Ye Qingyun stood up and looked at Nangong Ling'er, "Junior Sister, what are you saying? Yao'er is someone we've watched grow up. Are you really going to abandon her?"
After a moment of thought, Nangong Ling'er continued, "My senior brothers and sisters are upright people, but I know how you treat demons. I just want to become stronger. Yao'er is not a demon. She is Yao'er, the Yao'er we watched grow up."
At this moment, Liu Jiantang, who was not far away, looked sharply at Bai Yao, as if he was observing something. He did not say a word, which made people feel uneasy.
Shen Huairu remained silent, it was unclear whether she was unwilling to express her opinion or was pondering something.
Nangong Ling'er brought this up at this time because she wanted her senior brothers and sisters to express their opinions, but now it seems that it was somewhat inappropriate.
After all, the Heavenly Sword Sect was devastated by the demon race this time. Putting aside the admonitions passed down from the ancestors, at least 40% of the main force fighting against the demon race on the Demon-Suppressing Great Wall was related to the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Moreover, because Danzhu attacked the Heavenly Sword Sect, countless disciples died. Of course, they all clearly understood their grudges and knew that this had nothing to do with Bai Yao.
But these are just a few people who watched Bai Yao grow up. If they went outside now, they would see how many disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect had witnessed their teachers and friends, with whom they had spent every day, die in front of them, at the hands of the demon race.
At this moment, Ye Qingyun stared at Bai Yao and said, "Girl, can you... control the power within you?"
Without a second thought, Bai Yao declared, "I can control it! My fellow disciples, Yao'er was born a member of the Heavenly Sword Sect, and I will die a member of the Heavenly Sword Sect!"
Ye Qingyun understood his junior sister's concerns and immediately said, "Did everyone hear that? Since our junior sister wants us to make a statement today, then as the sect leader, I will also say something. My junior sister Bai Yao is a disciple of my Heavenly Sword Sect. No matter what happens, she is still a disciple. As long as she doesn't betray the sect, so what if she possesses the power of the demon race? Don't we know whether she is a demon or not? If my Heavenly Sword Sect says she is not a demon, then she is not."
The words were so clear that the core members of the sects present all understood the sect leader's meaning.
Shen Huai bowed to Ye Qingyun and said, "I also agree with what Senior Brother said."
Only Liu Jiantang, who was not far away, said nothing, but he still bowed to Ye Qingyun.
The sect meeting following this great battle thus came to an end.
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The next day, Nangong Ling'er arrived at the spiritual vein early to check the situation. Led by her senior sister Shen Huairu, they arrived at the lake below the cliff behind the Sword Tomb. Shen Huairu pointed to the center of the lake and said, "Junior sister, that's it."
Nangong Ling'er was somewhat surprised. In fact, she didn't know about this place until her senior brother mentioned yesterday that the sect had another spiritual vein. Not to mention her, even Shen Huairu, who was currently acting as the sect leader, only learned about it recently.
Nangong Ling'er slowly walked to the water's edge, scooped up some lake water, and a glint of light flashed in her eyes. "Who would have thought that this nameless lake in the remote back mountain would be so full of spiritual energy? I used to come here to play often when I was a child, and I never found out."
Shen Huairu stood on the shore, staring at the center of the lake. "This used to be just an ordinary lake. Junior sister, do you really have a way to save senior brother?"
Nangong Ling'er stood up and looked at the center of the lake. "Before, I was only confident that I could stabilize my senior brother's injuries and stop them from bothering me. But now it seems that restoring him to full health is not a problem. Moreover, the spiritual energy of this spiritual vein is so rich..."
As she spoke, Nangong Ling'er's gaze deepened. She slowly took out a small bag from her bosom, took out a seed from it, looked at it, hesitated for a moment, and then threw it directly into the center of the pond.
Suddenly, the seeds began to sprout and grow at a speed visible to the naked eye. A vine gradually grew larger, and the two of them had only been standing there for less than half an incense stick's time. A vine had already grown out of the water, and upon closer inspection, it could be seen that its roots had already reached the bottom of the lake.
A strange red flower bloomed on the lake's surface, and a small crimson fruit soon formed at its stamen.
Upon seeing this, Nangong Ling'er was shocked. She immediately swung her sword and cut off the flowers on the vine, then picked the red fruit. "Senior sister, please help me uproot this thing! It's growing too fast; leaving it is not a good thing!"
Shen Huairu nodded, and a figure in white flew into the air above the lake. With a casual grab, the vines froze, but the lake water was not affected at all. In an instant, the vines turned into dust and merged into the lake water.
Nangong Ling'er's face turned pale, and she looked distressed. "Senior sister... I said to pull it up, not to destroy it. Its whole body can be used as medicine. I only asked you to pull it up because I saw that it had grown so quickly and would turn into a demon if it continued to absorb spiritual energy without restraint..."
Shen Huairu returned to the shore. "You didn't explain it clearly yourself. This is the Crimson Trace Fruit, right? Legend has it that it takes a thousand years to flower and bear fruit. I didn't expect it to ripen in an instant in this spiritual vein. The spiritual power in this spiritual vein is truly powerful."
"Alas... my Crimson Scarlet Fruit vine... a good medicinal herb that is cold in nature, warm in nature, and nourishes blood..."
Shen Huairu frowned slightly. "Alright, didn't you already pick the Crimson Trace Fruit? We don't need the vines anymore."
Nangong Ling'er was still heartbroken, but now that it was all destroyed, there was nothing she could do. She then took out the Crimson Trace Fruit and waved it in front of Shen Huairu. "Senior Sister... this thing should have a miraculous effect on Senior Brother. This thing is a true rare treasure. Back then, I searched all over the coastal area for these three seeds, but I couldn't find a single living plant. I wanted to plant them, but this thing takes too long. Now that we have this divine fruit, Senior Brother's injuries should be fine. However, this spiritual vein is very powerful. I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse."
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