Chapter 569: “Host, You Can’t Rest Yet.”
“Looks like this trip went swimmingly, Senior Tian, thanks for your hard work… What’s going on?”
The Sect Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect wore a puzzled expression. Why did it feel like Senior Tian had turned into a total downer after just one outing?
A bad thought flashed through his mind—could it be that Bai Feng encountered an accident?
“It has nothing to do with that kid Bai Feng,” Senior Tian sighed. “I just feel like I can’t help much anymore. This era belongs to the youth now.”
“Ah?”
The Sect Master’s confusion deepened. What on earth happened to make a Major Ascension period cultivator feel so melancholic?
“I wasn’t able to contribute anything during this outing. Either it was unnecessary for me to step in, or I just couldn’t manage to fit in,” Senior Tian shook his head. After a few more explanations, he turned toward his cave dwelling. “Train Bai Feng well; he will definitely reach the Immortal Realm in the future.”
“…”
The Sect Master pondered for a moment, then pulled out his communicator to check the contact list for the Tai Chu Holy Land’s Master, sending a message over—he wanted to know what on earth was going on.
Meanwhile.
After dealing with the Immortal’s consciousness, Bai Feng returned to the Heavenly Sword Sect, leaving the follow-up matters to the Holy Land. With the higher-ups of the Divine Monarch now out of the picture, the threat posed by them was significantly diminished.
And although he hadn’t participated in the ensuing events, his rewards were impressive; the vast wealth accumulated by the Divine Monarch over the years had transformed into a treasure trove of Spirit Stones and precious materials added to his little gold vault.
“I feel like, after taking care of the Divine Monarch, I suddenly lost all motivation to cultivate,” Bai Feng lounged on the couch like a saggy noodle. “No, come on Bai Feng, you can’t be this lazy! Maybe those scheming Immortals have other plots up their sleeves, and there’s still that mysteriously slippery Demon Woman lurking around.”
Even as he said this, it was like scrolling through a meme—a half-hearted commitment. He sat up and pretended to motivate himself for a few seconds before flopping back down.
“It took me a while to get rid of the Divine Monarch. A little break for a few days shouldn’t hurt, right? Anyway, the system hasn’t absorbed all of the Immortal’s consciousness yet, so I might as well take a breather.”
[Host, you can’t rest yet.]
“?”
Bai Feng raised his head to look at the glowing orb floating beside him. If memory serves, that was the little assistant from the previous system update. What brought it out now, and why was it talking to him?
“Little Assistant? Did the system upgrade your intelligence again?”
The little assistant didn’t answer but continued talking to itself: [In the cultivation world, there’s a saying: ‘A cunning rabbit has three burrows.’ How could the Immortals not understand this principle? But you needn’t worry too much; their best-laid plans have already been disrupted. What remains is far more manageable than the Divine Monarch. Just don’t let your guard down.]
“I knew it…”
Bai Feng wasn’t particularly surprised. After leaving behind a pile of Immortal remains capable of causing trouble, he doubted that crushing the Divine Monarch would solve the Immortal’s schemes entirely.
He regarded the floating orb, stroking his chin thoughtfully. “So, has the system absorbed all the Immortal’s consciousness?”
[It is still absorbing, but it can already parse some memories.]
“Then tell me what you’ve gleaned.” Bai Feng’s curiosity piqued.
[So far, it has only analyzed what Crow Immortal did after joining the Divine Monarch’s plan. For instance, she leveraged her Phoenix bloodline to fit into the Divine Monarch’s schemes and deceived all the other Immortals, allowing her to survive until now.]
“Phoenix bloodline?”
Bai Feng considered Crow Immortal’s dark appearance, hardly connecting it with the legendary Phoenix. Her ancestors must have been something else to manage that haughty feathered creature.
After a moment of griping, he continued questioning the little assistant, “By the way, why couldn’t I eliminate her with the Extermination Sword Array? Does she have some special survival tactic?”
[Yes, although she’s down to just her consciousness, the innate divine abilities from her Phoenix bloodline haven’t vanished. Strictly speaking, you’ve already defeated her; however, just before meeting her end, she activated her innate ability to escape d*ath, beginning the process of reincarnation. To completely eliminate her, you must interrupt that process.]
Bai Feng nodded thoughtfully. “So the Demon Woman devouring Crow Immortal’s corpse was actually to disrupt the reincarnation process?”
[That’s one way to look at it, but it wasn’t exactly devouring—it’s more accurate to say it was controlling. This is one of Qian Mian’s abilities; she can seize everything from someone at the right moment, such as their memories, cultivation, and even innate abilities. At that time, Crow Immortal’s consciousness had already vanished, leaving her completely vulnerable. That’s how Qian Mian managed to slip through and forcefully interrupted her reincarnation.]
“Yikes, that ability is kind of terrifying!” Bai Feng frowned slightly.
[You don’t need to worry too much, Host. This tactic has many limitations; not everyone can be in a state of limbo between life and d*ath like Crow Immortal. Also, unless someone willingly surrenders everything they have or has given up on living, Qian Mian would have a hard time succeeding in taking everything from someone.]
Bai Feng felt a bit relieved at that—if he thought about it, Crow Immortal was just unlucky. Her proud, supposedly foolproof ability was exploited by Qian Mian.
“By the way, does Crow Immortal know about the other plans of the Divine Monarch?”
[She knows part of them, but we are still in the process of reading through things. We can confirm that some of the plans relate to the Western Region.]
“The Western Region, huh…”
Bai Feng pondered for a few seconds. If he remembered correctly, the Western Region had nearly fallen under the control of the Demon Path, and there was a ton of Demon Energy over there, likely all orchestrated by the Immortals.
Best to let the Child of Destiny handle this; after all, Ling Feng had been out and cultivating for a while now; it’s about time he returned to show off.
Having made his decision, he turned to the little glowing orb floating beside him. “Any other information?”
[None.]
“Alright, if you analyze any new messages, let me know promptly.”
Bai Feng nodded, and just as he was gearing himself up to continue thwarting the Immortal’s schemes, he suddenly realized something—wait a minute! Isn’t his system supposed to target the Child of Destiny? Why was it suddenly so eager to mess up the Immortal’s plans?
Could it be that the system, as the Heavenly Dao of the Immortal Realm, had once been targeted by those Immortals and was out for revenge? But isn’t Heavenly Dao emotionless, only maintaining the operation of rules?
Thinking through all that, Bai Feng decided to just directly ask the system about it.
[The little assistant doesn’t know… Ding! This system is fully engaged in absorbing the Immortal’s consciousness and cannot answer inquiries at this time. Please ask later.]
Bai Feng: “?”
Did the little assistant just get ‘taken over’ by the system?
