After rebirth, the eldest sister voluntarily abdicated and gave way to the wise.

Chapter 519 Defying the laws of nature will surely bring disaster.

"I was wrong. I went against the natural order and will surely suffer the consequences."

“My master doesn’t need this heart at all.”

This heart is a burden, a shackle, an existence that should not exist.

It should have disappeared along with her the moment she resolved to sacrifice herself to save the world.

Jiang Li's shallow breathing stopped.

When he looked at the woman in front of him again, everything before him had vanished like a mirage in the water.

Who are you?!

"I don't know how to take it for you..."

That heart.

The indistinct sound blended softly with the fragrance of flowers, gradually reaching her ears.

"Let your inner demons devour it."

"Don't worry, it's good for you."

When her thoughts returned to her body, Jiang Liqian still saw Jiang Yueming in the dimly lit stone cave, his eyes closed and his body covered in wounds.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, and should not be stained by dust.

That's what that person meant, right?

Her senior.

Her, senior sister.

Memories swirled wildly in her mind. Jiang Liqian was stunned for a moment. For some reason, her thoughts suddenly stopped on the golden bamboo scroll she had taken from Senior Brother Zhong when she went to confront Immortal Venerable Qingzhi about her master.

There were three names on it that were unfamiliar to her yet remained etched in the depths of her memory.

Wan Lianzhi, Song Shimi, Ye Linglong.

Are they also disciples of a sect?

But why had she never heard of it?

"Little Master." Xin Xin whimpered and snuggled up to Jiang Liqian's hand, but her eyes were fixed on Jiang Yueming, who had fainted on the ground. Her little mouth smacked involuntarily, and she looked extremely greedy.

But without her young master's permission, she could only try her best to endure it.

Jiang Li lowered her eyes slightly.

She didn't know if what she was doing was right or wrong. If a person lives on just one obsession, what will happen to him when that obsession is gone?

But thinking of the pleading in the gentle woman's eyes, and looking at the handsome Venerable One soaked in blood, Jiang Li pursed her lips and stepped forward anyway.

She first reached out to examine his chest and found a heart that was protected by a large amount of spiritual energy, completely different from his own.

Jiang Liqian curled her fingertips inward, turned her head, and gave Xin Xin the order: "Eat his heart."

With a joyful leap, Xinxin pounced into Jiang Yueming's heart, and soon emerged holding a heart radiating a golden glow. In front of Jiang Liqian, she swallowed it in two or three bites.

She was so fast that she didn't even give Jiang Liqian a chance to back out.

Jiang Liqian hurried to check on Jiang Yueming's condition, fearing that something might have happened to him.

However, as expected, yet also unexpectedly, the worry that had lingered in his eyes since their first meeting slowly dissipated. His tense back and tightly clenched fists seemed to have been relieved of some heavy burden, and he appeared much more relaxed.

His face, which had been shrouded in a somber mist, brightened considerably.

The elegant and handsome man exuded an even more ethereal and otherworldly aura.

It was clearly the same person, but in just a few breaths, he became a completely different person.

Gone are the previous sinister and eccentric traits, and the ever-present coldness and aloofness.

Jiang Liqian tentatively tried to check his pulse, but unexpectedly met a pair of slightly red eyes with a thin mist.

She opened her mouth and called to him.

"Master Zhai".

A crystal-clear tear fell from her eye. Jiang Yueming looked at her, yet didn't look at her. Her bloodless face reflected both rebirth and despair.

Jiang Liqian didn't dare to look him in the eye, and stood up to leave.

The hem of her skirt was suddenly grabbed by a hand with distinct knuckles.

Their steps came to a halt.

"Does she have anything to say to me?"

Jiang Liqian's body suddenly stiffened, and she turned to look at him in disbelief.

After a long while, she suddenly came to her senses and closed her eyes.

"She said she shouldn't exist in anyone's memory."

The tight grip on her skirt loosened, and Jiang Liqian paused briefly. Without saying anything more, she turned and walked back the way she came. However, she had only taken a few steps when she heard a suppressed, extremely sorrowful sob coming from behind the rubble.

Actually, both my master and I were wrong.

If he had no heart, he wouldn't have come to me back then, wouldn't have resolutely decided to take me in when I was ostracized and ugly, and wouldn't have gone to great lengths every day just to heal the scars on my face.

Whether one is intentional or not may not depend on what one is originally, but on what one wants to become and what one has done.

My master is truly wonderful; I don't want him to be burdened by me and unable to find peace. Junior Sister Jiang, please help me.

Suddenly, a deafening thunderclap echoed from the silent Three Words Cliff. Jiang Liqian was startled for a moment, then immediately turned around and ran back.

However, she was still a step too slow.

A blinding purple beam of light descended from the sky, almost filling the entire cave.

The sharp, unrestrained power of lightning leveled the stone cave in the blink of an eye.

"Master Zhai!"

Jiang Liqian tried to rush over despite the danger, but with her current strength, she was no match for such divine might and was directly blasted away by the immense force.

The little golden peach in the spirit beast pouch roared and leaped out. Its body grew larger as it faced the wind, and its soft fur caught Jiang Liqian. It roared at the vast spiritual energy that was coming towards it, and the incoming spiritual energy wave was instantly dispersed to both sides in the roar.

Jiang Liqian, who was being protected on its back, only suffered one blow. Her spiritual power was unstable, but fortunately, it did not cause any serious consequences.

After protecting its master, Little Golden Peach flicked its tail, gently put its master down from its back, then yawned and transformed back into its original small form. A streak of light flashed and it darted into the spirit beast pouch.

Jiang Liqian was surprised that Little Golden Peach would suddenly appear, and even more surprised that it could transform into an adult form in a short time to save her. Could it be that she had given it a great help after breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage?

She swallowed the blood that was almost rising in her throat and hurriedly looked toward the place with the thickest smoke and dust.

With lightning of such intensity, she wasn't sure if Jiang Yueming was still alive; he had just been punished and was severely injured...

As the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, the scene inside gradually came into view.

Jiang Liqian tried to open her eyes to look, but was stunned and stood there for a moment.

After the choking smoke and dust, Jiang Yueming collapsed to the ground with his eyes tightly closed, one hand clutching his chest, and traces of blood still lingering at the corner of his mouth. On his forehead, a name appeared, but in an instant, the name turned into a speck of light and disappeared.

—Zhuang Wanyin.

Evening Chant, my disciple.

Standing before Jiang Yueming, sword in hand, was none other than the Immortal Venerable Qingzhi, who should not be here at this moment.

The lightning bolt struck, but he cleaved it in two with a single sword stroke.

The resounding sword cry still lingered around the blade, and on the icy blue sword tip, a crudely made but novelly patterned sword tassel swayed in the wind.

Zhong Nanchu, who was also imprisoned at Sanyan Cliff and struck by the heavenly lightning, ran over from a pile of ruins. When he saw the tassel on the sect leader's sword, the last bit of doubt in his heart suddenly disappeared.