How could it be her?
Xiong Zhuangzhuang didn't understand.
He hadn't actually recognized Wanyan Xue, because Wanyan Xue's demeanor now was vastly different from before, and she no longer possessed the unique aura of the Beast Taming Sect's cultivation techniques.
If Xu Yi hadn't spoken her identity, he would have remained in the dark until now.
As for Yin Li and the other two, although they had never seen Wanyan Xue, they had heard many of her deeds. After all, her ability to enter Kunlun Academy proved she was a genius disciple as brilliant as Xiong Zhuangzhuang.
Yin Li's earliest goal was to surpass this Senior Sister Wanyan.
It was said that Senior Sister Wanyan, who had been cultivating at Kunlun Academy, had transformed into the Saintess of the Saintess Cult?
At this moment, the three of them were also thinking, how could it be her?
"Xu Yi, it's you! Hahahaha, it really is you! It seems today is truly a good day!"
Having had her identity revealed, Wanyan Xue no longer hid it. She raised her hand and removed her veil, revealing a crystal-clear, jade-white face.
Her face was still the same, but it was now more exquisite, more pure, exuding an immortal aura, just as Venerable Xieye had described.
Her transformation made both Xu Yi and Xiong Zhuangzhuang widen their mouths slightly.
Wanyan Xue had become this way now.
Not only them, but gasps of astonishment erupted from the surrounding crowd.
Wanyan Xue's appearance was indeed very similar to their imagined Nine Heavens Profound Maiden.
If Wanyan Xue had revealed her true face from the beginning, many people might have believed it.
However, at this moment, many people were also looking in Xu Yi's direction.
They seemed to have heard the name Xu Yi somewhere before.
Xu Yi's brow furrowed slightly.
When Wanyan Xue defected from Kunlun Academy, she was engaged in a battle of wits with Yue Hantian outside and had not witnessed the scene firsthand.
By the time she returned to Kunlun Academy, she had only heard about the matter. However, everyone was vague, and most people only heard the harsh words Wanyan Xue uttered when she left, without witnessing the scene that day.
They only knew that thunderclouds had gathered and dispersed for a long time that day.
Could Wanyan Xue's ability to control lightning be due to the changes that occurred that day?
"Wanyan Xue, what do you intend to do by establishing the Saintess Cult?"
Although Wanyan Xue had defected from Kunlun Academy, the Dean and teachers of Kunlun Academy had never issued orders to hunt her down. They had simply treated her as if she didn't exist.
Xu Yi believed this was Kunlun Academy's leniency towards Wanyan Xue.
But now it seemed Wanyan Xue had not appreciated it and had even harbored resentment.
"Xu Yi, you're always so self-righteous, it's truly disgusting!" Wanyan Xue said, once again extending her divine sense, scanning over Xu Yi and the others.
When she found that the figure she wanted to see was not among the crowd, she finally revealed her ferocious face.
"You haven't experienced the pain I've endured, so what right do you have to stand here and lecture me? Moreover, if it weren't for you back then, I wouldn't have ended up like this!"
Wanyan Xue hated the Kunlun Academy teachers for their favoritism, hated Nalan Yan for constantly opposing her, but most of all, she hated Xu Yi.
This was because the source of all her misfortunes came from Xu Yi.
She had originally planned that once her Saintess Cult appeared in every corner of the Jiuzhou Continent, it would be the time for her to kill Xu Yi with her own hands.
But she hadn't expected Xu Yi to appear before her like this. She decided to seize this rare opportunity and fulfill her wish in advance.
Her current cultivation was at the mid-stage of Tribulation Crossing, while Xu Yi was only at the mid-stage of Body Integration.
With a full major realm difference, she didn't believe Xu Yi could escape death this time.
"Xu Yi, die!"
Wanyan Xue took a step forward and appeared before Xu Yi, reaching out without hesitation to grab Xu Yi's neck.
Hmm?
As Xu Yi's neck fell into Wanyan Xue's hand, a slight strangeness flashed through Wanyan Xue's mind.
This was too easy.
Only when she tightened her fingers did she notice the abnormality.
Lowering her gaze, she saw five clear finger marks on Xu Yi's neck, slightly indented.
Xu Yi's expression remained unchanged, as if he hadn't felt any pain.
It's a puppet!
Wanyan Xue furiously twisted the puppet's neck, and indeed, the broken end revealed the cold metallic luster unique to metal.
"Senior, save me!"
Xu Yi had, at some unknown time, appeared behind Venerable Xieye and cried out for help.
Venerable Xieye was stunned for a moment, then unhesitatingly shielded her behind him.
Xu Yi, shrinking behind Venerable Xieye, looked at the tattered Taoist robe on his body, scorched by the Earth's Core Green Flame, a rare hint of guilt flashing across his face.
She had also been saving someone, and Venerable Xieye should be able to understand.
"Old Daoist! Get out of the way! This is between her and me!"
Wanyan Xue's eyes were tinged with faint red from anger. She wished she could devour Xu Yi alive at this moment and naturally couldn't tolerate anyone standing up for Xu Yi.
"Saintess, your grievance with this young friend is something this old Daoist did not wish to meddle in, but you have yet to resolve this old Daoist's doubts, so this old Daoist must act."
Venerable Xieye had already regained his composure.
His cultivation had indeed regressed, but fortunately, Xu Yi had acted promptly, minimizing the impact and allowing him to retain the strength to fight.
"Good, good, good!" Wanyan Xue laughed in anger, turning to face the crowd, "Who else among you wants to be my enemy, step forward all at once, and today I will resolve you all together!"
The cultivators exchanged glances, not daring to respond.
The current situation was not something they could participate in. They didn't believe they could survive the attack of a Body Integration cultivator.
Therefore, they looked at each other, and like before, none of them were willing to take the lead.
Even Qian Sanjia and Liu Wanwan, who had intended to pledge allegiance to the Saintess until death, remained silent.
"Wicked woman! The disciples of my Lingyun Mountain swear to stand with our Sect Leader!"
Led by Ding Sihe, the disciples of Lingyun Mountain stood opposite the Saintess.
The Saintess had anticipated this outcome and therefore did not care about their movements.
She coldly swept her gaze across the crowd, noticing that everyone else feared her gaze and dared not meet her eyes. She curled her lips.
"Wanyan Xue, give it up."
Suddenly, four people walked out from the crowd. Their eyes towards Wanyan Xue were filled with complexity.
Wanyan Xue was startled. After observing them for a few moments, she recognized them.
They were from the Beast Taming Sect.
To clash with the disciples of the Beast Taming Sect so early was also beyond Wanyan Xue's expectations.
Her feelings towards the Beast Taming Sect were also very complicated.
The Beast Taming Sect had not wronged her; on the contrary, they had shown her much care. She remembered all the happy memories, and they were all related to the Beast Taming Sect.
However, she also knew that if she wanted revenge, the sect would absolutely not agree.
In that case, she and the sect would sooner or later reach this point.
Since that was the case, it was better for her to sever the ties of師门情谊 (master-disciple affection/sect friendship) first.