Devour

Chapter 227: Grudges from the Past Life

Mu Si was a loner by nature. She rarely went out to socialize unless necessary, and she was a bit naive. After hearing what was said, she said with a displeased face, "The White Lotus Mansion is the residence of our first Holy Master and her husband, the Venerable White Lotus. It is holy and inviolable. Queen Yao was deeply favored by us in her previous life. Now that she has been reincarnated as a human, she is giving away the old house passed down by her master. Isn't that ungrateful?"

Yao Yingying crossed her arms, raised her head and said proudly, "You are wrong. In my previous life, Venerable Bai Lian specifically gave Bai Lian Mansion to me, and did not leave it to that bad woman in your family."

Mu Si was shocked and angry, but she knew that the other party had a high level of cultivation, so she held back her breath and said, "I have come here overnight from a distance of a million miles to tell you that the Holy King Hongyue has reincarnated and returned to the Feitian Sect. After all, he was your master in your previous life, so you should ask for what is due to you."

Yao Yingying looked surprised and repeatedly sized Feng Yong up and down, hesitantly saying, "Is it her? Her appearance is a little different, but her speaking style is somewhat similar. Has she reincarnated from a Night Demon into the Shennong tribe?"

Mu Si said, "With your skill level, you should be able to tell. The Ladder of All Things was originally a relic of Venerable Bai Lian, and should naturally belong to his widow, Saint King Hong Yue. It is imperative that it be handed over to the Feitian Sect for management."

Yao Yingying seemed to have heard something very funny and burst into laughter.

Mu Si said angrily, "What are you laughing at? What's wrong with that? Drinking water reminds us of its source, and falling leaves return to their roots. Without the hard work of the two True Immortals, Venerable Bai Lian and Saint King Hong Yue, how could there be the Ladder of All Things, and how could there be you? The secrets here have been passed down from generation to generation in my sect, and no one in the world knows about it."

Yao Yingying finally stopped laughing and said with a calm face: "Let's not talk about whether Hongyue Saint King can be regarded as my master in my previous life. Just talking about what is happening now is really absurd."

Mu Siqi asked, "What's so ridiculous about this?"

Yao Yingying said bluntly, "There are five ladders to heaven in the Wuzhou Continent. There is also one in Nanli Mingzhou where the headquarters of the Non-Heavenly Sect is located, but it is under the control of the Guigu Sect. You came to Beilin Bingzhou to ask for it instead of the nearby one. Do you think I'm easy to bully?"

Mu Si said in a deep voice: "I am here to talk to Queen Yao because she is reasonable. How can I be a person who bullies the weak and fears the strong?"

Yao Yingying shook her head and said, "If everyone is responsible for their boundless past lives, wouldn't the world be in chaos? Reincarnation is a fresh start, so how can there be absurd talk about inheriting the legacy of the past life? Besides, when this ladder of all things was first built, it was for the controller of the Sky Fox clan, not the Red Yue Saint King. Just look at the style of the throne on the top of the tower. How can it be occupied in the name of ownership? The fallacy of the non-Heavenly Religion is despicable."

Cheng Bai hid in the dark and after listening for a while, he felt that the argument was far-fetched. He thought, "It has been many years since the Feitian Sect came all the way here to compete for the Ladder of All Things. Why did they suddenly become interested? Could it be that they have something to rely on?"

Yao Yingying's words were sharp, and Feng Yong felt a little embarrassed, and murmured: "Master, it's just a matter of our reluctance, so let's go."

Mu Si shook her hand and said, "Don't interrupt me. I have put so much thought into this, all for your own good." Then she said to Yao Yingying, "Queen Yao, are you denying my status as the Holy King of Hongyue of the Feitian Sect?"

Yao Yingying said disdainfully: "Mu Si, if you really respect the obsession of the previous life, then wait for her to cultivate to the third life realm and obtain the memory of the previous life, and then let the Holy King Hongyue come out and speak for herself. Now I really have nothing to tell you."

Mu Si said angrily, "You are clearly making excuses to shirk your responsibilities. You have no moral principles." She raised her sleeves and a breeze blew towards Yao Yingying.

This simple action made Yao Yingying's face change drastically. She took a few steps back and formed a blazing flame mark with her hands. A blazing flame rose in the air, hissing, and burned the breeze. She then said in a concentrated voice, "Bone-eroding poison mist is the strongest poison technique of the Non-Heaven Sect, and you actually mastered it."

Cheng Bai had seen the bone-eating poisonous fog in the Ladder of All Things and knew how powerful it was. He thought, "Is this what she relies on? It is indeed insidious and vicious, but once it is discovered, it will not be of much use if we take precautions."

Mu Si said in a hateful voice: "Do you know how powerful my Taoist magic is? Your secret magic can detect the bone-eating poisonous fog, and your fire magic can only deal with a small part of it. If it spreads throughout the Snow Fox Palace, Queen Yao, how can you resist it?"

Yao Yingying's face darkened, and she said in a cold voice, "Mu Si, don't be shameless. In the past life, Fei Tianjiao and Venerable Bai Lian had a grudge, and I have repeatedly given you some face. My cultivation is still higher than yours, are you really going to fight to the death?"

The strong are respected by the cultivators, Mu Si did not dare to be disrespectful. Seeing Yao Yingying's expression change, she knew that she had been threatened to the point, so she laughed and said, "Queen Yao, how about we both take a step back? Let's make a bet of three moves. If I win, I can control the throne of the Ladder of All Things for seven days. If I lose, I can just leave."

When Yao Yingying heard this, her expression changed unpredictably.

For more than ten days in a row, she had been consuming her energy repeatedly to help the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox fight against the seven bone swords in its body. She was no longer in peak condition, and it was very bad to arrive at this critical juncture.

Even if he was in perfect condition, it would not be easy to defeat Mu Si within three moves. The secret technique of bone-corroding poisonous fog was very troublesome, and he had to be careful when dealing with opponents who were one level higher than him.

In this battle, Mu Si actually left herself a way out.

Just as she was worrying, Yao Yingying received a message from Cheng Bai: "Sister Yingying, I can control her bone-eroding poison mist, just go ahead and do it."

Yao Yingying noticed that he was hiding nearby, and was secretly delighted. For some reason, she trusted Cheng Bai especially, so she said loudly, "If you are willing to accept the loss, then you should obey my command respectfully. Lord Mu, please."

Mu Si raised her right hand slightly and waved it, signaling Feng Yong behind her to step back, and shouted, "Take it."

As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly dodged and pounced on him like a flying swallow through the forest. The closer the distance, the greater the effect of the bone-corrosive poison mist.

Since Yao Yingying knew that her opponent was practicing poison, she should have retreated as far away as possible. However, believing in Cheng Bai, she actually went forward and engaged him head-on.

Cheng Bai's spiritual eyes caught the bone-eroding poison mist spreading, and he thought to himself: "The same poison technique as the two-headed poisonous dragon, it's really a bargain for me."

I had an experience where I used the Tyrant Poison Rune to absorb all the nearby bone-corrosive poison mist without anyone noticing, just like taking something out of a bag. The toxicity was exactly the same as that of the two-headed poisonous dragon. Compared with the two, the one Mu Si used was more powerful and rich.

In the open space, the two people turned into two faint phantoms, one black and one white, flying back and forth like butterflies.

Mu Si flashed and appeared behind Yao Yingying in an instant, her palms and claws like blades, covering several acupuncture points on her back. Yao Yingying reacted very quickly, dodged sideways, and pointed quickly, with a sharp sword energy like a white rainbow across the sky, piercing the opponent directly.

The two sides fought back and forth quickly. Although they did not use weapons, their bare hands were no less powerful than divine weapons. They flashed sharp light at every turn. The three moves were fleeting and both sides returned to their original positions.

Yao Yingying brushed her palace dress, which had three scratches on it, but they were not considered injuries. She realized that the bone-eroding poison mist had indeed disappeared in an instant. She was secretly delighted and shouted, "Musi, are you using the Lily of the Valley Treasure Mirror? You have really improved a lot. I admire you very much, old sister."

Mu Si looked down at her abdomen, and saw three sword holes on her armor. She said helplessly, "Even the current head of the Beiling Sword Sect has not mastered the Lingshuang Aoxue Sword Technique. Queen Yao is even better at it."

Comparing the two, although the same clothes were torn, the position where Mu Si was hit was much more dangerous. If it penetrated, she would be seriously injured. Knowing that the other party was showing mercy, she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.

She had profound skills, and the slight amount of bone-eroding poison mist was absorbed by her. She had a 70% chance of being able to defeat the poison mist, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea, without a trace. She couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that Queen Yao secretly practiced some strange secret technique that could restrain the bone-eroding poison mist?"

Yao Yingying said, "Mu Si, your skills have improved greatly over the years, but you can't beat me. Three moves have passed, and the matter of the Ladder of All Things is over. You can leave now."

Feng Yong saw that he could not win, so he tried to smooth things over by saying, "Master, since we haven't decided the winner yet, how about we call it quits and make peace with Senior Yao?"

Yao Yingying had the upper hand and was happy to have Master Xi, so she said, "Musi, you and I haven't seen each other for many years. Why does the Feitian Sect suddenly want the Ladder of All Things?"

Just as Mu Si was about to speak, Yao Yingying's face suddenly changed. She turned her head and looked deep into the palace, exclaiming, "Bo Xuan? He's back?"

"That's right! He came here to borrow the Ladder of All Things, and has already gone to find the old fox to reminisce about the past." Mu Si admitted it straightforwardly.

Yao Yingying was shocked when she heard this, and after a moment's hesitation, she said, "You challenged me to a three-move fight, but it was just to lure me away?"

Mu Si laughed and said, "So what if I don't lead him? Can Queen Yao fight against the Supreme Saint Bo Xuan with her cultivation?"

Yao Yingying groaned for a moment and said, "Good people don't live long, but evil lasts for thousands of years. Why does Bo Xuan want to obtain the Ladder of All Things? Legend has it that he left the Five Continents, traveled through the heavens and gained a lot of power."

Mu Si continued, "Queen Yao, I didn't win just now, but I didn't lose either. I just want to borrow seven days out of consideration for our relationship. There is nothing that His Majesty Bo Xuan can't get."