Chapter 66: The Sect Owes Me This
Luo Xue knew that Bai Zhanying was telling the truth.
If she hadn’t cultivated the Xuanyin Phoenix Transformation Scripture, she might still be a treasured disciple in the eyes of alchemy sects like the Everspring Pavilion or the Treasure Pavilion.
But once she embarked on the path of evil cultivation, she became an enemy of the Immortal Domain.
The Sect Master’s intervention earlier was only a temporary reprieve.
Once the dust settled, Luo Xue still wouldn’t be able to escape the Law Enforcement Hall.
But Bai Zhanying didn’t want to see this happen.
After hesitating, she decided to rescue Luo Xue from the Underworld Water Dungeon.
However…
“Senior Sister, what if, and I mean what if…”
Luo Xue followed behind Bai Zhanying and whispered,
“What if… I really am a demonic cultivator?”
Bai Zhanying stopped, and Luo Xue bumped into her unexpectedly.
“…”
Bai Zhanying was silent for a moment, then turned to look at Luo Xue.
Her beautiful phoenix eyes drooped slightly, and tears glistened on her eyelashes.
“I believe you, Xiao Xue.”
She looked directly into Luo Xue’s eyes, a gentle warmth in her gaze, and said softly,
“No matter when, no matter what, I am willing to believe you.”
A gentle autumn breeze blew, scattering the falling flowers on the cliff.
Luo Xue remembered that over the years, her Senior Sister had always looked at her like this.
Calm and gentle.
But filled with concern and care.
However, the more Senior Sister was like this, the more guilty Luo Xue felt.
“But Senior Sister, if you help me escape, the sect…”
“The sect won’t do anything to me,” Bai Zhanying interrupted in a low voice, “because… the sect… owes me this.”
Just then, a cold voice suddenly rang out.
“Indeed.”
Bai Zhanying and Luo Xue were startled and instinctively reached for their swords.
But in the next moment, their unsheathed swords were forcibly suppressed by a powerful aura.
Soon, a dark figure appeared out of thin air. The black-robed figure looked at Bai Zhanying with a complicated gaze, then glanced at Luo Xue and said coldly,
“Luo Xue, you do possess a demonic cultivation technique. I’ve dealt with the Demon Abyss many times, and I can tell.”
“…”
Bai Zhanying remained silent.
“But, you haven’t done anything harmful.” The black-robed figure’s tone softened. “At least not yet.”
“Uncle Hei Pao, please let us leave.”
Bai Zhanying bowed, her voice firm and resolute.
She had made up her mind and was willing to face whatever came next.
“I didn’t intend to stop you, Zhanying,” the black-robed figure’s expression was a bit complicated. “Neither does the Sect Master—you know very well that the sect owes you this.”
The ugly past of the Peerless Summit Sect hundreds of years ago had left Bai Zhanying an orphan, the sole survivor of her family.
The sect’s higher-ups had always felt guilty about this. Except for the always strict Law Enforcement Hall, the others had deliberately turned a blind eye.
The Underworld Water Dungeon was a place of confinement for disciples. How could it be without a single Underworld Water Ravine disciple guarding it?
Furthermore, with the black-robed figure’s strength, if he wanted to stop Bai Zhanying and Luo Xue, he wouldn’t even need to draw his sword.
But now…
A hint of confusion flashed through Bai Zhanying’s eyes. Since they had already made this decision, why did Hei Pao choose to appear?
“It’s the Grand Elder of the Law Enforcement Hall’s intention,” Hei Pao sighed. “He… did this intentionally, knowing that the Sect Master imprisoned Luo Xue in the Underworld Water Dungeon to protect her, but he’s unwilling to let her go.”
“Therefore, in the competition between the Peerless Summit Sect and the Temple of the Nether Spirit, he proposed that Luo Xue be one of the three representatives for the Innate Realm.”
“What!”
Bai Zhanying’s face paled.
Luo Xue’s cultivation was only at the mid-stage of the Innate Realm. Usually, such competitions required at least the peak of the Innate Realm or above to participate.
Moreover, the disciples of the Temple of the Nether Spirit were from the Demon Abyss, all of them having fought their way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Their methods were exceptionally cruel.
“Moreover, the Grand Elder… announced it publicly, and he even received the support of many disciples.” Hei Pao’s expression turned strange. “All because of Luo Xue’s outstanding performance in the trials these past few days.”
“…You cheated me twice!” Luo Xue trembled, holding up two fingers, feeling a surge of indignation. “Twice! Kong Lianbin wanted to kill me because of this!”
Hei Pao slightly averted his gaze. Even with his thick skin, he couldn’t face Luo Xue directly at this moment.
“No!” Bai Zhanying said hurriedly. “Xiao Xue has very little combat experience, how can she fight against those ruthless demonic cultivators?”
“But she killed Kong Lianbin,” Hei Pao said in a low voice. “Kong Lianbin’s identity has been confirmed. He was from the most vicious Sha Master lineage of the Temple of the Nether Spirit, and his strength was at the peak of the Innate Realm.”
Like the Peerless Summit Sect, the Temple of the Nether Spirit was also divided into many lineages, and the animosity between different lineages might even exceed their hatred for the Immortal Domain.
The Sha Master lineage was the most radical, cultivating with the baleful energy formed after killing, so their disciples were extremely aggressive, fearless of death, and often achieved victories against higher-level opponents.
Compared to the Sha Master, even Blood Lord, who was currently competing with the Peerless Summit Sect, was considered relatively moderate.
Bai Zhanying’s pupils constricted. Only then did she realize how astonishing Luo Xue’s feat was.
No wonder the Grand Elder of the Law Enforcement Hall was so certain that Luo Xue must be at least at the Spirit Condensation Realm…
In battles between cultivators of the same low level, the disciples of the Demon Abyss often had the upper hand because they had fought their way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood to stand out among their peers, unlike the disciples of the Immortal Domain, who progressed step by step.
Only after reaching the Core Formation Realm or above would the advantage of the Immortal Domain disciples’ solid foundation gradually manifest.
“I… can go.”
Luo Xue’s eyes flickered, and she responded.
“Xiao Xue!”
Bai Zhanying looked at Luo Xue worriedly.
“Senior Sister, I know you want to take me away from the Peerless Summit Sect secretly…”
Luo Xue said softly.
“As long as we leave the no-fly zone, the sect can’t stop me.” Bai Zhanying said in a deep voice.
Hei Pao’s expression twitched slightly. He was indeed turning a blind eye, but for the two of them to discuss this so openly…
“Even so, I don’t want to implicate you,” Luo Xue shook her head and looked up at Hei Pao. “I believe the Sect Master will make a decision on this matter, right?”
Hei Pao didn’t answer immediately. He looked at Luo Xue with a deep gaze.
“This little girl… is demanding an explanation from us…” Hei Pao thought to himself.
He didn’t expect this twelve-year-old girl to be so mature and experienced, even more so than Bai Zhanying, who had lived in the immortal sect all her life and was unfamiliar with the ways of the world.
However, the matter concerning Luo Xue wasn’t as simple as it seemed on the surface.
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