This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered
Chapter 241 - 235: Mutual Crush, Most Deadly!

Chapter 241: Chapter 235: Mutual Crush, Most Deadly!

"Junior Sister Chen, how did you suddenly become so powerful?" Yu Gejing looked at Su Youyi, who was descending from the stage in all her glory, full of confusion. Could it be that practicing the sword had some unexpected effect after rendering one foolish?

At this moment, Su Youyi didn’t know how to explain to her senior sister either. She was unclear about the operation theory of the Great Formation, so she didn’t know what consequences might arise from rashly trying to awaken others.

But she herself had already awoken. Whether it was the special effect of the flawless sword heart or something else, she hadn’t figured it out yet.

"Maybe... I just had a sudden burst of insight?" Su Youyi made up an excuse—indeed, she had an epiphany.

"There’s such a good thing? Could it be that you were having a Daoist Enlightenment just now?" Yu Gejing, full of suspicion, couldn’t believe it.

"Really, really, Senior Sister, haven’t you had that sort of sudden enlightenment, like suddenly knowing how to arrange an Array or something?" Unable to speak directly, Su Youyi opted for a roundabout way to try to awaken her Senior Sister.

"I wish I could have such enlightenment, but even if I did, I wouldn’t suddenly delve into Arrays, right? I’m purely a Daoist Practitioner," Yu Gejing scrunched up her nose, tapping Su Youyi on the forehead.

"Why don’t you try learning about Arrays? Maybe you have a talent for Arrays rather than Daoist Skills?" Su Youyi was still not giving up, thinking that the least they could do was to learn more about the lost Arrays here.

"That could be considered, just to diversify my skills." Yu Gejing didn’t reject the suggestion, and for some reason, she suddenly felt somewhat interested in Arrays.

"Let’s go, let’s go, to celebrate both of us being able to enter the Inner Sect, I’ll take you for a Spirit Food feast today!" Unlike the gentle on the outside but strong on the inside Yu Gejing of reality, this Senior Sister here was more lively and cheerful.

"Okay, okay." Mention of food made Su Youyi decide to momentarily put her questions to the back of her mind to first try the delicacies of different epochs.

Elder’s Peak.

"Weird, why did I also come in?" Inside a hall, Jingguang Ji, sitting in a meditation pose, looked doubtfully at his own hands.

His original intention was to initiate the Great Formation and then manipulate the events from outside the Array, allowing one or two Chiefs to die within the Illusion Realm, so that even if the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool or the Banished Immortal had all-reaching influences, they wouldn’t trace it back to him.

"Is this the power of the Seventh Realm?" Feeling the surging power within his body, Jingguang Ji revealed a look of intoxication on his face.

Although one day in the future he could wield such power, this vast ocean-like, seemingly boundless and omnipotent power still deeply fascinated him.

"What a pity it’s merely an illusion; I, Jing someone, disdain to indulge in such power."

After a brief familiarity, Jingguang Ji soon came back to his senses. This power seemed mighty, yet it was just boundless water, yielding him no benefits.

This kind of thing couldn’t even serve to familiarize him with the power of the Seventh Realm ahead of time; too unreal, like a child riding an elephant running wild, completely uncontrollable.

"Since I’ve come already, I might as well take some advantage of it."

"However, the original plan still remains unchanged; to take the opportunity to eliminate those few Chiefs of the Super Forces, and the primary target is that Su Youyi. Although the power is illusory, the authority is real. Sometimes, the role of authority can be much greater than that of mere power."

Jingguang Ji stroked his chin, his memory retention was due to the effect of the token, but others weren’t as lucky as him; they were mostly still troubled by illusory memories, and awakening might still take some time.

In this way, he could use his position to implement many things.

Purple Cloud Sect, Qinfeng Wanyao Building.

"Look, look! It’s Chief Li Xiuping!!" Yu Gejing said she would take Su Youyi to the most famous restaurant below the mountain outside their sect to taste the delicacies. However, while passing the Qinfeng Wanyao Building, where disciples of the Purple Cloud Sect gathered to take on and exchange sect missions, she couldn’t help but shout out in excitement, even tightening her grip on Su Youyi’s hand unintentionally.

It wasn’t just Yu Gejing, but everyone around them looked at the tall, handsome man who had just come out of the building with reverent eyes.

Su Youyi didn’t realize until she saw him—wasn’t this her Senior Brother?

"Chief Li is so handsome, truly a genius who can contend with Bo Tiandao," praised someone.

"And he’s so kind too. If a disciple encounters danger, Chief Li will definitely be at the forefront."

"Did you know? I heard that the Chief is planning to break into the Seventh Realm!"

"That’s too powerful, isn’t it?"

Countless disciples, regardless of gender, were murmuring all about Li Xiuping.

"I wonder what kind of woman the Chief likes? Maybe he likes someone like me? After all, he doesn’t have a Daoist companion yet. What if he likes me? Hee hee!" Yu Gejing cupped her cheeks with both hands, stars practically visible in her eyes.

This was the first time Su Youyi saw her Senior Sister like this. How should she explain that you two were actually a couple?

But Su Youyi’s flawless sword heart also trembled slightly; had her Senior Brother just glanced this way? But it was such a brief moment that Su Youyi almost thought it was an illusion.

However, when Su Youyi looked up wanting confirmation from her Senior Brother, she discovered he had already disappeared.

"Sigh, let’s go. Who knows when we’ll see Chief Li again next time. We’re pretty lucky today," Yu Gejing seemed even happier, a content smile on her face.

It’s unknown if memories from after contact with the Illusion Realm would be retained. If Senior Sister knew how she acted in the Illusion Realm, the most unlucky one would probably be Senior Brother, right?

Looking at a completely different, chirpy Yu Gejing talking about Senior Brother, Su Youyi felt somewhat amused inside.

But then she thought of her own Senior Brother—did he miss her too?

A petal fell before Su Youyi’s eyes, and looking up, a gust of wind stirred, showering peach blossoms like rain.

"Spring is here, such a beautiful sight. Today really has gone smoothly," Yu Gejing took a deep breath of the peach blossom fragrance permeating the air and turned to Su Youyi with a radiant smile.

"Yeah! Then let’s wish that I can meet who I want to meet soon!" Su Youyi, who usually didn’t believe in such things, softly made a wish.

"Oh? You, a girl who only knows sword training, are actually thinking about love? Come on, tell your senior sister, which guy are you thinking about!"

Despite Su Youyi’s low voice, Yu Gejing couldn’t be fooled. Laughing, she hugged Su Youyi tightly, trying to coax the truth out of her.

"My senior brother~"

"Senior brother? Confess and be lenient!"

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Amid their playful antics, two eye-catching silhouettes already began descending the mountain.

Meanwhile, unseen by the two, He Zhiqing and Li Xiuping calmly watched those figures as they slowly disappeared into the distance.

"Is it an illusion, why did I care so much about that girl just now?"

He Zhiqing couldn’t quite understand; he was clearly here to return a mission, but upon seeing that female disciple, his heart momentarily felt disarrayed, and he felt an urgent need to go to her.

Fortunately, his self-control was strong, and he promptly stopped himself from acting on impulse.

Yet, he still felt inexplicably concerned about it, thus he hid here wanting to see what was so unique about that female disciple.

"Why are you hiding here instead of cultivating?" A large hand landed directly on He Zhiqing’s shoulder, a clear, jade-like voice spoke.

"Lian Ziliang, weren’t you going out to drink?" He Zhiqing, slightly disdainful, brushed off the hand from his shoulder.

If Su Youyi were here, she would recognize this person as Ke Mengzhan, the Sword Heart Custodian of Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool.

"Drinking alone is boring; come with me!" Ke Mengzhan beamed a toothy grin, grabbed He Zhiqing, and flew towards his cave mansion at the peak.

Turning his head for one last glance at the horizon where the figures had disappeared, He Zhiqing then followed his good brother, ready to sneakily drink some wine behind the Sect Leader’s back.

At this moment, throughout the entire Purple Cloud Sect, about a hundred disciples felt an uncontrollable impulse within them.

Some cared greatly and wanted to understand the reason; others were oblivious and felt it was nothing serious.

"Eh? Have all the True Inheritors finished the tasks assigned by their masters today? It’s rare to see so many True Inheritors at once."

At a window seat in the tavern, Yu Gejing and Su Youyi looked out at the comings and goings of tunneling lights outside the Immortal Mountain; just a while ago, they spotted three True Inheritors returning to the sect.

Su Youyi stirred the epoch dessert in her hand; those three True Inheritors were all acquaintances—Pang Qingshi from Senluo Wanxiang Sect, Liu Rouxin from Blood Control Sect, and Hui Zhi from Zen Sect.

"Being a True Inheritor, I wonder if we could ever advance to that one day." Yu Gejing wore a somewhat envious expression, even slowing her spoonfuls she was taking to her mouth.

"Do you really want to become a True Inheritor, senior sister?" Su Youyi was surprised; she hadn’t realized her senior sister was so concerned over this.

"It’s not about becoming a True Inheritor, I just want to be a bit closer to Chief Li." Yu Gejing thought of that soul-stirring silhouette, and her cheeks heated up.

"Senior sister, why are you so fixated on... Chief Li?" Su Youyi was quite interested in this, wanting to know why her senior sister in the Illusion Realm still harbored such feelings for He Zhiqing.

Yu Gejing nervously glanced around, and seeing that no one else in the tavern was paying attention, she whispered to Su Youyi: "I was able to enter Purple Cloud Sect all thanks to Senior Brother Li."

"Senior Brother Li was pursuing a notorious evil Daoist Practitioner from the Cultivation World that day and happened to pass by our village. The evil Daoist Practitioner, to escape Senior Brother Li’s pursuit, deployed Daoist Skill at random towards our village, trying to threaten Chief Li using our lives."

"And then?" Although Su Youyi asked this, she roughly guessed the outcome.

Indeed, Yu Gejing’s answer was almost what she had expected.

"Senior Brother Li, of course, chose to save us and thus let that evil Daoist escape."

Yu Gejing drained her cup of flower tea, her eyes nostalgic: "I can never forget the sight of Chief Li standing in front of the Daoist Skill, protecting our village."

"I also have some talent in cultivation, but I started too late, and in this life, it’s probably hard to catch up to Chief Li."

Watching her senior sister’s forlorn expression, Su Youyi struggled internally not to laugh. If her senior sister could retain her memories after leaving the Illusion Realm, she probably wouldn’t want to remember this episode ever again.

"Believe in yourself, senior sister, you can definitely become a True Inheritor too."

While it was amusing, the encouragement that ought to be given was not spared; if even her senior sister couldn’t become a True Inheritor, then who could?

"Haha, my talent is not enough..." Yu Gejing slightly laughed with a bit of bitterness, knowing her abilities all too well.

Seeing her somewhat disheartened senior sister, Su Youyi thought for a moment and pulled her senior sister back to the sect.