She is Jianxiu

Chapter 1418, Chapter Fifty: The Vast Expanse of the Heavens

However, both of them only manifested their cultivation externally, so although the arrow just now seemed to be very powerful, the demon did not completely stop breathing after being hit by the arrow. It only struggled in pain and even tried to burrow into the ground to escape. Fortunately, it was seen by another female cultivator, who immediately struck down several talismans, making the ground as hard as iron and cutting off the demon's escape route.

At this moment, the two cultivators from the Jiang family also realized what was happening. They frowned and looked at the newcomers, thinking to themselves that this was something they had their eye on, and these two had attacked without asking any questions. It was so unreasonable!

It should be noted that this year marks the fifth year since the city gate was established. Within the gate, apart from powerful demons comparable to those with divine or illusory abilities, the evil spirits and monsters are like drowning dogs, relentlessly hunted and killed by hordes of Daoist cultivators. Well-established sects have even used this place as a training ground for their disciples, releasing many young juniors to slay demons and monsters and accumulate merit.

Therefore, in the eyes of disciples of such a great sect, the evil spirits of today are no different from walking treasures of merit. Generally speaking, few people would dare to steal them.

Even if one tries to take credit, one must be careful of the person opposite them; not just anyone can bully a disciple of Taiyuan!

As the newcomers approached, the tall young man couldn't help but stride forward, his face grim as he questioned, "Who are you two disciples? Can't you see that this evil spirit has been chosen by Taiyuan? Why don't you retreat at once!"

Seeing that Jiang Mingxin had not come forward, he felt it was only natural. After all, the two women in front of him were only external cultivators. If Jiang Mingxin came to ask in person, it would be an insult to his status to argue with such juniors.

The tall young man said this with the intention of making the two men back down, but he did not expect that after hearing the name Taiyuan, the other party was only slightly surprised and showed no fear.

A moment later, the woman holding the large bow also put away her magic weapon, cupped her hands and said, "So you are a disciple of Taiyuan. I am Mianyu from Zhaoyan Palace. My apologies for my rudeness."

Upon hearing that he was a disciple of Zhaoyan, the tall young man was taken aback, but his anger did not subside. His eyes widened slightly, and he saw Gong Mianyu stretch out his hand and point at the demon on the ground, explaining, "This senior brother has misunderstood. My junior sister Yunrong and I came here to chase this thing. Half a month ago, because we had not yet figured out its supernatural abilities, we were careless and let it escape from our grasp. We have come here now to settle the score."

She then gestured for the two members of the Jiang family to look at the demon, saying, "If you don't believe me, senior brother, you can take a closer look at the demon's neck. There are several old wounds on it, all left by me and my junior sister."

Everyone looked over and saw that under the head that had just emerged from the ground, there were indeed two or three charred wounds, which matched the arrow that had shot out like a meteor from the sky.

The tall young man was speechless for a moment. Even if he could say that the charred wound might not be an arrow wound, and then argue with Gong Mianyu, Jiang Mingxin was watching from above. He couldn't figure out what the other party was planning. If he felt that this action was unbecoming, it would be detrimental to him in gaining a good reputation.

Fortunately, at this moment, a voice came from the sky. It seemed that because the two people claimed to be disciples of Zhaoyan, Jiang Mingxin raised his eyebrows and asked, "Since you two are disciples of Zhaoyan, which grotto-heaven sect are you from?"

It's no wonder he asked, because Gong Mianyu and Qi Yunrong do indeed have the makings of geniuses. They are not just ordinary disciples, but he doesn't know which branch of the Zhaoyan lineage they belong to.

The voice came from above. Gong Mianyu's expression changed slightly, but she had already anticipated that there was an elder present, which was why she gave a detailed explanation earlier and then introduced herself.

After listening for a moment, Jiang Mingxin immediately lost interest, waved his hand, and snorted, "In that case, I'll let you have this evil spirit."

Since he was neither from the Eighteen Heavenly Caves nor a top genius, Jiang Ming was arrogant and confident. He thought that since this demon could be subdued by a mere cultivator, how could he possibly stoop to argue with a junior? If one didn't work, he would just find another.

So, after hastily seeing this important person off, Gong Mianyu finally felt relieved and let out a long sigh of relief. She said to Qi Yunrong beside her, "Fortunately, he's a reasonable person. Otherwise, if things had gotten complicated, we would have had to back down."

Shi Xiangyuan is currently far away in Dingxian City, and her senior brother Guan Boyan had just had an epiphany and is now in seclusion to cultivate. She and Qi Yunrong wanted to accumulate more merits, so they traveled together to chase down demons and evil spirits all the way here. However, the person they just encountered was from Taiyuan and his cultivation level was far above theirs. If he were to harbor evil intentions, how could the two of them possibly escape with their cultivation levels alone?

Little did Jiang Mingxin know that he did not know much about Zhao Yan's affairs, and that was why he was unaware that Gong Mianyu and Qi Yunrong had long been in contact with Zhao Chun. Otherwise, given the grudge he had with Zhao Chun in Jie Nan Tian Hai, things would not have ended well today.

Qi Yunrong nodded silently, a slight restlessness rising in her heart. After a moment, she focused her mind and suppressed it, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly at how many Daoist cultivators had become unusually anxious since this world entered the tribulation. In the past, in the Great Thousand World, cultivators of external forms were enough to establish sects and dominate a region, but now they could barely manage to fight against demons and monsters from outside the world, not to mention those with even lower cultivation levels.

Having only externalized cultivation, I now feel that it is not enough!

She lowered her eyelashes and noticed that the demon struggling on the ground was showing signs of resurgence. She had no choice but to suppress her complicated thoughts and join forces with Gong Mianyu to deal with it first.

Just then, the aftershocks of a great commotion rippled in the distance. The two, however, were not surprised. They exchanged a knowing glance and said with delight, "Judging from this scene, another rift must have been sealed. I heard our master say before that these rifts inside the pass vary in size. A few of the smaller rifts can be left for training and cultivation. Once all the larger rifts are sealed, we will send troops outside the pass."

Qi Yunrong gave a soft hum, thinking to herself that in recent years, the number of demons and monsters within the pass had indeed decreased, and the number of disciples traveling outside had gradually increased. On the contrary, the sect elders no longer hunted demons and monsters everywhere, indicating that the situation within the pass had stabilized and was no longer as perilous as before. In that case, the sect would likely need to conscript disciples to go beyond the pass soon. She couldn't miss such a golden opportunity!

Thousands of miles away from these two, several Taoist cultivators stood in mid-air. Among them, a woman wearing a jeweled crown stood at the front, her hands placed in front of her, holding up a brass array plate about the length and width of a forearm. The yin-yang fish pattern on the plate split to the sides, causing thousands of pure white silk threads to shoot into the sky, touching the deep, bottomless crack, and carefully mending the edges.

Amazingly, the gap that hung above everyone's heads visibly closed towards the center using such a method!

Looking at this scene, even those who considered themselves well-informed had to marvel at such extraordinary power.

Lu Yue withdrew his gaze and slowly turned his head. He could see that Zhao Chun's slightly raised face showed a rare hint of surprise in her eyes. It was clear that even in her eyes, such a sight was extremely rare.

Just as he was thinking this to himself, the woman holding the array plate and wearing a jeweled crown suddenly trembled. It was unclear what she had seen, but her eyes trembled wildly, and even her breathing became unsteady. It looked like something bad was about to happen!

Lu Yue and the others sensed something was wrong and quickly took action. They had barely mobilized their true essence when a familiar figure swept past them and flew straight to the bottom of the rift.

She looked closely and saw a rather murky, dark yellow thing drifting across the gap. Because of the barrier, she couldn't see its full appearance and therefore couldn't know what it was.

Suddenly, a chilling aura shot straight to their heads, and only when the dark yellow hue receded into the distance did they realize how terrified they had become!

That was actually the eye of an evil spirit from beyond the realm!

Lu Yue felt a chill run down his spine, and his breathing became rapid. This enormous, wandering demon was probably far more powerful than a Divine Transformation being; only by summoning an elder from his sect could he possibly deal with it.

With a swift movement of her hand, she grasped a lustrous jade talisman, as if to crush it at any moment to summon someone.

But we don’t know what kind of supernatural powers that demon possesses, so it’s hard to say whether the group will be able to escape!
Then he looked at Zhao Chun, who was close to the boundary and almost a wall away from the evil spirit. At this moment, she also frowned tightly and stood holding her breath.

A dim, yellowish eye peered through the gap, then turned back to stare at Zhao Chun, as if scrutinizing her as if clinging to something. A short while later, the object retreated, walking away step by step into the distance…

Inside the gap, Lü Yue and the others were drenched in sweat, as if they had just died.

Zhao Chun stood below the boundary, so the power she received was naturally no less than that, but the feeling in her heart was very strange.

Unlike the demons and monsters from beyond the boundary that he had seen before, there was no covetousness in his eyes when he looked at this boundary. Instead, the glance that passed over him carried an indescribable meaning.

It was in the instant her eyes met those of that object that Zhao Chun felt a strange sensation arise in her heart.

There seemed to be some connection between it and herself, but the connection was not strong. Whenever she pondered deeply, the intermittent connection would suddenly break.

This cannot be explained by common sense, so it must be due to human intervention.

Zhao Chun concealed her aura and turned to land on the cloud. Her gaze quickly swept over the snow-white silk threads that mended the gap. Her every move went unnoticed by Lü Yue and the others. Only after she steadied herself did she hear someone shake their head and sigh, saying with lingering fear, "Fortunately, we didn't come in. Otherwise, if such a powerful demon hadn't arrived before the great cultivators, we would have all died a thousand times over."

Lu Yue remained silent, his forehead covered in sweat. He held the jade talisman in his hand, but dared not put it away, fearing that it might launch a surprise attack before anyone could react.

"It seems everyone already considers that thing to be an evil spirit..."

Zhao Chun pondered silently, not wanting to reveal his guesses to anyone. He waited for the woman in the pearl crown to stand for two or three hours, finally completely mending the gap. Then, he discreetly examined the object in her hand and gradually learned what the Hun De Array Sect's method of "mending the sky" was.