"Insolent! Is this how you speak to this Venerable One? Your junior sister joined not long ago. You went together to the Demon Realm to investigate the matter of your Martial Uncle being trapped there with no news. As the senior disciple, you should have taken extra care of her. Is this how you act as a senior disciple?" Chang Yan deliberately unleashed his aura, as if to make his inner fury known.
"Oh? Then if you knew she had only joined not long ago, why didn't you, as her master, accompany and protect her throughout? Instead, you sent me, a fellow disciple, to protect her? How do you act as a master?" Qiao Ci easily dissolved his released pressure. However, the injuries within this body were severe, making her face even paler.
"Twisting words! Guards, escort Qiao Ci to Repentance Cliff for three days. No one is to visit her!" Master Chang Yan waved his hand, about to punish Qiao Ci.
Just then, a female disciple stepped forward to plead, "Master, Senior Sister is currently severely injured. If she goes to Repentance Cliff, her body will not endure. We beg Master to reconsider."
Another female disciple followed, "Not only Junior Sister, but all the disciples who went to the Demon Realm were wiped out, with only Senior Sister escaping. Senior Sister has just escaped danger and might be disoriented. Perhaps we should wait until Senior Sister recovers before discussing anything?"
Qiao Ci felt that the original host must have had good relationships here, as the ones speaking up for her were all beautiful girls.
"You may go down," Chang Yan's gaze darkened slightly, and he finally spoke, "Once you are clear-headed, come immediately and tell me everything you saw and heard in the Demon Realm."
Qiao Ci disliked this master from the very first meeting. Without offering salutations, she turned and left.
Seeing this, Chang Yan's aura became even more somber.
Everyone present was utterly bewildered. How could the Senior Sister, who always obeyed their Master the most, dare to defy him? And this time, she didn't even offer a proper greeting?
However, upon closer reflection, it was understandable. Having barely escaped death from the Demon Realm and then being struck by their Master without inquiry, accused of fleeing alone without cherishing fellow disciples, anyone would feel upset.
Following Xiao Shaozi's guidance, Qiao Ci arrived at the original host's residence.
Xiao Shaozi began to transmit the plot to her.
This was a Xianxia plane.
The female protagonist, Feng Fulie, was born in a mortal village. Due to her special constitution, she attracted the attention of demons. In the struggle to capture her, the entire village was massacred.
At that moment, Lord Chang Yan, who happened to be passing by, saved Feng Fulie. Seeing her as an orphan and her considerable talent, he took her as his personal disciple.
Because she was shy, he made an exception and let her reside on Snow Peak, where he lived alone.
Not long after Feng Fulie joined the Hengjian Sect, Lord Chang Yan's junior brother, Wen Wen, lost contact while on a mission to the Demon Realm. He then dispatched the original host and several fellow disciples to infiltrate the Demon Realm in disguise to find Wen Wen's whereabouts.
Feng Fulie overheard this and insisted on accompanying them, using the excuse of seeking experience.
Chang Yan initially disagreed. Although he had used a magical artifact to conceal her demonic-attracting constitution, the journey to the Demon Realm was fraught with danger. He couldn't bear to let his most carefully taught disciple face such peril.
However, he couldn't resist her pleading and coquettish behavior and agreed.
Before they departed, he instructed all the senior disciples to look after her well.
Although the original host and the others felt uncomfortable, they didn't say much. After all, their Master was exceptionally fond of this new junior sister at the moment.
After entering the Demon Realm, despite their promise to keep a low profile, Feng Fulie always had her own ideas, either wandering around or being a hindrance during missions.
During an outing of the Demon Lord, she saw the handsome and devilishly charming Demon Lord and shamelessly followed him. The original host and her fellow disciples dared not make loud noises, fearing they would attract the Demon Lord's attention, so they could only endure their anger and protect her from her side.
Amidst the surging crowd, the magical artifact concealing Feng Fulie's constitution was knocked off. Her demon-attracting constitution was instantly exposed. The Demon Lord noticed her immediately and took her into his personal chariot.
The original host and her fellow disciples went to rescue her, but they were repelled by a palm strike from the Demon Lord. Except for the original host, who was farther away and severely injured, everyone else was killed outright.
Seeing that the situation could no longer be reversed, she activated a top-tier teleportation artifact and fled back to the sect.
Lord Chang Yan, seeing her barely surviving, struck her with a palm without understanding the full story. The original host was also spirited. She blamed Chang Yan for insisting that Feng Fulie go to the Demon Realm, which led to the deaths of their group. Her words to Feng Fulie were very impolite.
This eventually angered Chang Yan, who severely punished her.
At this time, Chang Yan, upon learning that Feng Fulie's fate was unknown, realized that his feelings for her had long surpassed those of a master for a disciple; they were romantic feelings.
Ignoring the dissuasion of the sect elders, Chang Yan went alone into the Demon Realm and rescued Feng Fulie. However, he also suffered severe internal injuries.
Feng Fulie was deeply moved. She learned from the Demon Lord that her constitution not only accelerated demonic cultivation but also had unexpected effects when dual-cultivating with cultivators.
Thus, she sacrificed herself and dual-cultivated with Chang Yan.
After a single night, Chang Yan's injuries not only healed but his cultivation also reached a higher level. He even managed to fight the Demon Lord, who had pursued them to reclaim Feng Fulie, causing him to retreat in defeat and spitting blood.
The original host, seeing Feng Fulie return unharmed, was filled with resentment. What's more, she inadvertently witnessed the illicit affair between her master and Feng Fulie!
Therefore, she tried every means to stop the two, causing them considerable trouble. Finally, Chang Yan, having perceived the original host's murderous intent towards Feng Fulie, countered her by killing her.
Later, through prolonged dual cultivation with Chang Yan, Feng Fulie's cultivation surged, and she quickly became one of the sect's top disciples.
The Demon Lord remained resentful about Feng Fulie's matter and initiated several human-demon wars. For the sake of peace in the world, Feng Fulie willingly entered the Demon Realm again to negotiate with the Demon Lord. Ultimately, she persuaded the Demon Lord, who was deeply in love with her, to sign a ten-thousand-year treaty, establishing peaceful coexistence with humans.
Feng Fulie became the savior of the cultivation world. Later, she severed her master-disciple relationship with Chang Yan and became his Dao Companion. Although people had reservations at the time, they dared not say much about these two individuals who had made significant contributions to the cultivation world.
Later still, they ascended together in eternal bliss, a tale that was often recounted and envied.
"Original Host's Demands: 1: Feng Fulie should pay for her mistakes instead of being shielded from punishment. 2: Expose the illicit relationship between Chang Yan and Feng Fulie. 3: Strive in cultivation to become someone Chang Yan can only look up to."
When Qiao Ci arrived, it was precisely when the original host had just been brought back. After stating that Feng Fulie had been captured by the Demon Lord and her fellow disciples were missing, she was struck by Chang Yan.
As for Feng Fulie exposing herself in the Demon Realm and causing the deaths of others, that had not yet been said.
The original host was severely injured. Qiao Ci took a medicine to heal internal injuries and sat cross-legged on the bed, beginning to mend her wounds.
Xiao Shaozi was surprised by how dedicated its host was, eagerly focusing on her own cultivation even while injured.
After a short while, Xiao Shaozi began to exclaim again, for Qiao Ci's cultivation speed was astonishingly fast, her power soaring rapidly, as if the spiritual energy wasn't being absorbed by her body, but rather, it was vying to enter her.