You Betrayed the Sect, So Why Regret It Now? - Chapter 4:
Chapter 4: Expelled from the Sect – Shattering the Qilin Holy Land’s Fate Chains
Li Chen packed his belongings simply and quickly left the sect.
He used the teleportation array and headed straight to Central State.
Once he arrived, he breathed a deep sigh of relief. He had finally escaped the Qilin Holy Land.
Now, he had to stay far away to avoid being hunted down.
But his next move was even more important.
The reason his cultivation had been stagnant all these years had a hidden cause. Back when he fought the Demonic Woman Meng Huanxiang from the Myriad Demons Sect, the two of them battled for ten days and ten nights.
In the end, Li Chen used the fortune of the Qilin Holy Land to seal Meng Huanxiang.
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, sensing the eight chains within his body—these were fortune chains used to seal the Demonic Woman. However, despite being sealed, a bond had formed between them.
Meng Huanxiang had left a demonic mark in Li Chen’s body at the time of sealing.
Through that bond, she absorbed all of Li Chen’s cultivation. No matter how diligently he cultivated, everything was taken by her.
This was the reason why he hadn’t made any progress all these years.
Li Chen had once thought of living an ordinary life—protecting his master, his Junior Sisters, and the Qilin Holy Land. But now, he had seen through it all and let go. This time, he would live for himself.
Everyone in the Qilin Holy Land who had humiliated him—he would make them pay back one by one.
Especially the five Junior Sisters.
He had helped them so much over the years. Without him, how could their cultivation have progressed so rapidly?
No matter the pills or treasure artifacts, as long as they wanted something, he would do everything he could to get it for them. He pampered them endlessly. He once thought they would be grateful, but in the end, they turned out to be ungrateful wolves.
Not only were they ungrateful, they even raised their hands against him, falsely accused him, insulted him, and in the end, even tried to kill him.
If not for his former status, he would have been dead already. With behavior like that, how could he still protect them?
Li Chen’s eyes turned cold. Everything he once gave them—he would take it all back. “Just wait,” he muttered.
He took out a talisman and spoke, “Patriarch of the Myriad Demons Sect, does your promise still stand?”
Li Chen had once saved the daughter of the Myriad Demons Sect Patriarch, Fu Tiancheng. They had even gone through life-and-death experiences together.
Fu Tiancheng had once promised him that if he ever wanted to join the Myriad Demons Sect, he only needed to contact him directly. Li Chen didn’t trust anyone else.
…
(In the Myriad Demons Sect)
Fu Tiancheng was in seclusion. As soon as the talisman activated, he immediately heard the message: “Patriarch of the Myriad Demons Sect, does your promise still stand?”
Fu Tiancheng stood up instantly, joy flashing across his face. “Li Chen, have you decided to join my Myriad Demons Sect?”
“I’ve decided.”
“Excellent. Where are you now?”
“Central State.”
“Very good. Wait there—I’ll come to you immediately.”
With a flicker of his figure, Fu Tiancheng tore open space and appeared above Central State. Countless cultivators looked up in shock at the spatial rift in the sky. That was a power only a Great Ascension Realm cultivator could wield.
Sweeping the area with his divine sense, Fu Tiancheng instantly located Li Chen and appeared before him.
With delight in his eyes, he said, “I told you long ago—you belong in the demonic path. The Qilin Holy Land never suited you. Come, I’ll take you back to the Myriad Demons Sect.”
Grabbing Li Chen, Fu Tiancheng tore space again, and the next second, they arrived at the Myriad Demons Sect.
“Thank you, Patriarch.”
“Still calling me Patriarch?”
“Master.”
Fu Tiancheng nodded. “Don’t worry. You’re absolutely safe here. Even if you never cultivate again, I’ll protect you.”
After everything he had experienced, Li Chen now understood clearly. To cultivate again, all he needed was to sever the bond with Meng Huanxiang. He had once used the entire fortune of the Qilin Holy Land to suppress her, forming the very bond that now allowed her to drain him. No matter how many pills he consumed, it was useless.
This was something Qin Fan had smugly revealed to him in his dying moments, just to make him die in despair. But now that Li Chen knew the truth, he wouldn’t sit and wait for death.
“I can cultivate again,” Li Chen said firmly.
Fu Tiancheng was stunned, staring at him in disbelief. Everyone knew Li Chen had lost the ability to cultivate after sealing the Demonic Woman. That news had spread throughout the cultivation world.
Li Chen closed his eyes and focused.
So cunning, Meng Huanxiang. You left the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mark inside me, constantly draining my cultivation. Now that I’m no longer the Holy Son of the Qilin Holy Land, the moment I sever the fortune chains, you’ll surely recover your true form.
Li Chen severed the chains.
Immediately, he felt an indescribable sense of relief. At the same time, the demonic mark inside him dissolved into countless symbols.
Li Chen gasped. This was… the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art—the strongest cultivation method on the Demonic Continent.
So that’s how it was…
…
Qilin Holy Land. Deep within the Infernal Demon Cave.
A young woman was bound by void chains at her wrists and ankles. Her long, dark hair flowed like a river of night, and her porcelain-like face was flawless. She was Meng Huanxiang, the Demonic Woman of the demon race.
Eight chains bound her, sealed by fortune.
The next second, the chains vanished.
Meng Huanxiang opened her eyes and burst into wild laughter. “Li Chen, you finally broke the chains! It’s been decades! You kept me sealed for so long. Once I get out, I’ll make sure to discipline you thoroughly.”
Excited, she stretched her limbs and looked up at the remaining fortune suppression.
Just one more year. In a year, she would be free.
“Li Chen, just wait. When I get out, I’ll teach you a good lesson!”
…
Flame Peak.
Zhao Xueyi suddenly opened her eyes, sensing the tremors from the depths of the Infernal Demon Cave. Her figure flashed, and she appeared above the Qilin Holy Land.
She looked down and saw the eight chains had broken.
Zhao Xueyi’s heart was filled with anxiety.
What’s going on?
The fate chains are broken… the Demonic Woman is about to reawaken.
Something must have happened to Li Chen.
She flashed again and appeared at Misty Peak. Entering the cave, she looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings. This used to be Senior Brother’s residence. It wasn’t like this.
She called out loudly, “Senior Brother!”
Yin Xiumei walked out from the depths of the cave, surprised. “Senior Sister Zhao, you’ve come out of seclusion?”
“Where is Senior Brother?”
“Who?” Yin Xiumei blinked.
“Li Chen,” Zhao Xueyi snapped.
“Oh, you mean that mutt?” Yin Xiumei chuckled. “He’s not here. This is now Junior Brother’s cave.”
Zhao Xueyi’s face flushed with anger. “What did you just call him?”
Yin Xiumei flinched, instantly realizing she’d said something wrong. Zhao Xueyi had always had a close relationship with Li Chen. After his cultivation fell, she had entered seclusion to train harder. She had no idea what had happened in the meantime.
Yin Xiumei quickly explained, “Senior Sister Zhao, many things happened while you were in seclusion. Li… Senior Brother changed completely.”
Without hesitation, she told Zhao Xueyi everything that had happened in recent years—how Li Chen had allegedly poisoned the sect’s spirit beasts, attacked fellow disciples, stolen treasure artifacts, even spied on the Sixth Junior Sister while she bathed.
Zhao Xueyi stood there in shock. Was that really her Senior Brother?
How could her upright Senior Brother do something like that? It was impossible.
“You’re lying,” she said coldly.
“I’m not. Third Junior Sister, Fourth Junior Sister, Fifth Junior Sister, Sixth Junior Sister, even Junior Brother can all testify. Oh right, you haven’t met Junior Brother yet—he’s cultivating inside right now.”
Yin Xiumei took out a talisman and began summoning the others.
A short while later, four core disciples arrived…
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