After rebirth, the eldest sister voluntarily abdicated and gave way to the wise.

Chapter 570 Will the Ancestral Master Bless Us?

"...Quick..." Jiang Junze, struggling to maintain his blurred vision and panting heavily, pushed her forcefully, "Run!"

Jiang Liqian refused to leave, rushed over, and caught his falling body.

At this moment, the humanoid green worms, which were originally large and seemingly harmless, have completely changed. They are flying around in the sky, baring their fangs and claws. The gale-force winds generated by their wings are constantly blowing towards Jiang Liqian and her group on the ground, forcing them to set up a barrier to resist the hurricane.

Even so, the moths wouldn't let them go. After circling in the sky for a while, they swarmed towards Jiang Liqian and the others at a speed that was too fast for ordinary people to react to. Jiang Junze, worried about Jiang Liqian, was completely unprepared and suffered a severe injury to his abdomen.

Jiang Liqian's face turned pale, and she immediately took out a bunch of bottles and jars, pouring them into his mouth one by one.

They thought this was all the attacks the humanoid moths had used, but when Xu Youan and Fu Wennian saw them being attacked by a large number of moths and rushed to their rescue, the moths suddenly let out a loud cry towards the sky. Then they lowered their heads and opened their mouths towards Xu Youan and Fu Wennian. Threads of black, cold light shot out from their mouths like thousands of sharp arrows, instantly trapping the two of them in a small area, making it impossible for them to escape.

A monstrous demonic aura surged forth, reaching a point where it blotted out the sky.

Severely injured, Jiang Junze had almost no way to spare any spiritual power to resist the erosion of demonic energy. Jiang Liqian pursed her lips tightly, her eyes darkening. She took out all her Ningxin Pills and, taking advantage of his pained lowering of his head, grabbed his chin and stuffed all the Ningxin Pills into his mouth.

"If you still can't hold on, then eat yours." She dragged him to a safe spot behind a stone wall, then stood up and gripped the Shitian Sword tightly in her hand. "Jiang Junze, if you still feel indebted to me, then don't die here. I don't want to carry your life on my shoulders."

After saying that, she turned around and strode towards the moths that were making strange noises. The blade of the Shitian Sword flashed past her cold eyes in an instant.

"Qianqian..." he called her, his gaze complex, yet filled with tenderness.

He followed her to protect her, so why is it that now she is protecting him without hesitation?

This shouldn't be happening; this isn't what he wanted!

The moment Jiang Liqian saw these humanoid caterpillars emerge from their cocoons and transform into moths under the light of the divine jade, she vaguely guessed why they were capturing the villagers.

Demons are roughly similar to human and demon cultivators, needing "energy" to help them advance in rank. Under normal circumstances, they should cultivate by absorbing demonic energy to improve their own cultivation level. However, just like evil cultivators who take shortcuts, they can also greatly increase their cultivation level by absorbing human blood and eating human flesh, which can become an opportunity to break through ranks.

The villagers of that village clearly became "sacrifices" for these monsters to advance to higher ranks.

Or rather, it was a sacrifice to that strange jade disc.

The jade disc regained its power through human blood and flesh.

With the help of the jade disc, they successfully broke through the barrier, transforming from large but overly bloated caterpillars into more agile moths with stronger attack and defense capabilities.

These speculations had a great impact on Jiang Liqian. She would rather believe that her speculations were false, but the bloody reality was right in front of her, and she could not deceive herself.

Just like now, she was determined to kill these beasts!

"The Heavenly Sword!"

"Buzz!" "Buzz!"

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Having just escaped the demons' pursuit with two disciples from Zhongcui Palace and hidden in a secluded alley, Yun Ruyi clutched her chest, panting heavily. She took some healing pills and used a piece of cloth from her garment to bandage her gruesome wounds.

"This is terrifying, Fellow Daoist Yun. Are we safe now? Will those monsters still come after us?" Behind them, two disciples of Zhongcui Palace huddled together, trembling with fear.

Now they really regret being so bold, thinking that with their abilities they could definitely get more points in the red-marked areas, ignoring the green-marked areas, and choosing this area without any extra thought.

If they hadn't run into Fellow Daoist Yun Ruyi, who had gotten separated from the sect disciples, they would have surely become victims of those monsters long ago.

Those monsters... were they the demons that Hakuin Jinshi was talking about? So demons are this terrifying. They are no match for them at all. Just getting close to the demonic energy makes them feel uncomfortable all over.

They simply couldn't imagine what would happen to the cultivation world they had grown up in if these demons continued to grow stronger and wreak havoc on the entire cultivation world!

Yun Ruyi didn't want to speak. She had already taken a hit from the demon for nothing because of these two fools. Now she just wanted to send them back to her team and then leave.

But when she caught a glimpse of them hidden in the moonlight, looking pitiful and holding back their tears, she suddenly thought of her past life. In that same way, Qianqian led a group of burdens through the howls of beasts and wolves, fighting off the relentless pursuit of evil cultivators while running away with them.

She never felt that anyone was a burden, nor did she ever complain about their stupidity. As long as she was there, she was their strongest support. She would always lead them to safety, leaving no one behind.

Long, long ago, she did the same thing, holding her hand and running through the dark forest, encouraging her to persevere while searching for a chance for them to survive.

The sentence she said to her most often was, "Don't be afraid, Ruyi, give me your hand."

Now that she was in the same position as her, she finally understood how broad-minded she needed to be to willingly and without complaint carry this burden with her.

Fragments of light flickered across her brows, and the cold, stern expression that was about to escape her lips shifted, turning into a stiff gentleness. She sighed and tried to reassure them, "It's alright, those demons are far away from us now, they won't chase after us."

He paused, then added, "Try contacting your sect again, and I'll escort you there."

The two disciples of Zhongcui Palace were very grateful and thanked Yun Ruyi repeatedly: "Fellow Daoist Yun, you are really too kind. It is truly an honor to meet you. It must be the blessing of our Ancestral Master."

May the ancestral master protect us.

Ah.

Yun Ruyi lowered her eyes, waiting for them to contact the sect.

Looking up into the distance, she suddenly felt a surge of demonic energy rushing towards the sky, and the restless demons around her gathered in that direction with agitation.

The ground beneath my feet trembled, and the roars and howls of beasts filled my ears.

"W-what happened?" The two disciples of Zhongcui Palace were almost crying in fright.