Second Heaven.
Things were already a chaotic mess.
Shangguan Huanling was making an absolute fortune.
It wasn’t like no one had tried to catch her and forcibly extract Heavenly Silkworm Nine Transformations from her.
But every time someone tried, Shangguan Huanling immediately used Heaven Demon Blood-Escape to flee. That skill was incredibly ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) fast.
Anyone who tried to catch her—she’d jot their name down in her little notebook. From that day on, she would never teach them Heavenly Silkworm Nine Transformations. The moment they showed up, she’d leave at once.
In such circumstances, this kind of person...
Could only be described as abandoned by the times.
Everyone else had secret arts. Once activated, their power skyrocketed. If you didn’t have one—weren’t you just discarded by history?
With all this happening, her strength was skyrocketing.
She had already reached Ninth Layer Heavenly God Realm.
The most absurd part?
Even her Dao was strengthening—and she was falling even deeper in love with Lu Ye...
At this rate, Shangguan Huanling might undergo tribulation within half a month.
Ridiculous.
Capital-R Ridiculous.
Chu Ling was also profiting from all this—and took the opportunity to stab every sword sect in the Second Heaven while she was at it.
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Inside a courtyard—
Yue Hongling had just returned from a battle. Her expression was grim.
The Fearless Dao...
Sigh...
She truly felt despair. Her Fearless Dao was gradually leaving her—no, cracking apart.
No matter how fiercely she fought, she could not stop its collapse.
Because Lu Ye had gone to the Third Heaven.
For the first time—so clearly—she and Lu Ye now lived in two different worlds.
When Lu Ye stood behind her, she was fearless.
But when Lu Ye wasn’t there...
—
“Hongling!”
Bai Qiulan called out to Yue Hongling.
Yue Hongling gave her a hollow glance. “What, here to suck out the Yin Poison again? Go ahead.”
“No... I want to have a serious talk,” Bai Qiulan said.
Yue Hongling sat on a stool and unfastened the wine gourd at her waist, gulping down the strong mortal liquor—but the burning liquid couldn’t douse the grief inside her.
She raised her cup to dispel sorrow, only for sorrow to deepen.
“Your Fearless Dao is breaking,” Bai Qiulan said.
“Isn’t that your fault?” Yue Hongling replied irritably.
Bai Qiulan had long grown used to Yue Hongling’s biting tone—but her gaze dimmed slightly.
“I do bear some responsibility... but the real problem lies with your senior brother,” Bai Qiulan said.
A mocking smile curled at Yue Hongling’s lips.
“Oh, so now my senior brother’s to blame? He’s already ascended to the Third Heaven—we don’t even live in the same world anymore—and he’s still wrong?”
Every sentence dripped with hostility.
Couldn’t stand to hear it? Yue Hongling hoped Bai Qiulan couldn’t stand it—so she’d just leave her alone.
“What I mean is, your Fearless Dao isn’t breaking because of the pain caused by my Yin Poison... It’s breaking because Lu Ye is no longer behind you. You’ve lost your pillar. That’s the real reason it’s falling apart.”
“Oh, so now you’re trying to wash your hands of it? Do you even know how much your Chaotic Yin Poison hurts? It can literally kill someone with pain. I was a Dao Emperor in my past life and even I couldn’t endure it. Do you not know how my senior brother suffered for your sake back then?”
“He bore so much pain for you—and you still poisoned us! There’s no heart colder than yours in this entire world, not even solid iron compares!”
Yue Hongling struck Bai Qiulan with the words that hurt the most.
Bai Qiulan’s face turned ashen.
Of course... she knew what Lu Ye had endured for her.
Her own emotions began to spiral out of control. “And what—you’re better than me?”
“Damn right I am! At least I didn’t cause him that kind of agony!”
“But you loved Feng Wuxie! Sure, your feelings didn’t bring him physical pain—but emotionally? You put Lu Ye through hell!”
In an instant, Yue Hongling snapped.
Feng Wuxie was a taboo buried in her heart—a painful, bitter memory she never wanted to revisit.
How was she supposed to know Feng Wuxie was that kind of person... that kind of demon?
“You’re just a hypocrite! You knew how much senior brother suffered for you—yet you clung to your little ‘master-disciple boundaries’ and made him feel ashamed. You can’t survive without leeching off others! You’re a parasite—bringing pain and misfortune to everyone around you!”
Bai Qiulan suddenly raised her hand, palm glowing with Chaotic Supreme Yin energy.
“Go ahead! Kill me! Once I’m dead, who’s going to help you absorb the Yin Poison? Chu Ling? Chu Ling’s already avoiding you. Shangguan Huanling too. Everyone thinks you’re venomous—everyone’s scared of you. Kill me, and you’ll die with me—trapped in endless agony! Perfect ending. I don’t want to live anyway!”
Yue Hongling tilted her head back, exposing her throat. Daring Bai Qiulan to strike.
Bai Qiulan’s expression flickered, chest heaving.
In the end, she only sighed.
“...Hongling, I didn’t come here to fight.”
“Hmph.”
Yue Hongling took another deep gulp of liquor.
“I believe your Fearless Dao isn’t crumbling because of your fear of pain—but because you’ve grown too far away from Lu Ye. That’s why it’s breaking.”
“If you regret it... then why not give it everything you’ve got—chase after him, fight by his side, take his enemies as your own, do whatever it takes to prove your remorse. Let him feel your true determination,” Bai Qiulan said.
“Easy for you to say. Look at his cultivation speed! How the hell am I supposed to catch up?”
“That’s exactly why you have to push even harder! Would you rather sit here and watch your Fearless Dao collapse forever—or stake everything to catch up to him and win back his heart?”
“You’re the type who could give up everything to reach that goal. That is your Fearless Dao!”
To be fair, Bai Qiulan still had some spiritual insight left in her.
Those words struck directly at the deepest parts of Yue Hongling’s soul.
Yes. To reclaim her senior brother’s heart...
She’d even be willing to die.
If death didn’t scare her, then what else could?
“...Say it. What do you want from me?” Yue Hongling narrowed her eyes at Bai Qiulan.
Bai Qiulan sighed.
“...Is that really how you see me?”
Yue Hongling didn’t even blink.
Bai Qiulan...
“...Fine. The Supreme Yin Marrow Insect is about to molt. It’s going to trigger a violent surge of Chaotic Supreme Yin energy. I need your help.”
Yue Hongling didn’t even bother to roll her eyes.
Afraid she can’t handle the wave and might freeze to death, huh?
Still, she did make some valid points.
Senior brother, I will catch up to you.
I swear I will!
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Third Heaven.
Lu Ye held back a sudden urge to sneeze. Someone must be thinking about him.
But—whoever it was, they weren’t even worth making him sneeze.
Even if he did sneeze—he’d hold it in!
That’s how ruthless he was.
...Huh?
Nine Unity Realm auras?
Oh, wonderful. I wipe out all the Jiang Clan’s powerhouses, and now people come crawling in to steal my loot?
