Ink Man's words sent a cold sweat down my back.
Severing the Inner Demon sounded righteous enough, but it was right—if a person had no Inner Demon, no Seven Emotions and Six Desires, could they still be a complete person?
Even the Immortal Family had their own selfishness and desires.
Much less an ordinary person.
I released it, but Huan Die's voice rang out beside my ear. "Kill it! You have to kill it!" She seemed extremely agitated. Her eyes were already open, and she was staring in my direction.
She shouted, "If you don't kill it, this ritual cannot be completed. We'll all die!"
I looked at her. Ye Jinghong had not finished chanting yet, but there was a change in her voice as well.
I did not move. I had no idea who was telling the truth and who was lying.
A few seconds later, Ye Jinghong's voice stopped. She had likely finished the incantation. She looked at me too, but unlike Huan Die, she did not urge me to kill my Inner Demon. The battle between the black dog and her Inner Demon continued.
I sighed and said to Ink Man, "Return to your place."
Seeing that I was not going to kill it, it seemed somewhat puzzled. I smiled faintly. "A person without Seven Emotions and Six Desires cannot be considered complete. The purpose of cultivating reincarnation is to experience the love, hatred, joys, and sorrows of this world. So I cannot sever my Inner Demon. I should coexist with it instead, shouldn't I?"
It nodded. "Thanks."
With that, a wisp of black smoke entered my body.
Huan Die was furious. "Jiang Xiaobai, do you know what you're doing? The most crucial step of this entire ritual is severing the Inner Demon, yet you let it