But since he is a Mahayana Supreme Being, why would he need to use a junior like Hua Tianling to frame Hua Nian? Even if it caused a blood feud between Lin Zhao and Hua Nian, the five Supreme Beings were already on their way to the Library Pavilion to join forces to eliminate Hua Nian, so there was no need to frame him!
Therefore, if it was indeed Dao Zun who crippled Hua Tianling, it was probably because he had a grudge against Lin Zhao, but he couldn't beat Lin Zhao, so he could only cripple his favorite disciple to vent his anger.
But Chu Nian found this matter quite strange, because it was very unbecoming of a Dao Venerable!
The more Chu Nian thought about it, the stranger it seemed. He used his spatial artifact to find the Crimson Peak where Hua Tianling's cave was located.
After the original owner died, fragments of her soul drifted here. Xiao Huan, who had cast a curse on her, also lived here after becoming Wen Ruyan's maid.
However, when Chu Nian arrived here, she did not find Xiao Huan. Only the well-behaved and pretty Wen Ruyan was taking care of the seriously injured Hua Tianling by the bedside.
Hua Tianling was indeed seriously injured, no wonder Lin Zhao, a Daoist master, was so worried about him.
"Ruyan, I have already written the divorce papers... cough cough..." Hua Tianling was so badly injured that he could hardly speak.
Chu Nian felt that not only was he useless, but he probably didn't have many years left to live.
Upon hearing his words, Wen Ruyan burst into tears, saying, "Tianling, what are you saying? You know I can't be separated from you."
Hua Tianling said with deep sorrow, "In my current state, my path to immortality has come to an end. Following me will only delay you. With your current status, you can easily find someone a thousand times better than me to cultivate the path of immortality together."
Wen Ruyan just lay by the bedside and cried bitterly, occasionally complaining about Hua Nian, saying that she didn't care about family ties and was too ruthless, etc.
Hua Tianling listened silently, without saying a word, and it was impossible to know what he was thinking.
After a long while, Wen Ruyan finally stopped crying, wiped away her tears, and said, "Tianling, I will try to contact my father. As an immortal from the upper realm, he will definitely have a way to save you. Don't think about those things anymore, just get some rest!"
Hua Tianling paused for a moment, then finally asked with some difficulty, "Have Master and the others... found Hua Nian?"
Wen Ruyan shook her head and sighed, "We haven't found a trace of her yet. Uncle Tao Anbo guessed that she might go to Hopeless Cliff to mourn her parents, but after waiting there for a long time, we still haven't seen her."
Hua Tianling fell into deep silence once again.
Wen Ruyan said, "I have already learned how to refine the Chu Yang Pill, and I will go and refine a batch now. Uncle Lin said that this pill can help you recover."
Hua Tianling gave a helpless bitter smile: "Even if I recover, so what? Can I still cultivate?"
Wen Ruyan quickly said, "Didn't I say I had already contacted my father in the upper realm? He will definitely have a way to help you rebuild your spiritual root."
Hua Tianling gave another bitter laugh. Even if his spiritual root could be rebuilt, so what? His cultivation was completely destroyed, and his lifespan was running out. Would he still have the chance to cultivate for a long time?
The difficulty of rebuilding one's lifespan lies in the fact that one no longer has the same lifespan as before. It's like starting to cultivate immortality at eighty years old versus starting at eight years old—how could their futures possibly be the same?
Wen Ruyan had no better ideas or words of comfort, so she forced a smile and left the bedroom to go to the alchemy room next door to begin refining the Chu Yang Pill she had just mentioned.
Now we need to help Hua Tianling recover from his injuries, at least until Wen Ziang finds a way to help him rebuild his spiritual roots!
Chu Nian carefully searched the area and found no one before revealing herself.
Looking utterly dejected, Hua Tianling was horrified to see her, pointing at her with a mixture of anger and rage, and said, "You..."
Before he could finish speaking, Chu Nian covered his mouth.
Hua Tianling's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he didn't say another word.
Seeing that he had calmed down, Chu Nian released her hand from his mouth.
Not wanting him to open his mouth to speak again, Chu Nian simply reached out and pressed his mute acupoint: Hua Tianling's body was now worse than that of an ordinary person, and a simple martial arts acupoint pressing technique was enough to make him unable to make a sound.
Chu Nian picked up his left wrist and began to check his pulse.
Chu Nian was surprised to find that, judging from Hua Tianling's injuries, it seemed that he was indeed seriously injured by the original owner Ling Nian's ultimate skill: Demon Heaven Palm.
No wonder everyone is convinced that Hua Nian was the one who did it!
Chu Nian stared at Hua Tianling and said, "Tianling, whether you believe it or not, I didn't hurt you."
Hua Tianling looked shocked.
Chu Nian continued, "If you promise not to make a sound, I will release your speech acupoint. I have some questions for you."
Hua Tianling thought for a moment and then nodded.
Chu Nian then released his pressure points and said, "Back then outside the library, to prevent you from being punished by the sect for giving me the token, I did knock you unconscious. However, I only knocked you unconscious and didn't injure you. After you passed out, do you remember when you woke up? What happened after you woke up? Who was the first person you saw?"
Hua Tianling said heavily, "When I woke up, I found myself back in my cave, with all my cultivation destroyed. The first person I saw was my master, Lin Zhao. It is said that he and Uncle Chen found me lying there outside the library, already seriously injured and on the verge of death."
Chu Nian then asked, "Do you have a maid at Crimson Cloud Peak? Where is she?"
Hua Tianling asked in surprise, "You mean Ruyin? I heard from Ruyan that she went traveling not long after I woke up."
Chu Nian asked again, "Travel? She didn't travel before you were injured, but she went traveling as soon as you were injured, is that right?"
Hua Tianling paused, suddenly realizing that something was amiss.
Chu Nian continued, "She was sent by the Wen family from the Upper Realm, where Wen Ruyan resides, right?"
Hua Tianling pondered for a moment and said, "It is said to be true." It was Wen Ruyan who said it, so it should be true.
Chu Nian: "What a coincidence! A witch named Xiao Huan escaped from my Xuanyuan Palace. Before I underwent my Great Ascension Tribulation, she placed a celestial talisman inside me. Not only that, she also stole several Demon Heaven Palm Talismans that I had prepared for the tribulation. Later I found out that she was actually sent by the Wen family of the Upper Realm to hunt down me, a remnant of the Xuanyuan Palace."
Hua Tianling stared at Chu Nian in disbelief, his voice trembling as he said, "You...you mean...pfft!"
The news was probably too shocking, which greatly affected him and aggravated his injuries, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood before he could finish speaking.
Seeing this, Chu Nian quickly stepped forward and stuffed a pill into his mouth.
After taking the pill, Hua Tianling felt much better, and his breathing became much smoother. He said, "This is impossible. Your Xiao Huan and this Ru Yin... can't be the same person."
Chu Nian: "Regardless of whether it's the same person or not, it's true that you were injured by the Demon Heaven Palm. Besides, Ru Yin's disappearance was really timely..." It seems like she was silenced.
“She is Ruyan’s confidante…” Hua Tianling paused, then changed his words, “Ruyan may have been deceived by her as well.”
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