The feeling she had just experienced was so overwhelming that she could barely breathe. She was certain it wasn't a mere coincidence; something incredible must have happened somewhere she didn't know about…
Perhaps… the Underworld?
If Su Xianzhi could still turn the tables in that situation, her hatred for her would surely skyrocket! But was that even possible? Faced with such circumstances, even she would find it hard to exact revenge.
Could it be that someone else had intervened to help her? Damn it! She had forgotten about Su Xianzhi's incredible good fortune!
"Stop thinking about it. As you are now, even if she returns, you won't be her match!"
After all, the gap between them was too vast!
Jin Bao'er paused, realizing she might be exaggerating. However, she kept the matter in mind.
"Mhm…"
Meanwhile, in a bamboo house brimming with spiritual energy in the Upper Realm, a man and a woman sat facing each other. Astonishing power surged out, with a golden pill floating in the center, absorbing all their energy until their faces were pale and bloodless, yet they didn't stop…
"Husband… I can't hold on any longer!"
The beautiful woman spoke first, in pain. The man opened his eyes and looked at her with heartache…
"Rou'er, hold on! This is all for our daughter!"
Hearing this, the woman bit her lower lip and forced herself to persevere!
After an unknown amount of time, the golden core was finally saturated and slowly descended, entering the dantian of the young girl on the bed…
Instantly, a massive power coursed through her entire body, bringing with it endless aches. The girl's eyes were tightly shut, sweat drenching her beautiful hair as she moaned in agony, a sight that filled the beautiful woman beside her with heartache.
"My poor child! I don't know how much suffering you endured in the Lower Realm to be injured so severely! It's all your fault! I told you to bring her up sooner, but you insisted she couldn't handle it. Now look, she's lost her life!"
The woman glared at him, her beautiful eyes filled with anger, yet still appearing incredibly gentle. Her cheeks flushed crimson with rage. The man could only offer a helpless apology.
Just then, the young girl on the bed slowly opened her eyes, terror filling them. She suddenly sat up and curled into a ball in the corner. Three faint red marks on her face gradually appeared, marring her beautiful features…
She was clearly still reeling from the shock of being suddenly drained, unable to recover her senses!
When she saw the pair before her, like a divine couple, she finally realized that the surroundings seemed too bright, blindingly so! This… wasn't the Underworld.
Had she escaped that hell? As she stood there in a daze, her memories gradually blurred, leaving only the recollection of being beaten by Jin Bao'er until her cultivation was lost, her appearance ruined, and she wandered the Underworld like a specter for two years!!
The beautiful woman noticed the marks on her face and the intense hatred in her eyes, her own eyes instantly reddening! She wept heartbrokenly!
"Child… my child! Waaah…"
Her cries were accompanied by an embrace, enveloping the girl tightly, carrying a faint fragrance and deep concern, causing Su Xianzhi's body to stiffen!
Watching this scene, the man felt a pang of remorse. If he had known, he wouldn't have sent his own daughter to the Lower Realm, separating mother and daughter!
When Su Xianzhi learned that the beautiful woman before her was her mother and the man beside her was her father, she was initially complex and disbelieving. However, looking at the woman's face, which bore a six or seven-tenths resemblance to her own, she had no choice but to believe!
In an instant, her face was filled with a mixture of grievances, helplessness, sorrow, and disbelief. She suddenly burst into tears, as if venting all her pent-up frustrations!
The joy of family reunion was merely the beginning. When the man spoke of their location, Su Xianzhi was shocked!
"This… is the Upper Realm?"
In the cultivation world, everyone desperately cultivated, all for the sake of ascending to the Upper Realm and becoming a powerful figure admired and feared by all! Even someone as esteemed as Immortal Lord Lou Yun had schemed endlessly to ascend…
She… had come up so effortlessly?
It would be a lie to say she wasn't surprised! The excitement and joy surging within her at that moment almost overwhelmed her mind, making her tremble uncontrollably!
The man, thinking she was still frightened, looked at her with immense tenderness, but his words were quite ruthless!
"Child, don't be afraid! Your parents sent you to the Lower Realm for a reason! Now that you've returned, that's what matters! We will make those who hurt you pay, one by one!"
As he spoke, a powerful aura, unintentionally revealed, washed over her, shocking Su Xianzhi greatly and simultaneously making her extremely excited…
Her parents were Upper Realm powerhouses! She was the daughter of powerhouses! Haha!! Jin Bao'er desperately wanted to ascend, but her parents could bring her up directly! Haha!!
In that case, what was Jin Bao'er? Just an ant from the Lower Realm!
The immense surprise that fell upon her was akin to a pitiful child living in a slum, struggling and being bullied, suddenly discovering they were the sole princess of a powerful kingdom.
"Child, although your cultivation is not high now, the spiritual energy in the Upper Realm is abundant, ten times that of the Lower Realm. As long as you cultivate diligently, with your parents by your side, I believe breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage before the age of twenty will be no problem!"
Su Xianzhi looked up in surprise at this. Advancing to Nascent Soul before twenty? Wouldn't that mean she could catch up to Jin Bao'er's speed! And then, one day, when that bitch ascended, she could destroy her on the spot!
The day of her ascension would be the day of Jin Bao'er's annihilation! Haha!
The killing intent and hatred that flared up caused the man to frown instinctively, before slowly relaxing…
Perhaps this child had suffered too much in the Lower Realm. So be it! He would watch over her.
After Su Xianzhi fell asleep, the beautiful woman emerged and began to scold the man furiously!
"Look at you! It's all your fault! You said our daughter had a protective aura and would never suffer hardship! But now, look at how much she has endured! If I hadn't placed a soul lamp on her before sending her down, I fear… I fear we wouldn't even know if the child had died!"
Seeing this, the man quickly apologized, his tone filled with helplessness.
"Madam is right, it is all my fault. Fortunately, Xianzhi has returned! Please don't be angry anymore…"
After finally appeasing the woman, the man's expression turned serious, and he spoke with a hint of confusion.
"However, it is indeed strange. The results of my deduction at the time proved that Xianzhi's fortune was sufficient for her to remain safe and sound in the Lower Realm until her ascension. But why did things turn out this way in the end? There must have been some problem in the Lower Realm."
The woman didn't care about that, her voice laced with venom.
"I don't care. Those who hurt my daughter must all die! Or preferably, that person should never ascend, or I will make her wish she were dead!"
As she spoke, her murderous intent and anger radiated outwards, yet the man said nothing! The killing intent in his eyes was no less than hers.
Of all this, Jin Bao'er was completely unaware!