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World's First Traitor System (310)
🕑 Added 2024-10-02 17:00:04 +0000 UTCChapter 310 - Different Paths
“Wow! Elder Sister’s ‘World in Her Palm’ is so powerful! Just a simple gesture, and she crushed even Danzhu, who lived for ten thousand years!” Bai Rong used the most playful and cute tone to say the most cold and heartless words.
The Pure Land’s secret technique: World in Her Palm.
Once activated, unless the opponent possessed a higher cultivation level or a specific countermeasure, anyone trapped within the World in Her Palm was at the mercy of the caster.
The technique’s requirements were stringent. Great Vehicle Realm cultivators, with careful preparation, could avoid being trapped, even if their cultivation level was lower than Empress Yao Guang’s.
Unfortunately, Danzhu had been too complacent. He had believed he had successfully deceived them. When Empress Yao Guang suddenly attacked, he was caught off guard.
Her World in Her Palm not only crushed Danzhu’s physical body, but also shattered his soul, leaving no chance of resurrection. He was truly dead.
“My sisters, thank you for your assistance in eliminating this threat and avenging Sister Bai’s death,” Empress Yao Guang said.
Her voice was gentle and compassionate, as if she were saddened by the loss of her sister, not celebrating her victory.
Jin De, Miaoyin, even Bai Rong, all wore mournful expressions. They seemed to be truly grieving for the Chess Sage, Bai Shijiu.
Only Qing Qiu remained emotionless, observing the scene from a distance.
“Qing Qiu! How can you be so cold and indifferent?” Jin De scolded her.
The Sage Rulers were ranked according to their seniority. Qing Qiu’s position was now firmly above Jin De’s.
But according to the Pure Land’s rules, only the Supreme Sage Ruler was considered the “elder sister.” Among the other Sage Rulers, there was no hierarchy.
“Jin De, you still don’t understand Qing Qiu, do you?” Miaoyin said coldly. “She’s never been one of us.”
Qing Qiu frowned, but didn’t argue. She knew that Miaoyin and Jin De were close. Anything she said would be pointless.
“Sister Qing Qiu, are you truly so heartless?”
Bai Rong also interjected, feigning a pitiful expression. “I’m scared. What if I accidentally offend you, sister? What will happen to me?”
Jin De and Miaoyin looked at her approvingly.
Qing Qiu’s frown deepened. She was unskilled in arguments. She disliked conflict. Today, she was simply a messenger.
But witnessing the charade, the carefully orchestrated trap that had easily killed Danzhu, who had lived for ten thousand years, Qing Qiu’s heart was far from calm.
Fan Li had asked her to deliver the letter. She remembered their conversation:
“I cannot help you anymore.” Qing Qiu’s held the letter in her hand and spoke gentle but firm.
“Because I will inevitably become an enemy of Great Ci?” Fan Li had asked with a smile.
There was no need for Qing Qiu to answer. Even he knew the answer.
Her beautiful face remained expressionless, like an automaton, devoid of life. But Fan Li knew that true emotions weren't worn on the face. They were hidden within the heart.
“Will you leave today?” Fan Li had asked.
Unlike their previous idle chatter, this question was important. Once he knew the answer, he would have to make preparations. Preparations for Qing Qiu.
Qing Qiu had looked at him for a long time, then finally nodded.
“After delivering the letter, I will leave.”
“Go where?”
Qing Qiu had shaken her head. The world was vast, but she didn't know where to go. But she had already decided to leave. There was no turning back.
“You asked if I could find you a home,” Fan Li had said with a smile. “If I told you I found one, would you be willing to go?”
Qing Qiu’s face had shown a rare expression of surprise. She had stared at him with wide eyes, like a curious child.
Fan Li had scratched his nose awkwardly. “Ahem, I admit I have ulterior motives. A powerful individual like yourself… and we’re… good friends, right? To have you by my side would be incredibly beneficial.”
“The Great Chu isn’t suitable,” Qing Qiu had disappointedly.
“The Great Chu? Hahahaha, of course not the Great Chu. If you are willing, after leaving Great Ci, head southeast…”
…
“Alright.”
Empress Yao Guang shook her left hand, as if it were covered in filth.
Several drops of blood splattered onto the ground.
The blood was dark and viscous, not fresh, but ancient, as if it had been hidden in darkness for ten thousand years.
“We are all sisters here. Why must you argue?”
Yao Guang smiled gently and looked at Qing Qiu with a hint of expectation.
“Thanks to Sister Qing Qiu’s delivery of the letter, a great danger has been averted. I believe in rewarding merit and punishing transgressions. Sister Qing Qiu, if you desire anything, simply ask. I will grant your request.”
Jin De, Miaoyin, and Bai Rong looked at her enviously.
A simple errand, delivering a letter, and she was being rewarded?
Moreover, Qing Qiu, a Sage Ruler, had delivered a letter from Fan Li, a man they considered their enemy. Surely she was suspected of colluding with outsiders?
Jin De wished she could imprison Qing Qiu and force her to reveal the truth about her relationship with Fan Li.
How could she be rewarded?
“I wish to leave. Is that permitted?”
Qing Qiu’s request stunned the others.
Jin De looked at her incredulously. Miaoyin’s face was etched with impatience.
Bai Rong narrowed her eyes, hoping to see through Qing Qiu’s facade. Unfortunately, she had only recently joined the Great Ci Dynasty. She didn’t truly understand Qing Qiu.
Only Empress Yao Guang’s gentle smile faltered for a moment.
“Sister, are you tired? Do you wish to rest? Then go. We have plenty of time. You can speak with me later.”
Her words, their hidden meaning, were finally understood by the others. Their expressions shifted rapidly.
Leave?
She wanted to leave the Great Ci Dynasty?
How dare she?!
Jin De wanted to question Qing Qiu, but even Empress Yao Guang hadn't been direct. She could only endure the situation.
“Elder Sister is trying to persuade Qing Qiu to stay? And she’s being so gentle, even offering her a way out!”
Jin De felt a surge of jealousy. But she also knew that Qing Qiu’s strength had earned Empress Yao Guang’s respect.
“No,” Qing Qiu shook her head.
“I am leaving. I will leave the Great Ci Dynasty. From now on, I am simply Qing Qiu. I am no longer the Sage Ruler of Law.”
The Brahma Sound Pure Land’s ten great Sage Rulers: Supreme, Fate, Law, Zither, Chess, Literature, Painting, Sword, Archery, and Blood.
Xue Feng, Bai Shijiu, and Diao Chan were dead.
And now, Qing Qiu, the Sage Ruler of Law, was leaving as well?
Only six Sage Rulers remained, plus the young Bai Rong.
In this era of great turmoil, the Pure Land’s power had diminished significantly!
Empress Yao Guang was still smiling, but the warmth had vanished from her eyes. Her smile was now a cold mask.
“You must leave?”
The sound seemed to be squeezed out from between the empress's teeth, making people shudder.
Qing Qiu nodded.
“The Pure Land’s laws state that it should be a haven for women, a place for them to find peace and escape the suffering of the world. No worries, no sorrow, no conflict, no worldly desires. Only purity and serenity.
But the Pure Land has established a kingdom, pursuing victory, fortune, power, and territory. This violates the Pure Land’s true purpose.
The Great Ci Dynasty is no longer the Pure Land I once sought. Therefore, I must leave.”
Qing Qiu bowed to Empress Yao Guang.
“Thank you for your kindness over the years. I will never forget it. But our paths diverge. We can no longer walk together. I bid you farewell.”
Empress Yao Guang’s smile vanished completely. Her expression, like her heart, was cold and dark.
Her left hand trembled slightly.
