Demoness, Stop! - Chapter 36 - Chapter 36 – Famous Throughout Kunlun

The news that Junior Sister Jiang and Senior Sister Xu had come to Danding Peak spread quickly.

After it was known they came looking for Li Yu, Danding Peak immediately buzzed with excitement. Even disciples who were not under Elder Han’s command lingered outside Li Yu’s courtyard, eager to see what kind of person he was and what connection he had with the famous Junior Sister Jiang.

Li Yu kept his door closed and did not come out. Naturally, Liu Dong, who was also from Baiyun Temple, became the focus of everyone’s questions.

Surrounded by nearly a hundred people, they all tried to pry details about Li Yu and Jiang Li from him.

At that moment, a figure stepped in front of Liu Dong and told the crowd, “Such secret matters can’t be revealed easily. If you want to hear the story of Junior Brother Li and Junior Sister Jiang, pay twenty spirit coins first…”

After a moment, Liu Dong began to recount the story slowly amid the crowd.

“It’s like this: Two years ago, Junior Sister Jiang, Junior Brother Li, and I were all cultivating together at Baiyun Temple. On the very first day they joined, Junior Sister Jiang was bullied, and Junior Brother Li stood up for her…”

“The two of them were always together—eating, cultivating, doing missions—practically inseparable, and they never mixed with others. At that time, Junior Sister Jiang was still disguised as a man. The two most handsome men in the temple were always seen together. Everyone thought they were gay. No one guessed she was actually a girl, and even more, she possessed the Heavenly Spirit Vein…”

“Ah, if I had known Junior Sister Jiang would be what she is today, I would have made my move back then. If those two years had been me and Junior Sister Jiang together, then all this would be mine now!”

“I really regret it. If I had acted then, I might have reached Golden Core stage in this lifetime…”

Liu Dong sighed deeply, looking heartbroken.

The crowd, however, sneered at his words.

“Stop dreaming. Do you look as good as Junior Brother Li?”

“Turns out Junior Brother Li was always this amazing. Good things happen to good people.”

“Junior Sister Jiang is also someone very loyal and caring…”

“By the way, Junior Brother Liu, what else do you know about Jiang Sister and Li Brother? Tell us…”

“I don’t know much about Jiang Sister, but there’s one thing I know about Li Yu.”

“What is it, what is it…”

“He’s quite big…”

…

The events at Danding Peak quickly spread throughout the entire Kunlun sect.

After all, this involved Jiang Li, and as a possessor of the Heavenly Spiritual Vein, she was undoubtedly the most prominent disciple in the sect over the past decade. Everyone paid close attention to her every move.

The story Liu Dong told also became widely known in a very short time.

“So Junior Sister Jiang actually has such a past.”

“Even with her current status, she hasn’t forgotten her old friends. Junior Sister Jiang is really great. Love her, love her…”

“That Junior Brother Li is lucky too. From now on in Kunlun, no one should dare to bully him.”

“Of course. Bullying him is basically bullying Junior Sister Jiang…”

“That’s not necessarily true. With that kind of identity, it might actually bring him some unnecessary trouble.”

“You mean…”

“Shh…”

…

On a certain inverted peak, Lu Xingzhou, who was cultivating, opened his eyes and murmured, “So that’s why Junior Sister Qingxin treats him so well—because of Junior Sister Jiang. Why didn’t I think of this before…”

“I always said Junior Sister Xu isn’t the shallow type who only cares about looks…”

A hint of regret appeared on his face. If he had known, he wouldn’t have deliberately made things difficult for that person back then. That only offended Senior Sister Xu, who has ignored him for a long time.

…

At Biyun Peak, Zhou Zixuan was surrounded by a group of women. Looking at the burning fire of gossip in their eyes, she helplessly nodded, “The rumors outside are true. Back at Baiyun Temple, Junior Sister Jiang and Junior Brother Li were really close—practically inseparable…”

At that moment, her mood was somewhat strange.

Back when she was at Baiyun Temple, she always wondered whether to choose Junior Brother Li or Jiang Li. Now that Jiang Li has become Sister Jiang Li, she only had one choice left…

But another thorny question stood before her.

What if Sister Jiang chooses Junior Brother Li?

That thought immediately made her heart filled with anxiety and uncertainty.

At this time, Zhang Qianqian asked, “By the way, Sister Zhou, is the rumor about Junior Brother Li outside really true?”

Zhou Zixuan asked back, “What rumor?”

Zhang Qianqian raised an eyebrow and said, “You know, that…”

Apparently recalling something, Zhou Zixuan’s face flushed deep red…

…

On another mountain peak, Chen Ming was surrounded by a dozen figures. After learning he was also from Baiyun Temple, the crowd bombarded him with questions about Li Yu and Jiang Li.

Under their persistent questioning, his expression became somewhat absent-minded as he murmured, “Yes, what they say is true. Li Yu and Jiang Li had a very close relationship back at Baiyun Temple.”

“Junior Brother Chen, you’re from Baiyun Temple too. How was your relationship with them?”

“Pretty okay.”

“When Junior Sister Jiang was bullied, were you nearby?”

“Yes.”

“Did you intervene?”

“Yes…”

“Huh? Then maybe the rumors outside are wrong. I heard only Junior Brother Li stepped in back then.”

“They were actually fighting me…”

After a moment of silence, the people around Chen Ming had all left.

…

Yuzhu Peak.

Most of the peaks inside the Kunlun Cave Heaven rise straight up from the ground, but at the center of the Kunlun Cave Heaven, there were several peaks hanging upside down, floating in midair—Yuzhu Peak was one of them.

The current head of Yuzhu Peak was a late Nascent Soul stage ancestor of the Kunlun Sect.

Although the Kunlun Sect had many powerful Divine Transformation experts, they were all focused on pursuing the path of longevity and did not concern themselves with sect affairs, often not returning to the sect for decades or even centuries. The late Nascent Soul stage practitioners were basically the strongest within the sect.

The spiritual energy on Yuzhu Peak was extremely dense, and rare spiritual herbs and medicines grew everywhere. However, their outer areas flickered with faint radiant light, clearly protected by formation arrays.

At the top of Yuzhu Peak, there was a huge platform covering who knows how many acres, with a palace complex rising in staggered tiers. Divine birds flew and circled overhead, singing melodious calls. The glazed palace roofs emitted rays of colorful clouds, creating a scene like an immortal realm.

Inside one of the ornate palaces, however, the atmosphere was somewhat heavy.

Senior Sister Xu, revered by many Kunlun disciples as a goddess, stood with her head bowed and hands neatly folded before her. In the palace’s center rested a giant bird shaped like a phoenix, with a pink feathered crown atop its head and five long tail feathers trailing behind, leisurely reclining.

A middle-aged woman dressed in elegant robes cast a displeased glance at Xu Qingxin and said, “You were supposed to watch over your Junior Sister properly—so this is how you do it?”

Xu Qingxin made no excuses and bowed her head, “Sorry, Master, it’s all my fault.”

This middle-aged woman, who had raised this disciple like her own daughter from childhood, found it hard to really blame her. She said instead, “You know your Junior Sister’s situation. She started cultivation late. I had to spend a lot of effort convincing those old stubborn ones to intercept a few hundred Meridian Clearing Pills for her, so she could cultivate all five spiritual veins simultaneously and make up for her lagging progress. You must watch her well. Until her cultivation reaches the late Foundation Establishment stage, she is not allowed to leave Yuzhu Peak even a step.”

Xu Qingxin sighed helplessly, “Yes, Master.”

The woman nodded and then asked, “What happened today?”

Xu Qingxin replied, “Junior Sister went to visit an old friend she trained with outside. She said he took good care of her back then.”

The woman asked again, “Last time you left the sect, was it also for that person?”

Xu Qingxin nodded.

The woman said coldly, “Kunlun is the second largest Daoist sect. Making an exception to admit him already repaid past favors. I have high hopes for your Junior Sister. I want her to surpass even the disciples of the Sect Leader. I don’t want outsiders to have too much involvement with her and disrupt her focus on cultivation. Do you understand?”

Only then did Xu Qingxin realize her master’s expectations for Junior Sister were so high, even using Junior Sister Qin as the benchmark.

She could only say, “Master, don’t worry. I’ll watch Junior Sister well and won’t let her run around anymore.”

After a moment, Xu Qingxin went to a room behind the hall. Inside, Jiang Li looked at her apologetically, “Sorry, Senior Sister, I caused you trouble.”

Xu Qingxin only smiled and said, “It’s okay. Master has a sharp tongue but a soft heart—she won’t do anything to me.”

Then, curious, she looked at Jiang Li and asked, “Junior Sister, why are you so good to Junior Brother Li?”

After all, she had entrusted Xu Qingxin to bring Li Yu back from Baiyun Mountain and even didn’t hesitate to give him the life-protecting talisman gifted by the Divine Transformation ancestor.

Xu Qingxin didn’t know what kind of feelings these showed.

Thinking back to their days at Baiyun Temple, Jiang Li couldn’t help but smile and said, “Because he is Li Yu…”

He was the one she had chosen as her king from the very beginning…

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