Chapter 294

Chapter 294: The System Finds Another Source of Power

Word came from the Starfield Plain: “A sealed Great Devil was discovered there, and from his words we suspect a Heretic Cultivator is plotting in the shadows.”

Shen Dao Chen spoke in anger: “Because this concerns the safety of the entire Cultivation World, the old fossils from other sects are pressuring our Flying Cloud Sect to make you publicly prove again that you have nothing to do with the Malevolent Spirit.”

It was not only because his own daughter was under suspicion; he also felt the Flying Cloud Sect no longer held its former status, so others dared to step on their heads.

He said in a heavy voice: “It is not that your Father doubts you. For the sake of the Flying Cloud Sect, and for your sake as well, your Father can only do this.”

He added after a moment: “I came to tell you in person. Be ready. When your body has fully recovered, you will go through the formalities.”

Then, almost without meaning to, he blurted out: “Mu Mu is definitely innocent, right?”

His gaze toward Bai Mu Mu grew unconsciously more searching.

A flicker of stiffness crossed Bai Mu Mu’s face before she quickly showed a wronged look, saying with a tremble: “Mu Mu is of course innocent. Father, do you not believe in Mu Mu?”

Shen Dao Chen looked regretful that he had spoken his true thoughts aloud and said at once: “Your Father spoke out of turn. Your Father certainly believes in you.”

He softened his tone: “Your Master and I are here. You do not need to be afraid. We will run a proper verification. If anyone dares to gossip afterward, your Master and I will not let them go easily.”

Bai Mu Mu let the grievance in her eyes turn to resolve and said firmly: “Mu Mu understands Father’s intentions. I will go and prove my innocence.”

Watching her, Shen Dao Chen felt both pain and relief.

Although Bai Mu Mu no longer held the same place in his heart as before, she was still his own daughter.

Once the Malevolent Spirit matter was settled, he planned to mend their father and daughter bond.

If she was crippled, then so be it. The Flying Cloud Sect could still support her. At worst, it would be as before; he would simply hope she could live safe and carefree.

As for the position of Young Sect Master of the Flying Cloud Sect, he would wait until her Elder Sister returned.

He stood and said gently: “Then rest now. I will handle sect affairs. When you are fully recovered, tell your Father so I can arrange the verification.”

Shen Dao Chen rose to leave, but Bai Mu Mu called out to stop him.

She said, sounding uneasy: “Father, Mu Mu has not gone back to Thunder-Scale Peak to pay respects to Master for a long time, nor had a chance to ease relations with the Senior Brothers. Mu Mu feels very anxious. My body is almost recovered and I do not need quiet bed rest. May Mu Mu leave this room?”

Shen Dao Chen paused, realizing he had forgotten this point.

Since she would soon have to be publicly verified, there was no need to keep Bai Mu Mu under house arrest. It had been a forced move to begin with.

He nodded and said with pride: “As my daughter, in the Flying Cloud Sect you may go wherever you wish.”

Then he added: “Go pay respects to your Master first. His mood has not been good lately. Seeing you may improve it.”

On Thunder-Scale Peak, Master Ling Xiao’s temples suddenly throbbed. A headache rose for no reason, and his mood grew even more irritable.

Bai Mu Mu brightened with delight and said: “Thank you, Father. Mu Mu will tidy up carefully, then go pay respects to Master.”

“Good. Your Father will go now,” Shen Dao Chen said with a smile as he walked out.

He told the two Elders guarding the door, Elder Duan and the other, that they no longer needed to watch Bai Mu Mu.

Only after everyone left did the smile in Bai Mu Mu’s eyes fade, replaced by a deep, gathering gloom.

She thought grimly: “This time I doubt I can muddle through the proof.”

“If they really discover the System inside me, everything will be ruined.”

“Can the System avoid the search of so many Divine Transformation cultivators? With the Flying Cloud Sect leading the verification, Master Ling Xiao will surely test me himself, and he will be painstaking about it.”

Her heart felt very unsteady.

[Please rest easy, Host. We are a professional System. We exist within the Host’s divine soul and are one with the Host. No one in the Cultivation World can detect the System.]

Only then did Bai Mu Mu’s panic ease a little.

Anger surged up to replace it as she snapped: “Now that we cannot find any Divine Soul Power, we cannot restore the link to the Main System. You cannot do anything at all.”

“And the Main System has not even tried to contact you.”

“Since the link was cut, only we have been trying to restore it, while the Main System has shown no sign at all.”

“The truth is obvious. The Main System has abandoned both you and me.”

“You said a new power was trying to contact you. It has been so long already. Did you make contact? Or are you lying to me again?”

“Last time you lied about having enough energy, which got me locked in this room for so long. I was furious.”

“How did I end up stuck with such a useless, troublemaking System?”

“You had better really be in touch with a power. Otherwise, you will suffer for it!”

[It is absolutely true. How would the System dare deceive the Host?]

The System’s cold mechanical voice seemed to ripple with faint emotion, but Bai Mu Mu, still angry, did not notice.

[The System has indeed sensed that mysterious power. In a few days, the link should be complete.]

[That power matches the Host extremely well, even better than the Main System.]

[If the Host can connect with that power, you will become stronger than when the Main System was around.]

[Also, the Host’s current mission is related to that power.]

The System had sensed that power long ago, but with the Main System still present, it could not act openly.

Now that the link to the Main System was severed, it could only choose to work with that power.

Bai Mu Mu said coldly: “Then hurry and contact it, and make sure there are no mistakes. I have long disliked the Main System. If we can find a better source of power, all the better.”

“I will make the Main System understand that abandoning me was its great loss.”

Her house arrest lifted, Bai Mu Mu could move freely again. She would no longer sit and wait.

In the coming days she could kill more people to recover a bit of her cultivation.

Once the System linked with that power, the first thing would be to cleanse the impurities from her spiritual roots.

She said with a practiced smile: “For now, I will go pay respects to Master.”

She had just used Master Ling Xiao as her excuse. If she was acting, she would act all the way.

After that, she would not need any more capture missions. The second thing would be to kill them all.

As for Shen Sang Ruo, she would not let her die quickly. Bai Mu Mu would keep her and torture her slowly to vent the baleful miasma in her heart.

Elsewhere on Thunder-Scale Peak, Master Ling Xiao felt that someone he did not want to see would arrive, so he shut his cave dwelling tightly.

Sitting cross-legged inside, he drew in breath and let it out in a steady rhythm, then opened his eyes.

His lashes lowered, casting a fine shadow that hid his thoughts.

But the way the flames flickered around him showed his excitement.

He had found a way to bring Shen Sang Ruo back to the Flying Cloud Sect and make her his Personal Disciple again. This time, no one could stop him.