Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 300 Inviting the Senior to His Death

Jiang Tao said, "Zhou Qing's progress is truly astonishing. He has only been cultivating for a little over twenty years, yet he already possesses strength comparable to ours. What will he be like in another ten or twenty years?"

"Lord Dao, I'm afraid we need to make a decision."

Bai Mei nodded silently.

Lu Ping Zhenjun wanted to say a few words in defense of Zhou Qing, but he knew that there were very few people in the temple who advocated befriending Zhou Qing like himself, and it would not make any difference. He could only sigh and give up helplessly.

As the overlord of the Western Continent, the dojo has been there for far too long. Now, facing a powerful challenger, it is simply unrealistic to expect the dojo to curb its past overlordly habits and adopt a conciliatory attitude.

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Nie Yunxi piloted the flying boat for a whole day before finally arriving at the Qingyun Sect.

She landed at the welcoming platform atop Qingyun Mountain, stowed away her flying boat, and explained her purpose to the Qingyun Sect disciples who had come to hear the news: "I have been entrusted by my senior brother Zhou Qing to convey a message to my senior uncle Mu Zhuosha."

Upon hearing that she had been entrusted by Zhou Qing, the disciple immediately became respectful and told her to go to the Transmission Hall on her own.

When Nie Yunxi returned to Qingyun Sect after more than a decade, seeing the familiar scenery on the mountain and recalling his time at Qingyun Sect, he couldn't help but feel a strong sense of nostalgia.

But things were urgent, and she had no time to indulge in nostalgia. She rushed to the library and found Mu Zhuosha there.

"Have you seen Zhou Qing? How is he now?"

Before Nie Yunxi could speak, Mu Zhuosha hurriedly asked.

Nie Yunxi said, "My senior brother has arrived at the Dharma propagation site. He asked me to find my senior uncle."

Mu Zhuosha said angrily, "He never listens to advice, and he still went to the Dharma center in the end. Why take such a risk!"

Nie Yunxi said with a wry smile, "Let's not talk about that for now. There's an even more dangerous thing right in front of us now."

Mu Zhuosha asked, "What does Zhou Qing want you to do here?"

Nie Yunxi asked, "Senior Uncle, does the Qingyun Sect currently have any visitors from outside?"

"A foreigner?"

Mu Zhuosha thought for a moment and said, "There is such a person."

"A while ago, Hu Guan introduced a Golden Core cultivator from Zhongzhou to the sect as a guest elder. The sect leader saw that his lineage was clear and well-known, so he took him in. What happened?"

Nie Yunxi said, "Please take me to see him, my senior brother has something to say to him."

Seeing Nie Yunxi's solemn expression, Mu Zhuosha knew that something was wrong, so she didn't dare to delay and immediately took her down from the Sutra Pavilion to a quiet little house in the back mountain.

A burly man, who looked like an old farmer, was chopping wood outside the house.

Upon seeing the two men arrive, he put the axe aside and waited for them to approach.

Nie Yunxi already knew the old farmer's identity, and couldn't help but feel uneasy. Upon meeting him, she first performed the courtesy due to a junior and said, "Our senior brother has something for me to convey to you, senior."

The Great Illusion Demon Lord laughed and said, "As expected, he discovered me. Fortunately, I found such a good place in advance. Otherwise, it wouldn't be you who came to deliver his message today, but those people from the Hongfa Dojo who quietly descended and killed me."

Hearing his arrogant tone, as if he had a grudge against the Hongfa Temple, Mu Zhuosha was shocked and asked, "Who exactly is your identity?"

The Great Illusion Demon Lord did not respond, but instead looked at Nie Yunxi and said, "Zhou Qing, what do you have to say to me?"

Nie Yunxi said, "Senior Brother said that Senior is the leader of the demonic path and his time is coming to an end. He should leave with dignity. Why fight like a trapped beast and suffer further humiliation before he dies?"

"If the senior agrees to leave the Qingyun Sect, he will die. He is willing to preserve the senior's whereabouts and leave the senior with some dignity."

"If you still harbor any illusions and think that you can hold him hostage by using the Qingyun Sect as a hostage, he will personally take action and kill you. Don't say you weren't warned."

The Great Illusion Demon Lord laughed a few times and said, "I have cultivated for nearly a thousand years and no one has ever dared to threaten me. Zhou Qing is the first, but he is still too naive."

"Does he really think that this blustering intimidation will frighten me?" "If he were truly confident in dealing with me, he should come to me in person now, instead of sending you to say a few laughable threats."

“Go back and tell Zhou Qing to give up his illusions. In the entire Western Continent, there may be someone who can defeat me, but no one can kill me before I descend with my demonic power.”

"Even those old guys at the Hongfa Dojo, working together, can't succeed. Once my Demon Subjugation succeeds, the entire Qingyun Sect will be swallowed by the Demon Abyss."

"If he doesn't want anything to happen to the Qingyun Sect, from now on, he must not only not betray my whereabouts, but also report to me at any time about the situation of the old guys at the Hongfa Dojo."

"Otherwise, the Qingyun Sect will definitely be the first to suffer."

"Let's go."

After saying that, he picked up the axe again and began chopping wood by himself.

Helpless, Nie Yunxi had no choice but to leave with Mu Zhuosha.

Once they were far from the back of the mountain, Mu Zhuosha asked, "Junior Nephew Yun, who exactly was that person?"

Nie Yunxi said with a wry smile, "That is the current leader of the demonic path, the Great Illusion Demon Lord, the leader of the Seven Emotions Sect."

"The Hongfa Dojo wanted to deal with this demon, so they asked the senior brother to help search for his whereabouts, but unexpectedly he was hiding in the Qingyun Sect."

“If this matter is not handled properly, it will be a catastrophic disaster for the Qingyun Sect.”

Mu Zhuosha was stunned. After a moment, she gritted her teeth and said, "That scoundrel Hu Guan actually led people from the demonic path into the sect!"

"No wonder someone reported that he was secretly colluding with the demonic path. Unfortunately, he managed to cover it up several times during the investigations. This time, he finally dragged the entire sect down with him."

"I will immediately inform the sect leader and order the disciples to evacuate."

Nie Yunxi quickly stopped her, saying, "Absolutely not! Since that old devil is using the Qingyun Sect as a bargaining chip to coerce our senior brother into working for him, how could he allow the Qingyun Sect disciples to leave?"

"I think it's best not to inform the sect leader about this matter, lest it leak out and cause an uncontrollable situation."

Mu Zhuosha said, "Are we just going to let him take us hostage?"

What are Zhou Qing's plans?

Nie Yunxi shook her head and said, "I don't know either. My senior brother only asked me to pass on the message."

"However, that old demon is a True Monarch of the high-level Nascent Soul stage. Even the True Monarchs of the Hongfa Daoist Temple dare not say they can do anything to him. I'm afraid my senior brother is also at a loss."

Mu Zhuosha's heart sank.

Nie Yunxi said, "I still need to go back and report to my senior brother. I can't delay any longer. Please be patient, Uncle-Master. If my senior brother has any further news, I will come and convey it."

Having said that, he bid farewell to Mu Zhuosha, released the flying boat, and flew towards the direction of the Dharma propagation center.

Mu Zhuosha watched Nie Yunxi's flying boat disappear into the western clouds before heading towards the Transmission Hall, feeling increasingly suffocated as she walked.

This is truly an undeserved disaster.

She carefully considered the future of the Qingyun Sect and felt that the hope was slim.

As long as the old demon doesn't leave, Zhou Qing will be held hostage and forced to work for him. If the Hongfa Dojo discovers this one day, won't they be labeled as accomplices of the demonic path? At that point, they won't have any chance of survival.

If Zhou Qing were not held hostage and revealed the information about the old demon to the Hongfa Dojo, this place would become a battlefield for Nascent Soul cultivators, and the disciples of the Qingyun Sect would also surely die.

No matter how she thought about it, Mu Zhuosha couldn't see any possibility of the Qingyun Sect escaping unscathed.

This filled her with despair.

(End of this chapter)