Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest
Chapter 835 - 835 59 Prolonged Consumption

Chapter 835: Chapter 59: Prolonged Consumption Chapter 835: Chapter 59: Prolonged Consumption Since Yan Yu had taken the ancient mirror in his hand, Lin Ning had not heard the immortal in the mirror communicate with her again.

Of course, Yan Yu had never heard the voice, so he once suspected that Ningning might have been affected by an illusion technique.

However, considering her serious personality, she would definitely speak up if anything was even slightly amiss; therefore, Yan Yu tended more towards the belief that the immortal in the mirror was a real “Artifact Spirit,” just silent for some reason.

So the question arose, what was her purpose?

The most worrisome possibility was body seizing, so Yan Yu decided to keep the ancient mirror with him. If the other party truly attempted to seize his body when he was alone, the True Obscurity Sun Sword Intent hidden in his Sea of Consciousness certainly wouldn’t stand idly by.

The other party indeed maintained their composure, avoiding conversation all this time, leaving Yan Yu with many prepared strategies unused. He thus took out the ancient mirror again and communicated with Lin Ning:

“Talk to her.”

“What should I talk about?” Lin Ning puzzled.

“Ask her what she wants to do, where she wants to go,” Yan Yu said, “and let’s fulfill her wish.”

Lin Ning immediately understood and called out in her mind:

“Immortal in the mirror, immortal in the mirror?”

“What’s up?” the voice of the immortal in the mirror finally emerged. “You’ve been leaving me with your husband all this time; I thought you’d forgotten about me.”

“He’s not my husband!” Lin Ning immediately blushed and objected, “Don’t talk nonsense, or I won’t speak to you again!”

There was silence from the mirror.

It seemed the other was at a loss for words and after a while finally spoke,

“So, what do you need me for? Is it because you’re having relationship issues with your team leader, seeking my help? Haha, then you’ve come to the right person. I’m an expert at solving emotional issues…”

“No, no,” Lin Ning hurriedly explained, “I just wanted to ask what your plans are? You were trapped in the Underground Secret Realm before, right? Do you have any plans for what you want to do next, any particular place you want to go?”

“Hmm, that’s a good question,” the immortal in the mirror said. “I don’t really have anywhere I want to go; take me wherever you wish. As for what I want to do, there’s nothing in particular. Right now, I’m most interested in helping you resolve your issues with your team leader; you could talk to me more about that.”

“I don’t have issues with the team leader!” Lin Ning emphasized again.

“Okay, okay, then let me put it another way,” the immortal in the mirror switched to a calmer tone and said composedly, “You hope your team leader won’t treat others preferentially and at least equally distribute attention to you, but for him, the most critical thing is the training effect of the team members. Those who are underperforming will certainly gain more of his attention, and yet you can’t bring yourself to feign weakness…”

Lin Ning was left speechless, stammering for quite a while, only repeating vague and incomprehensible words like “at least the water should be carried levelly” and “feigning weakness in training is deceiving oneself.”

Yan Yu thought her expression was odd and assumed the immortal in the mirror was tricking her again. He straightforwardly said,

“If she truly needs a body, the Privy Council can meet her requirements and even tailor it according to her needs. Tell her not to waste her time with conspiracies; expressing her needs directly can save both sides time and effort.”

Lin Ning relayed the message accurately, only to hear the immortal in the mirror coldly laugh:

“Body seizing? You all aren’t worthy of my taking a body. The upper limit of Spiritual Energy Concentration in your world and the Grade of Core Formation is at most third-grade, and ascension is utterly hopeless. Why would I want to be a cultivator in your world? Do you think I want to jump into a trashy soap opera and replace the lead actor?”

“It’s not as bad as a trashy soap opera!” Lin Ning instinctively retorted. “There are a lot of delicious and fun things on Earth.”

“What could be delicious and fun here?” the immortal in the mirror disdainfully said, “Does Earth have Dragon Liver and Phoenix Marrow for cooking? Does it have an Immortal Palace for tourism? Such a low-grade plane still has the audacity to speak. To put it harshly, you’re like a frog at the bottom of a well, still worried about another frog taking over your tiny well.”

Lin Ning was left speechless by her retort and could only relay the words back to Yan Yu exactly how they were spoken.

Yan Yu pondered deeply. In his view, if the ancient mirror truly wanted to seize a body, the best option would be to cooperate with Lu Country and get her a custom body. However, her complete disinterest and demeaning view of Earth’s realm, along with her acknowledgment of having the ability to seize bodies yet deeming Earth’s cultivators unworthy, indicated otherwise…

“Is there Dragon Liver and Phoenix Marrow in your realm?” he finally turned and asked Zhao Yuanzhen.

“Yes,” Zhao Yuanzhen answered, “but who could possibly obtain that? Only immortals hosting banquets would have it, but who’s qualified to attend a banquet of immortals?”

Yan Yu thought for a long time, not entirely convinced by the immortal in the mirror’s claims. It seemed likely that she had no intention of seizing a body; yet, body seizing was a type of event where once it occurred, it was utterly disastrous. Thus, precautions were still necessary.

Since she was only willing to communicate with Lin Ning, even if body seizing were to occur, Ningning’s long, straight, beautiful body was most at risk. Therefore, the ancient mirror absolutely couldn’t fall into Ningning’s hands.

With this in mind, Yan Yu handed the mirror over to Chen Lingyun for her to practice with the enchantress, Li Minghu to practice swordsmanship with Ningning, and took Yun Jin, Ruoxi, and Anna with him for an inspection of Taoism Methods above the Yangtze River.

Chen Lingyun took the ancient mirror, binding it with the Nine Heavens Yin Demon Divine Evil Prayer Beads. The beads had the ability to seal magic treasures like the Flying Sword; although uncertain if they would work on her, it was worth a try for now.