17: The Ancestor's Sister's "Peach Blossom Tribulation"

Seeing Lu Yi calm down, the Taichu Old Ancestor began to explain:

"The so-called 'Junior Sister' is just a title based on seniority."

"Before my Revered Master ascended to the Upper Realm, he left behind a Legacy Secret Realm. Over a decade ago, a girl accidentally stumbled into it and received his complete Legacy."

"I tracked her down and found that her talent and bone structure were one-in-a-million. So, I brought her to the Holy Land to teach her on behalf of our Revered Master and nurtured her carefully. But in terms of seniority, she is still my Junior Sister."

"To be honest, this Junior Sister's talent is not inferior to yours at all."

A hint of reminiscence and regret appeared in the Old Ancestor's eyes:

"At only twenty years old, she advanced through her cultivation with irresistible force all the way to the Undying Realm, becoming the Sect's youngest Elder. Unfortunately..."

"Unfortunately what?"

Lu Yi pressed for an answer.

"Unfortunately, seven years ago, her Family encountered a crisis. She bid me farewell and left the Holy Land. Since then, she never returned, and there's been no word from her, as if she vanished from the Face of the earth."

"So? That's it?"

Lu Yi understood, then asked:

"Then what does this have to do with the assembly in the Xuanwu Kingdom?"

The Old Ancestor's expression became a bit more serious:

"Recently, on a whim, I performed a divination for this Exchange Conference. Surprisingly, I calculated that this Xuanwu Kingdom Exchange Conference is greatly connected to her."

"Furthermore, the hexagram shows that she will Face a calamity in the near future."

"That's why I want you to go there personally and help her overcome this calamity."

Through this explanation, Lu Yi roughly understood the situation.

But his focus was not on the matter itself.

He looked at the Old Ancestor curiously and asked:

"I say, old man, isn't your divination skill a bit too precise? Back when you picked me up from outside, and then Shen Yueyao—could those have been results you calculated in advance too?"

The Taichu Old Ancestor's serious expression, which he was using to set the mood, instantly froze at this question, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

"You brat! I told you to focus on the main business, what are you rambling about!"

"Hehe, I'm just curious."

Lu Yi giggled and brought the topic back:

"Fine, even if everything you say is true. What does that have to do with 'picking up girls'? You can't be suggesting I just pick her up along the way, can you?"

"Also, since she reached the Undying Realm long ago, what kind of calamity would require help from someone like me in the Guiyi Realm?"

Hearing Lu Yi's questions, the Old Ancestor coughed lightly:

"Cough..."

Then he explained with a serious expression:

"I have deduced carefully that my Junior Sister's calamity this time does not stem from an enemy, but is a 'Peach Blossom Tribulation'."

"Peach Blossom Tribulation?"

Lu Yi's expression became strange.

"Exactly."

The Old Ancestor nodded with a solemn Face:

"The hexagram shows that her 'Peach Blossom Tribulation' is related to the Disciple she took in. I've thought about it over and over and don't know how to solve it. That's why I want you to go and 'break the calamity'."

Lu Yi looked at him with a "keep making things up" look, deeply skeptical of this nonsense reason.

Under his gaze, the Old Ancestor also felt that his explanation was a bit flimsy.

He coughed twice and had to lower his voice, leaning into Lu Yi's ear to reveal his true "selfish motive."

"Well, I'll tell you the truth."

"Think about it, I am the dignified Old Ancestor of the Primordial Holy Land, having lived for who knows how many centuries, yet I have to call a twenty-something girl 'Junior Sister' all day."

"If word gets out, where would I put my old Face? It's truly a loss of dignity!"

"So..."

"So, if you can win her over and make her my 'Disciple's wife,' won't the seniority be straightened out? I'll feel much better then."

Hearing this absolutely ridiculous reason, the corner of Lu Yi's mouth twitched wildly.

Looking at this "Face-loving" cheap Master of his, he finally couldn't help but complain:

"Old Ancestor, you truly deserve to be the Old Ancestor of the Primordial Holy Land, you're just too 'Taichu Holy'! Just for the sake of some Face, you're selling out your own Junior Sister?"

"Look at what you're saying, how can you call it selling!"

The Old Ancestor's eyes widened:

"I am finding her a good husband! You brat, you're getting a huge bargain and you're still not satisfied?"

"Fine, fine... stop talking nonsense with me..."

Lu Yi didn't bother arguing and reached out his hand:

"Where's my benefit fee? I'm not working for you for free."

"I've already sold my Junior Sister to you, what more do you want?"

The Old Ancestor huffed, his beard fluttering.

Lu Yi sneered:

"That's only if I can actually win her over! If I win her over with my own abilities, that's my victory; what does it have to do with you? Stop the nonsense—without some real benefits, there's no deal."

"You brat, you really refuse to take even the slightest loss!"

The Old Ancestor grumbled but still somewhat reluctantly took a purple-gold gourd from his storage ring and threw it to Lu Yi.

"Here, this purple gold heaven-swallowing gourd is a Magic Treasure of the Quasi-Saint Rank. It integrates offense and defense and has infinite uses. It's a treasure I used back in the day, and now you're getting it cheap!"

Lu Yi took the gourd, weighed it in his hand, and complained:

"Quasi-Saint Rank... it's a bit underwhelming. Whatever, I'll just treat it as travel expenses."

As he spoke, he "reluctantly" put the gourd away.

After the complaining, the deal was basically struck.

Lu Yi asked the last and most crucial question.

"How does that 'Junior Sister' of yours look? Don't go finding me someone ugly, or I won't do it!"

Hearing this, the Taichu Old Ancestor puffed out his chest, thumping it loudly, and guaranteed:

"Don't worry! She is a peerless beauty capable of toppling kingdoms. She will definitely satisfy you!"

"Alright, as long as I have your word."

Having received the guarantee, Lu Yi readily agreed.

He didn't stay any longer, turned around, and left the Forbidden Ground to start preparing for his trip to the Xuanwu Kingdom.

Watching Lu Yi's retreating back, the smile on the Taichu Old Ancestor's Face by the lake slowly faded, replaced by a look of depth and solemnity.

He extended his fingers again and began to perform deductions, but his brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

"As expected, I can't see through it again..."

The reason he went to such lengths, even at the cost of his own dignity to trick Lu Yi into going,

was that he simply couldn't see through the fate of this cheap Disciple of his.

He had absolute confidence in his Heavenly Secret Deduction Art.

Even for Shen Yueyao from the Upper Realm, he could vaguely glimpse a bit or two of her fate's trajectory.

Only Lu Yi, from the day he was picked up, his fate had always been a mist that could not be seen through or analyzed.

He had deduced that his Junior Sister would inevitably fall into a dangerous situation in the future due to an "Illicit Love" with her Disciple. This was a fixed fate, almost impossible to change.

Now, by inserting Lu Yi, this greatest "variable,"

he wondered if this predetermined dead end could be stirred into muddy water, thereby seeking a glimmer of hope...