CHAPTER 39: CHAPTER 39 DESTINED HEAVENLY MAIDEN, HUMAN KOI, JIANG LING’ER_1

"Shut up!"

He suppressed the urge to strike his foolish son dead with a bolt of lightning.

Ji Yan explained, "Right now, we’re not sure if his talent is limited to Thunder Technique or if his perceptiveness is exceptional across the board. If he’s not just a genius of the Thunder Path but a comprehensive genius with extraordinary perceptiveness, then once the news leaks, it will attract those old fogies from the Alchemy, Formation, and Sword Sects to come and snatch him as a disciple. Although our Thunder Sect doesn’t fear them, it would undoubtedly introduce more variables. So keep your mouth shut tight for me."

Ji Jinglei said, "But what if Junior Brother really succeeds!"

How could that be possible?

Ji Yan couldn’t help but sneer, "Throughout history, all inheritors of the Heavenly Calamity Curse have spent years sitting in desolation within the Heavenly Tribulation Valley before they could resonate with the consciousness of the Heavenly Tribulation and gain its recognition. The consciousness of the Heavenly Tribulation is exceptionally weak elsewhere; it’s impossible to gain its recognition there."

"But what if he does!" Ji Jinglei insisted.

What if?

Ji Yan huffed, "If he can truly comprehend the Heavenly Calamity Curse independently, without the help of the Heavenly Tribulation Valley, it would mean he’s even more exceptional than the previous seven inheritors. In that case, we must keep it an even bigger secret. The Heavenly Calamity Curse is the true bane of Evil Demons. Before Wang Xiu is strong enough, if his identity as the inheritor were to leak, he would inevitably be targeted and ambushed by countless Evil Demons. No matter how strong the Heavenly Calamity Curse is, it requires time to cast. If a Great Ability of the Emergence Stage were to shamelessly launch a sneak attack, he would be in extreme danger."

HISS.

Pondering this deeply, Ji Jinglei quickly raised his hand and promised, "Rest assured, Father. For the sake of my Junior Brother’s safety, I will absolutely keep my lips sealed!"

He’s actually taking this seriously.

Ji Yan scoffed, "You really believe he can succeed? That’s the legendary Heavenly Calamity Curse!"

Ji Jinglei laughed proudly, "The specifics are a secret of the heavens that cannot be revealed, but I can tell you this: my fate is a perfect match for my Junior Brother’s. We are like a hidden dragon and a crouching phoenix, destined to reinforce one another. As long as I go to Spirit Turtle Peak and join him in dual cultivation, the mere Heavenly Calamity Curse can be mastered within days!"

"You haven’t embarrassed yourself enough? Now you plan to run off to Spirit Turtle Peak to do it?" Ji Yan’s fury erupted. "If you dare make another decision on your own and go teach Wang Xiu any Thunder Technique, I’ll strike you dead with a bolt of lightning myself!"

"Father!" Ji Jinglei said defiantly. "You can’t forbid me from helping Junior Brother Wang Xiu just to win a bet. That’s too despicable! Please forgive my disobedience, but I cannot comply."

CRACK!

A bolt of thunderous lightning shattered the void, revealing countless black void currents that emanated an endless aura of destruction.

HISS.

Ji Jinglei’s hair stood on end. He quickly relented, "When a king orders his minister to die, the minister must obey. When a father wants his son to cower, the son must cower. I have no other merits except for knowing what’s good for me!"

"Hmph!" Ji Yan gave a cold snort, then withdrew his Thunder Technique Divine Skills.

As if struck by a thought, he sighed and muttered, "If he can even master the Heavenly Calamity Curse by himself, then what spell from our Thunder Sect could he not learn on his own? At that point, what difference does it make if he joins the Thunder Sect or not? The foundation of our Thunder Sect is to wield thunder and eradicate Evil Demons. As long as he can wield thunder and exterminate Evil Demons, what does it matter if he isn’t a disciple of our sect?"

Listening to Ji Yan’s murmurs, Ji Jinglei scratched his head. He felt a sense of respect but was also somewhat puzzled.

In his memory, his old man didn’t seem like someone who cared about saving face! Why had he suddenly become so righteous and magnanimous?

Just as he was stunned by this, Ji Jinglei noticed his father’s smile had turned sly again. "As long as he uses our Thunder Sect’s spells to subdue Evil Demons and gain a formidable reputation, then in the future, when his name is known far and wide, who would believe he’s an inheritor from Spirit Turtle Peak? They’ll definitely think he’s a prodigy of our Thunderclap Peak! When that time comes, I’ll have someone secretly spread rumors and fan the flames, proclaiming that although he is officially a disciple of the Divination Sect, he is actually my disciple, Ji Yan. Surely, some people will believe it. With this living advertisement, why worry that prodigies from all corners of the world won’t flock to the Thunder Sect to learn our supreme spells?"

He let out a wicked cackle. "The hope for the Thunder Sect to return to its pinnacle now rests on Wang Xiu."

The corners of his mouth twitching wildly, Ji Jinglei retorted, "Father, the way you’re laughing right now... you look just like a fiend from the Demon Cult."

As if struck by an idea, Ji Jinglei’s eyes brightened. "Since you also hope Junior Brother can master the Heavenly Calamity Curse, Father, then let me go to Spirit Turtle Peak and teach him! I’m not lying to you. My fate is intertwined with Junior Brother’s. We are destined partners in cultivation, and with my help, he can become even stronger! Besides, Father, my talent in Thunder Technique is actually no less than Junior Brother’s. Is it possible that you just didn’t teach me well and held me back?"

CRACK!

A bolt of thunder from the void struck Ji Jinglei right on the forehead. The dark-skinned youth’s complexion darkened by several more shades, and he spat out a mouthful of black smoke. This time, he was out cold for good.

「...」

「Meanwhile.」

After leaving Thunderclap Peak, Wang Xiu flew back to Spirit Turtle Peak on the Black Tortoise Mirror. Before he even landed, he heard a massive explosion from Orchid Courtyard.

What the hell? Is Junior Sister Ling’er learning Thunder Technique now? But you can’t practice that in the courtyard! Hitting a person wouldn’t be a big deal, but if she damages the flowers and plants, Master will kill someone when he gets out of his coffin!

Wang Xiu hurriedly rushed into Orchid Courtyard and pushed open the gate. The courtyard itself wasn’t badly damaged, but the once pristine, green-robed little girl had become a sooty-faced mess. She was a bit disheveled but uninjured.

Looking at the two-meter-tall, red-colored Pill Furnace in the center of the courtyard, and at Jiang Yourong standing beside it like a cornered foe with her hair practically standing on end, Wang Xiu couldn’t help but facepalm.

"What happened now?" He cast a dust-cleansing spell on Jiang Ling’er and smiled. "Where did you two get this Pill Furnace? It looks expensive!"

Jiang Yourong huffed, "As the Saintess of my clan, I am fabulously wealthy. What is a mere Superior Spiritual Artifact like this Pill Furnace? My storage space is filled with them!"

[Ding!]

[Detected someone bragging. Congratulations to the Host for gaining Mana +66.]

Wang Xiu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He looked at Jiang Ling’er. "Junior Sister, this Pill Furnace has the Alchemy Sect’s mark on it. Did you borrow it?"

Jiang Ling’er shook her head. She glanced at Jiang Yourong, and seeing that her aunt, though still puffed up with anger, did not object, she began to explain, "Senior Brother, I found this Pill Furnace in a valley. Auntie said that the Nourishing Soul Lotus is a very rare medicinal herb, and consuming it directly would be too wasteful. It should be refined into a pill. So she gave me a recipe and told me to buy some herbs at Yujing Peak. But halfway there, my flying sword was suddenly affected by an air current and went out of control. I flew into a damaged formation that led to a small valley. Inside, there were many medicinal herbs, and a predecessor named Venerable Yunhua who left behind his pill scripture and this Pill Furnace, saying they belonged to whoever was fated to find them."

「...」

After listening to Jiang Ling’er’s account, Wang Xiu was completely dumbfounded.

This plot is just too classic. Digging for wild vegetables and finding a Great Power’s Remnant Soul, heading out to buy some herbs only for her flying sword to go haywire—stumbling into a Venerable’s private medicinal fields and even receiving his legacy. Ling’er. You’re a true Destined Heavenly Maiden, a walking lucky koi!