Moon Sea (4)

While Eldest Senior Brother busied himself over Chu Xuan and a battlefield unfolded within the sect, the furious Second Elder followed the trail to its source, found the mastermind behind it all, and personally charged into the Dark Domain.

The demonic cultivators of the Dark Domain had always been secretive in their dealings, but drawing on years of experience slaying demons, the Second Elder forcibly traced the lingering demonic aura and unearthed the mastermind behind this kidnapping—a Spirit Transformation demonic cultivator with considerable influence in the Dark Domain.

The Second Elder tried to force the demonic cultivator to reveal how to undo the evil curse, but the fool courted death, mistakenly believing that even if he refused to speak, the Second Elder could do nothing to him. He even taunted her repeatedly.

Yu Qin True Person had never been patient to begin with, and she was already seething with rage. Without another word, she searched his soul. After discovering that the Withered Blood Curse truly had no cure, she flew into a fury and publicly tortured the culprit to death.

This act also provoked the dissatisfaction of many Demonic Cultivators in the Dark Domain, planting the seeds of countless future calamities.

After the turmoil temporarily subsided, Chu Xuan's road to recovery finally began to show some promise. With Gu Yueyao and Eldest Senior Brother's help, she recovered bit by bit... ah, a whole heap of ambiguous scenes was omitted here.

The recollection ended.

Thinking of this, Shen Yuxi let out a soft sigh and lifted a hand to rub between his brows.

That part of the original story had perilous dangers lurking on every side, tangled emotions impossible to cut through or sort out, and conflict between righteousness and evil. Yet the plot in reality had long since veered off