I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

Lin Yi's threats were useless in slaying the demon; clearly, this was a sword that would rather break than bend, a very distinctive one.

Lin Yi could only try to persuade him gently, saying, "You are my master's sword, and I am your master's disciple. We are family. What's wrong with letting me touch it?"

Kind words of persuasion were useless; the Demon-Slaying Sword vibrated even more violently. Judging by the frequency, it was more than capable of being used as an electric toy.

"Hiss, this palace is terrifying. It can even corrupt people."

Lin Yi mentally scoffed and slowly advanced, sword in hand.

This palace is no safe place. Outside the palace, there is also the powerful enemy Bai Li. It can be said that we are in a dilemma. Qu Jing has also been tricked and is unconscious now. We don't know if she will be okay after she wakes up. In short, we should try our best to get her away from the source of danger.

The palace doors were closed when they entered. If they wanted to get out, they might have to think of another way, such as finding out what was hidden inside the palace.

However, no matter how many times he wandered around and counted his steps, the scene he saw did not change much. The endless bluestone paved road and the same decorations on the walls, with unknown stones embedded in the walls, emitting a faint glow.

Lin Yi had previously pried a stone off the wall, and now he was back in the same spot.

So, this place was originally a maze.

Or perhaps the palace itself doesn't exist, and this is just an illusion.

If this is indeed an illusion array, then its level must be very high. In any case, he couldn't see any clues at all, so he had no way to break the array.

However, he might try to break down the wall.

He kicked the wall hard, creating a large hole. As soon as the hole appeared, Lin Yi felt a strong sense of yin energy rushing towards him, accompanied by mournful singing.

"I was a caged bird, fortunate enough to enter the mansion of a nobleman. I was grateful for my beloved's affections, and pitied my beautiful body. I swore to stay with him until death, how could I betray my loyalty? Our love lasted only three months, and I was already pregnant with two men. My first wife was jealous and wicked, and sent messengers to coerce me. The spring night was not my wish, but I endured the humiliation to keep the child. My beloved's anger could not be contained, and the river carried away my beautiful soul..."

The singer's voice was quite pleasant, but the song itself was so eerie that it sent chills down Lin Yi's spine.

At that moment, a ghostly eye with red eyes appeared in front of Lin Yi, and its claws reached for Lin Yi's heart. Lin Yi quickly threw a punch.

The scorching masculine energy forced the female ghost back, but a look of surprise flashed in Lin Yi's eyes.

Beauty of Chu!

Not only did she not die, but she also appeared here. Isn't this a timely help?

However, her description has changed in the Demon-Slaying Manual.

[The Beauty of Chu, a concubine of a descendant of the Chu royal family, was drowned in the Xiang River for adultery. Filled with resentment, she became a ghost who frequently attacks married women along the Xiang River. Bewitched by demonic spirits, her resentment has greatly increased; killing her grants three hundred years of spiritual cultivation.]

The demonic spirit bewitches and amplifies resentment.

Considering Qu Jing's previous situation, it's not hard to imagine that she might have also been bewitched by the demon.

But Lin Yi didn't see the demon spirit at all from beginning to end. Could it be that this demon spirit only knows how to deceive women?

While Lin Yi was still lost in thought, Chu Meiren had already mobilized her Yin energy, which transformed into black water that surged towards him. This was not just Yin energy, but also intertwined with the power of resentment.

Lin Yi felt a thrill, as if he were in a swamp, gradually suffocating.

It can be said that the current Chu Meiren already possesses the combat power of a thousand-year-old ghost king, as can be seen from the nascent form of this ghost realm.

However, killing her will not increase your cultivation level.

Adding more without raising the price is an example of this.

However, no matter how angry she was, ghosts have their limits. Lin Yi's cultivation was already close to 1,500, so killing a ghost king whose ghost domain was not yet fully formed was not a difficult task for him.

Now that he was in the Ghost Realm, Lin Yi was too lazy to retrieve the Snow Pillow. He simply used the Demon Slayer Sword to cut a gash on his hand and wrote on the blade: "Slay demons and eliminate evil, bring peace and tranquility to the people!"

The blood-red characters quickly solidified, and the humming of the Demon-Slaying Sword grew louder, as if it were angry or crying.

After all, as a pure and immaculate sword, it is one that remains unstained by blood.

"Master, I'm dirty..."

That's roughly what it said.

Qu Jing was awakened by the sound of the sword ringing. She felt a slight pain in her liver and was still a little dizzy, but she was now fully awake. Memories of her earlier frantic attack on Lin Yi, mistaking him for someone else, also surfaced in her mind. In the end, Lin Yi grabbed her sword with both hands and yelled at her until she was knocked unconscious...

She couldn't help but feel guilty, realizing that she had been caught off guard and allowed her inner demons to take advantage of her, and that Lin Yi had even been injured while trying to save her.

Right now, Lin Yi has encountered another formidable foe.

Just as Qu Jing was about to lend a helping hand, she saw Lin Yi leap into the air and, in an instant, reach Chu Meiren's side, slicing his sword precisely across Chu Meiren's neck.

Ghosts have no physical form and are theoretically immune to physical attacks, but weapons inscribed with blood are different.

A single, swift decapitation.

Thus, Lin Yi completed the last piece of the puzzle.

He didn't even notice that Qu Jing had woken up. Once he calmed his mind, he saw four-colored light appear in the Demon-Slaying Manual, converging together to form a special rune.

At the same time, the seven hundred years of cultivation of the Turtle Prime Minister stored in the Demon-Slaying Manual also fed back to Lin Yi. A surge of heat flowed through Lin Yi's body, seemingly cleansing his muscles and bones, making him feel swollen, tingly, and numb all at once.

This is the effect of transformation.

"What an interesting person."

A clear, crisp sound floated in the air, but no one could tell where it came from.

Qu Jing had just breathed a sigh of relief for Lin Yi when she heard this voice and immediately became alert.

Lin Yi disregarded the turmoil within his body and looked around.

The most dangerous enemies are those lurking in the shadows. His breakthrough may still take some time, and his situation is quite precarious.

Who are you?

"Who I am is not important. What's important is that you have piqued my interest. You came to this Palace of Resentment, yet you remain calm and composed. I can't help but want to know your weaknesses! With a beauty by my side and you full of vigor, why don't you go and experience the Palace of Desire?"

Lin Yi: "..."

Judging from the name of this palace, it doesn't sound like a proper palace.

However, in this place, staying or leaving is not their choice.

The scene before my eyes changed instantly; the cramped corridor disappeared, replaced by a spacious hall.

The main hall has walls on all four sides, and the walls are covered with explicit reliefs, depicting people in different poses in unspeakable situations, and even scenes of people and non-humans, which made Lin Yi exclaim "Holy crap!"

Besides the reliefs, there are also eighteen stone carvings in the main hall, which perfectly match the eighteen styles of Amei that Lin Yi knew.

Qu Jing blushed instantly upon seeing these things, quickly got off Lin Yi's back, and distanced herself from him.

Seeing that she was awake and back to normal, Lin Yi finally felt a little more at ease.

But this palace felt even more ominous, and just as the voice had said, he was in the prime of his life and couldn't withstand any stimulation.

Feeling the warm current flowing through his body, Lin Yi quickly transported some of his blood and qi into his internal organs and refined it into qi.

But if you don't move, it's fine. Once you move, the energy and blood in your body surge like a flood towards your internal organs.

Lin Yi's entire body turned red, and his blood vessels bulged as if they were about to burst.

Qu Jing quickly asked with concern, "How are you?"

"There shouldn't be any major problems."

Lin Yi paused between each word, struggling to adjust his breathing, but inwardly he knew something was wrong.

We're doomed!

Lin Yi had felt something was wrong as early as after taking Jiang Linglong's medicine. Later, after practicing Qi cultivation, he felt increasingly bloated. Neither He Dong's absorption of Yang Qi nor Jiang Linglong's absorption of blood could alleviate his symptoms. Lin Yi was worried that something bad might happen.

Sure enough, what I feared most came to pass; the day finally arrived. To make matters worse, the Demon-Slaying Manual added fuel to the fire...

Lin Yi could only manage to maintain his composure, and that clear voice echoed in his ears once again.

"Desire begins in the body and flourishes in the heart. Young man, stop suppressing yourself... Go, tear that woman's clothes to shreds, and conquer her fiercely!"

Chapter 133 Calamity

Human desires originate from the body's instinctive needs, and the mind amplifies these desires.

For example, appetite. If you don't eat, you will die. In order to survive, you will naturally have an appetite. And after being magnified by the human mind, appetite has evolved from the most basic need to fill your stomach to a higher desire to enjoy delicious food.

This is what is meant by "starting in the body and flourishing in the mind." Everyone has desires, and the human mind can amplify those desires.

Similarly, the human heart can also restrain desires.

This depends on a person's own willpower. The biggest difference between humans and animals is that humans can control themselves.

Lin Yi's eyes were bloodshot as he looked at Qu Jing, instinctively trying to guide his steps and make him pounce on her.

However, Lin Yi did not do that.

He did have desires, but he did not lose his reason.

Lin Yi gently tossed the Demon-Slaying Sword toward Qu Jing and said slowly, "Go find a way out. Don't stay here any longer. If I really go mad, you can kill me."

"You can even hold back? Interesting man, you've successfully caught my attention."

The voice rang in his ears again, sounding like a ghost. Lin Yi guessed that it must be the demon spirit.

Is this all the so-called seduction you've got?

Lin Yi held his breath and completely ignored the sound.

He hadn't expected that the demon spirit, having failed with him, would instead try to bewitch Qu Jing.

Qu Jing's inner demon is hatred, but she also has desires.

Her desires evolved from hatred. Because she had no hope of revenge, she hated her own powerlessness and developed a desire to escape. This desire to escape led to a desire to sacrifice.

If I can sacrifice for others, wouldn't the sacrifices of everyone in the sect become worthwhile?

In essence, this is still a form of escapism. As long as she dies and dies with value, she will no longer have to suffer from her powerlessness.

Her thoughts were all known to the demon spirit.

Just a few words were enough to break Qu Jing's defenses.

"He risked his life to save you, are you really going to abandon him like this?"

Qu Jing couldn't tell whether it was someone else speaking or the voice deep within her own heart.

Even though Lin Yi was disguised, Qu Jing still recognized his identity based on various details.

Height and build are one factor, and martial arts technique is another. When Lin Yi used the technique of "Qi Slaying Ghosts and Gods" to punch and send Bai Li flying, Qu Jing felt that familiar feeling. Also, the eight blood characters on her sword were something only the people of Jingye Division would write.

She was almost certain that the person in front of her was her apprentice, and memories of her time with Lin Yi began to surface in her mind.