Looking at the clean insides that was obviously was tidied up by Ning Cheng; Shi Qionghua paused for a slight while. But then returned to her previous calm, before she took out a jade table and two chairs.
Seeing Shi Qionghua sit down, Ning Cheng also sat down, while waiting for Shi Qionghua to speak.
“I’m afraid I’ll be leaving.” Shi Qionghua spoke slowly.
Ning Cheng was not surprised. He assumed that Shi Qionghua must have been talking about going back to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect. He himself was preparing to take a trip to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect.
“I’m anyways coming to visit the Severing Emotions Dao Sect.” Ning Cheng also did not hide his intentions. At this moment, Shi Qionghua’s shadow had already deeply imprinted into his mind and heart. At this present moment, it could even be said that she was already at the same level as Ji Luofei, even if he did not understand how it came to be. However, he also was aware in his heart that this was not true. He already had Ji Luofei, so he should not think about Shi Qionghua. However, he found himself really unable to ignore what had happened, let alone try to forget it.
Shi Qionghua shook her head, “I told you before, you can’t go to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, nor can you go to find Xu Yingdei…..”
Ning Cheng took a deep breath before looking at Shi Qionghua and spoke, “I’m not looking for Xu Yingdei. I have never even had a crush on her, so why would I look for her? She saved my life, while I already have repaid it back to her. The reason I was going to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect was to look for you.”
Looking at Shi Qionghua, Ning Cheng once again took a deep breath before speaking, “I think, I’ll never be able to forget about you in my entire life, whether you care about me or not.”
“I heard that you already have a fiancée?” Shi Qionghua spoke in a very calm tone.
Ning Cheng also nodded and spoke, “Her name is Ji Luofei, she is not my fiancée, rather she is my wife.”
Slightly pausing at this moment, Ning Cheng once again spoke up while stressing each word and phrase, “In my eyes, you are now like Ji Luofei to me, although in your eyes, I am only a Profound Core Ant.”
Shi Qionghua did not answer Ning Cheng’s words, rather she just looked at the entrance towards the immortal cave and spoke, “When I said that I would be leaving, I was not saying about returning to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect. I’ll be leaving the Yi Xing Mainland forever. Otherwise, I will never have the chance to live. It is also the reason why I came back and wanted to warn you once again, to not go to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect.”
“Are you going to the Heaven’s Way?” Ning Cheng asked in shock, his thoughts transformed extremely quickly, to the point that he even had guesses as to why Shi Qionghua wanted to save him. Shi Qionghua already had a very high cultivation, so for her to say these kinds of words and also ask him for a Mirage Stone, if it was not for the Heaven’s Way, then where else was there?
Shi Qionghua spoke up plainly, “That’s right; I’m going to the Heaven’s Way. It is also the reason I decided to meddle between you and Xu Yingdei and save you. I am someone proficient in the art of divinations, and had already divined a few things about you, and from there I realized that you are a kind hearted person. This time’s matter, I am also partially responsible for it. I had also been somewhat affected by interfering with Xu Yingdei’s burning fires of lustful desire, so I know that it could not be resisted unless one was very resolute.”
“You have cultivated in the Small Spiritual Domain, causing you be burned by the Yang Qi toxins, and had also cultivated the Embracing Yang God Tactic, plus also afflicted by Xu Yingdei’s burning fires of lustful desires. At that time, I could only look for an excuse inside me. So I did not blame you, or even acquiesced to you. I’m aware of the Embracing Yang God Tactic, the Embracing Yang God Tactic is not something that originally belonged to Yan Fenghua, but rather it is a kind of ancient body forging cultivation method, even Xu Yingdei’s grandmother is not aware about this thing.”
Ning Cheng was surprised as he looked at Shi Qionghua, from what he understood, Shi Qionghua was someone who was born in the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, so according to reason, she should be a junior for Xu Yingdei’s grandmother. If even Xu Yingdei’s grandmother, was not aware of this fact, so how could Shi Qionghua know about it?
Shi Qionghua did not care about Ning Cheng’s surprise and continued on, “After you and I became one, I realized that you cultivated the Embracing Yang God Tactic. The Embracing Yang God Tactic didn’t really dissolve the burning fires of lustful desires in your body; rather it only temporarily helped you keep it suppressed. If remained unchecked, the next time it would have flared up, it would be much more fearful. It would continue until you are completely burned to ashes. The Severing Emotions Dao Sect’s burning fires of lustful desires can only be resolved by a 9 Life Pure Yin body, and I happen to possess a 9 Life Pure Yin body.”
From this, Ning Cheng realized that Shi Qionghua had not only acquiesced to him, but at the same time had also saved him. At this moment, he had a kind of unspeakable feeling flowing through his heart, but at the same time, he also started to feel a biting anger towards Xu Yingdei. Why was the master this kind yet the disciple this disgusting?
“The second reason that I wanted to save you was because I wanted to ask for your help. I must go to the Heaven’s Way, as such only a Nine-Coloured Mirage Stone can let me possess a chance to survive. After you left the Heavenly Dao Public Square, I lost all news regarding you. It was not until a few days ago, that I was able to sense Yingdei’s position, resulting in me being able to find you.” Shi Qionghua finished with a slightly imploring tone. Not knowing what was going through her head, although she couldn’t help but show somewhat care towards Ning Cheng, but she also couldn’t help but think that she had saved him only for the sake of Mirage Stones.
“Can’t you wait for the Heaven’s Way to open by itself? Or wait till you at least reach the realm above Crucible Transformation……” Ning Cheng hesitated for a long time before he finally spoke up.
Shi Qionghua was silent for a long time, she chose to speak up, “I only have one year to live, I can no longer wait anymore……”
“What?” Ning Cheng asked with shock. Shi Qionghua already looked very young, so how could she only have left with one year to live? Moreover, didn’t Crucible Transformation Cultivators enjoy a very long life?
Since Shi Qionghua had already spoken about that, she no longer had any intentions to conceal it from Ning Cheng and spoke out, “When I started cultivating, a cultivation method had automatically appeared in my consciousness. The cultivation method that I cultivated in was also not from the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, rather it did not even belong to the Xi Ying Mainland, and moreover it was countless times stronger than the Severing Emotions Dao Sect’s Severing Emotions Cultivation Method. I only came to know about this that it was a reincarnation inheritance. Because my spiritual soul was formidable, it resulted in me being suppressed by a major power, to the point that she even sealed away a part of my soul essence…..”
Ning Cheng suddenly stood up, as he angrily interrupted Shi Qionghua’s words and asked, “Who was it?”
Seeing the fury and anger displayed by Ning Cheng, Shi Qionghua unexpectedly turned a bit absentminded, before she subconsciously replied, “Xu Anzhen.”
[TL Note – The author regularly mixes up the words ‘
Life Essence
’ and ‘
Soul Essence
’, however essentially these two words are one and the same. He even refers the Soul Essence Realm sometimes as the Life Essence Realm. So rather than choosing to go with one phrase, I decided to keep it as it is for the sake of a consistent translation.]
Chapter 0326 – Attacking The Soul Essence Realm
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“Xu Anzhen is Xu Yingdei’s grandmother, and is also the person with the strongest cultivation in the Severing Emotions Dao Sect. Even if you look at the entire Yi Xing Mainland, I’m afraid you would not find anyone with a cultivation higher than her.” Shi Qionghua’s tone was calm without any hint of hatred in it; however, Ning Cheng was able to perceive an unbridled sadness hidden within the depths of her heart.
However, when the words of Shi Qionghua finally sunk into him, that Xu Anzhen was Xu Yingdei’s grandmother, Ning Cheng suddenly froze. Shi Qionghua was a person from the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, and also Xu Yingdei’s master, so why would Xu Yingdei’s grandmother suppress Shi Qionghua’s spiritual soul? Was it because Shi Qionghua did not cultivate the cultivation method of the Severing Emotions Dao Sect?
“My cultivation is not a result of Severing Emotions Dao Sect’s cultivation method; so strictly speaking, I’m not a person from the Severing Emotions Dao Sect. The reason I am considered as a part of Severing Emotions Dao Sect is that a part of my life essence was sealed away by Xu Anzhen; as such, I simply cannot even show half a shred of resistance or revolt against them. Over the years, I ended up helping the Severing Emotions Dao Sect do a lot of things, moreover wherever Xu Yingdei goes, I have to follow and protect her.”
As Shi Qionghua spoke until here, she became a bit distracted, and only continued after a while, “I’m not much of Xu Yingdei’s master rather I’m more like her guardian. However, although Xu Anzhen’s cultivation is very high, but her soul is seriously injured, and even her corporeal body is heavily wounded, as such her influence over me is also affected. However she is aware that my life essence is not only extremely pure but also extremely powerful, as such the reason she suppressed my life essence is because she wants to use it to nourish herself.”
“Once she recovers to a certain extent, she would devour the suppressed part of my life essence, and could then easily control me back to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, only to end up becoming supplements for her, in order to improve the quality of her own life essence. With her ability, presumably within a year or so, she would be strong enough to devour the part of my life essence that she is suppressing. If she could find something like the Geocentric 9 Yin Essence, this recovery period would shrink to six months or even shorter.”
“That old hag.” Even though Ning Cheng’s heart had momentarily settled down, he still could not help himself from cursing aloud. He had initially thought that Shi Qionghua had somehow reached the end of her lifespan, but it turned out that it was because the old hag Xu Anzhen was suppressing her life essence, and even wanted to devour Shi Qionghua’s life essence.
“She does not look old.” Shi Qionghua replied calmly.
“What kind of ancestor is she? Is she even of the same species? I almost found myself falling for Xu Yingdei’s affections, damn it she really deserves to die.” Ning Cheng cursed out angrily, at the same time he also felt an incomparable shame in his heart. Even if his cultivation ended up stuck at the Profound Core Realm, he would definitely take a trip to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect to steal back Shi Qionghua’s suppressed life essence.
Shi Qionghua on hearing Ning Cheng’s words shook her head and spoke, “Xu Yingdei would never enter dual cultivation with you, even if you did not turn emotionally useless. I have been with her for 20 years. No one knows her better than me.”
“But that morning, she stripped herself and voluntarily entered my bed, if it had not been for Yin Kongchan’s interruption, we most likely would have already entered dual cultivation.” Ning Cheng asked in doubt.
Shi Qionghua took out a jade strip and put it in front of Ning Cheng and spoke, “If someone from the Severing Emotions Dao Sect wants to sever their emotions, they have to meet a person with a strong and firm heart, before they entangle them in their emotions. You will unknowingly be influenced by them, to the point that even the smallest of acts would leave a deep impression on you. This jade strip contains the Entangling Emotions Cultivation Method, however cultivating this cultivation method is not easy at all.”
“However once they successfully cultivate it, its effects would simply be undetectable; moreover it also does not produce any kind of law fluctuations. All they have to do is to recognize a point that would tug at the opposite party’s heart. It doesn’t matter if it is just some superfluous words, skin contact, or even the aura of their body. Even the fragrance from their body would be able to influence your desires towards them.”
Ning Cheng immediately remembered the two times he ended up in awkward situations with Xu Yingdei. At that time, he had not paid much attention to the fragrance and thought it to be usual for her, then there was also the time when Xu Yingdei had inadvertently exposed herself to him. It turns out that he was unknowingly being emotionally entangled by Xu Yingdei, to the point that he still could not realize it. It was no wonder that even though Yin Kongchan was not even half a point inferior to Xu Yingdei in looks, he still did not feel even the slightest emotion towards her. Why does this woman not go to the brothel?
“You want me to not go to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect. Is this because you know that I definitely would not be able to come out right?” Ning Cheng finally understood Shi Qionghua’s meaning.
Shi Qionghua had wanted him to not go to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, not because of Xu Yingdei; rather it was for his own sake.
Shi Qionghua on seeing that Ning Cheng understood her meaning also did not continue to conceal it and spoke, “That’s right, you going to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, even if you are blessed with ten lives or even a hundred lives, it would not bring you any luck in there.”
“Fortunately, I did not give the Mirage Tree or the Geocentric 9 Yin Essence to Xu Yingdei, otherwise would it not bring more harm to you?” Ning Cheng spoke out gladly. Xu Yingdei had indeed asked him about these things, but fortunately, he had not given it to her.
“You really have the Mirage Tree?” Shi Qionghua asked, at this time she was already numb to Ning Cheng’s many secrets. Although she also had many secrets, but compared to Ning Cheng’s secrets, her secrets were simply no secrets at all. At best, she only had her inheritance of reincarnation that was comparable.
“Yes, I do have a Nine-Coloured Mirage Tree. If it is useful for you, I can give it to you.” Ning Cheng spoke without hesitation.
Shi Qionghua looked at Ning Cheng’s unconcerned eyes, which caused her heart to slightly jump. Although her cultivation was extremely high, but all along, her cultivation was filled with cracks and hidden threats. Otherwise, with her inheritance and qualifications, she would have reached a much higher peak than the present.
She never had any friends, nor any elder sister or a younger sister; as such, she did not have a particularly happy time growing up. Every time she wanted to retreat, her favourite thing to do was to silently go to some ordinary cities and help those who were poor. However, she had never had the chance of enjoying the feeling of being helped by others; moreover, she simply never wanted to receive help from others.
This time, when she asked Ning Cheng for a Mirage Stone, although it was not planned out in a good way, but with such a matter had really happening, she would still be willing to use her own body to save Ning Cheng in return for it rather than choosing to kill Ning Cheng and rob him. At this time, when Ning Cheng nonchalantly said that he would give her the Mirage Tree, it suddenly caused her to go somewhat absent-minded.
It was only after a good long while did she regain her senses and spoke “No, although a Mirage Tree is very good, however my cultivation is too low to be able to use it, however that Xu Anzhen would actually be able to use the Mirage Tree.”
Ning Cheng, at this moment, was secretly thanking Yin Kongchan for taking his fake ring. If Yin Kongchan had not taken his ring, how could Xu Yingdei let go of his original ring that contained the miniature world?
“Is the Geocentric 9 Yin Essence useful to you?” Ning Cheng took out
a jade bottle and spoke.
An ice cold biting aura instantly enveloped the immortal cave, allowing Shi Qionghua to instantly realize that this indeed was the Geocentric 9 Yin Essence.
“Although it is useful to me, but its usefulness is not that great. My life essence is suppressed by Xu Anzhen, and as long as there is even a trace of my life essence still being suppressed by her, I will end up being completely controlled by her one day. Going to the Heaven’s Way is only an action out of my helplessness, even if I don’t die in the Heaven’s Way; I might still be under her suppression.” Shi Qionghua shook her head and pushed the Geocentric 9 Yin Essence back to Ning Cheng.
However, Ning Cheng once again pushed the bottle of Geocentric 9 Yin Essence back to Shi Qionghua and spoke, “Senior Apprentice Sister Qionghua, you can keep it, I have two bottles.”
Shi Qionghua hesitated slightly, before she took out a jade bottle. Then filling it with one third of the contents from Ning Cheng’s bottle, she gave the rest two thirds back to Ning Cheng and spoke, “This kind of thing is extremely precious, and also very difficult to obtain. This much is more than enough for me; you can keep the rest for yourself.”
Ning Cheng also no longer pushed it back again, as he put the bottle away. He did not speak again. He kept thinking about how to go to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, and take back the trace of Shi Qionghua’s life essence that was suppressed there.
Seeing Ning Cheng silent, Shi Qionghua removed a white bracelet before handing it to Ning Cheng and spoke, “This is something that my mother left me with please give it to sister Luofei.”
Ning Cheng was completely surprised as he received the bracelet and spoke, “Senior Apprentice Sister Qionghua, you don’t blame me?”
Shi Qionghua gave a slight smile, “I have never blamed you.”
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