Chapter 699 - 698: Repairing the Plank Road

Chapter 699: Chapter 698: Repairing the Plank Road

Yue Xi kept her feet in the water, not moving. ’But no matter how long I live, I’ll probably never live as long as Pure Goodness has.’

She was a being who would never vanish as long as the Holy Land remained indestructible.

Yue Xi, on the other hand, was different. Although she was about to attempt Crossing the Tribulation soon, even Tier Seven cultivators had a limited lifespan.

’True immortality only comes after Tier Nine, doesn’t it?’

’I’ve heard that once you step onto the path of Attaining the Dao, your lifespan becomes virtually infinite.’

’It’s practically immortality.’

’Do I have a chance?’

’Probably not.’

’But I’m still young, with a long, long time ahead of me, so I’m not too worried about it.’

She just replied, "As long as I don’t do anything reckless, I probably won’t die. But then again, I probably wouldn’t die even if I were reckless right now."

’Because my senior brother is back.’

Yue Xi smiled but kept that last thought to herself.

Pure Goodness smiled as well, then said, "How I wish I could return to Earth Valley Longyuan someday."

But she knew this was nearly impossible.

To leave this place on her own terms, that person would have to return.

But he might never be able to come back.

All he had left her was hope.

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The moment Su Qi began to experience the Dao, Qing Lian stopped watching the video.

She was incredibly embarrassed. ’How many times has this happened now?’

Then she got up and said to Blade Master Hai Bian beside her, "Fellow Daoist Hai Bian, we can go now."

Blade Master Hai Bian looked at his phone and said, "Just a moment. I need to say a few things to the fellow daoists in the group chat."

Qing Lian was curious but didn’t ask any questions. After all, he hadn’t pried when she had her own business to attend to earlier.

So she sat down to one side to wait.

’I feel a bit better now,’ she thought. ’Fellow Daoist Hai Bian really is a good person.’

’He’s doing this on purpose to make me wait, so it doesn’t feel like I was the one holding him up.’

But Blade Master Hai Bian really did have something to attend to. Right now, Mo Yan was about to use the Seven-Color Dyeing Fire on the Dragon Egg, which was definitely not a good thing.

Blade Master Hai Bian: "Mo Yan, are you sure you won’t roast Liuyue Xue too?"

Fairy Mo Yan: "I won’t. Liuyue Xue has the Heaven-Breaking Spear, and Boss Po Xiao himself praised it. There’s definitely no problem."

’That’s some sound logic.’

By this point, Mo Yan had already tossed the Seven-Color Dyeing Fire into the bonfire.

The others watching grew a little tense. Who knew what was about to happen?

What if the Dragon Egg actually got cooked through?

Blade Master Hai Bian: "What’s the situation now?"

Liu Yiyi: "Can’t you just start a livestream for us?"

Fairy Mo Yan: "You should’ve said so earlier! It’s already burning, but here, take a look."

Then, Mo Yan sent a picture showing the Seven-Color Dyeing Fire instantly engulfing the rest of the bonfire.

Fairy Mo Yan: "Haha! In just an instant, the entire fire turned into the Seven-Color Dyeing Fire! Just you wait. I’ll soon be the first immortal Tier Two Demon Cultivator.

I, Demon Cultivator Mo Yan, will become a legend in the Demon Cultivation Realm—and even the Taoist Cultivation Realm!"

Blade Master Hai Bian: "What about the Longevity Dragon Egg? Any changes?"

Mo Yan watched the flames lick at the Dragon Egg, then replied, "I’m not sure, but the shell seems to be starting to change color. It’s happening very slowly, but there’s finally a change.

My plan is a success."

Blade Master Hai Bian didn’t reply. He could only marvel at Mo Yan’s heaven-defying luck.

Still, the idea of roasting a Dragon Egg felt a little unreal to him.

Especially a Longevity Dragon, which Po Xiao himself had mentioned.

This was no ordinary Dragon.

He stopped paying attention after that. He didn’t have much time to spare, and besides, roasting a Dragon Egg would take a long time.

’I’ll just check on the progress later,’ he decided.

Blade Master Hai Bian put his phone away and said to Qing Lian, "Fairy, we can set off now."

Qing Lian nodded, then asked curiously, "Did something happen, Fellow Daoist Hai Bian?"

Blade Master Hai Bian shook his head. After a moment’s thought, he asked, "Fairy, do you know what a Longevity Dragon is?"

Qing Lian thought for a moment before saying, "I specifically researched matters related to Dragons before I came out, but I’ve never heard of a type of Dragon called the Longevity Dragon."

Blade Master Hai Bian wasn’t disappointed. He then asked, "Then what about the Seven-Color Dyeing Fire? Do you know of it, Fairy?"

Qing Lian shook her head again.

She had always considered herself quite diligent in the Holy Land. Aside from perhaps her Holy Sister, she believed she knew the most. Yet after being asked these questions, she realized she knew nothing at all.

She wanted to offer to ask for him, but she couldn’t. Her Holy Sister was in seclusion, deep in comprehension.

And her other junior sisters knew even less than she did.

Blade Master Hai Bian didn’t seem too concerned by this.

After all, his group had only learned about the Longevity Dragon from Po Xiao.

So it was understandable that ordinary people wouldn’t have heard of it.

’So, I’ll just have to wait for the result. We’ll see if Mo Yan can really manage to cook the Longevity Dragon Egg.’

’It’s probably delicious. I wonder if Po Xiao himself will show up to snag a bite or two.’

’If he does, Mo Yan’s luck will truly be something else.’

Liu Yiyi wanted to go see, too. Even if she couldn’t eat any, she wanted to witness it. But right now, she wasn’t free to go running around.

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「Outside the Holy Land」

Jian Shisan cut down an intruder and immediately frowned.

Throughout the day, people had been launching sneak attacks against the Holy Land, and none of them were weak.

Even Silver Armor had already been sent out many times.

He couldn’t understand it. Under normal circumstances, who would attack the Holy Land for no reason?

Silver Armor said, "It’s them. They always show up at critical moments. They never pass up an opportunity, regardless of whether they succeed or fail.

They never fail to show up."

"But nothing is happening at the Holy Land right now," Jian Shisan said. "What is their reason for coming?"

Silver Armor shook his head. "That’s what we don’t understand either. However, we can’t rule out the possibility that they’re testing whether our Defense is as strong as it’s always been."

But Jian Shisan shook his head. "No. It’s possible they’re creating a diversion."

"What do you mean?" Silver Armor asked.

"I have no proof," Jian Shisan said, "but if they just wanted to test us, they would have done so long ago. They must have another motive for doing this.

Have you heard the saying, Senior? ’Openly repair the plank roads, but secretly advance on Chencang’?"

Silver Armor’s brow furrowed. "But there isn’t a single problem within the Holy Land.

Whatever they try, we can handle it.

Overt or covert, it makes no difference."

Jian Shisan frowned. That was exactly what felt wrong.

’We’ve been fighting them for so many years, and now they just show up to cause some trouble for no reason?’

’It’s completely implausible.’

But Jian Shisan still couldn’t figure out the real reason, especially since the enemy’s attacks were so relentless, giving them no time to even pause.

After all, Jian Shisan lacked experience. He suspected something was wrong but couldn’t pinpoint the source of the problem.

Jian Shisan asked, "Besides the Holy Land itself, are there any other locations that are critically important to us?"

Silver Armor shook his head. "Our primary mission is to protect the Holy Land."

Then Silver Armor added, "If you absolutely have to name something related, then wherever the Saintess Corps goes is considered a place of importance to the Holy Land."

Jian Shisan frowned. The Saintess was currently at Earth Valley Longyuan, yet the Holy Land had no records of such a place.

Jian Shisan immediately thought of his junior sister. He pulled out his phone and called Yue Xi.

He remembered his junior sister had mentioned going to the Forbidden Land to find information about Earth Valley Longyuan.