I didn't expect that I was the heartthrob.

Zhenren Yanshan was filled with hatred and anger, and smashed the huge rock beside him with one palm.

"I didn't expect you to be so stubborn! I really misjudged you. I thought you were a high-level water spirit root, with good talent and excellent bones, and that you would be an excellent disciple of immortal cultivation. I never thought that you were narrow-minded, self-degrading, and associated with the demons! You, you are simply..."

As he spoke, Master Yanshan struck out with another palm, this time at "Xu Fengxi" who was nailed to the tree.

Gu Lan was so scared that she broke free from Ji Yanli's arms and stood up suddenly.

"Master, please show mercy..."

Master Yanshan glared at Gu Lan and said, "Don't worry, I will never harm your brother's life, but I will definitely kill the demon possessed by your brother a thousand times!"

As he spoke, his five fingers formed into claws and grabbed the Demon Lord Xiangliu who was possessed by "Xu Fengxi" alive.

Xiangliu lost his true body and was nourished by the Lingyao water spiritual root. Now he has taken on a human form.

When Gu Lan saw the Demon Lord being stripped away, he immediately returned to his junior brother, sealed his acupoints, and used his spiritual sense to probe his spiritual sea.

Fortunately, the demon lord's main target was not him. He just possessed him and did not destroy his spiritual platform.

"It's you?" Master Yanshan grabbed the phantom and placed it in front of him. "You are so brave to target my Tianyan Sect!"

Although Xiangliu was caught, he was not panicked at all.

His trump card is still Lingyao.

Based on his understanding of Master Yanshan, although Master Yanshan did not know how to cultivate talents, he was indeed a person who cherished and loved talents.

It is not easy for Tianyan Sect to reach its current status. How could he possibly kill Lingyao?

After all, Lingyao has been abnormal for so long, it is impossible for him not to notice it.

I noticed it but didn't stop it. Why do you think that is?

If he had not been discovered by the leader of Xuantian Sword Sect, he would have remained blind for a long time.

"You old hypocrite." Xiangliu laughed mockingly, "Your apprentice is naturally a good seedling, but it's a pity that you don't know how to cherish him. Why don't you give him to me so that I can train him well, hahahaha."

"You evil creature!" Zhenren Yanshan tightly grasped the phantom and several lightning bolts shot out from his hands. The lightning bolts were like thousands of sharp swords, piercing through Xiangliu's phantom and also piercing into Xiangliu's soul.

The purgatory-like lightning suddenly shrunk Xiangliu to a shadow the size of a fist.

Everything he gained from Lingyao was shattered by this lightning.

At the same time, Lingyao's face turned pale, and she rolled to the ground, groaning in pain.

"Master... Master... Father! No, no, I will die."

Lingyao rolled over while moaning in pain. Her dress was torn and her hair was all disheveled.

The woman who was as beautiful as a fairy was now crawling on the ground in a mess.

How could this scene not be tragic?

Master Yanshan suddenly put down his hands and looked at Lingyao on the ground in surprise.

"This...why is this?"

"Master..." Lingyao spat out a mouthful of blood and smiled miserably. At this point, she could only confess the truth and hoped that Master Yanshan would spare her life because of their relationship as master and disciple. "The demon lord is called Xiangliu. He tricked me into forming a pact with him. If you kill Xiangliu, I will die too."

The shadow of Master Yanshan flickered and he almost lost his balance.

"How could you be so confused!" Master Yanshan didn't know what to say, but he did stop.

The Demon Lord Xiangliu curled up into a ball, suspended in mid-air, entangled by thousands of golden threads, unable to move at all.

At this point he had lost his arrogance and was left struggling to survive.

Gu Lan laid her fellow apprentice down and stood up. She was badly injured and had lost too much blood. There were also burn marks on her face that Xiangliu had deliberately left when he possessed her, so she looked as scary as a ghost.

Ji Yanli held Gu Lan's shoulders, but Gu Lan took his hand away.

"I'm fine, take good care of my junior brother." After saying that, he staggered towards Lingyao.

Gu Lan said as he walked, "Master, Junior Sister Lingyao was also deceived by the Demon Lord and went astray. Perhaps there is still a way to break their contract."

Lingyao looked at Gu Lan in disbelief as she got closer and closer.

How could she be so kind as to advise the master to let her go for the time being?

Is there some conspiracy?

But... look closely at Gu Lan's eyes, there is no ripple in those calm eyes, no resentment, no anger, nothing, as calm as a still well.

Gu Lan walked closer, almost touching Lingyao.

Lingyao shrank back.

Gu Lan still stretched out his hand and pulled her towards him.

Lingyao still wanted to retreat, but she had no strength left.

Gu Lan knelt in front of Lingyao with her back to Master Yanshan. She dragged Lingyao towards her with a serious expression, as if she was doing something extremely solemn.

“Master, why don’t you take Junior Sister Lingyao back to the sect for the time being and then look for a proper solution.” Finally, Gu Lan hugged Lingyao in his arms and even reached out to help her straighten her messy collar.

Master Yanshan sighed, "What can we do? Since ancient times, all cultivators who have made a pact with the demons have eventually lost their minds and been driven at will by the demons. Now the contract between Lingyao and the demon lord is quite different. I don't know what the future will be like. Which cultivator in heaven and on earth can find a good way to break their contract?"

Gu Lan paused. "Is there really no way?"

Lingyao's eyes became even dimmer.

Master Yanshan shook his head, "There is no other way."

"Then... what are your plans, sir?" Gu Lan asked immediately.

Master Yanshan hadn't thought it through yet, but he wanted to protect Lingyao. Even if he knew that the two couldn't be separated, he wouldn't kill her. Master Yanshan paced behind Gu Lan, "For now, we can only take this evil disciple back and make plans later."

Gu Lan's hand stopped completely.

"Lingyao..." Gu Lan called her.

Lingyao raised her eyes and looked at Gu Lan, her eyes dull.

Her world became completely dark.

"Uh... you..."

When Lingyao uttered these two words, her eyes suddenly widened, and soon blood flowed from the corners of her mouth. Then she trembled and looked at Gu Lan with lifeless pupils.

Those watery, affectionate, and charming eyes had lost their luster. There was no hatred or resentment in them, only disbelief staring blankly.

"You can be free now." Gu Lan uttered the last sentence, and the dagger pierced through the back of Lingyao's neck. As the words fell, the dagger changed from vertical to horizontal and slashed through Lingyao's left neck.

Lingyao's neck was cut in half.

No one understood what was happening.

Blood spurted out.

Hot blood spilled all over the ground, staining Gu Lan and Ling Yao's bodies red.

The Demon Lord Xiangliu screamed miserably and expanded violently. The golden threads entangled him, squeezing him into a strange shape. After a few moments, the Demon Lord Xiangliu exploded into a black smoke with a bang.

The smoke dissipated in silence.

Up to this point, Master Yanshan and Ji Yanli did not move or say a word.

They didn't seem to understand what Gu Lan had done.