Volume 10, Chapter 719 – True Identity Exposed

In the following days, Elder Zuo lingered around the Honghua Sect, attempting to track down the whereabouts of those few Golden Fate Blossoms. Unfortunately, no clues appeared.

Qi Huang had many shameful secrets and naturally disliked being watched all the time. So she simply ran over to those pits where the Golden Fate Blossoms had been stolen and loudly cursed the thief for half a day.

“Who the hell stole my Golden Fate Blossoms? If it’s a man, may you lose your little brother. If it’s a woman, may you never bear children!”

Qi Huang understood very well that the one who stole the blossoms was herself. Outwardly, she cursed venomously, but in truth, every curse had either already come true or was destined to.

Elder Zuo, knowing the “truth”, was so enraged that he pounded his chest and stomped his feet. He wanted nothing more than to reveal himself and “reprimand” Qi Huang on the spot. But he also understood that doing so would only bring him hatred and no benefit, so he left with a sullen face, muttering curses under his breath.

When Elder Zuo returned to his quarters, he immediately reported the “theft” of the Golden Fate Blossoms to Cao Hong.

“You’re sure what she said is true?” Cao Hong asked uneasily.

“Absolutely. At the time, I was wearing specially made clothing. There’s no way she could have discovered me, so she had no reason to lie.” Elder Zuo spoke with confidence.

“That does make sense.” Cao Hong believed him.

“Such a pity. I thought our Immortal Alliance could get a few saplings for free, but it turns out that brat is so useless,” Elder Zuo scolded angrily.

“That was to be expected. With treasures as rare as that, the entire cultivation world covets them. How could a mere girl guard them?” Cao Hong reasoned.

“So what do I do now?” Elder Zuo asked for instructions.

“Continue investigating. Do everything possible to find those four Golden Fate Blossom seeds. You know very well that such things cannot be allowed to spread unchecked.”

“Yes!” Elder Zuo accepted the order and gave up on stirring trouble at the Honghua Sect for now.

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Qi Huang breathed a sigh of relief and then began another round of “harvest”.

She traveled once more to the prefectural capital and found that her newly established Ghost Tomato collection site had already gathered seven to eight hundred thousand Ghost Tomatoes. These had been delivered by cultivators from across the continent with half of them, in fact, from Elder Zuo’s hand.

Qi Huang wasn’t surprised at all. After all, her “fertilizer” drastically boosted the yield of Ghost Tomatoes, so even more would come later.

She roughly calculated that within one year, she was certain to reach the ninth layer of the Heavenly Tribulation Realm, and within five years, ascension would not be a dream… provided she wasn’t completely feminized.

Back at her place, Qi Huang absorbed the Ghost Tomatoes. Her Divine Sense had just reached about halfway into the eighth layer of the Heavenly Tribulation Realm, which clearly showed how difficult advancing another layer had become.

Yet Qi Huang wasn’t worried in the slightest. With the assistance of the Blood Bodhi Tree, her fertilizer supply was endless. The scale of Ghost Tomato cultivation would only grow, so her pace of strengthening would not be slowed.

After absorption, she carefully preserved all the seeds, intending to sell them back to those “farmers”, especially Elder Zuo.

“That old geezer refused my seeds last time. He must be regretting it so much he’s coughing blood now. This time when I sell again, even if I raise the price by several taels, he’ll scramble to buy them. Then I’ll just shut down the collection point and bankrupt him outright.”

Qi Huang secretly plotted.

Elder Zuo, indeed, was half-crazed with anger. He had thought that mysterious figure was colluding with the Golden Fortune Auction House to swindle him. Yet this time, the Ghost Tomatoes were sold off smoothly.

“It seems that fellow isn’t working with the auction house.”

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Thinking this, Elder Zuo regretted bitterly. If he had purchased those hundreds of thousands of seeds earlier, he could have made an enormous profit now.

“Next time she sells Ghost Tomato seeds, I’ll buy every last one,” Elder Zuo vowed through clenched teeth.

Qi Huang knew that her most important task now was not getting stronger, but discovering how to use assimilation power. Thus, for the next six months, she spent her days and nights sleeping. Unfortunately, she never again glimpsed Lu Yao’s memories.

Cheng Hongling tried every possible method to “treat” Qi Huang, even discarding all a young woman’s modesty. Yet she could only watch helplessly as the feminization of the doppelgänger deepened slowly. Her anxiety grew heavier.

‘No, I must consider other options,’ Cheng Hongling thought secretly.…

Meanwhile, Ai Xing’s Yin-Yang Eyes had fully recovered, so she was summoned by the leader of the Severed Immortal Sect.

“Darling, I heard from Divine Doctor Sun that your Yin-Yang Eyes have fully recovered, right?” the sect leader asked.

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“Yes. Divine Doctor Sun said this recovery is even better than last time, and there should be no more problems,” Ai Xing reported truthfully.

“Excellent. In that case, head to the Changming Kingdom at once. You must confirm whether what you saw at the Immortal Alliance headquarters was real. If it was, then you must investigate the cause.”

“Yes, but I also hope the Sect Leader will keep his word,” Ai Xing said uneasily.

“Of course. The moment you uncover the truth, you will become the wife of the Sect Leader of the Severed Immortal Sect,” he promised again, then added, “Oh, and those young ladies from the Wenren clan you saw at the Immortal Alliance were fake.”

“Fake? What do you mean?” Ai Xing was shocked.

“Recently, word came from Wuye City. Those supposed Wenren daughters were impostors. They kidnapped real Wenren clan members to infiltrate a decoy unit and even killed three elders of the Immortal Alliance.”

“Such a thing? But they looked so young. How could they kill three elders of the Immortal Alliance?” Ai Xing asked in disbelief.

“Who knows? Perhaps they used cunning tricks,” the sect leader speculated.

“Then… since those Wenren daughters were impostors, is it still necessary for me to go to the Wenren clan?” Ai Xing pondered aloud.

“Rumors cannot be fully trusted. You must confirm this matter personally. If anyone knows the true identities of those women, it can only be the Wenren clan.”

“You’re right, Sect Leader,” Ai Xing nodded repeatedly.

The next day, Ai Xing hurried toward the Changming Kingdom, reaching the imperial capital after half a month of travel.

She took up lodging at an inn and immediately used her Yin-Yang Eyes to observe the Wenren clan’s various residences.

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After several days of watching, she discovered that the message from the sect’s disciples was indeed true. The Wenren clan did have six young daughters, but not one of them resembled the six girls she had seen at the Immortal Alliance headquarters.

Continuing her observations, Ai Xing overheard discussions from people nearby and soon learned more: the Wenren clan had actually suffered because of this.

Realizing she would need to stay long-term, she simply bought out the inn to conduct her surveillance comfortably. After all, she wasn’t short on money.

Knowing the Wenren patriarch surely knew the most, she focused on observing Wenren Jun’s Sea of Consciousness. Her guess proved correct. Within days, she made a major discovery.

Because of his son’s death, Wenren Jun was grief-stricken. His three ethereal souls and seven corporeal souls inevitably brooded over the matter, unintentionally revealing the true identities of Qi Huang and the others.

Ai Xing could hardly believe what she heard. Those girls came from an obscure little sect, and one named Cheng Hongling actually had a doppelgänger whose strength had reached the Heavenly Tribulation Realm!

Shocked, Ai Xing immediately reported her findings to the sect leader.

“I didn’t hear that wrong, did I? A twenty-something little brat actually has a Heavenly Tribulation Realm doppelgänger?” the leader asked in disbelief.

“To be honest, I too find it unbelievable! But this was spoken directly by Wenren Jun’s three ethereal souls and seven corporeal souls. It cannot be false,” Ai Xing explained.

“True. Souls dwelling in the Sea of Consciousness cannot lie, especially when unaware of Yin-Yang Eyes spying. I’m only astonished at that girl’s power,” the sect leader sighed.

“So what should I do next? Should I go to the Honghua Sect?” Ai Xing asked.

“Return first. I will send others to investigate the general situation of the Honghua Sect and that girl. Since our target is already a Heavenly Tribulation Realm expert, you cannot go recklessly. The Yin-Yang Eyes are crucial for our sect’s future.”

After a moment’s thought, the sect leader issued his order.