After Becoming a High-Risk Master, I Flipped the Script Chapter 251

The immortal–demon war truly began this time. Everyone displayed their abilities, coming and going, the light of spells constantly flashing across the sky, as if it were going to churn up everything between heaven and earth.

Using the Baili family’s former small courtyard as the line dividing the battlefield, the surrounding area was almost completely leveled.

Overall, the demon clan held the advantage, because the demon-summoning formation not only increased the demon clan’s power, but also increased their numbers. A small portion were defecting cultivators, who, for the sake of their own future, fought even more fiercely than the original demon clan.

And the demon-summoning formation weakened the overall strength of the cultivation world, and also caused a portion of people to be unable to fight. So in this battle, the cultivation world was currently at a disadvantage.

Gu Baiqing did not take action, but instead stayed with Half-Step Mad to guard Mo Xuanli and Li Xiuran, preventing sneak attacks from the demon clan.

Gradually, many people who were unable to fight gathered here, and the looks they cast toward Mo Xuanli and Li Xiuran were completely different.

Some people shouted for Gu Baiqing to go out and fight, after all Gu Baiqing’s combat strength was the strongest, and he should not stay here just watching.

Gu Baiqing didn’t care whether they wanted to send him away, or were dreaming of using him while expelling him from the cultivation world. In any case, Gu Baiqing had only one attitude, he treated whatever they said as farting.

But when so-called masses gather together, shameless proposals gain a kind of inexplicable righteousness, so they did not feel there was anything wrong with ordering around Gu Baiqing, whom they had driven away.

After hearing it too much, Gu Baiqing directly said one sentence, “If you want me to go out, fine. Kill the demon clan around you first.”

“You!” Everyone was greatly provoked by Gu Baiqing’s words. No one dared to say such a thing, yet once it was said, there was no way to refute it.

After all, those they had brought were all cultivators affected by the demon-summoning formation.

Sect Master Baili, protected by the people of Tianyuan Sect, He Jingyuan, protected by the people of Tianzhao Sect, and so on, all were big figures. But now they dared not act rashly like small shrimps, because with one move, the balance in their bodies would be broken, and they might completely fall into demonic corruption and never return.

Gu Baiqing looked contemptuously at Sect Master Baili and He Jingyuan and the others, who were glaring at him darkly.

“What? Who knows whether you have spies by your side. Since when did the cultivation world’s standard for distinguishing one of our own become whether someone has become demonized? Openly keeping demon clan members by your side, truly birds of a feather, dancing with demons. Shouldn’t you cut down your own kin for the greater good? Is this how your sects taught you? Don’t you know that we and the demon clan are irreconcilable?”

These were all words they had once used to curse Mo Xuanli. Gu Baiqing held grudges, and when he found the opportunity, he cursed them back one by one.

Half-Step Mad listened and kept giving Gu Baiqing a thumbs-up.

Sure enough, seeing those people so angry they were almost about to make a move was rather amusing to Gu Baiqing. How could they be so double-standard?

And although Mo Xuanli was disturbed, he merely opened his eyes and swept a glance over everyone, then fixed his gaze firmly on Gu Baiqing.

Just at this moment, Clan Leader Ji arrived here with several great elders. Before they could even get close, Gu Baiqing stepped in front of everyone, coldly watching them.

Several of the great elders seemed aggressive and wanted to step forward, but Clan Leader Ji raised a hand to stop them. When Ji Chuling saw this, she immediately rushed over and stood beside Gu Baiqing as well, shaking her head at her grandfather.

Clan Leader Ji looked at Gu Baiqing and said, “Immortal Venerable Gu, anyone must pay the price for their own choices. His demonic qi is already very heavy. If you are wrong, how do you intend to take responsibility to the world.”

Gu Baiqing’s expression turned cold. “Whether it’s wrong or not, you only know after doing it. Before it’s done, no one has the right to sentence someone else to death. If you want to make a move now, I don’t mind fighting you.”

As Gu Baiqing spoke, Morning Snow entwined with lightning flashed with blue light, and the pressure of the Tribulation stage made everyone in front of him involuntarily step back.

Clan Leader Ji frowned slightly. Of course he knew Gu Baiqing’s strength. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly raised his eyes and saw Mo Xuanli behind them coldly staring at them. Those one black and one red eyes looked even more obsessive and crazed than the red eyes of the demon race, giving off a sense of extreme danger.

Clan Leader Ji’s heart inexplicably trembled. His intuition told him something was wrong, Mo Xuanli felt more dangerous than he had previously understood, and he instinctively stepped forward.

“Grandfather, with this time, you might as well go kill the demon race! If the demon race is gone, who would still think about stirring up trouble all day and making some Primordial Demon.” Ji Chuling blocked him and said anxiously.

In the blink of an eye, when Clan Leader Ji looked again, Mo Xuanli had already closed his eyes and continued helping Li Xiuran. That gentle feeling made it seem as if the dangerous person just now was not Mo Xuanli at all.

Clan Leader Ji thought that it was an illusion produced by his own prejudice.

The surrounding elders were all persuading Clan Leader Ji. Some said he must not be let off, some said Gu Baiqing was not easy to deal with. Struggling internally, and seeing that the cultivation world was indeed at a disadvantage, Clan Leader Ji finally gave the order to first deal with the demon race and support the cultivation world.

Although the Hidden Gods Clan joined, it was still a bit lacking.

Just amid the chaos, enormous spiritual power surged out from Li Xiuran’s body.

The powerful force was astonishing; even Gu Baiqing felt impacted.

Shouldn’t it have stabilized, why did it suddenly erupt again? Rumbling sounds began to ring out in the sky.

That is… heavenly thunder!

Gu Baiqing was the first to sense the presence of heavenly thunder, and his heart steadied, this was the final task!

“Xiuran!” Ji Chuling shouted anxiously.

“Leave it to me!” Mo Xuanli suffered an even heavier impact beside him, his complexion worsening, but he seemed to sense something. God Nine Transformations rose from his wrist.

At this moment, Li Xiuran suddenly opened his eyes and glanced at Mo Xuanli. In the instant their gazes met, their eyes were firm, as if they understood each other without words. With perfect tacit understanding, they sat cross-legged facing each other, palms pressed together.

The two of their spiritual artifacts, as well as the final fragment of the God-Slaying Sword, automatically rose into the air, hovering above their heads, emitting a dazzling, sacred white light. That ancient god race power was beyond words, but everyone could feel its strength and its difference.

“It’s started!” Half-Step Mad cried out happily.

Mo Xuanli took one last look at Gu Baiqing. Gu Baiqing nodded and mouthed, “I’ll wait for you.”

After that, Mo Xuanli and Li Xiuran entered the meditative state of the selfless realm.

Heavenly thunder continued without end, proving that the highest-level advancement had begun.

The immortal-demon great battle was forced to halt, and everyone looked in disbelief at the two people in the distance bathed in white light.

After all, before chasing in, the two of them were still worlds away from the Tribulation stage. Others spent unknowable lengths of time to advance, yet for these two it was as easy as eating and drinking water. Everyone was truly stunned dumb.

And just at this moment, someone suddenly shouted, “No, Mo Xuanli must not be allowed to advance again! What you’re doing is aiding evil and will kill everyone! If he reaches the Tribulation stage, who will still be able to stop him? Are you all mad? Can’t you see the facts clearly?”

Gu Baiqing turned his head and saw that it was indeed He Jingyuan.

But as soon as He Jingyuan said this, he was stopped by the siblings He Zixuan and He Zixiao. They themselves were barely able to protect themselves now. After all, He Jingyuan was already in a state of crimson eyes. They were still waiting for an opportunity to see if they could make their father revert back. At a time like this, there was no need to stir up trouble.

However, Sect Master Baili beside them said coldly, “Can’t you see it? There are fragments in his spiritual artifact. In fact, he hid fragments long ago. Now all eight pieces are gathered. He must be trying to seize the God-Slaying Sword! He deceived us; he has been deceiving us all along. This is malicious intent! Even if he advances, it will only make him turn into the Primordial Demon faster! This is the last chance. What are you all waiting for? Waiting for the demon race to welcome their new Demon Venerable?”

Still the same as more than ten years ago, stubborn to the extreme. Looking at his red eyes, his obstinacy was beyond imagination.

And under his instigation, there were actually people who began to stir. After all, it was only at this moment that everyone clearly realized that Mo Xuanli had hidden fragments.

Just as Gu Baiqing was about to make a move to intimidate them, 

Jingcheng suddenly stepped out and stood in front of Sect Master Baili.

“Father, why must it be like this? You clearly know that there are things you did wrong. You just don’t want to admit that you were wrong. Even if it’s forced, you still want to salvage your own dignity. Forget it. Since things have come to this, just trust them once.”

“You! Unfilial son!” Sect Master Baili directly struck Jingcheng with a palm, but because he used too much force, he almost lost the balance of the energy within his body. If he had been willing to listen to persuasion, he would have done so long ago. It was as if he had walked into a dead end, refusing to turn back and let others see his joke. Even if it was a dead end, he desperately smashed into the wall, wanting to prove that he could smash out a path.

But this time, not only did Jingcheng block him, Jingzhan also appeared to block him.

Gu Baiqing couldn’t be bothered to look anymore. He turned his head and warned the surroundings with icy eyes: whoever dared to step forward should prepare to seek death.

At this moment, a familiar figure suddenly squeezed out from the crowd.

“Junior brother!”

“Third senior sister?” Gu Baiqing was somewhat surprised. Luo Nianyi was actually here.

“He needs spell techniques to assist his advancement to the Tribulation stage. I’ll help.” Luo Nianyi said solemnly.

Gu Baiqing remembered the original body’s memories. Back when he advanced in rank, Luo Nianyi had also helped. Although there was a trace of demonic qi drifting around Luo Nianyi, because of the influence of the summoning-demon array just now, most of the cultivators here had demonic qi on them.

Gu Baiqing did not stop Luo Nianyi, and Luo Nianyi actively ran toward the two people who were in meditation.

Beside them, Half-Step Mad said in confusion, “So abrupt,” just about to complain, but then he realized that Gu Baiqing’s gaze had been fixed straight on Luo Nianyi the whole time.

At the instant, the ring on Mo Xuanli’s finger reacted automatically.

In the moment Luo Nianyi’s expression suddenly changed, a sword flashing with blue light and carrying the power of lightning pierced through the intruder’s chest.

As the spell gradually faded, the person in front revealed their true form.

A dark red long dress, and a pair of red eyes.

Xuanyue viciously turned her head to look at Gu Baiqing, who had somehow already taken position behind her. “Why…”

“Our Zixiao Sect never allows healer-cultivators to act alone, and before this you were never seen on the battlefield. A character who suddenly appears is always suspicious. Xuanyue, thank you for delivering yourself to our door, otherwise, capturing you would really have taken some effort.”

Obviously, Mo Xuanli’s breakthrough and the gathering of the God-Slaying Sword fragments also made Xuanyue anxious. Perhaps she was worried that a stronger Mo Xuanli would become their enemy; perhaps she was worried that after using the God-Slaying Sword, Mo Xuanli would restore his normal bloodline and her wish would never again be fulfilled. Thus, Xuanyue was willing to personally take the risk and fight to the death.

Gu Baiqing let out a cold laugh and didn’t waste any more words, directly casting a spell, intending to finish off Xuanyue.

As long as Xuanyue died, this battle should be able to… but demon race members began surging in from all directions to block him.

The people around, seeing this sudden change in the situation, were all dumbfounded, but when they saw Gu Baiqing about to kill the Saintess, they were extremely excited. Seeing the demon race invade, they naturally immediately started fighting. Because it was essentially a suicidal act, this area was quickly cleared.

At that instant, a voice rang out, accompanied by a self-overestimating attack, “Stop!”

Gu Baiqing’s spell paused. He turned his head to look at the person who had made the move, and it was actually an unfamiliar young man. There were bloodstains on the young man’s face, clearly from having just fought.

The young man directly knelt toward Gu Baiqing, his eyes moist with agitation. “Immortal Venerable, please show mercy. This woman cannot be killed for now. My mother has been affected by the summoning-demon array and is about to turn into a demon race member. I can’t just watch this happen. This woman was able to set up a summoning-demon array, she must know how to turn everyone back. She can’t be killed now!”

With this reminder from the young man, everyone also reacted. Right, they still didn’t know how to remove the influence of the summoning-demon array; they couldn’t let the person who created the summoning-demon array just die like this.

“Hahaha, you want to recover? Sure, just kill Mo Xuanli.” Xuanyue suddenly sneered.

Gu Baiqing directly drew his sharp sword and knocked the heavily injured Xuanyue to the ground, but he did not strike again. He knew that after the young man’s reminder, if he tried to kill her again, probably half of the cultivation world would stop him. At this critical moment, there was no need to provoke public outrage.

Because Gu Baiqing did not intervene, people immediately surged forward to subject Xuanyue to severe interrogation. But how could Xuanyue be so easy to deal with? Even after one misstep that reduced her to a hostage, she was still a hostage who would absolutely not bow her head. At this time, fighting broke out again at the periphery, with demon race members constantly rushing in, trying to rescue the Saintess.

At the same time, heavenly thunder began to tentatively fall. Seeing this situation, Half-Step Mad instinctively hid beside the Ascending-Cloud Stork, it was truly terrifying.

The people around were also forced to move away from the two who were advancing.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning as thick as a dragon’s body struck down.

Gu Baiqing’s heart leapt. Just as he was extremely worried, he saw the three objects above instantly turn into eight fragments, then gradually form a barrier that blocked the heavenly thunder.

Everyone who saw this scene was completely dumbfounded. This was a divine artifact providing escort for the two as they entered the Tribulation stage.

The two of them joined forces to fuse with the divine artifact; the power of the divine artifact provided protection for their advancement. In this way, complementing each other, very quickly everyone’s hearts were lifted into their throats, to the point that they even forgot to analyze what they should be doing at this very moment.

Because they could feel the momentum of two Tribulation stages taking shape.

Along with the final peal of thunder that seemed about to blast a hole in the sky, the last heavenly thunder, unsurprisingly, was attracted by the divine artifact at the moment it fell.

Because of the tempering of the heavenly thunder, the eight fragments actually gradually fused together, forming the shape of a sword, bathed in holy light.

Everyone looked up, gazing at the descent of the divine artifact.

Gu Baiqing stared blankly, and then heard the system’s celebratory sound ring in his ears.

【Ding! Congratulations, Host. Final task completed. The system will now remove the bond, and wishes the Host smooth sailing on the road ahead.】

Gu Baiqing didn’t even have time to react or ask a few more questions. The system directly converted all the points into spiritual power and returned them to Gu Baiqing, causing his spiritual power to surge instantly, almost making him explode on the spot.

Fortunately, his body had completely regained control, so he quickly absorbed the spiritual power with astonishing talent, and the system’s voice no longer sounded in his ears.

Gu Baiqing was overjoyed. He was free, he was truly free. He looked at Half-Step Mad in delight, only to see Half-Step Mad’s expression slightly change.

In an instant, a bad premonition surged up in his heart.

But the next second, a spiritual power shock occurred on Li Xiuran and Mo Xuanli’s side. Gu Baiqing didn’t have time to think of anything else and directly flew over, bracing against the Tribulation stage pressure and catching Mo Xuanli.

“Xuanli!” Gu Baiqing shouted excitedly.

Mo Xuanli crashed into Gu Baiqing’s arms. It took him quite a while to react before he happily shouted, “Master, I succeeded! I reached the Tribulation stage, and there’s also the God-Slaying Sword!”

Mo Xuanli instantly lifted his head to look at the God-Slaying Sword above.

The sacred light was incomparably beautiful. As Mo Xuanli looked at it, he almost teared up.

His voice was a little unsteady, as if afraid of waking something. “Master, is it real?”

Gu Baiqing was also swept up in the excitement. Looking at the God-Slaying Sword, he said, “Xuanli, you did it. You really did it.”

At this time, Li Xiuran was also steadied by Half-Step Mad and Ji Chuling. Li Xiuran seemed able to sense the God-Slaying Sword, because there was still God-Slaying Sword sword intent within his body.

So with a raise of his hand, the God-Slaying Sword instantly came into Li Xiuran’s grasp.

The powerful force immediately made Li Xiuran feel as if he were in another world. This feeling was the same as back when he was at the Demon God Crystal.

And at the moment he held it, those cultivators nearby who were entangled in demonic qi actually improved a great deal. The demonic qi began to dissipate the instant it touched the divine artifact. This allowed those troubled by demonic qi to see hope.

The one who holds an ancient divine artifact is a savior, this was what the Hidden Gods Clan believed. Thus, at this moment, they all bowed to Li Xiuran in unison.

The Hidden Gods Clan’s attitude instantly drove the others as well, and the demon race also seemed to be affected by the appearance of the divine artifact, becoming extremely uncomfortable.

Xuanyue stared straight at Li Xiuran, who stood high above. Her gaze shifted from the God-Slaying Sword to Mo Xuanli. She had previously heard bits and pieces about it; at first, Xuanyue had not understood. But now, watching Mo Xuanli happily rush toward the God-Slaying Sword with Gu Baiqing, it was as if she suddenly understood something, and she gave an eerie smile.

The others, seeing Mo Xuanli arrive, were all quite wary. Yet Li Xiuran directly rushed forward, not giving everyone any chance to react or stop him, the God-Slaying Sword had already changed hands.

So easily… so casually… the divine artifact was handed over to the successor of the Primordial Demon?

Everyone was utterly shocked, completely stunned. Some emotional people were furious, angrily pointing at Li Xiuran, as if Li Xiuran had betrayed them. But they seemed to have forgotten that Li Xiuran had always stood on Mo Xuanli’s side. The scene instantly became extremely noisy, yet no one dared to truly make a move.

Naturally, Mo Xuanli and Li Xiuran paid no attention to the others.

Li Xiuran looked at Mo Xuanli with firm resolve, as if gazing at a companion below a cliff. His emotions surged. After all, to reach this step today, he had also put in a great deal of effort. He threw down the life-saving rope, hoping his companion would grasp it and save himself. They did not need to explain anything to outsiders, only knowing that after enduring countless hardships, they had finally reached this step.

Mo Xuanli’s good companions also hurried over one after another to witness this moment.

Mo Xuanli excitedly held the God-Slaying Sword, feeling it scorchingly hot, but he thought this must be the power of the God-Slaying Sword, the power that could grant him rebirth.

“Master…” Mo Xuanli’s hand trembled. At this moment, he could not hear his own heartbeat, could not see the faces of the people around him, there was only the sword in his hand, and Gu Baiqing beside him.

Facing the destiny that was about to change, Mo Xuanli was panicked. Even in illusions, such a scene had never appeared; it was as if he would not even dare to dream of something so detailed.

So this time it was real.

Countless times in the dead of night, he had fantasized about this day, from fantasizing about becoming a normal person and no longer being hunted, to fantasizing about being accepted by everyone, to now, only wanting to be together with Master for a long, long time.

Finally… finally, could it be realized?

At one point, he had even thought he was in despair, that there was no hope, that he should give up and think of other ways, but he had actually made it to this step.

Mo Xuanli suddenly wanted to cry. His emotions lost control; a flood of grievances surged up. He wanted to hug Master and wail loudly, yet he was also so excited that he wanted nothing more than to laugh endlessly and spin around happily while holding Master.

But right now, he could do nothing. At the extreme of excitement, he could only be foolish.

“Brother, good luck!” Li Xiuran patted Mo Xuanli’s shoulder and stepped back.

Gu Baiqing took one of Mo Xuanli’s hands, placed a kiss on it, and also said, “We’ll be watching you from outside!”

He was also very nervous. Would it succeed? Would it change? If the bloodline changed, would this world finally let Mo Xuanli go?

Everyone had worked so hard for so long, surely it would succeed.

Gu Baiqing and Li Xiuran retreated to a safe distance, giving Mo Xuanli room to perform, and also guarding against other unwilling people trying to sabotage it.

Mo Xuanli swept his gaze around. His eyes gradually became clear and resolute. With an excited heart, following what Half-Step Immortal had said back then, he injected all of his spiritual power into the God-Slaying Sword.

In an instant, the God-Slaying Sword flew up from Mo Xuanli’s hand. The powerful force caused the God-Slaying Sword itself to become snow-white throughout, dazzlingly bright.

In that moment, Mo Xuanli felt the power in his body being continuously absorbed, as if it were going to suck away his soul as well. The pain was so intense that he almost screamed, but facing the future that was about to succeed, this bit of pain was nothing to Mo Xuanli.

Outside the light, Master was waiting, and his friends were also waiting for his good news. He could not let everyone down, he could not, 

Suddenly, Mo Xuanli spat out a mouthful of blood. He felt his life rapidly draining away.

In an instant, the surrounding light dispersed. Before everyone’s eyes, the God-Slaying Sword suddenly, as if possessing consciousness, transformed into eighteen demon-dispelling nails, all their tips pointing straight at Mo Xuanli.

At this moment, everyone realized something was wrong.

Gu Baiqing’s pupils shrank, and he charged forward like a madman.

But it was already too late. The eighteen demon-dispelling nails, carrying the God-Slaying Sword’s momentum of exterminating evil, shot toward Mo Xuanli, who had had his strength drained and was staring blankly at everything.

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