Chapter 43: Little Junior Sister of Falling Flower Peak
The towering peaks of Falling Flower Peak, a part of the vast and illustrious sect known as the Peerless Summit Sect, pierced the heavens, wreathed in ethereal clouds.
From time to time, white-robed immortals could be seen soaring through the sky on their swords, and figures with an air of immortality sat on the peaks, discussing the Dao, creating a scene of unparalleled beauty.
“So this is the true world of cultivation…”
Luo Xue sat on the rooftop, gazing at the scene, her long, waist-length white hair fluttering in the wind, yet she didn’t bother to tie it up.
It had been a few days since she woke up, and the memories of this world were gradually returning.
Twelve years ago, the Senior Sister of Falling Flower Peak, Bai Zhanying, had found her on her way back from completing a sect mission.
Taking pity on the weak Luo Xue, she brought her back to the Peerless Summit Sect to raise her.
Twelve years passed in a flash, and Luo Xue’s consciousness returned.
Luo Xue couldn’t even tell if this was transmigration of the soul or the body, because when she woke up, she was already twelve years old.
The fight against the Spirit Condensation assassin was still fresh in her mind, as if it had just happened.
But in her memories, she had lived as a child raised by the Senior Sister of Falling Flower Peak for twelve years.
Even more terrifying was that Luo Xue’s current appearance was almost identical to her appearance in the outside world, just a little more mature.
This awkward conflict had troubled Luo Xue for several days, and she had only just recovered.
“At least the Calamity Poison Body and my cultivation are still here.” Luo Xue briefly examined herself internally. “Even the True Phoenix blood essence is… Wait, if this thing is also here, am I still the successor of the Xuanyin Phoenix Transformation Scripture?”
A strange expression appeared on Luo Xue’s face. It was said that there was only one successor in the world, but now there were suddenly two?
However, Luo Xue wasn’t even sure if this was the same world as before.
But the current situation… was better than waking up to a life of constant fear and danger, right?
She just didn’t know if she would ever see Xiao Yao again.
And if she did, would she even recognize her?
“It’s fortunate, getting a good start this time.”
Luo Xue calmed her thoughts, putting aside the matters of the apocalyptic world for now and focusing on the present.
Twelve years ago, the reason Bai Zhanying, who had adopted Luo Xue, rushed back to the sect was because the once-every-twelve-years Immortal Ascension Gate had begun, and Falling Flower Peak was under her charge.
Now, twelve years later, the Immortal Ascension Gate was opening again, and Senior Sister had to rush to arrange matters, so she hadn’t been seen in days.
This matter should have been the responsibility of Senior Sister’s master, the Peak Master of Falling Flower Peak, but she was an irresponsible person who was never around.
“Speaking of which, should I also participate in the Immortal Ascension Gate?”
Luo Xue took out a letter from her pocket, with Senior Sister’s neat handwriting on it.
She had left a message telling Luo Xue that she would be busy during this time and that Luo Xue should take care of herself.
Looking at these words, the usually stern and cold, but actually very gentle, Senior Sister seemed to appear before Luo Xue, and she couldn’t help but smile.
…In her memories, Senior Sister had always taken good care of her.
Luo Xue rarely received such care. Whether in the apocalyptic world or in her previous life, she had always played the role of the older sister, even though she was still young.
Putting the letter back in her pocket, Luo Xue jumped off the roof and returned to the house.
This was Senior Sister’s usual residence, located in the depths of Falling Flower Peak, simple yet tidy.
Because Senior Sister was always serious and didn’t interact much with other disciples, few people came to this house.
Luo Xue had lived here for twelve years, but less than a handful of people in the Peerless Summit Sect knew her.
Also, although she had stayed for twelve years, Luo Xue wasn’t considered a disciple of the Peerless Summit Sect.
Even the children of elders had to pass through the Immortal Ascension Gate to enter.
Otherwise, even if Senior Sister had complete control over Falling Flower Peak, she couldn’t do anything… Although it sounded strange, Bai Zhanying did indeed decide all matters, big and small, on Falling Flower Peak.
Bai Zhanying wasn’t strict with Luo Xue. Whether she wanted to enter the Peerless Summit Sect or not was entirely up to her.
Even if Luo Xue remained a mortal, she could stay in the Peerless Summit Sect until the end of her life.
Of course, Luo Xue couldn’t do that.
She had to become stronger; otherwise, this dream life would be meaningless.
Luo Xue activated her internal energy and opened the panel.
[Cultivation Aptitude: Barely There]
[Special Physique: Calamity Poison Body]
[Survival Points: 305]
[Current Realm: Innate Realm (Soul Cultivation)]
“A twelve-year-old at the Innate Realm. Passing the Immortal Ascension Gate shouldn’t be a problem, right?” Luo Xue rubbed her fingers, looking towards the distant peaks shrouded in clouds. “Reaching Spirit Condensation and learning some techniques should be enough to defeat that assassin.”
As for what came after, she would deal with it later.
“At least now, I can finally experience a somewhat relaxed life.”
Thinking of this, Luo Xue suddenly felt the weight she had been carrying in her heart lighten, and she felt much more relaxed.
“I should go out and have a look.”
Luo Xue hung a short sword at her waist and walked out of the house.
She hummed a little tune as she walked towards Falling Flower Peak.
…
“…Have you not driven that child you adopted into the Demon Abyss yet?”
A deep voice suddenly rang out.
As the voice fell, Bai Zhanying’s hand trembled slightly. In a clear voice, she replied, “She is a good child.”
“But she also possesses a demonic body.”
The sect elder stood with his hands behind his back, looking coldly at Bai Zhanying.
“Bai Zhanying, you are the next generation’s pride of the Peerless Summit Sect, the pillar of the sect after we retire. You must know what the ‘Calamity Poison Body’ means.”
Luo Xue’s physique had been discovered by a Peerless Summit Sect elder by chance a few years after Bai Zhanying had adopted her.
Although Luo Xue only knew that this physique was poisonous and terrifying, she didn’t know how terrifying it truly was.
But the Peerless Summit Sect knew.
Thousands of years ago, there had been a great war between immortals and demons.
Among them was a great demon with the Calamity Poison Body who, with his own power, contaminated half a province of the Immortal Domain, killing hundreds of millions of living beings.
What a terrifying physique…
It was simply a walking human purgatory.
When they discovered that Luo Xue possessed this physique, the Peerless Summit Sect immediately decided to kill her to prevent future trouble.
However, Bai Zhanying, who had already raised Luo Xue for several years, couldn’t bring herself to do it and kept refusing.
Because Bai Zhanying’s status was so important, the sect couldn’t bypass her and act on their own.
Therefore, in the end, the sect took a step back and agreed to spare Luo Xue’s life.
But she had to have her cultivation sealed and be driven into the Demon Abyss to fend for herself.
Bai Zhanying reluctantly agreed, but years had passed, and she still showed no signs of taking action.
The sect elders had come to urge her many times, but Bai Zhanying always used the excuse of being busy with affairs and that Luo Xue was still young to delay.
“…She’s still a child.” Bai Zhanying’s eyes flickered, and she said in a low voice, “Wait a few more years, and I will personally send her down.”
“I hope so.”
The sect elder looked deeply at Bai Zhanying.
“Falling Flower Peak has many affairs, so Zhanying will not see the elder off,” Bai Zhanying raised her hand towards the door, intending to send the guest away. “Please.”
“Hmph.”
The sect elder snorted coldly, waved his sleeve, and turned to leave.
Just then, a light and crisp voice rang out from the doorway.
“Senior Sister! I’m here to see you!”
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