Mahayana 137
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Chapter 137: Luo Yun Reduced to a Furnace? Or Refined into a Puppet?
TL : Cnine
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Part 1
Luo Yun’s face turned extremely unsightly. She had not expected the Strange Man to appear now of all time. The other party was in the Nascent Soul Realm, and on their side only three people remained. She glanced at the other two and fell silent.
“Make your choice quickly! I am about to leave and do not have much patience,” the Strange Man said coldly.
Luo Yun climbed up from the ground and bowed to him, saying bitterly, “This humble one is willing to become senior’s furnace, so long as senior spares my life.”
“In that case, hand over your Immortal Palace jade token. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being rude.” This time, the strange man had clearly learned his lesson.
Luo Yun hesitated for a moment, then let out a soft sigh. She took the Immortal Palace jade token from her robes and tossed it towards the strange man.
The strange man took the jade token in his hand. After confirming that she had indeed submitted to him wholeheartedly, he could not help but burst into laughter.
Then he turned to look at Lin Xiao and the other, saying coldly, “And what about you two?”
Lin Xiao and his companion had not expected Luo Yun to make such a choice. For a moment, they were left somewhat stunned.
Mo Shuiyao’s voice was ice-cold. “I once thought Fairy Luo possessed some dignity. I never imagined you would stoop so low as to become a grovelling toy.”
“Those who adapt to circumstances are the wise,” Luo Yun replied evenly. “This senior is beyond our ability to resist. I suggest you surrender with me.”
“I would rather die than become that disgusting fellow’s plaything!” Mo Shuiyao declared firmly.
“Well said, Fairy Mo! Though Lin is incompetent, I have no wish to become a lackey either!” Lin Xiao said with a laugh.
Ever since the strange man appeared, Xiao Yifeng’s expression had been grave. He knew that unless they dealt with the strange man, there would be no way to obtain the Book of Destiny.
At once, he made a decisive choice and said to Su Miaoqing, “Senior Sister, stay here and do not move about. I need some time to perform a secret technique. Protect me while I do so!”
Su Miaoqing glanced at him, confusion flickering in her eyes. She had no idea what he was planning, yet she still gave a firm nod.
Xiao Yifeng immediately sat cross-legged. With astonishing speed, he produced a low-grade Nine Revolutions Golden Core and swallowed it in one motion. Then he closed his eyes and began condensing his Golden Core with complete focus.
Yes. He intended to break through on the spot. Reaching the 9th level of Foundation Establishment realm was already enough to attempt forming a Golden Core, even without attaining Great Perfection. The drawback, however, was obvious. The quality would be inferior.
But Xiao Yifeng had exhausted all other options. The strange man, however weakened, was still at the Nascent Soul Realm.
He had no choice. At this moment, he could only devote himself entirely to forming his Golden Core.
His actions were so quick that Su Miaoqing failed to see what he had taken. She assumed it was some ordinary healing pill.
Since Xiao Yifeng was no longer controlling the Stone Stele that Suppresses the Immortal Palace, the stele no longer projected the situation outside. Su Miaoqing had no idea what was happening beyond and could only cautiously guard in front of Xiao Yifeng.
After the time it takes an incense stick to burn, a streak of golden light suddenly shot in from outside and entered the Circular Grand Hall where the two of them were. It was the Book of Destiny that was still in the process of solidifying.
For some unknown reason, it had flown into the hall where they were and stopped not far in front of them.
This sudden change startled Su Miaoqing. Without Grandmaster Qingxu’s illusion concealment, the hall they were in had reappeared upon the Divine Hall. Ahead lay the vast plaza.
Seeing several streaks of escaping light chasing from afar, Su Miaoqing’s expression turned troubled. She reached out to grab the Book of Destiny within the golden light, but grasped nothing. Her hand passed straight through it.
She could not help biting her red lip, puffing up in frustration. This wretched thing could not be taken, yet it insisted on drawing enemies over.
The strange man was above the plaza, flying at great speed towards the main hall ahead. At that moment, a Fire Phoenix suddenly flew out from the hall and slammed heavily into him, knocking him backwards.
The strange man retreated, only to discover that Su Miaoqing had inexplicably appeared at the entrance of the main hall, with a phantom golden book floating beside her.
As for Xiao Yifeng, he was nowhere to be seen. No one knew where he was. Three streaks of rainbow light descended behind them. It was Lin Xiao and the others, chasing closely after.
“Hand over the Book of Destiny! Where is that brat? Tell him to come out and face his death!”
Seeing that the Book of Destiny was still in its nascent form, it seemed it would require some more time before it fully condensed. The strange man was therefore not in a hurry.
He intended to capture everyone in one sweep and control them all. That way, no one would compete with him for the Book of Destiny.
“Want it? Then come and take it!” Su Miaoqing’s voice cut through the air like frost.
“And you two as well. I will give you one more chance. Submit or die?” The Strange Man looked towards Lin Xiao and the other.
The two could not be bothered wasting words with him. They concentrated their strength and attacked him together.
“Refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!” The Strange Man was filled with uncontainable fury. He flew upward and faced the two of them alone.
Su Miaoqing hesitated for a moment, then directly ignited the Immortal Bird’s source blood and joined the battle.
After Grandmaster Qingxu had treated the hidden injuries in her body, she was now able to mobilise a portion of the Immortal Bird’s source blood power.
Lin Xiao, by means unknown, had used some secret technique and was able to display strength not in the slightest inferior to that of the mid stage Golden Core Realm.
The main force of this assault fell upon Mo Shuiyao, as among those present her cultivation was the highest.
The three of them were all outstanding talents among the younger generation, yet the Strange Man was in the Nascent Soul Realm. He moved unpredictably, playing with Lin Xiao’s group as though they were in the palm of his hand. The three were in grave danger.
If the Strange Man had dealt with them seriously, they would likely already have been defeated a long time ago.
His attention fixed shamelessly upon Mo Shuiyao and Su Miaoqing, striking at them deliberately, releasing grotesque, lewd laughter that chilled the air.
The two women were forced into perilous evasions again and again, faces flushed with humiliation and fury, rage surging within them like a storm barely restrained.
Luo Yun stood at the edge like a transparent person, utterly still, as though everything unfolding had nothing to do with her at all.
As the Strange Man watched Su Miaoqing and Mo Shuiyao dodging back and forth, the graceful curves of their movements fully revealed, his eyes lit up and a lewd laugh escaped his mouth.
“Why don’t you two beauties submit to me?” he said with a grotesque grin. “I will take very good care of you.”
Golden flames roared around Su Miaoqing, while Mo Shuiyao was shrouded in a storm of drifting petals. The two women wrapped themselves tightly in their power, their expressions twisted with loathing.
“Disgusting creature,” Mo Shuiyao snapped coldly. “I would rather die than be touched by trash like you.”
Su Miaoqing did not even speak. She did not need to. The sheer revulsion in her eyes was overwhelming, as though merely looking at him for another moment would soil her sight. And in that silence, her contempt was louder than any curse.
Seeing that the two women remained stubbornly unyielding, and that the Book of Destiny was nearly complete in its formation, the Strange Man’s composure finally cracked. He let out a cold, ugly laugh.
“So be it. I shall refine you into puppets — toys for thousands to ride, for tens of thousands to crush. Once I leave this place, beauties are plentiful. You are not irreplaceable.”