People in the Imperial Music Bureau: The Storytelling Demon Child Nezha

The black arrow pierced her chest!

Su Yuqing's body trembled violently, and blood gushed from her chest. But strangely, her wound did not bleed; instead, black mist seeped out...

Laughter echoed from the Blood Realm: "She was originally my 'vessel,' and now... she will become a complete part of me!"

Li Qiye grabbed her and the golden light of the Blade of Severance surged into her body, attempting to dispel the black mist.

But the power of the Blood Realm had penetrated deep into her bloodline, and her blue eyes were gradually being swallowed by darkness.

"Li Qiye..." Her voice grew weaker and weaker, "Kill me...or...I will become it..."

Li Qiye gritted his teeth, his eyes flashing with a mixture of golden light and bloodshot veins: "No! I will not abandon you!"

He suddenly looked up at the dissipating afterimage of the Blood Realm and roared, "If the destiny of the 0.4 Gravekeeper is to become your vessel, then I will break this destiny!"

He grabbed the Blade of Severance and plunged it into his own chest without hesitation!

Blood gushed out, and the golden light of the Blade of Severance mingled with Li Qiye's blood, transforming into a blood-gold chain that bound Su Yuqing's body.

The afterimage of the Blood Realm let out a shrill scream: "You've gone mad! You'll be annihilated!"

Chapter 199 Who exactly are you people?

Blood trickled from the corner of Li Qiye's mouth, but he revealed a resolute smile: "Then... let's die together!"

"boom--!!!"

The golden light collided with the black mist, tearing the sky of the entire Thunderous Land apart. The afterimage of the Blood Realm was completely annihilated amidst screams.

When the light faded, the City of Eternal Night had been reduced to scorched earth.

Li Qiye knelt on the ground, the Blade of Severance stuck in front of him, its blade covered in cracks.

Su Yuqing collapsed into his arms, the black mist on her chest purified by the golden light, but her life force was as weak as a candle flickering in the wind.

“Li Qiye…” She opened her eyes with difficulty, her blue pupils now clear again, “Did we… win?”

Li Qiye hugged her tightly, his voice hoarse: "We won... but at a price..."

His guardian mark is fading, and the power of the Blade of Severance is collapsing.

However, at that moment, an aged voice came from the void:

“Gravekeeper, you have finally… forged your own path.”

The phantom of the first Heavenly Evil Buddha slowly emerged, his eyes filled with satisfaction: "The true seal is never about suppressing the Blood Realm, but rather... severing its root."

He raised his hand and waved it, and the cracks in the Blade of Severance began to heal. Li Qiye's tomb guardian mark re-condensed, but it was no longer a constraint, but true freedom.

“From this day forward, you are no longer ‘containers,’ but… the new guardians.”

The phantom image dissipated, and the wind and snow in Wanlei Land gradually subsided.

Li Qiye picked up Su Yuqing, looked at the rising sun in the distance, and whispered:

"Let's go, our journey is still long."

The snowstorm in Wanlei Land gradually subsided, but Su Yuqing in Li Qiye's arms fell into a deep sleep.

Her breathing was weak, her blue eyes were tightly closed, and although the wound on her chest had healed, it left a strange black mark, like a coiled venomous snake.

Li Qiye carried her on his back, struggling to move forward across the vast snowfield.

The Blade of Severance was tucked into his waistband, its blade dull and lifeless, as if it had lost its spirit.

Although his tomb-guarding mark has been restored, his internal energy is disordered, and every step he takes feels like walking on a knife's edge.

"Su Yuqing... hang in there..." he murmured softly, his voice ripped apart by the cold wind.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, a dilapidated wooden house finally appeared in the distance, its roof covered with thick snow, while wisps of smoke rose from its chimney.

someone!

Li Qiye's spirits lifted, and he quickened his pace.

However, just as he approached the wooden house, a sharp sword aura suddenly slashed out from inside the house, heading straight for his throat!

Li Qiye dodged to the side, the sword energy grazing his neck and leaving a deep, bottomless ravine in the snow.

"Who goes there?!" A cold shout came from inside the house, followed by an old man in a gray robe pushing open the door and stepping out. His hair and beard were all white, but his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, and he held a rusty iron sword in his hand, the blade of which gleamed coldly.

Li Qiye did not draw his sword, but bowed slightly: "Senior, we have no ill intentions. Our companion is injured and we would like to borrow a place to rest."

The old man's gaze fell on Su Yuqing, his pupils suddenly contracting: "Blue-eyed Clan? No... she has the aura of the Blood Realm on her!"

The iron sword was raised again, pointing directly at Li Qiye: "Who exactly are you people?!"

Li Qiye took a deep breath, slowly raised his hand, revealing the tomb guardian's mark on his palm: "I am the tomb guardian, and she... is my companion."

The old man's expression froze instantly, and the iron sword clattered to the ground.

"The gravedigger... he actually exists..."

Inside the wooden house, the fire roared in the hearth. The old man, who called himself "Snow Elder," was the last sword cultivator in Wanlei Land. He fed Su Yuqing a bowl of hot soup and then used silver needles to seal the black markings on her chest, temporarily halting the erosion of the Blood Realm's power.

Chapter 200 Senior, do you have a solution?

“The power of the Blood Realm has taken root in this girl’s body; ordinary methods cannot save her,” Xue Weng said in a deep voice.

Li Qiye clenched his fist: "Senior, do you have a solution?"

After a moment of silence, Xue Weng suddenly asked, "Do you know the true relationship between the 'Heavenly Evil Buddha' and the 'Blue-Eyed Clan'?"

Li Qiye shook his head.

Xue Weng sighed and took out a broken jade slip from his bosom: "A thousand years ago, Tianxie Buddha did not suppress the Blood Realm, but made a pact with it—he used himself as a vessel to seal the Lord of the Blood Realm, and the Blue-Eyed Clan were the 'gatekeepers' of the pact."

"What?!" Li Qiye exclaimed in shock.

"But later, the Blue-Eyed Clan betrayed the contract, attempting to use the power of the Blood Realm to dominate the world," Xue Weng sneered. "Unfortunately, they underestimated the greed of the Blood Realm and ultimately became puppets."

Li Qiye looked at the unconscious Su Yuqing: "Then what about her..."

“She is not a pure Blue-Eyed Clan member.” Xue Weng’s gaze was profound. “The blood of the Heavenly Evil Buddha flows in her veins.”

Li Qiye felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

Xue Weng continued, "Back then, the Heavenly Evil Buddha left behind a contingency plan, scattering his bloodline among the mortal realm, waiting for the true guardian of the tomb to appear. This girl is one of them."

“That’s why the Blood Realm wants to devour her…” Li Qiye murmured.

“That’s right.” Xue Weng nodded. “But now, her bloodline is awakening. If it can’t be controlled, she will either be devoured by the Blood Realm or… become the new ‘Heavenly Evil Buddha’.”

Li Qiye suddenly stood up: "What should I do?"

Xue Weng looked out at the wind and snow outside the window and slowly uttered two words:

"Sword Tomb."

Sword Tomb is the most mysterious forbidden area in Ten Thousand Thunder Lands. Legend has it that the heroic spirits of ancient sword cultivators are buried there, and a "Heavenly Punishment Sword" that can sever fate is also suppressed there.

Three days later, Li Qiye carried Su Yuqing on his back and followed Xue Weng to a huge ice valley. Countless rusty swords were stuck in the valley, and the howling wind sounded like the wails of ten thousand ghosts.

"The Sword of Heavenly Punishment is located at the deepest part of the Sword Tomb," Xue Weng said in a deep voice. "But to obtain it, one must first pass the 'Sword Soul Trial'."

Li Qiye stepped into the Ice Valley without hesitation.

In an instant, countless sword shadows rose from the ground, transforming into illusory figures that surrounded him.

"Those who trespass into the Sword Tomb shall die!" the sword spirits roared in unison, and sword energy surged forth like a tidal wave.

Li Qiye drew the Blade of Severance, its blade flashing like a dragon, and clashed with the sword spirit.

The battle lasted a whole day and night.

Li Qiye was covered in blood, and the cracks in his Blade of Severance were multiplying, but his eyes grew increasingly resolute.

Finally, the last sword spirit was shattered, and a long, drawn-out sword cry echoed from the depths of the icy valley.

A long, jet-black sword slowly rose, its blade crackling with crimson lightning, as if it could sever all cause and effect in the world.

The Sword of Heavenly Punishment!

Li Qiye reached out and grasped the sword hilt. In that instant, countless images flooded his mind—

He saw the first Heavenly Evil Buddha wielding this sword, perishing together with the Lord of the Blood Realm; he saw successive generations of tomb guardians sacrificing their lives to maintain the seal; he saw Su Yuqing, one day in the future, wielding the Blade of Severance, walking alone into the darkness…

"So...this is fate..."

Li Qiye returned to the wooden house and placed the Heavenly Punishment Sword on Su Yuqing's (Qian Zhaozhao) chest.

"Senior, let's begin."

Xue Weng nodded, formed a hand seal, and the Heavenly Punishment Sword suddenly shone brightly with blood-red light, transforming into countless fine threads that pierced into Su Yuqing's chest.

"Ah—!" Su Yuqing let out a shrill scream, her body trembling violently.

The black lines struggled like living things, but were gradually peeled away by the blood vessels.

Li Qiye held her hand tightly, and the tomb guardian mark shone with golden light, protecting her heart.

"Hang in there... Su Yuqing... I'm here..." (Turns)

Chapter 201 I Must Kill You with My Own Hands

When the last wisp of black veins was severed, the Heavenly Punishment Sword shattered with a deafening roar.

Su Yuqing slowly opened her eyes, her blue pupils as clear as ever.

“Li Qiye…” she smiled weakly, “I think… I had a very long dream…”

Li Qiye breathed a sigh of relief and hugged her tightly.

Xue Weng stood aside and nodded with satisfaction: "From now on, her bloodline has been fully awakened, but she is no longer controlled by the Blood Realm."

Li Qiye looked into the distance, his gaze resolute: "Next, it's time to settle accounts with the Blue-Eyed Clan."

Su Yuqing squeezed his hand and whispered, "Together."

In the wind and snow, the two figures gradually disappeared into the distance.

The new journey has just begun.

The snowstorm of Wanlei Land 877 gradually receded, and Li Qiye and Su Yuqing embarked on their journey south. Su Yuqing's blue eyes gleamed in the sunlight. Although the black markings on her chest had disappeared, the newly awakened Heavenly Evil Buddha bloodline within her body often made her feel waves of heat.

“Your breathing is unstable.” Li Qiye glanced at her sideways, his brows furrowing slightly.

Su Yuqing shook her head and forced a smile: "It's nothing, I'm just still getting used to the power of my bloodline."

Before she could finish speaking, her pupils suddenly contracted, and she abruptly grabbed Li Qiye and darted to the side—

"Whoosh!"

An icy blue arrow grazed past their hair and embedded itself deeply in the trunk of a tree behind them. The chilling aura emanating from the arrow instantly froze the entire tree into an ice sculpture.

“The Blue-Eyed Clan’s pursuers.” Li Qiye’s eyes turned cold, and he had already gripped the Blade of Severance in his hand.

On the distant snow slope, dozens of blue-eyed warriors slowly appeared, led by a woman wearing a silver-white mask, whose longbow gleamed with a cold, eerie blue light.

“Traitor Su Yuqing, and… the gravedigger.” Her voice was icy. “The High Priest has ordered that you be captured alive.”

The battle is about to break out.

The blue-eyed warriors pounced like a pack of wolves, and Li Qiye swung his sword to meet them, the golden light of the Blade of Severance drawing a sharp trajectory on the snow.

Su Yuqing drew her short sword, a blood-red light flashing in her blue eyes. Wherever the blade passed, the enemy's ice armor shattered like paper.

However, the silver-masked female general remained motionless, coldly observing the battle.

Only after the last blue-eyed warrior fell did she slowly raise her longbow, nocking three ice arrows at the same time.

Do you think you can escape?

The air seemed to freeze the moment the arrows left the bowstring. Li Qiye swung his sword to parry, only to see the three arrows suddenly split mid-air, transforming into countless ice needles that rained down upon him!

"Watch out!" Su Yuqing shoved Li Qiye aside, her blue eyes suddenly lit up, and a blood-red barrier condensed in front of her.

The ice needles struck the barrier, producing a piercing cracking sound.

The silver-masked female general narrowed her eyes slightly: "The bloodline of the Heavenly Evil Buddha... is indeed in you."

She suddenly took off her mask, revealing a face that bore a striking resemblance to Su Yuqing.