This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered
Chapter 256 - 248: Are You the Pig Rooting in My Cabbage Patch?

Chapter 256: Chapter 248: Are You the Pig Rooting in My Cabbage Patch?

"Using the Big Cave Fetal Breath Lamp to preserve a strand of Divine Soul till now? However, this method can only be used by one person." Su Jianyi only glanced once and saw through the method employed by Zi Xuanbu.

"Senior’s insight is like a torch. In the past, for the sake of the sect’s legacy, they all chose to leave this opportunity to me..." Zi Xuanbu’s eyes were somewhat dim. His old friends and fellow sect members, whether they usually got along well or often opposed him, all chose this final method for the sake of sect legacy and left this precious opportunity to him.

"The flame of inheritance burns, passing on, never knowing its end." Su Jianyi understood Zi Xuanbu very well, because their Taoist Sect was the same. The seeds from the First Epoch were ignited in the Third Epoch, and coincidentally the newly appointed Sect Leader also took his daughter as a disciple.

"Heavenly Mechanism is unfathomable."

The former Su Jianyi did not believe in Heavenly Mechanism, only in the three-foot Qingfeng in his hand. But now, when recalling the words of the Heavenly Mechanism expert Bo Tiandao, he felt differently about them.

"How much longer can the Taiwei Eight Sceneries Moon Array hold?" Su Jianyi looked towards Zi Xuanbu.

Upon hearing this, Zi Xuanbu lowered his brows in contemplation before conservatively saying, "Roughly three months inside the Array, and about one month outside."

"That’s enough. Let’s go to your sect first, I have something to say to these youngsters."

Liang Yi and the others who have not had a chance to speak are somewhat helpless – it’s hard to get a word in when the big shots are talking.

Su Youyi’s expression was complex at the moment. Is this really her ancestor? Would this senior know the news of her parents, and if her parents were still alive, why did they abandon her in the first place? And if she really meets her parents in the future, with what attitude should she face them?

The more Su Youyi thought, the more chaotic her thoughts became. She was quite perplexed by this sudden news; her origin, her path, and the relationship with her parents—all these issues gave her a headache.

"I’m here."

A reassuring voice sounded, and Su Youyi felt her hand suddenly enveloped by warmth. Looking up, she saw her senior brother standing firmly by her side.

Those eyes that she had never tired of since childhood seemed to see through her confusion and panic like a ray of sunlight into her heart.

"Don’t worry, I will always be by your side."

Liang Yi held his junior sister’s hand even tighter, signaling her not to think too much; everything was under senior brother’s control.

"Mhm!" Su Youyi clasped his hand in return, and the unease and restlessness from earlier dissipated instantly with senior brother’s words, leaving only his gentle and firm voice echoing in her heart.

With senior brother present, there is nothing to be afraid of. Whether it was in the past, now, or in the future, senior brother has always been a source of reliable reassurance.

On the other side, Su Jianyi took everything in silence, observing the pig that coveted his family’s cabbage. Though handsome and with decent talent, he was still just a pig coveting cabbage!

When Liang Yi and the others returned to the Purple Cloud Sect, the other geniuses trapped within the Great Formation also gradually regained their memories, treating it as a legacy and trial from the Purple Cloud Sect.

An ancient large sect from the Second Epoch, the inheritances inside were as numerous as stars in the sky. Even if they weren’t the most top-notch inheritances, they were sufficient for these First-class forces to digest.

For super force chiefs like Ke Mengzhan, Hui Zhi, Pang Qingshi, and Liu Rouxin, what they needed was not those top-notch inheritances but rather Daoist Skills, Cultivation Techniques, or Secret Techniques that could complement their own cultivation.

Moreover, in this sect, with their status, they actually had the chance to access the cultivation insights of cultivators from the Eighth Realm, which was more attractive to them than any Daoist Skill.

Although everyone had regained their memories, they maintained the most basic tacit understanding and did not attempt to obtain certain inheritances through any unconventional means, so the sect seemed no different from usual.

What surprised them was, how could they see Liang Yi here? And because of his outstanding appearance that helped them regain their memories ahead of time.

Not only were the geniuses of First-class forces surprised, but even Ke Mengzhan and others secretly pondered. Was it an illusion? After a single sight, he was so handsome that one couldn’t stop thinking about him?

If it were Pang Qingshi or Liu Rouxin, it might be possible, but both he and Hui Zhi were men...

At this moment, on a beautiful mountain peak of the Purple Cloud Sect, the sky was filled with Purple Mist, and Liang Yi and the others had quietly arrived at an empty cave mansion. There were several such cave mansions on this peak, enough for Liang Yi and the others to use.

"What should we do with this guy?" In front of the cave mansion, Zi Xuanbu was still holding the unconscious Jing Guangji like a dead dog.

"Kill him!"

Liang Yi’s tone was unflustered, with not a shred of pity in his eyes. In his view, both the old coins behind the scenes and Cang Dong, who had already gone to see grandma on the bridge, deserved to die.

Hearing this, no one showed any special reaction. There was no need to talk about Su Jianyi and Zi Xuanbu, who had certainly killed far more people than they had eaten meals.

He Zhiqing and Yu Gejing shrugged their shoulders with no objections. They weren’t greenhorns; they knew the saying, "No eradication of the roots when cutting weeds will lead to their return with the spring breeze," and moreover, Yu Gejing was a victim himself.

As for the last, Su Youyi, she would certainly not oppose her senior brother.

"Fine, once I’ve interrogated his reasons for taking action, I’ll grant him a quick death." Zi Xuanbu nodded in agreement; the new Sect Leader had spoken, and he naturally complied.

"Could I have some space to talk alone with these two youngsters?" Su Jianyi gestured towards Liang Yi and Su Youyi and looked at the others as he spoke.

He Zhiqing and Yu Gejing heard this and looked towards Liang Yi, curious about his opinion. Compared to their eminent senior, they trusted Liang Yi more. The same went for Zixuan Bu, after all, Liang Yi was the new Sect Master of the Purple Cloud Sect and the hope for their revival.

"It’s fine, let’s have a private talk with Senior Su." Liang Yi smiled and waved his hand, signaling to the others that it was all right.

Once the others left, only Su Jianyi, Liang Yi, and Su Youyi remained in the cave mansion.

"Junior offers thanks to the Senior for saving our lives!" Liang Yi bowed respectfully to Su Jianyi. If it hadn’t been for the Senior’s power attached to him, it would have been uncertain whether he could have slain Cang Dong.

Su Youyi beside Liang Yi did the same, for she was also aware of the life-saving grace of this Senior.

According to Liang Yi’s estimation, if it were only with the power of the Great Formation passed on by Zixuan Bu, at most he could save his junior sister and fight Cang Dong to a draw. Even with the help of his senior brother, the most likely outcome would be just driving Cang Dong back.

"That Cang Dong is merely a clown. Strictly speaking, he is more resilient than formidable. What you killed here might just be one of his avatars; the real him is probably still slumbering in the Abyss of your epoch."

Su Jianyi gestured for Liang Yi and his cohort to follow and led the way out of the cave mansion, talking as they walked.

"Does that Cang Dong in the Abyss know about what’s happening on our side?" Su Youyi glanced at her senior brother, her expression a bit worried. She was concerned about this; if the Cang Dong in the Abyss knew about this, wouldn’t her senior brother unwittingly make a powerful enemy?

Liang Yi, however, was not so worried. Who knows what year or month that Cang Dong would come out? By the time that happens, it wasn’t certain who would be hunting whom.

"Do you lack confidence in yourself?" Suddenly, Su Jianyi turned around, his gaze sharp as a sword as he stared at Su Youyi.

They had now reached the peak outside the cave mansion. The Purple Cloud Sect truly deserved to be the second greatest sect of this epoch; wherever one stood to admire the sect, they could always discover different kinds of beauty.

Outside the mountain, immortal cranes and floating clouds playfully interacted, and in the woods, squirrels holding pine nuts leaped about. With the Big Sun high in the sky and Purple Mist covering the top, every sight underscored the former glory of the Purple Cloud Sect.

Su Youyi was captivated by Su Jianyi’s sudden piercing gaze and instinctively wanted to hide behind her senior brother but was held back by Liang Yi.

Liang Yi thoughtfully observed his junior sister’s behavior, vaguely grasping the message that Senior Su was trying to convey. There seemed to be something amiss with junior sister.

"I... I’m not lacking confidence; it’s just that..." Su Youyi was somewhat panicked inside, desperately seeking her senior brother’s support.

"We cultivators should respect heaven and earth! But aside from heaven and earth, one must rely on oneself for everything, especially for us sword cultivators," Su Jianyi said calmly but firmly, unintentionally captivating Su Youyi’s mind, who subconsciously took these words to heart seriously.

"The sword never bends! But this doesn’t mean pointless obstinacy or rigidity, but rather that at any time, one must maintain absolute confidence in oneself and the sword in hand. That is what is known as the sword heart. Once a sword cultivator loses the sword heart, even if they have a sword in hand, their hearts would lose the sword."

Liang Yi remained silent for a while, now realizing that junior sister displayed signs of an unstable sword heart. She’s relying too much on him and neglecting herself.

For a moment, Liang Yi was caught between laughter and tears. What was this situation, had junior sister fallen into this tender trap of his?

Because junior sister trusted him too much, she blinded her own sword heart and now seemed too fragile. Compared to the domineering and formidable witch from his previous life, or even with Su Youyi when she just traversed to this world, she seemed a bit weaker now.

And the source of it all happened to be Liang Yi himself, which couldn’t help but remind him of a certain renowned Nine-tailed Fox from his previous life.

"Hiss..." Liang Yi felt a pang of toothache. What would his master do if he saw this, wouldn’t he flay him alive?

With this in mind, Liang Yi placed his hands on his junior sister’s shoulders, looking straight into her somewhat chaotic eyes and said:

"Junior sister, Senior Su is right, we have now become Dao companions..."

He shivered suddenly and paused. Why did he suddenly feel as though there was a murderous aura surrounding him?

After finding nothing, Liang Yi continued:

"Being Dao companions doesn’t mean one person carries the other on the Immortal Path, but two supporting each other, advancing together!"

"When you need me, I’ll always be there, and when I need you, I hope you will be too. I can show my vulnerability to you, and you can show yours to me."

"But if there comes a day when I’m not here, the only one you can rely on is yourself."

Su Youyi’s eyes, which had been somewhat muddled, gradually became firm and bright as Liang Yi spoke, her somewhat dim sword heart shining brightly once more. Yet, upon hearing the last sentence her senior brother said, her suddenly cold hand covered Liang Yi’s mouth.

"Don’t say such disheartening things. There are no ifs; I want you to always be there!"

The determined gaze and assertive proclamation of his junior sister made Liang Yi laugh. He knew his familiar junior sister had returned.