After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Not long after the message was sent, Venerable Miaoyin replied.

Miaoyin: At this moment, the elders of the sect are already secretly investigating. Tell me in detail about the situation on your side.

Lin Yan explained the situation of the evil cultivators in detail, including their physical characteristics and the characteristics of their spells.

The reply came quickly that the elders of the sect had found a base for cultivating blood bats, but they did not know how many bases they had or how many disciples they had, so they did not organize anyone to destroy it directly.

Lin Yan thought to herself that it was probably because the evil cultivators were too bold and reckless, and their small actions on the territory of the Miaofa Sect were discovered, which is why they were being investigated.

That's good too. She won't have to investigate alone anymore, and she might be able to resolve it before the Immortal Sect Competition.

The Venerable One feared that her impulsiveness might alert the enemy, so he only allowed her to investigate the area in the yellow sand.

After sending the message, she put away the communication jade disc and closed her eyes to meditate.

As soon as she entered meditation, she noticed something different in her sea of ​​consciousness; the bottleneck that had been holding her back began to loosen.

Is this... a preparation for advancing to the next level?

She had tried to break through during her meditation before, but she hadn't succeeded. She had been stuck at the fourth level of the Golden Core stage for a long time.

She opened her eyes, took out a high-grade spirit stone and an array plate from her storage bag, and directly set up a mid-level spirit gathering array for herself.

Lin Yan sat cross-legged again, absorbing spiritual energy to break through the obstacle that had been blocking her.

"Jie Jie Jie~"

"Jie Jie Jie~"

At the critical moment, two strange laughs appeared in her mind. She ignored them and continued her cultivation.

"Want to gain greater power? With greater power, you can take your revenge."

"Don't you hate those shameless scoundrels who trampled on you and bullied you? Come to me, and you'll gain even greater power..."

A black hole appeared in her mind's eye, and a voice kept enticing her to enter it, saying that once inside she would gain immense power.

"Really? I can gain immense power just by going in?"

Lin Yan was obsessed with possessing great power. She knew that only when she was powerful enough that no one could challenge her could she avoid being constantly restrained.

For example, right now, she's just trying to get some revenge from the person who bullied her, but that old man is relentless in his pursuit.

"Of course, you'll know once you're inside..."

Lin Yan entered the black hole without hesitation. However, instead of gaining greater power, she witnessed the various scenes of being bullied on Wenxin Peak.

It's like watching a 3D movie; the scenes are recreated, so realistically it feels like going back in time.

Crucially, besides the sounds during the scene reenactment, there was also an off-screen voice constantly whispering in her ear, "Do you hate them? Do you hate them? If you hate them, accept my power and go out to kill them all!"

She was speechless! The sound kept ringing, but it didn't seem to give her any power...

What if it wasn't just talk?

I got annoyed listening to her and said, "Shut up, give me some strength instead."

"If you want to gain my power, you must accept me, open your mind, and completely accept me, allowing my immense power to merge with your body..."

"..."

Lin Yan awkwardly rubbed her forehead with her fingers. This childish, delusional thing—she was somewhat reluctant to admit it was her inner demon. Don't let her current state fool you; before she transmigrated into the book, she was also a childish, delusional person. After enduring many beatings, she transformed into a complex adult.

This inner demon seems to have inherited the childish, rebellious spirit that I had buried within myself.

Indeed, inner demons are created from the original self. In a sense, they are a part of oneself, only inheriting more of the negative aspects.

A huge transparent box appeared in Lin Yan's sea of ​​consciousness, directly absorbing the black mist and enclosing it inside.

It was dumbfounded!
For some reason, she sensed a strange emotion from a cloud of black mist.

"You!" The black mist realized she had been tricked. The black mist surged, almost sucking away all her negative emotions, and was about to burst the transparent cube.

But what use is it if it becomes more powerful or terrifying? This is her sea of ​​consciousness. Here, she is the heaven, the ruler. How could she allow a demon in her heart to run rampant in her sea of ​​consciousness?

This newly formed inner demon seemed to have no memory of the previous ones; it was entirely new. She felt a little regretful about this!
If no inner demon had come out to help her block the purple lightning during the breakthrough, her own grave would probably be covered in grass by now.
That's not right either! When that lightning struck her, she perished and her spirit vanished. There were so many demonic beasts waiting to devour her, she probably wouldn't even have left a corpse, let alone a grave.

"What do you mean 'you'? Either submit to me, or... just disappear like your predecessors." Lin Yan said indifferently, not taking the inner demon to heart at all.

This inner demon is somewhat comical. It seems that by reliving the humiliation she suffered at Wenxin Peak, she would develop resentment and other negative emotions, allowing it to grow stronger. As a result, she fell into depravity, her body possessed by the inner demon.

She did experience those emotions; after all, who wouldn't feel anything after being so badly wronged, reliving the scenes of bullying and humiliation? But she didn't succumb to despair as her inner demons had predicted.

Not only did they prevent it from falling into depravity, but they also imprisoned it!

Damn it! It lost in such an unexpected way!
"Does it really take that long to think about? To put it bluntly, you are someone I created, you are a part of me. Shouldn't it be my hierarchy, with me taking precedence over you? If you don't agree, I'll just destroy you."

The inner demon was furious! But it was just a cloud of black mist, without any physical form, and its anger was not visible.

"I'm thinking about it!"

"Okay, I'll give you time to think about it. But I don't have much patience, so I'll give you three seconds. I'll count to three."

"what?"

"Three... Okay, time's up, answer quickly."

What the heck? The inner demon was dumbfounded. Seeing that the other party was really about to make a move, it could only shout "Agree".

Other cultivators' inner demons are extremely arrogant, causing trouble in the cultivator's sea of ​​consciousness from time to time. Who would have thought that this one would be so frustrated!

"You made a wise choice," Lin Yan said, releasing the black mist.

Seeing that it had gained its freedom, it wanted to mate with its master, but was instead grabbed by a large hand and kneaded like dough.

"Have you forgotten what I said? This is my sea of ​​consciousness, and I am the master here. Since you agree to my conditions, you are bound by the rules I set. Do you think I'm stupid enough to release you when I can't control you?"

The black mist has calmed down!
The scene felt somewhat familiar... Suddenly, I remembered that the other party said its predecessor had vanished. Could it be that before it, there was another inner demon?

"You...you've had other inner demons?"

"Yes, you have a senior! Otherwise, why do you think I'm so adept at dealing with you?"

"..."

"Don't break your defenses, get up and cultivate!" Lin Yan withdrew her large hand, and the black mist regained its freedom.

"Why...why do I need to cultivate? I grow by absorbing negative emotions!" (End of Chapter)