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

Chapter 97: Investigating the Truth

Zi Huang suddenly stood up, her chest surging with waves, and the sudden rise in pressure made the surrounding maidservants dare not breathe.

"What exactly is going on?"

She asked with a cold face, "Even if this guy is a bit lazy, he still has the strength of a True Immortal now. He is also a divine general of my Heavenly Palace. How did he die? Who could have killed him?"

The maidservant cautiously said, "Perhaps... it was done by those foreign cultivators?"

Zi Huang angrily said, "Nonsense! Limited by the laws of heaven and earth, those foreign cultivators can at most exert the power of the peak of Immortal Ascension realm. Compared to him, they are at least two major realms weaker. How could they pose a threat to him?"

Ling Xi, who was beside her, interjected, "Could it be the work of those guys? You defeated them last time and won the position of the Heavenly Envoy. They might hold a grudge and secretly play tricks to make things difficult for you."

Zi Huang suddenly calmed down, her eyes changing unpredictably. Of course, there is competition within the Heavenly Human Race. The calculations, conflicts, and conspiracies between various factions are no less inferior to those in the Extreme Void Starry Sky's human civilization.

After pondering for a moment, Zi Huang said, "We cannot rule out this possibility. Here's what we'll do. I'll allow you to take people to the mortal realm first and bring back Zhu Yan. We need to see the person alive or the corpse. It's not appropriate to make a big move now. After the spatial channel is closed, we can slowly settle this matter."

She took out a command token and handed it to Ling Xi.

Ling Xi smiled helplessly, "I have to work as soon as I take office. It's really not peaceful."

"It's okay. As long as we find that guy's whereabouts, and besides, you can take this opportunity to go out and have fun. It's okay to play for a few more days."

Zi Huang secretly transmitted her divine sense. Her attitude towards her childhood friend and playmate was naturally different.

"Okay, then I'll go."

Ling Xi put away the command token, said a few more words to Zi Huang, and then turned and left.

...

In the boundless wilderness.

Two groups of cultivators were fighting to the death. They were teams of hundreds of people, and the radiance of various Law Weapons, Law Treasures, and Divine Abilities intertwined. Blood mixed with severed limbs scattered in all directions, and the screams, curses, and desperate curses of dying cultivators echoed one after another.

After a short time, one group of cultivators gradually fell into a disadvantage. The number of casualties among their companions increased, but they still fought desperately, firmly protecting the few core figures in the middle.

The side that had the upper hand mostly consisted of beautiful women with charming appearances, and their clothes were so scanty that it was insane. The few male cultivators left were mostly playing the role of bodyguards.

A female cultivator in the middle gently stroked the jade flute in her hand and said with a seductive voice, "Fellow Daoists from the Jade Drop Divine Temple, the situation is stronger than people. You don't have to resist anymore. Just obediently let this palace see what good things you have obtained from that maze."

"Get lost! You deceitful foxes from the Huaqing Divine Palace, we know you have ulterior motives, trying to deceive us and take away our opportunity? It's simply wishful thinking!"

Among the crowd opposite, a young man with rosy lips and white teeth cursed angrily, glancing around anxiously. He had already sent out a distress signal, but the reinforcements from his sect were too far away. It was hard to say when they would arrive.

"Heh heh, still hoping someone will come to save you?"

The female cultivator sneered, "To be honest, I'm in a good mood right now. As long as you give me that thing, I'll let you go. Otherwise, I'll take you all down today! Hmm, the top talent of the Jade Drop Divine Temple, it must be quite enjoyable!"

"You... shameless! Shameless!"

The young man's face turned red, but due to his good upbringing since childhood, he couldn't come up with any malicious insults. "You insist on forcing us, aren't you afraid that the Jade Drop Divine Temple will declare war on you in the future?"

Like the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, the Huaqing Divine Palace was also led by female cultivators. However... their reputation had never been good. Although they claimed to be orthodox in the Daoist tradition, all the Daoist forces in the Extreme Void Starry Sky unanimously regarded them as evil demons.

The main cultivation technique of the Huaqing Divine Palace focused on dual cultivation and replenishment. Therefore, they didn't usually prohibit the recruitment of male disciples. In fact, they were considered to be at the bottom of the hierarchy, with the better ones only serving as guards or attendants.

However, due to the temptation of beauty, there were always a large number of male cultivators who couldn't resist and willingly became subordinates of this sect, allowing themselves to be manipulated. Sometimes, even disciples of certain Supreme Daoist forces would fall into their trap.

"Stop talking nonsense, just take them down!"

The female cultivator waved her hand, "Try to capture them alive, but it doesn't matter if you can't! What's so great about the Jade Drop Divine Temple? If I offend them, so be it!"

"Yes!"

The cultivators on this side responded and intensified their attacks, using various means to suppress the opposing side. The opposing formation became more chaotic, and within the time it took for an incense stick to burn, over a hundred casualties occurred. The leading cultivator saw the unfavorable situation and finally ordered a retreat.

The side that had the upper hand relentlessly pursued and attacked, vowing to exterminate the other side.

The shadow of the Multi-Storied Heavenly Boat flashed across the high sky and disappeared at the end of the horizon in an instant.

On the front deck, Qin Muling saw this scene from afar, her heart unaffected. This was a common occurrence in the cultivation world, something she had seen a lot in recent days.

Although Illusory Mist Secret Realm was different from the Extreme Void Starry Sky, the grudges and enmities between Daoist forces remained the same. Once they encountered each other inside, they would inevitably fight to the death, refusing to stop until one side was completely wiped out.

"So it's those despicable people from the Huaqing Divine Palace!"

Master Sister Xue Bingxuan's voice couldn't hide her disgust and resentment. "If it weren't for more important matters, we would have to kill them all this time!"

Qin Muling asked, "Do they have old grievances with our sect?"

"It's more than just old grievances. I should say there's a deep-rooted feud!"

Yueyi Tianjun sighed softly, "The founder of the Huaqing Divine Palace, a million years ago, was once a prodigy of my Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace and one of the direct disciples of the sect leader. He had the opportunity to compete for the position of the next sect leader, Supreme, but unfortunately, he took the wrong path and made a big mistake, which led to his expulsion from the sect by his master."

"After leaving, she was unwilling and somehow obtained the inheritance of a primordial evil Supreme. Her cultivation greatly advanced, and she established the Huaqing Divine Palace in the Huaqing Immortal Realm. She used the dual-cultivation replenishment method passed down by the evil Supreme as the main cultivation technique. From then until now, her influence and power have been growing, and who knows how many male cultivators have fallen victim to their hands!"

"Now, Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace is declining and facing increasingly difficult circumstances, while the Huaqing Divine Palace is thriving and its influence extends throughout the entire Huaqing Immortal Realm. It has even become one of the members of the Supreme orthodoxy."

"One of the paths of desire is the most tempting and alluring, and cultivators are no exception."

"Until now, the current sect leader of the Huaqing Divine Palace, Yulian Xianzun, has repeatedly declared publicly that they are the legitimate successors of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace. Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace should have unconditionally submitted to them long ago in order to restore the status and glory of the Supreme orthodoxy."

Qin Muling remained silent for a moment and asked, "Didn't the founders of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace consider cleaning up their own sect back then?"

Yu Lingzhou angrily replied, "Of course they did! It's just that they never succeeded. The Huaqing Immortal Realm is too far from the Cloud Dream Immortal Domain, and they were unwilling to 'lower themselves' to establish connections. As a result, they had good relationships with many demonic powerhouses who would lend a helping hand at critical moments, causing the sect's attempts to be repeatedly frustrated."

Qin Muling shook his head. The enmity that had lasted for millions of years was already impossible to determine who was right or wrong. In any case, when disciples and followers of the two sects encountered each other, it would definitely result in a fierce battle with no quarter given.

Qi Yalan coldly said, "Junior Brother, you must be careful in the future. When you encounter people from their sect, don't listen to anything they say and just kill them!"

"Okay."

Qin Muling nodded. As a sect founded on the basis of the evil replenishment method, his existence was considered a rare and precious treasure, no different from Tang Seng's flesh in their eyes. Once he fell into their hands, it would be impossible to escape death.

"By the way, where should we go now?"

After thinking for a moment, Qin Muling asked again, "After killing that strange beast, I have a feeling that things are not that simple. What if that big guy has an owner, and when they realize it, they come after us? The consequences would be extremely serious."

Yu Lingzhou pondered and said, "We handled it thoroughly enough initially. All suspicious traces have been erased, and we even used secret techniques to reverse the yin and yang, confusing and obscuring the heavenly secrets. Even if the high-level members of the Heavenly Human Race remnants sense that something is wrong, they won't be able to trace it back to us for a while."

"Of course, what you said makes sense. Let's not look for spiritual crystal veins for now. Let's go to the Savage Wilderness area and take a look. Try to avoid encountering those guys."

To be honest, with Qin Muling's existence, Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace has already gained tremendous benefits. The total amount of resources they have obtained so far is enough for the entire sect to live luxuriously for thousands of years. Saving a bit and using it for nearly ten thousand years is not a problem.

That's why Yu Lingzhou decided to go to the Savage Wilderness area, which is rarely visited by the remnants of the Heavenly Human Race. At this point, every day they stay is a gain. As long as Qin Muling's special abilities are not exposed, there may still be a chance to plunder when the next secret realm opens.

Yueyi Tianjun took out a map stored in a jade talisman. After activating it with a specific spiritual technique, a huge projection of magical power appeared in the room.

"...This is the Qifeng Basin, with a radius of tens of millions of miles. It is more than nine hundred million miles away from the nearest settlement of the Heavenly Human Race remnants. Tens of thousands of years ago, the high-level members of the sect explored this place on a large scale, intending to develop it into an exclusive resource treasury for the sect. However, there were too many mysterious and deadly things inside, and countless sacrifices were made. In the end, they failed..."

"After the sect encountered a major disaster and its influence declined, they couldn't spare enough manpower to continue this plan, so it was left idle."

Yueyi Tianjun explained that each Supreme orthodoxy had several such hidden areas, which consumed unimaginable manpower and resources, sacrificing countless lives over tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years, in order to eventually conquer them. They were also part of the sect's heritage. For ordinary sects, it would be impossible to invest such capital.

Qin Muling asked, "Are there any rare resources produced here that are indispensable to the sect?"

Yu Lingzhou nodded, "Of course, Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace is a sect exclusively for female cultivators. Among the many heavenly treasures produced here, there are eleven types of rare treasures that have special benefits for female cultivators. They can enhance the physique, refine magical power, temper the soul, maintain eternal youth, and so on. That's why the previous sect leader decided to develop this place as a secret resource area exclusively for the sect."

"The elders have been collecting resources here for over ten thousand years, which is equivalent to over thirty thousand years in the Illusory Mist Secret Realm. I believe there must be a considerable accumulation of mature resources."

"In that case, let's bring them back together this time," Qin Muling said. If resources like spirit crystals and spirit mines can have a specific value, some special resources are simply priceless. No matter how many spirit crystals are spent, they cannot be obtained in the Extreme Void Starry Sky. Even superpowers would rather keep them to themselves than give them to other forces at a cheap price.

...

A few days later.

In the vast mountains, a bright red sun descended from the sky. It was a strangely shaped bright red carriage, emitting a suffocating pressure.

"It should... be here, right?"

The young girl, Ling Xi, stepped out of the carriage and walked in mid-air, approaching the ground step by step. Her bright beautiful eyes looked around uncertainly.

A wide rift appeared on the ground, stretching thousands of miles from east to west. The remaining spiritual energy was still extremely abundant. Perhaps due to the continuous heavy rain, the bottom of the rift had accumulated deep water, and it wouldn't be long before it turned into a river.

Around the river, there were collapsed mountains, countless shocking cracks on the ground, and magma erupting from the fissures. Hundreds of pitch-black smoke columns stood in different areas.

Obviously, a earth-shattering battle had taken place here not long ago. Although the culprits had taken many concealment measures afterwards, some traces couldn't be covered up at all.

Ling Xi looked for a while, waved her hand slightly towards below, and a fragment of residual spirit crystal flew over from the edge of the rift and landed in her hand.

"Foreign cultivators, huh? It makes sense. Only they would need to mine spirit crystal veins in large quantities to exchange for resources. So, Zhu Yan must have encountered them, had a conflict, and was eventually killed by them."

Ling Xi furrowed her eyebrows. At first glance, this reason seemed plausible, but upon careful consideration, she felt that something was not quite right.

"This spirit crystal... doesn't seem to be anything rare. It wouldn't fetch much jade even if sold. They actually dug out an entire vein. What exactly are they trying to do?"

Due to the different cultivation paths, the descendants of the Heavenly Human Race had a small demand for spirit stones and spirit crystals compared to cultivators in the Extreme Void Starry Sky. Moreover, the reserves of these things in the Illusory Mist Secret Realm were extremely abundant, so they were practically worthless.

In the past, foreign cultivators rarely conducted large-scale mining of spirit crystals. After all, they couldn't sell them at a high price and couldn't take them away. If they were only used for their own cultivation, they wouldn't need much even after several years.

That's why Ling Xi found it difficult to understand. At this time, she hadn't realized that there were already cultivators who could bring out a large number of resources from the secret realm.

(End of this chapter)