Chapter 218 You are Shuyue, then who am I? ...

In the past few days, whenever Asagiri had free time, she would go to accompany Lord Liujing. She noticed that the Lord's face was visibly pale, and she also did not forget to look for a way to break the seal on his body.

I learned from the deity that her father and mother sealed her away without explaining why, and they didn't even have time to tell future generations.

Liujing looked at Chaowu and said, "I didn't take it seriously at first. I only thought that I could protect you if I survived. I never expected things to turn out this way."

Even gods are sometimes powerless.

Just like that calamity before, she watched them die.

Asagiri looked at Ryukyou, unsure of what to say. She only vaguely knew what was happening, as she had only witnessed those scenes as an observer and didn't actually have any memory of them.

Even though she knew some things, it was still far from enough.

She had no idea what Liu Jing Shenjun was doing or what he had done to make his body so weak.

Where did Zi Linglu go?

If the Heavenly Book Pavilion did not have a character spirit, then who was the character spirit she saw?

Furthermore, in her dream, neither the one who burned the spirit of the Udumbara flower nor the one who killed Qingyue was the goddess Shuyue. So who was the mastermind behind it all?

All the questions surrounding Asagiri left one doubt after another in her mind.

It was as if there were two hands pushing her from behind, trying to push her to the brink of death, but then Liujing God Lord was there to pull her back.

It wasn't just Lord Liujing who was helping her; there were others she didn't know about.

"Xiang Bei, what do you know? Can you tell me?"

Xiang Bei tried to reveal a clue, but to no avail, and could only sigh.

【Feel sorry. 】

Asagiri smiled wryly, "Thank you for always being there for me and helping me."

Don't say that, I wasn't much help. There are solutions, just keep looking patiently, everything will be alright.

“Yes.” Asagiri nodded vigorously, then looked up and smiled even more. “Even heavenly lightning couldn’t kill me, so what do I have to be afraid of?”

You should know that Asagiri used to tremble with fear at the sight of lightning, but today Asagiri can face lightning without batting an eye.

Looking at the invitation to Mount Ling in her hand, Asagiri was thinking of going. Perhaps she could find some clues to the mysteries that she couldn't solve in the God Realm.

Asagiri took the invitation to the Buddhist assembly at Lingshan.

She had barely arrived when Xuanwu and Shuyue came.

The two held hands, their posture very intimate.

Asagiri glanced at them briefly before looking away; she was already used to their inseparable bond.

Seeing that she was about to leave, Shuyue quickly called out to her to stop.

He looked somewhat awkward, as if he wanted to get closer to her, but his body was resisting her.

After hesitating for a while, Shuyue finally came over and said, "Sister Chaowu, please, please lift the spell on Awu. Please don't make things difficult for him."

Asagiri frowned. "I don't understand what you're saying."

Xuanwu strode over, shielding Shuyue behind him, and looked at Chaowu with a warning gaze, "No matter what methods you used, I advise you to quickly remove the things from my body, or don't blame me for being impolite."

Although he didn't know how Asagiri managed to cast the curse on him right in front of him, the strangest thing was that no matter how much Gengo checked, he couldn't find any magic on his body.

"Huh?" Asagiri was completely confused.

She couldn't understand why these two would have a seizure whenever they saw her.

[They're talking about conversion operators.]

Xiang Bei reminded her.

Upon hearing this, Asagiri remembered that there was indeed such a thing, but she had completely forgotten about it. She had been too busy these past few days, consulting numerous ancient books and feeling quite disoriented; she had no idea what it was all about.

[Anyway, you didn't do it. Just deny it, and they won't know it was me.]

"Then I'd like to see just how impolite Lord Xuanwu will be to me," Chaowu sneered at Xuanwu, ignoring their words.

Even if she knew how to remove the conversion talisman, she wouldn't remove it. Xuanwu has a bad temper and will fight at the slightest provocation. This conversion talisman is too useful; he should taste what it's like to be beaten by himself.

She had tried her best to avoid this madman, but he still came up to provoke her.

Shuyue stood behind Xuanwu, looking at her with a smug expression. This expression was quite similar to hers at the Heavenly Book Pavilion that day.

If Xuanwu could find the conversion talisman, he wouldn't be so furious. Chaowu was certain that Xuanwu hadn't found anything, which was why he was only spouting threats.

Asagiri insisted that she knew nothing, and what could Xuanwu do to her? If Xuanwu made a move against her, it would all backfire on him.

Having learned his lesson last time, he probably wouldn't dare to easily lay a hand on me.

Similarly, no matter what Shuyue's purpose is, if she dares to take action, it will backfire on her.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now. Please don't make any more of a fool of yourselves."

Asagiri finished speaking and quickly left. She really didn't want to stay with these two; she had a feeling that nothing good would come of it.

The scenery at Lingshan is indeed beautiful. I walked around in the morning mist for a while and saw a lot of things.

However, I didn't encounter any fellow immortals traveling together on the way.

For some reason, I feel like I've been here before.

It seems to overlap with some scenes from my dream.

The Buddhist Dharma assembly was held for three consecutive days.

Asagiri listened for only one day before looking around.

As they walked deeper into the woods, they heard a strange sound.

It's the voice of a man and a woman.

Asagiri had no interest in eavesdropping and was about to leave when she heard the other person mention her name, so she turned around and came back.

Parting the leaves in front of them, they could vaguely see a man and a woman embracing. They were none other than Xuanwu and Shuyue.

Asagiri frowned and took two steps back, sighing inwardly at her bad luck. She decided to leave as soon as possible before they noticed her, lest this drag on endlessly.

Xuanwu initially said he would take Shuyue back to his temple temporarily, and let her move back once Shuyue's palace was ready.

Unexpectedly, the palace was all tidied up, but Shuyue hadn't moved out of the temple yet. It was clear that their relationship was very good; they couldn't help but feel affectionate here in Lingshan.

Asagiri left immediately, not daring to delay for even a moment.

She ran for a long time before stopping. When she stopped and saw that no one was chasing her, she breathed a sigh of relief and sat down against a tree.

Asagiri wasn't interested in Buddhist ceremonies or anything like that; she hadn't come for that in the first place. She just wanted to know what really happened when the goddess Sogetsu burned the spirit Udumbara.

However, after inquiring with several fellow cultivators, none of them were very clear about what happened back then.

The general explanation is that they didn't witness it themselves back then; when they arrived, the Goddess Shuyue was already standing in the burned-out cluster of Udumbara flowers.

First, she burned Ling Youtan, then escaped after being imprisoned and killed her own foster brother. It was too much of a coincidence, as if it were all arranged.

In my dream, it was clearly the Heavenly Emperor who ordered Shuyue to be punished with lightning, and the celestial official in charge of the punishment was also appointed by the Heavenly Emperor. Why is it that everyone is saying that it was the Heavenly Empress who did it?

What was the Heavenly Emperor doing at that time?

Asagiri clutched her head. "Why are there so many questions? Who did this?"

Xiang Bei patted her to comfort her, saying that she could only let her think about it slowly on her own.

After thinking for a while, Asagiri stood up and said, "I must find out the truth about what happened back then."

Looking around, Asagiri realized that she had been so focused on running that she had forgotten to check which way the other girl had come from.

Just as Xiang Bei was about to speak, Chao Wu picked up a small pebble, turned her back to him, and threw it. Looking at the direction the pebble was thrown, Chao Wu lifted her foot and walked in another direction.

The entire Ling Mountain was completely unfamiliar. Chaowu went from walking slowly to jogging, feeling like she couldn't find her way out. She leaned against a tree trunk to rest for a while, thinking of asking Xiang Bei for directions, when a scene seemed to flash through her mind.

It was so fast that she couldn't even see what it was.

Asagiri simply sat down against the tree trunk, closed her eyes, endured the stinging pain in her head, and desperately tried to recall the scene from just now.

It seemed like a scene she was very familiar with, but she had never seen it in her dreams.

She tried hard to recall and finally saw the scene. In just a moment, Asagiri felt thunder explode in her ears, and she seemed to see lightning crackling above her head.

I also saw Lord Liujing, as well as His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor and Lord Langhua.

And there was Xuanwu Divine Lord standing not far away with a cold expression.

The celestial official beside him was opening and closing his mouth as if he were reciting something.

Asagi focused intently to listen, and the priest's voice suddenly became clear: "Execute him with lightning immediately."

Finally, those words lingered in her mind when suddenly a massive bolt of lightning crashed down from above. Chaowu snapped back to reality, and for a moment, that fear of lightning returned.

She broke out in a cold sweat, only to realize that the person struck by lightning was not herself at all.

Sweat rolled down his face, and seeing that everything was quiet, Asagiri made no further move.

The scene she had just tried so hard to recall gradually blurred in her mind, and she soon forgot what had just happened.

She was already used to this; the images that were very clear in her dreams would become blurry when she woke up.

She only vaguely remembered that Xuanwu was there, and the way he looked at her was so cold that it hurt her heart.

Asagiri pressed her hand to her chest and asked, "Why does it hurt? What does it have to do with Gengo?"

She murmured to herself, but it seemed as if a voice in her mind answered her.

"Because he's the person you love, the man you'd give everything to love."

"Bullshit!" Asagiri snapped.

"He's not the person I like, he's not worth my utmost devotion. Who are you? Why are you saying such strange things in my head? Get out here!"

Xiang Bei took a bite of the apple in her hand, having become quite calm in the face of various unexpected events. She simply reached out and poked the system next to her, "The world consciousness has reappeared?"

"It's not world consciousness. There is no world consciousness in this world. It's a love curse, but it didn't work on Asagiri."

Xiang Bei looked at the system, "What is this 'Love Curse'? Has this author left so many plot holes unfilled?"

"There are indeed many pitfalls in this world, but there's nothing we can do about it. We've already come this far with the mission, so we can't give up halfway."

Xiang Bei quickly took a couple more bites of the apple to calm her nerves.

Asagiri didn't know what kind of love spell she was under; she only felt that the voice was inexplicable. Whenever she raised her voice, the strange voice would disappear.

Are you alright?

Upon seeing the words that floated by, Asagiri shook her head.

She was fine, just feeling a bit mentally exhausted. Strange things kept happening one after another. Asagiri leaned against a tree and rested for a while.

After she refused Xiang Bei's directions and wandered around on her own, she found her way out and was greeted by a vast expanse of Udumbara flowers.

Asagiri gazed at it, somewhat mesmerized. "So beautiful! Is this the Spirit Udumbara? It truly lives up to its name."

She reached out and touched a petal, but in a daze, she felt as if she had done the same thing somewhere before. She felt as if she had seen these ethereal Udumbara flowers in the same place before—yes, in her dream.

Wake up! Wake up! The fragrance of the Udumbara flower has a hallucinogenic effect; if you get that close, you'll hallucinate.

Xiang Bei shook Chao Wu vigorously, trying to wake her up.

If all else fails, I'll have to slap Asagiri in the face.

Asagiri's eyes cleared a little, and after looking around, her gaze became hazy again.

A dark light flew towards Chaowu, but was cleaved in two by Xiang Bei's slap.

Watch out behind you, get out of the way!

Before Asagiri could even process what she saw, she felt two hands pull her to the side, and the person trying to knock her unconscious missed their target.

"It's you?"

Looking at Sogetsu, Asagiri wasn't too surprised.

Why do this?

"Asagiri, you saw everything just now, didn't you?"

"So what if you saw it?"

"Aren't you sad? The Xuanwu God you admire only has me in his eyes and heart."

Asagiri paused for a moment, looking at Sogetsu's smug expression, and said with great confusion, "You really didn't go to get your brain checked."

Why should she be sad because Xuanwu likes someone else? It has nothing to do with her.

Asagiri never understood when she had offended the goddess Shuyue.

"Have I offended you before?" Asagiri asked, puzzled.

Shuyue looked at her, and although she was smiling, the smile didn't reach her eyes.

"We don't know each other, but because of your existence, I have no choice but to send you to your death."

Seeing that Shuyue had suddenly attacked her, Chaowu was even more shocked. "You actually have magic power?"

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. You'd better be honest, or I might make your death easier." As she spoke, Shuyue attacked again.

Asagiri, however, did not move, letting her attack him.

Shuyue struck her shoulder with a palm, but the next moment she felt a sharp pain in her shoulder, as if her arm had been broken.

"What did you do to me? Why did this happen?" Shuyue clutched her injured arm and looked at Chaowu in disbelief.

She hadn't been in contact with Asagiri for the past few days, so Shuyue couldn't understand how Asagiri had managed to do it. Or perhaps, besides Xuanwu, Asagiri had also cast this strange spell on herself that day.

"You're not Shuyue, who are you? Why are you impersonating Shuyue?" Chaowu asked, looking at Shuyue in front of her.

Shuyue scoffed, "I am the goddess Shuyue. Even Xuanwu believes I am the real one. What makes you think I'm impersonating her?"

Asagiri looked at Sogetsu, their eyes meeting. Sogetsu wanted to look away, but Asagiri reached out and pinched her chin, forcing her to meet his gaze. "You are Sogetsu, then who am I?"

"I don't know what you're talking about?" Shuyue forcefully broke free from Chaowu's hand, her expression somewhat flustered.

"So you really know who I am? Then, who are you?" Asagiri asked.

Shuyue clutched her injured shoulder. The pain in her shoulder made her realize that Chaowu's strange spell hadn't been noticed by Xuanwu, let alone that person.

"How did you do that?" Shuyue asked incredulously.

"If you want to know, or if you want to break this curse, then tell me who you really are, why you are impersonating Shuyue, and what your purpose is?"

Shuyue gritted her teeth and looked at Chaowu, "Fine, then come here, I'll tell you."

Seeing the wary look on Asagiri's face, Sogetsu laughed and said, "Even if I use underhanded tricks on you, it will backfire on myself, so you don't need to be afraid, right?"

"That's true."

Asagi walked over and knocked away Shuyue's stabbing weapon as she made her move. She then grabbed Shuyue's wrist and said, "You're not being honest."

Shuyue's expression suddenly changed, and her originally fierce gaze softened considerably. "Please, don't hurt Ajin."

"Who are you?"

"Asagiri, you will surely die here today."

Shuyue suddenly smiled and sprinkled a handful of powder directly at Chaowu. She thought that even if she couldn't hurt Chaowu, she would have to drag her away with her.

As a result, the powder spilled out, and she collapsed, while Asagiri remained standing there unharmed.

"how so?"

Asagiri shook her head at her. "I already said that what you did to me will only backfire on you, but you don't believe it yourself."

Shuyue reluctantly reached out and grabbed at Chaowu, saying, "Please, save Ajin."

"Who exactly are you?" Asagiri asked, leaning down.

"I am Lingxi, I..."

The woman who called herself Lingxi, "Shuyue," suddenly changed her expression. "Shut up, you idiot! Who told you to say that? Are you trying to get us both killed?"

"Ah Jin, don't continue down this wrong path."

"Shut up! I told you to shut up!"

Asagiri was still a little confused when she saw "Shuyue" arguing with herself.

"What's going on? Are you two beings with two souls in one body?"

It could also be a case of multiple personality disorder.

"What do you mean?" Asagiri looked up at the sky.

Xiang Bei explained it to Asagiri, and Asagiri finally understood.

The hem of her skirt was grabbed by "Shuyue," who was probably Lingxi. She looked at Chaowu pleadingly, "Ajin didn't mean it. Please, let her go. If you want to kill someone, kill me. I'm her sister, and I'm willing to take the blame for her."

"Who needs your hypocrisy? If you really cared about me, you shouldn't have fought me for my body in the first place."

"But……"

"No buts. You've wronged me. You owe me."

Asagi watched as they started arguing. To be precise, it was a one-sided argument between the younger sister, Lingjin, and the older sister, Lingxi. Lingxi was muttering incoherently, sometimes crying, sometimes apologizing. Asagi was completely stunned.

"Um, why don't you two wait a bit before you argue?"

“It’s too late.” Ling Jin suddenly looked at Chao Wu and smiled.

A cloud of smoke rose around them, and the spirit udumbara flowers actually caught fire. Even the morning mist didn't know how they had started burning; the fire spread rapidly.

Morning Mist tried to stop it, but it was too late. The spirit Udumbara flowers, upon seeing the fire, immediately spread even further.