Chapter 085: Land Yama
“Speaking of which, those ‘Unliving’ in black and white robes earlier, why did they call Xiao Yan ‘Mother’? And what about that resurrection illusion technique? When did Xiao Yan ever cultivate illusion arts?” Qin Gou asked the question he had been pondering for a long time after the warmth of affection had passed.
Hearing this, Gu Feiyan’s little face turned red, and she said with some embarrassment, “I’ve told them long ago not to call me that, but they just won’t listen.”
“It’s because Mother saved all of their lives, and they all respect Mother from the bottom of their hearts,” Qin Yuan added from the side.
“Oh?” A hint of curiosity flashed in Qin Gou’s eyes.
Gu Feiyan lightly nodded her head, “This is related to the new ability ‘Land Yama’ of my Natal Spirit Tool after its advancement. Simply put, I can now reschedule the ‘death dates’ of multiple cultivators whose realms are below mine. The timing, near or far, is random and irreversible. During this period, Ah Yuan and I have been asking some severely injured, critically ill, or cultivators with shattered Dantians and lost cultivation if they are willing to serve me.”
“Rescheduling death dates? Irreversible?” Qin Gou looked incredulous, “Don’t tell me those subordinates of Xiao Yan who came back to life in front of the disciples of Linjiang Immortal Nunnery earlier weren’t illusions?”
“That’s right.” Gu Feiyan looked at Qin Gou’s surprised expression and said seriously, “Take Yi San for example. A month ago, he was ambushed by an enemy and his Dantian was shattered. Although he managed to escape, he was also facing imminent death. However, I re-determined his death date, which was randomly set for a day ten years later. He died because while attempting a breakthrough, his spiritual energy became chaotic due to intense dancing. Within these ten years before that, there were only three ways he could have been killed.”
“One is if I personally commanded him to commit suicide on the spot. The second is if they were ambushed by a cultivator whose cultivation realm was at least a minor realm higher than mine. The last is if I, the owner of this Spirit Tool, unfortunately, died. In that case, all of them would die with me simultaneously.”
“Besides these, there is no other means to truly kill them before their ‘death date’ arrives.”
Gu Feiyan explained all the pros and cons, as well as the fatal flaws, of her new ability as clearly as possible. This kind of unreserved trust warmed Qin Gou’s heart, and he said with surprise and joy, “What a domineering ability. To exaggerate a bit, it’s as if you’re working with the underworld and the Black and White Impermanence, no wonder it’s called ‘Land Yama’. It’s just that the death of breaking through while dancing passionately is really…”
“Too absurd, right?” Gu Feiyan smiled helplessly, “This wasn’t set by me; it was also randomly formed. But almost every one of them is very strange, such as ‘dying from being hit by a mysterious woman falling from the sky’ or ‘dying of beauty while looking in the mirror’, and so on.”
“It’s bizarre enough, and powerful enough. If Xiao Yan herself reaches the Dharma Aspect Realm in the future, all of them will become an immortal team that can almost sweep through most of the mid-tier forces in the Cultivation World,” Qin Gou said with emotion, “However, I only hope that the day I or anyone I cherish needs Xiao Yan’s help to reschedule their death date will never come.”
“Don’t talk nonsense, it won’t happen!” Gu Feiyan glared at Qin Gou with annoyance.
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“Ding. Due to the previous battle where the Black Robed Man was ‘shocked into retreat’ by the host, public perception is that the host will successfully be ranked on the Righteous Saint Immortal Ranking. The ‘Saintly Reputation’ mission is more than half complete.”
“Ding. An emergency mission ‘Repaying Kindness’ has been released. Tang Simin, the Abbess of Fusheng Nunnery, greatly assisted in confusing the host’s and Wang Xuan’s identities. The host is ordered to gift Tang Simin two Earth-grade Longevity Fruits to show recognition and affirmation. Reward: 500 Merit points. Time limit: one hour. Failure results in a penalty: the host will experience involuntary urination for three days.”
Qin Gou’s expression startled, and he thought to himself, “Miaoyin helped me a lot this time, and I should indeed thank her. But, old pal, do you really need to remind me with such forceful methods for something like this? Don’t you know what kind of person I, Qin Gou, am?”
“Too clear.”
“Cough… Wait for me.”
Now, walking among the disciples’ camp of the Three Sects, Qin Gou no longer needed to use Wang Xuan’s appearance. All of this was thanks to Tang Simin’s timely confusion of his and Wang Xuan’s identities. Qin Gou genuinely appreciated Tang Simin’s wit, but he couldn’t stomach the system’s veiled sarcasm towards him.
Under the awestruck gazes of a crowd of disciples from the Three Sects, Qin Gou entered Tang Simin’s residence, his smile instantly becoming warm and benevolent to the extreme, “Chan Master Miaoyin, thank you.”
“Are you alright, Senior? Thanks to Senior earlier, you successfully stopped the Black Robed Man. It is Miaoyin who should be thanking you.” For some reason, the gentler Qin Gou smiled, the more unsettled Tang Simin felt.
However, Qin Gou, for some unknown reason, did not respond to Tang Simin’s words at all and continued on his own, “I’ve already known that collaborating with someone as intelligent and astute as Chan Master Miaoyin is always the right choice. Now that the great task is accomplished, after much thought, I feel I previously mistreated Chan Master Miaoyin. This is a small token of my appreciation, and Chan Master Miaoyin must accept it.”
With that, Qin Gou immediately took out two fragrant Earth-grade Longevity Fruits from his Nas.
Tang Simin was instantly taken aback. The previous four Earth-grade Longevity Fruits were obtained only after she had thoroughly put aside her pride. Now, this Senior was suddenly so generous, personally coming to deliver two more. It was truly out of the ordinary.
“This… The four Earth-grade Longevity Fruits that Senior gifted Miaoyin before represented a full two hundred years of longevity. Now, Miaoyin has only done what is within her duty as part of our collaboration. How can I bear to accept Senior’s Longevity Fruits again?” Tang Simin said nervously, probing.
Qin Gou did not reply and acted as if he would hand the two Longevity Fruits in his hand to Tang Simin.
“You really don’t need to. Senior is too generous; such precious Spirit Fruits, Miaoyin truly feels unworthy of receiving them,” Tang Simin continued to politely refuse with a difficult tone.
But this time, Qin Gou did not bother with pleasantries and directly stuffed the Longevity Fruits into Tang Simin’s hands.
“This…” Tang Simin’s eyes lit up, and she was very pleased, “Then Miaoyin will gratefully accept!”
Seeing this, Qin Gou smiled contentedly, and at the same time, a notification sound echoed in his mind, “Ding. Congratulations to the host for completing the mission. Reward: 500 Merit points.”
However, just as the system’s voice fell, Tang Simin clearly saw a flash of white spiritual light in Qin Gou’s ear.
“Senior, what is this?”
“Oh, when I rest, I occasionally have a habit of blocking my hearing. I just forgot to disable the Spirit Art and made a fool of myself. What did Miaoyin just say?” Qin Gou said with a smile, “Could you please repeat that?”
Tang Simin was instantly stunned, “I…”
System: I hate you…
