Shi Qionghua

Family/history
Mou Family's Yu Xin
 * 1) Father =City Master
 * 2) Mother=Princ.i.p.al Wife
 * 3) Yu Xin.=servant
 * 4) Husband Ning chen

Little Shi, this old slave was able to find a Natural Divinatory Porcelain in the Sifting Orchid Star and was able to divine the position of the City Master and the Princ.i.p.al Wife. You were not here when I came back, but this old slave knows that Little Shi would remain unharmed. Therefore, this old slave went ahead to look for City Master and the Princ.i.p.al Wife first. If Little Shi comes back, then you can use this Void Cleaving Talisman to head back, it would immediately bring you to the Qin Wu City. The sooner you can come the better it would be, your old slave Yu Xin.” My husband, when my parents were attacked in the past, I was just born. My parents had left me to the care of Uncle Yu, and it was Uncle Yu who had taken me and escaped. Over the years that I have been with Uncle Yu, he has been trying to extrapolate my parents’ location. Now that Uncle Yu had gone back, then it means he undoubtedly must have obtained some concrete evidence. My husband, you currently possess a Rank 2 Spiritual Body in regards to Body-Forging, when I come back, presumably you would also have cultivated to Rank 5.”

Uncle Yu burned thousands of years of his life, and with the help of my parents was able to tear apart a rip in s.p.a.ce. Then utilising innumerable Void Escaping Talismans and a High-Grade Flight Type True Artefact, it took nearly three years before we are able to reach this place.

“Without Uncle Yu, I would have perished a long time ago. Uncle Yu is like my grandfather, he will not hurt me. Moreover, there is also the aura of Uncle Yu’s spiritual sense on this talisman, it is something that I can feel extremely clearly, even that jade strip is something that was definitely left behind by Uncle Yu.”

Little Shi, if you are reading this old servant's jade strip, then presumably this old servant has already perished. Stranded in a place for several years this old servant was not able to return, at least not before many years pa.s.sed by. After returning to the residence, Little Shi was not here. This old servant wanted to wait for Little Shi to come back, but the Mandate of Heavens had already arrived. This old servant wanted to use the Fiery Wind Crag's hundred strains of True Polar Bamboo Sprouts to break through the shackles and step into the next level, but it was a pity that even till the end I was powerless to reverse the desperate situation."

"Before this old servant decided to go to the Fiery Wind Crag, I had already set up a Transmission Array Disc in this place just in case I was successful. However, in case I'm unable to return, then use the Void Cleaving Talisman to go back. However, from the looks of it, I really would not be able to come back. The reason why this old servant wants to let Little Shi leave this place immediately is that the Sifting Orchid Star can explode at any moment, and as such, it no longer is able to provide us shelter. If you stay here, then you would also turn to dust along with the Sifting Orchid Star…"

his Void Cleaving Talisman was something that this old servant had obtained in the Sifting Orchid Star, this old servant has also not gone back to the Qin Wu City, and this Void Cleaving Talisman was also something left behind by a powerhouse from the past. This star is not a safe place, if in the future Little Shi was able to find this old servant's jade strip, it would be more than self-explanatory. If I am not able to leave, then as long as Little Shi can leave this place, this old servant would be able to die without any regrets…

The general meaning of the words that he could glean was that an enemy had besieged the Qin Wu City. The City Master was aware that the battle was as good as lost; therefore, he wanted his princ.i.p.al wife to take Little Shi and escape. However, the primary wife was adamant on accompanying the City Master through life and death, so after collaborating with several other loyal subjects of theirs, they were able to open up a s.p.a.cial Rift, and then ordered an old servant to escape with Little Shi far away from that place.

Where she lived/age/history
Age 33 ch 341

As Ning Cheng followed behind Shi Qionghua, he felt increasingly puzzled as the time pa.s.sed, “Qionghua, there are raging winds everywhere wreaking havoc all along, even the light from the sun is insignificant, how are you able to tell the direction?”

“I lived in this place till I was ten years old since my birth.” Shi Qionghua’s tone was somewhat low as if she was thinking about something from the past.

“WHAT?” Ning Cheng stopped in shock; he had never thought that Shi Qionghua was born on the Sifting Orchid Star. If Shi Qionghua was indeed from the Sifting Orchid Star, does it not mean that Shi Qionghua’s parents were also here?

Seeing Ning Cheng stop, Shi Qionghua also stopped. She and Ning Cheng were standing side by side. However, she had a faraway look in her eyes as she spoke, “From what I can remember, I lived in this place with Uncle Yu. Afterwards, Uncle Yu went out but never came back. Since that time I lived here by myself……”

Ning Cheng had a look of disbelief on his face as he looked at Shi Qionghua, although he had just arrived at the Sifting Orchid Star, he had yet to encounter any particularly dangerous place. However, there were raging winds everywhere here, and one never knew when the ground beneath the feet would turn into an abyss, making others understand that this place was not suitable for living. Shi Qionghua was only ten years old, and was even living alone here, how was she able to live here independently? Moreover, almost through her entire childhood, she was cultivating in this kind of terrifying place, it was genuinely inconceivable for him.

As if knowing what Ning Cheng was thinking, Shi Qionghua helped Ning Cheng brush off some dust on his face and spoke, “The place that I lived in was in a safe area, moreover when Uncle Yu had walked out, I was already in the Soul Sculpting Realm.”

This time Ning Cheng was stunned speechless, he was well aware of the difficulties of cultivation. His own cultivation speed was extremely fast, mainly since he was already at the Soul Essence 3rd Level. However, Shi Qionghua was already at the Soul Sculpting Realm at ten years of age, just what kind of speed was this? Yin Kongchan and Xu Yingdei were also genius cultivators, yet even they could only enter the Soul Sculpting Realm after twenty or thirty years if not more. This was even after the academy pooled their resources into them. Otherwise, their progress would only be lower.

Ning Cheng knew that although he had cultivated to the Soul Essence Realm currently, the fact was that he had spent only a few years to reach that level. Nevertheless, he still felt puzzled about Shi Qionghua’s cultivation speed. Ning Cheng was aware that it was because of certain unique conditions, which allowed him to advance to the Soul Essence Realm. If he did not possess the Mysterious Yellow Bead, then let alone the Soul Essence Realm, he would not even be able to arrive at the intermediate stages of the Qi Gathering Realm at this moment.

Things like the Mysterious Yellow Bead, there were probably not many in existence. Moreover, Ning Cheng had full faith in Shi Qionghua, that if she possessed such a thing, she would certainly tell him. Just like him, when he said about the origins of the Mysterious Yellow Origin to Shi Qionghua.

“I am a reincarnated person. As such, my life essence is inherently powerful. In addition to the cultivation method inheritance, there was also Uncle Yu who would try to find countless treasures every day for me. Therefore, it is only right for me to enter the Soul Sculpting Realm by ten years old. Moreover, Uncle Yu always used to say that the situation here was simply too bad, which was causing my cultivation speed to slow down drastically……”

Listening to Shi Qionghua’s words, Ning Cheng did not know as to what he should say. How was this kind of speed too slow?

Shi Qionghua continued, “I do not know whether this speed is fast or slow, but after Uncle Yu did not return, I cultivated in this place by myself. Once, I went out to look for spiritual gra.s.ses, but I ended up meeting Xu Anzhen. Because the life essence of my soul was potent, Xu Anzhen directly decided to take me away from the Sifting Orchid Star and suppressed a wisp of my life essence. If it weren’t for you, then at this moment, I perhaps would not have been able to come here again.”

“That dead old hag, I should have burnt down her kennel.” Ning Cheng spoke bitterly.

But then he immediately remembered something, Shi Qionghua was already 33 years old at this moment, if she said that she was already at the Soul Sculpting Realm at ten years of age, then Shi Qionghua’s cultivation progress in the past 22 years compared to her first decade was merely nothing at all.

When I was ten years old, I already achieved a Rank 5 Imperial Body in Body-Forging. So even if the volcano does erupt, it would not be able to injure me. Moreover, the volcanic lake that you see in front of you, I used to often come here to bathe in it and to quench my body….."

History
hi Qionghua glanced at Ning Cheng and seemed as if she wanted to say something, however she finally chose to not say anything at all.

She was Xu Yingdei's t.i.tular master, however she was not someone from the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, and had never even touched the cultivation methods of the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, and as such, there was simply no need for her to sever her emotions. Even Xu Yingdei's cultivation method was not something that she had taught to her; rather it was pa.s.sed onto her by Xu Yingdei's grandmother. Although she had gone to the Rainbow Fall Sword Sect to act as a matchmaker for Xu Yingdei, but it was not because of her own initiative, rather it was on the orders of someone.

Shi Qionghua was silent for a long time, she chose to speak up, "I only have one year to live, I can no longer wait anymore……"

"What?" Ning Cheng asked with shock. Shi Qionghua already looked very young, so how could she only have left with one year to live? Moreover, didn't Crucible Transformation Cultivators enjoy a very long life?

Since Shi Qionghua had already spoken about that, she no longer had any intentions to conceal it from Ning Cheng and spoke out, "When I started cultivating, a cultivation method had automatically appeared in my consciousness. The cultivation method that I cultivated in was also not from the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, rather it did not even belong to the Xi Ying Mainland, and moreover it was countless times stronger than the Severing Emotions Dao Sect's Severing Emotions Cultivation Method. I only came to know about this that it was a reincarnation inheritance. Because my spiritual soul was formidable, it resulted in me being suppressed by a major power, to the point that she even sealed away a part of my soul essence….."

Ning Cheng suddenly stood up, as he angrily interrupted Shi Qionghua's words and asked, "Who was it?"

Seeing the fury and anger displayed by Ning Cheng, Shi Qionghua unexpectedly turned a bit absentminded, before she subconsciously replied, "Xu Anzhen."

"Xu Anzhen is Xu Yingdei's grandmother, and is also the person with the strongest cultivation in the Severing Emotions Dao Sect. Even if you look at the entire Yi Xing Mainland, I'm afraid you would not find anyone with a cultivation higher than her." Shi Qionghua's tone was calm without any hint of hatred in it; however, Ning Cheng was able to perceive an unbridled sadness hidden within the depths of her heart.

However, when the words of Shi Qionghua finally sunk into him, that Xu Anzhen was Xu Yingdei's grandmother, Ning Cheng suddenly froze. Shi Qionghua was a person from the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, and also Xu Yingdei's master, so why would Xu Yingdei's grandmother suppress Shi Qionghua's spiritual soul? Was it because Shi Qionghua did not cultivate the cultivation method of the Severing Emotions Dao Sect?

"My cultivation is not a result of Severing Emotions Dao Sect's cultivation method; so strictly speaking, I’m not a person from the Severing Emotions Dao Sect. The reason I am considered as a part of Severing Emotions Dao Sect is that a part of my life essence was sealed away by Xu Anzhen; as such, I simply cannot even show half a shred of resistance or revolt against them. Over the years, I ended up helping the Severing Emotions Dao Sect do a lot of things, moreover wherever Xu Yingdei goes, I have to follow and protect her."

As Shi Qionghua spoke until here, she became a bit distracted, and only continued after a while, "I'm not much of Xu Yingdei's master rather I'm more like her guardian. However, although Xu Anzhen's cultivation is very high, but her soul is seriously injured, and even her corporeal body is heavily wounded, as such her influence over me is also affected. However she is aware that my life essence is not only extremely pure but also extremely powerful, as such the reason she suppressed my life essence is because she wants to use it to nourish herself."

"Once she recovers to a certain extent, she would devour the suppressed part of my life essence, and could then easily control me back to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, only to end up becoming supplements for her, in order to improve the quality of her own life essence. With her ability, presumably within a year or so, she would be strong enough to devour the part of my life essence that she is suppressing. If she could find something like the Geocentric 9 Yin Essence, this recovery period would shrink to six months or even shorter."

"That old hag." Even though Ning Cheng's heart had momentarily settled down, he still could not help himself from cursing aloud. He had initially thought that Shi Qionghua had somehow reached the end of her lifespan, but it turned out that it was because the old hag Xu Anzhen was suppressing her life essence, and even wanted to devour Shi Qionghua's life essence.

"She does not look old." Shi Qionghua replied calmly.

"What kind of ancestor is she? Is she even of the same species? I almost found myself falling for Xu Yingdei's affections, d.a.m.n it she really deserves to die." Ning Cheng cursed out angrily, at the same time he also felt an incomparable shame in his heart. Even if his cultivation ended up stuck at the Profound Core Realm, he would definitely take a trip to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect to steal back Shi Qionghua's suppressed life essence.

Shi Qionghua on hearing Ning Cheng's words shook her head and spoke, "Xu Yingdei would never enter dual cultivation with you, even if you did not turn emotionally useless. I have been with her for 20 years. No one knows her better than me."

"But that morning, she stripped herself and voluntarily entered my bed, if it had not been for Yin Kongchan's interruption, we most likely would have already entered dual cultivation." Ning Cheng asked in doubt.

Shi Qionghua took out a jade strip and put it in front of Ning Cheng and spoke, "If someone from the Severing Emotions Dao Sect wants to sever their emotions, they have to meet a person with a strong and firm heart, before they entangle them in their emotions. You will unknowingly be influenced by them, to the point that even the smallest of acts would leave a deep impression on you. This jade strip contains the Entangling Emotions Cultivation Method, however cultivating this cultivation method is not easy at all."

"However once they successfully cultivate it, its effects would simply be undetectable; moreover it also does not produce any kind of law fluctuations. All they have to do is to recognize a point that would tug at the opposite party's heart. It doesn't matter if it is just some superfluous words, skin contact, or even the aura of their body. Even the fragrance from their body would be able to influence your desires towards them."

Ning Cheng immediately remembered the two times he ended up in awkward situations with Xu Yingdei. At that time, he had not paid much attention to the fragrance and thought it to be usual for her, then there was also the time when Xu Yingdei had inadvertently exposed herself to him. It turns out that he was unknowingly being emotionally entangled by Xu Yingdei, to the point that he still could not realize it. It was no wonder that even though Yin Kongchan was not even half a point inferior to Xu Yingdei in looks, he still did not feel even the slightest emotion towards her. Why does this woman not go to the brothel?

"You want me to not go to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect. Is this because you know that I definitely would not be able to come out right?" Ning Cheng finally understood Shi Qionghua's meaning.

Shi Qionghua had wanted him to not go to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, not because of Xu Yingdei; rather it was for his own sake.

Shi Qionghua on seeing that Ning Cheng understood her meaning also did not continue to conceal it and spoke, "That's right, you going to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, even if you are blessed with ten lives or even a hundred lives, it would not bring you any luck in there."

"Fortunately, I did not give the Mirage Tree or the Geocentric 9 Yin Essence to Xu Yingdei, otherwise would it not bring more harm to you?" Ning Cheng spoke out gladly. Xu Yingdei had indeed asked him about these things, but fortunately, he had not given it to her.

"You really have the Mirage Tree?" Shi Qionghua asked, at this time she was already numb to Ning Cheng's many secrets. Although she also had many secrets, but compared to Ning Cheng's secrets, her secrets were simply no secrets at all. At best, she only had her inheritance of reincarnation that was comparable.

"Yes, I do have a Nine-Coloured Mirage Tree. If it is useful for you, I can give it to you." Ning Cheng spoke without hesitation.

Shi Qionghua looked at Ning Cheng's unconcerned eyes, which caused her heart to slightly jump. Although her cultivation was extremely high, but all along, her cultivation was filled with cracks and hidden threats. Otherwise, with her inheritance and qualifications, she would have reached a much higher peak than the present.

She never had any friends, nor any elder sister or a younger sister; as such, she did not have a particularly happy time growing up. Every time she wanted to retreat, her favourite thing to do was to silently go to some ordinary cities and help those who were poor. However, she had never had the chance of enjoying the feeling of being helped by others; moreover, she simply never wanted to receive help from others.

This time, when she asked Ning Cheng for a Mirage Stone, although it was not planned out in a good way, but with such a matter had really happening, she would still be willing to use her own body to save Ning Cheng in return for it rather than choosing to kill Ning Cheng and rob him. At this time, when Ning Cheng nonchalantly said that he would give her the Mirage Tree, it suddenly caused her to go somewhat absent-minded.

It was only after a good long while did she regain her senses and spoke "No, although a Mirage Tree is very good, however my cultivation is too low to be able to use it, however that Xu Anzhen would actually be able to use the Mirage Tree."

Ning Cheng, at this moment, was secretly thanking Yin Kongchan for taking his fake ring. If Yin Kongchan had not taken his ring, how could Xu Yingdei let go of his original ring that contained the miniature world?

"Is the Geocentric 9 Yin Essence useful to you?" Ning Cheng took out a jade bottle and spoke.

An ice cold biting aura instantly enveloped the immortal cave, allowing Shi Qionghua to instantly realize that this indeed was the Geocentric 9 Yin Essence.

"Although it is useful to me, but its usefulness is not that great. My life essence is suppressed by Xu Anzhen, and as long as there is even a trace of my life essence still being suppressed by her, I will end up being completely controlled by her one day. Going to the Heaven's Way is only an action out of my helplessness, even if I don't die in the Heaven's Way; I might still be under her suppression." Shi Qionghua shook her head and pushed the Geocentric 9 Yin Essence back to Ning Cheng.

However, Ning Cheng once again pushed the bottle of Geocentric 9 Yin Essence back to Shi Qionghua and spoke, "Senior Apprentice Sister Qionghua, you can keep it, I have two bottles."

Shi Qionghua hesitated slightly, before she took out a jade bottle. Then filling it with one third of the contents from Ning Cheng's bottle, she gave the rest two thirds back to Ning Cheng and spoke, "This kind of thing is extremely precious, and also very difficult to obtain. This much is more than enough for me; you can keep the rest for yourself."

Ning Cheng also no longer pushed it back again, as he put the bottle away. He did not speak again. He kept thinking about how to go to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, and take back the trace of Shi Qionghua's life essence that was suppressed there.

Seeing Ning Cheng silent, Shi Qionghua removed a white bracelet before handing it to Ning Cheng and spoke, "This is something that my mother left me with please give it to sister Luofei."

Ning Cheng was completely surprised as he received the bracelet and spoke, "Senior Apprentice Sister Qionghua, you don't blame me?"

Shi Qionghua gave a slight smile, "I have never blamed you."

Ning Cheng stared at Shi Qionghua; he had never seen such a beautiful smile in his life.

Shi Qionghua stood up, and once again turned around. After talking to Ning Cheng about these things, she suddenly felt a lot comfortable in her heart.

"I'm leaving now, please don't think of me." Shi Qionghua, at this moment, felt a lot more relaxed as she walked out.

Ning Cheng could also feel that Shi Qionghua had already made up her mind, so he also did not ask her to stay back. Rather he just silently watched Shi Qionghua walk away. In any case, he had to go to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, to retrieve Shi Qionghua's suppressed life essence. This kind of thing, even if he perfectly knew that he was walking to his own death, he had to do it.

He did not speak out his intentions to Shi Qionghua, he knew that if he as much as even hinted on it, Shi Qionghua would never let him go, and would only make her worry about him even more. If he dies, then Shi Qionghua would also not know about it, and would be able to carry on as if nothing happened. Luofei was also under the care of that white haired old woman, and had also deliberately requested Elder Sister Shu for her help; Elder Sister Shu would definitely be able to find Luofei. With Elder Sister Shu's abilities, Luofei would not have to endure hardships. Other than Luofei, he simply did not have anything as a person to be worth being remembered

Ning Cheng truly went to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, moreover had even somehow managed to obtain her repressed life essence. After understanding this point, Shi Qionghua became incomparably anxious. Even if Xu Anzhen were not in the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, Ning Cheng would not be able to come out safely carrying her sliver of life essence.

After realizing this point, Shi Qionghua immediately felt her heart clench, as she abruptly changed her direction, crazily flying towards the Severing Emotions Dao Sect.

Although she had given her body to Ning Cheng, however she did not have any regrets or complaints, but from the depths of her heart, she knew that she did not really love Ning Cheng. This was because she knew that she only had a short life to live, moreover had even asked Ning Cheng for his precious things. Although she had given her body to him, and ended up saving Ning Cheng's life, but for her it was choice that she made voluntarily, as such she truly could not bring herself to hate Ning Cheng.

But what she had never thought that, although she truly was not able to blame Ning Cheng for this matter, however Ning Cheng unexpectedly did such a thing for her. Ning Cheng had chosen this moment to quietly go to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect to steal back her wisp of suppressed life essence; apparently, he did not want it to be known to her. If Ning Cheng ended up falling, and she managed to enter the Heaven's Way, she would simply not be able to know about such a thing happening.

If Ning Cheng did not fall, then Ning Cheng would be the perfect candidate to preserve her wisp of life essence, and would end up giving it back to her in the future. At least it would avoid the issue of her being exploited and abused by Xu Anzhen.

At this moment, Shi Qionghua's heart felt like it was tightly being gripped by a hand, causing her to feel a bit of difficulty in breathing. She was well aware that Ning Cheng was feeling guilty for her; however, he was also aware that she had already forgiven him. Even if that was the case, Ning Cheng, just for her sake, did not care of his own life or death as he chose to go to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect.

Shi Qionghua was also a person who lived by herself, however at this moment a person's shadow suddenly and unexpectedly appeared in her heart. This shadow turned from vague to clear, before it finally turned distinct in her heart. She had not realized this that even before she came to learn that Ning Cheng had gone to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, Ning Cheng's shadow had already appeared in her heart. Otherwise, she would not have unconsciously made her way back to the immortal cave once again.

If it were anything else, even if it meant that she was not able to obtain the Geocentric 9 Yin Essence, she, being Xu Anzhen, still had a chance to recover. However, unexpectedly someone secretly managed to enter the Severing Emotions Peak and even break open her Nine Revolving Soul Supressing Grand Array. Not only did they smash apart the nine Soul Subduing Pillars, but had even taken away the nine soul wisps of life essences that she had painstakingly collected over countless years. At the same time also stole away her Heavenly Cusp Flowers.