Chapter 405: Chapter 404: Accurate Stabbing, Shi Miaoxue

While Jiang Yini and Liu Sisi were having a conversation, the Linglong Tower once again appeared in the distance with a size of two thousand feet.

Seeing someone once again deploy the Linglong Tower, the two women were taken aback.

Then...

Under the silent gaze of the two women, the Linglong Tower disappeared.

And then...

Another chunk of the distant forest was chopped down.

This process...

Repeated more than ten times.

After all that tramping around, a good chunk of the distant forest was wiped out.

Faced with this situation, both were at a loss for words.

However, both have been to the Little Universe and upon a slight thought, they understood Li Jing’s painstaking efforts.

The Little Universe became capable of accommodating living beings due to the Treasure Heart of Spiritual Rhino from the Ghost Clan, which can be regarded as extremely valuable.

But it’s a bit barren inside the Little Universe.

Li Jing’s "private collection" was quite substantial, but his Little Universe is much larger than normal storage spaces.

Despite him having planted many aesthetic Spirit Plants in the Little Universe and moved an entire Canglong Mountain in there, there are still large areas of the Earth Realm that are empty.

Li Jing’s Spirit Plant planting area is mainly around the Consonance Heart.

Planting some flora into it could greatly improve the environment.

To have some lively and cute Spiritual Beasts and a few high-grade Spiritual objects taking root and developing in there would undoubtedly be excellent.

Moreover, with the soil in the Little Universe now irrigated by the Spirit Spring, all the environmental elements are in place. Over time, the Little Universe might become a paradise solely belonging to Li Jing.

In the present world, fulfilling these conditions wouldn’t be easy.

Li Jing isn’t short of money, but money can’t buy everything.

At this moment, everything is readily available.

This move is called...

One step to success!

Looking at the large chunk of forest that’s now barren in the distance, Jiang Yini gave a bitter smile.

"Li Jing really dares to do anything. This overlapping space is full of Spirit Plants and even a good number of high-quality Spiritual objects are growing, which is obviously man-made planting. This place has a master, and the person capable of occupying an overlapping space must be very powerful. The person might not be here now, but they will return sooner or later, and seeing that their overlapping space has been made into such a state, they might just die of anger."

Upon hearing this, Liu Sisi laughed and mimicked someone’s usual speech.

"It’s no big deal. Anyway, when the person comes back, they won’t know that we did it. And we can’t stay in the Heavenly Saint Land for a long time, and there’s no certainty when the owner will return..."

Before she could finish her sentence, a bolt of lightning came from afar to her in a blink. A big hand covered her mouth.

???

Liu Sisi.

Seeing his wife looking confused, Li Jing had a bitter smile on his face.

Superstition.

Of course, he didn’t have it.

Even after entering the Immortal Path, he still didn’t believe in ghosts and gods.

But Liu Sisi had a talented and accurate mouth, which he was firmly convinced of.

Whenever Liu Sisi made a prediction, it always hit the mark.

The adventure with the monster chicken at the Agricultural Market was still fresh in his memory.

As for the owner of this overlapping space, he was curious.

But after all the trouble he had caused, god forbid the person suddenly popped up, he would be the one at fault.

Having already taken the items, he definitely wouldn’t return them.

Shaking his head, Li Jing discreetly signaled to his wife, signaling her not to make dubious predictions. He then coughed and said,

"I’ve found some interesting things in the depths of the forest and have added them to the Little Universe, we can check them out later. This overlapping space has been around for a long time and has many high-grade Spiritual objects that have already grown. Since we are already here, we might as well do some scavenging."

Hearing his words, both Liu Sisi’s and Jiang Yini’s eyes lit up.

Although they both become disgusted earlier when Li Jing kept pushing pieces of land into the Little Universe, they surely wouldn’t miss an opportunity to carefully scavenge, with all these low-cost Spiritual Treasures on the ground.

These are all valuable resources.

Isn’t coming to the Secret Realm for resources?

Seeing that both women were excited, Li Jing smiled and said,

"I’ve already checked this overlapping space, there’s no danger here. We can split up and collect everything that should be collected. Also, if you see some cute Spiritual Beasts, you might as well catch them, I’ll keep them in the Little Universe."

Li Jing continued,

"This place is different from the outside world, the Spiritual Beasts here are all unique species evolved naturally over the years. After we’ve collected everything, the environmental conditions here will drop a lot, and some of the Spirit Beasts will inevitably be short of food. They grew up in the overlapping space and are adapted to this environment. Taking them outside would be a death sentence, so we need to reduce the quantity. My Little Universe may not be large, but at least there, they can have enough food and clothing."

Meeting his gaze, Liu Sisi and Jiang Yini both silently nodded in agreement.

They certainly would need to do a thorough scavenging.

But in doing so, they would inevitably damage the ecology of the overlapping space.

This place is only so big, unlike other places.

Afterward, the Spirit Beasts living in this overlapping space will inevitably be affected.

...

With a plan in place, the three of them immediately dispersed, and also called Ya’er, who was still digging in the ground, to join them.

The three adults and one kid split up to scavenge, so the efficiency was quite high.

In other places, hunting for Spirits or items might be quite challenging.

But here, it’s not difficult at all.

For one thing, the area is small and, secondly, there are plenty of items.

Additionally, with Ya’er’s exceptional talent in "foraging", in less than an hour, they had thoroughly scavenged the overlapping space.

This move earned all three of them a considerable haul.

There were Spiritual objects scattered all over the ground, it was truly a sight for sore eyes.

The final harvest was much greater than what Li Jing and Liu Sisi had obtained from their "robbery" in the Da Xia Imperial City.

The only regret was...

Since the Little Universe did not have any remaining space after taking in several forest plots, these harvested Spirit Plants and Spiritual objects could only be taken away and not replanted to let them continue to grow.

There were already many Spirit Plants and Spiritual objects growing in the forest plots taken by Li Jing.

To plant more would make it too dense.

The growth of Spirit Plants and Spiritual objects also requires a certain amount of space.

Planting too densely would not only cause conflicts due to the different properties of the Spirit Plants and Spiritual objects, hindering their growth, but their growth would also be greatly affected.

They also caught quite a few Spiritual Beasts.

Although the Spiritual Beasts here weren’t high-ranking, each one looked pleasing to the eyes. Liu Sisi and Jiang Yini wanted to catch everything they saw.

Women, huh!

They just can’t resist cute things.

Li Jing didn’t mind either.

His "little universe" was currently a bit lifeless, so a little liveliness wouldn’t hurt.

After clearing out the folded space, the three of them, along with Ya’er, left it.

Back in the icy landscape of the folded space, Li Jing sighed a breath of relief and said,

"Let’s go. We need to find a place to rest for the night."

Ya’er expressed her confusion before he could finish speaking.

"Dad, isn’t that forest we just left a good resting place for the night?"

At this, Li Jing couldn’t help but chuckle.

Just as he was about to speak, Liu Sisi revealed a knowing smile.

"Silly child, didn’t you see the mess we made in there? What if the owner or someone familiar returns..."

Before she could finish her sentence, an icy female voice interrupted.

"You... came from the master’s cave?"

Caught off guard by the voice, Liu Sisi paused.

Jiang Yini’s complexion subtly changed.

Ya’er looked a bit dazed.

Li Jing had a "holy shit" stuck in his mouth, unsure whether to say it or not.

His wife was great in all respects, except she loved to jump to conclusions.

And she was incredibly accurate about it...

He had successfully stopped her once in the folded space.

But who could have expected it to happen again once they were out...

He looked up in surprise.

A woman whose beauty was on par with Liu Sisi and Jiang Yini, even surpassing them both, entered Li Jing’s line of sight.

The woman had an icy demeanor, and a chilling aura radiated from her.

What surprised Li Jing was that there was no health bar above the woman’s head.

No health bar meant she was human.

And her being here alone, referring to the owner of the folded space as her mentor, indicated her cultivation level was quite high.

Li Jing frowned deeply.

This was going to be a bit tricky!

Fighting, he didn’t mind.

The key was that they had just made a mess in the folded space; they had no justification!

But what concerned him more at the moment was her cultivation and origins.

The absence of a health bar not only indicated that she was human, but also suggested that her cultivation did not involve the Sky Demon Great Method, the "sole" cultivation method of the Heavenly Saint Land.

While he was hesitating whether to strike up a conversation, the woman squinted slightly.

"It seems you are not from Da Xia?"

In response to the woman’s query, neither Liu Sisi nor Jiang Yini uttered a word.

Li Jing could guess the woman’s high cultivation level, and so could they.

It was more appropriate for Li Jing to answer at this moment.

For their first time doing such a thing, both women were a bit shy, unable to break the ice.

In response to the woman’s question, Li Jing replied nonchalantly.

"We are indeed not from Da Xia. Fellow Daoist doesn’t seem to be either, at least I can’t see the shadow of the Sky Demon Great Method in you. You haven’t turned into an Alien Species."

In response to his words, her brow furrowed, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

"You have the ability to see through others’ cultivation?"

As she spoke, her icy demeanor returned, and with a wave of her hand a spear appeared.

"Answer my question, don’t change the subject, or don’t blame me for lacking manners."

As soon as the spear was in her hand, her already icy temperament seemed to become even colder.

But that wasn’t the point.

The point was that the spear in her hand was not only an Immortal Item, but it was also a top-tier third-level Immortal Item.

Upon seeing this, Li Jing clenched his jaw.

A third-level Immortal Item.

Was this woman just high-level?

At the very least, she had to be at the late stage of the Eighth Realm...

And if she could cultivate an Immortal Item to the third level, she was obviously no ordinary cultivator at that stage.

When Liu Sisi and Jiang Yini saw the woman pull out a spear of such quality, their faces turned pale.

She was a bit fierce, not just because of her high cultivation level, but because she had a weapon of such caliber.

Could Li Jing handle this?

And it wasn’t just the two women who were uneasy.

Little Ya’er in Liu Sisi’s arms was also quite pale.

At that moment, Li Jing reached out to Liu Sisi and Jiang Yini.

Then, both felt a force of spatial pulling.

Obviously, Li Jing was trying to send them to his Little Universe.

Neither of them resisted.

Though they were worried, they knew their strength would only hold Li Jing back if they stayed.

Above them, seeing Li Jing pull two women and a child disappear into thin air in seconds, the woman’s eyes flashed with surprise. Her expression gradually turned grave.

"Spatial divine skill. Just who are you?"

"Who I am is not important, but I do have a question for you."

Li Jing looked up.

Having sent the two women away, he had no worrying concerns.

No matter how strong the woman in front of him was, he had the confidence to handle her.

Unless.

This woman was a Ninth Realm.

However, this was absolutely impossible.

Leaving aside that the Heavenly Saint Land does not exist in the Ninth Realm, having an Immortal Item of only a third-grade level in the hands of a Ninth Realm seems a bit low.

After carefully examining the woman’s eyes, Li Jing spoke indifferently.

"What is your relation to Shi Miaoying, the National Master of the Da Xia?"

Upon hearing the name Shi Miaoying, the woman was startled and showed an unusual reaction.

"You know my senior sister?"

As soon as she finished speaking, her face changed again, and she said in a gloomy voice.

"So, she succeeded? You... are from the Big World?"

"Correct."

Li Jing nodded, not answering any irrelevant questions.

The woman’s simple response contained a lot of information.

This woman was Shi Miaoying’s senior sister.

The overlapping space was as he had speculated, it did not belong to Shi Miaoying, but to her and this other woman’s master.

On the other side.

The woman saw that Li Jing did not deny that he was from the Big World, her expression changed several times, and she asked in a deep voice.

"Have you seen her?"

"I would like to meet her, but unfortunately, she is quite elusive."

Li Jing responded, took out Smoke Eye and slung it on the side of his head, squinting his eyes.

"I really want to know, why she, as the puppet master who opened the channel connecting to the Big World, urges the Da Xia and the Present World forces to communicate."

Faced with such words, the woman was silent.

After a while, she put away her Immortal Long Gun and spoke without emotion.

"Put away your things, you are no match for me, we are not enemies either. This Immortal Mask of yours is indeed extraordinary, but it’s more of a support, rather than the main battle. In addition, I can see that you are only at the middle stage of merging."

During her speech, she stood in front of Li Jing, speaking plainly.

"You people from the Big World are quite interesting. I can feel that you have an unreasonably strong power inside you. Although you are only in the middle stage of merging, I’m afraid that even those who have ascended to immortality will not be a match for you."

When it comes to bluffing, Li Jing is highly skilled.

However, this time, it is obvious that he has encountered someone he cannot fool.

The other party could easily see that Smoke Eye was not mainly for battles and accurately judged his real cultivation level, and even estimated his combat power.

Although the woman did not see all of it.

But at least on the surface, she saw everything she should have seen.

Looking at the woman who had put away her long gun and showed no hostility, combining her change in expression before and after hearing the name Shi Miaoying, Li Jing expressed his suspicion.

"Judging by your reactions, it seems that you and your senior sister do not get along?"

"Shi Miaoying is my senior sister, but she is also the enemy who murdered our benevolent master."

The woman replied plainly, taking a step forward.

"Let’s go. It’s not convenient to talk outside, let’s talk inside our master’s cave."

Hearing this, Li Jing instinctively wanted to follow, but then thought better of it and pretended to snort coldly.

"You said yourself that I am no match for you. Do you think I would be so stupid as to follow you into an overlapping space?"

Hearing his words, the woman stopped, looked back, and asked with displeasure.

"What do you mean by this?"

"If we were to do battle, outside I still have a glimmer of hope. But if I were to go inside, I would be a sitting duck."

Li Jing said it lightly, adding.

"In short, it’s impossible for me to trust someone who just met me and planned to fight me. If you have something to say, let’s talk outside."

Hearing his words, the woman slightly furrowed her brows, her expression thoughtful, then nodded in agreement.

"You are quite cautious."

Seeing that the woman had agreed with him, Li Jing played innocent on the surface while secretly sighing with relief.

Emma!

Thank goodness he’d fooled her, otherwise, if he had entered the overlapping space, she might have turned on him on the spot.

After clearing his throat slightly, Li Jing bowed in accordance with the customs of Da Xia.

"My name is Li Jing from Chen Tang City. I hail from Longyu country, which has some connection with the Da Xia dynasty. May I know your name, Miss?"

This was a rare occasion in which Li Jing was being particularly charming.

The "Miss" made the cold expression on the woman’s face soften a bit.

Noticing the subtle change in the woman’s expression, Li Jing chuckled to himself.

As expected, all women like to hear nice words.

Looking back, he also noticed one thing.

This woman seemed to live in seclusion in the Northern Polar Region.

Otherwise, with her beauty and cultivation level, she would certainly be respectfully addressed as "Miss" everywhere she went. She wouldn’t have reacted in such a way to his casual words.

"Shi Miaoxue."

The woman spoke up, looked at Li Jing, and said.

"From what you just said, though that despicable Shi Miaoying succeeded, the Big World has noticed a conspiracy and has taken precautions. You are the person from the Big World responsible for investigating this matter."

Before Li Jing could speak, she continued speculating.

"You were able to find the Northern Polar Region, even our master’s cave, there must have been some traces left by her. However, you might have been tricked by her and lured here."

While speaking, she showed a dubious expression.

"What is that dishonest woman’s purpose in leading you here? She has no reason not to know that once she succeeded, I would naturally come out to stop her. But even so, she still lured you here to deliver a message to me. There must be a plot behind this."

Li Jing was left standing to the side, listening to her speculations, not knowing what kind of expression he should make.

This woman...

Was quite clever, and good at thinking.

If he had indeed been tricked by Shi Miaoying, then perhaps it was just as she had speculated.

But in reality, it wasn’t like that.

Li Jing did want to meet Shi Miaoying, but his thoughts were not really on that mysterious woman.

He had come to the Northern Polar Region to kill monsters and level up, and incidentally take Liu Sisi and Jiang Yini on an adventure.

Finding the stacked space was purely accidental.

Although this accident involved the inevitable factor of Ya’er, essentially, it had nothing to do with Shi Miaoying.

Should I tell Shi Miaoxue that she is overthinking?

Li Jing wasn’t that foolish.

After a moment of thought, he went along with Shi Miaoxue’s speculation.

"I came here indeed because I got some clues. If it is as the fairy said and I was led here, then Shi Miaoying is indeed more cunning than I thought."

Seeing that someone agreed with her words, Shi Miaoxue lightly closed her red lips and spoke.

"Though I don’t know what she is plotting behind my back, it is inevitable that I leave the mountain. No matter what, she cannot be allowed to continue her mistakes."

"Whether Fairy Shi leaves the mountain or not has little to do with me."

Li Jing shook his head and said,

"What I care about is what scheme she has behind forcibly opening the channel between the two realms. I wonder if Fairy Shi wouldn’t mind enlightening me?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Miaoxue didn’t blur her words and let out a light sigh.

"This is an internal problem of my sect and shouldn’t be revealed to outsiders. However, since this involves the Big World, you Big World People have the right to know. If you know about it, it may prevent her from being too successful."

Having said that, she began to explain,

"From what you said just now, you obviously know the problem with the Sky Demon Great Method widely spread in the Da Xia Earth Realm. Her purpose is not that complicated, it is simply to let the Sky Demon Great Method spread out."

Let the Sky Demon Great Method spread in the present world?

Li Jing was slightly stunned, then furrowed his brows with curiosity.

Is Shi Miaoying’s goal that simple?

This...

What’s the purpose if she lets the Sky Demon Great Method spread in the present world?

Are there not countless techniques practiced by cultivators in the present world of Longyu?

Who would be willing to cultivate the Sky Demon Great Method and transform themselves into an Alien Species?

As for other countries apart from Longyu, they probably do not even take the Sky Demon Great Method seriously.

Although the Sky Demon Great Method is very unique, it should essentially be a sect of the Evil Way system in the Immortal Path.

Take the Heavenly Saint Land as an example.

While the Sky Demon Great Method is widely spread and can even be called the only cultivation method in Da Xia, it is actually limited to Da Xia.

On the flip side in the West Continent, it’s a completely different system.

Like she knew what Li Jing was thinking, Shi Miaoxue said lightly,

"You just mentioned that your Longyu Country in the Big World has a connection with Da Xia, so you must cultivate the Orthodox Immortality Path. The Orthodox Immortality Path should indeed be stuck and can’t make any headway in Qi Refining. The Sky Demon Great Method can solve this..."

Midway through her words, she spoke in a low and gloomy tone,

"No, to be more precise, this Evil Way technique was customized for those who are stuck in Qi Refining cultivation. Those destined to be able to move up to higher realms can not touch the Sky Demon Great Method."

Upon hearing these words from Shi Miaoxue, Li Jing was taken aback.

This statement by Shi Miaoxue surprised him.

If taking what she said into consideration,

The market for the spread of the Sky Demon Great Method into the present world would not be small.

Among the people stuck in the One Realm, who doesn’t want to move on to a higher level?

The Sky Demon Great Method is tailored for people with limited aptitude and will inevitably become the number one choice for some people.

In order to move to a higher level, some people who are desperate may even choose to take forbidden drugs.

Even if they know that the forbidden drugs are a trap, there will always be people who hold onto hope.

Looking back on it,

Li Jing finally understood why the proportion of people in Da Xia who can get stronger by practicing the Sky Demon Great Method is completely the opposite of that in the present world.

Everything adds up.

Apart from the Sky Demon Great Method, there are no other cultivation methods spread in Da Xia.

People like Xia Qianqian, who obviously has very good talent and could easily start practicing the methods in the present world, are inevitably unable to get involved in cultivation due to the lack of suitable cultivation methods.

With a slightly narrowed gaze, Li Jing started speaking,

"From what Fairy said, the Sky Demon Great Method is indeed special, but its uniqueness is probably not limited to this information, right? Otherwise, Shi Miaoying’s actions would essentially be benefiting society."

"Of course, the Sky Demon Great Method isn’t that simple, and Shi Miaoying’s plot isn’t that pure either."

Shi Miaoxue responded and said,

"Those who cultivate the Sky Demon Great Method will eventually become nourishment for the Outer Realm Sky Demon."

Nourishment for the Outer Realm Sky Demon?

Li Jing took a breath.

This is getting more and more complicated.

After being silent for a while, he tilted his head and said,

"So, from the beginning, the wide spread of the Sky Demon Great Method in Da Xia was a scheme by Shi Miaoying?"

"They are attributing too much to my master."

Shi Miaoxue shook her head and said,

"The Sky Demon Great Method was widely spread in the Heavenly Saint Land long ago, even before my master and I were born. I once heard our Master mention that the Sky Demon Great Method is an evil technique from outside the realm. Da Xia was not originally like what it is now, only having the Sky Demon Great Method, and those Orthodox Immortality Path methods were gradually being eroded and quietly buried."

As she spoke, there was sorrow in her words,

"My big sister was fortunate enough to follow our Master, she didn’t have much talent. In the end, she couldn’t stand it and left the Polar Region. My Master and I tried to find her, we didn’t expect that she, who was stuck in Qi Refining, would have the ability to cross the sea back to the Da Xia Earth Realm and encounter the Sky Demon Great Method. By the time she came back again, she was no longer herself, she was controlled by the will of the Sky Demon. We didn’t know beforehand that she was no longer herself, she asked Master to solve it, gained Master’s trust, and then took the opportunity to assassinate the Master."

Upon hearing Shi Miaoxue’s words, Li Jing frowned.

This is a lot of information, but there’s not much to say about it.

People who cultivate the Sky Demon Great Method will eventually become food for the Outer Realm Sky Demon. It’s logical that this evil technique comes from outside the Realm.

After all, this is obviously the handiwork of the Outer Realm Sky Demon.

Shi Miaoying is just a pawn, it’s not surprising.

Shi Miaoxue and her Master secluded themselves in the Polar Region, it’s probably because they found out about the problem with the Dark Pearl, the necessary item for practicing Sky Demon Great Method, and wanted to find out everything in order to stop it.

However...

Looking at Shi Miaoxue, Li Jing spoke,

"Since your Master knew from the beginning that the Sky Demon was behind the Sky Demon Great Method and knew the result of practicing this Evil Technique, why didn’t he reveal everything?"

Upon hearing Li Jing’s questioning, Shi Miaoxue let out a bitter laugh,

"Do you think that the only one who discovered the truth was my Master? Have you thought that the ancestors of Da Xia have tried it? Do you think the Sky Demon Great Method became the only practice method in Da Xia for what reason? The strength of the Outer Realm Sky Demon is far superior to us, the weak cultivators who have no chance to reach the top. Everyone who tried to stop it has died, and my Master is just one of the examples."

As she spoke, her expression was melancholic.

"Today’s Da Xia has long been rotten, but at least the seeds for its continuation still exist, one just has to be very careful."

Li Jing was silent, then said,

"So, what exactly is the Outer Realm Sky Demon?"