The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 764: Ghost Fire, She’s Just an Evil Girl

Chapter 764: Ghost Fire, She’s Just an Evil Girl

Qingwu raised his hand gently, "No rush."

He lowered his gaze, looking haughty and imperious.

"Shandu, as long as you lead your disciples to kill Nanli, it will prove that this matter has nothing to do with you. Afterward, you and Zen Master Cinian can leave without worry."

Sima Xin frowned slightly.

Isn’t this the equivalent of releasing the tiger back into the mountain?

Sima Yue, on the other hand, found this amusing, and laughed, "Yes, Shandu little monk, if you want to survive, you must show some sincerity."

Zen Master Cinian was highly respected, and his disciples were all outstanding. If they could see a performance of monks battling Nanli, it would be quite a show.

Qingwu’s thoughts were simpler: if Shandu and his group could kill Nanli, that would be perfect. But if Nanli managed a last-ditch counterattack and killed them, then she’d be fully corrupted into the demonic path.

Once a god falls into the demonic path, the heavens would no longer protect them. At that point, Qingwu could act without fear of heavenly retribution.

Before the Great Buddha Hall, their expressions were resolute, one more determined than the next.

"Qingwu! You won’t succeed in using others to do your dirty work!" Shandu shouted, "You’ve done countless evil deeds. The heavenly laws might not punish you now, but one day, you will suffer backlash!"

They would only listen to their master’s commands, using every bit of their strength to protect Master Nanli!

Qingwu narrowed his eyes, anger rising within him. But he was only one step away from reaching the Immortal realm; he didn’t want to incur heavenly wrath and weaken his cultivation at this critical moment.

Unable to convince Shandu, he turned his attention to Nanli, "Everything has started because of you, Nanli. I’ve promised the Upper Realm’s cultivators that if you commit suicide, I’ll spare your brother and Cinian."

"Sixth sister, don’t listen to him!" Chu Yang said urgently.

"Master Nanli, don’t take your life!" Shandu feared Nanli might be swayed.

Nanli was caught in a moment of internal struggle.

To take Cinian’s life and blood to clear her own path, she simply couldn’t do it!

Moreover, with so many cultivators surrounding them, even if they fought with everything they had, could they really escape?

"Fall into the demonic path!" Yun Jianchu suddenly shouted, "If you’re willing to become one with me in the demonic path, together we can slaughter these cultivators. And Qingwu? He won’t be able to stop you!"

"No, I can’t." Nanli knew that once she fell into the demonic path, there would be no turning back.

It wasn’t just for herself; she had to think of the child in her womb.

Yun Jianchu continued, "What are you hesitating for? Only if you live can your son be born, right?"

Die or fall into the demonic path.

There was no other choice.

Nanli’s forehead was slick with sweat, her pupils narrowing as she gasped for breath.

"Master Nanli," Cinian weakly spoke.

His faint call quickly brought Nanli back to clarity.

She turned her gaze sharply to Cinian.

Cinian’s eyes had grown cloudy, "Don’t..."

Nanli nodded slightly.

She turned back to Qingwu, her eyes sweeping over the crowd of cultivators surrounding them.

She retrieved a fresh bag of top-grade spirit stones, replenishing her dantian.

Her dress swirled as her sleeves billowed.

"Then—"

"Let’s fight our way out!"

Her voice, not too loud but crystal clear, was heard by everyone present.

Qingwu didn’t expect Nanli to be so stubborn.

He snorted coldly, "Just you lot? You think you can break free from me?"

How dare they look down on him!

Since she refused to commit suicide, he would have to take action himself.

Qingwu didn’t use his sword qi at random.

Instead, he leaped into action, moving with the speed of a meteor.

No one could catch a glimpse of his movement.

The cold gleam of the sword flashed.

His spiritual power surged.

He thrust the sword straight toward Nanli’s neck.

Shandu reacted quickly, calling upon his disciples to deploy their treasures to block Qingwu’s strike.

But in the face of absolute power, their resistance and struggles were but a joke.

The sword qi easily pushed them aside.

The sword tip was mere inches from Nanli’s throat!

Nanli’s gaze sharpened. Despite her organs and dantian feeling like they might explode from the pain, she didn’t retreat an inch.

With one hand, she drew the Dark Moon Sword and blocked Qingwu’s strike.

"Death God, lend me your fire!" she shouted.

As she cried out, a Ghost Fire erupted from the Dark Moon Sword’s blade.

The Ghost Fire quickly consumed Qingwu’s spiritual power!

Despite this, the ground beneath her feet sank slightly, and blood trickled from her lips.

It was laughable.

She had exhausted all her strength, yet in Qingwu’s presence, she was as powerless as an ant!

Because Qingwu was at the peak of the Great Achievement stage and had his true form now, his spiritual power was limitless, far too strong. As the two sides clashed, the Ghost Fire on her sword slowly began to fade.

"You think that move still works on me?" Qingwu sneered, "Your Ghost Fire is too weak now. With my current cultivation, you can’t restrain me!"

Nanli’s face turned even paler.

At that moment, Chu Yang attacked from the side.

Flames erupted from his palm!

"Don’t you dare hurt my sixth sister!"

It seemed fierce, but in Qingwu’s eyes, it was nothing more than child’s play.

He flicked his sleeve, sending Chu Yang flying.

He crashed to the ground, bones cracking, unable to rise again.

Nanli saw this and her eyes turned bloodshot.

The Ghost Fire surged once more from her sword, fiercer than ever, quickly spreading.

Qingwu retreated into the air.

He glanced at his own hand and saw that it had been burned.

A flash of malice crossed his eyes.

He hadn’t expected her Ghost Fire to be so strong that it could burn him.

The spiritual energy in the air was also being consumed by the fire.

The surrounding cultivators were struck with fear.

"What is this?"

"Don’t you remember? It’s the Ghost Fire from the Immortal World! It can burn spiritual energy, and it’s incredibly powerful!"

"What kind of sinister technique is this? She really is an Evil Girl!"

"..."

The murmurs filled the air.

Seeing Nanli barely able to sit, her expression shifting from fear to rage, they all shouted, "Kill the Evil Girl! Kill the Evil Girl!"

Sima Xin narrowed her eyes at the sight.

She coldly declared, "Yes! This Evil Girl is ruthless and venomous. She uses Enchanting Bugs to deceive the heart, and she cannot be left alive!"

Qingwu chimed in, "Killing the Evil Girl is everyone’s duty. Everyone, attack together!"

Sima Xin shot him a glance but didn’t bother with his petty scheming. As long as Nanli died and her soul was destroyed, that would be enough.

At Qingwu’s command, the cultivators raised their life treasures and launched a combined attack on Nanli.

Chu Yang and the twelve Shans were filled with worry. Amid the raging Ghost Fire, they saw Nanli’s frail figure, desperate to rush forward to protect her, but now, even lifting half of their bodies was an arduous task.

Nanli looked at the myriad treasures falling from the sky.

The heavens stirred with a violent wind.

Yun Jianchu continued to try to persuade her, "Fall into the demonic path! You’ve reached a dead end. No one is coming to save you!"

At this point, she was Nanli’s only hope of survival.

Nanli was in a daze.

She raised the Dark Moon Sword. Was it better to die at the hands of her enemies, or to end her life herself?

The moment that thought crossed her mind, the heavens darkened.

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