The daily life of a genius who enjoys gossip and cultivates immortality

Chapter 12 Apologies on Sect Master Peak

Cheng Jiu's gaze met that of the person behind the other person, who was none other than his father, Luo Xing'an. The two of them froze instantly.

But everyone on the field was shrewd. The city lord of Weicheng, who was in charge, said, "Since Patriarch Luo and this young fellow have an old friendship, we will take our leave first. Patriarch Luo can follow later."

Cheng Jiu stood there silently, lost in thought. She didn't know whether to pretend she didn't know him or to let it go. She had too many questions. She really couldn't understand this father.

Qin Che left at this point; judging from the atmosphere, it shouldn't have been his doing.

"How have you been lately?" Luo Xing'an asked first.

Cheng Jiu fell into deep thought and did not answer the other party.

But Luo Xing'an continued to talk to himself: "You seem to be doing very well. The clothes you are wearing are something the Luo family could never give you."

Are you curious why you didn't inform the Medicine Alliance back then? Why did you suppress it? Pretend you knew nothing?

Cheng Jiu was indeed very curious. But she wouldn't speak up, because she didn't know what she would face if she did.

"Back then, I was only 12 years old, and that's when they started testing spiritual roots."

Because the five major sects do not accept children who have already cultivated, I waited until I was 12 years old before I could participate in the Yunxiao Sect's recruitment ceremony.

The result was that he only had a medium-level spiritual root in the metal, wood, and earth elements.

My cousin Zhao Meier and I have been childhood sweethearts, and we were even engaged.

When I entered the Cloud Soaring Sect using the Luo family's quota and became an outer disciple, I could leave the sect and go back to marry her once I reached the Golden Core stage.

As a result, my uncle, her father, forcibly married my cousin off to the top-grade spiritual root disciple of the Shu family, arguing that I only had a medium-grade spiritual root and would not amount to much in the future.

As you know, most disciples of the Cloud Soaring Sect have the three spiritual roots of water, wood, and earth. Among these three spiritual roots, women with water and wood spiritual roots are more likely to become furnace cauldrons.

At that time, I was really unwilling to accept it, so I thought of finding a female furnace to cultivate with.

But which disciple who enters the Cloud Soaring Sect isn't shrewd? They haven't gained anything yet.

Until your mother, Chen Tingyi, came into my view, she was really so innocent.

Despite possessing a superior spiritual root, we only crossed paths once during a training exercise.

After I pursued her, she actually agreed to be with me!

Then I married her.

She was even willing to give up her status as an outer disciple of the Yunxiao Sect for me.

She may love me, but my heart belongs only to Mei'er!

I married her so that one day I could win back the one I love.

So I'm sorry, you really resemble your mother. I've let her down, so when you chose to leave, I chose to let go. Perhaps this is a form of compensation.

"Is it a curse?" Cheng Jiu murmured softly. She suddenly didn't know how to face the woman in her memory who was crazy for love.

Even if she was a disqualified mother, she gave birth to him, and she dedicated her whole life to this man.

If she knew that this man had been scheming from the very beginning, if she knew from the start that her life's pursuit was a complete tragedy, what would she think?

She glanced at Luo Xing'an, her mind completely blank. What a scumbag! He was disgustingly scumbag.

But he was perfectly aware of his own depravity. "Excuse me, I don't know who you're talking about. My surname is Cheng."

Then he walked quickly toward the sect leader's hall, getting faster and faster until he was running.

Luo Xing'an seemed to understand her choice and walked out of Guiyuan Sect.

When outsiders asked, he said it was the daughter of an old friend, someone he had met once.

After receiving his share, Cheng Jiu, in a daze, rode the crane back to Canglan Peak.

Qingxu Venerable Lord keenly sensed that his disciple's emotions were not right, so he asked him.

Cheng Jiu explained the situation: "He did it for his beloved, but what about my mother?"

She kept having children for him, managing the household, trying to please his mother, until she ended up looking like a ghost, neither human nor ghost.

She even died from postpartum hemorrhage while giving birth to his child.

However, he had already been having an affair and had a child with her.

He and that woman are truly in love, so what about my mother? And what about me? Cheng Jiu was getting a little stuck in a rut.

"Master, do you think I should seek justice for my mother?"

There's no such logic in this world! If he wants to pursue that woman, he should work hard for it himself!

Why drag another innocent woman into this? How can he so brazenly justify profiting from someone else's suffering?

She clearly had no feelings for that woman, but for some reason, her vision started to blur!

Venerable Qingxu sighed and reached out to touch her hair: "Xiao Jiu, calm your mind!"

"Master, I know, but I'm just... unwilling to accept it!" Cheng Jiu couldn't help but shed tears.

"Alright, this is something you shouldn't get involved in. It's their business, what does it have to do with you? Are you sure your thoughts are what your mother truly thinks?" Venerable Qingxu analyzed.

Cheng Jiu was certainly unsure, after all, Chen Tingyi was a hopeless romantic, and who knew what kind of thought process she had.

What if, what if she felt that she was willing to sacrifice her life for Luo Xing'an? Such a brainless idea is not impossible.

But how could she convince herself? After all, the other person was dead. One must understand that in the minds of the living, the image of the dead will always be idealized.

"Originally, I was planning to take you there after a while, but with this happening, it's no longer appropriate to delay."

You should pack your things now, and I will take you to the Ghost Realm. Reincarnation in the Ghost Realm is quite competitive these days.

Your mother has only been dead for a year; she may not have been reincarnated yet.

"When the time comes, tell your mother all this and let her settle these scores with your father herself," said Venerable Qingxu.

"Oh, oh." Cheng Jiu nodded at first, then realized how terrifying his master had just said, and exclaimed in surprise, "Huh?"

"This is ultimately a matter between your parents, and it's not good for you, as their child, to interfere too much." Qingxu Venerable thought he didn't understand, so he explained again.

Cheng Jiu thought about it and felt that it was a really good idea.

Ultimately, to put it bluntly, she felt nothing more than the bond between her and Chen Tingyi as biological mothers.

After all, Chen Tingyi wasn't very good to her daughter when she was alive, and even her scumbag father, Luo Xing'an, treated her better than Chen Tingyi.

Because the other party's heart is not at home, and Chen Tingyi nitpicks at her life whenever things don't go her way.

He would curse at her whenever things didn't go his way, so it's fair to say that during that period she had almost no feelings for Chen Tingyi.

The Ghost Realm: The Xuan Tian Continent comprises four realms: demons, ghosts, and cultivators.

The four beasts, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, were responsible for suppressing them.

The Ghost Realm is the most mysterious of all; after a person dies, any soul that still exists will enter the Ghost Realm.

There is only one power in the Ghost Realm, and that is the Ghost Emperor. He is a primordial deity born at the very beginning of this realm's creation.

It can be said that the Ghost Emperor has existed for as many years as the Xuan Tian Continent.

Moreover, the opponent does not ascend, but he is the strongest being in the Xuan Tian Continent.

Even if a powerful plane from the upper realm descends upon the Xuan Tian Continent, he will still be the strongest, as this is the compensation that the rules and laws bestow upon him.

No cultivator is not curious about this mysterious and unpredictable ghost realm.

However, apart from a few individuals, virtually no one can have contact with the Ghost Emperor.

Moreover, the Ghost Realm operates according to its own order, and no one but the Ghost Emperor can disrupt this order.

The Ghost Emperor was a primordial deity, devoid of emotions and desires, a true god, and had never shown favoritism over the years.

However, Venerable Qingxu came with his disciples and asked him about someone. He agreed, but it was just the soul of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

There are also ghost cultivators in the ghost realm. Some of them are recruited by the Ghost Emperor as servants, which is considered a very good job in the ghost realm.

Some souls are very sensitive to and talented in ghost cultivation, but most souls are in a state of chaos and confusion.

Chen Tingyi is one of those who lacks talent; if things go according to the established process, she will probably be reincarnated.

However, Venerable Qingxu was worried that her troubles would cause his disciple to develop inner demons.

So she asked the Ghost Emperor to help her awaken her spirit, and told her to resolve the issue herself and Luo Xing'an, without involving his disciple.

This was easy for the Ghost Emperor. With a flick of his finger, the originally lifeless soul became spirited and seemed to have its own consciousness.

"Luo Simiao! I... I'm dead, aren't I? How come you're here?" Chen Tingyi woke up from her daze and the first thing she saw was her daughter.

"Where's your father? Where's your father? Could it be that your father came looking for me?"

Cheng Jiu rolled her eyes. Sure enough, she couldn't understand the thought process of this love-struck person. She suddenly felt that her sympathy back then had been wasted.

However, the matter still needed to be resolved, and Cheng Jiu told Chen Tingyi about Luo Xing'an's behavior and words.

The other person was initially incredulous, and then, under the same gaze from both of them, tears welled up in their eyes.

When Cheng Jiu saw her performance, his mind went blank.

Hey lady, haven't you ever thought about getting revenge? Or at least seeking justice for yourself? What's with all the crying?

"What can I do? I'm only at the Foundation Establishment stage, how can I possibly defeat a Nascent Soul stage cultivator?" Chen Tingyi sobbed, lamenting the injustice of her life.

Cheng Jiu realized she had let something slip, but what could she do?

Are you suggesting we let her grow up and settle scores with the other party?

The Ghost Emperor rolled his eyes; he was truly tired of this kind of lovelorn drama.

However, for the sake of his friend's only disciple, he added some Yin energy to Chen Tingyi, and she broke through to the Nascent Soul stage in an instant.

"Now you can go and take revenge yourself!" said the Ghost Emperor.

I felt a powerful force.

Thinking of that man's betrayal, Chen Tingyi's aura surged, "I'm going to settle the score with him right now!"

At this point, Cheng Jiu felt nothing. She was speechless; her mother was truly pushing the boundaries of what was truly shocking.

Sure enough, the image of her mother in her mind was that of her ideal. "Can she get revenge?"

The other human and god replied, "Little girl, you should be asking if she will take revenge."

Cheng Jiu's mind went blank: "In this situation, is it still forgivable?"

The Ghost Emperor replied, "I've seen too many of these love-struck dramas. Every year, quite a few people come to me seeking help. If you weren't a disciple of Qingxu, I wouldn't even bother with such a weakling!"

"Alright, alright. After all, she is her mother. I've brought the things. You can prepare the ceremony for my disciple." Venerable Qingxu interrupted first, as she was his disciple's mother, and he didn't want others to comment on her so casually.

"Everything is complete. I'll go prepare it now." The Ghost Emperor quickly packed up the items and headed towards the back hall.

"Master, what kind of ceremony is it?" Cheng Jiu asked curiously.

"The Soul Resurrection Ritual was created by the Ghost Emperor. As long as your soul is still there, even if your physical body is gone, you can still be resurrected using this ritual."

It works very well, but only those close to the person in question will know. The Ghost Emperor rarely uses this ritual for others.

"Uncle-Master Qingyang has also prepared for your two senior brothers." Venerable Qingxu was extremely worried about this disciple who was constantly teetering on the edge of courting death.

There was a lot of preparation work to be done. The first thing was that the large altar was covered with intricate patterns.

It's dizzying to look at at first glance. In the very center is something like a pool of blood, from which red liquid slowly seeps into the patterns, making it both eerie and intricate.

"It is the heart's blood of a divine beast, a dragon, at the Mahayana stage." - Venerable Qingxu.

"Master, did you kill a Mahayana-stage divine beast?" Apart from the wild regions, only the demon realm has Mahayana-stage divine beasts. A Mahayana-stage divine beast is a pillar of the demon realm, which means you have a great grudge.

"No, I traded fifty Rank 9 pills for it. He'll heal it in a few hundred years. It's regenerable," Venerable Qingxu explained.

"Master, did you refine this?" Cheng Jiu asked hesitantly. It wasn't that she disliked the taste of her master's pills; they were genuinely awful.

"I wanted to as well, but that old dragon absolutely refused. I had to exchange it in Medicine King Valley." Qingxu Venerable said with some frustration.

Cheng Jiu nodded. It seemed that even demon cultivators couldn't endure this kind of hardship. But what was she compared to them, who could endure such hardship?

She had no time to think about it anymore. The altar was already completed, and she was to lie in the blood pool in the center to undergo the ritual to extract her life essence and destiny.

Only a tiny bit won't harm her body.

The formation activated, and a burst of blood-red light shot into the sky. The sky was also filled with densely packed thunderbolts, which first struck the Ghost Emperor, who was setting up the altar, with a light but not heavy strike.

As the son of Heaven, he was of little consequence to the Ghost Emperor. He was like an old mother scolding her rebellious son, but she couldn't bring herself to kill him.

Then, thunder roared and lightning tribulation descended, but it was absorbed by the formation. After nine strikes, Cheng Jiu seemed to awaken from chaos.

Walking through the boundless desolation and chaos, it seemed as if she was the only one in the entire world. Suddenly, white light filled the sky, and the white light and black mist slowly condensed into another version of her.

The girl smiled sweetly at him and disappeared into the boundless chaos. Gradually, she regained consciousness.

"The ritual was successful." The Ghost Emperor placed her life tablet in a place resembling a shrine.

"If you die and are resurrected, you will be here." The Ghost Emperor pointed to her life tablet.

It was like a resurrection point. Cheng Jiu understood and looked at the Ghost Emperor with great gratitude, thanking him.

The Ghost Emperor was quite pleased, as Cheng Jiu had originally wanted to explore this mysterious and unpredictable Ghost Realm.

However, her strength was too low, and her master was worried that Cheng Jiu would not be able to withstand staying in the Ghost Realm for a long time, so he took her back to the sect.

Regarding her parents, Cheng Jiu felt that her master and the Ghost Emperor understood them far better than she, a young girl.

At first, Chen Tingyi stormed into the Luo family with great force, causing chaos in the family. But later, no one knows how her father coaxed her, but Chen Tingyi actually forgave him.

Moreover, her father held a wedding ceremony, saying that he would marry a wife in the mortal world and a ghost wife in the ghost world, and that the two wives were equal!

Good heavens, she got to enjoy the benefits of others' kindness, and Chen Tingyi actually agreed and even sent her an invitation. She actually forgave Luo Xing'an.

Cheng Jiu, of course, didn't go! She had nothing to do with the other party anymore. Luo Simiao was dead, and Cheng Jiu was the one who was alive now. As for the matter between those two, she respected and blessed them, and kept it locked away.

As for Chen Tingyi's cultivation level, the Nascent Soul stage is quite high, and the Ghost Emperor only gave it to her because of his master's sake.

So she asked her master to inform the Ghost Emperor about what had happened to Chen Tingyi.

If the other party misuses their power, it would be bad if it implicated the Ghost Emperor.

The Ghost Emperor didn't care, but he chose to put a shackle on the other party.

If the other party truly harms an innocent person, then her cultivation will be completely withdrawn.

What happens after that has nothing to do with Cheng Jiu. A person who is obsessed with love doesn't deserve sympathy!