Could it be that I am the cruel villain?

"Me?"

A somewhat strange question.

This question truly stumped Jiang Feng. The young man didn't notice the look of anticipation and gentleness in his sister's eyes, nor the flash of fragmented memories in her beautiful eyes.

Before she embarked on this path of cultivation, she never dreamed of those chaotic things. However, after being picked up by her master to Swordmaster Peak, some sealed memories seemed to unlock, continually pouring into her mind.

She often dreams of fragmented memories, and she travels based on these memories, visiting many places that only exist in dreams, and many secret strongholds known only to evil cultivators.

But for her, it was simply a matter of wielding her sword to eliminate these scourges—nothing more. After many years of travel, she still hadn't found the deeply imprinted figure in her memory.

Until twenty years ago.

She had another dream, a familiar dream.

That familiar sense of pull prompted Liu Tangxi, who had already become the Peak Master of Swordmaster Peak and decided to reopen the mountain gate and gather disciples, to embark on a journey again, just to verify her thoughts.

Until three years ago, she found it.

The instant she saw Jiang Feng, she knew she had found it.

"If I were you, I'd honestly be an evil cultivator. What else could I do?"

Someone responded with a roll of the eyes, knowing it was a joke. He didn't take it to heart.

Liu Tangxi didn't dwell on this topic further. She wasn't someone who liked to deliberately hide things, but she felt it was better for her junior brother not to know about these matters given his current abilities.

So she straightforwardly changed the subject.

"Let's talk about your current body first."

The heart tightened.

When it comes to his body, Jiang Feng naturally couldn't help but feel tense. However, Liu Xianzi's expression remained unchanged as she calmly said, "No need to worry."

"You mentioned that after Xiao Xuan's body shattered, it turned into a blood mist that constantly merged into your body. Now, there is good news and bad news. Which would you like to hear first?"

"The bad news."

The answer was immediate and firm.

Because when you hear good news, there's often a 'but' that follows. If you hear the bad news first... at least you have some mental preparation.

Understanding her junior brother's quirks, Liu Xianzi directly said, "The remnants of Xuan Xiaozi's blood and flesh have completely merged into your body, and now you have mastered the Blood Refining Technique, considered half an evil cultivator."

The heart momentarily stopped beating.

After three to five seconds, it resumed beating again. His Adam's apple moved, and his hand tried to pick up the teacup from the bedside table, drinking tea to cover up his discomposure, but his trembling hand couldn't steady the cup.

"Then, what's the good news?"

His voice trembled a bit.

"Now your body strength can contend with the Nascent Soul Stage."

"What!?"

The hand holding the teacup stopped trembling.

Not only did it stop trembling, but his complexion became rosy, his back straightened, and the nervousness on his face quickly turned into a smile. Evil cultivator?

If evil, so be it. It's all the same, as long as there's improvement.

Seeing his junior brother with a careless smile, she knew her assumption was correct. Jiang Feng was the kind of person who cared only about the results, not the process. No matter what path the cultivation took, as long as it could elevate him, he would accept it.

As for whether the power source was correct, evil, or related to evil cultivation, he didn't care. Jiang Feng was only concerned about who the wielder of this power would be and what it would be used for.

Likewise, this was the philosophy Liu Tangxi had always upheld.

"Now that Xuan Xiaozi's Divine Soul is destroyed, that flesh and blood naturally become countless flesh and blood, and it also becomes blood food exclusively yours."

"Therefore, this time you can consider it a blessing in disguise. Even though Xuan Xiaozi's body was dispersed and shattered, the gathered power remains incredible, and the blood integrated into your body is sufficient to cultivate along the path to Divinity Transformation Stage."

"In this period, no elixir for refining the physical body can compare to the refined flesh of Xuan Xiaozi, which is also the Longevity Technique painstakingly researched and developed by Xuan Xiaozi."

Upon hearing that his strength had greatly improved, Mr. Jiang's attitude towards listening to lectures became much more attentive, nodding like a pecking chick.

"He enticed Xiao Xuan, using this person to run around because Xuan Xiaozi, before dispersing his Divine Soul and body, hid them in various corners of Jiuzhou. The purpose was to achieve an undying and immortal effect."

"No matter which body or blood had issues, he could rely on the residual blood scattered in various places to rebirth again. This strategy is somewhat similar to the Yin Xue you dealt with back then, but not entirely the same."

"At that time, Xuan Xiaozi had part of his body and Divine Soul residing in others. Now he has gathered all the blood and Divine Soul with a natural aim, having found the right opportunity."

"That opportunity was likely the Nine Peaks Martial Meeting. Clearly, he had already found the chance to act, and if my guess is correct, his original plan was to prepare for seizing Gu Miyun's physical body."

"Yu Ying collected Xiao Xuan's residual Divine Soul and forcibly broke open the Sea of Consciousness to access the memories within, discovering that in recent years, his attention and investigations were almost entirely focused on Gu Miyun."

"Moreover, Gu Miyun received the Sect Master's orders, leaving for the border to guard the city gate. Counting the time, he might be out training for no less than ten years, with few chances to return home. If he really waited another seven or eight years to act, let's not mention whether he had the patience to wait."