The other party was also dressed in white, wearing a white veil, with a green plum blossom tucked into their bun. However, their chest was flat, and their back was straight.
A breeze blew, carrying a faint scent of medicinal pills.
Bai Shengyi couldn't help but glance over. Was the other party also a pill cultivator?
Perhaps sensing Bai Shengyi's gaze, the other party raised their voice and said softly, "Sister, what are you looking at?"
The voice was clearly faked, making Bai Shengyi shiver. "Please speak normally."
"Sister, you jest. This is my normal speaking voice." Yue Jun didn't think the other party could discern her true identity and continued, "Sister, do you know about the Heart of the Divine Wood?"
Bai Shengyi's gaze flickered almost imperceptibly. Oh, here comes another one targeting the Heart of the Divine Wood?
...
In Chongyuan, Yingwuzhou, within a luxurious and magnificent palace.
Here, spiritual mist swirled, and the spiritual energy was so dense it was almost tangible. The top-grade spirit marrow paving the ground shimmered with a bright, pure light.
At the front of the palace knelt a woman in green. Before her, on a high staircase, stood a young man. He merely stood there, yet the aura he exuded was enough to make one feel suffocated.
"You say Huayun is dead? And the Azure Dragon Revival Plan has also failed?"
The young man's tone was gentle. If Tang Qiao wasn't intimately familiar with him, she would never have guessed he was angry.
Tang Qiao suppressed her fear and replied earnestly, "Yes. However, Young Master Tianyun has allied with demon cultivators and the Void Beast tribe to prepare to unify the Divine Revelation Small World. Once Young Master Tianyun succeeds, the fortune of the Divine Revelation Small World can still be used for our..."
Before she could finish the word "used," Tang Qiao was sent flying, crashing against a pillar in the hall with a thud.
Yet, she didn't dare make a sound. She hurriedly got up and knelt respectfully on the ground. "Master, please calm your anger!"
"Idiot! Who told him to act on his own initiative!"
A merciless reprimand.
Tang Qiao lowered her head, greatly alarmed. Could it be that the attack on the Divine Revelation Sect by Liu Tianyun had not even been reported to the Master?
Indeed...
"I told him to find the murderer of my son's human soul and help my son's remaining two souls undergo tribulations. Who told him to tamper with the Divine Revelation and ruin my plans!"
The young man flicked his sleeve, and Tang Qiao let out another muffled groan.
Tang Qiao hurriedly said, "Master, please rest assured. We have kept Young Master Mo's matters in mind. Yue Jun heard that the Heart of the Divine Wood might be beneficial for Young Master Mo's recovery, so she has already gone to the Green Glory Small World to retrieve it."
Upon hearing this, the young man withdrew his hand. "You and Yue Jun have put in much effort."
"It is our duty."
When Tang Qiao emerged from the hall, the sky in Yingwuzhou had already darkened.
As soon as she reached the entrance of her cave dwelling, she couldn't hold it in any longer and vomited a mouthful of blood.
Just as she was about to collapse onto the ground, a pair of hands suddenly reached out from the side, supporting her.
Tang Qiao couldn't help but smile. "Chu Tianle, you are so kind."
Chu Tianle frowned as he looked at Tang Qiao. Her face still held that innocent and childlike smile, as if she were ignorant of the world. Yet, having been with Tang Qiao these past few days, he knew better than anyone how much wickedness and cruelty lay beneath that innocence.
"When will you let me return to Divine Revelation?" Chu Tianle asked coldly.
Since being taken away by Tang Qiao within the Mustard Seed Layer, he only occasionally heard news about Divine Revelation from the conversations between Tang Qiao and Yue Jun.
He didn't know what happened to that person, nor what had happened to Divine Revelation Academy. Were Qin Sanxiang, Ximen Hongchun, and the others alright?
After leaving that land far behind, he finally realized that all his previous worries were insignificant in the face of the boundless heavenly wall.
Seeing Chu Tianle's expression, Tang Qiao knew what he was thinking. She pushed Chu Tianle away sulkily, letting herself slide to the ground.
"Isn't it good here?" Tang Qiao didn't understand. "Divine Revelation is just one of countless small worlds. Even if you cultivate for a lifetime, you might at most reach the Mahayana realm. Don't you want to try the realms beyond Mahayana and possess higher cultivation?"
"Chu Tianle, Chongyuan is a medium world, and its spiritual energy is several times that of Divine Revelation. Moreover, if you were in Divine Revelation, you would never be able to ascend in your lifetime..."
She suddenly realized she might have let something slip and abruptly covered her mouth.
"What do you mean, 'never be able to ascend'?" Chu Tianle's heart sank. He looked down and saw Tang Qiao guiltily trying to enter the cave dwelling.
A thin trail of blood flowed on the ground.
It was from Tang Qiao's back, which had been injured against the pillar in the hall.
Chu Tianle's lips moved, but he still stepped forward to block her. "Tang Qiao, I heard everything just now."
"Oh, alright, I'll tell you then." Tang Qiao pouted, giving up on concealment and sighing, "The Divine Revelation Small World is governed by the Chongyuan Medium World. Your ascension is actually an ascension to Chongyuan, but three thousand years ago, the Heavenly Ladder of ascension for Divine Revelation was severed..."
"Three thousand years ago..."
Chu Tianle muttered to himself. Wasn't this the time when the Divine Revelation Continent was separated from the Divine Revelation World?
Lost in thought, he didn't hear Tang Qiao's subsequent words.
"...Unfortunately, even though the Heavenly Ladder was severed, it couldn't completely suppress the Heavenly Dao..."
...
"Sister, I heard that the Enlightenment Chamber in the Central Region Divine Temple is very beneficial for contract spirit plants. Would you like to go with me?"
Upon arriving at the Divine Temple, Envoy Cui and Divine Lord Xi were summoned away. The Divine Attendant led Bai Shengyi and Yue Jun to their residences and then departed.
The residences of the Divine Maidens of the Four Great Divine Temples were all in the same courtyard. As Bai Shengyi entered, she sensed the orderly and flowing spiritual energy within the courtyard.
"No, I won't. You go by yourself." She felt that the spiritual energy circulation in this courtyard had some issues and wanted to investigate it, as she might be living here for the next month.
Yue Jun frowned. If this Divine Maiden Bai didn't go, wouldn't it be a bit awkward for him to go alone?
"Sister, please accompany me. In the entire Central Region Divine Temple, I only know you," he said coquettishly, imitating the words taught in the "Most Popular Woman Learning Handbook in the Cultivation World" that he had obtained from Tang Qiao.
Bai Shengyi: ...
"Don't you know Divine Lord Xi?"
Yue Jun's voice hitched.
"Forget it, I'll go with you." She changed her mind. This "woman" might know something.
Bai Shengyi stood up. "Do you know which direction the Enlightenment Chamber is?"
The Central Region Divine Temple was not like the Eastern Divine Temple, which consisted of towering pagodas. Instead, it was composed of five vast, magnificent, and solemn three-story temples: East, West, North, South, and Central.
Bai Shengyi had noticed when she entered that not only was it large, but it should also have been laid out with formations and divine arts. A person who had never been here before would most likely get lost inside.
Yue Jun was momentarily stunned by Bai Shengyi's question.
However, he quickly thought of a solution. "Wait for me."
Bai Shengyi waited where she was for about fifteen minutes, and then saw Yue Jun walk over, affectionately arm-in-arm with a man dressed as a Holy Son.
"Sister, this is the Holy Son of our Western Divine Temple, Wu Qun. He participated in the Winter Moon Festival last year. I asked Brother Qun to take us there together."
Following Wu Qun was the Holy Son of the Eastern Divine Temple, Han Bei, who had a constipated expression.
Han Bei never imagined that in his many years of existence, the first time he got goosebumps was from being repulsed by a Divine Maiden.