“Little Shen…”
“Xiao Yi…”
Su Qiulian and Bai Luoshuang both let out soft groans as their chests were squeezed.
Shen Qingyi had chosen a rather… inconvenient place to grab.
At the very least, it was inappropriate for broad daylight.
“W-what’s wrong? Did I hurt you?”
Shen Qingyi asked in a panic, quickly letting go of them.
Only then did Su Qiulian and Bai Luoshuang return to a somewhat normal state.
Witnessing this scene, Pei Xianyun could not help but rub her temples.
She said, “Alright, alright. Miss Shen, it is still daytime. There is no need to discipline them like this. At least… never mind!”
Pei Xianyun shook her head and continued, “Since Miss Shen has put it that way, what is the Demon Emperor’s decision?”
Her decision?
Su Qiulian recovered from the strange sensation in her body and turned to look at Shen Qingyi.
She took Shen’s hand and asked first, “Does Little Shen mean that as long as I agree, you will stay by my side from now on?”
“That…”
Shen Qingyi was momentarily speechless.
However, since she had already said it and Su Qiulian seemed to be taking it seriously, she could not exactly take it back.
Sigh, I’m really suffering here!
“Yes, yes, yes! I will stay with you! Just hurry up and decide!”
Shen Qingyi nodded frantically, urging her on.
Su Qiulian was delighted to hear this, but she asked again, “Then is this Little Shen’s third condition?”
“You!”
Shen Qingyi was exasperated.
How could she be so greedy?
But before she could say anything else, Bai Luoshuang grew jealous again.
She tugged at Shen Qingyi’s other hand and said, “Conditions? What exactly is Xiao Yi’s relationship with her? I can do anything for Xiao Yi, too!”
Argh!
Here we go again!
Shen Qingyi was reaching the end of her rope.
“Fine, fine, fine! After I am done with her, I will be with you! Is that enough?!”
“But—”
“Shut up!”
Shen Qingyi had truly lost her patience and shouted out loud.
Only after she shouted did she realize who she was talking to.
This was a Jian Zun!
I am just an ordinary Blind Woman, yet I can yell at her without any consequences.
This Predecessor Love… is really something!
“Hmph!”
Seeing Bai Luoshuang getting scolded by an impatient Shen Qingyi, Su Qiulian could not help but let out a mocking snort.
Her eyes seemed to say, ‘See? Little Shen still likes me more!’
Ignoring Bai Luoshuang’s hostile glare, she turned to Pei Xianyun and said, “I agree to Sect Master Pei’s proposal. Since ancient times, the Demonic Sect has never been tolerated by the world. Both the Human Race and the Demon Clan wish to eradicate them as quickly as possible. In that case, cooperation is naturally better. This can also serve as a catalyst to lead the relationship between our two races toward a more peaceful direction. After all, war is a disaster for both humans and demons. While high-level cultivators like us might find profit in fighting fiercely, it is undoubtedly a case of gods fighting while the mortals and lesser demons suffer!”
“Indeed,”
Pei Xianyun nodded.
“Since the Demon Emperor has said so, I will naturally do my best to promote harmonious coexistence between our races. If nothing else, our Yushenzong is willing to live in peace with the Demon Clan. I only wonder what the Jian Zun thinks.”
As she spoke, Pei Xianyun looked at Bai Luoshuang, waiting for her response.
Bai Luoshuang lowered her head and remained silent for a moment.
If she were still in her Previous Life, having never met Shen Qingyi, she would have certainly considered Pei Xianyun’s words a betrayal of the Human Race and swung her sword right then and there.
However, she had experienced the Great Human-Demon War and witnessed Shen Qingyi dying before her eyes.
After being reincarnated and discussing the Dao with Jun Ziyi, she remembered the things Shen Qingyi had said.
The Master of the Path of Ruthlessness exists for the Cang Sheng of the world.
The Cang Sheng does not only consist of the Human Race; demons are also creatures of this world.
War was merely the result of conflicts between the two races.
At the very beginning, both humans and demons were born into this world.
The two races were not naturally born to be so discordant and antagonistic.
Furthermore…
She turned to look at Shen Qingyi, then at Su Qiulian.
This Demon Emperor did not seem particularly cruel at heart; she was just trying to steal Xiao Yi from her.
If the Demon Emperor also agreed to lead the two races toward peaceful coexistence, then why not?
Of course, she could not rule out the possibility that Su Qiulian might have been lying from the start.
However, since the demon had dared to enter the Yushenzong, why not give her a chance?
Bai Luoshuang tightened her grip on the Qingxue Sword with one hand and squeezed Shen Qingyi’s hand with the other.
She turned back to Pei Xianyun and said, “I have no objection!”
“Good!”
Having received her answer, Pei Xianyun stood up and walked to a specific spot within the hall.
As she used her own Lingli to activate the inscriptions carved there, she said, “Now, to show my sincerity, I shall bring forth our sect’s ancestral artifact, the Six Desires Turbid World Scroll, to dissipate the external Evil Thoughts within the Demon Emperor’s body!”
Under the stimulation of the Lingli, as the inscriptions lit up, lines appeared in the air as if engraved into the void itself.
Although Shen Qingyi could not see, she could observe through her Ling Sense that these were streams of refined Lingli.
They intertwined with one another, sketching out an exquisite painting.
Shen Qingyi could not fully understand the content of the painting, but she knew it was a representation of the six desires of the mortal world.
“This is the foundation of our Yushenzong…”
Pei Xianyun’s voice sounded beside Shen Qingyi’s ear.
Similarly, Bai Luoshuang and Su Qiulian were admiring the painting that filled the entire hall.
“The Six Desires are nothing more than the Desire of Sight, Desire of Sound, Desire of Taste, Desire of Smell, Desire of Touch, and Desire of Intention. These are the six most fundamental desires of mortals. What the disciples of our Yushenzong cultivate are these Six Desires. Only when the Six Desires are perfected can one achieve the Great Dao…”
As she spoke, Pei Xianyun withdrew her hand.
The Lingli flowed back, and the spectral painting floating in the hall returned to her palm, merging into a single scroll.
It was the Six Desires Turbid World Scroll.
“This Six Desires Turbid World Scroll was created by the first ancestor of our sect and has been perfected and passed down by successive generations of Sect Masters. By my generation, it has been almost completely perfected. It is just a pity that my own foundation has a flaw, so I cannot perfect it further. If I could, it would transcend from a spirit tool into an immortal artifact, truly encompassing the turbid world of this life… However, with its power, these so-called Evil Thoughts of the mortal realm are nothing to fear. Demon Emperor, if you please!”
Pei Xianyun made a gesture of invitation and then unfurled the Six Desires Turbid World Scroll, letting it float in the air in the middle of the hall.
Whoosh!
The moment the Six Desires Turbid World Scroll opened, a powerful suction force suddenly burst forth.
Shen Qingyi felt as though her six souls were about to be sucked away.
“Little Shen!”
“Xiao Yi!”
Su Qiulian and Bai Luoshuang called out simultaneously.
They grabbed Shen Qingyi’s hands, looks of panic on their faces.
“I am fine… I just felt a bit dizzy for a second,” Shen Qingyi said, waving them off while pushing Su Qiulian forward.
“Hurry up and go! Do not tell me you are regretting it now!”
“This…”
Su Qiulian felt helpless.
She glanced at Bai Luoshuang, signaling her to look after Shen Qingyi, and then walked toward the space beneath the Six Desires Turbid World Scroll.
Pei Xianyun saw her concern and said, “Rest assured, as long as I am here, the Six Desires Turbid World Scroll will not affect Miss Shen! Unless…”
“Unless what?”
Su Qiulian asked.
“Unless she jumps in with you! Fortunately, the Demon Emperor was smart enough to draw the Evil Thoughts from Miss Shen’s body into her own first. Otherwise, if she stepped into the Six Desires Turbid World Scroll with her level of Cultivation, it would be difficult to ensure that her six souls would remain u”