Having lived a long life and seen much, the master-level celestial master Yun Yizhen possessed keen eyes and a clear mind. The mere demon Huang Yanheng's cultivation was insufficient to deceive the world, at least not Yun Yizhen among them. Look at Huang Yanheng's expression; she was clearly furious at having her true colors exposed.
Master Yun Yi thought Huang Yanheng, whom he had personally taken in as a disciple, was an exceptionally promising talent, but reality dealt him a harsh blow. "I offered my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon shone on the gutter," Master Yun Yi lamented, as Huang Yanheng deeply disappointed him. While fellow disciples may not be able to be inseparable and share life and death, they shouldn't harbor ulterior motives, constantly resorting to underhanded tactics and backstabbing.
"Your master is punishing you by making you copy the sect's rules and regulations ten times, and you are not allowed to leave Xianyun Peak for three months. Huang Yanheng, do you have any objections?" Master Yunyi had a genuine master-disciple relationship with Huang Yanheng, so he was only giving her a light punishment to avoid making a serious mistake.
"This disciple dares not." Although Master Yun asked, Huang Yanheng was weak-willed and his words did not match his heart.
No matter how unwilling Huang Yanheng was, no matter how much she resented and hated Ji Xiaoxiao, she could not disobey Master Yunyi's decree unless she wanted to test Master Yunyi's authority with her own body. Cherishing her life, she swallowed her anger; a gentleman's revenge is never too late. After bowing to Master Yunyi and Ji Xiaoxiao in farewell, Huang Yanheng left the stage dejectedly to rest.
“Mary, this bottle contains a Heart-Clearing Pill, which can help you dispel your inner demons.” The remorseful Master Yun Yi handed Ji Xiaoxiao a white jade bottle. Ji Xiaoxiao accepted it with both hands, overjoyed, and said, “Disciple thanks Master.”
Ji Xiaoxiao didn't think that Master Yunyi's punishment of Huang Yanheng was unfair or unjust. Originally, what she said was just her personal conjecture and speculation, without any real witnesses or physical evidence. Master Yunyi's punishment of Huang Yanheng, making her copy the Qingyun Sect's rules and regulations ten times and forbidding her from leaving Xianyun Peak for three months, far exceeded Ji Xiaoxiao's original expectations.
Moreover, judging from the original owner's memories, the Qingyun Sect's rules and regulations numbered in the tens of millions; that was the sum total of all the rules and regulations the Qingyun Sect had established over thousands of years. Huang Yanheng copying the Qingyun Sect's rules and regulations ten times would have been enough to make her weak and want to cry.
The bad guys got what they deserved, and Ji Xiaoxiao was in a particularly good mood, radiating a warm glow. She had a long and heartfelt conversation with Yun Yizhen, and as night fell, they had to go home to their respective mothers before reluctantly parting ways.
One cannot gain wisdom without experience. Ji Xiaoxiao returned to Pingjue Peak, but this time she didn't rush into seclusion to cultivate and break through to the Golden Core stage. She simply set up the Five Illusion Array that she knew, and sat cross-legged on the peak, with her five points facing the sky, closed her eyes and calmed her mind, looking like she was concentrating on meditation and comprehending the Dao.
A cloudless sky overhead, a bright moon, and twinkling stars. A gentle breeze stirs, bringing tranquility to the soul. Listen closely, and you can hear every sound of nature.
Ji Xiaoxiao repeatedly recalled the original owner's memories and diligently practiced the original owner's skills in her sea of consciousness, constantly honing and refining herself. For seven days and seven nights, she neither ate nor drank. The moment her eyes opened, their brilliance was dazzling, eclipsing the world.
After seven days, Ji Xiaoxiao had mastered eight or nine out of ten of the original owner's skills. Based on the Five-Maze Array, Ji Xiaoxiao easily set up three more arrays. The Five-Maze Array and the three arrays combined to form the Five-Maze Three-Array Array.
The Treatise on Formations states: "The five delusions are the cause, and the three paths are the effect. The five delusions are: wealth, lust, fame, food, and sleep! The three paths are: hell, hungry ghosts, and animals!"
Wealth, lust, fame, food, and sleep are what people need, think, hope for, and desire. Using these needs, thoughts, hopes, and desires to create a maze, how can those with impure hearts remain unmoved, deaf to reason, blind to sight, and unaware of the taste of food? With temptations in hand, if one cannot rectify one's mind and understand one's true nature to escape them, one will instead fall into the hell realm, the hungry ghost realm, or the animal realm, imprisoned in a cage. No matter how powerful one's abilities or supernatural powers, one can never escape the demonic consequences of one's own actions.
Having set up the Five Bewildering Three Paths Formation, Ji Xiaoxiao returned to the Serene Cave with peace of mind, free from worries to cultivate and prepare for her breakthrough to the Golden Core stage.
Living in the mountains for so long, I lost track of time; before I knew it, a thousand years had passed in the world.
Three years passed in the blink of an eye. When Ji Xiaoxiao awoke again, she was already a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator. What excited Ji Xiaoxiao the most was not reaching the Golden Core stage, but her unintentional attempt to cultivate the Dao Heaven technique. She actually succeeded in one go, without any of the restrictions on cultivation that the original owner had in her memories.
Ji Xiaoxiao initially seized the "Dao Tian" with a self-defeating attitude, aiming to minimize Huang Yanheng's reliance and cheat abilities. If Huang Yanheng couldn't cultivate, she wouldn't allow it; even if the treasure was left to gather dust, Ji Xiaoxiao wouldn't hand it over to Huang Yanheng.
The smooth progress of cultivating the Dao Heaven was an unexpected delight; Ji Xiaoxiao had already successfully broken through to the Golden Core stage a year ago. Upon learning that the Dao Heaven was cultivable and that its cultivation method was unique and unconventional, Ji Xiaoxiao became completely absorbed in it, spending an extra two years advancing from the early to the middle stage of the Golden Core realm. If the sect competition hadn't been so close, the cultivation-obsessed Ji Xiaoxiao would definitely have continued to stay indoors.
On the way to the Chaoyun Hall on Xianyun Peak, a handsome man... no, perhaps he can't be called a man. The man has exquisite features but looks young, and on the surface he looks like a boy of fifteen or sixteen.
Su Jieke blocked Ji Xiaoxiao's path, his eyes blazing with anger. "Su Mary, you go apologize to Xiaoheng right now."
Su Jieke loved Huang Yanheng wholeheartedly. Three years ago, Su Jieke learned that Huang Yanheng had been punished by Master Yunyi because of Ji Xiaoxiao. Unable to cause trouble at Xianyun Peak, he decided to target the weaker target and resolutely marched towards Pingjue Peak. However, even the best can make mistakes, and Su Jieke suffered quite a bit because of the Five Bewildering Three Paths Formation.
Given the background and consequences, Su Jieke harbored deep resentment and hatred towards Ji Xiaoxiao.
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