After rebirth, the eldest sister voluntarily abdicated and gave way to the wise.

Chapter 447 I don’t like it

Seeing the change in Jiang Liqian's expression, Gu Chengxue lowered her eyes and said, "The Demon-Sealing Lock can only be cast by those who have reached the Nascent Soul stage, and it can only be broken by those who have returned to the Void. Were you ambushed by someone?"

Jiang Li closed her eyes and fell into deep thought.

After her rebirth, although she trained outside the sect for a long time, she never made an enemy of that powerful figure. Moreover, when she discovered the chains at the blood mist in her dantian, she hadn't even left the mountain yet...

Suddenly, she opened her eyes wide, her expression blank.

"Have you figured it out yet?"

Jiang Liqian remained silent, but her misty eyes were filled with turbulent emotions that she could not calm down for a moment.

Could it be...him?

Immortal Venerable Qingzhi.

She still remembered that day at the disciple-acceptance ceremony, when he pointed a finger at her brow. At the time, she didn't feel any discomfort and just thought it was the Immortal Venerable's anger and a warning to her.

Now it seems that it's not that simple.

Ha, how naive she is. When has Immortal Venerable Qingzhi ever done anything useless?

But what's the reason?

Could he see the blood mist inside her body? Was the Demon-Sealing Lock something he deliberately left to deal with the blood mist? But that was her inner demon; how could someone other than her physical body possibly see it?

Even if he's about to ascend to immortality, it's impossible!

For a moment, her mind was in complete chaos. Jiang Liqian felt as if she was about to grasp something, but she was just one step away from it.

Gu Chengxue noticed her unease and tentatively suggested, "Although I don't know why that person placed the Demon-Sealing Lock in your body, it's not exactly a good thing for increasing cultivation, and it might even give someone leverage over you. Why don't you come back to the Sacred God Sect with me? I can have my master remove it for you."

Jiang Liqian had no desire to get entangled with him. They were enemies in their past lives and had no favors to each other in this life. Even if she were to have a moment of madness and show mercy by not killing him, the best outcome between them would be to never see each other again.

Besides, she hasn't seen any harm from this thing yet; on the contrary, it has helped her restrain the growth of her inner demons. She doesn't need to owe him a favor because of this.

"Thank you for your kindness, Fellow Daoist Gu, but I can handle my own affairs. Fellow Daoist Gu may wish to visit other places; I will not accompany you." Jiang Li smiled insincerely and shattered his restriction with a wave of her hand.

Gu Chengxue's pupils flickered, and she suddenly said, "The spiritual energy here is abundant, making it a good time for a breakthrough. You don't need to suppress it; accepting it is even better."

Jiang Liqian's gaze darkened imperceptibly.

Gu Chengxue then added, "I can protect you."

Jiang Liqian pulled Su Yanqing next to her and said, "No need, I have him, that's enough."

Su Yanqing, looking completely bewildered: "..."

Gu Chengxue ruthlessly interrupted her: "His cultivation method is different, and he cannot use the spiritual energy here to withstand the power of the heavenly lightning and protect you."

Su Yanqing was indignant when she heard this. Although what the other party said was true, it wasn't quite right to say it like that.

"Hey, don't look down on people like that!!"

He's still here!

Gu Chengxue turned to look at him: "I don't mean to belittle you. On the contrary, I'm very curious as to why you are unaffected by the rich spiritual energy here."

Jiang Liqian also noticed this, but she didn't think much of it, assuming that she was in such a sorry state because she was about to break through to a higher realm.

But hearing Gu Chengxue say that, could it be that Gu Chengxue also...?

“Yes, my situation is the same as yours.” Meeting Jiang Liqian’s suspicious gaze, Gu Chengxue directly admitted her current situation. “That’s why I said I would protect you. This is the Fangzhang Immortal Mountain Grotto Heaven and Blessed Land. You and I may both break through here.”

Jiang Liqian almost laughed.

Ironic, infuriating.

Even considering their past lives, they were mortal enemies. Even now, as she tries her best to restrain herself from committing murder, she has made up her mind to abandon everything from their past lives. She can no longer be in the same place as him, breaking through to the next level together.

Su Yanqing was very dissatisfied with Gu Chengxue's provocation: "My family's martial arts have nothing to do with Fellow Daoist Gu, right?"

He snorted angrily, about to say something, when Jiang Liqian's expression changed. She suddenly pinched Su Yanqing's arm hard, making him howl in pain.

"Jiang Liqian, what's wrong?"

Gu Chengxue stood up, her voice calm, and said, "She's about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. If you don't want to die, I advise you to stay far away now."

Su Yanqing was now certain that the "expert" he had so kindly invited was actually quite hostile towards him.

Because of what?

Is Jiang Li shallow?

But she already has a junior brother.

"Jiang Liqian, you..."

Jiang Liqian pushed Su Yanqing away, beads of sweat dripping down her face: "Run!"

“The farther the better!”

The Nascent Soul Tribulation reduced everything within a hundred miles to ashes.

Gu Chengxue's finger strike just now silently broke the balance of spiritual power that Su Yanqing had been painstakingly suppressing. She was about to face the tribulation of lightning. If Su Yanqing didn't run away, she would only die under her tribulation of lightning.

Su Yanqing understood Jiang Liqian's meaning. He glanced at Gu Chengxue, who didn't seem dangerous, and with Jiang Liqian's nod, he turned and ran. A spirit sword landed at his feet, and he dashed off with a "whoosh."

The cloudless sky suddenly turned extremely dark, with rolling dark clouds, a strong wind, and faint thunder rumbling in the sky.

Gu Chengxue, who was in the eye of the storm, showed no fear. Instead, he straightened his back, lifted his clothes, and sat opposite Jiang Liqian. After a moment of silence, he finally asked her the question that had been buried in his heart for many years: "You clearly have an invincible sword, so why do you abandon it?"

Jiang Li took a deep breath, letting the spiritual energy within her body continuously assault the final barrier of the Nascent Soul, and straightened her posture.

"Are you asking me why I don't become a disciple of the Sect Leader Immortal Venerable?"

"Yes."

"I do not like."

"Wh...what?" Gu Chengxue was momentarily deaf, a blank expression appearing on her face.

Jiang Liqian looked at him and said, word by word, "I don't like Immortal Venerable Qingzhi, and I don't want to be his disciple. It's that simple. Do you understand?"

Gu Chengxue stood there, stunned, for a long time.

For a long time, he couldn't understand what she meant.

He knew each word individually, but when they were put together, it seemed to him like an astronomical mystery.

Before asking the question, he considered countless possibilities—perhaps she was too proud of her talent and didn't need a good teacher's guidance; perhaps she was completely unaware of Qingzhi Immortal Venerable's status in the cultivation world and in the path of the sword; perhaps she simply wanted to practice swordsmanship and didn't want to take on the responsibility of being the sect leader's first disciple; perhaps although she was exceptionally talented in the way of the sword, she didn't like the way of the sword; perhaps she was more gifted in the way of formations than in the way of the sword…

He thought about many things, but he never considered that she simply disliked the number one immortal sword in cultivation and didn't want to be his disciple.