Demon Sword Immortal

His massive demonic body collapsed and fell, causing the ground to tremble once more.

Bai Xiang immediately moved closer to his corpse, glanced at the Zhenyuan Sword embryo, snatched another sword from his left hand, and plunged it into his head again, stirring it wildly.

Thus, another demonic being at the third tribulation died by her sword, and the greatest crisis on the surface was averted.

Do not……

Even if we only consider this cave, the matter is not over yet.

After a pause, Bai Xiang turned around, picked up the blood-stained iron sword, and slowly walked towards the corner of the cave—where Xiao Ming was trembling.

"You...you're just dreaming?"

Xiao Ming's expression was somewhat stiff.

"This...you actually killed him! This is wonderful...you saved us...I will definitely tell Father when I get back...I will ask him to take you as his personal disciple...just like Senior Sister Chai...no...it should be a hundred times better than that bitch Chai Xuan's treatment!"

But Bai Xiang simply looked down at her, slowly lifting her chin with the blade of his sword.

"Why didn't you all come at me together just now?"

The calm tone sounded terrifying to Xiao Ming.

"I came here after calculating that the three of us would surround me."

"Your retreat almost killed me, do you know that?"

"me……"

With the sword's edge pressed against his delicate neck, Xiao Ming was so frightened that he began to stutter.

She wanted to argue—that Zhao Xu's hints were incomplete, and who knew what that pinch meant! Didn't he usually do everything she wanted?

But looking up at Bai Xiang... looking at this girl who should be even younger than himself, looking at the eerie golden eyes that were faintly visible in the shadows of her falling hair, Xiao Ming's mind went blank, and he couldn't say a word.

And Bai Xiang wouldn't give her another chance to speak.

With a "thud," the sword tip pierced Xiao Ming's throat.

They penetrated deeper, cutting upwards through the entire skull.

“……!???”

Xiao Ming subconsciously stared at her, and then his face collapsed, splitting in two.

This is temporarily over.

Bai turned around and casually flicked the blood off his sword.

Liang Wanming knows too much.

Even if Chai Jingyuan doesn't care, she won't let him go back alive.

Chapter Seventy-One: Jade Phoenix

After dealing with the last conscious troublemaker, Bai Xiang quickly circled half of the cave to confirm that the remaining Benling disciples were indeed unconscious.

When she saw Xu Xi, she frowned slightly.

If this person sees the Chai family father and daughter and lets them return alive, then Benling will definitely know the secret of the Nine Methods, and the other party will also suspect why the 'Dao Kong' relic and sword embryo are stored in the Divine Cry Ancestral Land.

If this matter is not handled properly, the veil covering the Divine Cry Sword Path will be torn off. The world will no longer see them as a fallen sword path, but as someone who has concealed the secret of the Nine Laws from the very beginning.

This could even implicate her.

Why did Shenming Baixiang undergo such a huge change in just one summer vacation?

Those people will immediately have an excuse—they will definitely say that she might also be the reincarnation of Dao Kong.

At that time, the Bai family's fate will probably be the same as that of the Fuwei Escort Agency. Countless suspicions, accusations, and bloodshed will befall everyone in the Bai family, and all that awaits them is death without a burial place.

You say you were truly down on your luck in the past, and that you weren't hiding it, but who would believe you?

Unless guided by a great program, a large number of people will only form a huge and crazy group of fools.

Let's just kill him.

Bai Xiang squinted.

Kill them all... We can't take the risk of that!

He spun the iron sword around his wrist, about to stab Xu Xi between the eyebrows, when a Buddhist chant rang in his ears.

Who?

Bai Xiang quickly took a few steps back to create some distance, frowning as he scanned the cave, but couldn't see any living creatures standing around.

Suddenly, as if struck by inspiration, her gaze fell upon Chai Jingyuan's demonic corpse, staring at the only remaining Zhenyuan Sword embryo in his hand.

This thing is sinister; it may very well harbor the remnant soul of Qu Daoren Huang Ye—the reincarnation of Dao Kong. That's why even after killing Chai Jingyuan, Bai Xiang had no desire to touch it.

She didn't believe some of what the cicada demon said, but she was certain of one thing: anything that even the cicada demon disliked or feared couldn't be a good thing.

Before meeting the Cicada Demon, Chai Xuan made a point of leaving the sword embryo behind. From this action alone, Bai Xiang could guess a lot of things.

For example, the cicada demon disliked the sword embryo because it knew that the legends about the Nine Tribulations Technique were all false.

It knew that Dao Kong's repeated resurrections were not due to reincarnation, but rather to the possession of remnant souls; the sword embryo contained Dao Kong's remnant soul.

What nine methods... what nine swords... relics...

It's highly likely that it's all a ruse, a scam.

These items are nothing more than 'soul artifacts'. As long as someone believes in the legend of the Nine Laws and actively seeks out these items, the remnant soul of Dao Kong attached to them may successfully possess them—thus becoming what is known as 'reincarnation'.

Thinking about it this way, why would the ancestral land of Shenming seal away a 'Shocking Cicada' that couldn't get out?

Moreover, this "Surprising Cicada" has had two "collaborators" who both tried to use concealment or even deception to get him and Chai Xuan to obtain the Zhenyuan Sword Embryo.

It clearly knows these things, but it doesn't tell Bai Xiang.

Bai Xiang thought that, most likely, it was because the cicada demon knew why it was trapped here, and knew that its mission, which was to be manipulated and nailed down, was to become the nourishment for Dao Kong to use in his sword breakthrough after he successfully possessed the body.

So of course it also has its own ulterior motives.

It's not hard to guess what she was thinking—excluding herself as a variable, the Cicada Demon's original plan was to have Chai Xuan use the Cicada Molting Technique to forge the sword a second time, and the material chosen for this forging was the Zhenyuan Sword Embryo.

There seems to be no problem, but don't forget that the demon pool it gave you has already been transformed within Chai Xuan's body.

It's probably true that it says it can't leave this virtual realm.

Could it be that it intends to refine Dao Kong's remnant soul in this way, and then take over Chai Xuan's body?

If the demon can't get out, then it can turn into a human.

This is not the place of opportunity the Chai family imagined at all...

Whenever I think about these possibilities, Bai feels a chill in his heart.

The path of cultivation is so treacherous; beneath the seemingly prosperous civilization lie these heart-piercing secrets...

These ideas may seem complicated, but in reality, going through them once takes less than two seconds.

The Zhenyuan Sword embryo remained motionless in the corpse's hand, while the corpse itself began to change.

Chai Jingyuan's demonic corpse was originally very robust and large, but now it began to shrink and become smaller... just like Hao Chengzhuo before, turning into a skin-covered skeleton, and his essence and blood were absorbed by the sword embryo in this way.

It really is an evil thing.

Bai Xiang became increasingly hesitant to approach. She focused her spiritual power on her eyes, and her yellow pupils shone with golden light in the darkness. From another perspective, she saw that as the essence blood was drawn away by the sword embryo, the illusory image of the monk swirling around the sword became more and more solid, and finally opened its eyes and woke up.

[Can you see me?]

The monk met Bai Xiang's gaze, was taken aback at first, and then began a spiritual dialogue with her.

variable……

Bai Xiang covered the wound on his shoulder and coldly watched the monk's remnant soul.

Chai Jingyuan's essence and blood restored consciousness to this thing.

Bai Xiang remained silent. The monk smiled and continued, "[He is also a descendant of Mu Ying, and the successor of the Divine Cry Sword. He has also mastered my 'Chaoyuan Huaqi Jing' (Scripture of the Origin of Qi), with a proficiency surpassing Chai Jingyuan's. He can anticipate Chai Jingyuan's flow of consciousness during battle, allowing him to make predictions in advance and even infuse his Qi into him to disrupt his flow...]"

[All things considered, it proves that you are truly my successor.]

Bai Xiang remained silent, unmoved by his praise.

The monk finally frowned, looking at the iron sword she held in her hand, and asked, "Why do you hold onto ordinary iron and abandon a precious sword?"

"Of course I'm afraid you'll eat me up, you bald monk!"

A mocking laugh came from behind. Bai Xiang glanced to the side and saw Chai Xuan walking quickly out of the tunnel on the other side.

She walked quickly, but her steps seemed unsteady, as if she wasn't used to walking on two legs. She would unconsciously lean forward, then try to pull herself back.

Her expression was also off.

A normal Chai Xuan's face is either cold and unsmiling, or melting like a glacier, revealing a gentle smile.

He would never laugh so unrestrainedly and wildly as he does now.

"The Cicada Ancestor?" Bai asked tentatively.

"Not bad!"

Chai Xuan nodded.

"it is me!"

"You actually managed to kill this guy's father! That's beyond my expectations!"

"But I didn't disappoint you, did I?"

"Look! This little liar's body is mine now!"

[Amitabha……]

The monk's remnant soul clasped his hands together and uttered a Buddhist chant.

[Cicada, you are still as cruel and tyrannical as ever.]

[Descendant of Mu Ying, you must not be deceived or bewitched by it. Quickly come to the sword embryo, and I will protect you from the harm of the demon pool...]

Who is bewitching whom?

The cicada demon angrily interrupted him, then looked at Bai Xiang, reached out her hand and opened her arms to embrace her.

"You're the one who shouldn't believe this bald monk!"

"Come here quickly!"

"It's true that I'm cruel to others, but I will definitely protect Mu Ying's descendants!"

Two strange creatures stood in two different directions, forcing Bai Xiang to move closer to them.

[Young benefactor, you are unaware of this.] The monk bowed his head. [If the demon pool is not destroyed for a long time, and in the process devours enough essence, blood, and soul, it may reach the legendary 'Ultimate Realm of Wisdom'.]

[Those who reach the 'Ultimate Realm of Wisdom' in the Demon Pool will awaken their intelligence, inheriting not only unorthodox supernatural powers but also becoming even more cunning and treacherous than before. Once released back into the world, they will surely unleash a reign of terror.]

"I will indeed take revenge on many people, but that doesn't include Bai Muying, who saved me!" The cicada demon glared fiercely at the monk. "On the contrary, you... you can kill the woman who is devoted to you without hesitation, and you still have the nerve to advise others from this perspective?"

[Amitabha.]

The monk chanted the Buddha's name again in a low voice.

[Mu Ying was bewitched by you, believing you had reformed and would no longer harm others, and wanted to release you back into the world. My killing of her was a last resort.]

"High-sounding but empty words!" the cicada demon cursed, pointing at the monk and looking at Bai Xiang, "You heard what he said?"

How can you trust someone like that?

"If you don't want to end up like Bai Muying, you'd better come over here right now! Hurry up!"

Both sides pointed out each other's shortcomings, each claiming that they were the better choice.

But Bai Xiang didn't respond.

No matter how they tried to tempt him, he remained unmoved.

[The young benefactor is a person of great virtue and understanding.]

The monk frowned, as if he had finally lost patience.

Please forgive any offense caused.

As he spoke, his lingering, illusory soul drifted towards Bai Xiang out of thin air.