Chapter 94 Demon Lord 094%
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Qu Yaoyao used Lian Chao to disperse the hellish ghost hands around her.
She stood in the muddy ground, her clothes and hair soaked by the rain. Ah Jiang quickly ran towards her with an umbrella and held it over her head. Yi Qing followed closely behind and held his own umbrella over Ah Jiang's head.
"Yaoyao, are you okay?"
Ah Jiang checked Qu Yaoyao's clothes up and down, and asked worriedly, "Are you hurt?"
Qu Yaoyao shook her head. "I'm fine, but they..."
Although the Hell Ghost Hands have dispersed, the damage they caused to the cultivators cannot be eliminated. Most of the hundred cultivators present have suffered injuries to varying degrees, and several are dying and are being treated by several medical practitioners.
"Is that a phoenix?" Only after making sure that Qu Yaoyao was safe did Ah Jiang look up at the sky.
Under the gloomy sky, the phoenix soaring through the rain was the only vibrant color. When it first flew from Qu Yaoyao's wrist, it truly astonished many. Now that the ghostly hand had dissipated, Qu Yaoyao chose not to retract the eye-catching phoenix, instead allowing it to hover in the rain.
"It's a phoenix." Qu Yaoyao raised her arm and, between her fingers, the phoenix fluttered its large wings and approached, gently nuzzling her with its sharp, crimson beak. As it drew closer, the surroundings became a fiery red, like morning glow scattering to the ground.
"Hey, has the rain stopped?" Ah Jiang peeked out from under the umbrella and saw that the rain around Phoenix automatically moved away, which was quite magical.
This wasn't a real phoenix, but merely an illusory image of a phoenix transformed by the sword spirit, visible but untouchable. Even in its ethereal form, it possessed a profoundly human nature, possessing a haughty and unapproachable disposition. Without waiting for Ah Jiang to reach out and touch it, it proudly spread its wings and soared once more, its massive form shielding the surrounding rain.
"It's so powerful." Ah Jiang sighed, looking at the phoenix in the sky with stars in her eyes.
This was a pure fire phoenix. Its proximity not only shielded Qu Yaoyao from the rain, but also dried her soaked clothes with its warm wings. However, not all cultivators were as carefree as Ah Jiang. Upon seeing the phoenix appear, most cultivators' expressions turned grim.
"You are not Fairy Yaolian at all. How can a cultivator use a Phoenix magic weapon?"
"Those ghost hands just now were attracted by this demonic phoenix, right? This demon woman is in cahoots with them. She wants to kill us!"
It's no wonder these cultivators are so excited and angry. The world of immortal cultivation and the Phoenix Clan have had a long-standing grudge. Even some children born in immortal cultivation families have been brainwashed by the evil phoenix since childhood, believing that the phoenix is a symbol of evil and that anything related to the phoenix must be discarded.
Ah Jiang's Miaowu sect wasn't an orthodox sect, so she didn't know much about the ancient phoenix. She had no idea what kind of vicious demon the phoenix was, but she knew only that it had saved them and that Qu Yaoyao was a good person. These were enough for her to stand by Qu Yaoyao unconditionally.
"Have you forgotten who saved you just now?"
"If it weren't for Yaoyao, you would have been turned into bones by this ghost thing. If you hate Phoenix so much, why didn't you tell it not to save you when it saved you just now?"
Ah Jiang stood in front of Qu Yaoyao with her hands on her waist, looking fierce. Her strange outfit of black clothes and black lips made some cultivators think she was a witch.
Some sensible and knowledgeable cultivators spoke up for the Miaowu Sect, and some who had participated in the great war a hundred years ago snorted and explained, "What do you know? Fairy Yaolian's sword is the Phoenix. She used this Lianchao Sword to kill the Demon Qingxi with her own hands."
"Yes, the appearance of this phoenix just proves that she is the Fairy Yaolian."
There were still many kindhearted people among the cultivators, and soon, the tide of the crowd changed. They buried the cultivators who had died from their injuries and followed Qu Yaoyao back on their journey. Someone wondered, "Fairy, why didn't you take your sword?"
Many cultivators didn't dare to look up. "This phoenix flying in the sky makes me feel uneasy."
Qu Yaoyao had become quite quiet since she revealed the Lian Chao Sword, and she hadn't even spoken a word in her defense just now. Now, when someone asked her about it, she simply explained, "Xuan Yao Tianzun will come looking for us if he sees it."
This was the signal she was sending.
Everyone expressed their understanding and felt a little more relaxed as they set off on their journey.
After the catastrophe just now, no one dared to touch anything anymore, and everyone followed Qu Yaoyao obediently. After finding a seemingly safe place, she asked everyone to stop and rest, and took Lian Chao back.
She believed that Mo Xuanxiao had confirmed their location.
Qu Yaoyao found a quiet corner and sat down, hugging her knees and looking at the surrounding scenery.
"Here." A Jiang stuffed the dry food into her hands and sat down beside her.
"What's wrong with you?" Ah Jiang seemed carefree, but in fact she was very thoughtful. She tilted her head and looked at Qu Yaoyao and said, "Actually, I noticed from the boat that you seem to be hiding a lot of things in your heart. Whenever you are alone, you look so sad."
Qu Yaoyao took the dry food from A Jiang and took a bite. It was so hard that it was a bit choking.
"Everyone has secrets in their mind," she replied, just like Mo Xuanxiao, Chong'an, Huang Ying, and Chao Yuan.
Ah Jiang said with some pride: "I don't have any."
"Keeping things in your heart is like hiding a stone. It's so tiring to carry a big stone in your heart every day. It's better to speak out openly, rather than keep it in your heart and suffer every day."
Qu Yaoyao looked at Ah Jiang in surprise, as if she saw her original reflection in her. But since when did she change?
...Perhaps it was after she fell in love with Xie Qingxun that she became more and more unhappy.
A Jiang said, if the person you like makes you unhappy, then he doesn't love you and is not worthy of your continued deep love. Since the two of you are torturing each other, it is better to let go.
Qu Yaoyao felt that she had learned a lot of useful things from A Jiang, and she couldn't help but begin to question her feelings for Chao Yuan.
"I..." Qu Yaoyao was about to say something when birds flew away from the bushes not far away, and the surroundings shook. Something was approaching at a very fast speed.
Something else is coming.
"Everyone be careful!" Qu Yaoyao protected A Jiang behind her, and Yi Qing also hurried to their side.
All the cultivators stood up and retreated while looking at the bushes warily. Qu Yaoyao held Lian Chao horizontally in front of them and saw a snow-white monster rushing out from the bushes. Then its head grew bigger and bigger, and it opened its bloody mouth to bite anyone it saw.
"Ah, what is this thing!" The cultivators hurried to resist.
Bang bang——
The trembling sound had not yet stopped. Qu Yaoyao erected a barrier around herself, staring at the trembling branches with her whole body tense.
brush--
A furry, white hand pushed aside the branches and strode towards them with a roar. The monster was several feet tall, with a human body, a snake tail, three heads and six arms. When its mouth opened wide, it looked like a chrysanthemum, revealing a snake tongue in its mouth.
"Ugh, what is this thing?" Ah Jiang pulled out his whip.
She was shocked by the appearance of the monster. She covered her mouth and felt nauseous. She had never seen such an ugly monster.
It was also the first time that Qu Yaoyao had seen such a terrifying monster, but she had always protected Ah Jiang and the others without flinching. She knew very well that this monster was the most difficult to deal with among the group of monsters. Seeing that the cultivators were entangled by the monster, she took Lian Chao and took the initiative to attack.
"Take good care of Ah Jiang." Qu Yaoyao instructed Yi Qing.
Yi Qing killed the monster that rushed towards Ah Jiang. Seeing Qu Yaoyao leaving and unable to get away to help, he shouted in a panic: "Go help her!"
How could there be a group of male cultivators hiding behind female cultivators?
Those who were capable dispersed the monsters around them and rushed forward to help Qu Yaoyao.
The monster they faced was incredibly formidable, its tongue laced with venom and its tail as nimble and powerful as a snake's, capable of strangling anyone caught in its clutches. This creature must have been a creature from Kunlun Mountain, and it didn't flinch against the Lian Chao Sword. Qu Yaoyao engaged it in a few blows, and when she scratched the back of its hand with her sword, she noticed it burning and smoking, as if it were afraid of fire.
"Everyone, use fire to deal with it!" Qu Yaoyao discovered its weakness.
The cultivators who knew fire magic attacked one after another. The monster roared and dodged left and right. Smoke came out of its body but there were no more signs of burns.
"...Not enough." Qu Yaoyao realized that ordinary fire couldn't seriously injure the monster, so she needed to use the Red Lotus Karma Fire. Grasping her right hand with her left hand, Qu Yaoyao waved her Lian Chao to form a protective barrier, and attacked the monster once more.
Whoosh——
Lian Chao transformed into a phoenix, broke through the barrier, and spread out a sky full of red lotus fire, burning the monster.
Black smoke rose, crackling and burning holes in its body. Qu Yaoyao, floating in mid-air, saw the red lotus fire blooming on the monster's body and let out a painful and angry roar.
【Xie Qingxun……】
【Xie Qingxun, where are you?】
I'm so scared.
The crimson lotus flames grew more intense, staining the surrounding sky crimson. Qu Yaoyao's mind wandered for a moment, staring at the crimson-covered monster. It seemed as if she were seeing herself in her dream again. These crimson lotuses blossomed from her flesh, bright and flamboyant, scorching hot, each one devouring her.
"Yaoyao, be careful--" Ah Jiang's anxious reminder suddenly came from below.
Qu Yaoyao regained consciousness and saw a wide-open mouthed snake emerge from the fire, charging straight for her neck. At that critical moment, Lian Chao wasn't by her side, so she had no magical weapon to block the attack. She could only use her arms to block it, relying on her magic.
Her eyes were red and Qu Yaoyao felt the scorching temperature.
Bang--
The imagined excruciating pain didn't come. Before the snake could even touch Qu Yaoyao, it was severed in half by a sharp jade fan. The jade fan's force was so fierce that it scraped flesh and blood, sending sparks flying from the flames on its body, which splashed onto Qu Yaoyao's arm.
This fan is...
Qu Yaoyao slowly lowered her arms, and before she could look for the owner of the fan, someone behind her grabbed her by the waist and pulled her away from the battlefield.
"Yaoyao." A low and gentle voice came from above her head. Qu Yaoyao looked up and saw Mo Xuanxiao's face. He hugged her tightly to protect her from the flames attacking from all directions. He lowered his head and asked her, "Are you hurt?"
Qu Yaoyao was a little dazed.
At this moment, she heard the sharp roar of the monster again. She turned her head and saw the monster being burned to ashes in front of her. Wherever the jade fan passed, the monsters fled in all directions.
"Xuan Yao Tianzun really picked up a good bargain."
Under the firelight, someone slowly descended. Their dark red robe, untainted by the rain and fire, swayed lightly in the wind like a blooming red lotus. Chao Yuan's dark hair spread slightly as he gazed at them with a cold smile.
The two of them chased after her at the same time. It was Chao Yuan who helped Qu Yaoyao block the attacking tongue snake, but it was Mo Xuanxiao who effortlessly carried her out of the battlefield.
Qu Yaoyao was confident that Mo Xuanxiao would come to find her after seeing Lian Chao, but she didn't expect that Chao Yuan would also appear. The two of them appeared at the same time, blocking her in front and behind. Qu Yaoyao was made uncomfortable by Chao Yuan's cold gaze. She lowered her head and realized that she was still being held by Mo Xuanxiao.
"How long do you want him to hold you?" Chao Yuan took back the jade bone fan and closed it with great force.
When he saw Qu Yaoyao break free from Mo Xuanxiao's embrace, his expression improved slightly, but his tone was still very bad, "Come here."
"Yaoyao!" A Jiang and others appeared in time and only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Qu Yaoyao was safe and sound.
They only saw someone helping Qu Yaoyao to block the damage, but they didn't know that the person who hugged Qu Yaoyao was not the same person who saved her. Ah Jiang was the first to notice the man beside Qu Yaoyao. He was wearing a silver crown on his head, a straight nose and thin lips, and he was handsome and looked like an immortal.
"This, this is..." Ah Jiang's eyes lit up, and he clenched his fists around Qu Yaoyao and covered his mouth with his hands, looking amazed.
Yi Qing was unhappy and couldn't help but pull her.
Seeing them coming, Qu Yaoyao felt a little relieved and quickly explained: "This is Xuan——"
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Ah Jiang, "You don't have to say anymore, I know who he is!"
Under Qu Yaoyao's surprised gaze, Ah Jiang pointed at Mo Xuanxiao and looked at Qu Yaoyao, "Is he the scumbag immortal king you mentioned, the one you loved so much but abandoned you and made you unhappy every day?"
He is so handsome, wearing white clothes and looks like he has great cultivation skills. It must be him!
As she finished speaking, silence fell. The cultivator who recognized Mo Xuanxiao looked at him and then at Qu Yaoyao, as if he had discovered a secret. Qu Yaoyao was also stunned by Ah Jiang's words. She reacted for a moment and opened her mouth to explain.
Pop.
It was the crisp sound of a jade fan hitting the palm of your hand.
The voice startled the stunned crowd. Turning their heads, they noticed a man in red standing in the shadows. He was draped in a dark red crow-feather robe. He was extremely tall, wearing a golden crown. His flowing black hair only enhanced his beauty. With fair skin and a flower on his forehead, he looked both sinister and alluringly elegant.
"Why, why is there another one here?" Ah Jiang rubbed his eyes, thinking he was hallucinating.
Mo Xuanxiao's appearance already made her feel unreal, and Chao Yuan's appearance now made her heart beat faster. The two completely different looks struck her heart, and she couldn't help but wonder, "Who is this person?"
Qu Yaoyao tugged at her sleeves, but this time she didn't know how to introduce herself.
What should she say?
Is he the infamous new master of the demon world, Chao Yuan, the Demon Lord? Or rather, he openly admitted that he was the White-robed Scum Immortal Lord that Ah Jiang had mentioned, even though Chao Yuan no longer wore white robes.
Seeing that Qu Yaoyao was still silent, Chao Yuan took the initiative to speak, but he turned to Ah Jiang and said, "Why don't you guess that I am the immortal king she loves deeply?"
"You can tell at a glance that it's not."
In front of him, Ah Jiang's voice couldn't help but become softer. "The immortal king that Yaoyao likes is not only good-looking, but also likes to wear white clothes. You call yourself the deity, could it be that you are Xuan Yao Tianzun?"
Chao Yuan narrowed his eyes, his red-gold pupils dimming in the dim shade of the trees, and for a moment no one noticed anything unusual.
Ah Jiang's mind worked quickly, and she recalled what Qu Yaoyao had said to her on the boat that day. Only then did she realize that the Immortal Lord she was talking about was not a slip of the tongue, but was referring to Xuan Yao Tianzun.
Yes, Yaoyao is the Fairy Yaolian, who lives in the Immortal Ruins and is accompanied by Xuan Yao Tianzun every day. It is natural for her to fall in love with such a handsome man over time.
"So the one you like is Xuan Yao Tianzun." Ah Jiang thought he had guessed Qu Yaoyao's thoughts.
Her voice was not loud, but Chao Yuan could hear it clearly.
...She told others that the person she liked was Mo Xuanxiao?
Chao Yuan's heart was filled with rage, and his fingers tightened around the jade fan. The fan, sensing its owner's mood, trembled and emitted a murderous aura.
"Demon Lord." Tu Ling chased for a long time before catching up.
She carefully held the red umbrella over Chao Yuan's head, sensing his murderous intent, and whispered a warning, "They are numerous and powerful. Exposing them rashly might affect our future progress."
Chao Yuan's expression was cold, and he was still staring at Qu Yaoyao.
The current situation was completely beyond Qu Yaoyao's control. After Ah Jiang finished speaking, Mo Xuanxiao, who had been silent for a long time, glanced at Chao Yuan and said gently, "I am Xuan Yao Tianzun."
Without giving anyone time to react, he took Qu Yaoyao's hand, frowned, and lowered his face as he said, "You're injured."
Qu Yaoyao was hit by sparks from the tongue snake, leaving a burn mark on her arm. Fortunately, it wasn't the red lotus fire that burned her, but the ordinary flames used by cultivators to attack.
"Does it hurt?" Mo Xuanxiao looked at her with heartache. For the past hundred years, he had protected her and would not bear to see her get hurt.
What made him even more distressed was that the girl who never cried out in pain to him, rarely cried out to him: "It hurts."
It really hurts.
Qu Yaoyao is a snow lotus, born from cold water. Fire is her nemesis. She is afraid of fire and even more afraid of being burned. Ever since she had that strange dream, she has become even more afraid of fire.
Her burned arm was now throbbing with pain due to psychological effects. Ordinary flames caused her this much pain, so how much more painful would the Red Lotus Karma Fire be?
Thinking of this, Qu Yaoyao looked at Chao Yuan again from afar and saw that he was still standing in the shadows, with Tu Ling, who was smiling gently, beside him.
Noticing Qu Yaoyao's gaze, Tu Ling deliberately tilted the umbrella towards Chao Yuan, and moved his body closer to him, as if leaning against him.
Chao Yuan didn't hide or evade, just looked back at Qu Yaoyao with an expressionless face, as if showing off silently.
Without her, Qu Yaoyao, he could have someone else by his side.
Qu Yaoyao's eyes were sore as she thought of Ah Jiang's words, 'If he makes you unhappy, then he doesn't love you and is not worthy of your continued deep love', and the way to resolve the pain is to let go.
Qu Yaoyao's eyelashes fluttered, and she was about to look away when Chao Yuan opened his lips and spoke silently to her. Then Mo Xuanxiao placed his hand on her arm, wrapping it in gentle spiritual energy to heal her.
"It will soon stop hurting." Even though Mo Xuanxiao had become a Celestial Lord, his medical skills had not declined.
Tu Ling is using a trick to make it look like she's leaning against Chao Yuan, while Mo Xuanxiao and Qu Yaoyao are actually touching. The scene of one of them, a charming and charming one, looking up, while the other, a tall and handsome one, looking down, leaning against each other is very pleasing to the eye.
It is pleasing to the eyes, but also dazzling.
"Very good." Seeing that Qu Yaoyao's eyes were filled with Mo Xuanxiao, Chao Yuan laughed angrily.
"Let's go." He would let Qu Yaoyao know the consequences of disobeying him.
Ah Jiang had seen enough of Mo Xuanxiao and was ready to take another look at the beauty in red, but when she stood on tiptoe, she found that there was no one there.
"Hey, why is he gone?"
Qu Yaoyao didn't turn around when she heard it. She looked at Mo Xuanxiao's hand on her arm, and her mind was absent-mindedly thinking about Chao Yuan's lip language.
——If you don’t want to be buried with this bunch of trash, then come back to me.
The author has something to say: Tu Ling held an umbrella for Chao Yuan and had the nerve to show off to Yaoyao.
Yaoyao: Chao Yuan always holds the umbrella for me OVO.
PS: Writing about the Nangu City secret realm reminded me of the time when Yaoyao and Yunjing were training in the Yunshan secret realm. However, at that time, Yunjing was always there for Yaoyao, while Yaoyao had to fight monsters alone to protect her friends, and she also had to face Xiong Jing from time to time. It looked so pitiful for Yaoyao.
Thanks to the little angels who cast mines: Si Ruotianyu 1;
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