hesitated to act.
A few days later, Yaoyao was preparing to leave again.
“Are you still going after the Nine Nether Demonic Cat?”
Qi Huang asked subconsciously.
“Forget it! Since it has come to this, I will tell you my plan!”
Yaoyao took a deep breath and continued, “You must understand how tragic the Nine Nether Demonic Cat tribe is. So, when I was young, I often heard my father talk about how, if he had the ability, he would definitely rescue all the tribesmen in the Cultivation World. Now that I have the ability, I will fulfill his unfinished wish.”
“So, that’s why you went to the Yuxiao Sect to collect cats from various Immortal Sects back then? And that’s also the reason for your recent outing?”
Qi Huang suddenly realized.
“Yes, that’s why I found a Cat Owner like you to help. If it was just for feeding a few of them, I would be enough on my own.”
Yaoyao explained, then cautiously asked, “So, are you scared now? I have offended quite a few Immortal Sects before, and I will continue to offend many more in the future. If you’re scared, you don’t have to force yourself. I can find another Cat Owner!”
“Scared? It’s always others who are scared of me. When have I ever been scared of anyone?”
Qi Huang bragged without hesitation because she understood the principle of seeking wealth in danger. If she parted ways with Yaoyao, her plan to become stronger would be completely ruined.
“Very good! Although you like to brag, your thinking is not problematic. I guarantee that you will definitely become a qualified Cat Owner before you die!”
Yaoyao said in an elderly tone.
“Before I die? You plan for me to do this for my whole life! Can’t I do it on a short-term basis?”
Qi Huang’s expression instantly froze.
“Sure, but I need to clarify beforehand, my Cat Owners are for life. They won’t be replaced unless they die. How short do you want it to be?”
Yaoyao teased.
“Of course, I’m willing to do it for a lifetime. It’s my honor to be your Cat Owner!”
Qi Huang broke out in a cold sweat.
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The Grand Hall of the HuXiao Sect.
A disciple walked into the main hall and then reported the situation to Sect Leader Guo and Elder Zhou inside.
“Elder Zhou, we stayed at the HongHua Sect for a while. After inquiring everywhere, we finally understood what was going on. The Pingshan Mass Grave has indeed erupted, and several minor leaders of evil spirits even personally came to the HongHua Sect to cause trouble, but they were all resolved by that Cheng Hong Ling.”
The disciple reported. He was one of the disciples whom Zhou Ming had left behind at the HongHua Sect previously.
“What? Resolved by that Cheng Hong Ling alone? That’s too weak!”
Zhou Ming was stunned for a moment, then shook his head contemptuously.
“Then why has the Pingshan Mass Grave stopped erupting? Could it be that the source of evil there was scared away by that Cheng Hong Ling?”
Guo Chao pondered for a moment and asked again.
“Yes, not only did Cheng Hong Ling repel the evil spirits who came to provoke her, but she also went alone to the Pingshan Mass Grave and gave a very powerful warning to the source of evil. Since then, the Yin Energy has stopped erupting.”
The disciple continued.
“No way? That’s too weak! So many evil spirits were scared off by a young girl.”
Guo Chao frowned slightly, then looked at Elder Zhou and questioned, “Elder Zhou, when you returned, you told me how dangerous the Pingshan Mass Grave was. What’s going on now?”
“Uh… I didn’t find that guy to be useless, did I?”
Elder Zhou replied resentfully.
“Scared to death by a young girl who just entered the Transformation Mirror. I think the source of evil is at most at the Transformation Mirror level. We really overestimated him.”
Guo Chao shook his head and mocked.
“Yes, it seems impossible to force her to join the HuXiao Sect by using those evil spirits.”
Elder Zhou was slightly disappointed.
“It doesn’t matter, we still have a backup plan. Let’s wait for the Evergreen Convention in two years. She will know that the rules are more terrifying than any evil spirits or demons!”
Guo Chao said with a cold smile.
“I don’t know what rules Sect Leader Guo wants Steward Cai to change this time! If it’s still the five-person team battle, I estimate that even if our HuXiao Sect’s five strongest young geniuses fight together, we might barely win against her. Even if we win, it won’t be glorious. Moreover, there are still two years. With her growth rate, if something goes wrong…”
Elder Zhou did not finish his sentence.
“Elder Zhou, don’t worry. She can defeat five, can she defeat ten? If she can defeat ten, can she defeat an entire sect? With Steward Cai around, the rules are still up to us to decide. We can change them at will with a few words. Don’t even mention two years.
Guo Chao added with a look of disdain, “There are geniuses stronger than her in those super sects in Zhongzhou, but I haven’t heard of anyone being able to shake the rules of the Immortal Alliance. No matter how fast a tree grows, can it pierce through the sky?”
