Chapter 324

Sese picked up her teacup, took a sip of hot tea, and asked gently.

"May I… call you… Mother?"

Lolita blushed slightly, turned her head away, hesitated for a long time, and then whispered her request.

Although she couldn't enjoy paternal love, it would be nice to experience maternal love.

Sese was slightly startled, then smiled and nodded. She no longer called Lolita "Young Miss Lolita," using words to bridge the distance between them.

"Of course, my little Lolita."

"Then… Mother?"

"Mm."

…

Lin Yi handed over the matters of the Shengan Domain to Pei Yuhan and the others, who had been somewhat idle.

Originally, he thought it was not appropriate to use Dao-Grade combat power, as it might awaken the sleeping Life, but the appearance of the Devil King and the requests of the Saintesses of the Saintess Convent made him change his mind.

And after the Devil King and Pei Yuhan made their move, there was still no news from Life, which somewhat reduced his worries.

If he hadn't already prepared to act against the Blood God and Immortal King Devil Venerables, he probably would have directly suppressed the Shengan Domain, right?

However, maintaining the current intensity of the war… is also good.

When Lin Yi frees up, he will directly suppress that Devil King. Before that, let's watch Saintess Censeer and Saintess Geni perform.

As for the Devil King, after being defeated by Pei Yuhan, she quieted down considerably. Sensing Lin Yi's implicit attitude that gods would not act against Mortals, she placed her hopes on the Deli Army.

She still maintained an offensive posture every few days, and with the logistical supplies from Deli Kingdom and the former Xinu Kingdom, she could still support her consumption.

But it is foreseeable that the Deli Kingdom, exploited by the Devil King, will completely become Hell…

The Saintesses felt deeply grieved by this, but Lin Yi was noncommittal.

The Deli Kingdom and Xinu Kingdom had already initiated war against the Shengan Kingdom before the Devil King's arrival. Their current predicament is the bitter fruit of their own actions and does not warrant pity.

Lin Yi walked through the bustling market, his figure unnoticed. He was like an outsider, quietly observing the hustle and bustle of the Mortal World.

Snow still permeated the streets and alleys, crunching underfoot. On a branch of an early plum tree by the street, crimson buds had already appeared, reminding Lin Yi of his beautiful Master, who was often engrossed in her studies.

Several children were playing by the street, vendors pushed carts past, the wheels grinding on the ground with a creaking sound. There was the sound of people clearing snow from their homes, and not far away, the lively sounds of bargaining.

Lin Yi continued walking down the street. This was a small city in the Northern Territory of Kyushu, named "Jinling."

Lin Yi always found it a bit strange; shouldn't this "Jinling City" be in the Southern Territory?

The two characters "Jinling" should belong to a city name in the Southern Territory, so why was it here in the north? But then again, it's the Inner World, so it's normal.

Lin Yi's Divine Sense covered an area of a million li centered on Jinling City. This Jinling City came from "Immortal Xi's Strategy" and was the hometown of the male protagonist Wang Ye… no, the male protagonist should be that Wang Laowu, Wang Ye was just the unfortunate victim.

The reason he came here was for the Blood God's main body, which might be hidden around Jinling City.

According to the original plot of Immortal Xi's Strategy, the Blood God's main body disguised itself as a demonic python named "Mystic Spirit Python." Although the original plot has mostly collapsed, some things still have reference value.

Of course, he was just thinking of trying his luck during this final preparation time. If he didn't find it in these two days, then so be it; he would directly begin his actions.

Anyway, after refining the Human Realm and extracting the Blood God Child, using the sub-body to replace the main body would force the Blood God Child's main body to transform into one of the sub-bodies. At that time, its current main body would still fall into his hands.

Besides trying his luck to find the possible main body of the Blood God, Lin Yi had two other reasons for coming here.

One was a young girl named Xu Ruanyao, who wanted to quickly pull the Yueming Domain out of the Inner World. This girl, located in Jinling City and essentially the third female lead in the original work, was indispensable.

The second was that Wang Laowu, he was related to the missions of Chu Qingyi and Ji Xueqi.

It's best to eliminate that old man's pleasure thing. As for the unfortunate victim Wang Ye, whom he had already sent to the Netherworld… he should perhaps thank him, as he helped him get rid of this scoundrel who would have set his sights on his daughter-in-law in the future!

He hoped that in his next Life, he wouldn't encounter Wang Laowu again. As for why he killed this unfortunate victim…

In the original work, in the Heavenly Court arc, Wang Ye was not a good person; he was also ruthless.

He also loved his father the most. Lin Yi found it troublesome, lest there be some patricidal revenge in the future, an irreconcilable enmity… it was better to send him to the afterlife early.

As for this Wang Laowu, he was even more repulsive than people like Li Mingyun.

At least Li Mingyun was only overly eager for Fairies, but this Wang Laowu, in the original work, even before Wang Ye died, began to make advances towards his daughter-in-law…

Lin Yi scanned the million-li area around Jinling City. In a short while, he first found that Wang Laowu. Although the Mystic Spirit Python hadn't been found yet, it didn't matter; he would deal with this guy first.

Lin Yi took out his Sword from the Void Realm, flicked his finger, and the Sword broke through space, flying towards outside Jinling City.

…

"In the third month, peach blossoms cover the mountains red, oh, my sister, where are you going ~ slender waist and full hips, oh, brother's soul follows ~"

Wang Laowu sang a lewd tune he heard from who knows where, the lyrics explicit, the melody gaudy.

Seeing a woman by the roadside, his voice grew even louder, his slightly hoarse singing echoing through the mountains.

Noticing the woman turn around and look at him with disgust, he gave a lewd smile, whistled, revealing a mouthful of crooked, yellow teeth, and put down the hoe in his hand.

"Wang Laowu, are you trying to die?!"

The woman cursed fiercely and quickened her pace.

Just as Wang Laowu was about to reply, his vision blurred. He only saw a jade-white long Sword inlaid with gold threads flash before his eyes, and it seemed as if a magnificent painting scroll unfolded.

He opened his mouth, staring blankly at the transformed scene before him.

Desolate buildings, as if ravaged by war, and he stood in the center of the architectural complex.

"What is this place?"

Wang Laowu found that the hoe in his hand was also gone.

So, his already hunched body became even more hunched. He knew he had encountered the Immortals from those storybooks and gossip!

His son had gone to seek Immortals and the Dao. Although there had been no news for many years, and the neighbors said he was foolishly dreaming, he believed that his son must have become an Immortal!

He hadn't returned to him simply because he had already gone to the Immortal Realm!

The storybooks said that Immortals all go to the Immortal Realm.

"Immortal, Immortal, this humble one, this humble Wang Laowu…"

Wang Laowu stammered, imitating the young Masters of prominent families in Jinling City, cupping his hands in all directions.

However, this inappropriate salute only made him appear more lewd and disgusting.

After thinking about it, perhaps feeling that this was not respectful enough, he prostrated himself on the ground, kowtowed several times in each direction, and then remained still.

However, he waited for a long time without any response. Hesitantly, he raised his head and glanced around, still not seeing a single person, let alone an Immortal.

Just as he was about to stand up, suddenly, he saw several figures emerge from the architectural complex.

So, he quickly lowered his head, waiting for the arrival of the "Immortals."

In a moment, he heard footsteps, and then…

He saw a lewd old servant, a man clad in black, a fat barbarian, a cold-faced young man, each possessing extraordinary skills… and behind them, various other figures.

"You, what are you going to do?!"

Wang Laowu's hoarse voice echoed through the buildings, "No, nooooo!!"

…

Lin Yi retrieved his Sword, not looking at the scene within the Immortal Falling Array Diagram, as it was truly too eye-searing.

Chapter 435: You're also a Fairy?

"This guy, he hides really well."

Lin Yi shook his head and withdrew his Divine Sense.

He had scanned the area centered on Jinling City several times but had not found the Mystic Spirit Python from the original work.

Either the Blood God's method of concealment was too mysterious, evading his Divine Sense.

After all, He could escape from Immortal Emperor Qiming and prevent those Immortal King Devil Venerables from discovering His movements for so many years, so this was normal.

Or the Blood God was not around Jinling City at all—perhaps it was different from the original work, and He found a more secluded place to hide, or perhaps the Immortal Xi's Strategy plot had not yet progressed to that part, and the Blood God had not yet arrived here, still wandering elsewhere.

However, none of this concerned Lin Yi anymore. Although he was somewhat disappointed, it was within his expectations. If he didn't find it, then so be it; the main purpose of this trip wasn't Him anyway.

Lin Yi looked up, his gaze fixed on a certain spot, his Divine Sense locked onto the young girl named Xu Ruanyao. He changed direction and headed towards her.

…

In Jinling City, the most powerful figures, apart from the City Lord of Jinling City, who was at the Late Stage Nascent Soul, were only the Division Head of the Shenxing Division.

Although other various forces were local tyrants, they couldn't suppress the Shenxing Division, which was like a powerful dragon crossing the river.

One must know that the Shenxing Division was directly backed by the Empress of Kyushu, independent of various government offices, specializing in apprehending offending Cultivators and eliminating evil demons.

Even in this small city in the Northern Territory, as the Division Head of the Shenxing Division, Division Head Xu Zhengfeng was already a Soul Transformation Cultivator. Although he was only at the Early Stage Soul Transformation, that was incomparable to a Nascent Soul Cultivator!

This was a world of the strong, and Division Head Xu Zhengfeng was the highest-cultivated person in Jinling City; no one could stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

If it weren't for the strict requirements of the Shenxing Division not to interfere with the work of other government offices and not to disturb the operations of local forces, Jinling City would have long become his personal domain.

What about the Ye family, the Xiao family, and the Lin family? They would have long fled Jinling with their tails between their legs, not a single one remaining, only the Xu family!

Everyone in Jinling City knew that Division Head Xu Zhengfeng only had one daughter, named Xu Ruanyao.

Some busybodies called her the number one beauty of Jinling, and others called her Fairy Qiongyao.

Fairy, in this world, was considered one of the highest compliments for a woman.

Everyone wanted to be a Fairy, although the fate of every Fairy was not very good…

The Fairies of Kyushu were few and far between, and this scarcity made the title of "Fairy" even more coveted by the world!

Xu Ruanyao had also tried to find that busybody, after all, the title of "Fairy" was not something she could possess.

To become a Fairy, one needed not only an extraordinary and refined appearance but also exceptionally high cultivation.

Her cultivation was not deep, her Aptitude was low-grade. After cultivating for so many years, she was merely a Foundation Establishment ant. A few days ago, she attempted to break through to Golden Core but failed, which meant she could only recuperate quietly these days and not cultivate.

Although she had long been prepared, she still felt quite depressed.

As for appearance, there was no need to say more; the title of Jinling's number one beauty was proof enough.

And everyone's preferences are different; as long as one isn't truly mediocre or ugly, there's no need to dwell too much on this aspect. But in terms of cultivation, there's really nothing that can be done…

She also dared not call herself a Fairy. The title "Fairy Qiongyao," spread by busybodies, had already brought her considerable trouble.

Female Cultivators came to challenge her, determined to test her character, while evil Cultivators secretly coveted her, eager to abduct this "fake Fairy"…

Fortunately, she had a Soul Transformation father and a Nascent Soul Aunt, who blocked and sent away these troublesome individuals.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to walk safely in Jinling City; she would have long become a wisp of a wandering soul in the Netherworld!

If you want to become a "Fairy," you must have the confidence to back it up!

Like Fairy Xiyue of Xianyun Sect, and Fairy Feng of the Dongfang clan!

Of course, if it's just calling each other names privately, or complimenting each other, then it's fine, as long as it doesn't spread outside and only you and I know.

The streets were bustling. Two beautiful women, protected by guards, walked through the crowd. Some people stared longingly, but no one dared to disturb them, because one was the direct daughter of the Xu family, and the other was an Immortal Grand Cultivator!

Xu Ruanyao wore a pink and white long dress that enveloped her slender yet voluptuous figure.

Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, her lips like vermilion cinnabar, her face exquisite, her skin like snow and her complexion like flowers. A cloud-white sash cinched her waist, making it appear even more graspable.

Her ink-black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, reaching her hips. A seven-treasure coral hairpin was tucked into her hair, its tassels gently swaying with her steps.

Beside her was a mature and beautiful woman, whose appearance vaguely resembled Xu Ruanyao's with delicate eyebrows and a beautiful nose, smiling charmingly.

Though clearly a mature beauty, she possessed a girlish vivacity, yet upon closer inspection, her eyes revealed a mature charm, almost enchanting.

A red dress accentuated her skin, making it appear even more like snow and jade, without a trace of Impurities. Her long black hair was lightly tied with a red silk ribbon, and her beautiful eyes sparkled with every glance.

"Aunt, why do you have time today? Aren't you going to deal with those miscellaneous matters?"

Xu Ruanyao asked in a low voice, her gaze sweeping over the surrounding vendors. Beside them were several maids and servants, helping them clear a path through the crowd, with guards secretly keeping watch.

Xu Ruanyao didn't want this; she preferred to come out alone and look around, without these guards and maids, but they all listened to her father.

Since a few years ago, when she ran out of the Xu Manor alone and was captured by a female Cultivator from the Six Paths Sect who had been lying in wait in Jinling City, intending to refine her, this "Fairy," into medicine, her father had added many guards and maids around her.

And if she wanted to go out to play, she had to call upon this Aunt beside her. Although her Aunt's cultivation was not as high as her father's, she was still at the Middle Stage Nascent Soul, a prominent figure in the vicinity of Jinling City.

Her reputation was not yet great enough to attract covetous eyes from other regions; she was only famous around Jinling City. And if they encountered an enemy and were no match, her Aunt could at least stall for time until her father arrived…

Aunt smiled at Xu Ruanyao beside her, ignoring the glances and probes coming from the shadows.