A Sacred Body is the individual incarnation of the laws of heaven and earth and the power of the source.
Those who possess one not only cultivate several times—or even dozens of times—faster than ordinary people, but because they naturally resonate with the Great Dao, they come with various phenomena and innate divine abilities.
The phrase “invincible among those of the same rank” is far from enough to describe them.
In the ten thousand years since the Luoxia Immortal Sect was founded, only three Sacred Bodies have ever appeared.
Every single one of them stepped into realms above the Venerable Realm, enjoying illustrious reputations in their respective eras.
And the most recent one was someone Qian Yu knew: Nalan Yunyan, who possessed the Thunder Spirit Saint Physique.
It was only after awakening this constitution that Nalan Yunyan had leaped from being a minor, unnoticed member of her clan to becoming the current Young Clan Head.
If she didn’t have even higher aspirations, at less than eighteen years old, she would likely already be preparing to charge into the Venerable Realm, just like those old seniors who were hundreds of years old.
The Jade Pendant that Qian Yu had just taken from Tang Qiurou’s hand—a constitution so powerful it reached the pinnacle, something even Gu Qinghan would envy—offered a certain chance for someone to achieve it through postnatal means.
This was the Dao Origin Primordial Fetus.
Gently gripping the orange-red Warm Jade in her hand—which, aside from being slightly warm and moist, didn’t even have particularly dense Spiritual Energy—Qian Yu’s heart couldn’t stop thumping wildly.
The trembling, almost ecstatic premonition of good fortune from her Heavenly Fox Bloodline declared one thing: this was the very one that would later allow Tang Qiurou to achieve a Sacred Body.
That woman actually gave this thing to her!!!
Before this, Qian Yu had seemed calm, but in her heart, she had been praying that Tang Qiurou wouldn’t grab the wrong item and must bring this one out.
Her fingertip inconspicuously brushed against the Warm Jade containing the Dao Origin Primordial Fetus once more.
Qian Yu suppressed her jubilant mood and tucked it into her Storage Ring along with the other jade stones Tang Qiurou had given her.
Immediately after, she tossed the Sound Recording Stone back to Tang Qiurou.
If she had the strength, Qian Yu might have kept the Sound Recording Stone forever to constantly manipulate Tang Qiurou.
But currently, she was just a little cub in the First Realm and didn’t want to push the other party too hard.
Only by knowing when to tighten and when to loosen the reins could she truly control someone.
Anyway—
That Little Green Tea had more than just this one piece of dirt on her.
Once the Year-end Examination was over, she could continue to set traps and scheme against her.
Qian Yu tilted her head slightly, her smile growing even sweeter under the sunlight, leaving a cold-faced Tang Qiurou standing where she was.
At this moment, the other woman probably couldn’t wait to go deal with those two female disciples who had sold her out completely.
Unfortunately, when Qian Yu had been patting their heads earlier, she had already whispered to them to immediately go accept an outward-bound Sect mission and leave.
At a time like this, her dear Senior Sister Qiurou probably wouldn’t be able to catch them.
Whistling a tune, Qian Yu walked along the Sect path, her tail swaying back and forth, her mood exceptionally good.
As the Young Mistress Nalan’s subordinate, she also had a bit of privilege.
According to the Sect’s requirements, all disciples who failed last year’s assessment were required to go to a specialized isolation room to wait for the assessment to begin on the day they received their letter.
However, she didn’t need to be in such a hurry and could wander around outside for a few more days.
This was good.
After all, the value of the Dao Origin Primordial Fetus was simply too great.
Qian Yu didn’t want to refine it in a place that claimed to be “isolated” but was actually under the constant gaze of the Elders.
Just as she was considering whether to also take a mission that required going out to facilitate the refining of the jade, the sudden appearance of a blonde girl’s silhouette ahead made Qian Yu’s heart skip a beat.
Nalan Yunyan?
Why was she here!
Standing on the main road ahead was the very boss she had just used to bluff everyone—Nalan Yunyan.
The girl’s back was toward her, standing still as a deep abyss.
Her moon-white flowing cloud wide-sleeved dress was by no means an ordinary item; light shimmered upon it, weaving the twilight and thunder patterns into the fabric.
Her long golden hair was loosely gathered by a few silver clips embedded with fine purple crystals, while the rest fell like molten gold, making her temperament appear increasingly profound and piercing.
From the looks of it, it seemed she was specifically waiting for her?
Surely everything from before wasn’t seen…
Qian Yu instinctively lowered her head, glanced at the Storage Ring she had hidden in the fold of her clothes near her chest, and suppressed her racing heart. She tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear.
Her slightly immature, cute little face instantly switched to an expression of pure, even appropriately timid, pleasant surprise.
“Na… Nalan-Senior Sister?”
She walked forward with quick, short steps and looked up.
Because of her nervousness, her fox ears were pressed slightly back, and her voice was light and soft.
“Why are you here? What a coincidence…”
“No, I was specifically waiting for you.”
Nalan Yunyan turned around.
The sunlight fell upon her, yet it seemed to be swallowed by her magnificent attire and the invisible aura around her, only plating her silhouette with a layer of cold, hard brilliance.
Even though she didn’t intentionally release any pressure, the surrounding air seemed to stagnate automatically, and even the wind became submissive and silent by her side.
This girl’s cultivation seemed to have made another major breakthrough.
She continued, “I saw everything that happened just now. Give me that thing.”
Qian Yu’s hanging heart instantly plummeted to the bottom.
The thing she worried about had happened after all.
Her bullying of Tang Qiurou had been seen, so her pure image was definitely shattered.
More importantly, the other party seemed to have seen the uniqueness of that Dao Origin Primordial Fetus.
All that scheming had been for nothing.
“Oh…”
Facing absolute strength, she didn’t dare to resist.
Qian Yu pursed her little lips and obediently reached into the gap of her clothes to retrieve the Storage Ring she hadn’t dared to wear on her hand.
Because it was so plain, she unfortunately had to reach quite a bit of a distance inside before she could pull it out.
Nalan Yunyan turned her head back and took the Storage Ring from Qian Yu’s hand.
Then, a scene she never expected occurred.
The other party actually only took that specific Storage Ring.
The items contained within, including the Warm Jade that held the Dao Origin Primordial Fetus, were placed into a newly produced Storage Ring and then handed back to her.
This was…
“This Storage Ring was the first one Tang Qiurou bought for herself after she began following me.”
As if sensing Qian Yu’s confusion, Nalan Yunyan explained, “The space isn’t large, but I feel it has some significance. It shouldn’t be given away by her just like that.”
Her indifferent tone carried a fleeting, inexplicable emotion.
Qian Yu stared blankly up at this Young Mistress as if meeting her for the first time.
Recalling how Nalan Yunyan had treated those ten-odd bottles of Three-Glow Spirit Awakening Pills in the ring as if they were nothing, she suddenly asked:
“Senior Sister, actually, you knew Senior Sister Qiurou was taking things behind your back…”
Nalan Yunyan didn’t answer directly. Instead, after a pause, she continued:
“When Qiurou first followed me, I wasn’t yet a complete Sacred Body, and I had several rivals of equal standing within the clan. All sorts of complicated and trivial matters were handled by her and your other Senior Sister for me. Without her, I wouldn’t have been able to free up so much time to completely awaken my Sacred Body.”
*So even if she was greedily embezzling things, you just turned a blind eye, didn’t you?*
Before this, Qian Yu had always thought Nalan Yunyan didn’t know about Tang Qiurou’s little tricks and therefore didn’t pursue them.
She hadn’t expected that the lack of pursuit was entirely due to the sliver of tenderness in the heart of this high-and-mighty Young Mistress.
The Storage Rings in Tang Qiurou’s hands were getting larger and more advanced, but only this Young Mistress still remembered which one was the first one she had bought with her own effort.
How did such a person eventually blacken into a Demon Venerable…
“So, Qian Yu, I don’t mind—and am even somewhat gratified by—your little schemes. A weak person like you wouldn’t survive without them. However, I hope the conflict between you and Tang Qiurou is limited to this extent.”
This was the true magnanimity a Young Mistress of a great family should have—not caring about the infighting of her subordinates, not caring about their petty tricks.
Because she knew she could suppress them.
In this regard, even Gu Qinghan, as the protagonist, could hardly compare.
This was the breadth of mind that could only be forged with endless resources and noble birth.
Qian Yu understood a bit why the later Nalan Yunyan, even after becoming a Demon Venerable, could still attract so many subordinates who never deserted her. But…
*Good sister, you probably don’t know that the important fuse that truly leads to your family’s destruction is that loyal Tang Qiurou of yours.*
*Even the fact that your current relationship with Gu Qinghan is so bad is largely due to her.*
The other party wouldn’t betray her, but she was indeed no longer the simple subordinate she once was…
Qian Yu didn’t know how to bring this up to Nalan Yunyan, but the other party had solved the issue of where she would enter seclusion.
“For the next few days, go to my family’s exclusive seclusion room. I can give you some pointers when I’m bored. After all… the fact that you’ve never passed the Year-end Examination is quite shocking, upsetting, frustrating, and yet enlightening. I wouldn’t even know how to mention in letters to others that I’ve taken you as my new follower.”
?
The bit of complexity in Qian Yu’s heart instantly vanished.
She stared with slight anger at Nalan Yunyan’s retreating back.
*So what if you’re a Peerless Prodigy?*
She felt like the other party was laughing when she said that.