Chapter 36: Seclusion
"Miss Baili," Zhongli Qian said to Baili Qingmiao in a gentle tone, "No matter what your mood is at this moment, Qian will not stop you. No matter how happy or sad it is, Qian will share this moment with you."
Zhongli Qian was already prepared for grief. After waiting for a long time, his mood was still very calm. He looked at Baili Qingmiao in confusion.
Baili Qingmiao covered his chest and said, "I'm so strange... I should be sad, why am I not sad? I had guessed about Miss Shu's matter a long time ago. At that time, I was planning to part ways with my senior brother from then on. Who knew that after the battle between good and evil, I saw him injured and couldn't help but let go of the past. My senior brother married Senior Sister Liu, and I also wanted to let go, but now I have a feeling that if I return to the sect and see my senior brother, I might repeat the same mistake again."
"You are indeed a little weird." Shu Yanyan withdrew her hand, and the tenderness just now disappeared, and she became the careless look of the right protector of the Demon Sect.
Shu Hufa said to Wen Ren'e: "What is your order, Your Majesty?"
"It's none of your business." Wen Ren'e gave Shu Yanyan a look that said "You can go away."
He called Shu Yanyan here just to let Baili Qingmiao know what He Wenchao had done. After the goal was achieved, Shu Yanyan was no longer needed.
The Right Hufa, who rushed over eight hundred miles in a hurry: "..."
In front of the Demon Lord, she could only hold back her anger, so she might as well find a bone.
"Miss Baili, do you also want to get rid of this love affair?" Zhong Liqian asked.
"Of course, I... don't want to become the kind of person I would despise." Baili Qingmiao said in confusion, "But how can I control myself from being confused?"
She is not stupid, just foolish. Everyone understands the truth, but how many people can do it.
"Letting go is a difficult thing, and it can't be done overnight," Zhongli Qian said with a double meaning, "Qian is willing to help Miss Baili, and I also hope that Miss Baili can help Qian find the direction."
No one forced Baili Qingmiao to let go immediately. Everyone was encouraging her, helping her, and giving her time. Gradually, she was no longer so embarrassed. Instead, she thought of one thing and whispered, "I originally planned to travel for ten years before returning to the sect, but if I think about it carefully, this idea itself is very despicable. Master Zhongli, I want to return to the sect once to settle a matter. Can you go with me? Otherwise, I will be confused again."
"Qian also hopes that Miss Baili can go to the Zhongli family once. After seeing you, the family elders will probably be more willing to train a new heir." Zhongli Qian said. Baili Qingmiao
: "?"
Why is it easier for the Zhongli family to give up Zhongli Qian after seeing her?
Wen Ren'e silently watched the harmonious atmosphere between the two without any ambiguity. He always felt that they would become sworn brothers in the next second, and it was impossible for them to have feelings.
But it's better this way. Compared with Baili Qingmiao's love affair, Wenren'e hopes that she will not love anyone, so that she can practice the ruthless way, which is the best way to accommodate the godhood.
"By the way!" Baili Qingmiao slapped her thigh and said, "Senior Wenren, where is my master? Is she okay..."
Her right eye was full of expectation. Since Senior Wenren was helping her get rid of the demon barrier, the sudden disappearance of the master should also be one of the links, so the master must be okay.
"Not necessarily okay." Wenren'e said lightly.
Qiu Congxue had a fight with Shu Yanyan as soon as he returned to the sect. It was Wenren'e who suppressed him and did not demolish the main hall. Now the Demon Lord, Deputy Sect Master, and Right Protector who can check and balance Qiu Congxue have all left the main hall, and the Left Protector is the only one in power. I really don't know what will happen to the main hall during this period.
"When I left, she was letting Miao Tanzhu bite her with insects." Shu Yanyan picked up a bone and came back. When she heard several people discussing Qiu Congxue, she naturally answered.
"Insects?" Zhongli Qian asked curiously.
Ever since he heard Baili Qingmiao briefly describe the style of this elder Qingxue, he has been very curious about his identity before the war between good and evil. After all, the Qingxue incident described by Baili Qingmiao was terrifying to Zhongli Qian. He hoped that he was wrong.
Shu Yanyan rolled her eyes indecently and sent a message to the three people other than Baili Qingmiao: "She used to be a ghost cultivator, without a physical body, and was never afraid of the poisonous insects of Miao Tanzhu. Now she is a scattered immortal. Miao Tanzhu told her grimly that he has a king poison that can hurt scattered immortals. She refused to admit defeat and wanted to try. I am waiting to see her die."
Zhongli Qian: "..."
He probably guessed who Elder Qingxue was. The people in Xuanyuan Sect are really straightforward and easy-going.
After meeting Shu Hufa, Wenren Zunzhu and Qiu Hufa, Zhongli Qian couldn't help but feel that he had too many constraints in the past and his nature had never been released. He didn't know what kind of Zhongli Qian he would become after removing his responsibilities.
The people of the Demon Sect do as they please, each with their own style, but there is only one person that Zhongli Qian cares about the most.
His spiritual sense probed towards Yin Hanjiang. The newly appointed deputy leader of the Demon Sect had his eyelids drooped, and only half of his eyes were exposed as he looked deeply at the hem of Wenren'e's clothes.
Zhongli Qian couldn't help but send a message to Yin Hanjiang: "Master Yin, there are seven sufferings in life. Birth, aging, illness and death are inevitable, but the three sufferings of meeting with hatred and resentment, separation from
loved ones, and failure to obtain what you want are avoidable." Yin Hanjiang shifted his gaze from Wenren'e to Zhongli Qian with great difficulty. This young man from a noble family had his eyes covered, and it seemed that even the blindfold revealed his intelligence.
"Master Wenren is not an ordinary person. He is powerful and has a sharp style of doing things. Few things in the world can catch his eye and enter his heart. If he forces things too much, he will inevitably resent and hate them. Master Yin might as well let go as soon as possible and stop the loss in time, so as not to go astray in the future." Zhongli Qian suggested sincerely.
Yin Hanjiang knew the truth, but just as it was destined that Baili Qingmiao could not let go of He Wenchao, how could he not admire the Lord.
Didn't he want to retreat? He had retreated before, and the deeper he retreated, the deeper he fell. The gentleness and attentiveness that the Lord showed inadvertently during their time together would flatter him.
Baili Qingmiao wanted to let go, but he just wanted to hold on.
"If you don't ask, you won't get it; if you only love, you will never hate or resent." Yin Hanjiang decisively sent a message to Zhong Liqian.
He would not expect the Lord to have the same feelings, and he would not ask for feelings that were impossible to get. As long as Yin Hanjiang was with the Lord, he would be happy with his little attachment.
Zhong Liqian shook his head. Sect Master Yin was more stubborn than he thought. If it continued, it would eventually become a disaster.
The few people who had talked it out returned to the main altar. Zhong Liqian and Baili Qingmiao were placed outside the main altar formation. Wen Ren'e said that he would return Baili Qingmiao a complete Qingxue Elder in a while to reassure her.
Baili Qingmiao sat obediently in the reception area waiting. Zhongli Qian thought of Shu's description of Qiu, and always felt that Wen Ren'e's promise was a little difficult to fulfill. Sure
enough, when Wen Ren'e entered the main altar, he saw Qiu Congxue, who was only half of her body left after being eaten by the poisonous insects. The scarred Miao altar master was laughing at the sky: "Hahahaha, what did this protector say? Even if I have a physical body, you can't do anything to me!"
Wen Ren'e looked at Qiu Congxue, whose face was only half flesh, half of her internal organs, and half of her flesh and blood were eaten by the poisonous insects. He remembered that he had just told Baili Qingmiao that he would give her a complete Qingxue, and he felt that Qiu Congxue was really using her life to slap him, Wen Ren'e, in the face.
Seeing that Wen Ren'e looked unhappy, Yin Hanjiang swept Qiu Congxue away with a sword. Qiu Congxue was already at the end of her strength to fight against the poisonous insects of the Miao altar master, and naturally had no resistance. She smashed directly against the wall and spit out blood again.
Wen Ren'e took a deep breath, suppressed his anger and said: "I don't care what method you use, just make yourself presentable first, and then treat the injury."
Qiu Congxue didn't dare to say a word. He circulated his true energy, moved the intact flesh to his face, wrapped himself tightly in the black robe, and turned into a Qiu Congxue with blood under the robe and an intact head.
Seeing Qiu Congxue's embarrassed look, Shu Yanyan laughed so hard that her body shook. She threw the bone to Qiu Congxue and said, "Here, this is your bone. Take it back and remember it slowly."
Wen Ren'e flew to the chair at the top of the main hall and sat down. Yin Hanjiang followed closely and stood beside the chair. Qiu Congxue and Shu Yanyan hurriedly stood in the positions of the left and right guardians. The four altar masters who were injured also supported each other to stand up.
Wen Ren'e glanced at everyone and said majestically, "After the war between good and evil, I was busy with other affairs and neglected the internal affairs of Xuanyuan Sect. You all seem to have forgotten your names and fought each other. At this rate, Xuanyuan Sect will sooner or later fall apart."
"I am guilty." The six people said in unison.
"From today on, Xuanyuan Sect will close the formation. Disciples are not allowed to leave the sect. The four altar masters will return to their respective altars to recuperate and strive to restore the momentum before the war between good and evil within a hundred years." Wen Ren'e said.
"Yes!"
"Shu Hufa is a traitor who presumptuously calls herself a lord. I have punished her with a hundred years of reflection. But before the war, I promised her that I would allow her to practice on the Burning Heaven Drum. After the mountain is closed, Shu Hufa can practice on the Burning Heaven Drum until the punishment is over." Wen Ren'e said to Shu Yanyan.
"Can you practice for a hundred years?" Shu Yanyan's eyes lit up.
"My Lord!" Yuan Tanzhu said hurriedly, "If you practice on the Burning Heaven Drum for a hundred years, not to mention ascending on the spot, you may even ascend to the Daluo Jinxian in the fairyland. This is not a punishment, it is clearly a reward!"
The other three Tanzhu and the left guardian Qiu Congxue also disagreed.
"So I decided to reduce Shu Hufa's punishment time by ninety-nine years, leaving only one year. What do you think?" This was what he had promised Shu Yanyan before, but the merit was not for Xuanyuan Sect, but for Wen Ren'e himself, so if he wanted to reduce this time, he still had to appease the others, after all, Tanzhu Ruan and Tanzhu Shi were sent to Shu Yanyan's bed.
"Okay, okay." The others nodded hurriedly.
Shu Yanyan also thought it was reasonable. After all, she was a person who did not want to neglect her career and enjoyment. She still felt tired after practicing hard for a hundred years.
"Guardian Qiu went down the mountain and continued to be an undercover in Shangqing Sect.
" Wen Ren'e said. "Do you need your subordinates to pass on the news of Shangqing Sect?" Qiu Congxue said seriously.
Wen Ren'e: "...That's not necessary. Guardian Qiu acts according to his own ideas. Your efforts to help Shangqing Sect are a kind of interference to them."
Qiu Congxue: "..."
Is the master praising her? Then take it as a compliment.
Shu Yanyan covered her mouth. If she was not so serious now, she would really laugh her head off.
"Give the master the Hundred Ghosts Banner. From now on, ghost cultivators below the Void Realm are not allowed to get close to him." Wen Ren'e looked at Master Congxin considerately.
The master was overjoyed and coughed up blood. He accepted the Hundred Ghosts Banner and returned to the Nether Fire Altar with peace of mind.
The other three masters also received more or less rewards. Even the physically and mentally injured Master Ruan was rewarded with the Soul Forgetting Water. After drinking it, he would forget some of the things he least wanted to remember.
After the war between good and evil, the order of Xuanyuan Sect was scattered. Wen Ren'e used both force and punishment, and easily reorganized the sect. These subordinates should not dare to cause trouble in the next few decades.
After receiving the order, the masters of each sect left. Qiu Congxue met with Zhongli Qian and Baili Qingmiao. Xuanyuan Sect announced to the public that it would close the mountain for 30 years and would no longer enter the world. Yin Hanjiang and Wen Ren'e also went into seclusion to integrate their new skills or new life magic weapons.
The place where Wen Ren'e practiced in seclusion was divided into two rooms, the inner room and the outer room. The room area was very large. The inner room alone could fit Shu Yanyan's cold jade bed, which was 100 meters long and wide. This was also because Wen Ren'e's skills were too strong. When he was in seclusion, his strength was released. If the room was too small, I am afraid that his house would need to be rebuilt every day.
Formations were arranged in the outer and inner rooms respectively. He and Yin Hanjiang did not interfere with each other, but took care of each other.
After entering the inner room and finally being the only one left, Wen Ren'e covered his arm, and the fake arm he had condensed with blood mist suddenly dissipated.
Everyone, including Yin Hanjiang, thought that the arm that Wen Ren'e lost to refine the Broken Army Sword was quickly restored. Only Wen Ren'e himself knew that this arm was fake, and the fake made with true essence and magic power was completely useless.
These days, even if he took countless elixirs, whether it was a elixir to replenish the body or restore the soul, it had no effect.
Blood must be paid with blood, and soul must be replenished with soul. What he needs is not natural treasures or elixirs, but to absorb the blood and soul of the cultivator.
No wonder the Blood Demon Ancestor was besieged by the entire cultivation world ten thousand years ago. It is generally recognized that blood cultivators are destined to be possessed by demons. After Wen Ren'e became a blood cultivator, he found that there was no meridian dantian in his body, and the previous mental method was no longer useful. If he wants to improve his strength and restore his body, there is only one way - devouring the blood soul.
He doesn't even have any realm restrictions. Above the Mahayana stage, he no longer needs to experience the heavenly tribulation. As long as he absorbs enough blood souls of cultivators, he can even challenge the immortals in the fairy world. But if he continues to have unlimited power without the need for mind control, he will eventually become a slave to the blood soul and become a heartless monster who only wants to devour.
Blood cultivators eventually become demons. If they continue on this path, there is no turning back.
Wen Ren'e pressed his arm, and the blood in his body churned. He didn't care about the lives of cultivators. He killed many righteous masters during the war between good and evil. He can kill people, but he will never absorb the blood souls of other cultivators. Some people may think that absorbing the blood soul of an enemy is no big deal, and it can eliminate opponents and improve their skills. But this is a bottomless pit. The desire of the human heart is an abyss that can never be filled. Sooner or later, he will have no psychological barriers to devouring others. At that time, he will attack the people closest to him.
This step, even if he can't be promoted in his immortal life and gradually weakens and dies, he will never take it.
He asked Xuanyuan Sect to close for 30 years, just to come up with a solution in these 30 years. Even if a solution cannot be found within thirty years, with Yin Hanjiang's qualifications, he will surely make great progress within thirty years, enough to help him balance the power of the Xuanyuan Sect.
At least he should be strong enough that when Wen Ren'e is too weak to venture into the Netherworld Blood Sea one day, Yin Hanjiang will be able to keep up with him.
Another layer of formation was added to the inner room. Wen Ren'e took out two books. He needed to use these two books to observe the movements outside at any time. He could not be ignorant for thirty years.
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Baili Qingmiao, Zhongli Qian, and Qiu Congxue are on the road together.
Baili Qingmiao: Master Zhongli, why do you look so worried all day long?
Zhongli Qian: ...I know too much.
Qiu Congxue: What are you talking about?
Zhongli Qian: ...