Chapter 214 (Part 1): Is It Wrong to Kill Bad People?

This was truly a scene of “a hundred rivers returning to the sea.”

Without any communication, almost all the demonic cultivators in the secret realm rushed toward the place where the light pillar had descended.

There was no need to ask what they were planning to do.

Going to the exit point at a time like this—what else could they be doing besides blocking the bridge?

As expected of demonic cultivators. They could abandon their own mothers without a second thought. Hua Jian felt inferior.

“Now even the Tianmomen is in a tough spot. With so many people crammed into that one place, even if they have numbers on their side, they probably can’t squeeze in.”

If there were only one or two teams, the demonic cultivators would be highly likely to fight.

But with so many teams, their courage to start a fight would diminish.

No one had confidence in surviving a massive free-for-all.

Demonic cultivators weren’t stupid.

If they could fight a battle they were confident in, they would naturally choose that over trying to win a chaotic melee involving ten or more teams.

Even if they won in the end, how could they guarantee that someone else wouldn’t swoop in from behind?

It could be said that as long as the fire wasn’t burning their own tails, these demonic cultivators probably wouldn’t make a move.

This wasn’t too bad for Hua Jian. The demonic cultivators just weren’t fighting now; they would still have to fight in the end.

And the secret realm’s exit point only had one more chance to open.

The first opportunity had already been used. Even if one or two stragglers managed to escape, it didn’t matter.

If some people could leave the secret realm, it would show that Wanhuagu hadn’t done anything bad this time.

As for why most people hadn’t come out, who knew?

Maybe they had gotten too caught up in the Gu-rearing and dragged each other down, dying together in the secret realm.

As long as not too many people left the secret realm, Hua Jian’s plan wouldn’t be considered a failure.

“Let’s go. We need to stir up some trouble.”

From now on, Hua Jian didn’t need to do much.

She just had to squat near that group of demonic cultivators, persistently torment them, and keep their mental state on edge.

Eventually, the pressure would crush them, and they would explode at those around them.

Once one team exploded, that area would become like the small resource point Hua Jian had dealt with long ago—a powder keg that would rapidly detonate, swallowing all the nearby cultivators.

Then, she could secretly release a bit of pressure to stimulate them, making the fireworks even more brilliant.

“There are still spirit beasts waiting for them over there. I originally planned to leave them as a surprise for the Tianmomen, but now it seems the Tianmomen won’t get to see that surprise.”

The spirit beasts attracted by the Demon Corpse Crystal would also keep fighting near that main road.

Given the demonic cultivators’ temperament, they definitely wouldn’t let those spirit beasts go.

This gift originally intended for the Tianmomen would probably be signed for by someone else.

“You’re excited,” Linglong suddenly spoke.

“Excited?” Hua Jian touched her cheek. Well, she really couldn’t suppress the smile at the corner of her mouth.

People always have unlimited enthusiasm when doing bad things. And when they see others about to be tormented by their pranks, that feeling makes them want to laugh out loud.

“This is just an appetizer. What I really want to see is that after they finish slaughtering each other, they realize that even if they become the last survivor, they can only wait hopelessly for the destruction of the secret realm.”

“They’ve killed everyone, but there’s no time to pull the switch. All exit points are gone. That’s the most desperate situation.”

All of Hua Jian’s arrangements served this ending.

She wanted to see the desperate expressions on the demonic cultivators’ faces when they realized death was unavoidable.

“Don’t you think this is interesting?” Hua Jian spread her arms, turned around, and openly asked Linglong.

Linglong looked at Hua Jian, who was laughing happily, and knew that her experiences living in the demonic sect had ultimately affected this girl.

Or rather… it had released Hua Jian’s true nature.

Hua Jian had never been a good girl. She was skilled in deception and trickery, and in the beginning, she survived by eating people in this secret realm.

If the secret realm of Linglong Pavilion didn’t allow killing, would those cultivators Hua Jian had drugged have survived?

Given Hua Jian’s personality, not a single one of those cultivators would have lived.

Even after she followed Linglong, Hua Jian’s character and habits hadn’t changed at all.

Now that she had joined Wanhuagu, there was nothing to stop her from becoming bad.

The identity of Wanhua Saintess was too perfect for Hua Jian to do bad things.

It could even be said that it was a two-way attraction between Hua Jian and Wanhuagu.

Both were equally scoundrel-like—not good, not bad.

What Hua Jian did was bad, but the targets were bad people.

So, was she doing good?

This was Linglong’s dilemma. She knew that Hua Jian had never changed; it was just that now she could put her thoughts into practice.

Being able to realize her inner thoughts, Hua Jian was already pitiable.

If she continued to indulge like this, in the near future, the title of Wanhua Saintess would surely resound throughout both the righteous and demonic paths.

“I don’t find it interesting. After all… they are still lives.”

“Wrong. Demonic cultivators are all unforgivable bad guys. It’s better not to think of them as people.”

Hua Jian shook her head and directly retorted.

“Hmm…”

“I know what you’re thinking. Don’t worry, I won’t be so heartless toward good people.”

Hua Jian wasn’t stupid. Hearing Linglong’s words and seeing her serious expression, she immediately understood what was on Linglong’s mind.

It wasn’t that Linglong pitied those demonic cultivators, but rather that she was afraid Hua Jian would completely turn into a big bad guy.

Regarding this, Hua Jian could only say that Linglong was too naive about her thoughts.

She looked like just a teenage girl, but her mind had matured long ago.

Her various experiences before transmigration had already shaped the foundation of her character, preventing her from becoming the kind of villain who indiscriminately kills innocent people like those on the demonic path.

And her experiences after transmigration only made slight adjustments to her personality, turning her from a not-so-cheerful person into the quirky and mischievous one she was now.

There was no way around it. With such good physical conditions, if she didn’t make good use of them, she would feel like she was wasting them.

From the initial bewilderment to later thinking, ‘Damn, I’m so cute,’ Hua Jian had only taken a tiny bit of time.

She wasn’t the type of macho person who thought something was more important than her life.

Being able to become such a cute little girl and experience a new life, she was still very happy.

If her start had been more comfortable—like being a young lady from a prestigious family—she would be even happier.

“Bad people are so bad, so good people have to be worse than bad people! We have to kill them until they don’t dare to do bad things, until they tremble just hearing my name!”

Hua Jian clenched her fists and said fiercely.

She had no objection to being lenient with good people.

Even if a good person misunderstood her and drew a sword against her, she would still be willing to explain properly.

Look, in the secret realm of the Ascension Gathering, she had treated that little senior sister from Yaochi quite well.

In the end, Hua Jian only used words to mildly retaliate.

In Hua Jian’s eyes, that was just daily teasing and horseplay, nothing serious.

But if a bad person treated her like that, she would directly slash at them with her sword.

That was the difference.

Good people shouldn’t have guns pointed at them. Bad people should have guns pointed at them—or just be shot directly.

So in this secret realm, Hua Jian could fully use her talents without holding back, doing whatever she wanted.

After all, the people in this secret realm were all criminals guilty of heinous crimes.

Letting them die here, die in the internal strife of demonic cultivators, would benefit the entire world.

“Are you going to speak up for them? Plead their case?” Hua Jian leaned a little closer to Linglong, almost pressing her nose against Linglong’s.

‘I just don’t want to see you become like them.’

Duang!

Hua Jian brutally bumped her forehead against Linglong’s head, making Linglong let out a soft whimper.

“Thanks, but I don’t need that much worrying. I just look young, not actually immature.” Hua Jian put her hands on her hips and retorted with full momentum.

She was different from these demonic cultivators.

Those guys would create conditions to do bad things even if there were none. She was the opposite.

When conditions allowed her to do bad things, she used those conditions to do good things.

For example, killing demonic cultivators—that was a good thing.

To be honest, with Hua Jian’s current skill set, becoming a demon lord was just a thought away.

Anyone who died at her hands would have both their body and soul devoured cleanly by her.

Wasn’t that the perfect configuration for a super demon lord?

If she was hungry, she could just eat an entire city of people. If she was angry, she could eat another city.

In no time, she would be a famous demon lord throughout the cultivation world.

But Hua Jian didn’t want to become that kind of demon lord. She still wanted to be a somewhat normal person.

“Using this method to kill demonic cultivators—even the Saint Sect would have to thank me!”

If Hua Jian kept doing things like causing infighting among demonic cultivators in Wanhuagu, the Saint Sect would probably treat her as an honored guest.

Keeping Hua Jian in the demonic path to stir up trouble was much more convenient than sending other cultivators deep into demon territory to hunt demonic cultivators.

If Hua Jian pulled off a few more stunts like this in the secret realm, the demonic path’s outstanding disciples might face a generational gap.

“Say, if I kill a few more demonic cultivators, do you think the Saint Sect would teach me some secret techniques?”

As if casually, Hua Jian threw out her question.

She still didn’t dare to directly tell Linglong her thoughts, so she had to use this roundabout way to ask.

Linglong didn’t think too much about it, assuming Hua Jian was just asking casually.

Without thinking, she answered: “Hard to say. Normally, if you don’t join a sect, you can’t learn the sect’s secret techniques.”

“But it’s different for techniques created by the master uncles themselves. For example, Master Uncle Fenghua’s self-created spirit techniques—she could teach them to you without any problem.”

The Saint Sect’s rules weren’t that rigid in this regard.

Even sect secret techniques could be passed outside after collective discussion among the elders.

However, the person receiving them would have to swear not to pass them on further.

As for techniques created by venerables and saints, there were even fewer restrictions.

From ancient times to the present, there had been some bizarre situations.

A senior swordsman from Yaochi once couldn’t find a successor for her sword technique in Yaochi, so she had to go to the Jian Sect to pick a candidate.

Similar things happened in other Saint Sects.

Venerables and saints would occasionally take a liking to young cultivators outside their sect and teach them a few moves, forming a good karmic bond.

“So I can learn flower planting from Lingcaifeng Master while learning combat from Fenghua Venerable?” Hua Jian’s eyes lit up. This was good news!

Seeing Hua Jian’s expression like a puppy spotting a meat bun, Linglong sighed helplessly in her heart.

In this world, only Hua Jian dared to say such things in front of her, the Sacred Maiden of Yaochi.

Eating from Wanling Sect while eating from Yaochi—that was way too greedy!

Why didn’t you say you wanted to add Wanhuagu to the mix too?

By then, you’d be shuttling between three major sects all by yourself! The road would exhaust you!

“It’s not easy to say with Master Uncle. She really wants you to be her disciple. But if you don’t want to join Yaochi, she probably won’t be as nice to you.”

Linglong essentially pronounced a death sentence on Hua Jian’s idea.

Fenghua Venerable’s goal was different from Lingcaifeng Master’s.

Fenghua Venerable wanted Hua Jian to join Yaochi and cultivate under her.

Lingcaifeng Master, on the other hand, didn’t have that obsession with Hua Jian joining Wanling Sect.

“So your best choice is to join our Yaochi, become Master Uncle’s disciple, and then leech off Lingcaifeng Master’s teachings.”

You see, that solved the problem.

Since Lingcaifeng Master didn’t require Hua Jian to formally join the sect, Hua Jian could become Fenghua Venerable’s disciple in Yaochi and then attend Lingcaifeng Master’s classes.

The dilemma resolved itself!

Hearing this, Hua Jian’s look toward Linglong completely changed.

She never thought that Linglong, with her honest eyes, could be so scheming.

If that happened, Yaochi would win twice, while Wanling Sect and Lingcaifeng Peak would get nothing and still have to pay a bunch of costs.

If Lingcaifeng Master found out about this, she would probably immediately declare that Linglong was malicious and that she, Lingcaifeng, was not a fools’ errand!

The disciple she had her eye on was stolen by Yaochi, losing her recognition, and she still had to come and teach their disciple?

“No, no, that’s too unfair to the Peak Master.”

“Then I can’t help it. In such matters, one side always has to lose. You can’t not join either Yaochi or Wanling Sect, can you?”

Linglong spread her hands. Once Hua Jian joined one sect, the other would inevitably suffer.

As the Sacred Maiden of Yaochi, she naturally had to think for her own sect.

“That’s true. Ah… tough problem.” Hua Jian also knew the difficulty of this matter.

Chatting idly here wouldn’t yield a result.

Anyway, there was still plenty of time before she had to make a choice.

She could stay in Wanhuagu for a few more years and leave after she figured it out.

“Let’s not talk about this. Let’s go watch the show.”

There was no point in continuing this topic. Hua Jian abruptly changed the subject.

They were still in the secret realm, so they should go see how the actors on stage were preparing.

The secret realm they were in was very small. Lingwang-level cultivators could cross it in just a day.

That meant as long as the demonic cultivators in the secret realm wanted to join this craze, they definitely could.

The transmission array would open two days later.

Everyone could arrive within one day, leaving an entire day for these demonic cultivators to put on a grand performance.