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"A disciple-sister’s minion is a disciple-sister’s minion, don’t deny it."

Fan Wubing was so mad he wanted to punch the Peach Blossoms. But since Peach Blossoms was his Lifebound Flying Sword, hitting it would pain his own heart.

Si Jiuyou turned her head,

"Junior brother."

Fan Wubing was busy arguing with Peach Blossoms about not being a disciple-sister’s minion when he was suddenly called, which startled him.

"Ah, what is it?"

Si Jiuyou paused, "Nothing, just saw you silent for a while, wanted to ask what’s up. You seem quite tense? Being with me makes you uneasy?"

"No way, disciple-sister is the epitome of gentleness and kindness!"

"Am I really that good? Hehe~" Si Jiuyou showed the signature smile of the disciple-sister Fu Ming that Fan Wubing remembered.

She smiled innocently.

Although simple-minded, to Fan Wubing’s straightforward senses, she looked lovely.

He just liked that disciple-sister’s slightly silly, adorably foolish character that made even foolishness seem a virtue.

Of course, this only applied to disciple-sister "Fu Ming"; disciple-sister "Divine Phoenix Celestial Venerable" was outwardly sacred and distant, inwardly heavy and controlling.

Si Jiuyou was in good spirits, playing with water by a small stream in the bamboo grove without concern for appearances, her pant legs even getting wet.

"I thought then, since I couldn’t easily meet you, I’d pull my former self from the river of time, make a few cognitive tweaks, and bring it to this world to reunite with you."

"Can you do that? Isn’t that altering time, wouldn’t the Celestial Snake correct it?"

Si Jiuyou laughed,

"Actually, there wasn’t a Celestial Snake at first. Correcting time was supposed to be the Eternal Cosmos Dao’s job. Later on, I controlled the Eternal Cosmos Dao. The Celestial Snake, well, was just a pet I kept when I was bored."

"Ah?"

"You saw it. It’s that little white snake I kept."

Fan Wubing was dumbfounded, "When we fled the sect, didn’t that little snake get lost?"

"Yes, but it was quite clever, eventually found its way back to me after training itself."

Fan Wubing cocked his head, mouth twitching. The tall image of the Celestial Snake in his heart vanished because when it was just a little white snake, it was especially timid. Back then, aside from Fu Ming, anyone who got close to it would see it flip belly, roll around, and play dead.

Incredibly, such a timid creature not only survived after leaving its master but went on to successfully cultivate.

Si Jiuyou continued,

"I completely severed any connection between Eternal Immortal Sect’s Fu Ming and myself. So, she’s free and unrestrained. I wanted her to grow up and be your Guardian. But unexpectedly, she has the same character as me; once she grew up, her first act was to battle against heaven."

Fan Wubing said, "Why say unexpectedly... Isn’t she just you?"

"True, hehe," Si Jiuyou said. "Her ideas are beautiful, wanted to challenge heaven by transforming into a true dragon, but failed. And it proved, even if I personally tried, she couldn’t become a true dragon. The only one who can is you."

Si Jiuyou got quite playful with the water and took off her shoes, lifted her skirt, and walked barefoot in the stream up towards the source.

Fan Wubing carried her shoes, supporting her from the side.

Her hair, barely tidied, hung down messily,

"Sure enough, she failed. Fell from the sky and crashed into Little South Continent. Hehe, but I was obviously smarter, made preparations early, founded Eternal Immortal Sect in Little South Continent, waiting for her to land."

"As expected... Eternal Immortal Sect, Eternal Immortal Continent. I should have realized earlier."

Si Jiuyou gently tugged, pulling Fan Wubing into the stream too. His shoes and pants were instantly soaked.

Sister and junior brother, one after another, moved along the stream towards the summit of Enlightenment Peak.

"Eternal Immortal Sect was as much for her as it was for you. But Yushan Daoist wasn’t my doing, it’s his own ability. However, it aligned perfectly with my plans." Si Jiuyou said.

"You planted Peach Blossoms on purpose too, right?"

"Yes. When I first came to this world, I found it. It was in tatters, thought of fixing it, but it had quite the character, refusing my repairs, as if only allowing you to handle it. I didn’t push, just put it in Eternal Immortal Sect."

"Eh." Fan Wubing looked surprised, "Is it really that well-behaved? Sister, don’t speak well for it."

Si Jiuyou laughed and said,"Peach Blossoms has always been like this. It sees you as an irreplaceable master and thinks it’s your irreplaceable sword."

Fan Wubing looked towards the Peach Blossoms in the Purple Mansion.

Peach Blossoms snorted softly, "I just look down on others, doesn’t mean it has to be you."

Fan Wubing held the same attitude, "Me too!"

"Hmph!" One person and one sword, looking at each other annoyingly.

They climbed to the top of Enlightenment Peak, arriving at the stream’s source—a geyser.

Si Jiuyou sat by the spring, leisurely paddling her feet,

"Back then, Peach Blossoms’ aura attracted me here and also ’heaven.’ The essence of ’heaven’ is actually the product of failed eternality, having eternal will but not eternal ability. So, it was drawn to Peach Blossoms, forcefully occupying this Small Thousand Worlds, becoming the Heavenly Dao. It has eternal traits, naturally rejecting your chaotic and disorderly element."

She gazed into the sky,

"As soon as you came to this world, it marked you for elimination. I intended to alter your destiny, but someone beat me to it."