Tongyue looked at the teacher with teary eyes, and in a daze, she suddenly felt that she was still the frail little kingfisher she used to be.

They don't know when it started, but Master is never in the Hundred Beasts Garden. Even when he comes back, he is in seclusion, leaving them far behind.

Although the Master occasionally makes an appearance, the children can sense that something is different.

The Master seems to have changed, yet he also seems to be the same as before.

"The girls around Lord Vulcan are all fierce." Lin Che wiped away Tong Yue's tears and touched each of the little demon cultivators' faces. "I'm fine."

He returned to the lava, sat cross-legged, and raised his hand towards the lava.

The lava surged up, creating a towering wave at the base of the volcano, sending up a plume of black smoke before quickly receding.

The little demon cultivators stared wide-eyed at the scalding lava in astonishment.

Xiao Ding asked Shan Shan in a low voice, "Isn't the Master the Water God? Why can he control magma?"

"Master, what's the secret? Can you tell us?" Shanshan raised her hand. "I promise I won't tell anyone!"

"Just think of this as making a wish; wishes spoken aloud won't come true. Because we don't know what the future holds, but do you remember what Xi wanted to tell you?"

His voice was soft, echoing in the deepest part of the abyss volcano.

The lesser demon cultivators looked at each other and nodded.

"I remember the headmistress saying, 'Don't dwell on the past, don't be distracted by the present, and don't anticipate the future.'"

"Let us not worry about the future, nor dwell on the joys and sorrows of the past, but focus only on what we need to do now."

Lin Che nodded: "Yes, do what you should do. Think carefully, if my descent into demonic possession is inevitable and irreversible, then what should you do now?"

He was so calm and composed, as if being demonized was nothing to worry about.

The lesser demon cultivators seemed to understand something.

The Master is right. Great immortals have their own tasks, and so do these immortals. Their strongest level is only the Golden Core realm. Great immortals could crush them with a single finger; they don't need their help at all.

“We should go back to the Beast Garden to protect everyone. Master left behind a formation; let’s go and perfect that formation to gather as many survivors as possible.”

Shu Yan muttered, "I knew it. The teacher and the headmistress's divorce was definitely fake. They were putting on an act for Hoshino."

"Yes, we need to cook more food and find some ingredients. The recipes taught by the headmistress can heal wounds and purify demonic energy."

"Master, we're leaving!"

"We must use our methods to minimize the harm caused by a great deity falling into demonic possession!"

A relieved smile appeared on Lin Che's pale face: "Good."

Several minor demon cultivators bowed to the Master with the highest etiquette in the cultivation world.

Xiao Ding had already gone far away, but then he rashly ran back and brought the other children back with him.

He took out a storage ring from his sleeve: "Oh, right, Master, I forgot something."

Lin Che: "You're still as reckless as ever."

Xiao Ding scratched his head, chuckled a few times, and looked around: "Where's Grandpa Fire Gulu? Where are the Spirit Fire Glazed Tiles on the ground? I also brought a ring this time, and I wanted to take a lot more back with me!"

Lin Che said calmly, "He's dead."

Xiao Ding was dumbfounded: "Dead?!"

"I'm too late. Someone stole the Vulcan's essence and killed him." Lin Che leisurely played with the lava, seemingly indifferent whether he got it or not.

The few minor demon cultivators looked at each other in bewilderment.

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Zhao Xi thought, "You're lying to me! This isn't the origin at all! The origin is still inside the abyss volcano!"

Zhao Xi wanted to be tackled to the ground solidly, and felt a sharp pain in her back.

As he spoke, Hoshino crushed the Spirit Fire Pearl.

The intense light shone into the courtyard, blinding everyone. Boiling lava erupted from the beads, melting holes in the flagstones and splashing onto his clothes, setting them ablaze.

The demonic energy actually mixed with the magma, turning into a cloud of red smoke.

Zhao Xi tried to cover her eyes with her hands, but then realized something was wrong and scrambled to her feet. However, Xingye pressed her back down to the ground like an eagle catching its prey.

She struggled and cried out in panic, "Let's talk this out! Why do you have to lie on the ground to say it?!"

Hoshino chuckled mockingly, his voice rough as he stated, "You are the Fire God Rongrong. In our past life, we met at the Water God's Temple, in the previous life..."

Good heavens!

If you hear this, you'll awaken when you recall your past life!

She's been hiding from magical mirrors everywhere in the Star Gate lately, and she always lets Liuli check them before using them, so she can't just break the spell like that.

Zhao Xi thought, "I won't listen! You've gone too far! Why did you wake someone who's pretending to be asleep?! Do you even understand what you're doing? If you don't, let me get up and explain it to you slowly!"

Hoshino: "No! My patience has run out! I've offered you dignity so many times, but you didn't want it; I've offered you my essence, but you still didn't want it. So let it be an awakening then. I'll make you remember the past, and turn you back into who you were before!"

Zhao Xi gritted her teeth, but had no choice but to shout, "Liuli! Protect the Emperor!"

"Hey! Hoshino, you big bad guy, don't force your mother! If you're so capable, go after the bad guys! What kind of ability is it to hurt a weak woman?!"

A ball of flame shot out from the side room, followed by a deafeningly loud child's voice that grew louder as it approached.

Liuli flew behind the two and landed on the ground. The smoke exploded, and she turned into a little baby.

If we just cover his voice, his mother won't be able to hear it.

Ignoring what Hoshino was saying, she put her hands on her hips and yelled at him at the top of her lungs, "Your mother's head is like a rubber ball, kicked all the way to the department store!!!"

Hoshino turned around angrily: "What are you saying?"

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