This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered
Chapter 261 - 253: End of the Secret Realm

Chapter 261: Chapter 253: End of the Secret Realm

The past two-plus months had been immensely fulfilling for Liang Yi. He had thought it impossible to trigger tasks within such an Illusion Realm Great Formation. Otherwise, tasks would have surely emerged during his previous slaying of Abyss remnants, a matter of some regret for Liang Yi.

To Liang Yi’s surprise and delight, perhaps due to his status as the Sect Leader of the Purple Cloud Sect, he was actually rewarded with tasks in the Illusion Realm.

This sent Liang Yi over the moon, as he, incognito, teamed up daily with those geniuses who were striving to exchange Contribution Value for inheritances. Since he had no need for Contribution Value himself, Liang Yi converted his portion entirely into an exceedingly generous stock of Cultivation Resources.

Fortunately, Liang Yi still had some conscience and refrained from exploiting his position as Sect Leader to directly trade Contribution Points; otherwise, those geniuses would have entered plump and left bare.

Meanwhile, with the help of Ke Mengzhan, Liang Yi had also cultivated a good relationship with Master Hui Zhi from the Zen sect. And because Liang Yi was generous on behalf of others, granting them the same browsing privileges as He Zhiqing, he gained considerable favor - his likability soared daily.

As for Pang Qingshi and Liu Rouxin, Liang Yi was not familiar with these two in his previous life and therefore only occasionally teamed up with them. After all, they lacked the same privileged perks granted by the Sect Leader-like Zhiqing and Meng Zhan, and acquiring some of the rarer insights into cultivation still required a significant amount of Contribution Value.

Of course, they were unaware that one of their teammates was Liang Yi - who knows what would happen if they found out.

Around three months in, the Cliff Sword Intent bestowed by his father-in-law was mastered by Liang Yi. At a glance, it seemed less powerful than the Sword Intent he had comprehended himself, but Liang Yi figured it would be incredibly potent against the Abyss.

Over these three months, Liang Yi and Su Youyi’s relationship had also progressed rapidly. They were often seen lingering together after their daily cultivation, in any picturesque spot within the Purple Cloud Sect. Liang Yi went out of his way to cook delectable food for his junior sister every day, even leveling up his Spirit Chef skill by several grades.

"Who would’ve thought the Innate Purple Mist Constitution would be this useful!" Coming out of cultivation in his cave mansion, Liang Yi noted the speed at which Mana circulated within his body and couldn’t help but feel some emotion.

The huge increase in cultivation speed was just one minor benefit; translated into data, Liang Yi now earned triple the Experience points every day! Although that was still slower compared to his junior sister, this was, after all, a constant trickle.

His father-in-law didn’t mention anything about his junior sister’s Constitution, and Liang Yi wondered if such a trait was hereditary. His presence, however, explained why his junior sister had such terrifyingly high talent and comprehension skills - after all, her father was quite remarkable, something not to be envied.

Beyond the speed of cultivation, Liang Yi’s comprehension had also improved, mastering his father-in-law’s Sword Intent to a greater extent and further simplifying "killing" and "Southern Dipper," doubling their power.

Liang Yi also found his learning speed for the Daoist Skills and Sword techniques of the Purple Cloud Sect to be shockingly fast, resembling the efficiency of a System. Some of the Sword techniques he learned in the Purple Cloud Sect were not even enhanced with Experience points but were improved with his own talent for comprehension, saving a huge amount of Experience for leveling up.

Although his Level hadn’t increased much in three months, his actual strength had multiplied many times over. Several Skills had broken through to the Fifth Realm, depleting his three months’ worth of stock.

"Once I’m out, players should be returning as well." Liang Yi casually opened the player forums and noticed the countdown was almost at an end. Estimating the time, it seemed to coincide with just a few days after the conclusion of the Purple Cloud Phoenix Extreme Secret Realm.

"It should be about time..." As Liang Yi stepped out of his cave mansion, intending to find his junior sister, he discovered she had already come to seek him.

"Senior Brother!" Su Youyi’s cheerful call descended from above, and seamlessly, she burrowed into Liang Yi’s embrace.

"Is your retreat over?" Gazing at the faint purple haze around his junior sister, Liang Yi sensed an ominous premonition and knew she must have had an extraordinary harvest.

"Mhm!" Su Youyi nestled in her senior brother’s arms, taking full pleasure in being surrounded by his familiar scent.

"It’s been only a few days; what Realm are you at now?" Liang Yi, feeling helpless, pulled back on her little face with both hands to see her better.

"Hmm..." Su Youyi, feeling wronged, rubbed her face. She thought her senior sister was right—men really were scoundrels. She might not pamper her senior brother as much in the future.

"Look how aggrieved you are. The Great Formation is about to end; once we’re out and have some free time, I’ll make you something delicious!" Unable to bear seeing his junior sister’s expression, as if harboring the Star River in her eyes, Liang Yi’s heart softened and he chose to capitulate.

These past few months, he had obtained many rare ingredients from others either through exchange or theft, savoring delicious meals with his junior sister.

"Hehe, I knew Senior Brother is the best. After contemplating the Purple Cloud Emperor Scripture, I found some commonalities with the Flawless Sword Technique, which also helped me understand the Conception of One Sword Destroying All Techniques. Although I’m still at the Third Realm, after many days of deep contemplation, I’m confident of reaching the middle phase of the Fifth Realm once I’m out."

Su Youyi proudly reported her gains to Liang Yi, hands on her hips - this time, her achievements had truly exceeded her expectations.

"And I’ve also completed merging with the orb of light that father left for me."

"Oh? What exactly did Senior Su leave for you?" Having already known about two of the three orbs, Liang Yi was naturally curious about the last one.

"It’s... an incomplete Sword Intent that I can’t comprehend." Su Youyi hesitated, trying to figure out how to describe it.

"Is it the Cliff Sword Intent?" Thinking of the Sword Intent left by his father-in-law, and knowing that, without the system’s hints, he would have to explore slowly to uncover its function, Liang Yi made a guess.

"No, it’s not..." Su Youyi shook her head. Since Liang Yi had spoken to her about the contents of the two orbs and had shown her his comprehension of the Cliff Sword Intent, she could tell whether it was the same.

"That sword intent is more like..."

Dong——

Before Su Youyi could finish speaking, a majestic bell sound rose from the heavenly vault, echoing in the ears of all the outsiders in the great formation of the Purple Cloud Sect.

Inside the Book Collection Pavilion, He Zhiqing slowly put down the book in his hand upon hearing the bell and looked towards the beauty beside him who was doing the same, Yu Gejing blinked towards He Zhiqing after noticing her junior brother’s motion.

Within a cave, Ke Mengzhan also woke up from his deep sleep, his greatest gain this time was finding a Cultivation Technique that allowed him to cultivate in his dreams. Such a Secret Technique would not be traded for a golden Daoist Skill; he was indeed delighted. From now on, he would not be accused of being indolent and lazy every day by his master.

As for whether he was really sleeping or pretending to sleep, wasn’t it all just based on what he said?

Above the peak of Moluo Peak, before a grand Buddha statue, Hui Zhi who was chanting with lowered eyes also heard the bell that penetrated through the ages and softly uttered a Buddhist chant.

Liu Rouxin and Pang Qingshi both sighed in satisfaction as well, glad that they managed to maximize their gains before the end of the time limit. This trip was worthwhile.

And among the other geniuses of the sect, some had regrets and some were relieved; their expressions varied. But no matter who it was, they couldn’t stop the great formation from ceasing its operation.

As the lingering bell sound gradually faded away, everyone once again experienced that drowsy sense of exhaustion, slipping unaware into unconsciousness again, with the exception of Liang Yi, who was the only one to remain awake.

After all, it was the legacy treasure of his own sect, as the Sect Master, he should have some privileges right?

Just a few breaths later, when everyone opened their eyes again, they were surprised to find that they seemed not to have returned. How come they were still in the Purple Cloud Sect?

"No, no, this is not right, these buildings are all newly built, not what we saw before." Some sharp-eyed cultivators had already sensed the anomaly.

Indeed, once someone pointed it out, everyone realized that the Purple Cloud Sect they were in indeed seemed lifeless, completely unlike the thriving appearance of the sect during the trial.

But before everyone could carefully probe the reason, a tremendously vast aura of light directly enveloped the entire Purple Cloud Sect including all the people within.

"Senior brother, what is this?" Su Youyi, upon opening her eyes, immediately saw Liang Yi standing beside her and couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy, but the next second, she was bound by the light and unable to move.

"Don’t panic, this is the teleportation light of the Purple Cloud Phoenix Extreme Secret Realm, it will teleport us back into the Sword Cleanse Heavenly Pool." Yu Gejing, who also had awakened, explained calmly to Su Youyi.

"I see, wait a minute..." Su Youyi suddenly understood, but then she remembered that her senior brother didn’t seem to have entered with them. Then...

"Don’t worry about me." Liang Yi gently stroked her head, smiling in reassurance.

"You guys go ahead, Elder Zi and I will be there soon. Separating the Secret Realm still takes some time."

Looking at her senior brother, whose eyes and brows held a hidden smile as if concealing moonlight, Su Youyi’s fleeting panic was immediately smoothed over. She didn’t want to be separated right after coming out, after three months of companionship.

"Yikes!" On the other side, Yu Gejing rolled her eyes in exasperation.

Just show off, you two just show off!

Just as Liang Yi’s hand left Su Youyi’s head, before the junior sister could say anything else, the light activated, shooting beams straight into the sky as all the outsiders were taken away from there.

"Elder Zi, how much longer do we need? I’m eager to go out and see my junior sister!" Liang Yi turned around and asked impatiently the ancient character who appeared behind him.

Elder Zi was old but could still roll his eyes with such proficiency.

"We haven’t even taken a single breath, what are you blabbering for!" Elder Zi pointed at Liang Yi’s head continuously.

"Ha ha, just in a hurry, that’s all!" Liang Yi covered his forehead, feeling a bit sheepish.

"Wait for it, at most it will take the time of burning an incense stick. We’re not teleporting other places, just the territory around the Purple Cloud Sect, it won’t take long."

Although the light enveloping everyone had disappeared, the light column that covered the entire Purple Cloud Sect and reached as high as the heavens was still there, as if it was holding in a big move.

After all, teleporting a person and a whole sect weren’t on the same level; one had to feel for that light column.

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