Transmigrated as the Villainous Love Rival of the Abusive Novel's Heroine [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 26.2

Chapter 26.2: The Sect Leader

“This disciple was previously kidnapped by demonic cultivators. I managed to escape but accidentally stumbled into the Lingtian Secret Realm and found an opportunity. After gaining control of the realm, I was found by fellow Daoists from the Changxian Sect and invited to stay there as a guest.”

These few words glossed over the extreme danger Yun Qianxue had faced during this period.

The elders’ faces were filled with both pity and indignation.

“How could those demonic cultivators and the Changxian Sect do such a thing?!”

They were all thousand-year-old foxes. Who didn’t know that the Changxian Sect’s so-called “guest” invitation was actually a forced kidnapping? Being people who had done such things themselves, who wouldn’t understand the reality of the situation?

“However, I made a deal with the Changxian Sect.” Yun Qianxue lowered her head, looking like a child who had done something wrong and feared being scolded.

In a timid, cautious voice, she said, “I used ten slots for the Lingtian Secret Realm to trade for my release.”

“What?!” The First Elder’s face changed instantly, and a roar of anger escaped his lips. “How could you be so stupid!”

Yun Qianxue shrank back at the sight, stammering and not daring to speak further.

The Second Elder, always the calm “smiling tiger,” pulled back her impatient senior brother.

“Senior Brother, why are you getting so angry?” She glanced at Yun Qianxue with a gentle gaze, speaking with hidden meaning, “Qianxue had her difficulties. I believe she will explain everything to us clearly.”

This was a disguised demand for her to tell the whole story. Naturally, if the reason was good enough, they would reluctantly forgive her. If not, they wouldn’t hesitate to be ruthless.

Inside Yun Qianxue’s sea of consciousness, it was dark and gloomy, and the Heavenly Dao chains clattered. The person bound to the pillar, however, was laughing softly and incessantly.

It was too ridiculous. No, no—this play was simply too wonderful. she was watching with great interest and laughing out of sheer joy.

“I… I just wanted them to let me return to the Wanyang Sect.” Yun Qianxue raised her sleeve to wipe away “fearful” tears.

She sobbed in a small voice, “I didn’t tell them that the Lingtian Secret Realm actually has no limit on the number of people who can enter.”

She looked up at the elders, who had varying expressions, and said urgently with a look of sincerity, “I wanted my fellow disciples at Wanyang and all the honored elders to enter the secret realm as soon as possible to seek opportunities. It’s just… it seems I was too impatient and shouldn’t have made a deal with the Changxian Sect.”

This insinuation was a counter-move against the Second Elder, but it didn’t make her too angry. After all, the most important thing right now was the Lingtian Secret Realm.

“Are those words true?” No limit on the number of people? Could such a good thing exist?

“Yes.” Yun Qianxue nodded, speaking honestly, “As long as I act as the protector, anyone can enter or leave at will.”

Hearing this, the elders began to calculate in their hearts. They exchanged glances, knowing that Yun Qianxue would have to be pampered from now on. They had to find every way to keep her in the Wanyang Sect forever, coaxing her so she would willingly contribute to the sect’s growth.

“Very well. We will discuss this further after the Sect Leader has recovered.”

With a decision made, the First Elder turned his attention to Wan Chi, who was lying on the ground, his life or death unknown. The Third Elder, a medical cultivator, stepped forward to examine him. His expression was grave.

“How is he?” the Fourth Elder, who was meditating nearby to recover, asked with concern.

The Third Elder withdrew his hand and shook his head sorrowfully. With a long sigh, he said, “Demonic energy has entered his body. I fear his cultivation is completely destroyed.”

From this day on, even with a supply of spiritual herbs and pills, he would only be clinging to a miserable life—little more than a useless cripple.

“How can this be?” Yun Qianxue knelt beside Wan Chi in grief, her eyes full of sorrow. Her cries of “Father” were heart-wrenching to hear. Even these old foxes, who had countless souls on their hands, couldn’t help but look away, unable to bear the sight.

Wan Chi was currently unable to speak. He could only widen his eyes and stare deathly at his “heartbroken” daughter. His bloodshot eyes were filled with hatred.

Sobbing and trembling, Yun Qianxue used her hand to cover his eyes, her own gaze turning chillingly cold beneath the shroud.

The Third Elder sighed softly, his heart softening. He patted Yun Qianxue’s shoulder, which was shaking from her constant crying. He comforted her warmly, “Contain your grief. There is still that traitor Su Long to deal with. Qianxue, you must stay strong.”

Hearing this, Wan Chi—whose eyes were covered—twitched his limbs slightly, his throat making a “he-he” sound. Yun Qianxue didn’t speak, only nodding silently.

“Good girl,” the Third Elder said with relief. The other elders also mused that the girl who used to be weak and only knew how to chase after Pan Yang had grown up and become sensible.

In this entire farce, only the Black Tiger stood by with its fur bristling. Its claws tore through boulders, and it growled low in its throat, standing ready. Its golden eyes stared intently at the trembling, “sorrowful” Yun Qianxue; its instincts forced it to be defensive.

Sensing this, Yun Qianxue’s dark eyes shifted slightly. She covered her lips and glanced at it nonchalantly.

“Roar!” The Black Tiger suddenly erupted with a threatening, terrifying snarl.

This woman is clearly smiling!

No one else knew that she was only shaking because she was laughing so hard, her red lips parted so wide she had to use her sleeve to hide them. Her eyes were clouded with darkness so deep it was bone-chilling!

The Black Tiger’s roar drew the attention of the elders. They looked at the small creature, and the more they looked, the more shocked they became. They couldn’t help but ask Yun Qianxue: “Could this be the Guardian Spirit Beast of Wanyang?”

According to records, after Elder Qingyang of Wanyang fell a thousand years ago, the Guardian Spirit Beast Black Tiger had disappeared. And the sect rules stated that the one who subdued the Black Tiger was the rightful Sect Leader. The previous Sect Leader had only taken the position because the Black Tiger was nowhere to be found.

“It is,” Yun Qianxue said, lightly wiping a water droplet from the corner of her eye. She felt that the trick Jiameng taught her—using dew to act as tears—was indeed very useful.

“How can this be?!” The First Elder swayed, unable to believe it.

As if knowing what he was thinking, the Black Tiger transformed, using spiritual power to reveal its original form. A massive creature, stepping on purple lightning and swallowing clouds, appeared before everyone. Although it couldn’t reveal its true divine body due to the Heavenly Dao, they couldn’t tell the difference with this spiritual avatar.

Sure enough, the First Elder’s face turned gray. His last hope was gone. During the battle with Su Long, he had intentionally held back so that the sect and Su Long would both be weakened, allowing him to reap the rewards. Who could have expected that while the sect was damaged, Yun Qianxue would appear out of nowhere?

“Since the Black Tiger has acknowledged its master, and Qianxue holds the Lingtian Secret Realm which can help Wanyang regain its prestige, the position of Sect Leader is rightfully hers,” the Fifth Elder, whose limbs had been blown off, recommended with a pale face while being helped by the Third Elder. He desperately needed the treasures from the secret realm to recover; as long as he could regrow his limbs, what did it matter who was Sect Leader?

The “smiling tiger” Second Elder’s gaze shifted, and she said with a bright smile, “I agree as well.” Being on good terms with Yun Qianxue was clearly the most beneficial path now.

The Third Elder looked at the Black Tiger lying behind Yun Qianxue—seemingly lazy but actually protecting her—and his heart trembled. This was not a fellow they could defeat. As they say, “The wise man submits to the circumstances.” He said bluntly, “I agree too.”

The First Elder knew there was no turning back the tide and had to agree. The others had no objections.

“In that case, this disciple thanks the elders,” Yun Qianxue said, raising her hand in salute.

Look—even though Yun Qianxue was now the Sect Leader, wasn’t she still respectful to them? Thinking this, the elders felt better.

The First Elder pointed at the trapped Su Long and said directly, “How should this traitor be handled?”

“Send him to the Punishment Hall. I will leave it to the First Elder to handle,” Yun Qianxue said, essentially doing a favor for the First Elder who oversaw the Punishment Hall. In any case, it wouldn’t be long before Su Long died from demonic energy rupturing his heart-veins, and nothing would be traced back.

“The sect is currently a mess; I must trouble the elders to handle the cleanup. I will settle my father first, and in a few days, I will discuss the Lingtian Secret Realm with you.”

Yun Qianxue had no more patience for the smell of blood here, so she found an excuse and left with Wan Chi.

The Black Tiger, back in the form of a black cat, sat on her shoulder. The more it thought about it, the more it felt it had been tricked. But after much consideration, it didn’t dare ask. It had personally seen this woman, under the guise of protecting Wan Chi, strike a Soul-Locking Curse into his soul.

The Soul-Locking Curse could lock the soul and control the body. Yun Qianxue didn’t do much else, except crippling his limbs and silencing him. He was destined to spend the rest of his life able to hear and see, but never speak.

“What is it? Do you have a question?” Handing Wan Chi over to Liuyun Sunü and the others to deal with, Yun Qianxue took out the peach blossom and sniffed it. The sweet fragrance calmed her irritation and the darkness in her eyes.

She picked the Black Tiger up by the scruff of its neck. Her apricot eyes narrowed slightly, her chin tilted up, and she said bluntly, “Ask.”

The Black Tiger instinctively tucked its paws, swallowing several times, feeling a strange sense of dread. Yun Qianxue didn’t speak, just stared at it. Finally unable to bear the gaze, the tiger closed its eyes and roared: “You tricked me!”

Yun Qianxue tilted her head as if confused.

Seeing this, the Black Tiger’s anger flared. It bared its teeth and pawed at the air indignantly: “You intentionally scared me to make me reveal my identity as the Guardian Spirit Beast, and then you let those dregs push you into becoming the Sect Leader, didn’t you!”

The Black Tiger felt extremely wronged. How could this woman be so wicked?

“How could that be?” Yun Qianxue flatly denied it. She wasn’t doing it on purpose. “It was just that you growled too loudly, which made me look over.” She put away the flower and picked up the tiger. “Don’t overthink it. Come with me to the Changxian Sect.”

“What for?” The tiger was extremely reluctant.

“Naturally, to expose the evil deeds of the demonic cultivators and urge them to attack the Zhou Tian Pavilion early to slay demons.”

This woman is up to no good again. The Black Tiger bared its teeth. “They’re currently worried about the Vast Sea’s riot; they don’t have time for you.”

“The Vast Sea riot is being suppressed by the Demon Venerable; she won’t be back for six months to a year.” Yun Qianxue said calmly, “If we don’t strike now, it will be troublesome to destroy the Zhou Tian Pavilion once this opportunity passes.”

“Tsk…” Truly wicked. The Black Tiger lay on her shoulder, dejected and unwilling to say more. It suddenly felt a bit of pity for those dregs; they didn’t know their ancestors were sealed beneath the Zhou Tian Pavilion. Attacking the Pavilion was like kicking a nest of ancestors. Those old ghosts could kill a bunch of useless descendants with a single backhand slap. Tsk tsk tsk, they’re so pitiful to have met such a madwoman…

Without the Black Tiger’s chatter, Yun Qianxue’s thoughts returned to the Vast Sea riot. She had learned of Yin Shaoqing’s whereabouts from the seniors on the third level when she escorted Jiameng back. To be honest, her teeth were itching with anger.

The Vast Sea was mysterious and treacherous; even she, as one with great luck, could not easily enter. How could Yin Shaoqing—did she have two extra brains or three extra arms—dare to barge into the Vast Sea?!

“And she even prepared a washboard…” Yun Qianxue gnashed her teeth and whispered, “Is one enough? You can kneel on it until the end of time!”

If you have the guts to kneel on a washboard, why didn’t you have the guts to discuss it with me? Hah, Yin Shaoqing’s mouth was a lying ghost; not a word of it was true.

Yun Qianxue’s resentment was so deep that far away in the Vast Sea, Yin Shaoqing felt a sudden shiver. Before she could figure out who was trying to harm her, the fat cat added a finishing blow.

“Host, please take note: the Female Lead’s blackening value has reached 91%. Please stop her from blackening further immediately.”

Yin Shaoqing: “…” Oh, so it was her beloved wife who wanted to harm her. That’s fine, then.

“No, what is she doing right now?” Yin Shaoqing endured it, but eventually, she could endure no more. She stood majestically above the Vast Sea, divine power surging in her hands. Using the divine crystal as a guide, she used the stars as a brush and the Vast Sea as the eye of the array to draw the Great Zhou Tian Sealing Array.

As long as the stars and moon remained, the array markings would not fade; as long as the Vast Sea existed, the array eye would not break. But to complete the drawing—using the divine crystal and the Ladder as guides, and the thirty-five stellar immortal essences of the Star-Peering Bead as the medium—it would take a full six months.

She feared that after six months, her wife would be so angry she’d remarry. Wouldn’t she just fall apart then?

“Host, you’re overthinking it.” The fat cat rolled its eyes at its dense and over-imaginative host. It said irritably, “Your wife is currently on a killing spree.”

“Without shedding blood, you understand? Just by saying a few words and giving away some treasures, those so-called righteous Immortal Sects are fighting over them like mad dogs. They’re killing each other with zero regard for fellow disciples.”

Yin Shaoqing nodded. That was fine, then. Bottling things up too long is never good. If it were her being bullied like that, she would have hacked them into mincemeat to feed the dogs with Tiangang long ago. Her little wife was still too soft-hearted.

“Oh, give it a rest.” The system simply couldn’t look at this “love-brain” woman. “Your wife is about to trigger a war between the sects. Even if they don’t die directly by her hand, countless people will die indirectly because of her. How will she ever pay back this karma and this karmic obstacle?”

“Pay back what?” Yin Shaoqing sneered. “She went through a thousand reincarnations and accumulated merit for ten thousand lifetimes to become a god, then lowered her divine body to save this realm for ten thousand years. How is this small world going to pay back that karma?”

Get it straight: who owes whom? She didn’t know when it became okay for the debtor to bully the creditor and expect the creditor to pay them back in return. What, is the whole world her mother? Is she supposed to spoil them? Believe it or not, she’d hack a bunch of those bastards to death with Tiangang!

Fat Cat: “…” Damn, although you have a point, why does it sound so punchable when the host says it? It’s so annoying!

“Just be glad your combat power is high and you’ve managed to live safely until now without being beaten to death!”

“Hah, that’s my good luck.” She always managed to “un-box” a good body.

“Bah!” the system said dismissively. “Who was the one whose gacha pulls were ten N-ranks in a row without even a pity drop?” How did a once-in-a-century God Space gacha bug end up happening to its host? There was no explanation other than her being an “unlucky whale.”

“Hmph~” Yin Shaoqing let out a cold laugh. “Then it’s my wife’s good luck. What can you do?”

Her wife’s good luck allowed her to benefit, giving her a wisp of the Sword Immortal Qingxue’s divine blood, half a wisp of unconscious soul, and a Tiangang blade that could sever ten thousand laws. This was the benefit of proximity—hey, aren’t you mad? She has a good wife—aren’t you mad?

Mad! The system was about to die of anger from this woman’s shamelessness and punchability. “How could the Female Lead be blind enough to fall for you?!” The fat cat was so confused it was practically losing its fur.

“Do you live by the sea? (Mind your own business)” Yin Shaoqing glanced at it. Explaining it to a single system was useless.

Fat Cat: “…” Fuck! You dead woman, I’m going to fight you!!! Let’s all be destroyed! No one gets to live!

“Behave.” Yin Shaoqing flashed away, dodging the flying ball of fur, and returned to the topic. “You still haven’t told me what she’s going to do.”

“Heh heh heh.” Mentioning this made the system happy. It said gleefully, “Your girl is gathering a bunch of Immortal Sects, preparing to attack the Zhou Tian Pavilion while you’re gone. Well? Is your heart aching? Are you sad?”

The taste of being betrayed by a lover shouldn’t feel good, right?

To its surprise, Yin Shaoqing smiled beautifully. She looked at the fat cat with pity and advised warmly, “Stop arguing with me in the future; look at you, you’ve argued so much your brain doesn’t work right anymore.”

Her wife was clearly herding those “righteous” poor souls to go dancing on the graves of their ancestors. Oh wait, those seniors weren’t dead yet; you could only say she was trampling on their heads. Likely, she wanted the house cleaned out once so that when Yin Shaoqing returned, she could open the Heavenly Gate in peace. No need to worry about the righteous sects being a nuisance, let alone them causing trouble while she was opening the Gate.

However, she wondered how her wife would obtain that Heaven-Dividing Ruler.

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