WDMJST 73

Chapter – 73

Am I Going to End Up as a Dish?

Su Ling’er sat stunned inside the prison carriage.

The carriage was entirely made of dark material, engraved with evil-sealing beasts, looking incredibly ornate…

But no matter how exquisite the cage, it was still a cage.

She raised her bear paw, sniffing its primal, wild aura.

She had turned into a bear—she really had.

Suddenly, she remembered what she saw when she first entered the sect, at the Food Hall.

The division of rooms into high and low tiers, those luxurious private chambers…

She had thought that the ingredients there were just rare spirit beasts.

But now, thinking back… could it be that they were…

Fellow disciples transformed by dark arts, just like her?

Braised bear paw, honey-glazed bear gall, slow-cooked bear bone soup…

One dish after another flashed through her mind in a frenzy.

Could this really be my ultimate fate?
To be locked in this prison carriage, paraded in public, then sent to the Food Hall, becoming a delicacy on my senior brothers and sisters’ plates?

Just imagining being chopped up by the chefs, simmered repeatedly in a pot, and then served to those fiends…

Visualizing them biting into her flesh, her skin, every bone, consuming her very existence…

The intense pain in her soul was instantly overshadowed by a deeper, more profound fear.

It’s over, it’s over!
I, Su Ling’er, the undercover of Qingxu Sect, haven’t even reached Foundation Establishment, haven’t even ascended, and I’m about to become someone’s meal!

The prison carriage carried her steadily forward.

Then, beams of light shot from various parts of the sect, neither too near nor too far, “escorting” the carriage, respectfully observing.

“Look, look! That’s the little junior sister who’s gone astray in cultivation!”

“Tsk tsk, even turning into a bear, she’s still such… a stunning beauty!”

“Indeed! Truly an unparalleled beauty! If this figure existed outside the cultivation world, it would incite battles across the lands!”

“Yes! Now I understand King Zhou!”

“If the King Zhou of old had encountered the junior sister with such grandeur and charm, the Shang dynasty could have lasted another thousand years!”

“More than that! If King Zhou had seen such a magnificent fairy bear, why would he even bother with Daji?”

“If I were Zhou Youwang, seeing the junior sister with such magnificent beauty, I’d have to tease the eight hundred feudal lords eight hundred times!”

“The junior sister’s heroic elegance makes my heart flutter! Truly the first beauty of the world, unmatched in five thousand years!”

Listening to these absurdly fake compliments, Su Ling’er’s fur bristled with rage.

Are your eyes just ornaments stuck on your heads?!
Who’s King Zhou?

Who’s Zhou Youwang?
And Daji?
And what absolute beauty?
And the first beauty in history?
Which bear hair did you even see that made you think I’m beautiful?!
Does your conscience not hurt?!

She felt like a prisoner being paraded publicly.

Although they weren’t throwing rotten eggs or vegetables at her, their solemnly ridiculous words felt more humiliating than direct mockery!
This was practically a public execution!

“Senior Brother…”

She croaked, her voice full of grievance, passing through the bars of the carriage.

“Little sister, don’t mind them.”

Lin Qingfeng stood with hands behind his back, his robes fluttering, looking like an enlightened master.

“Outward appearances are illusions.

To us cultivators, your current form is no different from your usual self; all of it…

Yes, fresh and elegant, graceful and poised.”

“Really?”

Su Ling’er lifted her bear head. “Senior Brother, can you look me in the eyes and say that again?”

But he tilted his head to the side.

“Senior Brother! Look me in the eyes and say it again!”

“You’re tilting your head for what?!”

Lin Qingfeng’s gaze wandered into the distant sky, watching drifting clouds, and he said in a deep voice:

“No, little sister.

Your Dao heart and mine are both brilliant.

You must believe me, how could I possibly lie to you?
True beauty comes from within; it does not need mortal eyes to confirm.

Look, your senior brothers and sisters are all praising you, aren’t they?

Don’t feel obliged to thank them—it’s all our duty.”

“……”

Su Ling’er was utterly speechless.

Thankful?
I should be thanking your ancestors eight generations back!
Someone please come and wipe out this demonic sect!
I feel like I’m about to be boiled alive from anger before even becoming a dish!

The prison carriage moved forward, and amid the disciples’ “admiration” and “praise,” it finally descended in front of a misty valley.

Here, the spiritual energy was so dense it almost turned into tangible mist; every breath was infused with a sweet, refreshing essence.

At the entrance stood a stone tablet:

[Spiritual Vein Blessed Land]

Not the Food Hall?

Su Ling’er was momentarily stunned.

Perhaps… this is where they “prepare” the ingredients before cooking?
Infuse the meat with spiritual energy to make it tastier?

The more she thought about it, the more tragic her bear face looked.

“This is the Blessed Land of Spiritual Veins, only open during the ‘Golden Autumn Harvest Festival,’” Lin Qingfeng’s voice brought her back.

“The spiritual veins here are most active. Just stand still, empty your mind, and the heavenly spiritual energy will pour into your body, refining your flesh, nurturing your soul, and restoring your injuries.”

“Just stand still?”

“Yes.”

Lin Qingfeng untied the prison carriage.

Cautiously, Su Ling’er stood in the midst of the dense spiritual energy.

At first, she feared a trap, but as time passed, pure spiritual energy indeed flowed into her, forcing her to activate the “Ten-Thousand Transformations Return to Origin Scripture.”

The soul torn by the “Thousand Threads Seeking Destiny Curse” slowly healed under the spiritual energy, and her pain gradually subsided.

Her large, clumsy bear body also began shrinking under the spiritual energy, the brown fur fading until her red clothing reappeared.

She was really recovering!

But… what about her clothes?
Why did they disappear when she became a bear and reappear automatically when she returned to human form?
What kind of dark magic was this?
At least… it seemed she wouldn’t be turned into a dish. Maybe she had been overthinking.

Just as she began to calm down, a surge of overwhelming heavenly power suddenly descended!

Su Ling’er looked up sharply and saw a blurry figure at the highest platform of the sect rapidly expanding, visibly growing!

Hundreds of feet, thousands of feet, tens of thousands of feet!

Finally, the figure became a colossal giant divine manifestation, head reaching the heavens, feet treading mountains—a manifestation that mirrors heaven and earth!

What’s happening???
Could something major really be happening in the Guixi Sect?!