Forcing the Aloof Master to Madness - Chapter 36.2

In front of the water mirror, Wang Xi had already unleashed her fury.

The entire room was covered in frost, almost forming icicles. Her overwhelming presence compressed everyone in the pavilion until they could barely breathe.

The water mirror also could not see the scene beneath the white mist. Shen Lezhi disappeared before everyone’s eyes just like that.

And Wang Xi had already sensed that the mother parasite of the Life-and-Death Gu in her storage ring was struggling desperately.

“In the secret realm, life and death are self-determined,” said the Youfang Academy Elder in charge of the water mirror at this moment.

She had managed the water mirror for a long time and was accustomed to seeing academy cultivators fight and die within it. Many young geniuses had perished there. Even if the masters of Youfang Academy were inwardly displeased, they would not openly discuss it.

Pursuing the Great Dao and seeking opportunities was inherently uncertain in terms of life and death. The dignified Moonlight Immortal Master, to satisfy her own private desire, was resorting to force here.

Although the room full of frost could suppress others, it was not a killing move against her.

The Elder considered herself a key figure in Youfang Academy, and her status should not be far below that of the Moonlight Immortal Master of Xuan Yu Sect.

“Then if the Immortal Master kills you with one sword, that would also count as self-determined life and death here.” Before Wang Xi could speak, the Medical Immortal and the Head of Bamboo Heart Hall, who had arrived unnoticed, suddenly interjected.

“You!” The Elder was instantly furious. This Medical Immortal was truly perverse, being so unscrupulously threatened by someone from another sect, yet still helping the outsider speak.

“Tell us how to save her,” the Medical Immortal walked over with a smile.

However, her smile was only superficial, with icy coldness in her eyes.

While she was mocking the Elder, she was also saving the other party’s life. Others in Youfang Academy did not know, but she and her Senior Sister knew that if the Shen Lezhi in the mirror truly died in the secret realm, the people present today would surely be forced into a death match with the Moonlight Immortal Master.

That small Foundation Establishment cultivator was the person the Moonlight Immortal Master had cut out half of her Exquisite Heart to save.

Truly troublesome.

She glanced irritably at the Sword Martial Faction master kneeling on the ground.

Infuriating!

“This is not according to the rules! If everyone runs to save their disciple, what rules are left for this small secret realm?!” the Elder said unhappily.

At this moment, the Head of Bamboo Heart Hall walked to the water mirror and said to the Elder, “She is not a member of Youfang Academy anyway. Save her.”

Furthermore, although it was said that life and death were self-determined, if someone from Xuan Yu Sect were truly forced to their death in the secret realm by the academy’s cultivators right in front of the Moonlight Immortal Master, this matter could not possibly end well.

Sigh.

The Head of Bamboo Heart Hall sighed inwardly, thinking that she would definitely make Feng Nianzhen pay the price later.

She really threw a hot potato at her.

Since even the Head of Bamboo Heart Hall said so, the Elder, however unwilling, could not argue any further. She could only explain the method of saving the person to Wang Xi.

“You can enter the small secret realm with your spiritual consciousness, provided you have a medium attached to her body with your spiritual power. I will inject a talisman into your spiritual consciousness. Once you see the person, transfer the talisman to her, and the activation of spiritual power can pull her directly out of the small secret realm.”

“However, after entering the small secret realm, your cultivation will be suppressed to the peak Foundation Establishment stage, and your external body will be unconscious until you exit the small secret realm.”

Upon hearing this, everyone was somewhat surprised. Didn’t this mean that once the Moonlight Immortal Master’s spiritual consciousness entered the small secret realm, her body would be in a defenseless state?

If someone were to harm her at this time…

In the Xuan Yu Sect, she might still be safe, but they were now in Youfang Academy, and the people present had just been threatened and oppressed by her.

“I will personally protect you,” the Head of Bamboo Heart Hall said to Wang Xi. “If you don’t trust me, don’t you trust Feng Nianzhen?”

Wang Xi nodded upon hearing this.

She naturally knew the relationship between Feng Nianzhen and the Head of Bamboo Heart Hall. In the previous life, these two had also achieved a positive outcome, becoming a pair of immortal companions.

Sensing that the struggle of the Life-and-Death Gu was not weakening at all, Wang Xi no longer hesitated. After the Elder injected the talisman into her spiritual consciousness, she immediately rushed to the entrance of the small secret realm, then sat down on the ground, and entered the secret realm with her spiritual consciousness according to the method described by the Elder.

The object on Shen Lezhi’s body that was attached to her spiritual power was that small white sword.

She had painstakingly crafted that Flood Dragon Sword, pouring all her efforts into every aspect.

It was imbued with her spiritual power, a gift she bestowed upon Shen Lezhi.

In the previous life, Wang Xi raised Shen Lezhi. Shen Lezhi called her “Master,” which was like a mother to her.

Although she did not have a mothering inclination, she regarded Shen Lezhi as a true family member.

She developed genuine affection for Shen Lezhi—whether it was cutting out her heart to save her, or running around for Shen Lezhi’s inability to further her cultivation, and even the Flood Dragon Sword itself. Every inch carried her affection for Shen Lezhi. She had once given everything.

Wang Xi closed her eyes, her spiritual consciousness expanding and slowly drifting. When she regained her senses, she had arrived in a strange place.

She casually formed a magical gesture, allowing her spiritual consciousness to materialize, and only then could she see the scene before her clearly.

The scene before her was bizarre. Layers of mountains and rocks surrounded her, with only faint, pale-blue light illuminating certain corners, flickering uncertainly, not like lamps, but rather like clusters of ghostly flames.

Wang Xi first searched for Shen Lezhi’s location. The latter was right beside her, tightly gripping the small white sword. She hadn’t died after falling from such a height because the small white sword had plunged into the cliff face, cushioning some of the impact for her.

However, she was severely injured. She hadn’t been protected at all when she fell, and was now barely breathing.

Fortunately, the Exquisite Heart was frantically absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy, autonomously repairing her body.

Wang Xi checked the mother parasite of the Life-and-Death Gu. It was also in a dying state, not good, but at least not dead.

Wang Xi had intended to directly inject the talisman into her body and take her out. She didn’t expect Shen Lezhi to still be conscious. Just as Wang Xi was about to touch her, she was suddenly pushed away by Shen Lezhi.

This was accompanied by Shen Lezhi’s sharp shout: “Ghost!”

Shen Lezhi was severely injured. This fright almost caused her to pass out from lack of breath.

Wang Xi paused at her shout. She indeed did not have a completely solid form at the moment; her figure was somewhat ethereal and flickering, but because she had cast a spell, she could still be touched.

“It’s me,” she clarified in a low voice to Shen Lezhi.

“I know it’s you, Ghost Master, right? I had a Ghost Grandma earlier, too. Don’t come over! I’m telling you, I’m not afraid of you!” Shen Lezhi was truly unable to move, so she could only pretend to be strong in her words while communicating with the ‘ghost’ in front of her.

She was absolutely certain that the Wang Xi in front of her was fake, after all, she had just seen her long-missed Grandma earlier.

At that time, Shen Lezhi thought she had truly died, returned to her hometown, and was back with her Grandma.

She cried loudly and reached out to hug her Grandma, not even noticing the unbearable pain in her body, which was almost completely immobile.

Just as Grandma walked up to her and reached out to hug her, she didn’t expect the female ghost, who had transformed into her Grandma’s appearance, to suddenly tear open its mouth into a gaping maw and attack Shen Lezhi the next second.

If that thing hadn’t only been scary-looking but actually vulnerable, Shen Lezhi would not know where her soul would have gone by now.

But it was genuinely terrifying. She was just about to reach out and hug her Grandma when the female ghost suddenly gave her a face-to-face attack.

How annoying! Now it’s pretending to be Wang Xi.

It must have stolen the memories in her head. If she didn’t know the situation, and this female ghost disguised as Wang Xi suddenly kissed her without warning, how much psychological trauma would she develop?

Shen Lezhi gripped her small white sword, staring intently at the Wang Xi female ghost, completely on guard.

The formidable aura of the Flood Dragon on the small white sword seemed to frighten those female ghosts. Earlier, when she swung her sword to kill the Grandma female ghost, the creature immediately backed away upon seeing the small white sword.

But the Wang Xi female ghost in front of her made Shen Lezhi feel a chill in her heart. The figure walked toward her, and even when she swung the small white sword with difficulty, the figure did not retreat even half a step.

The icy expression on this female ghost’s face was exactly like Wang Xi’s, and it even emitted a scent of ice and snow that was extremely familiar to Shen Lezhi.

It gave Shen Lezhi, who was in pain all over, a strange sense of peace.

Oh dear.

Shen Lezhi dared not think further. She forcefully mobilized her spiritual power and swung the small white sword at the Wang Xi female ghost. The incomplete healing of her body brought forth intense pain from this action. Shen Lezhi gritted her teeth and desperately delivered this strike.

However, the small white sword was easily blocked by the female ghost in front of her. The ghost merely used two fingers to lightly vibrate the sword, stopping it from advancing.

Shen Lezhi’s heart sank into a deep valley. Seeing the female ghost had already walked up to her, she was on the verge of tears, her heart filled with despair as she said, “If you want to kill me, just do it. Don’t pretend to kiss me and then give me another face-to-face attack.”