The Side Character Who Wins by Doing Nothing

With things having come this far, Lu Sangjiu naturally stopped holding back and told them everything.

Lu Sangjiu’s story was nothing short of unbelievable. Even for the Cultivation World, it was utterly fantastical.

If anyone else had said it, Duan Xingyun and the others would have probably thought they were insane.

But since it was Lu Sangjiu speaking, and with such seriousness, they had no choice but to believe her.

By the time Lu Sangjiu finished, Luo Linlang still had a dazed look on her face. ”So... the Great Demon I’ve heard about since I was a kid... has been by my side this whole time?”

After a pause, she couldn’t help but look down at her own hands and say dazedly, ”And I... I’ve touched her, hit her, slept with... wait, no, we’ve shared a bed?”

Li Qiancheng was also in shock. ”I always guessed Little Junior Sister wasn’t an ordinary person, but I never imagined... her origins were this immense.”

She was a figure of legend. Who would ever have connected her with the delicate, frail Little Junior Sister they had always known?

As for Shen Yuzhao, after a moment of shock, he just grinned goofily. ”I knew Little Junior Sister had to be someone incredible!”

Yes... his blind adoration for Lu Sangjiu meant he saw nothing strange about her being the Great Demon who once made the entire Cultivation World tremble in fear.

’Little Junior Sister has always been amazing, after all!’

Lu Sangjiu felt a little embarrassed by their reactions. She cleared her throat and said, ”That’s all in the past... No matter how powerful I was, I was still completely undone by their schemes, wasn’t I?”

”But everything is different now. None of our fates are sealed; we’re all starting anew.”

”I believe that no matter how high and mighty that Upper Realm Cultivator is, he isn’t invincible. We may seem insignificant now, but if we stand united, we can defeat him for good!”

Her speech was incredibly inspiring. Even though the others had never seen or even sensed the presence of this ”Pseudo Heavenly Dao,” they could feel their blood stir with passion.

Li Qiancheng was the first to rise. ”She’s right! I don’t care if he’s the Heavenly Emperor or some Daluo Immortal—let’s just take him down!”

Next was Luo Linlang, who was so agitated she nearly smashed her teacup. ”Exactly! The nerve of him! Trying to steal my Jue Pearl and Third Junior Brother’s Abnormal Fire? Ptooey!”

Shen Yuzhao added, ”Whatever his plot is, we’ll definitely be able to stop him!”

Duan Xingyun looked at his disciples, who were all fired up, and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

In the end, it was up to their reliable master to steer the conversation back on course.

”Little Jiu, precisely because of this identity of yours, I have to ask one more question... Are you sure you don’t want to stay in the Western Demon Realm?”

”Judging by Fa Shan’s attitude toward you, I believe he hopes you’ll stay as well.”

Lu Sangjiu shook her head and gave a carefree smile. ”What’s past is past. Even if I stayed, my position there would just be awkward.”

”Fa Shan might be loyal to me, but his subordinates wouldn’t be. I’m self-aware enough to know that.”

She paused, then looked at Duan Xingyun with a playfully pitiful expression. ”Or could it be... now that you know my former identity, Master, you want to expel me from the sect?”

She could already tell what Duan Xingyun’s attitude was, so she was only saying it to be cheeky.

But Luo Linlang and the others were clearly worried she would take it the wrong way, and immediately jumped in to object.

”What are you talking about? Master would never do that!”

”Exactly! Master said we’re a family, and that means we’ll always be a family!”

After saying her piece, Luo Linlang looked pleadingly at Duan Xingyun. ”Right, Master?”

Duan Xingyun couldn’t help but smile, flicking Luo Linlang lightly on the forehead. ”There’s no need to test me. Do you think your master is that kind of dogmatic person?”

He turned to Lu Sangjiu. ”I’m not familiar with the Gu Huang of the past, but I do know that the Immortal Demon War was not the fault of one person alone.”

”And in the years since I took you as my disciple, though I can’t say I know you completely, I do have eyes. I can see what kind of person you are.”

”It doesn’t matter who you were before, or what wrongs you may have committed. Since you have been given a new life, it’s all water under the bridge. Why even bring it up?”

Lu Sangjiu had anticipated Duan Xingyun’s reaction, but hearing him actually say the words still made her heart feel warm.

”Thank you, Master!”

”As long as you don’t kick me out, I’ll be your disciple forever!”

And so, with everyone on the same page, Lu Sangjiu got straight to the point. ”There’s a lot we need to do to prevent the Immortal Demon War. I think it’s best if we split up.”

”I want to go with Xie Ningyuan to investigate the Ten Thousand Buddha Sect and Ting Chan. The rest of you should contact the people you know and trust within your own sects. Try to make every sect at least doubt the necessity of this war and slow down their preparations.”

”Also, get in touch with Yan Zui. See if you can find out what happened after the incident with the Fang Family in Lu City. The more detailed, the better.”

They had originally agreed that Yan Zui would be the one to contact them, but too much had happened since then. No one had paid it any mind, so they would have to be the ones to reach out now.

Now that Lu Sangjiu had revealed all her secrets, everyone had a growing sense that the true, invisible battlefield revolved around her.

They hadn’t figured out what to do on their own, so now that Lu Sangjiu had spoken, they followed her lead without any objection.

Then, Lu Sangjiu took out an Elixir Pill and gave it to Duan Xingyun. ”Master, this is an Eighth Grade Life-saving Pill. I got it back from Fa Shan. It used to be mine.”

”Before we make our move, please take this Elixir Pill to heal your internal injuries.”

Duan Xingyun was taken aback, and of course, delighted.

He had long given up hope regarding his internal injuries and had simply been muddling through. He never expected a solution to appear so suddenly!

His lips parted as if to speak, but in the end, he accepted the Elixir Pill without refusal.

”Then I won’t stand on ceremony with you. Rest assured, I will do everything in my power to help you.”

Afterward, Lu Sangjiu took out the Green Jade Lotus Lamp that Fu Ling had dropped upon her death. Even though Lu Sangjiu had fainted at the time, it was her spoil of war, so naturally, no one had any intention of touching it.

While she was unconscious, the lamp had been kept at her bedside.

Now, she handed the lamp directly to Shen Yuzhao. ”Third Senior Brother, the wick of this lamp is Samadhi True Fire. It has been damaged, so its flame is dim, with only a tiny flicker remaining.”

”But this is a Divine Fire. Even a little of it should be of great benefit to your Abnormal Fire.”

”This might be the perfect opportunity for you to tame the Abnormal Fire within you.”

Shen Yuzhao looked at the Green Jade Lotus Lamp with longing in his eyes, but he still hesitated. ”Little Junior Sister, this lamp is a powerful Magic Treasure. Even damaged, it can still be incredibly useful.”

”Wouldn’t it be a terrible waste for me to just absorb it? You should keep it for your own protection!”