120: Inner Demon [Luo Ximei]

"What 'drained dry'? This Revered Master is brimming with spiritual energy!"

When Luo Ximei heard this answer, the smile on her face instantly became incredibly radiant.

"That's good, then the rest is up to me!"

Before her words even finished, she stood up. "Let's go, Revered Master, Ximei will take you to see our new home."

She embraced Su Lin and turned to walk into the depths behind the throne.

Passing through an archway constructed from bones, the true interior landscape of the Myriad Demon Palace was revealed to Su Lin.

It wasn't as terrifying as he had imagined; instead, there was a strange kind of magnificence.

The sky was a flowing, dark red nebula, casting down an eerie light.

The ground was paved with warm, smooth crystals, reflecting the nebula above, giving one the illusion of walking in the Universe.

Along both sides of the path, strange plants grew, their vines bearing translucent fruits, with specks of light flickering within the fruits.

The demon cultivators encountered along the way, regardless of gender, immediately stopped, knelt on one knee, bowed their heads deeply, and their bodies trembled slightly with awe upon seeing Luo Ximei.

When their gazes occasionally swept over Su Lin beside Luo Ximei, their eyes showed astonishment.

But no one dared to look for more than a moment, quickly averting their gaze.

Luo Ximei ignored all of this. She intimately held Su Lin's arm, leading him all the way to the deepest part of the Myriad Demon Palace, an independent palace suspended above a dark river.

This was not a single bedchamber, but a vast space with clearly defined yet perfectly integrated functional zones.

At the center of the entire palace was a huge, downward-sloping circular pool.

The pool was filled with a nearly transparent, faintly pink liquid, and warm mist rose from its surface.

And on one side of the pool, there was an extremely luxurious giant bed.

"Revered Master, this is our new home."

"Ximei knows Revered Master must be tired from the journey; this pool water can wash away fatigue and nourish the Divine Soul."

As she spoke, she raised her hand, and her clothes slid off, revealing her flawless body.

She walked into the pool without a care, the warm spiritual liquid rising past her calves, waist, and finally reaching her chest.

She sighed contentedly, leaning against the jade stone at the edge of the pool, and extended her hand to Su Lin.

"Revered Master, what are you waiting for?"

"What, is Revered Master shy? Or... does Ximei need to help you personally?"

He no longer hesitated, shedding his outer garments himself and stepping into the pool.

The warm spiritual liquid instantly enveloped his entire body, and a vast energy surged through his pores into his body, bringing immense relief to his weary body.

"That's a good boy."

Luo Ximei smiled in satisfaction, pressing close to Su Lin from behind.

Her body was tightly pressed against Su Lin's back, and her arms wrapped around his waist.

"Revered Master's body is still so warm."

She whispered in his ear.

"You're just too thin; Ximei will make sure to fatten you up properly from now on."

"Revered Master, you said you were brimming with spiritual energy earlier; don't lie to me, okay?"

Su Lin could feel that this might be Luo Ximei's most relaxed moment, and now might be the best time to remove her Heart Demon!

"Ximei, look into my eyes."

Luo Ximei paused slightly, instinctively meeting his gaze.

The moment their eyes met, Su Lin's Divine Soul power surged out without reservation, forming an invisible bridge that instantly connected their Seas of Consciousness.

Luo Ximei's body trembled violently, and the light in her eyes began to scatter.

Su Lin's consciousness entered a dark red world.

This was Luo Ximei's Heart Demon world; the sky was churning blood clouds, and the earth was dry, scarred land.

In the very center of the Sea of Consciousness, a demonic shadow identical to Luo Ximei, but wreathed in black Qi, sat upon a throne.

The Heart Demon detected Su Lin's intrusion and opened its eyes.

"You actually dared to come in?"

The Heart Demon [Luo Ximei]'s voice echoed in the vast Sea of Consciousness world, carrying a condescending scrutiny.

Her voice had a subtle difference from Luo Ximei's own, with a few less hints of charm and a few more of pure malevolence.

"Why not?"

Su Lin's Divine Soul body floated in mid-air, calmly gazing at the demonic shadow on the throne.

"What? Do you still think you are the Mahayana Supreme Being Su of the past?"

The Heart Demon chuckled, her laughter sharp and grating.

"A mere Soul Transformation Stage cultivator dares to intrude into the Sea of Consciousness of a Great Perfection of Body Integration Stage cultivator?

What will you use to fight me?

Your ridiculous identity as a Revered Master?"

"Even if not, I will not let you occupy my disciple' body."

Su Lin's voice was steady, unmoved.

"My disciple?"

The Heart Demon stood up, her black Qi-wreathed figure slowly descending the steps.

"You really, overestimate yourself, don't you? My dear Revered Master?"

She walked to Su Lin, extended a finger, and poked his Divine Soul body.

The black Qi at her fingertip was strongly corrosive, causing Su Lin's Divine Soul to feel a sharp pain.

"I am her, and she is me.

I am not occupying; I am just her truest form.

It was I who longed for you during these hundred years of solitude.

It was I who hated this world after your death.

Where do you think her obsession and possessiveness came from?

It's all because of you! You are my Origin!"

She took a step forward, almost face to face with Su Lin, and the black Devilish Qi transformed into tangible tentacles, gently caressing Su Lin's outline.

"Look how vulnerable you are now.

Your power, your Realm, are nothing before me.

With just a thought, I can make this wisp of your Divine Soul completely dissipate."

The Heart Demon laughed wildly, and the black Qi transformed into countless chains, wrapping around Su Lin's hands, feet, and neck, binding him firmly in mid-air.

The cold Devilish Qi eroded his Divine Soul Origin along the chains, bringing tearing pain, yet at the same time, it strangely stimulated his senses, creating a perverse pleasure of degradation.

Her voice carried a morbid obsession.

"But I won't do that.

You are mine, Revered Master.

You are the sole reason for my existence in this world.

How could I bear to destroy you?"

The moment her voice fell, the Heart Demon Luo Ximei suddenly spread her arms, and the entire Heart Demon world violently churned.

The blood clouds in the sky and the dry earth collapsed towards the center, all surging into her body.

Su Lin's Divine Soul body could not stabilize under this immense suction and was forcibly expelled... back to the real world, in the warm pool water.

Su Lin suddenly opened his eyes, his consciousness returning to his body.

Luo Ximei, opposite him, had stopped her violent trembling.

She slowly raised her head, and her previously scattered gaze refocused.

However, in the depths of those beautiful eyes, there was no longer the previous look, but a bottomless, smiling darkness.

"Revered Master, welcome back."

She released her arms from around Su Lin and stood up from the pool water.

Water droplets slid down her perfect curves, but she didn't care, merely looking down at Su Lin, who was still sitting in the water.