"Tian, their condition is really bad." Nalan Qing said as she walked into the room with Dugu Yan, and she then laid the Yan Sister and Gao Lan on the floor.
"Mengxin!" Dugu Yan called out and ran over to Murong Mengxin; she then sat beside her and asked. "Are you feeling better now?"
"Yes, Tian has treated me, so my condition is much better now." Murong Mengxin replied with a nod.
Dugu Yan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that. "Thank goodness you're okay now."
Hua Shitian and Fan Youling immediately released their auras from Mei Yin, Xiao Yuxi, and Qin Qing. They were sure that the three women would not dare attack Estella after hearing Xia Tian's words, let alone with Nalan Qing around them now, and she could stop them easily.
Xia Tian took a deep breath after seeing the condition of the three of them. He then checked the mental state and soul of the Yan Sisters first, but he frowned after discovering Estella's slave mark on their souls. 'Dang! Since her slave mark is ingrained in their souls, they will continue to live as her slaves until they die.'
Alice abruptly stated, teasingly. [Isn't that good for you, Master? Estella is your slave; that means her slaves are your slaves too.]
'Damn you, Alice!'
[Moreover, Yan Chenyu is still a virgin, and Yan Qiangying is also beautiful and sexy.] Alice spoke again as she laughed in satisfaction at Xia Tian's expression.
Xia Tian just shook his head hearing that, and he then checked on Gao Lan, but he didn't find Estella's slave mark in her soul and instead found Silvana's slave mark.
Although Silvana's consciousness had been obliterated by Murong Mengxin, her soul was still alive, so her slave mark still existed in Gao Lan's soul.
Xia Tian's face darkened after he saw Gao Lan's memories, as he found out about the memories of her dual cultivating with Ling Xin, but she did that under Silvana's control.
[If you want to restore her mental state, the only way is by altering her memories, Master. Otherwise, she won't be able to return to her normal life, as she was devastated by that incident.]
'Sigh, you're right, Alice.' Xia Tian also had no other choice; if he didn't alter Gao Lan's memories, then she would forever be like that. After thinking about it, he immediately used his old technique to remove the memories of that incident from her mind.
After he finished doing that, Xia Tian immediately summoned Yue out of the Ancient Sacred Realm and asked her to restore their conditions, especially Gao Lan's. He then bought some Energy Recovery Liquor from his system shop, and he helped the three women drink it to restore their energy.
"How are they, Young Master Xia?" Fan Youling asked after seeing the three women's conditions improve.
Xia Tian sighed heavily and answered her. "There was no serious problem with Yan Qiangying and Yan Chenyu, but they are Estella's slaves now, and they will be her slaves until they die. As for Gao Lan, I had to alter her memories a bit, because she was devastated to find out that she dual-cultivated with Ling Xin under Silvana's control."
"That scumbag!" Hua Shitian shouted with rage upon hearing that; he had known Gao Lan for a long time, and their families also had a good relationship, so Ling Xin's actions made him completely furious. "If I run into him, I will definitely kill him later!"
However, Xia Tian reminded him directly. "Hey, old man. You better not do anything to Ling Xin; his life belongs to Chen'er, and only she has the right to kill him."
"Hmm?" Hua Shitian was taken aback by his words, but he then remembered the incident in Star-Moon Forest. It was easy for Xia Tian to want to kill Ling Xin back then, but he let him go instead. "I see. I hope the scumbag dies soon."
"Weren't you able to remove Estella's slave mark from their souls, Xia Tian?" This time it was Situ Meiqi who asked him.
"Unfortunately, I can't do it." Xia Tian shook his head and then explained. "That's the reason people fear the dark arts of the Dark Race, if their slave mark is ingrained in their soul, then it will only disappear after they die."
Only Murong Mengxin and Nalan Qing were unfazed by the terrifying effect, but the others took a deep breath upon hearing that.
"Anyway, we'll get out of this place once they wake up." They nodded in agreement with Xia Tian's words.
Murong Mengxin then told him. 'Tian, I've captured Silvana's soul, and I've also obliterated her consciousness, so you can help Little Qi absorb her soul later.'
'All right, I'll do it when we get back later.' After that, Xia Tian went to explore the fortress and asked Nalan Qing to keep an eye on Mei Yin, Qin Qing, and Xiao Yuxi to prevent them from doing anything to Estella.
Qin Qing did not dare to say anything, considering Xia Tian's treatment of her before. Meanwhile, the two women from the Twin Star Sword Sect felt angry at Xia Tian, especially Xiao Yuxi, because Estella had killed their comrade.
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Outside the fortress
While they were busy inside, several people had already arrived outside the fortress. Yu Yunzhi and her entourage were the first to arrive, followed by Ding Yuan and his party a short time later, and then Mei Yun.
"Why did you guys come here too?" Ding Yuan was the first to ask.
Yu Yunzhi sighed and answered him. "We found Feng Xian'er and Qin Qing's life jades had turned bleak, so we decided to come here to save them."
"I am also no different from them; I came here to save my twin sister and Xiao Yuxi. Moreover, Yang Yao also died inside." Mei Yun then asked him. "Then what about you Ding Yuan? What happened to the people from your sect?"
Ding Yuan immediately explained this to them. "Ling Xin already came out of the ancient ruin; he was seriously injured and lost his right eye. He also told me that Gao Lan was controlled by a cultivator hiding inside, and I don't know her fate now."
They were all completely shocked to hear that, and Liu Tao then said. "In that case, we have to get inside quickly, or we'll be too late to save them."
"I agree with you." Ding Yuan replied with a nod of approval, and they immediately checked the rock formations.
However, after some time, their efforts were only in vain, and they found no other way in, for the portal in their midst was still off.
"What should we do now, Yunzhi?"
Yu Yunzhi shook her head and looked at the fortress, and she then took Feng Xian'er and Qin Qing's life jades, shocking them as the two jades had returned to normal. "It seems they're doing well now, and they might be out soon, so we'll be waiting for them here."
"Sigh, that's good. If our sect loses them, then it's a big loss for us." Liu Tao said in relief, and the elders nodded in agreement with him.
Hearing their conversation, Mei Yun immediately contacted her sect elder, and she received the reply that Mei Yin and Xiao Yuxi's life jades had also returned to normal, letting her breathe a sigh of relief. 'Thank goodness you're safe now, sis. I don't know what I would do if I lost you, because you are my only family.'
Meanwhile, Ding Yuan, Duan Yong, and Meng Yao still couldn't calm down because they didn't know about Gao Lan's condition.
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Meanwhile, Xia Tian was standing in the middle of the herb field and observing every kind of herb there. "Sigh, it seems someone else discovered this place before, and that person picked up a lot of herbs. But this isn't bad; if I transfer them to the Ancient Sacred Realm, then they will quickly multiply."
[Master, with all those herbs, you can concoct the Energy Surge Pill and the Five Elements Pill for your women, and those pills will speed up their cultivation and increase their elements.]
"Yes, the ingredients for making the two pills are fully available in this place, so I will concoct the two pills after we return." Xia Tian replied with a nod of approval.
[Anyway, what are you going to do with Estella's two beasts?]
Xia Tian thought for some time before he answered Alice. "I will use them as guard dogs for this fortress, but I will tame them first."
[That's a good idea.]
Suddenly, Xia Tian received a sound transmission from Nalan Qing that Estella and the women had already woken up, so he immediately returned there.
- To Be Continued -
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My other novels
1. Primordial 'Dual Cultivator' Dragon With System: To begin with, Ling Yun's character was still too gentle and naive, when compared to Xia Tian, but he would change with time.
2. Otherworldly-Cultivator : There is no doubt about Chen Li's character, he adapts quickly, smart, gentle towards those closest to him, and sometimes wise. But he is also psychotic, vile, ruthless, and violent towards his enemies.
3. Zhang Fei-The Abandoned Son: I have started rewriting this novel, and the story will be a lot different from the original novel.
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