After Faking Her Death and Escaping, the Junior Sister Fell to the Demonic Path - Chapter 148

My Master and Senior Aunt, as well as those seniors who ascended from the Xuan Tian Realm.

They ascended bearing the identity of half-human, half-demon, and put forth unknown hardships and effort to save the Xuan Tian Realm.

Even now, she still hasn’t been able to contact her Senior Aunt and the others.

And all she needs to do is this one thing, should she still back away?

Qin Qingyi grinned: “If I were to turn and leave now, you truly would look down on me.”

Wuwang Immortal Venerable’s gaze was complicated, making it hard to express her feelings at this moment.

Whether human or demon, one would feel fear towards a powerful, unknown enemy; this is an instinct inherent to living creatures.

But it was undeniable that if the little fox were to turn and run at this moment, she truly would despise her.

Qin Qingyi naturally understood this principle.

She just smiled indifferently, half-jokingly saying to Wuwang Immortal Venerable:

“My Junior Sister is still behind me, how can I retreat at the last minute?”

Her Junior Sister is still trapped in the illusion and unable to escape; even for her Junior Sister, she absolutely cannot turn back!

Her eyes narrowed, revealing an edge of sharpness. In the next moment, her palm pressed against the stone door, and she pushed it inward with all her might.

No matter how strong the opponent is, she must at least have a go!

Even if it costs her life!

The heavy stone door slowly opened under the push of her near-total strength.

The moment a crack appeared, the demon energy inside gushed out!

Roaring, whispers, and chaotic energy instantly enveloped Qin Qingyi.

The surging demon energy eroded everything around it, and also corroded the clothes on Qin Qingyi’s body.

In an instant, a tearing pain appeared in the depths of her soul. Her Dantian was being torn by the demon energy, and Qin Qingyi felt as if her soul was about to be drawn out of her body.

The demon energy seemed extremely covetous of her body.

“Embrace the One, spirit energy gather inward!”

Wuwang Immortal Venerable’s explosive shout was like a basin of cold water, waking Qin Qingyi up.

The innate sword intent that Wuwang Immortal Venerable had given her before surged in her Dantian, sweeping away all the demon energy that had invaded her soul, allowing her to regain clarity.

The torment of the demon energy disappeared instantly. Qin Qingyi reacted extremely quickly, swiftly positioning the Liubai Sword in front of her, taking out the bone whip with her left hand. The two weapons, one spiritual and one demonic, formed a protective shield interwoven with spiritual and demonic energy around her. Only then was she barely able to isolate the demon energy outside.

However, this was not a long-term solution.

Qin Qingyi was shaken. She looked at the demon energy close at hand, watching it roar outside the protective shield, unwilling to give up. The demon energy constantly transformed into sharp cones, impacting the protective shield, desperately trying to destroy it.

Wuwang Immortal Venerable only then walked out of the thick demon energy fog. This demon energy did not harm her, but it made her careless, failing to discover immediately that the little fox was being suppressed and nearly lost control of her body.

Seeing that Qin Qingyi inside the protective shield was unharmed, with only some burnt marks on the hem and cuffs of her clothes from the demon energy’s corrosion, she nodded slightly with satisfaction.

“Well done.”

With such dense demon energy, anyone who reacted a bit slower would be completely corroded, swallowed, and have their soul extinguished. Now that Qin Qingyi was not injured, only appearing slightly disheveled externally, it already showed extraordinary talent.

Thinking that such an excellent prospect refused to inherit her mantle of swordsmanship, Wuwang Immortal Venerable couldn’t help but complain: “If you had converted earlier to cultivate the way of killing that I taught you, you would probably have already charged in by now, why would you be so disheveled.”

Her way of killing was the lineage she was most proud of.

In the Xuan Tian Realm, there were countless lineages, and those who cultivated the Dao were more numerous than the stars in the sky. But she was the only one who could independently create a Dao and ascend in just a few decades with the Dao she founded.

In the past, countless people bowed and scraped, begging her to pass on her Dao, and the people who hoped she would pass on her Dao to them could line up from this mountain peak to hundreds of mountains away, stubbornly guarding at the foot of the mountain just to hear her impart a few words.

Yet, this little fox was uninterested, and only reluctantly learned a little superficial knowledge of the killing Dao sword intent when she had to beg her.

If she had learned it earlier, wouldn’t she have been able to cut down those demon race minions like slicing vegetables just now outside, in the blink of an eye?

Qin Qingyi was unable to refute.

When it came to offensive power, the way of killing was indeed unmatched and unrivaled.

Just outside, she had only slightly circulated the first three levels of the killing Dao sword intent, yet she had already struck down three demon generals of equal strength.

Even after a thousand years, the way of killing independently created by Wuwang Immortal Venerable still stood proudly above the masses.

“But my Master’s Dao of逍遙 (Carefree/Freedom) is not far behind either,” Qin Qingyi retorted, sticking her neck out.

She cultivated the Dao of Carefree taught by her Master, and smoothly walked all the way to her current half-step ascension realm without obstruction.

It was evident that she was also extremely suitable for cultivating the Dao of Carefree.

“Alright, alright, cultivate whichever Dao you like, I can’t control you,” Wuwang Immortal Venerable was tired of her constant retorts and quickly interrupted her performance.

Every time it was mentioned, she would immediately refute, not allowing anyone to say anything bad about her Master, repeating the same old praises for her Master over and over again until her ears were callused.

“Alright, hurry up and move forward,” Wuwang Immortal Venerable urged her, “Your protective shield won’t last long, hurry forward and find Him first.”

Qin Qingyi composed herself, knowing that time was pressing and she couldn’t afford to waste any more.

She held the Liubai Sword in one hand and the bone whip in the other. Spiritual energy and demonic energy continuously filled the protective shield, just enough to counteract the consumption of the shield by the demon energy outside.

Wuwang Immortal Venerable also took out her Killing Sword.

It was not for any other reason, but because there was still a demon seed sealed within the Killing Sword—the very one that had previously parasitized the little fox and was later stripped off by her.

Perhaps it was fate; this demon seed was planted on the little fox by the Demon God’s head at close range, giving it a much stronger sense of the Demon God’s main body than other demon seeds.

Wuwang Immortal Venerable mostly lifted the seal on the Killing Sword. The demon seed, which had been tormented to the brink of death by the Killing Dao sword intent, suddenly lost its heavy restraints. The surrounding demon energy, surging like waves, was greedily absorbed by the demon seed the moment it approached, like a sponge, even sucking the surroundings into a vortex.

With the demon energy, the demon seed seemed to think it could resist again, accumulating strength and constantly impacting the seal on the Killing Sword.

“Hmm?” Wuwang Immortal Venerable cast a glance at it. Upon discovering the restless demon seed in the Killing Sword, a powerful sword intent immediately pressed down on it.

With just one move, the demon seed was beaten back to its original state.

“Disgusting thing, it still wants to resist at this point,” Wuwang Immortal Venerable’s eyes showed disgust.

This thing had harmed countless cultivators, and even her Junior Sister was nearly obliterated because of it. If it weren’t still useful now, she truly wanted to crush it into dust right away.

Qin Qingyi tried to talk her out of it, which somewhat dampened Wuwang Immortal Venerable’s anger.

Walking forward under the increasingly thick demon energy, Qin Qingyi once again felt the pressure she had experienced before the Moon Lake.

This meant they were getting close.

After pushing open another door, the chilling sensation of being spied upon by the Demon God, which she had felt before at the Moon Lake, gradually crept up her ankles again. This time, even the innate sword intent could not block this feeling of discomfort.

Looking at Wuwang Immortal Venerable beside her, who didn’t react much, Qin Qingyi took a deep breath and continued to walk forward.

Strictly speaking, she had not yet entered the true center of the Moon Lake Catacomb; she was still traversing through the labyrinthine passages outside the catacomb.

“This place used to be magnificent. Any good thing or treasure that I found, I would put it in this catacomb. Now it’s dilapidated.”

Wuwang Immortal Venerable sighed as she walked, looking around with deep regret.

They did not encounter any more demon generals along the way, but her pace became slower and heavier. Her knees felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and even lifting her foot required great effort.

Until, subtle rustling sounds gradually emerged in the silent catacomb passage.

Qin Qingyi didn’t dare to be careless. She immediately stopped, vigilantly looking ahead.

Wuwang Immortal Venerable also stopped. She looked at the Killing Sword. The demon seed inside the seal was extremely excited at the moment, almost forgetting Wuwang Immortal Venerable’s warning from a moment ago, wanting to jump out and cause trouble again.

The rustling sounds were getting closer and closer. Qin Qingyi’s heart beat faster and faster. She tightened her grip on her weapon, staring intently at the passage ahead.

Until, a dark shadow appeared ahead.

The dark shadow was as swift as the wind. Before Qin Qingyi could see clearly, it directly lunged at her. The demon energy was dense, clearly indicating that its strength was not to be underestimated.

Fortunately, Qin Qingyi was prepared. She swung the bone whip to block the opponent’s probing attack. In the next moment, the Liubai Sword unhesitatingly thrust out, cutting off its demon claw.

The dark shadow instantly fell silent.

The severed section fell to the ground, and the other end quickly fled back into the darkness as if it felt pain.

The battle ended in an instant.

Qin Qingyi looked down and only then saw clearly that this was no demon claw on the ground, but a section of a tentacle.

A deep red, bumpy, and even heavily rotted tentacle that emitted a foul stench. After being severed by Qin Qingyi, that section of the tentacle bounced on the ground a few times before finally falling still.

Qin Qingyi frowned: “This thing looks somewhat familiar.”

“Of course, it looks familiar. This is the same thing that dragged you into the blood pool at Blackwater Cliff back then,” Wuwang Immortal Venerable explained to her. “But since you’ve seen the tentacles, you must not be far from Him.”

Qin Qingyi nodded and continued to walk forward.

After this, the situation was no longer peaceful. More and more tentacles blocked her path along the way.

These things were extremely flexible. Moreover, later on, there were dozens, even scores, attacking her, filling the passage completely.

But they were only tentacles. Although numerous, their strength was not great. Therefore, apart from being troublesome, they did not consume too much energy.

The spiritual and demonic energy in Qin Qingyi’s body circulated continuously, so she didn’t consume much.

However, the deeper she walked, the more she felt something was wrong.

So many demon generals were guarding outside when she entered, which meant that the Demon Race had entered this Moon Lake Catacomb before her and had probably already found the Demon God.

But since entering the stone door, apart from these tentacles, she hadn’t seen a single demon general, let alone a demon king.

With so many demon kings in the Xuan Tian Realm, she didn’t believe that not a single demon king from the Demon Race had come in.

After repelling another wave of tentacles, Qin Qingyi did not stop. She directly followed the root of the severed tentacle and plunged into the darkness.

Seeing her do this, Wuwang Immortal Venerable knew she had an idea in mind, so she didn’t delay and rushed in close behind.

But soon, she couldn’t keep up.

Qin Qingyi’s speed was too fast, and the passage seemed to be alive. Before long, Wuwang Immortal Venerable couldn’t find her trace anymore.

Something is wrong!

She lost her!

Wuwang Immortal Venerable looked at the darkness gradually encroaching upon her surroundings, and angrily brandished her sword.

“Damn beast!”

She finally realized that the tentacles were deliberately luring Qin Qingyi, leading her away from her!

Truly insidious!

The tentacles quietly approached Wuwang Immortal Venerable, but before they could touch the hem of her clothes, they were shredded into minced meat by her monstrous killing intent.

The tentacles instantly retracted. Having suffered a loss at Wuwang Immortal Venerable’s hands, they no longer dared to approach her, but just lurked around menacingly, trapping her here.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Qin Qingyi hadn’t realized that Wuwang Immortal Venerable behind her had not kept up.

Since she entered the catacomb, the whispers in her ears had never stopped. Even though the innate sword intent protected her soul in her Dantian, it couldn’t block this pervasive demonic sound.

It was also due to the interference of this demonic speech that the determination in Qin Qingyi’s eyes deepened until—

Until she followed the tentacle roots into a dead end.

The tentacles disappeared into the darkness, leaving her here.

Qin Qingyi seemed to have just sobered up. When she looked around, her frown deepened.

She had been too eager just now.

“Little fox, why are you so persistent?”

A smiling, unfamiliar female voice came from all directions, putting Qin Qingyi on high alert.

“Who are you?” Qin Qingyi pursed her lips and asked loudly.

But in fact, she already vaguely had the answer in her heart.

“I am, of course…”

“The very purpose of your journey.”