Chapter 167 Another Flaw Exposed

"Cough, cough..."

Su Ye clutched his chest, his face turning pale in an instant. "My Junior Sisters are indeed sharp. Last night, I forcibly suppressed the backlash within my body, which caused the Extreme Yang Fire to run rampant..."

"To save my life, I had no choice but to refine that supreme-grade material, the 'ten thousand year ice jade marrow', into my body overnight, using the power of extreme cold to forcibly suppress the Heart Demon Fire."

Su Ye gave a bitter smile and looked at the three women with eyes full of exhaustion. "As for that scent of cold plum blossoms, it's merely a companion fragrance evaporated from the ice jade marrow under the roasting of a Top-grade Fire Spirit Root... Why, where did you think I went in the middle of the night?"

Seeing Su Ye's pale and weak face, the doubts in the three women's hearts were instantly replaced by heartache.

"Senior Brother! You were actually in so much pain that you had to swallow the ice jade marrow raw!"

Qin Yurou's tears directly burst out, her heart aching beyond measure as she threw her arms around Su Ye's waist. "It's all our fault; we kept disturbing you last night..."

Lin Qingzhu's eyes were also slightly red as she lowered her head in self-reproach. "For the honor of Purple Bamboo Peak, Senior Brother did not hesitate to fight above his Realm... Qing Zhu is truly damnable for daring to doubt Senior Brother."

Jiang Wanyin's regret was even deeper; last night, she had actually suspected Senior Brother of sneaking off to find Revered Master?!

"Senior Brother, Wanyin knows she was wrong... I have finished copying the Heart Clearing Incantation a hundred times. I only ask that Senior Brother takes care of his health!"

Jiang Wanyin reached out her jade-like hand heartrendingly, wanting to help Su Ye tidy his somewhat messy collar.

"Come, let Wanyin see if the Extreme Yang Fire has damaged your Meridians..."

As she spoke, Jiang Wanyin's hand grabbed Su Ye's collar and gently pulled it down.

Rip—

Because Su Ye had been in a hurry to dress last night, the hidden button at the collar wasn't fastened tightly. With Jiang Wanyin's tug, the white fabric instantly slid down to his shoulder!

In the next second, the air seemed to freeze.

Jiang Wanyin's movements froze in mid-air, her beautiful eyes staring fixedly at Su Ye's firm right shoulder.

Lin Qingzhu and Qin Yurou also widened their eyes instantly, as if they had seen some extremely inconceivable and terrifying scene.

On Su Ye's originally jade-smooth right shoulder, there was a row of crimson, neat, and clearly feminine slender teeth marks!

The bite was extremely deep, and there was even a trace of lingering cold Qi around it!

Dead silence.

A suffocating dead silence.

After a full three breaths, a scream erupted from the mountainside of Purple Bamboo Peak that nearly overturned the clouds!

"Ahhhh! Senior Brother was bitten!"

Qin Yurou was so startled she dropped the soup bowl in her hand and covered her face while screaming.

"This... these are a woman's teeth marks! Who did this?!"

Jiang Wanyin's seductive peach blossom eyes instantly turned blood-red, and a terrifying aura of the Top-grade Fire Spirit Root suddenly erupted from her body, causing the surrounding temperature to soar!

She whipped her head around, staring at Lin Qingzhu like a protective leopardess. "Lin Qingzhu! Was it you?! You were hiding in the bamboo forest last night, but you actually sneaked into Senior Brother's cave mansion and forced yourself on him while he suffered Qi Deviation?!"

"Bullshit!"

Lin Qingzhu was so angry she trembled all over. With a 'clang', her qing shuang sword left its scabbard, Sword Qi crisscrossing!

This Sword Cultivator girl, usually as cold and aloof as an immortal, now had red eyes and gritted her teeth as she pointed at Jiang Wanyin. "It was clearly you! You sent a message to test the waters in the middle of the night, but it was actually a cover! Jiang Wanyin, you shameless vixen, how dare you defile Senior Brother's purity!"

"I didn't! Is my mouth even that small?!" Jiang Wanyin laughed out of extreme anger. "This was clearly bitten by a small mouth! Maybe it was that black-bellied little brat Qin Yurou!"

"Wuwuwu... it wasn't me... I can't even break the Formation on Senior Brother's cave mansion..." Qin Yurou cried out in grievance.

Seeing his three Junior Sisters' auras fully unleashed, looking as if they were about to have a bloody battle in front of his door, Su Ye felt his scalp go numb.

I've overplayed my hand! I've really overplayed it this time!

"All of you, stop!"

Su Ye suddenly let out a loud shout, and his Nascent Soul Stage pressure boomed outward, forcibly suppressing the spiritual power of the three women.

He quickly pulled up his collar to hide the fatal teeth marks, his mind racing as he instantly concocted an earth-shattering excuse.

"These aren't a woman's teeth marks at all!"

Su Ye looked at the three women with a face full of grief, indignation, and lingering fear, his tone incredibly sorrowful. "Do you know what I encountered last night while fighting the Extreme Yang Heart Demon?"

The three women were intimidated by Su Ye's superb acting and asked blankly, "What did you... encounter?"

"It was an 'Extraterrestrial Demon'!"

Su Ye stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, his eyes showing a mix of world-weariness and determination.

"My Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul triggered the jealousy of the Heavenly Dao. Last night, an Extraterrestrial Demon transformed into a peerless enchantress and sneaked into my Sea of Consciousness, attempting to possess me!"

"These teeth marks are the curse brand left on my Divine Soul and physical body by that Extraterrestrial Demon before I slew it!"

Su Ye looked at them with a pained expression. "To protect Purple Bamboo Peak, I fought a bloody battle with the demon all night, nearly losing my life and cultivation! You... you actually suspected me of hiding a woman?!"

These words were spoken with great force and righteousness!

Combined with Su Ye's slightly trembling body, it was enough to make anyone who heard it sad and anyone who saw it weep!

The three naive Junior Sisters were instantly fooled.

"Extraterrestrial Demon?! Heavens, Senior Brother, you actually experienced such a dangerous life-and-death ordeal!"

Jiang Wanyin's tears fell in torrents, her heart aching beyond measure.

"Senior Brother... Qing Zhu misunderstood you..." Lin Qingzhu sheathed her long sword, so full of self-reproach she wanted to slap herself twice.

Qin Yurou even pounced forward. "Senior Brother! We must let Revered Master see this curse brand! Revered Master is a Tribulation Transcendence Stage Great Power; she must have a way to remove the demon's curse!"

At the mention of the words "let Revered Master see," Su Ye's legs suddenly twitched.

Let the perpetrator see her own crime scene?!

Leng Yueli would surely be so ashamed and angry that she'd kill him on the spot to silence him!

"No... there's no need. It's just a small injury; I can endure it myself..." Su Ye waved his hands repeatedly, cold sweat pouring from his forehead.

Just as Su Ye was racking his brains for an excuse to decline—

"Buzz—!"

A vast and abyss-like, freezing and terrifying pressure suddenly rose from the Moon Embracing Cave Mansion at the mountain Peak, instantly enveloping the entire Purple Bamboo Peak!

Along with this supreme pressure of the Tribulation Transcendence Stage, a cold, majestic, and unreachable female voice boomed in everyone's ears.

"All True Disciples of Purple Bamboo Peak, proceed immediately to the main Peak's hall for discussion. Do not delay."

It was the voice of Revered Master Leng Yueli!

The voice was like ten-thousand-year ice, without a hint of worldly emotion, carrying an awe-inspiring absolute authority.

Hearing this voice, the three women hurriedly restrained their auras and bowed respectfully toward the mountain Peak.

"Yes, Revered Master!"

Jiang Wanyin wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and turned to Su Ye, her eyes shining with firm light. "Senior Brother, it just so happens that Revered Master has ended her seclusion. In the hall later, we must implore Revered Master to take action and dispel this damned demon brand for you!"

"Yes! No matter the cost, we cannot let Senior Brother suffer!" Lin Qingzhu was also resolute.

Su Ye gave a dry laugh, his mouth twitching wildly. "Hehe... alright, thank you very much, Junior Sisters..."

It's over. In the grand hall later, it's hard to say who exactly will suffer Qi Deviation.

...

Main Hall of Purple Bamboo Peak.

The atmosphere in the hall was solemn and dignified.

Leng Yueli sat upon the ice throne on the high platform.

She wore a luxurious purple-gold Peak Master's robe, her face covered by a faint veil of cold mist, making it impossible to look directly at her peerless and tilting-the-world countenance.

The terrifying aura of the ninth level of the Tribulation Transcendence Stage flowed through the hall like a physical substance, compressing the air below until it nearly solidified.

However, no one noticed that among her high-set, noble hair bun, a shimmering "purple moon star cold hairpin" was quietly revealing a certain great power's misplaced maiden heart.

"Greetings, Revered Master!"

Su Ye led his three Junior Sisters into the hall and performed a respectful grand salute.

Through the cold mist veil, Leng Yueli's gaze fell on Su Ye with complexity.

Seeing this foe who had taken from her body so wildly last night, making her unable to stop, yet now standing properly below and calling her "Revered Master," a sense of extremely hidden, taboo-like stimulation caused Leng Yueli's heartbeat to quicken uncontrollably.

But she was, after all, a great power who had lived for three hundred years; on the surface, she remained as cold as frost.

"Rise."

Leng Yueli's red lips parted slightly, her voice cold and ethereal. "I have summoned you today to take over the guardianship of ten Spiritual Veins..."

"Revered Master, wait!"

Before Leng Yueli could finish, Jiang Wanyin suddenly knelt on the ground with a 'thud', her voice sorrowful.

"I beg Revered Master to save Senior Brother!"

This sudden shout caused Leng Yueli on the high platform to startle.

Leng Yueli's heart suddenly tightened.

Could it be that Yeer really suffered a backlash from forcibly refining the Spirit Medicine?!

"What happened? Su Ye, are you injured?" Although Leng Yueli's voice was still cold, her tone carried a hint of anxiety that even she didn't notice.

"Replying to Revered Master!"

Lin Qingzhu also knelt down, her voice loud and filled with righteous indignation. "To suppress the backlash last night, Senior Brother actually encountered Possession by an Extraterrestrial Demon!"

Qin Yurou cried even more pitiably, pointing at Su Ye's right shoulder. "Revered Master! That shameless female demon not only wanted to possess Senior Brother, but she also bit him on the right shoulder, leaving a very deep curse brand!"

"I beg Revered Master to show mercy, look at Senior Brother's wound, and dispel the demon curse for him!"

Boom—!!!

The words of the three Disciples were like three bolts of Nine Heavens divine thunder, striking straight onto Leng Yueli's forehead.

Leng Yueli's peerless face behind the veil instantly turned from snow-white to bright red, then from bright red to iron-blue!

Extraterrestrial Demon?!

Shameless female demon?!

And bit him on the right shoulder?!

Leng Yueli felt her vision go dark, nearly falling from the ice throne.

She, the dignified Peak Master of Purple Bamboo Peak of Primordial Origin Holy Land, a peerless power at the ninth level of the Tribulation Transcendence Stage, who had been pure as ice and jade for three hundred years, was actually being called a "shameless female demon" to her face by her own Disciples?!

Leng Yueli's beautiful eyes stared fixedly at Su Ye, who stood below, eyes on his nose and nose on his heart, desperately suppressing a smile.

This Rebellious Disciple!

Any excuse would have been better, but he just had to make up a female celestial demon to disgust her!

"Revered Master? Revered Master, what's wrong?" Seeing Leng Yueli's aura on the high platform suddenly become extremely violent, Jiang Wanyin asked cautiously.

"This Revered Master... is fine."

Leng Yueli took a deep breath, her hands gripping the armrests of the throne so tightly that her nails almost dug holes into the ten thousand year profound ice.

She suppressed the urge to slap these three unfilial female Disciples away, almost crushing her silver teeth as she spoke one word at a time, "Since... since there is a celestial demon brand, then Su Ye, come forward."

"Let this Revered Master... ex-am-ine... it... for... you!"

Su Ye was laughing wildly in his heart, but on the surface, he wore an expression of one facing death with equanimity as he strode up the high platform to stand before Leng Yueli.

He lowered his head slightly and pulled back the collar of his right shoulder, revealing that row of clear and cute tooth marks.

At the same time, Su Ye used a highly provocative voice transmission to send his voice into Leng Yueli's ears:

"Revered Master, your Disciple fought a fierce battle against the 'female celestial demon' last night and almost failed to protect his Primordial Yang. How does Revered Master intend to reward me?"

Leng Yueli's delicate body trembled imperceptibly.

She looked at the masterpiece she had bitten out in a fit of rage last night, and a sense of shame completely submerged her like a tide.

She reached out a slightly trembling jade finger and gently pressed it against that row of tooth marks.

A strand of pure, extreme cold Spiritual Qi flowed in from her fingertip, instantly smoothing out the originally "undispersible" tooth marks, leaving not even a trace of a scar.

"The cultivation of this female celestial demon... is nothing more than this. This Revered Master has already extracted it for you."

Leng Yueli spoke with a cold face and a majestic voice, but the tigress-like roar she transmitted to Su Ye through her Divine Sense almost shattered his eardrums:

"Su Ye! You bastard! If you dare step half a foot into the Moon Embracing Cave Mansion tonight, I will definitely freeze you into an ice sculpture and shatter you to feed the dogs!!!"

Feeling his Revered Master's exasperated shame and indignation, a wicked arc curled at the corner of Su Ye's mouth.

Not go tonight?

How could that be possible.

As the Poseidon of the cultivation world, subduing a tsundere 'female celestial demon' with Tribulation Transcendence Stage cultivation was the most joyful practice on his path of immortality.

In the grand hall, it was so deathly silent that one could hear a pin drop.

Leng Yueli endured the burning body temperature belonging to Su Ye coming from her fingertips and stiffly withdrew her hand into her wide sleeve.

"Since the celestial demon brand has been removed, Su Ye, you may step down."

Leng Yueli's voice was like ten-thousand-year-old profound ice, but if one listened closely, they could detect a faint, imperceptible tremor.

She only hoped this lawless Rebellious Disciple would hurry up and disappear from her sight, otherwise she really feared she wouldn't be able to resist smashing this Taichu Great Hall with a single palm strike!

"Thank you for saving my life, Revered Master. Your Disciple will certainly repay Revered Master's great kindness with everything I have."

Su Ye performed a respectful salute, his tone as sincere as it could possibly be.

The corner of Leng Yueli's mouth twitched violently under her veil.

Repay her? If this Rebellious Disciple didn't torment her until her waist and back were sore, she would thank the heavens and earth!

Just then, Venerable Chi Yan, the Peak Revered Master of Blazing Fire Peak standing on the left side of the hall, stroked his beard and let out a long sigh as he stepped forward.

"Peak Master Leng, this eldest Disciple of yours is truly a rare genius of the world!"

Venerable Chi Yan looked at Su Ye with eyes full of admiration, "To be able to attract the covetous gaze of an extraterrestrial celestial demon just after breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage, and even kill the opponent during a Possession attempt—such Heart-Nature and strength truly befits the number one Prodigy of our Primordial Origin Holy Land!"

Beside him, Elder Xuan Tie, who was in charge of punishments, also nodded in agreement, "Indeed! Since that female celestial demon could leave such a deep, frigid curse on Su Ye, she must have been a giant of the Demonic Path in life."

"For Su Ye to be able to cross the threshold with the talent of a Golden Core Peak and forcibly withstand a whole night of ravaging by such a Devil Head without dying—it is truly a blessing for our Righteous Path!"

Listening to her two colleagues praise Su Ye back and forth, with phrases like 'female celestial demon' and 'a whole night of ravaging'...

Leng Yueli's breathing instantly became rapid, and her jade hands under her wide sleeves clenched into fists so tightly her knuckles turned white.

"The two Elders... overpraise him."

Leng Yueli squeezed these words out from between her teeth, and the Tribulation Transcendence Stage pressure around her showed signs of losing control.

The temperature of the entire hall plummeted, and a thin layer of frost even formed on the ground.

Venerable Chi Yan and Elder Xuan Tie looked at each other, not understanding why this ice mountain Peak Revered Master had suddenly become angry, and hurriedly shut their mouths in fear.

"I have called you here today to announce the ownership of the ten large Spiritual Veins."

Leng Yueli forcibly changed the subject, her tone cold and devoid of any fluctuation, "Purple Bamboo Peak took first place in this martial assembly and should take over the 'Tianxuan' and 'Diji' Supreme Grade Spiritual Veins, which have the most abundant Spiritual Qi."

"Su Ye, as the Eldest Senior Brother of Purple Bamboo Peak, you will lead your three Junior Sisters starting tomorrow to set up defenses at the Tianxuan Spiritual Vein."

"This vein concerns the century-long Luck of our Primordial Origin Holy Land and must not have the slightest mishap. The meeting ends here, all of you are dismissed!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Leng Yueli gave no time for anyone to react. Her figure flickered, turning into a beam of frigid ice light, and she disappeared from the high platform as if fleeing.

Leaving only the crowd of Elders and Disciples in the hall looking at each other.

"Revered Master seems... exceptionally vigorous and resolute today," Jiang Wanyin blinked her peach blossom eyes and muttered in a low voice.

Su Ye coughed twice, laughing in his heart. That wasn't being vigorous and resolute; it was clearly a guilty conscience. If she stayed any longer, Revered Master's cold and aloof persona would completely collapse.

"Alright, since Revered Master has given the order, let's go back to Purple Bamboo Peak to prepare." Su Ye straightened his collar and turned to walk out of the hall.

...

Purple Bamboo Peak, the courtyard outside the Eldest Senior Brother's cave mansion.

As soon as they stepped into the courtyard, the originally harmonious atmosphere among the fellow Disciples instantly became tense.

"Eldest Senior Brother, you absolutely cannot sleep alone again tonight!"

Jiang Wanyin was the first to strike. She grabbed Su Ye's arm, pressing her proud softness tightly against it, her peach blossom eyes full of worry and refusal to take no for an answer.

"Since that damned female celestial demon has targeted you, she might still have some tricks left. Tonight I'll move into your cave mansion and act as your Protector on your outer couch!"

Jiang Wanyin puffed out her chest, the scorching aura of her Top-grade Fire Spirit Root circulating around her, "As long as that female demon dares to come, I will definitely burn her to ashes with the Nine Nether Southern Bright Fire!"

"Pfft, with your meager cultivation, you think you can block an extraterrestrial celestial demon?"

Lin Qingzhu sneered, holding her qing shuang sword as she blocked Su Ye's path, her cold gaze meeting Jiang Wanyin's like a sharp sword.

"Second Martial Sister practices fire-based Cultivation Techniques. Eldest Senior Brother just had a frigid curse enter his body; your common fire will only clash with Eldest Senior Brother's Nascent Soul."

Lin Qingzhu turned to Su Ye, her tone instantly becoming as gentle as water, "Eldest Senior Brother, Qing Zhu will keep watch for you with her sword inside the cave mansion tonight. Qing Zhu's Clear Sword Heart is best at cutting through those illusory demonic obstacles."

"None of you will do!"

Qin Yurou stamped her feet in anxiety and hugged Su Ye's waist from behind, rubbing her small head against his back.

"That's a demon capable of Possession! What's the use of you two guarding outside?"

Qin Yurou looked up with her pure and flawless face, her words shocking, "Eldest Senior Brother, Yurou possesses the Nine-Orifice Exquisite Heart, which is immune to all evils. Tonight... tonight Yurou will sleep on Eldest Senior Brother's inner couch to protect him closely!"

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Wanyin and Lin Qingzhu instantly blew their tops.

"Well played, Qin Yurou! You usually look so well-behaved, but I didn't expect you to be the one most greedy for Eldest Senior Brother's body!"

Jiang Wanyin pointed at Qin Yurou's nose and cursed loudly, the fireball in her hand already starting to form.

"Shameless!" Lin Qingzhu also drew half of her long sword, her Sword Qi pointing coldly at Qin Yurou, "The inner couch is Eldest Senior Brother's place for quiet cultivation, how can a little girl like you go there and mess around!"

"How am I messing around! I'm doing this to save Eldest Senior Brother's life!" Qin Yurou refused to back down, holding onto Su Ye tightly.

Watching his three beautiful Junior Sisters arguing incessantly before him, even ready to come to blows at any moment, Su Ye only felt a massive headache.

This damned Shura Field was ten thousand times more terrifying than an extraterrestrial celestial demon!

More importantly, if he let any of them stay tonight, how could he go to his appointment at the Moon Embracing Cave Mansion?

Revered Master, that tsundere tigress, said she would break his legs, but in her heart, she was probably looking forward to him going to coax her.

"All of you, be quiet!"

Su Ye's brow furrowed, and he suddenly darkened his face, letting out a low shout with the authority of the Eldest Senior Brother.

The three women were startled by his sudden severity and instantly became as quiet as cicadas in winter, looking at him pitifully.

"The threat of the celestial demon has been completely extracted by Revered Master. I have just broken through to the Nascent Soul Stage, and my Realm is not yet stable. Tonight I must go into complete secluded meditation to consolidate my cultivation."

Su Ye spoke with a serious face and an air of righteousness, "Tomorrow we have to go to the Tianxuan Spiritual Vein to set up defenses. Do you want outsiders to see our Purple Bamboo Peak as a laughingstock?"

"But Eldest Senior Brother..." Jiang Wanyin still wanted to persuade him.

"No buts!"

Su Ye waved his hand and directly brought out the ultimate weapon, "Revered Master just gave a strict order in the hall. Do you want to disobey Revered Master's decree? All of you go back to your own cave mansions and rest well. If anyone dares to disturb my cultivation in the middle of the night, they will be handled according to the sect rules!"

Hearing the words "Revered Master's decree," even if the three women had ten thousand reasons to be unwilling, they didn't dare to be presumptuous anymore.

After all, Leng Yueli's prestige in Purple Bamboo Peak was an existence that absolutely could not be defied.

"Yes... Eldest Senior Brother."

The three women reluctantly let go of Su Ye and walked out of the courtyard, looking back every few steps, each of them leaving with a gaze full of lingering resentment.

Seeing the backs of the three women completely disappear from his sight, Su Ye finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

He turned and stepped into his cave mansion, the stone door descending with a "boom," and then quickly sat cross-legged on the cold jade bed, closing his eyes to rest.

Time passed bit by bit until the deep night hour of the Ox.

Everything was silent, and the entire Purple Bamboo Peak was shrouded in a deep night curtain and thick fog.