I was previously somewhat famous in the cultivation world.

What should I do?

At this moment, Han Lie had completely lost his previous composure. His expression was one of utter panic, his heart was pounding wildly, and he was desperately thinking of a countermeasure.

Neither of the man and woman before him was someone his current self could contend with; facing them head-on was definitely out of the question.

What was even more terrifying was that he had been caught red-handed again. With ironclad evidence, there was no room for lies.

For a moment, various thoughts flashed through his mind, while on the surface, he quietly tried to stall for time:

"I admit that my sins are heavy and that I deserve this tribulation. However, there is still one thing I do not understand. If I do not clarify it, I will not be able to rest in peace even in death."

Qi Yuan raised an eyebrow, seemingly interested:

"Let's hear it."

Han Lie took a deep breath and said with a sigh:

"I have been cautious enough in my actions this time, never leaving any traces wherever I went."

"After various twists and turns, this place is already hundreds of thousands of miles away from the Liyuan Holy Land. Why were you still able to find me so easily?"

This was also what he couldn't figure out the most. In his previous life, he was either killing people or being hunted; he had long ago developed Great Master-level concealment skills.

Even under the encirclement and suppression of the Seven Great Holy Lands, he had always been able to escape with his life.

To his surprise, after being reborn, it was as if he were possessed. He had fallen into two inexplicable desperate situations in a row, which could be described as being under a disaster star and having the worst luck.

Just as he had reclaimed the ningyuan sword, it was snatched away by a Demon Sect enchantress, and he was even interrogated indiscriminately, suffering quite a bit.

He had finally pulled through, but before he could even begin to realize his grand ambitions, he had to face this certain-death situation. It was simply the Peak of misfortune!

Did Heaven give me a chance to return in another's body just to play me to death once more?

Just thinking about it made Han Lie feel like he'd been screwed over.

"That's a good question!"

Qi Yuan casually took out a deep-blue longsword from his storage space and said with a face full of righteousness:

"It's simple. After receiving a lesson from This Daozi, this Demonic Sword finally repented, feeling deep remorse for the various evil deeds it committed in the past and hoping to turn over a new leaf."

"Therefore, it decided to step forward and perform a service to atone for its crimes, assisting This Daozi in apprehending you, its accomplice and the main culprit, so that you may face the judgment of justice!"

As he spoke, the ningyuan sword hovered obediently by his side, its tip pointing steadily at the dumbfounded Han Lie, looking as if it were drawing a clear line between them.

Upon seeing this sword, Qin Lingxue, who was standing nearby, was startled and couldn't help but blurt out:

"Fellow Daoist Qi, where did you get this sword?"

Qi Yuan rubbed his nose nonchalantly and answered calmly:

"I picked it up on the road."

"Picked it up?"

Qin Lingxue's mouth opened slightly, seemingly disbelieving, but since the other party was acting out of justice to eliminate an evil, she naturally couldn't question him.

Moreover, this sword now had nothing to do with the Liyuan Holy Land, so it wasn't her place to interfere.

On the other side, Han Lie was completely bewildered. This... what was this?

The peerless Demonic Sword ningyuan, which had slaughtered countless people, actually wanted to repent, turn over a new leaf, and become a new sword... "Old friend ningyuan."

After recovering from his shock, Han Lie swallowed hard and tried his best to look calm. "Was it really you who betrayed me?"

The ningyuan sword suddenly trembled slightly and spoke in a muffled voice:

"Bah! Who's your old friend? Master Qi said that This Ven—er, no, little sword, this isn't called betrayal; it's called performing a service to atone for my crimes, understand?"

Qin Lingxue was shocked once again. "This sword can actually talk?"

Although the mingshuang sword was also full of spirituality and connected to her mind, it could only communicate simply through sword-sense and could not articulate words like a normal person.

This was truly the first time she had encountered a case where a sword could speak.

Could it be... that a sword could also become a spirit?

Qi Yuan smiled faintly and ordered the ningyuan sword, "It seems he hasn't recognized reality yet. Go stab him once to wake him up."

"You got it!"

Whoosh!

The ningyuan sword shot out in response, its speed incredibly fast. It went up and pierced a hole in Han Lie's thigh, and blood immediately gushed out.

"Hiss~!"

Han Lie gasped in pain, clutching his wound as he took a few steps back, filled with both shock and anger:

"Old friend ningyuan, have you gone mad?!"

Wait, no!

Then, his eyes widened, and he cried out with an expression of disbelief:

"You... why aren't you drinking blood?"

Han Lie knew that the ningyuan sword was an extremely bloodthirsty and terrifying Demonic Weapon, characterized by its cruelty and love for killing, never happy without blood.

Even as the sword-wielder, he had to regularly provide his own lifeblood to nourish the Demonic Sword to keep it placated.

But the scene just now completely overturned his common sense. The ningyuan sword had really just stabbed him without taking the opportunity to suck his blood, as if it had become a different sword.

The ningyuan sword was silent for a moment before slowly speaking:

"Didn't I say it already? This sword is now a sword of justice. Unless Master Qi gives the word, This sword will never suck blood without permission!"

As it spoke, the ningyuan sword silently shed a few nonexistent tears.

Whenever it thought about how it had spent the last few days, it felt an urge to die.

A certain fellow who kept claiming to be a member of the righteous path had done things a hundred times more evil than any demon.

It was bad enough that he used this peerless Demonic Sword to chop earthworms and mosquitoes in the name of experimentation, but what kind of crazy operation was forcing it to eat Blood-Replenishing Pills?

The most insane part was that the fellow had heard the saying "one drop of essence equals ten drops of blood" from somewhere and insisted on taking it to a brothel to try out some real samples.

If it hadn't threatened to commit suicide by breaking itself, it might have really been ruined!

If possible, the ningyuan sword really wanted to beg the little girl from the Liyuan Holy Land beside it to take it back to the Sword Pool.

Although it was a bit cold there, at least there was no risk of losing its integrity in its old age... On the other side, Han Lie's heart was shaken violently, and he felt a chill rush from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

Just what kind of treatment did it receive to turn a perfectly good Demonic Sword into this... Thinking of this, the way he looked at Qi Yuan completely changed.

What "famous righteous sect"? This kid was clearly a demon even more terrifying than the ningyuan sword; otherwise, how could such an inconceivable situation be explained?

Han Lie took a deep look at Qi Yuan and said with a solemn expression:

"That this brother can make the Demonic Sword ningyuan so submissive, this Han is extremely impressed."

"Since we are both of the same path, I won't hide anything. If you can show mercy, I am willing to make a Heavenly Dao Oath to serve you as my master for the rest of my life and be at your beck and call."

"To tell you the truth, this Han was once a Tribulation Passing Realm Cultivator with the Daoist name Killing Life Daoist. I was once somewhat famous in the Cultivation World."

"As long as you give this Han some time, I will surely return to my Peak and become your greatest aid in dominating the Cultivation World!"

"Furthermore, I have a top-tier Legacy that leads directly to the Immortal Dao, called the 'Blood Luo Sutra.' If paired with this ningyuan sword, its power is unparalleled, and killing those of a higher level is no problem at all..."

What?!

As soon as these words were spoken, not only did Qin Lingxue's expression change drastically, but even Qi Yuan showed a look of surprise.

Although he knew the other party was named Han Lie, he didn't know that Han Lie was the Killing Life Daoist.

Back when the Killing Life Daoist roamed the world, because of his cautious nature and the fact that he had too many enemies, very few people knew his real name.

Now that tens of thousands of years had passed, even fewer people knew that the Killing Life Daoist's original name was Han Lie.

Now that Han Lie had admitted it himself, it immediately reminded Qi Yuan of the time when Daozi Zhuang and the Myriad Ages Dao Child had invited him to explore the Killing Life Daoist's Immortal Cave... This was just too coincidental, wasn't it?