Chapter 1 Ye Li is Dead

Ye Li, the genius of the Tianmen Sect with dual spiritual roots, is dead.

Before she died, Ye Li sent out seven talismans for help.

A gift for her revered master, whom she regarded as a father.

A gift for her senior brother, with whom she was about to become Daoist partners.

There are five more, for her junior brothers whom she raised herself.

An hour passed.

Seven talismans, but none of them received a response.

The entire sect was celebrating that Su Ying'er, a mortal woman with no spiritual roots, had finally become their junior sister.

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Tianmen Sect

"If you ask me, Master should just expel Second Senior Sister from the sect. That old hag watches me practice swordsmanship before dawn, it's so annoying. Now, in order to stop Junior Sister Ying'er from becoming a disciple, she actually sent out a help talisman to try to get rid of us all. She's really a wolf in sheep's clothing."

Sixth Junior Brother Yuan Ce, spitting as he spoke, grew increasingly angry, "Why pretend to be in danger? Even outer disciples can go to that tiny patch of land in the Mist Camphor Forest. How could a Nascent Soul cultivator like her be in danger?"

The fourth senior brother pointed into the air on the high platform and said, "Sixth junior brother, keep your voice down, don't let Master hear you."

Master Qingyu sat upright on a high place, a whisk hanging from his arm, exuding an air of otherworldly elegance.

On the round platform below, a pretty woman with rosy cheeks and fair skin was kneeling and kowtowing three times.

The sixth junior brother was still afraid of his master, so he lowered his voice a bit, "Hmph, didn't Master ignore that old hag? Master hates lying the most. Just wait, that old hag won't get away with this when she comes back!"

Hearing this, Ye Li was momentarily dazed.

Wasn't she already dead? How did she come back?

No, she's dead.

He died at the foot of the mountain.

Why is she left with only this remnant soul?

Could it be that her physical body still has a breath left?

Yuan Ce was unaware that the old hag he was talking about was right in front of him, and was still complaining, "My third senior brother is in seclusion and can't come, and my eldest and fifth senior brothers haven't come either. The apprenticeship ceremony is almost over."

Ye Li looked around the altar and, as expected, her eldest brother and fifth brother were not there.

How could they be absent from such an important event as the apprenticeship ceremony?

Could it be that he saw her plea for help and went to rescue her?

As the senior sister, Ye Li's first thought was not whether they could find their physical bodies, but rather her fifth junior brother's body.

Fifth junior brother Mo Han was poisoned by Gu when he was young. In order to suppress the poison in his body, she searched for rare poisons and used poison to fight poison. However, because of this, his body became extremely weak, his personality became gloomy and unpredictable, and he stayed at home.

She could only speak a few words to him and check on his condition when she delivered medicine.

Although Ye Li was touched that Mo Hannian went to find her, she was even more worried about him.

On the stage, Su Ying'er had already completed the apprenticeship ceremony and said sweetly, "Disciple Ying'er greets Master."

When he looked at Su Ying'er, Qingyu Zhenren's usually indifferent eyes showed a hint of human warmth. "Get up."

Su Ying'er was very popular in the Tianmen Sect. The moment she stood up, all the inner and outer disciples who were watching the ceremony came up to greet her and present her with congratulatory gifts.

She accepted them all with a smile, her sweet words making them very happy.

Suddenly, she looked behind her and waved cheerfully, "Eldest Brother, Fifth Brother!"

They're back?!

Ye Li looked back and saw Mo Hannian controlling a clear spring, in which hundreds of spirit fish of different colors swam freely in the boundless water, like a beautiful painting.

"Fifth Senior Brother! Is this a gift for me? It's so beautiful!"

Mo Hannian's pale and gloomy face, which was pale due to illness, showed a rare warmth when he saw Su Ying'er. "Well, cough cough... You said you liked the fish in my yard, so I picked these for you. They're not worth much."

The various kinds of spirit fish, each one dazzling and beautiful, are a testament to the care put into their creation.

Ye Li thought of the black fish in her bedroom that she treasured.

That year, on her birthday, she jokingly asked Mo Hannian for the spirit fish from his pond.

"I don't give my fish to outsiders. If you want, you can take the ones from the kitchen."

She didn't think anything of it; instead, she took the black fish home and carefully raised it.

That was the first and only gift Mo Hannian gave her, and she cherished it very much.

But now, seeing these beautiful and exquisite spirit fish, she realized how ridiculous she had been.

Not only because of that ridiculous black fish, but also because she was so certain that Mo Hannian would come to save her.

She even presumptuously worried about Mo Hannian's health, fearing that he might have an accident while trying to save her.

He's even more hilarious than a clown.

Beside Mo Hannian, the eldest disciple Lu Ziting held a pair of swords, but compared to them, he was not so eye-catching.

But Ye Li's gaze was fixed on the sword, not missing a single detail.

These are... the Twin Swords!

To achieve perfect harmony, Daoist couples would forge a pair of precious swords, which would not only benefit their cultivation but also allow them to sense each other in times of danger.

The best one is these twin swords.

However, the materials required for this twin sword are extremely rare, requiring ten-thousand-year-old twin iron stone, a thousand-year-old twin mandarin duck grass, and the endless fire of the Abyss of Despair to forge it.

Ye Li knew this so clearly because the materials for the Twin Swords were exactly what she had found!

She descended into the abyss three times, risking being shattered to pieces, enduring the agonizing pain of being burned alive, to bring back the Endless Fire.

I still remember when Lu Ziting looked at her burned arm, his eyes were full of emotion and pity, and he hugged her and said, "Ah Li, I will definitely forge the Twin Swords as soon as possible. On the day they are completed, we will get married. I can't wait to marry you."

He's actually going to give the Twin Swords to Su Ying'er?!

Has he forgotten his promise?

Su Ying'er thanked Mo Hannian for the gift, then turned to Lu Ziting like a butterfly. She gripped the twin swords, her eyes filled with joy, showing no sign of surprise.

Clearly, she knew all along that she would be the owner of the Twin Swords.

She drew her sword, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Lu Ziting. "I never expected that Senior Brother would actually finish forging it before my apprenticeship ceremony. You're amazing!"

Speaking of this, Lu Ziting frowned slightly.

In fact, he had already finished making the sword, but the female sword suddenly acted strangely just now, and it took him a lot of effort to suppress its agitation.

Afraid of startling Ying'er, he didn't mention it, but gently patted her head, "For Junior Sister Ying'er, I naturally have to work day and night."

The fourth junior brother, always eager for drama, teased, "Hey? Eldest brother, I remember you were going to give this sword to second senior sister, right? Why did you give it to junior sister now? Are you planning to have two women at once?"

Ye Li stared at Lu Ziting, waiting to see how he would respond.

Lu Ziting's brows furrowed openly, like a righteous gentleman. "Fourth Junior Brother, don't talk nonsense. My relationship with Junior Sister is based on affection but within the bounds of propriety. I have never overstepped any boundaries. I have always acted uprightly and would never do something like two-timing. It would not only dishonor me but also be unfair to Ying'er."

Today I will make things clear to my second junior sister that our engagement was nothing but a youthful joke. After the engagement is dissolved, I will formally propose to Ying'er and will absolutely not engage in any illicit relations beforehand.

His words resonated deeply, drawing praise from the disciples in attendance.

"Our senior brother is indeed upright and honorable!"

"That scheming Ye Li is not worthy of Senior Brother at all!"

"They actually used that stupid help-seeking talisman to ruin Junior Sister Ying'er's apprenticeship ceremony, how utterly despicable!"

"The eldest brother and the junior sister are a match made in heaven!"

"A person with such wicked intentions does not deserve to remain in the Heavenly Gate Sect!"

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The commotion below the stage drew the attention of Master Qingyu, who was seated on the throne. The pressure from the powerful cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage instantly silenced the noise.

A detached voice descended from above, "Ye Li acts arrogantly and disrespectfully towards her elders. I hereby order that Ye Li be expelled from the Lotus Sect, effective today."