All The Female Disciples Want To Kill Me

Chapter 408 - 253 The Strange Su Bei Inside The Soul Lamp_1

True Word Life Pattern?

As Shangguan Wendao’s words fell, everyone’s gaze instantly focused on the Sword Maiden.

Her soft, jet-black hair was tied with a ribbon. Her long, fluttering lashes covered eyes that, perhaps due to overwhelming shock, held a trace of bewilderment.

—She had an air of naivety and bewilderment.

The Sword Maiden’s lips parted slightly, as if she wanted to say something but couldn’t find the words. This somewhat comical yet silent gesture didn’t elicit laughter; instead, it accentuated her delicate beauty.

The incredulous looks all around made the Sword Maiden lower her gaze almost to the floor. Her fair cheeks flushed a deep crimson, as if the surrounding gazes were scorching sunlight.

Am I... a True Word Life Pattern?

Then, a ripple of emotion gradually stirred in the Sword Maiden’s heart: a sudden sense of relief. Although she didn’t know what this so-called True Word Life Pattern truly meant, seeing the Ancestral Master’s changing expression, she guessed she must not be an ordinary person.

Her soft, slender hands tightly clutched the hem of her skirt, her shimmering, water-like eyes filled with confusion.

Can I obtain Master’s recognition?

If I could be stronger, if my talents were better... Master wouldn’t be disappointed, would he?

Shangguan Wendao shook his head with a smile. Stroking his beard, he said solemnly, "Mute girl, stretch out your arm."

The Sword Maiden hurriedly extended an arm—her slender, fair wrist revealing pale blue veins beneath the skin.

Shangguan Wendao felt her pulse. He frowned, then a meaningful look appeared in his eyes. "What a pity. It seems someone has deliberately sealed your meridians; they are completely obstructed."

The Sword Maiden flinched. Sealed?

Wenren Pingxin stepped forward, looked at Shangguan Wendao, and asked, "Venerable Master, can you unseal it?"

At her words, the Sword Maiden raised her head, her eyes brimming with nervousness and hope.

In Wu City, that middle-aged man had given her a so-called Cultivation Technique, yet she had been unable to cultivate it. If she had the chance to cultivate, how could she give it up?

She would never forget the words her Master had spoken on the Sacred Platform while holding her small hand in front of the entire world.

I absolutely must not disappoint Master!

I must become stronger!

Shangguan Wendao withdrew his hand. His brow furrowed deeply, and after a moment of contemplation, he said, "There might be a way, but... a certain opportunity is missing."

"What way?" Wenren Pingxin asked urgently.

"The Heaven and Earth Yellow Pill! A First Grade one."

After a long silence, Shangguan Wendao finally spoke. Then, he looked at the Sword Maiden, his eyes filled with regret.

This was tantamount to a death sentence for her; the flicker of hope that had just ignited was quickly extinguished.

"The Heaven and Earth Yellow Pill is said to have the power to break through the shackles of one’s constitution. However, such a pill is incredibly rare, found only by chance, not sought. It’s even considered legendary, as few have ever seen one."

"Let alone a First Grade one..."

His gaze towards the Sword Maiden was filled with affection. Yet, it was also filled with the vicissitudes of time and an inexplicable melancholy.

Perhaps, forever sealing this True Word Life Pattern within the Sword Maiden’s body is for the best, he thought.

Was fate being kind or cruel to her?

Perhaps, in some slumber, her already faint breath would cease, or her meridians would naturally clog with age—that was her destiny, after all!

—A girl as delicate as a snowflake. Like a snowflake, she might fall from the heavens, a crystalline hexagonal beauty, only to dissipate in the silence.

The one who went to such great lengths to seal it perhaps thought the same, Shangguan Wendao mused.

A True Word Life Pattern was inherently incompatible with the heavens.

All was silent.

Wenren Pingxin crouched down. She gently touched the Sword Maiden’s small face, carefully tidied her collar, then took her delicate hand, as tender as a bamboo shoot, and said softly, "Trust your Master. He will surely find the Heaven and Earth Yellow Pill!"

The Sword Maiden looked down at her toes and nodded slightly.

Outside, dappled sunlight filtered in, her eyelashes casting flickering shadows on her pale cheeks.

Seeing the Sword Maiden’s dejected state, Wenren Pingxin sighed deeply. She turned and left, murmuring to herself, A Heaven and Earth Yellow Pill, huh?

Nearby, Xiao Ruoching and Mo Li exchanged strange glances. Finally, Xiao Ruoching couldn’t help but ask, "Ancestral Master, are you certain it’s a First Grade Heaven and Earth Yellow Pill?"

Shangguan Wendao confirmed, stroking his beard, "Yes, a First Grade Heaven and Earth Yellow Pill. The recipe for this pill is feared to have been lost for nearly 10,000 years..."

"Ancestral Master, is it really... a First Grade... Heaven and Earth Yellow Pill?" Xiao Ruoching pressed, emphasizing each word.

Shangguan Wendao frowned slightly. He looked at this girl with the Innate Taoist Body doubtfully and asked, "Hmm? Girl, if you have any questions, feel free to ask."

Xiao Ruoching’s lips twitched as she hesitated, but in the end, she said nothing.

Looking at the three of them, Shangguan Wendao lowered his eyes and sighed deeply. "Such medicinal pills are found by fate, not sought. Everything depends on destiny..."

"Close your eyes. Follow the Cultivation Technique I will now impart and separate a wisp of your soul to place upon this Soul Lamp."

Three wisps of soul emerged above the azure lamp. Shangguan Wendao then nodded at the three girls, placed a Token signifying they were Sword Sect’s Direct Disciples into each of their hands, and departed with his hands clasped behind his back.

...

The three girls unknowingly felt a mysterious, indescribable connection to the Token in their hands.