novelraw Chapter 109 - 96: Oral Prohibitions
Chapter 109 - 96: Oral Prohibitions
The road ahead is long and full of trials. As soon as Ji Lingruo set foot on the Zhongyuan Continent, she wanted to turn back. But without a Demon Pill and Divine Mountain Documents, she couldn’t board the ship home.
Thus, the young girl steeled herself to face her destiny by bravely heading inland.
Ji Lingruo was determined to learn the top cultivation techniques on the Divine Mountain. Only renowned sects like Profound Sky Sect, Spirit Treasure Sect, and Celestial Spirit Sect were fit for her future identity as the Snake Race Empress’s sister.
Yet, endless problems and obstacles made her journey nearly impossible. Without the Demon Pill, her talent among the Human Race was below average, and her whole body’s Profound Qi lacked the central control to regulate it. She couldn’t manage her Profound Qi as smoothly as others.
So even after lowering her expectations and visiting lesser-known sects along the way, she still found no pathway to immortality. Even when someone showed interest in recruiting her, she keenly sensed they were after her beauty. Later, when she frequently fell into danger, she relied on the Magical Treasures she brought from her tribe to escape peril. The bad people she encountered vastly outnumbered the good ones, making her wary of strangers.
When all her money was spent and her Magical Treasures nearly lost their effectiveness, she arrived at Chuyun City. Here, she had to find a place to stay, or she’d have to shapeshift and let the Central Continent cultivators send her back to the East Japan Continent.
After some inquiries, she headed straight to the Mandarin Duck Sword Sect. Because it’s the worst sect in the city and the surrounding hundreds of miles, with a master who ran away and only a blind disciple remaining, it was the sect most likely to take her in.
She resolved to join this sect; at this point, returning shamefully to the Snake Race would mean she’d never hold her head high again. However, she wasn’t blindly making this decision; she had researched the sect beforehand.
Luckily, she had watched the blind disciple hunting on the mountains from afar and noticed his impressive swordsmanship, showing that the sect indeed had some foundation.
Even luckier, this blind young man was really handsome...
Unfortunately, this blind youth was too stubborn and rigid. Even when she humbled herself to become his junior sister, he consistently refused. What kind of ancient sect heritage was this that disciples couldn’t be accepted easily?
Fortunately, when earnest efforts meet obstacles, a way is found. The master’s wife intervened to accept her, which was the only time she saw this master. Yet, the master’s beauty left her stunned, making her dare not claim to be the world’s most beautiful woman again.
Once it was determined that she was his junior sister, the blind youth seemed like a different person, turning from the cold-faced rejecter into a gentle, caring senior brother. In life, he cared for her deeply; in studies, he taught her everything. This warmth made Ji Lingruo feel a sense of warmth she’d never felt before, gradually letting go of her suspicions and reservations.
Through this progressive accumulation, she even felt that she was developing an inappropriate feeling for this senior brother. Which possibly explains why she still chose to stay despite seeing the complete name of the sect...
If there’s no hatred, she thinks living here as an unaccomplished junior sister for life isn’t bad.
The real story might be mundane, but in the version Ji Lingruo told You Su, it’s naturally retouched with lots of embellishments.
For instance, her educational journey wasn’t described as so miserable; her Snake Race’s status in the Demon Race was portrayed higher than it actually was...
"So you see, it’s your fortune that I, the great lady, could look favorably upon your shabby sect," Ji Lingruo quietly elbowed You Su’s waist.
"Indeed, it’s quite my fortune for three lifetimes," You Su nodded lightly, unwilling to point out the obvious flaws in the young girl’s self-narrative.
"It’s good that you know." Ji Lingruo nodded, assured.
"But what does this have to do with junior sister wanting to leave? Now your Demon Pill is restored, in the future we..."
"What are we going to do?" Ji Lingruo’s beautiful clear eyes shifted, puzzled.
"We... can continue cultivating the sect’s higher techniques together..."
You Su spoke as euphemistically as he could, since the window dressing was peeled back, the two no longer were hindered by emotional or physical barriers, and they could naturally cultivate the true essence of the Heaven and Earth Yin Yang Joyful Union Skill.
Though Ji Lingruo might have been foolish, she grasped the deeper meaning of the words, her face blushing like blood, hurriedly rising from You Su’s shoulder, embarrassed and annoyed:
"Who said I would practice that wicked skill with you?"
"How can it be a wicked skill?" You Su promptly corrected her, uncaring if others misjudged the sect but his junior sister couldn’t have such a wrong understanding, "Yin Yang Skill is the deepest truth of the Heavenly Dao, misusing can lead to life beyond death. It’s mere ignorance that causes people to misunderstand it profoundly, junior sister mustn’t be like them."
Taisui did a great deed in helping the junior sister repair her meridians, but did my cherished treasure of eighteen years have no merit?
"You’re just good at talking, clearly it’s wicked!"
Ji Lingruo, shy, began to stutter, trying to withdraw her arm tightly entwined with You Su’s.
You Su couldn’t let Ji Lingruo escape easily; he tightened his grip and chuckled, "If it’s wicked, how did junior sister learn in secret?"
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Ji Lingruo was rendered speechless by You Su, pondering for a while before retorting,
"How was I secretly learning? I found it in the library on my own, noticed it was different from what you taught, thought you were hiding it, but who would have thought it such a low and wicked skill? I, I want to forget, but it’s like ink stained water that’s hard to wash away."