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Chapter 198 Junior Sister, I didn't expect you were just Lu Zhan's pawn

The world returned to peace. The moon appeared from the clouds, shining on the sparkling lake. The evening breeze blew over the distant mountains and forests, and everything returned to silence.

Lu Zhan put the body of the water spirit beast into his spirit ring.

The water spirit beast was a rare monster. Lu Zhan had never seen one before and didn't know much about it. However, considering the strength of the water spirit beast, its corpse would be of some use.

This battle allowed Lu Zhan to harvest two demon souls at the peak of the Mysterious Realm. Together with the one that was poisoned, there were a total of three demon souls. This was undoubtedly a benefit to Yuanshen No. 2.

However, this also made Lu Zhan feel uneasy. He wondered whether there was a great monster in the realm of creation in the depths of the valley or among the vast mountains and forests ahead.

As for this valley, they are still on the outskirts, and the outer area is full of mysterious monsters. It is hard to imagine how dangerous the depths of the valley are.

After collecting the spoils, Lu Zhan looked at his companions.

Fairy Ling stood quietly there, holding a long sword in her hand. Her white skirt was stained with blood like plum blossoms, and her jade-like face was also stained with a few drops of blood. She stood in the darkness without saying a word, her eyebrows were clear and her temperament was cold.

"Go pick the black lotus." Lu Zhan looked at her with some admiration. He still remembered that Fairy Ling was relatively weak in the secret realm, but she was very strong just now.

It was because she used her icy body to block the water control of the water spirit beast that Lu Zhan was able to seize the opportunity to concentrate all his strength on the gun and kill the water spirit beast with one shot.

"Yes." Ling Jiaoyue sheathed the sword and asked, "Are you currently in the middle stage of the Mysterious Realm?"

"What's wrong?" Lu Zhan blinked.

Ling Jiaoyue thought thoughtfully: "But your aura just now was even stronger than that of my master."

Taoist Yunshan of the Yunshui Sect has already reached the middle stage of the Creation Realm and is one of the sect's elders. Although she seldom takes action, no one can ignore her strength.

But the shot that Lu Zhan just fired with lightning and thunder was actually even more powerful than that fired by Taoist Yunshan.

Ling Jiaoyue knew that Lu Zhan was very strong, but she didn't know he was this strong... Could it be that Lu Zhan, who was just in the middle stage of the Mysterious Realm, was actually stronger than the middle stage of the Creation Realm? There was a huge gap between their realms, how could they really be on par?

The perception and transcendence of the world by those in the Creation Realm far exceeds that of those in the Mysterious Realm. That is the state of "rebirth" for cultivators after they have experienced "Nirvana in the Mysterious Realm"!

"Hey... coincidence." Lu Zhan showed a harmless smile.

Fairy Ling naturally didn't believe his nonsense, but she didn't ask any more questions. She just said, "Are you ready? Picking the black lotus requires all-out efforts. Once the flowers are picked, the lotus roots and flower stems will gradually wither. After picking the flowers, you need to immediately enter the water to pick the lotus roots to ensure the quality."

Lu Zhan nodded: "Well, let's go."

Ling Jiaoyue tiptoed into the lake, and the moment she touched the lake, an ice-blue lotus suddenly condensed under her feet. The lotus blossomed around her, instantly freezing the surrounding water surface.

Immortal method, lotus blooms with every step!

This kind of magic can fight against water power. For example, the water tornado created by the water spirit beast just now will melt the ice when it touches Ling Jiaoyue. Unfortunately, the gap between Ling Jiaoyue's strength and that of the water spirit beast is too big, otherwise she would be the nemesis of the water spirit beast.

Lu Zhan walked over from behind on the icy road she had prepared. When he got closer, he could see the true magic of the black lotus.

There are two black lotus flowers on the same stem, one big and one small. Each lotus flower is made up of eight petals. Each petal is as smooth and moist as black jade, and in the center of the petals is a golden lotus pod.

The magical thing is that the lotus pods are ripe, but the petals have not withered. At this time, the golden and black light shine against each other, which is extremely beautiful.

This black lotus is several meters tall. Its flower stem is extremely flexible and glows with a hazy green light, extending all the way to the depths of the lake. There are two lotus leaves around it, but the lotus leaves have dried up and cracked, and their nutrients have been absorbed by the twin black lotuses.

At this time, the moonlight was falling softly, and the black lotus was emitting a soft light all over its body, like mist, which was extraordinary and magical.

"It takes at least a thousand years for the black lotus to grow into this appearance." Ling Jiaoyue slightly opened her rosy lips and sighed.

Lu Zhan reached out and touched the stem of the black lotus. It was more flexible and hard than he had expected. According to his realm, if he did not use his spiritual power, he would not be able to move it at all, let alone pick it.

This is simply a natural material for refining weapons, and is more precious than his snake bone.

"Which one does Fairy Ling want?" Lu Zhan looked at the woman beside him with a smile, very polite and humble.

"I just want the small one." Fairy Ling was not a greedy person. She knew that it was a great opportunity to get this small flower. If she hadn't followed Lu Zhan, she would not have had this fate.

As for the flower stems and lotus roots of the black lotus, she didn't dare to ask for them.

Lu Zhan smiled brightly: "I like to cooperate with people like Fairy Ling. We won't have conflicts because of uneven distribution of spoils."

Ling Jiaoyue said calmly: "You are the one who contributed the most."

"That's wrong. You've also contributed a lot, otherwise I would have suffered." Lu Zhan did not deny Ling Jiaoyue's contribution. She did help to restrain the water spirit beast. Otherwise, even if he poisoned one first, he would still have to fight three alone, which was not easy.

Ling Jiaoyue didn't say anything, but just watched Lu Zhan practice Qi quietly.

Lu Zhan concentrated his soul power in his palm, which glowed white and was as smooth as white jade, before he plucked the twin lotus flowers.

Two black lotuses shone brightly. Lu Zhan handed the smaller one to Ling Jiaoyue and said, "Help me protect the law. I will go down to dig lotus roots."

The lotus root that can grow into twin black lotuses is as valuable as the black lotus and must not be missed.

Ling Jiaoyue nodded: "Don't worry, but you have to be quick. After the black lotus is picked, the lotus root will quickly lose its vitality, so you have to be quick when digging it."

"I know." Lu Zhan glanced at her and jumped into the water. The black lotus jumped out of the water several feet, but it was also several feet underwater, extending all the way to the muddy bottom of the lake.

Lu Zhan has the innate talent of a mermaid, so swimming is no problem for him. However, he needs to be careful when digging lotus roots. Even a little bit of the black lotus root is a rare medicinal material and must not be wasted.

"boom-"

Just as Lu Zhan took out his tools and carefully dug lotus roots, there was suddenly a noise on the water surface, followed by a chill in the water, as if someone was fighting.

It seems there is someone behind the scenes.

The battle with the water spirit beast just now caused quite a stir, but Lu Zhan did not expect the cultivators to arrive so quickly. After all, this place was far away from the outside.

Just as Lu Zhan was about to go up, he heard Ling Jiaoyue's spiritual consciousness transmit a voice: "Concentrate on digging. The black lotus has been picked and can't gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to the flower stem. If it is not dug out in time, it will completely wither. I will take care of the things above."

"Thank you." Lu Zhan didn't say much and continued his work.

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In the valley with soft moonlight, there was a hint of blood in the wind, and on the calm lake, there were several figures standing.

The woman leading the group was none other than Senior Sister Ling Jiaoyue. Behind her were six unfamiliar cultivators, one of whom was the third son of the Mo family.

Ever since he was humiliated last time, the third brother of the Mo family vowed to kill Lu Zhan!

After the Twelve Land Alliance cooperated with the young marquis, they immediately formed a team to kill Lu Zhan. The Twelve Land Alliance sent out three people, and the young marquis also sent out three servants. The six-man team tracked down Lu Zhan.

But the damn Lu Zhan was like a loach, even abandoning his teammates and walking alone, making the search even more difficult.

It was at this time that the eldest senior sister appeared. She had long been cooperating with the young marquis and claimed that she had a way to find Lu Zhan. In exchange, she would help kill someone.

The third son of the Mo family naturally agreed. Killing one was the same, and beating two was the same. There was not much difference to him.

They paid a lot to track down Lu Zhan, using countless magic weapons and scrolls to block auras, and finally caught up with Lu Zhan in this valley. The third brother of the Mo family couldn't wait!

"Where is Lu Zhan? Why did I only meet your junior sister but not Lu Zhan?" The third brother of the Mo family didn't care about anything else. He was not interested in the natural treasures and the so-called little Pegasus. He only wanted Lu Zhan's dog head!

"Be patient." The eldest sister noticed the movements of the third son of the Mo family and couldn't help but frowned.

Reckless people are just annoying. Didn't they notice the black lotus stems in the lake ahead? Lu Zhan was obviously digging lotus roots.

And she cooperated with the young marquis not for Lu Zhan, but Junior Sister Ling was her target.

The cooperation between the two parties is mutually beneficial, but of course these words cannot be told to the third son of the Mo family, as the reckless man will not understand.

The eldest sister's eyes fell on the black lotus stem, and she was excited and jealous: "I was right. As long as you follow Junior Sister Ling, you will always have unexpected gains... First the Pegasus and then the black lotus. Junior Sister, you are so lucky!"

Ling Jiaoyue frowned and said coldly: "Senior Sister, you cooperated with outsiders and followed me?!"

How could Ling Jiaoyue still not understand at this point? No wonder the other party came so quickly, it turned out that he had been following her.

"You and I are both from the Yunshui Sect. I am worried about your safety, so I came here to check on you. How can this be called following you?" The eldest sister glanced at the cultivators behind her and said, "Besides... the young marquis is our friend. How can this be called cooperating with an outsider? Junior sister... aren't you traveling with Lu Zhan as well?"

Ling Jiaoyue's heart skipped a beat. The eldest senior sister was a disciple of Uncle Shuichen, and that night she ran into Uncle Shuichen and the young marquis having a secret conversation in the woods. Since then, she had become wary of the eldest senior sister.

But I didn't expect it to be so hard to guard against.

Although the eldest sister is not extremely smart, she is not stupid either. Now that she is confronting her, it is obvious that she wants to kill her.

As for why she wanted to live, Ling Jiaoyue could guess a little... The competition among the senior sisters was already fierce, and now that she was favored by the auspicious beast, the eldest sister naturally felt more threatened.

Apart from that... I'm afraid that Uncle Shuichen also tacitly agreed, otherwise the eldest sister would not have taken such a risk. After all, it is still related to the dispute over the mountain gate.

The other side has more people and more power, and those cultivators are all stronger than her... Ling Jiaoyue made a quick judgment in her heart and decided to use the "delay tactic".

"The master said that we should stay away from the young marquis. Senior sister, aren't you going against the master's wishes?" Ling Jiaoyue didn't want to take action now. She spoke more, which was rare for her, to buy time for Lu Zhan.

The eldest sister sneered and said, "Junior sister, what you said is wrong. The battle for the fairy island is cruel. It is better to have more friends than more enemies. Besides, Junior sister herself is not clean, so don't talk about me."

"What I didn't expect was that you, Junior Sister, had deep feelings for Lu Zhan, but Lu Zhan pushed you out and went to dig the lotus roots of the Black Lotus himself. Tsk tsk... It seems that Junior Sister, who is the center of attention, will also become a pawn."

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PS: Sorry for the late update!! And it was snowing heavily outside! So excited!