Chapter 98 Demon Lord 098%
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Qu Yaoyao came out of the illusion of Xuanquehua.
The dreamer can die in the dream, and the damage suffered in the dream will be added to the reality. Chao Yuan stabbed her in the shoulder blade with the Lianchao sword. When Qu Yaoyao woke up, the clothes on her shoulder blade were stained with blood, and the damage had occurred to her body.
Chao Yuan woke up before her, his body still stiff from the blood clots, and he collapsed to his knees. His right hand was trembling, and Di Shu hurried forward to support him. "Master!"
Chao Yuan shook his head at him, and Di Shu immediately fell silent.
When his eyes fell on Qu Yaoyao, Qu Yaoyao had already sat up from the ground with her arms. She covered her wound and endured the pain. When she met Chao Yuan's gaze, her face was pale and her eyes were filled with tears.
"Why did you wake me up?" No one has ever been able to escape from Xuan'ehua's dream, and Qu Yaoyao is the first.
Nothing hurts more than the memory of a dream being etched into reality. Recalling her time as Snow Lotus, even though she knew she would die, Qu Yaoyao wanted to die in a dream filled with hope.
"Do you want to die in there?" Chao Yuan narrowed his eyes. His light golden pupils could not see Qu Yaoyao's appearance clearly from a distance, making his expression look a little cold.
Qu Yaoyao couldn't forget the cold words Chao Yuan had said when he'd broken through her dream. She wiped her eyes with her bloodstained sleeve, then asked, her eyes reddening, "What else?"
"Still alive and being used by you?"
She developed consciousness because of him, cultivated and transformed for him, and walked step by step to his side wanting to accompany him, but Chao Yuan's word "useful" shattered all her hopes, and her appearance became a joke in his eyes.
"I don't want to be sacrificed for you."
For the first time in her life, Qu Yaoyao felt resentful. This feeling was unfamiliar and made her uncomfortable, forcing her to want to escape.
Chao Yuan's eyes were stung by her reaction. He wanted to get closer, but Qu Yaoyao shrank back. He could only stay where he was and whispered, "I raised you."
If it weren't for his care, she might have died in the violent storm.
It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned this, but as soon as he mentioned it, Qu Yaoyao couldn't hold back her tears. She sobbed and asked, "Then why did you support me?"
"You are still useful to me."
"If I'm useless, will you still care whether I live or die?"
"Just because you raised me and I'm grateful to you, does that mean I deserve to live under your scheme and be sacrificed for you?"
If her appearance is destined to lead to death, then what is the meaning of her existence?
"I don't want to be sacrificed, I don't want to..." Qu Yaoyao broke down emotionally, stood up with the help of the wall and wanted to leave.
Just at this moment, Mo Xuanxiao and his group found this area. A Jiang's call came from outside the cave. Tu Ling hurried in and said, "Demon Lord, they are here!"
Chao Yuan was in a very bad state at the moment, and because of his eye injury, it would be very troublesome to confront Mo Xuanxiao. After all, this was not a place to talk. He turned cold and ordered Tu Ling, "Take her with you."
He wanted to take Qu Yaoyao away from here.
Tu Ling was a little unhappy, but didn't show it.
"Let's go..." Before his hand could grab Qu Yaoyao's arm, he felt a sudden sharp pain in his palm.
The fox's angry screams echoed throughout the cave. Qu Yaoyao directly pierced Tu Ling's palm with her Lian Chao. At this moment, she was like a mad little beast, ready to bite anyone who came close. "I won't go with you."
She looked at Chao Yuan and said, "Even if you pull me out of this dream, I won't thank you. If you save me, you must be prepared for my revenge."
She must get the Kunlun Stone and never let the Kunlun Mountain reappear in the world, even if it costs her own life.
"Tianzun, did you hear any sound? There is a cave over there. Is Yaoyao inside?"
"Let's go and take a look." The conversation between A Jiang and Mo Xuanxiao could be heard from outside.
Di Shu urged: "If you don't leave now, it will be too late."
Chao Yuan looked at Qu Yaoyao deeply, and did not insist on taking her away. Without saying a word, he disappeared into the cave with Di Shu and Tu Ling.
"Yaoyao!" Almost as soon as they left, Ajiang and Mo Xuanxiao entered the cave.
When Ah Jiang walked in front of her, Qu Yaoyao's tense body relaxed and she fell on her head. Ah Jiang was startled and hurriedly hugged her. When she felt the blood on Qu Yaoyao's body, her hands became limp with fear, "Yaoyao, what's wrong with you?"
Mo Xuanxiao took the person from her arms, lowered his eyes to look at Qu Yaoyao and said, "She fainted."
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When Qu Yaoyao woke up again, they were walking in the snow.
Qu Yaoyao's eyelashes trembled as she found herself lying on Mo Xuanxiao's back. She wanted to get off him, but accidentally touched the wound on her shoulder.
"Don't move." Mo Xuanxiao supported the person on his back and reminded him in a gentle voice, "It's very dangerous here."
Only then did Qu Yaoyao notice that they were crossing a narrow ice bridge suitable for one person.
The ice bridge, formed of natural ice and snow, was unprotected on either side. The slippery surface was prone to falling if one wasn't careful, and beneath it lay an abyss of unfathomable depths. The deeper one went, the greater the restrictions on the cultivators. At this point, they no longer had the ability to control swords, leaving them with no choice but to take this perilous path.
Qu Yaoyao's wounds had already been treated by Ah Jiang. Seeing that there was still a long way to go on the ice bridge, she didn't want to be a burden to others, so she said to Mo Xuanxiao, "Put me down. I can walk on my own."
Mo Xuanxiao didn't let go, but said calmly, "I can carry you over."
Ah Jiang walked in front of Mo Xuanxiao, taking every step carefully. Upon hearing his words, she also advised: "This ice bridge gets narrower as you go forward. You are injured and your body hasn't recovered yet. How can you have the strength to cross it?"
"If something happens to you and me at the same time, Tianzun will definitely save you and not me, and I will be in dire straits."
The reason she walked in front of Mo Xuanxiao was because if she got into trouble, Mo Xuanxiao could react and help her in time. Her last words were purely a joke to make Qu Yaoyao happy, but Qu Yaoyao couldn't smile at all at this moment, and could only force a smile.
"Where are the others?"
"They are all fine, don't worry." At this point, Ah Jiang couldn't help but say, "You don't know, as soon as they learned you were missing, the cultivators were so anxious that they wanted to come out to look for you, but they were all stopped by Tianzun."
Most cultivators were arrogant and some even rejected female cultivators, believing them to be a drag. But after their encounter with Qu Yaoyao, they had all changed their ways, and upon learning that Qu Yaoyao's life or death was unknown, some were furious.
Since the Kunlun Mysterious Stone had not yet been found, Mo Xuanxiao could not allow all the cultivators to follow him out to find Qu Yaoyao, so he ordered them to continue on their journey. Ah Jiang had begged Mo Xuanxiao to let her accompany him, and Yi Qing had initially disagreed, but after some struggle, he finally respected her choice.
When Qu Yaoyao led the snow python away, she had left a mark that only cultivators could understand, so they had to follow it all the way to the foot of the cliff. Speaking of this, Ah Jiang praised her again, "Yaoyao, you are really amazing. You killed all those snow pythons."
Qu Yaoyao was stunned for a moment and murmured, "I didn't..."
Mo Xuanxiao lowered his eyes to glance at the bridge and reminded Ah Jiang, "Watch the road, it's getting narrower ahead."
"Oh, okay." The topic ended there, and all that remained in my ears was the sound of the wind getting louder and louder.
Mo Xuanxiao sensed that the mysterious stone was at the deepest part of this illusion, and the sense of oppression was very strong.
After crossing the ice bridge, they continued walking for a long time in the blizzard. Ah Jiang suddenly said, "Why do I feel like the restrictions in the illusion have become smaller? Did we take the wrong path?"
"No." Mo Xuanxiao also felt his suppressed spiritual power become active again. He looked ahead and said, "Kunlun Mountain is already rich in spiritual energy, and the mysterious stone contains enormous spiritual power that can help people practice."
In other words, the closer they get to the black stone, the stronger their physical strength and spiritual energy will recover. This is the same as Qu Yaoyao's condition in the red Kunlun stone, proving that the route is correct.
"Let's fly over there." Qu Yaoyao had already dismounted from Mo Xuanxiao. She suggested, "This place is dangerous, and there are demons gathering here. I'm worried something might happen to the cultivators ahead."
Mo Xuanxiao was a little surprised by Qu Yaoyao's enthusiasm. After thinking about it, he nodded, "Okay."
Qu Yaoyao's premonition was right.
Not long after they flew on their swords, they heard shouting and commotion not far away. Faintly, they saw something surging in the air. When they got closer, they found that it was a red mirror barrier. They had reached the end of the mysterious stone illusion.
"Look!" Ah Jiang pointed downwards, "Isn't that Kunlun Mystical Stone?"
At the end of the illusion, a triangular altar built of ice and snow stood, its three sides flanked by steps, towering into the clouds. In its center, the Kunlun Mystical Stone hovered. Ah Jiang, impatient, rushed down to grab the Mystical Stone. However, before she could even get close, she was repelled by the transparent barrier. Fortunately, Qu Yaoyao caught her in time.
"Are you hurt?" Qu Yaoyao asked worriedly.
Ah Jiang shook his head, "There's a barrier down there, we can't get close."
Qu Yaoyao looked at the altar carefully and guessed, "The altar is special. We should go up the stairs."
"Okay, let's go climb the stairs."
The altar attracted many demonic beasts, making it difficult to reach it. Below the altar, countless cultivators were engaged in a battle with demonic beasts. Seeing Mo Xuanxiao and the others appear, their aura soared. "The Celestial Venerable has returned with Fairy Yaolian!"
Someone shouted loudly: "Brothers, let's charge!"
The demonic beasts that could reach the altar were all high-level, extremely powerful, and extremely difficult to deal with. Seeing that Chao Yuan and the others had not yet appeared, Mo Xuanxiao led the cultivators to block the three steps of the altar, "Hurry up, we'll hold them off."
Qu Yaoyao and A Jiang each chose a side of the stairs to go up. Seeing that there was still an empty side, Yi Qing took a few steps up the stairs to grab a position to prevent the demons from taking advantage of the gap.
Seen from above, the steps seemed long but fortunately had an end. However, when Qu Yaoyao and the others stood under the altar and looked up, they discovered that the steps were so high that they seemed endless. The three of them could see each other from a distance, but no one could see the end.
"I can't do it anymore." Ah Jiang was panting, his strength was rapidly depleted.
Although Qu Yaoyao was injured, she was the one leading the way among the three. She walked very fast, letting the wound on her shoulder blade tear and bleed, and she took one step after another without stopping, as if she did not feel tired.
Faster, faster.
Before obtaining the Kunlun Stone, Qu Yaoyao didn't dare to relax at all.
Seeing the distance between them growing larger and larger, and no demons chasing after them, Ah Jiang felt a little restless and could not help but look towards Yi Qing. Yi Qing happened to be looking at her as well, and they smiled at each other from a distance. However, before their smiles could spread, Yi Qing said in fear, "Ah Jiang, watch out!"
Behind Ajiang, a four-legged demon was quickly climbing the stairs and appeared behind her silently. The smile on Ajiang's face had not yet faded, and she was about to turn back, not knowing what was going on.
Chi——
A sharp claw pierced her body and threw her down the stairs without mercy.
"A Jiang!" Yi Qing screamed heartbreakingly.
It was Tu Ling who led the demons to break through one of the altar's defenses, the one with Ah Jiang. Yi Qing watched Ah Jiang tumble down the steps, leaving a glaring bloodstain on the ice. Qu Yaoyao couldn't help but turn around when she heard the sound, her eyes wide with disbelief as she said, "Ah Jiang..."
Her mind went blank, and the first thing she thought of was to save Ah Jiang. Yi Qing was one step faster than her, and her low, hoarse voice echoed around the altar, "I can't just ignore Ah Jiang."
"Miss Qu, don't look back. It's up to you to get the Kunlun Stone."
Being pierced through the body and falling from such a height, Ah Jiang would not survive. Qu Yaoyao bit her lip tightly as she watched Yi Qing jump down the stairs without hesitation. Even if he only found a corpse, he would not leave her alone.
Ah Jiang...hasn't said goodbye to them properly yet.
Qu Yaoyao was already halfway up the stairs, surrounded by mist, and the screams from below were gradually becoming inaudible. The four-legged demon was crawling and rolling, chasing after Qu Yaoyao.
It roared and launched a series of attack spells at Qu Yaoyao. Qu Yaoyao dodged quickly, but was still scratched by its spells, leaving blood marks on her clothes.
It was it that killed Ah Jiang.
Qu Yaoyao suddenly stopped and looked coldly at the demon below.
When it opened its mouth to spit out another attack spell, Qu Yaoyao held up a defensive barrier with one hand, and under the demon's surprised gaze, she used her other hand to make a hand gesture and smash it. All the magic skills of a hundred years were reflected in this one blow, which directly turned the demon into ice chips.
Few people can perform different techniques with both hands at the same time. This was Qu Yaoyao's first attempt and her performance was amazing.
After the demon died, she saw the faint glimpse of another demon climbing upwards. Qu Yaoyao knew this level had been completely lost, and the cultivators below were in grave danger. As she continued running forward, she glanced towards the empty space on the other side and suddenly saw a figure in red gradually emerging from the mist.
...It’s Chao Yuan.
Qu Yaoyao saw clearly the person rushing out of the clouds and mist, and Chao Yuan was overtaking her at an increasingly faster distance from Yi Qing's side.
"Hiss--" The demon on the left stairs was climbing faster and faster, casting spells towards Qu Yaoyao.
Qu Yaoyao ignored them. Seeing that Chao Yuan was about to surpass her, she gritted her teeth and made a gesture to attack him. Chao Yuan seemed to be unprepared for her, and his arm was instantly pierced by the ice spikes.
Turning his head to look at Qu Yaoyao, Chao Yuan's eyes under his long eyelashes were unclear. He raised his hand and threw a ball of red spiritual power at her. Qu Yaoyao hurriedly used magic to resist, but found that the magic passed by her and hit her from behind, forming a thick protective barrier for her.
Chao Yuan actually helped her block the demon's attack.
Qu Yaoyao was stunned for a moment, and when she turned around, Chao Yuan had already passed her and was two steps away from her.
At this time, Qu Yaoyao couldn't think too much and could only attack Chao Yuan again. She chased him and hit Chao Yuan's back with her fingers. Chao Yuan was not affected and moved farther and farther away from her until another ice spike pierced his shoulder blade. He turned around and vaguely saw Qu Yaoyao's face, which was very stubborn.
It was as if she was in a fantasy world, trying again and again to pursue the Immortal Lord in her mind.
"Save your energy." Chao Yuan stopped and, as if he didn't feel any pain, he grabbed the ice spike and pulled it out of his body, crushing it in his hand.
If he wanted to, Qu Yaoyao's magic would never hit him. He curved his lips and smiled in an indescribably cold smile. When he turned around and continued to walk up, he only left behind a cold and clear sentence: "I must get the Kunlun Stone."
Qu Yaoyao pretended not to hear and chased after him desperately.
As she caught up, Qu Yaoyao felt that her legs were no longer under her control. When she successfully caught up with Chao Yuan and was one step ahead of him, not only was Chao Yuan stunned, but even Qu Yaoyao herself couldn't believe it.
The stairs had an end, and Qu Yaoyao had already seen the Kunlun Black Stone on the altar. Just as she was about to take the last step and rush forward, a red barrier blocked her way, and Chao Yuan stepped onto the stairs before her.
Seeing that Chao Yuan was about to get the Kunlun Mystical Stone, Qu Yaoyao, without thinking, burned the power of origin, shattered the barrier set up by Chao Yuan, and threw herself forward desperately.
...Qu Yaoyao's fingertips touched the Kunlun Mystical Stone.
Chao Yuan stopped and watched calmly as she grasped the Kunlun Mystical Stone into her palm.
"Are you willing to sacrifice your life to stop me?"
Qu Yaoyao fell to her knees on the ground, covered in wounds and with tattered clothes, she no longer looked like a fairy. Even when she was locked up in a dark secret room by Chao Yuan and chained, she had never looked as miserable as she did today.
Looking at the Kunlun Mystic Stone in her hand, Qu Yaoyao's body trembled uncontrollably. She gasped and said intermittently, "It's because I want to live that I have to stop you."
If Qu Yaoyao is allowed to open the Kunlun Stone, she will die.
Chao Yuan had a blank expression on his face. He twitched the corners of his lips without a smile. He put his hand to his heart and asked coldly, "Really?"
"Yaoyao, are you sure you can stop me?"
Chi——
As Chao Yuan finished speaking, four Kunlun stones flew out of his body. Red, yellow, white and blue rays of light shot up into the sky, causing the black stone in Qu Yaoyao's hand to vibrate violently, almost as if it was about to soar into the sky.
"How could this happen..." Qu Yaoyao opened her eyes wide, holding the Kunlun Stone tightly with both hands, not daring to let go. Her nails broke and her body was pulled forward to slide.
"Can't."
Qu Yaoyao refused to let go and cried, "You can't open the Kunlun Sacred Mountain..."
From forcibly dragging the black stone in her hand, Qu Yaoyao's hands were covered in blood, and her legs scraped against the ground, leaving two winding bloodstains. Even when her body was about to be lifted into the air by the Kunlun Black Stone, she refused to let go.
"Enough." When she wanted to swallow the Kunlun Mystical Stone into her mouth, Chao Yuan could no longer bear it and grabbed her ankle and pulled her down from mid-air.
Holding her tightly in his arms, Chao Yuan pried her fingers apart one by one, "It's useless."
"Even if you swallow all five Kunlun Stones, it won't stop Kunlun Mountain from restarting."
"Don't--" Chao Yuan pried open Qu Yaoyao's last finger, and she saw the black stone soaring into the sky and colliding with the other four.
Bang--
The earth trembled, and the steps of the altar crumbled upon the terrace.
The five-colored lights collided, first breaking the red barrier of the Xuanshi illusion, and then the five Kunlun stones rushed to different directions. Ice and snow were rampant wherever they passed, and icebergs and snow spread in all directions.
The moment Chao Yuan held Qu Yaoyao and retreated from the altar, the altar collapsed.
The four broken and separated Kunlun stones were connected and gathered together in the black stone illusion. Gunan Island disappeared without a trace, and the turbulent waves on the sea surface created mountains out of thin air, forming a boundless mountain of clouds and snow.
"It's snowing."
On the other side of the coast, someone saw a colorful skylight appear on the distant seashore. Under the skylight, there were snow-capped mountains with shimmering light, looming in the sea of clouds.
The sacred Kunlun Mountain...reappears in the world.
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