The path to immortality through martial arts begins with being forced into marriage!

"No one can predict what the outcome of the path they are about to take will be, and no amount of reasoning can definitively conclude a person's fate."

"The course of destiny is never a predetermined path, but rather a vast wilderness!"

"The actions and principles of the Jingyao Division and the Great Yan Dynasty today have completely contradicted the morality that I, Cui, uphold."

"My sense of justice is to help those in need when you see injustice, not to weigh the pros and cons and watch the innocent become pawns."

"Laws are established for people, to protect the weak and uphold justice, not to become a cold tool for the powerful to bully the people and maintain a hypocritical facade."

"Those in power should establish a life for the people, not treat them as worthless weeds, to be sacrificed at will, or used as bait!"

"Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together."

"Since this so-called righteous order can no longer accommodate my insignificant persistence and sense of justice..."

"Then today, I, Cui Yi, choose—"

"Join the Blood-Clad Clan!"

After Cui Yi finished speaking, he could hardly hold back his laughter.

But he can't laugh now.

Even if he wasn't as righteous as he claimed, that's how he appears to outsiders today!

The more complete one's own persona is, the greater the influence on the Great Yan and the Demon Suppression Division!

Upon hearing this, the Red Demon burst into a hearty laugh: "Hahahaha! Good!"

"What a perfect example of 'those who walk different paths cannot make plans together'!"

"Young friend, no, Cui Yi!"

"From this day forward, you will be my last disciple, the Crimson Demon!"

"Welcome to the Blood-Clad Sect!"

Song Ziwei's face turned extremely gloomy, and the aura of the Golden Core Realm around him fluctuated faintly, as if thunder was brewing!

He stared intently at Cui Yi, the last trace of regret in his eyes vanishing, leaving only cold resolve and killing intent!

Cui Yi betrayed the Demon Suppression Bureau and joined the Blood-Clad Sect in public!

This news will surely shake the entire East Sea City and even spread throughout the Great Yan Dynasty at the fastest speed!

A genius who was forced out by the Demon Suppression Division and killed the royal family's retainer joined the opposing demonic sect!

"Cui Yi! Have you thought this through?"

"I, Cui, never do anything I'll regret, neither today nor in the future!"

Cui Yi raised his hand and suddenly shook it, and all the restraints on the two children who were bound to the guillotine were blasted away by his true energy!

Although these two children are young, they are very perceptive.

They also knew that the handsome hero in front of them was their only hope for survival!

As soon as the two children regained their freedom, they rushed towards Cui Yi and hid behind him.

Red Demon, having gained a tremendous advantage, was in high spirits and teased, "I say, Song Ziwei, your Demon Suppression Division's act has come to an end."

"These two little children are useless to you; they only tarnish the reputation of your righteous path."

"How about... you leave it to me?"

"Although the Blood-Clad Sect has a bad reputation, at least we are clear about our gratitude and grudges, and we will not use the child's life as a pawn."

"My good disciple, let's go!"

After saying that, Red Demon didn't wait for Song Ziwei's reply, but instead made a grabbing motion in the air!

A powerful surge of true energy suddenly descended, lifting Cui Yi's body along with the two children!

As Cui Yi floated into the air, he suddenly remembered something. "Senior, wait!"

"What, my good disciple, are you going to back out?"

"How could that be? I just thought that since I've already joined the Blood-Clad Sect, then..."

"We can't waste this excellent cultivator's vital energy!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze fell upon Hong Xiang, who was already cold on the ground.

Red Demon was the first to react, and immediately burst into laughter: "Not bad, not bad, you really have the potential to become a heretical cultivator!"

"This eunuch is at the peak of the Core Formation Realm. If we can refine his blood and qi, it will definitely be of great benefit to the Blood Robe Sect cultivators!"

"This practice of taking food and gifts is quite in line with our usual approach when learning a skill!"

"You and Mu Yangyan are both born evil cultivators!"

Having received tacit approval, Cui Yi didn't waste any words and immediately used his mental power to store Hong Xiang's corpse into the space of the Floating Pagoda.

Various storage rings simply cannot store living things, but corpses are not considered living things.

Therefore, storing the corpse was quite reasonable, and naturally no one doubted what Cui Yi's storage method was.

"Senior, I still need to pick up two more people!"

Without a second thought, Red Demon waved his hand and said, "Sure, let alone two people, even if you need to pick up a hundred, I'll take care of it perfectly!"

"Thank you so much, Master!"

Cui Yi also took advantage of the situation and readily accepted this cheap master.

Anyway, master and teacher are not the same thing.

You may have many masters in your life, but you only have one master!

Song Ziwei stood still the whole time until Chi Gui left with Cui Yi and the two children, without trying to stop them.

It wasn't that he didn't dare to stop them, but that he couldn't.

Today's events were chaotic enough; just dealing with these messes was enough to exhaust him.

The fact that the Blood Robe Sect dared to appear so brazenly in Donghai City meant that the sect's Golden Core Realm experts couldn't possibly be unaware of it.

Considering the worst-case scenario... maybe that old man is already near Donghai City.

The fact that this matter has become a huge uproar is already a crime; if it escalates into a dispute, then the crime will be compounded!

The most urgent task is to appease public opinion!

In the following days, throughout Donghai City, whether in teahouses and taverns, on the streets, or even in the fields, almost everyone was enthusiastically discussing the same topic!

The upheaval at the execution ground in Donghai City!

How did the Demon Suppression Bureau use two innocent children as bait to set up a murder trap? How did the royal eunuch, Eunuch Hong, appear and intimidate everyone?

How Cui Yi stood up to denounce injustice and sabotaged the platform to save lives.

Then, how the sword light delivered a stunning blow, slaying a royal retainer at the peak of the Core Formation stage!

How did the Blood-Clad Sect's Grand Elder, Red Ghost, openly recruit them, and how did Cui Yi publicly denounce the wrongdoings of the Demon-Suppressing Division, resolutely choosing to join the Blood-Clad Sect?

These fragments, embellished and spread by countless mouths, quickly coalesced into a highly impactful story!

As the saying goes, "three men can make a tiger," even a completely fabricated story can become distorted if it is repeated too many times!

Not to mention that this is a real event, especially in recent years, the Great Yan Dynasty has been extremely oppressive to its people.

This has led to deep-seated grievances among the lower classes, which, given the opportune moment to erupt, have naturally exploded even more violently!

In this story, Cui Yi's image is infinitely elevated and beautified, even to the point of being portrayed as lifelike!

Surprisingly, public opinion did not turn out as the Jingyao Si (Demon Suppression Bureau) or the imperial court had hoped, unanimously condemning Cui Yi's rebellion and defection to evil.

In fact, quite the opposite!