Chapter 313

Chapter 313: Ling Xiao and Shen Dao Chen Refuse to Listen

Bai Mu Mu was already dead. What Master Ling Xiao was doing now was trying to bring back someone who had truly died. This spell would drain a huge amount of Spiritual Power and leave a deep hole in him. Even so, he didn’t care about the cost.

“She is a Malevolent Spirit. I worked so hard to kill her, and you still want to save her?” Shen Sang Ruo had never felt such disgust for Master Ling Xiao. Her emotions surged. She lifted her hand to push Divine Soul Power into the System and make it show itself as proof.

She believed Master Ling Xiao would at least look at evidence. She was wrong. His sickness had flared up badly. He did not hear a word she said. Anger ruled him. He flung out another wave of Spiritual Power, breaking her move. She was blasted several meters and crashed to the floor. She could not stand up, and she could no longer make the Malevolent Spirit appear.

“Unreasonable! Nonsense! If not for the bond of master and disciple, I would not spare your life!” Master Ling Xiao snapped.

“Who allowed you to lay a hand on this Immortal Lord’s disciple?!” Immortal Lord Chang Li, enduring fierce pain, threw all his remaining Spiritual Power at Master Ling Xiao.

Master Ling Xiao blocked it, but the rescue of Bai Mu Mu was forced to pause. Rage flared higher in him. His eyes went red like blood.

Immortal Lord Chang Li had held back long enough. He was ready to use Soul Burning and fight Master Ling Xiao to the end, but Shen Sang Ruo shot him a warning look. If he burned his soul again, it might never recover.

Shen Dao Chen, Feng He Yun, and Lu Shi Qing rushed in and saw the scene.

“Mu Mu!”

“Sang Ruo!” Feng He Yun and Lu Shi Qing hurried to lift Shen Sang Ruo up.

“My poor Mu Mu!” Shen Dao Chen’s heart twisted like a knife when he saw Bai Mu Mu. His furious gaze locked on Shen Sang Ruo and the suddenly appearing Immortal Lord Chang Li. He understood at once what must have happened.

“You! And you!” He pointed at them, shaking. “I thought you truly wanted to return, but you came back to kill your little sister. How cold and cruel! I was wrong to change my view of you. If anything happens to Mu Mu, you and your helper will not leave Flying Cloud Sect. You will not be forgiven!”

He raised his hand and stepped forward to slap Shen Sang Ruo. “Today I will teach you a lesson, you heartless thing!”

Feng He Yun and Lu Shi Qing blocked him. Bai Mu Mu’s death should have been good news to them. They both believed she was a Malevolent Spirit. Feng He Yun pleaded: “Sect Master, Bai Mu Mu really is a Malevolent Spirit. Shen Sang Ruo was right to kill her. Please don’t be fooled by Bai Mu Mu.”

Lu Shi Qing glared at Shen Dao Chen and said: “Sect Master, are you going to punish people without listening again, like last time?”

To Shen Dao Chen, their words only poured oil on the fire. “Out of my way! All of you who take the outsider’s side!”

His slap landed on Feng He Yun and Lu Shi Qing instead. “That unfilial girl brought a helper to kill Mu Mu. It is already certain. I am not blind. What more is there to explain?”

“Guards! Guards! Take them all,” he pointed at Shen Sang Ruo, Immortal Lord Chang Li, Feng He Yun, and Lu Shi Qing in turn, “and lock them in the Confinement Chamber to await judgment!”

Immortal Lord Chang Li was badly hurt, but he was not someone to be handled so easily. He stepped in front of Shen Sang Ruo. Spiritual Power flickered around his hand. His meaning was clear.

What had looked like a sure win had become a mess. Even he had not expected Master Ling Xiao and Shen Dao Chen to be so crazed that they would not listen to a single word. It was easy now to imagine what kind of life Shen Sang Ruo had lived in Flying Cloud Sect before.

How to break the deadlock?

Only Master Ling Xiao could suppress Immortal Lord Chang Li, but Master Ling Xiao was busy reviving Bai Mu Mu while keeping half his attention fixed on Chang Li. A fragile balance formed between the two sides.

It did not last long. When Bai Mu Mu revived, the balance would shatter.

Shen Dao Chen joined Master Ling Xiao, pouring Spiritual Power into Bai Mu Mu’s body together with him. Soon the wound in her heart closed and began to beat again, leaving only a tiny scar.

Bai Mu Mu’s eyes flew open. She gasped for air, shaking all over. Her eyes were full of fear. She had truly died and then dragged her life back from the edge. It was terrifying.

When she saw Master Ling Xiao and Shen Dao Chen beside her, tears sprang up. She glanced around and understood: she had not lost yet. “Mu Mu, you’re awake!” “Mu Mu!”

Master Ling Xiao and Shen Dao Chen were thrilled and moved, eyes shining with tears. The instant Master Ling Xiao saw her open her eyes, the System in Shen Sang Ruo’s hands twitched ever so slightly. If it had still been inside Bai Mu Mu, it would have broadcast:

[Ding: Master Ling Xiao’s favorability +2. Current favorability: 100!]

[You may now Prove the Dao by Killing Kin!]

Bai Mu Mu did not know this. Right now she was adding fuel to the fire: “Mu Mu was so scared she would never see Father and Master again,” she sobbed, then pointed with her words, “Immortal Lord Chang Li said he would avenge Senior Sister Shen, so he controlled me and let Senior Sister Shen kill me little by little to vent her anger.”

Her frightened, wronged crying made Master Ling Xiao and Shen Dao Chen ache with pity. Her story pushed their anger even higher. With his favorability already full, Master Ling Xiao could not bear her suffering at all.

“You two are very bold!” he roared, and the Spiritual Pressure of a Void Refining Stage cultivator poured out. Even Immortal Lord Chang Li had to grit his teeth to stand under it, and Shen Sang Ruo’s pain was far worse. Though Immortal Lord Chang Li shielded her with all his strength, her whole body felt crushed.

Master Ling Xiao glared at Immortal Lord Chang Li: “You. I will not let you leave Flying Cloud Sect alive today.” Then he turned to Shen Sang Ruo and said, “And you. I will spare your life, but the rest of your life will be spent paying back Mu Mu. I will let Mu Mu stab this knife back with her own hand, again and again, for hundreds or thousands of lifetimes.”

Shen Dao Chen did not move, but he agreed with Master Ling Xiao’s punishment.

“Now, we start with you,” Master Ling Xiao said, ready to strike Immortal Lord Chang Li first.

“You madman who hears nothing,” Immortal Lord Chang Li answered coldly, “no wonder a Malevolent Spirit plays you like a toy. Then fight me.” He had fought Master Ling Xiao before and feared nothing now. His only task was to get Shen Sang Ruo out of Flying Cloud Sect alive.

Master Ling Xiao could not stand to hear the words Malevolent Spirit. He burst into fresh fury and moved to clash with Immortal Lord Chang Li.

Shen Sang Ruo secured the System and raced through plans in her mind, searching for a way to break the situation. No matter how she turned it, Immortal Lord Chang Li had almost no chance to live.

All she could do was hope the message she had left at Ninghua Sect would reach the right people in time.