Senior Sister Bai Yueguang is incredibly strong.

Chapter 48 Sect Grand Competition (23)

Luo Zai Shui never expected that the first person she would see when she woke up would be Chu Ye Li.

He limped in, leaning on the door for support, and was carrying a book in his hand.

Luo Zai Shui sat on the bed, watching him toss and turn like this, and could already imagine how much of a headache Nie Xu Shuang would have.

"If you keep causing trouble like this, Senior Sister Nie will scold you again when we get back."

Chu Yeli waved his hand dismissively, then dragged a chair over and sat down in front of her: "I also wanted to lie down a bit longer, but then I saw this."

Luo Zai Shui raised an eyebrow, took the book from her hand, and carefully flipped through it page by page. The room instantly fell silent, with only the sound of Luo Zai Shui turning the pages.

"Where did you find this?"

Luo Zai Shui flipped to the last few pages, glanced at them quickly, and finally returned the book to him.

"I asked my dad to find it, and surprisingly, we were able to find it. I thought this formation had been lost."

Luo Zai Shui leaned against the headboard and looked at him: "So, if the formation is broken, the soul-suppressing energy will also dissipate?"

Chu Yeli nodded: "Theoretically, that's how it is, but we set up a spirit-sending array before we left. If she's lucky, she may have already entered reincarnation."

Luo Zai Shui sighed softly: "We probably won't need to use the Spirit Suppression Array now. I only just realized how cruel it is. No wonder all the evil spirits trapped in it are evil spirits."

In just a few pages, the author vividly describes the suffering of the guardian deity back then.

Since there weren't enough generals with strong malevolent auras for array masters to choose as guardian deities, the ancients invented the method of creating guardian deities. As the name suggests, this involved transforming a dying person into a fierce and malevolent guardian deity.

Luo Zai Shui couldn't imagine the extent of suffering that person must have endured.

“This morning when I had nothing to do, I asked my master. According to him, to create a guardian deity, one must die with great resentment in life, so these guardian deities are almost all tormented before they die.”

Chu Yeli spoke slowly, each word as if recalling the past: "Master said that if I'm not mistaken, this town god was the creator of town gods in her previous life. She was a female general who won every battle and was also a genius in array formation with top-notch talent. However, she was tainted by worldly dust when she went to the mortal world and could not be freed in this life."

Seeing that Luo Zai Shui seemed very interested, Chu Ye Li paused for a moment and continued, "Speaking of which, her life was quite miserable. She had no father or mother, but fortunately, she was raised by her master and lived a relatively good life. Who knew that when she was capturing evil cultivators in the mortal world, she fell in love with an emperor in the mortal world."

"Isn't this something you only see in storybooks?" Luo Zai Shui couldn't help but shake her head with a smile. "Those who cultivate the Tao almost completely sever their seven emotions and six desires, so how could they fall in love so easily?"

"Who can explain this clearly?" Chu Yeli couldn't help but find it a bit funny. How could a cultivator be trapped by such love and affection? Even if they are of one mind, they must prioritize the Great Dao. Those who are trapped by love and affection can only mean that their Dao mind is unstable and they need to practice more.

He cleared his throat and continued, "The rest of the story is pretty much like a folktale. She fell in love with a human emperor and fought for him in every battle. She was undefeated, but human emperors are often suspicious. By the time she realized what had happened, disaster had already struck."

"What terrible disaster?"

Jian Muyi and the others appeared out of nowhere. Su Wusi's eyes were bright, and she seemed to be very interested in the story. Shi Ming and Nie Xushuang followed behind them.

Nie Xushuang crossed her arms, a half-smile on her face: "I was wondering why I couldn't find you. Turns out you've come here to tell stories. I think you should give up on cultivation and become a storyteller instead."

Luo Zai Shui could only laugh and explain to them, "He was talking about the senior town god we met, not some kind of storybook."

Jian Muyi was very interested in these stories and pressed for details, asking, "So, what kind of disaster almost happened?"

Under Nie Xushuang's gaze, Chu Yeli cleared his throat and said, "Let me finish speaking first, and then I'll go back to rest."

"The battlefields she commanded suffered heavy casualties due to years of fighting, and the souls of the dead often lingered there, unwilling to leave. At first, she didn't pay much attention to it, but over time, those ghosts gradually gave rise to some vengeful spirits. By the time she realized it, those vengeful spirits were beyond her ability to deal with."

Luo Zai Shui frowned and asked, "Since she has already discovered the ghosts that are unwilling to leave, why doesn't she set up a spirit-sending array?"

Shi Ming explained, "Because the spiritual energy in the human world is scarce, those who cultivate the Dao simply become stronger ordinary people."

“That’s how it is.” Chu Yeli nodded. “The number of vengeful spirits in the area increased so much that it even alarmed the cultivation world. Her master personally descended to the mortal realm to capture her. At that time, the human world almost became a purgatory.”

"Her master wanted to set up a spirit-suppressing array to suppress them, but the spirits he invited were almost useless, either because they didn't have enough malevolent energy, because those people were all defeated by her spear."

"In the midst of the crisis, she volunteered to become the guardian deity. First, she was struck by eighty-one bolts of heavenly lightning, then she endured various forms of torture. Finally, her master personally dug out her heart. Thus, the first guardian deity was born. However, according to my master, there is only one guardian deity."

What happened to that emperor in the end? Did he have any regrets?

Xue Xin flicked Jian Muyi's head: "Do you think this is really a story from a folk tale? How could a heartless emperor regret his actions? Besides, that person almost turned the world into a hell."

"So that's what you've been talking about all this time," Xie Jing said as he walked in carrying a bunch of medicine bottles. "Why didn't you just ask me? I know the answer."

"Master also knows this story?"

Luo Zai Shui asked curiously, "So what happened to this emperor in the end?"

"Him?" Xie Jing said dismissively. "He was destined to be a king who lost his country. No matter what that female cultivator did, she couldn't change his fate of losing his country. If I remember correctly, not long after she died, the emperor was overthrown."

Upon hearing Xie Jing's words, Luo Zai Shui unconsciously lowered her eyes: "It seems that fate cannot be changed."

"Tsk." Seeing that she was stuck in a rut, Xie Jing couldn't help but point it out, "This isn't about fate being unchangeable. It's about the wrong path she chose from the start. If she had assisted that emperor in governing diligently and caring for the people, things might have changed. But she chose a path of killing to stop killing. How could the fate of a fallen kingdom be changed?"

Xie Jing's words enlightened her, and she smiled at her, saying, "Master is right. I misunderstood."

"Alright, alright, this town god is basically atoning for her sins. She has already atoned for her sins and should have entered the cycle of reincarnation. You don't need to worry about it anymore." Xie Jing saw that the room was so crowded that there was hardly any room left, so he was about to tell people to leave. "Hey you, Ye Li, your parents are looking for you. They probably want you to go back for dinner. Go quickly, don't keep them waiting."

Chu Yeli was a little confused. He had already given instructions before leaving, so why would he specifically ask someone to look for him?

Nie Xushuang said with a sneer, "Now that the story is over, the patient should go back to his room and rest."

Chu Yeli swallowed hard, realizing something was wrong, and said awkwardly, "I'll be back right away, right now! Junior Sister Luo, you should get some rest!"

After saying that, he disappeared in a flash, with Nie Xushuang following behind him.

"I'll go change his dressing, I'll be back in a bit."

Luo Zai Shui watched Chu Ye Li's disheveled escape, then met the gazes of Xie Jing and Shi Ming, and felt a strange, inexplicable sense of guilt.

"Alright, we're all family here now." Xie Jing closed the door behind him. "Come on, take a look at your negative example. This is what it means to not court disaster. Your senior sister has given you a live demonstration of what it means to not do stupid things."

Luo Zai Shui obediently admitted her mistake: "Master, I was wrong!"

Xie Jing smirked and said sarcastically, "What did you do wrong? Neither you nor Chu Yeli did anything wrong. It's us, your masters, who failed to teach you properly, preventing you from having the ability to dismantle this cultivation world."

"How did I end up with such a talented disciple like you? It's so prestigious to talk about. My eldest disciple dismantled the Spirit Suppression Array at the age of eighteen."

"Master~"

Luo begged him to stop chanting scriptures.

Xie Jing snorted coldly: "Alright, you can rest now. You all better watch yourselves. If I catch you disobeying orders again, you'll all be sent to the solitary confinement room in the back mountain to copy books!"

After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left.

Watching him leave, Jian Muyi suddenly asked, "Are there solitary confinement cells on the back mountain?"

Xue Xin answered affirmatively, "No."

Ji Tinghan said calmly, "Solitary confinement cells can be newly built, and copying books can be done at any time."

They all thought to themselves at the same time, "Junior Uncle is so scary..."

Luo Zai Shui laughed out loud: "Then you'd better be careful in the future. How dare you just barge up the mountain like that?"

Jian Muyi scratched his head: "Our senior brother rushed up, so we followed. How could we let you get hurt, senior sister?"

Luo Zai Shui then realized that Shi Ming, whom she had seen that day, was also injured.

Her gaze involuntarily fell on Shi Ming, who was slightly taken aback before smiling and saying, "It's alright, don't worry."