At the peak of Chiyang Peak.
Xue Mingzhao stood before the entrance of the personal disciple residence and took a deep breath.
The walls were built from green spirit jade, the floors were paved with Spirit Gathering Formations, and the spiritual energy was so dense it resembled fog. Taking a single breath left her feeling entirely refreshed.
Stepping inside, she found a ten-thousand-year cold jade bed in the meditation room, a soul-nourishing wood couch in the living quarters, and an alchemy room directly connected to an earth-fire vein. There was even a hidden spiritual spring pool in the backyard!
The two of them stood in the courtyard, their eyes wide as copper bells. This was simply too extravagant!
The Chaos Spiritual Root clicked its tongue inside her dantian. “Finally, a place that is barely habitable.”
Xue Mingzhao ignored it and looked up at Nan Mingzi. “Master, which one is my room?”
Nan Mingzi stroked his beard with a beaming smile. “This entire courtyard is yours. Lin Yi has been assigned to the courtyard opposite yours. Since you two siblings are close, you can easily look after each other.”
Su Ye looked at the opposite courtyard, which was of identical specifications, his heart overflowing with excitement. As expected of the number one sect on the Tianyan Continent, this level of grandeur was far more extravagant than their Mist Concealment Sect!
Xue Mingzhao reached out to touch the cool green spirit jade wall, sighing with genuine emotion. No wonder the cultivators of the Tianyan Continent fought tooth and nail to enter the Heavenly Origin Sect. With this kind of treatment, who wouldn't be tempted?
Sigh, she had to find a way to make more spirit stones. Otherwise, how would the Grand Primordium Sect ever be able to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Heavenly Origin Sect?
Recalling her reward, Xue Mingzhao casually brought it up as if in passing. “Master, I recall Deacon Wang saying that reaching the top allows us to choose a treasure from the sect treasury.”
Nan Mingzi waved his hand grandly. “Tomorrow, your master will personally take you two siblings there.”
Having said that, he stealthily glanced at Su Ye, secretly feeling quite pleased with himself. As expected of this old man. I saw through their deep sibling bond at a single glance.
Now that I've taken the younger sister in, would I ever have to worry about the older brother running off?
After bidding Nan Mingzi farewell, the two of them eagerly rushed into their respective luxury villas.
The courtyard gates were protected by the Heavenly Origin Sect's exclusive barrier restrictions, which even Soul Transformation realm cultivators could not breach. Their sense of security was instantly maxed out!
Xue Mingzhao tossed Cang Jue into the living quarters, leaving him to cultivate on his own, before turning around and plunging into the spiritual spring pool with a splash.
So comfortable!
The warm spiritual spring water rose past her shoulders, and every pore in her body opened up. It felt as though she was being gently massaged by a pair of tender hands, and all her exhaustion drifted away with the rising steam.
As she soaked, she suddenly shuddered and opened her eyes.
Wait—
Was this transparent bead in her dantian male or female?
It usually spoke in a childish, babyish voice, making its gender impossible to distinguish. She had actually only realized this problem just now!
Xue Mingzhao asked directly, “Chaos Spiritual Root... are you male or female?”
The Chaos Spiritual Root fell silent for a moment, as if replying to an obtuse fool. “I am a spiritual root. There is no such thing as gender for me.”
Xue Mingzhao gave an "oh" and didn't press further, continuing to comfortably soak in her spiritual spring.
After a moment, the Chaos Spiritual Root suddenly asked, “Are you male or female?”
“I am female.”
The Chaos Spiritual Root paused briefly, then said decisively, “Then I am female too.”
Right at that moment, the barrier outside the courtyard gate suddenly rippled.
Xue Mingzhao hurriedly dressed herself properly and ran out to take a look—whoa, Huang Siqi!
She wondered to herself. Why would the Sect Master personally visit in the middle of the night? Could it be that he didn't plan on giving them their treasures tomorrow?
Before she could ask, Nan Mingzi rushed over with a whoosh.
He had seen Huang Siqi rushing toward his disciple's courtyard from afar, and alarm bells immediately went off in his mind.
This old geezer... Is he trying to steal my trick and use the younger sister to control the older brother?!
He stepped forward to block Xue Mingzhao, acting like a mother hen protecting her chick. “Why aren't you sleeping in the middle of the night? What are you doing coming to find my disciple?”
Huang Siqi ignored his defensive stance and got straight to the point. “My personal disciple, Shen Chaoyue, climbed the Heaven-Inquiring Ladder with you earlier. You remember her, right?”
Xue Mingzhao instantly grew alert. What kind of trouble was Shen Chaoyue causing now?
Her mind raced, and she immediately spouted a barrage of praise. “I remember, of course I remember! Senior Sister Shen is exceptionally talented, as pure and cold as the moon, possesses celestial beauty, is intelligent and elegant, calm and composed, gifted with extraordinary natural talent, and has a highly promising future—”
“Stop, stop, stop.” Huang Siqi's head ached from listening to her, and he hurriedly cut her off.
Xue Mingzhao asked in confusion, “Does Senior Sister Shen have business with me?”
Huang Siqi sighed. “She... She is still trapped on the Heaven-Inquiring Ladder and hasn't been able to free herself.”
Xue Mingzhao gasped inwardly. Good heavens! Just how deep is the female lead's inner demon?
It's been so long and she still hasn't woken up. Has she lived through three lifetimes in that illusion already?
At this moment, Su Ye heard the commotion outside the courtyard and pushed open his door to step out.
Hearing Huang Siqi bring up Shen Chaoyue, his heart was filled with confusion. He couldn't understand what this had to do with his junior sister.
However, he tactfully refrained from speaking and quietly stood behind Nan Mingzi to observe.
The three of them quietly waited for Huang Siqi to continue.
Huang Siqi held it in for a long while before squeezing out a sentence with great difficulty. “So... can you go and throw a few punches at your senior sister? See if you can beat her awake?”
Xue Mingzhao, Nan Mingzi, and Su Ye: ???
Xue Mingzhao's brain instantly shut down. She muttered inwardly: Am I actually still trapped in my inner demon illusion and haven't come out yet? Why am I hearing such an absurd request?
The air fell silent for three seconds.
Nan Mingzi burst out laughing. “Sect Master Huang, did you get your head caught in a door? Lin Yi happened to wake up from his illusion just as Lin Yue got to him. Did you really think she beat him awake?”
Huang Siqi's old face turned red. He had only approached Lin Yue because he was completely out of options.
If one remained trapped in the inner demon illusion without waking, their soul would gradually be eroded by the illusion!
Over time, their mind would grow foolish, unable to distinguish between illusion and reality.
Once their obsession spiraled out of control and the inner demon devoured their soul, they would perish directly on the ladder, losing even the chance for reincarnation.
In all these years, this was the first time the Heavenly Origin Sect had a disciple trapped in an illusion for so long.
If he weren't afraid of accidentally injuring his beloved disciple by acting rashly, he wouldn't have come in the middle of the night to beg a newly admitted disciple.
Huang Siqi braced himself and said, “Let's just try it first. If it really doesn't work, I will step in personally.”
Xue Mingzhao waved her hands frantically.
She complained wildly in her mind: Are you kidding me? You want me to beat up the female lead? She's the literal daughter of the Heavenly Dao! Do you think I've lived too long?
Seeing this, Huang Siqi said in a deep voice, “If you can awaken Chaoyue, I will grant you one request. As long as it is within my power, I will never break my word.”
Xue Mingzhao's hand-waving abruptly stopped.
A promise from the Sect Master of the Heavenly Origin Sect carried immense weight.
She instantly dropped her reluctant attitude, her expression turning serious and righteously solemn. “For Senior Sister Shen, and for the sect, I will not shrink from this duty!”
Huang Siqi: “...”
Though... isn't the speed at which she changed her tune a bit too fast?
And why does this Lin Yue give me such a familiar feeling?
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