"Fuck!"
Jiang Chuan had not expected Ji Xinyu to immediately try to send him to the afterlife with her sword, but there was no time for him to think.
Watching the flying sword close in and feeling its biting chill, Jiang Chuan spread his fingers, shooting out five streaks of black light.
The five streaks entwined, like the mythical beast Taotie opening its bloody maw and swallowing Ji Xinyu's flying sword whole.
"Eh?!"
A flicker of surprise appeared in Jiang Daode's eyes. He had not expected Jiang Chuan to suppress Ji Xinyu's flying sword with a mere wave of his hand.
Ji Xinyu stared at Jiang Chuan without blinking, her gaze filled with scrutiny and astonishment.
"What divine ability is this? It can actually suppress my Treasure Artifact Flying Sword!"
"At the third realm, he suppressed five Treasure Artifact Flying Swords. This cultivation method is likely no weaker than the core inheritances of the Seven Sects, Six Demons, Three Palaces, Nine Clans," Jiang Daode said faintly.
The cultivators of the Qingyuan Realm summed up its major powers in a single sentence.
Seven Immortal Gates, Six Heavenly Demons; the Three Palaces and Nine Clans were all Outer Dao.
The Nine Heavens Palace Ji Xinyu belonged to was one of the Three Palaces.
"Brother Jiang, you flatter me. This cultivation method is merely a Nameless Immortal Dao cultivation method I found in a cave. How could it compare to the core inheritances of those great powers?"
As Jiang Chuan spoke, his eyes remained fixed on the Blue Giant Snake beneath Ji Xinyu's feet, afraid that several more flying swords might emerge from its mouth.
Although the Void Devouring Scripture was a demonic cultivation method, it was grand and majestic, pointing directly toward the essence of the Great Dao. When used, it carried no sinister Killing Intent whatsoever and showed not the slightest trace of a demonic cultivation method.
That was why he had cultivated a demonic cultivation method at Bodhi Temple without being discovered.
Besides, who said that cultivating a demonic cultivation method necessarily made one a member of the demonic path?
He was a Bodhi Temple disciple cultivating a demonic cultivation method. Why could he not be an Immortal Dao rogue cultivator?
"That is true. How could a nameless cultivation method compare with the supreme inheritance of my Nine Heavens Palace, the 'Nine Heavens Nine Tribulations Scripture'?"
The giant snake beneath Ji Xinyu's feet opened its enormous mouth again. The flying swords lodged in its jaws glinted with cold light beneath the sun.
"Brother Jiang, do not waste any more time. Let me send you to reincarnate as soon as possible, then guide you back to the Nine Heavens Palace and teach you our supreme inheritance. Once your cultivation succeeds, we shall become Dao companions."
Ji Xinyu's eyes shone, and an intoxicating blush surfaced on her face.
Jiang Chuan stared at Ji Xinyu in utter bewilderment.
What the fuck was going on?
Raising him, then taking his master. No, that was wrong—it was a disciple overthrowing her master.
Your fetish was way too outrageous, wasn't it?!
Jiang Chuan hurriedly said, "Wait, Fairy Ji."
"Do you have any last words to leave behind?" Ji Xinyu asked in confusion.
"Fairy Ji, Senior Divine Calculator once told me: 'The Great Dao has fifty; Heaven's workings derive forty-nine, while one slips away.'"
Jiang Chuan proposed, "Nothing in this world is set in stone. I think that without reincarnating, there should still be a sliver of hope for me to become Dao companions with you."
Ji Xinyu looked toward Jiang Daode.
Jiang Daode coughed lightly. "Brother Jiang is right. Nothing in this world is fixed, but to defy Heaven and change one's fate—difficult! Difficult! Difficult!"
"Man can make things happen. How would we know without trying? I ask Brother Jiang for some guidance." Jiang Chuan himself did not believe in that nonsense about fate being predetermined.
Jiang Daode looked at Jiang Chuan with obvious displeasure.
You want my guidance without paying?
Not a chance!
"Brother Jiang possesses remarkable talent and has obtained a senior's inheritance. If you suffer a calamity in the future, it will most likely be because you provoke a powerful enemy. The simplest way to defy Heaven and change your fate is to strengthen yourself."
Jiang Chuan: "."
Did that even need to be said?
If Jiang himself were invincible beneath heaven, able to suppress immortals and Buddhas with a wave of his hand, who could make him suffer a calamity?
"So defying Heaven and changing one's fate is actually this simple."
Ji Xinyu nodded thoughtfully. "I came to Chisha Island to seek the cave dwelling left behind by Dragon Transformation Venerable three thousand years ago. If I can find Senior Dragon Transformation's treasured relics and inheritance, giving you some treasures should help you defy Heaven and change your fate."
Dragon Transformation Venerable!
This was Jiang Chuan's first time hearing the title Dragon Transformation Venerable, but from Ji Xinyu's tone, it was not hard to tell that he had absolutely been a peerless powerhouse who had once shaken the world.
Countless cultivators had come to Chisha Island seeking Dragon Transformation Venerable's inheritance, but all had ultimately returned empty-handed.
Jiang Daode did not think Ji Xinyu would find the inheritance.
Ji Xinyu nodded lightly. "I also think it is highly likely that we will not find it. Brother Jiang, I should still send you to reincarnate."
"Brother Jiang is so handsome. After reincarnating, you will surely be adorable! Then I can hold you in my arms."
At the thought of holding Jiang Chuan, delicate as a porcelain doll, Ji Xinyu could no longer wait to send him to reincarnate.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The flying swords swallowed by the Darkness Space evolved from the Void Devouring Scripture sensed Ji Xinyu's intentions and let out crisp sword cries.
Jiang Chuan hurriedly said, "Man can make things happen! Fairy Ji, man can make things happen! Let us first look for Dragon Transformation Venerable's inheritance. If we cannot find it, you can send me to reincarnate then—it will not be too late."
"Then all right. I shall wait a while longer."
Ji Xinyu was clearly unhappy that she could not begin her grand child-raising plan.
Jiang Chuan, however, let out a sigh of relief.
Though he and Ji Xinyu were both at the third realm, he only had a single Low-grade Treasure Artifact ring-blade, while Ji Xinyu had more than a dozen Treasure Artifact Flying Swords!
If they truly fought, Ji Xinyu would definitely kill him in the end.
You and Ji Xinyu began searching Chisha Island for Dragon Transformation Venerable's cave dwelling.
After searching for two consecutive months, you ultimately failed to find Dragon Transformation Venerable's cave dwelling.
During that time, you tried more than once to deepen your relationship with Ji Xinyu, but Ji Xinyu, who was even more intent on raising you, remained unmoved. Instead, she repeatedly suggested sending you to reincarnate.
Worried that Ji Xinyu would kill you sooner or later, you hurried to the Heavenly Dao Pavilion and spent all the Spirit Stones on your person to purchase information on several fairies, in order to complete the Qingyuan Realm Fairy Directory.
After you left, you were soon ambushed and beaten by a group of people on a dark and windy night.
That group shouted, "Beat this scumbag who deceived our junior sisters and senior sisters to death!"
You suspected that bastard Jiang Daode had leaked the news that you bought information on fairies. But there was no time to think further.
In the end, after enduring several hours of savage beating, you successfully escaped.
A bright moon hung high in the heavens, spilling down clear, radiant moonlight.
Silver waves ceaselessly battered the cliff walls along the shore, rumbling thunderously.
Jiang Chuan lay on the sandy beach by the coast, bruised black and blue all over, baring his teeth in pain.
It hurt!
It hurt so much!
"Damn it! Those bastards from the Nine Heavens Palace hit viciously! If the Void Devouring Scripture were not so extraordinary, I might really have sunk into the sea this time!"
The more Jiang Chuan thought about it, the angrier he became.
"One day, sooner or later, I'll capture every last one of you. The men will be suppressed for a hundred years, and the women will serve tea and pour water as my maids."
"And Jiang Daode, that bastard—I'll suppress you for two or three hundred years!"
After treating your injuries, you and Ji Xinyu continued searching for Dragon Transformation Venerable's cave dwelling.
What unsettled you was that you always felt as though a pair of invisible eyes were watching you.
After another three months of searching, five months of arduous cultivation allowed you to successfully break through to the seventh layer of the third realm.
Over those five months, you and Ji Xinyu had nearly traversed all of Chisha Island, yet found no trace whatsoever of Dragon Transformation Venerable's cave dwelling. This made Ji Xinyu somewhat inclined to give up and directly send you to reincarnate.
You wanted to use words to steady Ji Xinyu, but Ji Xinyu had no interest in listening to your nonsense. Now, she only wanted to send you to reincarnate and satisfy her child-raising fetish.
As Ji Xinyu pursued you, you fled in panic. When you passed by a lake, a sudden change occurred.
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