While Bai Lan was still pondering, Jin Heng suddenly forced the wounded Nascent Soul out of He Gui's body and sealed it in the formation. Just as Jin Heng was about to completely destroy He Gui's physical body, Bai Lan stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Wait!"
In the cultivation world, it's easy to restore a damaged physical body, but it's difficult to reshape one that's been broken up.
The rarest heavenly materials and earthly treasures for reshaping the physical body are comparable to the materials needed for a god's breakthrough. Previously, it was considered a great blessing for a soul-binding being to possess even one of these treasures, but that doesn't mean they are easy to find.
Upon hearing Qing Xuan's True Person, Jin Heng's eyes lit up with joy, and she stopped what she was doing.
" Qing Xuan, what's wrong? Don't you want to kill him?" Jin Heng put away her folding fan, took a few steps forward, and looked at Bai Lan with a smile.
If Bai Lan's Divine Sense cultivation were still at the Core Formation stage, Jinheng would still have a chance to see through her disguise. However, Bai Lan's Divine Sense is currently at the Nascent Soul stage, and at the same level of cultivation, Jinheng cannot see any flaws.
In particular, Bai Lan was well-versed in True Person Qing Xuan's aloofness and imitated his demeanor perfectly. The Nine Palaces Sword Art she used during the battle further confirmed Jin Heng's suspicions.
" True Lord Jin Heng..."
"No, don't hurt me, True Lord, Qing Xuan. Aren't we old friends? It's been so long since we last met. Why are you being so distant with me?" Jin Heng's eyes were practically glued to Qing Xuan's face, as if her eyes were filled with thoughts of him.
Bai Lan remained silent. She really wanted to thank Jin Heng, but the leader said that would ruin her image, so she could only continue to be expressionless.
" Qing Xuan, why has your cultivation level dropped to the early Core Formation stage? The people from the Azure Origin Sect said you suddenly perished, but I didn't believe it..."
Bai Lan remained expressionless and cut to the chase. "Jin Heng, corpse refiners are enemies I've hunted for a long time..."
"What grudge do you have against him? I'll kill him for you!" Jin Heng said, raising the folding fan in her hand.
Bai Lan shook her head lightly. "No, I will deal with him myself."
"Alright, it's all up to you... He can be dealt with by you." Jin Heng took two steps forward, wanting to touch Qing Xuan's face, but she dodged to the side.
"Please have some self-respect."
Bai Lan simply uttered four words and continued to save her character to maintain her persona.
" Qing Xuan... do you hate me that much?" Jin Heng asked sadly.
After a long silence, still as reserved as ever, Bai Lan uttered a single word. "No."
When True Person Qing Xuan spoke to anyone except for the Bai Ling, he sounded just like a teacher giving reading comprehension questions, and Jin Heng was the one who was extremely respectful.
Jin Heng would read and understand what True Person Qing Xuan said in her mind, try to guess his thoughts, and then tentatively give the answer.
This way of getting along is very interesting, Bai Lan is happy to act it out in a relaxed manner.
"You mean, you don't hate me?" A hint of a smile appeared in Jin Heng's eyes. Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she slowly said, "Your precious disciple fell into demonic possession after you disappeared and is now a cultivator in the Demonic Palace. You... don't you have anything to say?"
Jin Heng knew that Qing Xuan liked Bai Ling, but before she could take action, Bai Lan sent Bai Ling to the Demon Realm first, and not only that, she also sent Qing Xuan there as well.
" Bai Ling is no longer my disciple. One day, I will personally deal with the sect," Bai Lan said coldly.
She speaks to people in a human language and to ghosts in a ghost language. In order to win over Suhe Gui and bewitch Jin Heng, Bai Lan naturally had to say things that Jin Heng liked to hear without compromising her public image.
"Is that really true!?" Jin Heng was indeed pleased to hear this. "I warned you before that the way she looked at you wasn't innocent, yet you were still angry with me because of that rebellious disciple, ignoring me for months and even losing my Sound Transmission Talisman..."
"I'm sorry." Bai Lan remained as taciturn as ever.
But to Jin Heng's ears, those two words sounded like heavenly music.
She smiled and said, "Don't be so apologetic, why be so formal with me... If you're willing, I have a few promising students I can teach you."
Why don't you just give the Golden Qi Sect to... cough.
Bai Lan simply shook her head slightly. "He Gui, may I bring Zi?"
"Of course! When have I ever refused you... This is a magic array to imprison his Nascent Soul. Use it carefully and don't get hurt by him again." Jin Heng immediately handed over the magic array that imprisoned He Gui to Bai Lan.
Bai Lan looked down, she saw a seventh-order magic array.
Who says being love-struck is bad? Being love-struck is wonderful!
Last time, Jin Heng robbed her of her battle spoils, but now the tables have turned, and it's her turn to snatch them away.
Not only that, Jin Heng was eager to give it to her.
Qing Xuan's face still held some sway, so he died a worthy death!
Seeing that Bai Lan was still expressionless and staring at the Formation Disk in her hand, Jin Heng was a little puzzled. "What's wrong, Qing Xuan?"
"Thank you, Jin Heng." Bai Lan said expressionlessly, quickly taking the magic array that Jin Heng handed over and throwing it into the Void Stone.
Jin Heng stepped forward and grasped Qing Xuan's hand, her tone delighted. " Qing Xuan, what are your plans next? Are you still going to join the Azure Origin Sect? Why don't you come with me to the Golden Qi Sect for a couple of days..."
Bai Lan pushed Jin Heng's hand away and slowly shook her head. "Jin Heng, don't tell anyone that you saw me today. This is a secret between you and me."
Having probably heard such a long passage from True Person Qing Xuan, Jin Heng's eyes lit up. "Okay, I promise you, this is a secret between you and me..."
She agreed without even asking why.
Bai Lan nodded, silently handed over her Sound Transmission Talisman, and then vanished in a flash, disappearing from Jin Heng's sight in an instant.
True Lord Jin Heng looked delighted, clutching the Sound Transmission Talisman in his hand. " Qing Xuan... Qing Xuan has treated me like this before, and he actually gave me his Sound Transmission Talisman. Could it be... that he actually likes me a little too?"
In the distance Bai Lan sped along, and after leaving the range of Jinheng's Divine Sense, she flashed into the Void Stone, rubbed her face, and let out a long sigh.
"You've done so many bad things, why are you so worried?" Elder Fu said slowly.
The leader smiled and shook his finger, " Elder Fu, you're mistaken. She was clearly just tired of acting... Besides, how can you say that what a cultivator does is bad?"
Bai Lan nodded in agreement. There was no killing or robbing; the methods were already quite mild.