Scheming (Two-in-One)

High-end medicinal herbs often require only the simplest methods of consumption.

Xu Yuan was initially worried that Tianyan would play a trick on him, using his Origin Qi to envelop the Charm God Flower without chewing it, but Old Man Luo directly told him that the Charm God Flower melts in the mouth.

I also helped him understand why the colorless and odorless Acacia Powder could incapacitate even a saint—it was because of the medicinal power of the main ingredient, the Charm God Flower.

However, the Charm God Flower alone does not have an aphrodisiac effect; it only causes a person to fall into a long period of hallucination. To make the Acacia Powder, several medicinal herbs similar to the Flame Spirit Fluid must be added.

After consuming the Charm God Flower, Tianyan immediately transmitted his voice to Xu Yuan:

"Xu Changtian, I... I've already eaten."

Xu Yuan replied telepathically, "I saw it. Don't retaliate yet, wait for me to send another telepathic message."

"What?! This... this crazy woman is Mortal Shedding! I... I won't fight back!"

"Be good, listen to me."

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The girl's flat chest heaved with anger.

After a long pause, she finally uttered a sentence:

"If I die, I will definitely drag you down with me."

"Don't worry, I don't want to commit suicide with a little kid like you." Xu Yuan chuckled.

"#!" The girl Tianyan.

Having said that, Xu Yuan ignored Tianyan and immediately sped off towards the woman in red, following the plan.

As he flew, Xu Yuan asked himself:

"Hey, Old Man Luo, does Tianyan really have a way to drag me down with him?"

"Not a suicide pact?" The Saint's Remnant Soul was caught off guard.

"Looks like you're not afraid of death at all, you even have the mood to joke around," Xu Yuan replied with a smile.

The Saint's Remnant Soul snorted softly:

"The probability is low."

"So that means she might actually try to drag me down with her?" Xu Yuan frowned.

The Saint's Remnant Soul sighed, "The Yantian Art is powerful and unpredictable. I only know two chapters of it, the True Word Chapter and the Yantian Chapter. I don't know the power of the other two chapters, but in her current state, she is unlikely to pose a threat to you."

Asking is pointless.

This old man who always has you with him is really unreliable.

Xu Yuan glanced sideways in Tianyan's direction.

After the conversation, Tianyan obediently stopped his attacks and instead used only a series of defensive mantras such as "Solidify," "Shield," and "Concentrate" to struggle against the madwoman's tidal wave of ghostly attacks.

And it was also thanks to Tianyan that, after the threat was gone, the madwoman stopped running around and stood quietly in the void, staring at Tianyan and muttering some crazy words.

Just as it was about to fly ten feet away from the madwoman, the Saint's Remnant Soul suddenly spoke again:

"Young Xu, are you really sure this crazy woman won't attack you?"

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Xu Yuan's eye twitched.

He knew that Old Man Luo was afraid of death, but he didn't expect him to be afraid to this extent.

However, at this moment he could understand the old man's worries.

After all, what they're about to do is really dangerous.

Right in front of this crazy woman, I unleashed my ultimate attack to ambush her.

Let alone the old man, even Xu Yuan himself was unsure about this matter.

In Cangyuan, after obtaining the Cherry Blossom Mark from the Charm God Cherry Tree, the Red-Clothed Madwoman will become a neutral NPC-like entity. As long as you are careful not to attack her, you can dance and have fun right next to her without any problems.

In other words, the Cherry Blossom Mark gives players a chance to ambush this boss.

Xu Yuan had done this before; one powerful attack could take away a fifth of the BOSS's health bar. Now that it's happening in reality, if the attack hits a vital spot, it might not be as simple as just taking away a fifth.

However, with so many variables in reality, who can be sure that nothing unexpected will happen?

Xu Yuan hesitated for a moment, then replied in a low voice:

"Just go ahead and do it. I've already learned the sword technique you taught me in Jingjiang Prefecture. With your soul power, I should be able to teleport there instantly."

After a pause, Xu Yuan glanced sideways at Tian Yan, who was engaged in a fierce Tianyan.

"Tianyan has already eaten the Charm God Flower. With half an hour left in the countdown, she'll definitely fight desperately. If things don't go well, we can just sell Tianyan out and run away."

The Saint's Remnant Soul remained silent for a moment, then sighed softly:

"Sigh, when I was working with other apprentices, I never risked my life like this with this kid."

"Alright, enough with the nonsense."

As they spoke, the two had already arrived in front of the Red-Clothed Madwoman.

The woman in red glanced at Xu Yuan, then ignored him.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan immediately drew his Clear Speech Sword and assumed a fighting stance, while at the same time, the Saint's Remnant Soul began to unleash a powerful attack right in front of him.

Upon seeing this scene below, Ran Qingmo, who was controlling the Heaven Peering Array, silently withdrew his Will Soul from the Heaven Peering Array.

The surrounding area was a rather dark and secluded chamber, with tangled tree roots almost completely covering it, and only a sliver of light faintly shining through from the end of the passageway.

The woman, dressed in black, slowly rose and walked along the path formed by intertwined tree roots toward the outside world.

As she walked, she took out a black sword.

The pace was neither hurried nor slow, because it required circulating internal energy and gathering qi.

The passageway was long, but extremely straight.

As she walked along, the blue glow emanating from the Black Sword in her hand had become dazzlingly intense.

The end of the passageway was bathed in the bright sunlight from the outside, like a gate of light.

In the silence, Ran Qingmo slowly stepped out of the path of light.

A cluster of pavilions and terraces came into view; it was none other than the now dilapidated Cherry Leech Lake.

The crimson corridor collapsed onto the lake, the lake surface was pitted and uneven, and the green blood flowing from the leech corpses stained the once clear lake water murky.

His cool gaze swept over them one by one, Ran Qingmo slowly turned around to look behind him.

In stark contrast to the dilapidated state of the waterside pavilions, even after the devastating aftermath of the battle between Tianyan and the madwoman, the enormous cherry tree in the center of the lake remained perfectly intact, with not even a single pit on the platform below.

Ran Qingmo stared at the withered Charm God Cherry Tree for several breaths, then slowly walked around it once.

As he moved, the chill emanating from the blade spread out, and visible ice shards quickly froze the surrounding lake water, along with the leech carcasses within.

It circled around once, finally stopping quietly at the exit of the tree hole.

Half an hour later, the light on the Black Sword's blade had reached its peak.

Ran Qingmo gently raised her jade-like hand, and then suddenly waved it.

The sword tip is like a paintbrush.

As it streaked through the air, a thin line, resembling a pattern in space, appeared!

In just a moment,

The thin line swept across dozens of meters and imprinted itself on the enormous trunk of the Charm God Cherry Tree!

The icy chill spread rapidly across the trunk of the Charm God Cherry Tree.

Meanwhile,

The frozen lake water around them surged, and eight enormous ice spikes shot out, hurtling straight towards the giant cherry tree in the center!

"Boom--"

Wood chips flew everywhere, and in a flash, the center of Cherry Leech Lake had become a frozen hell.

The trunk of the Charm God Cherry Tree was cut in half from the middle, and the overflowing crimson sap was frozen by ice shards. Eight huge ice spikes that spread from the lake pierced through eight points from top to bottom of the trunk!

A chilling aura spread from the points where the icicles made contact up the tree trunk.

In an instant, the Charm God Cherry Tree became a giant ice sculpture!

But upon seeing this scene, Ran Qingmo's expression did not relax at all; instead, her clear and beautiful eyes became serious.

She didn't cut down that Charm God Cherry Tree.

Time passed second by second.

After Tianyan abandoned his offensive and retreated to defend his position, the battle situation within the Heavenly Desire Dojo became completely one-sided.

However, none of this is currently relevant to Xu Yuan.

Because the crazy woman won't attack him until he does.

Standing calmly behind the woman in red, Xu Yuan watched with interest the barefoot girl, whose beauty was breathtaking, about twenty feet away.

After a quarter of an hour, Tianyan's face had turned extremely pale, but a sickly blush had faintly appeared on his cheeks.

The Charm God Flower hadn't spread its effects, but the seductive aura emanating from the dojo seemed to have deepened her poisoning.

While a second-grade Origin Beginning expert can indeed threaten Mortal Shedding at certain times, the vast gap between them remains despairing, especially after Mortal Shedding opens their Dao Field.

Ordinary Origin Beginning experts would likely perish in an instant under such an offensive from Mortal Shedding Realm expert. The fact that Tianyan was able to defend without attacking for so long demonstrates the terrifying power of the Yantian Art.

However, the Tianyan Technique is not invincible. When the battle becomes a stalemate, the contest between the two sides turns into a competition of their Source Qi reserves.

As Tianyan cast one Method Formula after another, his voice began to tremble slightly.

"Xu Changtian, hurry up!"

Xu Yuan smiled slightly at her, "Don't worry, it'll be ready soon."

Tianyan was getting angry. "This is the third time you've said that!!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan shook his head, immediately disconnected the communication, and asked in his mind:

"Old Man Luo, are you ready?"

The Saint's Remnant Soul replied with a chuckle:

"A quarter of an hour has passed, so naturally everything is ready."

After realizing that even when they activated their soul techniques, the madwoman did not attack them, the remnant Saint's Remnant Soul felt completely relieved.

Xu Yuan raised his eyes and glanced at Tianyan, whose face was pale.

"How long do you think Tianyan can hold on?"

The Saint's Remnant Soul pondered for a moment, then chuckled softly:

"By transmitting your voice without letting it leak out, this girl should be able to hold on for a while longer. Are you planning to wait until she's on her last legs before making your move?"

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Xu Yuan looked at Tianyan and the madwoman without immediately replying.

Of the three teams currently on the field, they have the most players, but they are the weakest.

Tianyan and the madwoman are both their enemies, and either of them would be overwhelmingly powerful against him and Ran Qingmo.

To successfully escape this secret realm, we must use someone else to do the dirty work.

Xu Yuan didn't care whether the madwoman or Tianyan was the one with the knife.

He only cared about killing someone and also rendering the knife useless.

After pondering for a while, Xu Yuan made a decision:

"Then let's wait a little longer. If Tianyan really can't hold on any longer, he definitely won't just sit and wait to die. Anyway, we haven't heard anything from Ran Qingmo yet. Let's wait until she's about to give up."

"I heard it!! Xu Changtian, you bastard! I heard it all!"

"." Xu Yuan.

Looking back, the girl's face darkened completely.

ah?

How can you hear it from this far away?

Xu Yuan's expression was strange as he silently asked the Saint's Remnant Soul:

"She could hear our conversation from so far away?"

"Twenty or so zhang isn't too far."

After a pause, the Saint's Remnant Soul chuckled and said:

"But it's not exactly close. This girl can still eavesdrop on our conversation using the Yantian Art from this distance. She probably still has a lot of energy left. Tsk tsk. Look at her face, so white and red, she's probably just acting."

"." Tianyan.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan immediately focused his gaze on Tianyan's deathly pale face.

Their eyes met across the distance, and the girl glared fiercely at Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan rolled her eyes at her.

Women with small breasts are indeed harder to fool.

Big Ice Block and Succubus Miss are still the cutest.

Tianyan urged, "Xu Changtian, hurry up and make your move!"

Xu Yuan coughed lightly and transmitted his voice:

"It's not the right time yet."

"Ten breaths. You have ten breaths."

"Don't worry, it's not that we're unwilling to help, it's just that..."

"If you don't make a move, I'll beat you up!"

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Xu Yuan sighed.

The fragile alliance became shaky.

In order to maintain this temporary alliance, Xu Yuan whispered to Old Man Luo:

"Old Man Luo, wait ten more breaths. After ten breaths, you can make your move."

After saying that,

Xu Yuan grasped Clear Speech and assumed the starting stance for his Sweeping Blade.

Oh no, it's now called the Void-Stepping Slash.

The name "Sweeping Blade" is too unlucky.

Ten breaths passed in the blink of an eye.

The Saint's Remnant Soul made its move right on time.

He was casting a Soul Seal.

It has an inverted triangle shape and emits an eerie black light!

It struck directly into the red-clad woman's soul from behind, and then suddenly exploded!

"Ah!!!!!!"

With a shrill scream, half of the red-clad woman's solid soul, which was indistinguishable from that of an ordinary person, was instantly blasted apart!

Chaos erupted within the pink dojo, and at the same time, countless plumes of smoke, carrying intense killing intent, surged toward Xu Yuan!

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Upon Tianyan's eyes narrowed slightly, and her originally pale face instantly flushed red. Without hesitation, she uttered two words from her red lips:

"Disease!"

"Instant!"

With the blessing of the mantra, her body felt lighter, and she prepared to flee.

She had been waiting for Xu Changtian to make a move and attract the madwoman's attention, so she could take this opportunity to escape from the madwoman's bizarre dojo.

The Charm God Flower won't take effect for at least another 35 minutes, which is enough time for her to hide in this secret realm.

The plan flashed through the girl's mind, and with a swift movement, she sped towards the edge of the pink dojo.

Then,

She then noticed a man's back suddenly appearing in front of her.

"." Tianyan.

He paused for a moment, stunned.

Before he could even think, the figure flashed again and reappeared outside the dojo.

The wind blew his clothes, his long sleeves fluttering, and Xu Yuan disappeared into the palace below without looking back.

Tianyan opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word.

Once again, only one person remained around. The woman in red, who had been blasted apart by the Saint's Remnant Soul, instantly reformed.

This soul form was noticeably more ethereal than before, but in contrast, the red-clad woman's face displayed an even more crazed expression!

"." Tianyan.

Transmission Hall.

The enormous hall is hundreds of meters high, and the sound of boots hitting the ground echoes in the empty space.

Xu Yuan finally plopped down on a rotten prayer mat, panting heavily.

The protagonist's Void-Stepping Slash consumed too much energy; even with Old Man Luo's soul power supporting it, using it twice still completely drained him.

However, the speed of this burst was indeed fast enough; with two Void-Stepping Slash, a hundred feet had been covered in an instant.

certainly,

This was thanks to Old Man Luo; if he had used it himself, he could have moved it at most ten zhang (approximately 33 meters).

The Saint's Remnant Soul floated out of the Soul Ring, stared at Xu Yuan, and smiled with slight admiration:

"Kid, I never thought that Qin's improved Void-Stepping Slash could be used as an escape technique."

Xu Yuan chuckled lightly, looking quite relaxed:

"There's a lot you don't know. To be honest, that kid really is exceptionally talented."

The profound mysteries of this sword technique were only revealed in time, and Qin Mo, who created it, truly deserves the title of protagonist.

If used properly, it might actually be able to dodge Xu Changge's Causality Sword, but unfortunately, it consumes too much energy.

The Saint's Remnant Soul showed no reaction upon hearing this, merely shaking its head slightly.

There are too many geniuses in this world; only those who grow up and mature can be considered true geniuses.

Xu Yuan smiled and looked at the Saint's Remnant Soul, preparing to make a few teasing remarks, but suddenly noticed that the old man's originally solid figure had become much more illusory. He frowned and asked:

"Old Man Luo, what's wrong?"

"What?"

Xu Yuan pointed to his soul.

The Saint's Remnant Soul understood, and shook his head, saying:

"It's nothing. That Soul Seal just now used up a lot of energy. You can recover once you go out and find some soul-replenishing pills or herbs."

Xu Yuan hesitated slightly. "Can't you recover on your own?"

He wasn't worried about the ingredients for replenishing the soul, after all, his father's family was so wealthy that he could make whatever he wanted.

The Saint's Remnant Soul grinned. "I don't even have a body anymore, how can I recover?"

Xu Yuan pondered for a moment, "So, you mean your soul power decreases with each use?"

"That's natural." The Saint's Remnant Soul nodded, sighing softly, "Without a body, one is like a rootless duckweed."

Xu Yuan roughly understood why the old man was so eager for a physical body, chuckled softly, and then asked:

"By the way, how much damage did your Soul Seal do to that crazy woman just now?"

The Saint's Remnant Soul pondered for a moment, then said softly:

"It must have injured her Source Soul, but the injury shouldn't be too serious."

As he spoke, the Saint's Remnant Soul glanced in the direction of Cherry Leech Lake and said leisurely:

"The main reason you wanted to kill her was that your little lover cut down the Charm God Cherry Tree, disrupting her dojo and prompting Tianyan to make his move."

After a moment's pause, the Saint's Remnant Soul asked in a solemn voice:

"Kid, are you sure that Charm God Cherry Tree is that madwoman's body?"

Xu Yuan shrugged:

"Besides this sacred tree, what else have you seen that can live for tens of thousands of years? And..."

As he spoke, Xu Yuan touched the Cherry Blossom Mark between his eyebrows, without saying anything more.

The Saint's Remnant Soul paused briefly, then sighed softly:

"So, the woman named Yuchu is actually a dual-soul entity. One soul was cultivated into a cherry tree spirit with only obsession, while the other soul occupied the Charm God Cherry Tree as its body."

"I just don't know why this woman went mad."

Xu Yuan pondered for a moment, then pointed to the enormous, perfectly intact Transmission Hall:

"This must be related to the destruction of the Qionghua Sect."

The Japanese 6-day breakout failed, still at 5k.