Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

"late!"

Bai Yuan exhaled and shouted, raised his sword high, and then swung it down with force!

"Karma, Fire, Burning, Heaven!!!"

Before he finished speaking, the sword had already split the air!

At this moment, Qingluo, who had just climbed up from the ground, saw only a flash of crimson sword light, spreading like the sunset glow, and then swooping forward like a swirling, roaring fire dragon! The blazing heat wave swept over Bai Yuan's robe, making it flutter like phoenix wings!

In a trance, Qingluo seemed to see another high-spirited shadow.

However, for the one-eyed demon cultivator, this sad and beautiful scene like the sunset is equivalent to a death signal.

He had just summoned his magical powers to stretch out his protective barrier when the crimson dragon of flaming fire bit him, sending him and the dragon flying backwards, slamming heavily into a rocky outcrop! Flames erupted wildly amid the splattering debris, like a giant flaming lotus blossoming in mid-air!

Blazing light and heat erupted, causing flames to burst forth from all seven orifices of the demon cultivator, and his flesh and blood melted like wax in the flames!

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

The demon cultivator rolled around frantically, his shrill wails piercing his eardrums! !

He did have a few other protective magic tools on him, but they seemed extremely powerless in the face of the karmic fire that burned everything. In a short while, his entire body was burned into a charred corpse, leaving only a pair of black eye sockets looking at the sky, as if he was still unable to close his eyes in death.

——【Karma Fire Burning Sky Sword】!

This move was exactly the sword technique that Bai Yuan learned from the "Yuankong Secret Realm", and it was also a sword technique that the young Xue Yuan had definitely never shown in front of Qingluo.

Just one strike melted the arrogant one-eyed demon cultivator!

Afterwards, Bai Yuan directed the sword's energy again, and the scorching fireballs fell on several other demon cultivators, causing one or two of them who were not yet dead or were lying on the ground pretending to be dead in an attempt to escape to roll over and struggle. Qing Luo then rushed over and finished them off one by one.

After swiftly chopping all these guys to death.

Qingluo walked over quickly, helped Bai Yuan sit down with a worried look on her face, and wanted to help her check and bandage her injuries.

Bai Yuan just waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, it's just a minor injury, nothing to worry about."

"But that guy is a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, you..."

"Don't look at me like this, I'm actually in the Nascent Soul stage."

Bai Yuan smiled kindly, "Back when I was young, I would have looked down upon such devil cultivators as worthless, like chickens and clay dogs. But now... I'm old after all."

"But we finally got rid of them, and you weren't hurt, that's good."

——This is not bragging.

Twenty days ago, Bai Yuan, with his fully charged [Sword Cultivation Technique] and Ghost Kite's body double, was indeed much stronger than he is now. Although both of these methods have some limitations, they are no problem against a group of Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators.

"..."

Qingluo pursed her lips, and her expression seemed as if she wanted to cry.

She had never imagined that this old woman, whom she had only known for less than two weeks, would be so selfless in saving her. She clearly possessed the magical power that could make her body ethereal, and if she had used it, she could have avoided the attack of the Nascent Soul cultivator, but she deliberately didn't use it to protect herself behind her...

And she herself was still suspecting whether the young demon cultivator was her inhuman master in disguise because of his words!

Damn me!

Qingluo was filled with shame and anger, and she wanted to slap herself in the face.

"Why are you crying? I'm not dead."

"You're not young anymore, why are you still like a child, crying over the smallest things?"

Bai Yuan wiped away the tears from Qing Luo's eyes, rubbed her head, and spoke in a slow tone, "Alright, hurry up and clean up the area, then get out of here. The guy we just killed might not be ordinary. He might be the offspring of an elder of the Blood Origin Sect. If he catches up to us, we'll be in trouble."

"……Um."

Qingluo also knew the importance of the matter, so she immediately ran to the side and began to clean up the bodies of those demon cultivators with swift hands and feet.

During this process, she did not forget to collect the swords, magic weapons, and silver of these guys, in order to squeeze out the last bit of value from them - this job is Qingluo's forte. After all, when she was with "Blood Kite" before, she helped the other party with these funeral matters many times, and it has become a habit.

Bai Yuan sat nearby and rested for a while. After Qingluo gathered all the corpses together, he raised his finger and pointed, sending a cluster of flames over, which then began to burn with a crackling sound.

After doing all this, the two set off again.

This time, Bai Yuan displayed the "shadow form" and directly wrapped Qingluo, moving forward at lightning speed for thousands of miles, about the time it took to stick of incense.

Then, they stopped in front of a remote and sheltered valley, lit a bonfire and took a short rest.

At this time.

Qingluo tore open her dress and wanted to bandage Bai Yuan's wound again.

"No need."

Bai Yuan declined again: "Don't look at me, Grandma. I'm old. This kind of minor injury is nothing. I can just take a few pills and it will be fine."

For cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage, external injuries are not a major concern. As long as they haven't died instantly and their cultivation hasn't been crippled, they can generally be revived through their own cultivation and the use of elixirs. If they've practiced certain special techniques, even regenerating a severed limb isn't difficult.

Qingluo was also very clear about this, so after carefully observing Bai Yuan's condition, she stopped insisting and asked curiously, "Senior, the method you just used to make your body empty shouldn't be a martial art, right? It feels like some kind of innate magical power..."

"Well, for some reason, I can use the magical powers of the demon race."

Bai Yuan was telling the truth.

When wearing the [Moon Cat Earrings], she can be considered half a Moon Shadow Cat Demon and can use most of the latter's abilities.

But when Qingluo heard this sentence, it had a different meaning: Could it be that... this old woman in front of her is also a descendant of a demon tribe?

Judging from the magical powers she displayed before, she seemed a bit like a cat, or a leopard...

If this is the case, then there is a more reasonable explanation for the old woman's discovery of the divine phoenix bloodline in her body and her suspicious knowledge of the affairs of the Eastern Wilderness Demon Realm.

Well, next time I have a chance, I can try to ask.

This time, Qingluo didn't ask too much, but thought about it for a moment before speaking again: "Oh, I don't know what the magic weapon that senior just used is..."

“Hey, this is it.”

This time, Bai Yuan took out the [Exquisite Dice] and handed it to Qingluo: "You can take a look at it, but don't throw it around, otherwise it will cause problems. Just remember to return it to me later."

"!"

Qingluo never expected that Bai Yuan would trust her so much, so after a moment of hesitation, she quickly stretched out her hands to catch the [Linglong Dice], then carefully held it between her fingers and raised it slightly.

In the reflection of the snow, this six-sided dice with white jade as the frame and gold patterns as the lining is flowing with a strange luster.

"so beautiful."

Qingluo sighed.

Bai Yuan nodded slightly: "Is that right. When you reach the Spiritual Transformation Realm in the future, you can find a way to refine one."

"Hey, this is a magical weapon that can only be refined by a strong person in the Spirit Transformation Realm? As expected, you are also in the Spirit Transformation Realm, right?"

Seeing that Qingluo was about to misunderstand, Bai Yuan explained, "No, I didn't refine this. I got it from a friend... I borrowed it temporarily. As for the Spiritual Transformation Realm, that's not something I can reach right now."

"Oh……"

After that, Qingluo did not ask about the "Karma Fire Burning Sky Sword" anymore.

Objectively speaking, Qingluo was quite well-suited to this sword technique. After all, the Divine Phoenix Clan possessed the ability to manipulate fire, and if combined with the "Heavenly Blazing Sword of Karma," the combined power would likely be greater than the sum of its parts. Furthermore, Bai Yuan didn't mind teaching her this sword technique, and he figured it wouldn't significantly impact Qingluo's life trajectory.

However, Qingluo had just been stabbed in the back by Xueyuan not long ago. Not only was her [Chengxin Sword Bone] dug out, but her swordsmanship skills were also destroyed. At this moment, she even had a bit of PTSD mentality towards "sword" and didn't want to touch on the topic at all.

So Bai Yuan didn't say anything more.

After a while.

Qingluo returned the exquisite dice she had examined to Bai Yuan, then sat in front of the campfire in silence for a long moment. The firelight cast flickering shadows on her delicate face, making her golden pupils appear bright and dim.

suddenly.

Qingluo said, "Senior, I actually doubted your identity before. The way you attacked was very similar to that of my master... the 'Blood Kite Demoness' that the demon cultivator mentioned earlier."

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"Oh?"

Bai Yuan glanced at Qingluo and said nothing.

It definitely looks like that.

After all, she and the "Blood Kite" are essentially the same person.

Furthermore, in the situation just now, Bai Yuan had no other choice. If she had killed one less person, or even just a little slower, allowing the group of demon cultivators to escape, there was a high possibility that the news of her and Qingluo would be spread through communication jade slips and the like, thus attracting the attention of the Blood Origin Sect.

There will be endless troubles.

the other side.

Qingluo hugged her knees and continued, "But I just realized that Senior and she are not alike at all."

"That woman is sinister and vicious, with ulterior motives. She never reveals her true feelings, even to those around her... Unlike my senior, although he was decisive when he took action, he only targeted the wicked. In reality, he is a very gentle person, always treating others with kindness."

"..."

Hearing Qingluo's words, Bai Yuan's mouth twitched slightly.

This feeling of being praised and scolded at the same time is really quite magical. Most people probably can't experience it...

Moreover, to be honest, when the young Xue Yuan first met Qing Luo, he actually did something similar to what she did today.

It's just that those things happened a long time ago; plus the psychological trauma caused by the "heart-cutting and bone-digging incident" was too great, which made Qingluo feel chilled by everything about Xueyuan, so she didn't think about it at all.

At this time.

Qingluo suddenly had another thought and said, "Speaking of which, Senior, have you ever planned to take in a disciple during your travels in the world? I don't really want to go to the 'Eastern Desolate Demon Realm' you mentioned. If I could stay by your side, perhaps it would be better..."

"That won't do!"

Bai Yuan was startled and quickly refused, "For you, the Divine Phoenix Clan is the best home. It's also the place where I can teach you how to master your power. You won't learn anything by staying with me..."

"That's all right!"

Qingluo quickly took over the conversation, "Given your personality, you probably don't particularly enjoy the intrigues and bloodshed of the cultivation world, right? Actually, we could just wander around as ordinary people, enjoying the sights and sounds of nature... just like a real pair of grandparents and grandchildren."

"When one day you can no longer walk, I will take care of you and find you a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, where you can live out your days in peace..."

"That's not OK."

Bai Yuan refused bluntly, "I'm a laid-back person and don't want to be bound by emotions. I saved you this time just by chance. Let's leave this friendship we just met by chance on this trip to the Eastern Wasteland."

"As for whether there will be a chance to meet again in the future...that depends on fate."

It was clear that Qingluo was serious. Furthermore, Bai Yuan imagined the scene she described and was actually a little moved.

but……

Although she was touched, she was not the real "Blood Kite".

As someone who had temporarily borrowed the body of the "Young Blood Kite," Bai Yuan would eventually return to the future, so he couldn't make any promises on her behalf, especially not long-term ones.

Otherwise, when she left, "Young Blood Kite" would return and find Qingluo still by his side, having awakened his demon bloodline. Then, he would suspect that someone had "possessed" him for a while, and in his confused state, he would cause a lot of trouble...

The life trajectories of the master and disciple pair, Xue Yuan and Qing Luo, are likely to be in big trouble.

Bai Yuan didn't dare to gamble.

"……OK then."

Qingluo wanted to continue insisting, but seeing Bai Yuan didn't allow it, she could only nod reluctantly: "Since Senior said so, then I will listen to you."

"Well, that's good."

Bai Yuan rubbed Qingluo's face, then looked at her slightly depressed expression, smiled gently, and made a promise, "Don't worry, I have a feeling. Even if you stay in the East Wasteland for thirty years and then come back, we will still have a chance to meet again.

"By then, I might look different than I do now, so I hope you won't be unable to recognize me."

——In fact, what Bai Yuan wanted to say was, please don’t stab me.

After all, she must have been a "Blood Kite" at that time.

In response, Qingluo shook her head like a rattle: "No, how could I forget what you looked like, Senior!"

"……Ah."

Bai Yuan didn't say anything else, just yawned and said, "Go to sleep. It's getting late today, and we have to get up early to travel tomorrow."

……

"Have you found out who killed my son?"

A town thousands of miles away from Bai Yuan and his group.

Inside a palace that looks unremarkable on the outside but is magnificently decorated on the inside.