Bloodbath of the Five Major Sects
"yes."
After saying this, Yan respectfully presented Shangguan Yi with an ancient jade scroll. Shangguan Yi took it and opened it, sinking his consciousness into it and searching rapidly. Linghu Luoxi stood by with his arms folded, his lips twitching, but he finally swallowed back his anger.
Shangguan Yi suddenly stopped and said, "Found it!"
The scroll reads: "A strange demonic energy can invade a person's mind when they are in turmoil and their defenses are weakened, corroding their sanity and controlling their words and actions. Those controlled are like puppets on strings, unconscious and obedient to the caster's orders."
Linghu Luoxi excitedly shook Chi An's arm, "I suspect this is it! Is there a solution?"
His gaze quickly shifted downwards, revealing only two options on the jade slip. The first, cold and decisive: annihilate the controlled individual, and the demonic energy would dissipate.
The second one was smudged with a large, thick, blood-like ink stain, which completely covered the words behind it, making it impossible to see any trace of it.
"This..." Shangguan Yi looked up at Yan, "Do you know what's written behind this?"
Yan shook his head and raised his hand in a gesture of invitation. Shangguan Yi and the others had no choice but to go back, flying above the clouds on their swords, the sound of the wind blowing in their ears.
Everyone was silent, the clues they had just uncovered weighing heavily on their minds. Linghu Luoxi paused, leaning over to look down. Amidst the bustling crowd in the market, a familiar, cold figure stood before a magical instrument stall.
"Huh?" Linghu Luoxi exclaimed softly, without saying much, she lightly tapped the sword with her toes and jumped straight down from the clouds.
"Hey!" Shangguan Yi exclaimed and reached out to stop him but it was too late.
Chi An and the person beside him exchanged a glance, each seeing a hint of helplessness and doubt in the other's eyes. They both sighed and urged their flying swords to catch up.
Linghu Luoxi landed lightly on the ground and squeezed next to Qingjue in a few steps. She approached curiously, "What a coincidence! Why are you here? Where is your master?" Her eyes swept over the magical instruments with different lights on the stalls, "What do you like? Let me see."
Qing Jue seemed to be surprised to see her here, and was slightly startled. In his hand was a seemingly simple-looking bell. Before he could answer, Chi An and the other two had already landed and stood behind Linghu Luoxi.
Qing Jue put the purchased magical instrument back into the mustard seed bag with an expressionless face and said lightly: "It has nothing to do with you."
Linghu Luoxi took a step closer, and Qingjue immediately retreated, his tone becoming even more distant: "Our master will not join either of you."
Shangguan Yi, who was standing by, was completely confused. He couldn't help scratching his head and muttering softly, "Huh? Master? What's going on here?"
"Hey, don't go!" Linghu Luoxi saw Qingjue turning around and trying to leave, and hurriedly said, "What happened? Can you tell me? Maybe we can help."
"Can you tell me what happened?" Linghu Luoxi asked.
Qing Jue didn't stop, and his figure quickly blended into the crowd. Chi An was keenly aware of the abnormality in Qing Jue's words and the obvious gesture of drawing a line between them. There must be something hidden in it.
Chi An's eyes were sharp, his brows slightly furrowed, and he turned to look at Linghu Luoxi and asked in a deep voice, "Are you acquainted with him?"
Linghu Luoxi nodded and briefly told the story.
Chi An said calmly, "Can you find him? I feel like there's something we might not know, and I have a feeling it's something important."
Linghu Luoxi pondered for a moment, then suddenly had an idea. He grabbed the two of them and brought them back to the restaurant. Qingjue went upstairs, and the three of them followed him secretly.
Qing Jue came to a private room on the second floor, looked around, and seeing that no one was paying attention, he opened the door and went in, then closed it behind him. Several people looked at each other and secretly inquired in the private room next to him.
The table was filled with spiritual delicacies from land and sea. The girl sat at the table and ate slowly, not even glancing at them. She simply said, "How is it?"
Qing Jue handed the mustard seed bag over, but the girl didn't take it. "I trust you to do the job." She noticed that Qing Jue was worried, "What's wrong?"
"Master, I met... Miss Linghu and her friends."
The girl put down her chopsticks with a cold expression, "You've been listening for so long, haven't you heard enough?"
When these words came out, Linghu Luoxi and the others felt a pang of fear and walked over from the next room. Chi An took a step forward and asked, "Excuse me, senior, could you tell us what happened?"
The girl glanced at him, and Qing Jue began to explain, "Don't you know? The Demon Lord has been unsealed and is planning to massacre the five major sects. To be on the safe side, they have been sending people to ask the master to stand on their side for several months."
Several months ago, in the elegant pavilion on the top floor of the Wangchuan Restaurant, Ruoruo stood respectfully with her head bowed, not daring to look up until the figure took a seat. The young woman at the head of the table propped her chin up, her slender fingers tapping intermittently on the table.
"I have long heard of the Ghost King's name," Ruoruo said, bowing and speaking softly, "It is truly a great honor to meet you today."
The girl didn't even raise her eyelids, and said in a cold voice, "Save the formalities. What do you want from me?"
Ruoruo picked up the wine pot and filled her glass with fine wine, smiling gently, "We hope that Lord Ghost King will stand on our side. In the future... we will definitely reward you handsomely."
"Oh?" The girl finally raised her eyes, a smile on her face. "What if what I want is for you to bow down and worship me as your king?"
Ruoruo froze, her heart unconsciously sighing: As expected of the Ghost King, he has great ambitions. But her smile grew even wider: "Your Excellency, you are joking. This matter... can naturally be discussed."
"Heh." The girl scoffed, her fingertips rubbing the rim of the cup. "The one above you... is willing to give up his position? What's more..." Her eyes suddenly sharpened. "How can there be two tigers in one mountain?"
The girl chuckled, "I don't believe it." She rubbed her wine glass, "After all, your family member would definitely not agree, and neither would I. There can't be two tigers in one mountain."
Ruoruo wiped the sweat off her face, forced a smile, and was about to say something when the girl placed the wine glass heavily on the table and suddenly stood up, "Qingjue, let's go."
Ruoruru was frozen in place, not daring to stop them, and could only watch them leave. After that, he would come to ask about it every once in a while, which annoyed the girl a lot.
Linghu Luoxi was stunned for a moment after hearing this. The girl winked at him, and Chi An understood instantly. He sat down opposite Shangguan Yi.
The girl supported her chin. "I won't help you." Then she changed the subject. "But I promised your father, so I will protect your life."
Linghu Luoxi blinked, seemingly unable to react. Qingjue pulled out a hairpin from his mustard seed bag. Linghu Luoxi's eyes lit up as she reached out to take it.
"I've never been a bad person, nor a good person! As long as my interests are not affected, you and I... are just strangers!"
In the sect dungeon, the system returned to Su Yao: [Host, the time has come. ]
Su Yao raised a charming arc at the corner of her lips, slowly stood up, casually brushed off the dust, and took out a glittering purple sand gourd from her arms. It was the magic weapon stolen from the forbidden area of Qiu Shui Sect.
Su Yao gently touched it with a magic tool, and the barrier that trapped Su Yao was instantly absorbed. Su Yao left confidently and walked towards the main peak.
At the same time, a huge crowd appeared outside the sect. The demon army was a huge crowd, and the monsters were roaring and howling. At the head of the crowd was a giant skeleton beast. The Demon Lord was wearing black clothes and black hair, and his posture was lazy. He looked down at the people of the immortal sect below with indifference.
Looking closely, he saw Shen Yuanming standing quietly beside him with empty eyes and cold breath, like an exquisite puppet with his soul taken away.
Yin Yin pointed at Shen Yuanming and exclaimed, "Isn't that his servant?"
"It seems like they are being controlled. We seem to have misunderstood them." Yan Hui felt a little guilty.
Song Zhiye frowned, took out the talisman, and stood ready at any time. "Now is not a matter of whether it is a misunderstanding or not. We are not sure whether our lives can be saved."
"Devil! I should have killed you back then!" Sect Leader Meng Fu shouted sternly.
Qin Ling frowned and lowered his head, looking at the Xian Jing Sword in his hand. After careful observation, he found that this was not the real Xian Jing Sword.
The Demon Lord only sneered and said nothing. Jun Ze beside him suddenly stepped forward and shouted, "Your Majesty has ordered—open the barrier!"
The sound reached Su Yao's ears in the dungeon with pinpoint accuracy. With a wicked smile on her face, she raised the purple sand gourd high. A thick beam of light gushed out from the gourd's mouth and struck the sky above the sect's barrier. Cracks slowly appeared in the barrier.
Xuan Yu looked up, his eyes wide, "What's going on? Junior Sister, come back soon..."
Nangong He looked around and was relieved to see that Chi An was not there.
Instantly, the barrier broke. The Demon Lord gently raised his arm and sneered, "Capture them, and keep them alive..."
The demon army and monsters pounced instantly! Yi Xiaoxiao stood on top of a poisonous spider monster, and her fingertips shot out a corrosive green liquid, withering the grass and trees wherever it passed.
"Hold the formation!" Jiang Yeqing shouted, smashing several flying monsters into pieces.
Qiu Mucan and Yinyin fought back to back, swords flashing and shields shimmering. Liu Zhiyu's fingers stained with blood as his sword sliced the throat of the charging wolf demon. Xue Nian fired his arrows with unerring accuracy, but each one eluded Ye Lingyou, who was surrounded by demon generals.
"Sister, be careful!" Liu Zhiyu used her sleeves to wrap around the sharp claws that were attacking Nangong Wanqing, but she was knocked away by another monster, with her clothes stained with blood.
Yin Yin's eyes were filled with tears as the alchemy furnace smashed the head of a rat demon, "What should I do?"
Another formation center was broken, Fan You spat out a mouthful of blood, staggered to his knees, and Lu Heng hurried to fill his position.
Yun Suiqi quickly helped Fan You up and fed him the pill. "Master, are you okay?"
"Where is Luo Xi? How is she...?" Fan You said tremblingly.
"Junior Sister is fine, she seems to have gone out."
"That's good... That's good..."
Dark shadows obscured the light. Yun Suiqi looked up and smiled wickedly. Just as he was about to take out the spirit-binding rope, he quickly pulled out the explosive talisman, threw it, and quickly distanced himself from Fan You.
Linghu Luoxi, who was chatting with the Ghost King, felt a pang of pain in her heart. Shangguan Yi quickly supported Linghu Luoxi and asked, "What's wrong?"
"I don't know why, but it hurts a little."
The girl took a sip of tea and replied coldly, "Maybe something happened, like your sect was in danger."
Hearing this, several people stood up and were about to leave. The girl's eyes flashed, and Qing Jue flashed to the door and raised his hand to stop them. Chi An frowned and asked, "Senior, what do you mean by this?"
The girl picked up the kettle, poured a cup of tea, blew on it gently, and said sharply, "If you go there now, not only will you not be able to help them, but you will actually hinder them." She took a sip of tea and said, "It's better not to go back."
Linghu Luoxi naturally understood that it made sense, but she still wanted to return to the sect. Shangguan Yi said anxiously, "Get out of the way, I want to go find Xiao Yuanyuan."
"The master clearly means well, so don't be ungrateful. If you go over there now, what else can you do except adding another casualty? Can you just beat the Demon Lord whenever you want?" Qing Jue accused coldly.
"Then I'll go find my dad!"
The girl scoffed, "If the Demon Lord could be defeated so easily, then why were the five previous sect leaders only able to seal him even after their souls were destroyed?! Are you sure you want to go?"
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