(T/N: I will update this novel daily from now on because I want to finish this novel faster and pick up a new novel.. The current chapter is actually from chapter 101, so there are around 31 chapters more before this novel is complete.. so I will try to complete it by next month…)

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Chapter 275

The room quickly filled with the metallic scent of rust as the blood turned a dark red, tainted by the black-gray demonic energy.

Zhou Yimei’s sword strikes carried all her strength, and as her sword energy pierced through, it exploded upon contact with blood and bone, like countless fierce cold winds, each gust bringing unbearable pain.

Xie Yu’s eyes gradually turned unnaturally blood-red, whether from pain or regret, and as tears moistened them, it seemed as though the liquid swirling in his eyes was blood.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”

He whispered repeatedly, stepping forward to approach her, “I really didn’t know; I thought you didn’t want me anymore. I’ve always loved you; please forgive me, okay? You must still love me; you love me, don’t you?”

Zhou Yimei stepped back to avoid him.

Although she remained silent, the expression on her face clearly revealed her thoughts.

It was as if she wanted to say: “Idiot, speak human language.”

Bai Ye clicked his tongue and sighed, almost dropping his eyes into the round mirror in front of him: “Miss Zhou is truly ruthless! How can she be so decisively ruthless yet so charming? I admire her greatly!”

Ningning also watched with satisfaction, “This is how the story should go! After all the evil Xie Yu did, how could Miss Zhou ever fall in love with him again? What’s the point of regretting now? From what he did, it’s clear he’s rotten to the core.”

As she spoke, her expression froze, and she stared intently at the mirror: “Strange… don’t you think Xie Yu looks a bit odd?”

Yonggui responded, “Hmm.”

The demonic energy around Xie Yu had grown thicker than before.

In Chongling Town, where the demons were entrenched, a faint black mist pervaded the surroundings.

The black mist, though not very conspicuous, had now intensified around Xie Yu since Zhou Yimei drew her sword, becoming so dense it seemed almost solid.

“Not good.”

Meng Jue spoke softly, “The heart demon is growing, and the demonic energy is surging… do you remember the fire that burned down all of Chongling?”

Ningning’s eyelid twitched.

Zhou Yimei was undoubtedly a permanent thorn in Xie Yu’s heart.

Now that the truth of the past was being revealed, as he realized the irreparable mistakes he had made, his heart demon would inevitably spread.

Once the heart demon takes root, in a state of extreme collapse…

It will confuse his mind, causing his demonic energy to surge, turning him into a monster driven only by a lust for slaughter.

Bai Ye exclaimed, “Oh no! What about Miss Zhou—”

In the round mirror, the black mist suddenly surged.

The once sobbing, repentant young man now had blood-red eyes, with veins bulging visibly on his forehead and neck.

The black mist became so intense it felt almost tangible, and without warning, it lunged straight at Zhou Yimei’s face!

Zhou Yimei, with her keen reflexes, frowned and quickly moved back, at the same time slashing her sword, shattering the demonic energy with a flash of white light.

Xie Yu, however, seemed unaware of it, staring blankly at her.

As the demonic energy condensed, a long sword appeared in his hand.

The Zhou family had passed down the art of the sword for generations, and the manual Zhou Yimei once gifted him was likely a precious sword manual.

In the end, those killing techniques were now being used against her.

As the sword energy, mixed with demonic energy, swept toward her, Zhou Yimei’s eyes were filled with a resolve to face death.

She hadn’t come for revenge today with any intention of leaving alive.

Although most of the Zhou family guards and maids had been knocked unconscious by her, ensuring no one would disturb them for a short time, there were still some demon soldiers stationed in Chongling.

Once they noticed the commotion, they would definitely set a trap and hunt her down.

No matter what, as long as she could die together with Xie Yu, she would be satisfied.

But she never expected Xie Yu’s heart demon to erupt so violently at this moment.

Given her fragile and tormented body, the chances of defeating him were slim…

Zhou Yimei gritted her teeth and tightened her grip on the sword hilt.

Xie Yu, having lost his mind, slashed wildly with his sword, the demonic energy exploding in rapid succession in the air, sparking bursts of fire that quickly spread throughout the room like a dragon.

Just as a sword wind was about to strike, Zhou Yimei prepared to counterattack when she suddenly sensed another swift sword energy from beside her, forcefully deflecting Xie Yu’s attack.

She turned in surprise and saw the figures of Ningning and the others.

“Miss Zhou, don’t be afraid! We are disciples of the Immortal Sect, here to exorcise the demon!”

As Bai Ye summoned several talismans, focusing his mind and controlling the wind, he shouted at the top of his lungs, “Everything I said before was a lie! Sect Master He of Liuming Mountain is wise and powerful, the best in the world!”

He Xiaochen outside the mystic mirror coughed lightly.

Meng Jue, unfazed, focused his energy on his sword, “I am not Tian Xianzi; my master far surpasses me, like a lone pine standing tall, like a jade mountain about to crumble.”

“I must confess, everything I said about my affairs with Sword Master Zhen Xiao was all made up!”

Ningning also seized the opportunity to reverse the situation, fighting for her last chance at survival after leaving the Demon Refining Tower:

“Uncle Master, though I seldom praise you, it’s only because I don’t want my crude words to sully your noble sword intent! Even if I die and am nailed in a coffin, I will still shout from the grave with my rotten voice: Sword Master Zhen Xiao’s swordsmanship is unmatched!”

This woman was incredibly skilled at flattery!

Bai Ye looked at her in horror.

Sect Master He was undoubtedly furious at what Bai Ye had said earlier.

If he was outshoned by Sword Master Zhen Xiao at this moment, Bai Ye was finished!

“Sect Master He is truly selfish. After every appearance, he doesn’t care how many people can’t sleep, how many people suffer from unrequited love, or how many are tormented by their love for him!”

Bai Ye’s hand flashed with fire, striking at Xie Yu’s back, only for it to be scattered by a sword swing.

“Do you remember that little rabbit Sect Master He raised? It died of diarrhea from eating too much grass. When I saw you holding it with such sorrow in your eyes, I had only one thought—”

He fought on, shouting with deep emotion, “I wish it wasn’t the rabbit that had diarrhea and died, but me!”

Even Meng Jue glanced at him with some surprise.

Ruthless, truly ruthless.

How could anyone compete with that level of flattery? Trully the king of licking, he praises others by 1000 but hurts himself by 80000—no one could lick better than him!!

What should have been an intense battle turned into a flattery competition, causing the elders outside the mystic mirror to laugh out loud.

Sect Master He looked off into the distance, stroking his nonexistent long beard, “Stir-fried or deep-fried?”

“No need to get upset with the young ones; let them have some dignity.”

Zhen Xiao replied, “Steam them.”

Tian Xianzi nodded.

Less oil and salt and not having them fried in a frying pan is indeed dignified.

Ningning, unaware of the conversation between the three, was quite pleased with her over-the-top flattery.

As she praised Zhenxiao to the skies, she didn’t relax her assault on Xie Yu.

She had expended considerable energy dealing with the Shadow Demon earlier and hadn’t fully recovered, so she could only contribute marginally from the sidelines.

The main forces in the fight were Zhou Yimei, Pei Ji, Meng Jue, and Bai Ye.

—Yonggui’s rapping is a mental attack; it wasn’t very effective against the mad dog-like Xie Yu, so he could only serve as support.

Under the combined onslaught of the five-element techniques and sword light, even with Xie Yu’s high cultivation, his chaotic mind left him at a disadvantage against the group.

Demonic flames burst forth from his rage, roaring with fire and screams, but Ningning knew the outcome was already decided.

Or rather, whether facing them or Zhou Yimei alone, Xie Yu’s defeat was inevitable from the start.

“Since Xie Yu was eventually imprisoned in the Demon Refining Tower…”

Before arriving earlier, she had asked Meng Jue, “Then in the true history, even without others intervening, Zhou Yimei still defeated him in the end, right?”

“Yes.”

Meng Jue had lazily replied, a smile tugging at the corner of his eye, “It’s said that through this life-and-death battle, she comprehended the Thousand Sword Intent, her cultivation soaring, advancing from the Nascent Soul stage to the Spirit Severing stage, slaying countless demons—this must be the day.”