I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

The moonlight was hazy, and the night wind was cold.

The heavy stench of blood made Jiang Yuebai frown, lifting a hand to cover her nose.

All around were pavilions and towers, rockeries and flowing water, in front of her was a cave entrance, and that blood scent accompanied by the sound of sharp blades cutting into flesh was coming from beyond the door.

"Lu Family’s wicked woman, you... ugh!"

"No, don’t kill me, I didn’t do anything, what does any of this have to do with me..."

Thud! The sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, the stench of blood grew even thicker.

"Lu Nanzhi, are you crazy? How dare you kill a member of the Fang Clan, aren’t you afraid that the Fang Clan will annihilate your entire Lu Family?"

Jiang Yuebai’s body shook violently, it was Fang Mingyi’s voice; she quickly rushed towards the cave entrance.

"Annihilate the Lu Family? Just as I wish!"

One sword strike!

"Ah!!! Lu... you... you dare!"

Another sword strike!

"Ahhhhh!!!"

"Speak, you’re going to tell me again, how do you plan to break my proud spirit, speak!!"

"Don’t kill me... I was wrong, spare me..."

When Jiang Yuebai rushed through the cave entrance, her body was suddenly suppressed by a dominant and tyrannical force, bringing her to her knees with no strength left in her.

In the vast Martial Arts Training Ground, corpses lay everywhere, rivers of blood flowed, the bodies piled upon one another, all died horrendously.

Most of them wore the attire of the Fang Clan’s disciples, some she had seen in the Secret Realm, others had not even attended the Wind and Cloud Meeting.

As if in the Blood Pool Hell, Lu Nanzhi faced away from the cave entrance, her white clothes stained with blood, her long sword dripping with blood, rolling demonic qi swirling around her like King Yan demanding lives.

She didn’t even notice Jiang Yuebai, stepping over the bodies of Lu Qixiu and Lu Qiyuan, she approached the fallen Fang Mingyi step by step.

Fang Mingyi’s arm and leg were severed, blood gushing endlessly, his face deathly pale, he looked at Lu Nanzhi in extreme fear, using his only remaining leg to push himself away from the ground.

Next to him, Fang Mingli and Fang Mingxin were both beheaded, their faces showing that they died with a grievance.

"I want to break off the engagement... I’ll break off the engagement with you, please... don’t kill me... don’t..."

Fang Mingyi shook like a sieve, wailing and begging for mercy.

Lu Nanzhi’s eyes were blood-red, her murderous intent was overwhelming, showing not the slightest emotion, she slowly raised her long sword.

"Now you want to break off the engagement? Too late!"

"Ahhh!!!"

In the midst of Fang Mingyi’s piercing screams, Lu Nanzhi, consumed by the intent to kill, nearly lost her sanity, cutting Fang Mingyi to pieces with sword after sword.

As blood rain splattered, Jiang Yuebai frowned deeply, silently watching Lu Nanzhi vent the hatred buried deep within her heart.

Back then, she too had imagined slicing Jia Xiuchun and Lin Xiangtian bit by bit like this.

Jiang Yuebai empathized with Lu Nanzhi’s emotions at this moment, making it impossible for her to call out to Lu Nanzhi.

As Fang Mingyi succumbed to the pain and died, Lu Nanzhi still did not stop, the demonic qi around her roared violently.

Feeling someone behind her, Lu Nanzhi gripped her longsword tightly, turning abruptly with an aura of irrevocable murderous intent.

"Anan, it’s me."

Seeing clearly that it was Jiang Yuebai, Lu Nanzhi’s pupils contracted, the demonic qi around her suddenly dispersed, instinctively hiding the longsword behind her, unwilling for Jiang Yuebai to see her like this.

But her whole body and face were covered in blood, carrying a sense of brokenness that made Jiang Yuebai’s heartache and nose sour.

Jiang Yuebai forced herself to rise against the inexplicable pressure, stumbling towards Lu Nanzhi.

"Don’t come over, don’t come over, I’m telling you not to come over!"

Lu Nanzhi slashed a sword, the sword aura brushing past Jiang Yuebai’s body, and in the next instant, she was pulled tightly into Jiang Yuebai’s embrace.

Lu Nanzhi’s body shuddered violently, feeling all her strength and facade collapsing at this moment, the longsword falling to the ground, her eyes burning with warmth as she felt the warmth emanating from Jiang Yuebai.

"Little Bai, you understand, right? You definitely understand why I had to do this? I had no choice, I really had no choice..."

"I understand, I know, I know it all!"

Lu Nanzhi’s eyes hid a hint of caution, "Do you think I’m... utterly mad?"

Jiang Yuebai released Lu Nanzhi, her brows tightly furrowed.

"I... I don’t know, but I don’t care either, I only know that we are true friends!"

Tears slid from Lu Nanzhi’s eyes, she tilted her head back, took a breath to suppress the urge to cry, and a pained smile appeared on her lips.

"They... my own brothers and sisters aren’t even close to you. They actually said to me... that I caused my father’s death, that I drove my mother insane, telling me to go to the Fang Family to atone, telling me not to drag them down with me!"

Jiang Yuebai tenderly held Lu Nanzhi’s hand, suddenly realizing that this recent reunion might have happened because Lu Nanzhi received their letters, which is why she welled up with tears upon seeing her, looking so aggrieved and weary.

"Hmph~," Lu Nanzhi snorted through her nose, "Everyone blames me, no one cares about me, and the murderer can even sit in the position of Lu Clan Patriarch. Such a Lu Family shouldn’t exist!"

"They want me to comply, but I refuse to fulfill their wishes. Why should my life be determined by them? I will drag them down to the Underworld with me!"

"Little Bai, you’re right, a person can’t keep trapping themselves in hatred, so I can’t wait any longer. Even if my Master and the Supreme Elder help me, in the end, I wouldn’t have had the pleasure of killing them like I do now! You’re right, you were right all those years ago, what I want to cultivate is the path of defiance!"

"Lu Nanzhi! Wake up!"

Looking at the frenzied and demonic Lu Nanzhi, Jiang Yuebai called her name loudly.

Lu Nanzhi’s crazed smile froze at the corners of her mouth, her eyes lowered, revealing an inescapable sorrow and despair.

"Lu Nanzhi is already dead..."

Jiang Yuebai’s hand trembled, her eyes filled with panic.

"What are you going to do? You’ve already avenged, the death of so many in the Fang Family won’t let the Lu Family off easily, what more do you want to do?"

Lu Nanzhi broke free from Jiang Yuebai’s hand, drew the long sword into her hand, stepped over the corpses, walked to the head of Fang Mingli, the most promising of this generation in the Fang Family, lowered her eyes and wielded the sword, etching several demonic qi-infused bloody words on Fang Mingli’s face.

[The killer is Lu Family’s South Branch!]

"This is Lu Nanzhi’s grave! From now on, there is no Lu Nanzhi in this world! I am free."

Under the cold moon, Lu Nanzhi stood amidst the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, her white clothes stained a glaring scarlet, and she started to silently laugh beside her own tombstone, her shoulders trembling, laughing until she cried, biting her lips to suppress the silent sobs.

The price of this freedom is far too great!

Jiang Yuebai couldn’t say anything; she couldn’t say if it was worth it or not, or what was right or wrong. She could only stand there silently, watching Lu Nanzhi vent.

"Why are there still survivors?!"

A stern shout, a fierce wind swept through, Jiang Yuebai felt like she was struck hard, flying out forcefully.

Lu Nanzhi’s expression stiffened, rushed over to catch Jiang Yuebai, spun around to shield her behind her.

A woman draped in a fox fur stood on the rooftop, her demeanor imposing, exuding an overwhelming pressure that crushed Jiang Yuebai’s bones under its weight, rendering her incapable of moving.

"I told you, besides you, no survivors can be left here."

Lu Nanzhi firmly blocked Jiang Yuebai, her face streaked with tears, fearlessly looking at the woman.

"But you also told me, demon cultivation without falling into demon requires sticking to one’s inner bottom line and leaving some room for light. She is my bottom line, my last bit of light in what will be a dark life from now on."

The powerful voice collided with the woman’s overwhelming presence in the air, her captivating eyes swept over Jiang Yuebai.

"If that’s the case, this ’light’ of yours is quite decent. But how will you assure me she won’t leak today’s events?"

"She won’t!"

Lu Nanzhi remained resolute, not pausing for even a breath.

The woman exchanged glances with Lu Nanzhi for a moment, her overwhelming presence suddenly withdrew, Jiang Yuebai let out a muffled groan, kneeling on the ground, feeling like she had escaped from deep waters, gasping for breath, her body weak.

"I’ll give you time for three sentences. If you don’t want her dead, have me toss her out quickly."

The woman stood on the rooftop watching, Lu Nanzhi turned to help Jiang Yuebai up, quickly speaking.

"Little Bai, please keep today’s events a secret for me, not even telling your master."

Jiang Yuebai nodded vigorously, "Alright!"

"One!"

"I’ll be fine, once the heat dies down, I’ll settle in and write to you."

"I will always wait for you!"

"Two!"

Jiang Yuebai tightly grabbed Lu Nanzhi’s hand, Lu Nanzhi reached out to wipe the tears from her eyes, giving her a faint smile.

"Thank you, Little Bai, for being by my side during the most difficult time in my life, and please thank Xie Jingshan for me."

"Three!"

As the voice fell, before Jiang Yuebai could say anything else, she was pulled away with great force, darkness encroached from the edges of her vision.

Finally, the smile of Lu Nanzhi was completely swallowed in her sight.

Anan...