“Old Zhong...you?”

Zhou Yue was greatly puzzled.

Firstly, this Demonic Cultivator youth was only at the Foundation Establishment level.

Let alone three days.

Even lasting three seconds under Zhong Yi’s hand would mean Zhong Yi deliberately held back.

Secondly...

Why did Zhong Yi bring back an ordinary young girl with him?

“Listen to me...”

Zhong Yi rubbed his eye sockets in distress and slowly explained.

With his intelligence, after receiving the Demonic Cultivator’s clue, he quickly located the target.

Arriving at that extremely remote village, the youth couldn’t even withstand a single move from him.

Just as the mission was about to be completed, a young girl rushed out, spread her arms, and stood in front of the Demonic Cultivator youth, refusing to let Zhong Yi kill him.

At first, Zhong Yi thought ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) the young girl was bewitched by the Demonic Cultivator, but after using a spell to investigate, he found nothing amiss.

After learning that Zhong Yi was a Cultivator, the young girl voluntarily allowed Zhong Yi to probe her Divine Soul and extract her memories.

From the young girl’s memories, Zhong Yi learned that:

The youth had actually become a test subject for a Demonic Cultivation Technique since birth, forced to cultivate Demonic Techniques.

Demonic Cultivators were called Demonic Cultivators because they needed human blood, lives, and Souls to improve their cultivation.

But the youth only killed Demonic Cultivators, and those “Righteous Path Cultivators” who used their cultivation to wreak havoc in the Mortal world.

In fact, this young girl was saved by the youth from the hands of “Righteous Path Cultivators.”

Before the youth arrived, the entire village was in disarray, terrorized by a group of “Righteous Path Cultivators” who committed evil deeds.

Ironically,

After seeing the youth suppressed by Zhong Yi with decisive force, none of the villagers in the entire village spoke up for him.

Only the young girl stood before him, willing to share life and death.

Zhong Yi was truly conflicted.

If you say he was good,

He was indeed a Demonic Cultivator.

If you say he was evil,

He hadn’t done a single thing that harmed heaven or reason.

He killed people, but only those who deserved to be killed.

In contrast, those Cultivators who practiced Righteous Path Cultivation Techniques but brought disaster to the region seemed more like Demonic Cultivators.

...

“Do you know...from their memories, I saw something terrifying.”

Zhong Yi said with a serious expression.

“Someone...”

“Is ‘raising’ Demonic Cultivators!”

From the memories of the young girl and the youth, he saw a horrifying scene.

In this remote mountain village, Demonic Cultivators, using a special potion, could actually transform ordinary people into Demonic Cultivators with poor Aptitude.

That group of evil-doing Righteous Path Cultivators would regularly come to harvest the lives of these Mortals who had been transformed into Demonic Cultivators, as if it had been pre-arranged.

The young girl’s family died at the hands of these Cultivators.

Fortunately, the youth intervened, eradicating these Cultivators, and finally brought peace back to the village.

Zhong Yi even suspected that,

The reason the youth became a Demonic Cultivator was because he was the test subject for the initial batch of the potion. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

“Big brother, you won’t kill Young Master Qing...right?”

The young girl asked with hopeful, sparkling eyes.

In that instant, the four fell silent again.

The day of judgment was in its final stage.

That is, after the Illusion Realm exchange and display.

Throughout history, who among those brought to the judgment platform ever came down alive?

The hatred of Righteous Path Cultivators for Demonic Path Cultivators was, one could say, ingrained in their bones.

But...

The four all knew that the youth before them was an exception.

And an accident.

“I, what should I do...”

Zhong Yi, usually firm in his resolve, was now in a difficult position.

Kill him?

That would be unjust.

Don’t kill him?

That would be disloyal.

Zhong Yi now deeply understood the principle that “loyalty and righteousness are hard to achieve simultaneously.”

Just as the four were simultaneously frowning, pondering a solution,

Zhong Yi received a message from Chao Wendao.

The second segment of the 【Demon Slaying Day】 had begun.

...

...

As True Disciples of the Sect, the four, with heavy hearts, traveled from the Sect’s teleportation array to Xianyuan Continent, where the 【Demon Slaying Grand Assembly】 was being held.

After the participants had successively arrived, the Elders of the Five Great Sects began to announce the rankings of the first round of Demon Slaying actions.

As expected, Qingshan Sect was first, and Lingxiao Sect was last.

In the second segment, which was the display and exchange of Illusion Realms, the Five Great Sects quickly decided on the theme.

“The Demon Slaying Grand Assembly has been held for dozens of sessions, but this is the first time using Illusion Realms as a method.”

“Since it is under the pretext of 【Demon Slaying Day】, then the theme shall be 【Righteous and Demonic】. What do you all think?”

Grand Elder Zhang Yuxian of Qingshan Sect’s voice was loud and clear, echoing through heaven and earth.

A single call brought a hundred responses.

The participants, according to their rankings, successively gave their agreement.

Until it came to Zhong Yi.

Zhong Yi frowned with a complex expression, his eyes seemingly lost.

Righteous and Demonic...

He couldn’t help but think of the youth and the young girl.

The faith he had built over many years was shaken for the first time.

He actually felt a little like speaking up for that youth.

But as Chao Wendao’s most favored True Disciple, how could he not know the thoughts of the Righteous Path Cultivators?

As soon as this theme was introduced, it was meant to be used to judge Demonic Cultivators.

Prejudice in people’s hearts is a great mountain.

Zhong Yi mustered his courage, but he could never find the courage to overturn this great mountain.

“Disciple...”

Zhong Yi took a deep breath, then slumped his shoulders dejectedly.

“Zhong Yi is untalented, and fears he cannot complete this topic.”

As soon as he thought of the youth’s numb eyes and the young girl’s clear gaze, he felt that he couldn’t solve this problem.

As soon as these words came out, it immediately drew countless jeers.

“What’s going on? A dignified Lingxiao Sect True Disciple actually can’t complete such a simple topic?”

“He was also the slowest in the previous Demon Slaying action. Could it be that he has colluded with Demonic Cultivators?”

“Hehe, Lingxiao Sect is nothing more than this.”

“Where is Old Devil Lu? Shouldn’t the Illusion Realm be handled by him?”

“Do you even need to think? Now that the Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi is fully open, he must be afraid, right?”

...

...

There was a flurry of discussions around them.

Chao Wendao frowned.

He opened his mouth but immediately closed it again.

“Elder Chao, your Lingxiao Sect...are you really going to give up your qualification?”

Zhang Yuxian cleared his throat, reminding them, his gaze sweeping over the crowd and lingering on Lu Ze for a long time.

“If Zhong Yi cannot do it, another Disciple can...the face of the Five Great Sects cannot just be lost like this.”

Chao Wendao glanced at him: “It’s just a false reputation, no need to care so much.”

How could he not know in his heart that the other party’s objective all along had been to bring down Lu Ze?

Lu Ze naturally noticed Zhang Yuxian’s pointed gaze.

He looked at the dejected Zhong Yi in the arena, and finally stood up amidst the discussions.

“This Illusion Realm...”

“I’ll take it.”

At the same time, Lu Ze heard the long-awaited System sound in his ear.

【Righteous Path Cultivators are holding a Demon Slaying Grand Assembly, and the Host, as a Demonic Path Cultivator, is actively attacking!】

【Mission: Win the Grand Assembly, shock the Righteous Path Cultivators, and change their views on Demonic Cultivators.】