After Becoming a High-Risk Master, I Flipped the Script Chapter 255

The heavens tilted and the earth collapsed, demonic qi ran rampant, an apocalyptic scene that even the demon race could not withstand.

The awakening of the Primordial Demon was, by nature, a state of destruction. Even if he did not personally act, even if he disappeared before everyone’s eyes with Gu Baiqing, the demon-summoning formation was still driving on, and the world was still collapsing.

Everyone used their spiritual power to force it down, yet they could not resist this ancient power of heaven and earth shattering, and in the end fell into despair.

But just at this moment, a ray of light appeared between heaven and earth, and Mo Xuanli brought Gu Baiqing back, tearing open space once more to return here.

In an instant, all demonic qi froze, then began to be frantically drawn back.

Everyone scrambled to their feet and rushed toward the two who had appeared, as if wanting to see clearly, to see how their future, and the fate of this world, would end up.

Li Xiuran grasped the God-Slaying Sword and, together with Ji Chuling, flew toward Mo Xuanli with the other companions. They had just endured far too much, yet in their hearts they were still firm about one thing: to save everything, including Mo Xuanli.

But Li Xiuran’s thoughts were different.

Gu Baiqing had done it.

Then he would absolutely not let him down.

If heaven and earth were unjust, then they would use another way to uphold the order of heaven and earth.

“Li Xiuran!” Half-Step Mad suddenly shouted from midway.

Li Xiuran looked toward Half-Step Mad and realized just how different he was. “Senior…”

“Save him,” Half-Step Mad said in a deep voice.

Li Xiuran nodded and said no more.

Watching Li Xiuran’s departing figure, Half-Step Mad had already prepared himself to face everything. Yet suddenly he noticed that there seemed to be some anomaly in the sky.

“Xiuran, what should we do?” Ji Chuling looked with tear-filled eyes toward the God-Hidden Clan who had already flown over there.

Li Xiuran, however, said firmly, “Leave it to me.”

Very soon, everyone arrived.

And at this moment, Mo Xuanli was already nearly exhausted.

It was Gu Baiqing who had forcibly pulled him out of the half-evolved state. The moment he came out, Mo Xuanli began using the remaining Primordial Demon power to reclaim everything, this was an enormous drain on Mo Xuanli.

In fact, just now within the sea of consciousness, Gu Baiqing could have acted. That was the opportunity everyone dreamed of, to eradicate the Primordial Demon. Fortunately, only Gu Baiqing knew this secret.

So when others saw it, they thought that Gu Baiqing had stopped everything and turned Mo Xuanli back. In truth, Gu Baiqing had saved Mo Xuanli; otherwise, his consciousness would eventually have been devoured by pure power, and that beautiful space belonging to just the two of them would also have disappeared.

And after Gu Baiqing came out, his first reaction was to check on Mo Xuanli. Discovering that he was merely weak, he then looked at himself. Fortunately, the momentarily restored spiritual power allowed him to quickly change clothes and clean himself, otherwise, there would really have been no need to go on living.

“Master…” Mo Xuanli weakly lifted his head to look at Gu Baiqing. His eyes, one black and one red, had already returned, filled with disappointment and desolation, those were all emotions he felt toward himself, because he remembered everything that had happened while he was out of control.

“Xuanli, you didn’t do anything wrong,” Gu Baiqing said.

A trace of unease flashed across Mo Xuanli’s face.

Gu Baiqing raised an eyebrow. “Are you afraid it is an illusion?”

Mo Xuanli shook his head. “I’m afraid of myself.”

Gu Baiqing suddenly smiled. “I’m afraid too.”

Mo Xuanli’s face turned pale.

Gu Baiqing said, “I’m afraid that when I bully you later, you’ll hold a grudge.”

Mo Xuanli looked at Gu Baiqing in confusion.

But Gu Baiqing’s expression turned slightly solemn as he said, “Trust me.”

Very soon, everyone gathered. Some might say that after this, everyone would surely treat Mo Xuanli with utmost care and not let him evolve into the Primordial Demon again.

But in fact, that would not happen. Back then, they might regret having forced Mo Xuanli like that. If they were given another chance to choose, perhaps there would be differences. But since things had already happened, they could not be undone. They would feel that Mo Xuanli would always remember all of this when truly faced with a choice.

The ending would still be the same.

“Quick… hurry, he’s turned back. This time, no one can stop it, quick, destroy him!”

“Do you want to experience it again? Next time we won’t be this lucky.”

“So many people have already died. We can’t let him go, absolutely not.”

“Mo Xuanli, don’t blame us. You’re too terrifying. Let us go, please let us go!”

“Mo Xuanli, I beg you, truly beg you. Your power is too terrifying; we really can’t hold on. Please… don’t live. I’m sorry, I’m sorry, but as long as you’re alive, everyone will die. What do you want us to do? You’re a good person, save us. While you still have your own consciousness, you don’t want to become like that either, right!”

Facing the helplessness before absolute power had already pushed everyone’s beliefs to the brink of collapse.

Mo Xuanli’s face grew pale amid the cries that could hardly even be called hatred. He was afraid of himself as well.

That kind of out-of-control power, he had almost even wanted to hurt Master. How could he not be afraid?

He didn’t know whether he could successfully escape a second time.

In his vision, he saw Xuanyue’s body lying within the cycle formation he had created. She was not as strong as he was; he didn’t know how many times she had already committed suicide.

And those people transformed by the demon-summoning formation were already completely beyond saving. Either they were killed by their own sects when they went mad, or they could not endure it and committed suicide. He Jingyuan took his own life; his pair of children were holding his corpse, looking at him in despair. As for Sect Master Baili, he seemed to have escaped, but from then on he would have to live in this world bearing the demonic qi he hated most.

All of this was done by him. He had no intention of sympathizing with those who wanted to harm him; he only felt that the power he controlled had already far exceeded the bounds of understanding, as if it truly could contend with heaven. If he were swallowed by this power, he would no longer be himself, truly terrifying.

But… should he die? Would it be fine if he died? Then what about Master?

At this moment, a gigantic dragon coiled as it rose into the air, carrying the tri-colored illusion cat with it. Everyone thought they were going to help Mo Xuanli.

But in the next instant, dragon breath pressed down on Mo Xuanli and Gu Baiqing.

Mo Xuanli’s expression changed. When he raised his eyes again, he saw Gu Baiqing’s Morning Snow resting against his neck.

This sudden turn of events caught everyone completely off guard. The companions who had rushed over almost all stopped in their tracks, staring in astonishment. Only Li Xiuran continued forward.

Mo Xuanli stared dully at Gu Baiqing. No sorrow, no joy, just blankly looking at Gu Baiqing.

Seeing this scene, everyone also fell silent, holding their breath as they waited.

“Gu Baiqing, what are you doing?!” Junhua rushed over from afar and shouted.

Others spoke up one after another as well.

Si Chun, Nan Zhi, Xie Qingrong, Jingzhan, Qian Yue… but their voices did not shake Gu Baiqing in the slightest.

Gu Baiqing said loudly, “For the peace of the world, for the greater righteousness under heaven, this time I must also admit it, Mo Xuanli, you must disappear. Rest assured, I will disappear together with you.”

Mo Xuanli seemed to want to smile. He looked at Gu Baiqing with a touch of bleakness, so numb he no longer wished to think. He only heard the final sentence, Master would accompany him.

“Master, if I die, will everything be fine? Then I am willing to die. But you mustn’t, I can’t bear for you to die. Forget me.”

The words slipped out, as if he had suddenly been relieved. Perhaps the moment he was controlled by the Primordial Demon’s power, this was what he had been thinking.

Without him, Master would surely be better off. He himself was a being cast aside by heaven and earth; disappearing would only make everything better for everyone.

Gu Baiqing said nothing, drawing the sword horizontally, almost in a throat-slitting posture, encircling Mo Xuanli from behind.

And at that moment, astonishing sacred power was released from the distance.

Everyone turned to look and saw Li Xiuran raise the God-Slaying Sword, drawing upon the power between heaven and earth, flying toward the two of them.

Did Gu Baiqing know he could not kill Mo Xuanli himself, so he used himself as shackles to bind Mo Xuanli, letting the one who truly could strike do so?

Truly righteous to the point of destroying kin.

Everyone watched this scene in agitation, while those who knew them well were completely stunned.

Some friends stepped forward to stop it, but were shaken back by dragon breath.

Even the true dragon was aiding the greater righteousness, then this time it surely would not fail.

Mo Xuanli also saw this scene, watching Li Xiuran fly over with his sword. The God-Slaying Sword gleamed brilliantly; its might would certainly annihilate everything.

He was tired. He did not want to move. He only wanted to remind Master to leave.

But the humming of the divine sword seemed to drown out everything, the light growing ever more dazzling. Mo Xuanli had no choice but to shout something loudly.

Yet someone leaned close to his ear and said a sentence.

“How could I bear it? You’re so good. Heaven is unjust, you deserve all the beauty in the world.”

Mo Xuanli froze. Suddenly he felt that the posture of restraint had turned into an embrace, his earlobe being bitten hard, as if punishing him for his thoughtless words just now.

In the instant Mo Xuanli was still dazed, spiritual power surged into his body.

“Void-Spirit Space! A place no one can find us, farther away the better.”

Mo Xuanli was stunned. Almost at the very moment the God-Slaying Sword cleaved down, the Void-Spirit Space was activated.

At the same time, in the sky, far more ethereal and distant than even where the true dragon was, several figures seemed to appear.

And in everyone’s eyes, under the might of the God-Slaying Sword, Gu Baiqing and Mo Xuanli were pierced through. The fermenting power caused the two to howl in agony, and in the end they were dissolved by the light until they completely vanished, everything purified by that radiance.

The immense backlash of power sent everyone around them flying.

Heaven and earth trembled along with it.

This power was almost the same as when the Primordial Demon had just awakened.

When everyone opened their eyes again, in that place only Li Xiuran remained standing in midair, panting heavily. His arm was almost completely burned, and what he held was no longer the God-Slaying Sword, but his original Dingtian Sword, with several fragments still clinging to it. The other fragments seemed to have scattered directly throughout heaven and earth in the explosion just now.

The true dragon and the tri-colored illusion cat were nowhere to be seen. Having been so close just now, and being their contracted beasts, they had likely perished with their master.

Facing the gradually returning crowd, Li Xiuran looked toward Half-Step Mad, who was rushing over in haste.

Half-Step Mad cried as he charged forward and said, “You really killed them.”

Li Xiuran said nothing.

Half-Step Mad burst into loud sobs, because the mission prompt had been completed.

Facing the crowd with their varied expressions, Li Xiuran raised the sword in his hand.

Cheers then gradually rang out.

Until Li Xiuran shouted, “For the salvation of all living beings! Immortal Venerable Luofeng Gu Baiqing, and his disciple and dao companion Mo Xuanli, sacrificed themselves for the greater righteousness. We shall remember it in our hearts!”

The cheers gradually subsided, and crying could be heard instead.

Naturally, most of the crying came from the side of the Zixiao Sect, as well as from their friends. Everyone shed tears for the two of them; some even wept bitterly. They could not bear to face everything, yet could not reproach Li Xiuran for anything, because that too had been the choice of Mo Xuanli and Gu Baiqing. Thus, they could only leave in silence.

The savior successfully helped the human world through the crisis.

Everything moved toward peace.

And in the cultivation world, under the promotion of several rising meritorious stars, the records that remained spread the tale that the Immortal Venerable Luofeng of the Zixiao Sect and his disciple and dao companion had jointly offered their lives and fallen in order to stop the cataclysm of heaven and earth. The Zixiao Sect once again announced to the outside that these were two disciples of the Zixiao Sect.

The Luofeng Pavilion of the Zixiao Sect was sealed off and turned into a forbidden area, no longer allowing anyone to enter. But everyone knew that their sect had once produced two great heroes, who were both master and disciple and also lovers.

Other sects likewise kept the secret, probably out of guilt over the final outcome, and no one was willing to mention the truth of that year.

Three years later, Li Xiuran became the new Alliance Leader of the Immortal Alliance. During the grand ceremony, Li Xiuran received gifts from all directions. When he walked into the storeroom, he suddenly heard a meow.

Li Xiuran immediately hurried over and saw a cat with a black collar around its neck flash past the window.

A gift appeared out of thin air among the piled gifts.

When Li Xiuran opened it, there was also a note inside, in a familiar handwriting, “All is well. When you marry, come find me to drink.”

Li Xiuran put the note away and finally revealed a smile, then turned to go find Ji Chuling.

Ji Chuling was still often downcast because of what had happened before, and when she saw Li Xiuran come over, she did not have a good expression either.

“Impressive, Alliance Leader of the Immortals.”

Li Xiuran handed the note to Ji Chuling.

Ji Chuling thought he was going to write something, but when she saw the note she froze, then looked at Li Xiuran in confusion.

Li Xiuran took out the gift: two small magical accessory artifacts, a matching set, one carrying a fire attribute, the other carrying lightning.

Ji Chuling held the familiar lightning hairpin, immediately stood up, tears streaming down her face in excitement, “It’s… it’s…”

“Shh.” Li Xiuran chuckled softly, then pointed at the sky.

“You…” Ji Chuling looked at Li Xiuran, who alone guarded the secret, in disbelief.

Li Xiuran nodded.

Ji Chuling finally could not help reaching out to hug Li Xiuran’s solid chest, feeling how difficult it had been for this man. “You’ve worked hard.”

Li Xiuran, however, did not mind.

A bold gamble with heaven and earth.

Without breaking, there can be no establishment.

That was a deception woven by an outsider beyond the heavens, the son of the Heavenly Dao, the strongest of the cultivation world, and spirit beast aided by an ancient divine beast. All sides joined forces to the extreme, deceiving everyone and giving heaven what it wanted to see.

As long as Mo Xuanli disappeared, that was enough. As long as Li Xiuran became the savior, that was enough.

Then disappear.

When everyone believed he was dead, from then on he would be insignificant, he would have disappeared.

As the saying goes, placed in death, one is reborn.

And at this moment, in the bustling marketplace beneath Immortal Alliance Mountain, two people who had taken face-changing pills were strolling through the streets. The little cat jumped down from one of their hands and ran around playing everywhere, wearing a black collar.

“I’m not coming back tonight.” A low voice came over.

They passed a lantern stall.

A lantern painted with two figures, one black and one white, was taken down.

“Good eye, honored guest. This is a lantern of the two great heroes of the Immortal–Demon War. Take it home and it will ward off evil demons, and it also… blesses romantic fate.”

“Ahem…” The man in black coughed awkwardly. An awkward look flashed across his handsome face, and the black ring on his finger reflected a faint glow in the lantern light. “Why does it even bless romantic fate?”

Before the vendor could retort, the man in white beside him raised his hand. His pair of affectionate eyes gazed deeply at the lantern surface, the pale blue bead on his white ring gleaming with light. He reached out to take the lantern and said, “Why not? It’s clearly very accurate.”

Gu Baiqing turned his head to look at Mo Xuanli. Mo Xuanli’s smile was full, his dark eyes shining almost as brightly as the stars in the sky.

Mo Xuanli’s brows curved. “It’s drawn quite well. Buy it, Master.”

“If you like it, then buy it.” Gu Baiqing said helplessly, indulgent.

Mo Xuanli instantly hugged Gu Baiqing’s arm and coquettishly said, “Mm, then let’s hurry back.”

“Go back for what? Weren’t you the one who wanted to stroll around?”

“The color of this lantern is just right. I want to hang it in front of the bed, and then…”

The gossip-loving vendor could no longer hear the rest, only seeing the two seem to flash and disappear.

Sure enough, beneath Immortal Alliance Mountain, they’re all immortal cultivators.

But those two just now, though both men, really looked quite well-matched.

And at that moment, when the vendor turned back, he discovered that all the lanterns of the same style were gone, with only a gold ingot left on the table.

On the other side, inside the inn, it was instantly filled with lanterns.

Gu Baiqing was pressed onto the bed, feeling Little Mo-dog’s closeness, and said speechlessly, “What do you need so many lanterns for?”

“To… keep lighting them. Extinguish one, light another, until all of them are extinguished.”

How long would that take?!

“You… this is outside, you… take it easy.”

“Unfilial disciple! Don’t mess around! You’re not allowed to take off the ring!”

“God Nine Transformations isn’t allowed either!”

Only when all the candles inside the lanterns had burned out did Mo Xuanli stop, holding Gu Baiqing, who was panting nonstop.

“Master, Baiqing… we will be together forever.”

“…Mm, we will.” Gu Baiqing responded. Thinking of the note Mo Xuanli had left, he smiled and said, “Wait a few more years, when the heat has died down, invite our friends together, and let’s also hold a wedding banquet, shall we?”

Mo Xuanli immediately flipped over and pressed Gu Baiqing beneath him, looking at the person under him with eyes full of anticipation. A kiss fell on the pale blue lightning patterns that had already appeared.

“Really?”

“Mm.”

“Master, you’re so good to me. To be able to meet you… in this lifetime… is enough.”

“I said it before, I will always be good to you, good for a whole lifetime!”

“Mm! A lifetime!”

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