Meridian Formation
Jing Xu was slightly taken aback. "Let's talk about this outside. But Senior Sister, why is there frost on your body? Are you alright?"
Yu Zhu stood up, patted her legs, and said, "I'm fine. I just... tried to freeze the magic."
Jing Xu frowned, anxiously asking, "What did Senior Sister do? Didn't she say we should increase the coldness first? Is Ling Guang's method reliable? Baicao Village..."
Upon hearing Jing Xu's barrage of questions, Yu Zhu took out her communication jade tablet and said, "Too many questions. I'll go out first. There are quite a few people outside, and it will take some time."
Sure enough, as soon as she went out, several streams of magical energy came rushing towards her, which Yu Zhu easily cleaved away with a swing of her sword.
Freed from the constraints of the Divine Soul Seal, Yu Zhu wielded the Wind and Snow Technique with formidable power. With a single swing of her sword, dozens of people fell to the ground. Yu Zhu then located the leader and focused her efforts on dealing with him.
Jingxu entered the Golden Core stage, his cultivation level increased significantly, and he was able to hold his own against others in battle.
With the disciples of Yingtian Sect joining forces with the two, the battle quickly came to an end.
Yu Zhu held the sword across the neck of the leader, sealing his meridians. "If he's alive, seal his meridians and send him back to the sect for interrogation. If he's dead, send him to the sect's medical hall."
"Yes, Senior Sister Yu."
After several battles, the lush flowers of Butterfly Valley were reduced to withered branches and fallen leaves, revealing the inscribed stone.
Jingxu, with some bloodstains on his body, walked over to Yuzhu's side.
Yu Zhu stomped on the ground and said, "Do you think these flowers are blooming so beautifully because of the bones buried underground?"
Judging from Shao Zaihuan's reaction in the ruins, Lingguang must have used people to test medicine, resulting in the deaths of many people. Their remains were buried in Manyie Valley, forming vengeful corpses. In order to suppress the vengeful corpses, he left behind a trace of resentment before ascending to heaven.
Jingxu did not speak.
Yu Zhu added, "Xian Ding Pavilion uses people for experiments, could it be that they learned it from him?"
"I'm afraid we'll only know the answer if we find the person behind the scenes at the Immortal Peak Pavilion." Jing Xu looked at Yu Zhu's face. "Senior Sister, let's go back first."
Back at the inn, Yuzhu ordered hot water, soaked in it, and let out a long sigh of relief. Her fatigue dissipated considerably, and only then did she have the mind to think about her future plans.
Now that the Divine Soul Imprint has been removed, she has enough power. Her next step is to find the person behind the Immortal Peak Pavilion and the black-robed cultivator.
Thump, thump!
"Senior sister, may I come in?"
Yu Zhu got out of the water, changed her clothes and tied her hair, opened the door, and said, "Let's talk in your room."
The two sat facing each other, and Yu Zhu spoke first: "Have you finished fusing your souls?"
Jingxu took out the Soul-Binding Silk from his sleeve. According to the records, the Soul-Binding Silk leaving the body meant that the soul had been successfully integrated.
"Did the medicine that Lingguang gave you have any effect?"
Jing Xu shook his head, "The spiritual light should have no problem treating me, because..."
"Because you have connections with the Elven race."
Yu Zhu also understood this point. The reason why Ling Guang treated him differently was because of bloodline. Jing Xu was a reincarnation of Qiong Fang from the Baili clan, and perhaps Ling Guang recognized his connection with the Ling clan.
She herself has demon blood, which Lingguang dislikes.
As for Shao Zaihuan, he received the worst treatment, and it is highly likely that he also has demon blood.
"Then are you really my master resurrected?" Yu Zhu asked hesitantly.
“No, I am not a resurrected immortal.” Jing Xu frowned, as if he didn’t know how to explain, and finally said, “My soul comes from Ji Fengling.”
"The Lonely Wind Chime?"
Yu Zhu opened her eyes wide, her memory suddenly pulling her back to that day eighteen years ago.
That day, in Zhoushan Village, she fought the monster to exhaustion and used her magic. On the verge of going berserk, Qiongfang brought her back to Luobai Residence.
She was covered in blood and in a daze. As soon as she landed, she heard a series of rapid wind chimes.
"The Silent Wind Chime does not ring in the wind, but trembles when it encounters a demon. You have demonic blood."
Upon hearing Qiongfang's voice, her killing intent surged. She slashed at the incessantly ringing wind chimes with her sword. Just as the sword's wind touched the wind chimes, a burst of blue light suddenly erupted. Then, upon seeing Qiongfang's astonished expression, she fainted.
"Senior Sister?"
"Senior sister, are you alright?"
Yu Zhu snapped out of her daze, lowering her eyelashes. "So Ji Fengling had already developed sentience back then? Then the soul within me isn't my master's?"
Jingxu stroked the rim of the teacup. "Mmm."
“I understand now. Ji Fengling gained sentience, but... but it was shattered because I went astray in my cultivation. Her sentience scattered and encountered Madam Jing at the foot of Yingtian Sect Mountain. The soul of the fetus in her womb was about to dissipate, so her sentience entered the fetus's body, becoming its soul, and also becoming you as you are now.”
That's roughly it.
Yu Zhu blinked and met Jing Xu's eyes. "I'm sorry."
Jingxu poured Yuzhu a cup of tea, "Senior sister, there's no need to apologize. It wasn't you who broke it."
"Isn't that so?"
Jingxu looked into Yuzhu's bright eyes and said, "No, the Silent Wind Chime is, after all, a divine artifact left behind by the Spirit Clan. At that time, my senior sister was about to fall into demonic possession and was considered a demon. It would definitely have attacked. It broke on its own, so it's good that it didn't hurt my senior sister."
Yu Zhu stared at him and sneered, "Keep making things up. Although the Spirit Race and the Demon Race have their share of filth, they wouldn't go so far as to create something to attack the Demon Race. They're supposed to cultivate the Divine Path together, would they really tear off their mask?"
"Senior Sister, don't you know? There are also hypocrites among the Spirit Clan. The Silent Wind Chime was made secretly. Moreover, my soul has been repaired, and I have memories of making the wind chime in my mind. I know it broke on its own," Jing Xu said seriously.
"Really? What memories do you have? Tell me about them," Yu Zhu said with great interest.
Jing Xu pondered for a moment and said, "Based on the time I entered Luo Bai Ju, I should be the senior brother."
Yu Zhu: "...Get lost. You didn't even look like a human being when you entered Luo Bai Ju, yet you call yourself a senior brother? You're a traitor to the Heavenly Gang."
"Forget it, there's nothing I can say to you. I'm going to rest now. I'll return to the sect tomorrow."
Yu Zhu got up to leave, but Jing Xu pressed her down again. "I've finished talking about my business, but there's still my matter, Senior Sister. How exactly did you freeze the magic? Did it have any consequences?"
Yu Zhu was silent for a while, then said, "I used the Blood-Drinking Worm as a medium to set up a Mirage Array in my meridians."
"Setting up an array within the meridians is unheard of," Jing Xu said with a worried expression.
"It's unheard of for people from the Immortal Peak Pavilion to be able to cultivate both spiritual and magical power at the same time," Yu Zhu said casually.
On their way back to the inn, they overheard others discussing the Immortal Peak Pavilion. The various immortal sects were now carrying out their campaign to clean up the Immortal Peak Pavilion in full swing.
Jing Xu's expression darkened slightly. "They've conducted experiments over many years."
"Wasn't I conducting an experiment? Besides, the situation was critical at the time, with vengeful zombies inside and pursuers outside. I had to restore my combat strength," Yu Zhu said, dissatisfied.
Jing Xu's expression instantly turned ashen, and he lowered his head, "It's all my fault for not being able to help my senior sister back then."
Yu Zhu scratched her head and sighed, "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. If we bring it up again, it'll just get back to me."
"Okay." Jing Xu looked up. "Then, will Senior Sister be unable to use magic anymore?"
Yu Zhu sat down and took a sip of water. "I just froze the point where magic and spiritual power collide." The implication was that she could still use magic.
"Senior sister, you almost suffered a qi deviation before, so why don't you think of a way to seal your demonic power like the Divine Soul Seal?"
“No, now the people of the Immortal Pavilion can cultivate both spiritual and demonic powers. If I seal my demonic power, my combat strength will be weakened. How can I take revenge then?” Yu Zhu stared directly at Jing Xu. “You should have guessed it by now. I was captured by the Immortal Pavilion before, and my mother… also died at their hands.”
Jingxu grasped Yuzhu's hand, "Then Senior Sister must be careful, and don't use magic unless absolutely necessary."
Yu Zhu pulled her hand away and patted Jing Xu's hand. "Don't worry, I'll be careful."
The next day, Yu Zhu and Jing Xu returned to Ying Tian Sect with the disciples and prisoners.
The two went to Yingtian Hall to report the results of their trip to the sect leader.
Upon entering Yingtian Hall, one sees Changyou and Jingshu.
Sect Leader: "Since everyone is here, Yuzhu, you can speak first."
Yu Zhu gave Jing Xu a look, and Jing Xu quickly explained the details of the trip.
After he finished speaking, the hall fell silent.
The sect leader sighed softly, "I originally thought that the soul imprint was planted by my senior brother using his own soul, but I didn't expect it was planted by the Silent Wind Chime. That's right, the soul is required to set up an array. If the soul is incomplete, the array cannot be set up. I was just being delusional."
"Changyou, what did the Baili clan say when you went there?"
Changyou: "The Baili Clan Chief, Baili Changsheng, is currently in seclusion. I am communicating with Young Master Baili Fu."
Baili Fu was shocked when she first received Changyou's message; she hadn't expected that Yingtian Sect planned to resurrect Qiongfang. Later, after hearing Changyou's suspicion that Jingxu's information had been leaked from the Baili clan, Baili Fu immediately launched an investigation.
After the Soul-Gathering Lamp was returned to the Baili clan, the clan learned that it had been lent to the Yingtian Sect, and many people gossiped about it privately. Coincidentally, the town closest to the Baili clan's residence also had a stronghold of the Immortal Peak Pavilion. It was there that the Baili clan was investigated.
After the investigation results came out, Bailifu felt deeply apologetic and presented many treasures. When Changyou asked Qiongfang if she had visited the Ruins of Wuren in her younger days, Bailifu took the initiative to lead Changyou to Qiongfang's former residence in the Baili family to search for the items from the Ruins of Wuren. It took them a great deal of effort to finally find the items from the Ruins of Wuren.
Bailifu indicated that Changyou could also bring him to Yingtian Sect.
“I’ve seen the things in the Ruins of No Blade. They’re all sword-training materials, and there just happens to be some that can repair Qing Shuang.” Changyou looked at Yuzhu. “The things brought back from the Baili Clan don’t mention the Ruins of Spirit Light, so we can’t be sure if they knew about them.”
"As for whether they are the people behind the Immortal Peak Pavilion, we don't know."
Yu Zhu: "If it were so easy to find the person behind this, they wouldn't have been hiding for so long."
"They're incredibly meticulous in everything they do," Jing Shu said bitterly.
She stayed in Thousand Peaks City for a long time, and invited the most skilled medical cultivator elder in the sect to examine each of the people who were purged eighteen years ago.
Although most of them became demonic cultivators, the elders still discovered that some of them had sealed demonic power within them, as well as a period of memory confusion.
The sect leader's expression was serious: "It seems that there were still some who escaped the purge eighteen years ago. Jing Shu, later you should inform all the immortal sects of the investigation methods and hope that they can conduct a more in-depth screening."
"Yuzhu, Jingxu, you two go and find the Elder of Healing to take a good look at him."
"Changyou, stay."
After leaving Yingtian Hall, Jingxu led Yuzhu towards the Medicine Hall.
"Elder, could you please take a look at my senior sister? Senior sister, where are your preserved medicines? Please show them to the elder as well."
"What's the rush?" Yu Zhu remained silent, taking out the medicinal soup brewed by Ling Guang from her spiritual energy bag.
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