My junior sister sees everyone as a heretical cultivator.

Chapter 243 Are good and evil truly incompatible?
Su Ling'er flew on her sword, speeding all the way, and finally arrived at the agreed location in the southeast direction. She concealed her sword light, landed lightly at the entrance of the canyon, and then walked quickly inside.

She had just turned a corner when the sight before her made her blood freeze instantly.

She saw her beloved sect leader, Daoist Xuan Yuan, using one hand to rip Ye Longtao's still-shocked head off his neck. His headless corpse exploded into a cloud of blood mist, which then condensed into a pill.

She saw Wang Xiedi crawling and rolling on the ground, his face filled with fear.

She saw the sect leader holding a crystal ball, inside which several twisted souls were wailing.

The sect leader... has fallen into the demonic path? How could a righteous sect leader... how could he so cruelly harm his own disciple?!

A tremendous wave of emotion surged within Su Ling'er. In the Guixi Secret Realm, she had personally witnessed the terrifying power of a Core Formation Perfection cultivator—an absolute force that she could not contend with using any of her current methods.

At this moment, any hesitation or questioning will only drag you into an abyss of no return. The only way to survive is to escape!
In a flash, Su Ling'er forcibly suppressed all her chaotic thoughts and made a single decision.

She called out clearly in the direction of Xuan Yuan Daoist, "Sect Leader! I have something to report!"

The shout made Xuan Yuan Daoist pause for a moment, his gaze falling on Su Ling'er in the distance. He also clearly saw that Su Ling'er's cultivation level was at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

A pseudo-spiritual root with four elements can actually cultivate to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage? It seems this woman has obtained an extraordinary opportunity in the Guixi Sect.

"Tell me about it." Daoist Xuanyuan wanted to hear what kind of situation she had to report.

However, as Su Ling'er shouted to report, her wooden sword was drawn from its sheath!

"call out--!"

"I have something to report." The sword finally played its due role, transforming into a streak of light and arriving at Wang Xiedi's side.

With a flick of her sword tip, she hooked the collar of Wang Xiedi's limp neck. The next second, Su Ling'er lightly touched the ground with her toes and leaped onto the spinning wooden sword. At the same time, she used her left hand to lift Wang Xiedi up.

The wooden sword changed direction, transforming into a streak of green light as it rapidly retreated towards the edge of the canyon! This series of movements was fluid and seamless!
Xuan Yuan Daoist's smile deepened as he watched this scene: "I have something to report... So that's how you report things."

He muttered to himself, a hint of mockery in his voice: "After joining the Guixi Sect, not only have his skills improved, but he has also learned to be cunning and sly."

So be it. Searching the soul after death will yield the same result. It's just a matter of how much Elder Huohua, that old fellow, will give me then.

"Unfortunately, you still haven't realized the difference in strength." He casually extended a finger in the direction Su Ling'er had fled.

A beam of spiritual energy condensed at her fingertips and then shot out, striking directly at Su Ling'er's back!

Wang Xiedi, carried by Su Ling'er like a briefcase, watched the canyon walls rushing past behind him, his heart filled with despair. It's over, Senior Sister's here too. He's doomed... He's still just that useless piece of trash, unable to do anything...

He saw Xuan Yuan Daoist's fatal finger strike, and then, with all his might, he hissed a warning: "Senior Sister! Be careful!"

Even without his reminder, a chilling sense of threat, stemming from death, already emanated from behind Su Ling'er!

At the critical moment, a crimson glint flashed in Su Ling'er's eyes!
"Buzz—!" The wooden sword in her hand instantly merged into her body, and the "Sword Refining Technique" circulated wildly! Rolling black energy overflowed from her body, and her eyes turned crimson. She had entered a demonic state!
Su Ling'er twisted her body with all her might, trying to avoid the deadly beam of light.

"Bang—!" A muffled sound rang out, but the beam of light still struck her. Although she avoided her vital points, the overwhelming force still pierced through her chest in an instant.

Su Ling'er felt a sharp pain, and her grip loosened. Wang Xiedi fell from mid-air, and she herself was also blasted away by the huge impact, tumbling seven or eight times in the air before crashing heavily to the ground, barely managing to regain her balance.

This attack also piqued Xuan Yuan Daoist's interest. He had casually pointed a finger at a girl in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and she hadn't died.
He watched as Su Ling'er struggled to her feet, the bloody hole in her chest slowly writhing amidst the swirling black mist, and an eerie aura far surpassing that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator emanated from her.

"Hehe..." Daoist Xuanyuan laughed, "What? You, who were once diligent and hardworking at Qingxu Temple, and who wholeheartedly yearned for the righteous path of immortality, have also fallen into demonic ways?"

Su Ling'er steadied herself, and the black mist around her grew thicker and spread rapidly, attempting to obscure Xuan Yuan Dao Ren's vision and pull Wang Xiedi into the black mist.

"Sect Leader!" she demanded, her voice hoarse, as she forced back the sharp pain in her chest. "What do you mean by this?! Why did you do this to them, to your disciples?!"

As she spoke, she gestured with her eyes to Wang Xiedi, who was not far away, telling him to quickly hide in the black mist and retreat quietly. Wang Xiedi understood and scrambled into the black mist, while Su Ling'er tried to buy him some time.

"Acting righteously means being upright and honest, punishing evil and promoting good! This is the bottom line that must be upheld no matter what situation you are in! If you can't even do this, what kind of path are you cultivating, and what kind of immortality are you seeking?!"

Xuan Yuan Daoist looked at Su Ling'er, who was faintly visible in the black mist, stood with his hands behind his back, and smiled.

"Ling'er, your understanding of righteousness and demonic forces is still too shallow. Do you really think that righteousness and demonic forces are irreconcilable? If their interests align, the righteous path and the demonic path can cooperate. They have also... joined forces to attack innocent sects and killed some innocent people."

Upon hearing this, Su Ling'er felt her unwavering beliefs crumbling inch by inch. "What difference is there between that and evil and heretical practices?!" she rebuked sharply.

"Separation? Look at this world, mortals are like ants, and cultivators are like chess pieces. Separation means that if there is no iron fist to maintain order, then the rampant demonic path and the blood sacrifice of billions of lives will only be a matter of time."

"Mortals can't even live a peaceful life and could become resources for cultivation at any time. That would be a true hell on earth. But under the protection of my righteous path, they can at least live a peaceful life while we are here, and live like human beings."

"This world isn't simply black and white." He stopped, his gaze piercing through the black mist, meeting Su Ling'er's crimson eyes directly. "Aren't you the same? To survive, didn't you also compromise and fall into demonic ways?"

(End of this chapter)