Chapter 1: An Unfathomable Journey Through Time-With a Dimensional Chat Group in Hand, the Doomed Side Character Soars to Immortality(Ephemeral clouds and fleeting winds, like the tinkling of wind chimes in passing moments.)

Western Region of the Wei Yu Realm

In a refined bedroom in the rear courtyard of the Wei family estate in Kunyu City, a child of about five suddenly opened her eyes. For a moment, she felt disoriented, staring blankly at the pink canopy above her head. Just then, she heard voices speaking nearby. Unable to grasp the situation, the young girl quickly shut her eyes and pretended to sleep.

"Spring Rain, what do you think will happen to our young lady? Madame has just passed, and the master is already eager to elevate the concubine. Will we have to move out of Zhuohua Court?"

"Summer Jasmine, hush! Is it our place as servants to discuss such matters?"

Summer Jasmine seemed startled, pausing for a long moment before timidly replying, "Spring Rain, I don't want to either, but this concerns our future..."

A lengthy silence followed, until Spring Rain finally spoke, "Whether we have a good future depends on whether the young lady has the aptitude to cultivate. If she can cultivate, no matter how much the master dislikes her, he wouldn't dare trouble her openly. Besides, her maternal family still exists. What worries me is that she's so young; if she listens to the master and yields to everything, she'll only end up wronged..."

Summer Jasmine agreed, "Madame protected the young lady too well."

"Let's wait and see. Autumn Peach and Winter Plum have already gone to inform Madame's brother. If her maternal family comes, the young mistress won't suffer openly."

"For now, that's all we can do. The young lady cried herself to sleep, and after we carried her back, the master didn't even look in on her. How pitiful!"

"Hush! However pitiful, she is still our mistress..."

Wei Yunxi could no longer hear the rest. Wasn't this the opening of the second chapter in the romance cultivation novel "Ascending Cloud," for which she had written a five hundred-word negative review? No wonder the names and conversations seemed so familiar!

At that moment, the door was gently pushed open. Wei Yunxi, unsure how to respond, decided to keep pretending to sleep. She felt someone touch her forehead, tuck the covers around her, then quietly leave and close the door behind them.

Wei Yunxi waited a while, certain no one would enter, before opening her eyes. She began to recall the story's plot and characters, and the more she remembered, the colder she felt. It seemed she had been sent here only to be a sacrificial pawn.

Before she transmigrated, the novel was still serializing. She had just caught up to the scene where the supporting character, Wei Yunxi—sharing her name—was jointly targeted by the heroine, Wei Yunqing, and the male lead, Sheng Yuhong. They extracted her spiritual root and dug out her golden core, with the supporting character exiting the stage entirely.

The novel was set in the Wei Yu Realm, depicting a tangled web of love and hatred in the cultivation world. Though it wore the guise of a powerful female protagonist's journey, it was really a tale of the heroine advancing through cultivation, supplied with resources and protected by the male lead, until the two ascended together.

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The supporting character Wei Yunxi, sharing the same name, was the first major casualty in the early chapters. She and the heroine, Wei Yunqing, were half-sisters sharing a father. Both possessed exceptional aptitude: the heroine had dual water and wood spiritual roots, while the supporting character surpassed her with a single thunder attribute spiritual root. Ultimately, both were sent by the Wei family to cultivate in the Haoran Sect.

Upon entering Haoran Sect, the sisters encountered the sect's senior brother, Sheng Yuhong, a rising leader admired by all disciples. Wei Yunxi, owing to her outstanding talent, became a disciple under the sect leader, thus making her a fellow disciple of Sheng Yuhong. Her heart soon fell for him.

Unfortunately, the male lead belonged to the heroine. Wei Yunqing, with her dual spiritual roots, apprenticed under the elder of Haoran Sect's Pill Hall, gaining fame for her ability to refine pills across levels, thereby attracting Sheng Yuhong's attention.

Wei Yunqing used her sister to get closer to Sheng Yuhong. When Wei Yunxi refused to cooperate, the heroine subtly spoke ill of her and secretly tripped her up.

Without defense, the supporting character became the heroine's stepping stone, acting as a benefactor and repeatedly retaliating, only to fuel the heroine's rise.

Finally, during a secret realm trial organized by the sect, the heroine hinted to her followers to target the supporting character, leading to a confrontation between Wei Yunxi and her fellow disciples. Wei Yunqing then stepped in to stop her sister, only to have her spiritual root and golden core injured by Wei Yunxi. Senior brother Sheng Yuhong arrived in time, saving his beloved and capturing Wei Yunxi.

To repair the heroine's spiritual root and golden core, Sheng Yuhong decided to extract Wei Yunxi's spiritual root and remove her golden core.

Her memory ended there, for that was the last chapter she had read after being blown into this world by a gas explosion.

Thinking of this, Wei Yunxi suddenly sat up, slapping the bed fiercely. To hell with it! She was done playing the stepping stone and benefactor to the heroine—escape was the best strategy.

She threw off her covers, ready to get out of bed, but found herself embarrassed the next moment: her stature was so small that, sitting on the edge, her toes couldn't reach the floor. At five years old, with her short limbs and tender age, where could she go? She probably couldn't even make it out of the Wei estate.

Hearing movement in the room, Spring Rain and Summer Jasmine gently pushed the door open, finding their young mistress hanging from the edge of the bed, neither up nor down. Exchanging a glance, they hurried forward.

"Miss, do you need the chamber pot? Spring Rain will carry you."

Spring Rain spoke, then turned to instruct Summer Jasmine, "Bring in the chamber pot for the young lady."

Now, with an adult soul, Wei Yunxi quickly composed herself, nearly on the verge of tears, and said, "Spring Rain, I want my mother. I want to see her!"

Spring Rain and Summer Jasmine froze, realizing their young mistress had awakened and was seeking Madame. They immediately soothed her gently.

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"Miss, Madame has already passed..."

Wei Yunxi recalled all the tragic events she had been through, squeezed out two tears, and choked out, "You're lying! I don't believe it. Take me to Mother's room. I want to wait for her there!"

"Miss..."

"I don't care. Take me there. I will wait for Mother..."

Wei Yunxi exploited her childish advantage, crying and fussing, insisting on going to her mother Feng Jiayun's chamber.

The two senior maids, unable to persuade her, wrapped her in a thin blanket and carried her to the main house.

As they exited the side courtyard, they encountered the master of the Wei family, Wei Lingyue, at the entrance to Madame's courtyard.

Wei Lingyue wore a brocade robe adorned with cloud patterns and a white jade hair crown. His features were ordinary, but his temperament was distinguished by his cultivation.

Upon seeing the three, his eyes flashed with displeasure, but he spoke nonetheless, "Why are you carrying the young lady here?"

Spring Rain and Summer Jasmine were surprised to run into the master here. After bowing, Spring Rain replied, "Master, the young lady refused to sleep and insisted on coming here to wait for Madame..."

Wei Yunxi, an adult inside, could clearly see the displeasure in the man's eyes. But she was now a child, so she stretched out her arms and struggled, "Father, carry me!"

Wei Lingyue's gaze flickered, but he did not reach out immediately.