93: Chapter 93: Is the Green Snake going to compete for the Nascent Soul Mark?

"...Daya, I'm just a small fry."

"You're asking me to go and snatch that deity transformation imprint from a Nascent Soul Cultivator at Great Perfection?"

"Isn't that just a joke?"

Xu Qing was truly so terrified that cold sweat was breaking out.

"Of course, I am not asking you to snatch it yourself."

Daya did not pay attention to how Xu Qing addressed her.

Her feelings toward Xu Qing were a bit complicated, so she decided to pretend she hadn't heard how he addressed her for the time being.

"I will give you a token to contact my trusted confidants from the past."

"And join forces with the Grand Elder of the Xuanyun Sect to contend for that deity transformation imprint."

"The Grand Elder of the Xuanyun Sect is trustworthy."

"The Xia Dynasty cannot continue to be in such chaos."

Daya had her small hands behind her back, shaking her head with an air of maturity, which made her lively twin tails sway.

Xu Qing wanted to laugh, but he didn't dare.

He could only hold it in.

"The Xuanyun Sect?"

"The character of the Xuanyun Sect Cultivators is indeed quite good."

Xu Qing recalled the attitude the Xuanyun Sect had shown him during this period, as well as Elder Li.

"Could it be that the reason I was able to become this West River God and enter the view of the Xuanyun Sect..."

"...was because you were secretly assisting?"

Xu Qing recalled the Xuanyun Sect's attitude toward him.

The birth of a River God had undoubtedly caught the attention of the Xuanyun Sect.

Moreover, he hadn't experienced any difficult trials; he had become the River God quite easily.

He had thought it was due to the System, coupled with his own outstanding talent.

"That's right. At that time, I had barely recovered a bit of strength."

"So I used the River God Pearl to bestow divinity upon a local River God."

Daya did not hide it.

She formed a seal with both hands, channeled a trace of weak magic power, opened her mouth, and spat out a small white sword.

The small sword was only the length of a little finger, as if carved from white jade.

"This is a Sword Heart I condensed using my sect's Cultivation Technique."

"It contains the Legacy of my lifelong insights into the Dao of the sword. It can rapidly increase the speed of your improvement in the Dao of the sword, and it also serves as a token."

Xu Qing took the small sword.

The moment he touched it, his head felt heavy, and Sword Qi surged throughout his body.

After a few breaths, it slowly subsided.

[Ding, proficiency requirement met]

[Sword Dao Lv3 upgraded to Sword Dao Lv4]

"I was originally a Grand Elder of the Xuanji Sect. When I broke through to the Middle Stage of Soul Transformation, several fellow disciples took advantage of the moment to launch a sneak attack."

"They snatched away the deity transformation imprint, and I only managed to save my life through a secret technique, but I also ended up in this state."

Daya began to tell her story.

It was exactly as Xu Qing had guessed; she was indeed the Soul Transformation Elder of the Xuanji Sect who had recently passed away.

"My condolences, Senior."

Xu Qing bowed in salute.

"...You can choose to help me, or you can choose not to."

"If you help me, in the future, if you break through to Nascent Soul or Soul Transformation, I will definitely do my utmost to assist you."

"I can even give you one of the nascent soul imprints from those fellow disciples of mine."

Daya had actually already given Xu Qing a massive benefit.

The Sword Dao Legacy of a Soul Transformation Sword Cultivator.

"If you don't help me, that is also up to you."

"This is inherently an extremely dangerous matter."

"This time, recovering my memories has already exhausted all my strength. If I don't obtain the deity transformation imprint, I will never recover my memories again."

"I'll probably just die like this."

"I've given you the Sword Heart as well."

Daya's words carried a sense of sorrow.

It was very likely that this was the last time she would recover her memories, and perhaps she would never be able to do so again afterward.

It was no different from being dead.

She closed her eyes and became still.

She did not wait for Xu Qing's answer or choice.

"Daya?"

Xu Qing asked tentatively.

There was no response for a long time.

Just as he was letting out a sigh of relief, Daya opened her eyes again and looked at Xu Qing.

"Do not put my hair in twin tails!"

"Do not dress me in dresses with ruffled edges!"

"Do not make me wear big bows!"

Daya was probably trying to maintain her last shred of dignity.

After saying that,

Daya closed her eyes, and the next second, she opened them again.

She looked at Xu Qing.

"Daddy?"

"This Snake should be learning snake language, why am I here?"

Daya looked around, tilting her head, her face full of curiosity.

"..."

"It's nothing."

"I just felt that Daya looks so cool."

"As expected of Daya Snake."

Xu Qing patted Daya's head, shook his head, and said.

"Daya, open your mouth."

Xu Qing leaned down and said to Daya.

"Ah--"

Daya obediently opened her mouth.

Seeing the Soul Transformation Daya spit out the Sword Heart from her mouth earlier had made Xu Qing a bit curious.

He wanted to see if there were any other treasures inside Daya's mouth.

However, he was very disappointed; there was nothing inside her mouth.

Looking at the cute Daya in front of him, Xu Qing sighed.

"Although you said you wanted me to help."

"You didn't tell me who your confidants are."

Perhaps Daya didn't have time to explain.

"..."

He stroked the small white sword in his hand.

He and Daya had developed a bond.

Although Daya was also painting a rosy picture for him, she had actually given him concrete benefits upfront.

If things continued like this, Daya wouldn't live much longer.

With her deity transformation imprint stripped away, Daya was now just barely hanging onto life.

If he helped Daya, he could gain the friendship of a Soul Transformation Cultivator.

Then he could go around acting high and mighty under Daya's name in the future!

So, this wasn't him being emotional.

This was him considering his own future; it was driven by profit! Driven by profit!

"However, if there is any mortal danger, I will still run away as fast as I can."

Xu Qing said this.

If it was only to this extent, perhaps he could help Daya out.

"No twin tails, no fluttering little dresses, no bows?"

Xu Qing laughed.

How could that be? When you talk about a loli, it has to be twin tails!

A loli with twin tails is the Righteous Path!

"Come, Daddy will comb your hair and put a big pink bow on you!"

Anyway, until he obtained the deity transformation imprint, Daya wouldn't recover her memories.

How she was dressed and teased was entirely up to him.

While combing the hair of the Daya in his arms, Xu Qing thought about what to do next.

He didn't know Daya's confidants.

So first, he had to find a way to make contact with the Grand Elder of the Xuanyun Sect.

Judging by Daya's previous tone, she should trust that Grand Elder quite a lot.

He stopped hesitating.

After combing Daya's hair into beautiful twin tails and putting on the pink bow, Xu Qing left the Snake Cave and flew toward the Green Treasure Pavilion.

His words as a snake carried little weight; if he wanted to make contact with that high-and-mighty Grand Elder,

He naturally still had to count on the beautiful and kind-hearted Elder Li.

But he couldn't trust her completely either.

Daya only said the Xuanyun Sect's Grand Elder could be trusted; she didn't guarantee that others could be trusted as well.

So he had to change his rhetoric.

...

Inside the Green Treasure Pavilion.

"West River Maiden, you want to see the Grand Elder?"

Elder Li looked at Xu Qing in surprise, a smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.

"The Grand Elder is of high virtue and prestige, learned and talented, loved by all, and admired by everyone."

"Kind and moving, beautiful and generous."

"She is revered by all in the Xuanyun Sect. It's probably very difficult for you to see her, Maiden."

"However, I do have a way here."

Xu Qing lowered his head.

This Elder Li didn't seem serious either.

Is there no one serious in this Cultivation World besides me? Damn it!