Yun Qing

"What...what's going on?" Qi Yuan finally managed to utter a sound after a long while.

Mu Qinghuai did not move: "The leader of the Wangyue Sect has helped me, this king."

“Young man, leave this place. Yanglin West Lake is not a place for you,” Ouyang Lanyue said meaningfully.

Qi Yuan maintains the appearance of a young boy, so outsiders cannot tell the difference.

"Your Excellency Ghost King, I hope you two will keep your mouths shut. I do not wish for any news about me to be leaked." Ouyang Lanyue laughed, raised her hand to put on her mask, and turned around and disappeared.

"...Zhu Fu, what happened?" After a while, Qi Yuan asked hesitantly.

“Ruan Yiyun mistook me for you and chased after me in the chaos, while Ouyang, the leader of the Wangyue Sect, followed. He injured Ruan Yiyun again.” Mu Qinghuai said with his eyes lowered, then added, “Don’t worry. Neither of them should have realized it.”

"Who exactly is Ouyang Lanyue?" she murmured.

Before this trip, when Qi Yuan went to discuss countermeasures with Mu Qinghuai, she learned something.

Ouyang Lanyue betrayed the Demon Lord and injured him.

Therefore, the injuries on Ruan Yiyun's body that day were Ouyang Lanyue's doing.

As is widely known, Ruan Yiyun is a Mahayana cultivator.

If even he could be injured, then how high must Ouyang Lanyue's cultivation level be?!

Even now, Ruan Yiyun still can't do anything about him. It's truly terrifying...

"How much do you know about this friend?" Qi Yuan asked softly.

"I only know part of his identity; I don't know his true background. Ever since I entered the Demon Realm, Ouyang has been favored by Ruan Yiyun, but unexpectedly he suddenly betrayed me, and I couldn't even find him. But today..."

He added, "The person I understand the least is him."

"..."

Qi Yuan took his hand, remained silent for a moment, and said, "He said this place is not where I belong. Let's go."

Many years ago, Yanglin West Lake was called Yinlin Temple. This place was filled with evil spirits and had few people. It was only later that it was transformed into West Lake by cultivators. The Chaos Pearl was also casually thrown into Yinlin Temple before that.

It is said that the Demon Seal was sealed by True Man Xuan Yang in this area. Many cultivators traveled a long way to Yanglin West Lake in order to benefit from the fortune of True Man Xuan Yang's ascension. Yinlin Temple has become the temple for prayers today.

“The ancient divine pearl has already absorbed the chaos pearl. Soon the evil energy will completely disappear, and it will be troublesome for us to escape.” She stepped onto the sword, and Mu Qinghuai followed and put his arm around her waist.

The eerie wind in this place made the sword sway and shake. Suddenly, a spiritual force attacked the two of them.

Qi Yuan dodged with her sword, and as the spiritual energy flew past her ear, she sensed that the source of the energy was Ruan Yiyun.

He hasn't left yet!

Screams and cries erupted from below, and one voice stood out particularly shrill: "It's Yun Qing!! And a group of demons!"

"That traitorous disciple! He's a demonic cultivator!"

In the pitch-black environment, thousands of spiritual energies flickered back and forth, mingling with demonic energy and creating a chaotic scene.

So many people were fighting the demons. Qi Yuan swooped down to the ground and, in a chaotic melee, hid with Mu Qinghuai.

"Have you felt an increasingly strong... aura?"

"Yes. And I'm quite familiar with it," Qi Yuan said, blocking the attack.

Yun Qing is actually here...!

Both of them were deeply worried, and their faces fell.

A golden light suddenly appeared, and a continuous stream of spiritual energy, like surging water, gushed out from the clouds, piercing the darkness.

The pink figure now appears in the rising sun, eyes closed, expression serene, fingers tucked together, radiating a sacred glow.

She stretched out a hand and gently touched it, and the demonic cultivators were all driven away by this spiritual power, quickly disappearing without a trace.

As darkness faded and the noise subsided, everyone stared in astonishment at the scene.

The woman slowly landed on the ground and opened her eyes.

"Thank you, Ju Xing?" Qi Yuan frowned and gasped.

Someone in the crowd shouted, "It's Xie Juxing, a direct disciple of the Silver Bamboo Sect!!"

The cultivators seemed to awaken from a dream, and one of them immediately exclaimed, "This...this is a goddess!"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, then a man shouted, "Yes! The goddess! She saved us all!"

"goddess!"

"Savior!"

More and more people joined the group, raising their right hands, waving and shouting, and surrounded Xie Juxing.

Xie Juxing smiled and raised his eyebrows: "You're too kind, everyone. I just happened to be passing by and that's why I made a move."

"Goddess, you actually subdued all the demons with just one move! You're even more powerful than your senior sister!" someone exclaimed.

"No, how could I possibly compare to Senior Sister? It's just that those demons were too weak," Xie Juxing said with a smile.

A woman stared in disbelief: "So many demonic cultivators, and the Goddess actually thinks... they're weak?! How... modest! She has more heroic spirit than your senior sister."

"That's right, Qi Yuan isn't nearly as powerful as the rumors say. I think her junior sister is the real rising star in the cultivation world!"

"Goddess, will you replace Fairy Qi as the next sect leader of the Silver Bamboo Sect?"

"May I ask what your current cultivation level is?"

"..."

Mu Qinghuai, his face dark, was about to move when his sleeve was pulled back by Qi Yuan, who was expressionless. Qi Yuan shook her head at him.

"micro……"

"Don't be impulsive. There's definitely something fishy going on here," she interrupted.

Mu Qinghuai looked at her for a long time, his expression softening, and finally sighed: "Alright. We won't act rashly."

Those cultivators changed their expressions faster than flipping through a book. One second they might be followers of Qi Yuan, and the next they might be trampling Qi Yuan under their feet. He was so angry that he wanted to rush out and beat them up.

"Let's go. Let's leave here as soon as possible. I don't even know if Ruan Yiyun is still here."

"good."

The two disguised themselves and fled the scene, only to encounter someone who had already "escaped" in the forest.

"Disciple Yunqing greets Senior Sister."

Qi Yuan was taken aback: "Yun Qing?! How did you..."

"That's because... I, as your junior brother, happen to recognize the ghost bead on Senior Sister's hand," Yun Qing said with a cupped hand and a smile.

Mu Qinghuai swiftly drew his sword and said in a deep voice, "You're a ghost! And who is your senior sister!"

"Oh, Ah Huai, it's you." Yun Qing chuckled, seemingly returning to her usual gentle and refined demeanor.

Qi Yuan dodged and thrust her sword at Yun Qing's neck. The sharp blade grazed his neck, and he bent over to dodge Shuang's attack, rushing behind Qi Yuan with lightning speed.

Mu Qinghuai was faster and knocked Yun Qing's sword away. Unexpectedly, the latter leaped into the air with her hands behind her back and looked at the two of them with a smile.

"Ah Huai, Senior Sister, don't be so impulsive. This disciple just... wants to make a deal," Yun Qing said.

"Who wants to make a deal with you!" Qi Yuan caught the sword thrown by Mu Qinghuai, stepped on the frost, and stabbed at Yun Qing. But no matter how fast or fierce the attack was, Yun Qing was able to dodge to the side.

“You can’t cut me,” he simply said.

Mu Qinghuai used his demonic energy to immobilize Yun Qing, who landed on the ground. Even though Mu Qinghuai was tightly gripping her neck, she still smiled brightly.

"Zhu Fu." Qi Yuan gently shook her head. "Capture him alive. I have questions for him."

She stepped forward and slapped Yun Qing hard across the face. Yun Qing's cheeks turned slightly red, and her face was turned to one side by the slap.

He fell silent, then chuckled, "Why don't you listen to what I have to say?"

"Speak," Mu Qinghuai said sternly.

"Aren't you curious about who your parents are?"

Their pupils contracted sharply. Mu Qinghuai gripped Yun Qing's collar tightly, his hands trembling, but neither of them uttered a sound.

"Ha, if I said I am... a reborn person, would you believe me?"

"...Why?" Qi Yuan finally asked after a long silence.

Yun Qing lowered his gaze, his expression calm: "I know far more about this world than you do. I know secrets you don't." He broke free from the loose restraints and leaned closer to the two of them, "And all I want is the Ghost Pearl in Senior Sister's hand."

"Get lost!" Mu Qinghuai punched him without hesitation, and then, realizing what was happening, intensified his control over the demonic energy.

Qi Yuan forcefully pried open Yun Qing's jaw and roughly shoved a truth pill into her mouth.

"I ask you, is Xie Juxing a puppet?"

"Yes and no," Yun Qing coughed violently, speaking uncontrollably.

Her eyes flashed: "Do you possess the art of rebirth?"

"yes."

The two of them could no longer stand, staring at Yun Qing in shock, their breaths held, blood already trickling from the corner of her mouth.

Yun Qing smiled, looking at them defiantly: "The reason you were able to ask is because I was willing to answer. If I didn't want to answer, no matter how many truth pills you stuff in my mouth, it would be in vain."

"I'm asking you, who are our... parents?" Qi Yuan took a deep breath, ignoring Yun Qing's words.

"Yes...yes, yes..." Yun Qing resisted desperately, biting down on the acupoint in her mouth and fainting.

Seeing that he had not gotten any useful information, Mu Qinghuai did not give up. He suddenly conjured up cold water and splashed it on Yun Qing, then beat him wildly for a long time, but he still did not wake up. He checked his breathing and found that he was still alive.

“Zhu Fu.” Qi Yuan broke the silence.

"Let's lock him up first."

"Okay." Mu Qinghuai answered quickly this time.

However, both of them knew perfectly well that they couldn't calm down at all.

What... a rebirth technique!

It completely shattered their understanding of this continent; this was clearly... something that didn't exist, just a legend.

But the person who took the truth pill spoke the truth. The two had no choice but to believe him.

"Frost. We...wait."

"Yes. We can only wait." she said softly.

“That person, the vessel, the spiritual root. I will… find out everything,” Qi Yuan added.

At eighteen, all these problems will disappear on their own.

It's only a short period of less than a month.

As for Yun Qing, she could only wait until he woke up and try to get the information out of him.

The crowd in the distance was still praising Xie Juxing, while some reasonable people raised questions: "Fairy Xie, is your spiritual power really that strong?"

However, the sound was quickly drowned out, as the vast majority of people were still immersed in the joy of being rescued.

Xie Juxing sensed something, leaped onto the sword in mid-air, and waved to everyone with a smile: "I have something to do, goodbye."

She flew away on her sword without looking back.

In a little-known corner of Yanglin West Lake, evil spirits are leaking and spreading unchecked.

In the silent darkness, a person slowly opens their eyes.

The demonic seal has loosened.