339: Chapter 339 Liuli Turns Evil?

"What, are you envious?"

Nangong Mei quietly approached Baili Qiao, who was staring blankly.

Only then did Baili Qiao withdraw her gaze from the tender scene in the distant pavilion where Ling Hao was wiping Yu Lingling's jade-like feet, shaking her head slightly.

"No..."

"If you want to, just go,"

Nangong Mei chuckled, her gaze meaningfully glancing toward the courtyard.

"The Sect Master is being so open about it, making his feelings clear. Why are you being so shy?"

Baili Qiao pursed her lips and asked in return:

"Then why don't you go?"

"Me?" Nangong Mei's eyes flickered with emotion.

"I have to leave that little girl Ling Ling a complete, beautiful memory."

"Me too."

Baili Qiao replied in a low voice, but her gaze unconsciously drifted back to the courtyard once more.

Just then, a strange light suddenly flared in the direction of the courtyard.

Two halos with completely different auras clearly enveloped the small space; half was a vibrant, verdant green full of life, while the other half was a deep, mysterious black containing the silence of extinction and the return to the void. The light flowed, dividing the courtyard into two distinct worlds.

"This aura... has Ling Ling's Physique evolved?"

A flash of surprise and realization crossed Nangong Mei's beautiful eyes.

"As expected of the Sect Master... I wonder what kind of Heaven-Defying Physique he possesses to be able to help someone trigger such a transformation?"

"Perhaps it's not because of his Physique."

Baili Qiao stared at the strange phenomenon, lost in thought.

Nangong Mei turned her head.

"The reason of a Physique is indeed a bit far-fetched. Could it be like the rumors in the Sect... that the Sect Master himself is the Incarnation of the Great Dao?"

"I don't know."

The two of them quietly watched the light that symbolized the cycle of life and death, both of their eyes simultaneously revealing envy for Yu Lingling.

The light flowed for a moment before gradually receding and dissipating, and the courtyard was once again enveloped by moonlight.

Nangong Mei suddenly tilted her head toward Baili Qiao, the corners of her lips curling into a meaningful arc.

"Next time... shall we go together?"

Baili Qiao didn't answer; her earlobes simply turned red as she turned and walked away.

"I... I'm going to arrange the handover between our peak's Disciples and the other Sects."

"Heh..."

Nangong Mei watched her flustered back and whispered with a light laugh.

"I wonder who it was that was listening so intently from behind the rockery just now."

Baili Qiao's figure visibly paused, and in the next moment, she vanished into the night.

Inside the waterside pavilion.

Ling Hao withdrew the invisible force that had quietly covered the courtyard to isolate the fluctuations of the phenomenon, and his gaze fell upon the girl before him.

Pure and vibrant 'Green Qi of Life' flowed within the Meridians of the left half of Yu Lingling's body, while the 'Black Light of Death,' deep and silent, was contained within the Bloodline of her right half.

The appearance of her Physique also seemed to have undergone an invisible sublimation; her skin was more radiant, emitting a luster that contained internal divinity.

In her eyes, the left pupil had turned emerald green, brimming with life, while the right pupil had become silver-grey, as if staring into the void. This phenomenon was fleeting and quickly returned to normal.

At the position of her heart, a Taiji-shaped imprint slowly faded away. The imprint was white on the left and black on the right; the white part had faint patterns of unfolding green leaves, while the black part bore traces of withered flowers.

[Ding! Detected that Yu Lingling's loyalty has reached 100%, triggering a Heaven-Defying Fate Change! The Withering-Flourishing Dao Body has evolved into the Life-Death Azure-Black Sacred Physique!]

Ling Hao scanned the System information on the interface, understanding it in his heart.

This was a sublimation from the simple Dao of the cycle of plant withering and flourishing to the prototype of an Innate Dao Fetus that governed the order of life's birth and end.

Yu Lingling slowly opened her eyes, her hand unconsciously pressing against her heart as she felt the earth-shaking changes within her body.

In that mysterious moment just now, she seemed to have seen the vigorous pulse of the 'life lines' within all living beings, and also glimpsed the trajectories of 'Death Qi' entangling and dissipating; a prefix-less sense of control and enlightenment flooded her heart.

But it was only for a moment.

"Is this... a Physique Awakening?"

"That's right,"

Ling Hao confirmed.

"Your Withering-Flourishing Dao Body has evolved into the Life-Death Azure-Black Sacred Physique. From now on, your path is no longer limited to the withering and flourishing of plants, but points directly to the supreme Dao of the birth and end of life."

A massive wave of joy overwhelmed Yu Lingling.

She excitedly tried to hug Ling Hao to share this joy, but as soon as she stood up, her legs went soft.

Ling Hao was quick to support her, his arm steadily wrapping around her waist as he chuckled.

"Drinking tea earlier was such hard work, you should have a good rest first."

Yu Lingling leaned into his solid embrace. Recalling the various events from earlier, the blush on her face deepened as she shyly nodded in agreement: "...Mm."

...

Three days later, Moonshadow Sect, Tribulation Platform.

"Water Return to the Void!"

Accompanied by a delicate shout, a black hole appeared beside Shui Liuli, and a monstrous wave surged back toward the sky.

The rolling and roaring heavy tribulation clouds were actually dispersed directly by this single wave.

Heavenly light spilled down, auspicious clouds gathered, and the heavenly dew of sweet rain fell pattering down, nourishing the slender figure in the center of the Tribulation Platform.

Shui Liuli bathed in the sweet rain, her silver hair shimmering with water-blue light, her purple eyes full of the excitement and joy of breaking through to the Soul Transformation Stage.

She immediately looked down from the platform, scanning the figures of her aunt Shui Wanqing and several Senior Sisters on the floating island.

"Aunt! Senior Sisters..."

Just as she approached, the smile on Shui Liuli's face suddenly froze.

A cold and indifferent aura erupted from within her body, and all of her liveliness and joy vanished.

The gratified smile on Shui Wanqing's face also instantly froze. She sensed the earth-shaking, drastic change in her niece's aura and cried out in shock:

"Liuli! You..."

She saw 'Shui Liuli' slowly raise her head. Those originally lively purple eyes had now become like ten-thousand-year-old profound ice, hollow and deep, without a single trace of human emotion.

A majestic and irresistible pressure of the Water Dao laws exploded outward with her as the center, cold and vast.

"One Void Tempering, six Body Integration, one Soul Transformation... Ants."

The cold voice came from 'Shui Liuli's' mouth, carrying an indifference that looked down upon all living beings.

Her gaze swept over the people below the platform, and her body moved slightly, as if she intended to leave directly.

"Stop her!"

Lin Xiwei's reaction was the swiftest. Her toes lightly tapped the ground, and the profound Formation patterns beneath her feet instantly lit up with a silver glow. At the same time, a Formation formed above 'Shui Liuli,' and an invisible spatial confinement power poured down like flowing mercury, enveloping 'Shui Liuli's' entire body.

"Lock!"

Almost at the same moment Lin Xiwei's Formation was activated, Chi Wanhe's hands rapidly formed seals. Spiritual light flashed from her fingertips, and runes were born out of thin air, reinforcing the barrier of Lin Xiwei's Formation.

"Stop!"

Du Yuqing blocked the path directly in front of where 'Shui Liuli' wanted to break through. The spear in her hand stabbed straight toward the vital points in front of 'Shui Liuli.' She wanted to use the most direct force to push her out-of-control Junior Sister back into the lockdown circle.

Qin Zhaoxue's brows were tightly knit as her gaze scanned 'Shui Liuli's' state.

Lu Changning nervously clenched her fists, saying somewhat blankly:

"This... what on earth is going on?"

Xia Yingying looked at 'Shui Liuli's' purple eyes, which were now only filled with cold indifference, and murmured:

"This... this situation is a bit like... when Sister Xinxi controlled my body back then?"

Hearing this, Yue Xinxi immediately waved her hands, pleading her innocence with a face full of grievance:

"Hey, hey, I've never been this cold and heartless!"