PS: I made some minor revisions to the description of the Nine Tribulations Tower in the previous chapter, for the sake of the plot logic later on!
As soon as Bixiao and Kinnara entered the Nine Tribulations Tower, their spiritual consciousness and Magical Power were sealed, their True Spirit were obscured, and they were trapped in the illusionary world.
The Spiritual Treasure's interior is inscribed with Formation Runes using the Time Law; one year in the outside world is equivalent to ten thousand years in the illusionary world.
At this moment, Bixiao is inside Spiritual Treasure, experiencing various familiar scenes.
In her previous life, she was Biying Tai, a young lady from a noble spiritual family in Tea Immortal Valley. Disguised as a man, she went to Tea Immortal Cave to learn the art of tea. There, she became classmates with Liang Shanbo, who was also seeking enlightenment in the cave. Over time, the two developed feelings for each other. Not long after, the villain Jiang Wencai appeared...
This tea ceremony version of Butterfly Lovers is truly heart-wrenching, with its love, hate, and grudges lingering in the air for days, leaving one unable to let go!
Jiang Yun stood outside the Nine Tribulations Tower, watching Bixiao's tribulation with great interest. When he saw the modified version of the Butterfly Lovers storyline, he was completely stunned and even spat out the Spiritual Tea he had just drunk!
Although many illusory worlds were constructed using templates he provided, including this Butterfly Lovers storyline, which uses the power of Laws to stir the emotions and desires of those undergoing tribulations, allowing Bixiao to experience the pain of Separation from Loved Ones and Unfulfilled Desires love, what on earth is this Tea Immortal Valley? And who exactly is Jiang Wencai?
This Spiritual Tea was so unforgettable that she couldn't stop thinking about drinking it even after entering the illusionary world! She even portrayed him as Ma Wencai, the villain in the story of Butterfly Lovers Yingtai, and hated him so much that she gritted her teeth. It was truly outrageous!
"When she comes out, I'll have to give her a good beating so she'll know the might of her Senior Brother, hmph..." Jiang Yun muttered to himself.
But then I thought about it again. Who knows how many more tribulations Bixiao will have to go through in the future? Letting her run wild in the storyline won't do. I can't wait any longer. I'll just increase her strength in the storyline.
So the plot of the tea ceremony version of Butterfly Lovers began to change. Jiang Wencai did not kill Liang Shanbo directly, but instead beat him half to death and then saved him each time, repeatedly pulling Biying Tai and Liang Shanbo's emotional entanglement and deepening the Two bond. If he hadn't become a little too heartbroken to watch it, it would have been hard to know when the two would have been able to break free. It was so tragic that it made the audience cry.
After the Butterfly Lovers, the Tea Immortal Valley version of the Tale of the White Snake arrived, and he was once again the main villain—Master Jiang Hai of Jinshan Temple.
However, this version of Master Jiang Hai is based on Zhao Wenzhuo's image, which is incredibly handsome. He opens his mouth with "You audacious monster, I can tell you're not human at first glance! Great Might Heavenly Dragon, Great Luo Spell..." He pulls off his shirt, and several heavenly dragons on his back materialize, suppressing thousands of demons. He is truly domineering!
This time, considering the villain's imposing and powerful appearance, Jiang Yun decided to let Bixiao off the hook and allow her to pass this test at a normal difficulty level.
Little did he know, the moment this thought crossed his mind, the plot shifted to the scene where Bisuzhen, in her transformed form as Bixiao, had drunk Realgar Wine and revealed her true form, terrifying Xu Xian to death. Bixiao, who was currently in the midst of her tribulation, felt extremely uneasy, with a vague sense of disharmony.
Is Xu Xian's personality really my type?
Bixiao has always been a person who dares to love and hate; otherwise, she wouldn't have dared to use the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors to fight against Yuanshi Tianzun during the Investiture of the Investiture of the Gods.
During the previous Butterfly Lovers, both Liang Shanbo and she were brave people who dared to challenge the old Order of the spirit race and break the rules of social class matching, so she didn't feel any resentment.
However, in the Legend of the Tale of the White Snake, although Xu Xian was kind and honest, his hesitant and timid manner really didn't suit her taste, especially now. She was just revealing her true form! What's the big deal? Why was she so scared?
"Hmm, I think I've discovered something! Why do I feel that the Snake Demon revealing its true form isn't such a big deal?"
Although her spiritual consciousness and Magical Power were sealed, her instincts as a living being remained. The races among the spirits are incredibly diverse, and it's quite common for a Snake Demon to reveal her true form. Some of her reactions were truly subconscious!
After thinking for a long time without coming up with a solution, she gave up.
Although she still followed the plot and obtained the magic herb to revive Xu Xian, she no longer had the same feelings for him. Instead, she found that Jiang Hai's actions suited her temperament!
"Snake Demon, I need your help in my cultivation!"
The scene is the same, but the main character has changed. Originally, it was the Green Snake who helped Fahai cultivate, but now it's the White Snake!
Seeing this scene made Jiang Yun feel as if he had been hit in the chest with a sledgehammer!
"Bixiao, why can't you just shut up and let me watch the show in peace?"
There was no other way but to continue increasing Bixiao's strength.
Although the White Snake, Bisuzhen, fell in love with the monk Jiang Hai, the conflict between their races meant that Jiang Hai was ruthless and repeatedly tormented her, leaving her severely injured and on the verge of death. This can be considered a different kind of unrequited love!
Subsequently, Bixiao experienced various plot developments:
Plot 1: Bi Yanran goes to annul the engagement, only to be humiliated three years later...
Plot 2: The seemingly wealthy heiress, Bi Jiahui, is actually an illegitimate child...
Plot 3: Bixia Fairy Bixia and Supreme Treasure in A Chinese Odyssey
All these plot points combined are filled with all sorts of bizarre elements. However, Jiang Yun discovered that Bixiao's Greed, Anger, and Delusion, and ignorance were not strong. In all the worldly experiences she had gone through, she had never been confused or bewildered by these three things. She was truly pure of heart.
The subsequent tribulations of Separation from Loved Ones, Association with the Hated, and Unfulfilled Desires what one desires are not very difficult for her. She is straightforward, cheerful, and generous by nature. In her view, she can pick up anything and put it down. Once she has an idea, she will act on it immediately. If things don't go as planned, it is beyond human control.
Jiang Yun admires her temperament, otherwise she wouldn't dote on her so much; the title of "group's favorite" is no joke!
She then experienced the Ruthless Great Emperor in the story of "Shrouding the Heavens," who became a Great Emperor with a mortal body, and lived nine lifetimes against all odds not to become an immortal, but only to wait for one person to return.
While she didn't quite portray emotions Perfect World, she was far more ruthless in matters of the heart, creating various Divine Ability techniques— the Myriad Transformations Sacred Art, the A Thought Blooms, King's Reign Over the World, the Slay Jiang Ming Dao Art...
Hmm, something strange seems to have appeared.
Following that, in the Perfect World storyline, Bixiao transformed into the Willow Deity, wreaking havoc Above the Heavens.
Speaking of which, this plot really suits her taste. Such a beautiful and cool character is exactly what she has always dreamed of. After all, when the Three Xiaos of them were together, Yunxiao was the one she admired the most. And Yunxiao is just like Willow Deity, who sees through the world and always has enough confidence to face all difficulties.
When she experienced such a life firsthand, she suddenly felt the responsibility on her eldest sister Yunxiao's shoulders. She needed to cultivate diligently in order to protect those around her and fight against the darkness Above the Heavens.