lcionline Chapter 586 Peach
Chapter 586 Peach
Jiang Liqian had visited Qingzhi Immortal Venerable in the tall, magnificent, and majestic palace many times, each time with utmost respect. She never imagined that one day she would come to see the strongest cultivator in the cultivation world, the one she had always respected and admired the most, with red eyes, a sword in hand and a murderous aura all over her body.
She didn't know how to describe her current feelings.
Anger, sadness, hatred, resentment, bitterness, and grievance?
It seems like neither, yet it seems like both.
She just didn't understand—
"The sect leader deliberately let me go down the mountain to travel, didn't he?"
"You know that your trip to Yecheng is anything but auspicious, aren't you?"
"You foresaw it all. You knew I would meet Ji Yan, you knew Lianlian and Beiyao would be in trouble, you knew my master would not escape this calamity, you knew the demon race was about to appear, you knew how many people would be buried in it, but not only did you not stop it, you deliberately let it happen, didn't you? The golden key, the trap, the sect competition... step by step, it was all your scheme!"
The more he spoke, the stronger the bitterness rose in his throat, and the sorrow in his heart seemed to spread to every corner of his body.
Why didn't she think of that?
It is precisely because they know everything and are fully aware of it that the gods can remain aloof and show a touch of compassion as if it were none of their business.
The oracle said this was mercy.
How ridiculous, how utterly ridiculous!
Are mortals' lives not lives? Are mortals destined to be toyed with by fate and by these high and mighty so-called "gods"?
Do they deserve to be lowly?
"why?"
Tears streamed down her face as she stared intently at Qing Zhihan's icy, perpetually indifferent face.
He questioned her word by word.
"Why did you lure Ji Yan here? Why did you tell him the true entrance to the Outer Heavens? Do you know how many people filled in that entrance barrier? Do you know that behind the entrance barrier is the God and Demon Sealing Array, which my master protected with his life!"
"Once those demons find the God-Demon Sealing Array and break the seal, how many lives will perish, how many people will die in this catastrophe?"
"You know, you know, you know everything!"
"What does my master's sacrifice matter? What does Lianlian and Beiyao's death matter?"
Jiang Liqian could no longer contain her anger and roared, losing control as she pointed her sword at his face and questioned him with heart-wrenching fury: "Do you even know what this position you're in represents? What does this cloak you're wearing signify? You are the head of the Heavenly Qian Sect, the leader of the immortal sects, the number one person in the world, the guiding light for so many people, you are the Immortal Venerable Qingzhi! How could you do this!"
Once upon a time, he was her faith!
He raised her, taught her right and wrong, told her what the righteous path was, and what a proper immortal sect was. He said that to be his disciple, one must bear the responsibility for all living beings.
She worked so hard because she didn't want to disappoint him.
She wanted to live out his teachings, to stand in the light, never fall, and never be lost.
How could someone like him, so cruelly, shatter in front of her?
How is she supposed to accept this?!
[Ding! Master's inner demon backlash value has increased by 40%, currently at 41%.]
[Ding! Master's inner demon backlash value has increased by 50%, currently at 91%.]
Sensing her little master's unusually strong emotional fluctuations, Xin Xin immediately stepped out of her body, leaned against her face with concern, and carefully wiped away her tears.
"Owner……"
"Don't cry, don't cry, let me blow on it for you."
Jiang Liqian cried so hard that the sword in her hand trembled.
This was the first time she couldn't hold her sword.
For the first time, she felt that being pierced by a thousand arrows was nothing compared to the immense pain she was experiencing. Behind her suffering, there were still mountains of mountains that would crush her.
Everything she once trusted seemed to be collapsing before her eyes, one by one, one by one!
What is righteousness? What is immortality? What is the Tao?
What is the meaning of everything she is so obsessed with?
Even more tragically, she was devastated and heartbroken here, but the immortal on the high seat remained indifferent, as if watching a trivial farce.
Suddenly, a surge of resentment and burning anger rushed to her heart. She saw Qingzhi's gaze fixed on Xinxin, and in a flash, she realized something.
Evil thoughts arose instantly, and the fire in my heart was hard to suppress.
An incredible conjecture began to form in her mind.
She finally defied her master, pointing her finger at Qingzhi's nose and mocking him through tears: "So that's why the dignified sect leader of the immortal sect would be so heartless and insane! It turns out it's because of—a demon in your heart!"
Only when one also develops inner demons can one see the existence of the heart.
Suddenly, a crack appeared on the handsome face that had been covered in ice and snow all day long. The aloof immortal rose up abruptly, and boundless pressure surged towards her like a raging torrent.
Jiang Liqian was not afraid at all and withstood his pressure. Her mouth was full of blood, but she still laughed, and the more she laughed, the more intense and ironic it became.
"What is the sect leader's inner demon?"
"Let your disciple guess carefully..."
Her gaze suddenly fell on the inconspicuous pink spot on the hem of his snow-white robe. As if she had found an interesting toy, Jiang Liqian braced herself with her sword, stubbornly resisting the pressure of a Tribulation Transcending cultivator, and took two steps forward. With blood dripping from her mouth, she said mockingly, "What a beautiful peach blossom! But paired with this white fabric, it really makes one feel desolate! How can peach blossoms bloom in the snow? They should bloom on the painting on the wall of the East Chamber of the Sect Leader, right?"
"On the flowering branch, there should ideally be a woman with rosy cheeks and a face so beautiful she could topple kingdoms..."
A heavy object pressed down on his chest, and he vomited a mouthful of blood.
Jiang Liqian's face was deathly pale, and she gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands, teetering on the verge of falling.
Qingzhi stepped down from his high position, his spotless Taoist robe gently brushing against the snow-covered floor tiles, and stood condescendingly in front of Jiang Liqian.
“Shut up,” he said, his voice icy.
Jiang Li closed her eyes briefly.
"So even a sect leader who has mastered the Path of Ruthlessness can get angry? What, was I right?"
"Why did she become the sect leader's inner demon? Was it because she disdained you and discarded you like trash, or is she already dead...?"
Her internal organs were cruelly churned in an instant. Jiang Li let out a muffled groan and finally couldn't hold on any longer, collapsing to her knees with a thud.
Qingzhi looked down at her, a sudden chill rising in his eyes.
"I told you, shut up!"
Shut up?
Okay, then shut up!
Jiang Liqian's eyes suddenly changed, and her hands flew to form a seal. The lightning array that had been lying in ambush in front of her suddenly emitted a dazzling light, shooting straight into the sky.
The terrifying lightning bolts descended in an instant.
His eyes, illuminated in an instant, were both forlorn and fierce.
"Master, if we don't eliminate our inner demons, we will suffer the consequences. Let's have a contest to see who can't withstand it first!"
She wanted to get justice for Lianlian and the others!