A Girl Dies Every Day in Her Dream Life 230

Chapter 230: Journey to the Primordial Chaos

Although Immortal Slaughter looked like an ordinary shuttle, it was on a completely different level.

Even the most skilled craftsman in the Great Thousand Worlds couldn’t replicate it, not even a small one. Although smaller in scale, the small Immortal Slaughter ships possessed most of the functions of the larger ones.

Dugu Xue, upon taking control, immediately pushed Immortal Slaughter to its maximum speed, almost making the already apprehensive Nangong Mian faint. Cultivators who weren’t used to it couldn’t withstand such acceleration.

However, even at this speed, Immortal Slaughter didn’t attract the Beiming Clan’s attention.

The main reason was its unparalleled concealment. Below Saint, no one could sense its presence.

Even Saints, if not paying attention, would have difficulty detecting it.

Although Immortal Slaughter was visible to the naked eye, its speed was too fast to track.

Therefore, even with Dugu Xue brazenly piloting Immortal Slaughter towards the formation core, she didn’t attract any attention.

Just then, Nangong Mian sensed the puppet in her storage ring awakening and quickly took it out.

The silver-haired girl, her eyes half-closed, looked incredibly lifelike, not like a puppet at all.

A spark of consciousness ignited within the puppet, a soul appeared, and the silver-haired girl opened her eyes, a hint of life in her previously lifeless gaze.

“Master!”

Seeing Luo Xue’s return, Dugu Xue couldn’t help but cry out in surprise, even subconsciously slowing down Immortal Slaughter.

—Nangong Mian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

“Mmm.”

Luo Xue nodded slightly, still recalling her brief conversation with Beiming Hu.

Her soul quickly adapted to the puppet body and, after a while, she could stand up, albeit unsteadily.

“…”

Luo Xue looked out of Immortal Slaughter at the Beiming residence’s small world and was silent for a moment.

She had learned about this blessed land from Nangong Ling before coming here, but seeing it firsthand was still shocking.

However, compared to the shock, Luo Xue was more concerned about the formation core.

She had been too naive, thinking that controlling most of the formation nodes would allow her to easily bypass the Beiming Clan’s defenses and reach the core.

But if she could do it, how could the Beiming Clan, after countless years, not have considered this?

The clan-protecting formation was indeed a safeguard for the Beiming Clan, and this safeguard itself was also protected, to guard the core and the clan’s foundation.

…This protection was the small world of the Beiming residence.

“A’Mian, I’ve met your sister. She’s fine for now, but she told us to be careful.” Luo Xue turned to Nangong Mian. “The Beiming Clan is not to be trifled with. Our previous actions were a bit reckless.”

Rashly disrupting the formation, although achieving some of their goals, had still caused damage to the Beiming Clan.

After her brief contact with Nangong Ling, Luo Xue had learned many things, including the Beiming Clan’s past.

Most importantly, she could now confirm that the Beiming Clan was the only ancient clan, besides the Nangong clan, that would absolutely never side with the otherworldly demons.

The entire foundation of the Beiming Clan was built upon opposing the otherworldly demons, unlike the other ancient clans, who might betray them at any moment—the ancient sects and the demon race had already experienced this.

If not for this, even with all her efforts, Nangong Ling wouldn’t have chosen to stay with the Beiming Clan.

At least in the fight against the otherworldly demons, the Beiming Clan was a staunch ally.

But… an ally wasn’t necessarily a close friend. The Beiming and Nangong clans, both ancient clans, had never been on good terms.

Who knew whether, after obtaining a weapon against the otherworldly demons, they would deliberately use some demonic power to weaken the Nangong clan and other factions? Such things had happened before.

Therefore, after hearing Luo Xue’s plan, Nangong Ling had confirmed its feasibility.

It was to control the Beiming Calamity-Averting Formation, perhaps even have the Nangong clan control it. This way, they could have the Beiming Clan’s help in fighting the otherworldly demon, while also keeping them in check.

Nangong Ling’s only concern was whether this plan would succeed, and what to do if it failed.

Luo Xue had already prepared a backup plan. At worst, she would just reveal the method for activating the formation’s attack state. After all, she still controlled most of the formation nodes.

“Big Sister… she’s definitely fine, she’s very strong, hmph.” Nangong Mian’s eyes showed a hint of relief, then she scoffed. “The Beiming Clan is so useless, they couldn’t even catch us, they’re no match for her.”

“…We can’t entirely blame the Beiming Clan.”

Luo Xue’s brow twitched slightly. After all, they had exploited the Beiming Clan’s weakness. Otherwise, with the power of an ancient clan, crushing them would be easy.

And Luo Xue’s ability to exploit this weakness was due to various factors. It wouldn’t work with other ancient clans.

“Master, there seems to be a no-fly zone ahead, even Immortal Slaughter can’t pass through.” Dugu Xue suddenly said, her face filled with anxiety. “If we get any closer, Immortal Slaughter will be discovered.”

“That’s the Beiming Clan’s method. Let’s stop and find a place to land.”

Luo Xue’s expression turned serious. The area around the Beiming Clan’s formation core was heavily restricted, with constant surveillance and heavy guard.

Even though the incident at the outer nodes had drawn away most of the guards, leaving the interior of the residence relatively empty, the number of guards around the core hadn’t decreased, but increased.

Beiming Hu was only responsible for the outer nodes. Even if he was a reincarnated ancient clan elder, in this life, he was just a clan elder and couldn’t control the Beiming Clan’s most important asset alone.

The true controller should be the current Clan Leader, Beiming Tian, a Sea Crossing Realm expert close to Saint.

There were no floating islands near the core, only a sphere enveloped in an unusual light, like a miniature sun. This should be the core of the Beiming residence’s small world, and also the location of the Beiming Calamity-Averting Formation’s core.

All the surrounding guards patrolled on shuttles, their vigilance incredibly high. Luo Xue estimated that not even a fly could pass through.

Dugu Xue piloted Immortal Slaughter, circling the area, but couldn’t find a place to land. This seemed to be a restricted area within the Beiming residence.

“In this situation… what should we do?”

Dugu Xue was troubled, but she didn’t dare to stop Immortal Slaughter.

If they stopped, they would likely be discovered by the patrolling guards.

“The Primordial Chaos.” Luo Xue said in a deep voice. “You two enter the Primordial Chaos first, I’ll act alone.”

She took out a command key—the magical treasure given to her by Dugu Di, which could allow a small Immortal Slaughter ship to travel through the Primordial Chaos without being contaminated.

Dugu Xue took the command key, looked at the inconspicuous jade stone, and her expression turned complicated.

She hadn’t expected Father to give such a thing to Master…

As a member of the imperial family, Dugu Xue knew the importance of the command key.

Although large Immortal Slaughter fleets didn’t need a command key to travel through the Primordial Chaos, having one allowed a small team to launch surprise attacks, often achieving unexpected results in large-scale battles.

Currently, command keys were limited, and this single jade stone was already quite a lot.

And…

Dugu Xue looked up, exchanging glances with Nangong Mian, worry in their eyes.

“Miss Luo Xue, are you… sure you’ll be alright on your own?” Nangong Mian frowned. “This is the Beiming residence…”

Dugu Xue also nodded, worried about her master.

“Precisely because this is the Beiming residence, it’s easier for me to act alone.” Luo Xue said. “Don’t forget, I control most of the nodes of the Beiming Calamity-Averting Formation. You’ve helped me get this far, that’s enough.”

Seeing their hesitation, Luo Xue’s tone became firmer.

“There’s no time to waste. Prepare to enter the Primordial Chaos. I have to leave Immortal Slaughter and approach the core.”

“…Alright, Master, be careful.”

Dugu Xue sighed and, while slowing down Immortal Slaughter, sent Luo Xue out.

At the same time, she closed all the observation windows and reduced the ship’s speed to a visible level. She still remembered the procedures for entering the Primordial Chaos.

The Primordial Chaos was the strangest place in the Great Thousand Worlds, the legendary origin of otherworldly demons, a forbidden zone for living beings.

Directly observing the Primordial Chaos was absolutely forbidden, because it was beyond the comprehension of ordinary cultivators. Even a glance could drive them mad.

The slowing Immortal Slaughter was quickly discovered by the Beiming guards, and several shuttles approached cautiously, with more guards on their way.

This concerned the Beiming Clan’s foundation, they couldn’t be careless.

However… the enemy they faced this time was different, not powerful, but possessing an untouchable force.

“Hold on tight!”

Dugu Xue took a deep breath, her gaze turning firm.

Nangong Mian’s expression turned to terror, and she said, her voice trembling,

“Wait, don’t we just… instantly jump through when entering the Primordial Chaos?”

“No, who told you that?” Dugu Xue looked at Nangong Mian strangely. “Before entering the Primordial Chaos, you have to exceed the speed limit—otherwise, what do you think the command key is for?”

Dugu Xue placed the command key into a device on Immortal Slaughter, and the jade stone emitted a faint, warm light.

A moment later, the entire ship was enveloped in this gentle light, incredibly conspicuous in the empty airspace.

At the same time, the Beiming guards received a warning, a powerful energy fluctuation emanating from the target location, and their shuttles quickly retreated.

“All Immortal Slaughter ships can enter the Primordial Chaos, even the small ones.” Dugu Xue said, carefully operating the ship. “The reason the large ships can enter directly is because their formations are strong enough to withstand the spatial distortions, while the small ships need the protection of the command key.”

“As for why there are spatial distortions…” A faint smile appeared on Dugu Xue’s lips. “Sister Mian, you can probably imagine.”

“I don’t want to imagine…”

Nangong Mian wanted to cry, clutching her seat, hoping she wouldn’t be thrown around when they accelerated.

Dugu Xue took one last look at the place where Luo Xue had left, took a deep breath, and pushed Immortal Slaughter to its maximum speed.

“Master, it’s up to you now… Let’s go!”

Under the Beiming guards’ nervous gazes, Immortal Slaughter, enveloped in a gentle, warm light, vanished in an instant, leaving only a fading afterimage.

“What… was that?”

The guards immediately reported this to their superiors, and Beiming Tian, who was recovering from his injuries, quickly received the news.

He watched the recording from the guards, silent for a long time, then issued an order.

The Beiming residence’s small world entered a state of high alert, all disciples being scrutinized, trying to find any outsiders who had infiltrated.

…

Actually, Dugu Xue could have entered the Primordial Chaos without slowing down, but to ensure Luo Xue’s safety when leaving the ship, and also to create a diversion, she had chosen this more noticeable method.

And it was very effective. After this commotion, there were some slight lapses in the Beiming Clan’s defenses around the formation core.

These lapses were insignificant to ordinary cultivators, unusable.

But the current Luo Xue… wasn’t an ordinary cultivator. She was in a puppet body, with an ancient soul and a consciousness forged from the ultimate laws, and her familiarity with the Beiming Calamity-Averting Formation allowed her to easily exploit these lapses.

While the guards’ shuttles approached Immortal Slaughter to investigate, Luo Xue silently attached herself to one of them, then completely concealed the puppet’s aura. To other cultivators’ senses, she was just an inanimate object.

And with her understanding of the Beiming Calamity-Averting Formation, she bypassed its detection, successfully sneaking in with the guard’s shuttle, entering the core area of the Beiming Clan, a place no outsider had ever entered in countless years.

The foundation of the Beiming Clan, the core of the entire small world, the core of the Beiming Calamity-Averting Formation, it was all here.