After Faking Her Death and Escaping, the Junior Sister Fell to the Demonic Path - Chapter 98

Qin Qingyi disarmed her opponent, a scene witnessed by many fighting demons, instantly boosting the morale of the Demon Tribe.

Seeing that the ignorant minor demon, as she viewed her, dared to steal her weapon and flee, Anxiya became enraged and chased after her.

But this pursuit inevitably led her deep into the heart of the Demon Tribe’s territory.

By the time she realized it, more than ten Great Demons, all close to the half-step Ascension stage, had surrounded her.

Anxiya sensed danger. Just as she was about to retreat, Qin Qingyi noticed her intention.

“Do you still want your thing?” Qin Qingyi turned her head, brandishing the bone whip in her hand. “Then come and take it yourself with your own skill.”

As Qin Qingyi spoke, she cracked the bone whip, making a whistling sound. After the flourish, she even clicked her tongue and commented, “Such a fine item is utterly wasted in your hands.”

She looked down on Anxiya from above, her eyes and words filled with loathing and contempt for the Demon Race:

“This object does not look like it belongs to your Demon Race. I just don’t know where you people stole it from, wantonly defiling such a great celestial artifact.”

Such derogatory words naturally infuriated Anxiya.

“You are courting death!”

She gathered Demonic Qi in her hand, intending to throw it at Qin Qingyi, but before she could strike, the Great Demons who were already eyeing her aggressively instantly stepped forward.

“Audacious fiend, how dare you attempt to harm our Young Mistress!”

With that, the Great Demons raised their weapons and attacked Anxiya in unison, their goal being to block her attack on Qin Qingyi.

Anxiya looked back. She was already deep in the Demon Tribe’s territory, alone and without support. Although her strength was formidable, facing so many Great Demons, she could not handle it easily.

Thus, she could only temporarily suppress the fury in her heart, staring intently at Qin Qingyi ahead, and gritted her teeth, saying, “Return this Venerable One’s possession, and I won’t bother with you.”

This was the Demon Tribe’s territory. Being too aggressive would not benefit her, so she only wanted to retrieve her weapon. That way, the Demon Tribe might show some restraint and not readily engage in a full fight.

Qin Qingyi naturally wouldn’t listen to her. She merely raised an eyebrow, glanced at her, and then turned to walk further into the Demon Tribe’s interior.

Return the item and everything will be fine?

She wasn’t a child; how could she believe such a clumsy lie?

Seeing that Qin Qingyi completely ignored her words, Anxiya’s expression darkened, but there were too many Great Demons around. Starting a fight would be extremely disadvantageous for her. After weighing the options, Anxiya could only swallow her frustration and prepare to withdraw from the Demon Tribe’s territory.

However, while she wanted to leave, the many Great Demons obviously did not want to let an incoming Demon King escape, especially upon seeing she was disarmed. The surrounding Great Demons immediately encircled Anxiya with malicious intent.

From afar, Qin Qingyi could hear the sounds of fighting coming from behind, with various spells colliding and making a huge noise.

Qin Qingyi raised an eyebrow, humming a little tune as she walked back.

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A few days later, in a secluded cave within the Demon Tribe’s territory.

Qin Qingyi had been meditating here for many days.

The room was filled with spiritual energy circling her, revolving in her Dantian and Sea of Consciousness, nourishing her meridians.

In front of her floated a bone whip, completely white and with a jade-like texture.

She had completely removed the Demonic Qi from the bone whip. The originally gray bone whip, eroded by Demonic Qi, gradually returned to its original appearance after days of being nourished by spiritual energy.

Besides being perfectly white and jade-like, the originally outward-turned, ferocious bone spurs had all retracted, only retaining the bone whip’s original shape, no longer appearing as terrifyingly sinister as it did in Anxiya’s hands.

Before long, Qin Qingyi suddenly opened her eyes. The surrounding spiritual energy was recalled, and the bone whip in front of her, losing its spiritual support, fell down.

Qin Qingyi promptly caught it, holding it in her hand to get a good feel for it.

“This object truly isn’t a possession of the Demon Race,” she said with satisfaction.

The bone whip had an extreme affinity for spiritual power. When she first obtained the bone whip, she had tested it with spiritual power, and the result naturally surprised her.

The bone whip unreservedly accepted the spiritual energy, and the section nourished by it gradually showed a faint jade glow after the Demonic Qi retreated.

Afterward, Qin Qingyi took the bone whip and came to a cave she knew well from childhood to meditate, deciding to properly refine the bone whip.

Now that it was refined, she naturally needed to find a place to test the bone whip’s power.

She walked out of the cave, looked around, and then lashed out with the whip toward a giant rock outside the cave.

She only used fifty percent of her strength.

The whip wind roared, carrying a powerful gale directly toward the giant rock. Just upon contact, the rock exploded with a boom, shattering into fine dust.

Qin Qingyi gasped sharply.

She looked at the bone whip in her hand with surprise.

“Does it really have such power?”

She murmured.

The bone whip lay obediently in her palm, its tail even shaking gently left and right, as if comforting her.

Qin Qingyi rubbed her chin, thinking that the bone whip hadn’t displayed such power in Anxiya’s hands, which further confirmed her belief that the bone whip was not a Demonic possession.

Perhaps that wretched Demon had stolen something from another cultivator in the Xuanyuan Realm and claimed it for herself, but the bone whip greatly disliked Demonic Qi, which was why it couldn’t even unleash a tenth of its power in Anxiya’s hands.

“In that case, you will be my weapon from now on.”

Qin Qingyi said to the docile bone whip.

Thinking of the numerous affairs of the Demon Tribe, Qin Qingyi dared not delay. She had already spent several days meditating. If she delayed any longer, the Demon Tribe’s government affairs would overwhelm her.

But just as she arrived at the Demon Tribe’s main hall, Qin Qingyi found it packed with demons.

When these demons saw her enter, every single pair of eyes was fixed on her.

Qin Qingyi’s heart tightened at the sight. She felt that something bad was about to happen.

But having already reached this point, turning and leaving was unrealistic. Qin Qingyi braced herself and walked inside, enduring the gazes of the crowd.

Holding her breath, as soon as she entered, she was spotted by Yan Li, who had been waiting there for her return.

“Young Mistress!” Yan Li looked anxious, clutching tightly onto the corner of Qin Qingyi’s robe. “Young Mistress, something terrible has happened at the Sword Sect.”

Something happened at the Sword Sect?!

How could the Sword Sect be in trouble? The Sect Master Uncle was there, her junior sister was a young prodigy, the Sword Sect had so many elders and disciples, plus the elders and disciples of other sects guarding it—how could anything happen?

It must be false news, right?

With the Demon Tribe currently surrounded, it was not impossible for the Demon Race to spread false news outside to confuse the Demon Tribe.

Qin Qingyi felt as if she had been hit over the head. She froze in place, and only after a long moment did she seem to regain her composure.

She slowly lowered her head and looked into Yan Li’s eyes, repeating, “The Sword Sect, is in trouble?”

She stared at Yan Li, holding onto a sliver of hope, expecting to hear from her that it was merely an unfounded rumor.

But before Yan Li could speak, another voice called out to her.

“Qingyi, come here.”

Qin Qingyi followed the voice. On the Demon Empress’s throne in the innermost part of the hall, her mother, the Demon Empress of the Demon Tribe—

Qin Boruo, was sitting on the Demon Empress’s throne, raising her eyelids to look at her.

Seeing her look up after hearing the call, Qin Boruo said again, “Qingyi, come to your mother’s side.”

Qin Qingyi forgot how she got there, only remembering that, in a daze, she walked up to her mother. Her mother stroked her head and gently told her to sit down.

“Good child.”

Qin Boruo took her hand and sat with her on the throne that belonged to the Demon King.

Only after sitting down did Qin Qingyi react, hastily wanting to stand up, but Qin Boruo pressed her back down.

“Mother?” Qin Qingyi was puzzled.

“If I tell you to sit, you sit. You are my child, the Young Mistress of the Demon Tribe, the future Demon Empress. Why can’t you sit?”

Qin Boruo’s words allowed no doubt. Qin Qingyi could only reluctantly sit obediently beside her.

However, as soon as she sat down, Qin Qingyi felt extremely uncomfortable, as if her backside and back were covered in thorns. She couldn’t help but squirm, wanting to escape.

This feeling was truly too unfamiliar to her.

Although she was the Young Mistress of the Demon Tribe, Qin Qingyi knew best that she was naturally unrestrained and unfit to bear the heavy responsibility of the Demon Tribe. If it weren’t for the current crisis forcing her to step up, she would probably still be living a carefree life at the Sword Sect.

Why didn’t her mother have a second child?

This had been Qin Qingyi’s persistent question since childhood.

But she no longer had time to ponder this question, because—

The next moment, Qin Boruo’s words exploded in her ears.

“I am about to ascend. Henceforth, the Demon Tribe shall revere my child—Qingyi, as the new Demon Empress!”

Aside from the many demons below, Qin Qingyi was utterly stunned by these words, nearly losing her mind.

“Mother?!”

She cried out in surprise.

Her mother clearly knew she was unwilling, so why now—?!

The demons below also erupted into chaos, shouting and clamoring, all unable to comprehend why the Demon Empress had suddenly announced this news.

But Qin Boruo remained calmly seated, her expression showing not a trace of change.

It was only at this moment that Qin Qingyi noticed that her mother, who should have been resting in her chamber due to severe injuries, now appeared radiant. Sitting on the Demon Empress’s throne, there was no sign of her previous severe injury.

This made Qin Qingyi feel wary.

“Mother, your injury… has healed?”

She asked softly, and Qin Boruo nodded in response.

Her mother’s injury had healed. Qin Qingyi breathed a sigh of relief. This was indeed good news.

But—

Qin Qingyi frowned. Since her mother’s injury had healed, why was she still abdicating the throne to her, knowing Qin Qingyi’s unwillingness?

Just as she was about to speak again, she looked up and found her mother watching her.

She was looking at her with a look of attachment and reluctance, staring fixedly, as if to engrave her into her heart and bone marrow.

This look…

She had seen it before.

Her Master had looked at her like this before ascending.

Qin Qingyi’s breathing quickened. She didn’t want to confirm that answer, even panicking and wanting to evade it.

No, it couldn’t be, how could it…

But Qin Boruo looked at her and finally spoke slowly.

“Qingyi, Mother is about to ascend. From now on, you are the ruler of the Demon Tribe.”

“Impossible!” Qin Qingyi suddenly interrupted her, shaking her head frantically, as if denying Qin Boruo’s words.

“Mother, your injury has just healed, how could you ascend so quickly—”

Halfway through the sentence, Qin Qingyi’s remaining words caught in her throat.

She couldn’t speak another word.

Because a golden light, only seen on those about to ascend, was gradually appearing on Qin Boruo’s body. The golden light shimmered, visible to all the demons in the entire hall.

It was at this moment that the originally clamorous hall suddenly fell silent.

Thunder clouds rolled in the sky, a rumbling sound echoing non-stop. It was clear that the heavens had sensed the soon-to-be transcending cultivator and were currently brewing the Ascension Lightning Tribulation.

Perhaps because no one had ascended in the Xuanyuan Realm for a thousand years, and the recent ascension attempts were too concentrated, the thunder clouds in the sky seemed a little confused. At this moment, they were only tentatively splitting an occasional bolt of lightning down, as if confirming whether the transcender was at this location.

Inside the hall, there was silence.

Qin Boruo sat at the head and finally spoke again.

“The Sword Sect sent a message. The Demon Race is launching a major offensive. Now, most of the Sword Sect has fallen, and the Sword Sect Master was also injured as a result. In this time of chaos, she sent a message to me, telling me everything about the matter of ascension.”

Upon hearing this, many Great Demons below raised their heads, their eyes shining.

Qin Boruo naturally knew what they wanted to know.

Previously, the Demon Tribe only knew that being host to a demonic seed could lead to ascension, but the details were completely unknown, and they had lost several Great Demons because of it. Now that she had the complete method, she had no intention of keeping it a secret.

“The method of ascension, I will announce it to the entire tribe an hour from now. However—”

Qin Boruo’s eyes sharpened, and the imposing pressure of impending ascension pressed down on all the Great Demons below.

“I demand that you all swear an oath: after this Venerable One ascends, you shall revere Qingyi as your Empress. Her edict is above all else.”