My Good Disciple
The moment the bead, radiating a soft glow, landed in Sang Ying's hand, its light dimmed instantly.
Sang Ying looked at the bead of unknown origin with curiosity, and finding nothing special about it, she casually put it back in its place.
The moment her hand fell, a boy's voice reached her ears. "This is the Mirror Pearl of the Heart Devil Mirror, and you actually put it back?!"
The boy, dressed in a long black robe, glared angrily at Sang Ying, his eyes filled with accusation at her for not recognizing the value of her goods.
Sang Ying recognized at a glance that the other party was probably the spirit in the Mirror of Heart Devil Mirror, but this spirit seemed to be lacking in power and needed external force to maintain the operation of the Heart Devil Mirror.
"What's wrong with you, Human Race? This is Mirror Pearl! It chose you, and now you're going to abandon it?!" The boy was furious, as if he himself was the one being abandoned, not the Mirror Pearl.
Sang Ying quickly looked away. "The Heart Devil Mirror is useless to me; I don't need it."
She lingered in the illusion for too long, long enough to have more or less affected Sang Ying's State of Mind.
If Sang Ying could still be considered young before, she now feels that her mindset has become somewhat world-weary.
The boy scratched his head in frustration. "Who asked you that? You really don't want the Mirror Pearl?"
"Well, it's of no value to me," Sang Ying said, closing the seashell to show that she really had no interest in the bead inside.
The boy pursed his lips, wanting to say something but remaining silent.
"Are these the only illusions in the Heart Devil Mirror?" Sang Ying suddenly asked.
The boy keenly sensed a hint of regret in those words, and his expression grew even more grim.
This is the Devil Race's Heart Devil Mirror Demons! For a normal person to break in, just entering the first illusion would be enough to consume their entire life. But Sang Ying destroyed three illusions in a row, and even shattered the one that had consumed the most energy!
It's already pitiful enough as a mirror spirit, how could she have such an attitude?!
The boy was overcome with anger, but it still obediently asked, "Why are you asking this?"
Sang Ying: "I'm worried that I haven't experienced enough, so I want to try out all the illusions in the Heart Devil Mirror."
Not enough experience? Ha!
She probably didn't realize the passage of time while she was in the illusion. She didn't know how much time had passed outside the Heart Devil Mirror, but in this illusion alone, Sang Ying had already stayed for 30,000 years!
That's thirty thousand years!
For the past 30,000 years, she has been killing monsters tirelessly. If the illusion hadn't only affected people's souls instead of actually pulling her in, Sang Ying would probably have died of exhaustion long ago.
The young man snorted, feeling both angry and impressed by Sang Ying's strength. "Don't even think about it. The Heart Devil Mirror sounds powerful, but it's not actually that strong. There are only four illusions in total, and you've destroyed the three most powerful ones! Leave at least one for us!"
Sang Ying raised an eyebrow slightly, looking somewhat surprised. "Sorry, I didn't know."
"Forget it, forget it, why am I telling you all this? Just leave now, I definitely don't dare let you stay any longer." The boy still sounded scared as he spoke.
Sang Ying smiled at it, not at all angry at its words.
On the contrary, her time in the Mirror of Heart Devil Mirror was very rewarding, and Sang Ying no longer felt the initial aversion to this Devil Race treasure.
Seeing that Sang Ying truly didn't want to accept the Mirror Pearl and had no intention of continuing to wreak havoc on the last illusion, the mirror spirit finally breathed a sigh of relief. It left Sang Ying aside and directed the spirits around it to reassemble the three destroyed illusions.
This time, they are determined to weave a solid and terrifying illusion, and will never let what happened to Sang Ying repeat itself!
Sang Ying watched their movements with boredom, quietly waiting for the Heart Devil Mirror to open and the interview to end.
But what she didn't see was that outside the Heart Devil Mirror, the man was toying with the mirror, plotting to send Sang Ying into an even more terrifying predicament.
Qi Yaoji never expected to return to the man's side so quickly. She had already sent Fan Nanjun to the Hidden Nether Realm as instructed, and handed over all the forces she had left there to him.
Just as she finished doing all that, she received a message from the man, asking her to come back as soon as possible, saying that there was something important for her to handle.
When Qi Yaoji finally returned, she only saw the man silently playing with the small mirror in his hand, unwilling to speak for a long time.
The man stroked the uneven patterns on the mirror, a hint of pleasure playing on his lips. "You do have some skill; you broke through the illusion so quickly."
His tone was somewhat friendly and teasing, as if he were talking about a junior he was pleased with.
Qi Yaoji subconsciously began to ponder the identity of the person the man was talking about, but she couldn't figure out who could evoke such emotions in him.
"Has Fan Nanjun's matter been resolved?" the man asked, as was his habit.
Qi Yaoji immediately came to her senses. "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have completed all the tasks you instructed. It shouldn't be long before things are settled with Fan Nanjun."
"Very good, you satisfy me. Now you can return to the Immortal Spirit Realm and help your father." The man rarely showed Qi Yaoji a smile, but it was hidden behind his mask, making it impossible to see clearly.
Qi Yaoji was finally relieved. She had been worried about her father's situation. She couldn't have been happier that the man would take the initiative to arrange for her to go there.
However, Qi Yaoji's joy was short-lived, as the man spoke again, "Before that, you need to help me make some modifications to that Teleportation Array in the Cloud Mulberry Realm."
He no longer intended to use such a ridiculous and dangerous method as occupying the teleportation Teleportation Array. After absorbing the heart of Futu, the man was already able to control Demonic Qi.
He came up with a better way to make the tragedy of the Cloud Mulberry Realm unfold in the other smaller worlds!
Qi Yaoji wanted to ask something more, but after seeing the man's expression, she chose to remain silent.
His capable subordinate left quickly, and the man didn't linger in the room for long. Heart Devil Mirror began to flash, he raised his hand and activated another Teleportation Array.
On the other side of the Teleportation Array lay a desolate scene, surrounded by yellow sand, withered trees, and rows of skeletons. The occasional cry of a red-eyed carrion bird added to the deathly atmosphere of the desolate landscape.
The man strode quickly toward a certain direction in the wasteland, and soon found his destination—a crack that exuded a deep aura of death.
A foul stench wafted from the black soil on both sides of the crack; the man would never have set foot there if it weren't useful to him.
He took out the Heart Devil Mirror and gently tapped it with his slender index finger. "Whether you can come out alive depends on yourself... my good disciple."
After saying that, the man suddenly released his grip, and the shrunken mirror fell straight into the crack, finally disappearing completely from his sight.