The Demon Venerable’s Wistful Desire

Translator: She.Wee

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Chapter 89: The Savior in Pink

There were thirty-two palace masters in Qingze Sect, and now, about ten of them were severely injured and had gathered here. The remaining ones were still holding on at the front lines, making their final stand.

The people gathered here exchanged glances, looking at each other, then at the family of three nearby, their feelings were quite complicated.

Previously, Xi Huai had suddenly returned and told everyone that he had taken a liking to someone, a male disciple from the Hehuan Sect, with mixed three-element spiritual roots, and at an age in the human world old enough to be his grandfather.

Upon hearing this, everyone felt a wave of darkness wash over them, and it was no wonder that Xi Lin had beaten Xi Huai in a fit of rage.

How could the young sect master of Qingze Sect fall so low as to become the furnace of a Hehuan Sect disciple? Especially when the other party was a man!

Some of them had even tried to persuade Xi Huai to give up on this idea.

But now, seeing Chi Muyao in person, they found themselves speechless.

Putting aside the fact that this cultivator with a peach blossom-covered face appeared to be only a teenager in terms of physical appearance, just by looking at the jawline, lips, and that beautiful neck, one could tell that this was the outline of an extraordinary beauty.

With just one glance, they felt his eyes were like a ship filled with stars, with the heavens sinking into the water, and shimmering light crossing the green waves, disturbing their peaceful dreams.

One look, and their souls were stirred, leaving them with unforgettable dreams.

Then there was Chi Muyao’s sincerity.

In such a perilous moment, many would have fled, yet Chi Muyao disregarded the danger and risked his life to save them. This alone left them all speechless.

They were all cultivators of Qingze Sect, familiar with the pain of forcibly summoning the Hui. That a Hehuan Sect disciple could endure it was astonishing.

Now, he had brought reinforcements to save them when they needed it most and even used healing techniques on them.

It was like a warm breeze traveling thousands of miles in the snow, a delicate gift carried from afar. It wasn’t earth-shattering, but it arrived at the most critical moment, exactly when it was needed, and with the most sincerity.

What shocked them the most was that he had even contracted the Colorless Yuni Deer! This was something unimaginable in the entire cultivation world.

The medical cultivators present kept glancing at Chi Muyao, for his healing speed was several times faster than theirs, and the cultivators he treated recovered so well it was as if they had never been injured.

This was a level of ability they could only dream of.

Chi Muyao’s healing ability was comparable to that of a Nascent Soul stage medical cultivator. Yet, for a medical cultivator to reach the Nascent Soul stage was extraordinarily difficult, many times harder than for a regular cultivator.

Xi Lin raised his hand to move his arm, then sat down to meditate for a moment. When he opened his eyes again, he was shocked. “Your healing ability is indeed remarkable. I’m willing to offer you a position as a palace master. Would you consider joining our Qingze Sect?”

Xi Huai, who was also meditating and recovering in coordination with Chi Muyao’s healing technique, was enraged upon hearing Xi Lin’s generous invitation. “He is my Dao companion!”

“Dao companions are unreliable. The Dao companion of Old Song ran away, and your bad temper won’t keep anyone around either. Being a palace master is more secure. What you do privately doesn’t matter, but publicly, he should still be the master of the Thirty-Third Palace.”

“Shut up! If you keep quiet for once, will you die?!” “If I weren’t seriously injured, I’d want to beat you right now. How dare you talk to your father like that!”

Chi Muyao thought he should intervene, so he bluffed, “You two better stop talking, or my healing technique might slip.”

The other palace masters listening thought, ‘is he trying to fool kids? Such a clumsy lie to make these two stop talking?’

These two have been bickering for years, can they really be persuaded with just a few words?

Surprisingly, the father and son duo really shut up and seriously focused on meditating and coordinating the healing.

They actually believed it!

Chi Muyao earnestly finished healing the father and son and then moved on to treat the next two people.

When he treated them, they finally realized just how powerful Chi Muyao’s healing ability was.

While circulating their spiritual energy in coordination with the healing, they could feel that the healing energy was gently surrounding and rotating with their own spiritual energy. It was a very soft energy, like the fine rain of spring, warm and moist, gradually seeping in, making the circulation of their spiritual energy in a small cycle much smoother than usual.

When Chi Muyao was healing the master of Zunyue Palace, Xi Huai came over and asked with concern, “Was it painful when you summoned the Hui?”

“I’ve already healed myself!” Chi Muyao responded quickly.

“If you could split your focus to heal yourself during the summoning, how are you still in the Golden Core stage? Neither my father nor I can split our focus.”

“…” Chi Muyao’s tone softened. “I’m fine now, don’t worry.”

Xi Huai looked at him with pity for a long while before leaning in to kiss Chi Muyao on the forehead. However, their dragon and deer horns bumped into each other, stopping them.

Both of them were momentarily dumbfounded.

Unwilling to give up, Xi Huai turned his head and kissed Chi Muyao on the lips before leaving to return to the battle.

The master of Zunyue Palace opened his eyes pitifully, then closed them again, feeling aggrieved.

These two shameless juniors dared to do this right in front of him?! Couldn’t they find another place?

He had already lost a Dao companion!

Once Chi Muyao had healed most of the cultivators present, they each returned to the battlefield one by one.

Just as he stood up, he felt lightheaded and unstable, and ended up collapsing to the ground.

He had expended too much spiritual energy in healing others. Although it wasn’t as draining as when he healed the sacrificial wound of the Azure Fox, it had still depleted his healing ability entirely.

The previous forced summoning, combined with the excessive healing now, had left him with no strength to stand.

He was far away, hidden within a protective barrier set up by several seniors, and as he watched the recovered cultivators of Qingze Sect rejoin the fight alongside the Hui and the Azure Fox, the situation gradually came under control, even beginning to turn in their favor. Finally, he let out a sigh of relief.

As he relaxed, his vision went dark, and he fell backward onto the ground. It was unclear whether he had fainted or simply fallen asleep from exhaustion.

The medical cultivator beside him quickly helped him up and moved him aside.

The people of Nuan Yan Pavilion never expected that a third person could summon the Hui.

And this sudden appearance of a male cultivator was incredibly bizarre, able to control other Nascent Soul stage cultivators to fight for him!

Moreover, every quarter of an hour, another Qingze Sect cultivator would join the battle. These people had clearly been severely injured earlier, yet now they seemed completely fine.

Apart from their slightly depleted spiritual energy, they showed no signs of having been injured at all.

How is this possible?!

That person with antlers, could they have truly formed a spirit contract with the Colorless Yuni Deer?

How could such a holy spirit beast form a contract with a demonic cultivator?

This is ridiculous!

They never thought they would lose, let alone be defeated so thoroughly.

From a position of strength, they have now been completely overwhelmed.

When they arrived, their army stretched for miles, banners blocking the sun, but now all that remains are a few scattered soldiers, their spiritual energy nearly exhausted.

At this moment, despair sets in.

Xian Yue Tianzun was severely injured. The fiery dragon flames burned her skin, scalding like molten lava. The wound ran from her cheek down to her jaw and neck, leaving a string of red scars that would linger for a long time, causing constant pain.

She knew that if this wound was caused by Xi Lin, the scar would remain forever, even if she used the finest ointments, leaving a faint red mark on her skin, easily noticeable by anyone with a cultivator’s vision.

She had been disfigured!

This hurt her more than the severe injury itself. What drove her even more insane was that Xi Lin attacked her while Zhi Shan also pursued her.

After Xi Lin returned to the battlefield, Zhi Shan seemed to automatically assume the role of a support cultivator, always delivering a fatal blow at the most opportune moments.

She was so angry that she gritted her teeth, wanting to deliver a fatal blow to Zhi Shan Tianzun first, to take down one enemy at least, but she was blocked by Guan Nan.

She roared in frustration, her voice almost a scream: “Are you three really going to gang up on a weak woman like me?”

Even while fighting, Xi Lin laughed: “Since you’re already a Tianzun, is there still a distinction between strong and weak? You had no problem attacking us when we were vulnerable. How can you feel any shame now?”

She ignored Xi Lin and instead glared at Guannan Tianzun, shouting angrily: “Guannan, don’t you know who your enemies are?”

Guannan Tianzun glanced at Zhi Shan Tianzun and replied calmly: “I’m only protecting my partner, not intending to harm you.”

Xian Yue Tianzun was furious, and in her desperation, launched a fierce attack on Zhi Shan Tianzun.

Zhi Shan Tianzun swiftly dodged, but soon Xi Lin launched another strong attack, forcing Xian Yue Tianzun to abandon her pursuit.

Even while entangled with Xi Lin, Xian Yue still shouted: “Zhi Shan isn’t controlled! She’s pretending! The others who are controlled don’t know how to dodge; they just attack mindlessly. She still has her wits about her.”

At this point, other cultivators came to assist Xian Yue Tianzun. Inevitably, they clashed with Zhi Shan Tianzun and gradually realized something was off. They demanded: “Zhi Shan, are you helping them? Could it be that you’re the spy within Nuan Yan Pavilion’s higher ranks?!”

Zhi Shan Tianzun laughed, her attacks unrelenting as she responded: “And if I am?!”

“Zhi Shan, it really is you. We trusted you so much.”

“Do I need your trust? And stop calling me Zhi Shan. That ridiculously stupid title could only come from Nuan Yan Pavilion. My name is Si Ruoyu!”

Zhi Shan Tianzun, now revealed as Si Ruoyu, had endured this title for far too long.

When they gave her this title, three people were named in that batch: Zhi Ren, Zhi Shan, and Zhi De.

They claimed the names were meaningful, serving as a reminder to stay vigilant.

Her cheap master at Nuan Yan Pavilion named her Zhi Shan.

When she heard the title, she nearly rolled her eyes, but at that time, she had already secured Guan Nan Tianzun, having slept with him a few times, so she had no choice but to endure it.

Now she had had enough and no longer wanted to stay at Nuan Yan Pavilion. Who cared about the code of the Jianghu? She wanted to live freely and happily.

The only thing she would miss from Nuan Yan Pavilion was Guan Nan Tianzun, who was a fine-looking furnace. There was nothing else.

She also knew that in the cultivation world, without any cultivators in the Divine Transformation stage, her cultivation had reached its peak. There was no need to continue disguising herself in Nuan Yan Pavilion. It was better to return to Hehuan Sect and enjoy life without the constant scheming.

Everyone was shocked beyond belief. They never expected that a demonic cultivator had been lurking in Nuan Yan Pavilion for so many years, even reaching such a high position.

Due to her gentle personality and fairness, Si Ruoyu had always enjoyed an excellent reputation within Nuan Yan Pavilion, respected by many as a senior.

Who would have guessed that the usually gentle and virtuous Zhi Shan Tianzun would suddenly reveal such an arrogant and unrestrained side? She had pretended so perfectly!

At this point, Xi Lin suddenly recognized Si Ruoyu’s voice, turned to look at her several times, and finally exclaimed: “Oh, it’s you!”

The last time Si Ruoyu visited Qingze Sect to deliver the method for setting up a formation, she had worn a peach blossom mask.

“…” Si Ruoyu wasn’t sure if this was the right time to chat with Xi Lin.

Seeing that Si Ruoyu had dropped her pretense and directly turned against Nuan Yan Pavilion, attacking everyone fiercely, Guan Nan Tianzun hesitated for a moment, his expression betraying his disappointment.

He had once thought that Si Ruoyu might stay at Nuan Yan Pavilion for his sake. Now it seemed he had overestimated his importance in her heart.

Si Ruoyu was leaving.

Then, seeing that Xi Lin actually knew Si Ruoyu, a nameless rage welled up inside Guan Nan Tianzun, and he joined Xian Yue Tianzun in battling Xi Lin.

His stance made it seem as if merely knowing Xi Lin meant Si Ruoyu was likely to become Xi Huai’s stepmother.

Guan Nan Tianzun wouldn’t care about most others, but a cultivator as powerful as Xi Lin could indeed attract Si Ruoyu.

Xi Lin, however, didn’t think too deeply about it. As long as it was a fight against someone from Nuan Yan Pavilion, it didn’t matter who they were.

But then Si Ruoyu suddenly said to Xi Lin: “Don’t hit the face.”

If there was anything she would miss about Guan Nan Tianzun, it was definitely his face. After three hundred years of dual cultivation, his skills hadn’t improved much, but every time she saw that face, she managed to put up with it.

“Alright.” Xi Lin reluctantly agreed.

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