Chapter 49

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Chapter 49

Yun Chuyou was shorter and slimmer than Meng He, completely blocked by her big-bodied junior.

Luckily, the Spirit Qi was very convenient; she didn’t need to tiptoe, just a little use of her spiritual power allowed her to rise above Meng He’s head and see Xie Fuzhi’s face.

The other person was wearing a nice-looking black cloak, and his face was the one he used when entering the illusion; it did not resemble Xie Fuzhi’s, but that pale face had a slight blush — this was the state after the redness faded, but the ears hidden in the dark hair still looked bright red.

Whether he forgot to remove his disguise or was determined to continue pretending to be Xie Qi, Yun Chuyou had no intention of exposing him; since he didn’t say anything, she decided to play along.

Yun Chuyou and Xie Fuzhi exchanged a glance, which made the other person instinctively lower his head and firmly stand back on the ground in the room.

Earlier, Xie Fuzhi’s voice was not loud, but this room was too quiet and spacious. Unless someone used magic to directly communicate, even speaking softly, others could hear it very clearly.

"How do you know that is false?" The Tianheng Sect cultivator felt a bit displeased with the person who suddenly interrupted.

The naturally gifted sword cultivator appeared at the Tianyuan Sect this time, but the Sword God from years ago belonged to their Tianheng Sect, so this time in the secret realm, the disciples from Tianheng Sect were the most numerous.

In a top sect like Tianheng Sect, there are many fashionable sword cultivators, and this vocal cultivator is one of the Sword God’s big fans.

Of course, Sword God’s fans, especially those who admire his girlfriend, mostly idolize him and want to be like him. Fans of strong idols cannot accept the idea of their idol losing out to someone else over a woman. So the rumor must be false; what’s shown in the picture is the truth!

Although this newcomer was surrounded by dark energy, making him seem very dangerous, the fans’ loyalty to their idol overcame their fear, and he argued loudly with Xie Fuzhi, "This is Sword King Palace! Do you know what Sword King Palace means? It is where Sword God lived, and these images must be the truth left behind by His Excellency, the Sword God!"

Xie Fuzhi did not pay attention to this unimportant person. He looked at Yun Chuyou and asked, "Chuyou, do you believe what I said?"

Since his identity had been revealed, he no longer called her "Yuzu" but simply "Yun Chuyou Chuyou." This was a name he had called her countless times before, but now when he said it, it carried a rare softness and tenderness.

Someone as slow as Meng He would not notice these differences.

He rolled up his sleeves and expressed his dissatisfaction, "Can anyone just call you Chuyou?"

Even he could only call her Elder Martial Sister. Why should a stranger call her Chuyou? This Little Bai, with such a tender face, seemed to be trying to take advantage.

Meng He couldn’t see or hear what was happening, but Yu Jiu noticed. Upon hearing the name Chuyou and seeing those eyes, he recognized Xie Fuzhi.

He should have thought of this earlier. There aren’t so many people who look alike in the world. With a master who has such a face, anyone who is half as beautiful must have a close connection to Xie Fuzhi.

At first, he was confused by the limitations of the illusion and by the information Yun Chuyou provided that Xie Qi was the Martial Uncle of the chief disciple of Tianyuan Sect, so he didn’t consider that direction.

Now it seems that besides Xie Fuzhi, there has never been a stranger who met Yun Chuyou, so how could anyone know so much about the people of Qingxu Sect?

When Xie Qi was with them, his attention was always on Yun Chuyou. It was like a shadow following Elder Martial Sister, always present and his gaze was overly focused.

At that time, he thought Xie Qi was just a passionate admirer of Elder Martial Sister, but it turned out that Xie Qi was the embodiment of their master.

It is understandable that the Astral Projection Stage can have an embodiment, while their master has always claimed to be at the Nascent Soul Stage. Even he himself has concealed his true cultivation level since arriving at Qingxu Sect. It’s quite normal for Xie Fuzhi, as a master, to keep some secrets from his disciples.

Although he usually didn’t get along well with his fellow disciple, he didn’t want to see him foolishly walk to his doom, "Alright, you’re blocking others from seeing the painting. If you’re not going to look, don’t stand here in the way."

Yu Jiu pulled Meng He aside; although he usually seemed as frail as a sickly person, he had surprisingly strong strength. Meng He, caught by him, looked at Yu Jiu in shock, forgetting Xie Fuzhi nearby, his attention focused solely on the arm he couldn’t escape from.

After Yu Jiu pulled him away, he quickly let go, but Meng He immediately felt pain.

"When did you get this strong?" The rough-skinned, sturdy Meng He looked at the bruise on his elbow, angrily accusing Yu Jiu, "Look at what you’ve done to me! You’re taking revenge on me!"

Yu Jiu looked at Meng He, unsure of what to say. He had thought that Meng He would realize that Xie Qi was their master, but after helping him once in a moment of madness, he decided not to help him again if Meng He kept being reckless, "You can think of it as revenge if you want."

Meng He had a smug expression, "I always said it; I knew you were jealous of me."

Today, he didn’t know what was happening. Had Yu Jiu accidentally taken some truth potion? He didn’t sound at all like his usual stubborn self; he admitted it so readily.

Yun Chuyou naturally believed Xie Fuzhi. She had now accepted that he was a phoenix who was over thirty thousand years old. Even if he had lived in an egg for twenty thousand years, he would still be a thousand years old after hatching, which meant that Xie Fuzhi was alive while Li Baiyi was still in the world.

As a phoenix that had existed since that era, it was very normal for him to know about famous figures; perhaps there was even some connection between the two of them.

Just as Xie Fuzhi said, in the second illusion, the genders are switched, and reality and illusion are mixed up; it sounds very reasonable that the content in the picture is the opposite of reality.

"Xiao Wei, wait! Don’t touch that!"

Yun Chuyou was smiling and about to say something when she caught sight of Zhong Wei unable to resist touching the women in the carved pictures. These carved panels are not as realistic as modern photographs; instead, they have the style of traditional landscape paintings.

Everyone could recognize the characters in the pictures mainly by the weapons they carried, along with the Sword God fans’ knowledge of the Sword God legends.

However, that painting of the beautiful woman suddenly seemed to come alive, drawing those who saw her to reach out and touch her.

Yun Chuyou realized something was wrong, but her warning came too late; a bright white light burst forth from the beautiful woman’s picture, and Zhong Wei was quickly engulfed by the light.

Without hesitating, she reached out to grab Zhong Wei’s sleeve, and naturally became consumed as well; her other empty hand was tightly held by the person behind her. That person hesitated for a moment, then forcefully pried open the gaps between her fingers and slowly slipped in.

Yun Chuyou didn’t even need to look back to be sure that the person holding her was Xie Fuzhi.

She hesitated for half a second and then tightened her grip on that hand. In response, the other person immediately tightened theirs, gripping so hard that even Yun Chuyou, a golden core cultivator, felt pain.

She frowned slightly and said, "Be gentle, it’s too tight."

The latter immediately loosened his grip but couldn’t completely let go, feeling satisfied as he held on.

Because they were surrounded by a glowing light, no one noticed this small detail except for a pair of eyes that controlled everything from a great height.

"Elder Martial Sister!" Meng He called out.

Yu Jiu said nothing but walked almost in sync with Meng He.

"Master, wait for me!"

Hu Xiao Bai also jumped in without hesitation, following Yu Jiu and Meng He. If something happened to Yun Chuyou, as her contracted creature, it could not survive alone; this time, it absolutely would not leave its master.

The first illusion was easy to pass through, and the second one didn’t affect them too much. If the third one was also an illusion, they had nothing to fear.

Song Mingzhu sensed her own opportunity inside and tugged at her leading senior brother, saying, "Elder Martial Brother, let’s go in too."

This must be a passage to another place. She had a feeling that this time, there would definitely be something to gain inside.

Song Mingzhu’s requests were almost never refused by the others, and they did not think about whether it was dangerous inside, "Alright, let’s go in together."

When they saw a few people go in, the last two Hehuan Sect cultivators hesitated and stood still.

The silence spell of the Hehuan Sect female cultivator seemed to have been lifted without her knowing, and she looked troubled, "Senior brother, how about we don’t go in?"

The illusion did not leave her with much psychological shadow, but the feeling of being silenced just now was terrible.

The male cultivator, still shaken by the recent illusion, nodded, and suddenly, the sword cultivator in the picture "came to life" from the wall.

The stone statue, which was the same color as the wall, kicked the male cultivator hard in the back, pushing him straight into the wall, "Get in there!"

Since we are already here, what’s the point of staying outside? If you don’t want to go in, just leave this room.

After kicking the male cultivator, the fierce foot turned towards the female cultivator, who quickly waved her hands, "No need to kick, no need to kick, I’ll go in myself."

She no longer hesitated and rushed inside, praying a little for her poor senior brother: she hoped he would not have his tailbone broken by that kick just now.

Just as everyone expected, behind the wall was still an illusion, but this time it was different from the previous two. The first time, they faced falsehood and needed to break through it, gathering courage to overcome their weak selves. The second time, they had to strive to regain their memories, not getting lost in the falsehood.

In the third time, none of those who entered the illusion lost their memories, and they did not need to conquer their fears.

After Yun Chuyou was pulled into the painting, she was forced to embody an NPC, as if she were watching an incredibly immersive movie.

This was a film about three people, and the main characters were naturally the two men and one woman in the painting. One was the former Sword God, Li Baiyi, and now most sword cultivators in the spiritual world liked to wear flowing white clothes, influenced by this Sword God to some extent.

One was Liaokong, the heir of the Buddhist sect from thousands of years ago, and the other was the Sword God in the hearts of countless sword cultivators. Master Liaokong was not as famous as the Sword God, but in that era, the strength, reputation, and backgrounds of these two were quite comparable.

Li Baiyi had the sword bone and was one of the top talents of the Tianheng Sect. His master was the lord of Wanjian Peak in the Tianheng Sect, a formidable Transcendency Stage expert.

Yes, thousands of years ago, the Transcendency Stage expert served as the peak master, but over the years, the Spirit Qi in the spiritual world has greatly diminished, and with the ancient heritage lost, today’s Transcendency Stage experts have become the Supreme Elders guarding various sects and rarely appear.

The heir of the Buddhist sect also had innate Buddha bones and was one of the most insightful talents of that time. There were many schools of Buddhist cultivators, and not all disciples were required to practice hard; monks who enjoyed eating and drinking could also practice Buddhism.

Like Hehuan Sect has its own dual cultivation school, there is also a joyful Buddha among the Buddhist cultivators who can practice dual cultivation.

After all, wine and meat pass through the stomach, but the Buddha’s heart remains kind. However, the Buddha Child, who holds the position of heir, bears a heavy responsibility while receiving the support of all the resources of the Buddhist sect. Other Buddhist disciples can return to the mortal world and practice the Joyful Path, but Liaokong as the Buddha Child absolutely cannot.

At that time, he was not called Liaokong; his name was Shi Mingkong. The girl among the three was the one who founded the Hehuan Sect today. She did not have the bones of a sword or the bones of a Buddha, but she was born with enchanting beauty. Her name was Liu Ruyi, like the graceful willow and the auspiciousness of everything going smoothly.

Liu Ruyi had no parents; it is said she was born under a willow tree and was found by an ordinary couple in a mortal city who were in the Qi training stage.

Later, when Liu Ruyi grew to six or seven years old, an evil cultivator from the town set his sights on her because of her water-based Heavenly Spiritual Root. He killed the couple and took Liu Ruyi, intending to use her as a furnace.

As she grew up, Liu Ruyi fought back and killed the evil cultivator, even improving his cultivation technique. Because her worldview had been somewhat influenced by him, Liu Ruyi decided to embrace a seductive form of cultivation.

Although she had a Heavenly Spiritual Root, it was a highly pure Water Spiritual Root. Such a root would easily attract attention in any sect, making her susceptible to becoming someone else’s furnace.

However, this situation was very unfair to Liu Ruyi. Why should she be taken advantage of by others and reduced to a tool for their own advancement? She found the progress in studying orthodox techniques too slow, which meant she might lack the ability to protect herself for a long time.

This talented cultivator then developed a special dual cultivation method, the method of yin and yang merging, which, as the name suggests, allows one to absorb the cultivation of the other during intimate encounters.

At first, this version was only for the opposite sex, but later it was expanded to include the same sex, although the efficiency is not as good as that of the opposite sex.

The quality of the cultivation drawn from the target depends on the quality of the target, and this Hehuan Sect ancestor is not only beautiful but also has very high standards.

In fact, Liu Ruyi’s face is not particularly enchanting; it is quite different from the typical alluring look of someone like Zhong Wei, who has big breasts and a slim waist. In the illusion, the woman’s features could even be described as very pure, and when she sits quietly, she looks like a fairy from the heavens.

But once she starts to move, with every frown and smile, her eyes sparkle with charm, mesmerizing everyone around; this is what true charm is all about.

Not to mention men, even a determined woman like Yun Chuyou, upon seeing this Hehuan Sect ancestor, cannot help but be momentarily captivated by her beauty, feeling a fleeting sense of weakness.

Such a beautiful person has a charm that does not distinguish between genders. It is not just Li Baiyi and Shi Mingkong who are drawn to her; her admirers are all notable talents.

With her unique dual cultivation method, Liu Ruyi’s progress in cultivation soared, quickly breaking through from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, and then from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core, becoming one of the youngest Nascent Soul cultivators, going from being unknown to entering the Genius List.

However, she has always been carefree, acting only on desire and not on feelings; she sleeps with people and then leaves, creating many romantic debts, leading to various sects denouncing her as a Demon Woman.

But the talent of this Demon Woman is truly strong, and this form of cultivation does not cause any irreversible damage to her targets; it only leaves them temporarily weakened, and using a bit more Spirit Qi can quickly restore them.

Moreover, she was very moral and only loved pure-hearted young men, never bothering those who already had partners or were engaged.

Besides, she did a great job taking care of her clients; during their weak moments, she acted as a temporary bodyguard to prevent enemies from taking advantage of them, so that the blame didn’t fall on her, the innocent one.

Other than stealing hearts, she did not commit any bad deeds. Those she helped also stated that they were willing and asked their respected teachers not to intervene.

Since Liu Ruyi only chose those of good quality, back in the Genius List, there were even some who compared themselves, saying that being chosen by Liu Ruyi meant they were exceptional in every way, and those who were not chosen felt inferior.

Liu Ruyi judged people mainly by their talent and appearance, and did not pay much attention to their character; walking near the river, one is bound to slip sometimes.

Even though she was careful enough, she could not guarantee that everyone she slept with was free of trouble.

A detailed background check takes a lot of time and energy, and Liu Ruyi wouldn’t waste so much effort digging into the past of those she helped.

Her usual method of investigation was hypnosis, making the other person reveal whether they had a partner; doing this too many times, she occasionally made mistakes.

Some cases were not serious, but once it became a big deal. That person had their own admirer; although they were not married or engaged, she took away their purity, causing quite a stir in the town.

Just because of this accident, someone placed a large bounty on Liu Ruyi, wanting her life. Others begged the Buddha’s cultivators to help transform this reckless Demon Woman, asking them not to let her harm the innocent anymore.

Buddha Child Shi Mingkong was the one assigned for this task, while sword cultivator Li Baiyi accepted the earlier mission because he had no money and wanted to act boldly.

After all, in the description of the mission, Liu Ruyi was painted as extremely evil, with countless sins!

However, both of these individuals became servants of Liu Ruyi after meeting her and successfully helped her grow stronger, allowing her to break from the primordial stage of the Nascent Soul directly to the late stage of the Nascent Soul. If this continued, she might smoothly reach the Soul Changing Stage.

Next came the entanglement of the three. This carefree Demon Woman eventually developed feelings for Liaokong. When someone heartless begins to feel, it means they are deeply touched.

At this moment, the backdrop of this relationship stepped in. The Buddha Sect would absolutely not allow the Buddha Child to be with someone as troubled as Liu Ruyi, who was merely a small nascent soul cultivator.

With her abilities, she may one day reach the Soul Changing Stage, possibly the Transcendency Stage, or even have the chance to ascend. But that was all a matter for the future. She provoked the Buddha Sect’s Buddha Child, and the Buddha Sect intended to take that future away from her.

Li Baiyi, who could not be chosen, stepped forward. He was a person of deep emotions, and after meeting Liu Ruyi, he changed from the Heartless Tao to the Romantic Dao. The frightening thing about his innate swordsmanship was that even after abandoning his previous path to rebuild, Li Baiyi became even stronger than before.

A cultivator of the Romantic Dao could never tolerate their beloved dying a tragic death, so he stepped forward to confront the Buddha Sect with a single sword.

The elder of the Tianheng Sect is very protective, and Liu Ruyi was lucky to save her life. She felt that fighting alone was too hard, so she started her own school, founding the Hehuan Sect.

She set some fairly reasonable rules and improved many dual cultivation methods, gaining strength by bringing in other sects to grow.

The Buddhas Sect killed and hurt others. After taking Shi Mingkong away, many years later, they released the amnesiac Shi Mingkong, and this time, the cold-hearted Buddha Child severely injured Liu Ruyi.

Hurt deeply by her former lover, Liu Ruyi not only suffered physical pain and heartbreak, but her spirit was also heavily wounded.

The now-famous Li Baiyi saved Liu Ruyi, but she still did not choose him, just like in the song Yun Chuyou had heard, where even though it was a story about three people, he never got a name.

After this severe injury, Liu Ruyi felt sad and grew weaker, ultimately falling down. Li Baiyi spent countless efforts to preserve a fragment of Liu Ruyi’s spirit, nurturing it within his Purple Mansion.

Originally, this secret realm was located within Li Baiyi’s Purple Mansion, but after the Sword God fell, the secret realm became independent, opening every few hundred years, attracting those destined to inherit the Sword God’s legacy, cultivating future pillars for the spiritual world.

However, this broken fragment of spirit was not the real Liu Ruyi. As time passed and the Sword God fell, this spirit grew weaker, and now, Liu Ruyi’s spirit is about to completely fade away from this world.

The two Hehuan Sect cultivators were able to enter because they shared some connection to Liu Ruyi, the founder of the Hehuan Sect. However, how much they can accept depends on their understanding.

Liu Ruyi died, and at the same time, the Buddha Child of Master Liaokong also fell. Therefore, in this secret realm, there are not only the legacies of sword cultivators and the Hehuan Sect but also the insights and legacies of Buddhist cultivators.

As for the others, before deciding on the legacies, the three remaining souls sealed here in the past all expressed that they had questions to ask.

That’s right; being able to pass the first two trials and enter this room means that there is a connection between the legacies and these people. However, how much they give depends on the will of the remaining souls.

After watching the short movie featuring the three, Yun Chuyou found herself isolated in a small white space. A voice belonging to the Senior Sword God asked her, "What insights do you have about the previous content?"