Chapter 211 Song Yin's Perilous Escape
Now, not only Mo Ying was anxious, but her other siblings also began to worry. They all realized that something was wrong with the Blood Demon Pool.
They knew perfectly well whether they had taken action or not. Several princes had already asked their subordinates if they had done anything, and after receiving negative answers, they went to check on their other brothers and sisters. Then they came to a terrifying conclusion: none of them had made a move.
At first, I was skeptical, wondering if there was any magic involved that was lying, but after it was confirmed, it turned out that there was no lying.
Mo Ying and the others have been guarding the Blood Demon Pool for three days, but they still can't find the person or the demon they are looking for.
The siblings, unusually, did not exchange words. The Blood Demon Pool was of paramount importance and could not afford to make any mistakes. It could be said that the Blood Demon Cave and the Blood Demon Pool were more precious than all ten siblings combined.
Mo Jin asked his subordinate, "Has the message been sent to His Majesty?"
The subordinate looked bitter and frightened. "Your Highness, we can't get into His Majesty's place at all. After I failed to send the message, there was no further communication." Clearly, the Demon Emperor didn't want to get involved.
The Demon Emperor's attitude towards his princes was obvious to all the demons; from birth, he had a hands-off approach, and they showed no grief at his death. The demon race actually had more than ten princes, but only ten survived to adulthood.
Mo Jin said to his younger sister Mo Ying, "The situation is special now, and we have to join forces. You know, if the Blood Demon Pool really has a problem, even ten of us wouldn't be enough to fill it."
Another prince chimed in, "Right now we need to cover up the situation at the Blood Demon Pool. We also need to postpone any demons who want to enter the Blood Demon Cave and Blood Demon Pool."
“It’s no use, the truth will eventually come out. Today is the third day, and we should be able to get out by now, no matter how difficult it is. The longer we stay here, the faster the outside world will find out.” Mo Ying calmed herself down. “When the other demons all know, that will be the time for him to execute us.”
Mo Ying watched the Blood Demon Pool from the outside, thinking, "I'm afraid that in order not to waste it, we will all become part of the Blood Demon Pool."
They fought and fought, all to avoid becoming nourishment for these two places, but in the end, before they could even settle their score, they themselves became nourishment for them.
Mo Jin's tone was heavy as he looked at the Blood Demon Pool. "We are already close to adding souls and flesh to them. I believe our Demon Emperor will only say to the outside world that the Blood Demon Pool is lacking the nourishment of the pure bloodline of the royal family."
Thinking of the fate they were about to face, they all fell silent, and each prince's subordinates followed suit.
Mo Ying: "Since things have come to this, that's the only way."
Mo Jin turned his head. "What are you doing?"
Mo Ying took a deep breath, then raised an eyebrow at her elder brother, a smile playing on her lips, "Of course, we'll send our Emperor on his way ahead of time."
Mo Jin and the other princes all took a step or two back, clearly shocked by Mo Ying's words.
Mo Ying glanced around at her brothers and sisters: "Then the new Demon Emperor will ascend the throne..."
Mo Jin: "Losers will still become a part of this place."
Mo Ying: "No, the fact that I can say this to your faces means that there is a second option to choose from."
No one knew what they were talking about. The princes' close and trusted subordinates naturally heard the conversation, but they lowered their heads further and further, wishing they didn't have ears.
Inside the Blood Demon Pool, Mo You regained consciousness after gulping down a large amount of pills in one go.
"Wasn't I... in the Demon Palace...?"
Before he could speak, Song Yin spoke first: "To make a long story short, there's a problem with time inside the Blood Demon Pool. We don't know the time and we can't get out."
Mo You woke up to this shocking news, and his eyes widened as he recalled the contents of the books he had read before.
"Oh no!"
Song Yin: "Explain clearly, what's wrong? I don't know how long the pill will keep you awake, so try to tell me everything you know."
Mo You wiped her face with her hand, which was still wet with red liquid, and said tremblingly, "I like to read all kinds of books. I once read about the Blood Demon Pool in a second-rate book. Because of the special nature of the Blood Demon Cave and the Blood Demon Pool, ordinary books shouldn't have any related records, but that book happened to have them, so I remember the contents of that book very clearly."
"The book records that the Blood Demon Cave and the Blood Demon Pool are gifts from the world, a compassionate gift from the earth. But heaven and earth have yin and yang, so the Blood Demon Cave and the Blood Demon Pool also have a dangerous side. They are independent spaces and times, where the world is in chaos, and any living being can easily get lost in them."
As Mo You spoke, he closed his eyes tightly for a moment and then opened them again, quickly instructing, "What you see inside may not be the truth. You must be discerning. The Blood Demon Pool is most likely to amplify inner demons, obsessions, and greed."
As she spoke, Mo You slowed down again, "You must be careful... careful... hehe, I am the new Demon Emperor..."
Chu Tang patted Mo You hard: "Wake up, stop talking in your sleep! You haven't told us the solution yet. Wake up! Wake up!"
Song Yin: "There's no need to wake him up; he's already told us the method."
Chu Tang: "Really?"
Song Yin: "Okay, I'll be careful on the road ahead, and I'll make sure I don't end up like them."
Chu Tang followed at the very back, while Song Yin led a long line of them forward.
"Master, what exactly is the method that Moyou mentioned?"
"Let's take note."
"Just be careful?"
"Just be careful, that's enough."
Splash—splash—
Walking in the water was very noisy, and because of Moyou's reminder, we took each step carefully.
Chu Tang muttered to herself, "Be careful...be careful...be mindful..."
Suddenly, the sounds ahead stopped, and Chu Tang stopped as well, looking ahead.
After seeing it clearly, Chu Tang subconsciously took a few steps forward, which stirred up a loud splashing sound.
"This, this is!" Chu Tang became extremely excited. "Master, we're about to reach the shore!"
They finally saw the other side of the endless pool of blood demons, and there was a familiar altar on the shore.
Chu Tang was anxious to get ashore, but Song Yin started repeating the same thing Chu Tang had said earlier: "Be careful, you must be careful."
With her divine sense covering the area before her, Song Yin probed several times, and everything on the altar was normal, just like in the Blood Demon Cave.
Song Yin turned around and glanced at her apprentice again. Her emotions were really volatile. One second she was cautious about her surroundings, and the next she could be so happy that she was dancing with joy.
"Happy?"
Chu Tang nodded vigorously, "Yes! We've made it out!"
Have they gone out?
Song Yin then looked at the group of people who were trapped in their inner demons, only to see them gradually come to their senses.
"Just now," Xia Xining said, scratching the back of her head as she recalled her earlier actions, "did I fall into my inner demons again?"
Xia Xining then smacked her lips, "You tasted like medicine in my mouth. Did you feed me a pill to suppress my inner demons?"
Song Yin nodded intently, "Indeed, but I think it's more because we're about to reach the shore."
Xia Xining quickly untied the rope. "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go ashore."
As she untied the rope, the others woke up as well. After learning about the situation from Song Yin, they all agreed that getting ashore as soon as possible was the most important thing, otherwise they were afraid of falling back into their inner demons.
Shi Heming was the last to regain consciousness. After waking up, he also let go of Song Yin's wrist. Because he had gripped her too tightly when she was possessed by a demon, there was a red mark around Song Yin's wrist.
Seeing this, Shi Heming felt both guilty and heartbroken. "I'm sorry, Madam, I used too much force."
Song Yin blinked and said to them, who had regained consciousness, "It's alright, let's all get ashore."
Mo You was the first to rush forward, shouting, "I want to get out and see how much my cultivation has increased! I want to become the Demon Emperor!"
The rest of the journey seemed easy; they reached the shore in less than 15 minutes.
Song Yin and the others walked onto the altar, where the familiar light and procedures were observed.
They stood in a circle, and Song Yin could see the expressions on each of their faces clearly; they were all smiling.
Song Yin twitched her fingertips, raised her hand, and circulated her spiritual energy. "Is my spiritual energy restored?"
Shi Heming: "Not only has the spiritual energy been restored, but our cultivation has also increased significantly. Can you feel it? Your cultivation has soared to the late Mahayana stage, and you're about to ascend."
Song Yin calmed herself down and realized, "It really seems to be the late stage of Mahayana Buddhism. This is too easy."
Shi Heming: "It wasn't easy. We're so grateful to you for leading the way through the Blood Demon Pool. Otherwise, we would have stayed inside for a long time and might not have made it through. Our cultivation has improved thanks to you. Thank you, Madam."
"Thank you, Song Yin," Xia Xining and Han Wuyue said, expressing their gratitude. Then Shen Yuzhu and the others followed suit.
Song Yin glanced at them and immediately understood that their cultivation levels had all been raised beyond their current level.
Chu Tang urged from the side, "Master, let's go home, let's go home!"
“We really can’t stay outside for too long.” Shi Heming held out his hand. “Let’s go home.”
Song Yin did not place her hand on it; she stood there lost in thought.
Shi Heming: "Hmm?"
Song Yin: "I don't want to go back."
Shi Heming: "Stop fooling around. You are a peak elder and shouldn't be outside for too long. The disciples are all waiting for you."
"Master! Master!"
The voice seemed to emanate from the depths of the soul.
Song Yin: "Can you hear anything?"
“There was no other sound. You must have misheard,” Xia Xining said.
Song Yin: "But just now there was a voice calling me Master."
Chu Tang linked arms with Song Yin, "Oh, Master! Your disciple is right here. Who else would call you Master but me?"
Song Yin slowly withdrew her arm and took a few steps back. "I really did hear it just now."
Chu Tang: "You only have me as your disciple, so you can just listen to what I'm saying. I guess it's just some guy who failed to become a disciple and is shouting nonsense."
Song Yin took a few steps back. All these people were facing her. For every step she took back, they took a step forward, pressing closer and closer.
Behind them lies the Blood Demon Pool, and they seem to be saying: You have nowhere to retreat.
Shi Heming: "Madam, we should go back now."
Xia Xining: "Song Yin, let's go back quickly. You're about to ascend to immortality, so you should say goodbye to your master and the others as soon as possible."
Go back, go back.
Suddenly, Song Yin turned around abruptly and jumped into the Blood Demon Pool! She casually brushed a stray hair from her forehead and said, "Come down if you dare."
Once the seeds of doubt are sown, they are hard to uproot; Song Yin doubted their authenticity.
Song Yin then said to Shi Heming, "Also, he basically never calls me 'Madam,' he only calls me by my name."
She must have unknowingly entered a fake space, and everything in front of her was fake.
Mo You warned her to be careful, but she still couldn't help but be distracted and end up in this incredibly realistic space.
I jumped into the water and the sound became clearer and clearer.
"Master, wake up!"
"Senior Xia? Senior Xia!! Please don't die!"
"Elder Han?"
"Grandmaster! Elder Shen! Wake up!"
There must be something wrong besides the falsehood. And Xia Xining, why did Chu Tang say she was dead?
Song Yin tried several times to see through the illusion before her, but nothing changed.
Instead, a beam of light fell on her from the sky.
Those on the altar cheered joyfully, "Song Yin, you are about to ascend! Your long-cherished dream is about to come true!"
Song Yin was momentarily dazed, but quickly regained her senses and shook her head violently.
Stay calm, Song Yin. Think carefully about when the change occurred. There must be clues; we'll definitely be able to see through the illusion. Stay calm! Don't be attracted by the false ascension; it's not real!
The most obvious change should be in Chu Tang... Yes, Chu Tang's change is the most obvious. Perhaps she entered the false scene at that time.
The most fortunate thing now is that I can use Reiki.
"Song Yin, we are so happy for you!"
"You are the youngest ascended cultivator, I'm so envious! You must wait for us after you ascend to the Upper Realm!"
The false and real voices kept buzzing in her ears. Finally, Song Yin couldn't take it anymore. She gripped her sword and unleashed a powerful blow: "Shut up!"
The sword energy severed their bodies, shattering the illusion as well. All the images fell like fragments, revealing the true scene.
In reality, Chu Tang was still in tears, startled by her master's words, "Waaah, Master..."
Song Yin finally regained consciousness and realized that she was still in the Blood Demon Pool, while Xia Xining, whom Chu Tang was holding, was bleeding from her eyes, mouth and ears.
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