Ch. 14 Good Person Lin Jiu

The Tianyuan Continent was vast and sparsely populated with an abundance of spiritual energy. When one looked down from the sky, one could see dense greenery of spiritual plants and fertile land for miles and miles.

Between the mountains and rivers where the spiritual energy gathered, immortal fog covered the lands. Sects were hidden in the mountains with the occasional cultivator appearing with their swords, slicing through the sky with a clear light.

Steep mountains stretched for thousands of miles south of the plains. Thousands of years ago, the righteous world joined forces to drive the demons and demonic cultivators away from the Central Plains, using the Cross Mountains as a natural barrier to build a solid line of defense.

The Thousand Forks Pass was a critical point between these mountains. Behind the mountain pass were 600 miles of plains in the shape of a fine scepter with a pearl at the top with a round shape.

At the moment, the Thousand Forks Pass all the way to Cloud Water Song was occupied by the demons.

Bare ground ran hundreds of miles long as far as the eye could see, and traces of warfare were left behind everywhere. The Demon Clan did not have much of a territorial sense, so after occupying a place, they were like locusts that spoiled everything they could and left devastation everywhere.

Right now, the vanguards of the Demon Clan had already crossed Cloud Water Song and were heading deeper into the mountain pass. The ones camping between Cloud Sea Song and the Thousand Forks Pass are the Demon Clan’s main forces.

After the Demon Lord was ambushed, the Demon Army was completely devoid of any discipline and acted all based on instinct. To put it simply, they waited for the rich land to turn barren before they would launch a general attack on the next pass.

Burning, killing, looting, plundering. There was no evil in which they did not partake in.

When a cultivator reached the Nascent Soul stage, they could control their swords. And, when the Demon Clan achieves the Nascent Soul Stage, black wings would grow on their backs.

It was said that when the high-ranked Demon Army came out at once, it was like a swarm of locusts passing through. Their black wings were so overwhelming that they were capable of stirring up fierce winds from afar.

As soon as Wei Liang and Lin Jiu flew over Cloud Water Song, they saw a dense gathering of demons at the front left. At first glance from mid-air, the demons looked like a gigantic hornet’s nest. From afar, they could see quite a few high-ranking demons flying around, just like a pack of sharks sniffing out a blood trail.

Wei Liang raised his brows and immediately commanded his sword downwards.

A crescent-shaped sword aura swung out from the encirclement, slashing with an arc of light. More than a dozen demons were cut into half as they howled and rolled on the ground. The demons were more resilient than humans. As long as their hearts or brains were not injured, they could drag their broken bodies and continue pouncing at their enemies, and it might take more than a few days to actually kill them in that state.

That was also the most frightening part about them.

Then, another sword light exploded once more towards the densest gathering of demons.

This time, the curve was a full moon shape.

The moonlight rose up for a moment and actually overshadowed the bright midday light, darkening the fields.

Of course, this was only a literary way of describing it. If you were to ask Lin Jiu what it looked like, then it was probably blinding.

She instantly recognized it as the female lead Liu Qing Yin’s ultimate skill, Full Moon Clear Light.

Wait, why was Liu Qing Yin here?

Lin Jiu suddenly heard the hum of a sword advancing towards her. A dark-gray figure followed by the lively scent of greenery blasted towards the dense gathering of demons.

A clear shadow could be seen reflected on the clear moon as if begonia flowers were blossoming underneath it. This move worked seamlessly with Liu Qing Yin’s ultimate move. In a split second, a large opening was viciously torn open in the impenetrable demonic encirclement.

Mu Rong Chun’s long robe swayed without a breeze, with dark sword figures surrounding him. He swept into the encirclement from the breach and a slight hint of anxiety could be heard in his usually calm voice. “Junior Sister! Are you injured?! Run away, quick!”

Liu Qing Yin’s voice was calm and indifferent. “Fourth Senior Brother. No need to care about me. I have committed a mistake and I am willing to accept my punishment.”

Mu Rong did not stop. “The penalties for both a bad disciple and negligence is no more than killing a hundred Nascent Soul demons and facing a wall for half a month. How many have you killed now? Let’s go! I heard some winds howling on my way here. I’m afraid the great demons are already rushing over. This place is already very dangerous!”

The Divine Demon realm was equivalent to a cultivator at the Immortal Ascension stage.

Liu Qing Yin and Mu Rong Chun were both late-stage Immortal Ascension Great Sword Immortals so they weren’t afraid of a one-on-one fight, but this place has already been occupied by the demons, so it was easy for them to be overwhelmed by a heavy siege. When that time comes, they won’t be able to leave even if they wanted to. The three Great Sword Immortals who lost their lives previously had died because they had gotten into the heat of the battle and unknowingly had all their escape routes cut off by the higher-ranked demons, and eventually fell from exhaustion.

Liu Qing Yin scoffed. “I am a cultivator, why should I fear death? At most, I will move on and join Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Sister, and Fifth Senior Brother. With them as companions in the other world, it won’t be lonely at all.

She had no idea why, but when she mentioned she wouldn’t be “lonely”, a faint trace of grief could be heard in her words. Even a steel-hearted girl like Lin Jiu couldn’t help but soften at that, wanting to go up to her and soothe her.

Mu Rong Chun was even more heartbroken. He had none of his usual calm and raised his voice, speaking in a tone carrying disappointment. “Junior Sister! Why do you have to do this! There are so many good men in the world, why must you give your life up because of one!”

“Senior Brother, you will understand when the time comes for you to meet the one you are destined to be with,” Liu Qin Yin answered in a self-deprecating tone.

“He isn’t your destiny!” Mu Rong Chun’s sword aura was becoming more disorderly.

“He is.” Faint hints of exhaustion could be heard in her voice.

At this moment, lightning thundered in the distant horizon as black clouds began to gather. A streak of electricity snaked around, dyeing the sky purple.

The demons and demonic cultivators cultivate in ways that go against the heavens, but whenever one reached a certain level of cultivation, a single move would invoke the rage of Heaven.Under the painful torment, the great demons who survive would become even more cruel and mad, devoid of any humanity. Those who were able to trigger such terrifying reactions from the heavens were at least great demons in the late-stage Divine Demon realm.

“Quickly, go!” Mu Rong Chun urged.

Liu Qing Yin didn’t really want to seek death, but she was hesitant to evacuate at this moment.

A thought suddenly sprang into Mu Rong Chun’s mind. “Junior Sister…You can’t be…waiting for him, right?! How could you joke around with your own life!” he cried out in surprise.

Even though he didn’t state it explicitly, everyone knew that this “him” referred to Wei Liang.

When he heard Mu Rong Chun’s words, a cool smile curved up Wei Liang’s lips. In fact, Wei Liang and Lin Jiu had already arrived relatively close by, but his cultivation was so high that if he stopped hiding his aura for a moment, the demons in the heated battle and these two Great Sword immortals would not be able to not notice his existence.

“Junior Sister!” Mu Rong Chun’s tone grew even sterner. “Don’t wait for him anymore! He won’t come!”

“No!” Liu Qing Yin’s voice was slightly less shrill during the heat of the moment. “I’m not waiting for anyone!”

Mu Rong Chun sighed. “When you went to the Hall of Punishment to plead for Xiong Yu Lian, Master had already left with his wife. He doesn’t know about your punishment, so he won’t rush to come help you.”

For a long while, only the clash of swords could be heard.

Once he said his piece, Mu Rong Chun didn’t say anything more. He struggled to tear through the heavy encirclement and led Liu Qing Yin to break out from the north.

The hum of Liu Qing Yin’s sword grew sharper. Round after round, full moons exploded among the demons. Even though Lin Jiu didn’t understand sword auras, she could feel Liu Qing Yin’s sadness and pain.

Lin Jiu couldn’t help but sigh to herself. Wei Liang wasn’t really much. Even though Xiong Yu Lian was full of nonsense, there was one thing she said that was true—On the day Lin Qiu came in for the marriage, Wei Liang did indeed guard outside of Liu Qing Yin’s cave for the entire night, and she also shed tears silently at the stone wall for the whole night. Both of them sealed a thousand words in their chests, and only reached out a hand, placing it on the stone wall.

This was written so clearly in the book, so who knew that this Wei Liang guy would turn so decisively?

For a ruthless male lead like him, Lin Qiu had four words. He’s not worth it!

Lin Jiu silently pitied Liu Qing Yin in her heart, but when she looked toward the “hornet’s nest” where the demons were gathering, she was suddenly stunned.

She could clearly perceive the malice of these demons!

Unlike humans, demons did not hide their thoughts as carefully as humans do. Demons were dominated by their most instinctive and primal desires and urges. They were unscrupulous beings who did not mind exposing their inner darkness to the outside world.

Lin Jiu could sense that they were in pain, and only by binge drinking on fresh hot blood could the fury and bitterness in their bodies be soothed a little. They weren’t hiding the fact that they wanted to tear apart everything within their vision. The howls of their prey were like beautiful music that put them at peace.

What kind of race was this!

Lin Jiu’s eyes widened.

No wonder these demons could become Buddhas just by putting down their blades. For them, putting down their blades was tantamount to destroying their own nature and instinct!

The Red Lotus was quivering in Lin Jiu’s consciousness. She could feel its desire.

The materialized lotus petals gave off a sort of wonderful feeling to Lin Jiu, as if it had become a part of her, connected to her.

The group of demons drawn here by Liu Qing Yin had been battling her for so long, now that they finally saw her faltering and being carefully protected behind Mu Rong Chun, the demons’ bloodthirsty killing intent reached its peak.

The huge cloud of malice was like fine wine fermented to the perfect level to enjoy, making the Red Lotus salivate.

However, Lin Jiu could only stare at this mass of delicacy with worry.

While she was distracted, a little demon was suddenly kicked out and fell right beneath Lin Jiu’s feet.

A wisp of malice floated in front of Lin Jiu like a silk thread from a cocoon.

Come to me!

Lin Jiu pretended to be shocked. Bouncing up, she waved her hand and gripped the strand of malice.

She had wanted to secretly take a nibble of it, but she never expected that the malice would move altogether at once. After a moment of silence, the group attacking Liu Qing Yin all stopped moving and their eyes turned towards Lin Jiu’s direction. Then, by instinct, they swarmed onto Lin Jiu and rushed towards her like mad!

After being pounced upon by fresh malice, Lin Jiu blinked innocently at Wei Liang. “…I didn’t do it on purpose.”

One after the other, the fourth and fifth petals bloomed! Lin Jiu resolutely sealed those two surges of spiritual energy in her consciousness, helping the two newly acquired lotus petals to materialize completely.

The pressure on Mu Rong Chun and Liu Qing Yin’s side decreased abruptly. Shocked, they looked towards the source of the sound.

“Master!” Mu Rong Chun looked both shocked and delighted at the same time.

“Mas…ter?” Liu Qing Yin’s gaze stopped on Lin Jiu for a moment before moving to Wei Liang. A thousand words passed through her gaze.

Unfortunately, Wei Liang didn’t take that sweet and sour look from Liu Qing Yin and just looked down to give Lin Jiu a meaningful glance. “You’re such a nice person.”

Lin Jiu didn’t feel guilty at all and smiled sweetly at him.

Didn’t he praise her for her naivety and kindness? That’s right! She, Lin Jiu, was a good person!”

A beautiful white lotus with a black lotus inside~