Mystery: She came from the Chaos Sea.

Chapter 168 Descending the Mountain for Training

The night was dark.

Sitting cross-legged on the futon, Zhou Mei's forehead was slightly damp with sweat.

During the guidance of the original senior in the scriptures, she suddenly had an epiphany, as if she were connected with the Great Dao in the dark. A lot of chaotic things suddenly rushed into her brain.

Those were the emotions, desires, and fragmented memories that the disciples of the Dark Pavilion had entrusted to the Great Dao...

This is a state of sudden enlightenment.

As mentioned in Master Lin Jing's daily teachings, the state of sudden enlightenment is a very rare and dangerous situation in the process of cultivation.

Some people can gain new and extraordinary abilities and profound insights into the Great Way from it.

But some people went mad or even became possessed after that.

Zhou Mei saw a seductive figure succumbing to murderous desires; it was an experience from her Uncle-Master Lin Jing's travels down the mountain.

Zhou Mei also saw it: the beauty who stirred up bloodshed in the secular world of a certain country with her desires was Tian Ruoyao's indulgence after she received her ordination.

These memories are eroding Zhou Mei's will and have a tendency to assimilate her.

Just as Zhou Mei's consciousness was about to be completely swallowed up, a piercing pain came from her arm, forcibly pulling her mind back.

Her uncontrollable right hand dug deep, bone-revealing claw marks into her left arm.

The intense pain gradually brought her dazed mind to a clearer state.

Inside the quiet room, Zhou Mei tried to stand up, but she couldn't muster any strength and collapsed to the ground.

At that moment, eyes peered through the iron bars of the window from outside the door.

After confirming that Zhou Mei had regained consciousness, the iron gate was opened, revealing it to be Uncle-Master Lin Jing.

"You're quite lucky to have woken up from your state of enlightenment..." Master Lin Jing's voice broke the silence in the room, carrying a hint of barely perceptible surprise: "How do you feel?"

Although she had regained consciousness, Zhou Mei was still burdened by an immense mental weight that seemed to come from nowhere. Her voice was hoarse and weak, as if each word was consuming all her strength: "My head is very heavy, and my brain is so noisy."

Lin Jing looked at Zhou Mei, who was clearly enduring something, squatted down, and asked, "What did you feel?"

Zhou Mei, clutching her head, answered weakly with a hint of trust:

"The emotions of some senior disciples who received their ordination at the Dark Abode, and these emotions seem to be able to speak, are making my head very noisy..."

"For example, you, Senior Uncle, are 'curious' right now, while Senior Sister Tian, ​​who is three rooms away, is 'annoyed'."

Upon hearing Zhou Mei's description, Lin Jing's eyes showed surprise.

Is this a kind of perception ability?

Although one can observe the emotional color of others by activating spiritual vision, the recipient of the talisman can still fake their emotions.

Otherwise, if you fight with your spiritual vision active, it will be difficult to hide many of your little tricks from the enemy.

According to Zhou Mei, what she was perceiving at that moment was the most intense and genuine emotion of others, and she was even able to perceive the emotions of those around her across a certain distance.

At that moment, Lin Jing had the idea of ​​devouring Zhou Mei and seizing this extraordinary ability, but considering the chance of failure and the increased mental burden even if she succeeded, she rationally restrained the idea.

"In a few days, it will be time for you to go down the mountain for training. You should rest well during this period."

Watching Lin Jing's departing figure, Zhou Mei, who had regained some strength, called out in her heart, "Senior Yuan Chu, I was actually able to reduce the malice Lin Jing harbored towards me..."

Just now, Zhou Mei pretended to be innocent and revealed her new ability to her Uncle Lin Jing in order to further test the effect of reducing the evil intentions of others.

It's not uncommon for disciples of the Dark Abode to gain the ability to sense evil intentions, but the ability to sense others' emotions from a distance and reduce their evil intentions is extraordinary.

Hermaine assessed Zhou Mei's new ability, which was also an experiment for her—the scriptures that Zhou Mei was now studying were all interpreted and modified by Hermaine.

Under Helmaenie's influence, Zhou Mei's chances of entering a state of enlightenment increased, and her abilities and strengths also tended to align with Helmaenie's intended design.

Of course, Helmani believed that her possession also had an effect.

Helmani whispered a warning: "Don't abuse this ability that can be used as a trump card. And the higher the enemy's rank, the less effective your malevolence reduction ability will be."

Zhou Mei silently agreed in her heart, as if she were a disciple.

……

The weather was fine and sunny.

Zhou Mei rode her steed, controlling the speed and taking care of Napoli Disri, who was not skilled at riding, behind her.

Napoli Disley was in a bit of a mess at this point.

He failed to acquire Tian Ruoyao's riding skills, which is why he is not very good at riding horses now.

He had never ridden a horse in prehistoric times.

But after becoming a demon, He didn't need to ride this wretched horse at all.

Napoli Disley never imagined that he would need transportation again.

He now relies solely on the physical abilities of the celestial being to control his horse. While this method is effective, it results in an odd riding appearance, unlike Zhou Mei's dashing and heroic bearing.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Feeling both excited and awkward about horseback riding, Napoli Disri called out to Zhou Mei, who was leading the way, "We're all sisters, so why don't you give me a ride, Junior Sister Zhou?"

Zhou Mei smiled and politely declined, saying, "Senior Napoli Disri is joking."

Zhou Mei could tell that Napoli Disri, who replaced Tian Ruoyao, was a man. Moreover, he hadn't tried to hide this fact from the beginning.

As for the original senior... Tian Ruoyao shook her head slightly, quickly dispelling the unfounded speculation in her heart.

The two sped along and arrived at a roadside inn before nightfall.

But when the innkeeper saw Napoli Disri by the firelight upon checking in, his expression changed slightly: "Two ladies, guest rooms, guest rooms..."

Napoli Disley chuckled, "In the middle of nowhere, your rooms probably won't be full, will they?"

The innkeeper hurriedly explained, "No, it's because the guest room is haunted. I was afraid of disturbing you two ladies, so I told you in advance."

"Haunted?" Zhou Mei's eyes darkened slightly as she scanned her surroundings with her spiritual vision, but she couldn't detect anything strange.

I could tell that this place was probably a shady business.

Helmani chuckled to herself as she explained, "It's not that the inn is haunted; it's that the owner clearly recognized Tian Ruoyao. Tian Ruoyao must have quite a reputation outside, because she scared the owner so much he acted like he'd seen a ghost."

Since the extinction of prehistoric civilization, after countless years of recuperation, the population of the Western Continent has become dense again, but among this dense population, those who have become ordained cultivators are still a minority.

Tian Ruoyao, a demonic cultivator with an outspoken personality, was clearly well-known, to the point that even the owner of this shady shop recognized her.

Under Zhou Mei's arrangement, the innkeeper dutifully opened two adjacent rooms.

After their meal, the two washed up and rested.

Helmani, on the other hand, turned her attention back to the Abyss, continuing her search for and hunt down the high-sequence demons.

A large army of machines carrying video recordings conducted a wide-ranging search, while the ascetics, under the protection of Sasriel, went to specific locations to investigate based on the information gathered from the recordings.

This method wasn't very efficient, but it was still somewhat useful. Although they hadn't yet found those high-sequence demons, they had collected quite a few extraordinary properties of the Abyss Path.

In fact, Helmaine also wanted to get information about the Abyss from Napolidisri, but Napolidisri was very wary.

If she were to be tested too easily, it would only expose her secret of being able to connect the interior and exterior of the Western Continent, thus putting Zhou Mei in danger.

Having grown accustomed to Zhou Mei's perspective, Helmeyne did not want any unnecessary sacrifices to be made.

(End of this chapter)