Lin Qian stood on the mountaintop, the sky filled with dark clouds, and the oppressive force of the tribulation lightning gradually descended.
"Master, the tribulation is about to begin, please be careful!" 003's voice rang in Lin Qian's mind.
Lin Qian took a deep breath and looked resolutely at the sky: "I'm ready, let's begin!"
As a bolt of lightning flashed, the tribulation officially began. Lin Qian faced the attacks of the tribulation with all her might. Each bolt of lightning contained immense power, but Lin Qian stubbornly resisted it with her own strength and perseverance.
Finally, the lightning tribulation subsided, and Lin Qian successfully passed through it. At this moment, the surrounding crowd came to congratulate her.
"Congratulations, Junior Sister Lin! To break through to the Nascent Soul stage at such a young age, your future is limitless!"
"Yes, back when we broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, we were struck by lightning and almost died. How could we compare to Junior Sister Lin who is so relaxed and carefree!"
Her fellow disciples swarmed around her, their faces plastered with fawning smiles. Back when Lin Qian was a useless piece of trash who was bullied by everyone, these people all treated her coldly. Now that they saw her strength had greatly increased, they were all eager to curry favor with her.
Lin Qian sneered inwardly, but remained outwardly calm, merely giving them a perfunctory response. These people were nothing but a bunch of opportunists and fair-weather friends; she wouldn't take them seriously.
Back in her cave, Lin Qian immediately set up a protective barrier and eagerly asked 003, "003, how are things going with the male and female leads?"
003 hurriedly said, "Master, there's some ambiguity between the male and female leads. Yi Chen said he would always be with Ye Lingxi, and Ye Lingxi is willing to spend her life with him and never be separated."
Lin Qian frowned: "These two are quite affectionate."
"Tell me, what's going on with Lin Shiyun?"
"Master, Lin Shiyun has already begun her operation. She has somehow obtained a sleeping potion and plans to strike while Ye Lingxi is cultivating," 003 reported dutifully.
"Drugs? Ha, what an old trick." Lin Qian scoffed disdainfully. "But that suits me just fine."
"Master, what do you plan to do?" 003 asked curiously.
“I remember there’s a drug in the system shop called ‘Illusion Fragrance.’ It’s colorless and odorless. Once inhaled, it will trap you in an illusion from which you can’t escape. And the content of the illusion is controlled by the person who administers the drug…” Lin Qian’s lips curled into a playful smile.
"What Master means is..." 003's voice was somewhat excited.
"I'll make Lin Shiyun taste what it's like to lift a rock only to drop it on her own foot!" A cold glint flashed in Lin Qian's eyes, her tone chilling.
As night fell, the moon was dark and the wind was high, making it the perfect time for murder and arson. Lin Shiyun sneaked into Ye Lingxi's cave, holding an exquisite incense burner in her hand, from which a wisp of faint blue smoke rose.
"Ye Lingxi, you asked for this! Once I sell you to the Hehuan Sect, let's see how you fight me then!" Lin Shiyun looked at Ye Lingxi, who was sleeping on the bed, and a vicious glint flashed in her eyes.
Lin Qian, hiding in the shadows, watched Lin Shiyun's clumsy performance and sneered inwardly. This fool, does she really think she can do whatever she wants?
"This Lin Shiyun is really a good-for-nothing. The sleeping pills she uses are all low-grade stuff." She communicated with 003 using her divine sense.
"003, prepare the props!" Lin Qian commanded in her mind.
“Received, Master!” 003’s voice was filled with excitement.
The next second, an identical incense burner appeared in Lin Qian's hand, except that the incense emanating from it was a colorless and odorless "Illusion Incense." Lin Qian gently waved it, and the smoke drifted away with the wind, silently merging into the incense lit by Lin Shiyun.
Lin Shiyun held her breath, watching Ye Lingxi's increasingly dazed eyes, feeling extremely smug. She carefully placed the incense burner on the table and turned to leave.
"Tsk tsk, what a clever scheme."
A cold voice sounded behind her. Lin Shiyun was startled and turned around abruptly, only to see Lin Qian appear at the entrance of the cave at some point, looking at her with a half-smile.
"You... how did you get here?" Lin Shiyun's face turned pale, but she tried to remain calm.
"Why can't I be here?" Lin Qian approached step by step, her eyes icy. "But what are you doing sneaking around here?"
"I...I was just passing by." Lin Shiyun's eyes flickered as she tried to deny it.
"Just passing by?" Lin Qian sneered. "Then what's the deal with this incense burner?"
Lin Shiyun was speechless for a moment, and cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
"Lin Qian, please let me go! I'll never do it again!" Lin Shiyun finally realized her predicament and began to beg for mercy. "If you let me go, I'll give you anything you want!"
"Let you go? Do you think that's possible?" Lin Qian's tone was filled with murderous intent. "You've framed me time and time again. Today is your death day!"
"No, Lin Qian, you can't kill me!" Lin Shiyun cried out in terror. "I'm a member of the Lin family. If you kill me, the Lin family will never let you get away with it!"
"The Lin family?" Lin Qian laughed sarcastically. "So what? Even if the King of Heaven himself came today, he couldn't save you!"
"Lin Qian, I beg you, please spare me this time, for the sake of us being from the Lin family!" Lin Shiyun continued to plead, her eyes filled with fear and despair.
"Do you think I'll let you off the hook? Do you think I'll forget what you did to me?" Lin Qian looked at her coldly.
"Lin Qian, don't be so smug! Even if you kill me today, you won't have a good ending!" Seeing that begging for mercy was hopeless, Lin Shiyun's attitude suddenly hardened. "You're nothing but a piece of trash abandoned by your family. Do you think that if you kill me, your family will value you? You're dreaming!"
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