The Journey of Immortal Cultivation

Chapter 1112 - 606: That Human_2

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Ning Xiaoxian often heard others mention the term "heart-wrenching pain," but she never thought that one day she would personally experience such a feeling.

The sharp, tearing pain, the helplessness and despair cannot be described by any words.

Steward Wu’s halberd pierced straight through her chest, penetrating her frail body, and pinned her firmly against the wall behind her. She didn’t need to use Divine Thought to check; she knew the halberd tip had pierced through her heart, and the crescent-shaped sharp blade beside the tip had deeply cut into her chest and abdomen. The "Soul Splitting" special effect on this fierce weapon also took effect, causing her Divine Soul to suffer another severe blow, and she could even feel the dryness of her Sea of Consciousness.

My life is over. She realized this more clearly than ever before. Strangely, she didn’t feel fear, only deep unwillingness and anxiety.

The spectators, witnessing this scene, were all dumbfounded, not knowing what deep hatred existed between Steward Wu and her that would lead to such a cruel means to kill someone. In the eyes of many, this curvaceous body pinned to the wall by the Dragon Piercing Halberd seemed like the most exquisite butterfly specimen. Her physique was still far superior to average demons, with such vigorous Life Force that even with her heart pierced, she couldn’t die immediately. At this moment, people watching this scene surprisingly felt a sense of tragic yet poignant beauty, reluctant and unwilling to look away.

And the look in Steward Wu’s eyes towards her was gentle, joyful, even somewhat kind, as if he was looking at his most satisfying work.

What kind of eyes were those? Violet like the most beautiful Purple Jade, more captivating than the clearest Crystal, and just one glance from him would seem to convey thousands of words, allowing you to instantly comprehend all his thoughts.

These were eyes that could speak.

Then a guard of the Heavenly Residence woke up to the situation, rushing forward urgently, saying, "Let her go!"

Steward Wu smiled, not even turning back, just waved his hand lightly, and the group crashed against an invisible wall of force, almost bouncing back.

He had set up a Barrier around himself.

In the crowd, Elder Bian coughed lightly, saying, "Everyone, step back."

Since the guards of the Heavenly Residence didn’t go forward, others were happy to watch the spectacle. For the moment, no one knew how many eyes were fixed on the Water Moon Mirror of the seventh floor; today, this floor was indeed lively.

Ning Xiaoxian stared closely at the man before her. She opened her mouth, barely able to utter a word: "Yin..."

Steward Wu, holding the halberd in one hand, raised a finger to his lips with the other, gently "shushing," saying, "It’s me. First meeting, Elder Ning indeed makes me look at you with new eyes!"

The radiant Divine Light in his eyes made the smile on this common face appear strangely enchanting: "Truly worthy of being Changtian’s meticulously taught little pet, your performance has pleased me greatly."

"How did you know... it was me?" Ning Xiaoxian closed her eyes and gasped, only feeling the bitterness in her heart flowing endlessly. She had guessed who the Black Hand behind the scenes was, but she didn’t expect him to personally step in, digging a pit for her to jump into.

He was the one who humiliated Changtian, imprisoning him in the God Demon Prison for over thirty thousand years, and who led her on this long Westward Journey.

The one who initiated all of this, Yin Jiu You.

It turned out while she had been monitoring him, this mortal enemy of Changtian never let his guard down when it came to her.

Her question might have seemed random, but Yin Jiu You understood immediately, and thus laughed particularly happily: "My avatar was lost outside the Bashe Forest, and that traitor Gongshu Zhao kept frequenting there. Eldest Young Master Qing Ji from Fengtian Prefecture met with danger twice, and you, the Hidden Stream Elder who appeared out of nowhere, were present at the scene. While I was only suspicious at the time, after seeing the Demon Skull, did you think I still couldn’t recognize you?"

It turned out that while she was testing Steward Wu, "Steward Wu" was testing her too. But she couldn’t figure out: "Then why did you help me kill Juan Niang?"

Her mention of this seemed to have tickled Yin Jiu You’s itch: "Haha. Such a fun game, how could I miss it? Truth be told, I’m the one who retrieved the Nanming Lihuo Sword from the Atalia Snow Mountain, hmm, finding that Hidden Sword Treasure Box took quite some kung fu too. The Divine Sword appearing in Bai Yujing was also placed in the sale by me. Changtian, oh Changtian, see, without much effort from me, just having this sword on hand would lure you into the trap."

"What nonsense Heavenly Dao! What fate! Even if you are Heaven’s favored child, falling into my hands means you’ll rot away!’’ He scoffed, leaning slightly to her ear, saying: "Oh, Changtian, this round, you should admit defeat? Don’t pretend, I know even there, you can see and hear everything."

Such a tone felt like banter between old friends, yet what kind of conversation was that between mortal enemies? She stared fixedly at Yin Jiu You, seeing that although he smiled, his eyes clearly and unmistakably bore a tenacity, only then realizing: "That’s right, he doesn’t know Changtian’s Primordial Spirit isn’t currently in prison. He always thought this was a match in his game with Changtian."

Yin Jiu You knew that only the Nanming Lihuo Sword in this world could free Changtian from the God Demon Prison, so his avatar went ahead of her to retrieve the Divine Sword from Atalia Snow Mountain; he suspected Ning Xiaoxian had acquired the God Demon Prison based on various signs, hence he put the Divine Sword into Bai Yujing’s sale to test her. Her extraordinary desire for the sword and determination, coupled with her origin—the Hidden Stream founded by Changtian—if Yin Jiu You still couldn’t deduce the relationship between Changtian and her, he wouldn’t be worthy of being called Yin Jiu You.

However, his calculations, albeit clever, couldn’t incarnate the Heavenly Dao, unaware that the trap he meticulously set only caught Ning Xiaoxian, and Changtian wasn’t involved at all!

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