Chapter: Chapter 296
Early morning, the next day.
When Chen An opened his eyes again, his embrace was empty, and the charming girl was gone. Only a faint fragrance remained on his fingertips, quietly narrating everything that had happened last night. He remained in place, lost in thought. Jiang Qiuchi had left at some point, before dawn. Just as she had said. She knew what Chen An wanted to do most now, so she chose to leave at a suitable time, without causing him any further trouble. Chen An had always been thoughtful and how could he not sense the girl’s intentions? But the more she conceded, the more Chen An felt a闷 in his heart. Since ancient times, it had been the hardest to bear the kindness of a beauty. After a short while, he patted his face and stood up from the cushion. He could feel that after the Dual Cultivation last night, a long and distant aura had appeared in his Spirit Platform. The aura was ancient, not evil, and did not conflict with the Spiritual energy he cultivated, but instead helped to prolong it. Chen An knew this was Jiang Qiuchi’s gift. And he was about to use this gift to save another woman.
Today was the eighth day since the Nether Prison incident. For a cultivator sect, eight days was not much time, as a simple closed-door meditation could take more than half a month. However, during these eight days, the Tai Xuan Sect had been unusually lively. First, a talented young man pleaded for his sister, scattering all his Spiritual energy, and kneeling in the snow for seven full days. He had not moved at all during this time, his perseverance was admirable. Then, it was quickly rumored that his sister had cultivated demonic arts and committed a grave mistake, and had been imprisoned on Tianshan Mountain by the Sect Master for a hundred years. If the matter had ended there, it would have been settled. But at the last moment, the Peak Master of Shang Xuan Peak, who was in charge of punishments, suddenly stepped forward and made a bet with the young man to climb the mountain to save his sister. And most importantly, the Sect Master actually agreed. This stunned all the Tai Xuan Sect disciples, who became even more confused. Perhaps, it was because he pitied the talented young man and could not bear to see him die kneeling there? In short, there was much discussion for a time. As the subject of everyone’s discussion, Chen An had already arrived at the entrance of Dao Xuan Zhenren’s Cave Mansion. The wind and snow were still as heavy today, with continuous heavy snow covering the open space with a thick layer. As Chen An was about to pay his respects, he heard his Master’s divine sense in his mind. “No need for formalities. Listen carefully to what I am about to say.” Chen An was stunned, and then he heard Dao Xuan Zhenren continue, “You must have heard before that in the Nether Prison, there is a Nascent Soul old demon who is skilled in Gu arts and is unfathomably mysterious. This fellow has a long-standing feud with our Tai Xuan Sect. I captured him a hundred years ago and imprisoned him underground in the Nether Prison. I intended to use the Nine Yin Qi underground to erode his consciousness day and night to suppress him. I did not expect that after a hundred years, he would still find a loophole.” Hearing this, Chen An inexplicably thought of Mu Sanniang asking him about the Nether Prison when she was in the outer sect. He had inquired specifically at that time and learned some of the inside story. He naturally knew why Dao Xuan Zhenren had not killed him directly but chose to suppress him. As expected, the next moment he heard Dao Xuan Zhenren say, “Although this fellow’s cultivation is only Nascent Soul, all his skills are in his Gu arts. He cannot be treated like an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator. As far as I know, the most precious Gu worms he has obtained in his life are three Golden Substitute-Life Gu. This Gu is incredibly effective and can bring the dead back to life.” “One of those three Substitute-Life Gu has been used by him, one is in an unknown location, and this last one…” Dao Xuan Zhenren paused here, then continued, “was given to your sister.” Chen An heard this and involuntarily opened his eyes. Dao Xuan Zhenren sneered, “He thought his methods were ingenious enough to deceive the heavens, but he did not know that I saw everything.” “I don’t know his intentions, but I cannot let your sister stay in the Tai Xuan Sect and be used by him.” “But I didn’t want to alert the enemy, so I designed this.” “However, the fact that your sister went astray and cultivated demonic arts is also real. Fortunately, she has not fallen too deep into demonic cultivation and has a chance to turn back.” “I plan to have you take her away from the Tai Xuan Sect and find a place for secluded cultivation. Then, you will pacify her properly, dissolve her demonic energy, and also quell her murderous intent. Do you understand?” The information in Dao Xuan Zhenren’s words was a bit overwhelming. Chen An lowered his head slightly, not knowing what he was thinking, and responded. “Disciple understands.” “Then go. After you climb Tianshan Mountain, I will disable the formation, and you can take her away.” After saying this last sentence, Dao Xuan Zhenren cut off the divine sense. Chen An stood in place for a while before turning to leave. He wasted no more time and headed directly to Tianshan Mountain. Everything was ready, it was time to act.
Tianshan Mountain.
Mu Sanniang, as usual, wore the snowy white dress her younger brother had given her and sat on the ground. She frowned, and the feeling of restlessness in her heart grew stronger. As long as she did not know her younger brother’s recent situation for a day, she could not calm down to cultivate. The girl stretched out her hand and caught a randomly falling snowflake. The snowflake was crystal clear, just like her fair wrist. Finally, as if sensing her abnormal state, a familiar voice sounded in her consciousness. “Fine, seeing how impatient you are, if I don’t let you see him, I’m afraid you won’t be able to calm down no matter what.” Mu Sanniang was stunned at first, then her eyes flashed with joy. “Master, what do you mean?” The old woman smiled, “After so many days of rest, performing a small trick is no problem.” She waved her hand, and the previous spell reappeared before the girl. It was a screen of light like a mirror. However, upon noticing the scene in the light screen, both she and Mu Sanniang were clearly stunned. Because the boy in the screen was not kneeling in the snow as they had imagined. He was standing at the foot of a mountain, slightly tilting his head, as if wanting to see the person he longed for through the nearly ten thousand feet of height. The boy’s expression was exceptionally calm. “What is he trying to do?” the old woman asked doubtfully. But she didn’t know, so Mu Sanniang naturally couldn’t know. She just stared blankly at the boy in the screen, lost in thought. As for where the boy was going or what he was going to do, she didn’t really care. She just missed her younger brother so much that she wanted to see him. Only the old woman frowned, raised her hand, and cast another spell, then carefully observed the surroundings. Immediately, her expression froze. “Wait…” “He seems to be… going up the mountain…” This sentence fell into Mu Sanniang’s ears. She seemed not to have recovered and instinctively asked, “Which mountain?” The old woman looked at her, then at the boy in the screen, her expression momentarily complicated. “Of course, it’s coming up to our Tianshan Mountain.” Upon hearing this, Mu Sanniang was stunned. (End of this chapter)
