An Encounter with the Tsundere Immortal Lady Chapter 50

Calm down. Lin Wuxi closed her eyes, forcing herself to calm down. Since she could no longer find any useful information in the books, Lin Wuxi wasn’t prepared to waste any more time in the library.
Putting down the brick-heavy book in her hand, Lin Wuxi rubbed her eyes and stood up. She pushed open the heavy wooden door. The village outside was as peaceful as ever. Taking a deep breath, Lin Wuxi stepped out and slowly strolled along the country path.
The cool breeze slightly cleared Lin Wuxi’s tense mind. With her hands behind her back, she appeared to be leisurely strolling, but her mind never stopped thinking for a moment. ‘Immortal-Demon War,’ ‘suppression,’ ‘Xuantian Secret Realm,’ ‘Immortal Emperor,’ ‘Jade Returns to Heaven’—what did these clues represent, and what thread connected them?
To be honest, when the ‘Demon’ was mentioned, the first person I thought of was that mysterious elder in the secret realm at the bottom of the cultivation world’s sea. With the ability to break through the void and send me into the immortal world, no matter how I thought about it, that person couldn’t be an unknown figure. Moreover, that secret realm at the bottom of the sea, looking at it from another perspective, perhaps it was precisely a sealing prison. Otherwise, how could one explain that someone who could break through space was trapped in a small secret realm in the cultivation world?
And the ‘Heaven’ in ‘Jade Returns to Heaven’—could it refer to the ‘Heaven’ of the Xuantian Secret Realm? Returns to Heaven… Could it be that Senior Sister wants to repair the Xuantian Secret Realm?!
Thinking of this possibility, Lin Wuxi was so shocked that she froze completely. She even forgot to take a step, just standing dumbfounded on the spot.
And speaking of the ‘Jade’ in ‘Jade Returns to Heaven,’ I first thought of that curved jade stone in the Ancestral Hall of the Nine Heavens Immortal Palace. At that time, Senior Sister had broken through from the Immortal Lord realm to become an Immortal Emperor within that jade stone…
Oh no! As if she thought of something, Lin Wuxi’s face turned deathly pale. She hurriedly took out the Qingyu Brush from her storage bag. Drawing on the faint spiritual energy that the Purple Lotus had recovered these past few days, she once again flew on her sword after a long time. The direction she flew was, surprisingly, towards the Nine Heavens Immortal Palace.
Although she hadn’t flown on a sword for a long time, Lin Wuxi didn’t have time to reacquaint herself with the Qingyu Brush. Stepping onto her flying sword, Lin Wuxi used all her strength to urge the Qingyu Brush forward at top speed towards the distance. She didn’t even care that she was injured by the backlash from accelerating. Wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, Lin Wuxi still rushed towards the Nine Heavens Immortal Palace without slowing down.
Lin Wuxi covered what should have been a ten-hour journey in less than six hours. Red lanterns were still hanging everywhere around the Immortal Palace. The entire immortal world had not yet emerged from the joy of the Immortal Emperor’s ascension. They had no idea what would soon happen to the entire immortal world.
A thousand miles ahead was the Nine Heavens Immortal Palace. But this time, she couldn’t ascend the Nine Heavens Immortal Steps unhindered as before. From a great distance, her path was blocked by a huge, semi-circular barrier.
“’A barrier?’” Lin Wuxi frowned. A small amount of magical power gathered at her fingertips, and she tentatively sent it towards the barrier. The semi-circular barrier effortlessly repelled her probing attack, though the force behind it wasn’t strong, and it didn’t seem particularly dangerous.
But I also know that even if I managed to break through, this barrier was likely set up specifically for me.
But can I give up? Let alone a barrier that isn’t particularly strong, even if it were a mountain of knives and a sea of fire, I would still charge in. I have to go in, find Senior Sister, and then…
Yes, and then what? Thinking of this, Lin Wuxi paused. Even if I go in, I can only try to persuade her. What if Senior Sister doesn’t agree? What else can I do?
No, Lin Wuxi, you can’t bet everything on Senior Sister changing her mind. This matter, it must be stopped, stopped without any doubt, even if it means bearing the risk of failure.
What should I do? How exactly can I stop all this? Lin Wuxi asked herself over and over in her heart. I prided myself on having read ten thousand scrolls, yet at the moment I need it most, I can’t come up with any solution.
I want to become stronger, but there’s no time. I can only borrow someone else’s power again, a power that doesn’t belong to me.
Let’s go. Lin Wuxi looked back one last time at the ethereal, immortal-energy-filled Nine Heavens Immortal Palace, and finally flew away on her sword.
She was heading to the small village where Old Man Sun lived, or more precisely, the woods next to the small village.
Back then, she had gone from there to the Immortal World. Today, she would also return from there to the Cultivation World.
Senior Sister, wait for me.
In the Qiankun Hall of the Nine Heavens Immortal Palace, Yu Huang, who was busy handling minor affairs of the immortal world, suddenly paused. The jade tablet she had given to Lin Wuxi had been activated.
The sole purpose of that jade tablet was to allow its holder to safely travel to the cultivation world. Now that it was activated, it meant the owner of the jade tablet had already returned to the cultivation world.
“Lin Wuxi.” A faint smile touched the corners of Yu Huang’s lips. Little Sister has the Purple Lotus with her; she will definitely do well in the cultivation world. This way, I can rest assured.
After only a brief moment of distraction, Yu Huang once again immersed herself in the heavy affairs of the immortal world. Time was limited; she had to arrange everything in the immortal world before that.
Meanwhile, Lin Wuxi had already safely arrived in the cultivation world. Traveling from the immortal world to the cultivation world was much easier than the other way around. With the jade tablet protecting her, Lin Wuxi finally reached the cultivation world without any mishaps this time.
However, her return point was not the undersea secret realm where Lin Wuxi had departed last time, but the Xuantian Secret Realm. The Xuantian Secret Realm was originally the passage connecting the cultivation world and the immortal world, so it was perfectly normal for Lin Wuxi to appear here now.
The sky of the Xuantian Secret Realm was, as usual, perennially shrouded in a purple halo. There wasn’t a single cloud in the bright purple radiance, making it seem like a different world compared to the distant blue sky filled with clouds.
Lin Wuxi stepped forward, leaving the area enveloped by the Purple Heaven, and returned once more to the cultivation world, feeling as if a lifetime had passed.
I wonder how Qi Chun and the others are doing. Although she really wanted to go see them, Lin Wuxi truly didn’t have time right now. After gazing towards the Wanhen Sect’s direction for a moment, Lin Wuxi still rode her sword towards the nearest main city.
In the dark sea, Lin Wuxi stood before a bronze gate and asked, “Forgive this junior’s impudence, Senior. I wish to ask, are you the ‘Demon’ who participated in the ‘Immortal-Demon War’?”
The vast sea was silent for a moment, as if not expecting Lin Wuxi to ask such a question so directly. After a long while, an ancient voice finally replied, “I am. I am the Immortal Lord who destroyed the Xuantian Secret Realm. That being the case, do you regret the vicious oath you once made?”
Although she had long guessed it, hearing the old man’s affirmative answer still brought Lin Wuxi no small shock. This person before her eyes was truly that peerlessly powerful Immortal Lord from ancient times who initiated the ‘Immortal-Demon War’, thereby directly creating the current situation in the Immortal Realm.
But Lin Wuxi’s conviction never wavered. “To be honest, when I first guessed your identity, I was indeed incredibly shocked. But so what? No matter how terrifying your past is, what does it matter? Our goals do not conflict.”
Or rather, their goals were actually aligned.
“Indeed.” The old man was silent for a long while, then said, “But for you to think this way is also quite good. If you return to the Immortal Realm, you can find me again.” Lin Wuxi was indeed quite good; knowing the old man was the ‘Demon’ who caused the catastrophe in the Immortal Realm in ancient times, she still didn’t back down. This was enough to prove her courage.
“Alright.” Lin Wuxi’s way back to the Immortal Realm also depended solely on this former Immortal Lord, so naturally, she wouldn’t refuse.
The matter of her return was settled, but Lin Wuxi’s main purpose for this trip had not yet been achieved. The one she was looking for wasn’t here. The Nine-Headed Demon Dragon, where had it gone?
Lin Wuxi had no way to contact the Nine-Headed Demon Dragon. If this journey was to be successful, she had to find it before her ascension trial. Otherwise, Lin Wuxi wouldn’t be able to smoothly reach the Immortal Realm, and everything she had done would turn to nothing.
The Nine-Headed Demon Dragon had been imprisoned for a thousand years and had finally gained its freedom. Where would it go? Would it roam the entire cultivation world, cherishing this hard-won freedom? Or would it find a place for secluded cultivation to quickly recover its strength?
No, neither of those. Lin Wuxi frowned. The Nine-Headed Demon Dragon’s goal, like hers, was to resist the Heavens. So it definitely wouldn’t just wander around the cultivation world. And if it wanted to resist the Heavens, merely finding a quiet place to cultivate and recover its strength would be far from enough. If it truly had this intention, it would surely find a better method, a more special place to go.
What could it be? Lin Wuxi frowned deeply in thought. If I were the Nine-Headed Demon Dragon, where would I go? What would I be thinking?
What it cares about… Lin Wuxi suddenly had a thought. Since meeting the Nine-Headed Demon Dragon, apart from herself, the only goodwill it had shown was towards that group of demonic cultivators who had tried everything to free it. The Nine-Headed Demon Dragon and the demonic cultivators of the cultivation world shared a lineage. The demonic cultivators were weak, on the verge of losing their heritage, and they had shown it kindness. It would never sit by and do nothing!
That’s it! Wanhen Sect! The Nine-Headed Demon Dragon had previously told the demonic cultivators that if they wanted to continue their lineage, they had to comprehend ‘Demon’. Perhaps the Nine-Headed Demon Dragon was now with the demonic cultivators at Wanhen Sect.
Lin Wuxi looked up, smiling faintly. Qi Chun, Zhou Cheng, Yuan Ying, it looks like I’ll be able to see you again.
A streak of green light crossed the sky. The rapidly flying sword light seemed to carry a hint of warmth.