Chapter 62 - Is It Funny That the Reincarnated Senior Sister Is Also Being Pursued?

The Blissful Palace might sound formidable, but its actual size is relatively small, even smaller than the Hehuan Treasury. It is located at the end of the Hehuan Underground Palace, in front of which lies a vast open space filled with vibrant flowers, with a small lake sitting in the middle. The top of this open space isn't fully sealed off; there's a large hole leading directly to the outside world. Warm sunlight streams through the opening, casting its glow upon the small lake, lending the area an air of elegance utterly contrasting with the previous scene of filthy silver statues and disgusting tentacles. Yet, this very place, brimming with blossoms, serves as the site for the BOSS battle within the Hehuan Palace in the game. Only by enduring the Blissful Princess's assaults until Gu Qingqing arrives at Suzhou can the game protagonist enter the Blissful Palace to obtain the potent Blissful Manual. The exit of the Hehuan Palace is actually within the Blissful Palace. However, now that Bai Lian has reached the late stage of the Qinxin level, she is capable of flight via spiritual means and thus need not use the exit within the Blissful Palace; she can simply fly out through the hole above. "Sister, there's indeed no trace of the Blissful Princess here," Mu Jianli said, her delicate brows slightly furrowed, tone markedly grave. In their past lives, when they visited the Blissful Palace, the Blissful Princess had been bathing in the small lake amid the flowers, shamelessly rising from the water to converse with them. Now, the small lake is empty, and the whereabouts of the Blissful Princess remain unknown. "Let's head into the Blissful Palace first," Bai Lian suggested. Her spiritual power surpasses Mu Jianli's significantly and is capable of encompassing all areas near the Blissful Palace, yet even so, she discovered nothing. For now, it appears she can only proceed step by step. She enveloped herself with spiritual energy, grasped her sword, and pushed open the grand doors of the Blissful Palace. In a moment, the internal sight of the Blissful Palace met her eyes. There was neither a magnificent palace nor a hall like those of a powerful family, only a few solitary stone pillars standing around the room’s periphery. Amidst the pillars stood a simple stone platform upon which rested a bronze box. It's hard to imagine that the end of the Hehuan Palace would culminate in such an austere location, prompting one to feel like complaining about the official design of the BOSS reward room being outrageously perfunctory. Yet in this plain setting, it conceals one of the cultivation world's top-tier dual cultivation arts—the Blissful Manual. Bai Lian's breath caught momentarily. In the game, the Blissful Manual was undoubtedly the pinnacle of dual cultivation techniques. With its aid, she continuously engaged in dual cultivation with the female leads, achieving the immaculate state within just a few years and even acquiring the world-renowned Frost Condensing Sword Master, becoming a celebrated figure within the cultivation world. But success came with the Blissful Manual, and downfall did as well. Her harem, consisting of celestial maidens and saints of unprecedented talent, often clashed with each other. How could they possibly be content to serve one man? Relying on the Blissful Manual's ability to manipulate hearts, she managed to gather the female leads around her, only to fall victim to a sneak attack by Ling Ningshuang, losing her spiritual power and thereby control over the female leads, ultimately meeting her end by their hands. Looking back now, the game world has become reality, distant memories close at hand, leaving only sighs. In retrospect, she truly had it rough—though she possessed memories from the game, she lacked any real combat experience. Forced to traverse into the game world and become a girl, she already had her hands full trying to avoid revenge from the reincarnated female leads. And amid all this, she had to worry about being pursued and subsequently drained by the female leads. How could there be a more fitting word than 'tragic'? The game was of her own choosing, the options she selected, the female leads she pursued—what was there to say at this point? She could only hope nobody got hurt QAQ. Despite lively inner thoughts, she maintained the composed demeanor of a senior sister outwardly. She stepped forward, preparing to unlock the bronze chest containing the Blissful Manual. "Be careful, Senior Sister," Mu Jianli couldn't help but remind. While she did wish to take this opportunity to claim Bai Lian for herself, she didn't want her to get hurt in the process. "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Bai Lian reassured softly. With heightened vigilance, she prepared to use her sword to open the chest, ensuring she'd have time to react to any ambush. Just as she unlocked the chest, several tentacles burst forth from the surrounding pillars, lunging at her! But Bai Lian was ready. "Petty tricks!" With a light scoff, she spun around to parry. This wasn't a situation that had occurred in the game; it was undoubtedly an ambush laid for them specifically. Yet how could a few mere tentacles hope to harm her? Casting a spell, her sword automatically intercepted the incoming tentacles, slicing them into debris. Surveying the severed tentacles strewn across the floor, her brows knitted— Is this it? Such a supposed trap was excessively lackluster, like child’s play. But suddenly, there was movement from the chest behind her! Splat— Accompanied by a peculiar sound, without any spiritual energy fluctuation or killing intent, the bronze chest simply ejected a glob of pale pink liquid. Caught off guard, Bai Lian was drenched, the already tattered gauze skirt soaked through, clinging to her skin and revealing the fair, fine complexion beneath. Damn it— Her fury surged to the point of near explosion, her breathing becoming notably labored. Had it been a legitimate trap, she would’ve accepted it, or if a Blissful Princess at the Cloud Rising level had appeared instead, it would’ve made sense—but what was with this chaotic nonsense? First, puny tentacles, then a meaningless bizarre liquid—are they running some six-year-old's kiddie game? Yet, before she could calm down, tentacles sprung from the pillars again—this time more numerous than before. "Again?" Bai Lian's rage boiled as she contemplated destroying the stone pillars harboring the tentacles. But the instant she summoned her spiritual energy, an unforeseen change occurred. She collapsed limply to the ground, gasping, her face flushing strangely. And the approaching tentacles only hastened their advance! "Senior Sister!" Mu Jianli, witnessing the scene, disregarded all else, rushing forward to shield Bai Lian from the tentacles. Then, attempting to lift the weakened Bai Lian, she was abruptly shoved away. "Don't touch me!" Bai Lian, flushed and breathless, urged, "Jianli, stay back... there's something off with this liquid..." She bit her lip lightly, her body trembling inadvertently, a scorching blaze seemingly igniting in her lower abdomen, stirring restlessness and tinting her originally fair skin with a faint pink hue. Mu Jianli, observing Bai Lian's now seemingly dazed eyes, her concern deepened. How could she not understand the situation befalling Bai Lian now? The pink liquid was clearly an aphrodisiac, concentrated to a point of condensing into liquid form. Its potency surpassed that of a thousand uses of Enchantment Incense!