1118 - I Became a Villainess and Was Pestered by Beautiful Girls

Title: Transformed into the Villainess Protagonist, I'm Entangled by Beautiful Girls - Chapter 1118: Being a Married Woman Isn't So Bad In Qingzhou, at the Xuanling Sect, only a select few high-ranking cultivators from the alliance participated in the battle against the Venerable Lord. In most people's eyes, Tang Xin and the Seven Star Girls descended like goddesses, slaughtering from all directions, leaving the forces of the Blood Venerable Palace in disarray, fleeing in panic. Without a doubt, it was a triumphant victory for the Nine Provinces Alliance! Yu Ling Zi and the others chose not to spread the truth of what happened afterward, thereby enveloping the entire sect in an atmosphere of celebration and joy. "It's time to celebrate!" Ordinarily, cultivators don't participate in festival customs, but after enduring prolonged frustration, the victory and the transition of a new year certainly called for some festivities. As the grand base of the Nine Provinces Alliance, Xuanling Sect remained unscathed through the war, with its disciples mostly intact. Many elders traveling from afar returned, their familiar and unfamiliar faces alike making the sect livelier than usual. "So many people..." sighed the little fox, shaking her plush tail. "Indeed," Fang Ling replied as she helped brush away the loose fur from the fox. "Rumor has it that most disciples of Xuanling Sect may never see all the elders gathered together in their lifetime." Disciples and elders gathered in harmony, even the usually stern Grand Elder wasn't restrictive, allowing everyone to indulge in the merriment. "Isn't Tang Xin already someone else's wife now? Darn, I haven't even had a turn yet..." "Think positively, isn't being a married woman also nice?" Not only people from Xuanling Sect, but many familiar faces popped in from time to time as well. The scene was heartwarming and moving. They say that cultivators are indifferent to emotions, but at moments like these, the difference from ordinary people seems trivial. "Where's our Little Candy?" "In the back mountain? I heard her injuries haven't healed yet..." In the rear mountain, Tang Xin dressed and stepped outside, basking in the rare warmth of the winter sun. The wounds inflicted by the Venerable have left her looking pale, her eyes not as bright as they once were. "Are you alright?" Su Ling walked over, adjusting her clothes for her. "I'm fine," she smiled. At her level, external injuries were trivial. What truly weighed her down was the heavy psychological burden. The defeat against the Venerable was devastating. The cheerful scene before her eyes was simply the calm before the storm... Could she have been wrong? Perhaps she should have accepted the Venerable's offer, at least then she could live on with those she cherished. Even if it meant bearing a heavy sin... "Don't shoulder all the responsibility alone," Su Ling said softly. "We're all here by your side." "Mm..." Seeing Tang Xin regain her clarity, others came by to visit as well. Although the defeat was disheartening, no one had given up on resistance. "The Blood Venerable Palace's actions against the Nine Provinces have retracted significantly," Yu Ling Zi said. "That battle seemed to have given her enough strength." "The Void Realm struggles on," Nang Ling, with her Ice Scepter, reported. "The casualties are heavy, but it was expected." "So, we need to clarify one thing," Fei Yao stated seriously. "Why, being so strong, didn't the Venerable intervene directly in the war?" If she wanted to claim the Nine Provinces and the Void Realm's spiritual energy, why didn't she come to take it herself? Even the laws of the Nine Provinces or the barriers of the Void Realm shouldn't be a hindrance to her. With the system guide now absent, there was no one to explain the oddity surrounding the Venerable. "No," Tang Xin whispered. "There is still someone who can explain what is happening with her." "Who?" No one could think of an answer. “It.” The will of the Origin World; only the omnipotent “It” can resolve these mysteries. Unlike the will of the Nine Provinces and the Void Realm, in Its eyes, nothing in this world happens without transparency. “It...” Su Ling frowned. “Is it possible to communicate with It? Isn't It a mere embodiment of rules? From a certain perspective, It is also our adversary.” "Even as a pure manifestation of rules, it can be communicated with," Tang Xin replied resolutely. "Communication with it remains within the realm of rules. The Venerable managed it." It was after her initial communication with It that the Venerable discovered the truth of the world, ultimately deciding to destroy it. If she could do it, theoretically, so could Tang Xin. "After all… we’re 'one person.'" She is Tang Xin, and Tang Xin is herself; what she could accomplish, so should she. “How do we communicate with It?” Yu Ling Zi inquired. “Is it like the appointed place for the Void Realm or the Nine Provinces' Heavenly Dao?” Tang Xin pondered, then shook her head. “No, It is everywhere, distant yet within reach. To communicate with It, one must… break through oneself." This breakthrough typically occurs in high-level spirit beings during their ascent to supremacy, granting them a chance to face It. While Tang Xin lacked the supreme realm, as an unparalleled foreign spirit in this world, she held a certain connection with the Origin Will. After clearing the hill, she sat cross-legged quietly, feeling the wind, the scent that drifted by, the warmth above, the passage of time… feeling everything around her. These sensations combined to form the world in the eyes of a spirit. Here, was where It focused its attention. When she opened her eyes once more, all was blank; everything vanished, all concepts ceased to exist. This was “It.” Or one might say, the very piece before her was “It.” A mirror appeared ahead, reflecting Tang Xin’s image. “Can you answer my questions?” Tang Xin asked. “I can only answer questions within the rules,” the reflection replied. “There is a way to defeat her, right?” she said. “There is.” The Origin Will responded affirmatively. “Can you tell me how?” “I can,” the reflection nodded. “She is Tang Xin, you are Tang Xin. She is immortal, but you are not. If she wishes to surpass Origin, she must unite all Tang Xins into one, to become the transcendent and singular Tang Xin.” “How can I make Tang Xin cease to be? Can I do it myself?” “No, your power is far less than hers; you cannot escape her control,” the reflection stated. “There is only one way to make Tang Xin cease to exist.” “I understand,” Tang Xin murmured. “To fulfill the predetermined fate of Tang Xin… this is the only way?” “The only way,” the reflection gazed at her, “...the outsider.” She fell silent, remaining so for an indeterminate time. The mirror image watched, unmoving. Sigh… Amidst her lengthy silence, a faint sigh resonated in the space. "Yet, should hope remain in the heart, perhaps there lies a turn of fortune..."