Chapter 92

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Chapter 92- Cultivation (3)

“Cough cough…” Gu Anran coughed vigorously, and then opened her eyes.

She was no longer in the gorgeously decorated room, but inside a damp cave with the only light coming from a basketball-sized hole above her. She was surrounded on all four sides by thick rock walls and she wondered how she got in here in the first place.

There was a damp and cold bed beneath her, but it couldn’t even be counted as a bed. More like a piece of smooth stone protruding from the otherwise hard ground. A ten-year-old child could barely fit on it, much less Gu Anran who could only fit her upper body while her legs dangled in the air on the side.

She moved a little bit only to feel a scorching, stinging pain from the top to the bottom of her body. The pain made her gasp, and it felt like they didn’t even bother healing her wounds…..

Gu Anran laughed self-deprecatingly, and reluctantly got up. The pain in her body almost made her fall again, but she endured the pain and was able to sit up.

“Cough cough…cough cough…” Streaks of blood dripped out and when she reached up to wipe her mouth, there was a clunking sound….the sound of iron hitting against something. She then looked down and realized that her limbs were tied up in chains, with one of the chains fixed around her wrists and another around her ankles. The end of these chains were buried in one of the rock walls.

She remembered she had the strength of someone in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment. She reached inside her Dantian and found that the body that was originally full of power was now empty. Now she was no better than a sickly mortal. In her weakened state, if her power continues to drain away, eventually even a child would be able to kill her easily.

“When…can I…get out.” Gu Anran muttered to herself as she looked at the sunlight pouring in from the hole above her.

In the Young Lady’s room, Mu Qingli reclined against a chair as she looked at the information in her hand.”

“Bing Xin, did she say anything?”

“No. Miss Gu quietly woke up and then said nothing.” Bing Xin reported.

“Really….tell her she can come out when she confesses who the true mastermind is.” Mu Qingli said as she flipped through the book in her hand.

“Shall we use the torture methods?” Bing Xin asked.

Mu Qingli closed her eyes, her head full of thoughts of Gu Anran’s bashful appearance and soft figure. However, when she thought of her precious little brother, those memories were immediately shattered, and her face returned to the cold and ruthless expression expected of the Young Lady of the Demonic Sect.

“If she doesn’t tell the truth in three days, I will leave her to you.” Mu Qingli said lightly.

“Understood.” Bing Xin bowed and then left.

“Wait, don’t let her die.” Mu Qingli quickly blurted out this sentence but then felt annoyed right after she said it. When did she become so indecisive, it’s just an insignificant person’s life. A single pinch and the bright flame would be snuffed out. Why would she say such a sentence? Is it really because of the cultivation technique she’s been practicing?

The techniques that Mu Qingli used to cultivate is a top-level technique in the Demonic Sect. It can only be learned by those with extremely high qualifications and have very high offensive power while making her spiritual power double that of her peers. Everyone understood what this doubled amount meant. In a fight, while the other party has exhausted their spiritual power, the practitioner of this technique would still be full of energy as they kill their enemy. It was simply the best technique to cultivate with.

However, this technique was very difficult to learn. There are a total of 12 levels and among the demonic cultivators that can learn them, the highest level reached was only the 7th level. Mu Qingli is currently only 20 years old and has already reached the 6th level. As the number one demonic cultivator of her generation, she was elevated to the position of the Demonic Sect’s Young Lady.

But the more advanced one’s cultivation, the more glaring the shortcomings are. No, it couldn’t exactly be counted as a shortcoming. There are only two ways to practice this technique. One is through self cultivation and the other is through dual cultivation. Dual cultivation is said to be the fastest way and when people learned of this, they immediately carried out some large-scale dual cultivation with multiple partners and their strength was greatly increased. The power was shocking, but only for a moment. Once that moment passed, the person immediately died.

After several generations worth of experience, the final verdict was that only one partner can participate in dual cultivation with you. And only for one lifetime. In short, the person who becomes your partner is the person you will be with forever until you die. Even if your partner dies before you do, you cannot find another one. In this world and in this one life, there could only be that one person.

And since Gu Anran is Mu Qingli’s one and only dual cultivation partner, Mu Qingli believed that this was the reason why she couldn’t kill Gu Anran.

“Cough, cough….system, can you find out where Qingyi is?” Gu Anran asked with a light cough.

「Ding! The system filtered the shop’s options and found that the tracking radar purchased last time shall suffice. 」

“Cough….give me….cough, cough….give me one….” Gu Anran patted her chest to relieve the pain. Only one day has passed, and except for when Bing Xin delivered her meals, all of which was delivered through a teleportation array, she had not seen anyone else. Gu Anran was quite startled when Binx Xin first appeared from the teleportation array. After all, who wouldn’t be surprised if someone just suddenly appeared out of thin air? Then Bing Xin spoke only a few words to her when she delivered her meals with only one word difference between them.

“Your breakfast.”

“Your lunch.”

“Your dinner.”

Then after setting the tray down, she would ask,

“Who sent you?”

Of course, Gu Anran’s answer remained the same, it was still Mu Qing Chu. Bing Xin would then stay silent and stand to the side to wait for her to finish eating.

However, since they asked the same question for all three meals, Gu Anran knew that they didn’t believe her at all. She could only sigh with helplessness.

She looked down at the tracking radar in her hand and then at the moonlight that shone through the hole above her. She hopes Hong Qingyi is not in the same state as her….

“Search for Hong Qingyi.” Gu Anran looked at the radar. One green dot and many red dots next to it. And this little green dot….it’s so close to her….it’s as if…it’s just next door!!!!

“Are there any….cough, cough….are there any items that will allow me to see her?”

「There is! A small-scale perspective mirror will allow you to see everything within two meters! A must have tool for peeping in baths! One mirror is only 999, if you want to buy, do it quickly!」

“…..” You’re still running sales promotions at this time!!!!

Gu Anran pursed her lips and could only reluctantly buy one.

She used the perspective mirror and looked in the direction of the green dot, only to find that Hong Qingyi was right next to her! Hong Qingyi appeared to be in a similar situation to herself except she didn’t look as pitiful as her. Hong Qingyi did not appear to be injured and could still run or jump if she wanted to. Her clothes were quite clean except for some dust, online the hardened blood spots on her own clothes.

Speaking of, she had wanted to change clothes but her spiritual power was blocked and her storage ring was rendered useless. Even if she could get a change of clothes out, with her limbs all locked up, there was no way for her to put them on.

“I want an item that will allow me to communicate with another person, something like a phone. Is there anything like that?”

「Yes, yes, we have it! A super smartphone! No accessories necessary, a small machine that you can rely on! However, this is the lowest level and will disappear after ten minutes. For more time make sure to buy a higher-leveled model!」

“Cough, cough…..cough, cough…..this model is fine…cough….give me one….” A cold wind blew into the cave and made Gu Anran shiver before she curled up into a ball. The temperature here is really different, probably less than 10 degrees celsius. (T/N: <50°F)

「Alright, please specify the recipient and this system will deliver it for our dear customer.」

So convenient

“Help me deliver one to Hong Qingyi.”

「Understood!」

Gu Anran used the mirror to watch Hong Qingyi and saw a thing suddenly appear in the other party’s hand. The confusion on her friend’s face caused her to laugh a little but it aggravated her wounds and caused her to explode into another series of coughs.

「Please choose the main communication method. Video, phone, or heart.」

“What is heart?” Gu Anran wondered.

「A method that does not require speaking, and only need love to power it!」

“….”

「Simply put, you don’t have to physically speak, such as how this system is speaking to you right now. Only the two parties involved can hear each other.」

“Then give me the third one.”

「Understood!」

Gu Anran: Qingyi, it’s me.

Hong Qingyi said in astonishment: Anran? You were also locked up in this terrible place?

Gu Anran: Yes, I was thrown in here yesterday, what about you?

Hong Qingyi said in an aggrieved tone: It was the same for me. Mengyan asked me who sent me to harm her and I told her it was Mu Qing Chu. Then she threw me in here.

Gu Anran sighed: I was basically…the same as you..

Hong Qingyi held her head in her arms in a depressed manner: Qingli doesn’t believe you either… Then what should we do now?

Gu Anran hugged his legs and sighed: We’ll see what happens…

Hong Qingyi smiled bitterly: Nothing happens in here, it’s so boring….it was so hard for us to finally come to a Xianxia* world only to be locked up in a blink of an eye. (T/N: Xianxia means cultivation/fantasy)

Gu Anran suppressed the urge to cry: You’re not as miserable as me. Qingli right now has a -20 favorability rating towards me…

Hong Qingyi: Because you said it was Mu Qing Chu?

Gu Anran: En….

Hong Qingyi: Is that so….forget it, forget it. Since they don’t believe in us, let’s rely on our points to escape. Anyhow, the outside world is so big, it’s not a bad idea to go out and tour the mountains and rivers. Why condemn ourselves to a bud that will never bloom?* (T/N: An idiom, ‘a bud that never blooms’ = an unrequited love.)

Although Hong Qingyi has spoken so optimistically and nonchalantly, Gu Anran, who could see through the rock walls, could see just how sad she looked. To say you wanna ‘give up’ is easy, but doing it is hard. Especially after experiencing so many worlds with each other, it’s even more difficult to give up their love for their wives. Of course, Gu Anran did not want to poke holes in her friend’s argument.

Gu Anran: If we want to leave, let’s leave together and see what the world of cultivation looks like!

Hong Qingyi: Ok, it’s a deal!

When they hung up, the phone in Gu Anran’s hand disappeared. With difficulty, she supported her broken body and dragged herself to the piece of ground the moonlight shone one. She looked up at the outside, observing the bright moon and twinkling stars. Although she could only see a basketball-size sky, the dark sky full of brilliant stars was something she had rarely seen back on earth….

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