He finally understood why he had had such a bad feeling for so many days.

How could so many demons have appeared in the Spirit Realm?

Moreover, it infected no fewer than one hundred disciples.

"Quickly, get them out of here!"

One of the elders couldn't help but speak up.

"No!" Jing Xuan said in a deep voice, "If we open the passage now, those demons will rush out!"

"So, what about these surviving children?"

"Yes, there are still so many surviving disciples. Are we just going to seal them all up in the Spirit Realm?"

Upon hearing this, Jing Xuan clenched his fists.

He never expected that the scene from more than a decade ago would repeat itself.

At this moment.

The scene in the Qiankun Mirror magnified, and Jingxuan's gaze met Liuyue's across the distance.

Jingxuan's heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat.

I feel terrible.

These children all fought tooth and nail to get into the academy; each one of them is an outstanding individual. But now... they can only wait to die inside.

"Yes, there are so many children. Elder Jingxuan wouldn't just stand by and watch them get bitten to death by the demons, would he?"

Just then, a soft laugh rang out.

Then, a man dressed in a colorful robe walked over with a swaying gait, holding a folding fan.

"Qingyue?"

Jing Xuan frowned: "Why aren't you staying on Tianjing Island? What are you doing here?"

“It’s lively here! Tianjing Island is so deserted, I had to come out for a stroll, didn’t I? What? Elder Jingxuan doesn’t welcome me?” Qingyue waved the folding fan in her hand and said with a smile, “So many years have passed, and Elder Jingxuan is still as hot-tempered as ever. We are all old friends, is it necessary to be so tense when we see him? Tsk.”

Qingyue plopped down and said in a showy manner, "It's been so long, why hasn't anyone poured me a cup of tea? My throat is so dry."

"If you want tea, go back to your Heavenly Realm Island. There's no tea for you here."

Jingxuan bluntly told them to leave.

"Tsk."

Qingyue sighed and looked at Jingxuan with a teasing expression: "Aren't you curious why so many demons have appeared in the Spirit Realm?"

Upon hearing this, Jingxuan suddenly looked at Qingyue.

He frowned, as if he understood something.

Jingxuan dismissed the other academy elders from the main hall, and soon only Qingyue and Jingxuan remained inside.

What did you mean just now?

"Of course, it means exactly what it says." Qingyue chuckled. "It won't be long before your Wentian Academy becomes an object of scorn for the whole world. Just thinking about it... it's terrifying."

Qingyue poured herself a cup of tea and chuckled.

"The demons that suddenly appeared in the Spirit Realm were your doing."

Jingxuan had long harbored suspicions.

"Well, at least you've gotten a little smarter," Qingyue said with a smile.

"How is this possible..."

"Aren't you curious why we can open the Spirit Realm? Of course you don't know, this Spirit Realm secret realm used to belong to Heavenly Realm Island! It was only through some means that it fell into the hands of your Wentian Academy." Qingyue stroked her chin.

"The chaos caused by demons seventeen years ago..."

"As you think, there was just a slight mishap at that time."

"Do you still remember your little apprentice?" Qingyue chuckled, delivering a cruel blow: "Back then, it was I who summoned Nalan Yao's soul back, allowing her to regain control of her body. Jingxuan, aren't you curious about where your obedient apprentice Long Li's soul went?"

Back then, after learning the truth, Jingxuan disregarded everything and wanted to search for A-Li's soul.

But there was no trace of life left in the world.

He had to accept that his apprentice had completely disappeared.

But now—Qingyue tells him that his apprentice hasn't disappeared yet.

Where is she?

Jingxuan rushed forward and grabbed Qingyue's collar.

I wish I could tear it to pieces.

Qingyue gently slapped his hand away. "Elder Jingxuan, why are you so irritable? How can I tell you anything if you're like this?"

Jing Xuan took a step back: "You speak."

"Why should I tell you?" Qingyue laughed loudly. "Jingxuan, Jingxuan, what you should be thinking about now is what to do next! Tsk tsk tsk, how pathetic!"

He came today to mock Jingxuan.

"How about I give you a suggestion? If you open the passage right now and release the demons inside, I will tell you Long Li's whereabouts. What do you say?"

"Over the years, Long Li has suffered a lot."

"As her teacher, don't you feel any heartache at all?"

Qingyue sighed; "If Long Li knew how heartless you are, he would be very sad."

"roll--!"

Jingxuan punched Qingyue.

Qingyue activated the teleportation array and stepped back.

"Hahaha."

The vortex of the formation closed little by little, and a wild laugh came from within.

Jing Xuan clenched his fists, his chest heaving with anger.

He turned his head to look at the scene inside the Qiankun Mirror.

——-

More and more demons emerged, surrounding the disciples. The array barrier had already shattered and could not hold for long.

A sense of despair ignited in everyone's hearts.

Am I really going to die here today?

Clang—!

Just at this critical moment, a zither melody rang out, and everyone looked in the direction of the sound to see a red figure descending from the sky.

Standing atop the formation.

The sound of the zither transformed into blades, repelling the cultivators infected by the demonic poison.

"It's Jun Qing!"

Everyone's eyes lit up as the red figure charged into the horde of demons.

Everyone stared wide-eyed. Was she out of her mind?

But the next second, the demon beast was blasted away.

The sound of that zither seemed to possess immense destructive power.

Taotie and Zhuque also joined the battle, and Xuanwu was also kicked out.

Seeing this scene, a glimmer of hope rekindled in everyone's hearts.

They all summoned their beast souls and weapons to join the battle.

In just half an hour, thanks to Liu Yue's intervention, the demon beast was repelled and retreated more than ten meters away.

"Oh no, you're injured..."

The disciple's back was scratched, and his entire back had turned an unnatural purple.

The crowd stepped back.

Jun Liuyue put away Wentian and walked to her disciple, looking down at him as he struggled to suppress the poison's effects.

"Kill, kill me." He had seen the miserable state of the disciples who fell ill, controlled by the demonic poison and turned into walking corpses.

He doesn't want to become like that.

I'd rather die.

"This pill in my hand can cure demon poison, but no one has ever taken it before. Swallowing it may bring even more serious consequences. Would you be willing to give it a try?"

Liu Yue used her spiritual power to restrain her disciple on the ground.

"How can you give people pills with uncertain effects indiscriminately?" Feng Wan said coldly. "Aren't you just treating human life like dirt?"

"When a person is about to die, they should try anything, even if there is only a slim chance."