The improved female villains regained their memories.

"Did I say something wrong?" Her voice choked up. "I'm stupid, yes, I don't know anything, but that doesn't mean I can't feel anything. I don't understand why everyone has become like this. Master has changed, and Second Brother has changed too. We used to be all together just fine, but in these ten years, everyone has become so unfamiliar."

Xiao Qitian didn't say anything, but held the girl in his arms.

After choking up for a while, Xiao Geyun slowly calmed down, looked up at Xiao Qitian's face, and asked softly, "Does it hurt?"

Xiao Qitian shook his head.

School Song Cloud raised his hand and placed it on Xiao Qitian's chest, slowly channeling spiritual energy into him.

The spiritual energy that Ye Chufei had just injected into the body surged violently, causing even Xiao Qitian to break out in a cold sweat.

The school song cloud asked again, "Does it hurt?"

Xiao Qitian replied, "It doesn't hurt. Your second senior brother is just joking with me."

But it hurts so much.

Seeing the boy's cold sweat, Xiaogeyun's eyes were still red.

In her memory, her senior brother was always like that, always enduring pain.

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Ye Chufei and Bai Nanrong did not go to the Spirit Pool. Instead, they left the Kongling Sect and headed to their own [secret base].

In a cave outside the mountains, the two entered one after the other. Bai Nanrong sat on the carved stone bed, while Ye Chufei sat directly on the ground against the wall.

Bai Nanrong looked up and saw Ye Chufei's sullen expression. He said, "I tried to reason with you before, but you still couldn't hold back today. You saw how much Xiaoyun is attached to Senior Brother. What you're doing will only make things more complicated."

Ye Chufei sat on the ground and said in a deep voice, "I was also anxious. I couldn't just watch Xiaoyun die. If Master didn't care, I, as her senior brother, couldn't ignore it."

Bai Nanrong said helplessly, "Do you think this will solve the problem? If all of that is true, Senior Brother will never make a move. Your probing will only alert the enemy."

Ye Chufei couldn't help but sigh, "I really went all out those times. If Senior Brother was truly hiding his strength, then I can only say that he hid it very well."

Ye Chufei's cultivation method is a bit different. Although he has a fire spirit root, he follows the path of body cultivation. The killing moves he practices are all for strengthening the body or for close combat.

Body cultivation is a relatively rare school of thought in this world. After all, everyone here is an immortal, so what kind of decorum would it be to fight like a martial artist? Furthermore, body cultivators don't have the same wide range of practical applications as immortals who follow traditional cultivation methods.

The advantage is that it can fight; the disadvantage is that it can only fight.

Ye Chufei's strength has already advanced to the half-step Earth Immortal level. At this age, with this strength, he is definitely a rare genius. Moreover, unlike his senior brother, he has not been stuck on immortal artifacts for so many years. Ye Chufei's immortal artifact has already shown signs of movement, and it will probably not be long before he has his own immortal artifact.

Even if he didn't have one, it wouldn't really matter. He's a body cultivator who focuses on physical training, so it doesn't matter whether he has a magic weapon or not. The Void Spirit Sect already has those extra body cultivator killing moves, so he can just not create his own.

Neither of them spoke again. The cave was brightly lit, illuminating everything clearly.

Bai Nanrong suddenly remembered that when he watched Ye Chufei and Xiao Qitian fight, Xiao Qitian actually used many killing moves, but those moves were quite chaotic and he was too busy to defend himself, which allowed Ye Chufei to find an opening and take a hit.

She couldn't help but have some doubts. Even if her senior brother's cultivation level hadn't increased much over the years, he must have at least some practical experience. How could he make such an obvious mistake?

Ye Chufei suddenly asked, "Is there any information we don't yet know about?"

Bai Nanrong thought for a moment and nodded: "Possibly."

The two of them stood up at the same time and looked at the only source of light in the cave.

A floating sphere of light.

Seeing the two looking at it questioningly, the system paused for a moment, then spoke in a mechanical voice: "I've told you everything I can."

It was rather unlucky. It originally intended to replace Bai Nanrong's soul, but as soon as it brought the soul from the other world over, before it could completely replace it, Bai Nanrong noticed it.

Bai Nanrong was also born with a celestial body, and his talent was a powerful soul strength. The system's forced replacement did not work. Not only was Bai Nanrong unharmed, but he also destroyed the soul in the other world.

In this way, unless Bai Nanrong himself is willing to go to the main world, there is no way to do it.

Bai Nanrong and Ye Chufei discovered the system's attempt to replace the soul. The two immediately took measures to imprison the system. Although the system could escape, it decided to let them imprison it, considering that it would not be able to complete the mission even if it escaped.

It was intended to get the two to agree through a deal or by making a declaration of righteousness, but the two of them, apart from demanding information, completely ignored its request.

"I've told you everything I can. So there's something I can't tell you?" Bai Nanrong said with a smile. "Tell me about it?"

Guess why it's called "cannot be told"? The system glared at Bai Nanrong. If it didn't need something from him, it wouldn't have put up with this human's rudeness.

"What you mentioned earlier about the Guardian Heaven Sect, the righteous and the villainous, the human way and the heavenly way—while we are indeed interested, those aren't the key points for us," Ye Chufei said. "We just want to know if our senior brother has any dealings with the Demonic Sect, and whether he's harboring any intention of using the school song cloud."

The system said with a hint of helplessness, "I answered that to you two years ago, yes."

“But I tested Xiao Qitian today, and his strength couldn’t possibly be that of a Celestial Immortal.” Ye Chufei frowned.

"Nothing is impossible. This just shows that you don't know Xiao Qitian well enough," the system replied with a sigh.

Chapter 432 Becoming an Apprentice

I don't know anything about Xiao Qitian.

These words stunned Ye Chufei, as he had never imagined that someone would say such a thing to him.

What kind of person is Xiao Qitian? If someone had asked him ten years ago, he would have said that he was the best senior brother of their peak, gentle and refined, elegant and easy-going, respectful of his teachers, and passionate about the sect.

He was once a top genius, but his strength stagnated for many years and his genius aura gradually faded. However, he was still a leader of the Kongling Sect.

Ye Chufei couldn't believe that someone like that would join the Demonic Sect and betray his master.

But that's just how it is.

The information provided by the light sphere, as well as the unfolding real-time monitoring, told Ye Chufei that his senior brother was no longer the senior brother; he had indeed betrayed him.

Bai Nanrong, being perceptive, suggested a possibility: "Could it be that they've been controlled by the Demonic Sect?"

The system looked at her and said in a mocking tone, "Controlled? Someone like him is already being generous by not undermining the Demonic Sect. How could the Demonic Sect possibly control him?"

The system's light flickered, affecting even the illusion within the cave.

It said in a certain tone: "Xiao Qitian is as ruthless as a wolf and as tyrannical as a tiger. All his previous actions were just an illusion. Have you not heard that an eagle stands as if asleep and a tiger walks as if sick? The weaker one appears, the more it is to hide one's sharpness. A person like him was born to stir up trouble."

Bai Nanrong then asked, "According to you, wouldn't Xiao Qitian be comparable to the villains and heroes you mentioned?"

"The villains and heroes are indeed remarkable, both capable of triggering world changes or stirring up storms," ​​the system said. "But besides the villains and heroes, there are also heroes and outstanding figures in this world. Although they are not chosen by heaven, they also have their own extraordinary abilities."

After saying that, the system once again displayed some images of Xiao Qitian's secret actions. In the images, Xiao Qitian was dressed in purple-black clothes, with a cold and stern face, and all the members of the Black-Clad Demonic Cult were subdued.

With a casual wave of his hand, mountains crumbled and the earth split; his Celestial Immortal realm swept across the entire area, and few in the Demon Abyss could rival him.

Ye Chufei was stunned.

Bai Nanrong was restless.

Finally, the system collected the images and said, "I've given you everything I can. That's all the permissions I have. Unless Bai Nanrong is willing to come with me to the main world, I can't tell her more of the truth."

Neither of them paid attention to the system's last sentence, and instead began to discuss it on their own. Bai Nanrong pondered for a moment and said, "If what this light sphere said is true, then the only ones in the sect who can currently stand against us are Master and the Sect Master."

In this world, combat power is scarce, and those at the Celestial Immortal level can dominate the world. If Xiao Qitian has truly reached the Celestial Immortal level and joined the Demonic Sect, then the situation has already spiraled out of control.

Ye Chufei paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, finally stopping and offering his thoughts: "We don't know the extent to which Xiao Qitian has infiltrated the Kongling Sect, nor do we know how much Master knows about this matter. Perhaps we can solve this problem ourselves."

He said, "Forbidden Zone."

Bai Nanrong immediately understood and exclaimed, "You want to use the sect's grand formation?"

Every sect has its own unparalleled grand formation, the core of which is often located in the sect's forbidden area. Ye Chufei's intention is to gain control of the sect's grand formation.

Bai Nanrong's brows furrowed with worry: "If that's the case, then we're the ones who have disobeyed the sect. Chu Fei, must things really come to this?"

Ye Chufei nodded: "Yes."

He is a brave and resolute man. People's impression of him is mostly that he is impulsive and irritable, but who knows that he is actually shrewd and has a deep mind?

Ye Chufei looked at Bai Nanrong and said, "Putting aside the fact that Xiaoyun is currently devoted to him, our senior brother has not done anything wrong. If we report this to our master or any elder without any evidence, all they can do is start an investigation process. This process is tedious and long, and it will not do any good except expose our hostility towards our senior brother."

Bai Nanrong frowned and asked, "Do we really have to go to such an extreme? After all, what we see is only what this ball of light provides, and besides, its origins are a mystery."

The two looked at the system again, and the system shook helplessly, indicating its innocence.

“No, I believe what it says. Senior Brother is a hero, and I can sense his ambition from the force of his punches,” Ye Chufei said.

"Even if they are heroes and great men, they can't just ignore our camaraderie, can they?" Bai Nanrong asked.

Ye Chufei gave a cold laugh and turned to look at the system.

The system understood his meaning and dispelled Bai Nanrong's doubts with just one sentence.

"A hero's heart is filled with heroic spirit; what does your little bit of camaraderie amount to?"

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Everyone has a secret base, including Xiao Qitian.

He coaxed Xiaoge Yun to wait for him at the inn in Yunxi City, and only went to his secret base after he had coaxed her away.

Inside the same mountain cave, where the spiritual and demonic energies mingled, he sat on a stone chair, expressionless.

As soon as Li Chumo walked in, she sensed that he seemed to be injured, and couldn't help but tease him: "Did someone beat you up?"

Xiao Qitian nodded and said, "There's always someone stronger than me. Isn't it normal to get beaten up?"

"Hmph, come on, I saw it all. You were getting completely dominated by Ye Chufei." Li Chumo sneered. "Do you think it's fun to play dumb to fool others? You're clearly a celestial being, yet you insist on getting beaten up by a half-step earth immortal. Don't you think you've completely lost face?"

Xiao Qitian's expression finally changed, but not to an ugly one; on the contrary, he revealed a faint look of joy.

He laughed and said, "I never think it's a shameful thing to do, because fighting is not about saving face. Whether you win or lose, as long as you achieve your goal, the outcome of the war can be a means to an end."

“A loss is a loss, don’t be so arrogant here.” Li Chumo continued to mock, “They call it a tactic, but all I see is frustration.”

Xiao Qitian smiled and shook his head, feeling that Li Chumo's ideas differed from his own, so he said nothing more.

There was a sound outside; it was a spy from the Demonic Sect reporting on their infiltration. Xiao Qitian didn't try to hide it from Li Chumo and let the spy in openly to report to her.

Li Chumo looked at him with a strange expression, and only after the scout finished reporting and left did she ask Xiao Qitian, "Is it okay to betray me like this? Don't forget, I haven't lost the bet yet."

"What's there to be afraid of? As long as you know that even if you betray me, it won't affect me, then there's naturally nothing to be afraid of, right?"

Xiao Qitian laughed and said, "There is no constant principle in this world. The only constant principle is the principle of change. When a force reaches its limit, it will weaken, and when it weakens to its limit, it will begin to strengthen. Yin and Yang alternate endlessly. Even if you betrayed me and caused me to fail, it only means that I misjudged you. Since that's the case, then I will learn from my experience and draw conclusions from my failures, and wait for the next success."

Li Chumo gave a light snort and said, "You're that confident? If I were to make a move, I could kill you without giving you a chance to breathe."

Xiao Qitian laughed loudly, "If you can do that, then that's your skill. I'm confident that my judgment is correct, and you've exceeded my judgment and killed me. That's your skill. What's there to complain about if I die because of your skill? In my opinion, my confidence is very important. If I'm afraid of failure and abandon my confidence, then what's the difference between me and those ordinary people? And where would I get the courage to defy fate?"

Li Chumo was speechless.

Her thoughts drifted elsewhere, and she suddenly remembered the auditory hallucination she had experienced many years ago at a fortune teller's stall.

fate?

Do people really have the courage to defy fate and change their destiny?