Chapter 377: Blackened Junior Sister (82)
The emotional fluctuations of both Long Yuan and Yue Ran will be transmitted to one another through their soul bond, and the tormenting pain during countless late nights of cultivation practice from Yue Ran will occasionally be transmitted to Long Yuan.
"Very good," Yue Ran remarked, nodding. "A draw is enough."
Yue Ran played with the beads in her hand. There are two beads in total now. One was obtained from the third prince, and the other was obtained from the old site of the Exalted Sea Sect, which had somehow merged with the one from the former Prime Minister.
Perhaps the two beads she had formerly gotten were incomplete, so they might have combined to form a complete one.
The young woman has not given the two beads a close examination since she had acquired them.
The Ice Glazed Beads were emitting a faint glow. The beads, which were originally immobile, would be attracted to one another and get entangled with each other as soon as they were placed together.
Yue Ran tried to transmit spiritual power to them, hoping for a reaction, but the attempt was unsuccessful. Nothing happened at all. Instead, Lan Jin, who was sleeping soundly on the table, seemed to react to the pulsing spiritual power and slowly got up with its little fluffy paws.
"Smells good…" Lan Jin spoke up.
Yes, Lan Jin was able to speak human words now, following the increase in his cultivation.
As Lan Jin approached, the two beads slowly approached him as well. It was as if those two beads had discovered something and thus were reacting. The spiritual energy within those beads actually began to flow.
Lan Jin appeared to be drawn to them as well. He tilted his head and blinked at the beads.
"Oh?" Yue Ran gazed thoughtfully at Lan Jin and then at the beads.
Is it possible that these beads would only react to demon beasts?
However, judging from the dull appearance of Lan Jin, it seemed that the mutual attraction played no other role than to cause the beads to rotate closer together.
Yue Ran felt a little distressed. She really does have a poor understanding of what the beads were used for.
The young woman could still recall Hai Bing Tu stating it last time that these beads were the sacred object of the Exalted Sea Sect. It was usually carried by the leader and his close family members. It could also be used to maintain the formation of the sect.
Therefore, the Ice Glazed Bead ought not to be regarded as a useless object for decoration purposes only.
Regrettably, Hai Bing Tu does not know more about them. Yue Ran tried to use several basic spells learned from the Exalted Sea Sect to try and awaken the spiritual power in those beads. Alas, it was a fruitless attempt.
Obviously, the young woman can feel the pure, unadulterated power contained in them. However, they show almost no response to anything. Each bead seemed to have no uses other than its beautiful appearance. It was no wonder the third prince was so easily seduced by her charm at that time and had given this bead to her with exceptional ease.
There was no way to solve this problem at the moment, so Yue Ran did not dwell much on it. The news of the re-emergence of the Demon Cult must have spread to the public, and those "famous and upright" individuals with guilty consciences would no doubt try every means in their power to send them all, especially Yue Ran, to the cycle of reincarnation.
Although she, along with Long Yuan, her sword, could now be considered among the top in the world in terms of strength, the power of connections and the power of the people cannot be underestimated. The young woman is not naive enough to believe that strength alone can resolve all issues.
Then again, it is true that overwhelming strength renders conspiracies useless. But she clearly does not have that kind of strength, immense enough to fight off everything and rival the heavens.
Even so, strength is still the key to moving her plans forward make them more seamless.
From the current point of view, improving her strength is undoubtedly her primary problem, and the second is figuring out how to take power. The goal that the young woman is aiming for is to make the Demon Cult reach a position that makes the world feel terrified yet afraid to take action against them.
Yue Ran still needs a few chess pieces, but human beings can't be used. Whether it was the martial arts world, the cultivation world, or the imperial city, the forces there were already deeply rooted and well established. These various organizations were complicated in themselves. It is difficult to pry open their entire network of relationships. Moreover, she may expose herself if she is not careful in her actions.
While Yue Ran was not able to pry open or flip the chessboard, there is a more convenient and quick way at the moment.
Since humans could not be used...
Yue Ran looked at Lan Jin, who appeared a bit drowsy on the table and stretched out a hand to rub his chin.
If humans could not be put to use, then she could use those demon beasts instead.
The cultivation method of the Exalted Sea Sect is closely related to nature, and such practice has the potential to produce spiritual beasts. In addition, the discovery of the demon beast cubs in the sect before also made Yue Ran feel intrigued. After all, the Exalted Sea Sect was previously called the Demon Cult due to its association with the demon beasts.
Then, making use of demon beasts to return the Demon Cult to the world must be a normal thing, right?
Yue Ran smiled, and her beautiful phoenix eyes shifted to the endless mountains and forests outside the window.
Since the war with the demon beasts...