Chapter 316: Chapter 316 Don’t Go Too Far
She was clad in light white attire, her figure noteworthy, and her face quite delicate—the kind that one might glance at once, then turn around and immediately forget. But if you looked a second time, a third, you’d realize that Guang Xiaoyu wasn’t bad-looking at all; she was rather appealing, and the more you looked, the better she seemed. She was very spirited and lived freely. When she smiled, it always brought a refreshing feeling to the heart.
That was how Emperor Tian felt now. The first time he saw Guang Xiaoyu, she seemed ordinary. Upon a second look, however, he felt she possessed an additional layer of aura. By the third look, this woman seemed increasingly unusual. At the fourth glance, Emperor Tian was stunned; her spiritual nature exuded a sense of the divine and dignified—no, that was overstating it. It was more like the daunting presence of a powerful expert. This was evident in her every word and deed. Upon the fifth glance at Guang Xiaoyu, he felt, at that moment, astonished, as if a giant stone had been cast into a tranquil lake, stirring towering waves.
How could she have comprehended the Emperor Scripture in just two short minutes? His worldview was collapsing!
"Who exactly are you?" Emperor Tian couldn’t help asking.
"His Junior Sister," Guang Xiaoyu blinked, pointing at Chen Pingping on the high mountain.
"And he is?"
"My Senior Brother."
"..."
Emperor Tian’s face stiffened. Such an easy answer for her to give, he thought, momentarily at a loss for words. Perhaps it was just luck!
He took a deep breath, carefully analyzing why Guang Xiaoyu could have comprehended the Emperor Scripture. Hmm, yes, that’s right, her luck must just be exceptionally good! He glanced up at the high mountain. Wasn’t Chen Pingping still there? If Chen Pingping took long enough to comprehend the Emperor Scripture, the elders would notice the anomaly. By then, with the Divine Clan’s higher-ups arriving, the two of them would have no escape! It’s settled! Thinking this, Emperor Tian secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
However, just then, the high mountain suddenly exploded.
Emperor Tian was dumbfounded.
Countless strands of the Emperor Scripture had already detached and were swirling around Chen Pingping. Then, Chen Pingping’s resigned voice drifted down, "Hey, following me is useless."
What in the world? Emperor Tian wondered.
"Even if you are the Emperor Scripture, you probably can’t exert any effect on me!" Chen Pingping added. "I already have my own Tao."
He sounded complaining, resentful, and disdainful. He has his own Tao, so he’s rejecting the Emperor Scripture? Yet, the Emperor Scripture still surged into his body.
This scene, no matter how one looked at it, was eerie. It was as if the Emperor Scripture was shamelessly clinging to Chen Pingping.
Guang Xiaoyu was also shocked. Others sought Enlightenment, cultivated, and initiated their Taoist practices using the Emperor Scripture. Chen Pingping, on the other hand, simply packed it up and took it with him.
WHISH!
The scriptures erupted with Divine Brilliance, carrying profound esoteric principles as they merged into Chen Pingping’s body. This process lasted for a very long time—about four hours.
The mountain, hundreds of feet tall, completely collapsed with a loud RUMBLE.
Chen Pingping walked down from the rubble, saying helplessly, "It has nothing to do with me. They came out on their own."
Emperor Tian’s face stiffened. He really wanted to say, "Can I strangle you?"
He had thought Guang Xiaoyu was outrageous enough, but here was someone even more outrageous, packing up the Emperor Scripture and taking it away! Elders, why aren’t you here yet? He remained silent.
"It’s still early. Let’s go check out the Spirit Pool!" Guang Xiaoyu suggested, her eyes twinkling as she laughed lightly.
"That’s not advisable, not advisable! That place is very dangerous, guarded by ferocious beasts. If you rashly go over there... Huh?" Mid-sentence, Emperor Tian suddenly couldn’t continue.
Hei took the lead, rushing out. The Abyss Sword Tao descended from high above, and the ferocious beasts guarding the Spirit Pool scattered in terror.
Emperor Tian felt like he was suffocating. Don’t go! My heavens, you’re all seventh or eighth-rank ferocious beasts! You can’t leave! Quickly, kill that dog!
With no ferocious beasts to guard it, the Spirit Pool was left completely exposed.
Guang Xiaoyu laughed heartily and jumped straight in. But before she could even enjoy the cleansing, the entire Spirit Pool was devoured by Mao Qiu.
YIYA!
Mao Qiu stretched lazily, a look of pure enjoyment on its face.
Guang Xiaoyu was fuming. "What are you doing?"
No one knew how much essence blood from ferocious and Spiritual Beasts it had taken to create the enormous Spirit Pool, yet Mao Qiu had drained it in an instant. How could she not be angry?
Chen Pingping smiled slightly. "Such a grand ancestral land might have other opportunities!"
"Right, right, right! Senior Brother, if you’re not interested, I’ll go!" She ran off impatiently.
There was no helping it! She wasn’t the Demon Emperor now, but Guang Xiaoyu. Besides, Chen Pingping was too harsh with her cultivation, completely unlike how he was with Zi Ji; she felt like an adopted Junior Sister. So, when opportunities arose, she had to seize them.
Before leaving, fearing Mao Qiu would cause trouble, she casually tossed it aside. "Get lost."
HEHE!
Chen Pingping laughed. "My Junior Sister is just like this. Don’t mind her."
Emperor Tian looked constipated. It was the same question again: "Can I please kill you?"
Guang Xiaoyu was all too familiar with the ancestral land of the Purple Gold Divine Clan—every layout, every place with potential opportunities, including the area where the Emperor of Medicine resided. She knew them all. She started to make her move, scavenging as much as she could.
Emperor Tian sensed all of this, his body trembling violently, his face a mask of utter dismay. Seals, restrictions, formations, ferocious beasts—all manner of deadly traps and guardians couldn’t stop her; they only made her more excited.
It wasn’t long before Guang Xiaoyu returned. "Where’s the Emperor of Medicine?" she asked.
What the hell! Emperor Tian felt like he was about to explode. His eyes bulged with anger as he roared, "Don’t go too far!"
"So stingy." Guang Xiaoyu shrugged. "I just wanted to say hello to it. I wasn’t going to do anything."
Say hello? Say hello my ass! As if I’d believe you! This time, it was Emperor Tian’s turn to fume.
Chen Pingping had packed up and taken the Emperor Scripture. Guang Xiaoyu had plundered over a dozen fortuitous encounters within the ancestral land. They were worse than bandits! Now, they were even targeting the Emperor of Medicine. Were they utterly shameless? This was the ancestral land of his Purple Gold Divine Clan! Surely, this was enough!
Emperor Tian clenched his teeth. "My Purple Gold Divine Clan will not let you get away with this!"
"Threatening me?" Guang Xiaoyu gave him a sideways glance.
"..."
Oh, right, Emperor Tian suddenly remembered. He currently had no combat power. He was a mere puppet and had to endure this humiliation to survive! He clenched his jaw and remained silent.
But then, an idea struck him. The Emperor of Medicine was no ordinary item; it had long since developed its own Spiritual Intelligence and possessed a certain degree of combat strength. If he could lure the two of them to it, then with the help of the Emperor of Medicine, even if it couldn’t kill them, perhaps it could at least alert the higher-ups of the Divine Clan. It was a good plan!
The more Emperor Tian thought about it, the more excited he became. Once the Divine Clan’s leadership was alerted, those two would undoubtedly die. The Emperor Scripture they had acquired, along with the dozen or so fortuitous encounters, would all have to be relinquished.
With that thought in mind, he scoffed. "How would I dare to threaten you?"
"Glad you know!" Guang Xiaoyu held her head high.
"Since you wish to greet the Emperor of Medicine, it’s not impossible..." He pointed in a certain direction. "The Emperor of Medicine is right there. It’s been rooted in that spot for thousands of years."
He narrowed his eyes, sneering inwardly. That direction led to a forbidden area within the ancestral land, a place not even the Clan Leader was permitted to enter. Even he lacked the qualifications. It was said that within the forbidden area slumbered the Purple Gold Divine Clan’s truly peerless experts, along with some terrifying secrets. Most importantly, the forbidden area was guarded by powerful experts.
HEHE! You want the Emperor of Medicine? Go ahead! Go meet your death!