The Sect Leader’s Daughter Awakened - Chapter 5

Although the reactions of the “walking corpses” were strange, in order to save people, the Zhengyang Sect group clearly had no time to care about that. From Liu Jing and Yun Sheng at the top to the ordinary Qi Refining disciples below, everyone gave it their all.

The commotion caused by their slaughter was truly not small, so Xi Wei, hidden in the shadows, naturally saw it as well.

Her beautiful brows furrowed slightly, and a trace of hesitation seemed to flash through her dark eyes. In the end, after who knew what thought crossed her mind, she abandoned her original plan.

She charged into the swarm of “walking corpses” from another direction, yet the surrounding “walking corpses” completely turned a blind eye to her. Because of that, compared to the numerous Zhengyang Sect disciples, she was actually the first to approach the Tianxing Sect disciples trapped in the center.

Xi Wei had a natural Dao body, and at the same time, she also possessed the rare lightning spiritual root. A lightning spiritual root was almost like cheating when it came to facing tribulation lightning, and in ordinary attacks, its power was also second to none.

At this moment, the instant Xi Wei made her move, as the sword at her side was unsheathed, pale-blue arcs of electricity began to spread out with her sword energy. At first, the lightning was not especially eye-catching among the many flickering spiritual lights, but the power brought by lightning-type attacks soon drew everyone’s attention.

Other people’s attacks came one at a time, but the moment Xi Wei attacked, the “walking corpses” in front of her fell in entire swaths.

Very soon, the Tianxing Sect group trapped in the center, already covered in wounds, discovered her. Their previously dispirited morale instantly surged, and delighted cries almost burst from their mouths. “Eldest Senior Sister! It’s Eldest Senior Sister! We’re saved!”

The words “Eldest Senior Sister” seemed to become the backbone of all the disciples. Even Shu Yi let out a long breath of relief.

Xi Wei could naturally hear it. The expectation and worship from these people were not fake. Those sincere, burning gazes were enough to ignite the passion in a person’s heart. They trusted her so deeply that no one would doubt the sincerity they felt at this moment.

But why did this sincerity have a time limit? Why, when they chose to betray her and turn their blades against her, were they so utterly without hesitation?

Her thoughts churned, and the memories of her previous life replayed in her mind once more. Those familiar voices denouncing her seemed to echo beside her ears again…

Let her think. Junior Sister Qi, Junior Sister Zhao, Junior Brother Wu, and many other junior brothers and sisters, some familiar and some not, seemed to all be among the group ahead.

She had saved them and taught them, more than once. But in the end, how had these people betrayed her?

The sword momentum in Xi Wei’s hand did not stop. One “walking corpse” after another fell beneath her feet, yet the surrounding gray mist grew even thicker. It was just like her increasingly unsettled heart at this moment, and like the faint red glow now rising in her eyes.

Suddenly, the Bodhi prayer beads at her waist burst with Buddhist light. The dazzling radiance shone so brightly that Xi Wei did not dare look directly at it, and she instinctively narrowed her eyes. At the same time, the scorching heat suddenly emitted by the Bodhi prayer beads burned Xi Wei enough to make her regain a little clarity.

This was not the place, nor was it the time. She could not expose her demonic nature at this moment. Otherwise, while deep within the territory of the righteous sects, she would not escape the fate of being hunted down.

Thinking of this, Xi Wei ruthlessly bit the tip of her tongue. A faint taste of blood began spreading through her mouth. The stinging pain from the tip of her tongue also awakened her dazed mind, making her suddenly realize that the gray mist had a rather strong effect on her.

Fortunately, she had discovered it in time. Once her rationality returned, it was no longer possible for the gray mist to influence her again.

Dark-blue electric currents tore through the night sky, quickly approaching the Tianxing Sect group. Xi Wei swept her gaze across her fellow disciples. In only a brief instant, she judged that nearly every single one of them was wounded. Those with heavier injuries had even already lost the ability to fight and could only be protected in the middle by the others.

What a pity. If the people from the Zhengyang Sect had arrived a little later, perhaps one or two of them might have died.

Xi Wei’s face was cold and aloof, while her heart was not without regret.

But the Tianxing Sect group obviously could not have guessed her thoughts. When everyone saw her return, they only felt joy. While facing the enemy, Shu Yi found a spare moment to ask, “Senior Sister Xi Wei, where did you go earlier? Are you hurt?”

Xi Wei swung her sword and cut down a large swath of “walking corpses.” She did not avoid the question. “I sensed something wrong and went to look around.” After saying that, she paused slightly, then continued, “You’ve fought them for so long. Haven’t you realized it yet? These things aren’t walking corpses at all. They are living corpses. During the day, they were most likely the townspeople here. Now, in all of Qili Town, who knows how many living people are still left?”

When everyone heard this, they were abruptly startled. Some disciples whose mental state was not firm enough even paused in their sword swings and nearly got bitten by the living corpses.

Among this group, aside from Xi Wei, Shu Yi had the highest cultivation and experience. Hearing this, she immediately began observing the living corpses before her with a clear goal. Then, very quickly, this female cultivator, who had always been known for her gentle grace, darkened her expression.

Clearly, she had also seen that Xi Wei’s words were true. And without needing Xi Wei to point out more, she also saw that these living corpses had been forcibly refined by someone, and that the refinement had not yet been entirely successful. If the refinement of these living corpses went one step further, these townspeople would completely lose all moments of clarity. At that time, they would also no longer be living corpses, but true living-corpse puppets impervious to blades and spears.

The disciples had yet to realize more, but after hearing Xi Wei’s words, they were already somewhat restrained when attacking again. “Eldest Senior Sister, Senior Sister Shu Yi, are these people still alive? Then should we still kill them directly?”

“Don’t kill them for now. Little Junior Sister, do you have a way to help these townspeople recover?” Long before Xi Wei’s reminder, the Zhengyang Sect side had also discovered the matter of the living corpses. Liu Jing directly handed the decision to Yun Sheng. If Yun Sheng said they could be saved, they would show mercy. Even if they had to suffer some injuries for it, they would properly tie up these living corpses.

Hearing the question, Yun Sheng did not feel much pressure. Or rather, with her own father as her backer, she had never known what fear was. At this moment, she replied almost without thinking, “I don’t know. But we can capture them first, then I’ll see whether they can be saved.”

Liu Jing had no objections. However, because the disciples’ strength was limited, she did not dare truly let them take risks. She immediately used her own methods and directly bound a living corpse, tossing it to Yun Sheng. She instructed just as bluntly, “Take a look first. If it can be saved, then save it.”

Yun Sheng obediently examined it briefly, then answered, “Not bad. We can try.”

And so, the tone of the matter was decided just like that.

After knowing that these living corpses could still be saved and that they were the townspeople they had met and spoken with during the day, the people of the Zhengyang Sect could no longer act without mercy. Including Liu Jing, everyone held back some of their strength when attacking. But as a result, the situation, which had already not been easy, instantly became even more pressured.

This was especially true for those Qi Refining young disciples. Their strength had been insufficient to begin with, and now they had to hesitate and hold back. They were almost constantly in danger. Yun Sheng had already grabbed people back by the collars more than once, and after doing it several times, a bit of impatience also rose in her.

After once again fishing back a Qi Refining disciple, Yun Sheng finally could not bear it anymore. She swept an arm across and shouted to everyone, “Hold your breath and retreat!”

The young disciples’ cooperation was not very smooth, but Liu Jing clearly knew her methods very well. The moment she heard those words, she consciously withdrew from the battlefield, retreating several zhang.

As the team leader, Liu Jing was the weather vane for these disciples. The moment everyone saw her retreat, they followed suit. In almost only the blink of an eye, the battlefield that had just been filled with desperate fighting cooled down. Aside from the living corpses with slightly slower reactions, the only person left in place was Yun Sheng.

Immediately after, everyone saw the hand seals in her hands changing rapidly. Ling Yun, carrying golden-red light, no longer relied on its speed to attack the living corpses before her. Instead, it transformed into one eye-catching line of light after another.

Almost pushing the visual limits of the cultivators present, those lines of light gradually gathered and took shape, turning into a formation of moderate size. The moment the formation was completed, it also imprisoned nearly a hundred living corpses within it.

Of course, this kind of imprisonment had a time limit, and the limit was even very short. But Yun Sheng clearly would not waste her effort. Almost at the instant the formation was completed, Ling Yun’s true body suddenly released a red mist. It quickly shrouded the surroundings, and then the living corpses trapped in the formation fell one after another.

The disciples outside the field stared in stunned silence. Seeing that it was effective, Yun Sheng also raised her brows rather proudly.

Liu Jing understood her little pride, found time to praise her with a word of “impressive,” and then led the disciples onward toward the center where the Tianxing Sect disciples were trapped.

Seeing this, Yun Sheng did not feel disappointed either. She quickly continued using her methods to help everyone open a path. With her acting in this way, the efficiency of their later movements improved quite a bit. Wherever Ling Yun passed, “corpses” almost covered the ground.

After pushing forward for about half a quarter of an hour, the Zhengyang Sect side could finally see the Tianxing Sect disciples. And when Yun Sheng was the first to raise her eyes and look over, what she saw was the dark-blue lightning flickering in the night, as well as that tall and upright figure standing before everyone, single-handedly taking on most of the attacks.

Clearly, they had only met once before, but Yun Sheng still recognized the other person’s identity at a single glance.

“Go. Let’s join up with them,” Liu Jing called out, leading everyone toward the Tianxing Sect group.

Everyone moved with her. But those joining together were not only the cultivators. There were also even more living corpses emerging like bamboo shoots after rain.