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 "That was the year of the final battle between the humans and the demons. The Heaven and Earth changed greatly, the Gua Saint died, and countless unknown objects fell from the sky. No one knew what was going on."

"My sect's Divine Reflection Elder, Yang Chaosheng, wanted to ascend to the Upper Realm …" Liu Ping listened to her as he looked at the recorded images in the jade scroll.

Outside the human camp.

An armored cultivator stood gazing high up into the heavens.

In the gloomy sky endless clouds had gathered, forming a huge whirlpool that was constantly spiraling.

Cupped his fists towards the crowd The cultivator said, "Fellow cultivators, I have passed the Divine Reflection Tribulation, and will ascend to the Upper Realm now. I will ask the powerful cultivators of the Upper Realm about the reason for the changes in the world."

"Fellow cultivator, please!" The cultivators cupped their fists and said.

The cultivator nodded, and with a leap, he shot into the sky.

Auspicious clouds appeared in the sky, and there were even images of divine beasts and strange birds, countless heavenly flowers, and wonderful sounds. They appeared one after another, accompanying the cultivator.

The phenomenon of ascension!

Even in the cultivation world, this was an extremely rare sight.

Everyone's hearts were shaken as they watched. Many of them cheered.

Yang Chaosheng flew into the sky, once he got close to the whirlpool, he suddenly stopped in mid-air, and his expression was vigilant.

He shouted, "Who are you, demon? Hurry up and show yourself! "Behind the countless clouds, three huge heads popped out.

The three heads were connected together, and the head in the middle looked like a human wearing a crown; the head on the left was a wrath covered in dark blue scales, with vertical pupils and two boneless holes in its nostrils, the head on the right was a stone sculpture, and only the rough outline of a human was carved. Its facial features were blurry, and it was silent.

The head with the crown looked at the ascending cultivator, and sighed, "Another idiot … They probably don't know that they are already dead …" The wrath head mocked, "Because the whole world was destroyed, they thought that everything could still go on as before."

"Then …" The two heads turned, and the stone head turned to face the ascending cultivator.

The entire world fell silent.

Feeling uneasy, the ascender had already pulled out his weapon and shouted sternly "Demon, how dare you obstruct my ascension!"

The stone sculpture's head faced him.

The ascender swung his weapon — — and then, his entire body turned into an unmoving statue.

In the void around him, countless stone statues appeared from the void. Each of them held a weapon in their hands, their hair and beards fluttering in the wind, and they were all in a battle stance.

The ascender landed among the stone sculptures and followed the stone sculptures into the void, gradually becoming indistinct.

All the anomalies disappeared.

The head with the crown said, "There's been a lot of work recently. Next, we have to make these people forget what happened tonight."

"I'll do that" the wrath head said.

Its horrifying face turned to the ground and began to chant an incantation. Following its chanting, the horrified crowd on the ground gradually calmed down. Everyone's expression became sluggish as they stood there, stupefied.

It was as if they had lost his soul. There the recording ended as the light dissipated.

Liu Ping held the jade tag in his hand and asked: "What was that monster?"

Li Zhangxue looked at him and nervously replied: "I don't know, everyone has already forgotten that scene. Even if I remind them again, they wouldn't be able to remember, like now — —"

"Now?" Liu Ping asked.

"Yes, look, I'll count to three — — - one, two, three! See! you also forgot about it "Li Zhangxue said.

Silence.

"I really did forget" Liu Ping nodded.

Li Zhangxue sighed.

Liu Ping frowned: "I really can't remember the image of the ascender called Yang Chaosheng being petrified by the outer realm demons, why is it so strange?"

Li Zhangxue's eyes widened as she stared at him and said, "Impossible, I have 'Eidetic Memory', 'Mind Like Lightning', 'Clear Mind', and 'Heart Like Sword', which is why I can retain my memories and not be affected by strange things. How are you able to do this?"

Her expression was anxious and hesitant, as if she was about to obtain something, but was afraid of losing it, causing her shoulders to tremble.

Liu Ping slowly understood.

That's right.

Thaumaturgy — — - in the cultivation world, the most important thing is Thaumaturgy, because Thaumaturgy can surpass normal means of combat, even redefining the direction of the battlefield and turning the tables in a single move.

Although those monsters can control cultivators, they can't control Thaumaturgies!

Some Thaumaturgies can instantly break through all illusions and awaken the cultivator as soon as they're formed.

— — -this is Li Zhangxue's true value!

She won't be fooled by any plot!

Liu Ping looked at the void of space.

Lines of small burning words appeared there:

[You've found out the secret of ascension.]

[You've seen the Devil outside the world barrier.]

[Your Role points have increased.]

[You've found out Li Zhangxue's secret.]

[Your Role points increased.]

[Your current Role points are: 4/10.]

Liu Ping retracted his gaze and suddenly thought of a person.

The previous Demon King!

If even Li Zhangxue knew the secret of ascension, then as the previous Demon King, wouldn't she know even more?

While thinking, he asked: "Fairy Li, since you've been able to maintain your consciousness this entire time — — - didn't any monsters try to cause trouble for you?"

"A senior brother tried to kill me, but I killed him with a single strike, then he turned into a monster, but I killed him again" Li Zhangxue replied.

She looked at him expectantly.

"Same for me" Liu Ping admitted.

"Hurry up and tell me, how are you not affected?" Li Zhangxue asked anxiously.

"At that time, I ate a pill and was in a state of suspended animation. I might have been assumed to be dead, so I managed to avoid everything that happened to you" Liu Ping said.

"Ever since then, no monsters have come to kill me, so I'm a little confused" 

Li Zhangxue nodded and said softly, "Watch over me for a while. I'll start meditating now and try to get through this period of weakness as soon as possible." She closed her eyes and after a while, her whole body seemed to have melted into nothingness.

Liu Ping sat opposite her with an array disk in his hand, paying attention to the movements around him.

Fifteen minutes later.

Li Zhangxue opened her eyes. Her eyes were clear and full of spirit. Her expression was cold, as if she wanted to keep people a thousand miles away.

Perhaps this was the real her.

"Thank you, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to escape" she clasped her fist and said.

"You're welcome, I'm doing this for myself — — there's something I need your help with" Liu Ping said.

"Tell me" Li Zhangxue said.

"What's your position in the sect?" Liu Ping asked.

Li Zhangxue hesitantly said: "My position? Actually, my First Senior Brother said that the sect master wants to pass the position to him — — "

" Is that true? "Liu Ping followed up.

"Yes, because I don't want to be the sect master" Li Zhangxue said.

The surroundings went silent.

Liu Ping silently looked at Li Zhangxue.

Li Zhangxue showed a helpless expression, lowered her head and said: "I know That sounds like I'm boasting, and it's hard to believe."

"No, I believe you" Liu Ping said.

Li Zhangxue looked at him stunned a bit.

Liu Ping said: "What's the point of being the sect master? Every day you think you're right, you're always trying to teach people a lesson, you're also being held back by many sides. Every decision you make has to be carefully considered, you have to consider the benefits of the sect. You can't kill people according to your own will, how can it compare to being a sword cultivator?"

Li Zhangxue's eyes lit up, the corner of her mouth slightly raised: "So you won't become some kind of big shot in the future?"

"No … I did have the idea of becoming a big shot, but after becoming that kind of person, I'll still be able to do whatever I want" Liu Ping said.

"That's not very likely, after all, there are too many parties involved, when the time comes you'll have a hard time" Li Zhangxue said.

"I'm talking about the big shots of the demonic path" Liu Ping said.

This time it was Li Zhangxue's turn to silently look at him.

"Why do you like the demonic path?" She asked.

"It's just some interest — — just like when I see a good restaurant on the street, I'll stay there for a while and eat those dishes that I've never eaten before" Liu Ping said.

"I heard that after becoming a demonic cultivator, you won't be able to free yourself, what about you? Can you walk out of it? "Li Zhangxue asked.

Liu Ping pulled out the long blade at his waist and placed it horizontally on the ground in front of him.

The long blade emitted a burning dark demonic light, and there were countless cries of agony lingering on the blade, as if it wanted to devour everything around it.

"Demonic blade" Li Zhangxue's expression changed.

Liu Ping lightly flipped the blade over, and in an instant, all the strange phenomena on the blade disappeared.

But there was a five-colored heavenly light emitted from the back of the blade, causing the surrounding fog to rise, and the clouds to rise, giving off a celestial aura.

"You can change it freely, so free and transcendent, how did you manage to not be affected by the demonic path's techniques?" Li Zhangxue sighed.

Liu Ping said: "Three words: Don't lose yourself."

"That simple?" Li Zhangxue asked.

"That simple." Liu Ping said.

"Is there a deeper level of true teachings?"

"Yes."

"Please teach me more words." Li Zhangxue said.

"Come closer." Liu Ping said.

Li Zhangxue leaned forward and put her ear next to Liu Ping's mouth.

Liu Ping took a deep breath and whispered: "Don't lose yourself."

Li Zhangxue slowly pulled back, as if she had a deep impression of it.

"It sounds like a joke, but how many people in the world can do it?" She sighed.

"You're a sword cultivator, just focus on the sword in your hand, why are you asking about this?" Liu Ping asked.

"You know that I don't want to be the sect master, but I also want to know where your heart lies." Li Zhangxue said.

She took out a communication talisman and handed it over, then reached out her hand and did not return it.

Liu Ping took out his own communication talisman and handed it to her.