After Faking Her Death and Escaping, the Junior Sister Fell to the Demonic Path - Chapter 107

Although the Sect Leader Succession Ceremony was held hastily, it was still considered lively.

The Sword Sect widely issued invitations, inviting the Hundred Immortal Sects to attend the ceremony three days later.

Because the Sword Sect was a major sect and had contributed greatly to the suppression of demons, although the various Immortal Sects were surprised by the sudden change in the Sword Sect’s leadership, they were still willing to show face.

Many people came, including core disciples, inner elders, and even some Sect Leaders from various sects and factions.

They were just there to witness the ceremony.

However, the invitation did not specify who the new Sect Leader was, so most people came with curiosity.

Until they saw Qin Qingyi appear in the Sect Leader’s ceremonial robes.

A collective gasp was heard from the surroundings.

“How could it be her?!”

Almost instantly, the surrounding people started discussing, all surprised that the Sect Leader candidate was Qin Qingyi.

Even many disciples of the Sword Sect were extremely astonished, whispering to each other.

“What’s going on? It’s actually Senior Sister Qin?”

“My heavens, does the Sword Sect have no one else? Letting Senior Sister Qin be the Sect Leader? Are they crazy?”

These words reached the ears of the three people from Hidden Snow Peak not far away, who glared angrily at the speakers.

Why couldn’t their Senior Sister be the Sect Leader?

Senior Sister was the strongest person in the Sword Sect now, and besides the disciples of the Sect Master Uncle-Master, she was the most core disciple of the Sword Sect. Why did these people have to grumble when she became the Sect Leader!

“They’re just jealous!” Hu Yu said fiercely.

Zhou Zhixue, beside him, nodded vigorously: “They’re just jealous.”

Hu Yu: “They just can’t stand Senior Sister! They have a bias against Senior Sister!”

Zhou Zhixue: “Exactly! They have a bias against Senior Sister!”

Seeing the childish antics of these two junior disciples, Xie Su twitched the corner of his mouth, pulled Hu Yu’s sleeve, and whispered, “Don’t say that.”

Others might not know, but how could they themselves not know what was going on with their Senior Sister?

Although their Senior Sister was incredibly talented, she was terribly lazy; asking her to cultivate properly was harder than cutting her flesh with a knife.

This was well-known in the Sword Sect. Even newly initiated disciples knew her great name. She was the most oddball character ranked first in post-tea discussions and the laziest cultivator consistently elected annually in the Sword Sect.

Recalling this, Xie Su slowly covered his face.

Qin Qingyi stood at the bottom of the steps, looking at the seemingly endless flight of stairs, and sighed deeply with a wooden expression.

With their loud discussions, did they truly think she couldn’t hear them?

If she could, she also didn’t want to take over the messy burden of the Sword Sect Sect Leader.

She recalled that this morning, when sending off Feng Ning and Feng Ying, she had still asked Feng Ning once more, wondering if she truly didn’t want to be the Sect Leader of the Sword Sect.

It should be known that when Feng Ning was initially chosen by Shangguan Yu, it was with the intention of cultivating her to be the next Sect Leader. Who knew that Feng Ning had her own ideas, preferring to retreat into seclusion rather than get involved in the troublesome affairs of the Profound Heaven Realm.

When Feng Ning heard her finish, she actually skipped saying goodbye, hastily pulled Feng Ying, and flew towards the east.

She only flung back a sentence from afar: “The position of Sect Leader rightfully belongs to you!”

And then vanished without a trace.

Leaving Qin Qingyi alone and bewildered in the wind.

Her thoughts returned. Qin Qingyi looked at the dazzling golden sun in the sky and sighed deeply again.

Why did it have to be her?

“New Sect Leader, please step forward.”

On the high platform, Shangguan Yu stood smiling at the top of the steps, looking at Qin Qingyi below, and beckoned to her.

According to the Sword Sect’s rules, the transfer of the Sect Leader position must be witnessed by heaven and earth, and the new Sect Leader must receive the sword passed down through generations of Sword Sect Leaders—the Old Sword.

Yes, this sword was simply called the “Old Sword.”

Legend says it was the possession of the Immortal Venerable Wugui, but whether that is true or false is impossible to ascertain.

Qin Qingyi forced a smile, reluctantly starting to climb.

However, halfway up, she was already silently cursing the useless formalities of the Sword Sect.

Such as: Why are these steps so long… Damn it, the sun is so scorching today… Why are there so many people… Can the process be simplified? Just give her the sword, why climb step by step? Wouldn’t it be much better to use spiritual power and fly up with a whoosh… I really want to run, I don’t want to be the Sect Leader…

And so on, such thoughts.

She muttered softly, thinking no one could hear her.

Unexpectedly, before she could utter the next complaint, Shangguan Yu’s voice transmission arrived.

“If you don’t hurry up, this Venerable will make you sunbathe here for an entire day.”

“If you dare to run, tomorrow I will kill my way to your demon tribe’s lair.”

The two threats immediately silenced Qin Qingyi. She no longer dared to complain, burying her head and starting to climb in resentment.

By the time she finally reached the top, the sun had reached its most scorching peak.

Under the harsh sun, beads of sweat appeared on Qin Qingyi’s forehead, and her cheeks were flushed.

Qin Qingyi was panting, hating the useless rules of the Sword Sect with gnashing teeth.

But despite her hatred, she still had to respectfully bow to Shangguan Yu:

“Sect Leader.”

Since the handover had not yet occurred, she still had to obediently follow Shangguan Yu’s instructions.

The rest was like a puppet on a string; whatever Shangguan Yu said, she did, until the sun finally set, and the ceremony for the handover of the new and old Sect Leaders was finally completed.

The light circle of the Heaven and Earth Heart Vow lit up beneath her, and slowly dissipated after ten breaths.

“Sect Leader Qin, from now on, the Sword Sect will rely on you to lead it well.”

Seeing the Vow completed, Shangguan Yu smiled contentedly.

She teasingly called Qin Qingyi “Sect Leader Qin,” which drew a look of reproach from the latter.

“Alright, go sit back down. There are no more tasks for you.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Qingyi obediently prepared to return to her seat at Hidden Snow Peak.

Shangguan Yu saw this, stopped her, and pointed to her former position: “That is where you should be now.”

The gentleness of this sentence brought a pang to Qin Qingyi’s nose.

She knew that Shangguan Yu was about to ascend.

Having sent off Feng Ning today and passed the position of Sect Leader to her, Shangguan Yu had no lingering attachments.

With a slight sniffle, Qin Qingyi softly “hmm’d.”

“Over there… Uncle-Master, please take care.”

Shangguan Yu smiled sweetly: “Naturally.”

“I will go look for your Master, and then… just wait for our news.”

The words came out of nowhere, but Qin Qingyi understood, and immediately stopped feeling sad, nodding heavily before bowing to Shangguan Yu:

“May your journey be smooth sailing and everything be successful.”

Shangguan Yu responded: “Good, smooth sailing and everything successful.”

Their brief conversation did not attract the attention of the curious crowd. Qin Qingyi walked over to the Sect Leader’s position and sat down. Only after taking her seat did she finally have some real sense of the change.

Now, she was the Sect Leader of the Sword Sect.

The corner of Qin Qingyi’s mouth twitched.

Demon Empress of the Demon Tribe, Sect Leader of the Sword Sect.

She was probably the first person to possess these two identities, wasn’t she?

Many Immortal Sects around saw that the ceremony was completed and came forward one after another to congratulate Qin Qingyi, intending to build a good relationship with the new Sect Leader of the Sword Sect.

Qin Qingyi returned their congratulations with a smile.

These people would be allies against the Demon Race in the future, so it was best to treat them kindly and not offend them. Moreover, since they came with smiles to congratulate her, Qin Qingyi had to muster her full spirit to deal with them, if only to uphold the principle of “not hitting a smiling person.”

Seeing that she was handling it well, Shangguan Yu, who remained on the high platform, nodded in satisfaction.

Choosing her Junior Sister’s eldest disciple to be the Sect Leader was indeed the right choice.

Shangguan Yu recalled what her Junior Sister had told her when she ascended, saying that although her eldest disciple seemed unreliable, she was actually extremely dependable, and any important task assigned to her had never gone wrong.

Qin Qingyi was indeed like this.

She handled these complex relationships with ease. Although she was known for being lazy, her social skills were not poor.

After all, foxes are best at being sophisticated and adaptable in social interactions.

A moment later, the flatterers gradually dispersed. Shangguan Yu saw that the crowd was finally quiet, cleared her throat, and began to announce another matter.

“I invited all fellow Immortals today to announce another matter.”

On the high platform, with a mere wave of her hand, the rolling demonic energy on her body was no longer concealed, and her power surged. Before the crowd could be astonished by her full body of demonic energy, a tribulation of ascension lightning had already gathered in the sky.

“It’s the lightning tribulation! Sect Leader Shangguan is about to ascend!”

Someone gasped.

To distinguish between the two Sect Leaders of the Sword Sect, Qin Qingyi and Shangguan Yu, everyone tacitly prefixed the Sect Leader title with their surname.

“Everyone!”

Shangguan Yu finally spoke only when the thunder clouds had gathered and were about to unleash the lightning tribulation.

At this moment, she was half immortal and half demon. One half of her face was still gentle and jade-like, while the other half was deeply demonized, with demonic runes almost completely covering her face.

Her eyes scanned all the Profound Heaven Realm cultivators present, including the elders, Sect Leaders, and many core disciples of the major sects.

It was time to get them to act.

“Today, besides the handover of the Sect Leader position, there is another matter—”

Many guessed she was going to talk about ascension and began to discuss among themselves.

Qin Qingyi sat slanted in the Sect Leader’s seat, ignoring the disapproving glances from the surrounding elders. She looked at Shangguan Yu high up, a difficult sourness in her throat.

After this farewell, who knew when they would meet again.

Master was gone, Mother had left, and now Uncle-Master was also leaving.

The place of ascension was inherently perilous, and now with so many deceptions covering the Profound Heaven Realm, how could their safety be guaranteed?

She wondered how Master and Mother were doing now.

“The method of ascension was shared with the Profound Heaven Realm by the Sword Sect a long time ago, but the demonic seed is hard to find, and suppressing it is even more difficult.”

Shangguan Yu’s words spread throughout the surroundings, and the people around nodded in agreement.

It was true; the demonic seed was inherently hard to find and preferred to parasitize young bodies. Most of them were several hundred years old, and it was extremely difficult to have a demonic seed parasitize their bodies and obediently allow them to control it.

Therefore, even though everyone had long known the method of ascension, those who could ascend according to the method now were few and far between.

“But—this Venerable has now found a method that can make the demonic seed willingly parasitize and allow us to manipulate it.”

Shangguan Yu flicked her sleeve, and countless jade tokens flew out. These jade tokens, as if pre-set, flew towards the cultivators present who had reached the half-step ascension realm or were about to enter it.

The glowing jade tokens were warm to the touch. Everyone held them tightly, eager to close their eyes and sink their minds into them. When they saw the information recorded in the jade tokens and opened their eyes again, they were all pleasantly surprised.

“In that case, thank you, Sect Leader Shangguan, for making this possible!”

The same held true: no one didn’t want to ascend.

Shangguan Yu was most skilled at psychological warfare.

When she lured the demonic seed from Feng Ning’s body onto herself, she was conducting an experiment. Now that the experiment was a great success, she could naturally use this as an incentive to draw everyone into the scheme.

She had always known.

Unless it was the most critical moment, and unless the individual destinies of these people were tied to the destiny of the entire Profound Heaven Realm, these people would not truly give their all.

Thus, it was good.

Shangguan Yu smiled silently.

Seeing the grateful expressions on everyone’s faces, she did not delay further.

“Today, Yu will be the vanguard for all of you and go explore the Upper Realm first!”

Her words were stirring, making many people’s blood surge, and they became excited as they watched her face the lightning tribulation.

Shangguan Yu met the tribulation, and the crackling lightning completely enveloped her.

Many people were worried, afraid she wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

But the people around her comforted them: “Sect Leader Shangguan was a rare genius in the Profound Heaven Realm for a thousand years. There’s no need to worry about her.”

Despite the words, everyone’s hearts were still constricted with worry.

But the worry was ultimately unnecessary. When the lightning tribulation dissipated, Shangguan Yu still stood intact in the distance, completely unharmed.

Immortal music drifted, and the ladder to heaven gradually appeared.

As the sky brightened again, a fresh, refreshing scent, like a bamboo forest after rain, slowly emanated from Shangguan Yu.

Shangguan Yu took a step, and several bamboo leaves blossomed beneath her feet.

Qin Qingyi reached out and caught one, but the bamboo leaf dissipated instantly.

She looked thoughtfully at Shangguan Yu, who returned her gaze with a meaningful smile.

With just that glance, Qin Qingyi knew that her good Uncle-Master still held too many secrets.

Shangguan Yu walked step by step towards the heavenly ladder. Finally, she turned back and looked at the crowd of the Profound Heaven Realm.

“Everyone, see you in the Upper Realm.”