None of the cultivators present had expected the Demon Cult’s Dharma Protector to break into Wenxian City. Today was the last day that Wenxian Terrace would be open, and of the Ten* Great Sects, only Jiutian Sect had yet to leave.
TN: I double-checked and yes, author went from nine to ten sects
Some cultivators went to rescue the injured ordinary people in the city, while those with outstanding cultivation surrounded the Demon Cult’s Dharma Protector to prevent him from going berserk and harming ordinary people again.
The Demon Cult acted ruthlessly and did things based on their whims without considering the consequences. At the moment, there were countless ordinary people in the city, and the other party was also holding a little girl hostage. They did not dare to risk people’s lives.
When they saw the little girl take out a butcher’s knife from her sleeve and stab it into the waist of the Demon Cult’s Dharma Protector, everyone was shocked.
Could the waist of a Demon Cult’s Dharma Protector be pierced by an ordinary butcher’s knife?
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After the shock, everyone’s heart sank. This little girl’s life could not be saved…
The next moment, everyone saw the little girl pull out the butcher’s knife that was stabbed in the waist of the Demon Cult’s Dharma Protector with lightning speed, and then she jumped down from the sword.
At the moment she jumped down, her resolute cry echoed in the air: “I’d rather die than submit to demons!”
Everyone was shocked and regretful as they watched the Demon Cult’s Dharma Protector continuously bleed from his waist.
Even a little girl would rather fight to the death in front of the demon, so what do they have to fear?
The Demon Cult’s Dharma Protector clutched his bleeding waist, his heart filled with terror. In the Demon Realm, he was a top-ten expert. Whether it was a demon cultivator or one of these human cultivators, they all feared him to some extent.
With his cultivation, ordinary magic weapons couldn’t hurt him at all, let alone an ordinary butcher’s knife without any spiritual energy.
However, it was such an ordinary butcher’s knife that broke through his true form. Even more terrifying was that this butcher’s knife was extremely strange. His cultivation base seemed to be like a flood that had burst through a dam, surging continuously towards the knife. In just three breaths, he had lost most of his cultivation base.
What kind of sinister magic weapon was this?!
He watched as the woman who had stabbed him pulled the knife out, but he could only clutch his wound and watch her escape, unable to stop her.
He instantly understood that these self-proclaimed righteous immortal cultivators were actually harboring sinister intentions. This was clearly a conspiracy against him. What nonsense about an incompetent, cowardly, and filthy mortal? That was clearly a high-level immortal cultivator in disguise.
“You incompetent rats!” The Demon Cult’s Dharma Protector’s eyes were bloodshot with hatred. “Today, I will die under your conspiracy, but in the future, the Demon Realm will definitely fight you to the death.”
“Demon, cease your rampage!” a highly cultivated immortal cultivator roared. “You have trespassed into Wenxian City and harmed innocent civilians. Your crimes are unforgivable!”
The Demon Cult’s Dharma Protector looked down at the humans fleeing in panic with disdain. In his eyes, these ordinary people who couldn’t cultivate were no different from the dirt and gravel beneath his feet. Only these sanctimonious immortal cultivators would pretend to be benevolent and righteous in front of these ordinary people.
The immortal cultivator who had rebuked him saw that the Demon Cult’s Dharma Protector was incorrigible, so he went to fight him with his magic weapon. In an instant, sparks flew in the sky, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and various magic weapons and talismans fought together, even the sky dimmed a few degrees.
“They’re fighting.” Chang He and Luo Yan, who had been lying on the ground pretending to be dead, crawled over to Daoist Mo, who was also pretending to be dead. The master and his two disciples huddled behind a pile of rocks, cautiously observing the battle.
“This Demon Cult’s Dharma Protector seems a bit weak.” Elder Mo repeatedly stuck his head out and quickly retracted it. “Changshou Palace is good at medicine, not combat. The Changshou Palace Elder is still able to fight him on equal footing. Tsk, tsk, tsk. My disciples must remember to keep a low profile when you’re out and about. People like this, who aren’t very capable but act arrogantly, always die sooner.”
“Master, that demon’s kidney is still spurting blood. It’s been spurting for so long, but he’s still not dead. His life is really tough.” Chang He sighed. “No wonder people say that scourges will last for a thousand years.”
“Master, Senior Brother.” Luo Yan couldn’t help but ask, “Where did Junior Brother and Junior Sister go?”
“I’m here.”
The three of them turned their heads at the same time and saw Zhi You standing behind them with his back straight.
They were stunned at first, then they grabbed him and pulled him down to crouch. “Quick, crouch down, crouch down.”
Zhi You silently crouched behind the three of them, but his crouching posture was a bit stiff.
“Junior Brother Zhi You, where did you just fall?” Chang He noticed that there was a lot of mud on Zhi You’s robe. “Did you see Junior Sister Jiu Hui?”
Zhi You lowered his head and glanced at the hem of his robe, silent for a moment. “There was a small ditch where I fell just now, Jiu Hui…”
“Senior Brother Chang He, I’m here!” A hand cautiously emerged from a pile of weeds not far away, followed by half a head. Jiu Hui looked around carefully before hunching over and running to hide beside Elder Mo.
Luo Yan noticed that Jiu Hui had changed her dress and her hair was wet and hanging down her back. She asked with concern, “Junior Sister, are you okay?”
“I just now…”
“You just fell on the ground and tore your clothes, so you changed into a new outfit? Little girl, you’re quite fond of beauty.” Elder Mo chuckled as he pulled out a bag of snacks from his sleeve. “Come, come, have some snacks to calm your nerves.”
“Is this a pastry from the Wenxing School?” Luo Yan reached out and took a piece. “When did you get it?”
Elder Mo avoided his disciple’s inquiring gaze and gave a few dry coughs.
“It’s really delicious.” Jiu Hui took a bite and looked at the broken boat in the distance with some regret. “It would be great if the Wenxing School’s flying boat hadn’t broken down.”
“Alas.” The four of them sighed in unison.
Zhi You took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands and then: “……”
“Zhi You, aren’t you going to have some snacks?” Jiu Hui turned her head to look at him.
He looked at the crumbled pastry in Elder Mo’s hand and silently put his handkerchief back into his sleeve. “I’m not hungry.”
“Then we’ll help you eat this.” Jiu Hui took another pastry and looked up at the sky while eating, “Are they not done fighting yet?”
As soon as the words left her mouth, they heard the demon let out a miserable cry and fell straight down from mid-air, crashing heavily in front of the five of them, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Jiu Hui, Elder Mo, Luo Yan, and Chang He jumped away with lightning speed, protecting the snacks in their hands. “It’s okay, it’s okay. Not dirty.”
Zhi You watched the four people who ran two zhang away, then looked down at the demon at his feet. The demon’s luxurious black robe was already covered in blood and dust, and the wounds on his chest and waist were still bleeding.
At that moment, the demon who seemed to have lost all vitality suddenly opened his eyes, his blood-red pupils filled with madness and ruthlessness.
Even if he died, he would take someone with him!
Unfortunately, before the demon could self-destruct his dantian, an icy sword pierced it. He looked at the old man who had ambushed him, his eyes filled with unwillingness.
He had been roaming the immortal and demon realms for many years, but he had actually died at the hands of such an incompetent person.
“It is everyone’s responsibility to eliminate demons and uphold the Dao.” Elder Mo looked at the demon who died with his eyes wide open and pulled out his sword. “Those who do evil will eventually be punished.”
“Master, is the demon dead?” Jiu Hui took small steps to Elder Mo’s side and kicked the demon with her toe. Seeing that he didn’t react, she circled him twice. “Elder, I read in a storybook that those with high cultivation can leave their bodies when others are off guard. Should we…”
She pointed at the demon’s head, then hid behind Elder Mo in fear.
Chang He and Luo Yan gave Jiu Hui a thumbs up.
If one did not eliminate the grass by the roots, it would grow again when the spring breeze blow. As expected of the junior sister who has a connection with their Wangshu Pavilion.
Chang He: “Rest assured, Master’s sword has shattered his spiritual platform. Forget about his primordial spirit leaving his body, he doesn’t even have the chance to reincarnate.”
Luo Yan: “This sword has a talisman personally refined by the sect master, which is specifically designed to restrain the primordial spirit.”
Elder Mo nodded with a smile. “It’s very good that you have such a forward-thinking idea.”
“Thank you for the compliment, Elder.” Jiu Hui blushed and smiled shyly. “My elders repeatedly reminded me of this before I left home.”
Zhi You looked at the empty dantian on the demon’s body. Seeing that the blood was about to flow to his feet, he moved two steps to the side.
The wind blew his sleeves as he watched the four people discussing the precautions for the complete eradication of the demon beside the demon’s corpse. He closed his eyes silently.
When the other cultivators arrived, they saw the corpse of the demon whose dantian had another hole in it, and the body dead as a door nail. They fell silent for a moment.
“The demon has been executed. I wonder which sect will handle the disposal of his remains?” The Changshou Palace Elder who had defeated the demon put away his magic treasure and looked at the crowd around him. As an immortal cultivator who specialized in medicine, he did not want to deal with the complicated aftermath.
“The demon just now was looking for my Jiutian Sect’s Daoist Master Yin Ji , so I might as well hand over his corpse to my humble sect.” The people from Jiutian Sect stepped forward.
No one objected, and they were about to hand over the body to the Jiutian Sect when a stern shout came from the air.
“Hold on!”
Two female cultivators dressed in colorful, flowing robes descended from the sky. They ignored the people from the Jiutian Sect and cupped their hands in a salute to the crowd. “Since this matter involves Daoist Master Yin Ji, we cannot hand over the demon’s corpse to the Jiutian Sect before the truth is revealed. Although the Qinglan School is not particularly talented, we would like to contribute our efforts to eliminating demons and upholding the Dao.”
“The demon was slain, and only then did your esteemed sect arrive. You truly contributed a great deal.” A disciple of the Jiutian Sect said, “The affairs of the Jiutian Sect do not require the interference of the Qinglan School.”
“What a joke, is this just a matter for the Jiutian Sect?” The female cultivator retorted, “This demon behaved atrociously in Wenxian City, harming ordinary people. Such evil deeds should be punished by all. Is it possible that in the entire cultivation world, only your Jiutian Sect has ever done anything to eliminate demons and uphold the Dao?”
The atmosphere grew cold and tense. In the end, everyone decided to hand over the demon’s corpse to the Yuzhen Sect. The Jiutian Sect and the Qinglan School did not argue further and left separately.
The remaining sects settled the injured ordinary people and sent people to look for the little girl who had been taken hostage by the demon earlier. After searching and inquiring repeatedly without finding her, they had no choice but to leave.
“Elder, are we not taking a flying boat?” Jiu Hui asked, her eyes full of regret as she watched the Wenxing School members leave on their flying swords.
“No problem, we can ride the gourd back.” Elder Mo took out the gourd from his waist: “Riding the gourd is great, we can enjoy the scenery along the way.”
The five of them climbed onto the gourd. Luo Yan looked behind them and said, “Someone is spying on us.”
Jiu Hui looked back and saw a young man standing under the green-tiled eaves of a shop. Seeing her looking over, the young man cupped his hands in a bow, almost bowing his head to the ground.
Jiu Hui was slightly taken aback, then she smiled.
When the young man straightened up, the gourd had already flown far away. He looked up at the blue sky, hoping that this young lady would have a smooth journey and ascend to immortality soon.
“Erlang, your mother is calling you home for dinner!”
“Coming!”
Wenxian City grew smaller and smaller in Jiu Hui’s eyes until it was out of sight. She sat cross-legged on the gourd, recalling the rivalry between Jiutian Sect and Qinglan School, and asked curiously, “Senior Brother, Senior Sister, Jiutian Sect and Qinglan School don’t seem to get along very well?”
“It’s not just bad.” Chang He and Luo Yan were both interested when they mentioned these old sect matters: “It’s simply the worst.”
“Don’t look at how bad they are now. A few hundred years ago, their sect masters were still an unmarried couple.”
“Really?” Jiu Hui’s eyes widened, and even Zhi You turned his head slightly in their direction.
“It is said that on a certain day a few hundred years ago, the two of them went out together and met a woman along the way. The three of them traveled to famous mountains and rivers, and had a wonderful time. Later, they discovered that the woman was a yao.”
Jiu Hui suddenly realized, “Did the man change his mind later?”
Luo Yan smiled mysteriously. “It’s said that yaos are good at bewitching people’s hearts. If it’s just making a stinky man change his mind, how can it be considered bewitching people’s hearts?”
“Ah?!”
Author’s Note:
Qinglan School’s Sect Master: We sisters share a deep sisterly bond!
Rumors: It’s all love, we understand.