I Have A Dual World Seal

Chapter 1111: Chapter 1110: Illusionary Yin Divine Monarch

At 3:15 AM, Lu Zheng was holding Si Lingxi while sleeping, but in the next moment, he suddenly opened his eyes.

"There’s a ghost!"

In his arms, Si Lingxi didn’t open her eyes, just snuggled closer to him and said casually, "Just a mere thousand-year-old little ghost, Ying can deal with it."

Lu Zheng nodded, merely curious, "It’s been a long time since any ghost has dared covet the Peach Blossom Temple, where did this ghost come from?"

Si Lingxi curved her lips, "The possibility of a coincidence is low, it’s very likely coming for Ying. The Peach Blossom Temple is located in the countryside, yet it has quite a lot of incense and candle offerings."

When there is gain, there must be loss.

Shen Ying, although previously just an Earth God conferred by the government of Yizhou, apart from figures like Madam Peach from the Southern Border who shared the same essence and were sensitively attuned, others of the same system didn’t know Shen Ying could gather so much Incense and Candle Qi.

Even if there were some with ulterior motives who suspected, the Incense and Candle Qi resonating with "Peach Blossoms" crosses the void, imperceptible to all but those with great power, so even if they were envious, they couldn’t find the true form of the Peach Blossom Fairy.

Back then, even when Madam Peach dispatched top subordinates with guidance, it took them quite a while to find Shen Ying.

But now that Shen Ying has been officially granted by the central government to lead all the Peach Blossom Temples in the world, her location can’t be hidden from those with real intentions.

Some secretly coveting demons and ghosts might set their sights on Shen Ying.

Didn’t the Ye Lan King of yore also covet Shen Ying’s Incense and Candle Qi?

However, covetous as they might be, Shen Ying not only has her own assured strength, she is also an Incense and Candle God directly under the Central City God Temple of the Court.

Although Shen Ying is outside Zhongjing, in a remote county, those truly daring to take action are likely few, since harming Shen Ying would certainly bring retaliation from the Court.

But those truly daring to take action definitely won’t be weak themselves; at least little demons and ghosts with just a century’s Dao practice wouldn’t have the confidence.

This time, closing in on the Peach Blossom Temple is a fierce ghost with a millennium of Dao practice, shrouded in nebulous Ghost Qi, though hidden with effort, unmistakable to Si Lingxi and Lu Zheng.

"Did Shen Ying notice?" Lu Zheng asked, then saw the mist permeating Taohua Village getting three parts denser.

The Eighteen Celestial Maidens had already emerged from their respective peach trees, hidden within the mist covering Taohua Village under the veil of wisps of Peach Blossom Evil,

"Hehehe, the Peach Blossom Fairy truly lives up to her name, greetings from me." An eerie voice sounded outside Taohua Village; that ghost stood a hundred feet outside the village, already noticing the changes within.

The other party is no ordinary being, with sensitive perception, not easily stepping into traps.

"Hiding sneakily, I cannot accept your courtesy."

With those words, Shen Ying’s form appeared beneath the old peach tree, hovering in mid-air, with Divine Thought fused with the old peach tree, covering a few miles centered around Taohua Village.

Although the ghost and Shen Ying were separated by a wall of Taohua Village, the wall clearly couldn’t block their sights.

Shen Ying wore a red-pink gauze phoenix-tailed trailing skirt, her hair adorned with a Hundred-Cui Flying Sparrow Gold Hairpin, eyes accentuated with pastel eyeliner, red lips glistening, her refined demeanor a blend of noble elegance and enchanting allure.

The ghost was shrouded in black mist, the surface resembling threads of fur, chilling to look at, his true form concealed within, unrevealed.

"No need for the Fairy to keep a distance of a thousand miles, I came seeking the Fairy to discuss something," the ghost chuckled, then dispersed the surrounding black mist, revealing a white-robed, jade-like gentleman.

"Illusionary Yin Divine Monarch, greets the Fairy." The man bowed courteously.

"Illusionary Yin Divine Monarch!" Shen Ying’s eyes flashed with divine light, "It’s you?"

"So it seems the Fairy has heard my name," the Illusionary Yin Divine Monarch smirked, "Two of my Ghost Generals died at the hands of your Celestial Maidens."

"Dispatching ghosts to the mortal world, pretending to collect incense under the guise of an evil god, then daring to follow secretly after being slain by my Celestial Maids," Shen Ying sneered coldly, "What boldness, who gave you the courage?"

The Illusionary Yin Divine Monarch smiled slightly, "The cards in my hand are my courage."

"Oh?" Shen Ying raised an eyebrow, unable to suppress a scornful smile, "Cards? You want to negotiate with me?"

Shen Ying knew this Illusionary Yin Divine Monarch coveted her Incense and Candle Qi, judging by this, he seemed to want to use some condition to sway her.

But...

Shen Ying couldn’t think of any condition that could sway her from the Illusionary Yin Divine Monarch.

Shaking her head, Shen Ying had no interest in idle talk and her watery peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, a cold gleam flash, killing intent surged, and the roots of the old peach tree hidden underground stirred, the mist surrounding Taohua Village tinged with a pink malevolent air.

"Hold, Fairy!" Seeing Shen Ying getting ready to act and seemingly not faking, the Illusionary Yin Divine Monarch dared not play coy, and urgently said, "Fairy, would you like to ascend?"

"What?" Shen Ying was taken aback.

"After we die we enter the Netherworld, cultivating arduously for centuries, ultimately not for the sake of ascension to the Upper Realm and immortality?" The Illusionary Yin Divine Monarch explained, "No matter how much Incense and Candle Qi, it merely makes the foundation solid, the magical power profound, but fundamentally doesn’t aid cultivation.

The divine beings of the dynasty, though masters are numerous, are deeply entangled with the people of Central Plains and the Court’s fortune, being just a step away from ascension, yet this step is as wide as a chasm, never has anyone crossed it in history.

Do you, Fairy, resign to enjoying worldly riches for a few centuries, watching so much incense accumulated idly, only to face demise along with the dynasty’s fall and poetry’s disappearance?

Shen Ying was stunned, "What do you mean?"

Pausing briefly, Shen Ying couldn’t resist a laugh, "You, a mere thousand-year-old ghost, dare promise me ascension? I don’t think you have courage, you’re likely out of your mind."

Shaking her head, Shen Ying sighed, "Your name is already recorded in the City God Temple, if you hide in the Netherworld, you might survive, yet you recklessly come to intrude on my Peach Blossom Temple; since that is so, then stay here."

With those words, the Peach Blossom Evil surged forth!

In an instant, the boundless Peach Blossom Evil enveloped the Illusionary Yin Divine Monarch, and the next moment, a hairpin neither copper nor iron, neither stone nor jade, appeared swiftly, piercing straight towards the Illusionary Yin Divine Monarch’s face.

"Well played!"

The Illusionary Yin Divine Monarch remarked, then his form suddenly shook, transforming into a plume of black smoke pierced by the hairpin,

"Hmm? An illusion?"

Shen Ying’s eyes focused intently, realizing that even the true form the Illusionary Yin Divine Monarch showed earlier was actually a kind of illusion, and despite enveloping her surroundings with the Peach Blossom Evil, she hadn’t noticed.

"Didn’t expect the Fairy to be so impatient, shall I tell you the rest? Although I only have a millennium of Dao practice, what can take you to ascension, I never said it was myself!"