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"You're talking nonsense! I've always treated you with courtesy!" Bai Zihua's voice trembled, as if his thoughts had been exposed.

"Whether it's nonsense or not is no longer important..." Lin Yaoxie sighed, "Actually, my original intention was not to kill you."

Bai Zihua fell silent upon hearing his words, staring at him in disbelief. "You insulted and deceived me, yet you say it wasn't to kill me? Do you even believe that yourself?!"

Lin Yaoxie looked at Bai Zihua helplessly. When had he ever insulted or bullied him? Why was this grown man acting so girlish?

"You're really judging a gentleman by your own petty standards!" Hua Qiangu shook her head and said, "My demon brother wouldn't bother arguing with you!"

"You made three mistakes! First, you shouldn't have been so conservative and blindly believed in the rules of Changliu! That's why you cared about An Ying, yet you watched her die! In this respect, you're even worse than Mo Yan! At least he dared to do it, although he didn't dare to admit it, which caused Zhu Ran and her son to be separated, and Zhu Ran, whom he raised, became stubborn and treacherous, ultimately dying in the wilderness." Lin Yaoxie looked at Bai Zihua, who was still unaware of his situation, and couldn't help but feel speechless!

Bai Zihua seemed to recall past events upon hearing Lin Yaoxie's words, and sat down on the ground, making no further moves.

"Your second mistake is that you cherish your reputation and honor, disregarding the bond between your fellow disciples. Although you once thought of protecting the world, you were powerless to do so and could only hide away to protect your own life. You were unmoved even as Tan Fan died! In this respect, you are not as good as Zi Xun. Although she is a woman, she can distinguish right from wrong. Even after becoming a fallen immortal, she still retains the place of sincerity and goodness in her heart."

"You made the third mistake by choosing the most inappropriate way to end things! You still had respect for the laws and reliance on Changliu, but you colluded with Moyan to harm your own disciples, and controlled Changliu disciples through the Illusion Bell, causing the deaths of almost all the inner mountain disciples! Is this how you, as the head of Changliu, conduct yourself?!"

Lin Yaoxie's three wrong words struck Bai Zihua's heart. Bai Zihua lay prostrate on the ground, motionless for a long time.

"Brother Yaoxie... don't be angry!" Hua Qiangu looked at Lin Yaoxie's three mistakes, each word sharp and resounding, and quickly comforted him.

"I'm not angry." Lin Yaoxie smiled at Hua Qiangu.

"Then... Bai Zihua, he's not dead, is he?!" Hua Qiangu asked softly. Her demonic brother was really too amazing. Could it be that he made Bai Zihua so ashamed that he committed suicide?

"He's not dead! He's probably too ashamed to speak!" Lin Yaoxie joked. "Go and call Dongfang and the others out! They're safe now!"

Now that Hua Qiangu possesses immense power, there is probably no one left who can rival her, whether she's in the heavens or the earth.

Lin Yaoxie watched as Hua Qiangu skipped off to find Dongfang and the others. He then turned to look at the corpses scattered on the ground. Some of the injured were also staring at him in terror, too afraid to even utter a sound.

A chill ran through Lin Yaoxie's heart. Bai Zihua's first conspiracy, in alliance with Sha Qianmo, used the Illusion Bell to implicate almost all the disciples of Changliu's inner mountain. This second conspiracy, too, deceived some so-called prestigious sects, implicating most of their disciples. The Changliu disciples he brought were probably newly recruited from the outer mountain to the inner mountain.

The destruction of Changliu was due to these two battles, both inside and out. It's a pity that this once mighty sect can no longer rise to prominence.

Chapter 142 A Lifetime of Atonement

"Senior Brother..." Sheng Xiaomo's voice drifted from afar. That day, he had consolidated his disciples and allowed Lin Yaoxie and the others to leave Changliu, precisely to prevent further innocent bloodshed. Now, seeing all this human flesh and corpses, it was truly a tragedy!

"Senior brother! Are you alright!" Sheng Xiaomo quickly threw himself on the ground and pulled Bai Zihua up. The crimson lines on Bai Zihua's face and neck had actually faded, but he was somewhat dazed and staring at something.

"It's my fault, it's all my fault!" Sheng Xiaomo said bitterly. He should have kept a close eye on Bai Zihua that day, but he didn't. He originally thought that Bai Zihua had used a secret technique and would definitely not be able to escape from Changliu. Later, he checked one by one, but he couldn't find him.

It wasn't until Bai Zihua reappeared, accompanied by Luo Shiyi, that he suddenly realized that Luo Shiyi had rescued Bai Zihua, and that they must have broken into his master's spiritual acupoint, because Bai Zihua had actually broken through the ninth level of the Heavenly Realm and reached the tenth level. His actions had become even more sinister and terrifying.

Unexpectedly, before Sheng Xiaomo could reveal the truth, Bai Zihua concealed his demonic possession and blamed everything on Lin Yaoxie, accusing him of killing Changliu disciples to obtain the Primordial Power. He also claimed that Bai Zihua had invited many righteous people to join forces to punish Lin Yaoxie.

At the time, Sheng Xiaomo 280 was against it, but was imprisoned by Bai Zihua.

"It's not your fault! Your two senior brothers are petty by nature, and as their junior brother, you didn't properly guide and persuade them! Now so many Changliu disciples have lost their lives, how can you face your Changliu's founder!" Dongfang's voice came from behind Lin Yaoxie.

"Report four, Mantian has been settled. The poison she was afflicted with has been neutralized, and Qingshui is now taking care of her," Dongfang explained to Lin Yaoxie, then arranged for the Yixiu Pavilion disciples to clean up the scene.

“Evil spirits…” Hua Qiangu helped Zi Xun slowly walk forward.

"Are you feeling better?" Lin Yaoxie asked, after all, the primordial power was too domineering, and when it flowed through Zixun's body, she was forcibly interrupted!

“It’s alright…” Zi Xun said, taking a step forward and walking to Bai Zi’s picture. She took out the rare flower from her bosom.

"What are you going to do?!" Sheng Xiaomo asked nervously.

"I want Bai Zihua to see clearly the sins he has committed!" Zi Xun said, using her power to make the strange flower rotate.

The golden light enveloped Bai Zihua, and Bai Zihua's demonic energy was gradually forced out by the aura of the strange flower (aefe). The wisps of black and red demonic energy that were intertwined disappeared without a trace as soon as they touched the light of the strange flower.

Seeing Zi Xun's actions, Sheng Xiaomo understood how she had escaped the Fallen Immortal realm. Now, she was helping Bai Zihua break free from the demonic path. Thinking this, Sheng Xiaomo knelt down and performed a deep bow.

"Zixun..." Zixun had just been injured, and now she had forcibly helped Bai Zihua escape the demonic path, exhausting her mental strength. Lin Yaoxie quickly stepped forward to support her.

Bai Zihua's eyes regained their clarity. He stretched out his hands, which were slowly bleeding. He turned his head to look around and saw the disciples of Yixiu Pavilion carrying and lifting corpses.

"All of this? It's all because of me?" Bai Zihua's voice was hoarse, as if he had just finished crying.

His gaze met Zi Xun with disdain, met Sheng Xiao Mo with a sigh, met Hua Qian Gu with disgust, met Dongfang with sarcasm, and met Lin Yao Xie with calm as still water.

Looking at his disciples struggling in agony, unable to utter a sound, he felt a deep sorrow welling up within him.

"Senior brother..." Sheng Xiaomo walked over and helped Bai Zihua up, "Senior brother... you're alright!"

"What do you mean it's alright?!" Zi Xun exclaimed. "Wasn't that a human life on the ground? Wasn't it Bai Zi Hua?!"

Bai Zihua squatted down. He remembered everything that had happened during this time. It was all because of him. From the beginning, he enjoyed An Ying's special care but never stood up for her. In the end, he witnessed her death. After that, he was afraid to face reality and hid himself away. Later, Tan Fan died, and Zi Xun resented him, which caused the Five Immortals to fall apart.

Later, Lin Yaoxie appeared. He acted recklessly and disregarded everyone, living the life Bai Zihua had always longed for. Therefore, Bai Zihua was always extremely jealous of Lin Yaoxie.

He thought he was using Lin Yaoxie to steal the divine artifact, but in reality, he knew he couldn't do anything to him.

Later, he discovered that Hua Qiangu was his inner demon and tried to strike first, but was severely punished by Lin Yaoxie and lost face. Trapped in his inner demon, he listened to his senior brother Mo Yan's guidance, thinking that as long as he found Lin Yaoxie's weakness, he could kill him.

So poisoning the Changliu disciples, setting the trap of the Illusion Bell, colluding with the Taibai Sect, and even pushing Hua Qiangu into the wilderness—all of this was to suppress Lin Yaoxie!

Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes; Lin Yaoxie actually managed to walk out of the wilderness alive! This truly surprised everyone.

Therefore, he didn't hesitate to collude with Sha Qianmo, hoping to combine their strength to kill Lin Yaoxie. He even went so far as to use the Illusion Bell, causing the loss of all the disciples in Changliu Inner Mountain, just to delay Lin Yaoxie.

He was blinded by his inner demons and even attacked Sheng Xiaomo! Two hot tears streamed down Bai Zihua's pained face!

"It's all because of me!" Bai Zihua said resentfully. Even after this incident, he still hadn't come to his senses. He and Luo Shiyi entered their master's spiritual cave and broke through the Nine Heavens with their fortuitous encounter, yet he was still unwilling to give up and wanted to obtain the Primordial Power!

Lin Yaoxie said, "Dongfang, do you still want revenge?"

Dongfang shook his head. "What Zixun did was far more effective than me wanting to kill him! Let him see for himself what he has done, and let him live a life of regret!"

Lin Yaoxie nodded. That's right. It would be better to kill him with a sword than to make him sober now. He would have to carry the burden of regret for a lifetime.

"It was me! I was still unwilling to give up! I actually gathered disciples from the outer mountains of Changliu and tried to seize the power of the wilderness again to kill Lin Yaoxie!" Bai Zihua's tears were uncontrollable. "The foundation of Changliu for thousands of years has been destroyed by my hands!"

"Senior brother..." Sheng Xiaomo said, but even he couldn't find any words of comfort.

"Lin Yaoxie, just kill me!" Bai Zihua closed his eyes.

"I won't kill you for all your sins! You'll spend your whole life atoning for them!" Lin Yaoxie said, shaking his head. He didn't have much hatred for Bai Zihua to begin with, and now that even Dongfang didn't want to avenge his father's death, he didn't want Bai Zihua to get away with it either!

"You..." Bai Zihua opened his eyes in disbelief upon hearing his words.

"Thank you, Young Hero Lin!" Sheng Xiaomo exclaimed loudly!

Chapter 143 Resolving This Endgame

"Why didn't you kill me...?"

Bai Zihua murmured, "This is what I've never understood. People with high-level skills are usually very stubborn. Like my master, who has always followed the rules and believed in them."

However, Lin Yaoxie, despite his profound skills, was righteous, awe-inspiring, and magnanimous, and in a short time, he managed to gather the people around him tightly.

“Bai Zihua,” Dongfang said, looking at Bai Zihua’s somewhat bewildered expression, “From the very beginning, I was the only one who wanted revenge. Bao Si always advised me to resolve the hatred in other ways. It was you who forced me time and time again. It was your pettiness and fear that made you make more and more mistakes!”

"It's because you can't forget An Ying's passing, it's because you still remember Tan Fan's death, it's because you can't move on from the past, you can't truly understand yourself, and you can't see right from wrong! It's all because of your stubbornness!"

Zi Xun said that since returning from the Fallen Immortal realm, she has actually come to understand a lot. Rather than still harboring resentment towards Bai Zihua, she has seen his true colors more clearly.

"Bai Zihua! From the very beginning, Brother Yaoxie made it very clear that he came to take the divine artifact! You wanted to use him but didn't have enough strength! You even tried to assassinate me! You tried to harm Sister Qingshui! You set a trap to deceive us!"

Hua Qiangu was indignant. They had made their intentions very clear from the beginning. They were obviously trying to make Changliu act two-faced!

"Stop talking... Senior Brother—"

Sheng Xiaomo, hearing the accusations from the crowd, became somewhat impatient.

"Look! This is the way Changliu behaves! You can't stand hearing the truth!" Dongfang said sarcastically. "You're like this! Moyan is like this! Sheng Xiaomo is like this too! A great sect like this, yet you act so petty and narrow-minded. I think it's only right that Changliu is destroyed today!"

“You…” Sheng Xiaomo wanted to retort, but he had no words to respond.

"Sheng Xiaomo! Do you think you bear no responsibility for Bai Zihua and Mo Yan's current predicament?" Zi Xun's beautiful eyes sharpened. "If you could understand them more, if you could remind them in time when they made wrong decisions, if you could help them from time to time, wouldn't things be different?!"

Sheng Xiaomo remained silent. Of course, he knew that Zi Xun was right. He had always been self-centered and didn't care about anything, leaving everything to his two senior brothers. He had indeed lost the basic protection that a junior brother and a member of Changliu should have.

"This has nothing to do with my junior brother; it's all my fault!" Bai Zihua said, sitting cross-legged on the ground. "Lin Yaoxie, you are stronger than me."

"Do you need to tell me? My demonic brother is the strongest!" Hua Qiangu immediately said.

Lin Yaoxie gestured for her not to interrupt and to let Bai Zihua finish speaking.

“I wanted to protect all living beings, but instead I caused them to suffer. I wanted to protect Changliu for a thousand years, but instead I caused Changliu to be destroyed. I did nothing to fight for anything, and in the end I lost everything. I lost An Ying who loved me, I lost Tan Fan who respected me, I lost my senior brother who protected me, and I even lost Changliu that I wanted to protect. This is my fault.”

Bai Zihua said sadly.

"Since you will not kill me, then let me atone for my sins for the rest of my life. I will remain in the eighty-one places of the inner and outer mountains, and suffer the eighty-one Soul-Destroying Nails. After that, I will establish a forbidden curse, so that I will go through tribulations in this life and help those in need, and continue to atone for my sins in endless cycles of reincarnation."

"Senior Brother!" Sheng Xiaomo was deeply saddened upon hearing Bai Zihua's vow. Such a severe punishment... an endless cycle of reincarnation...

"Bai Zihua, this is something you did voluntarily. I did not force you. I hope you will keep your word in the future and take good care of yourself."

Lin Yaoxie waved his hand, signaling Sheng Xiaomo to leave with Bai Zihua.

"Thank you..." Bai Zihua said softly, letting Sheng Xiaomo lead him away from Yixiu Pavilion.

"Brother Demon, let's go! The dumplings we just made haven't been cooked yet!"

Hua Qiangu tugged at Lin Yaoxie's sleeve.

"Haha! Qian Gu really loves to eat!" Zi Xun laughed, channeling her inner energy, "cough cough..."

"Are you alright! Dongfang, come and check on Zixun..." Lin Yaoxie hurriedly called out, "Xiaogu, take her back to eat later. Let's go let Zixun rest first and see how Mantian is!"

Hua Qiangu nodded. Seeing that the big problem had been solved, she had forgotten that Mantian was still injured.

Zi Xun was also exhausted, so he quickly nodded and helped her to the other side, carefully protecting her.

"Reporting to the fourth, Immortal Zi Xun's injury is not too serious. It's just that the savage power was too domineering, which damaged her internal energy. She just needs to rest for a while. In addition, she forced herself to circulate her energy to help Bai Zi Hua break free from the demonic control, which aggravated her injury. It's not a big deal, but she needs to rest quietly for a while."

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"It's good that you're alright!" Lin Yao said with a wicked smile, then pretended to be angry and looked at Zi Xun, "What's so important that you have to make Bai Zihua regain his senses!"

"I'm just standing up for An Ying and Tan Fan, and I want Bai Zihua to realize his sins! Besides... no matter what I do, you're still here for me!"

Zi Xun added half a sentence in a coquettish manner, which successfully softened Lin Yaoxie's heart, and he never mentioned the matter again.

Dongfang secretly gave a thumbs-up where Lin Yaoxie couldn't see. When it comes to it, Zixun Shangxian understands Bao Si the best.

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Hua Qiangu looked at the wound on Ni Mantian's abdomen and said sadly, "It must hurt a lot!"

Ni Mantian grinned and smiled:

"It doesn't hurt. Dongfang has already had Qingshui apply some medicine to me. It's very effective. It just feels a little cool now, but it doesn't hurt."