Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

Therefore, Bai Yuan would definitely not agree with Ji Tingxue's words.

She was even secretly pondering whether it was feasible to use the [Path of Time] to go back to the past, repeatedly accumulate experience, raise the threshold, and ultimately kill Ji Lingyun...

Next.

Bai Yuan did not mention what happened last night.

Although Ji Tingxue was somewhat interested in that matter, seeing that Bai Yuan didn't say anything, he didn't say anything more. Instead, he mentioned a few things about seeing the Haoran Sect cultivator when he returned earlier.

"……oh?"

Bai Yuan frowned slightly, feeling a little confused.

Like Jiang Rao, Bai Yuan did not think that the appearance of the Haoran Sect cultivator was a coincidence.

This kind of thing is more like someone is secretly fanning the flames, wanting them to fight each other with the Haoran Sect, and then they will reap the benefits... Even if they don't gain any benefits, the ones who die are them or the people of the Haoran Sect, which is definitely not a loss for these third parties.

"Could it be someone from the Shentu family..."

Bai Yuan naturally thought of this possibility.

However, it cannot be ruled out that this was a spontaneous act of the Haoran Sect. It is difficult to draw a conclusion without solid evidence.

"Let's go and take a look first!"

Bai Yuan made a decision: "We can ignore Qingluo for now. As long as those old monsters don't come, few people can hurt her... But Rao'er and Shuang'er might be in danger!"

Chapter 241 Yin Shen Puppet

present.

The white kite took off into the air. It first roughly sensed the situation within a hundred miles around it from high in the sky, and then flew directly in the direction where Jiang Rao was.

Ji Tingxue lagged behind by half a beat, with Yu Jian following beside her.

Both of them are very fast——

If we say that Bai Yuan, who had just returned from the [Netherworld Sea of ​​Bitterness], had a slightly exaggerated strength—

Because she had only tempered her spirit within the [Netherworld Sea of ​​Bitterness], her body remained the same, and there were subtle discrepancies between the two. It was precisely this discrepancy that caused the "Heavenly Dao" to notice her presence as a stowaway after she had only swung her sword, and directly rain down the "Purple Heavenly Thunder."

So now.

After another transformation, Bai Yuan has truly reached the state of spiritual transformation.

The strength of both her body and soul is astonishing, no less than Qingluo who possesses the blood of the Divine Phoenix.

Although Ji Tingxue has reached the Nascent Soul stage, he and Ji Lingyun have two souls in one body, and cannot be measured by an ordinary Nascent Soul. At least he is close to the level of a Divine Transformation.

Therefore, the two of them moved as fast as lightning, and in just a few breaths, they had traveled dozens of miles. Then, they saw a group of monks besieging the White Tiger on the mountain road ahead.

exactly……

The strategy adopted by these Haoran Sect monks was "surround but not attack."

They weren't foolish either. They knew the White Tiger's power, so they didn't dare stand in front of it and confront it head-on. Instead, they used their agility to maneuver and maneuver. Some of them seemed to be collaborating to unleash some kind of binding formation, forming a large net in mid-air that subtly enveloped the White Tiger.

The White Tiger naturally wouldn't be trapped so easily, but its body was too big, and its flexibility in jumping and moving was indeed inferior to that of the people from the Haoran Sect. So although it didn't succeed at the opponent's attack, it was temporarily delayed, and the two sides fell into a tug-of-war.

at this time.

Bai Hu was the first to notice Bai Yuan's arrival. He suddenly glanced in her direction, raised his head, and roared, "Roar!!"

Followed by.

A few people followed its gaze and noticed Bai Yuan, as well as Ji Tingxue who was following behind her. Their expressions froze slightly.

"Hey, who is that person?"

“…Oh my god! That person seems to be blood—”

The terrifying name "Blood Kite" was uttered by a cultivator from the Haoran Sect, immediately causing exclamations from those around him.

A person's name, the shadow of a tree.

The ordinary cultivators of Haoran Sect might not have seen Qingluo and Ye Shuang'er, nor did they know what Jiang Rao looked like, but everyone knew the "Blood Kite Demon Lord." This was because Bai Yuan's portrait had long been engraved and privately circulated among disciples by all the major righteous sects.

This serves two purposes:

On the one hand, as a well-known demon in the demonic world, Xue Yuan is the target of many righteous people's "demon exorcism and defense of the way". Since they want to "exorcise the demons", they must let their disciples know who their potential enemies are, so that they can have more motivation to practice and become the leaders of the righteous world and exorcise demons and defend the way in the future;

On the other hand, while it's important to eliminate the demon, one must first assess the strength of both parties. Therefore, the righteous path warns their disciples that before their cultivation reaches full strength, they should run away immediately upon seeing this person, lest they lose their lives in vain.

now……

The person in the portrait appeared before my eyes.

Although her image and temperament were slightly different, and her age was also different—the portraits of the various righteous sects were of the mature lady form commonly used during the "Blood Kite" period, while Bai Yuan now used loli or young girls. However, her dress and temperament were more recognizable than her appearance, so she was quickly recognized:

"Impossible! That devil isn't seriously injured and bedridden as the rumors say, but is actually still able to move?!"

"Not only can she move...her cultivation level seems to be..."

No signs of damage at all?!

What happened to the promise of "being struck by lightning and being in danger of death"?

After discovering this, the Haoran Sect monks began to become restless.

Their average cultivation level was only at the third or fourth stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, with some disciples only at the Golden Core Realm. If they encountered Jiang Rao or Bai Hu at the Nascent Soul Realm, they would still dare to fight them, and the outnumbered battle would result in a draw. However, Bai Yuan at the Spiritual Transformation Realm...

That's no different from committing suicide!

After all, even the Blood God Son, who was in the late stage of the Spiritualization Realm, could not kill her, and their strength was not even at the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, let alone the late stage of the Spiritualization Realm!

the other side.

Bai Yuan stopped in mid-air, clasped his hands slightly in front of his chest, and released a little bit of the pressure. The aura of the Spirit Transformation Realm immediately burst out, spreading throughout the sky and earth within a radius of more than ten miles. All the people in the Haoran Sect tensed up at the same time, feeling as if a mountain was pressing on their shoulders, and they had the urge to vomit blood.

"Dabai, come back!"

The white tiger originally wanted to take the opportunity to bite a few people to death to vent his anger, but when Bai Yuan waved at him, he immediately spread his wings and flew back to her, showing a well-behaved posture.

Of course, this obedience was also partly due to Ji Tingxue being beside him. Although Ji Tingxue and Ji Lingyun were essentially two separate consciousnesses, to Baihu, they were both people who needed to be respected.

"Humph!"

Bai Yuan stepped barefoot into the air, took a step forward, and rode on the white tiger's neck, then glanced coldly ahead:

"A bunch of rookies, with only this little cultivation, want to imitate others and fight demons and defend the way... Do you think your life is too long?"

"...Humph, this evil heretic must be killed by everyone!"

A young and energetic disciple of the Haoran Sect, under the pressure of the Transformation Realm, had his face flushed red and suffered internal injuries. However, he still managed to hold on and shouted loudly, "How can you, a murderous and ruthless demon, understand the beliefs of those of us who follow the righteous path!"

"……Ah."

Bai Yuan sneered, "With your level of cultivation, you still want to 'slay demons and defend the Way'? Stop joking! You don't even deserve to die at my hands! I advise you to go back and cultivate for twenty years before you talk about 'slaying demons and slaying devils'!"

Along with the last half sentence.

Boundless murderous aura rose from Bai Yuan's body, forming a sea of ​​blood and corpses behind her. Behind her, a "blood throne" emerged, making her look as majestic and awe-inspiring as an emperor.

All the Haoran Sect monks trembled, as if they had "seen" their own death.

Given the absolute gap in strength, Bai Yuan didn't even need to do anything herself to make these people feel despair and almost have no desire to fight against her.

It was also at this time.

Bai Yuan suddenly uttered a soft "Huh" and cast his gaze towards the group of people. He took a closer look, his eyes flickering slightly: "Huh, these guys..."

It seems like something is wrong...

After a little thought.

Bai Yuan raised his hand and an elder of the Haoran Sect broke away from the crowd and came into the air.

This guy is estimated to be the strongest one in this group. He has the demeanor of a master. Even though he is suppressed by Bai Yuan's aura, he still shouts loudly "subdue the demons and kill the monsters", looking quite upright.

however……

"Tingxue, come and take a look."

Bai Yuan glanced at the girl in white beside him.

"Ok?"

Ji Tingxue raised her eyebrows.

"His spiritual state seems... a little off."

Originally, Bai Yuan wanted to ask Ji Lingyun.

After all, Ji Tingxue's cultivation is lower than Bai Yuan's. Theoretically, if Bai Yuan can't see something, then she shouldn't be able to see it either, unless there is help from the "other self" in her body.

but.

As Ji Tingxue lowered her brows and observed carefully, the Ji family Saint's expression gradually began to change. Then she nodded and said in a firm tone: "That's right, there is something wrong with this guy's soul. Inside his body...

"The power of the 'Nine Netherworld Soul Lotus' exists!"

"oh?!"

Bai Yuan's eyelids twitched, and a hint of surprise flashed through his mind.

The so-called "Nine Netherworld Soul Lotus".

It is not an ordinary treasure from heaven and earth, but like the "Ancient Tea Tree of Enlightenment" and the "Chaos Green Spirit Vine", it is one of the earliest seven spiritual roots at the beginning of the birth of heaven and earth!

Legend has it that this "Ghost Lotus" originally emerged from the forbidden land of death deep within the Great Desolation. While similar in appearance to an ordinary lotus, its heart burns with an eternally extinguished blue will-o'-the-wisp fire. Therefore, it possesses both physical and virtual attributes, capable of growing in physical environments or being planted within the minds of others. It feeds on the memories and emotions of other beings.

Of course.

Having this effect does not mean that the "Soul Lotus" is harmful.

Because, although the "Soul Lotus" needs to absorb memories and emotions to grow, it can also use these things to breed and temper more abundant spiritual power, and feed it back to the person being absorbed, thereby greatly enhancing their soul strength and accelerating the speed of cultivation.

If used properly, it is actually a cultivation accelerator that is no less powerful than "Enlightenment Tea". It can allow an ordinary person with mediocre qualifications to possess the talent of "Innate Dao Body" level in minutes.

but.

If the person who obtained it has evil intentions and wants to use its power to achieve their own ambitions...

That's another matter—

Because the effect of the "Soul Lotus" can be adjusted to a negative direction.

In that case, cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage would be affected by the fragrance of the lotus simply by smelling it, and their memories and minds would be manipulated;

And if one is not careful and drinks water soaked by its rhizomes or lotus seeds, then even if one is at the Spirit Transformation Realm, he will be eroded by it and gradually take root in the depths of his soul. Then, from soul to body, he will sink and degenerate little by little, becoming a puppet that obeys the caster's words.

This is the "Yin God Puppet".

Compared with conventional methods such as witchcraft, poison, coercion and inducement, the most terrifying thing about the "Hell Soul Lotus" is that it can quietly twist a person's will, tamper with their memory and ideas, and make them think that everything is their own decision, but unknowingly become a tool in the hands of others.

Moreover, even after death, the controlled person cannot break free from the restraints, but will continue to serve the caster in the form of half human, half ghost until both body and soul are destroyed.

It can be considered a kind of immortality in another sense.

——To be honest, this thing is actually quite suitable for Bai Yuan.

If she had a plant of this thing in her hand at the beginning and let Ye Shuang'er and others smell it... then she wouldn't have to spend so much time and effort on various plans to whitewash herself, and in the end she wouldn't have to go back to the past through the [Path of Time] and rewrite the timeline.

But then again, if Bai Yuan had truly acquired a powerful weapon like the Nether Soul Lotus at that time, she might not have been able to keep it. Once the news leaked, it would likely have brought her catastrophic disaster.

Legend has it that thousands of years ago, a great demon stole possession of a "Nether Soul Lotus." Over a hundred years, he created a "Yin Shen Puppet Army" numbering nearly ten thousand. This horrified the human world, unleashing a torrent of bloodshed. Ultimately, he was annihilated by several of the then-main orthodox sects, allied with three of the eight ancient clans.

after that.

There has been no news of the "Underworld Soul Lotus" appearing in the cultivation world since then. There are only related illustrations and texts recording everything that has happened.

There were rumors that the "Demon Sect" had obtained this spiritual plant, but it has not been confirmed.

And in fact...

Bai Yuan knew some inside information——

"What is your relationship with the Shentu family? Are you an undercover agent? Or are you simply being used by them?"

Bai Yuan narrowed her eyes slightly, and at the same time gently pointed her finger, forcing the man to raise his head and look at her.

"...What Shentu family?"

The man held in the air by Bai Yuan had a flawless expression on his face as he continued to shout and curse, "A witch is a witch, she only knows how to deceive the people with her lies! I, Su Shanwu of the Haoran Sect, will not change my name or surname, and I swear to never coexist with you!!"

"……Ah."

Bai Yuan smiled, pointed his finger again, and then gently guided it.