Chapter 158 Unexpectedly, we meet again! Kill them all (…)
Within Duyan City, one could hear a pin drop.
The legendary Asura Demon Lord Yu Tianxing, who caused alarm among all the spiritual cultivators, appeared without any disguise.
The cultivators of the desolate continent were completely unprepared for this.
Wasn't he in Qingzhou? How did he end up in Huangzhou?
Their group, also based on the eastern coast of the desolate continent, looked utterly pathetic compared to the demonic army led by the demon lord.
And why did Ji Mingran have to run into this devil?
Although her cultivation has improved, she is not considered powerful among spiritual cultivators. Now, she happens to be standing at the front, which makes the demon think that she is the leader and that there are no powerful figures in the spiritual cultivation sect.
How could this possibly make the demon fear him?
The demon lord also noticed the scattered group of sect cultivators opposite him. His gaze was fixed on Ji Mingran, who was at the head of the group. He raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "What, are you here to pick me up?"
The cultivators were in an uproar.
This is clearly mockery and provocation!
The demon did indeed appear quite pleased and happy, but none of them knew the hidden meaning behind his words.
To describe capturing and subduing someone as a welcoming feast is incredibly arrogant and shows a complete disregard for human dignity.
While the small team stranded on the coast of Dongchu was no match for him, he was not allowed to underestimate the righteous!
The cultivators were indignant when they saw the demon slowly raise the sword, which was as black as ink.
The divine sword hides life.
The alarm bells rang loudly.
In the next instant, the Hidden Life Sword hummed in the air, and a vast sword strike surged forth. The demons gathered within ten miles instantly turned into dust, scattering onto the coastal soil. Dark blood seeped into the yellow earth and dripped into the Wish River.
The demons ten miles away seemed completely unconcerned about what Yu Tianxing had just done. Seeing that there was an empty space next to him, they swarmed forward and continued to surround him.
All the cultivators were worried for the cultivators on the eastern coast of Chu.
With a single strike, he could kill ten miles of demons. How could the cultivators stranded on the coast of Dongchu possibly stand against him? They probably wouldn't even last a single move against him.
Moreover, Yu Tianxing has truly gone completely mad, indiscriminately killing without distinguishing friend from foe, even slaughtering the demonic cultivator army he brought with him.
With such cultivation and such madness, their only option now is to retreat.
They arrived before the demon Yu Tianxing crossed the river, and before the powerful figures who came to their aid arrived.
Hopefully, the protective formation on the river can hold out for a while longer. As long as we don't panic and remain calm, and don't let the demon see anything, the demon will be wary of the opposite bank and won't launch a full-scale attack, thus buying some time for the powerful spiritual cultivators who are on their way.
Thinking of this, the cultivators felt a pang of unease and all turned their gazes toward Ji Mingran.
This person was just making a fuss about running away, but now that the devil is in front of her, who knows what she might do.
On the projected image, Ji Xiaozuzong looked bewildered and stunned.
"Are they terrified?" the cultivators wondered.
The next second, Ji Xiaozu raised his arms high and waved them vigorously towards the opposite bank.
What is she doing?
"Surrender? Is this her surrender? She's surrendering to the demonic cultivators?" the onlookers murmured.
The murmur turned into a question, "How could she, a sect elder, do such a disgraceful thing?!"
In an instant, Duyan City was in an uproar.
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As the surging air from the sword strike traveled from one end of the River of Wishes to the other, the attack dissipated, the intense pressure transforming into a gentle breeze that caressed her face.
Anxious voices echoed from the sect's jade tablet.
"Grandma, be careful, everyone is watching you now."
"Grandma, stay calm, stay calm, or should we retreat first?"
"Mingran, with the two sides locked in a standoff, it's best to keep a low profile regarding your relationship with him."
"Why is the demon here?"
His cultivation level is terrifyingly high; how can we possibly defeat him!
"The formation can't stop him, we need to retreat quickly."
A cacophony of sounds filled the air as Ji Mingran gazed at the opposite bank and slowly blinked.
Yu Tianxing repelled one wave of demons, but the next wave swarmed around him, almost drowning him in their midst. Yet, she still spotted him at a glance.
My gaze met that of the person on the opposite bank.
She kept looking at him, and so did he.
"Huh?" A look of confusion flashed across his clear, stream-like eyes.
How strange. Ji Mingran stared into those eyes as black as ink. How could she have pinpointed him so accurately from among the dark mass of demons?
How could he know she was looking at him?
When was the last time I saw Yu Tianxing when he was conscious and able to stand and walk?
Two hundred years ago, within the Soul-Devouring Array.
It feels like a lifetime ago.
The howling wind, the screams around her, and the shouts coming from the jade tablet seemed to have vanished from her in an instant.
She stood there, stunned.
Dark clouds loomed overhead, a fierce wind whipped her hair, and a smile graced her fair face.
She faced the opposite bank, raised her arms, and waved.
The light shone, and the person behind them vanished in an instant.
At the same time, a chill swept over me without warning, enveloping my body in coldness.
My body was trembling slightly.
She didn't feel cold.
The one trembling was not her.
Ji Mingran raised her hand and gently placed it on the back of the person who was tightly hugging her, smiling brightly and speaking loudly and clearly.
"Unexpectedly," the wind carried her words, spreading across the land, "we meet again!"
She smiled and looked up at Yu Tianxing, who was crossing the river to arrive.
Yu Tianxing loosened his grip on her slightly, looked down at her, and said softly, "Why did you come here?"
Just as Ji Mingran was about to answer, Yu Tianxing suddenly turned his gaze to the side.
Ji Mingran immediately felt a powerful surge of spiritual energy condense and rush towards a certain point in the distance, and couldn't help but ask, "What's going on?"
Yu Tianxing turned to look at her: "They're observing you."
"Oh, a projection stone," Ji Mingran said nonchalantly. "Let them watch if they want."
“I wanted to pretend I didn’t know you.” Yu Tianxing’s dark eyes reflected her face as he said in a low voice, “You know that my reputation isn’t good right now. If you’re with me, they’ll definitely think you’re a demonic cultivator too.”
That's why he made those provocative remarks.
But she raised her hand at him.
Yu Tianxing instantly understood that this meant he had been summoned.
His body reacted faster than he could think; the instant he saw her move, he was in her arms.
When I reunited with her and embraced her, my body trembled uncontrollably.
Regardless, he couldn't refuse her invitation.
Yu Tianxing thought that perhaps she would push him away next, and if so, he would take advantage of the situation and kidnap her.
This will also protect her reputation.
Yu Tianxing made thorough preparations, but no matter how much he planned, he couldn't overcome Ming Ran's resounding words, "We meet again."
She was always quick-witted; how could she not know that the spiritual community was watching this scene?
It's highly likely that all of this was a trap deliberately set by Chongjue. He sided with her during the spiritual cultivation competition; Chongjue must have deduced something from that.
With everyone watching, she had many choices, but she still chose him.
Yu Tianxing said in a muffled voice, "They really will think you're a demonic cultivator."
"Really?" Ji Mingran laughed carelessly. "But do I need to care what those people think?"
Yu Tianxing didn't speak, just looked at her quietly, his fingertips brushing her face, and he lowered his head to kiss her.
Ji Mingran tilted his head back to touch the soft touch that landed on him, and whispered, "This is terrible, Yu Tianxing."
Turning around in Yu Tianxing's arms, Ji Mingran surveyed the demons on both sides of the river, spreading his arms wide: "There are still so many."
Her intuition was correct; Yu Tianxing's Hidden Life Sword just now confirmed her guess.
The hordes of monsters on both sides of the strait are all parasitic mutants.
Jiang Chaoxing brought the parasitic mutant to the demonic cultivators, who were all wiped out and corrupted.
Yu Tianxing was among them, not leading them, but rather they were chasing him.
Back then, he was surrounded and attacked by such parasitic mutants and spiritual practitioners, with no one by his side.
Now, the parasitic mutant has made a comeback, and spiritual practitioners are once again hunting it down.
She pulled Yu Tianxing out of the Soul Devouring Array, but Yu Tianxing fell back into the same predicament as before.
"After I went into battle, they seemed to sense it too," Yu Tianxing said. "During this time, they kept chasing me. I killed them again and again, but I could never kill them all."
“I thought they had all been killed back then.” Yu Tianxing’s voice carried a hint of helplessness.
“The mutant that possessed Jiang Chaoxing didn’t die,” Ji Mingran said. “This thing can split.”
"Do you recognize this?" Yu Tianxing asked.
“Yes.” Ji Mingran said frankly, “I came from many places.”
Yu Tianxing recalled Ji Mingran's memories from the Realm of All Beings during the Spiritual Cultivation Competition: "Originally? You killed them all?"
Ji Mingran: "It's not entirely me. This thing has natural enemies; it's food for another kind of monster." The mutated species in the apocalypse are diverse, which maintains a delicate balance.
However, it seems that only the parasitic type comes into the spiritual world; without suppression, it will grow explosively on its own.
The mutated species that parasitized Jiang Chaoxing's body escaped and went into hiding. After its own kind increased in number, it tried every means to release Yu Tianxing from the formation, just so that there would be enough of its kind to surround and kill him.
This would plunge him into a desperate situation, shake his resolve, and make him a parasitic vessel once again.
In this situation, things turned out exactly as it had planned.
“I cannot control the course of fate, but there is only one thing I can guarantee.” She grasped Yu Tianxing’s arms that were wrapped around her: “I said, I will be in your future.”
He will no longer have to face this alone.
Yu Tianxing didn't speak, and Ji Mingran couldn't see his expression, but her body was held even tighter. "There are too many of them. The formations in the desolate continent won't be able to hold them off for long. So, let's go over there and kill them all."
Instead of wasting time reinforcing the formation, it's better to eliminate the demons that broke through it.
By eliminating a wave of demonic cultivators, the number of mutated demonic cultivators breaking through the formation is reduced, thus lowering the likelihood of the protective formation being breached.
A smile flickered in Yu Tianxing's eyes: "You've thought it all through, haven't you?"
A pale golden light enveloped the two of them. Ji Mingran said, "Yes, that's why I sent them all away."
As Yu Tianxing arrived, she teleported the cultivators behind him away as well.
Since Liu Huangu already wanted to leave, seeing Yu Tianxing rushing towards them, she packed up the array cultivators and teleported them five miles away. Liu Huangu's group then ran away without looking back.
They would never remember that there was still one person left behind.
As for those array cultivators, even if they discovered she was still in the same spot, they couldn't break free from the shackles of the Liuhuan Valley group and could only be taken away by them.
With Yu Tianxing here, their presence would only be a hindrance. Only when they leave can I have some peace and quiet, and properly join Yu Tianxing in slaughtering the monsters on the other side.
As the light faded, the two appeared simultaneously on the opposite bank of the Huizhiyuan River. The mutated demons pounced fiercely, but Yu Tianxing, with one arm around her, slashed horizontally with his sword, annihilating all the demons within ten miles.
Ji Mingran teleported the two of them five miles away in the next second: "What was that message you sent me earlier? A purchase order? Why didn't you send me any more messages after that?"
Yu Tianxing was silent for a moment, then swung his sword and killed the demon five miles away before saying, "I originally wanted to buy all the gifts for you at once. But before I could finish buying the ones from Qingzhou, Chongjue stopped me, so I went to Huangzhou to buy other things. On the way, I discovered that they had strengthened the transmission barrier of the spiritual energy, and I was worried that they would find out that I was sending you a message, so I didn't send you any more messages."
"What's in the desolate continent?" Ji Mingran asked curiously, and used a teleportation array to send the two of them five miles away.
"The desolate continent is rich in spices and elixirs." Yu Tianxing drew his sword swiftly, and the demon was instantly crushed as soon as it stepped into the range of his sword strike.
"He's hoarding things for himself," Ji Mingran wondered. "Why are you buying so much stuff for me? I don't need it all."
Yu Tianxing paused for a moment before saying, "It will be useful, it will come in handy." As if changing the subject, he asked, "And you? What brings you to the Desolate Continent?"
"The Daoist sect's ten cultivators have gathered to annihilate the demonic cultivators," Ji Mingran said. "We were sent to the desolate continent."
She looked gleefully at the demonic cultivator army, which had been hacked open with gaping holes: "See? Didn't I do a great job?"
"Yes." Yu Tianxing hugged her tighter and said with a faint smile, "You've always been very good."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly looked up alertly, and the Hidden Life Sword spun and rushed forward, blocking an attack that came from the sky carrying the power of thunder.
The spearhead clashed with the black sword, and the spear shaft immediately spun around, unleashing a powerful slash from the side.
The Hidden Life Sword swiftly caught up, slashing down from mid-air to intercept the attack.
The spear sped forward, plunging back into the air, and caught the person falling from the sky.
With her robes fluttering, Zhu Huo stood atop her spear, her brows and eyes sharp, her gaze sweeping over Yu Tianxing.
His gaze fell upon the person in his arms, and a dark cloud settled over his eyes. Zhu Huo shouted sternly, "How dare you kidnap a disciple of my sect! Yu Tianxing, release her!"
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"What is this? What is she doing? We all saw it!"
Inside Duyan City, in front of the projection stone, the leaders of each team had led their mission squads back into the city and witnessed everything that had happened in front of the projection stone.
In just three short breaths, their emotions went through a rollercoaster of ups and downs, constantly fluctuating.
As the projection stone displayed the image of the demonic cultivator army on the eastern coast of Chu, the messenger disciple in Duyan City delivered the message to the first mission team that remained outside.
Upon receiving the message, the team leaders immediately dispatched half of their teams back to Duyan City.
The elder leading the group was a highly skilled cultivator, and he returned to the city almost immediately after the first incense stick had burned. They had already heard the news that Ji Mingran was considering retreating and had threatened to flee.
Although the elders looked down on her, they could understand. After all, the demonic cultivators were coming with great force, and while the array cultivators who were willing to stay and guard the array were certainly admirable, retreating to advance was also a viable option.
Upon their return, they witnessed Ji Mingran raising his hands in surrender as he faced the demonic cultivator.
First she said she was going to run away, then she raised her hand to signal that she was giving up. Time and time again, she retreated. Where was the demeanor of a righteous cultivator from a prestigious sect?
She is no nobody; she is an elder of a sect and the top-ranked member of the Spiritual Cultivation Competition Elite List. To some extent, her every move represents the various sects in the spiritual cultivation world.
Such behavior is utterly disgraceful to upright people!
Of course, at this time, the elders of each sect would not classify Ji Mingran as part of their own camp; they would subconsciously classify him as a disciple of the Dingsheng Sect.
The Dingsheng Sect has lost face big time!
Shen Ting glanced at Shen Qingluo and snorted coldly, "With such a disciple emerging from Dingsheng Sect, one can imagine what kind of sect it is."
Zhu Shenglin's face was ashen: "Where is the demeanor of an elder of a sect? Shi Bai, do you still want to treat such a person as a fellow disciple?"
He Xiu: "Young friend Ji, this is... sigh."
Although the team leaders said this, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
They glared at Nanmen Hong with secret resentment.
That damned Nanmen Hong, he activated the projection stone without even notifying them.
If it were just cultivators within Duyan City, it wouldn't be so bad, but they all know that this projection stone not only connects to Duyan City, but also to the Five Continents! This means that almost all cultivators in the entire spiritual cultivation world participating in the siege will see this scene.
Fortunately! The appearance of the demonic cultivator army and Ji Mingran's cowardly actions immediately drew everyone's attention, and no one had the mind to recall their actions just now.
For the ancestor of such a prestigious sect to commit such a shameful act, I fear that Dingsheng Sect will be ridiculed by all spiritual cultivators for another hundred years.
The three team leaders sneered inwardly. Zhu Huo rushed off in a hurry, probably because he knew their little darling was so useless, which was why he went to put out the fire.
Unfortunately, she was too late. Even though she was at the Nascent Soul stage, she couldn't traverse thousands of miles in a single step.
As everyone was secretly mocking him, they didn't expect that the demon would charge towards the little ancestor in the next second!
Oh no! Ji Mingran is definitely going to die!
Those cultivators who witnessed this scene already regarded Ji Mingran as dead.
The disdain and contempt in his eyes instantly transformed into pity and sympathy.
Even if they were cowardly and useless, they could not bear to see a precious life die at the hands of a demon.
None of the cultivators on the eastern coast of Chu were a match for the demon, and those thousands of miles away were even more powerless to stop him.
The poor little ancestor is about to become the first victim of this siege.
The cultivators sighed inwardly, turning their eyes away, unwilling to witness the cruel and bloody scene.
However, the demon was faster than them!
The sword tip changed direction, replacing the blade as it rushed towards Ji Mingran's tall figure, darting towards him and plunging into his arms.
The tall figure lowered his head, bent his back, and tightly embraced the thin, frail figure.
The onlookers, who were lighting candles for Ji Ming, almost had their eyes pop out of their sockets.
What's going on? Could this be some kind of control technique newly developed by the demon lord?
Like a python, it strangles people to death.
My God, what a ruthless tactic! He truly is a vicious demon!
The onlookers turned their attention back to Ji Mingran.
The frail figure was almost completely obscured by the towering demon, and one hand was pulled out with difficulty, swaying and raised in mid-air.
The struggle on the verge of death.
The moment this thought crossed the minds of the onlookers, they saw that hand gently pat the demon's back.
As if sensing something, the demon moved slightly, and the person he was hiding looked up, revealing a fair face.
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ah? ?
What is she saying?
The onlookers were wondering if they had misheard, but in the projection stone's image, the demon completely released her upon hearing this and softly asked, "What are you doing here?"
Even those who didn't understand the situation could grasp what was going on from those few words.
They actually knew each other?
How did they come to know each other?
The group of artifact cultivators were extremely anxious, eager to see more, and hurriedly adjusted several projection stones to project images from more different perspectives.
But as soon as one of the projection stones lit up, the demon's cold, dark eyes looked over.
The pure blackness seemed capable of capturing a person's very soul; in an instant, all the projected images on the stones went out.
The onlookers felt a chill run down their spines; they had been discovered.
The artifact repairmen frantically tried to fix it, but after a few attempts, they had no choice but to give up: "The spiritual energy connection has been completely severed."
The team leader looked grim.
"How dare she mingle with demonic cultivators!" Shen Ting's lips tightened, and he turned to Shen Qingluo, saying, "This is your friend? You've misjudged her. What else do you want to say?"
"This shows that even when I have no hope, she will still do everything she can to help me, instead of abandoning me to the Zhu family like trash." With the long sword raised, Chen Qingluo flew away like an arrow released from a bow.
"Young friend Guan, there's no need to be discouraged." At the same moment, He Xiu said to Guan Wangzhen, who was hanging his head and remaining silent, "Although she is an elder of your Dingsheng Sect, now that she has revealed her true colors, you will be able to eliminate the lurking enemy in time."
"The thoughts of someone as formidable as her," Guan Wangzhen said, his attitude as irritating as ever, as he looked up, revealing his face illuminated by the firelight. "How could you clowns jumping around like this possibly understand?"
The burning talisman dissipated at his fingertips, and with a soft hiss, the red-haired youth's figure vanished.
He's gone too!
Before Zhu Shenglin could even open his mouth to question him, Zhu Shibai's indifferent voice came from behind: "There's more to this than meets the eye, and we'll prove it."
Zhu Shengli hurriedly turned around, his eyes dazzled by the silver light. Before he could recover, Zhu Shibai had already flown away on a silver-white paper kite, turning into a star in the sky.
These three from Dingsheng Sect have gone mad!
In the current situation, they still support her.
"They must have been bewitched by Ji Mingran!" Zhu Shenglin said angrily.
“I am the eldest daughter of the Shen family, and I used to be the most considerate of the bigger picture.” Shen Ting seemed to seize the opportunity to confirm her thoughts and said in a deep voice, “It’s only after getting close to Ji Mingran that she has become so disrespectful to her elders. She is a menace!”
He Xiu shook his head and said, "I never expected that Junior Sister Hongyan would be so entangled with demonic cultivators. What explanation does Dingsheng Sect have for this?"
The communication jade tablet rang, and Chong Jue's voice came through: "The ten cultivators of the Dao Sect have all seen it. Ji Mingran of the Dingsheng Sect has a close relationship with the demon Yu Tianxing."
He paused, his tone heavy: "I received the latest message from the array masters who repaired the Hongqi Sect's Soul Devouring Array. They activated the retrospective array and saw the person who walked out of the array at the moment it collapsed."
"It's her, Ji Mingran."
Author's Note: I'm so sorry, I'm begging you all! I just realized I set the release date wrong, oh my god! [laughing and crying emoji]
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