Chapter 83.2 Destroy

The immortal ship could travel a thousand miles ¹ 千里 (qiānlǐ) – a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers) a day, and three days later, everyone arrived at Chaoxia City.

Su Su covered her face properly with a mermaid yarn veil. It was autumn in the mortal realm, but the sun was scorching in Chaoxia City. Tomorrow at noon, the Cangyuan Secret Realm would open, so right now, the city was full of immortal cultivators who were awaiting it.

Fuya put away the immortal ship, and the person who was here to receive them was already waiting.

“Immortals of Hengyang Sect, please follow me.”

Fuya handed over a piece of top-quality spirit stone, and the attendant was so happy that he beamed with joy. For mortals, a piece of top-quality spirit stone could prolong their lives ² 延年益寿 (yánnián-yìshòu) – an idiom; to make life longer; to promise longevity .

Everyone walked into the inn. At a glance, Cen Mixuan saw Su Su and Fuya. Her eyebrows arched in anger, and she was about to go over but Ying Zhuang held down her arm.

Cen Mixuan could only purse her lips and straighten her back.

Ying Zhuang knew that they were in the wrong. Back then, Cen Mixuan had attacked Su Su, so he was too embarrassed to mention to Qu Xuanzi that Junior Sister Cen wanted to study in Hengyang.

The little incident with Cen Mixuan didn’t raise any waves in Su Su’s heart. She didn’t care, and Yue Fuya only glanced at her indifferently, then softly talked to Su Su.

On the other hand, their reaction made Cen Mixuan extremely uncomfortable, as if she were a clown.

The night quickly passed.

The next day at noon, a dazzling white light shone over Chaoxia City. Fuya instructed his fellow disciples one by one, then finally walked back to Su Su’s side.

“Senior Sister, I have a Guiding Thread here. Although the cultivation of the people who go into the Cangyuan Secret Realm isn’t high, the secret realm itself is very dangerous. I’ll tie it to your hand, and with the Guiding Thread, we won’t be separated after we get inside. I’ll protect you well,” Yue Fuya solemnly said.

While he was clearly her Junior Brother, he was like a sensible Senior Brother.

Su Su didn’t decline his good intentions. She extended her wrist, allowing Yue Fuya to tie the blue Guiding Thread onto it.

Just when he was done tying, the white light in the sky became so bright that it hurt to look at.

Yue Fuya didn’t dare delay and immediately said, “Senior Sister, let’s go!”

Even Cen Mixuan and Ying Zhuang who weren’t far away had already flown in. At this moment, all gratitude and grudges were unimportant, as the Cangyuan Secret Realm would only open for a moment, and taking this chance to enter was the biggest priority.

In a far corner, Tantai Jin stared at the young girl’s back without blinking.

“Junior Brother, quick!” Zang Hai said.

Tantai Jin responded and slowly walked forward with Zang Hai. In a flash, his figure disappeared in place, but he didn’t choose to be with Zang Hai.

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Su Su had just entered when she felt a fierce gust of wind blowing against her body.

The entrance to the Cangyuan Secret Realm was dangerous. She opened her arms to stabilize herself, but the Guiding Thread on her wrist stung and suddenly broke.

The Guiding Thread shouldn’t have broken. She turned back, and sure enough, she’d gotten separated from Fuya and the disciples of Hengyang Sect.

Su Su could only gesture incantations with one hand and fly in steadily through the entrance first.

Word was that Cangyuan Secret Realm was dangerous, but the place she landed in was filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers ³ 鸟语花香 (niǎoyǔ-huāxiāng) – an idiom; fig. the intoxication of a beautiful spring day . Petals fluttered down like falling snow ⁴ 落英缤纷 (luòyīng bīnfēn) – The ground is full of fallen flowers; fallen flowers scattering and flying around like snowflakes; Fallen flowers are numerous , as if within a hidden paradise ⁵ 世外桃源 (shìwài-táoyuán) – the Peach Blossom Spring; a haven of peace; utopia; otherworld; a hidden land of peace and prosperity .

Su Su looked at the sun above the secret realm, identified the direction, and headed east.

She and Fuya had agreed that if anything unexpected were to happen, both would head toward the same direction and meet up.

She had only taken a few steps when a whoosh came from above. Su Su looked up and saw a black figure miserably falling through the air.

Recognizing that it wasn’t Fuya, she didn’t move.

The young man fell at the base of the peach blossom tree, stirring up the heavy layers of petals.

The strong wind had blown his black fish-patterned clothes into a wretched mess. He fell onto the ground with a crash and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Su Su’s heart had no ripples, and she lifted her leg to step over.

A blood-stained hand pitifully tugged at her white dress, “Senior Sister, I had an accident when I entered Cangyuan and I’m seriously injured, can you……”

Su Su turned back and sure enough, she saw the pale and weak Tantai Jin. She squatted down in front of him, sizing him up for a while, and finally extended her fair and slender fingers.

“How pitiful,” she murmured.

A slight hint of ridicule flashed past Tantai Jin’s eyes.

But in the next moment, thirty-six small flaming swords appeared out of nowhere behind the white-clad young girl. Each blade contained cold light and killing intent, as they stabbed towards him.

Her voice was like an early spring wind, and he could hear a soft yet slightly cold smile from it.

“I understand what you mean. After all, Junior Brother, you’re seriously injured and don’t have long to live, I’ll send you off.”

Hearing such a voice, Tantai Jin was momentarily dazed.

However, the thirty-six swords, all coldly and sharply aiming at his vital points, instantly snapped him out of it.

Tantai Jin’s gaze changed, and he looked at the young girl in front of him with a gloomy and icy-cold expression. In order to gain her trust, half of the injuries on his body were real. Seeing that the swords were about to pierce into him, he flew up and opened his hands, his domineering spiritual Qi shook all the immortal swords away.

The immortal swords quickly spun and disappeared into Su Su’s palm.

“I’ll say this just once, I don’t have a good heart and I won’t save anyone. Scram and stay away from me or I’ll kill you!”

She was no longer the Ye Xi Wu from five hundred years ago that would feel sympathy and guilt, and even at her most foolish moments, actually hope that he’d be well.

The past her had fiercely struggled to protect him in the peach blossom cocoon, carefully wiped off the blood on the corner of his eye, and looked for medicine for him, all for a promise.

However, Tantai Jin was not to be pitied, as he always had an ulterior motive. He could put on any cloak that benefited him, but beneath them hid his vicious claws and teeth.

Su Su didn’t want to meet him.

From the day she jumped off the city tower, she never wanted to see this person again.

Tantai Jin was no longer the evil god, so all she hoped for was that he’d disappear along with the nightmare of five hundred years ago. Five hundred years later, the two of them no longer had any connection with each other.

She pursed her lips, looked away from him, and turned around, walking into the distance.

Tantai Jin’s shoulder was scalded by the flames of the immortal swords. He let out a low groan, and when he looked up again, Li Su Su had already disappeared from under the peach blossom tree.

Petals fell onto his shoulder, and some memories from the past, like heavy flowing water, made it hard for him to breathe. The village under the moon, the towering peach blossom tree demon, the young girl lying on his back……

It felt so painful that he half knelt on the ground, and used the spiritual sword in his hand to support his body. As the sheath turned, his expression darkened, and the peach blossom tree beside him fell to the ground with a crash.

Everything that makes me feel unpleasant, I’ll just destroy. Once it’s all destroyed, it’ll be fine.

The rims of his eyes were slightly flushed as he looked towards the direction where Su Su had disappeared. I must get that spiritual body. Ye Xi Wu’s soul was missing. He’d traveled all over the Three Realms to call back her soul ⁶ 招魂 (zhāo//hún) – call back the soul of the dead; summon the dead , but she needed a body, so he would seize one for her.

Edited by: Gaze