As he spoke, evil energy surged towards Xie Changji. The Sword of Questioning Heart sensed the evil energy and instantly became brighter. The sword flew out of his hand and swept away all the evil energy around him.

Xie Changji's Dharmakāya glowed with golden light, and black energy instantly exploded from his body. The Sword of Inquiry spun back and fell into his hand. He held the sword in his hand and raised his eyes coldly: "Dream on."

Qin Yunyi looked up, his completely exhausted body was like petrified, leaving only a pair of eyes, which he looked at Xie Changji with difficulty.

Everyone rushed forward, Ling Bei held Xie Changji tightly and asked in a panic, "Shao Jun, are you okay?"

"It's okay," Xie Changji said coldly, "It's just some evil spirits brought by evil spirits."

"That……"

"The Sword of the Heart is a natural nemesis of the Dark Spirit, so it has no effect on me."

As he spoke, Xie Changji pushed Ling Bei aside and walked in front of Qin Yunyi.

Qin Yunyi's life has come to the end, and she is breathing hard.

Xie Changji lowered his eyes to look at her, and said calmly: "So weak."

Hearing this, Qin Yunyi's eyes widened and she let out a low growl like a beast. Her vocal cords were almost unusable and she couldn't even utter a sentence.

Watching her posture, Xie Changji raised his hand, and two blood orders floated from Qin Yunyi's body and fell into Xie Changji's hands.

Xie Changji did not touch the blood order. He seemed to be looking at something dirty, which was cleared by the water flow. He said slowly: "The weak like to fantasize, fantasizing that there is a heaven or a third person to fulfill his wish. Unfortunately, there has never been such a thing as a third person in this world."

As he spoke, Xie Changji handed the cleaned blood order to Ling Bei.

He turned to look at Qin Yunyi and stared down into her eyes.

"Hua Xiang is having a great time at the party, but you, no matter how much you curse, are destined to die here, so ugly."

Qin Yunyi looked into the other person's calm eyes, feeling a little uncertain for a moment.

Let him fall from grace?

She tried her best to drag this man into the mud, to make Hua Xiangwan lose her love, and to make this man become a demon.

But is he really not a demon?

If he is a demon, then what is the point of her doing all this?

Isn’t Hua Xiangwan still fine?

In fact, Hua Xiangwan is fine because he is a demon? !

She was a little confused for a moment, and Xie Changji looked at her expression and slowly stood up.

Although it was difficult for him to truly understand the emotion, he understood it.

It is the easiest thing to destroy a person.

He looked down at her from above, and finally said, "How ugly."

Having said that, he drew his sword and turned around.

After saying this, Qin Yunyi suddenly realized her current state. She screamed in panic and struggled hard. But she was stuck in the soil, stuck to the magic circle. She tried her best to tear off her flesh and blood stuck to the ground and escape from here.

No, she couldn't be so ugly, so weak.

She should be the strongest cultivator in the Western Territory. She shouldn't lose, can't lose, no...

Her flesh and blood were torn apart by force, and her life was drained away. Amidst the voices of "how ugly", "disgusting", and "how weak", she stretched out her hand with difficulty, and the sight in front of her eyes slowly went dark.

Not far away, there was a young boy crawling towards her in the mud.

"Owner……"

Confused.

Everything before her eyes seemed like a dream, completely drowning her, and she reached out her hand in the darkness.

Save me.

Take me away.

Confused.

Qin Yunyi's aura dissipated behind him. Lingnan took a look and said with some worry: "Young Master, the Young Master must be alive. It's okay if this man dies..."

"No problem."

Xie Changji suppressed the evil spirit flowing in his body, and walked straight forward without looking back.

"Thank you, Changji!"

Just after taking two steps, Qin Yunshang's voice came from the side. Qin Yunshang panted and trotted to Xie Changji with her people. She looked around and said, "I have stopped the people running in the back mountain. What's going on? Where's Ah Wan?"

"She has gone to the Demon Palace. You and Lingbei and Lingnan should take the blood order and go find her."

Xie Changji gave the order calmly.

Qin Yunshang was stunned: "Me and Lingbei and Lingnan? What about you?"

"I'm invaded by evil spirits," Xie Changji said with a tired look, "It would be a burden if I went over there. You guys go first."

"oh."

Hearing this, Qin Yunshang reacted, nodded, and asked a few more questions: "Then the evil spirit in you..."

"The Sword of the Heart is the natural enemy of the Dark Spirit," Xie Changji explained patiently, "I am fine."

"That's good."

Qin Yunshang felt relieved: "Then we will accompany Ah Wan there first, is it okay for you to go back by yourself?"

"Um."

As he spoke, Xie Changji had already broken through the space and disappeared in front of everyone.

Lingnan looked at the scene, thought for a moment, then turned to look at Qin Yunshang: "Second Young Master Qin, I think it's more practical for us to worry about ourselves."

Qin Yunshang coughed lightly after hearing this and said, "Isn't this just a greeting? Let's go, Ah Wan is still waiting for us in the Demon Palace."

Qin Yunshang raised her sword and led Lingbei, Lingnan and others to rush towards the Demon Palace.

By this time the Demon Palace was in chaos. Hua Xiangwan closed her eyes and regulated her breathing in the magic circle. Gong Shang Jiao Yu cooperated with her and used music to restore her spiritual power.

After a while, Hu Mian came back, wiped the blood off his face, and reported to Hua Xiangwan: "Ah Wan, the palace gate has been broken open."

Hua Xiangwan responded, and when she felt that her spiritual power had basically recovered and most of her wounds had healed, she slowly opened her eyes.

Xue Zidan walked up to her and whispered, "Do you sense it?"

"Um."

Hua Xiangwan stood up and walked forward with the sword in hand: "Let's go."

As she spoke, she led the group toward the inner chambers of the Demon Palace.

Hu Mian led the way in front. She walked through the long corridor where fighting was taking place and moved forward.

When they reached the inner courtyard, everyone in the distance could sense the sword intent of the Sword of Integrity. A sword of light was hanging high on the roof of the inner courtyard. A transparent barrier fell from the tip of the sword, wrapping the inner courtyard in it, like a seal, trapping the ancient evil beast here.

Hua Xiangwan stopped walking, and Xue Zidan, who was following behind her, turned around and asked in confusion: "Ah Wan?"

"I'll go in alone."

Hua Xiangwan spoke, and everyone was a little surprised. Hu Mian frowned and said, "If you go alone, I'm afraid..."

"No problem."

Hua Xiangwan stepped forward and entered the barrier: "He's almost there."

Hearing this, Xue Zidan's eyes dimmed. He pulled Hu Mian, who was trying to stop Hua Xiangwan, and whispered, "Let her go."

Hua Xiangwan walked into the barrier. She couldn't see anything outside the barrier, but once she entered, she saw dark clouds covering the sun, withered grass and trees, and crows chirping on the branches. It looked desolate.

In this almost ghostly environment, a young man dressed in a blue robe and wearing a golden mask is working at a desk by the window, drawing something with his head down.

Hua Xiangwan walked to the window, turned around and saw that the young man was painting a statue of a god.

In his painting, the Yin and Yang Gods embrace each other as one. Below the statue is the sparkling Dingli Sea, and countless mermaids look up at the god with expectations on their faces.

The evil spirits tore through the sky, and the gods were unaware.

The whole picture has a dark background, which looks very weird.

Hua Xiangwan looked at the painting quietly without saying a word. A drop of blood fell from the young man's chest and dripped onto the part of the painting that depicted the Goddess of Joy.

The young man paused, then said helplessly: "Why is it dirty?"

"It's already this late," Hua Xiangwan looked up at the young man's face, "The Demon Lord is still in the mood to paint?"

"At this time?" The Jade Blood God thought for a moment, "When?"

"When death is near."

Hua Xiangwan reminded.

The Jade Blood God chuckled, thought for a moment, put down his pen, and said gently, "Come in and sit down."

Having said that, the Jade Blood God turned around and walked towards the house. Hua Xiangwan supported herself from the windowsill and jumped inside, then followed the Jade Blood God into the house.

The Jade Blood God led her to the tea table, where tea sets were already prepared. He asked her to sit down.

Hua Xiangwan listened to his words, walked to the table, and calmly sat down. The Jade Blood God knelt in front of her and said in a calm voice: "I originally thought that when you came, you should fight me with swords and show no mercy."

"Thank you, Changji. This sword is enough."

Hua Xiangwan spoke, watching him make tea: "I'll wait until the end to see you off."

"How do you want to send it?"

"If the Demon Lord wants to know anything, I can answer it. Likewise, I have a few questions, and I hope the Demon Lord can help me solve them."

The Jade Blood God said nothing. After a moment, he raised his eyes and said, "It will take a pot of tea." He raised a finger and said, "I can promise you."

As he spoke, the Jade Blood God placed water on the stove.

Hua Xiangwan looked towards the stove. The flames flickered under the stove. The voice of the Jade Blood God came over: "If you have any questions, just ask them."

"Two hundred years ago, you were the one who helped the alien world open the realm of life and death. Were you the one who helped the alien world open the realm of life and death?"

Hua Xiangwan heard his question, turned around and looked at the other party.

The Jade Blood God laughed, saying without hiding anything: "Of course."

"It was you who opened the realm of life and death, released the Ghost Spirit, killed Xie Yunting, and helped the Ghost Spirit to split into two and escape when Xie Yunting and I were sealing it?"

"yes."

"Half of the ghost has fallen into the mysterious realm of the spirit void, and the other half is here with you?"

"nice."

"Why?"

Hua Xiangwan stared at him: "You are already the strongest person in the Western Territory. What obsession do you have that you need the Ghost Spirit to help you fulfill?"

Hearing this, the Jade Blood God turned his head and looked out the window at the desolate courtyard. He looked for a while, thought for a while, and asked, "Master Hua, do you think that everything in this world is divided into high and low?"

Hua Xiangwan was surprised to find that the Jade Blood God would suddenly ask this question. She hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't know."

"Why do you say you don't know?"

"If there is a distinction between high and low, I can't bear it." Hua Xiangwan spoke the truth and looked out the window with him. "But if there is no distinction between high and low, people eat cattle and sheep, and sheep chew grass, so how can they not be high and low?"

"Ten thousand years ago, Yin and Yang united to create the Western Territory," the kettle began to make sounds, and the Jade Blood God's voice was calm, "The blood became the mountains and rivers, the eyes became the sea, and all living things gave birth to gods. At the beginning of creation, the rules were set, and the cycle of life and death continued. But in this world, humans appeared, and humans proclaimed themselves the leaders of all spirits. From humans, monks were born."

Hua Xiangwan listened and saw the smile on the face of the Blue Blood God. "Cultivators are noble, and they are nourished by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. The resources required by a cultivator are thousands of times more than those of a living being. Greedy people will do whatever they want. Look at your father, Lan Ting Zhenjun. He drove away the monsters in the west and pacified the Dingli Sea in the east. He and your mother founded the Hehuan Palace. They killed countless people, but they were still blessed by the heaven and had the opportunity to ascend."

"Do you know my parents?"

Hua Xiangwan frowned, and the Jade Blood God chuckled, "After all, I have lived for so many years, and I have seen everything that the Western Territory should have seen."

"Who are you?" Hua Xiangwan stared at him. "Five hundred years ago, you suddenly appeared, claiming to be a casual cultivator. You fought a bloody battle against three palaces and nine sects, slaughtered sixteen tribulation-crossing cultivators, and ascended to the throne of the Demon Lord. When did the Western Territory have a figure like you?"

The Jade Blood God did not answer. He smiled slightly and said, "I haven't finished yet. Tell me, is it necessary for cultivators like your parents, you and me, and Xie Changji to live? If we no longer exist," the Jade Blood God smiled, "wouldn't this world be cleaner?"

"So you opened the realm of life and death in order to use the evil spirit to destroy this world?"

Hua Xiangwan understood his intention. The Jade Blood God shook his head: "This is not destruction." He raised his eyes and said seriously, "This is rebirth."

"Those evil demons in the realm of life and death," Hua Xiangwan mocked, "how much better do you think they are than the monks?"

"They are originally evil creatures. When they are nurtured to a certain extent, the Heaven will take action. When the time comes, all the cultivators will be destroyed, and the evil creatures will be exterminated by the Heaven. Then, won't the world be peaceful again?"

"Then how do you know that Heaven will not intervene to stop the monks?"

"I think," the Jade Blood God answered seriously, "this is the way of heaven, the reason why I was born into this world."

Hua Xiangwan was stunned. She looked at the person in front of her as if she was looking at a madman.

The Jade Blood God propped up his chin and said, "Is that all you want to ask?"

"Then," Hua Xiangwan gathered her thoughts and spoke with difficulty, "Then why did you collude with the high-ranking officials of the Western Territory to destroy the Hehuan Palace and leave me behind?"

"Didn't you guess it?"

The water in the teapot was boiling, and she screamed. The Jade Blood God looked at her and said, "Your mother has been trying to stop me by not letting the ghost spirit appear in the world. She is very strong, and her presence is always a big worry for me. Of course, I just wanted to get rid of your mother, but I didn't expect," the Jade Blood God laughed, "that Xie Changji would form a bond with you."

Hearing this, Hua Xiangwan's eyes moved slightly and she couldn't help but clench her fists.

"The things that seal the Ghost Spirit are the Soul-Locking Lamp and the Heart-Searching Sword. Xie Changji is the heir of the Heart-Searching Sword, and you are the master of the Soul-Locking Lamp. He and you have a bond, and either you or he can open the seals of both at the same time. I got half of the Ghost Spirit that year, but I can't use it. I need you to voluntarily exchange blood with me so that I can open the seals of the two. It just so happens that I also want to kill your mother, so let's destroy the Hehuan Palace together."

As he spoke, the Jade Blood God came over, looked at Hua Xiangwan, and curled his lips slightly: "Everyone who could protect you in Hehuan Palace is dead, leaving only you. I want you to protect Hehuan Palace by yourself, can you do it?"

Hua Xiangwan didn't say anything, her eyes were slightly red, and the Jade Blood God would definitely say: "You can't protect her."

"So your only option is to beg me. Then I can make a request to you," the Jade Blood God raised his hand and pointed at Hua Xiangwan's chest, "You destroy your golden elixir, sever your tendons and veins, and offer your blood. I will protect the Hehuan Palace for you."

Listening to these words, memories came flooding back.

How she fell in a pool of blood, how she woke up, and how she clearly realized after waking up that Hehuan Palace would be completely divided up and the remaining disciples might not survive.

The Demon Lord was her only chance, so she stumbled to him for help.

The young man behind the pearl curtain smiled lightly and said, "With your qualifications, no one would trust you to be alive. You asked me to protect Hehuan Palace, how can I do that?"

"I can destroy my own golden elixir, sever my own tendons and veins, and end my future."

Hua Xiangwan knelt outside the pearl curtain, her lips pale, "Please help me, Lord Demon."

"What can I get if I help you?"

"What does the Demon Lord want?"

The other party did not speak. After a long silence, the other party's gaze seemed to pass through the pearl curtain and fall on the blue sea pearl on her neck.

He looked at her for a long time before he said slowly, "I want your blood."

Hearing this, Hua Xiangwan was stunned. The young man said nonchalantly: "I want you to voluntarily exchange blood with me. In exchange, I can help you save Hehuan Palace. Are you willing?"

Is she willing?

She had no choice.

She could only open her heart and exchange blood with him once every ten years, for a total of two hundred years.

She looked quietly at the young man in front of her wearing a golden mask. The young man's eyes were gentle: "This is the price you pay for being with Xie Changji. If you hadn't formed a bond with him, Hehuan Palace would not have been overthrown. Your brothers and sisters," said the Green Blood God Lord word by word, very seriously, "all died because of you and Xie Changji."

Hua Xiangwan said nothing, tears rolling down her eyes.

The Blood God continued: "You guessed it, didn't you?"

"So," Hua Xiangwan clenched her fists, restrained her emotions, and asked as calmly as possible, "You have exchanged blood with me, so you should be able to release the ghost spirit. Then why haven't you done anything for the past two hundred years?"

"I did."

The Jade Blood God's expression was slightly cold: "I went to another world."

Hearing this, Hua Xiangwan raised his eyes in surprise. The Jade Blood God said coldly, "I have been fighting with Xie Changji for two hundred years. I originally wanted to bring the evil demons from another world here."

"But you lost."

Hua Xiangwan knew the result after listening to it. She suddenly felt like laughing. She stared at the person in front of her. She had never felt so sincerely that she was right and Xie Changji was right.

She left Xie Changji, who then mastered the final move of the Sword of Questioning the Heart and silently prevented the catastrophe.

She smiled with tears in her eyes: "You lost, so even if you have a ghost spirit, you can't do anything. You are afraid of Xie Changji, you are afraid that the last sword of the sword of the heart will fall on your head. You ran back from the realm of life and death like a dog, and then you are destined to-"

Hua Xiangwan came up to him and said, "Die in my hands."

The Jade Blood God's eyes were calm, and Hua Xiangwan spoke gently: "I have asked everything I wanted to ask. Let me answer a question for you."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and placed it on his chest: "Do you know why your health has deteriorated over the years as your cultivation level has improved?"

The Jade Blood God seemed to know everything. He said, "It's you."

Hua Xiangwan smiled: "It's me."

"I have a blood transfusion every ten years. The toxin is in my blood. The higher the level of cultivation, the deeper the poison. It took me two hundred years." Hua Xiangwan looked at him. "There is no cure for you or me."

"Is it Xue Zidan's poison?"

The Jade Blood God was not surprised. He looked calm and asked, "How did he do that?"

Hearing this, Hua Xiangwan's eyes moved slightly, and after a moment, she replied: "With my life."

Ordinary poisons cannot have any effect on a master like the Jade Blood God. The most advanced poison must come with the heaviest price.

"Two hundred years ago, you knew that I was the murderer?"

"I'm not stupid."

The Jade Blood God didn't say much. He looked into her eyes for a long time. Then he smiled slowly, his eyes becoming a little gentler. "Ah Wan, do you know what I like most about you?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and placed it on her face: "What I like most is your ruthlessness, even if all your bones are broken, you will bite the other person hard."

Hua Xiangwan said nothing. Her hand penetrated his chest inch by inch. Blood flowed out of his wound. The Jade Blood God seemed to feel nothing and continued, "I almost lost."

"What a pity," he whispered in Hua Xiangwan's ear, "It was just a little bit short."

Hua Xiangwan's hands pressed on his heart and she froze in place.

"Ah Wan," the Jade Blood God reminded her, "Go back and see Xie Changji."

"From the moment he left the realm of life and death for you -"

The Jade Blood God smiled, his face cracked like porcelain: "You are destined to lose."

The moment the sound fell, Hua Xiangwan suddenly crushed his heart.

Blood and flesh splattered on Hua Xiangwan's face. Hua Xiangwan raised her eyes slightly, her teeth trembling slightly, but her gaze was unusually calm.

"It's not your turn to decide whether I win or lose."