The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 689: A Good Reincarnation—A Major Step Toward Success

Chapter 689: A Good Reincarnation—A Major Step Toward Success

The new elders wrote everything down carefully, but there was a sense of unease in their hearts.

"Lord, we don’t know where Ji Siheng’s true form is hiding. If he successfully nurtures his primordial spirit and returns to kill us, what should we do?" one of the elders asked anxiously.

"We should still recruit new disciples, that way we can fight Siheng when the time comes," another elder suggested. After all, they had just been promoted, and most of them were in the Nascent Soul stage. Right now, without the ability to recruit new disciples, they wouldn’t even have enough people to operate the Jialan Sword Formation. They might even run out of manpower when the time came.

Qingwu raised an eyebrow and replied, "Unless the new disciples are extraordinarily gifted, it will take them at least twenty to thirty years to reach the Core Formation stage. To control the Jialan Sword Formation, we need disciples at the Golden Core stage. And Siheng and Qiao Nanyi know that formation too well. If we use it, we’ll be walking into our own deaths."

The four elders exchanged glances, and a sense of regret spread through their hearts. They wondered if following Qingwu had been a mistake.

"Recruiting disciples is useless. If we aren’t careful, they’ll stab us in the back," one elder muttered.

Qingwu’s anger flared up as he thought of his traitorous disciple, Ye Qingchi. He reached into his robes and pulled out a book of scriptures. "This is the Five Elements Slaughtering Heaven Technique. It requires five people to stand in the Five Elements positions in order to activate it. Once mastered, its power is immense. It’ll make dealing with Siheng a piece of cake."

The new elders eagerly passed the book around. After studying it for a while, their faces darkened.

"But to activate this technique, one needs to be at the Deity Forming stage..." one of the elders said, feeling disheartened. "As for us, our talent and ability are limited."

Qingwu reassured them with a smile. "There’s no need to worry. Jialan Celestial Mountain has plenty of resources to help you. You’ll definitely improve. We’re all in the same boat, so I’ll help you."

Relieved, the elders nodded.

Qingwu sipped his tea leisurely, leaning back in his chair. This was just the beginning. Siheng, you chose to abandon Jialan Celestial Mountain for a woman, and now you’ll regret it. I will claim everything for myself.

Ordinary immortals would need decades or even centuries to restore their primordial spirit, but Siheng was different. He was extraordinarily gifted. If anyone could restore his primordial spirit in just a few years, it was him. That’s why Qingwu was making such thorough preparations, intending to act quickly.

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Nanli followed the Orientation Talisman and finally found Liang Jie and the others. However, her speed was too fast, and she quickly flew past them.

Helpless, Nanli turned around and returned. Among the five people, the elders were the easiest to recognize, so she walked up to a middle-aged man with a beard and greeted him respectfully. "Elder, I’m back."

Liang Jie glanced at her and thought to himself, "How can an outer sect disciple have such impressive sword control? She disappeared in the blink of an eye."

He snorted coldly, "If you’re any slower, we’ll have already completed our task."

Hearing the mockery in his tone, Nanli took out a bottle of pills. "Yes, I know I was wrong, so I’ve prepared something to apologize to Elder."

Liang Jie raised an eyebrow but said nothing, extending his hand. Nanli understood and used her spiritual power to pass the bottle over to him.

When Liang Jie opened the bottle, a fragrant scent immediately wafted out. It was a mid-grade Yuan Qi Pill! Even though there was only one, it was worth a considerable amount.

His expression softened, and he said with a smile, "Alright, return to the group."

At this point, the Qi Refining warriors should have arrived in Mu Nation’s capital. They needed to rush over and check the situation. If the Qi Refining warriors weren’t up to the task, they would have to step in.

However, even a Qi Refining warrior was much stronger than an ordinary person. Even a five-hundred-strong army would struggle to stop them. So, there probably wouldn’t be much for them to do now.

But since the island master had given the order, they still needed to check.

As Nanli rejoined the group, the outer sect disciples were surprised. Previously, Yuan Zijun’s talent was poor, and after taking a Base Building Pill, he barely managed to reach his current stage. His sword control had always been shaky, and his flight unsteady.

One of the outer sect disciples asked curiously, "Zijun, what happened? After going home for a while, you seem different. Your flying technique is so much smoother now!"

Nanli glanced at them and saw that they were all focused on their techniques, not daring to be distracted. The speed of their flying was slow compared to hers, and she now understood why. This was the true speed of an entry-level swordsman.

Due to Lin Zhixia’s comment, she realized she had exposed a flaw.

But Nanli, skilled in lying, casually responded, "My father is very ill. Before he lost consciousness, he gave me a very precious pill. After taking it, I felt my spiritual power increase, and my flight became smoother and steadier. I no longer feel dizzy or nauseous."

The disciples all looked at her with envy.

"Good reincarnation, and you’ve made a huge step forward," they thought.

Nanli continued, "I have more of that pill. I’ll give one to all of you."

As she spoke, she began to open her Qiankun Bag to retrieve the pills.

However, the disciples immediately shook their heads and refused. "We can’t be distracted like the elders. Just give it to us after we land."

"..." Nanli was speechless. She had no more words for these outer sect disciples.

But it wasn’t all bad. The worse they were, the less effort she had to put into dealing with them.

The tricky part was Elder Liang Jie. Although he was only at the third rank, he was at the Nascent Soul early stage, while she was just at the early Golden Core stage. That was a huge gap, two minor realms.

She had to stay alert and adapt accordingly.

However, at that moment, Nanli suddenly furrowed her brows.

An outer sect disciple noticed her change in expression and asked with concern, "Zijun, are you alright?"

"I’m fine." Nanli shook her head, quickly adjusting her expression.

The Talisman of Spiritual Perception told her that Second Brother was injured. Fortunately, it wasn’t a fatal wound, but she had to act immediately.

She quickly thought of a solution and said, "Elder, my father also gave me a few talismans, but I don’t know what they are. Would you mind taking a look for me?"

Liang Jie’s heart swelled with joy. "A fool who doesn’t know what a talisman is? This is easy."

He cleared his throat and said, "Of course."

Nanli handed over a few talismans.

Liang Jie took a quick glance and immediately noticed that the runes on them were complex and exquisite, with a significant amount of spiritual power contained within.

He swallowed nervously. In his heart, he already decided to seize the opportunity to take them for himself. He extended his hand, controlling his flying sword to quickly grab the talismans.

However, Nanli suddenly activated a talisman, forming a seal and shouting, "Array, rise!"

The talismans, along with the main talisman, burst into golden light, and the runes formed an overlapping array in the air, trapping Liang Jie inside.

"Yuan Zijun, you’re rebelling?!" Liang Jie shouted angrily, but he couldn’t break free from the talisman array.

Wait a minute, Yuan Zijun knew talismans?

Liang Jie’s eyes widened in realization and he glared at Nanli. "You’re not Yuan Zijun! Quickly, capture him!"

He shouted at the four outer sect disciples.