After Changing Her Fate, the Vicious Female Villain and the Protagonist Got an HE! - Chapter 27

Chapter 27: Acquaintance

Yue Lan was initially shocked by the rapid increase in her disciple’s cultivation. Hearing the question now, her thoughts shifted. She sighed softly and explained the entire situation in detail.

“On the very day you fell off the cliff, a change occurred in the Taiyi Sect. The huge sect was annihilated overnight, resulting in countless deaths and injuries. The identity of the perpetrator is unknown. In terms of overall strength, Lingxiao and Taiyi are evenly matched. The activation of the Sect Protection Grand Array is a precautionary measure.”

Wen Shurong was greatly surprised after hearing this.

“The Taiyi Sect was annihilated? Did anyone escape?”

Yue Lan pondered: “When the sect elders arrived, there were no survivors, but the Taiyi Sect has over ten thousand disciples. Many must have been out training and managed to escape the disaster.”

When she was in the sect, hearing that her disciple was seriously injured and had fallen off a cliff, she was frantic. However, practicing the divine way techniques, she could not leave the enshrined statue beyond three li.

The other Mahayana cultivators in the sect intended to go to the bottom of the cliff to search for them, but the shocking change in the Taiyi Sect immediately followed. They had no choice but to return to the sect and set up defenses.

In the face of the lives of hundreds of thousands of disciples in the sect, the safety of the two could only be put aside for the time being.

This was a choice made out of helplessness and compulsion.

Yue Lan did not hide anything and disclosed the sect’s decision at the time one by one.

She didn’t know what her disciples would think, but regardless, she was unwilling to fabricate lies and deceive the two.

From the time of the incident until now, for a full twenty-plus days, she had been guarding Wen Shurong and Qin Niyun’s soul lamps, watching her disciple’s soul lamp maintain a state of being on the verge of cracking for seven days. Her heart ached immensely.

Later, she saw the soul lamp gradually repairing itself. This indicated that her disciple’s injuries had improved and her life was no longer in danger.

Only then did Yue Lan’s mood improve slightly.

However, as long as she hadn’t seen her disciples, the worry in her heart persisted. Furthermore, due to the overnight annihilation of the Taiyi Sect, she was also worried about the future of the Lingxiao Sect.

In short, these days felt like years to her.

Wen Shurong and Qin Niyun learned the whole story and harbored no resentment.

If it were them, considering the safety of the sect’s disciples, they would have made the same choice.

The two expressed their thoughts one after another.

After a while, Qin Niyun focused her thoughts on the Taiyi Sect matter and spoke cautiously: “Zhen Xuanzi being seized by Zhou Kong is a fact. I have a premonition that the annihilation of the Taiyi Sect is related to Zhou Kong.”

Wen Shurong recalled something and added: “Ten thousand years ago, this person used the blood of a thousand living beings for a blood sacrifice to cast the Substitute Life Technique. If the annihilation of the Taiyi Sect was indeed his doing, then could the purpose be the same as that time?”

Yue Lan shook her head in denial: “Under the laws of the Heavenly Dao, any Substitute Life Secret Technique can only be cast once. Even if Zhou Kong is powerful, he has not become an immortal. Unless this fiend can contend with the Heavenly Dao, the Substitute Life Technique is absolutely impossible to cast a second time.”

Qin Niyun inquired cautiously: “Before jumping into the Soul Severing Cliff, I sent a message to the Sect Master, informing her of the identity of the sect traitor. Junior Sister also crushed the jade pendant she carried, locking onto the enemy’s whereabouts. I wonder if the sect can now detect Zhou Kong’s whereabouts?”

Yue Lan nodded: “According to the corresponding secret technique, Zhou Kong has been staying in the void since you fell off the cliff and is not in the Xuan Yuan Realm. This is also why we cannot be certain that the annihilation of the Taiyi Sect is related to him.”

Wen Shurong pondered: “Zhou Kong has many puppets. He doesn’t necessarily need to act personally. If he controlled the Taiyi Sect’s Sect Master and Mahayana Stage elders, then annihilating this sect would indeed be easy.”

Yue Lan looked hesitant.

“The Taiyi Sect’s Sect Master was previously in secluded cultivation. We heard that when he emerged half a year ago, he had already advanced to the Mahayana Completion Stage. If a realm like that can be easily controlled by Zhou Kong, then who among the cultivators of the Xuan Yuan Realm can fight him?”

Wen Shurong had a different view: “Master, Zhou Kong devoured the World Origin Power of the Canghai Realm. His strength cannot be judged by common sense. Furthermore, there are many secret techniques in the cultivation world. Although this person can control a Mahayana Completion Stage cultivator, it doesn’t mean he can easily crush them. Perhaps he paid some price for it, we don’t know.”

Yue Lan frowned and contemplated for a moment. She nodded in agreement: “That makes sense. However, regardless of the current situation, there is temporarily no effective countermeasure. The Heavenly Secrets Peak has been divining all this time, but they haven’t gotten a result yet.”

Hearing this, Wen Shurong recalled a treasure she had obtained previously and immediately waved her sleeve to take it out.

In the next instant, a flash of spiritual light appeared, and an ancient mirror slowly emerged.

“Master, this is the Reincarnation Treasure Mirror. It can not only reflect past lives but also divine and predict the future. This treasure was accidentally obtained by your disciple when I went to the Kunlun Mountains to search for the divine medicine.”

Yue Lan was quite surprised: “There is actually such a treasure. Does your disciple know if the effect of predicting the future is for an individual cultivator or for the entire sect power?”

Wen Shurong affirmed: “Both are possible, but the spiritual power required varies. The more people and events involved, the greater the spiritual power consumption. If we want to predict the future of the entire Lingxiao Sect, your disciple alone might not be able to manage it.”

Yue Lan immediately responded: “That’s not a problem. As long as it can predict, the sect’s Mahayana and Soul Transformation cultivators will all come to help. However… there is one thing I need to confirm. Does casting this technique cause any harm to you, my disciple?”

Wen Shurong reassured her with a shake of her head: “Master, rest assured. Besides consuming spiritual power, there is no other burden, and it will not cause any harm.”

Upon receiving this answer, Yue Lan felt slightly relieved.

“That’s good. If my disciple agrees, I will immediately inform the Sect Master.”

Wen Shurong naturally had no objection and nodded in agreement.

Before long, a streak of light abruptly rose from the Wang Xian Residence and sped toward Green Bamboo Peak.

After a moment, the streak of light dissipated, and Luo Hua arrived in the hall.

Seeing the safe return of Wen Shurong and Qin Niyun, a rare smile appeared on her face.

The Heavenly Secrets Peak had divined the future of the Lingxiao Sect more than once before, but variables always existed. Therefore, they conducted another divination after the annihilation of the Taiyi Sect.

Wen Shurong bowed slightly to the Sect Master and succinctly explained the matter of the Reincarnation Treasure Mirror.

The external situation was unclear now. Not only was the demon calamity raging, but there were also other unknown dangers. The sooner the divination and prediction yielded results, the better.

The four discussed the matter. Luo Hua took action and set up a large-scale Spirit Gathering Array in the hall.

Wen Shurong held the Reincarnation Treasure Mirror and walked to the center of the array. Qin Niyun, Yue Lan, and Luo Hua each went to a critical node of the array and sat down cross-legged.

During the spell casting, they would provide a continuous stream of spiritual power to Wen Shurong through the array, ensuring that everything proceeded smoothly…

Six zhuxiang later, the Reincarnation Treasure Mirror gradually emitted a layer of pale green spiritual light.

At the same time, lines of ancient text and intermittent images appeared out of thin air within the Spirit Gathering Array.

Luo Hua, Qin Niyun, and Yue Lan all noticed this situation and immediately focused their eyes to observe, their faces simultaneously showing joy.

The content presented by the text indicated that a hundred years later, the Lingxiao Sect would become the only super sect in the Xuan Yuan Realm. Numerous forces would submit and willingly become its affiliates.

In the related images, the raging demon calamity was gone. The rivers were clear, and the seas were calm.

Dao cultivators, Buddhist cultivators, and Demon cultivators coexisted. However, the Demon cultivators at this time were not the ones who currently burned, killed, plundered, and committed all kinds of evil. They had a bottom line and no longer wantonly slaughtered the innocent.

A hundred years later, the distinction between Dao, Buddhist, and Demon cultivators would only lie in their inheritances.

Within the Demon Palace, an immortal statue was enshrined, its face lifelike.

The moment they saw this immortal statue, both Wen Shurong and Qin Niyun were greatly surprised.

The statue depicted Su Tianyue, with whom they had a brief cooperation in the Ancient Yuan Secret Realm.

Su Tianyue was originally a Taiyi Sect disciple. The fact that her statue appeared in the Demon Palace a hundred years later indicated that this woman had switched from a Dao cultivator to a Demon cultivator during these hundred years.

Wen Shurong couldn’t help but recall the enemy’s fabricated dream, which was half-true and half-false.

In the dream, Su Tianyue sneaked into the forbidden area of the Taiyi Sect, stole the Awakening Demon Sword, and became a Demon cultivator, defecting from the Taiyi Sect.

Would this actually happen in reality?

In the Ancient Yuan Secret Realm, Wen Shurong’s perception of Su Tianyue was that she was straightforward and not the kind of person driven by greed who would betray her sect and flee.

This could also be seen from the change in Demon cultivators a hundred years later.

To be enshrined in the Demon Palace, her status must be extremely high, and her influence goes without saying.

Wen Shurong had a feeling that the change in Demon cultivators was rooted in Su Tianyue.

Regardless of the true reason for the annihilation of the Taiyi Sect in reality, one thing was certain: Su Tianyue had not perished.

If they could find a way to contact this woman, perhaps many questions could be answered.

At this moment, not only Wen Shurong, but also Qin Niyun, Yue Lan, and Luo Hua all thought of this key point.

In the Ancient Yuan Secret Realm, Su Tianyue had left two transmission talismans.

After stopping the spell casting, Wen Shurong sought permission from the Sect Master and her Master. Upon receiving approval, she immediately took out the corresponding talisman and activated it with spiritual power.

After whispering a few words, the talisman turned into a streak of light and flew toward the horizon.

After about half a zhǎncha, another streak of light flashed and landed in front of them moments later.

Wen Shurong waved her sleeve and captured it in her palm. Su Tianyue’s voice immediately sounded.

“The matter of the Taiyi Sect is a long story. If Fellow Daoist Wen trusts me, you can come to the Ying Xian Lou in Guluo City to meet.”

After the transmission ended, Qin Niyun immediately said: “Junior Sister, I will go with you.”

Wen Shurong did not object.

Seeing this, Luo Hua reminded them: “Judging from the divination results, Su Tianyue is not an evil person, but nothing is absolute. It is best to be cautious in everything.”

Yue Lan added: “When you reach Guluo City, if you sense that the situation is unfavorable, return immediately. That place is close to the Demon cultivator territory, and the demon calamity is raging outside now, so there are many variables.”

Wen Shurong replied seriously: “Sect Master, Master, please don’t worry. Senior Sister and I will act cautiously on this trip.”

Three zhuxiang later, at Guluo City.

Qin Niyun and Wen Shurong hurried all the way to the Ying Xian Lou.

This place was originally a teahouse, but due to the recent ravages of the demon calamity, business was extremely sluggish. There was only the owner on the first floor of the building.

Su Tianyue was sitting by the window on the second floor, sipping spiritual tea. Seeing the two arrive, and sensing their cultivation, she was first surprised. Then, as if she realized something, she smiled, revealing her teeth.

“Two Fellow Daoists, how have you been since we parted ways in the Ancient Yuan Secret Realm?”

“Thank you for your concern, Fellow Daoist Su. Although we faced hardships, we ultimately turned the danger into safety.”

Hearing this, Su Tianyue extended her hand in a gesture of invitation. After Wen Shurong and Qin Niyun sat down, her expression became slightly solemn, and she began to talk about the Taiyi Sect matter.

“More than twenty days ago, the Sect Master ordered the gathering of the sect’s elders to the main peak hall to discuss countermeasures against the demon calamity. However, halfway through the discussion, a rift suddenly opened in the space within the hall. A large amount of Demonic Qi poured down. The Sect Master and the elders were caught off guard and were invaded by the Demonic Qi, losing their minds one after another. They began fighting, and the conflict quickly spread throughout the entire sect.”

At this point, Su Tianyue paused slightly. She waved her sleeve and took out a broken jade stone.

“This is what I obtained from the Ancient Yuan Secret Realm. It is because of its presence that I was able to survive. At that time, I was struck by a force and happened to fall to the bottom of the Profound Water Pond in the sect’s forbidden area. The sealed Awakening Demon Sword was right beside me. Thinking of the immense power of this sword, I took it with me. Perhaps it was destined, as I did not encounter any obstruction when I touched the seal.”

Su Tianyue’s description was different from what Wen Shurong had seen in the dream, but the outcome was somewhat similar.

She ultimately obtained the Awakening Demon Sword.

After obtaining this demon sword, Su Tianyue, influenced by the treasure, switched to practicing the Demonic Dao. Her cultivation greatly increased, and she is now at the late stage of the Soul Transformation Stage.

She thought of the rumors in the sect and shook her head with a smile: “They all say that the Awakening Demon Sword confuses the mind and is an inauspicious object. But without this sword, after leaving the sect and encountering those powerful Half-Demons, I wouldn’t have been able to defeat them and would have died long ago.”

Wen Shurong interjected appropriately: “Whether a treasure is righteous or evil depends entirely on the user. It is indeed impossible to generalize.”

Beside her, Qin Niyun pondered what she had just heard and cautiously asked: “After the spatial rift appeared, besides the inflowing Demonic Qi, did any enemies appear?”

Su Tianyue slowly shook her head: “I didn’t see any enemies. At that time, there was only raging Demonic Qi on the main peak. One thing is very strange. After the sect disciples were mostly killed or injured, those Demonic Qi seemed to suddenly disappear. In any case, I inquired about the news later and didn’t hear that there was Demonic Qi raging in the Taiyi Sect’s station.”

A guess emerged in Wen Shurong’s mind.

“If the spatial rift was not naturally occurring, then it must involve the Spatial Law. It is rumored that the power of law can only be utilized by true immortals in the Immortal Realm. Even if Zhou Kong can cast it, he probably can’t master the full power. The Demonic Qi overflowing from the spatial rift may not be able to exist indefinitely and will automatically return to its original place after a certain amount of time.”

Su Tianyue pondered.

“That makes sense. Zhou Kong must be eliminated. Have the two Fellow Daoists thought of a way to counter the enemy?”

Qin Niyun observed her expression, feeling that she had been planning for a while. She countered with a question: “Does Fellow Daoist Su already have a plan?”

Su Tianyue did not hide anything and replied with a smile: “I do have an idea. Do the two Fellow Daoists know Zhou Kong’s weakness?”

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