33: Chapter 33 Yandere Master

Purple Bamboo Peak, the Forbidden Ground of the back mountain.

This is the most mysterious and heavily guarded place in the entire Taichu Holy Land.

Unlike the grandeur of the front square, or the quiet elegance of the Disciples' residences.

Here, it is filled with a heart-palpitating silence.

The air is filled with purple spirit mist so thick it is almost impossible to dissipate, and every wisp of mist contains a terrifying Sword Intent capable of strangling a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator.

This is the "Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Immortal Extinguishing Formation" personally set up by Nangong Li.

Except for her and those like Second Junior Sister Liu Ruyan who hold special tokens, even old monsters at the Mahayana stage would lose a layer of skin if they tried to force their way in.

A purple stream of light passed through the layers of Formation ripples without any obstruction.

The figure of Nangong Li appeared in front of an Immortal Cave carved entirely from ten-thousand-year-old dark ice crystals.

Above the Immortal Cave, the three ancient seal script characters for "Hall of Mental Cultivation" were carved.

The font is gentle, lacking the sharpness from outside, instead revealing a sense of cautious care.

Nangong Li stopped in her tracks.

She was not in a hurry to go in.

Instead, she stood at the entrance, gently smoothed her untangled sideburns, and looked down at her purple-gold flowing cloud dress.

After confirming that there was not a single speck of dust or scent of blood from the outside world on her.

The layer of ice on her stunning face, which appeared as cold as frost and as majestic as an empress to outsiders, seemed to quietly melt in that instant.

Replacing it.

Was a touch of weakness that could make the heavens and earth lose their color, yet carried deep fatigue and tenderness.

"Ye'er..."

"Revered Master... has returned."

A soft murmur, drifting away with the wind.

If those Cultivators outside who respected her like a god and feared her like a Demoness were to see this scene, their eyeballs would probably fall to the ground.

This ruthless female sovereign who suppressed the Eastern Wasteland with one hand and dared to question the injustice of heaven with one sword.

At this moment.

Was actually like a young wife returning home, her eyes filled with trepidation and attachment.

...

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The layout here could be described as extremely luxurious, yet it did not lack warmth.

The floor was paved with warm jade, and the walls were inlaid with night-luminescent pearls.

Even the incense burning in the corner was the priceless "Soul Returning Incense," which had the miraculous effect of calming the mind, stabilizing the soul, and nourishing the Physical Body.

In the center of the great hall.

On a huge cold jade bed, a man in white lay quietly.

The man's face was incomparably handsome, with sword-like eyebrows and a high bridge of the nose.

Even though his eyes were closed and his complexion was as pale as paper, he could still not hide that extraordinary temperament.

He seemed like a sleeping immortal, making people only dare to look from afar, unable to bear desecrating him.

This was Su Ye.

The Senior Brother of Purple Bamboo Peak, the once proud son of heaven, and now a "living dead."

Of course.

This was just a facade.

At this moment, Su Ye was in his Sea of Consciousness, using the System's "Gods Eye View," watching his Revered Master's every move with great interest.

【Tsk...】

【It still has to be Revered Master.】

【This temperament, this figure, this sense of contrast...】

Su Ye praised inwardly.

Although the "yandere big sister" style of Second Junior Sister Liu Ruyan was very appealing, and the "socially anxious soft girl" style of Third Junior Sister Jiang Nian was also very cute.

But in front of Revered Master Nangong Li, they were still a notch below.

This kind of drama where a queen who is usually high and mighty and overbearing only shows tenderness to you in private.

Was simply the greatest weapon against men.

It was just a pity...

He couldn't move right now.

He could only be a "tool man" who passively enjoyed it.

【However, Revered Master's aura seems a bit unstable?】

Su Ye keenly noticed something.

Although separated by a screen, he possessed the Ancient Desolate Sacred Body after all, and his perception was astonishing.

Although Nangong Li tried her best to hide it, the faint green aura between her brows and the occasionally chaotic spirit power fluctuations could not escape his eyes.

That was an old injury.

It was a Dao injury left by a Supreme in the Life Forbidden Zone while she was searching for a life-extending immortal medicine for him.

Thinking of this.

The bit of amorous thoughts in Su Ye's heart instantly dissipated.

Replacing it was an unspeakable sourness and anger.

【Lin Feng...】

【That hypocritical son of Luck.】

【And that ingrate Ji Wanshuang.】

【What you owe Purple Bamboo Peak, what you owe Revered Master, in this life, I, Su Ye, will definitely make you pay it back a hundredfold!】

Just as Su Ye's emotions were surging.

A faint fragrance drifted over.

It was a unique scent mixed with the clear fragrance of orchids and a woman's natural scent, very pleasant, making one feel at ease.

Nangong Li had already walked to the side of the cold jade bed.

She did not directly use her Divine Sense to investigate as she usually did.

Instead, she sat down slowly.

Her movements were incredibly gentle, fearing that a little too much force would disturb the person on the bed's dream.

She extended a hand that looked like mutton-fat white jade.

Her fingertips trembled slightly as she gently stroked Su Ye's cheek.

From the center of his brows, to the bridge of his nose, and then to those slightly pale thin lips.

The slightly cool touch from her fingertips made her heart tremble slightly, and her eyes instantly turned red.

"Ye'er."

"The Taichu Holy Land is very lively today."

"The Disciple Acceptance Ceremony has begun."

Nangong Li's voice was very soft, with a hint of hoarseness, as if she were talking to herself, or as if she were confiding in the person closest to her.

"Those old guys are all drooling over those Heavenly Spiritual Roots and top-grade Physiques."

"Hmph."

"A bunch of short-sighted people."

Nangong Li's mouth curled into a sneer of disdain, and a flash of domineering power that looked down on the world appeared in her eyes.

But it was fleeting.

When her gaze fell on Su Ye's face again, that domineering power instantly turned into endless tenderness like water.

"In Revered Master's eyes."

"All the geniuses in this world combined do not equal a single strand of my Ye'er's hair."

While speaking.

Nangong Li's fingers slid down along Su Ye's cheek and finally rested gently on his wrist pulse.

A stream of extremely pure and gentle purple spirit power slowly flowed into Su Ye's body from her fingertips.

She was a Tribulation Crossing Stage Great Power.

This spirit power, even a wisp of it, was a tremendous opportunity for ordinary Cultivators.

But at this moment.

She had to be cautious, controlling it to the thickness of a hair, fearing that Su Ye's "fragile" Meridians could not withstand it.

However.

The next moment.

Nangong Li's phoenix eyes, which were originally full of worry, suddenly widened slightly.

"Hmm?"

A soft exclamation broke the silence of the hall.

What was going on?

Her spirit power entering Su Ye's body was like a clay ox entering the sea, without stirring up any ripples?

No.

It was not just a clay ox entering the sea.

It was more like a drop of water falling into a desert that had been dry for a long time but contained vibrant vitality.

It was instantly absorbed!

The Meridians that were originally broken and like a mess, although still appearing "fragile" at this moment, revealed an extremely tough resilience.

Even...

It was still faintly emitting a feeling of longing?

That was a longing for spirit power!

Nangong Li's heart shook, and she quickly increased the transmission of spirit power.

One stream, two streams, three streams...

Until a layer of fine sweat seeped out on her forehead, Su Ye's body was still like a bottomless pit, accepting everything that came.

Moreover.

With the injection of spirit power.

Su Ye's originally pale complexion actually turned ruddy at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Even his weak breathing became much longer and stronger.

"This..."

Nangong Li withdrew her hand, her beautiful eyes filled with unbelievable surprise.

"Meridians... are reconnecting?"

"Golden Core fragments... are also reforming?"

"How is this possible?"

You know.

Su Ye suffered a Dao injury!

It was forcibly abolished by Lin Feng using an ancient absolute art like the "Desolate Ancient Heaven-Shattering Finger"!

Even the immortal medicine she risked her life to bring back from the Life Forbidden Zone could only keep Su Ye alive, and could not repair such fundamental damage.

Unless...

A miracle happened.

Or rather, someone used some Heaven-Defying means to help him nourish it?

In Nangong Li's mind, the enchanting and charming face of Liu Ruyan, which also carried a bit of guilt, instantly appeared.

'Ruyan?'

'That girl... what exactly did she do last night?'

Nangong Li frowned slightly.

She recalled the flickering eyes of Liu Ruyan when she reported on the square just now, and the suspicious blush on her face.

Nangong Li vaguely guessed something.

However.

Could just Dual Cultivation repair the Dao injury of the Ancient Desolate Sacred Body?

This was too unbelievable.

Unless...

Did that girl Liu Ruyan awaken some incredible special Physique?

Or was it Ye'er's own Ancient Desolate Sacred Body that underwent some mutation in a desperate situation?

Regardless.

This was great news!

"Good..."

"Good! Good! Good!"

Nangong Li said the word "good" three times in a row, her excited voice trembling.

She leaned down abruptly, not caring about the rules between Revered Master and Disciple, and pressed her stunning face directly against Su Ye's chest.

Listening to the steady and powerful heartbeat.

At this moment.

This female sovereign who intimidated the Eastern Wasteland was actually moved to tears.

Crystal clear tears slid down the corners of her eyes, dripping onto Su Ye's lapel, blooming into beautiful, sorrowful little flowers.

"Ye'er..."

"You are really... really getting better."

"That's great..."

"Revered Master knew you wouldn't leave Revered Master alone."

"You can't bear to leave Revered Master, right?"

Su Ye lay on the bed, feeling the warmth and wetness on his chest, as well as the faint fragrance like orchids and musk.

His heart was also moved.

【Silly Revered Master.】

【Of course I won't leave you.】

【You are my thigh, and also my... cough cough.】

【Besides, I have the System, it's hard to even want to die.】

However.

His current cultivation level had actually recovered to the Foundation Establishment Seventh Heaven, even stronger than before the injury.

But under the cover of the System's "God-level Breath Concealment Art," even a Tribulation Crossing Stage Great Power like Nangong Li could only see that he was "improving," and could not see through his true cultivation level.

This could also be considered a form of protection for him.

After all.

If the mastermind who had been secretly spying on the Taichu Holy Land knew he had recovered, trouble would likely follow one after another.

Nangong Li lay on Su Ye's chest and cried for a long time.

It seemed she wanted to vent all the grievances, worries, and self-blame of these days.

For a long time.

She finally stood up slowly.

The tear stains at the corners of her eyes had dried, replaced by an unprecedented firmness and...

A kind of breathtaking fanaticism.

She extended her slender fingers and gently stroked Su Ye's lips.

Her eyes gradually became deep, becoming... a bit morbid.

"Ye'er."

"Do you know?"

"Since heaven has given you a chance to live again."

"Then in this life, Revered Master will never let anyone hurt you again."

"Even if it means poking a hole in this heaven, even if it means killing everyone in this world..."

"As long as I can keep you safe, Revered Master will spare nothing."

Speaking of this.

Nangong Li suddenly smiled.

That smile.

It was both stunningly beautiful and had a chill that made one's spine cold.

She tilted her head slightly, as if whispering to a lover, and leaned into Su Ye's ear, exhaling like an orchid:

"So..."

"Revered Master decided today to take in a new Junior Sister for you."

"That little girl named Ye Chuxia."

"Although her Aptitude is a bit poor, she is still a piece of trash with Five Elements mixed Spiritual Roots."

"But..."

"Her eyes are very beautiful."

"Like a wolf cub that hasn't grown up yet."

"Cruel and stubborn."

"Most importantly..."

Nangong Li paused, her fingertips sliding down Su Ye's neck and slowly into his collar.

Gently drawing circles on that warm skin.

"She is an orphan."

"No father, no mother, no ties, no burdens."

"This kind of person is the easiest to control."

"Just give her a little warmth, give her a bite to eat, and she will be like a dog, loyal and devoted to you."

Su Ye felt a chill in his heart as he listened.

【Holy crap?】

【Revered Master's mindset... is a bit dangerous.】

【Isn't this a typical villain-training diary?】

【So you took in Ye Chuxia not to raise her into a talent, but to raise a loyal subordinate for me?】

Nangong Li continued, speaking in a low, lingering voice:

"That girl Liu Ruyan, although she is infatuated with you, is too restless and has too many tricks up her sleeve."

"If one day she gets other ideas, or wants to have you all to herself..."

When she said the words "have you all to herself," a flicker of imperceptible coldness flashed through Nangong Li's eyes.

Clearly.

Regarding Liu Ruyan's "snacking" behavior last night, although this Revered Master said it was well done, she was still feeling a bit jealous inside.

"As for Jiang Nian..."

"That child is too honest, too timid."

"Other than Alchemy and planting herbs, she knows nothing."

"If she really encountered danger, she would likely be unable to even take care of herself, let alone protect you."

Nangong Li's finger finally came to rest on Su Ye's chest.

Feeling the powerful heartbeat beneath her palm.

Her gaze gradually became unfocused, even carrying a hint of...

An impure desire.

"So..."

"That is why I specifically found this wild girl and brought her back."

"Let her serve you tea and pour water, let her wash your clothes and fold your quilts."

"If anyone dares to bully you, let her rush up and bite them to death."

"If your body is unwell and you need someone to watch over you day and night..."

"She can also share some of the burden for me."

Speaking of this.

Nangong Li suddenly leaned down, her red lips almost touching Su Ye's earlobe.

Her voice became low and alluring, carrying a tremolo that made one's bones go numb:

"After all..."

"My dear Ye'er's body is a bottomless pit now."

"Relying solely on those two girls, Liu Ruyan and Jiang Nian..."

"How could they be enough for you to toss about?"

"Taking in one more..."

"Will allow them to take turns, properly... serving my dear Ye'er."

That final "Ye'er."

Was winding and lingering, filled with deep meaning.

Su Ye felt an electric current shoot straight from his tailbone to his crown.

【Revered Master...】

【Your speed... is it a bit too fast?】

【I am still a patient!】

However.

Nangong Li did not give him any chance to react.

After saying this, she seemed to think of some image, and two clouds of red appeared on her stunningly beautiful face.

She took a deep look at Su Ye, who was still "asleep."

Her eyes were filled with doting and possessiveness.

"Sleep well."

"When you wake up..."

"You will find that the entire Purple Bamboo Peak is a paradise prepared for you."

Having said that.

She gently pressed a kiss onto Su Ye's forehead.

Then she stood up and straightened her skirt.

The tenderness and morbidity on her face instantly vanished, and she regained the aloof and inviolable dignity of a Peak Revered Master.

She turned around.

And left.

Leaving behind only the lingering fragrance in the room, and Su Ye, who was screaming in his heart, "Revered Master is too top-tier!"

...

Meanwhile.

In the side hall on the west side of Purple Bamboo Peak.

"Achoo—!"

Ye Chuxia, who was being forcibly held in a wooden tub for a bath by Liu Ruyan, suddenly sneezed.

She hugged her thin shoulders and shivered.

She always felt...

Like she had been targeted by some incredible entity?

"Why are you fidgeting!"

Liu Ruyan held a loofah and scrubbed hard on Ye Chuxia's back, annoyed.

"I don't know how many years it's been since you last bathed; you've got two pounds of grime on you!"

"Endure it!"

"I have to wash you until you are clean and fragrant so you are worthy of meeting Senior Brother!"

"Did you hear me!"

Ye Chuxia winced in pain from the scrubbing, but dared not make a sound.

Just there, in the misty water vapor.

She lowered her head.

In her mind, the words Nangong Li said on the immortal leaf echoed repeatedly:

'If the sky falls, your Senior Brother will hold it up.'

Senior Brother...

What kind of person is he exactly?

Purple Bamboo Peak, side hall on the west side.

The misty water vapor, like a thin veil, shrouded the entire hall in a dreamlike haze.

Inside the huge redwood bathtub, the water was scalding hot, and a thick layer of Spirit Medicine petals called "Coagulated Fat Flower" floated on top.

With just one petal of this flower, a Mortal woman could have skin as white as snow and eternal youth.

And at this moment.

Liu Ruyan, however, poured an entire basket in, as if it cost nothing.

"Splash—"

Water splashed everywhere.

Ye Chuxia's thin, small body was firmly held in the water by Liu Ruyan's slender hand, with only her head exposed, gasping for air.

Her little face, which was originally dirty and whose original skin color couldn't be seen, was now flushed red from the heat.

Like a freshly cooked shrimp.

"Second... Second Senior Sister..."

Ye Chuxia's voice trembled, carrying a hint of undisguised terror, "My... my skin is going to be scrubbed raw..."

Pain.

Burning, stinging pain.

The force Liu Ruyan used didn't feel like she was bathing a Junior Sister at all.

It was more like she was cleaning a Magical Artifact covered in aged filth, refusing to let even an inch of skin go.

"Shut up."

Liu Ruyan spat out two words coldly.

Her peach-blossom eyes, which usually carried three parts allure and seven parts arrogance, now revealed a near-paranoid strictness.

The loofah in her hand once again scrubbed heavily across Ye Chuxia's thin back.

"So you know you're dirty?"

"Since you've entered Purple Bamboo Peak, you must follow the rules of Purple Bamboo Peak."

"Senior Brother loves cleanliness and cannot stand that sour, foul smell of the Mortal world."

"If even the slightest bit of grime disturbs Senior Brother's peace..."

Liu Ruyan's movements paused.

She leaned down slightly, her stunningly beautiful and enchanting face suddenly closing in on Ye Chuxia.

Her red lips parted slightly, her breath fragrant like orchids, but the words she spoke made one's whole body turn cold:

"I will peel off this layer of skin of yours and make it into a footrest for Senior Brother."

Ye Chuxia's pupils shrank violently.

She bit her lip hard, swallowing the sob that was about to escape her throat.

In this woman's eyes.

She could not see a shred of care from a Senior Sister for a Junior Sister.

There was only.

A cold indifference and scrutiny, as if looking at a "tool" or an "object."

【Tsk, tsk, tsk...】

【Second Junior Sister's training methods are a bit ruthless.】

【However...】

【Now that this little girl is washed clean, she really is a budding beauty.】

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Su Ye lay on the cold jade bed, his consciousness watching this scene with great interest through the System's "Gods Eye View."

As the grime was washed away layer by layer.

Ye Chuxia's original appearance was finally revealed.

Although she appeared somewhat thin and gaunt due to long-term malnutrition.

Her bone structure was excellent.

Under the nourishment of the Spirit Medicine, her skin was like an uncut jade being polished, revealing a breathtaking paleness and delicacy.

Especially those eyes.

Even in such a disheveled and fearful moment.

A stubbornness remained hidden in their depths, like a little wolf cub held underwater but ready to explode and bite at any moment.

She is indeed the future Demoness from the original work.

This ruthlessness is innate.

...

Before long.

The water in the bathtub had been changed three times.

Until the water was crystal clear, without a single impurity.

Liu Ruyan finally stopped her movements.

She straightened her waist, her fiery red dress clinging to her figure due to the moisture, outlining breathtaking curves.

But she didn't care at all.

She simply extended a finger, slender as a scallion, and gently lifted Ye Chuxia's dripping chin.

"Stand up."

Liu Ruyan commanded.

Ye Chuxia dared not disobey.

She wrapped her arms around her chest and stood up from the water, trembling.

Water droplets slid down her youthful, yet already budding girl's body, dripping onto the petals.

Liu Ruyan was not in a hurry to get her clothes.

Instead, she looked as if she were appraising a piece of porcelain just out of the kiln.

Her gaze swept critically from Ye Chuxia's neck all the way down to her ankles.

Finally.

She leaned close to Ye Chuxia's neck.

Her nostrils flared slightly, and she sniffed gently.

At this moment.

Ye Chuxia's whole body went rigid; she didn't even dare to breathe.

She could feel Liu Ruyan's warm breath spraying onto her skin.

It was a faint, fragrant scent that carried a hint of danger.

Just like being coiled by a beautiful snake.

For a long while.

Liu Ruyan slowly straightened her body, a satisfied arc curling at the corner of her lips.

"Hmm."

"Not bad."

"The scent of the Coagulated Fat Flower has seeped into your bones, covering up that nauseating beggar smell."

She waved her hand casually.

A wave of spiritual power swept over, instantly evaporating the water droplets on Ye Chuxia's body.

"This way..."

"You are qualified to meet Senior Brother."

Having said that.

Liu Ruyan turned and walked to the clothes rack nearby.

There, a set of purple palace-style robes, prepared long ago, was hanging.

...

After the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.

In front of the bronze mirror in the side hall.

Ye Chuxia stared blankly at herself in the mirror.

She almost didn't recognize herself.

The girl in the mirror was dressed in a light purple, flowing-cloud brocade palace robe.

The fabric was embroidered with delicate bamboo leaf patterns in silver thread, and a white jade belt was tied at her waist, making her originally thin body appear more ethereal and immortal.

Her originally withered, messy hair had also been casually pinned up by Liu Ruyan with a purple jade hairpin.

Revealing her slender neck and delicate collarbones.

How could this still be that wild girl who fought for food in the trash heaps?

She was clearly a Young Miss from some immortal sect family.

"Stop looking."

Liu Ruyan's voice broke Ye Chuxia's trance.

She had already returned to her usual lazy demeanor, leaning on the soft couch, toasting the broken jade pendant in her hand.

"Remember."

"This outfit is the face of Purple Bamboo Peak."

"Once you put it on, your life is no longer your own."

Liu Ruyan lifted her eyelids, her gaze staring lingeringly at Ye Chuxia.

"It belongs to Senior Brother."

Ye Chuxia's heart trembled.

She turned around and bowed deeply to Liu Ruyan, her voice young but filled with firmness:

"Chuxia understands."

"From the moment Revered Master bestowed the token, this life of Chuxia's belongs to Purple Bamboo Peak."

"Heh."

Liu Ruyan sneered, seemingly unimpressed by such declarations of loyalty.

She stood up, her lotus steps moving lightly, and walked in front of Ye Chuxia.

She reached out to smooth a non-existent wrinkle on her collar.

Her movements were gentle.

But her eyes revealed a suffocating possessiveness.

"Not just your life."

"Your body, your soul, your everything..."

"Must be clean."

"Because..."

"For someone as god-like as Senior Brother, even a single grain of dust falling on him would be a blasphemy."

After speaking.

Liu Ruyan didn't care whether Ye Chuxia understood or not.

She grabbed her wrist directly.

"Let's go."

"I'll take you to the place where you will live from now on."