Chapter 616: Chapter 616

“The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox is truly wonderful. Ruoxi, with her nine tails not even fully developed, is already so alluring. I can’t imagine what she’ll be like when she reaches Dao Integration, with all nine tails imbued with ‘spiritual charm’… What a captivating sight that would be.”

Leaving Bai Ruoxi’s room, Mu Zhian couldn’t help but sigh with admiration, marveling at the wonders of the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox.

Having satisfied Bai Ruoxi, and himself, Mu Zhian’s thoughts quickly returned to the main issue: why the Forbidden Land of Reincarnation was so desperate to obtain him.

After much thought, the only possibility he could think of was that the Lord of Reincarnation wanted to transcend.

The Forbidden Lands weren’t without the means to transcend. As long as they consumed the Immortal Medicine within their Forbidden Lands, they could use it to transcend.

But this required a long, long period of seclusion and facing the Heavenly Punishment after the Heavenly Dao’s descent.

Moreover, compared to Mu Zhian, who could reach Dao Integration in a short time with his Innate Celestial Furnace, the effects of the Immortal Medicine seemed much weaker.

But why was the Lord of Reincarnation so desperate now, and not before?

This seemed to involve Xue Yi’s mention of the ‘first Lord of Reincarnation’ and his disciple.

As for why the Western Regions got involved… it was probably related to the Immortal Forbidden Land.

The luck of many dynasties in the Western Regions was also nearing its end, and the Immortal Forbidden Land was the last recipient of the national fortune. If the Immortal Forbidden Land used the national fortune as a reward, it was understandable why the Western Regions would agree.

The only question now was, besides those two Bodhisattvas, was the ‘Buddha’ still alive?

Although he had never been to the Western Regions, Mu Zhian knew very well that in the Western Regions, the Buddha’s techniques were superior to the Bodhisattva’s.

If the Buddha was also alive, then he had to be more careful this time…

After clarifying his plan, Mu Zhian gently rubbed his brows. Instead of directly returning to his room to meditate, he turned and walked towards a guest room in the Garden of Heavenly Harmony.

The next moment, he appeared in Xue Yi’s temporary guest room.

A faint, subtle fragrance filled the room. At first, it smelled like flowers, but it was slightly different, a light and delicate scent, more intoxicating than flowers.

This was Xue Yi’s unique body scent. Her ability to easily manipulate people’s hearts was partly due to this captivating fragrance.

At this moment, Xue Yi was leaning against the soft couch, her long hair cascading down, her snow-white dress as magnificent as a wedding gown. A pair of small, fair, and crystal-clear feet, her toenails painted a vibrant red, peeked out from beneath her skirt.

She had her eyes closed slightly, as if meditating, not even noticing Mu Zhian’s arrival. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by nοvelfire.net

Faintly sensing a hazy mist drifting from behind the screen, Mu Zhian walked behind it and saw a bathtub filled with water, red rose petals scattered on the surface, emitting a captivating fragrance.

Judging from the water temperature, Xue Yi had probably just finished her bath.

Mu Zhian changed his clothes, lay down in the bathtub, the perfect water temperature making his mood brighten. He looked up at the high ceiling beams, his mind blank.

After about fifteen minutes, the woman’s lazy and sweet voice finally came from outside the screen, “Are you done yet? If I wait any longer, I’m really going to fall asleep.”

Her tone held an indescribable seductive moisture.

“After reaching Core Formation, one can go without sleep, let alone a Dao Integration Realm expert. Let me enjoy it for a while longer, don’t be in a hurry,” Mu Zhian turned his head slightly and looked at the blurry, graceful figure through the screen. “Did you know I would come?”

“If you hadn’t come to see me tonight, I wouldn’t be pretending to cooperate with the Western Regions in two days,” Xue Yi’s tone was still lazy, but carried a hint of coldness. “I fear Mother, but I won’t let myself be wronged too much.”

Mu Zhian said gently, “I know, that’s why I came to see you tonight.”

“That sounds so touching… But you smell of a vixen. You must have taken a bath to hide it from me, right?”

Xue Yi’s tone was still gentle, “The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox of the Demon Realm in the past, she charmed all beings. Many Heretic Gods in the Southern Wilderness were captivated by her, willingly submitting to her… Young Master Mu, you should be careful. If you’re charmed one day, even I can’t save you.”

“The so-called Dao Companion is a creature that gets jealous whenever they see their partner with another… Who knows when she might use her charm technique on you.”

Have you forgotten I’m also a vixen, and I also have a wisp of the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox’s spiritual sense within me… Mu Zhian silently disappeared from the bathtub and appeared beside Xue Yi.

“I will remember Senior Xue Yi’s words and repay you in the future.”

Xue Yi looked at the young man before her with a smile, “I’ve heard countless sweet nothings before. Compared to sweet talk, I prefer a more practical expression.”

As she spoke, her usually noble demeanor suddenly gained a hint of frailty, her platinum blonde hair falling over her shoulders, adding to her delicate aura.

“Young Master Mu…” she called softly, then shyly lowered her eyelids.

Mu Zhian recognized her identity at a glance. The two now shared a body, and Xue Yi had even awakened Regina’s spiritual sense.

At this moment, Mu Zhian didn’t say anything more. He simply reached out, embraced Xue Yi’s waist, then gently lifted her, carrying the Space God in his arms. Looking at her shy yet expectant, bright eyes, he turned, blew out the candle, and entered the bed.

An hour passed unknowingly. The earlier commotion in the room had subsided. Xue Yi slowly opened her eyes, exhaling a sweet and satisfied breath.

It’s been a long time since I’ve had such Spiritual Energy…

This Innate Celestial Furnace Spiritual Energy, once tasted, made one crave it again and again. Even after transcending, she probably wouldn’t be able to refuse it.

Feeling the young man holding her waist from behind, Xue Yi glanced at the little guy, who was so much younger than her, seductively.

“It’s a good thing the Jade Empress isn’t here. If she saw this, she would be very angry,” she said softly, her voice filled with amusement.

“Yao Meng is quite magnanimous… She doesn’t really mind,” Mu Zhian said.

Yao Meng was a woman with a certain desire for control. She didn’t mind her Dao Companion being intimate with other girls… but she couldn’t accept the situation getting out of her control.

For example, when she sent Mu Zhian to Yu State to the Pill Emperor… Yao Meng didn’t really mind, because it was still within her control.

But if Mu Zhian became captivated by the Empress of Yu State and escaped her control… she wouldn’t be able to accept it.

However, Yao Meng had great confidence in Mu Zhian, believing he was a lecher and wouldn’t be captivated by the Pill Emperor alone.

Xue Yi was the same. Even if Yao Meng were here, she wouldn’t say anything.

“The Jade Empress wouldn’t mind…? That’s a pity,” Xue Yi sighed faintly. “I was hoping to see the Jade Empress’s jealous expression.”

I haven’t even seen it myself, but it’s probably best not to see it… Mu Zhian thought silently.

To make someone like Yao Meng, who cultivated the Dao of Tranquility, jealous… Sister Jade Empress would probably be on the verge of going yandere.

Even with the ability to temporarily boost his strength with that drop of essence blood, Mu Zhian was still a bit afraid.

There were too many big sharks in his fishpond now. The slightest misstep could lead to a dead end.

“I’m going to the Demon Realm the day after tomorrow. You’ll have to put on an act with me then. No matter what the Forbidden Lands do to me, don’t interfere,” Mu Zhian suddenly reminded her.

“I know, but you’re a bit too confident in yourself. Aren’t you worried you won’t be able to leave the Forbidden Lands?” Xue Yi said softly.

Even a Dao Integration Realm expert wouldn’t dare say they could leave a Forbidden Land unscathed, because the rules there were completely controlled by the Forbidden Zone Lord.

Yet Mu Zhian was actually planning to enter a Forbidden Land on his own initiative…

Mu Zhian’s chest was pressed against her back. He inhaled the fragrance of her hair and said, “Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.”

Xue Yi’s delicate brows were still furrowed, her eyes filled with a lingering worry.

But since Mu Zhian had said so, she couldn’t say anything more and ultimately nodded gently.

Mu Zhian held Xue Yi in his arms, enjoying the warmth and softness of the Space God’s body, savoring this brief, peaceful moment as time passed silently.

Two days later, news like a bombshell came from the Immortal Forbidden Land.

After being provoked twice by the Demon Realm, Isis finally couldn’t take it anymore and unleashed the forbidden rules of the Immortal Forbidden Land.

A mysterious gray mist silently drifted from the Immortal Forbidden Land towards the Demon Realm. And above the Abyss, two women stood quietly under the sky, like lofty gods, looking down upon all beings.

The former wore a white dress, noble and elegant, exuding a unique charm.

And the latter wore white robes, her bare jade feet standing on a floating lotus flower, her expression cold and calm.

Xue Yi and the Bodhisattva of the Western Regions, Miao Yi.

Xue Yi said with a smile, “This is the first time we’ve met in our true forms, isn’t it?”

Beside her, the breathtakingly beautiful Bodhisattva clasped her hands together, her three thousand strands of black hair fluttering in the cold wind and snow, her voice ethereal, “The Buddha of the Western Regions had close cooperation with the Southern Wilderness in the past. It’s just a pity that when the Jade Empress transcended, the Buddha intended to intervene, but something went wrong with his cultivation, and he’s still in seclusion.”

Hearing this, Xue Yi looked at the female Bodhisattva with amusement and said, “Something went wrong with his cultivation? If I remember correctly, the Western Regions use the will of all beings as their cultivation foundation. The Buddha is the lord of all Buddhas in the Western Regions, and the will he has gathered is the most immense. How could something go wrong with his cultivation?”

“And listening to your tone, it seems the problem only appeared on the day of the Jade Empress’s Transcendence?”

Miao Yi’s face was cool and calm, her spiritual sense always on the Abyss below, waiting for Mu Zhian’s arrival.

She opened her mouth and said, “I don’t know much about the Buddha’s affairs. I only know that when the Little Leiyin Temple acted that day, the Buddha also intended to act, but was injured and had to enter seclusion.”

This wasn’t exactly a secret. At least now, many in the Nine Provinces had already guessed this possibility.

Because the Buddha of Nalanda Temple hadn’t taught the Dharma for a long time, and no one in Nalanda had even seen him. Many speculated that something went wrong with the Buddha’s cultivation, so he had to enter seclusion.

“Relying on the will of all beings to transcend, requires the accumulated faith of the living beings in the Western Regions. Once a dynasty collapses and the people are displaced, many people’s faith will also collapse. In a sense, the cultivation path of the Western Regions is much more difficult than other provinces,” Xue Yi said casually.

Miao Yi’s expression was indifferent, and she said calmly, “Suffering is not suffering, joy is not joy, just a temporary obsession. With a single thought, one can be at ease.”

Xue Yi stared at Miao Yi’s indifferent expression and suddenly smiled, “You should know about my being trapped in the Abyss, right?”

“I know. That’s why in the past, people only knew of the Three Pillar Gods of the Southern Wilderness, but not the name of the Space God,” Miao Yi nodded gently.

Xue Yi looked at the bottomless Abyss below and said softly, “In the past, to transcend, I searched for methods everywhere. Later, I found a glimmer of hope in the Abyss of the Eastern Continent and entered it alone. Who would have thought that I would be trapped by a formation left by the master of the Abyss, my spiritual sense almost collapsing.”

“But this matter, to me, has now become a good thing,” Xue Yi suddenly said, her words enigmatic.

A hint of confusion appeared on Miao Yi’s icy face.

Even she couldn’t understand what Xue Yi meant for a moment.

“I’ve already touched the threshold of Transcendence,” Xue Yi said calmly.

A flicker of change finally appeared in Miao Yi’s cold eyes, and she said coolly, “Then congratulations in advance.”

In terms of lifespan in the Nine Provinces, Xue Yi’s seniority was indeed higher than Miao Yi’s.

Now that the Eastern Continent, the Demon Realm, and even the Southern Wilderness had Transcendence Realm Human Emperors, and Yu State had recently become close with the Eastern Continent, only the Western Regions had been severely damaged, the Buddha in seclusion, his fate unknown, and the various kingdoms in the Western Regions facing the decline of their national fortune.

Even if they managed to maintain the national fortune of the various kingdoms in the Western Regions, how long would it take for a great power in the Western Regions to transcend?

Miao Yi clasped her hands together, standing quietly under the sky, maintaining her Buddhist heart.

Now wasn’t the time to think about these things. Capturing Mu Zhian and exchanging him for the Eastern Continent’s national fortune was more important than anything.

Just as she thought of this, Xue Yi’s gaze suddenly fixed on the border between the Demon Realm and the Eastern Continent, and she said faintly, “He’s here, as expected.”

Miao Yi’s gaze followed hers, and she saw a young man in a magnificent white robe walking along the border of the Eastern Continent, heading towards the Demon Realm.

Xue Yi took a graceful and charming step forward, “You wait here, I’ll go and capture him.”

“I heard that Mu Zhian is also at Soul Transformation now, is the Space God confident?” Miao Yi asked.

Xue Yi looked down at the young man, her platinum blonde hair gently falling over her shoulders, and said with a smile, “Suppressing him is a piece of cake.”

Of course, Mu Zhian suppressing her was also a piece of cake~