Chapter 241: Su Lao Liu Under the Water (3k)
“Of course, to check what happened to Miss Bai Zhi.”
Hearing the voice, Bishop Cen Chuan paused slightly, looked up at Bai Gen in front of him, narrowed his eyes, and then slowly spoke.
His indifferent face showed no other expression, but the invisible pressure forced everyone around, including Pastor Lin Xiao behind him, to lower themselves.
Under the Bishop’s emotionless gaze, Bai Gen took a deep breath, loosened his sword, and looked up, asking calmly, “Then why is Your Excellency the Bishop carrying such a substantial malevolence?”
Cen Chuan shifted his gaze to the young Bai Zhi behind him, withdrew his gaze after a moment, and then forced a smile, saying softly, “Malevolence? That’s just anger towards the little thief who destroyed Miss Bai Zhi’s Nirvana. However, Miss Bai Zhi doesn’t seem to be in good condition now. Shouldn’t you maintain her state first?”
“Leave Miss’s matters to me… You are responsible for finding that thief disguised as a shadow. Once you find her, I will make sure she is covered in spores, making her wish she were dead!”
Hearing Cen Chuan’s words, Bai Gen’s eyes flickered, he gritted his teeth fiercely, and said with a gloomy expression, then turned his head to look at the young Bai Zhi in the glass pillar. Frowning, he imbued his sword with a blue light, and then opened a new window on the glass cover.
Then, he hugged the young Bai Zhi through the glass cover and, disregarding everything else, rushed towards the energy tank. When he touched the energy tank, his face stiffened slightly, and he whispered in disbelief, “It’s almost empty?! All the energy in here was taken by that shameless little thief!”
Obviously, she hadn’t expected Su Jiu to drink nearly half of it, but she didn’t linger to sigh or be stunned.
She hurriedly aimed the tube Su Jiu had used before at Bai Zhi’s mouth and gently poured the green energy liquid into her. After seeing Bai Zhi’s complexion regain some of its color, she slowly breathed a sigh of relief and said to Bishop Cen Chuan with her back turned, “Before finding that little thief, please, Your Excellency the Bishop, bring the new energy tank.”
Hearing Bai Gen’s voice, the Bishop Cen Chuan’s sharp eyes narrowed slightly, and a subtle arc appeared on his lips. He said with some regret, “I’m sorry… this is already the limit of the energy liquid made with the Ruo Meng Root you provided.”
Hearing this, Bai Gen immediately turned his head to face Bishop Cen Chuan, who was watching the show leisurely five meters away, and asked with an exceptionally gloomy expression, “Does the Ancient God Sect only have this much energy? I collected more energy for you with spores.”
“There is indeed more energy than this, but Miss Bai Gen, we agreed that this energy is split seven to three, you take seven, and we, the Ancient God Sect, only take three.” Fiddling with his black fingernails as if nothing were wrong, Bishop Cen Chuan narrowed his eyes again, then said with a smile, “If you want to share the remaining three, it’s not impossible, but of course, there’s a condition…”
“A condition? What exactly do you mean?”
Hearing the atmosphere becoming increasingly tense, Bai Gen’s face also showed a solemn expression. After a brief silence, he spoke. Don’t look at Cen Chuan’s politeness towards him; how many of those who can become Black-clad Bishops are ordinary?
At the very least, they are executioners who have killed thousands! None of them are to be trifled with!
When she first encountered this Cen Chuan, it was when he found her and her recently failed-to-Nirvana-again Miss through some sort of demon that could find rare treasures. After he revealed his nearly Demigod-level strength, she reluctantly agreed to cause chaos in Magic City on behalf of her Miss.
She is at the peak of Intermediate Battle King, and even has unique buffs as a Demon Lord, but facing such a peak High-Rank Battle King who is close to Demigod level is too strenuous.
Without her Miss making a move, she could only barely last twenty moves with this Black-clad Bishop, and that was only because she was on her home turf and could mobilize the surrounding plants to defend.
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh—”
While she was lost in thought, those in black clothes surged out from every direction of this ancient and elegant pavilion. The leader, who seemed to be of Shadow level, walked slowly to Bishop Cen Chuan and bowed respectfully, “Reporting to Your Excellency the Bishop! All corners have been searched, and no trace of anyone hiding has been found!”
“You can’t find them anywhere? How is that possible? That little thief has energy liquid on them. If we don’t find them, it will be bad!”
“Given Miss Bai Zhi’s current state, let alone breaking through, if this special energy cannot be used to maintain it, she will likely die soon from insufficient energy during Nirvana.”
Hearing this, Bishop Cen raised her slender willow-like eyebrows, stopped fiddling with her nails, repeated the words, and then gently waved her hand, signaling him to leave. Her gaze then turned to Bai Gen with a hint of helplessness.
It was as if she was saying, “We tried our best.”
“Hoo…”
Hearing the words that seemed deliberately repeated for her to hear, Bai Gen slowly exhaled, gently put down her Miss, covered her lightly with External Qi, and looked at the smiling-but-not-smiling Bishop Cen Chuan opposite her, saying in a deep voice, “State your terms. If they are too excessive, I will not agree!”
Hearing this, Cen Chuan’s gaze crossed Bai Gen and fell on the white flower bud in Bai Zhi’s arms. With a smile, she parted her red lips and said, “I want the true form flower of your Miss before she took human form, which is what is commonly known as the Floating Life Blossom… In any case, this is just something used for transference after self-destruction. It’s not a loss to exchange it for life-sustaining energy, right?”
Cen Chuan’s voice slowly echoed throughout the ancient residence, causing the already quiet surroundings to become even more silent.
“Are these two sides going to chew each other out? Or should I listen to what they plan to do and blow them all up if I get a chance?” Su Jiu, in the green cold pond beneath the small bridge, gently blew bubbles, her fish-gill-like ears pressed against the wall, listening quietly, looking very much like a lurking assassin.
It seemed that due to the isolation from the water outside, there were no algae or spores here.
She also didn’t use External Qi, which could easily expose herself. Instead, she directly used the Ice Dragon Transformation to hide in the cold pond. During her exploration just now, she discovered that there were two openings at the bottom of this cold pond: one leading into the ancient residence, and the other leading to the water outside.
Su Jiu tested the opening leading into the ancient residence, and it seemed to lead to the wastewater discharge area not far from the glass pillar. However, fearing discovery, she dared not advance further.
The other opening seemed to lead to a large river outside. Similarly, water was constantly flowing in, and even small fish and shrimp occasionally entered.
“True form flower? Do you know what that represents to us Plant Demons?”
The expression on her face slowly shifted from calmness to solemnity. Bai Gen’s slender fingers tightly grasped the long sword in her hand, which was covered in mist, and her pupils, adorned with faint blue flowers, flickered with coldness.
After Bai Gen spoke, the scene fell into silence again. After some time, the black-robed figures around also began to stir, forming a semicircular encirclement.
Pastor Lin Xiao glanced at Cen Chuan, and upon receiving her consent, snapped his fingers. A grayish-white domain suddenly spread from under his feet, completely enveloping the entire house. Those surrounding flowers slowly withered, and the white petals were leached into a withered yellow.
Battle Kings have domains. Just as Count Sam has his Blood Domain, Pastor Lin Xiao’s domain, like most of the Ancient God Sect, carries a death aura.
“If it were the true form of ordinary demons, it would indeed be important, as it’s used for the host body to revive. But this Miss Bai Zhi is different. As far as I know, she has lived for more than one life. How could she only have this true form flower as her transfer item?” Bishop Cen took a step forward with her hands behind her back.
“Please, Bishop Cen, don’t joke! This true form is even more precious than the old body shed. This concerns Miss’s life. If there is absolutely no other way, please leave quickly, and I will handle it myself.”
Bai Gen licked her dry lips, let out a cold laugh, and the sword in her hand erupted with a faint blue halo. As the halo vibrated, the vines outside the house suddenly burst into brilliant light, shattering the grayish-white domain. Then, she stared intently at Cen Chuan, a faint chill lingering on her sword edge.
“Heh… don’t rush it. If you don’t agree, we won’t force you. It’s just that your Miss will probably be drained by Nirvana soon. Does she want to live another life?” Bishop Cen looked at her with a smile, although her words were not wrong, her figure was getting closer and closer to Bai Zhi and the other.
“Demon true form? Lived two lives? What does that mean? If I take the Floating Life Blossom, can that girl still live?” Su Jiu, pressed against the rock, looked confused. It seemed that these Plant-type demons were different from what she had imagined.
She originally thought that the human form was transformed from the main body. Hearing this, it seemed that the young Bai Zhi holding the item was the main body, which was the Floating Life Blossom that needed to be destroyed this time.
“No… ordinary Plant Demons will die if their true form is destroyed, even War God level demons. The human form can be dispensable, but the plant true form is essential! Just like in the novels I’ve been reading recently, Nie Xiaoqian’s urn of ashes, if the urn is gone, then that Plant Demon is also gone…”
Bernice’s voice came from Su Jiu’s Spiritual Space. After all, she was a long-lived Blood Clan, and her knowledge was far superior to Su Jiu’s. After a brief deliberation, she added with some uncertainty, “This is the first time I’ve heard of a Plant Demon being able to create new transfer points for themselves. The absurdity of this is no less than Nie Xiaoqian having another urn of ashes.”
“No… maybe what this Bishop said is somewhat true. This Floating Life Blossom might really be able to live another life… As for the new transfer point, I don’t know if it’s true or not.” Listening to Bernice’s words, Su Jiu suddenly thought of the content in that illusion, and a faint sense of loss lingered in her heart. She couldn’t help but whisper.
“Really lived? Even if she really lived, it won’t work, because the old body that has only lived one life cannot support…” Bernice replied softly, then fell silent, as if pondering something.
“Only lived one life?”
Just as Su Jiu was about to ask what that meant, another voice came from above. It seemed to be from the blue-haired woman Bai Gen, who, surrounded by the figures closing in, asked with a cold smile, “Are you trying to kill the chicken to get the eggs, Bishop? This is our territory! Even if you are at the peak of Battle King, so what!?”
Ignoring Bai Gen, the Bishop waved her hand and spoke, but her voice was somewhat inexplicably cold, “Heh… let your Miss speak. I know she’s not so weak that she can’t even speak.”
