Chapter 587: The First Ascending Messenger to Settle Accounts

Gu Wangjun was stunned.

He had never, ever imagined Leng Rou would actually say something like that.

"I...!"

"What! You weren't about to say no, were you?" Leng Rou wore an expression of 'I've already seen right through you.' "Give it up!"

Hiss~!

A visible surge of ghastly, bone-chilling cold Qi suddenly rose up, engulfing Leng Rou's entire body.

When the Yin Qi dispersed, there she was — hair in wild disarray, skin wrinkled and withered, a mouth full of big yellow teeth bared, and bulging, clouded eyes shot through with red veins.

"Holy crap!"

Gu Wangjun was badly startled by Leng Rou's sudden transformation. He instinctively retreated several steps and very nearly stepped off into empty air.

Seeing him like that, Leng Rou, however, said smugly:

"See? If I actually looked like this, you'd have regretted it eight hundred years ago!"

Then she added, in a heartfelt, earnest tone:

"Young man, you can fool others, but never fool yourself — your thoughts are actually perfectly normal."

After all, she was this good-looking, and her cultivation was high too — if this kid really wasn't even the slightest bit tempted...

Then there was only one possibility!

This kid liked men!

Gu Wangjun: "..."

My ring's old grandpa is way too abstract.

Just then, a pentagonal crystal-shaped magic artifact patrolling high above seemed to sense something and dropped down from the sky.

It floated right up to Leng Rou, gave a 'beep,' and then emitted a faint red glow from within.

"Greetings, cultivator remnant soul. Please refrain from using large-scale lethal spells in public areas."

The crisp, mechanical prompt sounded, making Leng Rou pause. She then widened her eyes in disbelief.

Paired with her current appearance, she looked especially grotesque and terrifying.

"No way! This counts as a large-scale lethal spell too?"

"Correct! In order to prevent a recurrence of the Longxiang Qingtianzong 'Ugliness Riot,' anyone who uses disguise, transformation, or face-altering techniques or divine abilities in public to inflict mental attacks on others will be punished according to the degree of mental damage suffered by the victim."

What was the Ugliness Riot?

What nonsense had those brainless, low-class body-cultivation brutes gotten up to this time?!

Leng Rou cursed furiously in her heart, but could only obediently dispel the Yin Qi transformation spell.

"I was wrong. I absolutely won't do it again."

She had no desire to be detained.

Seeing that her attitude in admitting fault was good, that she had dispelled the spell state immediately, and that no major impact had been caused, the pentagonal crystal artifact gave another 'beep,' then flew back up high to continue its patrol.

Gu Wangjun was now completely dumbfounded, staring blankly as the crystal artifact flew off into the distance.

Only after a good while did he turn to look at Leng Rou.

"That artifact... it can see you?!"

That was a pretty low-level thing to say. Leng Rou curled her lip:

"Of course it can see me. Where do you think this is?"

One of the Qidaxian Sect — the Xiang Jianzong!

Let alone the fact that she was now only a wisp of a remnant soul — even at her peak, she was nothing more than a shrimp...

A big shrimp!

How badly would she have to want to die to dare sneak in here?

At most, she could only make herself invisible to others.

"Then you didn't buy a ticket to enter the Xiang Jianzong — doesn't that count as sneaking in?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I didn't, who snuck in?!" Leng Rou immediately fired off a triple denial.

"Any remnant soul, youth under fourteen, or person under eighteen who hasn't yet entered the Dao can visit the outer gate of the Xiang Jianzong for free, okay!"

There was actually a rule like that?

"Alright, alright!"

After what had just happened, Leng Rou no longer had any mind to keep slowly browsing around with this kid, and urged him on directly.

"Hurry up and go check out the 'Free Trade Zone' at the Elixir Cauldron Pavilion. I used to snag plenty of good stuff there!"

Meanwhile.

Xu Xing, who had left the Transmission Hall, had already returned to the floating continent of the Xiang Jianzong's inner gate, and arrived at the halfway point up the mountain where the Sword Venerable Hall stood.

He walked along the winding path through the bamboo grove and entered.

By the pool, apart from Bie Xuening in her plain white dress, there was also Master Mei Zu, who had changed back into her big red gown.

Although she had already been staying at the Xiang Jianzong for several days, she still showed not the slightest intention of leaving.

Recently she had even added Chi Jiuyu as a friend — who knew what would happen after that...

Bie Xuening held a fishing rod, while Master Mei Zu grabbed a handful of fish feed, tossing it into the pool pellet by pellet.

Every time a fish was about to bite the hook, the feed she tossed in would precisely flick the hook away.

These poor fish...

Xu Xing sighed inwardly.

Suddenly, the two of them also sensed someone approaching and turned to look.

"Junior Brother." Bie Xuening gave a slight nod.

"Brother Dao is here too!" Master Mei Zu scattered the remaining fish food in her hand into the water. "You noticed the situation with that little Miss from Ling Yin Fang, didn't you."

"Mm."

Xu Xing stepped forward and likewise came to the edge of the pool.

"Eh? Seems there's no seat left. How about Brother Dao sit with me."

Saying so, Master Mei Zu leaned to one side.

Bie Xuening: "……"

Somehow this scene felt oddly familiar.

"No need." Xu Xing took out a bamboo chair and sat down by the pool. "I brought my own."

Seeing this, Bie Xuening withdrew her gaze and put her fishing rod away to one side as well.

"With the first one, the rest of the first batch of Ascension Emissaries should be coming soon."

"Indeed."

Xu Xing looked beyond the world, watching the various mission worlds the first batch of Ascension Emissaries were heading to.

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