Chapter 134 Sneak Attack
Qiu Qianling frowned slightly. Want her to recognize the thief as her mother? No way!
But then he thought again, Xie Yuqing was a sinister and cunning person, even worse than Shi Zhenlin and Shi Zhuoyue. She couldn't have said such words in public because she felt guilty and wanted to make amends.
The so-called lowering of posture must be to save her reputation in front of the monks of the sect.
As long as she agreed to forgive him, Xie Yuqing would be able to undo all the harm he had done to her.
It was a pity that she was not strong enough at the moment and was no match for Xie Yuqing, so it was not easy for her to turn against her.
Otherwise, if she was angered by this, there was no guarantee that she would not chop off her head like she did to Shi Zhuoyue.
Qiu Qianling thought for a moment, weighed the pros and cons several times, and decided to suppress his anger for the time being.
She lowered her eyes and said softly, "Yes, mother."
Chi Qi saw that she looked submissive, but her hands hanging at her sides were clenched into fists. It was obvious that she was very indignant. She couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth, and a smile flashed in her eyes.
Just as he was about to make a few more jokes, a magic sword suddenly flew over from the horizon. Standing on the sword was a gray-clothed male cultivator, who was obviously a low-level cultivator from the outer sect.
He lowered his sword, jumped down in the square, and shouted, "Master, Elder Xujun of the Spirit Sword Sect is here!"
Chi Li knew that the Spirit Sword Sect was one of the three major sects in the Spirit Saint Continent, but she had no idea where Elder Xu Jun came from. She asked, "What's the reason for him coming here?"
The news of Chi Lun taking over as the sect leader had already spread throughout the sect through the Golden Gate Order, so when the cultivator heard Chi Lun's question, there was no surprise on his face.
He replied respectfully, "Elder Xujun came here this time to discuss sending the one hundred hostages to the demon clan. According to the agreement, our sect must also provide twenty female cultivators."
Chi Li suddenly realized that this was the beginning of the plot.
According to the original plot, in order to torture Qiu Qianling, Xie Yuqing deliberately stuffed her into the hostage group and sent her to the male protagonist who was far away in the Demon Realm.
But... Chi Li raised her eyelids slightly, "Why is it a female cultivator?"
The male cultivator was stunned, looking bewildered, as if he didn't understand why Chi Li asked such an obvious question.
After all, everyone knows that these female cultivators have little talent for cultivation. Even if they barely pass the assessment and enter the Jinmen Immortal Palace, they can only do the lowest-level odd jobs in the outer gate.
It is impossible to expect them to achieve enlightenment through cultivation. Over the years, the Jinmen Immortal Palace has only produced one person, Yu Yixian.
Therefore, compared to sending talented and potential male cultivators to the demon clan as hostages, it is of course more cost-effective to send female cultivators over. Moreover, the demon clan wants female cultivators.
Yu Yixian was in charge of selecting the hostages. Seeing Chi Yan raise her doubts, she was momentarily confused. After a moment's thought, she said, "Sect Master, this is because the demonic energy in the Demon Realm is rampant and the environment is dangerous. Once an ordinary male cultivator enters, their spiritual energy will be suppressed and they will have difficulty surviving for long. On the contrary, female cultivators, because of their low spirituality, can survive safely in the Demon Realm filled with demonic energy."
"That's why the three major sects decided to send one hundred female cultivators as hostages to the Demon Realm in exchange for the cultivators captured in the battle of Dongzhou. They also entrusted them with the important task of gathering information about the Demon Clan and winning victory for the Immortal Clan."
Chi Li's eyes were as sharp as a sword as she swept over Yu Yixian, "Elder Yu, is this really the case?"
Yu Yixian's lips trembled slightly, and a barely perceptible darkness flashed in his eyes, but his tone was unusually calm, "Yes."
Chi Yan curled her lips, "Very good, I understand. Then I will go meet with Elder Xujun. I'll leave the matters here to you, Elder Yu."
Yu Yixian agreed and watched Chi Yan walk away. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he saw her turn around and said, "By the way, send the hostage list to my Yunling Mountain before tonight."
Her tone was light, but a cold light flashed in her dark eyes, passing through her like a knife, as if she had seen through everything.
Yu Yixian's usually stern face softened a little, his eyes flickered, and he swallowed lightly before replying, "Yes, Sect Master."
Only then did Chi Qi leave the square.
As soon as she left, the monks in the square immediately started arguing, but not about the hostages, but about the competition between Chi Lun and Xie Xiaohai.
Some said that Chi Luo had a high level of cultivation and defeated Xie Xiaohai, so she deserved to be the leader of the Jinmen Immortal Mansion; some said that Chi Luo was too heartless to Xie Xiaohai and should not have expelled him from the sect; and some even danced with joy and imitated Chi Luo to write in the air.
"I don't know if the Sect Master will accept disciples. If he does, I'll be the first to sign up!"
"You are so beautiful, but stop daydreaming. Even if the Sect Master wants to accept a disciple, it won't be your turn, a piece of trash!"
However, there were also some cultivators who were not happy with Chi Li being the sect leader, but they were afraid of her strength and did not dare to speak out even if they were dissatisfied.
Some people saw that Chi Li had acknowledged Qiu Qianling as her daughter, and they gathered around to please her, calling her "little junior sister" one after another, with a tone more affectionate than calling her their biological father, and even took out pills to heal her injuries.
After entering the Jinmen Immortal Palace, Qiu Qianling had always lived cautiously and had never been flattered by so many people. Seeing the many smiling faces around him, he felt happy but also felt extremely ironic.
No matter where you go, you will always find these people who flatter the powerful and look down on the weak.
She was too lazy to waste time arguing with them, so she declined their kindness and quickly left the square.
Seeing that there was nothing left for them to do, the others also rode their spirit swords, flew into the sky, and left with the elders from each peak.
The square was in ruins, with only the bodies of the monk from Wangyue Peak and Shi Zhenlin and Shi Zhuoyue left.
Yu Yixian sighed lightly and was about to instruct Liu Xiaoman to collect and bury the body when he suddenly noticed that Shi Zhenlin's wound was a little strange.
She squatted down in front of the corpse and gently wiped the edge of the wound with her fingers. The blood-stained fingertips suddenly felt a sharp pain, as if they were pricked by a fine needle.
She frowned, surprised, "How could there be demonic energy here?"
Seeing her frown, Liu Xiaoman asked curiously, "Master, what's wrong?"
Yu Yixian hid the doubt in his eyes and shook his head. "No, it's nothing. You can collect the body first. And don't forget to take out the spiritual root in Shi Zhuoyue's body and return it to Junior Sister Qiu."
When Liu Xiaoman heard about the Heavenly Spiritual Root, his eyes lit up instantly. How could he have forgotten about this good thing? This was a great thing for cultivation. If he could get it, wouldn't his cultivation level be greatly improved?
His eyes rolled around, and he immediately had an idea in his mind. He answered loudly, "Yes, Master."
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On the other side, Qiu Qianling returned to her courtyard on the main peak.
Her yard is very simple, but she likes it very much and has planted roses along the fence.
It was dusk, and the warm yellow sunlight fell on the roses in full bloom. The curled light red petals were outlined with a circle of faint golden edges, which was beautiful beyond words.
However, Qiu Qianling had no intention of admiring her flowers. He walked straight into the room and closed the door.
She wanted to see Murong Ci again.
She had already experienced the power of the Blood Blade, but she also realized that her swordsmanship was too poor. She could only rely on sneak attacks every time, and she couldn't even unleash one-tenth of the Blood Blade's power.
But to deal with Xie Yuqing, who has already reached the Spirit Transformation Realm, she cannot succeed by just swinging the blood blade a few times.
Therefore, she wanted to learn Murong Ci's superb swordsmanship and supreme magic skills.
Even if I become a demon, I will not hesitate.
After what happened today, she finally understood that in this world where the strong are respected, strength is the only thing worth pursuing.
She remembered that the last time she was in the dungeon, she saw Murong Ci's grave only after she fainted.
According to her speculation, it was Murong Ci's soul that entered her dream, which allowed her to obtain her inheritance by chance.
Entering into a dream should be her only way to contact Murong Ci.
Qiu Qianling walked into the bedroom, lay down on the bed with his clothes on, closed his eyes, and his consciousness slowly sank into the sea of consciousness.
After waiting for a long time, the cemetery did not appear, but the restriction outside the courtyard began to fluctuate.
Didn't she tell her to rest and recuperate? Who was so blind as to come and disturb her again?
Qiu Qianling opened his eyes, stood up with an irritated look on his face, went out to the yard, opened the gate and saw an old man with an aged face and white hair standing outside.
Qiu Qianling suddenly lost his voice and shouted, "Thank you, thank you Xiao... Thank you Elder!"
The person standing outside the courtyard gate was Xie Xiaohai, who was expelled from the sect.
He looked panicked and pitiful, and hesitantly said, "Qian Ling, before I leave the sect, I have something I must tell you, otherwise I will feel guilty."
Qiu Qianling vaguely guessed what he was going to say, and his face was very calm, "Elder Xie, please speak."
"Your mother's death was actually caused by Xie Yuqing. It's all my fault. I spoiled her too much. When she found out about the affair between Zhenlin and your mother, she was furious. Even I couldn't stop her. As a result, a tragedy happened." Xie Xiaohai said with a sad smile on his face.
Qiu Qianling had known about this for a long time. When she heard this, she felt indifferent. What was this old man putting on an act with her?
She pretended to be shocked, "What? You mean my mother was killed by Xie Yuqing? That's impossible! She just said she wanted to adopt me as her daughter!"
Xie Xiaohai excitedly held her hand. "What I said is true. If I tell a lie, I will be struck by lightning! Qian Ling, my daughter can be so cruel to me, her own father. Do you still expect her to have any humanity? Let's join forces and kill her!"
Qiu Qianling was surprised. She didn't expect that Xie Xiaohai came to her and actually wanted to kill Xie Yuqing with her.
But he didn't think about it. He had already fallen to the Jindan realm. How could he possibly kill Xie Yuqing? It was simply courting death.
However, this was exactly what she wanted. She had not originally intended to absorb Xie Xiaohai's cultivation. Since he came to her, don't blame her for being rude.
He and Xie Yuqing are the same, both are rotten people and don't deserve to live in this world.
Thinking of this, Qiu Qianling welcomed Xie Xiaohai into the yard and closed the gate.
Seeing that his plan had succeeded, Xie Xiaohai couldn't help but laugh in his heart. He knew that Qiu Qianling was an easy girl to fool.
I think that the spiritual root should have returned to Qiu Qianling's hands. If he can get the spiritual root, he will definitely be able to restore his cultivation!
Just as he was feeling proud, he suddenly heard a sound of breaking air behind him. He turned around hurriedly and saw that Qiu Qianling had a blood-red blade in his hand. The blade exuded a heart-pounding evil aura and chopped towards him without mercy.
Xie Xiaohai's face instantly turned as pale as paper, and all the blood in his body froze.
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