32: Chapter 32 The Female Demon Ye Chuxia

"You."

Nangong Li suddenly spoke.

The voice was not loud, yet it clearly reached the ears of everyone in the square.

The square instantly fell silent.

Everyone's gaze was focused on that thin figure in the corner.

Ye Chuxia didn't seem to expect to be called out either.

Her body stiffened slightly.

Then she slowly raised her head, those eyes like a lone wolf, looking straight at Nangong Li high in the sky.

No fear.

No fawning.

Only a heart-palpitating calmness.

"Why cultivate immortality?"

Nangong Li looked down from above and asked indifferently.

Only four words.

But it carried a pressure that pierced directly into the Divine Soul.

If it were an ordinary Disciple, they would likely be trembling in fear by now, unable to even speak clearly.

But Ye Chuxia did not.

She gripped the broken sword in her hand tightly.

Her knuckles turned slightly white from the force.

She took a deep breath, her voice hoarse, but every word was resonant: "To survive."

"To make those who bullied me, humiliated me, and harmed me pay the price."

"To... not want to be an ant anymore, trampled upon by others at will!"

Simple. Brutal. There were no high-sounding reasons. No reason for the common people, no reason for the Righteous Path. Only the most primitive desire for survival and the most naked heart of revenge.

Hearing this answer, many Elders around frowned one after another.

"This girl has too much baleful Aura."

"Her heart is not right, it is difficult for her to achieve greatness."

"If she is taken in as a Disciple, she will surely become a disaster in the future."

However, Nangong Li smiled.

This was the first time she had shown a genuine smile since appearing in the square today.

That smile. Like ice and snow melting, a hundred flowers blooming. It stunned time.

"What a good 'to survive'."

"What a good 'do not want to be an ant'."

Nangong Li slowly stood up. Her purple robes fluttered, her elegance peerless.

"The Great Dao of this world is something that must be fought for."

"If you do not fight, you die."

"This Seat is very satisfied with your answer."

After speaking, she waved her jade hand. A streak of purple light instantly tore through the Void Realm and landed in front of Ye Chuxia.

It was a token carved from purple jade. On it was engraved a lifelike Purple Bamboo.

"From today onwards."

"You are this Seat's Fifth Personal Disciple."

"Enter my Purple Bamboo Peak, no one will dare to bully you again."

Boom! Once these words were spoken, the whole place was in an uproar!

Countless gazes, filled with shock, jealousy, and disbelief, stared fixedly at the young girl wearing tattered hemp clothes.

Are they crazy?!

The number one person in the Taichu Holy Land, Nangong Li, actually took an orphan with Five Elements trash Spiritual Root as a Personal Disciple?

And the fifth-ranked Personal Disciple at that!

That is a status equal to Su Ye, Liu Ruyan, and the others!

"Heavens... what kind of dog-shit luck did this girl have?"

"A step to the sky! It really is a step to the sky!"

"Could this be the true standard for a big shot to accept a Disciple? Looking only at Heart-Nature, not at Aptitude?"

Countless people beat their chests and stamped their feet, wishing they could tear their own clothes and pretend to be a beggar.

In the corner, Ye Chuxia stared blankly at the purple token floating in front of her.

Her small face, which had been tense and full of vigilance, finally showed a crack at this moment.

She had originally thought she would be driven away, or like before, thrown into a corner like trash.

But... that high and mighty Fairy actually wanted to take her as a Disciple? And promised... no one would dare to bully her again?

"Disciple..."

In Ye Chuxia's stubborn eyes, a layer of mist faintly appeared.

She did not hesitate at all. With a "thump", she knelt heavily on the hard stone floor.

Her forehead knocked heavily against the ground.

"Disciple Ye Chuxia! Greetings, Revered Master!"

This kowtow used up all her strength. It was also the only straw she grasped in this cold world.

Meanwhile, Purple Bamboo Peak, Senior Brother's sleeping quarters.

Lying on the cold jade bed, Su Ye, who looked like a vegetative state person, felt stormy waves in his heart at this moment.

Using the "Gods Eye View" granted by the System, his gaze was locked tightly on the thin girl kneeling in the corner of the square.

He had seen that scene just now clearly.

"F*ck..."

Su Ye screamed crazily in his heart.

"Ye Chuxia?!"

"Isn't this the one from the original plot... the one..."

In Su Ye's mind, the second half of the original novel's plot instantly emerged.

At that time, Purple Bamboo Peak had already declined.

Revered Master Nangong Li was heavily injured and dying; Second Junior Sister and Third Junior Sister were both schemed against by the male protagonist Lin Feng.

The entire Purple Bamboo Peak only had one inconspicuous Junior Sister left, still struggling to support it. That was Ye Chuxia.

In the original work, she was the last Disciple Revered Master took in after Su Ye became a vegetative state person.

Because her Aptitude was too poor, she had been unknown in the early stages. She was even bullied by other Senior Sisters.

However, it was such an inconspicuous little girl.

In those years when Su Ye was at his lowest and most helpless, it was her.

Day after day, year after year, she kept watch by his bed.

Wiping his body, feeding him medicine, talking in his ear, telling him stories about the outside world.

Even if the whole world abandoned Su Ye, she did not.

Even later when the male protagonist Lin Feng killed his way to Purple Bamboo Peak, wanting to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots.

This Junior Sister, who usually didn't even dare to speak loudly, in order to protect that "useless" Senior Brother lying on the bed.

With a Mortal body, she burned her Lifespan and sacrificed her Soul.

Ultimately falling into the Demonic Path! Transforming into that world-shocking Demoness who made people terrified!

Only to... avenge Senior Brother.

There was a description in the original work that Su Ye still remembers vividly to this day.

"That day, blood stained the blue sky."

"Ye Chuxia was full of white hair, covered in blood, holding one of the male protagonist Lin Feng's arms in her hand."

"She stood on the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, smiling miserably at the Void Realm."

"Senior Brother..."

"Chuxia did not break her promise."

"I have killed everyone who bullied you..."

"It's just that..."

"Chuxia is dirty, and can no longer serve Senior Brother by washing his face..."

Thinking of this, Su Ye only felt his heart being tightly gripped by something.

A surge of unprecedented bitterness and emotion welled up in his heart.

"So it was her..."

"So my Fifth Junior Sister joined today."

Looking through the screen of the Gods Eye View, watching that thin, small figure kneeling on the ground that made one's heart ache.

Su Ye's eyes became unprecedentedly soft.

"Silly girl."

He said softly in his heart.

"In this lifetime."

"Senior Brother is still here."

"You don't need to fall into the Demonic Path."

"And you don't need to carry everything alone."

"Since you call me Senior Brother..."

"Then if the sky falls."

"Senior Brother will hold it up for you!"

"As for that piece of sh*t male protagonist Lin Feng..."

A flash of cold killing intent flickered in Su Ye's eyes.

"If he dares to touch a single hair of yours."

"I will tear his bones apart and boil them into soup to feed the dogs!"

Seemingly sensing Su Ye's emotional fluctuations, the System's notification sound rang out unexpectedly in his mind.

【Ding!】

【Detected that the key plot character "Ye Chuxia" is about to move into Purple Bamboo Peak!】

【Congratulations to the Host for triggering a hidden task: Cultivate the future Demoness!】

【Task content: Make Ye Chuxia's sense of belonging to the Host reach 100% (currently 10%), and prevent her tragic fate from happening.】

【Task reward: Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon — Heaven Swallowing Magic Jar (incomplete version), and... a Mysterious Gift Pack!】

The simple-minded Third Junior Sister Jiang Nian did not have so many convoluted thoughts.

She blinked her large eyes and curiously leaned in toward Ye Chuxia.

It was as if she were looking at some rare animal, peering left and right.

"Fifth Junior Sister?"

"Is your name Ye Chuxia?"

Jiang Nian crouched down, extended a fair, tender finger, and gently poked Ye Chuxia's dust-covered shoulder.

"Are you hungry?"

"I have some spiritual fruit here."

As she spoke.

She produced a bright red fruit from her Storage Pouch as if performing a magic trick and handed it to Ye Chuxia.

The fruit was crystal clear and exuded an alluring, fresh fragrance.

Even just taking a sniff made one feel completely refreshed and comfortable.

Ye Chuxia's body suddenly stiffened.

She slowly raised her head.

What came into view was a face that was innocent and pure, with a smile like a blooming flower.

In those large eyes, there was no disdain, no contempt, only overflowing curiosity and kindness.

"Is this... for me?"

Ye Chuxia looked at the fruit, her throat swallowing involuntarily.

She had not... eaten anything for two days.

However.

She dared not take it.

Her small hands, covered in dirt and grime, appeared so filthy and ugly in front of the pristine Jiang Nian.

She was afraid of dirtying that Senior Sister's hand.

She was also afraid of dirtying that fruit, which looked very expensive.

"I am not... I am not hungry..."

Ye Chuxia's voice was hoarse and dry, as if it had been rubbed with sandpaper.

She subconsciously shrank back.

Attempting to hide herself in deeper shadows.

"Take it."

Just then.

Nangong Li, who had been resting with her eyes closed, suddenly spoke indifferently.

Her voice was cold and clear, yet it carried an unquestionable majesty.

"This is a greeting gift from your Third Senior Sister."

"Since you have entered my sect, all the events of the past are like passing clouds."

"You only need to remember."

"From now on, behind you is Purple Bamboo Peak."

"If the sky falls, your Senior Brother... and your Senior Sisters will hold it up."

When mentioning the three words "Senior Brother".

Nangong Li's tone had an extremely obvious pause and softness.

As if it were a taboo, or perhaps the softest place in her heart.

Ye Chuxia's heart trembled.

"Senior Brother?"

"That legendary... Senior Brother who had become a vegetative state person?"

She carefully accepted the spiritual fruit from Jiang Nian's hand and clutched it tightly in her palm.

That warm sensation spread from her palm all the way to the depths of her cold heart.

"Thank... Thank you, Revered Master."

"Thank... Thank you, Third Senior Sister."

Ye Chuxia lowered her head, her eye sockets slightly red, fighting back the tears.

At this very moment.

Inside the main palace of Purple Bamboo Peak.

Su Ye, lying on the cold jade bed, was watching this scene with great interest through the System's Gods Eye View.

Although his body could not move.

His Divine Sense was more active than ever before.

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

Su Ye sighed in his heart.

"As expected of my domineering Revered Master, this protectiveness is simply too cool!"

"And there is Second Junior Sister Liu Ruyan."

Su Ye's gaze fell on that beautiful figure in red, a playful smile curling the corners of his mouth.

"This girl, although her mouth is a bit poisonous, her heart is still with Purple Bamboo Peak."

"It is just this look... why does it seem a bit off?"

"Was she thinking about something inappropriate for children just now? Her face turned so red."

Su Ye recalled the "rebellious" things Liu Ruyan had done to him over the past two days.

Such as passionate confessions.

Such as overnight "massages".

Even using the name of the System to engage in some kind of Yin and Yang complementary cultivation.

Although the process was very "painful" (not really), he had indeed benefited greatly.

Not only had his cultivation inexplicably broken through to the Foundation Establishment Seventh Heaven.

Even his originally incomplete Ancient Desolate Sacred Body was slowly recovering.

"Sigh, having a Junior Sister who covets one's body is also a kind of trouble."

Su Ye sighed, feigning modesty while having gained an advantage.

Subsequently.

His gaze focused once again on the little girl huddled in the corner.

Ye Chuxia.

The future Demoness.

The current poor wretch.

Looking through the screen at that gaunt, scarred young girl, Su Ye only felt a tightness in his chest.

The textual description in the original work was one thing.

Seeing it with his own eyes was another thing entirely.

Such a small person.

What kind of despair had she gone through to possess that fierce, lone-wolf-like gaze?

"Is this the Fifth Junior Sister who will later kill across the world for me and eventually fall into the Demonic Path..."

Su Ye's eyes became incredibly soft.

A strong desire to protect her welled up in his heart.

"Rest assured, girl."

"Since I have come in this lifetime and awakened the System."

"Then that so-called tragedy will never happen again!"

"Whatever bullshit male lead, whatever Heavenly Dao fate."

"If anyone dares to touch you, I will tear down this sky!"

Just then.

The purple extreme immortal leaf had already passed through layers of clouds.

A towering, majestic peak that pierced the clouds appeared in everyone's line of sight.

Purple Bamboo Peak, we have arrived.

Here.

Is the place with the most concentrated Spiritual Qi in the Taichu Holy Land.

Across the mountains and plains, there were purple jade spiritual bamboos reaching tens of zhang in height.

When the wind blew.

The bamboo leaves rustled, as if playing a piece of celestial music.

The dense Spiritual Qi turned into visible white mist, swirling and weaving through the forest.

Flying waterfalls and flowing springs, exotic flowers and rare herbs.

Immortal cranes danced in the clouds, and spiritual apes played in the forest.

How could this be the Mortal world?

It was clearly a fairyland above the Nine Heavens!

For Ye Chuxia, who had been struggling to survive at the bottom and whose most luxurious place she had ever seen was the Outer Sect Servant Courtyard.

The scene before her eyes.

Was enough to shock her for an entire year.

She stared blankly at all of this, her mouth slightly agape, even forgetting to breathe.

"Is this... Purple Bamboo Peak?"

"Is this... the place where I will live from now on?"

Compared to the previous panic.

At this moment, her heart was filled with more awe.

She even felt a sense of inferiority.

"Does someone as lowly as dirt like me really deserve to live here?"

The purple extreme immortal leaf slowly descended.

Finally stopping on a square in front of a magnificent main palace.

The main palace was built entirely of ten-thousand-year-old purple sandalwood, and the glazed tiles shone brilliantly in the sunlight.

Above the plaque.

The three large characters "Taichu Palace" were written with vigorous strokes, carrying an unparalleled sharp Sword Intent.

That was written by Nangong Li herself.

"We have arrived."

Nangong Li spoke softly.

She stood up gracefully, her purple skirt spreading out like clouds and mist.

With her movement.

The purple extreme immortal leaf turned into a stream of light and disappeared into her sleeve.

The four of them landed steadily on the white jade-paved ground.

The feeling of having her feet on the ground made Ye Chuxia feel a little more at ease.

But she still clutched the broken sword tightly, following closely behind Jiang Nian, not daring to take a single wrong step.

Fearing she might break the floor tiles here.

Nangong Li did not immediately return to her own residence.

The first thing she did after landing was to cast her gaze toward another palace not far away.

That was the main palace of Purple Bamboo Peak.

It was also the place where Su Ye slept.

Even separated by thick walls and Formation.

She seemed to be able to feel the Aura that made her worry so much.

"Revered Master..."

Liu Ruyan, being very observant, stepped forward and called out in a low voice.

Nangong Li withdrew her gaze, looked at Liu Ruyan, and then looked at the restless Ye Chuxia.

At this moment, Ye Chuxia.

Was dirty all over, her hair disheveled, and her straw sandals were stained with mud from who knows where, leaving several conspicuous footprints on the white jade-like square ground.

She seemed to have realized this too.

Desperately trying to tuck her feet into her skirt, her little face flushed red.

Nangong Li frowned slightly.

It was not out of disdain.

But rather feeling that... this child had lived too bitterly.

"Ruyan."

Nangong Li spoke indifferently.

"Disciple is here," Liu Ruyan replied respectfully.

"How is your Senior Brother's situation today?"

Nangong Li still could not help but ask about Su Ye's condition first.

A flash of pride crossed Liu Ruyan's eyes, and she quickly reported:

"Reporting to Revered Master."

"Senior Brother's Aura is stable today, and the vitality in his body seems to be a bit more vigorous than yesterday."

"Disciple was last night... cough, Disciple was using spiritual power to nourish Senior Brother's Meridians all last night, not daring to have the slightest slack."

When mentioning "nourishing Meridians," Liu Ruyan deliberately emphasized the tone, her eyes somewhat drifting.

The so-called nourishing.

Was naturally that kind of unspeakable deep communication.

Anyway, Revered Master could not see the traces of the System, and would only think that she was taking good care of him.

Nangong Li heard this, her tense expression relaxing slightly.

She nodded slightly, a look of approval appearing in her eyes.

"Well done."

"It seems that letting you take charge of the peak's affairs has not made you neglect the care of your Senior Brother."

Liu Ruyan was secretly happy.

"This round is secure!"

Not only did she take advantage of Senior Brother, but she also brushed up on Revered Master's favorability.

It was simply killing two birds with one stone!

"Since that is the case..."

Nangong Li turned around, her gaze falling on Ye Chuxia.

"I need to go to the main palace to check on your Senior Brother, and by the way... investigate his Divine Soul condition."

"Chuxia has just joined the peak and is not familiar with everything here."

"Ruyan, Jiang Nian."

"The two of you, first take Chuxia to the side hall on the west side to settle down."

Nangong Li raised her hand and pointed to a courtyard on the west side of the square.

Although it was not as luxurious as the main palace, it was quiet and elegant, with abundant Spiritual Qi.

"Arrange a place for her to stay."

"Then take her to bathe and change, and get her a clean outfit."

"That broken sword..."

Nangong Li paused, her gaze sweeping over the broken iron sword that Ye Chuxia treasured as a treasure.

"That is her obsession, so let her keep it."

"As for the Cultivation Technique, I will teach it to her personally tomorrow."

After saying this.

Nangong Li seemed not to want to stay for another moment.

She did not even wait for Ye Chuxia to bow and thank her again.

Her figure flickered.

And she turned into a purple afterimage, instantly disappearing from the spot.

Heading straight to the bedroom where Su Ye was.

That was her only concern in her heart.

And it was her final weakness on this long path of immortality.

On the square.

Only the three sisters were left, staring at each other.

A gust of wind blew by.

Picking up a few purple bamboo leaves.

Liu Ruyan looked at Nangong Li's disappearing back, and curled her lips in some disappointment.

'Revered Master is really...'

'So anxious to see Senior Brother.'

'That is my Senior Brother, alright...'

Her heart felt a bit sour.

Although that was Revered Master, a woman's intuition told her that Revered Master's feelings for Senior Brother seemed... not just as simple as Revered Master and Disciple.

However.

There was still a trouble to solve right now.

Liu Ruyan turned her head, looking at the Fifth Junior Sister in front of her who looked like a little beggar, and sighed helplessly.

"Alright, stop daydreaming."

Liu Ruyan put her hands on her hips, restoring her demeanor as the (acting) Senior Sister.

She looked Ye Chuxia up and down, her brows slightly furrowed.

"Since Revered Master has spoken, I, as the Senior Sister, must naturally comply."

"Jiang Nian."

Liu Ruyan called out to the Third Junior Sister who was still staring blankly at Ye Chuxia.

"Ah? Second Senior Sister, what is it?"

Jiang Nian recovered and asked blankly.

"Don't just stand there like a fool."

Liu Ruyan rolled her eyes at her, then pointed to the side hall on the west side.

"Let's go."

"Take our new Fifth Junior Sister to pick a room."

"This layer of mud... if Senior Brother smells it, he might be smoked awake."

After saying this.

Liu Ruyan took the lead and walked toward the west side hall.

As her waist swayed, her red skirt fluttered, full of charm.

It was just that in her back, there was somewhat a bit of reluctant perfunctoriness.

Ye Chuxia stood stunned on the spot.

She looked at Liu Ruyan's departing back, and then at Jiang Nian, who was kind-hearted beside her.

Finally.

She took a deep breath.

Clutched the broken sword in her hand, as if clutching her last bit of dignity.

Lifted those mud-stained straw sandals.

And carefully stepped onto the white jade road leading to the future.