Chapter 101 Sky Slashing Sword

Su Su looked in shock at Gongye Jiwu, who was standing in front of her. Surprisingly, her Senior Brother had still retained his consciousness!

His memories hadn’t been erased by Si Ying.

A glimmer of hope grew in her heart.

Tantai Jin coldly glanced at Xiao Lin. Even Zang Hai could feel the chill in his eyes.

His Junior Brother was very unhappy.

Si Ying sighed and said, “As expected of the Lord I chose myself. Even with the devil core inside your body, you can still remember your old friends? What should we do?”

She slowly moved her hand away and retracted her nails.

“Alright, since the Lord has said so, you should all hurry and get out of the Devil Domain. This isn’t a place for you.”

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“Senior Brother!” Su Su wanted to go and support Gongye Jiwu.

Unexpectedly, Gongye Jiwu’s eyes suddenly turned cold, and he attacked, aiming at Su Su.

Su Su stared at him in a daze. Facing someone who was like both a brother and a father to her, she realized that she couldn’t even retaliate with the Chongyu Harp.

Tantai Jin abruptly pulled her away, facing Gongye Jiwu’s palm strike himself.

The devil core in Gongye Jiwu’s body contained half of the drought demon’s power, and was also connected to the devilish artifact, Marrow Cleansing Seal, so when Tantai Jin took his palm strike head-on, a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

He turned back and mocked Su Su, “Are you tired of living?!”

But seeing her stunned and sorrowful, Tantai Jin couldn’t bring himself to say more malicious words.

For the first time, he experienced the feeling of love and hatred intertwined, and it left him breathless.

He lowered his gaze, afraid that if he looked any longer, he wouldn’t be able to stop himself from summoning the God Slaying Crossbow to kill Gongye Jiwu.

After Gongye Jiwu’s strike, the devilish Qi in his eyes surged. Realizing what he had done, both self-loathing and murderous intent intertwined within his eyes. 

He staggered back a step, then regained his cold and indifferent tone.

“Do you want to die in my Devil Domain today?”

Seeing him unable to control his urge to kill, Yao Guang was devastated. She wanted to go forward, but Zang Hai held her back.

The Eldest Disciple of Hengyang Sect is no longer able to recognize friend or foe¹六亲不认 (liùqīn-bùrèn) – not recognizing one’s family (idiom);, Zang Hai thought to himself.

If they approached, he was afraid that before Si Ying could make a move, they would be killed by Gongye Jiwu first. Gongye Jiwu had already turned into a devilish cultivator, but while he still had a conscious mind and would help them stop Si Ying, it was best to quickly run away.

Su Su calmed down, knowing that they couldn’t bring Senior Brother back with them today, she said, “Let’s go.”

They ran out of the Devil Domain, but Si Ying just smiled as she watched their fleeing figures without pursuing them.

Jing Mie’s face was gloomy, “Si Ying, are we letting them go like this?”

Si Ying glanced at Gongye Jiwu, who resembled a sharp sword beside her, and spoke with an enchanting voice, “Of course…… not. It’s just that the Lord’s heart hasn’t completely settled in to the Devil Domain. It makes me quite sad. Why not let his old friends become the first dead souls of the Lord’s sword?”

She led Gongye Jiwu to the side of the Sevenfold Mysterious Returning Array.

While the divine artifacts were all destroyed, there were still devil artifacts that remained.

The three devil artifacts of the ancient Devil God were the Marrow Cleansing Seal, the Sky Slashing Sword, and the God Slaying Crossbow.

The God Slaying Crossbow’s whereabouts were unknown, while the Sky Slashing Sword was sealed in the Mysterious Returning Array.

Ordinary people couldn’t wield devilish artifacts, not even Si Ying. But now, this little Daoist priest who had transformed into a devil should be able to awaken the devilish artifact, right? Even if he couldn’t become the master of the artifact, he could become the devilish sword’s servant.

Gongye Jiwu’s originally clear eyes gradually turned cloudy under the influence of the Marrow Cleansing Seal.

Si Ying bewitchingly said, “My Lord, awaken the devilish sword, and you’ll gain supreme power.”

Ambition surged in Gongye Jiwu’s eyes as he entered the Sevenfold Mysterious Returning Array, and he unleashed a burst of devilish Qi from his hand.

The entire Devil Domain began to shake, and the devilish Qi started flowing out in every direction.

Beneath the Returning Array, a burst of blood-red light shone out— the Sky Slashing Sword was about to emerge.

Si Ying squinted her eyes and smiled.

It’s such a pity that someone with an innate evil bone doesn’t exist. Otherwise, it wouldn’t take so much effort to awaken a devilish sword.

Whoever held an innate evil bone was their true Master, who could make both them and the devilish artifacts submit.

If so, that person would be their best candidate, the true ruler of the Demon and Devil Realm.

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Su Su and the others ran out of the Devil Domain.

Zang Hai looked back nervously, “They’re not chasing us, right?”

Almost scared to death, he’d initially thought that they were done for, but things unexpectedly turned around²峰回路转 (fēnghuí-lùzhuǎn) – the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom); fig. an opportunity has come unexpectedly, and they managed to leave the Devil Domain unscathed.

Just as he was thinking this, Tantai Jin beside him, swayed and then dropped to one knee.

He used the Time Immemorial Sword to support himself, but barely managed to stay upright.

Zang Hai hurriedly asked, “Junior Brother, are you alright?”

He reached out to help, but Tantai Jin brushed his hand away, gritting his teeth as he tried to stand up with the support of the Time Immemorial Sword. 

“Go away, don’t bother me.”

Li Su Su was still standing nearby, he couldn’t afford to look so weak just because he took a blow from Gongye Jiwu.

Unable to persuade his Junior Brother, he could only leave him alone.

Tantai Jin finally managed to stand up, but then his face paled, and he almost fell down again.

Suddenly, a pair of soft arms supported him.

Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. Even without looking up, Tantai Jin knew who it was, as the faint scent of broad-leaved epiphyllum was lingering on his nose. 

It was the first time she had voluntarily approached him since they’d met again after five hundred years.

His stagnant heart seemed to come alive again, as if touched by a spring breeze.

He suppressed the corner of his lips that curled up and coldly said, “Didn’t I say, you don’t need to bother about me.”

Su Su looked at him speechlessly.

Tantai Jin’s body smelled strongly of blood. The blow from Gongye Jiwu was originally intended for her, but despite that, he still took the hit. Her Senior Brother’s current cultivation was not inferior to that of the drought demon, so even with Tantai Jin’s resilience, he could barely stand now, and his internal organs were probably ruptured.

He’d refused Zang Hai’s support, but his pitch-black eyes had stared at her coldly, seemingly mixed with anger and resentment.

So when he fell again, Su Su finally supported him with mixed feelings.

Who would have thought that he said not to bother.

Su Su stared into his eyes. Are you serious? If so, then I really won’t bother again.

Just as she was about to let go of him, Tantai Jin’s long fingers tightly grasped the sleeve of her dress.

The corners of his eyes, which had been slightly raised, instantly became filled with anger and hung back down, looking gloomy.

As if saying, if she really dared to let go, he wouldn’t hesitate to choke her to death.

Su Su, “……”

If it weren’t for the inappropriate place and time, and if Su Su was back at that time when nothing had happened five hundred years ago, she would’ve definitely been unable to suppress the upward curve of her lips. 

But now, she lowered her gaze and inwardly sighed as she helped Tantai Jin to his feet.

This time, he seemed to understand that she would be willing to ruthlessly let him go. So, without saying a word, he silently followed her steps. 

However, his expression remained icy and indifferent, revealing nothing of his thoughts.

Yao Guang, still unable to recover from the fact that Gongye Jiwu had become a devilish cultivator, looked despondent with red eyes.

Zang Hai glanced at Su Su, then at Tantai Jin. 

Was he being despised by his Junior Brother?

They had just stepped out of the Devil Domain and into the mortal realm when they noticed dark clouds spreading out in the sky behind them.

“It’s coming from the direction of the Devil Domain!”

Chongyu Konghou seemed to sense something and became restless.

Tantai Jin looked at the dense black Qi in the sky. Behind the black Qi, another faint but ominous devilish Qi was moving.

The God Slaying Crossbow in his body seemed to respond to something and started to bewitch him again.

“You’ve seen it too, who’s really in her heart. Whether it’s five hundred years ago or five hundred years later, there’s no place for you in her heart. She pities you now, but once you’re healed, she’ll return to her former self, perhaps not even wanting to see you again.”

“Didn’t you already make a decision? Otherwise, why would you have accepted the glass bead imbued with the power of the Mirage Pearl from Zhang Yuanbai? If you can control the God Slaying Crossbow, you can control the Sky Slashing Sword, the supreme power……”

Tantai Jin’s eyes filled with gloom, but he didn’t let it finish speaking and forcefully suppressed it.

“Shut up!”

Naturally, he’d also sensed the emergence of another devilish artifact.

Zang Hai’s eyelid kept twitching, “Such heavy devilish Qi, what should we do now?”

After all this, not only did they fail to find their Master, but they couldn’t even bring back Gongye Jiwu. The only good news was they found out about the awakening of the drought demon, allowing time for the Immortal Realm to prepare.

Su Su stared at the strange phenomenon caused by the emergence of the Sky Slashing Sword and gradually frowned, “Something’s not right. Let’s quickly get out of here!”

Just after she spoke, a figure suddenly flew out of the Devil Domain.

In his hand was a black longsword, with blood patterns surging on its surface. 

While the former Gongye Jiwu had retained a hint of elegance, he had now completely turned devil.

The devilish pattern was now no longer vague, but had become clearly veined on the side of his neck.

His once gentle and smiling eyes had turned into cold and merciless devilish pupils.

“Jiwu!” Yao Guang cried out.

The newcomer hovered in the air, looking coldly at them. The jade crown on his head couldn’t withstand his power and shattered into pieces, scattering his hair down. Gongye Jiwu raised the Sky Slashing Sword in his hand.

Walking out of the Devil Domain in long, flowing red clothes, Si Ying looked out in fascination at the sight before her.

Su Su’s heart sank. She knew that Si Ying wouldn’t let them go so easily. It turned out that the drought demon intended to let Gongye Jiwu kill them personally, ensuring that he couldn’t turn back from the path of becoming a devilish cultivator.

As the Sky Slashing Sword was raised, dark clouds rolled in the sky, resembling tribulation thunder.

Yao Guang’s face paled, and she stared at the figure in the sky in a daze.

He wasn’t meant to be a devil. If he were to kill innocent people, how miserable would he feel if he woke up one day?

She gritted her teeth and formed a hand seal, then transformed into a stream of light and flew towards Gongye Jiwu.

Su Su immediately realized what Yao Guang was planning to do. She actually intended to sacrifice herself to the devilish sword in exchange for a moment of consciousness for Gongye Jiwu.

“Yao Guang, don’t!”

Just as Yao Guang was about to collide with the Sky Slashing Sword, numerous golden threads, like flowing rain, bound that stream of light.

Tantai Jin retracted the Fennian Ring and forcefully pulled Yao Guang back.

His eyes were like cold stars as he coldly rebuked, “Fool.”

So what if he was conscious for just a moment? Would he not continue killing?

Tantai Jin glanced at Su Su beside him.

If one day he were to become like Gongye Jiwu, looking neither like a human nor a ghost, would she also look at him like today? With nothing but sadness, without a hint of disgust?

No, she wouldn’t.

Tantai Jin briefly closed his eyes. At the moment when Gongye Jiwu’s Sky Slashing Sword was about to fall, the immense pressure rendered everyone almost immobile. 

Just as Chongyu had decided to protect Su Su and the others no matter what, a black crossbow faced the Sky Slashing Sword head-on.

In that instant, time seemed to freeze, as if a rift had been torn open.

Si Ying looked at the young man holding the God Slaying Crossbow.
How could a true cultivator use the God Slaying Crossbow? Looking at the sudden burst of devilish Qi emanating from Tantai Jin, Si Ying’s expression turned into disbelief. Could he be……!

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Edited by: Gaze