Chapter 410.2: Sleeping with Even the Old Madam He Must Be Very Ambitious

After a few hundred breaths, Qi Yuan and Jiang Lingsu arrived at the entrance to the Miluo World. A long line stretched out at the entrance. Cultivators of the Moluo Clan stood watch there with lazy expressions and arrogant demeanours. They inspected every cultivator who wished to enter.

Quite a few Violet Palace cultivators stood quietly in line like ordinary mortals. No one dared to cut ahead. Even Yin Spirit Venerables were no exception, though their line stood on the other side and was considerably shorter.

Qi Yuan was about to get in line when a queueing Yin Spirit glared with open envy. "You are a guest official of the Black Demon Abyss, sir. There's no need to wait in line."

The Venerable added, "People from the Black Demon Abyss and Taihuang Palace get special privileges here..."

The Moluo Clan had long groveled before the Black Demon Abyss, hoping to rejoin it as a subordinate branch once more. Unfortunately, the Black Demon Abyss had never acknowledged them.

Qi Yuan thanked the Yin Spirit then proceeded onward. "Oh, not bad. So I count as one of the big shots around here now?"

Sure enough, the guarding Moluo cultivators perked up when they spotted his special black robe. Their once-domineering postures turned meek. The Moluo cultivators bowed in salute as they tried to hide the envy in their eyes. "Greetings, senior!"

He paid them no attention and strode inside beneath a crowd of envious stares. "Mhm."

The moment he entered, the scenery before him shifted abruptly. He sensed his surroundings carefully. The spiritual qi within the Miluo World was completely absent. Because of this, those who gathered Miluo Lights here couldn't cultivate at all. Looking out, he saw that several kilometers away, space itself was collapsing rapidly. A sense of danger swept over the area and a number of cultivators were fleeing.

Qi Yuan couldn't help but sigh. "This place really is dangerous. If an ordinary Yin Spirit got caught in that, they probably wouldn't make it back out alive."

Since the collapse wasn't heading his way, he could calmly watch what was happening like a spectator at a show. "Come on, let's pitch a tent. We'll settle here for now."

Jiang Lingsu frowned. "Senior Brother, there's no spiritual qi here. How am I supposed to cultivate? Just with spirit stones?"

"No worries, I'll breathe some qi your way. High end imported spiritual qi coming right up! "

The qi he exhaled was, in fact, far purer than the spiritual qi of the immortal realm.

Her face flushed red. "Tch!"

Just then, Ji Buping’s startled voice rang out. "Blood Robe? You actually came to gather Miluo Light too!"

Qi Yuan looked over and saw Ji Buping, disheveled and dressed in the same black robes. Standing before him was an ugly old woman who appeared to be his master. As a Mythic, she was among the elite here.

Qi Yuan said lazily, "I joined the Black Demon Abyss. What else would I be doing here but gathering Miluo Light?"

Ji Buping's expression shifted again and again, a thick sense of frustration welling up inside him. To gather Miluo Light faster and advance faster within the Black Demon Abyss, he'd sacrificed his dignity and become this old woman's temporary dao companion.

He did all this simply to gain entry to the Miluo World before his guest official status had even been confirmed. And yet, Qi Yuan had simply strolled right in, making Ji Buping's efforts seem like a joke.

The ugly old woman glanced briefly at Qi Yuan then looked away. The two of them took their leave and headed toward the mountains.

The ugly old woman was rather puzzled. "So that's the Blood Robe some core figure has taken a liking to? Aside from a decent-looking hide, he doesn't seem particularly special."

To her, a core figure of the Black Demon Abyss counted as someone truly important. She herself had spent several hundred thousand years on the fifth level. Her sole purpose was to accumulate enough contribution points to qualify for the rite of reflecting across the heavens and, from there, become a core figure herself.

Ji Buping felt even more indignant. "Maybe he just got lucky."

She glanced at him. "Don't dwell on him too much. However fine his looks, in the end, he's nothing more than some big shot's plaything. You're different. With your fourth-grade bloodline, you stand a sliver of a chance at becoming a core figure yourself."

Though that sliver of a chance was admittedly slim, it was real. She wasn't lying to him. A spark of excitement flickered in Ji Buping's eyes.

Since danger could strike at any moment, no cultivator could afford to let their guard down. Everyone stayed alert to their surroundings. Ji Buping kept half an eye on the Miluo Light around him while occasionally glancing toward the distant tent. There, beside it, Qi Yuan and Jiang Lingsu seemed to be on some kind of vacation. They even set out a table and chairs, laden with all sorts of food and fruit.

Envy burned in Ji Buping’s eyes, slowly giving way to malice. He cursed under his breath, “At this rate, I'll waste an entire year without catching a single strand of Miluo Light!”

Some time later, though he couldn't say how long, his brow twitched. His eyes flickered with curiosity when he saw that the table and chairs had been packed away, along with everything on them. "Why did they leave?"

Could they have found some Miluo Light? No good, I have to follow them!

With that thought, he sped off after them, tracing the direction in which Qi Yuan had vanished.

Only a few breaths later, his face went blank with confusion. "Where did they go?"

He'd lost them entirely. Or rather, he'd never actually managed to follow them at all.

Ji Buping came to a stop, his expression shifting as he mulled something over. "Something's definitely off about him!"

***

By then, Qi Yuan had already tucked Jiang Lingsu away inside the underworld palace. He wandered through the Miluo World, heading toward another Moluo Sacred Tower. A rabbit didn't graze on the grass near its own den, so he had to go farther away to fish.

Of course, he had noticed Ji Buping trailing him for a while, but paid the man no heed. Since the man was so eager to tag along, he'd invite Ji Buping along properly next time. But this time, Qi Yuan had gone on ahead. He simply couldn't be bothered to slow down for Ji Buping.

Besides, at a glance, he could tell how ambitious Ji Buping was. The fact that he was even willing to sleep with an old woman just to get ahead said it all. Surely Ji Buping would be willing to join in on something big? Once the trap was set and Qi Yuan had returned to his starting point, he'd call Ji Buping over to join when the fish was about to bite. A cultivator that ambitious would never pass up the chance.

He soon arrived at another exit of the Miluo World. A fair number of Moluo Clan cultivators stood guard there. To Qi Yuan, their strength was far too weak to matter.

He activated the Great Forgetfulness Sutra and simply walked out without anyone noticing. "Baiting a spot is a real skill. Can't be too obvious, but it can't go unnoticed either."