The Side Character Who Wins by Doing Nothing

Xie Ningyuan felt calm at this moment, unprecedentedly so.

He knew the consequences of indulging his Heart Demon, but he did it anyway.

It wasn’t that he absolutely had to save Lu Sangjiu, but... he felt the world needed some true fairness and justice.

Lu Sangjiu had done nothing wrong. She shouldn’t have to die in this godforsaken place because of these shameless people.

He had been plagued by the definitions of right and wrong, good and evil, for so long, and even now, he still couldn’t fathom them.

But Lu Sangjiu practiced Immortal and Demon Dual Cultivation; she was both the good and the evil in people’s eyes.

So as long as she lived, perhaps one day she could achieve what he had failed to do.

Therefore, he could die here... but Lu Sangjiu must live!

When Master Wuliang saw Xie Ningyuan’s state, he no longer dared to stand idly by. He immediately roared at the others, ”Evacuate this area immediately! No one is to come near!”

With that, he took a few steps forward and said to Yuwei Zhenren, ”Quick, we must join forces and restrain him at once!”

Yuwei also knew this was no small matter. Without another word, she immediately joined forces with Master Wuliang and attacked Xie Ningyuan again!

But Xie Ningyuan, who had let his Heart Demon run rampant, was now more powerful than ever before.

He easily blocked their joint attack. Then, a smile touched the corner of his lips as he slowly said, ”...Now, it’s my turn.”

His fingers formed a seal, and a transparent lotus shimmering with a faint halo slowly bloomed before his chest.

But the lotus, which should have been pure and flawless, was now entwined with wisps of black Demonic Qi.

Master Wuliang’s face turned pale with horror. ”...Moonlight Clear Lotus! Jichen, you’re insane!”

As a top-grade Secret Technique of the Ten Thousand Buddha Sect, the Moonlight Clear Lotus was incredibly destructive.

But at the same time, it also meant it would consume a massive amount of the Spiritual Energy in Xie Ningyuan’s body.

He had already allowed his Heart Demon to run wild. If he used up too much of his internal power, how could he possibly have any strength left to fight it?

This was clearly a suicidal tactic!

At this moment, Master Wuliang truly hated Yuwei. The matter had already been resolved. If she hadn’t insisted on sticking her nose in it, how could things have gotten so out of hand?

But it was useless to say anything now. He could only frantically activate all his Defense Treasures to try and withstand this move.

The seemingly harmless lotus shot away from Xie Ningyuan’s hand, flying rapidly toward Master Wuliang and Yuwei Zhenren.

Despite resisting together, they still felt an incredibly powerful force explode before them in an instant, shattering their defenses layer by layer. Then, the two of them were sent flying backward like kites with their strings cut!

If this was the effect on two Body Integration Realm cultivators, one could only imagine what it did to the surrounding buildings, which were almost completely obliterated by the blast.

It was a good thing the others had been made to move away before the fight began. Otherwise, anyone caught in the aftershock would have likely lost their lives on the spot!

Master Wuliang and Yuwei Zhenren were both heavily injured by the attack. Although they managed to struggle back to their feet, they were both clutching their chests, clearly in bad shape.

Master Wuliang caught his breath and tried to persuade Xie Ningyuan, ”Jichen, stop! Or you’ll make a terrible mistake!”

Xie Ningyuan glanced at him and said coolly, ”Don’t worry. I’ll kill myself before I completely lose my mind.”

Master Wuliang was stunned. His expression turned complicated as he said, ”You... why must you do this? You reached the Body Integration Realm in just a few hundred years—a genius most people can only dream of becoming! Why insist on throwing your life away?”

He didn’t reply, but suddenly muttered to himself, ”...She should be far away by now, right?”

”Well then...” His gaze shifted to the distance. ”Since it has come to this, why not solve one more problem for her?”

He hadn’t planned on dying here, so he’d had to think about the consequences.

But now... since he was going to die, no matter what he did, the Ten Thousand Buddha Sect could disavow him and wouldn’t be implicated by his actions.

In other words, not only could he kill Ye Zhiyao now, but he could also kill Bai Heng.

Master Wuliang noticed his gaze and instantly had a bad feeling. ”Jichen, don’t compound your mistakes! Stop now!”

But Xie Ningyuan suddenly waved his hand, and a Light Prison materialized, trapping the two of them.

Yuwei was furious. ”What are you doing? Let us out!”

Xie Ningyuan chuckled lightly. ”Don’t be hasty... Just wait until I’ve killed a couple of people.”

Wuliang shouted, ”If you stop now, there’s still a chance! You might still be able to live!”

Xie Ningyuan didn’t stop. Only a faint sigh drifted back from the distance.

”Rather than continue living as I did before, I’d rather choose to die as I please... For once, I feel truly liberated.”

Xie Ningyuan spread his Divine Sense and quickly located Ye Zhiyao and Bai Heng.

Bai Heng was heavily injured, and the Medical Cultivators from the Gold and Silver Gate were doing their best to treat him, with Ye Zhiyao at his side.

When Xie Ningyuan appeared, the disciples of the Gold and Silver Gate were terrified and subconsciously counterattacked, but he easily neutralized their efforts.

However, he didn’t harm them, merely knocking them all unconscious with his Spiritual Power.

However, Bai Heng used this moment to pull out a talisman. Gritting his teeth against the pain, he infused it with Spiritual Power to activate it!

It was a Top-grade Xuanlei Talisman given to him by a Tribulation Crossing Ancestor of the Seven Emotions Sect for life-saving purposes. It could even harm an Integration Stage Cultivator!

Xie Ningyuan had struck too suddenly before, giving him no chance to use it. This time, the Gold and Silver Gate cultivators had bought him enough time, giving him an opportunity.

His handsome face was now grotesquely twisted as he let out a vicious roar, ”Go to hell!”

The instant the Xuanlei Talisman was activated, several bolts of purple lightning, each as thick as a bucket, descended from the sky, heading straight for Xie Ningyuan.

Xie Ningyuan actually had time to dodge, or he could have taken the hit head-on with his own strength.

But... this was a talisman with an area-of-effect attack.

The Gold and Silver Gate cultivators he had just knocked unconscious with his Spiritual Energy were still beside him. If he let the lightning fall, they would probably be blasted into dust!

His eyes darkened. In the end, he couldn’t just stand by and watch these innocent people die.

So, without any hesitation, he used his own Spiritual Power to raise a Protective Shield for everyone!

The thick bolts of lightning struck the Protective Shield again and again, and Xie Ningyuan frantically circulated the Spiritual Energy in his body to resist.

Because of this, however, his mind was being corroded more and more severely by the Demonic Qi. His eyes had turned blood-red, and his consciousness was gradually fading...

At this moment, Master Wuliang and Yuwei Zhenren finally managed to break through the restraint Xie Ningyuan had placed on them and rushed over.

Seeing this scene, they didn’t need to think to understand what was happening.

But right now, saving the disciples was more important. Both of them immediately acted to help Xie Ningyuan.

Only when the Xuanlei Talisman’s effect wore off did the two of them stop, panting for breath.

Yuwei was seething with anger and was just about to angrily question Bai Heng when she suddenly heard Master Wuliang’s terrified voice, ”Oh no... He used too much Spiritual Power! He’s completely lost his mind!”