Chapter 90

Chapter 90: So Many Coincidences

Sheng Yu Hong did not even know it, but because of Yun Xi’s ridiculous stunt, the little girl, who had nearly driven him to his death, had instead helped him get through his biggest calamity.

After Yun Xi obtained fragments of the big shot’s memories, the guess she made was already very close to the truth.

In the novel’s world, Sheng Yu Hong led people to rescue his fellow disciples who had been captured by the three-headed snake, but he was injured. Then a mighty expert whose soul was about to dissipate sucked him into the stone chamber, and he ran into a body-snatching attempt.

The body-snatched Sheng Yu Hong did not rush back to the sect. After completing the mission, he used “training in Bao Hua Mountain” as an excuse and stayed in Bao Hua City. He did not return to the Hao Ran Sect until he had wiped away every trace of the body-snatching.

He used the ?Peerless Sword Thunder Art? as bargaining power, claiming he had stumbled upon it by chance while training in Bao Hua Mountain. He was willing to offer it to the sect, and the Sect Leader praised him, then introduced Wei Yun Xi to Sheng Yu Hong, saying she was his Junior Sister.

The one who had snatched Sheng Yu Hong’s body was a mighty expert from the past. Even though his cultivation had regressed, his insight was still sharp. He felt that Wei Yun Xi’s fortune was strange, but he could not say exactly what was strange about it.

It was not until he met Wei Yun Qing that he concluded at a glance that she was the favored child of fortune in this realm. After that, he cared even less about Wei Yun Xi and instead took care of Wei Yun Qing in every possible way.

That left Wei Yun Xi with nowhere to place the love in her heart, so she began to target Wei Yun Qing on purpose. She could not understand why her Senior Brother did not look after her, yet treated her older sister so well.

In young Wei Yun Xi’s heart, Wei Yun Qing was the older sister who liked to steal everything from her. When they were little, she stole their father’s affection. After entering the sect, she led their clan’s disciples to isolate Wei Yun Xi. Now she was even stealing the Senior Brother Wei Yun Xi liked.

All of it built up until Wei Yun Xi finally exploded. From then on, she and Wei Yun Qing clashed head-on, and Sheng Yu Hong always stood firmly at Wei Yun Qing’s side.

In the end, blinded by jealousy and anger, Wei Yun Xi committed an unforgivable mistake. She handed leverage to Wei Yun Qing and Sheng Yu Hong, and she also sent herself to her death, leaving the story early.

But the novel had been written from Wei Yun Qing’s point of view. What happened to Sheng Yu Hong was only brushed past in a few lines, and the body-snatching was never mentioned at all.

Yun Xi had reached this point through the piling up of so many coincidences, slowly lifting the curtain on a truth the novel never touched. Of course, that was for later. For now, it was back to the present.

After Sheng Yu Hong calmed himself down, he did not continue meditating. Instead, he sorted through the gains from this trip into Bao Hua Mountain to pass the time.

On the other side, after Yun Xi finished her resource exchange with Interstellar Voyager, she pulled her divine sense out of the space.

This exchange satisfied her. Besides trading for a set of Interstellar Body-Refining Art, she also obtained a tube of mental suppressant and body repair fluid, just in case.

Interstellar Voyager traded with Yun Xi for energy stones (spirit stones): five thousand low-grade spirit stones, one thousand mid-grade spirit stones, and some pills that could quickly restore stamina. Both sides got what they needed, and everyone left happy.

After the exchange ended, Yun Xi withdrew her divine sense and opened her eyes. She had already imprinted the Interstellar beginner body-refining technique into her mind, so the next step was to cultivate it.

When she traded for this technique, Interstellar Voyager had explained something in particular. Because she was too young, she could not practice a higher-level body technique yet, or it would damage her bones and force growth too quickly.

It was also Yun Xi’s first time trying body refinement, so she accepted Interstellar Voyager’s advice. Their training system was promoted across the entire Interstellar Alliance, so it had to have its strengths.

And after she read the contents of the beginner body-refining technique, she became even more certain. It shared the same underlying principles as the Cultivation World’s body-refining methods, which gave her a new understanding of how different planes cultivated.

Yun Xi softly let out a breath and opened her eyes. She felt like today had been full of twists and turns, and it was way too hard on her poor heart.

Then she turned her head and saw Dian Dian curled up beside the meditation cushion, snoring. His little body rose and fell as he entered a cultivation state.

“Demon beasts really have it good. They can cultivate just by sleeping.”

Yun Xi muttered, changed into her sect robe, and stuffed Dian Dian into her arms. She did not have a spirit beast pouch, so she could only make do for now.

By the time she finished, the sky was already faintly bright, signaling the start of a new day.

Yun Xi swallowed a fasting pill and put away her Third Rank array plate. Someone happened to trigger the isolation formation, so she waved her hand, opened the formation, and walked out of the room.

The ones knocking were Qin Tong Shuang and Long Dao Yu. Yun Xi said with a smile, “Did you rest well last night?”

“Pretty well. I just couldn’t calm down to cultivate, so I went to sleep instead,” Long Dao Yu replied frankly.

Qin Tong Shuang returned to her cold, aloof manner and said in a clear, cool voice, “I wasn’t in the mood to cultivate either, so I organized what I gained from this trip to Bao Hua Mountain.”

“Me too,” Yun Xi echoed. Then she lowered her voice and asked, “Has the sect replied?”

They both shook their heads, saying they did not know.

Just then, Sheng Yu Hong walked out of his room. After scanning the area, he said, “Everyone, Bao Hua City is pretty chaotic right now. Unless you have special business, it’s best to stay at the outpost. If you need to go out, go in a group. I’ll take a few people out to gather information and return as soon as possible.”

“Yes, Senior Brother Sheng (Martial Uncle Sheng)!”

After everyone agreed, Sheng Yu Hong picked a few people. In the end, his gaze landed on Wei Yun Xi, and he included her as well.

Wei Yun Xi acted as if she were flattered and stood obediently beside Mu Ning Zhu. Both she and Du Yu Ling were in the group going out.

When everyone saw that Sheng Yu Hong had picked mostly Foundation Establishment Stage disciples, no one made any snide remarks. If their strength was inferior, they had to accept it.

Long Dao Yu watched Yun Xi’s group leave with small eyes full of envy and jealousy. He even whispered to Qin Tong Shuang, “Junior Sister Qin, we have to work hard. Once we reach Foundation Establishment, we’ll be able to stay by Martial Uncle Sheng’s side too.”

Qin Tong Shuang rolled her eyes in her heart, but she still replied, “Then I’ll go back and meditate. I can’t waste time.”

After speaking, she turned around and went straight back to her room.

In truth, Qin Tong Shuang had wanted to invite Yun Xi to stroll around Bao Hua City, and she also wanted to sell some things. She even wanted to trade some pills and talismans with Yun Xi, but Martial Uncle Sheng had cut in first. Qin Tong Shuang also did not want to team up with Long Dao Yu, the chatterbox, so she simply went back to cultivate.

Long Dao Yu felt like he was being disliked. He touched his nose and went to talk with other people instead.

Yun Xi knew her place and did not crowd around Sheng Yu Hong. She only spoke quietly with Mu Ning Zhu.

“Senior Sister Mu, even though I didn’t spend long in the mountains this time, I still gained something. I want to sell some pills and talismans I can’t use. Which shop in Bao Hua City is suitable?” Yun Xi asked.

Mu Ning Zhu smiled slightly and said, “If the pills were refined by you and the talismans were drawn by you, you can trade them right here at our outpost. If they were taken from counter-robbery, go to Lin Tai Pavilion. They buy things without asking where they came from, as long as it isn’t too eye-catching. The price might not be very high, though.”

Sheng Yu Hong said, “Junior Sister Wei, I happen to be selling that three-headed snake. We can go to Lin Tai Pavilion together.”