“I heard that Junior Sister Qingqing of Qingying Mountain is only 16, yet her cultivation has already reached Level 2.”
“How could I not have heard? The last person to reach Level 2 at the age of 16 was Senior Sister Zhu.”
“You’re right… but tell me, do you think this Junior Sister will surpass Senior Sister Zhu in the future?”
“Based on her current performance… it’s not impossible. It seems the heavens are favoring our Linxian Sect…”
Zhu Yuexi had heard this kind of talk countless times over the last few years. It had started the moment that little slut entered the sect. From being a beautiful sprout drawing everyone’s attention to later having her talent recognized by the sect’s leadership, she had stolen a portion of Zhu Yuexi’s radiance.
Zhu Yuexi was supposed to be the Saintess of the Linxian Sect. How could a new disciple be discussed more than the Saintess herself? There were even some blind fools who dared to claim she could surpass her.
‘By what right can she surpass me?!’
From the moment Li Qingqing entered the sect, Zhu Yuexi felt a natural hostility toward her. That hostility had reached its peak over time as half of her own glory was gradually stripped away and more people began to compare the two of them.
She didn’t mind destroying her. A firefly attempting to compete with the bright moon was a joke; this was simply the price the girl had to pay.
And this opportunity had finally appeared. Her master’s requirements for her had always been as strict as they were for any other disciple, if not stricter. So, even as the Saintess of the Linxian Sect, she still had to collect monthly sect missions. This month, her mission just happened to be with Li Qingqing.
She was going to ruin Li Qingqing.
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Li Qingqing was stupider than she had imagined. Logically, a so-called genius should have a certain level of intelligence in addition to cultivation talent; otherwise, what was the point if they were killed before they could grow? With Li Qingqing’s personality, if Zhu Yuexi didn’t kill her, she would inevitably be humiliated by members of the Demon Cult in the future anyway. Zhu Yuexi was merely bringing that danger forward.
Thinking this way, the slight trace of guilt in Zhu Yuexi’s heart vanished completely. She hadn’t actually colluded with the Demon Cult; she had simply tripped the other girl up during their joint suppression of a cult outpost.
Surrounded by two Level 3 practitioners while only at Level 2, Li Qingqing couldn’t use her full strength, even if she could normally fight above her level. Those two demon cultists were from the Huanxi Sect…
‘That Junior Sister, who always acts so pure and innocent in front of the sect, will probably be…’
At the thought of this, Zhu Yuexi felt a strange surge of pleasure.
‘A slut who constantly challenges my limits deserves to be brutally defiled!’
However, what Zhu Yuexi didn’t expect was that Li Qingqing’s usual innocent appearance was a total facade. Her true identity was actually an undercover spy sent by the Demon Cult to infiltrate the Linxian Sect!
It had seemed like Zhu Yuexi was the one plotting, and she only needed to report to the sect to clear her name. But it turned out Li Qingqing had set a trap for her instead. Even the aphrodisiac Zhu Yuexi had added to the incense had been used against her.
What Zhu Yuexi hadn’t expected most was that the mastermind behind such an elaborate trap was Xu Sheng, the Valley Lord of the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons.
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“Bastard… Damn demon cultist…” Zhu Yuexi spat through gritted teeth.
As the toxins from the sandalwood incense took hold, she could only pinch her thigh with all her might to maintain a sliver of consciousness. In front of her sat a young man in white. He appeared quite young, but his aura possessed a steadiness beyond his years. According to that harlot Li Qingqing, this was Xu Sheng, the Valley Lord of the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons.
Xu Sheng sat in a chair, resting his cheek on the back of his hand, seemingly observing her condition with great interest.
“It seems the poison you used is quite potent… To use such a vile thing on a fellow disciple, you look more like a member of the Demon Cult than I do.”
“Heh…” Zhu Yuexi’s thigh was already covered in bruises from her own pinching. At this moment, her hatred outweighed her lust. “That harlot Li Qingqing… is just a spy sent to the Linxian Sect by the Demon Cult. I was right to poison her!”
Seeing the stubborn Zhu Yuexi, Xu Sheng stood up and slowly approached her. He always had ways to deal with people like her. Seeing him approach, Zhu Yuexi felt a rare sense of panic.
“Get back! Stay away! If you dare touch a single hair on my head, my master will never let you —”
*Slap!*
Unfortunately, before Zhu Yuexi could finish, Xu Sheng’s palm struck her face. Zhu Yuexi froze on the spot, her face stinging with pain. The physical shock even dulled the effects of the poison for a moment.
“Are you a bit more awake now?” Xu Sheng reached out and gripped Zhu Yuexi’s chin. “You wanted to murder and harm your fellow disciple simply because of the jealousy in your heart. If you admitted that, I might respect you a little. But claiming you knew she was a demon spy…”
Xu Sheng’s eyes and tone were filled with contempt, which was exactly what Zhu Yuexi could not stand.
“I’m not jealous of her! I just don’t think a lowly slut can compete with me!” Zhu Yuexi’s eyes were full of rage. “Doesn’t the truth prove it? There’s no need for me to be jealous of a spy. Someone with that kind of background must have paid an unimaginable price just to stand behind me! I simply felt she shouldn’t have overstepped her bounds!”
Zhu Yuexi’s words might have been the truth; she wasn’t necessarily jealous, but rather driven by a subtle, deep-seated malice. Xu Sheng remained silent, which only emboldened her.
“So what if you’re the Valley Lord? Xu Sheng, if you touch me here and my master finds out, she will definitely…”
Xu Sheng squeezed her chin, forcing her into silence. Then, he took out a Recording Stone. The footage playing on the stone was the exact scene of her setting up the aphrodisiac incense and allowing the demon cultists to sneak into Li Qingqing’s room.
Zhu Yuexi’s expression changed instantly.
“Zhu Yuexi, although you are a literal beast, as far as I know, your master is famous for being upright and heroic. She is the renowned Fairy Mo, who hates evil with a passion.”
Xu Sheng leaned closer to Zhu Yuexi. In addition to the sandalwood, she could smell a faint medicinal fragrance emanating from him.
“If your master knew your true face, what would she think?”
Zhu Yuexi’s chest heaved up and down, and her face flushed red again. This didn’t seem to be because of his threat, but because the poison was finally sinking deeper.
Xu Sheng laughed.
“You really are sinister. The amount of poison you used on your fellow disciple is enough to rouse several Level 5 ox demons…”
As he spoke, Xu Sheng kept one hand on her chin while his other hand slowly slid downward from her jaw.
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