Phoenix Mountain, the alchemy room.

Ji Jue saw Qin Wan refining pills. While looking at the pill formula floating in mid-air, she threw various rare and precious spiritual plants into the pill furnace.

Same as always...

The appearance of one of the spiritual plants caused Ji Jue's pupils to tremble slightly and her whole body to stiffen.

That is...

Feelings!

A spiritual plant that, when ingested, causes delirium and infatuation; those who accidentally consume it will experience unbearable fever and restless, wandering thoughts...

Upon seeing this, Ji Jue stiffened. He mechanically turned his head, his gaze fixed on the pill formula in mid-air.

Malice grass, thousand-year-old snow lotus, ten-thousand-year-old lingzhi mushroom, paulownia branch...

The prescription contained a wide variety of herbs, but notably, there was no mention of "emotions".

so……

The reason he felt hot and suffered so much pain after taking the Marrow Cleansing Pill that day was because of his emotions.

Master, she...

The illusion shattered, and Qin Wan, who had been healing through exercise, returned to Ji Jue's sight.

Looking at Qin Wan's pale face, Ji Jue was unable to recover for a long time.

What he just saw...

Is it his inner demon?

Ji Jue looked down at her palm, where a crimson stain lingered for a long time.

As Qin Wan said, after being scratched by those demons, demonic energy entered his body, and he, like Shangling Zhenjun, developed inner demons.

"You little piece of trash."

[...] The system was reluctant to admit it, but had to admit that Qin Wan was calling for it.

"We have the feedback results, but what about the complete storyline?"

"I'm sorry, I forgot..." the system said apologetically, slapping its forehead.

At the same time, Qin Wan received a complete plot summary.

This version of the story is more complete, explaining in detail everything that happened in the Heavenly Demon Realm, such as why Shangling Zhenjun transferred his affections to Nangong Rou.

Why did Xiao Han and Jiang Shuyu, two men vying for one woman, even resort to killing each other as fellow disciples?

It turns out that when Nangong Rou was possessed in the Heavenly Demon Secret Realm, Jiang Shuyu already had feelings for her. With the deliberate seduction of "Nangong Rou", everything naturally fell into place.

As for Xiao Han, he only had a brotherly and sisterly relationship with Nangong Rou. However, under Nangong Rou's repeated open and covert seductions, it was inevitable that he, being a pure-hearted male cultivator who had been single for many years and knew nothing about romantic love, would fall for her.

As for Ling Mubai, it's quite simple. In the Heavenly Demon Secret Realm, his inner demons took advantage of a loophole and learned that the original owner and Ji Jue had known each other for a long time. He was filled with jealousy.

Under the control of his inner demons, he forced the original owner to swear an oath with him in the secret realm and become Daoist partners.

After being forcefully rejected by the original owner, Ling Mubai learned from her that the original owner had never liked him, always regarded him as her senior brother, and had no romantic feelings for him.

Ling Mubai was in a state of mental chaos and unwilling to accept this cruel truth. Coupled with the interference of his inner demons, he went berserk and out of control, attacking the original owner of the body and the sect disciples.

At the crucial moment, it was the original owner who stopped him.

Unexpectedly, Ling Mubai was released by "Nangong Rou" midway through the journey, and "captured" Nangong Rou while escaping.

The possessed "Nangong Rou" and Ling Mubai, controlled by his inner demons, didn't stay together for long...

As for Ji Jue, his descent into demonic possession was also due to the Heavenly Demon Secret Realm...

"What did Ji Jue discover in the Heavenly Demon Secret Realm?" Qin Wan frowned slightly and muttered "little good-for-nothing" in her mind.

"[Unable to find, because Ji Jue's story is not a main plot point; he only serves as a point of conflict, so the reason is not explained in detail.]" the system explained quietly.

It wanted to protest the title of "little good-for-nothing," but it couldn't answer any of the questions Qin Wan asked casually.

After a brief period of inner turmoil, the system simply gave up and stopped struggling.

So be it, I'm just a piece of trash.

In Qin Wan's mind, its existence was always superfluous.

After muttering some complaints in its mind, the system's mood instantly improved.

"Ji Jue".

Just as Ji Jue was lost in thought, a familiar female voice came, carrying a hint of displeasure.

Looking up, their eyes met, and Qin Wan frowned, staring at his body covered in wounds with displeasure.

“…Master.” Ji Jue stared at her blankly for a long time, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

"Enter a meditative state to heal your injuries," Qin Wan said in a deep voice.

Ji Jue opened her mouth, then hesitated, "...Master."

Qin Wan frowned and stared at him, her red lips pressed tightly together.

Seeing the growing displeasure on her face, Ji Jue remained silent for a moment, but ultimately suppressed his questions, sat down cross-legged, and entered a meditative state to heal his injuries.

As soon as Ji Jue entered meditation, a familiar, slightly cool sensation came from between her eyebrows.

"Concentrate and calm your mind."

"Expel the demonic energy from your body."

Noticing that Qin Wan was constantly channeling her spiritual energy into his body, Ji Jue quickly calmed his mind and focused on circulating his spiritual energy to expel the demonic energy.

...

After a day and a night, with Qin Wan's help and the aid of elixirs, Ji Jue's injuries were almost completely healed, and the demonic energy within her body was also expelled.

Ji Jue opened her eyes and met Qin Wan's relieved gaze, "Master..."

"Why did you delay healing your injuries?" Qin Wan didn't give him a chance to speak, and immediately asked with displeasure.

"..." Ji Jue opened her mouth as if to defend herself, but the words caught in her throat and she didn't know what to say.

In the very end, Ji Jue fell silent.

Qin Wan noticed his strange expression. Although she wanted to ask him more questions, she frowned and stood up immediately when she thought of the sect disciples' whereabouts.

"You rest here while I go out and take a look."

"Master, I will go with you."

Seeing Qin Wan about to leave, Ji Jue subconsciously stood up and grabbed her hand.

Qin Wan was slightly taken aback, and looked up to meet his gaze for a second.

In just a second, she softly responded and agreed.

Within the Demon-Controlling Array, corpses littered the ground. Some disciples were still fighting, while others, under the cover of other elders, successfully entered other array eyes to heal their wounds.

Only Ling Mubai, Jiang Shuyu, and Nangong Rou remain missing...

Qin Wan landed beside Xiao Han, slaying the demon that tried to ambush him with a single sword strike. She frowned and looked at him, "Where are your junior brothers and sisters?"

"Junior Sister is seriously injured, so Junior Brother took her back to the center of the formation to heal her." Xiao Han looked at Qin Wan gratefully and replied obediently.

Qin Wan nodded slightly to indicate that she understood.

"Where is Lord Shangling?" Qin Wan asked Xiao Han while slaying the demons.

"It seems that True Monarch Shangling is not in good condition..."

"However, under the cover of the other elders, they also returned to the core of the formation," Xiao Han truthfully reported.

"Which key point of the formation?" Qin Wan asked again.

“The array eyes that were closest to the center were left to the disciples who were most seriously injured. Shangling Zhenjun and his junior brothers and sisters went to the array eye that was closest to the center of the Demon Control Array.”

Upon hearing this, Qin Wan's eyes darkened, and she stared intently at the "Death Gate" not far away.

“I remember that the core of the array is where the Demon Clan’s sealing gate is located…” Qin Wan said in a deep voice.

“…Yes.” Xiao Han paused for a moment, his expression solemn, and answered truthfully.

Before entering the Heavenly Demon Secret Realm, the sect leader repeatedly instructed that unless absolutely necessary, one must not enter the array eye where the "Death Gate" is located.

As its name suggests...

Death Gate...

Entering means certain death...

But a glimmer of hope still remains...