SQLJBFDTW Chapter 29

Chapter 29: Purple Lightning, Watching Tribulation Lightning Together on Horseback (Distant View)

Chao Jianxue sat awake all night, unable to figure things out.

The human cultivators and demon cultivators had already broken ties. Did Lord Qishan, as a Great Ascension stage human cultivator, know about his half-demon identity? If he did, why would he hide it from him?

Qishan said he was snatched from the clutches of demons as an infant.

Who were his parents in this world?

Did anyone in the Wuwu Sect know?

He gradually calmed down, assuming that no one in the Wuwu Sect knew.

Humans viewed demons as enemies, and the Xuanzhen Realm regarded half-demons as a contamination of bloodlines. He had seen Yu Wei’s compilation of demon subjugation lists over the years, which included half-demons with no power to even truss a chicken. He only glanced at them casually at the time, but now they turned into a surging dread that threatened to overwhelm him.

Therefore, the fact that he was a half-demon must never be exposed.

But what were the characteristics of a half-demon?

He had grown up safely in the Wuwu Sect to this age and had not noticed any differences between his body and others. The only thing circulating in his dantian was spiritual energy, not demonic energy.

The more he thought about it, the more his head hurt, and yet Lord Ziwu seemed to have evaporated into thin air, impossible to find no matter what.

Who just nonchalantly dropped such a bombshell and left?

“Up so early?” Li Zhenzhen had a good night’s sleep and came out of her room to see Chao Jianxue huddled by the window looking at the scenery. She wanted to come up and say hello.

Chao Jianxue turned around, his face a ghastly white, and Li Zhenzhen covered her face and screamed.

“What are you doing!” Chao Jianxue covered his ears.

Li Zhenzhen looked concerned: “You didn’t sleep all night, did you? Your eyes are almost as red as a rabbit’s! What happened?”

Chao Jianxue mumbled a few times, but ultimately did not tell the truth: “Couldn’t sleep.”

Even with Li Zhenzhen, he couldn’t be sure that his trust wouldn’t one day turn into a sharp sword aimed at him.

Li Zhenzhen squatted down: “What’s wrong, brother?”

Chao Jianxue was distraught and said, “The protagonist went to cultivate again.”

“…” Li Zhenzhen said, “I understand you.”

So the two of them sat together by the window, waiting for Yu Wei to return from his cultivation grind.

A moment later, Qiu Shui and Xie Bingyuan also came out one after another. When they learned that Yu Wei had cultivated all night, they beat their chests and stamped their feet, hating themselves for wasting time.

So the four of them waited together under the (láng, corridor) for Yu Wei to return.

When the sun peeked out its tip, Yu Wei finally flew back.

There was a rare look of exhaustion on his face. Chao Jianxue guessed that he might have tried to detoxify unsuccessfully.

Since they had nothing to do, they simply strolled around the Hehuan Sect again. Chao Jianxue grabbed a disciple halfway and asked, “Where is your Lord Ziwu?”

The disciple saw a stranger’s face and said shyly, “Our master’s whereabouts are not something we can casually tell.”

“Then where is Hua Ze?” Chao Jianxue asked, settling for second best.

“… Senior Brother Hua Ze should be with the master.” The disciple’s eyes darted around, vaguely.

“What about Hua Liushuang?”

“Also… also with the master…”

“Hmm…” Chao Jianxue couldn’t get any information, so he had to let him go.

“What are you looking for Hua Ze for, Senior Brother? He will come find us,” Qiu Shui was the happiest. She found all sorts of things in the Hehuan Sect to be novel. One moment she envied the female cultivators here for being able to wear such beautiful skirts, and the next she wondered where the fragrance here came from, she was very busy.

Chao Jianxue had no choice but to look at Yu Wei, the most well-read among them.

He gently bumped Yu Wei’s shoulder and asked, “Do you know anything about Lord Ziwu’s background?”

Yu Wei inconspicuously moved half an arm’s length away from him.

“Lord Ziwu is mysterious and became famous early.”

“What kind of fame?”

Li Zhenzhen came up to interrupt: “Naturally, she is the dream lover of many sentient beings in the Xuanzhen Realm.”

The Yuanjun’s heavenly appearance garnered much attention among cultivators as soon as she appeared, not to mention her background in Hehuan Sect cultivation, which made many people want to be her intimate companion and hear the teachings of the Hehuan path.

However, the Yuanjun did not easily enlighten people.

In the hundred years since taking over as the head of the Hehuan Sect, news of the Yuanjun rarely appeared in people’s ears.

As they were gossiping about another sect, Hua Ze’s figure walked towards them.

The disciples on the side of the road all saluted Hua Ze. Chao Jianxue raised his eyebrows, not expecting Hua Ze to have such a high status here.

“I heard that fellow daoists are looking for my master?”

Chao Jianxue nodded: “We want to pay our respects to the Yuanjun and thank her for her help.”

Hua Ze said with a smile: “The master has gone traveling and instructed me to send you out.”

“…”

It turned out that it was not easy to leave the Hehuan Sect. One had to go through many formations, and disciples who were not skilled enough could not freely enter and exit.

As they were about to part, Qiu Shui, being the chatty one, asked, “What about your junior brother Hua Liushuang? We are at least considered saviors, can’t we meet him?”

Hua Ze said with difficulty: “Junior brother is injured and is recuperating. It is inconvenient for him to see people.”

“Speaking of which, why do you look so much younger than your junior brother? Do you have any secret formula?”

Hua Ze was stunned for a moment, then said, “Perhaps it’s because I like to eat Chun Chi Dan…”

“Which one?”

“The Dan Pavilion around the corner in the narrow alley in the city.”

Qiu Shui had her next goal and waved goodbye to him happily.

The five people entered this Dan Pavilion empty-handed and came out with their hands full, all under Qiu Shui’s guidance.

Qiu Shui outlined in her notebook: “This box is for Senior Sister Qin, this box is for Junior Sister Yu… and this is for Lord Shen Du, and this is for Master…”

“Wait a minute!” Chao Jianxue poked his head out from beside the exquisite lacquer box, “How come there’s one for Master!”

Would his old Master also use this kind of thing!

“Among these, there are also some for you, everyone has a share!” Qiu Shui patted the box domineeringly, making a “dong dong dong” sound.

Chao Jianxue began to suspect that this might be some kind of scenic spot marketing trick, using the good-looking disciples of the Hehuan Sect as human billboards, walking advertisements, to coax the newly arrived little girls to spend a lot of money.

The Zima Bridge was still that Zima Bridge, but walking on it now was not the same as when they came.

A good Nascent Soul stage Pill Refiner actually became a demon because of love, and died in the Narrow Territory just like that. How many people would believe it if it was said out loud?

The Youmeng Sandu still had large areas of water and grassland. The reeds here were also lavender, and the shallow water just covered the instep. The purplish-red sky was filled with water, making it a natural racecourse.

They borrowed horses from a tavern outside the city and galloped happily, pulling on the reins.

This was hard for Chao Jianxue.

He had never ridden a horse before. Even if he used his Qi to sit on the horse’s back, he couldn’t pull it left or right. The horse’s ears twitched, as if it despised his leadership.

No one understood his embarrassment. Li Zhenzhen ran ahead and cheered: “Run—”

Chao Jianxue really wanted to shout “I can’t run at all, what the hell are you running for?”, but there were so many people around. In the Xuanzhen Realm, it seemed that horseback riding was a skill that everyone had to have. There were three-year-old children and old men in their twilight years on horseback, all happy.

The little horse he was riding also had a stubborn temper. Chao Jianxue squeezed his legs and took a few steps, then squeezed his legs and took a few steps, as if he was unwilling to carry him.

But that was fine too. He didn’t want to show off. He was afraid that he would throw up everything he ate yesterday.

Gradually, there was the sound of hooves approaching from behind. Chao Jianxue turned his head and called out, “Little Junior Brother.”

Yu Wei’s posture on horseback was also very elegant. When he got closer, he signaled the horse to slow down.

“Senior Brother can’t?”

Chao Jianxue looked away: “I can! Why can’t I?”

Yu Wei had no intention of leaving and walked quietly beside him. The two of them were very out of place in the background of a group of galloping horses.

“Does Senior Brother think that Hua Liushuang’s identity is a bit strange?” Yu Wei suddenly asked.

Chao Jianxue’s heart stirred: “Tell me about it?”

Hua Liushuang’s name had never been famous, and they had never seen his face from beginning to end. But according to Lin Yao’s memory in the Narrow Territory, Hua Liushuang had excellent musical skills and was beautiful, so he shouldn’t be unknown.

“And Daoist Hua Ze, the last time we met, he wasn’t an impulsive person. This time, however, he didn’t make complete preparations before opening the formation. We have different teachers and if something happens, it would be harmful to the Hehuan Sect. Where did he get the courage?”

Chao Jianxue listened, and the matter did seem to be strange from the beginning. What Yu Wei didn’t know was the letter related to the Thousand Mile Sword. It was sent by Lord Ziwu, and Lord Ziwu knew from the beginning that they were coming to Youmeng Sandu.

“There is also something suspicious.” Yu Wei continued, “Last night, I met Lord Ziwu. The jade pendant on her waist was Senior Lin Yao’s natal pendant, the one that was given to Hua Liushuang on the Zima Bridge.”

Chao Jianxue vaguely had a bold guess in his heart, but he couldn’t grasp the clues of this guess for a while. A cool breeze drilled into his sleeves, and he shivered all over.

He opened his mouth, just about to speak, when a muffled thunder suddenly exploded in his ears.

The colt was startled. It was originally docile and unwilling to take a few steps, but this time it suddenly sprang up like a rocket. Chao Jianxue was shocked, and his waist was about to break.

He closed his eyes tightly and was about to shout for help, but he didn’t expect his waist to tighten. He was scooped up and flew up, and then sat steadily on the horse again.

His sweaty back was pressed against a warm body, and the cool lotus fragrance was inexplicably reassuring.

Chao Jianxue came back to his senses and looked towards the sky with Yu Wei’s line of sight.

Purplish-black clouds gathered, brewing tribulation lightning, and the momentum of the lightning strike had the power to destroy the world.

Li Zhenzhen and the others all spurred their horses over and stood with them.

“Who broke through to the Great Ascension stage again?”

But after a closer look, they found that it was different. The tribulation lightning of the Great Ascension stage was reddish in color and never reached purplish-black. Undoubtedly, this was the tribulation lightning of the Great Ascension late stage breaking through to the Tribulation Transcending stage, a total of nine strikes, with purple light surging, and everything was silent.

And the place where the lightning fell…

Chao Jianxue squinted his eyes and saw the distance, and said the answer: “Lord Ziwu.”

Due to some unknown rule, most of the Hehuan Sect stopped at the Nascent Soul stage, and only Lord Ziwu reached the Great Ascension stage. If she broke through this realm, she would be the only Tribulation Transcending cultivator in the Xuanzhen Realm.

If it weren’t for the fact that the Wuwu Sect had many Great Ascension stage cultivators, the title of the number one immortal sect might have to be taken by the Hehuan Sect.

“Daoist Hua Ze said she was traveling, so what’s the reason?” Xie Bingyuan looked at the tribulation lightning in shock and asked in confusion.

“We were deceived,” Chao Jianxue suddenly realized.

He told Yu Wei his guess: “What if Hua Liushuang is Lord Ziwu? She cultivates the Hehuan path, so naturally she can’t really form a relationship with anyone. Lin Yao became a demon, and she couldn’t let him know her identity, so she designed for us to find someone, but her purpose may only be that jade pendant.”

There was half of the Nascent Soul stage cultivation in Lin Yao’s jade pendant. With this half, the Yuanjun just attracted the Tribulation Transcending lightning.

In his pupils, there were constantly shadows of purple lightning falling slantingly, one after another, shining incredibly.

This guess was inevitably bold, just like the feeling that Chao Jianxue gave Yu Wei, taking a risky path. He stared at Chao Jianxue thoughtfully, as still as deep water.

“What earth-shattering secrets are you guys mumbling about? Isn’t Hua Liushuang a man?” Li Zhenzhen covered her ears, startled by the sudden thunder.

“There are so many mysterious things in the Xuanzhen Realm, isn’t it very possible for a man to turn into a woman and a woman to turn into a man!” Chao Jianxue curled his lips.

It’s just that Lord Ziwu sent him a Thousand Mile Sword, he has taken someone’s advantage and won’t say anything more.

“Forget it, forget it,” Chao Jianxue patted Yu Wei’s horse and said, “What does the big shot’s business have to do with us! Let’s go back!”

The strange thing was, his horse wouldn’t listen to him just now, but Yu Wei’s horse was very humane, as if it understood his words, and suddenly ran back in large steps.

“Hey…” Chao Jianxue wasn’t sitting properly and was jolted, making his butt sore. He grabbed Yu Wei’s collar hard, “Ah! Little Junior Brother! Make him stop!”

Behind them came the laughter of Li Zhenzhen and others who were watching the fun.