It Was Time to Bury Him...

Seven days have passed since the Sect Martial Arts Competition.

Similarly, seven days have passed since Wutong Province was invaded by the demon race.

During these seven days, although Mo Li was abducted by the Ten Thousand Demons Continent and Mo Lu Guan was exhausted, he still managed to direct the "post-war work" in an orderly manner.

The first task was to deal with the traitors within the sect.

The Void Gate used by the demon Empty Spirit Sect Demon Race World was set up to connect with the Empty Spirit Sect array.

If the Mountain Protection Array of the Empty Spirit Sect were only supported by Ma Dongqiang, it would not be enough to shut down the sect's internal formations and connect them to the Demon Race World.

Therefore, there must be many traitors among them.

Under the leadership of Elder Ya Suo of the Wind Gathering Hall, Empty Spirit Sect eliminated a total of eleven elders and a total of one hundred disciples in the past seven days, including a peak master at the Jade Purity Realm!

In fact, there were far more traitors within the Empty Spirit Sect than just these few; many of them escaped during the chaos that day.

The Empty Spirit Sect has issued Wanted Notice! A hefty reward is offered!

The Empty Spirit Sect will absolutely not allow anyone to escape punishment for such acts of betrayal!

As for the casualties among the cultivators of Wutong Province in that day's great battle, the situation was actually quite optimistic.

Although many cultivators in the Demon Race World died, very few died in Wutong Province, and those who did die were generally the arrogant types who recklessly challenged those of higher levels...

After all, the powerful figures at the Nascent Soul Realm and above in the Demon Race World were all watching the show, while almost every sect elder in Wutong Province was on the battlefield taking care of their disciples. The contrast between the two was like heaven and earth.

After this great battle, it can be said that every cultivator who participated gained some insights, and some even felt a sense of pride, thinking that the Demon Race World was nothing more than this...

Therefore, in the aftermath of the war, the atmosphere in Empty Spirit City was very relaxed, and the Black Tortoise City Daily was conducting interviews everywhere...

The three biggest topics were about Jiang Lin, Lin Qingwan, and Mo Li.

The topic about Mo Li is naturally simple: it's about Mo Li being kidnapped by the Demon Race World.

Then countless people began to speculate about why Miss Mo Li was abducted by the Demon Race World.

The conjectures include:

"A demon king in the Demon Race World falls in love with Mo Li."

"Actually, Mo Li is the youngest daughter of the Demon Race World Clan. When Mo Li was born, the Empty Spirit Sect switched them at birth!"

"Mo Li is actually the reincarnation of a powerful figure in the Demon Race World..."

There are all sorts of speculations, but nobody knows the truth.

The topic of the senior sister came about five days after that great battle.

Before that, the Dragon Gate Sect and the Empty Spirit Sect had been searching tirelessly, and had even prepared for the worst, that Fairy Lin had died a violent death...

On the fourth day of their search, when they were almost in despair, the Ten Thousand Swords Sect sent them a "thank you letter."

The original meaning is roughly:

When Lin Qingwan, the youngest daughter of our sect, was ten years old, she went through puberty and quarreled with her parents. In a fit of anger, she ran away from home, making a vow that if she reached the Jade Purity Realm, she would completely leave the Sword Sect.

Ten years later, he was still only at the Nascent Soul Realm Second Level, so they took the little girl back with them.

I am very grateful to the Dragon Gate Sect for taking care of my daughter over the past ten years. I have prepared some small gifts and intend to send them to you.

That's all.

Looking at this "letter of thanks" with its cover open to the entire Wutong Province, anyone with eyes can see that this is the Sword Sect of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect drawing a line between itself and Wutong Province.

He said, "This is our daughter. Don't overthink it. Consider this a 'severance payment' between you and our daughter..."

Although they were very helpless, the junior sisters of the Dragon Gate Sect cried their hearts out, not wanting their senior sister to leave.

But there's no other way...

After all, the Dragon Gate Sect was merely a second-rate sect in Wutong Province, while the Sword Sect of the Ten Thousand Swords Continent Prefecture was the number one sword sect in the world. Who would dare to object to the direct use of the title "Sword Sect"?

The difference is just too great...

Gossip reporters from Black Tortoise City also used this as an opportunity to conduct various interviews on the street:

"Greetings, fellow Daoist. What are your thoughts on the fact that our Fairy Lin of the Wutong Continent is the daughter of Lin Ten Thousand Swords Sect Lin Xiuxiu?"

"My opinion? I don't have one. I've long felt that Fairy Lin is no ordinary person. I remember seeing Fairy Lin true face from a hundred meters away years ago... Ah... that must be fate..."

"Elder Sister Lin? I met her during one of my training missions. I'll definitely go visit Elder Sister Lin sometime in the future."

"Fairy Lin, she's my Goddess! Even before Fairy Lin identity was revealed, she was always my Goddess."

"Senior Sister Lin..." On the street, Qin Xiao Qin Xiao was stopped. He sighed softly, "No matter which sect Senior Sister Lin is in, she will always be my most respected senior sister..."

"Senior Sister Lin?" A female disciple of the Dragon Gate Sect was asked. Thinking for a moment, she burst into tears, clutching the Recording Crystal and crying out, "Senior Sister... please come back! I miss you so much! Senior Brother Jiang is gone! Senior Sister..."

Reporter: "Miss Shangguan, now that Fairy Lin is gone, you've become the Eldest Senior Sister of the Dragon Gate Sect. How do you feel about that?"

Shangguan Mei shook her head. "The position of Eldest Senior Sister of the Dragon Gate Sect will always belong to Senior Sister Lin, both before and in the future!"

For cultivators from other sects who were not involved in the matter, the revelation of Fairy Lin's identity was an honor, since not everyone could meet the legendary daughter of Lin Xiuxiu.

However, for the Dragon Gate Sect, although everyone was happy that their senior sister would have better cultivation resources and environment, there was still a sense of loss.

Especially with Senior Brother Jiang no longer here, everyone felt something was missing...

Everything was so soulless.

Speaking of Jiang Lin, this is the last hot topic since that great battle.

Fei ZhuLiu Ye Liangchen: "Jiang Lin... sigh... although he's Flower-Picking Thief, he will always be my lifelong rival! If I have a child in the future, I'll name him Ye Jianglin..."

Zong Hao Sect Zhao RiTian: "Brother Jiang? It's truly a pity... It can only be said that heaven is jealous of talent, what a lament..."

A disciple of a certain Demon Sect said, "Jiang Lin, I've heard of him. All I can say is, if Jiang Lin hadn't been born, our Demon Sect's womanizing would have been like an eternal night!"

The Eldest Senior Sister of the Fallen Flower Sect cried out, "I don't believe it! I don't believe Jiang Lin has already... already... Waaaaah... Jiang Lin! You heartless man... You stole my heart, and now you're not going to take responsibility?"

The monkey demon girl from the Water Curtain Sect exclaimed, "Young Master Jiang isn't dead! He definitely isn't dead! He said he'd treat me to bananas! Young Master Jiang..."

Sun Moon Sect Fang Chaoqun: "Yes, we are very sad, but... we will accept reality, Brother Jiang... Brother Jiang... why did you leave... we promised to go pet the cat-eared girl together... Brother Jiang..."

Yes, eight days after that great battle, Jiang Lin was placed in a coffin... to be buried...