Chapter 321: Help Me Kill Someone

Looking at the usually tsundere and domineering Golden Silk Cat in such a respectful and submissive posture, Qi Yuan couldn't help but feel a sense of unreality.

Just because he had peeked into a few scenes of her dreams, Shen Xingxuan, a famous beauty in the Demonic Sect, had turned her hatred for him into love. This turn of events was far too abrupt, wasn't it?

Recalling the scenes he had seen in her dream, Qi Yuan asked tentatively:

"By the way, Senior Sister Shen, you were born without a Spiritual Root, yet now you possess a talent no inferior to a Heavenly Spiritual Root. What exactly happened during that time?"

One must know that Shen Xingxuan was a top Prodigy of the Demonic Sect, even qualified to compete for the position of Saintess. To say her Aptitude was outstanding would be an understatement.

Yet, for such a Cultivation Genius to have had no Spiritual Root as a child—if word got out, it would likely cause an immediate sensation in the Cultivation World.

Generally speaking, things like Spiritual Roots were entirely innate; you either had one or you didn't. For Zhu Jiuyin to actually have a way to let an ordinary person without a Spiritual Root step onto the immortal path and possess a Cultivation Aptitude identical to a Heavenly Spiritual Root was simply too Heaven-Defying!

If the Yao Race could truly Master a method to mass-produce Cultivators, then the Human Race might as well give up and go to sleep; they wouldn't be able to resist at all.

While Qi Yuan was lost in thought, Shen Xingxuan frowned. After a moment of hesitation, she replied in a reverent tone:

"Grandmaster bestowed a small branch of the Fusang Tree upon me. After that, I used the Fusang branch as a Spiritual Root to absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, which allowed me to Cultivate to my current Realm."

A Fusang branch?

Qi Yuan was momentarily stunned, then unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, even for the Yao Race, a branch of the ancient divine tree, the Fusang Tree, was an extremely precious item and completely impossible to replicate.

He didn't expect Zhu Jiuyin to be so willing to invest such a high price just to plant a mole within the Human Race. Taking a human as a Disciple was one thing, but to even be willing to use up a Fusang branch… it seemed she truly had no small ambitions. Thinking of something, Qi Yuan suddenly looked at the young girl before him with curiosity and asked in confusion:

"Wait, that's not right. I checked you on the flying shuttle last time and didn't find anything like a branch. Where did you hide that Fusang branch?"

For a divine object of the Fusang branch's level, let alone the Nascent Soul Realm, even a Hedao Realm Cultivator couldn't dream of refining it into their body; it could only be carried around.

To function as a Spiritual Root, it couldn't easily be placed in a storage space. However, despite his frequent contact with this girl, he hadn't noticed anything unusual. Could he have misjudged?

As he spoke, he subconsciously reached out toward the girl's slender waist, attempting to figure out where she had hidden the branch.

On the other side, Shen Xingxuan's delicate body trembled as if struck by an electric current, and she nearly lost her footing.

It wasn't until a warm and soft sensation reached his hand that he suddenly realized he had been a bit abrupt. Looking up, he saw a small, flushed face staring at him resentfully, especially those deep blue eyes that looked as if they could drip water.

"Cough, cough, Senior Sister Shen, don't misunderstand. I just have a strong curiosity and wanted to see if you were hiding something here…"

Qi Yuan hurriedly withdrew his hand and then gave a dry cough, forcibly concealing the subtle ripples in his heart.

At this moment, he fully believed that this Golden Silk Cat's affection for him was genuine.

Otherwise, with her temper, if someone took advantage of her like this, she would have slapped them long ago. How could she have such a bashful expression?

The only surprising thing was that this girl's speed of self-persuasion was a bit too fast, wasn't it?

Hearing this extremely unconvincing "explanation," the blush on Shen Xingxuan's mutton-fat jade-like face deepened. She pursed her thin lips and said:

"To avoid detection, Grandmaster used a great Divine Ability to open a space within the Sea of Consciousness in my forehead to hide that Fusang branch."

As she spoke, a faint red glow suddenly appeared on her forehead. Then, a phantom of a small sapling slowly emerged, covered in countless mysterious and unfathomable patterns, overflowing with spiritual essence and connecting with heaven and earth.

It really is a Fusang branch!

Seeing this, Qi Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and his expression became quite complex.

To even expose such an important secret to him, was this cheap Senior Sister truly foolish or just acting?

The thought flashed by, and he forcibly suppressed his emotions, saying seriously:

"Senior Sister, besides me and Master, absolutely do not tell anyone else about this, or it will surely bring trouble upon you."

A treasure like this would tempt even a Mahayana Cultivator. Especially in the Demonic Sect, expecting those old devils to behave and not harbor greed is harder than climbing to heaven.

Although Shen Xingxuan was a direct daughter of the Shen Clan and a personal Disciple of the Sect Master, in the end, she was just a Junior who hadn't grown up yet. How could she possibly intimidate those unscrupulous old monsters?

Of course, before coveting this item, one would first have to ask if they could withstand the immense Karma from Zhu Jiuyin.

Given Zhu Jiuyin's mastery of the Dao of time and space, trying to hide from her eyes and ears was about as difficult as directly stealing from the Sea Dragon Clan's Dragon Palace.

Qi Yuan naturally understood this. Sometimes, harboring greed for things that didn't belong to you often resulted in seeking your own death—having the life to take it but not to enjoy it.

Suddenly.

Before he could react, a pair of jade-white arms wrapped around his neck, and then, a light kiss was pressed onto his face.

Wait… what's going on?

Qi Yuan's eyes widened in disbelief. Looking down, he saw that even Shen Xingxuan's neck was flushed red. Her breathing was slightly erratic, but she still summoned her courage and said:

"Junior Brother Qi, if you can help me kill someone, from now on, I will be your woman wholeheartedly and will never betray you in this life."

As soon as these words came out, Qi Yuan was instantly stunned. After being dazed for a long while, he swallowed hard and asked in confusion:

"Senior Sister, who do you want me to kill?"

Shen Xingxuan bit her lip, a deep-seated hatred appearing on her pretty face as she said word by word:

"Shen, Chao, xu."

Hearing this name, Qi Yuan frowned deeply, almost doubting he had heard correctly. His voice was filled with shock:

"Did you just say you want me to kill your father?"

"That's right, that heartless man!"

Mentioning her hatred, Shen Xingxuan trembled all over, her eyes gradually moistening as she gritted her teeth and said:

"To become the Clan Chief, he not only personally poisoned my mother to death but also repeatedly plotted against his own younger sister. Such a conscience-less traitor has no right to be my father."

"Although he used despicable means to block my memory, after I obtained the Fusang branch, those memories returned."

"For all these years, every time I dream, I see the scene of my mother dying before me. Yet, I had to pretend to be ignorant and filial in front of that man, all for the sake of one day seeing him with his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, never to be reincarnated!"

The pain and resentment contained in her words deeply touched Qi Yuan. After a moment of silence, he sighed and said:

"Senior Sister, you think too highly of me. Your father is a genuine Hedao Cultivator and the head of a clan. I am just a Cultivator who has recently entered the Golden Core stage; how could I possibly be his match?"

Shen Xingxuan shook her head, her gaze firm as she said:

"Master's judgment won't be wrong. You are the most potential person I have ever seen. If there is anyone in the future capable of killing Shen Chaoxu, it must be you!"

"I can promise to give you enough time. If we fail, I am willing to die with you!"

Hearing her categorical statement, Qi Yuan suddenly felt caught between laughter and tears.

This little Golden Silk Cat is truly stubborn. She's convinced that I'm some kind of great Devil Head even more powerful than Shen Chaoxu, isn't she?

But then again, as the Dao Child of Tai Xuan, eliminating demons and the Pseudo-Dao is an inescapable duty. If there's a chance, slaying an evil giant of the Demonic Path could be considered acting on behalf of heaven.

However, the prerequisite is that there is no risk. He wasn't the kind of hotheaded youth who was easily blinded by beauty.