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Chapter 273 Sublimation, I Almost Ascended
“Sublimation? It’s simply too sublimated, I’m practically ascending to heaven!”
Cheng Hong Ling responded through gritted teeth, then abruptly flung the Tongming Comb towards Qi Huangs body. She then reached out as if to scratch her scalp, but ultimately refrained. Instead, she sat down cross-legged and began circulating her cultivation to expel the poison.
“Ugh…”
Qi Huang, holding the Tongming Comb, was completely bewildered. She knew she’d once again done more harm than good with her good intentions.
‘But that’s not right! I clearly improved my strength this way. Why didn’t this method work for her?’
Qi Huang felt guilty and was frantically scratching her head in distress.
‘I’ve caused her to be poisoned twice. Anyone who didn’t know would think I wanted to murder her.’
Thinking this, Qi Huang felt a little scared.
As expected, what one fears the most is what often happens.
After spending a moment detoxifying, Cheng Hong Ling stood up, pointed at her imposter clone, and questioned her, “Speak! Did you want to murder me and then inherit my fame?”
“Inherit what ghost! If I murdered you, I’d be a ghost too,”
Qi Huang helplessly defended herself, then added, “My identity is exposed. Is there any need for me to lie?”
“Someone like you, spewing lies, who knows what else you’re hiding from me?”
Cheng Hong Ling didn’t trust Qi Huangs integrity at all.
“Ugh…”
Qi Huang was immediately rendered speechless. She hadn’t told the truth about the Cat’s Eye Tears, but it was out of desperation.
“See! Feeling guilty?”
Cheng Hong Ling seized the opportunity.
“I really do strengthen my spiritual sense this way. If you don’t believe me, watch!”
Qi Huang had no choice but to demonstrate herself, taking the Tongming Comb and combing her hair.
“Hmph! If I go bald, I’ll still drag you with me even if I become a nun.”
Cheng Hong Ling snorted coldly and flew away.
“Why is it so difficult to be a good clone?”
Qi Huang felt a mixture of tears and laughter and quickly chased after her.
In Cheng Hong Ling’s Sea of Consciousness, the bound Cheng Ling showed a contemptuous smile, taunting, “Two idiots!”
After her complaint, Cheng Ling turned to the three souls and six spirits in front of the window and said, “Sisters, help me break this Soul Bond. I’ll lead you to freedom. With my current spiritual sense strength, if we all work together, we can definitely push open the main body’s Heart Door.”
“Even if we get out, she’ll just catch us immediately! Just like last time.”
“Yeah! You have strong spiritual sense and can escape, but we’ll become scapegoats!”
“Instead of courting death, it’s better to honestly assist the main body. Perhaps we can become clones sooner. Although we won’t have absolute freedom, I’m content.”
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The three souls and six spirits all refused.
“What’s wrong with you all? You didn’t have this attitude before!”
Cheng Ling asked in disbelief.
“Before was before, now is now. We didn’t think the main body would cultivate so quickly before.”
“Yeah! At her speed, she’ll reach the Shentong Realm soon. As long as we obey, we’ll get our freedom before long.”
“Besides, that imposter clone is so strong. Following them has a bright future.”
…
The sisters responded one after another.
“Tsk! I think you’ve all been scared out of your wits! A bunch of cowards!”
Cheng Ling immediately mocked. Although her sisters were unwilling to help, she didn’t give up on her escape plan. After all, she had made a big mistake this time, and if she didn’t find a way to escape, she would truly be imprisoned for life.
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Qi Huang returned to the Prefecture Capital with the main body and began to deal with the mess.
Cheng Hong Ling settled her mother in an inn and had her “imposter clone” personally look after her. She then went to the Prefecture Office to report the incident. After all, so many people had died in their home, and even a cultivator couldn’t handle it privately.
Jiang Liniang had been so terrified the night before that she was in a state of deep slumber due to lack of rest.
Qi Huang patiently guarded her side. Since she didn’t know if her adoptive parents would still recognize her after her identity was exposed, she was filled with anxiety and cherished this time.
As time passed, Qi Huang suddenly remembered the three bound brothers in her Sea of Consciousness, so she quickly controlled her main consciousness to enter the palace.
Qi Huang looked around. Since Huang Tian, the Heavenly Soul, was left at home, there were still two souls and seven spirits in her Sea of Consciousness. Now, except for the Heavenly Soul, Earth Soul, and one Spirit Soul, who were still male, the other six spirits had all been femininized.
Qi Huang observed carefully and found that although Cheng Ling, the root of trouble, was gone, the situation inside was no different from before. The male and female sides were still irreconcilably opposed, occupying the east and west sides of the great hall respectively, facing each other. The only difference was that one side was standing, and the other was lying down.
‘That damned Cheng Ling has really left me with a mess. If these female souls aren’t controlled, problems will arise sooner or later.’
Qi Huang shook her head helplessly and then walked towards the three pitiful male souls.
“Brothers, you’ve suffered.”
Qi Huang apologized to her three brothers before beginning to untie them. Since everything in the hall was formed by her spiritual sense, the ropes could naturally be used to bind souls.
“Whoa, little brother Spirit Soul, did you grow a tumor? How did your chest get so big in just a few days?”
As Qi Huang untied the Spirit Soul, she discovered that his chest had become very prominent, yet he still had a man’s face, which was extremely bizarre.
“What tumor? This is all because of you! If you were a bit bolder, I wouldn’t have become like this.”
The Spirit Soul was furious and recounted what had happened before.
“So that’s how it is!”
Qi Huang suddenly understood. She had been wondering why she suddenly wasn’t afraid of killing intent anymore. It turned out that the feeling of fear had been assimilated by that woman Cheng Ling.
“That’s not right! How could she have femininized you directly here? Didn’t she need to control the body before?”
Qi Huang’s scalp suddenly tingled.
“Yes, I’ve also been thinking about this. If she had had this ability from the beginning, she would have femininized all of us long ago, and it wouldn’t have waited until now.”
The Earth Soul chimed in from the side.
“I think she just recently acquired this ability. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have exhausted her strength after only slightly feminizing the ninth brother.”
The Human Soul analyzed.
“That makes sense.”
Qi Huang nodded thoughtfully, then muttered to herself, “It seems that woman still has many secrets. I need to find time to enter the Dreamscape again and see what happened to her after she escaped from the HongHua Sect!”
Having made up her mind, Qi Huang stood up and walked towards the six female spirits on the other side.
Although Cheng Ling had now been expelled, the six female spirits had been assimilated. Therefore, they all looked at Qi Huang unpleasantly.
“Don’t look at me like that. You should all know that Cheng Ling is not coming back. If you want to become clones as soon as possible, then you’ll obediently listen to me. Otherwise, like her, you’ll stay in prison here for a lifetime!”
Qi Huang issued a warning, then returned to the center of the hall and announced, “We’ve been together for so long, and I haven’t given you names yet. This is my failure as the Life Soul. Since I have time today, I’ll give you all names.”
“Who wants you to give us names! Don’t flatter yourself!”
One of the female spirits retorted.
“Earth Soul, from now on, your name is Huang Di.”
Qi Huang ignored them and immediately looked at the Earth Soul.
“Emperor? Not bad, you have taste!”
The Earth Soul immediately flattered her. He clearly liked his name very much. The other souls’ eyes lit up upon hearing it, and their objections mysteriously disappeared.
“Human Soul, you shall be called Huang Ren.”
Qi Huang then looked at the Human Soul.
“Huang Ren? Do you think this name sounds good? People who don’t know might think I’m lewd!”
Huang Ren asked incredulously.
“Aren’t you lustful? Don’t I know myself?”
Qi Huang retorted.
The other souls’ eyes went black. It seemed they had gotten happy too soon.
“Spirit Soul, you shall be called Huang Jing!”
Qi Huang continued.
“Huang Jing is a medicinal ingredient, isn’t it?”
The Spirit Soul questioned.
“Come on! Could you have a broader perspective? Why think of medicinal ingredients? Huang Jin (gold)! Gold is money! I wish I could call all of you Huang Jin.”
Qi Huang said with blazing eyes.
“Then I’ll perish together with you.”
One of the female spirits threatened.
“Cough cough… Just kidding!”
Qi Huang coughed twice and then continued naming, “Tian Chongpo, you’re a girl, and calling you Huang Tian again is repetitive and doesn’t sound good. So from now on, you’ll be called Huang Tian, as in sweet and sour, sweet.”
“Sweet and sour? I want to bite you to death! You’re making me a clone but not giving me a brain!”
Tian Chongpo gnashed her little tiger teeth and said resentfully.
“Ling Hui Po, you shall be called Huang Ling! Since the main body’s Ling Hui Po is called Cheng Ling, I’m too lazy to think.”
Qi Huang said to Ling Hui Po.
“Aren’t you afraid the main body will sue you for infringement!”
Ling Hui Po questioned.
“Qi Po, you shall be called Huang Qi, with the ‘Qi’ from the Wang radical.”
Qi Huang said to Qi Po.
“Why not the ‘Qi’ from ‘strange’? Do you think my past self was pathetic and you don’t even want to mention my name?”
Qi Po scoffed disdainfully.
“Li Po, you shall be called Huang Li, as in beautiful Li.”
Qi Huang remained indifferent and said to Li Po.
“Beautiful? You think it’s beautiful, don’t you? I decide my own name.”
Li Po responded very forcefully.
“Zhongshu Po, you shall be called Huang Shu, as in comfortable Shu.”
“Why not call me Huang Zhong?”
“Huang Zhong sounds too unpleasant. If you mishear it, people might think I’m playing mahjong.”
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“Ying Po, you shall be called Huang Ying. Although you don’t look like a hero now, I hope you can become a heroic woman.”
“Heh, you talk as if you’re a hero yourself!”
…
Qi Huang continued naming while being mocked and quickly completed the assigned task. Then, ignoring the protests of the souls, she decisively ran away.
‘Now that all the names are assigned, I won’t have to use up brain cells when cultivating clones in the future.’
Qi Huang thought to herself.
Not long after, Jiang Liniang was awakened by nightmares. Seeing her daughter’s clone guarding her bedside, the look of terror on her face instantly vanished.
Although Qi Huang was anxious, she couldn’t suppress her concern for her adoptive mother. She quickly asked about her well-being and offered her tea.
In the evening, Cheng Hong Ling brought her father, Cheng Yuan, back from the HongHua Sect. Given the recent events, the family should have a good talk.
Qi Huang’s breathing almost stopped because she didn’t know how her adoptive parents would react to her identity being exposed.
“A grown man impersonating his daughter’s clone, not only deceiving her feelings but also seeing his daughter naked! If I were them, I’d definitely dig out this guy’s eyes.”
Qi Huang put herself in their shoes, and even without much fear, she began to feel afraid.
