Chapter 50: The Daughter of Heaven's Pride

Inside the Blood-Robe Tower at the Skull Mountain Market.

Lu Yang had just withdrawn his consciousness from the Myriad Souls Banner when he suddenly felt darkness before his eyes and his spiritual platform grow cloudy; frowning slightly, he gazed toward the distant sky.

The next second, he was already riding a flight light, arriving at the edge of the market.

He saw a brilliant light shoot from the horizon, chasing fire and lightning, only dissipating when it reached the market gates, revealing a tall, heroic, and valiant woman who stepped out.

"So it is a Daoist friend from the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion."

Lu Yang had also cultivated the "Divine Thunder Sword Control True Art" and immediately recognized the visitor's background; bowing with clasped hands, he said, "I am Lu Yang; may I ask your name, Daoist friend?"

"Yun Yun Miaoqing of the Jade Pivot."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yang immediately narrowed his eyes, for Yun Yun Miaoqing and Yun Yun Miaoqing were two names so similar they were all too easy to associate.

"Has the Daoist friend come to retrieve a fellow sect member?"

Thinking this, Lu Yang did not hesitate in the slightest; with a casual wave of his hand, he directly grabbed Yun Yun Miaoqing out of the Blood-Robe Tower and threw her in front of Yun Yun Miaoqing.

"Miss Miaoqing has suffered no grievances within the Holy Sect; although nominally my cauldron, I have never practiced dual cultivation to drain her over the years, so she remains a maiden. If you wish to take her back, please feel free; my cultivation is shallow, so I will not see you off beyond the formation."

In Lu Yang's view, he bore no enmity toward the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion.

After all, he had not only preserved Yun Yun Miaoqing's life but also her purity; as the leader of the righteous path, the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion should not, by any logic, make things difficult for him.

However, he soon discovered he was mistaken.

"Miaoqing... still a maiden?"

Yun Yun Miaoqing lowered her beautiful eyes, her gaze falling upon Yun Yun Miaoqing, yet showing not a trace of joy; instead, she revealed a hint of disgust and helplessness.

The next second, she let out a long sigh:

"What a pity! Miaoqing, you will not be able to pass this tribulation!"

When these words fell, not only was Lu Yang stunned, but even Yun Yun Miaoqing froze upon hearing them, her face filled with disbelief: "Sister... what do you mean by this?"

"You have not received the true transmission, so you do not understand."

Yun Yun Miaoqing shook her head: "Your fortune is thin, your destiny insufficient from birth, yet you forcibly sought an immortal fate; originally, you would have faced three disasters and nine hardships, and if you failed to overcome even one, your Dao would vanish and you would die immediately; therefore, years ago, I specially requested our master to merge your three disasters and nine hardships into a single great ten-year tribulation."

"This ten-year great tribulation was your decade trapped within the Demonic Sect."

"During those ten years, if you had endured all manner of humiliation, with your red lips tasted by ten thousand men, yet still maintained a firm Dao heart and unwavering resolve, then this tribulation would have been considered passed."

"Alas... you are actually still a maiden!"

"Being a maiden means you suffered no humiliation; naturally, the karmic debt will not be reduced in the slightest, and it may even increase!"

Speaking thus, Yun Yun Miaoqing looked at Lu Yang, killing intent shining in her eyes: "This demonic fiend ruined your cultivation; appearing benevolent, he actually harbors malicious intent and deserves execution!"

"..."

It had to be admitted that even Lu Yang was dumbfounded.

Yun Yun Miaoqing was even more unable to accept it, her lips trembling: "So, the reason I fell into the hands of the Demonic Sect back then, becoming a cauldron for the Demonic Sect..."

"Naturally, it was all my planning."

Yun Yun Miaoqing nodded: "Without doing so, you would have no hope of reaching Foundation Establishment in this life; you are my biological sister, so naturally I must look out for you; this is for your own good."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yang was rendered speechless.

Damn it, the righteous path has madwomen!

If Lu Yang had previously held some longing for the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion, this renowned leader of the righteous path, now he had no such feelings left whatsoever.

Better to stay in the Holy Sect.

The disciples of the Holy Sect are all talented individuals; I super like it here!

"Let's go, come back with me."

On the other side, Yun Yun Miaoqing paid no attention to the expressions of Lu Yang and Yun Yun Miaoqing, saying loudly: "I will think of another way to help you pass this great tribulation..."

"I won't!"

Facing Yun Yun Miaoqing's persuasion, Yun Yun Miaoqing subconsciously took a step back, looking at her own biological sister as if she were a stranger.

After all, she could never have imagined that the experience ten years ago, when she fell into the hands of the Demonic Sect and nearly despaired, was orchestrated by her own biological sister; if she had not met Lu Yang and preserved her life and purity, she might have already been drained dry like medicinal dregs and died in some corner!

"... e obedient."

Seeing Yun Yun Miaoqing act this way, Yun Yun Miaoqing immediately furrowed her delicate brows: "You have not cultivated great divine powers, nor do you understand karma, so naturally it is hard for you to comprehend my painstaking efforts."

"... ainstaking efforts?"

Yun Yun Miaoqing took another step back, her tone filled with hatred: "Setting up a scheme to throw me into the Demonic Sect, letting me be bullied and drained by others—is this your painstaking effort for me?"

"I am simply following karma and executing justice on behalf of Heaven; when you achieve success in the immortal path in the future, you will naturally thank me."

Yun Yun Miaoqing's tone was calm; in her view, her actions were not in the slightest improper, everything was as it should be, an arrangement of karma and destiny.

Seeing that Yun Yun Miaoqing still wanted to argue, she simply waved her hand; a brilliant light enveloped Yun Yun Miaoqing, knocking her unconscious before casually tossing her aside.

"When words do not match, half a sentence is too many; I will not argue this point with you now."

Only after doing all this did she look at Lu Yang again.

"Why is Daoist Yun looking at me?" Lu Yang raised an eyebrow.

Yun Yun Miaoqing's beautiful eyes met his, her expression cold, as she merely stated lightly: "You deliberately ruined Miaoqing's cultivation; I wish to borrow something from you as compensation."

Hearing this, Lu Yang laughed loudly: "Surely you don't mean to borrow this fine head of mine?"

His words were full of mockery.

Yun Yun Miaoqing nodded slightly, not angered, but merely narrowing her phoenix eyes, revealing a chilling killing intent: "If you are unwilling, so be it; then do not blame me for eliminating demons and guarding the Dao."

With that, she raised her fair hand!

Instantly, a clear light illuminated an area of ten li; it was remarkably a crystal-clear Dharma sword resembling glazed glass, upon whose blade the mountains and rivers of ten li were reflected.

"Do you really think I fear you?"

Lu Yang laughed arrogantly, then turned and leaped, instantly transforming into flight light and diving into the market, while the Hundred Bones Return to Truth Great Formation and the Sword Formation Diagram activated instantly.

A hidden dragon in the abyss—who can kill me?

Seeing this, Yun Yun Miaoqing merely gave a cold smile; without the slightest hesitation, a flight light soared into the sky, striking squarely to break through the great formation and charge into the market!

In an instant, countless gazes from inside and outside the market turned toward them.

After all, with the precedent of Ouyang Feng, everyone knew that the master of the Blood-Robe Tower was a Ninth Grade formation master, possessing a great formation that made him invincible by nature.

Under such circumstances, where did Yun Yun Miaoqing get the confidence to venture into the market alone?

Almost simultaneously, several figures appeared outside the market, among them Ouyang Feng, an Elder of the Divine Martial Gate, and Luo Luo Wuya, the Second Senior Brother of the Sanhe Society.

However, both of these Qi Refining Great Perfection experts wore extremely grave expressions at this moment.

Their gazes, however, were focused on another direction of the market, on the ordinary-looking middle-aged man who had arrived together with Yun Yun Miaoqing.

"'Taiyi Sword' Yun Yun Zhiqiu?"

Luo Luo Wuya looked extremely solemn, clearly not unfamiliar with the middle-aged man: "Skull Mountain is not within your Jiangnan region; the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion is meddling too broadly."

Yun Yun Zhiqiu chuckled lightly: "Our Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion only guards the righteous path, and the righteous path knows no regional boundaries."

"What huge arrogance!"

Luo Luo Wuya was so angered by these words he laughed: "You might as well pray that your little junior sister can survive coming out first."

Hearing this, Yun Yun Zhiqiu glanced at Lu Yang and Yun Yun Miaoqing, then shook his head: "In the end, it is a Demonic Sect, capable only of such underhanded tactics unfit for the stage."

"Yet, how can heterodox paths compete with our orthodox Dharma and divine powers?"

Before his voice had even faded, Yun Yun Miaoqing inside the market formed a hand seal and pointed; the glazed Dharma sword she had sacrificed instantly erupted with a brilliant, dazzling light.

"That is..."

Seeing this scene, Luo Luo Wuya and Ouyang Feng seemed to realize something, their faces changing drastically: "The Heaven-Dodging Sword!? This woman actually possesses such a heavy treasure?"

The next second, the sword light covered the heaven and earth within the surrounding area.

Lu Yang activated the formations, yet whether it was the Hundred Bones Return to Truth Great Formation or the Blood-Washing Heavenly River Sword Formation Diagram, the sword light passed through them as if they did not exist.

Boom!

When the sword light dissipated, only the two still-operating great formations remained in the market; within the formations, however, there was no one, save for a glazed Dharma sword hanging high in the sky!

(End of Chapter)