104.2 - Little Peasant Wife

**Chapter 64: Rebirth** The female cultivator cast a subtle glance at her, the oppressive aura of a high-tier cultivator bearing down unreservedly on the national advisor, causing him to clutch his chest and spit out a mouthful of blood on the spot. She then walked slowly to Jing Ao Xue's side and murmured, "It's incredible that she's still alive, truly fortunate." Liu Er wiped her tears and urgently asked, "Is it true?" Looking at Liu Er with a complicated expression, the female cultivator nodded, "The Flaming Wood within her protected her vital arteries at the critical moment. Although the sword appeared to have pierced her body, the special energy inside her is rapidly repairing the damage. Give her this pill, and within three days, she will start to recover." As she spoke, she retrieved a pill from her storage bracelet and handed it over. Liu Er hastily took it, struggled to turn Jing Ao Xue over, and fed the pill into her mouth. However, Jing Ao Xue was already unconscious and unable to swallow. Liu Er, in panic and helplessness, looked at the female cultivator with desperate eyes. The female cultivator's expression grew even more peculiar; she pulled out a white porcelain bottle from her storage bracelet and said, "This is the Nine-Turn Spiritual Spring Water, congealed over a millennium. It can help her recover faster." Liu Er thanked her, opened the bottle, and fed the spring water into Jing Ao Xue's mouth, then looked up and asked, "Who are you?" This question was on everyone's mind. They couldn't discern the female cultivator's face, only feeling the terrifying pressure emanating from her, making it difficult for most of those present to breathe. Qin Yi Shu squinted her eyes and asked with difficulty, "Are you a rogue cultivator from the world of immortal cultivation?" The female cultivator gave her an unexpected glance. Her oppressive aura had been completely subdued only for Liu Er and Zhang Qiao Er, and directed fully at the national advisor. Although others did not feel it as intensely as the advisor, they should have been drenched in sweat. It seemed this mortal was indeed impressive, no wonder she would become the ruler of a nation in the future. The female cultivator smiled faintly and replied, "No, my purpose here is to take these two children to the world of immortal cultivation." Her name was Duan Mu Yi Ren, a legitimate daughter of the Duan Mu family in the world of immortal cultivation. Some days ago, she had just broken through to the middle stage of the Core Formation realm, and during the breakthrough, unfamiliar memories flooded her mind. These were her memories, but they pertained to events that would occur in a distant future. In simple terms, she had been reborn. Not a complete rebirth; it was just fragments of future memories that kept flashing before her eyes. But even this was enough to send chills down her spine. Because, in the future, the demon race invaded again, swiftly conquering the majority of the world of immortal cultivation, forcing the demon and human races into a retreat and a reluctant alliance. Thus, the king of the demon realm, Phoenix Feng Xian Ming, was united in marriage with the new generation's strongest female cultivator of the human race, Jing Liu Er. This brought a turning point for both races, and she remembered being quite pleased by this news. However, before the final battle against the demon race arrived, the demon king and Jing Liu Er suddenly passed away, and their child, the next demon king, disappeared without a trace. Based on the evidence left behind, it was speculated that a conflict between them led to their mutual demise despite their equal strength. The already precarious alliance collapsed due to this event, reigniting a relentless conflict between human and demon cultivators. Under such circumstances, they could not repel the demon race's invasion, and the entire Hong Ze continent descended into a hellish inferno, where she too was slain by the demons during an escape. Not only her, but her entire family, the world of immortal cultivation, and even the mortal realm were utterly annihilated. She didn’t know why she had returned to this time, and after days of isolated contemplation, she decided to try and avert the disaster single-handedly. She remembered vividly that during the most critical period, many powerful cultivators emerged, stalling the demon invasion and buying precious survival time for everyone. Among the most highly regarded were Jing Liu Er, who had reached the later stage of the Nascent Soul realm while still young, and her close confidante, Zhang Qiao Er. They were the most formidable opponents against the demon race, and the fastest to reach the Nascent Soul realm and advance to the Out-of-Body stage. If she could accelerate their cultivation, bringing them to the world of immortal cultivation earlier, they would possess even greater strength. This intent brought her to the mortal realm. She wasn't familiar with prodigies like Jing Liu Er and Zhang Qiao Er initially, but as their reputations soared, all their past deeds were uncovered. This is how she learned they had met as children and lived in the same village until they were taken to the Liu household, becoming dark guards for the demonic advisor. With remarkable talent and fortunate encounters, they both entered the Foundation Establishment stage within just five years. For this reason, before the advisor could harm them, Jing Liu Er killed her mother’s murderer, namely the advisor, and, alongside Zhang Qiao Er, journeyed to the world of immortal cultivation, entering the biggest sect, the Xuan Tian Sect. After this, their cultivation progressed at a pace unattainable to ordinary people, becoming the youngest Nascent Soul cultivators in a century. Jing Liu Er, in particular, became the most talented and powerful genius in the world of immortal cultivation for centuries, even more so than Zhang Qiao Er. Moreover, a renowned monk prophesied that she was a grand luck bearer with an inherently kind nature, and so she became the human representative, marrying the phoenix king of the demon world. However, Jing Liu Er and Zhang Qiao Er were always recognized by the world of immortal cultivation as a couple. When the news of the marriage broke, the entire world lamented for this pair of unfortunate lovers. She too believed this until, during a battle with the demon race, she witnessed Jing Liu Er attempt to kill Zhang Qiao Er. Startled, and with no one else around, she quickly fled. Even at her death, she couldn’t fathom this. After Jing Liu Er’s death, Zhang Qiao Er bore the banner of resistance against the demon race alone and, decades later, replaced Jing Liu Er as the sole hope for the Hong Ze continent. Thus, Duan Mu Yi Ren favored Zhang Qiao Er. Upon arriving in the mortal realm, she traced the clues from her memories to Duo Bao Village. She happened to witness the capture of young Jing Liu Er. Initially, she wanted to intervene, but then she thought, destiny has its path. Since Jing Liu Er's mother was still alive, without the emotional blow of losing her closest kin, Jing Liu Er might not grow to be independent. Thus, she hesitated. Being indecisive by nature, it was the reason her cultivation had stagnated at the later stage of the Core Formation realm without further progress. The family elders had often shook their heads, lamenting that her tendency to overthink and underact led to achieving nothing, as cultivating immortality requires fierce determination and competing against fate. Her cautious nature caused a hindrance in her spiritual state, preventing her from advancing. She was aware of her issues, vividly displayed in her handling of the Jing Liu Er situation. After witnessing the capture, Jing Liu Er's mother immediately returned from the field. Upon finding her daughter gone, she bit her finger, drawing a tracking charm to locate Jing Liu Er. If things continued like this, her original plan would be thwarted. So, she quickly interrupted the tracking charm's signal, transferring it to an item Jing Liu Er carried, intentionally misleading her mother's search direction. She felt guilty about this, but compared to the fate of the world, Jing Liu Er's mother was insignificant. Moreover, Jing Liu Er's mother was a half-demon, and she bore deep hatred towards the demon race for slaughtering many of her family members, so she had no sympathy for this individual’s life. Nonetheless, she feared Jing Liu Er might truly be harmed and fall into demonic ways, so she followed the mortals to the Liu residence. Never did she imagine…