The Book Soul Chronicles: Godslayer

That night, in the pavilion on Fuxian Peak, Qingwu quietly admired the beautiful night view. The bright moon hung high, and its cool moonlight shone on the earth. A waterfall cascaded down opposite, and some unknown spiritual plants on the surrounding stone walls emitted a pale yellow and white glow.

Below, in the pool of water, there were spirit fish swimming with a faint blue and purple glow.

The forests on both sides of the river are filled with various glowing mushrooms and fireflies flying everywhere.

Below the pavilion, the lotus blossoms in the lake glowed with a faint white light, creating a stunning night scene with the spirit fish.

Amidst such a beautiful scene, even from behind, the person admiring the view exudes loneliness and sorrow.

The sect leader, Qingfeng, knew she was sad when he saw her expression, so he walked over and sat down beside her.

Qingwu only noticed him when he sat down next to her. She quickly composed herself and said, "You don't even make a sound when you walk. Are you trying to scare this beautiful girl to death?"

Qingfeng rolled her eyes at her and said, "It's clearly because you were too engrossed in your memories, and now you're blaming me!"

Qingwu knew he was right; she had been so engrossed that she hadn't noticed her sect leader had arrived at her Floating Immortal Peak. Surprisingly, she didn't refute him.

Looking at his junior sister's expression, he knew he was right, and said, "She misses Junior Brother Qingming, doesn't she!"

Qingwu's eyes darted away, but she quickly regained her composure and said stubbornly, "No way! I was just engrossed in the beautiful scenery! By the way, how did you, such a busy person, end up coming here?"

Looking at her, Qingfeng thought of his junior brother Qingming, who was exceptionally talented from a young age. After becoming a disciple of his fifth master, he mastered the Heaven-Slaying Technique, which was only conceived by his fifth master, and created the sect's own cultivation method.

Later, during his training, he saved Qingwu, whose entire family had been killed by an evil cultivator who had gone out of control. He took the nine-year-old Qingwu back to Fuxian Peak and personally taught her, always by her side. Even though Qingwu's talent was mediocre, he never looked down on her. Later, Qingwu passed the competition and became an inner disciple of his fifth master, becoming Qingming's true junior sister in name and in fact. He also stood up for her when she was envied by other disciples and accused of using connections. In the end, he also died protecting her.

For Qingwu, Qingming was not only her savior but also her mentor and close friend, teaching her martial arts and caring for her like family. At the time, her fellow disciples all knew that Qingming was fond of this quirky and clever junior sister, and they all thought they would become a couple and create a beautiful story. However, accidents always happen first. No one expected a great war to break out, and even less expected that the human race would suffer a pyrrhic victory. And Qingming, the pride of heaven, died protecting his beloved junior sister.

It took humanity nearly two hundred years to recover from that great war. Qingwu took over everything from Qingming and became the true disciple of Fifth Martial Uncle, the fifth senior sister of the Dao Sect. It was also after that great war that our master and senior uncles either died or went into seclusion, and the heavy burden of the sect and humanity fell into our hands. From then on, Junior Sister changed, becoming carefree and unrestrained, and we all changed too.

I know why my junior sister became like this. Before Qingming passed away, she expressed the love she never had a chance to say and asked her to live happily every day! She closed her eyes with a smile after hearing her promise!

Actually, the junior sister didn't like Qingming, but she knew that Qingming was not only her savior but also her mentor. He took good care of her, was handsome, had high cultivation, liked her, and knew her well. She might never meet someone so suitable as a Daoist partner again in her life. So, she tacitly agreed amidst everyone's teasing.

Perhaps even she herself thought that she and Qingming would live a simple and ordinary life like any other Daoist couple.

But she is gone, and things have changed. She is left all alone on this vast Floating Immortal Path.

Qingfeng briefly recalled the past, then used magic to take out a pot of fine wine from his spatial storage and placed it on the table, saying, "Isn't this because you're going to the mortal realm with Bingwen tomorrow? I've come here especially to give you a farewell dinner!"

The moment Qingfeng took out the wine, Qingwu's eyes were glued to the wine pot. She said with a grin, "Senior brother, you're the best to me. You understand me the most. You know that this is what I like. Unlike them, who keep an eye on me and won't let me drink. They treat me like I'm a thief." Praise came out of her mouth as if it were worthless.

Qingfeng chuckled, a hint of malice flashing in his eyes, then said in a serious tone, "Come on, if you hadn't almost burned down the library while drunk, they would have prevented you from drinking!"

When her shameful past was brought up, Qingwu fully displayed her shameless and unscrupulous nature, pretending that Qingfeng wasn't talking about her, and seriously drank her wine.

Qingfeng watched her drink, his smile deepening. He said, "Bingwen's trip to the mortal realm this time is to sever all worldly ties. As you know, cultivating immortality is not only about improving one's cultivation level, but also about purifying the soul and gaining an accurate understanding of all things."

Looking at her senior brother's expression and hearing his words, and recalling his unusual behavior today, Qingwu knew that her senior brother was going to trick her. She decisively put down the wine pot, "Trying to trick me into helping you? Goodbye!" With that, she got up and prepared to slip away.

"Stop!" Qingfeng immediately stood up and grabbed her. "You've already drunk my wine. You're obligated to help, whether you like it or not!"

"Wow!!! This is practically forcing me to buy something! Besides, he can only do these things himself. How can I help him?" Qingwu said with her arms crossed in front of her chest, looking utterly hopeless.

"Of course I know that he has to rely on himself, but given Bingwen's personality, this calamity in the mortal realm is of paramount importance to him. As his senior, you should guide him and help him overcome this tribulation smoothly. Besides, he is the future of the Dao Sect. You don't want to plant a hidden danger now and have to clean up his mess someday!" Qingfeng earnestly advised.

"That's your disciple, isn't it, Senior Brother? Shouldn't you be handling these things? You know perfectly well that I hate dealing with these kinds of emotional disputes! Yet you still try to exploit me and take advantage of me. Do I look like a victim?" Qingwu said with dissatisfaction.

"Sigh, I was thinking of asking my junior sister to take extra care of my disciple..." Before Qingfeng could finish speaking, Qingwu stretched out her hand towards him, "How about some spirit stones to help my poor junior sister who's working overtime!" She said with a sly smile.

Looking at his junior sister's state, Qingfeng knew he was definitely going to be tricked to death by her, but when he thought about the reason for her greed, he felt a little sorry for her.

He then took out the sect leader's token and handed it to her, saying, "Take this token and go to our sect's treasury to get a magical artifact!"

Qingwu initially accepted the sect leader's token with a happy expression, but then realized something was wrong and looked at him with a "you have a problem" look.

Qingfeng could tell what she was thinking just by looking at her expression. He said to her, "If I let you take it, it means you have to return it, not that I'm giving it to you!" As he spoke, he waved his index finger in front of their eyes to indicate that he was not secretly giving her the sect's treasure.

"Tch, I knew you were being too generous! Besides, wouldn't it be better to just give me a few spirit stones from your retirement savings? Why do you have to lend me a treasure? Your abacus beads are practically jumping in my face." Qingwu crossed her arms and rolled her eyes at him.

Seeing Qingwu's state, Qingfeng swallowed his pride and said, "I'm just afraid that if you leave the sect, you'll end up getting beaten to death after trying to cheat and swindle. So, this is for your self-defense!"

Qingwu stared wide-eyed at her sect leader brother in disbelief, saying, "You clearly wanted to take advantage of my favor, and you're trying to shift the blame onto me, senior brother, where's your integrity?!"

"Don't look at me like that. Compared to your senior brother, you're the one who needs to find your integrity. Besides, every time you leave the sect, have you ever not tried to scam someone? The only thing you have a conscience about is not letting anyone know that you're an elder of the Dao Sect." Qingfeng said, having already given up all hope.

"Was that what I called cheating them? I was just showing them the dangers of the martial world," Qingwu argued.

"You're quite proud of yourself!" Qingfeng felt annoyed by her.

"Isn't this just giving them experience? Doesn't this kind of tutorial cost money? Besides, those things aren't theirs. They were obtained by who knows what means. Haven't you heard that evil people are always punished by evil people? I was giving them a profound lesson!" Qingwu looked at her sect leader with an exaggeratedly hurt and aggrieved expression, accusing him of ruining her good intentions.

Qingfeng was speechless. He knew his junior sister's personality and character. Although she seemed unreliable on the surface, she could still distinguish right from wrong when it came to important matters. Feeling that he had achieved his goal, he replied, "Fine, fine, I can't argue with you!" He turned around, waved his hand, and left without any hesitation.

Qingfeng turned and left, knowing that his junior sister was soft-hearted and would definitely help take care of her disciple if he asked.