Chapter 542 - 202: Sorry, I Am Not Your Lan Yin Brother
Chapter 542 - 202: Sorry, I Am Not Your Lan Yin Brother
"Where am I?"
Wu Yiren slowly opened her eyes, groggily taking in her surroundings.
She saw an open space around her, with forests and streams in the distance, accompanied by the sounds of insects and birds, and the scenery was quite beautiful.
It seemed like she was in a valley.
If she were here for leisure, it would be a nice place to visit.
But at this moment, her whole body was bound, her wounds throbbed with pain, and she lay on the ground in a messy heap, unable to enjoy the scenery.
Wu Yiren remembered that she and Lan Yin had encountered the Great Elder Zuoqiu of the Celestial Fall Sect, who had cultivated the "Celestial Beast Record Qiongqi Scroll" and transformed into an Ancient Demonic Beast.
Though the transformation was not complete, his combat power was still astonishing. Lan Yin was severely poisoned, and she was not a match for him alone.
As a result, she and Lan Yin were knocked out and brought here.
"Where’s Brother Lan Yin?"
Wu Yiren was completely bound and unable to move, so she could only wriggle her body and turn her neck to look around.
But she didn’t see any trace of Brother Lan Yin or that Qiongqi.
Suddenly, panic surged in her heart.
Could it be that Brother Lan Yin had already been eaten by that beast?
After all, the Demonic Beast had said it wanted to devour their Primordial Yin.
Wait?
Brother Lan Yin is a man; where would there be Primordial Yin?
This Qiongqi is truly foolish, unable to even differentiate between genders.
Feeling amused, Wu Yiren then grew anxious again, wanting to crawl up and find Lan Yin’s whereabouts.
It was then she realized that there were array patterns drawn beneath her. Looking around, she discovered she was in the midst of a giant array!
"What array is this?"
As Wu Yiren was in astonishment, a hoarse voice came from the forest, sounding both human and beast-like:
"Little girl, dying in the Celestial Beast Array should be considered your fortune."
A giant tiger, covered in red fur, with wings on its ribs and a single horn on its head, emerged. It was the Celestial Fall Sect Elder, Zuoqiu, who had cultivated the "Qiongqi Scroll."
Cultivators who trained in the Celestial Beast Scroll would gradually transform their bodies into demonic beasts while retaining human consciousness, essentially becoming neither human nor beast.
At this time, Zuoqiu was the same, with most of his body changed to resemble Qiongqi, yet still capable of human speech and even drawing arrays.
Its mouth held a handsome "man," which had become Mo Xiaolan in the form of Lan Yin.
Wu Yiren shouted, "Beast! Release Brother Lan Yin now!"
Zuoqiu leaped next to Wu Yiren, tossing Mo Xiaolan to the ground, opening its bloody maw and letting out a beastly laugh:
"You actually call her brother? Hahaha, how truly laughable!"
Wu Yiren didn’t have time to ponder Zuoqiu’s strange words, as she desperately wriggled her body to crawl beside Mo Xiaolan, crying:
"Brother Lan Yin, Brother Lan Yin, are you alright?"
Bound tightly as well, Mo Xiaolan lifted her head and smiled at Wu Yiren:
"Yiren, don’t worry, I’m fine."
With her head resting on his shoulder, Wu Yiren began to cry:
"Brother Lan Yin, I’m sorry, it’s all my fault."
Mo Xiaolan softly responded, "It’s not your fault; if anyone is to blame, it’s these Demon Sect fiends!"
Wu Yiren lifted her head, her tearful eyes gazing foolishly at Mo Xiaolan:
"Brother Lan Yin, if we escape this, I swear I’ll marry you no matter what!"
Zuoqiu laughed sinisterly, "Stop dreaming! Today, you both will die. This Celestial Beast Array will be your sacrificial altar for me to devour you!"
Its blood-red tiger eyes mocked and toyed with them:
"I can only devour one at a time; which of you shall go first?"
"Eat me first!"
"Eat me!"
They both spoke at once, Wu Yiren tearfully and trembling in fear, yet clenching her teeth, she urged the terrifying demonic beast to eat her first.
Perhaps her life could buy Brother Lan Yin some time, enough to recover his cultivation and escape?
Mo Xiaolan quickly spoke, "Yiren, listen, let it devour me first!"
Wu Yiren shouted, "No! Brother Lan Yin, it’s my fault, if anyone has to die, it should be me first!"
She desperately rolled her body, trying to move towards the Qiongqi.
But Mo Xiaolan pinned her down, shouting at the coldly watching Zuoqiu:
"Beast, come on then! Dare to eat me first?"
Zuoqiu laughed coldly, "What a pair of fake lovebirds, truly amusing. Since you’re so eager to die, I’ll grant you your wish!"
With that, it picked Mo Xiaolan up in its mouth.
"No!!"
Wu Yiren was horrified, screaming as she watched the gigantic Qiongqi’s bloody mouth open wide, swallowing Lan Yin whole!
"Brother Lan Yin!!"
Wu Yiren’s eyes were wide with despair, her screams heart-wrenching.
At this moment, the ground lit up, the Celestial Beast Array activated, and all the surrounding spiritual energy surged towards the Qiongqi, being swallowed into its mouth.
The essence of this Celestial Beast Array was just an array to absorb spiritual energy. Zuoqiu had specifically found a place rich with spiritual energy to set up the array.
Upon devouring the Primordial Yin of these two girls, all the spiritual power of this place would enter its body, allowing the devoured Primordial Yin to be used to the fullest.
Zuoqiu laughed heartily, "Today, I shall certainly break through to the Eighth Layer!"
Its whole body radiated brilliance, a terrifying aura surging upwards like a giant pillar to the sky!
Wu Yiren was blown over by the aura, desperately crying as she tried to get closer to rescue Lan Yin, but she was powerless.
The next moment, the Qiongqi’s body stiffened.
The terrifying aura shooting into the sky abruptly stopped, and its abdomen suddenly emitted a gentle white light.
"Wha-what is this?"
Zuoqiu looked down at its stomach, its expression suddenly changing, screaming in pain.
The white light grew increasingly intense until it pierced through its abdomen, a figure enveloped in white light emerging from the Qiongqi’s perforated stomach.
The blood in the air was blocked by the white light, leaving the figure untouched by even a speck of blood.
Wu Yiren was overjoyed, "Brother Lan Yin!"
Then suddenly froze, staring dazedly at the person in the light orb.
She wore Lan Yin’s clothes, with long hair cascading over her shoulders, delicate eyebrows and red lips, phoenix eyes, a jade-like nose, tall figure, and long legs.
This wasn’t Brother Lan Yin, but clearly a woman more beautiful than herself!
With a gaping hole in its abdomen, the Qiongqi roared in pain, staring in horror at the woman in the light orb.
"What, what exactly are you?!"
Wu Yiren too stared blankly at the woman in the air, her face full of shock and fear:
"You’re not Brother Lan Yin; where did my Brother Lan Yin go? Who exactly are you?"
The woman in the light orb opened her eyes, a white orchid appearing in her hand, slowly flying towards the injured Qiongqi.
The Fierce Beast was horrified, leaping with all its might to avoid the orchid, disregarding the blood hole in its abdomen, fleeing in panic like lightning.
The white light around the woman gradually dispersed. She descended to the ground, walked to Wu Yiren, and looked down at her with guilt in her eyes.
"I’m sorry, Yiren, I am Lan Yin...no, my name is... Mo Xiaolan."
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