CHAPTER 72: THE DOMAIN -16

"You... You... You..." Bai Long looked around but couldn’t see anything.

Just who was speaking!? And as fate would have it, Bai Huan and the women vanished from sight. And due to the mist, Bai Long couldn’t even tell where they went.

"Who are you..." Bai Long uttered nervously feeling something was off.

But the only thing that came into view was a small mirror.

"Strange, what is this mirror!?"

In the mirror, he couldn’t see any reflection.

"Is this a spiritual mirror!?" Bai Long asked himself feeling a little confused.

He decided to pour his Qi into it, trying to activate it but it was of no use.

"It’s pointless..." The Voice came from the mirror.

"It’s pointless!?... You... Who are you..." Bai Long asked sensing that, there was no hostility in the mirror. It was of it didn’t care about the mundane nature.

"Asking me, who am I is quite unthoughtful. I am from a higher plane of existence..."

Bai Long simply nodded hearing this with a smile. Could it be some immortal master!?

Holy Shit, does that mean Bai Huan would also receive guidance from Immortal Master!?

Bai Long was very happy to have stolen a major opportunity.

Because... For the Spirit root, he had the heaven-despair mirror, and for cultivation, he would receive guidance from the immortal master. It’s like having a system... But instead of buying techniques from the system, they will be handed down by the immortal master, and it won’t consume any points.

However, everything has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Not to mention, he will have both.

"Master... This one is willing to be your disciple. I shall preach the righteous glory and ensure no evil exists in this world." Bai Long instantly began to kowtow.

Mirror: "..."

"Impudent brat... The heaven kneels once, the Buddha laughs none; the sheer presence of your existence reeks of malevolence, yet you dare try to fool this seat!? Have eyes yet unable to fathom the glory of Mount. Tai!?" The tone was devoid of any emotions.

"You are pathetic, unable to do anything to those chosen sons of Heaven, if you move at such a pace hoping to earn small at every encounter then, your demise is certain... Be One, Be forth, it is a popular saying of the Wang Hau dynasty of the eternal yellow domain." The Voice said.

Bai Long was confused. Is the mirror praising him or insulting him!? What is that supposed to mean!?

"Be One, Be Forth," the mirror repeated the words.

Bai Long suddenly felt his head turning blank. He was unable to understand a word. He felt like he was a student of the first grade, trying to study college-level material.

Anyway, he didn’t care much.

"Senior, do you have anything to teach this junior!?" Bai Long went straight to the point not wanting to check the bushes.

"Sadly I have many things that I can teach you, alas, the mirror isn’t powerful enough for me to actually teach you something." The voice came from the mirror.

"Oh!?" Bai Long looked visibly disappointed but it does mean that once the mirror is powerful enough, he would gain some extraordinary martial art techniques.

"Senior, can you please guide this junior on what he shall do you recover the power of this mirror!?" Bai Long asked with dreams of silver.

"Don’t be a fool, first drop some blood essence..." The voice came from the mirror.

Bai Long: "..."

Blood essence!?

Damn it.. He doesn’t have blood essence. He has 2 drops of blood essence left, since he used them both, his Dao heart will have a severe crack.

He needs at least a drop for the mother Gu, to provide a larva which will be till midnight.

So, he can’t drop his blood essence at all. Unless he managed to break through to the "Foundation stage" of potentially use some treasure to increase his blood essence.

"Senior, this junior doesn’t have enough blood essence at hand. Since, you mentioned I am incapable of taking down those chosen sons of heaven, will you give me some guidance?"

"Their luck keeps increasing rapidly and the world doesn’t want them to die as so many strong people keep popping left and right to save them."

Bai Long wanted to push his luck and get as much as he could.

He doubted that there was any ill intention.

"Ohh!? Their luck keeps increasing, how interesting... Then make sure to deal a fatal blow. The mind knows all, the heart feels all, it’s an age-old words from Laozi." The reply came from the mirror.

The mind knows all!? The heart feels all!? What kind of riddle is that!? Maybe it’s not even a riddle but an idiom.

Could it be that attack the mind, attack the heart... Well, he is obviously targeting all the close ones of the protagonist but nothing prevails.

Yang Kai’s mother and sisters are unknown maybe he is indeed an orphan... No, no, Sysrem mentioned that he had a mother.

’Eh, am I starting to forget things!?’ Bai Long was confused.

But attacking the heart is not achievable. Unless it’s Ye Chen.

Umm... Now I think about it. The world is seriously hard mode.

If Bai Long decides to attack Bai Huan, Ye Chen and Yang Kai will grow.

If Bai Long decides to focus on Ye Chen, Bai Huan and Yang Kai will grow.

And if he decides to focus on all three, his manpower will be exhausted and he will lose.

Since, the easy target is Ye Chen, he needs to focus on Ye Chen, which means Bai Huan will participate in the Empire’s sect tournament.

But if Bai Long decides to participate in the Empire’s tournament to sabotage Bai Huan, Yang Kai and Ye Chen will grow.

So, this is what they meant when they say; you can’t change what is already destined.

But it does make sense and seems pretty reasonable.

"Yes senior, their luck keeps increasing whenever I lower them, making it hard to kill those cockroaches... I have tried the attack the mind, attack the heart strategy, but it was deemed pretty useless..." Bai Long hurriedly replied crying about his situation.

"Stop crying and steal the event. This Young Master Zhao is generous. The person you are searching for is heading towards the left, quickly follow him..." The voice echoed.

Young Master Zhao!?

What a great name for a great senior.

"Gongzi Zhao, he is my bastard son. I have managed to tame his mother to take my cock but even so, I can’t do anything to him," Bai Long replied.

"Are you from Ye, Yang, Zhuo family!?"

"Forgive me senior, but this one is from the Bai family... Could it be that, senior also knows about these protagonists!?" Bai Long asked but he knew he shouldn’t ask more than necessary.

"Indeed... Ye Chen, Yang Kai... They tend to have immortal masters, systems, and crazy heavenly boons. It’s better to quickly act instead of asking unnecessary questions..." the voice came back.

"I see, I see... It seems Gongzi Zhao can see through mist, this Bai asks the senior to guide me to Calamity Ice Lotus," Bai Long begged hoping to get additional eyes.

..

Bai Huan and the women were already deep in the core area, while, Bai Long was still at the "gate".

"Senior Sister Mu!!?" Bai Huan asked.

"Hush! I can sense a few Ice beasts... Keep quiet and follow silently," purred Mu Qing.

Ling’er and Ning’er nodded their head while putting their finger to their lips.

"I say, we take a long route... They are very powerful, they are likely the guardians of the Calamity Ice lotus." Mu added.

Others quietly nodded at her words, silently praising her for her usefulness.

After that, Mu Qing led with the long route unaware that Bai Long was already here.

"Hehe... It seems they are planning to use the long route. It means I can easily take the lotus and run." Bai Long smiled.

"Senior, protagonists are meant to have extraordinary senses, so, why isn’t Bai Huan aware of me!?" Bai Long asked.

"I dare not answer that, his protagonist’s senses must be nullified at the moment."

"Oh!?" Bai Long quickly recalled the fate-stealing constitution.

"Senior... I know someone with a Fate-stealing constitution, do you have any idea on how to steal it!?" Bai Long wondered if the senior could answer it.

"Fate-stealing constitution!? Ha, that is useless, it may sound good but it would ultimately kill you. Having that constitution will reset the soul," the voice came.

"R-Reset!?" Bai Long.

"Indeed... Such a constitution seems very powerful at first sight but over the long run, they are trash. Now forget about it and focus on the task."

"Ok, ok, I will... But what about beasts!?"

"Fear not... Use what you have. And make sure to steal it. There are three guardians. One will test intelligence, one will test strength and one will test Dao Heart." the mirror replied.

"Oh, so it’s like that..." Bai Long nodded.

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( Note; All my novels would be connected. I was thinking of showing Heaven from Alan, the upper world from Zhao Fan, and the lower world with Bai Long with the same cosmology. I would love to hear your thoughts on the comment as to whether I should or not. )