After Faking Her Death and Escaping, the Junior Sister Fell to the Demonic Path - Chapter 118

The war between the Immortal and Demon realms continued.

However, as the fighting dragged on for so long, the Immortal Sects of the Profound Sky Realm gradually began to harbor resentment.

They dared not speak it in front of Qin Qingyi, so they grumbled amongst themselves behind her back.

“We’ve been fighting for so long without a result. If you ask me, we might as well call a truce now.”

“Anyway, we used to coexist peacefully with the Demon Race. Why must we insist on fighting to the death?”

“In my opinion, the Sword Sect is just too idle. They’re close to Cliff Mountain and suffer from demon invasions, but they insist on dragging all of us along to our deaths.”

Grumblings like these were becoming widespread.

They weren’t entirely unheard of by Qin Qingyi, but she didn’t care.

In fact, the reactions of these people were all within Qin Qingyi’s expectations.

In just a few months, these people had forgotten how their own sects were sneak-attacked by the Demon Race and how desperately they had begged the Sword Sect for help.

They were the ones who had pleaded with the Sword Sect to intervene, and now they were the ones complaining that the Sword Sect insisted on a deadly confrontation with the Demon Race.

There was some good news, though—at least she had contacted her mother.

Late last night, the communication jade slip suddenly lit up. She quickly found a secluded spot, and the moment she injected spiritual energy, she heard her mother’s voice on the other end.

“Qingyi.”

Just one call almost brought Qin Qingyi to tears.

“Mother,” she called out tearfully, and the other person continuously offered gentle comfort.

A pang of bitterness struck Qin Qingyi’s heart, and it took considerable effort to force back the tears that were about to stream down.

After a moment, she composed herself, briefly asked her mother how she had met her Master and Senior Martial Uncle, and after confirming that all three of them were well, she put aside her dependence on her mother and changed to a serious tone: “Does Senior Martial Uncle have other things to instruct me?”

She didn’t believe they would waste a communication jade slip to contact her just because they had found her mother. Something else must have happened, otherwise, they wouldn’t choose the middle of the night to communicate.

It must be a very urgent matter given the emergency.

Qin Qingyi steadied her mind, waiting for the response from the other side.

However, after hearing the conversation, Qin Qingyi’s expression completely darkened.

At dawn, disregarding the dissuasion of the Sword Sect elders, she once again arrived at Cliff Mountain.

As soon as the battle horn sounded, she raised her sword and plunged into the melee with the rest of the demon-slaying crowd, fighting the Demon Race.

She charged at the very forefront, taking the lead without hesitation.

The many Sword Sect elders couldn’t fathom her thoughts, but they worried about her getting injured, so they reluctantly formed a protective circle around her to offer mutual support.

The three from Hidden Snow Peak were naturally among them.

“What’s wrong with Senior Sister?”

“Has she gone mad from the suppression at the Sword Sect?”

In a pause during the fighting, Hu Yu even had the leisure to ask the two beside him.

It wasn’t that he was overthinking; it was just that Senior Sister’s bloodshot, almost suicidal stance against the Demon Race truly gave him pause.

He even wondered if Senior Sister had become deranged after being the Sword Sect Leader for too long, dealing with overwhelming responsibilities every day.

Xie Su ignored him, but the look he cast toward Qin Qingyi in front was tinged with worry.

Only Zhou Zhixue, after carefully observing Qin Qingyi’s expression, said in a low voice, “Senior Sister is not right.”

Her strength was considerably greater than that of her two Senior Brothers, which allowed her to pay more attention to Qin Qingyi during the battle with the Demon Race, observing her more closely.

Thus, she could better discern the fury hidden in Senior Sister’s eyes.

It was a rage burning from the soul, a wrath that seemed to demand the complete annihilation of everything around it before it could subside.

She didn’t know what had happened to Senior Sister, but seeing her plunge deeper and deeper into the Demon Race territory, she pursed her lips. After quickly dealing with the few Demon Race members in front of her, she rushed toward Qin Qingyi’s direction.

“Junior Sister!”

Xie Su frowned when he saw her suddenly charge forward.

He couldn’t afford to think too much either, so he quickly followed behind Zhou Zhixue, only managing to shout towards Hu Yu:

“Hu Yu, hurry up and follow!”

Hu Yu’s eyes widened, wishing he could stop the two: “Hey, why are you both leaving?!”

But he still had quite a few Demon Race members surrounding him, and because Xie Su and Zhou Zhixue suddenly withdrew, the demons who were originally attacking the other two all focused on him.

“You’re really good at setting up your fellow disciples! My swordsmanship isn’t as good as yours, why are you all coming to attack me?!”

Hu Yu cried out in frustration but could only helplessly raise his sword, planning to follow the two once he had cleared the surrounding demons.

And Qin Qingyi, at this moment, had no time to spare for matters behind her.

Her eyes constantly scanned the surroundings, searching for the one person she least wanted to see among the countless Demon Race army.

But no matter where she looked, there were only low-level demon soldiers around.

Until—

When Qin Qingyi’s gaze swept over the last area, she finally spotted something different.

However, that single glance made her pupils constrict and her blood instantly run cold.

What Senior Martial Uncle said was true.

The person also saw her at that moment, but before Qin Qingyi could do anything, the person suddenly turned around and headed deeper into the Demon Race territory.

Qin Qingyi didn’t have time to think too much; she could only lift her sword and chase after the direction the person had left in.

She needed to confirm the conjecture in her heart.

However, being far apart, the continuous harassment from the demons significantly slowed her down, making it as difficult as reaching the heavens to quickly approach the person.

After repeatedly fighting her way out of encirclements, Qin Qingyi finally became impatient. She swung her sword fiercely, using her sword energy to turn the surrounding demons into dust. Seeing a path cleared, the person’s figure suddenly turned and was about to disappear. She dared not delay and quickly gave chase.

“Don’t go!”

Seeing the person speed up again, and fearing she would lose sight of them, Qin Qingyi gritted her teeth and roared.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing her call, the person ran even faster.

Qin Qingyi felt helpless and could only accelerate to keep up.

Only when she got close to the person did she raise her sword and hold it against their neck:

“Stop!”

The tip of the sword glinted with cold light. Compelled by her might, this time, the person actually stopped.

But even at this moment, the person still did not speak.

They didn’t even turn around, maintaining the forced stopped posture, with their back to Qin Qingyi.

Yet, as Qin Qingyi looked at her back, her eyes gradually reddened.

“…It’s you, isn’t it?”

Her voice suddenly choked up.

Although the person in front was covered by a Demon Race mask, shrouded in demonic energy, and their figure had changed considerably.

But—

Thinking back to what Senior Martial Uncle had said last night, Qin Qingyi had no choice but to merge the person in front of her with someone in her memory.

Before coming, she was still thinking that perhaps her Master had miscalculated; after all, her Master’s fortune-telling was not very accurate before, and mistakes were normal.

It shouldn’t be. They had already left. How could they suddenly…

It wasn’t until she saw the person’s figure, even from a distance, that her heart felt a heavy blow.

That one glance was enough to crush all the lingering hope in her heart.

The person remained silent, not even moving a fraction of an inch, still standing with their back to Qin Qingyi, seemingly devoid of emotion.

But there was no resistance either.

Even with a sword in hand, they made no move that would threaten Qin Qingyi.

They just stood there quietly.

But the more they did this, the more distressed Qin Qingyi felt.

She was almost unable to breathe.

If the person had spoken, or if they had wrestled with her, it wouldn’t have made her feel this bad.

But instead—

“Speak!”

Qin Qingyi suppressed the sorrow in her heart and angrily shouted.

The person remained silent, and no matter how angry Qin Qingyi was, they made no movement.

Just like a manipulated puppet.

Without a consciousness of their own, they naturally couldn’t respond.

Qin Qingyi couldn’t endure it any longer. She swung her sword, fiercely thrusting it towards the person.

However, the person still showed no reaction, even when the sword tip was already before their eyes.

At the very last moment, Qin Qingyi stopped her sword’s momentum, halting it steadily one inch before the person’s glabella.

Those vacant eyes stared at her through the mask, devoid of any fluctuation.

It seemed as if Qin Qingyi suddenly drawing her sword to point at them was just a ridiculous little prank to them.

Qin Qingyi felt defeated.

She looked at the person, her lips trembling a few times, before she spoke softly:

“Feng Ying… it’s you, isn’t it?”

The person was still silent.

This excruciating silence nearly consumed the two of them. Qin Qingyi’s face was pale, and she was almost tottering.

She desperately needed answers.

For example, hadn’t they already left, heading toward the Eastern Divine Continent? Why had they suddenly appeared among the Demon Race?

And why had Feng Ying become the Demon Star of the Demon Race, and where had Feng Ning gone? What… exactly happened to them?

But the person in front of her obviously wouldn’t answer her.

Yet, upon seeing Qin Qingyi’s sorrowful state, the person’s eyes suddenly moved slightly.

Qin Qingyi’s hope reignited.

But in the next moment, the person suddenly fled deeper into the Demon Race.

They didn’t leave Qin Qingyi any chance to react during the process.

This time, she couldn’t catch up.

“Senior Sister!”

It was at this moment that Zhou Zhixue finally killed the demons blocking her path and reached Qin Qingyi’s location.

Seeing her Senior Sister standing stunned in the center of the Demon Race, showing no reaction even as the gradually encircling, malicious demons closed in, Zhou Zhixue was frantic.

Her eyebrows furrowed. She wanted to quickly reach Qin Qingyi’s side, but there were still quite a few demon soldiers separating the two of them.

Seeing only two cultivators charging in and no reinforcements following, these demon soldiers looked at the two with ill intent and converged around them.

Although Zhou Zhixue still harbored some resentment toward Qin Qingyi, she didn’t want anything to happen to her. She shouted, trying to make Qin Qingyi rational: “Senior Sister, wake up quickly!”

Although the cultivator’s main force was not far behind, venturing this deep alone was truly reckless with her own life.

She was somewhat anxious. Although she didn’t know why Senior Sister had suddenly penetrated deep into the Demon Race territory, with the two of them now deep in the demon heartland, it would not be easy to get out.

So, in the midst of slaying the demons, Zhou Zhixue continuously called out to Qin Qingyi.

But Qin Qingyi could not hear her words at this moment; her attention was focused solely on the direction Feng Ying had left in.

No matter how Zhou Zhixue called out, she remained unresponsive.

As more and more demons surrounded them, Zhou Zhixue even found it somewhat challenging to cope. Just as she was worrying about how to awaken Qin Qingyi, Xie Su and Hu Yu finally arrived from behind.

With the reinforcement of the two, Zhou Zhixue no longer struggled as much in dealing with the surrounding demons. The three quickly grouped together, surrounding Qin Qingyi and clearing the nearby demons.

The more distant demons, seeing the ferocious combat strength of the three, did not dare to approach for a while, fearing for their lives.

This gave the three a momentary chance to catch their breath.

“Has Senior Sister been possessed?” Hu Yu raised an eyebrow, looking at Qin Qingyi, who still hadn’t come back to her senses.

He shouldn’t be blamed for saying this. The fact was that no matter how the three of them called, Senior Sister acted as if she couldn’t hear them.

What else could this situation be if not being possessed?

“Stop talking about being possessed or not; let’s take Senior Sister back first,” Xie Su said solemnly.

Regardless of what was happening with Senior Sister, they couldn’t linger here.

This location was too deep within the Demon Race territory. If they accidentally attracted a Demon King, even with the three of them, it would be quite difficult to handle.

The urgent priority now should be to quickly bring Senior Sister back to the human territory.

As he was thinking, Xie Su looked at Zhou Zhixue: “Junior Sister, why don’t you take Senior Sister, and Hu Yu and I will clear the path ahead…”

His words were interrupted before he could finish.

“No need, I can walk myself.”

Qin Qingyi spoke wearily.

“Senior Sister, you’ve woken up?” Hu Yu was surprised.

The person who couldn’t be roused no matter what they did, was now reacting.

Qin Qingyi felt her heart and mind violently shaken, and the surrounding world seemed to sway along with it. She regained her composure and looked one last time in the direction Feng Ying had left.

Even if Feng Ying refused to speak, she would eventually find out the reason.