As we walked to the foot of the mountain, no one came up to talk to us.
Qian Shudie was not lying; her disguise skills were extremely high, and almost no one except Nascent Soul stage cultivators could see through her disguise.
There are countless cultivators in this world, but how many are above the Nascent Soul stage? If Su Liuli hadn't used a secret technique to search for her, Qian Shudie probably wouldn't have been caught by now.
Back in the cabin, Si Qiushan saw through Qian Shudie's disguise at a glance, which surprised her greatly.
"She's a demon?" Si Qiushan looked at Su Nian and raised her eyebrows slightly.
"Yes." Su Nian nodded.
Si Qiushan was quite perceptive; after only a moment's thought, she understood the person's identity. "Which day were you the demon you released?"
Su Nian smiled slightly, "You're so clever, you saw through it all."
Si Qiushan smiled and said, "It's easy to understand if you think about it for a moment. This demon's disguise is quite good. Although he only has the strength of the Foundation Establishment stage, even Nascent Soul stage cultivators cannot see through him. Most of the Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the world are elders and sect leaders of the major immortal sects. As long as they are not too unlucky, they will most likely not be able to find out."
"But she was still discovered, proving that Kyushu is not safe."
Si Qiushan was unaware of the relationship between the two, and her gaze shifted back and forth between Su Nian and Qian Shudie, as if she were asking Su Nian about the relationship between the two.
"There's absolutely no connection between us, so don't speculate." Su Nian saw through Si Qiushan's thoughts at a glance and spoke up.
Seeing the puzzled look on Si Qiushan's face, Su Nian understood what she was thinking.
He said, "This demon's status is extraordinary. If she dies in the Nine Provinces, it may provoke the demon race's revenge. The relationship between humans and demons is tense. Any mistake could become the fuse for war between humans and demons. Moreover, she has a tracking treasure on her. If she dies here, we may all be implicated."
Si Qiushan suddenly realized what was going on.
She looked at Qian Shudie, and only after Su Nian reminded her did she realize that the heart-shaped necklace hanging around Qian Shudie's neck was unusual.
She couldn't see through the true nature of the heart-shaped necklace, but she had a vague feeling that there must be some hidden mechanism inside.
Si Qiushan couldn't help but admire Su Nian's keen eye.
The fact that he discovered the anomaly, which even she, a cultivator in the mid-stage of the Void Refinement Realm, couldn't detect, once again demonstrates that Su Nian is no ordinary person.
After Su Nian revealed that her identity was extraordinary, Qian Shudie looked at Su Nian in surprise.
Those dark eyes seemed to be saying: How do you know all this when I haven't told you any of it?
Si Qiushan pondered for a moment before asking, "So what are you planning to do next?"
Su Nian briefly recounted her conversation with Su Liuli.
Si Qiushan crossed her arms and looked Qian Shudie up and down. The latter, feeling timid and submissive, lowered her head.
"I do need to go back to the Seven Star Sect soon, and taking her with me... wouldn't be a bad idea."
"That's good, but you'd better take a detour." Su Nian took out a map from her storage ring and had the two of them come closer.
He pointed to the map and said, “The road leading directly to the Demon Realm is the Holy Radiance Sect. The Holy Radiance Sect’s Grand Elder will be celebrating his 800th birthday in a few days, which will attract cultivators from all over the world. If you take this road, you may encounter experts above the Nascent Soul stage. Therefore, you cannot take this road. The safest way is to start from the northeast and pass through the Blazing Sun Temple.”
Si Qiushan hesitated, "But... the Blazing Sun Temple is the head of the three major sects. Even if I am the third elder of the Seven Star Sect, I'm afraid..."
"There's no need to worry about that."
Why?
Su Nian said calmly, "Because the people of the Sun God Temple will not step out of the sect for a very long time to come."
Si Qiushan looked puzzled.
She pondered the actions of the Temple of the Sun in recent years, speculating on their motives.
As Si Qiushan was pondering, Su Nian felt her sleeve being tugged from the side.
He turned his head and saw Qian Shudie looking at him, her dark pupils seemingly moistening.
Su Nian felt a terrible headache.
Knowing Qian Shudie as he did, he knew she was probably going to cry again.
"I heard from your master... that you destroyed your Golden Core and Nascent Soul because of me?" Qian Shudie said with moist eyes, her delicate nose trying to suppress her sobs, her eyes slightly red.
Su Nian rubbed her forehead and sighed helplessly, "This has nothing to do with you, don't overthink it."
"But...you've been wronged! You're a kind human being. It's because you saved me that you were misunderstood by your fellow disciples, your Dao heart was damaged, and you even harmed your Nascent Soul!"
"..."
To outsiders, this is pretty much the reason why Su Nian destroyed her nascent soul.
Unfortunately, everyone guessed wrong.
Qian Shudie took out a golden pill from her waist and handed it to Su Nian.
Even Si Qiushan, who was deep in thought, was startled when she saw the golden elixir.
"Nine-Turn Golden Core?!"
This left not only Si Qiushan stunned, but even Su Nian was taken aback.
He stared at the golden pill with dragon patterns on its surface, his shock beyond words.
Everyone knows that forming a Golden Core can help cultivators at the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage advance to the Golden Core stage, but few people know that there are also differences in the Golden Core formation process.
Ordinary cultivators are lucky to find even one Golden Core, but they don't know that most Golden Cores are just ordinary first-stage Golden Cores.
The Golden Core Pill that Su Nian originally took was a third-stage Golden Core Pill, which was almost the best Golden Core Pill in the entire Xiu Sect. The treasured Golden Core Pill of the Sheng Yao Sect was only a fifth-stage Golden Core Pill.
Not to mention now, even in his past life, he was only fortunate enough to possess an Eight-Turn Golden Core after the Mahayana stage, but unfortunately, he could no longer use it by then.
Seeing the shocked expressions on Su Nian and Si Qiushan's faces, Qian Shudie scratched her head and smiled sheepishly, "This is a treasure that my master gave me to improve the grade of pills, but I can no longer use it. Mr. Su Nian was wronged by so many people while saving me, so this is my way of making up for Mr. Su Nian."
Su Nian's long-dormant heart began to beat again.
Qian Weiwei asked a very good question.
Has he really given up completely?
His inner greed was amplified at this moment, and under the watchful eyes of Si Qiushan and Qian Shudie, he took a deep breath.
Just when both of them thought Su Nian would accept the pill, Su Nian said, "Take it back, it's useless to me."
Si Qiushan couldn't help but say, "Nian'er, this is a Nine-Turn Golden Core! Not to mention the human race, there are only a handful on the entire continent! If you can consume it, your future will surely be bright!"
Qian Shudie hurriedly advised, "Yes! Sir, please listen to this sister. It's all my fault that your cultivation is ruined. If you can rebuild your golden core, I will feel much more at ease!"
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