Chapter 196: Save My Dao Companion First
As she spoke, Ming Zhaoshuang saw Xie Yanning start coughing again.
The latter, however, nonchalantly wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with her sleeve and smiled at Ming Zhaoshuang, saying:
“My health has not been good since childhood. It only improved after I embarked on the immortal path. Now it seems this Golden Jade Rotten Cotton Technique will have to damage my foundation again.”
As soon as she said this, Ming Zhaoshuang instantly understood why Xie Yanning would have the image of a sickly person from then on.
She had old ailments from childhood and then used a forbidden technique to rapidly increase her cultivation to the Mahayana Stage. Who could withstand that?
Ming Zhaoshuang said, “Then you should pay more attention to your health.”
She was quite worried that this sickly person would overexert herself, as she was a key target of her Ming Ye Sect.
Xie Yanning nodded, and Ming Zhaoshuang lowered her head again to study the teleportation array she was drawing.
Ming Zhaoshuang drew slowly, so Xie Yanning cultivated and meditated by her side.
It wasn’t until after a night that Ming Zhaoshuang finally finished drawing the teleportation array. She continued to insert spirit stones into it, wanting to activate it.
Seeing this, Xie Yanning frowned, “I see your resources are so scarce, why are the spirit stones you brought not even comparable to low-grade spirit stones?”
Ming Zhaoshuang asked, “Aren’t I using high-grade spirit stones?”
After all, she was the Eldest Young Lady of the Ming family. Wouldn’t it be embarrassing to use low-grade spirit stones?
Wait, it actually seemed quite embarrassing.
After all, Xie Yanning was from the Upper Realm, and the currency system of the Upper Realm was completely different from that of the Lower Realm.
Fortunately, Xie Yanning was not here to criticize her, just curious.
As Ming Zhaoshuang was saying this, she had already taken out a high-grade spirit stone from the Upper Cultivation World and placed it into the teleportation array.
Her high-grade spirit stone could almost be called a piece of high-grade crystal, crystal clear and emitting a radiance that was incredibly different compared to Ming Zhaoshuang’s dull gray spirit stone.
Especially since she normally needed to lay out at least a hundred spirit stones to activate the formation, but Xie Yanning’s single high-grade spirit stone was enough.
Ming Zhaoshuang: “……”
It was no wonder Xie Yanning said her spirit stone wasn’t even as good as a low-grade one.
Seeing the formation activate, Xie Yanning also took out a storage bag and handed it to Ming Zhaoshuang: “Fairy Ming, thank you for saving me this time. We may never meet again in the future. I have nothing else, so I can only entrust the remaining spirit stones and demon stones to you. I hope you don’t mind.”
“If you need anything in the future, feel free to come to the Sword Sect to find me. If I am able to help myself by then, I will surely repay you even at the cost of my life.”
She knew that Ming Zhaoshuang needed to enter the auction and might not be able to obtain the Nine-Orifice Lotus Root Silk she wanted due to a lack of funds.
However, as a Sword Cultivator, she didn’t have many spirit stones left, only a little over a thousand.
Spirit stones were the currency of the cultivation world, while demon stones were the currency of the demon realm. The exchange rate between the two was about one to three, meaning one high-grade spirit stone from the Upper Realm could be exchanged for three high-grade spirit stones from the demon realm.
From this, it could be seen that the spirit stones Xie Yanning gave were quite substantial.
However, the Nine-Orifice Lotus Root Silk was a treasure of the world, likely starting at tens of thousands of demon stones, which was far from enough.
Ming Zhaoshuang had no reason to refuse, so she took the storage bag and said, “Thank you.”
Xie Yanning seemed to remember something and handed Ming Zhaoshuang a small bottle, saying, “This is Azure Falling Water, which can paralyze all senses. Although the Nine-Orifice Lotus Root Silk can mend the divine soul, the process is still very painful. With this, it won’t be so unbearable.”
The Azure Falling Water was originally prepared by her for A Zhou.
Xie Yanning remembered that A Zhou feared pain, so she specifically killed eighteen Earth Rank Spiritual Beasts before snatching it from a secret realm.
It wasn’t considered a supreme treasure, but it was extremely rare in all regions except Beyond the Heavens.
Therefore, it was also an object of contention among people in the Upper Realm.
It was a pity, though, that her A Zhou didn’t even have the qualification to gather his divine soul.
Ming Zhaoshuang was overjoyed to hear this, her brows unfurling.
She took the small bottle from Xie Yanning’s hand and said, “Then I’ll thank you on behalf of Xiao Bai.”
There was still some time before the teleportation array completely finished, so Xie Yanning had the leisure to joke with Ming Zhaoshuang. She raised an eyebrow slightly, “Your dragon is named Xiao Bai?”
Ming Zhaoshuang beamed, “No, he only allows me to call him Xiao Bai. He gets angry if others call him that. His full name is Ming Zhaoxue, the Ming from Ming Zhaoshuang, the Zha from Ming Zhaoshuang, and the Xue from Ming Zhaoxue, very similar to my name.”
“A good name, it suits you well,” Xie Yanning complimented. “The rabbit you see here is named Zhou Zhou, also a nickname. His full name is Jiu Zhou.”
Ming Zhaoshuang also praised, “Your names match very well, Nine Provinces Qingyan, peace in the four directions. This must be the lifelong wish of many benevolent people.”
Ming Zhaoshuang knew very little about Xie Yanning’s Dao Companion, but unfortunately, she knew how to flatter.
All she needed to do now was to stabilize Xie Yanning’s emotional line and prevent it from inexplicably shifting to Qin Feilong.
Xie Yanning heard this and laughed heartily, quite generously.
However, as she laughed, she started coughing again, startling Ming Zhaoshuang, who quickly supported her.
Xie Yanning just smiled and waved her hand.
As the teleportation array began to glow, Xie Yanning bid Ming Zhaoshuang a final farewell: “Fairy Ming, we have a long future ahead of us.”
As she spoke, the teleportation array instantly dimmed.
And Xie Yanning…
She was not teleported back.
Xie Yanning: “?”
If I’m not being teleported back, why was I being so sentimental?
Ming Zhaoshuang: “……”
If she’s not being teleported back, don’t I lose face?
Ming Zhaoshuang asked doubtfully, “That’s not right. I’ve drawn teleportation arrays several times. Except for the one in the Third Heaven, I haven’t made a mistake with any other teleportation arrays. Why isn’t this one working?”
Moreover, that was clearly the sign of successful activation just now.
If it couldn’t teleport, there was only one possibility.
Xie Yanning said, “It’s not your problem. It’s the teleportation array on the other end that has been destroyed.”
It seemed that after she had that encounter at the Setting Sun Mountain Range, Dong Fuyu destroyed the teleportation array that Wei Shuo had drawn to prevent her from coming up again.
Ming Zhaoshuang gritted her teeth fiercely, “Dong Fuyu, that old scoundrel! He can’t catch me, so he destroys my teleportation array. What a shameless act!”
She looked up at Xie Yanning and said, “It’s okay. I have another teleportation array in the Lower Cultivation World. However, the Lower Realm and the Upper Realm are not mutually accessible, so you might have to put in some effort to reach the Upper Realm.”
Cultivators in the Lower Realm who reached the Deity Transformation Stage could register at Qingyun Tower. After completing the procedures, they could come to the Upper Realm.
Although Xie Yanning’s cultivation had declined, she was still at the Void Refinement Stage.
That was why Ming Zhaoshuang said that.
As she spoke, Ming Zhaoshuang circulated spiritual power in her hand, about to modify the spirit formation.
Xie Yanning, however, said, “Since that’s the case, I’ll stay here.”
Ming Zhaoshuang raised her eyes, somewhat puzzled, “In your current condition, wouldn’t it be better to stay in a safe environment?”
Xie Yanning replied, “I worry about what might happen to you alone in the Demon Realm. Although I’m only at the Void Refinement Stage now, my cultivation is still very high within the Thirty-Six Heavens, and I can protect you.”
They were currently in the Heavenly Layer of Consciousness, the most core Heavenly Layer of the Demon Realm. Xie Yanning’s Void Refinement Stage cultivation was actually not very impressive there.
But Ming Zhaoshuang’s Nascent Soul Stage cultivation was even less so.
Xie Yanning was loyal and righteous. Ming Zhaoshuang had risked so much to save her from two Mahayana Stage masters, and they shared similar misfortunes: their Dao Companions had both met with misfortune and lost their minds, reverting to their True Bodies.
Moreover, Ming Zhaoshuang gave her a Breath Concealing Talisman from Zhen Hanliu, while she herself only used a Spirit Tool to conceal her aura. This was enough to show that she didn’t have a second Breath Concealing Talisman, making it easy for people in the Demon Realm to expose her.
Ming Zhaoshuang had broken the arm of a Mahayana Stage cultivator to save her, and she had likely already made it onto the Demon Realm’s wanted list.
How could she possibly let Ming Zhaoshuang remain alone in such a dangerous place?
Xie Yanning had wanted to stay for a long time but never had the opportunity. Now that she had found one, she might as well say it.
Ming Zhaoshuang pondered for a moment and asked very seriously, “Are your injuries not a problem?”
Xie Yanning chuckled at this, not coughing up blood this time.
She said, “It’s nothing. Saving your Dao Companion is the priority.”
Ming Zhaoshuang wanted to explain, “Xiao Bai is not my…”
At this point, the System spoke lazily, “Host, if you explain now, Xie Yanning might lose that feeling of shared misfortune.”
Ming Zhaoshuang stopped speaking, “You’re right. Let’s save my Dao Companion first.”
Although she was young now and having a Dao Companion was strange, since Xie Yanning said so, she would reluctantly admit it.
After all, the most important thing right now was to get closer to Xie Yanning.
