Chapter 32 Senior Brother Cannot Die! Shi Liuying was so angry that the petals and leaves...

Wanxiangzong, Baicaotang.

A strong medicinal smell filled the air.

Elder Yao was an old man with white hair and beard. At this moment, he withdrew his hand from Jun Lintian's wrist, his expression solemn.

"How is the situation?" Shi Liuying immediately stepped forward, her voice tense.

Elder Yao shook his head: "Although the external injuries are severe, they can still be treated with spiritual medicine."

"The tricky part is the 'rule' power that has invaded his meridians and internal organs. It is extremely domineering and is constantly eroding his vitality, preventing wounds from healing and spiritual energy from being restored. Ordinary pills have little effect."

Shi Liuying's heart sank: "Then... what is needed to cure Senior Brother?"

"We need Tai Sui," Elder Yao said slowly.

"Moreover, only flesh from a Tai Sui that is over a thousand years old can stabilize its foundation and reconnect the severed lifeline."

“Tai Sui…” Shi Liuying murmured repeatedly, her eyes flickering.

Elder Yao did not notice her unusual behavior and continued, "Although the Tai Sui is not extremely rare, a thousand-year-old one is still quite rare."

"More importantly, most of them have ended up in the mortal world, treasured by powerful nobles of dynasties or hidden families, and regarded as treasures for prolonging life. They are not easy to find in the cultivation world."

"To obtain it, you need some connections and... special channels."

He was implying that this was too difficult for his younger disciples.

Just then, Jun Lintian on the bed slowly opened his eyes. His gaze was initially unfocused, but then he focused on Shi Liuying.

"Junior Sister." His lips were pale, but his tone remained as gentle as ever.

Shi Liuying rushed to Jun Lintian's side and said earnestly, "I will bring Tai Sui back."

Jun Lintian shook his head: "I can recover on my own, there's no need to trouble my junior sister..."

Shi Liuying quickly interrupted him, her brows furrowed with anger: "But you were injured because of me!"

Jun Lintian was surprised by Shi Liuying's anger, but he still smiled good-naturedly and even joked, "I thought my junior sister would never have a bad mood."

Always full of energy and positive spirit.

Shi Liuying felt extremely guilty because she had unintentionally offended her senior brother.

She lowered her head in slight frustration, and the little bird on her head also looked listless.

After a long silence, she said, "Senior brother, life is a very important thing."

Jun Lintian sensed her sudden sadness and gently patted her head with a tender touch.

But Shi Liuying did not get better as before.

Her thumbnail got stuck in the soft flesh of her index finger.

My senior brother was already very weak, and now he's bedridden. It's all her fault!

"My senior brother's life isn't actually that important," Jun Lintian said, somewhat dazed.

The life of a transmigrator is never worth much; perhaps dying unexpectedly would allow him to escape the system.

Death was not something taboo or unbearable for him.

He was tired of endless tasks and meaningless leveling up. Before meeting his junior sister, he always wanted to end it all as soon as possible. Only after meeting her did he have the thought of stopping by her side to take a closer look.

It's like seeing a flower growing wildly in a desperate situation on a cliff.

He, who had lost interest in everything, suddenly wanted to see what flowers looked like when they bloomed.

Jun Lintian looked at Shi Liuying in front of him, a smile of satisfaction on his face.

This flower, blooming in adversity, grows better than any flower grown in a greenhouse.

But it's clear that at this moment, the little flower is angry.

Shi Liuying was so angry that the petals and leaves trembled.

"Brother, you can't die!"

She stood up, hands on her hips, like a raccoon spreading its claws to pretend to be scary, looking extremely serious and quite angry.

Jun Lintian was very tolerant: "Alright, I won't die."

Looking at the smile on Jun Lintian's lips, Shi Liuying felt a strange emotion rising in her heart.

She thought of that cold corpse.

The grandfather, who had been telling her bizarre and fantastical stories of the cultivation world in the courtyard the night before, lay motionless on the ground.

He was covered with a white sheet, which remained still, and his grandfather would never breathe again.

Everywhere was blindingly white, so white that it made people dizzy, panicked, and breathless.

Shi Liuying stared intently at Jun Lintian.

"You can't treat death as something insignificant."

Junlintian: ...

He never imagined he would be the one being reprimanded.

He never expected that his junior sister, who was only focused on cultivation, would so keenly perceive his subtle thoughts.

Shi Liuying looked towards the foot of the bed, where there was a floral quilt.

It was that kind of fabric, all bright red and green, rustic, with huge yellow flowers and green leaves.

Shi Liuying walked over, huffed and puffed as she picked him up, then carefully covered Jun Lintian with the blanket.

Her clumsy movements carried a hint of fierceness: "Don't lift it!"

Jun Lintian pursed his lips: "Okay."

Now everything is full of color.

There was no white, which symbolizes death.

Shi Liuying's heart, which had been unable to find support or a place to rest, finally stabilized a little.

Just then, footsteps sounded outside the door, and Dan Zong Ao Hao walked in.

With a serious expression, he got straight to the point: "After you find the Tai Sui, you have to give me a little bit. I want to use it to refine elixirs."

Chi Yang nudged Shi Liuying's hand: "He followed us all the way, a pill fanatic."

Shi Liuying looked up at him.

She took the Nine-Turn Lotus Elixir, so it's only right that she should return something to him.

If all goes well, that piece of Tai Sui is quite large...

Ao Hao: "I only need a little bit."

The room fell silent for a moment.

"Okay, I promise you."

Agreeing means that you will definitely get the Tai Sui.

"What? You know where there is Tai Sui?" Chi Yang asked in shock.

Shi Liuying clenched her hands slightly at her side. She glanced at Jun Lintian, who was covered with a quilt of yellow flowers and green leaves on the couch, and then looked at Ao Hao, her eyes flashing with determination.

"I know where the Tai Sui is." She said calmly.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, she slowly said, "Before I left home, my grandfather gave me a thousand-year-old Tai Sui heirloom as... my last keepsake."

"Later, I came to the Wanxiang Sect to seek the Dao, and in exchange, my mother let me leave."

Her tone was flat and indifferent, as if she were talking about something that had nothing to do with her: "The Grand Duke Jupiter should still be in my mother's hands."

Chi Yang squeezed Shi Liuying's hand: "Little Liuying, is your mother... not very nice to you?"

Is it really necessary to exchange a chance to become a monk for the Tai Sui (a deity associated with death)?

Shi Liuying shook her head: "My mother and I have always gotten along like this. One piece of Tai Sui in exchange for me leaving home, it's very fair."

"If you want to go back to Tai Sui now, will she agree?" Chi Yang had a bad feeling.

Shi Liuying said confidently, "Yes, it will. Exchange is something my mother taught me. If I want to get something, I have to give something in return. It's fair."

"If I bring out something of equal or even greater value than the Tai Sui, my mother will exchange it with me."

Shi Liuying smiled at Chi Yang: "I'm cultivating immortality now, and I have many treasures."

There are many treasures...

Chi Yang's eyes were filled with complex emotions.

What an easily satisfied baby.

In fact, because Little Firefly advanced too quickly, she didn't have much time to accumulate rare and precious treasures. Compared to other cultivators of the same level, she was pitifully poor.

"Junior Sister." Jun Lintian tossed a mustard seed pot into Shi Liuying's arms.

Shi Liuying looked at him blankly.

Jun Lintian: "Since you helped me find Tai Sui, it's not right for your senior brother to just lie here and wait for you to return."

"The treasure inside might be what you need."

With the Dragon Overlord System, Junlintian has turned all the major secret realms into sieves. He may not have much else, but he has plenty of heavenly treasures.

Shi Liuying opened a hole, and a rich spiritual energy instantly overflowed.

She only glanced at it briefly before immediately closing the window.

She covered the mustard seed pot, her eyes wide open, and remained motionless, like a hamster clutching a melon seed.

“My grandfather taught me that one should not accept rewards without merit…” she said, and was about to return the mustard seed pot.

Jun Lintian smiled and said, "Since you're looking for Tai Sui for me, you have to take something from me before I feel at ease."

Chi Yang grabbed Shi Liuying's hand and helped her cover the pot of treasures: "Keep it safe!"

"Who can compare to Jun Lintian in amassing wealth? Wherever there are rare and precious treasures, he's the first to go, grab them quickly!"

Shi Liuying had no choice but to carefully put it away: "There's no time to lose, I'll go down the mountain now."

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In the end, Chong Cang and Rong Yan accompanied Shi Liuying to her home in the mortal realm, while Chi Yang and Shen Hanzhou stayed at the sect to take care of Jun Lintian and deal with other possible changes, such as the still struggling Cang Po.

Shi Liuying's home is located in a bustling human town called Jiufang City.

A group of three stood outside the gate of a grand courtyard.

The vermilion-lacquered gate with its copper rings signifies the wealth of the family.

After the announcement, the three waited in a side hall. The hall was luxuriously furnished with antiques and jade artifacts, yet it exuded a worldly air of shrewd calculation.

Before long, a middle-aged woman dressed in brocade robes and adorned with pearls and jade entered, surrounded by her maids.

She takes good care of herself; although there are fine lines around her eyes, she still retains her charm.

Her gaze swept over Shi Liuying, lingering for a moment on her simple light blue Taoist robe, a hint of barely perceptible disdain flashing across her face.

"Liu Ying is back? Why didn't you tell me beforehand? And who are these two..." the teacher's wife said warmly.

Shi Liuying stood up, bowed, and said calmly, "Mother. These two are my fellow disciples, Senior Brother Chongcang and Senior Sister Rongyan."

"So it is the arrival of the immortal master! My humble abode is honored!" The master's wife's smile widened, and she hurriedly called the servants to serve tea.

Chong Cang remained expressionless, while Rong Yan maintained basic courtesy, nodding slightly.

Without exchanging pleasantries, Shi Liuying cut straight to the point: "Mother, I have returned this time to retrieve the piece of Tai Sui from back then."

The smile on the teacher's wife's face faded slightly. She picked up her teacup and slowly blew away the foam on the surface: "Tai Sui? What Tai Sui? Liu Ying, are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Shi Liuying's eyes were clear, filled with an almost pure doubt, as she stated the facts in a calm tone: "Mother, back then, I used the thousand-year-old Tai Sui that my grandfather gave me to exchange for the opportunity to leave home and go to the Wanxiang Sect. You personally promised that if I needed it, I could exchange it with you for something else."

The teacher's wife put down her teacup with a soft sound, her face showing just the right amount of doubt and grievance: "Liuying, how can you say that? You insisted on leaving back then, and your family gave you travel expenses because they felt sorry for you."

"That Tai Sui... wasn't it you who gave it to me as a gift to improve my health? How has it become an exchange now?"

As she spoke, she wiped away non-existent tears with a handkerchief: "Girls who have been away from home for a long time, their hearts become wild, and they don't even recognize their mothers anymore?"

Shi Liuying looked at her quietly, her face showing no sadness or anger at being blamed. She simply tilted her head slightly, as if trying to understand the logic in her mother's words.

She even went along with what the other person said and offered a solution: "Mother, if you think that's filial piety, then I urgently need it now, could you give it to me first?"

"Or, do you need me to exchange it for something else? Spirit stones, pills, or any help I can provide, anything is fine."

Her attitude was so natural, as if such a clear value judgment between mother and daughter was a matter of course.

"Save someone? Senior brother?" The master's wife raised her voice slightly, with exaggerated surprise.

"Liu Ying, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but why do you always hang out with such shady people? And why do you come back to pressure your own mother for the sake of outsiders? How could our Shi family have produced a daughter like you!"

She stood up, pointed at Shi Liuying, and said in a sharp tone, "You think you're so great just because you went to some immortal sect? Look at what you're wearing! Ragged clothes! What glory can you bring to your family?"

"I shouldn't have let you go in the first place! You just walked away and got away with it, but you've caused me so much trouble!"

The teacher's wife snorted coldly and slammed her hand on the table: "That piece of Tai Sui was used long ago! It's gone!"

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Author's Note: I was suddenly assigned work yesterday and didn't get home until midnight. I'll be busy lately, but I'll try my best to squeeze in more time to write. For now, I can only promise you three chapters a day [please] don't abandon me! [pity]

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