Yun Sisi lowered her head and looked at the two stones she held in her hand.
The two stones were irregular in shape. One was moon-white, its faintly yellowed glow resembling the full moon hanging high in a clear night sky.
The other was entirely black-blue, speckled with silvery dots.
She had stumbled upon these stones by chance—one contained an indescribable spiritual energy, while the other harbored boundless yin energy.
Lately, she had been using these stones to aid her cultivation, and her magical power had grown rapidly.
However, there was one issue: as her cultivation deepened, she noticed her body growing increasingly cold.
She assumed it was due to absorbing too much yin energy from the moon-white stone, but she dismissed it as nothing serious.
Recently, she had acquired a new mist spirit, adept at creating illusions and well-versed in the mysteries of the Yunhuang Illusory Realm.
It was this mist spirit who told her that the two stones in her hand had names—the moon-white one was called the Moonlight Stone, while the black-blue one was the Chaos Stone, also known as the Starlight Stone.
One contained the boundless essence of moonlight, inherently yin in nature.
The other held the endless spirit of chaos, the primordial energy of creation.
Both were rare treasures for cultivation.
However, the Moonlight Stone carried excessive yin energy. To cultivate properly, she needed to find the Sun Stone, merge the two, and then use the Chaos Stone to harmonize their energies.
Upon learning this, Yun Sisi naturally ordered the mist spirit to lead her to the Sun Stone immediately. But the spirit hesitated and admitted it didn’t know where the Sun Stone was.
This left Yun Sisi somewhat disheartened.
What bothered her even more was that the Yunhuang Illusory Realm held so many treasures, yet that old fool, the Purple Song Sage, had only sent Yun Qingxue—that wretched woman—to reap the benefits!
He claimed her father was his dearest friend. If that were true, why hadn’t he, as an elder, shown any care for her, the daughter of his old friend?
Why hadn’t he offered to let her enter this place?
If she hadn’t secretly followed, all the treasures would have fallen into Yun Qingxue’s hands!
The more Yun Sisi thought about it, the angrier she became.
She jumped down from the tree.
No! Before leaving, she had to find that wretched woman, seize all the treasures she had obtained, and ensure she never returned to the Xuanling Continent!
If everyone favored her, then fine—she could stay in the Yunhuang Illusory Realm forever!
With these thoughts swirling in her mind, Yun Sisi summoned the wind and resumed her search for Yun Qingxue.
To her surprise, she hadn’t flown far before spotting traces of Yun Qingxue.
Four months! After four long months of searching, she had finally found her!
Truly, heaven rewards the diligent!
Quietly landing on a thickly foliaged tree, Yun Sisi concealed herself in the night and observed the cave entrance not far ahead.
She saw the maid who always followed Yun Qingxue enter the cave and emerge a while later. Then Yun Qingxue herself led two children inside.
Though she didn’t know when the woman had acquired two children, Yun Sisi paid them no mind.
They were just children—what threat could they pose?
Besides, it was late, and they were likely going inside to rest.
She would wait here quietly until midnight, when they were all asleep. Then, without lifting a finger, she would deal with them all at once!
With her plan set, Yun Sisi settled in.
She closed her eyes to rest, waiting for about two hours.
The surroundings grew utterly silent, save for the occasional chirp of insects.
“Mist Spirit,” Yun Sisi summoned her newly acquired servant.
A wisp of black mist materialized in her palm.
“Master, what do you command?” A childlike voice emerged from the mist, yet its eerie tone sent chills down the spine.
“You’re skilled at illusions, aren’t you? Go and create one—make those people over there turn on each other!”
A sinister smile curled Yun Sisi’s lips.
The mist spirit shrank back. “Master… my current power isn’t strong enough to create an illusion that would make them kill each other.”
“Useless!”
Yun Sisi cursed, then sneered, “You can’t do this, you don’t know that—what *can* you do besides conjuring worthless illusions?”
“Master, I’ve only just begun cultivating. It’s understandable that my abilities are limited…” the spirit whispered in defense.
“Shut up! If you can’t make them kill each other, can you at least create an illusion to lure that maid away from the cave entrance?”
“That’s no problem at all! Leave it to me, Master. I’ll handle it perfectly!” Eager to prove its worth, the mist spirit quickly agreed, though inwardly it resolved to abandon this arrogant, ill-tempered woman the moment it escaped the Yunhuang Illusory Realm.
Meanwhile, Daise had transformed back into a small mimosa plant, absorbing moonlight while keeping watch for Yun Qingxue.
Suddenly, Yun Qingxue, who should have been resting inside, stepped out.
Daise immediately took human form and approached.
“Master… it’s so late. Do you need something?”
“Daise, there’s something I need to discuss with you. Come with me.” Yun Qingxue’s tone brooked no argument as she strode northward.
Hearing her master’s command, Daise hurried after her without hesitation.
The moment Daise left, a swift figure landed at the now unguarded cave entrance.
Yun Sisi smirked, her eyes filled with disdain.
Yun Qingxue’s subordinates truly were useless fools!
With just a simple trick, she had lured the maid away.
With the grace of a victor, Yun Sisi strode confidently into the cave.
Inside, Yun Qingxue, Adai, and Liuli sat with their eyes closed, seemingly resting.
Without hesitation, Yun Sisi flicked her wrist, sending three razor-sharp wind blades straight at their throats.
*Die, you wretch!* she thought, though she made no sound.
She had to see them dead before she could celebrate.
As for that maid lured away by the mist spirit…
Heh. Once Yun Qingxue was gone, she’d take her time torturing her to death!
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