Senior Sister Bai Yueguang is incredibly strong.

Chapter 21: Though we may not sleep together in life, we will share the same grave in death.

"Senior sister, let me tell you, I took a liking to the Suiping Sword at first sight. I was pulled in for a test the moment I touched it." Jian Muyi kept rambling on to Luo Zaishui, "Goodness, I didn't have time to prepare at all before it threw me into the Demon Cave."

Luo Zai Shui was curious about how he passed the test.

"So how did you pass the test?"

Jian Muyi waved his hand and said, "Of course we fight! We can't let the demons get away even in this environment. I'll take on ten of them with my little iron sword and be unstoppable. Senior sister, let me tell you, I even learned a new sword technique inside. When we get out, I'm going to use the Suiping Sword to spar with our senior brother. Oh, right, why haven't our senior brother and the others come out yet? My junior sister who's with me hasn't come out either."

On the other side of the trial ground, Su Wusi knelt on one knee, one hand on the sword stuck in the ground, while the dark figure in front of her looked at her with disdain.

"too weak."

Su Wusi drew his sword and slashed at the dark shadow again. Before the sword even touched the shadow, it had already scattered and then gathered back into a ball.

Behind the dark figure were Luo Zai Shui, Xue Xin, and others lying on the ground, unable to get up.

"Little girl, you're not good enough."

The shadowy figure swooped down and swallowed her whole. Darkness enveloped her, and Su Wusi gradually fell into unconsciousness.

"Let me see what secrets you, the most scheming among us, really hold. Let's start with your deepest fears..."

"Huh? How can I not see it? I clearly can't see it..."

A sword light shot out from the shadows, and Su Wusi landed steadily on the ground, his gaze resolute, as if he had seen through everything.

"Senior, you flatter me."

The shadowy figure was somewhat incredulous: "How is this possible? You clearly already..."

Su Wusi didn't waste words with it, pointing his sword at the dark figure: "Senior, you've lost."

The shadowy figure took a half step back: "Alright, alright, you win. This broken Shadow Sword is yours, but I have a question."

Su Wusi sheathed his sword and said expressionlessly, "Please speak, senior."

"Among your group, you were the most cunning and harbored the greatest fears. Logically, those who fall for my trap should first be trapped in their most terrifying illusion. How did you break free?"

Su Wusi forced a bitter smile: "What people fear most is loss. I've already lost once, so naturally I'm not afraid. Besides, what's inside is an illusion; my reality is outside."

"Good good."

The dark figure transformed into a humanoid shape whose face was indistinct: "In that case, I am relieved to entrust Xianyun Peak to you. Go, the people outside are waiting for you."

When Su Wusi came out of the trial, Luo Zaishui and Jian Muyi were so bored that they were playing Gomoku.

Luo Zai Shui glanced at the unharmed Su Wu Si and said calmly, "I won the bet, ten low-grade spirit stones."

"Ah, no!"

Jian Muyi clutched his head in his hands, feigning pain: "Senior Brother, how could you all be so disappointing!"

Luo Zai Shui gently placed a stroke on the simple chessboard, the game was over, the outcome was decided: "Alright, I won. Counting the previous games, you have to give me fifty low-grade spirit stones."

"Senior sister, you really don't hold back."

Luo stood up and patted his head: "A bet is a bet."

"Senior sisters, what are you doing here?"

Jian Muyi then turned his gaze to Su Wusi: "Junior Sister, how about we take a gamble!"

"What are you betting on?" Su Wusi understood what his senior sister and he were doing.

"I'm betting on who'll be the next one to come out. I'm betting on Senior Brother!"

Su Wusi pondered for a moment. In his previous life, it seemed that his senior brother was the last to come out. This kid was blindly trusting his senior brother too much.

She thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll bet on the fourth senior brother."

She remembered that in her previous life she came out after Ji Tinghan, and Xue Xin came after her, so it must be her fourth senior brother.

Luo Zai Shui then spoke up: "Then I will also suppress the cold."

Jian Muyi asked in disbelief, "Senior Sister, do you really distrust Senior Brother that much?"

Luo Zai Shui smiled meaningfully at Su Wu Si: "We'll know the result soon enough. How much are you betting this time?"

"Fifty low-grade spirit stones, this time it must be Senior Brother!"

Luo Zai Shui was determined to help this little brat quit gambling: "Fine, I'll bet fifty too."

Su Wusi didn't know what Luo Zai Shui was going to do, but her senior sister bet fifty.

"Then I'll bet fifty!"

What's the point of betting fifty?

Ji Tinghan walked over, holding a folding fan in his hand.

Jian Muyi jumped up in a panic, grabbed Ji Tinghan by the neck and shook him violently: "You rascal, why are you out so early? My spirit stones! My spirit stones!"

Ji Tinghan slapped him away: "Get lost, I finally got out."

Luo Zai Shui raised an eyebrow: "Now you owe me seventy-five low-grade spirit stones and Wu Si twenty-five low-grade spirit stones."

"Now only Xue Xin and Senior Brother are left! I'll continue betting on Senior Brother, fifty low-grade spirit stones!"

Luo Zai Shui was having a headache; why hadn't he learned his lesson yet?

Su Wusi smiled and looked at Luo Zaishui: "Then I'll bet on Third Senior Brother."

"How could that be? Senior Brother must have come out first!" Jian Muyi jumped up. "Ji Tinghan, who are you betting on?"

Ji Tinghan raised an eyebrow: "Since you're betting on Senior Brother, then of course I'll bet on Xue Xin. I'll also bet fifty low-grade spirit stones."

Jian Muyi turned his gaze to Luo Zaishui: "And what about you, Senior Sister?"

Luo Zai Shui coughed lightly: "You all bet on Xue Xin, of course I..."

Under Jian Muyi's expectant gaze, Luo Zaishui placed her bet on Xue Xin: "Of course, I'm betting on Xue Xin too."

"Senior sister, you... So it turns out that I'm the only one supporting our senior brother. It's truly disheartening."

"What's chilling?" Xue Xin, holding the jade flute, was somewhat puzzled.

Jian Muyi lost miserably.

He lay on the ground, pounding the earth, crying out, "Heavens, why are you doing this to me? Why are you doing this to our senior brother?"

This left Xue Xin completely bewildered: "Is he possessed by an evil spirit?"

Ji Tinghan rested one hand on his shoulder: "You came out too late and missed a good opportunity to earn Jian Muyi's spirit stones."

Shi Ming was somewhat bewildered when he was dragged into the trial, because he hadn't had a chance to touch any magical artifacts yet, which could only mean that he had been chosen by the artifacts.

At first, the surroundings were a vast expanse of white, but then the fog gradually dissipated, and Xianyun Peak appeared before him.

"Senior Brother, you're back?"

His junior sister smiled and took his hand, saying, "Why didn't you tell me you were coming back? I could have made some preparations."

Shi Ming pulled his hand back without hesitation: "Junior sister, you..."

He was a little confused about the situation.

Xue Xin suddenly appeared on the side and teased, "Oh my, is Senior Brother shy? You two have been Daoist partners for so many years, and you're still shy, tsk tsk tsk."

Jian Muyi chimed in, "That's right, that's right."

"A Daoist partner?"

Shi Ming could hardly believe his ears.

Su Wusi descended on his sword: "Senior Brother, could it be that you injured your brain while exorcising demons and have forgotten about becoming Daoist partners with Senior Sister? Xue Xin, quickly take a look at Senior Brother!"

The group hurriedly brought Shi Ming back to Xianyun Peak.

"Strange, Senior Brother's pulse indicates he's fine." Xue Xin frowned. "Senior Brother, do you have any other discomfort?"

Shi Ming withdrew his hand: "I'm fine."

What he was seeing now was probably an illusion woven by the trial, but he didn't know what the trial was trying to test him on, so he could only follow the development of the illusion and look for flaws.

Jian Muyi patted his chest: "It's good that you're alright. Your senior sister was so worried about you. Besides, now that the senior brother is in charge of Xianyun Peak, you absolutely can't make any mistakes."

"I'm in charge? Where's Master?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately gave him strange looks.

"Senior Brother, have you forgotten? The Sect Leader and the others have already died in battle." Ji Tinghan secretly held a talisman in his hand, trying to quietly stick it on his back to verify if he was really Senior Brother.

Luo Zai Shui pulled out the talisman: "Try it and you'll know."

Without hesitation, she slapped the talisman on Shi Ming's head. Shi Ming did not dodge, and after a long while, the talisman remained motionless.

Luo calmly concluded, "The eldest brother has not been possessed."

"That means you have amnesia?" Jian Muyi's eyes widened. "What are we going to do?"

Su Wusi remained calm: "It's alright. Although Senior Brother's brain is damaged, he can still fight. Don't worry."

"Report—A large number of demons from abroad are pressing on our borders. The Ten Thousand Swords Sect requests the assistance of Xianyun Peak."

The smiles on everyone's faces vanished instantly.

Luo Zai Shui stood up and drew his Luo Shui sword: "Let's go. Xue Xin will stay and guard Xianyun Peak. Senior Brother, you..."

"I'll go as well."

Although I don't understand the current situation, the demon race must be one of the tests.

"it is good."

Luo Zai Shui's gaze lingered on him for a moment, then she turned around and headed to the battlefield without looking back.

The war between humans and demons was brutal, and this was the first time Shi Ming had ever witnessed such a cruel scene.

The person who was laughing and joking with you just a second ago is now dead.

Shi Ming gradually went from being bewildered when he first joined the battlefield to becoming numb. Was the trial meant for him to wipe out all the demons? But could he really kill them all?

"Oh no, Senior Brother! Senior Sister has been captured by the Demon Clan!"

Su Wusi rushed into the tent, and her words left Shi Ming feeling dizzy and disoriented.

Shi Ming's tone carried a hint of panic he had never experienced before: "What did you say?"

"Senior sister...Senior brother, please go and save senior sister. They want you to open the city gate before they will let her live."

So this is where the trial was waiting: outside the city gates were his Daoist companions, and inside the city gates were the common people of dawn.

He walked towards the city gate in a daze. The demons were a dark mass, with only that one white figure clearly visible.

The demons were clamoring for him to open the city gates. His junior sister kept her head down, seemingly still unconscious from serious injuries. Although he knew this was an illusion, Shi Ming's heart was still gripped with anxiety.

People outside the city gates were shouting, those around them were urging them on, and those behind them were pleading.

This is a trial that belongs only to him.

"Senior Sister!"

Before the brain could even react, the body was the first to rush into the horde of demons, catching that light, ethereal figure.

Jian Muyi and the others followed closely behind.

As he made his decision, Luo Zai Shui woke up at some point and learned of the demon's plan. Without hesitation, she broke free of her ropes, grabbed the demon's knife beside her, and used her last bit of strength to commit suicide.

His junior sister chose the world for him.

"Senior Brother, I don't want you to be in a difficult position, nor do I want you to bear a bad reputation. In the next life, let's..."

Countless scenes appeared in his dream, but Shi Ming's mind went completely blank.

"Senior Sister!"

Su Wusi and the others broke through the encirclement and led them out.

As Shi Ming held the gradually cooling corpse, his heart grew cold as well.

The trial was not over yet, and Luo Zai Shui's body had not yet been buried, when the demons pressed in again.

And so it went, day after day, until one day, the demons were driven back.

"We won!"

This war ended in a Pyrrhic victory for humanity.

They brought Luo Zai Shui's body back to Xianyun Peak.

Before Luo was buried underwater, everything came to a halt; the trial was over.

"Congratulations on passing the trial. You are an excellent leader, as is she. However, it's a pity that her fate is far worse than yours."

"No, it's not over yet."

Shi Ming stared blankly at the sleeping Luo Zai Shui, then suddenly drew his sword and pierced his own chest.

He and Luo lay in a pool of blood beside the water.

We may not sleep together in life, but we will be buried together in death.

Before his consciousness faded, he heard a sigh: "Why did you do this to yourself?"

He replied with a smile, "I have to go find her quickly, otherwise if we stay apart for too long, we'll never see each other again."

"Fine, fine, I'll take it as you've passed. With such deep feelings and true character, you're worthy to be the leader of Xianyun Peak."

The pain in his chest hadn't subsided when he opened his eyes again to see his living junior sister smiling and greeting him.