Secret, this woman definitely has a secret. The thought gave Tianhen a renewed sense of anticipation.
“What’s your name? Where do you come from?” Even though Tianhen had decided not to let her go regardless of her origins, habit still made him want to know her background, so he could prepare for anything that might happen in the future.
The female cultivator, as if oblivious to Tianhen’s intense desire, slightly bowed and said softly, “Disciple Xia Ruoyin, my family has dissipated. I am now a rogue cultivator. I intended to seek some opportunities in the universe, but I didn’t expect to get lost.”
“Haha…” Tianhen laughed heartily. “Good, good, a rogue cultivator is good. Come to my flying shuttle and let’s talk slowly.”
Amidst his laughter, Tianhen’s domain completely swept out.
“Boom!” The rules of the domain exploded in the void. Tianhen’s domain, like a rushing river suddenly blocked by a levee, came to an abrupt halt.
Tianhen’s heart sank. Although he had only recovered to the mid-stage of Quasi-Sage, his domain was very powerful, accumulated over years of experience.
In his mind, a young woman, even at the third level of Quasi-Sage, would not be able to resist his domain.
Yet now his domain was blocked, and it seemed that she hadn’t exerted much effort at all.
Could it be that he was really getting old? The younger generation coming out were all so powerful? In a short time, he had already seen three of them.
“What do you mean by this, Senior?” Although Xia Ruoyin was questioning him, her voice remained soft, and there wasn’t even a trace of anger on her face.
Tianhen took a breath. The frustration in his heart actually lessened. He realized that after re-integrating his physical body, his state of mind had dropped to freezing point.
Being suppressed by a few juniors had actually caused him to lose his composure? He was even inferior to this small woman in front of him. With this kind of mentality, even if he regained his strength and reclaimed his Saint’s position, he would probably still find it difficult to survive the next Great Tribulation.
He, a dignified Saint, had previously even thought about using women to vent his anger and frustration. This was not a sign of being able to attain the Great Dao again at all.
It didn’t matter if he had this woman or not, it didn’t matter even if he tormented her to death. He shouldn’t want to vent on this woman to resolve his frustration and anger.
“Haha…” Tianhen laughed, his tone softening. “I just tested your domain, you are quite good. Since you are lost in the void of the universe, it doesn’t matter, follow me. I am just about to return to the God Realm…”
Tianhen’s tone suddenly paused. As his state of mind calmed down, he immediately noticed the difference in Xia Ruoyin’s domain.
Xia Ruoyin’s domain carried a magnificent rule of creation and Dao rhythm, a Dao rhythm that he was somewhat familiar with…
That’s right, Tianhen’s heart suddenly turned cold. He remembered what the Dao principles in Xia Ruoyin’s domain were. It was the Dao rhythm of the Creation Green Lotus, and the Creation Green Lotus was the original form of Saintly Mother Qingyi. How could this kind of Dao rhythm rule appear on Xia Ruoyin?
No wonder his domain couldn’t tear apart her domain. Not only that, but he could also feel the power and magnificence of her domain.
It turned out to be because of the Creation Green Lotus. Could this woman have something to do with Saintly Mother Qingyi? That’s not right either. No matter how good the relationship between this woman and Saintly Mother Qingyi was, Saintly Mother Qingyi couldn’t possibly hand over her original form to her.
Tianhen didn’t believe even more that this woman had plotted against Saintly Mother Qingyi and seized the Green Lotus. Don't mention a mere third-level Quasi-Sage, even a Quasi-Sage at the Great Perfection realm, couldn’t even think about robbing Saintly Mother Qingyi's things. Moreover, Saintly Mother Qingyi had always been holed up in the Saintly Mother Pool, rarely coming out. Even when she did, she would bring a large group of disciples and maids. Otherwise, Saintly Mother Qingyi would never have survived the last Great Tribulation.
“Ruoyin thanks you, Senior.” After hearing Tianhen’s words, Xia Ruoyin immediately retracted her domain.
Tianhen put aside the doubts in his heart, took out a jade slip, pretended to carve it for a long time, and then threw the jade slip to Xia Ruoyin, saying, "This jade slip contains the spatial coordinates to the God Realm..."
“Senior, Ruoyin only needs to follow you.” Xia Ruoyin somewhat excitedly accepted the jade slip of spatial coordinates and said with delight.
Tianhen nodded. "Giving you the coordinates in the jade slip is to worry that we might accidentally get separated. The place we are going to pass through is a chaotic void, and this chaotic void may change the spatial coordinates. As long as the coordinates in the jade slip haven’t changed after we pass this chaotic void, you can go your own way afterward."
Saint Tianhen wasn’t lying about this. He really was about to encounter a chaotic void.
If he took action here, Xia Ruoyin might escape. Once Xia Ruoyin entered the chaotic void, he didn’t believe she could get away.
Chaotic voids like this posed little threat to an old monster like him who had lived for countless years. But for some young cultivators with little experience, it was a deadly threat.
If they didn’t understand the rules of the chaotic void and how to avoid them, once they entered, they could only be at his mercy.
Of course, he had to give her the jade slip. If he didn’t give it to her, wouldn't that make Xia Ruoyin suspicious?
“Thank you, Senior.” Xia Ruoyin stood on the flying shuttle and bowed respectfully, then said again, “I have something to tell you, Senior.”
“What is it?” Tianhen asked subconsciously.
Xia Ruoyin replied, “More than a thousand years ago, when I passed through a void chasm, I sensed a vast aura of cosmic rules within it. The rules were incredibly clear, and there was even a streak of purple energy crisscrossing it. I didn’t think much about it at the time and rushed in…”
“What did you see?” Even though Tianhen suspected that Xia Ruoyin was making it up, he couldn’t help but ask. He could even feel the excitement and trembling in his heart.
His state of mind had just recovered a little, and he knew that as a Saint with a God’s position, he shouldn’t be moved even if the sky collapsed. But now he just couldn’t suppress the joy in his heart, couldn’t suppress the excitement of this supreme opportunity arriving.
Cosmic Dao principles with crisscrossing purple energy, wasn’t that one of the rumored nine cosmic Dao principles? Because only the nine cosmic Dao principles had formed substance, they existed as purple energy.
He should know that even as a Saint with a God's position back then, he wasn't qualified to obtain cosmic Dao principles. Once a Saint with a God's position obtained cosmic Dao principles, they would take another step forward, standing above the Saints. The reason why Luo Xu was able to successfully plot against him, in addition to being extremely insidious, was because Luo Xu and several other Saints might have also controlled a cosmic Dao principle.
Xia Ruoyin didn’t seem to feel Tianhen’s excitement and spoke in a normal tone, “After I jumped into the chasm, I did see a crisscrossing purple Dao principle. That Dao principle was really too clear. When I went in, I was only at the Harmony God realm, and when I came out, I was already at the third level of Quasi-Sage…”
“You’re saying you went from Harmony God to the third level of Quasi-Sage in just over a thousand years?” Tianhen widened his eyes, looking at Xia Ruoyin in disbelief.
Xia Ruoyin nodded somewhat blankly. “Yes, that cosmic Dao principle was really too clear. I felt my cultivation rising rapidly. But I didn’t have any experience and felt that Dao principle was very extraordinary, so I actually wanted to collect that Dao principle…”
“What happened afterward?” Tianhen asked again.
Xia Ruoyin shook her head. “Later, I realized that my cultivation was too weak, and that cosmic Dao principle directly escaped, and I couldn’t find it again. Fortunately, when I left, I found a lotus petal in that void chasm.”
As she spoke, Xia Ruoyin picked up a palm-sized red lotus petal.
Creation Green Lotus!
Seeing this red lotus petal, Tianhen’s eyes shrank. He finally understood why Xia Ruoyin’s domain carried the aura of the Creation Green Lotus. It turned out that this female cultivator had obtained a red lotus petal from Saintly Mother Qingyi due to her heaven-defying luck.
But how could Saintly Mother Qingyi's red lotus petal be in that void chasm?
Tianhen couldn’t figure it out and could only put the question aside. He was certain that Xia Ruoyin had taken out the red lotus petal to show him, not because she really didn't know the value of this thing, as she had shown, and casually showed it to strangers. She took it out on purpose, this woman was not simple.
If the cosmic Dao principle hadn't appeared in that void chasm, what was this woman trying to lure him into that void chasm for?
Whether what this woman said was true or false, he admitted that he had to go. Even if there was only a one in a billion chance, he had to go.
“Ruoyin, we hit it off right away, you can just call me Big Brother. Um, Ruoyin, can you take me to that void chasm where you cultivated to take a look? You went from Harmony God to the third level of Quasi-Sage in just over a thousand years, I really want to see it.” Tianhen said with a smile.
“Okay, Big Brother, follow me. It’s a pity that Dao principle ran away. By the way, I still don’t know what your name is, Big Brother?” Xia Ruoyin turned around as if without any precautions.
“I am called Gentian.” Tianhen smiled slightly, his tone becoming more amiable. A mere third-level Quasi-Sage woman dared to play tricks in front of him, Tianhen.
(That’s all for today’s update, good night friends!)