Chapter 169 A Good Show Is Brewing

"In addition, the journey to the Tianxuan Spirit Vein is long and fraught with danger. Wear this 'ice soul spirit condensing jade' well; if you encounter a powerful enemy, it can save your life."

With a flip of Leng Yueli's jade-like hand, a crystal-clear jade pendant emitting a ghostly blue light flew toward Su Ye.

Su Ye reached out to catch it. The moment it touched his hand, he felt a trace of Leng Yueli's Origin Soul Power contained within the jade pendant.

This was no life-saving Magic Treasure; it was clearly a token of love the Revered Master used to check up on him anytime, anywhere!

As long as Su Ye dared to flirt with others outside, Leng Yueli would immediately be able to sense it through this jade pendant.

"Thank you, Revered Master, for the treasure. Your Disciple will certainly keep it safe and never let it leave my side for a moment." Su Ye tucked the jade pendant close to his body, a gentle curve hooking at the corner of his mouth.

Looking at his well-behaved appearance, Leng Yueli felt both annoyed and sweet in her heart.

"Fine, everyone dismiss and prepare. In half an hour, assemble at the mountain gate!"

Before her voice had even faded, Leng Yueli turned into a streak of ice-rainbow again, flying back to the Moon Embracing Cave Mansion as if escaping.

She had no choice; if she didn't leave now, she really wouldn't be able to keep her composure in front of these Disciples!

...

Half an hour later.

At the Primordial Origin Holy Land, before the towering and majestic White Jade Mountain Gate.

The morning sunlight spilled over the sea of clouds, reflecting upon the entire Primordial Origin Holy Land like a fairyland.

Su Ye was dressed in white, with that ice soul spirit condensing jade hanging at his waist. His long hair was casually tied back with a purple ribbon. Standing in the wind, he truly had the elegant temperament of a refined Young Master in a turbid world.

However, at this moment, this number one Prodigy's mood was not light.

Because in front of him, his three stunning Junior Sisters were arguing incessantly over the issue of "transportation for the trip."

"Senior Brother, ride on my 'nine flame red fire gourd'!"

Jiang Wanyin patted the huge gourd beside her, which was about thirty feet in size and burning with crimson flames. Her peach-blossom eyes desperately sent electric sparks toward Su Ye.

"This gourd of mine is a Profound Rank Peak-grade flying Spiritual Artifact. Not only is it extremely fast, but it's also lined with the fur of ten-thousand-year fire foxes, making it soft and warm. Senior Brother had extreme cold Qi enter his body last night; you exactly need my fire-element Spiritual Artifact to warm your body!"

"Absurd!"

Lin Qingzhu gave Jiang Wanyin a cold glance. With a merge of her jade fingers, the qing shuang sword behind her flew out with a "clack," transforming into a massive thirty-foot-long ice sword in mid-air.

"Senior Brother cultivates the Taichu Purple Qi, which emphasizes uprightness and peace. The fire poison in your gourd will only make his blood and Qi surge!"

Lin Qingzhu walked to Su Ye's side, her cool voice carrying a trace of hard-to-detect anticipation.

"Senior Brother, Qing Zhu's qing shuang sword flies the steadiest. Stand behind me, and I will block the wind for you. If that Female Heavenly Demon dares to attack halfway, Qing Zhu will draw her sword and slay her immediately!"

"You are both wrong!"

Not to be outdone, Qin Yurou summoned a huge pink seven-colored lotus. It was her natal Spiritual Artifact, the 'Nine Orifice Jade Lotus'.

"What Senior Brother needs most right now is quiet rest! My Jade Lotus comes with its own Formation for Soul-calming and Qi-quieting, and the space is huge. Senior Brother can lie on Yurou's lap to rest, and Yurou can even peel spiritual fruits for Senior Brother to eat!"

Qin Yurou blinked her innocent big eyes, directly unleashing her finishing move.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wanyin and Lin Qingzhu's willow-leaf eyebrows immediately shot up.

"You, Qin Yurou! Lying on your lap? Do you want to peel spiritual fruits? You just want to take the opportunity to take advantage of Senior Brother!" Jiang Wanyin laughed out of pure rage.

"Shameless!" Lin Qingzhu coldly spat out two words, her Sword Qi already faintly locking onto Qin Yurou's Jade Lotus.

Seeing the three Junior Sisters about to start fighting again, the other Peak Disciples passing by cast envious and awe-struck looks.

"As expected of the Senior Brother of Purple Bamboo Peak. This luck with women—he's a role model for our generation!"

"What do you know? Haven't you heard that Senior Brother Su Ye was harvested again by an Extra-Domain Female Heavenly Demon last night? This is called being plagued by disasters!"

"I'm so envious... ah no, how tragic!"

Hearing the whispers around him, three black lines slid down Su Ye's forehead.

This shuraba is simply never-ending!

"Enough!"

Su Ye gave a low shout, and his Nascent Soul Stage pressure slightly radiated out.

He looked at the three girls who were full of anticipation, knowing deep down that if he chose any one of them today, the other two would definitely overturn the Tianxuan Spirit Vein.

"This trip to the Tianxuan Spirit Vein is to execute the Revered Master's decree. How can we covet pleasure?"

Su Ye spoke with righteous severity, "As your Senior Brother, I should lead by example, flying through the air to scout the road ahead for you!"

After saying that, Su Ye gave the three girls no chance to argue. The Taichu Purple Qi beneath his feet erupted, and his whole being turned into a purple stream of light, charging directly into the clouds.

"Senior Brother, wait for me!"

"Su Ye, don't you think you can shake me off!"

"Senior Brother, Yurou is coming!"

Seeing this, the three girls quickly maneuvered their respective Magic Treasures, turning into red, green, and pink streams of light, hurriedly chasing after him.

Four figures drew brilliant trajectories across the sky of the Primordial Origin Holy Land, speeding toward the direction of the Tianxuan Spirit Vein.

...

At the same time.

At the Peak of the Moon Embracing Cave Mansion, where clouds and mist swirled.

Leng Yueli stood proudly, her purple dress rustling loudly in the wind.

Her pair of icy blue eyes, which seemed able to see through the Void Realm, were quietly watching those four distant lights.

Particularly when her gaze landed on the purple figure in the lead, a charming smile that would make even the flowers of spring pale in comparison appeared on Leng Yueli's year-round unmelting icy face.

"This Rebellious Disciple certainly runs quite fast."

Leng Yueli lightly touched her red lips, as if she could still feel the wild temperature from last night.

Just then, a respectful voice sounded behind Leng Yueli.

"Peak Revered Master, regarding the Tianxuan Spirit Vein, do we really not need to send a few deacons to protect them in secret?"

A grey-robed deacon Elder of Purple Bamboo Peak quietly emerged, lowering his head to report, "After all, the Tianxuan Spirit Vein is located at the edge of the Holy Land, where Loose Cultivators and demonic scum often appear. Although Su Ye's talent is extraordinary, he has, after all, only just broken through to the Nascent Soul..."

"Unnecessary."

Leng Yueli interrupted the deacon's words, her voice returning to its usual coldness and majesty.

"Flowers in a greenhouse can never survive a Lightning Tribulation. The Tianxuan Spirit Vein shall be the first whetstone after he steps into the Nascent Soul Stage."

What's more...

Leng Yueli grumbled inwardly: This kid has plenty of trump cards. Even this 'Female Heavenly Demon' of the ninth level of the Tribulation Transcendence Stage was tamed by him; a few mere demonic scum probably aren't enough to fill the gaps between his teeth.

"Then... what about Jiang Wanyin and the other two?" the deacon Elder asked tentatively again.

At the mention of these three girls, Leng Yueli's eyes suddenly became somewhat resentful.

"It's good to let them follow along to gain experience."

Leng Yueli gave a cold snort, "Lest they surround your Senior Brother all day and mess up his Dao Heart!"

Hearing this, the deacon Elder immediately broke into a cold sweat, nodding repeatedly in agreement while secretly wondering: Why does it feel like the Peak Revered Master has a strange hostility toward these three martial nieces? An illusion, it must be an illusion!

Leng Yueli waved the deacon Elder away, her jade hand gently caressing the purple moon star cold hairpin at her waist.

"Yeer, oh Yeer, the 'good show' at the Tianxuan Spirit Vein has only just begun."

She murmured a sentence, her figure slowly dissipating into the sea of clouds.

Leaving only a faint, lingering scent of cold plum blossoms before the lonely Moon Embracing Cave Mansion for a long time.

"Swoosh—!"

Four brilliant streams of light, like meteors piercing the sky, pulled long trails in the vast sea of clouds outside the Primordial Origin Holy Land.

Su Ye stepped on the Taichu Purple Qi, his white clothes rustling in the Protective Aura like a banished immortal descending to the mortal world. But his mood at this moment was more of a headache than facing a Heavenly Tribulation.

Behind him, three distinct yet equally powerful spiritual energy fluctuations were biting hard on his heels at a speed akin to drag racing.

"Senior Brother! Your Origin was absorbed by that Female Heavenly Demon last night; your Nascent Soul must be unstable right now. Do not force yourself to fly!"

Jiang Wanyin stepped on the huge nine flame red fire gourd, her red dress as dazzling as a raging fire. While accelerating, she shouted loudly, "Quickly come onto my gourd! My gourd burns with the companion warmth of the Nanming Li Fire, which is best at dispelling the extreme cold Qi in your body!"

"Utterly absurd!"

Lin Qingzhu's voice, as cold as ice and snow, instantly drowned out the sound of the wind. She stood upon the thirty-foot-long qing shuang sword, her Sword Qi forcefully splitting a great path through the surrounding sea of clouds.

"Second Martial Sister, do you want to roast Senior Brother on a furnace?!" A trace of anxiety and stubbornness showed in Lin Qingzhu's beautiful eyes. "Senior Brother, my sword light is the steadiest and can block out all external Protective Aura. You only need to lean on Qing Zhu's back, and Qing Zhu will surely protect your safety!"

"None of you understand what Senior Brother needs right now!"

Qin Yurou sat cross-legged in a huge pink Nine Orifice Jade Lotus, which emitted a refreshing and heart-penetrating fragrance. She pouted her tender pink little mouth, her watery big eyes full of heartache.

"What Senior Brother needs most right now is sleep! My lotus platform not only has a soft bed but can also automatically gather Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi! Senior Brother, come in quickly, and Yurou will massage your forehead!"

Hearing the three girls behind him already starting to clash their spiritual powers to compete for "passenger rights," Su Ye only felt a chill down his back.

More critically, the "ice soul spirit condensing jade" he wore close to his body was faintly burning hot right now!

Su Ye knew all too well what this represented. Far away in the Moon Embracing Cave Mansion, his Revered Master Leng Yueli was definitely using her Divine Sense through this jade pendant to silently "voyeurize" everything here!

If he dared to step onto any of his Junior Sisters' Magic Treasures, after returning to the Sect tonight, that female powerhouse of the Tribulation Transcendence Stage—who was cold on the surface but extremely jealous in private—would definitely squeeze him until not even a bone fragment was left!

"Cough, cough, cough—!"

Su Ye made a prompt decision and suddenly began to cough violently in mid-air. He quietly circulated his Taichu Purple Qi to force the color from his face, replacing it with a sickly paleness.

"Junior Sisters, do not argue anymore!"

Su Ye stopped in mid-air, turned around, covered the spot on his left shoulder where the "Heavenly Demon tooth mark" was, and his eyes showed a tragic resolve that would rather break than bend.

"I, Su Ye, as the Eldest Disciple of Purple Bamboo Peak of the Primordial Origin Holy Land, even if I was harvested by an Extra-Domain Heavenly Demon last night, and even if my Nascent Soul is shaking and my Divine Soul is in stinging pain at this moment, I will never hide within a woman's Magic Treasure to seek a moment's ease!"

Su Ye looked at them with awe-inspiring righteousness, his voice powerful and resonant: "A mere Tianxuan Spirit Vein, I will fly there myself! If I cannot even endure this little journey, what face do I have to be your Senior Brother?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding air instantly fell silent.

Jiang Wanyin's eyes turned red, and she bit her red lip hard, her voice trembling with heartache: "Senior Brother... you are always like this, carrying all the suffering by yourself!"

Lin Qingzhu silently withdrew the sharpness of her qing shuang sword, her eyes full of admiration and pity: "This is the role model of the Sword Dao that Qing Zhu has acknowledged. Senior Brother, no matter how slowly you fly, Qing Zhu will be behind you, guarding you."

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Qin Yuruo wiped away her tears and nodded repeatedly, "Wuwuwu, Senior Brother is so strong. Yuruo must refine the best Origin-Replenishing Pill for Senior Brother to restore his health!"

Watching his three Junior Sisters finally stop their arguing, Su Ye secretly wiped away a cold sweat in his heart.

This round of the bitter-meat ruse not only pacified his Junior Sisters but also provided a satisfactory answer to his Revered Master, who was currently peeping.

Meanwhile, deep within the Moon Embracing Cave Mansion of the Primordial Origin Holy Land.

Leng Yueli sat cross-legged on the ten-thousand-year profound ice bed. Watching Su Ye's "unyielding to the death" appearance through her Divine Sense water mirror, a flush of shy annoyance involuntarily appeared on her stunningly beautiful cheeks.

"This Rebellious Disciple who talks nonsense…"

Leng Yueli gently bit her lower lip, recalling the scorching hot body that had been acting wantonly on her last night; where was there any trace of weakness?

"Clearly as strong as an ox, yet still pretending to have Nascent Soul tremors." Leng Yueli muttered to herself, but the tenderness in her eyes, which seemed about to melt, could not be hidden no matter what.

"Consider yourself sensible for not falling for their Magic Treasure. Otherwise, Revered Master would have to make you understand tonight what true 'Female Heavenly Demon Dual Cultivation' is…"

Half a day later.

The Tianxuan Spirit Vein was located in the far north of the Primordial Origin Holy Land, a rugged mountain range stretching for hundreds of thousands of miles. The Spiritual Qi here was violent, shrouded in gray miasma all year round, and the terrain was extremely treacherous.

When Su Ye and his group of four landed at the main mining camp, a biting cold wind mixed with a thick smell of blood rushed towards them.

"Welcome to the four true Disciples of Purple Bamboo Peak!"

An old man in gray robes, leading a dozen Outer Sect Disciples covered in wounds, hurried out from the camp to greet them. The old man's face was pale, and there was a sword wound on his right arm deep enough to see the bone, oozing black blood.

"Zhao Wuya, the Outer Sect Deacon stationed at the Tianxuan Spirit Vein, pays respects to Senior Brother Su Ye!" The old man knelt on one knee, his tone filled with unconcealable exhaustion and despair.

Su Ye frowned slightly and waved his large sleeve. A gentle Primal Beginning Purple Qi lifted Zhao Wuya up and flowed into his body, instantly suppressing the toxins in his wounds.

"Deacon Zhao, no need for formalities. What is going on? The Tianxuan Spirit Vein is an important territory of our Primordial Origin Holy Land. Who dares to come here and cause trouble?" Su Ye asked in a deep voice.

Feeling the toxins in his body being cleared, Zhao Wuya was overjoyed and hurriedly replied, "Replying to Senior Brother, it is the remnants of the Blood Fiend Sect! Last night, a Half-step Soul Transformation Realm Elder of the Blood Fiend Sect, 'Blood Butcher', led over a hundred demonic cultivators to raid the mine!"

"Half-step Soul Transformation Realm?!" Jiang Wanyin exclaimed.

Zhao Wuya nodded bitterly, "Yes. Although they did not break through the core defensive Formation, they threatened that if we do not hand over the mining rights by noon today, they will kill us all. The Sect's reinforcements… will take at least until tomorrow to arrive."

Hearing this, the expressions of the three Junior Sisters immediately became grave.

A Half-step Soul Transformation Realm, while not a true Spirit Severing Realm, was far beyond the Peak of the Nascent Soul Stage. Although the three of them were exceptionally talented, the strongest among them, Jiang Wanyin, was only at the third level of the Golden Core Stage.

Lin Qingzhu stepped forward, killing intent chilling in her cold eyes, "Mere remnants of the demonic Sect dare to covet the Spiritual Vein of our Primordial Origin Holy Land. Deacon Zhao, do not panic. Qing Zhu's sword is just lacking the blood of demonic cultivators to sharpen it."

"Exactly! Daring to touch our Purple Bamboo Peak's territory, this girl will burn them all to ashes with one fire!" The Nine Nether Southern Bright Fire roared to life in Jiang Wanyin's hand, and the surrounding temperature instantly soared.

Just then, the ground suddenly shook violently!

"Rumble—!" The gray miasma around the camp suddenly transformed into a sky full of blood mist, and piercing sounds of ghosts wailing and wolves howling came from all directions.

"Little dolls of the Primordial Origin Holy Land, your death date has arrived!"

Accompanied by a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering wild laugh, a bald man in a blood robe, twelve feet tall with bulging muscles, stepped out of the blood mist into the air. He held a dripping nine-ringed broadsword in his hand, and his whole body exuded a suffocating Half-step Soul Transformation Realm pressure.

It was the Blood Fiend Sect Elder, Blood Butcher!

Behind Blood Butcher, over a hundred ferocious-looking Blood Fiend Sect demonic cultivators swarmed out like locusts, instantly surrounding the camp.

"Protect Senior Brother!"

Without any hesitation, Jiang Wanyin, Lin Qingzhu, and Qin Yuruo instantly formed a defensive Formation, protecting Su Ye tightly in the very center.

"Senior Brother, the extreme cold brand in your body has not been cleared yet, you must not use your True Qi! Leave this to us!" Jiang Wanyin shouted without turning her head, the nine flame red fire gourd already floating above her head, spewing out a monstrous sea of fire.

"qing shuang sword Art, Ice Seals Ten Thousand Miles!" Lin Qingzhu shouted delicately, and the long sword in her hand transformed into a sky full of ice and snow, slashing towards the rushing demonic cultivators.

Qin Yuruo bit her fingertip and dotted her essence blood onto the Nine Orifice Jade Lotus. Circles of pink healing halos enveloped the three women and Su Ye, while simultaneously releasing hallucinogenic scents to interfere with the enemies.

Watching his three delicate Junior Sisters blocking him behind them like a mother hen protecting her chicks, Su Ye felt both moved and amused.

Not only was he not afraid in the slightest, but he felt the ice soul spirit condensing jade at his waist slightly heating up again.

A slight, imperceptible arc curled at the corner of Su Ye's mouth. He knew that his Revered Master, far away in the Sect, must be watching this place closely right now.

"Tsk tsk tsk, three top-grade female cultivators! The Primordial Origin Holy Land really is squandering heavenly gifts!"

Blood Butcher looked at the three women fighting hard, lewd light bursting in his eyes, and laughed wildly, "Catch them! Extract the Souls and refine the spirits of all the men. As for these three women, this Elder will personally take them back to the Sect as Dual Cultivation cauldrons!"

"You are courting death!"

Lin Qingzhu was furious, her body and sword merging into one, transforming into a terrifying icy blue sword light a hundred feet long, stabbing straight at Blood Butcher's face.

"A grain of rice daring to shine!" Blood Butcher sneered, his Half-step Soul Transformation Realm cultivation exploding completely. The nine-ringed broadsword in his hand fiercely slashed out a blood-colored blade aura that looked like solid matter.

"Bang—!"

Blade and sword collided, erupting with a deafening roar.

Lin Qingzhu was, after all, only at the Foundation Establishment Peak (with combat power capable of fighting Golden Core Stage). Facing the absolute Realm suppression of the Half-step Soul Transformation Realm, she instantly groaned, her whole body flying backward like a kite with a broken string, a trace of blood overflowing from the corner of her mouth.

"Third Junior Sister!" Jiang Wanyin was shocked and hurriedly urged the Southern Bright Fire to force back Blood Butcher, but she was hit by Blood Butcher's palm, scattering the flames and forcing her to retreat several steps.

"Hahahaha! With just this bit of ability, you dare to come out and protect that pretty boy?" Blood Butcher stepped forward wildly, his giant blood-colored hand reaching directly toward Lin Qingzhu, who had fallen to the ground, "Obediently become this Elder's cauldron!"

Seeing that the disgusting blood hand was about to touch Lin Qingzhu.

Suddenly, a sigh that was extremely helpless, yet cold to the extreme, rang out between heaven and earth.

"Sigh, I originally wanted to get along with you as an ordinary Disciple, but what I got in return was your encroaching inch by inch."

"Hum—!"

A supreme, terrifying pressure, seemingly from the ancient Grandmist, suddenly erupted in the center of the camp!

Su Ye, who was "extremely weak" just a second ago, was now like a resurrected ancient deity. His eyes turned into a pure purple-gold color, and the Primal Beginning Purple Qi transformed into a beam of light reaching the sky and connecting the earth, instantly piercing through the blood mist of the firmament.

"What?!" The sneer on Blood Butcher's face instantly froze. From that young man in white, he felt a death crisis that made his Soul tremble!

"Who gave you the dog's courage to touch the women of my Purple Bamboo Peak?"

Su Ye's voice was not loud, but it exploded in everyone's ears like a great bell.

He did not draw his sword at all, but just casually raised his right hand, joined his index and middle fingers, and gently slashed towards Blood Butcher in mid-air.

"Taichu Purple Qi Art, Heaven Splitting Finger."

"Chi—!"

A purple light, as thin as a hair, burst from Su Ye's fingertips.

This light was too fast, fast enough to transcend the Laws of time.

Blood Butcher didn't even have time to utter a plea for mercy before that purple light penetrated his blood-colored blade aura without any obstruction, penetrated his Protective Aura, and finally passed right through the center of his eyebrows!

"Clatter."

Blood Butcher's movements froze completely.

The next moment, in the eyes of everyone filled with extreme horror, this Half-step Soul Transformation Realm demonic giant's body, like a weathered sand sculpture, began to disintegrate inch by inch from the center of his eyebrows, eventually turning into a pile of fly ash that scattered with the wind!

One finger, instantly killing a Half-step Soul Transformation Realm!

The entire Tianxuan camp was dead silent, with only the whimpering sound of the wind blowing through the canyon.

The over one hundred Blood Fiend Sect demonic cultivators were completely scared silly. With a "clang", someone's weapon fell to the ground, instantly triggering a frenzy of panic.

"Monster! He is a monster!"

"Run! Run quickly!"

The demonic cultivators cried out and fled in all directions.

Su Ye stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes as cold as ice, "Those who offend my Taichu, shall be killed without mercy."

He waved his sleeve violently, and the vast Primal Beginning Purple Qi transformed into hundreds of purple swimming dragons, roaring and sweeping out. In just a few breaths, the over one hundred demonic cultivators were annihilated by the strangulation of the purple qi, without even a trace of blood left behind.

Shock!

Incomparable shock!

Zhao Wuya and other Outer Sect Disciples were already kneeling on the ground in awe, looking at Su Ye as if looking at a deity.

As for the three women, Lin Qingzhu, Jiang Wanyin, and Qin Yuruo, they were even more dumbfounded, and the adoration and love in their eyes looking at Su Ye were almost about to turn into substance and overflow!

"Puff—!"

Just then, Su Ye, who had been showing off his Divine Might, suddenly swayed, spat out a mouthful of "blood", and fell backward.

"Senior Brother!"

The three women exclaimed and rushed up at the same time.

Jiang Wanyin was the fastest, grabbing Su Ye into her arms, letting his head rest on her amazingly full chest, tears falling in her anxiety, "Senior Brother! Are you crazy? The Heavenly Demon Qi in your body has not been removed, how could you use such powerful Origin power!"

Lin Qingzhu held Su Ye's hand tightly, her eyes red with self-reproach, "It is all because of Qing Zhu's incompetence that Senior Brother had to force a move to save me, damaging your Foundation…"

Su Ye leaned in Jiang Wanyin's warm embrace and shook his head weakly, "It's fine… as long as you are all okay, I, Su Ye, will have no regrets even if I die."

Feeling the concern of his three Junior Sisters that was almost about to melt him, Su Ye was crying out in bitterness in his heart.

Because the ice soul spirit condensing jade at his waist was already so hot it was about to burn his skin!

It's over, the acting was too much. Revered Master's vinegar jar didn't just tip over, it exploded!