CHAPTER 692: 570 TURTLES AND SNAKES LIVE IN HARMONY

Shi Feiyang had finished instructing Jiang Sangu and Situ Xingming, and then he said to Red Corpse God Monarch and Jiulei God, "I will be taking Ayin with me for now to see if he needs to be sent for reincarnation. You two should return to the West Kunlun Seven Absolute Palace first."

Although the two harbored doubts, having witnessed such an impressive array just before, they knew they couldn’t resort to force.

Jiulei God was not particularly close with Deng Yin—they primarily relied on Red Corpse God Monarch. Red Corpse God Monarch asked Shi Feiyang in detail about his plans for handling Deng Yin. After this, he was somewhat reassured and, bidding farewell, led Jiulei God back to the West Kunlun Seven Absolute Palace.

Shi Feiyang and Shi Zhu returned to Yellow Mountain, where Shi Zhu and the whole Huangshan Sect paid their respects to their ancient master.

Looking at the bustling crowd below, talented young individuals abound, Shi Feiyang was very pleased and praised Shi Zhu heartily. He returned to him several Magical Treasures that had belonged to Elder Kuzhu in his previous life, and also taught him anew how to use them.

The cultivation practiced by Elder Kuzhu was a mixture of Buddhism and side-door techniques, still inferior to the orthodox practices of Mysterious Sect. It was originally good because of his foundation and had been nurtured over a long period, attaining great power.

Shi Feiyang re-taught Shi Zhu the methods of cultivation that best suited his characteristics. With diligent cultivation, Shi Zhu would quickly regain the power of his past life and even surpass it significantly, becoming even more formidable!

Afterward, Shi Feiyang took a cave chamber, calmed his mind, and considered how to deal with Deng Yin.

He didn’t even have to think about completely annihilating Deng Yin. He would definitely not do that.

The remaining two options were to set Deng Yin free to continue practicing the Demonic Path Skills, the path of least resistance for him.

However, this would leave Deng Yin as a ticking bomb, likely to explode at any moment and unleash a catastrophic Blood Demon calamity.

The other option was to use the Circulation Golden Talisman to seal Deng Yin’s memories and send him for reincarnation.

In the next life, he would lead him into the true Immortal Path of Mysterious Sect, teach him to sever his devil connections, devote himself to cultivation, then ascend to the Immortal Realm as a Heavenly Immortal - a fundamental solution.

But his sins were deep-seated; aside from anything else, the Princess of Stone God would surely seek him out, along with the Red Corpse, Jiulei, and even Xuanyuan Dharma King might tempt him back to the Demon Path.

In fact, someone had tried this method before. Originally, Deng Yin was a disciple of the True Master Taiyuan but strayed due to misconduct, and even harmed Master Changmei in that lifetime.

His involvement had affected Master Changmei’s entry into the Immortal Path and brought misfortune to Master Changmei’s life, making it hard to weigh their debts and grievances clearly.

After their reincarnation, they joined Chu Sanzi to re-cultivate the Immortal Path. Master Changmei achieved Body Ascension and obtained the power of a Golden Immortal, while Deng Yin fell even deeper than in his previous life, turning into a Blood Demon causing havoc across the world.

It could be said that the three elders of Emei had tried this method but ultimately failed to turn Deng Yin back. Luckily, Master Changmei was able to subdue him. They could ascend in peace, otherwise, they would have had to stay in the world to pursue Deng Yin and resolve this scourge before leaving.

Master Changmei hadn’t completely resolved the issue with Deng Yin but merely imprisoned him in the Star Constellations Sea, leaving behind a prophecy—if he truly repented and stayed until three hundred sixty-five years had passed, he could come out and re-cultivate the Immortal Law. Just one more tribulation would then be enough for him to achieve the Dao. If he broke the Immortal Array prematurely, causing chaos in the world, someone would naturally deal with him, ensuring body and soul are both destroyed.

Now, he had prematurely broken his elder brother’s prophecy, becoming a Blood Demon once again...

Yet, paradoxically, Shi Feiyang suppressed him completely, like a divine mansion firmly restraining him.

Shi Feiyang had obtained two treasures from the Sacred Tomb, which led to his current standing, greatly influenced by Deng Yin, much like how Master Changmei smoothly entered the Immortal Sect, also taking advantage of an opportunity from Deng Yin.

He couldn’t ignore Deng Yin, but to completely resolve this evil root seemed exceedingly difficult.

After much consideration, Shi Feiyang decided to choose the second path!

Although it was difficult, he also had disciples. If it failed again in the future, he could let Shi Zhu keep an eye on Deng Yin!

"I have truly made thorough plans for you, even more so than for one’s own child. I hope you won’t disappoint me, Ayin."

Shi Feiyang spoke to himself.

At this time, Deng Yin’s original thoughts had completely disappeared, and his consciousness was dominated by Devil Thoughts, transforming into innumerable Blood Shadows madly darting around inside the Nine Suspicions Tripod.

The tripod, originally created by ancient immortals to refine the Chaos Core, wasn’t primarily used for containing people. Blood God’s mana was extremely powerful, and he was using all his might to break out, causing the tripod to slightly tremble. Without someone outside casting suppressive spells, he would manage to forcefully escape within ten days to half a month!

No reasoning could be applied to the current Deng Yin. Even if Shi Feiyang let him go, they could no longer interact as brothers as they once did.

Shi Feiyang placed the Heavenly Mirror upside down above the tripod, casting down the Mirror Light.

Deng Yin was caught in the column of light, looking upward, seeing the endless void within the Void Treasure, unable to see its limits.

This made him feel a certain fear in his heart; he was old and cunning and knew that although the Ding Cover had been lifted, the Heavenly Mirror was far more formidable. It seemed infinitely mysterious and deep beyond measure. Not daring to recklessly attempt a brute-force entry, he continued to attack the walls of the tripod from all sides.

He manifested three Blood Flames atop himself, released Ten Finger Demonic Light from both hands, and also sacrificed the two Heavenly Emperor Spears he had obtained from the ancient tomb of the Wuhua Family. He forcibly drove them using his own Essence Blood, turning them into two golden-red beams of light and launching continuous attacks on the tripod walls, creating a burst of fiery sparks.

He kept up his efforts relentlessly for exactly seventy-five days, and finally cracked the Nine Suspicions Tripod, making a hole through which he joyfully transformed into a beam of Blood Light and flew out.

After exiting the tripod, seeing Shi Feiyang sitting motionless ahead, eyes closed and concentrating, Deng Yin, filled with pent-up anger and boldness, roared and unleashed both the Ten Finger Blood Light and the Heavenly Emperor Spears, instantly smashing Shi Feiyang’s body into pieces and bursting it into a cloud of blood mist.

Deng Yin, having killed Shi Feiyang with such ease, was greatly surprised and stood dumbfounded for a moment before abruptly realizing: had he fallen into an illusion created by his opponent? He quickly tried to confirm his suspicions.

At that moment, Shi Feiyang’s Primordial Spirit appeared amidst the blood mist: "Are you appeased now?"

Seeing him only fueled Deng Yin’s anger: "You played me like a puppet in your hands; now I want to be the ruler of all heavenly worlds, starting by killing you and refining you into a Nether River Doll!"

He roared again and released the Ten Finger Demonic Light and the Heavenly Emperor Spears. This time, even the three Blood Flames atop his head shot out streams of blood light, all targeting Shi Feiyang’s Primordial Spirit.

Shi Feiyang offered no resistance and was utterly destroyed by the assault.

Deng Yin was stunned again and asked in disbelief, "Why didn’t you fight back?"

He couldn’t imagine that one day he would personally obliterate Shi Feiyang’s body and soul: "How is this possible?"

He frantically used hand gestures to cast spells in search of Shi Feiyang’s lingering spirit, but his release of energy had been so intense that Shi Feiyang had been thoroughly shattered, requiring significant Heart Power to gather just two fragments of spirit that held bits of memory.

One piece of memory was a monologue from the heart. In it, Shi Feiyang acknowledged his indebtedness and manipulation of Deng Yin, filled with guilt and a constant desire to make amends, treating him like a real brother and secretly vowing to help Deng Yin escape from calamity and achieve a final good outcome...

The second memory included the times Shi Feiyang and Deng Yin spent together, starting with the moment Shi Feiyang was conjuring water in the Tarim Basin and was suddenly contacted by Deng Yin for a trade.

Shi Feiyang knew this original Deng Yin and had a favorable impression of him, believing there must be compelling reasons for his fall into the Demon Path, coupled with a touch of curiosity.

Then came their fighting side by side for the first time during a duel at the Qiao Mountain Sacred Tomb, fiercely defeating two nuns.

Later was the time Shi Feiyang sought out Deng Yin at the West Kunlun Seven Absolute Palace to propose they become brothers. Over drinks, they happily discussed Daoist Techniques...

Remembering all these interactions brought sorrow to Deng Yin’s heart, and he thought of his Elder Brother Master Changmei... He suddenly realized that after his elder brother, Shi Feiyang had been the kindest to him!

Deng Yin’s life had been most influentially shaped by four individuals: his elder brother, his wife Shen Wugou, Princess of Stone God, and Red Flower Princess.

Shen Wugou commanded respect and fear, loving him as a spouse but never indulging him. Even in their interactions, she maintained a strong presence; any slight deviation from the right path, let alone any missteps, would result in stern admonitions from her, holding authority even greater than his mother’s!

The Red Flower Princess was also strong-willed, but her dominance catered to affection. As long as he complied with her, she was tender and reassuring, making both their intimate and everyday interactions emotionally fulfilling—so inseparable were their affections.

But any trace of dissent would provoke the Red Flower Princess to torment him with various magical tortures; before he had completed his cultivation, she would use tortures of the Demon Path to torment him nearly to death.

Three women, each evoking different sentiments, yet only his elder brother Master Changmei truly cared for and protected him with paternal affection and worry.

Though his time with Shi Feiyang had been brief, it resembled that brotherly connection.

Now, his elder brother had ascended, and Shi Feiyang had been killed by his own hands!

Suddenly, Deng Yin felt life was pointless—having lived over a thousand years to end up utterly alone, neither human nor ghost...

He momentarily felt utterly despondent, all his lofty ambitions to rule the heavenly worlds dissipating as he floated up and drifted with the wind, the scenery around him continuously changing.

Like a leaf blown off by the autumn wind, he made no effort to resist, letting the wind carry him outward into the world.

Passing through layers of rocky cliffs, he drifted above the forests.

Suddenly, he saw below a Red Snake and a Xuan Turtle mutually rewarding each other.

Off to the side, many more snakes and turtles grouped into two clusters, watching the two in the center, nodding and wagging their tails in excited emulation.

Watching idly, a tremendous suction suddenly emerged from the juncture of the snake and turtle bodies, forcefully pulling him toward it.

Deng Yin was startled and meant to cast a spell to escape, but the suction was so powerful that it even warped space, pulling him directly in...