How to Prove I'm Not an Inner Demon? Urgent! / Tragic Loss of True Name as Ancestor Ji

Fu Hua slapped Ji Lin on the head speechlessly.

Ji Lin stuck out his tongue and gave a sly smile.

The two then got up. Fu Hua tidied up the bedding on the floor, while Ji Lin wandered around the room, occasionally peeking under the table and on top of the cabinet.

A moment later, Ji Lin showed Fu Hua the dust on his index finger and said:

"This room is so different from what I remember, and it's covered in dust. Have you not cleaned it for a while?"

"Changes are normal, after all, five thousand years have passed. As for the dust, it's mainly because I haven't been back much in recent years, so there's bound to be some. Let's not talk about that for now. I just stored a jar of 'Spring Unaging' before the New Year. I'll go cook some rice, so please make do with this for tonight."

"Oh, then Crimson Kite, you go cook, I'll clean up. Hehe, back then, to train me to control my power and not destroy things around me, you guys made me do cleaning for a long time!"

"Is that so? You don't need to push yourself. You just got back. If you're tired, just rest. I'll go cook."

When Fu Hua returned to the house with the rice cooker Spring Unaging, the house had been completely renovated, except that the lights were flickering on and off.

Even immortals' dwellings need to be grounded in reality, so this place is electrified, with a generator and a full range of electrical equipment.

However, the flickering of the light was not due to a malfunction, but rather because Ji Lin was standing by the switch, pressing it again and again with a look of utter curiosity.

"Crimson Kite, Crimson Kite, look at this thing! It's amazing! It can even control light!"

"Sigh, it seems I'll have to start by teaching you the basics of modern life."

Fu Hua smiled helplessly.

However, looking at the clean and tidy house, and then at the girl in red who looked like an elf inside, I was struck by the sight.

Fu Hua felt a warmth in her heart, as if the Great Void Mountain, which she knew so well, had become different.

Chapter 103 How can I prove I'm not Inner Demon? Urgent!

Where am I?

"Isn't I dead?"

"Um?"

"That's me outside!?"

After awakening from the Xuanyuan Sword, Ji Lin was in a state of utter confusion.

As a born Stigmata Awakener who had cultivated the early version of the Taixu Sword Qi, Ji Lin also learned the initial version of the Sword God, and even once rivaled Fu Hua, perfecting his own Great Void Sword God in another direction.

Therefore, Ji Lin's attainments in the realm of consciousness are profound. Excluding senior figures in the mental realm like Fu Hua and Su, her level would be unmatched even in modern times five thousand years later.

Therefore, Ji Lin was well aware of how weak she was, like a candle flickering in the wind. If it weren't for the Xuanyuan Sword acting like a glass lampshade to shield her from the outside storms, she would probably have vanished in an instant.

Having understood his situation, Ji Lin felt somewhat saddened, but mostly relieved.

"I was already a dead man anyway, so it doesn't matter."

Ji Lin muttered to himself calmly, then looked at the scene outside the Xuanyuan Sword and frowned deeply.

"Why does that look like me outside?"

"Wait, if she is Ji Lin, then what am I?"

"No way?"

Am I Inner Demon?

Ji Lin briefly doubted himself.

It's not her fault. After all, she had been asleep for five thousand years and had been fighting against the effects of Honkai, resisting its temptations and infections. It's normal for her to wake up groggily and feel somewhat shaken; it's not a problem with Ji Lin herself.

Ji Lin quickly reaffirmed his convictions.

"A thousand years of grudge, how can it be avenged? Chiyou, it's time to settle all scores!"

Then I was awakened by this hoarse, high-pitched scream.

Ji Lin quickly looked outside and saw that the "self" outside was holding the Xuanyuan Sword high, emitting a light like the sun.

Ji Lin slowly opened her small mouth wide, turning it into an adorable circle filled with shock.

"(⊙o⊙) Cool!"

Although I don't recall ever having this move.

But lines like "A star rises from the barren land, shining as brightly as the sun" are simply—

"Handsome!"

Ji Lin couldn't help but raise her small hand to cover her wide-open mouth, her eyes shining with excitement.

This is it, this is it!

As the tribe's illiterate person in Cang Xuan Dan Zhu's words, what she craves most is this kind of cultured and fashionable value!

That's so damn cool!

It would have been even better if he had been that handsome while he was alive!

Then, Ji Lin outside unleashed another powerful attack:

"The Heavenly Principles prevail; this is the Heavenly Law!"

Holy crap! He's so handsome it's unbelievable!

(☆_☆)!!

Ji Lin watched himself display his might outside, and upon hearing the other party's words, "Repent to the departed spirits," he nodded repeatedly in excitement.

"That's right! That's it! Take it down, me outside!"

The once-powerful Demon God was now in decline and was about to be slain by his sword. Ji Lin had forgotten about the truth and only wanted to see the victory as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, it seems that Chiyou still managed to escape.

"Wait, that's... Crimson Kite!?"

Ji Lin was overwhelmed with disappointment because Chiyou had escaped, but then, seeing Fu Hua meet the "Ji Lin" outside, she couldn't help but feel excited and nervous.

"Although he's very handsome..."

"But what exactly is she?"

"Wouldn't she harm Crimson Kite?"

Fu Hua, who is both a mentor and a friend, is completely unguarded around the unknown "Ji Lin" outside, which makes it hard for Ji Lin not to worry.

Unfortunately, she was now far more vulnerable than she had ever imagined in the past. Forget about going out to warn others; even maintaining consciousness depended on a faint, unknown force, and staying awake was her current limit.

"This force is maintaining and strengthening my consciousness; it seems to be coming from the other me?"

Ji Lin sensed his own condition and tried to analyze the current situation and find a way to break through.

Although the appearance, strength, hatred for Chiyou, and familiarity with Fu Hua all seemed exactly the same as his own, Ji Lin still couldn't be completely sure what the "Ji Lin" outside really was.

"What if it's a trick by demons? Then Crimson Kite will be in danger. But what should I do? Crimson Kite, wake up! That 'me' is still a little different from me. Don't be fooled!"

Ji Lin paced anxiously inside the sword, but unfortunately, apart from praying that Fu Hua's eyesight would improve, there was nothing he could do.

Ji Lin gritted her teeth and held her breath—although, in the case of a conscious being, these actions were more of a psychological state, they were enough to show her worry.

Until she heard herself outside, saying to Fu Hua:

[You have fulfilled your duty. Now you can rest. Crimson Kite.]

Ji Lin was startled.

"I don't want to fall into the demonic path one day. If you can take me to see Cang Xuan and the others on Great Void Mountain, I will be very happy."

Even a rock that a whirlpool cannot break will Erosion by the erosion of time.

"There is no need for future generations to suffer the threat of Chiyou. This battle was my duty."

Ji Lin watched all of this, trembling repeatedly, a strong sense of identification welling up within him.

Yes, yes, that's exactly the feeling!

This is my experience and my thoughts!

This picture of me looks just like me!

Then, in Fu Hua's mental world, Ji Lin heard words that almost brought her to tears:

"I'm so tired, I can't hold on any longer."

"Crimson Kite, you're too cunning. You've already said that, how can I refuse?"

"I have been lonely for too long and I don't want to suffer the pain of being alone anymore."

Besides myself, who else could know these feelings?

Ji Lin lowered his head dejectedly, laughing and crying at the same time, and couldn't help but think of this:

"So, it was the prolonged struggle that tore me in two, one half outside the sword, and the other half inside?"

She still had doubts, but these suspicions had already taken root and begun to sprout.

She was far stronger than him; at least Ji Lin himself couldn't force himself to live towards death just because of Crimson Kite's words.

She seemed to rely more on Crimson Kite, so she would crawl into his bed after waking up groggily, and sleep even more soundly because she could smell Crimson Kite's scent.

She also seemed a bit more unconventional, trying to find Crimson Kite's private diary while cleaning, pressing the buttons on that magical light device out of curiosity, and running around the huge iron bird outside the courtyard.

She is still somewhat different from herself.

But this difference is more like the difference between your younger self and your mature self.

Aside from that, they shared the same decisiveness, the same steadfastness, and the same trust and closeness to Crimson Kite. It seemed they really were the same person?

"Could it be that this is truly a consequence of being nearly possessed by demons for thousands of years?"

As Ji Lin felt the invisible connection with the "self" in the outside world, and experienced the sense of security that was constantly nourished and strengthened by the power of this connection, he became more and more inclined to this guess.

"Tai! Confess honestly, you are my Inner Demon, aren't you? Don't look around, Crimson Kite is sitting right here, you have nowhere to escape!"

Ji Lin was startled awake by a loud slamming of the table, snapping him out of his reverie.

This is a Dreamscape world, connecting the consciousnesses of Ji Lin and Fu Hua, one inside and one outside. The three of them are kneeling on either side of a wooden table, with Ji Lin inside the sword on one side and Fu Hua and Ji Lin outside the sword on the other side.

Ji Lin, inside the sword, was also unsure of what was happening. In any case, while she was cultivating her spirit and contemplating herself within the sword, she was suddenly pulled into Ji Lin's Dreamscape outside the sword, and Crimson Kite followed her in as well.

She was a little flustered and could only weakly say:

"I... I feel that I am Ji Lin ..."

"Haha! Crimson Kite, did you hear that? Are you kidding me? You're Ji Lin, so what am I? Am I some kind of Inner Demon or evil spirit? You can actually make up something like that? Hahaha!"

"Indeed, from a general rational point of view."

Fu Hua looked at Ji Lin on her side, her eyes filled with gentle affection at Ji Lin's lively, hearty laughter. Then, looking at Ji Lin opposite her, Fu Hua's eyes revealed scrutiny and wariness.

Ji Lin, sitting kneeling in the sword, had fine beads of sweat on her forehead, and her bare, jade-like feet had her small, round toes twitch nervously.

'Help! How can I convince my other self and Crimson Kite that I'm not Inner Demon? Urgent!'

I have a feeling that if I don't explain it clearly soon, Crimson Kite's Sword God technique is about to be unleashed!

Chapter 104 The Painful Loss of the True Name of Ancestor Ji

This cannot be blamed on Fu Hua being blind and mistaking an old friend.

First of all, she has lost the memory of that period from five thousand years ago.

Secondly, Ji Lin Anqi's first appearance gave her a head start.

Most importantly, because of a simple prayer, he bravely crossed five thousand years of loneliness and despair to stay by Fu Hua's side—this affection is so profound, who wouldn't be moved to tears?

Fu Hua believed it completely, without the slightest doubt.

Fortunately, Anqi still had a sliver of conscience. She knew she had impersonated Ancestor Ji Lin and that she was deceiving Fu Hua, so she still had some self-awareness.

"Ahem! As for the matter of consciousness being torn apart during five thousand years of struggle, I can't say for sure if it's true, nor dare I say it's false. But looking at your weak and powerless appearance, you don't pose a threat to me... Let's keep you for now and observe you for a while before making a decision."

"Ji Lin, don't let your guard down. The Honkai is not so easy to deal with. It's better to eliminate any potential threats. If all else fails, we can seal it away first."