Within a small, confined space at this moment.
The little system inside the system space was excited. Host, host! Quickly let me out to swallow it! That way, I can upgrade!
Ming Li automatically ignored the latter part of the system's statement and asked, "Is this guy edible?"
System: ...If I say it's edible, will Host try to snatch it from me? The system was highly skeptical.
The Koi System watched the woman in red sitting not far away, trembling.
Save the system! This woman is too terrifying! It clearly remembered that when it scanned before, this woman had no signs of life! What is this now?! Did she rise from the dead?? This is too scary!!
While the Koi System was still muttering in its heart, it heard a cold voice that made it shiver. "Who sent you?"
The Koi System was so scared that it trembled and couldn't speak.
Seeing that it remained silent, Ming Li instantly conjured a ball of divine fire capable of destroying anything.
Upon seeing the divine fire in Ming Li's hand, the Koi System instinctively felt that this thing was very dangerous! Thus, the Koi System immediately chickened out.
The Koi System thought to itself, since this woman doesn't know who Lord Yi is, it wouldn't matter if it told her, so it blurted out, "It was... it was Lord Yi who sent me!"
Ming Li raised an eyebrow and asked, "What did he send you to do?"
This... wait! This woman seems to know Lord Yi?!
Suddenly, Ming Li rubbed her forehead with one hand and waved the other, saying, "Forget it, forget it, you don't need to say anymore. I know."
Koi System: ...No! What do you know?!
As the Koi System was still wondering, it saw a red... pig! pounce over. And that pig had a smug, lecherous smile on its face.
Koi System: ...Pigs can smile this creepily?!
No! The Koi System sensed it carefully. It should be a red... System Pig!!! Damn it! Do systems have bodies now?!
Before the Koi System could finish its shock, it was grabbed by the pouncing system.
The Koi System was horrified and, at this moment, foolishly began reciting a poem:
Boil beans to make a soup,
Strain the beans to make the broth.
The beanstalks burn beneath the pot,
The beans weep in the pot.
Born of the same root,
Why torture each other so fiercely!
Why torture each other so fiercely!
The system's mouth twitched uncontrollably. What was this guy trying to do?!
Without further ado, the system directly opened its mouth, intending to swallow the Koi System.
Just as the system opened its mouth, it heard the Koi System shout, "Boss, I pay my respects to you...!"
However, before the Koi System could finish speaking, it was swallowed by the system.
After swallowing, the system smacked its lips, tilted its pig head, and curiously asked Ming Li, "Host, what did it just say? I ate too quickly and didn't hear."
Ming Li's lips twitched slightly, and she said, "It was afraid it would taste bland, so it asked me to have some sauce with it."
System: ...
Koi System: ...
Meanwhile.
After the Koi System was swallowed by the system, its connection with Chu Jun Mo was completely severed.
Chu Jun Mo suddenly couldn't sense the system's existence and instantly panicked. He kept calling out to the system in his heart, but no matter how he called, he received no response.
No, no, no, he was the chosen one, his golden finger wouldn't just disappear like this! This must be a test from the Koi System! It definitely is!
Thinking this, Chu Jun Mo gradually calmed his panicked emotions, picked up the sword beside him, and returned to the sect.
...
At this moment, a council of seven sects was being held in the assembly hall of the Xian Li Sect. The sect leaders, island lords, valley masters, and gate masters from the seven major powers were all present.
Huo Haolin, the sect leader of the Huoyun Sect, asked loudly, "Old Shi! There are rumors outside that the Ancestor has had an accident. Is it true?"
Shui Huanqian, the sect leader of the Shuiyang Sect, closed his Qiankun fan and said to Huo Haolin, the sect leader of the Huoyun Sect, "Old Huo, don't worry. This news must be fabricated by others, with the intention of causing internal chaos among our seven major powers!"
Yao Lingzi, the valley master of Yaogu, also chimed in, "If the Ancestor needs any elixirs, as long as my Yaogu has them, I will definitely provide them! As long as the Ancestor is well!"
Ling Ji, the island master of Taohua Xian Dao, covered her mouth with her hand and smiled, breaking the tense atmosphere. "What are you all talking about! Our Ancestor is so powerful, how could anything happen to her? Do you believe it? I certainly don't."
Long Shen, the gate master of Yushou Sect, and Duan Qianjue, the gate master of Wan Jian Sect, did not speak but nodded in agreement.
Everyone knew that the six major powers were led by the Xian Li Sect, and the Xian Li Sect was founded by the Ancestor. Thus, the six major powers were, in essence, led by the Ancestor Gong Ming Li.
If anything were to happen to the Ancestor, it would be a lie to say they weren't worried.
Shi Yuyang, sitting to the side, rolled his eyes speechlessly and yelled at the top of his lungs, "Who the hell told you our Ancestor had entered nirvana? I just saw our Ancestor moments ago. The old Ancestor is perfectly fine, and her health is excellent! She can live for a few hundred more years!"
Ming Li, who had just walked into the assembly hall: ...The corners of her mouth under the mask twitched wildly.
Old Ancestor?!
Very well, young man, you have successfully captured my attention!
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