247: Twin Poisoning

Your Senior Sister Yun Yao seemed to sense something and immediately came to find you.

"The Karma entanglement around you has become increasingly complex lately. Your enemies are probably about to make a move against you," Yun Yao reminded you seriously.

You nodded in response: "I just figured out why they wanted me to get entangled in so much Karma—it was all to kill me."

"Exactly. When you are wrapped up in so many threads of Karma, they can seize the opportunity to strike and then frame another faction," Yun Yao said with a grave expression.

"At that time, Revered Master and I, and even the entire Academy, cannot possibly stand by and do nothing."

Yun Yao understood clearly that attacking you, her Junior Brother, was equivalent to plotting against her and Revered Master, and ultimately plotting against the entire Academy.

Given your current reputation—the Academy's benchmark and the Vice Dean's Personal Disciple—killing you would be tantamount to declaring war on the Academy.

You nodded, indicating understanding—

Currently, you are involved in Karma with the Liu Clan Immortal Family, the Lu Clan Immortal Clan, the Sima Clan Immortal Clan, the Academy, the Heavenly Palace, the Three Thousand Prodigies, and those factions who admire the Saintess, Lu Xiaoxiao, and Lu Binglan.

If the enemy wants to kill you, they can use your death to sow suspicion and conflict between the Academy and these various factions.

Venerable Yuqing, as your Revered Master, will certainly pursue the truth, but the truth will not only be obscured by superficial illusions but also interfered with by means used to conceal heavenly secrets.

This would ultimately place your Revered Master in a difficult position and make it hard for the Academy to respond.

After all, the hatred of a murdered Disciple is like severing a Legacy, which carries immense Karma in the cultivation world.

If Karma is not severed, how can the heart be enlightened?

If thoughts are not smooth, how can one seek the Dao?

Attempting Undergoing Tribulation and Ascension with such a state of mind is like sailing upstream—it would only invite mockery from the heavens!

Just like if someone killed your Personal Disciple, how could you stand idly by?

Just like if someone harmed your Vice Pavilion Revered Master, how could you turn a blind eye?

Attacking the mind is paramount—this is the truly subtle method of killing without leaving a trace.

After figuring out these crucial points, you realized you could no longer meditate in seclusion peacefully.

You frowned deeply, pondering how to extricate yourself from this intricate web of Karma.

Returning to your room, you waved your hand and set out a chessboard, placing a white piece on the Center Point, symbolizing your current predicament.

Next, you picked up black pieces and placed them sequentially around the white piece.

The first black piece gently tapped the board: "Entering the Academy, becoming Venerable Yuqing's Disciple."

The second and third black pieces followed: "Saving Yinyue, slaying Feng Yu."

Black pieces fell one after another: "Holy Land Grand Competition, Yan Feng, Sacred Land Saint Son, Sima Tao, Nangong Feiyan, Chu Fan..."

"Liu Clan Immortal Family, Lu Clan Immortal Clan, Lu Clan Twin Prodigies..."

As the black pieces became dense, the white piece was trapped in a heavy siege, just like the dilemma you currently faced.

"The higher the status, the stronger the power, the more complicated the Karma entanglement."

"In the end, it was youthful vigor and impatience that allowed others to take advantage and drag me into this vortex of trouble."

"To untangle this messy situation... my current strength is probably far from enough."

You fell into deep contemplation over the chessboard, and three days passed without you realizing it.

Suddenly—

The voice transmission of Senior Sister Yun Yao sounded in your mind: "Junior Brother, something has happened."

You immediately replied: "What happened?"

"That friend of yours, Yinyue... has been poisoned to death," Yun Yao said with a heavy tone.

Hearing this news, your brows instantly furrowed—although your relationship with Yinyue was not as intimate as rumored outside, her death still made you feel uneasy.

"Also... Lu Xiaoxiao and Lu Binglan have been poisoned with something unknown, and they have lost all their cultivation now," Yun Yao continued via transmission.

You immediately got up and went to your Senior Sister's courtyard, looking at her seriously: "They dared to strike inside the Academy?"

Yun Yao's expression was grave: "Precisely because it is the Academy, it is the best place to strike. This is an open challenge to the Academy's bottom line. Moreover, the personnel within the Academy are inherently complex."

You said calmly: "They should be making a move on me next, right?"

Yun Yao shook her head seriously: "More than that. I vaguely calculated that you, I, and Revered Master will all face a great calamity."

Your heart trembled, and you quickly asked: "Is my sister Qin Yu alright?"

"I cannot calculate any part of her destiny," Yun Yao replied, shaking her head.

Your Senior Sister's words greatly shocked you.

Given Yun Yao's current divination attainments, how could the enemy conceal the heavenly secrets to such an extent?

It was clear the enemy had made thorough preparations.

"However, since the enemy chose to use poison, they probably still dare not openly attack us inside the Academy," Yun Yao continued.

"They intend to strike while I escort the Lu Clan sisters back to their Family?" You smiled faintly.

"I have asked Revered Master. Whatever decision you make, we will support you," Yun Yao stated solemnly.

In the eyes of others, as the nominal Dao Companion of the Lu Clan Twin Prodigies, now that something had happened to them, you had the responsibility to escort them back to the Lu Clan Immortal Clan.

Of course, you could also choose to stay out of it.

But you smiled—facing these matters laid out before you, how could you possibly calm your mind enough to continue secluded cultivation?

So what if you escorted the Lu Clan Twin Prodigies back to their Family?

This time, you were determined to see who exactly was plotting against you from behind the scenes.

You said without hesitation: "Senior Sister, let me escort them back to their clan territory alone this time."

"Why?" Yun Yao's expression was serious.

"You and Revered Master should not be implicated by me. My death is insignificant; if I die, you do not need to worry," you stated solemnly.

"Saying that, where does that leave Revered Master and me?" Yun Yao looked displeased.

You understood your Senior Sister's feelings, but you couldn't tell her honestly that you weren't afraid of death, only worried about implicating her and Revered Master.

This time, you were determined to expose the mastermind, otherwise, this hidden enemy would constantly prevent your thoughts from being smooth.

You were fearless, only wary of this person plotting against you in the dark.

Yun Yao seemed to see through your thoughts and said calmly: "This stopped being just your business a long time ago."

You took a deep breath and said helplessly: "Alright. But if danger arises, I hope Senior Sister prioritizes self-preservation and doesn't worry about me."

"As for revenge, once our strength is sufficient in the future, we can naturally settle it."

"Do I really need a greenhorn like you to teach me?" Yun Yao couldn't help but smile.

You also laughed.

Afterward, Yun Yao brought you to a side courtyard to visit Lu Xiaoxiao and Lu Binglan.

Since both of them were severely poisoned, Yun Yao had already settled them in her own Temporary Palace to recuperate.

You carefully observed their complexions, then spread out your Divine Sense to investigate their condition.

After a thorough investigation, your eyes suddenly widened in shock—

The poison they had contracted felt extremely familiar to you:

At times it felt like falling into an ice cave, and at other times like being trapped in a sea of fire. The cold poison froze their Dantian and Qi Sea, preventing them from mobilizing their internal power; while the fire poison scorched their Eight Extraordinary Meridians, causing their Qi circulation to become chaotic.

After repeated confirmation, you were horrified to discover—the poison they had contracted actually originated from your Ice Fire Fiend Poison Body!