The Young Lady Only Wants to Cultivate Immortality Chapter 88

The dim, gloomy sky was pierced by streaks of spell light, and sharp sword energy, carrying fierce killing intent, weaved through the mist of blood.
Lan Fushang’s heart throbbed violently with each clash of blades. Her hand, as she channeled spiritual energy to A’Ling, trembled.
“A’Ling, wake up quickly,” Lan Fushang urged, stifling tears and calling out in a shaky voice to the person in her arms. She worried that if this continued, there would be no salvaging the situation.
If someone were to die here, even if it were later proven that A’Ling was not responsible, Gu Jingyang and Shi Qingqian would still face punishment from the cave dwelling.
Lan Fushang looked up at Gu Jingyang. She had been on the defensive until now, but was now forced to attack.
Gong Shuangyu and the others were fighting with lethal intent.
As more people tried to bypass Gu Jingyang and Shi Qingqian to capture A’Ling, Lan Fushang quickly used her sword to evade.
Suddenly, she and A’Ling’s bodies lurched violently. The air itself seemed to shake as if from an earthquake.
Lan Fushang tightly held onto A’Ling to prevent her from falling, and looked ahead. Shi Qingqian’s enraged sword energy pierced the shoulder blade of someone attempting to seize A’Ling.
Blood misted, dissipating into the vibrating air.
But the sword energy that had wounded the assailant did not dissipate. Instead, it turned and split into a sword formation, like a monstrous wave, engulfing everything with its fierce, surging power.
A wave of people in the air fell, plummeting downwards.
Lan Fushang held A’Ling tightly with one hand and clutched her chest, which ached from the shock, wanting to use her sword to retreat further.
Suddenly, Lan Fushang felt a powerful gaze. Looking down, she saw that the person in her arms had opened their eyes and was staring directly at her.
“A’Ling, that’s great! A’Ling, you’re finally awake!”
The tears Lan Fushang had been holding back since the beginning finally broke free, her eyes blurring with moisture. It was wonderful, A’Ling had finally woken up.
She was about to ask A’Ling what was happening, where the demonic energy in her hand had come from. But before she could even ask, her body was violently flung outwards.
Lan Fushang looked at A’Ling’s unretracted hand in disbelief.
“A’Ling…”
As Lan Fushang’s body fell uncontrollably, she saw A’Ling’s pupils, unusually dark and devoid of human warmth.
This wasn’t A’Ling. A’Ling wouldn’t hurt her.
“What happened?” Gu Jingyang arrived just in time to save the falling Lan Fushang.
Lan Fushang grabbed Gu Jingyang’s arm tightly. “Quick, watch A’Ling, something is wrong with her!”
As soon as she finished speaking, they both saw a figure plummeting through the air like a shooting star.
“A’Ling!”
Lan Fushang cried out in alarm. A’Ling had jumped straight into Pi Lingyun Valley!
“Qingqian, stop A’Ling!”
Gu Jingyang exclaimed in shock, her voice trembling like leaves in the wind.
Shi Qingqian, after repelling Gong Shuangyu with a sword strike, heard the shouts and turned back. The moment she saw A’Ling leap downwards, she followed without a second thought.
Watching the two figures, jumping resolutely one after another, within the Jiaoying Mirror, Saint Venerable Dao Rong let out a light laugh, and the spell light controlling his divine sense extinguished.
He glanced down and casually tossed the mirror aside. This was the end. The power of the wisp of divine sense he had left in the white bone bracelet was now depleted.
It was a pity. He could no longer see the situation within Pi Lingyun Valley.
He turned his head to look at the pathetic figures scrambling up from the ground in the mirror, his smile deepening. These two truly had a compassionate heart.
Especially A’Ling. He had underestimated her. Qi Yu had tampered with things, specifically causing her to be possessed by the Wrath Soul Ghostly Fiend. Under the amplified rage, she had still managed to maintain a semblance of reason and not go on a killing spree.
Perhaps this couldn’t even be called reason. Her consciousness was being controlled; where would reason come from?
What would this be called? Innate nature?
Saint Venerable Dao Rong found it amusing. Before, he had only considered her a foolish but often lucky waste. Now, perhaps the reason she obtained those things was not just luck, but perhaps truly ‘good deeds are rewarded.’
Heh. Saint Venerable Dao Rong snorted. Only fools believed such things. If good deeds were truly rewarded, why had he languished for thousands of years? Should he not have become a god or an immortal long ago?
He used to be an absolute good person, selfless, diligently cultivating, and cautiously enduring tribulations, year after year. And what did he gain?
Why was the divine decree summoning him so delayed? Saint Venerable Dao Rong’s smile gradually faded, his gaze turning icy. Looking at the pale, colorless outer heavens, he thought that all of this was the will of heaven forcing him.
Saint Venerable Dao Rong waved his hand casually, like clearing a gentle breeze. The scene in the Jiaoying Mirror abruptly shifted, showing the towering Soaring Rainbow Tower.
The once majestic and magnificent seven-story tower was now reduced to a broken half. The monstrous beast causing trouble, still not satisfied, was gnawing at the other half.
Screams echoed within the tower, the mournful sounds like the wails of hell, shaking the very soul.
Various monstrous beasts, unseen in this world, ravaged everything they encountered.
Along with the falling bricks and shattered tiles, pieces of bone and flesh also fell. The blood at the foot of Yu Heng Mountain gathered to form a new river, slowly flowing into Goose Head River.
Saint Venerable Dao Rong watched everything in the scene, his mood becoming increasingly cheerful. Especially when he saw a cultivator on the ground, whose arm had been gnawed bare to the bone by a monstrous beast, fainting from sheer terror at their own gruesome appearance.
It was truly laughable.
What was there to be afraid of? Dao Rong glanced down at the skeletal arm in his left sleeve. He had spent considerable effort in the past to prevent people from being frightened by this appearance.
Now, he had changed his mind. He wanted everyone to see his true form and admire and praise him from the bottom of their hearts!
Saint Venerable Dao Rong clenched the skeletal hand in his palm, crushing the thousand-year demon core he had been playing with, and used demonic energy to reform the flesh and blood on his arm.
One by one, rare items that others would strive for thousands of years to obtain were merely decorations in his eyes. As he reformed his flesh and blood, he watched the scene of human purgatory.
Seeing some useless individuals on the ground, not thinking of saving themselves but only of praying to gods and buddhas, seeing people kneeling and kowtowing towards the sky, Saint Venerable Dao Rong waved his hand and extinguished the scene.
“No rush, there’s still plenty of time.”
Saint Venerable Dao Rong pinched his brow. It wasn’t yet time for him to appear.
Let it become more tragic. Only by appearing at their moment of deepest despair could he receive the greatest gratitude and the most devout faith.
He raised an eyebrow listlessly, glancing at the pile of thousand-year demon cores beside him, like these foolish demons who offered their demon cores so devoutly.
Let’s wait a little longer. No rush.
At the same time, above Pi Lingyun Valley, Gong Shuangyu was growing anxious. A’Ling had fled in guilt and fearlessly jumped into Pi Lingyun Valley.
She wondered what the meaning of this escape was, whether it was seeking life or death.
Even a fraction of the Ghostly Fiend that had escaped earlier had made them so disheveled. These two dared to rush into the Ghostly Fiend’s stronghold, they had no brains at all!
She wouldn’t be foolish enough to go in and capture them. She had even kindly stopped Gu Jingyang and Lan Fushang from rushing to their deaths.
Just as she was about to send a message back to the cave dwelling about the situation, above their heads, the void produced the Thunder Alarm.
As the bell chimed, Gong Shuangyu knew something was wrong. Something big had happened at the cave dwelling. This Thunder Alarm was not an ordinary alarm; it was the highest level of alert.
The last time it sounded was during a large-scale demonic invasion.
Could this time also be a demonic invasion?
No, she had to hurry back.
Gong Shuangyu thought for a moment, left two disciples to watch the situation here, and then, taking others with her, bound Gu Jingyang and Lan Fushang before rushing back.
Gu Jingyang and Lan Fushang had originally intended to enter Pi Lingyun Valley, but they were stopped by Gong Shuangyu and her group.
If it were just Gu Jingyang alone, these people might not have been able to stop her. However, because Lan Fushang was injured, she was hesitant, allowing these people to capture them.
Upon returning to the cave dwelling, Gong Shuangyu and Yun Jingying, the two Abode Masters, were invited to the discussion hall of Yi Su Hall. Gong Shuangyu wanted to report on the Pi Lingyun Valley incident, so she brought Gu Jingyang and Lan Fushang along.
On the way back, they had already seen what had happened within Mystic Crane Mountain. They had dealt with several monstrous beasts along the way and had sustained some injuries.
The restraints on Gu Jingyang and the others were also removed because they encountered monstrous beasts and needed help.
The attack on Mystic Crane Mountain this time resulted in heavy casualties. The Crane Gate would remain open for a month, which meant monstrous beasts could attack and retreat at any time.
They had no choice but to set up a barrier within the Crane Gate to prevent surprise attacks from monstrous beasts, but this also prevented refugees seeking help from entering.
For several days, the sounds of crying at the Crane Gate had been deafening.
All the disciples from the Three Peaks and Twelve Caves were mobilized to clear the monstrous beasts from Mystic Crane Mountain, keeping them extremely busy. This gathering in the discussion hall of Yi Su Hall was because Gong Shuangyu intended to report the damage to the Pi Lingyun Valley barrier and the escape of the Ghostly Fiends.
“It’s A’Ling! She’s a demon, and she caused all of this. She tampered with the repair mission, causing the collapse of the Dust Spirit Array Manor and the breach of its barrier, releasing those Ghostly Fiends.”
Gong Shuangyu blamed A’Ling for everything.
Gu Jingyang immediately refuted her words: “That’s not true. This has nothing to do with A’Ling. I was with her in the Dust Spirit Array dwelling repairing runes, and I can testify that she didn’t tamper with anything.”
Gong Shuangyu, hating Gu Jingyang for her stubbornness, said: “Has that demon devoured your mind? It’s obvious she did this. And it’s such a coincidence that when the Ghostly Fiends were released, the monstrous beasts also attacked. Could this also be the work of that demonic girl A’Ling?”
“It’s not A’Ling. A’Ling is the kindest person. She also risked her life to eliminate the mutated beasts in Zhuoling Mountain. How could she possibly lure monstrous beasts into Mystic Crane Mountain?”
Lan Fushang was distraught. A’Ling would never do such things. She also stepped forward to defend A’Ling.
Gong Shuangyu looked at Lan Fushang in confusion: “But A’Ling even injured you. Why are you still speaking up for her? Are you two being bewitched by demons? Can you believe what demons say?”
Lan Fushang had never been one to argue openly, but this time, it concerned A’Ling’s innocence. Looking at the Peak Masters and Abode Masters seated above, Lan Fushang did not back down.
“A’Ling is not a demon. She was just possessed by a Ghostly Fiend; she is also a victim.”
Gong Shuangyu snorted coldly: “That’s her own doing. If she hadn’t released the Ghostly Fiend, how could she have been possessed!”
Ye Bingfeng had been stressed out dealing with the Ghostly Fiend situation. There had been multiple incidents of people being possessed by Ghostly Fiends outside. Because the Ghostly Fiends escaped during the opening of the Crane Gate, more than one person had seen them fleeing from Mystic Crane Mountain. Now, the common people outside were all complaining about Mystic Crane Mountain.
They demanded an explanation from Mystic Crane Mountain as to why so many Ghostly Fiends had escaped.
She hadn’t expected that A’Ling was the one behind it!
“Where is A’Ling?” Ye Bingfeng’s question interrupted the argument between Gong Shuangyu and Gu Jingyang.
Gong Shuangyu saw that Ye Bingfeng had spoken and suppressed her anger, replying nervously: “Reporting to the Peak Master, A’Ling fled into Pi Lingyun Valley. Shi Qingqian also went in with her.”
Upon hearing this, the entire hall erupted in uproar.
What kind of place was Pi Lingyun Valley? No one present didn’t know. They were all aware of how dangerous it was. If A’Ling was a demon, she should be fleeing outwards, not jumping into Pi Lingyun Valley.
Gu Jingyang also seized on this point to defend A’Ling: “If A’Ling were a demon, she would have fled outwards when the Crane Gate was open. Why would she go into Pi Lingyun Valley? She was possessed; the Ghostly Fiend harmed her. We should quickly go and save her. Shi Qingqian is also still inside!”
Lan Fushang also stepped forward at this moment, standing shoulder to shoulder with Gu Jingyang: “Furthermore, A’Ling was possessed by a Ghostly Fiend because she was framed. I took care of her when she was unconscious. Although the scent on her body dissipated quickly, I can confirm that it was the fragrance of [Evil Warding Flower]. That item is often used to attract Ghostly Fiends.”
Lan Fushang had told Gu Jingyang this on the way back. Gu Jingyang trusted Lan Fushang’s cultivation and her expertise in pharmacology; she wouldn’t make a mistake.
“There are many strange things about this matter. It’s clear someone deliberately framed her! And the person orchestrating this must still be among us. If this person is not dealt with, Mystic Crane Mountain may face even greater trouble!”
This meeting was called on an emergency basis. As soon as Gong Shuangyu arrived at the cave dwelling, she said there was something important. Heng Qingyi had not yet had a chance to meet with Gu Jingyang, so she had just learned about the Pi Lingyun Valley incident. She hadn’t expected this matter to involve A’Ling again.
Gu Jingyang was about to say something else when Heng Qingyi interrupted her. She had just heard Gong Shuangyu repeatedly refer to A’Ling as a demon.
This wasn’t the first time. Last time, in this same discussion hall, someone had also called A’Ling a demon.
There must be a reason. It wasn’t baseless speculation. She vaguely wondered if A’Ling might actually be a demon.
If it turned out later that A’Ling was a demon, then she, who had accepted a demon as a disciple, might not escape blame.
She didn’t care; her lifespan was nearing its end, and she showed no signs of breakthrough. But Gu Jingyang was different; she was still young. She had promised Gu Jiangxue that she would take care of her.
Now, she couldn’t let her get more entangled with a demon.
“Gu Jingyang, you may withdraw. The Three Peaks and Twelve Caves will discuss this matter themselves.”
Gu Jingyang wanted to say more for A’Ling, but Shan Xinci, seated on the central throne, also spoke: “Lan Fushang, you may also withdraw.”
After she spoke, the Medical Cave Abode Master directly ordered someone to escort Lan Fushang, who was also a medical cultivator, away.
Gu Jingyang was also escorted away.
After the two left the discussion hall, Ye Bingfeng, seated at the central position of the highest seat, asked, “Are you certain A’Ling and Shi Qingqian entered Pi Lingyun Valley?”
Gong Shuangyu replied with great certainty: “Reporting to the Peak Master, yes. It wasn’t just me; the disciples who went to Pi Lingyun Valley this time all saw it.”
Ye Bingfeng felt something was strange. If A’Ling was a demon, she should be fleeing outwards.
What treasures were in Pi Lingyun Valley?
“Send a team to keep an eye on Pi Lingyun Valley. If you see the two of them come out, bring them back immediately.”
Gong Shuangyu bowed in acknowledgment. However, she worried that Shi Qingqian would not comply so easily. But asking this question was pointless. Unless the Peak Master personally apprehended them, no one in Mystic Crane Mountain could match Shi Qingqian.
If she insisted on escaping, they wouldn’t be able to stop her.
There was something more important. Gong Shuangyu informed the three Peak Masters that the Pi Lingyun Valley barrier was broken. She, Shi Qingqian, and Gu Jingyang had temporarily reinforced it, but it might not hold for much longer.
“It is necessary for the Peak Masters to reinforce the barrier again.”
Ye Bingfeng’s brow furrowed. None of the three of them had the ability to seal Pi Lingyun Valley.
Only the one above, in the sky, had that ability.
At that time, it was precisely because he had that ability that he helped the hell realm imprison those Ghostly Fiends.
Jiang Qiuchun, who had remained silent, also thought of this. But the one above was currently in seclusion, and after a hundred years, less than twenty years had passed. How could he come down to reseal Pi Lingyun Valley?
They could only reinforce it temporarily and try their best to hold on until Saint Venerable Dao Rong emerged from seclusion.
After she voiced her thoughts, Shan Xinci and Ye Bingfeng agreed. After reassigning personnel for the task of clearing monstrous beasts, the three of them departed for Pi Lingyun Valley without delay.
Gu Jingyang and Lan Fushang had been waiting outside. Upon hearing that they were going to Pi Lingyun Valley, they wanted to beg Jiang Qiuchun to go with them, but they were refused.
“It will be useless for you to go. It’s better to help with the monstrous beast clearing. Until these monstrous beasts are cleared, there will be no peace.”
She didn’t say much. Gu Jingyang would understand the specifics when she saw them herself. This time, it wasn’t just Mystic Crane Mountain that had been attacked.
If not for the opening of the Crane Gate, they wouldn’t have known how the outside world had changed.
Gu Jingyang learned about what had happened outside in the past few years that evening, when she saw her mother.
The two briefly shared their experiences of the past five years. Gu Jiangxue’s heart swelled with parental pride upon learning that Gu Jingyang had reached the Golden Core Nascent Soul stage. Her child had indeed surpassed her and was far stronger.
Gu Jingyang, however, was not in the mood to be happy. She told Gu Jiangxue about what had happened in Pi Lingyun Valley, hoping for her analysis of the situation.
“Are you certain you saw A’Ling’s demonic energy?” Gu Jiangxue, though she knew Gu Jingyang had set up a barrier before speaking, was still somewhat uneasy. She took out a few sound-eating birds and lowered her voice to ask.
Gu Jingyang nodded. She had indeed seen it: “On her wrist.”
Gu Jiangxue was a demon hunter. While not entirely proficient in demon suppression, she knew quite a bit.
“It was too deliberate. A great demon can usually conceal their demonic energy when not in combat, unless they encounter a higher-level demon or a cultivator with profound cultivation, who detects their demonic energy.”
“According to what you said, A’Ling didn’t use demonic energy to harm anyone at that time. Why would there be a need to expose her demonic energy?”
“And on her wrist, such a conspicuous location.”
Gu Jingyang nodded. She also felt it was extremely deliberate, as if trying to make them all see that A’Ling had demonic energy.
“Who could it be? Who is targeting A’Ling so specifically? What is their motive?” Gu Jingyang couldn’t quite understand.
Did that person want to frame A’Ling for the escape of the Ghostly Fiends and the invasion of the monstrous beasts?
But if A’Ling’s body didn’t show any demonic energy, wouldn’t everything be disproven? Could it be that person firmly believed A’Ling had demonic energy?
Could A’Ling truly be a demon?
Gu Jiangxue saw her expression and sighed slightly. They had the same thought. With such painstaking effort, it must confirm A’Ling’s identity.
“Mother… If…”
Gu Jingyang didn’t know how to express herself. She wanted to say that even if A’Ling were a demon, she wouldn’t believe she would do bad things.
Whether she was a demon, a monster, human, or ghost, she would protect her.
Because she was A’Ling, the one who would risk her life for her.
And she was willing to risk her life for her.
Gu Jiangxue, as a mother, understood her daughter’s feelings. She gently stroked Gu Jingyang’s face.
“Do what you want to do.”
Deep within Pi Lingyun Valley, A’Ling was unaware that Mystic Crane Mountain was now spreading rumors that she was a spy from the demon realm. As she fell into Pi Lingyun Valley, she looked at the hellish scene and suddenly remembered many things.
In her previous life, she had also fallen into Pi Lingyun Valley, but that memory was very blurry.
Each time she recalled it, the conclusion was that she had accidentally fallen in herself.
This time, the moment she fell into Pi Lingyun Valley, seeing the dense, tide-like Ghostly Fiends and hearing their cold, sharp cries, A’Ling remembered everything!
It was Elder Qi Yu. In her previous life, she hadn’t fallen into Pi Lingyun Valley by herself. She had been brought in by Elder Qi Yu.
At that time as well, the barrier had developed a crack for some reason, and Elder Qi Yu had taken many people into Pi Lingyun Valley amidst the chaos.
It was puppet technique!
A’Ling finally understood why, when she asked Elder Qi Yu about the appearance of the Ten Fiend Ghost Soul in this life, she couldn’t answer, but instead said she would know when she saw it.
It was because in her previous life, she had found the Ten Fiend Ghost Soul herself!
At that time, after giving the bead formed by the Ten Fiend Ghost Soul to Elder Qi Yu, she had taken her things and left. If she hadn’t accidentally obtained a magical artifact in Pi Lingyun Valley later, she wouldn’t have been able to get out.
Thinking of the scene she had seen in her dream, Apothecary Mu Ling had told Shi Qingqian that she was possessed by the Wrath Soul Ghostly Fiend because someone had waited outside Pi Lingyun Valley and developed resentment.
No, she finally understood.
When she saw that dream, A’Ling had been puzzled. Even if the Wrath Soul Ghostly Fiend amplified her resentment, if she were just waiting outside the Pi Lingyun valley, how could she say that she waited for Shi Qingqian for a long time?
She had indeed waited for a long time, and it was a despairing wait, but not outside Pi Lingyun Valley, but inside Pi Lingyun Valley.
In hell, filled with Ghostly Fiends, abandoned by the superior she trusted the most!
When she told Shi Qingqian that she had waited for a long time, it was a very long time, so long that at that time, she thought she would rot to death in this hell.
A’Ling opened her eyes and looked at the terrifying hellish scene, her eyes turning red. This time it wasn’t from fear. She looked at Shi Qingqian, who was holding her tightly in her arms.
She hadn’t expected Shi Qingqian to jump into this ‘hell’ with her.
This time, she was not alone.
A’Ling’s eyes ached as if they would bleed tears. Thank you, she thought fervently in her heart.
‘Thank you for not leaving me alone anymore.’
A’Ling tried with all her might to regain control of her body. She didn’t know why, but her consciousness was now clear, yet her body was out of control.
She hadn’t injured Fushang or jumped into Pi Lingyun Valley with her own will.
It was Elder Qi Yu, the puppet technique. In her previous life, she had only regained consciousness after Elder Qi Yu left her.
Later, after leaving Pi Lingyun Valley, she was possessed by a Ghostly Fiend. She happened to meet Shi Qingqian, who brought her back to the cave dwelling. When she finally regained consciousness, her memories were very chaotic due to being possessed by the Ghostly Fiend.
When Elder Qi Yu saw her return, she used some unknown method to make her memory very vague.
A’Ling trembled with shock, wanting to cry but unable to. Her heart felt like it was blocked by a clot of sour blood, and even her breathing was hot and bloody.
Why could she have been so foolish? She finally understood. The Spirit Suppressing Incense was also intentionally sent by Elder Qi Yu to harm Shi Qingqian.
But why? She had always considered her a respected superior, respected and adored her, even seeing her as her only family in Mystic Crane Mountain. Why would she do this to her?
A’Ling’s breathing became painful, her eyes red, and her soul felt like it had been pierced by a Soul-Suppressing Nail. The pain was excruciating.
Why? Why!
A’Ling’s heart roared with anguish. At this moment, her spiritual energy erupted like lava, flowing to her limbs, causing her fingers to convulse.
She wanted to live, she absolutely had to live.
“Don’t be afraid, I will definitely take you out.”
Amidst the lingering, mournful cries, a gentle, hoarse voice sounded in her ear, pulling A’Ling back from her painful memories.
Shi Qingqian, hugging A’Ling, knelt to the ground. Her barrier had been cracked by the Ghostly Fiends at the bottom of the valley, and a mouthful of blood gushed out from her lungs, carrying flesh and blood. She looked at the person in her arms.
Just now, she had seen her fingers move slightly. She had also seen the pain in her eyes.
Shi Qingqian was happy for the first time to see pain in A’Ling’s eyes.
Before, watching her fall like an unconscious puppet in the air, her heart had been torn to shreds. She was in so much pain she didn’t know whether to stop the bleeding or piece together the shattered fragments.
Finally, A’Ling was about to wake up.
She would definitely take A’Ling out.
Shi Qingqian, hugging A’Ling, slashed a corner of the Ghostly Fiends at the bottom of the valley with her sword. Her mortal body was a complete weakness in front of these incorporeal Ghostly Fiends. She looked down at the wounds on her body.
The profusely bleeding wounds had even soaked through A’Ling’s clothes.
This wouldn’t do. Shi Qingqian once again activated her spell, using her sword energy to momentarily push back the surrounding Ghostly Fiends, and then sat down by the wall, holding A’Ling.
She reached out to wipe away the bloodstains that had accidentally gotten on A’Ling’s face, only to find that her hands were also covered in wounds from the Ghostly Fiends, bleeding profusely and looking terrifying.
She immediately withdrew her hand and sighed.
“Don’t be afraid, I will definitely take you out.”
Shi Qingqian circulated her spiritual energy to activate a spell. The moment her Nascent Soul emerged, she set up a life soul barrier to protect A’Ling and her body.
A’Ling saw her preparing to use her Nascent Soul to fight the Ghostly Fiends and hastily tried to stop her. This was forbidden; it was simply risking life for life!
She knew what Shi Qingqian was trying to do. She had tried it before. A mortal body in this Ghostly Fiend’s lair was like a target. Using her Nascent Soul to find a way out was indeed a method.
But if her Nascent Soul was injured, she wouldn’t be able to return to her body.
No, absolutely not. A’Ling was anxious. She knew where the exit was.
She could take Shi Qingqian out, but who would tell her how to break through this puppet restriction and regain control of her body!