“This item is called the Dreamforging Lotus, one of our Illusory God Sect’s top-tier immortal plants.”
“It’s in exchange for the Sword Qi Seed from your Emotionless Sword Dao lineage—you’re making a great deal.”
Not just a great deal; this trade was enough to make Ming Mengmeng’s heart ache.
Although this Dreamforging Lotus isn’t the original, it rivals a Heavenly Grade Immortal Plant, far more precious than a mere Sword Qi Seed.
Even nurtured by the entire Illusory God Sect, accumulating the phantasmal energy for such a small blossom still takes three hundred years.
The reason for offering such an incredibly rare immortal plant wasn’t out of fear of that bastard Feng Linyi, but rather Ming Mengmeng’s assessment of Xiao Qingxuan.
As a Dao Sovereign proficient in spiritual power, she had an inexplicable premonition.
This half-step Void Refinement disciple before her would, in the future, become an extraordinary existence—just like the destined female leads in novels.
“Thank you, Sect Master Ming.”
Xiao Qingxuan wasn’t very knowledgeable about immortal plants and spiritual herbs; she only cared about retrieving Ye Luqing’s memories.
Yet, just one glance was enough to impress upon her the high rank of this immortal plant.
Ming Mengmeng hovered in the air, draping a golden veil over the Dreamforging Lotus, dimming its faint purple glow.
This was a restriction array Ming Mengmeng placed on the lotus; otherwise, with Xiao Qingxuan’s half-step Void Refinement realm, merely touching the Dreamforging Lotus would plunge her into an illusion.
“Be careful when removing the seal. If this seal breaks, everyone on Heavenly Sword Peak might fall into the illusion.”
Cultivators at the Void Refinement Realm could be affected by the Dreamforging Lotus, but only those at the Combined Dao Realm could seal this immortal plant.
Gently guiding the Dreamforging Lotus toward Xiao Qingxuan, Ming Mengmeng instructed:
“The effect of the Dreamforging Lotus is to construct a dream indistinguishable from reality and make the dreamer believe it.”
“Through your memories, I have already learned about your little lover’s situation. If my judgment is correct, her memories weren’t damaged but erased, so they cannot be restored.”
“Therefore, the only way is to reconstruct her memories and cognition, rewriting what was erased.”
“You will lead the entire process, meaning whatever memories you want her to have, she will have.”
Leaning her elbow on the armrest of her jade throne, her right hand propping up her chin, Ming Mengmeng’s crimson eyes flickered, and a half-smile with ambiguous intent played on her lips.
To overwrite and reconstruct memories—this was the terrifying power of the Dreamforging Lotus, something countless people longed for.
A person’s personality and behavior logic are often tied to their past memories and experiences, so whatever kind of person you want, the Dreamforging Lotus can create corresponding memories.
Turn a promiscuous person into a loyal one, a timid person into a brave one, a kind person into a cruel one…
Even making someone who despises you hopelessly fall in love is effortless for the Dreamforging Lotus.
If such an immortal plant fell into the hands of an evil or unorthodox sect, it could easily bring about the downfall of a nation.
Xiao Qingxuan silently watched the small flower floating in her hand, doubts rising in her heart.
What kind of Luqing did she truly want?
The original Luqing before the amnesia would be ideal, but she didn’t want Luqing to walk that painful path again.
She now deeply regretted how she had treated Luqing back then.
If she could start over, she would have treated their relationship well from the beginning.
Should she let Luqing become the little follower trailing behind her once more?
Or use the Dreamforging Lotus to push their relationship further?
No.
Though she wanted all of those things, she wouldn’t allow herself to do so.
Ye Luqing was a living person, not her possession or subordinate.
As for how to use the lotus, she felt she still needed to think it over.
Watching Xiao Qingxuan’s inner turmoil, Ming Mengmeng smiled meaningfully.
Still too conscientious—nothing like the disciples raised by that bastard Feng Linyi.
Yet, this perfectly matched the pure nature of the Emotionless Sword Dao lineage, whose sword cultivators were ruthless toward all things but extremely devoted to their Dao Companions.
The so-called “important person” is a sword cultivator’s only choice for a lifetime in the Emotionless Sword Dao—“one life, one pair.”
Or, like that bastard Feng Linyi, break through the Combined Dao Realm to achieve transcendence, no longer bound by the rules.
“Give me the Sword Qi Seed; then we’re square.”
Xiao Qingxuan nodded, flicking out a surge of energy from her fingertips, infused with boundless Sword Qi.
Ming Mengmeng eyed the Sword Qi Seed in her hand with satisfaction, then waved at Xiao Qingxuan, as if losing interest.
“You may leave.”
Xiao Qingxuan gave a slight nod, transforming into a sword light as she departed.
Once Xiao Qingxuan left the Illusory God Hall, Ming Mengmeng’s gaze toward the Sword Qi Seed grew increasingly fervent.
She exhaled deeply, as if venting years of resentment.
“Feng Linyi, I can finally break this damned Sword Slave Mark…”
She held the key controlling the Sword Slave Mark carefully, approaching the pink sword mark on her lower abdomen.
At the last moment, she stopped, her breath growing more rapid.
Ming Mengmeng’s throat moved subtly, and for some reason, memories flooded her mind of the times when Feng Linyi’s Sword Qi filled her body with an almost exquisite pleasure.
“Gulp…”
“Just try it… just try it.”
She drew out a thread of Emotionless Sword Dao’s unique Sword Qi from the Sword Qi Seed and gently infused it into the pink sword mark.
“Guh!”
“Hooooohhhhhhh—”
Ming Mengmeng lost control, collapsing onto the jade throne, tilting her swan-like neck, her snow-white skin instantly turning fiery red as her entire body trembled like it was electrified.
In the next moment, unable to withstand the immense force, the throne shattered, and the uncontrolled Dao Rhyme of the Combined Dao Realm Dao Sovereign surged through the entire hall.
The Sword Qi in the seed was extraordinarily pure, incomparable to ordinary Emotionless Sword Qi.
One thread of the Sword Qi Seed could cultivate hundreds or even thousands of strands of Sword Qi, a nearly lethal attraction to Sword Slaves.
In the sea of flowers inside the Illusory God Hall’s main chamber, vast blossoms swayed with Ming Mengmeng’s Dao Rhyme.
The faint purple stamens opened and closed, and even the flower columns trembled slightly, spraying violet-colored nectar continuously.
“Puchi puchi…”
A quarter of an hour later, Ming Mengmeng finally regained the ability to speak from the overwhelming shock.
Drool dripped from the corner of her mouth down to her collarbone, her white hair stuck to her face, faint pink mist rising around her body, and a dazed smile lingering on her lips.
“Truly… the Emotionless Sword Dao, its power is immense…”
“Hehe… The weak Sword Qi of the Illusory Sword Sect can’t satisfy me.”
“Hehehe… Thick and long Emotionless Sword Qi❤…”
The Illusory Sword Faction had been passed down in the Illusory God Sect for over a century; the world believed it was the sect master’s creation to counter Feng Linyi.
In truth, it was just Ming Mengmeng’s method to cultivate Sword Dao seeds and please herself with their Sword Qi.
However, after experiencing the Sword Qi of Feng Linyi, this unparalleled Sword Dao genius, no other Sword Qi could satisfy her.
And today, she encountered a Sword Dao prodigy capable of rivaling Feng Linyi; the high-quality seed was enough to satisfy her.
Ming Mengmeng dragged her limp and weak body, staggering to her feet.
Though appearing exhausted, her crimson eyes shone brightly.
She separated a thicker thread of Sword Qi from the Sword Qi Seed and shakily reached toward the glowing pink sword mark on her lower abdomen.
“One more time, the last thread…”
“Hehe, Feng Linyi, I won’t lose to you…”
“Guh?”
“Hooooohhhhhhh❤…”
***
At the same time, aboard the flying ship.
Looking down at the Illusory God Sect entirely covered in purple phantom energy, Xiao Qingxuan’s expression grew solemn.
Half an hour earlier, the Illusory God Sect had announced a temporary closure, presumably because Ming Mengmeng was removing the influence of the Sword Slave Mark.
The Sword Slave Mark was a last-resort measure left by her master on Ming Mengmeng’s body, capable of controlling a Combined Dao Realm Dao Sovereign at any time.
On the surface, exchanging the Sword Qi Seed for the Dreamforging Lotus seemed very profitable, but the matter concealed deeper implications.
As a Combined Dao Realm Dao Sovereign, once Ming Mengmeng obtained that Sword Qi Seed, she would surely be able to remove the control of the Sword Slave Mark, undoubtedly causing Feng Linyi to lose a trump card.
But Xiao Qingxuan did not regret it. As long as she could recover Luqing’s memories, any price was worth paying.
She sighed. Once she returned to the sect, she would voluntarily confess to her master.
Hopefully, they would not blame them too harshly.
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