Chapter 163

Chapter 163: Not a Backstab (Part Five)

“Lu Ye ascended?”

Jiang Die received the news, momentarily stunned.

She carefully examined the content, pondering each word repeatedly.

“Impossible, I’ve deployed strong warriors at all the teleportation points. If Lu Ye had ascended, he would have been captured immediately.”

“Unless he took an unusual route to the Second Heaven.”

No trace found.

Not a single hint of Lu Ye in the Second Heaven.

Jiang Die imagined Lu Ye lurking in the shadows, silently watching her with icy eyes, as if she were a corpse, sending shivers down her spine.

“Deploy more people! We must find him, locate where he is!”

Jiang Die was getting frantic.

“At the same time, keep an eye on anyone related to Lu Ye. Anyone who ascends to the Second Heaven, capture them and bring them back to me immediately!”

Lu Ye had completely vanished.

Nobody knew where he had gone.

The Buddha Sect and the Underworld had reemerged from the void, and the non-dead strong warriors of the alien races were returning as well.

Liu Changfeng held the Dao Companion Ceremony promptly a month later.

The Great Wilderness dropped by to congratulate.

Lu Ye didn’t hold back either, sending Liu Changfeng a grand gift.

A cultivation technique.

Titled **Grand Dao Heaven Sutra**.

It contained accompanying divine arts as well.

Moreover, Lu Ye warned Liu Changfeng that the Grand Dao Sect’s Transcending Tribulation Realm shouldn’t attempt to cross tribulation anytime soon.

Best to wait a while.

“If the true destruction of the sect happens, crush this stone from a thousand miles away, and I’ll know.”

“Got it!”

Lu Ye looked at Liu Changfeng, a smile in his eyes.

Just like in his previous life when Liu Changfeng congratulated him.

“Be happy!”

Liu Changfeng fell silent.

He couldn’t shake off the deep heaviness he sensed from Lu Ye’s words.

“You be happy too.” Liu Changfeng replied.

Lu Ye couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

“Hahaha, I’ll pass on that…”

“Farewell!”

The heaviness transformed into relief.

What’s all this happiness nonsense? Boring.

Lu Ye left the Grand Dao Sect, a chapter of his ties to them nearly closing.

The Grand Dao Sect had firmly chosen him; he left behind methods for artifact forging, alchemy, formations, and talismans.

Plus many treasures, and now, the **Grand Dao Heaven Sutra**.

Enough!

More than enough!

Time flew by like a fleeting horse.

Bai Qiulan reached the ninth level of Transcending Tribulation, and the other three women were also making rapid progress.

Yue Hongling was flabbergasted.

She had helped Bai Qiulan ease her suffering the most times, and the continuous pain made her struggle between agony and awareness.

Unavoidably, a faint fear began to blossom in her heart.

But in this state, her cultivation was also advancing the fastest; she was just a step away from reaching the Transcending Tribulation Realm, possibly today.

Chu Ling started tapping into Yin Power from the peak of the Void Refining stage; although she hadn’t suffered as much as Yue Hongling, her cultivation also reached the pinnacle of Harmonization.

Shangguan Huanling was at the sixth level of Harmonization, and each time she endured the poison from Yin Power, it took her a long time to recover, even though her **Origins Devouring Heaven Sutra** absorbed Yin Power better than the other two.

Yet, her capacity to endure was too weak.

Bai Qiulan showed no impulse to cross the tribulation. If she succeeded, Jiang Die would be the only one in the Second Heaven, and with Jiang Die’s nature, there was a 99% chance she wouldn’t help absorb the Yin Power.

Meaning, she had to bring Yue Hongling and others with her.

But it was so slow.

A full two years had passed.

Except for Shangguan Huanling, Yue Hongling and Chu Ling had both reached the ninth level of Transcending Tribulation.

Bai Qiulan also experienced the feeling of constant waiting that Jiang Die must have felt back then.

Clearly capable of ascending at any moment, yet still needing to wait.

“Should we cross the tribulation?” Yue Hongling suggested.

“No, I’m not at the ninth level yet!” Shangguan Huanling promptly interjected.

“You’ve taken so long and are still only at the fourth level of Transcending Tribulation; it’s still ages until you reach the ninth. If we wait for you, will we be like day-old cold rice by the time Brother ascends to the Third Heaven?” Yue Hongling rolled her eyes.

“But we’re allies, we don’t abandon each other! If Sister Bai ascends, and you all ascend, what about me?” Shangguan Huanling anxiously retorted.

The three all turned to Shangguan Huanling.

“You’re just slow in your cultivation; what can we do about it? We can’t risk robbing others’ treasures for you, can we?” Yue Hongling countered.

Shangguan Huanling…

“You can’t do this! You promised to save Chu Ling; my share hasn’t been fulfilled yet…”

“Now that the enemies are all gone, where else are we supposed to find treasures? You can’t seriously suggest we take our allies’ treasures, right?” Yue Hongling was extremely impatient.

For some unknown reason, she was in a super irritable mood, the kind to pick fights with anyone.

“But you all promised me…”

Shangguan Huanling looked at Chu Ling; others might find backstabbing allies shameful, but Chu Ling surely had experience with it and might even gain a strength boost from doing so.

Chu Ling slammed her hand on the table.

“What’s with that look? I already promised my lord; I will never backstab allies again.”

“When did you promise?”

Shangguan Huanling had a good memory. From what she recalled, Chu Ling hadn’t spoken to Lu Ye.

“Anyway, I promised it! I promised it in my heart!”

“But I saved your life…”

Shangguan Huanling really didn’t want to be left behind; if everyone else ascended and she remained down below, what would be the point?

Family gone.

Lover gone.

Friends gone.

Chu Ling’s expression stiffened.

The life-saving debt…

Though Chu Ling liked backstabbing, she hadn’t forgotten the kindness of Shangguan Huanling saving her life.

Since Shangguan Huanling brought it up,

Chu Ling couldn’t simply pretend she hadn’t heard.

“Then let’s ascend together with Huanling! It’s just a few levels apart; I’ll help you find a treasure!” Chu Ling spoke up.

“Where can we find treasures right now?” Shangguan Huanling asked.

Chu Ling waved her hand.

“Don’t worry about that, I’ll definitely find it. First, let’s say this: I’ll help you reach the ninth level of Transcending Tribulation, and I’ll consider your life-saving debt paid, deal?” Chu Ling asked.

Shangguan Huanling nodded vigorously.

She wanted to find Lu Ye. She wanted him to know she had retrained her emotions and fallen in love with him again!

She wasn’t someone who would betray true love!

At that moment, Chu Ling began to ponder.

Which faction should she target?

Buddha Sect?

Not a chance, too many tricks and strong beings.

Underworld?

Can’t do that either, their strength remained intact.

The Grand Dao Sect had no real defenses against her, yet they clearly wouldn’t do.

Got it!

Robber Sect!

She had an enmity with the Robber Sect from before, and they were all body refining practitioners, with simple techniques. Even though they were on friendly terms with the Grand Dao Sect now out of fear, it was clear they wouldn’t be much of a challenge.

The Robber Sect it is!

Not a backstab!