"Father! Mother!" Wen Yaxian screamed in agony.
It was the corpses of her parents!
Wen Yaxian couldn't believe what she was seeing.
Just last night, her parents were fine. How could they suddenly be dead?
What had happened?
When she saw the bloody holes in their chests, her body trembled uncontrollably.
"Who? Who killed my parents?"
Wen Yaxian's eyes were bloodshot as she roared, her voice filled with madness.
Xiao Fan ignored her and said calmly, "Not just your parents. All 175 people in the village are dead."
"What?" Wen Yaxian's eyes widened in disbelief.
Buzz—
Wen Yaxian felt as if struck by lightning, her body trembling as she collapsed to the ground.
"Master, you're lying, right?" Wen Yaxian asked, her voice trembling with a desperate plea.
Xiao Fan didn't answer. His cold, emotionless eyes met Wen Yaxian's tear-filled gaze.
Boom!
A horrifying realization exploded in Wen Yaxian's mind.
Seeing the chains that bound her, Wen Yaxian's body trembled as she looked at Xiao Fan, asking in a near-whisper, "Master, tell me this has nothing to do with you..."
Xiao Fan remained silent, his cold gaze piercing her.
His silence was confirmation in Wen Yaxian's mind.
"Why? Why would you do this?" Wen Yaxian screamed in a frenzy.
Blood tears flowed from her eyes as she looked at Xiao Fan, now a stranger and a monster.
"I indeed misjudged earlier. Your physique is the legendary Taiyin Divine Body. The power of Taiyin within you is the best healing and cultivation resource in the world."
"With the power of Taiyin from your body, I can quickly cleanse the poison within me and greatly advance my cultivation."
"Isn't that what you've always wanted to see?" Xiao Fan said with a faint smile.
"Xiao Fan, even if you wanted my life, I would give it to you without hesitation. Have you never understood my feelings for you? Why did you do this?" Wen Yaxian trembled as she questioned him, her spirit stretched to its limit.
She couldn't believe that the person she had always loved was such a heartless demon.
Xiao Fan seemed indifferent to her heartfelt confession, speaking coolly, "The Taiyin Body is too precious. If word got out, it wouldn't be something a mere Qi Refining cultivator like me could keep."
"So, I must eliminate all risks."
"Didn't you love me? Now you can stay with me forever." Xiao Fan suddenly laughed maniacally.
Seeing Xiao Fan's true, beastly nature and recalling all the tender moments they had shared, Wen Yaxian's spirit completely shattered.
"Ah!" Wen Yaxian screamed in heart-wrenching pain.
Her eyes turned a ghostly blue, her body radiating an eerie blue light.
If one looked closely, they would see black mist swirling in her blue eyes.
Seeing this, Xiao Fan's expression darkened.
It seemed he had finally triggered the demonic nature within Wen Yaxian.
This was his plan.
He had promised Wen's mother not to reveal the truth to Wen Yaxian and to find a way to save her.
To do this, he had to push Wen Yaxian to the brink, forcing the demonic nature within her to surface.
Only then could he find a way to purge the demonic nature from her body.
"Hehehe..." Wen Yaxian's expression changed, a sinister smile forming on her lips.
Clearly, Wen Yaxian's body was no longer under her control.
Xiao Fan watched quietly. He could see that the demonic nature had a will of its own.
Perhaps this will came from an ancestor of Wen's mother's family, who had the Taiyin Demon Body.
That ancestor had cursed her descendants, ensuring that if any awakened the Taiyin Divine Body, her demonic will would possess them, ultimately taking over the new body to revive herself.
Such methods were truly evil.
Xiao Fan's gaze turned cold as he shouted, "Leave this body now!"
"Hahaha! A mere Qi Refining cultivator dares to threaten me? As my descendant, it is her greatest honor to become my vessel!" 'Wen Yaxian' spoke with a chilling, low voice.
Xiao Fan's face grew grave. As he suspected, this demonic will belonged to the ancestor of Wen's mother's family, who had possessed the Taiyin Demon Body.
That ancestor was indeed a genius in her time, finding a way to seek revival even in death.
If this demonic will fully controlled Wen Yaxian's body, she would be as good as dead.
He couldn't let this demonic will succeed.
"If you want to revive, take my body instead!" Xiao Fan said sternly.
"Haha, do you think your dying body is worthy of being my vessel?" The demonic will mocked him without restraint.
Xiao Fan stared at 'Wen Yaxian' coldly, "Because you have no other choice."
"If you stay in Yaxian's body, I will keep her imprisoned by my side forever, preventing her from ever cultivating again."
"She will live with her hatred for me, and you will never succeed in reviving."
Xiao Fan's gaze was firm as he spoke.
"Haha, don't think I don't know you're a dying man. How long can you keep her imprisoned?" The demonic will sneered.
Xiao Fan remained calm, "Have you forgotten I possess the Taiyin Divine Body? The power of Taiyin is the best healing resource. My injuries and poison are nothing."
'Wen Yaxian' froze momentarily, but then laughed again, "You think she will use her Taiyin power to heal you after everything? Taiyin power can only be given willingly, or it causes unbearable pain to the host. Can you bear to see that?"
She clearly understood Xiao Fan's feelings for Wen Yaxian, which made her confident.
"You can try!" Xiao Fan responded coldly.
He had already severed ties with Wen Yaxian. As long as he could purge the demonic will, it didn't matter if she hated him forever.
"We shall see," 'Wen Yaxian' said coldly.
Leaving the Taiyin Divine Body meant her revival would be meaningless.
She didn't believe Xiao Fan would harm Wen Yaxian.
As the demonic will receded, Wen Yaxian's eyes returned to normal, but she fainted from exhaustion.
Xiao Fan gently laid her on the bed, his eyes filled with sorrow and pity.
Seeing Wen Yaxian's pain and despair had torn his heart apart.
Her hateful gaze felt like a thousand needles piercing his heart.
"I'm sorry. If you hadn't met me, none of this would have happened." A tear rolled down Xiao Fan's cheek.
Though he had to make Wen Yaxian hate him to save her, it pained him deeply.
But he had no other choice.
If Wen Yaxian learned that she had killed her parents and the entire village, she would lose all will to live, playing right into the demonic will's hands.
Her body would then be fully controlled by the demonic will.
To prevent this, he had to take the blame for the village's deaths.
Hatred was the strongest force to keep someone alive.
Only by filling Wen Yaxian's heart with hatred for him could he ensure she would live on.
He would bear all the sins alone if it meant his disciple could survive.