In Youyue Valley, as Duan Changjian's words fell, Yuyi felt the resentment in his heart surge forth like a flood breaking through a dam. His expression changed abruptly, a trace of madness flashing in his eyes. Without a word, he rose and departed.
mingjing had been using her special observation technique to watch Yuyi, and now keenly detected the abnormality. She immediately rose and pursued him, blocking Yuyi's path outside Youyue Valley.
"Where are you going?" mingjing asked, her tone firm.
Yuyi did not answer, only gave her a cold glane. Spiritual power surged beneath his feet as he transformed into a stream of light and flew into the distance.
mingjing gritted her teeth, similarly mobilizing her spiritual power, and closely followed. Though her cultivation base was not as high as Yuyi's, relying on that special observation technique, she could always lock onto Yuyi's position—no matter what, she could not be shaken off.
Yuyi flew several hundred li, discovering that mingjing still followed behind. Annoyed in his heart but helpless, he simply stopped paying attention and flew directly toward Cangqiong Alliance's peripheral cultivation site—Xuesha Cave.
Xuesha Cave was located in a desolate valley, where Cangqiong Alliance disciples cultivated their blood fiend techniques. The cave was perpetually filled with the scent of blood, gloomy and terrifying. At this moment, dozens of Cangqiong Alliance disciples were cultivating in the cave, completely unaware that death was about to descend.
The instant Yuyi laned, killing aura erupted from his entire body. The pressure of Deity Transformation Realm peak descended like a mountain. Those disciples who were cultivating only felt their chests tighten, finding even breathing difficult.
"Who goes there!" a Golden Core Realm disciple shouted sternly.
Yuyi did not answer. The spirit sword in his hand had already left its sheath. Sword light flashed like lightning, instantly cutting across that disciple's throat. Blood spurted out as the disciple widened his eyes, clutching his neck in disbelief as he fell.
"Enemy attack!" other disciples shouted in alarm, each summoning their dharma treasures, preparing to fight.
But before Yuyi at Deity Transformation Realm peak, these Foundation Building and Golden Core disciples had no power to resist. Yuyi's figure moved like a ghost through the crowd. With each sword swing, one person fell. Blood dyed the ground of Xuesha Cave red, screams rising one after another.
mingjing stood outside the cave, watching the slaughter inside, her face pale. She knew Yuyi was in pain and needed to vent, but such a method made her heart ache. Yet she also knew that at this moment, she could not stop Yuyi at all.
In less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, all dozens of disciples in Xuesha Cave had fallen. Yuyi was bathed in blood, his killing aura skyrocketing, the madness in his eyes growing more intense. He turned and walked out of Xuesha Cave, not even glaning at mingjing, then flew toward Tianjian Domain.
mingjing took a deep breath and continued to follow.
Tianjian Domain's city was heavily guarded. Hundreds of city guards patrolled day and night, protecting the city's safety. These guards' strength ranged from Foundation Building to Golden Core Realm, more than enough to deal with ordinary cultivators on normal days.
Yuyi descended above the city, killing aura surging from his body like a tide, instantly enveloping the entire city. Those guards only felt a chill rise from their spines. Looking up, they saw a blood-soaked figure hovering in the air, eyes full of killing intent.
"Who approaches! Leave at once!" a Golden Core Realm guard captain shouted loudly.
Yuyi wasted no words. With a wave of his spirit sword, a sword qi slashed down like a rainbow piercing the sun. The captain only had time to summon his defensive dharma treasure before being cut in two by the sword qi, unable even to scream.
"Kill!" Seeing this, other guards summoned their dharma treasures and attacked Yuyi.
But their attacks were like child's play before Yuyi. Yuyi's figure flashed, each sword taking a life. Blood rained down from the sky. Guards fell one after another, unable to stop Yuyi's advance.
mingjing stood in the distance, watching this scene, her eyes full of pain. She knew Yuyi was using slaughter to numb himself, to vent the resentment in his heart. But such venting would only make Yuyi sink deeper.
The slaughter continued for an hour, with hundreds of guards all falling. The killing aura on Yuyi's body had become so dense it almost solidified, the madness in his eyes growing more intense. He turned to look in the direction of Tianyin Pavilion, a bitter smile on his lips.
"Tianyin Pavilion..." Yuyi murmured to himself, "Perhaps there, I can find release."
mingjing heard this and her heart tightened. She immediately flew before Yuyi, blocking his path.
"What do you intend to do at Tianyin Pavilion?" mingjing asked, her voice trembling.
Yuyi looked at mingjing, a complex expression in his eyes: "I go there to seek death."
"No!" mingjing said loudly, "You cannot go!"
"Move aside." Yuyi's voice was cold as ice.
"I won't!" mingjing said stubbornly, "If you want to go to Tianyin Pavilion to die, you'll have to step over my corpse!"
Yuyi looked at mingjing's determined eyes, feeling annoyed in his heart. He knew mingjing was serious—this stubborn woman would truly threaten death to stop him.
"Why do you care about me?" Yuyi asked, a trace of weariness in his tone.
"Because..." mingjing bit her lip, "Because I don't want you to die."
Yuyi was silent for a moment, then finally sighed: "Fine, I won't go to Tianyin Pavilion."
mingjing breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could speak, Yuyi turned and flew toward Xuesha Sect.
Xuesha Sect had a special Rebirth Formation. After cultivators fell, they would be reborn here, with a brief protection period after rebirth. Yuyi arrived here and began slaughtering those newly reborn cultivators before the Rebirth Formation.
These newly reborn cultivators had their qi and blood and spiritual power at their lowest point, completely unable to resist Yuyi's attacks. Yuyi slaughtered them again and again, as if tireless.
mingjing stood in the distance, watching Yuyi's mad behavior, her heart filled with pain. But she did not leave, instead standing there quietly, accompanying Yuyi.
A day passed, and mingjing did not leave.
Two days passed, and mingjing still stood there.
Three days, four days, five days...
mingjing accompanied Yuyi like this, without eating or drinking, for eight full days. Her face grew increasingly pale, her body increasingly weak, but she never left.
On the eighth day, Yuyi finally stopped. He turned to look at mingjing, seeing that she was now so weak she could barely stand, her face pale as paper.
"Why do this?" Yuyi sighed.
mingjing barely managed a smile: "I just... don't want you to be alone."
Yuyi's heart shook. Looking at mingjing's weakened state, the madness in his heart finally began to subside somewhat. He walked over, supported mingjing, and flew with her toward the nearest city.
In the city's medicine shop, Yuyi bought two Recovery Pills, handing one to mingjing and taking one himself. The Recovery Pill melted in his mouth, transforming into a warm current that spread throughout his body. His qi, blood, and spiritual power began to slowly recover.
The two sat in a corner of the medicine shop, silent. mingjing looked at Yuyi, her eyes full of concern. Yuyi lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a moment, Yuyi raised his head and looked at mingjing: "Thank you."
mingjing shook her head: "No need for thanks."
Yuyi was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "I hate the name 'Kunlun.'"
mingjing was stunned, not understanding why Yuyi suddenly said this.
Yuyi stood up, a cold glint in his eyes: "I'm going to Kunlun Sect."
mingjing's heart tightened. She wanted to say something, but seeing the look in Yuyi's eyes, she ultimately said nothing, only silently following.
Kunlun Sect was not a particularly powerful sect, but because its name contained "Kunlun," it became Yuyi's target for venting. Yuyi descended at Kunlun Sect's mountain gate and, without a word, began slaughtering.
Kunlun Sect's disciples panicked, not knowing what had happened. They only knew that a cultivator covered in killing aura had suddenly descended, killing everyone he saw, completely unstoppable.
Yuyi's slaughter continued for a full day. Kunlun Sect's disciples were mostly killed or wounded, with the survivors scattering in flight. Yuyi stood before the empty mountain gate, the madness in his eyes finally beginning to fade.
A month later, Yuyi prepared to return to Zhongzhou City with mingjing. Through continuous slaughter over this past month, the resentment in Yuyi's heart had finally been mostly vented.
"Let's return to Zhongzhou City," Yuyi said.
mingjing nodded, but then said: "I want to go somewhere first."
"Where?"
"Duanhun Cliff." mingjing looked at Yuyi, her eyes full of expectation.
Yuyi looked at mingjing's gaze, his heart moved. He knew that mingjing had been accompanying him this past month, never leaving, never abandoning. Now that she made this request, he truly could not refuse.
"Fine, we'll go to Duanhun Cliff," Yuyi said.
A smile appeared on mingjing's face, as if the exhaustion of the past month all dissipated in this moment.
The two turned and flew toward Duanhun Cliff. Yuyi did not know what special significance Duanhun Cliff held, but he knew that whatever was there, he would accompany mingjing to face it. Because this month of companionship had made him understand one thing—in this cultivation world, there was still someone willing to give everything for him.
This friendship, he would keep in his heart.