A Girl Dies Every Day in Her Dream Life 208

Chapter 208: Strange Abilities of the Otherworldly Demon, The Fallen Celestial Ship Reappears

During their stay in the barbarian lands, Li Guijiao continued working on her formations, and Luo Xue wasn’t idle either, frequently visiting the Nangong ancestral land.

There was still some time before the agreed-upon meeting with the Immortal Emperor. Before that, Luo Xue had some things to do.

Such as… the otherworldly demon.

The otherworldly demon suppressed in the Nangong ancestral land had been destroyed by Luo Xue and the others.

Although defeating the otherworldly demon involved some luck, and the will of immortality was also extremely effective against it, the other ancient clans suppressing demonic remains weren’t so fortunate.

And for Luo Xue, the remains of the otherworldly demon had another significance.

—Deep space behemoths.

The terrifying behemoths that brought disaster to the post-apocalyptic world, even newly born, could rival Nascent Soul cultivators, and their immortality was extremely troublesome.

But compared to the otherworldly demons of the Great Thousand Worlds, although essentially the same strange creatures, the deep space behemoths were clearly much weaker.

This was understandable. According to the theoretical research in the post-apocalyptic world, deep space behemoths were chaotic strings, only able to take form and descend upon a world by using its matter.

The post-apocalyptic world itself wasn’t strong, its strongest combat power only at the Nascent Soul level, while the Great Thousand Worlds was completely different. In the ancient era, when Great Emperors could be born, there were almost invincible Great Emperor level otherworldly demons, their influence lasting to this day.

Luo Xue sat in the courtyard, a few weeds and wildflowers sprouting around her.

Before leaving, Nangong Ling had tidied up the ancestral land slightly. After all, after burning for countless years, the inextinguishable flames were finally extinguished, and everything in the ancestral land was… dilapidated.

“…”

Luo Xue had spent the past few days retracing the battle, trying to find the connection between the post-apocalyptic world and the Great Thousand Worlds from the traces left by the otherworldly demon.

She didn’t find any direct connections, but she did discover something new.

Within the demonic remains, there seemed to be a special power, neither from the Great Thousand Worlds nor the post-apocalyptic world, but more like a power from a completely different system.

Luo Xue tested this power with a few puppets and discovered some terrifying changes.

One puppet started speaking, but in a language Luo Xue couldn’t understand, like a mournful song, evoking sadness.

Another puppet transformed into a monster, grotesque eyes growing all over its body, staring intently at Luo Xue, a chilling sight.

If not for Luo Xue’s strong soul, she might have gone mad from being stared at for too long.

The most terrifying one was a puppet that caused spatial fragments to erupt around it, seemingly disrupting the string vibrations, and Luo Xue could even glimpse deep space through these fragments.

Fortunately, she didn’t have deep space phobia.

The results of the experiment were too terrifying, so Luo Xue could only abandon further research, destroying the remains and the puppets.

When Li Guijiao came to the Nangong ancestral land to remind Luo Xue about her meeting with the Immortal Emperor, she finally learned what Luo Xue had been doing.

“Little Junior Sister… you’re truly bold,” Li Guijiao couldn’t help but say, her eyelids twitching. “Do you know that someone once tried to merge with the power of an otherworldly demon to become stronger? Do you know what happened to him?”

“What happened?”

Luo Xue asked.

He probably turned into a new deep space behemoth…

“Not only did he become a new otherworldly demon, but he also contaminated a Great Dao, driving all its cultivators to madness.” Li Guijiao said faintly. “Little Junior Sister, you should be thankful… that you used puppets. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.”

“It is quite terrifying…”

Luo Xue shrank back slightly. She had indeed been a bit reckless this time, excited to finally find something related to the post-apocalyptic world.

“But Little Junior Sister, did you find anything?” Li Guijiao asked. “Did you create a new otherworldly demon?”

“No, I didn’t.”

Luo Xue scratched the back of her head and told Li Guijiao about the special power she discovered and the results of her experiments.

Li Guijiao, who enjoyed reading both novels and records, and having lived in the Great Thousand Worlds for over a thousand years, knew quite a bit about otherworldly demons.

“…I see.”

Li Guijiao nodded thoughtfully.

“Has there ever been a similar situation before?” Luo Xue asked.

“No, at least there are no records… perhaps it’s because you used puppets that you could witness these changes and survive.” Li Guijiao shook her head. “It sounds like… being tainted by a corrupted Great Dao… but I’ve never heard of such a Great Dao…”

She pondered for a moment, then said to Luo Xue,

“But Little Junior Sister, don’t continue researching otherworldly demons. From the ancient era to the present, countless experts haven’t been able to understand their true origins. What’s important now is that we find a way to return to the nine provinces and four domains.”

“Okay.”

Luo Xue nodded in agreement.

However…

“I have one last question,” Luo Xue asked, “The otherworldly demons suppressed by the other ancient clans, what’s their situation now?”

Li Guijiao’s expression turned strange, with a hint of amusement, then she composed herself and said,

“The Yudu Clan is in the worst situation. Even their ancestral land’s small world is half-destroyed, but they still haven’t found the location of the demonic remains, which seem to be in some kind of hidden dimension.”

“The Beiming Clan and the Ouyang Clan both asked the Nangong clan for help, even paying a hefty price to invite Nangong Ling, who witnessed the otherworldly demon disaster, to locate the demonic remains. They’re currently preparing to destroy them.”

“The other ancient clans… are in similar situations, struggling to hold on.”

The strength of the other ancient clans wasn’t much weaker than the current Nangong clan. The reason they were struggling against the demonic remains was that they couldn’t locate them.

How could they resolve the problem if they couldn’t even find their enemy?

Besides those who were present at the ancient battlefield, no one knew how the otherworldly demons truly existed.

The reason Great-Grandmother kept that wisp of Nangong’s remnant soul wasn’t just to use it against the otherworldly demon, but also… Nangong was an expert on otherworldly demons, at least in terms of killing them.

Whether Luo Xue was present or not, this crisis could be resolved by Nangong’s remnant soul.

Therefore, since Luo Xue had resolved most of the crisis for the Nangong clan, it was only natural for Nangong to give her the remaining remnant soul.

“…Why are you smiling?”

Luo Xue looked at Li Guijiao, who was barely suppressing her laughter, a look of schadenfreude on her face.

“Little Junior Sister, you wouldn’t know what those ancient clans have done…”

Li Guijiao was about to tell Luo Xue about the history and dirty secrets of the ancient clans when Luo Xue quickly stopped her.

“Don’t forget, there’s still an old lady in my consciousness. I already know all about these things.”

“…”

Li Guijiao’s expression immediately drooped. She had almost forgotten about Little Junior Sister’s… grandmother’s memories…

When explaining the change in her soul’s appearance, Luo Xue had also told Li Guijiao about Nangong, but Li Guijiao hadn’t realized it at the time.

“Speaking of which, is the Immortal Emperor from an ancient clan?”

Luo Xue suddenly thought of this. She hadn’t seen any mention of the Dugu clan in Nangong’s memories.

Nor had she heard of anything about an “imperial clan.” It seemed that only the Immortal Emperor followed the path of imperial dominance. Even the ruler of the neighboring empire didn’t.

“Just a few tens of thousands of years, he shouldn’t be considered one…”

Li Guijiao hesitated. “Dugu Di only rose recently. The demonic beast tribes hadn’t heard of him before. According to them, he just… suddenly appeared, then led his army on conquests.”

“Oh?” Luo Xue was intrigued. “There are no records of his rise?”

“No,” Li Guijiao shook her head. “When we first heard of Dugu Di, he was already at the Sea Crossing Realm.”

Li Guijiao paused, then added,

“Of course, this is just hearsay from the demonic beast tribes. Perhaps the human side has more records.”

“At least, I haven’t seen any.” Luo Xue shook her head.

She had only seen poems and stories praising the Immortal Emperor’s conquests in the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty, rarely anything about his past, as if it had been deliberately erased.

“However, I should be able to ask him directly.”

Luo Xue touched her chin, pondering.

“That… might not be appropriate…”

Li Guijiao twitched her lips. He had hidden his past, wouldn’t asking directly be too offensive?

“It doesn’t matter,” Luo Xue shrugged. “At most, he can just say he transmigrated here.”

“Transmigrated… Little Junior Sister, your imagination is truly boundless.”

Li Guijiao casually retorted, then brought the conversation back on track.

“Let’s go, the appointed time is almost here. We should send him away first. Staying in the barbarian lands for too long makes me uncomfortable…”

A Sea Crossing Realm expert with an army capable of killing Saints, saying it was just a southern tour, the demonic beast tribes didn’t believe it and remained vigilant.

And Li Guijiao’s formation had been operating at high intensity for days, the heavy load causing some minor problems, and she was exhausted from constantly repairing it.

“Let’s go.”

Luo Xue took a deep breath and looked into the distance.

Meeting this former “father” again, how would she feel…

…

On Meteor Cliff.

As the name suggested, this place was related to meteors.

It was said that in the distant ancient era, countless giant meteors fell upon the Great Thousand Worlds, and this place was where one of them crashed.

A massive rift, like a scar, appeared beneath Meteor Cliff, a bottomless abyss that evoked legends of strange underground worlds.

A massive celestial ship hovered above Meteor Cliff, accompanied by several smaller ones, their menacing aura chilling.

“This is Dugu Di’s weapon of conquest, the celestial ship known as ‘Immortal Slaughter’,” Li Guijiao looked at the massive ship with apprehension. “It was with the might of Immortal Slaughter that he killed a Saint of an ancient clan, solidifying his Great Qin Immortal Dynasty.”

Otherwise, who would be willing to submit?

Although the ancient clans liked to control things from behind the scenes, being controlled like this wasn’t something they wanted.

Of course, the Immortal Emperor wasn’t just about brute force. Just like with the barbarian lands, a combination of both power and benevolence was needed to truly control a dynasty and achieve imperial dominance.

“You’re saying… this is ‘Immortal Slaughter’? Dugu Di’s ship?”

Luo Xue looked up, stunned.

“Little Junior Sister, although seeing Immortal Slaughter for the first time is indeed shocking, there’s no need for such an expression, right?” Li Guijiao looked at Luo Xue strangely. “Are you… scared?”

“Of course not.”

Luo Xue looked away and exhaled softly.

She hesitated, then decided not to say anything.

Because… it was too unbelievable.

Luo Xue had seen Immortal Slaughter before.

No, she had seen a much more magnificent and powerful Immortal Slaughter, far greater than Dugu Di’s.

And not just one, not just two or three.

But countless.

Countless celestial ships sailing through the sky, heading towards deep space.

But the next moment, the ships fell like shooting stars, the earth trembling, a tragic sight that almost brought tears to her eyes.

This was the scene Luo Xue had witnessed in the Dao when she controlled the Eternal Soul of Antiquity.

Compared to that fleet of celestial ships, the current Immortal Slaughter… wasn’t that impressive.

But… Immortal Slaughter and the celestial ships she had seen were too similar, which was why Luo Xue couldn’t help her reaction.

“Miss, thank you for coming.”

Just then, Li Xiuiming approached.

He glanced at the giant White Tiger spirit and the powerful auras faintly emanating from behind Luo Xue, a hint of apprehension flashing through his eyes.

But it was quickly masked by a smile.

“Is this your first time seeing Immortal Slaughter?”

Li Xiuiming asked, having seen Luo Xue’s earlier expression, feeling a bit smug.

This was the Immortal Dynasty’s greatest weapon, the symbol of absolute power, unlike Luo Xue’s… tricky unification of the barbarian lands.

Although everyone knew that uniting the entire barbarian lands with just Nascent Soul cultivation was an incredible feat, they still looked down on her.

Nascent Soul was just Nascent Soul, insignificant before true power.

“Sort of.”

Luo Xue smiled faintly. She could see what Li Xiuiming was smug about, but she didn’t say anything.

Having seen a swan, why would she care about a sparrow’s pride?