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As Sun Wukong swung his Golden Staff, the dispersed Azure Mist slowly coalesced, faintly taking on a human form.
Li Xiaonan focused and saw a graceful woman.
Who else could this person be but Zhao Lingshan?
"Your true self has finally decided to show up! I've waited six hundred years for you! Today, I will finally catch you!" Sun Wukong twisted his wrist, the Golden Staff coldly pointing at Zhao Lingshan.
Zhao Lingshan's face was filled with rage as she silently wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said, "You are truly more loyal than that Howling Celestial Dog! You've chased me for six hundred years and still haven't given up!"
"Pah! Don't compare me to that traitorous dog! Quickly tell me where my master’s wife is!"
"Haha! That wretched woman has long since died! Her soul has scattered! She doesn't even have the chance to reincarnate!" Zhao Lingshan laughed with a sinister expression.
Sun Wukong gritted his teeth and said, "Nonsense! If you’re still alive, how could my master’s wife be dead? I advise you to confess honestly; otherwise, I will surely skin you alive, pull out your tendons, and break your bones!"
She let out a cold laugh and said, "Haha! If you have the ability, come and try!"
As she spoke, her enchanting eyes looked sorrowfully at Lu Nishang. "Lu Nishang, can you really bear to see your mother being treated like this?"
Lu Nishang bit her lip slightly, tears already streaming down her face.
Li Xiaonan felt a pang of heartache as he pulled her into his embrace and glared at Zhao Lingshan. "You can even bear to deceive your own daughter; how can you call yourself a mother? Since you enjoy pretending to be dead so much, then go ahead and die! We will just consider you dead!"
Zhao Lingshan couldn't help but furrow her brow, as if Li Xiaonan's words had struck a nerve.
Sun Wukong let out a strange, cackling laugh and said, "Kid! Well said! A heartless woman like her deserves this! Zhao Lingshan, if you tell me the whereabouts of my master’s wife, I will spare your life! Otherwise, don’t blame me for being merciless!"
A glint flashed in Zhao Lingshan's eyes as she coldly replied, "Ha! When has this monkey ever shown mercy? Even if I die today, I won’t say a word!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong's fur bristled, and he shouted, "Ah! Prepare to fight!"
Yuan Xian'er flew to Li Xiaonan's side and asked, "Master, why did you suddenly come here? It seems like you have some deep-seated grudge against that woman?"
Li Xiaonan nodded and said, "It seems to be related to your master's wife. Xian'er, do you know who your master's master’s wife is?"
Yuan Xian'er frowned slightly and shook her head. "Master rarely mentions his past."
"Brother Xiaonan, my mother..." Lu Nishang looked at Li Xiaonan with eyes as innocent as a fawn, tears streaming down her face before she could finish her sentence.
Li Xiaonan sighed and reassured her, "Don't worry; your mother's life is not in danger. That's all I can guarantee."
He glanced again at Yuan Xian'er, feeling the weight of their shared burdens.
He helplessly looked back at the battle between Sun Wukong and Zhao Lingshan in the sky.
The Great Sage Equal to Heaven was indeed formidable; his Golden Staff danced with an imposing aura.
Even though Li Xiaonan was far away from Lu Nishang and Yuan Xian'er, he could still feel the fierce winds sweeping toward him.
"Ah! Hey!" With a thunderous shout from Sun Wukong, the Golden Staff struck Zhao Lingshan down to the ground.
Under normal circumstances, despite Sun Wukong's high cultivation level, he would never be able to defeat Zhao Lingshan.
At this moment, Zhao Lingshan had just shed her skin. Even as a descendant of Nuwa, she could not escape the natural law of her half-serpent form.
A snake must shed its skin to grow, but the process is extremely exhausting. At this moment, Zhao Lingshan was at her weakest.
She had been sitting in the Nuwa Cold Pool for five hundred years, primarily to comprehend the divine path, but partly due to Sun Wukong.
Although Sun Wukong's cultivation was inferior to hers, his persistence was truly vexing.
Moreover, in a certain sense, they were of the same origin and shared countless connections with Nuwa, making it impossible for either to truly defeat the other.
However, one could still be knocked down. In the past, it was usually Sun Wukong who ended up on the ground; now, the tables had turned, and it was Zhao Lingshan who lay there.
"Mother!" Lu Nishang exclaimed as she saw her mother fall to the ground and immediately rushed over.
Li Xiaonan sighed helplessly, shook his head, and hurried after them while holding Yuan Xian'er.
Zhao Lingshan lay amidst a pile of rubble, feeling as if her entire body was being torn apart with pain.
It had been so many years since she had felt such agony. Was it retribution?
She managed a bitter smile, feeling no remorse whatsoever. Instead, the hatred within her surged again. Why did those people love only her? Why?
Clearly, she and that other person looked exactly alike. Clearly, they came from the same spiritual egg. Why did she have the chance to become a deity while I could only live like a shadow?
Unwilling! I am unwilling!
"Mother! Are you alright?" Lu Nishang cried out as she rushed forward. Sun Wukong intended to stop her but was held back by Li Xiaonan beside him.
"Master." Yuan Xian'er also grabbed his other hand and shook her head.
Sun Wukong felt frustrated. "Why are you all stopping me?"
Yuan Xian'er frowned. "Although she almost caused harm to Xiao Nan and me, she is still Lu Ni Chang's mother."
Sun Wukong was taken aback, his lively eyes widening in shock. He stared intently at Li Xiaonan. "Didn't I tell you not to let them meet…"
Li Xiaonan awkwardly replied, "Well…"
"Enough, enough! These things can't be hidden forever. Xian'er, haven't you always asked me who your parents are? Now I'll tell you, your mother is this woman's twin sister! Zhao Lingyue!"
Both Li Xiaonan and Yuan Xian'er were startled, all their previous confusion unraveling.
The image that Sun Wukong often secretly looked at was indeed Yuan Xian'er's mother, but it wasn't Zhao Lingshan; it was her biological sister, Zhao Lingyue!
The two women had the same spirit egg at the same moment, and they looked exactly alike.
Li Xiaonan glanced at Yuan Xian'er, then at Lu Nishang, thinking: No wonder these two girls look somewhat similar.
So they really are sisters!
Yuan Xian'er anxiously asked, "Then where is my mother? Where is she?"
Sun Wukong tightly gripped his Golden Staff, pointing at Zhao Lingshan, gritting his teeth as he said, "This woman has imprisoned your mother! Back when Master and Mistress were about to ascend to the divine realm together, it was this woman who interfered! She even ordered the destruction of my Martial Soul lineage, preventing anyone from ascending to the immortal realm for a hundred years!"
"What!" Li Xiaonan exclaimed in surprise.
It turned out that Sun Wukong was from the Martial Soul Sect! And Xian'er was Sun Wukong's master and Zhao Lingshan's niece! No wonder the techniques used by the master and disciple had felt so familiar before!
So we are all family!
The confusion about the difficulty of ascending while practicing the Martial Soul Technique was also resolved!
Damn it! It was all Zhao Lingshan's doing behind the scenes! No wonder the disciples of the Martial Soul Sect struggled so hard; they still had to face failure during the Transcend Tribulation.
Li Xiaonan grew angrier as he thought about it, wishing he could slap Zhao Lingshan twice right away. His own master, Yu Jizi, had almost perished during the Transcend Tribulation.
Suddenly, he realized another issue.
If Xian'er was indeed Sun Wukong's master and Zhao Lingshan's niece, then how old could she possibly be?
This age problem seemed impossible to explain!
However, now was not the time to delve into this question; Li Xiaonan could only set this doubt aside for the moment.
Lying among the rubble, Zhao Lingshan looked weakly at Lu Nishang, her eyes filled with tenderness, completely ignoring Sun Wukong's words.
She said, "Lu Ni Chang, my good daughter, I'm fine. I am a descendant of the divine race; in this realm, I am immortal. They cannot harm me."
"Mother, if you truly think I'm good, I beg you, please tell Brother Xiaonan where Sister Xian'er's mother is!" Lu Nishang cried out in desperation.
Zhao Lingshan paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Alright, since it's for my daughter's sake, what harm is there in telling you? Without a divine artifact, no one can save that woman!"
Sun Wukong had long been impatient. Upon hearing that Zhao Lingshan was willing to speak but hesitated and stammered, his anger flared up once again.
He immediately grasped the Golden Staff, ready to strike Zhao Lingshan, saying, "Speak quickly!"
"Don't!"
Lu Nishang gasped and quickly shielded Zhao Lingshan.
Li Xiaonan moved even faster, catching the Golden Staff with one hand. He turned to Zhao Lingshan and said, "You're lucky to have a good daughter, but Lu Nishang isn't so fortunate..."
Zhao Lingshan bit her lip, neither confirming nor denying, but instead uttered twelve words: "Ancient Star Domain, Nuwa Cold Pool, Ice Ridge Snow Mountain."
"Xiao Nan, what about us?" Yuan Xian'er asked, looking up.
Li Xiaonan immediately understood. "The matter of the Mother of the Mountain is my concern too. Xian'er, we will go with you!"
Sun Wukong nodded and narrowed his eyes at Zhao Lingshan. "If you dare to deceive me, I will make you regret it!"
"Hmph! Everything I said is true. She is trapped beneath the divine mountain. But without a divine artifact, no matter how high your cultivation is, you won't be able to rescue her!"
Li Xiaonan pressed down on Sun Wukong, who was about to strike again, and said to Zhao Lingshan, "Whether we can save her is our business. I promised Lu Nishang that I would protect your life; you can leave now."
Sun Wukong grunted a couple of times but remained silent, tacitly agreeing with Li Xiaonan's decision.
Zhao Lingshan bit her lip again and declared, "I'm not going anywhere! I want to stay here and see how you rescue that wretched woman!"
Li Xiaonan frowned slightly. If they left Zhao Lingshan in Cloud Sky Pavilion, it would be like bringing a wolf into their sheepfold.
This wouldn't do!
Just as Li Xiaonan was about to refuse, Lu Nishang said, "Mother, let me go back with you to Father! If you stay here, Brother Xiaonan will worry, but if you go back alone, I will worry. So let me escort you home!"
Zhao Lingshan couldn't help but be taken aback. She looked at Li Xiaonan and sneered, "Does your Brother Xiaonan agree?"
Li Xiaonan retorted, "Why wouldn't he agree?"
He walked over to Lu Nishang and placed a kiss on her silver hair, saying, "Do you want me to leave a clone to accompany you?"
"Hmph! Such sweet words, but you just want to keep an eye on me!" Zhao Lingshan rolled her eyes and spoke with a harsh tone.
Li Xiaonan and Lu Nishang shared a tacit understanding and ignored her, pretending not to hear her words.
Lu Nishang smiled and said, "No need for that. I'm quite capable now! Brother Xiaonan, hurry and help Sister Xian'er save Mother! Once I return after escorting Mother back, I want to give Brother Xiaonan a baby!"
Li Xiaonan's furrowed brow relaxed, and his eyes filled with joy as he replied, "Alright, just be careful on the way."
With that, he bid farewell to Ling Kui and the others.
Zhao Lingshan frowned and said, "Are you really okay with letting Lu Ni Chang follow me? Aren't you afraid I won't let her come back?"
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