The next morning, after cultivating, Shen Youling felt clear-minded and incredibly refreshed. She was completely unaware that last night, Zhu Yingning had stolen ho and had her way with Lin Tang on the spot!
Lin Tang, suffering a cultivation deviation, had been unable to resist. Afterward, all he could do was complain about Zhu Yingning, accusing her of betraying Shen Youling.
Zhu Yingning was speechless.
You're playing innocent after taking advantage of the situation, are you? Utterly shaless!
She first took a bath and washed her sweaty clothes. Then, she tossed them to Lin Tang. "I didn't bring a change of clothes, so dry this set for !" she commanded.
Lin Tang raised an eyebrow. He stepped forward and swatted her plump bottom. "Watch your tone!"
"I'm your woman now, what's wrong with my tone? Do I have to act as ek as a maid?" Zhu Yingning retorted defiantly.
Lin Tang was baffled. "Who made the rule that a maid who warms the bed automatically gets promoted to young mistress? Dream on!"
"What? If my status doesn't change at all after warming your bed, why would I bother? Wouldn't I be at a huge loss?"
"To suffer a loss is a blessing. You really should be more mindful in the future!"
"WAAAH—"
Zhu Yingning burst into tears. Feeling utterly wronged, she wanted to go find Shen Youling and complain about how shaless and unprincipled Lin Tang was. To pull up his pants and pretend he didn't know her—it was too much!
However, Shen Youling had already left for work, and Shen Qiushi wasn't around either.
When Lin Tang quickly dried her clothes with his True Qi and threw them back to her, Zhu Yingning was left speechless. Her eyes darted around before she clung to him again, speaking coquettishly, "Hubby, when are you going to let et your master?"
"What hubby? Don't call that. You will call 'Master'!"
"Hmph... Master, I would very much like to pay my respects to your master and offer him a cup of tea. What do you think?"
Lin Tang smirked. "Heh heh..."
Just by the way she presents herself, I know exactly what she's plotting. Hopes to use my master to get ahead? To raise her status? In her dreams! Zhu Yingning, you're destined to be a maid for life. Don't even think about turning the tables!
「The Heavenly chanism Martial Alliance.」
Deep within the underground magma.
"HUFF—"
Lin Tang's dharma body slowly concluded its cultivation. Hovering before him was a uniquely shaped Jade Talisman resembling a butterfly. This was a reusable, fixed talisman he had refined using a Thunder Pool Crystal. It was nad the Destruction Talisman!
With this, even if Mu Ping'an's Demon Spirit Ancestor tries to lie in wait and pull so dirty tricks on , I'll have a much greater chance of protecting myself... Still, to be completely safe, I need to co up with a plan to trap and kill that old bastard! he mused.
Suddenly, his Communication Talisman flickered.
Hm? Who could that be?
Lin Tang wondered, activating it. The next mont, he heard Ning Yuexi's voice.
"Lin Tang? Long Tianji?"
"You're not dead yet?" Lin Tang blurted out.
Ning Yuexi was silent for a mont. "..."
"You want to be dead?" she retorted, on the verge of tears, stunned by his heartlessness.
"No, I was just asking if you were dead. That doesn't an I want you to be. Seeing you act so unreasonable, though, confirms it's really you and not the Mysterious Lady impersonating you after taking over your body."
"You—"
Ning Yuexi grew even more furious, tempted to hang up imdiately.
In his mind, am I just so unreasonable woman?
After forcing herself to calm down, she explained her current situation. "Her Majesty said that if I successfully achieve Foundation Establishnt, or even break through to the Golden Core Stage before the Underworld invades, I'll be able to reclaim my body and live on, even if she temporarily possesses ."
"And you actually fell for such a pie-in-the-sky promise? Do you have any idea what Foundation Establishnt and the Golden Core Stage even are? It takes a super genius like years to reach the Golden Core. You could probably cultivate for another hundred years and not make it... How about this? I'll call the Underworld and ask them to do a favor and hold off their invasion for a few hundred years."
"Lin! Tang! Can you stop being so sarcastic?!"
"So you're allowed to act on your own, thinking you're so clever, nearly getting both yourself and killed, but I'm not allowed to mock you a little?"
"I... I don't want to argue with you!"
"Then just say what you want to say!"
"Alright. Her Majesty gave an excellent Cultivation Technique, called the 'Sky River Star Technique.' The more I cultivate it, the more I realize how profound and mysterious it is. You've always wanted a new Cultivation Technique, haven't you? And I promised I'd get you one. I'll share it with you now," Ning Yuexi whispered, her voice furtive as if she was afraid the Mysterious Lady or the Chief Commander might overhear.
Hearing this, Lin Tang was taken aback.
I can't believe it... Shen Youling is wary of , not breathing a single word about her Cultivation Technique, yet Ning Yuexi is being so 'generous'. Of course, their circumstances are different, and so is their understanding of . I can understand Shen Youling's actions, but this contrast still stirs sothing in .
"Aren't you afraid the Mysterious Lady will punish you for giving this to ?"
"The worst that can happen is death, and I'm already prepared for that... Can you stop being so wishy-washy? Just tell if you want it or not! If this Cultivation Technique isn't right for you, there are a few more sealed ones in the library here. If you need them, I'll try to ask Her Majesty to let see them," Ning Yuexi said, sounding like a rich benefactress.
"Since you're willing to share so generously, I'll gladly accept. Go ahead, I'm listening."
"Okay!"
By the ti Ning Yuexi finished speaking, her back was damp with sweat from her guilty conscience. Morally, she felt terrible. She knew she was being generous with sothing that wasn't hers to give, which made her no better than a thief. But she desperately wanted Lin Tang to grow stronger so he could survive the great calamity to co.
Ask the Mysterious Lady for permission beforehand to openly share the technique with Lin Tang? Considering the deep-seated hatred between them, she'd never agree! This was my only option.
"Lin Tang, take care of yourself. I've been alone for too long and can't talk any longer. That's it, I'm hanging up."
"Wait!"
"What else do you want to say?"
"I... I want to see you. Can you describe the space you're in for ? Tell what it looks like."
"This—"
Ning Yuexi's eyelid twitched. She had a feeling Lin Tang had ulterior motives beyond simply wanting to see her. Nevertheless, as if compelled by so unseen force, she described the entire internal structure of the Yaochi Heavenly Palace, telling him everything she knew.
Lin Tang learned that the Mysterious Lady spent most of her ti sleeping. Waking her required extensive, ti-consuming preparations by the Chief Commander and the others.
In that case, I might not even be discovered if I sneak in. Of course, if the Mysterious Lady wakes up and catches red-handed, I'm dead for sure. But overall, it doesn't seem too dangerous...
An idea sparked in Lin Tang's mind.
That's it! I'll go to the Yaochi Heavenly Palace! Once inside, I'll light the sandalwood dragon incense and contact the spatial coordinates Mu Ping'an gave . If anything goes wrong, I'll let the Mysterious Lady take the fall!
No sooner said than done. Lin Tang even summoned his true body, which sorsaulted through the air and flew towards the heavenly mountains to be ready for support.
Upon arrival, his dharma body concealed its presence and began navigating the mountain range. With Ning Yuexi acting as an "inside agent," it didn't take long. Lin Tang's dharma body found an overlap between the spaces and silently "squeezed" through.
"God Countries," like the one belonging to the Lord of Gluttony, were dinsionally too far from this planet. With Lin Tang's current cultivation, his physical body simply couldn't "squeeze" into such a place. The space where the Yaochi Heavenly Palace existed, however, was a new, small dinsion that had ford on the planet itself. It was right next door, on the sa plane.
With the Lord of Gluttony's advice and Ning Yuexi's precise positioning, Lin Tang's infiltration was a success.
"What? You're in? Already? So fast? How co I didn't feel a thing? Where are you?" Ning Yuexi exclaid in astonishnt through the Communication Talisman. She had thought he was just bluffing, but he had actually done it!
"Uh, the way you said that sounds a little... off, don't you think?" Lin Tang chuckled.
To avoid alerting the Mysterious Lady, he didn't dare release his Divine Sense to scan for Ning Yuexi's location. He moved like a ghost through the mountains, passing one building after another. After getting her to describe her surroundings, he adjusted his course several tis.
"This should be it. Ning, my dear, here I co!"
Lin Tang threw open an ancient wooden window and vaulted inside.
"Who's there?"
In a massive bathtub, a gleaming white body was subrged in water strewn with fragrant flower petals. Her head floated on the surface, her long, swan-like neck resting against the tub's edge, marked by a faint red line where the warm water trickled down.
Hearing the sound, she spun around abruptly. Her arms moved, stirring the bathwater with a loud SPLASH that sent ripples across the surface.
"Oho, you knew I was coming, so you got all washed up and waited for ... huh? Why is it you?"
Lin Tang, who had been rubbing his hands in anticipation, froze when he saw the Junior Lord of Destiny in the tub.
The Junior Lord of Destiny was equally stunned.
A few seconds later, she shrieked, "AAAHHH! Pervert! You old lecher! How dare you sneak into my Yaochi Heavenly Palace! Heaven has a path, but you refused to take it; Hell has no gate, yet you ca barging in! You're dead! You're dead! Your Majesty!! We're under attack!!!"
She was shocked, furious, and humiliated, but that was quickly followed by a surge of elation. This was their turf. The Mysterious Lady's headquarters! Here, the Mysterious Lady could unleash her full power! A single breath from her would be enough to annihilate Long Tianji without a trace.
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