I Reloaded the Save File! [Transmigration] - Chapter 68

How to kill a sword cultivator who had been in the Spirit Transformation stage for many years? This was a question worthy of deep consideration.

Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi selectively accepted two missions that required them to travel to the central region, and then quietly followed behind Xuan Min.

To avoid being detected by Xuan Min, the two did not follow too closely, maintaining a distance of about a hundred li (approx. 50 km). This distance would require some time even for sword flight, making it impossible for them to be discovered.

What if they lose track of him at a distance of one hundred li?

This was naturally impossible. When tracking Xuan Min before, although Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi didn’t attack him, they didn’t do nothing. After all, it was not difficult for the two of them to leave a small tracking mark on him during the surveillance process.

Because Xuan Min was out to deal with a demonic cultivator this time, Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi were not in a hurry to strike. While Xuan Min was halted, the two were cultivating and advancing their relationship.

After all, Dual Cultivation was genuinely effective, and both of them could trust the other one hundred percent, which led to a rapid increase in their cultivation speed.

About half a month later, Xuan Min arrived at the location where he needed to execute his mission. According to the intelligence, the demonic cultivator had a palace deep in the mountains. Under his command were about a hundred Nascent Soul and Golden Core stage demonic cultivators, helping him capture people in various places.

Xuan Min was very confident in his strength, so after locating the demonic cultivator, he immediately cleaved open the barrier near the palace with a single sword strike, ignored the low-cultivation minions, and directly confronted his mission target.

“Who sent you?” The Spirit Transformation stage demonic cultivator had a delicate, effeminate appearance. His complexion looked somewhat pale and withered, with the only splash of color being his blood-stained lips.

“You are not worthy to know who I am.” Seeing the shriveled corpses of cultivators nearby, Xuan Min showed an expression of disgust.

Demonic cultivators truly lived in the ancient era, still practicing cultivation by sucking the fresh blood of cultivators. How despicable.

Perhaps Xuan Min’s disdainful look was too obvious, and the demonic cultivator on the main seat was instantly enraged. He let out a shriek, summoning many gray-black figures that encircled Xuan Min.

Xuan Min frowned at the black shadows. If he was not mistaken, these were cultivated from the soul bodies of cultivators. If he attacked them, those cultivators would be instantly annihilated, losing any chance of reincarnation.

“A cultivator of the righteous path. I want to see what the so-called righteous path cultivator will do,” the effeminate man laughed harshly, his voice grating and unpleasant.

Xuan Min merely snorted coldly, immediately drawing his sword and dispersing the black shadows. He was indeed a righteous cultivator, but he would not let himself be injured out of consideration for these soul bodies.

They were dead anyway. Instead of being refined into such ghastly things by a demonic cultivator and controlled to harm others, it was better for him to grant them their release.

Seeing Xuan Min ruthlessly tear the soul bodies to shreds, the effeminate man couldn’t help but tsk. He hadn’t expected the arrival of a hard-hearted cultivator this time.

But it didn’t matter. What just happened was only an appetizer. The main course was next.

“Xuan Min should be fighting the demonic cultivator,” Zuo Wuyi closed her eyes and sensed. “The opponent’s strength is not bad, but he hasn’t tempered his bloodline much. He’s a demonic cultivator who takes the path of a spellcaster.”

“How long will it take Xuan Min to finish him?” Mo Xiao asked. She planned to strike after Xuan Min dealt with the demonic cultivator. That way, they would have the advantage in the battle.

“It’s hard to say. Let’s maintain our distance and observe first,” Zuo Wuyi said. “I can sense the demonic cultivator’s condition. We’ll act according to the situation.”

Although this plan had the suspicion of taking advantage of a weakened opponent, the situation had already reached this point—it was a matter of life or death. Who still cared about taking advantage?

The demonic cultivator had been entrenched in this area for a long time. His strength might not have matched Xuan Min’s, but he had a multitude of strange tricks, forcing a half-day struggle with Xuan Min.

“Hahaha, I found your secret!” Just as the demonic cultivator was about to be defeated, he suddenly burst into laughter. He didn’t dodge, letting Xuan Min’s sword pass through his body, and extended his limbs, firmly embracing Xuan Min.

“I smell it, the scent of a demonic seed on you.” After saying this, the demonic cultivator immediately self-detonated his physical body.

The demonic cultivator knew very well that Xuan Min’s injuries only looked severe, but they hadn’t fundamentally damaged him. So, he chose not to flee but exploited this vulnerability, rushing directly into Xuan Min’s Sea of Consciousness.

“How dare you!” Xuan Min reacted quickly, retreating a hundred meters almost instantly. But even so, his Sea of Consciousness was impacted, and the demonic seed that had been sealed inside began to stir.

“Something seems wrong. Xuan Min has a demonic seed! It was converted from an inner demon!” Zuo Wuyi’s eyes were filled with shock. Their plan was only to implant a demonic energy seed after the fact! How did Xuan Min get afflicted without them even striking yet?

“Demonic seed?” Mo Xiao subconsciously frowned. “Will Xuan Min become a demon?”

Zuo Wuyi was somewhat uncertain. “I can’t be sure, but if Xuan Min becomes a demon, it would be a very tricky situation for us. Demonic possession will make him even more insane.”

Mo Xiao looked at Zuo Wuyi. “Should we strike now?”

Zuo Wuyi nodded. “Now is the best time, regardless of whether Xuan Min is possessed by a demon or not.”

Since they had decided to strike, they had to be fast. Once they started, there could be no wasted words.

Zuo Wuyi kept the golden rule that the villain dies from talking too much in mind. After changing their appearances, she immediately released all the demonic energy in her body, leading with a killing blow.

Xuan Min reacted instantly. Almost at the moment Zuo Wuyi revealed her killing intent, he raised his sword to block.

Bang— The clash of weapons. Zuo Wuyi’s killing blow was blocked by Xuan Min! But Zuo Wuyi hadn’t come alone! As she struck, Mo Xiao attacked from a very tricky angle.

Xuan Min only had one sword. He couldn’t simultaneously block two powerful attacks, so he could only choose to retreat, evading Mo Xiao’s attack at the cost of his arm being wounded.

“Why are there two more demonic cultivators?” Xuan Min’s face slightly changed. He inwardly cursed the person who issued the mission. How did he gather his intelligence?! There were clearly three Spirit Transformation stage demonic cultivators! Why was only one recorded on the ledger!

Xuan Min’s expression was not good. Although he was not severely injured, his spiritual energy was largely depleted in the previous entanglement. Facing two Spirit Transformation stage demonic cultivators now, he didn’t have much chance of winning.

Upon discovering that Xuan Min was injured, Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi moved even faster. They struck while the iron was hot, no longer holding back and attacking with full force.

If Xuan Min had been at his peak, he might have been able to defend against the fierce attacks of the two. Unfortunately, he was currently in a state where both his body and soul were injured. He couldn’t hold on for long, and the number of wounds on his body grew steadily.

As they fought, Xuan Min noticed something was wrong. He found that the moves of the two felt somewhat familiar. Several of the stances gave him a sense of déjà vu.

“Who exactly are you?” A suspicion flashed through Xuan Min’s mind. A preposterous guess began to form in his heart. “Why do you use the sword techniques of the Dao Seeking Sect!”

Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi exchanged a glance. It seemed the opponent had recognized them. But it didn’t matter. As long as he died, no one would ever know this matter!

Since Xuan Min had already sensed something was wrong, Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi simply threw caution to the wind, no longer deliberately avoiding the unique sword techniques of the Dao Seeking Sect. Their offensive instantly surged.

Seeing the increasing number of wounds on Xuan Min, it seemed that if Mo Xiao and Zuo Wuyi put in just a little more effort, they could successfully take care of the opponent.

But Xuan Min was, after all, an established sword cultivator, and the luck on his body had not completely disappeared. Sensing the fatal danger, his cultivation realm surprisingly began to loosen, giving him the feeling of an impending breakthrough.

Zuo Wuyi couldn’t help but tsk. After a brief exchange of glances with Mo Xiao, she abandoned defense, coating her sword with blood essence imbued with demonic energy. Relying on continuous offense, she slowly delivered demonic energy into Xuan Min’s body.

As someone with the bloodline of a Demon Venerable, the demonic energy on Zuo Wuyi was extremely overbearing. In less than a quarter of an hour, Xuan Min’s cultivation began to regress. His aura became chaotic, and the demonic seed completely broke through his control, beginning to devour his cultivation.

“Now! Don’t hold back!” Zuo Wuyi said, directly meeting Xuan Min’s sword. At the cost of having her arm pierced, she thoroughly struck through Xuan Min’s dantian.

If Xuan Min truly became a demon, it would be tricky for the two of them. Therefore, the best solution was to eliminate him during the process of his demonic transformation.

Xuan Min gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot, shouting out her name word by word. “Zuo… Wu… Yi…” “Tsk. You finally recognized me,” Zuo Wuyi said, pulling out her sword and stabbing him again, as if recreating the final scene of their previous life.

Of course, the present was different from the previous life. She had Mo Xiao by her side. She would not choose to perish with Xuan Min but would kill him while preserving herself.

Before Xuan Min could self-detonate, Mo Xiao deftly pulled out the opponent’s Divine Soul. After annihilating the consciousness within, she directly devoured the remaining energy.

Zuo Wuyi clutched her arm, panting heavily. “Xuan Min, is Xuan Min dead? Did any part of his soul escape?”

Mo Xiao shook her head. “I can sense the world’s luck now. Although it’s very little, the luck is already gravitating towards me.”

In this world, the Female and Male Leads held the most luck. Only after Xuan Min was completely dead would the luck choose someone else.

“Hoo—then, have we resolved all the issues?” Zuo Wuyi felt a sense of powerlessness, immediately relaxing her body and leaning against Mo Xiao’s chest.

Mo Xiao hummed in agreement, then placed her hand on Zuo Wuyi’s arm, using the demonic power in her body to help her recover from her injuries.

“Then we have nothing to worry about anymore…” Zuo Wuyi still felt a sense of unreality. Something that took her hundreds of years of effort in the previous life was resolved in just a few decades in this second chance.

Mo Xiao seriously considered the situation. “The sect has lost an Elder of the Xuan generation. There will likely be some upheaval for a while, and many people will investigate his death.”

“No worries. We’ll just say he was ambushed by a demonic cultivator. After all, he was indeed killed by a demonic cultivator,” Zuo Wuyi didn’t worry about the wound on her arm anymore. She turned and immediately looped her arms around Mo Xiao’s neck, giving her an aggressive kiss.

“Once this matter is over, I want to hold a Grand Dao Ceremony with you! To announce to everyone that we are Dao Companions!” Zuo Wuyi said while catching her breath.

Mo Xiao’s aura was only slightly disrupted. Upon hearing her beloved’s words, she held Zuo Wuyi even tighter.

“Alright, I’ll pick a date when we return,” Mo Xiao readily agreed.

The moment Xuan Min died, his fate plaque left in the Dao Seeking Sect completely shattered, causing panic among the sect’s higher-ups.

“What’s going on? Xuan Min’s fate plaque—he—” The Sect Master was trembling as he spoke. “How can the demonic cultivators in the central region be so powerful!”

Xuan Shuang’s brows furrowed slightly. She understood immediately. It seemed her two disciples had won.

To be honest, Xuan Shuang’s emotions were complicated. Although she wasn’t close to Xuan Min, they were still fellow disciples. Now that he was dead, it was impossible for her not to feel anything.

“Sect Master, the mission Elder Xuan Min accepted before his departure shows completion. The central demonic cultivator has been slain!” The Elder responsible for issuing missions said. “The mission completion and the shattering of the fate plaque happened on the same day.”

The Sect Master’s brows were tightly knit. “I intend to personally go to the central region to investigate. Who is willing to accompany me?”

“You must not, Sect Master. You need to remain in the sect to manage various affairs,” Xuan Shuang stepped forward and said. “Leave the investigation to me. My two disciples also accepted missions near the central region a while ago. I need to go look after them.”

The Sect Master hesitated. He was still only a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator. It was indeed much more appropriate for Xuan Shuang to go.

“You must act cautiously on this trip. I fear a large batch of demons may be ambushing there. Otherwise, with Junior Brother Xuan Min’s strength, he wouldn’t have fallen…” The Sect Master was still distressed and could only manage a few weak sentences.

One must know that Xuan Min’s cultivation level would be the strongest combat power in an ordinary sect. If the demonic cultivators possessed strength greater than his, it meant the opposing force had the power to annihilate the sect.

Xuan Shuang nodded. Choosing Xuan Min or choosing her two disciples—she had already made her choice a while ago.

Although she had told her two disciples to bear the consequences themselves, when the matter actually occurred, she could not just stand by.

Cleaning up the scene was not a big problem for the two of them. They only needed to slightly conceal the representative wounds on Xuan Min’s body, then use rampant demonic power to ruin the scene, and the job would be complete.

“What should we do next? Should we go straight to execute our missions, or stay around here?” Zuo Wuyi felt incredibly light after dealing with Xuan Min.

“Let’s do the missions. The sect will probably send a communication soon,” Mo Xiao held her beloved’s hand, slowly letting out a turbid breath. “We will act according to the situation then. Don’t reveal any flaws and pass this final hurdle.”

Zuo Wuyi nodded. “Okay.”