Chapter 319: Chapter 162: Ten Years of Snow on Cang Mountain (Part 3)
"The last time she went in, the guardians of various families were caught off guard, so now that she’s finally out, they naturally won’t let her go easily."
"Many surrounded her and questioned her: How did she enter and exit the secret realm? Did she gain any benefits inside?"
"The woman gave an evil smile and said: I did indeed gain tremendous benefits, and now I’ll let you see."
"After saying that, she began a massacre, stirring up a storm of bloodshed outside the secret realm!"
"Most of the guardians weren’t highly cultivated, and even those at the fourth realm weren’t enough for her to kill, resulting in many either dead or fleeing in an instant."
"This incident shocked all sides, and among the survivors, someone recognized the appearance of the red-clad woman, saying she was a cultivator from the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace, the chief disciple under the Master Fu Yunzi."
"Others said that this woman had obtained a mysterious stone tablet in the secret realm, suppressing and killing on all sides with no one able to match her."
"There were also claims it wasn’t a tablet, but rather two killing swords, charged with blood energy that kills upon contact and injures upon grazing, causing widespread suspicion."
"The only thing certain is that this woman has probably fallen into madness, or precisely, into the ’Killing Dao.’
"Whether they cultivate the Killing Dao from the start, or switch to it later, such cultivators easily become common enemies of the cultivation world."
"Because such cultivators often stir up mountains of corpses and seas of blood to prove their Dao, even within the Demon Cultivators, few get along with them."
"Not to mention those factions who lost disciples, they naturally won’t rest, sending experts ranging from the fourth to the sixth realm to hunt her."
"In the end, after three years of pursuit, the red-clad female cultivator is still alive and active, while those chasing her suffered severe casualties. She calls herself the ’Seven Kills Daoist’, but is called the ’Seven Kills Demoness’ by outsiders."
"It’s rumored that this woman is only at the fourth realm cultivation level, relying entirely on a supreme treasure she obtained in the secret realm to be so rampant."
"Some say it’s an exceptional Celestial Tier magical artifact, and others even claim it’s an ’Ancient Immortal Artifact’ level existence."
"Over the years, many have come to our Daoist Palace seeking an explanation, but the female cultivator seemed to have killed selectively rather than indiscriminately, so no major righteous sects had come to demand justice."
"They simply urged us to quickly send someone to capture or kill the demon cultivator, so she wouldn’t wreak havoc anymore. Otherwise, raising a tiger would become a threat, and if she truly becomes a significant force in the future, nobody would be able to stop her."
"Coincidentally in recent years, the influence of natural disasters has been growing, known to the world, and some even declare Qin Mengyao as the disaster star born into this realm at the time of its demise, destined to achieve the last Immortal position before the mortal world collapses."
"These people even preach in her name, gathering followers everywhere, hoarding benefits, creating chaos."
Xiao Yue was still somewhat angry when she spoke the last sentence in one breath.
Chu Xuan’s face turned ugly, even showing some regret and self-blame.
If he hadn’t rejected her that year, or if after rejecting her hadn’t watched her descend the mountain, would things have been different today?
In hindsight, during the exploration of the Ruo Wood Secret Realm, Qin Mengyao was already influenced by that mysterious magical artifact.
Back then, after apprenticing under Master Xuanji, Chu Xuan had learned the skill of fortune-telling and had once requested the eight characters of his senior sister from the master to deduce her fate.
Like him, she was also marked by Seven Kills, but unlike Chu Xuan’s [Killing Seal Harmonize], her fate was [Killing Blade Double Show].
In the four pillars of the eight characters, "Killing Blade Double Show" is a typical martial power structure of controlling violence with violence, often found in generals, heroes, and executors of punishment, where those who fit the pattern hold eminent power, but those who break it easily invite calamity.
The saying goes:
"No blade without kill, no kill without power.
"Possessing both kill and blade is not for the ordinary."
It could be said that Qin Mengyao inherently had the fate of a disaster star descending into the world, but she was strictly taught by Master Fu Yunzi since childhood, so the disciples of the Daoist Palace didn’t notice, only instinctively respected and feared her.
Only after being secretly influenced by that magical artifact did the killing intent on Qin Mengyao become uncontrollable.
If her romantic path had been smoother, she might have been able to rely on Chu Xuan’s help to gradually rid herself of the artifact’s influence.
But she was hurt emotionally at this time, wanting to change her path wholeheartedly, and so she went astray and sunk deeper and deeper until she completely went mad.
Ultimately, she was summoned by that mysterious artifact, so she ventured into the secret realm to seek it, thus creating today’s "Seven Kills Demoness."
The only thing that brought Chu Xuan some solace was that since his senior sister chose her targets when killing and didn’t slaughter indiscriminately, it meant she hadn’t completely become a puppet of that artifact, otherwise, she would have already created rivers of blood.
At this moment, Chu Xuan tried to use his hands to calculate, but the heavenly secrets were chaotic; not only could he not calculate her specific location, he couldn’t even calculate her presence, much like others calculating him.
This made Chu Xuan both happy and worried. The good part was that those chasing her or coveting the artifact likely couldn’t find Qin Mengyao anytime soon.
The bad part was that whether it’s a stone tablet or twin swords, the artifact’s rank is probably high, showing similarities in concealing heavenly secrets akin to the Six Souls Banner.
Chu Xuan looked up and asked, "What did my master say? Has anyone been sent to look for my senior sister in these years?"
Xiao Yue nodded, "Of course they have. I heard several master cultivators took turns searching for her, but Senior Sister deliberately avoided them, and they never managed to meet each other."
"As for Master Fu Yunzi... after several fruitless searches, he just said to wait until Elder Brother you came out of seclusion to discuss."
"I must find her!" Upon hearing this, Chu Xuan made up his mind.
If this continues, not to mention whether Senior Sister can uphold her bottom line, even if she can truly seize control of the artifact, the Killing Dao is definitely not an easy path."
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