Chapter 86 Like Fleeting Clouds
The five-colored light swirled and changed like a neon rainbow, gradually enveloping Qin Wuyan, who was sitting in the formation.
"Condense!" With a soft shout from Manzhu, the light instantly merged into a beam of white light, like smoke and mist, flowing from the top of Qin Wuyan's head into his body. Everyone in the cave held their breath, waiting quietly; only Manzhu's low chanting could be heard inside the cave.
Finally, after all the white light flowed into Qin Wuyan's body, his long eyelashes fluttered slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes.
Biyao was sitting opposite him, her eyes wide with nervousness, staring at him without moving.
"Biyao..." Qin Wuyan called softly.
Hearing his voice and knowing that he had finally returned to normal, Biyao was so happy that she couldn't speak. She reached out and hugged him, sobbing softly in his arms, "You're finally alright!"
Qin Wuyan gently patted her back, saying with deep remorse, "I'm sorry, you must have been terrified..."
Sensing that something had happened to her that day, he tried to activate the Soul-Gathering Technique to its final level, but it seemed to be useless. He could only choose to self-destruct his soul to destroy the magic array that was trapping her.
The price was naturally the destruction of his soul, but he couldn't care less about that now, otherwise she would have been the one whose soul was destroyed.
He absolutely could not accept that the scene from the Demon-Suppressing Cave fifteen years ago would happen again.
Seeing that Qin Wuyan was finally safe and sound, the five people surrounding the two tactfully dispersed.
Biyao gently pushed him and cried, "You knew you would scare me, why did you still do it! You..." She couldn't finish her sentence. Just thinking about how his almost transparent body turned into fragments and disappeared before her eyes that day terrified her. She didn't want to lose anyone else.
Qin Wuyan kissed her forehead affectionately and smiled, "Didn't you save me again? If it were you who was gone, I really don't know what I would have been able to do to save you."
Biyao suddenly looked up: "Do you remember...?"
Qin Wuyan asked in confusion, "Remember what?"
"N-nothing..."
She wanted him to remember everything she had changed in his memory, yet she also wanted him to forget... She couldn't even explain why she felt so conflicted.
Qin Wuyan frowned slightly. Had he forgotten something?
Suddenly, the entire cave began to shake violently, sending sand and stones flying and shattering the peace within. Everyone was startled and rushed out of the cave. Dark clouds covered the sun, and a fierce wind howled. In the distance, the East China Sea surged with towering waves, and a huge black mist rose from the sea, growing thicker and larger, eventually engulfing the sky like a primordial beast ready to devour everything in its path.
Qinglong frowned and asked, "What is that?"
Qinglan, who was always smiling, became unusually serious at this moment, and whispered, "It's the Nine Netherworld Emperor... He has broken through the seal..."
Biyao also said, "It's him!! The Moon Goddess told me that the appearance of Yama Island was actually created by him to absorb the malevolent energy of the human world. Now that I have broken the seal, he will soon descend to the human world."
"We must stop him! If he is born, the human world will be submerged by the Sea of the Underworld, with no chance of survival!"
Qinglan said no more and flew away, with the others following closely behind.
Upon arriving at the shores of the East China Sea, they unexpectedly encountered Zhang Xiaofan, Lin Jingyu, Lu Xueqi, Zeng Shushu, and Jin Ping'er. Zhang Xiaofan was surrounded by a group of Qingyun disciples, who seemed to have formed a powerful formation, desperately trying to trap Zhang Xiaofan, who was shrouded in black energy.
His brows were furrowed, clearly he was struggling against something, and the source of the black aura on his body was the beast-like black mist on the sea not far away.
Upon seeing this, Qinglan frowned and said, "Is it demonic energy? How can this person possess such pure demonic energy?"
Pure demonic energy can only be found in a true demonic body. Although cultivators in the mortal realm often talk about "going astray in their cultivation," what they actually possess is merely a bloodthirsty and violent aura, far removed from the true demonic energy of the demon race. However, the demon realm was sealed by the divine seal at the same time as the destruction of the gods, existing entirely in another dimension, and has not appeared in the mortal realm or the celestial realm for thousands of years.
Sha Hua said calmly, "Since the divine power of the gods can reappear in the human world, then the demonic energy of the demon race can naturally do the same."
Qinglan asked, "What exactly does the Underworld Emperor want to do? Reviving the power of the Five Elements is not enough; does he also want to release the Demon Race? If the seal on the Demon Realm is also broken, it won't just be the mortal world that suffers; it will be a great calamity for the Six Realms!"
Shahua avoided answering, only saying, "All I ask for is Manju; as for anything else..."
He looked at Biyao and said, "Yao'er, all I can say is that if you only want to live well with Qin Wuyan from now on, your only choice is to return to Fox Ridge Mountain immediately and not worry about anything else. I can guarantee that His Majesty the Underworld Emperor cannot touch you. If you insist on getting involved, there will only be one outcome: either you die or Qin Wuyan dies."
Biyao gripped Qin Wuyan's hand tightly, gently biting her lip, and said, "I'm sorry, Wuyan, I promised the Moon Goddess that I would never let the Underworld Emperor wreak havoc on the mortal realm. So..."
Before she could finish speaking, Qin Wuyan pressed a finger to her lips and solemnly said, "Biyao, there's no apology between us. Didn't you say you hoped we could face anything together? This time, no matter the outcome, I will be with you, through life and death!"
Shahua sighed and remained silent.
"wrong!"
Looking at the huge black mist in the sky, Manzhu said with doubt, "Although the Underworld Emperor is a fallen god who has been punished by the gods, he is also the purest descendant of the gods. What he wants should be the revival of divine power, not to become a demon. I think he probably has another purpose in absorbing demonic energy by using a mortal body."
"Biyao! Quickly save Xiaofan!" At this moment, Lin Jingyu saw Biyao and hurriedly shouted.
Biyao scoffed and said coldly, "You still have the nerve to ask me to save him? I'd rather he were dead!"
Lin Jingyu sighed, "Biyao! I know you hate us, but we had no choice but to attack you earlier. Now, Xiaofan has transferred all the demonic energy from his master to himself. He already had inner demons because of you, and now he's being plagued by demonic energy again. Only your divine power can save him!"
Qin Wuyan coldly replied, "You're missing the second half of your sentence! Right now, only Biyao can save him, and only Biyao can kill him!"
Lin Jingyu lowered his eyes and fell silent.
Lu Xueqi said, "Biyao, can you really bear to kill him? Xiaofan never intended for you to die. You are a divine tree, so even if your heart is taken, you will not die."
If she hadn't mentioned taking his heart, things would have been fine, but the moment it was brought up, Qin Wuyan's eyes were filled with disgust, and his face turned icy: "You won't die even if you take my heart? Then why don't I take your heart first!"
In a flash, he drew his sword and plunged it deep into Lu Xueqi's heart. She was forced to maintain the magic array and was unable to resist. Her body froze, and a large amount of blood gushed from her chest, turning it a bloody red.
"Xueqi!!" Several exclamations rang out simultaneously.
"Qin Wuyan! You beast! You heartless bastard!!" Zeng Shushu roared, his eyes bloodshot. He no longer cared about the formation and drew his sword to slash wildly at Qin Wuyan.
While forcefully maintaining the formation, Lin Jingyu shouted, "Shushu, calm down!!!"
How could he remain calm? His maternal grandfather had died at Qin Wuyan's hands years ago, and now Lu Xueqi had also been pierced through the chest by his sword. The old and new grudges had completely driven him to lose his mind.
Qin Wuyan was not to be outdone. He blocked Zeng Shushu's attack with his sword, a chilling sneer appearing on his lips: "Zeng Shushu, are you in pain? Now you know what it feels like to watch your beloved be killed, don't you?"
Zeng Shushu's fist clenched so tightly that it cracked, and the veins on his forehead bulged: "Qin Wuyan!! I will cut you into a thousand pieces!!" He struck again with all his might, but Qin Wuyan dodged it. Just then, the formation suddenly failed because of Zeng Shushu's departure.
"ah!!--"
Dozens of people screamed at the same time. The light that had been blocking the black mist from Zhang Xiaofan suddenly exploded, like a thunderclap, blasting everyone in the formation several feet away.
Zeng Shushu and Qin Wuyan had no choice but to stop abruptly. Qin Wuyan instinctively pulled Biyao back to hide. They saw Zhang Xiaofan in the formation with a face full of black aura and blood-red eyes, looking extremely sinister and terrifying.
Qinglan cried out urgently, "He has become a demon! Biyao, quickly use your divine power to suppress him and stop him from absorbing any more demonic energy!"
The mountain demon whispered something in Biyao's ear before transforming back into its primordial spirit and hiding within her Sorrowful Flower. Then, Biyao broke free from Qin Wuyan's grasp, and with a swift movement of her long arm, the Ink Snow sword was drawn. She leaped into the air, the gleaming Ink Snow sword in her hand pointing directly at Zhang Xiaofan.
"Biyao!" Qin Wuyan called out worriedly.
Biyao didn't turn around, and said calmly, "Wuyan, don't worry, I'll be fine!"
She gazed silently at the man before her, the man she had once cherished as her own life, the man she had given everything for. But when she tearfully begged him to spare her, he ignored her.
Why has it turned out this way?
Was she really in the wrong? Should she have saved him?
"Biyao...you should do it..."
Zhang Xiaofan seemed to still retain a sliver of consciousness, his face contorted in pain, laughing wildly, and then contorted in a ferocious rage: "Biyao, have you forgotten who saved you? If it weren't for me, how could you be where you are today? Good child, come, give me your heart, and I promise you won't die, and you'll continue to live happily with Qin Wuyan."
Zhang Xiaofan, barely managing to regain a sliver of control of his consciousness, cried out urgently, "Biyao!! Do it now! Kill me, only then can everything be resolved!! Hahahaha..."
He suddenly burst into maniacal laughter again: "Kill! Kill! I want to see if you can kill me?!"
Biyao brandished her sword, bit her lip lightly, and shouted, "Zhang Xiaofan has been completely corrupted by demons. Today, I will act on behalf of Heaven and slay this demon!"
Back then, everyone called her a witch from a demonic sect and advised her that the paths of good and evil should not be the same... But now, she possesses divine power, while he is full of demonic energy!
A single change in personnel can render a thousand years of history meaningless.
In an instant, the ink-white snow shone brightly, and the world suddenly became bright. Snowflakes began to fall, as dense as shattered jade. Even the thick, originally black fog in the sky was turned snow-white.
As Biyao raised her sword, the vast expanse of ice and snow danced like a raging dragon, converging in the air to form a giant sword with overwhelming momentum, crashing down towards Zhang Xiaofan.
Lin Jingyu, Lu Xueqi, Zeng Shushu, and the others looked up in fear. This scene was so similar to the scene of the Zhuxian Sword falling on Qingyun Mountain many years ago.
However, the girl who shielded Zhang Xiaofan from that giant sword with her frail body back then is now raising her sword to kill the man she once protected.
Just as the Ink Snow Divine Sword was about to cleave Zhang Xiaofan in two, at the critical moment, the massive sword froze in mid-air, its light swirling, remaining perfectly still.
wrong……
Her intuition told her that something was still wrong...
The moment Mo Xue swung her sword, the Underworld Emperor showed no resistance whatsoever, seemingly even pleased with the outcome. Therefore, there must be something she doesn't know…
Biyao gazed silently at Zhang Xiaofan's blood-red eyes, and he gave her a wicked smile, saying expectantly, "Why did you stop? Go ahead and kill him!"
Qinglan urged, "Biyao! What are you hesitating for? Why don't you kill him now?"
The cold wind still howled in her ears, and Biyao frowned: "I have a feeling that this matter is probably not as simple as just killing him."
She looked at "Zhang Xiaofan" who was laughing unrestrainedly and asked, "Your Majesty the Underworld Emperor has been scheming for many years, just to get my heart?"
Zhang Xiaofan smiled slightly: "Yes, but not entirely. I only wanted your soul at first. It surprised me that you were able to bear the fruit of the divine tree. With the divine fruit, I naturally don't need your soul."
Qinglan was utterly puzzled: "Biyao, why are you wasting your breath talking to him? Are you really going to give him your heart? Just do it!"
Qinglong frowned and said angrily, "Didn't you take the Qiankun Qingguang Ring to deal with him? Why don't you go and kill him, but instead send Biyao?"
Qinglan pursed her lips: "I'm going to deal with him. What's wrong with letting Biyao test his strength for me first?"
Azure Dragon sneered: "Coward!"
"You're the coward!!" Qinglan cursed angrily, about to argue with him again, but then she saw Qinglong leap into the air and stand with Biyao.
"Biyao, I'm here to help you!"
Biyao gently shook her head: "Brother Qinglong, you should go down first. I'm not being sentimental, but there are some things I need to understand before making a decision."
Qinglong said, "Ask your questions. I'll be right here, waiting for your decision."
Biyao's hands twirled and danced like swallows, instantly summoning back Moxue. The snowflakes dancing in the sky vanished completely, restoring the eerie scene of dark clouds looming over the city and a chilling atmosphere.
With her long sword pointed straight at "Zhang Xiaofan," who was now under the control of the Underworld Emperor, she said, "If I'm not mistaken, killing Zhang Xiaofan won't completely kill you! Your Majesty, what exactly do you want?"
"Zhang Xiaofan" clapped his hands and laughed, praising, "You are indeed clever! That's right, killing Zhang Xiaofan only killed him. He was merely a body I used to store my demonic energy. Without him, guess who will be the next person to become my demonic body?"
Upon hearing this, Biyao's expression changed. Could it be...?
She suddenly bent down to look at Qin Wuyan on the ground, and became extremely nervous.
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