11: Are all those fierce senior sisters planning a rebellion?

Senior Sister Qing Luan

"Junior Brother, wait a moment~"

Cao Meng, with the shen ya sword at his waist, had just walked out of Pixiang Hall when Qing Luan called out to him.

Qing Luan, dressed in a light green immortal dress, walked gracefully towards him.

"Senior Sister, is something the matter?"

"Come with me, I have something to tell you." Qing Luan said, then turned and led Cao Meng behind the rockery in the Imperial Garden.

"Senior Sister, what's so mysterious?" Cao Meng asked with a chuckle.

Qing Luan said with a serious expression, "Junior Brother, do you trust Senior Sister?"

"Of course, I do."

Qing Luan gritted her silver teeth, "If you trust me, then leave quickly. Take your seven absolute spirit swords and leave Great Zhou immediately! Do not let Revered Master discover your whereabouts."

Seeing her serious expression, a warmth rose in Cao Meng's heart.

This Senior Sister was indeed good.

"Why?" Although his heart was warm, Cao Meng couldn't show it. He looked at Qing Luan with a puzzled expression, "Senior Sister, Revered Master has treated me well, and just accepted me as an inner Disciple. You want me to betray Master... Isn't that bad?"

"Junior Brother~"

Qing Luan grew a little anxious, looking speechlessly at this 'pure' and foolish Junior Brother: "Revered Master is good to you? Hehe~ Do you really think so?"

"Isn't it?" Cao Meng asked with a 'puzzled' expression.

"Of course not." Qing Luan glanced around, then lowered her voice, "Junior Brother, I'm telling you, Master took you as a Disciple simply to make you a sword-feeder, to help Xu Tian Cultivate his sword. If that were all, it would be fine, after all, as a Disciple, it's right to do something for Master."

"The crucial thing is that Master dotes too much on her precious son!" Qing Luan spoke with increasing urgency.

"To maximize the quality of the spirit sword, and to allow him to perfectly inherit your seven absolute spirit swords, Revered Master is very likely to use your Blood Spirit Sacred Body to sacrifice the sword..."

The seven absolute spirit swords could indeed be transferred to others through special means.

However, the transfer process would also cause the spirit sword's power to degrade.

But at this time, if the owner of the spirit sword was killed and their heart's blood was used to sacrifice the sword, not only would it not diminish the spirit sword's spirituality, but it would also enhance its power.

Moreover, Cao Meng's Blood Spirit Sacred Body was an excellent Physique for feeding spirit swords.

It might even temper out a peerless sword array.

Wu Feiyan, as the Empress who could overthrow the Li Clan Dynasty and replace it, was not some kind-hearted person. She was certainly capable of doing such a thing.

After all, the original owner's initial identity was that of a sword-feeder, and Wu Feiyan would never show him mercy.

Senior Sister Qing Luan, with her keen mind, naturally saw through it.

"What? Sacrifice me for the sword!" Cao Meng 'exclaimed in shock', then shook his head in disbelief:

"Impossible, Revered Master's kindness to me is as heavy as a mountain..." Cao Meng said, then his tone shifted, "Senior Sister, what's wrong with you? Revered Master has treated you well, hasn't she? How can you slander her like this... You've disappointed me too much~"

"You~"

Qing Luan pointed at Cao Meng, utterly speechless.

This Junior Brother was simply hopeless~

"Forget it." Qing Luan took a deep breath, "Come with me, I'll talk to Revered Master."

With that, she grabbed Cao Meng's hand without explanation, dragging him with quick strides towards Pixiang Hall.

Inside Pixiang Hall, the peerless Empress had just changed into a bright yellow imperial robe and dragon skirt, and a red silk ribbon adorned her Divine Grade jade feet.

In her hand, an exquisite album was slightly turning.

"This Evil Disciple... No, how could I think..."

Bang~

The hall door was slammed open.

Then, her proud eldest Disciple, dragging the little Rebellious Disciple, stormed in aggressively.

Qing Luan had prepared herself mentally to bring her Junior Brother into the palace.

"Qing Luan, what is this?" Wu Feiyan looked at her unusually behaving eldest Disciple in surprise.

Had this girl taken the wrong medicine?

"Master, Disciple has something to say!" Qing Luan's intelligent eyes looked directly at her Empress Master, "You are not allowed to harm Junior Brother, otherwise don't blame Disciple for being disobedient!"

"↓?"

Wu Feiyan was a bit stunned.

Was this really her obedient and sensible eldest Disciple?

Had she taken the wrong medicine, or had she suffered Qi Deviation?

Are they all trying to rebel!

"Get out, get out!" Wu Feiyan, who had recovered, was so angry that her chest swelled violently, almost exploding on the spot. She shouted loudly at the two Rebellious Disciples.

"Yes~"

Having vented her anger, Senior Sister Qing Luan pulled her Junior Brother and fled out of Pixiang Hall as if escaping.

After leaving Pixiang Hall, Qing Luan finally let out a long breath.

"Senior Sister, your... turn was a bit sharp~ I thought you were going to fight Revered Master~ A wasted anticipation~" Cao Meng looked at Senior Sister Qing Luan, quite speechless.

Seeing her aggressive demeanor just now, Cao Meng had thought there would be a Dragon Elephant confrontation.

He didn't expect the turn to come so quickly.

"Fight Revered Master? How dare you even think that." Qing Luan glared at Cao Meng. For that impulsive act just now, she didn't know how long she had prepared herself mentally.

Qing Luan was a gentle and quiet person, who had never disobeyed her Revered Master.

If it weren't for this Junior Brother, she would never have said such words to her Revered Master.

"Alright, I've already expressed my stance, and I believe Revered Master will consider it. You can rest easy now." Qing Luan finished speaking and turned to leave.

"This Senior Sister is really good, worth befriending deeply." Looking at Qing Luan's retreating back, a warm smile appeared on Cao Meng's face.

He had to admit, the feeling of being protected by his Senior Sister was truly good.

Senior Sister Qing Luan's position in the Prodigy Revered Master's heart was completely different from that of the original owner of this body.

The original Cao Meng was merely the Empress's tool for cultivating swords, while Qing Luan was someone she had meticulously raised and taught, ostensibly Revered Master and Disciple, but in reality, no less than mother and daughter.

Furthermore, Senior Sister Qing Luan possessed extremely high Cultivation talent and was also a military Prodigy. For the Empress Revered Master to achieve her grand ambitions, Senior Sister Qing Luan's assistance was indispensable.

Moreover, this girl, though appearing gentle and quiet on the surface, was a very opinionated person.

If she dared to say it, she would definitely be able to do it.

Inside Pixiang Hall

Wu Feiyan was so angry she laughed.

"This Evil Disciple, where did he get such good fortune, to make my Qing Luan look at him in a new light? What a pity, if Qing Luan could be like this towards Tian'er, it would be wonderful..."

Wu Feiyan sighed softly.

Not to mention that she no longer had the thought of killing a Disciple.

Even if she did.

Qing Luan's words alone would be enough to make her abandon the idea of sacrificing Cao Meng for the sword.

She knew this girl's inner self very well.

Moreover, she genuinely liked this eldest Disciple... After leaving Pixiang Hall, Cao Meng didn't rush to study the "Chaos Profound Yang Supreme Art," but instead went directly to the Eastern Depot.

The Eastern Depot, in existence for over five hundred years, was once the Sharp Weapon of the Li Imperial Clan for maintaining imperial power. Now, however, it had become the Empress Revered Master's tool for suppressing various disloyal factions.

Boundless Sea, the Director of the Eastern Depot, was one of the Empress's loyal admirers in his youth, and also a somewhat famous swordsman in the Jianghu.

After the Empress entered the palace, this fellow, whether for the sake of beauty or to obtain one of the four Heaven-Grade secret manuals of the imperial family, the Blood Lotus True Scripture—simply castrated himself and entered the palace.

Later, when the Empress seized the Li Clan Dynasty's empire, Boundless Sea's status also rose, and he naturally ascended to the position of Director of the Eastern Depot.

"Go to the Imperial Prison?" Boundless Sea's corpulent body sat on the Director's esteemed seat, with two graceful women dressed in thin gauze diligently serving him. He didn't even bother to look at Cao Meng standing before him.

"Little Mengzi, you probably haven't figured out your identity, have you? Is the Imperial Prison a place you can just enter whenever you want?"

The address 'Little Mengzi' instantly made Cao Meng's anger explode.

These eunuchs, accustomed to fawning over the powerful and trampling on the weak, had often bullied him.

"You dog slave, open your dog eyes and see what this is!" Cao Meng said, flipping his palm to reveal the Imperial Order, representing the Empress Revered Master.

"Beast, how dare you curse this Director..." Boundless Sea flew into a rage and rose abruptly, but when he saw the token in Cao Meng's palm, his curses stopped abruptly.

Looking closely at Cao Meng again, his expression changed once more.

"Golden Core Realm, you... how could you..."

"How about it, Director Cao, can I enter the Imperial Prison now?" Cao Meng sneered.

"Yes, of course, you can." The anger on Boundless Sea's face completely disappeared, replaced by a beaming smile as he spoke to the Thousand-Household officer beside him.

"Thousand-Household Qin, lead Young Master to the Imperial Prison."

"Yes~"

"Thank you." Cao Meng smiled slightly, and casually threw an Appraisal Technique at the eunuch.

[Boundless Sea: Grand Eunuch of Great Zhou, Director of the Eastern Depot, known as the Eunuch Sword Saint. Due to his infatuation with Empress Wu Feiyan, he entered the palace as a eunuch. After Cultivating the Red Lotus Treasure Canon, his temperament changed drastically, and ambition began to grow. Five years ago, he colluded with Empress Luo Ying of Southern Chu and obtained a remnant of an ancient Demonic Technique from Luo Ying—the Blood Demon True Scripture, which, when Cultivated to the Sacred Realm, can reshape a man's body.

Cultivation: Dragon Elephant Golden Core Middle Stage

Physical Body extremely strong, comparable to Dragon Elephant Peak.

Status: [Weakness] Due to excessive swallowing of the true blood of a Dragon Elephant Realm Great Demon, the Profound Glazed Sky Serpent, the Yin and Yang in his body are imbalanced, and his Purple Mansion Dantian is sealed by the Profound Glazed Sky Serpent's Cold Poison. It will take three days to fully integrate the Great Demon Bloodline, and he cannot use any Cultivation within these three days.

Talent: Spirit-Connecting Sword Body [Heaven-Grade]

Mutated Blood Devouring Physique [Mutated Body Refining] Can strengthen the Physical Body by devouring the true blood of exotic beasts and Cultivators.

destiny value: 2855 [Double Destiny Holder] [Plunderable]

Thoughts: This child possesses the Blood Spirit Sacred Body. Devouring his true blood should allow my Blood Demon Golden Body to advance further... Unfortunately, I am currently in a weak period and cannot act, otherwise, today would be your death day.