Chapter 154: Calamity
"This place is just wonderful!"
Qing Zhiyan took a deep breath and smiled in bliss.
"I know, right? This is actually the place I had my awakening. You see that centre Island, I was sitting there!"
Xiao Lan was more than happy to share things with her new sister. For some, she liked her a lot even though they only met for a short while.
With face full of smiles, she continued.
"In fact, the water of the lake isn't water but liquified Qi of he environment. It's very docile and I'm sure you have noticed it too. Because of all these factors, I was able to form a perfect foundation."
Hearing her words, Qing Zhiyan's eyes widened as she asked.
"You have a perfect foundation? You're joking, right?"
Xiao Lan's smile grew wider on that.
"Hehe, of course I have. But i would have certainly failed without master's gift."
"Ah! So Master helped you. What gift was it that allowed you to have Perfect Foundation?"
Qing Zhiyan asked, having a realisation.
"Hehe, you see, before the awakening me and my sister's had a few wild days with Master in which he filled us with his heavenly serum. Ah! I'm already feeling hot remembering that."
Xiao Lan licked her lips as she put her leg over another and grinded slightly.
"Um, is it really that good?"
Qing Zhiyan asked, having redness on her cheeks and neck. She would have to do the same one day so she was really curiousm. Did it really feel that good as others mentioned?
"Of course, it is. Believe me, Sister Qing but I have never felt anything like that. It's the best thing...."
Qing Zhiyan looked at Xiao Lan rambling about the usefulness of having sex and grew even more curious. However, then her eyes fluttered and her head snapped in a certain direction.
Xiao Lan instantly noticed her unusual reaction and narrowed her eyes. But then she felt dread wash over her as her muscles stiffened and she couldn't even move properly.
'W-What is this? Is someone attacking our Sect? No, that's impossible.'
She closed her eyes and spread her Divine Sense to look for clues. Soon, she understood the reason behind the dreadful feeling and frowned.
'A calamity is walking towards us.'
"Sister Xiao..."
Qing Zhiyan muttered, feeling a strange feeling due to her eyes. She didn't know what happened but knew something terrible was coming close to her. Her chest felt heavy and her handa trembled.
There was no change in environment, though. Both women just reacted strongly because of their special things.
Xiao Lan stood up, her eyes turning serious as she said.
"Let's go."
"But what do we do now? Even Master isn't here."
Qing Zhiyan's voice was weak. She had never experienced something like this. Even when she watched her own death, she didn't feel this much terror. It was as if someone was slowly squeezing her heart.
"You're forgetting who Master is."
Xiao Lan chuckled, being relaxed as she patted Qing Zhiyan to give her support. She had a Divine Soul which was connected with the world so she could sense danger approaching or other beings enforcing their will on the world.
And just now, she had felt a terrible abomination whose presence bent the world around it approaching the Sect. She was scared as she was no match for it, but it wasn't like they were powerless.
Although Qing Zhiyan was still scared, she decided to trust Xiao Lan.
Together, they left the lake which reflected the bright moon on its surface. Suddenly, the surface of the water rippled as a giant eye of creature formed.
The eye looked at the same direction Qing Zhiyan and looked for a while before diving back in the water. If one was present to watch the eyes, then they would have seen pure disappointment in it.
Xiao Lan knew they were running out of the time so she directly headed towards the Library. Her hand held Qing Zhiyan's hand as she dragged her to the Library with her.
Reaching the library, Xiao Lan took a deep breath and stopped. Even now, she felt nervous to enter the library. Even the being that was approaching them didn't make Xiao Lan so much nervous and fearful.
Qing Zhiyan who had not visited the Library and didn't know about it's truth got confused and asked.
"Why did you bring me to the Library? Is there any expert here?"
"Sort of..."
Xiao Lan mumbled, remembering how weak she felt when she first met Li Xue. Unlike Shen Yu, Li Xue didn't hide her powers so she knew how powerful she was.
'Even if I was in my prime, she would have thrashed me easily. What a freak but she's the only one who could us now. There is the formation but who knows what Tier that big guy is.'
Xiao Lan sighed.
'Besides, we need to deal with it anyways. If it continues the path it's going, then the whole Qing Empire would get destroyed.'
After making up her mind, Xiao Lan entered the Library and headed directly towards the place Li Xue usually stayed.
Qing Zhiyan followed her with a curious look on her face. In a few seconds, they reached the area which has a big glass window and tables before it.
On the window, a ethereal beauty sat with her long green hair cascading down on her shoulders. As always, she wore scholars robes but that just made her look like a goddess.
Qing Zhiyan was stunned but then felt all of her tensed muscles relaxing as her raging emotions also calmed down. It was so comfortable, peaceful and good.
However, for some reason she still kept a part of her consciousness that knew what and how this was happening, which chilled her.
Li Xue looked at the moon and asked, without turning to look at them.
"Is it related to that small bug?"
"Yes, Sister Li."
Xiao Lan's lips twitched hearing how Li Xue just called a abomination a bug. But she understood her too. For Li Xue, it was just another bug.
"Master won't be happy if it does damage in the common mortal populace so I'll interfere this time. However, you guys need to become strong fast. The times are changing and a calamity is approaching this world."
Li Xue then finally turned towards them and smiled.
"It would create chaos. But remember, Chaos isn't a pit, Chaos is a ladder."
She jumped down from the window and continued.
"I can't see future even though I am the embodiment of knowledge. All because of how the future is. It's unpredictable and you two should know this better than anyone. But I can predict things based on past and that tells me a calamity is approaching the world."
She waved her hand as many circles with green glow appeared beneath their feet, having many Runes on them
"The appearance of such anomolies just proves my thesis right. The Qing Empire had never suffered from higher Tier Spiritual Creatures as they don't come here. But it's happening now. So, I'll warn you, be prepared."
With those words, the circle beneath them glowed and the next second, the three disappeared from there.
...
High above the dense forests, the trio of Xiao Lan, Qing Zhiyan and Li Xue. And one thing instantly attracted their attention.
In the distance, they could see a mass of darkness approaching them. The darkness was so great that even the clouds were affected.
"What is that?"
Qing Zhiyan asked, feeling completely calm despite looking at a higher Tier Spiritual Creature.
"Just a random bug!"
Li Xue said as he raised her hand towards the mass of darkness direction and clenched it.
The mass of darkness suddenly began to contort and in now time at all, it disappeared completely as if it never existed in the first place.
Qing Zhiyan clutched her chest, as she felt the strange feeling of terror going away.
While Xiao Lan just sighed as she already expected something like this.
Li Xue turned towards them and said.
"I will help you and other ten women to get stronger. I don't want you all to rely on Master so much. He's also a human and actually very broken so it would be good if you made him proud a d happy."
"Is there even a need to say this? He's our husband, Sister Li. We would do our best to overcome this."
Qing Zhiyan smiled and bowed. However, Li Xue stopped her and shook her head.
"There is no need for that. I'm just a mere servent. Let's go, I'll give you something good."