Qi Deviation

That was what she said, but when Luo Ci went to call for help, Lin Qi still stuffed a pouch of Spirit Stones into his hand.

This time, Luo Ci understood what Lin Qi meant.

With his little face drawn tight, he said angrily, "Second Senior Sister, you're looking down on me too much!"

Lin Qi looked at him gloomily. After three seconds, she smacked him on the forehead in irritation. "Shut up! Are we listening to you or me?!"

"You're still dawdling at a time like this? Hurry up and get it done!"

It was the first time Luo Ci had been treated so brutally by Lin Qi. He immediately hunched his neck and did not dare say another word.

Who knew what he said, but Chen Yun quickly arranged for a Foundation Establishment cultivator and even obtained a permit to fly on swords within the city.

The three of them headed straight for Anding Street.

Only after leaving did Lin Qi notice that the crimson sun at the horizon had been obscured by a mass of shadow, and the light around them was gradually dimming.

"Heavenly Dog Devouring the Sun..."

Was this a coincidence, or premeditated?

Time slipped by bit by bit. The round sun was swallowed away, and darkness gradually shrouded the earth.

By the time the three of them reached the entrance to Anding Street, the sky had become as dark as night. Suddenly, a scream came from a courtyard not far away.

Lin Qi patted Senior Sister Yuan Xi's waist. "Senior Sister, go on ahead. Just put me down!"

With a solemn little face, Senior Sister Yuan Xi leaped straight into the courtyard.

At the same time, a deep male voice roared, "Beast! Where do you think you're running?!"

A snow-white cold gleam shot vertically up from the courtyard into the sky, erupting with a dazzling, blinding radiance in the darkened space.

The Sword Qi bared its sharp edge, its momentum awe-inspiring, as though it meant to tear apart the sky blanketed in darkness.

Lin Qi stood stiffly in place, staring blankly up at that sword strike soaring into the heavens.

Within that strike, she vaguely caught a trace of sword intent brimming with chilling killing intent.

Cold, sharp, murderous—and filled with the aura of destruction.

Her heart burned hot, and her hands trembled unconsciously, as though in the next instant she would draw the sword from her back and unleash a wanton slaughter.

Just as Lin Qi struggled to suppress the impulse within her, a hand suddenly landed on her shoulder.

"Second Senior Sister, why did you stop walking?!"

Lin Qi swung around and forcefully slapped Luo Ci's hand away, her voice carrying a trace of severity. "Don't touch me!"

Luo Ci cried out. He did not even care about the pain in his hand. "Second Senior Sister, why have your eyes turned red?!"

Lin Qi subconsciously touched her eyes.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator beside them was experienced and immediately saw that something was wrong with Lin Qi. "Quick, sit down and regulate your spiritual energy!"

"Your senior sister was likely thrown into mental turmoil by that sword technique just now. If it's serious, she could suffer Qi Deviation!"

Lin Qi also realized that something was wrong with her emotions. It seemed as though a blaze of fury was rampaging through her body, faintly on the verge of slipping out of control.

She only had time to warn Luo Ci, "Go watch over Senior Sister!"

Then she sat cross-legged on the spot, immediately circulating the Pure Spirit Art and entering cultivation mode.

Luo Ci looked blankly at Lin Qi, then at the courtyard nearby where fierce fighting sounds rang out. In the end, he silently hugged his sword and sat beside Lin Qi.

He directed the Foundation Establishment cultivator, "Go help my senior sister in the courtyard. There will be a generous reward afterward!"

Lin Qi felt a fierce current of energy rampaging through her body, and her mind could not settle completely. Killing intent would surge up from time to time.

Though the Pure Spirit Art was effective, her Cultivation Level was too low to withstand the turmoil caused by that sword intent within her.

A line of blood slowly slid from the corner of Lin Qi's mouth. Just as she thought she could no longer endure, a cold aura slipped into her body and suppressed the out-of-control spiritual energy in her Dantian.

It was that high-grade cold stone!

Lin Qi also remembered the Phoenix Feather at her waist. With great effort, she moved her stiff hand to grip it tightly, and the agitation in her spiritual consciousness was likewise suppressed by an icy, forceful aura.

She could not help letting out a sigh.

Why was she so unlucky?

They had all seen someone draw a sword, so why was she the only one who had nearly lost control?!

Worried about Senior Sister Yuan Xi in the courtyard, Lin Qi suppressed that sensation and ran inside with Luo Ci.

The moment they entered, they saw Senior Sister Yuan Xi fighting a young man who looked like a Rogue Cultivator.

Not far away, a woman lay in a pool of blood, her head missing.

Beside her, a four- or five-year-old child cried with blood all over their face.

The cultivator Chen Yun had sent had long since hidden off to the side, trembling as he pointed at the child.

In the flash between lightning and flint, the Rogue Cultivator broke through Senior Sister Yuan Xi's defenses, his long sword pointing straight at the child on the ground.

Senior Sister Yuan Xi's expression changed drastically, her eyes filling with fury. No longer holding back, Water Silk surged fiercely from her sleeves. Her Golden Core cultivation was revealed without reservation, its pressure making the Rogue Cultivator's movements pause.

In that single breath of hesitation, Water Silk struck him squarely in the chest, sending the Rogue Cultivator flying as he spat out a mouthful of bright red blood.

When he finally steadied himself on one knee, using his sword for support, a sword emanating a faint chill was already resting against his throat.

"Who are you? What does what happened here have to do with you?!"

The young Rogue Cultivator spat out blood and sneered. "Idiot!"

No sooner had he spoken than the blade at his throat moved another half inch closer, fresh crimson blood streaming down his fair skin.

Yuan Xi looked at him with icy eyes. "When you're weak, don't fly into a helpless rage. You're only making a spectacle of yourself!"

"You...!"

Enraged by her tone, the young Rogue Cultivator struggled to rise, only to be forced back down by Senior Sister Yuan Xi's sword.

As if her words had just been proven true once again.

"Stop! We're on the same side, don't fight! We're all on the same side!"

The manager of Ming City's Affairs Hall rushed over, waving both hands, with a middle-aged man beside him and a crowd following behind.

Senior Sister Yuan Xi frowned and withdrew her sword. Just as she was about to ask what was going on, the child on the ground suddenly charged at her.

Just as the child was about to reach Senior Sister Yuan Xi's thigh, Lin Qi darted out from the side and viciously kicked her.

The child's body instantly flew dozens of meters away like a sandbag.

Then she let out a series of strange cries.

The first thing Senior Sister Yuan Xi noticed was not the child, but Lin Qi's pale face.

"Xiao Qi, what's wrong?!"

The moment she checked Lin Qi's pulse, she discovered that the Dantian within Lin Qi's meridians was in utter turmoil, as though it had suffered some kind of stimulation.

Lin Qi grasped Senior Sister Yuan Xi's hand and shook her head, pointing at the child. "Senior Sister, look!"

The child lying on the ground wore an eerie expression. Sharp fangs had grown inside her open mouth, while her limbs clawed and crawled across the ground like those of some demonic beast.

Yuan Xi looked shocked. "What is going on?!"

If an ordinary child had taken that kick from Lin Qi, even if her internal organs were not shattered, she certainly would not have been able to crawl.

Yet this child was not only unharmed, but had even gotten up and prepared to attack.

The young Rogue Cultivator propped himself up with his sword and rose to his feet, sneering mockingly.

"All brawn and no brains. Now this child has completely become a Beast Child. Her combat power is no less than that of a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator. What a case of failing at every task and ruining everything!"

Slap!

Senior Sister Yuan Xi backhanded the young Rogue Cultivator across the face, the crisp slap echoing through the entire courtyard.

I've delayed the update again. I'll post one chapter first; I'll definitely make up the rest tomorrow. (If I can't, I'll owe you two more updates!!!)

Senior Sister is a gentle and kind girl. There's a reason she suddenly turned cold~