The Romantic Cultivator

Chapter 656  The Gambit (3)

Grand Holy Saintess Qi Yuexing said nonchalantly to Ji Yuan, Yun Chi, Bai Qianfeng, Shui Xisi and the Lovely Empress. “Don’t worry about that old freak. He will be back in less than a day. In fact, less than you think it is. His main problem will be in opening the gate of the Goddess Star Palace all by himself.”

Ji Yuan looked a little disappointed that Old Reverend Beiyuan would be back so quickly but he asked nevertheless, “Erm, that is good to hear hahaha. So just exactly how many times have the two of you been inside this place so far?”

Grand Holy Saintess Qi Yuexing answered nonchalantly, “Five times for me and about ten times for him.”

Ji Yuan looked a little stunned at the answer as he stammered, “Senior Old Reverend Beiyuan rate of failure is so high?”

He had thought that Old Reverend Beiyuan was way stronger since he had a higher cultivation level and also because he had reached more rooms than Grand Holy Saintess Qi Yuexing.

Even Yun Chi, Bai Qianfeng, the Lovely Empress and Shui Xisi looked a little startled as well and they were questioning their sanity now.

When Grand Holy Saintess Qi Yuexing saw their subtle reactions, she curled a smile and it was a rare thing to see. “He is as ever as impatient as before while I studied the canvas imageries for the hints.”

Ji Yuan weakly heaved a soft sigh, “He looks quick to me.”

Grand Holy Saintess Qi Yuexing smiled coldly, “Why do you think he had failed in this room previously?”

Ji Yuan: …

I have actually forgotten that this is the second time that old monstrous freak is here in this place…

Damn, I should’ve let Grand Holy Saintess Qi makes this attempt first.

But he laughed instead, “Well, I wonder how many times can he attempts this trial if he keeps failing like this.”

Grand Holy Saintess Qi Yuexing smiled, “Not many times more. He has already extended most of his profound strength in his attempts already.”

Ji Yuan was startled, “What do you mean? He looks energetic to me.”

Grand Holy Saintess Qi Yuexing displayed a rare playful smile, “He did not recuperate before each of his attempts and was too hasty. Now that he has found you, he is even more eager to barge into the Goddess Star Palace. Why then do you think that he needs my help to open the Star Goddess Palace? And why didn’t you think he is not aiding me earlier?”

Ji Yuan frowned and it suddenly dawned to him of the real reason why Old Reverend Beiyuan was so passive.

Ji Yuan rolled his golden eyes in the direction of Yun Chi and Shui Xisi before he chuckled, “Haha. You’re not afraid that he may die in this place? After all, the two of you are protégés.”

Grand Holy Saintess Qi Yuexing answered nonchalantly, “He won’t die inside the trial portals. If he fails it, he will be put into a temporary stasis sleep for a while. But I can’t say the same for you. The only thing that can kill him in this place are the nasty guardians here and you probably would be meeting them soon.”

Ji Yuan smiled weakly, “Hahaha, the guardians sound dangerous since they can even kill a Beyond Divinity God.”

Grand Holy Saintess Qi Yuexing nodded and answered, “They are indeed dangerous and is really pretty strong. If possible, don’t fight them and don’t let them merge together.”

Shui Xisi seized to ask curiously, “What do you mean by that they can merge together?”

“When they merged together, they will be even stronger and unkillable. Usually they comes from all sides and they won’t merge if you can prevent it. Even I am not their match when they’ve merged.”

Ji Yuan was stunned and so were the maidens, “You are not their match?! Then how about us?”

Grand Holy Saintess Qi Yuexing coldly smiled, “You will be ripped apart in no time.”

Ji Yuan: …

Yun Chi, Bai Qianfeng, Shui Xisi, Lovely Empress: …

The Lovely Empress could not resist asking with a surrendered voice, “Then how do you all survive this long against the guardians of the Star Goddess Palace?”

Grand Holy Saintess Qi Yuexing chuckled silently and she seemed to know what was the Lovely Empress was thinking, “We just have to jump into the nearest portal and we will be safe. At most, we just have to sleep for a couple of hundred years as a punishment. To us, this doesn’t matter at all since this entire world is like a prison to us.” 𝓞𝗏𝗅xt.𝗇𝓔t

The Lovely Empress: …

Ji Yuan: …

Bai Qianfeng, Yun Chi and Shui Xisi: …

Grand Holy Saintess Qi Yuexing smiled coldly, “But for your group, you can die inside the portals since the portals aren’t meant for you.”

Ji Yuan: …

The Lovely Empress: …

Bai Qianfeng: …

Shui Xisi: …

Ji Yuan finally said after a brief pause of stunned silence, “So this place is like a prison and the guardians are like the wardens…”

The Lovely Empress turned to look at Ji Yuan and said exasperatingly, “What do you mean? This is not the same…”

Shui Xisi suddenly interrupted her, “Don’t worry about what Ji Yuan had just said. He is always thinking funny but sometimes, he may be able to get us out of the situations by thinking funny.”

When Bai Qianfeng had heard Shui Xisi, she began to giggle softly when she suddenly remembered their times together but quickly suppressed it as this was a bad place for her to laugh, especially in the light of their current situation.

Even Yun Chi had an awkward look as she turned to look at Ji Yuan…

She is the Death God Mingwang, a lofty figure to be feared, and she still cannot believe that she has fallen into Ji Yuan’s hands until today

All of a sudden Ji Yuan could see that the Grand Holy Saintess Qi Yuexing was looking intently at him and he was suddenly awkward, “Hahaha. I know that I am handsome but you don’t have to look at me like this.”

When he had said that, the expressions on Yun Chi, Bai Qianfeng, Shui Xisi and the Lovely Empress Lu Jiangsu were looking a little flushed.

However the Grand Holy Saintess Qi Yuexing merely flashed her fingers and said, “Young celestial, you are too sure of your ugly looks. I am not interested in you and is just looking at your soul sea. It is interesting to see that you have two sentient spirit entities inside your soul sea. One of them must be the Goddess Tear. I wonder who the other is.”

Ji Yuan was slightly hurt when he had heard her: I would be ugly?! This is impossible…

Xiang Li and Anyang who were in Ji Yuan’s soul sea were startled that this Grand Holy Saintess Qi Yuexing would be able to see them.

Xiang Li was startled and curiously muttered: I am the Goddess Tear?

At this moment, Ji Yuan and either Fairy Anyang had the mood to listen to what Xiang Li had just said and should be alarmed; it was because Xiang Li was not supposed to remember anything about the Goddess Tear.

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Author Note:

1. This is the wiki link for The Romantic Cultivator: https://the-romantic-cultivator.fandom.com/wiki/Ji_Yuan

Finally a list of heroines now after several requests ^___^;