After rebirth, the eldest sister voluntarily abdicated and gave way to the wise.

Chapter 485 Bury...me and Bei Yao...

If she could be given more time to grow, a thousand years, no, or even a hundred years, she would definitely become a real threat to him.

Unfortunately, she is still too young, and her time is too short; she is no match for him.

Dongwu didn't want to waste any more time; delay might lead to unforeseen changes.

Suddenly, his aura changed, and a vast and boundless demonic energy emanated from his body. Before Jiang Liqian could even sheathe her sword, an overwhelming pressure surged towards her and Shui Lian'er.

In an instant, the sword shadow shattered, and Jiang Liqian's spiritual power faltered. She fell from mid-air, landing in front of Shui Lian'er.

She spat out the blood foam from her mouth, and despite her body creaking under the oppressive force, she still managed to create a barrier around Shui Lian'er, trying her best to protect her from Dong Wu's terrifying demonic pressure.

But a sense of horror filled my heart.

Previously, this demon had been suppressing his cultivation level, so she couldn't detect it. Now that his aura had been unleashed, she realized how unfathomable his power was.

Transformation into a Deity? Return to Nothingness? Merging into One?

Or Mahayana?

This was beyond her ability to resist!

"What a pity, there was clearly a bright path ahead." Dongwu sighed with feigned regret, but his actions showed no intention of letting them off the hook. The immense pressure pressed down on Jiang Liqian and Shui Lian'er with even greater terror.

Shui Lian'er collapsed to the ground, half-conscious and completely powerless to resist. If it weren't for the protection of Jiang Liqian's barrier, she would have already turned into a pool of blood.

Jiang Liqian was in an even worse state. She was almost forced to kneel on the ground. The bones in her entire body were deformed and cracked under this terrifying pressure. The intense pain made her vision go black in waves.

She bit her tongue hard, barely managing to stay conscious amidst the sharp pain. With one hand, she summoned the Spirit-Suppressing Pearl to attack Dongwu, while with the other hand, she quickly took out the golden leaf that Elder Tingchen had given her.

Upon receiving news of Shui Lian'er and the others' peril, she immediately sought help from the sect. However, the sect was too far away, and the desolate forest was a complex and dangerous place teeming with demons and monsters. It would take the sect too long to send reinforcements. Now, their only hope was to rely on the golden leaf Elder Tingchen had given her to summon him.

Otherwise, they would all be dead here today!

However, she underestimated Dongwu. The moment she took out the golden leaf, Dongwu clearly felt the special fluctuations of the teleportation array on it. He mercilessly struck her head with a palm, the overwhelming demonic energy aimed at crushing her head.

Jiang Liqian was a beat too slow in activating the teleportation array on the golden leaf. By the time she tried to dodge, a figure had already pounced on her, taking the blow for her.

Jiang Liqian's mind went blank for a moment.

She could barely see who was on top of her, and she couldn't hear anything... the sound of blood dripping, bones cracking, the wind blowing through the dust—she couldn't hear anything.

Or rather, she had never seen a person's face so clearly, or heard the sounds of all things in the world so clearly before.

Time seemed to slow down incredibly slowly at that moment, so slowly that even her breathing stopped.

But the next moment, she was swept into the turbulent river of time, watching helplessly as the blooming blood splattered on her neck and then flowed into her heart.

She opened her mouth, but several times, she couldn't utter her name!

"Lotus... Lotus!"

No, no, that can't be.

not like this!

Jiang Liqian's hands trembled as she hugged her face.

Blood gushed from her mouth, flowed into her hands, and dripped from between her fingers onto her face.

The wind howled in his ears, and the chilling demonic energy attacked again. The golden leaves that had fallen on the grass suddenly burst out with dazzling golden light, blocking all the demonic energy filled with killing intent. In the next instant, the golden light and the black light were locked in a fierce battle.

But Jiang Liqian could no longer feel any of this.

All she could see was the blood gushing from Shui Lian'er's mouth.

All you could see was her desperately throwing herself on top of her, taking the fatal blow for her.

All I could see was her warm life slowly slipping away in her hands, until it was gone forever.

Her lips trembled as she weakly reached into her storage bag for pills, stuffing them into her mouth repeatedly. But the next second, these pills would roll to the ground along with the blood she vomited.

Tears welled up in her eyes, and Jiang Liqian almost pleaded with her humbly, "Eat it, please eat it all, okay?"

"Don't spit it out, swallow it down, I beg you, sister, I beg you, swallow it down, swallow it down!"

"Swallow it quickly..."

Shui Lian'er laboriously raised her hand, grasped the hand that was about to feed her the pill, and silently shook her head.

Jiang Liqian's eyes reddened instantly, and she vehemently retorted, "No, there's still hope! You won't die! You won't die!"

"Shui Lian'er, I won't allow you to die!"

After shouting fiercely, she immediately pulled her hand away, her eyes stubborn, and quickly formed hand seals. The Flower Shifting Array, glowing with purple spiritual light, immediately appeared beneath them.

Her eyes, which were almost glazed over, trembled slightly. With all her might, Shui Lian'er gently embraced the trembling woman.

His heavy head rested limply on her shoulder.

"it's useless……"

The lamp is broken, and she is about to die. She was going to die anyway, and no amount of lifespan could save her.

“Tell Mother, I…I didn’t disgrace her, I protected the key…”

With a slender, pale hand, Shui Lian'er plunged her hand into her chest. Enduring excruciating pain, she ripped a bloody heart out of her chest.

Jiang Liqian almost lost control, but her body was still softly embraced by her.

Shui Lian'er gently placed her heart in her hands.

Tears welled in her eyes: "Bury...bury me and Bei Yao..."

His body suddenly shattered, turning into specks of light that dissipated into the silence of the approaching night.

Jiang Liqian lunged forward, only to be met with emptiness and coldness.

The heart in my hand gradually transformed back to its original form amidst the dazzling light—an exquisite, intricate, translucent glass key engraved with lotus patterns.

Jiang Liqian stared blankly at her empty embrace. After a long, long time, she finally murmured, "Sister, don't you want me anymore...?"

We promised to be best friends forever.

It was a promise...

Strands of crimson crimson crept into her eyes, then slid into the endless, cold night with each scalding tear.

Dongwu, who was fighting Elder Tingchen, suddenly sensed something and looked thoughtfully at Jiang Liqian, who was lying on the ground with tears streaming down her face. A wicked smile with a hidden meaning suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He suddenly struck Tingchen away with a palm strike, and with a flick of his sleeve, a wisp of demonic energy silently swept towards Jiang Liqian along the night wind.

Then he flicked his finger, and blood-red light instantly filled Jiang Liqian's entire pupils.