Chapter 59: Fireworks Show Inside the Brain, Do You Like It?

The scent of orchids on Xue Chen had its effect.

This sleep.

Ning Shengsheng slept soundly and peacefully.

It wasn’t until the flying ship docked above the Qingling Sect that Xue Chen woke her up. “Thank you…” She yawned as she expressed her thanks.

“Your Highness is too polite.” Xue Chen shot her a cold glance, slowly rolling his left shoulder, which had gone numb from her weight.

The group went straight to Sect Leader Ling’s residence.

Ling Hegui happened to be there as well.

With a heavy thud.

Ning Xuan placed the stone coffin in the center.

Ling Jue Shangren: “Fellow Daoist Ning, this is…?”

Fearing Ning Xuan would lose his temper, Ning Shengsheng spoke up first, “While strolling through Taoyuan Town today, I was captured by demonic cultivators and taken to a tomb. This stone coffin was suspended inside. The demonic cultivators have already harmed over two hundred people, just to resurrect the Demon Realm elder inside the coffin.”

“So many people died in Taoyuan Town; did the disciples of the Qingling Sect who usually patrol not notice anything?”

Ning Xuan glanced at his sister; she was still being too tactful.

Ignoring Ning Shengsheng’s attempts to stop him, he said angrily, “Sect Leader Ling, we came to the Qingling Sect as guests. My sister rarely goes out, yet in the mere half-month since arriving at your noble sect, her life has been endangered twice.”

“Today she is fine, but if something had happened to her, not only those demonic cultivators, but you would also have to give Zhen an explanation.”

Ling Hegui knew how much Ning Xuan valued Ning An. He exchanged a glance with his father, knowing what the other was thinking. He stepped forward and said, “Emperor of Ning, rest assured. We will definitely capture Gu Xuancang and give you an explanation. Many thanks to Princess Ning An today. Thanks to you, the Demon Realm’s nest in Taoyuan Town has been destroyed.”

“The Princess has suffered a fright. You have done the Qingling Sect such a great favor; ask for whatever you want.”

“As long as my Qingling Sect has it, we will give it.”

This was a heavy promise.

Ning Xuan pondered for a moment, then asked Ning Shengsheng to leave the room.

Ning Shengsheng led Yun Huaiyue out of the grand hall and ran into Lu Youxin, who had come to find the Sect Leader.

“Cousin, why are you here?” He quickened his pace. “Did the Valley Master agree to let you come out?”

“Yes.” Yun Huaiyue handed him the storage pouch. “Mother asked me to bring you some pills.”

“I have plenty of pills. I haven’t even finished the ones I brought last time, and now you’re sending more…” Lu Youxin scratched his head in distress.

Hearing this, Ning Shengsheng wished she could raise her hand and say she wanted them.

“Just eat them slowly then. I was captured by demonic cultivators when passing through Taoyuan Town today. Luckily, I met Junior Sister Ning.”

“It was she and Ning Xuan who saved me…” Mentioning Ning Xuan, Yun Huaiyue twisted her fingers shyly.

Hearing that there were demonic cultivators in Taoyuan Town, Lu Youxin wished he could take his sword and charge into the Demon Realm to find Gu Xuancang.

The three chatted outside for a while.

Then Ning Xuan and Xue Chen came out.

Ning Shengsheng asked Ning Xuan what they had discussed. He said the Void God Scroll would be gifted to Xue Chen, and Ling Jue Shangren promised that Great Ning and the Qingling Sect would never go to war and would become allies.

This benefit.

Was better than taking any heavenly material or earthly treasure.

Lu Youxin took Yun Huaiyue to see the Sect Leader alone. Before leaving, Yun Huaiyue came up to Ning Xuan.

“Um, this is a Vitality Nourishing Pill I refined. Take it when you get back and rest well…”

As she spoke, she blinked her eyes. Her eyes seemed to hold a thousand words she wanted to say to Ning Xuan.

“Cousin, what are you doing? Let’s go!”

Finally, she was ruthlessly interrupted by Lu Youxin. She looked back at Ning Xuan repeatedly as she walked away.

Ning Shengsheng sighed inwardly; fate was truly wonderful.

Who would have thought.

Ning Xuan rubbed the goosebumps on his arm and said, “Inexplicable. The way she looked at me gave me the creeps.”

Ning Shengsheng: … Does her brother even deserve a girlfriend?

Forget it.

She supported Yun Huaiyue getting together with Ling Hegui right now!

Ning Shengsheng and the other two returned to Yingke Peak. They each went back to their rooms to rest.

Xue Chen sat in meditation, recalling what Ning Xuan had said to Ling Jue Shangren in the hall just now. He suddenly felt that the people of the Great Ning Imperial Palace weren’t so bad.

At that time.

Ning Xuan had bluntly stated he wanted no thank-you gifts, only pleading that if something happened to him one day, the Qingling Sect would take in Ning An and treat her well.

As the future heir, Ling Hegui solemnly agreed, and both sides signed a blood contract.

“Meow~”

Snowball paced leisurely. It walked to his leg with a cat-walk and lay down against it.

“Snowball, this trip has been fruitful. The day we take back the Heavenly Phoenix Nation is not far off.”

After whispering this, Xue Chen closed his eyes and continued meditating.

Ning Shengsheng was different.

She was about to be annoyed to death.

After returning to her room, Songgao and Zaoni helped her change. She wanted to sleep for a while. But that guy, the Mirror Demon, popped out and wouldn’t stop chattering.

“Master, are you listening to me? Mirror demons everywhere have been very restless lately. I feel something is wrong.”

Bang—

“I’m listening!”

Ning Shengsheng slammed her head onto the table, finally sobering up. “Elaborate.”

Mirror Demon: “We demons have the ability to sense more powerful demonic energy; it intimidates us.”

“Makes us fearful, makes us submit.”

“I’ve been wandering around lately, and many mirror demons are in a panic, sensing an unusually evil aura.”

“Where is that aura coming from?” Ning Shengsheng asked.

The Mirror Demon looked at her. “The capital of Great Ning.”

“Wh… what?” Ning Shengsheng slammed the table and stood up. “I’ll get Older Brother to take us back right now.”

She believed the Mirror Demon.

Ning Xuan had originally planned to stay for a few more days to take the opportunity to inquire about pills that could help people open their spiritual apertures. But his sister seemed very anxious.

He hurriedly bid farewell to Ling Jue Shangren and piloted the flying ship back to the capital of Great Ning.

Oh right, the group of three had an extra person.

That was Yun Huaiyue.

Yun Huaiyue said she wanted to visit Great Ning for fun, and since Ning Xuan happened to need consultation on pills, he didn’t refuse.

Ning Shengsheng replayed the Mirror Demon’s words in her mind. Over and over again.

She asked the system: Do you know what could cause collective unrest among mirror demons?

The system happily came online. Its host finally needed it.

【It must be an evil spirit emerging into the world.】

【Host, when a world heads towards decline, it inevitably experiences the proliferation of demons and monsters, and ghosts causing chaos.】

What did it mean, heading towards decline?

Ning Shengsheng’s legs went weak and her heart panicked as she leaned against the flying ship’s railing.

After she asked that question, the system fell silent for a while, then went offline.

Xue Chen saw her staring into the distance, looking lost.

“What’s wrong?”

He walked over to her side and followed Ning Shengsheng’s gaze, but there were only a few scattered clouds.

“Xue Chen, if… I’m saying if one day the world you live in is about to collapse, what would you do?”

The young man frowned and pondered for a moment.

“First ensure I survive, then think of a way.”

“Think of what way?” Ning Shengsheng asked in confusion.

“A way to stop the sky from falling.” Xue Chen’s tone was bland as he reached out with his left hand to touch Ning Shengsheng’s forehead.

No fever.

Why is she talking nonsense?

[A way to stop the sky from falling.]

Ning Shengsheng repeated this sentence in her mouth, and suddenly her small face burst with radiance. Is this the logic of the strong? Even if the sky falls and the earth cracks, as long as one is alive, there is hope!

That’s right.

She used to be that kind of person too.

Why did she become so worried about gains and losses, so afraid of death after transmigrating into the book?

If that day really comes, it won’t be too late to worry then.

If a senior soul cultivator were here, they would discover that Ning Shengsheng had just fallen into a delusion.

After breaking through the delusion.

Her soul power would take a qualitative leap.

“Xue Wuyin, my head hurts so much…”

Ning Shengsheng squatted down, clutching her head.

Xue Chen squatted down as well, his divine sense hurriedly probing into her sea of consciousness, discovering that her soul source was exploding within it.

Like fireworks!

How could this be?

He panicked for a moment, attempting to use his own divine sense to soothe Ning Shengsheng’s soul source.

Who would have thought!

The exploded soul source actually restored itself?

The splashed red soul power returned to its original position, and the soul source was even thicker than before.

He didn’t know much about soul cultivation. He decided to observe a bit longer to prevent any accidents.

Then.

He witnessed an amazing scene.

Ning Shengsheng’s soul source went “Boom—”, exploding and restoring, exploding and restoring again. Back and forth, an unknown number of times.

Xue Chen: …

After calming down, Ning Shengsheng felt a bit embarrassed. She gave two dry laughs. “Fireworks show inside the brain, do you like it?”

Xue Chen: Heh…

Ning Shengsheng: Oh…