Tang Qiao watched Liu Tianyun's furious demeanor with cold eyes, like watching a clown.
She didn't hide her attitude at all, and Liu Tianyun immediately noticed, his face becoming even more somber, the entire person enveloped in a dense, viscous black mist.
Soon, he calmed down and asked very calmly, "What do you want this Venerable to do?"
Tang Qiao, while seemingly pure and natural, was actually extremely wicked, loving those she desired to live and hating those she desired to die. It could be said that he understood her very well; no, rather, he understood the subordinates of his father very well.
He didn't believe Tang Qiao had come specifically to mock him.
Tang Qiao said coldly, "I want Bai Shengyi to pay with her life."
Liu Tianyun was startled, then said, "Bai Shengyi isn't dead? And she killed Yue Jun in the years she disappeared?"
"What?"
This time it was Tang Qiao's turn to frown. "Didn't Bai Shengyi return to Shenqi from Lürong?"
She had specifically gone to the Lürong minor world to investigate the truth behind Yue Jun's death, and then returned to Yingwuzhou to see Chu Tianle and settle affairs before coming to Shenqi. Had Bai Shengyi not returned yet after so long? Or had that woman already died in the temporal array passage between two time periods?
Tang Qiao didn't know that the flow of time in the Shenqi and Lürong minor worlds was different, and Liu Tianyun naturally didn't either. However, this didn't stop him from obtaining the information he wanted from Tang Qiao's mouth.
It turned out that Bai Shengyi's disappearance in the Huanyu minor secret realm was not a case of being utterly annihilated, but rather that she had gone to the Lürong minor world. Furthermore, she had actually found a way from the Lürong minor world to return to Shenqi.
A trace of contemplation flashed in Liu Tianyun's eyes. He opened the communication talisman he carried, about to inquire about Bai Shengyi's whereabouts from Li Tingyun and others who were outside, when he saw ripples suddenly spread across the space beneath his cave dwelling, and a middle-aged man in white robes quickly emerged.
"Red Lotus Demon Lord, Bai Shengyi has returned. I want the spinal bone from her body."
Liu Tianyun couldn't help but laugh.
"What a coincidence, you want Bai Shengyi's bone, and she wants Bai Shengyi's life. Whom should this Venerable satisfy first?"
Only then did Xu Ye notice that there were others beside Liu Tianyun.
He paused his steps, a bright and cheerful smile already on his face, radiating utter enthusiasm. "Who is this?"
Tang Qiao replied dismissively, "I only want Bai Shengyi's life. As for bones and such, you can have them."
...
"Achoo!"
As Bai Shengyi walked out of Yue Shuxin's room, she let out a big sneeze.
"Who's plotting against me?" Bai Shengyi muttered.
In her Sea of Consciousness, the Sui Xing Divine Fire weakly said, "Who would dare plot against you? Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?"
Bai Shengyi touched her nose, ignoring the Sui Xing Divine Fire's sarcastic tone, partly because she felt a little guilty.
She hadn't expected that while refining pills, Daoist Zhuxiao would become extremely interested in the Sui Xing Divine Fire, and then even persuaded Bai Shengyi with "sweet talk," causing Bai Shengyi to use "sweet talk" to persuade the Sui Xing Divine Fire to lend a tiny bit of its fire spirit to be used as a binding agent in the pill. This would make the pill's medicinal properties gentler and cause less harm to Yue Shuxin's body.
It was truly difficult for little Sui, expending both fire and effort. Well, so it was justifiable for it to mock her.
Seeing Bai Shengyi so nonchalant, the Sui Xing Divine Fire became even more dispirited.
"I'm going to rest. Don't call me to refine pills anymore, you have plenty of other fires," it declared, and sulkily retreated into the Sea of Consciousness.
Upon hearing this, Bai Shengyi immediately said, "That won't do. Which other fire can refine pills as well as our little Sui? Little Vine Leaf, don't you think so?"
Little Vine Leaf: ...
Why did it feel like its master's words were a bit off?
However, whatever its master said was correct.
Qing Meng Vine agreed, "Yes, little Sui is the most outstanding at refining pills."
Of course, this was also the truth. The Sui Xing Divine Fire and Bai Shengyi's wood and fire dual spirit roots were perfectly compatible, making them a natural aid for pill refinement.
The Sui Xing Divine Fire had seen too little of the world. Coaxed by their sweet words, it soon became delighted, gave a light hum, and happily went to rest.
Seeing this, Bai Shengyi withdrew her consciousness from the Sea of Consciousness.
As she looked up, she saw Qin Si already standing beside her, holding her hand, with Qing Lan Daojun in front of them.
"Master," Bai Shengyi said as she withdrew her hand from Qin Si's grip and bowed.
As soon as she finished, Qin Si grabbed her hand again.
"It seems you have succeeded," Qing Lan Daojun said softly, seeing Bai Shengyi's cheerful mood and smiling face.
Bai Shengyi nodded, "I must also thank Master for continuously nurturing my mother's health."
Yue Shuxin's condition had been too poor, and fifty years had passed in between. If Qing Lan Daojun hadn't intervened to preserve that sliver of life for her, she might not have waited for Bai Shengyi to return.
Qing Lan Daojun waved his hand, "This is all your merit, you don't need to thank me."
He paused, then glanced at Qin Si beside Bai Shengyi, before asking, "Since you now know that your departure lasted fifty years, you must also be aware of the current situation in the Shenqi world. What are your plans next?"
Bai Shengyi, uncharacteristically flustered, fell into thought.
On one hand, she wanted to go into seclusion for a period, as her mind had been constantly tense during her time in the Lürong minor world and she hadn't rested properly. Coupled with the later battles with the Heavenly Dao Tree and Yue Jun, she had gained many insights that she wanted to digest.
On the other hand, Bai Shengyi knew all too well that this was not a good time for seclusion. The Shenqi world was in chaos, and as one of the cultivators with higher cultivation at that time, she should not stand idly by.
Qing Lan Daojun did not rush her, instead saying, "You can think about it carefully first."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he heard Qin Si's grave voice.
"I'm afraid there's no need to think."
Bai Shengyi and Qing Lan Daojun both darkened their expressions simultaneously, looking up at the sky.
From the direction of the extreme southern barren river, five-colored divine light suddenly descended, vast and earth-shattering in its momentum.
Following that, in the place where the light was, a large continent, shrouded in vast clouds and mist, emerged from nowhere. It seemed to collide with the Shenqi world, causing the entire Shenqi to tremble.
Although no one spoke, on this day, whether they were demonic cultivators, spiritual cultivators, or mortals, anyone who saw that vast divine light had two words surfacing in their minds.
"Huanyu!"
"The Huanyu Secret Realm has actually appeared in the Shenqi minor world?"
In Yingwuzhou, within a luxurious and elegant great hall, a young man sat casually on the high jade steps, but his expression was extremely grim.
This person was none other than the Lord of Yingwuzhou, Ying Wuxiong.
The Chongyuan Middle World was divided into three major continents: Yingwuzhou, Yun Shenzhou, and Xun Mingzhou.
In recent years, Xun Mingzhou had gradually become low-key and declined, while Yingwuzhou had developed rapidly. In particular, Tianwu City in Yingwuzhou had become the cultivation holy land most yearned for by cultivators of the entire Chongyuan.
And Ying Wuxiong, as a powerful figure who dominated one region, had personally built the current prosperous scene of Yingwuzhou, demonstrating his extraordinary authority.
Not far in front of Ying Wuxiong stood a graceful young girl in white robes.