Chapter 961: Origins of the Love Polygon [Part 3]
"A thousand years ago, there was a prodigious ice practitioner known for her unique technique called 'Ten Thousand Miles of Ice.' No one knew her name, but everyone knew her secret technique," Long Qingyue narrated, confirming that Han Shanxue was indeed the young genius who perished a millennium ago at the tender age of twenty, just a step away from reaching the Nascent Soul stage.
Han Shanxue was born in the patriarchal Youying Dynasty. Rumor had it she had a master who was a million times more powerful than her.
"So, Han Shanxue loved this master, which is why she harbors such hatred for the Peach Blossom Immortal?" Ye Wenxin speculated, piecing together a melodramatic story from the initial details.
Long Qingyue shook her head with a mysterious smile, "Quite the opposite. Legend has it this cultivator was named Feng Jiu, who was on the brink of ascension. There are two versions of what happened next. The first is that Feng Jiu and the Peach Blossom Immortal were truly in love, but the Peach Blossom Immortal's sister, Fairy Zhuling, harbored unusual feelings for her sibling. To have her sister all to herself, she killed Feng Jiu, whom the Peach Blossom Immortal loved dearly."
Hearing the name Feng Jiu, Ye Wenxin thought of Fairy Fengya, both lovers of phoenixes and practitioners of ice techniques. If this version were true, the Peach Blossom Immortal's descent must have been to find Feng Jiu's reincarnation, Fairy Fengya.
If so, everything Ye Wenxin dreamed about might really come to pass.
Ye Wenxin felt a bit uneasy, and Long Qingyue, observing her expression, continued, "After that, when the plot was uncovered, Hanshan Xue failed to avenge herself against the Peach Blossom Immortal and was killed. Ultimately, she survived with the last wisp of a broken soul. A millennium later, she possessed someone else, preparing to take revenge on Peach Blossom and Zhu Ling."
Long Qingyue's analysis always seemed plausible, and if this were the case, it made sense for Fairy Zhuling to take Fairy Fengya as her disciple.
Fairy Zhuling, realizing that Fairy Fengya was Feng Jiu's reincarnation, devised a method to exact revenge on her sister, the Peach Blossom Immortal. By nurturing Fairy Fengya into the most powerful cultivator, she could possess her, gaining a powerful body and even the love of the Peach Blossom Immortal under Feng Jiu’s name.
Such madness could only belong to a love-struck individual like Fairy Zhuling, resorting to extreme expressions of affection.
Seeing Ye Wenxin's furrowed brow, Long Qingyue presented the second version of the legend.
"There's another version where the Peach Blossom Immortal and Fairy Zhuling conspired to kill Feng Jiu to obtain an ancient manual. After acquiring it, the Peach Blossom Immortal not only killed Feng Jiu but also Fairy Zhuling, using the manual to ascend with her followers. Han Shanxue's motivation to kill both the Peach Blossom Immortal and Fairy Zhuling remains unchanged."
Ye Wenxin listened silently, reflecting on her interactions with Han Shanxue, Fairy Fengya, and Fairy Zhuling, feeling entangled in a melodramatic love polygon with no place for herself.
"I suspect if reincarnation exists, then Feng Jiu's reincarnation is likely Fairy Fengya. The clothes you saw and the Love Jade were probably Feng Jiu's belongings, which is why they resonated with her disciple, Han Shanxue," Long Qingyue speculated, keenly observing Ye Wenxin’s reaction.
