Chapter 211 - 210: Cultivation World: Poor Child

"Hold on a minute, girl. Let me make one thing clear: I’m not sure to what extent the Heavenly Dao can protect you. The best you can do is try not to attract too much enmity."

"It might not be so patient with small matters, but if you encounter a life-threatening situation, it will definitely intervene. It’s just that its methods will be rather... subtle."

The Cultivation World isn’t like ordinary places. Even a Guardian with their powers sealed could go in and never return.

Elder Yu was worried Chu Liangyu would get carried away, so he offered a few words of caution.

"I understand, Elder Yu."

Chu Liangyu’s smile was a bit foxy, making her look exceptionally cunning. It was hard to tell what she was plotting.

"Good. We’ll go to the Sumeru Realm first. I’ll take you in from there."

Elder Yu turned his head to the former Beast God, the old man. "Heguang, do you want to come along and see?"

The old man’s real name was Chu Heguang. As the former Beast God, his true form was the legendary auspicious beast, the Qilin.

No one knew this, aside from a few close and trusted individuals.

"I won’t go. I can see how the girl is doing from here. Besides, she just ascended to Beast God and hasn’t had time to handle many things. This is a good chance for an old fellow like me to sort things out for her. We can do a full handover when she gets back."

"Huh?" Chu Liangyu voiced her confusion. "What else is there for me to handle?"

"As the Beast God, you have quite a few duties. It’s just too much to explain in a short time. I’ll tell you in detail after you return."

The old man waved his hand dismissively. "Go on, go on. Don’t dally here."

Chu Liangyu looked at Elder Yu, who nodded. The next moment, they both left the Void Island.

Tu Bai once again acted as a sort of chauffeur, constructing a spatial tunnel for them that led to the Thundercloud Area.

"’I imagine you’ve never been to another world before, so this will be your first time. Let me explain the procedure.’"

Elder Yu walked onward without stopping, saying, "We must first go to the Sumeru Realm and find the miniature of the Little World we’re heading to. I’ve already communicated with the Heavenly Dao in advance, so all you have to do is place your hand on it to enter."

"I hear you have a Trading System. If you can successfully complete the task I’ve given you, I can mark your Trading System with a coordinate imbued with the aura of the Heavenly Dao. That way, you’ll be able to re-enter with just a thought."

Chu Liangyu remembered the two tasks Elder Yu had given her: first, to resolve the Heart Demon of the Son of Fortune, Li Jingxuan; and second, to help him successfully achieve Ascension to the Immortal Realm.

’But this second task... if she had to wait until Li Jingxuan ascended to the Immortal Realm, wouldn’t she have to stay there for a very long time?’

"Elder Yu, I remember you said I needed to help him resolve his Heart Demon and also help him achieve Ascension."

"If it takes him hundreds of years to ascend, do I have to stay there the whole time?"

Elder Yu smiled and shook his head, explaining, "That won’t be necessary. As long as you can resolve his Heart Demon, his Ascension will be a natural outcome."

As they spoke, the two had already left the Void Island. Before Chu Liangyu could even make a move, Elder Yu had already opened the passage to the Sumeru Realm.

After walking a little longer, the two entered the Sumeru Space. This time was different from her previous visits. The very instant she stepped inside, Chu Liangyu felt her power being sealed by this world.

She could clearly feel the flow of her power, yet she couldn’t use it. It was more than a little frustrating.

Right now, she was no different from an ordinary Beastman. But thankfully, everyone else was in the same boat, so she had nothing to worry about.

"Haha, you’ll get used to it, girl."

Seeing her furrowed brow, Elder Yu easily guessed the reason for her expression and offered a comforting laugh.

Here, all Guardians could teleport at will to wherever they wished to go.

Chu Liangyu followed Elder Yu, and in a flash, they arrived before the miniature of the Cultivation World’s Little World.

"Are you ready?"

Without hesitation, Chu Liangyu nodded. "I’m ready."

"Good. Then place your hands on it."

Chu Liangyu did as she was told and placed her hands on it. The next instant, her vision became like a spinning kaleidoscope, and her whole body felt light and airy.

An unknown amount of time passed like this. Chu Liangyu’s consciousness faded to black, and her body felt heavy again, as if it had landed on solid ground.

"What do we do? She looks like she’s about to die."

"That treacherous thing who betrayed her master and sect! If she dies, she dies. Why should we care?"

"Weaving Lady, you’re just too kind. Let’s go. Don’t worry about her."

The woman called Weaving Lady hesitated for a long while before finally saying, "I understand. I’m sorry for holding everyone up for so long. Let’s go now, or we’ll miss the time to harvest the Decaying Glowing Grass."

The footsteps faded into the distance as Chu Liangyu’s muddled consciousness began to clear. At the same time, new memories flooded her mind.

These were the memories of the "her" from this world.

The timeline she had arrived in was one where Li Jingxuan, after becoming a Fallen Demon, was now the Demon Lord of the Demon Realm. And because of her, this prodigy of the Yunwu Sect had been ruined.

Consequently, everyone in the sect, from top to bottom, hated her to the very core.

Strangely, however, the sect had not expelled her for it.

But for her, being expelled would have been a relief. At least she wouldn’t have to suffer being bullied here.

Someone would always embezzle her monthly cultivation resources, and even if she went to argue, no one would back her up.

She was fast approaching the deadline set by the sect. If she couldn’t break through to the Golden Core Stage and continued to consume the sect’s resources...

...she would be exiled to the Barbaric lands where Spiritual Energy was scarce. There, she would have to guard the Barrier sealing the demon beasts for fifty years. In her current state, she might never be able to return.

If that happened, she would never have the chance to see her master, Li Jingxuan, again in this lifetime.

She would never be able to explain everything to him, and would simply die when her lifespan ran out.

In order to earn Spirit Stones for her cultivation, she had finally managed to accept a mission, only for someone to maliciously sabotage it, leading to her unfortunate death under the attack of a demon beast.

’What a pitiful child.’

From the memories, Chu Liangyu learned many things, such as her feelings for Li Jingxuan.

For a cold and heartless man, she had given so much, even nearly destroying her own Golden Core, rendering her unable to cultivate ever again.

Such passionate love went unrequited. The only thing she got in return was Li Jingxuan’s promise to take her as his disciple.

From then on, they became master and disciple, which also extinguished any possibility of them becoming cultivation partners.

She had originally planned to give up, but unexpectedly, her master was afflicted by a love poison during his cultivation.

The moment she discovered it, she was about to go find the Sect Leader, but a maddened Li Jingxuan lunged straight at her.

The gap in their cultivation levels was already immense. She desperately tried to struggle, but it was all in vain.

Afterward, she tried to explain, but someone afflicted by a love poison retains no memories of the event and naturally wouldn’t believe her explanation.

He knew of her feelings for him, so he assumed she had orchestrated the entire thing.