MTL NOVEL Chapter 45
Chapter 45: Zhou Tong’s Token, the Terrifying Xia Hongxiu!
“Master, are you sure you want to do this?”
Xia Hongxiu’s face was extremely unpleasant, and a glimmer of killing intent flashed in her eyes, but she concealed it well.
“Is there a problem?”
Mo Liushu’s voice gradually turned cold, and she began to show some impatience.
“Hehe… Of course, there’s no issue. Master is blessed with great fortune; even if Junior Brother Liu isn’t by your side for now, you can still manage on your own.”
After speaking, she took out an incense burner from her bosom and silently lit it.
“What is this? Could it also be part of the Heavenly Mechanism Technique?”
Mo Liushu instinctively asked.
“Yes, this is a Spirit-Inviting Incense, which will help the Master enter the prophetic realm more easily.”
“Then let’s begin!”
Mo Liushu nodded and sat down in the magic formation. As the formation slowly operated, she once again saw that familiar dream.
The seas were overturned, the space shattered, and the universe was torn apart!
What a violent massacre this was!
However, Mo Liushu could not discern the process, destined only to walk toward that known outcome.
With a loud poof!
The sky was stained with blood, the lifeblood of those nearing ascendance fell like rain, reminding her that the scene was about to replay itself.
In the next moment, she saw Zhou Tong standing in mid-air, pierced through the heart by a long sword. At the same time, the miasma enveloping the sword wielder gradually dissipated, revealing her true visage.
Mo Liushu held her breath; she didn’t even need to look to know that the woman was Mu Ran Ya, but she insisted on confirming it just to be safe.
She was about to see Mu Ran Ya’s hideous face.
But then, her expression suddenly froze.
“Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!”
Her face went pale, her disheveled hair flying wildly, she screamed hysterically as if struck by a tremendous blow.
Because that woman was not Mu Ran Ya at all; it was instead herself.
Mo Liushu had killed Zhou Tong, perfectly foretelling the future of her past life!
“This is fake… there must be some mistake, how could I kill him? Never, I would never!”
She completely lost her mind, emotions boiling within her, two lines of blood tears rolling down her cheeks uncontrollably.
At that moment, Zhou Tong in the dream suddenly turned his head and locked eyes with her.
“Tong’er…”
Facing those gentle eyes, she instinctively called out, her heart filled with a strange anticipation.
“The thing I regret the most in this life… is taking you as my master!”
As the words left his mouth, the light in Mo Liushu’s eyes instantly dimmed. At that moment, it felt as if ten thousand snakes were biting her heart, the pain penetrating her bones.
“NO!! Don’t leave me!!!!”
She spat out blood and woke up in reality.
“Master, what happened to you?” Xia Hongxiu asked anxiously.
“I’m fine.”
She shook her head, unable to suppress a bitter smile. She had thought to catch Mu Ran Ya’s weakness, but unexpectedly found that the killer was herself!
“Your current condition is very serious; the signs of the Three Calamities and Four Trials have already begun to surface.”
As soon as she spoke, fear appeared on Mo Liushu’s face.
As long as one is a cultivator, encountering the Three Calamities and Four Trials is possible; it’s simply a matter of probability.
But for some exceptionally gifted individuals, heaven will bestow punishment, greatly increasing the likelihood of suffering calamities, and a very few are destined to go through seven difficulties!
Mo Liushu was one such person.
The so-called Three Calamities and Four Trials refer to great tribulations and minor tribulations.
The Three Calamities are the Body-destroying Calamity, the Soul-reversing Calamity, and finally, the Dao-breaking Calamity, which can leave a cultivator’s efforts in utter ruin.
These three disasters are nightmares that all cultivators dread.
The so-called Four Trials include the Unwarranted Calamity, which invites nightmares, the Life-seizing Calamity that constrains cultivation, the Solitary Calamity that leads to betrayal, and lastly, the Abandonment Calamity that causes one to forget the past.
Mu Ran Ya’s current symptoms were manifestations of the Unwarranted Calamity and the Abandonment Calamity.
“What am I to do? Do I really have to apologize to that rebellious apprentice and invite him back?”
Mo Liushu resisted, having never considered bowing to others, especially Zhou Tong!
“No way!”
Xia Hongxiu directly negated her train of thought: “You two have already severed ties, and he has found a new backing; forcing a reunion will bring more harm than good!”
“Then what should I do?”
“It’s simple, make him lose his backing, push him to a dead end, and then subdue him again; you two can perfectly fit together like before.”
Upon hearing this, Mo Liushu suddenly became spirited. This way, she wouldn’t have to bow her head to Zhou Tong and could safely weather the tribulation—simply killing two birds with one stone.
And the price would just be making Zhou Tong suffer a little more; she could repay him adequately later.
“I intend to do just that!” Mo Liushu nodded.
“In that case, Master should rest more; I’ll take my leave now.”
As Xia Hongxiu stood up to leave, she was called back.
“Girl, you’re the best to me.”
“Of course, we are connected; the better your fortune is, the more benefits I receive.”
Xia Hongxiu smiled charmingly, but the moment she left the cave, her expression darkened.
“Fool! Waste! Bastard!”
She cursed furiously: “I offered you a path, yet you refuse to walk it; don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
The Heavenly Mechanism Path she practiced required a strong fortune to succeed, and Mo Liushu was the strong lucky person she had chosen.
Just as Mo Liushu was about to overcome the Three Calamities and Four Trials, little did she expect that the other party would self-destruct at the last moment, ruining all her plans.
Because of this, she changed her mind, deciding not to rely on Mo Liushu anymore, but to instead devour her fortune, strengthening herself to reach the Great Dao.
From now on, the more misfortunes Mo Liushu encountered, the more benefits she would gain.
That was why she fabricated lies to prevent Zhou Tong and Mo Liushu from reconciling.
However, this was purely unnecessary. No matter what, Zhou Tong would not forgive Mo Liushu.
“My dear Master must be feeling ecstatic right now; I wish her all the best.”
Xia Hongxiu’s smile was filled with mockery. When she heard that Zhou Tong had been expelled from the sect, she already had murderous thoughts, which was why she lit that incense.
Mo Liushu could never know that it was the long-lost Spirit-Inviting Calamity Incense, specially designed to amplify the calamities upon her!
…
In the cave of the true person, just as Xia Hongxiu had imagined, Mo Liushu was indeed undergoing fierce torment.
She was seen kneeling on the ground, her hands covering her head, trembling uncontrollably.
“My head feels like it’s about to split open; someone save me, someone help me!!”
At this moment, she was no longer a lofty true person, but a helpless weak woman, someone random could easily dominate her, leaving her utterly defenseless.
Before she could finish speaking, a stronger wave of pain swept over her, nearly driving her to the brink of collapse.
Ahhhh!!!
In an instant, she sweated profusely, her body twisting and convulsing uncontrollably, attacking everything around her.
“Boom!”
A gust of energy swept by, causing a nearby cabinet to suddenly collapse, revealing treasures scattered all over the ground, only for an inconspicuous wooden ball to roll toward her, stopping at her feet.
Just then, Mo Liushu returned to normal; the previous pain miraculously vanished.
“This wooden ball…”
She bent down to pick it up, suddenly her pupils constricted as she recalled its origin.
Wasn’t this the token Zhou Tong had given her when she became his apprentice?
“The body can stabilize disasters, and the token can suppress calamities; this saying is indeed not fake!”
She murmured to herself, filled with immense bitterness!