Right now, Celia Xiao doesn't suspect a thing. She feels like her whole family is super united, so she just throws herself completely into cultivation!
Breaking through to Earth Immortal—that's been her dream for years!
She doesn't hesitate for a second and dives straight into the seclusion chamber!
This chamber was built by the Xiao ancestors—it's super sealed, packed inside and out with all kinds of helpful talismans. The moment Celia steps in, she feels like there's endless magnetic force in here, all warm and gentle, kinda like a guy's chest.
She can't help thinking of Ryan Ling. Just picturing his warm, strong skin makes her feel all itchy inside!
"Hubby, wait for me! Once I hit Earth Immortal, we're totally gonna celebrate!" Celia's mind is just full of happy thoughts right now.
But right then, the vibe in the chamber suddenly goes nuts—the temperature skyrockets, and the seals that were supposed to help her start oozing black blood. The whole place is boiling with murderous qi.
This is supposed to be the safest spot in her own house, so Celia has zero defenses up. Instantly, all that baleful and evil energy floods straight into her body!
Her whole body locks up—blood and qi freeze, her breath jams, and worst of all, her skin turns pitch black. No doubt about it, she's been hit with some insane poison!
"What the hell?!" Celia's head is spinning, she's totally stunned!
"Uncle, what's going on out there?" Celia shouts, panicked.
But all she gets back is a cold, mocking laugh.
"You little bitch, die!" Ethan Xiao snarls, and a bunch of deadly True Immortal power blasts out—mixed with Earth Immortal force too—he slams seven or eight palms right into Celia's chest and back.
In an instant, even with all her strength, Celia's world spins out—she's totally lost control!
"Why—why are you doing this to me?" Celia gasps. Ethan Xiao and Shawn Xiao—her so-called closest family—walk in grinning, and behind them are a bunch of black-clad Ouyang Clan thugs, including two Earth Immortals.
Seeing this, Celia finally snaps out of her 'happy family' fantasy. She gets it now—this whole thing was one giant trap!
Her body's poisoned, she's taken a ton of hits—she can't move at all. This is as dangerous as it gets.
"Heh, the Xiao Family will never let a woman run things, and you don't deserve it anyway!" Ethan doesn't waste words—he waves his hand and everyone attacks at once, obviously out to finish Celia for good!
Boom boom boom...
A wild string of explosions rips through the chamber—the sound is so sharp it almost cracks. In seconds, the ancient seclusion chamber is blown sky-high, like nothing ever existed!