Mortal: I really didn't want to be reborn as Zi Ling!

Zi Ling wanted to call out to the other person, but the words caught in her throat.

She suddenly realized an embarrassing problem: she didn't even know the other person's name.

We can't keep calling it "broken pearl" forever, can we?

This form of address is neither respectful nor pleasant to pronounce.

How about calling it Demon Pill?

Zi Ling shook her head subconsciously.

The name sounds rather unserious, even though the other person is indeed quite unserious.

Just as she was pondering, a long-lost voice suddenly came from the depths of her mind.

"Hmm—how long have I been asleep?"

The voice was weaker than when she last woke up, its youthful tone tinged with an indescribable weariness.

"Huh? You've actually reached the Core Formation stage!"

Remnant Pearl's tone suddenly rose, filled with undisguised surprise, which then transformed into a drooling desire that made Zi Ling feel uncomfortable: "Wow—your golden core is so big!"

For some reason, the scene of Tom catching Jerry popped into Zi Ling's mind.

She felt that the broken pearl was eyeing the golden core in her dantian with greedy eyes.

Thinking back to how the other party had casually devoured the inner core, evil core, and golden core of the demon beast, a chill ran from her tailbone straight to the top of her head.

"Hey, hey, feed me—wipe your drool! What are you trying to do?"

Zi Ling's face darkened.

The fleeting thought of "not giving the other person a respectable name" was instantly banished.

What's the point of this piece of trash who's obsessed with other people's golden cores as soon as he wakes up?

They should be squeezed ruthlessly, squeezed to death!

"Nonsense! A mere Golden Core could hardly tempt me, your ancestor!"

Canzhu's voice immediately reverted to its old-fashioned manner, but a hint of guilt in his tone was impossible to hide: "Do you think I, your ancestor, have never seen the world? Let alone a Core Formation cultivator like you, even a Nascent Soul cultivator of a True Immortal—"

"If you could wipe the drool from your mouth, I might be more inclined to believe you," Zi Ling interrupted it without any politeness.

The sound of the broken pearl abruptly stopped.

He remained silent for two breaths, then flew into a rage.

"I'm not human, where did my saliva come from?!"

Zi Ling snorted, but the sticky, drooling feeling in her mind did indeed disappear.

Canzhu seemed to have finally remembered the important matter, and her speech suddenly quickened.

"Alright, let's not waste time on this. I don't have much time left. I only managed to wake up from my slumber thanks to the spiritual tide of heaven and earth that you stirred up when you formed your core."

Its voice paused, and its tone suddenly became solemn.

"Since you are still alive and your cultivation has reached the Core Formation stage, then the deal between us back then is considered complete."

"That's not necessarily true."

Zi Ling wasn't so easily manipulated, and immediately retorted, "The agreement was to kill Wu Chou, but I didn't have time back then—"

"That's because you're useless!"

Remnant Pearl's furious voice exploded in Zi Ling's mind, causing her vision to go black.

"So what if you're just a Core Formation cultivator, possessed by a Nascent Soul cultivator? I, your ancestor, even helped you raise your cultivation to the Pseudo-Nascent Soul level, and you still can't kill a possessed cultivator? How dare you blame me?"

Zi Ling wanted to refute, "Back then, it was clearly you who was weak. I had just caught up with you when I fell back to the Qi Refining stage and almost fell to my death on the sea."

But she opened her mouth, then swallowed the words back.

There's no way around it, it's really a bit embarrassing.

"snort."

Zi Ling pursed her lips and said nothing.

Make a note of this.

"Alright, I really don't have much time left."

Remnant Pearl's voice returned to its previous rapid pace, as if she were in a hurry: "Listen carefully—from this place, slightly to the west of south, I sensed the aura of another fragment of myself. If I can find that fragment, I will not only regain some of my strength, but I should also be able to remember quite a few things."

It paused, then its tone suddenly became mysterious:

"This could very well include—the demonic cultivation techniques you need most right now, as well as some powerful supernatural abilities!"

Zi Ling's heart skipped a beat.

Demonic cultivation techniques.

Her virginal yin body has only activated part of its effects so far, because she lacks a demonic cultivation technique that truly suits her constitution.

If what the broken pearl said is true—

She suppressed the turmoil in her heart and calmly extended her hand, palm facing upward.

A purple fragment, the size of a fingernail, slowly emerged from her palm.

"Then why don't you just take this one back? This fragment is also a part of you; taking it back should restore a lot of things, right?"

"Of course we should take it back—"

Remnant Pearl's voice rose sharply for a moment, then quickly fell back down as if suppressed by something: "But how can I have that ability right now? Unless you capture three or five Nascent Soul cultivators' Nascent Souls for me to devour and refine first, otherwise—"

"I think you should just keep sleeping and stop thinking about these things."

Zi Ling rudely interrupted its fantasy.

Three or five Nascent Soul cultivators?

Not to mention that she has only just formed her core and her cultivation is not yet consolidated, she hasn't even refined her natal magic weapon yet.

Even if she were to reach the False Infant Realm one day, she wouldn't dare say that she could kill three or five Nascent Soul cultivators.

That's a Nascent Soul cultivator, not a cabbage sold by the head in the market.

Looking across the entire Chaotic Star Sea, which Nascent Soul cultivator isn't a powerful figure in their own right?

Furthermore, it is common knowledge that a cultivator's Nascent Soul can teleport, making it extremely difficult to destroy their physical body, let alone capture their Nascent Soul.

"Hmm—actually, if you could get your hands on thirty to fifty Core Formation cultivators' inner cores, it wouldn't be impossible."

The broken bead muttered something under its breath, clearly aware that it was somewhat unrealistic.

Zi Ling pretended not to hear.

She was indeed confident in killing Core Formation cultivators—with her current strength, it wouldn't be difficult for her to kill one or two early Core Formation cultivators by surprise.

Thirty or fifty? Unless she's crazy.

At that time, not only will the Star Palace not be able to tolerate her, but the entire human race in the Chaotic Star Sea will probably not be able to tolerate her either.

She didn't want to be labeled a "wicked tyrant" or a "traitor" and wanted by the whole world.

"Isn't there any other way?"

Zi Ling pressed on, her tone tinged with resentment.

Remnant Pearl remained silent for a moment, as if seriously considering the question.

"Demon beast cores are also acceptable—but the effects are far inferior. The best is true demonic energy. The next best is the nascent soul of a Nascent Soul cultivator. If I could have the nascent soul of a Deity Transformation cultivator, or even a Void Refinement cultivator, that would be even better—then I could not only recover completely, but perhaps even advance further—"

Go eat farts!

Zi Ling, unable to bear it any longer, cursed without regard for her image.

Nascent Soul? Void Refinement? This is getting more and more outrageous.

Why not a True Immortal Nascent Soul?

She's just a newly formed Core Formation cultivator, and she needs to be careful with her words and actions when she encounters a Nascent Soul cultivator. You want her to capture the Nascent Soul of a Deity Transformation or Void Refinement cultivator?

What's the difference between that and the Nine-Headed Insect letting Benbo Ba kill Sun Wukong?

However—it's truly demonic.

After Zi Ling finished cursing, two locations involuntarily surfaced in her mind.

One is the boundless sea in the south, and the other is Mount Kunwu in the Great Jin Dynasty.

She remembered that in the original story, both places were intricately connected to the Demon Realm.

Furthermore, countless traces of true demonic energy remain in these two locations.

If what the broken pearl said is true, perhaps at some point in the future—

"Are there any other options besides these?"

Zi Ling suppressed her thoughts and asked again.

There was complete silence in my mind.

"Feed?"

She waited for a long time, but received no response.

The broken bead floated silently and motionless deep within her consciousness.

"What a useless piece of trash, he can't even last half a cup of tea."

Zi Ling muttered something under her breath, her voice full of disdain.

She deliberately didn't immediately calm herself down and waited a while longer.

In the past, if Remnant Pearl had heard her making such a fuss about herself, she would have jumped up and refuted it long ago. But this time, her mind was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

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