But just then,
Su Changqing had still been watching Murong Dieyi, who was avoiding his gaze with interest, when the system's notification rang in his mind.
[Ding!]
[Nether Sea Demonic Sect Saintess Murong Dieyi — Trust: !]
He saw that the Demoness's trust had also exceeded the limit, reaching the level of absolute trust.
This...
He'd really got her wrapped around his finger!
But—
Hadn't the system said that once two Diary Instance holders reached absolute trust, a new holder would be unlocked?
And there were more than three heroines in this world.
Before Su Changqing could think any further...
"Whoosh... whoosh..."
A sudden gale swept across the sky above the shrine!
A chorus of ringing cries filled the air!
At the sound, everyone present looked up and saw the entire sky instantly swallowed by darkness.
What appeared before their eyes
was a flock of enormous Mystic Birds!
A dense crowd of robed cultivators stood on their backs!
Their imposing presence made everyone's expression change!
Murong Dieyi narrowed her eyes and said calmly to Su Changqing, "These people are from the Northern Underworld Sacred Land in the Central Continent!"
"Why are they here...?"
She sounded curious, then glanced at Su Changqing.
Could it be because of him?
Hearing this,
Su Changqing paid no attention to her. Instead, he stared fixedly at a woman standing atop the most magnificent Mystic Bird at the front.
"The Northern Underworld Sacred Land... Then she must be one of the heroines from the original story!"
"Wait, that's not right. This never happened in the original plot!"
He was taken aback. Could he have caused a chain reaction?!
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At that moment,
the people from the Northern Underworld Sacred Land in the Central Continent leaped down from the Mystic Birds.
Among them,
an old man smiled and cupped his fists toward the surrounding Sacred Lands. "The Northern Underworld Sacred Land has come uninvited to this grand gathering in the Southern Region. Please forgive us!"
He spoke cheerfully, seeming quite affable.
At that moment,
beside the old man, a sunny-looking young man with short hair surveyed the people from the various Sacred Lands, as if searching for someone.
And beside them,
a sweet-faced girl with skin as white as snow wore a calm expression.
She was the daughter of the Sect Master of the Northern Underworld Sacred Land, as well as its current Saintess.
The moment people recognized her, the crowd erupted in an uproar.
Ranked fifth on the Heavenly Talent Ranking, Xia Qingxuan remained composed, though she was a little curious inside.
"Su Changqing..."
Her gaze flickered slightly. The Dao Yi Holy Son should be here, right?
After all, she'd heard that he would represent the Dao Yi Sacred Sect at this gathering.
The Southern Region's centennial gathering normally had nothing to do with the Central Continent. But her younger brother, Xia Yilin, had come of age and was about to set out for experience, so this was the perfect opportunity.
Especially since, after hearing that Su Changqing had defeated the former top five talents on the ranking all by himself, the boy had kept insisting that his first challenge would be against this Dao Yi Holy Son. He wanted to forge an invincible path and make the Heavenly Talent Ranking!
Amid the crowd's uproar,
Su Changqing kept staring at Xia Qingxuan without once looking away.
Seeing this,
Murong Dieyi glanced at Xia Qingxuan, then at Su Changqing.
"Hmph!"
She grumbled, feeling a little put out.
I'm sitting right beside you, and you won't even look at me. You're staring at her instead?
Is it just because she's fifth on the Heavenly Talent Ranking?
Even if she weren't on the ranking, I'm a Demoness, and I'm no worse when it comes to looks or figure!
Little did she know,
Su Changqing was staring in a daze because a notification had just sounded in his mind.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, host! Two Diary Instance holders have reached absolute trust. A new Diary Instance slot has been unlocked!]
[New character added: Saintess of the Northern Underworld Sacred Land, Xia Qingxuan!]
[Current Diary Instance holders...]
[One: Saintess of the Dao Yi Sect — Ling Qianxue! Two: Nether Sea Demoness — Murong Dieyi! Three: Great Feather Princess — Su Youwei! Four: Xia Qingxuan!]
[Note: To add another new character, four Diary Instance holders must exceed the trust limit and reach absolute trust!]
At that moment,
Su Changqing heard the system's notification and his eyes lit up.
"Heh, this is getting interesting!"
"To add another Diary Instance holder, all four of them have to reach absolute trust. Looks like I'll have to put even more effort into fooling them..."
He muttered to himself, a smile playing at the corners of his mouth.
Still, reaching the requirements to add another character would be a bit difficult.
After all, he hadn't even met the little girl from the Great Feather Divine Dynasty yet, and Xia Qingxuan had only just been unlocked. She was also a heroine from the original story, so it would probably take a while to win her over completely.
But that wasn't much of a problem for him. He had plenty of time.
Elsewhere,
the various Sacred Lands didn't object to the Northern Underworld Sacred Land's arrival from the Central Continent. If anything, they seemed rather interested.
At that moment,
among the people from the Northern Underworld Sacred Land,
Xia Qingxuan suddenly felt a mysterious connection, and her body shuddered.
"Hm?!"
Her expression changed, and she looked around.
What was that?
As she was wondering,
a golden orb of light that no one else could detect shot toward her at terrifying speed and sank into Xia Qingxuan's brow!
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