Chapter 44

There is nothing more terrifying than seeing another version of yourself, especially when the figure before you is not a reflection in a mirror, but a dark version of yourself.

The shadow gradually became clearer, revealing a dark version of Amu, with vivid expressions and features.

However, Amu was dressed in a white robe, while the shadow seemed to be wearing a black robe. Everything else about the shadow was identical to Amu, as if it were his mirror image.

Just as Amu's consciousness was startled, his body suddenly moved, his eyes snapped open, and he turned around instantly.

Everything happened as Amu had anticipated.

This time, the pair of eyes that had been peering at him did not escape, but seemed to be frozen in place.

On the cave wall behind the Number One Cave, Amu saw a vivid image of himself, sitting cross-legged and motionless.

That shadow was Amu.

Light and darkness, the original and the reflection. This was too incredible!

This discovery left Amu speechless. Could the shadow that had been watching him for days, which had vanished without a trace, be his own shadow?

How could his shadow appear on the cave wall of Luoyun Cliff? And why was it now frozen there?

Impossible, it must be an illusion.

Suddenly, the shadow on the wall seemed to smile at Amu, a smile filled with evil intent, making Amu feel as if the world was spinning.

At the same time, the Heart-Stabilizing Jade on Amu's chest finally reacted, becoming hot and sending a cool sensation directly to Amu's mind.

"Clear your mind of distractions, and no evil can enter!" Amu instantly regained his composure, remembering the words of his ancestor Beihan, which Han Qianli had passed on to him along with the Heart-Stabilizing Jade.

Could it be that his mind was distracted, allowing evil to invade and create an illusion? If not for the Heart-Stabilizing Jade, would he have gone mad?

At this moment, Amu looked at the cave wall again and saw the same cross-legged shadow, but it was no longer smiling, just silently watching, motionless and silent.

Thinking about this, Amu closed his eyes and once again immersed his mind in the Sea of Qi.

Since it was a mental demon, it had to be overcome from within.

At this point, Amu could be said to be in a state of complete detachment from the world, but the image of the cross-legged figure remained, becoming increasingly clear.

It seemed to be a divine thought, imprinted on Amu's soul.

Just then, Amu suddenly felt the shadow move.

"Hmm!" Amu's mind stirred, and he opened his eyes again. The shadow of Amu on the cave wall seemed to smile, a deep and meaningful smile, devoid of evil, and then suddenly transformed into a black beam, directly entering Amu's mind.

However, this time, the Heart-Stabilizing Jade on his chest had no reaction.

Before Amu could do anything, his vision went dark, and he could no longer see anything. Everything before his eyes turned black, except for his consciousness, which remained. All external senses seemed to be stripped away.

At the same moment, Amu felt the Immortal Root in his Sea of Qi tremble violently. The red light flowing within the Immortal Root began to move rapidly, like lightning, as if it had been stimulated and was resonating with something.

More terrifyingly, the Demon Coffin, which had been dormant in Amu's Sea of Qi, suddenly appeared with a rumbling sound, like a mountain emerging from the sea. It was still the small black coffin covered in strange runes but with a corner missing, mysterious and eerie, just as it had been when Wang Jue had combined the nine coffins.

This was the first time the Demon Coffin had appeared since Amu left Liuzhen. The black mist emanating from the Demon Coffin almost filled Amu's entire Sea of Qi, exuding a proud and ancient demonic aura.

Now, Amu's Sea of Qi could be said to be a sea of demonic energy, with violent storms and waves.

The Demon Coffin floated like a small boat on a stormy sea, while the black Immortal Root seemed to be a black spirit dancing in a foggy sea.

The red light was like red lightning. The black sea of demons, blood-red lightning.

Amu could not see anything, only the inner world of his Sea of Qi. His consciousness was controlled by a strange force, and his body no longer obeyed his will.

The Heart-Stabilizing Jade, known for its ability to suppress demons, was completely useless.

At this moment, the Demon Coffin in Amu's Sea of Qi trembled slightly again. In Amu's perception, this slight tremor was like a thunderclap from the heavens, the rumbling sound almost shattering his consciousness.

The Sea of Qi became a vast ocean, boundless, but this ocean was shrouded in black mist, with red lightning constantly flashing.

This was a world entirely of the Demon Coffin, a world of black and red, a world of demons and blood.

"Sealed for ten thousand years, my soul... returns! Sealed for ten thousand years, my soul... returns—"

A faint, ethereal voice came from the depths of the Demon Coffin, carrying the weight of ancient times, as if it had traveled through millions of years. The low, murmuring voice was filled with mysterious power.

For some reason, Amu felt a deep sadness, and the familiar feeling he had when he first entered the Number One Cave returned.

It was a long-awaited sense of return, familiar, strange, intimate, and warm...

This feeling seemed to have waited for ten thousand years, yet it had never changed.

From the missing corner of the Demon Coffin, a misty, vast aura spread out, indistinct and chaotic.

It seemed to be a call, a awakening...

Suddenly, the strange force that had entered Amu's mind earlier passed through his body and headed straight for the Demon Coffin in his Sea of Qi.

"Ah—" At this moment, Amu's head felt like it was splitting, and he screamed in his consciousness.

At the same time, the black Immortal Root in the Sea of Qi suddenly emitted countless black rays, and a bone-deep pain spread throughout Amu's body, like the first time Wang Jue had whipped him with a vine. The pain struck his soul, spanning three lifetimes.

It was not physical pain, but a soul-shaking tremor. It was not the cause and effect of one life, but the awakening of generations.

Then came the sound of the black Immortal Root shattering, crack—crack—crack.

It was like countless black crystals shattering, the black fragments spreading like ink rain throughout the Sea of Qi, the red lightning turning into wisps of smoke and directly merging into the Demon Coffin!

Amu fainted in the confusion of his consciousness and the bone-chilling pain.

At this moment, if there were anyone else in the Number One Cave of Luoyun Cliff, they would be utterly shocked.

Amu was enveloped in a black mist, lying motionless and unconscious, floating in the Number One Cave.

The walls of the Number One Cave were emitting a spiritual light, almost creating another world. Countless streams of spiritual energy, visible to the naked eye, gathered around Amu, but were all transformed into black beams.

Moreover, a black shadow identical to Amu was connected to his head, sitting cross-legged and floating, eyes slightly closed, with a faint smile, an ancient and unshaken appearance.

Days passed, and three days and nights went by unnoticed.

The scene inside the Number One Cave remained unchanged, but outside the cave, it was a different story.

It turned out that many cultivators from Beihan had gathered at the base of Luoyun Cliff.

It seemed that a storm was about to come.

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