Chapter 209: The Final Winner Will Be Me, Zhi Meng
"Yan Hongluo, for the sake of me saving Yao Yao back then, please save me once!"
To survive, Lin Xuan threw away all dignity, completely forgetting that he had been plotting against Yan Hongluo just before.
Lin Xuan knew very well that the only person who could save him now was Yan Hongluo.
If Yan Hongluo fell out with Gu Qing over saving him, that would be even better.
Calculations flashed through Lin Xuan's mind.
Yan Hongluo withdrew her gaze from Gu Qing and looked at Lin Xuan, her elegant brows slightly furrowing.
But soon, they relaxed again.
At first, seeing the Great Dao power in Lin Xuan's body, she thought he was a disciple of some Immortal Emperor, so she didn't dare act rashly.
But Lin Xuan had been stripped of his bones and had his origin extracted, and no so-called Immortal Emperor had manifested. Lin Xuan had probably obtained an Immortal Emperor's inheritance by accident.
He had no direct connection to any Immortal Emperor.
Thinking this, Yan Hongluo lost interest and withdrew control of the body.
"If you dare to do something stupid, I won't mind castrating Lin Xuan's Great Dao and imprisoning him in the Demon Prison, then cutting off your nine fox tails to use as pillows."
She couldn't be bothered with Lin Xuan's schemes. He was just a dying ant.
Gu Qing kept Lin Xuan alive without killing him, probably to test Yao Yao's attitude.
"I won't."
Yao Yao shuddered, her tone firm.
She stepped before Gu Qing, her small face cold as she looked down at Lin Xuan, her tone indifferent and detached.
"What life-saving grace?"
Lin Xuan was overjoyed—he was afraid Yan Hongluo wouldn't even look at him.
As long as Yan Hongluo was willing to see him, it meant she still had some sentiment.
"It was in the Hong..."
"Shut up."
"Do you take me for dead?"
"If we're talking about saving a life, it was I who saved you."
Yao Yao sneered coldly, her manner domineering and haughty, her every gesture exuding the presence of an empress.
Lin Xuan opened his mouth, instinctively wanting to retort.
After all, back then, to save Yao Yao, he had lost half his life. How could that not count as a life-saving grace?
But remembering that Yan Hongluo was a witch without morals, Lin Xuan sensibly said no more.
After thinking for a moment, as if making some decision, he gritted his teeth and said, "If you save me this time, I'm willing to owe you a favor. How about it?"
"???"
Yao Yao looked at him.
With such an unwilling expression, did Lin Xuan actually think his favor was worth more than the heavens?
"That won't be necessary. Your favor is too precious—I couldn't possibly climb that high. Farewell."
Before Yao Yao's words had faded, she had already vanished from the spot.
"..."
Come back, please.
Lin Xuan was going crazy with anxiety.
Wasn't negotiating terms supposed to involve bargaining?
Lin Xuan had already planned to draw some big promises for Yan Hongluo, to use her against Gu Qing.
But unexpectedly, Yan Hongluo didn't follow the script and just left.
Panic frantically spread from his heart. Lin Xuan screamed in his mind, "Dog system, dog system, get the hell out here! I'm dying! If I die, you won't have it good either! Dog system..."
Gu Qing smiled. It seemed Yao Yao had truly cut ties with Lin Xuan.
Carrying Lin Xuan like a dead dog, he came before the powerful experts of the Primordial Demon Sect.
"We greet Young Master Gu."
"Greetings, Young Master Gu."
The Saint Realm and Divine Fire Realm experts who were usually transcendent and rarely seen, upon seeing Gu Qing arrive, immediately became incomparably respectful.
Because they knew very well, setting aside the Star God Hall, just Gu Qing alone could destroy the entire Primordial Demon Sect.
They couldn't withstand that terrifying Chaos Return to Void Sword Art either.
"Mhm."
Gu Qing gave a faint "mhm": "What should and shouldn't be said, you all understand, right?"
"We understand."
"I, Li Zichen, swear to the heavens—if I spread word of today's events, I will perish under the ascension tribulation and never be reborn."
"I..."
The experts felt stifled but didn't show it on their faces. Instead, they solemnly swore their oaths.
Gu Qing nodded in satisfaction. After all, this was Yan Hongluo's sect, and he didn't want to make things too difficult.
After everyone finished their Heavenly Dao oaths, Gu Qing smiled, "I'll have my sect cooperate with yours. Also, help me with one more thing—have Sect Master Yan kill Lin Xuan's disciples. Understood?"
"Understood!"
"Good."
Gu Qing turned and left, crossing the galaxy to arrive beside Zhi Meng.
"Master, your disciple has completed the mission."
"You did well. Your strength has already surpassed mine."
Zhi Meng nodded with a complicated expression.
Of course, she was happier than anyone that Gu Qing had such cultivation.
But having her disciple's cultivation surpass hers felt somewhat deflating.
"Seems I'm still not working hard enough..." Zhi Meng couldn't help but begin reflecting on herself.
"Master, what are you thinking about so deeply?"
"Nothing."
"Then let's begin the soul search."
Gu Qing's eyes flickered. He wondered how Zhi Meng would change after learning what a villain was, what a protagonist was.
"Alright."
"..."
Lin Xuan, curled up in a ball the entire time, was trembling.
When he heard this pair was going to search his soul together, Lin Xuan was terrified out of his mind.
For him, if there was anything more terrifying than death, it was undoubtedly having his soul searched.
Lin Xuan cursed loudly, "Zhuang Zhi Meng, the thing I regret most in this life is saving you, this snake-hearted woman! If you have the guts, just kill me! AHHH..."
Zhi Meng expressionlessly searched Lin Xuan's soul using the most painful method.
But the more she searched, the more shocked she became. She felt her entire worldview being overturned.
Lin Xuan was actually a soul from beyond the heavens, calling himself a transmigrator. Those strange clothes... bah, those shameless women.
Such a strange civilization...
What was a system? Some kind of treasure?
Taking disciples gave rewards, directly infusing cultivation...
Hiss...
Zhi Meng's worldview, firm for thousands of years, crumbled in this moment.
She stared blankly at Gu Qing.
She strongly suspected that Gu Qing had known about Lin Xuan's peculiarities all along.
Perhaps Gu Qing's rapid cultivation improvement came from killing transmigrators like Lin Xuan.
This would explain why Gu Qing had so many wild ideas, so many heaven-defying techniques and secret arts.
Of course, none of that mattered.
Gu Qing had shared such immense fortune with her...
Zhi Meng's cold heart suddenly felt warm, as if some indescribable emotion was brewing within.
"Hoo!"
Zhi Meng exhaled deeply, suppressing the strange emotions in her heart, and suddenly smiled.
"When do you plan to return? Are you taking those two little demons with you?"
Although she had been in the starry sky, she knew nothing about what had happened to Gu Qing recently.
But from searching Lin Xuan's soul, she learned that Gu Qing had been enjoying the blessings of equal partners these days.
And Gu Qing didn't kill Yan Hongluo, and Yan Hongluo didn't help Lin Xuan—likely both master and disciple had fallen for him.
"Probably need to wait a while. Master, why don't you go back first?"
"That works. But don't get lost in female beauty. We cultivators should aim for eternal freedom."
"Also, never let your guard down..."
Zhi Meng earnestly and carefully instructed Gu Qing for a while before drifting away.
Returning to the Star God Hall, Zhi Meng glanced at the Starlight Peak and thought to herself, "I've competed with you my whole life without a clear winner. Unexpectedly, Gu Qing came from behind. He's my disciple—I win this round."
"Plus, I obtained Lin Xuan's heaven-defying fortune. My cultivation is about to advance by leaps and bounds. What will you use to compete with me in the future?"
"Peerless Twin Prodiges—the final winner will be me, Zhi Meng."
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