I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 287 The Spiritual Root Returns to Its Place (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"Save your energy, you'll regret it later."

Jiang Yi sat cross-legged at the center of the formation, and Xuan Hui activated the formation eye. The Yin energy in the formation gathered into a torrent and rushed into the girl's back. The Yin energy made her demonic energy boil, and a pair of black and red wings intertwined with demonic energy and flames bloomed behind her.

Xuan Hui's Golden Crow True Fire flickered, burning away the demonic energy and leaving only pure fire-type spiritual power.

The fine threads generated in Jiang Yi's dantian using the Fusion Spirit Technique crashed into the girl's body. Jiang Yi's spirit jolted, and the long-lost, familiar fire spirit power made every pore of her body tremble uncontrollably.

A phantom image of a fire phoenix was reflected in Jiang Yi's pupils, and the light threads suddenly grew longer, piercing into the girl's limbs and bones.

The fire spirit root belonging to Jiang Yi was forcibly pulled out of the girl's body and flowed towards Jiang Yi's dantian like magma along the light threads.

"Do not--"

The girl's face twisted, and black and red demonic energy shot out like venomous snakes, attempting to retaliate, but was quickly burned away by the Golden Crow True Fire.

The speed of the flames returning suddenly increased, and the crimson stream flowed along the Jiangyi meridian, eventually converging into the dantian.

"You want to take back...the Fire Spirit Root...you're dreaming!"

The girl grinned maliciously, letting out a non-human shriek. Spiderweb-like black patterns bulged beneath her skin, and some kind of dark, viscous substance peeled away from the depths of her soul.

"careful!"

Xuan Hui narrowed his eyes, and golden fire transformed into chains that bound the girl.

"This demon has actually hidden its primordial demonic seed deep within your spiritual root—"

Before the words were finished, the stripped-off black substance suddenly exploded, turning into countless pained human faces that rushed towards Jiang Yi.

A golden feather flew out from Xuan Hui's body and exploded into a net of fire in mid-air, completely engulfing the demonic thoughts. Strange roars immediately echoed within the formation.

Jiang Yi frowned, his true energy surging uncontrollably within his body, and black and red blood vessels burst open in his eyes, releasing a trace of demonic energy.

"Focus on collecting the spirit!"

Xuan Hui shouted sharply, clasped his hands together, and the golden flames in the formation surged, refining the remaining demonic energy into green smoke.

Jiang Yi swallowed the Ice Heart Pill that he had been holding in his mouth. The icy aura exploded from his dantian and rushed to his head, freezing and suppressing the raging demonic thoughts.

Under the combined effects of the Fusion Spirit Array and the Golden Crow True Fire, the demonic energy on the girl's body was quickly burned away. She collapsed like a puppet with broken strings, and the flames around her completely left her body, turning into streams of light and disappearing into Jiang Yi's dantian.

As the last wisp of fire returned, a blinding crimson light shone from Jiang Yi's dantian, accompanied by the faint, clear cry of a phoenix.

Fire Spirit Root, return to your rightful place!

Jiang Yi's body suddenly erupted with crimson flames, her robes fluttering wildly, and her hair dancing wildly in the heat.

Upon seeing this, Xuan Hui immediately made a hand seal to switch the great formation, and the dark red runes on the twelve formation flags lit up with dazzling golden light.

"Spirit Fusion!"

Xuan Hui let out a low shout, and the Golden Crow True Fire in his sleeve poured down like a waterfall. The moment it collided with the Yin energy of the great formation, the entire canyon shook violently. The Yin energy was forcibly reversed by the supreme Yang fire, and the dark mist in the formation turned into boiling golden-red flames in the blink of an eye, completely engulfing Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi felt as if she had been thrown into a furnace for refining weapons, every inch of her skin enduring the pain of being burned alive.

She gritted her teeth, determined not to let the invisible energy hinder the formation's refinement of her.

Within her dantian, her Dao foundation trembled violently, and the peach blossom branches rooted in the earthen foundation swayed rustlingly, petals falling from the branches.

The fire spirit root, now back in its place, transformed into a phantom of a fire phoenix and spiraled down, accompanied by a joyful chirp, before gently landing on a peach blossom branch.

The moment the phoenix claw touched the branch, crimson flames surged, and the entire peach tree was instantly ignited.

The petals transformed into swirling sparks and fell, burning to ashes. The ashes were greedily absorbed by the earth element beneath the foundation, and the originally dim, yellowish-brown light intensified at a visible rate.

As a result, while the wooden platform was slightly restrained by the earthen platform, the peach blossom branches that had been growing on the wooden platform swayed and grew rapidly.

Wood generates fire, fire generates earth, and the strength of earth can, to a certain extent, boost the growth of wood, making the peach blossom branches cultivated by the "Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture" grow stronger and stronger.

Within her dantian, a small cycle formed on its own. Just as Jiang Yi was overjoyed, a sudden change occurred!
The fire phoenix perched on the peach blossom branch suddenly raised its head, and a ferocious glint flashed in its pupils, just like the girl's.

"Jiang Yi, you've finally taken me back..."

The girl's voice, like a venomous snake, burrowed into Jiang's consciousness, carrying sarcasm and smugness.

"You thought everything that just happened was real? You thought I would obediently let you refine me? Fool! I knew all along that you would take back your fire spirit root one day, so... I have already merged with it! Unless you completely abandon your fire spirit root, you can never kill me!"

The phantom of the fire phoenix suddenly twisted and transformed into the appearance of a young girl. Black and red demonic energy surged out like a tide, instantly eroding Jiang Yi's sea of ​​consciousness.

"You think I'm just a demon who stormed the Xuan Ying Sword Sect back then?" The girl's voice grew sharper, filled with malicious pleasure. "No, I am still your inner demon! I know all your fears and all your weaknesses!"

Jiang's consciousness was struck as if by a heavy blow, and his consciousness was instantly forced back to a corner.

The girl's mind took over!

……

Xuan Hui was unaware of the changes within Jiang Yi's body. He diligently maintained the great formation's rotation, and as midnight passed, the formation's power began to weaken.

Xuan Hui withdrew the Golden Crow True Fire and saw Jiang Yi sitting cross-legged in the center of the formation, his face calm. He breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally done! That brat really knows how to order people around!"

Xuan Hui looked up at the formation and saw that the flames around Jiang Yi were gradually extinguishing. He slowly raised his head and opened his eyes.

Xuan Hui was about to speak when he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Those eyes were as black as ink, swirling with demonic energy, and a strange smile curled at the corner of his lips.

Xuan Hui's pupils shrank suddenly, and golden flames exploded all over his body!

"How dare you, you devil!"

"I'm currently inhabiting her body! You try killing her."

The girl's sharp shout made Xuan Hui hesitate to act rashly, fearing that Jiang Yi's soul might still be intact, only temporarily possessed by the demon's consciousness, and that there was still hope.

If he were to destroy Jiang Yi's body, then there would be no way to save her.

The girl stood up calmly, brushed away the non-existent ashes from her body, and her eyes lit up when her hand brushed against the sword-nurturing gourd at her waist.

"I didn't realize she had so many good things. The Yaoling Sword was even in her possession. It should have been a weapon in my hands, since I am the rightful owner of the Yaoling Sword."

The young girl lightly tapped the sword-nurturing gourd with her knuckles.

In an instant, a dazzling crimson light burst forth from the gourd's mouth, and a sword light wrapped in flames shot out from the sky, drawing a perfect arc in the air before landing steadily in the girl's palm.

The moment the sword was in his hand, it began to tremble violently.

Sensing the long-lost yet familiar aura, the Yaoling Sword resonated excitedly, the flames surrounding it flickering, sometimes as docile as a fledgling returning to its nest, and sometimes as wild as a runaway horse.

The girl grinned maliciously, gripped the Yaoling Sword tightly, and casually swept it to the side.

Nine phantom fire phoenixes roared out, their heads and tails linked together like crimson chains, and blasted forward with earth-shattering power!
In an instant, nine phoenixes cried out in unison, their voices shaking the surrounding area, as if the entire canyon had been thrown into a furnace.

Wherever the fire phoenix passed, blazing waves of flame swept in all directions like a tsunami. Rock walls instantly melted into crimson magma in the high temperature, and the ground was plowed into deep trenches.

The ancient trees in the Tengshe Forest were charred in the flames, and the snake demons hiding in the shadows were burned to ashes before they could even scream.

The girl stood in the middle of the sea of ​​fire, sword in hand. The scorching wind whipped her loose black hair, and her face, which looked exactly like Jiang Yi's, was twisted into a ferocious demonic expression!
Little did anyone know, at this moment, Jiang Yi's soul was leaning against the door frame of the Lazy Immortal Temple, which was formed from the Lazy Root deep in his sea of ​​consciousness, yawning lazily.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Jiang Yi snapped his fingers.

Close the net!

　I'll add more later, I'll finish writing after I have lunch!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)