Chapter 520 The Vicious Lu Ye

"Slander!"

"She's slandering!"

The Human Emperor Banner trembled through the light screen upon hearing Vermilion Bird's words.

It was shaking with anger!

This was totally slandering its good name.

Inside it, every soul felt at home, peaceful and joyful. Just recently, it even organized a Soul Wisdom Competition to give the souls some fun.

The Soul Wisdom Competition was about seeing who retained the most intelligence.

The Human Emperor Banner gave its all spiritually, not to mention materially—each soul had its own resting place, though crowded together, but that was the comfort of togetherness!

So, slander, absolutely slander!

Lu Ye glanced at it. "She was talking about the Soul Banner. You're the Human Emperor Banner. You're nothing alike."

With that one sentence, the Human Emperor Banner instantly cheered up.

"You're the best, Master!"

Shen Xitong looked at Lu Ye. In his previous incarnation, he was a warm guy, but now he wasn't just warm—he'd upgraded to being a nurturing master.

Shangguan Huanling listened to Vermilion Bird warn about the terrors of the Soul Banner, but she wasn't afraid at all.

If she didn't fear death, why would pain scare her?

As long as she could be with Brother Lu Ye, she could endure any amount of suffering.

Shangguan Huanling's face was set in stubborn defiance.

At this moment, Vermilion Bird felt completely drained.

When Lu Ye was around, he shouldered all the pressure, and Vermilion Bird hadn't noticed how difficult the eight of them could be.

But now, without Lu Ye, all the issues were right there in her face.

Exhausted!

Vermilion Bird was at the end of her rope.

"Can't you just concentrate on your training? Once we get stronger, we'll help you find resources. Just hold on a little longer," Vermilion Bird said with exhaustion.

Shangguan Huanling gazed vacantly at Vermilion Bird.

Her eyes grew misty.

"Vermilion Bird, you're so kind."

"Don't worry, I'll behave."

"I'll train seriously."

Vermilion Bird looked at Shangguan Huanling. She could see right through her; Shangguan Huanling was lying.

But what could she possibly do?

Should we lock her up?

Vermilion Bird sighed.

She’d already made up her mind—to let Shangguan Huanling go for now and see what she was really up to.

She would secretly follow her.

"It's good that you admit your mistake. Focusing on cultivation is what really matters. Even if you were to harm yourself now, your... Lu Ye wouldn’t appear before you. Don’t you understand what that means? If you keep this up, the only one you’ll hurt is yourself."

Shangguan Huanling nodded repeatedly.

"Vermilion Bird, I know I was wrong."

Vermilion Bird and Sun Ruowei looked at each other.

"Alright, then focus on your cultivation. We’ll continue ours as well."

Once they resumed cultivating,

Shangguan Huanling kept scheming.

This was just how she was—she seemed naive but hatched the most ruthless plans.

Didn’t she understand the consequences of infidelity?

She did. Of course she did.

Precisely because cheating was the worst insult for a man, Shangguan Huanling had thought of this plan.

She had witnessed it before—one of her father’s concubines had cheated on him, and her father had been flying into a rage.

He had that concubine executed brutally and massacred many others in his wrath.

In Shangguan Huanling’s mind, if she committed such an act, Lu Ye would surely be unable to resist killing her and imprisoning her soul in the Soul Banner.

That was just how her twisted logic worked.

Neither the process nor Lu Ye’s rage mattered. Only the outcome mattered.

So, she would press on.

She could tell Vermilion Bird and Sun Ruowei were losing patience with her.

Only Lu Ye would always be kind to her—as long as she could return to his side.

Even suffering in the Soul Banner, enduring any torment, she’d endure anything to stay by Lu Ye’s side.

Within the hour,

Shangguan Huanling bolted again.

This time, she was dead set on betraying Lu Ye.

First, she’d find a lover.

Vermilion Bird and Sun Ruowei slipped after Shangguan Huanling.

They saw her slip into Tianmen City.

Her eyes darted around.

However, in her previous life, her Dao companion was Lu Ye, so ordinary men never stood a chance.

Soon, Shangguan Huanling spotted a handsome, elegant young man and approached him first.

"This humble girl greets you, Fellow Daoist!"

Shangguan Huanling spoke.

Lu Ye and the others were all watching Shangguan Huanling on the projection screen.

The young man stared at Shangguan Huanling, froze for a second.

This face… familiar somehow.

Had he seen her somewhere before?

Ah, right—he remembered now. That celestial memory broadcast.

One of the women in it was this very person, Shangguan Huanling. Yes, Shangguan Huanling, the woman who was once the partner of the NineLives Celestial Lord in her past life and later betrayed him.

"Fellow Daoist, what's up?" the young man asked cautiously.

"Oh, nothing much. I simply noticed that you, Fellow Daoist, are radiant and graceful, incredibly handsome. So, I wished to invite you to admire flowers and the moon together, to walk the path of cultivation together. Would you be willing?" Shangguan Huanling said with a smile.

The young man’s legs almost buckled in fear.

Holy shit!

Had Lu Ye really sunk this low?

Was he so desperate for resources that he was pimping out his own woman?

The young man could practically see it—the moment he said just "yes," Lu Ye would instantly appear, his face contorted with rage.

"What a pair of cheating bastards! How dare you deceive me? I see your family is already marked for annihilation. Prepare to die!"

And then he’d be dead.

His family would be annihilated.

All their resources would be seized by Lu Ye, while this woman in front of him would gleefully claim credit with a smile.

The young man shivered uncontrollably.

That's messed up!

"Fellow Daoist, you’ve mistaken me. I already have a family. Farewell!"

With that, the young man spun around and sprinted away, even using his Divine Ability to flee faster, afraid he wasn’t fast enough.

"Ah, Fellow Daoist…"

Shangguan Huanling frowned as she watched the young man disappear from sight.

What just happened?

But it didn't matter; she could keep looking.

Soon, she found another one.

However, those who caught her eye were mostly young masters from noble families, and everyone had seen Yue Hongling's memories.

The moment they saw Shangguan Huanling, they all felt that Lu Ye was a cold-blooded bastard.

For the sake of his own cultivation, he would actually use his own woman as live bait.

No wonder he became a Celestial Lord—what a monster. Utterly frightening.

Don’t mess with him—just don’t.

Every guy Shangguan Huanling picked bolted on sight—her ego was in tatters. Seriously, was she *that* hideous?