460 - Senior Sister Is on Top

Her junior sister appeared indifferent on the surface, but she always kept Xiang Die close by for protection. It wasn't hard to imagine how heartbroken her junior sister would be if it were to perish. Jiang Yin's form was shaped by demonic energy; as long as her demonic core remained unbroken, she would be eternal. In the endless span of her existence, she could eventually reach the pinnacle of her powers, a peak where further progress would become nearly impossible. This demonic core was both crucial and unimportant to her. Even without its power, she would ultimately recover, though it would take significantly more effort. As if in response, Ling Die fluttered to Jiang Yin's fingertip for the first time, covering her finger with its frail wings, seemingly in a plea. Jiang Yin curled her lips into a smile and said, "Since that's the case, I'll give it to you." With that, she loosened her grip and let the other swallow the demonic core. "Senior Sister?" Tang Muxi hadn't expected Jiang Yin to give the core to Ling Die so easily and smiled. "Without the demonic core, it will take you a long time to recover." Jiang Yin glanced at her. "True, you could bully me for quite a while. But given how kind I am, does my junior sister still have the heart to torment her senior sister?" This time, Tang Muxi said nothing. Indeed, she couldn't bring herself to. Ling Die was very important to her, and since her senior sister had willingly given up such an opportunity, her heart was already touched. She was too busy feeling grateful to even think about causing trouble. Xiang Die's power was still too weak to fully absorb the energy of the demonic core. Fearing it couldn't handle the strain, Tang Muxi broke the core into ten pieces and slowly fed them to Xiang Die, each piece rich with soul energy. On the other side, Zhu Long, seeing its precious treasure being casually wasted by these two, let out a rage-filled howl, eyes glaring round. Tang Muxi healed its wounds and asked, "Senior Sister, what should we do with this Zhu Long? Should we release it?" Jiang Yin thought for a moment and then bestowed Zhu Long with a touch of her primordial energy. "This Zhu Long is too foolish, keeping a demonic core that absorbs its own power as a treasure. By giving it a bit of energy, maybe it will wise up." Tang Muxi nodded with a smile. "Yes, let's treat it as an act of kindness to accumulate some virtue." After her senior sister was done, Tang Muxi lifted the seal, used the medicinal lantern to heal Zhu Long completely, and then released it back into the ocean. Little did they know the profound impact this day's events would have on Zhu Long. So much so that later, when it took on a human form and wandered among humans, it always remembered the two women who fed the treasure it had painstakingly nurtured for over a decade to a butterfly. Long, long after, Zhu Long tracked down the enlightened Ling Die using the aura left on the demonic core, only to find that its former enemies had become lovers—and these two women had become its mothers-in-law. In this universe, there are no coincidences, only inevitabilities. Every encounter has its reasons, even if they recur over countless cycles of reincarnation. "With the great revenge achieved, does Senior Sister feel satisfied?" Tang Muxi asked with a smile. "How could this be considered revenge?" Jiang Yin rolled her eyes at her. "Let's go. I don't want to stay here another moment. Let's head to Tian Ji Gate, where it all began for us and where it will end. The karmic debt we incurred through Yin Sheng's hand should now be repaid." Tang Muxi was quite surprised; she hadn't expected her senior sister to think this way. Her eyes softened with increasing warmth. "Senior Sister has changed. Could it be that coming back to life has made you more inclined to accumulate virtue?" Jiang Yin let out a snort, neither confirming nor denying it, simply saying vaguely, "Perhaps." She hadn’t actually changed her nature; she just occasionally wanted to be a hero.