101: Lin Xuan takes action!

“Alas... Tianyu, for now, all we can do is wait quietly. If the situation turns bad, we will immediately forcibly wake him up. While we can't completely remove his inner demons, we can suppress them and delay the time he becomes a demon.”

“Of course, that's the worst-case scenario. It's also possible he overcomes it himself.”

“As for the final outcome, it depends on Ziye's fortune...”

Lin Tianhai had no better solution for this and could only sigh helplessly.

If things truly went south, they would have to forcibly wake him up and use means to temporarily suppress his inner demons. This would at least buy them more time to slowly find a solution.

Hearing this, Lin Tianyu wasn't surprised, only sighing, “Alas, if Ziye is truly on the verge of becoming a demon later, I will immediately activate the Refining Heart Tower to wake him up. The rest will be up to you, Big Brother...”

“I just hope that our Lin Family's promising talent doesn't fall here...”

...

Meanwhile, in Lin Ziye's illusionary world.

He was kneeling on the ground, covered in blood, holding a cold, lifeless corpse in his arms. His hair was disheveled, and he occasionally let out a long roar towards the sky, or burst into manic laughter, looking completelyCrazy.

Looking around him, the scene was one of devastation. There were ruins of palaces everywhere, cold corpses, towering flames, and rivers of blood, like a human purgatory.

It turned out that Lin Ziye had already spent ten years within the illusion.

By now, he had long forgotten his initial vigilance. In this extremely realistic world, with the slow passage of time, he had long since come to regard it as the real world...

On this day, in the tenth year spent in this "world," he personally witnessed the tragic fate of his "Lin Family"—its destruction...

After witnessing countless of his Family members and brothers being mercilessly slaughtered and dying tragically in the Family grounds; the Clan Leader and Elder fighting desperately against powerful enemies, ultimately perishing one by one; the Ancestor fighting with all their might, even burning their vital essence, fighting to the death, yet still unable to defeat the opponent, finally self-destructing to buy a sliver of hope for the fleeing Family members—after witnessing these tragic scenes...

Lin Ziye, who had miraculously survived, looked at the once magnificent and glorious Family grounds, now a "human purgatory," and the corpses of his Family members who died with grievances. The last shred of his resolve completely shattered, and he became completelyCrazy...

“Hahaha... Demon? What a high-sounding excuse!”

“Since you all say my Lin Family is demonic... then today I will become the most despairing devil you will face in the future!”

“The world cannot tolerate my Lin Family... then from now on I will become a demon and slaughter the world!”

“Ah ha ha ha ha...”

Around him, endless demonic energy began to appear, containing darkness, bloodlust, rage... and countless other negative emotions.

This demonic energy was extremely pure and dense, far surpassing that of other demonic cultivators, even crushing great demons who had also fallen into demonhood due to inner demons...

It could be foreseen that once he truly became a demon, he would likely become a rare peerless devil throughout history!

As the demonic energy on Lin Ziye in the illusion grew stronger, Lin Ziye's body in the Refining Heart Tower also began to emit a large amount of demonic energy.

He was about to truly become a demon!

“Not good! We can't wait any longer!”

Lin Tianyu thought to himself, and was about to make a move.

Just then, the demonic energy on Lin Ziye suddenly disappeared, as if nothing had happened.

“Hmm? What's going on? Did Ziye overcome his inner demons?”

Seeing this, Lin Tianyu, who had been about to act, withdrew his hand, but was filled with doubt.

Soon after, within the Refining Heart Tower, the originally sluggish Lin Ziye began to move again.

As soon as he regained his senses, he said with a face full of gratitude, “Lin Ziye, thank you, Young Master, for your grace of rebirth!”

“Huh? Lin Xuan? Did he do that just now?”

Lin Tianyu and Lin Tianhai, who had seen this scene unfold completely, were momentarily stunned.

Didn't Lin Xuan not participate in the grand competition? How could he help Lin Ziye, who was inside the Refining Heart Tower?

...

Just now...

Lin Xuan, who was originally taking a break and enjoying the service (massage and feeding) of the beautiful maidservants, suddenly received a prompt from the System...

“Ding, warning! A member of the Lin Family, Lin Ziye, is about to become a demon!”

“What!”

Lin Xuan was startled and immediately sat up.

His reaction also scared the maidservants, who all knelt on the ground, “Young Master, is there anything we did that displeased you?”

“Cough... It's not your problem...”

“Alright, you can withdraw for now. This Young Master needs to rest.”

Lin Xuan said after a slightly awkward cough.

“Yes, Young Master!”

After dismissing the maidservants, Lin Xuan immediately opened the Formation and then looked at the System to see what was going on.

“System, what's happening?”

“Ding, replying to host, the situation is as follows...”

The System quickly explained the whole situation to Lin Xuan.

After understanding the situation, Lin Xuan also frowned. He couldn't do anything about this situation, perhaps...

Lin Xuan immediately asked the System, “System, is there any way to solve Lin Ziye's current predicament?”

Then, just as Lin Xuan expected, the System quickly provided several solutions...

“Ding, yes, host!”

“Currently, the solutions are: 1. Net God Pill. An Emperor-level pill that can make the user's mind clear, has the effect of clearing inner demons and repairing the state of mind, and even has the opportunity to allow the user's state of mind to advance further. Price: 300,000 Clan Luck Points.”

“2. Fuxindan. A Quasi-Emperor level pill that can repair defects in the state of mind, but the effect is slow and takes a long time, up to 3 years. Also, the System informs the host that inner demons are caused by defects in the state of mind. When the defect in the state of mind disappears, the inner demon is removed. Price: 170,000 Clan Luck Points!”

“3. Purification Talisman. A Quasi-Emperor level Talisman that can clear inner demons, but cannot repair the state of mind, and there is a possibility of inner demons reappearing. Price: 180,000 Clan Luck Points!”

Looking at the solutions provided by the System, Lin Xuan became a bit conflicted.

“Which one should I choose?”

Among these three solutions, taking the Net God Pill was undoubtedly the best, but unfortunately, he was short on funds...

Although he currently had exactly 300,000 Clan Luck Points, he couldn't use them all. He had to keep some as a trump card to prevent other accidents.

Therefore, his only options were the latter two solutions...

One takes a long time, and the other has a possibility of recurrence... It could be said that each has its pros and cons...

After some deliberation, he finally decided to choose the third option. Although there was a risk of recurrence, compared to the second option which would take three years, he felt the third one was better.

After all, this was a time of rapid development for the Lin Family, and this defect in the state of mind would definitely affect Lin Ziye's cultivation. Three years was too long.

As for the third option, although there was a chance of recurrence, it wasn't a certainty. What if Lin Ziye was lucky?

If it really didn't work and it recurred, he should have a lot of Clan Luck Points by then and could just help him solve it again.

“System, I choose the third option!”

“Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining: one Purification Talisman! Clan Luck Points -180,000!”

After deciding, it was simple. Lin Xuan directly asked the System to help build a communication bridge between him and Lin Ziye, and then directly used the Purification Talisman on him.

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