After Severing Her Emotions, the Whole Sect Was Overwhelmed with Grief - Chapter 52:

Chapter 52: The Thing You Scrambled for Like Treasure—She Doesn’t Even Care

As soon as Xuanyuan Chen finished speaking, the Sect Master of the Radiant Sun Sect fell silent. Everyone around inhaled sharply.

In the entire Central Continent, there was only one cultivator who had reached the Soul Formation Realm—Xuanyuan Chen. He stood at the absolute peak of power here. Even within the Celestial Peak Sect, countless cultivators desperately wished to be taken under his wing.

But everyone knew, Xuanyuan Chen never took disciples. At most, he occasionally offered guidance to a few cultivators.

No one expected that today, he would offer to take Bai Ying as his personal disciple.

What kind of luck did this Bai Ying have?!

A disciple the Radiant Sun Sect cast out was now personally accepted by a Soul Formation Realm elder. And not just that—she would be a personal disciple. This was nothing short of a slap across the Radiant Sun Sect’s face.

And his words—“there will inevitably be vile people who target her”—were an open insult. The Sect Master was furious. He was clearly being compared to a petty thief.

Immortal Qin Hua’s expression turned gloomy. He had never liked Bai Ying and had long wanted to drive her out. But now that she had been selected by Xuanyuan Chen, he couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable.

He still remembered how Bai Ying would run to him excitedly whenever she accomplished something.

Every time she had something good, she would give it to him first…

And now, she was bowing to someone else and calling them Master—right in front of him.

His brows furrowed tightly.

Bai Ying, however, had already knelt and bowed to Xuanyuan Chen.

“Master above, please accept this disciple’s salute.”

Xuanyuan Chen burst into hearty laughter. “Good! This is my greatest fortune in three lifetimes!”

A powerhouse like Xuanyuan Chen didn’t say it was Bai Ying’s fortune to be accepted as a disciple—he said it was his.

He then glanced mockingly at the Radiant Sun Sect disciples. “To be able to take on such a fine disciple—I truly must thank the people of your sect. It was your shortsightedness that made this possible. You had no idea how rare someone like her is.”

And he meant it.

These fools from the Radiant Sun Sect had no clue how extraordinary Bai Ying truly was.

With her alchemy talent, forget just the Central Continent—there might not be another like her in the whole world.

And they actually kicked her out. Absolutely ridiculous.

Lucky for the Celestial Peak Sect.

Bai Ying stared at the Chaos Celestial Pill in her hand. She knew very well that with her current strength, keeping such a treasure was like asking for trouble.

In truth, she didn’t even particularly need the pill. In her previous life, she had already broken through the Soul Formation Realm. What was a major barrier for most cultivators was little more than a stepping stone for her.

This pill would only offer a slight improvement to her power.

She simply couldn’t stand the idea of giving it to Immortal Qin Hua.

So she handed the pill to Xuanyuan Chen and said, “Master, let this be my formal gift to you as your disciple.”

Xuanyuan Chen burst out laughing again, warm and proud.

It was the first time in his life he’d taken on a disciple, and before he could even give a gift, she was offering him one.

“I’m not the kind of petty man who covets his disciple’s treasures! Keep it for yourself,” he said.

Everyone could tell that was a jab at Immortal Qin Hua.

Sure enough, Immortal Qin Hua’s face darkened immediately. His fingers clenched tightly in frustration.

Xuanyuan Chen then brought out a top-tier Heaven-grade treasure artifact and handed it to Bai Ying.

“This sword is called Frostfall. I discovered it in a secret realm long ago and have kept it with me since. It’s served me well all these years. Now, I’m giving it to you.”

Even Bai Ying was briefly stunned.

This artifact was so precious that not even immense wealth could guarantee obtaining it.

In both her past and current life, Bai Ying had never received such a valuable gift.

The best thing Immortal Qin Hua ever gave her was a low-grade treasure artifact when she first joined the sect.

Senior Brother Su Yu once forged a sword for her. Beyond that—nothing.

She had worked herself to the bone for the sect over the years, refining countless artifacts…

And yet, she had never received a single gift in return.

Every time there was something good, they gave it to the Little Junior Sister. Their excuse? “You already know how to refine weapons, so why would we need to give you any?”

But they never considered—she had long yearned for someone to give her a weapon too.

Even if it was the lowest grade.

As she took the invaluable artifact from Xuanyuan Chen, her eyes reddened slightly.

She had been cultivating the Emotionless Path, and rarely felt emotional fluctuations.

But now, she felt a joy too deep for words.

“Thank you, Master.” For the first time, Bai Ying spoke those words with genuine warmth. There was no longer any trace of obligation in her acceptance of Xuanyuan Chen as her master.

Xuanyuan Chen, too, was clearly pleased.

Thinking of how Bai Ying had been about to give him the Chaos Celestial Pill, he knew she feared it would bring her trouble.

So he said, “If you think others will covet that pill, just treat it like a candy and eat it. I’ve already broken through to the Soul Formation Realm. I know the techniques. I’ll personally help you break through when the time comes.”

Though he said this aloud, he secretly sent her a message using a special technique, instructing her to keep the pill and pretend she had taken it.

Bai Ying looked at the old man and couldn’t help laughing.

“Then I’ll trouble you to stand guard for me, Master.”

“Absolutely!” Xuanyuan Chen thumped his chest. “I’ll protect you right here. Let’s see who dares to make a move!”

What no one expected was for Bai Ying to really swallow the Chaos Celestial Pill.

In that instant, a torrent of spiritual energy surged out of her body like a storm, rolling outward in waves. The air was saturated with power, glowing with mystic brilliance and radiating a divine force.

The people of the Radiant Sun Sect looked on in horror.

She actually ate it?!

That was a ninth-grade pill capable of helping one break through to the Soul Formation Realm!

And she just… ate it?!

What a waste!

The Sect Master of the Radiant Sun Sect slapped his leg and almost cried out.

Had he known this would happen, he wouldn’t have pressured her so much earlier. Then maybe she wouldn’t have been driven to swallow the pill outright!

Even Xuanyuan Chen hadn’t expected her to do that.

But he laughed anyway. “Good! You truly have guts!”

To him, this meant Bai Ying had complete confidence in her future breakthrough.

Meanwhile, all the fools of the Radiant Sun Sect had fought over something like it was a priceless treasure…

But Bai Ying?

She didn’t even care.