Evil Master and Disciple

Chapter 1523 9 Is the Mysterious Demon Star causing trouble?

Linglong's words made Yuying's lips twitch slightly.

The result she had been searching for for two hundred years.

The answer she received was something she hadn't expected.

Everything around her seemed to have become empty, and it was as if she was the only person left in the world.

Linglong's words, "Why should I kill you?" echoed in her mind.

This was something Yu Ying had never imagined in all these years.

Seeing the change in Yu Ying's expression and her listless eyes, Linglong did not disturb her, but instead picked up her teacup and gently sipped her tea.

She didn't know as much about tea as Yu Ying, but you couldn't tell from her actions and expressions.

As a former holy maiden of the Goddess Palace, she exudes endless elegance in every gesture.

Judging from her tea-tasting gestures right now, who can say she doesn't understand tea?

After a long while, Fairy Yuying finally recovered from her extreme confusion.

She looked at Linglong with a complicated expression.

He said slowly, "Linglong, I don't understand what you mean. Shouldn't you kill me? Good and evil are enemies, and they must fight to the death. Besides, I was on orders to hunt you and your son down at the time. You had no reason not to kill me."

Linglong squinted and said, "We have no grudges or enemies in the past. That was the first time we had any interaction. Why would I be so ruthless as to kill you?"

"Yu Ying, do you really believe that the people of my Holy Sect are truly as your elders described—vicious, bloodthirsty, and heartless?"

Yu Ying remained silent.

She didn't know how to answer.

Having grown up in a righteous sect since childhood, she was instilled with the idea that the Demonic Sect was a group of bloodthirsty madmen, whose disciples were all bloodthirsty and evil, and had no sense of righteousness.

However, is this really the case?

At least Yu Ying did not see these evil qualities in Linglong.

To avenge Ye Fuyou, Linglong was willing to give up her position as the head of the Goddess Palace and live in anonymity for more than two hundred years. If she hadn't known that Ye Fuyou hadn't actually died back then, perhaps Linglong would not have let go of this grudge.

Can this be called heartless and ungrateful?

Yu Ying took a deep breath and took out an exquisite wooden box from her storage bracelet.

Upon opening, a blue scimitar and a fist-sized, jet-black stone lay quietly inside the wooden box.

Linglong, whose expression had remained calm until she saw what was in the box, suddenly changed her expression.

"The Immortal-Slaying Blade... Nine Profound Demon Star?"

That's right, these were Linglong's two very powerful natal magic weapons back then.

The Immortal-Slaying Blade is capable of slaying celestial beings; it possesses immense power and is a supreme treasure of the Demonic Cult.

The Nine Profound Demon Star, also known as the Nine Profound Demon Crystal, is a sacred object of the Demonic Cult. Back then, the Demonic Cult's number one expert, the Cloud Demon Ancestor, used this object to withstand the God-Slaying Three Swords Technique unleashed by Dugu Chan.

There are nine Nine Mystic Demon Stars. More than two hundred years ago, Linglong was surrounded with her infant son. She activated the Nine Mystic Demon Stars and forcibly tore a gap in the sword formation set up by many sword immortals of the Cloud Sea Sect.

Linglong looked up at Yuying and said, "So the Immortal-Slaying Blade and the Nine Profound Demon Star have been with you all these years."

Fairy Yuying nodded and said, "Yes, I have kept these two items on me for many years. Today, they can finally be returned to their rightful owner."

Linglong slowly extended her right hand and grasped the hilt of the Immortal-Slaying Blade.

Suddenly, the blue blade emitted a faint blue light.

It was like seeing an old friend after many years.

Linglong casually swung her hand, and the sharp blade actually sliced ​​a tiny spatial rift in front of her.

No wonder the Immortal Slayer Blade is a treasure of the Demonic Cult; it turns out it has an extremely rare spatial attribute!

"Old friend, we meet again..."

Linglong murmured softly to herself, her expression somewhat sorrowful.

The artifacts are returned to their rightful place, and old friends are reunited, but everything has changed.

After a moment of reflection, Linglong picked up the Nine Mysterious Demon Star from the wooden box.

"Yu Ying, do you know the whereabouts of the other eight Nine Profound Demon Stars?"

Yu Ying gently shook her head and said, "I only know that one of them fell into the hands of Senior Brother Qin Luo. Several months ago, before Senior Brother Qin died, he secretly handed over the Nine Profound Demon Star in his hand to Ye Feng through a little girl. Now that Nine Profound Demon Star should be in the hands of Grandmaster Uncle Dugu or Senior Brother Yun Yi."

As for the other six Nine-Headed Demon Stars, I don't know who they've ended up in. Perhaps they're all in the hands of the sect leader, or perhaps they've fallen into the hands of the senior brothers and sisters who participated in the Battle of Qishan back then.

"Alas, it seems impossible for the Nine Profound Demon Stars to return to their original positions. Yu Ying, thank you, thank you for returning the Immortal-Slaying Blade and the Nine Profound Demon Stars to me."

Yu Ying said, "These things originally belonged to you, so you don't need to thank me. Sigh, for many years, I would take out these two items every few days, thinking about how you didn't kill me back then."

But the more I tried to understand why, the less I could comprehend it. I had nightmares almost every day, dreaming of the sword you used to strike me. Now I return the Immortal-Slaying Blade and the Nine Profound Demon Star to you, hoping to dispel the demons that have haunted my heart for so many years and help me escape that nightmare.

Seeing Yu Ying's somewhat sad expression, Linglong's lips twitched slightly.

She said slowly, "You take this out every few days?"

"um, yes."

"Oh, then your inner demons, your nightmares, have nothing to do with me, and nothing to do with you either."

"What do you mean?"

Linglong slowly said, "The Nine Profound Demon Star is said to be a sacred object of my Holy Sect. In fact, this thing is extremely yin and evil, containing endless yin energy. If you carry it close to your body for a long time, it can affect your mind. Even if you only touch it occasionally, it will slowly affect your state of mind and amplify your inner fears infinitely."

You were already filled with fear of my strike back then, and then you kept touching the Nine Mysterious Demon Star every now and then. Your inner demons, your nightmares, come from it!

"what?"

Fairy Yuying stood there dumbfounded.

"Linglong, are you joking with me?"

Linglong said calmly, "Do you think I'm joking with you? These are the words passed down by the Cloud Demon Ancestor, and they are absolutely true. Fortunately, you only occasionally touch the Nine Profound Demon Star and do not carry it with you. Instead, you keep it in a wooden box with a magic array barrier, stored in a storage magic treasure."

If you were to keep it close to your body, or attempt to refine the Nine Profound Demon Star... then it wouldn't just be a nightmare; you would most likely have already completely lost your mind and sunk into the sea of ​​demons.

Jade Fairy's expression changed rapidly.

She felt that every word Linglong said was true!

After a long while, she gave a bitter smile and said self-deprecatingly, "So... so the root of everything was this inconspicuous black stone... Alas, how ridiculous. The nightmare that has plagued me for over two hundred years is just a black stone..."

Linglong said, "Some things seem complicated, but the truth is actually very simple. The demonic power of the Nine Profound Demon Star has not seriously corrupted you. It won't be long before your body and mind return to normal."