"Elder, that group of people is holding a sect conference, which is related to our Demon Clan. Qiaoyin and her entourage will be heading to the desolate southwestern lands soon. Should we follow them and take a look?"

"Send a small team to disguise themselves and blend in with their people. If any demons appear, be sure to bring them back."

"yes!"

The messenger left to carry out the order, but Bai Yan remained frowning.

These are just two seemingly plausible but actually misleading statements. Why are those self-proclaimed righteous cultivation sects taking them so seriously? Could it be that the demon race's opportunity is coming?

She couldn't wait any longer. If it really was a turning point, she would risk her life and go all in to prevent those people from succeeding.

After thinking it over, Bai Yan picked up her pen and wrote down all the relevant matters concerning the Demon Clan, personnel arrangements, and subsequent plans for hiding, just in case. Then, she disappeared from the council hall of Jade Mountain.

After the sect assembly, Wu Tan and the others finally agreed to Qiu Wanqian's suggestion from the Puppet Sect, agreeing to meet in twenty days at a place called Suian Town in the southwest. Whoever was sent would prepare for a week and depart on time; latecomers would not be waited for. Those who went must obey Elder Qiaoyin's orders and were not allowed to withdraw or shirk their responsibilities midway; otherwise, their sect would be expelled from future sect assemblies. This way, sects that were not allowed to participate would have no choice but to contribute.

After another hurricane swept through the Demon Abyss, Xiang Wan, at Feng Jiutian's request, went to investigate the Purple Flame Pool. Feng Jiutian couldn't approach, so he had to send Xiang Wan instead.

The piles of bones, silently burned by the purple flames, were incredibly fragile. Xiang Wan only needed to move them with her feet or hands to turn them into a handful of white powder, silently dissolving them into dust in the pool. Countless layers of bone dust had already accumulated beneath her feet, yet she still hadn't found the key Feng Jiutian had mentioned.

It's not that Xiang Wan can't find it, but that she simply doesn't want to look for it.

As a time traveler, how could she not know that to get out of here, she had to turn the Purple Flame Pool upside down? This was her trump card, and also the key that Feng Jiutian needed to rely on.

This saint has one face in the Abyss of Demons, but another face when facing everyone outside. Xiang Wan felt that what she had done before wasn't enough to sever ties with her and prevent herself from developing inner demons.

After searching through the Purple Flame Pool for a while, Xiang Wan climbed out wearily, feeling weak in her limbs. She forced herself to remain calm and leaned against the side to rest.

Feng Jiutian draped the robe over her again, but a trace of worry appeared between his brows.

"A-Jiu, be my master!" Xiang Wan's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz, yet every word was clear in this quiet Demon Abyss.

"No!"

Why refuse without even thinking? Xiang Wan became interested.

“I often hear you say how good your master is to you. I also want a master. After I leave, I want someone to guide me, teach me, and resolve my doubts. A master's kindness is like giving me a second life. I have no father, no mother, no siblings, no relatives, only you. But you don't even want to give me a name. I guess if I leave, A-Jiu will definitely not care about me anymore. You care about all living beings, and so do I. I also want to become a person like you. Why can't you take me as your disciple?”

Before him, she was a blank slate. How he painted her, how he taught her, was entirely up to him. If he went back on his word, or turned against her because of her status, wouldn't it be even more satisfying to slap him in the face?

Haven't you always resisted the idea of ​​liking her? Then being her apprentice would be alright, wouldn't it?

“Accepting disciples is not as simple as you think. You also need the sect’s approval and a disciple acceptance ceremony to officially become my disciple.”

He still wants to make excuses. Does he not want her to become his disciple, or does he want some other kind of relationship? Xiang Wan is happy to increase the chances of Feng Jiutian, who is hypocritical and doesn't mean what he says, to embarrass him.

"Isn't it a bit too complicated? You're willing to accept me, and I'm willing to become your disciple. We can decide for ourselves. What does it have to do with the sect? Does the absence of a sect mean you can't accept disciples? If that's the case, then your great-great-great-great-grandfather didn't have a sect in the beginning either. How did they accept disciples?"

Feng Jiutian was speechless. Xiang Wan took the opportunity to smile at him, quickly grabbed his arm, and called out "Master." Her actions were swift and decisive, leaving him no choice but to accept.

"Master, don't worry, I will work even harder to find a way out of the Purple Flame Pool."

After saying that, Xiang Wan quickly took off her robe and jumped into the Purple Flame Pool again, her movements so fast that Feng Jiutian didn't even have time to refuse.

Feng Jiutian did not object, which meant he acquiesced, thus adding another causal link between him and Xiang Wan.

Such is the way of Heaven: our interactions and connections with others are governed by the closeness or distance of our karmic ties. Some connections, once established, gradually sever over time if no contact is made. Others, however, develop thicker karmic bonds the longer the contact lasts. If these bonds aren't severed before the tribulation, inner demons will arise. The thicker the bond, the stronger the inner demon, potentially leading to the assassination and usurpation of one's master.

It was precisely because she understood these things that Xiang Wan spared no effort to deepen her karmic bond with Feng Jiutian. Because in the future, if she were to tragically perish, she wanted to ensure that Feng Jiutian would be unable to successfully overcome his tribulation and be consumed by his own inner demons. She never minded installing extra bumpers.

We've stayed in this abyss long enough; it's time to get out.

Because of the existence of the Purple Flame Pool, there is no spiritual energy or demonic energy within a radius of several hundred miles, as all the natural energy used for cultivation by the gods and demons has been absorbed by the Purple Flame.

Bones? Ha! Where would so many bones come from to fuel the endless burning of the Purple Flame? It's nothing but a smokescreen to deceive everyone!

Beneath the Purple Flame Pool lies an ancient array, specifically built to absorb the surrounding demonic and spiritual energy. Within this array, a essence of Purple Flame has formed—the very core of the Purple Flame. Without it, the Purple Flame would weaken to the point of being invisible, but given enough time, tens of thousands of years later, the essence of Purple Flame will reappear.

This one place alone is not enough to sustain the burning of the purple flames, which is why Feng Jiu was sucked in. Because in other inconspicuous places, there are sub-arrays that will automatically transfer all creatures with magical or spiritual power that have strayed here.

Therefore, the corpses in the Demon Abyss are not all the burial place of demons, but also the final resting place of other living beings. It is only because demons often discard their corpses here that people mistakenly believe that this is only the final resting place of demons after their lives are exhausted.

Getting out is actually quite simple. As long as enough spiritual or magical energy enters the desolate land, the array beneath the Purple Flame Pool will activate again, causing the purple flames to burn fiercely. Then, extracting the essence of the purple flames will instantly weaken the burning, causing the array to stagnate for a period of time and greatly reduce its suction force. At that time, Feng Jiutian can take Xiang Wan directly upwards and fly out of the Demon Abyss.

It's simple, isn't it? Without Xiang Wan, Feng Jiutian would never be able to leave. Perhaps that's one of the reasons he's always tolerated Xiang Wan's misbehavior.

The original owner couldn't see through it because her mind and body were completely bewitched by Feng Jiutian. Now, it seems that the one who was bewitched is about to turn the tables.