Chapter 451: That Embarrassing Thing Is Not My Mortal Alter Ego!
The girl in imperial robes standing within the space of the Immortal Platform was not the Imperial Alter Ego of the Empress's Trinity of Pristine States. She was Ji Yanyao, the Daoist Alter Ego.
For certain reasons, she had dispelled the appearance-concealing technique the Daoist Sect Master had placed on her and instead donned imperial robe and crown, imitating the aura of her Imperial Alter Ego to impersonate it within this space.
And at this very moment, she received a synchronization of memories from her missing Mortal Alter Ego.
To her current self, this was absolutely good news.
Only when her three bodies merged could she reveal her true power… If her Mortal Alter Ego were truly lost, she might not even survive this tribulation.
'As long as the Mortal Alter Ego returns in time, and I complete the three-body unification and the Immortal Soul Summoning ritual, then even if the Sect Master doesn't intervene, I still have a chance…'
This was what she had thought before the memory sync began.
She only hoped it wouldn't turn out to be false hope.
Thinking this, Ji Yanyao began reviewing the memories that her Mortal Alter Ego had accumulated since going missing.
At first, everything was just as she expected.
The Netherkin race had indeed acted specifically against her Mortal Alter Ego… Though she didn't know the reason, nor why the Netherkin race possessed Mortal Dust related techniques that are capable of targeting her Mortal Alter Ego, it was undoubtedly a trap set especially for her.
Under such targeted preparation, how could her Mortal Alter Ego possibly escape?
Ji Yanyao substituted her Daoist Alter Ego into the Mortal Alter Ego's predicament and realized that even she, in her Daoist Alter Ego, would not have been able to break free.
The Netherkin preparations were simply too thorough.
A specialized suppressive formation, a Divine Transformation realm black flood dragon guarding it, and on top of that an additional and extremely difficult-to-break spatial seal.
'What I could do at best… would be to break the formation, then forcibly activate the Imperial Jade Slip and perish together with the flood dragon.'
Ji Yanyao came to the same judgment Kirin had made in the memory.
But at that moment, an unexpected helping hand appeared.
'It's him…'
In that instant, Ji Yanyao's emotions perfectly aligned with those of her Mortal Alter Ego in the memory.
Complicated. Confused. Reassured… and even involuntarily smiling at the corners of her lips.
Since that man chose to act, it meant he must have been confident, right? After all, he was that deep-thinking, far-sighted Demon Sect Holy Saint…
Following that, her Mortal Alter Ego would escape with his help, leave that sealed space by some unknown method, recover contact with the outside world, and then sync memories back to her and the Imperial Alter Ego—
Yes. If that were the case, she could continue with the plan she had established beforehand.
Even if the Netherking made a move, the Immortal Nation would still have the strength to retaliate!
Ji Yanyao's face bloomed with a genuinely relieved smile.
But the scenes continuing to pour in through the memory sync made that smile twist violently.
Stop stop stop stop stop!!
What is this memory supposed to be?!
At first there was no problem—her Mortal Alter Ego and that man worked together, using the Imperial Jade Slip to slay the black flood dragon.
That part was even pretty amusing, especially the way he pretended to be some transcendent hermit in front of her. After the Netherkin chaos ended, she could totally use that scene to tease him…
Right up to that point, Ji Yanyao was happily entertained, totally unaware of the horror waiting ahead.
Even when she saw her Mortal Alter Ego about to suffer the Mortal Dust backlash, she didn't think much of it.
Although she didn't know the exact nature of the backlash, with her accumulated experience across three bodies, she had seen at least eight hundred kinds of backlash in her life if not a thousand… The Prison Seed of Mortal Dust's power had only affected the flood dragon for a few breaths, and mostly by magnifying the Netherkin's psychological flaws. An art of this level normally shouldn't cause a terrifying backlash.
Ji Yanyao had complete faith in her Dao heart—no backlash could possibly defeat her!
And then…
Her Dao heart shattered.
"When We return to the palace, We shall personally confer upon you the title of 'Consort Luo.'!"
"Daddy, daddy! Do you know how to count the stars?"
"I want to study the special differences between men and women… last time at the Imperial Lake…"
"Wuu wuu wuu, if this humble concubine survives, then this humble concubine's body shall be yours to do with as you please…"
"Elder sister once read in an ancient text of a very low-cost method of transferring spiritual energy— you only need to be mouth-to-mouth…"
Aaaaahhhhhhhh—!!!
Get out get out get out get out!! I don't want these memories!!
Mortal Alter Ego? What Mortal Alter Ego?
This poor Daoist never had a Mortal Alter Ego, understand?!
Such an embarrassing thing is absolutely NOT this poor Daoist's Mortal Alter Ego!
Spiritual energy surged wildly around Ji Yanyao, so violently that the imperial crown on her head was blown away and fell onto the floor.
Her previously tied-up long hair instantly came loose, scattering and fluttering messily.
Under the sleeves of her imperial robe, her two tiny pink fists clenched tightly. Her feet unconsciously turned into an adorably pigeon-toed stance, rubbing against the floor in sheer mortification.
The face that was usually either icy or dignified was now flushed completely red. Her delicate body trembled lightly, and steam was literally rising from her.
And just at this extremely unfortunate moment, a voice came through a special sound-transmission technique from outside the attic.
"Your Majesty, preparations for the Immortal Soul Summoning ritual are complete."
Only after a long while did Ji Yanyao finally respond.
"…I… understand."
It was just a single sentence, yet it sounded as if it consumed all the strength she possessed.
The turbulent spiritual energy deflated instantly as though a balloon had been punctured.
Ji Yanyao weakly leaned to the side, sitting down on the floor against the wall, her face full of despair and defeat.
A cracked Dao heart was a small problem—one could mend it. But…
It was over.
Her image in front of him—completely ruined.
Had she been wrong to cultivate Empyreal Qi Synthesis: Trinity of Pristine States in the first place?
The Imperial Pool fiasco caused by her Imperial Alter Ego was still fresh in her memory, and now the Mortal Alter Ego had taken its turn…
…
Above the royal capital, in the Divine Transformation battlefield.
At almost the same moment, the Empress's Imperial Alter Ego received the same memory sync from her Mortal Alter Ego.
And instantly followed in the footsteps of her Daoist Alter Ego.
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!!
That disgraceful creature in the memories—how could that possibly be her Mortal Alter Ego?!
No! It wasn't her!
It was merely someone who just happened to look exactly like her—
A long-lost biological sister…
Yes. Whether anyone else believed it or not—she believed it.
"..."
All things considered, the Empress, as the Imperial Alter Ego, reacted a little better than the Daoist Alter Ego. At least on the surface.
Because she was currently the focal point of the entire battlefield over the royal capital. No matter how mentally collapsing she felt inside, she had to suppress it completely on the outside.
But even so, the fluctuations in her aura caused by her shaken state could not escape the senses of the Divine Transformation experts present.
"Your Majesty, what is the matter?"
Old Yun sent a voice transmission filled with concern.
Perhaps because the Netherkin race was losing the lower battle below, the peacock Netherkin and bear Netherkin had had their mental states destabilized, so Yun and Lei Elders were able to suppress them instead. This allowed Old Yun enough free attention to send a transmission now.
Facing the elder's concern, the Empress forced out a very strained smile.
"I… am fine."
At least, for now, she hadn't died of embarrassment.
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Cultivation Realm:
1, Qi Refining
2, Foundation Establishment
3, Golden Core
4, Nascent Soul
5, Divine Transformation (Formerly Known as Tribulation Crossing)
6, Tribulation Transcendence
7, Land Immortal
Note: Link to the character Illustration:
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