Chapter 82 – Extracting Heart Blood!

Yue Hanyue stared hard at Ye Qingning. Having lived a second life, how could she still be foolish?

Just now, she suddenly remembered that when she had asked her parents in her previous life whether the Devouring Calamity Gu could be undone, they had told her—even if Ye Qingning obtained her heart blood, she would never find the person capable of lifting the curse.

It was precisely because of that knowledge that, even while being trapped here, she never thought Ye Qingning had brought her to the black market to extract her heart blood.

“I’m telling you! Even if you get my heart blood, so what? No one can lift the curse for you! You’ll never find that person—in this entire realm, there is no one who can save you!”

“You deserve to be injured in my place, to die in my place—you deserve to become a living puppet! No matter if it’s the last life or this one, you will never escape your fate!”

Ye Hanyue’s eyes widened with rage as she screamed. In her past life, she had often stabbed herself just to ensure Ye Qingning couldn’t catch a break—she wanted Ye Qingning to suffer worse than death!

She had been locked up in the dark prison, subjected to blade punishment, fire punishment, lightning punishment—all the torment she endured, it was all because of Ye Qingning!

It was that long-dead mother of hers who switched their identities! Her mother created that karma, and Ye Qingning had to pay for it! She deserved it!

She deserved it in the last life, and she deserves it in this life too! Want to lift the curse with her heart blood? Dream on!

[Deserve your ass! Your whole family deserves it! Still bringing up your past life—do you even count how much Ningning suffered for you back then, you lotus-faced mutt?!]
[Who do you think bore all your punishments in the dark prison?! Even if Ningning is repaying the debt of her mother’s mistake, hasn’t she paid enough in the last life?!]

The system was raging. The host had transmigrated here and immediately suffered in someone else’s place. Even though she was raised in the Ye family for over ten years, everything she suffered in the previous life already paid that debt tenfold!

Ye Hanyue couldn’t hear the system’s angry curses. She was using all her strength to try and push Ye Qingning away—but ultimately, she underestimated the strength of a physical cultivator.

She immediately regretted letting Ye Qingning get close. Once a body cultivator closed in, they were the most difficult to deal with.

She shouted to Xie Jibai for help: “Junior Brother! Help me! She wants my heart blood!”

But Xie Jibai didn’t move at all.

Before he could act, Lu Linyuan and Wen Xingshu had already appeared in front of him.

“I advise you to stay right where you are. Otherwise, I can’t guarantee you’ll leave here alive.” Lu Linyuan’s voice was cold and low, his longsword already pressing against Xie Jibai’s neck.

Wen Xingshu, though smiling harmlessly, would not hesitate to strike either if Xie Jibai made a move.

They were cautious not to hurt Ye Qingning by accident—but they didn’t mind hurting this delicate pretty boy.

Ye Hanyue’s gaze trembled. She finally realized Ye Qingning hadn’t come alone—she brought two helpers!

Seeing Xie Jibai unable to help her, Ye Hanyue gritted her teeth and summoned her magic weapon.

“If you want my heart blood, don’t blame me for being ruthless!” she hissed, a flash of cold cruelty in her eyes.

Under her control, the Lunar Spirit Ring sliced through the air like a silver moonbeam, aiming straight for Ye Qingning.

Ye Qingning smirked slightly. While Ye Hanyue was distracted controlling her weapon, she gripped her dagger and thrust it fiercely into Ye Hanyue’s chest!

The blade went straight into her heart, even injuring her heart meridian. But she had the Rejuvenation Soul Stone—even if it injured her as well, even if the Lunar Spirit Ring wounded her, she had to obtain that heart blood.

A metallic clang! rang out.

The Lunar Spirit Ring was intercepted mid-air by a long, chilling sword, producing a sharp screech of metal colliding.

The ring veered off course and fell to the ground.

Though she didn’t see Shen Xuanli, Ye Hanyue recognized his life-bound sword.

She never imagined that someone as cold and distant as Shen Xuanli would actually travel from the Eastern Continent all the way to the Western Continent for Ye Qingning!

Ye Hanyue’s mental defenses crumbled. After all, in her past life—she had been Shen Xuanli’s junior sister!

Now, Shen Xuanli was hiding in the shadows to protect Ye Qingning. How could she not break down?

Ye Qingning, enduring the searing pain in her chest, yanked the dagger from Ye Hanyue’s heart.

Before the wound could close, she quickly used her spiritual power to extract the heart blood.

Just as Ye Qingning couldn’t hold back a cough of blood, Ye Hanyue turned back fiercely, ready to strike again—only to be splattered in the face with warm blood!

The atmosphere turned dead silent and incredibly eerie.

It was truly a hard scene to describe.

Hot blood dripped down Ye Hanyue’s face, trailing slowly down her cheeks, sending her thoughts into chaos.

After a moment, she numbly reached up to touch her face. Seeing her hand stained red, she screamed in rage and despair.

“Ye Qingning, you damned bitch! You actually dared to spit blood on my face! Aaaaah!! You did it on purpose, didn’t you?!”

Ye Qingning swore she really didn’t mean it.

Truly, it was just that the dagger had gone in so deep while extracting the heart blood, and she desperately needed to cough up the blood. That’s how it ended up on Ye Hanyue’s face—it really wasn’t on purpose.

As Ye Hanyue frantically cast cleansing spells on her face, Ye Qingning took the chance to store the extracted heart blood in a tiny blue porcelain vial.

Once her face was finally clean, Ye Hanyue suddenly realized her body had grown alarmingly weak. Even just using a little spiritual power left her exhausted.

And all of it—was because Ye Qingning had extracted her heart blood just as her wound was about to heal!

Heart blood held a cultivator’s vital essence. It was of utmost importance.

In life-or-death situations, burning heart blood could unleash terrifying power and reverse dire outcomes.

Even losing a few drops would damage one’s foundation, leading to declines in both cultivation and spiritual strength.

Before, with the powerful inheritance she’d obtained, she’d been planning to go into seclusion and try to break into the Nascent Soul stage before the Immortal Sect Competition.

But now—with her heart blood taken—her strength had plummeted, and her foundation was shattered. Breaking through before the competition was impossible.

The realization left Ye Hanyue dizzy with fury.

What infuriated her more was that Ye Qingning had brought three people, while she only had Xie Jibai.

Although the Xie Jibai of her previous life had been able to rival Shen Xuanli, at this stage he hadn’t reached that level of strength yet.

And now she had lost her heart blood and was physically weakened. How could the two of them stand against the four?

Yet she clearly understood—even though Ye Qingning had taken her heart blood, she wouldn’t dare hurt her.

After all, the curse hadn’t been lifted. If Ye Hanyue were harmed, Ye Qingning would suffer for it.

Realizing this, Ye Hanyue grinned again and shouted like a madwoman:
“Ye Qingning, so what if you got my heart blood? You still won’t find the one who can lift the curse!”

“Just you wait! You dared take my heart blood—my family won’t let you off! I already broke my jade token and sent word to my master and parents—they’ll be here soon! Your good days are numbered!”

“And you lot—do you really think the Ye family has no one?!”

Having lived a second life, Ye Hanyue knew full well that Shen Xuanli hadn’t reached the peak of his strength yet.

Even if he was the strongest among his peers, facing the old monsters guarding the Ye family… he would be in trouble!

“Let’s go,” Ye Qingning said calmly.

Though she hadn’t seen the madwoman crush the jade token, it was indeed the first thing such a lunatic would do.

As one of the ten great clans, the Ye family naturally had formidable elders standing guard.

Those old monsters were terrifying in strength. Although Shen Xuanli was powerful, he hadn’t yet reached his past-life peak. Even if he could defeat them, it wouldn’t be easy.

The rule of fights in the cultivation world? If you can win, strike hard. If you can’t, call reinforcements. If you don’t have time to call anyone—run fast. There will always be another chance.

Now that she had the heart blood and her wounds were already healing—why stay and fight?

Before she left the sect, Pei Yin had told her: “Just take the heart blood—worry about everything else later.”

That meant: get the blood, and leave—before the Ye family’s old monsters arrived.