Chapter 138 Level 2 (8)
The woman recalled the past events, her tone complicated: "Do you know how I became a ghost?"
Tao Zi guessed: "Resentment?"
She smiled and murmured, "I should hate him. That day, I failed to kill him and was restrained instead. But from other perspectives, it can be considered a success."
She asked doubtfully, "Why do you say that?"
"There's one thing I missed in the illusion I created—the hairpin was coated with a seedless potion."
The woman's smile was filled with both satisfaction and a hint of hatred. "He caused me to lose my parents and family, so I will make sure he never has children of his own. It's a good thing he didn't tell Zhou Jiaojiao about it, otherwise Zhou Jiaojiao wouldn't have used the child to frame me."
Tao Zi said nothing. Things in this world are indeed unpredictable. Who could have thought that framing would turn out to be a blessing?
"What happened to you?"
Faced with this sudden question, the woman was stunned for a moment before she said lightly, "I was turned into a human pig and endured it for ten years, but this is my karma. I didn't know how to judge people, so I let the wolf into my house."
Tao Zi looked at her intact hands and feet, and doubts arose in her heart. She said: "Logically speaking, the appearance of a ghost should be the same as when she was alive."
"I met an immortal. He was a friend of my father's. He asked me whether I wanted to enter a fantasy world and live a happy life, or transform into a ghost and wait for revenge. I chose the latter. Later, the immortal fell, and I came to the ruins to guard it for him, as a way of repaying his kindness."
Tao Zi looked calm on the surface, but her heart was already in turmoil. These were actually the remains of a powerful being in the out-of-body stage from more than 3,000 years ago.
The woman looked at her, her smile tinged with nostalgia, and said, "I like you very much. If possible, I would like you to pass directly. It's a pity..."
"What a pity?"
"It's a pity you woke up midway. This is against the rules."
Tao Zi: "...wasn't it you who made me sober?"
"Yeah, it seems so, but I just slightly relaxed my control over you. Under normal circumstances, you wouldn't be awake. This is because your consciousness is too strong, so you can't blame me."
There was actually a hint of playfulness in the woman's words, even though this playfulness was very annoying.
Tao Zi tried her best to maintain a gentle expression: "So that means I have no chance?"
"Not really. I told you I like you very much, so it wouldn't hurt to give you another chance."
The woman waved her hand, and the scene before her shattered again. A careless remark escaped from the shattered scene, but Tao Zi could not hear it: "I think he would allow it."
Tao Zi slowly opened her eyes and found herself standing on the top of Xingfeng Mountain.
Why am I here?
Just as this doubt emerged in my mind, Xing Zhan's voice rang out: "Senior Sister, this is what you want."
She looked back and saw Xing Zhan, who was about ten years old, standing behind her with a box in his hand.
All doubts were resolved, and Tao Zi took the box naturally and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Xing Zhan lowered his eyes and was about to speak when a noise came from not far away: "Senior Sister!"
She looked up and saw Xu Qianjia rushing over.
Xing Feng's environment had a great impact on him. Even though he walked quickly, his face was still pale.
Tao Zi smiled, but her eyes were cold: "Qian Jia, why are you here?"
Xu Qianjia smiled and said, "Senior Sister has been coming to Xing Feng's place recently, so I wanted to come and see what's going on."
"The Punishment Hall was just established not long ago, so I naturally have to pay more attention."
He turned his attention to the box in her arms.
Seeing this, Tao Zi handed him the box and said, "This is a gift from my good friend from the south. It will help with your cultivation. Take it and share it with your fellow students."
Xu Qianjia perked up and replied, "Yes."
She added, "Senior Sister still needs to discuss the rules of the Punishment Hall with Xing Zhan. You should go back first."
"yes."
After he walked away, Tao Zi didn't even bother to pretend to smile. She turned around and looked at Xing Zhan, saying, "No one comes to visit for no reason. He must have heard something. You should investigate thoroughly. I don't want the Xing Hall to become a sieve."
Xing Zhan was stunned for a moment. He didn't understand why Xu Qianjia couldn't know about this kind of thing, but he still agreed.
She looked at the fifteen-year-old Xing Zhan and softened her tone: "Zhan, even though you are only fifteen, I trust you. I hope you won't disappoint me like they did."
He shuddered and swore, "Even if I die, I will never betray Senior Sister!"
Tao Zi nodded with satisfaction and slowly walked towards the newly built house.
Those three were good-for-nothings. Since she discovered this, she had spent more than fifty years trying to correct them, but unfortunately, there was no hope.
From now on, they are still her junior brothers and sisters, but she will no longer train them as before.
Of course, as their senior sister, she would still give them what they deserved, but forget about the extra.
Thinking of this, Tao Zi sighed slowly. If her master had not reached the state of transformation when he came out of retreat, and if her master's status had not made it difficult for him to deal with those matters, she would not have to spend so much time and effort.
Now, many people in the entire cultivation world are eyeing her. If she and Minglan Sect cannot rise up, and the resources belonging to Tianzun cannot be taken over, they will inevitably become lambs in the eyes of various sects.
Thinking about the resources that only the sects with the existence of Tianzun can possess, Tao Zi regained his spirits.
She must protect these resources, otherwise both Minglan Sect and she will become stepping stones for others.
But she alone was far from enough, and those three were unreliable, so she had to secretly select a few more people to train, and Xing Zhan was one of them.
In terms of strength, Xing Zhan wasn't very conspicuous due to his spiritual veins, but he had a good character and practiced diligently. Choosing him wouldn't arouse Xu Qianjia's suspicion and lead to a shady plot, and it would also allow him to remain hidden until he matured, which was a good idea.
Tao Zi listened to the footsteps behind her, neither light nor heavy, and slowly exhaled. As long as Xing Zhan and others got up, she could put aside the affairs of the sect and concentrate on her cultivation.
After all, it was because she was not strong enough that she ended up in the current situation.
Twenty years later, Xing Zhan chopped off the head of a cultivator in the Kaiguang period with the strength of the middle solid stage during a killing operation, and began to become famous in the world of immortal cultivation.
Thirty years later, Xing Zhan entered the late solid stage and was able to cross levels to fight against the Lingji stage without being at a disadvantage.
Fifty years later, Xing Zhan, at the initial stage of flesh forging, severely injured a Jindan deacon of Xujia Sect.
In the same year, Minglan Sect's senior sister Tao Zi successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul stage. At the age of 160, she became the youngest Nascent Soul True Lord in the world of immortal cultivation. In a relic, she killed a ninth-level Nascent Soul cultivator at the first-level Nascent Soul realm.
After this incident, Minglan Sect officially became one of the three sects.
At the same time, the eldest sister of Minglan Sect, who had just achieved a breakthrough, began to practice in seclusion, and all matters within the sect were handed over to Xing Zhan.
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