Chapter 213: Two Women Traveling Together

Yan Taibai had actually always suspected that the Tianlan Saint Beast, this giant rat, being able to remain in the Human World had no small connection to the Void Heaven Cauldron.

After all, the Tutu Tribe had hoped to summon the Tianlan Saint Beast many times and failed; only this time did they succeed, and the only difference was the Void Heaven Cauldron.

Furthermore, the prototype of the Void Heaven Cauldron also came from the Spirit World, and most importantly, the Tutu Tribe also possessed a replica "Void Heaven Cauldron," which was a refining method passed down by the Tianlan Saint Beast and was also the key item for the summoning ritual.

Clearly, there was a great connection between these things.

It was just that the Tutu Tribe had not successfully refined the "Void Heaven Cauldron."

In the original plot, it was only through a stroke of luck that the Tianlan Saint Beast became trapped inside the Void Heaven Cauldron.

One could even say that the Tianlan Saint Beast entered the Void Heaven Cauldron on purpose, all to stabilize its form so it could remain in the Human World.

It was precisely because of this conjecture that Yan Taibai brought out the Void Heaven Cauldron.

"Why does True Master Taibai possess our tribe's sacred object?"

The Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping parted her sandalwood lips slightly and asked impatiently.

"Your tribe's sacred object? Lin Yinping, can you have some shame? This is clearly Brother Yan's spirit treasure; when did it become your tribe's sacred object? Just because of that rotten cauldron in your hand."

Hearing the words of her arch-rival, the Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping, Le Shennü let out a cold snort, full of mockery.

"You... you have advanced to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, how is that possible?"

Hearing this, the Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping's jade face turned cold. Just as she was about to say something to strike back, she suddenly discovered that Le Shennü's cultivation realm had already surpassed her own, having advanced to become a Mulan Tribe Nascent Soul Late Stage Great Divine Master—no, a Divine Maiden.

As the Saintess of the rival Tutu Tribe, she knew all too well what this meant.

It meant that the arch-rival who had always been suppressed by her had now surpassed her; if they were to fight again, she would undoubtedly lose.

Even if she could not accept this, she had to.

Because this was already a fact.

"There is nothing impossible about it. That you haven't advanced to the Nascent Soul Late Stage only shows that you are truly too useless. After so many years, you haven't even advanced to the Nascent Soul Late Stage. If you aren't a piece of trash, then what are you?"

Le Shennü's pretty face was slightly twisted as she spoke with extreme mockery.

Clearly, for her at this moment, it was absolutely incomparably gratifying.

After all, having been suppressed by her arch-rival, the Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping, for hundreds of years, she could finally vent it all out now.

At this moment, Le Shennü felt even more gratified and comfortable than when she herself had broken through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage Great Divine Master, and seeing the Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping's face turn pale and green made her feel even better.

"Hmph, you only broke through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage a step earlier. When I break through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, I will still be able to beat you until you kneel and beg for mercy, just like in the past."

The Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping sneered and mocked.

"Kneel and beg for mercy? I'd like to see who is kneeling and begging for mercy now. Besides, do you think I will give you that chance?"

Le Shennü's jade face grew cold, and she shouted coldly.

With killing intent surging in her beautiful eyes, she said without any courtesy that as long as there was an opportunity, or if Yan Taibai gave the word, she would absolutely kill her great enemy, the Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping, on the spot without the slightest hesitation.

Extracting her soul and refining her spirit would be the least of it.

"Alright, stop talking, both of you. Can you hand over your Tianlan Saint Beast to me now? I can guarantee that I will keep him in the Human World, and after I finish doing what I want to do with him, I will naturally return him to you."

Yan Taibai directly spoke to stop the "catfight" between the Mulan Tribe's Le Shennü and the Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping, which could almost be said to be completely devoid of decorum.

"Since True Master Taibai has said so, our tribe's Tianlan Saint Beast can naturally be handed over to True Master Taibai. But there are a few conditions, and I hope True Master Taibai can agree to them. As long as True Master Taibai can agree, our tribe can guarantee that we will give True Master Taibai a piece of information regarding the sacred object. This is information passed down from the Spirit World by the Saint Beast's true body."

The Xu-surnamed Great Immortal Master of the Tutu Tribe also spoke at this time to propose conditions and make a promise.

"Oh! Please speak, Fellow Daoist Xu."

Hearing the words of the Xu-surnamed Great Immortal Master, Yan Taibai was slightly startled and nodded.

"First, I hope True Master Taibai will swear a Heart Demon Vow that you will absolutely not harm the life of the Tianlan Saint Beast and will return him as promised." The Xu-surnamed Great Immortal Master of the Tutu Tribe proposed the first condition.

And this condition was only reasonable.

"No problem, I can agree to this condition, but the premise is that your tribe's Tianlan Saint Beast is obedient. As long as he is obedient and helps me do a few things, I naturally will not harm his life."

Yan Taibai had essentially agreed to half of it.

"That is fine, this is naturally no problem."

The Xu-surnamed Great Immortal Master agreed.

"The second condition is that our tribe's Saintess is already a Nascent Soul Mid-Stage Peak cultivator. I know that Brother Yan has deep fortune and long-lasting luck, so I would like the Saintess to follow you for a period of time; the requirement is not long, a hundred years will suffice. After a hundred years, regardless of whether she can break through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage Great Immortal Master, she will return to the tribe."

As soon as this condition from the Xu-surnamed Great Immortal Master was put forward, the Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping's cheeks flushed red, while the Mulan Tribe's Le Shennü's expression changed drastically; however, she dared not say anything more and could only stare at Yan Taibai full of anticipation.

However, Yan Taibai did not pay her any mind and directly nodded in agreement.

"That is fine, this is naturally no problem at all."

With a beauty for company, and such a charming and alluring great beauty as the Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping at that, how could he possibly object?

As for what their purpose was, it was nothing more than wanting to use him to break through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage Great Cultivator; this was also normal.

"Many thanks, True Master Taibai. Our tribe only has these two conditions. Since True Master Taibai has agreed, our tribe will naturally offer up the Saint Beast. We hope True Master Taibai will treat the Saint Beast and the Saintess well."

The Xu-surnamed Great Immortal Master of the Tutu Tribe bowed and saluted.

Seeing this, the other Tutu Immortal Masters of the Tianlan Sacred Hall followed suit one after another, bowing respectfully.

"We hope True Master Taibai will treat the Saint Beast and the Saintess well."

Seeing this scene, the Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping's cheeks were bright red, while the Mulan Tribe's Le Shennü was both angry and annoyed, but she dared not vent it and could only glare at the Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping, neither willing to yield to the other.

And under the gaze of everyone in the Tianlan Sacred Hall, Yan Taibai swore the Heart Demon Vow. After swearing it, he used the Void Heaven Cauldron to take the Tianlan Saint Beast inside.

At the same time, the Xu-surnamed Great Immortal Master of the Tutu Tribe also presented the promised Jade Slip.

The content within the Jade Slip happened to be related to the Void Heaven Cauldron.

After obtaining the Jade Slip, Yan Taibai did not linger and left the Tianlan Sacred Hall with the two beauties who were still glaring at each other.

"Brother Xu, is it really alright to just hand over the Saint Beast and the Saintess to this True Master Taibai of the Tiannan Cultivation World?"

Another Great Immortal Master of the Tutu Tribe, a middle-aged beautiful woman, parted her red lips slightly and asked, full of worry.

Lin Yinping was not only the Tianlan Saintess but also her close friend; she naturally had her concerns.

"Then do you have any better solution? That True Master Taibai is the number one person in the Tiannan Cultivation World, and the Yinluo Sect Master was killed by him. Also, don't forget the fate of the Yinluo Sect; the entire sect disappeared overnight, with only disciples and elders who were away being spared. And the same thing happened to the Ghost Spirit Sect, one of the Heavenly Luo Kingdom Six Demon Sects in the Tiannan Cultivation World. And they all had a great connection and grievances with this True Master Taibai. Do you dare to say you would refuse?"

The Great Immortal Master surnamed Xu asked coldly.

"This... does the matter of the Yinluo Sect really have anything to do with him?"

The middle-aged beautiful woman was still unwilling to believe it. "Hmph, do you think there are such coincidental things in the world?"

Seeing this, the Great Immortal Master surnamed Xu gave a cold snort and said.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged beautiful woman said no more, only sighing, hoping for Lin Yinping's good luck.

Afterwards, she prepared other matters with the Great Immortal Master surnamed Xu.

As for Yan Taibai, he had already "embraced" the Mulan Tribe's Le Shennü and the Tutu Tribe's Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping, returned to the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat, and told Xin Ruyin about the situation, as well as what had just happened at the Tianlan Sacred Hall.

While Xin Ruyin was surprised, she had already started calling the Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping "sister."

Although Le Shennü was dissatisfied in her heart, she did not say much.

Just like that, the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat gained another peerless beauty not inferior to Nangong Wan or Ziling Xianzi, as well as a big rat from the Upper Realm.

But currently, this big rat's intelligence was incomplete and it could only act on instinct, which left Yan Taibai quite disappointed, so it could only remain inside the Void Heaven Cauldron.

As for himself, he began to study the information regarding the Void Heaven Cauldron given to him by the Great Immortal Master surnamed Xu of the Tutu Tribe.

The information in the Jade Slip was mainly the refining method for the "Void Heaven Cauldron," but most of the materials had long since gone extinct in the Human World, which was why the Tutu Tribe had only managed to refine a "replica" after so many years.

Besides that, there was the advancement method for the "Void Heaven Cauldron," and judging from the content in the Jade Slip, combined with what Yan Taibai already knew himself.

His "Void Heaven Cauldron" was also just a semi-finished replica; however, the Tutu Tribe's "Void Heaven Cauldron" was even worse, not even having a name like "Void Heaven Cauldron," and in fact, it was not truly called the "Void Heaven Cauldron."

However, the Jade Slip did contain an advancement method to turn the "Void Heaven Cauldron" into a true "Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure."

But the required materials could simply not be found in the Human World.

Yet it was not entirely useless; at the very least, Yan Taibai found several control methods that were not in the Void Heaven Cauldron's "Tongbao Technique."

And this "Tongbao Technique" was created specifically for driving Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures and treasures of that level, and every Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure passed down from ancient times possessed its own Tongbao Technique, with content that was never the same.

Moreover, among Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures, these techniques were completely non-interchangeable; after all, every Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure had its own characteristics and power, and only by using the matching technique could one possibly drive the Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure.

The control and application methods in the Jade Slip were not in the Void Heaven Cauldron's "Tongbao Technique," which left Yan Taibai quite surprised.

Most importantly, judging from the descriptions, these few control and application methods were indeed quite powerful and would be of no small help to him.

However, he still had to consult the Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping; although she did not have the "Void Heaven Cauldron," she had a small replica cauldron, and she knew all the control and application methods in the Jade Slip.

And regarding Yan Taibai's consultation, the Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping remembered the voice transmission from the Great Immortal Master surnamed Xu and did her best to tell him everything she knew without reservation.

In return, Yan Taibai was not stingy and gifted the Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping a bottle of Jiang Yun Pill.

"The Jiang Yun Pill, a spiritual pill from the ancient era. Many thanks, Daoist Taibai."

Upon learning that it was one of the ancient spiritual pills, the Jiang Yun Pill, the Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping felt incredibly fortunate at this moment to have followed Yan Taibai to Da Jin.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to obtain the Jiang Yun Pill so quickly; such an ancient miraculous medicine was of immense use to her at this time.

Although it could not help her break through to become a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, it could help her advance further.

Seeing her arch-rival Lin Yinping obtain the Jiang Yun Pill so easily, Le Shennü's expression was extremely ugly, yet she dared not say anything.

After all, the Tianlan Saintess Lin Yinping had indeed helped Yan Taibai, so it was only natural for Yan Taibai to give her the Jiang Yun Pill.

Seeing this, Xin Ruyin could only step forward to offer a few words of comfort.

But suddenly, Yan Taibai frowned and spoke.

"Stop."

"What is it, Brother Yan? Has something happened?"

Seeing this, Xin Ruyin was the first to ask.

"Wait a moment, someone is coming from ahead. And they do not come with good intentions."

Yan Taibai's tone was slightly cold.

Upon hearing this, the three women all extended their divine sense forward to check the situation.

But shortly after, the "uninvited guests" Yan Taibai spoke of appeared.

Green light flickered on the horizon in the distance, and then, a gloomy low humming sound arrived as a giant bat covered in green light appeared before their eyes, growing from small to large.

There were eight people on the giant bat, four men and four women; the men wore brocade robes with jade belts and magnificent attire, while the women wore white robes with bare feet and gold belts around their waists—they were not dressed in Tutu attire.

The two leaders were at the Golden Core Stage, while the rest were merely Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators.

Before long, the giant bat, five or six zhang in size, had flown to a spot not far in front of the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat.

"Who is the leader in the spirit boat? Come out and speak."

At this moment, a man of over forty years old on the giant bat glanced at the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat, a flash of fiery desire appearing in his eyes, and then he spoke coldly in the Tutu language.

This person was one of the Golden Core Stage cultivators, and the other was a woman in white in her twenties; although she had some beauty, her face was as cold as frost.

"I wonder, what business do you two Daoists have?"

Seeing this, Xin Ruyin could only come out from the cabin of the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat and ask.

"Oh! Nothing much, it's just that a traitor from our sect has fled to the Tutu grasslands, so we wish to inspect the Fairy's spirit boat. I wonder if the Fairy could make things convenient for us? We are from the Nine Immortals Palace of Da Jin."

The middle-aged man's tone carried a hint of arrogance.

"It is not convenient. Please move aside."

Xin Ruyin's tone was equally blunt.

"What, not convenient? Could it be that the Fairy is colluding with that traitor? That traitor is hiding right here in this spirit boat."

The middle-aged man's tone turned cold as he questioned her.

"Scram!"

This time, Xin Ruyin did not waste any more words, using only a single word.

She could naturally see that the other party had taken a fancy to the Heavenly Moon Divine Boat.

After all, this Heavenly Moon Divine Boat was a treasure of the Yanyue Sect and was no ordinary item.

It was perfectly normal for two Golden Core Stage cultivators to take a fancy to it.

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(End of chapter)