Jiang Que transmigrated into a cultivation webnovel as the villainous sister of the Female Protagonist Jiang Fusheng, awakening on the very day of her original body's death. The original Jiang Que stole Azure Blood Grass meant to heal Jiang Fusheng's eyes and insulted her, enraging the four Male Protagonists who doted on the Female Protagonist. Second Senior Brother Ye Lingchuan held his sword at Jiang Que's throat, ready to kill her. Jiang Que, a former college student beaten to death by debt collectors, found herself with no Spiritual Root and a reputation for wickedness, a perfect foil to Jiang Fusheng who possessed a rare Ultimate Spirit Root and was a Personal Disciple of an Elder. In a desperate gamble, Jiang Que shouted that she could save Jiang Fusheng by locating Daoist Chenxu, a legendary figure who could heal her eyes, a piece of information only she knew from the original story. Ye Lingchuan sneered, and the other Senior Brothers—Eldest Shen Bieyun, Third Meng Tingquan, and Fourth Wen Yao—all called for her death, believing her a liar trying to escape.Before Ye Lingchuan could strike, Jiang Que snapped his Spirit Sword with her bare hands, shocking everyone. The commotion drew the attention of Wu Yuan, the son of the Sect's Old Ancestor, a terrifying Half-demon at the Soul Transformation stage who protected the cultivation world and was Jiang Fusheng's greatest backer. He had long wanted to kill Jiang Que for harming Jiang Fusheng. Wu Yuan emerged from the shadows, his power immense, and crushed the broken sword to dust. Jiang Que bargained for three days to bring back Daoist Chenxu, threatening that only she knew where to find him. Wu Yuan initially dismissed her, but after a tense moment where Jiang Que caught Shen Bieyun's Primordial Fan barehanded, the Senior Brothers argued she might have a point, unwilling to let Jiang Fusheng remain blind for long. Wu Yuan reluctantly granted her three days.But Jiang Que's real desperation lay in the Azure Blood Grass she had consumed. It was a deadly poison for her, leaving her with less than a year to live unless she found an antidote, which only Daoist Chenxu might provide. Wen Yao, fearing she would flee, produced the Mandarin Duck Lock, an ancient evil artifact meant to bind two people. He intended to shackle Jiang Que to one Senior Brother, but in a chaotic toss, the lock mistakenly attached to Wu Yuan, and a red thread branded both their wrists. To survive, they must form a marriage contract within twelve hours, or both explode and die. The artifact could not be undone. Wu Yuan, who had never considered marriage, was furious, but Jiang Que was equally grim, having no choice but to follow the bizarre fate.Needing to reach Daoist Chenxu quickly, Jiang Que needed a mount. She sought out the White Tiger, a divine beast belonging to Wu Yuan that no one could ride. The beast nearly killed her, but Jiang Que, discovering the original host's raw strength, wrestled it to the ground, pinning its jaws and shouting that she would ride it. After a brutal beating, she subdued it, naming it Da Bai or Hu Hu. The White Tiger, humiliated but cowed, allowed her to ride. Wen Yao, shocked, followed her down the mountain, struggling to keep pace with the divine beast's speed. At a town, Jiang Que's poverty struck her as she could not afford buns; she and the tiger settled for flatbreads, while Wen Yao bought them meat buns after the tiger ignored him. Jiang Que promised Hu Hu more meat buns if it stayed obedient.Along the journey, they were ambushed by three rogue cultivators seeking the divine beast. The cultivators used a beast-binding net on the White Tiger and attacked Wen Yao, who was still reciting sword arts in a formal, slow manner. Jiang Que criticized his technique, mocking the useless jumps and steps in sword arts. At her command, Wen Yao abandoned the formal jumps and directly infused spiritual energy into his sword, attacking the first rogue cultivator quickly. Jiang Que uprooted a giant pine tree and used it as a club to beat the other two, playing a game of whack-a-mole, ignoring all martial ethics. She tore the beast-binding net apart with her bare hands and, after the fight, confiscated the rogue cultivators' Sumeru bags. Wen Yao protested their righteous sect should not rob the defeated, but Jiang Que argued this was compensation for damages, not robbery. She pointed out the White Tiger's injuries and the wasted time, and Wen Yao conceded, though nagging her to stay quiet. They continued on the road, with Jiang Que planning to find Daoist Chenxu in a faraway town, while the Mandarin Duck Lock's countdown continued, and her own poisoning worsened, making the quest a race against death.
