Otherworldly Woman

The pressure was no joke. Me Feng didn't know what sort of method this woman used, but the fact that she was the one who had the Sovereign Scripture indicates that she was a very powerful expert!

He wasn't so oblivious to not realize the ethereality in her form was actually the characteristic of the soul! Or perhaps something similar to it.

"Uh, S-Senior, you must be joking," Offering an awkward smile, Me Feng picked up the holy scripture in a futile attempt to appease her wrath.

Unfortunately, its pages fell off. The senior looked on in horror while Me Feng started to sweat incessantly.

"What have you done!? Although that was an incomplete scripture, it was still a rather powerful Sovereign Scripture capable of making those ants of empires and kingdoms fight to the death over it. You little sh*t... How unbelievable."

Su Mengli was speechless. Not to mention Sovereign Scripture, this kid probably never saw a yellow one. She was inwardly perplexed.

Even if it was a scripture she left behind in a ruin a couple of thousand years ago to find someone worthy in this world, unless someone had taken it out, a cultivator below Qi Divinity couldn't attain it. Su Mengli became interested inwardly. Which is why she had yet to put the kid's soul into her bonded treasure's Eternal Purgatory.

But first, she must understand why the kid dared to destroy the scripture! Although it was not that precious for her, as a mortal world treasure was nothing but some toys, it was still annoying. She was the one who found it!

Withstanding Su Mengli's questioning gaze, Me Feng's brain began to overload. In this panic-stricken state, he blurted out something that was even more audacious.

"I've learned it all!"

"Cease your tomfoolery, Mortal!"

You've learned it? Would you believe it if someone said it to you? Now, Su Mengli had an urge to throw this little guy to the Ashura Realm back and forth.

There are thousands, millions of ways to make him regret disrespecting her. She sneered, still recalling what she heard. What a vicious mouth for a mortal! If not for her considering mortals as humans not worthy of her attention, she would have already given him an earful and a beating of a lifetime.

It's like looking at the antics of an ant. It's quite an impossibility to be mad.

"I really did!"

Hoping to find any way to get out of this predicament alive, Me Feng took any path, no matter how narrow it was. Fine, you wanted to find an inheritor through this scripture that I destroyed, right? Although I made you mad, I can become that inheritor, no?

He inwardly learned the incomplete Eternal Trance, feeling somewhat sad that his 'hard-earned' karma was gone just like that.

As soon as he did, everything about the Eternal Trance was imparted to him. He knew what it could do, what he must do to make a breakthrough, and what dangers lie within this technique.

"Heightened Soul?"

Me Feng was shocked. Su Mengli, who heard it just now, was also shocked. She looked at him, who uttered out the containment of the First Stage of the Eternal Trance.

"No, wait. Did you comprehend it? Seriously?"

Initially contemptuous towards this mortal, now, Su Mengli decided to evaluate Me Feng all over again.

A mere Second Mortal Realm, learning a Sovereign Scripture related to the soul?

Su Mengli was amazed. But her pride got in the way. Hmph, so what? In the end, you're just a small mortal who dared to blemish an Immortal by your unholy words. So what if you're so talented that even I found it unbelievable?

"Senior, you wanted to search for an inheritor, right? Would learning this Scripture suffice to fulfill the requirements of becoming your inheritor?"

Me Feng was not hopeful inwardly. He was just so f*cking audacious just now, making several remarks that even Heaven itself would be furious about. He just hoped it was enough of a bargaining chip for the Senior to let him live...

"You think you're worthy to ask of me?"

His mouth twitched. Figured.

"Please, Senior! Forgive this stupid, narrow-minded mortal! I was just so frustrated by the lack of hint that could serve as my foothold to learn this scripture! This scripture was given by someone I admired, and when I thought how she wasn't able to learn it, my rage couldn't help but peak, urging me to mess up this one— er, this Sovereign Scripture! It was not my intention to disrespect you!"

Su Mengli narrowed her eyes. Well, indeed, the scripture was not made by her. It was something she randomly found in a secret realm, and deemed it useless for her current cultivation, she decided to leave it in a random spot, which was a ruin.

She did so partly because she was somewhat disgusted by the creator who made himself look more mysterious than necessary. It's fine if it was that way, but as long as one reached Qi Divinity, they could simply unveil the scripture with their divinity attainment.

The worst part of all, it was f*cking incomplete! Su Mengli scoffed in disdain. What an embarrassment!

In the end, she merely left her soul mark to track the scripture. Just a side entertainment to see if it ends up on someone interesting.

Well, it did, certainly...

"Hmph, although you're not bad, you're too audacious. Let me find that person you admired so much, I want to see someone who could easily give away this scripture."

Su Mengli looked at Me Feng disdainfully. The latter merely cupped his fists, happy that he could preserve his life.

"I left a soul mark on you, just in case you have some disgruntling intentions."

Me Feng considered the option to resist, but the thought quickly dissipated. Unless he wanted to make himself looked suspicious than he already was.

"It was just used to track your well-being, and maybe a bait to trick my enemies. Consider it as your punishment for disturbing me."

Me Feng turned white. Bait your enemies? Ma'am, you're so powerful, if I became bait for your enemies, wouldn't I directly perish? Wouldn't I die without even knowing that I die?

"Well, good luck surviving my enemies. We'll meet again if fate allows."

The ethereal form of Su Mengli brought a hand to her face as she chuckled, enjoying Me Feng's misery, "Well, my enemies ain't that powerful in this world, just some self-proclaimed Saints. With your talent, I'm sure you could reach Sainthood in no time."

Thus, she disappeared, leaving a terrified Me Feng alone.

"Oh, I'm f*cked. No, I'm more than just f*cked."

Maybe this is karma from what he had done to Li Yuan? Me Feng repented silently in his heart. My goon, this boss was very genuine, so please don't hold any grudges.

After a moment of existential crisis, Me Feng sat silently on his bed, pondering what his next steps would be. His mind solemnly perceived what it could comprehend from what the otherworldly woman said.

"Self-proclaimed Saints... Even if they're self-proclaimed, for a mortal like me, they're probably no different than real saints."

Although he had yet to have an idea of how utterly powerful those beings were, Me Feng always heard that a 'Saint' in a cultivation world was already on the verge of being Immortal.

Me Feng clenched his fists. Bait for the Saints, huh? This is gonna be difficult. Even then, his heart was still beating, proving to him that he was not at all afraid. He was more furious by the otherworldly Immortal's nonchalant attitude, easily throwing him into a dangerous situation.

"Even Saints have yet to reach half, or even a quarter of what the path of cultivation had to offer. Rather than thinking too much about this insolvable order, it would be better for me to improve myself."

As for that woman, Me Feng's gaze turned indifferent. I'll remember this. Even the interface said that she had formed a grudge towards him.

"It may be nothing more than a little game for you, a powerful being who could hold no regard towards saints, to play with my life, who was nothing more than a mortal. I just hope you will not regret this."

Different problems require different solutions. In the case of the monkey and Li Yuan, they were weaker than him, thus he could freely expose his moves and thoughts. And they're still amateurs in the cruel cultivation world.

Their temperament, dao heart and strength were simply inadequate.

But that otherworldly woman... Me Feng had no choice but to hold everything in, knowing that the slightest exposition of what he truly thought would cost him his life.

...On second thought, nevermind. Me Feng scolded himself. You talked like that, but the blasphemy you said was so disrespectful even someone on the street would have an urge to stake it all to fight you if you said it to them, not to mention an Immortal!

"At ease, Me Feng. At ease. Be grateful. Don't be a dumbass douche. It's good enough that such an otherworldly being did not use whatever methods they have to torture you after you said such blasphemy."

Me Feng shivered, having several references from his previous life to picture a horrifying, scalp-numbing torture method. Scary!

Still, he felt somewhat wronged. How could a worn-out scripture have a soul mark left behind by such an expert?

"Well, I guess it could be considered as repaying my favor for the Sect Leader. I wonder if she's alright now, I heard that the otherworldly lady wanted to meet with her."

A brief prayer later, Me Feng opened his eyes and quickly delved deep into his mind. He will focus on improving his strength for the next few days.

Without sufficient strength, this world is truly a dangerous place! Even a powerful expert could appear out of nowhere!