Chapter 102: The Eternal Firmament Fades with the Dream

Just when everyone thought the Spirit of the Eternal Firmament must be extremely annoyed, he suddenly stopped his hand and burst into laughter.

"Interesting, interesting. I haven't traveled the mortal world for a long time; I never expected there to be such interesting things in the world." As he spoke, he flashed across to stand before Lingxiang, passing Ajin.

Elder Qianyuan was greatly alarmed and hurried to intervene, but was stopped by Ajin.

Lingxiang, however, did not know that after not seeing him for a few days, Wuyang had actually grown as tall as her. But then she thought, perhaps it was because of the power of the Eternal Firmament that he had suddenly shot up so much.

Seeing that Lingxiang was neither anxious nor flustered, the Spirit of the Eternal Firmament laughed again.

"What a sharp-tongued little girl, actually scheming against me like this; you really do need a lesson." Saying this, he raised a hand and flicked Lingxiang on the forehead.

Lingxiang felt the pain, covered her forehead, and complained, "You're millions of years old, yet you act like a child. It's a pity you still call yourself 'this old man'; you truly don't have a shred of the demeanor of an elder."

Hearing this, the Spirit of the Eternal Firmament looked up and laughed loudly. Although everyone knew who he was, he was occupying Zhao Wuyang's physical body, so it looked quite incongruous.

"You really shouldn't laugh like that. My Wuyang is very cute. How long have you been occupying his body? He's already as tall as me. If this continues, I won't be able to bully him in the future." Lingxiang said, lowering the hand she had been using to rub her forehead, revealing a red mark there.

"Enough, enough. You bunch of kids, even the oldest is only two hundred years old, yet you're not as fun as a ten-year-old girl." The Eternal Firmament said, dusting off his robes and sitting down on a large rock. "I won't bother haggling with this yellow-haired girl. If I did, I'm afraid this whole mountain wouldn't be enough for me to play with."

Hearing this, True Person Qianyuan felt relieved. It seemed the Spirit of the Eternal Firmament had no hostility, but this disciple of his...

"Forget it. After all, it's a mortal body; I'm afraid you can't exert any strength, which is why you say such things. To actually use such high-sounding words—it's truly just as the folks in town say: 'old and small, old and small, the older one gets, the smaller one becomes'." Lingxiang said, and sat down next to the Spirit of the Eternal Firmament.

"You girl, you really won't give me even half a shred of face. So what if they are high-sounding words? In any case, I am currently occupying the physical body of one of your people; what can you do to me?"

Banxia looked at Zhao Wuyang, who was sitting with his legs spread, and was extremely astonished. This was no longer the gentle and soft-spoken Zhao Wuyang from before; this was clearly one of those ruffians from down the mountain.

"Naturally, there is nothing I can do," Lingxiang said, sitting just like him. "But since you can't exert any strength in this body anyway, you'll just have to endure my temper every day from now on. Time is long, this body will eventually decay, and you will eventually change back. There is plenty of time, no rush, no rush. If I am fortunate enough to succeed in my cultivation, I'm afraid you'll have to be annoyed for several hundred years."

The Spirit of the Eternal Firmament laughed loudly upon hearing this: "Ascending to heaven is but a single somersault away. With your Residual Spirit Root, you want to succeed in cultivation? I'm afraid that's harder than the Divine Envoy attaining the Dao. To speak so boastfully about annoying me—let's see who ends up annoying whom."

Lingxiang immediately jumped to her feet, pointed at the Spirit of the Eternal Firmament, and shouted: "You Eternal Firmament, you actually pick at my sore spots! Anyway, you are currently occupying Wuyang's mortal body and will eventually have to eat. I may not have other skills, but I am quite good at refining medicine. Just watch me put some 'seasoning' in your meals every single day, so you can properly recognize whether my cultivation can reach fruition!"

If the Spirit of the Eternal Firmament were not occupying Zhao Wuyang's body, True Person Qianyuan would have been happy to see this. After all, there were truly few people who could make Lingxiang suffer such a defeat in a war of words, but...

"Immortal Venerable, please," True Person Qianyuan stepped forward and performed a Daoist salute. "Although my little disciple has excellent Spirit Root aptitude, he is still young and his cultivation is shallow. I fear he cannot withstand the supreme power of the Immortal Venerable. If this continues, I fear it will deplete his True Essence. I wonder if the Immortal Venerable..."

Before True Person Qianyuan could finish, the Spirit of the Eternal Firmament raised a hand to stop him: "I never intended to occupy his body; it is only because he is truly interesting and indeed has some merits that I did so. Let today be the only time. From now on, I will sleep within him and will only lend him power without manifesting. As for how much power he can borrow, that is his own business. I imagine this little girl must have known my intentions from the start, which is why she was so mischievous." As he spoke, he winked at Lingxiang.

"That is truly my disciple's supreme honor. I will certainly urge him to practice diligently in the future and not live up to the Immortal Venerable's high expectations." True Person Qianyuan said, bowing deeply to the Spirit of the Eternal Firmament.

"Oh my, interesting, interesting," Lingxiang mimicked the tone of the Eternal Firmament and said: "A master bowing deeply to a disciple is truly an unheard-of wonder; it's quite interesting!"

The Spirit of the Eternal Firmament glanced at Lingxiang and said: "Naughty!" He then turned to True Person Qianyuan and said: "Since I will be his support in the future, it is fine to tell you some things. Your sworn enemies have likely already made their moves. You must be careful about taboo matters. However, everything has its destined course; letting things take their natural course is also a way to deal with it. You must not be overly protective, lest you violate the Heavenly Dao."

True Person Qianyuan felt a chill in his heart upon hearing this, and immediately bowed again in thanks. But before he could even finish saying the word 'thanks', Zhao Wuyang closed his eyes and collapsed. Lingxiang hurriedly reached out to catch him and immediately checked his pulse.

Just as Lingxiang was listening carefully to the pulse, "Zhao Wuyang" suddenly opened his eyes and said: "You girl really have the heart of a petty person. I will be sleeping in this body in the future, so how could I hurt him in the slightest?"

Lingxiang was startled and hurriedly scolded: "You shameless old man, if you want to sleep, then sleep! To actually scare me like this—so malicious, truly detestable to the extreme!" She raised her hand to strike, but upon remembering this was Zhao Wuyang's body, her hand hanging in the air slowly lowered.

The Spirit of the Eternal Firmament laughed and closed his eyes, and then the laughter stopped abruptly. This time, he had truly fallen asleep.

Lingxiang was terrified he would pull another trick, so she reached out and patted Zhao Wuyang's face, calling his name. But Zhao Wuyang seemed not to hear her, and only then did she set her heart at ease.

Having finally sent this great deity away, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as everyone was relaxing, they saw Zhao Wuyang's eyelids twitch, and then he slowly woke up. He blinked in confusion, then suddenly jumped up—

He had just been supported by Lingxiang; he dared not be so close to such a fierce woman!

But he had just woken up, and his body was not yet coordinated. The jump was one thing, but he nearly knocked Lingxiang over with him. Fortunately, True Person Qianyuan was nearby and steadied them both, preventing them from falling.

Ajin had already transformed back into his cat form, and even Banxia, who had been standing by the side, did not notice him. Banxia was also curious in his heart: where did that person from just now go...

Zhao Wuyang steadied his mind, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly grabbed True Person Qianyuan, shouting: "Master, Master! Brother Xinyi... he is shedding blood and tears! He..."

True Person Qianyuan held Zhao Wuyang down and then looked at Lingxiang: This Xinyi must have had his mind eroded. Looking at it this way, I fear the situation is dire!

Lingxiang also furrowed her brows. She couldn't help but look into the cave, her heart beating like a drum.

Xinyi, oh Xinyi, you must not have an accident! That is the Spirit Artifact of your Lu Family; no one but you can suppress it...

If it could be subdued, perhaps we could know why Maidong lost his memory. You must show some spirit!