Demonic qi surged before her, power roiled.
Sang Ying’s weak body was pushed by this demonic qi, her chest and lungs jolted, heart-piercing pain immobilized her. Her small face instantly went pale.
“Now you discover it, too late oh, my cute little junior sister.”
Behind her, the youth’s arm encircled her waist, lower jaw nearly resting on her shoulder, posture intimate, gloomy voice carrying laughter.
Suddenly, a pale-blue sword qi tore through layers of demonic qi with sharp momentum and killing intent, straight at the youth’s vital gate.
Sang Ying only felt her neck chill as the youth’s hand tightened around her neck slightly.
The next instant, that sword qi artificially veered aside, cleaving into the ground and tearing a massive gorge, scattering dense demonic qi.
The scene returned, Sang Ying saw Xiao Lingzhou’s nervous and remorseful expression, and Xie Lingyu standing not far away, a pair of black eyes ice-cold watching this side.
“Xie…cough.”
Sang Ying tried to speak but coughed blood instead, blood trailing from lip corners.
“Little junior sister!” Xiao Lingzhou’s expression shook, wanting to step forward yet fearing the demon cultivator would act, teeth gritted: “That vile demon cultivator, you’re shameless! Taking an unarmed female cultivator as a human shield, what kind of skill is that?! Do you have any shame left?!”
“Tsk, truly weak.”
Behind her, the youth gave a light sneer, and the magical qi he’d released receded slightly, supporting her back with his palm, channeling some power.
Sang Ying felt better, breathed two shallow breaths, spoke quietly: “You…what do you want?”
He’d clearly planned this setup for quite some time, using the demon king to catch the four major families and Jade Pool’s treasured daughters. This series of actions had a purpose.
She paused: “Right now, Wuwenzong is ruled by the Grand Elder. Even if you capture me, and cough, you won’t get Wuwenzong.”
Behind her, the person didn’t frown, showing disdain: “What use is that broken sect to me?”
Hearing his tone, clearly scorned the number-one sect under heaven, didn’t seem to be after money and power.
Sang Ying pressed her lips, about to continue speaking. The youth impatiently cut her off: “Enough, stop wasting effort on words. Shut that mouth and behave, or you’ll cough blood on me again.”
With Sang Ying as hostage, Xiao Lingzhou and Xie Lingyu didn’t dare act recklessly. For a time, they didn’t fight.
Sang Ying watched the youth’s expression like waiting for something. Soon, seeing his brow raised, she looked, a youth with mild appearance landed, with a jade tablet of Wuwenzong at his waist identifying him…Xu Baishen.
Sang Ying’s brow furrowed. Wuwenzong collaborating with a demon cultivator?!
As that thought flashed, a pink-clothed girl descended behind Xu Baishen—Xu Xuan. “Brother, found those missing female cultivators. Already notified the Immortal Alliance. They’re coming soon to rescue. This time with evidence, even the demon emperor can’t stop them.”
Xu Baishen’s sword pointed at the youth, grave expression watching him: “Shameless demon cultivator, release that innocent female cultivator at once and surrender.”
Sang Ying was even more confused. Xu Baishen and his sister had also infiltrated secretly, not this demon cultivator’s backup. Then what was he waiting for?
He…what exactly was he trying to do?
The youth laughed softly: “Now that everyone’s here, we can…”
Suddenly, a strike erupted from the ground, Sang Ying felt lighter as he carried her, leaping back to avoid the attack from below.
Dust scattered, revealing a man with resolute face, burly build.
Demon power was strong, aura oppressive.
Sang Ying understood, this was Fu Yi, the North Wilderness Demon King.
Fu Yi moved his arms, looking battle-ready, deep voice: “Just because you have a hostage they don’t dare move?”
“Warfare has always had sacrifices. If she doesn’t survive, just prepare more gifts and comfort her family properly. But if we let go a demon cultivator who’s caused so much harm, let alone the casualties to come…soldiers on the battlefield wouldn’t hesitate this way, would they?”
Xiao Lingzhou blocked in front of her, expression cold: “North Wilderness Demon King, I’ve always respected you. That’s my little junior sister. Please don’t move recklessly.”
“Little junior sister how?” Fu Yi pointed at countless demons on the ground: “My brothers suffered these humiliations from this demon cultivator, I absolutely cannot let him go today.”
He suddenly raised his head, seeing the girl’s delicate face like jade, pale as paper, medicinal fragrance thick, coughing lightly with blood.
After this ordeal, Sang Ying’s spiritual power had run too thin to sustain her disguise talisman any longer, and her true face was revealed.
Three voices of shock rang out at once.
“It’s you!”
“Junior Sister Sang?”
“Sang Ying?”
The latter two came from Xu Baishen and his sister. The first came from Fu Yi, the North Wilderness Demon King.
His expression shook, and an indescribable emotion surfaced. His ears tinged red as he raised his voice.
“That, the original…you’re called Sang Ying.”
Behind her, the demon cultivator spoke sarcastically: “What, North Wilderness Demon King, is this love at first sight with this female cultivator? Except you’re pregnant with someone else’s child, so…”
Fu Yi’s ears burned deeper, looking at Sang Ying: “Yeah, I got pregnant with your child.”
Sang Ying: ?
Xiao Lingzhou: ?
Xu Baishen: ?
Xu Xuan: ?
Demon cultivator youth: ?
For a moment, this small area erupted.
The demon youth didn’t believe it, lowering his head to stare at Sang Ying: “What? You’re serious? You could do such shameless things?”
Xu Xuan widened her eyes: “Sang Ying, you sneak around with another man behind Xie senior brother’s back and have a child?! You’re so shameless!”
Xiao Lingzhou stayed stunned, looking between her and the embarrassed muscular male demon: “junior sister, so you like this type, no wonder you didn’t like the ones I found.”
Xu Baishen’s usually gentle expression also cracked: “junior sister Sang you…”
Sang Ying: “…”
She almost coughed blood: “I don’t know you. Your child absolutely can’t be mine. Don’t pollute my reputation, okay?!”
Fu Yi blushed even more: “A month ago, you saved me when I was heavily injured and unconscious. Several days later I discovered I was with child.”
This made everything worse.
Sang Ying almost spat blood, “I admit I liked picking things up, but I absolutely didn’t do anything crazy to a rabbit. At most I touched its ears and tail because they were cute. So your child is absolutely not—”
A ghostly shadow appeared, piercing through demonic qi coming from behind at the youth’s heart. The demon cultivator sensed it and dodged hastily, but the sword tip still deeply pierced his shoulder.
Sang Ying immediately prepared, expending her last strength to tear a talisman on him. The moment he stiffened, she broke free.
Like a disconnected kite, she fell from the air.
The understanding between senior siblings was strong—Xiao Lingzhou had been watching the hidden movement all along. He flew over to catch her.
Just as he was about to touch her, a gust of magical qi suddenly exploded from Sang Ying’s body behind her. Xiao Lingzhou’s movement was slightly delayed. The moment after, Sang Ying’s back suddenly produced a mirror, an arm extending from within pulling her into the mirror.
The demon cultivator youth covered his wound, expression gloomy, and transformed into demonic qi diving into the mirror.
Following that, a pale-blue sword light also chased into the mirror.
The surroundings suddenly quieted. Several people watched that mirror where the sword light had entered. The mirror surface gradually calmed like water, reflecting only the moon.
Xu Xuan spoke in shock: “This can’t be…the Aqueous Moon Mirror Flower?”
“Demon realm’s treasure, Aqueous Moon Mirror Flower,” Xiao Lingzhou deeply furrowed his brow. Turns out this demon cultivator’s status wasn’t simple.
Years ago when the cultivation world had widespread slaughter turning chaotic, but the demon realm was even worse, corpses everywhere, only bleached bones. There was one demon cultivator who, using a law treasure they forged themselves, stopped killing with killing and singularly pacified the demon realm, becoming the Demon Lord.
That treasure was the Aqueous Moon Mirror Flower. According to records, no one who faced it walked away alive [1]ten deaths, no life (shi si wu sheng, 十死無生) (Idiom), facing certain, inescapable death jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_3389881_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_3389881_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });.
Xu Baishen lowered his eyes thinking: “But legend says Aqueous Moon Mirror Flower spreads silence across a thousand li when activated, obviously different from current situation. This youth shouldn’t be that Demon Lord.”
“Never mind whether he’s genuine or not, we need rescue! My little junior sister is in there!” Fu Yi said, already flying into the mirror.
“That’s not it, you’re that brat, you didn’t hear what junior sister say?! That brat’s child in her belly isn’t hers!” Xiao Lingzhou also entered the mirror.
Xu Xuan wanted to enter but found she couldn’t move.
Xu Baishen took back his sword: “Little Xuan, I’ve set barriers. You stay here to wait for Immortal Alliance help.”
Xu Xuan: “Brother, that’s a demon realm treasure though. You don’t have a reason to go in!”
Looking at the girl’s pale small face just before she fell, determination in her eyes firm, Xu Baishen tightened his sword grip and entered the mirror.
Soon after, Immortal Alliance’s reinforcements came holding passage orders, rescuing Xu Xuan and the imprisoned female cultivators.
“Wrong…Division Chief, these are only regular female cultivators scattered missing. The four major families’ young women and Jade Pool’s successor Saint Maiden aren’t here!”
Xu Xuan suddenly looked at the already-closed Aqueous Moon Mirror Flower in mid-air.
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