AWB Chapter 194 Returning to Qingyun Sect
Chapter 194 Returning to Qingyun Sect
"Why am I still alive? Didn't I fall into the Sea of Chaos?" Xie Wanning asked in confusion. She looked at her body and found that there was not a single scratch.
“Indeed. However, five years ago, when you entered the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons, I extracted a wisp of your Phoenix Flame. As long as your soul remains intact, I can bring you back at any time,” Yan Ze said calmly.
Xie Wan Ning was furious to see Yan Ze's nonchalant demeanor. Therefore, the nearly one hundred deaths she experienced in the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons were all Yan Ze's wish, and all her suffering was imposed on her by Yan Ze.
Upon thinking of the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons, Xie Wanning suddenly realized that there was a gap in her memory. And that gap was precisely the cultivation technique taught to her by her eight grandmasters.
"What did you do to me? Why don't I remember the eight cultivation techniques?" Xie Wanning's veins bulged as she frowned and shouted angrily.
Yan Ze gave Xie Wan Ning a cold look and warned, "You are a disciple of the Qingyun Sect. You only need to be familiar with the Qingyun Sword Technique. You don't need to know any other techniques."
Xie Wanning clenched her fists, but then she remembered Qin Muyang, who had fallen into the sea with her in the Chaos Sea. Why wasn't he here?
"Where did Qin Muyang go? What did you do to him?" Xie Wanning looked around, cold sweat soaking her back.
"died."
Xie Wan Ning's mind was buzzing. She couldn't believe that Qin Mu Yang was really going to die. Didn't he always want to live? Didn't he still have the black market to run? Why did he have to fall into the Sea of Chaos with her? Qin Mu Yang could have chosen to live.
Xie Wanning's eyes dimmed, and her eyes turned red.
"Don't be sad. You're back in Qingyun Sect now, and you'll still be the senior sister of Qingyun Sect," Yan Ze said somewhat stiffly, trying to comfort her.
"I don't want to be the senior disciple of Qingyun Sect. I want to leave." Xie Wanning shook her head resolutely. Qingyun Sect was a cage, and she could not become a caged bird.
Flickering purple lightning appeared around Yan Ze. He gritted his teeth and said, "You are not allowed to go anywhere. Listen to your master and stay in Qingyun Sect. That is the best choice."
A burst of purple lightning struck Xie Wanning directly.
"Ah! It hurts!"
Xie Wanning screamed in agony as she tried to retrieve the defensive talisman from her storage pouch, only to find her waist empty. Moreover, she was astonished to discover that her cultivation level had actually plummeted to the Golden Core stage.
Seeing Xie Wanning's confused look, Yan Ze curled his lips: "You can't go anywhere, Wanning. Your cultivation has been sealed at the Golden Core stage. Now you can't even break through the protective formation of the Qingyun Sect, let alone go anywhere else."
Xie Wanning realized what was happening, and her body began to tremble. Her five years of cultivation had vanished into nothingness. She was now imprisoned in this suffocating sect, and the person in front of her was the culprit.
"Don't be too sad. The eight major sects have already posted notices to hunt down Lin Xuanjin, the leader of the Twilight Snow Sect, and his disciples. You will soon have the opportunity to see them, but it will be in the Netherworld Prison." Yan Ze's tone was very indifferent, as if he were talking about something trivial.
Xie Wanning felt as if she had been struck by lightning. If the eight major sects were to hunt down the Muxue Sect, then the people of the Muxue Sect would be in imminent danger.
“However, if you stay obediently in Qingyun Sect, I won’t make things too difficult for the people of Muxue Sect,” Yan Ze asked tentatively.
The implication is that if Yan Ze were to step in, the "crimes" of the Twilight Snow Sect could be mitigated, and they would have a chance to survive.
"I understand."
Xie Wanning finally understood who she was facing. The person before her was not only her former master, but also the leader of the eight major sects, a person with immense influence in the entire cultivation world. If he so desired, the Twilight Snow Sect would be destroyed tomorrow.
Her cultivation level is too low right now; she is simply no match for the person in front of her.
Seeing the lifelessness in Xie Wan Ning's eyes, Yan Ze felt a surge of excitement. He felt that Xie Wan Ning was like a bird with broken wings, destined to spend the rest of her life in the cage he had meticulously crafted. This suited his taste perfectly; he would not allow Xie Wan Ning to resist in any way.
"Don't be so sad, Wan Ning. Your teacher has prepared a gift for you. I hope you like it." With that, Yan Ze handed Xie Wan Ning a cage covered with a black cloth.
Xie Wanning stared blankly at the slightly trembling cage and absentmindedly picked up the black cloth.
But then, a black, scarlet-eyed demonic bird was seen flying up and falling repeatedly in the cage. Its feathers were disheveled and incomplete, and it was making a tearing sound.
However, even though the bird in front of her was so unfamiliar, Xie Wanning recognized it immediately.
"Xiao Chi! What's wrong with you? Yan Ze, what did you do to him?" Xie Wan Ning looked up and questioned.
"It was only fed with Mad Demon Grass for half a month, who would have thought it couldn't take it and directly turned into a demonic beast," Yan Ze said nonchalantly.
Forcing spirit beasts to consume Mad Demon Grass causes severe abdominal cramps, and the collision of their spiritual and demonic energy inflicts immense pain. Generally, spirit beasts lose their minds and transform into demonic beasts after consuming Mad Demon Grass two or three times. However, the Crimson Flame Bird consumed Mad Demon Grass for half a month before finally being tormented into madness and becoming a demonic bird.
"Surprised? Do you like the gift your teacher gave you?" Yan Ze chuckled, but his voice was as eerie and unsettling as the wind in the dead of night.
"Yan Ze, I want to... Pfft!" Before Xie Wan Ning could finish speaking, an overwhelming pressure forced her to her knees, blood gushing from her mouth.
“Disrespecting your master is punishable! Deviant behavior is punishable! Xie Wanning, don’t think you’re still the willful and reckless Xu Weilin you used to be,” Yan Ze’s icy voice echoed in Xie Wanning’s ears: “Besides, you have no one to rely on now.”
The immense pressure caused Xie Wanning to faint, but Yan Ze's last words left her puzzled.
What does it mean to have no one to rely on?
What should she do? Is she to be imprisoned in the Qingyun Sect until the Heavenly Dao drains all her fortune?
When Xie Wanning woke up again, she found herself still in the Netherworld Prison. The Crimson Flame Bird beside her stopped chirping and instead tilted its head, looking at Xie Wanning curiously.
The Crimson Flame Bird was covered in black flames; it had been completely corrupted by demonic energy. Spiritual cultivators could not form contracts with demonic beasts, which was why Xie Wan Ning's previous contract with the Crimson Flame Bird had vanished.
Xie Wanning reached out, wanting to touch the Crimson Flame Bird, but it pecked her hard. Bright red blood appeared on her finger, and the electric shock-like pain brought Xie Wanning back to her senses.
She looked at the Crimson Flame Bird, which had long since lost its reason, and her tears flowed like a burst dam.
If she hadn't made a contract with the Crimson Flame Bird, it would still be a dominant force in the secret realm, flying freely, instead of losing its reason as it is now.
Xie Wanning looked helplessly towards the door, but there was no movement. Yan Ze said she had no one to rely on, and that was true. She was now a lone warrior, and she had to face the difficulties ahead alone.
After calming herself down, she began to gather her spiritual energy and practice her cultivation techniques.
After an unknown amount of time, a sound came from the doorway.
"Senior Sister, are you alright?"