Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

The water mist in the spirit pool paused for a moment, then fell from the air in clusters.

Jiang Rao also slowly opened his eyes from his cultivation state, looked at the dome above his head, was silent for a while, and then let out a long sigh.

"...Thirty days."

Thirty days have passed since returning from the Tianyuan Sword Tomb.

These days, Jiang Rao has been practicing in seclusion.

Thanks to the generosity of Sect Master Ling Xiuya and Master Yan Shu, her current treatment within the sect was among the best of all contemporary disciples. Not only had her cave been relocated near the Sword Washing Pond, but she was also provided with a variety of spiritual stones, medicinal resources, and even manuals on cultivation techniques.

With such unremitting investment of resources, Jiang Rao's cultivation was completely stabilized at the ninth level of the Golden Core Realm, and he began to try to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

But perhaps because there was a huge realm between the Golden Core and the Nascent Soul, although Jiang Rao had vaguely comprehended some of the key points in the past few days, there was still a bottleneck between them. It seemed so close, but she could never successfully cross it.

"Wow--"

Jiang Rao stood up from the spirit pool and walked out with her feet dripping wet.

The spirit sword she placed before her also hummed and followed, automatically flying into its owner's hands. The words "Lihen" (Separation and Hate) were clearly visible on the scabbard.

- Exactly.

For some reason, the spiritual sword that Jiang Rao obtained from the sword tomb was not the [Starfall] in the original plot, but became [Separation and Hate].

This sword, like the [Starfall], was left in the sword tomb by the genius Yan Gexing a hundred years ago. However, it wasn't his personal sword, but rather the sword of a female demon cultivator with whom he had a nearly century-long emotional entanglement and was ultimately slain by his own hands. Separation, hatred, this mixture of love and hate was exactly what Jiang Rao felt upon hearing the news of that person's death.

perhaps……

During this month, her progress in cultivation was slow, almost stagnant, which was also related to her uneasy state of mind.

"fraud."

Jiang Rao dug her nails deep into her palms, and blood beads snaked along the frost pattern of the Lihen Sword. "You said you would take me to find the ruins of the Jiang family... In the end, it turned out to be a lie."

"Knock Knock-"

Outside the cave, someone was knocking on the door.

After a brief pause, two errand disciples came in and placed a pile of jade boxes filled with spirit stones and elixirs not far from the door. They bowed their heads, bowed respectfully, and withdrew. "Senior Sister Jiang, these are sent by Uncle Yan. He said they will be helpful for your retreat. Please count them."

"I know, let it go."

Jiang Rao nodded slightly, and waited until the cave door closed again before he stood up from his cross-legged sitting position, walked to the pile of materials, and took a quick look.

suddenly.

She fixed her gaze on the side of one of the spirit stones. There, she saw several patterns that looked like they had been accidentally scratched by a pickaxe during mining. They were scattered here and there, seemingly without any pattern, yet they immediately alerted Jiang Rao.

——This was clearly created by her personally, the special communication code for [Yequemen]!

Since Jiang Rao's every move was being watched by many disciples and elders, this was the only way to deliver the information to her relatively accurately and in a timely manner.

present.

Jiang Rao looked around silently, then squatted down casually, pretending to check and inspect all the spirit stones and pills.

In theory, a true disciple's cave dwelling like the one she currently resided in couldn't be monitored or explored. But that was only in principle. For a powerful being like Ling Xiuya or one of the peak masters, it wouldn't be difficult to do so. All they had to do was scan with their spiritual sense. Therefore, it was best to be cautious.

Put it together.

Jiang Rao quickly obtained the information conveyed by these spirit stones—

"The Blood Kite is still alive, and the Jiang family's greatest treasure is in the Cangwu Abyss..."

and many more……

You said... who is not dead?!

"?!"

Chapter 115 You, go get rid of Xue Yuan and Yu Qiu Ming!

this moment.

Jiang Rao's heart was shaken. A mixture of surprise and joy, along with a long and tenacious hatred, instantly flooded into her mind, making her feel a little dazed, but the fingers that were stroking the spirit stone began to tremble slightly.

That woman...

Still alive? !

Moreover, she even went to the Yequemen base and immediately passed on the information about the "Cangwu Abyss" after her comeback?!

Although the source of the information regarding "Cangwu Abyss" was not explicitly mentioned due to space constraints, the prefix "Blood Kite Has Not Fallen" clearly indicated the true nature of the incident. It was likely his own master's doing!

Yes.

How could someone like her die so easily? Back then, in the "Yuankong Secret Realm", facing the situation of her spiritual roots being destroyed and ambushed from all sides, she was able to escape safely from under the noses of many sects and even successfully tamed a white tiger beast as a mount... let alone now!

"Hahaha!"

"As expected of you..."

Jiang Rao took a few steps back, stumbling and holding onto the wall. The restless spiritual energy transformed into a heavy sword intent, spreading out in all directions, leaving a dense sword mark on the hard rock wall. The surface of the spirit pond also exploded, and thousands of water droplets shot up into the sky, each drop reflecting a shattered picture.

The broken window frames in the Qixia Town Inn...

The flickering candlelight in the Wu Nian Sect's underground palace...

When Bai Yuan inserted the jade hairpin into her hair, the cold fragrance of her sleeves brushed past...

And in a corner of the cave, there was the humble "cemetery" with no name or tombstone that he had built with his own hands...

At this moment, all love and hate have a new anchor.

Sensing the fluctuations in its master's mood, [Lihen] burst out with a hazy blood-red sword light, which spread out in all directions like thousands of substantial sharp blades, leaving deep gossip marks on the rock walls, spiritual plants, and spiritual stones in the cave.

One of the sword beams just happened to shatter the simple "cenote", causing the bluestones on both sides to collapse and small pieces of stone to fly like raindrops. One of the pieces cut the silk ribbon that bound Jiang Rao's hair, and her black hair fell like a waterfall, hanging down to her waist.

The hair is flying.

Jiang Rao focused her gaze again, and saw a huge whirlpool rising from the surface of the spirit pond. Her own face was reflected in the whirlpool, and there seemed to be a little starlight between her eyebrows.

That was clearly a sign that the "Thousand Star Sword Classic" was about to break through to the third level, and "stars were hanging in all directions"!

"boom--"

Nine sword energy shadows broke through the water and formed a Big Dipper formation above the cave. At the center of the formation, the terrain of Yinyue Mountain vaguely emerged, and then changed into the appearance of the Nine Peaks of Tianyuan.

When the seventh star lights up.

Jiang Rao suddenly vomited a mouthful of black blood.

This mouthful of blood had been pent up in her heart for many days, probably having existed since the day when she heard the news from the Falling Star Valley... As the blood was spit out, Jiang Rao felt as if her mind was clear. Her cultivation, which had been dormant at the ninth level of the Golden Core for more than half a month, also began to fluctuate in an extremely violent manner, transforming into a majestic spiritual power that surged into her spiritual altar!

"This is……"

Jiang Rao widened her eyes slightly.

Although it may not be the only reason, but... under the fluctuation of her mood, the bottleneck of the Nascent Soul Realm that she had not been able to break through for a long time actually loosened at this moment, and there were signs of breaking through again!

This is...

Is it the gift from my master after he "came back to life"?

Jiang Rao smiled bitterly, not knowing what expression to make for a moment.

However, the opportunity for breakthrough was fleeting.

She didn't have time to think about Bai Yuan and the [Cangwu Abyss] anymore. She immediately stepped into the air and fell into the spirit pool again.

As soon as he sat cross-legged in the pool, he saw the entire spirit pond boiling instantly. Countless sword spirits and shadows were agitated, forming a star-shaped formation in the vast mist! Moreover, a faint thunder sounded from the outside of the cave, as if it came from the sky!

……

"Is it coming?"

Outside the cave.

A figure dressed in blue and as cold as ice came gracefully. It was Yan Shu.

She did not enter the cave directly, but stopped not far from the entrance, looked up at the dark clouds in the sky that suddenly began to roll, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

ear.

A voice quietly reached the headmaster's residence, "It seems your disciple is truly on the verge of becoming the youngest Nascent Soul cultivator in Tianyuan Mountain in the past hundred years. Her bone age is only in her twenties this year. There aren't many Nascent Soul cultivators of that age, even among the ten sects of righteousness and evil."

“…It was just a fluke.”

"Attracting the calamity cloud only means she has the potential to become a Nascent Soul, but she still needs to get through it safely before she can truly enter the Nascent Soul realm. No one else can help her with this; it all depends on her own character and luck."

As Yan Shu said this, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

Although she wasn't Jiang Rao's first master, they had been mentors for over four years. They had also been through life and death together several times, so in Jiang Rao's heart, she held a special place as his master.

——Though she might not be as good as a certain dead woman...

Her disciple's qualifications were recognized, and she, as a master, felt proud.

If Jiang Rao could successfully break through this time...

"By the way, Senior Brother."

Yan Shu seemed to recall something and suddenly asked, "If Rao'er can successfully break through to the Nascent Soul stage this time, then we should be able to release her restraints a little and let her go out for a walk, right? I think this child has been a little bored after staying in Tianyuan Mountain for four months."

"..."

There was a brief silence.

Just when Yan Shu was confused, Ling Xiuya's voice appeared again: "This matter still needs to be discussed."

"……Um?"

Yan Shu was a little surprised, but didn't think much about it: "Is it because of the Blood Origin Sect? Although there have been some disturbances there before, they have calmed down recently, seemingly entering a dormant state again. As long as we don't leak Rao'er's actions and are cautious, nothing serious should happen, right?"

"The Blood Origin Sect is one thing, and the other is the information we just received from Master Yunfeng. It's about... the person on Hidden Moon Mountain."

Ling Xiuya's tone remained unhurried, but the amount of information revealed in it was quite a lot.

"?!"

Yan Shu's pupils suddenly shrank.

Hidden Moon Mountain? Wasn't it already annihilated by all the major sects, leaving only a scorched earth? And that person on the mountain...

This pronoun can and can only refer to one person——

It was Jiang Rao's former master. Within this cave, there even existed that person's nameless "cemetery"!

"Could it be that she..."

The body has been found, dug out and turned into a zombie?

Yan Shu could only think so.

After all, she simply couldn't believe that the Qingxuan Sect's self-proclaimed and proud achievement of "annihilating the demon leader" was actually a lie. And the notorious Blood Kite Demon Lord hadn't died in Falling Star Valley, but had reappeared in the cultivation world... This kind of thing was truly a bit sensational.

and……

Yan Shu glanced at the inside of the cave with a hidden gaze.

After that "soul search," she had some understanding of the grudge between Jiang Rao and "Blood Kite." Besides the blood-forged reputation, it seemed there was another side to the other party that was unknown to the public.

If that devil hadn't died...

So, whose position in Jiang Rao's heart is more important, hers or her master... I'm afraid it's impossible to be sure.

the other side.

Ling Xiuya didn't specify the content of the intelligence. After a brief pause, he slowly said, "After Rao'er has overcome her tribulation, come to my place. Some of the information...it would be better if Master Yunfeng could tell you in person."

…………

at the same time.

One thousand eight hundred miles away from Yinyue Mountain, in a hidden Blood Source Sect stronghold.

Shao An, the leader of the Blood Refining Hall, a branch of the Blood Source Sect, stood in front of the railing of the pavilion with his hands behind his back, listening to his subordinates report the latest intelligence.

"...You're saying that the Blood Kite Demon Lord is not dead yet and has reappeared on Hidden Moon Mountain. Yu Qiuming from the Azure Nether Valley has also appeared with her, and the two of them have managed to fend off the others and fight off a few attacks?"

"Yes."

A demon cultivator dressed in black stood nearby, bowing slightly, and responded respectfully, "This information was passed on by a spy from the Blood Refining Hall. I personally went there to confirm it afterwards. The martial arts training ground on Hidden Moon Mountain is indeed in ruins. It appears to be the location of Yu Qiuming's 'Frost and Nether Poison Palm'. In addition..."

"What else?"