Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

Given her cultivation level, how many people could she kill?

The Demon Dynasty, which nearly rules the entire Desolate Heaven Domain, has dozens of Void Realm cultivators and no less than a thousand Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, not to mention the number of Saints. With Zhang Ruoxue's cultivation level, even if she cultivates for another ten or eight years, she probably won't even be able to enter the Demon Dynasty's gates before being killed outside.

Impulsiveness only leads to death.

Meaningless death.

"You are no match for the Demon Dynasty, nor am I... There is no rogue cultivator in the world who can stop the Demon Dynasty."

Xu Yanliu slowly closed her eyes, recalling a scene from the Imperial Pavilion: "If your teacher were still alive... perhaps there would be some explanation, but..."

"Nobody knows when the teacher will come back."

Zhang Ruoxue turned her back, brushing aside Xu Yanliu's hand that was supporting her. At the same time, she lost her balance and stumbled, almost falling over.

Seeing this, Xu Yanliu went to help her, but Zhang Ruoxue stubbornly refused, grunting and supporting her broken body as she slowly walked into the house.

“If he doesn’t come back for a year, I can wait for my teacher for a year… If he doesn’t come back for ten years, I can wait for him for ten years… But if he doesn’t come back for a hundred years… a thousand years… I can’t wait that long.”

"Besides..."

Zhang Ruoxue limped to the bedside, endured the excruciating pain, and gently sat down.

Large beads of sweat streamed down her forehead. The black-haired girl was panting heavily, her back hunched, her face pale as she turned her head to the side, her piercing gaze fixed on Xu Yanliu as if she had made up her mind.

“I’ve already bothered him once… This time, I want to handle it myself.”

"Didn't you understand what I just said?!"

Xu Yanliu stormed up to Zhang Ruoxue and glared at her.

"The master of the Demon Dynasty is a true immortal. I understand your desire for revenge, but that is not a reason for you to seek death."

"I will become stronger."

"...This isn't a problem that can be solved simply by becoming stronger. Do you know that the Demon Emperor is recognized by the Three Thousand Great Daos, which is practically equivalent to receiving direct instruction from the Three Thousand Great Daos? Even the mysterious and unpredictable Ancient Spirit stands on the Demon Emperor's side!"

"You are just a mortal... Ruoxue..."

Yes, just an ordinary person.

Xu Yanliu didn't want to watch Zhang Ruoxue die, even though they weren't related by blood... but they were old friends who had known each other for a long time and companions who could sit and drink together. She didn't want her to do anything foolish.

That being said—

"Even mortals can reach the heavens. The Martial Emperor, with his mortal body, created the martial arts path, achieved unparalleled body refinement, and finally became the number one true immortal throughout the ages."

The speaker was a middle-aged man with a full beard, leaning against the door frame, holding a wine gourd in his hand.

Xu Laoliu.

A subtle hint of regret flickered in his slightly narrowed eyes.

Xu Yanliu looked at her father in disbelief, her expression blank: "You old fool, what did you just say?"

“I said—Ruoxue isn’t incapable of becoming an immortal. Although the possibility is as low as zero, there’s still a tiny bit of a chance that she can become a saint or a half-immortal. Well, at least it’s a little bit higher than zero.”

A flash of anger appeared in Xu Yanliu's eyes: "Do you know what you're saying?!"

"Of course I know."

Xu Laoliu straightened up, closed his eyes slightly, and then slowly opened them again.

He looked at his own daughter, at her incredulous face, and said softly, "Ruoxue looks exactly like you did before."

Xu Yanliu was taken aback and turned around, only to see Zhang Ruoxue's solemn face.

What was hidden in his eyes was a resolute anger.

Indeed... exactly the same.

When the Ash Demon Alliance killed that fox demon... such an expression did indeed appear on his face.

The expression on his face showed a determination to take revenge on the Jin Yao Dao Alliance.

"You should be able to understand Ruoxue."

"But……"

For a moment, Xu Yanliu was speechless.

Yes, she understood Zhang Ruoxue's feelings at this moment better than anyone else.

Because that's how she was back then.

Xu Yanliu fell silent.

She remained silent for a long time before finally letting out a sigh and asking Xu Laoliu, "The Jin Yao Alliance is still a force that can be defeated, but the Demon Capital is different... Although the person who slaughtered Jinglin Village was probably not the Demon Emperor himself, since he was able to control the Blood Sacrifice Array, his cultivation level must be quite high."

"With a cultivator like Ruoxue who has poor talent... let alone becoming a saint, it would probably be difficult for her to even reach the Void Realm."

"So we need some external help."

"External help?"

"The ultimate help."

"Old man...you know Extreme?!"

"Unfortunately, I know someone like that."

Xu Laoliu shrugged and said calmly, "Back in ancient times, before the Martial Emperor achieved martial arts prowess, he was one of the twenty-one ultimate masters—"

"Great Wild Sky Flame."

……

Unfortunately.

Xu Laoliu only knew the location of the Great Wilderness Heavenly Flame, but did not go directly to see that person with ultimate power.

After all, Xu Laoliu was just a cultivator with a high cultivation level, and with his cultivation level, he was not even worthy of the attention of the Twenty-One Extremes. Even the fact that he knew the location of the Great Wilderness Heavenly Flame was because of a certain missing old rogue.

Seven days later.

Zhang Ruoxue's injuries had not yet fully healed, but she had already gotten out of bed, showing no intention of resting and recuperating.

The black-haired girl wrapped the bandage around Hanbing's right arm, then skillfully put on the arm armor, and took a deep breath.

Standing before her were Jiang Yuetian and Lin Yuan—Zhang Ruoxue's senior brother and senior sister.

Xu Yanliu hugged her ample chest with both hands, still somewhat reluctant, and asked Jiang Yuetian, "Even with the help of the Great Wilderness Heavenly Flame... we might not be able to obtain the power to oppose the Demon Dynasty. In reality, it's still suicide... Even so, aren't you going to stop her?"

These words reached Jiang Yuetian's ears, and he remained silent for a moment before letting out a faint smile.

"Because even if we stop Ruoxue, she will definitely find a way to escape."

Zhang Ruoxue nodded proudly: "That's right, it definitely will!"

Xu Yanliu went up and smacked the girl on the head: "Don't talk about this like it's something to brag about!"

"Hehehe..." Zhang Ruoxue scratched her head, chuckled twice, and tried to brush it off.

Looking at her silly junior sister, Jiang Yuetian unconsciously clenched her fists. All her words could only be summed up in one sentence.

"Junior Sister Ruoxue, please take good care of yourself."

Xiao Jiang is not a very eloquent person; he doesn't know how to comfort or advise.

He only hoped that his junior sister would have a safe journey.

Zhang Ruoxue paused for a moment, seemingly aware that her second senior brother wasn't very good with words, then chuckled awkwardly, "Don't worry, I'll definitely be fine~"

"Speaking of which—"

Xu Laoliu narrowed his eyes, his sharp gaze sweeping over Jiang Yuetian's graceful figure: "The Lava Body within you is quite related to the Great Wilderness Heavenly Flame. Aren't you planning to come with us?"

"My words..."

Just as Jiang Yuetian was about to reply, a strange sound suddenly came to his ears.

Everyone looked up at the same time, only to see a silver-black raven with a rolled-up letter bound to the back of its claws with golden thread.

The crow slowly landed on Jiang Yuetian's shoulder. The latter was startled at first, and before he could react, the crow turned into a wisp of black smoke and disappeared instantly.

Golden threads cascaded down, and the letter naturally flowed down her collarbone into Jiang Yuetian's hand.

He frowned and opened the letter with a puzzled look—but a few seconds later, his face was filled with horror, and at the same time, endless panic surged in his purple eyes.

but--

In the blink of an eye, everything returned to normal.

"Senior brother, what's wrong?"

Looking at Jiang Yuetian, who was suddenly stunned, Zhang Ruoxue blinked, completely unaware of the fleeting look of shock in his eyes: "Whose letter is that?"

"Hmm... A letter from a gambling buddy." Jiang Yuetian casually put the letter into his storage ring, a helpless smile appearing on his face. "An old friend from a long time ago, eight years since we last met... He's been cursing nonstop in the letter."

"Why? Do you have a grudge against him?"

"No." Jiang Yuetian helplessly spread his hands and said with a wry smile, "He's been urging me to pay back the money..."

"..."

Zhang Ruoxue suddenly slapped her forehead, realizing that she had almost forgotten that her second senior brother had a gambling hobby.

Lin Yuan, however, stared at him—at her senior brother's stunning profile, and suddenly fell into deep thought, her pupils flashing with a scarlet color.

Jiang Yuetian tried to appear nonchalant and said with a smile, "I won't go for now. I have other things to take care of, and I also have to support our Yuan'er."

After speaking, he gently patted Yuan'er's head, and the latter immediately showed an expression of enjoyment like a kitten.

"so……"

Xu Yanliu sighed with regret. She had thought that at least the calm Jiang Yuetian would step in to stop Zhang Ruoxue, but given the current situation, Zhang Ruoxue had no choice but to go on this trip to find the Great Wilderness Flame.

"Then, take care."

The three of them quickly said goodbye to Jiang Yuetian and Lin Yuan.

That being said.

Before leaving, Zhang Ruoxue suddenly felt a tremor in her heart.

She suddenly stopped and turned around.

Unsurprisingly, their gazes met those of a pair of light brown eyes.