Zhang Shih-hao was now covered in blood. He stood in the center of the formation, trying his best to communicate with the Six-Tails.
"Hehe, twenty years have passed. Has the son I gave birth to back then grown up to be this big?"
"Mother..." Zhang Shihao struggled to maintain his standing posture, as he was almost unable to hold on due to the demonic energy emanating from Liuwei.
"Stop now. If you break the seal of the Demon-Suppressing Tower, all the demons will come out in droves, and this world will surely be plunged into catastrophe."
"You can't bear the consequences of this."
"Heh, cause and effect?" Liuwei stared blankly at the sky and murmured, "I stopped caring about cause and effect when your father passed away twenty years ago."
“This day should have come twenty years ago, but because your father was one of the Four Celestial Masters of Qiwu Mountain, I cannot do this even to fulfill his last wish.”
"Twenty years. I've lived in this place for twenty years, and I've endured it for twenty years. But today, I'm not going to endure it anymore."
“If you insist on doing this… then step over my dead body.” Zhang Shih-hao was furious.
"Don't threaten me with your life. I have no feelings left." Liuwei laughed and pointed at Zhang Shihao: "Considering our blood ties, I'll give you a chance to leave."
"After that, I will slaughter everyone on Qiwu Mountain and release the thousand-year-old demon from the Demon-Suppressing Tower, which will plunge the world into chaos."
"Make way, escape Qiwu Mountain and flee for your lives."
Zhang Shih-hao shook his head, struggled to sit down, and closed his eyes.
"You really think I wouldn't have the heart to kill you?" Six-Tails sneered.
“I was born of you. Without you, there would be no me. If you really want to kill me, then do it. I will have no complaints.” Zhang Shihao murmured, “The sooner you kill me, the sooner I can go to the underworld and reunite with my father.”
"You really think I wouldn't dare?" The crimson light in Six-Tails' pupils intensified: "If you want to go with your father, I'll grant your wish."
A cold glint flashed in her eyes, and several enormous fox tails suddenly rose up behind her, striking Zhang Shihao simultaneously.
Zhang Shih-hao closed his eyes, awaiting death.
However, at that moment, a figure flashed and Ye Xingchen arrived just in time. He pointed his right hand into the air and formed a golden seal, blocking the Six-Tailed Fox's fatal attack.
"You've come?" Zhang Shih-hao was both surprised and delighted.
"You should have told me earlier that your Qiwu Mountain was facing this calamity, so I could have been prepared, right?" Ye Xingchen said helplessly, grabbing his shoulder and forcefully throwing him out of the formation.
Liuwei stared coldly at Ye Xingchen, then suddenly laughed: "You're the man that Yijin can't forget, aren't you?"
"Junior Ye Xingchen greets Senior." Ye Xingchen clasped his hands in greeting and smiled, "Senior, what's going on here?"
"Nothing much, I've been staying on Mount Qiwu for too long and wanted to get out and stretch my muscles," Liuwei said casually. "And while I'm at it, I'll kill a few Taoist priests to vent my anger."
"Why bother?" Ye Xingchen sighed. "You came to Qiwu Mountain Demon Suppression Tower on your own initiative. You must have intended to suppress the demonic nature within you."
"The fact that you made this decision twenty years ago shows that you didn't want your demonic nature to flare up and turn you into someone else. If that's the case, then why bother today?"
“I am not the same person I was twenty years ago. Zhang Guangling told me that it would only take twenty years to erase the demonic nature from me, and then my husband and I could be reunited.”
“But he lied to me. My husband is long gone. For the past twenty years, I have been cultivating my mind and character to suppress my demonic nature and prevent myself from becoming possessed by demons.”
"But this is the result I've waited for for twenty years?"
"Your demonic nature has only been suppressed, not completely eliminated," Ye Xingchen said. "Qiwu Mountain takes saving all living beings as its mission, so it is absolutely impossible for it to let you leave so easily."
"How about this, senior, first remove the demonic energy from your body, then we can sit down and have a good talk. I'll try to expel the demonic energy from you, and then you and your family of three can be reunited. How does that sound?"
"Heh, do you think I'd believe your nonsense? Zhang Zhenye is dead. He was forced to his death on a cliff by Zhang Guangling twenty years ago. How could he possibly come back?"
"I am a demon, but I have never harmed anyone or done anything bad. The world is so big, why can't they tolerate us?" The six-tailed fox's voice was shrill, and she roared madly, "Why?"
With a whoosh, another wave of demonic energy surged up, forcing people to retreat repeatedly. Even Ye Xingchen took a few steps back.
"Falling off a cliff doesn't necessarily mean you'll die. It just means you haven't rid yourself of your demonic nature. Master Zhang is worried that his junior brother will be implicated."
Ye Xingchen said, "His methods may be a bit ruthless, but his intentions are good. Senior, twenty years have passed, what's a little more time? Why don't you put away your demonic nature and we can talk?"
"Don't even think about it, you've got too much nonsense to say." Six-Tailed Fox sneered, "Today I'll show you my Heavenly Fox Heart Technique..."
With a sharp shout, she spread her arms, and eight fox tails appeared behind her.
Its enormous tail blotted out the sky and crashed towards Ye Xingchen like wave after wave.
Ye Xingchen grabbed Chixiao with his right hand and simultaneously rose into the air.
The Crimson Sky Sword in his hand was drawn forth, and purple lightning flashed across the sky...
A thick bolt of lightning, carrying the majestic power of heaven, descended from the sky.
Boom... The entire mountain peak where the Demon Suppression Tower was located was enveloped in purple lightning.
At this moment, countless powerful demons who were eager to break through the seal by taking advantage of the six tails were dumbfounded.
This purple lightning represents the Way of Heaven; anyone who dares to show their face will be instantly obliterated by this lightning.
They thought their chance had come, but it didn't seem so now. For a moment, they all shrank back and stayed quietly in the tower.
Of the original eight fox tails, only three remained. As her power was destroyed, her demonic nature also vanished.
All the demonic energy on the lonely peak dissipated, and she knelt alone on the peak.
Just then, an old man walked over, trembling.
The old man walked slowly, his body hunched over.
She recognized the old man; he was the one who swept the Demon-Suppressing Tower every day. His face was covered by white hair, making it impossible to discern his original features.
He remained silent all day, simply sweeping the fallen leaves from the lonely peak with a broom.
Occasionally, the old man would offer her a sip of water or a handful of sweet and sour wild fruit, but the two never spoke to each other.
The old man stood in front of her and then slowly raised his head.
The moment the old man raised his head, Liuwei was stunned. He saw that the old man's hunched body straightened up, and there were not many wrinkles on his face, which was covered by white hair.
Zhang Zhenye, her lover and Zhang Shih-hao's father, was also one of the famous Four Celestial Masters of Qiwu Mountain.
"You...you." Liuwei suddenly stood up, too excited to express his feelings.
“My senior brother knew that the demonic nature within you had not been eradicated, and he was afraid that I would be implicated, and also afraid that all living beings would suffer, so he forcibly separated us.”
Zhang Zhenye held her hands: "He promised me that the day you are free from your demonic nature will be the day we reunite."
"All these years, I've been watching over you here, but I haven't dared to acknowledge you..."
Liuwei held her lover's hand tightly, tears streaming down her face.
She never imagined that for the past twenty years, he would always be by her side and never leave.
"The great calamity has passed, junior brother, you've suffered." At this moment, Zhang Guangling, who had been outside the formation, let out a long sigh of relief and stood up.
"Thank you, senior brother." Zhang Zhenye bowed deeply, then looked at Zhang Shihao, who was dumbfounded.
At this moment, Zhang Shih-hao understood the cause and effect. Seeing his parents reunited and the family finally able to reunite, he couldn't help but shed tears.
After spending several days at Qiwu Mountain, Ye Xingchen set off with Su Ruochu, Si Qianyu, and Li Yijin.
With the great task accomplished and fame and success achieved, the days to come will be filled with traveling, enjoying beautiful women, and being accompanied by immortals—something I wouldn't trade for anything.
"Ye Xingchen, where are we going?" Li Yijin asked.
Having cultivated the Heavenly Fox Heart Sutra, she became even more alluring and captivating, and a hint of purple appeared in her eyes, a sign that she had mastered the Heavenly Fox Heart Sutra to a high level.
The Celestial Fox is a member of the royal family among demons. Although she is only a teenager, even some powerful demons would give her a wide berth.
"I have heard that there are three forbidden places in the world that do not belong to humankind."
"I have also heard that there are fairy mountains in the outer seas where one can seek immortality."
"The world is so vast, and life is long. Why not travel thousands of miles, traverse mountains and rivers, and witness all the splendor of the world?" Ye Xingchen replied.
"Oh, that's good too. So, Ye Xingchen, between me and my two older sisters, who's prettier?" Li Yijin asked a potentially disastrous question.
"They're all beautiful," Ye Xingchen replied politely.
The three women rolled their eyes, then traveled together, singing and dancing all the way.
For the rest of our lives, we'll grow old together, our hair turned white, never to be tainted by worldly dust. (The End)
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