Chapter 23 - The True Truth

Chapter 23 - The True Truth

Chapter 23: The True Truth

The power of the inner demon was far more terrifying than Ye Xuan had ever imagined. Although he managed to expel it from his body, the demon alone was powerful enough to instantly kill Elder Qing Yan and his wife. All of its actions were merely toying with Ye Xuan.

Controlling Yu Ling’er’s body, the demon effortlessly killed the eldest senior brother, Yu Hao, and then plunged a sword into the heart of the second senior brother, Yu Yu.

As he fell to the ground in disbelief, Ye Xuan desperately shouted, “Stop it—!!!” But at this moment, he too was immobilized by the inner demon. And what was he in front of this demon?

Just a pitiful toy.

“Giggle...” The inner demon, controlling Yu Ling’er, laughed with a sound like silver bells. Its gaze turned towards Elder Qingyan and Mistress QingShuang.

“Stop, please stop—!!!” Ye Xuan realized what the demon intended to do.

“Stop? You refused my power earlier, and now you beg me?” The inner demon sneered, “Too late.”

Approaching Mistress Qingshuang, it lifted the bloody sword, licking the blood off it, “Delicious... This sword, if it could taste the blood of a birth mother, would surely be even more delicious.”

Mistress Qingshuang closed her eyes in despair. She realized that Ye Xuan hadn’t cultivated some demonic technique; he was possessed by the inner demon. In the grand Taihua Immortal Gate, how could such a demon have infiltrated?

“No—!!!” Accompanied by Ye Xuan’s agonized cry, Yu Ling’er’s sword easily claimed the lives of Mistress Qingshuang and Elder Qingyan. Her parents lay dead at her feet, her eyes showing a wicked glee.

“Kid, how do you feel now?” The inner demon, as Yu Ling’er, proudly approached Ye Xuan, wrapping her arms around his neck, “Tell me about it?”

This was what Ye Xuan had always longed for, to have his beloved senior sister in his arms. But now, the woman’s body brought only a bone-chilling coldness...

“No... This can’t be... It’s impossible—!!!” Yu Ling’er’s eyes widened in despair, filled with disbelief. “Impossible... The one who killed my parents wasn’t Brother Yu Xuan... It was me?!!”

“Damn it—!!!” Ye Xuan cursed inwardly. Then he said, “Yu Shou, you better confess all the despicable things you’ve done to Senior Sister Ling’er—!!!” Meanwhile, he formed a shield of demonic Qi behind him to block Yu Ling’er’s attack.

“Yu Xuan, why are you doing this, why—!!!” At this moment, Yu Ling’er, seeing only Ye Xuan killing everyone, had no idea what he was doing. In her grief and anger, she just wanted to fight Ye Xuan to the death. What Ye Xuan wanted Yu Shou to confess didn’t matter to her.

“I...” Yu Shou, now blind and crippled, knew he would die if he didn’t obey Ye Xuan. To save his life, he was about to repeat his earlier confession.

But just then...

“How dare demons run amok in my Taihua Mountain! Cease your evil deeds—!” A cold voice rang from the sky. Suddenly, a zither sound echoed, and ice rose from beneath Ye Xuan’s feet, immobilizing him. The experts of Taihua Immortal Gate had arrived...

“Kid, hurry up and leave. I won’t let you kill Yu Shou today. If you don’t flee, you’ll have to watch your beloved girl marry the person you hate most after your death.”

Ye Xuan snorted unwillingly. With demonic Qi surging, he broke free from the ice, glanced at Yu Ling’er, and said, “Senior Sister Ling’er, you are too weak. You can’t even reach one of my fingers. You want to kill me for revenge? Heh, maybe in your next life—!” After saying this, he vanished from the grand hall of Qingyan Peak.

“Kid, you are truly loyal and righteous, taking the blame for killing your masters and fellow disciples, and to avoid suspicion, you deliberately spoke such words to make the woman you love hate you? Just to provoke her to cultivate harder and not be easily deceived by Yu Shou... Is it worth it?” the inner demon asked Ye Xuan.

“You are an inner demon; of course, you wouldn’t understand human emotions,” Ye Xuan replied.

“No, I understand,” said the inner demon, “I understand better than you how many lovesick men and women there are in this world. Their resentment is my best delicacy. I just can’t comprehend it. But, kid, you’re lucky. We are already surrounded by the experts of Taihua Immortal Gate. If we don’t break through quickly, death is near.”

As they spoke, several elders of Taihua had set up the Taihua Confinement Array in the sky, sealing off the space around them to prevent Ye Xuan’s escape. In an instant, several figures stood in the sky, powerful immortal energy converging to form mysterious immortal patterns, creating a circular array with Tai Chi, Four Symbols, and Eight Trigrams, demonstrating extraordinary power.

Sword Qi’s soared, targeting Ye Xuan, while chains of Dao patterns tried to bind him. However, with the help of the inner demon, Ye Xuan displayed strength far beyond ordinary immortals and rapidly escaped Taihua Mountain.

The battle in the sky, as Ye Xuan fled from the high-level experts of Taihua Immortal Gate, was incredibly intense. But for Yu Ling’er at this moment, it no longer mattered. She just stared blankly at Ye Xuan in the scene, tears streaming down her face.

So, this was the real truth? The one who killed her parents and senior brothers was herself. Brother Yu Xuan was merely bearing the sins for her. He loved her so deeply that he disregarded everything. But she, she hated him to the bone.