The Cool and Aloof Immortal Master Has Fallen to the Demonic Path (Transmigration) - Chapter 24

Chapter 24

She had been waiting for a long time.

She was never a good demon. When she took Yi Hu away from Shen Yin, her intentions were impure. She craved power and the ability to command thousands.

It was the first time she had seen a demon as weak as Yi Hu. If she could be utilized, she would be her best servant in the future.

But she hadn’t expected this demon to actually be a Vessel Body. That was an unexpected surprise.

That Butterfly Demon was always a useful fool. She would believe her helplessness and her love because of two drops of her tears. She used to think that if there was a new Vessel Body for her to drink blood and eat flesh, she would genuinely be willing to spare the Butterfly Demon, as she was much more obedient than Ku Mu.

She had long known the method to dispel the Concentric Gu. However, in order not to make A’Ruan seek death, she didn’t dispel the Concentric Gu immediately. Now the situation was chaotic, and the outlook was uncertain. Fearing that Ku Mu would become desperate and devour the Butterfly Demon, implicating her and causing her to lose her life as well, she only then dispelled the Concentric Gu.

She wasn’t controlled by Ku Mu. This was a scheme they had planned together. Over the years, with the help of A’Ruan’s flesh and blood, and the spiritual energy of those young girls, her cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds. She wasn’t afraid to contend with Ku Mu.

She coveted Yi Hu’s physique, which was why she used Shen Yin to provoke her into leaving A’Ruan’s sight. She hadn’t expected Yi Hu to bring A’Ruan along. They were both good demons, but unfortunately, she was not.

She could have taken it by force, but she shouldn’t have done it in front of A’Ruan.

It wasn’t that she had any scruples, but she knew A’Ruan possessed many spiritual essences, and they were all from powerful demons.

She had asked her for them many times over the years, but A’Ruan never gave them to her. Those spiritual essences were precious and rare. Even in this situation, she still wanted to coax the spiritual essences out of her. This was why she didn’t dare to completely tear off her facade with A’Ruan.

Now, there was no time.

She had underestimated the abilities of those two cultivators. She had just told Ku Mu to steal A’Ruan with her and run, but he insisted on getting entangled with the cultivator, constantly saying he wanted to capture the cultivator, being even more fanatical than he was about the Vessel Body A’Ruan. Was it because of the Half-Divine Artifact in her hand? But the Half-Divine Artifact had already recognized its master; it would be useless even if he snatched it.

Ku Mu was still wary of her and refused to tell her everything.

But this didn’t matter. She wouldn’t be so foolish as to tangle with those two powerful cultivators. She now only wanted to devour A’Ruan. A’Ruan’s bones and blood had been nourished by Ku Mu with precious spiritual flowers and exotic herbs over the years, and they were already full of spiritual energy.

She naturally still wanted the spiritual essences, but that Butterfly Demon had given all the spiritual essences to Yi Hu.

Since she couldn’t get the spiritual essences, she would devour her. Even if she didn’t devour her, Ku Mu would definitely find a way to eat her. Rather than waiting for Ku Mu, she would do it herself. It was only right for a spider to eat a butterfly.

Only that silly butterfly would think that a spider and a butterfly could also fall in love.

Love is worthless in the face of power.

Once she devoured A’Ruan, her cultivation would definitely reach a higher level. At that time, she only needed to sneak around and wait for the array and barrier to break, then escape the Walled City.

When she had sufficient strength, she would come back to capture Yi Hu, this Vessel Body, and snatch the spiritual essences in her hands.

When the cultivator was trapped in the array, Yi Hu entered the dream to break the array, and the powerful artifact was entangled in the Karma Fire, she knew her chance had come.

She rushed forward and grabbed A’Ruan’s arm: “Come with me.”

A’Ruan looked at her, her eyes struggling and hesitating for a moment, but she still refused her: “I can’t go with you.”

A’Ruan had changed. She had never refused her before.

Now, not only did she leave all the spiritual essences to Yi Hu, but she also refused to go with her.

Zi Ying didn’t have a good expression when she saw her: “She’s not stupid. Go with you, only to be eaten by you?”

The Spider Demon’s expression changed slightly. She looked at Zi Ying, who was entangled in the Golden Phoenix Karma Fire, and showed a strange smile: “Even if she doesn’t come with me, I can still eat her.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she grabbed A’Ruan and bit off her arm, chewing her flesh and blood in front of her.

A’Ruan’s five senses had been sealed by Shen Yin, so she didn’t feel any pain. But watching her tear at her own flesh and blood, A’Ruan still felt a knife twisting in her heart: “…W-why?”

Zi Ying also saw this scene. She still remembered her agreement with Yi Hu, but she was wrapped in Golden Phoenix Karma Fire and controlled by Shen Yin, completely unable to rescue A’Ruan.

Although she was an Evil Spirit, she had heard A’Ruan tell the story of her and the Spider Demon. A’Ruan saved her, raised her, and genuinely loved her, yet was treated like this in the end.

Although Zi Ying disliked A’Ruan, she naturally disliked women who placed too much importance on love and were blinded by it, but she hated demons who were so ungrateful and worse than beasts, like the Spider Demon.

“Although you are a living being, you are more despicable than the Evil Spirits of the sea of blood!”

The Spider Demon swallowed A’Ruan’s flesh and blood, chewing as she spoke: “A spider eating a butterfly is only right and proper!”

Only right and proper, only right and proper…

How ridiculous. Her centuries of devotion amounted to only the phrase “only right and proper” to the Spider Demon.

She had already lost the desire to live, and now her heart was completely dead. She only wished she could die immediately.

This broken body could be fed to her, so be it.

A’Ruan closed her eyes, without even the slightest thought of resisting.

But at this moment, a scream rang out: “Miss A’Ruan!”

She opened her eyes. Yi Hu had rescued Shen Yin and, despite her weak power, rushed over immediately. Close behind her was Shen Yin. Even Zi Ying chased after them. The demon she had raised for centuries cared less about her life or death than a person, a demon, and a spirit she had just met.

A’Ruan thanked them in her heart.

She was very grateful to Yi Hu. Yi Hu allowed her to see light again in the last period of her life.

She was also grateful to Shen Yin. Shen Yin really made an effort to save her.

Perhaps she would have been saved if it weren’t for Ku Mu’s array.

Fortunately, she gave all the spiritual essences to Yi Hu, and they did not fall into her little sister’s hands. Otherwise, those spiritual essences would definitely have been devoured by her little sister. The last trace of existence of the Old Treant and her group in this world would have been erased.

Her parents would also die if the spiritual essences were destroyed, and then she would be deeply sinful.

Her daily suffering might not have been useless after all. At least she retained the last trace of the Old Treant and her group, and also saved her parents’ lives.

Miss Yi Hu was a good demon. She would definitely return the spiritual essences to her parents.

This was already very good.

“No, don’t!”

Yi Hu never expected that when her consciousness was drawn out, what she would see was A’Ruan being completely eaten by that Spider Demon, right in front of her eyes.

Her eyes turned red with anger: “Beast!”

Ignoring her low cultivation, she chased after the Spider Demon. Shen Yin had already thrown her long sword ahead of her. The long sword flew out, rushing straight toward the Spider Demon. The sword was extremely fast. The Spider Demon didn’t have time to dodge and was stabbed in the heart by the long sword.

The Spider Demon let out a painful wail.

Suddenly, eight black legs grew out. One of the spider legs struck the tip of the sword. The long sword immediately broke into two pieces and fell. A barrier appeared out of thin air, and then the Spider Demon vanished. Shen Yin only chased after empty space.

Only the broken long sword and the Spider Demon’s fresh blood remained on the ground.

The scarlet blood, mixed with some black, looked exactly like the Spider Demon’s vicious heart. The blood emitted a foul odor. Shen Yin frowned: “She got away.”

Yi Hu leaned against the wall and fell to the ground, pressing her forehead painfully, letting out a bitter laugh: “Immortal Master, am I too useless?”

A’Ruan died, and Shen Yin was injured.

And all of this was because she wasn’t strong enough. If she were strong enough, she could have killed the Spider Demon early on. If she were strong enough, she could have rescued Shen Yin without entering the dream, just like Shen Yin rescued Feng Lingyuan.

Yi Hu didn’t develop a very deep affection for A’Ruan. It was just that A’Ruan was also a Vessel Body. Saving her was like saving herself in a different life. A’Ruan was also a good demon. She was so good, yet she suffered for ten years and finally died at the hands of the one she loved.

Even, even if it was Ku Mu, it would have been slightly better.

She couldn’t help but think. She hadn’t adapted to the cruelty of this world.

Yi Hu had lived the life of an ordinary person for over twenty years. It wasn’t that she was overflowing with sympathy, but even if a car accident suddenly happened in front of her while crossing the road, where a living person was run over and crushed to death, it would be normal to feel regret and revulsion at the sight of blood, right?

Not to mention that A’Ruan was a very, very good demon. She had just helped her save Shen Yin, despite her own weak body.

A’Ruan retained her kindness toward the world until her death, yet she died in such a cruel way.

Shen Yin remained silent. Zi Ying transformed into a spiritual consciousness, her translucent body looking even fainter. She looked at the blood on the ground: “Shen Yin sealed her five senses. She shouldn’t have felt pain when she died.”

Yi Hu looked up at Zi Ying. She poked the area where her heart was: “But it hurts here for her.”

Zi Ying’s gaze suddenly turned cold: “You are quite sympathetic. Then why don’t you also sympathize with me? It would be best if that wicked woman Shen Yin also sympathized with me.”

She glared at Shen Yin and transformed into a long whip, hanging on Yi Hu.

She was a bit annoyed with Shen Yin for burning her with the Karma Fire just now. If it weren’t for the restraints of the Karma Fire, that Spider Demon wouldn’t have been able to act so arrogantly, eating the Butterfly Demon completely right in front of her.

Zi Ying didn’t sympathize with A’Ruan. She just felt wronged.

Shen Yin took out the semi-transparent stone from her sleeve. Her right hand formed a hand seal. The fresh blood belonging to the Spider Demon on the ground began to gather into drops of blood. The blood drops floated above the stone, hesitating to fall.

A few beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. Finally, one drop of blood fell. A red light immediately shot up and instantly disappeared. Shen Yin put the stone away. The drops of blood also fell back to the ground: “Arrays are everywhere here. Immortal Spirit Sect’s guiding method is also useless. Also, that Spider Demon’s blood is problematic. Only a small amount of this blood belongs to her. She should have sucked the blood of many people.”

“Immortal Master, is there no other way?”

“It’s difficult. Ku Mu led the entire Walled City into the array. She should know where the edge of the array is. Once the array is broken, she will flee out of the Walled City and conceal her aura. If the array is not broken, the Immortal Spirit Sect’s guiding method cannot be used.”

Yi Hu climbed up. She endured the grief in her heart, gripping the broken finger in her palm. That was A’Ruan’s last kindness to this world, yet she couldn’t even avenge her now.

This time, she didn’t shed tears.

People have to learn to grow up. Although she wasn’t human now, a demon should also grow up.

She secretly resolved in her heart that she would definitely avenge this death.

Shen Yin also saw the broken finger in her hand. She held Yi Hu’s hand, looking at the broken finger in her palm: “Is this… that Butterfly Demon’s?”

“My cultivation is too weak, insufficient to use the Mountain Cat’s spiritual essence. Miss A’Ruan lent me her broken finger so I could enter the dream and rescue the Immortal Master.”

The Mountain Cat spiritual essence was still in Yi Hu’s palm. Shen Yin also saw it: “Mountain Cat spiritual essence is rare. Where did you get it?”

“Miss A’Ruan also gave it to me. She also gave me many spiritual essences.”

Shen Yin’s expression changed subtly: “Did she give you her own?”

Yi Hu then took out A’Ruan’s spiritual essence. The shattered spiritual essence was even dimmer. It seemed to understand and mourn the death of its owner. Yi Hu felt a little sad.

Shen Yin reached out and took both the broken finger and the spiritual essence. She formed a hand seal and wrote the character “Seal.” The character landed on the broken finger, and the bleeding from the finger stopped. It also became soft, as if it were still attached to a hand. It even wiggled in Shen Yin’s palm.

Shen Yin was then satisfied. She took the jade token that belonged to her and placed both the spiritual essence and the broken finger inside: “It seems it’s not her time to die yet. Her kindness to you and me saved her.”

“Miss A’Ruan is saved!”

Although she had watched A’Ruan die in front of her eyes, her trust in Shen Yin told her that if Shen Yin said she was saved, she must be saved. She was somewhat joyful.

Shen Yin hadn’t answered her yet. Zi Ying, who had been resting on her, once again transformed into a spiritual consciousness. Her eyes were filled with disbelief: “Shen Yin, are you going to borrow a life for her?”