This scene is simply terrifying.
For ordinary people, killing one's own kind requires a hardened heart and the sacrifice of certain things. Let alone someone like Nan Ronghong, who could kill someone with a face exactly like her own, as if she couldn't see the struggle or hear the screams.
He killed her dozens of times like this!
Xue Lingxiu was stunned for a moment and said, "You..."
Before he could finish his words, Yun Xian almost pulled him up into the air. Yun Xian pulled him forward and threw him forward, saying briefly, "Run!"
The downside of being a medical practitioner is that they lack experience in fighting.
Nan Ronghong had been hiding behind the curtain, hoping to keep everyone present to speak. Now that she's exposed herself and lifted the curtain, isn't her intention obvious?!
She's going on a killing spree!
Sure enough, a palm print came from the air, striking directly at the half-grown Ji Rongxue over there. Yun Xian saw that she had run so far away without knowing when, and said, "Peace!"
Although she knew that this was a creation and that new ones would replace it after it died, she just couldn't bear to see it like this.
Taiping returned to the old place again, and her left arm whizzed out, deflecting the palm print. The palm print rubbed against Ji Rongxue's arm, and soon it turned blue and black, and began to bleed.
Ji Rongxue's already pale face turned even paler, and he bit his lips to avoid crying out in pain.
Yun Xian brought Ji Rongxue over and said, "Taiping, what's wrong with you?! You missed the target even at such a close distance!"
Taiping said: "I just woke up, a little confused..."
"You're sleeping at this hour?!" Yun Xian said, "You don't even have a sword body anymore. You're just a sword spirit. Stop pretending to be weak!"
Taiping grumbled, "Can you please leave quickly? It's so uncomfortable staying here!"
Yun Xian: “…”
Such familiar words. She turned around and looked at Su Chi. Su Chi stood behind her and slowly pulled out the sword that came from nowhere.
Nan Ronghong turned around and struck a palm, killing the reappearing "Nan Ronghong" again. Her black hair was disheveled, her eyes were like shining stars, and she looked mad and murderous, but it was much more vivid than the look of lowering her brows and handing over the handkerchief in the hall just now.
Su Chi stood in front of her, sword drawn.
The two men confronted each other.
"Get out of the way," Nan Ronghong said. "I don't want to attack you. Don't waste my time."
Su Chi: "Why not?"
Nan Ronghong: "Of course, because I want you to be useful."
Su Chi rarely took on the responsibility of negotiation. Yun Xian grabbed Ji Rongxue. Due to the team conditions, they couldn't run, so the three of them could only huddle behind Su Chi. It looked a bit funny. She grabbed Ji Rongxue and whispered to her, "Why are you so thin?"
Ji Rongxue hated people who were too familiar with others. She said coldly, "It has nothing to do with you."
"Didn't you eat well on a regular basis? Even if you're busy practicing, you can't be like this." Yun Xian said seriously, "This is called choking to death."
Ji Rongxue's cheek twitched: "..."
Xue Lingxiu couldn't stand it anymore: "...You've really had enough!!"
Yun Xian tried to find joy in the midst of hardship. Looking at the disgusted expression on the face of the half-grown Ji Rongxue, he suddenly realized that the happiness of a young lady was so simple.
The people behind him were pushing and shoving each other. Su Chi faced Nan Ronghong and said, "You already knew that Ji Shang was possessed by a demon."
Nan Ronghong didn't answer, but smiled and said, "For her, what difference does it make whether she's possessed or not? She can do whatever she wants when she's possessed, but I have to control myself all the time if I'm not. So, isn't possessing a demon a good thing?"
"You test the poison on spirit beasts, so do the same on humans." Su Chi said slowly, "Besides Qiu Mo, there are others. Elders? Stewards? Has Ji Shang been poisoned as well?"
Xue Lingxiu was startled and her pupils shrank slightly.
If what Su Chi said was true, it would be terrifying. Nan Ronghong had been renowned for decades. In the eyes of everyone in the Body Strengthening Sect, she was known as "Madam Nan," dedicated to the sect. She was also skilled in pharmacology, and in her free time, she would treat the sect's illnesses and injuries. If she truly wanted to plant this poisonous herb among the elders and high-ranking officials, it would be very easy to accomplish.
Because no one would doubt her. She was Qiu Mo's virtuous wife, the one who handled most of the sect's complicated affairs. She was undoubtedly a member of the Body Strengthening Sect. Who would destroy their own sect for no reason? What good would that do her?
"I've always thought that the Body Tempering Sect, a major sect in the Northern Realm, actually had to rely on freeloading for medical services. Is the young lady kidding?" Yun Xian said, "If Nan Ronghong really wants to do this, then the fewer medical practitioners there are within the Body Tempering Sect, the better! Even if there are any, they're either junior medical officers whose cultivation is so inferior to hers that she can't even detect them, or temporary external aid hired just to treat the Sect Master. She's taking care of everything, not because she cares deeply about the sect... maybe she just wants to keep these people's lives in her own hands!"
When did Nan Ronghong's plan begin?
When do you plan to end it?
Thunder rumbled in their ears, and lightning flashed as bright as day, streaking across the sky. The hall was struck by lightning and instantly cracked, revealing the dark and chaotic dome above everyone's heads. Qiu Mo's half of the spiritual world was in a rage. Nan Ronghong still didn't answer, probably feeling that she didn't need to answer. Finally, she said, "Get out of the way."
Su Chi looked at her for a long time, his sword drawn, and at this moment, Yun Xian poked him from behind.
"Let's go first." Yun Xian whispered, "Her target is not us."
Su Chi lowered his eyes and looked at her, as if he was weighing the pros and cons. After a few moments, he took Yun Xian and walked out of the hall.
Outside the hall, the Great Elder and a group of stewards who had hurried over after hearing the noise were there. This realm was enough to show Qiu Mo's strength, every detail was clearly visible, and it looked no different from reality.
"Madam Nan!" The Great Elder stepped forward in shock and asked, "What happened?!"
The rain poured down, the cold biting and blinding. Beyond the west tower, the buildings were dim, bathed in the cold rain, making them difficult to discern. Nan Ronghong, dressed in a white robe stained with blood, emerged from the hall and stood silently at the long steps.
The Great Elder said, "Madam, it's raining so hard outside. Your pregnancy is already dangerous..."
A flash of red light appeared, and the attack was a killing move. Nan Ronghong broke his complete bone marrow with one palm. The defense of the elder fluctuated for a moment, and before he could even be shocked, the expression on his face remained forever.
The rain dripped down her cold fingertips, diluting the blood bit by bit and dripping into the puddles.
"It would be better if Ji Rongxue were here." Nan Ronghong waved her hand indifferently and said, "It's time to let her see it."
The half-grown Ji Rongxue was actually frightened, but she still pretended to be calm: "...I'm here?"
Yun Xian: "Miss, uh, things are complicated right now. Let's just watch and not talk for now."
The wind and rain roared, and the Great Elder's body fell to the ground. The manager was so frightened that his eyes were bloodshot and he quickly sent a signal for help. However, as the other elders hurried over, the Great Elder walked ahead of the group as if nothing had happened, and shouted with a calm face, "What's wrong?! What happened?!"
The steward looked at the Great Elder's face, then at the body lying on the ground, and let out a trembling scream: "The Great Elder was killed by Madam Nan..."
"What nonsense are you talking about?!" The Great Elder followed his gaze and saw a face exactly like his own lying in the puddle, already emitting the pale pale color of death. His heart trembled violently: "What the hell is this?!"
The people at the back collapsed and said, "The building is full of Madam Nan... all of them are dead Madam Nan!!"
The mountains of corpses and seas of blood are terrifying enough, but what is even more terrifying is that all the corpses are from one person.
They discovered the absurdity of this world, and this realm was the first to bear the brunt of the impact, causing it to tremble even more violently. Qiu Mo's consciousness had refused to dissipate, struggling to maintain itself. Previously, it was to understand who had murdered him and what their conspiracy was; now, the situation was completely different.
He would die knowing why the person beside him went to such great lengths to avenge him...even to avenge the entire body-building sect!
The crowd in front of the west building was getting bigger and bigger. Nan Ronghong sneered and rushed into the crowd alone. The Wangchen Palm Technique was born, and he was as agile as a dragon. With one palm, he took a life. Blood shot up into the sky and screams were heard everywhere.
"Madam! Madam Nan! You have to put the overall situation first!!"
"You can't kill! You can't kill!!"
"Master! Go call the Master! Madam Nan is crazy! Madam Nan is really crazy!!"
Blood had completely stained the ground. Nan Ronghong fought with unbridled passion, relentlessly. Qiu Mo's spirit realm was determined to oppose her, every creature like a shark smitten with blood, determined to bite her to death. Yet, she was oblivious, the pain even more exhilarating. She shouted, "Come on! Come on! As many as you can!"
The sound of killing was deafening.
Yun Xian and the other three huddled in a corner where no one paid attention to them.
"Brother Xue, let's leave it at that." Yun Xian looked at Nan Ronghong's eyes, which were shining with excitement, and said, "Although I still don't know the whole story, I feel like she's been holding it in for a long time."
"Yeah." Although this scene seemed really inhumane, Xue Lingxiu had a complicated expression and still said, "Wait."
After all, Nan Ronghong had been tested by Yun Xian with the magic stone no less than three times, with no reaction each time. This only meant that she wasn't a demon, nor had she been possessed by a demon; she was a human from head to toe.
The half-grown Ji Rongxue said solemnly, "Is this really okay?"
"..." Yun Xian actually wanted to say, "I see you're squatting very steadily, with no intention of trying to stop the fight. You're even taking advantage of the chaos to secretly memorize the elders' weaknesses. This is really not good." Forget it, the more immoral things you do, the less likely you are to get hurt. Sharing happiness is better than enjoying it alone.
It had to be said that Qiu Mo's judgment of people wasn't great, but his judgment of Ji Rongxue was quite accurate. Perhaps because he had excluded Ji Rongxue from the category of "woman" and also from the category of "family," he was finally able to view her objectively. It was incredibly accurate; Yun Xian had no doubt Ji Rongxue would react this way. If she were older, she might have stepped forward to break up the fight, taking advantage of the chaos to kill one or two elders. But she didn't do that now, because such an operation would require a much higher level of cultivation.
"Big Brother, are you okay?" Yun Xian asked, "You just said in the hall that Nan Ronghong already knew that Ji Shang was possessed by a demon. Why is that?"
Su Chi said: "I guessed."
Xue Lingxiu: “…”
Was this guy frozen silly? He started talking more and became more frank.
"I think so, but I have no evidence," Yun Xian said. Then she thought, "I'm already an immortal, so what evidence do I need?" Regardless, she continued, "Ji Shang's cultivation isn't very high. Even if Nan Ronghong pointed out her weak points and Qiu Mo was seriously injured, it's unlikely she could kill him with a sword."
A lean camel is bigger than a horse. The realm of cultivation is like a chasm. Even if Qiu Mo lies there and lets her chop him, she may not be able to break through Qiu Mo's defense.
Xue Lingxiu said, "Nan Ronghong was there at the time. If Ji Shang didn't kill him, then she must have done it."
"Let's go together." Yun Xian said with concern, "The medicine bottle stuffed with dog shit, I'm more curious if that shit was a blessing. How did Aunt Ji bring it here... She couldn't have caught it with her bare hands, right? It would be so stinky. Sect Leader Qiu might have died from the stench."
"What happened to Fulai?" Ji Rongxue asked in confusion, "What happened to Ji Shang?"
Xue Lingxiu's face turned green and almost glowed.
There is no doubt that Nan Ronghong asked Ji Shang to do this not because she wanted to use her power, but simply because she felt that this was too irritating for Qiu Mo and was simply hitting him on the sore spot.
A generation of the head of the sect, killed by his wife and his concubine, who had no status, and even before his death, he was suspected to be covered in dog feces. Qiu Mo was so angry that he wanted to die. No, he was already dead. Then he was so angry that he wanted to be alive. No, he couldn't live either.
"There's one more thing." Su Chi said, "Nan Ronghong doesn't have any magic stones on her. Her ability to enter here may be related to Ji Shang."
Alternatively, Ji Shang subconsciously considered Nan Ronghong an ally. Of course, this was a more idealistic view—the other possibility was that Ji Shang was being controlled.
Because it seems that the person who is controlling the power now is clearly Nan Ronghong.
The sounds of killing continued. Perhaps it was Nan Ronghong's terrifying expression that finally alerted everyone to the danger; or perhaps Qiu Mo's spiritual consciousness had finally become frightened and tired. The crowd retreated, leaving behind a streak of corpses. Some were killed twice, thrice... their faces were filled with horror. Nan Ronghong stood still, not pausing until a figure slowly emerged from behind the crowd.
Qiu Mo!
Everyone said in panic: "Master!"
Nan Ronghong walked across the crowd and headed towards Qiu Mo.
Qiu Mo stood with his hands behind his back and said, "Madam, what do you want?"
What on earth do you want to do? What happened to you? How did you become like this?!
Nan Ronghong said nothing, and struck out with lightning speed, hitting the weak point with his palm. The other palm pierced through the chest, and blood flowed out.
She didn't act to fight, she acted to kill.
Qiu Mo stared into her cold eyes, his body trembling, and finally, the entire spiritual realm suddenly collapsed.
He was almost killed by Nan Ronghong single-handedly!
As the sky collapsed and the earth collapsed, corpses, sea of blood, Xilou, Qiu Mo, and even Ji Rongxue beside Yun Xian disappeared in an instant. The two opposing spiritual realms merged, and in a blink of an eye, Yun Xian found the real eldest lady beside him.
Ji Rongxue didn't know how long he had been chased by all kinds of strange-looking monsters. Now his face was full of fatigue. He suddenly looked up and saw Yun Xian looking at him blankly. He frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"
Yun Xian said: "...No, it's okay. Miss, where are the others? Aren't they with you?"
Ji Rongxue said, "I got separated from them. However, with their cultivation level, they're fine. Feng Ye is another matter."
Before he could finish his words, Qiao Lingshan appeared out of nowhere, covered in dust and dirt. "Yun Xian! Miss! Are you all okay?!"
Qi Zhiye also came out. Judging from his expression, it seemed that the creature chasing him couldn't be saved by Buddhist teachings, so he could only use physical methods to save it. He was exhausted.
Finally, it was Feng Ye, who rolled like a mud ball.
Yun Xian looked again and saw the Spirit Realm collapsing. The entire Body Tempering Sect had gathered there. All the guests, Jiang Fengtian, Jiang Lancui, who was in the death row, the ten elders, the steward, Qiu Zhuo, Qiu Dan, the inner and outer disciples… all stood in a mighty formation at the periphery. Almost all of them had bruises on their bodies, but their faces looked quite colorful.
The Great Elder, in particular, had a brilliantly colored expression on his face. After a long pause, he trembled his majestic old lips and said, "Everyone..."
Everyone was very sensible and immediately started to talk nonsense and distance themselves from the matter:
"Don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong! Don't get me wrong! We didn't see anything!!"
"Yes, yes! We will never say anything nonsense. Sect Leader Qiu died of illness, not killed by Madam Nan and Ji Shang!"
"Right! What shit? What pillow? What sneaking in at night? What not knowing who killed him when he was about to die? This kind of thing must be fake. How could Sect Leader Qiu Mo be so stupid? Right?"
"Haha, yes, yes... Elders, don't worry, we are very tight-lipped!"
The Great Elder's face suddenly became gloomy, he was gritting his teeth and couldn't even lift his head.
...What do you mean by keeping your mouth shut?! If this gets out to the first person, there'll be a second, and a third... There's no such thing as a wall that's impenetrable, especially with so many people here, from various sects across the four realms! If we go back, I'm afraid the Body Refining Sect will be at the top of every major city tabloid in less than half a day! Nan Ronghong's move is truly bloodless and heartbreaking!!!
Since the Great Elder said this, the disciples of the Body Tempering Sect felt even more embarrassed.
This is really... I really don’t know how to describe it!
In fact, they only heard the short part that Madam Nan said, and nothing else. But even this short part was embarrassing enough!
It seems that the one who was truly hurt was Qiu Mo.
Whatever he feared the most, whatever he least wanted to happen, Nan Ronghong just happened to do it. Qiu Zhuo trembled and said, "Mom! What the hell are you doing?! Are you crazy?!"
Qiu Dan seemed to still want to save some face, and said urgently: "I'm sorry to have frightened everyone. Although Nan Ronghong is my closest relative, she has now committed a heinous crime, and I cannot condone her..."
"Get lost," Nan Ronghong said, "You two are just useless. Just looking at you makes me upset."
Qiu Zhuo and Qiu Dan both shut their mouths in disbelief!
"Don't you understand the situation?" Ji Rongxue asked, "Now that she won't let us out, we can't leave. Do you think she'll surrender just to protect you? Who do you think you are?"
Qiu Dan said angrily: "Shut up! I'm her son! Who the hell do you think you are?! You're just a nobody. I'm the son of the headmaster's wife, who was married to me through a formal marriage. How can a bastard like you say that?! Your mother is a piece of slut——"
"Dogs give birth to domestic offspring, wild dogs give birth to wild offspring. If you dare to say anything more, please do so." Ji Rongxue said coldly, "Your father, who choked to death on dog shit, is watching you from heaven. If you dare, come over and I'll keep you company!"
Qiao Lingshan was shocked: "Miss, you..."
Never mind. Actually, her scolding made sense. Normally, scolding like that would hurt the enemy by eight hundred and hurt yourself by a thousand, but her scolding was perfectly reasonable.
The guests' eyes widened.
They never dreamed that attending a funeral banquet would be so dangerous and exciting. The farce of others was so good, so wonderful! If their own lives didn't seem to be hanging in the balance, they would have been so mesmerized that they would have applauded.
Tear it well! Tear it louder!
Some people actually applauded.
There was a crisp sound of applause from the other end, and Nan Ronghong said with a smile, "Rongxue, you should be my daughter."
Ji Rongxue said: "...I don't need anyone to be my mother."
The air was silent, and among the crowd, only an old man with white hair and beard was shivering.
Yun Xian noticed that he was wearing the attire of the Wangchen Sect and looked very senior. He should be an elder of the Wangchen Sect who was specially invited to attend the funeral banquet.
"Elder Yang, why are you shaking?"
Nan Ronghong laughed, sucked him in, and grabbed his neck, saying, "When the two sects decided to marry, what did you say to Qiu Mo? Miss Nan, you are gifted, beautiful, suitable for a family, and will assist the sect. Her only flaw is her somewhat erratic personality, but it doesn't matter, she will become more stable after becoming a mother... Is that what you said? You are too evasive and forgot to mention the important thing. It's not that she is erratic, but that she is vindictive and easily bears grudges. How could you forget to mention this? Look, you killed the sect leader!"
Elder Yang trembled and said, "Rong Hong, you, you have been planning for so many years, what is the purpose? You are obviously doing no good to anyone!!"
This is also the voice of everyone present.
Although it was fun to watch the show, what exactly was Nan Ronghong doing this for? For the sect? For power? There must be a purpose!
"Sometimes I'm really confused. Is it that in your minds, a woman's choices are either to endure or to run away? There are only these two, no third option." Nan Ronghong laughed heartily. "It doesn't benefit anyone. Am I not a human being? It's good for me!! I'm happy, and that's the biggest benefit. Why should I leave my homeland? Why should I leave? They haven't lost anything. Who has offended me, who has harmed me, who has deprived me of my most precious things, who has just sat back and enjoyed the benefits and turned a blind eye to it all? I can't live in peace, and none of them can expect to live well!!!"
His voice was brisk, but everyone present suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
In the split second before his vision went dark, Elder Yang belatedly recalled Nan Ronghong's time in the Wangchen Sect. She was so powerful and influential that she had even overshadowed the long-decided successor. She constantly courted trouble, arrogantly challenging masters. If she were implicated, it would be a disaster for the Wangchen Sect. With such a character, keeping her would be a disaster, let alone becoming the Sect Leader. But she was the Sect Leader's daughter, after all. So he offered his advice to the Sect Leader:
"It's not a good idea for that girl to stay in the sect..." Elder Yang said, "She's almost old enough now. It would be better to choose a capable husband for her and give her a good home."
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