Zhang Lexuan's Trial

After returning to his room, Zhou Huan washed the dishes from tonight, and once again he was all alone.

Before, when Sister Lexuan was alive, the house wasn't actually very lively.

Because Sister Lexuan likes quiet, enjoys brewing tea, and loves reading, and given her status as the Senior Disciple Sister, apart from Ma Xiaotao who comes occasionally, very few other people visit.

Basically, he was just being silly, while Sister Lexuan quietly played the role of a beautiful young woman making tea and reading.

These days, when I'm alone, especially at home, looking at the empty house, this feeling of loneliness is even stronger.

A home needs at least two people to be called a home.

Sighing inwardly, Zhou Huan wondered how Sister Lexuan was doing now.

Forbidden Land of Gods.

Ripples spread across the tranquil lake, and a girl who looked like a fairy under the moon suddenly opened her eyes, unleashing a powerful aura capable of overturning rivers and seas.

However, the lake remained calm and still without much ripple.

The girl who has been sitting cross-legged on the lake for who knows how long is naturally Zhang Lexuan.

At this moment, Zhang Lexuan's eyes were clear as water and gentle as the moon.

But this is only the surface situation, determined by her current state.

In fact, at this moment, Zhang Lexuan's emotions were quite complicated.

In the immortal cultivation world of the Nine Heavens Ten Lands, she successfully obtained the Heavenly Jade Heart, but the process was not as she had imagined.

During the great battle in the Twilight Cloud Mountain Range, Nascent God War fought against Nascent Soul cultivators, and the armies of sects below the Golden Core were also embroiled in a chaotic melee.

Zhang Lexuan naturally hid among them, waiting for an opportunity to seize the Heavenly Jade Heart.

However, Zhang Lexuan underestimated the Sky Scar Sect and Elder Qingyue. After a chaotic battle in which mountains and rivers were shattered and the Sun Moon were darkened, Elder Qingyue finally seized the Heavenly Jade Heart before Zhang Lexuan could find an opportunity.

In this battle, more than twenty Nascent Soul Cultivator died, and even five Soul Transformation Cultivator perished.

All major sects, whether immortal or demonic, suffered heavy losses.

Only in the Sky Scar Sect did not a single Nascent Soul Cultivator die. Elder Qingyue even began to fuse with the Heavenly Jade Heart immediately after obtaining it, unleashing power that surpassed the Soul Transformation Realm.

Thus, the chaotic battle for the Heavenly Jade Heart finally came to an end.

Because no one dared to challenge Elder Qingyue at this moment.

Zhang Lexuan was stunned.

If things ended there, Zhang Lexuan might be able to get the Heavenly Jade Heart from Elder Qingyue after returning to the Sky Scar Sect.

However, Zhang Lexuan was unaware that her real test had only just begun.

After returning to the Sky Scar Sect, Elder Qingyue immediately went into seclusion, intending to completely refine and fuse the Heavenly Jade Heart.

Three months later, Elder Qingyue emerged from seclusion and summoned Sect Master Tian Kui, as well as the three elders Tianyang, Tian Qing, and Tian Hong. Her first order was to have them seal off the Sky Scar Sect, forbidding anyone from leaving the mountain for a hundred years and prohibiting others from entering.

The second thing was that Elder Qingyue wanted Zhang Xuan'er to assist her in refining the Heavenly Jade Heart, because they were connected by blood.

Neither the Sect Master Tian Kui nor the other three elders had any reason to object to this.

After all, Elder Qingyue has always held absolute authority. Although the immortal cultivation sects have been closed for a hundred years, which will have Little Shadow, it is insignificant when it comes to Elder Qingyue's advancement to the Soul Transformation Realm.

As for Zhang Lexuan, she naturally cooperated with Elder Qingyue's request. She was even thinking about whether she could temporarily borrow the Heavenly Jade Heart to return to the Forbidden Land of Gods.

It's worth mentioning here that the so-called "refining treasures" in this world doesn't mean directly destroying the treasures, but rather refining them for one's own use.

Zhang Lexuan was aware of this, so she thought that even if Elder Qingyue refined the Heavenly Jade Heart, her original body, as Elder Qingyue's most beloved and only descendant, could most likely be used, and perhaps she could return to the Forbidden Land of Gods.

However, when the two began to refine the Heavenly Jade Heart together, Zhang Lexuan quickly discovered a problem.

Elder Qingyue's appearance was becoming increasingly aged; her once baby-like skin was now covered in wrinkles.

Even if Zhang Lexuan is incredibly naive and has never cultivated immortality, she knows this is not a normal phenomenon.

So she asked, "Great-grandmother, have you been hiding something from me?"

Elder Qingyue looked at Zhang Lexuan with affection and smiled, "The Heavenly Jade Heart is not so easy to absorb. If you want to obtain it, you must make a sacrifice."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan's eyes widened instantly, and her heart began to pound wildly.

Elder Qingyue didn't need to say anything more; just this one sentence was enough for Zhang Lexuan to understand that Elder Qingyue intended to sacrifice herself to fulfill her... no, it should be said that she was fulfilling her original self Zhang Xuan'er.

At this moment, Elder Qingyue's words continued to echo in her ears, "Don't be sad. Your great-grandmother has lived for hundreds of years and has long since lived enough. As long as you can reach the Nascent Soul stage and break through the shackles of this world, your great-grandmother's life will not have been in vain. Cultivating immortality and pursuing the Dao inevitably involves fighting against heaven and earth..."

However, at this moment, Zhang Lexuan's mind was in complete turmoil.

Logically speaking, she had no relation to Elder Qingyue, and they had only spent a few days together. To say that there was any kinship between them would be a lie. Therefore, after Elder Qingyue sacrificed herself, she didn't need to consider whether or not she could use the Heavenly Jade Heart.

It can be said that Elder Qingyue directly entrusted her life and the Heavenly Jade Heart to Zhang Lexuan.

But could Zhang Lexuan really just stand by and watch Elder Qingyue die?

This was an elder who had nothing to do with her, yet for her sake, he slowly wasted his Life in front of her until he died.

Even though Zhang Lexuan understood that Elder Qingyue was after the original Zhang Xuan'er, the reality was that she died because of Zhang Lexuan.

Can she remain indifferent to this?

She desperately wanted the Heavenly Jade Heart; in fact, a voice inside her told her that if she obtained it, she could not only return to the Forbidden Land of Gods Heavenly Jade Heart, but also greatly improve her cultivation.

But is she really willing to sacrifice an innocent life to achieve her goals?

Moreover, this person was her "great-grandmother," with whom she had confided deeply.

At that moment, it felt as if two little voices were inside Zhang Lexuan's heart. One, filled with evil and temptation, kept telling her, "You did nothing wrong. This is her choice. As long as you obtain the Heavenly Jade Heart, you will have the chance to fulfill your wish, even saving Zhou Huan is no problem..."

Another voice warned her, "Even if she wasn't your great-grandmother, wasn't she good to you? Now she's even putting her life in your hands, how can you bear it? You're walking on her corpse! Is this still the Senior Disciple Sister Shrek Academy? At least, you should tell her the truth..."

Just as Zhang Lexuan was feeling troubled and surrounded by various voices, Elder Qingyue, whose face had withered to the point of resembling that of an ordinary mortal in his seventies or eighties, continued, "After my death, you can directly refine the Heavenly Jade Heart, then go into seclusion for a hundred years, and you will surely break through to the Nascent Soul stage. Standing at the pinnacle of heaven and earth is what we cultivators seek! This has also been your long-held wish. Your great-grandmother is very happy to help Xuan'er realize this wish. You must persevere on your path; the path of immortality is endless, and your heart must be steadfast!"

Stick to your principles... and be steadfast in your heart...

Zhang Lexuan's heart trembled suddenly, but her path was not about standing at the pinnacle of heaven and earth, nor was it about sacrificing everything to become stronger, nor was it about sacrificing innocent people for her own purposes.

This is not Zhang Lexuan.

"I'm sorry, senior, I'm not Zhang Xuan'er."

Zhang Lexuan looked at Elder Qingyue with a determined gaze, and then poured all of her Nascent Soul power into the Heavenly Jade Heart. She wanted to take Elder Qingyue as a sacrifice for the Heavenly Jade Heart.

This was actually a huge gamble, because Zhang Lexuan knew that her purpose in coming to this world was for the Heavenly Jade Heart. If her physical body and soul entered the Heavenly Jade Heart at this moment, she might be able to return to the Forbidden Land of Gods.

This way, we won't owe Elder Qingyue anything.

Unexpectedly, Elder Qingyue laughed and said, "You are not Zhang Xuan'er, but you are still my good grandson."

Elder Qingyue clearly had no intention of stopping.

Ultimately, Elder Qingyue and Zhang Lexuan merged into the Heavenly Jade Heart and vanished.

When Zhang Lexuan opened her eyes again, she had already returned to the Forbidden Land of Gods. The Soul Power in her body was slowly transformed into Spiritual Power under the operation of Clear Moon Heart, no, it should be Heavenly Jade Heart, in the Sea of Consciousness.