Inner Demons

Kunwuzi let out a sneer.

From a great distance came the sounds of wailing and weeping. The cultivators, with their keen hearing, heard it even more clearly—it was the people of Egret Island crying.

The supernatural powers displayed by the Xuanjing cultivators caused several deep, bottomless cracks to appear in the land along Dongting Lake. It seems that houses built mostly of earth and stone in this era wouldn't have high earthquake resistance. As dusk approached, many people were already heading home; the casualties must have been severe.

But Kunwuzi didn't care at all—there was no one like Lingkongzi to tell him the first precept.

He watched Li Yunxin and Dongting Jun with the attitude of watching a play, and didn't care much about Liu Ling, who was imprisoned by Dongting Jun.

A Lingkongzi at the peak of the Transformation Realm is indeed worth paying attention to. Because it means that Langya Cave Heaven and the Daoist lineage may have one more True Realm cultivator—a True Realm cultivator is a deterrent force.

But Ling Kongzi, whose Qi Sea of the Snow Mountain was destroyed and whose soul was hidden in the public eye by the sound bell...

Then it becomes something that is dispensable.

"That's my daughter." The Lord of Dongting's emotions hadn't calmed, his gaze still fixed on the scales in Li Yunxin's hand. He seemed to want to reach out, but was restrained by the restriction. "Don't think that just because she said some things to you, it's some kind of true love. I disciplined her, but I was still disciplining my own daughter… It's not your place to interfere—"

"I just wanted to say a few words to her and see if she was alright." Li Yunxin withdrew her hand and put the scale back into her bosom. "We are already partners, and I don't think you will refuse my small request."

He closed his eyes slightly when he said that.

Kunwuzi chuckled again at his actions. He wasn't usually one to openly display his emotions. But the problem was, no one had ever made a dignified Xuanjing Daoist suffer repeated setbacks like this before.

Therefore, seeing Li Yunxin's actions, he assumed that she was truly "moved by love" and was using this action to calm the turbulent emotions in her heart. At least in his view, those who couldn't let go of matters of love between men and women... would never have a very firm Dao heart.

However, Li Yunxin is a demon... so he probably doesn't have any Daoist heart.

Kunwuzi was swayed by irrational emotions, while Dongtingjun was concerned about the rebellious scale it had just encountered. Both were Xuan Realm experts, normally meticulous and calculating individuals. However, in their recent exchange, a mere Zhen Realm demon had rendered them both helpless, forcing them to temporarily compromise. The psychological impact of this experience caused them to overlook many things at this moment—both were consciously or unconsciously releasing the intense emotions they had just endured, in a state of extreme relaxation.

And it seems they themselves haven't realized this yet.

So no one paid much attention to the other action Li Yunxin made when he closed his eyes—he opened his folding fan with a whoosh and waved it twice in front of him.

This action is all too common among scholars and literati—when they are anxious or uneasy, they subconsciously do this action.

Therefore, they did not notice that Li Yunxin quickly glanced at the fan surface after opening it.

What was originally a white paper fan has now been transformed into a brightly colored landscape painting. In the landscape painting, there was an inconspicuous little figure, but now, there seems to be another figure—but it is a very faint shadow, as if it were the shadow cast by his hair on the fan surface.

And the shadow seemed to be coming this way.

After Li Yunxin said those words, Lord Dongting rolled his eyes and said, "If you want to see me, you can't do it today. If you really want to see me, come tomorrow at noon! Since you don't want to talk to me about Chiwen right now, then talk about it tomorrow!"

After saying this, he turned around and said, "This matter is settled, I'll take my leave!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure vanished instantly and melted into the lake.

Kunwu frowned slightly—the old man's departure was rather sudden. Just a moment ago, he was looking at the Reverse Scale in Li Yunxin's hand with such urgent and intense eyes, but the next moment, he suddenly left after saying a few words!

The question had barely formed in his mind when he heard Li Yunxin sneer, "He's smart."

Kunwuzi gave a puzzled "hmm".

Li Yunxin looked around and found a huge rock that had been shaken out of the ground, so she sat down: "Because this matter isn't over yet. Look at this pot—"

He stretched out his hand and included the entire Dongting Lake, as well as the distant Bailu Town, Yeyuan Forest, and even the more distant Weicheng: "—Who will carry it?"

“I originally planned to have Yueyunzi carry it. But we're good friends now, so we can't do that. And naturally, it shouldn't be me. So… someone has to take responsibility for this.” Li Yunxin looked up and squinted at the ruins of Bailu Town in the distance—only smoke could be seen here. Someone must have been cooking, and their house had collapsed and caught fire.

He casually waved his hand. Scales appeared on his arm quickly and then disappeared just as fast. But a rain cloud had already formed over Egret Town, and a light drizzle began to fall—the black smoke disappeared after a while.

"So you want to pin this on him?" Kunwuzi asked.

"yes."

"But he cannot leave the Dongting Lake restricted area—this is common knowledge throughout the land."

A mocking smile appeared on Li Yunxin's lips: "You said that as long as the Dao lineage believes, that's enough. Who cares whether he broke the restriction or not—if you say he did it, no one will think that a Xuanjing True Person would use such a low-level reason to frame someone. As long as I ensure that no one disturbs me during this period, and the Twin Saints or their people come to find me, none of these things matter."

“Things are not as simple as you think.” Kunwuzi glanced at Dongting Lake. “And don’t treat this old thing as an ordinary demon. Some of his secrets… are probably not even clear to the two saints.”

He remained silent for a while after saying this.

Then he said, "There is another person who is more suitable."

A fleeting smile flashed through Li Yun's mind.

But he immediately frowned, then opened his folding fan and fanned himself: "Another person? Don't even think about my men—I would never betray my own people at a time like this."

Kunwuzi smiled: "None of your men are capable of handling such a big task. What I'm about to say is—"

Li Yunxin's eyes widened: "Ling Kongzi?!"

It was a foolish idea. But he still had to say it. Because that figure... hadn't arrived yet.

He had engaged in sexual intercourse with Yue Yunzi during their previous battle, so everyone should know that a dragon was present. The Lord of Dongting also mistook him for Yazi that night, but when he saw him again…

But he told him directly – you are not Yazi.

He must know something.

Just now, that figure appeared in Li Yunxin's painting.

The "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" painting created on the fan with a mere instant of Xuanjing power could not only depict Yue Yunzi's ghost but also faithfully reveal many things to him. This era lacked satellites and similar devices, yet Li Yunxin's folding fan had become something akin to them.

The land surrounding Weicheng is all contained within his folding fan.

The faint shadow that appeared on the fan surface meant that the person's body contained the spiritual energy or resentment that Li Yunxin had used to set up the grand formation. In other words, that person absorbed a portion of the resentment formed from the million Yin soldiers when Li Yunxin was setting up the formation. Fortunately, it did not affect the overall situation.

And at this moment, this guy is coming this way.

Earlier, Ya Zi was injured and disappeared.

And then this Kunwuzi suddenly appeared near Weicheng—

Li Yunxin already knew who the visitor was.

He was a stranger, "Second Brother".

A true wrathful wretch.

Therefore, Kunwuzi was slightly taken aback after hearing his words. Then he sneered, "You demon, why are you so clueless now?"

"Do you know that right here on the Wei River, there is a great demon?"

Li Yunxin opened her innocent and clear eyes wide, quickly glancing at the fan: "Who? No, no, no... Let me guess—could it be... the Ghost Emperor?! No way. He's my friend too!"

Kunwuzi could no longer tolerate his sudden "dullness" and let out a cold laugh.

Just as Li Yunxin looked at the fan for the third time and closed it without making a sound, he said, "Hehe. That Ghost Emperor is not enough. What I mean is—Yazi. That's your cheap second brother!"

Li Yunxin was stunned for a moment, then straightened her face and said in a deep voice, "No."

“Absolutely not. As a dragon, I am related to that Yazi by blood—there may be struggles and schemes in the future, but at least for now… I will never do such a thing.”

Kunwuzi was stunned by his righteous demeanor and words, as if he had seen a ghost—for him, even seeing a ghost was more commonplace than this—he frowned: "Are you making fun of me?"

"I'm serious," Li Yunxin said earnestly. "Although I may seem like a ruthless villain, deep down I'm an upright and kind young man. How can I face the demon world after doing something like this? Speaking of me—oh, I mean that guy, the one who killed his own brother!"

"You cultivators believe demons are heartless, but are they truly heartless? The nine sons of the dragon have coexisted peacefully for a thousand or two thousand years... If they were truly heartless, even if there are other great demons blocking the way—what difficulty would there be in annihilating a mere Transcendent Realm Chiwen?" Li Yunxin sighed. "Therefore, not only can this matter not be pinned on him, but once he comes to the Wei River, I will also have to protect him. Firstly, cultivating relationships with powerful figures is always a wise choice. Secondly..."

Li Yunxin raised his head and looked sincerely at Kunwuzi: "We are, after all, brothers."

Kunwuzi looked at Li Yunxin as if she were an idiot: "You...you...you possessed demon, do you really think you're a dragon?"

Li Yunxin looked at him blankly: "Huh? What possession? Ah... something... it sounds... wait, why can't I remember?"

Kunwuzi's expression immediately changed. He flashed in front of Li Yunxin, grabbed his hand, and hissed, "Can't remember? Possess his body!"

He roared, "You were originally a human, but you devised a plan to possess Chiwen—before that, he was known as the Ninth Prince, and was also a great demon—you..."

"What did you say?" Li Yunxin had been frowning, seemingly thinking about what he had said and some things from the past.

But in just a few words, his brows relaxed.

Looking at Kunwuzi now, he seemed even more unreasonable: "What Ninth Prince? My name is Li Yunxin, and I am Chiwen, the ninth son of the dragon."

He forcefully shook off Kunwuzi's hand. The Xuanjing Daoist's body was incredibly strong; he shouldn't have been so easily shaken off. But now…

The Kunwu looked at him in disbelief, forgetting even to exert force, and he actually let him break free from his grasp.

He then saw Li Yunxin take a few steps back, then frowned at him and said, "So who do you think it should be? But whoever it is—don't try to take advantage of my dragon clan again."

Kunwu stared at him blankly for a while, then whispered, "You've been possessed."

He then stopped talking and just looked at Li Yunxin.

Seeing that Li Yunxin had waited for a while, he sighed impatiently, "I still have a lot of things to take care of. If you don't want to talk about it, then I'll be leaving now."

At this point...

Kunwuzi finally confirmed that the same strange and terrifying situation had also occurred in Li Yunxin.

He also lost his sensitivity to any topic involving "body possession" due to some terrible force or law.

He... also turned a blind eye.

The Taoist priest felt a chill run down his spine—because of the things he didn't understand, or rather, the powers he wasn't familiar with. He feared only one thing—would he himself soon suffer the same fate?

This inexplicable fear made him reach out, trying to grab Li Yunxin: "Stop!"

But no sooner had the words left his mouth than a deep and powerful voice came from the north, from behind the rubble of the collapsed Sanhekou Dragon King Temple: "Someone wants to slander me? That is not a wise move."

The slight panic on Kunwuzi's face vanished instantly. He took a deep breath and took a step back.

The person came out.

He was tall and imposing, dressed in a yellow robe. The silk was well-tailored, accentuating his broad shoulders and narrow waist.

A sword hung at his waist—a rare sight among cultivators. Daoist practitioners occasionally used swords for self-defense, while sword sects specialized in swordsmanship. However, the former kept their rapiers tucked into their sleeves, while the latter usually carried them on their backs. Only worldly people who used precious swords to display their status would do this.

But this one is clearly not an ordinary person.

Because his eyes are blue.

Blue eyes on a pale face, yet not effeminate. For the face is sharply defined, as if carved by a knife and axe—a square face with thick eyebrows and large eyes.

A gold-threaded crown adorned his black hair—this was not the style of a worldly person. For worldly people only wear such things after death. However, perhaps the owner of this gold-threaded crown felt that this attire suited his yellow robe better.

He walked until he was ten steps away from Kunwuzi and stopped to look at Li Yunxin first.

Li Yunxin frowned slightly as she looked at him.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and the man in the yellow robe laughed heartily: "Well done, Ninth Brother. I will remember your kindness just now."

Li Yunxin was slightly taken aback, then blinked: "You..."

The man in the yellow robe, who called himself the second brother, then turned to Kunwuzi and stopped laughing: "You want to kill me? You have quite the skill."

"Now that I have returned to the Profound Realm, I would like to ask you again—how should this matter be resolved!"

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