LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 430 Bastard, what are you doing!_1
Xue Linglong thought to herself that no matter what, she couldn't let the people of the Taiyin Divine Sect harm that dog of a man. If he were sacrificed, how could she go on living this life?
With this in mind, Xue Linglong spoke up, "Elder Cao, I have spent some time in Yan County and have come close to the North Prince. Naturally, I am aware of his character."
"In my view, everything that has happened to North Country has nothing to do with the North Prince. It is entirely the Mysterious Moon Palace that has been manipulating everything behind the scenes."
"The North Prince is nothing but a chess piece of the Mysterious Moon Palace. How could such a pawn possibly be the 'Son of Destiny' prophesied by our Sect Hierarch?"
After hearing Xue Linglong's words, Cao Xianya pondered for a moment. She didn't doubt that Xue Linglong had already betrayed the Taiyin Divine Sect. After all, everyone in the sect was under the control of their Sect Hierarch, and anyone who dared to betray the sect would ultimately end up as nothing more than a puddle of blood.
However, even with Xue Linglong saying so, Cao Xianya was not willing to give up. She then said, "Even if the North Prince is not the Son of Destiny, there must be something special about him. Otherwise, why would the Mysterious Moon Palace choose him as their pawn?"
"There is something the Saintess may not know. We slaughtered a city in the south, and with a blood sacrifice, we awakened a portion of the Sect Hierarch's consciousness. The Sect Hierarch is now in great need of a body."
"I have heard that the North Prince's martial arts talent is extremely high. Since his martial arts talent is so high, his body must be very suitable for the Sect Hierarch."
"So, even if he is not the Son of Destiny, we should find a way to bring the North Prince to the south."
Just as Xue Linglong was about to continue, Cao Xianya spoke again, "Furthermore, the Sect Hierarch is also very interested in the North Prince."
Upon hearing this, Xue Linglong immediately shut her mouth.
Even the Sect Hierarch of the Taiyin Divine Sect had spoken, and nothing she could say would make a difference.
Xue Linglong couldn't help but think, this wasn't her fault. She had already tried to make the Taiyin Divine Sect lose interest in that dog of a man. If there was anyone to blame, it was only the dog of a man, who had made too much of a stir in North Country, creating so many problems.
Now that the Sect Hierarch also wanted the body of the North Prince, she could only pretend to cooperate with Cao Xianya for the time being and then travel north again.
Once she reached Yan County, she would find a way to warn that fellow. As for what happened afterward, it would be up to him.
As the Saintess of the Taiyin Divine Sect, she knew the strength of the sect. Although the Taiyin Divine Sect didn't currently have any Celestials, there were quite a few in the sect whose power approached that of a Celestial.
Unless the Celestial of the Mysterious Moon Palace was by the dog of a man's side at all times, once the Taiyin Divine Sect found an opportunity, sooner or later, he would be captured and brought south for sacrifice.
At that moment, Xue Linglong said with a cold expression, "I understand."
"However, Elder Cao, I'm afraid that just you and I alone will not be able to bring the North Prince to the south."
"The Celestial from the Mysterious Moon Palace is still by the North Prince's side. I left Yan County and came to Anping City because I was afraid of being discovered by that Celestial."
At this, Cao Xianya said, "Didn't the Saintess say that the North Prince is lecherous? Why not use beauty to charm the North Prince? As long as we can control the North Prince, we are not without opportunity."
Upon hearing Cao Xianya's words, Xue Linglong laughed inwardly.
She had fallen into her own trap of the Charm Skill in the past, and not only had she failed to charm the North Prince, but now she couldn't even separate herself from him.
Of course, this was something she naturally couldn't admit. If the fact that she had lost her chastity were known by people in the Taiyin Divine Sect, her status as the Saintess would likely come to an end.
With a sneer, Xue Linglong said, "Elder Cao, I am the Saintess of the Taiyin Divine Sect. For me, a Saintess, to charm the North Prince, if the Sect Hierarch finds out, how will he view me in the future?"
Cao Xianya said, "What I mean is for the Saintess to use the Yin Yang Mirror, then combine it with the Charm Skill to control the North Prince. It's not about the Saintess offering herself up. Even if the Sect Hierarch finds out, I believe he won't say much about it."
Cao Xianya thought to herself that their Sect Hierarch was a person with a dislike for impurity. Any form of disloyalty, both of the body and the mind, would provoke the Sect Hierarch's dissatisfaction. Once Xue Linglong actually went to seduce the North Prince, and when she returned to the Taiyin Divine Sect, she could tell the Sect Hierarch, threatening Xue Linglong's position as Saintess.
As a former Saintess of the Taiyin Divine Sect, she hadn't been able to wait for their Sect Hierarch to awaken during her years of youth and beauty, and in the end, she was forced to step down, helplessly watching Xue Linglong rise above her, displaying arrogance and military might.
She had long wanted to get rid of Xue Linglong, and this was the best opportunity to do so.
However, Xue Linglong was very wary and not easy to deceive.
Seeing that Cao Xianya was urging her to go seduce the North Prince, Xue Linglong immediately understood Cao Xianya's intention. Cao Xianya was simply displeased with her and wanted to harm her.
But she could turn the tables on her.
If this were the past, she indeed might have struggled to fight against Cao Xianya—for Cao Xianya was the former Saintess and now a core Elder of the Taiyin Divine Sect.
Although Xue Linglong was the Saintess, and nominally, apart from the Sect Hierarch, she was the highest-ranking individual within the sect, very few of the Elders actually listened to her.
These Elders hadn't betrayed the Taiyin Divine Sect; they simply didn't want to heed the words of a young girl.
What of a Saintess? In their eyes, a Saintess was nothing more than a plaything of the Sect Hierarch, with no right to manage the whole Taiyin Divine Sect in place of the Sect Hierarch.
Xue Linglong thought to herself, since this old hag wanted to harm her, she might as well go find the North Prince.
Anyway, I'm already the woman of the North Prince, she brought the core elders of the Taiyin Divine Sect to Yan County, which is a great achievement. After all, the Taiyin Divine Sect is the leader of the Demon Sect, and a core elder from the leader of the Demon Sect is such an important figure.
Thinking of this, Xue Linglong said, "I understand, Elder Cao will head north with us tomorrow, I will change my identity and find another way to approach the North Prince."
Seeing Xue Linglong actually agree, Cao Xianya was stunned for a moment, and then she was overjoyed inside.
Xue Linglong is indeed still too young, such a fool. Now she just needs to bring the North Prince to the south, and then she can report to the Sect Hierarch.
By then, Xue Linglong's so-called Saintess will probably only turn into a dry corpse.
Thinking of this, a fierce smile appeared on Cao Xianya's face.
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North Country.
Several days passed in a blink of an eye, Yun Xianxian had already completely mastered the Puppetry Technique, and what Mysterious Moon Palace lacked the least was Spirit Wood. Soon, Yun Xianxian had made a puppet.
Hearing that Yun Xianxian had made a puppet, Lu Chen immediately went to the Yunrong Courtyard. He wanted to see if the puppet created by Yun Xianxian could mimic the aura effect.
Entering the Yunrong Courtyard, Lu Chen's gaze instantly fell on the puppet in the middle of the yard.
At this time, the puppet was still entirely made of wood, and didn't look like Yun Xianxian at all; Yun Xianxian hadn't even made the puppet in her likeness. Seeing this, Lu Chen asked, "Master, are you sure the puppet you made can deceive people?"
Yun Xianxian said coldly, "What's the rush? I haven't even started refining the puppet."
As she spoke, Yun Xianxian raised her finger, and the next moment, a drop of fresh blood flew from her fingertip straight onto the puppet's head, merging into its body.
Immediately afterward, Yun Xianxian began to channel Spiritual Power, and the next moment, the entire wooden figure was enveloped in a white Spiritual Energy.
About a quarter of an hour later, the white Spiritual Energy slowly dissipated. As the Spiritual Energy disappeared, the puppet reappeared before everyone's eyes.
When Lu Chen saw the puppet again, he was completely stunned. The puppet refined by Yun Xianxian was exquisitely lifelike, barely distinguishable from a real person.
Lu Chen was astonished. Wasn't this puppet just a wooden figure at first? How did it now look exactly like a real person?
What was this supposed to be, a Puppetry Technique?
This clearly seemed more like a technique to create a clone, right?
Was Yun Xianxian pulling a fast one on him?
He had learned the Puppetry Technique, and it was the system that had directly infused the knowledge into his brain. Why was his puppet still just a wooden figure, while Yun Xianxian's puppet was almost indistinguishable from a real person?
Seeing Lu Chen seemingly dumbstruck, Yun Xianxian felt somewhat proud inside. This mischievous disciple definitely hadn't expected her to use the Puppetry Technique to such an extent.
What use was it for this guy to have advanced cultivation techniques if he couldn't fully utilize them? It would still be herself, the true Immortal, who could put those advanced techniques to use.
When Lu Chen came back to his senses, he asked, "Master, the technique you used was the Puppetry Technique, right?"
"How is it completely different from my Puppetry Technique?"
Yun Xianxian scoffed and said, "You call that a Puppetry Technique? How could you, someone who hasn't even reached the Celestial Realm, possibly cultivate such an advanced technique?"
For the people of the Immortal world, the so-called Celestial Realm was just the beginning of cultivation. In Yun Xianxian's eyes, Lu Chen hadn't even crossed the threshold of cultivation, so how could he possibly display the Puppetry Technique in its entirety?
Hearing Yun Xianxian say this, Lu Chen seemed to understand something. It wasn't a problem with the Puppetry Technique but rather that his own realm was too low, and his body didn't have enough Spiritual Energy to use the Puppetry Technique.
It didn't matter though, once he had unified the several great dynasties and became a Celestial, he would be able to embark on the true path of cultivation.
At this moment, Yun Xianxian said, "Now that your master has a puppet, you don't have to worry about that mysterious weapon of Great Xia anymore."
Lu Chen said, "That's true, it's just I'm not sure if this puppet can actually deceive them or not."
Saying this, Lu Chen walked up to the puppet, raised his hand, and touched the puppet's face directly.
Seeing this, Yun Xianxian's beautiful eyes lifted, and a hint of displeasure appeared on her cold and beautiful face.
After all, the puppet looked like her, and this mischievous disciple had actually touched her face directly—oh no, he touched the puppet's face.
Just as Yun Xianxian was about to say something, she saw Lu Chen's hand reach down below the puppet's neck and said, "I must say, the puppet is quite lifelike, but the feel is off, it's just like wood, too hard."
This time, Yun Xianxian completely lost her patience, "You scoundrel! What are you doing?"