We Agreed On Experiencing Life, So Why Did You Immortals Become Real? Chapter 646: Is What We're Doing Really Not a Good Idea?

About three days had passed since Jiang Qingyi and Xiao Mo shared that drink of wine.

Throughout these three days, Jiang Qingyi continued accompanying Xiao Mo in his sword practice.

Xiao Mo did not know whether it was merely his own imagination but ever since that day when he and Jiang Qingyi had shared that drink, and Qingyi had inexplicably resolved whatever had been weighing on her heart.

Even with Jiang Qingyi continuing to suppress her cultivation level to spar with him, Xiao Mo felt that her swordsmanship, her sword-qi, and her sword-intent all seemed to have advanced yet another step beyond before.

It felt as though Jiang Qingyi's own Dao-heart had grown firmer, more resolute.

Jiang Qingyi had already been at the late stage of the Ascension realm. Now, having advanced further still, Xiao Mo suspected she was not far from reaching the very peak of that realm and as the world's foremost sword cultivator, Jiang Qingyi already monopolized the vast majority of sword cultivators' fortune, favored greatly by the great Dao.

Xiao Mo felt that, in the future, Qingyi might well be capable of breaking through into that legendary third realm.

Thinking of this, Xiao Mo felt genuinely happy for Qingyi.

Beyond his own cultivation, in matters of state, Xiao Mo devoted increasing attention to the military.

Xiao Mo intended to build a powerful army.

Wang Can had served within the Ministry of War for a considerable time, possessing deep knowledge of military affairs and strategy, only to be repeatedly sidelined by the Yan faction, eventually exiled to the Lingnan region.

Once recalled to the capital and given proper trust, Wang Can had first joined the cabinet council for a time, then been appointed by Xiao Mo as Minister of War, tasked with reforming the accumulated flaws within the Zhou Kingdom's military.

Beyond this, Xiao Mo was also planning to bring the various sects within the Zhou Kingdom under direct governmental control!

In the current world, sects and dynasties maintained, on the surface, a relationship of mutual parity, yet in truth, most dynasties needed to defer to the sects' wishes.

Even the ten great dynasties of the Ten Thousand Laws Realm would lower themselves considerably when facing sects backed by Upper Three Realms cultivators but in Xiao Mo's own heart, if a sect was established within his own Zhou Kingdom's territory, using his own kingdom's resources, then it ought to bear certain obligations, and answer to the Zhou Kingdom's own authority!

The dynasty must stand above the sects, not beneath them!

Of course, this matter, too, carried enormous weight, not something achievable overnight, requiring patience, or else it risked provoking a unified backlash from various sects.

He could only proceed steadily while accelerating progress where possible and whether strengthening the military or bringing sects under control, Xiao Mo held but a single ultimate goal: to absorb the various dynasties of the Ten Thousand Laws Realm, establishing a nation surpassing even the ten great dynasties themselves.

After all, he could cultivate using the fortune of mountains and rivers. The stronger his nation grew, the faster his own cultivation would advance.

Xiao Mo even found himself fantasizing, if he could establish a dynasty unprecedented in history, unmatched by any that might follow, just how great a reward the fortune of mountains and rivers might grant him and while Xiao Mo remained busy every day, within Hongxiu Palace, Yu Yunwei and the others' plan continued moving forward.

These days, Yu Yunwei observed the night sky every evening, calculating the approach of the night of the full moon!

Though Yu Yunwei still did not entirely trust that Qin Siyao would truly help her, uncertain what this Ascension realm woman was truly thinking but, just as she had said, if she truly wished to take senior brother away, she genuinely had no other option.

Regardless, she would simply bring senior brother to the Western Region first, and figure out the rest later.

Yu Yunwei also wanted to see exactly what Qin Siyao might manage to pull off.

Even if she was an Ascension realm cultivator, could she possibly stand against her entire Ten Thousand Dao Sect?

At last, this night, Yu Yunwei calculated that the night after next would bring the full moon.

Sili and the others, too, watched the stars each night, and so, without Yu Yunwei needing to say anything, they too knew that in two days, they would take action. Before long, two days passed, and the night of the full moon arrived.

That night, Xiao Mo, as always, continued reviewing memorials even at the hour of hai (roughly 9-11pm).

Sili, too, attended at Xiao Mo's side, as usual.

Watching Xiao Mo's focused expression as he reviewed the memorials, Sili felt that her own young master looked his best when so earnestly absorbed.

Without quite noticing, nearly half an hour passed, and Sili glanced out the window, sensing the time was nearly right.

Walking to the incense burner within the imperial study, Sili lit two sticks of incense, a faint fragrance drifting through the palace.

Tonight's incense carried a scent slightly different from usual, but Xiao Mo paid it no mind.

Sili brewed another cup of tea, a fine white powder falling from her sleeve into the cup.

"Your Majesty, have a cup of tea."

Sili carried the teacup, swaying her graceful waist, walking to Xiao Mo's side, bending slightly, her full, fair form visible through her collar. Should Xiao Mo simply glance to the side, he would see a considerable expanse of delicate, snowy skin.

"Mm."

Xiao Mo nodded, accepting the teacup.

Even while drinking, his gaze remained fixed upon the memorials, not shifting in the slightest but before long, Xiao Mo rubbed the corners of his eyes, yawning, feeling a certain drowsiness settle over him.

"Your Majesty, it's getting late. Your diligence in state affairs is the people's good fortune, but Your Majesty must also mind your own health..."

Sili said softly, her tone full of concern, as though genuinely worried Xiao Mo might exhaust himself.

"I am indeed feeling rather fatigued today. I should go rest." Xiao Mo nodded.

Though Xiao Mo, as a Dragon Gate realm cultivator, could ordinarily restore his mind and body simply through meditation with closed eyes.

Regardless, sleep remained the most important, and quickest, means of recovery for any cultivator.

"Back to the sleeping quarters, then." Xiao Mo set down the memorial, saying to Sili.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Sili bowed, withdrawing to prepare the imperial carriage.

An incense stick's time later, Xiao Mo returned to the Hall of Mind Nurturing, and Sili helped him out of his outer robe.

Lying down upon the bed, in less than ten breaths' time, Xiao Mo had fallen completely asleep.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Sili stood beside Xiao Mo's bed, calling his name softly, yet he gave no response at all.

Once certain that Xiao Mo was truly deeply asleep, Sili let out a slight sigh of relief.

From within her own full, rising chest, she drew out a jade pendant, still carrying the warmth of her own body.

The next instant, a gentle breeze swept past the window sill of the Hall of Mind Nurturing.

Quietly, Yu Yunwei and the others arrived at the Hall of Mind Nurturing, gathering beside Xiao Mo's bed.

"It's about time. Let's begin." Sili said to Yu Yunwei and the others.

Wangxin bit her lip lightly, her expression still carrying a note of hesitation, “Sister Sili, is what we're doing really not a good idea?"

"There's nothing wrong with it at all." Sili pressed a hand against her own soft chest, smiling. "Once we bring young master back to the Ten Thousand Dao Sect, attending to him day and night, wouldn't that be far more delightful than staying idle here?"

Yu Yunwei glanced at this shameless Sili, ignoring her flirtatious remark, explaining instead to Wangxin, “Those three Ascension realm cultivators are genuinely suspicious. Though they haven't harmed senior brother, they surely have other intentions. Only at the Ten Thousand Dao Sect can we truly rest at ease. As for senior brother's anger, we can simply explain it to him afterward."

With these words, Yu Yunwei made her decision directly, “Let's begin!"

At Yu Yunwei's command, Sili tossed the jade pendant in her hand into the air.

The pendant hovered above Xiao Mo's head, and everyone channeled their spiritual energy together, activating it.

A faint sound rose quietly from within the pendant.

Right after, cracks began spreading across the pendant, growing more numerous, gradually covering its entire surface!

"Crack!"

With a clear, resonant sound, a third of the pendant suddenly shattered, dissolving into countless crystalline particles.

The particles rose ceaselessly upward, drifting out through the window.

Sili pressed her hands together, chanting an incantation.

The pendant's particles swirled ceaselessly, at last condensing into a small vortex.

The vortex opened, revealing within it a twisted rift into the void.

"Let's go. Proceed according to plan."

Yu Yunwei clenched her fists tightly, her heart racing.

"Nom!"

Little Hundun opened her mouth wide, swallowing Xiao Mo, still on the bed, whole in a single bite, letting out a satisfied belch.

Sili put away the remaining fragment of the jade pendant, then gathered Xue Kui into her arms, and the group transformed into a streak of light, flying into that twisted void gateway.

Within the void, Wangxin looked around, and saw the scenery of the world receding ceaselessly around her, far faster than her ordinary flight, and moreover, ignoring every seal and barrier along the way.

"Void passages always have time limits. We need to hurry forward as fast as possible, then find a safe place to rest before the void passage collapses, and use the pendant to open a new passage. After three uses in total, the pendant will be spent, and we'll have reached the Ten Thousand Dao Sect."

Sili explained to Yu Yunwei and the others.

"Sister Sili, will those bad sisters catch up to us?" Xue Kui, tucked against her waist, asked earnestly.

"It's possible, but the likelihood is extremely small." Sili shook her head. "Unless the other party also possesses a treasure capable of breaking through the void, and can precisely track our location, there's no way they could possibly catch up to us."

But as she spoke, Sili lowered her eyes gently, her expression carrying a note of uncertainty as well, “They shouldn't... be able to catch up..."

Truth be told, Sili herself felt somewhat uncertain now.

After all, these were Ascension realm cultivators, the most formidable existences in this entire world but Qin Siyao had said she could help stall them, so surely there wouldn't be a problem?

An incense stick's time later, Sili's brow furrowed slightly, calling out to Yu Yunwei and the others, “This void passage is about to give out. We need to leave the void first."

With these words, Sili gripped the jade pendant tightly, transforming into a streak of light, flying out from the side of the void, with Yu Yunwei and Wangxin following naturally.

Once free of the void, the group arrived atop a mountain peak.

Yu Yunwei sensed the laws of heaven and earth around her, confirming her own location.

She was now positioned in the middle regions of the Ten Thousand Laws Realm. At this rate, one more passage through the void would bring them within the Western Region's territory.

Sili once again drew out the jade pendant.

The three of them channeled their strength together once more.

Just as before, another third of the pendant shattered, and the void gateway opened.

"Let's continue on our way." Sili wiped the fragrant sweat from her forehead, about to enter the void once more but at that very moment, a woman's voice drifted leisurely from the distant horizon, “Isn't it rather impolite for everyone to leave without a word?"

The next instant, the evening clouds within the night sky condensed ceaselessly, forming pillar after pillar suspended in the air, as though a barrier had formed of its own accord.

Yu Yunwei and the others looked toward the source of the voice, and saw a woman in a white gown walking toward them, step by step.

With every step the woman took, the distance between herself and Yu Yunwei's group shortened by dozens of li.

Sili and the other two drew close together, and Xue Kui, too, clutched Little Hundun in fear, hiding behind Sister Yunwei and the others but once Xue Kui got a clear look at the other party's face, her eyes lit up brightly, blinking as she gazed at this beautiful older sister not far off.

In Xue Kui's heart, Sister Wangxin and Sister Yunwei were already beautiful enough, and Sister Sili was lovely too but this beautiful sister before her was something else entirely.

Never mind that this sister's beauty rivaled that of Sister Wangxin and Sister Yunwei, even her figure matched Sister Sili's own.

Her full, rising chest seemed almost ready to burst through her robe and especially this sister's eyes... how could such beautiful eyes exist in this world?

And while Xue Kui found herself entranced by the woman's beauty, Yu Yunwei's group braced themselves as though facing a formidable enemy, their Dao-hearts screaming warnings.

Though the woman before them appeared extraordinarily gentle and kind, Yu Yunwei sensed an unprecedented pressure bearing down upon her.

Even though Yu Yunwei herself was at the very peak of the Immortal realm, capable of standing firm even against an early-stage Ascension realm cultivator yet right now, Yu Yunwei sensed that, with but a single thought from the other party, she herself would perish utterly, without even a body left behind.

As for the notion of fleeing, that was nothing more than a distant fantasy.

Yan Ruxue's gentle gaze swept tenderly over Wangxin and the others, smiling, “Leaving without a word is one thing, but might I ask where you all intended to take my own husband?"

The moment Yan Ruxue's words fell, her eyes gradually turned golden, boundless dragon-majesty bearing down across the heavens.

The pressure of the true dragon left Yu Yunwei's breathing growing ever more ragged.

Xue Kui, terrified, crouched down onto the ground, closing her eyes, clutching Little Hundun tightly, her small body trembling ceaselessly.

She suddenly felt this beautiful older sister wasn't so beautiful after all, because she was simply too terrifying...

"The pressure of a true dragon, the very peak of the Ascension realm. I never expected to meet the Lord of the Four Seas here. Truly this junior's honor."

In this moment, Yu Yunwei understood the other party's true identity.

In this entire world, there existed one and only one true dragon, and that was the true master of legend behind the Four Seas, Bai Ruxue!

"Sect Master Yu is too kind. In truth, this concubine harbors no ill intent at all. It's simply that, for all of you to leave without a word is one thing, but to take my own husband along as well, isn't that going a bit too far?" Yan Ruxue said with a smile.

"I don't know what the senior means. We simply wish to return to the Western Region. What do you mean by taking your husband? Isn't the Zhou Kingdom's ruler still within the palace?" Yu Yunwei feigned ignorance.

"Is that so?"

Yan Ruxue's gaze shifted toward Little Hundun, held in Xue Kui's arms.

Little Hundun trembled in fright.

The next instant, Yan Ruxue flicked her fingertip gently, a beam of golden light shooting into Little Hundun's belly.

Little Hundun suddenly felt an unpleasant churning within her, wanting to vomit, forcibly clamping her mouth shut but in the end, Little Hundun could not hold back any longer, opening her mouth wide, spitting Xiao Mo out onto the ground.

"I ask that you leave my husband behind. As for the rest of you leaving, this concubine won't stop you. And as for tonight's events, this concubine can pretend none of it ever happened." Yan Ruxue said with a smile.

Seeing their plan exposed, Yu Yunwei clenched her fingers tightly, stepping forward, meeting Yan Ruxue's gaze directly, showing not the slightest sign of retreat, “And if we don't leave?"