Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

An elder nearby was still muttering, "Jiang-Jiu, you now hold an important position in our Tianyuan Sword Sect. You should be more steady when encountering things. Don't be so noisy. It's a loss of dignity for our sect..."

Jiang Rao ignored the elder and spoke quickly, "Qingxuan Sect's spies have an urgent report: about an incense stick ago, a large number of powerful demons at the Spiritualization and Nascent Soul stages broke through the Qingxuan Mountain Gate and slaughtered the cultivators inside... Nearly a hundred cultivators have been killed or injured!

"Qingxuan Sect's elders Kongxuan, Lu Shanjun, and Xu Jingming were all defeated and killed in battle; Sect Leader Qing Lingzi was transported elsewhere by the demon tribe, and his current fate is unknown!"

Click——!

Jiang Rao hadn't finished speaking yet.

The elder who had just said to "be more cautious" crushed the teacup in his hand, spilling the scalding tea all over the floor.

But at this time, no one cared about his rudeness.

because……

"The demons are attacking Qingxuan Sect at this time?"

"That's the Qingxuan Sect... How dare they? Aren't they afraid of bringing disaster upon themselves?"

"Is this a retaliation for the attack on the Blood Origin Sect?!"

Amidst the clamor, Meng Yueshan remained remarkably lucid. "Doesn't the Qingxuan Sect have a mountain-protecting formation? While its strength isn't as strong as the Tianyuan Sword Sect's Star Track Formation, it's certainly not to be underestimated. How could the demons have directly breached the mountain gate? Is there some hidden secret?"

This question was not mentioned in the intelligence.

After all, this is beyond the scope of what spies can find out.

Besides, there was no time for them to talk about this now.

The relationship between Tianyuan Mountain and Qingxuan Sect has always been pretty good, and since the start of the "War to Suppress Demons", the four righteous sects have become a whole. If Qingxuan Sect encounters an accident, Tianyuan Mountain, as the leader of the four sects, must respond immediately.

Ling Xiuya only thought for a few seconds before speaking quickly: "Yueshan, Qingfeng, the two of you take a group of smart and capable disciples and immediately set off to Qingxuan Sect to rescue the surviving Qingxuan disciples!"

"Rao'er, send a message to Haoran Sect and Liguang Sword Sect immediately, asking them to send support as well!"

"Yes!"

Meng Yueshan and Baili Qingfeng immediately nodded in agreement.

Jiang Rao hesitated for a moment, then said, "Master, I think it is not appropriate to let the Haoran and Liguang sects participate in the rescue at this time."

"Ok?"

Hearing Jiang Rao's words, the gazes of several elders in the hall turned to look over. Even Meng Yueshan and Baili Qingfeng, who were about to leave, turned back and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Is such that……"

Jiang Rao took a deep breath and spoke quickly, "Since the start of the 'Demon War', the only ones active in our sight are the Blood Source, Black Cloud, and Sky Demon sects, along with a small number of members of the Shentu family. The Eastern Wasteland Demon Clan, while an ally, has long been on the fringes. If they're taking action, their ambitions must be significant."

"Perhaps, in addition to the Qingxuan Sect, the Haoran Sect, the Liguang Sword Sect, and even our Tianyuan Mountain are also considered targets. If we act rashly, we will likely be ambushed and lose sight of the big picture."

"Also, as Master Meng just said, the Qingxuan Sect has a mountain protection formation. Given the Qingxuan Sect's usual style, they wouldn't make the low-level mistake of forgetting to activate the formation. But the demon race was able to break through their defenses. This can only mean two possibilities:

Either that, or the demon clan was too powerful, and only with four or more people in the Spirit Transformation Realm attacking at the same time could they break through the Qingxuan formation in such a short time.

Otherwise, there's a traitor within the Qingxuan Sect, colluding with them from within. If this is the case, our first priority is to stabilize the current situation and then quickly identify the suspicious individuals within our respective sects to prevent a recurrence of this tragedy!"

"..."

A brief silence.

Speaking of which, since the start of the "War to Eliminate Demons", both Jiang Rao and Ling Xiuya have had a hidden worry in their hearts -

That is the Shentu family.

By now, the Blood Origin Sect and the Demon Clan had both deployed their main forces, leaving only the Shentu clan in hiding. While some members had appeared at the Blood Origin Sect's various outposts, they were all below the Spiritual Transformation stage. Notorious veterans like Shentu Hong hadn't appeared, and even Yun Zhiya hadn't been able to detect much information about them.

However, the Shentu family's overall strength is the strongest among the three families.

If we don't prepare in advance, once they find an opportunity to take advantage of us, it is likely to cause a terrible disaster.

present.

Ling Xiuya nodded slightly: "Rao'er is right. Yueshan, Qingfeng, when you two go out this time, you can only bring cultivators of the fifth rank of Nascent Soul and above. And be careful along the way."

"Also, pass on my handwritten order to open the sect's Star Track Formation to the third level to prevent unexpected enemies."

……

After a while.

Flying boats and flying swords set off from Tianyuan Mountain and penetrated the night sky like white rainbows.

Ling Xiuya and Jiang Rao stood in the square in front of Lingyun Palace, watching Meng Yueshan and others leave.

Then, the Tianyuan Sect Leader turned around and looked at Jiang Rao behind him: "Rao'er, Liu'er is no longer here, you can tell me your guess now."

"?!"

Jiang Rao was shocked, but remained expressionless: "Disciple does not understand what the master means."

"Ah."

Ling Xiuya sneered, "The Blood Origin Sect is the largest sect in the Demonic Path, and its headquarters is like a den of dragons and tigers. That person was able to sneak in quietly, which shows that he knows the Blood Origin Sect very well. After entering, he did not kill those secluded hall masters, but instead attacked the 'Blood Pond Formation', which shows that his goal is not to seek revenge, but to save people.

"The 'Blood Pond' has existed for many years, and most of those imprisoned there are cultivators from the four righteous sects or several major ancient cultivation clans. Rescuing them would be a huge favor. If the person wants to rescue them, there is no need to hide their origins. Instead, it will bring fame to our sect."

"He knows the Blood Origin Sect and has the courage and strength to attack them. He has a less righteous origin and doesn't want to reveal his true identity. He has connections with our sect and his target is someone within the 'Blood Pool'...

There aren't many people in the cultivation world who meet all of these conditions, right?"

Chapter 194: Master, she really... I'm crying to death!

"!!"

Now that it comes to this.

Jiang Rao stopped playing dumb, took a deep breath, and responded seriously, "Yes, I did have some suspicions, but I didn't dare to say them in the hall... because the person I was thinking of is probably dead."

"Well, although there aren't many techniques in the cultivation world that can reverse life and death, there are still a few. And... have either of us ever seen that person's corpse with our own eyes?"

Ling Xiuya said lightly.

At this moment, neither Jiang Rao nor Ling Xiuya said the name of "that person".

But both of them knew very well who the other was talking about.

indeed.

At the exit of the "Cangwu Abyss" that day, all they saw was the black coffin and Ye Shuang'er, tearful beside it. Although this could be considered as evidence, it was not direct enough.

Considering that "that person" has a history of resurrecting from the dead, and even after the battle in Falling Star Valley, he disappeared for several months before reappearing, so...

Could it really be her?

So she went to the Blood Source Sect... to rescue Jiang Cheng?

In other words, it's indirectly for yourself?

Jiang Rao was in a state of confusion.

After a short silence.

Ling Xiuya patted Jiang Rao's shoulder and said nothing more. He just reminded her, "It's getting late, go back and rest early," and turned back to the palace.

Jiang Rao walked slowly across the square in front of the temple. Standing at the edge of the square, she looked up at the moon with a nostalgic expression on her face.

To be honest…

Jiang Rao now has a hard time remembering what her younger brother looks like.

After all, the last time the siblings met was twenty years ago, when Jiang Rao and Jiang Cheng were just five or six-year-old children. Now, so many years have passed, and the time they've spent apart has been three times longer than the time they've spent together. Even if they were to meet again, they might hardly recognize each other.

Of course……

So far, this is all just speculation.

Although she could accept Bai Yuan's "resurrection", but considering Bai Yuan's condition when they last met, Jiang Rao found it hard to believe that less than a year later, she could compete with the "number one in the magic world" like Xue Shen Zi.

You know, fighting the Blood God Son is one thing; being able to cause a disturbance at the Blood Origin Sect headquarters, fighting the Blood God Son, and then escaping unscathed is another. Even if Bai Yuan could recover to his previous peak of the third level of the Spiritual Transformation Realm, it would be unlikely for him to achieve such a thing.

"Hey……"

"Let's wait until the sparrows get more information."

Jiang Rao sighed softly, suppressed the disturbing thoughts in her mind, and prepared to return to the cave to continue practicing.

After this period of almost sleepless efforts, she has now refined the three drops of blood essence of the Jiang family ancestors stored in the [Five Elements Wheel] again - of course, it is twelve drops of ordinary blood essence, not the five drops from the "God King Body" - and has raised her cultivation from the previous seventh level of Nascent Soul to about eighth level.

Theoretically, as long as she refines one more drop of "God King Body" essence and blood, she can try to achieve the God Transformation stage.

This is undoubtedly a bit too hasty.

After all, Jiang Taixu's original plan for her was to reach Nascent Soul in three years and Divine Transformation in five years. Even if he gave her a 50% discount for the sake of her "Five Elements Divine King Body," it would still take about two years. But it had been less than half a year since Jiang Rao received the [Five Elements Wheel].

In this regard, Ling Xiuya once tactfully reminded her that haste makes waste.

but……

Jiang Rao couldn't wait any longer.

If she had not retained her rationality, she would have even thought of taking an extreme approach, forcibly breaking through the realm at the cost of becoming possessed, and then making those who had committed all kinds of evil deeds against the Jiang family pay with blood!

“…Senior Sister Jiang!”

Just as Jiang Rao summoned "Lihen" and prepared to fly back to the cave on his sword.

A call suddenly came from the side.

She turned around and saw a boy who looked to be in his teens flying towards the mountain on a sword. He landed not far from the square, then ran towards her and called out to her.

"It's Junior Brother Yu..."

Jiang Rao recognized the other person's identity and immediately stopped, showing a polite smile: "You are still coming up the mountain so late, what's the matter?"

"some."

Junior Brother Yu nodded and spoke quickly, "Three guests just arrived at the foot of the mountain. They claim to be old friends of yours, Senior Sister Jiang, and they specifically requested a meeting with you... I figured they were quite important, so I hurried over to let you know. I didn't expect to see you here."

"Oh?"

Jiang Rao raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean?"

"Among those three people, the leader claimed to be from the Ji family, and his name was Ji Tingxue. The other two, one named Ye Shuang'er and the other named Jiang Cheng, claimed to be the younger brothers and sisters that you, Senior Sister Jiang, had adopted..."

At this point, Junior Brother Yu seemed to recall something and quickly added, "Oh, by the way, there's also a very ferocious-looking white tiger. I wonder where it came from. It looks a bit like the ferocious beast from the Wu Nian Sect that Elder Chen mentioned last time..."

"?!"

At this moment, Jiang Rao's brain seemed to "boom".

She did not bother to listen to Junior Brother Yu's next words, and directly summoned the [Lihen] sword, then flew up on the sword. The figure in white gauze drew a white rainbow in the night sky and shot straight towards the direction of the mountain gate.

It only took about ten breaths.

Before his body landed on the ground, Jiang Rao saw several familiar figures standing not far from the mountain gate.

Well... Strictly speaking, Ji Tingxue wasn't actually that familiar, because Jiang Rao and Ji Tingxue had only met once in the "Yuankong Secret Realm" and had been teammates for a short period of time. They hadn't been in touch since then.

But Jiang Rao was too familiar with Ye Shuang'er's figure.

Before Jiang Rao was sent out by the Blood Kite and wandered through various sects, she had lived with Ye Shuang'er as a sister for over ten years, seven or eight of which they shared the same roof. So even without seeing her face, Jiang Rao could recognize her at a glance based on her silhouette.

As for the third person following Ji and Ye...

"Sister, it's really you..."

At this time, Jiang Cheng raised his head and met Jiang Rao's eyes, who was coming against the light.

The moment they saw each other.

Jiang Rao's vision also became blurred.

The expected scene of meeting without knowing each other did not occur, because the appearance of the two was almost a magnification of their childhood, and the sense of closeness that burst out from the depths of their blood spread like a wildfire in their hearts.

In this situation, Jiang Rao didn't even know how she landed on the ground. When she came to her senses, she found that Jiang Cheng and Ye Shuang'er had come close to her. One of them called out "Sister" with trembling lips, and the other grabbed her sleeve and shouted anxiously:

"Second Senior Sister, something happened! Master was captured by the Senior Senior Sister!"

"……what?"

Jiang Rao was stunned.

What kind of weird opening line is this?

Ye Shuang'er wanted to explain, but she was not very good at this kind of thing. Although she remembered what Bai Yuan had told her, the more anxious she became, the more incoherent her words became, making it impossible for people to grasp the main point.

Ji Tingxue, who was standing next to her, couldn't stand it any longer and sighed softly before interrupting her: "This is a long story. Let's find a place to sit down and talk."