Pay to Cultivate Immortality? My Sect is Completely Free - Chapter 38

Chapter 38: Mu Lingxian’s Spiritual World

More and more people climbed the Heavenly Ladder, advancing towards higher levels.

The number of those who stepped onto the Tenth Layer increased significantly, with many even reaching the Twentieth and Thirtieth Layers!

At this pace, the first person to reach the Sixtieth Layer would soon appear!

And if one person made it, then there would be a second, a third…

Su Bai nodded, as if he could already envision a future where disciples of the Heavenly Dao Sect spread across the land, and his own strength grew stronger with each new disciple.

Just as he was about to turn around to leave, a figure suddenly surpassed everyone and ascended to the Fortieth Layer of the Heavenly Ladder.

“Who is this amazing person?”

“My goodness, they’ve reached the Fortieth Layer!”

“Only twenty more layers to join the Heavenly Dao Sect; can they keep going?”

“Disciples of the Nascent Soul Level are bound to be respected wherever they go!”

Everyone stared in shock at the person on the Fortieth Layer, discussing excitedly, shouting in admiration, and filled with envy.

Su Bai also looked over, a slight smile appearing on his face.

The one who ascended to the Fortieth Layer was none other than Mu Lingxian, whom Zhuge Feng and the others had rescued!

She wore a water blue dress, her delicate face pale, but with each step, she moved with determination, stepping forward steadily.

Forty-one, Forty-two, Forty-three…

The others forgot about climbing, all looking up at Mu Lingxian’s figure.

It was evident to them that Mu Lingxian was very weak, her body even swaying as if about to fall.

Yet even so, she still didn’t stop, continuously moving upward!

The Heavenly Dao Sect’s Heavenly Ladder indeed tested something far beyond mere strength or talent!

Could they really not surpass a frail young girl?

In an instant, everyone’s confidence was ignited, and they charged towards higher levels.

As for Mu Lingxian, she had already reached the Fifty-th Layer, with only ten more layers left to meet the entry requirements for the sect.

Fifty-first Layer, Fifty-second Layer, Fifty-third Layer… up to the Fifty-ninth Layer!

Finally, Mu Lingxian stepped onto the Fifty-ninth Layer, just one step away from becoming a disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect!

As everyone awaited her to take that final step, Mu Lingxian suddenly stopped, looking up at the summit, standing motionless.

“Why isn’t she continuing?”

“Doesn’t she want to become a disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect?”

“Or is the Sixtieth Layer much more difficult than the Fifty-ninth?”

The crowd buzzed with speculation, unsure of what Mu Lingxian was thinking.

Even Zhuge Feng, Xiao Lingxi, and others looked puzzled—would Mu Lingxian actually join the Heavenly Dao Sect?

“Huh? Is this… a spiritual world?”

At the mountaintop, Su Bai’s eyes lit up with surprise as he stared intently at Mu Lingxian.

Under normal circumstances, someone without a Foundation Establishment would not have the powerful mental strength to construct a spiritual world.

But Mu Lingxian was not an ordinary person.

With the Heavenly Demon Body and Nine Nether Demon Flame, she couldn’t be described by normal standards.

“If it weren’t for my suppression, the demon flame within her would have erupted by now. What exactly has she experienced in the spiritual world?”

Seeing Mu Lingxian’s delicate body tremble slightly, Su Bai pondered for a moment and then waved his hand, sending a spiritual entity into Mu Lingxian’s spiritual world.

Heat, flames, scorching!

This was Su Bai’s first impression upon entering Mu Lingxian’s spiritual realm.

He looked up and saw the entire house engulfed in raging demonic flames, a sea of red.

“Woo… woo… woo…”

A faint sound of sobbing came from outside, and Su Bai followed the sound to step outside.

There, he saw a young girl curled up in a corner, crying with her head down.

This girl was none other than Mu Lingxian!

“Are you alright?” Su Bai approached her, asking with concern.

Hearing his voice, Mu Lingxian’s expression grew more agitated, and she trembled as she said, “Don’t… don’t come near me, it will… it will kill you!”

She looked up, her tear-filled eyes gazing at Su Bai, fearful that the demonic flames on her might harm others.

“Don’t worry, this fire can’t hurt me,” Su Bai replied with a gentle smile.

“No… you can’t… you must go… hurry, go away!”Mu Lingxian hurriedly stood up, wanting to distance herself from Su Bai. She had already caused the deaths of her adoptive parents and did not want to harm anyone else! However, just as she was about to escape, Su Bai grabbed her arm with one hand.

The raging demonic flames surged around Mu Lingxian, ready to engulf anyone daring enough to touch her, instantly covering Su Bai in the flames. Seeing this, Mu Lingxian grew even more terrified; she retreated desperately, nearly in tears.

But in the next moment, the demonic flames on Su Bai vanished completely, and he appeared before Mu Lingxian unscathed.

“You see, I told you these flames cannot hurt me; don’t be afraid,” Su Bai said with a gentle smile while looking at Mu Lingxian.

“You…” Mu Lingxian stared blankly at Su Bai, seemingly unable to process what was happening. The flames on her were terrifying; even a tiny touch would ignite and spread, and jumping into water wouldn’t help—unless they were completely extinguished, they couldn’t die down. Yet, this person in front of her… actually seemed to be unharmed?

“If there’s anything you want to say, I might be able to help you,” Su Bai said softly, crouching down.

“You… I… Everyone says I’m a demon, that I’m a harbinger of disaster…” Mu Lingxian mumbled, seemingly recalling some painful past, squatting on the ground with her hands clutching her head.

“The parents who adopted me, I… I killed them…””I woke up, and the whole house was consumed by flames…”

“I… I want to die too, I don’t want to harm anyone anymore.”

“But when a blade touches my skin, it melts away. I want to commit suicide, but I can’t even do that…”

“I’m so desperate; I really am so desperate. Why do I have flames like this on me, why…”

As Mu Lingxian spoke, her voice carried a sense of despair, and an intense aura of sorrow radiated from her.

This was despair against fate!

What kind of despair is it to see one’s parents burned to death by oneself?

Su Bai reached out and gently touched Mu Lingxian’s head, softly saying, “It’s all right now, it’s all over.”

His words were filled with warmth, and as he spoke, the surrounding demonic flames quickly dissipated, until the last trace completely vanished.

Mu Lingxian was momentarily dazed. The figure before her, a celestial in white, not only did not fear the flames on her but could he actually take her flames away?

“Do you want to freely control the flames within you, so that they will no longer harm anyone?” Su Bai asked.

“Really? Can I… really do that?” Mu Lingxian murmured.

“Believe in yourself; you can do it!” Su Bai said seriously.

Mu Lingxian lowered her head and fell into silence.

Su Bai did not disturb her; he quietly stood beside her, waiting. At this moment, Mu Lingxian’s mental world began to change. The flames had completely vanished, yet the temperature was dropping lower and lower. In this freezing cold, a small child was curled up outside a family’s door. This child, about six years old, bore an uncanny resemblance to Mu Lingxian as a young girl. “Is this… a memory?” Su Bai observed quietly, allowing this mental world to continue without interruption.