Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 699: Pure and Kind Mei Yingxue

The war in the south is in full swing.

The Pingxi Army's Mountain Mechanized Combined Brigade encountered a blockade by sorcerers on the southern border. A large number of Yin mages manipulated ghosts to assault the troops, and their tanks and armor were simply unable to withstand the impact of the supernatural forces. Fortunately, the Seventh Monk Company of the Military Mansion was nearby and quickly flew over with swords to rescue the combined brigade.

Afterwards, the General Staff reviewed the situation and confirmed that this group of Yin Mages were equipped with unprecedented new Yin Ghosts, internally called Preta. They were some kind of giant monsters with infinite strength that could withstand bombardments of bullets and even grenades and easily penetrate tank armor.

The Yin magicians who control them can hide in the jungle several kilometers away, using the environment to conceal themselves. Unless they are scanned by spiritual sense, it is difficult to detect them from a distance.

The General Staff finally concluded that the sorcerers' attack methods were improving too quickly, and it was difficult to make timely targeted adjustments using conventional military means. Therefore, they requested that more monks be deployed to the front lines.

The Privy Council quickly approved it, and more military monks began to rush to the front line.

Although the government hadn't publicly acknowledged it, the clarion call for war was imminent. A large number of citizens from southern Xinjiang began migrating to Nanchuan and Lingyou. Similarly, many civilian monks spontaneously formed teams and headed for southern Xinjiang, raising the banner of "Protecting our homeland is everyone's responsibility."

At first there were only a hundred people, but after a few days the number exceeded ten thousand, so that the Privy Council had to issue temporary management regulations for civilian monks, allowing the spoils obtained by civilian monks during the war in southern Xinjiang to be "registered and returned in full."

In addition, we drew on the mature systems of Europe and combined them with the domestic tendency to seek recruitment to introduce an "employment reward system" that suits the national conditions.

Simply put, it is to publicly distribute various (cannon fodder) tasks to civilian monks, and use points as rewards.

Points can be exchanged for cash, elixirs, various cultivation supplies, etc. There are also point rankings and the gimmick of recruiting the top few... For a time, this also gave the civilian cultivators a lot of motivation, and they all clamored for battle, and their morale was high.

"So there's no problem with the battle situation in the south now, right?" Yan Yu asked Teacher Mei for confirmation inside the Wudang Mountain base.

"Well, don't worry." Mei Yingxue looked at the computer and used the one-finger Zen typing method on the keyboard. "We will win."

"That's a bit scary." Yan Yu leaned over to look at her computer screen. "Although I don't believe in things like toxic milk, overconfidence is often the beginning of serious failure."

"This isn't a matter of overconfidence," Mei Yingxue shook her head. "The war between the Southern Territory and Tianzhu just started. The sorcerers haven't fully recovered yet, and their overall strength is completely overwhelmed by us. Victory is inevitable; the only difference is the price we have to pay."

"So how much will it cost?" Yan Yu asked with a frown.

"That depends on what the Southern Territory will do," Mei Yingxue said solemnly, turning back. "If this continues, they'll definitely suffer a crushing defeat."

As for what the trump card is, Yan Yu could guess it even without being told: it is nothing more than using the "Yamata no Orochi" plan, cultivating a powerful enough monster through large-scale blood sacrifices, and then using it as a nuclear weapon of deterrence, jumping back and forth between Lu and the West.

"By the way, how is the current progress of Ye Jun's soul gathering array research and development?" Yan Yu asked.

"Why don't you ask her about her research plan yourself?" Mei Yingxue asked in surprise.

"He asked me three times a day because he thought I was too annoying," Yan Yu said. "He threatened to block me."

"Oh." Mei Yingxue nodded and said suddenly, "Given your cultivation aptitude, it's understandable that you would worry about this."

Yan Yu:………………

Teacher Mei has made tremendous contributions to the country and its people. She has a simple heart and harbors no ill intentions. I still choose to forgive her!
"The Spirit Gathering Array is actually ready for use," Mei Yingxue continued, "but the process still requires a lot of safety tests. Let me put it this way, we have to test it on at least two or three hundred people without any problems before we can use it with you."

"Is it really necessary?" Yan Yu asked with a sneer, "Are you afraid that this formation will explode and send me away?"

"It's not impossible," Mei Yingxue said seriously. "If the formation's circuit is connected in reverse, it will cause an energy collision. At the very least, the formation will become disrupted and explode on its own. At worst, everyone in the formation will be blown to pieces."

Yan Yu fell silent upon hearing this. He truly had no understanding of formations, whether in his past life or this one. Although he was eager to surpass everyone else on the team in terms of cultivation progress, he could only defer to Teacher Mei's advice.

"By the way," Mei Yingxue suddenly said, "I have a question..."

"You asked."

"With your talent and aptitude, how did you get into cultivation?" Mei Yingxue's eyes revealed a thirst for knowledge as she asked softly, "I've actually always been curious."

Yan Yu:………………

"Back to the point." He was silent for a moment, then changed the subject, "When will I be able to use the Spirit Gathering Array?"

"Maybe in a few weeks." Mei Yingxue said, "You didn't answer my question."

Yan Yu raised his hands helplessly, shook his head and said:
"This is a topic that cannot be touched upon."

"Why?" Mei Yingxue became more and more confused.

"The reason is also part of the topic." Yan Yu said.

"Oh." Mei Yingxue pondered for a moment. "Sorry, I don't know about that. It's just that a lot of people have been asking me indirectly lately, asking if you're using any special secret methods to cultivate, so I'm asking you first."

Yan Yu rubbed his chin with two fingers, thinking that what was supposed to come had finally come.

Talents couldn't be kept secret forever. Even at the same cultivation level, cultivators with greater talent would possess more powerful and abundant true essence, and these could be roughly calculated based on combat performance.

Yan Yu's actual aptitude made it nearly impossible for him to cultivate independently, just like a car without an engine can't start. He'd always relied on Zhao Yuanzhen to tow him, which naturally aroused suspicion over time—but fortunately, he wasn't some easy prey. Those people didn't dare test him directly, so they went to Mei Yingxue and asked her questions in a roundabout way.

Didn't you expect that? Teacher Mei is also mine!
"Well," Yan Yu said mysteriously, "I'll tell you a secret—it's actually my natural talent. The more beautiful girls I have around me, the faster my breathing practice will be."

"What a strange talent." Mei Yingxue didn't doubt it at all, but pondered it. "It's limited to women, and it's tied to appearance? What's the passing line for beauty?"

"It's someone like you, Teacher Mei." Yan Yu said with a smile.

"Then your passing score is a bit low." Mei Yingxue became curious and pulled her chair closer to Yan Yu and asked, "How about this? Try breathing and see if your cultivation speed increases?"

Yan Yu was immediately surprised. Even the most naive Xie Ruoxi wouldn't take his joke seriously. It could only be said that Teacher Mei's mind was too simple.

He then pretended to sit cross-legged on a chair, pretending to be breathing and refining Qi. After a moment, he shook his head and said:

"I don't feel like there's any change." "Am I not pretty enough?" Mei Yingxue thought carefully.

"It may also be that the distance is not close enough." Yan Yu said.

"Well, 'around', 'beautiful', and 'quantity'—there are three variables in total." Mei Yingxue pondered for a moment, then suddenly reached out and gently touched his nails. "How about this?"

"Maybe the area is not big enough." Yan Yu said.

"I'm afraid you mind." Mei Yingxue said.

"I do mind it a little." Yan Yu sighed, pretending to be magnanimous, "But I know you don't have any other intentions. You are just curious about knowledge, so it doesn't matter."

"Well, thank you." Mei Yingxue was a little grateful, and then she placed her hand on the back of his hand, "How about this?"

Her hands were neither warm nor soft, but rather icy cold, like touching white jade. It was determined that they were caused by holding a mouse for a long time.

Yan Yu finally couldn't help laughing and said frankly:

"Okay, I admit it: what I just said was actually a lie."

"Why did you lie to me?" Mei Yingxue asked in surprise.

"Because you always look serious, I wanted to play a joke on you." Yan Yu said with an apologetic smile.

"Hmm..." Mei Yingxue fell into deep thought again, and suddenly said, "I understand. This is what they call 'hint', right?"

"what?"

"You said at first that this was a topic we couldn't touch upon," Mei Yingxue analyzed seriously. "Then you 'secretly told me,' which means this secret is very important to you... I understand. I won't tell anyone. Just consider what you just said a 'lie.'"

Having said that, she tried hard to smile, as if to say "I understand", signaling Yan Yu to be at ease.

Yan Yu:………………

No wonder you were able to fight that witch so fiercely. It turns out that your emotional intelligence and experience are almost the same!

I have to say, if the demon girl possesses a kind of innocent charm, then Teacher Mei is pure and innocent beauty. The demon girl is someone who, even if you become her Taoist partner, won't hesitate to assume the worst of you; whereas Teacher Mei, once you become her friend, will completely forgo any negative thoughts about you—even if you admit your mistakes, she'll proactively make amends!

One is extremely evil by nature, the other is born kind. Considering that both are from the evil sect and the righteous sect respectively, it simply fully reflects the stereotype.

Even though the two of them no longer clash, their personality differences are obvious. If I could get them to stay together and then pretend to go to the bathroom, wouldn't I be able to enjoy watching them pulling each other's hair when I returned? After all, girls clinging to each other is everywhere, but fighting is the rarest thing!

Yan Yu was slightly tempted, but he was ultimately a gentleman and would never do such a despicable thing just for fun, so he quickly suppressed the thought and continued to try to make Mei Yingxue understand:
"Haven't you ever thought that I might really be lying to you?"

"Why did you lie to me?" Mei Yingxue tilted her head slightly. "If it's inconvenient to say, you can just keep it to yourself. On the other hand, I won't tell anyone either, so there's no need for you to lie to me. It doesn't make sense logically."

"It has nothing to do with logic." Yan Yu was infected by her innocence and felt a little ashamed for a moment. He said frankly, "I just wanted to tease you and take advantage of you."

"That's not right." Mei Yingxue shook her head and said calmly, "I'm very old-fashioned and boring, and I know that myself. No one would find it interesting to tease me. As for taking advantage of me, I'm not good-looking either. Besides, you're surrounded by beautiful girls. How could you be interested in me?"

Yan Yu:………………

"Okay, I get it." Mei Yingxue smiled again, a helpless look in her eyes that said, "At least you should trust me a little more." "I really won't tell anyone... Well, you lied to me, so I'll just treat it as a lie. I won't tell anyone, don't worry."

Yan Yu was completely speechless and could only mumble a few perfunctory words before saying goodbye and leaving.

The more beautiful girls are around him, the faster his breathing practice will be - only Teacher Mei can believe such an outrageous setting.

However, she did remind herself that many people in the outside world had already realized that she had used some means to embark on the path of cultivation. If they all ascended to a higher level of Jindan, this suspicion would definitely deepen.

Of course, at that time, I had gathered around me a group of Jindan Zhenren who had received my favor, and my status was as stable as Mount Tai, so I didn't have to worry about this matter.

Yan Yu didn't take it seriously and continued to lead the team in training for a few days. Suddenly, he received a transfer order from the Privy Council:

It was said that the battle in the southern border had reached a critical moment, requiring the Qing'an team and the Huofeng team to intervene quickly and seal the victory.

Zhou Hongyu and Li Zhaojiang quickly led their team south, leaving the pioneering team without half its members. Yan Yu then sought out Chen Lingyun and asked her for the true battle report from the front.

"It's very simple." Chen Lingyun said lightly, "We're about to win completely, but the other party still has a big trump card hidden, so we have to place a big bet now to force them to make a desperate move."

"By the way, has it been confirmed whether there was a large-scale blood sacrifice in the southern border?" Yan Yu asked.

"No," Chen Lingyun replied, "but let's assume there is."

"What do you mean?"

"Even if we put ourselves in the Witch King's shoes, he's almost certain to do this," Chen Lingyun said quietly. "With this trump card in hand, he'll have the courage to continue his resistance. And ending the war in the southern border as quickly as possible is extremely important to us."

"Forget it, it doesn't matter." Yan Yu said, "I will take action anyway."

"You...the Sun Zhenmei sword intent on your body only has the last bit of sword energy left, right?" Chen Lingyun suddenly asked.

"Without the sword intent of Sun Zhenmei, I am still invincible." Yan Yu said proudly.

"I don't doubt it." Chen Lingyun smiled slightly, "But..."

"Before the sword's will is completely consumed, would it be willing to tell you the location of the Sun True Desolation Sword?"

"How about asking it?"

(End of this chapter)