Chapter 37: Ending (I) This is the ascension gift I prepared for you...
In the vast snowy plain, a girl wearing a cloak was hiding from the snow wolf behind her.
In her hand, she held a faintly fluorescent herb, but perhaps because she ran too fast, she stumbled over a stone hidden in the snow, and the herb also fell onto the snow.
The leading snow wolf had caught up with her. She covered the wound on her foot and closed her eyes in despair.
But the imagined severe pain did not come. She opened her eyes and saw a peach wood sword stained with the blood of the snow wolf. She then looked up and saw the tall female cultivator.
With just one sword strike, all the wolves died. The female cultivator gave her a gentle smile and said, "Are you okay?" As she spoke, she picked her up from the snow and brushed the snow off her body.
The girl broke free from her hand and hurriedly picked up the herb. "My medicine."
Seeing that the herbs were fine, she put them into a cloth bag and felt relieved. She thanked the nun, "Thank you for saving me. Sister, are you a nun?"
Chi Wanyin nodded slightly, and then she continued, "Sister Monk, please come back to the village with me. We will definitely treat you well."
"Oh, by the way, I haven't told Sister Monk my name yet. Mother said that we must be polite to our benefactors. My name is A Yue." The girl added belatedly.
Looking at her innocent and bright face, Chi Wanyin couldn't help but nodded again, and then let the girl lead the way.
After walking for half an hour, they finally arrived at the village that A Yue mentioned. The houses here were different from those in the mortal realm. They were all made of stones in a circular shape, probably to keep out the cold.
A Yue seemed to be very familiar with the people in the village. Everyone would greet her when they saw her, but when they saw Chi Wanyin following behind her, they would look surprised.
However, A Yue explained generously: "She is a monk who came from somewhere else. She saved me when I met the Snow Wolf just now."
The villagers lowered their guard, and Chi Wanyin followed her all the way until they stopped in front of a house. She pushed open the door and said, "Mother, I'm back."
There was a woman lying on the couch. Seeing the torn edges of her dress, he knew she must have gone out to look for medicine for him. He couldn't help but frown slightly, "Ayue, have you left the village again?"
After saying this, the woman coughed a few times, and Ah Yue hurriedly helped her calm down, "Don't be angry, mother. I won't go out tomorrow."
While coughing, the woman caught sight of Chi Wanyin standing beside her. "Master Monk, I just heard Ah Yue say that you saved her. I'm a child who doesn't understand. I'm so sorry for the trouble."
Chi Wanyin looked at the woman and said, "Nothing. I came here just to find a treasure. Saving people is just my duty."
Ah Yue said, "Sister Monk, please stay at my house tonight. I'll go cook!"
After saying that, A Yue excitedly went to the kitchen, leaving the woman and Chi Wanyin talking aside.
"Ayue is a good child. I am burdened by this disease." After saying this, the woman started coughing again.
Chi Wanyin thought for a moment and handed the porcelain bottle to the woman. "Whenever you feel unwell, dissolve one in water and swallow it. Over time, the illness will be much better, even if it's not completely cured."
The woman didn't dare to take it. "Master Monk, you have saved Ah Yue, which is a great favor to us. How can I dare to accept this medicine?"
Chi Wanyin smiled gently, "Take it. If your condition can be alleviated, she won't have to risk running out of the village anymore. Besides, I think this child has a good affinity with immortals. When she grows up, maybe she can go to the immortal sect to learn from a master."
The woman was naturally overjoyed when she heard this. She wanted to get down from the couch and salute Chi Wanyin, but Chi Wanyin raised her hand to stop her. "Why bother thanking her? Ah Yue is a good child. If you are okay, she will be relieved."
The woman nodded quickly. At this time, Ah Yue also came out of the kitchen with food. "Mother, what happened to Sister Monk?"
Looking at the sensible Ah Yue, tears welled up in the woman's eyes, but a smile played on her lips. "Mother is happy. The monk has given you medicine. You won't have to go out and look for medicine in the future."
Ah Yue put down the plate of food and was naturally very happy, "Really? That's great." After that, she quickly went to the kitchen to get out the dishes and chopsticks. The three of them had this meal at the table near the bed.
During the night rest, Ah Yue sat next to Chi Wanyin. As she listened to her talk about the world outside the snowfield, her eyes were filled with curiosity and satisfaction. "So this is what the world outside looks like."
Seeing her excitement, Chi Wanyin was afraid that she couldn't sleep, so she hurriedly said, "Okay, go to sleep quickly. I have to go out and look for something tomorrow."
Ah Yue was naturally aware of the danger outside, but although she couldn't follow Chi Wanyin out, she also asked, "What are you looking for, Sister Monk?"
Chi Wanyin looked at her puzzled face and told her the truth, "I don't know what this thing looks like either. It's just that it can only be found in this snowy plain."
"Then I'll go with you. I'm very familiar with the roads in this area." A Yue suggested.
Chi Wanyin disagreed, "It's too dangerous outside. If something unexpected happens, I may not be able to take care of you."
Ah Yue knew in her heart that she was telling the truth, but she really wanted to help Chi Wanyin. "Then I'll draw the map for Sister Monk. Maybe it will be easier to find it this way."
Chi Wanyin pondered for a moment and finally agreed, then she closed her eyes and fell asleep.
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Chi Wanyin searched in the snowy plains for several days but still found nothing. The words that her master said that day lingered in her ears. Advancing to the Spiritual Transformation stage was urgent. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but frown slightly.
Looking at the snowstorm approaching in the distance, she simply found a cave to take shelter. After using magic to ignite the dead branches in the cave, she dispelled a lot of the coldness around her, and her shadow was reflected on the wall by the fire.
When her released spiritual sense sensed that the blizzard had passed, Chi Wanyin was about to leave the cave, but this dark cave seemed not simple, so she could not help but continue walking inside.
Sure enough, at the end of the cave, there seemed to be a road extending downwards. Chi Wanyin could not help but continue walking downwards, and the temperature below the cave was even colder than that of the snowfield.
The further they went, the colder it became, and Chi Wanyin had no choice but to mobilize the spiritual energy in her body to ward off the cold.
She did not forget to look around, and saw huge ice spikes on the top, and an ice door standing at the end. However, the ice door seemed to lack the key to open it. Chi Wanyin naturally did not have the patience to look for the key. She condensed the spiritual power in her hand and punched the ice door.
An extremely obvious crack appeared on the ice door, so Chi Wanyin punched it again, blasting a hole in it.
She clapped her hands, and the hole was just big enough for her to enter and exit, so Chi Wanyin was able to see the whole picture inside. It was a snow-white hand bone, which seemed to be in a posture of clenching something, and was now placed quietly on the stone platform in the middle.
Presumably, this might be the thing that her master said could allow her to advance to the realm of spiritual transformation. When Chi Wanyin placed her hand on it, it triggered a mechanism on the side, but she easily avoided it.
Chi Wanyin breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the hand bone to examine it carefully. It seemed to be filled with a huge amount of spiritual power. She sat down cross-legged, placed the hand bone in front of her body and began to absorb the spiritual power.
When she opened her eyes again, she was not in the secret room, but was trapped in the square barrier of Mingluantai. She looked down at her hands and found that they were transparent.
Chi Wanyin couldn't help but wonder what her current state was, a ghost?
Before she could finish her thoughts, she heard some noise nearby.
Song Qingtang, dressed in a plain white robe, walked into the hall.
She looked in her direction and called softly, "Junior Sister."
After a moment, Song Qingtang showed a self-deprecating look again, "Forget it, I know you already..."
In a moment, her eyes turned golden again, but her hands were strangled by her own neck. However, this did not stop her from making a mocking sound, "You killed her because you agreed to the exchange. Besides, she was just a demon cultivator who was a scourge to the world of cultivation. I killed her for you, but you are not happy."
Song Qingtang remained silent, and finally let go of the hand dejectedly, "I know." She seemed to close her eyes and stop struggling.
Chi Wanyin was getting anxious and couldn't help but say, "Senior Sister, don't be bewitched by her." But of course Song Qingtang couldn't hear what Chi Wanyin said. She could only see the ghost standing there making the movement of opening and closing its lips.
When those eyes were about to be swallowed by the last bit of gold, she stared at the empty direction and asked, "Are you the inner demon?"
Chi Wanyin's voice was filled with urgency. "To me, you are your inner demon. Don't let yourself be completely devoured and assimilated by His consciousness. This way, everything can still be saved."
Unfortunately, she still couldn't hear. Song Qingtang looked over there expressionlessly. She picked up the grapes on the table and walked towards where Chi Wanyin was. She carefully peeled the grapes and handed them to her lips, "Try it. It was your favorite in the past."
Chi Wanyin had no choice but to lower her head and eat the grape, leaving only a few drops of juice on Song Qingtang's fingertips.
Song Qingtang laughed without even bothering to wipe the juice off his hands, "It doesn't matter if you are a demon in my heart, as long as I can see her."
In the following days, Chi Wanyin was still unable to move, but she received food from Song Qingtang every day. She fed her almost all of her favorite fruits until that day.
When she stepped into the palace that day, her eyes had turned completely golden, and her tone was cold, "You are about to ascend, it is best for you to give up struggling."
This should be said to Song Qingtang in the body, Chi Wanyin thought.
However, even though this body was controlled by Him, sometimes He would still strangle her neck with His hands. Whenever this happened, Chi Wanyin realized that this might be Song Qingtang's independent consciousness. Thinking of the ending that Her Grandmaster had mentioned, she felt an inexplicable palpitation in her heart.
But no matter how worried she was, that day finally came. She was about to ascend. A ladder had been built in the sky, and she only had to walk up it.
But when she stepped onto the last step, the stairs began to shatter, and the Xuanjiao sword that Chi Wanyin had seen before was unsheathed and pierced her body from behind.
She heard Song Qingtang's excited and frantic voice, completely different from before, "This is the ascension gift I prepared for you. Do you like it?"
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