Shi Miao sneezed.
"What's wrong?" Xuan Lou turned his head and asked her.
Shi Miao's heart moved, and he smiled and said, "Nothing."
It was just the few new friends she'd met who were talking about her. Right now, she was preparing to go to Hell with Xuan Lou. Ji Jingyao's cultivation progressed very quickly, especially after the opening up of the underworld. He had converted some of the unconscious souls there, and his speed was even faster.
Today, he was planning to break through to the Out-of-Body Realm, so Shi Miao was mainly here to protect him. As for Xuan Lou, he wanted to watch and see if he could learn some experience from him.
Xuan Lou said, "You guys are truly formidable. Breaking through one by one is as easy as drinking water." Xuan Lou had recently broken through to the Golden Core stage, and his cultivation speed was already impressive. But compared to Shi Miao and Ji Jingyao... he seemed quite weak.
Shi Miao said, "Your speed isn't bad either." In the world of cultivation, his cultivation speed was much faster than that of some disciples from larger sects. There was a reason for this. After the cosmic upheaval, this first generation of cultivators had more or less gained some favor from the laws, allowing them to cultivate even faster. Furthermore, Shi Miao had reminded them of this and they had benefited from the rain of the Great Dao...
Xuan Lou just sighed and said, "Let's go and see how Jing Yao is doing."
The place Jing Yao chose for the breakthrough was hell.
Because Shi Miao could control the underworld, unlike others, she could teleport in the underworld. She grabbed Xuan Lou's hand, and in a flash, she teleported to the other side of the blood river.
The Blood River lies beneath the Eighteen Layers of Hell. Looking out, it's a sea of seething blood. But the blood here is a forbidden place. Once touched, not only will karma ensnare you, but you'll also unknowingly develop inner demons, bewitching them until you return to the Blood River, being assimilated by it and becoming a part of it.
Even the King of Hell wouldn't dare come to this place. Even the King of Hell, protected by faith, would be helpless if contaminated. The only two things that could restrain the Blood River were the authentic Bright Path technique and the merit.
At this moment, Ji Jingyao was sitting in the blood river. The churning blood water slapped the waves, but before the blood waves could touch Ji Jingyao, they quickly retreated, as if they sensed the power that frightened them.
Xuan Lou gasped when he saw this scene, "He's going to break through on this side of the Blood River?"
Shi Miao's lips curled up slightly, she had guessed a little bit about Ji Jingyao's plan.
He wanted to purify a part of the blood river and break through to the out-of-body state in one breath.
Sensing Shi Miao's arrival, Ji Jingyao opened his eyes, and his originally cold eyes became more warm.
Xuan Lou muttered beside him, "I don't think he needs anyone to protect him. Who would dare to come to this damn place?" If Shi Miao hadn't followed him, he wouldn't have had the courage.
Shi Miao just looked at the blood river quietly - she was wondering, if she went down along the blood river, would she reach her original world of cultivation?
Well, there’s no rush… Let’s wait until she reaches the level of distraction or above.
Ji Jingyao emanated a light as hot as the sun. Wherever the light reached, the river of blood quickly retreated. The blood river that had no time to retreat was quickly dissolved when it touched those light spots, and turned into light purple flowers.
The flowers floated around Shi Miao and landed in the palm of Shi Miao's hand.
This is the Guangming Sect’s signature magic that illuminates thousands of miles away!
"Ah!" Shi Miao heard a shrill scream coming from the blood river, as if someone was hurt by Guang Zhao Wanli.
The black shadow emerged and transformed into a somewhat familiar figure - where had I seen it before?
Shi Miao tried hard to recall.
"Huh? You're not dead yet." She sighed, finally remembering the other person's identity. Isn't this the Demon Lord of the previous predecessor?
No, the other party is not alive, he is just a trace of consciousness.
Ji Jingyao ignored the black shadow and continued to purify the blood river. His calm expression made it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
"Master of Xuantian Sect... As the leader of the righteous path, are you going to watch the Demon Lord grow up?" The black shadow's voice was hoarse and full of malice.
Shi Miao blinked and said, "He is now learning the righteous martial arts."
She paused, "Besides, he used to cause more trouble to your demon world."
After all, the Demon Lord's rise to power in his previous life was too fast. At the beginning, there were quite a lot of demons who refused to obey him, but in the end, they were all killed one by one by him. To put it bluntly, the number of demons who died at the hands of Ji Jingyao was probably much greater than that at the hands of Shi Miao.
As if choked by her answer, the former Demon Lord made a sound like grinding his teeth.
The next second, the black shadow turned into black mist. However, before the mist escaped, a magic spell fell over - even when purifying the blood river and at the critical moment of breakthrough, Ji Jingyao did not forget him.
The black fog let out an even more shrill scream, then dissipated and disappeared completely.
Xuan Lou poked Shi Miao with his finger, "Who is that person?"
Shi Miao said bluntly, "An old thief who's barely surviving after a failed breakthrough."
However, there is only a trace of his consciousness in this river of blood, and his real body is probably still hiding somewhere.
Xuan Lou nodded. "Jing Yao came here to break through, is it just to deal with him?"
Shi Miao shook his head, "It's simply because purifying the blood river itself is a step in his breakthrough."
The previous Demon Lord was just a bonus.
She continued to watch Ji Jingyao purify the blood river, and the purple petals gathered into a bridge connecting the two banks.
Meritorious energy poured down. From the perspective of Heaven, Ji Jingyao had done something beneficial to the Three Realms, so He was not stingy in giving him merit.
However, the Blood River had accumulated karma and resentment for countless billions of years. Even though Ji Jingyao's skills were naturally restrained and his cultivation level was there, he couldn't use his magic endlessly... His breath was getting weaker and weaker.
Seeing his weakness, the river of blood transformed into huge waves and slammed towards him fiercely, as if to avenge the previous grudge.
Xuan Lou's face changed drastically. If Shi Miao hadn't looked calm and composed, he would have lost control and attacked.
The blood turned into a huge wave that completely submerged Ji Jingyao's figure. After a while, an even more scorching light burst out from the blood.
That light even spread to the Eighteen Levels of Hell and Yama's Palace...
Countless ghosts in the underworld were stunned as they felt the long-lost light.
Isn't this the underworld? Why is there suddenly light?
They felt a surge of emotion in their hearts that they themselves did not understand.
The light lasted for a whole incense stick of time before dissipating.
At the same time, a heart made of golden light appeared above the blood river. The heart slowly grew and finally became a person - a person they were very familiar with.
Shi Miao couldn't help but smile, "Congratulations."
Ji Jingyao walked towards Shi Miao, holding the heart in his hands. As Shi Miao stared at him in confusion, he placed the heart in Shi Miao's hand and lowered his eyes.
"I give you my heart."
"Don't refuse, okay?"
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