A Vision of Another Life

"What did you do to Senior Sister Feng?"

He Jintang frowned, his tone sharp as he questioned Jian Dan. The other two stood close, forming a loose triangle around her with He Jintang at one point. If Jian Dan made any suspicious move, they would trap her instantly.

"What could I possibly have done?" Jian Dan replied calmly. "Senior Sister Feng has probably been worn out from the journey these past few days. Why are you all staring at me? If you're that worried, go help her inside to rest."

Cao Chenfeng stepped forward and gently supported Feng Nianyue. He sent a trace of spiritual power into her and quickly withdrew it. Then he nodded toward He Jintang.

"She's fine. Just asleep."

Without another word, the two of them helped Feng Nianyue into the only cabin on the flying vessel, then stationed themselves at the doorway like a pair of stone guardians.

"Ah... I wrongly accused you, Senior Sister," He Jintang said awkwardly.

"Ai, why does everyone treat me like some beast of calamity? Where else can you find such a kind-hearted female immortal like me?" Jian Dan sighed theatrically.

"You're worse than a calamity," Kong Yu finally found a chance to snap back. "When you dragged the three of us into your mess, did you even consider what we'd do if we couldn't handle Hua Zhēnrén?"

Jian Dan turned her eyes, dimples faintly showing as she smiled and replied sweetly.

"If we didn't try, how would we know? Besides, we succeeded, didn't we?"

"And if we had failed?"

She laughed lightly. "Then someone would've rescued you all… and collected my corpse. Isn't that right, Junior Brother He?"

This time, He Jintang was genuinely stunned. He quickly turned his face away to stare out at the scenery beyond the flying boat.

"Senior Sister Shan must be joking. How would I know? But if we face something like that again, a little heads-up would be nice, so we can at least prepare ourselves."

"Cultivation trials are about turning the impossible into possible. If everything's planned out ahead of time, how can it be called a true trial? Sometimes, the sect shelters us too much."

High above, hidden within the clouds, Jian Wu Zhēnjūn silently nodded in approval as he overheard Jian Dan's words. The sect did indeed provide excessive protection to its disciples.

Take the situation with Hua Zhēnrén for example. This Shan Yunzu, who had just joined the sect as a rogue cultivator, stood against a Golden Core cultivator to protect her fellow disciples—shattering Hua Zhēnrén's golden core with her bare fists. That ruthless resolve reminded him of Jian Jun Zūnzhǔ. No wonder Jian Jun Zūnzhǔ had personally instructed him to pay close attention to this girl.

Meanwhile, Feng Nianyue, still unconscious, tossed restlessly in her sleep.

She was dreaming.

In her dream, she saw another version of herself.

Why "another version"? Because in this dream, everything had shifted after Hua Zhēnrén framed her.

In the dream, she had also been injured and barely escaped back to the sect—only to be defiled by an outer sect disciple who had been affected by a charm-inducing elixir. When Kong Qiankun found her, he immediately killed that disciple and carried her, bruised and broken, back to safety.

Once Feng Nianyue recovered, Kong Zhēnrén voluntarily went to the Disciplinary Hall and accepted punishment. He even made a Heavenly Dao oath to never speak a word of what had happened to his Junior Sister.

Even though he had acted to save her, killing a fellow sect member was still a grave offense. Kong Qiankun was sentenced to meditate in silence for eighty years at the Cliff of Reflection.

Feng Nianyue wanted to plead for him. She hoped her ancestor, Tian Yun Zhēnzūn, might intervene. But he remained in seclusion. Powerless, she could only spend her days outside the cliff, accompanying her Senior Brother from afar.

In truth, Feng Nianyue had long harbored feelings for her senior brother. He had been by her side since childhood. Her heart had long chosen him, and she had never considered forming a cultivation bond with anyone else.

Eighty years passed in the blink of an eye. Feng Nianyue advanced to the Golden Core realm, becoming a Zhēnrén. Kong Qiankun, returning from the Cliff of Reflection, was still at mid-stage Golden Core. Decades of punishment had robbed him of the chance to progress.

After resting for only three days within the sect, Kong Qiankun departed from Tianjian Sect. He began a long and arduous journey, training while relentlessly hunting Hua Zhēnrén. He eventually turned against the entire Hua clan. When his cultivation reached peak Golden Core, he finally killed Hua Zhēnrén with his sword.

Kong Zhēnrén returned to the sect, covered in wounds. The first thing he did was find Feng Nianyue and say:

"Nianyue, I've avenged you. No one will ever hurt you again."

Then, he collapsed into her arms.

From that day on, the two became inseparable. When Tian Yun Zhēnzūn emerged from seclusion, they held their bonding ceremony and officially became Dao partners. Both advanced to the Nascent Soul realm, becoming Zhēnjūn. Tian Yun Zhēnzūn gave them Dao titles—Feng Nianyue was named Jian Yue Zhēnjūn, and Kong Qiankun was named Jian Kun Zhēnjūn.

Just when Jian Yue Zhēnjūn thought her life had reached perfect happiness, she discovered she was pregnant—with a spirit child.

Spirit children required at least three years to gestate. Once born, they were guaranteed to possess spirit roots and superior cultivation talent.

Jian Yue Zhēnjūn prepared to tell Jian Kun Zhēnjūn the joyous news. But just then, a message jade arrived.

The recording within showed Kong Zhēnrén arguing with Hua Zhēnrén.

"We agreed you would only injure her, so I could step in and save her. Why did you send someone to defile her purity?"

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I have plan to insert and mix with the title such as 'Shidi', 'Shixiong', 'Shimei'. Isn't that more interesting? (¬‿¬)ﾉ