After Faking Her Death and Escaping, the Junior Sister Fell to the Demonic Path - Chapter 100

Qin Qingyi took over the burden of the Demon Emperor in such a hasty and panicked situation.

Now that the dust had settled, she stared intently for a while at the direction her mother had ascended and left, and finally slowly walked down the Tongtian Pagoda (Tower to Heaven).

As soon as she came down, Yan Li, who had been waiting by the side, greeted her.

“Young… Your Majesty.”

Yan Li originally wanted to call her Young Master, but immediately realized that her Young Master had now ascended the throne and was the Demon Emperor.

Qin Qingyi paused at the address, but ultimately said nothing more.

She merely waved everyone away, asking to be left alone for a while.

After the demons left, Qin Qingyi returned to her sleeping quarters, and, rarely, took out Wuwang Immortal Venerable’s rusty sword again.

She infused spiritual power, once again awakening Wuwang Immortal Venerable.

“Oh, what gives you the time to call me out?”

Wuwang Immortal Venerable materialized as a white phantom, but at this moment, she was even more insubstantial than before. The white shadow was increasingly illusory, looking as if a gust of wind could scatter it.

Seeing her expression was poor, Wuwang Immortal Venerable teased.

“Have you run into something you can’t solve again? After all, this Venerable One is half your teacher, tell me, and I’ll help you.”

“Senior,” Qin Qingyi smiled, but shook her head. “This junior merely wishes to speak with Senior for a while this time.”

“There are some matters I truly don’t know who to discuss with. After much thought, it seems I can only turn to you.”

Wuwang Immortal Venerable perceived her low spirits, so she stopped teasing her, simply sitting cross-legged in front of her. The white phantom rested her chin in her hand, with her index finger pointed at Qin Qingyi’s glabella.

“Say whatever you want to say. This Venerable One will certainly not go around announcing it with a megaphone.”

Qin Qingyi’s expression softened. After contemplating for a moment, she finally spoke:

“My mother, she ascended today.”

“Currently, I am the Demon Emperor.”

Wuwang Immortal Venerable listened and nodded, offering a slight compliment: “Not bad, promising at a young age.”

But in the next moment, Qin Qingyi changed the subject: “However, this junior always feels that only beings like my mother, who is half-demon and half-devil, or my Master, who was half-immortal and half-devil, can ascend. This seems not quite in line with the laws of the Heavenly Dao. I wonder what Senior’s thoughts are?”

After these words, Qin Qingyi did not receive an answer for a long time.

When she finally sensed something was wrong and looked up at the opposite side, Wuwang Immortal Venerable had already vanished.

Her expression gradually shifted from confusion to panic. Just as she was about to call out to Wuwang Immortal Venerable, Wuwang Immortal Venerable’s voice finally came from her Dantian (energy center).

“You finally noticed that something is wrong here?”

Just this one sentence made Qin Qingyi’s body turn cold, as if all the blood in her body had frozen.

“Senior, what do you mean by this?”

Qin Qingyi heard her own voice trembling.

“I shouldn’t have told you,” she heard Wuwang Immortal Venerable sigh.

“But now, it seems you have already guessed what’s amiss. Since that’s the case, I suppose I should tell you.”

Qin Qingyi’s breathing grew rapid.

What did that mean?

The ascension was wrong?

Could it be that it wasn’t a true ascension?!!!

Then what about her mother?! Her Master?!

“Don’t worry yet,” Wuwang Immortal Venerable reassured her. “This matter is not exactly good, but it’s not entirely terrible either.”

Qin Qingyi’s teeth chattered, and she bit her lip until it bled. Her voice struggled to escape through her gritted teeth: “I beg Senior… please inform me…”

——————

The news of the Demon Emperor’s ascension was not widely spread.

Qin Qingyi ordered the matter to be kept strictly secret, with absolutely no word spreading outside the Demon Race, and even—

She forced the demons who had witnessed the event that day to swear an oath not to disclose the matter to outsiders, or to other uninformed demons.

Thus, only a small portion of the Demon Race’s upper echelon knew about this matter.

Inside the Demon Emperor’s Palace, Qin Qingyi was in a deep sleep. Yesterday’s affairs were numerous; she handled political matters until past midnight. With the threat of the Devil Race looming outside and endless work within the Demon Race daily, Qin Qingyi was essentially leaving early and returning late, collapsing into sleep the moment she returned late at night.

However… she did not look like she was sleeping peacefully.

“No… impossible… Don’t go!!!”

Qin Qingyi struggled and woke up from her dream. She abruptly sat up, heavily gasping for air, then lowered her head, her fingers tightly clutching the bedclothes until her knuckles were white. After taking several deep breaths, she slowly regained her senses.

Since the day she learned part of the world’s truth from Wuwang Immortal Venerable, she had been like this daily, startled awake from nightmares every night. She would either dream of the day her Master ascended or the day her mother ascended, but she would also dream of what happened after the two of them ascended…

The corners of Qin Qingyi’s eyes were dry and strained, and she clenched her jaw tightly.

If she had known earlier, if she could have earlier…

Cold sweat soaked through the clothes on her back. The sticky sensation made her extremely uncomfortable. She cast several cleansing spells on herself, and only after feeling refreshed again did she feel slightly better.

“Has Your Majesty had a nightmare?”

Yan Li, who was guarding outside, heard the movement from the bedchamber and promptly stepped forward to express concern.

Qin Qingyi paused slightly, then asked: “What time is it?”

Her voice was hoarse, carrying an unshakeable exhaustion.

Yan Li replied: “It’s still early. It’ll be about an hour and a half before dawn. Your Majesty should sleep a little longer.”

In the past few days, Yan Li had been extremely distressed by Qin Qingyi’s busyness, especially seeing her unable to sleep peacefully, becoming noticeably haggard in just a few days.

Qin Qingyi pressed her glabella. She had been woken by a bad dream, and now, with so many matters in the clan that needed dealing with, the thought of them completely drove away any drowsiness.

“No more sleep. Let’s go out for a walk.”

Saying this, Qin Qingyi turned over and got out of bed, casually throwing on a robe before heading out.

Yan Li naturally complied.

Walking out, Qin Qingyi’s destination was clear: she headed straight for the edge of the Demon Race’s boundary barrier.

Last time she disarmed the opposing Devil King, and since then, she hadn’t had time to fight them again. According to reports from other Great Demons, the devils besieging the Demon Race have significantly decreased, and even that Devil King has not been seen for quite some time.

The Devil Race, it seemed, had withdrawn its troops.

This made Qin Qingyi unable to stop her mind from wandering.

Therefore, she planned to venture deep into the Devil Race’s territory to see for herself.

But before that, she first had to see how the Demon Race citizens who were still fighting to protect the Demon Race were doing.

No matter what, she was now the Demon Emperor; she should show concern for the Demon Race’s people.

After realizing Qin Qingyi was heading toward the border war zone, Yan Li wanted to stop her.

“You are now the esteemed Demon Emperor, a precious body. How can you do something so dangerous? You should stay far away from the Devil Race.”

Along the way, Yan Li offered earnest advice, but upon realizing that Qin Qingyi would not change her mind because of her words, Yan Li angrily fell silent, though she still followed closely by Qin Qingyi’s side in a protective stance.

Many resting demons saw Qin Qingyi and greeted her: “Greetings, Young Master.”

Qin Qingyi nodded in acknowledgment to each of them.

They still did not know that Qin Qingyi had ascended the throne, still thinking she was just the Young Master.

Upon reaching the edge of the barrier, Qin Qingyi took out a pill she had formulated before, one that could temporarily change her appearance to that of a devil, and swallowed it. At the same time, she gave one to Yan Li.

“Eat it and come with me to take a look.”

Qin Qingyi pointed to the territory occupied by the Devil Race, and Yan Li immediately exploded.

“You’re going to such a dangerous place? No, absolutely not! I thought you just wanted to inspect the battle situation. I never expected you intended to go straight in! This is completely unacceptable!”

Yan Li initially thought Qin Qingyi just wanted to visit the war zone at the border, but never expected her to go into the area where the devils were.

Yan Li was greatly moved but firmly refused.

But Qin Qingyi was clearly more resolute. Seeing that the medicinal effect had already taken hold, she had completely changed her appearance from head to toe, transforming into the likeness of a devil.

“If you won’t, I’ll go by myself.”

As soon as she said this, Yan Li quickly took the pill and swallowed it.

What a joke. She would never allow the Young Master, a demon, to go to such a dangerous place alone.

Even if it meant death, she had to protect the Young Master well.

Soon, the two demons, disguised as devils, slipped stealthily into the Devil Race’s territory before dawn.

Qin Qingyi wandered through. The more she saw, the heavier her heart became.

Yan Li’s nerves were taut, constantly alert for all the different devils appearing around them.

Half an hour later, Qin Qingyi retreated from the Devil Race’s territory.

After standing back on the Demon Race’s territory, Qin Qingyi removed her disguise and let out a deep sigh.

As expected, the Devil Race had withdrawn its troops.

The Devil King who had fought her before had also left.

Qin Qingyi returned to the Demon Emperor’s Palace with a grim expression.

In the past, before her mother ascended, these devils surrounded the entire Demon Race, their ferocious appearance seemingly intent on tearing the entire Demon Race to shreds.

Now that her mother had just left, the Devil Race quickly withdrew its troops, showing no reluctance whatsoever.

Their goal was merely to force her mother to leave.

Was the Sword Sect in the same situation?

Forcing all the powerful cultivators away, and then leaving the entire Xuantiang Realm with only the younger generation, whose strength was not considered too formidable.

What kind of game was the Devil Race truly playing?

From that day on, Qin Qingyi tossed and turned.

Until—

She received a communication from Shangguan Yu.

“I can no longer stay. Return to the Sword Sect at once.”

This single, brief sentence nearly made Qin Qingyi crush the communication jade slip.

Cannot stay. Why cannot he stay?

Because Shangguan Yu was also about to ascend!

Qin Qingyi stayed awake all night. After finishing all political matters, she summoned all the elders of the Demon Race and announced one thing.

“I shall temporarily leave the Demon Race for a period. You are to manage the Demon Race’s affairs well and await my return.”

The moment these words were spoken, all the Demon Race elders voiced their opposition.

“Your Majesty has only recently ascended the throne, and the Demon Race is currently facing turmoil, both internal and external threats. How can Your Majesty abandon the Demon Race?”

Many similar words were spoken, but Qin Qingyi simply dug at her ear and crossed her legs, acting as if she hadn’t heard.

She pinched her glabella and interrupted all the speaking Demon Race elders with feigned impatience.

“Enough, enough. My mind is made up. You don’t need to persuade me anymore.”

“I said I must leave, and I will leave. The Devil Race has already withdrawn its troops, and the Demon Race’s barrier has been reinforced several times. What internal or external threats are there?”

Qin Qingyi emphasized her self-address of “I” (a royal term), exerting pressure on all the demons present with her authority as the Demon Emperor.

Sure enough, after she pretended to be angry, the elders present all closed their mouths and stopped trying to persuade her.

However, the looks they cast at Qin Qingyi all held a sense of frustrated hope.

To be honest, Qin Qingyi felt quite guilty when she spoke like this. After all, these elders had been loyal to and assisted her mother during her reign. Now, acting like a recklessly indulged second-generation heir, she must have disappointed them greatly.

However, there was truly no other way now. She had to return to the Sword Sect quickly to stabilize the situation.

Qin Qingyi finally left. After arranging all the Demon Race’s affairs, she took Yan Li and set off again on the path back to the Sword Sect.

She wondered how her Junior Sister was doing.

Along the way, Qin Qingyi was filled with worry, wishing she could grow wings on her ribs and fly back to the Sword Sect as quickly as possible.

However, the moment she arrived at the Sword Sect’s territory, Qin Qingyi was rendered speechless.

The scene before her was one that truly did not permit her to speak.

Smoke and ashes covered the ground, and young cultivators lay fallen everywhere. Judging by their attire, most were Sword Sect disciples—from the Outer Sect, many from the Inner Sect, and even some of the elders’ personal disciples.

The crisis faced by the Sword Sect was actually more severe than that of the Demon Race.

Qin Qingyi dared not delay and hurried all the way to Zhijian Peak (Holding Sword Peak).

She needed to see the Sect Master, her Martial Uncle, immediately, or she would have no way to understand the current situation of the Sword Sect.

Shangguan Yu’s residence was not hard to find, but at this moment, the area outside his dwelling was crowded with disciples, mostly from Medicine King Valley. Their faces were full of worry, suggesting the situation was not good.

Qin Qingyi’s heart sank a little.

Her face was very recognizable, or perhaps Shangguan Yu had already given instructions that she should not be announced if she arrived. Thus, Qin Qingyi came all the way through without obstruction and arrived before Shangguan Yu’s bed.

“Martial Uncle, I have returned.”

She stood outside the bed curtains and spoke to the person inside.