A Max-Level Demon Lord Starts An Alt Account [Rebirth] - Chapter 3

Although the Flying Cloud Geese in this pond were not weak, they were domestic fowl that had been raised here. They had no combat experience or fighting ability at all.

Xu Shang carried her sword into the pond and soon lured one Flying Cloud Goose away from the others.

After leading the Flying Cloud Goose aside, she began setting up an array to hunt it down. Very easily, she captured one plump Flying Cloud Goose.

“Junior Sister, now you know how amazing your Senior Sister is, right?” Xu Shang performed a sword move in a dashing pose, then naturally sheathed her sword. “How about it? Do you want to learn? Senior Sister will teach you.”

Ming Ye thought for a moment, then revealed a foolish expression. “Want to learn.”

“Then I’ll teach you later.” Xu Shang became excited. In the past, Junior Sister would never learn swordsmanship. The old Little Sister had been completely uninterested in these things.

Carrying the big fat goose, she said, “Let’s go. We’ll go find Sister Zhao and ask her to help process this big fat goose.”

Ming Ye’s body stiffened, and she looked at her in astonishment.

Xu Shang suddenly leaned closer until her face was only half a finger away from Ming Ye’s. “Eh, Little Sister. Your expression is much livelier today. Is your lost-soul illness about to get better?”

Ming Ye’s heart startled. She hurriedly made an even more foolish and dull-witted expression.

Seeing this, Xu Shang looked somewhat disappointed. “Sigh, looks like I misunderstood.”

With one hand, she carried the big fat goose. With the other, she held Ming Ye’s hand. “Let’s go. We’ll go find Sister Zhao.”

“Sister Zhao?” Ming Ye deliberately acted confused, asking in an ignorant yet curious tone.

Although Xu Shang knew she was a fool, she still patiently explained, “Sister Zhao is Martial Uncle Zhao’s disciple. Martial Uncle Zhao is our Master’s senior brother. But they aren’t people of our Cangyun Gate. He was Master’s senior brother before Master established Cangyun Gate. So Sister Zhao stays here as a guest elder. Because we were all very young back then, and Master alone simply couldn’t handle everything, Sister Zhao stayed behind to help take care of us.”

“Eldest Sister’s parents ascended long ago. Both her father and mother entered the Dao through killing and proved their Dao through ascension, so ever since Eldest Sister was born, her temperament has often been violent, and she enjoys slaughter. That’s why Master had her practice the sword, using pure sword intent to restrain the violent, bloodthirsty nature inside her. Master also guided her onto the Emotionless Dao in order to wear down the temperament of the Killing Dao within her.”

“Second Sister was rescued by Eldest Sister while Eldest Sister was traveling down the mountain. She has a pure yin constitution. With even the slightest carelessness, she might have become a cultivation furnace for evil cultivators. Also, a pure yin constitution easily gives birth to heart demons, so Master taught herself the medical Dao and personally led Second Sister onto the path of medicine, hoping that she could enter the Dao of benevolence through medicine and use merit to drive away her heart demons.”

“When Second Sister and Master were traveling, they encountered a dead city ravaged by plague. There were tens of thousands of people in the city, and I was the only infant who still had one breath left. So Master and Second Sister protected my heart meridians and brought me to Medicine King Valley for treatment.”

“Sister Zhao’s master, which is our Martial Uncle Zhao, is a medical cultivator. He is also a registered physician of Medicine King Valley. Sister Zhao had been in Medicine King Valley all those years. After Master and Second Sister took me there to seek medical treatment, Sister Zhao kept taking care of me. Later, she even followed us back to Cangyun Gate.”

“After that, my body recovered, and I could cultivate. Master went down the mountain to travel and chased an evil cultivator into the mortal world. Through a series of coincidences, she became the State Preceptor of the mortal realm and discovered you in the imperial family, suffering from lost-soul illness. After that, Master brought you back. Because you had lost-soul illness, Master has spent all these years trying to find a way to treat you. Since Master often leaves Cangyun Gate, Sister Zhao, who should have returned to Medicine King Valley, really couldn’t feel at ease leaving the four of us martial sisters alone, so she stayed here to take care of us.”

Xu Shang said so much, but she did not expect Little Sister to actually take it in.

However, as long as Little Sister asked, she would properly explain. She would not treat Little Sister like a fool and brush her off. This was what Master had taught her since she was young.

She was a proper sword cultivator who intended to take all living beings under heaven as her responsibility. Since her eyes could hold all things in the world, naturally, they could also hold her Little Sister.

Under the Heavenly Dao, all living beings were equal.

Since they were equal, she could not be biased.

Ming Ye could naturally sense Xu Shang’s attitude toward her. In her heart, she sighed with emotion. That mysterious Master of hers had taught these disciples very well.

She had secretly watched Eldest Sister practice swordsmanship in the courtyard before. At the time, she had only felt that her sword Dao was sharp, fierce, and filled with killing intent, and she had thought Eldest Sister must be some vicious, evil person. Now that she knew Eldest Sister had inherited her parents’ Killing Dao, yet could still calmly and peacefully investigate principles and practice the sword, it was truly rare.

Then there was Second Sister Xu Liang. As someone with a pure yin constitution, her thoughts were naturally sensitive and fragile, and she loved overthinking and taking extreme paths.

Yet within a sect of sword cultivators, although she could not practice the sword, she felt no discomfort at all. She still possessed a pure and sincere heart as she entered the medical Dao. This too was difficult and precious.

As for Xu Shang, even after spending only a short time with her, Ming Ye could feel her goodwill. She looked like an extremely reckless person, yet when treating a foolish child, she had endless patience.

Ming Ye suddenly became curious about that mysterious Master.

The two of them arrived at a small house located in a secluded place. Outside was a low wall enclosed by a bamboo fence. Some medicinal plants were planted inside, and even before entering, they could smell the fresh fragrance of medicinal herbs.

“Sister Zhao!” Xu Shang called from outside the house. “Little Sister and I came to see you!”

With a creak, the wooden door opened.

A woman as gentle as water walked out from inside. She looked like a mortal woman in her early thirties, very much like a married woman of the human world.

“Hurry in. Why did you bring Ming’er over? Don’t let her catch cold.” Zhao Suian wrapped Ye Ming in spiritual power. Ye Ming could feel that gentle spiritual power turn into a barrier surrounding her.

Xu Shang smiled. “She won’t catch cold. Junior Sister has already drawn qi into her body. Ordinary cold wind can’t even touch her, not to mention this place has Master’s great array. It’s like spring all year round and isn’t cold at all.”

“You and that glib tongue of yours. You never visit without a reason. What have you come to me for?” Zhao Suian looked at the Flying Cloud Goose in her hand. “This is…”

“Sister Zhao, Little Sister wants to eat this big fat goose. Help process it for us, please. Second Sister is in seclusion and won’t let me disturb her, and I don’t know how to cook.” Xu Shang swallowed, terribly greedy. “It’s true. Ask Little Sister if you don’t believe me.”

Xu Shang nudged the person beside her with her elbow. “Little Sister, tell her. Wasn’t it you who wanted to eat it?”

Ye Ming did not speak. She only slightly raised her head and looked at Zhao Suian.

Zhao Suian suddenly laughed. She took the big goose from Xu Shang’s hand. “All right. Stop using your junior sister as an excuse. These big geese were brought back by Aunt Xu for you all to eat in the first place. If you want to eat, just say so. No one is going to laugh at you.”

Xu Shang chuckled awkwardly. “It really was Little Sister who wanted to eat it. Why don’t any of you believe me? Ah, right… roast the skin a little crispier, Sister Zhao.”

Xu Shang fussed around behind Zhao Suian. Ming Ye looked at the harmonious appearance of these martial sisters and could not help feeling a little envious.

She had been born in the Demon Realm. What greeted her from the moment she came into this world was endless battle. She had needed to step over mountains of corpses and seas of blood and sit in the highest position before she could gain even a moment of respite.

But in the end, her skill had still been inferior. She had died beneath the sword of that Light of the Righteous Path.

In this new life, she would definitely take revenge.

However, right now, she was only a foolish child in the Qi Refining stage. There should be no harm in temporarily enjoying the warmth within Cangyun Gate.

Ming Ye watched Zhao Suian handle the Flying Cloud Goose cleanly and efficiently. She could not help feeling somewhat surprised. So those Flying Cloud Geese raised there really were for the disciples to enjoy.

She looked over the simple, plain buildings of this sect. She had thought this sect was very poor, but she had not expected that beneath its surface poverty, there was wealth great enough to overturn the heavens.

“Little Sister, let’s go. I’ll take you to the back mountain to practice swordsmanship. We’ll come back to eat once the big goose is ready.” Xu Shang held Ye Ming’s hand and took her to the back mountain.

The back mountain was full of spring vitality, birdsong, and the fragrance of flowers. Standing there, Ming Ye took a deep breath and felt both her body and mind become refreshed.

“This place is fun, right? It’s much prettier than that one big peony in your room, isn’t it?” Xu Shang leaned beside her and said with a smile, “Wait here. Senior Sister will lure some butterflies over for you.”

Xu Shang took out her long sword. As she danced with the sword, the blade stirred the blooming petals, drawing out the pollen and scattering it with sword qi.

Very soon, butterflies in the distance sensed the pollen and rapidly flapped their wings over.

Dozens, hundreds, thousands—and then even more came after that… countless butterflies, along with densely packed honeybees, bamboo bees, Linghuo Bees, Nine-Headed Bone-Eroding Bees…

Ming Ye instinctively wanted to circulate demonic energy to resist those bees, but at the critical moment, she remembered that she had already changed bodies. Once she used demonic energy, she would certainly be exposed.

She pretended to be frightened and took a step back.

Xu Shang sheathed her sword and, feeling that she had been especially valiant and stylish, asked Little Sister, “How was it? Was Senior Sister’s sword dance beautiful?”

Ye Ming turned around and ran. She did not want to live another life only to die beneath the poisonous stingers of these bees before she even had time to take revenge.

As she ran, she even made the worst possible assumption. Perhaps this Third Sister was not as pure and harmless as she appeared on the surface. Beneath that carefree exterior was a vicious heart. She had deliberately brought Ming Ye here because she wanted to use the poisonous bees to take her life.

Seeing her actions, Xu Shang turned her head in shock. “Whoa! I overdid the dance!”

She hurriedly ran after her, quickly scooped up Ye Ming, and while running, summoned her bonded sword. Then she brought Ye Ming onto the bonded sword and flew through the air.

She wrapped Ye Ming, who was in front of her, with spiritual power and occasionally looked back at the poisonous bees chasing them as though their lives depended on it.

“Hahaha. I haven’t played like this in ages.” Xu Shang brought Ye Ming along as she flew freely through the air on her sword. From time to time, she even made a sharp turn, breaking through the wind and flying against it. She was so fast that even the poisonous bees could not keep up.

“Little Sister, is this fun?! Isn’t it exciting?!”

Ye Ming felt that if she had not had the experiences of her previous life, she might have already been jolted into vomiting by now.

“Sister, scared.”

She spoke softly.

Xu Shang’s movements slowed a little. Then she found a flat place and stopped.

“Don’t be scared, don’t be scared. Senior Sister will take you to play something fun.” Xu Shang put away her sword. “Come on. Now I’ll take you to find something delicious.”

She had loved playing and making trouble since she was young. She was practically the local tyrant of Cang Mountain, and every blade of grass and every tree here had suffered under her hands.

Seeing that Xu Shang was willing to listen to her, Ye Ming relaxed her guard toward her slightly.

Perhaps this senior sister was just a little unreliable. Toward her, this junior sister, she probably did not have any ill intentions.

“Play?”

A hint of excitement appeared on Xu Shang’s face. “Delicious and fun. Come on, I’ll take you.”

She held Ye Ming’s hand and brought her into the forest. After searching for a while, Ye Ming saw an enormous beehive. There was no need to examine it closely to know that it was filled with honey.

She looked at Xu Shang. Had Xu Shang lured those bees away just now for the sake of this honey?

Xu Shang controlled her spiritual sword and took out a clean storage pouch, collecting the honey.

“Let’s go. We’ll go back and smear this honey on the crispy skin of the big goose. When you bite into it, it’ll be fragrant and sweet. A delicacy of the mortal world.” Xu Shang brought her down the mountain.

On the way, she very excitedly asked Ye Ming, “How was it? Wasn’t it fun?”

Ye Ming felt that it had been fairly good. It was only that she could not reveal her demonic energy and seemed to have no ability to protect herself, so she inevitably felt somewhat insecure.

But although this senior sister Xu Shang looked unreliable, and in truth really was unreliable, her one good point was that she would not truly harm her.

“Fun.”

She spoke, giving Xu Shang face.

Xu Shang laughed. “Senior Sister will take you to play other things in the future.”

She felt great pity for this Little Sister. Since childhood, Little Sister had left her parents and stayed on this broken mountain peak. Every day, all she knew how to do was look at flowers, without even the slightest other form of entertainment. No matter how Xu Shang thought about it, it was simply too pitiful.