Chapter 214 Xie Sixing, did you really kill me?

Chaos Realm

The moment Ye Li entered, she heard Sha Luoru's words.

"The method of immortality for the Wuqi Clan was taught by Xie Sixing. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he created the Wuqi Clan! He went against the will of Heaven and suffered a backlash, so he joined forces with those Dao cultivators to exterminate the Wuqi Clan. Before you died, you summoned Heavenly Punishment and sealed him in the Chaos Realm."

"The only reason he helped you was to break the seal on the Chaos Realm."

"Did he form a pact with you? He's doing this to keep you under his control!"

"Let me go! What kind of insects do you like? I can help you make a body!"

"..."

On the snow-covered ground, Ye Li looked up at the golden pagoda, her eyes reflecting a hint of coldness in the snow.

With a creaking sound.

The door was pushed open.

Inside, Xie Sixing was plucking feathers from a large black bird to make a calligraphy brush.

Seeing her expression, Xie Sixing seemed to sense something, released Dahei, and said lazily, "Why the look on your face? Did Shaluo Ru say something bad about me?"

Ye Li scrutinized his face. Although they hadn't known each other for long, he was her friend who had fought alongside her, saved her several times, and had an inexplicable connection with her.

But it seemed she had never truly understood him.

He's hiding something from her.

He has a secret.

Moreover, that secret is related to her.

The quiet space amplified suspicions, and after a long while, Ye Li finally spoke.

"Xie Sixing, I have a question for you now, and you must answer me truthfully."

Xie Sixing didn't speak, but simply gestured for him to continue.

"Is the birth of the Wuqi Clan related to you?"

"good."

"You killed me too?"

As if recalling something, Xie Sixing's smile looked somewhat intriguing. "Killing is too heartless; it's more appropriate to say we died for love."

Ye Li frowned. "Xie Sixing, who exactly are you?"

"Don't you know that I am an evil spirit?"

"impossible!"

Ye Li's tone was resolute: "Creating the Wuqi Clan is absolutely not something that evil spirits could do!"

Xie Sixing shrugged. "See? You asked me, and even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me."

Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Ye Li clenched her fists.

She suppressed her anger and tried to reason with him, "We've been through life and death together many times, and now we're at a critical moment. Why can't you tell me everything? Whether you killed me or not, that's all in the past. What difference does it make?"

Xie Sixing stared at her for a few seconds, then smiled and said, "It's easy to say 'past events,' but if I had not only killed you, but also your closest and dearest, could you so easily let it go?"

"I……"

For some reason, when Ye Li heard Xie Sixing's words, she felt an indescribable tearing sensation in her heart.

It was as if what he was saying was a true story.

She paused for a moment, then said, “If you walk the righteous path, while my family and I wreak havoc on the world, then… even if what you say is true, I can accept it.”

"Oh-"

Xie Sixing chuckled softly, the last syllable of his voice carrying a hint of mockery.

His gaze shifted to Ye Li's face, his voice playful, "Little Taoist priest, you are too young, too black and white. There is no such thing as a righteous path in this world."

"For example, the you of today and the you of the past both believe that you are on the right path. The swords in your hands protect different people. How can you distinguish right from wrong, black from white?"

At first, she...

The masked woman said that in her first life, she was the patriarch of the Wuqi clan. So, if she regained her memories of her first life, how would her thoughts be different?

For a moment, Ye Li's eyes were filled with confusion.

Over a thousand years, the world has changed dramatically, with the sea turning into mulberry fields. But has the sea taken over the mulberry fields, or has the mulberry fields taken over the sea?

Just as she felt a sense of emptiness, a furry touch brushed against her hand.

Turning my head, I saw Big Black.

It was annoyed that Ye Li was only talking to Xie Sixing, and it was using its sharp beak to tug at the hem of her clothes, trying to pull her out to play.

The moment Ye Li saw the big black thing, it was as if she had suddenly fallen from that ethereal state into reality.

She stroked the large black feathers, and when she looked up at Xie Sixing, her eyes became clear.

"Right and wrong, black and white, are ethereal and elusive, yet all living things are right before me. Black and white are formless, but living things have intention."

"Black and white are formless, but living beings have intentions..."

Xie Sixing repeated Ye Li's words, then smiled gently.

"Indeed, only the Daoist Master can enlighten me. In that case, Daoist Master, prepare well for tomorrow's life-or-death struggle. If you survive, I will tell you everything I know."

He's right, the most important task right now is to stop the masked man's plan.

If she survives, she can then discuss the rest with him.

Thinking of this, Ye Li nodded, "It's a deal!"

-

On the day of the sect competition, all the major sects arrived one after another.

The disciples who were brought to participate in the sect competition were all exceptionally talented and beautiful; even from a distance, they were a delight to behold.

However, as the number one sect in the world, the disciples of Tianmen Sect were still somewhat arrogant. Instead of showing any sign of submission, they whispered among themselves.

"There are even disciples at the Golden Core stage; they are not to be underestimated."

"Oh, we have the Lotus Gate, what's there to be afraid of?"

"We had Senior Sister Ye Li before, but now that she's gone, can we still come out on top?"

"Why not? We still have Senior Brother Lu Ziting and the others."

"That's true. Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing if the Tianmen Sect couldn't win the battle on the battlefield."

"..."

The words came true.

On the very first day of the competition, several disciples of the Lotus Sect were utterly defeated by several disciples of the Taixu Sect.

Especially Zhou Yunhai, the second senior brother of Taixu Sect, used to be fought by Ye Li, but now that Ye Li is not here, the task falls on Lu Ziting.

As a result, Zhou Yunhai beat him so badly that he was bobbing up and down, as if he were swinging on a swing.

Bai Xiaosheng and Mo Hannian both performed poorly.

They've been searching for Ye Li's "corpse" lately, neglecting their training. Plus, before the previous competitions, it was Ye Li who devised tactics and analyzed their moves for them.

They went up there completely in the dark, and before an incense stick could burn, they were beaten and sent flying all over the place.

As for Wen Yao and Yuan Ce, one was an alchemist and the other had no spiritual root; they were practically defeated as soon as they went up.

When Yuan Ce landed on his butt, Qingyu Zhenren at the head of the table had a face so dark it looked like it could drip water.

The disciples below also looked disgusted when they saw this.

"What's going on! How come the Lotus Sect's strength has regressed so much?!"

"It seems what I heard was true."

"What do you mean, really?"

"I've heard before that the reason why the Lotus Sect's disciples have reached their current level of cultivation has nothing to do with True Person Qingyu, but is all thanks to Senior Sister Ye Li. I didn't believe it at the time, but now it seems to be 99% true!"

"My goodness, not only does Senior Sister Ye Li have to cultivate, but she also has to be filial to her master and take care of her junior brothers. And they still left her to die without helping her. She's been dead for more than half a year and they haven't even found her body. Really, tsk tsk tsk."

"Who says otherwise? You always see Master Qingyu as an otherworldly being, but it turns out he just dumps all the work on his disciples to gain a good reputation for himself."

"Who can argue with that!"

Immortal sects rely on cultivation level and strength. The reason why the Lotus Sect was so extraordinary in the past, besides Qingyu Zhenren being the sect leader's disciple, was mainly because the Lotus Sect was exceptionally strong.

Today, the direct disciples of the Lotus Sect are not only inferior to the other five sects, but even some outstanding inner disciples cannot compare to them.

This made the disciples no longer hold back and start discussing among themselves.

The noise was so loud that Master Qingyu left his seat with a cold face before even finishing watching the competition.

Several dejected disciples followed behind.