The Fake Heiress's Guide to Self-Rescue - Chapter 24

Chapter 24: The Crane-Locked Bronze Mirror [5] – VIP

“How do I know what you’re saying is true or false?”

The White Crane Boy scoffed. Her arms instantly transformed into wings, and she flew high into the sky, looking down at Jiang Jing.

“This…” Jiang Jing frowned, not knowing where to start. She was adopted and didn’t look like Jiang Qianqian, so their relationship couldn’t be determined from their appearance. Jiang Qianqian was in the formation and couldn’t hear what was happening outside. She also couldn’t bypass the White Crane Boy and rashly enter the formation.

“Can’t you say anything? Then don’t blame me for being rude.” Seeing Jiang Jing’s worried expression, the White Crane Boy didn’t have the patience to wait for her to make up a lie.

A long cry echoed, scattering the clouds. A strong gust of wind came, and Jiang Jing subconsciously raised her arm to block it with her Qi. To her surprise, when she opened her eyes again, the White Crane Boy was gone. The surroundings were covered in clouds and mist, making it hard to see clearly.

Jiang Jing was in her primordial spirit form, so her five senses were slightly weaker than usual. She knew that the White Crane Boy’s intentions were not good and that she probably couldn’t rely on negotiation to stop her attack.

“Since I can’t talk you out of it,” her usually calm eyes slowly closed, and the pale golden light around her suddenly flared. Jiang Jing lightly tapped the ground with her toes. “Then I’ll use my fists to make you stop.”

“All things return to the heart, a single thought enters the subtle. Heaven and earth are silent, spiritual perception awakens on its own.”

The Myriad Phenomena Entering the Subtle—

This was an inner spiritual technique of Daoist Master Luo Yuan’s. With a single point on the ground as the core of the formation, all changes within a few miles would become extremely slow, and any minor movement would be perceived by the person controlling the formation.

The speed of the cloud’s movement instantly slowed down. Everything in this formation had its own order of movement. A sharp sword aura appeared in the northeast. A sharp crane feather, like an invincible sword, charged toward Jiang Jing’s face with an unquestionable sense of danger.

“I’d like to see how you dodge this.” The White Crane Boy’s lips pursed slightly. With a lift of her hand, three more crane feathers flew out. These flowing light crane feathers were both the White Crane Boy’s wings and a weapon she had cultivated. They moved with her thoughts. The edges of the feathers were very sharp and could easily cut an enemy’s throat.

The four crane feathers attacked Jiang Jing one after another. Just as they were about to stab her in the face, she slightly tilted her head. Two crane feathers barely grazed her cheek, cutting off a wisp of hair. The remaining two crane feathers flew toward her left and right shoulders. She used her left foot to push off, and her body flipped backward, instantly becoming airborne. At the same time, she spun and kicked the two incoming crane feathers back with great force.

She dodged all of them!

The White Crane Boy’s eyes widened. The crane feathers covered in pale blue Qi rushed toward her. Seeing that she couldn’t dodge in time, she immediately protected herself with her arms, blocking the incoming crane feathers.

“Did you only care about what was in front of you and not what was behind you?” A clear female voice sounded behind her. The White Crane Boy turned her head in surprise and saw Jiang Jing standing behind her, slapping her chest. The clash of Qi and spiritual power exploded between the two, and the resulting air wave pushed them several meters apart.

“I didn’t expect you to have some skill, hehe.” The White Crane Boy covered her wound. Her chest heaved violently. The spiritual power explosion had caused the aura in her body to become chaotic and was now on the verge of losing control.

Jiang Jing’s condition was even worse at this moment. Her primordial spirit was out of her body, and she was hit by a sudden spiritual power shock. Her form was now unstable. If this continued, it would be hard to say if she could return unharmed.

“I am really her sister,” Jiang Jing said, seeing that the White Crane Boy was resting. She thought this was a good time to explain. “She has a natural Innocent Life. You also found the tree demon’s aura in her body, right? That was a solution we came up with in a moment of desperation.”

The White Crane Boy’s face changed slightly when she heard this. She looked at Jiang Jing’s face with suspicion. “If you’re her sister, why don’t you look anything like her?”

“I was adopted.”

Jiang Jing spread her hands helplessly, giving a reasonable answer. The White Crane Boy’s expression improved slightly, and she seemed to accept Jiang Jing’s explanation. Seeing that her attitude was loosening, Jiang Jing wanted to explain a few more things to make her completely drop her guard.

“I—”

Just as she was about to speak, the White Crane Boy’s face suddenly changed drastically. She took out a strange-looking golden alms bowl from her sleeve and threw it into the air. In an instant, the alms bowl became enormous, like a giant net that gave Jiang Jing no place to escape.

Thud. Jiang Jing’s head hit the inside of the alms bowl with a heavy sound. The echoes made her dizzy. This demon actually played a trick!

Jiang Jing was furious. She slapped the alms bowl hard, but the alms bowl didn’t move at all, and her hand was bruised.

“Hey, why did you suddenly go crazy!”

“You have their scent on you. I won’t easily believe you.” The White Crane Boy’s voice came from above the alms bowl. She no longer looked as flustered as before, but rather more composed.

So, she was just toying with me earlier, huh? Jiang Jing sneered and tried to check for an opening with her hands. In her current primordial spirit state, she couldn’t break out. After a while, she stopped her useless efforts. Since the White Crane Boy wasn’t going to harm Jiang Qianqian, she might as well sit down and meditate to stabilize her primordial spirit.

At the same time, Jiang Daishuang noticed that Jiang Jing’s face had become very pale, and there were traces of bl00d on the corners of her mouth. She was a little anxious and called out to Daoist Master Luo Yuan, who was in charge of the formation, “Shimu, look! Jiang Jing is spitting bl00d!”

Daoist Master Luo Yuan, who was holding the fan and strengthening the formation, was so worried when she heard the news that she also spat out a mouthful of bl00d.

“Shimu!”

Jiang Daishuang, who didn’t know Jiang Jing’s true identity, only thought that the evil spirit was too powerful, causing a backlash in the formation. She quickly frowned and helped Daoist Master Luo Yuan to a nearby chair.

“No, it’s not,” Daoist Master Luo Yuan said, patting her chest to calm her breathing and waving her hand to tell Jiang Daishuang not to worry. “I’m fine.”

Jiang Daishuang wanted to say more, but she saw her shimu pat her shoulder, her eyes firm. “A Shuang, you stay here and control the formation. That child has most likely encountered trouble in there. I have to go in and bring all of them out.”

The words of protest were unspoken. Daoist Master Luo Yuan was already sitting alone, circulating her lesser cosmic cycle. A thick barrier of profound inner strength gathered around her. All attacks weaker than her cultivation level would be blocked.

A moment later, Daoist Master Luo Yuan’s expression suddenly became peaceful. Her primordial spirit also left her body and went into the bronze mirror. Seeing that her shimu was determined, Jiang Daishuang could only protect the two of them from the outside, ensuring their safety. She had a vague feeling that something was not right. Her master seemed to be hiding something important from her.

…

Daoist Master Luo Yuan’s primordial spirit was now out of her body, surrounded by a golden light, and she rushed into the bronze mirror. As soon as she entered, a flowing cloud blocked her path.

“There are so many guests today.”

The White Crane Boy leaned leisurely against a table, holding a cup of tea. She unhurriedly brought the tea to her mouth. Daoist Master Luo Yuan saw that this person was surrounded by an immortal aura, and the golden light behind her was so dazzling. She must have great merit.

It seems this is a celestial being who descended to the mortal world and is trapped here. Daoist Master Luo Yuan understood. She bowed to the White Crane Boy, her tone respectful. “I am the humble Daoist Luo Yuan of the Jade Purity Temple. I have come to find my worthless disciple and two children.”

“So you’re that little brat’s shimu,” the White Crane Boy said, squinting. She could tell the person’s celestial destiny with just one look. So, she’s a new ‘colleague’ who already has a position. “That child is indeed a little headstrong and disrespectful to her elders. I’ve already taught her a lesson for you.”

Daoist Master Luo Yuan’s brows twitched when she heard this. She bowed again to the White Crane Boy. “Thank you, High Immortal. But she is my disciple after all. Please hand her over to me, and I will discipline her properly.”

“Alright,” the White Crane Boy said, putting down the teacup. She picked up the golden alms bowl on the table and lightly tossed it into Daoist Master Luo Yuan’s arms. “Take it. You can release her after you get out of here.”

Daoist Master Luo Yuan steadily caught the alms bowl and used her Qi to probe its interior. She felt that Jiang Jing’s primordial spirit was not damaged and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“Also,” she said, seeing that the White Crane Boy seemed to be in a good mood. She dared to open her mouth and ask the immortal about the whereabouts of the two children. “While you were in this bronze mirror, did you see a boy and a girl, both about the same age as my disciple?”

The White Crane Boy nodded. She lightly pointed with her finger, and the clouds behind her automatically parted, revealing what was inside.

…!

Jiang Qianqian was sitting in the formation. The green mark on her wrist was now glowing brightly, continuously dispersing energy throughout her body.

“What is this…” Daoist Master Luo Yuan wasn’t sure of the immortal’s intentions.

“That one,” she said, wrapping her long fingers around the hair near her forehead. “She was originally my junior sister in the heavens. For some reason, she offended her master and was sent down to the mortal world for a tribulation.” The White Crane Boy had a smiling expression, but her eyes were frighteningly cold.

“Her mortal parents dote on her and don’t want her to leave early. But my junior sister’s fate is special, and she has attracted a lot of trouble for no reason. As her senior sister, I have to give her something to protect herself.”

At this point, the White Crane Boy’s attitude became clear. It turned out that Jiang Qianqian’s soul was trapped here, but she was not in danger. Instead, she had gained an opportunity to cultivate an inner core.

Seeing that the White Crane Boy had no intention of making things difficult for her, Daoist Master Luo Yuan patiently stood by, waiting for Jiang Qianqian to absorb the inner core’s magic power and fully enter the ranks of cultivators.

After another half an hour, the starlight in the formation flashed continuously, and a countless amount of spiritual energy escaped from it. A moment later, Jiang Qianqian walked out of the formation, looking at her hands with a hint of confusion.

“Try to use your mind to control a spell and attack this teacup.”

The White Crane Boy placed a teacup on the cloud platform and taught Jiang Qianqian how to use the spiritual power in her body.

Hearing the White Crane Boy’s words, Jiang Qianqian tried to focus all her attention on the teacup. A green light flashed through her spiritual sea, and she instantly seized the moment, shouting, “Shatter!”

Immediately, several winding vines grew from inside the teacup, instantly shattering it into four pieces.

From then on, Jiang Qianqian was enlightened by the White Crane Boy. In just three days, she cultivated a Primordial Inner Core, inherited a wisp of immortal energy, and unlocked the three spiritual gates to cultivate her primordial spirit.