After Defying the Villain's Fate for Nine Lifetimes, the Heroines Turn Mad!-Chapter 316 - Sisterly Affection Runs Deep

Chapter 316: Sisterly Affection Runs Deep

After leaving the Ancient Pill Tower, Shi Ning pushed her cultivation to the limit.

With the help of numerous spirit-replenishing medicinal pills, she crossed tens of thousands of li in just two days.

She was so anxious as she arrived at Jiuyan Demonic Sect.

As Xu Ping said, Shi Ning had been alone since childhood, with only Xiao Hongyi like a sister to her.

After Shi Ning became the Tower Master of the Ancient Pill Tower, the two had to sever contact to avoid suspicion.

When Shi Ning learned that Xiao Hongyi had gone mad, she was worried, but overall, she remained calm.

Because madness among cultivators was common, and most mad cultivators could be cured with some heavenly materials, earthly treasures, and medicinal pills.

But how could Xiao Hongyi’s life be in danger all of a sudden?

Shi Ning didn’t understand, and because she didn’t, she was even more panicked!

“Huff!”

She exhaled a breath and took several more medicinal pills before continuing forward, arriving at the gates of Jiuyan Sect.

It was already night, but many people had gathered at the sect.

Apart from Sect Master Gu Changqing, there were also Sword Peak’s Zhang Lingfeng and other Peak Masters and elders.

“Junior Sister Shi has returned,” Gu Changqing greeted her with a smile as warm as the spring breeze.

Zhang Lingfeng and the other Peak Masters and elders also came forward, forming a circle around Shi Ning.

“Sect Master, Senior Brothers...”

Shi Ning was deeply moved, tears reappearing in her eyes.

In fact, she had always felt guilty towards Jiuyan Sect, as she had abandoned the sect for the Way of the Pill and become the Tower Master of the Ancient Pill Tower.

For this reason, she didn’t even dare to come back for a look after becoming the Tower Master!

But now, she realized that her Senior Brothers had never held it against her!

In the eyes of Gu Changqing and the others, she was always the Junior Sister from Elixir Peak!

“Senior Brothers, I’m sorry, I’m so sorry...” Shi Ning covered her face and wept, her delicate body trembling.

“What are you talking about?”

Gu Changqing frowned and said, “Junior Sister, no matter where you are, you are always one of us from Jiuyan Sect!”

After speaking, he gave Zhang Lingfeng a meaningful look and whispered, “Be careful, we’ve finally lured Junior Sister out, we can’t let her notice anything and run away!”

“Sect Master, rest assured, Junior Sister is completely surrounded by us! Well, I understand, it’s better to deceive than to force,” Zhang Lingfeng whispered back.

At the same time, Beast Taming Peak’s Peak Master Jin Rou stepped forward and embraced Shi Ning, gently comforting her: “Everyone was so happy to hear that Junior Sister was coming back! We’ve been waiting for a long time.”

Hearing this, Shi Ning was even more touched and began to sob uncontrollably.

But as she cried, she noticed something was off.

Why was Jin Rou’s embrace getting tighter and tighter, as if she was afraid Shi Ning would run away?

‘Could it be that Senior Sister Jin misses me so much? It seems I misunderstood her before, thinking she was just an old maid who couldn’t get married...’ Shi Ning thought to herself.

Soon, Shi Ning entered the Jiuyan Sect under the ‘escort’ of Gu Changqing and others and Jin Rou’s tight embrace.

And the moment Shi Ning entered, the Jiuyan Sect’s great formation suddenly activated.

Seeing Shi Ning’s confused face, Gu Changqing explained, “In these troubled times.”

“Oh.”

Shi Ning nodded, feeling that it made sense.

Since Jiuyan Sect had been fighting with Buddha Temple and Billowing Clouds Sect under some nonsensical pretenses, they had indeed earned a bad reputation and should be cautious.

But there was one thing Shi Ning didn’t quite understand.

The rumors outside claimed that everyone in Jiuyan Sect had gone mad, but looking at Gu Changqing and the others, she saw no signs of abnormality?

Could it really be just rumors?

Shi Ning felt that this matter deserved some thought.

But with Xiao Hongyi’s life in danger, even she, who loved to speculate, stopped her train of thought for now.

Soon, everyone reached the summit of Ninth Peak.

Before them was the grand hall of Ninth Peak, where Xiao Hongyi resided.

The lights inside were dim, and a group of Ninth Peak disciples were gathered outside, kneeling and crying.

Upon seeing Shi Ning, Ninth Peak’s Great Elder Lu Yang came forward and said, “Elixir Peak Master, please enter quickly, our Peak Master... she...”

As he spoke, Lu Yang began to cry.

The title ‘Elixir Peak Master’ warmed Shi Ning’s heart, and she thought to herself that the people of Jiuyan Sect really hadn’t forgotten her...

Upon hearing Lu Yang’s subsequent words...

“Boom!!”

Shi Ning felt as if she had been struck by lightning!

“...Could it be that I’m too late?” Her figure wavered, nearly collapsing.

“Not at all, not at all.”

Lu Yang quickly changed his tune, “Our Peak Master has been eagerly awaiting your arrival!”

Shi Ning breathed a sigh of relief and wiped away her tears, saying, “Really? My sister and I truly share a deep bond, that’s why she is still holding on...”

As her words fell, she took a deep breath.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, she pushed open the doors to the Ninth Peak’s hall and walked towards the upper level where the Peak Master’s chambers were located.

But the moment she stepped into the great hall, the heavy doors of the hall closed with a muted sound.

“Creak—”

At the same time, she thought she heard the laughter of Gu Changqing and others outside, along with...

“Quick! Close the door! Don’t let her escape!”

“????”

Shi Ning was full of question marks.

There was no need to close the door!

At this moment, with Xiao Hongyi’s life hanging by a thread, how could she possibly ignore the bond between sisters and just leave?

She continued to move forward while shaking her head.

As she walked, suddenly her body stiffened.

She suddenly remembered a very crucial question!

According to the imperial decree, cultivators above the Divine Passage realm were not allowed to emerge into the world.

Shi Ning had long heard that Xiao Hongyi’s cultivation had broken through to the Divine Passage realm.

So the question is... if Xiao Hongyi couldn’t leave the sect, then how did her communication jade slip end up in the hands of an elder of the Ancient Pill Tower, and why was it passed on by an elder of the Ancient Pill Tower?

This didn’t make sense!

Unless there was an explanation, it would mean that during the disappearance of the Ancient Pill Tower elders, they had visited the Jiuyan Sect.

Visiting the Jiuyan Sect wasn’t a big deal, but the real issue was that after the Ancient Pill Tower elders returned, they all went mad!

“...”

Thinking of this, Shi Ning’s heart inexplicably skipped a beat.

But the next second, she shook her head again, “I’m really overthinking it. How could my sister harm me? I really need to change this habit of wild speculation.”

With that, she took a deep breath and continued towards the Peak Master’s chambers.

Upon arriving, she pushed the door open and entered.

The chamber was as before, filled with a fragrant smell.

Shi Ning had spent many nights here with Xiao Hongyi when she was still the Peak Master of Elixir Peak, and it felt like a lifetime ago.

But soon, her eyes widened in disbelief.

Inside the chamber, she saw two people.

One was an old man, his figure ethereal, with white eyebrows and hair, sitting cross-legged in the air, stroking his beard.

The other was a woman in red, her appearance unchanged.

She stood in the center of the chamber, holding a bronze-colored mirror.

Naturally, the former was the Jiuyan Old Ancestor, and the latter was Xiao Hongyi.

Shi Ning was surprised but not too shocked by the appearance of the Jiuyan Old Ancestor.

But Xiao Hongyi’s complexion was changing, her expression excited, and her eyes filled with malice.

Not at all the look of someone ‘on the brink of death’!

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At this moment, Shi Ning finally realized she had been deceived.

She instinctively wanted to retreat.

But... the Jiuyan Old Ancestor beckoned with a smile.

“Shi Ning, come here.”

Hearing this, Shi Ning’s body uncontrollably moved forward, eventually coming before Xiao Hongyi.

“Sister...” Shi Ning began to speak.

“Shush.”

Xiao Hongyi raised her hand to interrupt, caressing Shi Ning’s cheek, “Little sister, I’m doing this for your own good. I have mastered this Memory Reflecting Mirror, and you will soon be able to see the truth of this world!”

“...”