Chapter 203: The Night of Sorrow

In the bloody wasteland, Xiao Bai's neck was tightly grasped by the black figure, and the key condensed from the Chaos God Iron slipped from her palm and deeply inserted into the cracked ground. She looked at the face that was exactly the same as hers but full of malice, and suddenly felt extremely pathetic.

"Pathetic?" Ai Ye seemed to see through her thoughts and tightened his fingers a little more. "When Pangu forcibly separated us, why didn't you feel that I was pitiful?"

Xiao Bai felt that it was difficult to breathe, but he still shook his head with difficulty: "We should...each protect...the balance of heaven and earth..."

“Balance?” Ai Ye suddenly laughed wildly, his voice like the howling of thousands of ghosts, “You have been reincarnated 100,000 times, but you are still so naive.”

Bai Ze yelled at her shoulder, "Young Master, don't listen to her. The Creator Godhead must be fully integrated."

Ai Ye's eyes flashed with sarcasm, and he suddenly let go of Xiao Bai and threw her to the ground. Nan Ningxia's ice sword caught her in time, but black ice crystals formed the moment it touched Xiao Bai's body.

"Look at your good junior sister," Ai Ye floated in the air, his black robe moving without wind, "My power is already awakening in her body."

Xiao Bai looked down and found that the star-like ghosts on her translucent arms were gradually dyed black. A resonance from the origin of chaos vibrated between her and Ai Ye, and she suddenly understood a cruel fact.

"We...can't hurt each other..." Xiaobai murmured.

Ai Ye’s smile widened, revealing his white teeth: “Finally you remembered? You and I are from the same origin. If you hurt me, you hurt yourself.”

Li Xiaoran's muffled groan was heard in the distance, and the mark of the Lawful One on his arm had spread to half of his body.

Yan Jinjin supported him, and the poems condensed by the sword energy were constantly torn into pieces by the pale arms stretched out from the ground.

"Junior sister, you must make a decision." Nan Ningxia wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and pointed the ice sword at Ai Ye, "Either merge with her now, or..."

"Or you all die here." Ai Ye chuckled and suddenly raised his hand and snapped his fingers.

The entire bloody wasteland shook violently, the black gate to the sky slowly opened a little, and countless twisted black shadows poured out like a tide.

Xiaobai saw familiar sect costumes among the dark shadows, and they turned out to be the missing disciples of Wuya Academy.

"What did you do to them?" Xiaobai asked harshly.

Ai Ye tilted his head with an innocent expression, “Of course we invite them to the celebration.

In the Three Heavens, the Orderly Ones are holding a grand ceremony for the 'Return of the Goddess'.

Xiao Bai's heart suddenly sank. Bai Ze said anxiously in her ear: "Oh no, she wants to use blood sacrifice to frame you."

Almost at the same time, the sect's jade tokens on everyone's waist lit up with a dazzling red light.

The voice of Sect Leader Fan Wuzhi came out from there, but it was so cold that it didn't sound like a real person:

"All disciples of Wuya Academy, listen up. All disciples of Qingling Sect, listen up. The evil disciple surnamed Bai has colluded with the demons to harm his fellow disciples. Arrest them immediately. If anyone resists, kill them without mercy."

"It's a video transmission." Li Xiaoran explained, trying to hold back the pain, "The head brother is being controlled from a distance."

Ai Ye's figure began to fade, but his voice became clearer and clearer: "I'm waiting for you in the Nine Nether Abyss, my dear other half. But are you sure you want to die with these burdens?"

Xiaobai clenched her fists, and the Chaos Divine Iron Key sensed her emotions and made a harsh sound. She suddenly looked up, with a flash of determination in her eyes: "Let's go back to the sect."

"What?" Nan Ningxia couldn't believe it. "Going back now would be like walking into a trap."

Xiao Bai looked at Li Xiaoran's arm which was getting worse. "Second Brother needs treatment, and... we must know what happened in the Third Heaven."

Before Ai Ye's figure completely disappeared, he left behind one last mocking remark: "A cowardly choice."

A huge crack suddenly appeared on the ground, and countless pale arms grabbed everyone's ankles. Yan Jinjin's sword energy burst out, cutting off a piece but more came.

"Let's go." Li Xiaoran suddenly pushed Yan Jinjin away and took out a talisman glowing with golden light from his arms.

Xiaobai recognized it as Li Xiaoran's treasured "Heavenly Talisman", a treasure that was said to be able to influence the laws of a world.

"Second brother, don't do that." Xiaobai exclaimed, but saw that Li Xiaoran had bitten his tongue and sprayed blood on the talisman paper.

The moment the spell burned, the entire sky was dyed golden. Countless butterflies were born from the flames, with a great rune flowing on each wing. They formed a barrier to block the pale arm, and at the same time transformed into several clones that were exactly the same as everyone else.

"The golden butterfly leads the way, the phantom follows." Li Xiaoran's face was as pale as paper, but he showed a relieved smile, "Junior sister, remember that there are traitors among the lawful ones."

His body began to become transparent, and Nan Ningxia tried to catch him but failed.

"Only by pretending to rebel can we find out the truth." Li Xiaoran's voice gradually drifted away, "We will create enough chaos, and you can take the opportunity to return to the sect's underground palace."

As the last word fell, his figure completely turned into golden butterflies all over the sky. These butterflies split into several groups, some rushed towards the Nine Nether Gate, some flew towards the Three Heavens, and a few circled in front of Xiaobai, forming an arrow pointing to the east.

Yan Jinjin suddenly knelt on one knee and plunged his long sword into the ground: "Second Brother paved the way with his life. We don't have time to grieve."

Xiaobai felt her heart being grasped by an invisible hand. She reached out to touch the golden butterflies, but saw Ai Ye's shadow appear in the air again.

“What a touching sacrifice.” She clapped her hands and laughed, “What a pity, you can’t go back.”

Xiao Bai was so angry that he slapped out without thinking. The chaotic power turned into white light and hit Ai Ye's chest, but at the same moment, her chest was hit hard and she spurted out a mouthful of blood.

“Hahaha…” Ai Ye’s figure swayed but he laughed even more happily, “Do you believe it now? You and I are one.”