She and the Demon Spirit Ancestor or the Lord of Gluttony took different paths. Her Yaochi Heavenly Palace found it particularly difficult to draw spiritual energy from the outside world. This was unlike the Demon Spirit Ancestor, who could more easily draw spiritual energy from all over while in a different dinsion, far from the human realm and amid layers of space.
Such a great opportunity was now presenting itself. She could essentially slack off, neither imdiately killing Lin Tang nor allowing the Demon Spirit Ancestor to return. The longer the delay, the more spiritual energy her Yaochi Heavenly Palace could absorb.
One might say Lin Tang had calculated all of this. He had also anticipated the mindsets of both the Demon Spirit Ancestor and Xuan Nu.
As they struggled, ti passed. The Demon Spirit Ancestor felt an incredible heartache over the leakage of his spiritual energy. After wrestling with his thoughts, he was just about to head back and sever the connection to the Yaochi Heavenly Palace's space when Xuan Nu seemingly blocked his path by accident.
At the sa ti, Lin Tang, who had been fleeing like a cornered rat, stopped, turned around, and began to taunt and curse at him, his words as venomous as they could be. As a deity, how could he bear being defiled and insulted by a re mortal? Shouting in anger, he once again gathered his mana to pursue and kill Lin Tang.
Lin Tang, however, refused to get tied down in battle and continued to flee, pulling the sa trick every ti the Demon Spirit Ancestor considered retreating. Caught in such a deadlock, the Demon Spirit Ancestor, despite his fury, found he had no recourse.
"Junior Sister Xuan Nu, you still claim you aren't conspiring with him against ?"
"Senior Brother, you've truly misunderstood. Am I not pursuing this brat right alongside you?"
"You!!"
In the end, the Demon Spirit Ancestor couldn't take it anymore. No matter how much Lin Tang taunted him, he pretended not to hear. He sullenly forged ahead, heading back to the Yaochi Heavenly Palace.
Lin Tang was perfectly aware of what was happening. He wasn't a fool; he certainly wasn't going to stay put and wait for the Demon Spirit Ancestor to return and obliterate him. Of course, he had to slip away in advance!
Before leaving, he didn't forget to reach out to Ning Yuexi. "Honey, this is a rare opportunity. Let's leave together! Saving the world isn't your sole responsibility. When the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up!"
Ning Yuexi was silent for a mont but still shook her head stubbornly. "I'm sorry, I still want to stay. If I leave here and go back to the human realm, I'd just be a useless vase, doing nothing but dragging you down and waiting for you to rescue ti and again during the future calamities. Only by staying here and doing my part for myself and for others in the coming calamity can I live my life without regrets..."
Hearing this, Lin Tang gave her a deep look. "Fine. Although I can't understand, I choose to respect your decision. Take care of yourself!"
With that said, he streaked across the sky like a teor and vanished from sight.
Because Xuan Nu was following closely, she returned to the Yaochi Heavenly Palace at almost the sa ti. The Demon Spirit Ancestor knew that even if he wanted to destroy everything to vent his anger, it was impossible. Rather than indulging in impotent rage, he decided to maintain his dignity.
"Junior Sister, I've noted today's grievance. We can settle it after I return in the future! Farewell!"
"Senior Brother, you've really misunderstood. Long Tianji and I also share a deep hatred; I was just being used by him. Alas, since it has co to this, I'll wish you safe travels and won't see you out."
"HMPH!"
With a wave of his hand, the Demon Spirit Ancestor completely sealed the spatial rift leading to the Yaochi Heavenly Palace, preventing any more spiritual energy from leaking in. As for the spiritual energy that had already entered, he disdained to collect it again bit by bit, as if he were picking up scraps. With a flicker, his form dispersed.
Xuan Nu's beautiful eyes scanned the area and spotted the fainted Shao Siming. She blew a puff of immortal breath in her direction, and Shao Siming imdiately woke up.
"This is bad, this is bad! That old lecher Long Tianji broke in! Goddess, wake up... uh..." Wrapped in her blanket, she ca scrambling out like a caterpillar, shouting. Then she saw that Xuan Nu was already awake. "Goddess, you're awake! Did you squish Long Tianji?"
ntally exhausted, Xuan Nu couldn't be bothered with her. She only turned to Ning Yuexi and delivered a cold warning, "If there is a next ti, I will imdiately take possession of your body and condemn you to never be reincarnated!"
"I'm sorry, I know I was wrong!" Ning Yuexi bowed her head in apology.
Xuan Nu then channeled her mana to restore the ravaged forests and palaces. After giving a few instructions to the Grand Commander, she once again fell into a deep sleep.
「Outside.」
Back in the city, Lin Tang was incredibly satisfied. He had just done a quick ntal calculation. Once the spiritual energy he had absorbed was fully refined, he was certain he could charge straight to Golden Core Peak. From there, it was just one more step to the long-coveted Nascent Soul Stage.
Lin Tang suddenly slapped his thigh, filled with regret.
Ah, I forgot to raid the treasury of the Yaochi Heavenly Palace! There might have been many precious Magic Artifacts inside!
Yin Yang Mirror: ??
Please, try to act like a decent human being! Don't be so greedy!
"Hey, you're awake, right? Don't play dead. I have a very important question to ask you," Lin Tang said suddenly.
The Yin Yang Mirror was silent for a long while. "My origin... one day, I will let you know..."
"Who's asking about your origin? I'm asking if you're male or female."
"PFFT—"
The Yin Yang Mirror almost spat blood. It had thought Lin Tang was going to inquire about its noble nature. To think he would ask sothing so pointless!
"How is this pointless? If you're female and you happen to peek while I'm being intimate with my wife, I can let it slide. But if you're male... HMPH!"
"First, I am an object; I do not have a gender. Even if I did, you could consider female! Second, I am usually dormant. I see nothing, and I have no interest in witnessing your boring human mating rituals!"
"An object? What kind of object?"
"Naturally, a great Immortal Artifact... Ugh, I already said, I'll let you know in the future!"
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