Chapter 64: Senior Sister’s Past
Bai Zhanying walked alone on the small path of Falling Flower Peak.
There was no one around.
She was lost.
On one side was the sect, on the other side was Xiao Xue.
On one side was the innocent little sister she had lived with for twelve years, and on the other side was a deeply hidden evil cultivator.
Bai Zhanying slowly closed her eyes.
What appeared in her mind was Xiao Xue’s last glance, her eyes still as clear as ever.
So…
Who should she believe?
What… should she do?
It had been a long, long time since Bai Zhanying had encountered such a situation.
Unconsciously, Bai Zhanying arrived at the most deserted and remote corner of Falling Flower Peak.
This place was far from the main peak, surrounded by desolate, withered trees, with only a stone platform and two stone stools.
Bai Zhanying walked over and sat down on the smaller stool.
She remained silent for a long time.
Memories of the past surfaced in her mind.
A stunning woman with a wine gourd sat opposite her at this stone table, lazily watching a young girl cultivate.
“Master… what should I do?”
Bai Zhanying murmured.
…
“Oh, it’s you!”
Luo Xue was a little flustered and averted her gaze slightly.
“That’s not right. This shouldn’t be the reaction of a reincarnated demonic cultivator meeting an Immortal Domain cultivator,” Luo Huaxin’s narrow, beautiful eyes held a hint of amusement. “Shouldn’t you yell ‘Immortal Domain lackey’ and spit in my face?”
“Venerable Falling Flower, please don’t tease me.”
Luo Xue said with a wry smile.
“Knowing it’s a joke, smarter than Xiao Yingying.”
Luo Huaxin extended a slender finger and gently tapped Luo Xue’s nose, then sat down beside her, unconcerned about her image.
Luo Xue then noticed that the wine gourd, which Luo Huaxin usually held, was now hanging at her waist, and there was no smell of alcohol on her.
Senior Sister had mentioned that her master always carried the scent of alcohol, without exception.
Luo Huaxin seemed to notice Luo Xue’s confusion and smiled faintly.
“What? I’m sober for you, and you’re not happy?” Luo Huaxin imitated Luo Xue’s posture, hugging her knees, but tilted her head and smiled at her. “And… I almost forgot, what did you call me last time? Why did you change your address?”
“After what happened…”
Luo Xue hesitated slightly, avoiding Luo Huaxin’s gaze and burying her head in her knees.
“What happened? Cultivating a demonic technique?” Luo Huaxin shrugged. “But the Heaven Stealing Sun Shifting Art I gave you is also an unorthodox, evil technique.”
“Besides, why do you think I gave you the Heaven Stealing Sun Shifting Art?”
Luo Xue was silent for a moment, then tentatively replied,
“Because of my Calamity Poison Body?”
Luo Huaxin shook her head.
“There are many ways for a Calamity Poison Body to embark on the path of cultivation. Not to mention absorbing highly poisonous substances to increase one’s cultivation, there’s also the path of alchemy.”
“Have you heard the saying ‘Every medicine is three parts poison’? The reverse is also true, ‘Every poison is three parts medicine’.”
“Only the Peerless Summit Sect, with its sword cultivation, would hold such extreme views. With your physique, the Everspring Pavilion and the Treasure Pavilion would probably fight over you…”
As she spoke, Luo Huaxin suddenly stared at Luo Xue for a moment, then touched her chin.
“Ah, maybe the Xunfang Sect would be interested in you too… but not for your physique.”
“Hmm?”
Luo Xue was slightly taken aback.
“They only accept women, also known as the Lily Sect… cough, let’s not talk about that.”
Luo Huaxin’s expression turned strange, and she quickly changed the subject.
“In short, the reason I gave you the Heaven Stealing Sun Shifting Art is because I know you already have a cultivation technique, but even I can’t tell its origin.”
A technique that requires True Phoenix blood essence to cultivate… who could tell its origin?
Luo Xue had already checked the records; there was no mention of any technique that required the blood essence of this extinct ancient divine beast.
The only thing somewhat similar to the Xuanyin Phoenix Transformation Scripture was the Underworld Phoenix Inheritance.
…The problem was that the Underworld Phoenix Inheritance didn’t require blood essence, only extremely strict requirements on physique, and it had been lost for a long time.
Speaking of which, Luo Xue had another question.
“But if that’s the case, why didn’t Senior Sister just send me to the Everspring Pavilion or the Treasure Pavilion to cultivate?”
Luo Xue asked.
“Silly child, your Senior Sister is also from the Peerless Summit Sect.”
Luo Huaxin sighed and gently stroked Luo Xue’s hair, looking a bit like a mother at this moment.
“The so-called path of alchemy is actually another way to refine the Dao of poison… In other words, in the eyes of the Peerless Summit Sect, there is no difference between the two, they are both evil cultivation.”
“As the oldest… and most conservative sect in the Immortal Domain, the Peerless Summit Sect is incompatible with all evil paths. For Xiao Yingying to accept you cultivating the Heaven Stealing Sun Shifting Art, she considers it a betrayal of the righteous path.”
Understood. What wasn’t absolutely righteous was absolutely evil.
…Were everyone in the Peerless Summit Sect so extreme?
But Luo Xue was still puzzled and asked again,
“But what about you?”
“I’m not from the Peerless Summit Sect, I’m just a nominal member.” Luo Huaxin shrugged. “The previous Peak Master of Falling Flower Peak was a good friend of mine. She entrusted it to me before she died.”
“…And she was also Xiao Yingying’s biological mother.”
From Luo Huaxin’s casual narration, Luo Xue learned about Senior Sister’s past.
The previous Peak Master of Falling Flower Peak, also the true Venerable Falling Flower, was Bai Qiulin, and Bai Zhanying was her only daughter.
Back then, the Peerless Summit Sect experienced a once-in-a-millennium betrayal, even involving two Soul Transformation Grand Elders.
Venerable Falling Flower, Bai Qiulin, was in a secret realm, engaged in a conflict with a Demon Abyss sect, when she was betrayed and killed by her fellow disciples.
The Bai family, a cultivation family supported by her, bore the brunt of the betrayal and was almost exterminated, leaving only Bai Zhanying, who was rescued by Luo Huaxin.
Luo Huaxin was a rogue cultivator, but she was one of the few rogue cultivators considered to have the potential to reach Soul Transformation. She had a very deep friendship with Bai Qiulin.
Therefore, after the betrayal ended, Sect Master Zou Junxin invited Luo Huaxin to temporarily take over as the Peak Master of Falling Flower Peak… Although she was a hands-off master, her strength was undeniable.
“I don’t know much about the betrayal back then. I wouldn’t know even if you asked.” Luo Huaxin chuckled. “That’s all I can tell you.”
“Actually, I have one last question…”
Luo Xue looked up slightly, her clear eyes calmly gazing at Luo Huaxin.
“Why… are you so special to me?”
From Zou Junxin’s attitude, it was clear that he didn’t know about Luo Huaxin’s concern for her. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have made such an arrangement.
“Do I need a reason? Because you’re my daughter, of course,” Luo Huaxin laughed heartily, patting Luo Xue’s back. “Does a mother need a reason to be good to her daughter?”
“But…”
Luo Xue hesitated, she didn’t understand.
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