“So, you personally turned those three Protectors into… Human Renzhi?” Luo Hongyan’s tone was as if she was facing a monster.
“Hmm, weren’t you worried that after killing Liu Lu, we wouldn’t be able to deal with the remaining Four Guardians? Now there’s no need to worry,” Changqing said earnestly.
“Indeed, there’s no need to worry,” Luo Hongyan said, a little exasperated.
“But what you did was truly ruthless. Did you also invent this concept of Renzhi?”
Changqing thought for a Moment. “I suppose so. Why are you curious about this? Do you want to know the details?”
“I’d rather not. I’m not interested at all. If you’re going to kill someone to silence them, just do it cleanly. Making it so complicated is truly perverted.”
Luo Hongyan said disdainfully.
“If I were you, I would simply tell Liu Lu that I needed their three corpses as Refining Method Materials. That would be a hundred times better than your method.”
“Hehe,” Changqing chuckled indifferently.
Luo Hongyan didn’t understand his hatred for those people, so she naturally saw him as a cruel pervert.
It didn’t matter. This woman was merely an object he needed to use to escape the Hehuan Sect. How she viewed him was irrelevant.
Changqing’s plan was now more than halfway complete. Today was an extremely risky meeting with Luo Hongyan.
He used the convenience of translation to trick Liu Lu into believing he needed to find a place in the cave with abundant Yang Qi to recuperate for three days and three nights, to prepare thoroughly for the soul-swapping.
Liu Lu naturally thought of the cave where the human seeds were kept, so she directly entered it to Cultivate in seclusion.
Perhaps she would even use some of those addictive Medicinal Pills while Cultivating, then babble deliriously about achieving Dao and ascending to immortality, shaking her head uncontrollably while snakes danced all over her body.
As for whether the poor human seeds in the cave would be affected, that was none of Changqing’s business.
Leading Liu Lu away was a gamble. For the sake of the plan, he absolutely had to have a chance to meet Luo Hongyan alone.
Every time Liu Lu left the Dan Room, she would seal the Dan Room’s cave entrance with a swarm of snakes to prevent him from escaping.
Or rather, to prevent Changqing from revealing the secret of her soul-swapping to Luo Hongyan.
Of course, she didn’t know that these two had already colluded.
Although this world was strange, all strange Cultivation Techniques had traceable patterns. So Changqing suspected that the snake swarm Liu Lu placed at the entrance must be some kind of Imperial Spirit effect.
These snake swarms might not only be used to lock the door but also possibly have monitoring and listening capabilities.
Therefore, Changqing and Luo Hongyan had an unspoken understanding. Luo Hongyan never came to find Changqing when Liu Lu was away.
Changqing didn’t fully understand the myriad strange Imperial Spirits in this world, but since Liu Lu could control a snake swarm with Imperial Spirit, there must be some limitations.
It was a joke. Technology on Earth was so advanced, yet if a remote-controlled airplane flew too far, it would still lose control and crash.
That’s why he tricked Liu Lu into going to the so-called most Yang Qi-abundant place for secluded Cultivation.
Luo Hongyan was also a smart person. Although she didn’t know exactly what had happened between Changqing and Liu Lu these past two weeks.
But the Wind, Snow, and Moon of the Four Guardians had already vanished without a trace. She saw all of this and knew that Changqing’s plan was mostly going smoothly.
Upon learning that Liu Lu had gone into seclusion this time, Luo Hongyan immediately understood it was Changqing’s signal to meet, so she secretly came to the entrance of the Dan Room.
After the two met at the entrance of the Dan Room, they didn’t speak immediately. To test whether Liu Lu could still use these snake swarms to monitor them, they first killed two snakes and waited for a full half-Moment.
Then, they killed one every half-Moment, killing four or five in total. Liu Lu still didn’t arrive, so the two finally relaxed and secretly conspired through the Dan Room door.
Changqing had naturally considered why he dared to try this.
On one hand, in his memory, the cave where the human seeds were kept was the farthest from the Dan Room. Even if he took the opportunity to destroy the snake swarm, Liu Lu might not sense it, so it was worth the risk.
On the other hand, even if Liu Lu sensed it and immediately returned to check, he could easily pin the blame on Luo Hongyan, saying that Luo Hongyan attempted to break into the Dan Room.
He was the crucial translator for Liu Lu, and Luo Hongyan was the body she intended to swap souls with. She couldn’t kill either of them.
If discovered, although it would affect the plan, it was still within an acceptable range.
Thus, the scene at the beginning unfolded.
Luo Hongyan was not in the mood to delve deeply into the question of whether Changqing was a bloodthirsty pervert. She pondered for a Moment and spoke.
“But, among the Four Guardians, isn’t there still a Rose? Her Cultivation is also at Moment Eight Revolutions. Keeping her is also a variable, isn’t it?”
“I will deal with Rose. There is something else I need your help with.”
With that, Changqing asked cautiously.
“I am currently Cultivating the Hehuan Sect Cultivation Technique that Liu Lu taught me, but it has certain side effects. So I wanted to ask you if you could help me resolve them.”
Luo Hongyan immediately realized what side effects Changqing was referring to. Her pretty face couldn’t help but flush.
“Idiot, who told you to Cultivate such an evil Cultivation Technique with her? Why should I help you resolve it? Just find any female demon.”
Changqing rubbed his forehead.
“My meaning is, can you help me think of a way to improve this Cultivation Technique, or can you refine some Medicinal Pill that can suppress that feeling of mine?”
What feeling? Of course, it was the increasingly intense feeling of burning desire as he continued to Cultivate.
Luo Hongyan rolled her eyes, her tone as if she were speaking to an idiot.
“Any Cultivation Technique, even Liu Lu’s evil Cultivation Technique, can only be created by a powerful being at least at the Venerable level. For a small Moment Cultivator like me to try and improve a Cultivation Technique is as difficult as ascending to the heavens.”
Changqing wasn’t very disappointed after hearing this.
“I see. No problem.”
Changqing wasn’t very clear about Luo Hongyan’s level. It seemed he had overly mythologized the methods of a Spell Cultivator in his mind.
“But don’t be disheartened. Although your Aptitude is indeed rarely poor, being able to adhere to your bottom line after Cultivating such an evil technique proves your strong will.”
“For now, you can only make do. If you can escape from here, it’s no big deal to switch to another Cultivation Technique and start over.”
Luo Hongyan comforted him.
“Is my Aptitude very poor?”
Changqing was puzzled. In the past half-Moment, he had advanced from Suddenly One Revolution to Suddenly Three Revolutions. He felt his progress wasn’t slow.
Luo Hongyan explained helplessly.
“After a Cultivator opens their apertures, they enter the Transient Realm, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they are at Suddenly One Revolution.”
“If one is Innate Suddenly Seven or Eight Revolutions, that is a Prodigy among Prodigies.”
“Innate Suddenly Five or Six Revolutions is also excellent Cultivation Aptitude.”
“Innate Three or Four Revolutions is considered average Aptitude.”
After hearing this, Changqing finally realized that this meant his Aptitude was in the lowest tier?
But he remembered that when he first Transmigrated to this world, he had nine apertures in his body, which was Suddenly Nine Revolutions.
As the number of Rebirths increased, his starting Cultivation in each Rebirth also continuously decreased, even falling to that of a Mortal in his fourth life.
Until this time, he Rebirtheed as Suddenly One Revolution.
However, this concept of Cultivation Aptitude was the first he had heard of.
So, would his Rebirths only reduce his Cultivation? Or did they also lower his Aptitude to the lowest level?
If he continued to Rebirth, would he become a Trash with the lowest Aptitude?
After only a brief Moment of thought, he didn’t continue to dwell on the level of his Aptitude.
He was not an ambitious person.
Excellent Aptitude was naturally good, but even the most excellent Aptitude couldn’t help him escape from here.
If lowering his Aptitude to that of a Trash among Trash could exchange for the Hundred Flowers Token in Liu Lu’s hands, he would not hesitate.
To place hope in a vague future, ignoring what he needed most at present, was greed; to seek great achievements yet be too precious of oneself.
To abandon what was most needed at present for a vague future was weakness; to avoid problems and numb oneself with the so-called promising future.
Changqing never disdained such things.
When it was time to Rebirth, he would Rebirth. When it was time to Cultivate an evil Cultivation Technique, he would Cultivate an evil Cultivation Technique. The matter of Aptitude could be discussed later. It was no big deal to start all over again.
