Chapter 124 Blood Blade
Jinmen Immortal Palace, Wangyue Peak.
A white carrier pigeon flew into the cave of the deacon elder Yu Yixian. A hand with slender fingers and distinct joints grabbed the pigeon and crushed it hard.
With a clatter, the carrier pigeon vanished in a flash of white light. Shi Zhenlin's voice echoed through the hall, "A sect meeting will be held tomorrow at Shangyang Hall. No one must be absent!"
Yu Yixian listened expressionlessly, his eyes flickering slightly. "It seems the Sect Master has achieved another breakthrough, successfully entering the Spiritual Transformation Realm. Xiao Man, prepare a generous gift for me to congratulate the Sect Master."
Liu Xiaoman, the disciple in a green robe, responded respectfully, then said with a smile, "The other day, one of our followers presented us with a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, perfect for the Sect Master. If the Sect Master is so pleased, he might even promote you to Deputy Sect Master!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Who said I want to be the deputy sect leader?" Yu Yixian glared at him, scaring Liu Xiaoman into silence immediately.
"Go ahead, I need to practice." She ordered coldly.
Liu Xiaoman nodded in agreement and lightly left the hall. When he turned around, his face darkened.
When he returned to his residence, several flattering monks immediately came up to him, "Brother, what good errand has Elder Yu sent you on this time?"
Liu Xiaoman looked displeased. "What good job is this? Any good things that come to our peak have to be given away. I'm truly unlucky to have such an incompetent master."
Then he cursed, "What's the point of trying to please the Sect Master all day? I've been practicing for so many years, and I'm still only at the initial stage of the Nascent Soul. It's holding me back from improving my cultivation. I'm looked down upon wherever I go!"
The monks looked at each other, not daring to comment on the master-disciple relationship between him and Elder Yu. They could only put on a smile and try to calm him down.
Yu Yixian had no idea what her disciple was thinking.
After finally finishing the sect affairs and getting some free time, he hurriedly took out a box of spirit stones from his storage bag and sat cross-legged to meditate and practice.
It is extremely difficult for a cultivator at her level to reach the next level.
Not to mention talent, just to absorb and refine the spirit stones, it would cost one million pieces, in addition to all kinds of natural treasures.
It can be said that the path to immortality for a cultivator is paved with the spiritual energy of the mortal world.
All things in the world are nourished by spiritual energy.
Every time a cultivator advances a level, the spiritual energy of the mortal world decreases by one point. Every time a cultivator's life span increases by one year, the life of a mortal decreases by one year.
Flowers, trees, birds, and fish will also wither and die due to loss of spiritual energy.
This is the law that Yu Yixian comprehended after he reached the Nascent Soul stage.
But at this time, she no longer regarded herself as a mortal, and naturally did not care about the life and death of mortals.
She has only one goal, and that is to become stronger.
It took Yu Yixian a full sixty years to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage, but if she wants to reach the Spiritual Transformation stage, it will probably take her another thirty years.
It’s not that she doesn’t have talent, but that she doesn’t have enough time and spirit stones.
After finally becoming a deacon elder, she thought her path to immortality would be smoother. However, she didn't expect that because she had no backing and connections in the sect, and because she took the position of a male cultivator, she was met with hostility, and her life became even more difficult.
The sect leader and several other elders always pushed all the sect's chores onto her. If she did a good job, she would get nothing in return, but if she did a bad job, they would deduct her monthly spiritual stones from Wangyue Peak.
According to the sect's rules, Wangyue Peak could receive 20,000 spirit stones every month, and she had to distribute them to the monks under her sect. In the end, she would be lucky to have 3,000 left in her hands.
She had thought about withholding the spiritual stones from the cultivators and giving them less, but the number of cultivators under her tutelage was already small, and if she withheld more, she was afraid that no cultivator would be willing to come to her Wangyue Peak.
Gifts must also be presented to the sect leader, his wife, and the elders mentioned above.
Otherwise, she would not be able to become an elder, and the spirit stones and cultivation resources she could obtain would be even less.
I hope this time the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum can reach the heart of the sect leader.
If she could be promoted to deputy sect leader, that would be great, but the most important thing is to keep her position as deacon elder.
Yu Yixian suppressed his complicated thoughts and began to concentrate on refining the spirit stone. Suddenly, a soft voice came from a distance.
"Elder Yu, do you want to become stronger? I have a set of supreme skills, come and get them!"
Yu Yixian frowned slightly. Who was speaking? She had placed a ban on Moon-Watching Peak. If an outsider came, she should be able to sense it.
She subconsciously wanted to release her spiritual sense to investigate, but quickly stopped.
If there really is a supreme skill in the world, it would not be easy for her to obtain it. This voice was clearly meant to seduce her and trick her into falling into its trap.
If she paid attention, wouldn't she have fallen into the trap?
After figuring it out, Yu Yixian calmed his mind and ignored it.
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On the other side, Chi Li returned to Xie Yuqing's cave through the dream gate.
She broke off the devil horns stuck to her forehead, took off her contact lenses, and put them together with the mask into the storage ring she had taken from Shi Zhenlin.
From the plot, we can learn that the demons' physical features are red eyes and horns, so it is not difficult to disguise these.
Murong Ci, who only appeared in the male protagonist's memories, can be said to be the best candidate for a pseudonym. In addition, her identity as the former Demon Lord is enough reason for her to order Qiu Qianling to deal with the immortals without arousing suspicion.
Just as Chi Qi cleaned up her face, Liu Shen'ai came back.
Before she could ask, Liu Shen'ai spoke up, "Except for Yu Yixian, who didn't take the bait, the other four elders have all been dealt with. Tomorrow, they'll have to do whatever I tell them to do!"
Chi Qi could almost imagine her with her hands on her hips from her excited voice.
She raised her eyebrows slightly, then smiled and said, "Xiao Liu is really amazing! I only discovered today that you are so capable. Sigh, I can't imagine what I would do if you were no longer by my side."
Liu Shen loved hearing her praise him and was very proud, "Host, don't worry. We have been partners for so long. If you need anything in the future, I will definitely help you!"
Chi Li lowered her eyes, hiding the cunning that flashed across them, and chuckled softly, "Then it's a deal, and you're not allowed to regret it."
After saying that, she glanced at the night view outside the window. The crescent moon like a silver hook had already set in the west at some point, and the moonlight had also faded a little.
"It's almost dawn. I'll take a rest. Wake me up in an hour."
Liushenai thoughtfully set the alarm clock.
So, Chi Qi lay down on the bed, closed her eyes, and fell asleep peacefully.
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In the dungeon, the male cultivator with his head down suddenly woke up.
He turned around and saw Qiu Qianling standing behind him, holding a bloody knife that he had obtained from somewhere.
Just by looking at the blood-red blade, he felt a chill and fear in his heart.
He quickly stood up and was about to use his magic sword when a red light flashed before his eyes. A bloody blade broke through the prison door and slashed towards him.
With a bang, the male cultivator fell to the ground, the bloody blade piercing straight into his heart, the blade trembling slightly.
His body shrank rapidly, while the blood blade became redder and brighter, and it let out a low hum of joy as if it had absorbed enough.
Qiu Qianling walked over and pressed her hand on the hilt of the knife. The bloody blade immediately softened and turned into a streak of blood that sank into her palm.
In an instant, she felt a rich spiritual energy flowing along her meridians, her whole body became warm, and her damaged sea of consciousness was repaired.
Although she had lost her spiritual roots, she could clearly sense that her cultivation had improved and her strength had reached the initial stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm. All this power came from the male cultivator she had killed.
Qiu Qianling felt the changes in his body and his eyes slowly widened.
It is truly worthy of being a weapon given by the Demon Supreme. The feeling of rapidly becoming stronger is truly exciting. Even the fact that I have lost my spiritual roots is not so difficult to accept.
As long as she kills a few more Foundation Establishment cultivators, she can easily break through to the Golden Core Realm. Then, she can find Golden Core Realm cultivators to absorb their spiritual energy... step by step, perhaps it won't take much time for her to kill Xie Yuqing and Shi Zhenlin and avenge her mother!
Qiu Qianling was thinking excitedly, but when he turned around and saw the dim cell, he immediately calmed down.
The most important thing right now is to leave this dungeon.
She had just killed the male cultivator by a sneak attack, so she might not be able to defeat Xie Yuqing.
If Xie Yuqing found out at this time, he would be dead, not to mention revenge.
Thinking of this, Qiu Qianling quickly searched the male cultivator's body and took out a key and a storage bag containing spirit stone magic tools from him.
She took out a clean robe from her storage bag, changed out of her bloodstained clothes, and then set out to find an exit.
Fortunately, this dungeon has two entrances and exits. In addition to Xie Yuqing's study, there is another exit at the back of Yunling Mountain.
Qiu Qianling found the exit leading to the back of the mountain, cut off the door lock with a bloody blade, and escaped.
She didn't dare go back to her residence. After thinking about it, she decided to go find Shi Zhuoyue first. Her senior brother would definitely protect her!
It was almost dawn and the sky was still dark. Qiu Qianling ran wildly along the mountain path, looking back from time to time, fearing that someone was chasing him.
Perhaps it was God's blessing that we didn't encounter any danger on the way.
Half an hour later, Qiu Qianling arrived at Shi Zhuoyue's gate, panting. She raised her hand and knocked on the door anxiously.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Qiu Qianling's voice trembled, "Please, Senior Brother, you must be here!"
There was a sound of footsteps coming from inside the courtyard gate, and someone was walking slowly towards them.
Qiu Qianling's eyes were filled with anticipation, she could tell that the footsteps were from Shi Zhuoyue.
With a creak, the gate opened.
Shi Zhuoyue stood inside, looking at her in surprise, "Qian Ling?"
Hearing this familiar voice, Qiu Qianling was so excited that tears came to his eyes, "Senior Brother!"
After shouting this, she rushed over and hugged him tightly, "Brother, please, please help me!"
Shi Zhuoyue's body froze, and he was silent for a while before he spoke softly, "Come in first. If you have anything to say, tell me slowly."
Qiu Qianling let go of Shi Zhuoyue and followed him into the house.
Shi Zhuoyue poured her a cup of hot tea, his tone as gentle as ever, "I looked for you everywhere during the day, but I couldn't find you. Where did you go?"
Qiu Qianling sat down with a cup of hot tea, and listened to his senior brother's concerned questions, and his tense heart suddenly relaxed.
She knew that her senior brother was a good person.
So, she briefly recounted how Xie Yuqing had captured her and dug out her spiritual roots.
Shi Zhuoyue listened quietly, looked at her frightened expression, frowned and asked her, "Then how did you escape?"
Qiu Qianling looked up in surprise. Why did his senior brother not look surprised at all, as if he had known about this for a long time?
If a normal person hears that his mother did such a bad thing for him, his first reaction would definitely be shock.
Shi Zhuoyue seemed to see the suspicion in Qiu Qianling's eyes, and immediately explained in a gentle voice: "What I mean is, Qianling, it's great that you were able to escape safely. If my mother really did something like this, I would definitely not defend her. Even if I broke up with her, I would give you an explanation."
Qiu Qianling heard his sincere tone, and all his doubts disappeared. He was about to say something else, but then he heard Shi Zhuoyue say, "But, Qianling, you are not injured. Is what you just told me really the truth?"
Qiu Qianling suddenly felt as if she had fallen into an icy cave. Did her senior brother suspect that she was lying?
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