Slaying Demons

Although she was greeting someone, the banshee wore a bloodthirsty smile, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth.

She had almost no eyeballs; her eye sockets were nearly completely covered by the whites of her eyes, and the blood at the corners of her mouth was still fresh.

The succubus licked her lips, and only after tasting the blood did she reveal a satisfied smile. She still had the head of the demon girl who had just twisted her head under her foot. With a stomp, the demon girl's body was torn to pieces, but no blood flowed out. Instead, it was like a disassembled object, with its eyeballs rolling to Mu Qinghuai's feet.

"Today is your death day." A dense demonic aura erupted from Mu Qinghuai's body.

Now that Qi Yuan has lost consciousness, he no longer needs to hide anything. Now is the best time to kill the monster!

"Hehehehe! Didn't you come to save me? Oh dear, I've got the wrong person." The succubus showed no fear and snapped her bony fingers.

Upon hearing the snap of the fingers, the demons gathered together, forming a circle around the two, perfectly separating them.

Mu Qinghuai's eyes were cold, and killing intent surged up like an undercurrent. He suddenly rushed towards the female demon.

*

Qi Yuan opened her eyes, confused: Wasn't she catching demons? Where was she?

Surrounded by green mountains and clear waters, she was greeted by the Silver Bamboo Sect, which she knew all too well.

She tentatively entered the sect, and all she saw were familiar faces; everything inside seemed normal.

Is it an illusion?

Before she could think it through, a tall figure loomed over her: "Wei Shuang, you're back from your training? Your teacher has something to ask you." Yun Xingjun smiled and patted her head.

It is Master.

She looked up at that hypocritical face and still replied, "Yes."

If Qi Yuan's guess is correct, she has returned to three years ago, to the time when she was fourteen years old, had just returned to her sect after completing her training, and was just before her fifteenth birthday.

That conversation was very important to her.

Ruan Yiyun had a faint smile on his face, but his aura was chilling. He sat down in the main seat and said, "Wei Shuang, you are almost fifteen. I want to have a heart-to-heart talk with you. You must answer truthfully."

Qi Yuan's forehead was covered in a fine layer of cold sweat. Her body involuntarily knelt on the ground, her mouth opening and closing, her voice saying, "Yes. This disciple will answer truthfully."

Her body stiffened: This illusion was trying to recreate the scene from back then!

“I knew I hadn’t misjudged you. Although you are young, you stand out among all the disciples, and your personality is more mature and steady than your peers.” Ruan Yiyun’s eyes were unfathomable.

"You flatter me, Master," she said.

"First question. Wei Shuang, why do you think I chose you?" He narrowed his eyes and stared at the girl kneeling on the ground.

Qi Yuan blurted out, "This disciple knows that I have an ice spiritual root. I dare not say that I am exceptionally talented, but it is still very rare."

Ruan Yiyun smiled and said, "You're still so modest. You're right, a genius like you only appears once every few hundred years. That's right, but the main reason is that I have high hopes for you and believe in you."

"Thank you, Master." Qi Yuan sneered inwardly, a hint of mockery on his lips.

He continued, "Second question. Qi Yuan, what do you think of your teacher?"

Here it is! This is the problem!

Even Ruan Yiyun changed her form of address from "Wei Shuang" to "Qi Yuan".

She readily complied and answered flawlessly: "Master is kind-hearted. If it weren't for Master taking me in, I would be an orphan wandering the streets now. A teacher for a day is a father for life. Master is the most important person in my heart, and I am willing to serve Master for the rest of my life."

orphan.

When Ruan Yiyun heard her say that, he tried his best to hide his excitement, but the slight swaying of his shoulders still betrayed his secret joy.

"I'm pleased that you think this way." He nodded approvingly.

"One last question. Wei Shuang, as my personal disciple, you have always managed the sect in an orderly manner. As your master grows old, I am not entirely at ease entrusting the sect to others. If I were to ask you to become the next sect leader, are you capable of taking on the responsibility?" Ruan Yiyun was eagerly anticipating Qi Yuan's answer.

Qi Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly and gave the same answer as before: "Master is not old, and there are many days ahead. This disciple deeply loves every blade of grass, every tree, and every person in the Silver Bamboo Sect. If Master has this idea in the future, you can rest assured to entrust the sect to this disciple. This disciple believes that what I do will not disappoint Master."

Ruan Yiyun laughed. She laughed loudly.

The laughter was extremely grating to Qi Yuan's ears.

She feigned ignorance and asked with her hands clasped, "What is Master laughing at?"

His gaze was as gentle as water, and his brows were filled with joy: "My heart can finally be at ease. You are very good. I have decided to announce to the entire cultivation world on your fifteenth birthday that you are the next sect leader I have chosen."

The Silver Bamboo Sect is a major sect in the entire cultivation world, and countless people are eyeing it covetously.

Yun Xingjun was so easily handed over to a girl who was not even fifteen years old.

Just like back then, Qi Yuan wasn't particularly excited: "This disciple will certainly live up to everyone's expectations!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the surrounding scenery disappeared, turning completely black.

There was only a white dot in front of her. Qi Yuan was on edge and reached out her hand toward the white dot.

A small, elf-like creature popped out and whispered in her ear, "You weren't brainwashed back then; you should have had your memories erased!"

"Why did you say those words?" it asked provocatively, perching on Qi Yuan's shoulder.

"For no reason." Qi Yuan was only slightly surprised, but remained unmoved.

The elf repeated the words several times, but seeing that she still had no reaction, she started to get angry and raised her voice: "You can't possibly not feel anything! You should know that this is your inner demon!"

She paused for a moment and said, "But so what? I'm no longer afraid of this inner demon. Every word I say is carefully considered. If it doesn't have the effect you want, then I'm truly sorry."

Qi Yuan raised her hand and grabbed the monster's thin neck tightly: "Are you done talking? If you're done, get down here. I don't have time to waste with you."

The monster's eyes bulged out from being pinched, and it roared hoarsely, "Impossible! You should be in despair! You should be in pain!"

"Nothing is impossible." The moment Qi Yuan let go, she severed its neck, which was hanging in mid-air.

Green liquid sprayed out and splashed onto her clothes.

Looking at the liquid on her clothes, she disgustedly chanted an incantation to clean them.

Qi Yuan ran through the darkness. This space couldn't possibly be without end. If it really was her inner demon, then she would have to cut it off herself!

"Light frost".

She paused, looking toward the source of the sound: Ruan Yiyun.

His master stood out conspicuously in the darkness, looking at him with the same loving kindness as always.

Qi Yuan's inner demon is Ruan Yiyun.

Without hesitation, she closed her eyes, raised her sword, and slashed.

"Ruan Yiyun" and the darkness of the space split open, and white light shone out. Qi Yuan jumped down with the light.

*

"Who are you?" Qiu Yi stared intently at the unfamiliar woman blocking her way.

Chun Ting retorted sharply, "What's it to you!"

Each of them held a sword given to them by their respective systems, one black and one gold, and the two swords clashed together.

Not only Qiu Yi, but Chun Ting also strengthened his body in advance to ensure the protagonist's safety, making him comparable to Qiu Yi now.

“You should know that the two inside are immortals invited by the Zhu family to exorcise demons, right? What are their true intentions in coming here!” Chun Ting’s tone was resolute.

Qiu Yi's face was gloomy, and she did not want to answer.

Just in case, she had covered her face and dressed in black before coming here.

That way, they wouldn't be able to recognize them.

[Assist System]: This supporting character is probably a villain, like a mini-boss. This mission was probably issued because of her. Good luck, host, defeat her!

Chunting: "Roger that! Master, watch how I take her down!"

She swiftly retreated behind Qiu Yi and thrust her sword into her waist. Qiu Yi triggered the system's emergency defense, creating distance between them.

Qiu Yi was somewhat exasperated. She asked the system, "Who is this person?! She's not in the story at all!"

[BE System]: Based on her recent statement, it's likely that the Zhu family cultivator appeared temporarily due to a bug. A new mission is now issued: Defeat the Zhu family cultivator and stop the male and female protagonists from capturing the demon.

"This is much more difficult! How could I possibly beat someone as strong as her?!" she shouted to the system.

Suddenly, something happened inside the house, and it exploded, shattering the walls and sending stones flying outwards.

Seeing that things were not going well, Qiuyi and Chunting had no choice but to grit their teeth and run away unwillingly.

——Ten minutes ago

"Qi Yuan?!" Mu Qinghuai looked at the woman who jumped to his side with some surprise.

He had just killed the female demon when Qi Yuan stood beside him.

Looking back, all those demons had lost their heads.

Without a doubt, it was Qi Yuan who killed him.

"When did you wake up?" he asked.

“Just now, after I broke through my inner demons, I woke up and killed all the monsters surrounding me. What about you?” Qi Yuan shrugged.

Terrifying! He killed all the demons in a single move in an instant!

Mu Qinghuai had no idea about her strength before, but Qi Yuan not only broke through her inner demons in the short time it took him to kill the female demon, but she was also able to quickly regain her senses upon returning to reality. The strength of the several demons was about half that of the female demon, yet Qi Yuan was able to kill them easily.

He said, "This monster was quite cunning, but we still killed it. Now I know how those people went mad. Look at this."

"Once this slime's toxin is absorbed into a person's body, it will erode that person's memory over time, and the poison's effects will drive the poisoned person insane," Mu Qinghuai squatted down and pointed to the bubbling slime on the banshee's head. "This monster can spray slime from its mouth, eyes, nose, and other places."

Qi Yuan summoned her magic weapon to collect the slime bit by bit: "Since it's poison, there must be an antidote. I will develop an antidote as soon as possible."

"Run!" Mu Qinghuai inadvertently noticed that the red cloth covering the portrait that had fallen to the ground earlier was strangely expanding and looked like it was about to explode.

She had already collected the slime, and she and Mu Qinghuai ran outside through the secret door they had come through.

The moment they stepped out, the house exploded.