Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

From the very beginning, the master and his disciples encountered the "Yellow Spring Tide" and were swept into [Cangwu County]; then he woke up alone and met the fake master who looked exactly like Bai Yuan; then he was accidentally manipulated by him and joined the wedding procession; then he was rescued by the real Bai Yuan and Baihu, and fell into this pitch-black coffin together...

Although everything that happened after being manipulated seems rather vague.

Especially the part after entering the "black coffin", there are large blank spaces.

but.

After seeing the now "dying" Bai Yuan, Ye Shuang'er understood that she was able to survive and regain her memory because of her master!

And now, for her, the master has put himself in a situation where he could die at any time!

"Blame me……"

"If it weren't for saving me, Master would have left safely with Dabai long ago and wouldn't have fallen into danger at all..."

Ye Shuang'er felt very guilty.

She stretched out her hand again, wanting to help Bai Yuan pull out the sword that was stuck in his heart, but she was afraid that her action would have the opposite effect, causing Bai Yuan's injuries to become worse, so she could only stop temporarily, covering her chest and slowly kneeling down.

At that moment, she felt as if the sword had pierced her heart, causing her to feel a deep, bone-deep pain. Crystal tears began to well up in her clear eyes, and large drops of tears rolled down her face, leaving her mouth filled with bitterness.

"Master..."

at this time.

In an unknown corner, the system recorded a point in a small notebook:

【Volatility value +4000! 】

Then, it shrank again:

In its perception, the terrifying woman was about to come over, and it didn't want to cause trouble for itself.

……

At this moment.

In Bai Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness.

Large fragments of memory streaked across the "night sky" like shooting stars.

Under this night sky, a thrilling battle is taking place——

From the moment the "Blood Kite" transformed into a sharp knife and pierced Bai Yuan's brow, the battle between the two had already begun. Moreover, this battle existed on the spiritual level, regardless of the level of cultivation of each party, and only depended on the strength of each other's mental power.

In this regard, the "Blood Kite" originally had the advantage.

Although she had initially been nothing more than a substitute created by the Blood Kite twenty years prior, inheriting only a small portion of its spirit, during these twenty years—to be precise, the "twenty years" here was merely a measure of time in the outside world. In the Yellow Springs realm, the concept of time passing was different, and the physical sensation was far more than twenty years.

During this long period of time, the Blood Kite had resided within the Yellow Springs, devouring countless evil spirits and monsters, refining and absorbing their souls, integrating them into its own body. Therefore, its spiritual power was already dozens of times greater than that of an ordinary cultivator.

This is also the reason why she acted so confident from the very beginning, as if she had Bai Yuan in her grasp.

but……

Bai Yuan's soul strength was also extraordinary. Although it was inferior to the Blood Kite's in terms of power, as a transmigrator, she possessed a unique dual soul within her body. Furthermore, her three previous transformations had tempered her soul, making its resilience not only comparable to the Blood Kite's, but even greater.

The result was that no matter how fierce the attack of the "Blood Kite" was, the White Kite remained motionless.

"give up!"

Blood Kite's voice drifted in and out, seemingly coming from all directions. "You and I are one, so why kill each other? Why not join forces and return to the outside world to rebuild the Blood Kite's reputation? Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

"Heh. In your dictionary, does 'hand in hand' mean surrendering? You're nothing but my fading obsession, yet you dare to speak so brazenly?"

Bai Yuan sneered.

The laughter has not died down.

Then I saw black chains shooting out from the void, sweeping over like a swarm of insects.

Within this sea of ​​consciousness, the two could use their imaginations to construct almost any weapon or object to fight against each other. The appearance of these weapons was merely superficial, essentially adding a little psychological deterrence, but the actual effect was the same.

Bai Yuan raised her hand and condensed the phantom of the Scarlet Sky Sword, slashing the chains with her sword. However, more chains continued to emerge, causing her to feel a faint tingling sensation in her sea of ​​consciousness, as if thousands of steel needles were piercing her brow.

"Obsession?"

The figure of Blood Kite emerged from the chains, a sarcastic smile on his lips. "Then what are you doing now? Isn't it also an obsession?"

"But I never thought that you would come to me on your own initiative just to save that little girl, and now you've even ignited your own true fire... This kind of behavior is not like you.

"After all, you tore out Qingluo, who had been by your side for many years, and then dumped her body in the wilderness. Under what circumstances would selfish people like you and me risk our lives to save others?"

——This is indeed a big doubt.

Thirty years had passed since Blood Kite abandoned Qingluo. This meant that the "bone-digging incident" had already occurred when Blood Kite arrived. Ye Shuang'er had become the predecessor's disciple over a decade earlier, and the Blood Kite in this moment was unaware of the torture and abuse she had endured at the hands of her predecessor.

This creates a subtle contrast:

That is, Bai Yuan has completely different faces when treating Qingluo and Ye Shuang'er, as if he is schizophrenic.

The fundamental reason for this was that someone else had replaced Bai Yuan's body. Out of a time traveler's conscience, and to keep herself alive for a few more days and avoid being stabbed to death, she carefully crafted the image of a "cold-outside, warm-inside" master in order to clear her name. However, to those who knew the inside story, this undoubtedly seemed strange.

Like right now.

Blood Kite's eyes moved, as if he had guessed something:

"Let me think about it. Could that little girl named Ye Shuang'er be your secret mistress? We are only nominally master and disciple. If not, I really can't imagine you would go to such lengths for her."

"..."

Are you him...

I thought you were going to make some insightful comments...

The corner of Bai Yuan's mouth twitched. He didn't answer "Blood Kite" and simply swung his sword. The sword light transformed into the shadows of ferocious beasts that pounced on "Blood Kite", only to be crushed by "Blood Kite" with ease, as if he had just crushed an ant.

"it's useless."

Blood Kite chuckled again, "Here, I am you, and you are me. The more you resist, the faster you will lose yourself."

“…So much nonsense.”

Bai Yuan loosened his grip, letting the Chixiao Sword transform into a golden-red shadow that circled around him, slashing and slashing like thorns, separating the Blood Kite's chains. "You're scared, aren't you?"

"I admit that you're stronger. If we continue fighting, you have a better chance of winning than me. But... you're not actually sure of victory in this battle, right? That's why you're using these childish words to provoke me and make me give up resistance. It's simply ridiculous."

"Judging from what happened just now, even if you can finally defeat my soul, it will only be a miserable victory. There's even a high chance that you and I will be annihilated together."

"I don't mind. After all, my life was saved. I've lived out there for twenty more years, earning the notoriety of the Blood Kite Demon Lord. I'm already quite content. And you've waited here for so long. If this is the final outcome, you'd probably be very unhappy, right?"

"You don't want the other me to end like this, do you?"

Chapter 147: Isn't it time to take off?

To be honest, Bai Yuan also wanted to eat the "Blood Yuan".

Judging from the memories left by her predecessor, she and "Blood Kite" were originally one and the same. However, in order to escape from [Cangwu County] smoothly, her predecessor had to separate 30% of her soul and attached part of her flesh and blood and cause and effect to it, thus concocting such a scapegoat to stay here in her place.

Then conversely...

He successfully escaped back to the world of cultivation and became the notorious "Blood Kite Demon Lord" who was feared by countless cultivators. However, the soul in his body was actually only 70% of its original size.

Of course, there is no absolute relationship between the strength of the soul and the strength of cultivation.

However, if the soul is damaged, it will definitely affect the cultivation and aptitude, or at least greatly slow down the speed of strength improvement.

and so--

A "Blood Kite" with 70% of its soul can cultivate into a demonic lord.

If Bai Yuan could complete the remaining 30%, wouldn't he be able to take off right away?

pity……

Can't do it.

Because this "Blood Kite" in Cangwu County was indeed a bit strong. Although Bai Yuan used the tactic of destroying both sides, forcing her to give up her home advantage and enter this sea of ​​consciousness space to compete with her mental power, she still couldn't destroy it. If they continued to fight, the best outcome would be mutual destruction, and then they would both wait for resurrection.

That is certainly an idea, and it was also the strategy that Bai Yuan originally decided on.

But this is a helpless move after all.

Not to mention, [Cangwu County] is located in the underworld, and there is a certain chance that the gameplay of using [Three Corpses Reversing Fate Gu] and [Time Path] to resurrect will encounter variables.

Even if there were no such variable, Bai Yuan would not have to refuse and use another less expensive plan to achieve his goal in a roundabout way.

This plan was to first trick the Blood Kite into a temporary ceasefire, and then resume the battle after both sides had left Cangwu County. By then, Bai Yuan should have reunited with Ji Lingyun, and with the latter's help, they could find a way to capture the Blood Kite and slowly refine it.

No matter how powerful the Blood Kite was, its time in the Yellow Springs was brief, and its strength could not possibly surpass that of the Ji Family Saintess. With her as a backup, the risks could be minimized.

opposite.

Just like Bai Yuan was still thinking about how to refine the "Blood Kite".

"Blood Kite" also has a lot of evil intentions in his mind -

Although she was reluctant, judging by the current situation, her original plan was indeed difficult to complete. If she really risked a significant loss of mental power and forcibly devoured Bai Yuan, then troubles would likely ensue.

After all, the water in the underworld is very deep.

Although she had secured her position here through her determination, perseverance, and luck, she was by no means invincible. The skeletal giant that had appeared earlier, only to be repelled by Bai Yuan, was a being of equal strength, and there were many such beings in the depths of the underworld. Their relationship was not harmonious.

If she consumes too much energy in this battle, her condition will be damaged.

Then those strange beings that have had a grudge against her and want to devour her will inevitably move in like sharks smelling blood.

By that time, even someone as confident as her would not be able to guarantee that she could escape unscathed, let alone return to the outside world as Bai Yuan.

"..."

Blood Kite's heart was in turmoil, but on his face, he showed the same cold smile as Bai Yuan, like two sides of a mirror: "Scared? Hahaha, how ridiculous... Who do you think you're talking to? With such poor rhetoric, you still expect me to listen to your ideas? You're dreaming!"

"Oh."

Bai Yuan remained silent.

As the two sides were communicating like this.

The fight between them continued unabated. Numerous chains, swords, flames, and phantoms of ferocious beasts, conjured by their mental powers, crisscrossed and clashed within this sea of ​​consciousness, sending ripples through the surrounding air.

"Blood Kite" curled his lips and was about to say something else, but suddenly paused, and then shifted his eyes to the outside in a very subtle way.

(This breath is...)

"Ok?"

Bai Yuan narrowed her eyes slightly.

Compared to the "Blood Kite", her perception of the outside world is not as keen.

The main reason was that the material of the coffin seemed to be extremely special. From the moment she, Bai Hu, and Ye Shuang'er entered, they were completely isolated from the inside and outside. When Bai Yuan had previously settled Bai Hu, she had tried to sense it once, but found nothing. Not to mention that she had now abandoned her physical body and focused all her attention on her sea of ​​consciousness.

At the same time, it was precisely because Bai Yuan's mind was always focused on the "Blood Kite" opposite that she was able to notice the other party's fleeting little movements.

There aren't many things that can distract the Blood Kite.

First of all, it shouldn't be Ye Shuang'er and Bai Hu. Not to mention that these two guys are still seriously injured and can't recover their combat capabilities in a short time. Even if they recover, they are already in the coffin and can't pose any threat to "Blood Kite".

and so……

Is that Ji Lingyun coming?

Or is it that other monsters in the direction of the clock tower are getting wind of the situation and want to take advantage of the situation?

Bai Yuan's mind instantly became active.

"……Why."

Blood Kite seemed to sigh, and when he spoke again, his tone had quietly changed: "Well, although we're on the opposite side, I still want to praise you. Your resistance is indeed more tenacious than I expected. You are worthy of being my deity."

"If this fight continues, you will undoubtedly lose, but the process may take some time. If someone takes advantage of the opportunity and sneaks in during our confrontation, then both you and I will be the losers."

"So, as a reward for pleasing me, I will let you live for a while longer. After we leave the [Cangwu Abyss], we will continue this battle."

"..."

There was no expression on Bai Yuan's face, but he sneered in his heart.

Well... this style of being timid in heart but insisting on being stubborn is indeed quite like her.

But it doesn’t matter.

Being able to postpone this battle was a good thing for her. After all, she didn't have much of a home-field advantage in Cangwu County. Even if she defeated the "Blood Kite," she likely wouldn't be able to leave with Ye Shuang'er and Bai Hu, which would be the same as losing. Finding a way to return to the outside world first, and then continuing the battle, would benefit both sides.

"Then, let's conclude the negotiation on this condition: before leaving [Cangwu Abyss], you and I will put aside our grudges and unite against the outside world. Anyone who violates this agreement will be punished by heaven and earth. How do you say it?"