Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 313 - 266: I Call the Shots Here_1

Chapter 313: Chapter 266: I Call the Shots Here_1

"Zhenru?"

Xuanchenzi looked at him in disbelief: "Why is it you?"

This guy, isn’t he a monk from Baosheng Temple? Known as the incarnation of the Medicine Buddha in the world, why is he mixed up with these rebels of the Jianling?

"What’s so surprising? I am the descendant of the Jianling Emperor, the sixth-generation grandson of the Great Ancestor’s direct line. I joined Baosheng Temple for this plan today."

Master Zhenru had already stood up, he looked coldly at Xuanchenzi and the men below him, then shifted his gaze to Li Xuan: "Are you planning to bite the hand that fed you, Xuanchenzi? Do you want to fight against me with your enemy?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xuan couldn’t help but feel apprehensive, worrying that Xuanchenzi would be swayed by Zhenru and switch sides on the spot.

If it were him, he would consider this act of ungratefulness as an irreconcilable grievance, and would definitely have a fight to death with the person who did it to him.

But in the current situation, if Xuanchenzi, a strong fighter who was close to reaching The Fourth Gate, were to switch sides, their chances of survival would be almost nil.

However, Xuanchenzi didn’t hesitate for a moment and shook his head: "Our Zhengyi Sect of Longhu Mountain has received immense grace from The Court. After the Yuan Dynasty was defeated, we were appointed as the official sect of The Court, flourishing for 300 years. It’s impossible for us to side with treacherous officials like you."

He then sighed and looked at Li Xuan with a complex gaze: "At first, I was extremely angry. But after calming down and pondering, I realized all these were my own fault and I can’t blame others. Moreover, if it weren’t for Duwei Li, I probably would have spent my whole life not knowing my true self and the essence of life——"

Li Xuan felt this comment was familiar. After racking his brain for a moment, he remembered that this was similar to what Dongfang Bubai had said to Ren Woxing. Although the words were different, the implied meaning was close.

Upon hearing this, Li Xuan felt a wave of goosebumps, and a sense of anxiety started to breed in his heart.

Had Yunrou’s senior apprentice brother also chosen this path of no return? But he really couldn’t blame him for it.

"Changle?" Xue Yunrou had stormed in as well. When she saw the figure in the blood coffin, she was immediately stunned: "How is this possible, why is it Changle?"

She felt her scalp numbing, her whole body was trembling, and a feeling of cold climbed onto her skin.

The universe rotates, and stars move —— so it was like this. The purpose of the altar on Jiangjun Mountain was to take Changle’s death. No wonder they needed the Dragon Qi.

But if the real ’Changle’ is here being sacrificed to the Drought Demon, then who is the other ’Changle’? Who is the ’Changle’ who calls her a sister every day and has been deceiving her for several months? Who is this treacherous person?

"The essence of life?"

Zhenru sneered disdainfully, then reached out and grabbed the blood coffin, pulling it up and holding it in his hand.

"The Dragon Qi here is insufficient. I can only go over there to complete the last step. Time is pressing, I will go first. I leave everything here to you, Aunt Yuan."

The woman in court attire, wearing a tall hat, spread out her arms, her sleeves hanging down, and sixteen crescent-shaped curved blades whirled around her.

The woman, narrowing her slender phoenix eyes, with a cold light flashing in her eyes, said: "Your Highness, just go. These little clowns cannot cross Leichi (the thunder pond). Your business is more important. Once the Drought Demon is refined, your great cause of restoration can be half successful."

As she spoke, the curved blade revolved, and with just one cut, she repealed the Fumo Vajra that was trying to pounce on Zhenru.

Li Xuan, who was trying to detour from the side, almost got his head cut off by the curved blade. If it hadn’t been for Zidie’s dagger slashing timely, he would have been shorter now.

Master Zhenru nodded slightly, dragging the blood coffin towards the underground passage behind him. He seemed to have the ability to shorten distances, shortening the space of ten meters down to three centimeters under his feet. He seemed to be walking at a leisure pace, but he disappeared in a flash.

"We can’t let him leave!" At this moment, Tingtian Ao was clearly anxious: "Once he completes Drought Demon’s preparation, things won’t bode well. My master can suppress earthquakes, but he can’t stop droughts. I don’t know how many people in south Zhili will die. Also, once the flesh of the imperial highness becomes the Drought Demon, she can only exist in the world as a ghost."

At this moment, the red-dressed female ghost stretched countless blood threads and flowing ribbons deep into the tunnel like a waterfall.

As the blood coffin left, the emotions of the girl with bloody eyes seemed to gradually become restless.

Li Xuan frowned, and for the second time tried to bypass the woman in court attire. This time he transformed himself into lightning along with his sword, directly using the ’Electronic Transition’ technique.

But just as he had transformed into a lightning figure, he was once again hacked apart by a slash from the woman’s blade.

At this moment, she was entangled in a battle with Luo Yan and Xuanchenzi. Xuanchenzi moved like a ghost and was as swift as thunder, while Luo Yan’s figure was elusive, changing constantly.

However, the woman in court attire could suppress both of them while also fending off Li Xuan, even preventing Xue Yunrou from having a chance to fight back properly. Xue could only rely on her defensive magical instruments to resist the deadly curved blade that was eating into her bones.

Just as Li Xuan was gradually becoming anxious, Luo Yan suddenly spoke: "Li Xuan, did the general manager and Qiu Qianqiu really say those words? Regardless of any aftermath, they will cover for me?"

"Naturally!" Li Xuan quickly responded while looking back at Luo Yan with a skeptical gaze: "When have I ever lied to you?"

"Then it’s fine!"

At this moment, Luo Yan suddenly removed the hairpin from her hair, letting her blue-black hair scatter. Her Liudao Fumo Armor also instantly transformed into a purple dress, with dozens of purple flame butterflies swirling around her.

There was a gleam of purple fire in her eyes as she looked at the woman in court attire and sneered: "I’ve finally found the culprit today. So, it was you bastards who caused the death of my grandmother?"

The woman in court attire’s eyes started to harden at this moment: "Demoness Zidie, Xia Nanyan!"

Standing to the side, Xue Yunrou and Xuanchenzi couldn’t help but stare in surprise at Zidie.

"You all can leave now. Let me deal with this enemy," Zidie said, her dual blades now aflame.

As Zidie spoke, a series of ’ding-dong’ sounds rang out in the room.

Though she seemed to be standing still, in the room there seemed to be no place where her illusions and blades were not present.

Especially in front of Li Xuan; the constant ringing of weapon clashes and exploding sparks erupting.

Li Xuan first felt a shock of fear. However, he soon noticed that the crescent blades of the palace dressed woman could only advance to within two yards.

Once they reached two yards, a bare hand or a dagger would inevitably deflect the crescent blade.

With a spark in his eyes, he immediately took command of the ’Fumo Vajra,’ and headed straight into the tunnel. Indeed, those crescent blades could no longer obstruct his progress.

Xuanchenzi raised his eyebrows, "Buddhist Thousand Hand Mercy? Goddess Guanyin’s 33 Method Bodies?"

His eyes were filled with amazement. After a brief consideration, he decisively put away his dual blades and followed Li Xuan and Xue Yunrou.

"You won’t get away!"

A look of fury flashed across the eyes of the woman in the palace dress. Her four crescent blades combined into the form of a sun, wrapped in red flames, and slashed towards the three people who had already dashed into an underground passage.

"Unfortunately, that’s not up to you—"

This time, a butterfly beside Xia Nanyan suddenly turned into a huge flame spear and flew forward, knocking the red sun off course.

At the same time, dozens of butterflies also began to transform, all turned into purple flame spears, aimed at the woman in the palace dress.

The latter’s pupils also shrunk sharply, and she immediately put her hands together, calling all the crescent blades to her front.

But at this moment, Xia Nanyan’s lips curved slightly upward, "This place, now, is mine to command!"

As he spoke, those flame spears shot like electricity towards the woman in the palace dress.

After traveling over a hundred yards in the tunnel, Li Xuan felt a tremendous jolt behind him. The earth shook, the ground quivered, making it hard to stand, and gravel was continually raining from the ceiling. The tunnel looked as if it would collapse at any moment.

Surprised, he turned his head to look back.

"Don’t worry, her escape technique is unparalleled, and that Yuan woman can’t stop her."

Tingtian Ao spoke next to his ear, "She’s now using a Buddhist Dharma Implement, that woman will probably die today."

"A Buddhist Dharma Implement?"

Surprise flickered in Li Xuan’s eyes.

Buddhist Dharma Implements, equivalent to Taoist Immortal Treasures, were far better than magical instruments and possessed a myriad of formidable Divine Skills.

How wealthy must this woman be to possess even such a thing?

Yet, given Zidie’s cultivation level, the price of using such a sacred item must be heavy.

"Definitely. This Buddhist Dharma Implement can transform a person’s constitution, making them the mortal incarnation of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. The longer and more frequently it’s used, the fainter her consciousness will become."

Tingtian Ao always seemed to catch Li Xuan’s silent questions, "But Zidie has plenty of rare treasures, and can reverse this process. Using it once isn’t a big problem. Besides, she’s not just doing this for you—"

It paused for a moment, "After all, the woman was the mastermind behind her grandmother’s murder."

"Fair enough," thought Li Xuan, and then quickened his pace. He was now close to the exit of the tunnel. Xuanchenzi, who had started later but arrived earlier, suddenly accelerated like a shot crossbow arrow and was the first to emerge from the exit.

"What is it?"

Li Xuan also quickly emerged from the tunnel, then frowned a little, looking around somewhat confusedly.

He could see a vast palace complex, but Master Zhenru, who had been carrying the blood coffin, was nowhere to be found.

"This is the Qin’an Palace in the palace."

Xue Yunrou took one look around as she stepped out of the tunnel almost at the same time as Li Xuan, and recognized the place. "There’s a legend that the Jianling Emperor committed suicide by self-immolation here after he was dethroned. There’s also the rumor that he escaped through a tunnel and, disguising himself as a monk, got away from Nanjing."

At this moment, Li Xuan noticed that the red-dressed female ghost behind him was extending countless blood threads, probing in a certain direction to the north.

Mentally alert, Li Xuan immediately sprinted towards where these blood strands were pointing.