The Cool and Aloof Immortal Master Has Fallen to the Demonic Path (Transmigration) - Chapter 22

Chapter 22

Shen Yin wanted to kill her.

Yi Hu’s slender neck was squeezed by Shen Yin’s grip, and with the force of Shen Yin’s fingers, it would be snapped in the next moment.

Zi Ying turned into a wisp of spiritual consciousness again, standing on the side watching this performance of mutual slaughter: “See, I told you Shen Yin wasn’t any good.”

“You… are… too… noisy.”

Shen Yin’s state was similar to Feng Lingyuan’s, like she had suddenly been possessed by a demon and was becoming increasingly crazed, but she shouldn’t have entered a state of demonic possession so soon.

Zi Ying was wrong in her assessment.

This was the effect of an external force; Shen Yin was fine otherwise.

Although it was unclear why Shen Yin had suddenly been caught in an array, Yi Hu was already considering what would happen after she died. Would she revive in the cave? But what about the spiritual essences A’Ruan gave her? And what about A’Ruan?

In the current situation, Shen Yin entering a state of demonic possession was not good news.

Her breathing became increasingly difficult. Just then, the jade token hanging on her waist suddenly flew up, blocking the space between the two of them. Its jade color was rich, and its light was dazzling. It struck Shen Yin’s hand back, and Shen Yin let go with a cry of pain.

Shen Yin’s hand back quickly turned red. Yi Hu instinctively grabbed Shen Yin’s hand.

She didn’t know where she found the courage. Her cool fingertips brushed against Shen Yin’s reddened hand back, her eyes filled with concern: “Immortal Master, are you alright?”

Unfortunately, Shen Yin could not see her clearly at this moment.

Shen Yin shook off Yi Hu’s hand and moved closer to her. There was a bloody light in her eyes; she still wanted to kill her!

“She’s completely mad.” Zi Ying thought Yi Hu was probably out of her mind. Shen Yin was trying to kill her, yet she was moving closer to her.

She was sighing that the good show before her could only be appreciated alone when her body suddenly shot into the air, blocking Yi Hu just like the jade token. Shen Yin was still closing in. Zi Ying suddenly transformed into a purple whip and coiled around Shen Yin.

Damn it!

“Shen Yin, you’re insane!” she cursed loudly, yet her body still didn’t obey her.

Seeing Shen Yin wrapped and restrained by Zi Ying, Yi Hu breathed a sigh of relief. She hadn’t expected Zi Ying to protect her in the critical moment.

She cupped her hands and thanked Zi Ying: “Thank you.”

“Who needs your thanks? It’s not that I want to protect you; that madwoman is controlling me!” Zi Ying let out a helpless roar, which stunned Yi Hu.

She thought they had developed some camaraderie through shared adversity, and that was why Zi Ying was willing to protect her. It turned out Shen Yin controlled Zi Ying herself.

The jade token was still floating in the air, blocking her. Yi Hu reached out and caught the jade token, holding it tightly with both hands before feeling a little safer.

It was as if Shen Yin had two consciousnesses within her—one wanted to kill her, and the other wanted to protect her.

She had been possessed by a demon, yet she still wanted to protect her.

Yi Hu felt increasingly bitter in her heart. Scenes with Shen Yin flooded her mind. Although Shen Yin was aloof, she always had some patience and was very gentle to her, like the Bodhisattva of Compassion.

She reverently held the jade token and murmured: “If you truly have a spirit, then please help me save the Immortal Master.”

Yi Hu was a weak person. Facing the demon-possessed Shen Yin, she was completely helpless.

Zi Ying looked at her and felt she was also crazy: “Shen Yin is sick, and you’re sick too! What good does it do to beg it? Go find Feng Lingyuan!”

That’s right, that’s right.

She could still find Feng Lingyuan. Feng Lingyuan was also a powerful cultivator. Shen Yin could save her, and she could also save Shen Yin.

Yi Hu searched for Feng Lingyuan’s whereabouts. She looked around. Feng Lingyuan, who was just fighting Ku Mu, was gone. Ku Mu had also vanished with her. She didn’t know where they had gone to fight.

Only traces of their struggle remained.

“Elder Feng?” She called Feng Lingyuan, but no one answered.

Just as Yi Hu was at a loss, A’Ruan spoke in a weak voice: “Miss Yi Hu, your Immortal Master seems to have entered an array.”

Entered an array?

Shen Yin and Feng Lingyuan’s reactions were identical, so it was possible she had entered an array. But just how many arrays had Ku Mu set up? From the moment she approached the mansion, all she encountered were his arrays.

“Just how many arrays did he set up?”

A’Ruan sighed softly, her eyebrows showing some worry: “Ku Mu’s talent is limited, and his cultivation is slow. Even with my blood and flesh, he can’t catch up to those geniuses, but he is skilled in array formations. He is afraid of death. This entire house is filled with array cores. Small arrays depend on large arrays, and large arrays control small arrays. The methods of entering the array vary, but emotions are the best hook more often than not. Your Immortal Master doesn’t look to be in a good emotional state.”

His specialized study of array formations was enough to give them a headache. In the original novel, arrays were rare, but here, she felt like she had fallen into a pile of arrays.

His talent in array formations was definitely more terrifying than his own cultivation. This was Yi Hu’s personal experience. However, now was definitely not the time to praise Ku Mu. The important thing was how to rescue Shen Yin from the array.

“Miss A’Ruan, do you know how to break the array?”

Even if A’Ruan did know, she was powerless now.

She sighed softly: “This kind of Affectionate Inducement Array uses emotion as a guide, pulling people into their most fearful memories to cycle endlessly, like a dream one can’t wake up from. If there isn’t a powerful force to pull her out, we need to know what she is trapped by. If it were before, I could try, but now I…”

Her cultivation was completely scattered, leaving only shattered spiritual essence and a broken body.

“Don’t talk about that. Tell me something useful.” She was asking A’Ruan for a method when the dazzling golden Karma Fire ignited on the other side.

Shen Yin was actually controlling the Karma Fire to burn away her own demonic energy, but Zi Ying was being burned along with it.

Zi Ying wanted to break free, but she had recognized Shen Yin as her master and was manipulated by Shen Yin’s consciousness.

Zi Ying was being burned severely: “Shen Yin, you’re a lunatic! Even if the Golden Phoenix Karma Fire is powerful, it can’t burn away the inner demon.”

Shen Yin naturally couldn’t hear her. Her situation was similar to Feng Lingyuan’s, yet also different. She still had a residual trace of consciousness trying to break free from the array.

Yi Hu wanted to save Zi Ying, and she also wanted to save Shen Yin.

But she was completely helpless.

A’Ruan leaned against the wall, half-supporting herself. She panted slightly: “Miss Yi Hu, take out the spiritual essence I gave you.”

Although Yi Hu didn’t know why she needed the spiritual essence, she had no other choice and naturally regarded A’Ruan as her hope.

When Yi Hu had taken out all the spiritual essences, A’Ruan selected a brown one and handed it to Yi Hu: “This is A Ying’s spiritual essence. If you hold it, you can enter a dream.”

The spiritual essence still had fine lines on it. Its color was not dazzling and somewhat dim, making it inconspicuous among the other spiritual essences.

Yi Hu didn’t recognize its value, but Zi Ying did. Hearing that it could enter a dream, she became excited: “Mountain Cat?”

A’Ruan nodded: “You hold the spiritual essence, infuse spiritual energy into it, and place it on her forehead. You will be led into a dream.”

Yi Hu knew about Mountain Cats. The book mentioned that Mountain Cats were rare and cultivated slowly.

They had one thing that surpassed thousands of other demons: Mountain Cats could enter dreams and weave beautiful dreams.

By finding a trace of the bloodline, they could weave a temporary beautiful dream.

The Mountain Cat tribe often used this to earn rewards. Their tribe lacked powerful innate talents but had a foundational skill for survival. When in danger, they could escape into a dream, living longer than ordinary demons.

It was rare to capture a Mountain Cat. A’Ruan surprisingly had a Mountain Cat’s spiritual essence.

Yi Hu was a bit surprised.

“Are you sure you want to go in? Your demon power is weak. Even if you enter the dream, you might not be able to pull her out. Moreover, if you see her secret, she might kill you to silence you.”

This Mountain Cat spiritual essence could guide Yi Hu into the dream. She could enter Shen Yin’s world to peek into the nightmare she was trapped in and pull her away, but there would be a price to pay for all of this.

A’Ruan understood the importance of inner demons to cultivators. She thought Yi Hu was a good girl, so she naturally had to warn Yi Hu.

Although Yi Hu looked close to Shen Yin, a cultivator’s inner demon being exposed to another person was like having their life force grasped. This was very dangerous, and it was possible Shen Yin would eliminate the threat.

Yi Hu tightly grasped the Mountain Cat spiritual essence. In just a few seconds, she made up her mind: “My life was saved by the Immortal Master. Now that she is in distress, I must try.”

A’Ruan hesitated to speak, but Yi Hu added: “As a person, one must know how to repay kindness.”

“…You are a demon.”

Zi Ying bluntly reminded her of her identity. Yi Hu coughed awkwardly. She instructed Zi Ying: “Zi Ying, help me look after A’Ruan. If you promise me, next time the Immortal Master uses the Karma Fire to burn you, I will definitely stop…”

She glanced at the Karma Fire still blazing fiercely and involuntarily trailed off.

Zi Ying couldn’t care about anything else at the moment and repeatedly agreed, only urging Yi Hu to go quickly.

She didn’t have A’Ruan’s concerns about Yi Hu. She only wanted to quickly get rid of the Golden Phoenix Karma Fire. She was much more afraid of this thing than Shen Yin.

Yi Hu said no more. She took the Mountain Cat spiritual essence, slightly activated the spiritual power within, and placed it on Shen Yin’s forehead, but there was no reaction for a long time.

Yi Hu held the spiritual essence, looking at A’Ruan helplessly.

A’Ruan also hadn’t expected Yi Hu’s spiritual power to be this weak. Her feebleness was as if she had never cultivated before. If it weren’t for Shen Yin, she would have died thousands of times if she ventured out alone.

She sighed helplessly. Zi Ying was speechless with frustration: “Yi Hu, you’re a waste!”

Although she wanted to refute, Yi Hu couldn’t change this fact immediately.

She had only just begun cultivating. All the spiritual energy in her body combined was only a wisp. It was normal that she couldn’t activate the Mountain Cat spiritual essence.

“Miss Yi Hu.” A’Ruan beckoned to her. Yi Hu moved closer.

A’Ruan circulated the last bit of spiritual energy in her body to the tip of her right index finger, then suddenly snapped the index finger off and handed it to Yi Hu: “Use mine.”

Yi Hu took A’Ruan’s index finger. Some fresh blood was still on it, dripping down through the cracks between her fingers.

She was a little nervous, and even more guilty. If she were strong enough, the fragile A’Ruan wouldn’t have to help her like this.

“Miss A’Ruan, I will return it to you as soon as I save the Immortal Master.”

The finger bone was already broken; she wouldn’t be able to reattach it even if she came back.

A’Ruan didn’t want to worry about this. She was already very happy to have escaped the seal at the end of her life.

Even if she died, she would be free.

Being able to help Yi Hu, her benefactor, gave her a sense of accomplishment.

“Miss, please go quickly.”

Yi Hu said no more. She held A’Ruan’s finger and the spiritual essence together, moving closer to Shen Yin’s forehead.

A bright light flared before her eyes. Yi Hu felt as if she was being pulled by a pair of hands, dragging her toward an unknown place…