When Gao Shijie heard Pei Zhi say that she was possessed by demonic energy, Gao Shijie was so frightened that he almost fell off his sword.

Pei Zhi was quick-witted and managed to save Gao Shijie.

"So, during the time you disappeared, you were taken away by the demons?"

"Yes." This couldn't be kept from Gao Shijie.

"My golden core is already surrounded by demonic energy. In less than a month, my golden core will be completely devoured by the demonic energy."

Gao Shijie asked urgently, "And then what?"

"Then, I became a demon and could no longer practice the magic of the immortal cultivation world."

Gao Shijie's eyes instantly reddened. Wasn't this tantamount to taking Pei Zhi's life?

"Let's go find the sect leader and Uncle Zhong; they're sure to find a way."

"So, that's why I'm bringing you back to the Immortal Sect."

Pei Zhi went straight back to Wuwang Peak, and Gao Shijie hurriedly went to invite Sect Leader Pei.

When Pei Tianming arrived, Zhong Changyuan had just finished examining Pei Zhi.

"How about it?"

Zhong Changyuan frowned. "There is indeed a demonic aura surrounding her golden core."

Pei Tianming hurriedly asked, "Is there any way to remove it?"

"Demonic energy is wrapped around the golden core, and this demonic energy is extremely domineering."

Pei Zhi added, "The man who kidnapped me is called Wan Kui."

Pei Tianming gasped, then slammed his hand on the table in anger. "That Wan Kui is a wolf in sheep's clothing. He must have done it on purpose."

"Knowing that the cultivation world was going to form a marriage alliance with the demon world, they deliberately planted demonic energy in Zhizhi's body."

Zhong Changyuan pondered for a moment, "If we forcibly remove it, the golden core will develop cracks."

Once a crack appears in the Golden Core, Pei Zhi's cultivation will not be able to improve further, and she will also suffer excruciating pain.

This pain will not disappear until Pei Zhi dies.

Before Pei Zhi could even speak, Pei Tianming had already made the decision for her.

"If we don't remove it, what will people think of our Tianyuan Sect when Zhizhi becomes a demon?"

This means that they intend to take it by force.

Zhong Changyuan remained silent, watching Pei Zhi quietly, waiting for her to make a decision.

"What if I were to abandon my cultivation?"

Gao Shijie exclaimed in astonishment, "What?"

Pei Tianming loudly refused: "No."

Having abandoned his cultivation, Pei Zhi became a useless person with no cultivation at all.

With the golden core gone, the demonic energy that had been clinging to it naturally disappeared as well.

“It wasn’t easy for you to cultivate your Golden Core, you mustn’t be so reckless,” Pei Tianming advised earnestly. “If you forcibly remove it, even if your Golden Core is damaged, your cultivation will still be intact.”

After abandoning one's cultivation, it will be many times more difficult to cultivate again than before.

Pei Zhi was only fifty years old when he became a Golden Core cultivator in the early stage, making him a well-known genius in the cultivation world.

Pei Tianming has also been praised by many for his excellent parenting skills.

If Pei Zhi were to abandon her cultivation, she would become a useless person, and Pei Tianming didn't want a useless daughter.

Zhong Changyuan stared intently at Pei Zhi: "Once you lose your cultivation, you'll be just like an ordinary person, subject to birth, aging, sickness, and death."

Pei Zhi combined the two, thus losing his cultivation and becoming just like an ordinary person. It seemed like there was nothing wrong with that.

If her golden core were damaged and she suffered pain every day, Pei Zhi wouldn't be able to bear it; she wasn't the type to endure hardship.

Pei Tianming resolutely refused: "No, absolutely not."

Zhong Changyuan glanced at Pei Tianming, grabbed Pei Zhi's wrist, and with a wave of his hand, led Pei Zhi to his courtyard.

"There's no one else here. Tell me, has Wan Kui threatened you in any way?"

Wan Kui planted demonic energy in Pei Zhi's golden core; he must have had some requirements.

Pei Zhi hesitated for a moment, but ultimately didn't say anything. "Maybe Wan Kui has something wrong with his head and just likes to mess with people."

"Master, you might as well just cripple my cultivation."

Zhong Changyuan's eyes turned cold and sharp. "Are you sure?"

"Without cultivation, you will be afraid of the heat in summer and the cold in winter."

“You have to eat three meals a day, and you will get sick or injured. Even elixirs won’t work on you.” Zhong Changyuan hoped Pei Zhi could think it through.

Pei Zhi pondered for a moment and then changed his words, "If I forcibly extract the demonic energy, my cultivation will not be able to improve. In that case, I am willing to start over."

In fact, Pei Zhi was afraid that her golden core would crack and hurt, as she couldn't bear any hardship.

She wouldn't be able to stay in this world for more than a few years anyway, so once she lost her cultivation, that was that.

Zhong Changyuan looked at Pei Zhi with a gratified expression and sighed again.

It seemed as if they thought Pei Zhi had suddenly grown up.

"Since you've made your decision, then I'll get to work."

Pei Zhi nodded emphatically: "Yes."

Zhong Changyuan cast a spell on Pei Zhi, and Pei Zhi immediately felt a sharp pain.

This pain felt like it was tearing her apart.

Pei Zhi exclaimed that she had been tricked, and no one had told her that losing cultivation would hurt so much.

With his golden core shattered and his cultivation ruined, Pei Zhi coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed weakly.

Zhong Changyuan reached out and pulled Pei Zhi into his arms.

Pei Zhi fainted due to the pain.

Zhong Changyuan carefully wiped the bloodstains from Pei Zhi's chin. Looking at Pei Zhi's pale face, he could no longer hide the tenderness in his eyes.

"Don't worry, I will help you get revenge."

After settling Pei Zhi in, Zhong Changyuan called Gao Shijie to take care of her, then grabbed his sword and stormed off in a huff.

Meanwhile, Wan Kui was holding a woman who looked remarkably like Pei Zhi.

Wan Kui instructed the woman in his arms: "No, your gaze should be more determined."

"Don't look so obsequious, be more resolute, like that..."

Wan Kui sighed. After talking for so long, the woman in his arms could only conjure up a face that looked remarkably like Pei Zhi's; otherwise, she was nothing like her at all.

"Get out of my way, get out of my way." Wan Kui kicked the woman away. "She doesn't look like her at all. She annoys me."

With a wave of his hand, Wan Kui turned the woman who had been kneeling on the ground begging for mercy into ashes in an instant.

Wan Kui smacked his lips, genuinely regretting letting Pei Zhi go.

He should have kept Pei Zhi company for a while; he hadn't met such an interesting person in a long time.

"Something terrible has happened!" The Imperial Advisor suddenly rushed into the hall.

"What's the big deal? Why are you making such a fuss?"

The Imperial Advisor knelt on the ground and said, "Zhong Changyuan, Zhong Changyuan is currently outside the Demon Realm, wreaking havoc and killing so many of our demons that they dare not leave the Demon Realm."

"What?" Wan Kuiteng stood up abruptly.

Wan Kui muttered, "It must be Pei Zhi who has been exposed."

Even if Zhong Changyuan came to the door, Wan Kui still didn't believe that Pei Zhi had confessed on her own initiative.

He concluded that Pei Zhi was too eager to take Zhong Changyuan's life, and after being exposed, Zhong Changyuan came to settle accounts with him.

Zhong Changyuan has come. If Wan Kui doesn't go out, wouldn't he be a coward?

Wan Kui flew to the border of the Demon Realm's barrier, saying, "I was unaware of the arrival of the Sword Immortal; I have truly failed to greet you properly."

Zhong Changyuan pointed his sword at Wan Kui and said, "Enough with the nonsense, come out and face your death."