The Cool and Aloof Immortal Master Has Fallen to the Demonic Path (Transmigration) - Chapter 35

Chapter 35

“Even a god or a Buddha can become a villain.”

Shen Yin had yet to respond, when Feng Lingyuan gently shot her a look.

Shen Yuehua fell silent. She didn’t receive a response from Shen Yin.

The fiercely burning flames gradually dimmed. The Evil Spirits outside hadn’t left. They guarded outside the array, only waiting to break through and invade the Vessel Body.

Evil Spirits are mostly greedy.

But they were facing Shen Yuehua and the others. The strongest forces of the Immortal Spirit Sect were all here. How could they be trapped to death in this desolate land of the Blood Sea?

Shen Yuehua stood up and walked around the array once, her gaze gradually falling upon Zi Ying. They were all focused on defending against external enemies, completely forgetting this internal threat.

The golden doll had lost the ability to restrain Zi Ying due to too much self-consumption. If Shen Yuehua hadn’t arrived in time just now, Zi Ying probably would have sneak attacked Shen Yin again.

The fire rope on her now belonged to Shen Yuehua, belonging to Shen Yuehua’s spark of fire.

She crouched in front of Zi Ying, looking at her blood-red eyes.

A mass of Death Energy emanated from Zi Ying. Her originally delicate face showed a hint of ferocity. Her head looked as if it was about to separate from her body.

“Zi Ying, I should be able to make you disappear.”

Previously, because she still had half a spiritual consciousness body, coupled with the rarity of the Half-Divine Artifact, Shen Yin had the Golden Phoenix Karmic Fire protecting her and didn’t fear her. Jing Shu had planted restrictions on her, thus sparing her life.

But her greed was boundless. Just now, when Yi Hu was deeply immersed in the spiritual essence rampage, she had devoured too many Evil Spirits that emerged from the whirlpool. Now, the restrictions were gradually breaking, and her ferocious appearance was revealed.

Keeping her alive would likely lead to disaster.

“You are not my master.” Even now, Zi Ying was still being stubborn.

Shen Yuehua looked at Shen Yin, and Shen Yin happened to raise her eyes.

There was a hint of coldness in her eyes: “Zi Ying, you chose the wrong path.”

This time, she was injured. If Zi Ying had been as loyal as the golden doll, Shen Yin probably wouldn’t have just spared her life, but would have also given her the Xin Fruit she desired. But Zi Ying was inherently evil from her soul.

She sneak attacked her, attempting to devour her master when she was severely injured.

She shouldn’t have had expectations for her. Zi Ying had always been such a venomous existence. She was an Evil Spirit, not a true spiritual consciousness.

Shen Yin’s feelings for Zi Ying were complicated. Although Zi Ying always wanted to kill her over the past millennium, she had also accompanied her for a millennium.

She had never had anything that truly belonged to her. Only Zi Ying was different. She was Zi Ying’s master. Although Zi Ying was unwilling to admit it, they had signed a blood contract.

But she couldn’t keep her. Now that Zi Ying’s wickedness was fully released, she could no longer be the spiritual consciousness of the Purple Jade Whip.

Stared at by those cold eyes, Zi Ying’s voice trembled. She probably wouldn’t live much longer.

“Shen Yin, I don’t want to die here.”

“What right do you have to choose where you disappear?” Feng Lingyuan had always supported the disappearance of Zi Ying. She herself was the Holy Spirit Flower, and the Passing Years Lamp recognized her as its master. With a life full of integrity, she naturally couldn’t stand this kind of sinister and evil person.

Although she shared life and death with the Cultivation Spirit Flower, the two flowers, one Yang and one Yin, had their differences.

However, Zi Ying ultimately belonged to Shen Yin, and she couldn’t rashly intervene.

Now, seeing that Zi Ying had stabbed them in the back at a critical moment, almost causing them all to perish here, and Shen Yin also had the intention to kill her, she naturally didn’t want to miss the good opportunity.

Zi Ying ignored Feng Lingyuan. She knew the rules of the Immortal Spirit Sect. The sect rarely intervened in the affairs of others’ subordinates. She belonged to Shen Yin, and only Shen Yin could decide her fate.

“For the sake of me protecting Yi Hu.”

Just now… she did protect Yi Hu. If she hadn’t been maneuvering against the woman in purple, Yi Hu would never have survived until Shen Yin killed the Purple-Eyed Tiger.

And last time in Walled City.

Although she was mostly manipulated by her, she did protect Yi Hu.

Shen Yin lowered her eyes to look at the still-sleeping Yi Hu. In fact, her situation was more dire than Yi Hu’s, but she had long adapted to struggling at the brink of death and woke up quickly.

Yi Hu wouldn’t wake up anytime soon.

“Senior Sister Shen!” Feng Lingyuan didn’t have as much patience as Shen Yuehua. She urged Shen Yin.

There was a slight tickle in Shen Yin’s throat. She withdrew her gaze from Yi Hu and looked at Zi Ying: “You saved her twice. Let her decide your request.”

If Yi Hu forgave her, would Shen Yin let Zi Ying go, continuing to keep such a disaster by her side?

Although Shen Yuehua hadn’t deeply interacted with Yi Hu, she could sense that Yi Hu’s nature was somewhat soft. She wasn’t ruthless enough, or perhaps it could be said that she hadn’t adapted to the law of survival.

She and Feng Lingyuan exchanged glances, their expressions heavy.

In their opinion, Zi Ying absolutely couldn’t be allowed to live. Although the Half-Divine Artifact was precious, she had completely revealed her evil nature. In the past, Shen Yin was strong and didn’t fear her, but now Shen Yin was injured and could no longer constantly restrain Zi Ying. Keeping her by her side would likely lead to disaster.

It was evident that Zi Ying also thought of this point.

She rekindled hope: “Is that true!”

“Mhm.” She agreed, truly entrusting her fate to Yi Hu.

Zi Ying already had a look of joy. Without even waiting for Yi Hu to wake up, she had already seen through the answer Yi Hu would give.

That little demon was too kind.

She belonged to Shen Yin. Even though Shen Yuehua was the Sect Master, it wasn’t appropriate to force Shen Yin to extinguish her possession. Shen Yuehua stopped trying to persuade Shen Yin. She pulled Feng Lingyuan to find the weak points in the array and reinforce them. They naturally couldn’t stay here forever, but having an unconscious demon in the team was inconvenient.

They would plan their escape after Yi Hu woke up.

The woman in purple had silently minimized her presence as soon as Shen Yuehua appeared. She had an undeniable responsibility for their current predicament. Although Shen Yin didn’t seek trouble with her after waking up, she was still afraid to make any noise that would disturb them.

After realizing that A’Ruan was not harmed by them, she no longer had the idea of mutual destruction. She had to live to avenge A’Ruan.

The people in front of her gathered the top power of the Immortal Spirit Sect.

The Immortal Spirit Sect was once the world’s number one sect, renowned far and wide. The most famous figures in the Immortal Spirit Sect were the Chief Elder Feng Lingyuan and the Sect Master Shen Yuehua. Although she didn’t know Shen Yin, both Feng Lingyuan and Shen Yuehua called Shen Yin “Senior Sister,” so she must also be formidable.

Although she stopped her actions in time, she had still contributed to the current predicament.

The woman in purple was no match for any of them.

At this moment, it wasn’t just Zi Ying who needed to survive, but her as well.

A’Ruan gave her spiritual essence to Yi Hu. If Yi Hu was truly A’Ruan’s friend, she probably wouldn’t harm her.

Both Zi Ying and the woman in purple placed their hopes on Yi Hu.

Yi Hu lay in Shen Yin’s arms for a long time before gradually waking up.

She had a long dream. In the dream, she was a lonely mayfly perched on a tombstone. Shen Yin’s name was clearly written on the tombstone.

Unknowingly, her eyes were teary.

Yi Hu eternally lost Shen Yin in her dream. Opening her eyes, she suddenly saw the living, awake Shen Yin.

Dazed, she cried tears of joy.

“Immortal Master, you’re alive!”

These tears were shed for her.

Shen Yin helped her sit up. It was a rare moment for her to say a joke: “Are you suggesting it’s better if I’m dead?”

Yi Hu immediately grabbed Shen Yin’s hand: “No, no, no. Of course, it’s better to be alive.”

She wiped her tears with her other hand, staring blankly at Shen Yin. She was somewhat self-reproachful: “It’s all my fault, Immortal Master.”

If Shen Yin hadn’t rushed to use a forbidden technique to save her, she wouldn’t have suffered a backlash.

She took the blame upon herself. Shen Yin was slightly displeased, gently glancing at the woman in purple: “If you want to blame someone, you should blame her for being unreasonable.”

She glanced at the woman in purple. Shen Yuehua and Feng Lingyuan also looked at the woman in purple with her. The woman in purple was so scared that she sweated all over.

She said tremblingly: “There was a misunderstanding. I hope the Girl can forgive me.”

Yi Hu also saw the woman in purple. Seeing Shen Yin safely awake, she finally had the mind to explain A’Ruan’s matter to the woman in purple from beginning to end.

The woman in purple was greatly shocked after hearing the explanation. She knelt on the ground, kowtowing to Shen Yin: “Elder Shen, this is my fault. I hope Elder Shen can set aside past grievances and save my daughter.”

She truly loved her daughter like her life, willing to give up all her pride for A’Ruan.

The woman in purple eagerly laid out all the elixirs, spiritual flowers, and exotic herbs she had collected on the ground: “These are for Elder Shen to heal.”

As soon as the words left her mouth, her face stiffened.

She remembered that Shen Yin was the Vessel Body. These things were useless to her. Even for healing, she needed spiritual essence of the same origin, such as Shen Yuehua and Feng Lingyuan. She couldn’t help at all.

She awkwardly shifted her gaze, looking at Yi Hu.

In a trance, she remembered that this little demon was also the Vessel Body. A few beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

They said the Vessel Body was rare, yet she seemed to have stumbled into a nest of them.

These things were useless to the Vessel Body. She turned to Shen Yuehua: “I hope the Sect Master will accept my good intentions.”

Shen Yuehua glanced at Shen Yin, then waved her hand and accepted all the woman in purple’s offerings. Even in a wealthy place like the Medicine Sect, their Sect Master Liu Guheng was stingy, although the Young Sect Master Liu Changxi was quite generous.

Perhaps every Sect Master has an innate instinct to accumulate wealth. Shen Yuehua always accepts good things without hesitation.

She accepted the benefits, and Shen Yin didn’t say anything more.

“Madam, please rise. Fox and I owe A’Ruan her life, so we should do our best. I just don’t know if A’Ruan’s soul has turned into an Evil Spirit after this delay.”

The woman in purple’s expression became solemn. She quickly stood up. The butterfly at the corner of her eye fluttered its wings, emitting a faint purple energy: “I’ll have her father look for our daughter’s soul immediately.”

Listening to her words, A’Ruan’s father was also in the Blood Sea.

Yi Hu was a little curious why they came to the Blood Sea and were separated as a couple.

“Madam, how did you end up here?”

“To be honest, my unfilial son made a bet with someone and actually lost his older sister’s spiritual essence to a human cultivator. We chased the spiritual essence all the way. Suddenly, many whirlpools appeared in the Blood Sea, and I was sucked in, where I ran into you all.”

A’Ruan had mentioned that her parents had one son and one daughter besides her, who were her older brother and sister.

A’Ruan said they were excellent demons, but… this demon gambled and lost his own sister’s spiritual essence.

Spiritual essence is more precious than life.

Yi Hu hadn’t recovered from her shock when Feng Lingyuan urged her: “Stop talking. I ask you, how do you plan to deal with Zi Ying?”

Yi Hu pointed to herself. She didn’t understand why the decision to deal with Zi Ying fell to her. She turned back to Shen Yin, her mind stirred, and she eagerly said: “Naturally, it should be whatever the Immortal Master decides.”

“Senior Sister Shen said to listen to you.”

“Ah?” She was a little confused.

Shen Yin raised her wrist and placed it on Yi Hu’s still-bloody cheek: “She saved you twice. Her life is decided by you.”

Shen Yin’s fingertips were slightly cool, with a faint smell of blood mixed with a hint of Shen Yin’s own fragrance. Despite the conflicting scents, Yi Hu didn’t find it unpleasant. She obediently rubbed against Shen Yin’s fingertips, like a small animal being fed in the palm of a hand.

Shen Yin’s heart trembled slightly, and she quickly withdrew her finger.

Yi Hu savored the faint lingering fragrance on her cheek. Before she could even fully appreciate the moment, Zi Ying was already impatiently urging her: “Yi Hu, didn’t you say that demons should know how to repay kindness?”

Wrong. She clearly said that humans should know how to repay kindness.

Zi Ying couldn’t distort her words just because she was a demon.

But now was clearly not the time to argue about this. Not only Shen Yin, but also Shen Yuehua and Feng Lingyuan were waiting for her answer.

She immediately refuted Zi Ying.

“What you said is wrong. Although you saved me in Walled City, you tried to eat me and A’Ruan multiple times. It was the Immortal Master who restrained you, which is why you didn’t dare to harm us.”

“This time, you were afraid that if I died and the Immortal Master was still alive, she would erase your spiritual consciousness, so you blocked the Madam to protect me.”

She paused, turning her gaze back to Shen Yin. Shen Yin’s blood was all over the place.

“Even if I were to thank someone, I should thank the Immortal Master.”

Her principle of repaying kindness would not be applied to Zi Ying. Furthermore, just moments ago, thanks to her, she almost lost Shen Yin.

If she hadn’t woken up in time, if the golden doll hadn’t been able to restrain her, if Shen Yuehua hadn’t arrived quickly.

Zi Ying would have killed Shen Yin and escaped long ago.

She could be grateful to Shen Yin, the golden doll, and Shen Yuehua, but she absolutely could not be grateful to Zi Ying.

The dull pain and suffocating feeling of losing Shen Yin in her dream resurfaced. Her nose felt slightly sour, and her gaze towards Zi Ying held resentment: “I don’t have the ability to kill you, but if I could choose, I would definitely seal you forever in the Purple Jade Whip.”

She still didn’t mention erasing her. Yi Hu was kind, but she was also very clear-headed.

Shen Yuehua was slightly surprised: “Fox, there’s no way to completely seal her in the Purple Jade Whip now. Even if she goes back into the Purple Jade Whip, she will still try to devour her master. The only solution now is to completely erase her spiritual consciousness.”

Yi Hu struggled for a moment, looked at Shen Yin, and then her gaze became firm: “No one is allowed to harm the Immortal Master.” Her devotion and protectiveness towards Shen Yin were becoming almost religious.

Yi Hu looked at Shen Yin, then back at Zi Ying: “Sect Master, do I need to do it? Please teach me how!”

She had never been so resolute.

This time, they all paid a price. The pain of loss and the sight of blood made Yi Hu mature a lot.

Shen Yuehua was even more astonished. The Yi Hu she knew was definitely not such a decisive and ruthless person.

In this place where the strong prey on the weak, this was certainly a good thing.

She somewhat approved of her little disciple’s wise decision.

Zi Ying saw her way of survival being cut off. She glared fiercely at Shen Yin, howling: “Shen Yin, was this within your expectations!”

She didn’t believe that Shen Yin hadn’t guessed the choice Yi Hu would make. Among them, Shen Yin was the one who understood Yi Hu the most.

No, she didn’t know.

It was precisely because she wanted to know that she entrusted everything to Yi Hu to decide.

But Shen Yin didn’t elaborate on her inner thoughts.

She patted Yi Hu’s hand: “Yuehua, you can proceed.”

“No, I can’t disappear!” Zi Ying struggled against the fire rope, unwilling to give up. Her spiritual consciousness was scorched by the fire rope, but she didn’t care about anything else. She struggled desperately.

She gradually revealed her ferocious form. The fire rope was actually broken by her struggle. She rushed towards the array, rolling in flames, and burst out of the array.

Everything happened too quickly. Shen Yuehua didn’t expect her to choose such a painful way to escape. She should know that Evil Spirits fear spiritual flames the most. Her actions were a thousand times more painful than being directly erased.

“She truly has unfinished business,” Shen Yin murmured, then said to Shen Yuehua: “Since she ran, there’s no need to chase her.”

Shen Yuehua looked at Shen Yin in disbelief. Shen Yin seemed to have anticipated that Zi Ying would run and deliberately let her go.

Although Zi Ying was injured and left now, posing no threat to them, as long as that Evil Spirit existed, she couldn’t feel entirely at ease.

Facing Shen Yuehua’s question, Shen Yin said calmly: “She wasn’t born an Evil Spirit. What she had to go through to die in the Blood Sea and then try to escape the Blood Sea is something we don’t know. If she escapes injured, without being devoured by her kind, and manages to survive, then it means her fate shouldn’t end.”

Shen Yin heard the conversation between her and Zi Ying!

Yi Hu looked at Shen Yin in surprise. Shen Yin didn’t say much. Only Feng Lingyuan, who didn’t get to punish the evil, had some complaints: “Senior Sister Shen is truly like the reincarnation of a Buddha Lotus.”

Although the Holy Spirit Flower and the Buddha Lotus are both incarnations of spiritual herbs.

But the world praises the Buddha Lotus for saving the world, viewing it as a divine gift. No one would use the Buddha Lotus for medicine. The Buddha Lotus is like the Bodhisattva of this world, born with a compassionate heart. All living beings are treated equally, whether good or evil. It can see the malice behind kindness and the pity behind wickedness.

Nurturing a Buddha Lotus can ensure the prosperity of all sects. Even the Demon Sect would not easily harm a Buddha Lotus.

A Buddha Lotus with sentience is called the reincarnation of a god or Buddha.

In the original book, the female protagonist’s lover was a Buddha Lotus, but it was precisely because of his excessive compassion that he gave the people of the Demon Sect an opportunity to attack.

The nature of kindness can be multifaceted.

Shen Yin was not a Buddha Lotus. Zi Ying had been by her side for a millennium. Although she committed many evil deeds, a millennium was not a short time.

She heard the conversation between Zi Ying and Yi Hu. She was both touched and puzzled, but there was no time to seek answers now.

She was ruthless enough just now, but since Zi Ying ran away injured, there was no point in pursuing the matter further.

She wasn’t disregarding her own safety, nor was she blindly kind.

“Yuan Junior Sister, I am still her master. If she is away from me for too long, she will fall into slumber.”

If the master of a Half-Divine Artifact’s spiritual consciousness dies, or if they are away from their master for too long, they will fall into slumber. They are closely linked to their master. No Half-Divine Artifact will leave its master for too long. Their lives are spent seeking their master.

Although Zi Ying was determined to leave, she was not truly free.

Shen Yin’s attitude softened considerably because Feng Lingyuan had saved her and Yi Hu. There was no longer the tension of the past, and she called her “Yuan Junior Sister” multiple times.

She couldn’t be too tactless.

Feng Lingyuan huffed, taking the step Shen Yin offered: “Even if she returns, we’re not afraid. With Senior Sister and me here, we definitely won’t let that Evil Spirit harm Senior Sister Shen in the slightest.”

A helpless smile played on Shen Yin’s lips: “Thank you, Yuan Junior Sister.”

She finally understood why Shen Yuehua, who had such a good relationship with Feng Lingyuan, often mentioned Feng Lingyuan with sighs of frustration. Feng Lingyuan had an overly temperamental nature.

She never thought that one day she would be reduced to having to coax Feng Lingyuan a little.

No matter what Shen Yin said, Yi Hu felt it was extremely reasonable.

Whatever Shen Yin thought, she also thought.

She touched her chin: “Immortal Master, how can ordinary people without spiritual power enter the Blood Sea?”