After I Died My Dao Companion Drowns in Endless Regret Chapter 99

To be lacking is to be of Buzhou.
The divine realm is incomplete; the formless is lacking.
This matter involves an old affair, closely related to that Sang Buwei. Few know now that “Buwei” was just the Sword Lord’s Daoist title, and “Que(meaning imperfect/lacking)” was her true name.
She was the “Que” born of tribulation.
The person who had now come to Shang Qing was Sang Buwei’s reincarnated self. Not to mention memories of Shang Qing, even her experiences below were incomplete. Did her master place this black stone in the Wu Xiang Academy to help her rediscover her true self? That sword strike from the past—the White Tai Sui thought of past events, her expression changing again and again. With a flick of her sleeve, she formed a hand seal, shrinking the black stone to the size of her palm and putting it in her sleeve, then transformed into a streak of escape light and flew towards Jade Capital Mountain.
In a few more days, the Wu Xiang Academy would officially open its doors to the outside world.
One month later.
On Jade Capital Immortal City, spiritual energy surged, and treasure carriages, flying palaces, and sword lights intertwined, painting a bizarre and dazzling picture. Although there was a “merit point” barrier, the number of cultivators who came to study at the Wu Xiang Academy was still no less than ten thousand, a bustling crowd like a sea of clouds.
Wei Yunshu had accumulated enough merit points and had also emerged from the Demon-Hiding Cave. She had originally planned to wait for Xie Zhichao, Ran Xiuyun, and their party in the Jade Terrace Immortal City, but who knew that the exit of the Dharma altar led directly to the Jade Capital Immortal City. Before she could find anyone, she was swept up by the crowd and entered the Jade Capital Immortal City to register her name and submit her merit points.
“Fellow Daoist Bo need not worry. This is already Jade Capital. It won’t be too late to meet the junior sisters after entering the academy,” Yue Ying said with a bright smile. She knew from Wei Yunshu that there were several other junior sisters traveling with her, but she didn’t take it to heart. In her view, they were all disciples under the Black Lord; it was impossible for anything to happen in Jade Capital.
Wei Yunshu saw through Yue Ying’s thoughts, and a sense of unspeakable bitterness arose in her heart. Their name tablets recorded that they were under the Little Tai Sui, but how could they be cultivators of the Wu Xiang Heaven Domain? They were complete strangers to this Jade Capital. She composed herself and said warmly, “Junior Sister is young, I will wait here for a while. If fellow Daoist has urgent matters, please leave first.”
Yue Ying looked at Wei Yunshu with surprise for a few moments and said with a smile, “Fellow Daoist Bo, you are not very old yourself.” After a pause, she added, “We will see each other in the academy.” After submitting her merit points, she had already obtained the qualification to enter the academy. On this point, she did not want to fall behind. She was, after all, a cultivator of the Tian Nu Domain, and there was still some difference between her and the Daoist friends who were direct descendants of Tai Sui. Saying this, she cupped her hands towards Wei Yunshu and transformed into a brilliant flame of light, flying away.
Seeing Yue Ying’s figure disappear, Wei Yunshu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. But as she turned her head, she met Yuan Chu’s smiling face, and a look of stunned surprise appeared on her face. An indescribable feeling arose from the depths of her heart. Looking at Yuan Chu’s gentle smile, she did not feel any closeness, but rather a sense of illusion that she was very far away. She consciously or unconsciously ignored these influences and also treated Yuan Chu with much more neglect.
“Fellow Daoist Bo, are you looking for someone? How about I go with you?” Yuan Chu asked, her eyes holding a hint of expectation. Perhaps fearing that Wei Yunshu would refuse, she added, “I was born in Jade Capital Immortal City and am very familiar with all four sides of Jade Capital. If you have anything you don’t understand, you can ask me.”
Wei Yunshu’s face was calm and kind. She shook her head and politely declined, “My junior sisters should have come out of the Demon-Hiding Cave. They are also coming to the academy to study. They will surely come here. I will just wait here.”
“I see…” Yuan Chu smiled and added, “Then I’ll wait with you.”
Wei Yunshu’s brow furrowed slightly. She and Yuan Chu had only met by chance in the Demon-Hiding Cave; their relationship was not so close. She should have gone to the Wu Xiang Academy without looking back like Yue Ying, not waiting here with her. Wei Yunshu was a little uncomfortable. Her lips moved, but in the end, she did not say anything, only silently widening the distance between herself and Yuan Chu.
Yuan Chu had been observing Wei Yunshu all along, taking her resistance into her eyes. She smiled as if nothing had happened and said, “Fellow Daoist Bo saved me once before.”
Wei Yunshu said, “Anyone would have done the same.”
Yuan Chu shook her head and said, “You’re wrong. Take Fellow Daoist Yue Ying for example. What she wants to achieve is her own goal. As for my life or death, it’s not within her concern. Fellow Daoist Bo’s chivalrous and righteous heart is truly a rare thing.” Saying this, Yuan Chu revealed a meaningful smile.
Wei Yunshu lowered her head, her face unusually cold and stern. After coming to the Shang Qing Divine Realm, she had heard a lot. The “Severing All Selves” method severed countless non-selves, but before entering the border, no one knew what that person would cut off. Therefore, after breaking through and emerging from seclusion, to completely become a different person was a very common thing, which led to very few people forming deep friendships with others. In fact, it was precisely because of this that there was confusion between cultivators and created beings, as a “great change in temperament” was the norm. She did not answer Yuan Chu’s words, only paying attention to the aura of the people coming and going, seriously searching for traces of Xie Zhichao, Ran Xiuyun, and the others.
However, until the sun set and the moon rose, she did not see Xie Zhichao’s figure.
Could she have gone to Jade Terrace Immortal City? Or had she not come out of the Demon-Hiding Cave? Wei Yunshu’s face remained impassive, but a sense of anxiety gradually arose in her heart.
Yuan Chu spoke again, “Why not go and ask someone?”
This time, Wei Yunshu did not resist too much. She turned to look at Yuan Chu and said seriously, “Who to ask? How to ask?”
Yuan Chu: “The record book.” She explained, “The merit points on the record book can be exchanged for information in the heavenly domain. You write the question on the record book and use a certain number of merit points as a reward, and someone will come to answer you.”
Wei Yunshu: “…” She had not looked closely at the record book she received and thought it was just something to record merit points. Yuan Chu was very considerate. After introducing the record book, she did not continue to speak, but Wei Yunshu’s heart felt as if a fire had been lit, and she was suddenly very embarrassed. Immediately after, a sense of suspicion arose, thinking that Yuan Chu might have seen through her flaws and was speculating about her origins.
Her mind was full of thoughts, but her face remained calm and composed. After writing the question on the record book, it was not long before a disciple from the Demon-Hiding Cave and the Dharma altar answered her, saying that Xie Zhichao, Ran Xiuyun, and Ying Yue had already arrived at Jade Capital. As for where in Jade Capital they were, it was half an incense stick later that a certain unknown cultivator mentioned it. He only said three words: Jinxin Lake.
Although there were maps for sale in the Jade Capital Immortal City, they all used old names. For an outsider like her, it was impossible to figure it out. She looked through the map. There were a total of thirteen large and small lakes in the immortal city, and none of them were called “Jinxin Lake.” Helplessly, Wei Yunshu could only seek help from Yuan Chu, who was familiar with the immortal city.
“Come with me,” Yuan Chu curled her lips and smiled with raised eyebrows. In her amorous eyes, there was always a look of lingering affection, which was very charming. Wei Yunshu only glanced at her carefully before withdrawing her gaze and following Yuan Chu’s steps, listening to her say, “Jinxin Lake is the official name, but we people of Jade Capital are used to calling it Fulong Lake. It involves an old story that has been passed down for ten thousand years.”
Wei Yunshu thought, Yuan Chu has helped her a favor. If she maintained this cold appearance, it would be very impolite. Furthermore, she wanted to know a thing or two about the affairs of the Shang Qing Divine Realm. Therefore, as soon as Yuan Chu’s voice fell, she asked curiously, “Could there be a dragon in the lake?”
“Not a dragon, but a—” Yuan Chu’s expression became subtle. After a long while, she continued, “a person who is even worse than a wicked dragon in the eyes of the Heavenly Dao.”
Wei Yunshu raised an eyebrow, a look of surprise on her face. “Oh?”
Yuan Chu smiled, “Ten thousand years ago, there was a ‘Ten Evils List’ circulating in the Wu Xiang Heaven domain. Later, a swordswoman, following the ‘Ten Evils List,’ slaughtered all the evil people on it. She traveled to every immortal city in the Wu Xiang Heaven domain, and finally, following the instructions, she came to Fulong Lake in Jade Capital. But when she revealed the list and looked at it, the first evil on the list was herself.”
“Hmm?” Wei Yunshu raised an eyebrow and added, “Why is that?”
“Does Fellow Daoist Bo think that slaughtering evil people makes one a good person with a chivalrous heart?” seeing Wei Yunshu hesitate for a moment before nodding, Yuan Chu added, “When she took the Ten Evils List and drew her sword, she was indeed a good person. But before that, she was a scoundrel who committed all kinds of evil and bullied the weak and feared the strong.”
Wei Yunshu’s eyelids drooped, and she asked softly, “Did someone make her turn back from such a change?”
“Yes,” Yuan Chu nodded. “She met a certain True Being. But at first, it was not a sincere repentance, but a submission to the True Being’s spiritual power, forced to do some things. Her real change, perhaps, was when she slaughtered the evil people and heard the gratitude of the common people, that she knew she had made a great mistake in her youth. When she saw that the first of the ten evils was herself, she was even more filled with remorse and took her own life on the spot.”
“The dragon subdued in Fulong Lake was her. The heart reflected in Jinxin Lake was also her heart.”
After hearing this, a sense of melancholy appeared in Wei Yunshu’s heart. The wind rustled, and the leaves rustled. The lake in the distance rippled with sparkling waves, as if she could truly see that spirited young man with a sword on his back, gradually finding the right path. It was a pity that good could not overcome evil. After becoming famous throughout the land, there was only the path of self-destruction. “What a pity,” she sighed with emotion.
“It’s a pity. That person’s talent in the way of the sword was unparalleled in the world. She had never been a disciple of anyone, but relied on herself to comprehend sword intent in battle, and cultivated to a realm that ordinary Daoists could not reach. The True Being pitied her and was unwilling to see her die like this, so she gathered her divine soul, reshaped her shell for her, and gave her a new name.”
Reshaping the body and giving a new name? A blurry image flashed by. Wei Yunshu’s heart was pricked, and a dull pain pulsed between her eyebrows. She raised her hand and pressed the golden mark between her eyebrows, murmuring, “That’s not bad.”
“Yes,” Yuan Chu turned her head and gazed at Wei Yunshu, smiling, “If only it could always be like this.”
Wei Yunshu sensed something strange, and a few doubts arose in her heart. But before she could ask, she heard a clear and resonant sword cry, and a familiar aura shot into the sky! Her expression changed drastically. Disregarding Yuan Chu, she immediately transformed into a sword light and shot forward. With a clang, a red, wheel-like magic artifact was sent flying by the sword light. The brilliant sword energy, like a river of light, instantly illuminated the night sky as if it were daytime.
Wei Yunshu landed and looked with a cold, stern face.
Opposite stood a handsome cultivator in a red robe, about at the Cavern Heaven cultivation level. And to her side were Xie Zhichao, Ran Xiuyun, and Ying Yue. Their conditions were not very good, especially Ran Xiuyun, who was the most seriously injured. Even after taking pills, she had to rely on Xie Zhichao’s support to stand firm.
“Senior Sister Bo!” Ying Yue called out, her face filled with joy.
“You all retreat and rest. We’ll talk about other things later,” Wei Yunshu pursed her lips and said. She knew Ran Xiuyun and the others’ characters well. It was impossible for them to take the initiative to cause trouble, especially in the strange land of the Shang Qing Divine Realm. Without even thinking, she knew it was the cultivator in front who had caused trouble! Did he really think they were easy to bully?
“Yo, another one has come. She’s quite pretty,” the male cultivator’s face was frivolous, his slightly narrowed eyes mixed with a bit of malice.
Wei Yunshu let out a cold laugh. With a surge of spiritual energy, the sky was instantly covered with dark clouds, and lightning and electric light streaked through the clouds, instantly forming a giant thunder net that covered the sky. The male cultivator was not afraid. He snorted, and once again urged the Daoist artifact. The rapidly spinning wheel left streaks of light red qi in the air, full of cold, malevolent energy as it danced.
In the Jade Capital Immortal City, it was unknown if others would come to stop them. If they were to act, it was best to fight quickly and decisively. As Wei Yunshu’s thought arose, she urged the thunder to crash towards the magic artifact, formed a Three Lights Dragon Capturing Seal with her left hand, and grabbed towards the male cultivator’s true body. Behind her, a sword artifact shot out with a sharp whistling sound, transforming into brilliant starlight, and fell towards the male cultivator’s body! As her spiritual energy circulated, there was no blockage at all. The divine abilities were unleashed in one go, having already reached a state of free control.
The male cultivator narrowed his eyes and finally looked at the person seriously. Seeing that the magic artifact was suppressed by the thunder and could not move, he sent a profound light forward with a slap, while the treasure robe on his body radiated brilliant streaks of light, firmly protecting his shell. This treasure robe was personally bestowed by a True Being. Ordinary divine abilities could not damage the treasure robe. His offensive ability was not as good as the female cultivator in front, but if he wanted to escape, he did not need to rely on strength to overcome the other party. This male cultivator chose to defend in place. He tapped the record book with his right hand and sent out the news. He believed that it would not be long before it would alarm the cultivators stationed in the Jade Capital Immortal City. For the sake of the Tian Yuan Sect, they would definitely show themselves.
The male cultivator thought he had something to rely on, and his eyebrows were filled with a triumphant look. He raised his eyebrows and shouted at Wei Yunshu, “I am a true disciple of the Tian Yuan Sect of the Tian Yuan Heaven domain, Chen Jiming. If you all are willing to follow me, I guarantee you will have endless wealth and glory, and you will not have to be confined to a small sect.” Yes, seeing that Xie Zhichao and the others had not introduced their origins from beginning to end, the male cultivator thought they were just disciples of some inconspicuous minor sect. If not for this, he would not have acted that way.
Hearing his words, Wei Yunshu knew the reason without Xie Zhichao and the others even having to say it. She hated people like Chen Jiming the most! With a urge of the Taiyi Sword, the sword light was instantly reflected, and the offensive was continuous. The flying swords split from the Taiyi were extremely sharp. After slashing at that treasure robe several hundred times, Wei Yunshu’s eyes narrowed, and a series of marvelous insights arose in her heart. With another sword strike, the treasure light on the treasure robe was cut off, and the barrier became thinner and thinner. When it disappeared completely, a sword would surely strike the true body.
The composed Chen Jiming finally became anxious at this moment. He stirred his spiritual energy, and on the wheel that was suppressed by the thunder, a mass of yellow qi suddenly billowed up, like spreading smoke and dust. With this qi pouring in, it actually shot out from the suppression of the thunder, leaped, and slashed towards Wei Yunshu’s body. A high-pitched cry came from the Taiyi Sword. Wei Yunshu did not even turn her head, and several sword lights split out, blocking the flying wheel several zhang away.
Wei Yunshu’s eyelids drooped, and she said faintly, “Is this all a true disciple of the Tian Yuan Sect is capable of?”
Chen Jiming’s expression changed slightly, his eyes flickered. Estimating that this treasure robe would not last long, he hurriedly said, “Fellow Daoist, why are you so angry? Chen was just joking.”
“Is that so?” Wei Yunshu smiled. The sharp sword light stirred the flying wheel. Only a series of grating sounds that made one’s teeth ache were heard. A large swath of sparks burst out, and the magic artifact was actually broken into several pieces by the sword light. Then, thunder rolled in, and brilliant purple-red light instantly turned it into dust. The flying wheel was a magic artifact personally refined by Chen Jiming. At this moment, with its loss, his face suddenly turned pale. He stared at Wei Yunshu, his eyes filled with bone-deep hatred.
“I am a disciple of the Tian Yuan Sect. If you dare to act, you will surely have no place to be buried in the future!” Chen Jiming threatened. His eyeballs rolled, his gaze drifting outwards. At this moment, he placed his hope in the cultivators of the Jade Capital Immortal City, hoping they would arrive soon. As he channeled his spiritual power again and again to counter the sword light, he finally saw several streams of escape light streaking across the sky like shooting stars. His face filled with joy, he turned to Wei Yunshu and declared, “Fellow Daoist, it’s still not too late to stop now.”
Wei Yunshu also sensed several auras from the Jade Capital Immortal City and sneered inwardly. Xie Zhichao and the others were not familiar with the use of the record book and lost the opportunity to summon help, and were seriously injured. Now Chen Jiming wanted to use external forces to escape, how laughable! A cold light suddenly flashed in her eyes, and the invading qi of the sword became more and more intense. The treasure light on Chen Jiming also became more and more dim.
Those reinforcements were already very close. He only needed to hold on for a little longer. Chen Jiming thought, his face filled with urgency. But suddenly, he found that the several figures who had come had all stopped not far away. He was a little dazed. After composing himself, he finally saw a white-haired female cultivator silently standing to the side, waving her hand at the disciples of Jade Capital, not knowing what she was saying. Then, the disciples of Jade Capital turned and left without any reluctance! Chen Jiming’s heart suddenly went empty. Gradually, his heart felt as if it were gripped by an invisible hand, about to burst in fear!
With a clang, a sword light suddenly flashed. It passed through that shattered treasure light and slashed directly at Chen Jiming. Chen Jiming formed a hand seal and urged the protective treasure light to block the sword light. But before one sword was gone, a new one followed, giving no time to resist. At this moment, the protective Dharma robe on his body was completely broken. The sword’s momentum turned, passed through Chen Jiming’s body, and cut him in half! The corpse fell straight to the ground, and fresh blood flowed from the wound, winding on the shadow, as if gently twisting.
Wei Yunshu had been paying attention to Yuan Chu’s movements all along. Knowing what she had done, she bowed to her to show her gratitude. Then, she quickly walked towards Ran Xiuyun, Xie Zhichao, and the others and asked, “Are you alright?”
Ran Xiuyun spat out a breath of turbid air and replied, “We’re fine.” After a pause, she added, “That person is a true disciple of the Tian Yuan Sect. Senior Sister Bo, if we do this—”
Wei Yunshu said faintly, “It’s alright.”
Ran Xiuyun glanced at Wei Yunshu with doubt. She always felt that she had changed a little since coming out of the Demon-Hiding Cave. In the Fu Li Immortal Realm, Wei Yunshu never showed mercy to her enemies, but now, it was as if she had revealed that sharpness and coldness, and the warmth and gentleness in her eyebrows and eyes had been dissipated by a lot. Instead, there was a resolute sharpness.
Xie Zhichao, supported by Ran Xiuyun, smiled and said, “Senior Sister Bo said it’s alright, so it must be alright.”
Wei Yunshu thought for a moment and said, “Not long after, we will enter the Wu Xiang Academy. I think similar things will not be few. It’s better to give them a shock at the beginning, so they won’t look down on us. As for the Tian Yuan Sect seeking revenge—” Wei Yunshu smiled and did not continue. Their feud with them could not be resolved. Having just arrived, they were indeed without support, but now, as long as they could safely enter the Wu Xiang Academy, before their identities were revealed, they could all use this backer.
“Fellow Daoist Bo, your junior sisters are a little injured. Why not come back to Jade Capital with me to rest for a while?” Yuan Chu walked forward and said. Immediately after, she bowed to Xie Zhichao and the others and said softly, “Jade Capital Yuan Chu, greets all fellow Daoists.”
Xie Zhichao looked at Yuan Chu with doubt, her expression a little dazed. It was not until Ran Xiuyun gently tugged her that she suddenly came back to her senses and returned the bow to Yuan Chu. Beside her, Ying Yue leaned tightly against Xie Zhichao. For a moment, she couldn’t help but whisper in Xie Zhichao’s ear, “Senior Sister Bo… does she like white hair very much?” Cultivators sought the path of longevity and could naturally keep their appearances forever. It was rare to see a white-haired female cultivator with a very young face. The one who had left a deep impression on her was only the Luoshui Divine Maiden. The person before her, her temperament and appearance were not like Luo Lingfeng’s, but that head of snow-like hair still reminded people of an old acquaintance, their hearts swaying.
Yuan Chu narrowed her eyes and smiled.
Wei Yunshu glanced at Ying Yue without changing her expression.
Xie Zhichao’s eyelids twitched, and she transmitted her thoughts to Ying Yue, “Junior Sister, don’t speak nonsense!”
Ying Yue pouted, endured for a while, then couldn’t help but secretly glance at Yuan Chu.
Just as the group left Jinxin Lake, a pool of shadows on the ground seemed to twist like water waves. Fresh blood seeped into the soil, and the shadow condensed into a human form, slowly sitting up from the corpse. After he stood up, he became a Daoist with a face identical to Chen Jiming’s, his face blank. And the corpse on the ground turned into a pile of white bones.
Chen Jiming let out a cold laugh, raised his foot, and fiercely wiped it on the corpse, grinding it. Spiritual energy surged, and the corpse instantly turned into dust, seeping into the soil. At the last moment, he used a divine ability called “Shadow and Form are Inseparable.” This “shadow,” naturally, was another “Chen Jiming.” Now that the other “Chen Jiming” was gone, he was the “true self.” Thinking of this, he laughed with pleasure, slowly tidied his clothes, and with a flick of his sleeve, transformed into a streak of escape light, also leaving Jinxin Lake.
The rustling of grass, the swaying of water waves.
A long time later, the night was already deep.
A figure appeared by the lake again. Her eyes gazed at the lake quietly flowing under the moon. With a light flick of her sleeve, she saw a silver-white light rush out from the center of the lake, transforming into a palm-sized silver stone, exuding a mysterious aura.
“It’s been a long time,” she said softly.