Chapter 93: Stealing the Immortal Herb Again, Making Up a Story to Deceive Ah Yin
Half a day later, Qi Tian arrived at the heart of Sunset Forest.
Qi Tian did not rush into the Yin-Yang Ice and Fire Eye. He first used the perception ability of his Blue Silver Domain to explore the surrounding area.
"It seems Bibi Dong hasn't sent anyone to monitor this place yet! Or is this really a parallel world?" Qi Tian breathed a sigh of relief.
A few days ago, when Qi Tian was chatting with Bibi Dong, she had told him how she discovered him.
Only then did he realize that the figure Bone Douluo had spotted earlier was actually an informant sent by Bibi Dong.
Moreover, that informant was a Contra-level powerhouse.
A Contra's spiritual power can detect the aura of transformed soul beasts.
If Bibi Dong's informant were still here, walking into the Yin-Yang Ice and Fire Eye would be stepping straight into a trap.
"No, I'm overthinking. Bibi Dong hasn't become Pope yet, so why would she station people to guard this place?"
Qi Tian withdrew his Blue Silver Domain and headed toward the Yin-Yang Ice and Fire Eye.
"Why… why are you so familiar with my spirit's innate domain?" Ah Yin asked, clearly surprised.
She had just realized that Qi Tian actually knew her Blue Silver Domain could be used for scouting, as if this spirit had always belonged to him.
Qi Tian laughed. "That's because my spirit is also Blue Silver Grass, and your soul rings and soul bones are a perfect match for my spirit!"
"Huh?" The moment Qi Tian mentioned sacrifice, Ah Yin immediately fell silent again.
Before long, Qi Tian used his Blue Silver Emperor spirit to easily scale the cliff face of the Yin-Yang Ice and Fire Eye.
Amidst the miasma and mist, he could vaguely see that the Immortal Herbs were still there.
Upon entering, he discovered that all the other Immortal Herbs remained except for the four he had already taken: Octagonal Mystic Ice Grass, Infernal Delicate Apricot, Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, and Star Aniseed Ice Grass.
"Hiss~ Is this a parallel world, or a past timeline?"
Those four Immortal Herbs had been taken by him while possessing Liu Erlong and Bibi Dong, which proved this was the past.
But if he disturbed the Immortal Herbs here, how would he be able to gather them in the future? This was a paradox of time and space.
Qi Tian couldn't figure it out, but these Immortal Herbs were undeniably real.
Without further thought, he harvested every single Immortal Herb and spiritual medicine present and transplanted them into the small world inside his Sea-Stabilizing Pearl.
"Wait… if the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl can take away Immortal Herbs and spiritual medicines, why can't it just take Ah Yin directly?"
With that thought, Qi Tian immediately channeled soul power into the illusory image of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, trying to pull this body inside.
But no matter how much soul power he poured in, the illusory Sea-Stabilizing Pearl refused to absorb him.
"Could it be that the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl cannot collect living beings across time and space?" Qi Tian wondered.
He didn't dwell on it and took out the Beautiful Silk Tulip and the Narcissus Jade Bone and Muscle.
The Beautiful Silk Tulip could resist the miasma here, while the Narcissus Jade Bone and Muscle was the Immortal Herb he intended to give Ah Yin.
He gave Ah Yin this herb because it greatly boosted soul power, and Qi Tian himself had never experienced its effects.
Taking advantage of the system's cultivation-synchronization reward, he wanted his main body to enjoy the benefits of the Narcissus Jade Bone and Muscle as well.
"What is this? What are you making me eat?"
Ah Yin had watched silently for a long time. Now that Qi Tian was about to put something in her mouth, she finally couldn't help but ask.
"This is poison, of course, poison that will make you obey my every command!"
Qi Tian continued to frighten her, letting her know the wickedness of human hearts was beyond her imagination.
"I don't want it!"
As a plant-type soul beast, Ah Yin recognized most herbs that grew here, but she didn't recognize Immortal Herbs.
She saw both deadly poisons and miraculous elixirs here, so she had no doubt there existed a poison that could control people.
Moreover, she noticed her body was actually craving the "poison" in her hand.
"Even before I take it, it's already subtly arousing my desire? This poison is truly terrifying!"
The next moment, Ah Yin felt Qi Tian controlling her, absorbing the flower's stamen and swallowing the petals.
"Huh? It's not poison?"
Ah Yin sensed Qi Tian was actually helping her circulate the medicinal power, and during the process, her soul power rose rapidly.
By dusk, when the medicinal effects were fully absorbed, her soul power had jumped from level 51 to level 56.
Five whole levels! She would have needed at least two years of normal cultivation to achieve that.
"This guy lied to me! This isn't poison at all; it's a ninth-grade spiritual medicine!"
Qi Tian secretly regretted that Ah Yin's soul power was already too high; the effect of the Immortal Herb on her wasn't as dramatic as on Zhu Zhuqing.
A single Narcissus Jade Bone and Muscle only raised Ah Yin five levels.
At the same time, he sensed that Zhu Zhuqing on his main body had experienced no changes; the two timelines seemed completely independent.
Qi Tian breathed a sigh of relief. He had been afraid that absorbing the Immortal Herbs here would cause Zhu Zhuqing's soul power to drop!
"The system really is amazing!" Qi Tian credited everything to the system's power.
As night fell, Qi Tian did not leave the Yin-Yang Ice and Fire Eye, wary of encountering aggressive soul beasts on the road.
"Ah Yin, stay here and cultivate for the next few days. Don't wander off!" Qi Tian said.
His divided soul would return to his main body tonight, so he had to explain this to Ah Yin.
"How do you know my name?"
Ah Yin's attitude had softened considerably; she sensed Qi Tian might not truly want her to sacrifice herself.
Qi Tian sighed. "Because I come from the future! To me, you are part of the past."
"What? How is that possible?" Ah Yin couldn't believe it.
"Now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to reveal my true identity!"
Qi Tian continued his fabricated story. "Ah Yin, I'm actually your future husband. That's how I know so much about you!"
"Your identity as a transformed soul beast was discovered by the Pope of Spirit Hall. She came to besiege us for your spirit rings and spirit bones."
"You sacrificed your spirit ring and spirit bone to me so I could escape."
"Your soul was devoured by the Pope's personal disciple using the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor spirit, leaving only a Blue Silver Emperor seed."
"Our newborn child's body was also taken by a soul from another world."
"I lost you and our child. I had nothing left! Filled with regret, I devoted myself to cultivation until I could finally travel back in time!"
"I returned from the future not to become a god, but solely to save your life!"
Ah Yin listened quietly as Qi Tian told the story in an extremely affectionate tone, and she was actually moved.
"Are you telling the truth?"
Qi Tian nodded. "Of course it's true. Didn't you notice how familiar I am with your body?"
"Because we'll be husband and wife in the future; that's why I know every inch of you!"
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