Chapter 80: The Taiyin Dao Imprint and the Scheming Sisters

Yuan Xu could not comprehend this; the Heaven and Earth Dharma Manifestation was a divine ability exclusive to Soul Transformation stage cultivators.

Her Star God Dance had almost annihilated her soul the moment it touched the Empress, a power that certainly did not originate from He Xiaomeng herself.

Meanwhile, Liu Chenyan, who had been observing the spectacle, discerned the truth of the matter.

“The Taiyin Dao Imprint! Martial Aunt Gu Yan truly gave the Martial Ancestor’s Dao Imprint to Xiaomeng!”

The Taiyin Dao Imprint was a crucial treasure within Martial Aunt Gu Yan’s lineage. The previous holder could pass down their profound insights into the Great Dao, and such Dao Imprints were only left behind by supreme experts.

The lineage of Martial Aunt Gu Yan cultivated the 《Taiyin Incantation》. As its name suggested, practitioners of the Taiyin Incantation had to maintain their virginity and convert spiritual energy into Innate Yin Qi.

Consequently, many innocent female disciples who had been deceived into losing their purity invariably had to switch to different cultivation methods.

Moreover, with this imprint, the 《Taiyin Incantation》 would no longer present any cultivation barriers, allowing one to reach the Half-Saint stage within the Dao Venerable Realm in a remarkably short time, thereby becoming a supreme expert in the world.

The Martial Ancestor of Martial Aunt Gu Yan’s lineage was none other than the formidable Xu Mengyuan, who had fought alongside her own mother against the Dragon race.

Though Xu Mengyuan ultimately failed in her attempt to prove her Dao and ascend to the Quasi-Saint stage, she managed to pass down her Taiyin Dao Imprint in her final moments.

Martial Aunt Gu Yan’s lineage had produced many powerful cultivators, all of whom had passed down the Taiyin Dao Imprint, making their lineage one of Heavenly Gate Island’s vital hidden cards.

“Alas, I envy those who are born in Rome.”

Liu Chenyan gazed at He Xiaomeng with a touch of envy. The inheritance of the Taiyin Dao Imprint would, at the very least, ensure that Xiaomeng faced no cultivation barriers until she reached the Quasi-Saint stage.

After all, Xu Mengyuan was a Half-Saint. Her Taiyin Dao Imprint was so potent that even if a fool possessed it, they could successfully navigate the Dao Tribulation of the Dao Venerable Realm and reach the Half-Saint stage, provided they didn’t actively court death, relying solely on her profound insights into the Great Dao.

She herself had once desired this Taiyin Dao Imprint, pestering her own mother persistently for a long time.

Ultimately, she only received a curt reply from her mother: “There’s no such thing, but there’s plenty of beating waiting for you.”

She could only return in dejection, utterly defeated.

‘Since the Taiyin Dao Imprint is unattainable, I am absolutely claiming this Zhuozhao.’

Liu Chenyan meticulously observed the situation on the field, ready to snatch up the spoils at any moment.

‘Would I really not want Zhuozhao? How could that be?’

‘On the surface, I appear to be a kind Senior Sister who cares for her Junior Brothers and Sisters, but in truth, I know I’m merely feigning seriousness.’

‘Therefore, such a treasure hunt naturally follows the principle of ‘when the crane and clam fight, the fisherman profits.’

Not far away, on a patch of grass, a stunning face suddenly emerged from the formerly flat ground. Anyone nearby would surely have been startled.

Xian Yuan would undoubtedly have exclaimed, “Holy cow, there’s a Voldemort!”

‘You all keep fighting, the fiercer the better. That way, I can swoop in and grab the loot!’

Ye Zhiqu declared, ‘I’m definitely going to be this schemer! Not even Jesus can stop me, I tell you!’

Indeed, they were from the same mold, both thinking along the same lines.

While Liu Chenyan, the eldest Senior Sister of Heavenly Gate Island, was a hypocrite, Ye Zhiqu, the second Senior Sister, was content to drift along, as long as she didn’t stir up trouble herself.

Truly, where there is a Crouching Dragon, there must be a Fledgling Phoenix.

After incapacitating Lu Buchun, Ye Zhiqu had gone elsewhere to stabilize her cultivation realm. Hearing that a magical artifact had appeared here, she immediately rushed over.

She immediately lay prone on the ground, acting like Voldemort, using the 《Record of All Beings Returning to Nothingness》 to erase her own presence.

The cultivators fought fiercely, locked in an inseparable battle. Several managed to break away from the main conflict, rushing towards Zhuozhao, but they were intercepted by other cultivators before they could fly far, resulting in another clash of blades and glint of swords.

The scene grew increasingly chaotic. Some disciples from one sect lashed out at another, perhaps settling private scores, while others, their eyes red with fury, began indiscriminate attacks.

Some tried to escape, others gave chase, but all found themselves inextricably entangled, unable to flee.

Everyone was too preoccupied to notice the Zhuozhao Bow.

“Haha, the time has come!” Liu Chenyan, quick-eyed and swift as lightning, shot towards Zhuozhao, which hung suspended in the air.

“Damn it all, Reiner!” Ye Zhiqu, who had just been busy employing her Voldemort skill, instantly disengaged her state and leaped up.

“Caught it!”

“Haha, it’s mine!” In that surreal moment, both women simultaneously stretched out their hands, firmly grasping Zhuozhao.

‘∑(O_O；)’

Neither of them had expected someone else to have the exact same idea.

A glance revealed it was none other than their familiar acquaintance.

“Junior Sister!”

“Senior Sister!”

The two stared wide-eyed at each other, the atmosphere thick with awkwardness.

“Junior Sister Ye, what are you doing here?”

Liu Chenyan asked with a smile, her cheek as thick as a city wall’s corner. She thought, ‘If I’m not embarrassed, then others will be.’

“Is it strange for me to be here? Senior Sister, didn’t you say you weren’t interested in this magical artifact?” Ye Zhiqu retorted, unwilling to show weakness.

“…” Liu Chenyan was instantly speechless.

She truly had no words to refute this, for she had indeed said those very words. To deny it now would be to slap herself in the face!

“Junior Sister Ye, my lack of interest doesn’t mean no one from my Heavenly Gate Island is interested. Senior Sister is acquiring this for our Junior Brothers and Sisters. As the eldest Senior Sister, I naturally stand by my words.”

“Junior Sister Ye, your perspective is too narrow.”

Liu Chenyan said this without a blush or a racing heart, even sighing softly at Ye Zhiqu. This clearly implied that she, Liu Chenyan, was acting for the sake of her Junior Brothers and Sisters, while Ye Zhiqu, as the second Senior Sister, only thought of herself, thus subtly reprimanding Ye Zhiqu for her immaturity.

Ye Zhiqu: “←_←”

“Senior Sister, doesn’t your conscience ache?”

Ye Zhiqu countered, “Yes, yes, yes, Senior Sister, you have a grand perspective, calling everyone ‘mother’ you meet.”

“Junior Sister, you…”

Liu Chenyan’s face turned beet red, feeling as though she wouldn’t be able to eat anything that day.

But Ye Zhiqu’s counterattack continued.

“Senior Sister, didn’t you say you weren’t interested and wouldn’t make a move?”

“Senior Sister, aren’t you an upright gentleman? Why are you also fishing in troubled waters?”

Liu Chenyan felt as if morality itself transformed into arrows, fiercely piercing her heart.

“Senior Sister, aren’t you doing this for your Junior Brothers and Sisters? Am I not your Junior Sister? You said you’d give it to your Junior Brothers and Sisters, so why haven’t you handed it over to me, Senior Sister? Are you playing favorites?”

“Pfft!”

These words, like a Five-Finger Mountain, instantly pressed Liu Chenyan beneath them.

The weight of ‘morality’ rendered Liu Chenyan utterly unable to move.

Forcibly suppressing her reluctance, she said, “Since Junior Sister has put it that way, I shall give you the magical artifact.”

Liu Chenyan, looking as though she were generously sacrificing herself, released her grip on Zhuozhao and presented it to Ye Zhiqu.

“Thank you for the Senior Sister’s generous gift.”

Ye Zhiqu smiled, took the magical artifact, then turned and returned to the Heavenly Gate Island team.

Liu Chenyan: …

She finally understood the meaning of lifting a rock only to drop it on one’s own foot.

“Wait a moment.” Liu Chenyan quickly called out to Ye Zhiqu, saying, “Are you just going to take Zhuozhao like that?”

“Otherwise?”

“You should first hand the magical artifact over to Senior Sister for safekeeping. Your strength is too weak to ensure Zhuozhao won’t be snatched away.”

Liu Chenyan remained unwilling to give up, thinking, ‘You think you can protect this magical artifact? Your own strength isn’t enough; you’ll still have to dutifully hand Zhuozhao over to me.’