Who let him join the Sword Sect!

Chapter 530 I'll transform into a mouse, cut your internet cable, and steal your Wi-Fi.
Because of her mental issues, Fu Ji found the Blade Spirit very difficult to use; even just walking those two steps to the cave entrance, she staggered along.

As she walked, stepping on her right foot with her left, Fu Ji explained the situation to Zhang Ze.

According to Fu Ji, Xiao Jing was able to find this place by means of the power of the Nine Serpents, which are the black slime molds that share the same origin as Fu Ji.

All preparations made after entering the Holy Land were for the purpose of replacing Fuhime.

After all, returning to the original state, the Rotten Princess, the Nine Serpents, the Source of All Laws, and the empty shell renamed Baiyujing are all indispensable.

Xiao Jing seems to be lacking in everything.

All four progress bars were neatly stuck at around 90%.

For example, the source of all laws.

Back then, the Human Emperor (in the rotten version) scattered all laws, dispersing the source of all laws throughout the four continents to help the human race comprehend the Dao and advance on their path.

Those fragments did not remain in the world forever, but gradually returned to the sacred land over three thousand years.

However, because the throne is empty and the Empress is not present, these fragments of the source of all laws can never be mended.

These fragments were scattered throughout the sacred land, settling among various creatures or minerals, thus giving rise to those golden treasures of nature.

It's only because of the excessive 'loyalty' of his black-clad subordinates that he hasn't been able to collect all the Sources of All Laws even today.

As for the black mist, it's unclear whether it was a byproduct of his refining of Bai Yujing, which he just happened to use for defense, or whether it was related to the black slime fungus, the Nine Serpents.

We'll have to wait until we strangle him to find out the specifics.

……

“Seriously, is it really possible for someone to become you? That doesn’t make sense at all,” Zhang Ze asked as they walked.

Zhang Ze didn't believe that a person could turn into a rotten princess, because even someone as eccentric as him couldn't withstand the rotten princess's multi-faceted mind and her thoughts that roamed thousands of miles.

All he could do was plug his ears, pretend not to hear, pretend not to hear, pretend not to be moved by the corrupt concubine.

“Under normal circumstances, it’s not possible,” Fuhime said.

"You saw what happened to Your Majesty just now. Apart from people like Lily who can barely keep up with my train of thought, most people cannot share my thoughts, or... well, understand me."

"Xiao Jing is no exception. If he wants to control Qiuqiu, I mean Bai Yujing, his brain alone is not enough."

"That's why he put all those...fore-fore-ahhhhh." Before Fuhime could finish speaking, she tripped over herself because she forgot to use her hind legs while walking.

Zhang Ze sighed, took out a [New Flying Talisman] from his pocket, and stuck it on Fu Ji's forehead.

"Thank you." After floating up, Fu Ji continued, "According to the memories I read from Bai Yujing, the first method Xiao Jing tried to control Bai Yujing was to split his soul to control his body."

"He slaughtered most of the Xiao family bloodline except for himself, and turned them into his own split soul avatars, that is, those hands and feet."

“But this method failed,” Zhang Ze said.

“That’s right, most of them are defective products, and only a few are of great use. But because of Xiao Jing’s nature, these split soul avatars are not like me.” Fu Ji said after carefully choosing her words, “They are not as united as me.”

"To me, each of us is myself; we are both the myriad and the unique."

“But he can’t do that,” Zhang Ze continued. “His actions, including his own, are selfish, suspicious of each other, and exploitative, just like real enemies.”

“Yes,” Fuhime nodded, “so he changed his plans.”

The two had reached the cave entrance and were looking at the distant city. Fu Ji pointed to the hanging ancestors.

"He chose to connect the souls of those cultivators together, weaving them into a large net, and then using these people as nodes to connect more sword spirits as redundant nodes, in order to clumsily imitate me."

Hearing this, Zhang Ze suddenly realized, "No wonder, so that's why he created the sword spirit."

To be honest, sword spirits are pretty useless, especially high-level sword spirits with intelligence. Unless you get lucky, it's extremely expensive to create one with intelligence.

In contrast, the sword spirit's ability to mimic and connect entities is somewhat contrary to this independent intelligence, creating a contradiction.

Lily had previously considered abandoning the production of high-level sword spirits that might develop sentience, and instead producing only the lowest-level ones, below the Golden Core stage, in order to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

But as soon as the idea came to mind, the Blade Spirits united and launched the "Blade Spirits' Lives Matter" movement, thwarting Lily's evil idea.

But Lily still didn't give up, because these sword spirits were really expensive.

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“That’s right. Those sword spirits controlled by Xiao Jing and named Caiyi only appear numerous, but they are not infinite,” Fu Ji said.

"Especially those models of colorful robes that fought against Sect Master Lu and the others, most of them have already been damaged."

"There are only five or six sword spirits left of the Lu Tianming model."

Zhang Ze nodded, "I see. So if these colorful-clad figures are not only guards but also redundant nodes for Xiao Jing, then doesn't that mean that destroying them would disrupt Xiao Jing's plan?"

Fu Ji: "It's not that simple. The main focus is still on those cultivators who were hung up."

"But if we destroy them, our chances of winning will indeed be much greater."

"This is simple, just call a few more people," Zhang Ze said.

Now that the passage between the Holy Land and the Four Continents has been opened, travel between them is no longer affected by the black mist, and dealing with those people in colorful clothes is no longer a problem.

Just as Zhang Ze and Fu Ji were about to contact Old Tang, who had already arrived in the Holy Land, and start calling for reinforcements, a discordant voice suddenly broke in.

"No, no! Boss! Let me tell you, those things are incredibly valuable. They drained Dong Qi's entire fortune, plus the accumulated wealth of this sacred land over countless years, just to build those few hundred units. If you blow them all up, how will we survive?"

"Boss, when you first came here, you had no choice but to take him to protect yourself, but it's different now. We have many more options now, there's no need, really no need. Listen to my advice, let's capture him alive, please."

Lily's incessant chatter, like a monkey's, came from Fukihime's mouth.

Zhang Ze listened for a long time before he came to his senses. He looked at Fu Ji and said, "Didn't you say that... ordinary people can't access your thoughts, even Lily can only barely understand them? This... this is called barely understanding?"

Faced with the powerful arrival of Lily, Fuji was also somewhat confused. She hesitated for a moment and said...

"Maybe... it's because Lily isn't human..."

Zhang Ze: "Probably."

Whether it's because Lily has been frequently bound and devoured by the rotten princess and assimilated, or because she suddenly went berserk upon hearing about losing money, she's now online in a strong and incessantly babbling on and on.

Because Fukihime is not Lily, and Lily is not Fukihime, Fukihime cannot get this annoying little thing offline unless she uses physical means.

Finally... Faced with Lily's suggestion, Zhang Ze decided to give her half a day. If she could handle it, he would capture her alive; if not, she shouldn't cause trouble.

"Okay, boss, I'll be going now. You can continue with your work."

After the cheers, Fuuki finally stopped making Lily's voice.

Zhang Ze suddenly felt a sense of lingering fear.

'Speaking of which, if it wasn't Xiao Jing who stole Bai Yujing but Lily, then... wouldn't it already be a done deal?'

……

With the colorful sword spirit outside handed over to Lily, Zhang Ze and the others now only needed to consider how to rescue their predecessors who were hanging precariously in the sky.

To rescue those predecessors, the first thing to do is to infiltrate the imperial city of Baiyujing.

But what about that eight-nainai cat girl in the imperial city?
Although he had frightened her with the Gashapon Sword Technique, he couldn't win in a head-on confrontation. Moreover, that thing was really troublesome; even Sect Master Lu and the others couldn't do anything about it.

And what exactly is this endless resurrection and the space that is divided into different dimensions?

Why is Xiao Jing dressed as a catgirl?
Before Zhang Ze, who was full of "whys," could even ask a question, he heard Fu Ji speak.

"The division of dimensions and the infinite resurrection are both the power of this Jade Palace, which is the empty shell itself."

"After we came in, we were careless and fell into Xiao Jing's trap. We were all scattered. Even Mao Mao and the others, who were hiding in the Beast Taming Ring, couldn't escape. "In order to protect you, I took the liberty of sharing Bai Yujing's power with you."

"Undying?" Zhang Ze asked.

Fuhime shook her head. "No, it's proliferation."

As the empty shell left over from the eldest son of the Four Continents, it has the ability to evolve all things.

This is the reason why the land and stones within Baiyujing can be restored.

They are all essentially transformed from mycelium; if one part is missing, it will naturally proliferate and fill the gap quickly.

Unless, unless Ah Li ate it.

Looking at his hands, Zhang Ze clenched them. "What is this? A mycelium mushroom from Resident Evil?"

Fuhime, "What 'hime'?"

"Ahem, it's nothing. There's no Ji here. Just take it as me talking nonsense." Zhang Ze coughed lightly and said seriously, "Then why don't we join forces and suppress him directly? What's the point of separating us?"

Fu Ji sighed, "I don't want to either, but what can we do if we can't win?"

"Can't beat it?"

He hadn't expected this statement. "Even if Sect Leader Lu and the others were tied together, they couldn't win?"

Fu Ji said, "Yes, although he hasn't fully refined Bai Yujing and is still lacking in everything, he has already deeply integrated with Bai Yujing. Here, he is currently invincible."

"Just imagine my cultivation level has reached the first, second, and third steps of the Great Ascension stage, and that's it."

Zhang Ze shook his head. He couldn't imagine what Fu Ji looked like back then, nor could he imagine the ghost realm that Fu Ji had mentioned.

"Don't worry," Fu Ji said, pointing to her head. "Although he's somewhat invincible, he still has weaknesses because Xiao Jing isn't me after all."

"In terms of intelligence, he is not as good as me."

Zhang Ze, "?"

Fu Ji said, "I will use us, including those twin-tailed worms, little earth immortals, and Sula, as anchor points to divide the Jade Capital into different dimensions."

"In order to maintain his existence and keep Bai Yujing's secret, Xiao Jing also had to appear in every dimension."

"The result was... his intelligence was also divided equally, and he became mentally challenged in every dimension."

"Because he became mentally disabled, although he realized what was happening, it was too late."

"Now, unless more than four dimensions are re-integrated, Xiao Jing's fragmented intelligence will not be able to come up with a solution."

After listening, Zhang Ze couldn't help but applaud Fu Ji, as this method successfully blocked both ends.

As expected, the Fu Hime in her intelligent mode is invincible.

"So, turning Xiao Jing into eight catgirls was also your doing?" Zhang Ze praised sincerely, thinking to himself that Fu Ji had already learned three-tenths of his true skills.

But to everyone's surprise, Fuhime shook her head.

"This has nothing to do with me, it's entirely your fault."

Zhang Ze, "Me?"

Fu Ji nodded vigorously, "Those colorful sword spirits are redundant nodes in Xiao Jing's mind. Besides helping Xiao Jing stabilize his mind, they also provide feedback to him, just like..."

"Just like here, I can sense the taste of the pancake that I'm eating in the game."

As Fu Ji finished speaking, she suddenly revealed a somewhat subtle expression, as if she was savoring the moment, or perhaps she wanted to vomit but dared not.

A moment later, Fu Ji looked at Zhang Ze and said, "You need to keep an eye on that pancake-selling monkey. He seems to be trying some new things lately."

Zhang Ze: "What is that?"

Fu Ji shook her head. "I don't know. It's hard to describe. You'll understand when you get back."

Zhang Ze, "?"

He was somewhat curious about the extent to which the ancient god could create a pancake that the indescribable Fu Ji could not describe.

"Ahem." Fu Ji coughed lightly. "Let's not talk about pancakes anymore. Xiao Jing is the same. What you did to those colorful sword spirits will also have some impact on him."

Zhang Ze, "So, Magical Girl Catgirl?"

Fukihime: "Mm."

Zhang Ze, “.”

That's a good thing, I guess.

Zhang Ze and Fu Ji found a hilltop and stood on it, pondering how to enter the imperial city and rescue those seniors who were swinging on the swings.

Although they were far away, he could still clearly see that Haki Xiao, who had been rendered mentally impaired by Fu Ji's clever scheme, was lying on the top of the imperial city wall staring at him.

For example, a male lion who, despite being afraid of being hurt, still insisted on guarding his territory.

After watching for a while, Zhang Ze, having made up his mind, left the hilltop.

He ducked back under the rock and began rummaging through his bag. Soon he found his last mold.

The mold only has the upper body, and there are some issues with the face; for some reason, the tongue is always dangling out and can't be retracted.

This was clearly not a good idea. Zhang Ze thought for a moment, then started rummaging through his treasure bag again. He quickly pulled out a black hoodie and a black face mask.

He bought it from Jiahao Clothing Store in Qianji Town. As for why he bought the clothes, Zhang Ze had already forgotten.

After changing the clothes on his half-body mold, Zhang Ze drew a short sword, imbued it with his aura, and then stuffed it into the mold's right hand. He then stuffed a roll of toilet paper into the mold's left hand.

After assuming a starting stance for unleashing the Le Dan Dan Sword Technique, Zhang Ze placed the mold on the hilltop, facing off against Haji Xiao from a distance.

After finishing all this, Zhang Ze clapped his hands, then bent down and grabbed Ah Li from the ground.

Ah Li had somehow managed to break through the dimensional barrier set up by Fu Ji and found Zhang Ze by following his 'scent'.

Ah Li, who was being held by the tail, was like a giant carp, wriggling in its cocoon.

"How did you find me! I am the great Dimension Devourer, the descendant of the Golden Amber Dragon, the King's Treasury of the End, the Destroyer of Jade Capital, and the pilot of the Human Emperor!"

Hallucinations caused by eating mushrooms are a valid reason.

Zhang Ze tapped A Li on the head, "Because you're stupid, you forgot to mute your mic when you were whispering to yourself."

Ah Li, "Mute?"

Zhang Ze: "Have you forgotten? We're connected by a common origin. If you don't mute, I can hear everything you say."

Ah Li, "There's such a setting!?"

Zhang Ze, “.”

Too tired to tease Ah Li any longer, Zhang Ze told Ah Li and Fu Ji about his plan.

Currently, only Sect Master Lu and his group can hold off Haji Xiao, so Zhang Ze's idea is to rely on A Li's mouth to gnaw out rat holes in Baiyujing in different dimensions.

Then, while Haji Xiao was tied up, they moved between different dimensions, waging guerrilla warfare to rescue those predecessors who were hanging in the air and serving as human processors for Xiao Jing.

(End of this chapter)