"That's the [ Heart Demon Dao Field ]."
Amidst the chaos, Bai Mei struck again with her sword.
In an instant, the clear sword energy cleaved Shion, who had leaped out of the tower, in two.
The girl, having lost her magical armor, then fell from the sky.
Qingluan quickly caught it and looked down to see that it was the magical girl who had previously joined the Azure Cloud Sect.
Although I don't remember her name, I do know that she was an outer disciple of Azure Cloud Sect. She took the inner sect assessment with me but failed. Later, due to a shortage of positions, she was transferred to the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau headquarters.
Its strength was only at a very New Sprout, but after transforming into Shion just now...
The power of that strike was so great that even Full Bloom Azure Qingluan would believe it!
It's just like the purple I saw when we first met—
Looking at the unconscious outer disciple, Qingluan picked her up and looked up again.
The countless Shion are locked in a fierce battle!
Shortly after Shion announced the grand sacrificial ceremony to the world, chaos erupted within the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau.
At the same time, a large number of disciples from the Azure Cloud Sect went mad!
Not only do they go crazy, but when these magical girls transform again, they become Shion.
Even New Sprout possesses the strength to Full Bloom at its peak at this moment.
That's absolutely unbelievable!
Even more unbelievable, however, is the eldest disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect's true lineage.
Even though she had witnessed Bai Mei's strength time and time again, this time, the sword's Full Bloom still felt utterly absurd to her.
As Qingluan carried the unconscious girl towards the headquarters' shelter, she immediately thought of the so-called Pure Land theory circulating within the Azure Cloud Sect and asked Bai Mei beside her, "From the very beginning, Shion planned to control all the magical girls who entered the Azure Cloud Sect, right? These are all pawns that Shion planted in our Disaster Countermeasures Bureau— "
"My master..." Bai Mei stared at the surrounding Shion, paused, and then continued, "... is not good at planning."
"What's the meaning?"
She didn't think of that.
Bai Mei, holding the back of her collar, strolled leisurely through the purple magic that filled the sky.
"That's why I said it's not ' Pure Land of One Mind,' but rather ' Heart Demon Dao Field.'"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a magical streak of light descended from the sky like a rainbow piercing the sun!
Bai Mei slightly opened one eye.
He twirled his longsword in the air, unleashing a dense barrage of sword energy that instantly dissipated the overwhelming purple demonic power that had been pressing down on him!
"The [Daoist training ground] that was once tested in the Illusory Moon Cave Abode was originally intended only to test one's Dao heart. Even now that it has spread throughout the world, it serves the same purpose."
As Bai Mei explained, she brought her index and middle fingers together and gently drew them towards the " Shion " character above.
The " Shion " that had been staring at them suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground.
Qingluan casually scooped it up and glanced at it.
She was Xingxuan, a disciple who entered the inner sect in the same batch as him.
This one is stronger than the previous one. Xingxuan entered the Full Blossom not long ago, and after transforming into " Shion," her strength is clearly far superior to that of the other New Sprout magical girl's " Shion."
Not long after she fell unconscious, Xingxuan suddenly jumped up from Qingluan's arms and looked around blankly.
They are currently under the large waterfall outside the headquarters.
Beneath our feet stretched a great river that seemed to flow into the abyss that swallowed the sun. At this moment, the river was surging and roaring restlessly, its Splash even more intense than the distant waterfall.
This place is known as the End of the World.
However, at this moment, the waterfall appeared to be drying up; the sky above and the ground were completely severed, the sun and moon were obscured by the cracks, and the world was immersed in a faint, apocalyptic darkness.
In the dim light, Xingxuan quickly grasped the key.
Bai Mei had already seized the opportunity to join the battle between the remaining four Shion.
Xingxuan's pupils immediately cleared, " Bai San!"
Qingluan covered her mouth from the side, "Shh----"
Xingxuan immediately fell silent, then noticed Bai Mei's enemy and was stunned again, "Holy crap! How come Bai San and Shion are fighting? And there are four Shion at that—"
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The great river beneath their feet surged once more, so much so that even Qingluan, who had transformed into a magical girl, almost lost her footing.
It was as if the river beneath their feet was no longer a great river, but a long dragon formed from sword energy, sharp and violent!
The entire river has come alive, baring its fangs and claws as it flies towards the sky!
Bai Mei, standing on the river, suddenly opened one eye, and a burst of sword light erupted!
Just now, six Shion pursued and killed her, and even Bai Mei had to temporarily avoid their attacks.
After a brief stalemate, the Shion began fighting amongst themselves, giving Bai Mei an opportunity.
Finally, just as the four Shion showed a weakness, the Great River became the sword!
A sword aura that cleaved through the mountains and rivers, changing their very color!
[ Heavenly River Form-Slaying Sword ]!
A vast and mighty sword aura swept over the four Shion, cascading into the sky like a waterfall.
It has once again carved out an abyss in the sky!
Both Shion were beheaded on the spot!
But two other Shion characters managed to withstand the sword strike, then simultaneously withdrew their hands and looked up.
From the abyss, a sword aura slowly lit up, then, carrying the force of a thunderbolt, crashed down upon the remaining two Shion!
Even though the two Shion were prepared, they felt there was no way to avoid it. They had no choice but to raise their hands and catch the heavy and sharp sword with its intertwined lightning!
Then came another sword strike, the terrifying sword energy raining down like rain!
[The Ethereal Sword - Eleven]!
Both Shion contracted, and they simultaneously unleashed even more surging purple magic power, ready to push back!
But they were not the real Shion after all.
The sword energy erupted with a dazzling light on the demonic armor, followed by a violent explosion that engulfed all the Shion!
In the torrential rain of sword energy, it quickly lost the protection of its magical armor and fell down with a crackling sound, its magical armor also shattering.
It landed on top of the two other Shion that had fallen earlier, and plunged into the river.
Only then did Bai Mei slowly close her eyes, a drop of blood sliding down her delicate face from the corner of her eye.
"Lord River God Bai San is indeed invincible on the water!"
Staring in disbelief for a moment, Xingxuan then erupted into wild cheers and clapping.
Qingluan, who was slightly out of breath, grabbed her shoulder helplessly. "Stop acting crazy! What did you see before you fainted?"
Xingxuan calmed down a bit, scratched her head, and muttered somewhat absentmindedly, "I saw that the Sect Master suddenly found me and told me that there would be a major test."
After Bai Mei sheathed her sword, she casually hooked her hand, and four magical girls who had exited their transformation state were pulled out of the water by the sword energy and floated over.
The disaster that had just thrown the entire headquarters into chaos and even caused the collapse of all defense systems now lay quietly and powerlessly on the sword energy, like some harmless little girl.
Qingluan couldn't help but scratch her hair, somewhat anxious, "What big exam?"
"What other big test could it be? It was the River God Nine—no, I think it was the Purple God's Nine Trials. I remember it was about basic abilities, and then about temperament. I think I passed a few tests and then got the qualification to transform into Shion. I should have passed, since I could transform into Shion, so I must have passed—"
"He wet his pants, and he still passed—"
Bai Mei tapped Xingxuan's brow with a hint of helplessness, "Although it was indeed an assessment, it wasn't the inheritance ceremony assessment within the Doumo, but rather the Heart Demon Dao Field. The sect leader was testing your character, whether you could maintain your self-control."
"Huh? I actually failed?"
"Otherwise what?" Bai Mei tossed the four disciples in her hands to Qingluan as well. "The mind is like a monkey that kills the spirit platform, and the will can also harm people. A thousand shadows appear in the mind, and the physical body becomes the body of the Dao. Those who lose themselves in the power of the sect leader and cannot recognize themselves will become the sect leader's clone. Those who have no self will become the sect leader's puppet. That's probably what Master thinks."
Bai Mei understood everything perfectly, from the ability itself to its implications.
However, at times like this, knowing everything is meaningless.
Because of the sect leader's decision, no one can change it. The Azure Cloud Sect is now defunct in name only—no, it's already dead in name only.
The so-called disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect, the true inheritors.
At this point, he's nothing more than a rogue cultivator.
Unexpectedly, everyone is now following in the footsteps of their junior sister, Tiana.
Bai Mei sighed softly to herself.
"Only inner disciples are subject to assessments?" Xingxuan, somewhat puzzled. "Don't the true disciples undergo assessments?"
"The true disciples' assessment is different from yours."
Bai Mei just said it casually, without explaining much.
If true disciples can't even pass this test, then they wouldn't have been chosen as true disciples in the first place.
Why would they turn on each other?
Bai Mei silently looked up.
Many magical girls from the Azure Cloud Sect were still fighting in the distant sky. These disciples did not transform into Shion, but the whites of their right eyes turned into a strange dark purple. They were insane and not only fought with normal magical girls, but also attacked the disciples around them who had undergone the same transformation.
The Dharma Cannot Be Cultivated Together.
She understood the meaning all too well.
More and more magical girls from the General Headquarters joined the battle, and the chaotic fight gradually turned into a one-sided affair.
Qingluan was carrying four or five magical girls. Fortunately, Xingxuan was awake and could help her. She glanced back at headquarters.
The headquarters, which was originally in the sky, has fallen.
With four or five Shion Spectrum...
However, falling into the ground would trigger the General Administration's safety measures.
Right now, the magical girls Hongmian and Golden Tea are busy contacting the Magical Kingdom Magical Kingdom, since going there seems to be safer.
However, it's uncertain whether the previous connection with the Azure Cloud Sect can still be maintained; it would have been better if Bai Mei hadn't happened to pass by and helped out.
The current Disaster Countermeasures Bureau headquarters may have already disappeared.
Bai Mei, having dealt with the Shion, had no intention of following them. Instead, she turned and headed in the opposite direction.
"Senior Bai Mei!"
Although Qingluan was carrying several magical girls, she still managed to turn her head to look at her senior sister.
In fact, the true teachings that inner disciples are most familiar with are not those of Bai Mei.
Senior Sister is always traveling around and is rarely seen. People like Qingluan, who had a brief encounter with her in the Beihai, are considered lucky.
Now that she had been saved by her senior sister, Qingluan couldn't help but invite her, "Why don't we come to headquarters together? The Azure Cloud Sect has already disbanded. Come to the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau, and we can work together to discuss how to deal with this—"
For a moment, Qingluan thought Bai Mei was about to draw her sword.
The sharp sword intent caused a small section of Qingluan's hair to fall out, making her involuntarily swallow hard.
I was drenched in cold sweat.
However, Bai Mei did not draw her sword in the end. She simply turned slightly to the side and said indifferently, " Azure Cloud Sect is Azure Cloud Sect, and Disaster Countermeasures Bureau is Disaster Countermeasures Bureau."
"The situation has deteriorated to this point, Shion's intentions are so clear, yet you still refuse to give up?"
Qingluan's tone was somewhat urgent, "She will kill you all! She doesn't acknowledge any of you true disciples anymore, you heard it, right? Shion said she's going to kill all of you true disciples! Is she joking?"
"Of course not."
Bai Mei said in a heavy tone, "My master would never joke about something like this."
"Then you must follow—"
"This is an internal matter of the Azure Cloud Sect and has nothing to do with the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau."
The stern swordsman sharply cut her off, "A teacher for a day is a father for life. The affairs of our true disciples and our master are not for you to interfere with."
Only then did the great river, which Bai Mei had used as a sword to cleave the sky, finally fall back down with a crashing sound.
The great river roared, its turbid waves surging into the sky. The floodwaters, carrying thunder and silt, were like an out-of-control azure dragon, tearing through the plains and rushing wildly toward the boundless distance, leaving everything behind and crashing headlong toward the ends of the earth.
Just like Bai Mei's last words, it roared like thunder.
"It's already at a point like this!"
Xingxuan, who had originally intended to say something, shrank back upon hearing Qingluan's angry rebuke, not daring to speak. "At a time like this, are you still blindly loyal? This isn't child's play! The Azure Cloud Sect is gone, and now we face the crisis of world destruction, you—"
She saw Bai Mei chuckle softly.
That smile softened even the turbulent river, melting away its cold sharpness and violence, leaving it shimmering peacefully in the setting sun.
"Don't worry, you'll see in the end that your master won't harm you or destroy the world."
She will definitely save the world.
"She's going to kill you!"
"That means Master needs my death to save the world, right? Bai Mei certainly can't let Master down, but before that, she must give Master a big surprise."
Qingluan stumbled forward, her face full of incomprehension. "Why can you trust her so much? Even if she saves the world, you won't see anything after you die, and no one will remember you—"
It's alright.
Bai Mei strode away, like a sword flashing into the distance.
Success doesn't have to be claimed by me, but I will definitely be a part of it.
"Sword cultivator Bai Mei is willing to pave the way with her own body! To help her master achieve the supreme Sacrificial Dao!"
"[ Heart Demon Dao Field ] Completed."
"[ The Dharma Cannot Be Cultivated Together ] Completed."
"Only the final one remains: the [ Lord of the Great Tribulation ]----"
As always, Bingtang reported all the information to Shion.
Even though things were in chaos outside, within Shion's World Bubble, everything remained as calm and focused as ever.
This place is not much different from the original Illusory Moon Cave Abode.
With the power of Bingtang, it monitors everything happening outside, in every corner of the New World.
She saw everything clearly, including the scene of Susan going berserk in the Beihai Disaster Countermeasures Bureau, hanging up all the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau personnel, and attacking Yinlian and An Shiyu, and she also broadcast it to Shion.
Shion remained silent, even though An Shiyu and Yinlian had nearly died there.
He was simply fiddling with the crystal in his hand.
Bingtang watched the crystal in her hand swirl and change, connecting from time to time, but she had no idea what Shion was doing.
Gazing at the disciples who had been corrupted and turned into Shion, Bingtang closed her eyes.
In the Magical Kingdom, souls can transform into matter, and matter into souls. A magical girl's transformation depends on her Personal Reality, which is essentially a part of her soul.
Therefore, once a disciple with a weak mind is corrupted by the sect leader, their transformation will naturally become a part of the sect leader.
However, the amount of power allocated to each individual varied according to their own strength.
Furthermore, because the sect leader transmits the Dharma, he acts on behalf of the principles of Heaven and Earth.
Disciples who have received the grace of the Dao Lord's teachings may inevitably fall into madness under the influence of the belief that " the Dharma Cannot Be Cultivated Together ".
They fought each other, fell, and disappeared.
What had been built up little by little was thus torn apart and destroyed.
" Bai Mei is here."
Ignore her.
Bingtang breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Then they saw Shion stand up, and Bingtang followed suit. "What's wrong?"
I need to go to Chongxu.
Are you in a hurry?
"Um."
Bingtang remained silent for a moment, then slowly said, "The true essence of Chongxu now lies only in the Yarrow."
"I know."
Shion stood up, and as she opened her spatial storage, she glanced at Bingtang again, "Want to come?"
Looking at the chaotic Chongxu behind the space, Bingtang shook her head. "I have other things to prepare."
Nodding, Shion was about to leave when Bingtang asked again, "When are you going to kill me?"
Are you scared?
"No, I'm just curious when you're going to kill me." Bingtang also walked to the edge of the World Bubble, taking out paper and pen to scribble as she spoke, "I want to prepare in advance. There's still a lot to plan, and I'm afraid I won't have enough time later—"
"You can keep one."
Upon hearing this, Bingtang Tang paused for a moment, then gave a complex smile, seemingly helpless.
Am I the only one?
"Um.
"Why? Is it because you need my help to rebuild the New World? Or do you need me to handle other matters for you? Actually, many people can do what I do. I can help you select a few people, and after the New World is rebuilt, you can find—"
"I'm just used to it."
Shion interrupted her and answered the question.
Since the disbandment of the Azure Cloud Sect, her tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly. Bingtang lowered her head and pursed her lips, "Are you used to it?"
"Yeah, I'm used to it."
Without saying anything, the girl in ice-blue simply looked up and waved gently as usual, her tone and smile as always when she went to school, "See you later, Jiang Si."
See you in a bit.
Stepping through the spatial rift, Shion entered the Chongxu.
Although the Chongxu were in chaos at this moment, almost no one was moving around.
The Holy Church reacted swiftly after she announced her intention to hold a grand ceremony for all under heaven.
However, Shion didn't care and just kept walking forward step by step.
The titanium alloys and nano-coatings on the buildings and roads of Chongxu were all replaced by red copper rust iron or dark red divine iron when she passed by.
All the buildings decayed rapidly, with broken giant stone spears and shattered stone tablets embedded in their walls. The colorful neon lights turned into a hazy, chaotic mist, faintly seeping out from the cracks and light bulbs.
With each step Shion takes, the ground cracks, spewing out a mixture of sulfur and moss, while large patches of eerie, blood-red flowers or grayish-white stone vines grow at the ubiquitous instrument interfaces.
Several floating bronze lamps followed behind Shion along the way, their eerie green light unextinguished by the wind, casting an eerie filter over the entire Chongxu.
Countless steps began to pile up, forming a ladder to heaven.
"Sect Master, it's agreed that I'll be in charge of the Azure Cloud Harry Potter Branch in Chongxu, and you absolutely won't interfere."
Dressed in a little witch's dress, Yarrow, as always, held onto her oversized witch's hat, sat sideways on her wand, and tilted her head slightly, revealing a displeased expression. "You're cheating."
"This place is called 'One'" 6
Shion waved her hand again, and a thick fog enveloped the area, turning the once smooth, orderly, and luminous Chongxu into a rough and...
Twisted, devouring light!
" The Other Shore Plateau."
Thin flames kept emerging from the little witch's black dress, devouring the surrounding mist and eerie light like snakes, and growing larger with the wind!
"Oh, the Anomaly Plateau, is that it?"
The expanding flames transformed into a colossal beast, and from the darkness, countless magical creatures emerged, surrounding Shion.
Yarrow tilted its head back and smiled brightly at its master in the howling wind, "It doesn't feel as eerie as the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts."
All the magical creatures burst into laughter.
Shion simply waved her hand casually.
On the horizon, faintly, the roar of an ancient dragon could be heard, and boundless burial aura permeated the air. Nine golden dragons, their bodies bound by chains, flew through the Mist of time and space, pulling a giant coffin along with them!
Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin!
"Are you ready, Yarrow?"
With her hands behind her back, Shion unleashed a roaring attack from the Nine Dragons, crashing down upon the Yarrow!
"To become a sacrifice."