Chapter 105: The Unfortunate Undying Maiden

Chapter 105: The Unfortunate Undying Maiden

Translator: yikaii Editor: yikaii

"Do you really go by the name Yellow Bean?" Lu Yang asked, half in doubt.

With a stern face, Undying Maiden responded, "Youngster, mortals are not entitled to address me by my celestial name. You shall refer to me as Undying Maiden!"

"So, Undying Maiden, your real name is Yellow Bean?"

Undying Maiden's face fell, "That's the name my parents gave me; I can hardly change it."

Yun Zhi interrupted their unproductive conversation, "Let's get to the point. What have you been up to? You've been entangled with an immortal just two months after leaving."

Undying Maiden corrected Yun Zhi's wording, "Watch your language. I have not been 'entangled' with him. Speaking like that makes it seem like some foolish romance!"

All Undying Maiden got in response was Yun Zhi's cold gaze. Thinking it over, Undying Maiden, who had just resurrected with a weakened celestial spirit and knew nothing of the outside world, saw no need to provoke an enemy.

However, being a respected immortal who commanded power and respect in ancient times, she felt it necessary to maintain a certain dignity and warn the others not to take her lightly.

"Suit yourself."

Lu Yang, catching a glimpse of the honest Undying Maiden and meeting Eldest Senior Sister's cold eyes, candidly shared his exploits over the past month.

"We didn't do much. Meng Jingzhou and Barbarian Bone came to me, saying there was a tiger demon in the mountains of Yanjiang County causing trouble. Killing this demon would earn us contribution points. The three of us thought it was a no-lose mission and went for it."

"The tiger demon was easily killed. While tallying the loot, we discovered the demon had ties to a demonic cult. We followed the clues to the cult, hoping to eliminate a few members and rid the people of some evil."

"Then we heard the demonic cult was recruiting, so we decided to infiltrate, just to try our luck. Surprisingly, all three of us got in."

"Once inside, the local leader of the demonic cult valued us and made us officers."

"Though we joined the demonic path, our hearts remained with the righteous way. During our time with the cult, we discovered the local leader secretly set up a Life-draining Array to achieve breakthrough by sacrificing others. After a brave fight and some cunning strategies, we successfully killed him."

"Just as the higher-ups of the demonic cult came to inspect, they found us capable and cunning, promoting us to helmsmen and even sending us to infiltrate the Dao Seeking Sect as spies."

Undying Maiden chuckled on the side, "What a foolish demonic cult, sending you back here as spies. What's the name of this cult? I must mock them when I encounter them."

"Undying Sect, and they worship you," Lu Yang said.

Undying Maiden's smile froze on her face.

Lu Yang continued, "The people from Undying Sect told us that during ancient times, when a nameless being was refining stars into continents, the Undying Being saved humanity. By invoking the Undying Being with the celestial name, one could resurrect a celestial being to save humanity again."

"On our way back, bored, we guessed what the Undying Being's real name could be. Worried about the consequences of actually resurrecting a celestial being, we changed Undying Being to Undying Maiden. And as you can see, Eldest Senior Sister, I managed to bring her back to life."

Yun Zhi hummed in response, "Your three's experiences are indeed rich, successfully infiltrating the Undying Sect and even rising to the rank of helmsman. There's much to be commended for in the selection process of the demonic cult, being able to discern between good and evil. It was no small feat for you to enter the Undying Sect."

"I've also heard about the Undying Sect's attempts to resurrect the Undying Being, but I didn't know the specifics. It's unexpected that you succeeded by accident."

Yun Zhi shifted her gaze to Undying Maiden, who was deep in thought, "Do you have anything to say?"

Undying Maiden shook her head, "I've never heard of the Undying Sect, nor do I know about any ancient nameless beings refining stars, nor do I remember saving humanity."

"The era I lived in was called the Age of Destiny, meaning that heaven showed mercy, and the true destiny was with me. I was born a human and attained celestial status during this prosperous age. Because of the unique abilities of my dao fruit, people called me Undying Maiden."

Yun Zhi explained plainly, "The Age of Destiny is what we often refer to as the ancient times."

Undying Maiden continued, "Aside from me, there were four others who became celestials at the time. Later, I was ambushed by someone from behind and was completely killed; I died thoroughly."

"Just as the Undying Sect said, as long as someone calls out our titles and celestial names, I can be resurrected. I just don't know why it got changed to 'Undying Being' and it took until now for me to be resurrected. I still don't know how long I've been dead."

Undying Maiden felt aggrieved. She had just resurrected and wanted to show off in front of the younger generation, to intimidate them into obedience. Instead, they directly summoned their Eldest Senior Sister, and that wasn't the end of it. This Eldest Senior Sister was incredibly strong, outright suppressing her.

Who could she complain to?

Why did she encounter such a powerful person immediately upon resurrection?

After listening, Yun Zhi analyzed, "It might not be a case of misinformation. Perhaps someone intentionally wanted to resurrect you without entangling themselves in karma with you. They used the Undying Sect to call out your title and celestial name, deliberately changing it to 'Undying Being.' Once the Undying Sect tried all the names and found none fit, they might guess the title was incorrect. This way, the Undying Sect would resurrect you and create karma with you, leaving the person behind the scenes uninvolved."

The more advanced practitioners are, the more they value karma, believing that everything is controlled by karma in the unseen world.

At this point, Yun Zhi frowned slightly. Now, it wasn't the Undying Sect that created karma with Undying Maiden, but Lu Yang, who accidentally took on this massive karmic debt.

"As for how long you've been dead," Yun Zhi paused before asking, "You don't know who refined the stars?"

Her tone was light, but Lu Yang detected a seriousness in it, indicating Eldest Senior Sister deemed the question of great importance.

Undying Maiden shook her head, puzzled, "I don't know. What's the situation now? When I was alive, everyone lived on the stars. Has someone refined the stars into continents?"

Yun Zhi nodded, "Before the Great Xia Dynasty was the Great Yu Dynasty, before the Great Yu was the Great Qian Dynasty, and before the Great Qian, was your Age of Destiny, the ancient times we speak of."

"Both Great Qian and Great Yu lasted for a hundred thousand years each, then were replaced. The Great Xia also lasted for a hundred thousand years. Some say it's a curse from ancient times, that each dynasty can only last for a hundred thousand years. After a hundred thousand years, the dynasty will inevitably collapse, and new powers will rise from the ruins to establish a new dynasty."

"At the end of the ancient times, a celestial being refined the stars into continents, forever changing the world. This led to the formation of the current Central Continent."

"In other words, you've been dead for at least three hundred thousand years."

Undying Maiden was astonished, "That long? If I had known, I would have deposited my spirit stones in a bank. How much interest could I have earned?"

Lu Yang: "..."

Perhaps the focus of this immortal is a bit off?

(End of the chapter)