Ling Tian panicked to death.
Sacred Heaven Sect was ranked top among the righteous sects, and his beautiful master was a force to be reckoned with. As an expert of the top sect in the entire vast land, the notoriety of Ye Qingxian could even stop a child's sobbing. It's even said that she had killed enough people to build a mountain of bones.
Moreover, the Sacred Heaven Sect had always been strictly disciplined. Those who violated the taboo would be expelled from the sect or even die.
'What's more, what he violated was Ye Qingxian's most taboo prohibition.
This Recording Stone must have been given to the Sect Master by a junior sister!'
'That girl actually betrayed me! What should I do now?' Ling Tian started to rack his brain.
As Ling Tian was figuring out a way out of this, Ye Qingxian sized up the youth in front of her.
This kid is quite handsome! His face is as white as snow, and his skin is so delicate that women would be jealous. His sword-like eyebrows and starlit eyes are enticing. His figure is tall and well-proportioned. Even under my pressure, he is able to stand straight like a spear.
What a brilliant young man!
Even in the world of immortality, where there was no shortage of handsome men and beauties, Ling Tian was definitely the best-looking one.
Coupled with his terrifying cultivation talent, no one could refuse his confession, right?
Even the ice block Ye Qingxian was a little moved!
It turned out that someone liked me. Besides, he's such a genius, too.
But, I'm his teacher, otherwise…
Ye Qingxian hurriedly shook her head vigorously.
'He is my apprentice, what am I thinking about?' She stabilized her mind and said icily. "Don't you want to explain?"
Ling Tian swallowed hard.
Explain?
EXPLAIN?!
His mind raced like a crazed stallion.
'If I tell the truth, I die.
If I lie, I also die.
If I speak, I die.
If I stay silent—I die even faster!'
His legs felt weak, and his heart pounded like a war drum.
"Master, I have nothing to explain," Ling Tian answered in a small voice.
Ye Qingxian raised her brows, "What do you mean by this?"
Ling Tian said, "The scene and the words are self-explanatory. They are all made by me; I have nothing to explain."
Ye Qingxian snorted coldly, "You know that the sect prohibits romantic relationships, and you, as the Holy Son, the heir, and the future sect master, actually took the initiative in breaking the rule. Do you think I would dare not punish you?" Ye Qingxian's tone was extremely cold.
Ling Tian shook his head and replied, "Master, when I was creating the scene, I had anticipated the consequences."
Ye Qingxian was taken aback. "Since you know the consequences, why would you dare to…"
Ling Tian took a step forward, his eyes burning. "Because even the sect rules can't stop my sincerity!"
For an instant, it seemed that the wind and snow had stopped.
He was taking a gamble.
Ye Qingxian, no matter how ruthless, was essentially a woman. He took on the guise of an infatuated man, a man who was willing to be punished in order to be with his junior sister. As long as he could soften his master's steel-like heart a bit, he would have a chance of living.
Ye Qingxian's charming body trembled a bit, but she didn't expect him to have such courage. How dare he say such things in front of her? He was r-really presumptuous!
"I will pretend that I didn't hear anything today. You should abandon your feelings; it's impossible for me to agree." Ye Qingxian was extremely calm.
Hearing this, Ling Tian heaved a sigh of relief.
'I never expected you would agree! But this end is better than losing my small life, right?'
Anyway, the twenty-four-hour time limit hadn't been reached yet, so he still had a chance to complete the mission.
With that, just as he was just about to leave, Ye Qingxian's cold voice sounded again, "It seems that the reason why your cultivation has stagnated is just from this, so you will be punished. Go to the Youhan Cave to reflect on your mistakes. Come out after a month."
Ye Qingxian's intent was not to punish Ling Tian, but she didn't know how to face him.
"Youhan Cave?" Ling Tian frowned. Trouble!
This was a natural cavern on Mount Xuantian, and the coldest part of the entire mountain range was condensed inside this cavern. If a mortal were to take a step inside, they would be frozen into a popsicle in a single breath.
Only those at the Golden Core stage and above could bear with the chill inside as they had cultivated the Sacred Heaven Sect's Cultivation Method.
If he were the original Holy Son, this punishment was nothing, but it's different now.
Ling Tian's cultivation base was sealed at present. He couldn't use the Sacred Heaven Sect's Cultivation Method. He would definitely freeze to death once he went inside!
Even if he were to survive by chance, he would also fail the mission.
'No! I can't enter the Youhan Cave!' Ling Tian has made a decision.
He strode forward, his high voice piercing the snowstorm. "Master, forgive me, I can not obey you!"
"Huh?" Ye Qingxian's expression turned colder. "According to our sect rules, anyone who violates this taboo shall have their cultivation abolished and expelled from the sect!"
"You have a great future, and this is your first time making a mistake, so I decided to give you a chance. But you are unwilling to accept such a light punishment?"
"No!" Ling Tian said loudly. "Since it's your command, no matter if it's one month, five years, or ten years, I dare not complain!"
Ye Qingxian asked in doubt, "Then why do you say that you can't obey me?"
"What I can't obey is the order to make me abandon my feelings. Only this one matter, I…I really can't obey!"
"The person I like is the most beautiful existence in the world and has completely stolen my heart."
"If you make me forget this feeling, isn't it equal to digging my own heart out!?"
"Therefore, please forgive me for not being able to follow!" Ling Tian's voice trembled; his words were filled with sincerity.
Ye Qingxian: "!!!"
"Y-you … what nonsense are you talking about?!" Ye Qingxian said in a flustered tone.
Bright red crept from her ears to her pretty cheeks.
"Hmph! Even if you are sincere, the gap between us is too big. Stop your wishful thinking! "
Ling Tian nodded.
Indeed, compared with his status as Holy Son, his junior sister wasn't a girl worthy of him. But if he wanted to restore his cultivation, what other choice did he have?
"I understand everything you said, master, but I believe that even if there are mountains and seas between two lovers, they still can be removed and filled up as long as the two are sincere!"
Ye Qingxian was stunned.
To pursue me, Tian-er dares to remove mountains and fill up seas!
"But do you understand the prowess of rumours? It will ruin you! If I really agree, you are likely to be universally condemned!" Ye Qingxian said.
Ling Tian said sincerely, "Even if everyone condemns me, I'm not afraid at all. For this is true love, I don't care about any rumours!"
"You …" Ye Qingxian bit her lip; endless thoughts were battling in her mind.
Even though she had hundreds of years of experience, facing his fiery heart, she still didn't know how to deal with it.
Love? The word made her feel strange, but she also had a faint longing for it.
Ye Qingxian's eyes were complicated, and she whispered, "What if you lose your life because of this?"
Ling Tian did not hesitate, "As long as I can be with the one I love, even if I die, I won't regret it!"
Ye Qingxian was silent. Ling Tian looked at her nervously.
After a while, she turned her head and said, "Since that's how it is, you can go die!"
"What?" Ling Tian didn't have the time to react before the skies suddenly began to spin, and a strong sense of weightlessness engulfed him, and the fierce howling of the winds resounded in his ears.
He was in a free fall!
???
He was thrown down by Ye Qingxian from the top of the Holy Peak!?
"Fuck, I went too far, this girl doesn't play by logic! This time, I'll really end up dead meat!"
Ling Tian's cultivation base was sealed. If he fell from a precipice of over thousands of meters, he would die!
He closed his eyes, looking at the ground that was rapidly drawing closer in despair.
But just before he hit the ground, he smelled a fragrant light breeze, and then both his feet had stepped on the stable ground again.
When he opened his eyes again, he saw that he was still standing on the top of the mountain; It was as if he had never moved.
Ye Qingxian's eyes had a complicated look in them. "Why didn't you channel your cultivation? Did you really want to die?!"
Channel my cultivation? Do you think I don't want to?
Ling Tian's lips were pale, and with the last bit of his strength, he grabbed her beautiful wrist.
"If I can't be with my lover, what's the meaning of being alive to me?"
"…" Ye Qingxian's psychological defence was completely broken.
Ling Tian is really willing to die to be with me!
Although there is a big identity gap between us now, with his talents, he will reach the emperor level one day.
The most important thing is that for this feeling, he isn't afraid of gossip and dares to trample anything in his way. Even if he had to lose his life, he won't show a moment of hesitation.
How could Ye Qingxian Wuyan refuse such fierce emotions?
"Master?" Ling Tian looked at her expectantly.
Ye Qingxian shyly didn't dare to look back at him. Her pair of phoenix eyes was filled with water, and she replied in a low voice. "Don't stare at me in that way. I … I accept."
"Long live Master!" Ling Tian hugged her excitedly.
Unexpectedly, not only did his master not punish him but permitted the relationship between him and his junior sister instead. Wasn't she pointing out that he could pick up girls without fear anymore?
"You … you stop. You're so impatient. As soon as I agree with you …" Ye Qingxian blushed and broke free from his arms, flying away.
Ling Tian scratched his head, "I'm sorry. I got too excited."
"Although I gave you my permission, this rule is set by me after all. This matter must not reach others' ears!" Ye Qingxian ordered.
"Don't worry, I have tight lips." Ling Tian nodded.
He couldn't wait for a second more to take down his Junior Sister!
At this moment, a system notification rang in his head.
[Mission complete]
[Confession Target: Ye Qingxian]
[Difficulty: Purgatory]
[Success rate: 0.00001%]
[Degree of completion: Perfect]
[Congratulations to the host for completing the mission perfectly. Updating reward…]
[The seal on the cultivation base is removed, super treasure chest x3.]
"…"
Ling Tian: "???"
'The confession target… Ye… Ye Qingxian?!'
Before that, he was confessing to his junior sister, why was the current target his master?
Suddenly, Ling Tian remembered something and asked carefully, "Master, who gave you this Recording Stone?"
Ye Qingxian said shyly, "You're still pretending? Wasn't it you that put the stone in the pillbox and gave it to me …? Don't do something like this in the future. If someone else finds out, our relationship will be exposed."
Ling Tian: "…"
He immediately understood everything.
His junior sister didn't snitch but had mistakenly given the box to his master.
Because he didn't say her name throughout his confession, his master thought he was confessing to her.
And they weren't even on the same channel right from the start!
I just wanted to woo the Junior Sister! I never expected to woo the Master instead! Ling Tian wanted to weep but had no tears.
'Help, I really didn't want to seduce the Sect Master!!'
Ling Tian's soul almost left his body.
A cold wind blew across the Holy Peak.
Was Ye Qingxian attractive?
Of course!
A lustrous black hair and white, delicate cheeks that had a pink hue to them. Beneath the red lips were a pair of tidy and white jade-like teeth. Her beautiful eyes sparkled with soulful vibrance.
When she returned with a smile, even the sun and moon would be eclipsed by her beauty.
Even if her body was covered by a large robe, it still couldn't hide her breathtaking figure. Instead, it gave her an impression of cold and aloof beauty.
All right, in short…
Ling Tian had never seen such a beautiful girl in either of his lives!
But if anyone thought it was a lucky matter to be in a relationship with such beauty, they would sadly find how wrong it was.
Who was she?
She was Ye Qingxian!
The sect master of Sacred Heaven Sect!
An existence standing at the peak of the entire vast land!
And even in the game till the end, the Protagonist couldn't woo her or even trigger her romance route!
In the game, Ye Qingxian wasn't a heroine.
She wasn't a side heroine.
She wasn't even a hidden heroine.
She was a walking final boss with no dialogue options.
The only two things she ever said in the game were:
"Scram."
and
"Die."
THAT was her entire affection arc!
So how—HOW—did he, Ling Tian, the man who originally aimed for an easy, friendly, low-difficulty junior sister, suddenly end up speedrunning the unattainable Ice Empress final boss route on accident?!
This wasn't romance.
This was a BUG.
A BUG worthy of a server rollback!
Ling Tian hid his face in both hands.
'What kind of sick world record is this—True Ending achieved by MISTAKE?!'
She had once pressured an entire devil sect alone just because one of their disciples killed her disciple. She eradicated the whole sect with one sword move because they refused to hand over the murderer.
A famous first-class devil sect was directly eradicated in this way!
All members… dead!
This incident shook the entire vast land.
For this reason, several major devil sects held a Heretic Slaying Conference for this event. The conference's sole purpose was to suppress Ye Qingxian.
However, regardless of which devil sect the experts belonged to, they all ended up dead one way or another. Their bodies and skeletons were fully piled up on the road to the Sacred Heaven Sect. Their blood painted the entire Holy Peak crimson. Ye Qingxian, on the other hand, didn't even get a scratch.
Since then, the name "Heretic Ye" has become a taboo existence in the vast land. If Ling Tian was a little villain, then Ye Qingxian was the ultimate boss!
To fall in love with such a girl, his life was no longer his own, but in Ye Qingxian's grasp.
The pressure was huge!
At this moment, could Ling Tian say, 'I'm sorry, I made a mistake. I didn't want to confess to you?'
Of course not. That was purely seeking death.
'Forget it, let's take one step at a time…' Ling Tian was dejected.
…
"Tian'er…"
Ye Qingxian's face blushed. This was originally a normal appellation, but under current circumstances, it made her feel indescribably shy.
"The immortal path is boundless. If you want us to stay together forever, you have to be standing at the peak."
"You must cultivate hard and never slack off."
"I… I will wait for you at the top."
Ye Qingxian didn't wait for Ling Tian before disappearing into the snowstorm.
Ling Tian was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "That's right, the road to immortality is boundless. But one day, I will climb to the peak and stand on top of the entire vast land!"
"But of course, before that, I have to live well under my master's 'care'…" Ling Tian sighed before he turned around and walked down the mountain.
However, he didn't know that inside the snowstorm, a figure reappeared in the place he had just left.
Ye Qingxian looked at his back; her eyes seemed moist.
Thinking of Ling Tian's shocking remarks and his determination to die for her, Ye Qingxian's cheeks became hot.
"This…"
"Is this what it feels like to be liked?"
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