"Estimating from the angle it entered the ground, the flight path of this flying dagger should be like this..." Late at night, a certain part of the academy was still as bright as day. The Sword Cultivator who had gone to hunt down the Man in Black was crouching by the roadside, looking down at the black flying dagger nailed diagonally into the ground.
Muttering to himself, he stood up and turned to look behind him, as if an arc-shaped trajectory appeared in his eyes.
If the calculation wasn't wrong, this flying dagger should have been thrown from this spot. He came to the calculated position where Qian Lin had been, and his brow furrowed slightly.
If the flying dagger was thrown from here, that Little Girl's sensory abilities are quite intriguing.
He had also found the spot where the Man in Black had been lying in ambush, and the position from which Qian Lin fired the flying dagger to force the Man in Black out was still a certain distance from that ambush point.
In other words, Qian Lin sensed something was wrong from far away, prepared in advance, and very decisively used such a Sharp Weapon to attack the place she deemed a threat.
"Senior Brother, the other areas have also been investigated. It basically corresponds with that junior's testimony. She used a scheme to lure the Demonic Path into the woods, took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack on the Demonic Path, and successfully wounded the opponent." A Sword Cultivator wearing a light green robe ran over in a hurry. He handed a small piece of white cloth to the Green-robed Sword Cultivator and said with a strange expression, "We also found these poison needles on the road. They should have been released by that girl as well."
Carrying weapons is not uncommon in Honghu Academy, and the academy encourages students to do so. However, carrying this kind of hidden weapon is a bit strange.
Thin flying daggers that don't reflect light at all, very terrifying-looking poison needles, and a kind of Spiritual Qi item of unknown nature—just what kind of things is that girl carrying?
Is this really something a girl less than fourteen years old should have in her bosom?
"She's from the Northern Territory; that's probably just the atmosphere there." The Green-robed Sword Cultivator put away the white cloth and shouted to the Cultivators gathered not far away, "Everyone, stay sharp! We must find any clues left by that Demonic Path rat. We can't let him harm the academy's students again!"
"Understood!"
...While the academy's seniors were staying up late pursuing the culprit, what was Qian Lin doing?
She... was dreaming.
A dream that she didn't know was a nightmare or a beautiful dream.
She seemed to have returned to that cliff from over ten years ago, once again facing that terrifying Venerable Lightning Tribulation that seemed capable of destroying the entire world.
And unlike the previous time, the Yaochi Saintess did not sneak attack her this time. Instead, she walked out from behind her and stood in front of her.
The Saintess's sword didn't look like a sword; it looked more like a priceless work of art. The crossguard and hilt were inlaid with gems of various colors, and the lines on the blade seemed to flow with Spiritual Qi. It was this very sword that had once pierced Qian Lin's chest, giving her a Rebirth in every sense of the word.
But this time, the Saintess plunged the sword into the ground.
What, do you want to watch me undergo the Lightning Tribulation? Qian Lin was a bit confused. What is this Ye Qiuhan doing? I, this Demon Path Supreme, have no power to resist right now. Why aren't you making a Move?
Once I finish the tribulation, you won't have any chance at all, you know.
Qian Lin was called the Demon Path Supreme, but her cultivation had not yet reached the ultimate peak. Before being killed by the Saintess's sneak attack, she was an Eight Tribulation Venerable, with two more Lightning Tribulations to pass before truly becoming an Immortal.
But this level of cultivation was already the closest to the Immortal Path within the Demonic Path, aside from the legendary Demon Immortal who founded the Demonic Path. Thus, Qian Lin was indeed worthy of the title of Demon Path Supreme.
And Ye Qiuhan was also an Eight Tribulation Venerable at the time, though she was still far from the point of Undergoing Tribulation. Normally, she couldn't beat Qian Lin.
Unfortunately, she seized a good opportunity and killed Qian Lin by sneak attacking her while she was all alone undergoing the tribulation.
"You should make your Move." Qian Lin spoke. The voice coming from her throat was not the magnetic male voice of her past life, but a clear female voice similar to this life.
The Saintess shook her head.
"Then you should leave here quickly. The Lightning Tribulation is no joke." Qian Lin pointed to the sky. She actually didn't have much confidence in herself. In the millions of years of Demonic Path history, the number of Demonic Path Cultivators who had faced this Ninth Venerable Lightning Tribulation probably didn't even amount to five.
And those who could pass this tribulation and truly become a Ninth Tribulation Venerable were probably only one or two.
"Be careful not to get struck dead by lightning."
"This Lightning Tribulation won't strike down." The Saintess spoke. Her voice was somewhat blurred and unclear, sounding a bit like a mature version of the black-haired Stupid Girl.
Because she had never had any communication with this Saintess in her past life, Qian Lin didn't know if this was actually the Saintess's voice... Wait, I'm dreaming right now, so this should just be my imagination?
My brain just randomly picked a voice and assigned it to this fake Saintess, but it's actually quite fitting.
"Before it strikes, you will already be dead, so it's impossible for it to strike down."
Great, are you going to desecrate my corpse even now? Is that necessary!
Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and give me a quick death, okay? Being stared at by the Lightning Tribulation feels very bad, don't you know!
"I found that I was wrong." The Saintess walked up to Qian Lin and picked up the petite Qian Lin. "You aren't the kind of unpardonable Demonic Path I thought you were. Those things have nothing to do with you. From the beginning, you were a complete innocent."
The Demon Path Supreme Qian Lin died a wrongful death. Before dying, she was blamed for a mountain of sins, but she hadn't done even a single bad deed.
If you talk about killing people, she indeed had, but it was all in self-defense. Others came to kill her; if she didn't kill them back, she would have died!
"Does saying all this have any meaning now? Anyway, I'm already dead. But dying isn't bad either; I can start over." Qian Lin curled her lip. Whoever wants to be this Demon Path Supreme can go ahead; she wasn't going to be it in this life.
She had had enough of being a scapegoat. In this life, she was going to turn over a new leaf and be part of the Righteous Path!
Let's see who can still pin the blame on her head!
"Indeed, for you and me, this is an opportunity—an opportunity to make up for all the mistakes of the past."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Qian Lin was a bit dazed. Make up for mistakes?
She had nothing to make up for.
She just didn't want to be a scapegoat anymore.
What nonsense are you talking about?
"You will understand." The Saintess's eyes flickered slightly as she lowered her head a bit, moving closer to Qian Lin.
Wait!
What are you doing?!
Even though this is in a dream, you can't do this!
No, they say dreams are reflections of inner thoughts... Holy crap, could it be that I actually wanted to be... by this Saintess...