However, the righteous disciples who followed did not hesitate to raise their weapons and attack the demon generals. Helpless, they could only form a circle around Li Gan, Liu Lingying, Li Molin and Liuli who was standing silently to the side, blocking the advance of all the righteous disciples.
The sounds of fighting around him were extremely chaotic, but Li Molin couldn't hear them at all. All he could hear was her weak cough, which was completely different from the flamboyant and unrestrained voice of his mother in his memory. It was so unfamiliar that it broke his heart.
After a long while, Liu Lingying finally stopped coughing. She handed the storage ring forward again and said in a low voice, "This storage ring contains all the pills that your mother has refined in her lifetime. Lin'er, you, you should try to find some Taoist alchemy books to identify these pills... If there are any pills that can be useful to you, your mother will be at peace..."
Li Molin just silently shed tears, refusing to accept the storage ring.
Liu Lingying's smiling face gradually turned sorrowful. She said weakly, "Lin'er, you still don't forgive your mother? Before I left the Demon Realm... before that, I tried to take you with me, but... but..."
She didn't say anything more, her eyes filled with a pleading look, and she whispered, "Lin'er, please accept this storage ring..."
Tears streamed down Li Molin's face as he silently stared at the storage ring in Liu Lingying's hand, his expression almost numb with grief.
"Lin'er." Li Gan's eyes were slowly closing. He forced himself to speak, his voice barely a whisper, "Accept your mother's storage ring, then lead your people back to the Demon Realm. Only after a hundred years can you set foot in the Central Plains again... Lin'er, after you return, you must first find a way to gain the support of several highly respected elders. Only then can you ascend to the position of Demon Lord... But that's not enough..."
With his last ounce of strength, Li Gan spoke words that revealed his concern and worry for Li Molin, saying softly, "If you want to secure your position as Demon Lord, you must rely on all the Demon Generals. They are loyal to me and will naturally support you... But the Four Elders and the Twelve Protectors might... might have ulterior motives... You must be wary of them, and use the Xuanjia Army and the Demon Generals to deter them..."
Li Molin looked at Li Gan through his blurry, tear-filled eyes, opened his mouth as if to say something, but the overwhelming grief sealed his mouth, preventing him from making a sound.
Li Gan's hand, which was tightly gripping Li Molin's shoulder, was slowly sliding down. His eyelids were too heavy to open even slightly, but he still had many things he hadn't told Li Molin. He was truly worried about the son that the woman he loved most had given him, the son he cherished most.
However, he truly had no strength left, so he could only pick out the most important part and weakly said, "Lin'er, Father will now tell you the incantation to summon the eighty-one demonic spirits within the Chi You Banner... but you must first reach the Demon Lord realm before you can use this incantation, understand..."
As he spoke, he slowly moved his mouth to Li Molin's ear, his voice extremely low, and he whispered a mantra.
He finished reciting the incantation, then struggled to look up at Li Molin and asked, "Lin'er, have you... have you memorized it?"
Li Molin tried hard to suppress the sobs in his voice. He opened and closed his mouth again and again, and finally let out an unusually hoarse voice, saying, "Father, rest assured, Lin'er will remember."
"Alright." Li Gan smiled weakly, his eyes slowly closing. In his final moments, he weakly said, "There's still... there's still the secret on the Chi You Banner, it is... it is..."
The once strong hand on Li Molin's shoulder slipped limply, and Li Gan finally closed his eyes and lost his life. His imposing figure was about to fall backward when Li Molin quickly reached out and caught him.
Li Molin burst into tears, looking up to the sky and crying out, "Father!!"
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