After transforming into a fairy, I, in my simulation, wreaked havoc in the cultivation world.

When Lin Qingyu rushed back to the open space, Youyi and the vengeful ghost had already vanished.

Only Little Black was lying on the ground, happily pawing at a dark red ball.

"Master~!"

Upon seeing Lin Qingyu, Xiao Hei immediately kicked the ball away and leaped joyfully towards her.

Lin Qingyu's eye twitched slightly. Inside was Youyi, with whom it had a rather good relationship. And this little thing, it just kicked her away like that?

Despite feeling helpless, she still steadily reached out and caught Little Black, gently stroking its head.

"How is Youyi?"

Xiao Hei squinted its eyes and rubbed against her soft palm with contentment.

She said she was very sleepy and wanted to take a nap.

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingyu withdrew the crimson sphere. She looked down at the little black dog that was rubbing against her, and placed her fingertips on its forehead.

"Have you memorized the auras of those people from the Hehuan Sect?"

"I've got it."

Xiao Hei nodded vigorously.

Lin Qingyu nodded in satisfaction, then took out a piece of broken metal, which had broken off from Lei Qianyue's arm guard.

"Remember the aura emanating from this as well."

This secret realm will last for seven days. Let's go and harvest some loot near the end.

...

A few days later, by a tranquil lake, Lin Qingyu looked down at the familiar young man's face reflected on the water, her expression momentarily dazed.

Unfortunately... it was all just an illusion in the end.

[Myriad Manifestations: By concealing all of one's own aura, one can perfectly transform the aura and appearance of the observed object. (Cannot be actively detected, ignores realm suppression)]

As her gaze swept over the definitions of "myriad phenomena" in her mind, she suddenly realized why "transformation" was used instead of "change".

For her, the bones and flesh of this body had not changed in the slightest; it was merely an invisible illusion to deceive outsiders.

Lin Qingyu glanced at the reflection again.

The next instant, a dazzling light swirled around her, and the illusion of youth quietly faded away, revealing her familiar, beautiful face once again on the water's surface. She had once again become that aloof and elegant female swordswoman.

Suddenly, Lin Qingyu recalled the feeling she had when she killed the millstone that day.

That was the first time she killed someone, and it marked the beginning of her forcibly embedding herself into this cruel world of cultivation.

Lin Qingyu was never a coward, but she wasn't particularly strong either. Peel back that mask, and you'd find she was just an ordinary person who felt lost and afraid.

But reality never gave her any breathing room.

Although Lin Qingyu felt self-loathing back then, she still gritted her teeth and made it to where she is today.

Because every simulation is a race against that so-called curse, and also a way to protect oneself in this world where there is no sense of security.

Where would she find the time to wallow in self-pity?

But when she saw that ordinary appearance from her past life again, Lin Qingyu couldn't quite describe the emotions surging in her heart.

It's as if the version of myself left behind in the past is quietly watching this completely different person across the vast expanse of time.

"Admit it, you can't be yourself anymore, you've completely despised yourself."

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Lin Qingyu was slightly taken aback. Immediately, her divine sense swept out like a storm, thoroughly investigating the area within a hundred miles, but she failed to detect any aura.

"No need to look anymore, I am you."

"Inner demons?"

Lin Qingyu's eyes flickered slightly, and her mind instantly sank into her sea of ​​consciousness, where a black shadow with an outline extremely similar to hers stood quietly.

"You can call me that, but in the end, I am also a part of you."

The shadowy figure smiled, opened its arms, and stepped forward, completely exposing itself to Lin Qingyu's view.

"Buzz~!"

A crimson sword intent shot out and slashed fiercely at the black shadow, but it only caused her to twist for a moment before she was completely restored to her original state.

"What a pity, he can't be killed."

Lin Qingyu slowly lowered her eyes and let out another sigh.

"So it was a demon in my heart. No wonder I suddenly remembered that disgusting thing."

"..."

The shadowy figure fell silent for a moment.

It should have been expected, after all, she is the person who understands Lin Qingyu the most in this world.

That's why she found it incredibly difficult.

She should have taken advantage of the situation when the other party broke through to the Golden Core stage, but after searching for many days, she finally managed to catch a slight flaw in the other party's mind today.

To her despair, apart from that probing remark, she couldn't find any other weakness in the other person.

Now, the shadowy figure was horrified to discover that the brief "crack" was healing at an extremely rapid pace.

"Hehehe... Hahaha!!!"

Lin Qingyu suddenly tilted her head back and burst into laughter.

Laughter echoed in her mind until a few glistening tears welled up in her eyes. Only then did she slowly stop laughing and look down at the dark figure.

"Dislike me? Who has the right to say that?"

She took a sudden step forward, a domineering aura of self-importance emanating from the depths of her eyes.

"No one! Not even my past self, has the right to point fingers at me! In this world, only I, in this moment, am unique and unparalleled!"

There's nothing to be proud of about time travel; even with a cheat code, she can endure humiliation and move forward. But if anyone tries to make her abandon her principles or obstruct her path...

Then don't blame her for being ruthless and merciless, she'll grind the other party to dust!

Even my past self couldn't do it!

The moment she finished speaking, deep within her inner world, the long-dormant Dao Seed seemed to resonate with something and suddenly burst forth with a dazzling red light.

"We will meet again."

The shadowy figure enveloped in red light did not struggle; she simply gazed calmly at the girl before her, a meaningful smile playing on her lips.

The next moment, the shadow transformed into a sky full of black sand, disintegrating inch by inch in the red light, and finally vanishing completely.

At the same time, a clear sound came from within the inner world, and the originally simple and unadorned Dao seed gradually developed dense and mysterious patterns on its surface.

For a Dao seed to transform into a true Dao embryo, it needs to go through three steps.

The Dao gives rise to form, the divine embryo first appears and the holy embryo ascends to immortality.

Each step requires a cultivator to spend a long time comprehending and exploring, but Lin Qingyu has now taken the first step by accident.

The mysterious patterns on the Dao Seed are the strange phenomena of "Evolving the Dao and Giving Birth to Form"—the Dao Seed shatters, and the Dao patterns travel all over the body.

Only now does the Dao Seed truly possess some divine abilities.

Lin Qingyu slowly closed her eyes. Her soul was clearer than ever before, as if she had broken free from the shackles of her physical body and transformed into a wisp of breeze wandering between heaven and earth, able to roam freely within the range of her divine sense.

Divine sense probing and descent are two different concepts. In other words, Lin Qingyu can now launch an attack anywhere within the range of her divine sense.

Although the cost would be enormous, this sneak attack method combined with terrifying lightning magic...

Ugh~ Just thinking about it makes me scared.

After a long while, Lin Qingyu, having adapted to this strange state, slowly calmed her mind.

Sensing the Dao Seed radiating divine light within her inner world, she couldn't help but look up and sigh deeply:

"That's so true to me!"

"Master, are you narcissistic?"

Little Black sat on the ground, tilting its fluffy head, its round eyes looking at her with great curiosity.

"..."

Lin Qingyu's eyes twitched slightly. She grabbed the scruff of its neck in annoyance, lifted it up, and tossed it onto her shoulder.

"I'm leaving now. It's time for me to bring this secret realm battle to a perfect close."

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