Chapter 360: Chapter 321: The Old Man in the Mirror
"Young girl, why don’t you leave this place quickly?"
"Who are you?"
The silver-haired girl was startled by the sudden voice, and quickly looked around.
But what appeared before her was still the dark cave.
The flesh walls around her and the tongue beneath her feet were still slightly wriggling.
Although the devouring force had dissipated, a special air current remained in the mouth of the Profound Celestial Spirit Turtle, filling this place with air and a peculiar smell.
The surroundings were still pitch-black, and only a sliver of light leaked through the gaps in the teeth behind the Profound Celestial Spirit Turtle.
And about tens of meters ahead, there was that colorful space rift.
In Baiyu City, Zheng Yi let out a long sigh.
Bai Cangmu, Venerable Barbaric Tiger, and Chen Hu perished together, leaving only the girl from the White Lotus Eternal Life Sect on this Spiritless Island.
It seemed he had to rely on this girl to leave here.
Who knew what her cultivation was?
Foundation Establishment?
Or perhaps... Golden Core?
Looking at her being distressed and panicked after Bai Cangmu’s fall, who knew if she had any experience?
He had no choice, after a brief consideration, he decided to connect with the girl in a different way.
Systems are outdated now.
The trend now was the old man in the mirror!
He deliberately altered his voice, continuing, "Who am I? I’m right in your hand."
"Hmm?"
The silver-haired girl subconsciously looked down; in her hand was only a bronze-colored Ancient Mirror Fragment, which emitted a faint glow.
The silver-haired girl exclaimed, "You’re the mirror?"
"Master said some treasures develop their own spirituality, could it be that you’re the artifact spirit of this fragment?"
"Hmph! An artifact spirit, how could it compare to me?"
Zheng Yi snorted, "I am one from the Spirit Realm, my body was destroyed by enemies, and I had no choice but to hide in this Yin Yang Treasure Mirror Fragment."
"Out of necessity, I broke through the barrier between realms, traversing the chaotic temporal flow, and ended up in the Canglan Realm."
"One from the Immortal, Spirit Realm..."
The silver-haired girl was startled, almost dropping the mirror fragment, but quickly reacted, gripping it tightly.
"You, you’re not lying to me?"
"Hehehe, I have traversed the Spirit Realm for over ten thousand years, how could I deceive a little girl like you?"
Zheng Yi continued to cajole, "If not for this, how could I have broken through the Spiritless Island’s blockade and sent Innate Spiritual Qi to those previous failures!"
"Failures..."
"Naturally."
Zheng Yi said coldly, "I secretly searched for sharp-minded individuals to help them grow, but those previous cultivators were either cowardly and weak, or lacked in fortune, or acted impulsively and recklessly."
"Even with my assistance, they still fell one after another."
"Just now, that Chen Hu even wanted to throw me into the belly of the Profound Celestial Spirit Turtle, he truly deserved death!"
"Luckily, after years of secret cultivation, I’ve recovered a bit of strength and can control this Yin Yang Treasure Mirror Fragment to fly; otherwise, if trapped in the turtle’s belly, it would truly be a lifetime without seeing daylight!"
Zheng Yi pondered while continuing to cajole, mixing truth with lies and continued to deceive the girl.
Under Zheng Yi’s manipulation, the silver-haired girl gradually forgot about her mentor Bai Cangmu’s demise and started considering the insights about the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror Fragment.
She cautiously asked, "Then, senior, what are your plans now?"
Well done!
As long as you’re curious, you’ll naturally fall into the trap Zheng Yi has specially prepared for you.
"Of course, I want to return to the Spirit Realm."
Zheng Yi said, "But those with powerful cultivation are ancient old monsters, dark-minded and cunning, I’ve been deceived countless times."
"Now I wish to find a disciple with excellent Spirit Root and aptitude to cultivate with all my heart."
"In just a thousand years, I can return to the Spirit Realm and be reborn!"
"So that’s it~"
The silver-haired girl murmured, her eyes slightly brightening, "Grandpa, may I become your disciple?"
"You?"
Zheng Yi whispered, "Don’t you have a mentor? That Bai Cangmu from the White Lotus Eternal Life Sect?"
"Mentor..."
At the mention of Bai Cangmu, the silver-haired girl’s expression became somber: "In fact, his true identity is, is my father..."
"Father?"
Zheng Yi was surprised, the direct blood descendant of a Nascent Soul Cultivator?
No wonder Bai Cangmu had always cherished the silver-haired girl.
Even in the intense moments of battle, he protected her at all costs, taking her along into the mouth of the Profound Celestial Spirit Turtle.
"Yes."
The silver-haired girl said, "My name is Bai Zhirui, my father said his identity is special in the White Lotus Eternal Life Sect, others cannot know my true identity."
"So he asked me to call him mentor, hoping to take me away from Spiritless Island, then return to the White Lotus Eternal Life Sect."
"Unexpectedly, boo hoo hoo..."
Bai Zhirui cried softly, while Zheng Yi quickly began calculating.
White Lotus Eternal Life Sect?
Bai Cangmu’s daughter?
The blood of a Nascent Soul Cultivator?
This identity seems very suitable for making things happen.
After Bai Zhirui finished crying, Zheng Yi immediately said, "Okay, young girl, stop crying now. I can accept you as a disciple, but you must promise me that once you’ve succeeded in cultivation, you will take me back to the Spirit Realm!"
Return to the Spirit Realm?
A regular cultivator wanting to enter the Spirit Realm through cultivation would take at least a thousand years, or even several thousand years.
Even a peerless genius among millions would take several hundred years.
