The Mysterious Immortal, the Everlasting Lamp

"Last night, my master's demonic shadow came to my door."

Senior Brother Wen Yuliang invited Lu Wenze into the house, where they sat opposite each other, and slowly began to speak.

Lu Wenze remained silent.

The complex expression on Wen Yuliang's face when he saw that he was still alive was not a sign that he had misjudged the situation.

That is the truth that is revealed on a person's face in an instant.

"I did not invite my master's Dao Demon Shadow inside, but instead went out the door to fight him."

Rule 1: Do not go out after dark.

The eldest brother violated rule number one.

Lu Wenze realized what was happening.

However, after learning the answer from his senior brother Wen Yuliang, he gleaned some of the mysteries of Rule One and Rule Two.

Perhaps the Daoist Shadow, who wasn't invited into the house, wasn't anything special?

It was merely a demonic shadow formed from the overflowing demonic energy of Master Chi Huo Zhenren; its cultivation level might not have surpassed that of Master.

Therefore, Senior Brother Wen Yuliang was confident that he could escape unscathed from this demonic figure.

"I killed him, and my master's tribulation of demonic obstacles has been broken. After waiting for many years, my master can finally advance to the Dao Dan realm."

A hint of relief appeared on the pale face of the eldest disciple, Wen Yuliang.

Lu Wenze's pupils contracted slightly, and his ears stretched out, as he wanted to learn more about the secrets of the Dao Demon Shadow.

Wen Yuliang carefully examined his youngest junior brother, who was also the only junior brother in the Second Academy at present.

"I never imagined that my Daoist heart would also reach perfection last night."

Wen Yuliang looked at Lu Wenze intently.

Lu Wenze's performance surprised him the most.

"Senior Brother, what do you want to say?"

Lu Wenze's youthful face carried a hint of seriousness beyond his years.

"Let's start with Master." Wen Yuliang's expression turned serious.

"Senior Brother, you speak, I'm listening." Lu Wenze nodded.

"The demonic shadow that attacked you was not your master; it was probably a manifestation of my own demonic shadow."

"I only learned about this last night from Master's Dao Demon Shadow," Wen Yuliang said, his grief barely contained.

"At the same time, I also figured out the mechanism by which Master Dao Demon Shadow was formed, and I also understood the true meaning of the secret of Dao Demon Shadow that Master told me back then."

Wen Yuliang took a deep breath.

"Over the years, he has failed to transcend the tribulation. This is because none of the disciples he has taken in have been able to kill this Dao Demon Shadow, so the demonic obstacle in his Dao heart has always existed."

"It was only after he failed several times that he realized the true nature of his obsession."

"He has been suppressing his own inner demons all along."

"It wasn't until he realized that I had already reached the peak of the Dao Embryo realm and that my cultivation was about to surpass his that he went into seclusion this time. He used Dao patterns to lock his core body, squeezing out the inner demons and forming a Dao Demon Shadow to kill me. I killed my master's Dao Demon Shadow, so his Dao heart reached perfection and there were no more obstacles to his advancement to the Dao Core realm."

Lu Wenze's feelings became extremely complicated after hearing Wen Yuliang's words.

The techniques of the Fire Dragon Academy are too evil.

Achieving sainthood through the path of slaughter?

Sever the desires in your heart, sever the cause and effect in your heart?

Wen Yuliang continued, "I thought that by maintaining a calm mind, the demonic obstacles in my heart would be very faint when I took this step in the future, and the resulting demonic shadow would be very weak."

"I never imagined that my master had already planned this step for me, allowing me to teach you in his place."

Two lines of clear tears slid down her cheeks.

"Besides the third brother, Master has already said that he has left the Fire Dragon Academy because its rules no longer suit him. Moreover, he is already dead."

"So, the eldest brother's emotional projection has fallen on all of us junior brothers, and the resulting demonic shadows are all targeting us?"

Lu Wenze clenched his fists.

Can anyone who is kind to me become a furnace to eliminate my demons?

"I was too influenced by my master."

Wen Yuliang nodded slightly.

Is playing the role of a master too heavy-handed?

"If we are all killed, will your demonic obstacles be eliminated, Senior Brother?"

Lu Wenze gritted his teeth and stared fiercely at him.

"No, when my fourth, fifth, and sixth junior brothers were in trouble, I had already vaguely realized the final result of my overflowing demonic shadow."

"Just like I told you, I was too influenced by my master, and even the Dao Demon Shadow has his shadow in it."

Wen Yuliang took a deep breath, his face showing even deeper sorrow.

"Second Senior Brother is dead?"

Lu Wenze sneered.

"Um."

"Second Senior Brother is dead, Dao Demon Shadow has won, and the 'fruit' you spoke of is not a good fruit for you!!!"

Lu Wenze's voice already carried a questioning tone.

Second Senior Brother Liu Bai is dead.

This means that the eldest brother Wen Yuliang's demonic obstacles have not been completely eradicated.

"The Dao Demon Shadow who attacked him is dead. My master told me that," Wen Yuliang said in a trembling voice. "Second Brother must have obtained all the secrets of the Dao Demon Shadow from Uncle Chixin. He invited the Dao Demon Shadow into the house to fulfill my wish."

"He just misunderstood the fruit."

"For me to successfully overcome my tribulation and clear away the demonic obstacles, I must slay the demonic shadow that has separated from my heart."

"I transformed into the Demon Lord's Dao Demon Shadow, and after attacking the second brother, I encountered my master's Dao Demon Shadow, who came to attack me. My master's Dao Demon Shadow killed my Dao Demon Shadow."

"Did Master tell you that from that demonic figure?" Lu Wenze pondered.

"Yes."

Why did he tell you?

Lu Wenze pressed for an answer.

"Because the reason why Master's Demonic Shadow was formed is because he taught a disciple who was more powerful than himself, so to break Master's demonic barrier, we must defeat or even kill this Demonic Shadow in a fair and square manner."

Wen Yuliang gritted his teeth and spat out each word.

"And I've always believed that my own nature is that of a murderer!!!"

Lu Wenze was startled.

Master killer?

"Killing an artist? Why?"

Lu Wenze looked at Wen Yuliang in disbelief.

"Before me, countless of Master's disciples had already died!!!"

"He needs to forge the strongest sword to completely sever all the demonic obstacles in his Dao heart, allowing it to ascend to a state of flawless purity!!!"

"I never imagined that what I've dreamed of doing day and night would end up with such a terrible consequence!!!"

"The demonic shadow that forms is transformed into the master, and it carries out the evil consequences of killing the master."

"I will act as your teacher, and you will be your disciples."

"Before the Dao Demon Shadow made its move, I had absolutely no idea why my own demonic possession had created the Dao Demon Shadow, or what its ultimate outcome would be!"

"And it's specifically targeting you."

Wen Yuliang was filled with remorse and shrouded in sorrow.

After listening, Lu Wenze sat quietly in thought, then quickly raised his head: "No, there must be two ways to form the Dao Demon Shadow you mentioned, otherwise, even if Master killed his Dao Demon Shadow, your demonic obstacle wouldn't be cleared!!!"

Wen Yuliang was startled, his pupils widening.

"If all your demonic shadows were to attack your master, but were killed by him, would you still be able to overcome the tribulation of demonic obstacles?"

"According to the secrets you mentioned about Master Dao Moying, killing Dao Moying doesn't necessarily clear away the demonic obstacles in one's heart!!"

"The sea of ​​human desires is vast. Severing desires is only temporary. However, if the causes of the inner demons are not removed, it is impossible to achieve perfect enlightenment."

The mechanism by which this demonic shadow was formed sounds like a huge pitfall.

Neither Master Chixin nor Master Chiyu have ever entered the Dao Embryo Realm. Could it be that the demonic obstacles formed in their hearts are special?

"Killing your master is only one aspect of you. Your ultimate goal was to fulfill your master's wishes and help him overcome his tribulation. Therefore, you naturally felt at peace when your master killed you."

Lu Wenze offered his own insights.

But he had another real thought in his mind.

The eldest brother wants to fulfill his master's wishes, and also wants to become the master!

The so-called killing of a master is not a true reflection of his inner self, nor is it the origin of his most persistent desires.