That night—Xunyang Peak.
Luo Tangtang lay on her large carved bed, a look of deep resentment on her face, occasionally letting out a sigh.
You’re back to normal, aren’t you? Why are you still sighing like this? The System was a bit speechless.
“What do you know!” Luo Tangtang buried her face in her hands, angrily rolling back and forth on the bed.
“My bloodline seal is broken, but I didn’t see my combat power skyrocket, and there’s still a pile of messy stuff.”
“It even made me go to Fusang Valley. Now look what happened. If I have an accident going to the Extreme North Realm and fail the mission, System, we’ll just die together.”
How do you blame everything on me! The System’s face instantly darkened. Fortunately, it was used to Luo Tangtang’s thought process; otherwise, it would really want to directly kill her.
“Don’t talk to me,” Luo Tangtang said.
System: “…” Fine, you’re ruthless. Don’t regret it.
Fusang Valley was equivalent to a spiritual resting place for the disciples of the Supreme Immortal Sect. Every disciple who joined would leave a spiritual tree in Fusang Valley, containing a drop of their essence blood.
The path of cultivation was long and exceedingly perilous. Once a disciple perished halfway, the spiritual tree in Fusang Valley containing their drop of essence blood served as comfort for the deceased spirit.
If one could obtain a lucky encounter, they might gain a chance for rebirth through a great fortune. With the Extreme North Realm imminent, she had to quickly recover spiritual energy and transform back, which was why Luo Tangtang went to retrieve that drop of essence blood. It was no wonder she was so angry.
Luo Tangtang thus closed her eyes angrily and fell asleep. The bright sunlight shone on her cheek, making it look pink and tender, exceptionally lovable.
But there was always an exception.
Zhi Yu’s face was icy as she watched the sleeping Luo Tangtang, slowly pulling her lips into a smile.
“Ah—!” A scream pierced the sky as Luo Tangtang rolled straight off the bed. She sucked in a cold breath. As her groggy eyes opened, they met a pair of cold pupils.
“Sleep well?” Zhi Yu raised an eyebrow, revealing a seemingly gentle smile.
“Haha—Master!” Luo Tangtang’s backside quietly shifted backward, moving as far away from Zhi Yu as possible.
Zhi Yu glanced sideways at Luo Tangtang, shaking the whip in her hand.
“Good day, Master~ This disciple will go cultivate now.” When else to run but now? Luo Tangtang’s feet seemed greased as she circled around Zhi Yu and turned to escape.
Zhi Yu seemed to be in a good mood today. Seeing Luo Tangtang’s actions, she merely snorted coldly and didn’t chase after her to whip her.
After escaping in a terrified state, Luo Tangtang felt like she was in a cloud of fog, finding it hard to believe.
“System, did someone soul transmigrate into Zhi Yu?”
The System sounded a bit grinding its teeth: Rest assured, there’s no one but you!
Luo Tangtang’s surprise grew even more intense. She scratched her head. “Why don’t you check again? Zhi Yu didn’t whip me just now, something feels off.”
You’re just asking for a whipping, aren’t you? The System rolled its eyes, too lazy to bother with her.
“Junior sister, come quickly to the sect gates.”
Just as Luo Tangtang was puzzling over things, Lu Qingyan’s voice suddenly sounded in her mind, sounding a bit urgent.
Luo Tangtang put aside the matter of Zhi Yu. Lu Qingyan was always steady; his urgency likely meant something important had happened.
When Luo Tangtang rushed to the front of the Supreme Immortal Sect’s gates, she found the entrance already packed with people, with more still arriving. The crowd surged.
“Junior sister.” Lu Qingyan saw Luo Tangtang arrive and pulled her in front of him.
“Senior brother, what’s going on?”
Lu Qingyan said, “News has come recently that there’s some stirring in the Extreme North Realm, estimated to open early.”
“Open early?”
“That’s right.” Lu Qingyan added, “It’s a good thing junior sister came back in time. Otherwise, if you missed the Extreme North Realm, Master would definitely punish you severely.”
Luo Tangtang gave a dry laugh, thinking to herself, Right! He almost didn’t whip me with his little whip.
Just as Luo Tangtang was about to chat aimlessly with Lu Qingyan for a bit longer, there was a sudden commotion in the front. A giant ship-shaped flying magic artifact descended from the sky.
Behind it, various magic artifacts appeared one after another. Luo Tangtang’s gaze went straight to the carriage on the left side of the ship, pulled by two white steeds with wings, her eyes filled with undisguised admiration.
The back half of the carriage was carved from a single piece of fragrant wood, and the roof was covered with glowing black jade. From the outside, it truly looked luxurious and extravagant.
Even the coachman sitting in the front, driving the horses, was a woman with a graceful figure and a cultivation level that couldn’t be discerned easily.
Then, under Luo Tangtang’s envious gaze, she saw Xu Changwen walking inside pompously!!!
Damn it! Luo Tangtang instantly felt like she had eaten a fly, wanting to vomit but unable to. This little brat is actually a young master? Ew~ Luo Tangtang curled her lip in disgust.
Her gaze shifted back to the ship-shaped flying artifact. With a flash, she landed steadily on it.
This was a high-grade flying magic artifact prepared by the sect for its disciples. Regardless of speed or comfort, it was top-tier among large flying artifacts.
But there were always some young masters who wanted to be special and show their uniqueness. Luo Tangtang sat down cross-legged, her gaze deep as she looked down at the cluster of black dots below.
I’m a young master too, alright! Luo Tangtang gently rubbed the ring on her left middle finger.
Inside was the treasure of the White Tiger clan, but unfortunately, with her current state, she couldn’t use any of it.
Her large eyes glanced around randomly. There were quite a few disciples on the ship. Luo Tangtang couldn’t help but praise, the Supreme Immortal Sect truly deserved to be the number one immortal sect. Some disciples had just boarded the ship and were already sitting in meditation, cultivating, not wasting a single moment.
A sudden doubt welled up in her heart. Luo Tangtang’s gaze fixed on the woman in front of her.
That person’s appearance was very ordinary, the kind who would be completely unremarkable if thrown into a crowd. However, her temperament was excellent, and she was wearing the Supreme Immortal Sect’s disciple uniform, but Luo Tangtang always felt a vague sense of familiarity.
“Hello~” Luo Tangtang was startled, looking at the starry eyes that met hers, and then smiled sweetly, mouthing the words.
Is she a little shy? Luo Tangtang saw that the person seemed a bit taken aback.
However, the next moment, Luo Tangtang raised her eyebrows in surprise. That person pursed her lips and then walked towards Luo Tangtang.
Cough cough! Luo Tangtang immediately put her left fist to her lips and coughed a few times, feeling a bit awkward.
“This junior sister is also going to the Extreme North Realm?” the person spoke.
“Haha, yes, yes!” Luo Tangtang chuckled awkwardly and nodded. We’re already on this, are we going for a day trip to a scenic spot?
“I wonder if anyone is accompanying you,” the person spoke again.
Huh! Does she want to go with me?
Just as Luo Tangtang was about to speak, the person spoke first: “Since we are fellow disciples, let us go together then.”
Saying that, she sat down next to Luo Tangtang and closed her eyes to rest, her actions smooth and seamless, done in one go.
Luo Tangtang: “???”
What was she supposed to say! Was she just forcibly glommed onto?
Forget it. Anyway, the locations in the Extreme North Realm were random. Who could control whom? When they arrived, they would each go their separate ways.
“Everyone should be here, right?” A middle-aged man wearing a kasaya with a gentle face suddenly appeared.
He hovered in mid-air. Although his appearance wasn’t outstanding, his temperament was particularly striking, making it impossible to ignore him.
Luo Tangtang recognized this person. He was Zhi He, one of the Seven Venerables, with the most gentle temper, very suitable for dealing with the people from the Demon Realm. After all, mystic realms were primarily for junior disciples’ training, and it was better to be peaceful.
He spoke faintly, but naturally, no one replied to him.
“Since everyone is here, let’s set off,” Zhi He said without annoyance, dropping a single sentence.
As his voice faded, the giant flying magic artifact immediately took to the air. Luo Tangtang felt a tremor under her feet and was instantly in the clouds.
The Extreme North Realm was a mystic realm located at the boundary between the Northern Demon Territory Forest and the human realm. Due to its special geographical location, the righteous and demonic paths had always tacitly agreed to rely on their own abilities. Before entering the mystic realm, they maintained peace, but after entering, life and death were irrelevant.
System, I remember the book didn’t describe much about the Extreme North Realm, did it? Luo Tangtang frowned. The contents in her mind were becoming increasingly blurry, with not much left.
I don’t know, the original book didn’t write about it, the System replied, sounding a bit sarcastic.
What use are you! Luo Tangtang pressed a hand to her forehead, a headache!
To speed things up, the Supreme Immortal Sect crossed unknown numbers of teleportation arrays along the way. The spiritual stones consumed made Luo Tangtang’s heart ache a little.
But there was no other way. After all, the Extreme North Realm was also called a land bestowed by heaven. It was rumored that a deity had fallen and was slumbering there, and there were many opportunities.
The scenery in her vision constantly changed. After who knows how long, a lush forest appeared before her eyes. The tree crowns were thick and wide, covering the sky and blocking out the sun.
Above the forest was a cluster of floating islands. A blazing sun hung in the sky, yet around the islands, netherfire rose, making it look eerie yet dazzling.
That island was called Fallen God Island. The blazing sun on the island was rumored to be the divine soul left behind when a deity fell, and the netherfire was the deity’s evil divine thoughts. For thousands of years, the Demon Realm and the righteous path had argued endlessly over the ownership of this mystic realm, precisely because of this.
A deity of unknown alignment, whether righteous or evil.
The giant ship’s sail spread like wings. A rumbling sound echoed across the sky. At this moment, the people on the ship, as if by telepathy, all stood up. They stood tall and graceful, each appearing immortal, with outstanding bearing and great immortal grace.
The various sects and some rogue cultivators who had arrived earlier couldn’t help but look over in astonishment.
Luo Tangtang looked at the cold and aloof posture of the people around her and couldn’t help but shiver. This was simply the standard expression for cannon fodder. Cannot do, cannot do.
The Supreme Immortal Sect was very far from the Demon Territory Forest. When they arrived, the surroundings were already bustling with people.
The Extreme North Realm was an open mystic realm. It opened once every hundred years and did not belong to any single force, so many people came. However, probably seven or eight out of ten of the people here would not be able to return.
Luo Tangtang also felt a bit worried internally, because she hadn’t seen Yun Shayi.
“Junior sister.”
Just as Luo Tangtang was thinking, someone spoke.
It was the female cultivator who had said she wanted to accompany her on the ship. She had truly latched onto her.
Luo Tangtang felt a little helpless, but she didn’t say much, because now something more important was happening: “Fellow cultivator, have you seen Senior Sister Yun Shayi?”
“Yun Shayi?” That person seemed a bit startled, a little uncomfortable on her face.
After a long time, she finally spoke with a complex expression: “I saw her when I came, but I don’t know where she is now. Maybe she came by herself.”
Luo Tangtang understood. As the Venerable’s disciple and the sect’s senior sister, it wasn’t strange for Yun Shayi to have her own exclusive mount. As long as she hadn’t been detained by that Hua Yun guy, it was fine.