I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 217 Escape (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

When Jiang Yi heard the sparrow chirping, she looked up and saw Lan Shuiyan crash headfirst into the tortoise shell formation and fall heavily onto the table in front of her.

The swallow's beak was stained with blood; it was dead!
When the master dies, the servant dies; that is to say...

Lin Xiyue is dead!
This thought struck like a thunderbolt. Jiang Yi waved his hand to take away the Lan Shui Yan from the table, and without hesitation used the Shadow Transformation Technique, leaving behind a wooden puppet illusion, which disappeared from the spot in the blink of an eye.

Fortunately, she is now cultivating the complete version of the "Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture," which shortens the restriction of "Transforming Shadows with the Wind" from seven days to three days, just right.

No sooner had Jiang Yi left than Ji Honglian stormed in, her body shrouded in ice. Upon seeing the wooden puppet illusion by the table, she angrily hurled her Heaven-Burning Fire Wheel, cleaving the puppet illusion in two at the waist.

"You crazy girl, I'll bring you back sooner or later. You can't escape!!"

……

Jiang Yi drained his dantian in one go, and pushed his Shadow Follows the Wind to its limit, fleeing a hundred miles away.

She didn't dare stop even after landing in the desolate Gobi Desert. She swallowed the Rejuvenation Pill, changed her appearance with the Illusion Technique, and then used the Leaf Obscuring Technique to hide herself.

Logically, after escaping, one would do everything in their power to travel as fast as possible, but she did the opposite, disappearing back to Lonely Smoke Spring.

Jiang Yi extended her divine sense to its limit, paying attention to her surroundings. Even now, her whole body was still trembling.

What a magnificent Patriarch Tianxin!

She pretended to be blown to smithereens to lull them into a false sense of security, but in reality, she had already hidden herself on Ji Honglian's body.

Lan Shuiyan died in front of her, and this was the only possibility she could think of.

Such scheming and tactics are terrifying!

Thinking of Ji Honglian and Lin Xiyue, Jiang Yi felt a dull ache in her heart.

"I hope I'm wrong..."

Jiang Yi suppressed his surging emotions and urged his remaining true essence to rush towards Lonely Smoke Spring.

Boom!

Amidst a deafening roar, a pillar of grayish-white fire suddenly shot into the sky. Countless ghostly moths fluttered and swirled within the flames, scattering specks of phosphorescent light with each flap, resembling a bizarre meteor shower.

Jiang Yi's pupils contracted sharply, her fists clenched tightly, and she watched helplessly as the oasis twisted and deformed in the sea of ​​fire.

The outline of the market gradually collapsed in the flames, and the cultivators' shrill screams carried on the wind.

The streaks of light scattered and fled like startled birds, only to be caught up by the gray moths in mid-air and transformed into burning gray fireballs that fell to the ground.

In the blink of an eye, the entire Lonely Smoke Spring was engulfed in flames.

Jiang Yi stood frozen in place.

After glancing one last time in the direction of Lonely Smoke Spring, Jiang Yi decisively turned and left, following the escape lights that had managed to get away, heading towards Yellow Sand City.

……

Ji Honglian stood atop the highest sand dune, her red hair dancing wildly in the heat, a maniacal smile curving her lips.

"Burn it! It looks so beautiful, it sounds so wonderful!"

A series of shrill screams came from the sea of ​​fire. Several Qi Refining cultivators tried to escape, but were caught up by a swarm of Ghost-Faced Moths and instantly transformed into human-shaped torches.

Ancestor Tianxin tilted his head, admiring the scene, a morbid pleasure dancing in his eyes.

“Look, how clean it is.” She murmured softly, raising her hand to catch the ashes falling from the sky. “Even the souls have been burned to ashes. This is true purification of the world.”

A hot wind, carrying sparks, swept across her cheeks. The Heavenly Heart Ancestor pulled up the hood of her cloak, covering her red hair.

She took one last look at the Lonely Smoke Spring, now a sea of ​​fire, and turned to walk into the depths of the desert.

After a long journey, the Heavenly Heart Ancestor stopped above the buried ruins.

"Come out."

The sand dune collapsed with a roar, and a dark golden toad, now much smaller than its original size, emerged, its refining furnace on its back reduced to a broken base.

Its amber eyes were dull and lifeless, and its aura was so weak that it was only at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

"Where is your demon core?!" Ancestor Tianxin's pupils shrank suddenly.

Gua…

The golden toad cried out in grievance, its belly bulging and then deflating; its demon core... had been dug out.

It broke then, and there was nothing that could be done to stop it.

"good very good!"

The image of Jiang Yi's last maniacal laugh flashed before the eyes of the Heavenly Heart Ancestor, who gritted his teeth in fury.

The golden toad opened its mouth and spat out some broken, charred bones. The bones had been calcined to a black, glassy texture and gleamed with an eerie luster under the blazing sun.

quack!
"Heh~ That saves me the trouble of looking for it myself."

Ancestor Tianxin unleashed a stream of grayish-white flames that enveloped the skeleton. As the flames passed, the bones crackled and popped, miraculously piecing themselves back together as if they were alive. Suddenly, her movements froze. The space where the storage ring should have been on the skeleton's right ring finger was now empty.

The Burning Heart Ancestor was taken aback for a moment, then burst into a twisted laugh.

"You dare take my things, you crazy girl! I'm really growing to like you more and more. I won't have peace until I turn you into a corpse puppet!!"

Grayish-white flames erupted from her seven orifices, completely engulfing the skeleton. The bones within the flames gradually melted and deformed, eventually solidifying into a lifelike black candle moth ring.

Ancestor Tianxin wore it on the index finger of his left hand, saying, "From this day forward, there will be no more Ancestor Tianxin, Duan Tianxin, only..."

A sudden gust of wind swept across the desert, and countless gray moths surged out from under the hem of her robe, forming two twisted characters in the air.

Burning heart!

The golden toad lowered its body in fear, only to see its master suddenly burst into a nervous laugh.

"Once I've fully integrated with this body and recovered some of my cultivation, I'll go play with Xia Changying's descendants. What do you say? Let's refine them all into lamp wicks, so that once lit, they'll be engulfed in flames, screaming incessantly, unable to die even if they want to. How about that?"

quack!
The setting sun was like blood, and the shadows of a man and a toad were stretched long, gradually disappearing into the depths of the desert.

……

After a two-week journey, Jiang Yi finally returned to Huangsha City safely.

When Jiang Yi handed over his identity token at the city gate, the Hu family disciple guarding the gate suddenly changed his expression and bowed to her with extreme respect.

"Senior Jiang, True Monarch Danxi is currently waiting for you in the city. He instructed that if you return, please go to the 'Heavenly Lantern Tower' immediately."

Jiang Yi's eyes widened in surprise, not expecting her master to come in person.

Was it because of the deaths of Ji Honglian and Lin Xiyue, or because of the information she had previously sent back?
Jiang Yi, too lazy to continue guessing, strode into the city.

Passing through the bustling streets and alleys of Huangsha City, the red-lacquered eaves of the Tiandeng Tower stand out prominently under the blazing sun.

When the building manager personally opened the door for Jiang Yi in the quiet room on the top floor, Jiang Yi immediately saw Danxi Zhenjun standing by the window.

Their eyes met, and True Monarch Danxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, while Jiang Yi's tense heart also relaxed.

"Master."

Her voice was hoarseer than she had imagined. Jiang Yi turned her head to clear her throat and suppressed her emotions.

The manager left, leaving the entire floor to the master and apprentice.

Judging from Jiang Yi's appearance, Danxi knew that she had gone with Luo Heng's two disciples.

"I met Luo Heng on the way, but Luo Heng had already gone to look for me."

Danxi personally poured her a cup of tea and placed it on the table.

Jiang Yi had already sent the items sent to her by the Immortal Alliance headquarters to Liuyue Peak, but she was busy helping Xuan Hui advance his cultivation level at that time.

Since Zhao Cangyun only had the strength of the Foundation Establishment stage, it was not advisable to make him bleed too much in a short period of time, so it took a long time.

It wasn't until Xuan Hui successfully advanced and began preparing to form his Nascent Soul, and sent Zhao Cangyun into a quiet room for seclusion and recuperation, that she had a moment to spare.

Upon seeing what was inside the box, Danxi immediately decided to come find Jiang Yi herself.

When she went out, she ran into Luo Heng, who was extremely anxious, and that's when she learned that something had happened.

Worried about missing Jiang Yi, and because it was Zhu Mingzong's territory, Danxi couldn't be too presumptuous, so she sent Luo Heng to investigate the scene of the incident first, while she waited in Huangsha City.

The desert was not far for her. She left Luo Heng with a way to communicate instantly, so that she could arrive quickly if Luo Heng needed assistance.

"Clear your throat, let's sit down and talk slowly. It's not just about Luo Heng's two disciples, but also about the Dream Immortal Sect, but that's not why I came to see you in person."

Jiang Yi understood that the murals in Youxian Ferry were of great importance, which was why her master had personally come to find them.

However, Danxi did not rush to ask about the murals. Instead, she asked Jiang Yi to tell her in detail about Lin Xiyue and Ji Honglian.

Upon hearing the name of Ancestor Tianxin, even Danxi couldn't help but show a look of shock.

"She didn't die. When I first started learning weapon crafting, I read the beginner-level weapon crafting manuals that Zhu Mingzong had distributed to various parts of Beixuan. The names on those manuals were both Xia Changying and Duan Tianxin. At first, I thought Duan Tianxin was just an ordinary cultivator who assisted Xia Changying in organizing these manuals."

"It wasn't until later, when I accidentally obtained a few ancient weapon-refining books left behind by the Earth Flame Sect from the hands of a rogue cultivator in Huangsha City, that I truly witnessed the astonishing talent of Ancestor Tianxin."

Danxi paused, a complex look flashing in her eyes, "Compared to that, Xia Changying..."

At this point, Danxi suddenly fell silent, only shaking her head with a cold laugh.

After all, Xia Changying is still alive and is a powerful cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage. It would be inappropriate to speak ill of him behind his back.

"With the rebirth of Ancestor Tianxin through possession, the Northern Xuan cultivation world is likely to undergo a major upheaval. This matter must be reported to the Immortal Alliance immediately so that the Zhu Mingzong Xia family lineage can take precautions as soon as possible."

Danxi's tone grew increasingly serious, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.

"Although I respect her skill in weapon crafting, she dared to kill a disciple of my Cangling Sect. There is absolutely no possibility of this matter being resolved peacefully!"

Jiang Yi nodded, her eyes filled with the same coldness. Even if Ancestor Tianxin had some great reason for his actions, if he dared to touch a disciple of the Cangling Sect, he should be prepared to pay the price.

I fear that after today, the top spot on the Northern Xuan Hunting Order will change hands, and it will surely belong to Duan Tianxin, who is wearing the skin of 'Ji Honglian'!
(End of this chapter)