The Female Daoist Abbot Is in Trouble

Xu Bai was very familiar with that aura, and Liu Qingfeng was also very familiar with it. It was the same aura that Eunuch Wei had when he entered sainthood.

When Xu Bai arrived at the window, Liu Qingfeng also stopped and followed Xu Bai, standing by the window and looking at the distant sky.

That's the direction of the Great Chu Kingdom's imperial palace, and the aura of sainthood comes from there.

"It should be either the Dean or Prime Minister Wen, one of them." Liu Qingfeng found it somewhat amusing and said, "I just don't know who will win or lose."

The feud between these two is known throughout the martial arts world. They are currently competing to see who will become a saint first, and it is unknown who will win.

But in Liu Qingfeng's opinion, the losing side will probably be in a very bad mood.

At their age, they should probably be able to let go of these issues, but the two have a long-standing grudge, and this time they're just bickering, which makes it seem quite ridiculous.

Upon hearing this, Xu Bai smiled and said, "Who will win and who will lose? This may be beyond your expectations. These two people should be able to keep fighting."

Liu Qingfeng was taken aback, not understanding what he meant.

Xu Bai held up two fingers and said, "If two people both attain sainthood, who do you think wins and who loses?"

To attain sainthood together?

Liu Qingfeng was visibly stunned for a moment, and then realized, "This means they haven't decided a winner yet, so they'll probably have to continue!"

Actually, they could see that if a winner was chosen, the grudge between the two might be resolved. Of course, the loser would be very upset.

But now they've tied again, and this situation will probably continue.

"Win or lose, it will benefit us humans. Anyway, there's only one spot left for becoming a saint, and we don't know who will succeed," Liu Qingfeng sighed.

He was somewhat helpless. Due to the loss of his soul in his early years, although he had now recovered to the Entering Sainthood Peak, it was probably too late to go any further, since there was only one spot left.

Xu Bai shook his head and said, "Wrong, there are two more."

Liu Qingfeng asked in confusion, "How can there be two more? The Great Chu Kingdom now has Eunuch Wei, the Dean, and Prime Minister Wen, plus the Rising Dusk King."

"Bai Zhong, the military god of the Great Yue Kingdom, and Liu Yue, the Prime Minister, plus you and the Barbarian Tribe Great Shaman, there's only one spot left, right?"

Xu Bai smiled and said, "You've miscalculated some things. One of the spots has already been vacated. You should know who it is."

Liu Qingfeng frowned, pondering carefully, when suddenly his eyes lit up. "You mean... the Barbarian Tribe Great Shaman is dead?"

If we really had to free up a spot, the only one left would be the Barbarian Tribe Great Shaman, which is why Liu Qingfeng asked this question.

Xu Bai nodded. "He's just a fence-sitter. Keeping him around is useless, and he might even end up affecting us. Let's just kill him."

The Barbarian Tribe Great Shaman must die, even if he sided with Xu Bai at the last moment.

Now, this era is approaching its most crucial moment. Keeping a fence-sitter around is useless, especially since this guy was the one who insisted on killing him back then. So keeping him around would only make him more vulnerable to being betrayed.

Of course, the death of the Barbarian Tribe Great Shaman was very secretive, taking place only when Xu Bai went to the Great Ancestor Kingdom's Imperial Palace, and few people in the world knew about it.

Before the Barbarian Tribe Great Shaman died, he played a role because when the White-Clothed Man ghost in the Ghost Market wanted Xu Bai to die, Xu Bai cooperated with the Barbarian Tribe Great Shaman to put on a show specifically for the White-Clothed Man ghost.

As for how to die, it's already very simple for someone at his level.

Xu Bai felt perfectly justified in killing them. He shook his head as he recalled the moment when the Barbarian Tribe Great Shaman begged for mercy.

Seeing a master at the Entering Sainthood Peak wagging his tail and begging for mercy like a dog only strengthened his resolve. Otherwise, the most troublesome thing would be if he really surrendered to the enemy in the face of battle.

Xu Bai glanced at Liu Qingfeng and said, "Well, do you understand what I mean? Now that there's another spot for a Saint, I think Brother Qingfeng should hurry up and make the most of it. You can't leave any regrets for yourself."

Liu Qingfeng was overjoyed and nodded hurriedly, indicating that he would seize the time to cultivate.

He had been slacking off before because there were very few positions for sainthood, but now it seems that another position for sainthood has been added for him. He absolutely cannot continue to slack off; he has to fight for it no matter what, otherwise he won't be able to sleep at night.

Seeing that Liu Qingfeng was making the most of his time to cultivate, Xu Bai didn't disturb him any longer. After leaving the royal treasury, he took to the air and headed towards the Great Chu Kingdom's royal palace.

The Imperial Palace of the Great Chu Kingdom.

At this moment, in the Imperial Study, Chief Mu, Eunuch Wei, the Dean, and Prime Minister Wen were all present.

Even the Rising Dusk King, who was stationed at the Border Pass, was gathered here at this moment.

In addition, there are Liu Yue and the military genius Bai Zhong.

It can be said that almost all those who have attained sainthood in the world have come, except for Xu Bai.

They were discussing something important, but before that, they were waiting for someone to arrive.

The dean and Prime Minister Wen were far apart, almost one at the beginning and the other at the end.

Actually, it was all done on purpose by everyone, since these two guys didn't settle their grudges this time, but instead made them even deeper.

There's a good chance a fight might break out here, which wouldn't be a good thing. After all, if the representatives of scholars were to fight, what would become of the reputation of the Great Chu Kingdom? Eunuch Wei took a sip of wine, squinted his eyes, and looked quite pleased with himself.

Beside him, Chief Mu was looking at the document in his hand, seemingly making some revisions.

Rising Dusk King and Bai Zhong glared at each other. Both were at the Entering Sainthood Peak Military Formation Method. Although Rising Dusk King was slightly stronger, Bai Zhong was definitely not convinced.

There's a saying that goes, "Competitors are enemies," and that's exactly the situation now.

Liu Yue was the only one standing at the window of the house, looking at the white clouds in the sky.

The scene looked quiet, but it was actually a bit eerie. Just then, Liu Yue suddenly spoke up.

"While that kid hasn't arrived yet, let's explain the method for Exiting Sainthood."

"Since the Chu Emperor ascended to heaven, I have reached the threshold, but I am still a few points short."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present turned their attention to him.

Prime Minister Wen and the Dean have only recently been ordained saints and did not participate in this discussion.

Eunuch Wei didn't want to get involved in this topic. If he could reach the peak of sainthood, he might be able to kill someone who had reached Exiting Sainthood. If not, he could trade one for one. After all, his profession was very powerful. Apart from needing to lose one item, it was almost a perfect profession.

Bai Zhong and Rising Dusk King both snorted heavily and spoke almost simultaneously, "I will definitely Exiting Sainthood before you."

Liu Yue was quite troubled. As a refined scholar, he couldn't stand these kinds of situations. So he looked at Chief Mu and said, "You promised me back then, and now I'm only a few steps away. Why don't you share your experience?"

Chief Mu put down the memorial in his hand and said slowly, "When you integrate your own scholarly profession into your current imperial position, it may become an opportunity, but no one can say for sure, and I cannot guarantee it to you."

Great Yue Kingdom became a vassal state of the Great Chu Kingdom, and Liu Yue was still in charge of governing the country, which is why Chief Mu made this remark.

Liu Yue fell into deep thought, considering the possibilities of different methods, and before he knew it, he was engrossed in it.

Time passed slowly, and no one spoke, falling into an eerie silence. After about an incense stick's time, a whooshing sound broke the tranquility.

Outside the door, Xu Bai pushed it open, walked in with a smile, looked around, and first congratulated the Dean and Prime Minister Wen.

"Congratulations on your successful ascension to sainthood, becoming one of the nine in this world."

"Hehe."

The two were still bickering, but they politely smiled in response to Xu Bai's congratulations.

Liu Yue stared intently at Xu Bai and said, "I suddenly feel that you might be able to Exiting Sainthood even faster than me."

Even the most skilled experts present felt that Xu Bai's cultivation was too fast; his speed was simply inhuman.

Xu Bai waved his hand repeatedly to show he was too kind, then walked over to sit down next to Eunuch Wei, took the wine jar, poured himself a bowl, and drank it down with gusto.

"Eunuch Wei's wine is still the best."

Eunuch Wei smiled but remained silent.

At this moment, Chief Mu finally put down the memorial in his hand and looked around.

"Everyone, everyone is here."

Upon hearing the sound, Xu Bai downed the wine in his glass in one gulp without saying a word.

No one spoke; they were all waiting for Chief Mu to say the next thing.

After a moment of contemplation, Chief Mu organized his thoughts and said, "Now, there are two positions left. We just need to wait for the two positions to be filled before we can launch a full-scale attack on the Ghost Market."

Everyone nodded.

Although a newly ascended saint is not at their peak, they do not need to be at their peak.

With Chief Mu, a Exiting Sainthood, there is room to make up for the deficiencies.

The reason for waiting until the other two sainthood positions are filled is that doing so would give us a better chance of success.

"Is it about setting up a plan?" Xu Bai asked with a smile.

Chief Mu nodded, then shook his head, and said, "It can only be said to be a preliminary step in the plan. Before this, I already knew which individuals were more likely to achieve sainthood."

"Based on the current situation, the number of those who might be able to attain sainthood is probably..."

Next, Chief Mu began to speak.

The list is actually not long, with only seven names, but each name is accompanied by an explanation.

This includes the person's life story and various hobbies.

To Xu Bai's surprise, besides Liu Qingfeng, there was another familiar person on the list— the Female Daoist Abbot.

Xu Bai hadn't seen the Female Daoist Abbot, Jade Face, since they parted ways in the Barbarian Territory, and he had no idea what she was doing.

I overheard this by chance, and I never imagined that he was already close to becoming a saint.

This was something Xu Bai hadn't expected. Although he knew that the Female Daoist Abbot was powerful, capable, and a rare genius, he hadn't expected her to be close to becoming a saint.

"What is the significance of this list?" Xu Bai asked, frowning.

Xu Bai felt that Chief Mu was up to something by investigating these people who were about to become saints in such detail.

Chief Mu replied, "It's very simple. We need to know whether these people are good or bad."

"If it's good, then we naturally won't bother with them. But if it's bad, then this position of sainthood doesn't belong to them."

"If you dare to become a saint, you will die."

When he uttered the last sentence, Chief Mu's tone was extremely cold.

Xu Bai raised an eyebrow, as if it were nothing new.

In fact, this is a reasonable approach.

Now, the great battle with the Ghost Market has begun, and even with its corresponding advantages, it should not be underestimated.

If problems arise in this area, and these problems are magnified, it will be too late to regret it.

Therefore, it is essential to ensure that this matter is foolproof and, more importantly, to ensure that the subsequent ascension to sainthood is on one's side.

"An investigation has already begun. Are there any related issues?" Liu Yue asked.

He and Bai Zhong were far away from the Great Chu Kingdom, so they were unaware of these things.

Chief Mu nodded and said, "Most of them have clean identities. I also had them open their souls and found a specialist in soul detection to check them. There were no problems."

"Liu Qingfeng is fine too, since he's Xu Bai's man. The only problem is this Female Daoist Abbot ..."

At this point, Chief Mu paused slightly.

In fact, the Female Daoist Abbot had some dealings with Xu Bai, but the problem was that the Female Daoist Abbot was different from Liu Qingfeng.

Liu Qingfeng has practically sold himself to Xu Bai, but the Female Daoist Abbot can't even find him now.

When Chief Mu voiced his concerns, Xu Bai understood.

So there's no one to be found right now, no wonder we had this meeting today...

Xu Bai looked at Chief Mu and said, "Shall I do it?"

Chief Mu nodded.

Xu Bai had a headache.

In this vast world, a being at the Extraordinary Peak, with one foot almost at the Saint level, would be impossible to find if they wanted to hide.

Even if it were him, it wouldn't be possible!

Chief Mu seemed to see through Xu Bai's thoughts and said, "Alas, we just wanted to ask if you had any solutions."

method?

Xu Bai stroked his chin, deep in thought.

If I really had to name a method...

He seems to actually have it.

There was a time when, in order to help Liu Qingfeng regain his soul, he had joined forces with the Female Daoist Abbot.

A small accident occurred at the time; the Female Daoist Abbot's soul shuddered.

As for what kind of chills...

Xu Bai thought that he might be able to try using his soul.

In the past, Xu Bai would have had no choice.

This time, however, in addition to the method of attacking with the divine soul, he also incorporated the method of assisting with the divine soul.

In the realm of spiritual assistance, one method involves finding individuals whose spiritual connections have been with you, centered around yourself.

It may not work, but it's worth a try.

After thinking it through, Xu Bai nodded and said, "I can try this method."

Chief Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

Since Xu Bai said he has a solution, there shouldn't be a big problem.

Xu Bai closed his eyes, circulated his True Yuan Power, and began to try it out.

After circulating his True Yuan Power, he used the method of assisting his soul.

A moment later, Xu Bai felt an aura spreading in his mind, and his thoughts drifting away.

He saw where the Female Daoist Abbot was, but... he also saw something unusual.

"Holy crap! How is this possible?!"

Xu Bai was completely stunned!