Chapter 736: Chapter 736

"No matter what, one has to admit that Zangxin was exceedingly clever with his schemes, even if Yin Baishuang hadn’t been harmed by the Black Cord Karma Water back then, ultimately none of the three sons of Heavenly Dao escaped his plotting."

Ning Feiyan crushed the third leaf in her hand, "He was the Young Master of the Sword Sect, burdened with lofty expectations, yet he possessed an ordinary Spirit Root and mediocre talent, barely worthy of consideration in Sword Master Yu’s eyes, and even forbidden from learning the Deceit Skill."

"And you, with your blocked spirit platform, incapable of cultivation, even though Su Guanhai and his wife showered you with love, they couldn’t change the reality that you couldn’t cultivate."

"In their eyes, neither of you would reach the Open Yuan realm, with ordinary talents and lifespans no different than mortals, who live for but a century, thus in the eyes of the elders, you were the perfect match made by heaven."

Su Jing responded with considerable coldness, "A match made by heaven? Why dress up the words so prettily, it’s nothing more than utilizing waste, to bring two great sect families closer together."

Hearing the self-mockery in her words, Ning Feiyan shook her head and said, "But instead of growing closer and forming a friendly alliance, the marriage that never happened has made the relationship between the two big families very awkward."

Su Jing corrected, "It’s three big families."

Ning Feiyan exclaimed, "Oh, I forgot, Miss Yin’s marriage to the Young Master of the Taiyuan Ghost Sect was also canceled because of this, and on the day they called off the marriage, she massacred the entire household of theirs."

She dusted the leaf fragments from her palm and said, "I remember, Miss Yin has always been opposed to this marriage, the Young Master of the Ghost Sect resorted to some shady methods, forcing her to make the Heart Demon Oath to be his wife for life, but not only did Miss Yin fail to uphold the oath, but on the wedding day, in front of all the guests, she slew the Young Master of the Ghost Sect."

Su Jing slowly lifted her head, her eyes intermingling with a stark coldness, but she did not speak.

Seeing that the ice cube wouldn’t chime in, Ning Feiyan had no choice but to continue speaking on her own, "Zangxin once again achieved his goal; the instant Yin Baishuang killed the Young Master of the Ghost Sect, the black seeds of the Heart Demon Oath were deeply planted inside her."

"Later, when news of his death spread far and wide overnight, she went mad like a demon, slaughtering his entire household and thus severely injuring her foundation, her many years of cultivation dissipated in an instant."

"My consort had heard that, at the age of seventeen, Miss Yin truly suffered from the painful backlash of the Heart Demon Oath."

"Even though she had once been lucky at birth to be the darling of the heavens for seventeen years, in the end, she couldn’t escape the fate of being completely ruined."

"Until later, the third Hall Master of Cangwu Palace, Jiali, during an exorcism to assist the Taoist practice, unintentionally subdued a stray ghost, devoid of its master and wandering the Mortal World, intending to confine it in Demon Suppressing Mountain, when it was seen by chance by Yin Baishuang, who then requested it for herself."

"Who could have thought that after this event, everyone assumed that Yin Baishuang was going to age and die like an ordinary mortal, but miraculously, like a desiccated snail finding a bit of water, she slowly began to regain her cultivation."

At this point, Ning Feiyan glanced at Su Jing and smiled, "Compared to the tragic Miss Yin, the life of the Young Sect Master Su is quite the roller coaster."

"It is said that after that man’s death, you climbed Demon Suppressing Mountain at night, using the endless thunder and fire to refine yourself, and in one instant understood the gates of Heavenly Dao, causing the Nine Classics to open in unison; beneath the clouds, a Nine-petal White Lotus was born during the moonlight."

"That year, you were reborn, achieving Open Yuan overnight and, following Yin Baishuang of Cangwu Palace, became the second person named by Immortal Venerable Zhu Zhan to ascend the ranks on the Tianyao Continent."

Finally, a slight response appeared in Su Jing’s calm and indifferent eyes, and she asked in her light voice, "Are you envious?"

"No, no, no, I am not envious at all."

Ning Feiyan, propping her cheek with her hand and with a half-smile, looked at her and said, "Even though you are protected by the Nine Classics, the Black Cord Karma Water has been nourished in your body for sixteen full years, and waking up at such a time seems to have transformed you, but in reality, it has long buried a calamity within you."

"The cultivation technique of the Taixuan Sect is of fire, and the Futu Technique you inherited from your father is even more domineering and immensely easy to lead to demonic possession."

"Perhaps your father, Su Guanhai, has not yet noticed something different about you, but Miss Su Jing, within your spirit platform and Divine Treasure, are there truly only nine white Daoist Lotuses?"

Su Jing’s eyes flickered, still calm in her expression.

But what Ning Feiyan guessed was correct, that year on Demon Suppressing Mountain when Su Jing awakened the Nine Classics, before her blooming nine white lotuses, what she saw first was... a thirty-six-petaled pure black lotus.

Over these two hundred years, she had tried to purify the black lotus, only to find that under the provocation of the Divine Sense refinement, the black lotus not only did not diminish but seemed to grow stronger each day, ready to start devouring and assimilating the first white lotus.

She knew the purpose behind Ning Feiyan pointing this out; this woman enjoyed controlling the weaknesses and secrets of others, to manipulate their every move, but Su Jing’s expression remained exceptionally tranquil and calm, "Indeed, I can see the tenth lotus."

Seeing her unconcerned, Ning Feiyan was slightly taken aback, then with another smile, as if she had guessed something, she said, "Nine is the major number in Taoism, a Yang transformation, in line with the Way of Xuanzhi, breaking nine to form ten, greatly violates the doctrine of the Taixuan Nine Yang. Do you know what this means?"

Su Jing originally did not know, but when she saw the text on the ancient secret of Mohe unreadable by ordinary people, she already guessed that her body was undergoing changes due to the black lotus.

She slowly exhaled and said, "It means this extra black lotus will lead me to become a demon."

Ning Feiyan was somewhat surprised, "So calm?" Then as if she realized something, she smiled, "Or maybe to you, becoming an immortal or a demon makes no difference? After all, that boy was on the path of the corpse demon; if you one day become a demon, it would be fitting for you to accompany him, wouldn’t it?"