Escape Qin Kingdom!

The Qingyun Sect Master arrived at the Cave Mansion of the Foundation Establishment disciples with a grim expression. Using a great divine ability, he briefly rewound the scene of you and Ye Chuxue killing people the previous night.

"Who are these two? Investigate! Investigate them thoroughly! I want to eat these two detestable humans!"

With a single order, the Elders following at his side began arranging for Core Formation disciples to investigate the matter.

Before long, an Elder came to the Sect Master's hall to report to Qingyun Sect Master Chu Tianqiu.

"Reporting to the Sect Master, the identities of these two have been confirmed. One is Inner Sect Disciple Ye Chuxue, while the other is Outer Sect Menial Disciple Su Ming!"

"What? You're saying one of our Qingyun Sect's menial disciples slaughtered all the Inner Sect Foundation Establishment disciples?"

"What are you all good for? Issue warrants for their arrest, and share the news with the other sects. Demonic Cultivators are condemned by all under heaven!"

By the time you and Ye Chuxue arrived in the Qin Kingdom of the Mortal World, all of Qingzhou had already begun issuing wanted notices for the two of you.

Yet neither you nor Ye Chuxue knew of the chain of problems caused by your killing of Qingyun Sect Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators.

Ye Chuxue told you that the reason she had come here was because she had heard some time ago that someone in the Qin Kingdom had been behaving abnormally, much like an Awakened One.

The moment you heard that, you immediately knew the person Ye Chuxue meant was Lin Qi.

A month later, you found Lin Qi in a prison in the Qin Kingdom.

He was in particularly poor condition. You and Ye Chuxue rescued him from the prison overnight.

Lin Qi showed no gratitude for your life-saving grace. Instead, his face was filled with utter despair.

"Why did you save me? This world is fake, and you're fake too!"

Seeing this, Ye Chuxue strode forward and slapped Lin Qi flying, then grabbed him by the collar with one hand and lifted him up.

"Fake? Let me tell you, this world has always been real. It's just that ordinary people have no idea what the truth is!"

"When you were breaking through to Foundation Establishment, were you suddenly subjected to Body Seizure by a Sinister Worm?"

Lin Qi was utterly shocked upon hearing Ye Chuxue's words. He had never expected the two of you to know about such a thing.

"Could it be that you... are the same?"

"Of course! Otherwise, why would we risk coming here to save you?"

Looking at you and Ye Chuxue, Lin Qi suddenly felt as though he had seen hope.

"So what exactly is going on? What is that worm?"

Ye Chuxue began patiently explaining to Lin Qi exactly what had happened to this world, beginning with Chaos Devil Heavenly Venerate in the ancient era.

She spoke until nightfall, only then finishing the whole truth.

"So we're all Awakened Ones? In the Canglan Realm now, only Awakened Ones and cultivators below Foundation Establishment are human?"

Seeing Lin Qi's expression, you stepped forward and patted his shoulder, telling him that although the truth was cruel, it was something you all had to face.

Lin Qi successfully accepted Ye Chuxue's invitation and joined the Demonic Cultivators.

"I never expected it. What I once hated most were Demonic Cultivators. Now that I think about it, it really is laughable."

"What we Awakened Ones must do is overthrow this rotten Canglan Realm and uncover the root of the problem. This belief has been carried through from Chaos Devil Heavenly Venerate's time until today."

At that moment, you became curious why Lin Qi, with such good talent, had not joined any sect.

Lin Qi told you that he was the Heir of the Lin Clan, an unrelated royal house of the Qin Kingdom. For the sake of his clan, he had no choice but to conceal his cultivation before everyone.

Even when he was ultimately arrested for going mad, he had never revealed his cultivation. Once he did, it would mean the destruction of his clan.

No sooner had he finished speaking than you saw Lin Qi suddenly leap to his feet like a madman and run outside, muttering under his breath.

"Father... could Father be a monster too?"

Ye Chuxue immediately dragged Lin Qi back and stared coldly at him.

"Calm down, Lin Qi! Whether your father is a monster or not is still hard to say. According to you, your father is a genius, and geniuses are often easily awakened!"

"Yes, yes, yes! My father must be an Awakened One too. I'm going back to ask him clearly!"

Ye Chuxue felt utterly helpless and gave you a look.

You understood at once. You grabbed Lin Qi again and slapped him across the face.

"Awake now? If you go straight to your father and expose your identity, what if he has already become a puppet of the Sinister Worm?"

"No... impossible! Impossible!"

Seeing that Lin Qi was still stubbornly clinging to his delusion, you slapped him across the face again and looked at Ye Chuxue.

"This trash is beyond saving. Let him fend for himself!"

Ye Chuxue said nothing more and untied Lin Qi.

However, Lin Qi did not choose to leave. He accepted reality and chose to face the Sinister Worm head-on.

Early the next morning, you found Ye Chuxue and asked what she planned to do next.

She told you that you would recuperate in the Qin Kingdom for the time being. Once she was close to breaking through to Core Formation, you could head to the Sky Abyss and seek out that ruin to make the breakthrough.

After hearing this, you suggested that Ye Chuxue temporarily leave the Qin Kingdom and cultivate elsewhere. The Qin Kingdom was simply too close to the Qingyun Sect, lest trouble arise.

You knew that during this year, the Qingyun Sect would send people to the Qin Kingdom to surround and suppress them, though those sent would not be particularly strong.

After hearing your suggestion, Ye Chuxue felt it made perfect sense. Just as she was about to notify Lin Qi, the gate to your Courtyard was suddenly kicked open.

"Demonic Cultivators, prepare to die!"

Ten figures appeared in the Courtyard one after another. Seeing their unfamiliar robes, you asked who they were.

"Who are we? We are Inner Sect Disciples of the Wind Thunder Sect. The Qingyun Sect has exposed you already. All of Qingzhou is now hunting the two of you!"

The moment the words fell, ten Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators charged at you and Ye Chuxue.

Although three of them were at Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, you did not panic in the slightest, directly killing one Foundation Establishment cultivator with a single palm strike.

Within a few breaths, you had killed everyone surrounding you. Then you came to Ye Chuxue's side and worked with her to slaughter all the Wind Thunder Sect disciples.

Seeing your combat strength, Ye Chuxue could not help but sigh.

"Foundation Establishment achieved through the Extreme Realm of Qi Refining really is fierce. Challenging opponents above one's level is as easy as turning one's hand over."

The battle ended quickly. Lin Qi emerged from the room at that moment.

He asked what had happened. You briefly told him that every sect in Qingzhou was now hunting you, and that you had to leave at once.

After realizing the severity of the situation, Lin Qi said nothing and directly followed you out of the Qin Kingdom.

Just as you were about to leave the Qin Kingdom's border, you discovered that another group had blocked your path, including one Core Formation Cultivator.

"Demonic fiends, today is the day you die!"