Jiang Yuechu's mouth twitched slightly.
This trip to the Western Regions, killing three Demon Sages, seemed like a massive haul.
But if she clicked on this Cataloging... she feared she would be back to square one overnight.
"..." Jiang Yuechu rubbed her brow.
Fine.
All that hard work, and she probably wouldn't even have as many points as she did when she arrived.
However.
If she could catalog them, how could she not?
"Catalog."
As the thought crossed her mind, the reassuring numbers began to jump wildly... Though it was useless, Jiang Yuechu still turned her head away, deceiving herself.
[Consumed 236,500 years of Dao Cultivation, successfully Shadow Copied Great Sage Lingxu, obtained Demon gift]
[Unlocked Talent: Eternal Evergreen]
[Eternal Evergreen: Plants and trees have spirits, with their times of withering and flourishing, yet those who attain the Dao have endless vitality. This talent can absorb the essence qi of heaven, earth, and flora to nourish the Physical Body and blood, allowing the Physical Body to heal from wounds, regrow severed limbs, and maintain a sea of blood that is endless and self-sustaining, as long as one breath remains and the Divine Soul is not extinguished.]
Instantly, a cooling sensation flooded her entire body.
Jiang Yuechu raised an eyebrow slightly.
This kind of talent... didn't it mean that as long as she didn't die, she would always be regenerating?
Even if it came to trading injury for injury, she, Jiang Yuechu, could outlast 99 percent of the opponents in this world.
Before she could finish contemplating its wonders, another notification arrived.
[Consumed 91,444 years of Dao Cultivation, successfully Shadow Copied Six-Tailed Jade Fox, obtained Demon gift]
[Unlocked Divine Ability: Heavenly Flame Golden Brilliance]
[Heavenly Flame Golden Brilliance: Refined from Demon fire, this flame is azure blue, insidious and bizarre; it does not burn vegetation, nor destroy metal or stone. Those struck by it suffer no damage to skin or flesh, but their internal Divine Soul is utterly extinguished.]
Jiang Yuechu slowly opened her palm.
Pop.
A ghostly blue flame danced quietly on her fair palm.
Unlike the fire-control Divine Ability given by the Red Flood Dragon, this fire only took lives without leaving a mark.
Moreover, its range was vast, making it hard to defend against.
No wonder it could make her feel pain earlier...
After all, compared to her Physical Body, her Divine Soul stats were not that exaggerated.
Once all this was done, a stream of light flashed in the distance.
A white figure appeared before her.
Gu Wanlan's throat felt dry, and she struggled to tear her gaze away from the three corpses.
This... this...
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, who would dare believe it?
Who could believe it?!
Three dignified Randeng Demon Sages, besieging one person, yet all of them had perished!
This was the Randeng realm, after all...
Compared to other battles between those of the same realm, every Randeng expert had six opportunities to activate the Randeng... Even if they didn't necessarily have all six chances left, three Randeng experts were enough to exhaust any powerhouse of the same realm to death.
Yet, looking at the young girl, she hadn't even activated the Randeng once!
What did this mean?
It was purely a one-sided beatdown!
But this was not what shocked her the most.
Gu Wanlan came from a prestigious family and had studied under White Jade Tower; she had read widely since childhood, and her insights into the path of martial arts far exceeded those of ordinary people.
Precisely because of this, she knew all the better what the Inner Scenery the girl had displayed just now meant.
Yin and Yang combined.
Both entering the Randeng realm.
Gu Wanlan's throat was parched, her fingertips trembling slightly.
Searching through the eight hundred years of the Great Tang's history, no, even going back to the previous dynasty, or even those more distant, ancient eras.
Never had there been such a record.
Whether human or Demon, no matter how high one's natural talent was, one's energy was ultimately limited.
Either one specialized in the Physical Body, walking the path of proving the Dao through strength; or one specialized in the Divine Soul, walking the path of profound techniques.
It was not that there were no practitioners of both.
Since ancient times, there had always been geniuses who thought too highly of themselves, wanting to try and condense both the Yin and Yang mountains.
But often, such figures could only stop at the Mountain Gazing Realm, and in the end, because they were too greedy and couldn't digest it all, they wasted their chance to enter the Randeng realm.
Yet to have both paths advance side by side, and both enter the Randeng realm... what kind of concept was this?
This meant that the girl before her not only possessed a formidable Physical Body but also possessed techniques as vast as the sea.
And she had a full twelve opportunities for the Randeng!
"What is it?" A cold, clear voice interrupted Gu Wanlan's thoughts.
Jiang Yuechu turned around, raising an eyebrow slightly: "Scared silly?"
Gu Wanlan's body jolted, and she snapped back to reality.
A thousand words in her heart ultimately transformed into a bitter smile.
"Your Highness's talent, looking across the ages, anyone who saw it would be ashamed of their own inferiority..."
Jiang Yuechu did not pay much attention to this flattery.
She straightened her slightly messy cuffs, then attempted to shrink the blood-colored crescent blade and store it in her sleeve, before saying indifferently: "Just good luck."
"..." Gu Wanlan's mouth twitched slightly.
However, she had heard You Wujiang mention the Highness's temperament, so she did not dwell on it.
"Since we have succeeded, this place should not be stayed in for long."
Gu Wanlan looked around and said in a deep voice: "Although the three Sages are dead, the commotion is too great; if it alerts the Immortal Sect behind them..."
"Mm." Jiang Yuechu nodded: "Let's go back."
She actually really wanted to go see the other two Demon Sages, or clear out the scattered small Demons... But she was mindful that the other party was worried about the old man Bai, and she wasn't at ease letting her go back alone with the treasure medicine.
Anyway, there were so many Demons in the world; if it really didn't work out, she could go to Spirit Mountain and take a look.
Hearing this, Gu Wanlan nodded.
Seeing that Jiang Yuechu made no move to collect the Demon corpses, she had no choice but to reach behind her waist and untie a gourd.
"Collect."
Hum—
At the mouth of the gourd, a circle of pale cyan ripples emerged.
In the blink of an eye, the three massive creatures completely disappeared.
Gu Wanlan plugged the stopper and had just let out a sigh of relief when she suddenly felt a scorching gaze land on her hands.
Gu Wanlan's body stiffened, and she slowly turned her head, meeting the girl's direct, unblinking gaze.
She subconsciously pulled the gourd closer to her chest and quickly explained, speaking very fast: "Your... Your Highness, this item is a treasure artifact passed down by the Gu family ancestors; only the Gu clan can open and control it..."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuechu raised an eyebrow slightly, feeling a bit of regret.
"Oh..." Having said that, she stepped forward.
Gu Wanlan subconsciously took half a step back, looking vigilant.
"Your Highness, what are you doing..."
Jiang Yuechu stopped and looked at her, appearing puzzled: "What's wrong? I'm taking you back."
"No need to trouble Your Highness!" Gu Wanlan answered decisively.
Recalling how she had been carried like a chick by the other party the whole way here.
Coming to the Demon Court was one thing, but if she were seen by others on the way back... would the dignified Right Demon Suppressing Envoy still have any face left?
Gu Wanlan took a deep breath, straightened her back, and tried hard to maintain her precarious dignity: "Although I am not as fast as Your Highness, riding the wind to return to the city by myself is not difficult."
Jiang Yuechu frowned slightly: "You are too slow."
"So what if I'm slow!" Gu Wanlan gritted her teeth: "Anyway, the matter is finished, there's no rush for a moment or two..."
"I'm in a rush." Jiang Yuechu interrupted her.
They were both from the Great Tang, so she couldn't really leave her behind and let her fly back alone.
"Your Highness!" Seeing the girl reaching out to grab her back collar again, Gu Wanlan panicked, flashed backward, and said in shame and annoyance: "Can you... change your posture?"
"Change my posture?" Jiang Yuechu's hand hovered in mid-air, and she thought about it.
That was true.
She was, after all, a high-ranking member of the Demon Suppression Division.
Constantly carrying her by the neck was indeed not very dignified.
"Fine." Jiang Yuechu nodded.
Gu Wanlan breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as it wasn't that embarrassing posture, even if she had to grab her by the arm to carry her, it wasn't unacceptable.
Just as she was thinking this, a black shadow flashed.
Jiang Yuechu had already closed in.
Before Gu Wanlan could react, one arm had already wrapped around her slender waist, and the other hand had reached through the crook of her knees.
Her body felt light.
She was already soaring into the air.
"???" Gu Wanlan's eyes widened, and her hands subconsciously hooked around the girl's neck.
"Your... Your Highness?!"