Divining Heavenly Secrets, Enlightening the Three Xiao Sisters

After dealing with Qiu Shou Immortal and the others—punishing them lightly as a warning and imprisoning them for reflection—Xuan Chuan did not stop.

Persuading Zhao Gongming was only the first step. The three women on Three Immortals Island were likewise pivotal figures in Jiejiao, and they shared a deep sibling bond with Zhao Gongming. Winning them over would undoubtedly be a tremendous help.

After briefly regulating his breath, he left Golden Turtle Island and flew toward Three Immortals Island in the East Sea.

Three Immortals Island was shrouded in immortal mist and blessed with beautiful scenery, one of the Primordial World's renowned paradises.

Xuan Chuan descended from the clouds and landed outside the island. He called out brightly, "Xuan Chuan of Golden Turtle Island has come to visit the three junior sisters."

Before long, the immortal formation opened, and three peerlessly beautiful immortal maidens with distinct temperaments emerged to greet him.

The leader was dignified and graceful—Yunxiao. To her left stood the lively and spirited Qiongxiao. To her right was Bixiao, gentle yet carrying a trace of heroic bearing.

"Senior Brother Xuan Chuan, forgive us for failing to welcome you from afar," Yunxiao said first as the eldest sister. Her tone was mild, but her gaze held a trace of scrutiny and distance.

Clearly, they had already heard of Xuan Chuan's thunderous methods on Golden Turtle Island these past few days.

Qiongxiao was blunt by nature. She frowned slightly and asked, "Why has Senior Brother Xuan Chuan found the leisure to visit our Three Immortals Island instead of remaining on Golden Turtle Island to reorganize the sect's affairs?" Her tone carried a faint, imperceptible resistance.

Xuan Chuan smiled faintly, unconcerned. "It is precisely for Jiejiao's future that I have come to speak with the three junior sisters."

After entering the cave residence, they took their respective seats. Yunxiao served immortal tea and asked directly, "What guidance does Senior Brother have for us? Please speak freely."

Xuan Chuan set down his teacup, his expression turning grave. "I would not dare call it guidance."

"However, my heart and mind have been restless lately. After observing the celestial phenomena and divining the sect's fortunes, I saw bloody light piercing the heavens and baleful energy permeating the air. I fear a great calamity is approaching, so I came to warn the three junior sisters."

Bixiao said softly, "Talk of a great calamity is vague and insubstantial. Could Senior Brother be anxious because of the matters on Golden Turtle Island?"

"No." Xuan Chuan shook his head. His gaze swept over the three women as The One That Escaped and the Creation Jade Disc Fragment quietly began to operate within him, concealing himself while also seeking the threads of karma and fate connecting him to the Three Xiao Sisters.

He looked at Yunxiao and said slowly, "Junior Sister Yunxiao, your cultivation has already reached the threshold of the Daluo Realm. Yet when you refined the Primordial Golden Dipper in your early years—"

"—you were too eager for success and damaged a trace of your Innate Water Spirit Origin. That is why you have been unable to take that final step for so long. Is that correct?"

The hand holding Yunxiao's teacup trembled slightly, and shock flashed through her eyes. This was her secret; even her two younger sisters did not know the full details. How did Xuan Chuan know?

Without waiting for her reply, Xuan Chuan turned to Qiongxiao. "Junior Sister Qiongxiao, you have a restless nature. A thousand years ago, while traveling through the Southern Jambudvipa Continent, you formed karma with a surviving descendant of the Witch Clan."

"You received from him the embryonic form of an unusual treasure, the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors. Yet it was also tainted by a trace of the Witch Clan's battle-soul baleful energy, which often disturbed your mind. Is that correct?"

Qiongxiao let out a startled cry, her pretty face changing color as her hand instinctively reached toward her waist, where the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors were hidden.

Finally, he looked at Bixiao, his tone carrying a trace of pity. "Junior Sister Bixiao, you value affection most deeply, and you share a profound sibling bond with Junior Brother Gongming."

"Yet I see that your fate line is dim, deeply entangled with Junior Brother Gongming's fortune. I can vaguely see... a calamity of bloodshed. I fear you may suffer the pain of losing your brother, followed by a fatal disaster of your own!"

"What?!"

"Nonsense!"

"How dare you!"

The Three Xiao Sisters' expressions changed at once! Qiongxiao even slammed her hand onto the table and rose to her feet, glaring at Xuan Chuan. Losing their brother? Death? This was practically the most vicious curse imaginable!

Yunxiao forcibly suppressed the storm in her heart and held back the impulsive Qiongxiao. Her beautiful eyes fixed tightly on Xuan Chuan, and her voice lowered.

"Senior Brother Xuan Chuan, this concerns our elder brother's life, as well as our own lives and paths of cultivation. You must not speak carelessly! What... evidence do you have?"

Xuan Chuan sighed. He knew that empty words would be difficult to believe.

With a thought, the Creation Jade Disc Fragment in his sea of consciousness shone brilliantly, working in tandem with The One That Escaped.

Through a projection of divine sense, he subtly transmitted the vague yet tragic fragments of fate he had divined concerning the Three Xiao Sisters and Zhao Gongming's future.

They were not clear images, but sensations—Zhao Gongming's fury and unwillingness when he was ambushed.

The grief and despair of the Three Xiao Sisters upon learning of their elder brother's death, their resolve when setting up the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, and their helpless sorrow when facing a Saint in the end...

Though vague, the throbbing that arose from the depths of their souls, the oppression of an impending calamity, and the heart-rending agony of a loved one's fall all struck their minds with incomparable reality!

"Big Brother..."

Yunxiao's face instantly turned as pale as paper. Her jade-like hand clenched tightly, her knuckles whitening.

Qiongxiao and Bixiao's eyes reddened as well, their delicate bodies trembling faintly. The warning from fate itself shook their Dao hearts.

"This is... a warning from the heavenly secrets."

Xuan Chuan withdrew the projection of his divine sense, his face also slightly pale. This divination had cost him dearly.

"Though it is not entirely detailed, the greater trend is thus."

"Calamities arise from karma. Junior Brother Gongming is bold and generous, with friends everywhere. Though he has committed no great evil himself, he will inevitably become entangled in karma."

"And the three junior sisters' fortunes are linked to his. If one prospers, all prosper; if one suffers, all suffer."

The cave residence fell into dead silence.

After a long while, Yunxiao took a deep breath, suppressing the fear in her heart. She rose and gave Xuan Chuan a solemn bow. "Thank you, Senior Brother, for your warning!"

"We were discourteous before. I hope Senior Brother will... show us the way. Is there a method to avert this?"

Qiongxiao and Bixiao also put away their hostility and looked at Xuan Chuan with hope in their eyes.

Xuan Chuan pondered for a moment before saying, "The way to break this predicament is both difficult and easy."

"The difficulty lies in the fact that the great calamity is part of the Heavenly Dao's operation and cannot be avoided."

"The ease lies in the fact that if we prepare before the rain falls, we may be able to change our own fates."

He looked at the Three Xiao Sisters, his gaze sincere. "First and foremost, the three junior sisters must support me in reorganizing the sect's affairs and reducing Jiejiao's overall Karmic Force."

"Jiejiao's fortune is bound to the fate of every disciple. If the sect flourishes, its disciples gain another measure of vitality; if the sect declines, then ten thousand immortals will meet calamity. This is the method of removing the fuel from beneath the cauldron."

"Second, the three junior sisters must make preparations of your own. Junior Sister Yunxiao should find a way to restore her origin. Junior Sister Qiongxiao must purify the baleful energy within the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors."

"Junior Sister Bixiao... you must remain vigilant at all times. Whenever something happens, discuss it with your two elder sisters. Do not act impulsively."

"Lastly," Xuan Chuan said gravely, "regarding Junior Brother Gongming, I will speak with him in depth personally later."

"But the three junior sisters must also advise him from the side, ensuring that he remains extremely cautious in the near future—especially against... the curse arts hidden in the unseen, and the schemes of petty men!"

The Three Xiao Sisters exchanged glances, each seeing resolve in the others' eyes.

Yunxiao bowed deeply once more. "I will remember Senior Brother's wise words!"

"Our Three Immortals Island is willing to support Senior Brother in reorganizing the sect's affairs. Should you have any orders, so long as they do not violate righteousness, we will not refuse!"

Qiongxiao and Bixiao also said in unison, "We are willing to follow Senior Brother's arrangements!"

Having successfully persuaded the Three Xiao Sisters, Xuan Chuan finally felt at ease. With this, his ties with Zhao Gongming would become even more secure.

Next, it was time to completely deal with the hidden dangers within the sect. That rat which had been spying for so long was also due to be dragged out.