I Can See Through All Things' Information Chapter 1419 Chapter 857: Star-Crossed Lovers, the 5 Treasures Daoist's Request (Happy New Year) (Part 4)

Clutching the Purple Star Plate, he headed back to the spot where Yun Shu had vanished.

A strand of Yun Shu's hair was inserted into the Star Plate by him, with his essence blood serving as the catalyst to begin the divination.

Swiftly rotating, the Star Plate released a subtle purple glow, as innumerable enigmatic runes materialized across its face.

Seated cross-legged, the Five Treasure Taoist shut his eyes, plunging his Heart and Spirit completely into the divination process.

Visions appeared of Yun Shu departing the workshop and facing an assault, yet the assailants weren't Demon Cultivators but rather individuals clad in sect Daoist robes.

These were none other than Shao Sida's personal guards.

At that instant, the Five Treasure Taoist's heart plummeted into despair. Suppressing his surging anxiety with effort, he pressed on with the divination, the images sharpening further.

Shao Sida emerged from the darkness with a sinister grin, capturing Yun Shu.

He observed Shao Sida escorting Yun Shu into a concealed cavern.

Within the cavern, Shao Sida erected a restriction to block Spiritual Energy, then produced a bizarre Array that ensnared Yun Shu inside.

"That is the 'Drawing Rhyme and Stealing Essence Formation', an Evil Formation long deemed a Forbidden Technique."

His voice, belonging to the Five Treasure Taoist, chilled like winter's frost.

"This formation forcibly drains the spiritual charm and cultivation from those with unique constitutions, channeling it to the array's caster. Once drained, the victim's cultivation vanishes, their spiritual charm fades, and their life force suffers immensely."

Via the Star Plate, he beheld that horrifying spectacle.

Shao Sida triggered the formation, a ghastly purple light engulfing Yun Shu amid her agonized struggles, her cries of "Senior Brother save me" echoing in utter desperation and defiance.

Standing beyond the formation, Shao Sida showed no trace of mercy, only a wild, obsessive greed.

He saw Yun Shu's cultivation being steadily siphoned and absorbed into Shao Sida's body, propelling his realm from late-stage Golden Core to Golden Core Perfection before halting.

When the formation ceased, Yun Shu had lost every bit of Spiritual Power, her complexion ashen like paper, resembling a lifeless doll stripped of all vigor.

Approaching her, Shao Sida gazed down coldly and declared: "Yun Shu, had you accepted becoming my Dao Companion sooner, this fate wouldn't have befallen you. Now with the Spirit Charm Furnace Body under my control, it's put to its best use."

Yun Shu lifted her head gradually, her gaze free of terror but brimming with boundless hatred and shame.

Staring at Shao Sida, she uttered each word deliberately: "Shao Sida, even as a Fierce Ghost, I won't spare you."

With that, she abruptly lifted her hand, yanking out the hairpin and plunging it savagely into her heart.

This hairpin, a birthday present from the Five Treasure Taoist, was carved from plain peach wood, cherished by her as a priceless gem.

In that instant, the peach wood hairpin sank into her heart, blood staining her immaculate white Daoist robe crimson and searing the Five Treasure Taoist's vision.

Through the Star Plate, he witnessed Yun Shu's slow collapse, Shao Sida's icy departure, and the cavern left with just her cooling corpse.

Unable to restrain himself any longer, the Five Treasure Taoist vomited blood, splattering the Purple Star Plate red.

Slumping to the ground, he shook uncontrollably, waves of sorrow and rage crashing through him, nearly shattering his Dao Heart.

He now realized that his junior sister, sought relentlessly for over five years, had met a brutal end long ago.

He understood at last that the outwardly refined and amiable Young Sect Leader harbored such ruthless malice.

From then onward, the Five Treasure Taoist transformed.

His smiles vanished, emotions buried deep inside.

Staying within the sect, he maintained the facade of the unremarkable Five Treasure Taoist, while covertly building strength, refining the Ziwei Fate Scripture to boost his cultivation, and employing the Star Plate to collect proof of Shao Sida's atrocities, all in wait for his chance at vengeance.

Yet Shao Sida, having plundered Yun Shu's spiritual charm and cultivation, surged ahead

in power.

Within a mere decade, he ascended to the Primordial Spirit Realm, emerging as the sect's youngest Primordial Spirit Cultivator.

In the span of just a few decades since, he advanced to Mid-stage Primordial Spirit, commanding the Sect Leader Mansion's authority amid a host of Protectors, towering far above his former Golden Core self.

Thanks to fateful opportunities, the Five Treasure Taoist had climbed to late-stage Golden Core.

Bolstered by the Ziwei Fate Scripture, he dodged the sect's scrutiny.

Still, the gap with Shao Sida remained vast as the heavens from the earth.

He recognized that with his own power alone, revenge was impossible, let alone approaching Shao Sida, which seemed unattainable as climbing to the skies.

Over these years, thoughts of outside help had crossed his mind, but the scandal implicated the Sect Leader's son, and Shao Sida had erased all traces from back then. Lacking solid proof, no external powers dared challenge his sect lightly.

That changed upon encountering Lu Qing.

"Mr. Lu."

The Five Treasure Taoist stowed the Peach Wood Sword Pendant, offering Lu Qing a profound bow, his eyes brimming with supplication.

"Without avenging this, I, the Five Treasure Taoist, can never know peace in life, nor perfect my Dao Heart.

Shao Sida is backed by the Sect Leader True Man and the full sect, leaving me powerless.

In desperation, I beg you to extend your assistance."

With those words, he moved to kneel down.