Chapter 234: Chapter 163: Origin of Immortal Qi, Dao Companion Bai Bi?
"Help you? You're not expecting me to enter the treasure vault and help you steal something, are you?" Yang Ji communicated with a strange look on his face.
"We'll talk about this matter in detail later!" Bai Bi replied curtly, then turned to chat with the talents from the Heavenly Demon Sect.
"Bi'er, try this honey lotus fruit, which is produced from the Nine Heavens Cloud Lands, grown absorbing heavenly dew. It's sweet and juicy, delicious, and has a powerful effect of beautifying and nourishing the skin," said the tall, thin man enthusiastically as he cut the fruit for Bai Bi and personally brought it to her.
"Thank you, Ying Brother," Bai Bi said with a light smile of thanks.
"Although this is the first time I've met Miss Bai, I feel a warm and fervent intimacy. My heart burns with passion. I toast this cup of Yellow Throat Wine to you. If Miss Bai cannot hold her liquor, she may use Mount Snow's sweet dew instead. I will drink first as a tribute," Fu Wanggu said with a smile, lifting his cup with great flair, and downing it in one go.
"If Fu Daoist Brother toasts me, how can I substitute with sweet dew? Naturally, we shall drink Yellow Throat Wine together," Bai Bi, equally generous, filled her cup with the strong alcohol and also downed it in one go.
"Good! It seems that I've underestimated Miss Bai. I shall punish myself with a cup," said Fu Wanggu, laughing as he lifted his cup and finished another cup of Yellow Throat Wine.
"Ying Senior Brother, it seems that Fu Senior Brother also has an interest in Miss Bai," the tall, thin man's companion, a youth, couldn't help but whisper after seeing the beaming Fu Wanggu.
"Haven't you heard Bi'er call me 'Ying Brother' and address him as 'Fu Daoist Brother'? Who is closer and who is distant is clear at a glance," the tall, thin man replied confidently. However, seeing Fu Wanggu continuing to engage in conversation, he too couldn't help feeling irked.
"By the way, you're part of the Human Race. How did you end up mingling with the talents of the Heavenly Demon Sect?" Yang Ji couldn't help but send a message after seeing Bai Bi deep in conversation with the talents of the Heavenly Demon Sect.
"Although I am of the Human Race, our Myriad Realms Commerce Alliance gathers talents from all races. The nature of the alliance is special since we are in business, and moreover, our power is formidable. Even the Heavenly Demon Clan gives us face," Bai Bi replied while chatting and laughing with everyone, then distractedly continued the conversation with Yang Ji.
At the end, she didn't forget to give him a stealthy glare, "Mind your words, if you say 'hook up' again, I might just reveal your identity."
"..." Yang Ji coughed lightly, his face breaking into an apologetic smile, "Indeed, the power is formidable when even the Heavenly Demons show respect."
"Although the Heavenly Demon Sect is strong, it pales in comparison to our Myriad Realms Commerce Alliance, which is an alliance, with collective heritage and strength surpassing it. Even though the elders of different races in the alliance are not of one mind, they unite in the face of a major crisis.
Hence, any power in the Myriad Realms would show some respect to our alliance," Bai Bi said with a laugh.
"That makes sense. If the business wasn't backed by strong power, it would have been looted long ago," Yang Ji nodded in understanding.
"Senior Brother, do you fancy Bai Bi?" Suddenly, Mu Huayan sent a telepathic message to Fu Wanggu.
"Oh? What do you mean, Junior Sister?" Fu Wanggu's heart skipped a beat, though he maintained a smiling face while talking with the others.
"If Senior Brother fancies Bai Bi, I can invite her to the Heavenly Domain as a guest to create an opportunity for you," Mu Huayan said with a playful smile.
"Junior Sister? For real?" Fu Wanggu's heart stirred, and he glanced at Mu Huayan discreetly, overcome with joy.
"As long as it makes Senior Brother happy, Junior Sister will surely aid you," said Mu Huayan, turning to Bai Bi with a smile, "Miss Bai, it's your first time at our Heavenly Demon Sect. You should have a good time. How about you visit my Mu Hua City after the tea party? I can show you around our sect's beautiful sceneries."
"There's no need to trouble Mu Hua Junior Sister. I myself will take Bi'er to experience the beauty of our sect," said the tall, thin young man with a smile.
"Both Ying Brother and Fu Daoist Brother are true disciples and are at the critical stage of becoming a Demon Child. If I were to take up your precious time, I might feel rather apologetic. How about if Xiao Yan takes me around the sect instead?" Bai Bi said, then suddenly turned toward Mo Yan with a smile.
"Sure, sure, Sister Bai," Mo Yan was a girl without any schemes, and she agreed cheerfully.
Mu Huayan was just about to speak when he was interrupted by Fu Wanggu through a private telepathic message, "Miss Bai is in a difficult position right now; it would be better to look for an opportunity to speak with her in private after the tea party disperses."
"This Fu Wanggu fancies the Demon Consort, yet his heart is also set on Bai Bi. He's really despicable. I had invited Bai Bi to the gathering to show off in front of him, but I never imagined he would be so ungrateful. If I had known, I would not have extended an invitation to him," the tall and thin man grumbled to himself.
"Ying Senior Brother, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future, after all, Miss Bai is more familiar with you," a young man at his side reassured him with a telepathic message.
Yang Ji watched with interest as characters appeared above their heads, and he also telepathically warned her, "Be careful, both Fu Wanggu and the tall, thin man are after you."
"There are many who have designs on me, those two are no exception," Bai Bi said with a composed smile.
"Oh?" Yang Ji expressed slight surprise.
"I possess an Immortal Body, born with great fortune, and they simply covet the Immortal Spirit Qi within me. This Immortal Spirit Qi is not ordinary Immortal Qi; it is the Origin of Immortal Qi granted by the Heavenly Dao."
"Like Divine Skills but not, like Magical Treasures but not, its power is immense, and it holds many opportunities for fortune."
"When used to refine worlds, it can imbue your Inner World with the power of the Origin of Immortal Qi, giving rise to extraordinary visions of the Immortal Path like an Immortal King over the Nine Heavens, Immortal King's Patrol, the Ancient Celestial Court, Ancestral Immortals' Shadows, Azure Sky Single Lotus, and so on, which can endow your Inner World with enormous power."
"The most important point is that possessing Origin of Immortal Qi can significantly weaken the Dao Calamities you encounter, and the success rate of transcending these tribulations can increase by thirty percent."
"After all, the Origin of Immortal Qi is one of the origins of the Great Dao, and the Dao Calamities derived from the Three Thousand Grand Daos are always quite lenient to those who have an affinity with it."
"With all the effort you're putting into finding Medicine Pills and Spiritual Objects to improve your Spiritual Root, you must know people with better Spiritual Roots face less powerful Dao Calamities and have an easier time transcending them. The Origin of Immortal Qi within me operates on the same principle," Bai Bi explained with a smile through her telepathy.
"The success rate of transcending tribulations increases by thirty percent? The Origin of Immortal Qi has such great benefits?" Yang Ji was inwardly shaken, thinking no wonder Fu Wanggu and the tall, thin young man were so attentively courting her—not just for her beauty, but also for the Origin of Immortal Qi.
They were already Quasi-Demon Children, and if they were to have the augment of Origin of Immortal Qi, wouldn't transcending Dao Calamities be a breeze for them?
"The Demon Consort shares a similar constitution to me. Now that you're lurking by her side, if you win her favor and join with her, you could share half of her Origin of Demonic Qi, and then you would truly be in luck. As the saying goes, 'those who are near the water get the moon first,' so you'd better seize the opportunity," Bai Bi giggled.
"To have designs on her? Wouldn't I be beaten to my true form on the spot by her? Rather than targeting her, why don't I consider wooing you instead—how about we pair up?" Yang Ji joked with a laugh.
"You want to have designs on me? You are from the Human Race, and you look quite pleasing to my eye, so it's not impossible. However, as of now, you are not even a true disciple, and hence not a match for me." To his casual jest, Yang Ji did not expect Bai Bi to not outright refuse, indicating she harbored such intentions.
Bai Bi was a great beauty, and it would be a lie to say Yang Ji wasn't moved; his heart subsequently began to beat inexplicably faster.
"Don't be like that. The way you speak, it's as though I actually have a chance. Now my Dao heart is unstable, half of my thoughts are on you; you must take responsibility," Yang Ji playfully claimed innocence.
"I never realized you were so thick-skinned," Bai Bi quietly gave him a look.