I am Guhuoniao, not an umbrella demon, please do not disturb me.

Over the course of three days, everyone rested and recovered from their injuries. Shuten-dōji was the most seriously injured, and his close friend was in a similar situation, having had his arm severed by Roche, though fortunately it was able to be reattached.

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three days later.

"Let's go home."

Bai Qingyu wore a white dress and dressed herself up carefully. She looked exactly the same when she came and when she left.

Holding the wooden umbrella that Luo Tian had thrown out with one hand, Bai Qingyu was in an excellent mood.

After a year, my time in Xishan can be summed up in two words: boring.

It's definitely better to have kids around; I can finally go back and see my little ones at home.

Having been away for so long, it would be a lie to say I don't miss them.

Especially at night, I really can't fall asleep without a real pillow.

And most importantly...

She can finally take a shower!

Living in Xishan is truly a nightmare for birds; they can't even take a bath.

Luo Tian's influence extends throughout the entire Western Hills, and Bai Qingyu knew that her small courtyard was under his surveillance. To bathe under the watchful eye of an old man—forgive me, she simply couldn't bring herself to do it; it was incredibly unsettling, so she had stubbornly held back until now.

I cleanse myself with my demonic power every day. The effect is the same as taking a bath, or even cleaner. The problem is that it doesn't feel like taking a hot bath.

"Shuten-dōji."

"Auntie, I'm here." Upon hearing Bai Qingyu's voice, Shuten took a few steps to Bai Qingyu's side.

"How's it going with Hongye?"

He was originally in a good mood, after all, he had successfully rescued his aunt with his own strength. However, after hearing Bai Qingyu's words, Shuten scratched his head and felt a little embarrassed.

"She, me, um... she's alright."

Bai Qingyu knew about Shuten-dōji and Momiji's affair, and felt a little guilty about it.

What is certain is that over the course of this year, Shuten-dōji is either getting stronger or on his way to getting stronger.

Over the past three days, Bai Qingyu also asked them what they had done over the past year and how their strength had improved so much.

She estimated it would take them two to three years to mature. That was already incredible; for cultivators, two or three years was practically no time at all.

Shuten-dōji naturally dared not say that he had entered the Ghost Gate to cultivate; he only dared to say that they found the Demonic Sect and fought to the death, and finally transformed in the battle.

Bai Qingyu didn't doubt this point; it sounded reasonable and was indeed something that Shuten and his group would do. On the other hand, she was curious about what had happened to Ara. Ara had disappeared after leaving the group and only suddenly reappeared in the sky above West Mountain three days ago.

Unfortunately, Huang didn't want to say much, he just told her not to worry.

What happened after Huang left is unknown.

Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, Bai Qingyu stopped asking.

They chatted and laughed all the way, passing through a small town in Xizhou that resembled a living hell. The conversation began to veer towards the problems in Xizhou. They had seen the hellish scene in Xizhou when they arrived, but they didn't know what had happened.

Bai Qingyu gave them a brief account of the situation in Xizhou, which was what Luo Qie had told her back then.

For a long time, everyone was silent before Huang finally spoke.

"One should not be soft-hearted when dealing with humans, otherwise it will inevitably lead to disaster."

Huang is the most qualified to speak on this matter, as his story with the goddess is remarkably similar.

The endings were remarkably similar: the goddess was driven into the labyrinth by the villagers, and Huang was forced into the sea; only the villagers' fates differed. The fishing village was swallowed by the sea, while the people of Xizhou became the walking corpses they are today.

Even Shuten-dōji, a demon, felt a pang of sorrow at the end of Xizhou's story. A group of people driven by desire harmed themselves and their descendants.

"Speaking of the maze, wait for me here."

Bai Qingyu spotted the location of the maze in the distance, left a message, and flew towards the maze.

She was going to go into the maze and rescue the goddess in the middle.

Soaring into the sky, Bai Qingyu broke through the maze's barrier with a thought and landed in front of the emerald green sphere that enveloped the girl.

With one hand pressed against the sphere, demonic power slowly broke the sphere apart.

This sphere probably sealed off Miketsuhime's life, allowing her to resist the ravages of time.

The sphere slowly broke open, and the white-haired girl inside slowly opened her eyes.

She had white hair, but wore a gold hair ornament. When she saw Bai Qingyu, Yu Zhuanjin was stunned. She opened her mouth to speak, but she couldn't make a sound.

"Don't rush, wait a little longer," Bai Qingyu said softly.

She thought the sphere was blocking the girl from speaking.

As the sphere completely disappeared, Miketsu's body slowly turned into countless stardust fragments.

Bai Qingyu tried to stop him, but it was too late.

As life slipped away, Miketsu smiled.

"Thank you for picking me up. You don't need to worry about me. We'll see each other again soon."

The girl's gentle voice faded away with the wind, along with the spirit fox trapped in the other half.

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Volume 1: Chapter 227 Reunion with the Kids

Watching the Imperial Cuisine vanish with his own eyes, Bai Qingyu awkwardly lowered his raised hand.

Why do all the monsters in Xizhou like to play this trick? Are we going to have to go find them ourselves?

Miketsu and Onikiri are probably in the same state, in a state of reincarnation, and need to find themselves, or perhaps the two of them come to find them.

But it's not so bad. Whether Miketsu can find herself or not, she's free now, which is much better than being trapped in this maze. Here, she doesn't even have freedom.

"I look forward to meeting you again, Miss Miketsu."

Bai Qingyu murmured as she saw specks of power falling upon her, dispelling the karmic obstacles on her body.

These karmic burdens were not acquired from killing people, but rather absorbed when she helped Xishan organize her faith power. With so much karmic burden, even if she deliberately tried to avoid it, some of it would still enter her body to some extent.

Unlike the karmic burdens she accumulates from killing outside, the karmic burdens she acquires in Xizhou will not affect her tribulation or summon heavenly lightning to strike her. Instead, they will prevent her from leaving the Xizhou region.

Rather than calling it karmic obstacles, it's more accurate to describe it as a kind of obsession among ordinary people.

That was the power brought by the resentment towards the Divine Phoenix.

Yes, resentment. Those who died, in their final moments, were conscious and believed that everything before them was caused by the Divine Phoenix. That resentment and anger would eventually transform into a force completely opposite to the power of faith and merge into the power of faith.

Ordinary underlings don't feel anything when they absorb less, but when it comes to Bai Qingyu and Luo Tian, ​​the power of obsession gradually manifests.

Bai Qingyu's solution to this force was to use a drop of his own blood essence to neutralize it once he reached the border of Xizhou.

There was no other way for her to solve this problem, and now, Miketsu has helped her solve it.

Having flown out of the maze, Bai Qingyu gazed into the distance in the direction where Yuzhanjin had departed, sensing something in her heart.

She might really meet this "goddess" very soon.

"Let's go."

Back in the group, Bai Qingyu smiled and led everyone to continue walking out.

It didn't take half a day to leave the Xizhou region. After Bai Qingyu left the Xizhou barrier, he looked up and saw figures in the sky.

These people are all from various sects, and they came here purely to see if there are any benefits to be gained.

While the Ming Sect's strength may not match that of the top sects, its overall power is still considerable among all sects. How many Mahayana cultivators are there in the entire world? Luo Tian is a half-step Mahayana cultivator, and he also has two experts at the Integration stage and several at the peak of the Void Refinement stage under his command. If he remained within the Xishan area, his strength could double.

In other words, Bai Qingyu cut off the power of faith; otherwise, it would be hard to say who would win or lose.

"aunt."

Shuten and the others kept a watchful eye on their surroundings, subtly protecting Bai Qingyu in the center of the group.

In the sky, the powerful figures from those sects also saw Bai Qingyu and his group. Some wanted to make a move, but were held back by those around them.

They have already seen what the consequences of capturing Bai Qingyu will be.

Even a powerful sect like the Fate Cult eventually vanished into nothingness.

In the sky, a man and a woman appeared. "Senior brother, the one in the middle is the Divine Phoenix of the Fate Sect. If we obtain her power, we can draw the power of faith from the Western Continent to our sect..."

"Don't be impulsive, Ji Canghai is still in Xizhou."

"So what if Ji Canghai is here? He won't be here anytime soon. And Shenhuang is only at the Nascent Soul stage. The strongest among the people around her is only at the Void Refinement stage. You and I should make a quick move and finish this quickly."

Risks and benefits are equal. In this battle, everyone witnessed the extent to which Bai Qingyu manipulated the power of faith in Xizhou.

"No, junior sister, look at the people around her. Although they are at the Refinement stage, they are not very old. Demon Sword is not even twenty years old. With such talent, you should think carefully before you try to take down the Divine Phoenix."

Upon hearing the male cultivator's words, not only the female cultivator beside him, but all the other cultivators who were observing them frowned, and then they noticed this crucial point.

Yes, they only saw the strength, but what about the talent?

Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that whether it's Ara, Changsheng, or even Shuten-dōji, they are all still just teenagers.

While a cultivator's appearance and age can indeed change, there are always flaws that can be easily detected. However, this group of people showed no signs of disguise whatsoever.

This means that the age of these demons and humans is very likely less than a fraction of their own age.

One sentence made him realize the truth, and the restless impulse in his heart was suppressed.

It's incredible that someone so young has such strength.

In other words, we have the capability now, but what if we wait another ten years? Twenty years? A hundred years?

Capturing Bai Qingyu is possible, but can you guarantee you can eliminate all these demons?

Imagine what it will be like ten years from now if one or even two are let go.

Aside from the Lord of Nanshan, none of these guys have any real power. A peerless genius with no ties to his name is only interested in revenge. If he can destroy the Life Sect today, he can destroy them tomorrow too.

None of the cultivators dared to make a move, and they could only watch helplessly as Bai Qingyu and his group left.

They claim to be fighting evil and upholding justice, but in reality, they all cherish their own reputations.