Jiang Yan's originally obsidian-like pupils were now an endless crimson color, and Shu Yun could not discern any emotion in them.

Demonic cultivators dominated by evil energy either appear insane or go on a killing spree, and they have great difficulty controlling their facial expressions.

After all, inner demons are just people's desires, not real people, so how can they control the expressions of the human body?

She carefully observed Jiang Yan's expression and called him softly, "Jiang Yan..."

Jiang Yan didn't respond to her, but just looked at her quietly, his gaze moving from her cool and beautiful eyebrows to her delicate nose, and then to her soft red lips.

I looked at it carefully, over and over again, as if I could never get tired of it.

Jiang Yan stepped forward, raised his hand, and used his fingertips to wipe away the bloodstains on her face, revealing her snow-white skin.

His movements were incredibly gentle, his cold fingertips slowly caressing her delicate cheeks.

The blood had been wiped clean, but he didn't withdraw his hand, continuing to stroke her face.

Shu Yun slowly lowered her hand, which had been forming a hand seal, and let it hang down at her sides. She gripped her dress tightly, squeezing the red skirt until it was all wrinkled and crumpled.

"Jiang Yan, you're still awake, aren't you?"

Jiang Yan's eyes had turned completely bloodshot, clearly a sign that his body had been taken over by his inner demons, yet he showed no outward signs of abnormality, so she couldn't be sure.

He didn't reply, but stood silently in front of her, his thumb tracing her eyebrows and eyes.

Shu Yun grabbed his restless hand, closed her fingers, and encircled his wrist. "Jiang Yan, if you can still hear me, stop."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan indeed stopped, no longer caressing her cheeks, which he had already reddened.

Shu Yun coughed twice and continued, "Stop absorbing demonic energy as soon as possible. Since you haven't completely gone mad yet, I can still help you think of a way."

Jiang Yan's long, soft eyelashes trembled as she looked down at her.

So you didn't hate me touching you...?

She glanced at the demonic energy tearing and devouring each other below them, and could hardly imagine what would happen after Jiang Yan's demonic energy devoured the black sea.

"Remove my Linglong Shackles, and I can use my divine power to help you suppress the evil energy. You must stop absorbing new demonic energy. We can slowly purify the demonic energy in your body."

It can't be purified. Even if the Linglong Shackles are removed, her divine power is not enough to purify the evil energy in his body.

Jiang Yan looked at the camellia at the corner of her eye. The flower, which should have been in full bloom, now looked dull and lifeless.

Shu Yun tightened her grip on Jiang Yan's wrist. She had to be anxious; every bit of demonic energy he absorbed brought him one step closer to going mad.

She had heard of demonic cultivators being introduced into immortal cultivation, but she had never heard of anyone rescuing a demonic cultivator whose body had been taken over by inner demons.

"Shu Yun." His voice was low and hoarse.

Shu Yun finally heard Jiang Yan speak, and she breathed a sigh of relief. "Listen to me, quickly withdraw your demonic energy. I've summoned the Tai'a Sword. In a moment, you can remove the Linglong Shackles, and I can protect you without you having to lift a finger."

Protect me?

He tugged at the corners of his lips, gave Shu Yun a smile, and said in a somewhat nonchalant tone, "Give me a kiss, and I'll do whatever you say."

Shu Yun was furious with him. What was going on? He was still acting like this. "Stop messing around and take back your demonic energy."

Jiang Yan lowered his head, looked at her expression, and said calmly, "I'm not making a fuss. I'm seriously negotiating a deal with you. Give me a kiss, and I'll listen to whatever you say."

Shu Yun glanced at the intertwined demonic energy at her feet, gritted her teeth in resentment, and, without wasting any more time, tiptoed to kiss Jiang Yan.

Four lips briefly touched, and a cold sensation came from them. It was so cold that it seemed like there was no warmth at all.

Shu Yun gave it a quick, light kiss, then quickly withdrew.

"Hurry up... um..."

Jiang Yan held the back of her head with one hand, making her back away, and covered her eyes with the other, deepening the kiss without further ado.

This kiss was completely different from the brief kiss Jiang Yan had given her when he was still a mortal in Shu Yun's memory. Jiang Yan kissed her fiercely and deeply, as if he wanted to tear her apart and devour her whole.

Their breaths mingled, and Jiang Yan's movements became increasingly passionate, her icy lips finally warming with heat.

Every time Shu Yun tried to speak up to stop him, Jiang Yan seized the opportunity to conquer her, kissing her every inch of her body until she was panting heavily.

Shu Yun couldn't see because Jiang Yan had covered her eyes. When Jiang Yan kissed her, the desire surging in his lifeless, blood-red eyes was endless, overflowing in every corner of his blood-red pupils, along with some emotions that she couldn't understand even if she saw them.

After trying to speak a few times, Shu Yun was kissed even deeper by Jiang Yan, and she stopped this foolish behavior.

She was just angry. Didn't Jiang Yan know what was going on? Was this the time to do something like this?

He knows his own physical condition best, so how could he be so indifferent to his own health?

Shu Yun began to gather divine power in her hands; she absolutely could not let Jiang Yan continue his reckless behavior.

Before she could even flinch away from Jiang Yan, Jiang Yan suddenly released his hand from her eyes.

When Shu Yun opened her eyes, Jiang Yan was no longer in front of her.

She was outside the barrier, while he was inside.

Taking advantage of the moment when the two were close, Jiang Yan distracted Shu Yun's senses and quietly sent her outside the barrier.

How did he do it?

Jiang Yan continued to devour the black sea. The more he devoured, the stronger he became, and the more he was assimilated by the demonic energy of the black sea.

The barrier here was originally set up by these demonic energies to trap cultivators who accidentally fall into it.

The more demonic energy Jiang Yan devoured, the greater his control over this underground area became. The former ruler of this place—the Black Sea—had been replaced by Jiang Yan.

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