221: Chapter 221 Ning Yue

Li Qing couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Boom!"

Between heaven and earth, a thunderous roar resounded. The 22-Petal Pure World Red Lotus spun frantically, causing the nearby Void Realm to distort. A beautiful woman in white was shaken out of the void.

"Pfft."

The woman in white opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Just then, a bronze coffin soared into the sky from the Forbidden Ground, coming to a halt at the center of the Pure World Red Lotus. Chaos Qi swirled on its surface, and time nearby seemed to warp.

[Innate Supreme Treasure, the chaos coffin.]

[Holy crap, this is a rare treasure.]

[Anyone who sees this would think it's just for holding corpses.]

[However, the chaos coffin is the only Innate Supreme Treasure that can shield one from Yin and Yang and the River of Time.]

[As long as you refine this item, you can jump out of the Three Realms and no longer be within the Five Elements.]

[You will cease to exist within the Yin and Yang of heaven and earth and the River of Time.]

[Congratulations, you've attained eternal life and freedom.]

This voice...

There's someone here.

The woman in white's Grandmist Divine Sense swept out and immediately locked onto Li Qing.

[But this thing has its drawbacks; the Host is prone to dying a sudden, mysterious death.]

[Of course, if your luck is good enough, you can live for a very, very long time—so long that you won't even remember time itself.]

[But from the moment this item appeared until now, not a single person has been lucky.]

He didn't open his mouth.

Inner thoughts?

I can hear this person's inner thoughts.

The woman in white was stunned.

The chaos coffin.

Our Sect actually possesses the legendary chaos coffin.

The woman in white's heart shook violently.

Meanwhile, Di Youruo's brow furrowed slightly as her gaze fell upon the chaos coffin.

That thing made her very uncomfortable.

Suddenly, the void near the 22-Petal Pure World Red Lotus distorted, and a figure emerged. He stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes filled with disdain.

It was Gu Beichen.

[This cultivation aura...]

[The Hongmeng Dao Venerable Realm.]

[Holy shit, did Gu Beichen take some kind of ultimate tonic?]

[He was only at the Hongmeng Purple Infant Realm a while ago.]

[How is he already in the Dao Venerable Realm?]

[I'm only in the Dao Venerable Realm myself, damn it.]

[Ding! The System has detected that a melon is ripe. Congratulations to the Host for starting to eat melons.]

Gu Beichen?

The person trespassing in the Sect's Forbidden Ground is named Gu Beichen.

Who is he?

Never heard of him.

The woman in white's brow furrowed slightly.

"Cough, cough."

The woman in white suddenly began to cough violently, a trace of blood leaking from the corner of her mouth.

She wasn't injured just now.

Rather, she had a deep-seated ailment.

[It's just as the original plot said. This Ning Yue was ambushed by a mysterious person in her youth, and her internal organs were severely damaged, never fully healing.]

[No matter how many healing Heaven And Earth Treasures she consumes, it's useless.]

[Within her organs, there seems to be a dark substance similar to foul blood that cannot be expelled.]

[And then comes the melodramatic part.]

[Gu Beichen's Pure World Red Lotus can actually purify this stuff.]

[She only needs to engage in Dual Cultivation with him to be cured.]

[That's right, the plot is just that cliché.]

[Ning Yue is a Dual Cultivation Dao Companion assigned to Gu Beichen by the Heavenly Dao.]

What?

I am a Dao Companion assigned to Gu Beichen by the Heavenly Dao?

How is that possible?

Although she had only briefly clashed with this man...

His heart was so malicious that no one could surpass him.

How could such a person be worthy of being Ning Yue's Dao Companion?

Ning Yue's eyes were filled with disbelief.

This is getting fun.

Di Youruo's eyes lit up.

[However, I can also expel the dark substance within Ning Yue's body. I'll find an opportunity to secretly resolve it for her.]

[This way, I can not only ruin the Heavenly Dao's scheme but also spoil Gu Beichen's good fortune. Killing two birds with one stone.]

[I really am a genius.]

What?

This person can help me?

Ning Yue's delicate body trembled.

The injuries to her internal organs...

They tortured her every single moment.

That kind of pain was beyond words.

"Ning Yue, have you considered my proposal? Become my Dao Companion, and I will heal the injuries within your body."

Gu Beichen stood with his hands behind his back, looking at her with greed in his eyes.

"In your dreams."

Ning Yue's gaze turned cold.

She hated it most when people coerced her.

Especially when they tried to force her to become their Dao Companion.

"It seems you'd rather do this the hard way."

Gu Beichen's face turned cold. With a flicker of his body, he charged toward Ning Yue.

"Buzz."

Right then, the Grandmist Purple Qi in the sky suddenly fluctuated violently. A massive palm print reached out from within, blowing the Pure World Red Lotus apart with a single strike.

The palm print then clawed toward the chaos coffin.

"How audacious!"

Gu Beichen's expression changed. He immediately turned back, a 22-Petal Pure World Red Lotus appearing above his head. He struck first, blowing the palm print apart.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."

Suddenly, the nearby void distorted, and four figures emerged without warning, attacking Gu Beichen simultaneously.

The Grandmist Purple Qi in the sky was blasted apart, and time seemed to warp.

Gu Beichen's face changed drastically as the 22-Petal Pure World Red Lotus appeared before him.

"Boom!"

The world shook. The Grandmist Purple Qi in the sky exploded, creating a vacuum zone centered around the group, where time was distorted and Yin and Yang were in chaos.

"Crack."

Countless cracks appeared on the surface of the 22-Petal Pure World Red Lotus.

Then, before everyone's eyes, it shattered completely.

"Pfft."

Gu Beichen was sent flying by the shockwave, coughing up a mouthful of blood.

[Four experts at the Dao Ancestor Realm Great Perfection.]

[No wonder they're fighting for the chaos coffin. With this thing protecting them, even if they ascend to the Hongmeng Sacrificial Dao Realm, they won't have to fear being detected by the Heavenly Dao.]

"Innate Dao Fetus."

"The Heavenly Dao's lackey."

The four narrowed their eyes.

"Get lost."

One of them barked.

"Who do you think you are?"

"A mere ant."

"You think you're worthy of telling me to get lost?"

"If you've got the guts, fight me one-on-one."

"What's there to be proud of in a four-on-one fight?"

Gu Beichen's face was ashen as he looked at the four.

The 22-Petal Pure World Red Lotus allowed him to fight above his level, but it wasn't enough to take on four Dao Ancestor Realm Great Perfection experts at once.

The Pure World Red Lotus couldn't purify the attack power of the Dao Ancestor Realm when it was scaled up.

In a one-on-one, he guaranteed he'd beat them so badly their own mothers wouldn't recognize them.

"If we can fight four-on-one, why would we fight one-on-one?"

"Are you stupid?"

A white-haired old man said indifferently.

Gu Beichen: "..."

"Boom, boom, boom, boom!"

At that moment, the four of them unexpectedly attacked each other. The Grandmist Purple Qi that had just recovered was swept away again, forming another vacuum zone.

"You guys are truly insidious."

"The feeling is mutual."

"After all these years, you still have this personality. I can't even be bothered to talk about you."

"You're no saint yourself."

All four looked at each other with contempt.

Gu Beichen: "..."

This bunch of old schemers.

"Fellow Daoists, this is an item of our Hongmeng Purple Dao Sect."

Ning Yue said, biting her lip.

"Noisy."

The white-haired old man's gaze turned cold as he struck out with a palm.

A Grandmist palm print emerged, surging with an aura of destruction as it blasted toward Ning Yue.

Gu Beichen, who happened to be nearby, saw his expression change and immediately dodged to the side.

Heh.

A person like you...

Still wants to become my Dao Companion?

Ning Yue sneered inwardly.

In the next moment, she erupted with a terrifying Grandmist purple light, and the aura of the Dao Ancestor Realm burst forth.

She was originally in the Dao Ancestor Realm.

If not for being held back by her injuries, how could Gu Beichen have threatened her?

As Ning Yue struck out with a palm, her face suddenly turned pale, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Not good."

"The injury flared up."

The Grandmist palm print was already before her, and an aura of death enveloped her.

Gu Beichen watched coldly.

"Am I going to die?"

Ning Yue's heart suddenly became extremely calm.

Having been tortured by her injuries for countless years...

Death was also a form of liberation.

But just then, a terrifying suction force suddenly appeared, pulling her away and landing her into a warm embrace.

[Why can't my damn hands stop themselves from saving people again?]

Ning Yue: "..."

It's fine if you save me, but...

Don't you think the height of your hand is a bit off?

Don't you think it's a bit too soft and squishy?