Chapter 189 This is absolutely outrageous...

Si Yao did her best to act weak and vulnerable after losing her spiritual root. When she was almost down the mountain, the bleeding from her wound finally stopped, so it seemed that the blood pack had finally run out.

She didn't know where the senior had bought the blood pack. She didn't look back, but she knew that she must have left a long trail of blood as she walked.

Si Yao thought that if she walked a little further and no one was watching her, she could slip away.

"Senior Sister, please wait a moment."

Upon hearing the voice, Si Yao turned her head and looked over, and sure enough, she saw Wen Yin standing there, lively and energetic.

Before Si Yao could speak, Wen Yin interrupted, "Senior Sister, oh dear, I almost forgot, you're not Senior Sister anymore. Miss Si Yao, it's all thanks to your spiritual root that I was able to start cultivating again. It turns out that top-grade spiritual roots are really different from ordinary spiritual roots."

Si Yao glanced at her, but instead of showing any pain or disappointment as Wen Yin had hoped, she smiled and said, "It seems you've recovered quite quickly. Since you like my spiritual root so much, you should really enjoy this gift I've given you."

Wen Yin felt that Si Yao's reaction was a bit off. Shouldn't she be angry and resentful after losing her spiritual root for cultivation?

Why could Si Yao speak to her so calmly?

Wen Yin touched the table in her hand, lifted her foot and walked towards Si Yao, almost touching her body. Si Yao was about to step back, but Wen Yin raised her hand and pressed her shoulder. Wen Yin said in a low voice, "You are very sad to see your beloved master treat you like this, right? You should hate me, Si Yao, hate me."

Si Yao pushed Wen Yin away, looking at her as if she were a fool.

“If you’re sick, go get treatment. Oh wait, maybe no one has told you how Daoist Chongming risked his life to break through the barrier for you when you were unconscious. Wen Yin, now everyone knows that your relationship with Daoist Chongming is extraordinary.”

Si Yao leaned slightly towards Wen Yin and said, "It seems your plan to make me bear the reputation of being in love with my master has failed. Now, the one bearing that reputation is yourself."

Wen Yin was stunned. "How did you know my plans?"

"So you really did frame me on purpose, right? You've been planning this since the moment you entered the sect, haven't you?"

"You're talking nonsense! I don't understand what you're saying at all!" Wen Yin turned her face away in a panic.

Upon hearing that she had been given Si Yao's spiritual root, and that Si Yao was now a cripple, Wen Yin thought that Si Yao was no longer of any use and there was no need to keep her any longer.

I never expected that Si Yao would know what she had done.

At this moment, Wen Yin no longer cared about how Si Yao knew; she only thought that Si Yao was now a cripple and she had to get rid of her as soon as possible.

There was no one else around. Wen Yin touched the bracelet on her wrist, her gaze towards Si Yao filled with murderous intent. A cliff stood nearby; Si Yao was covered in blood and looked extremely weak. She would certainly not survive a fall.

Wen Yin approached Si Yao and raised her hand to push her shoulder, but Si Yao suddenly turned around, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her down. In the ensuing panic, Wen Yin grabbed a nearby vine to avoid falling.

"Si Yao, let go, let go quickly." Wen Yin was holding onto the vine with one hand and being held by Si Yao with the other, and she was also struggling.

"You useless piece of trash without spiritual roots, you still want to drag me down with you even after you die, let me go."

Si Yao laughed, "My spiritual root isn't with you, Wen Yin. It's fine if you die with me."

"You're talking nonsense. I won't die. Si Yao, you're the one who should die."

Si Yao grabbed the hand that was the one with the bracelet on Wen Yin's wrist. "Your bracelet is very beautiful, it looks like a magic artifact."

This abrupt remark made Wen Yin even more flustered. She raised her foot and kicked Si Yao, shouting, "Let go! Let go now!"

As Si Yao wished, she let go of his hand. Before falling completely, she didn't forget to say, "I wish you, this master and disciple whose love is so touching, will be together forever."

Seeing Si Yao fall, Wen Yin quickly grabbed the vines and climbed down. She lay down beside her, looking at Si Yao who had long since disappeared, and couldn't help but spit, "Whoever wants to be with him forever, even if I want to find a Daoist partner, I should ascend to the upper realm to find one myself."

Wen Yin glanced down. At this height, without her spiritual root, Si Yao would only die if she fell. At least one problem was solved.

But that wasn't enough. For some reason, after Si Yao died, her bracelet didn't react at all. Just as she turned to go back, she saw her master coming looking for her.

"Yinyin, you've only just recovered, why did you run out?" Daoist Chongming caught up and saw Wen Yin standing on the edge of the cliff, lost in thought.

"Master, I heard that the spiritual root belongs to Senior Sister, so I came here to see her. I didn't expect to come all the way here but not see her."

Chongming also looked over and frowned. Si Yao had just lost her spiritual root, so how could she have left so quickly? He had seen bloodstains on the ground all the way here, which only disappeared when she was almost at the door.

Seeing that Chongming was somewhat absent-minded, Wen Yin, with red eyes, tugged at his sleeve, "Master, does Senior Sister resent me for taking her spiritual root, which is why she doesn't want to see me? I feel really bad if I don't see Senior Sister."

Daoist Chongming looked at Wen Yin with heartache, and pulled her into his arms to comfort her, "She has been expelled from the sect and is no longer your senior sister. Don't be sad and upset because of someone who doesn't want to be associated with you."

Wen Yin placed her hand on Chongming's chest, watching the meager amount of white mist fly into the bracelet, and couldn't help but purse her lips.

What you say and what you think are clearly two different things.

After falling, Si Yao, once she was sure Wen Yin couldn't see her, held her breath and ran a long way, now reaching a place a hundred miles away from the Heavenly Sword Sect.

To film that scene, she got herself covered in blood. After descending the mountain, she quickly changed her clothes and ran away without looking back.

She was afraid that once those people discovered that she had handed over a fake spiritual root, they would come after her and kill her. In order to avoid being found by the Heavenly Sword Sect, she naturally ran as far away as possible.

He also changed his clothes, reverting to his appearance as the rogue cultivator Yao Si. The senior was right; since he chose to be a rogue cultivator, he had to create multiple identities for himself and speak less truthfully. His identity when traveling was one he had to choose himself.

She belongs to no particular sect or faction, and can say whatever she wants.

【If all else fails, you can create your own sect and become its leader.】

Si Yao nodded seriously, "Okay, I'll think about it first."

It sounds great that she has her own sect. She could also make a sect sign that can be folded up so she can take it with her wherever she goes, making the world her home.

As for when the false spiritual root in Wen Yin's body would be discovered, she couldn't be sure. The senior had said that a false spiritual root could create the illusion of rapid progress in cultivation, but a false spiritual root was ultimately fake and could not be cultivated like a real spiritual root.

The more spiritual energy Wen Yin absorbed, the stronger the backlash became.

Si Yao couldn't control how the backlash would ultimately turn out; it was all Chongming and Wen Yin's own doing. They had forced Chongming to hand over their spiritual roots, so they had to bear the consequences themselves.

Si Yao didn't have time to think about that right now. She had too much spiritual energy stored in her body, and it was time to improve her current strength.

From the moment one enters the Nascent Soul stage, each subsequent stage involves experiencing a tribulation of lightning.

The Nascent Soul stage involves three tribulations of lightning.

The Nascent Soul stage involves nine tribulations of lightning.

When the lightning struck, a barrier automatically opened around Si Yao.

His cultivation level was also gradually rising, from the early stage of the Nascent Soul stage to the middle stage, and then to the late stage, almost breaking through to the Tribulation Transcending stage.

Just as she was about to reach the final stage of her tribulation, Si Yao stopped.

The commotion caused by a Nascent Soul cultivator is significant enough. There are no more than five Nascent Soul stage experts in the entire cultivation world. The reason why the four major sects have their current status is because they have old monsters at the Nascent Soul stage in their sects.

Her advancement to the Incarnation stage must have attracted some people; if she were to advance to the Tribulation Transcending stage, those people would definitely see it.

Si Yao immediately suppressed her cultivation, grabbed her belongings, and ran for about ten miles without looking back. Those who had chased after her tribulation only saw a large crater in the ground, caused by lightning, and wondered what kind of powerful being was undergoing tribulation there.

Even though Si Yao had traveled a long way, she could still hear about a Nascent Soul cultivator undergoing tribulation in a roadside teahouse. She calmly sipped her tea, and even glanced into her storage bag, only to be surprised to find that the dragon egg inside had cracked open after the tribulation.

She initially thought the egg had been damaged by lightning, but upon closer inspection, she discovered that the mythical beast inside was about to hatch. Si Yao stared at the dragon egg for a long time, but there was no movement at all. It seemed that it wouldn't be that soon.

After being baptized by the lightning tribulation, even the herbs grew exceptionally well.

The rabbit-beast and the python-beast lay there obediently, but upon closer inspection, it became clear that they were anything but obedient, actually stealing her herbs.

Si Yao continued to disguise herself as Yao Si and resumed her business of selling barbecue. Si Yao was now a useless person whose spiritual root had been removed and who had been expelled from the Heavenly Sword Sect, but Yao Si was not.

She became famous after her battle with Daoist Chongming of the Heavenly Sword Sect at the entrance of the secret realm. Not to mention, she also had roasted meat that could improve cultivation. As soon as she appeared, the cultivators surrounded her and wanted to buy all her roasted meat.

The roasted meat, made with various top-grade spiritual herbs and spiritual spring water, will definitely increase your cultivation level. Every bite is worthwhile.

Si Yao had no choice but to put up a sign limiting each cultivator to one purchase.

Later, there were too many people. Every time she set up her stall for a day, a long queue would form in front of her. Si Yao felt that grilling meat was too troublesome, so she switched to making jerky.

For those cultivators, it doesn't matter what Si Yao sells; the main thing is that eating her food can really increase their cultivation level.

Si Yao possesses spiritual herbs; she not only sells them but also buys many ordinary fresh spiritual herbs.

Those ordinary spiritual herbs, once tossed into a storage bag and watered with spiritual spring water, instantly doubled their medicinal effects, and were then sold for several times their original price.

The silver in the storage bag was piled up in a corner.

Besides rolling around near the spring, the dragon egg also liked to roll around in the pile of treasures she found in the dragon cave. When Si Yao was all dressed up, the dragon egg even rummaged through the pile of treasures with the silver she had earned.

"Little money-grubber," Si Yao said, tapping the eggshell.

Some people, upon hearing that Yao Si was just a rogue cultivator, harbored thoughts of killing her and robbing her of her treasures. Behind her back, many people plotted to steal the treasures she possessed. However, after taking action, they discovered that Yao Si was not someone to be trifled with.

She could easily crush them with a single finger. Before they could even see how Yao Si made her move, the people who came looking for trouble were sent flying.

When they came to their senses, Yao Si was gone. They had no idea what Yao Si's strength was, but from the few words of those who were looking for trouble, they deduced that she must be a very powerful female cultivator.

Some say she has a fire elemental root because they saw her controlling the fire while grilling meat, and others saw her setting fire to the cultivators who were robbing her.

Some say she has a water elemental root, as a water dragon can appear with a wave of her hand. Others say she has an earth or metal elemental root, and still others say she has a wood elemental root.

Some even went so far as to boast that Yao Si clearly possessed a wind spirit root, as her every move created a whirlwind. Others claimed she had a lightning or ice spirit root. This mix of truth and falsehood made everyone think that Yao Si was no ordinary person.

Everyone thought that such a powerful person must have reached a certain level of cultivation, but no cultivator had ever dared to imagine that Si Yao possessed all five elemental roots at the same time.

After some analysis, everyone concluded, "Yao Sizhen is just an ordinary rogue cultivator. How could she dare to go around swaggering around selling those spiritual herbs and medicines?"

The other cultivators agreed wholeheartedly. Si Yao herself didn't say anything, only leaving behind some mysterious legends, which made those who knew her unable to help but imagine the rest.

Some sects also tried to win Yao Si over, offering generous terms. If Yao Si agreed, she could become the highest-ranking elder in the sect. Even more outrageous offers included giving her the position of sect leader if she joined their sect.

This was similar to the situation at the entrance to the secret realm that day; Si Yao once again fled overnight.

Besides selling dried meat and herbs, Si Yao's flamboyant behavior was also an attempt to find out the whereabouts of the demons that massacred the village years ago.

It's a pity that she sometimes brings up this matter casually, as if no one knows the truth about what happened back then.

Even those who remembered this incident only knew that it was Daoist Chongming of the Heavenly Sword Sect who subdued those demons, and that the eldest disciple of Daoist Chongming who was expelled from the sect was a survivor from that village. They even suggested that Yao Si go and ask him.

"Why is Fellow Daoist Yao asking about that village?" someone asked Si Yao curiously.

They didn't doubt that she was Si Yao; they had all seen Si Yao before, and she didn't look like this.

Si Yao was beautiful, while Yao Si was the complete opposite; her features were average, not ugly but not exactly beautiful either. Everyone knew Yao Si was very capable, so no one paid much attention to her appearance.

However, when Si Yao is mentioned, it's inevitable to compare the two women's faces.

Si Yao herself never imagined that after being the senior disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect for so many years, all she would leave behind was a beautiful image. Her strength was clearly not lacking; surely it wasn't just her face that drew attention?

The thought only flashed through her mind, and Si Yao didn't dwell on it too much.

Seeing the scrutinizing gazes, Si Yao sighed dramatically, feigning distress. "Actually, I'm from that village too. I've been traveling around with my master since I was little. My master died not long ago. After burying him, I passed through my hometown and missed my parents, so I decided to go back and see them. That's when I discovered that everyone in the village had been massacred."

Si Yao slammed her fist on the table, her expression furious. "I heard that there was a leader among those demons. I'm going to find that leader and avenge everyone."

"So that's how it is. Fairy Yao, you can ask Fairy Si Yao of the Heavenly Sword Sect. She was the only survivor at the time."

Yao Si shook her head and sighed, saying, "I've searched. I heard that her junior sister lost her spiritual root in the secret realm and can't cultivate anymore. Master Zhongming Daojun, the master of Fairy Siyao, forcibly broke the seal on the Cliff of Contemplation, saying that because Fairy Siyao didn't accompany her junior sister to the secret realm, the junior sister lost her spiritual root. He dug out Fairy Siyao's spiritual root and gave it to her junior sister. Her master also expelled Fairy Siyao from the sect, and now her whereabouts are unknown."

Everyone stared at Si Yao in astonishment. "No way, we've never heard of this before."

"To dig out a spiritual root and give it to someone else, is that something a cultivator would do? That's terrifying."

"Exactly. In the future, if someone loses their spiritual root, they can just dig it out from someone else and give it to them. It's unbelievable."

Some people felt that this story sounded too illogical, like it was made up. "Fellow Daoist Yao, you can't just say things like that."

Si Yao looked up and said, "This is what I finally found out. The entire Heavenly Sword Sect is now telling the same story: Fairy Si Yao dug out her own spiritual root to compensate her junior sister, and then asked to be expelled from the sect. I searched the foot of the mountain but couldn't find Fairy Si Yao. I don't know if she's alive or dead."

Someone stammered, "N-no...no way...were you...were you silenced?"

Everyone fell silent. If what Fairy Yao said was true, then Fairy Si Yao's continued absence might mean she had truly been silenced.

The truth, as Fairy Yao said, was that the Heavenly Sword Sect forced Fairy Si Yao to hand over her spiritual root. Only the dead can truly keep a secret; if Fairy Si Yao is really dead, no matter what the Heavenly Sword Sect says, there will be no way to verify it.

"It seems that Daoist Chongming really has unusual thoughts about his little disciple. For Fairy Wenyin, he didn't hesitate to dig out his eldest disciple's spiritual root. He really has the guts to do that."

Speaking of this, we inevitably have to mention what happened at the entrance to the secret realm. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Daoist Chongming acted as if he was determined to kill Fellow Daoist Yao without even bothering to discern the truth from his little disciple's words. This was already quite abnormal.

"Speaking of which, I've also heard something. It seems that Li Huang, the second disciple of Daoist Chongming, has also died."

Upon hearing this, even Si Yao perked up her ears. She knew that Li Huang's spiritual root had been destroyed, but she really didn't know that he was also dead.

The person being stared at said somewhat embarrassedly, "I've only heard about it, but according to what Fellow Daoist Yao has found out, it seems that Li Huang and Fairy Si Yao had their accidents around the same time. Do you think they might have discovered some unspeakable secret of Daoist Chongming, and were therefore silenced?"

What secret could there be? It's nothing more than that the master fell in love with his little disciple, and if this got out, it would be a disgrace to the cultivators, so he silenced all those who knew the secret.

"No, why is that? Even if Daoist Chongming likes his little disciple very much, he can't kill his two disciples just to silence them."

This is absolutely outrageous!