Chapter 75: Fourth Hundred and Ninety-eighth Chapter: With Me Here, Who Dares to Mend the Heavens (1)
After leaving the town, Qi Huang used her divine sense to envelop Mimi and flew north.
Mimi only felt the scenery around her flash by, and when she looked again, the noisy Donglai Sect was beneath her.
“Sister, your speed is so fast!” Yao Yao exclaimed. The distance of more than ten li felt like instantaneous travel to her.
Qi Huang did not reply. Her divine sense scanned Ye Donglai’s residence. The old man at that moment was still cursing.
“This is outrageous! It seems I’ve been too benevolent in my actions all these years, to the point where even thieves dare to come to my door. Once I catch you, I’ll chop off both your hands and make you eat them yourself, otherwise how can I establish myself in this Cultivation World in the future?”
Ye Donglai rambled on, his voice like a demonic sound that pierced the ears, causing extreme discomfort.
Qi Huang frowned in disgust, immediately descended with Mimi in front of the house, and then shouted inside: “Ye Donglai, get out here, you Immortal… Immortal Elder!”
“Who is it? Daring to provoke this old man’s bad luck?” Ye Donglai’s furious voice sounded, and the next moment he appeared at the doorway.
“Who are you people? Hiding your heads and tails, what are you intending to do? You’d better give this old man a reasonable explanation, otherwise, today you probably won’t be able to get in and out.” Ye Donglai observed Qi Huang and Mimi with red eyes and threatened.
“If you want to live, give me the storage ring on your left hand, and recall your clone yourself.” Qi Huang commanded the number one expert in the Xihui Dynasty’s Cultivation World with an imperious air.
“What did you say? Do you know who I am?” Ye Donglai was so angered that he laughed. He had lived for four to five hundred years, and no one had ever dared to speak to him like this.
“Noisy!” Qi Huang could no longer tolerate it. Her powerful divine sense immediately suppressed Ye Donglai. The air along the way was impacted, causing visible distortions. From afar, it looked like a great river spontaneously generated, with layers of surging waves that were earth-shattering, as if the Milky Way had poured down.
“Boom…” At the same time, centered on Ye Donglai, the ground within a radius of several hundred square meters was as if hit by a meteorite, instantly sinking by about a zhang. The courtyard behind him was affected, and both the main house and the side halls were instantly crushed into “pancakes,” sinking into the large pit together.
And the edges of the pit were filled with flying sand and stones, with cracks everywhere, and the entire foundation was constantly shaking, so much so that several nearby palaces were affected and collapsed.
“Ah! Is there an earthquake? Run!” Faint screams could be heard from the surroundings.
At this moment, Ye Donglai was prostrate in the center of the large pit. He was trembling all over, on the verge of collapse, his hunched body like an ordinary old man on his last legs, with no trace of the demeanor of the number one expert in the Cultivation World.
“Sister, you’re so amazing, even better than my sister.” Mimi, standing beside her, couldn’t help but exclaim.
“Heh…” Qi Huang proudly tilted her small head, thinking, how can mere Shentong Realm compare to this Heavenly Punishment Realm Grand Elder like herself?
“Do you want the storage ring or your life? You choose!” Qi Huang withdrew her divine sense and threatened Ye Donglai.
Ye Donglai tremblingly stood up, his face filled with extreme terror, to the point where his muscles were distorted. He wiped a trace of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth and said, “Heaven… Heavenly Punishment Realm! Who… Who are you?”
“How dare you attack our Grand Elder!” Just then, several Donglai Sect disciples rushed forward with their swords in hand.
With a thought, Qi Huang turned her divine sense into several whips, directly lashing those disciples away.
“Give the ring to this Immortal… Immortal Elder, and I’ll leave immediately! Otherwise, if a few Donglai Sect disciples come, I’ll deal with a few, until I kill them all. You decide yourself!” Qi Huang walked over and said condescendingly.
Ye Donglai gritted his teeth, his body trembling even more violently. As the number one expert in the Xihui Dynasty’s Cultivation World, when had he ever been threatened like this? Moreover, there were several Nine Nether Demonic Cats from the Donglai Sect in this storage ring. Once given to the other party, the sect’s future development would be greatly affected.
“With the dignified Donglai Sect, how can you come here to wreak havoc!” As Ye Donglai hesitated, a few more Donglai Sect disciples rushed over.
“Your disciples are quite loyal, but unfortunately, they followed the wrong person!” With a thought, Qi Huang sent several divine sense whips towards those disciples again. It looked effortless, but the force contained within was terrifyingly immense, after all, she was no longer what she used to be.
“Ah!” The disciples were utterly unable to dodge, each spitting blood and being thrown out after being whipped. This was still the result of Qi Huang showing mercy.
Ye Donglai finally understood the principle that might is right. What was the use of him being unconvinced? The Cultivation World respected strength!
“Wait, I’ll give it to you!” Ye Donglai sighed, then recalled his clone from the storage ring and handed it to Qi Huang.
Qi Huang took it and checked, finding that Yao Yao was indeed bundled inside, along with several Nine Nether Demonic Cats. The heavy burden in her chest finally lifted.
With a thought, Qi Huang threw Cheng Kang onto the ground, and then disappeared from the spot with Mimi.
In the blink of an eye, Qi Huang appeared in a small forest several dozen li away, and then released Yao Yao.
As soon as Yao Yao came out, she collapsed. Her clothes were tattered, and the Yin Energy around her was extremely thin, to the point where she could barely maintain her human form. It was clear she had suffered greatly.
Qi Huang naturally knew what was going on. The inner walls of the storage ring were covered with many high-level protective talismans, so the inside was filled with dense Yang Energy. For a vengeful spirit like Yao Yao, this was like being roasted on a fire. Not only could she not recover her strength, but over time, even her soul might dissipate.
Qi Huang gritted her teeth slightly, feeling that she had been too merciful just now.
“Sister!” Mimi hurried over to support her.
“Sister? Am I dreaming?” Yao Yao spoke with difficulty, her vertical pupils blurred and her spirit flagging.
“Sister! Sob, I finally found you!” Mimi hugged her sister and sobbed.
Yao Yao purred contentedly, and after a moment, she fell into a deep sleep.
Qi Huang brought the two cat-eared girls back to Pingshan Mass Grave, and then turned towards the HongHua Sect. Now that others’ troubles were resolved, it was time for her to consider her own troubles.
When Qi Huang arrived, she found the sect to be very lively, as the disciples from Shuiyu Valley had all arrived.
Qi Huang walked into her home, and her cheap father immediately greeted her with a smile, asking about her well-being. Not only were his words more numerous than before, but the gloom on his face was completely gone.
Qi Huang naturally understood what was going on. As a clone with a low-level bloodline, she had won first place in the Yongning Prefecture Evergreen Convention. Now, her father’s inner demons were all gone.
Qi Huang felt extremely satisfied, more satisfied than receiving the reward or humiliating the Immortal Alliance.
After the family sat together for a while, Wang Zong’s voice rang out from outside the door.
“Junior Sister Cheng, Junior Sister Qi! The Sect Leader has something important to discuss and specifically sent me to notify you.” Wang Zong stated his purpose.
“This old man really doesn’t make things easy. I just got back and there’s already something going on!” Qi Huang said with some impatience. She had to know that she was in a precarious situation herself and needed to find a way to resolve her feminization as soon as possible.
“Don’t say that. Sect Leader Qin is looking for you, which means he values you.” Cheng Yuan quickly appeased her.
Qi Huang smiled noncommittally, then followed Wang Zong to the HongHua Sect’s assembly hall. At this time, most of the sect’s high-level figures were already present.
“Everyone, first of all, I want to tell you all some good news. Our sect’s Immortal Seed performed excellently and won first place in the Yongning Prefecture Evergreen Convention!” Qin Quan announced first.
“Good! That’s wonderful! Now who will dare to say that our Huang Tian is just a rat’s nest?”
“I heard that the Yongning Prefecture Evergreen Convention brought together elite disciples from various countries and sects. Our Immortal Seed defeated them to take the crown, and the HongHua Sect will surely become famous, and there will be no shortage of talent in the future.”
“Moreover, I must say that the number of cultivators who have defected to our sect has increased significantly in the past few days. Before long, our HongHua Sect will become one of the top sects in Yongning Prefecture!”
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Although the high-level figures already knew the news, they were still very excited at the moment.
“Of course, the reason our Immortal Seed could win the championship is mainly because Hong Ling and Qi Huang are outstanding enough. I hope everyone will supervise their disciples in the future and learn from them more!” Qin Quan then flattered them.
The surrounding high-level figures nodded repeatedly, none of them disagreeing, as they had already known the details of the Evergreen Convention. Qi Huang’s ability to defeat the clone of the Zhongzhou monster was enough for them to look up to.
“Alright, now for another matter. Everyone should have noticed that many Daoist friends from Shuiyu Valley have returned with us…” Qin Quan then brought up the second matter and explained the encounter of Shuiyu Valley.
“Sect Leader, this is a good thing! With their addition, the strength of our HongHua Sect will immediately increase severalfold.” Elder Ruan said excitedly.
“Don’t misunderstand! They are only temporarily residing here.” Qin Quan quickly explained.
“It’s alright, as long as we treat them warmly and let them feel the warmth of home, then they will naturally be willing to join the HongHua Sect.”
Elder Ruan offered a strategy, and other high-level figures also nodded in agreement.
“Feel the warmth of home? Our HongHua Sect only has a few rooms. Most of the disciples from Shuiyu Valley can only pitch tents outdoors. Everyone knows how inconvenient this is for women. Where is the warmth?” Xu Mei shook her head helplessly.
“That’s right. This is also why I’ve called everyone here. Our HongHua Sect only has so many rooms. If we want to make it comfortable for them to live, we need to expand. But the sect is currently experiencing financial difficulties. What do you say we do?” Qin Quan finally revealed his purpose. Hearing this, everyone looked at Qi Huang and Cheng Hong Ling, as this matter was initiated by them.
“Everyone, my father has done some saving over the years. The expansion task will be given to our family.” Qi Huang said without backing down.
“What? Father still has savings? All the money he earned over the years was used to buy me spirit herbs and medicines.” Cheng Hong Ling immediately reminded her via Mind Transmission.
“It’s alright, I have it!” Qi Huang explained.
“Then why?” Cheng Hong Ling asked subconsciously.
“I don’t trust handing over the silver to that old man Qin Quan. Moreover, I am a disciple of the HongHua Sect. If I were to pay with my own name, it might turn into selfless contribution. But if my father builds it, it will be different. He is not a disciple of the HongHua Sect, and the completed houses will be the private property of our Cheng family.” Qi Huang explained. After the Ghost Tomato incident, she had learned her lesson.
Cheng Hong Ling realized this and then quietly remained silent.
“Alright! Then this matter will be entrusted to your esteemed father. I will fully cooperate!” Qin Quan did not consider it further, as he knew he was merely a puppet Sect Leader at the moment.
After the discussion, Qi Huang returned home with her main body and gave her thirty thousand taels of savings to her father, explaining the purpose.
“Don’t worry, leave this matter to me.” Cheng Yuan patted his chest and guaranteed. After all, he had been doing business for many years and had traveled extensively, so he had some understanding of construction.
“Alright, the future safety of the HongHua Sect is entrusted to you. I must seize the time to enter the dreamscape, otherwise, before long, I will become another Cheng Ling.” Qi Huang bit her main body and then rushed back to her room in a hurry.
Qi Huang didn’t even have time to wash. She took the sleeping-inducing medicine, swallowed it in one gulp, and lay down fully clothed, awaiting the arrival of the dream.
From this day on, Qi Huang remained indoors, only lying on her bed to dream. Heaven rewards the diligent. On the fifth day, she finally saw Cheng Ling’s memory again.
This time, Cheng Ling also dreamed of Lu Yao, so after several months, she once again saw “Fan Tian” Lu Yao.
In the dream, Lu Yao was still staying in an inn in the Imperial Capital of the Anyang Empire, preparing to stop the cultivators who wanted to mend the heavens.
As the date approached, the most powerful cultivators in this world rushed to the Immortal Alliance headquarters in the Imperial Capital to discuss matters concerning mending the heavens.
Lu Yao was ready to act at any time, as the several gaps in the sky were proof of her “Fan Tian” efforts. Therefore, as long as she was there, no one would be allowed to mend the heavens!
