Chapter 91 Death Arrives

"Si Yao, if you don't marry me, you will die."

Jiang Cifeng's words caused Si Yao's pupils to shrink slightly.

Will she die if she doesn't marry Jiang Cifeng?

Such a statement might sound like a bluff, but Si Yao knew that, given Jiang Cifeng's style of doing things, what he said was definitely the truth.

"How did you know that?" Si Yao asked, calming herself down. "Did you find out from the Fate Stone?"

Jiang Cifeng nodded and casually waved his hand, displaying a Destiny Stone crystal in front of Si Yao.

What followed was a vision of the future.

As the sound of gongs and drums rang out, followed by a continuous burst of firecrackers, the joyous scene was very lively.

Dressed in wedding attire, Si Yao and Jiang Cifeng held their wedding ceremony at Tianchen Island Square. People of high status from all walks of life came to witness the ceremony and offer their blessings.

Is this the future?

Seeing this scene, Si Yao had a question in her mind.

She saw herself and Jiang Cifeng become Daoist partners. Jiang Cifeng successfully overcame his love tribulation. Heavenly lightning descended upon him, but he withstood it all and finally attained immortality.

From then on, Si Yao also received a great fortune, her cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, and she lived a carefree life.

Before she could even think for a moment, the scene shifted, and time rewound to before her marriage to Jiang Cifeng.

In the scene, Si Yao refuses to become a Daoist partner with Jiang Cifeng. Soon after, Jiang Cifeng fails in his tribulation and suffers a backlash from the Heavenly Dao rules, causing his cultivation to plummet to the Foundation Establishment stage. Si Yao, who has been involved with him in both his past and present lives, loses all her cultivation, her meridians are severed, and she eventually vomits blood and dies.

The scene was particularly shocking. Si Yao pinched her thumb hard, and her emotions, which had just calmed down, surged up again.

"Is this fate stone really that accurate?" Si Yao said to herself, "I find it hard to believe."

Jiang Cifeng turned to the side, composed himself, and looked down at her. "You may not believe me, but if you insist on gambling with your cultivation or even your life, I don't think it's worth it."

Si Yao closed her eyes and breathed heavily. In those few breaths, she used her divine sense to search through all the relevant ancient books in her storage ring.

Eventually, a record about the Destiny Stone was found in an ancient book.

The description of the Fate Stone in ancient books is no different from what Elder Ling He of Tianchen Island said.

Explore the past, predict the future.

This has always been a unique ability of the Destiny Stone.

"Where did you get that Fate Stone in your hand?" Si Yao squinted, staring at Jiang Cifeng's hand.

Jiang Cifeng said, "Before leaving Wuzhou that day, I took a small amount from the Destiny Stone itself."

After hearing this, Si Yao clenched the stone in her hand again. "I understand."

She didn't linger, nor did she give Jiang Cifeng a definite answer. She turned around, leaped into the air, and flew away into the distance, quickly disappearing from Jiang Cifeng's sight.

The stars are few and far between, and the sea breeze is still.

Si Yao found a quiet spot, sat on the rocks by the sea, and opened her palms.

She made another cut on her palm, using the blood as a guide to channel spiritual energy into the Destiny Stone crystal.

What she saw next was exactly the same as what Jiang Cifeng had shown her earlier. She even saw that Li Ye also perished at the same time as she died.

Why did Li Ye also die?

Si Yao's breath caught in her throat, and she instinctively covered her lower abdomen.

In the future, did Li Ye's primordial spirit not return to its rightful place? Or is it still nourishing Si Yao's body?

If that's the case, then if Si Yao dies in the future, Li Ye will also be unable to escape death.

"This won't do..."

Si Yao shook her head and muttered to herself, "Who would want to die?"

If given the chance, I would definitely choose to live!

She frowned, took out a communication jade slip, and sent a message to her friend Qianxi, who was far away in the Hehuan Sect: "If Jiang Cifeng asks you to marry him, would you be willing?"

Soon, Qianxi's voice came from the jade slip: "Did I hear that right? He wants to marry you?"

"If you marry him, your cultivation will not only increase rapidly, but you will also be able to escape death. Are you willing?"

Upon hearing Si Yao's words, Qian Xi on the other end seemed to be jolted awake from a near-death experience, screaming, "Such a good thing?"

If the destiny stone is correct, then it is indeed a good thing, right?

Si Yao gave a faint "hmm".

A moment later, Qianxi’s urgent voice rang out, “Then what are you waiting for? Do you know how many female cultivators want to become Daoist partners with the Weather Venerable of the Wind Sword Sect? Let me count them, the number of them could probably stretch from Tianchen Island in the east to Ximang Mountain in the west.”

Si Yao scratched her head. "I don't like him, so why should I marry him?"

“Oh…” Qianxi drawled, “But think about it carefully. When have we, the cultivators of the Hehuan Sect, ever considered whether someone likes us when we’re harvesting their essence? As long as it’s beneficial to our cultivation, we just close our eyes and go for it.”

Si Yao: "..."

She rubbed her temples. "It's been a long time since we last met. Why are you speaking so freely?"

Qianxi coughed twice and said, "Don't change the subject. It's just a marriage, what's the big deal? Take the benefits first."

“Uh…” Si Yao hesitated, unable to speak for a long time.

Seeing this, Qianxi became anxious, "Could it be that you have someone else in your heart?"

Si Yao paused, didn't reply, but just smiled.

Qianxi said, "It seems you can't bear to part with your obedient disciple, can you?"

Si Yao stopped laughing, and her expression turned serious.

She gazed at the endless sea, the dark waves in the distance under the night sky.

The sound of the waves rose and fell, just like the beating of her heart.

"Not going to say anything?" Qianxi continued loudly, "If all else fails, you can take both of them, make one the master and the other the mistress, and have them take turns serving you every other day. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Si Yao almost vomited blood.

"Hey? Why are you so quiet?"

Then came a rustling sound, "Is this jade slip broken?"

"Siyao, Siyao..."

"Um."

"say!"

Si Yao looked at her with a complicated expression, "You really dare to think and say things."

After saying that, she disconnected the communication jade slip.

A gentle sea breeze stirred her clothes as Si Yao finally placed the Fate Stone crystal into her storage ring.

The demon man who had just appeared came to Si Yao's door specifically to deliver the Life Stone, which puzzled her greatly.

What was that person's purpose? Was it to let her see the past and the future, and then marry Jiang Cifeng?

What good would it do for Si Yao to marry Jiang Cifeng?

If that demon man was Li Ye's mortal enemy, and given that he knew Si Yao's dantian was nourishing Li Ye's primordial spirit, then that demon man should have been eager for Si Yao to die.

In this way, if Si Yao dies, Li Ye will also perish, thus achieving his goal.

However, the Fate Stone crystal warned Si Yao in advance that she would die if she did not marry Jiang Cifeng.

“If an ordinary person knew they would die in the near future, they would definitely choose to avoid it,” Si Yao pondered. “So what exactly is his intention?”

She was going to look for Li Ye.

She planned to tell him about her encounter with the demon man.

They sped all the way to the guest courtyard of the Hehuan Sect, only to find that the room was empty when they pushed open Li Ye's door.

Where did they go?

Si Yao held her breath, focused her energy in her dantian, and activated her primordial spirit. She tried to sense Li Ye's presence within a ten-mile radius, but she couldn't detect his aura.

She took out the bell that Li Ye had given her, intending to use it to call him.

But at this very moment, her head throbbed with pain, her legs felt weak and unsteady, and her whole body trembled violently. She felt as if the things around her had transformed into towering mountains, collapsing towards her.

An invisible force was suppressing her, making it difficult for her to mobilize her spiritual energy and mind.

They couldn't even move.

not good……

What's going on?

Si Yao was surprised, and suddenly her vision went blank.

A dazzling light flashed, blinding her. The only thing she could sense was that she was in another mysterious space.

When she opened her eyes again, Si Yao was lying on an ice bed.

A chilling aura filled the air. Amidst the interplay of light and shadow, Li Ye, with his red hair, strolled over. He wore a black brocade robe with the collar loose, as if he had just taken a bath.

"This is the last time."

He uttered those five words coldly as he moved closer to Si Yao.

The last time?

Si Yao was bewildered. According to their agreement, shouldn't they still have two more rounds left?

"Wait a minute... how did I suddenly end up here?"

Li Ye did not answer Si Yao's question. He loosened his collar, and the sound of silk slipping down reached his ears.

"Give it to me." Li Ye's deep voice was captivating, bewitching Si Yao.

Her ears turned red, which was quite embarrassing.

She wrapped her arms around Li Ye's neck, looked up at his exquisite and handsome face, and gently replied, "Okay."

Compared to the past, this time the feeling was surprisingly different. Si Yao felt very happy. When she reached the peak, she let out a sigh. Just as she was about to lean into Li Ye's arms, the whole space began to shake.

Before she could react, a sharp pain in her lower abdomen startled Si Yao, causing her to cry out.

She instinctively covered her mouth, but in that instant she touched sticky blood.

What?

Si Yao was stunned, only then realizing that blood was flowing from her mouth. The pain in her lower abdomen made her look down and realize that her primordial spirit was being forcibly ripped out.

The person who was stripping away her primordial spirit was none other than Li Ye, who had just shared intimate moments with her.

"No...no!" Si Yao cried out in terror, frantically reaching out to stop them, but she couldn't move at all.

"Li Ye! This is the fourth time, we still need one more!" Si Yao coughed up blood in desperation. "Your primordial spirit needs one more time to return to its place. Are you trying to kill me by forcibly pulling it away now?"

Li Ye's eyes turned a blood-red hue, like the deathly stillness of a demon.

No matter how much Si Yao cried out and begged for mercy, he did not stop.

Finally, when his primordial spirit returned to his physical body, he looked down at Si Yao and then laughed sinisterly, "That's enough, you're useless now."

After saying this, he put on a black brocade robe, turned around and left.

"etc……"

Si Yao let out a weak cry, "You're so cruel..."

Li Ye stopped, but did not turn around to look at her. His cold voice drifted over, "It's no use saying more. Just wait to die quietly."

die……

Si Yao coughed up blood several more times, and her cultivation level dropped drastically. She could clearly feel her life force draining away.

It seems she's going to die this time.