"These old foxes have been underestimated."
She turned around, her purple dress painting a graceful arc in the air.
"I’ll find a way to handle this, you just focus on your task."
"Yes!"
Nangong Xinglan cupped his hands in obedience and was about to leave, but suddenly noticed Miao Muqing’s figure swaying as she leaned against the window sash.
"Holy Daughter?"
Nangong Xinglan exclaimed in surprise.
Miao Muqing waved her hand, but her face turned as pale as paper in an instant.
"No problem, you first..."
Before she could finish speaking, her eyes closed, and she collapsed softly.
Nangong Xinglan swiftly stepped forward to support her, only to see Miao Muqing’s eyelashes flutter lightly as she reopened her eyes.
Yet the brilliance in those eyes was completely different... Eyes that were once sharp like a blade now appeared clear as water, with an innocent and naive air.
"Miss Mu Xue?"
Nangong Xinglan asked tentatively.
"Sister Xinglan!"
Miao Muqing... or rather, Mu Xue who now controlled the body... revealed a radiant smile, reaching out to embrace Nangong Xinglan, only to be deftly avoided by the latter.
"Miss Mu Xue, your sister the Holy Daughter..."
"Sister is too tired, so she let me out to breathe."
Mu Xue pouted, like a child who had their candy taken away.
"She always does this, forcing herself too hard when encountering problems."
Nangong Xinglan’s eyes carried a complex expression.
As Miao Muqing’s confidant, she knew better than anyone that two souls inhabited this body... the decisive and aggressive sister Miao Muqing, and the naive and lively younger sister Mu Xue.
"Miss Mu Xue, would you like to rest..."
"No!"
Mu Xue suddenly bounced towards the window, pointing at the sky filled with purple glow.
"Sister Xinglan, look, how beautiful the clouds are! Sister said this is the activation of the Purple Mist Cave Heaven, but I think it’s just normal sunset glow."
Nangong Xinglan helplessly followed her to the window.
"Miss Mu Xue, this is indeed a sign of the activation of the Purple Mist Cave Heaven. Your sister..."
"I know, I know!"
Mu Xue turned and made a playful face.
"Sister always keeps everything mysterious. By the way, Sister Xinglan, I’m hungry; is there any Osmanthus cake?"
Two hours later, when Miao Muqing’s soul regained control of the body, she was curled up on the bed, holding half a piece of Osmanthus cake that hadn’t been finished.
She slowly sat up, beads of sweat forming on her forehead.
"Things are getting worse..."
She looked down at her hands, her fingertips trembling slightly.
She could feel that the intervals between the soul switches were getting shorter, while Mu Xue’s control over the body was extending.
"I must enter the Purple Mist Cave Heaven soon..."
Miao Muqing’s eyes were filled with determination as she raised her hand to send out a Sound Transmission Talisman.
A moment later, a shadow silently emerged in the corner of the room, as if growing from the darkness.
"Miao Wu, deploy five more King Realm warriors."
Miao Muqing spoke in a cold voice.
"I want to ensure that within the Purple Mist Cave Heaven, our King Realm combat strength is on par with any faction of the Seventy-two Divine Sects."
The shadow slightly shuddered.
"Holy Daughter, this might weaken our defenses on other fronts..."
"Just do it."
Miao Muqing interrupted him.
"What lies within the Purple Mist Cave Heaven is worth this price."
The shadow was silent for a moment before ultimately dissipating into the air as a wisp of smoke.
Meanwhile, a thousand miles away in a secluded valley.
Gu Sheng was seated cross-legged on a bluestone, with the Nine Dragon Universe Cauldron floating before him, a milky white glow swirling within.
After an entire night of refining, the stubborn humanoid shadow within the Southern Emperor’s Imperial Seal was finally completely dissolved.
"Finally..."
Gu Sheng opened his eyes, his gaze swirling with stars.
He stretched out his hand, and the milky white glow gently floated into his palm, seamlessly merging into his body.
In an instant, a surge of immense Life Force flooded into every part of his body like tidewater.
Gu Sheng could distinctly feel every inch of muscle, every bone undergoing tremendous transformation.
"Is this the Daoist Rhythm of the Southern Emperor’s Longevity Dao?"
Gu Sheng was surprised to find that these Daoist Rhythms fused with him astonishingly smoothly, as if they inherently belonged to him.
"No wonder the Southern Emperor could resist so many Qi Refining Great Powers with the Body Refining Path back then..."
With a thought, his Inner Qi surged like a dragon, roaring through his meridians.
A faint golden glow emerged on his skin, revealing numerous tiny runes beneath the surface.


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