Chapter 2553

Yan Aohan appeared, presenting Yao Hua Yin Guo before the Immortal Emperor. "This is the one you wanted."

She then turned to Zhu Yanyi. "Wife, Qian Huansheng is injured." She tossed Qian Huansheng onto the ground.

Zhu Yanyi stepped forward, checking Qian Huansheng’s pulse. "It’s fine. Just some internal injuries. No organ displacement or anything serious. It’s not a big deal."

She took out a pill and placed it in Qian Huansheng’s mouth, then checked her pulse again. "she’ll be fine once she wakes up."

Zhu Yanyi looked at Yan Aohan. "Was Qian Huansheng injured by Yao Hua Yin Guo?"

"Yes. Although Qian Huansheng has worked hard these years, his cultivation is only at the peak of the Immortal King stage. Yao Hua Yin Guo is an Immortal Emperor. The gap is too wide. Fortunately, as the clan leader of the Heavenly Foxes, he has their Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox clan’s secret techniques. When I arrived, he was injured but not dead."

Yan Aohan briefly explained the situation. Although he didn’t go into detail, everyone present could feel how dangerous it had been.

Hearing this, Zhu Yanyi glanced at Qian Huansheng. "Qian Huansheng is quite bold. She actually chased Yao Hua Yin Guo. It seems her lack of diligence in cultivation has finally caught up with her."

Realizing something, Zhu Yanyi turned to the disciples nearby. "Remember this: if your cultivation isn’t solid, you will suffer the consequences. You must have a deep understanding of your own limits in any situation. Do you understand?"

"Understood, Sect Leader." The disciples nodded seriously.

Yan Aohan added from the side, "Don’t worry about your disciples. They aren’t foolish. Only someone like Qian Huansheng would do such a silly thing."

Regardless of Qian Huansheng’s injury, there was one good outcome: Yao Hua Yin Guo had been captured.

The Immortal Emperor and the leaders of the other four major sects looked at Yao Hua Yin Guo.

Jian Wuhua sighed deeply. "Hall Master Yao Hua, why did you do this? You are a demon cultivator. How did you become an evil cultivator?"

"Do you think I wanted to be an evil cultivator?" Yao Hua Yin Guo said bitterly. "Years ago, I was outmatched. Evil cultivators planted an evil seed inside me. If I didn’t become an evil cultivator, I couldn’t have survived. It’s already hard for demon cultivators to ascend to immortality. Out of thousands, only one might succeed. The odds are too low. The evil cultivators promised that if I joined them, and once they ruled the Immortal Realm, the chances for demon cultivators to ascend would increase. I knew it was probably empty talk, but I felt I had to try, or the opportunity would slip away. So I tried."

"Liar." Bing Wuji, also a demon immortal, said coldly. "If it were as simple as you say, you wouldn’t be a prisoner now. You know you were wrong. Why don’t you admit it?"

Yao Hua Yin Guo laughed. "Bing Wuji, you don’t care because you are cold-hearted. You have never loved anyone. But I am different. I cultivate the Path of Emotion, so I cannot help but feel emotion. That’s why the evil cultivators found me. But I cannot admit I was wrong, because admitting it means my love was wrong."

"Love is not wrong. Only the way you expressed it was wrong," the Immortal Empress spoke up.

Yan Aohan said, "Recently, the Underworld has received many resentful souls born from extinguished emotions. This must be your doing."

"It is definitely her doing," the Immortal Empress said. "Because she doesn’t understand love, she played with many people, hurting one after another. And they were all mortals."

The Immortal Empress looked at Yao Hua Yin Guo. "You are an immortal. As an immortal, you should know this is wrong. Immortals and mortals are different, yet you deceived mortals’ feelings. Indeed, evil cultivators only teach evil arts."

"What do you mean by evil arts? What do you mean by deception? I didn’t deceive anyone!" Yao Hua Yin Guo argued. "They willingly gave their lives for me."

"You cannot decide people’s lifespans. You used your emotions to steal their lifespans, but you didn’t enjoy them. The evil cultivators did. However, you bear the karmic merit debt," Yan Aohan looked at Yao Hua Yin Guo.

"Every life you harmed, every lifespan you stole, will be deducted from your own lifespan and returned to them in their next life. You broke their hearts, causing their destined partners to live lives without love, filled with regret. You must make amends. But how can one person make up for so many mistakes?"

Yan Aohan sighed. "As the Hall Master of the Thousand Illusions, you have shown your ability. If you had cultivated properly, you might have become a True God in the future. But you gave up that chance and became an accomplice to evil cultivators, causing irreparable damage to the Immortal Realm and hurting so many mortals. So, Yao Hua Yin Guo, you must pay the price."

"Who are you? Even if I pay the price, it’s none of your business," Yao Hua Yin Guo snorted. "You all have perfect romantic relationships. How can you understand someone like me?"

"Neither the Divine Realm nor the Immortal Realm forbids love. As long as your feelings are sincere, the Heavenly Dao will bless you," Zhu Yanyi looked at Yao Hua Yin Guo. "Don’t you know this?"

Yao Hua Yin Guo looked at Zhu Yanyi. "I naturally know the Heavenly Dao allows it. But the person I like doesn’t like me. How can the Heavenly Dao allow that?"

Zhu Yanyi was speechless. "You didn’t turn love into hate, then flirt with those mortals, hurt them, and get caught by the evil cultivators, who planted the evil seed in you, turning you into their accomplice, and you couldn’t stop, did you?"

Zhu Yanyi just said a few casual words, but Yao Hua Yin Guo’s expression turned ugly after hearing them. Zhu Yanyi realized she had hit the truth.

"Could it really be like that?" Zhu Yanyi rubbed her forehead.

The Immortal Empress looked at Yao Hua Yin Guo with disappointment. "You female immortals were under my management, but things went wrong. In the end, it’s because I didn’t supervise you well enough. If I had told you earlier that there is more than one man in this world, and if you lost one who wasn’t meant for you, it just means he lacked vision. You would meet another with better vision later. I think you would have been much better off."

"It’s a pity. It’s too late for that now," Zhu Yanyi said with a regretful expression.