Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

Yun Ping looked solemnly at the center of the storm. He had not yet received any information that Zhang Ruoxue's protective formation had been triggered. In other words, Zhang Ruoxue should be perfectly safe at the moment.

Zhang Xiaohan's damaged elixir gave Zhang Ruoxue the ability to remain unharmed amidst the demonic aura, and Liu Xunkong's remnant soul could not possibly be unaware of Zhang Ruoxue, so logically, she should not have suffered any damage.

Since that's the case—

So why hasn't this storm subsided yet?

Moreover, Yunping could also sense that the person at the center of the storm, one of his disciples—Gu Xingzhuo—was slowly disappearing.

This is a very strange thing.

Because Yunping had long anticipated this day would come.

Yes.

Ever since he took Gu Xingzhuo under his wing, he knew that one day this kid would face a tribulation from his past life. Although it wouldn't come as quickly as it has now, Yun Ping had already made preparations to prevent it.

One of the magic arrays placed on Gu Xingzhuo's body is one that helps him to have a clear mind and a firm will. This array will be triggered whenever he is possessed in any form.

however--

As Gu Xingzhuo's presence gradually disappeared, the array he had set up beforehand showed no improvement whatsoever.

what happened?

"You old scoundrel..."

Ye Yuchan hid behind Yun Ping, her small hand clutching the pure white robe, her eyes filled with worry as she looked at the storm: "Ruoxue, she shouldn't be in any trouble, right?"

“She’ll be fine.” Yun Ping shook his head, but his expression was unusually gloomy: “Liu Xun Kong’s remnant soul couldn’t possibly harm her, but she doesn’t seem to have done so either.”

Upon hearing this, Duan Xingchen, the youngest member of the Yuntian Academy, showed an expression of sudden realization.

Her expression suddenly darkened, and she lowered her voice, saying, "Senior Sister Ruoxue...could it be because...she found out that she is Qu Wenxue, and that's why she's wavering..."

Jiang Yuetian's lips twitched: "A normal person...wouldn't think like that, right?"

"Ruoxue is not a normal person at all."

While spewing bad things about Zhang Ruoxue, Ye Yuchan couldn't hide her worry. She took a deep breath and gripped the hem of her maid outfit tightly: "That idiot... has a really strange thought process. Maybe she's just standing there in a daze because of this."

"Have you fallen into confusion because of the change in identity..." Fan Luo Kui bit her lower lip lightly, her jade hand gripping the scabbard trembling slightly: "Moreover, she also has to face her former lover... Senior Sister Zhang... probably can't understand it at all."

"There's no way she could think straight."

Ye Yuchan stomped her foot, as if venting her helplessness on the ground, then turned to look at Yun Ping: "You old rogue, is there really no way to get us in too?"

"No."

Yun Ping shook his head, a hint of murderous intent flickering in his eyes.

He knew that the magic array he had set up was extremely sophisticated. Even someone with a deep understanding of magic arrays would not be able to remove it from Gu Xingzhuo's body without the level of a saint or a half-immortal.

But given the current situation, there's only one answer.

Someone broke the magic array on the fourth brother beforehand!

Yunping's tone was devoid of any emotion. He squinted at the center of the dark storm, as if he were about to make a move at any moment: "The calamity of the past life cannot be avoided, and people in this life cannot be invaded... If we force our way in, we will only make Fourth Brother die even faster."

Ye Yuchan clenched her teeth, and a glistening tear seemed to be welling up in the corner of her eye.

"So we're just supposed to stay here like this and do nothing?!"

She was worried about Zhang Ruoxue, and also about Gu Xingzhuo.

This feeling of being able to stand at a distance and do nothing... is just like that time in Yuntian Academy, when I watched Zhang Ruoxue walk out of Yuntian Academy and face the Gong family, Lei Yu Sect, and the cultivators of Tianbei Valley.

She can't do anything.

"No~"

Some people refuted Ye Yuchan's words.

Those were incredibly serene words, uttered from the woman's lips, as melodious as a gentle breeze.

In the vast, absolute darkness, a snow-white figure descended from the void, her lotus feet lightly stepping, a feathered robe fluttering in the wind, and her exquisitely smooth black hair cascading like a waterfall.

The woman stood suspended in mid-air, perched atop the heads of the crowd, her cherry lips curving into a playful smile, her brows brimming with barely suppressed joy.

"Of course you are capable of doing it."

As the senior disciple of Yuntian Academy, Gu Wangjun did not hesitate at all when faced with this suddenly appearing woman, and his spiritual energy burst forth.

Golden light emanated from the spiritual energy, and Gu Wangjun looked as if he were facing a formidable enemy. He was covered in cold sweat, but he still stood firmly in front of his fellow disciples.

It was at this moment that Duan Xingchen and the others, who were diagonally behind, looked at Gu Wangjun's profile and were astonished to see—

For the first time, his senior brother showed a look of fear.

It was as if he had seen a ghost, his whole body trembling with explosive muscles... like a weak little rabbit afraid of a lion's claws.

Yes, King Gu is afraid.

From the moment the woman appeared, Gu Wangjun's hair stood on end, and his eyes were filled with nothing but fear as he looked at her.

The others, however, felt nothing at all.

Do not--

When their gazes fell upon the woman's beautiful face, they were all stunned.

Because that face... bore an eight or nine-tenths resemblance to Ye Yuchan!

what happened? !

The crowd looked at each other, their expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

It was one thing to have Qu Wenxue who was just like Zhang Ruoxue at first, but now there's someone who looks exactly like Ye Yuchan.

"Ye Xuanqiu..."

Upon seeing the woman suspended in mid-air, Ye Yuchan stared at her with a gloomy expression, as if she wanted to grind all her teeth to dust.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Ye Xuanqiu smiled gently, first glancing at Ye Yuchan, then at the others.

She smiled, seemingly surprised, and exclaimed, "I didn't expect that we'd have another new member after such a short time."

The new member Ye Xuanqiu mentioned was clearly referring to Duan Xingchen.

"Is that you...?"

Yunping raised his cold, emotionless eyes, the fierce light in them pointing directly at Ye Xuanqiu above.

Facing the woman who resembled his former lover, Yunping did not regard her as Ye Xuanqiu at all, his expression indescribably cold.

"You're the one who broke the magic array on the fourth brother's body that was used to help him transcend his tribulation."

"it's me."

Ye Xuanqiu readily admitted it.

She leaned back slightly in mid-air, as if there was an invisible chair behind her, and lay down comfortably with a lazy smile on her face.

Yunping stared at her and said coldly, "You have crossed my line."

In an instant, a surge of killing intent swept wildly in all directions!

That invisible killing intent crushed and pulverized the tangible demonic energy into nothingness in the blink of an eye, and in the next instant, it completely enveloped Ye Xuanqiu.

Despite the murderous intent coming from all directions, Ye Xuanqiu seemed unaffected and gave a faint smile.

"Don't be so fierce~ I just want to make a deal with you."

"trade?"

"No one can save your little apprentice now. As for Zhang Ruoxue... no, Qu Wenxue, she should still be chatting with Liu Xunkong's remnant soul right now. You know how she is; she can't make any brilliant judgments."

"You wouldn't want your little apprentice to have her body possessed by that Liu Xun Kong, would you?"

Yun Ping stared at her coldly: "What exactly are you trying to say?"

"I told you, let's make a deal."

Mid-air, Ye Xuanqiu smiled happily.

……

……

In the midst of a storm.

"Xue'er, just wait a little longer, just a little longer... and we can be together again."

With an expectant smile on his face, Liu Xunkong's hand penetrated even deeper into his heart.

"Ahhh-"

The pitiful screams echoed in his ears, and the next moment, Gu Xingzhuo's head drooped, and his eyes gradually lost focus.

Liu Xunkong couldn't help but smile excitedly, "Almost there...almost there...it'll be done soon, it'll be done soon..."

below.

The black-haired girl was panting heavily, her eyes reflecting Gu Xingzhuo's helpless and miserable appearance, her silver teeth almost grinding to powder.

"no!"

She shouted angrily, then glared at Liu Xun Kong: "I don't care about being together or not... I only know that you can't lay a hand on him!"

"Xue'er?"

A look of astonishment and sorrow flashed in Liu Xun Kong's eyes, and his tone became somewhat aggrieved: "Are you... stopping our future for another man?"

"I……"

Zhang Ruoxue closed her eyes tightly and frantically scratched her head.

"Ugh... This is so troublesome! So troublesome!"

"I don't care about the future or anything like that, and I don't care about the past either. The point is, right now, you absolutely cannot lay a hand on him!"

Zhang Ruoxue shouted sharply, leaped into the air, and swung her iron fist, which was burning with raging flames, towards Liu Xunkong.

Liu Xun Kong shook his head: "It's too late."

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