Chapter 423

Great Yuan, Imperial Court.

"The Sword Realm ahead is largely unvisited, because we Great Yuan have too few sword masters."

"This Caring Heart Unchanged Pill must be retrieved at all costs."

The gaze of emperors is always aligned—they instantly recognize the best reward on the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers List.

"But Khan, we wish to seize this Caring Heart Unchanged Pill."

"That means forces like Great Qin, Great Tang, the World Association, and even the Qinglong Society will all seek to claim this pill."

"If we act rashly, we likely won't succeed."

Yelu Chucai, after deep thought, offered his advice.

"But this pill is the ultimate weapon against Ximen Wudi—if we let it slip and let another faction seize it, have you considered the consequences?"

The Caring Heart Unchanged Pill has been described by the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers List as excessively dominant.

If another faction gains control of Lin Shiyin and then tricks Ximen Wudi into swallowing this pill.

Then that faction would be the undisputed sovereign of the Nine Provinces.

Although the Qinglong Society under Ximen Wudi is tyrannical, it has made no further moves.

But if another overlord seizes control of the Qinglong Society and Ximen Wudi, the war to unify the Nine Provinces will erupt immediately.

If Great Yuan loses this opportunity, it will have no choice but to submit to others.

"Khan, your servant fully understands."

"But this pill is so dominant that many will surely seek to seize it."

"Therefore, I suggest that instead of trying to snatch the pill, we act through Lin Shiyin."

Yelu Chucai's eyes gleamed as he slowly unveiled a sinister scheme.

"One of Great Yuan's strongest secrets is the method of reincarnation burden revival."

"Thus, I propose that the Living Buddha personally travel to Xingyunzhuang and enact the secret technique."

"To cause Lin Shiyin to undergo reincarnation, transcendence, and rebirth into the body of one of our Great Yuan's experts."

"Then we can control Lin Shiyin!"

"Once we control Lin Shiyin, even if other factions fight over the Caring Heart Unchanged Pill, it will be of no consequence."

"After all, they all intend to feed it to Ximen Wudi."

"But when they finally make Ximen Wudi swallow this pill, they'll merely be serving us."

"Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant…"

Tie Muzhen's eyes shone—he knew Yelu Chucai's cultivation was low, but his mind turned with astonishing speed.

"This plan is magnificent!"

"Quickly, send orders to the Living Buddha—he must lead the mission personally and bring Lin Shiyin's reincarnation burden to us."

"Ha! Let her reincarnate as my daughter."

"Once Ximen Wudi swallows the Caring Heart Unchanged Pill, he'll become my daughter's lapdog."

"Perfect, ha ha ha…"

Tie Muzhen was overjoyed and burst into loud laughter.

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The World Association, World's First Tower.

"How do you think we should compete for this Caring Heart Unchanged Pill?"

Xiong Ba pondered long, yet realized the World Association had no one to send to seize the pill.

The Twelve Tianschi Killers must guard his daughter Miss Youruo, and their strength is too weak to be of major use.

Only Xiong Ba and the Purple Robe Elder could participate in the struggle.

But Xiong Ba, as the leader of the association, is currently in deep cultivation of the Return-Primordial Blood Hand, enhancing his strength—he cannot spare himself.

As for the Purple Robe Elder, his strength is sufficient.

Yet since learning that the Demon Lord Bai Suzhen still lives, he has not dared to show his face in the mortal world.

Even within the World's First Tower, he remains reclusive.

"Don't look at me—I can't go."

The Purple Robe Elder refused without hesitation.

The Caring Heart Unchanged Pill will draw countless factions into conflict—even the Demon Lord Bai Suzhen might appear.

He had no desire to walk straight into a trap and die.

"Pathetic…"

Xiong Ba muttered inwardly but dared not speak aloud,

"Then are we to let other factions seize the Caring Heart Unchanged Pill?"

"Don't you understand the consequences if another faction gains this divine pill?"

"I think you're too close to see clearly—those outside see better."

"Forget whether the Caring Heart Unchanged Pill can bewitch Ximen Wudi—I ask you this: how do you plan to trick Ximen Wudi into swallowing it?"

The Purple Robe Elder, afraid to die, still sought a plausible excuse.

"Moreover, after swallowing the Caring Heart Unchanged Pill, one obeys only Lin Shiyin."

"Even if we make Ximen Wudi swallow it, if we kill Lin Shiyin, the problem is solved!"

"Huh? That makes sense?"

Xiong Ba suddenly understood, yet felt something was off.

…

Yunzhou Shaolin Temple.

In the Wooden Man Alley, the Demon Lord Bai Suzhen, clad in white, stared at the Devotion Unaltered Pill and became lost in thought.

"Devotion Unaltered, Devotion Unaltered…"

"If back then there had been this Devotion Unaltered Pill, would you have remained devoted to me?"

259 — The Demon Lord's Heart Stirred, Xiao Aoshi's Scheming!

"My Lord, shall I go and seize back this pill for you?"

Hei Tong, outside, overheard the Demon Lord Bai Suzhen's murmurs and immediately spoke up.

"The past is dead with Dongfang Bubai."

"Besides, this Devotion Unaltered Pill only works on Lin Shiyin — what use is it…?"

The Demon Lord Bai Suzhen felt bitterness in her heart, shook off her tangled thoughts, and prepared to enter seclusion to further comprehend the Divine Art.

"My Lord, have you forgotten the Passage of Rebirth?"

Xue Damo beside Hei Tong suddenly spoke.

"Hm? You mean I use the Passage of Rebirth to possess Lin Shiyin?"

The Demon Lord Bai Suzhen's eyes brightened, then dimmed again.

"Forget it! That man betrayed me and broke his vows — I only wish to kill him, slice him into a thousand pieces, but I do not wish to be entangled with him again."

The hardest wound to heal in this world is a broken heart.

The Demon Lord Bai Suzhen was cruelly betrayed by her beloved, and slain by his own hands.

Such pain had long turned her heart to ashes.

Her earlier murmurs were merely a fleeting thought in her soul.

"My Lord, killing a man does not necessarily satisfy your hatred!"

Xue Damo curled his lips into a strange smile.

"According to the Heavenly Dao's Hundred Flowers List, once one takes the Devotion Unaltered Pill, that man becomes a lapdog."

"A lapdog who obeys every command, submits to every whim."

"Killing him only relieves your anger for a moment."

"But making him your slave, your servant, and tormenting him endlessly — that is how you repay his betrayal, his abandonment of love, his ingratitude!"

Hei Tong, upon hearing this, immediately urged her on.

"Xue Damo is right! Then you make him a dog, a pig — he'll still obey."

"Let him suffer the world's scorn, wish for death but never find it — isn't that more satisfying than simply killing him?"

"Huh? That's not bad…"