Chapter 61: Record of Mercury
Dream Dao Attainment: Opening Scheme Against Cultivators
Dream-Making Expert
Sunlight spilled through the window lattice, falling upon Zhao Qingxue’s face.
Her white robes were whiter than snow, like snow beneath the sunlight. She quietly gazed at Zhao Yueru before her, and every word she spoke cut deep into the heart.
Zhao Yueru looked at the disciple she favored most, and let out a faint sigh. She reached out and brushed the tears from her face.
“Silly child. The ancients said it well: deep affection does not last.”
“For those of us who cultivate, we must sever emotion and cut off love.”
“Now that you understand this principle today, then come back to Ice Soul Peak with your Master for secluded cultivation. You may not descend the mountain until you form your Foundation Establishment.”
“Are you willing?”
Zhao Qingxue’s brows and eyes were like a painting. She gave a slight nod. “Disciple is willing. It is just that Disciple has one more request.”
“Your Master knows nothing, and does not wish to hear it.”
Zhao Yueru cut off Zhao Qingxue’s words. She first looked toward Yang Qingqiu, who seemed to have understood something, and hesitated. She did not choose to silence her forever. Instead, she said, “Are you willing to become my disciple and cultivate under me?”
Yang Qingqiu did not waste a single word. She dropped to her knees and kowtowed. After kowtowing, she lifted her small face.
“Master above, Disciple is willing to follow Master in cultivation. It is just that Disciple also has one request, and hopes Master can help Fellow Daoist Lin…”
“Good. Very good!”
Zhao Yueru was instantly angered into laughter. She waved a hand to cut her off. “This Venerable really has taken in two fine disciples. Shut up, and scram back to Ice Soul Peak with your Senior Sister. Without my orders, neither of you is permitted to leave Ice Soul Peak by even half a step!”
With that, Zhao Yueru strode outside.
“Master.”
Zhao Qingxue and Yang Qingqiu cried out urgently.
“Shut up, all of you, go back and cultivate properly.”
Zhao Yueru did not turn her head. “Otherwise, I could not care less if he dies!”
Leaving behind that vicious threat, Zhao Yueru walked into the courtyard with a cold face. Seeing Lei Lingzi and Ye Wanli both looking over, she said coldly, “Ye Wanli, why are you not going back to your Golden Thunder Peak to cultivate in seclusion and heal your wounds? Do you enjoy being others’ laughingstock that much?”
Ye Wanli’s face immediately turned long. He wanted to retort, but then he heard Zhao Yueru order Lei Lingzi about in a commanding tone, “Lei Lingzi, give me the Dragon-Seeking Plate. You have used it long enough. It is time to let me use it too.”
“I still need to use the Dragon-Seeking Plate to divine that Lin Qi’s background and origins…”
Before Lei Lingzi could finish, Zhao Yueru cut him off. “Use that pig brain of yours and think. Ye Wanli has already been beaten half-paralyzed, and you still want to divine his background and origins?”
“What, you think dying at the hands of a mere Qi Refinement Realm junior is too shameful, so you plan to pick a different way to die, at the hands of a Golden Core or Nascent Soul?”