Mysterious mirror hanging high

"Oops!"

Xue Cang's heart sank. "Jiang Mei had good intentions, but now this secret technique of absorbing energy that she got from who knows where is so strange that she can't control it anymore and has started to absorb our life essence..."

"It's too late to undo what's happened now. It's no longer up to Jiangmei to decide..."

He looked at Nangong Ye and saw a hint of determination in his eyes:

"Xue Cang! The Nascent Soul's magical power and even the life essence are too vast. Junior Sister, with her mere Golden Core cultivation, is unable to control them. Now she can only instinctively absorb them. We can't just sit back and watch them explode and die..."

"For now, the only way is for us to work together sincerely and actively guide our life essence into the body to help it condense into a Nascent Soul. Only then will there be a glimmer of hope!"

Li Jiangmei had her eyes closed and her lips tightly pursed at this time. It seemed that she was only absorbing spiritual power instinctively. I wonder if she heard the conversation between the two.

Xue Cang nodded, looked tenderly at the two shallow dimples on Li Jiangmei's cheeks, and said, "Okay! Help her to conceive a baby!"

After saying that, he actually took the initiative to transfer his life essence into Li Jiangmei's body...

boom!

Two completely different magical essences continued to dissipate and entangle in Li Jiangmei's dantian, gradually merging into one. Li Jiangmei still closed her eyes, but at this time, there was a fiery red sword-shaped mark and a blood-colored snake mark on her forehead entangled with each other, and there was a faint flavor of the merging of Taoism and magic.

"Right now! Why don't you wake up?"

Xue Cang and Nangong Ye shouted together and used the Thunder Sound magic at the same time tacitly, which immediately made Li Jiangmei shudder and suddenly opened her eyes.

wow-

Several high-quality spiritual objects for forming infants flew out of the storage bag and surrounded Li Jiangmei. In the center of them was a round and flawless [Infant Transformation Pill], which was exactly the infant-forming nourishment that Nangong Fuhua had prepared for her long ago!

The spirit gathering formation of [Diwang Blood Cave] was automatically activated, and countless spiritual powers swarmed in. With the combined effects of the spiritual objects for forming an infant, the infant-transforming pill, and several top-level secret methods for forming an infant, Li Jiangmei condensed the Nascent Soul with almost no effort.

"The next step is the inner tribulation... Everything else is easy, but I'm afraid Jiangmei will have a hard time with the [love tribulation]. " Xue Cang looked haggard at this time, but he did not hide his concern for Li Jiangmei.

Who would have thought that Li Jiangmei, who had her eyes slightly closed, overcame the invasion of the inner demon almost instantly, without her expression changing at all, and she overcame the inner demon calamity so smoothly.

"Good! You are worthy of being my junior sister. Your determination to seek the truth is as strong as iron and stone, far better than mine!" Nangong Ye's face suddenly showed joy. He was accepted as the eldest disciple by Nangong Fuhua, and Nangong Fuhua had high hopes for him. Naturally, he had extraordinary talent. Back then, he formed his infant and awakened his mind very smoothly. The only thing he encountered was the [Heart Demon Tribulation], which was difficult for him to overcome, and he almost failed at this level.

Having survived the [Heart Demon Tribulation], Li Jiangmei could now be called the [Fake Infant True Person], but she never stopped and continued to work hard, opening four acupoints in a row...

"A Nascent Soul with four orifices? That's an excellent foundation for a top-grade golden elixir!" Xue Cang nodded. Back then, with his immortal foundation that was almost golden and purple, he had gone through untold hardships but could only achieve a Nascent Soul with five orifices. In his estimation, with Li Jiangmei's foundation and qualifications, it would be a great success if she could achieve a Nascent Soul with three orifices.

But Li Jiangmei did not stop at this time. The two marks on her forehead suddenly flew out, turning into a fiery red sword energy and a small red-blooded snake, stabbing towards the Nascent Soul.

Phew…puff…

There were two more muffled sounds. After the two marks formed by the life essence disappeared completely, two more acupoints were opened for Li Jiangmei...

"The baby has six orifices?"

Nangong Ye's face was filled with ecstasy: "After the formation of the Nascent Soul of the top-grade golden elixir, it is almost the best quality..."

The reason why it is said to be "almost" is because Yun Sanniang, the [True Lord Xuan Ce] of Zhongzhou Domain, made history decades ago. She used the foundation of the top-grade golden elixir to form seven orifices in the infant, breaking the historical record of the top-grade golden elixir forming a maximum of six orifices in the infant.

Li Jiang's eyebrows were basically firmly laid, and the resources for forming a baby were prepared early. With the help of several secret methods of forming a baby written by Yun Xuance himself, not to mention the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of two Yuanying Zhenjuns with good foundations to guide his life essence, he was able to form six orifices in one fell swoop. After all, no matter how close the elders in this world are, it is unlikely that they would sacrifice their own great path and exhaust their potential to help the younger generation achieve enlightenment.

However, if one does not have a magical skill like [The Secret of Swallowing the Sky and Reversing the Wedding Dress], even if the opportunity is right in front of one's mouth, one will inevitably suffer from indigestion and explode to death.

At this moment, the Nascent Soul Dharma Image above Li Jiangmei's head let out a clear whistling sound, then spun around the physical body, sank into the back of the Dharma body, and slowly opened its eyes.

"Junior sister, congratulations on forming the [Six-orifice Nascent Soul]. Your path is promising. If you have the opportunity in the future, you might even be able to aspire to reach the Spiritual Transformation Realm!"

Nangong Ye's heart was filled with mixed emotions at this moment. He was delighted that Li Jiangmei had formed a high-grade Nascent Soul, but he also felt ashamed of himself.

"Junior sister has now achieved the status of [Six-Aperture True Lord], and her path to enlightenment is limitless. However, I have lost a great deal of my essence, blood, and life essence. My vitality has been greatly damaged, and my potential has been exhausted. How can I possibly be worthy of this godlike figure before me?"

Xue Cang also laughed dryly at this time, but there was a hint of bitterness in his smile.

However, Li Jiangmei, who had put away her Nascent Soul Dharma Image, now had a murderous look on her face. She looked at Xue Cang and slowly raised one hand. The power of her Nascent Soul burst out, as if she wanted to kill Xue Cang, who was severely injured and unable to move.

"Xue Cang! You colluded with Juechen Demon Dao True Lord, destroyed the Tiantong Sword Sect, and caused my husband to be missing, his life or death unknown... How can I deal with you to relieve the hatred in my heart?"

Xue Cang's eyes were filled with despair, and all kinds of grievances surged in his heart: "Jiang Mei, Nangong Fuhua took advantage of my absence to form a pill, destroyed the mountain and wiped out the clan, and abducted you... Now the situation has changed, why can't I destroy his Taoist lineage!"

"But he is my husband after all! [Tiantong Sword Sect] is also my master's sect!"

Li Jiangmei burst into tears at this moment: "You...you have such a cruel heart!"

Seeing Li Jiangmei crying, Xue Cang panicked for a moment, completely forgetting that he had not yet overcome the life-and-death crisis. He hurriedly said, "Don't... don't cry! Jiangmei, seeing you cry, my heart is melting!"

"If you're unhappy, you could just strike me down with this palm strike and kill me to vent your anger... If it can make you feel better, then my death will be worth it!"

A hint of ruthlessness flashed across Li Jiangmei's face. The golden true energy flowing back and forth in her palm was only a few centimeters away from Xue Cang's nose, but she couldn't bring herself to do it.

After a while, she dissipated her true energy dejectedly, shook her head and shed tears, saying:

"Brother Xue Cang, I grew up in the Xuehai Sect. Thanks to your care, I didn't die prematurely... I've always thought of you in my heart."

"But Jiangmei is already married, and you and I are separated by the righteous and the evil. We can't go back to the past, so why must I be the only one?"

"If from now on I become my disciple of the righteous path, and you become a true monarch of the devil path and live freely, we will never meet again. I won't have to be your enemy, and Jiangmei will feel better."

"But now... now..."

"How to put me in a dilemma!"

Xue Cang's heart was filled with joy at this moment, and he murmured: "You...you..."

"You finally called me [Brother Xue Cang] again..."

Li Jiangmei shook her head, not looking at him, but turning to look at Nangong Ye.

"Junior sister..." The sweetheart he had longed for in his dreams finally looked into his eyes. Nangong Ye's heart was pounding and he felt a little flustered for no reason.

But Li Jiangmei had a cold face and said indifferently:

"Now that I'm married to your master, considering seniority, you should call me [Master's Wife]."

"No... no! In my heart, you will always be that sweet-smiling, gentle and lovely little sister..." Nangong Ye said loudly.

"Nangong Ye, you colluded with external enemies to break your own sect's mountain-protecting sword formation. You willingly became a traitor to the righteous path. How can you repay Fu Hua for his upbringing and teaching?"

Li Jiangmei said sadly: "Don't you feel a bit guilty?"

"I, I..." Nangong Ye lowered his head in shame: "I know I have let Master down, but..."

"But he shouldn't have stolen my love! It was clearly me who was the first..."

Xue Cang looked dissatisfied and reminded: "This is what I did first..."

Nangong Ye glared at Xue Cang fiercely, then turned to Li Jiangmei and whispered, "Junior Sister, for you, even if I am despised by the world, I, Nangong Ye, will do anything..."

When Li Jiangmei heard this, her body softened, and it seemed as if her heart softened as well. She said softly:

"Big Brother, you are a genius in the way of the sword. You will inherit your master's teachings in the future. Why do you belittle yourself like this? It's never too late to mend the fence after the sheep have been lost. There's still time to turn back..."

Nangong Ye's eyes were blurred. This tough guy who remained calm even when his blood was extracted every day was actually shedding tears.

"How long has it been since I heard the name 'Big Brother'?"

Li Jiangmei took a deep breath and gradually stepped back a few steps. Her chest was heaving, as if she was in a struggle between heaven and man. In the end, she said dejectedly:

"You... you have a deep hatred for me, yet you saved my life... and helped me to conceive, and you have been kind to me in achieving enlightenment."

"Although gratitude and hatred cannot be offset, Jiangmei must still consider our old friendship... I won't kill you today, but I hope you will take care of yourselves in the future!"

Xue Cang and Nangong Ye had lost a large amount of their life essence, and now their vitality was severely damaged. They fell to the ground and could not move. At this moment, they could not help but look at each other, and thought in their hearts at the same time:

"I treated her like this, but she repaid my grievances with kindness. She truly has the heart of a bodhisattva!"

Li Jiangmei sighed and said softly, "I'm going to go look for my husband! After I leave, the two of you should stop fighting... Otherwise, no one will save you again."

After that, he turned around and left.

But at this moment, Xue Cang suddenly asked loudly:

"Jiangmei! If you have feelings in your heart, then the [Heart Demon Tribulation] when you condensed your Nascent Soul must have also included the [Love Tribulation]... Who did you see during that [Love Tribulation]?"

Li Jiangmei paused, her face turned extremely pale, and her shoulders began to tremble slightly.

"I can't say..."

"If I tell you, how can I survive in this world?"

After saying that, he stomped his feet and flew out of the bloody hole without looking back.

After hearing this answer, Xue Cang felt a surge of joy in his heart for no apparent reason. "Yes, Jiangmei must not reveal who she met during the Love Tribulation. If she did, she would have difficulty gaining a foothold in the world. So, this person must not be Nangong Fuhua."

"She and I are different, righteous and evil. If there's a risk of ruining my reputation, then who else could it be except me, the True Lord of the Demonic Path?"

Nangong Ye, standing by, also raised his lips. "So that's how it is... Master married Junior Sister. In terms of seniority, she's my Master's Wife. If it was me that Junior Sister saw during her [Love Tribulation], it would be a disregard for human ethics, and she would naturally have no place in the world... It must have been me, without a doubt."

Regardless of the two people's happy fantasies in the cave, Li Jiangmei's expression suddenly turned cold after she came out of the blood hole, and she calculated in her mind:

"The infant has achieved six orifices. Although not as good as Sister Yun, it can still be considered as a hope for spiritual transformation... This calculation has finally paid off."

"This [Heaven-Swallowing Reversing Wedding Dress Secret] is truly powerful, worthy of being an ancient evil skill. Back then, when Lu Yingzhao descended upon Juechen Immortal Continent and duelled with Nangong Fuhua, he gifted this evil skill to me. Could it be that he had already foreseen that I would be able to use it?"

"Although the process was dangerous, fortunately the result was good."

She was thinking deeply at this moment:

"I've sucked away most of Xue Cang and Nangong Ye's life essence. Their potential has been greatly reduced, and their paths have become much narrower... But after a little recovery, they'll be two Nascent Soul True Lords. I'll definitely be able to use them in the future, so I'll spare their lives for now."

"Nangong Fuhua's life or death is uncertain, but he is a swordsman in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. His swordsmanship is unrivaled in the world, almost comparable to a great True Lord in the late Nascent Soul stage. He won't fall easily and is still worth saving..."

"Do you want to use that talisman?"

At this moment, she flipped her hand, and a sword-shaped jade talisman flashing with black lightning lay quietly in her palm. On the front of the jade talisman, a word "Lu" was faintly engraved.

"The Thunder Sound Sword Talisman that Lu Yingzhao left me back then. It's said that with this talisman, I can still contact her even if we're miles apart."

“This sword talisman is too precious, I don’t know if Nangong Fuhua is worth it.”

"It's a bet!"

Li Jiangmei narrowed her eyes: "Once Nangong Fuhua advances to the late Nascent Soul stage and reaches the Spiritual Transformation stage, no one will be able to defeat him... My future path will depend on this Taoist companion."

At this moment, she was slightly startled, shook her head and laughed, "After hundreds of years of marriage, you still have to calculate the gains and losses like this... Li Jiangmei, ah, Li Jiangmei, you are too heartless."

Before, Xue Cang asked her who she met during the [Love Tribulation] in the [Heart Demon Tribulation], but she did not give a direct answer, but only said a few ambiguous words.

Actually, it’s because I can’t answer it.

When she was going through the [Heart Demon Tribulation] just now, she didn't encounter the [Love Tribulation] at all.

If you are heartless, how can disaster come about?

Li Jiangmei only remembered that in the illusion of the inner demon calamity, the whispers of thousands of demons lingered in her ears, but she turned a deaf ear to them. She could only see the long river in the distance that represented the path of her life.

That seemingly endless river is the path to immortality that she has been searching for.

Li Jiangmei was born with a stunning appearance and a stunning destiny. Countless cultivators in the world of immortal cultivation are attracted to her and their hearts belong to her.

But there was no love in her heart...

Only the Tao!

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It is not easy to separate this chapter, so I just combined it into one chapter and published it.