Fellow Daoist! That scoundrel has written a new book again.

This is absolutely a setup!

Zhang Shun quickly turned to the next page, where he saw that Zhou Zhi's second uncle had, in just a few words, portrayed the Zhou family as the righteous side.

The revered Sword God was described as a fugitive demon.

Inside the banquet hall, discussions were rife, and the doubts in people's eyes were hard to conceal. Some even adopted a wary posture, poised to strike.

Zhou Zhi, who was at the head of the table, glanced at everyone present, a hint of coldness in his eyes, and asked leisurely:

"Where's the evidence?"

Upon seeing this, Zhang Shun's heart skipped a beat.

You should know that Zhou Zhi really does carry a trace of demonic energy... and the description of "with a hint of cold smile" has never appeared on him before.

Could it be that demonic energy has already invaded his soul?

Continuing to read, Zhou Zhi saw that the second uncle from the storybook had indeed brought out a method to test for demonic energy. Zhou Zhi used his divine sense to probe it but found nothing amiss. Looking at the expectant yet anxious eyes of everyone in the banquet hall, he finally understood—

This second uncle is trying to coerce us with his power.

He walked into the formation.

But at this moment, a sudden change occurred. Uncle Er moved his fingers slightly, and the object used to suppress the formation actually turned into a jade pendant wrapped in demonic energy.

The array used to detect demonic energy instantly transformed into a trapping array imbued with murderous intent.

Zhang Shun was so engrossed in watching that he realized—even Uncle Zhou Zhi didn't know about that wisp of demonic energy, so how could he have managed to draw it out!

From the very beginning, his goal was to trap Zhou Zhi.

Oh dear! What a blunder!

Zhang Shun sighed with regret, feeling that this speechless little thief was truly giving readers a sense of crisis.

In the storybook, the second uncle slowly raised his head, his previous sorrowful expression turning into a sinister smile.

Then he burst into wild laughter.

"Zhou Zhi, Zhou Zhi, you actually entered the formation! Now that you're trapped, everyone in this city is like fish on a chopping board. This is now the Zhou family's territory!"

A monstrous demonic aura surged from his body, seemingly capable of blotting out the sky. The people in the banquet hall were astonished and finally realized that Zhou Zhijianxian was not deliberately targeting the Zhou family for personal revenge.

Is that really the case?

No.

Zhou Zhi, trapped inside the formation, tried it out and found that if the formation were broken, it would take three days. By then, the Zhou family would probably have already taken control of the entire city. Surprisingly, he calmly sat down cross-legged inside the formation.

Zhang Shun was getting anxious. What was wrong with Zhou Zhi?

Uncle is about to attack someone, aren't you the main character? Why haven't you shown up yet?!

Just then, another unexpected event occurred; a voice came from outside the banquet hall—

"Who dares to harm my master?!"

A figure appeared in the air, and it was none other than Zhou Zhi!

Wu Yu described the scene of Zhou Zhi's actual appearance as extremely grand. Zhou Zhi, in mid-air, carried the arrogant and clear spirit of a young man, his sword intent reaching three thousand, swimming leisurely in the moonlight like a fish.

This is the real Zhou Zhi!

This feels right!

Zhang Shun slammed his hand on the table in admiration, feeling a chill run down his spine. Indeed, the aloof and ruthless sword immortal from before was completely unlike Zhou Zhi's style, and he had never even used the Demon-Slaying Heart Technique.

It turns out that Zhou Zhi wasn't the only one who came down the mountain; he also brought his master with him.

After the real Zhou Zhi confronted his second uncle at the banquet, he went into hiding to investigate. Meanwhile, the Sword Immortal Master impersonated Zhou Zhi. To make the impersonation convincing, he continued to cause trouble for the Zhou family and prevent anyone from suspecting his identity.

The sword immortal was trapped in the formation, but he was not in a hurry because his disciple was still outside the formation.

He believed that Zhou Zhi could protect the city.

After a fierce battle, Zhou Zhi used his Demon-Slaying Technique to clear away most of the demonic energy, and then used his Moon-Viewing Sword Intent to strike at the trapped formation.

Seeing that the Sword Immortal Master was able to break the formation on his own, he did not hesitate any longer and followed the direction in which the demonic energy had fled, chasing after it with the others towards the mass grave in the suburbs.

I won't say more; this is the lair of that demonic energy.

Zhu Wuyao released the entire ending at once, which was indeed the right thing to do; otherwise, ending it anywhere would have caused endless anger and criticism.

Based on her own deductions, she guessed some of the original owner's parents' experiences, made slight alterations, and wrote the following plot—

It turned out that Zhou Zhi's parents had mistakenly entered a sealed place. They were not tempted and wanted to return to the Zhou family to call for help to seal the place.

Unexpectedly, Zhou the eldest and Zhou the second uncle of the Zhou family could not resist the temptation of the demonic energy and chose to betray them.

They carried the mysterious wooden box, which was imbued with demonic energy, back to the Zhou family.

While the demonic energy used this as a hiding place to help the Zhou family establish themselves in the city, it also secretly released even more demonic energy to wreak havoc on the world, attempting to break the seal.

Zhou Zhi arrived at the mass grave.

On this day, demonic energy from all over the world soared into the sky, as if demons were about to emerge and great calamity was about to befall them, and they all converged on this place.

On this day, people witnessed the true Moon Appreciation Sword Technique.

"You shouldn't oppose me under the moonlight, for this is my territory!"

If it weren't so funny, Zhu Wuyao would really like to add here, "I want to represent the moon..."

Back to the point.

This battle was so fierce that the sky darkened and the stars and moon lost their light. When a peerless genius appeared in this era, he would stand at the forefront, while others could only look up to him.

They saw Zhou Zhi fighting the demon alone, saw that sword stroke that swept away the darkness and brought peace, and saw the demonic energy fleeing after the demon's demise...

No one can stop these invisible things.

Except for Zhou Zhi.

Zhang Shun slowed his breathing, never expecting that the wisp of demonic energy hidden in his soul would be used here.

It was used after the decisive battle, when everything was at peace...

Zhou Zhi no longer held a sword, nor did he use the Demon-Slaying Heart Technique. He simply stood there, like a vessel containing demonic energy, drawing all the evil and darkness back to himself.

He said, "Master, kill me!"

The sword immortal's sword was invincible, but at this moment it stopped again and again, but in the end, it still slashed down with its sword.

The mass grave collapsed, causing the mountains to shake and the earth to tremble.

The demonic energy gathered and dispersed, vanishing completely under the moonlight.

They saw it—at the break of dawn.

Sui Zhi cried uncontrollably. Her fingers trembled as she turned to the next page, seemingly unable to bear seeing the words "The End".

Then she slowly opened her eyes wide.

The mass grave was in complete disarray. The crowd, deeply moved by Zhou Zhi's righteousness, stood there in a daze, seemingly unwilling to believe that such a prodigy had perished and vanished.

In the silence, a faint sound suddenly broke the silence—

"Ouch...it hurts so much..."

It's Zhou Zhi!

The Sword Immortal Master took three steps in two and quickly dug the person out.

In Zhou Zhi's arms, a jade pendant gradually lost its spiritual light; it was this pendant that protected Zhou Zhi's heart meridian.

This was not a stroke of luck for him.

These are his parents' personal jade pendants.

The mass grave was where they met their end.

The young man who embarked on the path of cultivation to avenge his parents finally achieved his wish and retrieved their remains.

The End

Sui Zhi stared blankly at the three words, then suddenly buried her face in her hands and wept bitterly.

"Father...Mother! Waaah..."

Then she got slapped by her mother:

"What are you howling about in the middle of the night? Anyone who didn't know better would think we were dead!"