Senior Sisters, I Don’t Want To Work Hard Anymore

Chapter 99: Time Node

After a while, and after taking several pills, Zihuang gradually regained her breath.

"It's the backlash of the Heavenly Mechanism," the noble woman said, gritting her silver teeth. "It seems that the person who made a move against me this time must be someone with a significant background. In the coming period, we probably won't have much peace."

Lingxi furrowed her brows. "Could it be... those guys? Is it necessary to go this far?"

Zihuang coldly said, "Perhaps it is, perhaps it isn't. But if I were them, the wisest thing to do would be to ask those foreign cultivators to take action, ambush and besiege Zhu Yan, and then use their methods to block the Heavenly Mechanism, setting a trap for me."

"If I suffer a loss and refuse to let it go, and even manage to get my elders involved in the investigation, they will push those foreign cultivators out to take the blame and leave themselves clean. Hmph, they think they're clever!"

"..."

Lingxi pondered in silence. With her cultivation as Zihuang's best friend and companion, it was not something an ordinary person could achieve to plot and calculate against her. As for someone with both motive and strength to do so, it could only be Zihuang's past competitors.

The powerful cultivators among those foreign cultivators might have the ability to do it, but they had no grudges or enmity with Zihuang. It was impossible for them to spend such a high price to target her for no reason.

Although the position of the Celestial Palace's Celestial Guardian was not considered significant in terms of authority, it was a crucial position for future promotion. There were too many people who were dissatisfied with Zihuang snatching this position from them.

"Sister, what should we do now?" Lingxi asked.

"Let's wait and see for now," Zihuang sighed. "My injuries are troublesome. It will take at least a year or more in seclusion to fully recover. So, for now, let's not pay attention to them. After the time and space channel is closed this time, we can slowly settle the score with them!"

"Yes, it seems that's the only way."

...

Qifeng Basin.

By the side of a river with surging waves and abundant spiritual energy, the women of Yu Lingzhou had just experienced a fierce battle. At this moment, they were busy around the body of a beast that was dozens of zhang long, resembling a dragon but not quite. Law Treasure's flying sword cut open its tough scales, using a secret technique to extract all of its essence blood, which was then stored in a small jade cauldron.

This was an underground demon dragon, a rare beast that usually grew in the depths of the underground Yin River. It rarely ventured out, and its strength was not inferior to that of Zhu Yan.

It was unknown why it went mad this time and actually drilled out of the underground Yin River, exposing itself to the sunlight outside. It was immediately discovered by the women of the Yuanyi Celestial Palace, who were busy plundering resources, and everything that followed was a matter of course.

"This is a rare treasure!" Yu Lingzhou played with the demon dragon's inner core, and the jade cauldron in front of her was filled with golden blood. The fragrance was intoxicating, and the surface of the blood shimmered with dazzling radiance, with strands of purple energy rising and converging into auspicious-shaped clouds.

Yuanyi Celestial Palace called out, "This thing is not easy to preserve. Sisters, you've all worked hard. Come and take a sip each, then quickly refine it. Hmm, only the junior brother won't get a share."

"Alright."

The women happily agreed, except Qin Muling, who watched with envy.

Xue Bingxuan jokingly said, "Little junior brother, if you want, you can come and have a sip too. But from now on, we'll have to call you junior sister! Well, you can freely wear the clothes of us senior sisters, which doesn't sound too bad."

"...Forget it, I'm not interested in becoming a fairy."

Qin Muling shook his head and refused. The primordial blood of the underground demon dragon was extremely yin and pure, a rare and precious treasure for female cultivators. It could temper the body, purify and enhance qi and blood. Even for powerhouses like Yu Lingzhou and Yueyi Tianjun, it had benefits. However, it was not suitable for male cultivators to consume.

If Qin Muling insisted on drinking it, he would indeed gain great benefits, but the side effect would be that he would completely bid farewell to his male identity and become a stunning beauty. Moreover, this transformation was irreversible.

In the Phoenix Perching Basin, there were many treasures like the primordial blood of the underground demon dragon that were only suitable for female cultivators. Otherwise, the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace wouldn't have taken an interest in this place.

After the women finished dividing the primordial blood, there was still some left. Qin Muling didn't plan to waste it and directly brought it back to the Extreme Void Starry Sky to give to Mu Yinghua.

In the following days, the elders remained busy and couldn't find their bearings. There were too many rare resources in the Phoenix Perching Basin, and with no other cultivators competing for them, they could freely plunder.

If they missed this opportunity, who knew if there would be another chance in the future. Therefore, the elders didn't hold back and put anything useful into their spatial Law Weapons.

Qin Muling was also not idle. Whenever he encountered resources suitable for him, he would consume them on the spot. If he couldn't finish eating, he would pack them up. The rest of the time, he would cultivate using the essence of the spiritual plants and trees in this place.

In a short period of time, his cultivation reached the peak of the ninth level of the Infant Formation realm, only one thin barrier away from the Divine Spirit Realm. There were also large amounts of essence of Divine Medicine hidden deep within his organs and meridians, waiting to be gradually refined and absorbed after his cultivation advanced.

"Oh, little junior brother, can the space inside you transport living creatures back to the Extreme Void Starry Sky?"

One day, Luo Wanqing suddenly asked.

Qin Muling was slightly stunned and thought carefully before answering, "Currently, it's not possible. It seems that the space inside me can't accommodate any living beings. Perhaps only when my cultivation realm reaches a higher level can I consider trying."

"I see."

Luo Wanqing nodded and didn't say anything more. This was similar to her speculation. If Qin Muling's talent ability really allowed him to carry living people back and forth from the Illusory Mist Secret Realm, it would be incredible. He could instantly bring thousands of disciples over and thoroughly plunder the Phoenix Perching Basin. It probably wouldn't take more than a few days to completely excavate this place.

Fortunately, this scene wouldn't happen for now. However, the next time the Illusory Mist Secret Realm opened, if Qin Muling's talent ability hadn't been exposed yet, the gains would be astonishing.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, half a year had passed. The exploitable resources in the Phoenix Perching Basin gradually depleted.

Qin Muling made countless round trips, bringing back various precious resources that filled twelve large Grotto-Heaven secret realms, all of which were urgently constructed by Mu Yinghua and the elders.

Then, after discussing with the senior sisters, Qin Muling decided to continue exploring. Since they were already far away from the traditional influence of the remnants of the Heavenly Human Race, there was no need to worry about being discovered.

With the support of unparalleled luck and guided by the Heavenly Secret Technique, they successively discovered tens of thousands of rare mineral veins, which were extremely scarce in the Extreme Void Starry Sky. There were also many giant Supreme Grade spiritual crystal veins.

In this non-stop busy period, the time for the Illusory Mist Secret Realm to close was getting closer.

The Illusory Mist Secret Realm opened once every three years, which, when converted to the time flow in the Extreme Void Starry Sky, was one year. Then they had to wait for several years, or even hundreds or thousands of years, until the trajectories of the two worlds intersected again and the entrance to the secret realm would reopen.

(End of this chapter)