Chapter 40 Immortals and Demons Must Be Balanced; Abandon Spring, Abandon Him, Like Discarding Worn-out Shoes. ...
The rhinoceros demon was busy lamenting its own experience when it was startled by Lou Yan's reaction.
It raised its head in confusion, looking at the demon wolf with bruises on its face but a serious expression, and more doubts arose in its heart.
"Moo?!" the rhinoceros demon exclaimed in surprise.
Don't you know about the man-eating mirror in Emperor Yi's tomb?
Every demon on Mount Sixiang knows this! How could you not know?
Lou Yan frowned. Just from the tone of his voice, she knew that this rhinoceros demon regarded her as a wild wolf that no one wanted on the mountain.
He crossed his arms with disdain and snorted, his tone light and airy, "I am a disciple of the Eighteen Realms, so naturally I will not associate with wild demons."
"Moo?" The rhinoceros demon's eyes lit up.
Demons can cultivate immortality now?
Lou Yan had no patience to explain further, nor did he want to share Heng Qichun's personal affairs with others. He raised his eyes sinisterly, "Stop asking those useless questions."
"What exactly is that 'man-eating mirror'?"
"Moo~"
It was a mirror in the tomb of Emperor Yi. It was originally placed properly in Emperor Yi's tomb, but it was covered in dust and no one knew about it.
Later, a group of people came to Mount Sixiang, dug open Emperor Yi's coffin, and when they took out the mirror, something strange suddenly happened.
Lou Yan was getting annoyed by its habit of leaving things unsaid, but she couldn't lash out at the moment, so she patiently pressed on, "What strange thing?"
The rhinoceros demon stood up from the ground, its face, which was neither human nor inhuman, turned ashen, as if it had been terrified.
"Moo moo moo!" The tone was urgent.
One person present was immediately revealed to be in his true form, transforming into a nine-tailed fox in front of everyone!
Lou Yan squinted. It seemed this was the strange thing his senior master had mentioned—that mirror probably had the power to reveal the true nature of demons.
No wonder there are so many more monsters on Mount Sixiang than usual these days.
The rhinoceros demon grew more and more excited as it spoke, and before Lou Yan could ask any more questions, it had already finished explaining the whole story with a "moo."
The group quickly fell into infighting, with one accusing his companion of taking a demon as a disciple. The accused, however, claimed that he was unaware of this beforehand and then drew his sword to cut off the nine-tailed fox's tail.
With only one tail remaining out of its nine, the fox screamed in agony, its cries reaching all the demons on Mount Sixiang. I and several other demons who had also transformed into human form went to investigate, only to be reflected back into our original forms by the mirror.
The demons were tearing each other apart and killing one another. If we could not successfully return to human form, it would be difficult for us to protect ourselves. That is why some demons tried to revert to human form by inducing ghosts to enter our bodies.
That mirror is terrifying; it looks like it can "eat people." I'm kindly advising you, please don't look at it, or you'll end up like us.
The rhinoceros demon meant well and went on to give Lou Yan a lot of instructions, but Lou Yan was no longer listening.
His hands hung limply at his sides, and he stood there like a wooden zombie, his eyelashes blinking rapidly, and a hint of fear could be faintly seen in his pupils.
The bruise at the corner of his mouth was pressed into a thin line as he pursed his lips tightly, while the muscles at the corner of his mouth became more and more tense, showing no sign of relaxing.
He only felt pain.
It hurts so much.
Wolves are pack animals and will not abandon any member of their pack.
So he could never understand why, when the Tiger Clan invaded their territory, those uncles who usually thought highly of themselves would flee in panic, and why he was the only one left behind.
Perhaps the nature of beasts cannot withstand scrutiny at all.
So he chose to believe the god who had taken him back to the Eighteenth Realm.
He once sincerely believed that the god who sat on the lotus throne and was willing to gently coax him would not abandon him, but his passionate heart only received a sword strike from the Tiantai Pond.
Heng abandoned Chun as if he were discarding worn-out shoes.
He was abandoned his whole life.
Lou Yanxiang.
"Moo?" The rhinoceros demon couldn't help but ask again when Lou Yan remained silent for a long time.
Little wolf, you weren't scared, were you?
Lou Yan snapped out of her daze, blinked involuntarily, and then habitually tilted her head, feigning indifference.
"It's nothing." He tilted his head back, revealing the beauty mark under his eye, which gave him a somewhat innocent and harmless look. "I just think that nine-tailed fox deserved it."
"Moo?"
Does it deserve it?
"Of course." Lou Yan laughed heartlessly. "To place your hopes on hypocritical humans is simply the most foolish thing in the world."
He said, slowly and deliberately, "Those who love others will inevitably be abandoned."
The Siyao was simple-minded and pondered Lou Yan's words over and over again until she was almost dizzy from thinking about them.
It still felt something was wrong; those who love others should be loved, so why were they abandoned?
Lou Yan didn't want to think about these things anymore. He looked up at the water-filled opening at the top of the cave and began to think about how to get out of there.
Wei Xiuzhu is definitely not someone we can count on, and as for that Chongming bird...
Lou Yan chuckled, "Relying on Chongming Bird is not as good as relying on himself."
If his spiritual power could be restored, he might be able to fight against this terrifying lake again. But the difficulty lies in the fact that he was too impatient before, and the rapid activation of his spiritual power caused his meridians to reverse. Now, with the slightest effort, he feels an unbearable burning sensation in his dantian.
Troublesome.
As he was deep in thought, he heard the rhinoceros demon behind him begin to moo incessantly, its hoarse and heavy voice growing louder and louder, making him increasingly irritable.
"What are you yelling about again!"
He asked the question impatiently, but the rhinoceros demon's voice was louder than soft, so Lou Yan had no choice but to turn around, just in time to see the scene of the earth collapsing and the walls cracking behind him.
!!
While he was still stunned, the entire stone wall collapsed and crumbled, and countless pieces of rubble tumbled down, causing the rhinoceros demon to tumble and crawl from a distance.
Lou Yan finally realized belatedly what the rhinoceros demon had been yelling about in such a fuss.
It was to tell him to "be careful what's behind him".
But it was too late.
Gravel flew everywhere, the ground shook, and the shimmering lake water seemed about to pour in.
"Splash—" A stream of spring water cascaded down from the cave entrance.
Lou Yan held his breath tightly for a moment, feeling as if his mouth and nose were about to be filled with the scalding hot water, leaving him nowhere to struggle.
This feeling is all too familiar.
In his previous life, he was thrown into the rooftop pool by Heng Qichun because of the death of the shark, and struggled in the suffocating water for three long years.
The pain was so intense that he would later lament whenever he thought about it, wondering why Heng Qichun hadn't killed him sooner.
The water flow is now filling the container more and more.
After the ghostly aura dissipated, the water was no longer so scorching that it would burn people's skin again. However, the current was quite rapid, and in a short while it had reached people's chests. In another moment, it would have submerged their mouths and noses.
what to do?
Lou Yan used the last shred of her remaining rationality to think.
The reason for the crack in the stone wall is still unknown, and the shelter they are temporarily taking refuge in is about to be filled with water again.
The sound of rushing water made Lou Yan feel an unparalleled sense of peace.
Wait a moment--
Where is that rhinoceros demon?
The water was turbulent, and his vision was blurred, making it difficult to see anything. Lou Yan tried his best to open his eyes wide and finally found the ugly, bluish-black figure in the water.
The rhinoceros demon was swimming happily in the water, bubbles coming out of its nostrils and making strange sounds, "Moo moo~ glug glug glug~"
Lou Yan slapped his forehead and collapsed backward into the water.
He had completely forgotten that rhinoceroses are naturally fond of water, and this little bit of water was not enough to drown him.
The water rushed down, and in the blink of an eye, it completely submerged the land, leaving no room for any further struggle or respite.
Lou Yan had been holding his breath for too long, and his face was ashen from being submerged in the lake water. Only the beauty mark at the corner of his eye retained a trace of color. He blinked slowly, only to find that his vision had already gone out of focus.
This time it's really over.
The sound of the rhinoceros spitting water continued in Lou Yan's ears, and he could still vaguely see its figure playing happily in the water.
He couldn't help but let his last thought, in a daze, drift down—if only he had spiritual power right now.
If one possesses spiritual power, even if one cannot immediately leave Xuanwu Lake, one can at least struggle in the water for three years, just like in the previous life.
If you have spiritual power...
etc!
Lou Yan suddenly opened his eyes wide, and his eyes flashed with a sharp light once again.
"Hey!" He stopped holding his breath and asked the rhinoceros demon not far away through the water barrier, "Do you have any spiritual power?"
Upon hearing the sound, the bull demon stopped spitting water and looked over with its bewildered bull eyes.
"Moo?"
What's wrong? Why is your face so pale?
Lou Yanxin said, "I'm going to die."
He gave up struggling, letting the increasingly rapid flow of water fill his mouth and nose.
If you have it, send it to me!
The shout was incredibly urgent, and seeing Lou Yan's deathly pale face, the Si Yao finally realized the seriousness of the situation.
It was still somewhat benevolent, reaching out to transfer the little spiritual power it had left to Lou Yan, only noticing a wisp of black energy remaining at its fingertips when it raised its front paw.
The rhinoceros demon immediately cried out, "Moo!"
My spiritual power has been tainted by ghostly energy; you won't be able to stand it!
Having died so many times, Lou Yan was still able to remain calm and said without hesitation, "Send it over!"
Even though there has been no sign of it yet, he still knows in his heart that in a few years, the demons of the Nine Netherworld will come to him and reveal that he is the last demon in the world.
There is no demon or monster in the world that he cannot control.
The spiritual power of the rhinoceros demon, accompanied by ghostly energy, swept over, nourishing the nearly withered limbs and bones. The energy flowed smoothly through the meridians, and the dantian felt intensely hot.
Lou Yan could almost immediately feel his body's yearning for ghostly energy.
It was a kind of greed ingrained in his bones. No matter how many immortals he cultivated or how many good deeds he performed, he could not control this physical instinct.
Therefore, Lou Yan never dared to hope that he could attain immortality in this lifetime.
Because immortals and demons are inevitably on different paths, and humans and demons are bound to follow different paths.
Lou Yan's body floated up and then slowly fell, surrounded by black mist, and his consciousness gradually blurred.
Just before he lost consciousness, he saw the rhinoceros demon frantically swim over and catch his body, followed by the sound of the broken stone wall collapsing.
A huge creature swam out from inside.
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Author's Note: Be patient, Master is on his way to save the little wolf [doge head with rose in hand]
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