CHAPTER 486: CHAPTER 486: SENIOR SISTER, YOU BETTER HURRY UP

The ancient scroll was plain and unadorned. Its colors had faded, leaving only black and white; the patterns on it were also very blurry, not a single word to be seen...

Guang Xiaoyu’s mouth fell slightly open, her chest heaving, her breathing somewhat rapid as she looked at the scroll without saying a word.

So Senior Brother had known all along.

But he never mentioned it. Was he trying to leave her some dignity?

For a moment, Guang Xiaoyu was lost.

"Senior Brother said, no matter what decision you make, he will support you," Zi Ji said.

Guang Xiaoyu took a deep breath.

"Senior Sister, where are you going?" Zi Ji asked, looking at her.

"A very distant place."

"Let me go with you!"

"No, you stay here..." Guang Xiaoyu shook her head. "With your current strength, you can also stand on your own. If Senior Brother is away, you can still protect the City of Extinction."

Zi Ji seemed to understand but not quite. "They are also very powerful," she said, pointing towards Fairy Valley.

They...

Guang Xiaoyu put away the scroll, her gaze gradually becoming resolute. She was no longer sad.

It wasn’t a life-or-death parting, so why be sad?

Senior Brother is in the Southern Diaspora, and she is going to the Western Wilderness. They could meet at any time; there was no need for sadness.

Once Senior Brother has developed the Wuji Sect, she would also be strong enough by then, right?

Senior Brother’s wish was her wish.

At that moment, her state of mind underwent a profound change. Her eyes were clear, bereft of sorrow; her heart, intricate, content and untroubled.

One must remember, she was a Demon Emperor!

But...

Guang Xiaoyu still looked at Zi Ji pitifully. "Little Junior Sister, please give me some Paper Talismans! Don’t tell Senior Brother, okay?"

This?

Zi Ji hesitated.

"In the future, Senior Sister will definitely treat you very well. When I come back from my Tao Verification journey, I will help you fulfill your wish," Guang Xiaoyu said, looking at her with expectation.

"I... don’t really have any wishes."

"I’ll help you find a Tao Companion."

"Senior Sister, I’m still young..." Zi Ji’s face turned red.

"I’ll give you a Heaven Tao Divine Weapon."

"I have one!" She cocked her head. "They all say the Yuan World is a Heaven Tao Divine Weapon."

"..."

FUCK?

Guang Xiaoyu had just remembered that her Companion Divine Weapon, if it could grow, indeed had the potential to advance to the ranks of Heaven Tao Divine Weapons.

So in a sense, calling it a Heaven Tao Divine Weapon wasn’t wrong.

What was more outrageous was that Zi Ji lacked nothing in terms of cultivation resources: Spiritual Medicine, Spirit Pills, Spirit Stones, methods of cultivation, etc., she had it all.

Another point was that she was a Qi Refiner.

"Do you want to return to the Netherworld?" Guang Xiaoyu blinked her eyes. "Do you want to find out about your identity and what exactly happened in the Netherworld? Besides, your Protector Yuan Knight might not be dead, you know?"

Zi Ji became uncertain, her heart stirring.

Seeing this, Guang Xiaoyu continued, "Perhaps your relatives are still alive—your father, your mother, brothers, sisters. Don’t you have any thoughts about that?"

"How many do you want?" Zi Ji’s interest was piqued.

Her mind was simple, nearly devoid of desires, with nothing particular that she wanted, and she was devoid of great ambitions. Cultivation, invincibility, Tao Verification—these things didn’t concern her.

Of course, she didn’t have to cultivate either; it seemed she could get stronger just by breathing.

Quite preposterous.

The only things that could move Zi Ji’s heart were the Netherworld and the Yuan Knight.

Guang Xiaoyu accurately seized on her emotional vulnerability, making Zi Ji unable to refute. With no other choice, she had to compromise.

"How many do you have?" Guang Xiaoyu’s eyes lit up.

"Senior Brother gave me ten. I used one before, so there are nine left..."

"Then give me eight! You should know that the place Senior Sister is going to is very dangerous, with terrible enemies all around, and falling in battle is a possibility at any turn," she said, observing Zi Ji’s expression, ready to decrease the number if she noticed anything amiss...

But Zi Ji remained silent, very calm.

Guang Xiaoyu hastily said, "Seven would also do. Um... six, then you would have three left. You must know that the place Senior Sister is going is really dangerous!"

Zi Ji lowered her eyelids.

"Moreover, by staying at Senior Brother’s side, you can always ask him for more, right?" Guang Xiaoyu squeezed out a smile, cajoling gently. "Right?"

"???"

"Little Junior Sister, don’t hesitate. How about giving me five?" She had kept talking, but Zi Ji remained silent.

She cracked.

Why won’t this girl get it?

She’s bound for the Western Wilderness, a place filled with danger and strong enemies everywhere. Paper Talismans are crucial for her; they could become a powerful trump card.

Whereas Zi Ji is in the City of Extinction, almost completely safe, so she doesn’t have much use for Paper Talismans.

Of course, if she finds them insufficient, she could always ask Senior Brother for more, right?

All Zi Ji has to do is come up with any excuse, and Chen Pingping would certainly oblige.

If all else fails, just act a little coy.

Guang Xiaoyu sighed. "Four, then!"

She was about to lose it.

To think, the mighty Demon Emperor would stoop so low – she just wanted a bit of a trump card, yes, that’s truly it, and well, if possible, to see the master and such.

"Three... can’t go any lower." Guang Xiaoyu pleaded pitifully. "You wouldn’t just leave me to die, would you? Do you really want to lose your gentle and adorable Senior Sister?"

"Senior Sister, I don’t want to lose you," Zi Ji looked at her. "I can give you the Paper Talismans, but... Senior Brother said that if you indulge in too much killing, you will surely lose yourself."

UH!

Guang Xiaoyu sighed. "I understand."

Zi Ji took out all her Talisman Papers. "Senior Brother had anticipated that you would ask for Paper Talismans. He told me to hold out, and if you insisted, then I would give the Paper Talismans to you."

Guang Xiaoyu: "..."

Detestable Senior Brother.

All that begging was for naught. Good thing she hadn’t squeezed out any tears, or wouldn’t that have been terribly embarrassing?

She didn’t stand on ceremony, taking the nine Talisman Papers as if they were owed to her, then immediately flashed a radiant smile. "Thank you, Little Junior Sister, for the targeted support."

"Actually, the trump card that Senior Brother gave you is even more powerful than the Talisman Papers," Zi Ji hesitated a moment, then revealed the truth.

"???"

"The scroll," Zi Ji spoke. "It’s not just an ordinary scroll; inside, there is a large collection of Spirit Pills, Spiritual Medicine, and Spirit Stones."

WHIMPER!

Guang Xiaoyu stretched out her Divine Sense, perceiving for a moment before she could see the large cache of cultivation resources. She was immediately moved.

No, she was touched even more deeply.

What puzzled her was, "Little Junior Sister, what’s the special use of this scroll? Why does it feel like it’s just a storage space?"

Zi Ji thought about it. "Above the Heavenly Dao."

Guang Xiaoyu was shocked. "And then?"

"That’s it. Senior Brother just said ’Above the Heavenly Dao,’ and then... he gave me the scroll with a reluctant look on his face," Zi Ji reminisced.

Alright then!

With that large pile of items, plus the nine Paper Talismans, that should suffice.

She narrowed her eyes, smiling once again, and then pointed to the old yellow ox not far away.

If Chen Pingping were here, he would undoubtedly draw his sword and roar, "Get lost! Scram right now!"

You were given the Immortality Realm, nine Paper Talismans, and a heap of Spirit Pills and so on; yet you still dare to covet Lao Huang!

Zi Ji’s face darkened as she spoke weakly, "Senior Sister, there really isn’t anything left now."

ALAS!

Guang Xiaoyu sheepishly said, "I was just asking, that’s all. Oh right, the Emperor Spirit..."

"That’s out of the question!" Zi Ji exclaimed in alarm. "Senior Sister, you should hurry on your way!"

According to Chen Pingping’s instructions, what Zi Ji had just given away was the absolute limit. His thinking was, if it was possible not to give something, then don’t.

But now, everything had been given.

So there was nothing left.

And yet, Guang Xiaoyu had the audacity to set her sights on Lao Huang and the Emperor Spirit.

How could Zi Ji not panic?

She could resist not giving anything, but what if her Senior Sister came sneaking around?

"Look how nervous you are. Am I that kind of person?" Guang Xiaoyu rolled her eyes. "I was just saying it for the sake of it."