Nonsense! Master is not my wife.

From Chi Yezi, the person involved, he learned about the terrifying combat power of the young man in white who was able to fight one against three and easily suppress the three great masters of the Tenth Realm.

If such an unpredictable powerful person were to decide to stir up chaos in the academy, the situation would be as bad as a demon attacking a city.

Xuan Mingzi was silent for a long time and made a decision.

He said goodbye to Chi Yezi, returned to his guest room, and used some obscure methods of the Chi Lian Academy to pass on the message from this place.

After doing all this, Xuan Mingzi felt uneasy, wondering if his actions had been noticed by that person.

night.

The young man in white returned to the inn.

What made Xuan Mingzi feel a little relieved was that the other party did not seem to notice his actions during the day.

……

Chilian Academy.

In a palace somewhere.

A female monk dressed in the red robe of the Supreme Elder sat cross-legged on a cushion with her eyes closed, meditating quietly.

An extremely mysterious aura of the Tao lingered everywhere around her, switching between cold and warm states with ease.

"call……"

With a sigh, the aura of the Dao around her dissipated and the female cultivator slowly opened her eyes.

There were actually two kinds of luster in her eyes, ice blue and water blue, with a lingering sense of Taoism.

next moment.

The luster in his eyes faded and returned to normal.

"After all, there is still a little chance..."

Chang Jingyao whispered to herself.

Ever since she used the "Heavenly Heart Gathering Spirit Divine Fire", the top treasure of the fire path, to exchange with Elder Yin Ci of Xuelingxu for the "Extreme North Dark Water" which contained the origins of both the laws of ice and water more than 20 years ago, she has been obsessed with the great path of cultivation and almost forgetful of herself.

However, even though she had already completely refined the "Far North Dark Water", she still could not comprehend the most fundamental and most crucial truth of the great Dao.

suddenly.

Chang Jingyao raised her eyebrows.

She raised her eyebrows, looked towards the palace gate, and said with her mind: "Come in."

Almost as soon as the words fell.

The palace gate was pushed open from the outside, and two graceful figures in red robes walked in.

The woman on the left has white hair, red eyes, a casual smile on her face, and a petite figure.

The woman on the right has black hair and blue eyes. She looks lazy and sleepy, with very dark circles under her eyes.

"Disciple has met Master."

Chapter 380: Prepare to Fight the Demons

"All sit down."

Chang Jingyao looked at the two true disciples with gentle eyes and waved his sleeves lightly.

"As ordered."

The two female nuns sat down on the cushions.

After they sat down, Chang Jingyao first looked at the disciple on the left who had a casual smile on his face and said, "Jiu'er, has there been any situation in which the killing intent was difficult to suppress recently?"

Ji Jiu, one of her true disciples, is an extremely rare blood-path cultivator.

Although the Blood Path cultivators have outstanding combat power and strange methods, they are easily affected by murderous intent, evil spirit, blood energy, etc. Especially as the level of cultivation increases, it is more difficult to suppress the murderous intent in the heart. Therefore, practicing the Blood Path is often regarded as a demonic act.

On the path of blood, Ji Jiu possessed an extremely high talent for cultivation. He was not affected by murderous intent, blood, evil spirits, etc., and he always kept a clear mind.

But since she entered the ninth realm, this situation has changed. The murderous intent in her heart has grown uncontrollably, and it has even affected her spiritual heart. There are signs of the birth of a demon in her heart.

In order to prevent his disciples from going astray, Chang Jingyao made a special trip to Tongbeimen and obtained a secret technique to sharpen one's mind from a Buddhist master.

After Ji Jiu practiced this technique, the murderous intent in his heart indeed subsided a lot.

When she heard her master's question, she replied with a smile, "Master, not even once."

Chang Jingyao nodded slightly, that's good.

However, she still warned with concern: "This method concerns your life and death, so you must not be careless about it."

Ji Jiu looked more serious and said solemnly: "Disciple, please remember this."

Chang Jingyao then looked at another disciple: "Bai'er, how is the situation in the academy these days?"

Mu Bai seemed to be sleep deprived and replied lazily, "The quota for the demon-killing war has been tentatively decided, and the final discussion will begin in two days."

Chang Jingyao asked a few more questions of concern, then waved her hand and said, "Rest well in the next few days and prepare for the battle against the demons."

"Yes."

The two girls stood up, said goodbye, and left their master's palace.

After Ji Jiu came out, he finally showed a hint of indignation on his face: "These people are really getting more and more outrageous, and they don't even have any intention of covering up!"

Listening to the complaints of his junior sister beside him, Mu Bai looked normal, still looking like he hadn't gotten enough sleep.

No wonder Ji Jiu was so angry.

Among the monks from the academy who participated in the war against demons this time, those who were responsible for issuing orders were almost all from the powerful factions in the academy, while those of them with weaker forces were mostly the ones who followed orders.

Logically speaking, given their master's strength and status, neither of them should have fallen to this point, but this is the fact.

More than 20 years ago, because of the demon rebellion that shook the Northern Territory, the academy's top brass launched a massive internal purge. Later, due to the selfish motives of some people, it gradually evolved into a struggle for power.

Because Kong Yuanzi, the Palace Master of the Academy and one of the Five Supreme Beings in the Northern Territory, is not a person who likes power. Whenever he has time, he will stay in the secret room to meditate. He rarely takes the initiative to inquire about the affairs of the Academy, leaving them all to the management of several deputy palace masters.

With this premise, those factions fought more and more fiercely, just to eliminate dissidents and seize power in the academy.

During this period, Chang Jingyao, as a supreme elder with the cultivation level of the tenth realm, naturally received enthusiastic invitations from many factions and was promised countless benefits, but she did not choose to stand with any faction.

This eccentric behavior was immediately suppressed by those factions, and also affected her disciples.

However, regarding this matter, neither Mu Bai, Ji Jiu, nor the other disciples felt any resentment or dissatisfaction towards their master.

Because after seeing the ugly faces of those people fighting for power, they all felt disgusted and ashamed to be associated with them, and would rather be a marginal person in the academy.

Moreover, in order to prevent the power struggle in the academy from affecting them, the master had deliberately sent his disciples out of the academy one by one under various excuses.

At that time, all major forces were vying for the ownership of "Huacheng", so Ji Jiu and Mu Bai were sent to Huacheng by their master with an excuse.

But later, Mu Bai realized that something was wrong and chose to come back. Ji Jiu, who was traveling with her, did not hide and went back to the academy with her.

Although the master was ostracized by the major factions because of his noble character, he did not go so far as to suppress them, his disciples. At most, the tasks they had to do were heavier and the rewards were lower.

But over the years, those in power have begun to go further and further.

"Don't worry too much,"

Mu Bai consoled him, “When the war against demons enters the second stage and all the major forces in the Northern Territory gather together, even if those people hold great power, they still have to obey unified dispatch.”

When Ji Jiu heard this, his expression became better.

Senior Xiaobai is right. As long as we wait until the battle against demons begins, those people will have no chance to cheat.

The two girls were about to return to their residence when they suddenly received a message from the academy.

"what……"

After Ji Jiu digested the content of the message, a strange look appeared in his eyes: "A demon kidnapped the Grand Elder of the Academy and quietly slipped into the city?"

It also specifically emphasized that anyone who received the message must immediately gather at the nearest transmission station.

But how could they, the Ninth Realm cultivators, possibly resist a ferocious demon that could kidnap the academy's grand elder and sneak into the Chilian City?

Ji Jiu looked at the lazy woman beside him: "Senior Xiaobai?"

Mu Bai nodded: "Go ahead."

……

Xinsu city area.

The night sky is dark and the moonlight is dim.

Yin You stood in front of the window, looking at the night view of the city.

There is no curfew in the Chilian City, so even late at night, the streets are still brightly lit and bustling.

Although his eyes were looking at the scenery on the street, the young man in white was thinking about something in his heart.

'In addition to forcibly occupying human cities with force, the demon world also secretly used threats, inducements and other means to secretly incite human monks to rebel.'

Yin You recalled his visit to Baihua Gate a few days ago.

Taohua Zhenren, the leader of Baihua Sect, secretly surrendered to the demon world a year ago due to the danger to his life. He collected intelligence for them and provoked relations between human forces. After secretly entering the tenth realm with the help of the demon world, he was completely convinced and willing to be a lackey of the demons.

Therefore, Yin You killed Taohua Zhenren in Liu's family.

Later, he went to Baihua Gate alone and wiped out those elders who secretly defected to the demon world. The rest of the elders and disciples who were unaware of this were not harmed innocently.

Recently, due to the influence of the upcoming war against demons, the demon world has begun to withdraw its troops and no longer actively attacks human forces.

Therefore, the Baihua Sect will not be breached by the demon army just because the sect master or elders disappear.

"In addition to the Baihua Sect, there must be many other forces with similar situations, such as..."

Yin You frowned slightly when he thought of this.

Chapter 381: Trapped, surrounded and killed

The next day.

Early in the morning, the atmosphere in the inn seemed a little weird.

The living room, which was crowded and noisy yesterday, became extremely deserted today. Only a few groups of people sat in their seats, and they did not talk to each other, but just ate and drank in silence.

The innkeeper sat behind the front desk with some uneasiness. His usual smile was no longer on his face. Instead, he looked solemn and had an unconcealable fear. He glanced towards the stairs from time to time.

"Tap...tap..."

There were soft footsteps coming from the stairs.

Although the sound was very light, it was clearly audible to the silent and thoughtful people in the living room, like the beating of a drum.

The atmosphere became increasingly heavy.

The innkeeper swallowed, subconsciously held his breath, widened his eyes that revealed a hint of fear, and stared at the direction of the stairs.

In addition to him, several other groups of people in the living room also cast their eyes towards the stairs leading to the guest rooms, either explicitly or implicitly.

"Tap...tap..."

Not long after.

A young man in white appeared on the stairs.

He glanced down.

Some people immediately withdrew their gazes, some remained calm, and some even nodded slightly at the young man in white with kindness on their faces.

Yin You looked indifferent and had no reaction to this.

He walked down the stairs with steady steps and went straight to the front desk.

"Guest, guest,"

Before the young man in white even approached the front desk, the innkeeper stood up immediately, as if his butt was on fire, with a forced smile on his face: "How can I help you?"

Midnight yesterday.

A group of high-ranking and powerful people in the Xinsu city suddenly approached the sleeping innkeeper and told him that there was a demon lurking in the inn, and also emphasized how ferocious the demon was.