Chapter 0 24. Xuan Realm Master
“But how did they find this place? She is…”
Those eyes hidden in the dark fell sharply on Duoyu, who was leading the way, and instantly recognized her identity.
“Duoyu Stele, is she one of the ‘children’ born in my Little Profound Realm? But how could this idiot have lured them here? Doesn’t she know that my Little Profound Realm was shattered into such a tragic state because of me!”
Suddenly, this person was startled by an even more abnormal situation. The shock in his eyes gradually turned into suspicion, and finally became sharper and more daunting.
“Interesting, how is the aura and realm of the Nine Saint Monarch so greatly diminished and weak?!”
…
A dilapidated palace came into view. From the broken walls and mottled surfaces, the past magnificence and solemnity could still be glimpsed.
“Qin Gou, it’s up to you.” Duoyu stopped and cupped his fists at Qin Gou.
Upon hearing this, Qin Gou waved his hand, picked up a stone pebble at his feet, and shot it towards the dilapidated palace.
In an instant, the pebble, about the size of a fist, was as if swallowed by some invisible beast, disappearing without a trace. The whole process was so fast that everyone present almost mistook it for their own eyes playing tricks on them.
“What a domineering Life-Slaying Formation. No wonder you insisted on inviting me, Duoyu.”
Qin Gou praised, then took out several well-worn and proficient array flags from his Nas, looked at the crowd, and said confidently, “Please wait a moment.”
With that, Qin Gou began to break the formation without hesitation.
Others were naturally not idle. Although they did not reach Qin Gou’s profound attainments in breaking formations, they could easily set up several Spirit Gathering Formations to help him quickly recover his spiritual power.
The reason why Ao Banwei was not asked to summon Little Black Wu Ti Yue to help was that, strictly speaking, his Natal Spirit Tool was not for breaking formations but for forcibly finding loopholes and opening a small, safe gap. She herself could pass through smoothly, but it was clearly of little help at this moment.
“A’Yuan, Little Mu, come to your mother.” Duoyu beckoned to Qin Yuan and said gently.
Qin Yuan and Mu Tangchun walked towards Duoyu without hesitation.
Qin Yuan had already recognized Duoyu Stele as his adopted mother, which he had naturally explained to Gu Feiyan. After learning of the inseparable connection between Mu Tangchun and A’Yuan, Duoyu treated Mu Tangchun with great care and affection.
Li Yuanzhen, Little Chair, and others, as eyewitnesses at the time, naturally did not find anything surprising or strange. Only one person could not help but cast a flattering glance at them.
That was Bai Yunxi.
“Mother, what are you looking at? You’re so engrossed?” Gu Feiyan curiously followed Bai Yunxi’s gaze, and then her eyes trembled, a ominous premonition inexplicably rising in her heart.
“Xiao Yan, A’Yuan and Xiao Mu look so alike, they must be sisters, right?” Bai Yunxi asked softly.
Gu Feiyan didn’t know how to explain, so she could only nod and say, “I guess so.”
“What do you mean ‘guess’? Xiao Yan, aren’t you and A’Yuan always traveling together? I used to think A’Yuan came from your Seed Demon Sacred Cult, which is why she always followed you. Now I know that she and Xiao Mu are both children of fellow Daoist Duoyu!”
Bai Yunxi’s tone was filled with emotion, “Fellow Daoist Duoyu’s true body is a Spirit Treasure, and the process of cultivating a human body was full of hardships. Now that she has such a pair of beautiful and intelligent, radiant and moving daughters, it can be considered a compensation from the Great Dao.”
“Mother, please stop talking…” Gu Feiyan’s little face turned red.
“What? It seems you understood what your mother meant?” Bai Yunxi’s lips curled up slightly.
“You have been thinking about your grandson… But before, Xiao Qin and I have explained to you many times that our child is an Innate Special Being. As someone knowledgeable about ancient and modern times, you naturally know that it is not so easy for an Innate Special Being to be born into this world?” Gu Feiyan said with a helpless smile.
“I understand this matter, but I don’t know why, perhaps it’s because of my age. I’ve become more and more fond of children these years…” As she spoke, Bai Yunxi looked at A’Yuan’s retreating back and seemed to have suddenly understood something, and said, “By the way, Xiao Yan, you seem to have a very good relationship with A’Yuan?”
“Yes, my daughter’s friendship with A’Yuan is probably as good as it can get.” Gu Feiyan nodded and replied truthfully.
Bai Yunxi’s eyes immediately lit up, and a smile of interest appeared at the corner of her mouth.
“Mother, don’t suddenly smile like that, I’m scared!” Gu Feiyan shivered all over.
“Silly girl, what nonsense are you talking about? How can your mother be as scary as you say?”
Bai Yunxi glared at her own daughter as if displeased, smiling gently, “I was just thinking, since Xiao Yan and A’Yuan are such close sisters and share common aspirations, why don’t I directly let A’Yuan acknowledge me as her godmother! This way, A’Yuan will officially become your god-sister, and it will also fulfill my wish of having another precious child by my side. This is truly a great plan that kills two birds with one stone!”
“Wh-what?” Gu Feiyan’s face turned pale with fright, and she couldn’t believe her ears.
“It’s a good time now, I’ll call A’Yuan over and see what she thinks. But I think she will happily agree, after all, this child has always respected me immensely.”
“No!!” At this moment, Xiao Yan wanted to cry but had no tears. She was so exasperated by her mother’s absurdity that she almost fainted on the spot.
Immediately after, A’Yuan seemed to have received Bai Yunxi’s sound transmission and walked towards them.
“Peak Master Bai, A’Yuan needs to have a chat with Master Qin right now. Could she come to see you later?”
As soon as this was said, the pitiful Xiao Yan came back to life and quickly nodded, “No problem, A’Yuan, go quickly.” This way, as long as Bai Yunxi had not yet truly voiced her crazy proposal, she still had a chance to salvage the situation.
Then, although Qin Yuan also sensed the strange atmosphere between her mother and maternal grandmother at this moment, she still chose to go to Qin Gou’s side first.
“Father, this is what Mother Duoyu wants to give you.” Qin Yuan said softly, handing two small white porcelain bottles to Qin Gou.
Qin Gou took them and examined them carefully, then smiled indifferently, “This spiritual liquid can indeed help me greatly increase my divine sense power in a short period of time, making it easier to break formations. Please thank her properly for me.”
However, this extremely ordinary exchange between the Qin father and daughter shocked the Xuan Realm Master, who had been hiding in the dark and focusing all his attention on Qin Gou, judging whether his true cultivation had any exploitable openings like the ‘Nine Saint Monarch’. His heart was like a stormy sea.
“Father? Mother?!”
“Duoyu Stele can indeed give birth to offspring through soul possession of a Dao Body, but how could it be Qin Gou? If they get too close, won’t Qin Gou realize that Duoyu Stele is actually the creation of me, someone who hates him to the bone?”
But no matter what, he wanted to know if Qin Gou was still worth his fear, and if he could now dismember him to take revenge. He clearly had a better way.
“Duoyu Stele! As soon as you hear my voice, you should understand instantly. I am your creator. From now on, I want you to officially obey my orders!”
The Xuan Realm Master’s arrogant tone from high above suddenly echoed in Duoyu’s mind, but he clearly did not understand the nature of his ‘work’ yet.
In the next second, Duoyu Stele’s entire body trembled, and he responded in his heart with a tone like coaxing a fool, “Oh? Nice to meet you, nice to meet you. Are you the one in charge of digging graves at the coffin and tomb shop?!”
