Reborn as the Novel’s Villain: Cultivation Lost, Female Leads Take Control - Chapter 120

In the Ascending Heaven Tower.

Upon hearing the word “Master,” the heirs of the immortal clans felt as if their ears were playing tricks on them.

“Master? Did I just hear someone say Master?!”

“Qin Wan called Xu Yang his Master? That’s too absurd!”

“They say every three people include one who could teach you; perhaps Qin Wan calling Senior Xu Master isn’t such a big deal!”

“Stop overanalyzing. Could it be that Senior Xu’s courtesy name is ‘Master of the World’?”

“That explanation is even more ridiculous! I think Qin Wan wasn’t calling Senior Xu his Master!”

Some divine sons from the immortal clans began to speculate, glancing warily into the void opposite Qin Wan. They suspected Qin Wan’s Master was hidden in the shadows.

Jiang Haoyu paused, his expression a mix of regret and envy. “Brother Qin truly is unique. Though he hails from the Immortal Mountain, he’s unbound by formality or rank. He acts with complete freedom and follows his heart…”

Jiang Yaomeng, confused, asked, “Big Brother, could you put that more plainly?”

“Brother Qin might want to become Senior Xu’s disciple!” Jiang Haoyu sighed, explaining helplessly.

“Ah, so that’s it!”

Jiang Yaomeng gazed at Qin Wan in the sparring field, her eyes brimming with admiration.

‘Brother Wan truly is different from other immortal heirs!’

She expected Senior Xu would surely be moved by Brother Wan’s sincerity and accept him as a disciple.

However, what happened next shattered her imagination.

Xu Yang, holding the Qing’ai sword, pointed to the ground before him with a serious expression and said, “So, you remember I’m your Master. Get over here and kneel!”

Qin Wan’s face fell instantly. He looked pitifully at his Master and pleaded weakly, “M-Master, there are so many people here. Could you just punish my palms instead?”

Although Qin Wan’s voice was soft, everyone present was a cultivator and heard it clearly.

‘What?!’

The heirs of the immortal clans, who had been speculating wildly, widened their eyes in shock. Their faces couldn’t hide their disbelief, and they were too stunned to even speak coherently.

“Senior Xu is actually Qin Wan’s Master?!”

“No wonder Brother Qin defends Senior Xu so fiercely!”

“Huang Shaobai’s death makes so much sense now!”

“Thank goodness Huang Shaobai acted as the scapegoat. Otherwise…”

A holy son from one of the sacred lands trailed off, but everyone understood his meaning.

Thank heavens Huang Shaobai served as a lightning rod. If Qin Wan’s fury had been directed at them, they might not have survived.

Jiang Yaomeng, however, was struggling to process this revelation.

“Big Brother, this doesn’t seem to match what you said. Brother Wan is already Senior Xu’s disciple!”

She looked at her brother with a playful grin, waiting to see if he would finally show some embarrassment.

In her experience, her brother always maintained an air of calm as if he controlled everything.

To her surprise, Jiang Haoyu wasn’t embarrassed at all. Instead, he looked utterly puzzled and muttered to himself, “This doesn’t make sense…”

“What doesn’t make sense?” Jiang Yaomeng asked, confused.

Could her brother be harboring prejudice against Qin Wan? That didn’t seem right—he had always admired Senior Xu.

“Yaomeng, as far as I know, all eight of Senior Xu’s disciples are women. But Brother Qin is a man!”

“Could it be that Brother Qin is…”

“Disguising himself as a man?!”

Jiang Yaomeng blurted out the words, then froze. Her mind went blank as if the sky had fallen, unable to accommodate any other thoughts.

‘How… how could this be?’

How could Brother Wan be a woman disguised as a man?!

Apart from being slender and having a gentle voice, there was no sign at all that Brother Wan might be a woman!

“Big Brother, isn’t it possible Brother Wan is a disciple Senior Xu secretly accepted?”

Jiang Yaomeng clung to her last shred of hope.

Jiang Haoyu, reluctant to crush his sister’s spirit but unwilling to let her persist in delusion, sighed and shook his head.

“That’s not possible. I just remembered that one of Senior Xu’s disciples is named Qin Kewan, known for enjoying disguising herself as a man and roaming the world!”

“Yaomeng, Brother Qin is actually Qin Kewan!”

“Big Brother, you won’t even lie to comfort me? Wuwuwu…”

Jiang Yaomeng’s eyes reddened as she covered her face, her voice choked with sobs.

Jiang Haoyu pulled his sister into his arms, gently patting her back to comfort her.

“Let it out, you’ll feel better…”

Fortunately, his sister hadn’t fallen too deeply in love. If she had confessed her feelings only to learn later that Brother Qin—no, Miss Qin—was a woman, she might never believe in love again.

Nothing is more heartbreaking than despair.

In the sparring field.

“Wan’er, what do you say?”

Xu Yang’s voice was merciless.

The heirs of the immortal clans overheard him, and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.

‘Seriously, Senior Xu?! This person is from Immortal Mountain!’

Immortal Mountain was one of the top three hidden powers in the Five Domains, capable of communicating with heavenly lords in the Nine Heavens and receiving divine decrees.

Yet, Xu Yang treated such a prodigy as a mere disciple. Worse, he was about to punish her with a ruler.

Did Senior Xu not fear Immortal Mountain’s wrath?

Even Qin Wan’s protector, hidden in the void, was watching nervously.

“Old Tian, aren’t you going to intervene?”

A cautious voice came from one of the hidden guardians.

“Intervene in what? I’m just a protector, and True Lord Xu is my young master’s Master. It’s only natural for a Master to discipline their disciple,” Old Tian replied calmly, eyes half-closed.

In truth, Old Tian agreed that his young mistress had spent too much time playing and neglecting her cultivation. A little discipline was long overdue.

Besides, Old Tian sensed that Xu Yang’s strength had become even more unfathomable, his vitality blazing like the sun, and his power as vast as the ocean. If a conflict arose, Old Tian wasn’t confident he could survive.

“But why would someone from Immortal Mountain become True Lord Xu’s disciple?” another protector couldn’t help but ask.

“You’re talking too much,” Old Tian said coldly.

A sharp gleam shot from his eyes.

Bang!

The curious protector staggered back, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

“If you ask again, I’ll silence you permanently!”

Old Tian’s icy tone sent shivers down everyone’s spines.

“I understand, Old Tian,” the protector said, clutching his chest in fear.

At that moment, Xu Yang’s voice rang out from the sparring field.

“Old Tian, seal their senses!”

“Understood, my lord,” Old Tian replied respectfully.

With a wave of his hand, a terrifying divine power descended, enveloping the entire Ascending Heaven Tower.

Suddenly, everyone was plunged into darkness. They could hear nothing, see nothing, and feel nothing but an endless void.

It was as if they were tiny boats adrift on an infinite sea, destined to wander aimlessly without an end in sight.

The heirs of the immortal clans immediately understood. Qin Wan was venting her frustration, but they dared not complain.

After all, even if she hadn’t done this, they wouldn’t have dared to watch Senior Xu discipline her—it would have been far too embarrassing!