Chapter 51 They witnessed the circumstances of Ye Li's death.

In sight, Master Qingyu returned to the ground of the misty camphor forest.

Weren't we just in a cave?

Before he could figure it out, he saw Ye Li squatting on the ground, picking medicinal herbs.

"Ye Li, why aren't you going back to your sect? What are you doing here?"

Pian Yeli seemed not to hear her. She put the medicinal herbs into her storage bag and tried to leave.

Suddenly, she turned her head and shouted sharply, "Who goes there!"

Master Qingyu's face darkened with anger. "How dare you! You haven't even knelt before your master!"

Ye Li raised her hand and a fire lotus bloomed.

However, it wasn't directed at him, but rather in another direction.

Only then did Master Qingyu realize that there was not only the two of them in the forest, but also a man in black robes.

He vanished the instant the fire lotus struck.

While Ye Li was still in surprise, the masked man in black robes appeared behind her without her noticing.

Master Qingyu subconsciously reminded, "Behind you."

Ye Li also spotted the masked man, ducked to avoid the chains, and formed a hand seal. The earth rose several meters high, and the earth lotus immediately attacked the masked man.

The masked man vanished into thin air once again.

Ye Li quickly formed hand seals, and in an instant, a huge fire lotus spread out from the soles of her feet.

Her beautiful face glowed red in the firelight, her long hair flying in the wind. "Reveal yourself!"

The masked man appeared beneath the fire lotus.

But he completely ignored the raging fire, and chains emerged from his body, wrapping around Ye Li.

What happened next was extremely cruel.

Chains tightly bound Ye Li's limbs, pinning her to the ground with all her limbs twisted backward, until her arms and legs were bent backward in an extremely bizarre posture.

"Ah Li!"

Master Qingyu let out a low shout, trying to stop him, but his body seemed to be nailed to the spot, unable to move.

They could only watch helplessly as Ye Li suffered greatly.

Only after Ye Li's limbs were all broken did the masked man release the chains.

Perhaps thinking that Ye Li was powerless to fight back, he lowered his head to check her body.

Ye Li's tenacity clearly exceeded his expectations. The moment he released her, she suddenly flew several feet away, her bloodied fingertips holding seven talismans.

The talisman was ignited by the fire from her fingertips.

That is...

Help!

Master Qingyu suddenly realized that this wasn't something that happened today, but rather the day of Ying'er's apprenticeship ceremony...

How could this be? Wasn't the help request fake?

Wasn't it because she was jealous of Ying'er that she staged this whole thing?

"Chirp!"

A bird's cry.

As the masked man approached Ye Li, a black bird swooped down.

The result was predictable.

If Ye Li, with her cultivation level, was so weak, then Da Hei would be no match for her.

Big Black crashed heavily into the tree, leaving it covered in wounds.

But instead of stopping, it became even angrier.

It spread its wings, let out a sharp cry, and charged at the villain in front of Ye Li.

Ye Li's limbs were broken, and she couldn't walk. "Big Black... don't go..."

No matter how many times he was kicked out, Big Black refused to give up.

The last time, it fell next to Ye Li.

Seeing Ye Li covered in blood, tears welled in its bird-like eyes, and it got up to attack again.

"go!"

Ye Li used her last bit of strength to send it thousands of feet away. Amidst the frantic howls of the giant black dog, the chains wrapped around her neck once more.

Tighten it little by little.

Master Qingyu glared angrily, but could only watch as Ye Li's neck was snapped.

Throughout the entire process, her gaze remained fixed in the same direction.

That's the direction of the Heavenly Gate Sect.

She was waiting for him to save her.

She died with her eyes wide open in disbelief.

Master Qingyu's heart was breaking, Ah Li...

Then, something even more horrific happened.

The knife slashed through her dantian, and blood flowed like a river.

The masked man dug out her inner core, glanced at it lightly, and casually tossed it aside.

Master Qingyu shook his head in a daze, "No, this isn't real, this can't be real."

But if it's not true, why is everything so clear, and why does it overlap with everything from that day?

"Ah Li!"

"Get up! Tell me this isn't true!"

"..."

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in cave

At first, Ye Li thought that Qingyu Zhenren had seen her when she was called, but then she saw Qingyu Zhenren standing motionless in the same spot, muttering to himself.

It was as if I had entered some kind of illusion.

Turning around, I saw that Lu Ziting and the other two were in the same situation.

Moreover, they all called out her name simultaneously.

Could that illusion be related to her?

Ye Li originally thought they would find her and the murdered disciples once they arrived here, but they were caught in an illusion before they even saw the masked man.

It seems this masked man is far more difficult to deal with than she imagined.

Just as Ye Li was on guard, her body was suddenly pulled by an unknown force.

In a flash, his gaze fell upon the disciples who lay dead with their eyes wide open.

Wait, this is...

To her astonishment, she found herself back in her body, lying on the altar!

how so!

Before she could react, cold, smooth fingers touched her neck.

"Li'er, you're awake."

Goosebumps rose up where he touched. What was going on?

Just as Ye Li was about to struggle, her body defied her will and she sat up.

It was as if someone else was controlling her body.

Who? Who is it?

Seeing her sit up, the masked man let out a piercing laugh.

“There is food I have prepared for you outside, and there are cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage. If you drink their blood, you will definitely recover your spirit.”

Blood……

Ye Li was horrified when she thought of the disciples who had been drained of their blood.

Strangely, a longing welled up deep within her body.

She's craving the blood of a monk?!

She belatedly realized that her body had changed after her death.

At the same time, her body had already walked out of the stone chamber and arrived in front of Master Qingyu and the others.

She twitched her nose, walked towards Master Qingyu, and raised her dagger.

stop!

Ye Li gritted her teeth.

She must not be used by evil spirits to kill and drink blood!

Perhaps the thought was too strong, for in an instant, Ye Li regained control of her body.

The dagger immediately stabbed towards the masked man behind him.

Caught off guard, the masked man looked down at the dagger stuck in his chest, seemingly oblivious to the pain.

He looked up again, his eyes glowing with an eerie red. "Li'er, what are you doing?"

The masked man was injured, and Qingyu Zhenren and the others who were under his control suddenly came to their senses.

When Master Qingyu saw the masked man in the illusion, his eyes widened in fury, and he drew talismans with both hands before immediately attacking.

"Demon, die!"

The masked man said in a sinister tone, "You're asking for death!"

Black mist blanketed the sky, and Master Qingyu activated his spiritual power, causing millions of lotus flowers to swirl up like a hurricane.

The earth shook violently the moment the two forces collided.

Just as a huge rock was about to crash down, Wen Yao rushed over and shielded the motionless Ye Li.

"Ah Li!"

Are you alright...?

Before he could finish speaking, Wen Yao sensed something. He held Ye Li's cold, lifeless hand and froze on the spot.

Not only his body temperature, but he also noticed that Ye Li's arms were incredibly limp, as if they had been broken.

Thinking of everything he had just seen in the illusion, Wen Yao's hand trembled as he reached out to touch her dantian.

Empty...