Chapter 13
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Chapter 13: Elder Martial Sister Chen Lu Is Cold Outside and Hot Inside
How can we take revenge against those immortals who are high above?
At that time, Si Yunshang sat in a pool of blood and thought of this desperately.
Broken attics, broken human bodies, and a broken future…
There’s nothing left.
Including her life as a song-chanter girl.
Originally, she was full of complaints about her life and was always unhappy with the people around her, thinking, “The world is so big, I want to travel around.”
But after all the restrictions were removed, she was suddenly confused, leaving only endless emptiness after the heart-piercing pain.
She was just a song-chanter girl. How could she take revenge on those powerful immortals of the Huaxin sect?
Si Yunshang decided to end her life.
This should be the case.
But when the blood bubbled out of her wrist, many strange things suddenly appeared in her mind.
She had a long dream.
In her dream, she sat under a towering tree hundreds of feet high. The tree asked her, “Do you want to understand the meaning of living?”
This was a boring question that Si Yunshang would never have answered before.
Sitting alone under the tree, she was in a state of extreme confusion and extreme emptiness.
Her calm heart was stirred by the huge tree.
With her body as the center, circles of ripples spread out, and the endless wind blew on the snowy ground where the giant tree was located.
It was also cold at that time.
Si Yunshang chose the former between [Want] and [Don’t want].
“Yes!”
The syllables jumped.
The wind and snow broke through the barrier of the huge tree and covered Si Yunshang’s body.
She didn’t feel cold anymore. There was something warm lying in her palm. In this way, even if her body was frozen into ice, her blood was still warm.
She felt a force full of vitality injected into her lower abdomen, which entangled and swirled, finally forming a stable vortex.
As time passed, the vortex became more condensed, and finally, it turned into a golden ball.
At this time, the ice shell could no longer trap her body, and the illusion could no longer lock her heart.
Si Yunshang woke up.
She realized that she had the power of immortals.
It was too abrupt.
She only vaguely remembered hearing a soft sigh when she opened her eyes—
“This is my last strength.”
Was it an illusion?
After waking up, Si Yunshang spent a month reacquainting herself with the world.
She knew that the cultivation method she had suddenly acquired was called Spiritual Emptiness Casting Saint, a technique from the Lingxu sect. The reason for her rapid strength improvement in a short time was that she had overdrawn her life.
What you give is what you obtain.
She also realized that the Huaxin sect was merely an inconspicuous small sect. Yet even so, with her Golden Core Stage cultivation base, destroying the entire Huaxin sect was impossible.
Si Yunshang first heard Bai Lian’s name during her travels.
Fairy Bai Lian of the Duxian sect.
Not only was she gifted and beautiful, but many ordinary people referred to her as a female Bodhisattva and a true immortal.
Si Yunshang had encountered many cultivators who enjoyed helping others, but Bai Lian was the first she knew who devoted herself to aiding mortals and promoting a harmonious society.
Many people ridiculed Bai Lian, saying she was foolish for wasting her time on mortals. They claimed that if she focused on herself, her strength could double.
Si Yunshang, however, merely thought Bai Lian was cute.
“If the Duxian sect were near Yuheng Mountain, the Huaxin sect wouldn’t dare to commit evil.”
“I really want to meet Fairy Bai Lian,” she thought.
But Si Yunshang knew it was just a dream. She was a sectless cultivator with no chance to befriend someone like Fairy Bai Lian.
She returned to Yuheng Mountain. She might not be able to destroy the Huaxin sect, but she could at least try.
Si Yunshang forged a new identity and worked hard to uncover the sect’s weaknesses. Fortunately, due to the gap in strength between the Lingxu sect and the Huaxin sect, the latter never dared to verify her identity. Otherwise, her disguise might have been exposed.
A year later, Si Yunshang learned that the joint trial organized by the Ten Thousand Immortals League would be held in Yuheng Mountain.
Opportunity!
With their strength, the Ten Thousand Immortals League could destroy the Huaxin sect effortlessly.
Perhaps, she thought, she could meet Fairy Bai Lian this time.
Unfortunately, while she did meet Bai Lian, their interaction was disappointing. Perhaps because of her Demon Woman identity, Bai Lian treated her politely but remained distant.
On the other hand, Chen Lu often looked at her with disdain, but her actions betrayed her concern.
Although Chen Lu never admitted it, Si Yunshang could tell.
In the past, when Si Yunshang harshly mocked Chen Lu, she neither got angry nor retaliated. Instead, she simply smiled awkwardly.
And despite having the chance to turn her over to the sect, Chen Lu only contacted the kind-hearted Bai Lian.
Now, as Si Yunshang was on the brink of freezing to death, it was Chen Lu who pulled her back from the darkness.
Si Yunshang tried to make sense of Chen Lu’s behavior.
Obviously, Chen Lu had seen through her disguise!
From the moment they met, Chen Lu likely knew she wasn’t a Lingxu sect descendant. Otherwise, Chen Lu wouldn’t have been so kind to a Demon Woman—unless she liked her.
But… how could that be?
Si Yunshang shook her head.
Unexpectedly, Chen Lu turned out to be a good person—cold on the surface but warm-hearted. No wonder she was close to Fairy Bai Lian.
Si Yunshang accidentally brushed against Chen Lu’s warm hands. Her body and heart seemed to warm as well.
Life is truly strange.
Because of her special constitution, Si Yunshang vividly remembered the words from her dream. She no longer wanted to live as a Demon Woman. She wanted to die with innocence, free of her burdens.
She realized this might be her chance.
—
Is this true?
Bai Lian was stunned. She hadn’t expected Si Yunshang to be such a pitiable woman.
Verifying her story would be simple—she only needed to send someone to investigate the Lingxu sect. However, Bai Lian still found the situation strange.
If Si Yunshang was truly a sectless cultivator, why was the task of killing her so dangerous?
“Does she have a Golden Finger?”
Bai Lian glanced at Si Yunshang suspiciously. Aside from a jade pendant, nothing on her seemed noteworthy.
Testing her now would be inappropriate. She decided to wait.
As she contemplated, Bai Lian sensed her Martial Sisters approaching. She had already told them her location, so it wouldn’t take long for them to arrive.
But just then, Bai Lian felt arms wrap around her waist.
“?”
“Cold…”
Si Yunshang clung to her, her movements growing erratic. Bai Lian was tempted to push her away but hesitated.
Frustrated, Bai Lian took out another fire-type inner pill, intending to place it in Si Yunshang’s hand.
Suddenly, she heard voices above her.
“Elder Martial Sister!”
“Where?”
“Didn’t she say she’d be here?”
“Could something have happened?”
“No way!”
“I’ll search with my divine sense.”
Wait!
New task options appeared before Bai Lian:
[Task 1]: Immediately reply, “I’m here!” (Reward: a secret medicine—Fire Refining Real Gold)
[Task 2]: Hold your breath and stay silent (Reward: an inferior magic tool—Tongtian Stick)
Bai Lian realized she was in trouble.
Si Yunshang was hanging onto her, face flushed and clothes disheveled. If her Martial Sisters saw this…
“I’m innocent!”
Who would believe her?
She chose Task 2 without hesitation.
Bai Lian suppressed her aura and remained motionless, fearing any sound might attract attention.
But Su Youwei wasn’t easily fooled. Her divine sense quickly identified the area Bai Lian was concealing.
“There’s likely a secret room below. Elder Martial Sister must have gone inside to explore. Let’s split up and find the entrance.”
“Okay.”
Xiao Jinse nodded.
This is bad. What should I do?
In desperation, Bai Lian spotted the jade rabbit eating grass nearby. She quickly commanded it to cause a distraction.
Though the jade rabbit didn’t understand the reason, it obeyed.
With the Golden Snake Lance in hand, the jade rabbit rushed out of the ground.
Boom!
The loud noise drew the attention of Xiao Jinse and Su Youwei.
“It’s the jade rabbit!”
“Let’s follow it!”
The two Martial Sisters hurriedly chased after the jade rabbit.
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