Chapter 108: Deceived So Badly (Third Update)

Shangguan Huanling was stunned.

She fought against the Purple Phoenix Emperor, winning two out of three matches, and it was all because Lu Ye had previously informed the Purple Phoenix Emperor?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Even an Emperor has dignity, and the Purple Phoenix Emperor is among the best. How could he possibly deliberately concede?

Would she not care about her own dignity?

Seeing Shangguan Huanling's disbelief, Yue Hongling raised an eyebrow.

"What, you still don't believe it?"

"Of course, I don't believe it!"

Shangguan Huanling's voice suddenly rose.

"What about the Celestial Great Emperor? I went to challenge the Celestial Great Emperor on a whim, without telling anyone. Surely, this couldn't have been orchestrated by Lu Ye behind the scenes, could it?"

Yue Hongling laughed, a laugh full of joy and mockery.

"You bringing this up makes me want to laugh even more."

"When you approached the Celestial Great Emperor, you used the Celestial Silkworm Nine Transformations. What else did you use? The Celestial Lord Fist!"

"Everyone in the Nine Heavens knows that the Celestial Lord Fist is my senior brother's most powerful technique. Did you really think the Celestial Great Emperor was a fool? The fact that you could unleash the aura of the Celestial Lord Fist clearly showed that you were associated with my senior brother. When my senior brother taught you the Celestial Lord Fist, it was precisely to prevent you from deliberately seeking death."

"With your level of strength, provoking any Emperor could get you killed with a single slap. But by unleashing the aura of the Celestial Lord Fist, my senior brother was clearly signaling to everyone that you were under the protection of the NineLives Celestial Lord. Anyone who dared to harm you would have to face the consequences of the NineLives Celestial Lord's wrath!"

"Do you really think the Celestial Great Emperor is so foolish that he would be intimidated by your aura and concede?"

"It was the aura of my senior brother's Celestial Lord Fist that made the Celestial Great Emperor understand your identity!"

"No, no, no..."

Shangguan Huanling took several steps back.

Her legs even went weak, nearly causing her to collapse.

Bai Qiulan quickly supported Shangguan Huanling.

"What about my battles with the seven of you?"

Shangguan Huanling's eyes still held a glimmer of hope. She had fought against all the other women.

Yue Hongling snorted coldly, about to speak, but suddenly recalled how her senior brother had forced her to agree to go easy on Shangguan Huanling.

Her face couldn't help but flush.

That time, her senior brother was truly... indescribable and unimaginable.

After it was over, Yue Hongling, feeling as though she was about to die, heard the recording Lu Ye had left for her.

She had agreed to many things Lu Ye had said, including going easy on Shangguan Huanling during their battle.

Of course, this was just one of the many insignificant details.

Lu Ye knew Yue Hongling's personality very well. If you directly asked her to let Shangguan Huanling win while she was still confused, Yue Hongling would definitely explode on the spot.

She would undoubtedly beat Shangguan Huanling to a pulp.

However, Lu Ye made many excessive demands, including but not limited to extremely embarrassing things, so the matter of letting Shangguan Huanling win became insignificant.

Yue Hongling agreed casually.

Yet, even so, when Yue Hongling fought Shangguan Huanling, she still beat her up and then pretended to run out of energy, choosing to concede.

Yue Hongling remained silent.

Bai Qiulan sighed. Since things had come to this point, it was time to come clean.

"Before you challenged us, we did promise Lu Ye to go easy on you."

Upon hearing this, the light in Shangguan Huanling's eyes completely faded.

Her body went limp, unable to stand steadily.

No, no!

Tears quickly welled up in Shangguan Huanling's eyes as past memories flooded her mind.

"Your Avenue is gone?"

One day, Lu Ye looked at her in disbelief.

Shangguan Huanling was also deeply disheartened. "Brother Lu, it seems I really don't have the talent for cultivation. I've tried so hard, but why hasn't my cultivation improved at all?"

At that moment, Lu Ye seemed to suffer a great blow.

"Your Avenue is gone. Your Avenue was the Path of Love..."

"How could it be gone? Why is it gone?"

"I don't think I did anything wrong..."

"What?"

Lu Ye forced a smile that looked worse than crying. "It's fine, it's fine. It's just that your Avenue is gone. Losing your Avenue doesn't mean... it doesn't mean you have no talent for cultivation."

"Wait for me, I'll find a way for you!"

After that, Lu Ye tried every possible method to restore her Avenue.

He took her out to play, cheered her up, gave her treasures...

But nothing worked...

Lu Ye had no choice but to consider other options, deciding to help Shangguan Huanling find a new Avenue.

How could an Avenue disappear and then be replaced?

It might be possible for a peerless genius, but for someone like Shangguan Huanling, it was unimaginable.

Later, Lu Ye exhausted all his efforts to find divine medicines and took her with him to ascend.

She could feel how tired Lu Ye was, so she suggested that he stop worrying about her.

Of course, this wasn't what she truly meant.

Lu Ye laughed at the time and said, "Never abandon, never give up, that's the spirit of Steel Company Seven!"

Shangguan Huanling???

Until Lu Ye found the "Heaven Devouring Demon Scripture," he began to let her try cultivating.

From the "Heaven Devouring Demon Scripture" to the "Heaven Devouring Heart Scripture," then to the "Heaven Devouring Dao Scripture," and finally to the "Primordial Heaven Devouring Scripture."

She finally stepped back onto the true path of cultivation.

Although she didn't have a Dao, her realm improved incredibly fast.

Not only did she catch up with the other seven women, but she also showed signs of surpassing them, which greatly boosted her confidence.

However, Lu Ye always reminded her not to fight with others; she didn't have a Dao, and although her realm had improved, her combat ability was relatively weak.

Her strength grew so quickly that she naturally felt indignant.

She asked Lu Ye to teach her powerful combat techniques, but he refused.

She was not convinced.

She began to cultivate combat techniques on her own.

But she never succeeded.

She could only continue to pester Lu Ye, who, having no other choice, carefully selected three techniques for her to cultivate.

Heavenly Demon Blood Escape.

Celestial Silkworm Nine Transformations.

And, Lu Ye's strongest technique, the Celestial Lord Fist.

Memories of the past slowly surfaced before Shangguan Huanling, making her burst into tears.

"Making me cultivate the 'Primordial Heaven Devouring Scripture,' was it just to turn me into a vase, a waste, a laughingstock for everyone?"

Shangguan Huanling said with a sorrowful voice.

Yue Hongling, who was still reminiscing about that beautiful moment, stood up abruptly from her chair upon hearing this.

Her sharp eyes fixed on Shangguan Huanling.

"What do you mean by that?"

Shangguan Huanling chuckled foolishly.

"What could I mean, what else could I mean? You all have Daos, only I don't, only I am the weakest, what could I mean?"

"The 'Primordial Heaven Devouring Scripture,' hahaha, what a great scripture that only cultivates the realm, not the Dao, he really deceived me so badly, so badly!"

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