After Faking Her Death and Escaping, the Junior Sister Fell to the Demonic Path - Chapter 140

“Senior Sister, are you unhappy today?”

On the way back, Zhou Zhixue was in a great mood. She looked at the person who kept glancing at her on the way and asked patiently.

The other person hastily shook her head, indicating that she was fine.

Zhou Zhixue smiled and didn’t press further.

But that person couldn’t control her eyes, looking at Zhou Zhixue from time to time.

She truly couldn’t understand.

Just now in the tailor shop, Zhou Zhixue measured all her sizes, but in the end, she just casually bought a few sets of clothes.

And even though Zhou Zhixue clearly knew she was fake, she didn’t choose to kill her like she did with her companions the previous two times. Instead, she kept her until now.

But this kind of falseness, seeing the other person clearly know her identity yet pretending not to, yet at some moments when she didn’t resemble that person, the killing intent would leak from her eyes…

“Qin Qingyi’s” body suddenly shivered, and she dared not think any further.

She didn’t want to die.

But how could she make this person not kill her?

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At the same time, Qin Qingyi was almost frantic outside.

“What’s going on? It’s been half an hour, and she still hasn’t come out?”

“Could it be that she’s really trapped in the illusion and can’t get out?”

Qin Qingyi paced back and forth anxiously.

Time flows extremely fast in this illusion. A few days pass in a flash inside, yet only a few breaths of time pass outside. Now that Junior Sister has been sleeping for half an hour, it’s estimated that she has been trapped in the illusion for quite some time.

“Do you want to save her?” Immortal Venerable Wuwang (No-Desire/No-Delusion) asked faintly.

Qin Qingyi scratched her head. Of course, she wanted to save her, but—

“But I can’t even enter her illusion, so how can I save her?”

Immortal Venerable Wuwang laughed “heh heh” twice: “If you wish, it is certainly not impossible. This Venerable One previously cultivated a little in the art of entering dreams and can help you slip into her illusion.”

It was supposed to be a kind offer, but her tone sounded so much like she couldn’t wait to watch the fun, which immediately made Qin Qingyi suspicious and doubtful of her motives.

“Are you genuinely trying to save someone, or are you just simply looking for entertainment?”

Immortal Venerable Wuwang bypassed her question: “Just tell me if you want to save her or not.”

Qin Qingyi grit her teeth: “Save her, of course I’ll save her!”

The person followed her in, she couldn’t just abandon her and leave.

As soon as she said this, Immortal Venerable Wuwang immediately became smug again.

Her mind stirred slightly, and Qin Qingyi felt a cultivation technique appear in her mind.

“This is the Dream Entry Method that this Venerable One created herself. If used well, it is not difficult to even cultivate in someone else’s dream. Just keep it in mind. Later, clasp ten fingers with her, circulate the mental technique, and you can directly enter the illusion that is trapping her.”

Qin Qingyi nodded to indicate she understood.

She didn’t delay, quickly reviewed the mental technique, and then directly held Zhou Zhixue’s hand. She closed her eyes and circulated the mental technique. Immediately, the world spun, and a strong, familiar feeling of weightlessness came over her.

It wasn’t until her feet felt solid ground again that Qin Qingyi opened her eyes. The beautiful scenery before her almost dazzled her.

A valley of extreme beauty.

Looking as far as the eye could see, the mountains and fields were filled with beautiful, vibrant flowers and plants. The wind blew gently, causing the flowers and plants to sway, sending wafts of fragrance over.

Qin Qingyi momentarily felt as if she had arrived at the Upper Realm.

It is said that the Upper Realm is a place of eternal purity and tranquility, where humans coexist with the Heavenly Dao, where all flowers and plants possess spirits, and all things enter the Dao.

Unfortunately, in the next instant, a jarring voice mocked in her ear: “What are you thinking? Snap out of it, this is an illusion. Do you still want to save her?”

“You still want to go to the Upper Realm. If the two of you can’t even pass this test, this place will be your grave. Survive first, then talk.”

The two sentences slapped Qin Qingyi back to reality.

Immortal Venerable Wuwang’s casual voice constantly stimulated Qin Qingyi’s nerves.

Her fist hardened.

A vein popped out on Qin Qingyi’s forehead, and her teeth ground with a “creak, creak” sound.

If she weren’t outmatched, she would definitely give this disrespectful elder two punches.

She was clearly a senior, yet she lacked the demeanor of one, being so unreliable all day long.

“Can you say a little less?” Qin Qingyi smiled.

Immortal Venerable Wuwang spread her hands in Qin Qingyi’s Dantian: “If you have the ability, then silence me.”

She didn’t have the ability.

Qin Qingyi closed her eyes and smiled.

Sometimes, she was really tired.

Who could save her?

“But seriously, it’s strange. Your Junior Sister cultivates the Dao of Ruthlessness, so how could she be trapped by this small illusion?” Immortal Venerable Wuwang’s voice carried some confusion. “Could it be that she still has some attachment she can’t let go of?”

Qin Qingyi shook her head: “I don’t know either.”

She was also very puzzled.

Since her Junior Sister began cultivating, she had treated everything with indifference. Even at the height of her emotions, she had never been overly distraught.

Even if her cultivation path went slightly awry, deviating from the Great Dao of Forgetfulness, she shouldn’t have been trapped in this small illusion. Furthermore, she had already passed the first two illusions. Qin Qingyi didn’t believe her Junior Sister couldn’t distinguish that this was the third layer of illusion.

Immortal Venerable Wuwang sighed with emotion: “My Dao of Slaughter is indeed better. Entering the Dao through slaughter, severing all worldly karma, with no attachments, one can naturally ascend to the Divine Seat.”

Speaking of this, Immortal Venerable Wuwang changed the subject: “Have you thought it over clearly? I will impart the Dao of Slaughter to you. Just switch and acknowledge me as your Master. Considering we are of the same clan, I naturally won’t hold anything back when teaching you.”

Qin Qingyi had never agreed before, and naturally, she wouldn’t agree now: “My Master’s Dao of Freedom is also ranked among the top ten in the Mysterious Heaven Realm. I won’t trouble you to worry about this junior’s cultivation matters.”

Immortal Venerable Wuwang “tsk’ed,” feeling it was a pity for Qin Qingyi’s lack of flexibility.

Qin Qingyi stabilized her mind, ignoring Immortal Venerable Wuwang’s attempt at “poaching” her, and turned to observe the illusion carefully once more.

It was truly beautiful.

It wasn’t surprising that she was lost in thought just now; this illusion was simply too beautiful, so beautiful it didn’t look like the current Mysterious Heaven Realm.

Since the war between immortals and demons began, the Mysterious Heaven Realm lost its former peace. The rare and exotic beautiful sights of the past had long been obliterated in the ashes of war.

Even after three years of ceasefire, it had not yet recovered its former splendor.

Qin Qingyi walked into the sea of flowers. She had noticed earlier that there was a low-lying house not far away.

Presumably, Junior Sister must be here?

Is she tired of fighting and killing, so the illusion manifests as a peaceful, reclusive life?

Qin Qingyi walked and pondered. Before long, she arrived near the house.

She stood at the door, about to knock, but was stopped by a sound coming from inside the room.

“Junior Sister, try this.”

That one sentence made Qin Qingyi freeze her action.

Her own voice?

No, not exactly alike.

This voice was a bit softer and a little more alluring than hers.

Qin Qingyi lowered her gaze and suddenly understood something.

Junior Sister was held up here after all.

She walked to the side. Peeking through the window, Qin Qingyi could vaguely see two people in the room.

Junior Sister was reclining on a couch, holding a scroll, while the other “self” was carrying a fruit platter. Under the guise of feeding, she softened her waist and leaned toward Junior Sister.

Her fist hardened even more.

Qin Qingyi took a deep breath, staring intensely at the movement inside the room, unwilling to miss any detail.

Watching the “her” inside the room move closer and closer, and Zhou Zhixue showing no intention of pushing the other person away, Qin Qingyi couldn’t help but gasp sharply.

However, this subtle movement was captured by the person in the room. Zhou Zhixue was extremely sensitive and immediately pushed the person in front of her away.

“Oh dear—” The “Qin Qingyi” who was pushed away let out a surprised cry.

And Zhou Zhixue stared intently at Qin Qingyi’s location and called out:

“Who’s there?!”

Qin Qingyi gritted her teeth and was forced to flash away from the spot.

Once she reached a secluded place, Qin Qingyi said through clenched teeth: “I’m so worried about her outside, but she’s enjoying a gentle and soft embrace in here. Looking at how much she’s enjoying it, she clearly doesn’t need me to save her.”

“Oh, oh, oh, what’s wrong? Are you getting angry?” Immortal Venerable Wuwang, loving to see drama, added fuel to the fire upon seeing this.

“Save, save, save. What’s there to save? She’s immersed in a gentle paradise. Why am I worrying myself sick?!”

Qin Qingyi roared in a low voice, her face as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Moreover—

Her spiritual energy was unstable, her figure flickering, looking like she was about to leave the illusion.

Seeing this, Immortal Venerable Wuwang immediately fell silent.

“Hey, this is just an illusion. They are all fake. Why are you getting angry?”

Immortal Venerable Wuwang tried to placate her gently, trying hard to soothe her temper.

If she accidentally got so angry that she left the illusion, and the master of the illusion discovered it, they wouldn’t be able to enter again. Then there would be no way to save the person.

Qin Qingyi took several deep breaths, silently repeating “Don’t be angry, don’t be angry, those are all fake, all fake” in her heart. It took quite a while before she suppressed her anger.

“Then what should we do now?”

When Qin Qingyi thought of what she had just seen—Zhou Zhixue’s indulgence towards the fake her and her enjoyment of the current situation—she got angry.

She had been suffering outside for the past few years, enduring wind and sleeping out in the open, running around for her Senior and Master’s great plan until her legs were practically broken. But what about her Junior Sister?

She was trapped by just a small illusion.

A mere illusion!

It made her indulge in a gentle paradise, completely losing track of time!

“I’m going to kill her!”

The more Qin Qingyi thought about it, the angrier she got. She picked up her Liubai Sword and started to walk out.

Immortal Venerable Wuwang quickly asked: “Who are you going to kill?”

Could it be she wanted to kill Zhou Zhixue?

“No, no, if you kill her, the her outside will also die. You must not do it!”

Qin Qingyi stopped in her tracks and asked strangely: “Who did you think I was going to kill?”

Immortal Venerable Wuwang was stunned and stuttered: “Aren’t you… aren’t you going to kill Zhou Zhixue…?”

By the end, she even sounded unsure.

Could it… not be?

Qin Qingyi’s tone became even stranger: “Why would you think that?”

If she were going to kill anyone, she would only kill that Illusion Demon, right?

Immortal Venerable Wuwang finally realized her misunderstanding and immediately shut up.

Being interrupted like this, Qin Qingyi’s anger from before suddenly dissipated.

She calmly thought for a while and realized one thing.

This was Junior Sister’s dream, and it should be broken by Junior Sister herself.

She had entered through an external method. If she forcibly interfered with the illusion, something bad might happen.

Once a person calms down, their rushed mind becomes rational again.

At the same time, she thought of another thing.

“Senior.”

Immortal Venerable Wuwang responded: “Hmm?”

“Is cultivating in this illusion the same as in the outside world?”

“Yes, apart from the different flow of time, everything else in this illusion is a one-to-one replica,” Immortal Venerable Wuwang praised: “If this weren’t a demonic item, it would truly be a treasure with no fault for cultivation.”

Qin Qingyi slowly nodded.

She understood.

“But why are you asking this?” Immortal Venerable Wuwang was puzzled. Could it be that she was planning to cultivate in this illusion?

But soon, Immortal Venerable Wuwang knew what Qin Qingyi was going to do.

In a mere flicker of thought, Qin Qingyi took advantage of Zhou Zhixue’s inattention and tied up the Illusion Demon who was impersonating her.

“Who are you?!”

Looking at the person exactly like herself, “Qin Qingyi” realized who the person in front of her was, but she asked in a trembling voice.

Qin Qingyi sneered and didn’t bother to respond.

To disguise herself as her and seduce her Junior Sister, this Illusion Demon truly had enormous audacity.

Qin Qingyi held her sword and traced it across the Illusion Demon’s face, thinking about where to cut first.

The Illusion Demon realized this and threatened her in a trembling voice: “If you harm me, she won’t let you off.”

There were only three people in this secret realm. Besides her and this Illusion Demon, the third person was self-evident.

Qin Qingyi chuckled lightly: “Do you think, as a fake, what makes you think you could still be alive after being discovered?”

“With me here, do you think she’ll even look at you?”

The Illusion Demon was instantly distraught: “You’re lying!!!”

“She clearly cares about me very much. She cooks for me, washes my clothes, gently comforts me when I can’t sleep, takes me to the temple fair, buys me jewelry… She clearly loves me!!!”

Qin Qingyi just looked at her with pity, and her thin lips slowly uttered a sentence.

“You are truly pathetic.”