The Family Head of This Generation (Girls' Love) - Chapter 6

In the blink of an eye, Zhao Ziyan cultivated in the space for a full three months. With her superb talent and the elixir left to her by her master, her cultivation had stabilized at the middle stage of the Mortal Transcendence Realm. Among the youth, the middle stage of the Mortal Transcendence Realm was already considered average, but Zhao Ziyan had covered the distance of over a decade in just four months. Having cleared her meridians, Zhao Ziyan’s innate talent could be described as monstrous.

When she first reincarnated onto the Cang Kui Continent, Zhao Ziyan had only fantasized about having the cultivation of a Martial General, just enough to avoid being looked down upon. But now she had a much grander goal; perhaps she could even aspire to become the legendary Martial Venerable. After all, with powerful cultivation, she would have the leverage to resist the ancestors of the Zhao family. Before she discovered she was gay, Zhao Ziyan’s only wish in this life was to follow the path arranged for her by the Zhao family: marry, have children, become a qualified family head, raise her children to be her successors, and then live out an ordinary, wealthy life. However, plans couldn’t keep up with changes. After just a month of reincarnation, her sexual orientation became her most troublesome problem. Zhao Ziyan was not someone who would compromise; otherwise, when she was on Earth, with her beauty, she could have easily found a rich man to support her, which would have been better than living a life of poverty and destitution.

The cultivation stages on the Cang Kui Continent total ten: Acquired (Houtian), Innate (Xiantian), Mortal Transcendence (Tuofan), Martial Soldier (Wushi), Great Martial Soldier (Da Wushi), Martial General (Wujiang), Martial Commander (Wushuai), Martial King (Wuwang), Martial Saint (Wusheng), and Martial God (Wushen). Each stage is further divided into three levels: Upper, Middle, and Lower. As for above Martial God, there is the legendary Martial Venerable (Wuzun). The last recorded Martial Venerable in the history of the Cang Kui Continent was thirty thousand years ago. As of now, the Martial Venerable exists only in the fantasies of all martial artists. Zhao Ziyan dared to aim for the Martial Venerable stage with sufficient resources. Not to mention the vast resources of the Zhao family, the elixirs left by her master were enough to support her cultivation to the legendary Martial Venerable stage. After all, the Starfall Sect members were all-around prodigies, and Wuchenzi was the legendary Pill God. As to why a Pill God, whom everyone should have courted, ended up so miserably, that has to do with the tradition of the Starfall Sect.

The founding ancestor of the Starfall Sect was an unconventional genius, and the Starfall Sect she founded inherited her mantle, with every member being unruly. Back then, relying on her profound cultivation, she forcefully seized the cultivation techniques kept secret by all the major sects in the cultivation world. After a millennium, she finally created the supreme art, “Devouring All Things.” As the name of the technique suggests, the founding technique of the Starfall Sect is to plunder all energy that can be devoured. The purer the energy, the more benefits the person who devours it gains. The Starfall Technique even devours the demonic energy that ordinary cultivators shun. Fortunately, the “Devouring All Things” technique of the Starfall Sect is incredibly demanding to cultivate. Without exceptional talent, one cannot even get started. Otherwise, all the resources in the cultivation world would probably have been completely plundered by those who cultivated “Devouring All Things.”

Within the Starfall Sect, Wuchenzi was one of the rare few who could cultivate the “Devouring All Things” technique. Wuchenzi possessed prodigious talent, but unfortunately lacked sufficient ambition, spending his days immersed in alchemy and artifact refining. Otherwise, with the characteristic of the “Devouring All Things” technique, Wuchenzi would have long ascended to immortality instead of wasting three hundred years trying to refine an immortal artifact and uncover the so-called secret of the immortal artifact in a state of confusion. It was only before his death that Wuchenzi realized that alchemy and artifact refining were external things, and only powerful cultivation was the fundamental basis for existence. In Wuchenzi’s memory crystal, Zhao Ziyan saw too much unwillingness, which intensified Zhao Ziyan’s longing for power. She also hoped to one day undergo the Heavenly Tribulation and ascend, to properly pay homage to the Starfall Sect ancestor who was able to create “Devouring All Things.”

Today was the day the Heaven’s Secret Realm opened, and it was also the only day she could escape the Zhao family. The opening of the Heaven’s Secret Realm required a host, and as the de facto head of the Zhao family, her beautiful mother would surely have to be present. Taking advantage of her beautiful mother’s absence from the Zhao family, she could sneak out without anyone knowing.

Although Zhao Ziyan felt reluctant to leave her beautiful mother, she hadn’t figured out how to face her beautiful mother yet. That day, she had been momentarily blinded by beauty, which led her to passionately kiss her beautiful mother. That certainly did not mean she had inappropriate thoughts about her beautiful mother. A full month had passed, and she had completely calmed down. As for how she would die if her beautiful mother caught her? Haha, how could this Family Head be caught?

“This space is truly essential for murder and arson! No wonder all transmigrators must have a space. No need to worry about disposing of bodies after a murder, and if facing a powerful enemy after committing arson, one can directly hide in the space.”

The Cang Kui Continent is not the cultivation world. The cultivation world has array formations that can seal space, but the cultivation system of the Cang Kui Continent is different from the cultivation world. As long as she hides in the space, even a Martial God’s cultivation would not be able to catch her. Wuchenzi died on the Soul Devouring Ancestor’s space-sealing array formation. If the Soul Devouring Ancestor hadn’t set up the space-sealing array formation in advance, Wuchenzi wouldn’t have died so miserably. As long as he hid in the space, that scum, the Soul Devouring Ancestor, couldn’t have done anything to Wuchenzi. Unfortunately, Wuchenzi was too unlucky and fell directly into the Soul Devouring Ancestor’s trap.

Zhao Ziyan was certain that Wuchenzi’s woman had betrayed him, otherwise how would the Soul Devouring Ancestor have known Wuchenzi’s weakness and set up the trap? The person involved is blinded, and Wuchenzi was unwilling to believe that woman had betrayed him, but Zhao Ziyan, as an outsider, naturally saw the woman’s restlessness and excessive ambition. If she hadn’t guessed wrong, the Soul Devouring Ancestor must also be dead by now. That woman truly stopped at nothing to get this immortal artifact. First, she used Wuchenzi’s affection to slowly approach him, and then she used the Soul Devouring Ancestor’s greed to make them both suffer heavy losses. If Wuchenzi hadn’t been so unyielding, choosing death over handing over the immortal artifact, that woman would probably have succeeded. Two injured cultivators, that woman could kill them as she pleased.

“Master, I will avenge you. When I cultivate to Martial Venerable, I can break through this space and enter the cultivation world. It won’t be long before I bring that woman’s head back to sacrifice to you.”

Zhao Ziyan respectfully kowtowed several times at Wuchenzi’s empty tomb (used for someone whose body is lost). Even though she knew Wuchenzi’s soul had long been scattered and he couldn’t even be reincarnated.

“Hehe, finally out! I was almost suffocated staying in the space. Not only was there no one to talk to this Family Head, but there wasn’t even a single bug.”

After Zhao Ziyan emerged from the space, she found that she was still in her beautiful mother’s boudoir. It turned out that although entering the space made one unfindable, the space itself did not move. One would exit from where one entered. If someone with intentions discovered it and had people monitor the place she entered, then she might have to stay in the space for a very long time. So Zhao Ziyan decided to avoid entering the space as much as possible. A life-saving technique naturally needed to be kept secret. As for her beautiful mother, hehe, she would just say she had a fortuitous encounter and acquired the ability to freely enter a certain undiscovered secret realm. There were many secret realms on the Cang Kui Continent, and her beautiful mother would probably not be suspicious.

She grandly left her beautiful mother’s room. She believed that since her beautiful mother was not in the Zhao family, the dark guards who received her beautiful mother’s orders would not dare to do anything to her. Ziyan knew that no matter how careful she was, she couldn’t avoid the dark guards’ divine senses. Instead of sneaking out through the heavily guarded main entrance, it was better to honestly return to the study room.

After entering the study room, Zhao Ziyan noticed that the divine senses that were rigidly focused on her had all retracted. Only then did Zhao Ziyan stealthily grasp a thick book placed on the bookshelf. Her finger lightly pressed the back of the thick book. After a slight “click,” a secret passage hidden beneath the ground was revealed behind the bookshelf. The rooms of the Zhao family’s direct descendants all had similar secret passages, built to prevent assassination and revenge. Although the Zhao family was very low-key, they also had quite a few enemies. The Zhao family’s bloodline was thin, and every born member of the Zhao family’s bloodline was cherished as a treasure. If one were to accidentally die prematurely, the entire Cang Kui Continent would surely be shaken. Don’t let the emptiness of Zhao Ziyan’s mansion fool you; as soon as danger arises, three or four powerful figures like Martial Saints would likely emerge.

Fortunately, in order to prevent betrayal among the dark guards, those dark guards did not know about the secret passages in the direct descendants’ rooms. And Zhao Ziyan was betting that her beautiful mother was also unaware of the existence of this secret passage. Her beautiful mother married into the Zhao family, so the Zhao family wouldn’t inform her of this secret passage’s existence without a reason.

Because this secret passage had never been used since the Zhao Manor was built, Zhao Ziyan originally didn’t know that there was a secret passage in her room. It was only once when she was bored stiff and unable to cultivate, she decided to tidy up all the books on the bookshelf. But when she wiped that thick book, she vaguely felt something was wrong, simply because the book was too thick and heavy. She observed it for a long time before discovering the secret within the book. Fearing that she would be discovered as an imposter, Zhao Ziyan didn’t tell Shang Luo, just in case, if she were discovered not to be the original person, she would have a way out.

If those dark guards knew there was a secret passage in the study, they probably wouldn’t dare to let her enter the study, because once she entered the secret passage, Zhao Ziyan was sure she could escape.

“Good thing I spent a long time exploring this secret passage back then, otherwise I might have been trapped to death here.”

Looking at the countless intricate and dense branching paths, Zhao Ziyan couldn’t help but complain. The Zhao family really didn’t mind the trouble of digging so many secret passages. The Zhao family probably wouldn’t use them even once in a lifetime. After all, not many people could be powerful enough to kill all the dark guards, Martial Saints, and Martial Gods. Moreover, even the most skilled assassin probably couldn’t evade a Martial God’s divine sense. Instead of attempting an assassination in the heavily guarded Zhao Manor, it would be better to wait until the target left the Zhao Manor to strike.

So these secret passages were purely for show. Since the Zhao family was established, no one had ever been able to kill their way into the inner quarters. Those assassins who underestimated the Zhao family were probably caught before they even entered the main gate of the Zhao family.

“Finally out! My beautiful mother is probably going to be furious again. Amen, God bless. My poor dark guards, take care. You must wait for my glorious return.”

Standing on the grassland outside the city, Zhao Ziyan made the sign of the cross on her chest, schadenfreude as she prayed for the dark guards. The thought of her mother’s rage when she returned made Zhao Ziyan chuckle incessantly. Her beautiful mother could be said to have played all the angles, sending a group of dark guards to watch the Zhao family at all times, but in the end, her cleverness led to her own undoing. Who said this Family Head would definitely sneak out through the main entrance?

Taking out an exquisite mask from the space, Zhao Ziyan carefully put it on. Looking at her reflection in the water, she found that she had transformed into a slightly refined and slender man. Only then did Zhao Ziyan nod in satisfaction. She found this magical artifact in the Immortal Artifact Space. After dropping bl00d to bind it and spending three months refining it, she finally gained complete control over this mask artifact, which was somewhat redundant for Wuchenzi but extremely important to Zhao Ziyan. This artifact had no offensive or defensive power; it merely changed a person’s aura, allowing the wearer to change not only their appearance but also their aura. After carefully checking again and finding no flaws, Zhao Ziyan mounted her flying sword and flew towards the Heaven’s Secret Realm. Having not seen her beautiful mother for three months, she genuinely missed her. She just wondered if her beautiful mother’s anger had subsided and if she was still blaming her for her insolence.