I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 289: Chapter 255: Causes and Consequences (Revised)

Heart demons are also obsessions. If one cannot overcome them, one can only satisfy one’s desires to clear the mind.

Among the corpses Jiang Yuebai saw that night, there were Qi Cultivation Disciples, Foundation Establishment Disciples, and even some Golden Core Masters, all definitely suppressed by Fang Ruyan using special methods, allowing Lu Nanzhi to kill them one by one.

Perhaps this was also one of Fang Ruyan’s methods to make Lu Nanzhi cultivate killing intent and fall into demon cultivation. According to the books, true demons are born from the formless muddy qi of heaven and earth mixed with intense desires.

Humans practice demon cultivation mainly because they are eroded by heart demons, or they have special cultivation techniques and ways to enter the Demon Dao. Strictly speaking, the Ghost Clan can be considered a branch of the Demon Dao, but the Ghost Clan prefers to call themselves the Evil Dao.

This time it was obvious that Lu Nanzhi used a special cultivation technique, entering into demon cultivation through slaughter.

The Fang Family not only lost two generations. The remaining family members are from side branches and of ordinary aptitude, with the overall strength greatly reduced, destined to decline.

Several Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the Fang Family definitely don’t want to have children at such an old age, as this would drag down their cultivation state of mind.

Even if they are willing to have children, they cannot make up for the Fang Family’s overall strength loss in a short time.

This is Fang Ruyan’s opportunity. She is the North Sea Dominator. Bringing her back as the Clan Leader, using her power in the North Sea, can help the Fang Family gain a breather until the next few generations grow up.

Although Fang Ruyan left the Fang Family long ago, Xie Jingshan said she only has a cold relationship with the Fang Family, not a hostile one. On the surface, there is no enmity, and the Fang Family even has business dealings with her, as if she founded her own sect.

Jiang Yuebai imagined herself as Fang Ruyan. To achieve her ultimate goal, she must remove herself, or how could someone who exterminates the Fang Family sit on the Fang Clan Leader’s seat?

Lu Nanzhi thus became the most suitable piece on the chessboard.

Lu Nanzhi and Fang Mingyi had a marriage contract, and she participated in the Wind and Cloud Meeting as a disciple of the Lu Family, deliberately showing demonic qi.

This is to attract public attention, then sabotage the Secret Realm to hold back many Nascent Soul Cultivators, allowing people from Feiyan Pavilion to sneak into the Fang Family and act secretly.

The timing of the Wind and Cloud Meeting must have been deliberately chosen by Fang Ruyan because only at this time, when the Earth Vein Spiritual Energy is consumed by the Secret Realm, the Fang Family’s protective great array will be weakened.

Once everything is in place, with Fang Ruyan’s Half-Step Divinity Transformation strength, it would be easy to enter the Fang Family quietly, kill a Clan Leader and Great Elder, and drag those Fang Family disciples onto the Martial Arts Training Ground, what’s difficult about that?

Fang Ruyan fulfilled Lu Nanzhi’s wish for personal revenge, and Lu Nanzhi used her identity to pin the blame on the Lu Family as scapegoats.

The Lu Family is also the object of Lu Nanzhi’s revenge.

That’s why Lu Nanzhi left behind the words ’Murderer, Lu Family’s South Branch’ at the scene, deliberately leaving demonic qi within the characters.

She was born with a Water Spirit Body, unwilling to marry into the Fang Family as a furnace cauldron, and being forced by the Lu Family, she fed herself to the demon in desperation, colluding with the Demon Dao and Ghost Clan to exterminate the Fang Family disciples.

This reason is perfectly reasonable!

Fang Ruyan only needs to lay down other clues, ensuring that Feiyan Pavilion has never appeared in the whole matter, and everything would be perfect.

Fang Ruyan achieved two birds with one stone—no, it should be three birds.

Jiang Yuebai almost overlooked the Breaking Boundary Pearl. The most important disciples of the Lu Family and Fang Family participated in the Wind and Cloud Meeting, so if Lu Nanzhi couldn’t kill them in the Secret Realm, she needed to ensure they were transported to the Martial Arts Training Ground at the end.

Therefore, the Breaking Boundary Pearl is crucial, and to forge such an important Breaking Boundary Pearl, ensuring it’s indistinguishable from the real one until the last moment is...

Close by, probably only Xie Jingshan’s grandfather, the Artifact Refining Master Xie Tianbao, can achieve this.

Ding Lanzhi is from Feiyan Pavilion, acting as a connection bridge. The Xie Family assists Fang Ruyan in becoming the Fang Clan Leader, which is equivalent to an alliance.

With the relationship between Ding Lanzhi and Feiyan Pavilion, even without Xie Tianbao, the Xie Family has Fang Ruyan’s Fang Family and Feiyan Pavilion as backing. The future is promising.

”If I can think of Xie Tianbao being able to refine the Breaking Boundary Pearl, others will surely think of it too. I wonder what way they will use to clear themselves of suspicion?”

”Or maybe Fang Ruyan is confident that even if the Fang Family knows everything, they can do nothing at this time because she has become the only person in this Earth Spiritual Realm capable of allowing the Fang Family to continue.”

Jiang Yuebai stood up to stretch her muscles and bones. The soup Ding Lanzhi gave was indeed good, and she felt much stronger.

Xie Jingshan said each noble family had elite disciples die, the Lu Family has angered all, and the Heavenly Interence Sect is also held accountable. Currently, the noble families, sect, and the Three Alliances of loose cultivators are gathered to prevent the noble families from taking revenge on the Lu Family to avoid more casualties.

Grudges and conspiracies are too intricate.

The Heavenly Interence Sect has the ancestor’s teaching not to support the Lu Family; Lu Nanzhi’s betrothal to the Fang Family was also the Lu Family’s decision, and they would not oppose the Heavenly Interence Sect, nor dare to.

Jiang Yuebai at this moment only wishes for Lu Nanzhi’s safety and hopes Xie Jingshan does not get involved.

”Now I can do nothing, and being ’monitored’ by Feiyan Pavilion, can only undergo closed-door cultivation, waiting for the issue to settle down and for Anan to send a letter of peace.”

Jiang Yuebai took out the many spiritual medicines obtained in the maze, preparing to first upgrade the Cloud Mushroom Grass Bloodline to level seven.

She also obtained two Soul-Shaking Stones, which could refine another Divine Thought.

If successful, the Green Cicada Flying Coin should not run away; by then, refining them one by one will ensure a quick path to Late-Stage Foundation Establishment.

*

Baishui Domain, along the coast.

In an inconspicuous little courtyard in the city, Feiyan Pavilion Master Fang Ruyan lay on the couch, looking at a letter written to her by the Fang Family, her lips tinged with a mocking smile.

”Remembering me now, expecting me to return to clean up the mess, if you don’t give up the Clan Leader position, just continue in chaos by yourselves.”

Bam!

The room door was suddenly kicked open, and the person who came in was disheveled, reeking of alcohol, with only one shoe on, rushing in front of Fang Ruyan.

Without any courtesy, one foot stepped Fang Ruyan onto the soft couch.

”I told you to help her, not harm her! Is this how you repay my life-saving grace? Huh!”

Wenn Miao stood above on the soft couch, her bare foot stepping on Fang Ruyan’s right shoulder.

Fang Ruyan lay there, neither struggling nor angry, calmly looking at Wenn Miao, with a wanton smile.

”Sister Wenn, don’t be in a hurry to get angry, I’ve prepared good wine, would you like a drink?” 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

Wenn Miao applied pressure with her foot, ”I’m not playing this game. I shouldn’t have saved you back then; I should have let you completely fall into demon cultivation, then eradicate demons to protect the Dao!”

Fang Ruyan’s smile remained unchanged, ”I’ve never been a good person, Sister Wenn knows this is not the first day. But I’ve always respected Sister Wenn for being a person of emotions, not mingling with hypocritical people. You once told me, as long as the bottom line isn’t crossed, the Demon Dao is also a Dao. So, what, has Sister Wenn now suddenly looked down on the Demon Dao?”

Wenn Miao angrily said, ”Your practice of the Demon Dao was an accident, unavoidable, but Lu Nanzhi had a promising future, why did you drag her into the Demon Dao too? With your relationship with the Fang Family and your position as the North Sea Dominator, if you came forward to negotiate, how dare the Fang Family not release her? You clearly agreed well! Lu Nanzhi was just like you back then, how could you destroy her like that?”

Fang Ruyan’s smile remained unchanged, ”It’s precisely because she was so much like me back then that I did my utmost to help her—which included helping myself with some little matters at the same time.”

”Having her kill so many innocents, making her fall into demon cultivation is helping? You are obviously driven by selfish desires. I thought you were someone with a bottom line; you even ruthlessly targeted your own family for your goals, I...”

Wenn Miao raised her hand to strike.

”Supreme Elder.”

Lu Nanzhi’s voice came, Wenn Miao glanced at Fang Ruyan, releasing her foot.

Fang Ruyan sat up, running a hand through her smooth black hair, looking down silently.

Wenn Miao’s expression softened as she turned towards the door, observing Lu Nanzhi approaching.

Clad in all black, not a hint of bright color, thinner and more haggard, yet her eyes colder, concealing more chill than before.

”This was all by my willingness. I hope... Senior Wenn won’t trouble my teacher anymore.”

Wenn Miao frowned, ”What did you call me? Senior Wenn? Teacher? Isn’t Ling Guanghan your master?”

Lu Nanzhi’s face was emotionless, her eyes devoid of any ripple, ”Senior Wenn, the Lu Nanzhi of Heavenly Interence Sect is dead. The one before you now is the Feiyan Pavilion... Yuan Xin.”

The original intent does not seek fame and wealth, Yuan Xin only admires the blend of water and clouds.

Yuan Xin, meaning original heart.

She must remind herself at all times not to lose her true heart.

Fang Ruyan spoke softly, ”No kin, no ties, unrestrained and unfettered, Sister Wenn, isn’t she better like this now? You said, the Demon Dao is also a Dao, or do you only say that and actually despise the Demon Dao at heart?”

”Shut up!” Wenn Miao glared at Fang Ruyan, ”Lu... you come out with me!”