Meng Lin moved to embrace the girl.
Inside her sea of consciousness, Cai Xiaonuo saw the woman covered in sticky fluid approaching and felt a surge of revulsion, prompting her to shout, “Senior, hurry and dodge!”
Seeing this, Li Ze kicked her away.
The woman tumbled, her head slamming into a nearby rock, and she drew her last breath.
Thinking back to what this woman and the corpse on the ground had been doing just moments ago, Li Ze felt a wave of disgust well up in his heart.
“One a cheater, the other a mistress. Itโs a fitting end for both of them.”
After saying that, Li Ze used a fireball spell to incinerate the two corpses until nothing remained, erasing all traces of their existence.
Cai Xiaonuo didn’t want to mention the two morally bankrupt individuals again, choosing to act as if nothing had happened.
Li Ze found a flat stone, sat cross-legged, and slowly calmed his mind.
Inside the sea of consciousness, Li Ze and Cai Xiaonuo stood before a dark spear.
The spear’s entire body was covered in cracks, both large and small.
It was clearly a divine artifact that had been damaged in a great war.
Even though this spear was severely damaged and its spirit was dormant, it would still be considered a precious treasure in the world of cultivation.
However, an average person wouldn’t be able to see its special qualities and would merely consider it a broken spear.
Cai Xiaonuo asked in confusion, “Senior, this spear has been in my sea of consciousness ever since you arrived.”
“Did you bring this in with you?”
Li Ze stroked the long spear.
“No!”
“You could say she was the one who brought me into your body.”
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“How could a spear bring a senior like you inside!”
“This spear has already produced an artifact spirit! It possesses its own consciousness.”
โโโ๏ผ: “Then if she’s that powerful, she won’t kill us, will she?”
“You really are a coward who’s afraid of death. Don’t worry, the spirit is dormant. Right now, it’s just a spear without a consciousness!”
“Oh!”
“By the way, Senior, why did this spear bring you into my sea of consciousness?”
“Could it be because I’m so pretty?”
“She fell for me at first sight, hehe!”
(๏ฟฃโฝ๏ฟฃ)
Li Ze gave a helpless smile.
“You certainly are confident in your looks. You’re overthinking it.”
“She chose you because your bloodline is similar to mine, making you suitable for me to possess.”
Hearing this, Cai Xiaonuo’s expression fell.
In a soft, delicate, and cautious voice, she whispered:
“Thenโฆ then if the possession was successful, wouldn’t I have disappeared foreverโฆ?”
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Cai Xiaonuoโs eyes were moist and reddened as she looked at Li Ze.
“Rest assured, the artifact spirit was at the end of its rope back then and didn’t have any extra power to erase you.”
He patted her sad, silly head.
“The fact that you survived was a predestined outcome!”
Li Zeโs voice turned cold.
“The only reason I can live now is that the artifact spirit wants to use me to help her repair the spear and help herself recover!”
Although Li Ze possessed Xing Yaoโs memories, he was still clearly aware that he was his original self.
Li Ze would not consider himself another Xing Yao just because he possessed her memories!
“I saw you use this spear once during your fight with Li Quan, Senior.”
“I tried it out, but why can’t I drive this spear?”
“Because I am currently the master of this spear. Naturally, you cannot drive it.”
Li Ze could see the unease in Cai Xiaonuoโs heart.
“Don’t worry, the artifact spirit is bound by me. She can’t do anything to you.”
“Alright then~”
From his memories, Li Ze knew that repairing the Star Longspear was currently impossible.
The materials needed to fix this spear were extremely precious and rare.
Although the spear was covered in tiny cracks, it wasn’t fragile at all; it wouldn’t lose even a fraction of its power when clashing with Heaven-grade artifacts.
While he couldn’t repair the spear right now, he could restore the state of the spear and the artifact spirit.
Li Ze tapped his Ren and Du meridians to seal them and began to breathe, attempting to guide the gathered Chaos Spiritual Energy directly into the spear.
Various colors of spiritual energy from the surroundings began to converge into the girl’s body.
Li Ze used his divine sense to pull this energy into the sea of consciousness.
Inside the sea of consciousness, Cai Xiaonuo watched as spiritual power surged like a tidal wave, all of it being absorbed by the spear.
After the spiritual energy stored in the cave was completely absorbed, the spear underwent a slight change.
The originally dark black spear began to emit a faint, dark red luster.
Within the spear’s interior, in a space that looked like a colorful galaxy, Xing Yao woke up.
Cai Xiaonuo saw a beautiful older sister emerge from the dark red spear.
Xing Yao stepped out of the spear barefoot.
Her pale green hair cascaded down like flowing water, and her face was both charming and cold.
She wore only a semi-transparent gauze dress.
Her chest rose and fell deeply, her waist was slender, her legs were long and white, and her toes were a delicate pink.
From her shoulder blades to her waistline and down to her rounded hips, her curves were as if perfected by nature.
“Master.”
Xing Yaoโs voice flowed like a clear spring, carrying a hint of laziness and charm.
Li Ze frowned slightly.
“You recovered faster than I imagined.”
Xing Yao chuckled and walked slowly toward Li Ze, a delicate fragrance wafting from her.
“It’s all thanks to the Chaos Spiritual Power. This kind of energy is excellent for my recovery.”
Her eyes flickered as she glanced at the side toward Cai Xiaonuo.
“This isโฆ?”
“Cai Xiaonuo, the original owner of this body.”
Li Ze gave a brief introduction.
Cai Xiaonuo hid behind Li Ze, poking her head out timidly.
“Heโฆ helloโฆ”
A flash of surprise crossed Xing Yaoโs eyes, followed by a light laugh.
“How interesting. Two souls in one body, actually coexisting.”
“Master is truly lucky!”
Li Ze looked straight at Xing Yao.
“I need to know your purpose. Why did you choose us in the beginning?”
Xing Yao sat cross-legged, her skirt spreading out like a lotus flower.
“Your bloodline matches mine, making you the best choice. Furthermore, you can help me recover.”
“And as for herโฆ”
She looked at Cai Xiaonuo.
“She was merely a stroke of luck.”
Cai Xiaonuo muttered softly, “What do you mean, a stroke of luckโฆ”
Li Ze pondered for a moment.
“Since you’ve awakened, can you help me heal my soul trauma?”
Xing Yao tapped Li Zeโs brow with her fingertip, letting a sliver of starlight seep in.
“Masterโs soul is indeed severely damaged. Howeverโฆ”
She paused, her face turning a bashful red.
“But Master, aren’t you being a bit too impatient!”
“I am too weak right now. I need to recover my status a bit more before I can heal your soul!”
“Fine. Once the spiritual power in the cave gathers again, you can come back here to continue your recovery.”
“Master, for the time being, I cannot maintain my form outside of this space for long.”
“From now on, just call me Young Master. There is no need to call me Master.”
“Understood, Young Master!”
“Go back then!”
Afterward, Xing Yao turned into a flash of spiritual light and returned to the spear’s space.
“Alright, thatโs enough for today!”
“You’ve learned the flying array, right?”
“Hehe, of course I learned something this good!”
“Senior, just watch me show off!”
Cai Xiaonuo took control of the body and walked out of the cave.
She placed the array flags she had obtained last time around the area.
Her left and right hands began to cast the spell, and array patterns appeared on both palms.
The array patterns manifested on the ground, and Cai Xiaonuo shouted.
“Array, rise!”
The flying formation slowly rose into the sky.
(๏ฟฃโฝ๏ฟฃ): “Let’s go! Senior.”
“You’re flying the wrong way. Go left.”
“Oh, right. Hehe, I almost forgot!”
Cai Xiaonuo scratched her head sheepishly.