"Qualifications? What an utter joke!"
After hearing Bi Bi Dong's words, Qian Daoliu's face filled with fury. He couldn't help but berate her, "You, a teacher-killer, are fit to speak of qualifications before me? Fit to speak of legitimacy?"
"And why not?!" Bi Bi Dong was unexpectedly calm. She stared straight at Qian Daoliu and retorted, "I killed my teacher, but who knows? Just like my teacher, the things he did... who knows about them? Wasn't he still high and mighty all the same?"
As she spoke, Bi Bi Dong couldn't help but sneer, as if mocking the righteous and hypocritical facade Qian Daoliu was putting on.
She had long since seen reality for what it was. A stain was never a big problem; only a stain known to all could be called a stain! Anything else could, at most, be called leverage. Or perhaps not even leverage at all.
"You!"
Qian Daoliu's eyes widened in anger, once again rendered speechless by Bi Bi Dong's words.
"Grand Elder, I sincerely wish for Spirit Hall to grow stronger. I believe you understand this even if I don't say it. Entrusting that position to me is the best choice for a stable transition for the Spirit Hall of today!"
Bi Bi Dong's face was solemn. She needed the power of Spirit Hall, so naturally, she would use it appropriately.
"..."
Qian Daoliu sighed and silently closed his eyes.
The truth was just as Bi Bi Dong had said. He had no other choice.
But he wouldn't let it go so easily.
Qian Daoliu turned around and said coldly, "Bi Bi Dong, just because I'm not killing you doesn't mean this matter is over!"
As his voice fell, Qian Daoliu raised his head again, looking at the bright moon that had broken through the clouds and mist. His golden hair appeared pale white under the moonlight.
At this moment, Qian Daoliu seemed to be covered in the frost of ages. He lamented, "I will leave the choice to Little Xue. On the day she learns the truth... I will let her deal with you."
Hearing this, Bi Bi Dong was slightly surprised, yet she also felt it was within reason.
"That's a good idea~"
Bi Bi Dong murmured, her bloodshot phoenix eyes filled with anticipation. Every word came from the bottom of her heart.
"If that day truly comes, I will not have a single complaint, whether she wants to kill me or cut me to pieces."
"The premise is that she can truly defeat me!"
"That day will come."
Qian Daoliu's firm voice rang out. He firmly believed that Qian Renxue's achievements would absolutely not be inferior to his own!
Before his voice had even faded, Qian Daoliu's figure vanished from the spot. Only a faint, vast voice remained, surging in like a tidal wave from all directions.
"A word of advice for you... Spirit Hall has never had a so-called legitimate orthodoxy!"
"Whatever my Qian Family points to is the orthodoxy!"
"Whatever my Qian Family recognizes is what is legitimate!"
"You're on your own now!"
The sound waves rolled in from all directions without leaking out in the slightest. The vibrations left Bi Bi Dong's head spinning, her ears nearly deafened.
But Bi Bi Dong wasn't the least bit annoyed. On the contrary, she stood her ground, a victor's smile spreading across her face.
"Starting to threaten this Pope already?"
Bi Bi Dong narrowed her eyes and glanced at the purple qi on the horizon.
Her injuries—bleeding from all seven orifices, internal organ damage, and fractured arms—did nothing to diminish the smile on her face. In fact, it grew more and more audacious.
It was easy for her to ascend to this position, but getting her to step down would be difficult!
Unless, one day, she ended up like her teacher... paralyzed on a sickbed!
"Heh... haha..."
Bi Bi Dong chuckled, then laughed out loud. Clutching her faintly aching heart, she staggered in the direction of Wisteria Residence.
But as she walked, Bi Bi Dong couldn't help but frown. Her stunningly beautiful face even began to contort slightly. Her body seemed to be losing heat, growing colder and colder!
The power that had appeared out of thin air inside her when she killed Qian Xunji earlier began to churn and stir.
If anyone were to see Bi Bi Dong now, they would surely cry out in alarm.
At this moment, the space between her eyebrows had turned dark, and her red lips had become purple. A ghastly, sinister aura had dyed her face a shade of purplish-blue. Paired with her still-bleeding orifices, she looked as ugly and terrifying as a vengeful ghost that had just crawled out of a pile of corpses!
Thud.
Bi Bi Dong was actually tripped by the delicate Blue Silver Grass under her feet, falling to the ground.
Enduring the intense pain wracking her entire body, it took her a long while to come back to her senses.
"How could this be... Am I poisoned?!"
Bi Bi Dong struggled to lift her head, spitting out the muddy blood from her mouth. Her vision was starting to blur.
Cold sweat broke out on her forehead. Her expression was grave; the chill was making even her soul go numb.
"Damn it!" Bi Bi Dong cursed.
Her first reaction was that Qian Xunji had played a final, dirty trick on her before he died! Not only did he use his words to disgust her by betrothing Qian Renxue to Ye Tian, but he had also secretly poisoned her!
Bi Bi Dong hurriedly took out the Bright Soul Nourishing Pills that Ye Tian dutifully presented to her every day from her Soul Guidance Device and stuffed them all into her mouth.
She kept going until her mouth was completely full. The pill's effects were immediate; Bi Bi Dong's mind instantly cleared. It was like a final burst of energy before death; her spirits soared.
Struggling to her feet, Bi Bi Dong also took the opportunity to pull out the Blue Silver Grass by its roots. Like a poisoned hamster, she tossed it away in disgust and continued to stagger back.
But before long, the thing Bi Bi Dong hated most happened again!
The moment the pills stopped, the relief vanished.
"Bastard!"
Bi Bi Dong gnashed her teeth, her vision growing blurrier. Not daring to delay, she could only take out the Marrow Cleansing Pills.
Shoving them into her mouth as she continued forward, she could already see the roof of Wisteria Residence. It wasn't much further now.
As long as she made it back, she could have that boy Ye Tian stuff her mouth full of pills! She would definitely be able to endure it.
As the owner of the Twin Spider Emperor Spirit, Bi Bi Dong's understanding of poison was far beyond that of other Soul Masters. In this short period, she could already confirm that she was not poisoned!
If it were truly some kind of toxin, given her current heavily injured state, she would have likely died on the spot, dropping dead on the path.
What surprised Bi Bi Dong even more was that although the power was extremely sinister and evil, it was slowly repairing her damaged body!
It was just that this process... was truly a living hell!
It made her want Ye Tian to keep stuffing pills into her, to give her enough pills...
But her vision was already starting to go black.
She slowly pushed open the gate to Wisteria Residence.
After a while, the door to 'Eternal Heaven' also quietly cracked open, swinging wide in silence.
Ye Tian had already sent Hu Liena back. He was alone in the room. His mind had been racing, and he had only managed to calm down after practicing Tai Chi over a dozen times. He had successfully entered a meditative state in the latter half of the night and was now sitting cross-legged beneath the Pill Furnace, engaged in deep cultivation.
One could say that not even a clap of thunder could move him!
But now, he was shaken by Bi Bi Dong sitting on him!
Ye Tian only felt that his legs and chest... were piled high with heavy cotton, either pressing down on him or pushing against him.
The cotton was ice-cold.
That's right!
It was ice-cold, as if it had been soaked through with icy water—heavy and frigid, yet still soft.