Master, Did You See That?

Xu Qingyi was about to say something, but Lu Cun stopped her.

Both of them shut their mouths. If Li Chengyi was already a monster, then the sect leader was a monster among monsters.

At the Nascent Soul stage, he fought against six opponents single-handedly in the past, and has never been defeated since!

Lu Cun still clutched the Book of Sealing Demons tightly in his hand. So far, the system had not issued any missions.

The demon made no sound; it was eerily quiet.

Meng Xuan flashed in front of Lu Cun, forcing Lu Cun to subconsciously take a step back!

Wow, so fast!

Meng Xuan looked at Lu Cun, "I felt something was off about you back then, but I never expected that you would never have taken the Golden Elixir."

"It's strange, you reached the Nascent Soul realm in such a short time even though you didn't eat the golden egg."

"Have you been hiding your cultivation level until now just to infiltrate the Sword Abyss?"

Lu Cun looked as if he were facing a formidable enemy, "Sect Leader, let me explain myself..."

Meng Xuan smiled and said, "I'm listening. You go on."

System!

[...]

Demon!

'Don't make a sound.'

Why can't these two guys be relied on at this crucial moment? Can't you guys be a little more dependable? Didn't you send me here?

Meng Xuan: "You have quite a rich inner world. If you really can't think of a way to argue, why don't you listen to what I have to say?"

"My daughter has always been well-behaved; you must have encouraged her to make the same mistake as you."

"His intentions are truly despicable."

"According to the rules of my Xuan Dao Sect, anyone who trespasses into the forbidden area will be killed without mercy."

"Etc!"

Just Xu Qingyi spoke up, "It has nothing to do with Junior Brother Lu. I was the one who encouraged him to come to Sword Abyss. If anyone should be punished, it should be me."

Hearing this, Meng Xuan looked at Xu Qingyi and said, "This is the first time you've defied me, Qingyi. Do you know what you're doing?"

Xu Qingyi: "I..."

Meng Xuan: "You've been deceived by him."

"This boy is a spy of the demon race. He is most skilled at bewitching people. You should have already noticed that, Qingyi. He does not cultivate our sect's inner cultivation method, nor his sword technique, nor the demons he summons."

"He concealed his cultivation level, infiltrated our sect, and repeatedly broke into our sect's forbidden area, attempting to steal the secrets of our sect and even the human race."

"For this reason, he will not hesitate to deceive you and tell you some absurd statements that are supposed to be the truth."

"I don't know what he told you, but the reason why Sword Abyss is called a forbidden area is simply because it contains the largest spiritual vein in the Dragon Transformation Continent, nothing more."

"If he tells you that there are some unspeakable secrets hidden beneath the Sword Abyss, then it can only mean that you have been deceived by him, Qingyi."

Hearing these words, Xu Qingyi was stunned. She took a step back and looked at Lu Cun in disbelief.

Between Meng Xuan and Lu Cun, which of their statements is true?

Lu Cun said that Sword Abyss was a worm den and Golden Core was a worm, but when he actually came to Sword Abyss, he found none of those things.

Furthermore, his sword techniques and mental cultivation methods were definitely not from the Xuan Dao Sect.

And the demons he summoned— Xu Qingyi had never seen such evil creatures before.

Where did Lu Cun's treasures come from? Why did he infiltrate the Sword Abyss before? All sorts of questions suddenly flooded Xu Qingyi's mind, directly shaking her heart.

"It seems my daughter isn't so stupid after all."

"What do you think, kid?"

Before Lu Cun could say anything, Xu Qingyi directly raised her sword and placed it against Lu Cun's neck.

Lu Cun was stunned for a moment, "You really..."

No, what difference does it make whether she believes it or not?

Xu Qingyi is only at the Foundation Establishment stage, so even if she stands on Lu Cun's side, it won't change anything.

Seeing Xu Qingyi's expression, Meng Xuan smiled, and at the same time, laughter came from behind him.

"She believed it?"

"She actually believed it?"

"Hahaha, this is hilarious, absolutely hilarious!"

Meng Xuan smiled and said, "This is a program I have carefully prepared for you, Master."

As Xu Qingyi and Lu Cun locked eyes, Meng Xuan suddenly took out a golden pill from his robes. "Qingyi, I know you've been stuck in a bottleneck for a long time, so I specially prepared this pill for you."

"I was planning to give it to you later, but I didn't expect you to come by yourself. Well then, I'll just give it to you here."

"Eat this golden pill, and I guarantee your power will increase greatly, helping you to kill this demon spy. This will also allow me to give an account to the sect."

Xu Qingyi took the golden pill, and then heard Lu Cun say, "Don't eat it, once..."

Snap!

Before Lu Cun could finish speaking, Meng Xuan grabbed his chin and produced another strange pill in her hand.

"How about I give you a chance? My Xuan Dao Sect has always believed in boundless love. Even if you are a demon spy, we are willing to give you a chance to repent and start anew."

"Take this pill, and I'll let you go. What do you choose?"

Lu Cun tightly shut his mouth, while the blood on his hands had already seeped into the Book of Sealing Demons.

Trade!

'Don't rush, kid.'

You cannot summon a demon right now because you are not in reality.

What?

Upon hearing the demon's words, Lu Cun was stunned for a moment.

"Could this be an illusion?"

'It's not an illusion, yet it surpasses one; it's a higher realm of the mind. If he were at my level, even I might be helpless against this ability.'

'Fortunately, the caster's Mental Power is only at the fifth level, which I can break.'

"Make any requests you have," Lu Cun muttered to himself.

'Ask me a question.'

Lu Cun looked Meng Xuan in the eye again and asked, "Are you Chen Ye?"

Upon hearing Lu Cun's words, Meng Xuan smiled and said, "Since you're so eager to know, why not show yourself and let's talk?"

Click!

Suddenly, countless cracks appeared in the world before my eyes, and with a shattering sound, the world before my eyes was pulverized!

Lu Cun and Xu Qingyi felt a sudden dizziness.

The surrounding blue butterflies vanished, and the magnificent buildings disappeared as well.

Everything inside the Sword Abyss has undergone tremendous changes. The ceiling is covered with human heads, insect eggs are everywhere, and vein-like structures are all converging towards the center of the Sword Abyss!

There used to be a huge alchemy furnace there, and there is still an alchemy furnace now, but an enormous insect egg has appeared on top of it.

Those blood vessels pulsated, seemingly channeling energy into the enormous insect egg.

Upon seeing the scene before her, Xu Qingyi's sword suddenly slipped from her hand.

"This is?"

Meng Xuan looked at Xu Qingyi, "This is an illusion he created. Qingyi, don't let the illusion blind you and corrupt your Dao heart."

"Take a deep breath and tell yourself that this is all fake."

Illusion?

Fake?

Lu Cun shouted, "What you just saw was an illusion; this is reality!"

Xu Qingyi retreated step by step. Which one was real and which one was fake?

"Are you really going to believe the words of your father's killer?!"

Lu Cun's shout startled Xu Qingyi awake.

Xu Qingyi waved her hand, manipulating her flying sword to point directly at Meng Xuan, "You... are the enemy!"

A look of sadness crossed Meng Xuan's eyes. "Ten years have passed. I've treated you like my own daughter. Have I ever wronged you in the slightest?"

"I did kill your father, but it wasn't my intention. I had no choice but to do it. You should be able to sense that."

"I can even swear to God that my feelings for you are absolutely genuine."

"In blue robes."

Meng Xuan truly treated her like his own daughter, without the slightest pretense. Xu Qingyi had even considered forgetting the past and recognizing him as her father...

Xu Qingyi gritted her teeth, a tear rolling down her cheek, "But I just can't forget. I'm sorry, thank you for taking care of me all these years..."

Upon hearing this apology, Meng Xuan suddenly trembled.

He slowly lowered his head, his body trembling uncontrollably. "You... you heard that, Master? She even wants to thank me..."

Hahahaha!

Meng Xuan suddenly raised his head, and at that moment, his expression was extremely terrifying, completely devoid of his usual gentle and refined demeanor.

All that remained was an almost manic pleasure!