Loyal Heart Roaming the Skies

Dudududududud.

Knocking sounds.

"Who is it?"

Bai Lian opened the door and first saw a pair of white eyes.

She blinked and struggled out of the white. "What brings the Second Elder here?"

"The old man can't come to greet the Saintess if he has nothing to do?" The Second Elder smiled, the smile on his old face should have been kind, but because of the white eyes, it looked very strange. "The Saintess has made great progress in her cultivation. It is truly a blessing for my White Bone Sect."

"Where. Elder, you are the pillar of our sect, supporting the Purple Gold Beam across the sea."

"Hahaha. Don't you plan to invite the old man in for a visit?"

"This..." Bai Lian looked hesitant. "After all, I am a girl, it's not convenient, right?"

"I have watched the Saintess grow up since she was a child. You are like my daughter. What's inconvenient about that?" The Second Elder said, and then squeezed into the room.

Looking around, he casually asked, "Why is the Saintess in her own room in the sect, still wearing a night veil?"

Bai Lian blinked. "I have to hide my natural beauty and bide my time."

"Hahaha..." The Second Elder burst into laughter, but suddenly stopped laughing. "Ouyang has returned, I can smell his scent."

"That's great! We didn't waste our efforts and sacrificed so many spies to cover up for him. Why hasn't the Grand Elder shown up yet?"

"Who can guess his thoughts?"

"If you can't guess, then I have no idea either."

"Do you not know, or do you not want to know?"

"I don't need to know." Bai Lian smiled coquettishly. "The important matters in the sect should be decided by the elders. I will wait quietly for the news."

The Second Elder looked at her deeply and then got up to leave.

Before stepping out of the door, he suddenly stopped again. "Why is the Saintess so easy to talk to today?"

Bai Lian giggled. "Look at what you're saying. When have I not been easy to talk to? Occasionally, I may have a temper, but it's all for the sake of the sect's important matters, isn't it?"

The Second Elder finally left, and the oppressive feeling that enveloped the room seemed to be cut off by the door.

...

"Perhaps this is the final test."

Bai Lian murmured softly.

She sat quietly for a while, making sure that no one would disturb her anymore. Then she put down a formation plate, opened the wardrobe, and lifted Jiang Wang, whose eyes were tightly closed, and threw him onto the bed.

At this moment, Jiang Wang was sealed in his five senses, only in this way could he avoid the eyes that were only white.

Bai Lian pinched a seal and released the seal on his five senses.

Jiang Wang suddenly stood up and looked at Bai Lian, silent.

Although he had been in a state of sealed senses and couldn't hear the conversation between Bai Lian and the Second Elder, when he emptied his senses and calmed his mind, he also pondered over today's events.

"You can ask whatever you want." Bai Lian walked to the table and sat down on her own.

"You saved me again." Jiang Wang's voice was somewhat difficult.

Bai Lian smiled. "It's nothing worth mentioning."

"This is the stronghold of the White Bone Sect. Are you a member of the White Bone Sect?" Jiang Wang asked.

"We are all members of the Dao Sect." Bai Lian said.

Knowing that arguing whether the White Bone Sect belonged to the orthodox sect of the Dao Sect was meaningless, Jiang Wang repeated, "I just want to ask you, are you a member of the White Bone Sect?"

"It's not just me." Bai Lian extended her jade finger and pointed at Jiang Wang. "It's all of us."

"What do you mean?"

"I didn't plan to tell you so soon, because your 'transformation' is not yet complete." Bai Lian sighed and asked, "But since you appeared here today, you won't stop until you get the answer, right?"

Jiang Wang didn't answer her question, but asked, "So today, when Fang Heling came to Niutou Mountain, was it a trap? Who was it targeting?"

"It was a move made by the White Bone Envoy, not targeting anyone in particular. But no matter who followed Fang Heling tonight, they will all die here. Anyway, we are about to abandon this place. You and the undercover agent from the Judicial Department just happened to be here."

The White Bone Sect will soon leave Niutou Mountain.

Jiang Wang keenly grasped this information, but he put it aside and asked, "What does 'transformation' mean? What do you mean by 'us'?"

"The white bone lotus flower on your back, the flesh-reviving soul-returning technique you suddenly mastered... aren't these enough for you to make the connection?"

"You know me very well. Maybe all of this is your plan. The white bone lotus flower might have been tattooed on me by you while I was unconscious, and the flesh-reviving soul-returning technique might have been passed on to me by you using some method... There's no way I have anything to do with the White Bone Sect!"

"I don't have the ability to modify memories." Bai Lian suddenly laughed. "But, indeed, I have always been paying attention to you, even when you were a beggar..."

Jiang Wang was shocked!To avoid being pursued by Fang Pengju, Jiang Wang disguised himself as a beggar and survived in the Huanzhen Temple. Was Bai Lian observing him since then?

Bai Lian quickly explained, "When your group of beggars took shelter in the Huanzhen Temple, it was under our guidance."

Her voice was faint, "The Huanzhen Temple is a meaningful place, chosen by the Respected God. Since the death of Zuo Guanglie, I have been curious. Why did so many beggars die, but only you survived? Is it just a coincidence?

Why did you return to the Daoist Academy and immediately make rapid progress in cultivation?

I'm sure you have noticed it too.

After opening your meridians, your cultivation speed surpasses ordinary people.

Most importantly, you can devour the White Bone Dao seed, perfectly adapt to the White Bone Dao secret technique, and perform the Flesh Rebirth Soul Return technique! You are not ordinary, you are a disciple of the White Bone Dao!"

Finally, Bai Lian said, "Later, I realized that you appeared in the Huanzhen Temple because of the arrangement of the Respected God."

"No, that's not right!" Jiang Wang shook his head. He believed that his cultivation came from the Illusory Void Realm and had nothing to do with the White Bone Dao. However, the Illusory Void Realm was his biggest secret at present, and he couldn't reveal it.

"I'm afraid you cry in your heart while denying it with your mouth."

"What disciple!" Jiang Wang took a step back. "I have said that I can never forgive the actions of the White Bone Dao. I will never associate with you people who have beastly hearts!"

"That's because you haven't seen the truth of this world, haven't completely erased your hypocrisy, and haven't found your true self."

"I know who I am very well, I don't need you to remind me." Jiang Wang tried to control his emotions and calm himself down to think.

"What is this White Bone Dao seed you mentioned?" he asked.

"It is a precious thing, and I only have one. It can absorb the nutrients of the host and grow, ultimately gaining perfect control over the host. But I didn't expect you to devour it... so you see, the Dao seed is naturally ineffective on disciples of the Dao!"

Jiang Wang looked at her coldly. "Did you try to parasitize me?"

Bai Lian's rare gaze carried some apology. "At that time, we were not familiar..."

"And we are still not familiar now. You make me feel very unfamiliar!" Jiang Wang said coldly. "There's no need to say anymore! I will never believe that I am a disciple of the White Bone Dao. Even if I am, I will never associate with you heartless people!"

The word "even if" showed determination, but also revealed hesitation.

Bai Lian was not eager to argue about this point. Instead, she asked, "Is it more heartless to raise ferocious beasts without considering the lives of the people, or to extract the meridians of the aquatic race to refine the Meridian Opening Pill?"

"Don't try to shake my Dao heart with words!" Jiang Wang's voice was resolute, as if he could only resist the pressure he was under by being so.

He tried to calm his breathing and affirm his determination. "Bai Lian, since our paths are different, let's part ways. I have said that you saved my life, and now you can take it back."

Bai Lian's eyes were very beautiful, with a hint of annoyance and resentment. She used those eyes to gaze at Jiang Wang.

"How could I bear to kill you?" Her voice softened, and she said gently, "But as long as you cooperate, I can erase your memory of tonight. It will be as if nothing happened. When you fully awaken, you will remember tonight."

"Deceiving oneself is the worst kind of deception."

"No, it's just not the right time."

Bai Lian stood up and leaned in, pressing Jiang Wang onto the bed before he could react.

"Look into my eyes," she said. "I don't have the ability to manipulate memories. I can only temporarily seal this memory with a secret technique, so you must relax and cooperate fully. If anything goes wrong, you may suffer from mental disorders or even lose your soul."

Jiang Wang knew this was the best choice.

Tonight, he had mistakenly entered the Niutou Mountain and stepped into the thieves' den. Originally, death should have been his fate.

Bai Lian's various concealments had already saved his life. But no matter what, he couldn't let him bring back the secret of the White Bone Dao to Fenglin City.

And he would rather die than associate with the White Bone Dao.

Now he could temporarily postpone the decision he must face without having to die.

Jiang Wang completely opened his mind, allowing his consciousness to be engulfed by countless lotus petals.

He felt warmth, tolerance, and attachment.

Then, in this boundless sea of lotus petals, he saw a lotus bud floating towards him.

It grew taller and taller until it was level with Jiang Wang's line of sight.

Then the lotus flower bloomed, but the center of the bloom was not a pistil or a lotus seed.

It was... a black candle!

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