The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 703: Ten-Miles Frozen, Yun Yubai Cuts Off His Own Future

Chapter 703: Ten-Miles Frozen, Yun Yubai Cuts Off His Own Future

At this moment, Yun Yubai still did not understand the meaning of Zhao Yuyang’s words.

But before he could comprehend further, his Dantian and meridians seemed to be frozen stiff. The pain surged through his body, and he opened his mouth, his handsome face contorting with agony. His body quickly became stiff and powerless, causing him to collapse to his knees.

His white robes were now stained with dust.

The mountain peak token slipped from his hand.

At the same time, he noticed that his hand had begun to be covered with frost.

It was so cold...

His blood seemed frozen within his veins.

Yun Yubai struggled to lift his head, his vision blurry as he barely saw the tea cup on the table.

The tea he had just drunk was now covered in ice as well.

"Sixth... Senior Brother..." Yun Yubai couldn’t even control his tongue.

His eyes, still clear and white, were filled with disbelief.

Zhao Yuyang no longer wore the mournful expression from before. He walked over to Yun Yubai, standing over him.

His gaze was one of disgust and satisfaction.

He reached down and took the mountain peak token from Yun Yubai’s hand, absorbing the spiritual energy that it contained, along with the Sect Master’s seal.

Then, with a drop of Yun Yubai’s blood, he broke through the talisman cage that had trapped Ji Chengyi.

Ji Chengyi was freed.

He slowly straightened his robes, looked at Yun Yubai, and said with a smile, "Junior Brother, you are now in the early stages of Deity Forming. Finding a poison that can not only suppress your Dantian and Yuan Shen but also be colorless and tasteless, one that you wouldn’t even notice, is truly quite a rare feat."

He looked at Yun Yubai, his face full of freshness and satisfaction.

"I spent five hundred top-grade spirit stones to obtain this poison, called ’Ten-Miles Frozen’."

Although this poison wouldn’t kill Yun Yubai, it would render him completely useless.

Yun Yubai’s lips trembled.

He had thought he was the one setting the trap.

But little did he know, he was already trapped from the very beginning.

"W-why... why?" Luckily, his inner core had been tempered over countless years, allowing the frost on his body to slightly recede, and he was able to speak.

He and Zhao Yuyang had entered the sect around the same time, both Sword Cultivators, and had always supported one another. Even their master had asked him to be a witness on his deathbed.

Yet in his mind, he had never remembered any friendly interactions between Zhao Yuyang and Ji Chengyi.

He had always thought their relationship was neutral at best. Moreover, when they had repaired the protective barrier that day, Zhao Yuyang hadn’t said a word, which made Yun Yubai trust him even more, never once suspecting him.

Who would have thought that after countless visits to Purple Sun Peak for tea, it would be on this very occasion that he would fall into a trap?

"Junior Brother, it was Master Ji Chengyi who saved me all those years ago, allowing me to join the Seven Peaks Sect." Zhao Yuyang explained. "Master Ji told me that Master was biased toward you and asked me to keep my distance from him while befriending you."

Out of gratitude for that life-saving favor, Zhao Yuyang had remained loyal to Ji Chengyi!

Yun Yubai’s heart jolted, his face turning deathly pale.

In terms of scheming, he would never be able to outsmart Ji Chengyi.

Ji Chengyi adjusted his robes, sitting down, and looked at Yun Yubai with a cold gaze. "In the past thousand years, you have been casual, yet you have always been respectful toward me. Seeing your great cultivation, I never thought of harming you. But I showed you mercy, and yet, for the sake of an unrelated woman, you have betrayed me! You have truly disappointed me!"

Yun Yubai snorted. "You are sinister and brutal. You are unworthy of being my senior brother, let alone the Sect Master of Seven Peaks Sect."

Looking back, he realized that he had probably been suspected long ago, but Ji Chengyi had been patient, waiting for the right moment to act.

When Ji Chengyi obtained the "Ten-Miles Frozen" poison and saw that Yun Yubai was about to aid the Jifeng Celestial Sovereign, it gave him the perfect opportunity to set the trap.

Ji Chengyi didn’t want to argue further, and instead said, "Yun Yubai, your swordsmanship is unmatched, and your sword intent is imposing. You have already made a name for yourself in the Immortal World. Your sister once told me that you had asked her about talisman techniques. She praised you for your talent in drawing talismans. If I hadn’t remembered this, I wouldn’t have suspected you."

He recalled that Qingwu and Yan Buxiu had spoken of a thief with excellent talisman skills, who specifically suppressed his sword intent. This person was clearly also a Sword Cultivator, not wanting anyone to discover his sword style or identity.

At first, Ji Chengyi had suspected many people, but once he remembered what the Crimson Glow Peak master had said, he immediately began to suspect Yun Yubai. After all, Yun Yubai’s talent was extraordinary, his swordsmanship excellent, and learning talisman techniques would be easy for him.

Ji Chengyi softened his tone and continued, "Junior Brother, you are barely a thousand years old, and yet you have reached this level of cultivation. Why would you throw away your future for an unrelated woman?"

"If you swear loyalty to me and hand over the Glassy Bottle you stole from Penglai Island, I will immediately give you the antidote to ’Ten-Miles Frozen’."

"Hah..." Yun Yubai lowered his head, feeling the cold pain seep deeper.

Ji Chengyi grew anxious. "Junior Brother, don’t be so stubborn! This is your only chance! Think about it, how hard was it for you to get to this point in your cultivation?!"

Yun Yubai slowly lifted his head to look at Ji Chengyi. It seemed he had undergone a fierce mental struggle.

Finally, he made a decision: "Glassy Bottle... the Glassy Bottle is..."

But the cold poison was so severe that his voice grew fainter and fainter.

Ji Chengyi could barely hear him.

He rushed forward and leaned in close to Yun Yubai’s mouth. "Say it again!"

"Glassy Bottle... go dream!" Yun Yubai summoned what little spiritual power he had left, fighting through the freezing pain to deliver a sudden slap.

This wasn’t just any slap.

It was a slap containing the poison of "Ten-Miles Frozen!"

Although the slap itself didn’t harm Ji Chengyi, the cold poison spread rapidly from his heart.

Ji Chengyi immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, his face full of panic. "The antidote! The antidote!"

The longer "Ten-Miles Frozen" stayed in the body, the more it damaged his cultivation, and the more it harmed his Dantian and meridians.

"Sect Master!" Zhao Yuyang quickly stepped in and administered the antidote to Ji Chengyi without hesitation.

The frost on Ji Chengyi’s body slowly melted, and warmth returned to his body.

But he was still furious. He wanted to kill Yun Yubai: "You actually dared to harm me!"

His Dantian had already been damaged by Siheng, and now with this cold poison, his cultivation had fallen further, dropping him to the mid-stage of Nascent Soul!

Zhao Yuyang quickly stopped Ji Chengyi, saying, "Sect Master, don’t be impulsive! He is covered in poison. If you touch him, you’ll be poisoned too."

The antidote was hard to find. They no longer had any spare antidotes.

Yun Yubai gave a mocking smile, his lips twitching with pain. "Yes, be careful. You wouldn’t want to lose even more cultivation. After all, Sect Master’s talent... is rather limited. If it wasn’t for Master giving you some of his cultivation power before his death, you... would never have reached the Deity Forming threshold."

"You!" Ji Chengyi was seething with rage, his blood boiling as he spat out another mouthful of blood.

Zhao Yuyang, however, remained calm, staring at Yun Yubai. "Without the antidote, even if you don’t die, you’ll be frozen forever! We are all sect brothers. Sect Master showed mercy to you, so why cut off your own future like this?"