The Master could have cured him, but he never returned. Perhaps he was heartbroken by the Headmistress, and he even neglected the spiritual plants and beasts near the Crystal Palace.

Following Shan Shan's advice, Xiao Jia went to the top of Lingxiu Mountain, hoping to find the Little Fairy Feng to eliminate the demonic energy.

But the other party's door was tightly closed, and even Shan Shan was nowhere to be seen, so it was impossible to tell whether she was still there or not.

Luo Haiqing was too busy with the Five Spirits Sect to pay attention to this place. Now, the only ones who could really be in charge of the Hundred Beasts Garden were the few minor demon cultivators.

"I don't think Headmistress would side with the Demon Sect. She's such a good person. The Demon Sect is evil," the girl exclaimed.

Helplessly, Shu Yan patted Shu You's head with her little paws: "The headmistress has already gone to the Demon Sect, but she's not evil. Maybe Hoshino can turn over a new leaf?"

Shumi: "Shuyan is right."

"What if the headmistress was influenced by Hoshino?"

The three little fire beasts lay on the table and started arguing.

Xiao Ding suddenly joined the fray: "Even if Master has fallen into demonic possession, it doesn't mean he's a bad person. I believe in Master!"

Potato Oil: "But the headmistress also said that there are no absolutely good or bad people. Maybe she will turn bad too?"

Shan Shan remained silent the whole time, which was quite unlike her usual self. Then, she suddenly remembered something and excitedly circled the table several times: "I remember now! I was wondering why the headmistress's words sounded so familiar. The teacher used the same style when he talked about water!"

Several minor demon cultivators looked up at the sky, recalling for a long time.

Xiao Ding suddenly realized: "That's right, the Master is the Water God. He didn't go into detail about other things, but when he was introducing the water elemental energy, his eyes under the mask were shining!"

Tongyue looked thoughtfully at Xiaojia, asking him to help analyze the situation: "She said she wouldn't awaken, could she be saying that to us? Regardless of whether the Master saw it or not, we will definitely be concerned about her movements. Why would she say these things on purpose?"

"Do you remember when we were locked in the tent, Hoshino took her out and told her to awaken and inherit the origin?" Xiao Jia recalled.

At that time, the headmistress's daughter transformed into a halo of light, resisting the scorching fire god's essence outside.

If it weren't for Liuli, they might have already been burned.

Anything that can burn a cultivator must be a high-level spell filled with domineering fire elemental energy.

"An old man gave the sun to the headmistress. Who is that old man?" Tongyue pulled out the Abyss Volcano map from under the table.

Xiao Ding: "Xiao Liuli said that he is the Abyss Fire Toad, and has been guarding this place for millions of years."

"!!!"

This analysis made their hair stand on end.

The headmistress was subtly telling them something, something quite important, but they didn't understand.

There must be something they don't know.

Shanshan declared decisively, "We need to go to the Abyss Volcano again! Just the three of us."

Xiao Ding and the three Firelight Beast siblings shouted at the same time, "I want to go too!" "I've been to the bottom of the abyss!" "We can dig tunnels!"

Xiao Jia's injuries hadn't healed, but that didn't stop him from resisting the stone demon's attacks. Tong Yue and Shan Shan could transform into birds and fly inside, but they couldn't pass through the lava. The Firelight Beast could dig through hard rock at extremely high speeds.

Xiao Ding had been underground and had even been spat out by Huo Gulu, making him the only person who could gain his trust the fastest.

It seems like I can't leave anyone behind.

The lesser demon cultivators went to the Five Spirits Sect and told Luo Haiqing about it.

Luo Haiqing was extremely busy, directing his gang members to carry the cultivator corrupted by demonic energy into the main hall.

Upon hearing this, he merely scoffed, "Do you think the wind doesn't have ears?"

The lesser demon cultivators didn't understand.

Luo Haiqing sighed and impatiently waved them away, telling them to hurry back: "I'll only let you see it for three days at most! If you don't come back in three days, I'll sell that lousy place! The young director once said that all roads lead to Rome, and I don't believe there isn't a tiny piece of clean land in this world that can accommodate an old man like me!"

*

Several sects had their bases raided after exploring the Abyss Volcano. Their teleportation arrays hadn't been completely dismantled, so the lesser demon cultivators could use them.

Having just explored the terrain not long ago, and with the Firelight Beast digging a tunnel, the journey was smooth and unimpeded.

They used magic to blast rocks, drank from the spiritual spring, ate pastries, and constantly replenished their spiritual energy to its maximum level.

Sure enough, there was a man in black near the lava.

He sat cross-legged with his back to them.

Several children tiptoed down from above, approached the man in black, and surrounded him.

Shanshan gestured a countdown and gave silent lip-reading instructions.

III.2...

The man in black turned to look at them.

The few minor demon cultivators froze on the spot.

Tongyue exclaimed in astonishment, "Master?!"

Lin Che was not wearing a mask; his handsome and refined features remained unchanged, only a purple light appeared in his amber eyes.

But his gaze remained unchanged as he looked at the few minor demon cultivators and smiled with satisfaction.

He stood up, his clothes adorned with stripes of black, dark blue, and deep purple, like the profound silence of a distant sea.

He had a headband tied around his wrist.

That was the waterproof magic weapon that had been planned for Zhao Xi, and it fell to the bottom of the lava along with her ring.

The ring will melt and disappear, but the headband was a piece torn from his clothes.

It will turn into a drop of water and dissolve into the magma.

He walked up to Xiao Jia and tapped him lightly with his fingertips.

The gauze on Xiaojia's arm fell off, revealing a dark, menacing aura where Hoshino had pinched her.

Lin Che gently stroked the air, and as his palm approached, the demonic energy dissipated on its own, merging with the heat of the magma and rising upwards.

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