Swing the sword at the future female devil

Chapter 445 Taiqing, you have a crush on me!
"Cause and effect are reversed! Karmic obstacles arefalling you!"

hum!
A faint red causal thread instantly wrapped around the violent demon banner attack. It did not directly resist it, but rather cleverly "grafted" its attack trajectory and destructive causality onto the Red Dust Heart-Questioning Cliff itself, adding a strong karmic interference!

A cold glint flashed in Hei Taiqing's eyes, and he sneered, "A mere trick, yet you dare to show off your meager skills before me?"

boom--! ! !
The devastating magical energy slammed into the Red Dust Heart-Questioning Cliff, causing violent tremors and spatial turbulence! Although Yan Qiuxi skillfully diverted most of its power, the terrifying shockwave still swept over!

This was the effect of the accumulated karmic force of the mortal world over thousands of years at the Red Dust Questioning Cliff. Yan Qiuxi cleverly used the principle of using minimal force to deflect a great weight, temporarily blocking Taiqing's attack.

Outside, Yan Qiuxi desperately tried to stop it, while inside, the avatar of cause and effect sensed the impending crisis. The entire illusion suddenly trembled violently. Spiderweb-like cracks appeared in the sky, and distant stars went out one after another—the illusion was collapsing!
The attack on the Cliff of Inquiry into the Mortal World naturally sent a message back to the illusion created by the Mirror of Mortal World. Many cultivators who were training and gaining insights within the illusion noticed the change and withdrew from it.

"What happened? Why is there an earthquake?"

"Damn it! I finally got a perfect start by rolling the dice and became Master Hu in the illusion, how could my beautiful dream be shattered!"

"You're lucky... I just experienced someone testing me with their beauty... and I was jolted awake... Damn it, I'll never forgive this scoundrel!"

The cultivators, jolted awake from their illusion, clamored to make this insolent fellow pay the price, much like a scene from an internet cafe where the power had been pulled and everyone jumped to their feet. However, Taiqing merely glanced at them coldly, and their arrogance immediately subsided.

"Holy crap, am I seeing things? Isn't that the ancient witch who slaughtered the Shu Mountain sect and went on a killing spree at Longhu Mountain? What's she doing at the Zen sect?"

"Damn it, this witch is so persistent..."

Within the illusion, Yan Qiuxi's causal avatar suddenly pressed her hand to her chest, her golden light flickering erratically. "She's attacking your true form!"

"I don't think I can hold out much longer outside... I need to get out of here as soon as possible!"

Upon hearing this, Duan Huaige didn't have time to ask any more questions and hurriedly prepared to leave. At this moment, Bai Taiqing called out to him.

"Did I let you go?"

Taiqing said calmly, "You just asked me so many questions, it's probably not appropriate to just leave now."

"If I were to intervene, I could still manage to keep you here."

"Time is of the essence, I can only answer one question right now," Duan Huaige said through gritted teeth. "Ask whatever you want, your corrupted form is about to kill me..."

Bai Taiqing took a deep breath and slowly asked, "I want to know... what I'll be like after I turn evil?"

"Your reason for turning evil... um? What does turning evil look like?"

Duan Huaige had prepared himself for Tai Qing's questions. In his view, all she wanted to know was the reason for her descent into darkness and how to avoid a tragic ending. But instead, she asked... what he would be like after he turned to the dark side?

Duan Huaige hesitated for a moment, but finally answered honestly, "After you turned evil, you became ruthless, extremely bloodthirsty, cunning, and unscrupulous. Slaughtering sects and annihilating families was commonplace for you, and you would destroy realms and annihilate domains if you were even slightly offended."

Bai Taiqing remained silent for a long time, seemingly still immersed in Duan Huaige's description and unable to come back to his senses. At this moment, Yan Qiuxi could no longer wait and immediately grabbed Duan Huaige's hand to leave the illusion.

“Tell my future self, I will…” A flash of golden light, and the rift closed completely. Within the Yao Guang Domain of the Tianxuan Holy Land, only the violent aftershocks of energy, spatial rifts, and Bai Taiqing with an extremely complicated expression remained.

"Kunlun Ruins...an ancient battlefield...the road to all the heavens and myriad worlds..." Bai Taiqing murmured softly, his cold eyes gazing at the deep starry sky of the Yao Guang Domain, where endless secrets and...possibilities seemed to be hidden.

She slowly raised her hand, a thin thread of cause and effect swirling around her fingertips. This was her deepest, most hidden secret, never before revealed to anyone, and the other foundation of her power.

"The Dao of Cause and Effect... cannot be tolerated by Heaven and Earth?" A faint, yet chilling, smile curved her lips, her eyes growing increasingly profound. "Perhaps... what is unacceptable is never the Dao itself..."

……

"boom--"

The moment Duan Huaige's true form suddenly opened his eyes, Taiqing's oppressive aura was already upon him. Yan Qiuxi's barrier of mortal karma shattered like glass, and the chilling demonic energy of the Heavenly Demon Emperor's Soul Banner almost swallowed him up.

Before Duan Huaige could even think about whether Bai Taiqing had left them any words, he was now facing a life-or-death crisis!

"The Landscape Map, appear!"

He bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood essence. The scroll of landscape painting unfolded, devouring all the chilling demonic energy of the Heavenly Demon Emperor's Soul Banner. It was a pity that he could not openly use the Human Emperor Banner in front of many cultivators during the battles outside. Otherwise, this demonic energy would not only pose no threat to him, but could also become nourishment for the Human Emperor Banner.

The oppressive aura of Taiqing caused all the Zen practitioners to turn pale at the mere mention of it, and several Arhats deep within the Zen sect slowly opened their eyes.

“Amitabha, our Zen school is destined to face this calamity... Gentlemen, it is time for us to contribute to the school.”

"With the birth of the Lord of Cause and Effect, our Zen school will surely flourish! Today, let us use our crippled bodies to pave a bright path for Zen."

The chanting of Buddhist hymns drifted over, causing Taiqing to furrow her brow almost imperceptibly. She glanced at a stone forest deep within the Zen Buddhist area, a cruel smile playing on her lips.

Ha, interesting... A bunch of old bald monks, are they really not afraid of death?

Without those ants from the military wielding the divine artifacts from Kunlun Ruins, who in this vast Zen sect could harm me? Who would dare to harm me?

The Zen school is in grave danger! These four words have taken on everyone's mind and have become a universally acknowledged fact. As for whether the Zen school will be destroyed like the Shushan school or experience a turnaround like the Longhushan school, no one has a clear answer.

Duan Huaige knew very well that although he was now a Golden Core Ancestor with the Mountain and River Map and the Human Emperor Banner in his hands, Taiqing would definitely not be able to kill him easily... But although he could escape, Chanzong could not.

Now that things have come to this, perhaps we can use the information we obtained from Bai Taiqing to fabricate a lie and deceive Taiqing!
Duan Huaige pondered, having already made up his mind. He then spoke in a deep voice, "Taiqing, we meet again. I originally thought you were targeting me because I repeatedly ruined your plans… I never expected that this time you would actually take the initiative to enter the illusion and become my husband…"

"Admit it, Taiqing, you have a crush on me!"

Yan Qiuxi: ?

Onlookers: ? ?

Little Jiang the Demon King, who had just arrived at the entrance of the Zen Temple intending to pretend to bump into Duan Huaige: ? ? ?
Duan Huaige, with your birth, what are you going to do to my corrupted mentor!
(End of this chapter)