Chapter 101
This time, Qiu Chi actually saw the Immortal Realm among her choices. Naturally, she selected it without a moment's hesitation, and without sealing her memories.
She was very curious to see the power levels of the immortals in the Immortal Realm. Although she suspected they probably weren't up to much, she was curious all the same.
The system, quiet as a mouse, timidly wanted to ask: Weren't you unwilling to follow the plot and become an immortal? Why have you come to the Immortal Realm now?
Unfortunately, it didn't dare.
The Immortal Realm, too, could be a stage for profound, angsty romance.
The male lead, Xi Li, had a very high status. He was the War God of the Immortal Realm, the kind even the Heavenly Emperor had to treat with courtesy.
In comparison, the female lead, Lingling, seemed to have no status to speak of.
She was a cat demon who had become an immortal. She only gained sentience after receiving a breath of immortal qi from the male lead, Xi Li. Afterward, she cultivated diligently for his sake and eventually succeeded in ascending.
The story of a cat demon cultivating diligently to ascend was quite inspirational, but unfortunately, it was only mentioned in passing. The main focus was on the angsty romance.
Many fairies admired Xi Li; even demonesses from the Demon Realm were among his admirers.
Among them, Lingling seemed to be nothing special.
But! Perhaps because she had received that breath of immortal qi from him, Xi Li actually looked after her quite well, even making a special arrangement for her to stay in his War God Manor.
It seemed like a sweet romance was about to begin, didn't it?
The early days of her time with Xi Li were indeed quite pleasant, as he truly did look after her.
But of course, the other fairies who admired Xi Li did not treat Lingling well.
If that were all, it would have been bearable. After all, the most the fairies could do was ostracize, isolate, and order her around, while she continued to enjoy her pleasant interactions with Xi Li.
Most importantly, Xi Li's special treatment of Lingling came to the attention of a demoness from the Demon Realm who also admired him. This marked the beginning of Lingling's misfortune.
How could the female lead have no status?
And so, her status arrived. Though it wasn't status in the Immortal Realm, having status in the Demon Realm was just as good.
The demoness from the Demon Realm was immediately suspicious of Lingling, because Lingling looked so damn similar to their Third Elder!
Not only did they look alike, but their names were even pronounced the same. The elder from the Demon Sect was called Lingling (æ³ æ³ ).
The demoness rushed back to the Demon Sect overnight to request an audience with Elder Lingling, but she was unable to see her. She was only told that the elder was in seclusion.
The demoness didn't believe it for a second. She was almost certain that the Lingling in the Immortal Realm was their Elder Lingling.
Their Elder Lingling's true form was a nine-tailed cat, and Lingling was a cat demon who had cultivated into an immortal. This had to be a clone of their Elder Lingling, sent to infiltrate the Immortal Realm and destroy it from within.
Logically, as a member of the Demon Realm, the demoness should have acted in its best interests. But she admired Xi Li, and she was a complete love brain.
She agonized over the decision, but in the end, she secretly told Xi Li.
The demoness didn't know whether Xi Li believed her, but in any case, his attitude toward Lingling changed completely. He kicked her out of the War God Manor.
Immediately afterward, a story spread: the reason the War God Xi Li had been so kind to Lingling was that he had mistaken her for someone else. Because she carried a breath of his immortal qi, he had assumed she was the descendant of a friend, which was why he had looked after her.
But now that the true descendant had appeared, he realized he had been deceived by Lingling, and that was why he had driven her from his manor.
With this, even though the denizens of the Immortal Realm knew nothing of her connection to the Demon Realm, Lingling's reputation was in tatters.
It wasn't just the fairies who admired Xi Li who targeted her; even the immortal lords who revered the War God went after her.
And what Lingling found most unbearable was the thought that Xi Li had only been so kind to her because he had genuinely mistaken her for someone else.
Now that this descendant had appeared, Xi Li treated her with every possible kindness.
Lingling watched this, her heart aching.
The descendant, feeling that Lingling had previously usurped her identity, targeted her in all sorts of ways.
When Xi Li saw this, he would just dotingly stroke the other woman's head, not even sparing Lingling a single glance.
Lingling was already on the verge of collapse from being targeted by the entire Immortal Realm. Seeing Xi Li dote on another while ignoring her pushed her completely over the edge.
It was at this moment that the Demon Realm came looking for her.
Unfortunately, no matter how much of a career-driven workaholic Elder Lingling might have been, the current Lingling was a complete love brain.
She refused to believe she was from the Demon Realm, firmly convinced that she had gained sentience only because of Xi Li.
To prove it, she even went to Xi Li and told him that people from the Demon Realm had sought her out with plans to move against the Immortal Realm.
At this point in the story, Qiu Chi couldn't read any further.
The ending held no surprises. The great war between immortals and demons erupted, and Lingling died by Xi Li's own hand.
Oh, right. It wasn't just a matter of Xi Li being a scumbag. He had deliberately exploited Lingling's affection for him, making her return to the Demon Realm to fight the original Lingling for control of her consciousness and pass their plans on to him.
He even told Lingling that he actually liked her too, but her identity was the only thing keeping them apart.
If she could render meritorious service during the war between immortals and demons, he was sure the Heavenly Emperor would consent to their union.
The love-brained Lingling was successfully duped by Xi Li. Risking the dissipation of her very soul, she fought to seize control of the original Lingling's consciousness. Though the process was perilous, she ultimately succeeded.
Unfortunately, Xi Li had been deceiving her from the very beginning.
His affection for her was a lie, his promise to be with her was a lie, and even the breath of immortal qi he had given her was only because he had known all along that she was a clone of the Demon Realm's Elder Lingling.
Lingling had been deceived by Xi Li from start to finish.
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