Amelia was not afraid of the sect master attacking her. The tribulation was triggered; if she, the sect master, was to come after her, she would suffer the wrath of the heavens. Luo Rin was a narrow-minded woman, but she was hailed as the Empress War Maiden throughout the central plain. Such monikers cannot be proclaimed but only earned with strength and virtue.
Luo Rin was not all bad, but she had her difficulties. She was the head of a powerful faction, and these factions were always embroiled in power struggles, secret and open.
Amelia recalled her mother whenever she heard the words, War Maiden. She had taken up her mother’s mantle in the lower realm and made it her own. She was happy to be a part of a faction where all the women were strong and virtuous. They were the people whose ideals aligned with hers.
The fact that this faction only accepted women who would not marry anyone in their life did not bother her. Amelia did not think love would make a difference in her battling capabilities. After all, they have always been taught to fight for the lives of their partners and vice-versa.
Shi Lang was her biggest strength, so when Luo Rin asked her to take a dao oath of never going back together with him, she rejected him outright and did not even mind leaving the place. This was the reason why Luo Rin disliked her. Then, to pile up on this, Amelia showed such a shocking talent. She reached the Peak of the Immortal General realm in just a few months.
Luo Rin herself was not this heavenly defiant. Let alone her, even her disciples were not this good. Ying Yu was probably the only one who had such talent. This made Luo Rin even more bitter about her. She wanted her to join the sect and be the prime disciple, but she gave up this honor for a man.
The moment Amelia went against her just now seemed to have crossed her tolerance limits, and she was ready to kill her, but she did not expect the tribulation to come. Amelia jumped back atop the boulder and gazed at the dark clouds. She said, “It was no fun when you last appeared. Make sure you are ready this time.”
That said, she sat down on the boulder in a lotus position. Luo Rin was shocked to see this. She did not expect this girl to be so defiant. She dared to challenge the heavens. It was said that during the time of tribulation, the consciousness of the heavens was most active.
It was said that many people who stood against this consciousness died miserably. Luo Rin could not understand why Amelia would do something like this.
However, during her contemplation, a lightning bolt struck Amelia. The impact was strong, and the boulder below the lady exploded into fine dust. However, Amelia appeared sitting in the void. She was circulating the sutra given to her by the supreme elder. 𝔬𝑣𝐋xt.𝑐𝒐𝗆
Her spirit energy was gathering behind her, and soon, an icy figure appeared. This figure looked exactly like Amelia. However, it looked more like a general. The ice figure wore armor and held a rapier and a bow.
Luo Rin was shocked, and her eyes widened at this sight. She mumbled, “The War Maiden Sutra. How can she have it? This… what is going on.”
The next moment, she suddenly heard a wise voice, “She is the next in line. Luo Rin, you have disappointed the ancestor council very much.”
Luo Rin was shocked and turned around. She could not even detect the approach of this person. She raised her hand and wanted to attack the person when she exclaimed in shock, “Supreme Elder.”
The person who appeared was an old lady. She had white hair, and her face was filled with wrinkles. There was no spiritual fluctuation in her body, and she looked fragile. However, her gaze was so firm that Luo Rin was shocked.
The old lady looked at Ying Yu, and the latter was freed from the restriction set on her body. Ying Yu bowed with a respectful gaze, “Greetings, Supreme Elder.”
Supreme Elder said, “Yu’er, your master will be here soon; protect the order of this valley. Amelia is going through a crucial phase.”
Ying Yu nodded and was internally surprised. She did not expect the old lady to attach such importance to Amelia. However, she did not comment. It was not her place; she knew why the old lady was doing all this.
While this was going on, another streak of lightning landed on the body of the icy avatar. This was the second bolt, and while the ice maiden looked fragile, it withstood the heat of the attack. The next moment, Amelia started to channel more spiritual energy, and the damaged ice maiden began to repair.
This was not yet the final stage of the War Maiden Sutra. This was just the starting. She would grow stronger, the ice maiden would merge with her body, and then her battle power would increase. Destroying a mountain with a wave of her wrist would not be too big.
Followed by the second strike, another lightning bolt fell on the ice maiden. Ying Yu and her master had arrived at the place with the help of her sisters. Ying Yu had formed a barrier to not let anyone come over, and her master cast a barrier to make things look as simple as they would usually.
Luo Rin was shocked and asked, “Why? Just tell me, why is she allowed to practice this sutra? When have I let down the honor of the sect?”
She was agitated and enraged. However, the restriction on her body did not allow her to channel her spirit energy or move her body. She was paralyzed below the neck. The supreme elder said, “The ancestors did not stop people with families from joining the sects. If you have forgotten, the sect’s founder was Lady Ning Lei. She was married and had two children.
Her daughters carried her legacy after she died in a battle with demonic cultivators. One married an immortal master, but she was still the supreme elder. The supreme elder of the sect is always a person from the lineage of the second master. You seem to have forgotten this small detail. You even allowed that young man to enter the sect and humiliate a woman.
You forgot that you do not become a maiden by your physical or emotional values but by virtue. To satisfy your inferiority complex, you look down on a child who does not have anyone else to rely on. You forgot that the so-called five stars could only form because of the favor this child’s husband bestowed on them. You forgot your virtue.”
Luo Rin could not come up with a retort. She clenched her teeth, and her eyes turned red. The supreme elder saw this, and so did all the other ladies. While the young ones were surprised, Ying Yu’s master said, “Senior Sister Luo, wake up from this delusion. All is not lost; do not give in to the darkness.”
When she said this, the disciples understood that the sect master had fallen to the darkness inside her heart. The supreme elder sighed and waved her hand. The sect master fainted, and the old lady said, “Do not let another soul know what happened to her. I will bring her to the ancestor chamber. There, we will see what to do about her condition. Only tell the people that the sect master had entered seclusion to charge at the boundary of Immortal Sovereign.”
Ying Yu’s master nodded and bowed. The old lady looked at Amelia, who sat before the ice maiden, surrounded with lightning sparks, and said, “Tell her nothing of this. Let her discover her destiny, and convey to the rest of the elders to acknowledge her as a core disciple, and preach about the original motive of the War Maiden Sect.”
Ying Yu’s master nodded and watched as the supreme elder vanished from the spot with Luo Rin. She sighed and shook her head in pity. War Maiden Sutra may look invincible, but once the armor of the maiden crumbled from the inside, she will become the most fragile thing in the world.
Amelia faced six lightning strikes before the ice maiden dispersed, and a quasi-armor appeared on her body. The armor was formed with the essence of the ice maiden. It looked delicate as if made of glass, but this armor could put heavenly treasures on a run for their money.
The strength that Amelia commanded now was much higher than that of Ying Yu and the rest because the sect’s founder, Lady Ning Lei, was an immortal god realm expert. This was her inheritance, and many people in the past had cultivated it greatly.
Amelia did not open her eyes after the lightning vanished. She just sat on the spot, sensing the changes in her body. After she stood up, preparing for the attack from the sect master, she found that the person in question had vanished and instead of her stood, Ying Yu and her master.
She was confused when Ying Yu’s master said, “Amelia, come with us.”