Chen Xuan’s trip lasted for quite a while.
After visiting the War Peak, he also stopped by the Weapon Peak, Alchemy Peak, and Sword Peak.
Unlike the War Peak, where he had acted entirely as he pleased, these peaks were far more heavily guarded.
Chen Xuan had no choice but to greet the various Peak Masters, using the opportunity to exchange a few words with each of them.
On the surface, everything appeared unchanged, as though the Jade Pure Sect had remained exactly as it had been before.
Yet Chen Xuan keenly noticed the difference.
These people... were being too respectful.
It wasn’t merely the way they addressed him. Even their posture had subtly changed, standing several steps away and looking restrained.
In the past, because of Mu Xuanyin’s overwhelming presence, most of them had barely considered him their equal.
Now, every word they spoke carried faint reverence, as though they were constantly worried about accidentally offending him.
Even their smiles seemed somewhat restrained.
Chen Xuan found himself rather unaccustomed to such treatment. Still, it didn’t take long for him to understand the reason.
It was because of his strength.
His deeds had long since spread throughout the Jade Pure Sect.
Everyone knew that if Chen Xuan truly wished to, defeating—or even killing—any of them would require only a handful of moves.
Faced with such an overwhelming powerhouse, their behavior was only natural.
Who could casually converse with someone capable of ending their life at any moment?
In Chen Xuan’s previous life, it would have been no different from chatting with someone while they silently pointed a loaded gun at you the entire time.
Shaking his head, Chen Xuan lost the desire to continue touring the Jade Pure Sect.
With only a few steps, his figure blurred, returning to the Yin Yang Peak and his secluded courtyard.
Seated inside his cultivation room, he adjusted his breathing for a few moments, allowing the Spiritual Energy within his body to settle.
Only after several seconds did he calmly wave his hand.
Instantly, a figure appeared in front of him.
It was a woman.
With long blonde hair and sapphire-blue eyes, she resembled Su Tianyi to an astonishing degree.
She was the mysterious woman Chen Xuan had encountered during the previous large-scale battle against the demonic cultivators—the one who had claimed she had secretly infiltrated the battlefield to help him for Su Tianyi’s sake.
Compared to her previous arrogant appearance, however, her demeanor had changed completely.
A look of grievance was written all over her face, while tears shimmered in the corners of her eyes.
The words "I’ve been wronged" were practically carved into her expression.
Seeing her glaring at him with open accusation, Chen Xuan couldn’t help rubbing his cheek awkwardly.
This woman... had remained imprisoned ever since that battle.
Not only had Chen Xuan never questioned her afterward, he hadn’t even remembered to feed her.
Ordinarily, such a thing wouldn’t matter much. Cultivators could survive for extended periods without eating.
Unfortunately, her cultivation had been completely sealed. At the moment, she was barely stronger than an ordinary mortal.
With a brief sweep of his divine sense, Chen Xuan immediately realized she was on the verge of starving.
The reason he had neglected her was simple.
His own condition had been abysmal after the battle. Meeting anyone had posed a risk, much less an unfamiliar cultivator whose motives remained unclear.
At the same time, there was also another reason.
He had simply forgotten about her.
Yes.
With everything that had happened afterward—from his breakthrough to Soul Formation, to Luan Yi’s affairs, and even the events within the Seven Trials Tower—the blonde woman’s existence had quietly slipped from his mind.
It was only earlier today, after receiving yet another message from Su Tianyi asking about her whereabouts, that Chen Xuan finally remembered she still existed.
Naturally, although embarrassment and a trace of guilt flashed through his thoughts, none of it appeared on his face.
He maintained a calm, stern expression, looking at the blonde woman as though everything had proceeded exactly according to plan.
With a flick of his finger, he sent a thread of Spiritual Energy into her body, barely relieving the worst of her hunger.
Only then did he speak.
"What’s your name?"
His cold voice echoed throughout the cultivation room.
The woman instinctively flinched. However, she quickly regained her composure.
"You... You...!"
She gritted her teeth stubbornly, clearly unwilling to answer him.
Seeing her reaction, Chen Xuan remained expressionless.
He merely waved his hand. Invisible Spiritual Energy immediately wrapped around her body, lifting her into the air as he prepared to send her back into confinement.
He didn’t explain his intentions. He didn’t need to.
Having already experienced that dark prison once, the woman understood exactly what was about to happen.
Recalling those miserable days spent alone in darkness, with neither food nor conversation, her face instantly turned pale.
Before Chen Xuan could throw her back inside, she hurriedly cried out,
"No! Don’t send me back! I’ll talk!"
The moment those words left her mouth, the restraining force vanished.
She had barely managed to breathe a sigh of relief before the same indifferent voice rang out once more.
"What’s your name?" Chen Xuan questioned.
This time, she no longer dared remain silent.
A hesitant expression crossed her face. After several long seconds, she finally answered.
"My... My name is Su Yitian..."
"Yes! Su Yitian!" She nodded repeatedly, as though she had only just remembered it herself.
Watching the performance unfold before him, Chen Xuan was left speechless.
Especially after processing the name, he couldn’t help rolling his eyes inwardly.
Did this woman truly think he was an idiot?
She had turned Su Tianyi’s name around and actually expected him to believe it.
For a brief moment, Chen Xuan seriously considered throwing her back into prison.
However, remembering Su Tianyi’s repeated inquiries—and seeing the miserable state the woman was already in—he ultimately gave up.
Maintaining a completely neutral expression, as though he had accepted the obvious lie without question, he continued.
"What’s your relationship with Su Tianyi?"
Before the woman could invent another excuse, Chen Xuan calmly raised a hand.
"Don’t fabricate stories about being ordinary friends."
"I want the truth."
Feeling the faint murderous intent hidden beneath those calm words, Su Yitian immediately swallowed everything she had been about to say.
After a brief silence, she let out a defeated sigh.
"You’re right..." she whispered.
"Su Tianyi and I are fellow disciples."
"Our Master found both of us when we were still children."
"She is my Senior Sister. We’ve practically grown up together."
As she spoke, she slowly lifted her head and met Chen Xuan’s gaze.
"So you should understand why I chose to help you."
"If it hadn’t been for Senior Sister..."
"Hmph!"
She snorted before continuing.
"Don’t think I didn’t know what condition you were in after that battle. don’t know what method you used to recover so quickly, but you were clearly on the verge of death."
"If I hadn’t secretly helped you, you would have died."
"So... you owe me."
As she finished speaking, Su Yitian puffed out her cheeks slightly.
Apparently remembering how she had risked herself to aid him, only to spend days locked inside a tiny prison afterward, she became increasingly indignant.
For a fleeting instant, she almost blurted out that Chen Xuan was utterly ungrateful.
However, the moment she looked into his calm, unreadable eyes, those words became stuck in her throat.
She instinctively sensed that saying them would not end well. Perhaps the punishment awaiting her would be even worse than solitary confinement.
Knowing when to retreat, Su Yitian wisely remained silent.
Instead, she simply waited, hoping Chen Xuan would realize that she had, at the very least, rendered him a considerable favor.
Looking at her expression, Chen Xuan could roughly guess what she was thinking. He didn’t expose it.
Objectively speaking, this woman had indeed contributed greatly during that battle.
She had openly shouted information regarding the abilities of the demonic cultivators, allowing him to react in advance and greatly reducing the pressure on himself.
Without that assistance, suppressing the battlefield might indeed have proven significantly more troublesome.
At the very least, several of the demonic cultivators would have survived longer, forcing him to expend considerably more effort before securing victory.
Given his state back then, that could have proven fatal.
Unfortunately for her... Chen Xuan still didn’t believe her explanation.
Risking everything to infiltrate the enemy camp solely for Su Tianyi’s sake?
He found that difficult to accept.
Not only because she had genuinely exchanged blows with him during the battle while simultaneously shouting that information...
But also because of a far more fundamental reason.
Chen Xuan’s gaze gradually sharpened. His eyes seemed capable of piercing through appearances and peering directly into the depths of her very soul.
After observing her for several moments, he finally spoke.
"Then why is your aura exactly the same as that of Su Tianyi?"
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