Holy Land
"Sis, you’ve been pacing around for so long. What’s on your mind? If there’s nothing, I’m going home," Su Qi said.
Jingyue held Su Qi back and said seriously, "I have a bold idea."
Su Qi looked at Jingyue and said, "Sis, when have your ideas *not* been bold?"
They weren’t just bold, they were outrageous. And whenever something strange happened around her, it always seemed to have something to do with her husband.
’Even though Sis claims she just says things without thinking, if I hear it too often, what if I start to actually suspect my husband?’
’It would be especially bad if the other junior sisters ran off to verify her claims.’
Jingyue shook her head. "This is different. This time, it’s going to be a technical job, not just lip service."
Qing Lian asked curiously, "What is our Holy Sister planning to do?"
Jingyue smiled. "We all have marks, and these marks allow us to see information that’s like a vision or an image.
But none of you are able to sense this information in advance.
I, on the other hand, can."
In certain situations, only the Saintess can receive certain permissions. The Candidacy Saintesses can only watch, relying on sheer luck.
Take Su Qi on the ship, for example. Everything was triggered passively.
If it had been Jingyue, she likely would have known in advance that there was something on the ship.
Su Qi asked, "So, Sis, are you planning to share your permissions with us?"
Jingyue shook her head. "That’s impossible. A Saintess’s permissions can’t be shared."
Think of the Saintess as being hard-bound, while the others are not. Therefore, their permissions can be temporarily borrowed by the Saintess.
"Then what do you mean, Sis?" Su Qi asked.
Jingyue thought for a moment and said, "There are five of you. If the marks of all five of you begin to resonate, isn’t it highly likely that you’ll be able to perceive something special?
The idea is to use your resonance to trigger another resonance related to the marks."
Su Qi understood. "Simply put, you want to use us as a radar?"
The Saintess snapped her fingers. "Exactly! A radar.
When the marks resonate and the perception is strong enough, we might be able to find out where special information is located."
Qing Lian raised her hand. "Then how are we going to test it? There’s definitely nothing in the Holy Land, and no places related to the Holy Land have opened recently."
Jingyue said exasperatedly, "Simulate! Do you know what a simulation is?"
Su Qi blurted out subconsciously, "Like those exam prep books? ’Three Years of College Entrance Exams, Five Years of Mock Tests’?"
Jingyue was speechless. "..., have all those books made you stupid?"
"It was just a slip of the tongue. But speaking of the college entrance exam, I remember my performance wasn’t very consistent back then. My husband and I purposely applied to a slightly less prestigious university so we could get in together."
"Later, we found out we both actually did really well on the exam. It was a huge waste. We could have gotten into a top-tier university," Su Qi said with some regret.
"This is the downside of dating young." Jingyue then patted Su Qi’s shoulder and said to the others, "See that? Your senior sister here is a prime negative example. Dating young is wrong, and it lowers your IQ.
Since when does a Cultivator have ’inconsistent performance’ on an exam?
Who are you kidding?"
Everyone was speechless. "..."
Su Qi also came to a realization. ’That’s right... My memory is far beyond that of a normal person.’
’So my ’inconsistent performance’ back then... was actually all my husband’s fault?’
’Wow, I had no idea.’
THUD.
Jingyue rapped Su Qi on the head. Before Su Qi could protest, Jingyue said, "Alright, let’s get down to business. You’ve completely derailed the conversation.
First, we’ll try to resonate. Then I’ll see if I can simulate a source of information and whether we can get a response."
The others nodded. Just then, Xueyu asked, "But Holy Sister, we won’t always be going out together. Won’t this be useless then?"
Jingyue had just raised her hand when Xueyu said, "Don’t hit me! I’ll do it myself."
Then, Xueyu tapped herself on the head, a wronged expression on her face.
"The first step is always the hardest. You have to take things one step at a time. Right now, we need to hold hands to resonate. Later, you’ll be able to resonate from a distance. Eventually, you’ll be able to request resonance from anywhere.
Understand?
You have to realize, we’ve been in ’wireless mode’ from the very beginning.
Anything is possible," Jingyue lectured.
Xueyu lowered her head and said weakly, "I understand."
’Our lecturing Holy Sister is especially imposing.’
Jingyue said with satisfaction, "Alright, let’s begin. I’ll guide you at first, and then you’ll learn to resonate on your own."
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Meanwhile, Jiang Zuo and his group were still walking through the woods.
This area was close to the Land of the Dead, so there were a great number of skeletons.
He couldn’t afford to provoke them, so Jiang Zuo could only keep avoiding them.
This was an ordinary Secret Realm, so it was unlikely he would find anything of value. All Jiang Zuo could do was find a safe path that led into the battlefield area.
However, the skeletons were too dense, and they were getting even denser. It had become difficult for him to even think about getting out.
Jiang Zuo stopped.
He sighed. It would be difficult to leave now; they were essentially surrounded.
Seeing Jiang Zuo stop, Swordsman Beitian asked, "Fellow Daoist Po Xiao, what’s wrong?"
By now, Swordsman Beitian was treating Jiang Zuo as an equal.
Jiang Zuo ignored Swordsman Beitian’s question, instead tapping the ground with his Bone Saber.
Seeing that Jiang Zuo seemed to be thinking, the others didn’t dare to disturb him.
They too could see that they were almost completely surrounded by skeletons, with no way to escape.
’Can I just fly away?’ Swordsman Beitian really wanted to ask.
But before he could ask, Jiang Zuo spoke up. "You all dig a tunnel. I’ll hold back these skeletons."
Then Jiang Zuo looked at Swordsman Beitian. "Don’t even think about flying, unless you think you’ve lived too long."
There was virtually no chance of survival in the sky. It wasn’t that the skeletons could reach them, but that there was no path forward.
If Jiang Zuo wasn’t mistaken, this place was already the Land of the Dead.
This patch of land was stuck right in the middle of the Land of the Dead.
The moment they flew off this land would be the moment they were swallowed by the Land of the Dead.
Swordsman Beitian chose to believe Jiang Zuo’s words.
Then they began to dig a tunnel.
Meanwhile, Jiang Zuo used his Bone Saber to carve Runes off to one side.
Watching Jiang Zuo carving nearby, Nangong Sui asked Swordsman Beitian, "Senior, will this really be okay?"
He was a Tier Six expert, after all. His words carried a great deal of authority.
As long as they got his affirmation, everyone would hold on to hope.
Wu Xi and the others also looked at Swordsman Beitian.
However, Swordsman Beitian shook his head. "I only specialize in combat."
Everyone was speechless. "..."
’But you failed in combat, too. Your Tier Six Cultivation didn’t seem to be worth much at all.’
Seeing them slacking off on digging the tunnel, Swordsman Beitian’s brow furrowed. "Dig! Faster!"
Only then did they immediately get to work. Although this man’s Cultivation was restricted, he was still not someone the few of them could challenge.
So, facing Swordsman Beitian, they didn’t dare to slack off, especially when their own lives were at stake.
Swordsman Beitian was the fastest of all. He was actually using his sword to dig a tunnel—no one would believe it if they heard.
But the thought of the terrifying skeletons made him dig faster and faster.
’It’s true. I’ve stayed at home for too long. My perspective has become too narrow.’
’Only by coming out into the world can one realize how truly insignificant one is.’
’If the Cultivation of the Northern Celestial Seven Swords fails this time, I don’t plan on going back.’
’I’ll just travel the world.’