After Transmigrating Into a Pirated Novel to Teach Them a Lesson - Chapter 28

Yu Tianji had built a palace in the Minor Thousand World, magnificent and dazzling. Fu Chenxue said coldly, “He certainly knows how to enjoy himself.”

Xue Linglong followed beside her. “He’s a demonic cultivator. I heard you also ran into demonic cultivators in Ciyin City. Didn’t you already know they’re all shameless, vulgar pleasure-seekers?”

Fu Chenxue released her divine sense and saw layer upon layer of curtains hanging inside the main hall. Several demon slaves wore white robes with flowing sleeves, beating drums and playing music. On the soft couch at the front reclined a red-robed man wearing a mask. Fu Chenxue recognized him at a glance. It was Yu Tianji. She had once seen him by the cliff.

Yu Tianji had several stunningly beautiful male cultivators in his arms. One of them had already had his soul drained and was thrown onto the ground like trash. Yu Tianji casually picked up two lychees, peeled them, and fed them to the male cultivator beside him, narrowing his eyes as he watched the group of ghost slaves dance.

These ghost slaves were none other than cultivators whose spiritual energy he had drained.

They had lost their souls. Either they stayed here obediently to cultivate the ghost path, or their souls would shatter completely, and they would never be able to escape.

A few disobedient ones had already been dealt with. The rest were very obedient.

Yu Tianji was enjoying himself immensely. Coincidentally, several demonic cultivator subordinates entered from the door and said respectfully, “Altar Master, the new cauldrons have been brought.”

A group of cultivators were brought inside bound. Their clothes were simple, and they looked like unaffiliated wandering cultivators with no sect or school. If Yu Tianji detained them, it would not bring him any trouble at all—this place could be called a perfect world.

Fu Chenxue tightened her grip on Twilight Sky Cold, her gaze carrying a chill. She did not want to watch Yu Tianji torture and kill another cultivator. She summoned Twilight Sky Cold, and it transformed back into a golden thread, flying straight into the palace.

Yu Tianji had originally been lying on the soft couch, but suddenly, a surge of powerful spiritual energy rushed in. He was startled and immediately pushed the demonic cultivator serving beside him forward to block it. Unexpectedly, the spiritual energy directly carved a long, bloody wound across the demonic cultivator’s right cheek!

The demonic cultivator clutched his face and screamed. His pupils contracted violently, and streams of demonic energy seeped from beneath his facial skin, only to be shredded instantly by the spiritual energy.

Yu Tianji was horrified. If he had not dodged in time just now, the person whose mask was shattered would probably have been him!

He gritted his teeth, waved his sleeve, and rushed out of the hall. The other party had not yet appeared, but he could already feel that they had extremely hostile intentions. Their cultivation was at least above Golden Core.

The Demon Realm’s Ghost Altar was only a small branch altar. Yu Tianji only dared capture Foundation Establishment cultivators as cauldrons. He absolutely did not dare covet cultivators above Golden Core. Over the past two years, Fu Chenxue had become increasingly smooth at controlling her spiritual energy and life-bound magical artifact, so she naturally suppressed Yu Tianji completely.

Yu Tianji cultivated the ghost path and had committed countless atrocities. He had long since become neither human nor ghost. Fu Chenxue did not make any unnecessary movements. She directly appeared with Xue Linglong. Her eyes were full of disgust and coldness. “Is your face too shameful to show people?”

After saying this, Fu Chenxue pressed her fingers downward. A powerful spiritual wind struck straight toward Yu Tianji’s brow. The silver-iron mask was shredded into pieces by spiritual energy, revealing a terrifying face beneath. Blue veins, blood, and bone twisted across his face, and even his ears were crawling with gu worms!

Xue Linglong clutched Fu Chenxue’s robe and complained, “…He really is too shameful to show people, because he’s so ugly!”

Yu Tianji looked at the two people in front of him, deep terror showing in his eyes. “Who are you?!”

Anyone who could find the Minor Thousand World was definitely not ordinary. This place was desolate and remote, a perfect hideaway he had discovered decades ago. Logically speaking, only he knew of it. It should have been impossible for anyone else to find.

Twilight Sky Cold glowed with dazzling golden light. Fu Chenxue did not truly touch the jade xiao. Instead, she made a hollow “pinching” motion, and Twilight Sky Cold immediately transformed into golden threads, binding Yu Tianji tightly.

The strands of golden thread were like several fierce snakes connected head to tail, winding tighter and tighter. Yu Tianji floated in midair and cried out miserably, “I don’t know… I don’t know where I offended Immortal Master. Please give me a chance to explain…”

Fu Chenxue clasped her hands behind her back and said coldly, “I heard you wanted to restore your appearance?”

Yu Tianji looked at Fu Chenxue, his face already swollen into a purplish-red color. He said with difficulty, “Although immortals and demons stand opposed, there must be some misunderstanding between us… I built this palace in the Minor Thousand World with my own hands… There are countless magical treasures and ghost slaves inside. If Immortal Master needs them… please take them all. As long as you spare me…”

Xue Linglong put her hands on her hips and said hatefully, “Every blade of grass and tree in this Minor Thousand World had spiritual energy, yet now you’ve drained them dry. Even the immortal beasts have vanished. Do you think the Yubing Sect collects garbage?”

Hearing the words “Yubing Sect,” Yu Tianji finally remembered something. His eyes nearly split with rage. “You… you’re from the Yubing Sect?!”

He only remembered that two years ago, he had wanted to obtain Winter Peak’s core cultivation method from the Yubing Sect. He had even tricked a disciple into coming to the Demon Realm. But that disciple should have either been refined as a cauldron by him or thrown off a cliff by his subordinates. She should have died long ago. How could anyone come searching for him?

Fu Chenxue did not answer. Instead, she clenched her five fingers and tightened Twilight Sky Cold. Yu Tianji’s skin and flesh were strangled until drops of hot blood dripped down, striking the ground like several bewitching red flowers. When Fu Chenxue saw the color of the blood, she thought of Liu Changning’s pitiful scarlet eyes when she first met her.

She did not intend to give Yu Tianji even the slightest chance. Fu Chenxue said, “If I deal with you myself, that would be letting you off too easily. You should be killed by her own hand.”

After saying this, Fu Chenxue struck Yu Tianji’s legs with one palm. Yu Tianji let out a miserable scream. His legs broke directly, and he fainted.

Fu Chenxue extracted a wisp of Yu Tianji’s divine sense to prevent him from playing any more tricks and escaping. Then she told Xue Linglong to rescue those pitiful cultivators. The newly captured cultivators thanked her repeatedly. Among them, there was a wandering cultivator named You Yu, who came from Wushuang Mountain.

“Thank you, Immortal Master Fu, for helping us. If Immortal Master Fu ever passes through Wushuang Mountain one day, I will definitely receive you as an honored guest,” You Yu said earnestly.

“No need to be so polite.” Fu Chenxue shook her head. “I heard there are still some ghost slaves here. Their souls were stored by Yu Tianji in the water prison. Rescue them together later.”

You Yu thought for a moment and said, “If Immortal Master does not mind, I can take those souls away and help them reincarnate.”

When Fu Chenxue heard this, she felt a little uneasy. Unexpectedly, Xue Linglong directly agreed. “Then I’ll leave them to you.”

You Yu nodded and immediately led the other cultivators toward the water prison.

Fu Chenxue frowned. “Although we saved him, one must still remain cautious of others…”

Xue Linglong said, “It’s fine. Wushuang Mountain is originally a place that performs rites for all kinds of souls. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn’t have let him take them away so easily…”

“There’s a place like that?” Fu Chenxue found this rather novel.

“Of course.” Xue Linglong kicked the unconscious Yu Tianji, full of resentment. “He’s the one who ruined the Minor Thousand World and turned it into this state. Otherwise, this place would have been such a valuable secret realm.”

“You seem to understand these secret realms and valleys very well.” Fu Chenxue threw Yu Tianji into her Qiankun pouch.

Xue Linglong blinked. “I understand them somewhat. Didn’t I say bringing me along would be useful? If not for me, you’d probably still be wandering around Fuling Sea right now.”

Fu Chenxue nodded. “Indeed. Last time, at Dingbai Mountain, I still remember you telling me that Shaoqing Island’s Soul Infant Seven-Leaf Flower could cure Red-Twist Gu.”

Xue Linglong scratched her head. “That matter? Well, that might be because I usually read a lot…”

Fu Chenxue silently glanced at her, then said, “Forget it. Let’s not talk about that for now. Help me with something.”

Xue Linglong asked, “What?”

“Help me bring Changning here.” Fu Chenxue weighed the Qiankun pouch in her hand. “I want her to personally kill Yu Tianji.”

Xue Linglong froze. “You want to teach your disciple to kill?”

Fu Chenxue said, “Is that not allowed? Yu Tianji is the main culprit. When Changning advanced from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, she was trapped by her inner demon. Only by personally killing Yu Tianji can that inner demon be completely resolved. Her path of immortal cultivation will be smoother in the future.”

Xue Linglong rubbed her chin. “But why do I feel like your disciple looks so soft and weak? She probably wouldn’t dare kill anyone. Why don’t you just deal with him for her?”

When Fu Chenxue thought about it this way, Liu Changning really did seem very obedient and timid, not the sort who dared to kill.

“We’ve already been out for two days. By the time Changning arrives at Fuling Sea, it’ll be about three days later.” Fu Chenxue planned to lock Yu Tianji in the water prison first and let him experience what it felt like to live without seeing the light of day.

“Then why didn’t you bring Liu Changning here from the beginning?”

“Weren’t you the one who wanted to come with me? Besides… I was afraid that if Changning followed me, she would recall unpleasant things. But now Yu Tianji has already been restrained by me, so there’s nothing to worry about.”

Xue Linglong gave an “oh.” “All right, then. By the way, don’t wander around randomly in the Minor Thousand World. The spiritual plants here are very strange. If you aren’t careful, you’ll get tangled up by them…”

Xue Linglong explained the terrain and characteristics of the place to her. Fu Chenxue kept staring at her, making Xue Linglong feel very uncomfortable. She could not help asking, “You’re very strange today. Why do you keep looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?”

Fu Chenxue said, “Nothing. Go help me bring Changning here.”

Liu Changning received Fu Chenxue’s message three days later. For the past three days, her heart had been in chaos. She stayed in the residence and refused to go out. No matter who came to call her, she was unwilling to step outside.

Until that day, Lu Tong came. First, she knocked on the door and asked if she was there. Liu Changning covered her head with the quilt and thought that if it was not Master’s voice, she would not go out.

However, Lu Tong outside then said that she had brought Master’s message.

Liu Changning quickly ran down from the bed. She accurately found the door handle, pulled it open at once, and anxiously asked Lu Tong, “Elder Lu, is my master coming back? Where is she?”

“No. It’s Xue Linglong.” Lu Tong stepped aside, and sure enough, Xue Linglong was standing behind her.

Liu Changning bit her lower lip, extremely disappointed.

Xue Linglong coughed lightly. “Don’t be unhappy. Chenxue asked me to come pick you up.”

“Pick me up?” Liu Changning was somewhat puzzled.

Xue Linglong walked into the room on her own and poured a cup of tea. “Hurry and pack up, then come with me. Your master is waiting for you at Fuling Sea.”

Liu Changning was extremely happy. She remembered that before leaving, Fu Chenxue had said she would send her news within five days at most. Unexpectedly, exactly five days later, Master had sent Elder Xue back to pick her up.

A few days ago, she had still been somewhat unhappy about Xue Linglong wearing Fu Chenxue’s magical robe. But she had washed that magical robe properly, and now there was no problem. Besides, Master had asked Xue Linglong to come pick her up, so Liu Changning remained polite.

In the flying carriage, Liu Changning asked, “Elder Xue, is my master well?”

“Well, of course she’s well. Extremely well.” Xue Linglong answered while cracking melon seeds.

Only then did Liu Changning relax. These past few days, without Master, she had been unable to sleep at all. If Master had not been well, she really would have been very unhappy.

The two entered the Minor Thousand World. Xue Linglong had never taken care of a blind person, and Liu Changning did not like being touched by others, so the two walked side by side along the way without any physical contact.

But that was exactly where the problem arose. When the two passed through a quiet forest, Liu Changning suddenly tripped over a stone beneath her foot. Her body went weak, and she rolled straight into the grass beside them.

Xue Linglong turned her head and saw that the person beside her had disappeared. She cried out in alarm, “Liu Changning?!”

Liu Changning had already raised a hand, her voice very small. “I’m here…”

Xue Linglong quickly went to help her. Liu Changning had fallen into the grass, and the hem of her pale-purple robe was already stained with dark-green grass juice. She said weakly, “Elder Xue, this grass keeps scratching my back. It hurts so much.”

Xue Linglong focused her eyes and looked. “Wait, this is Water-Sand Grass. Get up quickly!”

Water-Sand Grass was a strange spiritual grass. It would not endanger one’s life, but it would make one’s whole body itch, and the skin would turn red, its color similar to spring peach blossoms.

Seeing Liu Changning get this stuff on her, Xue Linglong thought, it’s over, it’s over. She had just brought her to Fu Chenxue, and already she had caused trouble. Fu Chenxue would probably beat her up…

Author’s Note:

Liu Changning: Master, my back hurts so much. It’s all Elder Xue’s fault for taking me down that path, sob sob sob.