No wonder-it turned out he had bribed the maid!

Ling Jing seemed to know what they wanted to say, so he did not hesitate at all and immediately began his attempt.

Ling Jing's own body did not change in the slightest and remained in the form of the Mirror Beast Emperor possessing him, but his clone silently underwent a transformation.

A moment later, the clone took on the appearance of the Death Spider Emperor possessing it.

"My clone can also copy Senior Sister's martial soul, but... this soul skill has one flaw: the clone I split off does not possess independent consciousness and must be controlled by me."

Of course, for Ling Jing himself, that probably could not be considered a flaw.

After all, a clone without independent consciousness at least carried no risk of acting on its own after being split off.

At those words, Qian Daoliu and Azure Luan Douluo immediately exchanged glances.

If there was only one clone, this flaw would not be much of an issue. Even if he had to devote part of his mind to controlling the clone, it would not delay anything. But what if the number of clones increased in the future?

Qian Daoliu and Azure Luan Douluo almost simultaneously thought of a solution.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Heart Separation Control Method!

Although soul masters with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul could provide powerful enhancements to others, their Soul Power consumption was equally enormous. Heart Separation Control could greatly reduce that consumption.

It divided one's mental power into multiple portions, allowing one to independently control several soul skills at once and provide different teammates with precise, specialized enhancements.

That was Heart Separation Control.

If Ling Jing could learn the Heart Separation Control Method, the flaw of this soul skill would naturally no longer be a problem.

"Big Brother, shall I go speak with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"

Azure Luan Douluo raised his brow and offered his suggestion.

Speaking of which, there was some bad blood between Qian Daoliu and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Chen Xin, who had now joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, had a father named Chen Jianjun. In pursuit of the sword path, Chen Jianjun had once challenged Qian Daoliu, only to suffer a crushing defeat and severe injuries before later dying from them.

Azure Luan Douluo knew this history well, which was why he had taken the initiative to offer to negotiate with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect himself.

But Qian Daoliu shook his head.

"Leave this matter to Xunji."

Qian Xunji nodded at those words, determination filling his eyes.

The next day, everyone returned to Spirit City.

Although they had already decided to obtain the cultivation method for Heart Separation Control from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, how exactly Qian Xunji intended to do so was not something Ling Jing could know at present.

But this was actually a good thing for Ling Jing. It meant he had more time alone with Bibi Dong—Qian Xunji was busy securing the Heart Separation Control Method, so he naturally had neither the time nor energy to teach him. The responsibility of teaching him therefore fell to Bibi Dong.

"Little Jing's cultivation speed is truly astonishing. He had only just obtained his Soul Ring and advanced to level twelve, yet he broke through to level thirteen Soul Power again so quickly."

Looking at Ling Jing before her, Bibi Dong found herself liking him more and more.

She did not know why. Perhaps... perhaps it was because Little Jing had experiences similar to hers and had also become their teacher's disciple?

Bibi Dong did not dwell on it and merely smiled serenely.

Ling Jing's mind also drifted somewhat as he looked at Bibi Dong like this.

How could such a cheerful, gentle Bibi Dong become the Rakshasa God from the original story, filled with hatred and feared by everyone?

Tsk...

Yu Xiaogang, you had truly harmed her deeply!

Although Qian Xunji bore a large share of the responsibility as well, Ling Jing still felt that more of the blame lay with Yu Xiaogang—if Bibi Dong had never met Yu Xiaogang, she would have smoothly succeeded to the position of Pope and become a Pope respected and admired by all.

Without that bone-deep hatred and resentment, Bibi Dong might not have become the Rakshasa God's inheritor, but... with Bibi Dong's talent, obtaining another Godhood would not have been impossible.

"Your Holiness the Saintess, Lord Ling Jing."

Just as Ling Jing was silently sighing to himself, a maid suddenly hurried over, her face full of anxiety. "Your Holiness the Saintess, that Yu Xiaogang has come again. He is outside Pope's Hall and says he has a gift he wishes to give you. Please go take a look."

Bibi Dong was slightly stunned at those words.

To be honest, after that day at Spirit Tower, she had not thought of Yu Xiaogang for a long time.

Recently, she had first accompanied Little Jing to hunt for his first Soul Ring. After returning, she spent every day with Little Jing, guiding his cultivation. She truly had not thought of Yu Xiaogang even once.

If the maid had not reported it to her, she might really have gradually forgotten that person.

What puzzled Bibi Dong even more was that she did not feel the slightest reluctance in her heart. Clearly, she had held quite a favorable impression of Yu Xiaogang before...

Bibi Dong silently sighed and rose, intending to make her feelings clear to Yu Xiaogang once and for all.

But Ling Jing subconsciously frowned.

He was not surprised that Yu Xiaogang would continue pestering Bibi Dong. What surprised him was why the maid responsible for attending to both him and Bibi Dong knew Yu Xiaogang was outside Pope's Hall, and even knew that Yu Xiaogang wanted to give Bibi Dong a gift.

After all, although their residence was near Pope's Hall, it was still some distance away from it.

Ling Jing laid out his discovery in full, and Bibi Dong's expression changed slightly as well.

The next instant, Bibi Dong's face turned cold, and her voice gained a hint of authority. "Xiaoming, why did you know Yu Xiaogang was outside Pope's Hall, and that he wanted to give me a gift?"

At those words, the maid's body trembled violently, and she instinctively lowered her head.

Seeing this, Bibi Dong's expression hardened. "Speak!"

The suddenly raised tone made the maid, who possessed only level-seven Soul Power, shudder. She immediately dropped to her knees in terror. "Your Holiness the Saintess, it was... it was Yu Xiaogang. He secretly came to find me and asked me to pass messages for him, to occasionally speak well of him in front of you. This servant... this servant saw that Your Holiness the Saintess seemed to like him too, so I agreed. This servant never intended to betray you!"

Just as expected.

A trace of understanding flashed through Ling Jing's eyes.

No wonder Yu Xiaogang had managed to win over Bibi Dong so quickly—from the time Bibi Dong became Spirit Hall's Saintess to the time the two of them fell in love, only half a year had passed.

If he had bribed one of Bibi Dong's maids, it was still not entirely reasonable, but at least... it made sense.

Bibi Dong, inexperienced in love, had encountered a fraud like Yu Xiaogang, while the maid at her side kept feeding her sweet lies from time to time. That was why she had fallen in love with that useless Yu Xiaogang!