Chapter 105 Chapter 105 I lied to you from the beginning...
Pei Zichen returned after repairing the barrier. The drizzle continued, but all the True Immortal Realm disciples were in high spirits and looked extremely happy. The barrier on the Cangming Sea had been repaired, the demons in the Nine Nether Realm had been completely annihilated, and all the demon cultivators had retreated to the Nine Nether Realm, while the True Immortal Realm remained unscathed. This result couldn't have been better.
Everyone knew that this was Pei Zichen's achievement. As Pei Zichen returned to the camp, everyone greeted him, thanked him, and wished him a bright future.
With such outstanding military achievements, everyone knows that when Pei Zichen returns to Lingjian Xian Pavilion, he will most likely be chosen as the next Pavilion Master of Lingjian Xian Pavilion.
Shen Yuqing was like this back then, and he is still like this now.
Pei Zichen listened to everyone's congratulations, but he didn't take it seriously. He just smiled and nodded to these people, but he didn't pay any attention to any of them.
I hurried all the way to my room, just wanting to pack up and leave.
He had already received a message from Jiang Zhaoxue that Jiang Zhaoxue had arrived in Jiangning Town long ago, and he was also eager to return home.
He avoided the crowd and returned to his tent, where he began to pack his belongings. Just as he finished, he heard the laughter of his disciples outside. They played and played as they opened the curtains. As they entered the tent, they bumped into Pei Zichen, who was about to leave. The leading disciple was a little surprised and couldn't help but ask, "Big Brother? Where are you going?"
"The sect still has things to do," Pei Zichen lied casually, "I'll go back first."
"Ah?" The disciples were a little disappointed. "You're not attending the celebration banquet? So many people are waiting for you."
"No." Pei Zichen smiled at the young people whose expressions showed both joy and anger. "You guys can just go to this kind of occasion. I don't like it anyway."
"I don't believe it." Another disciple spoke. Pei Zichen looked over and saw that it was a disciple from the third peak.
In the past, Shen Yuqing's disciples often went on missions with the Third Peak. The Third Peak was very familiar with Pei Zichen. The disciple joked, "You always said you didn't like it before, but you were actually very happy when you went. Come on, come on."
The disciples from the third peak rushed forward, trying to put Pei Zichen's things down, and persuaded him, "Let's go. No matter what the mission is, does it have to be you? I'll go with Master later..."
"Junior brother."
Pei Zichen held down the hand that was pulling him and said solemnly, "I really have to leave."
He spoke very seriously, and everyone looked at each other, knowing that Pei Zichen was not joking.
After struggling for a moment, everyone could only let go with regret and stepped aside, saying, "Alright, then we'll help you drink your share today, Senior Brother."
"good."
Pei Zichen nodded and said sincerely: "If I have the chance in the future, I will come back and drink with you all."
"Don't worry." Everyone joked, "We'll drink you to death when we get back to the Immortal Pavilion!"
Pei Zichen smiled without saying anything, scanning the young man in front of him one by one.
He had been gone for eight years, but for these young men it was only a month. They were still the most unrestrained people in his memory.
These people are all people who grew up with him. Although most of them have only met once when they were on missions, they have all been through life and death together.
He took these people in his sight and raised his hand in greeting.
His bow was so grand that everyone was shocked and a little embarrassed: "Brother, why are you so serious..."
"See you tomorrow."
Pei Zichen's eyes were gentle, but he didn't hesitate any longer. He turned around and walked out.
Everyone looked at each other, and couldn't help but ask: "What happened to the eldest brother?"
"Hey, don't worry about it," said the carefree disciple. "People always have ups and downs in their moods. When he's happy, we can go back and find him."
With that, everyone took their things and went to the celebration banquet in a lively manner.
Pei Zichen flew away on his sword with his back to them, running towards Jiang Zhaoxue.
But he had only been flying the sword for a moment when he heard a loud "boom" behind him and a magical light shot up into the sky. Pei Zichen hurriedly stopped and turned back to see the direction of the original camp. A huge formation lit up in the camp. Yuan Luo exclaimed in surprise: "Zhu Xian Formation!"
This time, Pei Zichen was in charge of the cleanup of the northern line, so the Immortal Alliance did not send any elders. Instead, it was the young disciples who rushed to the front. Without the elders to lead such a large formation, how could ordinary disciples be able to defeat it?
But why is there such a large formation here? Even for him, it would be difficult to break this formation unless he reveals his Nine Nether Realm skills.
If I go forward, I might expose and destroy him.
But if you leave...
Pei Zichen looked at the disciples who had fought alongside him, and suddenly remembered Jiang Zhaoxue's instructions.
"Be a good person."
When this sentence appeared in his mind, Pei Zichen rushed towards the formation like an arrow.
Lingxu shouted urgently: "Master!"
However, it was too late. Pei Zichen returned to the formation and saw that all the disciples were bound by the magic light in the formation. They were struggling like prey stuck in a spider web. Seeing the magic light that was about to kill them falling like rain, everyone was in despair. Pei Zichen fell like a meteorite and smashed into the center of the formation with a "bang". The moment he pressed his palm into the center of the formation, the sword of beheading flew out from his spine and flew up. The magic light that bound them on their bodies dissipated, and the swords in their hands followed Pei Zichen's sword of beheading and rose to form a formation at a high place. They all came forward excitedly: "Senior Brother!"
"Big Brother!"
“Brother Pei!”
The disciples of the Immortal Alliance stepped forward with joy. Pei Zichen held the formation by himself and immediately said, "This is the Immortal Slaying Formation. All disciples, form the formation."
Without saying much, everyone immediately followed Pei Zichen, with magic seals flying and swords forming a formation.
However, the formation continued to press down inch by inch. Pei Zichen stared at the formation intently, his thoughts racing.
Why is there a Zhuxian Formation here?
When will the Nine Netherworld Realm be able to quietly set up such a large formation in the camp?
If they have such strength, what have they been doing these days?
Pei Zichen knew something was wrong, and Lingxu also reminded him: "Master, this might be a trap. You should leave."
However, seeing the great formation pressing down and the dense magical light and sword light confronting each other above his head, Pei Zichen's heartstrings tightened.
As soon as he leaves, the Dharma light above his head will fall down in an instant, and none of the thousands of disciples here will be spared.
Yet he stayed—
He clearly sensed that the power of this formation was definitely not something that his magic power at the Spirit Transformation stage could resist, and he had to use the skills of the Ninth Netherworld Realm to have a chance of breaking the formation.
"Master, either leave or fight," Yuan Luo said anxiously, watching the light pressing down on the sword formation. "You're going to die here at this rate!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of magic light broke through a corner of the sword formation and fell straight down, rushing towards a disciple.
Seeing that his disciples were about to be pierced by the Dharma Light, Pei Zichen rang out the Nine-Transformation Immortal Life Bell, and the God-Slaying Sword suddenly lit up. He slashed at the Dharma Light in the sky and shouted to everyone, "Run!"
After saying this, the sword light in his hand turned into thousands of lightsabers, colliding with the magic light above his head.
It consumes a huge amount of energy to differentiate so many lightsabers. The Nine Revolutions Immortal Bell is spinning rapidly above his head. In recent days, the disciples have long been accustomed to obeying his orders and flying out from the cracks in the formation he broke. Seeing the last disciple escape, Pei Zichen was about to stop and run away, but the pressure suddenly came overwhelmingly. A sword intent rushed towards the Nine Revolutions Immortal Bell, and another sword intent pierced Pei Zichen's back!
The sword came too fast. Pei Zichen jumped up and slashed the sword intent behind him. However, the Nine Revolutions Immortal Bell on the other side was hit hard by another sword intent and shattered with a "ding" sound.
The demonic energy exploded instantly, and the Immortal Execution Formation blazed up. Millions of magical lights came like meteorites and thunder. Pei Zichen raised his hand and grabbed the flying Sword of God Slashing. He spun around and slashed with all his might. The Immortal Execution Formation shattered into pieces. Pei Zichen turned into a flash of light and fled into the distance. Then he heard a loud shout: "Where are you escaping to!"
After saying that, the surrounding magic array descended like a net, the sword light came quickly from behind, and the disturbing music jumped down from a great height, turning into a sharp blade and coming out together with the sword light.
As the enemy surrounded him layer by layer, Pei Zichen's body was as light as a feather, his movements were as fast as a swimming dragon, his hands formed seals, and his sword intent was with him.
The movements are crisp and neat, with an air of elegance.
Zhou Bugang, who was standing high up, couldn't help but applaud and praise: "Beautiful!"
Xu Zichen, who was standing beside him, glared at him, raised his hand, and swung a sword towards Pei Zichen.
This sword, together with Shui Chenyuan's formation, Feng Minghuan's magic sound, and Gu Jun's sword formation, was combined. Pei Zichen finally had no way to avoid it. He turned around and slashed down Gu Jun's flying sword with a sword, sweeping across the formation net. The crown of his hair was cut in half by the flying sword. The moment he dodged and turned around, Xu Zichen's flying sword was already pointing at his neck.
Pei Zichen froze in his tracks, and then he heard Gu Jun from above shouting coldly, "Traitor Pei Zichen, you have colluded with the Nine Netherworld Realm to bring chaos to Central Continent. With all the Immortal Alliance clans here today, why don't you surrender immediately?!"
After hearing this, Pei Zichen finally had the energy to look up. He scanned the heights one by one and found that he had already been surrounded by people from the six sects of the Immortal Alliance.
Lingjian Xian Pavilion Gujun;
Xu Zichen of Tianjian Sect;
The Heaven and Earth Dao Sect Zhou Bugang;
Baiyin Pavilion Fengming Huan;
The water of Xingyun Gate sinks into the abyss;
besides……
Pei Zichen looked at Jiang Zhaoyue beside Gu Jun. Jiang Zhaoyue looked at him silently, holding a talisman in her hand with an indifferent expression.
The surrounding area was full of disciples of the Immortal Alliance. In addition to the disciples just brought by Gu Jun and others, most of them were the people he had just rescued.
They all looked at Pei Zichen in panic as he stood in the middle of the crowd, his demonic energy uncontrollably overflowing.
His hair was spread out, and the blood-red devil mark on his forehead flickered.
Although his temperament is as clear as the moon, his facial features are exceptionally cold and elegant, and black energy is entwined from the soles of his feet, making him look a bit seductive and ghostly.
"What do you mean, ancestor?" Pei Zichen surveyed his surroundings, already knowing Gu Jun's intentions. He secretly drew up a formation and asked in a cold voice, "The power of the divine artifact is interconnected with the cultivation techniques of the Nine Netherworld Realm. This is why I mistakenly practiced the Nine Netherworld's magic. I reported this to you upon my return. You promised me that the Way of the Heart is the true path, and allowed me to serve the sect with peace of mind. Why are you suddenly using this as an excuse to force me to confess my guilt?"
"You colluded with the Nine Netherworld Realm and falsely claimed credit. The Immortal Alliance knows about this, and you still want to deny it?!"
Shui Chenyuan shouted sternly upon hearing this, saying, "Since you've cultivated the magic, you should have cut yourself off. Why would you need the master to intervene?!"
"Although I practice magic, I have no intention of doing evil."
"It's only a matter of time before the Nine Netherworld Realm's techniques turn evil," Shui Chenyuan retorted immediately, "Do you really want the True Immortal Realm to harbor a tiger and cause trouble?!"
"Walk."
Pei Zichen's heart trembled when he saw Jiang Zhaoyue's lip movements.
He immediately realized that the Immortal Alliance had probably already made a decision, so he had no intention of staying any longer.
Looking around, all the disciples were looking at him in shock and fear. Pei Zichen no longer hesitated, and threw out the Yin Zhixian in his hand, slashing at Shui Chenyuan with a sword!
Shui Chenyuan was a formation cultivator and not good at close combat. Pei Zichen came at him so fast and fiercely that Shui Chenyuan could only hurriedly shout, "You brat!"
He was forced away by Pei Zichen's sword.
After he escaped, everyone no longer hesitated. Zhou Bugang's expression became serious. He looked at Xu Zichen and followed him.
Mountains shifted and waves rolled, heaven and earth were without gates. From high above, Gu Jun shouted, "Pei Zichen cultivates the Nine Netherworld Realm techniques and colludes with demonic cultivators. This is an unforgivable crime. All disciples, listen to my command. Follow me today to slay the evil demons and kill the demonic ways! Whoever slays Pei Zichen will obtain the divine weapon!"
As he spoke, Dharma light rained down between heaven and earth. Pei Zichen sealed his own aura and disappeared into the mountains and forests.
He dodged the dense falling Dharma lights and ran in the rain.
At that moment, he suddenly felt that he was no different from when he was seventeen.
And when he was seventeen, Jiang Zhaoxue was waiting for him.
Jiang Zhaoxue...
He held the talisman Jiang Zhaoxue gave him in his sleeve, thinking about the man in Jiangning Town.
He knew that he could not establish any connection with Penglai at the moment. He could not go to find Jiang Zhaoxue, nor could he use Jiang Zhaoyue's talisman.
His only way out now is to escape.
Escape and find Jiang Zhaoxue.
He struggled to get out, and Jiang Zhaoyue stood on a high place watching him run away.
Li You followed Jiang Zhaoyue and whispered, "Young Master, it's time to inform the Lady."
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When Pei Zichen was being chased along the way, Jiang Zhaoxue sat in the courtyard cottage he rented in Jiangning Town, looking at his voice transmission jade token, tapping the table with his chin on his hand, waiting for Pei Zichen.
According to the convention of the Immortal Alliance, there must be a celebration banquet after a victory. She had participated in many of them in the past. It was a favorite occasion for young people. Judging from Pei Zichen's appearance and personality, he should drink a lot of wine.
The last time Pei Zichen drank alcohol... was several years ago, when he accompanied her to ride a crane late at night.
Now thinking back, that night he took the initiative to use his spiritual power to merge with her, which should be considered as losing control. If he drinks tonight...
Jiang Zhaoxue raised his eyebrows and suddenly felt a little expectant.
She just didn't know when he would come back, so Jiang Zhaoxue couldn't help feeling anxious. She tapped the table lightly, feeling that time was passing particularly slowly.
Seeing that she was uneasy, Anan couldn't help but say, "Why don't you just ask him directly and give him some time so that you can sleep. Won't you see him after a good sleep?"
"How can this be possible?"
Jiang Zhaoxue immediately said, "I just spent an hour putting on my makeup. What if I sleep and it gets ruined? And I sent him a message. What if he doesn't attend the celebration party and comes back directly?"
"Isn't that a good thing?" Anan wondered, "Don't you want to see him too?"
"I do want to, but he's still young," Jiang Zhaoxue said, her eyes softening. "At least he wants to see some fun and have some friends."
She could see that when Pei Zichen talked about his fellow disciples in Lingjian Immortal Pavilion, he was not really without any friendship.
But to him, those things may no longer be important enough.
But she still hoped that Pei Zichen could have more friends like he did when he was a teenager, so that she would not be alone in her life.
She was thinking about it, and heard the sound of rain outside getting louder and louder. With a loud thunder, Jiang Zhaoyue's voice also rang out from the jade pendant.
"Yaoyao, the Book of Destiny confirms that you and Shen Yuqing are destined to be together. Tonight, the Immortal Alliance is hunting Pei Zichen. It's your choice which path to take."
The moment the sound stopped, the thunder also stopped.
Jiang Zhaoxue sat in the room in a daze, as if he had been struck by lightning, and stood there in a daze.
What did her brother say?
The Immortal Alliance is hunting Pei Zichen?
Why did the Immortal Alliance want to hunt Pei Zichen? Pei Zichen had a divine weapon in his hand, and the True Immortal Realm's fortune still needed him to reverse. If they hunted Pei Zichen tonight, weren't they afraid that the True Immortal Realm's fortune would decline from then on?
Is it because she and Shen Yuqing are destined to be together?
Do they think they have found a second solution?
But even if they found the second method, they were now at the border of the Nine Netherworld Realm. If they were to hunt Pei Zichen, wouldn't they be afraid that Pei Zichen would turn against them and directly defect to the Nine Netherworld Realm?
Or have they already confirmed that Pei Zichen has defected to the Nine Netherworld Realm?
Countless thoughts rushed into Jiang Zhaoxue's mind, but she had no time to think too much. She knew clearly that since the Immortal Alliance had taken action, they would kill everyone. She didn't have much time, and she had to rush to support them immediately.
According to Pei Zichen's personality, even if he had the teleportation talisman she gave him, as long as he was in front of the Immortal Alliance, he would not do it even if it meant death, so as not to implicate Penglai.
She has to find a way to save people.
She immediately stood up, called Qingye's name and strode out. The moment she opened the door, Jiang Zhaoxue felt a cold fragrance. She stopped and saw a young man standing in front of her with his back to her.
The rain poured down in torrents. The courtyard was filled with people without anyone noticing. The Penglai disciples were silenced, and the disciples of Lingjian Xian Pavilion, led by Zilu, were held hostage with knives.
Qingye stood at the front, her sword not even having time to be unsheathed. When she saw Jiang Zhaoxue coming out, her eyes were full of anxiety. She shook her head frantically, wanting to say something, but couldn't open her mouth.
Jiang Zhaoxue's heart suddenly tightened, and he turned his gaze back to the present, and saw the young man in front of the corridor slowly turning around.
Having not seen him for a few days, he seemed to have become thinner. He wore a golden crown on his head, a long robe with wide sleeves and golden threads, a long sword on his back, and a whisk in his hand. His temperament was as cold as snow. He looked at Jiang Zhaoxue with a look that showed neither sadness nor joy, and asked softly, "The rain is so heavy, Madam, are you still going out?"
Shen Yuqing is here.
Since he came, it proved that Lingjian Xian Pavilion was well prepared, and Pei Zichen was afraid that he would be in great danger.
Jiang Zhaoxue understood, the talisman slipped from his hand, and he stared at Shen Yuqing warily and asked, "Why are you here?"
"Three days ago, the Immortal Alliance captured a disciple from the Nine Netherworld Realm and reported Pei Zichen for colluding with the Nine Netherworld Realm, collaborating internally and externally, and intending to use military achievements as pretext to confuse the True Immortal Realm and achieve his goal."
"Nonsense!" Jiang Zhaoxue shouted angrily, "Just tell me what Gujun wants?!"
"Pei Zichen is practicing the Nine Netherworld Realm technique."
"The power within the artifact is the Nine Netherworld cultivation method," Jiang Zhaoxue said immediately. "Anyone who inherits the artifact's power must cultivate the Nine Netherworld cultivation method. I told him this when I came back. Doesn't he know this?"
"Yes, but the artifact has not yet recognized its master. He is also connected to the Nine Netherworld Realm. It is better to kill him by mistake than to let him go by mistake."
The artifact has not yet recognized its master...
Jiang Zhaoxue understood in an instant that all the techniques for practicing the Nine Netherworld Realm were fake.
The most important thing is that the artifact has not yet recognized its master. If Pei Zichen is killed, it can be obtained.
"What about the True Immortal Realm?" Jiang Zhaoxue couldn't help but ask, "If you kill him, what will happen to the True Immortal Realm's fortune? As long as he's alive, even if he hasn't recognized his master yet, he still has a glimmer of hope..."
"Three days ago, when you and I separated, the Book of Destiny confirmed that we were destined to be together."
Shen Yuqing spoke, and Jiang Zhaoxue's pupils shrank rapidly. Then she saw Shen Yuqing raise his eyes and look at her calmly: "If you and I get married, the fate of the True Fairyland can be reversed."
"I don't believe it." Jiang Zhaoxue sneered, "I don't believe your nonsense, get out of my way!"
"What are you going to do after you get out of the way? Run away with him?"
Shen Yuqing seemed to see through her thoughts and continued to ask: "What about the True Fairyland? What about the destiny of the True Fairyland?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhaoxue remembered her father's serious illness and gritted her teeth: "I will become a Ninth Realm Master..."
"Then Pei Zichen will die."
Shen Yuqing spoke decisively, and Jiang Zhaoxue was stunned.
As soon as Shen Yuqing saw her expression, he understood: "You don't know that the Soul Locking Formation will kill him, right?"
"The Soul Locking Formation," Jiang Zhaoxue's mind was a little confused, "The Soul Locking Formation only absorbs all his spiritual power..."
"Only if it's not locking a divine weapon."
As soon as Shen Yuqing spoke, Jiang Zhaoxue froze.
Shen Yuqing looked at her stiff expression and said slowly, "Everything has a price. How can a divine weapon be the same as an ordinary magical weapon? When the Soul Locking Formation is activated, the price of handing it over to you is his life."
"impossible."
Jiang Zhaoxue's heart beat faster. She felt that Shen Yuqing's face in front of her became hideous and distorted, like an evil ghost with a bloody mouth. She couldn't help but want to retreat, but she knew that she must not show cowardice at this time.
She told herself that Shen Yuqing was disturbing her mind, but somehow she seemed to know that what he said was true.
In fact, she had thought about it a long time ago.
Is there any difference between divine weapons and ordinary magic weapons? But she didn't dare to think too deeply about it. She just delayed the time to open the Soul Locking Array day after day.
She never thought about whether Pei Zichen had enough energy to feed the Tianji Lingyu.
I just thought that I would wait until he had collected all the artifacts before unlocking the spirit formation;
Wait until he returns to the True Immortal Realm to unlock the spirit formation;
Wait until he returns to Penglai to unlock the spirit formation...
She made excuse after excuse until Shen Yuqing saw her hesitation and told her, "If you don't believe me, let's go and give it a try."
Jiang Zhaoxue's pupils shrank sharply as she watched the young man in front of her calmly reach out his hand to her and say seriously, "I'll take you there now. You get the artifact. After that, I'll take you home."
These words pushed her to the brink of despair. Jiang Zhaoxue's teeth chattered as she couldn't help but say, "Shen Yuqing, do you know that I will hate you for doing this?"
These words made Shen Yuqing's eyes tremble, and he said in a hoarse voice: "But what can I do?"
"You can let me go."
"And then watch you and him die together?"
Shen Yuqing couldn't help but raise his voice, "Are you going to watch this traitor cultivate his demonic skills, disrupt social order, and then take my wife with him to his death? Ah Xue, you must know that whether or not this is our destiny, this day was destined from the moment he began cultivating the Nine Netherworld Realm techniques for quick success!"
"It's not that he's eager for quick success!"
"What is that?" Shen Yuqing immediately reminded him, "He doesn't need the power of the artifact. He chose this path himself. If he wasn't eager for quick success, why would he practice the Nine Netherworld Realm technique?"
Jiang Zhaoxue listened and was speechless.
Her mind was full of the twenty-one-year-old young man who refused to practice the Nine Netherworld Realm martial arts no matter how she tempted him.
When did he decide to practice the Nine Netherworld Realm technique?
When Jiang Zhaoxue recalled it, he seemed to be back in the Taotie Tower that year.
She deliberately took risks to force him to practice the Yuanluo bow technique.
That night, ice and snow mixed with demonic energy descended. She turned back in surprise amidst the corpses scattered across the ground, and heard Pei Zichen kneel before her. He spoke in a hoarse voice, saying, "Master's Wife, I'm here to take you home."
It's her.
Jiang Zhaoxue had difficulty breathing and felt like his chest was about to explode.
It wasn't Pei Zichen who chose this path, it was she who chose this path for Pei Zichen.
She set up a soul-locking formation for him and lured him into practicing the Nine Netherworld Realm technique, because at that time she had never thought about his future.
In her imagination, whether he was a righteous man or an evil man, he would ultimately just be her nourishment, and she never cared about his future.
By the time she cared about it, they had no way out.
If the Soul Locking Formation is activated, he will surely die.
Either he dies, or he will be hunted by the Immortal Alliance. It is impossible for him to survive in the true immortal realm as a demon cultivator.
"He chose this path himself."
Shen Yuqing looked at Jiang Zhaoxue for a long moment, unable to bear the thought, but she still told her, "From the moment you planted the Soul-Locking Array on him, and from the moment he chose to cultivate the Nine Netherworld Realm technique, he was doomed. Now everyone covets the artifact he possesses. If you want it, set off now, and I'll take you there."
Jiang Zhaoxue listened in disbelief, then saw Shen Yuqing promise in a deep voice: "I will stop them, and you unlock the spirit formation. After you get the artifact, you can enter the ninth realm of destiny master and choose your own path."
"What if I want to save him?" Jiang Zhaoxue suddenly spoke, which even she herself did not expect.
However, after she spoke, she found that she did not regret it.
Shen Yuqing seemed to have expected this. His eyes trembled and he whispered, "Then you have no choice but to marry me."
If she wanted to save Pei Zichen, she would not be able to become a Ninth Realm Master of Destiny. The fate of the True Immortal Realm could not be reversed, and all her plans would fail.
An eighth-level fortune teller, without the protection of a fortune servant, would be forced to marry Shen Yuqing by the True Immortal Realm, not to mention for her father's sake. Even if her father wasn't seriously ill, she would still be forced to marry Shen Yuqing by the True Immortal Realm.
To save Pei Zichen, she would have to give up everything she had planned, cut off the wings that could have allowed her to reach the sky, and send herself back to the path of being at the mercy of others.
If she becomes a Ninth Realm Master of Destiny, she can unlock the Heart Contract, reverse the fate of the True Immortal Realm, become the only Ninth Realm Master of Destiny in this millennium, peek into destiny, and be half a step away from ascension.
As long as she can unlock the spiritual formation according to the plan, and take out the Tianji Lingyu that has been hidden in Pei Zichen's heart for many years.
As long as Pei Zichen dies.
But what did he do wrong?
He did good deeds and forgave people all his life.
In the book, it wasn't him who killed people, it wasn't him who did evil, it wasn't him who hurt her, it wasn't him who hated her.
The Pei Zichen she knew was a man of integrity throughout his life. He did not hate those who harmed him, nor did he blame those who hated him. Even though he practiced the Nine Netherworld Realm technique, all the people present, even herself, were more evil than him, and all of them were hypocritical.
Why should he use his own life to pave the way for her to become a Ninth Realm Life Master?
Why should I die for her life?
He shouldn't have died.
Besides, she said...
"Pei Zichen, if you die once, I will save you once. If you die a thousand times, I will save you a thousand times."
She said she wanted to save him, so she should save him.
The path to becoming a Ninth Realm Master should be one she finds on her own, rather than one she forcibly breaks through by stealing the cultivation from others.
She wants to save him.
When this thought came to mind, Jiang Zhaoxue's heart settled down. She slowly raised her eyes. Shen Yuqing held the whisk tightly and understood her decision from her eyes.
"He has to go to the Nine Netherworld."
Shen Yuqing spoke, and Jiang Zhaoxue said without hesitation: "Okay."
"You have the Soul Locking Formation in your hand. If he dares to harm the True Immortal Realm one day, you must kill him."
"good."
Shen Yuqing didn't say anything. He looked at the person in front of him with a misty look in his eyes, thought for a long time, and said softly: "Axue, I'm here."
He's gone, but I'm still here.
However, this time Jiang Zhaoxue didn't say "OK". She closed her eyes, paused for a moment, then stepped forward, raised her hands to draw a formation, and said calmly: "Place the disciples and set off immediately."
After saying that, she didn't waste any time and raised her hand to start the formation.
She had been using the Life Servant Contract to sense Pei Zichen's location and situation, and in an instant she created a teleportation array. Shen Yuqing placed her disciples and immediately stepped forward. The two of them jumped down from the teleportation array, one in front and one behind.
In less than a moment, Jiang Zhaoxue heard voices coming from the surroundings and knew that they were about to arrive at the destination. She twisted a talisman in her hand. Shen Yuqing seemed to be alert. He pulled him back the moment he landed and raised his sword to blast away the scattered magic light from high above.
Jiang Zhaoxue was about to stop when he realized he was in the Black Moon Forest. The light of the Dharma was scattered everywhere, illuminating the sky as bright as day. Voices filled the air, accompanied by shouts of "Don't let him get away!"
Jiang Zhaoxue looked up and saw a young man in white clothes moving among the crowd.
"Take him away."
The moment Shen Yuqing finished speaking, her finger sword gestures shot towards Pei Zichen like an arrow.
A golden light suddenly appeared, and the sword formation was launched at the same time, and with a "bang", it blocked the magic light attacking Pei Zichen.
Pei Zichen was surprised to see Shen Yuqing suddenly approaching in white, and then he heard Jiang Zhaoxue calling, "Pei Zichen."
A huge force came from afar, and Pei Zichen was overjoyed. He turned over according to the servant contract and summoned Jiang Zhaoxue's side directly. Jiang Zhaoxue raised her hand and he jumped into the air over her head.
"Female..."
"run!"
Jiang Zhaoxue did not hesitate.
Pei Zichen only had time to take a quick look at her. He saw the woman in white clothes and a golden hairpin standing in the rain with her fingers making hand seals, like a towering mountain, blocking his way.
He didn't dare to look any further and hurried forward, then he heard Jiang Zhaoxue's voice behind him: "The laws of nature are unpredictable, and your luck depends on fate. Even if you are extremely lucky, even gods and Buddhas won't save you."
The moment the sound fell, the soil on the ground broke out and rose like a mountain.
Pei Zichen listened to the sound of the earth shaking and turned his head to catch his breath in the rain. He looked back and saw that he was cut off from the view behind him by a mountain as high as the sky. Jiang Zhaoxue and Shen Yuqing followed behind him, riding cranes and flying swords.
He knew they were following him, and he knew he was not safe yet, so he did not dare to stay. He just used the Yuanluo Bow to quickly split the space and escape.
Immortal spirits from all directions were chasing him closely behind him. Shen Yuqing and Jiang Zhaoxue covered his retreat all the way. Jiang Zhaoxue pointed the direction for him until the last moment, when they reached a cliff and Pei Zichen stopped hastily.
The moment he reached the cliff, he suddenly realized that the road Jiang Zhaoxue pointed out to him was actually the direction leading to the Nine Netherworld Realm!
Under the cliff, you can cross the Cangming Sea, which is the shortest journey to the Jiuyou Realm.
He stopped in a hurry and saw Shen Yuqing and Jiang Zhaoxue falling not far away.
Pei Zichen vaguely sensed something and looked at Jiang Zhaoxue anxiously. He covered his wound and spoke hoarsely, "My Lady."
"Go to the Nine Netherworld Realm." Jiang Zhaoxue raised her hand and threw a packet of immortal pills over. Suppressing her emotions, she looked at the blood-soaked young man in front of her and ordered through gritted teeth, "There's no place for you in the True Immortal Realm. Go first, and I'll find you later."
"Looking for me?"
Pei Zichen glanced at Shen Yuqing beside him, and finally turned his gaze back to Jiang Zhaoxue's eyes, and said seriously: "If I leave today, will the lady really still come to find me?"
"Then what are you staying for?" Shen Yuqing said coldly, "You are practicing the Nine Nether Realm technique, you can't stay here forever."
"And let you force her?!"
Pei Zichen turned around instantly, staring at Shen Yuqing, and asked with understanding, "Master, what conditions did you set for saving me? Since the Immortal Alliance wanted to kill me, they must have a way to deal with the decline of their luck. What is it?"
After asking this question, Jiang Zhaoxue knew that he could not hide it.
Pei Zichen is too smart.
He was usually reserved and only showed two or three tenths of his feelings. Now that he was seriously investigating, he was afraid that he had guessed the clues as early as when Shen Yuqing appeared.
If the Immortal Alliance gave up on him, they would have to find another way to reverse the True Immortal Realm. Either she would become a Nine Realm Master, or a destined marriage would appear. But now Shen Yuqing and she had come at the same time, and she asked him to leave. Who else could be the destined marriage?
He couldn't let Jiang Zhaoxue face the fierceness of the dragon and tiger here alone. He knew that Jiang Zhaoxue understood what he meant, so he immediately comforted her, "My lady, I won't leave. I will hide in the dark. Unless I die, no one can force you to do anything."
"But if I say so, wouldn't I be forcing myself?"
Jiang Zhaoxue spoke with difficulty, and Pei Zichen's eyelashes trembled as he heard her say against her will, "What if I say I'm willing to be with your master?"
"I don't believe it."
Pei Zichen immediately said, "You're trying to trick me into going to the Nine Netherworld. I won't believe a single word you say. Don't be afraid. I'm holding back because I want to leave room for maneuver, not because I'm incompetent. If they really want to hurt you..."
"They won't hurt me without you."
Jiang Zhaoxue interrupted Pei Zichen, and Pei Zichen stood there in a daze.
Jiang Zhaoxue curled her fingers and looked at him calmly, as if she were looking at a stranger. "If you leave the True Fairyland today, you will be a traitor to the True Fairyland, and we will have nothing to do with each other from now on. However, your master and I are destined to be together, and we will marry again. For the sake of the True Fairyland's fortune and the face of the Penglai Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion, no one will do anything to me. But if you—"
Jiang Zhaoxue clenched her fists and looked at Pei Zichen's stunned eyes, saying each word with great difficulty: "You are my stain."
A person who practices the Nine Netherworld Realm technique is her life servant and her stain.
A disciple who practices the Nine Netherworld Realm technique staying by her side is a stain on her.
In fact, he loves her, which is her biggest stain.
"They forced you?"
Pei Zichen's eyes were filled with tears, but he still didn't believe it. He continued, "They found a way to create a destined marriage to force you. You did it for me..."
"I'm not doing this for you."
Jiang Zhaoxue knew that if she didn't tell him the truth, she wouldn't be able to hide it from him, so she simply said, "I never gave up on your master. From the beginning, I was lying to you when I was with you."
Hearing this, Pei Zichen was stunned, and Shen Yuqing turned to look at him.
Jiang Zhaoxue secretly clenched his palms and continued, "I knew long ago that the True Immortal Realm's luck was fading. In order to restore it, I had to become a Ninth Realm Fate Master. To become a Ninth Realm Fate Master, I needed the Heavenly Secret Jade. When I snatched the Heavenly Secret Jade from Wu Yuelin, it entered your body and you used it. That's why I placed a Soul Locking Array in you."
"What's this?"
Pei Zichen didn't understand.
"The Soul Locking Formation," Jiang Zhaoxue said word by word with great difficulty, "is to turn you into a spiritual instrument that will keep the artifact for me. When the Soul Locking Formation is activated, it will extract all your power, nourish the artifact, and then hand it over to me."
As soon as these words came out, Pei Zichen's pupils constricted and his face turned pale.
Jiang Zhaoxue stared at his pale face, half-truthfully and numbly reciting the lines she had concocted in her mind, forcing herself to say, "I've loved your master for two hundred years. How could you suddenly change your heart? I've never given up on your master, nor have I ever liked you. I stayed by your side only because of the Soul Locking Formation. I promised you everything because of it. And now, your master and I are destined to be together, so I no longer need you. I've come here with your master to seek a way out for you. Go to the Nine Netherworld Realm and cultivate well in the future. We'll have nothing to do with each other. If you dare come, I'll take your life."
"I," Pei Zichen listened, his eyes filled with tears. He felt that he could not see the other person's face clearly, but he still said, "I don't believe it."
As he spoke, he recalled those little details and couldn't help but raise his voice: "I don't believe you don't love me. You saved me from the cliff, you risked your life to save me, even when you entered the illusion, your wish was for me to live a good life. You couldn't bear to hurt me from beginning to end. Now that the artifact is within your reach, you still want to let me go. How dare you say that this is not love for me?!"
"This isn't it."
Jiang Zhaoxue interrupted him, suppressed her tears and looked at him, gritting her teeth and squeezing out the words: "This is pity."
Pei Zichen froze. Jiang Zhaoxue felt a wave of bitterness rushing to her eyes, yet she forced herself to let it go. She looked at the young man's incredulous eyes and destroyed the foundation of his love with each sentence: "I followed you down the cliff that year because of the Tianji Lingyu."
"I wish you well, because I am going to take your life."
"No matter how good I am to you, it's only out of pity, because I know you're going to die for the True Wonderland. I feel sorry for you because you're a good person, so I feel guilty. I just want to make it up to you."
"But this is not love."
Jiang Zhaoxue looked at the stunned young man in front of her, feeling that every word was etched in her heart. She said in a hoarse voice: "Pei Zichen, I have never loved you. I'm sorry, now please let me go and let me be with your master."
sorry.
From beginning to end, she only said to him, "I'm sorry."
And he couldn't argue with that.
He is sensitive by nature, how could he not know her emotions?
She had come with other intentions from the very beginning, but he always felt that there was some truth in this pretense.
When she carried him across the snowy mountains, when she rescued him from the spacetime ripped open by the Yuan Luo bow, when she took him on a crane to watch the starry night sky, when she married him in a dream, and when she gave him a copper coin in the New Year...
She softened her heart countless times, looked back countless times, and subconsciously stood behind him countless times. He thought that these details were her true feelings.
But in the end, all these good intentions are just apologies?
"I don't believe it."
Pei Zichen insisted on shaking his head, but tears had already fallen. He stared at the couple in front of him, who were also wearing white clothes with gold patterns and retreating, shaking his head and saying: "I don't believe it, you lied to me, you just want me to leave..."
"What should I do if you don't leave?!" Jiang Zhaoxue shouted. She felt the air around her getting tighter and tighter, and her heart grew anxious. "If you don't leave, I'll be a traitor colluding with the Nine Netherworld Realm. Pei Zichen, let me tell you, I pity you, but I also have a limit."
Jiang Zhaoxue raised his hand and summoned the Yuanluo Bow, which instantly jumped out and fell into Jiang Zhaoxue's hands.
She raised her hand and drew her longbow, her spiritual power forming an arrow, pointing it at Pei Zichen's forehead. She stared at him coldly and said through gritted teeth, "If you still don't leave the other immortal sects by then, for the honor of Penglai, I will kill you with my own hands."
Pei Zichen didn't say anything, he just watched her draw the bow.
The fortune teller was not good at weapons, and Jiang Zhaoxue was lazy by nature. She learned bow and sword skills from him in the Lingxu illusion.
At this moment, she pointed the Yuanluo bow at him using a bow-drawing action that was very similar to his. Pei Zichen suddenly felt a little unwilling.
He stared at Jiang Zhaoxue, looking at the sharp edge of the arrow, motionless.
He was born with a rebellious nature and wanted to take a gamble here. He didn't believe that she could really shoot the arrow, nor did he believe that she could kill him.
Jiang Zhaoxue saw through his thoughts and knew that he would not leave unless he was pushed to the extreme. She pursed her lips and pulled the bowstring, stretching it to the extreme, and said in a cold voice: "Three."
Pei Zichen remained silent and motionless. The murderous intent in Jiang Zhaoxue's arrow was so strong that his muscles couldn't help but tense up.
Lingxu and Anandu sensed this murderous intent, and Lingxu hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "Master, as long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood to burn. Let's go first!"
Anan also fluttered around Jiang Zhaoxue: "Master, don't do that! Xiao Pei is so sad!"
Only Yuan Luo was trembling with fear, not daring to say a word.
"two."
Jiang Zhaoxue didn't dare to look into his eyes and stared at his chest.
She sensed the copper coin that was about to pop out of his sleeve—
That was the New Year's money she gave him.
He thought it was an ordinary copper coin and kept it safely.
But that was another set of her gambling magic weapon, the copper coins of heaven and earth that could block a fatal blow for him at any time.
"Walk!"
The moment the sound fell, she shot the arrow without hesitation.
The arrow flew straight towards Pei Zichen's chest without any hesitation. The moment Pei Zichen saw the arrow, his body was faster than his brain. He rolled to the side instinctively, but Jiang Zhaoxue had already drawn the bow and shot again!
He shot arrow after arrow without hesitation, each arrow full of spiritual power, aiming directly at his vital points, all of which were intended to kill him, forcing Pei Zichen to have no chance to breathe.
Until the last roll, he just turned around and saw the arrow stabbing towards his chest!
A copper coin slipped out of his sleeve and collided with the arrow with a "ding" sound. The powerful spiritual power rolled up a huge wave and lifted him to the bottom of the cliff.
He couldn't help falling off the cliff, listening to Jiang Zhaoxue's voice coming from above, cold and arrogant, like thin ice that would shatter at the touch, and said loudly: "Go to the Nine Netherworld Realm, I'll wait for you to come back and kill me!"
Nine Netherworld Realm...
Pei Zichen listened to this and saw a lone boat on the Cangming Sea in the distance.
On the solitary boat, a woman in red stood holding an umbrella, surrounded by a dense crowd of Nine Netherworld Realm monks.
They seemed to have been prepared and were waiting for them here.
The moment he saw these people, Pei Zichen did not hesitate. He crushed the teleportation talisman Jiang Zhaoxue gave her and disappeared in front of Silla Yi and others in an instant.
When he appeared again, he had reached the border of Penglai.
He vomited a mouthful of blood and could no longer control himself, and fell in front of the tree.
Lingxu suddenly became anxious and couldn't help but say, "That Xinluoyi obviously has no ill intentions towards you, why did you force yourself to use the teleportation talisman? Teleporting a thousand miles is extremely damaging to the body, you..."
"Female..."
As soon as Pei Zichen opened his mouth, Lingxu was stunned.
He was clearly beginning to lose consciousness and lay in the dirt.
Even though he had just been verbally abused and shot with vicious arrows by that person, even though he was almost unconscious and buried in the mud, he still murmured: "Yaoyao... Lady..."
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The author has something to say: [Small Theater]
Jiang Zhaoxue: "Go to the Nine Netherworld, I'll wait for you to come back and kill me!"
Pei Zichen (heard): "I'll wait for you to come back."
Jiang Zhaoxue: "...selectively hard of hearing, huh??"
【Small Theater】
Jiang Zhaoxue: "Are you going to leave or not? If not, I'll shoot you!"
Pei Zichen: "If you shoot, you will kill me with Yuan Luo today."
Lingxu Shan: "Stop arguing, stop arguing!"
Anan: "Mom and Dad, stop arguing! What should we do?"
Yuan Luo: "Stop talking, who will replace me? Why do you have to have my bow? Isn't it majestic to use the Sword of God Slaying? Isn't it cool to use the Spiritual Void Fan? Does the mistress have to point me at the master? How am I going to survive in the future?!"
Everything is for a better future for Xiao Pei (crying)
Next chapter, at the end of the next chapter, our Demon Lord Xiao Pei is here
We can start pulling as much as we want TT
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