Chapter 74

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Chapter 74

The cultivators Song Mingzhu and Ye Xuanye, both at the Golden Core Stage, stepped down to help control the cultivators invaded by demonic energy.

In the midst of chaos, Song Mingzhu even realized a breakthrough, attracting heavenly thunder and conjuring the Thunder Calamity to help her strike down many demons. At this moment, her Transmigration naturally made Song Mingzhu the brightest among the crowd.

With the rolling Thunder Calamity above her head, lightning struck down from time to time, making it impossible not to shine.

Song Mingzhu’s Thunder Calamity was as gentle with her as before. Zhong Wei glanced up at the noise but felt no jealousy.

She was indeed not as lucky as Song Mingzhu, but she had the best Elder Martial Sister in the world.

Moreover, she should be grateful to Song Mingzhu; with this extraordinary girl around, everyone’s attention was drawn to Song Mingzhu’s Transmigration. While the others were coagulating their Nascent Soul, the chaos around them only intensified.

The Beast Control Sect did not realize in time that one of their disciples called Danchenzi was missing.

With one enemy dead, Zhong Wei felt half of her hatred calm, while the other half remained directed at her half-sister.

Even her own biological father, Zhong Wei wished she could personally end his life, to avenge her mother and the version of herself who had suffered so much and fallen into the depths of despair.

If she weren’t worried about cause and effect, she would have killed him herself.

Although it wasn’t her own hands that did it, she watched Mr. Zhong take his last breath; her old enemy was already dead. Only her true sister remained, and it was time to return what was stolen from her.

Zhong Wei had prepared for this day for many years, but she could never find the right moment; this time, the Grand Competition was a perfect opportunity.

Through the chaotic crowd, Zhong Wei spotted the bright young girl flanked by the Beast Control Sect; her true sister, as a cultivator of the Heavenly Spiritual Root, was certainly more valued than Danchenzi.

She shifted her gaze and turned to the water screen showing the competition; the water screen used a spirit tool, and as long as spirit stones supplied Spirit Qi, it wouldn’t suddenly disappear.

The competitions in the other two realms had ended; the cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage were still too weak. The bright screen of the Nascent Soul Stage still lit up, and only one round remained.

Her Elder Martial Sister was still in the illusion, fighting against the Demon Vine; she stuffed a high-quality clarity pill made by her Elder Martial Sister into her mouth and used a clarity talisman to suppress her rising killing intent for revenge.

Wait a moment, she wanted to wait for her Elder Martial Sister to come out so that she could witness her reclaiming what belonged to her.

"What is happening? The demonic energy outside seems endless!"

After countless cultivators’ efforts, the uncontrollable situation at the competition venue was quickly brought under control, but a terrible thing happened.

On the cultivators’ side, they were continuously depleting their strength, and new cultivators who were attacked by the demonic energy fell into madness. Those cultivators who had regained their senses could not immediately return to the battlefield due to their weakened state.

As one side weakened, the other grew stronger. If the issue of the demonic energy spreading could not be resolved at its source, the situation would only worsen.

The leader of Tianheng Sect said, "Those cultivators in weak states should be relocated first, and all Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators must retreat."

Powerful beings from the Soul Changing Stage arrived one after another, quickly locating the source of the rampant demonic energy.

This source came from the Thousand Mile Landscape Map; to be precise, it was the magic weapon inside the Thousand Mile Landscape Map.

The Thousand Mile Landscape Map was supposed to be a spirit tool, but the demon race tampered with it, turning it into a treasure that nurtured demonic energy. The Xuan Daozi, who had cried for injustice before, had been temporarily controlled.

Regardless of whether the other party was colluding with the demon cultivators, such a serious incident required them to take responsibility. Tianheng Sect should also provide a reasonable explanation for this matter.

Xuandaozi was crying out in distress, claiming he was wronged. When the people from the Law Enforcement Hall arrived, he insisted on his innocence, "I didn’t know this would happen. Who could have guessed there would be such a problem? Now I can’t control it."

The people from the Law Enforcement Hall certainly had ways to tell truth from lies, so they wouldn’t wrongly accuse Xuandaozi. But if he truly colluded with a demon cultivator, the Tianheng Sect would certainly not cover for him.

The few disciples from Qingxu Sect stayed because they had enough protective talismans and were at the Golden Core Stage in their cultivation.

A Soul Changing Stage cultivator took out his talisman and covered the entire competition area and the remaining people.

"My talisman cannot disperse demonic energy; it only prevents it from spilling out."

Being highly skilled does not mean one can disperse demonic energy; usually, this is the job of Medical Cultivators and Pill Cultivators.

However, the Magic Demon Vine has been missing for thousands of years, and with the Spirit Qi being thin over the years and the inheritance broken, no cultivator has been able to deal with the existence of the Magic Demon Vine.

Medical Cultivators were busy helping fellow cultivators, exhausting themselves in the process, but their work only treated the symptoms, not the root cause.

"I saw in the illusion that they burned the Magic Demon Vine with fire, so why don’t we use fire too?"

"You think we haven’t tried? How can fire solve demonic energy?"

The cultivator who made the suggestion said, "I mean, if we burn the Thousand Mile Landscape Map, then this magical tool will be destroyed, and the Magic Demon Vine inside it will also be destroyed."

As soon as he said this, the cultivator immediately had a bright red handprint on his face, and the loud sound of the slap caught the attention of many people.

"Who? Who hit me!"

This was clearly a slap from afar.

"I did it, so what!" A very tall and handsome young cultivator stepped forward to claim it.

He glared fiercely at the person, "My Elder Martial Sister is still inside. Do you dare to try burning the Thousand Mile Landscape Map!"

Although he thought the Thousand Mile Landscape Map was a useless broken map, since it was so easily taken over by that Magic Demon Vine, Yun Chuyou was still inside, and if they burned the Thousand Mile Landscape Map, they might burn his Elder Martial Sister’s spirit along with it.

Such a wicked idea was suggested, and he was ready to slap him. If you dare to do it, you dare to own it; Meng He was not afraid at all.

"Well done!"

A powerful cultivator from the Astral Projection Stage stepped forward, "Who dares to cause trouble? I will capture them and investigate if they are in league with the demon cultivators, trying to undermine the foundation of our spiritual world!"

Do they not know that destroying the Thousand Mile Landscape Map is the quickest way to solve the problem? But right now, it is still trapping the souls of two hundred talented Nascent Soul Stage cultivators.

Many of the cultivators here, who are working hard to maintain the situation, are friends or masters of these talented individuals. How could they be willing to let so many people get hurt?

If the Tribulation of Destruction comes, they might painfully give up their friends to save millions of people and the two hundred talented cultivators.

But right now, the situation can still be controlled; how can they give up so easily?

The cultivator who was slapped received countless angry glares and had to cover their face. Having lost a tooth, they could only avoid using their mouth and forced themselves to swallow a mouthful of blood.

In the current situation, there is no way to break through from the outside, so they can only hope for help from those inside.

But among the internal cultivators, only Yun Chuyou remains.

The cultivator responsible for arranging the script was questioned repeatedly about the illogical parts, "Wasn’t it said that there would always be a few people in the noble families? How come she is the only one left now?"

Most of the people from the National Master’s Office were able to survive, but for such an important place, there was only one cultivator.

"No, the National Master’s Office exists outside the script; it wasn’t in the original story."

Someone who watched the entire situation explained, "Yun Chuyou originally wasn’t from the National Master’s Office; she was the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister’s Office, set to marry the Crown Prince, but was taken by the extra National Master, which is how she ended up in the National Master’s Office."

Yun Chuyou’s presence seemed to be a coincidence; no one intended for it to happen, "Then let’s find a way to contact Yun Chuyou, help her regain her memory, and safely bring the other cultivators out!"

There were two hundred contestants, along with about three hundred thirty disciples as actors.

With all the other screens turned off, they could only determine the situation through Yun Chuyou’s perspective and had no idea if the other actors were safe.

A certain Soul Changing Stage cultivator who arrived later said, "I can try to communicate with her and awaken her memory."

When the cultivators died in the script, they would awaken their memories and then be transported out, so they didn’t have much hope for Yun Chuyou.

The black plants that were burned in the illusion may not be the true form of the Magic Demon Vine; they might just be small seedlings scattered around.

After all, even powerful beings at the Transcendency Stage might be helpless against the Magic Demon Vine in the outside world. For these people in the illusion to try to extinguish the main plant of the Magic Demon Vine with a few sparks is simply a wild fantasy.

"It might actually be possible," said the leader of the Tianyuan Sect, swallowing hard as his eyes fixed on the flames on the screen.

"I know that your Tianyuan Sect has a good relationship with the Qingxu Sect, but don’t get carried away; she is just a small nascent soul cultivator."

They struggled to send a message inside, not hoping for Yun Chuyou to solve the problem, but wanting to learn about the survival of other cultivators through Yun Chuyou, who was still alive.

Inside, there are a few actors who have attained the Astral Projection Stage, and their memories recover better; they just need to mention a key word.

Even if Yun Chuyou regains her memories, she is still just an ordinary nascent soul cultivator. Even powerful beings at the Soul Changing Stage have trouble dealing with this ancient Demon Plant, so what could a mere Nascent Soul Stage cultivator do without outside help?

The leader of the Tianyuan Sect looked intensely, "She truly does not have the ability to solve the problem directly, but she can find someone who can."

If he is not mistaken, the heavenly fire from the giant cauldron that Yun Chuyou used should be the Phoenix True Fire, born from the phoenix.

The Magic Demon Vine is indeed an ancient Demon Plant, but the Phoenix is also an ancient great monster, or rather, an ancient Mythical Beast.

From the images in the illusion, the Phoenix True Fire can clearly restrain the existence of the Magic Demon Vine.

However, if the Phoenix regains its memory, it will definitely know that the illusion will reveal its true form. Would it be willing to expose itself in front of so many people?

The leader of the Tianyuan Sect had an agreement with Xie Fuzhi; he once made a vow to Heaven and Earth, which he absolutely cannot break by revealing Xie Fuzhi’s true form.

Unlike the vows of ordinary people, cultivators swear by Heaven and Earth, and if they break their vow, they will certainly face heavenly punishment.

When he made this vow, he made a very serious oath, so unless it is absolutely necessary, he will never voluntarily say that Xie Fuzhi is the Phoenix.

Even if he says it and the other party does not agree, it will not have any effect on the current situation.

Whether this matter can succeed depends on how much weight Xie Fuzhi’s beloved disciple, Yun Chuyou, holds in his heart.