Late at night, the moonlight was dim, the shadows of the trees were swaying, and silence spread throughout Kun-Lai. From time to time, the low cry of spirit beasts added a bit of silence.
A black shadow moved forward at high speed in the darkness, and soon arrived at Xuanyue Mirror Lake from the main hall. His eyes were stern, his body was agile, and the long sword in his hand reflected a dark white light in the night sky.
At this moment, a dark sigh came from the front, and a fierce murderous aura suddenly swept in from the front. His eyes were stern, and a trace of astonishment flashed in his eyes. His body seemed to react faster than his brain, and the spiritual energy that was constantly released was quickly retracted. He immediately turned around and wanted to escape.
But at this moment, a huge net that covered the sky suddenly descended from the sky, and the man was covered by the net without warning. With a muffled sound, he was knocked to the ground by the huge net, and a scream came out of his mouth.
The giant net was obviously not an ordinary item. Every time the man struggled, the net tightened. After a short while, the man was trapped in the net and could not move. He could only fight like a trapped beast. Then, the giant net actually emitted a golden luster, which continued to shoot around, illuminating the face of the trapped person in the dark night.
At this moment, bright lights suddenly appeared around, hanging in the air. For a moment, the entire Xuanyue Mirror Lake became bright and clear, as if it were daytime.
"There is no need to struggle anymore. This is a soul-binding net. The more you move, the tighter the net will get. If you continue to struggle, you will be strangled to death." A calm and indifferent voice suddenly came from not far away.
The man immediately stopped struggling, and after a long while he snorted coldly and said, "So you have already guessed my identity. It was I who was careless, He Qingci."
The person who spoke was Lu Ming. He walked out slowly from the darkness, his expression calm and without a trace of emotion. Standing beside him were Jing Mo, Uncle Master Fu Chen and several disciples from the Kun-Lai sect.
Shen Shuyan was also among them. He casually leaned closer to take a look, and his dark eyes suddenly shrank. His beautiful phoenix eyes were full of disbelief: "Zi Yu, it's you!"
When everyone heard this, there was a commotion in the crowd, and everyone saw shock and confusion in each other's eyes. Although Tang Ziyu was an ordinary second-class disciple, he was the most valued junior brother of Shen Shuyan. He was thin and fair-skinned, and was often bullied by his fellow apprentices in his early years. Later, for some unknown reason, Shen Shuyan suddenly noticed this unknown junior brother, often visited him, and brought him to his side, and loved him very much on weekdays.
Tang Ziyu was bound by the net and unable to move. His eyes were full of disdain. He glanced coldly at Shen Shuyan, then lowered his head and stopped looking at him.
Just as Shen Shuyan was about to speak, Lu Ming suddenly interrupted and said, “This person is not Tang Ziyu.”
Shen Shuyan was startled, and a bad premonition suddenly spread in his heart. He said in a deep voice: “What do you mean…”
"It's just what you think." Lu Ming replied, "He was possessed by someone."
When Shen Shuyan heard this, his expression immediately became gloomy, and his eyes seemed to be instantly ignited with rage. He clenched his fists, and after a long time he found his voice: "I want to extract his soul. If it's any later, Zi Yu will be in danger."
The person trapped in the net sneered and said, "Want to extract my soul? Dream on!"
After saying that, before everyone could react, the man suddenly struggled and uttered a string of spells. The giant net suddenly tightened, and a bloody smell rushed into the nose. Everyone looked closely, and the next second they took a breath of cold air. They saw that the soul-binding net was deeply embedded in Tang Ziyu's body, and blood was slowly flowing out of countless wounds. From a distance, he looked like a bloody man, which looked both weird and terrifying.
Shen Shuyan's face suddenly changed, and he quickly used his spiritual energy to fly to Tang Ziyu's side, stretched out his hand to grab the soul-binding net and pulled it apart. Tang Ziyu's body suddenly fell to the ground as if his strength was suddenly drained. Shen Shuyan immediately stretched out his hand to catch the other's shaky body, and continuously injected the vigorous spiritual energy into his body. Tang Ziyu's pale face gradually regained its rosy color, and his already weak breathing became smooth.
Lu Ming saw the black shadow break away from Tang Ziyu's body, and hurriedly took out a high-quality spiritual weapon from the space and threw it forward. The spiritual weapon quickly spun several times in the air, and then chased straight ahead. The dark blue light suddenly became stronger, illuminating the black shadow in front that was trying to escape. After the black shadow was illuminated by the light, its body froze in place and could not move, and it let out a muffled groan.
Then, under the illumination of the magic weapon, the man gradually revealed his true form. He looked young, with a fair and tender face that looked a bit childish. His dark eyes flashed with hatred, and he looked at Lu Ming without saying a word.
Lu Ming walked forward and sighed, "Mingduo, why do you have to go to such lengths?"
That person was Ming Duo. He smiled coldly at Lu Ming, a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes, and then said: "It's all my fault for being careless. I thought that you would no longer suspect me after spending a few years with me. It turned out that I was too naive."
Lu Ming looked a little sad. He looked at the other person for a long time before saying, "I never thought you would do such a thing. I always thought you stayed in the Soul-Fixing Instrument and never came out. Until a few days ago, I saw that the spell on the instrument lost its effect because it came into contact with other spells, but you still pretended to be unaware and stayed in the instrument without saying anything. Then I began to doubt it. That day I overheard your conversation with the mastermind behind the scenes, and after a little association, I thought it might be you. Sometimes what you hear is not necessarily the truth. Over the years, you have often seen him, and you should know what kind of character he is. He has always been kind and virtuous, and he is cautious in his words and deeds. How can he be as cruel and heartless as you say? Mingduo, listen to me, tell him all your doubts and anger, and then confront him face to face to make it clear, okay? Maybe there is some misunderstanding here..."
"There is no misunderstanding!" Mingduo's expression immediately became ferocious. He interrupted Luming loudly and then said angrily, "It was him who caused my family to be destroyed. He made my soul helpless! I have to wander in this world that does not belong to me all day long, enduring the pain of cutting my heart every day, and living in a dark corner struggling to survive. Sometimes, when I think of him, I can't help but rush over and kill him with a sword! I wish he would die without a burial place!"
Yun Che, who was standing next to the whisk, quietly winked at the disciple beside him. The disciple understood and deliberately raised his voice to ask Ming Duo: "Who is this extremely evil person you mentioned? If he is really as bad as you say, we will definitely not let him go. Instead, we will allow him to pretend to be righteous in Kunlai Sect and be so sinister and cunning in secret."
Ming Duo really fell into the trap when he heard this. He raised his head and laughed several times, with flames of hatred flashing in his eyes. He then said, "This person is your noble master of Kun-Lai Summit, Yunluan, who is supported like a god and has always been respected and loved by the world!"
Everyone gasped when they heard this. A burst of angry shouts immediately broke out in the crowd: "Don't talk nonsense. The headmaster has always been cautious in his words and deeds, and he has set an example. He has a noble character and profound Taoism. How could he do such a wicked thing!"
As soon as the words fell, countless disciples responded. Ming Duo was not angry, but smiled faintly and said: "Why don't you ask your senior brother, He Qingci?"
Everyone turned their eyes to Lu Ming, and one of the disciples asked anxiously, "Brother Qingci, is what he said true?"
He Qingci remained silent and did not answer, and the disciples became more and more impatient. Although there are often acts of bullying in the Kun-Lai sect, most of the disciples are kind-hearted. Some were even sent to Kun-Lai Mountain to practice magic at a very young age. They don’t know much about the conspiracies and tricks of the outside world. They are as pure as a blank sheet of paper. In their hearts, Yunluan is as unattainable as a god. They admire and love him like a father. This fact is obviously unacceptable to everyone. Moreover, He Qingci’s silence now seems to confirm the guilt of the master. Many disciples immediately shouted at Mingduo: "Monster! I think you are talking nonsense. Today, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of the master!"
After that, many disciples were furious and used their spiritual energy to fly towards Mingduo, wanting to catch him and punish him. Lu Ming was about to speak out to stop him, but suddenly, a burst of vigorous spiritual energy passed through like a strong wind, and instantly bounced all the angry disciples away. All the disciples were suddenly startled, and for a moment they didn't know what happened, and they were knocked to the ground.
"Stop." A deep and magnetic voice suddenly sounded from the front.
When everyone heard this voice, a trace of surprise flashed in their eyes. One disciple immediately shouted excitedly: "Master, you are finally back! The evil villain who killed his fellow disciples has been caught. He dared to speak wildly and slander your reputation. You must punish him severely!"
Yunluan walked slowly into the darkness without saying anything. He just reached out and gently pulled up Mingduo who was lying on the ground. His dark eyes were as deep as a pool of water. He looked at Mingduo and said softly, "Xiaoduo, you finally showed up."
Mingduo's eyes were filled with emotions, and his chest began to beat violently as if it was about to explode. He shook off Yunluan's hand out of control and roared, "Don't call me that again!"
Yun Luan sighed, still stubbornly pulling up his hand again, injecting spiritual energy into his body, and the boy's pale face immediately returned to normal. Yun Luan saw that Ming Duo was no longer in danger, so he said in a deep voice to the stunned disciples standing by: "What he just said is true. Hundreds of years ago, more than a hundred people in the Ming Mansion were all killed. The reason was because of a divination I once made."
Yunluan's voice seemed to calm people's hearts. Although everyone was in extreme shock, no one interrupted him. They just stood there and listened to Yunluan talking about the past. Yunluan said softly, "At that time, I traveled to Qingshan Town. I was seriously injured because of the siege by the demons. It was Xiaoduo who saved me and took me back to Mingfu for treatment. I couldn't see or hear because of the demonic energy in my body. It was Xiaoduo who took me to visit famous doctors. Finally, I found a great monk who expelled the demonic energy from my body. I regained my sight and returned to normal."
When Mingduo heard Yunluan's words, his heart suddenly trembled. Memories seemed to rush in like a floodgate, and time seemed to have returned to the free and easy times of hundreds of years ago. Thinking of everything that happened in the future, waves of pain flashed through his eyes, and his face became paler and paler. He clenched his fists, his eyes were cold and painful. He sneered, and then said, "What's the point of saying this now."
Yunluan smiled faintly, his eyes became more distant, as if he was also deeply trapped in the good old days. He continued, "Ming Mansion treated me very well and regarded me as an honored guest, but when I saw the light again, I accidentally calculated that the Ming family would cause fluctuations in the entire cultivation world. If it is not contained, it may be overthrown. At that time, I was inexperienced and thought that I had calculated incorrectly, so I calculated again and again until my spiritual energy was exhausted, but I still couldn't calculate a different result. I didn't know what to do, and my heart was in great pain. On one side was my best friend and savior, and on the other side was the responsibility of every cultivator. In desperation, I had to say goodbye to Xiaoduo, lying that I was going to do something far away, but in fact I went to Kun-Lai Mountain to seek help from my master, the previous head, who is now the Immortal Emperor."
Yun Luan paused, and continued, "On the way to Kun-Lai, I accidentally met the head of the Sang family, one of the four major weapon refining families at the time. I have met that head several times before, and I am familiar with my master. When he saw that I looked miserable and listless, he asked the reason. I told him the truth and told him not to act rashly. I would make plans after I went to Kun-Lai Mountain to ask my master for countermeasures. But not long after I arrived in Kun-Lai and told my master about this, I heard that the Ming Mansion was besieged by the major families in the cultivation world. In just one night, hundreds of people in the Ming family died in that fire. When I learned everything, it was already too late. It was too late, and I was controlled by my inner demons in a fit of rage, and fell into the devil's way. I was determined to kill the elders to vent my anger, but my master sent my fellow disciples to stop me. But I had lost my mind at that time, and anyone who tried to stop me was severely injured by me. My master had no choice but to use magic to knock me out. When I woke up, three years had passed. I couldn't accept this fact, so I went to Qingshan Town to find the Ming family and wanted to take back their souls. However, the elders of the clan were worried that someone in the Ming family would become a ghost cultivator with a ghost body and cause harm to the cultivation world, so they united to destroy the souls of all the Ming family members. "
When everyone heard this, they all felt cold in their hearts. As the saying goes, there are laws of nature and ethics. Wantonly killing lives is an act that goes against ethics. Killing the entire Ming family just because of a divination that was not known whether it was true or false was extremely wrong. Even if someone in the Ming family had the ability to destroy the world of cultivation, acting so cruelly and heartlessly was really chilling to the thought.
Tears welled up in Ming Duo's eyes, but he never shed them. He just said in a cold voice: "Not long after you left that day, hundreds of people surrounded Qingshan Town and attempted to raze the entire town to the ground. My father didn't want to see the townspeople suffer a calamity because of the Ming family, so he knelt down and begged those extremely cold-blooded elders, begging them not to take the lives of innocent people. Everyone in the Ming family was willing to commit suicide. I watched my brothers and sisters, as well as my father and mother die in front of me. My heart was extremely cold, and I had to raise the sword and stab it hard into my heart."
When Ming Duo said this, his eyes suddenly became cold. He stared at Yunluan, his eyes suddenly turned red, but there was a hint of mockery on the corner of his mouth: "Until the moment when my consciousness faded, I was actually glad that you left earlier and didn't let you suffer because of me. I even thought that after I died, maybe my soul could still find your scent and come to you. But I never thought that the group of people would throw the soul-destroying magic weapon all over the Ming Mansion and burn everything with a fire. When I was a child, a Taoist monk gave me a jade ring. When the soul-destroying magic weapon wanted to take my soul, my soul entered the jade ring, which saved one of the souls. But my relatives were killed by the soul-destroying magic weapon and have completely disappeared from this world since then."
Ming Duo suddenly raised his head and laughed, his voice was filled with endless sadness and anger, and everyone present felt sad. He laughed and shed tears as he said, "Fortunately, God has a good eye. During the three years when my soul was wandering without a home, I accidentally heard the conversation of the elders, and learned that the culprit who caused the Ming family to be destroyed was actually the person I had been thinking about and looking for even after my death."
Yunluan looked at Mingduo, and his eyes suddenly turned red. The only thing he had done wrong in his life, the only person he had let down, was Mingduo. Although this was not the result he wanted, it was indeed because of him that such an irreversible situation was created. He sighed softly, and then said: "I have been looking for you for the past two hundred years. Knowing that you are still safe, I feel that my wish has been fulfilled. The demons that have been entangled with me day and night for more than two hundred years, it is time to let go..."
After hearing Yunluan's words, the people standing by suddenly had a bad premonition in their hearts. Yunluan suddenly sat down cross-legged, and a huge light shield suddenly enveloped him. Then, a trace of golden light, like the warm sun at sunrise, gradually flowed out of his body. Yunluan's eyes were calm, and the hairband that bound his long black hair slowly fell off. His three thousand black hair seemed to turn snow-white in the blink of an eye, but he didn't care at all, and continued to slowly spread the golden light around. The golden light gradually expanded, and finally covered the entire Kun-Lai Summit.
Lu Ming's heart ached, and he was shocked beyond measure by the scene before him. After a long time, he came to his senses and hurriedly shouted: "Master, you must not do this! There are thousands of ways to atone for your sins, but if you die, you will have nothing!"
The surrounding disciples were also terrified by this scene. Everyone knelt on the ground, tears streaming down their cheeks, and shouted loudly, "Master, no! Kun-Lai cannot live without you!"
Yun Luan smiled and shook his head. His eyes suddenly turned to Yun Che and he said, "Yun Che, I have known you since childhood. You thought that Master always loved me and passed the position of the head to me, but you never thought that it would make you have a demon. In fact, Master always loved you more than me, but it was because you were too stubborn and prone to extremes. Kun-Lai might not last long in your hands, so he made me the head of Kun-Lai. It would be fine if you hated me, but you repeatedly instigated disciples to kill fellow disciples, so I can no longer forgive you."
A trace of fear and hatred flashed across Yun Che's eyes, and he shouted, "Don't accuse me!"
Yun Luan said calmly, "When we entered the secret realm, I had already cast a spell on the amulets made by Qing Ci. Not only can they save the lives of disciples at critical moments, but even if they unfortunately die, they can also put the amulet in the small peephole to see everything clearly. Fu Chen had already sent people to the Shuize secret realm to find the amulet. All of this was arranged in secret tonight, just to lure out the mysterious man. I didn't expect that the mysterious man was actually Xiao Duo."
Yun Luan then said to Fu Chen, "How should Yun Che be punished according to Kun-Lai sect rules for his crimes?"
Fu Chen said in a deep voice: "Lock him in the Soul-Calming Tower and never let him out."
Yunluan nodded and said, "Let's deal with it this way."
Yun Che obviously couldn't accept this result, and couldn't help but take a few steps back, using his spiritual energy to escape. Jing Mo was the first to react, and immediately threw out a magic weapon to trap him in place. With a scream, Yun Che was taken into the magic weapon and could no longer move.
Yunluan sighed, "Why insist on being stubborn? If the sins cannot be washed away, the inner demons will never be eradicated, and there is no way to talk about the day of ascension. Fu Chen, you are the person I trust the most. I will feel relieved if Kun-Lai is handed over to you. From now on, the position of the head of Kun-Lai will be passed to you. I hope you will be careful in your words and deeds, set an example, and continue to carry forward Kun-Lai and eliminate demons and defend the way."
Fu Chen's eyes were filled with hot tears, and for the first time, a crack appeared on his cold face. He knelt on one knee and promised in a deep voice: "I will definitely fulfill your mission."
Yun Luan smiled with satisfaction, looked at Lu Ming and smiled gently, then said: "Qing Ci, although you and I have been master and apprentice for only a few short years, you are thoughtful and kind-hearted, and you are my most valued disciple. I originally wanted to be master and apprentice with you for a few more days, but I didn't expect that it would end today. You have known Xiao Duo for many years. After I die, you must not let anyone make things difficult for him. No matter what, you must protect him well and find his remaining souls so that he can be reincarnated as a human being. I hope you can agree to my last request."
Lu Ming clenched his fists tightly, tears slowly falling from his eyes, and after a long while he agreed with difficulty: "Disciple, obey your command."
Yun Luan nodded with satisfaction, and then said to Jing Mo who was standing beside him: "Jing Mo, your master can only give you one thing to say. You can't force anything. Sometimes when you lose something, it's gone forever. I hope you can keep it in mind and don't do anything that you will regret, and don't follow in your master's footsteps."
Jing Mo's eyes were gloomy. He looked at Yun Luan deeply, then he answered in a deep voice: "Yes."
Yunluan explained everything in detail. His face did not show the panic of a dying man, but a calm and relaxed expression. He looked at Mingduo, who was standing there in a daze with his eyes blank, and smiled softly. His eyes were like the brightest star in the dark night. He chuckled, as if he wanted to reach out and touch him again, but in the end he let go powerlessly. The light in his eyes gradually dimmed, and his voice was as soft as a feather brushing past. He murmured, "Xiaoduo, you are the person I should never let down in this life. But because of me, you have suffered the greatest pain in the world. If there is an afterlife... If there is an afterlife..."
The voice of Yunluan gradually faded, but the surrounding golden light never dissipated, illuminating the entire Kun-Lai as bright as day. Countless strange beasts seemed to have sensed this unusual fluctuation, and ran out of the dense forest, making low sounds, as if crying and complaining. Spirit birds came out of their nests, circling in the sky of Kun-Lai Mountain and singing loudly, refusing to disperse for a long time. And at this moment, the brightest star in the sky suddenly broke through the sky and slowly descended, as if sleeping at the end of the universe.
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