"Wow, trying to freeload, huh?"

Qinglian raised an eyebrow, sensing Liang Yi's sinister intentions.

Other cultivators, Qinglian wasn't sure, but ever since he connected with Liang Yi, he has been transferring vitality to this guy every day. Is this person injured severely every day?

Under his protection, it would be difficult for a normal cultivator to even think about dying. And now, Liang Yi is trying to provide the same safeguard for his junior sister.

Su Youyi's talent and nature are exceptionally demonic among demons, and she also possesses incredibly dense fate. From Qinglian's perspective, it is certain that she'll have a place among the Great Cultivators of the Ninth Realm in the future.

If it weren't for Liang Yi's appearance, he would have probably chosen this junior.

Moreover, Qinglian has deduced that there will inevitably be a major calamity facing Su Youyi before she can ascend to the Ninth Realm due to her nature. As the Creation Green Lotus with unparalleled effectiveness in clearing the mind and stabilizing the nature, he's more than capable of helping Su Youyi overcome the difficulty.

Unfortunately, the unexpectedly emerged Liang Yi has now completely disrupted Su Youyi's fate, leaving Qinglian unable to discern the path of her destiny.

Qinglian had never paid attention to someone like Liang Yi before, so naturally, he had no way of knowing Liang Yi's destined path. Nonetheless, he found it odd that with Liang Yi's density of Heavenly Dao's aura, how could he have failed to notice someone like him before?

"Elder Qinglian, you wouldn't say no to this small favor, would you?"

Liang Yi, with a smile brimming in his eyes, looked at Qinglian. For an extra layer of security over his junior sister's life, shameless as it might be, so be it.

If previously Qinglian was unable to help him with life and death crises due to the interference of the Void and the Heavenly Dao's defenses, then after bringing Elder Qinglian back to the Mystical Mechanism Continent, he wouldn't believe that this guy would stand aside indifferently if his junior sister faced a life-threatening danger.

The connection between him and Qinglian is very subtle, seeming more like a transactional relationship, yet it is much more intimate.

If one really needs a word to describe it, that would be—contract!

So with this relationship, Qinglian would never just watch as his junior sister gets into trouble.

"Ah... alright then, I'll give it to you."

Qinglian scratched his head helplessly. Really, how did he get tricked by this sly little devil? Could it be that all good-looking people have a dark heart?

"You still remember the Dharma, right?"

Qinglian asked, shifting his gaze to Su Youyi standing beside him.

"I remember."

Su Youyi, who had been silent on the side, nodded her head quickly, knowing that this was her senior brother's considerate effort. Even though his actions were somewhat driven by the desire to get back at Elder Qinglian for the latter's trickery, the most important reason was for him, hence his request.

Qinglian opened his right hand and condensed a round jade-green lotus seed in his palm.

A unique fragrance of the lotus seed diffused through the spring mountain mist, while the seed itself slowly flew towards Su Youyi's brow.

Su Youyi did not resist, allowing the lotus seed to enter her Sea of Consciousness.

"Now you just need to run the Dharma, and with that lotus seed, your cultivation should also be unhindered."

Qinglian clapped his hands and leaned back on the long chair.

"By the way, the wound on your arm caused by the Abyss' breath, I've also taken the liberty of healing that for you."

Only then did Su Youyi realize that the injury on her arm, which had been suppressed by her senior brother, had now completely disappeared without leaving a trace.

"Thank you, Elder. But is the one for my junior sister the same as mine?"

Liang Yi sincerely thanked Qinglian but still asked with some curiosity.

"With your help, that's enough. Consider that bit of Origin as my gift to her."

Qinglian spoke nonchalantly. His resources are vast and taking care of two juniors is not a problem at all.

Moreover, the future accomplishments of these two would not be inferior to his own. As for how far they can go, even he cannot say for sure—right now, this little investment could turn into a massive profit for him in the future.

Seeing that his junior sister had entered the state of cultivation, Liang Yi also relaxed. He then turned to look at Qinglian.

"So, how should I take you back with me? We can't just stroll back in plain sight, right? Doesn't the Heavenly Dao have any sense of shame?"

"It's not necessarily like that. One can't generalize about everyone's constitution. What if you could do it?"

Qinglian laughed heartily, teasing Liang Yi.

"Just kidding. Of course, we won't return so conspicuously. When I pulled you to me, I didn't even use the power of my true body because I was afraid the Heavenly Dao would find out it was me who took you away."

Looking at Liang Yi, who faced him expressionlessly, Qinglian could only sit up straighter and elaborate on his own method.

At that moment, Liang Yi learned that when Qinglian effortlessly repelled Zhu Shigu, he was merely using basic Void powers, without tapping into his own strength at all.

"The Ninth Realm is truly frightening..."

Zhu Shigu, the pinnacle of the Eighth Realm, was already an existence far beyond the current Liang Yi, yet he was completely powerless in front of Qinglian.

"So later, when I send you back, I will completely transform myself into the most primitive and ordinary state and attach myself to the lotus within your Divine Soul."

Qinglian made a lotus bloom gesture with his left hand, then clenched it into a fist sharply, pointing at Liang Yi's forehead.

"The lotus in your Divine Soul, though it's from the cultivation and blooming of my own Origin lotus seed, won't attract the Heavenly Dao's attention because of its connection to you."

"That simple?"

Liang Yi was surprised; why didn't it feel tense at all? On one side is an Innate Divine Object that is about to become the Heavenly Dao of a great world, and on the other side is the Heavenly Dao of the Mystical Mechanism Continent; shouldn't the act of sneaking across be nerve-wracking?

"Did you think otherwise? Did you expect me to fight it out with that guy and force our way through?"

Qinglian rolled her eyes at Liang Yi, scoffing in annoyance.

"Useless, isn't it basic common sense to sneak in undetected?"

Liang Yi retorted, knowing well that any player was aware if you kill off all the NPCs, naturally it'll count as an 'unnoticed' infiltration.

"What kind of common sense is that..."

Qinglian rolled her eyes, but then her expression changed as she and Liang Yi both turned to look at Su Youyi.

They saw the lotus seed shadow above the head of Su Youyi, who was cultivating, rapidly unfold, and within a mere few breaths, it blossomed completely, forming a proud lotus standing tall and untainted in the void.

In Liang Yi's perception, there was a faint connection between the lotus above his junior sister's head and the Qinglian opposite them.

"Senior brother, I've succeeded."

As soon as Su Youyi opened her eyes, she looked excitedly and joyfully towards Liang Yi.

"This Body Cultivation Method is so powerful..."

Although the Body Refining Method Su Youyi cultivated before was also one of the top cultivation techniques of the Taoist Sect, the difference compared to Qinglian Creation was quite significant.

After all, it was unheard of for a cultivator who was not a Body Cultivator to achieve a physical strength comparable to that of a Body Cultivator after practicing this technique. Su Youyi couldn't imagine how strong a cultivator who was originally pursuing the path of Body Cultivation would become by practicing this method.

"Yes, it's good that you've successfully started. Though you now have the foundation laid by Qinglian Creation, you still mustn't slack off in your cultivation," Liang Yi said as the lotus flower above his junior sister's head slowly dissipated, and he nodded in satisfaction.

With this, he could be more assured of his junior sister's safety.

"Alright, now that your junior sister has started on her path, we should set off."

Qinglian was eager to return to the Mystical Mechanism Continent and enjoy life; standing every day in the void with nothing around was unbearably boring.

"Oh... alright."

Seeing Qinglian rise, Liang Yi and Su Youyi also got to their feet.

But as soon as they had risen, the scenery around them shattered with a crash, and they found themselves back in the void.

It was as if Qinglian, when needed, had created a Secret Realm on the spot, and after the task was complete, the Secret Realm was eradicated.

Qinglian stood steadily in the void, and now came a very important step.

Qinglian took a deep breath, and light began to flow and reveal itself all over her body. Uncountable laws revolved around her, swirling with her at the center, like schools of deep-sea fish.

Simply holding one's breath and disguising oneself to deceive the Heavenly Dao would not suffice, especially for someone like Qinglian, who was being closely monitored.

Therefore, to slip by the Heavenly Dao unnoticed, Qinglian used an unprecedented number of laws, over a hundred of them, to form a seal, and naturally, the one to be sealed was herself.

The speed of the Great Dao laws revolving around her quickened, slowly intertwining into threads, the threads knitting into a net that eventually shrouded Qinglian within it.

At this moment, Liang Yi and Su Youyi could no longer make out Qinglian, wrapped in the Great Dao's net; indeed, had they not witnessed it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have been able to feel anything there in front of them at all.

They tried various methods, all in vain, and even as the spherical net began shrinking and moving toward Liang Yi, it became increasingly transparent.

By the time it finally made contact with Liang Yi's forehead, Liang Yi and Su Youyi had completely lost sight of Qinglian with their naked eyes.

It was as if everything just now was an illusion; Qinglian seemed to have never been there, as Liang Yi and Su Youyi couldn't find a trace of her no matter how they checked.

"So, how do we go back?"

Qinglian had vanished, likely hidden, but what worried Liang Yi was how they would return.

As soon as Liang Yi's words fell, an invisible force of rejection erupted from the void, targeting both Liang Yi and Su Youyi.

Their outlines rippled like droplets on the surface of water, but they detected nothing unusual.

"Senior brother?"

Su Youyi looked at her senior brother and realized that her situation was similar.

"It must be the work of Elder Qinglian."

Liang Yi remained calm, not appearing panicked at all.

To Liang Yi, it was undoubtedly Qinglian's doing; after all, such a situation wouldn't arise just as she vanished.

As expected, as the ripples subsided, Liang Yi and Su Youyi's figures became fainter, and their connection to the void gradually disappeared.

When the ripples finally calmed, their figures had completely vanished from the void.

Numerous behemoths and beings of the void cast their gaze towards this region, intensely scrutinizing something, and only after a long moment were they sure.

The presence they feared, one they dared not cross, had finally disappeared!

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