After transmigrating into the body of a junior sister of a celestial sect, the cultivation world wen

"Did he wear a disguise or did he go mad?" Ning Yue said coldly.

Qi Xucheng remained expressionless, slightly raising his head to move it a little further away from Ning Yue's neck.

"Otherwise what? If I'm not Qi Xucheng, then who is?"

Ning Yue chuckled and asked directly, "Were you trying to bite my neck just now?"

"What are you trying to do? Drink blood?"

Qi Xucheng paused for a moment: "Why would you think that?"

Blood kept oozing from the wound on his chest, and his shirt was quickly soaked.

Qi Xucheng, however, seemed completely oblivious to the pain, and even took a step closer to Ning Yue.

The wound on his chest sank deeper into his chest.

Ning Yue looked at the idiot's expression: "...Your teeth are practically touching the barrier on my neck."

Qi Xucheng: "..."

"...I thought you didn't notice."

Ning Yue raised an eyebrow: "Then why would I stab you?"

Qi Xucheng crushed the ice crystal arrow in front of his chest. The arrow immediately turned into dust and scattered in mid-air.

Ning Yue reacted swiftly, piercing Qi Xucheng's chest with another arrow.

"Pfft—" Caught off guard, Qi Xucheng was pricked again and frowned slightly as he looked at Ning Yue.

Ning Yue watched him with a calm demeanor, as thousands of ice crystal arrows appeared ostentatiously behind him.

"What are you pretending for?"

Qi Xucheng looked at the arrows flying everywhere, but Ning Yue didn't give him any time to react.

The arrows, carrying a fierce chill, shot towards Qi Xucheng in unison.

His voice was undisguisedly cold: "To be honest, I'm considering leaving you a whole corpse."

The power of the arrows falling from the sky was simply outrageous.

In an instant, snow fell heavily over the entire area, bringing with it a bone-chilling cold that froze the entire land.

The senior students were naturally very familiar with this scene and skillfully used animal feathers to keep warm.

The disciples of the Purgatory Sect didn't have such foresight. Suddenly, a cold wind swept in, and they used all sorts of magical treasures.

But it was still no match for the bone-chilling cold.

Blue Flame spread its wings, completely surrounding the group and making them feel no cold at all.

Yang Fei nestled in the beast feathers, looking relaxed, and gently breathed on his hands to warm them.

"If you ask me, beast feathers are still the warmest. Those magical artifacts and such can only provide temporary relief."

Shi Yinghan, nestled in the beast feathers, nodded in full agreement.

Yang Fei was suddenly patted on the back of the shoulder, and he turned his head to look.

Song Yishi: "Are we just going to let our junior sister fight Qi Xucheng alone? Aren't we going to help her?"

"We're not going there to help," Yang Fei said casually.

"Look at those disciples of the Purgatory Sect, they're so frozen they can't even tell which way is which. And look at Chu Zhi—"

The others' gazes followed Yang Fei's.

Chu Zhi was still bound by the huge, thick tree roots and unable to move, her body exposed to the cold wind without any protection.

Although their disciple robes offered some protection, the power of Ning Yue's wind and snow was far greater, rendering the robes ineffective.

In just a moment, Chu Zhi's lips turned blue from the cold, and her body trembled.

Yang Fei said, "She was even less on guard."

Chu Zhi looked over with a vacant gaze—

The senior students glanced at it only once, then pretended not to see it and turned their heads away in unison.

What a joke! I still vividly remember how ruthlessly that girl attacked my junior sister!

How could I possibly lend a hand? Wouldn't that be too arrogant? Now rely on your own abilities.

Ning Yue squinted at Qi Xucheng's location, where there was only an ice sculpture frozen in ice.

The next moment, a chilling aura came from behind.

Qi Xucheng suddenly appeared behind him, and he felt the heavy sword against his waist.

The next moment, Ning Yue's figure vanished.

Conversely, Qi Xucheng was hit by two more arrows in the back.

He grunted, and swung his sword sharply in his left hand—

It actually pressed straight against Ning Yue's neck in the void.

Ning Yue reached out and grasped the sharp, heavy sword.

Qi Xucheng asked, "When did you discover it?"

The question was about when they discovered he wasn't Qi Xucheng.

Ning Yue pretended to be thinking, but when she looked up, her eyes were full of smiles.

"...Specifically, it was when I returned from the lower realm and first saw you."

Qi Xucheng paused, "...My cover-up?"

"What difference does it make whether you hide it or not?" Ning Yue said. "Your demonic energy is so dense it's almost smothering you."

Qi Xucheng's expression froze. He squinted at Ning Yue: "My magic is very well hidden. How did you discover it?"

Ning Yue smiled without saying a word, her aura suddenly becoming intense and sharp. After a long while, she said with a smile, "It's a secret."

She looked at Qi Xucheng, whose face was a mixture of red and blue, and calmly adjusted her spiritual power.

Ning Yue had just discovered that her eyes could actually see through demonic energy.

After careful consideration, she concluded that the only unexpected event was that Ning Lian had activated the birthmark on her shoulder.

That's probably why Ning Yue was able to see the hidden demonic energy.

Upon returning to the Upper Realm, Ning Yue discovered this, and what was truly terrifying was—

Such a large number of people in the cultivation world have been tainted by demonic energy.

The vast majority of them were disciples of the Purgatory Sect.

However, it only affected the surface of the body with demonic energy, without penetrating deep inside.

There are only two disciples of the Purgatory Sect who are different from the others.

One was Chu Zhi, and the other was Qi Xucheng.

There wasn't a trace of demonic energy around Chu Zhi.

Qi Xucheng, on the other hand, exudes a demonic aura from the inside out.

—Qi Xucheng is clearly a demon in hiding.

Only the twelve seats of the Demon Clan possess such ability: to perfectly conceal their demonic energy, blending among cultivators without being detected.

As for the real Qi Xucheng, he probably met with misfortune long ago.

To Ning Yue's surprise, Chu Zhi was the one who surprised him.

There wasn't a trace of demonic energy on her body, not even a trace that touched her skin.

This means that Chu Zhi's inexplicably identical abilities did not originate from the demon race.

That means it can only be Elder Soul Stealer.

Ning Yue, do you remember what Elder Soul-Seizing did when you descended to the mortal realm?

I once heard Ji Feng mention that Elder Soul-Seizing was punished by the cultivation world for indiscriminately killing disciples to conduct experiments on exchanging fates.

If the Purgatory Sect can collude with the Demon Clan, then assisting the Soul-Seizing Elder in exchanging her fate wouldn't be difficult at all.

Ning Yue's eyes suddenly turned cold.

"Skin you up and reveal your true form."

Qi Xucheng's eerie laughter rang out, and a wisp of black mist lingered around him for a long time.

Ning Yue squinted, carefully examining Qi Xucheng in the dark room.

Qi Xucheng's delicate and beautiful face looked as if it had suddenly aged, with her skin wrinkled and piled up.

Layer upon layer, like a lump of rotten flesh that has lost its luster.

Ning Yue frowned in disgust and looked away.

A bluish-purple humanoid creature slowly emerged from behind Qi Xucheng's body, as if taking off its clothes.

...both bizarre and strange.

Ning Yue: "..."

"vomit--!"

The figure that slowly emerged paused, then slowly looked up at Ning Yue.

After he emerged from Qi Xucheng's body, the entire body seemed to have shrunk, becoming as dry as old tree bark.

It's impossible to tell what Qi Xucheng originally looked like.

Ning Yue glanced at it twice, feeling a little reluctant.

This was the first time she had encountered someone in this state, although she didn't know how Qi Xucheng had died.

But now he looks like he's just skin and bones, which is both terrifying and heartbreaking.

Shi Yinghan stared at the black mist, unable to see what was inside, and finally realized something was wrong.

That's an incredibly strong demonic aura! It's definitely a Great Demon! Very likely one of the Twelve Seats of the Demon Clan!

But how is that possible? How could demons appear in a secret realm!

For a moment, he didn't care about the cold and ran to the two of them as fast as he could.

"Junior Sister, get out of the way! Something's wrong with Qi Xucheng—!"

The bluish-purple humanoid shape looked at Shi Yinghan, its eyes darting around.

The demonic energy, almost tangible, locked him and Ning Yue firmly in the middle, blocking Shi Yinghan's attack.

No matter how Shi Yinghan and the others attacked from the outside, the black mist just wouldn't dissipate, let alone reveal Ning Yue inside.

"This is my natal magic weapon, the Demon Barrier, which Shi Yinghan cannot destroy," said the demon whose entire body was bluish-purple.

Ning Yue's face was cold and disdainful: "Just because my senior brother can't destroy it doesn't mean I can't."

He paused for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"...Hmph, even if you are Ning Yue, you can't possibly destroy it."

After he finished speaking, he became excited, and his feet emerged from the skin bag, his entire body already shed its skin.

Ning Yue then saw his true face. His skin was as thin as a newborn baby's, and you could see the bluish-purple veins all over his body.

It had no hair, but its eyes were large and excited as it stared intently at Ning Yue.

It looks eerie and terrifying.

Ning Yue composed himself and sneered, "No wonder you don't show your true face; you really are ugly."

The humanoid thing just smiled, as if it didn't feel angry at all, its voice cold and sticky.

"I am the twelfth seat of the Demon Clan, Ning Yue. Hello."

"You twelve seats of the Demon Clan all share the same surname?" Ning Yue sneered.

"Of course..." Si Su said, "Although only the ninth and tenth are siblings, everyone shares the same desire to restore the Demon Clan..."

"It's only natural to share the same surname," Si Su said.

The spiritual energy had already gathered at his fingertips, ready to be unleashed at any moment.

Ning Yue raised an eyebrow and smiled: "Now you're showing your true colors in front of me. Do you think you're capable of defeating me? Or are you holding back a trump card?"

"...Neither." Si Su nodded. "It's just that the time has come."

Ning Yue immediately became alert: "...When has the time come?"

She stared intently at Si Su.

Si Su's bluish-purple skin had an eerie sheen, and he ignored Ning Yue.

With a look of fascination and longing, he gazed at the edge of the secret realm.

He murmured, "...The day of the Demon Clan's restoration has arrived!"

Ning Yue immediately felt a bad premonition.

As if to verify her guess—

In the distance, at the edge of the secret realm, something was rapidly collapsing!

The secret realm has collapsed!

Before entering the team competition secret realm, Ning Yue had talked to Ji Feng about the fact that the disciples of the Purgatory Sect were tainted with demonic energy.

Ji Feng said he would notify the sect leaders of other sects to have their disciples take precautions when entering the secret realm.

There shouldn't be any major problems.

Ning Yue felt a little relieved.

Si Su's demonic illusion cannot be seen from the outside, but Ning Yue can see Shi Yinghan from within it.

She immediately moved closer to the demonic barrier on the side closest to Shi Yinghan.

"Senior brother, senior brother!"

Shi Yinghan kept a close eye on the movements inside, and he noticed Ning Yue's voice as soon as he spoke.

"Junior Sister? I'm here!"

Ning Yue immediately said, "Senior brother, listen to me! Hurry up and lead the senior brothers and sisters out of the secret realm. The disciple jade token might not be usable anymore. Go find an exit."

"...The jade pendant is unusable?" Shi Yinghan immediately crushed the jade pendant at her waist.

After waiting for a while, his figure was still in the same place.

"What happened? It really doesn't work anymore."

Ning Yue looked at Si Su behind her with an icy expression.

Si Su was very relaxed, completely unconcerned about Ning Yue talking to Shi Yinghan.

"You're quite discreet in your tampering; you've tampered with the jade tokens from every sect?"

"Of course..." Si Su said with a smile, "It was the first time I met you all."

Ning Yue let out a breath.

She didn't even notice.

"The secret realm is about to collapse. We need to get out and meet up with the elders and sect leader as soon as possible," Ning Yue immediately said to Shi Yinghan.

"And what about you, Junior Sister!" Shi Yinghan frowned, her voice impatient. "I can't break through this barrier!"

"Don't worry."

Ning Yue's voice was cold, sending a chill down one's spine amidst the icy snow outside.

"I'm afraid I might accidentally hurt you, so it's better to get out of here as soon as possible."

Ning Yue raised her eyes, withdrew her gaze from Shi Yinghan, and turned her head to look at Si Su.

"...I'll kill this thing before I go out."

Shi Yinghan: "..."

It's rare to see my junior sister get angry.

How terrifying.

Knowing that Ning Yue could only unleash his full power once they were out, Shi Yinghan spoke with utmost seriousness.

"Kill him and he'll definitely come looking for us. He'll be waiting for you outside. He won't leave until you come out."

"No problem," Ning Yue agreed.

"Is he really gone like that?" Jiang Yishen looked at the demon with worry, but he couldn't see anything.

"As senior brothers and sisters, why did you leave your junior sister here all alone?"

"Try again; it might be possible to break through this barrier."

The answer is no. Si Su was confident that even Ning Yue couldn't break this spell, so it was even less likely that they could.

"We're the ones holding our junior sister back here," Shi Yinghan said, frowning and lowering her gaze. "Get out of here right now!"

Inform the elders and sect leader as soon as possible so that we can make plans for what will happen next.

One-fifth of the secret realm has already collapsed.

Ning Yue glanced at it.

The area where the Blazing Flower bloomed has almost completely collapsed.

The rest of the area doesn't look like it can hold out for much longer either.

Shi Yinghan and the others had already followed Ning Yue's orders and were completely away from this place.

Si Su suddenly poked his head out and said, somewhat gleefully, "Oh, they've all abandoned you."

Ning Yue ignored him, cracking her knuckles, and after a long pause, tapped the demon in front of her.

"Are you just going to keep me trapped in this demonic illusion forever? Even if the secret realm collapses, you won't be able to get out."

Si Su yawned nonchalantly: "Don't worry about me, I can escape the secret realm on my own, but you must die here today."

Ning Yue scoffed, "Did the Purgatory Sect instruct you to do this?"

"They don't have that ability yet." Si Su's eyes revealed a look of disdain. "It's just a matter of each getting what they need."