Part 2
Mu Miao raised his hand, cracking his long whip: “The power he absorbed all became yours in the end. What a great scheme.”
“Scheme?” The chains and thorny brambles clashed in the air, leaving tearing echoes in their wake. Yun Wuxiang’s lips twitched, pulling into a ridiculous arc: “Laughable.”
He ate Song Yilou, he schemed against Song Yilou… every word sounded so utterly ridiculous.
It was clearly Song Yilou who had schemed against him.
Starting from that baffling, unilaterally decided bet, to shamelessly making him construct his Shenfu, all the way to this result—everything went exactly as Song Yilou wished.
“If I wanted power, why would I need him?”
Did they really think the Azure Heaven Qi inside the Tianqing Tree was just for decoration?
With the System on him, did they really think he had no backup plan?
Now, both of those fallback options were gone. The demonic body couldn’t absorb the Azure Heaven Qi, and the System had been dug out of his body by Song Yilou alongside Yun Xinyang. Having severed his two backup plans, Song Yilou forcefully imbued him with this yin-ghost power.
Calling Song Yilou a capricious and reckless bastard was absolutely right.
“Hypocrite! You say you don’t need it, yet what are you fighting me with right now?!”
Mu Miao sneered mockingly. Remembering that the cultivation Yun Wuxiang wielded also contained a part of Mu Mian, his already ruthless moves grew even more ferocious.
“Absurd.” A nameless fire rose in Yun Wuxiang’s heart. Pitch-black chains extended outward, the sharp blades at their tips severing the brambles: “What do you know?”
The thorny whip and the demonic qi chains clashed and collided in mid-air. Two murderous auras tore at each other like desperate, struggling beasts.
…
Above the canopy of the Tianqing Tree, a birdcage materialized out of nowhere, crashing into the branches.
“Ugh, so dizzy.” Yun Xinyang held his head and sat up. His eyes met a sky full of azure leaves, and he asked in confusion: “Where is this?”
【I don’t know.】
“Did Wuxiang run into an enemy? Who was that? Can he win? Should I go back and help?”
【If you go back, there’s a high probability you’ll just die and drag him down.】
“You’re right.” Yun Xinyang still saw himself as an ordinary person. It was obvious Yun Wuxiang and that enemy knew magic. If he went over, he’d only be a burden, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been sent away.
After understanding that he couldn’t help, Yun Xinyang asked worriedly: “Wuxiang can win, right?”
【He can win. Song Yilou used his own cultivation and soul as a level-up care package for the Temple Master. The Temple Master is already a Mo Jun, and he has the Dao Zun’s inheritance protecting his body.】
3339 had already scanned it. The Tianqing Mark was still on Yun Wuxiang; Song Yilou hadn’t dug it out and transferred it to Yun Xinyang.
Hearing the words “can win,” Yun Xinyang immediately felt much more at ease. Then, the flames of his gossip ignited once more: “That Song Yilou and my brother, what exactly is their deal?”
【As it involves the privacy of the former host, the System declines to comment.】
“I’m his blood brother! No one in this world is closer than us. I’m just gatekeeping my younger brother’s lifelong happiness,” Yun Xinyang declared righteously.
【Don’t talk nonsense. Be careful, if word gets out, Song Yilou might come find trouble with you,】 3339 whispered.
Yun Xinyang lowered his voice, acting like a thief: “Didn’t that Song Yilou disappear? Why does it sound from you and my brother like he’s still alive?”
【The Temple Master has killed Song Yilou many times, but he’s never stayed dead. Hard to say.】
“Hiss, his ghost lingers that much?” Yun Xinyang rubbed his arms, finding the description extremely creepy.
【Exactly, his ghost just won’t disperse.】 3339 strongly agreed with the description.
【Also, I suggest you change how you address him. In terms of strength, you are the younger brother. Your brother could crush you to death with a single finger.】
“He’s not here right now. Wuxiang wouldn’t be that cruel to me.” Yun Xinyang suddenly grew alert: “You wouldn’t snitch, would you?”
3339: 【Only the host can hear the System’s voice. Whatever you want to say, just say it in your Sea of Consciousness. You don’t need to speak out loud.】
A true cultivation newbie, Yun Xinyang looked blank: “I know what a Sea of Consciousness is, but where is it? Which part of the brain? How do I get in?”
【You were just talking to me in your divine sense earlier.】 3339 was stunned. They had clearly been communicating mentally just moments ago.
Yun Xinyang: “Yeah, I whispered with you in front of Wuxiang, but I didn’t find any Sea of Consciousness. Weren’t we communicating through brainwaves?”
【…】
After five or six seconds of silence without a response, Yun Xinyang asked: “System, are you still there?”
【I’m here. Basic cultivation knowledge has been retrieved. Beginning playback for the host.】
【Five Extremes Realm Basic Cultivation Knowledge Part 1: Immortal Spirit Qi…】
Yun Xinyang complained: “Why does it feel like I’m taking online classes?”
【Please listen carefully.】
“Okay.” Yun Xinyang focused all his attention on listening to the System’s science lesson. Ten minutes later… he fell asleep.
【Wake up! How can you fall asleep?! At a time like this, in a place like this!】 3339 shouted while blasting an alarm to wake him up.
Yun Xinyang, eyes bleary with sleep, said: “Maybe it’s because I slept too long. My brain is a bit groggy. System, what did Yun Wuxiang do with my body before? Everything hurts… Wait, he didn’t sleep with Song Yilou using my body, did he?!”
He was instantly wide awake, eyes full of panic. Pure straight-guy terror!
【No. Song Yilou disdained your body.】
“What? What’s wrong with my body? Wuxiang even trained an eight-pack for me, and he disdains it?”
Yun Xinyang touched his waist and stomach, looking down at his fair fingers that he almost didn’t recognize. In the blink of an eye, he started sighing narcissistically: “Did Wuxiang do a full-body beauty treatment for me? Even hand models don’t have hands as nice as mine.”
【He disdained you, not the Temple Master. He thinks even a strand of the Temple Master’s hair is beautiful.】
Yun Xinyang picked up a strand of his own hair: “My hair is also very smooth and flowing.”
【Can you not use this face to make such an unworldly expression? It’s highly likely to cause a character break. If we fail the mission, whether you can go home or not will depend entirely on when the Temple Master researches a spatial tunnel.】
“What character persona do I need to maintain?” Going home was Yun Xinyang’s ultimate weak spot. Anything related to going home, he would treat with 120% seriousness.
【An otherworldly expert.】
“Got it. An expert at acting cool, an untouchable flower on a high peak.” Yun Xinyang nodded, stiffening his face. “How is this?”
3339 gave a sharp critique: 【Not even half of the Temple Master’s aura.】
The image of Yun Wuxiang’s crimson eyes flashed before him, the oppressive killing intent like a cutting blade. Yun Xinyang curled his fingers and asked: “Has Wuxiang… killed a lot of people over these years?”
【As far as I know, everyone the Temple Master killed was courting death themselves.】
“That’s good then.” Yun Xinyang let out a relaxed, slight smile, as comforting and warm as the spring sun.
Looking around, his gaze swept over the unignorable iron bars of the cage: “Why did Wuxiang teleport me over along with the cage… Ah!”
The cage suddenly vibrated and tilted, sliding down a bit between the branches and wedging into a gap between two newly sturdy branches. Yun Xinyang held his head and got up from the cage: “Scared me to… Oh my god, what is that?”
Through the gaps in the cage and the branches, Yun Xinyang stared dumbfounded at the colossal entity rising from the ground. Countless thorny brambles converged into one, like an awakened dark green tide shooting into the sky, then closing inward at the center to form a dome.
Pitch-black chains burst out from the dome. Demonic qi transformed into a blazing giant bird. The tide of brambles twisted into a towering giant tree shaped like a dragon beast, tearing at the flaming demonic bird.
Every movement of the two caused the earth to quake and mountains to sway. Even the area where the Tianqing Tree stood was caught in the shockwaves, causing the birdcage to be shaken to a new spot.
【Demonic Apparition! What did Song Yilou do? He actually made him succeed.】 3339 muttered in shock.
Yun Xinyang: “What does that mean?”
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