"Yunyan, didn't I tell you not to enter the town before I arrived?"
Yun Jiang stood above the enormous Golden Sword Shadow, looking down at Yunyan without expression, an indescribable air of authority radiating from her.
At her words, Yunyan stubbornly turned his head aside and said:
"You're right to reprimand me, Senior Sister."
Though he said that, his eyes clearly showed he remained unconvinced.
But Eldest Senior Sister Yun Jiang did not continue questioning the two of them. Instead, she turned and carefully examined Corpse Mountain, her gaze finally settling on Qi Zhou, who knelt at its summit, propped against his saber.
Before Yun Jiang could speak, Qi Zhou said without looking back:
"Fairy... you should be able to sense it too. The Demon Seed has already fused with this body of mine and is eroding my mind..."
Qi Zhou paused, his entire body taut and veins bulging on his forehead, as though he were struggling to resist something.
Seeing this, Yun Jiang did not press him, but waited quietly.
Only after a long while, when Qi Zhou had once again suppressed the erosion of the Demon Seed's power within him, did he continue:
"So please, Fairy, while my mind has yet to be completely consumed by the Demon Seed... cut off my head and destroy the heart chamber the Demon Seed has occupied."
"Otherwise, even you might not be able to suppress me once I become a demon!"
Since entering the Scroll of Time, this was the first time Xu Taiping had seen Qi Zhou speak to anyone so politely.
Before Yun Jiang could respond, Yunyan gave a cold snort and said:
"What arrogance!"
"So what if you become a demon?"
"With Senior Sister and me here, we can kill you just the same!"
Qi Zhou sneered at