Chapter 71: It's not that I'm going against human nature, but that's the first step to becoming an immortal...
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While cultivating in Hidden Dragon Valley, Chu Shuyi often heard his clansmen teach him that the Chu family were descendants of the Heavenly Yin Maiden from a thousand years ago. Therefore, they had to inherit the Heavenly Yin Maiden's unfinished mission, form a Heavenly Dao marriage contract with the ascendant, and ascend together with him.
Therefore, Chu Shuyi began to learn various techniques passed down from her ancestors from a young age. These techniques were different from any other techniques in the cultivation world. Some of her clansmen told her that this was because these were not magic spells for exorcising evil spirits, but rather magic spells for slaying demons.
At that time, she did not understand what it meant to exorcise evil, nor had she ever seen an evil creature. It was not until this day truly arrived that Chu Shuyi suddenly realized that all the magic techniques passed down through generations were prepared for this day.
Too much time has passed, and the tribespeople have long forgotten why they did it, yet they still fight for that so-called mission.
The dark silk thread did not choose her, and Chu Shuyi breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of her heart.
She didn't like this mission, nor was she interested in ascending to immortality. She had simply been numbly accepted by her clan's teachings since childhood. If Shang Xinglan and Chu Li's marriage hadn't disrupted everything, Chu Shuyi wouldn't even know if she had any other choices in her life.
These days, she stayed overnight at the Cangshan Sect. Because of her ability to see through fate, she began to treat people's illnesses. She could see the ailment at a glance and then treat it together with the doctor. Seeing the patients recover and receiving pears and snacks from them, she never felt that she could live such a meaningful life.
Everything became exceptionally interesting, even looking at mountains and rivers, eating and sleeping. As long as she didn't think about that mission, she was extremely happy.
Perhaps she was meant to be this way, able to boldly live the life she wanted. However, no one could shoulder that mission for her, so she felt as if she were being weighed down by a heavy burden, unable to find any relief even for a day.
What if she could entrust this mission to Chu Li like her older sister did?
Fortunately, that thread chose Chu Li.
Chu Shuyi felt both fortunate and ashamed.
She'll surely disappoint her people looking like this. Is there anything she can do to help, even if it's just a little bit?
"Sister!"
Chu Shuyi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly came to her senses and looked up at Chu Li in the distance, following the sound.
"Erlong is trying to escape! Stop him!"
A ripple of emotion stirred within her, her breath hitched slightly, and she drew her long sword from her waist.
She was always the one who called her "elder sister," and she never expected that one day someone else would call her that.
The dragon transformed into a raging mass of evil energy and charged towards her, seemingly ignoring her entirely.
Chu Shuyi took a slow, light breath and raised her hand to twirl her sword.
Come on, let me take my sister's share and end all of this.
With elegant and skillful swordsmanship, the demon-slaying creature was precisely stopped from fleeing.
Chu Shuyi could see through his every move and guess his every thought, but her body couldn't hold on and she was defeated by that fierce evil energy.
No, this evil entity has been nourishing itself in the bodies of the seven ascended beings for far too long. It is far beyond what she can eliminate with the Demon-Slaying Sword Technique. Her cultivation is too shallow!
Suddenly, a hand landed on her shoulder, supporting her steadily.
Xie Liyi channeled his spiritual energy into her body and said in a deep voice, "I don't have much spiritual energy either. As long as I can stop him, that's enough, right?"
Chu Shuyi was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded and said, "Yes, give me as many as you have."
Without the slightest hesitation, Xie Liyi decisively transferred all of his spiritual energy to her.
With their combined efforts, the two finally managed to stop the dragon from falling to their swords.
Seeing that this road was blocked, Erlong turned and fled in other directions. Before he had gone far, he saw Yan Xinbai and Gu Ye standing at the end of the ruins.
Gu Ye spat out a mouthful of blood, straightened up with Yan Xinbai's help, his eyes gleaming with a bloodthirsty red light as he stared intently at him, a wicked smile creeping across his face. "Where do you think you're going?"
Yan Xinbai glanced at him indifferently and said in a low voice, "If you can't hold on, go lie down on the side. I can manage on my own."
Gu Ye chuckled softly, tapped his shoulder with the back of his knife to loosen his muscles, and said, "You don't need to worry about it. It's just a minor fatal wound."
Yan Xinbai's lips twitched slightly. "Whatever."
The evil energy gradually boiled over, as if it had reached its extreme anger. It transformed into human form and ferociously pounced on Gu Ye, but was repelled by the demonic energy unleashed by Yan Xinbai.
The two formed an impenetrable wall, preventing the evil spirit from escaping and trapping the evil dragon within.
Behind them, Chu Li had already caught up. Gripping the dagger, she shouted, "Grab him!"
Although she was very reluctant to obey her orders, Yan Xinbai still sighed, flew up and threw Erlong down from the air, stepping on Erlong's shoulder.
Gu Ye stepped on his other shoulder in tacit agreement and laughed, "Why do you seem so much weaker? Ancient Great Evil, without a parasitic body, you don't seem to have much ability anymore?"
The dragon's eyes were filled with savagery. The reason it had become weak was because Shang Xinglan's lightning tribulation had struck it!
Damn Chu Li, damn Shang Xinglan!
Chu Li walked up to him casually, smiling as she asked, "Do you have any last words to say?"
Erlong stared at her with venomous hatred, about to open his mouth, when Chu Li plunged the dagger, imbued with pure spiritual energy, into his forehead.
Chu Li sneered, "I'm just kidding. I don't want to hear it."
In an instant, the fierce struggle of the dragon gradually ceased, and the evil aura that had shrouded the Shang family for over two thousand years finally vanished without a trace.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Chu Shuyi collapsed to the ground, exhausted, while Xie Liyi had already collapsed beside her due to exhaustion of spiritual energy.
She was startled and quickly checked his breathing, only to find that he had just fainted. She couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Gu Ye vomited blood again. He had almost vomited all the blood in his body that day. If he hadn't taken that whole bottle of top-grade Rejuvenation Pill, he probably would have died long ago.
A handkerchief was tossed over his head. Gu Ye caught it and casually wiped his face. When he looked up, he found that Yan Xinbai had disappeared.
It ran away again, like a mouse.
Chu Li tucked the dagger back into her waistband, let out a long sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and looked at Gu Ye, "Are you alright?"
Gu Ye raised an eyebrow and said in a low voice, "You still care about me?"
The delicate, pretty face before him suddenly transformed into an old, kind face, and he fell silent instantly, averting his gaze.
Chu Li guessed what had happened and couldn't help but sneer, "Serves you right."
Gu Ye was secretly annoyed. He should have told Yan Xinbai to wait a while longer and to undo the spell before leaving.
"Go see the master, don't worry about me." Gu Ye took out a communication talisman from his pocket; he had to find Yan Xinbai.
Chu Li's mind had already flown to Shang Xinglan. Upon hearing this, she ran towards Shang Xinglan without turning her head.
His five senses seemed to be blocked; Chu Li shook him several times but he didn't react.
Chu Shuyi dragged Xie Liyi to their side, bent down, and checked Shang Xinglan's condition. "Don't worry, you can help him untie it. Didn't you ascend to immortality too?"
Upon hearing her reminder, Chu Li finally realized what was happening and tentatively tried to unlock Shang Xinglan's five senses using the method Chu Shuyi had taught her.
A short while later, Shang Xinglan's eyelashes fluttered, and she slowly opened her eyes.
“Achu…”
Chu Li threw herself into his arms and said excitedly, "You're finally awake! I just got rid of the E'long. It's all thanks to your timely ascension. I told you you could do it!"
Shang Xinglan was stunned for a moment, then gently hugged her back.
Meanwhile, behind the broken beam not far away, Yan Xinbai's eyes held a deep and unfathomable expression.
It must be admitted that Shang Xinglan is indeed exceptionally talented. Even without immortal bones, he was still able to withstand the tribulation and ascend to immortality.
But he is far from being able to do that; a demonic cultivator like him could never achieve it in his lifetime.
"It wasn't me."
Chu Li was stunned.
Shang Xinglan hugged her tighter, his voice trembling, "Achu, it's you who has ascended."
Yan Xinbai turned to look at him in astonishment, then looked at Chu Li in disbelief.
she?
She doesn't even have a trace of cultivation, how is that possible?
“I didn’t suffer that lightning tribulation; you took it for me.” Shang Xinglan tenderly brushed away the stray hairs from Chu Li’s forehead and cupped Chu Li’s stunned face. “If I had suffered that lightning tribulation, my five senses would have been forced to open.”
Chu Li blinked and whispered, "But how could I..."
oh.
She remembered.
When Shang Xinglan held her in his arms, the tribulation lightning had already struck. At that moment, she didn't think about anything; she only had one thought in her mind: to help Shang Xinglan ascend to immortality.
“Going against human nature is the first step to becoming an immortal,” Shang Xinglan suddenly said softly. “Achu, you have done it.”
She spent her whole life longing to survive.
This time, however, she willingly gave up her most precious life to achieve enlightenment and ascend to heaven. The tribulations that pierced through them also gave them a new life.
Chu Li's eyes widened slightly, and she asked in confusion, "Then how could you deal with the E'long when you had blocked your five senses?"
“Before you left, I was worried that something might happen to you,” Shang Xinglan said. When she saw her go to find that dangerous being, she cast a spell in her heart, which would allow her to protect A Chu by following her instincts even if her five senses were blocked. “Unfortunately, it didn’t come in very handy.”
He sighed, feeling increasingly guilty and distressed as he thought of Chu Li using her frail body to bear the lightning tribulation for him.
"How could it not be of any use? Didn't you help me ascend to immortality?" Chu Li smiled, condensing a small ball of spiritual energy in her palm, and said proudly, "Now I'm more powerful than you, Shang Xinglan."
Upon hearing this, Shang Xinglan's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and she chuckled softly, raising her hand to pop the small ball of spiritual energy. "You've always been more powerful than me."
Whether it's comprehension or that gardenia-like heart, Chu Li is far more suited to becoming an immortal than him. Her only obsession in this world is to survive and live a good life; once she relinquishes that obsession, she can ascend to immortality.
So this is the way to allow those without cultivation to ascend to immortality. Yan Xinbai, did you see that?
After a pause, Chu Li looked at Chu Shuyi again and quickly withdrew the spiritual energy, afraid that she would think that she was deliberately showing off.
Chu Shuyi noticed her caution and said gently, "It's alright, I don't mind. Right now, I just want to be a doctor and save lives."
“That suits you well,” Chu Li said softly. “Perhaps one day, you will be able to save a sick beggar like Chu Zi.”
Chu Shuyi's expression shifted slightly, and her eyes suddenly lit up. So that's how it is. She wanted to become a doctor because she wanted to save pitiful people like her older sister.
"Ah Chu, you're so smart." Chu Shuyi said with hopeful eyes, "Yes, I will definitely become that kind of person in the future, definitely."
She pulled Xie Liyi up and whispered, "Yinyin is still with Xie Yunge. Go and pick him up so you can go to the Heavenly Realm together."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Li and Shang Xinglan exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of guilt in each other's eyes.
Oh no, I completely forgot about Yinyin!
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Author's note: It's almost finished, just a heads up.
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