The Villainess Won’t Let the Main Leads Break Up!

Chapter 61: The Center of Ten Thousand Ghosts.

Shen Wanqing did not lead the group of demon generals to attack the Sealed Demon Cave.

Because doing so would inevitably attract the attention of the Heavenly Dao Palace, she was not very confident in engaging in a direct confrontation with the Heavenly Dao Palace, and she did not want to waste her energy on useless battles.

Furthermore, the area near the Sealed Demon Cave has a strong suppressive effect on demons and monsters, which would greatly weaken the strength of the demon generals.

So she divided her subordinates into many branches and created numerous disturbances in various areas of the Heavenly Dao Palace, diverting the attention of the cultivators. While they were defending the void, she left a small team to follow her and move towards the direction of the Sealed Demon Cave.

The range provided by the system is very limited, but theoretically, the closer they are to the Sealed Demon Cave, the stronger the attraction of the remaining soul of Xie Wuyan in her hands should be, and it should be able to successfully indicate the direction.

However, after searching for that area for half an hour, the soul remained completely unresponsive.

This is not a good sign.

To some extent, it indicates that Xie Wuyan’s aura is indeed gone.

The closer they are to the Sealed Demon Cave, the more the power of the demon generals is suppressed.

“The demon generals cannot continue forward.” Xuanniao transformed into its small form and perched on Shen Wanqing’s shoulder, looking ahead at the deep and bottomless black passage. “The killing aura on their bodies is too heavy. If they continue forward, even their souls will be devoured.”

“Devoured?”

“Yes, the evil spirits in the Sealed Demon Cave feed on souls that possess killing aura, so His Highness…”

“I understand.”

Shen Wanqing raised her eyes and looked at the pitch-black end, where a chilling wind surged from the abyss, rustling her hair in front of her forehead.

She reached out and released Xuanniao from her shoulder, saying calmly, “I’ll go alone.”

“Wait, Palace Master,” Xuanniao bit her sleeve, “Even with the powerful blood-burning technique, it can’t completely burn the souls of the ten thousand ghosts in the Sealed Demon Cave. Moreover, you can only stay inside for an incense stick1.”

“What happens if it exceeds the time of an incense stick?”

“You will gradually lose consciousness and your spirit will be devoured.”

Shen Wanqing raised her head and looked into the depths.

The system couldn’t provide an accurate answer, and Xie Wuyan’s spirit had no response. Even the Heavenly Dao Palace seems to have a very weak defense against the Sealed Demon Cave.

Even Xuanniao, who didn’t want to admit the truth, had to acknowledge one thing.

That means Xie Wuyan is really dead, possibly already.

Everyone thought she would be in vain and never return.

Shen Wanqing nodded, her voice calm: “Hmm, I understand.”

Xuanniao hurriedly caught up, “Then I’ll go with you.”

Shen Wanqing didn’t even glance at him. She raised her hand, a flash of red light, creating a barrier that forcefully pushed Xuanniao away.

“Wait for me here.”

“I will bring him back.”

At the end of that mist was emptiness.

There was no light, no direction. They could only rely on intuition to keep moving forward, while the chilling wind gushed in from all sides as if it wanted to penetrate their very bones.

I’m not sure how long it had been, but Shen Wanqing saw a passage ahead. It resembled a stone well, and as she approached, she could instantly sense the overwhelming aura of slaughter, suffocating and oppressing.

This should be the real entrance.

Shen Wanqing closed her eyes and without much hesitation, jumped down.

The dense ghostly aura rushed towards her like a sharp blade, forcing her to summon a golden barrier to protect herself. However, the power was too brutal and overwhelming. In an instant, it shattered her protective spell.

“This is just the entrance. The deeper you go, the more terrifying the evil spirits’ cultivation will be,” the voice of Xuanniao suddenly sounded.

Shen Wanqing was taken aback. She looked down and saw Xuanniao poking half of its body out of the bone ring, “How did you get here?”

“While you were keeping me separate just now, I took the opportunity to quietly hide inside your bone ring,” Xuanniao proudly raised its head. “I am the most loyal divine bird, after all!”

As soon as it finished speaking, it saw a surge of ghostly aura approaching and quickly retreated back, but its voice could still be heard. “So, don’t worry, Palace Master. You can handle them easily as long as you don’t一”

Shen Wanqing understood.

So, she used her palm to create a small explosion, making a loud noise that caused the entire entrance to tremble.

As expected, the ghostly aura dispersed instantly in flames.

Shen Wanqing felt it was indeed quite easy.

Then Xuanniao fell silent for a moment before quietly revealing its head again. “…I haven’t finished speaking.”

“What else do you want to say?”

“…Just be more quiet with your actions, so as not to awaken other evil spirits.”

Shen Wanqing fell silent for a moment and said, “I think maybe they haven’t woken up yet.”

Just as the words were spoken, a loud “boom” was heard, and a huge stone on the stone wall fell heavily to the ground due to the earlier explosion.

At that moment, a faint light suddenly appeared on the surrounding walls.

It was a red light.

Then, in an instant, millions of red lights lit up.

Those were eyes.

Countless ghostly eyes, they lingered on the stone walls of the Sealed Demon Cave, their appearance unclear in the oppressive darkness, but like venomous snakes, they slowly moved, staring intently at this unexpected intruder.

Shen Wanqing asked, “Okay, they’re awake, now what should I do?”

Xuanniao withdrew its head into the bone ring and said, “Goodnight.”

…Indeed, it was a loyal little bird!

The Sealed Demon Cave had no clear direction, as if every inch was paved by those ghostly spirits.

A continuous stream of yin energy rushed towards her. Even if she tore those souls apart, there would soon be another one pouncing on her.

However, most of these evil spirits were just annoying and didn’t seem to have particularly high ranks. It seemed that because Shen Wanqing had some traces of Xie Wuyan’s aura, they didn’t dare to recklessly attack her.

Shen Wanqing took a deep breath and used her body as a source of fire, constantly creating crimson fire lotuses around her, burning a path of fiery red.

She walked deeper along this path, and along the way, ghosts and monsters kept attacking her, only to turn to ashes the moment they touched the sparks.

“Here comes someone who’s asking for death.”

“So noisy.”

“It’s strange. She has the same foul smell as that person.”

“She dares to barge into this place recklessly. She really doesn’t know her own fate.”

The surrounding voices were not loud. Those whispers were continuous, like curses lingering in people’s ears, making their heads ache.

Shen Wanqing caught the key words, stopped walking, and attempted to ask in a friendly manner, “Well, it’s like this. I’ll just stay for a incense stick’s worth of time, not disturbing your sleep. I just wanted to ask if any of you have seen a man with red eyes, black hair, a high nose, thin lips, and somewhat handsome, with a similar scent to mine?”

Upon hearing this, the group of evil spirits fell silent for a moment and then burst into wild laughter.

“So, you’re here to find that useless man.”

“You’re too late. He must have been devoured long ago. If you had come earlier, maybe you could have had a taste of his flesh.”

“But knowing all this is useless. Sooner or later, you’ll end up like him.”

Upon hearing this statement, Shen Wanqing remained silent. She lifted her hand to support her forehead, as if sighing, and then raised her eyes. Her once delicate and charming gaze showed no emotions at this moment.

She spoke in a soft tone, “I’ll ask again. Where is Xie Wuyan?”

“He’s dead.”

Those evil spirits became even more boisterous.

“Do you want to know how he died? It’s because he refused to be willingly devoured, so he could only be slowly consumed, watching his own body being eaten away until nothing was left.”

“If you had come earlier, maybe you could have witnessed his pitiful state of crying and wailing.”

Xuanniao remained silent for a while, then cautiously poked its head out and said, “Palace Master…”

Shen Wanqing lowered her eyes, her gaze obscured by long lashes, making it difficult to discern her emotions.

She remained silent for a long time, and suddenly, her lips curled up, her hand clenched tightly, as if she were smiling.

The fire beside her exploded in an instant, its yellow flames turning into a horrifying red, reminiscent of blood.

The surrounding evil spirits were instantly repelled by this powerful force.

“Wait… This is the same power as that person.”

Xuanniao leaped forward anxiously, saying, “If things continue like this, you will only die faster.”

In a fleeting moment, it seemed to catch a glimpse of Xie Wuyan from many years ago.

He, too, used this method, using his own body as a catalyst like a madman, ruthlessly slaughtering without any regard, as if life and death meant nothing to him.

Such a tremendous outburst of power attracted countless evil spirits lurking in the abyss.

Xuanniao suddenly realized.

Shen Wanqing seemed to believe in Xie Wuyan’s survival more than anyone else.

But she also couldn’t accept the fact that Xie Wuyan was already dead, more so than anyone else.

Perhaps she had been using hope to mask her despair all along.

Xuanniao has lived for hundreds of years.

While Shen Wanqing is just a young girl who hasn’t turned twenty yet.

It seems like a desperate battle with no hope of survival.

The flames will eventually be devoured by a constant stream of black energy, and Shen Wanqing will eventually be burned into smoke from the inside and out, just like Xie Wuyan, completely disappearing from this world.

The ghostly aura continues to hover, splitting into countless sharp edges, and then in an instant, it presses towards Shen Wanqing as if to pierce through her internal organs.

Shen Wanqing is feeling tired.

She lifts her head, closes her eyes, without shedding a tear.

However, the sound of the wind seems to gradually calm down.

The bone ring on her finger flickers with a faint purple light.

And at this moment, suddenly a purple energy accompanied by a tremendous force crashes heavily onto the ground, tearing apart and scattering those ghostly auras.

“His Highness!”

It’s Xuanniao’s voice.

Shen Wanqing’s eyelashes tremble slightly as she lifts her head.

Xie Wuyan stands in front of her, covered in blood, with not a single piece of unharmed flesh on his body. The blood flows down along his black hair and robe, dripping onto the ground.

However, his eyes hold no light, only a bloody red color.

As if a shell devoid of anything but a physical body.

“Xie Wuyan.”

Shen Wanqing’s voice trembled as she tentatively reached out her hand, wanting to touch Xie Wuyan’s body.

Xie Wuyan didn’t move.

Then, just as Shen Wanqing was about to touch him, he suddenly raised his hand and pierced it towards her chest.

Xuanniao widened his eyes, “His Highness!”

“Snap.”

However, that hand did not touch Shen Wanqing. Instead, it grabbed the body of the evil spirit behind her. His arm was covered in blood, scorching hot, and in an instant, he forcefully tore apart the evil spirit.

Xie Wuyan stepped back a few steps, suddenly laughed, his voice sounding like the most chilling demon in hell, and flames suddenly ignited beside him.

He was like a soulless, pure weapon, completely disregarding how severe his injuries would be, regardless of whether he would die, burning like a madman as he approached the approaching ghosts.

Until all the ghosts retreated.

No one dared to approach him.

Shen Wanqing looked at Xie Wuyan standing in the center of ten thousand ghosts, tears streaming down her face. She took a deep breath and walked towards him.

“Palace Master!” Xuanniao exclaimed, “His Highness, he has completely lost his soul now, completely out of control. He will kill you too.”