After they finished speaking, the other elders bowed to Ye Xianya and said, "Greetings, Sect Master!"
After Ye Xianya "died" under the heavenly tribulation, the Taiyi Sect was leaderless. The Grand Elder Ren Zhaohui and the other elders took charge of the sect until Yue Youcang rose to power, at which point they retreated to the background.
Upon hearing that the Third Elder and the others were in trouble, Ren Zhaohui and the others hurriedly followed Yue Youcang to rescue them. Unexpectedly, they heard Yue Youcang say that the former sect leader had returned.
This thrilled them.
Ye Xianya not only led the Taiyi Sect to glory, but also became the only person in hundreds of years to cultivate to the extreme and transcend tribulation, making her an existence that they looked up to and respected.
"Having been reborn, although I have memories of my past life, I am no longer the sect leader of Taiyi Sect, nor am I as powerful as you all think. Taiyi Sect has always respected strength, so you don't need to be like this," Ye Xianya said calmly.
“In our hearts, you will always be our sect leader,” Ren Zhaohui said quickly.
"It is a blessing for the sect to have the sect leader return to Taiyi Sect." Elder Luo Yuan'an's voice was choked with emotion. "If Master were alive, he would be very happy."
Luo Yuan'an is Ye Xianya's senior brother.
Her master originally accepted six personal disciples, Ye Xianya being the youngest, and Luo Yuan arranged for her to be the fifth.
The others are no longer alive.
"Everyone, I've returned to Taiyi Sect this time only to recuperate from my injuries, not to seize power. There's no need to say anything else, let's go back to the sect first," Ye Xianya said, feigning indifference.
If she doesn't go back soon, her body will really break down.
The pills that Sun Yunwei and his disciples had given her were far from enough to help her.
Without saying anything more, everyone hurriedly escorted Ye Xianya and the others towards Taiyi Sect.
On the way, Ye Xianya met Yue Youcang and ate the Guiyuan Pill he gave her.
Considering that this old fellow had treated her, his "elder," fairly well, Ye Xianya planned to take care of him and leave, lest someone with ulterior motives use her identity to cause trouble and lead to internal strife within the Taiyi Sect.
After all, Yue Youcang is the current sect leader of Taiyi Sect, and if I stay too long, he will feel very awkward.
This Guiyuan Pill has been passed down from ancient times.
If a pill is left for a long time, its efficacy will naturally decrease exponentially.
Fortunately, it's quite useful for Ye Xianya now.
Just moments after Ye Xianya ate, she felt a warm current flowing through her body, and the injuries to her internal organs began to slowly heal.
After her injuries stabilized, Ye Xianya explained the situation to everyone.
Of course, everyone has many questions about his appearance.
"Although I successfully transcended the tribulation fifty years ago, the Heavenly Dao could not tolerate me, nor could it tolerate the ascension of mortals. So it sent down the world-destroying lightning to completely destroy me. My physical body could not withstand it and quickly turned to ashes. But I did withstand all the lightning tribulations. When people ascend, what is first tempered and improved in the lightning tribulation is actually the soul."
Although tribulation lightning is a death sentence for cultivators, it is also a form of tempering and improvement.
Cultivators who survive the eighty-one tribulations of lightning have their souls and bodies enhanced; even if they don't ascend to immortality, they can be considered half-immortals.
At least he's invincible.
That's what was said in the notes left by the ancestors of the Taiyi Sect.
After ascending to the celestial realm, one can absorb the celestial energy to temper their body and soul, resulting in a qualitative leap in their strength and ultimately becoming a true immortal.
Ye Xianya only succeeded halfway in her previous life.
"Because my soul power withstood the tribulation and was tempered, the world-destroying lightning did not completely destroy my soul. Instead, the sect's inherited magic weapon that I wore back then swallowed my remaining soul."
Everyone found this incredibly mysterious and held their breath, waiting for what would follow.
"After my soul was nurtured in the sect's magical artifact for a period of time, it had almost recovered. At that time, everything in the Taiyi Sect was peaceful, so I did not disturb you. Instead, I left the sect to search for the secrets of this world and the reason why we could not ascend. Until this year, I had some clues. I wanted to go to the Taiyi Sect to tell you, but when I opened my eyes, I became a little girl. I did not possess a body, but by chance, I became Ye Xianya."
Ye Xianya's words were seven parts truth and three parts falsehood, which completely fooled these people.
“I originally intended to cultivate slowly and recover the power of my previous life, but I never expected…” Ye Xianya said, looking at Sun Yunwei and the others, “They fell into the trap of the demon race and had to be saved. I used a secret technique to forcibly increase my cultivation and deceived those demons, otherwise… the consequences would have been unimaginable.”
"Thank you for saving us, Sect Leader Ye," Sun Yunwei and the others said hurriedly.
"Once I recover from my injuries, I will leave the Taiyi Sect," Ye Xianya said meaningfully.
She will not compete with Yue Youcang for power.
"Young lady Ye, what should we do to restart the path to ascension?" the white-haired elder asked anxiously.
"It's not too late to tell you after I recover my strength. It's pointless to tell you now. With your strength, you can't do it at all, and it will only cause you more trouble. Just focus on protecting yourselves and cultivating. When the time is right, I will naturally tell you, and you can also lend me a hand."
Another elder was about to say something when Ye Xianya interrupted him.
"My divination skills are unmatched even by the Taiyi Sect. I can predict some things. If you believe me, then wait a few years or ten years. If you don't believe me, then go and find out for yourselves."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately fell silent.
After most of the people had left, Yue Youcang bowed to Ye Xianya and said, "Greetings, Martial Uncle."
Yue Youcang is the son of Ye Xianya's third senior brother.
When Ye Xianya failed to transcend her tribulation, Yue Youcang was only in his early twenties, a time when he was young and fearless.
After years of experience, he is now capable of handling things independently.
"Nephew, there's no need for such formalities. I've already said that I came back only to heal my injuries, not to seize power. You can rest assured," Ye Xianya said calmly.
Just as Yue Youcang was about to say something, Ye Xianya's voice reached his ears.
"Take me to the underground icy pool; I need to recover my strength as soon as possible."
The world situation is not good. If she doesn't work harder, she won't be able to protect herself and the people around her in the future.
"Yes, please, Uncle-Master." Yue Youcang was very respectful and personally led Ye Xianya to the underground cold pool.
The underground cold pool is a spring in the underground spiritual vein of the Taiyi Sect.
In recent years, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has been scarce. There are many cultivators in the Taiyi Sect, and the spiritual vein underground has been depleted due to a lack of replenishment of spiritual energy.
The water in the underground cold pool is not as rich in spiritual energy as before, but it is still not bad for Ye Xianya now.
Anyway, staying alive is the most important thing.
"Qi Chengshuo, Zhengzheng, I need to stay here to recover for a month or so before going back. You two should go back to the capital first, and tell my mother while you're at it, so she won't worry about me." The New Year is almost here, and Ye Xianya doesn't want to stay away from home, but there's nothing she can do now.
She needs to recover from her injury as soon as possible.
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