Chapter 216 Returning to the Clan: A Bright Future Keeps Me Sleepless

"If you don't come out, I'll blow up your demon realm!"

The Heavenly Dao of the Demon Realm remained unmoved; it would not favor a being from another world unless that powerful being chose to submit to the Demon Realm.

Useless? No problem, she has plenty of strength and means.

"Heavenly Dao! If you don't come out soon, I'll go to other worlds to rescue people and steal all the life force from your Demon Realm!"

"No, calm down!!! How do you know this???" The Heavenly Dao of the Demon Realm finally stopped pretending to be dead.

Song Yin recognized the voice immediately. "Oh~ so it was you in the Blood Demon Pool!"

"What do you want with me?"

Upon hearing this, Song Yin's anger flared up instantly!

Having forcibly endured an extraordinary lightning tribulation, she is now completely blackened, her hair is a mess from being split open, only her eyes are bright and lively, and she opens her mouth to reveal big white teeth.

Song Yin started swearing: "You still ask why? I @&!@￥**!/：!!..."

The birdsong and fragrant flowers lasted for twenty minutes, and even the Heavenly Dao of the Demon Realm couldn't get a word in edgewise.

After hearing the output, the Heavenly Dao of the Demon Realm said, "I thought it was something else, but it turns out it's this."

The Heavenly Dao of the Demon Realm: "Thunder tempers the will, no need to be polite."

Song Yin: "..."

Song Yin: "@%￥&%￥*（%#！！！……" The insults became even more vulgar.

The Heavenly Dao of the Demon Realm was broken once again, and the demons received an hour of baptism from birdsong and fragrant flowers.

Song Yin had never been so angry, not even when facing a life-or-death crisis. Her tribulation was stronger than that of her ancestor Qin Muyan and her grandmaster Lou Shuhe. She even suspected that the power of her tribulation was the sum of the tribulations of the two of them!

And what about her? She was just an ordinary Tribulation Transcending Stage cultivator. She cultivated in the Blood Demon Pool, which was favorable for cultivation, for over 150 years. She also received rewards from the Blood Demon Cave and Blood Demon Pool after her trials, which allowed her cultivation to leap to the Mahayana Stage.

She didn't even have time to consolidate her Mahayana cultivation before facing two Ascension Tribulations. No, not only herself, but also Shi Heming.

Song Yin added fuel to the fire: "What did we two do to offend you? You sent such a severe tribulation of lightning upon us without saying a word! I try my best to avoid getting involved in the battles of your Demon Realm, and we haven't actively slaughtered the creatures of your Demon Realm. When your Demon Realm's prince fell into our Xuan Tian Realm, we even treated him well and personally sent him back. Where is your shame?!"

The Heavenly Dao of the Demon Realm: "...How about it?"

Mo You whispered in Mo Ying's ear, "They treated me well, leaving me in the Immortal Cloud Sect and then ignoring me. It seemed like they were protecting me, but in reality, they were monitoring me to prevent me from causing trouble in the Xuan Tian Realm. In the end, I had no choice but to slaughter pigs and other demonic beasts in the kitchen of the dining hall."

Mo Ying glanced at him indifferently after listening, "Are you suggesting we cater to you, fawn over you, and let you go around slaughtering people at will?" Song Yin's statement about not actively participating in or wantonly killing demonic beings was her wisdom, because doing so would make the demonic realm her enemy. If this foolish younger brother really did that, the Xuan Tian Realm would become his enemy, and he would be easily crushed by cultivators.

You've lived a peaceful and safe life for decades, that's good enough. You have no right to be picky.

Upon hearing those three words, Song Yin fell silent, then suddenly laughed, but her gaze was as cold as if it had been poisoned.

Song Yin: "Do you know why I waited until the tribulation ended before questioning you?" Before the Heavenly Dao of the Demon Realm could answer, she continued: "Because I was in great danger during the tribulation, but now that it's over, I'm out of danger. I know that there is a Great Dao above the Heavenly Dao, and coincidentally, my Daoist partner and I know a little bit of the power of the Great Dao's laws, so we can still cause chaos in your Demon Realm."

"You don't need to worry about me dying in the Demon Realm. It just so happens that I have a connection with the Dao Lord of the Upper Realm. I can forcibly contact him. I don't know his strength, but he can easily block the Heavenly Dao. What's even more unfortunate is that the power of the Great Dao Laws that I understand is related to time. I have countless chances to start over, even if I am burdened by karma."

The moment the words "above the Heavenly Dao" were uttered, they were blocked by the Heavenly Dao of the Demon Realm. No one could hear what Song Yin was saying or see her mouth moving.

If the Heavenly Dao of the Demon Realm had a physical form, it would probably be drenched in cold sweat.

He was about to unleash a deafening roar similar to that of Mo You, and He was going to throw this bomb back into the Xuan Tian Realm. But that wouldn't be enough; He would still be targeted and retaliated against by her. Therefore, He had to reveal the truth about this matter.

The Heavenly Dao of the Demon Realm said, "Your Heavenly Dao of the Xuantian Realm sought me out, asking me to unleash the strongest lightning tribulation in the world upon you and your Daoist partner, to make up for the previous lightning tribulations. Your lightning tribulation is a superposition of past breakthroughs, present breakthroughs, and future ascension lightning tribulations. If you don't believe me, go back and ask your Heavenly Dao of the Xuantian Realm. However, I support His approach. Lightning tribulations are fair. If you use methods to avoid them in the future, they will fall upon you in double the amount, just like today. This is also part of the rules, so it's neither my fault nor His fault."

He pulled Shi Heming along and listened to the whole thing. He only said the same thing once.

After speaking, the Heavenly Dao of the Demon Realm feigned death, refusing to utter another word. Although it had initially agreed to the request from the Heavenly Dao of the Profound Heaven Realm, seemingly wanting to stir up trouble, it hadn't expected her to be so ruthless. No wonder the Heavenly Dao of the Profound Heaven Realm wanted it to do this! It saw her as the true demon, and the threats she made were utterly inhuman.

The Heavenly Dao of the Xuantian Realm had actually been secretly watching all along. They were chatting privately among themselves, saying, "Thanks, otherwise I would still be having a headache over their tribulation, since they will ascend soon."

The Heavenly Dao of the Demon Realm said, "Give me one of your spiritual veins, and the Demon Realm will also want a spiritual vein."

The Heavenly Dao of the Xuantian Realm exited the private chat.

Demon Realm Heavenly Dao: None of you from the Xuan Tian Realm are good people!

Song Yin: ...

Shi Heming, who was forced to listen to the whole thing: ...

The two looked at each other from a great distance, both seeing silence in each other's eyes.

The matter was eventually dropped, but Song Yin certainly had a good time cursing the Heavenly Dao of the Demon Realm. Looking back on the argument, she definitely had the upper hand, hehe.

If that's the case, then they really can't say anything, since they also threatened and coerced the Heavenly Dao into agreeing to their demands back then.

Song Yin wiped her face. "Indeed, the shortcut is the hardest path to take, and being down-to-earth is the real shortcut."

The Heavenly Dao of the Demon Realm did not speak, but only nodded frantically, if it had a head.

Song Yin and the others were eventually invited to the Demon Palace by Mo Ying, who was the Demon Queen this time, and they received the highest level of courtesy.

Song Yin also found Jing Yue and gave her a large amount of pure wood-attribute spiritual energy in exchange for hundreds of Brahma flowers. As for Jing Yue, she could have as many flowers as she wanted. She would give them to those she liked and not give a single petal to those she didn't like.

After resting in the Demon Palace for three months and stabilizing their cultivation, the group set off back to the Xuan Tian Realm.

Knowing they wanted to return, the Heavenly Dao of the Demon Realm immediately activated a spacetime turbulence to send them home, while also blocking any possibility of future beings from the Xuan Tian Realm coming to the Demon Realm.

Back in the Xuan Tian Realm, they all felt at ease. The spiritual energy cleansed their souls, and it was always more comfortable to be at home.

Looking at their cultivation levels, their progress is incredibly rapid. The 150-plus years they spent in the Blood Demon Pool are equivalent to over a thousand years of cultivation in the Xuan Tian Realm. Add to that the rewards from both places, and their cultivation increases are almost unreal. A training ground formed from a single world is truly exceptional; it has never received negative reviews.

Song Yin has now directly advanced to the late stage of the Mahayana realm, Shi Heming has advanced to the early stage of the Mahayana realm, Xia Xining has advanced to the mid-stage of the Tribulation realm, Shen Yuzhu has also advanced to the mid-stage of the Tribulation realm, Han Wuyue has advanced from the Nascent Soul stage to the early stage of the Tribulation realm, and Ling Zixian has advanced to the late stage of the Body Integration stage. As for Chu Tang, she broke through to the Golden Core stage in the Blood Demon Pool, and then skipped a level after leaving the Blood Demon Pool. It is likely that her lower cultivation level did not allow her to have a deeper understanding of the Dao than before, and she ultimately stopped at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, ready to advance to the Nascent Soul stage at any time.

Four years passed in the Demon Realm outside the Blood Demon Pool. After returning to the Xuan Tian Realm, they casually inquired and learned that four years had also passed.

None of the seven of them rushed back to their sect. Instead, they randomly chose a city and sat down together for a meal.

Having spent a lot of time with them, Chu Tang no longer worried about offending her seniors by doing anything wrong. She picked up her bowl and ate heartily, becoming the most voracious eater at the table. As for the other six elders, they were chatting about other things.

Xia Xining: "In their eyes, we only left for four years. After four years, we came back with this level of cultivation. I'm really afraid that my master will be scared to death."

Shen Yuzhu: "Who says otherwise? The feng shui of Danque Peak is indeed excellent."

Ling Zixian: "Danque Peak has the best feng shui in the Immortal Cloud Sect."

Song Yin: "You're targeting me? But the breakthrough speed is indeed fast. It's obvious that our future is so bright that we can't sleep at night."

Han Wuyue couldn't keep her cold expression: "Pfft, but with my current cultivation level, going back will definitely confirm the rumors." "My future is so bright I can't sleep," that's a really interesting statement.

Song Yin didn't care; after all, she was already at the top of this world: "So be it."

Shi Heming: "Indeed, explaining or making excuses will inevitably cause people to become uneasy. Our experience cannot be replicated, so let them guess. Anyway, they won't be able to guess. Knowing when to back down is also a good thing."

Song Yin rested her chin on her hand, watching Chu Tang who was engrossed in eating. "Little Tang, why don't you pick a time to participate in the Xuan Tian Assembly sometime? It's time to let Song Yin's reputation as the top disciple spread throughout the Xuan Tian Realm."

Chu Tang: "Pfft cough cough cough!" She looked up, a grain of rice still stuck to her lips, and swallowed it back in front of the six people. "Master, don't scare me. Let's go after I break through to the Nascent Soul stage."

Song Yin: "Alright, since it won't be long before you break through to the Nascent Soul stage. So let's divide up the Nine-Turn Resurrection Pills that can bring the dead back to life. I didn't have many before, but I refined a few more later, which is just enough for everyone here. Take one each, because after I ascend, there may be no more Nine-Turn Resurrection Pills in the world."

Because she will not leave behind the Brahma Thorn of Langhuan Cave, but will take it with her when she ascends to immortality.

The jade bottle flew into everyone's hands, and they were all astonished by Song Yin's gesture. Chu Tang held this incomparably precious pill, and she was stunned for a long time. In the end, she didn't eat a single bite of food, just thinking about this pill.

Shen Yuzhu did not refuse the pills. He was familiar with the process and made sure that everyone except those who had sworn an oath also swore an oath to the Heavenly Dao.

Song Yin felt it wasn't necessary. Anyway, she had a premonition that she would ascend to heaven soon, and it would be an ascension without any tribulation.

You mean the tribulation of lightning? We underwent it together during the Mahayana stage; it was a combined tribulation of lightning. :)

The return of the seven to their sect unsurprisingly caused a small-scale sensation, which later became a large-scale sensation once everyone found out.

After returning to Danque Peak, Song Yin distributed Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pills to her master and mistress. Knowing that Song Yin had refined them herself, they accepted them without any further politeness.

Song Yin later found Chu Tang separately and gave her another one.

Chu Tang: "Master, you've already given it to me."

Song Yin: "Just take it. Even if I give you the formula, you still can't refine it, and neither can anyone else, because it lacks the core spiritual herbs."

Chu Tang didn't ask her master where the core spiritual herb came from, but asked in a hoarse voice, "Why?" Why was he so good to her? The better he was to her, the more she felt unworthy when she thought of the questions asked during the heart-questioning process.

Song Yin crossed her arms and stood side by side with Chu Tang, gazing at the moonlight outside the window: "There are no so many whys. It's just that you are my disciple, so it's normal for me to treat you better than others. Just like my master treated me very well. Even when I took so many of his pills from his inventory back then, he didn't really get angry with me."

Song Yin's lips curled slightly: "You know, I love to take advantage of my master. I want pills, spirit stones, the spiritual plants he carefully cultivates, and so on. Even if he scolds me, I'll still ask for things, even if it's just a paperweight. He's my own master, so why be polite? If he scolds me, I'll complain to my master's wife, and she'll always win. Or I'll complain to my grandmaster, and they'll always side with me, even if I'm in the right."

"So be bolder, and stop being bound by all the rules."

She could see that Chu Tang's obedience was recognized by the world, but no one was so perfectly obedient; they were just following the rules and regulations.

Chu Tang: "Really? Is that okay?"

Song Yin: "Of course." Why did she suddenly feel a chill down her spine?

Chu Tang sobbed, then hugged Song Yin tightly and burst into tears, saying between sobs, "I know, Master, please give me another hundred or two hundred pills. Actually, I'm quite afraid of dying. If you ascend to immortality, no one will be able to refine the Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill anymore."

Song Yin's smile vanished: Oh no, my elixir!

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Author's Note: Countdown: Two