298: Chapter 298 Cai Ling's Plans

"Is this the Mahayana Stage Lightning Tribulation? It feels quite average."

Ji Taichang looked at the purple heavenly lightning continuously striking down from the firmament and couldn't help but yawn, finding it rather ordinary.

High in the sky, Yun Qiyao, who was bathing in the lightning, heard his words and felt her lips twitch slightly, left speechless.

After all, Ji Taichang possessed six unprecedented Supreme-grade talents and controlled dozens of Laws; every one of his Lightning Tribulations was aimed at his absolute destruction, possessing terrifying power.

The Body Integration Stage Lightning Tribulation Ji Taichang had undergone back then was nearly comparable in power to a Mahayana Stage Lightning Tribulation, and with various colors of heavenly lightning taking turns to bombard him, it was far more colorful and varied than a standard Mahayana Stage tribulation.

Rumble—

Lightning filled the sky, striking down one after another. The blinding light illuminated heaven and earth, radiating a majestic celestial might.

Yun Qiyao stood tall and curvaceous, wearing a plain white ruqun embroidered with delicate silver patterns. Her fluttering sleeves outlined her perfect figure.

She gave a soft cry as the lotus mark on her forehead glowed, releasing a terrifying power of Laws that forcibly shattered the lightning filling the sky, refining and absorbing it.

Nine-Aperture Azure Lotus Heart!!

This was the Supreme-grade talent Yun Qiyao had obtained by reshaping her spiritual body using two Great Saint Medicines!

Coupled with the fact that she was an established Mahayana Stage expert in her past life with profound mastery of Laws, this Lightning Tribulation posed no difficulty for her at all. She soon successfully passed it, using the tribulation lightning to temper her Primordial Spirit and physique, returning to the Mahayana Stage!

"This humble one has successfully passed the Lightning Tribulation and has not failed Revered Master's trust!"

Yun Qiyao descended from the air and bowed deeply before Ji Taichang!

She was genuinely grateful to Ji Taichang from the bottom of her heart.

If not for Ji Taichang's help, it would have been impossible for her to reshape her Primordial Spirit and Physical Body in such a short time, let alone recover her Mahayana Stage cultivation!

Ji Taichang admired Yun Qiyao's exquisite, undulating figure, his gaze turning somewhat heated.

He pinched Yun Qiyao's chin and slowly leaned down, planting a gentle kiss on her crystalline red lips.

Yun Qiyao's body trembled, her heart rate accelerating instantly, and her exquisite, beautiful face flushed crimson.

Just as Ji Taichang's hands climbed toward those curvaceous parts...

Yun Qiyao felt as if she had been struck by an electric shock. She hurriedly backed away a few steps and flickered away, returning into the water moon immortal mirror within Ji Taichang's Dantian.

Although she was willing to submit to Ji Taichang and be his servant...

She was not yet prepared to be Ji Taichang's woman.

[Ding! Yun Qiyao's favorability has increased by 5 points. The Host can obtain 10% of the Nine-Element Demon Saint's cultivation/abilities. Please choose.]

[Yun Qiyao's favorability: 32 (A surprise awaits when favorability reaches 100!)]

The corners of Ji Taichang's mouth curled up slightly.

"System, claim the Nine-Element Demon Saint's cultivation."

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining 10% of the Nine-Element Demon Saint's cultivation.]

As the System notification faded, a majestic surge of spiritual power emerged within Ji Taichang's Dantian. It was devoured by his six Supreme-grade talents and converted into his own power.

Ji Taichang's cultivation rose by a small margin, but it only barely reached the Peak of the Body Integration Stage Third Level, failing to break through even a single minor Realm.

"Tsk, it seems this Nine-Element Demon Saint is only at the first or second level of the Mahayana Stage. 10% is still too little."

Ji Taichang shook his head inwardly.

"By the way, Yao Yao, both you and Cai Ling have Mahayana Stage cultivation, and Revered Master and Aunt Meng are also on the verge of breaking through. Once they reach the Mahayana Stage, how about we join forces to take down Ling Qinghan and help you take her place to regain control of the Shuiyue Holy Land?"

"Impossible!"

Yun Qiyao's heart jumped, and she immediately said, "Ling Qinghan was already at the Mahayana Stage Sixth Level back then, and she has a Supreme-grade talent. A thousand years have passed; with her controlling all the resources and treasures of the Shuiyue Holy Land, she must have already reached the Mahayana Stage Ninth Level Peak!"

"Xiao... Nan Yin and Lu Qingmeng, even if they break through, will only be at the Mahayana Stage First Level. Even with me and Cai Ling, we would be no match for Ling Qinghan. It's too risky."

Ji Taichang said, "How can you call my Revered Master by her name directly? You should call her Senior!"

Yun Qiyao: "..."

That is my Disciple!!

Technically, you brat should be calling me Grandmaster...

Yun Qiyao grumbled inwardly, but she still obediently said, "Yes, Revered Master."

...

As soon as Ji Taichang returned to the Qingyun Sect, Cai Ling performed a sliding tackle and hugged Ji Taichang's thigh. Her watery big eyes blinked at him as she began to act cute.

She said in a sweet voice, "Revered Master, I want to go back to the Southern Ocean Region to see my clansmen. Also, I want to go to the Central Plains Great Domain while we're at it to seek revenge on the Zhou Family's Old Ancestor!"

"That old thing stole my Opportunity and fortune. Let's go steal them back together! All those things will belong to Revered Master then."

Ji Taichang rubbed his chin, and after a bit of thought, he agreed: "Fine, I'll accompany you on a trip."

Lu Qingmeng and Su Wanqing were both in secluded cultivation—one was pushing for the Mahayana Stage, and the other was digesting the opportunities and fortunes obtained in the Konglan Sea Area while refining Immortal Qi. He couldn't be intimate with them for the time being.

Ji Taichang had nothing else to do, so it was a good time to go out for a walk.

Speaking of which, he hadn't been to the Central Plains Great Domain or the Southern Ocean Region yet.

Furthermore, Cai Ling was an Old Ancestor of the Demon Alliance. Taking a trip to the Southern Ocean Region might allow him to win over other experts of the Demon Alliance; having more connections is always a good thing.

It would be even better if he could recruit helpers from the Demon Alliance to deal with Ling Qinghan.

"Yay!!"

"I knew Revered Master was the best to me!"

Cai Ling was overjoyed and jumped up from the ground in excitement.

Ji Taichang asked, "By the way, do you have any particularly strong friends or connections in the Demon Alliance? Could you invite other Mahayana Stage Old Ancestors of the Demon Alliance to take action?"

"Hmm..."

Cai Ling poked her chin with a pale finger and thought seriously for a while.

"In the Peacock Clan, besides me, there's only one other Old Ancestor left with very little Lifespan, who needs to remain in a self-imposed Seal and slumber. He probably won't be able to help."

"The Demon Alliance is an Alliance formed by all the Yao Races in the Southern Ocean Region. Those with good relations with my Peacock Clan are the Golden-Winged Peng Clan and the Heavenly Fox lineage. I have a good relationship with the Old Ancestors of those two clans, so I could probably invite their Mahayana Stage Old Ancestors to help."

"As for the other Yao Races, although there are quite a few Mahayana Stage experts, my relationship with them is just average. It might be difficult to ask them to take action."

"Although the Demon Alliance is an Alliance, it's not a monolith. On the contrary, it's full of factions, and many Yao Races even harbor mutual hatred, having had multiple internal conflicts..."

Ji Taichang's heart stirred, and he continued to ask, "What are the cultivation levels of the Mahayana Stage Old Ancestors of the Golden-Winged Peng Clan and the Heavenly Fox Clan? Do either of those clans have Tribulation Transcendence Stage experts?"

"There probably aren't any Tribulation Transcendence Stage Old Ancestors."

Cai Ling shook her head and said, "The Golden-Winged Peng Clan has two Mahayana Stage Old Ancestors, with cultivations at the Mahayana Stage Seventh Level and Second Level respectively. The Heavenly Fox Clan only has one Old Ancestor at the Mahayana Stage Fifth Level."

Ji Taichang rubbed his chin and asked via voice transmission, "Xiao Yao Yao, do you think if we called upon the Old Ancestors of the Golden-Winged Peng Clan and the Heavenly Fox Clan to besiege Ling Qinghan together, what would be our chances of success?"