"You absorbed his Yang energy; his chance to successfully cross the tribulation is less than ten percent."

"Hmm?" Bai Ling'er squinted slightly, "Mao Mo, don't you think you can negotiate with me? Have you forgotten what happened back then?"

Mao Mo shrugged, "Who can forget that? I owe you a huge favor, and I must repay it."

"Glad you know. I'm waiting here; I want to see him within three days."

Bai Ling'er said indifferently:

"If you can't find him, come and make up for it yourself. But first, light the Heavenly Lamp for me, you fatty!"

Mao Mo shivered a few times, bowed somewhat gloomily, and then turned to leave leisurely.

Bai Ling'er yawned, and the treasure bead in her hand rotated gently, activating the formation of the cave dwelling once again.

Bai Ling'er was actually quite cautious. After entering the cave, she thoroughly probed everywhere using her immortal sense.

However, she failed to notice the pinhole camera blended with the stone wall just nearby, which recorded this scene and sent it to the Southern Border.

Moments later, in the base.

Wang Jixuan returned to his main body, watching the dialogue between Bai Ling'er and Mao Mo with a black face, feeling momentarily speechless.

"Good thing I ran fast!"

Master Wang cursed and muttered:

"The six sects truly aren't just unserious in name! No wonder there's no Demon Realm; the Demon Realm was actually in the Immortal Realm!"

Nearby, Zheng Shiduo eagerly raised his hand, "Wang, in this situation, my suggestion is... how about giving her some of my toys?"

Beside him, Red Snake rolled his eyes, "Pack yourself up and disgust her. She might lose interest in men entirely."

"How am I disgusting! That's a personal attack! Clearly, she's disgusting me!"

Zheng Shiduo pinched his fingers delicately and sneered:

"She doesn't know how to entice men; I do."

Wang Jixuan, unable to endure, kicked over towards Zheng Shiduo, who quickly feigned normalcy.

"Boss," Mu Dan asked, "how should we handle this? It's quite tricky; Bai Ling'er wants to absorb your cultivation, and she might keep pestering if she doesn't succeed."

"Should we eliminate her?" Amina asked with a cold expression.

"That's unrealistic," Mu Dan replied, "their six are here with a mission from the Immortal Palace to preach. Each is among the lowest tier of Loose Immortals in the Immortal Realm and will surely watch out for each other, not allowing their mission to truly falter."

Gao Huating whispered, "If that's the case, then tactics like sowing discord or letting two tigers compete might not work."

Wang Jixuan thought: This little girl has become somewhat devious.

"Lay low for three days," Wang Jixuan said, "see how Mao Mo reacts. How much longer can we mine over here?"

"If we want to exhaust the Xu Realm's mines, given the current quantity of Immortal Beetles, it would take about a decade. If we can increase their number limitlessly, it would only take half a year."

"No need, just keep it at the current quantity. Too many Immortal Beetles would be prone to exposure. Mine just the seabed; don't completely sever the vitality here."

"Understood."

"Then I'll find a way to deal with them for a few more years. Over these three days, I can't stay here continually. Mu Dan, make sure to keep an eye on the Fat Immortal; if he leaves, I need to get out of here."

Wang Jixuan leaned back in his chair, pondering with closed eyes.

This matter is preposterous and indeed tricky to handle.

...

It's rare for Wang Jixuan's main body to return to the base.

Amina seemed evidently bothered by Bai Ling'er's verbal 'insults' toward Wang Jixuan, though she had to consider the bigger picture and couldn't just take up her sword against the Loose Immortal.

Also, she couldn't defeat her.

Seeing Amina's mood slightly downturned, Master Wang naturally took extra care.

He proactively invited Amina to dinner, enjoying a lavish meat feast meticulously cooked by chef Mu Dan. Afterwards, the two strolled along the cliff outside the base.

The cliff had some railings and seats installed, evidently prepared for Amina and the others to go out and relax on usual days.

There was also a large array surrounding this place, so there was no need to worry about exposure.

The two discussed the modification of the core circuit simply.

Frankly, Wang Jixuan was growing increasingly lazy; he had practically assigned all such brainwork to Mu Dan, thoroughly enjoying the leisure of not having to bother with anything.

For a moment, Master Wang did become somewhat lost in Amina's figure.

She leaned on the railing, the sea breeze billowing her silky dark blue long hair. The hollow curve of her lower back held the flimsy dress in a translucent crescent shape. The wind, intermingled with the sweet, cloying scent of tuberose, slipped inside her loosened collar, her porcelain-like skin seemingly possessing some magic attracting Wang Jixuan to draw closer.

Wang Jixuan did not resist his inner urge; he naturally drew nearer to Amina, and at the edge of the cliff, the two didn't embrace each other too firmly.

"When are we leaving this place?" Amina asked.

"I don't know," Wang Jixuan replied softly, "Currently, the initiative is in Senior Bai Gu's hands. We can only leave when he decides to take us away."

"Does this senior want you to do something for him?"

"I don't think so, but there's no guarantee."

Wang Jixuan gazed at the heavens and earth, expressing in a low tone:

"We have come from the future; past, present world, future—among these three, there surely exists some stabilizing force.

"That means we are destined to have tasks here.

"This world evolves into what we witnessed tens of thousands of years later; we naturally play a role in that transformation.

"Of course, it might be us secretly developing here for a while before leaving, mining and creating a deficit in this world... If that's the case, it'd be wonderful."

Amina's cheek gently rubbed against his shoulder, "Are you sick of fighting?"

"Not sick, but afraid; scared that I might die in fighting magic."

"You're not allowed to talk to Bai Ling'er..."

"Hmm?" Wang Jixuan looked down, detecting a slight jealousy in Amina's words, but just as he lowered his head, he encountered her slightly closed eyes, her neck embraced by her arm.

Well, he was passively kissed today again.

Master Wang was just about to respond when Amina had already darted to the side, whispering, "I'm going to rest now."

Then she vanished without a trace.

Wang Jixuan smacking his lips reluctantly, leaned against the railing, gazing below at the azure sea.

Master Wang stood there for quite a while, pondering whether to visit Amina's room, perhaps accelerating the relationship by flooring the pedal, when a floating ball approached, swirling around Master Wang twice.

"Boss, something seems off."

"Off?" Wang Jixuan mused, "What's odd? In what sense?"

"The waveform data for an Immortal has vanished."

Mu Dan quickly responded:

"My detectors don't dare venture far from the Southern Border, hence the accuracy of detection isn't very high.

"However, it's also possible that the opponent used some concealment magic formula I'm unfamiliar with... But this Immortal's waveform data gradually weakened within half an hour, all the way to disappearance, much like..."

"Dead?"

"Yes, very much like the energy fluctuations when a Loose Immortal from the Dark Sect was killed during fighting magic. But the process of weakening and disappearance during fighting took half a minute, whereas this one lasted half an hour."

Mu Dan said softly:

"Don't you want to know who this Immortal is?"

"Who?"

"Bai Ling'er; anomaly occurred at your cave dwelling an hour ago, and the energy fluctuation disappeared half an hour ago."

"Huh?"

Wang Jixuan widened his eyes as well.

His first thought was that Brother Mao Mo took matters into his own hands and killed Bai Ling'er, but this idea seemed absurd in every aspect.

Fat Immortal Mao Mo rose from obscurity; his deeds always bore a sense of caution—how could he dare disrupt the grand mission of Six Immortals' preaching? Even if Bai Ling'er held Mao Mo's little secret, Mao Mo wouldn't...

Just then!

A beam of light zipped in from the north at a rapid tunneling speed, containing the figure of that Fat Immortal.

"Brother! Brother!"

The Fat Immortal broadcasted his message everywhere, overtly anxious:

"Hurry! Something has happened! Now, Heaven has truly collapsed!"

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