"Chen Xiao, what happened to Jiao Lian? Did she... did she do something wrong?"
Qing Lian, relying on her acquaintance with Chen Xiao, ventured to ask.
Before Chen Xiao could speak, the Ziwei Dao Master impatiently said, "Just go if I tell you to, why so much nonsense?"
"Yes, Ziwei Dao Master, I'll go right away!"
Qing Lian, filled with awe and trepidation, bowed and left the grand hall.
In fact, she could have found Jiao Lian without leaving the hall.
However, she wanted to ask Jiao Lian beforehand if she had done anything wrong, otherwise why would Chen Xiao and the Ziwei Dao Master be so formidable?
"I, I didn't do anything..."
After hearing Qing Lian's words, Jiao Lian was completely bewildered and a little scared.
"Since you haven't done anything, that's good. Let's go out and see them. Although the Ziwei Dao Master holds high authority, we don't need to be afraid as long as we have a clear conscience."
Even though she said this, Qing Lian still felt a sense of awe in her heart.
It was the natural fear of the weak towards the strong, even if the strong had no intention of harming the weak.
"Jiao Lian greets the Ziwei Dao Master, and Mr. Chen."
Jiao Lian, as delicate as ever, curtsied deeply to the two of them and then lowered her head, awaiting their questions.
"Jiao Lian, I ask you, did you reveal my identity to Zhang Longhu?"
Chen Xiao asked.
"No, I'm not familiar with Zhang Longhu at all. I've only heard of Sect Leader Zhang's name, and I've never met him. How could I have revealed your identity to him?"
Jiao Lian said repeatedly.
The Ziwei Dao Master narrowed her eyes, and a green light enveloped Jiao Lian.
"Ziwei Dao Master, your disciple Jiao Lian is telling the truth. If there is half a lie, may lightning strike me."
Jiao Lian said solemnly.
Chen Xiao and the Ziwei Dao Master exchanged a glance, and the latter shook her head, saying, "Jiao Lian is not lying."
Chen Xiao nodded. Ziwei waved her hand, and a green light dispersed, causing Jiao Lian and Qing Lian to fall to the ground.
"I have cleared their memories. When they wake up, they will not remember that we were here."
With that, she took Chen Xiao's hand and transformed into a stream of light, appearing in the grand hall of the Zhenwu Sect.
In the grand hall, the middle-aged Taoist surnamed Lin and several elders had not dared to leave, still anxiously waiting to see if the Ziwei Dao Master would return.
"The Ziwei Dao Master is back!"
The middle-aged Taoist surnamed Lin had just called out when he saw the Ziwei Dao Master flick her sleeve, and then she fainted, losing consciousness.
Similarly, the Ziwei Dao Master had erased their memories.
Their memories of Chen Xiao were secondary; the main thing was not to let them know that she had held hands with a man. How could that be proper?
Immediately after, with another flash of light, Chen Xiao and the Ziwei Dao Master appeared in a clean and fragrant quiet room.
"Ziwei, where is this?"
Chen Xiao asked, looking at his surroundings.
"This is a quiet room of the Earth Sect."
The Ziwei Dao Master replied casually, then said, "So, have you understood everything that happened?"
Chen Xiao nodded: "As soon as I entered the Immortal Hidden Realm, I was targeted. Later, Zhang Longhu, whom I met at the Zhenwu Sect, was a member of the White Robed Sorcerer Group, and Zhang Longhu himself might have already been killed."
The Ziwei Dao Master nodded in agreement: "This White Robed Sorcerer Group has an unknown origin and unfathomable strength. Since even I had my memories cleared by them, then others certainly won't remember them either."
"Unfathomable strength is not necessarily true, but they definitely have some unspeakable abilities."
Chen Xiao pouted dismissively.
The Ziwei Dao Master narrowed her eyes and examined Chen Xiao: "You seem to have a deep feud with the White Robed Sorcerer Group."
Chen Xiao chuckled, neither confirming nor denying.
"I think, given the current situation, it's best for us to share information. This way, I can go all out to help you obtain the God Slaying Sword."
The Ziwei Dao Master's words were reasonable, so Chen Xiao told her everything he knew about the White Robed Sorcerer Group and Chen Sihai.
"Chen Sihai? He said you were also a puppet? Heh, that's interesting..."
The Ziwei Dao Master looked at Chen Xiao and said with a smile.
"What's interesting about it? It doesn't seem like there's anything to laugh about..."
Chen Xiao said grumpily.
"Oh dear, the little fellow is angry. Let me see if you're made of wood."
Saying that, the Ziwei Dao Master reached out her hand.
Chen Xiao was stunned: "Ziwei, what are you doing... Even if you want to test if I'm made of wood, you don't need to touch me here..."
"Silly boy, since I've chosen you as an ally, what could be more solid than a Dao companion?"
The Ziwei Dao Master exhaled fragrant breath and explored Chen Xiao's body.
In an instant, Chen Xiao felt like he was about to explode, with lava erupting in his mind, and with a bang...
Then, it was a few hours later.
The Ziwei Dao Master's small head was resting on Chen Xiao's firm chest. Chen Xiao reached out and stroked her back, her skin like congealed fat, delicate and smooth.
"Oh, you're pressing on my hair..."
The Ziwei Dao Master cried out and pushed Chen Xiao aside.
Chen Xiao touched his nose, feeling a little awkward. He never expected their relationship to develop so quickly.
This relationship could be described as rapid progress...
"What should we do next?"
Chen Xiao asked.
The Ziwei Dao Master's pretty face blushed, and she chided, "You scoundrel, you want more?"
Chen Xiao's forehead was covered in black lines: "What are you thinking? I'm talking about the next Heavenly Pride Competition... You also said that the Heavenly Sect and the Human Sect are not as friendly to me as your Earth Sect, or rather, as you are. So I still have to impersonate someone else to participate in the Heavenly Pride Competition. Otherwise, the Heavenly Pride Competition might as well not start."
"Isn't that simple?"
The Ziwei Dao Master said with a smile, "I erased their memories, including Li Shouzheng's death."
Chen Xiao suddenly realized. It seemed the Ziwei Dao Master had already thought of all the problems. At that time, she had already planned for Chen Xiao to impersonate Li Shouzheng and participate in the Heavenly Pride Competition.
This woman was terrifyingly formidable, her schemes were too deep.
Every step was within her calculations... including this step of being naked with each other now.
After figuring this out, Chen Xiao asked, "What did you say just now?"
"I said I erased their memories, including Li Shouzheng's death. What's wrong? Didn't you understand?"
The Ziwei Dao Master thought to herself, this shouldn't be the case. With such an obvious hint, even a fool would understand. How could Chen Xiao not understand?
Chen Xiao shook his head: "I'm talking about the sentence before that."
The sentence before that? That's easy!
No!
"You scoundrel, you want more?"
The Ziwei Dao Master finally remembered.
Chen Xiao nodded: "Yes!"
Then, he flipped over and pressed down.
...
The next day, the Ziwei Dao Master understood a truth: even cultivators in the Dao Integration realm could be exhausted.
As for the cultivators who were originally in Houtu City, they had also woken up.
And in their memories, the events unfolded roughly like this:
During yesterday's preliminary selection for the Heavenly Pride Competition, due to some unknown reason, the Earth Demon, sealed beneath Houtu City, broke through the earth.
Elder Xu Weizhou of the Earth Sect, in order to protect everyone, had his Dao intent shattered, regressing from the Dao Integration realm to the Void Transformation realm.
Fortunately, the elders of the Earth Sect and the Ziwei Dao Master of the Earth Sect arrived in time, and by combining their strength, they resealed the Earth Demon underground.
However, everyone also fell into a deep sleep due to exhaustion.
As for the others, they had fallen unconscious due to the aftermath of the battle.
Upon waking up, everyone firmly believed this account of events.
Among the crowd, there was only a little girl with large eyes, her eyes filled with tears, so much so that her large eyes could not contain them all.
"Little sister, why are you crying?"
Someone nearby asked.
Su Meinan cried and said, "I think... I think I've forgotten someone very important..."
Not far away, Chen Xiao sighed and shook his head, not going forward to acknowledge her.
For Su Meinan, forgetting him was undoubtedly the most perfect ending.
"Saint Son Senior Brother, what are you looking at?"
Beside Chen Xiao, Li Miaozhen, the Saintess of the Earth Sect, asked, then looked at Su Meinan with suspicion.
Then, she looked at Chen Xiao with disgust and asked, "Did you do something to that little girl?"
Chen Xiao, wearing the guise of the Earth Sect's Saint Son, shook his head slightly, offering no explanation.
Li Miaozhen frowned slightly. She always felt that Saint Son Senior Brother seemed like a different person, completely unlike before, but she couldn't pinpoint exactly where the difference lay.
Seeing that Saint Son Senior Brother had already walked away, she shook her head and chased after him.
As the Saint Son and Saintess of the Earth Sect, they were setting off for Immortal Sect City to participate in the finals of the Heavenly Pride Competition held there.
Accompanying them were forty-eight other Heavenly Pride cultivators from the southern region. The group, in a grand procession, headed out of the city.
The city was a no-fly zone. Once outside the city, everyone could showcase their own abilities.
After leaving the city, the Heavenly Pride cultivators each took out their flying artifacts, be it flying swords, treasure gourds, or jade Ruyi. In short, a variety of artifacts displayed the heritage of each sect.
After all, they were the hope of the entire sect, and these flying artifacts were definitely the best and most presentable from their sects.
They soared upwards, piercing the sky, becoming mere specks in the azure blue sky.
The flying artifact of Li Miaozhen, the Saintess of the Earth Sect, was a kite, exquisite and delicate, with fine craftsmanship.
Li Miaozhen sat on it, exuding a unique charm.
And Chen Xiao, no, the flying artifact of Li Shouzheng, the Saint Son of the Earth Sect, was a white jade tiger.
The white jade tiger had bulging muscles and wings on its back. It cleaved through the waves of clouds in the sky, forging ahead without hesitation.
Chen Xiao rode on the white jade tiger, holding the reins, his gaze unwavering, possessing an aura of conquering the world like a tiger!