63: A thought of humility

On the outskirts of the Myriad Demon Forest, the edge of space was cleverly separated by an invisible barrier.

Su Lin and his group stood silently there, as if in another dimension, looking down at the slaughter that had long since ended below.

They had been there for a while.

From the moment the Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion and others stepped into Ye You's territory, until the last two were dragged underground, becoming nourishment for the demonic tree.

They witnessed the entire process clearly.

In the air, the thick scent of blood mixed with the miasma of the Myriad Demon Forest, forming a nauseating odor.

However, for Su Lin and the others, who were long accustomed to life and death, this scene was not enough to move them.

What truly made the air heavy was the woman before the throne, barefoot yet exuding endless majesty.

She was their Fourth Senior Sister, Ye You.

"She..." Mu Qingxue's voice trembled slightly.

She was not shocked by the killing.

Earlier, at the Qingyao Sect mountain gate, she had executed Ma Liu and Zhao Si with equally decisive and ruthless methods.

If anyone dared to offend her Revered Master, she would definitely ensure their death.

But Ye You was different.

Mu Qingxue could clearly sense that when Ye You killed those three enemies, she wasn't merely eliminating them; she was enjoying it!

Enjoying the despair of her prey struggling in her grasp, enjoying the pleasure of crushing the enemy's dignity and Dao Heart simultaneously.

That primal savagery, emanating from her very bones, viewing all beings as sustenance, sent a chill from Mu Qingxue's Soul.

She found it hard to imagine what the Fourth Senior Sister, who used to follow Revered Master, curious about the world of flowers and plants, and a bit shy, had experienced in these hundred years to become like this.

Or perhaps, this was her true self all along.

"Oh, wow."

"How interesting."

Compared to Mu Qingxue's shock, Luo Ximei, standing nearby, recovered her expression after a brief moment of surprise.

As someone on the Demonic Path, she naturally felt no discomfort at Ye You's brutality.

Luo Ximei murmured softly, her voice carrying a hint of morbid appreciation.

"My Fourth Senior Sister, this undisguised primal wildness, this domineering attitude of viewing all beings as sustenance, is much more to my liking than an Ice Lotus face."

"Right, my Junior Sister?" After speaking, she reached out to touch Mu Qingxue's cheek.

Mu Qingxue's beautiful face was frosty, a cold glint flashed in her eyes, unable to bear it any longer.

She raised her slender hand, and a crystal-clear Ice Lotus instantly condensed in her palm, striking towards Luo Ximei.

However, Luo Ximei was already prepared; she smiled slightly, her figure flickered, and she vanished from her spot like a wisp of smoke.

The next moment, she appeared eerily behind Su Lin.

A pair of jade arms gently wrapped around Su Lin's arm, pressing her body tightly against him, her originally alluring and charming face instantly replaced with a fragile expression.

"Revered Master, look at Seventh Junior Sister!"

Luo Ximei's voice was soft and sweet, with a perfectly calibrated hint of grievance.

"I was just telling the truth, praising Fourth Senior Sister's demeanor, and she wants to hit me, how fierce!

"She was clearly more proactive earlier on the cloud brocade!"

"Luo Ximei!"

Mu Qingxue's beautiful face instantly turned from white to red, "You...!"

She practically squeezed out these two words from between her teeth, the cold Qi around her almost freezing the space.

However, before she could erupt again, a gentle voice softly sounded from beside them.

"Fifth Senior Sister, Seventh Junior Sister."

Gu Qiuyue had stepped forward at some point, a helpless, faint smile on her face, gently placing herself between the two and Revered Master.

She did not look at her two belligerent Senior Sisters, but instead cast her gaze towards the solitary figure on the throne below.

Her eyes held neither Mu Qingxue's shock nor Luo Ximei's appreciation, only a merchant's calmness and analysis.

"Revered Master naturally understands both of your charms, it's just..."

She changed the subject, her tone carrying a perfectly appropriate hint of gravity, "What we need to consider now, I'm afraid, isn't who was more proactive on the cloud brocade, but rather how to face the Fourth Senior Sister below... who has completely transformed into a Demon Lord?"

Gu Qiuyue quickly calculated that Fourth Senior Sister's current strength was likely at the Late Stage of the Body Integration Stage.

If this combat power could be used by Revered Master, it would clear at least half of the obstacles for Revered Master's grand return.

But conversely, this uncontrolled wildness could also become the most unstable factor.

"Enough." Su Lin shook his head helplessly, stopping the impending farce.

His gaze had never left the solitary figure below, and in his eyes, there was no fear or disgust, only a trace of heartache from the bottom of his Soul.

He gently waved his hand, removing the barrier that separated the space.

Almost the instant the barrier disappeared, Ye You on the throne trembled violently!

Her wild and brutal golden pupils suddenly lifted, precisely locking onto Su Lin and his group's position.

Overwhelming Demonic Qi and killing intent instinctively surged forth.

The three disciple immediately sensed this unusual aura and stepped forward to shield Su Lin.

Subsequently, three light walls of different colors, formed by Spiritual Qi, blocked Su Lin's front.

The three disciple' reactions were extremely swift; Revered Master's safety was their shared, inviolable bottom line.

However, when that killing intent, powerful enough to make all demons submit, met Su Lin's calm gaze, it instantly vanished into thin air.

Ye You's originally brutal pupils, upon clearly seeing the figure firmly protected by her three Junior Sisters, suddenly contracted to the extreme.

It was him... it really was him!

That face, even a hundred years had not worn away a single contour.

His eyes were still as gentle and calm, as if they could soothe all the world's frenzy and unease.

A hundred years of waiting, a hundred years of slaughter.

Everything, at this moment, seemed to turn into nothingness.

On the throne, the Yao Race empress who looked down upon the world disappeared.

In her place, seemingly, was a girl frozen in place, at a loss.

"Ma... Revered Master..."

These two words were almost squeezed out from the depths of her trembling Soul, so soft that she herself could barely hear them.

At this moment, when that figure she had yearned for in her dreams truly appeared, an unprecedented fear began to spread from her heart.

Her gaze subconsciously swept over Mu Qingxue, Luo Ximei, and Gu Qiuyue beside Revered Master.

Seventh Junior Sister was still like an Ice Lotus on a snowy mountain, pure and ethereal.

Fifth Senior Sister was alluring and enchanting, her strength having reached the Body Integration realm.

Sixth Junior Sister was graceful and noble, always strategizing.

They... were all still Revered Master's good disciple.

Ye You slowly, stiffly lowered her head, looking at herself.

Her hands, stained with slaughter and blood.

That heart, long filled with brutality and loneliness, long different from before.

Am I a monster?

Am I worthy of seeing Revered Master?

Will he hate me now?