Chapter 897 - I Became a Villainess and Was Pestered by Beautiful Girls

Lianxin attracted the attention of the righteous and demonic teams as soon as she appeared on the scene. She was the one who discovered this ancient ruin. Without her, this expedition would not even exist. And now, she had identified the Guardian Spirit, shocking everyone. "A manifestation of lingering grievances?" In the previous righteous and demonic war, who knows how many creatures had perished, leaving the continent in ashes. Even after hundreds of years, it had not fully recovered. Grievances and obsessions were different; the former did not require a high realm. Under fortunate circumstances, even ordinary mortals could retain their grievances. Upon entering the black and white barrier, Lianxin saw the senior sister from Xuanling Sect, her face brightening with joy. Tang Xin also smiled and nodded at her, exchanging their concerns in silence. Now was not the time for reminiscing, so the two said little and continued to focus on the Guardian Spirit's resentment apparition. "Who are you?" The Guardian Spirit questioned with a fierce look. "If it were just normal grievances, using the determination of the righteous and demonic outside to suppress it would indeed be a method," Lianxin did not answer its question but continued, "but our predecessors underestimated the strength of grievances. During the suppression process, it not only did not weaken, but instead, it took advantage of the rules and powers of this place, gathering into a resentment spirit and gaining materialization abilities." "The reason why the Immortal and Demon Remnants appeared again after a thousand years is also caused by you." The explanation from the demonic saint did little to ease the tension among the strong. The magnitude of the resentment spirit's strength is related to the intensity of grievances, including the degree of persistence, quantity, and the cultivation level of the deceased. If this was truly an aggregation of the grievances of all those who died unwillingly in the righteous and demonic war, how terrifying would its strength be? "You, a mere Yuan infant cultivator, how would you know these things!" the resentment spirit roared. Lianxin sighed and said with a somewhat compassionate tone, "The battle in the past was indeed a tragedy with a lot of casualties - it could have been avoided. Everyone underestimated the damage caused by that battle." She joined her hands together, and a radiant light shone from her body. She closed her eyes and said, "Perhaps, these traumas may never fully heal, but if we could try to understand each other from now on, we might be able to find a way together..." Under the holy light, everyone present, regardless of being righteous or demonic, felt an immense sense of inner peace. Some demonic cultivators emitted a faint dark aura, as if they were ascending. Even the Guardian Spirit was distracted for a moment but quickly regained its composure, its ferocity stronger than before. "Understand each other?" Two overlapping, resentment-filled voices came from its mouth. "Who would understand us? This hateful world should just be destroyed!" Roar! The resentment spirit roared, and the cracks on the giant volcano quickly expanded, spewing countless molten rocks that darkened the sky and roared towards the ground. "Be careful!" All the high-level cultivators immediately acted, jointly raising protective shields in front. Boom! The molten lava collided, stirring ripples of energy. If it were in the outside world, an attack like this wouldn't count much against the high-level cultivators. But in this realm, whether it was the laws or the environment, changes had occurred, greatly weakening everyone's strength. Under repeated assaults, the shields began to show weaknesses, and some small lava balls came crashing through. "Protect Tang Xin! Protect the divine messenger!" "Why should you protect me?" Tang Xin shouted. "Hurry and protect the demonic saint!" A group of people immediately surrounded Lianxin, shielding her from the incoming attacks. Watching the agile and lively senior sister protecting her from both sides, Lianxin smiled and said, "Alright, I'm not that frail, and the crucial figure here is the esteemed ambassador from Qingzhou." "My lady, you are too polite. I am just a disciple of a small sect, how can I compare to the esteemed demonic saint," the senior sister replied. "Is that so? But I think the transcendent genius beside you may not think the same," she said, looking at Xianling, who pouted and expressed dissatisfaction to the senior sister. "Are you always this proactive toward everyone?" The downpour of lava lasted for half an hour before gradually subsiding. "If we didn't have so many experts," a middle-aged man from the Immortal Family of the Fairies gasped for breath, "we might have capsized." "Don't relax," Lianxin reminded them, "it has not even demonstrated one percent of its power." "Good, very good," the Guardian Spirit laughed, "so many people witness my revenge. Rest assured, not long from now, the entire continent will be buried with you!" As it finished speaking, its body suddenly burst, transforming once again into molten lava, connecting with the vast expanse of lava behind it. A few breaths later, a giant molten creature soaring a hundred zhang tall emerged, exuding an astonishing aura. "How...how do we even begin to fight this? Its strength has increased a hundredfold in an instant," the middle-aged man's face turned pale. The higher the realm of the cultivators present, the more they felt the oppression emanating from the molten giant. This power might already surpass the early stage of Nirvana Crossing and reach another level. In the stage of Nirvana Crossing, not to mention the difference in grade, even within the same grade, from the initial to the mature and accomplished, there existed an insurmountable gap. A mid-level Nirvana Crossing could effortlessly kill an early-stage Nirvana Crossing through a flick of the hand. "This is beyond our expectations. Retreat immediately!" The demonic team immediately sounded the retreat, and a few Nirvana Crossing cultivators used their strongest powers to break the barrier, attempting to force their way out. However, after the Guardian Spirit revealed its true power, the barrier was strengthened a hundredfold, and the power of those at the early Nirvana Crossing stage hitting it showed no response at all. "This is not good," Tang Xin swallowed hard and turned to Lianxin, "where are Yuming and the others?" "I felt that the danger inside was too great, so I left them outside," the demonic saint replied. "The fellow's luck is really something; she has managed to avoid every danger..." Faced with the powerful Guardian Spirit, everyone began to have second thoughts, but they were unable to escape, causing them to break out in a cold sweat. "Stay calm; this resentment spirit is not undefeatable. If you all work together, you can defeat it." A unfamiliar voice suddenly entered everyone's ears. In the voice, they felt a power no weaker than the Guardian Spirit's. In this area of the Extreme North Mountains, everyone knew only one person had reached the mid-level of Nirvana Crossing. "Senior, are you the Starlight Immortal Lord?" someone exclaimed. "Just concentrate on dealing with the resentment spirit," the Immortal Lord said, "I will seal off the perimeter to prevent it from escaping to the outside." "Why doesn't the senior directly take care of it?" Xianling asked. "If I could intervene, I would have already. But don't you have her? The demonic saint, it's time to use your 'Nine Provinces Sealing Manual,'" the Immortal Lord responded.