Chapter 322 Cure Your Bad Habit

Pain!

It hurts so much!

Bai Qiulan had rarely felt pain like this before.

As her power grew, the surge of Chaos Lunar Power grew stronger, and the pain, naturally, became more excruciating.

This pain was even worse than the previous outbreaks of Chaos Venom.

In her previous life, she had Lu Ye by her side the entire time.

Not only did he help alleviate her physical suffering, but he also eased her psychological pain, making it clear to everyone that he was the one insisting on helping her.

Yet, she just couldn’t get past her own hang-ups.

In the early days, during the First and Second Heavens, she still kept up appearances, she’d never let Lu Ye treat her unless the Chaos Venom had already erupted.

But the pain during the outbreaks was unbearable. By the time she reached the Third Heaven, after Lu Ye begged her, she finally gave in and agreed to let him absorb the Chaos Venom in advance while she was still conscious.

But only if she wore a blindfold.

And no funny business with his hands.

By the Fourth Heaven, the blindfold was gone, and they started acting more naturally, almost like newlywed cultivators. By then, Bai Qiulan had long forgotten the agony of Chaos Venom.

And later? It went without saying.

They’d even nursed each other through fevers.

It shocked her that, even in the Fourth Heaven, the pain of Chaos Venom could reach such terrifying levels.

So *this* was the pain Lu Ye had shouldered for her.

Now, she desperately wanted to transfer the Nine-Li Soul-Snatching Technique and, seize control of Yue Hongling by any means to force her to relieve the Chaos Venom.

But she couldn’t.

All she could do was beg and plead.

Yet the current Yue Hongling didn’t cut her any slack.

She just stood there, icy and unmoved.

This outbreak of Chaos Venom lasted a full two hours.

Bai Qiulan thrashed in pain, at first struggling and begging, but later she was frozen solid, only her face still twisted in pain.

"Does it hurt? *Does* it hurt?"

An Li’s indistinct voice droned on and on in Bai Qiulan’s mind.

Bai Qiulan gave no response.

Because now, a tiny hope flickered—Lu Ye was *this close* to forgiving them.

No more deals with An Li. She had to change herself for the better.

An Li, too, scowled, her frustration plain.

The backup plan she left had yet to be activated. Originally, she had intended for the Dark Cult to trigger it, but the Dark Cult turned out to be completely useless, having been completely wiped out.

Now, the best course of action was to trick Bai Qiulan or Yue Hongling into activating her backup plan.

However, it was clear that manipulation wouldn’t be so easily achieved.

She had no idea what kind of spell Bai Qiulan had fallen under again. Her darkness used to be strong, yet now much of it had vanished.

The darker a person’s heart, the more power she could wield from the Dark Origin to influence them.

But for those with little darkness, like Shangguan Huanling, she couldn’t affect them at all.

In fact, An Li even felt like Shangguan Huanling was influencing her.

That woman was downright scary!

Finally, Bai Qiulan opened her eyes, her eyes held the relief of someone who’d just escaped death.

She was alive again.

Yue Hongling approached Bai Qiulan.

"Feeling better?"

Bai Qiulan’s face twisted with mixed emotions. "I’m sorry."

The pain had been unbearable!

The moment she uttered those words, Yue Hongling suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hah! Sorry now? What good does sorry do? If ‘sorry’ fixed anything, senior brother would’ve forgiven me ages ago!"

"No hurry. Since the recent dose of Chaos Venom won’t kill you anyway, I’ll let you endure it a few more times. Let you really feel what I went through!"

"Let’s see if you finally get it!"

"Whether you can realize that Chaos Venom’s pain can kill you—that if you can’t endure it, neither can others!"

The memory of Bai Qiulan ruthlessly forcing Chaos Venom into her body made Yue Hongling’s blood boil.

Bai Qiulan, pale and weak, gave a weak nod.

"Hong Ling, you must also remember to cultivate your Path of Fearlessness."

Yue Hongling’s expression darkened unpredictably.

The Path of Fearlessness, the Path of Fearlessness…

Her Path of Fearlessness kept weakening every day.

If she were to enter the Chaos Dao Field now, she probably couldn’t even match a lowly sovereign’s Dao.

She had to find a way to rebuild this Path of Fearlessness—otherwise, she was done for.

But how could she?

Only one option remained.

This same kind of collapse had actually occurred in her past life too.

That was the Age of Darkness.

Senior brother fought alone against four Forbidden Ones.

There truly was no time, no chance to care for them. Yue Hongling directly faced one of the Forbidden Ones; though she was rescued, she endured immense terror.

So much so that her Dao of Fearlessness was teetering on collapse.

Later, senior brother took her on a harsh training journey and slayed with his own hands the Forbidden One that had terrified her. Only then did her Dao of Fearlessness stabilize once more.

Confront fear directly!

To stabilize the Dao of Fearlessness, she must still confront fear directly.

What she fears now is pain.

It sounds absurd—a great Emperor who cultivates the Dao of Fearlessness is actually afraid of pain.

But the pain Yue Hongling endured was no mere discomfort.

The Primordial Morning Mist could leave Lu Ye contorted in agony.

The Chaos Venom could strip Lu Ye of a life and reduce Bai Qiulan to a pitiful, agonized wreck.

Either of these pains alone was unbearable!

Yet Yue Hongling endured both at once, the double torment leaving lingering trauma.

She could help Bai Qiulan absorb the Chaos Venom.

But it had to be at her absolute command—she decided how fast or slow the absorption would be!

The two of them cultivated separately.

Yue Hongling had to admit that without practicing *Chanu's Extreme Yin Manual*, merely cultivating the *Eon Chaos Canon* made her progress painfully slow.

Of course, she was still faster than ordinary prodigies, but compared to those who had reincarnated or reborn Emperors, her speed was undeniably slow.

Time ticked by.

Soon, the second wave of Chaos Venom erupted.

Yue Hongling stood coldly indifferent to Bai Qiulan’s pleas.

Bai Qiulan suffered through it again. After recovering, she lapsed into heavy silence.

It was too painful!

"Bai Qiulan, Sister Bai, side with me. I have a way to purge your Chaos Venom. Just do one thing for me, and I *guarantee* your cure!"

An Li’s voice grew clearer.

"I’d never trust you!"

"Who else *can* you trust?"

"I’d trust a *scorpion* before you!"

An Li...

Bai Qiulan now had hope of being forgiven by Lu Ye, so of course she didn't want to work with An Li again.

She could still endure!

The third wave of Chaos Venom hit.

It was too painful, how could anyone endure this? Who could hold on under such circumstances?

At this moment, Yue Hongling finally made her move.

Chanu's Extreme Yin Manual sprang into action.

She moved behind Bai Qiulan.

"If you recklessly channel Chaos Venom through yourself at full force again, you're on your own for the next five outbreaks!"

"I swear I'll break you of this damn habit!"

Her hands gently pressed against Bai Qiulan's back.