Chapter 146 The Stone Gate Within the Sea of Consciousness
"Junior brother...you, you don't come any closer..."
At this moment, Feng Yue was surrounded by wisps of black demonic energy, kneeling on the ground in pain and groaning. Ye Luo saw this but did not go forward, thinking to himself: Could this be the reason why he deliberately distanced himself from others?
When he read the original novel, he only knew that Feng Yue would turn into a demon lord. He originally thought it was just because his sect was destroyed. He never expected that there was another reason behind it.
It was really his carelessness.
How could someone as gentle as Feng Yue suddenly turn into a demon overnight?
"Fourth Senior Brother, what exactly happened? Can you tell me?"
Seeing that Feng Yue was clenching his fists and still had no intention of revealing anything, Ye Luo strode forward to help him up, but was stopped by his stern rebuke.
"Don't come any closer!"
Ye Luo keenly sensed that his emotions were becoming agitated, so she stopped and said, "Okay, okay, I won't go over..."
Feng Yue got up and curled up in the corner, tightly wrapped in his black robe, and kept muttering, "Don't, don't look at me... I'm not... I'm not a demon... Just wait a little longer."
"Fourth Senior Brother, how long have you been looking like this?"
Feng Yue looked up at him, and after a moment said, "It's been like this since I was a child..."
"Do Master and the others know about this?"
Seeing that Feng Yue remained silent, Ye Luo already knew the answer and suddenly felt a pang of sadness.
So all these years... has he been silently enduring the suffering all by himself?
"You can't keep dragging this on. We can discuss a solution together. You're not alone now, understand?!"
Sorrow welled up in Feng Yue's dark eyes. He had never understood why those close to him would die one by one without explanation...
He only learned everything when the monster appeared one day.
It turns out that the vibrant life force of those people was unintentionally drained little by little by this demonic soul during their time with him...
After learning the truth, Feng Yue was in great pain and attempted suicide several times to atone for his sins, but unexpectedly, he was saved by the demonic soul time and time again.
"Junior Brother..."
Feng Yue looked at Ye Luo in front of him, hesitated for a moment and said, "I... I have a demonic soul sealed inside me... As I get older, the seal is gradually loosening... It seems that it can no longer contain it."
"A demonic soul?" Ye Luo's face suddenly showed realization. "Oh, I see... no wonder."
This 'demon soul' must be the Demon Lord of the Demon Abyss, but how did it end up sealed inside my fourth senior brother's body?
Just as Ye Luo was stunned and lost in thought, Feng Yue's demonic energy surged, and a cackling laugh rang out, "You brat, if you dare to expose me, then he can't live!"
"You dare!" Feng Yue shouted, his heart trembling slightly, as he abruptly circulated his spiritual power to reinforce the seal. "You'd better leave now!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Luo turned and ran without saying a word, but before he could take more than a few steps, he was enveloped by wisps of cold black energy and instantly collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
"Junior Brother!!" Feng Yue rushed over to investigate, angrily shouting, "You old bastard, what did you do to him?!"
"Hey, say something!!"
He waited for a long time but did not hear a response from the dark figure. Looking at Ye Luo with his eyes closed, he suddenly had a bad feeling. So he picked him up and quickly left the cave.
At this moment, the shadowy figure's divine sense was within Ye Luo's sea of consciousness. "Wow, this kid's sea of consciousness is quite large."
Ye Luo, standing nearby, stared at the dark figure as if it were strolling through its own backyard, and said speechlessly, "Hey, is that any kind of manners?"
The shadowy figure chuckled, "Do you expect me to deliver a formal invitation to you?"
What exactly do you want?
"Of course, it's to devour your soul and nourish my own."
Upon hearing this, Ye Luo forced himself to remain calm and laughed, "Demon Lord, you are just a wisp of divine thought now, you can't kill me at all."
"How did you know my identity?"
"I naturally have my own methods."
Ye Luo raised an eyebrow smugly and continued to coax, "How about we make a deal? You let me go and stop tormenting Fourth Senior Brother, and I'll find you a suitable body to send you back to the Demon Abyss, how about that?"
"Kid, you're pretty smart, aren't you? Do you think I'm a three-year-old?! You hypocritical cultivators, you can't believe nine out of ten things you say. Today, no matter what you say, you're going to die!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the shadowy figure transformed into eerie black mist and attacked Ye Luo, who was not far away.
Just at the critical moment, a colorful light suddenly appeared, blocking the attack of the black mist.
"What is that?!"
The shadowy figure was suddenly jolted back, and looking at the ten-prism floating in front of Ye Luo, exclaimed in astonishment, "Oh my, an ancient treasure!"
"Hahaha, this is truly a stroke of luck! With it, I'm sure I can break through the seal!"
Amidst the black shadows and mist, a greedy red gaze flickered as it unleashed a bizarre demonic technique, attempting to capture the Ten Prism. However, this ancient treasure was a spiritual artifact, something he could not possibly covet.
After several failed attempts to capture him, the shadowy figure glared angrily at Ye Luo, "Looks like I'll have to kill you first!"
After saying that, he charged towards Ye Luo, completely ignoring the attack from the ten-prism.
Upon seeing this, Ye Luo was shocked and ran away, shouting, "Hey, calm down! Killing me won't help! It's an heirloom!"
"I don't believe you, you're going to take my life!" A surge of demonic energy bound Ye Luo, causing him to stumble and fall to the ground. Immediately afterward, a large blade formed from the demonic energy slashed down.
Ye Luo turned her head and her heart trembled. She subconsciously closed her eyes. Just then, a powerful spiritual force struck and instantly shattered the demonic energy-condensed greatsword.
"who?!"
The shadowy figure looked into the distance and saw a strange stone door rising up with a roar from the swirling white mist. Intricate runes flowed across its surface, and a rich aura of spiritual energy surged forth from it.
"Hey kid, what is this thing?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Luo also looked bewildered, staring at the massive stone gate in the distance, faintly sensing the terrifying pressure emanating from it. "What is this thing...?"
The shadowy figure: "...This is your sea of consciousness, and you don't even know it?"
"To be honest, this is the first time I've ever seen this before..."
As the two were talking, a powerful force surged out from the stone gate and struck the dark figure hard, sending him flying backward without any chance to fight back.
The dark figure scrambled to his feet, terrified. He glanced at the stone gate in the distance and immediately tried to escape from Ye Luo's sea of consciousness, only to tragically discover that he was completely unable to move.
He felt himself being tightly bound by an unseen force. "Who are you? Let me go!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than he received a resounding slap across the face, which stunned the dark figure for a moment before he burst into a tirade of curses.
The more fiercely he cursed, the louder the slaps landed on his face, making Ye Luo feel ashamed. "...Is this his last act of stubbornness?"
I don't know how much time passed.
The power binding the shadowy figure suddenly intensified, and the shadowy figure naturally sensed the chilling killing intent, urgently saying, "If I die... Feng Yue will die with me!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Luo's heart tightened, and she tentatively said towards the stone door, "Please don't kill him, my senior brother cannot die!"
Sure enough, as soon as Ye Luo finished speaking, the force simply slammed the dark figure to the ground and then vanished without a trace along with the stone gate.
Ye Luo frowned as she looked at everything, completely baffled. How could there be a stone door inside her sea of consciousness?
"Hey kid..."
The sudden voice from the dark figure snapped Ye Luo out of her daze, and she asked, "What?"
"I agree to what you just said."
Ye Luo smiled and sneered, "Wouldn't it have been better to agree earlier? You had to beat me up first."
"You—!" The shadowy figure looked around warily, then said, "Hmph, if you dare to play any tricks, I'll drag Feng Yue down with me!"
"Don't worry, I'm a very trustworthy person." Ye Luo's eyes gleamed, and she added, "But I don't trust you, so you'd better make a vow."
The shadowy figure: "I don't want to!"
"Oh, you want to get beaten up again?"
"..."
Inside the main hall.
Hearing Feng Yue's words, Ming Cang's face grew increasingly gloomy and ugly. "You, why didn't you tell your master about such a big thing sooner!"
"I'm so sorry... Master, please save my junior brother."
Looking at Ye Luo, who had fallen into a coma, Feng Yue was filled with guilt. "If anything happens to my junior brother, I will be devastated..."
"Sigh, now is not the time to talk about this." Ming Cang looked at Yu Xian'er, who was taking her pulse, and asked, "How is she?"
Yu Xian'er frowned: "For now... I haven't noticed any problems."
Nan Muyin: "According to what Fourth Junior Brother said... that should be a spiritual injury, right? Master, could you probe into his sea of consciousness?"
Ming Cang frowned and sighed, "Then this is the only way. You few will protect me—"
"Ugh..." At this moment, Ye Luo, who had been unconscious, opened her eyes. "Master... no need, it's all taken care of."
Suddenly, the black shadow darted back into Feng Yue's body, surprising everyone present.
Mingcang stepped forward, looked him over, and asked, "Are you alright?"
Ye Luo got up and jumped a few times on the ground, then laughed and said, "It's okay, we've reached an agreement."
"A deal's been reached?" Ming Cang's face showed even more doubt. "You brat, tell me the details!"
"All right."
As agreed with the shadowy figure, Ye Luo only gave a general account of the situation, without revealing his true identity to everyone, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Including the stone door that inexplicably appeared in his sea of consciousness... everything felt eerie.
Ye Luo thought to herself that perhaps it would be a good thing for them if they were unaware of this matter.
"Xiao Luo?"
Seeing that Ye Luo was lost in thought, Ming Cang couldn't help but worry and instructed her:
"If he only wants a physical body, we can find him a suitable one when the time is right, but you must not take lives indiscriminately, do you all understand?!"
Ye Luo said with a serious expression, "Master, I will not do anything against the will of Heaven, so please rest assured."
"Oh... this whole commotion scared us to death."
Ming Cang breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Feng Yue, who was standing silently with his head down, and said angrily, "You taciturn fellow! You've kept this a secret for so many years. Are you trying to drive your master to his death?!"
Feng Yue knelt down with a thud and said, "It's all...it's all my fault...I hope Master won't be angry anymore."
"Oh dear, get up quickly!" Mingcang's eyes were full of heartache. "You've suffered so much these past years... It's all my fault as your teacher!"
The atmosphere was somewhat heavy. Ye Luo forced a laugh and said, "Master, isn't the matter resolved? Hurry up and give me Fourth Senior Brother. We still need to discuss the modification of the warship!"
"Alright, you can all go down now."
"Alright, Fourth Senior Brother, let's go!" Ye Luo winked at Feng Yue, and the two of them flew away on their flying fans.
Ming Cang watched the two figures disappear into the distance, then suddenly seemed to remember something and looked at Nan Muyin beside him, saying, "Xiao Luo, what were you talking about modifying?"
Nan Muyin smiled and said, "It looks like a warship."
"What! When did your master agree to that?!"
Ming Cang, looking pained and angry, said, "That brat, why does he always do things his own way? Is he trying to turn the world upside down?!"
Can warships be modified arbitrarily?
The sect only has two ships now, don't let them be scrapped!
"Oh my, this little devil!"
Nan Muyin chuckled and said, "Master, if Junior Brother likes it, let him modify it for fun. I'll have the Nan family send a few more over."
"Hehe, how could I possibly let the Nan family spend more money?"
Nan Muyin and Yu Xian'er exchanged a glance and smiled, "Consider it a betrothal gift for Xian'er. The Nan family had originally intended to do this, and these boats might be useful for the wedding, so it's not a waste of money."
"Haha, the Nan family is truly particular."
Upon hearing this, Ming Cang had completely forgotten about Ye Luo's matter and began to discuss the marriage arrangements with them.
On the other side.
Ye Luo and Feng Yue returned to their cave dwelling, and Feng Yue couldn't wait to ask, "Junior Brother... what happened?"
Based on his years of understanding, that old demon couldn't possibly be so easy to talk to, and what Ye Luo said in the hall just now was clearly somewhat contradictory, obviously deliberately concealing some things.
Ye Luo: "Indeed, I didn't tell you the whole truth just now, but that's the general situation. You don't need to worry too much."
Seeing that Feng Yue still looked worried, he said into his body, "Come out and say something too."
A moment later, a cloud of black mist flew out of his body and condensed into a blurry human figure. "What did you say?"
Ye Luo gave a forced smile and said, "Hehe, what do you think?"
Seeing this, the shadowy figure instinctively drifted further away, coughed lightly at Feng Yue, and said, "I will not torment you anymore, and I will even save your life when you are in danger."
Upon hearing this, Feng Yue's eyes were filled with astonishment. Looking at the black figure with an incredulous expression, he realized that this old demon who had tormented him for more than ten years was actually going to save him.
"You've been possessed?"
"..."
The shadowy figure snorted coldly, ignoring him, and instead floated to Ye Luo's side, transmitting its voice:
"Don't forget our agreement, or I will risk the backlash of that oath to take you all down with me!"
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