CHAPTER 326: CHAPTER 326: SAKURA AND MASTER YI XIAN

Yi Xian and Sakura have known each other for many years and know each other’s backgrounds well.

Don’t be fooled by Sakura’s gentle and weak appearance; her heart is extremely twisted.

It’s best to have as little contact with this woman as possible.

"Yi Xian, you’re too sensitive.

I would never lay a hand on students from Celestial South Martial Arts University.

But if there’s a chance, I’m very interested in guiding your student’s cultivation. He’s currently just a Tier Eight Martial Artist and has plenty of room for improvement,"

Sakura said with a smile on her face.

Yi Xian ignored her, and after being tested, she walked to the back of the side hall, skillfully took a black pill from a staff member, and swallowed it.

"What’s that?" Baiyu asked.

"The suppressive medicine, which can suppress the power of the Black Moon inside me. I have to take it on schedule every month." After swallowing the pill, Yi Xian didn’t want to stay here any longer and left the church with Baiyu.

From the series of events just now,

It seemed that Yi Xian was under the control of the Church of the God of Steam and Mechanics.

More accurately, she was under the control of Bishop Sakura, who seemed to have something on her.

But Baiyu couldn’t figure out one thing.

There seemed to be no point in his visit this time.

Did Yi Xian bring him just to let him witness her plight under others’ control? This woman has too many secrets, and many times, Baiyu couldn’t figure out her real intentions.

"Let’s talk about it after we leave here."

At this moment,

Yi Xian saw what Baiyu was thinking and explained softly.

They silently walked out of the church and returned to Steam City via another road down the mountain.

Clearly,

Steam City wasn’t a place for conversation either.

They quickly left the city and reached the sixth world of Zenith City.

From afar,

The headquarters of the Steam and Mechanical Church stood tall on the towering peak, with Steam City inside the mountain.

It could almost be considered an independent kingdom.

The power of the church he witnessed was clearly just the tip of the iceberg.

Returning the same way,

After getting in the car,

Yi Xian finally slowly relaxed, unashamedly took out a bottle of white medicinal pills from the car’s box, poured out one, and put it in her mouth.

As the pill entered her mouth,

her face quickly turned red, veins popping out violently, her expression as if she was enduring extreme pain.

Baiyu could sense it.

The negative emotions in her heart began to spread, with her pollution level fluctuating.

It was like she was on the verge of mutating.

Damn.

If Yi Xian were to mutate here, he’d have no chance of escaping and would definitely die with her.

"I’m okay, I can get through it."

Yi Xian gritted her teeth, sweat dripping down, a hoarse and low sound issuing from her throat.

Baiyu watched, terrified.

Shit.

If you can’t pull through, I’ll be done for too!

To ensure safety,

he quietly conjured a "Purification" and threw it directly at Yi Xian.

"Mmm..."

It was like slipping into a bathtub after a long day.

Yi Xian suddenly felt her whole body lighten, and a baby’s whimper escaped her lips as she trembled all over.

She couldn’t help but glance at Baiyu, then opened her mouth...

The black pill she swallowed earlier was spat out then.

The pill landed on the ground, dissolving into a puddle of black water, sizzling with corrosive sounds, emitting white smoke.

"Phew..."

Yi Xian slumped onto the back of the seat, her chest heaving, drenched in sweat, utterly exhausted.

"What is this stuff?"

Baiyu looked at the puddle of black water on the ground, unable to resist asking.

Just touching the rock showed such corrosion; if swallowed by a person, wouldn’t it rot their organs completely?

"Suppressive medicine, I told you,"

Yi Xian wiped the sweat off her forehead with a handkerchief. "Each pill’s effect lasts a month, during which I need to continuously wrap and dissolve it with Blood Qi. Otherwise, it’ll corrode my insides.

This is also Sakura’s means of controlling me.

She hates every Black Moon Apostle, but doesn’t dare to kill me directly, so she grinds me down like this.

Every month after taking the medicine, I have to concentrate fully on dealing with this pill inside me.

That’s why my cultivation hasn’t progressed at all these past two years."

Baiyu was silent.

"Sakura is one of the Archbishops of the Eternal Sanctuary. She extremely hates any heretics and fervently worships her god.

In the Eternal Church,

fanatics with this level of obsession aren’t uncommon.

The Black Moon Sect has suffered their suppression over the years as well.

Many Black Moon Apostles, merely suspected, are hunted down and eliminated to the last."

Yi Xian said helplessly.

"Then why did you take me there today?"

Baiyu stared at her, a suspicion forming in his mind.

His Black Moon Mark was different from others.

After being enhanced by the Scholar Space, many functions of the Black Moon Mark were significantly improved, without the cruelty of the original version.

"Your Black Moon Mark is not simple.

I’ve been observing you since you enrolled.

Being able to survive and move freely in the Black Moon Divine Country is not something ordinary Black Moon Marks can do.

Kaz, the Grand High Priest of the Abyssal Ascetic Association, can move freely because he possesses a Divine Relic.

He can even project the Black Moon Divine Country, affecting reality.

However... you don’t have it.

I took you there today just to confirm this fact.

Neither Sakura nor August Cavendish can detect your Black Moon Mark.

In their eyes,

an ordinary Black Moon Apostle is as conspicuous as a firefly in the night sky.

But being close to them, they still can’t detect your anomaly... Your Black Moon Mark must possess some divine characteristics."

At this point,

Yi Xian’s eyes brightened, and her tone became hopeful and expectant, unlike the earlier gloom.

"Divine characteristics? My Black Moon Mark has only one ability: to drag an enemy into the Black Moon Realm.

You should know about this ability.

However, since getting it, I’ve never used it."

Baiyu spread his hands.

"Just the fact that you can’t be detected by others far exceeds them.

You are the most unique among Black Moon followers.

It may even be that the Black Moon... has specially bestowed you with power!"

Yi Xian’s eyes remained fervent.

But Baiyu knew.

The reason he couldn’t be detected by other Black Moon Apostles, or sensed by anyone else, was entirely due to the Moon Concealment ability that emerged after Scholar Space enhanced the Black Moon Mark.

But this,

couldn’t be revealed.

So facing Yi Xian’s guess, Baiyu could only shrug, silent as an answer.

Yi Xian’s lips curled into an attractive smile, her voice soft and tempting:

"Rest assured, teacher will definitely help you. Do you want to know how to use the power of the Black Moon?

You’re now a Tier Eight Martial Artist.

To advance to a Tier Seven Martial Artist, you’ll need to refine your own True Martial Intent.

Your cultivation involves the Power Element and Blood Spirit Technique.

Once you can harness the power brought by the Black Moon, the improvement will be beyond your imagination.

How about it, do you want me to teach you..."

Yi Xian whispered, leaning close to Baiyu.

In response,

Baiyu’s expression changed, and he decisively pushed her away: "Teacher, please have some self-respect."