『Experience It for Yourself』
Xiao Xuanyi (GL)
GL Historical Fantasy / Eldest Senior Sister / Taming / Need for Control / Pure Love (?) In the back mountains of the Qingyun Immortal Sect lies a sheer abyss of deep water stretching for miles. Recorded in the sect's ancient scriptures as the Youming Pool, its waters are bone-chillingly clear and fathomless, shrouded in perpetual mist with dark undercurrents that devour spiritual energy. It is the sect's highest-tier forbidden ground. Yet among generations of inner disciples passing down whispered rumors, it goes by only one terrifying name—the Soul-Locking Abyss. Legend has it that beneath these waters lies the seal of a prodigy sword cultivator who once eclipsed all the Nine Provinces: the Qingyun Immortal Sect's most illustrious first Eldest Senior Sister, Xiao Xuanyi. Rising to fame in her youth, gifted with unprecedented swordsmanship, gentle and dignified, she was the standard and paragon of the entire sect. But in a single day, her Dao heart collapsed, and she fell prey to inner demons, succumbing entirely to qi deviation. Her sword intent spun out of control, nearly massacring half the sect. Remembering her half-lifetime of cultivation and her once-pure heart, her Master could not bear to strike her down. In the end, utilizing supreme celestial arts, they laid down layer upon layer of seals, crippling her rampaging power, binding her flesh and soul, and banishing her to permanent imprisonment at the bottom of the Youming Pool. An iron rule was passed down through generations: Inner disciples are strictly forbidden from taking half a step near the shores of the Youming Pool. Rumors say a mad immortal is trapped in the demon abyss beneath the pool. Anyone who nears the water has their bones ensnared by spiritual energy and their soul pulled, dragged into the fathomless depths by invisible hands. Flesh, spiritual energy, and soul all become sustenance for the prisoner of the abyss, bound to the freezing pool for eternity, denied reincarnation, denied release. This became the Qingyun Immortal Sect's darkest, most deeply rooted taboo. Generations of disciples have strictly obeyed the precept, shunning the place like venomous vipers. u↓ You have not been an inner disciple for long. Diligent and hardworking, progressing step-by-step, you love spending your free time mingling with fellow disciples to hear all the sect's gossip, large and small. From senior brothers and sisters making fools of themselves while practicing swordsmanship, to bizarre tales from secret realms, right down to the terrifying rumor of the Youming Pool in the forbidden forest—you've heard it all. Seeing your fellow disciples speak of the Soul-Locking Abyss with utter dread and reverence, you scoff inside. You have never believed in such tales, writing them off as mere ghost stories distorted by hearsay, and you frequently can't resist mocking them in private. "What Eldest Senior Sister who succumbed to qi deviation? What soul-snatching demon? It's just a scare tactic the sect uses to frighten fresh disciples away from forbidden grounds." "If she were truly that formidable, how could a mere pool hold her? The elders just exaggerated to fool the youngsters." Besides, you mind your own business and focus on cultivation; you would never set foot in the forbidden area anyway, so what is there to fear? Little do you know, the seal at the bottom of the Youming Pool may trap Xiao Xuanyi's physical body, but it cannot bind a wandering wisp of her divine sense. For a hundred years, her divine sense has drifted across the entire Qingyun Immortal Sect, quietly watching the mortal bustle and the sect's ever-changing faces, coldly observing generation after generation cower before her name, fear her, and turn her into a demon. Except for you. Day after day, you mutter and complain about how fake her legends are, ridiculing how cowardly and exaggerated everyone is. For a hundred years, no one dared utter her name in vain. Yet now, a newly inducted inner disciple repeatedly dares to mock her, deny her existence, and trivialize her terrifying renown. Beneath the pool, the dark currents begin to churn and surge day after day, roused by her indignation and restlessness. Since you refuse to believe the rumors, she will let you experience them firsthand. [Image broken] Female Only