Chapter 76: Then Die
Chapter 76: Then Die
Ling Yi carried Qian Luoying out of the dungeon. Holding her in his arms, he bent his back and walked through the narrow, long passage. He reached a more open area and set her down.
Qian Luoying could not stand stably at all at this moment and had to rely on Ling Yi for support.
She looked at Ling Yi and whispered, “Ling Yi, the Demon-Binding Rope cannot be undone. I am purely a burden. Do not worry about me. Help me take Yun Tong and Yunwu away. They are the only ones I cannot stop worrying about. The others are fine. Even if I die, they will not be greatly affected. But only Yun Tong and Yunwu—if something happens to me, they will not come to a good end.”
Ling Yi, however, was currently asking the Enchantress how to undo this Demon-Binding Rope.
“There are only two ways to open this thing. The first is brute force. If your cultivation realm is high enough, you can just snap it. The other requires knowing the incantation and hand seals. Although I control the Formation Arrays here and can kill without a trace, I cannot make the arrays help someone untie a rope…”
The Enchantress said, “Oh, right, there’s a third method. Take her back to her own mountain peak and wait there for Lian Ziqing and the others…”
“You mean… rely on threats?” Ling Yi frowned.
“Threats, my foot. Wait for them to come over. Your sister will wipe them all out in one go. When the master dies, how can this magical artifact still cause trouble? It will naturally lose its effect!” the Enchantress said.
“……”
“Are we really going to unleash a massacre here?” Ling Yi was still somewhat hesitant.
Every grievance has its debtor. Not everyone in the Heaven’s Gate Sect deserved to die. Even if the Enchantress was in control, he would still be implicated. Then he would truly become a murderous demon king.
He could take revenge for blood relations, kill Zhao Tianping in front of everyone, and could also kill without hesitation those who harbored killing intent towards him. But towards those who had not provoked him, he could not bring himself to do it.
Moreover, if he really dared to do such a thing, he would definitely become the public enemy of the entire Cultivation World.
Even if the Heaven’s Gate Sect didn’t involve itself in worldly affairs, it was impossible for sects to have no connections with each other.
So from any perspective, there was no reason to do this.
“Who said anything about you unleashing a massacre? But Lian Ziqing must die. Ling Yi, remember, no matter who it is, once they have developed a killing intent towards you, there will be a second time, a third time. The best way to resolve this is to kill them when you have the opportunity and the ability! This kind of thing absolutely cannot be handled with indecisiveness. Besides, don’t you think it would be quite fun to support a Silly Sister to become the new sect leader of this sect?”
“You’re right. Lian Ziqing must die,” Ling Yi nodded.
Just then, the Enchantress suddenly said, “Alright, we don’t need to go to your Silly Sister’s mountain peak. They’re here!”
Lian Ziqing and his group stood in the mountain stream with ashen faces. Their gazes were extremely cold as they looked at the two corpses with separated heads and bodies beside the campfire, and the charred beast roasting on the campfire…
Jiang Yuntong and Mo Yunwu were being controlled by others, forced down to kneel there.
Jiang Yuntong was somewhat better, appearing relatively calm.
Mo Yunwu, however, was badly frightened. A pair of confused eyes held strong terror.
The young girl’s clothes were still somewhat disheveled. Up until now, she hadn’t figured out what was happening.
Jiang Yuntong had been slapped several times. His cheeks were swollen and red, but he hadn’t said a single word.
An Elder looked at Jiang Yuntong with a sinister expression. “Didn’t expect you, little beast, to have some backbone. Just wonder how hard your bones really are? Just like your master—traitors who bite the hand that feeds them!”
Jiang Yuntong simply didn’t open his mouth, keeping his head down and maintaining silence.
Both Golden Body Realm senior brothers were dead, meaning Uncle had already gone inside!
As long as he could save his master, what did a little suffering matter?
“Such bad luck. The sect gave you countless resources, yet we raised a pack of ungrateful wolves!” That Elder glared angrily at Jiang Yuntong. If it weren’t for using these two to threaten Qian Luoying and Ling Yi, he would have slapped this mute gourd to death long ago.
“Who exactly are the ungrateful wolves?” A cold voice came from inside the dungeon.
Then, supported by Ling Yi, Qian Luoying slowly walked out from within. A pair of eyes looked coldly at this group of people outside.
“Qian Luoying, you’re doing well. Because of you, two more Core Disciples of the sect have died.” The moment Lian Ziqing saw Qian Luoying, his voice was extremely cold.
Qian Luoying saw the two corpses, and a faint trace of sorrow also appeared in her eyes.
To be honest, this scene was something she hadn’t anticipated and didn’t want to see.
All of this felt like a nightmare to her.
She found it hard to believe why her respected and trusted Sect Leader senior brother, who had always been good to her, had become like this?
Could it be that those so-called benefits, invisible and intangible, were really that important?
Greater than decades of affection?
Why couldn’t he believe that she could resolve this matter better?
Why did it have to be done this way?
Afterwards, Lian Ziqing’s pair of cold eyes fell upon Ling Yi.
At this moment, Ling Yi still maintained the image of a middle-aged man. He quietly watched this group of people without speaking.
Lian Ziqing gave a cold laugh and said, “Stop pretending. Ling Yi, right? From the Capital City, hailing from Spring City in Great Qin. Has a non-blood-related older sister and a younger sister. After being adopted by the Old Principal of Zongwu Academy, your path became smooth. Don’t know what kind of fortuitous encounter you had that allowed you to enter the Grotto Abode of my Heaven’s Gate Sect. Hand over everything you obtained inside the Grotto Abode. Hear clearly—everything… all of it!”
Ling Yi looked at Lian Ziqing, remained silent, but a strong killing intent surged in his heart.
Lian Ziqing continued, “Hand over all information regarding this Grotto Abode. I can let you, this pair of adulterous dogs, go and let bygones be bygones regarding your previous actions!”
“If not, your older sister and younger sister, as well as the two disciples of the traitor Qian Luoying, will all be buried with you!”
Ling Yi’s mind heard the Enchantress’s mocking laugh: “How about it? Wasn’t I right? They’ve even clearly investigated your identity now. If this kind of person doesn’t deserve to die, who does?”
“These sects are indeed arrogant and have a limited view, but for ordinary worldly people, they still pose a great threat.”
“So Ling Yi, there’s nothing to hesitate about. Your mercy is harming yourself and also harming those around you.”
The Enchantress feared Ling Yi might be soft-hearted.
“Who said I would let him go?”
Ling Yi raised his head and looked at Lian Ziqing: “Release those two. Undo the Demon-Binding Rope on Sister Ying. Let us leave. We’ll be even from now on. I’ll spare you once.”
Lian Ziqing looked at Ling Yi with a pair of sinister eyes: “Young man, it seems you still haven’t grasped the situation. I admit, you do have some methods. Being able to kill two of my Golden Body Disciples here did somewhat exceed my expectations.”
He glanced at Jiang Yuntong and Mo Yunwu, who were forced to kneel there, and sneered: “To be honest with you, I’ve already sent people out. They’ve entered the Capital of Great Qin. If anything happens to me here, neither your older sister nor your younger sister will survive! So, behave. Don’t try any tricks with me. Don’t think that just because you can control the Formation Arrays here, you can do whatever you want. Same as before, hand over everything you obtained in the Grotto Abode, and we’ll be even from now on!”
The Enchantress sneered coldly: “Don’t believe him. He’s lying. Su Qingqing and your younger sister both live in the Military Headquarters, under heavy guard. Even someone at the Dao Enlightenment realm wouldn’t dare barge in recklessly. Do they really think the Military Headquarters’ defense system is for show?”
Although that was the case, and Ling Yi understood the reasoning, when it concerned the safety of Su Qingqing and Ling Yun, he did feel somewhat apprehensive.
But to let himself be captured like this was also utterly impossible. He wasn’t that foolish.
“Can we capture these people first, without killing them?” Ling Yi asked.
“Let’s try…” The Enchantress sighed. Borrowing Ling Yi’s body, she silently recited an incantation and formed a hand seal.
Immediately, a large expanse of dazzling light appeared in the air.
It came quickly and suddenly.
“How dare you!”
“You’re asking for death!”
“Kill them!”
Lian Ziqing’s group instantly flew into a rage. They all soared into the air, preparing to escape.
After the previous encounter, this group clearly knew that the Formation Arrays left here by the Grotto Abode’s master from years past were quite formidable.
Resisting head-on was definitely not possible. They could only avoid it first.
Little did they know this was exactly what the Enchantress wanted.
Although the Formation Arrays covered the entire Heaven’s Gate Sect, given the Enchantress’s current power, she couldn’t control everything at once either.
Moreover, she was using Ling Yi’s body to perform it, which ultimately wasn’t as convenient as using her own.
Scaring off this group was the first step. They had to rescue those two young ones first.
Actually, in the Enchantress’s eyes, other than Ling Yi, she didn’t care about anyone else. But considering Ling Yi’s feelings, she still made this choice.
Lian Ziqing and his group roared repeatedly in the air, trying to leave this place and then head to the mortal world—
Even if they had to force their way, they would capture Ling Yi’s older sister and younger sister!
Those words earlier were naturally just bluffs.
The reason this group could arrive so quickly was because the two Golden Body Disciples guarding the dungeon carried a magical artifact similar to a life monitor. Once they died, Lian Ziqing would receive the news.
To guard against any mishap, Lian Ziqing immediately sent people to capture Jiang Yuntong and Mo Yunwu to use as hostages.
Then Ling Yi and Qian Luoying also came out at this time.
They didn’t give Lian Ziqing’s group much time to react either.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several dull thuds sounded one after another high in the sky.
Invisible forces blasted this entire group back.
Lian Ziqing and several Elders vomited blood wildly, falling from the sky to the ground.
Except for Lian Ziqing, everyone else’s eyes revealed looks of disbelief and horror.
They knew the Formation Arrays were powerful, but they hadn’t expected them to be this powerful!
What realm was that Grotto Abode master?
And what kind of Formation Array was this?
The Mountain Protection Array of the largest sect in the Cultivation World… was probably only at this level, right?
Ling Yi also felt a wave of dizziness at this moment. Then, he heard the Enchantress’s resentful voice in his mind: “You know what? Not killing people is actually harder! It requires more energy to control, the consumption is too great. Except for that Lian Ziqing, everyone else has lost their ability to resist. What to do? You make a decision quickly!”
Mo Yunwu’s face was pale with fright as she rushed to her master. Jiang Yuntong, however, chose to stand beside Ling Yi and whispered, “Uncle, what should I do?”
Ling Yi glanced at him: “Take care of your master!”
With that, he walked towards Lian Ziqing.
Lian Ziqing struggled a couple of times on the ground, trying to get up.
This was truly humiliating!
A Peak Dao-Entry cultivator, twice in a row, defeated by a young man.
His heart was filled with unwillingness. A pair of eyes looked coldly at Ling Yi walking over, then gradually softened. He sighed, lay there, and said, “Just kill me if you want. Consider me blind, misjudging a person. Back then, I shouldn’t have…”
“Enough nonsense. Undo the Demon-Binding Rope on Sister Ying,” Ling Yi said.
“In this state, do I still have the ability to undo it?” Lian Ziqing’s mouth bled as he looked at Ling Yi with a bitter smile.
“Then die.”