Chapter 55: The Scar Has Faded

Su Qiuyue saw that Mu Chenxi was insistent, so she raised her hand and condensed a warm white light, shooting it into Mu Chenxi’s forehead.

In an instant, Su Qiuyue’s experiences within the Sea of Consciousness appeared in Mu Chenxi’s mind.

When she saw Xiao Qiuyue being gently embraced by Bai Yue, a faint sourness welled up in her heart.

Mu Chenxi’s hands unconsciously gripped her skirt, and the corners of her lips pressed together slightly.

Su Qiuyue looked at Mu Chenxi’s expression, feeling a bit helpless.

If she didn’t show her cheap Senior Sister, she would surely remain uneasy.

But once she showed her, it was inevitable for her to feel jealous.

Being this newly inducted Junior Sister was truly no easy task.

Fortunately, Mu Chenxi knew how to distinguish priorities.

She quickly suppressed her emotions and said to Su Qiuyue,

“Qiuyue, let’s discuss how to fight the Fire Demon first. Now that you’ve joined us, when my consciousness descends into the future tonight, I might see us fighting the Fire Demon together.”

Su Qiuyue nodded and began to discuss countermeasures against the Fire Demon with Mu Chenxi.

The setting sun shone on Bai Yue’s face.

She awoke from her slumber, slowly rising from Mu Chenxi’s embrace.

After merging the memories of the Sea of Consciousness, she also understood what had happened there with Su Qiuyue and couldn’t help but feel astonished.

Her Sea of Consciousness could even shrink Qiuyue.

This sea was getting stranger by the day.

However, the most urgent matter now was Su Qiuyue’s remnant soul.

“Qiuyue, has your remnant soul recovered inside my Sea of Consciousness?”

Bai Yue hurriedly asked.

“No, it’s the same as before.”

Su Qiuyue answered honestly.

Yet, looking at Su Qiuyue, Bai Yue couldn’t shake the feeling that something was different.

“But I do feel you’re a bit different from before.”

“Different how?”

Su Qiuyue asked in confusion.

She herself hadn’t noticed any changes.

Mu Chenxi was equally puzzled; she hadn’t sensed any change in Su Qiuyue.

But Master could see it.

This made her even more curious.

Bai Yue pointed to Su Qiuyue’s cheek and explained,

“Qiuyue, the scar on your face has gotten smaller.”

Only then did Su Qiuyue react. She quickly raised her hand, touching the hideous scar on her cheek.

After careful inspection, she realized the scar was indeed lighter than before.

It seemed Bai Yue’s Sea of Consciousness was really healing this wound, but this restoration didn’t strengthen her soul.

“But it hasn’t made me any stronger,”

Su Qiuyue said.

“Next time, let Senior Sister Chenxi take the chance to enter the Sea of Consciousness.”

“Mm, after we deal with the Fire Demon, I’ll let you enter my Sea of Consciousness again. It won’t be too late to heal the scar then.”

Bai Yue looked at the scar on Su Qiuyue’s face.

Su Qiuyue originally wanted to say she didn’t mind, but when she saw the gentle light in Bai Yue’s eyes, her words changed.

“Thank you, Master.”

“We’re Master and disciple. There’s no need to be so formal.”

Bai Yue waved her hand and gently patted Su Qiuyue’s shoulder.

As expected, she could touch Su Qiuyue’s soul. It truly was amazing.

Mu Chenxi, on the other hand, was concerned about Bai Yue’s condition.

“Master, how are you feeling now? Today, you let us enter the Sea of Consciousness twice in a short time. You must be exhausted.”

“I’m fine. I’ve already rested,”

Bai Yue smiled.

“It’ll be dark soon. Chenxi, are you ready?”

“Master, I’m ready. This time, I’ll probably be fighting the Fire Demon with Qiuyue. We’ve already planned our strategy.”

“That’s good.”

Bai Yue sat cross-legged, gesturing to Mu Chenxi.

“Come, sit by my side.”

Mu Chenxi, as usual, leaned into Bai Yue’s embrace and slowly closed her eyes.

As night gradually fell, her consciousness once again descended into the future.

***

“Chenxi, are you here?”

Su Qiuyue’s voice sounded.

“I’m here. The Fire Demon will be arriving soon.”

Mu Chenxi’s expression was tense.

This was her second time facing the Fire Demon directly.

The difference was, this time she had Su Qiuyue by her side.

With Bai Yue’s life at stake, she couldn’t help but feel nervous.

She gripped Bai Yue’s hand tightly, shielding her behind herself.

Su Qiuyue stood shoulder to shoulder with her, looking up at the pitch-black night sky.

The moon overhead was now perfectly round.

A full moon—the day the Fire Demon descends.

Suddenly, spatial ripples appeared in the sky.

A pitch-black spatial rift emerged out of thin air, slowly widening.

The Fire Demon’s figure began to take shape, about to step out of the rift.

Su Qiuyue immediately mobilized her soul force, condensing the wooden longsword between her palms.

Before the Fire Demon could fully emerge, she drove the longsword forward, unleashing the Astonishing Swan Slash.

A sharp, formless sword aura slashed straight at the Fire Demon.

At the same time, Mu Chenxi also wielded her longsword, unleashing the same Astonishing Swan Slash.

Though her sword aura was much weaker than Su Qiuyue’s, it carried her own Sword Dao comprehension, with traces of icy chill in the aura.

The chill came from a unique power within her soul. She didn’t expect much from this sword’s strength alone.

The Astonishing Swan Slash was just a cover.

The real killing move was the hidden chill within, aiming to injure the Fire Demon’s soul.

The Fire Demon hadn’t expected to be ambushed before even stepping out, and was instantly caught off guard.

The spatial rift was fixed. He had expended tremendous effort just to reach this point, so retreat was impossible.

He had no choice but to withstand the attack.

Facing the two sword auras, the Fire Demon merely snorted, and his aura suddenly surged.

He had been suppressing his cultivation, but now, he forcefully elevated his strength, releasing a searing pressure at the peak of the Transformation Stage.

In the next instant, two massive flaming hands extended from behind the Fire Demon, each slapping at the sword auras from Mu Chenxi and Su Qiuyue.

Astonishingly, the two fierce sword auras were shattered by brute force.

“This power is far beyond the peak of the Transformation Stage…”

With the vision of the Dao Inquiry Stage, Su Qiuyue immediately saw through it.

“This move has touched the realm of the Dao.”

Clearly, the Fire Demon’s original strength was at least Dao Inquiry Stage.

Although the two sword auras were destroyed, Mu Chenxi’s follow-up strike had already landed unnoticed.

As the Fire Demon’s hand touched the chill within the sword aura, it was instantly coated with a layer of frost.

Mu Chenxi felt a surge of hope.

But the Fire Demon merely glanced indifferently at his frozen hand, and the ice melted away in an instant.

“Tricks of a petty bug. Still, I didn’t expect a mere human whelp to grasp a Dao related to the soul.”

The Fire Demon’s gaze suddenly turned greedy, looking toward Bai Yue.

“This must be a power obtained from the Mysterious Woman Beyond the Heavens. It seems the Mysterious Woman Beyond the Heavens truly is invaluable.”

Mu Chenxi’s expression turned cold. She tightened her grip on her longsword and began to activate Soulburn Return Essence.

This was the plan she and Su Qiuyue had agreed upon.

If the Fire Demon’s strength exceeded expectations, they would both use Soulburn Return Essence together, forcing out his trump cards before seeking a way to break through.

Su Qiuyue also immediately activated Soulburn Return Essence.

Black and blue halos surrounded the two of them, transforming into streaks of light that shot straight toward the Fire Demon floating in the sky.

The Fire Demon saw the two charging without fear of death.

Instead of showing the slightest fear, he grinned, revealing a mouthful of sharp fangs.