Chapter 170: You go and be a cauldron for Wang Shouzhen first - Part 2
She could always destroy the devil seed, and with it, the devil soul would turn to ash and smoke.
"Very good."
Seeing this, Si Nanyan immediately felt relieved. The devil soul was growing nicely, even larger than before.
The next moment, Si Nanyan's eyes slowly regained their clarity as her Divine Consciousness Power was retracted.
"How's it?" Feng Ruoli couldn't help but ask from the side.
Now, of all times, nothing could go wrong.
"No problem." A rare smile appeared on Si Nanyan's face as she said, "It was a success."
"That's good to hear." The anxiety that had been hanging in Feng Ruoli's heart also subsided.
"Remember, from now on you are Liu Qingdai, understand?" Si Nanyan then turned to look at Liu Qingdai.
"Yes, Palace Master." Liu Qingdai kept her head low, her expression calm. Then, she slowly lifted her head and said, "Palace Master, when can I leave here?"
She had been confined here for several days already and didn't want to stay any longer. Mainly, she wanted to send a message of safety to the outside world, at least to keep others from worrying.
"Don't worry," Si Nanyan spoke again. "I came here this time to take you out, as there is an important mission that you need to fulfill."
"A mission?" Liu Qingdai furrowed her brow. What kind of tricks was Si Nanyan up to now?
"Liu Qingdai, I need you to impersonate me..." Before Liu Qingdai could ponder further, Si Nanyan took the initiative and slowly revealed her plan.
「A moment later.」
"What?" Liu Qingdai was somewhat confused by what she heard.
Wait a minute. She needed to sort this out. So, she was supposed to pretend to be Liu Qingdai. But this Liu Qingdai was actually Si Nanyan in disguise. And she couldn't let anyone realize that it wasn't Si Nanyan in disguise.
Liu Qingdai's lips twitched. She was already pretending to be a "Liu Qingdai" who had been replaced by a devil soul, and now they wanted to stack an additional BUFF on her. This was ridiculous.
Seeing that Liu Qingdai looked a bit bewildered, Si Nanyan started to explain again, "That Liu Qingxuan of the Righteous Sun Sect is close to making a breakthrough. To stop him, I have already covertly allied with Mu Yunqing of that same sect…"
"What…" At these words, Liu Qingdai's mind was instantly shocked. She almost thought she had misheard. Mu Yunqing and Si Nanyan had joined forces? All to go against her own father.
Senior Brother Mu, how could he possibly do such things? Liu Qingdai's first reaction was disbelief.
Mu Yunqing had escaped from the Wonderous Palace. The Righteous Sun Sect owed him a life-saving debt, and Liu Qingxuan had wholeheartedly nurtured him. How could Mu Yunqing betray the Righteous Sun Sect?
Liu Qingdai couldn't help but voice her doubts. "Palace Master, can we really trust Mu Yunqing?"
"Hmph, of course, he can't be trusted," Si Nanyan let out a cold snort, her beautiful eyes filled with disgust. "That man is despicable and shameless, a natural-born scoundrel of the devil path. It would be the devil path's loss if he didn't join! Had I not discovered him secretly learning the Devil Secret Skill and turning the disciples of the Righteous Sun Sect into living dead puppets, he wouldn't have cooperated with me."
"What! Secretly learning the Devil Secret Skill and turning the disciples of the Righteous Sun Sect into living dead puppets?" Liu Qingdai was again shocked by Si Nanyan's words.
These revelations were explosive. They completely overturned Liu Qingdai's understanding. Although she did not like Mu Yunqing, she had never imagined he would do such things. Mu Yunqing was beloved by many disciples of the Righteous Sun Sect as their senior brother. He was also seen by most as the next Sect Master of the Righteous Sun Sect. And yet, he was secretly committing such atrocious acts?
"Hmph, that Mu Yunqing is unreliable. This time, he might even plan to silence me by murder." Si Nanyan seemed to have completely figured out Mu Yunqing's thoughts and continued, "Liu Qingdai, your mission this time is to impersonate me and capture Mu Yunqing. This will make Shi Yan and Xu An reluctant to act rashly. Then, the Phoenix Palace Master and I will move in to take down these two. That is our real plan."
"This…" Liu Qingdai also came to a realization. Turns out, both sides were plotting against each other.
"Do you understand?" Seeing that Liu Qingdai had no reaction, Si Nanyan uttered another cold snort.
"Understood!" Liu Qingdai quickly nodded. Her heart was truly not at ease yet. The information was just too much to digest at once.
"Let's go; follow me out," Feng Ruoli, who was standing to the side, also said. "Mu Yunqing will still need some time before he can come here. When the time comes, we'll put on a good show for him."
Mu Yunqing's plan, as told to Si Nanyan, was for him to lead people to forcefully break into the Wonderous Palace to rescue 'Liu Qingdai'. In the end, Si Nanyan, impersonating 'Liu Qingdai', would be 'rescued'.
Naturally, Si Nanyan and Feng Ruoli only pretended to agree. But if they really went through with it, it would undoubtedly mean certain death for Si Nanyan. So now, they decided to turn Mu Yunqing's plan against him. If he wanted to come and rescue someone, fine, they would give him a fake. Then, they would launch a direct sneak attack. Next, with the help of the array method, they planned to capture Shi Yan and Xu An, plant devil seeds in them, and transform them into devil servants.
With this, the Wonderous Palace would have enough strength to confront the Righteous Sun Sect openly. No matter how strong Liu Qingxuan was, facing so many Sixth Realm experts, he wouldn't be able to turn the tide.
「A moment later.」
Three figures appeared outside the Cave Heaven, ready to leave.
Just then, another figure rushed over from not too far away.
The three halted in their tracks and looked up.
"Greetings, Phoenix Palace Master, Master." The newcomer was Yun Xinyue.
"Xinyue, you've come out of seclusion?" Si Nanyan's eyes brightened.
"Mm." Yun Xinyue nodded and smiled. "I've been wanting to find Master. Hearing that you were here, I came looking."
Si Nanyan stepped forward, examining Yun Xinyue, and said with a smile, "How goes the practice of the Fortune Divine Devil Skill?"
"I've successfully entered the beginner stage, and my cultivation has also broken through to the Fifth Realm," Yun Xinyue said with a smile.
"Good, good." Si Nanyan's water-like eyes immediately revealed a look of gratification.
"The Fifth Realm, huh?" Feng Ruoli beside her showed a look of surprise. She hadn't expected Yun Xinyue to have such high Talent for the Fortune Divine Devil Skill. Not bad. In the Fifth Realm, she could be of some help.
"By the way, Master, Palace Master, who is this…" Soon, Yun Xinyue also noticed Liu Qingdai. This was also their first meeting.
"This person is Liu Qingdai, the daughter of Righteous Sun Sect's Sect Master Liu Qingxuan. However, a devil seed has now been planted in her by me, and she is effectively one of us," Si Nanyan briefly explained.
"So it's Liu Qingdai." Yun Xinyue took a closer look at Liu Qingdai.
Liu Qingdai ignored Yun Xinyue and instead quietly asked, "Master, what should I do next?"
"Keep up the act completely; you still can't move around at will," Si Nanyan turned her head and after a slight pause, continued, "Here's what: for now, head over to Wang Shouzhen's place. Before Mu Yunqing arrives, act as his furnace. Then act together when the time comes."
"Find Wang Shouzhen?" Liu Qingdai's eyes flickered, her expression one of shock.
Wang Shouzhen... Wasn't that the name Wen Zhixing was using? Did that mean Wen Zhixing had also arrived? Wen Zhixing was here to save her! Liu Qingdai's heart pounded. But how had he infiltrated the place?
Just then, Yun Xinyue's gaze shifted subtly. "Master, Phoenix Palace Master, let me take her there," she offered. She had just met Wang Shouzhen. She was well aware that those controlled by the devil seed weren't that obedient; someone needed to keep an eye on them.
"That's fine, Xinyue, you go with her. Make sure to watch her closely; don't let her run off," Si Nanyan nodded.
Liu Qingdai deliberately showed a displeased expression on her face. But after glancing at Si Nanyan, she said no more.
"In that case, disciple, I shall take my leave first." Yun Xinyue gave Liu Qingdai a look.
Afterward, she led Liu Qingdai straight to Wen Zhixing's courtyard.
Though Liu Qingdai appeared displeased on the surface, she was inwardly overjoyed.
Once Yun Xinyue and Liu Qingdai had departed, Si Nanyan said to Feng Ruoli, "Let's go. We also need to start preparing."
With that, she and Feng Ruoli began their final preparations. This time, they couldn't afford a single mistake.
「Meanwhile, inside Wen Zhixing's courtyard.」
The array methods were continuously shaking. Clearly, a fierce battle was taking place within.
"EEEK!" The Life Defying Blood Body desperately hugged the trembling array flag, preventing it from falling. Wherever there was an issue with the array flag, it would rush there to guard it.
Exhausted. All the good stuff went to Wen Zhixing, while it had to keep watch outside. Being a Blood Body for Wen Zhixing, it really didn't get any benefits.
BOOM!
Just then, the closed door was suddenly blown open by violent Yang Qi.
"ARGH..." The Life Defying Blood Body, still clutching the array flag, was directly blasted away.
Many array flags were also uprooted. The casually set up array method was directly broken through.
Gradually, the intense Yang Qi began to subside.
Finally, it was over.