Ji Xinyu chuckled again:
"But now that they've all become your spirits, Senior Sister, that's different... Putting aside the fact that the identity of a spirit beauty sounds exciting, the more important thing is that you're actually the one controlling their bodies, right? You feel all the things I do to their bodies, Senior Sister? Don't you think playing like this is fun and exciting?"
"...Hmm, that seems to make sense?"
Amelie's eyes sparkled and became somewhat watery, as if she was moved by what she was told.
While Amelie and Ji Xinyu were chatting, Lady Wulan arrived at Tuosheying's tribe with the slave-catching captain.
Lady Mist's original plan was to use the entire tribe of Tuosheying as hostages to force Tuosheying to give up resistance and become slaves.
Unfortunately, Tuosheying had anticipated this and had arranged for the entire tribe to hide, leaving only herself and a few brave tribal warriors to fight.
There's no other way but to start fighting.
Lady Wulan acted extremely arrogantly, calling Tuosheying a slave right off the bat, and while hitting her, she made wild pronouncements about how she would adjust and educate Tuosheying after she became a slave, which infuriated Tuosheying.
This was exactly what Lady Mist was aiming for. The angrier Tuoshe Ying got, the more irrational she became, and the more chaotic her fighting style became. She appeared fierce, but in reality, she was weaker and was quickly suppressed by Lady Mist using magic and magical artifacts.
If it weren't for the Emperor Dragon bloodline granting Tuoshe Ying a sufficiently powerful body, she would likely have already been defeated and captured by Lady Wulan.
"...Hey, hey, hey, is this Tosher Cherry any good?"
Ji Xinyu, who had been secretly enjoying the spectacle, was starting to get restless:
"The person who came this time is the Pavilion Master of the Immortal Sect. If Tuoshe Ying is really captured like this, she will basically have no chance of escaping... Should we help her? After all, she is a pawn that Master has put a lot of effort into placing. We can't let her be eaten up like this, can we?"
Let's wait and see.
Emery was relatively more composed. After thinking for a moment, she said:
"I don't know much about the power of the Emperor Dragon bloodline, but I know very well about the Dragon Soul Crystal that Aunt Red gave me... Tuoshe Ying's power is far more than that. The attacks and suppression that the Immortal Sect Master has put on her are actually helping her to slowly understand and master her own power. I think it's too early to say who will win or lose."
Tosher Sakura's current situation reminded Emerald of Julia, who also seemed to be the type who could only improve rapidly in actual combat.
As expected, when Tuoshe Ying failed once again and was pinned to the ground by Lady Wulan with a seal-like magic weapon, her bloodline power awakened further.
The strength of the power did not increase, but under the immense crisis and pressure, the innate ability of the Emperor Dragon Clan was comprehended by Tosha Sakura.
Gravity control.
A simple gravity reversal rendered Lady Mist's magical seal, which could weigh hundreds of thousands of tons after activation, completely useless.
Next came the gravity-doubled field, which turned the three flying swords piloted by Lady Mist from lightning speed to a crawling tortoise speed, making them unable to harm Tosha Sakura in the slightest.
The situation has completely reversed.
Lady Mist was able to suppress Tuoshe Ying entirely because of the combination of her magic and magical artifacts; she was taking advantage of Tuoshe Ying's brute strength.
However, Lady Mist's magical artifacts and flying swords are now precisely countered by gravity control, so she can no longer suppress Tuoshe Ying with her magic alone, and she is even less of a match in close combat.
After all, Lady Mist didn't truly become a Dao Enlightenment stage expert through her own talent, but rather through the half of her cultivation that she received from her ex-husband via a Daoist partner contract.
She is the kind of person who is good at scheming and plotting, and in battle she only bullies the weak. Once she falls into a disadvantageous situation, she will quickly collapse.
To Ji Xinyu's astonishment, her mouth slightly agape, Lady Wulan, who had been arrogant and domineering just over ten minutes ago, was now being beaten by Tuoshe Ying while riding beneath her.
"You look down on us tribesmen, don't you?"
"You want to capture me and enslave me, right?"
"Look at you now, looking like a sow... Who's the slave here?"
"answer me!"
Tuoshe Ying felt incredibly satisfied with the beating, venting all the rollercoaster-like emotions she had experienced throughout the day on Lady Wulan. She easily beat Lady Wulan until she could only roll her eyes and beg for mercy.
At the same time, the slave-catching captain who had guided Lady Mist was also dead.
While Lady Mist and Thoshe Sakura were fighting, the slave-catching captain also faced off against the tribal warriors selected by Thoshe Sakura.
In a one-on-one fight, the tribal warriors were no match for the slave-catching captain, but the tribal warriors were well-coordinated and familiar with the terrain, so they used a kite-flying tactic against the slave-catching captain.
Finally, as Lady Mist was being beaten by Toshe Sakura, the slave-catching captain, in disbelief, revealed a weakness and was attacked by the tribal warriors who seized the opportunity. He was eventually stabbed to death by multiple spears.
After venting her anger on Lady Wulan, Tuosheying found an iron chain that the tribe usually used to tether livestock, tied it around Lady Wulan's neck, and led her back to the tribe like a herd of animals.
"Didn't you want to capture me and enslave me? Then I won't kill you. From now on, you will be my slave and help me build my tribe."
Having regained her composure from her anger, Tosha Sakura made this decision.
Although Tuosheying doesn't know any spells to seal Lady Wulan's spiritual power, she has a simpler and more direct way to prevent Lady Wulan from escaping or fighting back.
That is, every 10 minutes or so, he would punch and kick Madam Wulan, dispersing all of her spiritual power and breaking her bones as much as possible.
In the process of repeating this process, Tuoshe Ying discovered that the spiritual energy generation and storage points of immortal cultivators like Madam Wulan were located in the lower abdomen. So every time she beat Madam Wulan, she would focus her attacks on that area.
After being beaten more than 20 times, Lady Mist, whose foundation was already unstable, could no longer withstand the violence of Tuoshe Sakura. The existence in her body, which was called the 'Spiritual Spring' by the immortal cultivators, shattered, and she completely lost the possibility of resisting Tuoshe Sakura. Her eyes also lost focus and broke down.
Of course, cultivators in the Enlightenment stage are not as fragile as mages in the Fusion stage. Even if the spiritual spring is broken, it can be repaired. After repair, they can regain their power and even become stronger.
But repairing the broken spiritual spring requires resources and rest, and would Tuoshe Ying provide Lady Wulan with resources and allow her to rest? It's definitely impossible.
Moreover, while awakening her bloodline power, Tuoshe Ying also awakened some other instincts of the dragon race.
Dragons are inherently silver.
It wasn't a big deal during the daytime battles, but when it came time to rest at night, the effects started to kick in. So, Tosha Sakura pulled the already damaged Lady Mist back into her residence.
When Lady Mist reappeared the next morning, she could only crawl, and the only sound she could make was "oh ho ho ho..." just like the fairies in the original game who were defeated by Tosha Sakura.
This is not over yet.
It's unclear whether Tuosheying came up with the idea herself or if there were other talented people in her tribe.
In short, the day after defeating Lady Kiri, Tosha Sakura pulled off another move.
She had the completely broken Lady Mist send a message to the Mist Pavilion, saying that a great opportunity had been discovered here, and that all the disciples of the Mist Pavilion should bring their magical treasures and spiritual materials to gather here.
Madam Wulan was the absolute authority in Wulan Pavilion, and the disciples dared not disobey her orders. After confirming that the message was indeed sent by her, they did not hesitate to follow her orders.
As a result, all the disciples of the Mist Pavilion fell into the trap and became prisoners and slaves of the Tuosheying tribe. The magical treasures and spiritual materials they carried became the first pot of gold for the rise of the Tuosheying tribe.
Even the cultivation techniques possessed by the Mist Pavilion were extracted by Tuoshe Ying through interrogation, and then taught to the talented warriors of the tribe.
Chapter 271 Sisi Breakthrough!
"It should be fine."
After observing the Tuosheying tribe in secret for three days and unlocking several new CGs in the wild, Amelie and Ji Xinyu finally ended their mission.
The changes at the Mist Pavilion did not cause any ripples in the Sky Cloud Empire, because the official explanation was that Lady Mist had discovered an opportunity in the wilderness and was taking her disciples on a training trip.
Such things are quite common in the immortal sects, and training often takes ten or eight years, so it would be difficult for anyone to notice the abnormality of the Mist Pavilion in the short term, let alone discover the tribe of Tuosheying.
Even if other slave-hunting teams from the Tianyun Empire approached Tuosheying's tribe, the captives from the Wulan Pavilion would serve as their best cover.
When Daozu encounters trouble in the future and the Tianyun Empire descends into chaos, Tuosheying, who is already filled with hatred for the empire, will most likely continue to wreak havoc on the region, just like in the original game.
However, this time Emerald won't let Julia foolishly become a hero again; we should be able to have some fun then.
After spending another half day flying around the border of the Tianyun Empire, Amelie and Ji Xinyu flew from the northwest border of the empire back to the southeast border, returning to Xiangyun City and reporting the mission to Hongyi.
"very good."
The woman in red was also very satisfied with the result:
"Things are going more smoothly than I expected... Hehehe, I can't wait to see how those idiots from the immortal sects will react when they find out they've been so humiliated by a barbaric tribe... It would be best if more of those so-called XXX fairies became Tuoshe Ying's captives. Right now, all those female cultivators from the immortal sects are love-struck, always talking about this brother or that young master. It's time for them to experience the malice and cruelty of the world."
"Here you go, I've finished making your things too, Ellie."
As she spoke, the woman in red took out a wooden box that looked like an urn and handed it to Emerald.
Even before the box was opened, a special fragrance could be smelled, the kind of fragrance that Amelie could only smell when she traveled to some famous temples in her previous life. It might not have any practical effect, but it could invigorate one's spirit.
"……This is?"
Emerald took the box and carefully opened it. She saw that the wooden box was lined with very soft red silk, and on the bottom of the inner side of the box, there were two grooves of different shapes, one large and one small.
"Wasn't your collaborator's soul damaged?"
The woman in red chuckled and pointed to two grooves in the wooden box:
"Place the crystal that seals his soul here, then place the sacred fruit of the divine tree here, and then close the lid and leave it alone... It will take at least ten days, maybe half a month, until the sacred fruit completely disappears from the wooden box, at which point your collaborator's soul will be repaired. At that time, with the skills you learned from Xiaoya to manipulate corpses, you can easily make him a body, and he will be practically as good as if he had been brought back to life."
"Understood, thank you, Aunt in red."
Emerald suppressed her joy and carefully put the wooden box away.
With her current mastery of necromancy and her understanding of the ways of the soul, no matter how old Langdon returns in the future, he will never be able to escape her control.
Considering their previously pleasant collaboration, Emerald wouldn't truly exploit Langdon like a beast of burden, but she also wouldn't let him act as he pleased anymore. She wanted Langdon to use his talents in more valuable areas, instead of obsessively researching magic repellers.
After settling things with Tuosheying, there was nothing left for the red-clothed woman and the old lich to do, and Amelie and Ji Xinyu could leave at any time to attend to their own business.
The old lich even specifically told Amelie that she didn't need to call her when they returned to the Federation, as she wanted to stay with Red Robe for a while longer, clearly indicating that they hadn't had enough of their time together.
Emery was speechless, but didn't say anything more.
Since it was getting late, she decided to stay at the headquarters of the Netherworld Cult for another night and then head to Shangying Kingdom early the next morning to pick up Marcy and Flora. If there was nothing else to do, she planned to return to the Allen Federation.
But that very night, the Netherworld Cult sent new news—they had found the results of their investigation into Lian's identity.
The result was no result—no such person could be found.
The Netherworld Cult was an organization established by the Red-Clad One. Over the years, it has also developed subordinate organizations such as the Resistance Army and recruited many people like Ye Lang.
In terms of raw power, the current resistance would be utterly crushed if it were to confront the Immortal Sect, but in terms of intelligence, the resistance is already quite formidable. For example, in the case of Ye Lang, he had just become disheartened in the imperial court, and the resistance was able to immediately find his home and recruit him.
But even with such intelligence capabilities, they couldn't find any clues about Lian, as if Lian had never existed in the Tianyun Empire.
That's a bit strange.
First of all, Lian is definitely not a member of the Allen Federation.
Secondly, Rei is not from Kamioka Country, because all citizens of Kamioka Country receive a trace of the divine tree's blessing at birth, and the Tengu Shrine can use this to find detailed information about any citizen, but the Tengu Shrine cannot find Rei.
Finally, it seems that Lian is not a member of the Tianyun Empire either, because neither the Youming Sect nor the rebel army controlled by the Youming Sect could find any information about Lian. Moreover, there are high-ranking and powerful figures in the rebel army, such as Minister of War Ye Lang. It should be easy to find someone within the Tianyun Empire.
After eliminating all the wrong options, the remaining option, no matter how outrageous, is most likely the correct answer—Lian is a tribesman from the wilderness.
Although it doesn't seem like it no matter how you look at it, because Lian is not only proficient in the culture and etiquette of the Tianyun Empire, but also knows how to use orthodox Eastern magic.
However, since Tuosheying was able to seize control of Lady Wulan and use Wulan Pavilion to develop her own tribe, it is hard to say whether other cultivators from other immortal sects have also suffered the same fate as Lady Wulan. Moreover, there are some small sects hidden in the wilderness that escaped from the suppression of the immortal sects in the Tianyun Empire many years ago.
Perhaps Lian came from one of those hidden minor sects?
These small shops generally adhere to the principle of secluded cultivation. They would not even step out of their hiding places unless absolutely necessary. So why would they go to the Allen Federation? They even open shops and do business in a grand manner, and want to interfere in the election of the Federation's president.
Amelite shared these doubts with Ji Xinyu, and Ji Xinyu's curiosity was immediately piqued. She generally agreed with Amelite's judgment.
Among all the demonic cultivators and minor sects hidden in the desolate lands, the Netherworld Sect is undoubtedly the strongest, and it also possesses a great deal of intelligence about those demonic cultivators and minor sects.
So Ji Xinyu personally took Amelie to the Netherworld Cult's treasury to examine the files of those minor sects and demonic cultivators.
The two then spent most of the night going through various files, but they couldn't find any valuable clues related to Lian's identity.
This made Amelie and Ji Xinyu even more curious.
A young human powerhouse who has cultivated to the Enlightenment stage has left no record in the Allen Federation, Shangying Kingdom, Tianyun Empire, or even the desolate lands. Could she be someone who sprang from a rock or a transmigrator from another world?
Lian doesn't seem like a time traveler at all. Amelie has had quite a bit of contact with Lian, and every time she goes to Zuihonglou for dinner, she would call Lian into a private room to chat with her for a few minutes. She has never felt that Lian is like a time traveler at all.
But this is very strange, where did Lian come from?
Completely piqued by their curiosity, Emery and Ji Xinyu discussed it briefly and decided to go ask the two old men.
Although asking at this point would likely interrupt the two old men's good time and get me beaten up, as long as it satisfies my curiosity, I'll take the beating.
As a result, although they didn't get beaten up, Amelie and Ji Xinyu still disturbed the two old men's romantic time and were both severely scolded.
However, after learning why Amelie and Ji Xinyu had come to disturb their good time in the middle of the night, the old lich and the red-clothed woman's curiosity was also piqued.
A Dao Enlightenment stage expert who appeared out of nowhere without leaving a trace in any human kingdom? This is indeed very interesting.
Under the watchful eyes of three curious people, Emerald frowned slightly and began to recall all her experiences with Rei since they first met, not letting go of any detail that might lead to the truth.
However, no matter how carefully she thought about Ameliete's experiences, even if she projected some of her memories like a video and analyzed them frame by frame in slow motion, the most she could come to was that Lian was most likely a noblewoman from the Tianyun Empire who had run away from home, and that was all.
It wasn't until Emerald recalled Lily of the Valley examining Kerry that the woman in red, who had been lost in thought, finally made an important discovery:
"Wait... This method of controlling someone by producing a substance through the body and then sending it into the other person's body during intimate contact... I seem to remember it. Let me think... That must have been a long, long time ago."
Seeing that she finally had a clue, Emerald seized the opportunity and showed Red the information about the micron-sized crystals in Kerry's body, as well as Kerry's detailed memories of being captured by Rei, and Kerry's intense longing for Rei after being controlled.
"The Bewitching Love Sect... Yes, it's the Bewitching Love Sect, there's no mistake."
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