Hong Jiuquan flew backward, condensing his spiritual power into his longsword. A strong red light burst forth, enveloping the entire Tianmiao Secret Realm.

The man in black watched this scene, rubbing his chin with amusement.

"Oh? So they're finally getting serious?"

Hong Jiuquan's beautiful eyes flashed with ferocity as she roared, "The Burial of the Other Shore!"

An extremely powerful sword aura slashed towards the red-haired demon. Under the intense sword aura, the red-haired demon turned into dust and could not be restored.

After doing all this, Hong Jiuquan landed on the ground, supporting himself with one hand, panting heavily.

"Clap clap clap—"

The man in black clapped his hands and walked over.

"Such a powerful move. I can tell this move took a huge toll on you. Why didn't you use it at the beginning? Were you planning to save it for me?"

Hong Jiuquan didn't speak, but stared intently at the man in black.

"I like your eyes, they're red, like red agate," the man in black chuckled.

He raised his hand again, snapped his fingers, and said in a low voice, "However... soon, these eyes of yours will become part of my collection..."

"Smack!"

After he snapped his fingers, an even more powerful green-haired demon flew out of his sleeve and jumped in front of Hong Jiuquan.

"This! Is my true killing move!"

Hong Jiuquan looked despairing.

The oppressive aura emanating from this green-haired demon... was even greater than that of the red-haired demon from before.

Isn't he at the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm? How can he control a ghost who is also at the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm?

Hong Jiuquan gave a bitter laugh.

It seems there's no hope of escape now.

"Did you infiltrate my entire show just to get rid of me?"

The man in black shook his head and said calmly, "What do you think?"

"Mid-stage Void Refinement... With the sect leader absent, no one in the entire sect can stop you with this level of strength." Hong Jiuquan shook his head and asked, "What exactly is your purpose? What benefit would you gain from killing me?"

The man in black smiled faintly, "Want to hear it?"

"think!"

"I'll tell you if you want to hear it. I know you're stalling for time, but so what?" The man in black spread his arms, looking down at Hong Jiuquan with a mocking tone. "Your entire Quanxiu sect has only three experts at the Refinement Realm. To be honest, you don't interest me at all. But you are, after all, a pillar of a prestigious sect. Your status as the Grand Elder of the Quanxiu sect still has some use to me."

Hong Jiuquan's face turned ugly. "Could it be that you intend to kill me, then transform into my appearance and infiltrate other prestigious families?"

"Not too stupid. Alright, now I've told you what you wanted to know. How about it? Can you die in peace now?"

Hong Jiuquan gritted his teeth, "I had a secret report that the Rakshasa Sect was in contact with the Demon Clan. I thought that although the Rakshasa Sect was neither entirely good nor evil, it would not do anything to harm the entire human race. But today it seems that I was very wrong! Evil magic is evil magic after all! The Rakshasa Sect, its heart is not to be trifled with!"

The man in black chuckled. "Say what you will. After all, what a dying man says is nothing more than tantrums."

The man in black slowly reached out and covered Hong Jiuquan's face.

Hong Jiuquan closed his eyes in despair.

She knew that no one in the entire show would come to her rescue.

She gave a bitter smile.

It seems she is truly going to die here today.

She was usually aloof and rarely saw outsiders, but she would talk more when she was with her second junior sister, Li Moli.

Her second junior sister often called her an ice maiden who lacked common sense, but she didn't mind at all; on the contrary, she felt a sense of closeness to her.

During the time she cultivated together with her sisters, many junior sisters kept their distance from her, but only the second junior sister cared about her food, clothing, shelter, and transportation.

A scene flashed through my mind—the last time I argued with my second junior sister.

She still remembers how she had a cold face back then, resolutely refusing to let her junior sister Liuli's male disciple join the sect.

But his second junior sister insisted on protecting him, hiding him behind her so that she wouldn't look at him coldly.

The second junior sister probably didn't know that the reason she did this was because she was afraid that her junior sisters would be bewitched by him.

Don't novels often include such scenes?

She falls in love with the apprentice she raised, and eventually elopes with him.

Reading popular fiction was a hobby unique to Hong Jiuquan, a secret she kept well, and no one knew it.

However... there's no need to keep this secret any longer.

Because this little secret of hers will go to the underworld along with her life.

How ironic.

The Grand Elder of Quanxiu Sect, who had devoted his life to studying the Dao of Life and Death, died silently within the sect's secret realm.

If my second junior sister finds out, she definitely won't forgive me, right?

A single tear instantly rolled down Hong Jiuquan's cheek.

If time could turn back, she definitely wouldn't have had that last argument with her junior sister.

"Bang!"

After a muffled thud, Hong Jiuquan stared blankly ahead.

In front of her stood a person whose entire body was covered in light armor.

Judging from his physique, this should be a man.

"Who are you...?" Hong Jiuquan asked blankly.

“My name is…” Su Nian hesitated for a long time, then suddenly remembered the name Ye Hua had mentioned.

"A living Lei Feng!" Su Nian waved to the man in black, stood in front of Hong Jiuquan, and said calmly, "Just an ordinary person who happened to be passing by."

...

Before coming here.

"How about we make a deal?" Su Nian said softly.

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