Oh no, I accidentally cultivated three spiritual roots and became an empress!

Qu Xin lowered her head, and a jade hairpin on her head burst open, knocking one of Liu Chang's rings off course.

Seeing the opportunity, Hua Qinglian shouted sharply, "Kill!"

A half-open blue lotus appeared from the tip of the Azure Lotus Sword in his hand and flew swiftly toward Qu Xin's head.

In her previous life, Qu Xin suffered countless hardships under Hua Qinglian's Azure Lotus Sword and knew its power. She dared not fight back and instead threw out her mount, the Red Plum Blossom, a life-saving treasure given to her by her mother, to meet Qu Xin's Azure Lotus.

Two flowers collided in mid-air, bursting forth with dazzling blue and red light.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Qu Xin tore up a teleportation talisman and fled far away.

Hua Qinglian's face was itchy and painful. She looked around and saw a disciple of the Qingyun Sect. She drew her sword and charged at him, shouting, "Damn it! Damn it! The entire Qingyun Sect deserves to die!"

Zhong Lingxin was shocked and hurriedly brandished her Soul-Slaying Sword to meet Hua Qinglian's Azure Lotus Sword. The two swords clashed in mid-air, producing a dull thud.

Hua Qinglian was furious and shouted, "What, you surnamed Wu, you want to stop me? Get out of my way right now, or my Lingyun Sect will not let your loose cultivator alliance get away with this!"

Zhong Lingxin stepped forward, her sword slashing diagonally at Hua Qinglian, and chuckled, "Qinglian, you are indeed a disciple of a major sect, daring to destroy our small sect and alliance. But looking at you, Qinglian is more beautiful than a flower, and your face is more radiant than a flower, yet your heart is even blacker than a demonic cultivator! If you want revenge, go find Qu Xin, don't bully our small sect."

When Hua Qinglian heard Zhong Lingxin say that her face was more beautiful than a flower, how could she not know that Zhong Lingxin was mocking her? She screamed again in anger: "Get out of here! Qu Xin is from the Qingyun Sect. If I don't go to the Qingyun Sect, who else should I go to?"

Zhong Lingxin glanced at the approaching Lingyun Sect cultivators, flipped her hand and took out several jet-black pills, and said with a smile, "It's about your Dao heart, Qinglian beauty. There was once a cultivator who died from the tribulation of inner demons because of indiscriminate killing of innocents. I'm just worried that your Dao heart might be in trouble, Qinglian beauty."

As for Qu Xin, in a true sense, she was forced into the Qingyun Sect by your Lingyun Sect. Everyone knows that the Qingyun Sect is an affiliated sect of your Lingyun Sect. If your Lingyun Sect doesn't stop Qu Xin from going to the Qingyun Sect, would the Qingyun Sect dare to refuse?

Besides, you yourself said that Qu Xin used your master's swordsmanship, which shows that Qu Xin did not really become a disciple of the Qingyun Sect.

Beautiful Qinglian, you should go back to your Lingyun Sect and find out the reason.

And you Lingyun Sect disciples, if you're dissatisfied with something, you start threatening to kill an entire sect. You should probably go to the Law Enforcement Association to settle your case.

Hua Qinglian's scream grew even sharper: "Who doesn't know that Qu Xin's mount, her mother, is in the Law Enforcement Association! I, we..."

Zhong Lingxin rubbed her ears, indicating that they were bothered by the noise. She glanced at Hua Qinglian and continued with a smile, "Really? It seems that the beautiful Qinglian knows a lot. But let me tell you, under the watchful eyes of everyone, you dared to kill an innocent Qingyun Sect disciple. Even if your Lingyun Sect has elders who hold high positions in the Law Enforcement Association, they probably won't be able to protect you after you leave!"

Hua Qinglian suddenly awoke.

Wu Huan is right. Even if the Third Elder of Lingyun Sect is an elder in the Law Enforcement Association, he can't prevent others from talking about what happened today.

She looked around again, trying to see if anyone was taking pictures.

Zhong Lingxin said lazily, "No need to look, you won't see the photo anyway."

Hua Qinglian felt flustered and looked around even more frantically.

Zhong Lingxin shook her head and sighed, "How could someone so stupid be called a genius! It's all hype. It's really good to be in a big sect; they can even turn an idiot into a genius!"

Hua Qinglian screamed, her mind completely collapsing, and slashed at Zhong Lingxin with her sword.

Zhong Lingxin waved the teleportation talisman in her hand, grinned at her, and teleported away.

Hua Qinglian was left standing there screaming, her face riddled with blood.

From the moment Hua Qinglian presented Zhong Lingxin with a first-grade elixir, making her mouth taste bitter, Zhong Lingxin developed a strong aversion to her.

Now, Hua Qinglian has taken her anger out on the entire Qingyun Sect, further enraging her.

She is also a member of the Qingyun Sect, how could she not protect her sect?

However, as a cultivator who had just reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, she could not possibly defeat the group of geniuses of Lingyun Sect. She could only rely on the high ground of her Dao Heart and the tiger skin of the Law Enforcer Association to force Hua Qinglian and the disciples of Lingyun Sect not to act recklessly.

Now, she should try to win over Qu Xin.

She believed that Qu Xin would definitely light the incense to come back to her.

But now, she's not afraid anymore.

She has Xiao Huanhuan, whose spiritual awareness surpasses that of Qu Xin.

As soon as Qu Xin gets close, Xiao Huanhuan will definitely notice her first.

Qu Xin, who had escaped, was screaming in a dense forest.

She didn't understand why Shen Qingshi, who was perfectly fine, had become Liu Yang.

Now, not only has she failed to get her hands on "Illusory Realm", she has also offended the Liu family, who will definitely not let her off the hook.

No, she had to find a way to cover this up.

She absolutely cannot admit that she killed Liu Yang.

But how can we cover it up?

She couldn't come up with a solution for a while.

Sigh, I'd better change my clothes first.

I wonder if they managed to memorize her scent during that brief moment.

I don't think so. My mother said that her magic robes are so powerful that anyone below the Nascent Soul stage can't even leave a trace of her aura.

However, having lived a lifetime, she knew that the Immortal Spirit Continent possessed a vast array of magical treasures, and if someone were determined to preserve her aura, they could still find a way to do so.

For a moment, Qu Xin was upset and confused.

She steadied herself and began to hate Zhong Lingxin again.

That damned Zhong Lingxin! It's all because of her. If I had been contracted into a servant by her earlier, none of this would have happened.

Now she's being hunted down by the entire Lingyun Sect. Even after leaving the secret realm, she still has to deal with the questioning from the Lingyun Sect and the Liu family, and she has to come up with an explanation.

Oh, and we also need to notify her mother as soon as possible, and tell her to get her to the Law Enforcement Association and to her father's side. That way, she'll be safe.

Qu Xin lit the remaining half of the incense stick with trembling hands, tears of grievance welling up in her eyes.

There's only half left; I can light it three more times at most.

Damn Zhong Lingxin, this time, she won't make a contract with her anymore. She's going to kill her, kill her the moment she sees her, and not give her a chance to escape.

As for "Illusory Realm," it was bound to appear eventually. As long as Zhong Lingxin is gone, someone else will get it. Perhaps, as the one who killed Zhong Lingxin, "Illusory Realm" will take the initiative to find her.

The incense sticks, burning brightly, pointed in a direction.

Qu Xin took out a set of men's clothing and put it on, then haphazardly tied her hair into a bun and secured it with a jade crown on the top of her head.

Then it conjured up a water mirror.

The reflection in the mirror showed red, swollen eyes, as if she had just been crying. A few strands of hair were still undone from her crooked jade crown, making her look utterly disheveled.

Qu Xin's eyes reddened again without her noticing.

She was originally a favored daughter of heaven, with many servants attending to her, so how did she end up in such a sorry state?

She rallied her spirits, cast a cleansing spell on herself, thought for a moment, put away her Light Cloud Sword, picked up the Poison Dragon Whip instead, and chased after the direction from which the Soul-Chasing Incense had been lit.