This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered-Chapter 883 - 680: False Cliff Sword Intent (2)

"I've worried you, Master-wife."

Although her master sounded truly miserable, a warm feeling flowed through Su Youyi's heart as she softly apologized.

Being genuinely cared for by someone was what touched her the most.

"It's nothing, just a beating anyway. As long as you two are okay!"

Chen Hua waved his big hand and laughed heartily, embodying a spirit of fearless bravery. After all, he wouldn't dare fight back regardless, and with his thick skin, a good beating might help Zhou Ruanxian let off some steam.

"Hmm, the Abyss Origin has been cleared very thoroughly, not a trace left. Judging by Liang Yi's physical strength, he should be fully recovered in a few hours!" Gu Sheng withdrew his hand from Liang Yi, nodded with satisfaction, and exclaimed with a smile.

"Thank you, Senior Gu, for your intervention. Liang Yi is deeply grateful!"

Feeling slightly better, Liang Yi clasped his hands and bowed slightly, expressing his gratitude to Gu Sheng with a grateful expression.

"It's a small matter. Rescuing the dying and healing the wounded has always been our Medicine Valley's mission. We would never stand by and let someone die, especially someone who got injured for the Mystical Mechanism Continent."

Gu Sheng smiled warmly, waving dismissively and stepping aside, not wanting to accept Liang Yi's gratitude. After all, Liang Yi got injured for the Mystical Mechanism Continent, so healing him was just part of Gu Sheng's duty.

But then Gu Sheng lightly furrowed his brows, looking puzzled at Liang Yi and voicing his concern, "Is it just my illusion? I feel like there's something strange about your aura. What could be wrong?"

Gu Sheng had met Liang Yi before, and in his memory, Liang Yi's peak condition felt almost indistinguishable from Chen Hua, meaning Liang Yi was on par with Chen Hua at that time.

But now, possibly due to injury or illness, Liang Yi gave off an uncertain vibe, and Gu Sheng couldn't ascertain Liang Yi's current strength.

Chen Hua's gaze also fell on Liang Yi, a trace of thoughtfulness flashing in his eyes: Perhaps it's not really a problem...

Ju Daye's eyes wandered, and he seemed to faintly guess something, but Liang Yi's situation was special, leaving him torn about whether to reveal the truth.

"There's no real problem. I feel great now, perhaps a blessing in disguise, even progressing further?"

Liang Yi comforted Gu Sheng with a smile and then looked down at his palm, his expression a mix of difficulty to comprehend. Even he was surprised by his own transformation upon regaining consciousness.

Though his strength hadn't increased much, remaining at the same half-step Tenth Realm, his realm had advanced significantly.

To put it metaphorically, if the path after Ninth Realm Perfection is the Tenth Realm, the ability to see the gate to the Tenth Realm depends on fully mastering one's own domain and being able to transform its form.

Previously, both Chen Hua and Liang Yi could transform their domain forms and stand at the threshold of the Tenth Realm, while Su Youyi nearly mastered her domain form transformation, and pioneers like Fang Zhi had just found direction.

Liang Yi, before his coma, felt he was only a few steps away from the Tenth Realm gate alongside his master. Yet now, having further advanced, the Tenth Realm gate was within his reach!

Strength-wise, not much has changed, but realm-wise, he has taken a significant step!

And this is what both Liang Yi and Chen Hua found hard to comprehend, for all their efforts before couldn't uncover a path forward, as if blocked by an invisible wall.

"I'm not quite sure...this is just how I woke up."

Noticing his master's gaze, Liang Yi felt unsure how to explain.

He truly didn't know what was going on here. Could it be the power of the Abyss Origin? But his master had been injured by the Abyss Will before, yet no similar change occurred.

"By the way, did you really retrieve another Cliff Sword Intent from the River of Sword Intent?" As everyone puzzled, Ju Daye turned to Su Youyi with great interest. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Because if Su Youyi could indeed retrieve another Cliff Sword Intent, it meant an additional abyss dominion, promising a broader range of future endeavors.

To Ju Daye's surprise, after hearing the question, Su Youyi hesitated, nodding first and then shaking her head, leaving Ju Daye bewildered.

Su Youyi raised her fair and supple right hand, surrounded by black lights winding around it, containing pure and sharp sword intent.

The deep darkness formed by the black lights was like a wormhole devouring light, captivating anyone who saw it, compelling them to keep looking!

Chen Hua raised an eyebrow, glancing at the motionless Liang Yi before looking back at the sword intent in Su Youyi's hand.

There's no mistake; it is indeed Cliff Sword Intent!

"Isn't that great?" Ju Daye wondered aloud, looking up at Su Youyi, unsure of her meaning.

"Though it looks like Cliff Sword Intent and feels like Cliff Sword Intent, it's just an empty shell, not the true Cliff Sword Intent!" Liang Yi waved his hand aside, and a similar black sword intent appeared in his hand, corresponding with Su Youyi's.

"Hmm? What do you mean?" Ju Daye looked back and forth but couldn't find any difference.

"As you know, the real power of Cliff Sword Intent isn't the sword intent itself, but the abyss dominion within. Constantly countering the abyss with abyss power comes at the risk of being backfired by it, embodying the intention of facing the abyss," Liang Yi explained sternly.

Cliff Sword Intent is more akin to a combination of abyss dominion and pure sword intent, and anything connected with the abyss holds no good. Liang Yi only realized this when Su Youyi manipulated the Cliff Sword Intent before.

The abyss dominion within Cliff Sword Intent would slowly backfire on its user the more it's used!

But Liang Yi, thanks to the System, was immune to the backlash, suppressing it entirely. Any sneaky tricks had no chance of success.

However, when Liang Yi was unconscious, and Su Youyi took over the Cliff Sword Intent, the backfiring power emerged. The System within Liang Yi wouldn't proactively protect anyone else.

"My junior sister retrieved the sword intent capable of bearing the abyss dominion from the River of Sword Intent, yet the core abyss dominion didn't appear." Liang Yi brought his fingers together and slashed, Su Youyi mirroring the move.

The void outside the wooden house fractured, revealing a black, sinister power at the fracture for all to see.

Turning their gaze, everyone was surprised to find no special power at the fracture split by Su Youyi, her Cliff Sword Intent purely being sword intent power.

"Thus, my junior sister recalled Ju Daye's second method and had a sudden insight to use the sword intent bearing the abyss dominion to connect with the dormant Cliff Sword Intent within me, allowing the abyss dominion to change host. This way, her sword intent could become the true Cliff Sword Intent."

Liang Yi marveled at his junior sister's creativity and her mastery over sword intent. Such a wild idea succeeded.

"This remarkable control over sword intent is something only my junior sister could achieve!" Liang Yi sincerely admired.

"Since the sword intent retrieved from the River of Sword Intent bore no distinction from the original, executing it wasn't that difficult; the key lies in my senior brother," Su Youyi humbly lowered her head amid her senior brother's praises.

"Even in a coma, Senior Brother had no defenses against me, allowing me to seamlessly delve into his Divine Soul and reach the Cliff Sword Intent..."

Discovering this almost brought Su Youyi to tears.

Generally, a cultivator, even while unconscious, instinctively resists any external force, either with their body or their Divine Soul. Yet even unconscious, her senior brother placed absolute trust in her, entrusting his life to her hands.