CHAPTER 298: CHAPTER 285: DO YOU STILL HAVE SUCH GREAT ABILITY?

Hu Yang would need some time to find his way here. By the time Shi Nian and Lin Tiantian waited for Fox Ruoshui and the others to return, naturally, the upper echelons of the Human Clan had come to take in this batch of hidden Demon Clan members.

Apart from the Nine-tailed Fox Clan, other hidden Demon Clan members were also taken in by various Sects.

Their treatment was comparable to that of the Nine-tailed Fox Clan, with conditions that could be considered extremely generous. These hidden Demon Clan members were also quite satisfied and for the time being could be considered settled in the Human Realm.

As for whether these peaceful days would last, everyone knew that it depended on the outcome of the great war between humans and demons.

If the Human Clan won, the peaceful days could continue for quite a long time.

If the Demon Clan won...

Then aside from the victory of the Demon Clan, escape from a massacre would be unlikely.

Whether it was the Human Clan or the Demon Clan, it was feared that none would be spared.

During the night.

It was then that Shi Nian cautiously relayed the news of the Demon Realm being occupied by the Demon Clan to Fox Ruoshui.

Fox Ruoshui was silent for a good while. She sighed softly and said, "Xiao Nian, it’s okay, we are doing well here now. The Demon Clan is currently powerful, and we can’t confront them directly. We need to endure. Your mentor mother knows you are powerful, but the Demon Clan is searching for you everywhere. You must be extra careful in the coming days."

Fox Ruoshui had already been briefed quite extensively about Shi Nian’s legend, but the fact that Shi Nian was also the Demon Clan Saintess was something the people of Ling Tian Peak hadn’t had the chance to tell her yet.

At this moment, looking at the worried Fox Ruoshui.

The Ling Tian Sword Master couldn’t help but cough lightly and said, "Ruoshui, there’s no need to worry too much about Xiao Nian, that Demon Clan..."

The Ling Tian Sword Master was about to come clean.

Fox Ruoshui got angry immediately, she knocked heavily on the Ling Tian Sword Master’s head: "Is there anyone in this world who acts as a Master like you? Xiao Nian is powerful indeed, but it’s said that the Demon Clan Saintess is so powerful she even suppresses the Demon Lord, and she has been seeking out Xiao Nian to fight a decisive battle to the death! What if Xiao Nian is found by her, what then?"

The Ling Tian Sword Master immediately felt wronged: "Ruoshui, you don’t understand."

He couldn’t help but glared at Shi Nian: "Xiao Nian, tell her yourself!"

Shi Nian coughed lightly: "Mentor mother, indeed I have something to tell you."

The Ling Tian Sword Master nodded.

This darn disciple was finally going to confess her identity.

"You go ahead," Fox Ruoshui said gently, looking at Shi Nian.

Shi Nian opened her mouth, then opened it again, before saying with a solemn expression, "Mentor mother, what I wanted to say is, Tiantian and I are planning to leave the Sect to seek an opportunity outside."

Fox Ruoshui looked worried and was about to say something.

Shi Nian quickly said, "Mentor mother, don’t worry, we will return once we find the opportunity. Moreover, with my abilities, being a bit cautious, I should be fine."

Remembering Shi Nian’s miraculous and invincible Barrier, Fox Ruoshui nodded, but still urged her to make the trip quick and return soon.

Shi Nian responded with a smile.

"Shi Nian, don’t you have anything else to say?" Ling Tian Sword Master couldn’t help but ask.

"Anything else? I don’t, Master. If you have anything you wish to tell mentor mother, please do. Tiantian and I will leave first."

Shi Nian, holding Lin Tiantian, hurried off with them in a flash.

The Ling Tian Sword Master was dumbfounded.

Was this rascally disciple too scared to reveal her identity as the Demon Clan Saintess, and wanted him to speak up on her behalf?

What a joke.

As if he would dare to do that?

"Nanqing, about Xiao Nian’s issue..." The Ling Tian Sword Master cleared his throat, ready to speak.

Mu Nanqing suddenly stood up: "Master, I’ve suddenly had an insight, I’m going back to cultivate."

"Oh, then Xingzhi..."

"Master, I too have had an insight," Lu Xingzhi also spoke up.

The Ling Tian Sword Master looked towards Yun Jian.

After holding it in for a while, Yun Jian calmly said, "Same here."

These three turned around and fled, their speed was not at all inferior to Shi Nian and Lin Tiantian’s earlier.

Ling Tian Sword Master: "..."

What kind of disciples has he taken in?

Fox Ruoshui was bewildered, and couldn’t help but frown slightly: "Ling Tian, are you hiding something from me?"

The Ling Tian Sword Master hemmed and hawed for a long time before finally spilling the beans.

Fox Ruoshui’s mouth formed an ’o’ shape as she listened.

The Demon Clan Saintess she had just been so worried about, who might harm Shi Nian, turned out to be Shi Nian herself?

Even the wanted order targeting Shi Nian was issued by her personally?

Good heavens!

What kind of monster has Ling Tian taken as an apprentice!

Fox Ruoshui suddenly looked at the Ling Tian Sword Master with very strange eyes.

The Ling Tian Sword Master felt a chill under her gaze and quickly said: "Ruoshui, I didn’t mean to hide it from you! It’s just that there have been so many joyous events lately, I forgot for a moment!"

Not many knew of Shi Nian’s identity within the Demon Clan, but everyone on Ling Tian Peak did.

They didn’t see Fox Ruoshui as an outsider either; this time it was genuinely forgotten.

Fox Ruoshui’s gaze became even more peculiar as she patted the Ling Tian Sword Master’s shoulder: "I really didn’t expect that—you, too, are blessed with the dumb luck of fools. How did someone like you manage to find an apprentice like Shi Nian?"

Fox Ruoshui truly couldn’t fathom it.

The Ling Tian Sword Master felt truly wronged: "What’s wrong with me? I’m already in the Mahayana Realm, I’m fairly accomplished."

"Oh, the Mahayana Realm." Fox Ruoshui said softly, "Could Shi Nian crush ten Mahayana Realm cultivators to death with just one finger, perhaps?"

The Ling Tian Sword Master fell silent.

There was no way to continue that conversation.

Fox Ruoshui sighed softly and said: "Knowing how powerful little Nian is, indeed, gives me a lot of peace of mind. But listening to you talk about those matters, Ling Tian, I only have one thought."

"This child, along her journey, how much responsibility has she taken on herself? On the surface, she seems carefree, if you hadn’t told me, I never would have imagined she had silently done so much."

The Ling Tian Sword Master also fell silent.

This apprentice of his.

He originally thought she was the most timid and the least capable of handling affairs.

But unexpectedly, the one who bore the most burden turned out to be her.

Without Shi Nian, the Human Clan would probably be unrecognizable by now.

Perhaps the Demon Clan might have already advanced forcefully, conquering half of the Human Realm’s territory.

His likeliest fate would have been death on the battlefield, not to mention, having a day to spend with Ruoshui.

Their current peaceful life, it turns out, is largely thanks to this fourth apprentice who he had once been most worried about.

The moonlight shone gently like water.

The Ling Tian Sword Master and Fox Ruoshui were lost in their thoughts.

Meanwhile, Lin Tiantian had excitedly summoned Xiaobai.

After being nourished by the elixir, Xiaobai regained some strength, and at Lin Tiantian’s request, it transformed into a magnificent and mighty tiger.

"Xiaobai," Shi Nian asked, "have you remembered anything?"

Xiaobai shook its head somewhat puzzledly.

"I was thinking, if we can find your family, it might be easier for you to regain your memory," Shi Nian gently persuaded, "So, on this journey, try hard to spread your aura. If your kin senses it, they will surely come to find you."

Xiaobai’s spirit was lifted.

It also wanted to know if it had any kin, and if so, where they were.

It nodded vigorously.

"Alright. Remember to spread your aura along the way. Tiantian, let’s set off."

Shi Nian and Lin Tiantian climbed onto the tiger, and under Shi Nian’s guidance, they leisurely made their way towards that secret realm.

In the book, Tiantian’s past life body was stolen, her blood divided, with the biggest beneficiaries being father and son Hu Yang and Hu Lie, with the addition of the female protagonist Ye Xiaoxiao.

This time, Shi Nian wanted to kick-start the plot early.

She wanted to see.

If they still had the capability to do so.