The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 781 The turbulent flow of cause and effect in the mortal country

The blood-red setting sun stained the walls of Canglan Kingdom a dark crimson. Yun Yao stood high in the clouds, gazing at the devastated land below, a pang of pain welling up in her heart. This was the first country she had lived in since crossing over, a place filled with the ignorance and struggles of her initial arrival. Now, it had become a purgatory.

"Host, please note that the causal turbulence in Canglan Country has reached a critical point. If it is not stopped in time, the entire mortal kingdom will completely collapse." The system's voice was rarely filled with a hint of anxiety.

Yun Yao clenched her fists, the Destiny-Defying Disk radiating a faint warmth in her palm. The patterns on the disk glowed with an eerie red light, as if warning of the danger ahead. She took a deep breath and swooped down with Chu Mochen, her sleeves rustling in the wind.

As soon as I entered the city gate, a strong smell of blood hit me. Mortal corpses lay scattered across the streets, their eyes wide open, faces etched with terror. Cultivators were slaughtering the remaining mortals wantonly, their magical weapons gleaming with a faint blue light. With each ray of light, a life was lost.

"Stop!" Yun Yao shouted, her voice carrying the pressure of a Void Realm cultivator. The cultivators felt an invisible force pressing down on them, unable to move.

"Where did you come from, you little bitch? How dare you meddle in our affairs!" a cultivator with a face full of flesh roared, "Do you know who we are? We are from the Canglan Imperial Family!"

Yun Yao sneered, a cold glint in her eyes. "The Canglan Imperial Family? I think they're just puppets controlled by the Chaos Demon Sect!" With that, she raised her hand and waved, sending a beam of golden light shooting towards the cultivator. The moment the light touched him, his body began to twist, a pained expression on his face, and soon he turned into a pool of blood.

Seeing this, the other cultivators summoned their magical weapons and attacked Yun Yao. Chu Mochen's eyes glared, and his Candle Dragon bloodline instantly awakened, revealing twelve pairs of wings blazing with infernal flames. He flashed, blocking Yun Yao's path. In his hand, a halberd blazing with golden flames condensed, and each swing neutralized the enemy's attacks.

"Yao'er, be careful!" Chu Mochen suddenly shouted. Yun Yao instinctively stepped back. A black arrow grazed her cheek and flew into the city wall behind her, instantly blasting a large hole in it.

Yun Yao looked up and saw a woman in a black robe standing on the city wall. Her face was covered with a black veil, revealing only a pair of cold eyes. In her hand, the woman held a black bow, the bowstring of which shone with an eerie light.

"Yun Yao, long time no see!" The woman's voice was hoarse and full of hatred. "I didn't expect you to be alive and become so powerful. However, today is the day you die!"

Yun Yao frowned, searching her mind for memories of this woman, but found nothing. "Who are you? Why are you doing this?" she asked loudly.

The woman sneered, "It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that you must die! Do you think you can stop us from opening the passage to the Lesser God Realm? How naive!"

Before she finished speaking, the woman drew her bowstring again, and dozens of black arrows rained down on Yun Yao. Yun Yao formed seals with her hands, and the Heaven-Defying Fate Disk hovered above her head, emitting a dazzling light. This light formed a golden protective shield, blocking all the arrows.

"Hmph, is that all you can do?" the woman said disdainfully. "Then look at this!" As she spoke, the black bow in her hand suddenly grew larger, twisting and deforming, eventually transforming into a massive black dragon. The dragon opened its bloody maw and pounced at Yun Yao.

Yun Yao's eyes flashed, and a sword gleaming with multicolored light appeared in her hand. This was the Hongmeng Sword she had obtained in the Hongmeng Secret Realm, imbued with the power of Hongmeng. She brandished the Hongmeng Sword, facing the black dragon. The moment sword and dragon collided, a powerful light erupted, enveloping the entire street.

When the light dissipated, the black dragon had disappeared, and the woman was nowhere to be seen. Yun Yao breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Chu Mochen and said, "Let's go to the palace and see. That should be where they performed the blood sacrifice."

The two flew towards the palace and soon arrived above it. The palace was brightly lit, and black smoke rose from the underground palace. Yun Yao and Chu Mochen exchanged a glance and rushed into the underground palace without hesitation.

The passages in the underground palace were filled with traps and restrictions, but in the face of Yun Yao's Heaven-Defying Fate Plate and Chu Mochen's Candle Dragon Bloodline, these were useless. They successfully reached the depths of the underground palace, and the scene before them shocked them.

A massive altar stood in the center of the underground palace, engraved with the same patterns as Yun Yao's Heaven-Defying Destiny Plate. Surrounding the altar stood numerous figures in black robes, performing some unholy ritual. Upon the altar lay numerous mortals, their bodies bound and unable to move. And in the very center of the altar, Yun Yao spotted a familiar figure—Xiao Cui.

"Xiao Cui!" Yun Yao exclaimed and wanted to rush over, but was blocked by a black barrier.

"Yun Yao, you're finally here!" A familiar voice rang out. Yun Yao looked up and saw Liu Yan'er's puppet body standing above the altar. Behind her was a man in a black and gold Taoist robe. He was the leader of the Chaos Demon Sect.

"Liu Yan'er, you are still alive!" Yun Yao said gritting her teeth.

Liu Yan'er sneered: "I said, I won't die so easily. Moreover, with the help of the sect master, I am not only resurrected, but also become more powerful!" As she spoke, her body began to change, and twelve pairs of bone wings grew on her back, and each bone spur was inlaid with Yun Yao's causal fragments.

The leader of the Chaos Demon Sect smiled at Yun Yao and said, "Yun Yao, holder of the Heaven-Defying Fate Disk, we finally meet. Do you think you can stop our plan? You are too naive. This altar is a gift we prepared for you. As long as you use your blood sacrifice to activate the altar, the passage to the Lesser God Realm will open, and we will be able to gain infinite power!"

Yun Yao looked at them firmly: "You won't succeed! I will never let you hurt Xiao Cui or these innocent people!"

The Sect Master laughed heartily. "Just you? Do you think you can stop us now? Look at your Heaven-Defying Fate Plate. The cracks on it have deepened again, haven't they? This is the price you pay for reversing cause and effect so many times. You think you can control cause and effect, but you don't know that you are being bitten by it!"

Yun Yao's heart trembled. She looked down at the Heaven-Defying Fate Plate and saw that the cracks on the plate were indeed deeper than before. But she quickly regained her composure and raised her head, saying, "Even if karma backfires, I won't let you succeed!"

With that, she brandished the Hongmeng Sword and rushed toward the altar. Chu Mochen followed closely behind, his halberd ablaze with golden flames. However, just as they were about to approach the altar, the ground suddenly shook, and countless black tentacles emerged from the ground, entangling their bodies.

"This is the Chaos Demon Vine, specifically designed to suppress the power of cultivators." Liu Yan'er said proudly, "Yun Yao, just watch your friend being sacrificed!"

Yun Yao struggled to break free from the demonic vines, only to find them tightening around her. She was filled with anxiety, but at that moment, she suddenly felt an unfamiliar power surge within her. This power came from the Hongmeng inheritance she had gained in the Hongmeng Secret Realm. At this moment, in her extremely dangerous situation, the power of the Hongmeng inheritance was activated.

Yun Yao closed her eyes and mobilized this power. A rainbow of light began to emanate from her body. Wherever the light reached, the black demonic vines withered. She seized the opportunity to break free and rush towards the altar.

"Oh no! She actually activated the power of the Hongmeng inheritance!" The Sect Master's face changed. "Liu Yan'er, stop her!"

Liu Yan'er spread her bone wings and charged at Yun Yao. A black dagger appeared in her hand, gleaming with a faint blue light. Yun Yao wielded the Hongmeng Sword, engaging Liu Yan'er in battle. The moment sword and dagger collided, a powerful energy surge erupted.

At the same time, Chu Mochen also broke free from the demonic vines and rushed towards the Chaos Demon Sect's leader on the altar. He thrust his halberd at the leader, but the leader calmly raised his hand and a black light shot towards Chu Mochen. Chu Mochen dodged and continued his attack.

The battle between Yun Yao and Liu Yan'er reached a fever pitch. Liu Yan'er's bone wings launched continuous attacks, but Yun Yao parried them one by one with the power of the Hongmeng Sword. Suddenly, Liu Yan'er seized an opportunity and stabbed Yun Yao in the chest with her dagger. Yun Yao had no time to dodge and could only use the Hongmeng Sword to block. The moment the dagger and the Hongmeng Sword collided, Yun Yao felt a powerful force, and her arm went numb.

At that moment, Yun Yao suddenly saw Xiao Cui awake. A flicker of surprise flashed in Xiao Cui's eyes upon seeing Yun Yao, and she struggled desperately, trying to break free. Yun Yao's heart raced, and the power within her once again erupted. With a loud shout, the light from the Hongmeng Sword grew even brighter, and a stream of multicolored sword energy shot towards Liu Yan'er.

Liu Yan'er was caught off guard by Yun Yao's sudden outburst, unable to dodge and being struck by the sword energy. She flew backwards and fell heavily to the ground. Yun Yao seized the opportunity to rush to the altar, hoping to save Xiao Cui.

However, just as she was about to reach Xiao Cui, the Chaos Demon Sect's leader suddenly appeared before her. In his hand appeared a long, black sword, intricately engraved with runes. "Yun Yao, your journey ends here!" the leader declared, swinging his sword towards Yun Yao.

Yun Yao raised the Hongmeng Sword to block the Sect Master's attack. However, the Sect Master's power was too great, and Yun Yao was thrown back repeatedly. Just then, Chu Mochen rushed over, stabbing the Sect Master's back with his halberd. The Sect Master dodged sideways, and Chu Mochen's halberd pierced through the air.

"Chu Mochen, be careful!" Yun Yao shouted as she saw the Sect Master's longsword suddenly turn and stab Chu Mochen. Chu Mochen reacted quickly, blocking the attack with his halberd. However, the Sect Master's force was too great, and Chu Mochen's palm went numb, nearly dropping the halberd.

Yun Yao seized the opportunity to launch another attack. The colorful light from the Hongmeng Sword collided with the Sect Master's black longsword. The two powerful forces countered each other, and the entire underground palace shook. Suddenly, Yun Yao felt a powerful force coming from the Destiny Disk. With a sudden thought, she mobilized the power of the Destiny Disk and injected it into the Hongmeng Sword.

The light from the Hongmeng Sword grew even brighter, and a massive, multicolored sword beam shot towards the Sect Master. The Sect Master's face changed drastically, and he tried to dodge, but found his movements restricted. It turned out that Yun Yao, while launching her attack, had also used the causal power of the Heaven-Defying Fate Disk to restrict the Sect Master's movements.

The moment the colorful sword light struck the Sect Master, a powerful light erupted. When the light dissipated, the Sect Master's body had vanished, leaving only a black longsword lying on the ground. Seeing the Sect Master disappear, Liu Yan'er's eyes flashed with fear. She turned and tried to escape, but was stopped by Chu Mochen.

"Want to run? Not so easy!" Chu Mochen said, thrusting the halberd at Liu Yan'er. Liu Yan'er fought back desperately, but her strength was almost exhausted, and she was no match for Chu Mochen. Soon, her body was pierced by the halberd, turning into a pool of blood.

Yun Yao breathed a sigh of relief and rushed to the altar to untie Xiao Cui. "Xiao Cui, are you okay?" she asked anxiously.

Xiao Cui shook her head weakly: "Miss, I'm fine. These people arrested me just to lure you here. They knew you wouldn't just stand by and watch someone die."

Yun Yao hugged Xiao Cui distressedly: "I'm sorry, I'm late."

At this moment, the system's voice sounded: "Host has successfully prevented the Chaos Demon Sect's conspiracy and resolved the causal turbulence in Canglan Country. Received causal value rewards. At the same time, triggered a hidden mission: Investigate Xiao Cui's true identity."

Yun Yao's heart trembled. She looked at Xiao Cui in her arms and suddenly realized that this girl, whom she had always thought was just an ordinary maid, seemed to be hiding a huge secret. This secret might reveal more mysteries about her life and bring new challenges and opportunities for her next adventure.