After Faking Her Death and Escaping, the Junior Sister Fell to the Demonic Path - Chapter 124

Wugui?

Qin Qingyi’s mind buzzed and froze.

Huh?

Isn’t this the killing array of Wuwang Mountain?

How could the remnant soul of Immortal Venerable Wugui be here?

When she had just asked, she thought the person might be some unnamed Venerable who came later, who just happened to draw the killing array within their sphere of influence. To avoid offending the person’s self-esteem, she had inquired whether the person was Immortal Venerable Wuwang when she spoke.

This was also to give the other party time to react and to inform them that she knew the original owner of this place was Immortal Venerable Wuwang.

Of course, she hadn’t ruled out the possibility that this unknown Venerable was another split soul of Immortal Venerable Wuwang.

Speaking of which, one must mention how powerful cultivators who step into the Half-Step Ascension Realm are. They can divide their souls into thousands of fine threads. Each split soul contains the Great Dao realized by the cultivator, and possesses its own consciousness. Unless the split souls merge with each other or return to the main body, their memories will not be shared.

That’s why she was particularly humble when asking the question. If it really was another split soul of Immortal Venerable Wuwang, she could try to build a relationship. After all, the Killing Sword was with her, and she had another split soul of Immortal Venerable Wuwang inside her, so there was no lie at all.

But she really hadn’t expected the other party to be Immortal Venerable Wugui.

Immortal Venerable Wugui, the last cultivator in the world to ascend through the Path of Emotionlessness.

It was just a pity that when the extraterrestrial demons descended upon the Xuanyuan Realm, Immortal Venerable Wugui forcibly cut off the Heavenly Ladder of Ascension that was drawing her, and remained in the Xuanyuan Realm, fighting for this realm until her last drop of blood was shed.

But there is actually a remnant soul left in the world?

Qin Qingyi muttered inwardly.

She blinked, unsure how to begin speaking.

She wanted to ask why the other party was here, but then thought it would be too presumptuous. She moved her lips several times but failed to speak.

The other party seemed to notice her predicament and said, “You haven’t told this Venerable why you came here yet?”

This sentence was like a breakthrough, finally allowing Qin Qingyi to be relieved from the awkward situation she was in just now.

She first breathed a sigh of relief, then took a deep breath, and finally said, “By the order of my master, the junior specially came here to investigate the Wuwang Mountain Killing Array.”

“I did not know the Immortal Venerable was here, I have truly disturbed you.”

The other party was silent for a moment, then threw out another question: “Then who are you? And who is your master? This Venerable has been sleeping for a long time, and I do not know what time or era it is now.”

The voice was puzzled, without malice, and sounded particularly simple.

The scene was almost exactly the same as before.

Alas.

Now Qin Qingyi understood.

It was another one who had been sleeping for who knows how long and had only just woken up, so she knew nothing about the changes in the Xuanyuan Realm.

It was no different from when she first met Immortal Venerable Wuwang.

She couldn’t possibly have to explain it all over again, could she?

Qin Qingyi blinked, hesitating whether or not to reveal her relationship with Immortal Venerable Wuwang.

She tried to awaken the Immortal Venerable Wuwang within her, to let the two souls communicate, thinking it would be much more convenient, and since they were also fellow disciples, their credibility would be much higher than hers.

But for some reason, no matter how she called, the soul body sleeping in her dantian was unresponsive, as if it were dead asleep.

After trying for a while and still getting no response, Qin Qingyi had no choice but to accept her fate.

She bowed her head: “Reporting to Immortal Venerable, the junior is Qin Qingyi, the eldest disciple of True Person Wen Qing of the Hidden Snow Peak of the Sword Sect.”

“Lying.” The other party said indifferently.

Qin Qingyi’s heart jumped.

She wasn’t lying, was she?

Could it be because she didn’t provide evidence?

Qin Qingyi’s mind spun twice, and she hurriedly raised the Flowing White Sword in her hand: “Immortal Venerable please examine this. This sword is an item of the Sword Sect, it bears the Sword Sect’s imprint, which can prove the junior’s innocence.”

But the other party ignored the evidence she presented, and said unhurriedly: “Although I do not know where this minor sect called the Sword Sect comes from, if this Venerable remembers correctly, human cultivator sects, even small and dilapidated ones, would not accept a child of the demon race as a disciple. How could you be a disciple of a human sect?”

The other party’s words were clear and logical, sounding impeccable, but Qin Qingyi’s mouth twitched upon hearing them.

Minor sect?

Dilapidated?

The Sword Sect… is not that bad, right?

Qin Qingyi spoke with difficulty: “Senior, you may not know, but the Sword Sect is now the largest human sect.”

The other party interrupted her: “Then that’s even more impossible. Since it is the largest human sect, why would it accept you, a little demon from the demon race, as a disciple?”

Qin Qingyi felt as if her heart had been pierced again and again, and for a moment, she couldn’t help but retort: “Didn’t your senior sister, Immortal Venerable Wuwang, also belong to the demon race, and wasn’t she also a fox?”

The moment the words left her mouth, she realized she had misspoken, but what was said could not be taken back. The next moment, she felt the surrounding environment turn cold, and strong winds arose.

“You have great audacity, daring to criticize this Venerable’s senior sister.”

A white shadow flashed before Qin Qingyi, clearly carrying a hint of anger, but it did not strike at her.

Apparently, she was also good-tempered.

She recalled that when she first met Immortal Venerable Wuwang, the other party was also incredibly good-tempered, although she always tried to put on a cold and severe appearance.

In that case, Qin Qingyi naturally felt more at ease.

Her eyes darted around, and she remembered something else in her Qiankun bracelet that could at least bring her closer to the other party—

The Killing Sword!

If she couldn’t wake Wuwang, she still had the Killing Sword.

Surely, even the Killing Sword wouldn’t go against her.

Thinking this, Qin Qingyi smiled and took out the Killing Sword stored in her Qiankun bracelet.

With the Killing Sword, surely she wouldn’t be troubled anymore?

Qin Qingyi confidently opened her mouth: “Immortal Venerable, do you recognize this sword?”

Unexpectedly, the other party did not react as she had thought. Instead, she frowned at the Killing Sword: “Whose sword is this? Why should this Venerable recognize something that is so broken?”

Qin Qingyi was dumbfounded.

That’s not right. How could she not recognize it?

She anxiously held the sword forward and explained: “You don’t recognize it? This is your senior sister’s item, the Killing Sword, the Killing Sword!”

“The Killing Sword?” Immortal Venerable Wugui’s brow was still tightly furrowed: “This is the Killing Sword?”

She countered: “How could that be possible? The Killing Sword is the inherent companion sword of this Venerable’s senior sister. It is deeply imbued with murderous aura. How could it be so rusty and mottled?”

“This Venerable has been sleeping for a long time, but I am not a fool. Can I not recognize whether this is the Killing Sword?”

Qin Qingyi was speechless.

This sword was indeed tattered now, but that didn’t negate the fact that it was the Killing Sword.

“At a young age, you haven’t learned to be good, instead you’ve learned to tell lies to deceive people. Did your master not teach you to treat people sincerely?”

Although Immortal Venerable Wugui was only a white ethereal shadow, Qin Qingyi could clearly see a look of disgust on her face at this moment.

Qin Qingyi lowered her head in humiliation.

She couldn’t provide any other evidence. Now, whatever she said, the other party wouldn’t believe it.

As for her identity as a Sword Sect disciple, she had already faked her death and escaped. The Sword Sect had probably even erected her tomb. She couldn’t possibly drag a disciple from the Sword Sect to vouch for her.

Thinking this, Qin Qingyi simply decided to let nature take its course, saying: “Yes, yes, yes, the junior is not a Sword Sect disciple, and this is not the Killing Sword. The junior has been lying to you all along. The junior knows her mistake.”

The other party nodded in satisfaction, and the way she looked at her became much more normal.

“Since that is the case, tell this Venerable clearly, why exactly have you come here?”

Qin Qingyi lowered her head and mumbled: “I already said, the junior came to investigate the Killing Array. You don’t believe me when I say it. You probably won’t believe it even if I say it a hundred times.”

But this time, Immortal Venerable Wugui just stared at her for a while, seeming to gauge how much truth was in her words. After a moment, she said, “The Killing Array was completely destroyed a thousand years ago. Naturally, you won’t find it now.”

Destroyed?

Qin Qingyi tentatively asked: “There’s nothing left?”

The other party answered definitively: “There is nothing left.”

Qin Qingyi let out a cry and collapsed to the ground.

She looked distraught, with two lines of clear tears tracing down her temples.

“There’s nothing left…”

Her voice was trembling, the level of despair was unbearable to witness.

If the Killing Array was gone, how could she complete the mission assigned by her master? Would she be scolded by her master again?

Perhaps unable to bear seeing her so heartbroken, Immortal Venerable Wugui sighed, squatted down, and consoled her: “Don’t cry. Tell this Venerable first why you are looking for this Killing Array, and then tell this Venerable what has happened in the Xuanyuan Realm during the years I have been sleeping. Perhaps, this Venerable can think of a way to help you reshape the Killing Array.”

Upon hearing “reshape the Killing Array,” Qin Qingyi’s eyes suddenly lit up.

“Really?” She sat up and asked, tearfully.

Immortal Venerable Wugui nodded: “Really.”

Qin Qingyi hesitated for a moment, then whispered: “The Demon God has resurfaced, and the demon race is becoming increasingly rampant. The major immortal sects in the Xuanyuan Realm are suffering greatly. The Human World and the Underworld Ghost Realm have both fallen and become the territory of the demon race.”

These were not secrets in the Xuanyuan Realm, so it was alright to mention them.

But regarding the Killing Array and the plans of her masters…

Qin Qingyi was a little conflicted. After a long pause, she spoke: “The junior’s master and martial uncles want to use the power of the Killing Array to completely eliminate the demon race and restore peace to the Xuanyuan Realm.”

If she told her, the other party might genuinely have a way to help her reshape the Killing Array. Immortal Venerable Wuwang’s split soul was becoming increasingly weak, and who knows when she would completely fail to wake up.

By then, the person in front of her might truly be her last straw.

She had to grasp it quickly.

Moreover, if she remembered correctly, Immortal Venerable Wugui originally perished while trying to eliminate the Demon God. Mentioning the demon race in front of her now might even garner some sympathy.

Perhaps if the other party’s heart softened, she would tell her the method to reshape the Killing Array.

After hearing her story, Immortal Venerable Wugui indeed had no further questions, only nodding slightly: “So that is the case. This Venerable understands.”

Qin Qingyi saw that she had genuinely taken it in, and with hopeful eyes, she looked at Immortal Venerable Wugui, eagerly asking: “Then you should tell the junior why you are here, shouldn’t you? And is there any way to save this Killing Array?”

She immediately started demanding conditions.

Immortal Venerable Wugui was choked by her self-righteous tone, but she didn’t get angry.

Perhaps the long period of sleep had caused her to forget many things, or perhaps she knew that her era had long passed, and if she didn’t talk about it now, when she too dissipated, no one would ever know. She let out a light sigh, and genuinely began to talk about her past.

It was a past that even Immortal Venerable Wuwang had never known.

A thousand years ago, spiritual energy was abundant, and cultivation prodigies were as numerous as crossing carp. In those days, as long as one worked hard to cultivate, there was a possibility of attaining the Dao and ascending.

Immortal Venerable Wugui was a rare sword cultivation prodigy even in that era of gathered geniuses. She only took ten years to rise to fame in the Xuanyuan Realm.

Then, another ten years, she popularized the once minor art of the sword, cultivating the Emotionless Path at an extremely fast pace, directly reaching the peak as the number one person in the Xuanyuan Realm.

That was her most glorious time. Everyone who saw her would respectfully address her as “Sword Venerable.”

However, such a life came to an abrupt halt the moment the extraterrestrial demons descended.

“Before the extraterrestrial demons descended, my senior sister had just ascended. Before her ascension, she gave the Killing Sword to this Venerable, telling this Venerable that a great tribulation would befall me soon. She couldn’t help, so she could only give the Killing Sword to this Venerable, saying that perhaps it could help this Venerable fend it off.”

Immortal Venerable Wugui chuckled: “It was only then that this Venerable did not understand what that meant.”

Later, when the great tribulation was imminent and the extraterrestrial demons descended, Immortal Venerable Wugui finally knew what her great tribulation was.

During the bitter battle with the demon race, the lightning tribulation of ascension continued to fall. Immortal Venerable Wugui passed the tribulation and should have ascended, but at the moment of ascension, she looked at her companions who were still trapped by the demon race, and could only swing her sword, forcibly severing the Heavenly Ladder of Ascension’s pull on her.

She had planned to postpone her ascension, but the Demon God soon cut off the ascension passage. At the end of the Immortal-Demon War, Immortal Venerable Wugui brought the Killing Sword and the Everlasting Joy Sword to Immortal Venerable Wuwang’s ascension Daoist site—the Wuwang Mountain Killing Array.

“This Venerable used the Killing Array left by my senior sister to suppress the Demon God, dividing it into six parts, which is how I managed to force back the demon race’s offensive. However, this Venerable’s spiritual power was also completely exhausted, and my body and spirit were destroyed, leaving only this remnant thread of soul wandering the world. Most of the time I am sleeping, occasionally waking up to observe this world, but I cannot leave this Killing Array.”

“This Venerable has been confined here by this Killing Array for over a thousand years, neither achieving reincarnation nor rebirth.”

Immortal Venerable Wugui sighed, yet there was no resentment in her tone.

Qin Qingyi was lost in thought for a long time after hearing her story. Hearing her last sentence, she couldn’t help but murmur: “You really have a good temper. If it were an ordinary person confined here for over a thousand years, they would have long been filled with resentment, turning into vengeful spirits or demons.”

Immortal Venerable Wugui was not angered. She looked at Qin Qingyi and smiled softly: “Little fox, in the past thousand years, you are the first living being this Venerable has seen since waking up.”

“If, as you say, this Venerable turned into a vengeful spirit or demon, wouldn’t it be very dangerous for you to stay by this Venerable’s side right now?”

Qin Qingyi suddenly felt a chill, and nervously looked at Immortal Venerable Wugui: “You… you wouldn’t, right?”

The other party smiled gently: “What do you think?”