Chapter 65: Fruit of This Life (Part 2) "Who did Junior Sister kill?"
In front of the Qingwei Sect's mountain gate, a group of people stood densely packed.
Zhu Ciying looked at the familiar faces that appeared in her dreams every night. Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Sister, Fourth Senior Sister, Fifth Senior Brother, Sixth Senior Brother... Master!
They were all alive and intact standing before him.
"Junior Sister Aying."
"Big Brother."
"Welcome home."
Dozens of people spoke at the same time, and their loud voices startled the birds and flew away from the mountains. The sound echoed in the mountains for a long time before it stopped.
Zhu Ciying's feet were like the wind, and he ran towards Yu Feifei at the fastest speed in his life: "Senior Sister!"
But when he got there, he found nothing.
Her fingers passed through Yu Feifei's body, and she stared at her palm in a daze for a long time, then realized belatedly that it was just an illusion.
Senior sister doesn’t have a physical body… so, she didn’t come back to life at all.
"Aying, don't cry." Although Yu Feifei couldn't touch her, fortunately she could speak out loud to comfort her.
"Senior Sister..." Zhu Ciying suppressed her tears as much as possible, letting the warm tears flow down her cheeks, "What exactly is going on?"
"Aying." The fellow disciples spontaneously made way for Jiang Zunyue.
Zhu Ciying quickly wiped away her tears, clasped her hands together, and said respectfully, "I am Zhu Ciying, a disciple of the Qingwei Sect. Greetings, Master."
Jiang Zunyue's loving gaze fell on her head: "You have grown up."
"The little girl has become prettier and her cultivation has become stronger."
"I'm no longer alone." He paused, his gaze shifting to the handsome young man behind the girl. He raised an eyebrow and said, rather like he was watching the fun, "The soul contract... in the end, we became a Taoist couple?"
"Soul contract? Become a Taoist couple?!" Yun Cangyu, who had been quiet for a while, suddenly felt his mind explode. He drew the sword from his waist and looked around. "Who dares to touch my junior sister?"
My cabbage was eaten by a pig and I didn’t even know it?!
How outrageous!
If I catch that pig, I will chop it into pieces!
Perhaps it was because of the tacit understanding between husband and wife, Yu Feifei gritted her teeth and said, "Aying, you said, Senior Sister will chop him into pieces!"
Zhu Ciying: "..." Even if you two join forces, you may not be his match.
Saozi Xie Rangchen: "..."
"It's me." Xie Rangchen forced a smile, and the mark of the contract flashed between his eyebrows.
Yu Feifei screamed in shock, and Yun Cangyu quickly covered her mouth. The girl's eyes darted back and forth between Zhu Ciying and Xie Rangchen. After calming down a bit, she felt so angry that she couldn't vent it, so she just opened her mouth and bit.
Yun Cangyu couldn't pull his hand away, gnashing his teeth in pain: "Yu Feifei, are you born in the year of the dog?"
A hundred years later, Zhu Ciying once again helplessly watched his senior brothers and sisters bickering and arguing.
"Master." Xie Rangchen ignored the bickering between the two and bowed with his fists clasped.
Jiang Zunyue hummed, his face solemn as he continued, "Time is running out, so let's cut to the chase. A hundred years ago, I predicted that the Qingwei Sect would be wiped out, so I set up a trap and set up a formation to imprison the deceased Qingwei souls in Huaijiang Mountain. I planned to wait a hundred years and use the Huoyang Ding to help the deceased souls to be reborn. Ah Ying, you are now carrying the Huoyang Ding, and the mission of helping fellow disciples to be reborn is now up to you."
"Furthermore, there's one thing I didn't tell you back then. It's true that you were born with sword bones, but your sword bones are very special. They are phoenix bones naturally nurtured between heaven and earth, and they possess the properties of nirvana."
"Legend has it that the destruction of the Phoenix Bone is the beginning of Nirvana and rebirth."
"The same is true for your natal spirit sword."
The question that had puzzled him for many days was solved by his master in one word. Zhu Ciying digested the information while summoning the Huoyang Ding.
A palm-sized pitch-black tripod was hanging high in the sky, and in an instant it grew several times larger. The huge black shadow cast down was like a dark cloud covering the sky, making it difficult for people to breathe.
After three hundred years of wind and rain, the formation, sustained only by the spiritual energy left by Jiang Zunyue, has become extremely fragile. Zhu Ciying must use the Huoyang Ding to send the souls of his fellow Qingwei Sect members to the afterlife before the formation loses its power.
"My dear brothers and sisters." She choked up, paused for a moment, lowered her head and touched her face twice, then raised her head and looked at everyone with a smile, "Master, brothers and sisters, see you tomorrow."
As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we will have many tomorrows.
At the moment of parting, no one knew whether they would meet again. No one in the Qingwei Sect moved.
Ying Sihong narrowed his fox eyes, smiled, and hooked his arm around his twin brother Yue Guming's neck. He walked briskly and said cheerfully, "My brother and I will reincarnate first, so that I can keep my position as the sixth senior brother of Qingwei Sect. Second senior brother, you are not allowed to compete with me!"
Yun Cangyu, whose palms were bitten with teeth marks, felt his temples throbbing when he heard this: "Get lost!"
Yue Guming shook his head speechlessly, took two steps, and suddenly stopped. He turned to Xie Rangchen and said, "Brother, take good care of my sister."
Xie Rangchen replied, "Aying and I will live and die together."
Yue Guming looked at him calmly for a long time before looking away.
The two brothers had no worries and were the first to transform into two streaks of light and sink into the Huoyang Cauldron.
Fifth Brother, Sixth Brother.
goodbye.
Zhu Ciying bid them farewell silently in her heart.
The next moment, a figure walked out of the crowd. Guan Zhaotang still had that expressionless face, but when she spoke, her usually calm expression softened: "Aying, take care."
Zhu Ciying smiled and nodded.
The younger brother ran out of the crowd, looked around mysteriously, and came to her and said, "Little sister, my New Year's money is buried under the second pear tree from the left in the third row of the pear orchard on the back mountain. Remember to take it. Just think of it as my dowry to you! Even though it's a little little..."
The further he spoke, the softer his voice became, and his fair face flushed red with embarrassment. Zhu Ciying pinched the back of Xie Rangchen's hand with her hand tucked into her sleeve, only then did she suppress her laughter.
"Yeah, I've got that in mind."
The young senior brother accidentally livened up the atmosphere, and everyone in the Qingwei Sect changed their sad expressions, put down the stones in their hearts, said goodbye to Zhu Ciying one after another, and threw themselves into the Huoyang Ding, waiting for death.
"It's getting late, we should leave."
Yun Cangyu held Yu Feifei's hand, and Yu Feifei struggled twice but failed to break free.
"Oh, Master, senior brother and Aying are still here." The girl was obviously not used to doing some intimate actions in public.
Xie Rangchen, his blue-purple sleeves folded, grasped Zhu Ciying's hand and said softly, "Junior Brother and Junior Sister's wedding, I'm sorry I couldn't attend the ceremony."
Yu Feifei: "It's okay, Brother was in seclusion at the time... We all understand and won't blame you."
"Etiquette cannot be abolished." Xie Rangchen put two fingers together, and spiritual power shot out from his fingertips and landed on the wrists of the two people who were connected, turning into a red rope, one end of which was connected to Yun Cangyu and the other end was connected to Yu Feifei.
"It's not too late to make up for the wedding gift now."
It was true that the master calculated that the two of them had been married for three lifetimes, but he never said that this was their fourth life.
The relationship between the junior brother and the junior sister had a bumpy journey, and when they finally got together, they both ended up dying.
Xie Rangchen always believed that he had an inescapable connection to this incident. If he had broken through his mental barriers and ascended to immortality earlier, the tragedy of the Qingwei Sect's destruction would not have happened.
Now he gave them a lifetime of marriage, so that they would not suffer from the entanglements of love in their next life.
"What can't be pulled off? Why did Senior Brother tie us together? This is so corny! Yu Feifei, say something!"
Yu Feifei swung a stream of spiritual power over to seal Yun Cangyu's mouth, preventing him from making any sound. She said graciously, "Thank you for your care, Senior Brother. Senior Brother, Junior Sister Aying, we're leaving now."
"May you be happy in your next life." Zhu Ciying watched them disappear into the Huoyang Ding.
"Master, half a month ago, the sword of Yansheng was sheathed. The clan leader Shi Xiang passed away." She thought for a long time and finally told her master the news of Shi Xiangyue's death.
Jiang Zunyue was stunned when he heard about his old friend's situation. His emaciated figure quickly turned pale and transparent. He stammered for a long time and whispered softly, "I know everything."
"I won't go to Huoyang Ding."
"She and I are both people who have no afterlife."
One reverses destiny, the other peeks into destiny.
You reap what you sow.
Heaven is fair and just, and will make its own decisions.
Zhu Ciying: "Master!"
Jiang Zunyue's figure shattered into pieces as she cried out. Before she died, she took a last look at her two most talented disciples.
He vaguely remembered that his twelve-year-old eldest disciple Xie Rangchen was free from desires, emotions, and worries, and always excluded himself from everyone and lived alone.
The eleven-year-old apprentice Zhu Ciying has been displaced for half his life, living like a lone wolf, as tenacious as the weeds that grow towards the sun on the cliffs.
But now, they have been reborn and transformed.
"Rangchen, congratulations on your great success in the Way of Inner Heart, your understanding of the true feelings of the world, and your attainment of Taoism and Ascension."
"I, your disciple, send you my best wishes. I hope you will shine in the way of the sword, slay demons and monsters, and become famous in the three realms."
"Aying, remember, even without the Phoenix Bone, you have always been the pride of your teacher."
“Master—” Zhu Ciying reached out to grab it, but her fingers passed through the fragments and fell into nothing.
Huaijiang Mountain, bustling with activity just moments before, once again fell into eternal silence. All the warmth and coldness of human nature that Zhu Ciying had experienced in his previous life were buried here.
No one else will mention it except Xie Rangchen.
"Junior sister." Xie Rangchen walked closer to her side, raised his arm and put it around her shoulders. As soon as his fingertips touched the tears on Zhu Ciying's cheek, he shrank back quickly as if burned by it.
His pupils trembled slightly, and he calmed his flustered mind and wiped away her tears with his fingertips: "Master lied to you. He loves Master's Wife so much, how could he be willing to let her go? People like them who refuse to accept their fate will always find a way to fight against fate. If there is no next life, they will fight for the next one themselves. In the future, we will meet again."
The Huoyang Ding rotates in mid-air for seventy-two cycles, and the souls who have been waiting for a hundred years are finally able to be reborn.
Xie Rangchen raised his eyes slightly, and the Huoyang Ding automatically shrank and flew into Zhu Ciying's storage bag.
Zhu Ciying raised her hand, closed her eyes slightly, and released her spiritual sense to search the land of Huaijiang Mountain inch by inch, sensing her own natal spirit sword.
"Still arrogant."
With a low shout from her, two white blades shot out from the east and landed steadily in her palms.
The humming sound continued, and the sword that was broken into two pieces trembled slightly.
Zhu Ciying took a deep breath and gripped the hilt of the sword firmly.
"Back then, my master gave me a magic sword and asked me to give it a name." She raised her sword fingers and slowly moved them across half of the sword, the bright blade reflecting her beautiful face.
She spoke slowly, but Xie Rangchen listened patiently. "Huaijiang Mountain is very lively. My senior brothers and sisters treat me warmly, like a real family member. I think this place is actually no different from the bustling world. I stay in Qingwei Sect, and one day I will be able to let go of the knot in my heart and return to the hustle and bustle of the world."
“So, I named it Huanxiao.”
She put the sword back into the storage bag, took Xie Rangchen's hand, and said softly, "Brother, let's go back to Shaoyang Sect."
"Okay." He held her tightly and said, "Senior Brother will help you repair your sword."
Five days later, all the major sects recalled their disciples who were out on missions.
In the meeting hall, Qu Yantao rubbed his temples with a headache: "Your method is too radical. Let me discuss it with the elders."
"Master, the Demon-Slaying Sword Formation is a relic left by an ancient lord. You know its purpose best. What I hate most in my life are demons. I would rather die than share their body. If I unfortunately perish, the demon within me will never escape the sword formation."
Seeing her resolute expression, Qu Yantao lowered his brows and asked, "Does your master know about this?"
"I don't know." Zhu Ciying said, "It's precisely because I don't know that I can deceive others and make the play more real."
"You want to make your fake play real, but the Demon-Slaying Sword Formation is too dangerous. Accidents can happen at any time. Even I can't guarantee that I can protect you." As the leader of a sect, he has to consider the disciples of his own sect at all times.
Zhu Ciying understood his dilemma. With a slight movement of his mind, a white light suddenly appeared on his forehead, and a hexagram mark was quickly outlined.
Soul Contract? ! !
Qu Yantao passively took a bite of the shocking news. His arm that was resting on the armrest slipped and he almost fell off the chair.
But as an elder, he couldn't interfere in the affairs of a younger generation. He could only eliminate the suspects one by one in his mind. Damn it, who dared to steal the cabbage of my Shaoyang Sect!
Zhu Ciying, who had no idea she was a cabbage, raised her head, radiating confidence. She said gently yet firmly, "I have my amulet. He's very strong, and I trust him."
It is very strong, and not just ordinary strong.
Qu Yantao could sense from the soul contract on her forehead that Zhu Ciying's mysterious Taoist partner had already surpassed the Tribulation Crossing Stage in strength.
If he takes action, no one in the three realms can hurt her.
So what else does he have to worry about?
"Okay, I'll fully cooperate with you."
Zhu Ciying came out of the meeting hall and habitually glanced at the jade slip, and happened to receive a message from Zhou Mingran.
[Zhou Mingran]: Junior sister, Ji Feibai insisted on treating us at Tianzi Pavilion on the second floor of the cafeteria. I said it was too polite, so I checked off two pages of dishes. Your senior brother Ji is crying right now, so remember to bring tissues when you go upstairs.
Zhu Ciying was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, her heart as clear as a mirror.
Senior Brother Ji is most likely being set up by Senior Sister again.
She replied with an "OK" and rushed to the cafeteria. As soon as she entered, she bought a stack of paper towels at the checkout counter before walking up the stairs to the Tianzi Pavilion on the fourth floor.
"Junior Sister Yingying is here!"
The door of Tianyi Pavilion was half open. Zhu Ciying glanced over and saw that Zhou Mingran, Qu Wanqing, Xu Feihuai, Yun Bujin, Xu Shuguan, Ji Feibai, and several old acquaintances were all there.
"Junior sister, sit down." Zhou Mingran pulled out the chair beside him and motioned her to sit over.
Zhu Ciying: "Thank you, Senior Sister."
"Junior Sister Yingying, why can't I see Senior Brother Jiang? Isn't he usually with you?" Qu Wanqing looked towards the door.
"Senior brother is busy and can't get away." Zhu Ciying pushed the tissue towards his senior sister, and Zhou Mingran grabbed it and threw it to Ji Feibai.
"Hurry up and wipe your tears. You said it was your treat, and I can order whatever I want, so don't be polite. But don't go out and say that I bullied you."
"My junior sister paid for the tissues. Please pass the spirit stones to her later."
As a result, Ji Feibai shed even more tears.
Amidst the laughter of the crowd, Zhu Ciying carefully observed his fellow brothers and sisters. They had been training in the mountains for nearly a month, fighting demons with real weapons. The tests of life and death at any time made them grow rapidly.
Everyone's cultivation has made more or less breakthroughs.
She was happy about it.
"Junior Sister Yingying and Senior Brother Jiang, have you encountered anything interesting recently?"
As everyone was talking, the topic turned to Zhu Ciying.
"Yes." Zhu Ciying finished a mouthful of soup and slowly told the story of Lingyue Kingdom.
Several people felt sad about Chang Xi's ending.
"Not every couple can get back together."
"Also, Chang Xi ascended to become an immortal due to a catastrophe, and Fang Heyu stayed with her. The two of them had a telepathic connection and often met."
Qu Wanqing: "I like this ending! What happens next, Junior Sister? What happens after you and Senior Brother Jiang snatch the Bodhi Heart?"
After snatching the Bodhicitta... something extraordinary seemed to have happened - she and her senior brother formed a spiritual bond!
When Zhu Ciying thought about the night when her senior brother had sex, all the kissing and spiritual intercourse along the way...she couldn't tell anyone about it even if she was beaten to death!
Then she didn't really get a chance to speak.
Qu Yantao was incredibly efficient. As soon as she left the meeting hall, he framed her, put her on the wanted list, and sent people to arrest her for interrogation immediately.
But she never expected that the person who came happened to know her.
Xue Nanshuang looked at her with a complicated expression, as if she couldn't understand why her junior sister, who was still working hard to save the cultivation world and search for artifacts a dozen days ago, suddenly became a traitor who colluded with the demons overnight.
She took out a brand new immortal rope and said, "Junior sister, come with me."
Zhu Ciying nodded, said nothing more, and let her be tied up and taken away.
Zhou Mingran: “…”
Zhou Mingran: "Puff."
Such awkward acting.
Ji Feibai: "Your junior sister was taken away for no apparent reason, and you're still laughing? Zhou Mingran, do you have a heart?"
Zhou Mingran: Look, there are really fools who believe it.
Even funnier.
*
A disciple of the Qingwei Sect rebelled against the devil. The sect leader, understanding the greater good, proactively invited all seven sects to a joint trial. After Zhu Ciying was imprisoned for two days, the seven sects publicly announced their deliberations: the Demon Slaying Formation would be activated to severely punish the traitor.
"The sect's laws clearly stipulate that if a disciple rebels against the devil, his cultivation will be abolished and he will be imprisoned for life. Why does the Demon Slaying Formation have to be activated on Junior Sister Yingying? The Demon Slaying Formation can really kill people!"
"And wasn't it proven three months ago that she hadn't colluded with the demonic energy? I remember the Sect Master was present at the time, and he himself said he wouldn't pursue the matter further. How could he go back on his word?"
"You all say a few words!"
Ji Feibai was so anxious that he was spinning around in circles in the audience.
The seven sects had all arrived on the stage. Zhu Ciying was pinned to the center of the formation, surrounded by the twelve deputy envoys of the Zhixing Division. As soon as the sect leader Qu Yantao gave the order, they would immediately form a formation to slay the demon.
Xu Feihuai glanced at the seat reserved for Qu Yantao. Since he hadn't arrived yet, he said to the others, "Senior Sister has gone to the Sect Master to plead for mercy."
Qu Wanqing was Qu Yantao's daughter. If she was willing to plead for Zhu Ciying, there might still be a glimmer of hope. Ji Feibai consoled himself with this thought, but the next moment, Qu Yantao arrived from the sky and issued a cold order: "The great war between immortals and demons is about to break out. The Shaoyang Sect will never shield traitors. Today, activate the Demon-Slaying Formation to serve as a warning to others!"
The twelve officers received the order and immediately formed seals with their hands.
Zhu Ciying was bound by the immortal ropes, unable to summon her spiritual energy. Twelve beams of light formed lines, which in turn formed a surface, quickly outlining a massive, ancient magic circle.
Just as the last two lines were about to close, the thirteenth stream of light came rushing over.
"Hey, hey, hey Zhou Mingran, where are you going--" Ji Fei's voice changed when he spoke the latter part.
Xu Feihuai, Yun Bujin, and Xu Shuguan landed on the battle platform one after another. Ji Feibai gritted his teeth and cursed, "Damn it! They were all shutting up and pretending to be dumb just now, but now they're running faster than the last."
He grabbed a handful of talisman paper and leaped into the air, landing on the formation platform.
"What are you doing?" Qu Yantao frowned unhappily, but in fact he was very happy.
Zhou Mingran summoned a suona, took two steps on the formation platform, turned around to block the junior sister he had protected since childhood, glanced at the people from the Seven Sects, and replied, "Save her."
Yun Bujin made hand gestures with one hand, and a phoenix shadow took shape above the formation platform: "Master, I'm sorry."
Xu Shuguan used twelve formation stones to place on all four sides of the formation platform, isolating a separate space. "My Xu family is wealthy and powerful, and Zhu Ciying is a benefactor of my Xu family. In the entire cultivation world, any force that wants to touch her must first consider whether they are qualified to oppose me."
Xu Feihuai drew his sword and said, "My senior sister said she is not possessed by a demon."
Seventh Sect: Threat! Naked threat!
Ji Feibai: "..."
You've already said all the good and bad things, so I won't say anything more...
"Master Shaoyang, are the people of your Shaoyang Sect going to cause trouble today?" Patriarch Xie snorted coldly, his eyes almost overflowing with disdain.
Qu Yantao feigned embarrassment with a dry laugh before sternly ordering the twelve deputy envoys, "Zhou Mingran, Yun Bujin, Xu Shuguan, Xu Feihuai, and Ji Feibai are protecting their fellow disciples. They will be apprehended and detained by the Zhixing Division at a later date. Their punishment will be determined!"
The moment the words fell, both sides used their best skills to fight each other, and the formation that was originally used to kill the traitors suddenly turned into a competition stage for fellow disciples to fight.
The twelve deputy envoys of the Zhixing Division were drawn from the most elite group of Shaoyang Sect's inner disciples. Although Yun Bujin was the Sect Master's first disciple, he was relatively inexperienced compared to the deputy envoys of the Zhixing Division and was considered a junior.
Zhu Ciying calmly observed the movements around her. Although both sides seemed to be fighting fiercely, they were actually just pretending and each had something in reserve.
The demon-slaying formation was set up by several deputy envoys who had their hands free while they were fighting.
Zhu Ciying seized the opportunity, used her spiritual power to break free from the immortal rope, and used the soul contract to forcibly raise her cultivation to the tribulation period. She suddenly sent out a palm wind, and her movements were so fast that the people present had almost no time to react and were all blown away by the strong wind brought by the spiritual power.
Yun Bujin steadied his body in the air and rode the wind to take Xu Shuguan into his arms.
Xu Feihuai used the force to land steadily on the open space outside the stage.
Ji Feibai rolled on the ground, then immediately got up and stretched out his arms to catch Zhou Mingran who was flying backwards.
Zhou Mingran's eyes were fixed on the thin figure on the stage: "Yingying!"
Zhu Ciying looked back at her one last time and took the initiative to step into the Demon-Slaying Formation.
The Demon-Slaying Formation sensed the invasion of demonic energy and quickly gathered the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, condensing extremely lethal flying blades to indiscriminately attack the invaders.
Zhu Ciying's clothes were torn into pieces, and the body beneath the tattered clothes was covered in blood and flesh in an instant.
【You will die in the Demon-Slaying Formation.】
Zhu Ciying endured the pain and raised an eyebrow slightly: "Are you willing to speak and not pretend to be dead?"
The devil warned again: [You still have a chance to get out now. If you delay for a moment, you will really die here.]
Zhu Ciying: "If you don't want me to die, come out and die for me."
【……】
"Why, you've been in my body for so long that you feel comfortable and don't want to leave?" Zhu Ciying said mockingly, "I hate anything that parasitizes my body. If you don't get out today, I'd rather die in the Demon Slaying Formation!"
"What about the Soul Contract? Why did you allow his soul to freely occupy your sea of consciousness?" The demon suppressed his anger and asked in a calm tone.
he?
Are you talking about senior brother?
Zhu Ciying's mind went blank for a moment. She could foresee that the demon would be uncooperative and try to stay in her body, but she didn't expect that the demon would ask a very irrelevant question.
"I like my senior brother, and I am willing to tolerate everything about him."
"I like him, so I will greedily occupy every inch of his sea of consciousness."
Zhu Ciying believes that liking someone means possessing him.
The demon fell silent because of her answer.
As Zhu Ciying's body was covered with more and more wounds, blood soaked through her clothes. Blood beads flowed down her arms, over the back of her hands, gathered at her fingertips, and fell down drop by drop.
The evil spirit is moving.
Like a black mist emerging from her body.
Three hundred years later, the Demon Lord Shuo Heng came back to life.
The transparent shadow solidified at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The string in Zhu Ciying's mind instantly tightened, and she took half a foot back, a small defensive gesture that she usually used.
The Demon Lord Shuo Heng has an excellent appearance and is quite popular among the demons in the demon world. Many demons fight to the death to stay by his side as his protectors.
But compared with Xie Rangchen, Zhu Ciying felt that he was too evil and romantic. He was neither as youthful and ambitious as his seventeen-year-old senior brother, nor as handsome, steady and decent as he is now. This was the kind of father-like boyish feeling that Xu Shuguan had talked about.
Shuo Heng opened his crimson eyes and said in a cold voice, "Cancel the soul contract with him."
"Unless I die."
"He is just a mortal, so what if he ascended to heaven? There is always someone better than you. Just because he became an immortal today doesn't mean he is qualified to ascend to become a god."
"I am the Lord of the Demon Realm. I can give you much more than he can."
Shuo Heng lowered his eyelashes slightly, and a strange emotion welled up in his red eyes, which had always been ruthless, cruel, and bloodthirsty. "Being with me... you can only gain, not lose."
Zhu Ciying was confused and felt something was wrong. It seemed far from the life-and-death duel she had expected.
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? What is your purpose?"
Shuo Heng replied succinctly with two words: "Courtship."
It was as if a bolt of thunder struck Zhu Ciying, leaving her burnt inside and tender outside.
My mortal enemy is courting me at this critical moment? Zhu Ciying was so disgusted that she almost vomited up her leftover food.
Her expression changed so much that Shuo Heng raised his hand in front of her: "Is it strange?"
"Get out of here!" Zhu Ciying summoned the jade flute and waved it away forcefully.
She looked at her enemy with hatred and said word by word, "I hate demons the most in my life, especially you."
"Really?"
There was a hint of pleasure in Shuo Heng's eyes.
"It's a shame you have to die with the demon you hate the most."
*
"Hey, what should we do with Zhou Mingran now? Yingying has been in there for a long time." Ji Feibai risked his life to send a message.
The twelve deputy envoys turned a blind eye.
Zhou Mingran was a little anxious at this moment. Why hasn't the master arrived yet?
On the stage, Qu Yantao looked solemn.
According to the agreement he had made with Zhu Ciying, she was in danger, so that person should come to the rescue...
He pressed his solar plexus because of the headache.
The people from the seven sects watched the excitement and planned to leave.
As soon as Patriarch Xie stood up, a powerful pressure came over him and he was forced to sit back on the stool.
Patriarch Xie had never suffered such humiliation before, and his temper immediately flared up: "Who is so presumptuous?"
A figure landed steadily on the platform.
Wearing a moon-white robe and holding a long sword.
Xie Rangchen said expressionlessly: "Your ancestors."
He did not deliberately hide his appearance, so his identity was soon discovered.
Qu Yantao stood up in surprise: "Rang Chen?"
Yun Bujin was slightly stunned: "Junior brother?"
Ji Feibai: "It's really Xie Rangchen! But... what is he here for?" He was completely confused.
Xu Feihuai had just been in the inner sect for two years. Although he had never seen Xie Rangchen, he had heard of his name.
Zhou Mingran's heart relaxed a little. His junior sister had said that Xie Rangchen, now with his spiritual roots fully restored, was very powerful, but how strong he was remained unknown. Based on his performance in Four Symbols City, he was at least at the Fusion Stage.
"What a rude thing to say! How rude!" The head of the Xie family became even more furious.
"Disrespectful person?" Xie Rangchen sneered and turned sideways. The white dragon jade pendant on his waist swayed with his movement, completely exposed in public.
"What should I say when I see my ancestors?" he asked calmly, his fingertips leisurely fiddling with the red tassel tied under the jade pendant.
"Xie Rangchen! You are playing tricks, openly humiliating the head of the family, ignoring family rules, and committing treason!" The head of the Xie family pointed at Xie Rangchen with his fingers shaking non-stop.
But her eyes were fixed on the white jade around his waist.
White jade with dragon patterns is the most precious treasure of Xie family. It is said that it only recognizes the successive heads of the family!
But it has mysteriously disappeared for three hundred years.
How could he suddenly appear on Xie Rangchen?
"If I say it's your ancestor, then it's your ancestor."
"Ancestor, are you surprised that he shares the same name and looks a bit like his descendants?"
Xie Rangchen raised his eyelids slightly, silently releasing the pressure of a peak-level Tribulation Crossing Stage cultivator. "Have the younger generations of the Xie family become undisciplined? Our ancestors taught us, why don't you kneel down and accept the instruction?"
The peak of the Tribulation Period!
That's just one step away from ascending to heaven! !
Everyone present, whether they were from the Seven Sects, Qu Yantao, Zhou Mingran and other disciples of Shaoyang Sect, all felt the sensation of their skulls being pried open.
Countless people cried out in their hearts:
Patriarch Xie, are you going to kneel? If not, I'll kneel first! Our family needs such a super strong ancestor!
Of course, Patriarch Xie had to kneel. The pressure released by Xie Rangchen was all on him. How could he not kneel? He almost knelt down with only his head exposed on the ground!
No matter how foolish he was, he knew that this Xie Rangchen in front of him was not the chess piece cultivated by his Xie family. He was most likely related to the lineage that his ancestors had wiped out three hundred years ago. That lineage was the true direct bloodline of the Xie family...
"Who are you?" he asked timidly.
Xie Rangchen raised his sword and turned around, ignoring the shocked and scrutinizing looks of the crowd, and said word by word:
"The direct disciple of the Thousand Machine Sword Master, the former leader of the Immortal Ascension Ranking, and the current Jade Phoenix Sword Master."
"I have done very little in my life, nor have I achieved any great accomplishments. If we were to discuss my actions, I would say that I have done only two things: first, I slew the Yinglong of Penglai with my sword; second, I annihilated the Demon Lord Shuo Heng."
"Qingwei Sect, Xie Rangchen."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell into deathly silence.
Patriarch Xie struggled for a long time before raising his head. "Shaoyang Sect is dealing with a traitor. What are you doing here? What does this have to do with you?"
"First of all, she is not a traitor and does not need to bear any false accusations."
"Secondly, Zhu Ciying was first my junior sister from the Qingwei Sect, and only then was she a disciple of Master Yuyin from the Shaoyang Sect."
"Besides, I signed a soul contract with her."
"I'm here to pick up my wife, the legitimate head of the Qiongzhou Xie family. Who the hell are you to stop me?"
Xie Rangchen formed a sword gesture with one hand, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged toward him like a tide, condensing at the tip of the Jade Phoenix Sword. All the sword cultivators present held their breath, watching him swing with a sword powerful enough to eclipse mountains and rivers.
That sword was so simple that it had no fancy moves, no proper name, and was not recorded in any sword manual. Similarly, no one doubted his identity anymore.
The formation platform couldn't bear the impact of the powerful spiritual power and made a crackling sound.
Smoke and dust billowed, and the demon-killing formation was broken.
"Junior sister—" Zhou Mingran looked at the rapidly collapsing formation platform, and her feet moved quickly, intending to fly over. Ji Feibai was quick to hug her around the waist.
"Zhou Mingran, you don't want to live anymore! Calm down! Xie Rangchen is at least in the Tribulation Crossing Stage. With him protecting Junior Sister Yingying, nothing will happen!"
"I'm worried because of him! You idiot, didn't you hear what he just said?"
"What the hell?! He just said that he and Junior Sister Yingying...had a soul contract, and that he was his wife?!"
Yun Bujin: "Alright, you two, look over there."
Zhou Mingran immediately looked up and saw a tall figure pushing away the fog in the thick smoke and dust to reveal his true form.
Her junior sister Zhu Ciying, whom she was worried about, was now being held obediently in Xie Rangchen's arms.
Zhu Ciying, covered in blood, one arm wrapped around Xie Rangchen's neck. The other held a jade flute, which occasionally clashed with the Jade Phoenix as she walked, creating a melodious tinkling sound. She leaned her head close to his ear and whispered, "The Jade Phoenix flute resonates throughout the land. Xie Tiantian, I think I've discovered the secret to your comeback."
Xie Rangchen raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Why not tell me about it."
Zhu Ciying: "You like me."
Xie Rangchen: "Heaven and earth can bear witness."
He raised the tip of his sword and pointed it at the seven sects on the stage, saying slowly, "My junior sister has a strong character and a pure heart. How could she become a demon?"
Patriarch Xie: "But she..."
"Here is the White Dragon Jade Pendant. From now on, she will be the head of the Xie family." Xie Rangchen took off the jade pendant from his waist and tied it to Zhu Ciying's belt, whispering to her, "What's so good about being the head of the family? You will still be suppressed by the head of the family in terms of power. Junior sister, if you want to be the head of the family, then be the head of the family. The entire Xie family will be yours."
Zhu Ciying deliberately asked, "Does this include Senior Brother?"
Xie Rangchen complained quietly, "Junior sister, at least I'm the first one to pay my respects."
He took the initiative to reveal his identity today just to support Zhu Ciying. He wanted no one in the cultivation world to dare to bully her.
"Does the wound still hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt."
When the Demon-Slaying Formation was broken, the Demon Lord had already left her body. The formation detected the purity of her body and automatically used its remaining power to help repair her wounds.
Zhou Mingran and several others quickly surrounded her.
"Junior sister!"
“Yingying!”
"Junior Sister Yingying!"
"Senior Sister, I'm fine."
"You said you were fine! Look at yourself!" Zhou Mingran stuffed a pill into her mouth and tidied up her messy hair.
The people from the seven sects discussed in low voices, but did not dare to act rashly or mention the matter of Zhu Ciying becoming a demon.
Qu Yantao looked at the overall situation and knew that Zhu Ciying's plan had been successful. It all depended on how he would finish it.
"Everyone..." He had just opened his mouth to say two words when a deafening beast roar suddenly rang out.
In a moment, the sky turned dark and the earth turned black, and the evil energy rose to the sky.
Tens of thousands of demons surrounded Shaoyang Sect tightly.
Qu Yantao hurriedly calmed the panicked crowd, activated the mountain protection formation, and organized the cultivators of the seven sects and his own sect to fight the enemy.
Three hundred years later, another great war between immortals and demons was about to take place, destined to be recorded in history.
Zhou Mingran and others joined forces with twelve deputy envoys to form an advance team, which was invincible and opened up a large gap along the way.
Zhu Ciying stretched his arms forward to relax his muscles and bones: "Brother, at this critical moment, why don't you take action?"
Xie Rangchen looked gloomy: "Fighting and killing are boring."
Zhu Ciying's black pupils twitched slightly. He took out the strawberry candy and snowflake crisps he had prepared earlier in the morning and blatantly tempted her: "Do you want some? If you do, then come back with me."
Xie Rangchen chuckled softly, his gaze lingering meaningfully on her lips for a moment, and the soul contract between his eyebrows suddenly emerged, a white hexagram remained indestructible for a long time.
"Who did Junior Sister kill?"
"Demon Lord Shuo Heng."
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The author has something to say: Extra directory:
[Cat's Paw] Talk about the Yun and Xie families (explain some of the plot points that were cut)
[Cat's Paw] Immortal Ranking
[Cat's Paw] Daily Life After Marriage
——Dividing line, welfare extra (the following are all)
[Cat's Paw] Ji Feibai×Zhou Mingran
[Cat's Paw] Endless Clouds×Xu Shuguan
[Cat's Paw] Xu Feihuai x Qu Wanqing
——Dividing line, welfare extra chapter not related to the main text setting
[Cat's Claw] Blackened Swordsman x World-weary Demon
[Cat's Claw] The Vicious Female Supporting Character and Her Villain Teammates
[Cat's Paw] The Story of the Tsundere Cat and the Big Tail Wolf
[Cat Claw] Taoist priest x male ghost
[Cat's Paw] A crossover extra with the pre-collected novel "Dead Rivals" (Please support our traitorous couple, Seo Cho-seol x Lee Jae-yang)
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