Rebuild the Xiuxian Family

"Ugh!"

With a sigh, a cold voice rang out, saying, "Why can't you just obediently succumb to the illusion, let me devour you, and become a stepping stone on my path to growth and ascension to the outer demon realm? Why do you have to wake up?"

A demon like it must devour the being that gave birth to it to break free from its shackles before it can ascend to the Rahu Demon Realm, after which it can hinder the cultivation of other beings.

At this moment, a figure emerged from the darkness, its appearance shrouded in a thin layer of black mist, making it look very mysterious.

And it is the culprit that caused Xiaoqing to end up in such a predicament!
That doesn't seem quite right, since the birth of his inner demons was caused by his own problems.

"Heh! You want my life, but you won't let me fight back? What kind of logic is that?" Xiaoqing said coldly, her expression grave.

To be honest, he's in a very bad state right now. He's already been severely ravaged in the illusion. If he were to fight his inner demon head-on, he'd most likely be no match for it.

However, inner demons are different from ordinary beings. Their attack methods focus more on the mind, and the Dao mind, state of mind, will, etc., are all very subjective.

As long as Xiaoqing can uphold her Dao heart, remain resolute, and not be affected by inner demons, then the other party will be unable to do anything to her!

Simply put, it means 'believing in the power of belief'.

However, this situation is easier said than done. Nine out of ten people will fail to succeed in practice because if there is the slightest wavering, the inner demons will seize the opportunity and attack by exploiting this slight flaw.

But Xiaoqing has no other choice now; this is the only way she can fight her inner demons.

His spirit immediately sat cross-legged on the sea of ​​consciousness, silently reciting the "Qingjing Jing" (Scripture of Purity and Tranquility), and began to cultivate the visualization method "Bai Lian Jing Shi" (White Lotus Purification of the World), which he had been taught by Li Zhirui many years ago but had abandoned for many years.

Whether by coincidence or luck, the seat he sat in was right above the backup plan that Li Zhirui had left for him—a purified white lotus seed!
Xiaoqing's actions, however, drew out the lotus seed hidden deep within her consciousness.

In an instant, his entire body emitted a soft white light, and the power of purification surrounded him, with a lotus platform slowly appearing beneath him.

Not only that, the white lotus continued to spread outwards, seemingly trying to fill the entire sea of ​​consciousness.

The inner demon, who had been relaxed and carefree, believing he had Xiaoqing's life in his hands, suddenly changed his expression upon seeing this scene. He shouted in shock and anger, "Damn it! How come you have a purifying white lotus on you!"

The inner demon was born from Xiaoqing's consciousness. Although it did not have all of Xiaoqing's memories, it remembered all the existences that posed a great threat to it.

So when it was secretly influencing Xiaoqing, it wanted to stay away from Li Zhirui and was unwilling to get too close to someone who had mastered the purification law.

Since the inner demon lacks the cultivation level of a celestial being, it naturally does not understand the various methods of a celestial being.

Li Zhirui had seen all the abnormal phenomena that Xiaoqing exhibited when it first affected her, and with just a little probing, he knew what was going on and left Xiaoqing a way to save her life.

Even Li Zhirui didn't expect things to develop this way, because he had originally planned that when Xiaoqing was about to be devoured by the inner demon, the purifying lotus seed would appear and save his life.

However, Xiaoqing accidentally activated the white lotus seed by practicing the visualization method "White Lotus Purification".

In this way, he gained the power to fight against his inner demons.

Of course, this is a good thing for Xiaoqing. Although the chances of winning are slim, at least she won't be left to die.

"Hmph! You think you can save your life like this?"

The inner demon snorted coldly and retreated back into the darkness. He quickly cast a spell, and hundreds of black shadows flew out from it, pouncing on the expanding white lotus blossoms.

sizzle-

Like water and fire colliding, a violent reaction erupts instantly.

The shadow quickly dissolved, turning into clumps of ink, which then coalesced to form a pool of water that remained in Xiaoqing's sea of ​​consciousness. It appeared to be clearly distinct, but in reality, it was spreading in the dark, attempting to corrupt the entire sea of ​​consciousness.

As a result, the expansion of the White Lotus came to a halt, and under the attack of the Black Shadow, it could only barely maintain the status quo.

It appears that the white lotus representing Xiaoqing only occupies a very small area. Although most of her sea of ​​consciousness was not contaminated by the inner demons, it completely sealed Xiaoqing off, preventing her from expanding her advantages.

On the contrary, after the inner demon restricted Xiaoqing, it could then unhindered the rest of her consciousness.

Its current plan is to first expand its advantage, and then concentrate its forces to eliminate Xiaoqing in one fell swoop!
The dark space slowly expanded, and he didn't have much time left, but Xiaoqing was not nervous or afraid at all. Her mind was calm and her will was firm. She just continued to recite the "Qingjing Jing" and cultivate the "Bailian Jingshi".

However, the white lotus beneath him soon began to move.

Instead of expanding outwards, the white lotus sprouts roots that extend into the inky pool of water formed by the shadow, absorbing its power to strengthen itself.

This is not Xiaoqing's doing, but rather the ability that the white lotus has possessed since its birth: to absorb and transform impurities, using them as nourishment.

It was through this method that the white lotus, which had been withering under the relentless attacks of the shadowy figure, began to revive and even regain its power, continuing to expand outward!

The inner demon noticed this phenomenon immediately, and its expression turned extremely ugly. It never expected that the white lotus would have such an ability.

If this problem isn't addressed, everything it does now will ultimately become nourishment for the white lotus to grow.

And because it failed to devour Xiaoqing, it will eventually be destroyed from the world!
This is absolutely unacceptable to a demon with life and consciousness!
Therefore, it will spare no expense to eliminate Xiaoqing.

Gazing at the soul slowly recovering amidst clusters of white lotuses, the inner demon no longer hesitated and immediately unleashed all its power.

Taking advantage of the fact that he had not fully recovered and that Bai Lian was only just beginning to grow stronger, they decided to strike first and nip him in the bud!
Rumbling--

The once dark and calm sea of ​​consciousness was suddenly stirred up by huge waves, and they came from all directions, not just one direction.

Upon closer inspection, one will discover that these giant waves are not actually seawater, but rather a massive amount of malice and evil thoughts.

If one's Dao heart is not strong enough, even a single glance can cause a tremendous shock to one's mind.

Huge waves crashed against the small lotus pond, as if endless sewage was about to swallow the pond and Xiao Qing, who was sitting cross-legged in it.

At this moment, Xiaoqing, who was being fiercely attacked, felt as if she were a small boat in a stormy sea, and that she would be destroyed and die at any time.

But he showed no panic or fear, standing like a mountain peak, calm and still, while suppressing the white lotuses below, preventing them from scattering.

Just as the massive wave, teeming with negative emotions, was about to engulf and submerge Xiaoqing, the white lotus would emit a purifying spiritual light. It appeared as thin as a cicada's wing, yet it was incredibly resilient, and the seawater could not penetrate it at all.

No matter how many tricks his inner demons used, they couldn't do anything to him!

As time passed, the seawater began to recede, but the white lotus, after bathing in the seawater and absorbing a large amount of malice and evil thoughts, began to flourish and expand rapidly.

"Impossible! Your soul was clearly severely injured and you were no longer my match, so why are you still unharmed!" The inner demon shouted in shock, anger, and despair, unable to accept this situation.

Because it knew it had lost! Despite having a huge advantage from the start, it lost to Xiaoqing, who was in dire straits.

It couldn't understand why it had lost.

But now is not the time to consider these things. The purifying spiritual light controlled by Xiaoqing is spreading towards its location.

"Even if I die, I will never let you get away with this!" A resolute, crazed voice rang out from the inner demon's mouth. With a deafening boom, the inner demon actually self-destructed at the last moment!

A vast, thick fog of pollution spread rapidly through the sea of ​​consciousness, covering the entire sea of ​​consciousness in just a few breaths. A large number of evil thoughts and malice frantically eroded and polluted the sea of ​​consciousness.

Even from the outside, Xiaoqing's body was emitting black mist, causing the cave to be shrouded in black mist, though not very densely.

……

"Survived!"

After an unknown amount of time, Xiaoqing slowly opened her eyes, looking as if she had escaped death and miraculously survived.

The inner demon self-destructed and died. Originally, the demon wanted to take the demon away, but unexpectedly, Xiao Qing not only survived, but also greatly improved in terms of her Dao heart, will, and state of mind through this test of the inner demon.

Moreover, this was a brilliant comeback for him!

However, the self-destruction of the inner demon still brought considerable trouble and harm to Xiaoqing. A large amount of turbid demonic energy remained in her sea of ​​consciousness, constantly eroding it.

At the same time, his body was also contaminated, and a solution needed to be found.

Otherwise, let alone breaking through to the Celestial Immortal realm, they wouldn't even have many years left to live.

"At least I survived..."

After this real life-or-death ordeal, Xiaoqing has become much more composed.

knock knock --

Suddenly, a crisp knocking sounded on the door.

Upon opening the courtyard gate, the visitor turned out to be Li Zhirui!

"Nine Brother, why are you here?"

He remembered it as soon as he asked the question.

It's likely that Li Zhirui had already discovered the inner demons within him, which is why he left behind that lotus seed—to save his life even after his defeat.

But something unexpected happened during this process. Xiaoqing not only survived, but also benefited greatly from the misfortune.

When Li Zhirui saw the lively and energetic Xiao Qing, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised, as he had clearly sensed that the lotus seeds had been triggered earlier.

Although it was somewhat sudden, Xiao Qing was in such a state that she was almost no match for the inner demon. He came here this time to check on Xiao Qing's condition.

He originally thought Xiaoqing's condition was very bad and that she might need someone to take care of her, but he didn't expect her to be in such good condition.

This also sparked Li Zhirui's desire to study Xiao Qing and how he survived.

"Xiaoqing, can you tell me what happened between you and your inner demon?"

"it is good……"

Li Zhirui listened intently as Xiaoqing spoke.

The story was quickly finished.

"I never expected that you would find a way to break what seemed like a dead end!" Li Zhirui praised sincerely, "Amazing! Truly amazing!"

It was at this moment that he suddenly realized that he had underestimated Xiaoqing in the past and had never expected that she had such amazing abilities.

"It was just a bit of luck, and I also want to thank Ninth Brother for that white lotus seed, otherwise I wouldn't be alive now." Xiaoqing shook her head, not out of modesty, but to tell the truth.

Li Zhirui didn't dwell on it and asked, "How are you feeling now? Are you alright?"

"It's still bearable, and I'm currently trying to find a way to quickly cleanse the pollution in my body and mind."

"Why don't I give it a try? Maybe I can help you purify the Naxi pollution directly, and reduce your suffering."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Ninth Brother."

Li Zhirui casually waved his hand and used his divine sense to probe into Xiaoqing's sea of ​​consciousness.

A normal sea of ​​consciousness should be clean and without any patterns, but his situation was very different; the entire space was covered with black patterns!
'These are the concrete manifestations of pollution, aren't they?'

Thinking of this, Li Zhirui immediately made a move, a glimmer of light appearing at his fingertips. Upon contact with the black pattern, it instantly dissolved it, but the purifying light also dimmed slightly.

'feasible!'

However, instead of rushing to purify the black markings on a large scale, he changed his location and came into Xiaoqing's flesh and blood to try to purify the black markings that had merged into her flesh and blood.

"what!"

Both were successful, but Xiaoqing let out a painful scream when she was purifying the contaminated flesh and blood.

"Are you okay?"

"It's alright! Ninth Brother, you just need to purify those pollutants later, don't worry about my situation."

Li Zhirui didn't say anything, he just nodded slightly.

"Ahhh-"

When Li Zhirui was purifying the sea of ​​consciousness, Xiao Qing didn't react much. But when Li Zhirui started purifying the pollution that had seeped into his flesh and blood, since it was no longer an experiment, he didn't purify it little by little, but directly purified a large area.

But this was terrible for Xiaoqing. A surge of intense pain overwhelmed him instantly. He had thought he could handle it, but now it seemed he had underestimated the pain.

"Let's rest for a bit," Li Zhirui said, worried that Xiaoqing might not be able to handle it.

But to my surprise, he refused outright, saying, "No need. Rather than being tortured little by little, let's just get it over with and resolve it once and for all."

"alright."

Since he himself had said so, Li Zhirui naturally wouldn't hold back any longer, and a dazzling, brilliant light appeared before him.

This time, Xiaoqing didn't scream again, because the intense pain made him faint!

Even so, his body continued to convulse uncontrollably from the pain. (End of Chapter)