Chapter 20
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Chapter 20: Martial Sister Bai Lian, Who Is Cold Outside and Hot Inside
The cold wind brushed Su Youwei’s cheek.
She held her left wrist and gently pressed her thumb on the “正” character, which gradually warmed up. This made her originally restless heart immediately calm down.
Surprisingly calm.
There was no fear at all.
What brought her this sense of security was Bai Lian, who was waiting for Chen Lu’s response, and Xiao Jinse, the second Elder Martial Sister, who looked at Bai Lian excitedly.
Is this the camaraderie of the same sect?
Su Youwei experienced it for the first time.
She recalled the situation when she had just been stopped by those strangers. In fact, with her strength, she could easily have beaten them up, but considering that she was a newcomer and did not want to cause trouble for Martial Sister Bai Lian, she chose to give in.
Who would have thought that those people would escalate the matter further?
Seeing that it was hard for her to get away, Su Youwei became angry. She tried to suppress the killing intent, but her internal demon wouldn’t let her withdraw it.
At the moment she pulled out her sword, the second Elder Martial Sister descended from the sky, carrying the heavy Blowing Snow Sword.
Boom!
With just one swing, the floor was shattered into countless pieces, cracks spreading out hundreds of meters.
The people who surrounded her were all thrown backward by the shockwave’s impact, breaking their heads and bleeding.
Su Youwei sheathed her sword.
No matter how much she had disliked the second Elder Martial Sister before, at this moment, all she felt in her heart was gratitude.
The second Elder Martial Sister had stopped the attack of a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator with her own strength. Although she sustained many injuries, she still managed to knock out two of the cultivator’s front teeth.
Disciples of Qiongming Peak are best at defeating the strong!
Xiao Jinse’s outstanding performance had attracted Chen Lu’s attention. After frowning for a long time, Chen Lu decided to de-escalate the situation.
As a Martial Sister of Yunluo Peak and someone ranked in the Jade List’s top 30, Chen Lu’s actions worried Su Youwei. Su Youwei feared this would bring unnecessary trouble to Bai Lian, so she decided to comply with Chen Lu’s decision.
But before Chen Lu could say anything, Martial Sister Bai Lian arrived.
The situation reversed in an instant.
Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian’s presence forced Chen Lu into a deadlock.
The onlookers couldn’t help but start whispering.
“Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian, please stab me! I can take it!”
“Will Martial Sister Chen Lu accept Martial Sister Bai Lian’s challenge?”
“If it were me, I certainly wouldn’t. Isn’t this just rushing to get beaten?”
“Even Elder Martial Brother Gong Juren is no match for Martial Sister Bai Lian. Can Chen Lu fight with Martial Sister Bai Lian? No! She doesn’t have the ability, you know?”
Chen Lu’s face turned blue and white.
She heard all those taunting words but could only endure them.
How could she have imagined that Bai Lian would arrive so quickly and be so relentless?
Sword?
Her best weapon was actually a soft whip.
Chen Lu felt a surge of humiliation. Bai Lian didn’t even remember what weapon she used!
She was so angry that she wanted to pull out her whip and lash Bai Lian like a spinning top.
But after thinking it over, she retreated. She wasn’t Bai Lian’s match. Why embarrass herself?
Chen Lu said, “I will handle this matter. If there is a problem, I will personally apologize to the sect leader. As for these disciples who violated sect rules, I will also personally send them to the law enforcement elders.”
Bai Lian remained unmoved.
As stronger and stronger spiritual power poured into the Dirt Free Sword, the water that danced around the transparent blade grew denser and denser.
At this time, the rabbit following Bai Lian stood up.
Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian had been so kind to her. Now was the time to prove herself!
“Haw (to fight)!”
Want to fight Martial Sister Bai Lian? Defeat me first!
Its two bluish ears whirled rapidly, and a manic whirlwind rose into the sky. The once-clear sky was suddenly shrouded in clouds.
Chen Lu froze.
She had a hunch she wasn’t even a match for the rabbit.
It was one thing to lose to Bai Lian. But if she lost to Bai Lian’s pet…
Despair flashed through Chen Lu’s eyes. Bai Lian wasn’t giving her any chance to escape.
Chen Lu slowly pulled out the soft whip that served as her belt. “Martial Sister Bai Lian, you are at the Nascent Soul Stage, and I am only at the late stage of the Golden Core Stage. Please be merciful!”
Bai Lian said expressionlessly, “When you bullied my Martial Sisters, did you consider that they were only at the Qi Refining Period?”
“I…”
Chen Lu’s face turned red. She couldn’t come up with a retort.
“Humph!” Bai Lian snorted. “Don’t worry, I’m not like you. To deal with you, I only need to suppress my strength to the early stage of the Golden Core Stage.”
She drew a water curtain with the Dirt Free Sword, gently pushed the rabbit out, and formed a small barrier to limit the fighting range.
“Fight here!”
The smaller the scope, the easier it was for Bai Lian to exert her strength.
Obviously, Chen Lu hadn’t considered this, and she was nearly stunned with anger.
“You!”
She wanted to scold Bai Lian loudly but swallowed her words in the end. She was afraid Bai Lian might unleash her full strength.
“Will you only use the strength of the early stage of the Golden Core Stage? Then, Martial Sister Bai Lian, I’ll take the lead!”
Pa.
A flashing red light streaked across the sky like a thunderbolt. At the same time, Chen Lu quickly scattered a dozen small flags along the edge of the barrier.
She set the four directions and connected the Incendiary Domain.
A fiery red hemisphere suddenly formed on the ground, and countless streams of lava gushed out, creating a scene reminiscent of doomsday.
In a moment, Bai Lian became invisible to those outside the barrier.
Su Youwei couldn’t help but feel nervous.
Xiao Jinse patted her shoulder. “Don’t worry, Third Martial Sister. Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian is at the *Nascent Soul Stage. Martial Sister Chen Lu can’t be her opponent!”
[*(especially of a process) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.]
Su Youwei nodded.
An eighteen-year-old Nascent Soul Stage cultivator!
I envy you.
She remembered how Bai Lian had easily defeated Du Fengyu’s shadow guard. Even with her cultivation base suppressed, Bai Lian should have no trouble defeating Chen Lu.
Suddenly, the red hue within the barrier began to fade.
Everyone’s eyes widened.
They saw the stone shell formed by the lava crack and break rapidly from the inside out. Dozens of ice butterflies emerged from the gaps, effortlessly shattering one of the flags to pieces.
Without support, the power of the Earth Fire Lava Array created by Chen Lu immediately dropped by half, unable to stop Bai Lian’s advance.
Chen Lu could only watch as Bai Lian swung her sword with ease. The sword appeared before her in the blink of an eye, as if it had pierced through space.
She hurriedly raised her whip.
Qiang!
The sword blade struck the whip in a straight line.
An overwhelming force made Chen Lu’s knees buckle. She struggled to barely keep herself upright.
But Bai Lian’s attack was far from over. She drew back her Dirt Free Sword, and like a high-pressure water gun, a column of water formed by her spirit Qi drenched Chen Lu’s face.
Chen Lu was utterly overwhelmed. Her meridians felt blocked, and the spirit Qi within her was trapped.
Finally, she managed to wipe the water from her face using her spirit power. When she looked up, she found the translucent, demon-like sword once again stabbing toward her.
The attack sent Chen Lu flying toward the barrier, her whip slipping from her hand.
“Hiss—”
It’s horrible.
The onlookers were *dumbfounded.
[*greatly astonished or amazed.]
Chen Lu finally understood why Jiang Ning had been instantly defeated by Bai Lian and why Gong Juren always retreated when faced with her.
When the star-like, shattered-looking sword reappeared, Chen Lu screamed with all her strength, “Don’t come any closer!”
Bai Lian pressed forward.
In a world based on an R18 gal game, attempting to reason with villains was unwise.
Killing is often the best choice.
But since Chen Lu was a Martial Sister of Yunluo Peak, Bai Lian couldn’t kill her outright. Instead, she could only aim to hurt her as much as possible.
Thus, within the barrier, the onlookers watched in horror as Bai Lian relentlessly chased Chen Lu.
“Don’t hit me! Don’t hit me! I know I was wrong!”
“It hurts…”
One strike after another.
Chen Lu rolled on the ground, finally collapsing into a puddle, her despair evident as she burst into tears.
Bai Lian placed her sword at Chen Lu’s neck, but the latter didn’t react at all.
[Task completed. Task reward – Thunder Abyss is delivered.]
Bai Lian sheathed the Dirt Free Sword. Chen Lu wouldn’t dare cause trouble again anytime soon.
The new Dirt Free Sword was exceptional.
Her sword speed was noticeably faster than before, so fast that Chen Lu couldn’t execute any powerful spells or martial arts.
If she had pushed a little harder, Bai Lian could have severed Chen Lu’s whip entirely.
The disciples who had bullied Su Youwei froze when they saw Bai Lian approaching.
“Ma… Martial Sister Bai Lian, we…”
Bai Lian said, “Don’t worry. I won’t fight you. In ten days, I will let my Martial Sisters fight you instead!”
She realized this was an excellent opportunity to motivate her Martial Sisters.
Alas.
I work too hard for my younger Martial Sisters!
The onlookers began whispering.
“Elder Martial Sister Bai Lian is so terrifying. Just one glance from her, and I felt like I was about to freeze.”
“You don’t understand. That’s called being outwardly cold but inwardly passionate!”
“I wish I were a disciple of Qiongming Peak.”
“Wake up. Qiongming Peak only accepts female disciples.”
“If Master An Lan were willing to accept me, I’d change my gender immediately!”
“…”
Bai Lian walked over to her two younger Martial Sisters and said, “Go back to Qiongming Peak first.”
Xiao Jinse whispered, “Elder Martial Sister, didn’t you beat her too hard?”
Bai Lian shook her head. “It’s fine. I can handle it.”
Even if Chen Lu’s master came looking for trouble, Bai Lian was confident An Lan would drive her away—and might even vent her anger by disciplining Bai Lian herself.
But Bai Lian wasn’t afraid. Her Hard Skill wasn’t for show!
Bring it on!
Bai Lian said confidently, “Don’t worry. I’ve prepared a special course for you, which will definitely make you stronger!”
Xiao Jinse was still worried, but her concern was mostly for Bai Lian’s punishment.
Su Youwei’s face remained calm, but her heart was deeply touched. Even the strange images that occasionally flashed before her eyes no longer seemed so unpleasant.
She wanted to live up to Martial Sister Bai Lian’s expectations. Even if it affected her cultivation base, she was determined to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage within ten days and defeat those who had bullied her!
“Elder Martial Sister, what is the special course?”
Bai Lian looked serious. “Wait until evening, and you’ll find out!”
