I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 624 Wavering (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

After the demonic tide receded, Jiang Yi returned to Wangbei Tower, gazing at the rising sun in the east. She counted the days and realized that it had been exactly one year since she arrived on the island.

The main camp was set up behind the Wangbei Tower, where a one-way teleportation array was located at Kunlun Pass. As the demonic energy weakened, a flying sword message shot out from the teleportation array, which Jiang Yi caught.

After reading it, Jiang Yi looked solemn, quickly left a few words, and then sent the message back via flying sword.

Last night, not only Kunlun Pass was attacked, but seven key islands along the entire Zhenmo Pass line were also attacked simultaneously.

It seems that the last invasion by the demonic tide was a reconnaissance mission, preparing for this sneak attack.

The situation in other places is unclear. Jiang Yi is very tired, but she cannot let her guard down.

"You should rest."

Jiang Yi just managed to stand up straight when Hua Luosha appeared in front of him.

"There are indeed demons lurking in the city, but they are all small fry and can't cause much trouble. The corpse puppets I've set up are keeping an eye on them."

Jiang Yi relaxed and sat back down.

Hua Luosha came over and used magic to warm the spiritual tea for her, pouring her a cup.

“You have done better than anyone else. No island lord can compare to you. You may seem lazy on ordinary days and say you don’t care, but when it comes to a critical moment, you are more reliable than anyone else.”

No matter how nicely you put it, there are no holidays!

"I don't care about you at all!"

Hua Luosha slammed the teacup down in front of Jiang Yi, the tea almost splashing onto her face.

Seeing that the Flower Demon had turned and left, Jiang Yi awkwardly withdrew her outstretched hand.

No sooner had Hua Luosha left than Jiang Yunye arrived. He possessed a token that matched the Bagua Golden Light Array, allowing him free access.

"Finally, I've found an excuse to escape back. What kind of person am I, a dignified Sword Master, spending my days digging holes in the dirt on Xuan Ying Island!"

Jiang Yunye came up to Jiang Yi, grabbed the half-cup of tea on the table, and gulped it down.

Before entering the city, he had already circled the entire island. There were no monsters left behind. Only the outer coastline was slightly damaged. The city walls of the main city were completely unscathed.

Seeing this, Jiang Yunye couldn't help but sigh. After all, he was his own grand-disciple. He inherited his strong character and abilities!
Before Jiang Yi could ask, Jiang Yunye took the initiative to say, "There's nothing wrong on Xuan Ying Island. When Yu Rong and I were preparing to come to their aid, we ran into Sword Lord Bu Liu. Unfortunately, we couldn't stop him. He truly lives up to his name, 'Bu Liu' (meaning 'no one can stop')."

Jiang Yunye didn't act like a nagging old man and take the opportunity to say something about Jiang Yurong's concern for her; he maintained a good sense of boundaries and propriety.

Jiang Yi nodded slightly, "As expected, I'm afraid the situation is the same on Ziyang Island."

When the name of the Sword Lord Bu Liu was mentioned, Jiang Yunye rarely showed a worried expression. "I understand the reasoning and I was prepared, but after seeing it with my own eyes, I still find it hard to believe that the person was a demon in disguise. It was just... exactly the same!"

The room fell silent suddenly, as Jiang Yi herself began to waver and doubt.

She understood that the demonic energy and thoughts still lingered after the battle with the demons, and she should immediately go into seclusion to cultivate and eliminate the residual influence of the demonic thoughts. However, after interacting with Luo Heng and the other two, a thought took root in her mind and grew uncontrollably.

People change.

In the past, Luo Heng and his group would indeed sacrifice themselves for the younger generation of the sect. After being "resurrected," they became "cowardly and afraid of death." In order to live, or perhaps influenced by demonic energy, they began to kill and devour souls, which doesn't seem to be wrong.

They have the appearance and memories of their former loved ones; apart from their changed nature, everything else is exactly the same as their former loved ones.

Can we really say that 'they' are not themselves?

They are still the same people, but they are no longer the same people in the memories of the Northern Profound cultivators!

Or perhaps, on the day the Northern Profound was destroyed, their souls were trapped there forever, powerless and controlled by demonic thoughts, only able to do things contrary to their nature.

If they were still conscious, what kind of pain and torment would that be?

Jiang Yi's heart clenched uncontrollably as she thought about these things.

"Master, I want to go back to Beixuan to take a look," Jiang Yi suddenly said.

Jiang Yunye opened his eyes in astonishment, "Are you crazy? Even the Refining Void Star Lord has difficulty getting close to that place. You don't know how much our three great sword sects' Refining Void Star Lords paid in order to open the Nine Cauldrons Node of Beixuan. Daoyuan Star Lord's sword heart was almost corrupted, and Cangyi Star Lord was also affected by demonic thoughts. Fortunately, Yuanshu Star Lord's Primordial True Thunder has the power to ward off evil, which is why he was able to barely escape with the two of them."

“I know you have more than one way to suppress demonic energy, but your own magical power will eventually run out. Beixuan has become a place devoid of spirits, containing only demonic energy. Even with your demonic spirits, can your power still surpass that of three Void Refining Star Lords? To put it bluntly, this is a place that even Integration Dao Lords are unwilling to set foot in. Are you just courting death by going there?”

Jiang Yi nodded expressionlessly, no longer continuing the topic.

"Master, Kunlun Pass is now basically complete, and the Nine Cauldrons Boundary-Stabilizing Array is activated. The Demon Clan's sneak attack failed this time, and it will be difficult for them to launch a large-scale attack in the future. I'm afraid they will start to create internal conflicts among the human race and undermine the alliance, just like the Northern Profound Dream Immortal Sect did back then. I need to go into seclusion to cultivate for a period of time, at least three to five years, or who knows how long it will take. I'll temporarily hand over Kunlun Pass to you, is that alright?"

Jiang Yunye was taken aback. "Are you serious?"

Jiang Yi smiled and said, "Master, do you think it's better to direct people to work here, or to go to Xuan Ying Island to dig holes and fill soil? Besides, I'm not completely ignoring things. I have Hua Luosha to assist me here, and my demon spirits will also come out from time to time to check the situation and assign tasks to those demon spirits and demon beasts when they are not cultivating. You can just stay here at Wangbei Tower."

Jiang Yunye's eyes brightened slightly. "That's not necessarily a bad thing."

"Oh, by the way, there's a Nascent Soul stage corpse puppet in the northern sea that I created. It doesn't usually come out, but if a demonic tide comes, it will automatically protect Kunlun Pass. Also, Hua Luosha is about to form her Nascent Soul. I hope Master can help protect her then. I can't tell you about her, but there will definitely be some abnormalities when she forms her Nascent Soul. Master, please be careful then."

Those who received the inheritance of the Nine Emperors will be targeted by the Heavenly Dao to varying degrees.

After a great battle, Jiang Yi was indeed exhausted. She summoned Zhu Xin and asked him to explain the various affairs of Kunlun Pass to Jiang Yunye.

After using the Boundary-Stabilizing Divine Light to deal with the three demons, Qingxiao also fell into a deep sleep. That level of power was a considerable burden for Qingxiao at present, and he would probably only be able to use it once more in future battles.

Jiang Yi sent Qingxiao to the Immortal Crossing and returned to the cave she had dug in the valley behind Kunlun Pass, intending to take a long nap until all the demons had completely digested Xia Changying's power and her cultivation had stabilized to the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

We'll talk about what happens next after she wakes up!

(End of this chapter)