Chapter 75: She is indeed the real Cheng Hong Ling
“I don’t believe your cultivation is also at the Guiyi Realm!”
Xu Mei’s beautiful face became somewhat ferocious, and her figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.
Qi Huang’s spiritual sense instinctively spread out, clearly seeing Xu Mei’s movements, but her cultivation was too poor to dodge, so her wrist was caught.
Xu Mei grabbed Qi Huang’s wrist, injected a thin stream of true qi into it, and began to examine it carefully.
Qi Huang felt a cold aura enter from her hand and quickly rushed to her Qi Sea to linger.
“Alas! Old ginger is still the spiciest.”
Qi Huang sighed helplessly. Now, cultivation was the only flaw she couldn’t hide.
Of course, not being able to hide it didn’t mean there was no way to explain it!
“Juling Realm second layer! As expected, fake is fake!”
Xu Mei released Qi Huang’s wrist, finally showing a relieved expression.
“Her cultivation is only at the second layer of the Juling Realm?”
The female disciples beside her were shocked. They didn’t expect to have been tricked by such a low-level cultivator for so long.
Seeing that her cultivation level was scorned by the several Immortals, Qi Huang immediately lowered her head in embarrassment.
“Acting? Aren’t you very good at acting? Let’s see how you continue to act!”
Shen Yuan, with a half-smile, placed her sword on Qi Huang’s neck.
“I can explain. I don’t only have this much true qi. I just fought a big battle not long ago and was too exhausted, leaving only this. If you don’t believe me, I can display my Guiyi Realm spiritual sense.”
Qi Huang couldn’t bother with logic and started to make things up.
“Alright! Let’s see your Guiyi Realm spiritual sense!”
Yun Fei picked up a withered leaf from the ground and placed it in her hand. “The spiritual sense of the Guiyi Realm can affect real objects. If you can make this leaf float, then I will believe you are Junior Sister.”
“The spiritual sense of the Guiyi Realm can affect real objects?”
Qi Huang didn’t know this, but since she wasn’t lying, she calmly released her spiritual sense to envelop the leaf and then lifted it upwards. A tremendous pressure followed.
“A small leaf is actually so heavy!”
Qi Huang felt a wave of dizziness and thought that affecting real objects with spiritual sense indeed required a high level of skill, but no matter how high, she had to persist.
Qi Huang used all her strength, and the leaf actually swayed and floated up.
“Wow!”
The Immortals exclaimed in unison.
“She actually did it.”
Miao Xiang said disbelievingly.
“Quick! Hurry and call your Junior Sister here.”
Xu Mei frantically ordered Shen Yuan, as everything before her had completely thrown her into disarray.
“Yes!”
Shen Yuan left like the wind, her killing intent gone. It was obvious she was also confused and didn’t know who was real or fake.
“It seems the act can only go this far! I have done my best. If I am exposed, I will have no regrets.”
Qi Huang withdrew her spiritual sense and sighed deeply. After this brief use of spiritual sense to control an object, she felt extremely tired, as if she had just recovered from a serious illness.
Not long after, footsteps were heard!
Qi Huang knew that the person she had been avoiding was finally here, so she secretly glanced over.
As expected, Cheng Hong Ling walked over slowly. Her delicate face was ethereally beautiful, but her expression was as cold as early winter. She walked gracefully, her figure tall, like the Nine Heavens Virtuous Lady high above, exuding an inexplicable pressure.
While Qi Huang was peeking, she noticed the other party was also staring at her, which scared her into quickly lowering her head. She had already witnessed the way this peerless Immortal carried herself in her dreams, and coupled with her terrifying strength, she couldn’t help but be afraid.
Xu Mei, on the side, subtly observed her disciple, as the Cat’s Eye Tears had not yet lost their effect. She had to hurry and identify her carefully, as caution is the parent of safety.
Xu Mei looked left and right and found that the later disciple’s soul showed no abnormalities. She sighed helplessly, then picked up the small bottle and began to suspect whether the Cat’s Eye Tears had actually worked.
“Junior Sister, you’ve arrived just in time! We’ve caught the imposter, but she refuses to admit it!”
Ruan Lingyu explained the situation.
Cheng Hong Ling said nothing but walked straight to the “imposter” and began to examine her closely.
Qi Huang felt the sharp gaze roaming all over her, making her feel completely insecure. Her body trembled slightly, and her head buried itself into her majestic chest.
“What? Scared now? Have you nothing to say?”
Shen Yuan next to her taunted.
Qi Huang dared not retort. The pressure brought by Fairy Hong Ling made her unable to breathe.
“Look up!”
At this moment, Fairy Hong Ling’s voice came coldly.
Qi Huang trembled slightly, and with a forced courage, raised her head. What met her eyes was a delicate face identical to hers, but without dimples. This was the result of the owner’s expressionless face.
Facing the sharp gaze, Qi Huang’s pupils felt as if they were being pricked by needles, and her eyes began to dart around.
“I’ve examined her carefully and found that she is indeed very similar to you, in appearance, figure, and even cultivation. She even has the scent of the Golden Life Flower on her, which has confused us, so we’ve asked you to identify her yourself.”
Xu Mei introduced the situation.
“No, I scanned her with my spiritual sense just now. Her cultivation is different from mine. She is only at the second layer of the Juling Realm, her true qi is thin, and her Qi Sea is extremely fragile. This is not what a Guiyi Realm cultivator would have.”
Cheng Hong Ling said concisely.
“Heh heh, now the truth is revealed.”
The Immortals finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“Then why does she have the spiritual sense of the Guiyi Realm?”
Su Qingying raised her doubt.
“She might have used some unorthodox method to make the leaf float; it’s not spiritual sense.”
Ruan Lingyu guessed. After all, she was at the Body Refining Realm and couldn’t see Qi Huang’s spiritual sense emerging from her body, leading to this guess.
“Indeed, a cultivator in the Juling Realm cannot have the spiritual sense of the Guiyi Realm.”
Xu Mei affirmed.
“Whatever! Can you explain now? What’s with the scent of Golden Life Flower on you? You must have taken the seed of the Golden Life Flower, right? Where did you get that seed?”
Shen Yuan impatiently continued the interrogation.
Qi Huang remained silent. She knew that even if she had a clue, she couldn’t reveal it, or she would lose her value and be killed immediately. Moreover, she genuinely didn’t know.
“Don’t think you can get away with not speaking. We have plenty of ways to make you talk. Don’t forget this is an Immortal Sect.”
Shen Yuan threatened.
“Actually, it’s not a big deal if she doesn’t speak. We can just let her take Junior Sister’s place as bait.”
Su Qingying beside her suggested.
“That’s indeed a good idea. This way, we can protect Junior Sister, and our HongHua Sect will have hope in the future.”
Yun Fei and the other women also nodded subconsciously.
“But wouldn’t that mean we’d still have to raise her for several years for free? She’s an imposter! She tricked us so badly, I’m a little unwilling! It’s best if we can get the information immediately.”
Shen Yuan said resentfully.
Qi Huang was waiting for her sentence when her chin was suddenly held by a jade hand, forcing her face to turn uncontrollably.
The owner of the jade hand was Fairy Hong Ling. A hint of confusion appeared on her delicate face. Although the force of her hand was not great, her nails were very sharp, digging directly into Qi Huang’s delicate skin.
Qi Huang’s skin was very tender now, so the pain made her gasp, and tears flowed uncontrollably.
“Why am I crying?”
Qi Huang was enraged, and the more angry she became, the more tears flowed.
“Junior Sister, she’s crying!”
Miao Xiang beside her reminded her weakly.
“Crying? Who are you crying for? It’s all women here, who would pity you? If you know what’s good for you, tell us the clue about the Golden Life Flower, and you’ll be spared physical suffering.”
Shen Yuan beside her took the opportunity to admonish.
“Who’s crying?”
Qi Huang was somewhat indignant because she was genuinely not crying, but those damn tears were uncontrollable for some reason.
“It must be because I’ve become a woman, and my tear ducts are more developed!”
Qi Huang quickly found the reason. After all, as a man, she had never shed tears even when she was expelled from the sect.
At this moment, Cheng Hong Ling’s originally expressionless delicate face suddenly changed drastically. Her beautiful eyes widened suddenly, her small mouth slightly opened, and her pure and beautiful image instantly disappeared by more than half. She looked as if she had seen a ghost, but this expression only lasted for a moment.
The next moment, Cheng Hong Ling released her hand, a complex expression appearing on her face.
Qi Huang quickly wiped away her tears. She was too embarrassed to be misunderstood as crying in front of so many women.
“Heh heh, you have a tough mouth, but your tears have betrayed you! If you don’t speak, I guarantee you’ll be much worse off than now, and you’ll be shedding blood, not tears.”
Shen Yuan threatened. With her fiery personality, she once again acted as the interrogator.
“There’s no need to ask. She really doesn’t know.”
At this moment, Cheng Hong Ling suddenly spoke.
“How does she know?”
Qi Huang’s hands froze, letting the tears fall pitter-patter.
“Hong Ling, how do you know?”
Xu Mei also asked doubtfully.
“Because she’s not lying. She is indeed the real Cheng Hong Ling.”
Cheng Hong Ling’s words were astonishing and earth-shattering.
