Chapter 197 Chapter 197 He still couldn't believe he would do this...

Chongming is dead, but Siyao still remembers that there is a silver-haired man who is still hiding somewhere. In the Mirror of Recall, those demons were brought out by Chongming, but the massacre was carried out under the leadership of that silver-haired man.

She had also heard the name of the silver-haired man in the retrospective mirror; it seemed to be Luo Yang.

Following her memory, Si Yao drew the man's appearance and then returned to Lincheng to find Lin Ye.

When Lin Ye saw Si Yao, she couldn't help but look her up and down. She couldn't tell what level of cultivation Si Yao had, but she felt that Si Yao was a completely different person.

Si Yao is certainly not at the Mahayana stage of cultivation now.

“Chongming is dead,” Lin Ye said.

Each disciple of the sect has a life lamp; as long as the lamp is there, the person lives; when the lamp goes out, the person dies.

The last place Chongming appeared was Lincheng. The sect leader of the Heavenly Sword Sect even came to Lincheng in person, and had just left not long ago.

"They should know it was me."

The Mirror Spirit impersonated Wen Yin and led Liao Shuo and the others away. Once they reunited with the people from the Heavenly Sword Sect, they would inevitably pin all the blame on her.

Si Yao didn't have time to argue with them right now, so she handed over the portrait in her hand, "Do you know this person?"

Lin Ye's gaze fell on the portrait in Si Yao's hand. After thinking for a moment, she said, "This is a demonic cultivator. Do you know him?"

“I’m looking for him.”

"Then you'll have to go to the Demon Clan's territory to look for him. This demonic cultivator was captured by the Heavenly Sword Sect a long time ago and imprisoned in the Demon Suppression Tower. Later, he somehow escaped and has been hiding deep within the Demon Clan, refusing to come out."

Lin Ye asked in confusion, "What do you want with him?"

Si Yao carefully put away the portrait in her hand and said, "Revenge."

She just didn't expect that Luo Yang would actually run away to hide in the territory of the demonic cultivators. No wonder Chongming hadn't been able to find him for so many years.

Cultivators are forbidden from venturing into the depths of the Demon Realm, where their cultivation will be suppressed.

Si Yao thanked Lin Ye and headed straight for the Demon Clan's territory.

She possesses abundant spiritual energy, so going into the territory of demonic cultivators like this is definitely not an option. Those demonic cultivators would naturally be no match for her, and going in like this would attract too much attention.

Before they even find Luo Yang, they'll be discovered first.

Even if she could conceal it, the demonic cultivators might still see through it. Si Yao felt that it wasn't good to always ask her seniors for help, so this time she planned to find a way in on her own; she couldn't always rely on her seniors.

Before venturing deep into the demon territory, Si Yao bought a demon cultivator's cloak near the demon border, draped it over her shoulders, and used her spiritual power to conceal her aura before swaggering in.

As long as one conceals their aura, entering like this does not attract the attention of any demonic cultivators.

On the demon's territory, Si Yao also felt some constraints.

After receiving the goddess's inheritance, Si Yao also learned that she was bound by obsession and could not fully unleash the goddess's power. Only by completely breaking free from her obsession could she truly ascend to the upper realm.

Si Yao's obsession is to kill those demons from back then and avenge her family and the people in the village.

She exchanged some magic stones used by demonic cultivators during their cultivation, inquired with some demonic cultivators, and soon obtained the whereabouts of that demonic cultivator, Luo Yang.

Now, that demonic cultivator is hiding in the demon clan's palace.

He is said to be the Demon King's right-hand man.

Luo Yang is very cautious and rarely leaves the Demon Realm. At first, many people were unconvinced by him, but later, because of his quick wit and ability to often defeat those cultivators unexpectedly, the demon cultivators, who have always respected the strong, now rarely believe in Luo Yang.

"Why are you asking about this? Don't tell me you also want to like this man, just like the other women?"

The other person wanted to see Si Yao's face clearly, but found that she was covered up so tightly that it was impossible to see what she looked like.

Si Yao frowned. "Is he popular?"

"Of course, it's just a pity he doesn't want to get married, otherwise even more people would be willing to marry him. This gentleman is the one who defeated Chongming of the Heavenly Sword Sect."

The demonic cultivator began to ramble on about Luo Yang's great achievements again.

Finally, he asked, "What business do you have with this gentleman?"

Si Yao took back the portrait and said, "He owes me something, and I have to get it back."

What does he owe you?

"Human life."

The demonic cultivator stared at Si Yao's departing figure, momentarily stunned.

By the time he realized what was happening, Si Yao was already gone, and he looked even more confused.

Si Yao rushed towards the Demon Realm's imperial city at top speed, and the closer she got, the more bustling it became. The demon cultivators who could get close to this place were no ordinary cultivators; their cultivation levels were also extraordinary.

The moment Si Yao appeared, everyone's eyes turned to her. Finding nothing amiss, they looked away and went back to their own business.

Si Yao only glanced at the demonic cultivators coming and going before looking away.

The only one she was looking for was the demonic cultivator Luo Yang.

I've heard that when the demonic cultivator Luo Yang has nothing to do, he likes to stay in the palace. Getting into the Demon Realm's palace is easy; he can just climb over the wall.

Si Yao walked around inside and saw several maids carrying trays. She knocked out the last female demon cultivator, put her aside, and disguised herself as her, carrying the tray and following them inside.

The leader didn't notice anything amiss and even instructed them to take the food they were carrying inside.

When Si Yao entered, she saw the demonic cultivators feasting and drinking, and in front of them were the corpses of several children.

One of the demonic cultivators laughed wildly, "Children eat it much better. The old man ate it the other day and it was so dry and tasteless."

"Women eat it well too. I especially like women with delicate skin and tender flesh; their meat tastes delicious."

They were loudly discussing what kind of person tasted best and which part of the body had the most tender meat.

Si Yao's face instantly darkened. She quickly scanned the area and spotted Luo Yang sitting among the group of demonic cultivators.

His appearance was exactly the same as in the Mirror of Recall, showing no change whatsoever. Holding a wine glass, he took a sip, and the demoness beside him leaned over to refill it.

When the demoness saw Luo Yang staring at her, she just smiled. Not knowing why Luo Yang was unhappy, she reached out and grabbed her neck, pouring all the wine in her hand onto the demoness's face.

When I let go, the Demoness was already lifeless.

Luo Yang suddenly turned his head. He keenly noticed Si Yao's gaze. Seeing that it was just a demon servant, he casually pointed at Si Yao and said, "Come here and pour me some wine."

When Si Yao arrived, a demon servant came to report that several human women had just been captured from the mortal realm and asked where they should be sent.

The demonic cultivators chattered amongst themselves, claiming that the creatures weren't human, but merely cargo. They were simply discussing how to dispose of the cargo.

Accompanied by a piercing laugh, Si Yao had already walked up to Luo Yang's side.

Si Yao suddenly attacked Luo Yang, but Luo Yang reacted quickly and dodged immediately, even tearing off Si Yao's cloak.

"So you're a cultivator, huh? Little girl, you're really brave to come here all by yourself." Luo Yang casually tossed his cloak aside and said to Si Yao.

The demonic cultivators discovered Si Yao's identity and looked at her with excitement.

"A female cultivator actually dared to come to our territory alone. She's practically asking for death."

"This female cultivator is really beautiful, hahaha. If I were to practice yin-yang cultivation with her, I wonder if I could advance to the next level."

Si Yao looked at the most aggressive demonic cultivator, raised her hand and slapped him, instantly turning him into a bloody mist.

Luo Yang's expression changed instantly. He couldn't see through Si Yao's cultivation level, but a female cultivator who dared to venture into the Demon Clan's palace alone was definitely not a reckless person.

Having figured this out, Luo Yang had already found a place to escape. He watched the others rush over to deal with Si Yao, then seized the opportunity to run away.

Si Yao was looking for him, so how could she let him get away so easily?

"Luo Yang, where are you going to run to?"

Those demonic cultivators were no match for Si Yao, who showed them no mercy when dealing with them. She had witnessed them eating people clearly, so naturally she wouldn't spare their lives now.

After her cultivation level improved, even her natal sword became different. With a gentle swing, a large number of demonic cultivators were killed or injured.

Si Yao formed a mudra with her hands, and five-colored lightning appeared in the sky, striking down directly towards the palace and blocking Luo Yang's path.

Luo Yang snapped out of his daze, took out a porcelain bottle from his pocket, and when he opened it, demonic energy, along with some demons and monsters, rushed out and headed straight for Si Yao.

As a result, Si Yao cleaved the porcelain bottle in Luo Yang's hand in two with a single stroke.

"Still trying to run away."

"Who exactly are you?" Luo Yang looked at Si Yao, trying to figure out his identity. His cultivation was not very good, but he had a good physique and used some insidious methods. Therefore, after escaping, he dared not leave the Demon Clan's territory easily.

He just couldn't understand how he had offended Si Yao, making her go so far as to come to the Demon Clan's territory to find him.

Si Yao thrust her sword down, piercing the body of a centipede as thick as an arm, which writhed in agony. She then pulled it out and slashed it across Luo Yang's neck.

What splattered out wasn't blood, but rather a puppet clone.

[Like a cunning rabbit with three burrows, even at a time like this, he doesn't forget to create a puppet clone for himself. This Luo Yang is truly cautious.]

Si Yao looked around but couldn't find any trace of Luo Yang's true form. However, she did find some captured human girls and several children in the dungeon.

She led everyone out and only let them leave when they reached a safe place.

Just as the girls were about to leave, Si Yao blocked one of them with her sword.

"My benefactor, why are you stopping me?"

"Your gray hair is showing."

Luo Yang turned his head and glanced at her, only to find that his white hair was not showing. He then realized that Si Yao was bluffing him. He raised his hand and threw a hidden weapon at Si Yao, but Si Yao chopped off his arm in return.

"My lady, have I ever offended you?" Luo Yang asked Si Yao, clutching his injured arm as he stepped back, puzzled.

Luo Yang went to the Demon Palace alone, his target was clearly him, and he didn't think it was because of love turning into hate.

He could sense everything that happened to the puppet, but he still couldn't figure out where he had offended this female cultivator.

"Of course I've offended you, otherwise why do you think I came all the way here to arrest you?"

"I don't know you, and I don't know where I offended you. Even if you want me to die, you have to tell me what grudge we have. Even if I am a demonic cultivator, at least let me die a quick and painless death."

Luo Yang tried his best to stop the bleeding from his wrist, but found that no matter what he did, it was in vain.

"It's true that I've committed many evils in my life, but I have a pretty good memory. I don't remember ever harming you. If you want revenge, you'll have to find the right person."

As he spoke, Luo Yang didn't forget to retreat and look for a way out, but his path was blocked by dense vines, and his face became even more unpleasant.

Si Yao looked at him and said, "Of course you don't know me, but you should know Chongming, right?"

"Dao Lord Chongming of Tianjian Sect?"

Si Yao reached out and grabbed his neck from a distance, saying, "What, don't you recognize him?"

"No, I know him, but I don't know what the relationship is between the fairy and him?" Luo Yang asked, kicking his legs in mid-air.

"We used to be master and apprentice."

Luo Yang was still quite perceptive. "Before?"

Si Yao looked at him and smiled, "Yes, before."

She took out the memory stone and placed it in front of Luo Yang. "You said you have a good memory, so you should still remember what happened in this village, right?"

Just one glance at those images and Luo Yang remembered.

"Do you still remember what exactly happened back then?" Si Yao asked.

Luo Yang paused for a moment, then looked at Si Yao, "Of course I remember. If you want to know, I can tell you."

"If you dare to lie to me, I will definitely not let you get away with it."

Luo Yang quickly waved his hand and laughed, "No, no, I wouldn't dare."

From Luo Yang, Si Yao learned some things that the Mirror of Rewind hadn't shown. Years ago, after Luo Yang was captured by the Heavenly Sword Sect, he was imprisoned in the Demon Suppression Tower. He was always unwilling to be imprisoned like that and constantly tried to find a way to escape.

After seeing Chongming, Luo Yang tested him several times and eventually made up his mind.

He laughed and said, "Everyone says that Daoist Chongming is aloof, arrogant and unapproachable, but I have tested him a few times and I know that he is extremely conceited. He seems to be very confident in his abilities, as if he thinks that nothing can escape his grasp."

Seeing Si Yao looking over, Luo Yang said with a hint of smugness, "I used this to provoke him and said I wanted to have a fair fight with him. I said that even if I lost, I would accept it willingly. Chongming was so provoked that he quickly agreed."

Luo Yang gave a mocking laugh. "I didn't really intend to fight him. I just wanted to find an excuse to run away. That Chongming is stupid. He believed me so easily. When he opened the Demon Suppression Tower, I made all the demon cultivators inside rush out, and then I took advantage of the chaos to run away among them."

"So how did he eventually win you over?"

Luo Yang looked at Si Yaodao and sighed, "I thought that Chongming, as a righteous cultivator, wouldn't go too far even if he didn't spout benevolence and morality. Who knew he was a madman? When he saw those demonic cultivators rushing out of the tower, his first instinct wasn't to capture them and bring them back, but to chase after me alone. I'm only good with my brain, nothing else, and I didn't expect to be able to shake him off all the way. It wasn't until we reached this village that he caught up with me, and what happened next is what you see."

Luo Yang had always believed that if a cultivator saw ordinary people suffering, Chongming would definitely not stand idly by. He never expected that he would miscalculate this time and encounter a cold-hearted Daoist named Chongming, who, like the demonic cultivators, regarded mortals as ants.

Even though those demons were slaughtering humans below, he didn't care about the lives of those people at all. His only goal was to have a match with him and then capture him.

Si Yao never expected things to turn out this way.

Because Chongming made a bet with Luoyang, he only cared about the bet and completely disregarded the innocent people who were burned alive by the flames.

The demons she saw when she was a child were actually released by Chongming out of selfishness. Chongming truly deserved to die.

"I've said everything." Luo Yang looked at Si Yao and threw another hidden weapon at her. Before the weapon could even be thrown, his own throat was slit.

Black blood gushed from his neck. Luo Yang clutched his neck, trying to cover the wound.

He still couldn't believe he was going to die like this.

The senior recorded Luo Yang's words with a recording stone, so Luo Yang is no longer of any use to her.

These people have shown no remorse for what they did back then. Luo Yang may have admitted his mistake, but it wasn't out of necessity. In the minds of demonic cultivators, slaughtering humans is not a wrong.

Si Yao showed no mercy when she made her move.

Seeing Luo Yang's unwilling expression, but with only his last breath left, Si Yao reached out and stopped the bleeding from his neck.

Luo Yang didn't believe Si Yao meant she was letting him off the hook. He clutched his neck and asked with difficulty, "What do you want?"

A paper crane carrying a voice flew down from above and landed in Si Yao's hand.

It was sent by Lin Ye.

The Heavenly Sword Sect was furious when they learned that Si Yao had killed Chongming, and issued a kill order against her. Lin Ye reminded her to be careful.

Si Yao watched the paper crane disappear after completing its task, then looked at Luo Yang and said, "Of course, there's a way I can use you."

After saying that, he knocked Luo Yang unconscious and put him into the storage ring given to him by the senior.

This storage ring doesn't have much space, but its only advantage is that it can hold living things, making it perfect for storing Luo Yang.

Si Yao knew that the people of the Heavenly Sword Sect were looking for her everywhere, so she did not hide. Instead, she returned to the village where she lived in her childhood.

No one has lived here since the village was burned down.

The demons killed everyone in the village, and even the surviving corpses were burned to ashes by the fire that fell from the sky.

When Si Yao arrived, she found that there were people worshipping, all of them young men who looked somewhat familiar.

Upon seeing Si Yao approach, the other party looked somewhat surprised, after all, Si Yao's demeanor was not that of an ordinary person, but rather like that of a legendary immortal cultivator.

"Who are you?"

Si Yao looked at a burnt-down house. "That was my home."

The other person followed their gaze, then their eyes fell on Si Yao's face. After examining her closely, they exclaimed in surprise, "Are you perhaps Little A Yao?"

From the familiar face of the other person, Si Yao also found the corresponding person in her memory.