Brother, how come you're a witch?

Liu Baishuang felt bewildered.

She had some ideas about her future self, but she couldn't understand the words she was about to say at all.

Another me said... there's another me?

"It's a real shame that I can't control the granting of memories, and I can't use the divinely bestowed secret techniques in my current state."

The world-destroying enchantress looked at the bewildered Liu Baishuang, and a slight smile incongruous with her usual demeanor appeared on her lips:

"There's still a little time, let me tell you."

"When the Time Dao Ancestor sent Li Changsheng to travel in reverse time, I sensed it. I realized that this was a threat. The cultivation world could not withstand me and could only try to nip me in the bud."

"So I released my divine consciousness and followed behind Li Changsheng."

"The exit of the River of Time that the Time Ancestor opened for him was a year ago, when my divided spirit also descended into that time."

"The time turbulence made me very weak, and I couldn't even maintain my physical form, so I grabbed a rabbit and tried to transform it into a body that I could possess."

"Unfortunately, I failed and wasted a lot of power. I could only wait. Just when I was finally able to corrupt the demon beasts again, a group of disciples from the Spirit Beast Peak came and eventually attracted our master."

As Liu Baishuang listened to the world-destroying demoness's calm narration, her pupils shimmered, and she murmured softly with her red lips:

"Ning Jiu and... Mo Yu."

Her voice was too soft, as if the world-destroying sorceress hadn't heard her, or perhaps she had heard her but simply didn't care, and continued speaking:

"When my master arrived, I was possessing a demon. I hadn't had time to transform and possess it. My master wanted to kill me, but I didn't resist... After all, she is my master."

"I fell into a deep sleep, lying dormant in the darkness, until—two months ago."

"Another one of me has arrived."

The world-destroying demoness chuckled hoarsely, seemingly finding it quite amusing:

"But she's not the original me."

"Li Changsheng's reversal of time did not cause any changes in the future, so the me who returned after him was the original me."

"As for Su Yan, the future had already changed drastically the moment he emerged from the River of Time. So the me who followed him out two months ago was the me who had already changed."

"She has a strange attachment to Su Yan. He's just a mere ant among true immortals, yet I like him so much. It's really ridiculous."

"But fortunately, the changed me and the original me both have the same goal of going back to the past."

Liu Baishuang unconsciously held her breath. She could roughly guess what her future self wanted to do, but she was still anxiously waiting for the moment when the mystery would be revealed.

"Change the future."

The world-destroying demoness said in a low voice:

"We also have...tragedies we wanted to prevent."

"But we are only a fragment of our consciousness and cannot exist in the past for long. So the best way to achieve our goal is to bring back the real me from the future, along with the demons."

"Look at these formations. Once they start operating, they can tear a thin opening in the river of time, allowing us to connect with our future selves."

"Then, more fragmented thoughts will be sent over, trying again and again, gradually widening the gap, until one day the real me will descend into the past."

"The great war between the Heavenly Demons and the cultivation world will not happen, because we will have occupied the cultivation world a thousand years ago, in this era when Ye Jingqiu has not yet grown up and they are still weak..."

Liu Baishuang covered her forehead, her mind in turmoil, and frowned:

"And what about me?"

"You? You will still become the World-Destroying Demoness, but not the only one. We will lead the Heavenly Demons and conquer the cultivation world," said the World-Destroying Demoness.

Liu Baishuang was taken aback. Ever since she learned that she would be the world-destroying demoness, she had indeed often imagined such a future, and her recent actions had been based on this future, but...

"I...I don't understand, I should..."

"You're thinking about that person named Su Yan. You're thinking that he's willing to believe in you, wants to influence you, and therefore might be able to completely accept you?"

The world-destroying demoness laughed:

"Why do you think he hasn't killed you yet? It's because he's afraid. Time is like a tree that keeps growing upwards. Applying pressure gently day by day can change the direction of its growth, but if you apply too much force all at once, it will only break it."

"Even my master only stood in front of me and sighed as she died. She never wielded her sword for me, and after learning that the blood of the Heavenly Demon flowed in my veins, she no longer considered me her disciple!"

"Why do you think Su Yan would risk making an enemy of the entire cultivation world for your sake?"

Liu Baishuang remained silent. She pressed her hand on the sword hilt and then released it, falling into silence.

Suddenly, a commotion broke out at the foot of the mountain, and screams and sounds of hacking and slashing faintly drifted into the cave.

Liu Baishuang couldn't help but glance back at the cave entrance, where night had completely fallen, and then she heard the world-destroying demoness's cold laugh:

"To activate the formation, you always need sufficient power."

"The intelligence of demonic beasts is very low, and the life force they can provide is limited. Hunting them indiscriminately will attract attention. Although using schools of fish in the water will make them less likely to be detected, they are useless waste. Even if they are devoured, they will only be enough to allow me to move around and set up formations."

"I still have to use the blood and flesh of cultivators. Humans are the most intelligent of all beings. Even if it's just the lives of a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators, that number is enough for me to create a tiny hole in the river of time."

Liu Baishuang's heart leaped into her throat, and she turned to glare at herself deep within the cave:

"you!"

She's taking advantage of the Ultimate Sword Cultivation Challenge! Was she also responsible for damaging Su Chuan's teleportation array?

"Just wait patiently, it will all be over in half an hour."

The world-destroying demoness gently shook her head:

"The tragedy you will experience will not happen again, the pain you will suffer will not reappear, the world will be yours, your master, and even... Su Yan, you can keep them by your side forever if you wish."

As soon as she finished speaking, the world-destroying demoness slowly closed her eyes, and the incantations on the cave walls lit up one by one, indicating that some cultivators had already died.

Liu Baishuang gently bit her lip, strands of hair falling across her eyes. Her shoulders trembled slightly, and she suddenly took a few deep breaths.

"But as you said, Su Yan is just a True Immortal who is like an ant in your eyes."

The world-destroying demoness did not react.

"My future self is almost destroying the cultivation world, isn't he? He has family and friends; with his abilities, can he protect them in such an apocalyptic world?"

Liu Baishuang licked her dry lips and said:

"How many people he cared about died at my hands in the future? And how did he treat me in the present?"

"...That was just a disguise." The world-destroying demoness kept her eyes closed.

No.

Liu Baishuang raised her hand and pressed it to her chest, where she usually hid her communication jade token:

"He genuinely believes I will be a good kid."

The world-destroying demoness's hands, resting on her knees, trembled slightly. She finally opened her eyes: "What do you want to say?"

"I sympathize with you, but I don't agree with you."

Liu Baishuang placed her small hand on the hilt of the sword and slowly drew it out:

"I will refuse the future you have prepared for me."