During the three days she lost her spiritual power, Lu Fuyue carefully studied the red lotus beneath her.

This red lotus, apart from being exceptionally large and robust, seems to have no other special features.

But the fact that it grows in this rolling lava is enough to show how extraordinary it is.

Lu Fuyue sat on the red lotus and looked down. The red and golden magma kept rolling and emitting hot air. The extremely high temperature made her sweat profusely.

She fell from there that day, but there were no openings at all; everything was sealed off.

So did she really fall from there, or was it just a hallucination caused by her blurred consciousness?

A hint of confusion flashed in Lu Fuyue's eyes. Also, why didn't the Blood Corpse, whose strength was comparable to the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, catch up with her?

It was easy to tell from its previous tone that it was determined to get her face!

However, given the vast difference in strength between her and it, it should have been able to catch up with her easily. So what made it give up on skinning her?

Could it be that someone is secretly helping her, and that her arrival here was planned by that person?

Lu Fuyue felt a chill run down her spine, and a hint of fear flashed in her eyes. How strong must the person who could deal with the blood corpse be? No, it might not even be human.

But what is its purpose?

Lu Fuyue's gaze fell once again on the tightly closed stone door, as if trying to see what was hidden inside.

She had a strong premonition that she would find out the truth once she pushed open that door.

However, at this moment, the red lotus beneath her feet suddenly began to become transparent and fragile.

Lu Fuyue's pupils suddenly contracted, but her spiritual power would take another hour to recover, while the red lotus was already about to disappear.

Is she really going to die here?

No, that won't happen. Since that thing led her here, it's impossible for her to die outside the stone gate. Even if she dies, it's impossible for her to die here.

so……

Lu Fuyue's gaze fell on the churning lava. After a moment of silence, a hint of madness flashed in her eyes, and she suddenly leaped into it.

The moment she jumped, Honglian vanished.

Lu Fuyue's entire body was submerged in the magma in an instant, without causing a single ripple.

Her consciousness gradually dissipated, but Lu Fuyue could still clearly feel that the scorching heat was melting her skin, bones, and all her organs little by little. Her body sank lower and lower until it fell to the bottom and became a skeleton.

But she knew she had won the gamble.

Otherwise, she would have been reduced to ashes the instant she fell in.

From the depths of some abyss, a pair of blood-red eyes suddenly snapped open. "Interesting. I hope she won't disappoint me, or I'll show her what it means to be unable to live or die!"

***

Time passed slowly, to the deepest part of the magma.

The scattered golden-red flames gathered from all directions, surrounding the skeleton like stars around the moon.

The fire began to turn into clusters of golden-red flames, which then continuously burned the white bones. Slowly, layers of black impurities were burned onto the surface of the bones, but these impurities were quickly burned away by the flames.

At the same time, a guqin lay quietly beside the skeleton, occasionally emitting a gentle, healing white mist that covered the skeleton's chest. The white mist gradually dispersed, covering the skeleton layer by layer.

After an unknown amount of time, the bones suddenly grew flesh and blood, which gradually filled the entire skeleton until Lu Fuyue's body was completely healed.

Suddenly, a burst of golden-red flames appeared from some corner and darted into the cinnabar mole on Lu Fuyue's forehead.

Instantly, the cinnabar mole seemed to come alive and transformed into the shape of a red lotus.

At this moment, Lu Fuyue felt as if she were being roasted on a fire, but she gradually regained a vague consciousness. It seemed as if someone was calling her name, yet it also seemed as if no one was calling her.

Lu Fuyue frowned slightly. Why were her eyelids so heavy? Why was it all dark around her? Why did she feel like she was running in the same place no matter how hard she ran?

Where is the light?

Where is she?

Where should she go next?

Suddenly, Lu Fuyue's face lit up, and the surrounding scenery changed.

Looking at the peach blossom grove where petals were falling, a hint of confusion flashed in her eyes. Where...where was this?

She clearly had never seen this place before.

Suddenly, a clear and melodious voice came from not far away, "Moon, this is a hairpin I just made for you. Let me put it on you."

Another gentle, soft voice from a young woman rang out, "Thank you, Senior Brother."

Lu Fuyue walked in upon hearing the sound, only to see a woman in green nestled in the arms of a man in white amidst the peach blossoms.

Suddenly, the peach blossoms scattered on the ground were blown up by the wind, and the scene in front of Lu Fuyue changed once again.

On the high altar, countless people stared excitedly at the woman in green who was bound by the Immortal Binding Lock. "Hahaha, as long as we use her blood to sacrifice to the heavens, then we can ascend to immortality."

"Time is running out, we'll be able to ascend soon."

...

Lu Fuyue watched helplessly as they drained the woman in green of her blood.

It was only then that she realized she was merely a part of someone else's memories, and could only watch helplessly as things unfolded.

The woman in green neither begged for mercy nor panicked; she simply smiled quietly, a mocking smile.

The blood flowed more and more, and the woman in green grew paler and paler until she was on her last breath.

Lu Fuyue's anger surged to her brain. She couldn't understand where the white-clad man who had been with the woman in green in the peach grove had gone. Or was he also involved in today's events?

It's ridiculous. If killing a woman could really grant ascension to immortality, then there would be no women in this world, and naturally, no humans.

But incredibly, some people still believed it!

At this moment, the man in white appeared. He held his dead lover and cried his heart out, but she was already dead.

In the end, the man in white became possessed and killed all those who had murdered the woman; his white robes were eventually stained with blood.

Lu Fuyue watched this scene, her eyes filled with complex emotions. So this is what love is...

Suddenly a strong wind blew up, and the scene changed again.

Under the dim sky, crimson silk covered the entire hall.

Inside the bridal chamber, the bride, dressed in red, pierced the groom's heart with a sword at the moment when the groom was happiest.

Just as the bride drew her sword and turned around, Lu Fuyue's gaze met hers, and a chill suddenly ran down her spine.

What kind of eyes were those, so indifferent and heartless?

It's like the indifference of a high and mighty god looking down on all living beings.

Suddenly, all the images shattered into fragments and vanished.

Lu Fuyue felt a pang in her heart and slowly opened her eyes.