After the Second Playthrough, the CP-Less Female Lead Kneels and Begs Me for Forgiveness [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 16

At the same time, outside the secret realm.

Suddenly, cultivators were being thrown out in groups. Some held a single blade of grass in their hands; others were covered in scars, clutching weapons with fierce glares in their eyes.

Some were shirtless and eating; people of all kinds appeared outside in various postures, all of them looking utterly bewildered.

Those guarding the outside of the barrier were equally confused.

An elder from one of the sects asked, “Has something happened to the secret realm? Why have you all come out?”

Someone replied, “I don’t know! I was right in the middle of fighting a demonic beast.”

“Yeah, I was still searching for treasures.”

Disciples from various sects instinctively returned to their respective elders, while the rogue cultivators sat down on the spot to meditate and rest.

Several disciples from Great Families had not left either, keeping watch at the entrance of the secret realm.

Fang Nian quickly wrapped Li He in a cloth and led his group to Elder Qingsi, the leader of the Qionghua Sect delegation.

“Elder Qingsi, quickly, look at Li He’s back!!!”

Qingsi was a female cultivator who appeared gentle and elegant, possessing a cultivation level already at the mid-stage of Spirit Severing.

Before she could even finish counting the disciples, she was stopped by Fang Nian.

Qingsi approached Fang Nian to take a look, and a rare expression of gravity surfaced on her face: “We must get him back to Gao Yu immediately.” She didn’t say exactly what it was, but judging by her expression, she likely recognized it.

Having said that, she scanned the surroundings and noticed that Zhao Shuangbai was missing.

“Senior Sister is still in the secret realm; she encountered Shen Yunyan,” Fang Nian said, guessing Qingsi’s thoughts. He then added, “This Shen Yunyan is very strange—her cultivation has already reached the Spirit Severing stage.”

Qingsi lowered her eyes in thought. She remembered Shen Yunyan; she was clearly only at the Golden Core stage not long ago. There was something suspicious about this secret realm incident.

Qingsi pinched a hand seal, condensing a small, transparent sparrow. She had to send word of this back to the Qionghua Sect.

“Fang Nian, you, Bai Rou, and Zhu Song take Li He back. The rest of the disciples will wait here with me for Zhao Shuangbai.”

“Yes!”

Qingsi stared at the spot where the entrance to the secret realm had vanished. In truth, it was no longer visible; the opening of a secret realm lasts only a moment, and once closed, only a void remains.

Yet as Qingsi stared, she felt as if the void in that spot was trembling.

I hope Shuangbai is alright…

Inside the secret realm.

Shen Yunyan launched continuous attacks toward Zhao Shuangbai’s position, but every strike was blocked by an invisible force.

She looked up at the golden light of the rolling tribulation clouds, which now carried a hint of “Heavenly Punishment.”

This type of lightning tribulation only attacks the person undergoing the breakthrough with 100% precision, so Shen Yunyan did not leave, even while holding Shao Xibei.

She laughed, “It seems she used some sort of forbidden art. Even the Heavenly Dao won’t allow it and is sending down punishment. It looks like she won’t survive.”

Shao Xibei didn’t even want to acknowledge her and simply rolled her eyes. Since she had no strength and was being held tightly, she figured it was better to stay quiet and save her breath.

She simply gazed at the churning tribulation lightning in the sky, silently praying that nothing would happen to Zhao Shuangbai.

Finally, the purple lightning tinged with gold descended from the heavens, striking Zhao Shuangbai’s body directly.

One strike, two strikes, three strikes…

Each one was more powerful than the last. Shao Xibei felt as if her heart was about to explode from tension.

Zhao Shuangbai’s breathing was too weak; her flesh had already been blasted away by the lightning, revealing white bone.

As Shen Yunyan watched, she suddenly swung her hand to launch another attack, but once again, it was blocked.

This time, however, Shao Xibei saw the thing protecting Zhao Shuangbai—it was technology that absolutely could not exist in this world.

Shao Xibei’s eyes widened in shock. It was a system’s protective shield; she recognized it.

“System, are you there?” Still, there was no response.

However, the fact that the system’s protective shield appeared around Zhao Shuangbai pointed to only one possibility: the system had migrated over to her.

There were nine lightning strikes in total, and the final one was completely saturated with the golden light of Heavenly Punishment.

The power of Heavenly Punishment is enough to shatter the void itself. Amidst these successive bolts of lightning, Zhao Shuangbai’s cultivation rose steadily, climbing all the way to the mid-stage of Spirit Severing.

When the final bolt struck, it lingered for a long time without dissipating. Through the haze, Shao Xibei could only vaguely make out Zhao Shuangbai beneath the lightning—her form no longer even looked human.

Zhao Shuangbai did not possess Shao Xibei’s “cheat-like” immunity to pain; she was enduring this purely with her physical body.

Watching from the side, Shen Yunyan fell silent. To face the Nine Heavens Profound Lightning—the most powerful of all tribulations—combined with Heavenly Punishment… Zhao Shuangbai’s talent was truly enviable to the point of hatred.

“No wonder…” No matter if it was the previous life or this one, she could never best her.

In her previous life, Shen Yunyan had read ancient texts and knew that within the White Bone Secret Realm lay the Grave of Gods, the resting place of all ancient wills. However, no one had ever been able to find it.

In this life, she had found the Grave of Gods. She had cleansed her marrow, recast her Dao heart, and watched her bones break time and time again while her soul was scorched by karmic fire. She had endured such agony for eighty-one days within the Grave of Gods—where time stands still—suffering ten thousand forms of torture to achieve her current level of power.

Yet Zhao Shuangbai still managed to surpass her. Merely by crossing a lightning tribulation, Zhao Shuangbai’s cultivation was now higher than hers. How could she not feel hatred?

In the previous life, though Zhao Shuangbai died, her reputation and beauty were celebrated for a thousand years.

In this life, she had taken her lover. Zhao Shuangbai, how wonderful it would be if you didn’t exist.

Shao Xibei happened to glance at Shen Yunyan, only to be startled by the intense emotions swirling in her eyes.

Shen Yunyan was staring directly at Zhao Shuangbai.

As the tribulation clouds in the sky slowly dispersed, Zhao Shuangbai stood up unsteadily from the ground. Her charred flesh gradually peeled away, revealing skin beneath that was as smooth and flawless as jade.

Leaning on her sword, she looked up toward Shen Yunyan and spoke in a raspy voice: “Give her back to me.”

The smile vanished from Shen Yunyan’s face. She gathered her strength and unleashed a strike, but it was blocked by what seemed like a light, effortless flick of Zhao Shuangbai’s sword.

“Give her back to me,” Zhao Shuangbai repeated. She stood tall, gripping her sword as she approached Shen Yunyan step by step.

Shen Yunyan attacked relentlessly, but Zhao Shuangbai neutralized every move with ease. It seemed the roles had swapped once again.

The whites of Shen Yunyan’s eyes were now completely consumed by a black mist. She set Shao Xibei aside, ordering the strange demonic beast to bind her tightly with its tail.

“Take her away.”

The beast let out a “Meow.” Shao Xibei was shocked; it was like seeing a massive, muscular man emit the soft, high-pitched voice of a young girl.

Shen Yunyan flew forward, aiming directly for Zhao Shuangbai’s vitals. But it wasn’t that simple. Zhao Shuangbai swung her sword, slicing off Shen Yunyan’s sleeve—an inch closer and it would have been her arm.

Seeing the beast attempting to flee with Shao Xibei, a cold light flashed in Zhao Shuangbai’s eyes. A sword aura laden with frost sliced through the void, severing the tail that bound Shao Xibei.

“MEOW!!!” The beast let out a cry of agony, a sound so massive it felt as if it would shatter the very world around them.

Shen Yunyan clenched her fists, refusing to waste a single second in her assault on Zhao Shuangbai.

But Zhao Shuangbai was like an iron fortress; she did not allow Shen Yunyan to inflict a single wound.

Zhao Shuangbai said indifferently, “It’s time to end this.”

The moment the words left her mouth, an incredibly fast sword pierced through Shen Yunyan’s heart.

“Yin and Yang of Heaven and Earth; expel evil, eliminate malice, lock the demon. Thirty-eight positions of the Celestial Palace aligned—Seal!”

It was a Demon-Sealing Array.

Shao Xibei’s eyes widened in shock, unable to process the situation unfolding before her.

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