The Entire Sect is Full of Villains, Yet the Junior Sister Conquers All

Chapter 173 : Primordial Soul-Chaser Takes Form

Hearing this, Qin Xixue seemed to instantly lose all her strength, collapsing to the ground with a pale face, unable to utter a word.

Chang Yu, unusually, didn't attend to her. His expression was unreadable, not even sparing her a glance.

Qin Xixue's heart immediately became more sorrowful. Her fingertips dug deep into her palms. Seeming to think of something, she anxiously looked towards Mo Qingchen, who had been silent all along, her eyes full of hope, "Brother Qingchen, Big Senior Brother... I, I don't want to be expelled from the sect. I still want to stay in the sect and go down the mountain to train with you. Please plead with the Sect Leader and others for me!"

Although Mo Qingchen wasn't a disciple under the Sect Leader, the Sect Leader valued him extremely highly, treating him no differently from his personal disciples.

She believed that as long as Mo Qingchen was willing to plead for her, the Sect Leader would surely show leniency!

But Qin Xixue still didn't understand Mo Qingchen, forgetting his attitude of intense hatred and immediate killing towards the demon race.

Let alone the fact that Mo Qingchen had long lost any fellow disciple sentiment towards her due to her previous actions, even if Qin Xixue was still the kind and gentle little junior sister in his heart from back then, the conclusive evidence of her private communication with the demon race and framing of immortal sect disciples had touched Mo Qingchen's biggest taboo. He would absolutely not lend a helping hand.

"Not killing you myself is already out of consideration for our past fellowship as fellow disciples."

Seeing Mo Qingchen's indifference and coldness, even with undisguised disgust, Qin Xixue's blood ran completely cold. In the end, it was the Sect Leader himself who erased her disciple token.

The matter was settled. Qin Xixue was stripped of her status as a sect disciple, expelled from the Tianyan Sect, and her crimes were announced to all immortal sects. She would never be accepted as a disciple again in this lifetime.

Finally getting rid of her, Chu Sang felt truly relieved.

This female protagonist caused trouble every day she stayed in the sect.

Although even after being expelled from the sect, with the female protagonist's luck and the treasures in her possession, she might not fare too badly. But at least it would prevent her from having contact with the inner workings of the Eight Great Immortal Sects, greatly reducing the probability of her causing trouble.

"I never would have imagined that Little Junior Sister Qin, who always appeared respectful and harmonious on the surface, was actually colluding with the demon race behind our backs to harm immortal sect disciples... Indeed, one can't judge a book by its cover."

"I didn't notice so much, I just felt something was off before," a disciple said. "Qin Xixue has been in the sect for several years, but have you heard of any contributions she's made to the sect? She's supposedly a legendary fire-attribute Heavenly Spirit Root, occupying a personal disciple position, but usually in the sect, besides how beautiful and cute she is, how popular she is, how many suitors she has... even Big Senior Brother following her around like a shadow every day, is there anything else?"

Others thought seriously for a moment. Damn, there really wasn't.

Apart from various romantic gossip flying around, keeping the disciples' leisure time not lonely, Qin Xixue hadn't left any other contributions.

"She usually doesn't go on missions with us inner and outer disciples. Every time she's assigned to go on a mission with us outer disciples, she disappears. Even personal disciples with extremely high strength like Big Senior Brother don't look down on tasks like this."

"I felt before that this person's reputation didn't match reality. Something always felt odd, but I never imagined she actually had connections with the demon race..."

Hearing these fence-sitters all turning against her, there were still pursuers who stubbornly said, "Little Junior Sister Qin is so beautiful, how could she do such a thing? She must have been framed!!!"

A disciple coldly laughed and refuted, "The evidence is right before our eyes. Don't tell me you think the Sect Leader and elders are blind? Some people shouldn't lick her boots too much. She never even gave you a proper glance, yet here you are still defending her."

"......"

No matter where, gossip never disappears, especially in a sect full of disciples. The speed of transmission is incredibly fast.

As soon as Qin Xixue was expelled from the sect, the news had already spread like wildfire.

As they talked, they even brought up the incident of Chu Sang being expelled from the sect four years ago.

Initially, it was unilaterally decided by Elder Chang Yu, but later there seemed to be a turning point. However, at that time, most people didn't believe in this unfounded turning point because the victim was Qin Xixue, who was loved by everyone in the sect. They still believed that Chu Sang was jealous and tried to harm Qin Xixue out of envy.

Now that they knew Qin Xixue was the one with a black heart, could the previous victim have been Chu Sang?!

"I found it strange before. You know, back then, Qin Xixue's cultivation was higher than Chu Sang's. How could she have no defense at all and be easily ambushed by someone with lower cultivation? No matter how you look at it, this doesn't make sense, right!"

"Maybe Chu Sang was framed by Qin Xixue."

"The two were both disciples under Elder Chang Yu back then, and both were legendary fire-attribute Heavenly Spirit Roots. What's more coincidental is that the time Qin Xixue entered the sect was quite close to the time Chu Sang's cultivation was damaged. Do you think it could be because..."

"Shh, some things can't be said carelessly...!!"

The disciples discussed heatedly, with most of the wind blowing towards Chu Sang's side. It was the same group of people, but vastly different from four years ago.

The direction of public opinion indeed turns quickly.

"There was indeed a misunderstanding regarding that incident back then. The Tianyan Sect didn't investigate the truth at that time and expelled you. I personally apologize on behalf of the Tianyan Sect for this matter and am willing to offer compensation."

The Sect Leader coughed lightly, his old face looking a bit embarrassed. But the temptation of a genius sword cultivator girl was too great, and he couldn't help but speak, "I wonder if you would be willing to return to the Tianyan Sect? You could be a joint disciple."

Chu Sang was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and smiled sincerely, "Thank you, Sect Leader, but that won't be necessary. I prefer to stay in the Lingqing Sect."

It wasn't about not accepting belated justice. She quite accepted this justice. She simply felt that the Lingqing Sect suited her better, and she had developed feelings for the Lingqing Sect. There was no need to become a joint disciple of another sect.

"Even so, we were indeed wrong about the incident back then. You should still accept the apology gift."

The Sect Leader took out a spatial ring.

This was something the Sect Leader had obtained by chance in an ancient secret realm when he was young. It contained many heavenly and earthly treasures that had greatly helped the young Sect Leader. However, now that his cultivation had reached the highest realm, these things weren't of much use to him anymore. It was better to gain someone's favor by giving them away. For the current Chu Sang, it would be a great opportunity.

Chu Sang looked at the treasures inside, her eyes shining. These were indeed good things, and she really needed them!

So she didn't stand on ceremony and accepted them frankly, bowing repeatedly, "Thank you, Senior!"

Watching the two leave, the Sect Leader still couldn't help but sigh. It was truly such a pity, such a good seedling, such a good seedling.

If he had known this day would come, he should have taken this little disciple under his wing back then.

Although regretful, the Sect Leader was also content. Anyone with eyes could see that with the young woman's talent, her cultivation path wouldn't be limited to this.

Her future growth might exceed everyone's expectations.

And the Tianyan Sect shouldn't be her enemy. Being able to clear up the misunderstanding from back then also resolved the barriers between both sides.

On the way back, things weren't peaceful.

Chu Sang and Mo Baizhou were attacked by a... strange thing with Divine Transformation stage cultivation.

This thing was neither human nor demon, neither ghost nor monster. More accurately, it wasn't a living thing at all, but an aggregation formed by malevolent energy, extremely murderous.

"A malevolent entity?"

Mo Baizhou said hesitantly. These things usually appear around demon cultivators and ghost cultivators.

Moreover, malevolent entities don't attack people without reason. There must be someone controlling it from behind, collecting it in some kind of container and then releasing it. It's generally used to assassinate enemies.

He and Little Junior Sister... had been targeted.

Chu Sang had seen these things in the library. She thought for a moment, then turned to Mo Baizhou, who was ready to fight, and said, "Fourth Senior Brother, you step back first. Let me handle this!"

Mo Baizhou blinked, then saw Little Junior Sister walk in front of him, holding a black sword.

The long sword blade gleamed coldly, emitting an indescribably strange and malevolent aura, no less than the Divine Transformation stage malevolent entity before them.

When the black sword saw the malevolent entity, it was like a glutton seeing a feast. The sword hummed and trembled.

This trembling... even Mo Baizhou, as a human, could see that it was called excitement.

Chu Sang didn't say a word and charged forward with the Primordial Soul-Chaser. She had just broken through to Nascent Soul not long ago and also needed battles to solidify her foundation.

One at Nascent Soul stage, one at Divine Transformation stage.

At first, it was quite difficult. Chu Sang was suppressed everywhere, and the spiritual energy in her body was rapidly flowing away.

She dodged attacks and quickly fed herself handful after handful of spirit-replenishing pills. The speed of spiritual energy replenishment and depletion reached a balance. The sword intent in her hand also became increasingly rapid and smooth. Combined with her mastery of movement techniques, she actually fought back and forth with the opponent.

Mo Baizhou could almost only see a flickering shadow. It could be said that she fought with increasing vigor.

In contrast, the malevolent entity seemed to be gradually losing strength.

The Primordial Soul-Chaser was like a greedy snake, devouring a large mouthful with every catch of sword energy.

The originally massive malevolent entity, after several hundred rounds, was gnawed down to skin and bones. Finally, it was split by a fire dragon from Chu Sang and completely dissipated.

The last bit of malevolent energy wasn't wasted either. It was all conscientiously swallowed by the Primordial Soul-Chaser in one gulp, determined to be a good child who follows through with the clean plate campaign.

And after devouring a Divine Transformation stage malevolent entity, the Primordial Soul-Chaser finally completed the energy needed for materialization. The originally misty black shadow gradually revealed a vague figure.

That figure changed size, height, thinness, gender, and appearance for a long time, seemingly having a bit of choice paralysis. In the end, it chose to settle on a form quite similar to its sword master.

A cool and cute little girl who looked only thirteen or fourteen years old.

That excessively pale face looked somewhat eerie. Black hair fell to her ankles, and her black and red skirt was like a demon or ghost. A pair of blood-red eyes looked down on all beings arrogantly.

She curled her lips in a wicked smile, "I, the ruler of the three realms! Mere trash is only fit to be food for this sword!"

This opening line left Chu Sang speechless.

"......"

Chu Sang and Mo Baizhou looked at each other, both seeing exasperation in the other's eyes.

No.

It's said that a sword spirit's personality and form tend to be similar to its master, especially the first master having the most influence on the sword spirit's personality and form. Chu Sang didn't know if she was the Primordial Soul-Chaser's first sword master, but the sword spirit's personality would indeed be influenced by each sword master and change frequently.

But, she hadn't been this chuunibyou... had she?

The level of chuunibyou arrogance made Chu Sang's mouth twitch. She had thought the Primordial Soul-Chaser was a serious sword spirit that didn't joke around. She didn't expect it to be in the late stages of chuunibyou syndrome.

It seems that its previous quietness was purely because it hadn't materialized then and couldn't speak.

She suddenly regretted letting the Primordial Soul-Chaser materialize.

The Primordial Soul-Chaser floated over, raised its chin, and crossed its arms.

"Hey, woman, you should feel extremely honored to become my sword master!"

Chu Sang: "Listen, you should respectfully address me as Master."

"Heh."

"Hehe."

Mo Baizhou: "......"

He might know why the legendary domineering and cold Primordial Soul-Chaser had become this personality.

Meanwhile, on a hilltop, Qin Xixue used a concealing spiritual tool to hide her figure and aura. She still couldn't forget that she had been expelled from the sect. When she was expelled, the strange gazes and pointing fingers of those disciples made her wish she could die on the spot. She must take revenge, she must take this revenge!!

Even if she was expelled from the sect, so what? She was the undisputed chosen one, with countless treasures in her hands.

At this moment, she was fiddling with a six-sided prismatic treasure. Each side had a drawing of a different malevolent entity. The pattern on one side suddenly disappeared, which meant that one of the six great malevolent entities sealed in the treasure had been destroyed.

Damn it! Qin Xixue's face suddenly darkened. She wasn't convinced and wanted to release all five remaining ones.

With five Divine Transformation stage malevolent entities attacking together, she didn't believe they couldn't kill Chu Sang!

She hated her to the bone!

Qin Xixue, completely consumed by hatred and having lost all reason, didn't notice a black sword intent attacking from the opposite direction. If it weren't for Chang Yu arriving to help her, Qin Xixue would have lost half her life if not died outright.

"They've already discovered you. If you want to be completely expelled from the cultivation world, you might as well continue. At that time, even I won't be able to protect you." Chang Yu was about to take her away.

Qin Xixue, like a dying person who had finally found the last lifeline, knew that her master would definitely not abandon her. She excitedly said, "Master......"

"Don't call me Master. You've been expelled from the sect now. I'm no longer your master," he coldly interrupted.

Qin Xixue's face, which had just reddened, instantly paled again. She knew Chang Yu valued face the most. She had made him lose face and felt guilty and uneasy. But at the same time, a trace of resentment arose in her heart. It was he who had sent her, so why was she the only one being punished, while he was still that pure and lofty elder?!

Chang Yu saw the young woman lower her head in silence. After all, there were feelings of nurturing for over ten years, hard to let go. He spoke softly again, "It's just being expelled from the sect. With me here, whether you're in the sect or not doesn't matter."

That's right. The reason she entered the Tianyan Sect back then was just to be by Chang Yu's side.

For these ten-plus years, it was Chang Yu who personally taught her. It had nothing to do with the sect.

"Come with me. Return to where you were before."