The Cool and Aloof Immortal Master Has Fallen to the Demonic Path (Transmigration) - Chapter 34

Chapter 34

The woman in purple immediately understood that these people were definitely not the murderers of her daughter after realizing Shen Yin was the Vessel Body.

Her A’Ruan was also the Vessel Body.

The golden doll didn’t believe her. She stubbornly obeyed her master’s words, thinking that the woman in purple needed to be watched. She refused to withdraw the fire rope, but currently, she and Yi Hu alone couldn’t stop these Evil Spirits.

They were now in the desolate land of the Blood Sea, which was full of Evil Spirits. Shen Yin’s blood would attract more and more Evil Spirits.

This was Yi Hu’s first battle with a spiritual essence. It started abruptly and ended quickly. Just as she exerted power, the Evil Spirits had already rushed forward. Yi Hu was firmly lifted by a surge of Yin energy. Her body lost control, drifting higher and higher.

Her body felt like it was being pulled at the head and tail by multiple hands. She would be dismembered with just a little force.

Having witnessed life and death so many times here, she was somewhat numb, but she hadn’t protected Shen Yin yet. Shen Yin had always protected her. This time, it was her turn to protect Shen Yin.

Yi Hu suddenly burst forth with an unknown surge of strength, breaking free from the restraints. She landed steadily. A pair of wings sprouted from her back. The wings flapped, whipping up a whirlwind. The whirlwind carried soil and the blood flowing in the cracks towards the oppressive black cloud.

No, that wasn’t a cloud. It was a bizarre sight formed by the accumulation of Evil Spirits.

“Well done.” Although the golden doll looked like a child, she had lived for nearly ten thousand years. Seeing Yi Hu’s progress, she gave a compliment.

Unfortunately, there were too many Evil Spirits. Even though Yi Hu now had the power to resist, she was still a little demon who had only recently gained her spiritual essence.

The golden doll also couldn’t exert its full power. Her flames formed a large circle, enclosing them all, separating the approaching Evil Spirits.

Yi Hu matured a lot in this instant. She guarded the edge of the flames. Wherever the flames were broken open by the Evil Spirits’ impact, she would immediately use all her demonic power to kill the Evil Spirit, waiting for the golden doll to replenish the flames.

But the golden doll was still only a Half-Divine Artifact. It could only exert its maximum power when held by its master.

More and more flames were being broken open by the Evil Spirits.

Yi Hu had completely exposed her demonic nature. Her eyes turned pale green. The wings on her back grew larger and larger. Her hands gradually transformed into forelimbs, leaving only her head with that delicate, beautiful face.

The spiritual essence in her body spun wildly. The pale green spiritual energy accumulated more and more, but the Death Energy that hadn’t completely left her body surprisingly flowed back inside, circling around the spiritual essence.

Yi Hu’s spiritual essence was gradually enveloped by black energy. She covered her lower abdomen, and a metallic taste filled her throat.

She didn’t dare to open her mouth, fearing that spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood would expose her identity, making the situation even worse.

No, she was also the Vessel Body.

If she bled and ran outside the flames to lure away these Evil Spirits, Shen Yin and the others might be saved.

If she died, there was still a possibility of resurrection, but if Shen Yin and the others died, there would be no afterlife.

Yi Hu’s mind settled slightly.

She turned her head and looked at Shen Yin.

Shen Yin was still frail and pale, looking like she could wither at any moment. The un-dried bloodstains bathed her in red, but unlike when she entered the array, Shen Yin now exuded an air of supreme holiness.

In her original world, there was a Bodhisattva who sacrificed her flesh to save people. Now, there was Shen Yin destroying herself to save her.

Even a believer knows to worship; how could she not know to repay this kindness?

Perhaps it wasn’t entirely kindness, but that she genuinely wanted to protect Shen Yin.

Scenes of their time together resurfaced in her mind. Yi Hu was deeply moved and made a decision.

She searched for the spiritual essence belonging to Shen Yin in her body. She would return the spiritual essence and then leave this place to draw away the Evil Spirits.

“Don’t move.” Just as she found the spiritual essence belonging to Shen Yin, a soft warning suddenly sounded in her ear.

Yi Hu turned back in surprise. That was Shen Yin’s voice.

But when she looked back, Shen Yin still had her eyes tightly closed, her face frail, showing no signs of waking up.

She hadn’t woken up.

It was likely because the spiritual essence belonged to Shen Yin that she could feel Yi Hu moving her spiritual essence.

But this admonishment would not change her mind.

Since she had the intention to sacrifice herself for her, she would not easily change her decision.

More and more flames were being broken open by the Evil Spirits.

The golden doll was about to reach its limit. She had to hurry.

“Bang!” A sound suddenly came from behind. The golden doll’s power weakened. The woman in purple had actually broken free from the fire rope and rushed out.

Seeing the woman in purple approach Shen Yin, Yi Hu shouted anxiously: “Madam, I didn’t kill A’Ruan! All these spiritual essences were given to me by A’Ruan.”

She opened her mouth, and fresh blood poured out.

The Evil Spirits became even more frantic.

“Vessel Body, there’s another Vessel Body!”

“No, maybe she’s a tonic.”

“You idiot, she’s a demon. How could a demon’s blood be red? A demon’s blood is only red if she’s the Vessel Body!”

“Great tonic, a great tonic!”

“…”

The woman in purple’s steps paused slightly. She waved her long sleeve, striking the Evil Spirits that had sneaked into the flames. Her expression was solemn: “Girl, I know you didn’t harm my daughter. I will help you all!”

At this moment, they were all in the same boat. Evil Spirits were not like other living beings. They had no humanity. They only repeated massacres and only consumed flesh and blood. If the defense was breached, she would inevitably suffer as well.

Although she could turn around and run, she still had a conscience.

These people didn’t harm her daughter, so as Feng Lingyuan said, she was partially responsible for Shen Yin’s injuries.

If the spiritual essences were indeed given by A’Ruan, then they must be A’Ruan’s friends. Only by saving them could she find out who killed her daughter.

She no longer held any illusion that A’Ruan was still alive. She had already examined the spiritual essence, and it contained no life.

She only hoped to find the murderer and avenge her daughter.

That mouthful of blood seemed to have severed her spiritual energy. Yi Hu was suddenly unable to move, gradually losing the strength to support the fight against the sneaking Evil Spirits.

They were likely going to die here.

Yi Hu slowly fell down. Her wings were no longer tough. They had torn openings and were gradually splitting in two.

She didn’t even have time to experience the feeling of dying for her beloved.

It hurt. Even more, there was a sense of powerlessness.

A flower. She saw a white flower.

In a place like the Blood Sea, where blood-red and darkness gathered, suddenly seeing a pure white sight made Yi Hu slowly reach out her hand. For a moment, she couldn’t tell if she was already dead.

“Yi Hu, give me the spiritual essence.”

A person suddenly appeared in front of her. She held a long chain in her right hand and tightly gripped a jade token in her left.

It was Shen Yuehua.

She didn’t have time to ask why Shen Yuehua was here.

Yi Hu quickly threw all the spiritual essences she had to Shen Yuehua. Shen Yuehua tossed out the jade token. The jade token floated in the air, emitting a dazzling light, and caught the spiritual essences handed to her.

Shen Yuehua picked out two spiritual essences and then threw several spiritual stones at different locations within the fire circle created by the golden doll.

She was setting up an array!

As Shen Yuehua threw down all the spiritual essences and spiritual stones, the flames suddenly surged high. The raging fire burned up the Evil Spirits close to them.

Black smoke billowed up.

Gradually, the flames grew higher and higher, stacking into a tall wall. They seemed to be completely cut off from the outside world.

Shen Yuehua calmly retracted her hand, the chain returning to her waist. Her soft white palm pushed the golden doll’s back: “Liu Ning, that’s enough.”

The golden doll transformed into a faint golden flame and drifted into Feng Lingyuan’s lantern. Only then did Shen Yuehua breathe a sigh of relief. She cupped her hands towards the woman in purple: “Thank you for your assistance, Madam.”

The woman in purple was stunned. She was astonished by Shen Yuehua’s immense power.

After thanking the woman in purple, Shen Yuehua stepped forward and helped Yi Hu up: “My disciple has progressed a lot. I am very pleased.”

Yi Hu hadn’t gotten used to her and Shen Yuehua’s master-disciple relationship yet, and she hadn’t officially performed the apprenticeship ceremony. She still followed Shen Yin’s lead and called Shen Yuehua “Sect Master.”

“Cough… Sect Master, how did you get in?”

“Yuan’er is her master. How could she harm me?” Her eyes shifted, drifting towards Feng Lingyuan, who was healing Shen Yin, her meaning unclear.

Yi Hu only half-understood. Shen Yuehua’s appearance here was too bizarre. Only Feng Lingyuan and they had left the sect this time, and the sect master leaving the sect was a major event. Shen Yuehua was not Jing Shu, and she didn’t have a Young Sect Master to act as her proxy. How could she appear here rashly?

Shen Yuehua shouldn’t have been in the original book either.

No, no. The Twin Flowers are symbiotic. Even if Shen Yuehua was fake, she still inherited the flesh and blood of the Cultivation Spirit Flower. Since that was the case, she couldn’t be too far from Feng Lingyuan. So, it was perfectly reasonable for her to follow.

Could it be that in the book, Shen Yuehua was hidden, secretly following Feng Lingyuan?

Yes, yes. Only this could explain it.

If they hadn’t been in a desperate situation this time, Shen Yuehua wouldn’t have made a move.

Everything became logical.

Fortunately, she followed them. Otherwise, they would all likely die here.

“Thank you, Sect Master, for saving my life.”

Yi Hu spoke her gratitude. Shen Yuehua smiled faintly: “I don’t see you being this polite with Senior Sister.”

Naturally, it was because she had been polite enough with Shen Yin earlier. She and Shen Yuehua hadn’t reached the point where they didn’t need to express gratitude.

“Cough!” The Death Energy in her body surged more violently, and more and more fresh blood was coughed out.

Shen Yuehua dabbed a little of the bright red blood. Her smile became increasingly obscure: “So you are the Vessel Body. No wonder Senior Sister cares so much about you.”

She finally realized how rare it was to find a shadow that overlapped with oneself in this life of thirty million years, and she also became aware of Shen Yin’s gradually forming intentions.

Yi Hu fainted from exhaustion.

By the time Shen Yin woke up, she didn’t even have a chance to settle scores with her.

This little demon actually wanted to return the spiritual essence to her. Shen Yin roughly guessed her thoughts.

Shen Yin spoke with difficulty: “Thank you, Yuan Junior Sister!”

She thanked Feng Lingyuan and walked staggeringly towards Shen Yuehua.

Shen Yuehua thought she was going to question her about why she was here, and her heart immediately tightened: “Senior Sister…”

Shen Yuehua didn’t know how to explain for a moment, but Shen Yin wasn’t asking why she was here at all.

Shen Yin pointed to Yi Hu in her arms: “Give her to me.”

“Senior Sister, you are still very weak now.”

Shen Yin ignored her. She sat down and took Yi Hu from Shen Yuehua’s arms, resting her head on her lap, allowing her to rest.

Shen Yuehua was stunned: “Senior Sister…”

She hesitated to speak.

As early as when Shen Yin insisted on keeping Yi Hu, she felt something was wrong. She just didn’t know that Shen Yin had already developed such a fanatical desire for possession.

It was entirely like Feng Lingyuan’s feeling for her.

Look over there.

Feng Lingyuan was unhappy again because she was standing by Shen Yin.

But there were some things she just had to say.

“Senior Sister Shen, Master once said that you had no emotions or desires in your heart and were the most likely among us to attain enlightenment and become an immortal. Now, your cultivation seems to be in disarray.”

Shen Yin looked up at Shen Yuehua, and also at Feng Lingyuan, who was standing behind Shen Yuehua at some point. She lowered her eyes, looking at Yi Hu, and said faintly: “I won’t ask about your business, traveling together all the way, yet still being secretive. You don’t need to concern yourselves with my affairs either.”

Her words were inappropriate.

This sounded as if she and Feng Lingyuan had some kind of shady relationship.

Shen Yuehua looked back at Feng Lingyuan. Feng Lingyuan was staring intently at her.

This encounter with danger was also perilous for her.

Shen Yuehua held Feng Lingyuan’s hand, comforting her by stroking the back of her hand.

Feng Lingyuan’s eyes lit up. Shen Yuehua saw it all.

Never mind, never mind. She admitted it. There was indeed some kind of business going on.

She put her arm around Feng Lingyuan’s shoulder, sitting with her, calculating how long the array could last.

However, her peripheral vision just happened to catch Shen Yin staring blankly at Yi Hu.

It wasn’t that she was talkative, but as the Sect Master, she inevitably had more considerations than others.

“Senior Sister Shen, Master once said that once one has emotions, even a god or a Buddha can become a villain.”