97: Chapter 97 Memory Reshaping, Former Mentor Becomes Beloved Wife

Hearing Su Yun mention Fairy Ziyun, Nangong Xue's body clearly stiffened.

Looking up, she looked at Su Yun with a complex gaze and hesitated, "You... what do you want with her?"

Although she was now utterly devoted to Su Yun, Fairy Ziyun had, after all, been personally refined into a Puppet by her.

It was one of her biggest secrets, and she instinctively didn't want outsiders, even Su Yun, to have too much contact with her.

Su Yun saw through Nangong Xue's little thoughts at a glance, pinched her cheek, and chuckled.

"What? Afraid I'll snatch your toy?"

"I didn't mean that..." Nangong Xue quickly explained, fearing Su Yun would misunderstand.

"Enough, stop talking nonsense. If I tell you to bring her up, then bring her up." Su Yun's tone suddenly grew firm.

"...Yes."

Nangong Xue didn't dare to disobey any further, nodded obediently, then took out a black token from her storage ring and infused a trace of Spiritual Qi into it.

A moment later, the door to the side hall of the Sleeping Quarters opened silently.

A white figure, walking with stiff steps, slowly entered.

It was a woman of peerless elegance, dressed in white as pure as snow, with hair like a waterfall and an exquisite countenance.

However, those eyes that should have been lively and spirited were now empty, devoid of any focus.

It was precisely the former leader of the Southern Region's Righteous Path and the Alliance Leader of the Heavenly Sovereign Alliance, Fairy Ziyun.

Looking at the once high-and-mighty, peerless Fairy now reduced to this state, there wasn't the slightest ripple in Su Yun's eyes.

This was one of Lin Aotian's greatest aids in the original work.

Not only was she powerful, but she also helped him consolidate the forces of the entire Lower Realm, allowing Lin Aotian to be a hands-off manager as soon as he returned.

How could such a useful tool be left for Lin Aotian to benefit from?

He had to snatch her away!

"System, can I conquer her?" Su Yun asked in his heart.

[Ding! Detected that the target character is in a Puppet state with a damaged Divine Soul, and does not meet the conditions for conquest. The host must first restore her to her original state before the conquest can begin.]

Su Yun understood and then asked, "System, is there a way to restore her consciousness?"

[The target character's Divine Soul has been completely devoured by a Demonic Technique, with only a trace of Origin true spirit remaining sealed within the puppet core. Conventional methods cannot restore her.]

"What about unconventional methods?"

[The host can spend 500,000 luck points to exchange for a special item in the System Mall — the "soul-returning spirit-shaping pill." This pill can remold the Divine Soul and recreate the true spirit.]

[Warm Reminder: Because the target character's Divine Soul damage is too severe, even if the "soul-returning spirit-shaping pill" is used for restoration, her memory is very likely to be incomplete, and there is a certain chance of unpredictable personality changes.]

500,000 luck points?

Su Yun glanced at his Luck point balance, which had just surged to over two million, and suddenly felt a bit of a sting.

This was not a small amount.

However, thinking of the immense help Fairy Ziyun provided to Lin Aotian in the original work...

...and the generous rewards possible after conquering her, Su Yun felt that this deal... could be done!

As for memory loss and personality changes?

Wasn't that even better?

A blank sheet of paper would allow him to paint to his heart's content!

"Exchange!" Su Yun thought.

[Ding! Exchange successful! The "soul-returning spirit-shaping pill" has been delivered to the System Space.]

Su Yun no longer hesitated and took out a Medicinal Pill emitting a soft golden light from the System Space.

He walked straight forward, pinched open Fairy Ziyun's unresponsive mouth, and fed the pill into it.

Nangong Xue, standing aside, was dumbfounded.

"You... what did you feed her?"

She didn't understand why Su Yun would waste a clearly extraordinary Medicinal Pill on a Puppet.

Su Yun didn't answer her, only quietly watching Fairy Ziyun's changes.

The pill melted upon entry, turning into a majestic surge of life energy and Divine Soul power that instantly swept through Fairy Ziyun's entire body.

Circles of brilliant golden halos centered on her and continuously spread outward.

Her skin, which had been slightly withered due to her Origin being drained, became lustrous and full at a speed visible to the naked eye, brimming with vitality.

Her long hair, which had been streaked with a bit of silver, also quickly restored to its glossy black state.

The most startling change was her eyes.

Within those originally empty and lifeless eyes, spirit gradually began to coalesce again.

First, there was a sense of confusion, then bewilderment, and finally, it transformed into a purity and curiosity like that of a newborn infant.

The golden light dissipated.

A complete Fairy Ziyun, even more spiritual than before, reappeared in front of the two.

"You... who are you?"

Fairy Ziyun blinked, looking at the man closest to her, and asked timidly with her head tilted.

Her voice was clear and pleasant, yet it carried a hint of worldly ignorance.

Nangong Xue was completely stunned.

She... she's alive again?

How is this possible!

More than half of her Divine Soul had been devoured!

Su Yun, however, seemed to have expected this, as his face instantly switched to Best Actor mode.

His eyes were filled with sorrow, deep affection, and the ecstasy of regaining what was lost as he pulled the still-confused Fairy Ziyun into a tight embrace.

"Great... you're finally awake! You're finally awake!"

His words carried a hint of sobbing and trembling, as if suppressing endless pain and longing.

Fairy Ziyun was a bit overwhelmed by this sudden embrace, and her body stiffened.

But strangely, she instinctively felt a sense of closeness and reliance on this man's aura and did not push him away.

"Your husband searched the entire cultivation world and exhausted countless Heaven And Earth Treasures to finally... finally save you!"

Su Yun continued his emotional performance.

While speaking, he fabricated a soul-stirring and tear-jerking love story.

The gist was that they were originally a deeply loving couple, but they were ambushed by a villain, causing her Divine Soul to shatter and her life to hang by a thread.

And he, to save his beloved wife, did not hesitate to make the whole world his enemy, going through untold hardships to finally find a way to save her.

Nangong Xue, standing to the side, felt her eyelids twitching.

Villain?

Isn't that villain... me?

Looking at Su Yun's deeply affectionate expression, she was simply in total awe.

This man's strength was not only unfathomable, but his skin... was also truly thick!

And the newly "reborn" Fairy Ziyun, with a mind as simple as a blank sheet of paper, how could she withstand Su Yun's Best Actor-level performance?

She instinctively felt incredibly close to the Nine Yang aura on Su Yun's body.

Coupled with Su Yun's "sincere" confession that even moved her, she instantly fell for it.

So... so he is my husband.

He sacrificed so much to save me...

An indescribable surge of gratitude and love instantly filled her empty heart.

Fairy Ziyun reached out her hands and somewhat awkwardly returned Su Yun's embrace.

Burying her head in his chest, she softly called out with a tone full of reliance and admiration, "Hus... husband..."

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully conquering the Destiny Heroine, Fairy Ziyun! Her favorability toward the host has reached 100 (Inseparable in life and death)!]

[Ding! Reward: 200,000 luck points! Reward: Special Physique "Innate Dao Embryo"!]

[Ding! Reward: Divine Ability "One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones"!]

Generous reward notification sounds rang out in Su Yun's mind one after another.

Su Yun was ecstatic in his heart, but his face still maintained that affectionate look as he gently patted Zi Yun's back and comforted her softly.

Watching this touching scene of "deep marital affection," Nangong Xue's mouth opened and closed repeatedly.

Her heart felt like a knocked-over spice rack; sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty—every kind of flavor was there.

The Revered Master who used to be extremely strict and high-and-mighty with her was now acting like a little girl, nestling in a man's embrace and acting spoiled.

No matter how she looked at it, this scene was awkward.

A strong surge of jealousy uncontrollably welled up from the bottom of her heart.

Looking at Su Yun and then at Zi Yun, she finally couldn't help but ask weakly.

"Lin Chen... what about me? You promised before that you would help me achieve my hegemony..."