Mortal: My divine sense has mutated.

Chapter 55 Arrives in Succession

Madam Wen turned her gaze back to the storage bag with some skepticism. Besides the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo branches and leaves and the book that had angered her, the storage bag also contained a "Star Sea Dictionary," an inner sea map, a huge map that she couldn't quite understand, and a jade slip.

But since she was a Nascent Soul cultivator, she quickly thought of the "Starry Sea Dictionary".

As Madam Wen consulted the Tiannan script recorded in the "Xinghai Dictionary" and gradually understood the contents of the huge map, she was first stunned, and then a glimmer of hope shone in her eyes.

Just as Madam Wen was engrossed in browsing through the books, maps, and even reading the contents of the jade slip in her storage bag, a sinister-looking man with red eyeshadow on his eyelids, wearing a light blue robe and strange bone armor underneath, walked into the Hall of Stars.

The moment Chen Liang saw him, he knew that this guy was Xuan Gu.

Xuan Gu also noticed Chen Liang's presence and the strange atmosphere in the room, but he didn't pay much attention to the strange atmosphere and didn't go up to Chen Liang to catch up.

Instead, he found a corner with some rubble in the passageway around the Hall of Stars, sat down discreetly, and then took the initiative to transmit his voice.

"Chen Liang, this traitor Ji Yin has really grown up now. I can't deal with him by myself. If you're willing to help me, in addition to the reward we agreed on before, I'll give you another generous gift."

Xuan Gu harbored intense hatred for Ji Yin. After escaping from that deserted island, he possessed the body of a Core Formation cultivator and contacted some of Ji Yin Island's enemies, intending to kill Ji Yin.

Unfortunately, before Xuan Gu could break free, Ji Yin, who had been thoroughly beaten by Chen Liang, was spurred to action and broke through to the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage in seclusion.

When Xuan Gu led his team to attack Ji Yin Island, although he greatly reduced Ji Yin's strength by relying on the techniques he had left behind, Xuan Gu was still no match for Ji Yin, who had reached the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage and had mastered the Heavenly Capital Corpse Fire.

Finally, if it weren't for the powerful Heavenly Thunder Bamboo Arrow, and the fact that Xuan Gu had some other backup plans on Extreme Yin Island, he wouldn't have been able to escape at all.

In this battle, Ji Yin personally defeated his master and also eliminated some of his enemies, thus restoring his prestige and completely shaking off the negative impact of losing to Chen Liang.

Xuan Gu's illustrious reputation was entirely used as a stepping stone for Ji Yin. He even dragged down his teammates, making him arguably the biggest liability in the game.

When Chen Liang learned of this news, he decided that it would be better not to team up with this terrible teammate in the future.

Therefore, Chen Liang replied telepathically, "It's better to leave it at that. It's not appropriate for an outsider like me to get involved in the internal affairs of your Jiyin Island. Besides, if you bring the promised reward now, I'll give you Golden Thunder Bamboo. You'll have no trouble dealing with Jiyin then."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Gu sighed softly, "That is truly a pity. However, the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng is not in my possession now, but is in this Void Heaven Palace."

After you pass the first level, come find me in the southeast direction of the second level, and I'll take you to catch the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng. Once we have the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng, we can trade it.

Chen Liang nodded. "Okay."

A short while later, another Nascent Soul cultivator arrived.

It was an old man holding bamboo slips, wearing a plain blue robe, and looking very scholarly. At this moment, he gently stroked his silver-white hair and beard and slowly walked into the Hall of Stars.

When he saw Chen Liang and Madam Wen standing higher up, and all the Core Formation cultivators around them looking on with curiosity and amusement, the old man's eyes lit up, and he flashed a very standard toothy smile.

Immediately, he flew to the stone pillar where Chen Liang stood, cupped his hands in greeting while holding the bamboo slip, and said, "My name is Qing Yi. May I ask your esteemed name, friend?"

Chen Liang cupped his hands in greeting and said, "So you are Qingyi Jushi from Nanhe Island. I have long admired you. I am Mo Ling, and like you, I am a wandering cultivator from the outer seas."

Upon hearing this, Madam Wen, who had been engrossed in reading the book that had angered her, couldn't help but raise her head and glance at Chen Liang with a peculiar look.

"Um?!"

This glance was caught by Qingyi Jushi out of the corner of his eye and by Xuan Gu, who had been paying attention all along. In that instant, the gossip fire in the hearts of Qingyi Jushi and Xuan Gu burned fiercely.

Qingyi Jushi: "Hahaha, so it's Fellow Daoist Mo in person! My apologies for my rudeness. May I ask when Fellow Daoist Mo reached the Nascent Soul realm? I've never heard of your illustrious reputation before?"

Chen Liang: "I have only been in the Nascent Soul realm for a few decades. I have been cultivating diligently and rarely appear in public, so I have no reputation to speak of. I am sorry to have made you laugh, Brother Qing."

Qingyi Jushi: "Oh, hahaha, it's nothing. It's only natural for us cultivators to persevere in our cultivation."

Then, Qingyi Jushi turned to Madam Wen and said, "Madam Wen, it's been many years since we last met on Holy Demon Island. How have you been?"

Madam Wen glared at Qingyi Jushi with annoyance and said, "I'm perfectly fine, but you, you gossipy old man, are still alive and kicking after all these years?!"

Qingyi Jushi: "Haha, Madam, you jest. Although my time is near, I still have some lifespan left..."

Next, Qingyi Jushi kept trying to get Chen Liang and Madam Wen to chat together.

During this time, by observing the eye contact between Chen Liang and Madam Wen, Qingyi Jushi, who had once indulged in pleasure in his youth, concluded that there was definitely something fishy going on between the two.

Or perhaps it was Chen Liang who was flirting with Madam Wen.

As for the Xuan Gu, he had a pretty good idea of ​​what it was.

Upon realizing this, Qingyi Jushi laughed even more heartily, and even felt an urge to burst into laughter; he thoroughly enjoyed this kind of amusing incident.

Xuan Gu smiled, already plotting how to profit from this incident.

During this time, Han Li also arrived at the Hall of Stars. He greeted Chen Liang with a cupped-hand salute from afar, and Chen Liang nodded in return.

Seeing this, Qingyi Jushi asked, "Is that young friend a relative of yours?"

Chen Liang shook his head and said, "No, he's my brother's friend."

Qingyi Jushi: "Oh, I see. By the way, didn't your younger brother come to the trip to the Void Heaven Palace?"

Chen Liang turned to look at the stone pillar where his second clone was located and said, "Look, isn't that him? My twin brother, Brother Qing, you can call him Mo Yuan."

Following Chen Liang's gaze, Qingyi Jushi and Madam Wen indeed discovered the second clone, a person who looked exactly like Chen Liang. As for the Xuan Bone, they had discovered it long ago.

The second clone stood up and bowed to the two of them as a greeting.

Hearing this conversation from afar, Han Li looked at his second clone with a puzzled expression.

After seeing the meaningful look in the second clone's eyes, Han Li thought for a moment and realized that Chen Liang and the second clone planned to hide their identities.

Fortunately, he knew very little about the Void Heaven Palace. Since there were Nascent Soul cultivators around Chen Liang, he couldn't ask them for advice. Instead, he could ask his second clone for guidance.

So Han Li ran to the stone pillar where his second clone was located and asked the second clone for advice on the various ways to navigate the Void Heaven Palace.

It is worth mentioning that Han Li met his second clone during his demon-hunting expedition in the outer sea before he formed his core.

The two met in the waters near Ningcui Island in the outer sea. Han Li initially thought he had encountered Chen Liang's true form and took the initiative to greet him. After their conversation, Han Li learned that Chen Liang had created a second clone.

In addition, Han Li also saw the Gold-Devouring Insects at that time. Overjoyed, he exchanged some demon cores and resources with his second clone for some Gold-Devouring Insect eggs.

It's likely that Han Li now has his own swarm of gold-devouring insects.