Chapter 885: The Lord of the White Cave

Buzz... buzz...

On the side, silver-haired Lei Xier suddenly had layers of ling yuan mist rippling from her body. This was a clear sign of a realm breakthrough, with her qi hai surging like a tide.

In the time that others had been arguing and fighting, Lei Xier had finally used the Bai Ku world source point to fully absorb all the power of the Sheng Xue.

The world source point had long since fused with her.

After borrowing the Sheng Xue's power to perfect and activate all the dao principles of the Bai Ku world...

At this moment, Lei Xier had truly and completely taken control of the Bai Ku world source point through memory inheritance techniques, achieving full recognition as its master.

With the world source point recognized and successfully activated...

This meant that Lei Xier had transformed into the child of the Bai Ku dimensional space plane.

If one considered the Sheng Shen Dalu as the only great world acknowledged by the heavenly dao...

Then the various dimensional spaces born across the continent were small worlds.

A wangzuo could cultivate a domain.

However, a domain was merely a world's prototype and could not compare to a true small world.

Xu Xiaoshou possessed a yuan fu.

But the yuan fu was just a large spatial treasure formed from the gathered power of a decayed small world.

What set it apart was that Xu Xiaoshou had used various methods to reactivate that decayed small world, allowing it to evolve and give birth to a new one.

But Bai Ku was different.

Bai Ku was a genuine dimensional space world still standing on the Sheng Shen Dalu, in its mature phase. It had complete rules, its own life force, and a world will.

As long as one gained the recognition of the world source point and world will, and successfully claimed mastery and activated it...

Then the possessor of the world source point would effectively become the sole master of the Bai Ku world, much like Xu Xiaoshou with his yuan fu world or Yi with his domain.

In other words, within the Bai Ku world, Lei Xier at this moment could embody a "god"-like existence, as long as she knew how to wield the various heavenly dao principles.

The Sheng Xue had repaired all deficiencies.

After the world source point fully submitted and recognized its master, the energy fed back was extraordinarily vast.

As the master of the Bai Ku world, Lei Xier no longer needed to worry about dao principle insights at the zongshi level.

These minor dao insights could be fully self-sustained by the Bai Ku world, so its master didn't have to painstakingly comprehend the rules of the Sheng Shen Dalu.

Thus, Lei Xier could freely receive the energy feedback from the Bai Ku world, and her cultivation skyrocketed from the zongshi tianxiang realm straight to the yin-yang and xing si realms.

And it kept rising!

From early stage, to mid-stage, late stage, and perfection...

She was just one step away from breaking through to wangzuo!

In normal circumstances, as soon as a wangzuo-level refiner appeared in the Yun Lun Shanmai, they would be detected by the controllers of the Yun Jing world.

But now...

The control was in the hands of their own people!

Lei Xier had no reservations. If she wanted to help Xu Xiaoshou, relying on zongshi-level cultivation would only allow her to handle minor tasks, which wasn't enough.

The only method left was...

"Wangzuo!"

She murmured softly in her heart. In her meditative state with eyes closed, Lei Xier slowly floated into the air, with intricate dao principles visibly manifesting around her.

A majestic wave of energy surged outward.

Then, a thunderous buzz echoed through the sky, and dense world power spread out, completely enveloping Yi's domain, devouring and assimilating it to form Lei Xier's initial domain as a wangzuo.

Chaos...

Void...

It was like a primordial world yet to be developed.

But in merely a breath's time, this chaotic void rapidly evolved.

Mountains, rivers, lakes...

They materialized one after another!

Ling Rong Ze, Li Jian Grassland, the Dark Valley before the Void Island rift...

Lei Xier suddenly opened her eyes, her shen mo pupils spinning rapidly. Black and white mist, laced with the aura of divine and demonic duality, billowed from her body.

"Domain: Bai Ku World!"

Lei Xier's red lips parted slightly, her silver hair swaying in the wind, her shen mo pupils gazing dominantly over all.

At this moment, the wangzuo pressure she exuded could subtly rival that of Xu Xiaoshou, who had been building his momentum for so long.

Their auras coexisted.

This completely suppressed the auras of Wuji Laozu, who was under restraint, and Yi, whose only form was a lingering soul.

"How is this possible?!"

Yi stared in shock at the silver-haired Lei Xier, who had risen again.

Just a moment ago, he had been stunned by how Xu Xiaoshou's words alone had forced Wuji Laozu to his knees.

That was Xuan Wuji, after all!

Even in the Yi Department, when his physical body had been brutally destroyed by Yi, Wuji Laozu had never humbled himself to that extent.

Yet Xu Xiaoshou's words had made him kneel completely.

The shock for Yi was immense.

But in the next second, his astonishment was overtaken by someone else.

When Lei Xier, who had been meditating with eyes closed, stood up, the world pressure she released almost made Yi think a half-saint had risen!

"She... broke through?"

Yi felt his mouth go dry.

He could see that Lei Xier had, for some unknown reason, advanced through all three zongshi realms in one go, with even the bottleneck of dao principle insights unable to halt her progress.

Right up to wangzuo!

"But how could a newly formed wangzuo domain exert such powerful pressure?"

Yi was completely baffled.

Xu Xiaoshou was a freak, sure.

But how could everyone around him be so abnormal?

A young girl who had barely survived after being flung by Tai Xu, suddenly awakening another will, breaking through to wangzuo, and evolving such a nearly perfect domain!

"Is this the foundation of the Lei family?"

Yi was in charge of intelligence operations in the central domain and rarely ventured out or encountered the distant eastern domain's Bai Ku small world.

So, he couldn't recognize that the domain around Lei Xier was a miniature of the Bai Ku small world.

He simply assumed it was her innate talent.

The Lei family, shen mo pupils...

And the entire Tai Xu family's desperate all-in bet before their downfall, pouring all their treasures into Lei Xier to create this monstrous woman!

Yi's soul form pondered in the void. He stared intently at the monstrous woman, fiddling with the Fu Shen Ling Hua as he thought.

"A wangzuo might just barely qualify?"

"Passive value from being observed: 1."

Influenced by the Bai Ku small world's domain power, the various auras from the great powers around Xu Xiaoshou receded. He released Wuji Laozu and silently turned his gaze to the other side.

Under the quiet night sky, only the rustling wind filled the air.

The background before him felt so familiar.

Time seemed to rewind, as if they had returned to the Bai Ku small world, and one more step might take them back to Tian Sang Ling Gong.

Yet...

Things had changed, people had not.

Amid the fluttering wind, Lei Xier stood alone in the distance, her silver hair cascading diagonally.

Her tattered, blood-stained green dress couldn't fully conceal the glimpses of her graceful figure, nor could it evoke the familiar image of a modest village beauty from the past.

Framed by the hazy black and white shen mo mist, Lei Xier's face showed only indifference and coldness.

With her slender jade fingers, she tucked a strand of wind-blown silver hair behind her ear, her every gesture carrying a subtle, enchanting allure.

Xu Xiaoshou stared, momentarily lost in thought.

If the divine aspect of the shen mo pupils was represented by Mu Zixi's innocence, cleverness, and liveliness...

Then Lei Xier was truly a self-contradictory demoness—cold, yet seductive.

Xu Xiaoshou didn't want to admit she was his junior sister.

But the way Lei Xier looked at him...

Those shen mo pupils, exotic and alluring, revealed the same expression Mu Zixi used to have when she stared at him wide-eyed.

The emotions and demeanor were identical!

"You're awake?" Xu Xiaoshou asked, pursing his lips.

He didn't step forward, feeling as though he and his junior sister were like their current distant gaze—with a gap called "estrangement" between them.

"Mm." Lei Xier nodded slightly.

"Wangzuo?" Xu Xiaoshou asked again.

"Wangzuo." Lei Xier smiled faintly, her red lips curving, her eyes forming crescent moons. "I can finally help..."

She stopped midway, as if realizing this wasn't the reaction she should have, and quickly composed herself, reverting to a cold demeanor.

Xu Xiaoshou let out a long sigh.

Before obtaining the world source point, Mu Zixi's cultivation had always advanced mysteriously.

He hadn't understood it before, thinking his junior sister was just a genius, which made sense.

But now, it all had a reason.

Perhaps Lei Xier had always been there from the beginning, but he had never noticed.

"Passive value from being missed: 1."

A notification popped up, snapping Xu Xiaoshou out of his daze.

He turned his head.

After the aura dissipated, Wuji Laozu had risen from his kneeling position.

Clearly, that kneel had severely damaged his dignity, and Wuji Laozu remembered it well.

Xu Xiaoshou didn't mind.

He regarded Liu Changqing as a friend and always treated him with equality, despite the respect.

But Xuan Wuji...

This old man had earned Xu Xiaoshou's respect at first, but after disregarding Mu Zixi's life, everything changed.

Xu Xiaoshou looked at Wuji Laozu, gripping the sword with four blades, his eyes filled with undisguised killing intent.

"That kneel hurt your pride?"

He smirked coldly. "You can hold a grudge against me, scheme against me in secret, or even try to kill me right now—if you can."

Xu Xiaoshou pointed to the sky.

"The Yun Jing world is under your control now. You could leak some information and let Rao Yao Yao deal with me later."

Wuji Laozu's body trembled. That was exactly what he had just considered.

"Passive value from shock: 1."

Xu Xiaoshou pointed to their surroundings.

"The Yun Lun Shanmai trial still has a long way to go. You could lurk here and bide your time."

"Just like how you take ages to set up an array, ignoring someone's life or death until you're absolutely sure you can kill your enemy—slow down and plot against me."

Wuji Laozu's lips twitched again. That was another idea he had just had.

"Passive value from awe: 1."

Xu Xiaoshou glanced at the notification panel and chuckled as he stepped forward, whispering, "Every backup plan you can think of, I can think of too."

He paused, then said coldly, "But I can't even guarantee if you'll still be alive to try anything after this battle ends."

"So, from your perspective, the best way to resolve everything right now is to kill me here before I grow stronger!"

Xu Xiaoshou spoke as if the protagonist of his words wasn't himself, showing no fear.

He gripped Wuji Laozu's shoulder, applying gentle pressure until his five fingers pierced into the flesh.

"Dare you?"

This low whisper made Wuji Laozu shudder all over.

Staring into Xu Xiaoshou's eyes filled with fierce demonic energy and feeling the terrifying pressure on his shoulder, Wuji Laozu lowered his head and saw the eight-zun an's eight-character command.

After a long silence, Wuji Laozu gritted his teeth and shook his head slightly.

"I dare not..."

He finally accepted his place.

A pawn was always just a pawn.

From the moment the Bai Mai Three Ancestors sent him out of Void Island, his life, Xuan Wuji's, was no longer his own.

In such a situation, how could he dare to act against Xu Xiaoshou, who might one day hold the reins?

Not to mention the eight-zun an...

Just the wrath of the Bai Mai Three Ancestors would be more than he could bear!

At that moment...

Seizing the opportunity in their infighting, Yi launched a sudden attack. His soul form turned into a streak of light, charging straight toward Lei Xier.

"Watch out!"

Wuji Laozu warned immediately, trying to make amends by giving up the fight for control of the Yun Jing world and helping Lei Xier.

"Stick to your role!"

Xu Xiaoshou snapped, turning sharply.

Did he need a warning?

His "perception" had been closely monitoring this soul form with potential tricks, and Xu Xiaoshou had been waiting for this.

Yi's speed was fast.

But his domain had already been replaced by Lei Xier's Bai Ku small world.

No matter how fast he was, he couldn't outpace the domain's master, Lei Xier, or Xu Xiaoshou's eyes.

Almost the instant Yi moved...

Lei Xier tilted her head slightly, making no other motion, just turning her shen mo pupils.

"Shen Mo Seal."

Her vermilion lips parted, her voice clear and enchanting.

The void hummed and trembled as shen mo mist burst from Lei Xier, blooming like black and white flowers of the other shore.

Then, in Yi's soul form, at the position of his eyes, reflections of the yin-yang shen mo pupils appeared.

"Urgh!"

In an instant, Yi's form was frozen in the void.

Xu Xiaoshou hadn't even released "soul reading" yet, and he was already stunned by the scene.

He immediately recalled the time at Tian Sang Ling Gong, when Lei Shuangxing had faced Ye Xiaotian across several realms and immobilized him from afar.

So, this was how the shen mo pupils worked?

The soul form of Yi, which Xu Xiaoshou had been powerless against, was directly affected by Lei Xier's shen mo pupil power?

Xu Xiaoshou quickly abandoned the idea of using "soul reading." His hands moved swiftly as he chanted incantations.

Tianji dao patterns emerged, quickly outlining a profound array diagram in the void.

"This!"

Wuji Laozu widened his eyes at once.

Wasn't this the construction method for the "Ban Ling Liu Xuan Array" using tianji techniques?

Had Xu Xiaoshou really learned it?

And from the fluency...

Wuji Laozu stared at the young man beside him in disbelief.

What kind of freak was this? He had even mastered tianji techniques!

And his proficiency was so high?

"Ban Ling Liu Xuan Array, activate!"

Xu Xiaoshou thrust his hands forward, and the tianji array diagram sealed itself onto Yi's immobilized soul form.

The dao patterns infiltrated, using the heavenly dao as a bridge to connect the virtual and real, yin and yang, and opened a large rift in Yi's secondary space—his soul space.

Spatial rings, spiritual artifacts, pills...

All the treasures were laid bare!

Xu Xiaoshou skimmed past the rest and focused on what he wanted most, finally spotting it in an inconspicuous corner.

A fist-sized stone carving resembling a faceless mud doll with bare limbs—it looked utterly bizarre.

"Is this... the imitator?"

Xu Xiaoshou eyed it coldly, hooked his hand, and used the tianji dao patterns to pull it out.

"Hand it over!"