Chapter 125

Chapter 125: Abyssal Devil Seed

Ye Zhao Zhao knew very clearly what was coming. On the Heart-Inquiry Platform, once those three questions were answered, her deeds could no longer be denied. [If the sect rules are followed, my end will not be good. At the very least, it will be expulsion.]

Yet even now she did not want to leave the Sword Sect. It was not for anything else; it was for Li Shuang. [If I leave Li Shuang, where will I get cultivation to steal, where will I seize fortune?]

On the trip to the Langya Secret Realm, she had seen with her own eyes that this world was not simple. A small move from the Demon King had greatly raised the death rate among Disciples of the six sects. Mortals who want to become immortals must pass countless hardships.

[If I rely on myself alone, can I truly reach the end? I have no confidence.]

But in the future she had seen, Li Shuang did ascend to the Upper Realm. [As long as I can take everything from her, I will surely achieve perfection.]

Her thinking was clear. If Li Shuang, as the one who suffered, was willing to give her a chance, then she would have a chance to stay. Even if she had to lie low for a while, with the System, she would still find an opening. Just like she had seized everything from the people of Ling Xu Peak ten years ago, she would seize everything from Li Shuang again.

Scheming inwardly, she looked at Li Shuang with a pitiful face and said: “Senior Sister Li, please, give me one more chance.”

Li Shuang gave Ye Zhao Zhao a calm glance. Ye Zhao Zhao had suddenly grabbed onto Immortal Ling Xu and the others not only because she was unwilling to lose, but also because she thought she was showing “loyalty” to Li Shuang. Li Shuang almost laughed. [If not for the Supreme Unfeeling Art and the Heaven and Earth Furnace, I would have died on that snowy mountain. Why would I ever forgive her?] Even if Immortal Ling Xu and the others were not kind, Ye Zhao Zhao was not innocent.

Li Shuang looked away and said to Meng Yi Fei: “Sect Master, right and wrong are already clear. Ye Zhao Zhao harmed me first and slandered me later. Punish her by the sect rules, whatever they say. I have no objection.”

As for what should happen to the people of Ling Xu Peak, Li Shuang could not be bothered to interfere. What should be will be. Her heart would no longer ripple for these people, but that did not mean she forgave the harm. She would simply no longer let those emotions shake her. Cultivation, in the end, seeks a mind that is clear throughout.

At that moment, with her grievance washed away, Li Shuang felt light from head to toe. Her mind was at peace, and the flow of the Supreme Unfeeling Art became even smoother. She would repay every grievance and every grudge; not being ruled by emotion did not mean she would not seek fairness for herself.

Meng Yi Fei glanced at Pang Zhi Xue and said: “Hall Master Pang, you know the rules best. With the crimes counted together, what punishment should Ye Zhao Zhao receive?”

Pang Zhi Xue looked at Ye Zhao Zhao.

Ye Zhao Zhao’s face turned pale in a flash. Her hands clenched tight. Her heart swelled with resentment. [She always acts so cool and detached. If not for the snowy mountain, how could she have grasped the Supreme Unfeeling Art, how could she have the glory she has today? Yet she still hounds me again and again. Is this the bearing of the Heavenly Dao’s heroine?]

But that pitiful look fooled no one.

Pang Zhi Xue said calmly: “To harm a fellow Disciple and then refuse to repent while turning black into white, such conduct is unfit for a Sword Sect Disciple. Her meridians will be severed, her cultivation abolished, and she will be expelled from the sect, never to return.”

The punishment was heavy.

Ye Zhao Zhao shivered in fear, and even Sheng Yuan and the others went dumb for a moment. Expelled from the sect, meridians severed, cultivation abolished. With no cultivation in a world where the weak are prey, the life of Mortals is not easy. Her future would be a long struggle to survive.

Panic surged, and Ye Zhao Zhao cried out in her heart: “System! System! Come out, now!”

The System’s cold voice answered: “What is it?”

Her body trembled as she said: “Did you hear them? They are going to abolish my cultivation and drive me out of the Sword Sect. Once I leave, I can never get close to Li Shuang again, and I can never take her cultivation and fortune.”

The System replied, icy and flat: “Indeed.”

It was true that even if one’s meridians were cut and cultivation abolished, there were ways to recover, but every method demanded a huge price. And to the System, Ye Zhao Zhao was no longer worth that price. Its coldness made her shake, and she screamed in disbelief: “Indeed? That is all? Shouldn’t you think of a way for me? I will not leave the Sword Sect, I will not be crippled. You have sky piercing means, think of something!”

The System gave a mocking laugh and said without mercy: “Ye Zhao Zhao, I have given you enough chances. Even with my help, you still lost to Li Shuang. Do not worry. After you die, I will find another Host. The next Host will not be as useless as you.”

Once it decided Ye Zhao Zhao could not be saved, the System had already planned to seek someone else. When she was cast out, with a small push, it could end her life. It wanted Li Shuang’s fortune, and it would have it. Ye Zhao Zhao might have no chance, but it still did. It would choose a new Host and take control from the very start, never again giving Li Shuang a chance to turn the board.

“System, what are you saying? You want to change Hosts? System! System!” Ye Zhao Zhao shouted in madness, but the System ignored her as it began to weaken the bond between them. Once she died, it would leave.

While the System prepared to detach, Li Shuang’s eyes flickered. At the very instant the System fluctuated, a line of information surged from the Heaven and Earth Furnace into her mind: “Abyssal Devil Seed: Value Points: ???”

Li Shuang’s pupils shrank. What was the Abyssal Devil Seed? Even the most valuable treasure should have a limit, yet its Value Points showed as ???. Why had she not sensed it before, and why could she sense it now?

She looked toward Ye Zhao Zhao. Ye’s eyes were wild, as if she had just suffered a crushing blow. Her instinct told her that the Abyssal Devil Seed was tied to Ye Zhao Zhao.

Li Shuang’s gaze turned ice cold. She took out a Sixth Tier treasure and said quickly: “Sixth Tier treasure Swiftstream Feather, exchange for information on the Abyssal Devil Seed!”