Shocking! The female protagonist unlocked her powers by killing people!

Chapter 116 I Can't Stay Here Forever

“Indeed.” Thinking of the ability to tear open rifts and the ability to control Jiu Jiu from a distance, Bei Qianning’s expression turned solemn: “I don’t know what a demon is, but judging from Bai Qingjue’s situation, if all demons are like him, let alone us, even the most powerful elder in the empire would be no match for him.”

“Yes.” Ling nodded: “There is no doubt about that. Back then, those elders were no match for him. If it weren’t for Emperor Dongyang having the Different Ice Spirit Source, he wouldn’t have been able to escape either.”

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Jibai asked, "Ling Yi, is it only the power of the Otherworldly Spirit Source that can deal with them?"

"I don't know." Ling Yi didn't respond at all: "Existences like the Otherworldly Source are always in the minority. As long as your cultivation is high enough, you should be able to deal with them."

Bei Qianning thought for a moment: "Ling Yi, did that demon say how many companions they had?"

Ling glanced at Bei Qianning. Although she didn't want to go too far, it was still okay to give a heads-up: "There are many."

Ling Yi said, "Before he disappeared, he said that demons were sealed beneath the lands of the four great empires."

"What!?"

Upon hearing this, Bei Qianning and Dongfang Jibai's expressions changed drastically, completely losing their usual composure.

Seeing the shocked expressions on their faces, Ling Yi let it slip a little more: "When I asked him why he was here, he said they were sealed here. That seal blocked the entire Yunzhou. They fell into a deep sleep after the Yunzhou Sealing Array was deployed. They are awakening now because the Yunzhou Sealing Array is about to fail. The reason why the earthquake occurred thirty years ago was because the demons under the Northern Underworld Empire wanted to come out and find an opportunity."

"Looking for opportunities?" Bei Qianning frowned and asked, "Looking for what opportunities?"

Ling Yi: "If we don't take advantage of the seal's impending failure to leave Yunzhou, they will fall into slumber again once outsiders set up the next seal."

“After the Fengzhou Formation is reinforced, they will be in a slumber for a period of time. Not only that, he also said…” Ling Yi looked at the two of them and said slowly, “He said that as long as the Fengzhou Formation is in place, the people of Yunzhou will never be able to leave Yunzhou and go to a wider world.”

"How could this be..." After hearing Ling Yi's words, Bei Qianning was greatly shocked and could not believe it at all.

Dongfang Jibai had lost his usual composure, his face filled with disbelief.

After a while, Dongfang Jibai looked at Ling Yi: "Ling Yi, could it be that you misheard?"

Before Ling Yi could say anything, Dongfang Jibai said, "Yunzhou is surrounded by sea, and there are dangerous beasts in the sea. People with insufficient cultivation naturally cannot cross the dangers to get out. How could there be a Sealing Array?"

After Dongfang Jibai finished speaking, Bei Qianning looked at Ling Yi and said, "Ling Yi, do you remember when I told you that the four great empires didn't have spirit-level beasts, but they knew about the classification of beasts because a senior traveled abroad and brought back relevant books?"

Ling Yi looked at the two of them: "So?"

As dawn breaks: "This proves that some people can still go out and come back."

Ling Yi looked at the two of them: "And then?"

"When were the relevant books published?" Ling Yi looked at the two of them. "According to what that demon said, they will wake up because the Fengzhou Formation is on the verge of failure. We don't know when the Fengzhou Formation started having problems. It's normal for one or two people to be able to go out and come back. Besides... how can you be sure that they really are people who went out and came back, and not people who came in from the outside?"

Ling Yi continued, "How much do you know about the outside world?"

“If you don’t understand the outside world, look at the inside. The four great empires and small countries in Yunzhou have all kinds of exchanges. No matter how remote Yunzhou is, it is still a province. How could it have no contact with the outside world?” Ling Yi looked at the two of them: “Have you never thought about this question?”

"This..." Dongfang Jibai and Bei Qianning didn't know how to answer.

They hadn't thought of it, because since birth they had been in the empire and knew that there was a sea outside the Fallen Continent, and their cultivation was not high enough to cross the sea to go to the wider world.

They wanted to go there, but their cultivation level had to be high enough. If their cultivation level wasn't high enough, they wouldn't go looking for death. So naturally, they didn't know about the existence of the Fengzhou Grand Formation. As for the outside world... they really hadn't thought about it before.

Bei Qianning looked at Ling Yi: "Ling Yi, do you believe what that demon said?"

Ling Yi looked up and met Bei Qianning's gaze: "Why don't you believe me?"

Dongfang Jibai said, "We have never had any contact with demons, how can you believe that?"

Ling Yi looked at the two of them: "What benefit would he gain from deceiving us?"

“It’s true that he is a demon, and it’s also true that he has always been underground in the snowfield. It’s also true that there are no records of demons in the four great empires.” Ling Yi said slowly, “His cultivation is much stronger than yours, yet he cannot leave the snowfield, which proves that the seal he mentioned is real.”

"Moreover..." Ling Yi said slowly, "According to what that demon said, since the Fengzhou Grand Formation is about to fail, they will definitely take action. Not only will they take action, but the outside world will also take action. Whether it is true or false, we will know soon enough."

Bei Qianning looked at Ling Yi: "Ling Yi, do you believe this is true? If that day really comes, what will you choose?"

Ling Yi raised an eyebrow: "Choose what?"

Bei Qianning wanted to say something, but before she could speak, she thought of the baijiu (Chinese liquor) and swallowed all her words.

Seeing that she shook her head and remained silent, Ling Yi asked the question she wanted to ask: "Do you want to ask me whether you want to leave or stay here forever?"

If you want to leave, you're going against the outside world; if you don't, you'll have to stay here forever.

Bei Qianning nodded.

Ling Yi chuckled lightly: "I can't stay here forever."

Even if she were willing, fate wouldn't allow it. It's such a long picture; who knows what's behind the Mountain and River Mirror?

With nine regions and eighteen continents, it's impossible for everything destined by fate to be concentrated in just one continent, right?

Dongfang Jibai looked at Ling Yi: "According to what that demon said, if you don't want to stay here, you can only leave now, because once the outside world strengthens the seal, you won't be able to leave."

Dongfang Jibai is right, and Ling Yi thinks so too, but she can't leave right now because she hasn't found another fragment of the Mountain and River Mirror.

The first three pieces are located in the three major empires, and the last piece should be in the Western Flame Empire.

Thinking of this, Ling Yi looked at the east and said, "The truth your father wanted to know is now clear. Please tell him."

Dongfang Jibai nodded, then asked, "Ling Yi, from what you're saying, you don't plan to go back?"

Just as Ling Yi was about to answer, Lin Xinze suddenly shouted, "Sister!"

When Ling Yi called for help before, he only woke up Dongfang Jibai and Bei Qianning, not Lin Xinze, because waking them up wouldn't have made a difference; they would wake up on their own after sleeping for a while. But now...

The three looked at Lin Xinze, who was crying loudly in his sleep, calling out for his sister.