Chapter 1182: Summary and Thoughts on Volume 5

Knock knock knock... knock knock knock.A knock echoed."Who is it?"Bai Lian pulled open the door, at first only seeing a pair of white eyes.She blinked, and from the white emerged a face. "What brings Second Elder here?""Can't this old man visit the Saintess without reason?" Second Elder chuckled, the smile on his aged face that should have been kind, due to the eyes being only white, appeared eerily sinister. "The Saintess' cultivation has advanced significantly. It truly is a blessing to our White Bone Dao.""Oh, where? You, Elder, are the pillar of our sect, the backbone of our strength.""Hahaha. Aren't you going to invite this old man in for a seat?""This..." Bai Lian's eyes showed difficulty. "After all, this humble one is a young lady, wouldn't it be inconvenient?""This old man watched the Saintess grow up since childhood. You are like a daughter to this old man, what is there to be inconvenient about?" As Second Elder spoke, he squeezed into the room.He looked around, and as if unintentionally, asked, "Why is the Saintess still wearing a veil in her own room within the sect?"Bai Lian blinked. "Natural beauty, one must conceal it.""Hahahaha..." Second Elder burst into laughter, then abruptly stopped. "Ouyang has returned. I can smell his presence.""That's good news! Our painstaking efforts and the sacrifice of so many hidden operatives to shield him along the way were not in vain. So why hasn't the First Elder shown himself?""Who can guess his thoughts?""If even you cannot guess, then I know even less.""Is it that you don't know, or that you don't want to know?""This humble one doesn't need to know." Bai Lian chuckled coquettishly. "Matters of the sect are still for the Elders to decide. I will simply wait for news."Second Elder gave her a deep look, then rose to leave.Just before stepping out the door, he paused. "Why is the Saintess so agreeable today?"Bai Lian giggled. "Look at you. When have I ever been difficult? Even if I occasionally have some temper, isn't it all for the important matters of our sect?"Second Elder finally departed, and the oppressive feeling that had enveloped the room seemed to be severed by the door...."Perhaps this is the final test."Bai Lian softly murmured.She sat quietly for a while, ensuring no one else would disturb her. Only then did she put down a formation disk, pull open the wardrobe, lift out the tightly blindfolded Jiang Wang, and throw him onto the bed.At this time, Jiang Wang was in a state of five-senses sealing. Only in this way could he avoid those eyes that were only white.Bai Lian formed a seal, unsealing the five senses.Jiang Wang suddenly rose, looking at Bai Lian, his hand on his sword, silent.Although he had been in a state of five-senses sealing and could not hear the conversation between Bai Lian and the Second Elder, by emptying his five senses and calming his mind, he had been repeatedly thinking about today's events."What do you want to ask, feel free to ask." Bai Lian walked to the table and sat down directly."You saved me again." Jiang Wang's voice was a little strained.Bai Lian smiled. "What is there to mention?""This is the White Bone Dao's base. Are you a member of the White Bone Dao?" Jiang Wang asked."We are all members of the Daoist sect," Bai Lian said.Knowing that arguing with her about whether the White Bone Dao belonged to the orthodox Daoist sect was pointless, Jiang Wang repeated, "I only ask you, are you a member of the White Bone Dao?""Not me." Bai Lian extended her slender finger and pointed at Jiang Wang. "It's us.""What do you mean?""I didn't intend to tell you so quickly, because your 'transformation' is not yet complete." Bai Lian sighed and asked, "But since you appeared here today, you won't give up without an answer, will you?"Jiang Wang did not answer her question, but instead asked, "So was Fang Heling's visit to Ox Head Mountain today a trap? For whom?""An idle move by the White Bone Emissary, not directed at anyone. It's just that whoever followed Fang Heling tonight would die here. Anyway, we are abandoning this place soon. You and that undercover operative from the Judicial Office were just in the wrong place at the wrong time."The White Bone Dao would soon leave Ox Head Mountain.Jiang Wang keenly caught this information, but he put it aside. He turned to ask, "What does 'transformation' mean? What do you mean by 'us' and 'we'?""The white bone lotus on your back, the Body and Soul Reversion technique you suddenly mastered... Aren't these enough to make you think?""You've always known me very well. These might all be your arrangements. The white bone lotus might have been tattooed while I was unconscious, and the Body and Soul Reversion technique might have been transmitted to me by some method... It's impossible for me to be related to the White Bone Dao!""Such divine abilities as modifying memories, I do not possess." Bai Lian suddenly chuckled. "However, I have indeed been paying close attention to you, even when you were a beggar..."Jiang Wang was startled!To evade Fang Pengju's pursuit, he had disguised himself as a beggar and survived at the True Manifestation Temple. That was before he had even opened his meridian points. Had Bai Lian been observing him since then?Bai Lian quickly explained, "At that time, your group of beggars settling down at the True Manifestation Temple was a choice guided by us."Her voice was faint. "The True Manifestation Temple is a very significant place, a place chosen by the honored deity. As early as the time Zuo Guanglie died in battle, I was curious why so many beggars died, but only you survived? Was it merely a coincidence?Why is it that after you returned to the Daoist Academy, your cultivation immediately advanced by leaps and bounds?You must have sensed it, right?After opening your meridian points, your cultivation speed surpassed that of ordinary people.Most importantly, you can devour the White Bone Seed, you can perfectly adapt to the White Bone Dao secret techniques, and you have the Body and Soul Reversion technique! You are not ordinary, you are a White Bone Son!"Bai Lian finally said, "Later I understood, the reason you appeared at the True Manifestation Temple was precisely the arrangement of the honored deity.""No, that's wrong!" Jiang Wang shook his head. He believed his cultivation came from the Illusory Realm of the Supreme Void, and had nothing to do with being a White Bone Son. But the Illusory Realm of the Supreme Void was his greatest secret now, and he could not use it to defend himself."I'm afraid that while you say it's wrong, you are weeping bitterly in your heart.""What White Bone Son!" Jiang Wang took a step back. "I said, I can never forgive the actions of the White Bone Dao. Nor can I collude with you. We are not on the same path!""That is because you have not yet seen the truth of this world, have not completely wiped away your hypocrisy, and have not found your true self.""I know very well who I am, I don't need you to remind me." Jiang Wang tried his best to control his emotions, to calm himself and think."What is the White Bone Seed you mentioned?" he asked."This is a very precious thing, I only have one. It can absorb nutrients from the host to grow, and finally perfectly control the host. But I didn't expect it to be devoured by you... So you see, of course the White Bone Seed cannot be effective on a White Bone Son!"Jiang Wang looked at her coldly. "You tried to parasitize me?"Bai Lian's eyes, for the first time, held some apology. "At that time, we were not yet familiar with each other...""We are not familiar now either, you make me feel very strange!" Jiang Wang said coldly. "No need to say more! I absolutely do not believe I am some White Bone Son, and even if I were, I would never collude with you bunch of beastly people!"An "even if," while expressing determination, also showed hesitation.Bai Lian did not rush to make an issue of this point, but instead asked, "Is it raising fierce beasts and disregarding the lives of the common people that makes one a beastly person, or is it extracting the Dao pulse of the water tribe to refine meridian-opening pills that makes one a beastly person?""Don't try to shake my Dao heart with words!" Jiang Wang's voice was firm, as if only by being so firm could he resist the pressure he was under.He tried to breathe evenly, confirming his resolve. "Bai Lian, since our paths are different, let us go our separate ways. I said, my life was saved by you, you can take it back now."Bai Lian's eyes were very beautiful, seemingly annoyed and resentful, her gaze filled with autumn waves. She looked at Jiang Wang with those eyes."How could I bear to kill you?" She softened her voice, speaking softly. "However, as long as you cooperate, I can erase your memory of tonight. Let it be as if nothing happened. You will only remember tonight's events when you are fully awakened.""Are you burying your head in the sand?""No, the time is simply not yet ripe."Bai Lian rose and leaned in, pressing Jiang Wang onto the bed before he could react."Look into my eyes," she said. "I do not have the divine ability to manipulate memories. I am only using a secret technique to temporarily seal this short period of memory. Therefore, you must open your mind and body and fully cooperate. If anything goes wrong, at best you will go insane, at worst your soul will scatter."Jiang Wang knew full well that this was the best option.Tonight, he had mistakenly entered Ox Head Mountain, stepping into a贼's den, and should have ended up dead.Bai Lian's various concealments had already saved his life. But no matter what, it was impossible for her to let him return to Maple Forest City with the secrets of the White Bone Dao.And he would rather die than collude with the White Bone Dao.Now, he could temporarily postpone the choice he had to face and not die.Jiang Wang completely opened his mind, allowing his consciousness to be submerged by countless lotus petals.He felt a sense of warmth, inclusion, and attachment.Then, in this boundless sea of lotus petals, he saw a lotus bud drifting towards him.It grew taller and taller until it was level with Jiang Wang's gaze.Then the lotus bloomed. The center of the bloom was not a stamen, nor did it bear lotus seeds.Instead... it was a black candle!......PS: It will be officially available at noon tomorrow. I have already said the on-shelf speech last week, so I won't repeat it. In short, please be sure to support the subscription. The initial subscription is very important to this book, it can be said to be the last chance for this book. 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