After Betraying the Whole World, You’re Telling Me They Were All Real? - Chapter 30:

Chapter 30: You Bunch of Old Virgins, I’ve Had Enough of You Long Ago

Bai Xing’s voice carried a wave of Qi that echoed throughout the vast canyon.

Everyone’s gaze turned to Luo Qiuya and Bai Xing. Those unaware of the context looked puzzled. Why would Bai Xing ask such a question at a time like this?

Only Luo Qiuya and the three elders showed a noticeable shift in expression—especially Luo Qiuya. Her gaze locked onto Bai Xing with rare seriousness. Why was Bai Xing asking her this now? What did she want to do? Why did she ask this question?

“Bai Xing!” the three elders shouted nearly in unison, “If you have any questions, wait until after the recruitment gathering. Matters of our Immortal Soul Sect don’t need to be aired before outsiders, understand?”

If this issue came to light in front of all these people, it would be a public disgrace to the Immortal Soul Sect.

“Hehe, Elders!” Bai Xing clasped her fists toward the elders and bowed slightly, then said, “The Sect Master secretly let Luo Xi escape. Isn’t that risking greater trouble later? What if the Sect Master leaves the Immortal Soul Sect with her daughter?”

The moment Bai Xing said this, the entire place fell silent.

All eyes instantly turned to Luo Qiuya.

What? The Sect Master’s… daughter?

Was this a joke?

In the Immortal Soul Sect, romantic entanglements and offspring were strictly forbidden!

And the Sect Master… actually had a daughter?

Could it be that the person everyone admired, the role model for all—she had broken the sect’s rules long ago?

How was that even possible?

“Elders, this matter is indeed a disgrace to our Immortal Soul Sect!” Bai Xing continued, “But what we should do is not avoid disgrace—but face it, take responsibility, and deal with it at its root!”

The three elders helplessly shook their heads.

To be fair… she wasn’t wrong.

Even if it was a disgraceful matter, it had to be dealt with honestly instead of being swept under the rug.

“Bai Xing, what exactly do you mean by all this? Speak clearly!” an elder who wasn’t in the know quickly asked.

A daughter? Luo Qiuya actually had a daughter?

When? With whom?

As Sect Master, how could she have broken her vows?

Even they, as elders, had lived for who knows how many years without ever daring to engage in romantic affairs!

“Hehe, you may not know this, but our Sect Master, my respected master… is not only Luo Xi’s master, but also her mother!” Bai Xing shouted.

Those words stirred a storm in everyone’s hearts.

The crowd immediately erupted.

“Mother and daughter?”

“The Immortal Soul Sect forbids romantic attachments and focuses solely on cultivation.”

“The sect even has a strict rule—once you join, you must not fall in love or lose your purity.”

“As Sect Master, she should have set an example!”

“And yet… she’s no longer chaste?”

She secretly gave birth to a child?

And that child was none other than her disciple, Luo Xi?

The very same Luo Xi whom everyone once admired, the little junior sister cherished by all?

The shock of this revelation was overwhelming.

How could something so absurd be real?

Aboard the large ceremonial boat, Ling Qi and the others watched the scene unfold from afar, listening to Bai Xing’s voice.

“The Sect Master of the Immortal Soul Sect… turns out she’s your mother-in-law,” Xu Qingxue said, turning to Ling Qi.

“This is getting interesting. The sect forbids love, yet the Sect Master herself broke the rules?” Chu Xinyue said indifferently. “Seems someone already trampled on their honor long before you came along.”

Ling Qi chuckled and shook his head. This was something he had never imagined.

He never thought that Luo Xi and Luo Qiuya were actually mother and daughter.

If Luo Qiuya was the Sect Master, why was she still hunting him down everywhere?

It must have been the will of the other elders in the sect.

But Ling Qi didn’t really care about that right now.

What mattered was… where was Luo Xi?

Was she imprisoned?

Earlier, Bai Xing said Luo Qiuya had tried to release Luo Xi. But from the looks of it now, she must’ve been discovered and locked up again.

So… Luo Xi wanted to escape from the Immortal Soul Sect.

If she wanted to leave, then clearly… she still cared about him!

“Judging from the situation now, this probably isn’t a good time for a marriage proposal,” Xu Qingxue added.

With such a scandal erupting in the Immortal Soul Sect, it clearly wasn’t appropriate to bring up anything about marriage now. Better to wait and see.

Before the grand gates of the Immortal Soul Sect, atop the high platform, the elders stood up after hearing Bai Xing’s declaration.

All their eyes bore straight into Luo Qiuya. “Luo Qiuya, is what she said true?”

Luo Qiuya stood there motionless, staring at Bai Xing.

She couldn’t figure out how Bai Xing had learned of this.

She had only ever spoken of it privately with Luo Xi, and she had sensed no one nearby.

How could Bai Xing know?

What on earth was going on?

“Luo Qiuya, answer us!” the elders shouted in anger.

Luo Qiuya gave a bitter smile, ignored their question, and looked at Bai Xing. “I truly raised a fine disciple.”

Of course she knew Bai Xing was deliberately trying to ruin the reputation of both her and Luo Xi.

“Hehe, Master, in your eyes, your precious daughter is the true good disciple. What am I, then?” Bai Xing sneered. “If it weren’t for your mother-daughter bond, maybe I really could’ve been your best disciple.”

“But too bad… you abused your power and acted with favoritism!”

“You… are unfit to be the Sect Master of the Immortal Soul Sect.”

“You and your daughter—like mother, like daughter—are both disgraces to the Immortal Soul Sect!”

Bai Xing’s words pierced everyone’s ears and dug deep into Luo Qiuya’s heart.

She knew very well that her eldest disciple was acting out of jealousy and using this moment to take revenge.

“Master, things have come to this point. Why keep hiding it? Why not face it openly?” Bai Xing went on, “Little junior sister can’t escape from the sect. Neither can you.”

“So why not just tell everyone—who is little junior sister’s father?”

“If you speak now, the sect will surely capture him. That way… your little family can reunite.”

“Come on, tell us. What kind of man was able to bed the dignified Sect Master of the Immortal Soul Sect?”

“What kind of man brought such disgrace to our sect?”

Bai Xing’s voice echoed through the entire canyon.

Everyone wore looks of confusion and curiosity.

Who was he? Who had that kind of power? Who could bring down such an exalted figure?

Who made her break the rules?

Aboard the large boat, as soon as Bai Xing said that, Xu Qingxue’s gaze fell on Ling Qi.

Chu Xinyue and Xiao Qian’s eyes followed.

Ling Qi chuckled dryly. Why were they looking at him?

What did they think he was, Duan Zhengchun?

It was true he had a connection with Luo Xi, but what did that have to do with Luo Qiuya?

That would be utterly insane!

He wasn’t that depraved!

“Hehe, Master won’t say it? Fine, then I will!” Bai Xing sneered, then raised her voice. “Elders, the man who had relations with the Sect Master back then… was none other than the world’s number one assassin—Duan Tianqing!”

The place instantly erupted again.

Many present had never seen Duan Tianqing, but they had certainly heard of him.

A true assassin—master of assassination and tracking.

A notorious villain known across the land.

No one expected the Sect Master of the Immortal Soul Sect to be involved with such a man.

Luo Qiuya said nothing, her eyes locked onto Bai Xing.

She had only recently told Luo Xi about this. Which meant Bai Xing must’ve overheard that private conversation.

But she hadn’t sensed anyone nearby.

Did her disciple possess some hidden ability or secret even she didn’t know?

“Duan Tianqing… what a name!” the elders said coldly, their eyes full of fury. “Our Immortal Soul Sect and Duan Tianqing—and that Ling Qi—will never share the same sky!”

These two men—one ruined their Sect Master, and the other ruined their young Sect Master.

Clearly, the two of them were the Immortal Soul Sect’s greatest enemies.

“They can hardly be blamed. After all… like mother, like daughter,” Bai Xing added coldly. “If you two had any shame or restraint, the sect wouldn’t be in this mess!”

She now fully intended to humiliate Luo Qiuya and Luo Xi—to make sure neither could ever rise again!

Above the canyon waters, the recruitment gathering had come to a complete halt before it could even begin.

With such a scandal, who had the mind to continue the event?

“Speaking of which… isn’t that Ling Qi right there?” someone whispered.

All eyes turned to the red-and-gold ceremonial boat.

And then fell on Ling Qi.

This guy had real guts. The sect had declared him a wanted criminal, and now even said he was their mortal enemy.

And he was just standing there?

Was he not afraid of being discovered?

The sect was furious right now. Even if he represented the Great Yan Empire, they might still ignore diplomatic niceties.

On the high platform, all ten elders of the Immortal Soul Sect stood up.

This needed to be addressed openly.

“There are no rules without discipline! Luo Qiuya, you broke the sect’s vows. You must be punished,” the elders declared. “We hereby strip you of your position as Sect Master.”

Though Luo Qiuya was Sect Master, the joint decision of all ten elders couldn’t be overruled.

“Very well,” Luo Qiuya said, taking a deep breath.

At this point, she had nothing more to say.

The position of Sect Master, she could abandon. The Immortal Soul Sect, she could walk away from.

But her daughter—she would not give up!

“Since you have stripped me of my title, then from this day forth, I have no ties to the Immortal Soul Sect,” Luo Qiuya said, turning to the elders. “From today, Luo Xi and I will leave this sect. We owe each other nothing!”

Her reputation was already destroyed—so she no longer cared about it.

As long as she and her daughter were safe, that was enough.

“Hehe, leaving? Oh Master… you truly disregard the sect’s rules,” Bai Xing immediately said. “If everyone who broke the sect’s laws were simply allowed to leave, what purpose would the rules serve?”

“That’s right. Luo Qiuya, since you’ve disgraced our sect, you must be punished!” the elders said. “We will cripple both your and your daughter’s cultivation and imprison you two forever as a warning to others!”

Hearing this, the corners of Bai Xing’s lips curled into a cold smile.

That’s better. Once their cultivation was crippled, they would be nothing.

She could play with them however she wanted—powerless prisoners at her mercy.

Luo Qiuya’s brows furrowed tightly. She clenched her fists and said coldly, “And what if I don’t agree?”

At this point, she had no other option.

She knew that if her cultivation was destroyed, she wouldn’t be able to protect her daughter—or the child in her daughter’s belly!

“Impudence!”

The Grand Elder slammed the tip of his staff to the ground and said coldly, “Luo Qiuya, we were the ones who made you Sect Master. We can just as easily reduce you to a mortal.”

“Unfortunately, I no longer have a choice!” Luo Qiuya’s aura surged steadily. “If all the elders insist on doing this, then I have no choice but… to resist until the end!”

“Hahaha! Hahahahaha! Good! Very good! Qiuya, I had hoped you’d do this back then!” A burst of mad laughter echoed across the canyon. “To hell with the Immortal Soul Sect! To hell with its rules!”

The voice had barely fallen when—whoosh!—a figure swept down from above the canyon and landed heavily with a thud on the Immortal Soul Sect’s platform plaza.

Dressed in tattered hemp robes, wearing a conical hat, and carrying a large blade in hand—it was none other than Duan Tianqing!

Everyone on the scene was shocked.

Duan Tianqing actually dared to show up at the Immortal Soul Sect?

Luo Qiuya frowned and said, “Why are you here?”

“To save you, of course!” Duan Tianqing said coldly. “Qiuya, how many years has the title of Sect Master shackled you? Now that the shackles are broken, let’s do this properly—together!”

Had it not been for the burden of being Sect Master, Luo Qiuya might have eloped with him years ago. Now that her position was stripped, there was no reason not to fight back. Today, the three of them would charge out of the Immortal Soul Sect as a family!

Luo Qiuya took a deep breath and looked at Duan Tianqing, then nodded slightly. At this point, there was no other option. If she wanted to take Luo Xi and leave, only force could make that happen!

“Good! What a pair of shameless scoundrels!” the Grand Elder snorted and gave the order, “Attack! Capture them all!”

Duan Tianqing and Luo Qiuya were both at the peak of the Heaven-Revering Realm, but the Grand Elder was also at the peak, and the other elders were all in the late stages of the Heaven-Revering Realm. Plus, the sect had dozens of Heaven-Revering Realm disciples. Their combined strength vastly outmatched the two of them.

Since Duan Tianqing dared to come, they would make sure he never left.

“Shameless scoundrels? Hmph!” Duan Tianqing raised his large blade slowly. “You stinking old virgins… I’ve had enough of you long ago!”

Whoosh!

With that, he swung the blade down hard.

A thousand-meter-long blade light crashed down from the sky, slashing straight toward the Grand Elder and the sect gates.

The Grand Elder roared and leapt into the air, his staff meeting the incoming blade light.

BOOM!

A deafening explosion echoed as the staff and blade light collided mid-air.

A massive shockwave spread through the canyon, sending waves rippling across the water. The silk array that had just been deployed shattered instantly. The cliffs around the canyon began to crumble.

After the clash, the Grand Elder locked eyes on Duan Tianqing and immediately launched himself forward.

Two peak Heaven-Revering Realm cultivators collided atop the platform, their surging auras triggering continuous shockwaves that churned the canyon’s waters violently.

As Duan Tianqing fought the Grand Elder, Luo Qiuya’s gaze sharpened. She immediately dashed toward the inner sect.

But before she could get far, the other elders appeared and blocked her path.

“Attack! Don’t let this shameless pair escape!” the elders roared and surrounded Luo Qiuya, launching a coordinated assault.

At the same time, many other powerful cultivators from the Immortal Soul Sect joined the fray. The entire sect had mobilized against Duan Tianqing and Luo Qiuya.

The recruitment event hadn’t even begun, and yet a chaotic battle had already exploded at the sect’s gates.

Those who came to participate or just spectate were left dumbfounded. How did a normal recruitment turn into this?

Aboard the ceremonial boat, Xu Qingxue shook her head in exasperation again. At this point, a marriage proposal was completely out of the question. In the end… most things really were settled through force.

“Should we step in?” Chu Xinyue asked, turning to Ling Qi.

Ling Qi, however, had his eyes closed as he concentrated. “Strange… I can’t sense Luo Xi in the sect?”

He had fully extended his senses, yet he couldn’t detect Luo Xi’s aura.

Where was she? Why wasn’t she in the Immortal Soul Sect?

“Why not just ask?” Chu Xinyue said.

Ling Qi nodded slightly and opened his eyes. That was exactly what he intended to do.

Amidst the chaotic battle, Duan Tianqing suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs, “Ling Qi! Since you’re already here, if not now, then when?!”

Of course, he knew that he and Luo Qiuya alone could not defeat the entire Immortal Soul Sect.

But with the Supreme Limit Realm cultivator Ling Qi here, there was nothing to fear!

Whoosh!

The moment Duan Tianqing finished speaking, Ling Qi leapt from the bow of the boat, soared across the water, and landed in the center of the battlefield with a thunderous crash.

An overwhelming aura erupted from him, forcing everyone around to stagger backward.

With Ling Qi’s appearance, the fighting suddenly paused.

Luo Qiuya rushed over and stood beside Duan Tianqing.

Opposite them, the entire Immortal Soul Sect had gathered at the main gate, forming a massive defensive formation.

Ling Qi now stood between the sect and Duan Tianqing and Luo Qiuya.

When the sect disciples saw him, their faces darkened again. “Well, well, well… all of you are here today!”

Both of their mortal enemies had appeared. This day would be bathed in blood.

Seeing Ling Qi, Luo Qiuya frowned and stormed over with clenched fists.

She looked like she was about to slap him—probably to vent her daughter’s frustration.

But Duan Tianqing quickly pulled her back. “What are you doing? He’s not someone you want to offend.”

That confused Luo Qiuya.

What did he mean, not someone to offend? What was so special about him?

Just because he had the imperial sword of the Great Yan Empire?

So what? He had wronged her daughter. He deserved to be hit!

Duan Tianqing, however, had a faint smile on his lips.

The reason Ling Qi couldn’t be offended wasn’t because of that imperial sword.

It was because of his strength!

A true cultivator at the Supreme Limit Realm.

That sword should be honored to be held by him—not the other way around.

Ling Qi slowly turned his head and smiled at the two of them.

Luo Qiuya’s brows furrowed deeply. Smile, your damn face! You got my daughter pregnant, and you still dare to smile?

“You know me?” Ling Qi asked, eyes on Duan Tianqing.

He had never met Duan Tianqing, though he had crossed blades with one of Duan Tianqing’s… associates—an icy female assassin ranked second on the assassin leaderboard.

“I just came from the imperial palace of the Great Yan Empire, so yes… I know you now,” Duan Tianqing replied calmly.

Ling Qi nodded. So, he had learned everything about him already. No wonder he called out to him.

“So it seems… both of you want to leave. Luo Xi wants to leave. But… the Immortal Soul Sect won’t allow it,” Ling Qi said.

“Exactly!” Duan Tianqing chuckled.

That meant the sect had chosen to become Ling Qi’s enemy.

So there was no need for diplomacy anymore.

Because Ling Qi at the Supreme Limit Realm… was the only law that mattered!

“Does she… hate me?” Ling Qi looked at Luo Qiuya.

She sneered, “What do you think? Shouldn’t she hate you?”

You abandoned her. How could she not hate you?

But even though she hated you, she still held onto hope—that you had your reasons.

“The reason I left without a word back then… I did have my reasons,” Ling Qi said. “All this time, I’ve been preparing for our wedding. I was planning to surprise her by coming to propose…”

Hearing that, Luo Qiuya took a deep breath.

Thankfully… this guy wasn’t a heartless bastard.

“Then… go explain it to her yourself,” Luo Qiuya’s tone finally softened.

If possible, she truly hoped her daughter could find happiness.

“She always believed you had your reasons,” Luo Qiuya continued in a low voice. “That’s why… she’s kept the child in her belly. Your child.”

The moment those words fell, Ling Qi’s face changed drastically!

Child?

Luo Xi… was carrying his child?

She was pregnant too!?