How did a demonic witch become the leader of the righteous path?

Looking down at Wang Xuan kneeling on the ground, when their eyes met, Yu Zhao saw the complex emotions revealed in Wang Xuan's eyes.

There was expectation and fear in her eyes. After a moment, Yu Zhao spoke again:

"Second brother, you can go back now. I'll pretend you were never here today, and let's call it quits."

Although Yu Zhao thought Wang Xuan had something wrong with his head, Wang Xuan wasn't really stupid after all. He immediately understood what Yu Zhao meant when she said that.

Yu Zhao saw the light in the other person's eyes immediately go out. He stood up, bowed to Yu Zhao, and then turned and left, his back view looking extremely desolate.

After Wang Xuan left, Yu Zhao sighed. How could she not want to kill her beloved master?

However, his current strength is insufficient. Although the righteous magic purified by the strange light curtain has a certain restraining effect on the demonic magic, it is still too risky to refine Qi and advance to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Unless she was certain of a fatal blow, Yu Zhaozhen dared not act rashly. She knew very well that she only had one chance. If she couldn't kill that old man, he would definitely kill her beforehand.

Rather than fighting Old Deng to the death while still in the Qi Refining stage, it's better to wait until we reach the Foundation Establishment stage and crush him.

Yu Zhao was confident that she could break through to the Foundation Establishment stage within a month. As long as she could survive this month, she would definitely be able to kill him successfully, thanks to the perfect foundation brought by the righteous cultivation method and the natural advantage of the righteous magic.

"We must survive, we absolutely must survive!"

After giving himself a pep talk, Yu Zhao went to bed and began meditating and breathing exercises.

On the second day,

Yu Zhao went out and found Wang Xuan. The two left the inn and began the task of recruiting new disciples.

Yu Zhao originally intended to recruit beggars, but the people of Qingfeng Town seemed to be living quite well, and there were no beggars to be seen on the streets. Helpless, he could only select people randomly.

The recruitment process went very smoothly. Qingfeng Temple was quite famous in the town, and most ordinary people were happy to send their children there when they heard that their children were going to become disciples at Qingfeng Temple.

To be honest, Old Man Qingfeng was really good at hiding his true nature; no one in Qingfeng Town knew he was a demonic cultivator!

It didn't take long to fill the quota for recruiting new disciples. There were ten children in total, including children from wealthy families in town, sons of local tyrants, and sons and daughters from ordinary families... Well, the main principle was equality.

Yu Zhao and Wang Xuan did not linger and returned to Qingfeng Temple with the ten children.

After returning to Qingfeng Temple, Yu Zhao handed over the task of taking care of the child to Wang Xuan, while she went back to her residence to continue her cultivation.

These new disciples are safe for the time being, because the flesh and blood of mortals have no attraction to that old man, so Yu Zhao is not worried.

For now, her most important task is to seize the time to cultivate and break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. At that time, she will be in charge of Qingfeng Temple, and once she takes over, everyone will be safe.

Then they whitewashed Qingfeng Temple.

Even though demonic cultivation has no future, she still wants to be a good person.

Once she kills her master and then gets rid of those two troublemakers, the second and third brothers, who will know that she was once a demonic cultivator?

As for the remaining junior brothers and sisters, Yu Zhao felt that they were pragmatic. If they were not... then he could only tearfully kill them all.

At worst, we can just clean up all the old women; that way, no one will know she was once a demonic cultivator.

Yes, perfect!

As she thought about it, a smile appeared on Yu Zhao's face. She had already imagined the scene of herself being a chivalrous hero and loved by the people after she cleared her name.

"My disciple, what good news is there?"

Just as Yu Zhao was fantasizing about her future life, a deep male voice suddenly rang out in the room, and then Yu Zhao saw a person appear in front of her.

This man had white hair and beard, and looked like a wise and venerable immortal, with a kind smile on his face.

He looked like a kind old man.

This person is none other than Yu Zhaoxin's master, whom he has been longing to kill: the abbot of Qingfeng Temple, the Old Man Qingfeng, and the Foundation Establishment Ancestor!

His sudden appearance filled Yu Zhao with fear.

Are Foundation Establishment Ancestors really that terrifying? I didn't even notice!

Is the difference between Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining really that big?

Suppressing her inner fear, Yu Zhao rose and respectfully bowed: "Zhao'er greets Master."

"My dear disciple, there's no need for such formalities."

As they spoke, Elder Qingfeng sat down on a chair in the room, his eyes filled with curiosity as he looked at Yu Zhao, and asked again, "What made you so happy just now, my disciple?"

"Reporting to Master, Zhao'er has made a breakthrough, hence my joy."

In fact, Elder Qingfeng had already seen that Yu Zhao had made a breakthrough; he just wanted confirmation from Yu Zhao himself. Seeing that his eldest disciple was so sensible, he was quite satisfied.

He smiled and nodded: "Not bad, it seems my disciple also has an opportunity. I am very satisfied. However, my disciple, you must not be arrogant or complacent. You should work even harder and establish your foundation as soon as possible."

This scene looks like a kind master who cares about his disciple's future and is giving him earnest guidance.

The scene was quite heartwarming.

If she didn't know her master, Yu Zhao would almost have believed it. Regardless of what she thought in her heart, Yu Zhao still acted obediently and respectfully.

"Zhao'er will certainly live up to her master's expectations."

"Great Benevolence," the old man Qingfeng smiled and stroked his long beard before getting down to business:

"I have two things to tell you. First, I am going on a journey for a while. During my absence, you, as the senior sister, can make your own decisions on matters in the temple."

Secondly...

At this point, the old man Qingfeng drew out his words, and his expression changed, becoming something that Yu Zhao couldn't quite understand.

"Disciple, I come from the Purple Extreme Holy Sect. You have good talent, and I would like to recommend you to enter the Holy Sect for cultivation. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhao was stunned. This was the first time she had heard Elder Qingfeng talk about his own background.

This Purple Extreme Holy Sect sounds extraordinary, but that's not the point. The point is, why is this old man so kind?

What exactly is he up to?

Does he want me to agree or disagree?

Yu Zhao thought quickly. She had a premonition that this was a life-or-death question. If she answered it wrong, she might have to fight for her life today.

Soon, she had made up her mind, bowed, and said:

"Reporting to Master, Zhao'er does not want to go to the Holy Sect. Qingfeng Temple is Zhao'er's home. A year ago, if Master had not brought Zhao'er back, Zhao'er would have starved to death. Zhao'er does not want to go anywhere and only wishes to stay here to serve Master."

"My disciple is kind-hearted, and I understand your filial piety. In that case, let's drop this matter."

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man Qingfeng disappeared from the spot. Only after he left did Yu Zhao realize that his back was completely soaked.

She slumped onto the bed, letting out a long breath. She had escaped death once again. That old geezer was really wicked!

Yu Zhao understood this old man. If he truly wanted her to go to some holy sect, he wouldn't have asked; he would have simply taken her there directly.

Asking him is a test; if he answers that he wants to go, Old Deng will definitely make a move!

However, there was one thing Yu Zhao couldn't understand: why did Lao Deng have to test her like this? What was his purpose in doing so? Could it be that the Holy Sect had actually ordered him to send a disciple over, and he was choosing who to send?

With so little information, Yu Zhao was also unsure for a moment.