No Wonder-He Had Bribed the Maid!

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

Ling Jing's own body did not change in the slightest, still maintaining the form of being possessed by the Mirror Beast Emperor, but his clone silently underwent a transformation.

A moment later, the clone took on the appearance of being possessed by the Death Spider Emperor.

"The clone can also replicate Senior Sister's martial soul, but... this soul skill has one drawback. The clone I create does not possess an independent consciousness and must be controlled by me."

Of course, for Ling Jing himself, this probably could not be considered a drawback.

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

Upon hearing this, Qian Daoliu and Azure Luan Douluo immediately exchanged glances.

If there was only one clone, this drawback would be manageable. Even if Ling Jing had to devote part of his focus to controlling it, it would not interfere with much. But what if the number of clones increased in the future?

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

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 boosts to others, their Soul Power consumption was equally immense. Heart Separation Control could drastically reduce that consumption.

It divided one's spiritual power into several parts, allowing one to independently control multiple soul skills at once and provide different teammates with precise, tailored boosts.

That was Heart Separation Control.

If Ling Jing could learn the Heart Separation Control Method, then the drawback 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 brows and offered his suggestion.

Speaking of which, there was an old grievance 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 eventually dying from them.

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

But Qian Daoliu shook his head.

"Leave this matter to Xunji."

Hearing that, Qian Xunji nodded, his eyes revealing a determination that he would definitely succeed.

The next day, everyone returned to Spirit City.

Although it had been decided that they would obtain the cultivation method for Heart Separation Control from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, how exactly Qian Xunji intended to go about it was not something Ling Jing could know at present.

However, this was actually a good thing for Ling Jing. It meant he would have more time alone with Bibi Dong—Qian Xunji would be busy obtaining the Heart Separation Control Method and naturally would have neither the time nor energy to teach him. The responsibility of teaching him would therefore fall 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 has already broken through to level thirteen Soul Power again so soon."

Looking at Ling Jing before her, Bibi Dong truly liked him more and more.

She did not know why. Perhaps... perhaps it was because Little Jing had experienced something similar to her, and because he had also become their teacher's disciple?

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

And as Ling Jing looked at Bibi Dong like this, his thoughts became somewhat dazed as well.

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

Tsk...

Yu Xiaogang, you really harmed people deeply!

Although Qian Xunji also bore a large share of the blame, Ling Jing still felt that more of the responsibility 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 admired and revered by all.

Though without that bone-deep hatred and resentment, Bibi Dong likely would not have become the Rakshasa God's inheritor, but... with Bibi Dong's talent, obtaining another Godhood was hardly impossible.

"Holy Maiden, Lord Ling Jing."

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

Bibi Dong was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

To be honest, ever since that day at Spirit Tower, she had not thought of Yu Xiaogang for quite some time.

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

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

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

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

But Ling Jing subconsciously furrowed his brows.

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

After all, although where they lived was near Pope's Hall, it was still some distance away from it.

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

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

Upon hearing this, the maid's body trembled violently, and she instinctively lowered her head.

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

The suddenly raised tone frightened the maid, who possessed only level seven Soul Power, into shuddering. She immediately dropped to her knees in terror. "Holy Maiden, it... it was Yu Xiaogang. He secretly approached me and said he wanted me to relay messages for him and occasionally speak well of him in front of you. This servant... this servant saw that the Holy Maiden seemed to like him as well, so I agreed. This servant never intended to betray you, Holy Maiden!"

Just as expected.

A flash of understanding passed through Ling Jing's eyes.

No wonder Yu Xiaogang had won Bibi Dong over so quickly—from the time Bibi Dong became the Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden 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, then although it was still not entirely reasonable, at least... it made sense.

Bibi Dong, just beginning to experience love, had encountered a swindler like Yu Xiaogang, while the maid at her side kept feeding her sweet poison from time to time. That was why she fell in love with trash like Yu Xiaogang!