Chapter 23: Primordial Morning Mist

It disappeared.

Bai Qiulan finally let out a long sigh of relief.

That drop of Chaos Yin Poison had finally disappeared.

It should have been just the first drop of the Chaos Yin Poison, the most stubborn one, or maybe it was because her "Taiyin Transforming Sacred Scripture" had not been fully practiced yet, which caused the Chaos Yin Poison to not disappear earlier.

It should be like that...

But deep inside, there was a trace of unease that Bai Qiulan didn’t want to admit.

"Congratulations on your breakthrough to Dao Integration, how are you feeling now?" Sun Ruowei hurriedly asked.

"Don’t worry, everything’s fine," Bai Qiulan said with a smile.

However, Sun Ruowei wasn’t completely at ease. She grabbed Bai Qiulan’s small hand and took her pulse.

"Cold energy entering your body, your qi and blood are weak. You, a Dao Integration cultivator, have such a pulse, and you still say you’re fine?" Sun Ruowei said, her eyes widening.

Bai Qiulan pulled her hand away and chuckled, "Just some minor issues."

Yue Hongling didn’t ask anything, just standing quietly to the side. Now, it seemed that Master Sun had noticed something and was eager to investigate further.

Yue Hongling still remembered the shock from the last life when Sun Ruowei discovered that she and their Master were both Lu Ye’s women.

Even until her death, Sun Ruowei’s last words had been, "No, how could you two be so messy?"

Since that kind of thing wouldn’t happen in this life, there was no need to let Sun Ruowei dig any further.

"Where’s Lu Ye?" Bai Qiulan asked.

"After winning first place, Senior Brother disappeared. He must have left the sect to go train outside," Yue Hongling said.

"To the God Burial Ridge..."

"Should be."

Sun Ruowei???

What? How do you both know where Lu Ye went to train?

Also, what exactly is the God Burial Ridge? It sounds impressive, but why have I never heard of it?

"Master, should we go check it out?" Yue Hongling asked.

"No need to go."

Yue Hongling hesitated, wanting to speak but held back.

Bai Qiulan understood, and with a grip on Yue Hongling’s shoulder, their figures instantly disappeared.

Sun Ruowei???

She stared at the empty sky, watching Bai Qiulan and Yue Hongling vanish without a trace.

The previously ignited Eight Trigrams flames were now completely extinguished.

"Damn, Bai Qiulan!"

"Your grandpa, I treat you as a close friend, and this is how you treat me?"

"Don’t you understand? Your secrets have already been exposed. Tell me the truth, hiding it from me hurts more than killing me."

"Bai Qiulan, come back here!"

"I’m going to sever all ties with you..."

Bai Qiulan reappeared.

"Oh, I forgot to bring you along."

Sun Ruowei was suddenly brought along to the clouds, and Bai Qiulan and Yue Hongling’s expressions remained calm.

"What did you two hide from me?" Sun Ruowei asked eagerly.

Bai Qiulan and Yue Hongling both showed confused expressions.

"We didn’t hide anything, we didn’t say anything."

"Then why did you avoid me just now?"

"We didn’t avoid you, we just forgot to bring you along."

"Stop lying! I’m such a big person, you could forget? Are you trying to fool a fool?"

"Ah, are you really that big? I think you’re petite, delicate, cute, and as beautiful as a flower. Not exactly a big person, right?"

Sun Ruowei???

Damn, how am I supposed to stay mad at this?

"What are we doing now?" Sun Ruowei asked.

"To the God Burial Ridge, I’m worried about my useless disciple. I’ll go check on him," Bai Qiulan said.

Yue Hongling seemed somewhat distracted.

Because she was worried about the poison she had given Lu Ye, the poison was called "Primordial Morning Mist." Strictly speaking, it wasn’t really a poison, but a special existence.

Once the Primordial Morning Mist took effect, it would amplify a person’s senses countless times. Even the slightest scratch would cause excruciating pain, enough to make a person faint.

It lasted for seven days.

This thing wouldn’t be lethal, but it would cause endless suffering.

A gust of ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ wind felt like a blade scraping against the skin.

A single ray of sunlight felt like being burned by fire.

Yue Hongling intended to use the Primordial Morning Mist to cause Lu Ye’s tribulation to fail.

But if it erupted now...

The intense pain could even cause Lu Ye’s soul to dissipate.

Yue Hongling felt a sense of regret.

She shouldn’t have poisoned her senior brother, especially after learning how much effort he had put into helping her cultivate and break through.

She could only pray that the Primordial Morning Mist would be erased by the power of time reversal.

The three arrived at the God Burial Ridge.

A figure was sitting cross-legged, a long sword resting on their knees.

It was Chu Ling.

"Greetings, Sister Yue, Sister Bai... Master, greetings, Master Sun."

Though Chu Ling had changed her address in time, "Sister Bai" was still heard by Sun Ruowei.

Again, "Sister Bai"!

Again, "Sister Bai"!

And "Sister Yue" too!

"Ling’er, where is Senior Brother?" Yue Hongling hurriedly asked.

"Master has entered the God Burial Ridge. I am here to protect him," Chu Ling replied.

"Was there anything unusual before he entered the God Burial Ridge?"

Chu Ling recalled that before Lu Ye entered the God Burial Ridge, he had given her a cold glance.

"Mm, no unusual behavior."

Yue Hongling felt slightly relieved.

"I’m a little worried. Ling’er, let’s go into the God Burial Ridge and check."

"Master is eternal—"

"Cough, Ling’er!"

Bai Qiulan interrupted Chu Ling.

What was that about "eternal"?

Sun Ruowei glared at Bai Qiulan, cursing in her heart: You're the biggest obstacle on my gossip path!

Was she going to say "eternally invincible"?

"Ling’er, I’ve done the same things you’ve done. Senior Brother probably came to the God Burial Ridge to collect the Blood Flower of the Gods. He wants to break through to form the infant soul. The last time the Tianjiang Poison acted up, it was probably when Senior Brother was condensing his core, so this time, if he tries to break through to form the infant soul, something bad might happen," Yue Hongling said anxiously.

Hearing this, Chu Ling’s expression changed.

"You did this?"

Yue Hongling bitterly nodded.

"What is it?"

"Primordial Morning Mist..."

Without saying another word, Chu Ling charged straight into the entrance of the God Burial Ridge.

The four women rushed in together.

Sun Ruowei caught a few key terms: Tianjiang Poison, Primordial Morning Mist.

What are these things?

Wait, you two little cultivators, only at the Core Formation Realm, how do you know about these strange things?

The formations inside had already been completely broken by Lu Ye, and once again, it was the same old story: Don’t talk about broken formations, don’t mention that Lu Ye had been here before.

Even if it were a completely new and intact formation, it would still be easy for Lu Ye.

Ahead, the bodies of the Corpse Scorpions appeared again.

Each of the Corpse Scorpions had been killed with a single strike.

Many of the Corpse Scorpions were at the Infant Soul Realm.

Sun Ruowei couldn’t help but feel a chill. Was all of this done by Lu Ye?

Lu Ye wasn’t just a Core Formation cultivator?

Why were these three women acting so normally, without any surprise?

Didn’t they think Lu Ye’s actions now were completely beyond the abilities of someone at the Core Formation Realm?

Even the Infant Soul Realm shouldn’t have such power!

They passed through a large number of Corpse Scorpion bodies.

They also navigated through poisonous mists and mazes.

Finally, the four of them came face to face with Lu Ye.