Chapter 67 Chapter 67 But she was clearly just someone who had suffered a lot…
Chen Qianji walked across the cloud stack.
The cherry blossoms had already faded, and the Xuanqingzong was covered with lush green. The shade of the trees covered the ground, and the tireless chirping of cicadas could be heard among the branches and leaves.
The wind blew across Chen Qian's pale face, passed over his high nose bridge, and lifted the hem of his white jacket.
He was still ill, but after being dressed neatly and saying nothing, he did not look sick at all. Instead, he showed his usual calmness and reliability.
He felt vaguely uneasy.
From the beginning of the Immortal Alliance Conference, everything looked like a game, and they had entered the game without knowing when, but they couldn't even see who was playing the chess.
Why plan all this?
Why was Yao Ning targeted?
Chen Qian recalled the memory he saw in the dark alley of Zhongzezhou, and the silhouette that appeared in Xizhou Pavilion, named Yao Ning "Lord of Destruction".
The Lord of Destruction?
But she was clearly just a little girl who had suffered a lot. She looked stubborn and proud, but in fact she had lived in anxiety all her life.
I thought everything was settled and the years of suffering had come to an end, so why did she get dragged into the vortex again?
Chen Qian had a sullen face and walked quickly. The disciples he met along the way all shut up and saluted silently when they saw him like this.
A voice came from behind: "Brother! Wait for me."
Chen Qian glanced at Wang Mianzhi and frowned, "Why are you here at this time?"
Wang Mianzhi wiped his sweat and said, "I rushed here overnight. Over at Zhongze... there seems to be something wrong with Yaoguang."
Chen Qian didn't say anything.
The Tianshu Sect is a famous and powerful sect. When people are in panic, Meng Yaoguang will be able to mobilize many people.
Wang Mianzhi was surprised at Chen Qian's calmness: "Brother, aren't you curious why she did this?"
Chen Qian shook his head. "Heroes rise to prominence amidst the chaos. Meng Yaoguang is no ordinary person. Her status is unique, and her connections with the mortal royal family and the cultivation world are complex. She has her own interests and calculations."
Wang Mianzhi felt a little lost. Everyone around him accepted Meng Yaoguang's sudden opposition with ease, as if the childhood friendship between the three of them and her mutual respect for Yao Ning had become insignificant in the face of greater rights and interests.
Chen Qian only needed to glance at him to understand what Wang Mianzhi was thinking, but he was still upset and had no time to comfort him.
Wang Mianzhi said, "Brother, where are you going?"
"Meet your sister-in-law."
Wang Mianzhi paused. "They say... my sister-in-law has a body of chaos. Is that true?"
Chen Qian's face was expressionless: "It doesn't matter whether it is or not."
"But if the energy of chaos spreads, both good and evil will suffer. They won't let my sister-in-law go. Moreover, if my sister-in-law really is a body of chaos, won't she gradually lose consciousness and become part of the chaos?"
"No." Shen Qian said firmly.
Wang Mianzhi's eyes lit up: "Have you found a way to save my sister-in-law?"
"Um."
"What is it?"
Chen Qian was silent for a moment and lowered his eyelashes.
The Brahma Temple has undergone a drastic change, and everyone in the world of cultivation is in danger.
If you try to remove the chaotic energy that infects you, your cultivation level will drop.
Some people have worked hard and endured countless hardships through the cold and heat to accumulate their current level of cultivation.
The loss of their cultivation, or even their fall to the status of mortals, would be a calamity for them.
If one's mind is not strong enough and open-minded enough, he will not be able to reconcile with such an outcome.
A few days ago, the young master of a major sect in Bozhou could not accept the pain of falling in realm and chose to become a demon and defect.
The next day, the man's body was thrown outside his own sect, along with the message from the Demon Lord Jiangcan.
"Those who are humble are not worthy to enter our demon world."
The news spread throughout Kyushu in no time.
At the same time, the surviving Buddhist practitioners of Brahma Temple will be infected by the chaotic energy, shed their demonic energy and become mortals. All the demonic practitioners who sneak into the human world will be killed as a silent response.
Rebellion is not the way out for those who have been infected.
They only have one way left, which is to remove the chaotic energy that has only slightly infected them, and watch helplessly as their cultivation level plummets, or even become ordinary people overnight.
Hatred and pain had nowhere to go, and after a circle, they landed on the head of the person who started it.
Now, rumors are spreading, all pointing to Yao Ning.
"Yao Ning is not some world-destroying master. I will remove the chaotic energy for her."
Shen Qian's voice trembled slightly: "Her consciousness will not disappear."
Wang Mianzhi worriedly asked, "Eliminating the chaotic energy...will my sister-in-law blame you?"
Chen Qian's shoulders trembled slightly, and then he looked straight ahead and said softly, "No."
Wang Mianzhi lowered his head, as if feeling sad.
The sunlight poured down, illuminating his truly worried face, and a faint purple light flashed in his eyes.
Looking at the direction the two were heading, Wang Mianzhi asked doubtfully, "Didn't the Sect Master say that my sister-in-law was imprisoned in the forbidden area in the back mountains?"
At the same time, in an inconspicuous corner of the back mountain of Xuanqing Sect, a group of people stood quietly under the shade of a tree.
This place is remote, but disciples occasionally pass by.
The strange thing is that no matter who passed by this group of people, they seemed to be invisible and didn't even glance at them.
At the front of the crowd, Meng Yaoguang's eyes flashed purple as he whispered, "So they've moved. I've been searching for them for half a day."
She raised her head and looked upwards. Sunlight leaked in through the gaps between the branches and leaves, and spots of light fell on her white jade face. The shape of a peony flower was faintly visible from under the skin, and the petals trembled in the wind, as if it were a living thing.
This peony is bigger and more colorful than the one at Brahma Temple that night.
However, Meng Yaoguang seemed unconcerned about the deepening infection of the chaotic energy.
She gestured to the silent crowd behind her: "We found her."
*
There is a pond on the Wending Peak, which is filled with fresh water and is crystal clear.
The round green lotus leaves in the pond are raised above the water, and half-opened buds can be vaguely seen.
A thin layer of ice spread out, and it suddenly became cold. The lotus leaves trembled, and a pink petal fell from the bud.
“Snap, snap.”
Two muffled thuds hit the ground. Deep in the lotus leaves, Chu Liangxiu opened his eyes. The ice crystals in his eyes gradually faded, revealing his originally dark eyeballs.
The pointed ears sticking out from the hair fell to the ground like withered trees. Chu Liangxiu looked at the two lumps of flesh and blood expressionlessly, then looked away. With a thought, he summoned six heavy ice swords.
Chu Liangxiu's cold, slender fingers grasped the hilt of the sword and gently handed it out.
A layer of fine frost crystals quickly appeared on the edge of the lotus leaf a few steps away. Chu Liangxiu was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that under the bright sunlight, the ice particles quickly melted away and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Chu Liangxiu looked at it for a while and then handed out the sword again.
The third sword.
The fourth sword.
…
I don’t know how long I repeated this, but eventually my arms became sore and drooped down in despair.
Chu Liangxiu looked at his hand holding the sword, confusion in his eyes.
The sect leader had told her that it wasn't about the sudden drop in cultivation after removing the chaotic energy, so she was mentally prepared.
What confused her was that she was no longer strong.
What would it be if I were no longer strong?
No longer strong, what to do?
The dark eyeballs turned slowly, and Chu Liangxiu raised his hand and touched his ears.
I felt blood on my hand.
"pain……"
A rare flash of grievance flashed across Chu Liangxiu's eyes, but it quickly vanished. She waded back to the shore, walked towards the pavilion, leaned against the railing, and closed her eyes.
The scars slowly healed during her rest. After a few hours, she opened her eyes and the color of her pupils had mostly faded.
Chu Liangxiu thought about it. The Sect Master was fine and was concentrating on recuperation. Junior Sister...
With a stern look on her face, the junior sister was also infected by the chaotic energy.
Chu Liangxiu stood up and said softly, "Don't be afraid, I'll help you."
There is a valley among the mountains of Xuanqing Sect. Due to the terrain, it is difficult to find unless you are floating in the air.
Springs flowed from the rocks, gathering into streams that rushed to the bottom of the valley. The stream was not deep, but in flood season it would overflow both banks, soaking the mud on the banks and making them moist and soft.
Chu Liangxiu stood at the highest point and saw two figures coming in from the entrance from afar.
She looked closely and recognized them as Chen Qian and Wang Mianzhi.
Chen Qian walked very fast, and Wang Mianzhi followed behind. Chen Qian lifted a corner of the barrier covering the valley, and Wang Mianzhi hurriedly took a few steps forward and followed him through.
Chu Liangxiu stared at Wang Mianzhi, suspicion rising in his heart.
When she saw Wang Mianzhi enter the barrier, her hand paused for a moment.
The movement was so fleeting that Chu Liangxiu almost thought he had seen it wrong.
She blinked and moved the fingers of her left hand slightly.
A barely visible layer of ice formed on the moist ground beside the stream at the bottom of the valley. After a moment, the ice broke with a very light "creaking" sound.
The sound was drowned out by the gurgling sound of the stream and was not noticeable. However, Chu Liangxiu, who was looking down from the top of the mountain, twitched his ears and his eyes suddenly narrowed.
She looked at the deserted land expressionlessly.
*
The stream turned around and formed a shallow pool with lush aquatic plants on the edge. A woman in white clothes, with loose black hair, sat with her hands on her knees, as if watching the sun's reflection in the pool and the swimming fish.
What caught Shen Qian’s eye was this back figure.
He frowned, his heart suddenly feeling uncomfortable.
He didn't know how many days Yao Ning had been imprisoned, whether she felt wronged or uncomfortable, whether anyone had brought her food during these days, and whether she felt cold at night.
She was only following the orders of the clan leader, but was inexplicably involved in a near-death catastrophe. Her reputation collapsed overnight and she was despised by everyone.
She is very smart and it shouldn't take her long to understand her situation.
But what did she do wrong?
Chen Qian let out a long breath, suppressed his emotions, and said softly: "Aning, I'm here to see you."
Yao Ning's back paused, but he didn't say anything and didn't turn around.
Chen Qian comforted him: "Don't be afraid, it's me, I'm here."
As he spoke, he slowly walked forward.
A gust of wind suddenly blew past his ears, Shen Qian frowned, and Ting Ni left his body fearlessly.
Chen Qian held Tingni and stabbed it towards the empty space. His eyes flashed and the tip of the sword met a familiar frightened face.
"Might as well!" Chen Qian shouted, "Get out of the way!"
Wang Mianzhi was sweating profusely, but his feet seemed to be welded to the spot.
Murderous intent was everywhere, and a chill was creeping up from the soles of his feet. Chen Qian suddenly realized that there was more than one enemy here.
He tried to move forward, but was trapped by an invisible attack.
Looking up in panic, he saw a strong spiritual current blowing up the hair on Yao Ning's back.
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