"Sang Yan, are you willing to become my disciple?"

The fairy lord, whose face was as cold as frost, uttered his icy question. Behind him, a young girl with reddened eyes timidly peeked out, her gaze towards Sang Yan filled with rejection.

The fairy lord was surrounded by a mix of familiar and unfamiliar faces.

This was Sang Yan's matriculation ceremony.

Sang Yan was the second disciple of the Fairy Lord Yanchen. Yanchen was originally the master of the Flowing Light Sword Sect, possessing the highest status and achievements. Moreover, he was currently the undisputed champion dedicator of the world of cultivation.

His acceptance ceremony should be accompanied by nine bell rings, to announce it grandly to the world in an incredibly ceremonial manner.

However, now, there were only a few elders from the Sword Sect present to witness.

Was it because he cherished saving and disliked extravagance?

No, at least based on the grandeur of his first disciple's matriculation ceremony, it was not the case.

"Sang Yan?" A white-bearded elder at the head reminded her, subtly winking at her.

She immediately came back to her senses from her own musings, kowtowing heavily towards the Fairy Lord Yanchen, "Sang Yan is willing to pay respects to... Master!"

This bow from her solidified their master-disciple relationship. Surrounding them were the voices of elders congratulating, making it sound like a joyous occasion.

But Sang Yan knew, Yanchen the Fairy Lord was not pleased, nor was his primary disciple. As for herself, she was naturally even more displeased.

This was because Yanchen had explicitly stated at the time of his disciple's induction that he would only accept one disciple in his lifetime, and that one was Su Fuyun, hiding behind him shedding silent tears.

The pair, master and disciple, were together daily, and secretly developed feelings. But due to their master-disciple status, they had to suppress their emotions.

Until later, Su Fuyun was trapped in love and gave birth to demons in his heart. He made a big mistake when he went astray. Then he initiated a heartbreaking love story of ten million words between the two.

Don’t ask how Sangyao found out. After all, she is the supporting female character who has witnessed this relationship from the start to the end.

Sangyao was originally the daughter of a Yuanying elder in the Jianzong sect. It is more difficult for the cultivators with higher cultivation to have children. The two finally got Sangyao, their daughter. Naturally, they were pampered as she grew up.

And Sangyao did not disappoint their expectations. She was tested for the mutated Ice Spirit Root aptitude early on, stepping into the path of cultivation.

Regrettably, she didn't enjoy much of the good days. Sangyao's parents died in the beast tide while saving people on a trip outside.

From that time on, Sangyao lost her parents and the Chen Shuang Peak lost its owner.

Sangyao was still young, only twelve years old. Her parents left a lot of savings, which attracted envy.

In order to not lose a talented disciple in the intrigues inside the sect, the sect head of The Liu Guang Sword Sect persuaded Yan Chen the Sword Lord, to take her as a disciple.

The sect head said, "We do not have to treat the girl as our own disciples, just let her use your name as hers. When Sangyao has achieved the Jin Dan and can protect herself, she will move back to Chen Shuang Peak."

Sangyao's parents were kind to everyone, and also made many good causes. The elders in the sect were willing to speak for her.

Upon the repeated persuasion of several elders and the sect head, Yan Chen, the male protagonist, finally agreed.

Therefore, there was today's extremely crude ceremony of accepting disciples.

Sangyao followed the sect ruler's instructions and offered a cup of tea to Yan Chen.

The latter received it, but did not wish to drink it.

"Starting from today, you are under my command. I will be sure to teach you diligently, guide you towards good, and work hard in your practice. If you behave improperly, I will deal with you according to the sect rules. I won’t go easy on you." After a cold beating, Yan Chen gave her a jade talisman.

Sang Ying held it with both hands, not daring to look at his face.

"This jade talisman is capable of withstanding the full force of a Nascent Soul cultivator. Consider it a greeting gift from me," he said.

Sang Ying gripped the cool jade talisman, remembering in the book that the Taoist immortal Yan Dust bestowed a Red-level spirit sword as the introductory gift to the female protagonist Su Fuyun.

In the cultivation world, the classification of spiritual artifacts falls into Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, and Blue-levels. A Red-level spirit sword is already a rare treasure.

However, Sang Ying didn’t feel envious. After all, she was just an incidental disciple, and receiving a greeting gift was already quite good.

"Thank you, master," She enunciated the last two words keenly, noticing that the female protagonist next to her shivered slightly.

It was the day before the master-disciple ceremony that Sang Ying learned of her identity as the supporting female character.

She spent that night lying in the cave dwelling of her parents, grieving their sudden death.

Unexpectedly, after she fell into a drowsy sleep, she saw a glowing book.

On the cover of the book, the title "The Biography of Cloud Touching Immortal" occupied the centre stage. It narrates the story of Su Fuyun, the female protagonist, born in a mundane village, unexpectedly embarking on the path to immortality. Along her journey, she encounters her cold and indifferent master, a beguilingly proud Demon King, a gentle and powerful Beast God, and an arrogant Demon King. After experiencing numerous hardships, she ultimately ends up happily ever after with her master.

As for Sang Ying, she was merely a cannon fodder, stirring up the romance between the male and female leads and triggering the male lead’s self-realization.

In the novel, Sang Ying failed to recognize her own identity, and sought to win the male lead's favor by leveraging her superior qualifications. She constantly targets and frames the female protagonist.

In the end, she died at the hands of the gentle Beast God. Her extremely pure Ice Spirit Root was refined into a pill, making up for the female protagonist's incomplete Water Spirit Root, and turning the chosen one of Heaven’s Path into a genius.

After finishing the novel, Sang Ying took some time to regain her sanity.

She was fully aware that she existed in reality and that the twelve years spent with her parents were not illusions.

However, the content of the book seemed to tunnel into her mind with its own consciousness, each character transforming into a scene that ceaselessly replayed in her mind.

Sang Ling felt as though she had experienced everything written in the book over and over again, with the Beast God's sword piercing her dantian causing her excruciating pain!

It turned out that from start to finish, she was but a stepping stone to augment Su Fuyun's spiritual roots!

After waking up, Sang Ling remained in a daze for a long time before slowly accepting her reality. She pondered her current predicament.

She was determined to become a student of Immortal Yan Chen.

Currently, she was only at the third level of Qi cultivation and could not defend Chenfeng Peak or the treasure left by her parents. Only the status of being the first disciple of the righteous path could save her life.

However, now that she knew of her future fate, Sang Ling would not walk the path described in the book. She would not be jealous of the female lead, nor would she target her. Once she advanced to the Golden Core stage, she would immediately leave Yan Chen Immortal's Crimson Snow Peak and cut all ties with them!

Determined, Sang Ling packed her belongings and slowly made her way up the snow-filled Crimson Snow Peak alone.

This was not only the residence of Sword Master Yan Chen Immortal but also where Sang Ling would live in the future.

The Crimson Snow Peak was perennially covered with snow. The snow here was not ordinary – even if Sang Ling protected her whole body with spiritual power, her hands and feet still slowly froze.

When the female lead Su Fuyun became a disciple, Yan Chen Immortal personally carried her up the mountain on his sword, even thoughtfully creating a protective shield for her.

This time, however, they let Sang Ling climb the mountain by herself. Whether they had forgotten or just ignored her was not clear.

At present, Sang Ling had yet to learn to ride a sword.

After braving the bitter cold wind to reach the top of Crimson Snow Peak, Sang Ling didn't even have a chance to rest before her path was blocked by a little boy who popped out from nowhere:

"So you're the new disciple of our great uncle?"

Sang Ying was taken aback but did not respond to his question.

The child seemingly did not care whether she answered or not, continuing to say, "I've already heard that the reason Great Uncle Master took you in was only out of pity. You're just a nominal disciple to him. The disciple that Great Uncle Master truly cherishes is only Senior Sister Fu Yun. Don't think about stealing away the favoritism Great Uncle Master has for Senior Sister Fu Yun!"

"Heng An, stop spouting nonsense!"

Before Sang Ying could speak, Su Fu Yun appeared out of nowhere and pulled the boy behind her.

"My… my Junior Sister. Heng An just has a slip of tongue, he didn’t mean it. Could you please not take it to heart, he is just a child after all? Heng An's father… he is the Master of the Cang Mountain Peak." Su Fu Yun was looking at Sang Ying as though she was some sort of beast triggered by a flood.

The statement she added at the end seemed like she was emphasizing something to Sang Ying.

Sang Ying didn't bother to interpret the hidden meanings in her words; she simply walked past her with her luggage, whispering, "Senior Sister, rest assured, I have no intention of stealing any favoritism."

After all, she would rather decline the heart-wrenching favoritism from the Esteemed Immortal Yan Chen.