"Awoooo!"
Following a huge roar that echoed through the Jade Mist Forest Murong Xue Meng killed the 30th demonic beast that day. She only targeted the ones that were peak third layer harmonisation realm and higher, of course she limited herself to peak fourth layer harmonisation realm. Any stronger than that and she might get herself killed.
The sun started to set and the sky gradually darkened. Millions of starts littered across the inky black night. The scene was just something that anyone could see, it wasn't anything special. But this reminded her of back home, the simple days where she'd watch the stars with her dad and older brother. They'd watch a new moon through their telescope and name the constellations until she'd fallen asleep. Until that fateful day when her brother was found dead in his room, a needle lay next to him. The coroner said he comitted suicide though no-one believed it. Even when years of investigation found nothing.
Though now Murong Xue Meng is almost 100% sure it had something to do with Ruo Lan. But alas, what can she do? She wasn't even in the same world as Ruo Lan anymore....
As the moon hang brightly on the sky, a small figure could be seen leaving the Jade Mist Forest.
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The sun was just rising from the horizon when Murong Xue Meng woke up. She felt something was a bit off, it seems she was just broke through again. Since when could people break through like drinking water?! Even Murong Xue Meng herself was a bit flabbergasted, she was peak third layer harmonisation realm yesterday and today she was early fifth harmonisation realm? There wasn't even any sign of instability in her yuan qi! She inspected her dantian and wondered what on earth happened in one night. Perhaps it was an accumulation from the battles she fought yesterday? But that wasn't quite right either, she was merely consolidating her realm yesterday not trying to raise it.
And then she noticed it, an azure blue carp rested in her dantian.
Murong Xue Meng, ".....What?"
This shouldn't be possible, two martial spirits have never been recorded before, even in the ancient times where the average strength of martial artists was unfathomably high!
"Nirvana Mystic Phoenix?"
"Yes Dear?"
"The Azure Carp.... You see it too right, it isn't just me that's imagining it right?"
".....It awoke sometime in the night, even I, Myself do not know how it awakened, however, it's origins are probably somewhere in the ancient divine continent, where I came from. Though its origins are probably even greater than mine. Think of this as a blessing, since I cannot appear easily, this Azure Carp can. Although right now its grade is lower than mine at Legendary low tier, it might be able to evolve and gain power to become even more powerful than me."
"Evolve, EVOLVE?!"
"This... I'd say so."
"Oh..... This...Isn't this a bit too perverse?"
"Well then Dear, aren't you a lucky one."
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Murong Qing Yang, "Father"
Murong Qing Yue, "Father"
Qiu Lisi, "Husband"
"Why is Meng'er (Xue Meng) here?"
"This... I gave her an invitation three days ago, she said if she couldn't awaken her martial spirit in these three days she wouldn't come with us."
"....."
"Father, step-mother, there is no need to worry! I have awoken my martial spirit and stepped into Harmonisation realm! At this banquet Meng'er absolutely won't lose face for our Murong Family"
She said this with a bright smile but in her heart she was filled with hatred!
This Qiu Lisi, it was hard for Murong Xue Meng to call her even step-mother when she knew this her true face! She was truly a poisonous snake!
But with this situation there wasn't much else she could do.
However she really drew pleasure from her half sisters' and step-mother's pale face. They all thought she was deader than dead! But now she was here and alive they were naturally suspicious. But obviously they can't tell anyone because their assassination attempt will also be brought to light!
This was truly satisfaction!
Without much talk after that, the four boarded their carriages in awkward silence the whole way.
When they arrived, the Nangong family was there already. The four major families were tasked to look after the four major cities under the imperial family's rule.
The Nangong family was based in Black Water city.
The Ouyang family was based in Mirror Lake city.
The Sima family was based in Seven Thorn city.
The Murong family was based, of course, in Jade Mist city.
The Mystic Heaven's sect had a branch in each of these four major cities and it's main base was in the Imperial city. Every three years a branch in one of the cities would recruit disciples through the Mystic Heaven's sect's Banquet. This year it's held in Jade Mist city and people would come from all over the country to participate so that even if they don't get into the sect, they may catch come other smaller sect's eye or get some benefits.
The Nangong family's Nangong Xue Hai at just 14 years old was already at the 4th layer of Master realm and was an inner disicple ranked in the top 5 of Black Water city's Mystic Heaven's sect.
He was hailed as the most talented person in the younger generation after he awakened the Heaven ranked mid tier martial spirit Flowing Light spear.
Of course compared to Murong Xue Meng, this was nothing. If she couldn't even reach Nangong Xue Hai's level in four years she should just get a piece of tofu to committ suicide.
As they walked into the main hall of the Mystic Heaven's sect many of the smaller families' participants quickly gave way and an elder of the Mystic Heaven's sect announced their arrival. Murong Xue Meng had suppressed her cultivation to peak first layer harmonisation realm to attract less attention.
They naturally sat down on the seats next to the Nangong family, as the four pillars of the Imperial family they naturally had quite a high status thus they sat nearer to the head of the table where the Sect Master of Jade Mist city's Mystic Heaven's sect will be seated.