Chapter 49 049 A Shocking Secret
This was something that had never happened before in the cultivation world. But of course, they could still feel Song Chi's fury, which was capable of shaking the heavens and earth.
Lately, she's been spending her days traveling and enjoying nature, and she's in such a wonderful mood that even Venerable Xueqiao, who wanted to scold her, couldn't bring himself to do it.
Who has provoked her again?
At first, Venerable Xueqiao, with a petty mind, thought that it was that scoundrel Yun Huai up to something again. But to his surprise, he searched every inch of Yunhai Songshan and found not a single outsider.
Mo Shubai, of course, had no idea what was going on. The master and disciple glanced at each other, then flew up to the top of the Scarlet Rose Pavilion and quietly opened the seal to investigate.
However, they discovered that Song Chi was completely unharmed, and his spiritual sense appeared undamaged as well.
But she collapsed on the porch in a fit of rage, her chest heaving, her limbs outstretched, both angry and as if half-dead.
That's because she was so angry she didn't want to live anymore.
Then, after a while, he rolled around along the long doorway, hugging his knees. He kept muttering, "Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! Go to hell! I won't do it!" "Damn it!"
The way he kept swearing was truly unbearable for Venerable Xueqiao to watch.
He knew it; that brat would show a completely different side behind his back. That obedient act was just for show.
He was about to ask when Song Chi suddenly stopped rolling around and went to the backyard to take a bath. His expression seemed much calmer.
I don't know who made her so angry just now.
Venerable Xueqiao thought it was probably some young man who had sent her a letter or something, so he didn't bother to look at it again at the time.
The master and disciple left immediately. Venerable Xueqiao thought to himself, "Let Song Chi calm down for a night. I'll call him up the mountain tomorrow to ask him about it, and give him a good scolding. He can't afford to be lazy anymore; cultivation requires diligence."
Song Chi was soaking in the bath when a sound made her retreat to a quiet, secluded spot.
Her shouts just now must have attracted her master and the others. Since those two are gentlemen, she only needs to bathe, and they will naturally leave.
Sure enough, the voice appeared as soon as she got into the bath.
"Don't be so angry!" the man said in a slightly obsequious tone.
Song Chi rolled her eyes. How could she not be angry?
She retrieved the scroll from her sea of consciousness and discovered a shocking secret.
There are actually two destined individuals to break the seal on the Flying Immortal Platform in the cultivation world. According to the scroll, matters are divided into Yin and Yang, and naturally, the people who carry out these tasks are also divided into Yin and Yang. The one standing in the light is naturally Cui Xue Ruo, the rising star of the cultivation world who bears the responsibility of breaking the seal on the Flying Immortal Platform, while the other person must hide in the shadows and silently strive for the removal of the seal on the Flying Immortal Platform.
The person standing in the shadows, the one chosen—that's her!
Just as she was struggling to overcome one obstacle after another, and was about to happily begin to enjoy her carefree life,
Give her this.
Song Chi was so angry she laughed on the spot. What the hell was this?! Why should she have to go through all sorts of hardships to complete the one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine... tasks in this scroll?!
The scroll ended with threatening words. If she couldn't complete the mission, the spiritual energy of this realm would be exhausted. Even if only Cui Xue Ruo's line was completed, the half-open seal would only be enough to maintain this realm for ten thousand years. For the remaining ninety thousand years, it would depend on her hidden line to truly break the seal.
That is to say, if she cannot complete this task, this realm will be completely depleted of its spiritual power in ten thousand years, and will be reduced to the mortal realm.
Therefore, she bears the crucial task of restarting the spiritual essence of this interface, and she must not give up in the face of difficulties, as the lifeline of the cultivation world hangs on her shoulders!
Various earnest admonitions attempted to morally discredit her.
Song Chi was truly overwhelmed by this sense of morality and was so angry that he rolled around in the corridor.
Soaking herself in cold water instantly sobered her up. Why did she have to listen to these things? What did things ten thousand years from now have to do with her? She was just a nobody; it was already a miracle that she could take care of the few people around her.
This was not her fault, but rather Heaven chose the wrong person.
The one who bears the responsibility of activating the 90,000-year-old spiritual seal of an entire realm—shouldn't Heaven choose those with a strong sense of morality and unwavering courage? For example, Mo Shubai; Song Chi believes he would absolutely risk his life for the entire realm. Mo Feiyun too, Su Qiwu, Su Yu, Ji Minghuang, Ye Qingyu, even that gloomy Jiang Linyue—any one of them could shoulder that responsibility and hope.
These people weren't picky, yet they specifically chose her, a transmigrator who didn't have a deep understanding of this interface. Isn't this ridiculous?
Once Song Chi calmed down, he smiled.
"Actually, senior could take advantage of the remaining time and quickly find someone else." The person currently appearing in her mind, whose divine consciousness was concentrated in that golden mission scroll, was the previous person who opened the seal mission. He called himself Zuiyun Sanren, a person without a name in the annals of history, because he was also that unsung, destined person in the shadows.
"That's impossible. Since Heaven has chosen you, it cannot be changed," said Zuiyun Sanren decisively.
Song Chi immediately shrugged. "Senior, have you considered this: what if I didn't agree to complete this mission?"
Drunken Cloud Hermit chuckled and sighed. "Your reaction is just as clueless as mine was back then. But unfortunately, you have no choice but to agree!"
"Do you know why you picked all those beauty and health herbs, as well as those sacred poisonous herbs that had been lost for tens of thousands of years, during your first trip to the secret realm?"
Song Chi's expression immediately turned extremely ugly.
"You mean, this Hundred Flowers Dust-Transforming Pill is poisonous!" Then Grandfather... might be in danger.
"No. Those were originally meant to motivate you to continue participating in the next secret realm, because we already knew you were a lazy person and very afraid of death, but you still had some filial piety. That's why we set all this up so that you could go on an adventure in the next secret realm."
Song Chi: "..." To be honest, if it weren't for her family, she really wouldn't have had the courage to go to the secret realm a second time to risk her life to improve her aptitude.
Good! She's got her nail on the head.
But then what? Don't think you can get her to comply just by offering her some benefits!
This thought was still recognized by Zuiyun Sanren, after all, he was currently in her sea of consciousness and knew everything about her thoughts. Damn it! He'd installed a surveillance camera in her head!
"In the second secret realm, did the Ruyi Spirit Fruit you consumed, which improved your aptitude, have a strange color? The Ruyi Spirit Fruit is supposed to be a pure white, jade-like, immaculate immortal fruit."
Song Chi: "...Isn't it said that the Ruyi Spirit Fruit changes color and shape according to the state of mind of the destined person at that time?"
"That? That was just a colossal lie we told the cultivation world."
These words from Zuiyun Sanren made Song Chi so angry that, just like Wen Xiujin, his nostrils twitched and his chest heaved.
Screw you! Those ascendants who orchestrated all of this a hundred thousand years ago are all bastards!
"So that fruit is poisonous?" Song Chi asked.
Drunken Cloud Hermit admitted it. "Indeed, highly poisonous!"
Song Chi: "...Then Wen Xiujin must have been poisoned too?"
Zuiyun Sanren: "He won't. Because it's a Yin-Yang dual fruit, all the poison flows to your spiritual fruit."
Song Chi: "..." Damn it! She's the one who's been dragging me down.
"Do you think a human could complete those tasks? And there are so many levels!"
Song Chi roared angrily, then gave a lazy, sinister laugh.
"I'd rather just give up and be poisoned to death." She could actually do something like that, after all, she was just someone who got this life by chance.
Zuiyun Sanren burst into uncontrollable laughter. "You really are something, just as disobedient as I was back then. But it's no use."
"That poison is called the Seven Emotions Burning God Dew, which means it corrupts the spirit but not the body. If the antidote is not taken in time, it will cause the victim to suffer from the seven emotions and six desires, especially amplifying lust and love." At this point, Drunken Cloud Hermit let out a series of perverted low laughs.
"Given your personality, you wouldn't want to see yourself burning with desire, experiencing the pain and humiliation of unrequited love for the man beside you, would you?"
"And don't even think about dying and ending it all. Once you're poisoned like this, unless the Ascension Platform is unsealed—which can also become the Slaughter Platform, annihilating your soul and spirit—you can escape the poison's hold. Otherwise, any injury will bring you back from the ashes..."
Song Chi: "..." This is too vicious.
They completely seized her vital point. She couldn't even die! What kind of bastard came up with this vicious idea?!
"If you don't believe me, you can cut yourself. I stabbed my dantian back then, and after forty-nine days, it healed."
Song Chi: "Brother, putting everything else aside, you're ruthless to me in this respect."
She really wanted to try it, but she was quite afraid of the pain.
Zuiyun Sanren sighed and laughed, "There's nothing we can do. Those chosen by Heaven to complete this Yin-side mission are all the same kind of people."
"So, you see, the advice I can give as a senior is to put away all lazy thoughts and complete the mission properly!"
“You don’t want to see what you’ll look like after the poison takes effect. For example, these two,” he pointed his spiritual energy towards Mo Shubai’s Tingquan Pavilion and Ye Qingyu’s Ximo Studio, “these two are destined to be with you for three lifetimes. Once your poison takes effect, you will rush to them without hesitation, crying and begging for their embrace, without any dignity whatsoever. And even a god couldn’t stop you.”
"And this one, this kid loved you but couldn't have you in his past life. Just think about the consequences if you ask him for a hug!" He pointed at Su Qiwu again.
Song Chi denied this. She didn't know when or who she had a connection with in her past life, or who had unrequited love for her. She had never been moved by anyone, never been in a relationship.
Zuiyun Sanren merely let out a laugh without offering any explanation.
Then he went through the details and pointed out Mo Feiyun, Jiang Linyue, and even the male lead Su Yu to her without letting them go.
These things were also connected to her, and she wouldn't let them go even after the poison took effect.
Even more outrageous, she wouldn't let go of the leaders of the four great immortal sects, including Cui Xue Ruo's uncle, who was one of the four beauties.
Those were people she no longer knew.
Wow!
"In short, I will turn into a wolf and not let any of the important figures related to opening the seal of the Ascension Platform escape!"
Song Chi gave a summary.
Zuiyun Sanren: "That's right."
"Truly poisonous!"
"There's no other way," Zuiyun Sanren admitted with a smile. This kid probably used quite a few wicked schemes to orchestrate all of this for her back then!
Song Chi gritted her teeth; the problem was she couldn't retaliate yet. These people had already activated their Ascension Platform and ascended to immortality. Unless she became an immortal herself and went to the Immortal Realm to smash their heads in.
“That’s right. That’s what we thought back then too, and I guess they’ve already gotten their revenge in the Immortal Realm by now.” Drunken Cloud Hermit also admitted that they were probably played quite a bit back then.
After explaining everything and forcing her to work hard on the task, he turned and left.
Song Chi had no choice but to ask.
"So, is that book still effective?" This was her most crucial secret weapon.
These senior members didn't give her any decent advantages. Yet they expect her to complete such a difficult task? It's inhuman!
"It will naturally work. It's just that due to the rules of this interface, all these causes and consequences cannot be clearly explained to those who come after. So let's change the interface and reveal this matter in the form of a storybook."
You guys are quite adaptable.
"So, this life in the book is the story you wrote?" Song Chi asked, she had a strange feeling that the original owner's life definitely existed.
Drunken Cloud Hermit laughed. "Naturally, it's your past life. You were reborn into that realm, and then traveled back to be given the mission of completing the opening of the Ascension Platform. So am I! Therefore, hello, person from the future, hahaha!"
Song Chi: "..." Ah! She was speechless for a moment!
No wonder she always felt a strange pity and attachment to the original owner of this body. It was actually her past life! In that book, the original owner suffered all sorts of tragic love stories, unable to be with the one she loved.
"Now go and complete the mission obediently. You absolutely must pass the cultivation world competition. Otherwise, if you don't get the first antidote, who you might attack when you transform into a wolf is anyone's guess. In short, it won't be the result you want."
"However, the evil spirits in this realm have been sealed off by our generations of ascended beings, leaving only the evil energy hidden in the secret realm that can still cause harm. Therefore, you don't need to worry too much. Compared to our predecessors, the world you are facing is much easier and more enjoyable. In fact, you can now fully enjoy the wonderful world of being surrounded by handsome men and easily overcoming one challenge after another."
Song Chi: "..."
She was indeed surrounded by handsome men. Damn, for every mission she had to find some certain person to obtain the opportunity to break the seal on the Ascension Platform. And these "certain people," of course, were all those good-looking male supporting characters. Even the male lead was a key link!
If this were someone who was fickle and love-struck, they would naturally enjoy it.
She has no feelings at all. What kind of enjoyment is that?!
Song Chi submerged his head in the icy water, then emerged from the bottom with the startled spirit of someone on their deathbed.
As Venerable Xueqiao was flipping through a book under the lamp, he suddenly heard a wolf-like howl coming from Scarlet Rose Pavilion. His face twitched slightly. He wondered which brat had angered the girl so much.
However, judging from that wolf howl, it seems that its anger has subsided considerably.
Venerable Xueqiao was relieved, and waited until the next day to have someone come up the mountain to reprimand him. How could one be so lazy in cultivation!
The next morning, before he could even send his servant down the mountain, Mingxia came to report to him.
Song Chi actually carried his zither to the door!
Venerable Xueqiao wondered if the sun had risen in the west today. Wasn't this girl incredibly lazy just a few days ago? How come she's suddenly become so diligent?
Although he had intended to offer some encouragement, he hadn't yet uttered any words of reproach. She, on the other hand, became diligent on her own.
Venerable Xueqiao washed up and came to the main hall.
Song Chi's face was filled with an expression that could be described as heroic, or perhaps more accurately, as if he were offering his neck to be slaughtered.
"Master, from now on, I will cultivate diligently, even if it means hanging my head from the rafters or pricking my thigh with an awl!"
She even studied diligently, hanging herself by her hair and pricking her thigh with an awl! Venerable Xueqiao felt that Song Chi must have sensed that he was about to give her a severe reprimand, so he was just putting on a show for her.
Even Shu Bai, who had just entered, shook his head slightly with a smile upon seeing this.
Shu Bai was probably the most perceptive to know how badly Song Chi had harmed the fish in Jade Mirror Lake. After all, those immortal fish were all fry that Shu Bai had personally selected and raised in the lake at great expense, but most of them ended up in Song Chi's belly.
That brat didn't appreciate the beautiful way the fish swam; all she cared about was her stomach.
And their cooking skills are so-so. They ruined quite a few fairy fish! What a waste!
However, Venerable Xueqiao discovered that Song Chi's bold words were actually true, and he would soon be working as hard as he could, if not to the point of exhaustion.
That diligent attitude towards cultivation was truly unparalleled.
Venerable Xueqiao immediately thought that someone must have given Song Chi a letter that night, which must have provoked the girl.
As for what triggered it, he had no idea. This brat is like a butterfly, getting involved in far too many romantic entanglements. It's one thing to deal with the sects, but it seems she's also stirred up quite a few relationships with the top geniuses of the four great immortal sects.
In short, Venerable Xueqiao speculated that Song Chi's efforts were likely related to the Immortal Alliance Competition.
So on the day he registered for the Immortal Alliance Competition, he tentatively asked Song Chi.
"With the registration date fast approaching, are you going to participate in the Immortal Alliance Competition or not?"
At that time, Song Chi was seen standing tall and proud.
"Of course I will participate. I will certainly live up to my mission, shine brightly in the Immortal Alliance Competition, and bring glory to my master."
She still wants to shine, saying she'll bring him glory. He's already a person of high status; what need does he have for others to bring him glory?
And this brat wasn't saying this just three months ago; she'd be all smiles and nonchalant when asked. "I'm not going to those fierce and terrifying competitions."
Why did you suddenly change your mind like you've been injected with adrenaline!
Although he should be pleased at this moment, and Venerable Xueqiao was indeed somewhat pleased, he still felt a strange urge to play.
In fact, quite a few of them shared his thoughts. Ye Qingyu and his friends, having watched Song Chi lazily and harm the spirit fish every day, were secretly furious, their chests heaving with a sense of indignation at his utter incompetence.
Recently, Song Chi has suddenly started practicing diligently, looking like he's working harder than anyone else.
When those boys saw this, their faces twitched, and they all gritted their teeth in secret.
In short, this girl just has a bit of a masochistic streak!
Moreover, Song Chi was so bold this time that he dared to cultivate the Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique she obtained from the secret realm right in front of her. He even played the zither with a righteous and awe-inspiring look, as if to tell him that she would never become a Wood Spirit Root Sound Cultivator who followed the wrong path, and to put his mind at ease.
Venerable Xueqiao: "..." He didn't stop him.
He valued a disciple's inherent goodness most when accepting apprentices. Song Chi had returned from the secret realm and, out of gratitude, even sent a generous gift to the disciple who had tested her spiritual roots, showing that she was a good child.
Therefore, even though Song Chi cultivated the Wood Spirit Root Immortal Technique, he knew in his heart that this child would not go astray.
Therefore, let her learn if she wants. He even sent a letter to Yun Huai, and that scoundrel Yun Huai, after reading the letter, actually sent the precious immortal scroll directly over on a spirit owl. Wasn't he afraid it would be intercepted!
Anyway, whenever he gets involved with someone who loves wood-based immortal techniques, he can't help but feel an urge to use them. After his anger subsided, Venerable Xueqiao accepted it.
Next, he called Shu Bai up the mountain to accompany Song Chi in cultivating those wood-elemental immortal techniques. This child would likely have to follow this path to reach the righteous Nascent Soul stage eventually.
As for Youqin, he showed no favoritism, passing on his cultivation insights and mantle to her. The child's eyes reddened at the time, and she kept declining, saying she was unworthy of such a position. Venerable Xueqiao smiled and sighed, asking her, "Your senior brother and junior sister, Qin'er, which of them do you think is worthy of inheriting my mantle?"
You Qin was speechless. After all, anyone skilled in music could hear the coldness and indifference in the music of those two musicians.
Therefore, in the end, she could only pass on his mantle to Youqin.
Venerable Xueqiao never liked taking on disciples. After Song Chi, he probably won't have any more desire to take on disciples!
Time flies like water, and ten years have passed in the blink of an eye.
With the Immortal Alliance Grand Competition approaching, Song Chi boarded a flying boat to accompany the Golden Core disciples who were participating in the competition.
Master naturally led the way this time, and Venerable Yuheng, who was in charge of external affairs, naturally accompanied him. Surprisingly, Venerable Tonghua was also among them.
That's understandable. This matter concerns Cui Xue Ruo obtaining the ancient musical notes sealed by the Flying Immortal Platform, so Venerable Tonghua, as her master, naturally has to go and protect them.
In fact, there were as many as four elders accompanying them this time. Almost all the Golden Core cultivators who could participate did so, simply because they wanted to watch the excitement.
After all, this is the only major event that the cultivation world is paying attention to!
The other sects also marched in a similar grand procession to the Immortal Alliance's location.
Song Chi was familiar with that place; it was Changge City.
She had been publicly humiliated by her master there, leaving her covered in bumps. Song Chi still felt a pang of worry when she thought of that Deacon Wang; what if he tried to harm her? After all, he had indeed lost face that day.
Unexpectedly, she received a letter from her junior uncle during her journey. It told her not to worry, as that Deacon Wang had already died at his hands.
Song Chi was delighted. Sure enough, there was a reason why she and her junior uncle hit it off so well; look how beautifully this was arranged.
She's no saint either. Anyone who dares to mess with her will be killed without hesitation.
"My junior uncle truly understands my heart!"
Seeing that Song Chi had accepted the letter, Venerable Xueqiao squatted down in a corner and read it, then smiled and nodded, uttering these words.
He also glanced at Yun Huai's letter. It was nothing more than killing that Deacon Wang. Even if Yun Huai didn't take action, he wouldn't let it go. Moreover, that kid Shu Bai was protective of his own, and he probably sent people over as well. He should have even witnessed the entire ambush, which was why Shu Bai had already informed him of this matter.
However, Yun Huai is so protective of his own, he probably really wants to pass on his mantle to Song Chi.
The person who had never written a letter in the past ten years actually sent several letters back. They were nothing more than some insights and reflections on the Wood Spirit Root Scroll, all of which were given to Song Chi.
Only direct disciples can gain such insights into cultivation. Yun Huai truly adores this girl.
Of course, it really was him who intercepted his disciple back then. However, Venerable Xueqiao felt he still needed to keep an eye on these two. Otherwise, he worried they might really cause a major upheaval. Two utterly lawless individuals, sigh!
After two or three months of trekking through mountains and rivers, Song Chi and his party finally arrived at Changge City.
Because the entire journey was undertaken by flying boat, it was intended to take the disciples on a scenic tour to broaden their minds. Therefore, the journey took longer than usual.
The other sects were doing much the same thing. Therefore, in recent days, flying boats have been traversing the sky and landing at the guild halls of various sects throughout the city.
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Author's Note: [Cat emoji][Cat emoji] Okay, that basically gives us the whole picture of this book. What follows is nothing more than completing tasks and various melodramatic love triangles; I guess this is a turning point. There won't be much fighting in the plot, because I just want to finish this book easily and don't want to fight anymore. So please be gentle.
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