I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 598 Difficult to Distinguish (Bonus Chapter for October Monthly Ticket Surplus)
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yi immediately released the Ceasefire Talisman Willow, diverting his attention to control it to chase after 'Xiao Jue'. He then took Qi Tian and Feng Wuhen to a secluded spot by the roadside, activated a soundproof barrier, and inquired about the cause and effect.

Back in Beixuan, Xiao Jue, Qi Tian, ​​and Feng Wuhen were like brothers, often going on missions together, and Jiang Yi often saw the three of them together.

The scene of Xiao Jue sacrificing himself for everyone back then is still vivid in their minds.

Feng Wuhen and Qi Tian's chests heaved violently, their eyes blazing with fury.

"It must be the demons! How dare they use Xiao Jue's appearance! How dare they!"

Qi Tian's voice was hoarse. He always remembered that Xiao Jue's greatest dream in life was to be a true hero in front of everyone.

He did it. Those who survived and escaped Beixuan because of him that day will always remember his final heroic moment.

Feng Wuhen's eyes were bloodshot, and his wind spirit energy surged uncontrollably, scratching shallow marks on the ground.

"That's the enemy who killed Xiao Jue! A demon in human skin! I will kill him with my own hands!"

Jiang Yi silently watched the two furious individuals, feeling as if a huge boulder was pressing on her heart.

For those who struggled to survive the Northern Profound Demonic Calamity and carried the blood and souls of countless fellow disciples, stepping back onto the front lines against the demonic tide required immense courage.

Before the demonic tide had truly arrived, these demons reappeared in the guise of their closest relatives and friends, which was undoubtedly a cruel torture for all the survivors of Beixuan.

Jiang Yi offered no words of comfort; any words would seem inadequate at this moment.

She closed her eyes, forcibly suppressing her surging emotions, her mind closely connected with the pacifying talisman she had released.

A moment later, she suddenly opened her eyes.

"Caught!"

Qi Tian and Feng Wuhen were shocked and immediately followed Jiang Yi. Jiang Yi led them away from the dock while transmitting his voice to Hua Luosha not far away.

"I have something to attend to here. You go and find a boat to go out to sea first."

Jiang Yi, along with Feng Wuhen and Qi Tian, ​​soon arrived at a secluded and dense forest outside the dock.

The forest was dimly lit and the air was damp and cold.

When they arrived, golden light shimmered on a clearing deep in the woods.

Holding the Qiankun Brush, Fu Liu drew golden runes in mid-air, each containing powerful energy to suppress evil and seal. These runes were connected end to end, layer upon layer, forming a complex and stable three-dimensional rune array.

Trapped at the center of the talisman array was none other than the 'Xiao Jue' that Qi Tian and Feng Wuhen had seen.

With gray hair, a slightly weathered yet familiar face, carrying his sword box, and even wearing the same old Cangling Sect robe covered in dust, his cultivation level was also the mid-Foundation Establishment stage when he sacrificed himself.

He stood quietly in the center of the talisman array, his face showing a hint of bewilderment and innocence. His gaze swept over the three people who had arrived, finally settling on Feng Wuhen and Qi Tian. His lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he fell silent in resignation.

In that instant, Feng Wuhen and Qi Tian were struck as if by lightning, their breath caught in their throats.

so similar!
In a flash, it was as if time had turned back, and the brother who always had a dejected face, loved to joke around with them, and dreamed of being a hero was standing right in front of them again.

"Xiao...Xiao Jue?" Qi Tian's voice trembled, and he subconsciously wanted to take a step forward.

"Don't go there!"

Feng Wuhen grabbed Qi Tian and stared intently at the people in the formation, scanning and probing them.

"How could this be? No demonic energy? Not even a trace? This is completely..." Xiao Jue himself! Qi Tian was equally puzzled, and even took out the detection magic weapon that his mother had bought at a high price before he left.

However, when the palm-sized jade flower-shaped magic weapon flew to Xiao Jue, no black aura appeared; only clear light flickered on it, indicating that Xiao Jue had no demonic energy.

Qi Tian and Feng Wuhen exchanged a glance, and a hint of wavering and confusion appeared in their anger and killing intent.

"He is definitely a demon!"

Jiang Yi, with a solemn expression, ruthlessly told the two the truth.

In Jiang Yi's refined eyes, Xiao Jue's perfect appearance rippled like water, and the illusory images of his skin, bones, and meridians were penetrated and peeled away by her gaze.

Jiang Yi saw that at the core of this lifelike 'body', which exuded the spiritual energy of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, there was a dark, viscous, constantly writhing and rolling demonic seed.

"Let me explain."

Xiao Jue finally spoke, stumbling backward and nearly bumping into the evil-suppressing runes behind him. Jiang Yi slightly raised her hand to stop Feng Wuhen and Qi Tian, ​​who were about to kill him.

"On your way to the Boundless Sea, you will inevitably encounter many former members of the Northern Xuan. Besides 'Xiao Jue,' you may also encounter your respective 'masters' and 'relatives.' Since you've run into him here, why not see how he tries to deceive us?"

Jiang Yi's words were blocked by the talisman array, so Xiao Jue couldn't hear them; he could only observe the expressions of the three people.

Qi Tian patted Feng Wuhen's shoulder, and Feng Wuhen slammed the cyan array flag he had just summoned onto the ground.

Qi Tian and Feng Wuhen are both still in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. Although they are far from forming their Nascent Souls, the demonic tide has arrived, and they must make their hearts as firm as a rock. Otherwise, this trip to the Boundless Sea may cut off their future path to forming their Nascent Souls.

Jiang Yi wanted to train them, so he didn't let Fu Liu kill them immediately upon finding them. Moreover, from the start of the pursuit, Fu Liu carried a recording stone to record the whole process, so that it could be handed over to the elders of Dinghai Pavilion for research and to warn others in the future.

Fu Liu turned the Qiankun Brush, and the talisman array changed slightly, with sounds from inside and outside communicating with each other.

Feng Wuhen gritted his teeth, "Tell me, what is your purpose in coming here?"

Xiao Jue took a deep breath and spoke, then sighed helplessly. After several back and forths, he said with a bitter and helpless expression, "I know it's hard for you to believe me, but I really don't know what happened. That day, when I stayed behind to cover the retreat, I didn't think about living. I just hoped that you could escape."

"But I... I don't know what happened in between. I've lost that part of my memory and was completely unaware of what was going on. When I woke up, I was on a deserted island in the boundless sea. I checked myself and felt like nothing had changed, so I thought I'd look for traces of the mainland first and then find out what was going on."

“Who would have thought that I would run into you as soon as I arrived at this dock today? It’s not that I didn’t want to acknowledge you, but I also know that the demonic tide is strange and I was afraid that there was something wrong with me and that I might unintentionally hurt you, so I ran away first, intending to find out about you after I figured everything out. If I hadn’t hesitated, how could I have been discovered by you because I was standing there indecisive?”

Feng Wuhen and Qi Tian were clearly shaken again by these words. Feng Wuhen's killing intent weakened, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

He looked at Qi Tian with a questioning gaze, wondering if they had made a mistake. The cultivation world is full of wonders; perhaps the special environment when Bei Xuan was destroyed created this miracle of 'resurrection'?

Feng Wuhen then looked at Jiang Yi. Back then, Jiang Yi self-destructed his golden core, leaving no trace of his body, just like Xiao Jue. Didn't he also 'come back to life'?

Qi Tian's pupils trembled as well; he was also undecided and looked at Jiang Yi.

Seeing Jiang Yi's unwavering expression, Qi Tian's expression turned solemn. "No, I don't believe his nonsense. I believe Uncle He Ying. I only believe her."

Feng Wuhen clenched his fists. He didn't know why, but another idea popped into his mind.

"Could it be that his true nature is Xiao Jue, but his body has been corrupted by demonic energy?"

Qi Tian was speechless, and the two of them looked at Jiang Yi again.

Jiang Yi, however, had a furrowed brow.

　See you tomorrow!
　
(End of this chapter)