I've never felt happy to become an immortal.

Chapter 199 One Hundred Seconds (Third Update)

This is my second time entering the White Plum School.

This time, Fan Qingshuang was more careful and didn't say those words like before.

Therefore, the gatekeeper quickly reported it.

Bai Xuan and Fan Qingshuang both entered this place as disciples of the Fuguang Sect. They slightly changed their wording, mentioning that they got separated from others after arriving in Qingzhou and encountered some difficulties. They came to the Bai Mei Sect for refuge after hearing that there was a place to rest in Meishan.

Because of the change in wording, the other party's doubts were greatly reduced.

Furthermore, considering that Bai Xuan and Fan Qingshuang both possessed high aptitude and cultivation, and had the Fuguang Sword Intent as proof, they did not arouse any suspicion.

Bai Xuan was still the first to treat the patients.

He could indeed do nothing and stay quietly to the side, but that would almost certainly mean he wouldn't see Chu Binghe in person.

Healing the sick and saving lives is the foundation for building high reputation and can effectively increase basic favorability within the White Plum Faction.

Although it takes some time, it is a very necessary step.

With this level of goodwill as a foundation, everything will be much easier.

Of course, the ultimate goal is to activate the internal formation of the White Plum Sect.

This is undoubtedly the core of the opposing sect, and it will be difficult to achieve this overnight.

That night.

Bai Xuan and Fan Qingshuang discussed it.

“They haven’t given up on monitoring us.” Fan Qing Shuang went out to the outhouse, but she deviated slightly from the route and was immediately guided back by someone.

“That’s to be expected, these are turbulent times… no, it’s also a problem of this era.” Bai Xuan was drawing a diagram on the paper: “Four hundred years ago, when the North and South were first divided, the whole world was unstable. The consensus of the past was broken, and a new consensus has not yet been established. It was definitely a dark forest.”

Fan Qingshuang chewed on a dried fruit: "A night visit is almost impossible."

Bai Xuan hung up the paper: "This is roughly the current internal map of the Bai Mei Sect."

While treating patients and saving lives today, I am also secretly observing the map structure of the White Plum Sect, which can be considered one of my professional skills.

He served as a spy during the Spring and Autumn Period and also carried out numerous missions during the Qin Dynasty to infiltrate enemy camps and draw military distribution maps.

Fan Qingshuang pointed to a path above: "If you want to go into the mountains, there is a path here... but it has always been very well guarded."

Bai Xuan held the back of his head with both hands: "Even if Chu Binghe and I were together, we couldn't possibly last a hundred seconds against the Heavenly Demon... In the end, we need to buy time before the Heavenly Demon completely wipes out the White Plum Sect."

The key is to act quickly, either before or after the intrusion.

The problem before the invasion was that the White Plum Party guarded its treasured artifact very strictly and would not allow anyone else to infiltrate it. Opening the formation would also inevitably attract attention.
The problem after the invasion was that the situation was chaotic. Although the White Plum Faction was no longer an obstacle, time was too short, and it was uncertain whether it would be enough.

"Chu Binghe probably won't be coming tonight." Bai Xuan rolled up the blueprints and threw them into the trash can. "She doesn't have time to deal with two people who aren't really suspects."

"That……"

"Let's give it a try. When the Heavenly Demons attack tomorrow, we'll open the secret realm as soon as possible and try to gain as much time as possible."

"Okay." Fan Qingshuang didn't have much of her own opinion and completely followed Bai Xuan's arrangements.

After Bai Xuan lay down, Fan Qingshuang also lay down.

"Isn't there another bed over there?"

"..."

She didn't say anything, but simply moved a little closer.

"What if we fail again?"

"If we fail, then so be it," Bai Xuan said calmly. "Let's try again, and again."

"Aren't you afraid of death?"

"Of course I'm afraid," Bai Xuan thought to himself, but only a little. There was nothing he could do; he was already used to it.

He reached out and ruffled Fan Qingshuang's hair.

From the very beginning, this girl gave him a first impression of being like a small animal.

It's not that it's weak, but rather that it has a fragile, easily broken quality.

Even if you're afraid, there are always things you need to do.

"If you feel uneasy, try to trust me."

“I will take you away from here. I can overcome this trial in the secret realm.”

Bai Xuan didn't feel embarrassed at all saying these words. If he didn't even have this much confidence, what kind of transmigrator would he be?

A person's self-confidence is built upon their past achievements and accomplishments, which gives them the confidence to support a strong mind.

However, the confidence gained from success can also be lost due to failure. Bai Xuan has experienced too much. It's not that he's indifferent to honor or disgrace, but it's impossible for him to feel discouraged and give up just because the future is uncertain.

"Take a good rest," Bai Xuan said. "While there's still time."

Fan Qingshuang listened to his words and slowly closed her eyes.

Yes, no matter what happens, there's only one thing you need to do—believe.
Even if what lies ahead is a terrifying cycle of death, as long as one is not alone, one can endure it.

As long as she had that body temperature, she found supreme peace.

She was only willing to listen to him because he was beside her.

No further reason is needed.

Bai Xuan was actually lucky.

If the person beside them were not Fan Qingshuang, but someone else, it would be difficult for both sides to reach a consensus on cooperation.

He finds it difficult to simply persuade someone to willingly obey his orders and to be mentally prepared to pay the price of hundreds or thousands of deaths for it.

Just developing a tacit understanding between the two sides would require countless deaths and failures.

Sometimes, before a major crisis or disaster, what arrives first is not a powerful enemy, but internal collapse and disintegration.

……

A violent tremor rang out. Bai Xuan and Fan Qingshuang opened their eyes simultaneously and exchanged a glance.

The Heavenly Demons began their attack on the White Plum Sect.

The time has come.

The surveillance personnel who were originally stationed nearby were also drawn to the noise and failed to realize that the two had already left the room.

Bai Xuan and Fan Qingshuang began their ascent up the mountain path.

Yesterday, when no one was looking, Fan Qingshuang secretly took two pieces of clothing belonging to the White Plum Sect disciples.

Clothing from four hundred years ago is highly recognizable.

The two successfully fooled several people with their disguise.

And so we climbed the mountain again.

When they were less than a hundred meters away from the array at the target location, the sound of air being whipped around came from mid-air.

The nun Yulong swept her whisk across the mountain path, her gaze sweeping over the two of them: "Gentlemen, this is a forbidden area of ​​the White Plum Sect. Outsiders are not allowed to enter. Please leave."

Realizing his identity had been exposed, Bai Xuan immediately tore off his clothes.

Last time, the Daoist nun Yulong died near the mountain path.

She is still alive, which proves that the attackers have not yet appeared.

"You'd better leave here quickly," Bai Xuan advised. "Danger will be attacking soon."

“I’ve heard these threats for years.” Daoist Yulong waved her whisk. “It’s not too late for you to surrender now… The gap between the Finger Profound Realm and the Star-Picking Realm is too great. Do not resist, or you will be killed without mercy.”

This Taoist nun exuded a very strong aura of killing intent and malevolence.

What a chaotic world for the Taoist sects!

"If I said I came here for the safety of the White Plum Sect, would you believe me?"

“Hehe…” Daoist Yulong just smiled.

She now even suspects that Bai Xuan and his companion are involved in this sudden attack.

"Okay." Bai Xuan raised his hand: "We won't do anything, just don't make a move."

He is stalling for time.

I remember last time, Daoist Yulong died in the mountains, so it couldn't have been at the hands of the Heavenly Demon.

Even if an ordinary disciple were infected with the plague and turned into an indiscriminate undead, it would be impossible for them to harm a Grandmaster.

So, who exactly died with her?
Yulong Daoist nun glanced at the two of them and, seeing that they had indeed given up resisting, decided to subdue them.

Just as he was about to make a move, Bai Xuan sensed the bloody aura and intense malevolent energy emanating from the air through his Fourth Wind Riding technique.

He immediately shouted, "Watch out for the mountainside!"

This sound startled the Daoist nun Yulong. Her first reaction was disbelief, as she suspected that Bai Xuan was trying to outsmart her and escape. Her second reaction was to turn around and glance at the mountain wall.

This brief hesitation slowed her down a beat.

The mountain wall suddenly cracked, and a fissure spread out, from which two coffins flew out.

After the coffin was opened, two gaunt, pale-skinned figures appeared in sight, ethereal and exuding a terrifying sense of oppression.

The corpse still retained the same ferocity and malevolence as the Heavenly Demon.

The nun Yulong was hit by the flying coffin lid. This was clearly not an ordinary flying device. It contained some kind of force, which directly caused the nun to stagger back several steps and turn pale. When she saw the two figures wrapped in fierce and malevolent energy, she immediately opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood mist.

"Senior Sister Wang, Senior Sister Qian..." she murmured the names of the two.

They were clearly old acquaintances.

However, the fact that these two people emerged from a coffin proves that they were already dead.

"As expected, this is not a plague..."

Bai Xuan was certain.

This is clearly a deliberately spread blood and flesh curse. The invasion of the White Plum Sect was also premeditated.

He can control not only the living, but also corpses.

The more I look at it, the more it resembles a corpse demon technique... but I can't be completely sure yet.

The nun Yulong had no time to pay attention to Bai Xuan and Fan Qingshuang. She waved her whisk to block the two of them... Although the corpse itself did not have enough consciousness and its cultivation level had declined due to death, the two of them working together still had the combat power to threaten a grandmaster.

Bai Xuan gestured to Fan Qingshuang, instructing her to climb the mountain directly to activate the formation and open the secret realm, while he himself...

"I'm here to help you!"

The purple lightning sword was drawn, cleaving the ground in frost, and slicing the corpse demon in two.

The Daoist nun Yulong looked at Bai Xuan with surprise in her eyes.

"You might not believe it..."

Bai Xuan looked up at the rapidly approaching dark clouds in the sky and said, "The big one is coming."

At this moment, the Heavenly Demon is about to make his appearance.

Even if Chu Binghe fought to the death, he would still be no match for him.

I don't know... whether I can hold out for the crucial 100 seconds this time.

Bai Xuan suddenly suggested, "Daoist Yulong, how about we make a deal?"

"What agreement?"

“If we survive after killing these two ghouls, you must tell me a secret about yourself…” Bai Xuan emphasized repeatedly, “a secret that only you know and that belongs only to you.”

"…good!"

(End of this chapter)