Shen Qing vomited several times. When she could no longer bring anything up, she collapsed on the ground, exhausted.
She hugged her head, her eyes dull and numb as helpless tears streamed down her face.
Why? She had tried so hard to change her pre - ordained fate. She had left those heartless senior brothers and severed ties with her master who had personally killed her in her previous life.
But after all the twists and turns, it was as if she had returned to the starting point. She just couldn't seem to get away from the female protagonist in the story.
Did it mean that even after being reborn, she would still have to live in the shadow of that woman for the rest of her life?
As she thought about this, a sense of desolation and helplessness welled up in Shen Qing's heart.
She felt as if she had done everything, yet at the same time, it seemed like she had done nothing.
What on earth should she do to save herself and the living beings in this world?
While Shen Qing was lost in self - doubt, Ling Zhou sensed that something was wrong with her. He shouted desperately in his mind, hoping to bring back Shen Qing's consciousness.
He remembered the first time they had a proper encounter. Shen Qing had given rise to a demonic obsession then.
"Little disciple! Wake up!"
Ling Zhou's voice was urgent. As a soul, he could see many things that Shen Qing and Li Xian couldn't.
The living beings born in the secret realm were protected by the Heavenly Dao. But they had been brutally killed here, and their souls had gathered to form a thick, malevolent aura.
As Shen Qing's mood gradually sank, that malevolent aura slowly condensed into a thick black mist and drifted towards her.
Even though Ling Zhou had noticed it, he couldn't just say it out loud. Once he tried to warn Shen Qing, his mouth wouldn't make a sound, as if it was sealed.
So he could only shout desperately in Shen Qing's spiritual sea, hoping to catch her attention.
But as he shouted, Ling Zhou found that his shouts were having no effect.
Shen Qing's pupils gradually turned blood - red, and even her aura began to change.
Li Xian had originally planned to check the surroundings to see if there were any remaining traps or dangers. But when he turned around, he saw Shen Qing trembling all over.
"Shen Qing! What's wrong with you?"
As soon as Li Xian approached, Shen Qing, who had already been overcome by the demonic obsession, suddenly raised her head, showing a ferocious expression and completely blood - red eyes.
"Lin Yibai! I'm going to kill you!!"
Shen Qing's fingernails grew extremely sharp. She flew towards Li Xian and aimed straight at his chest.
Li Xian quickly dodged and grabbed Shen Qing's hands.
"Shen Qing, you've given rise to a demonic obsession. Don't yield to its temptation!"
Shen Qing's expression distorted painfully for a moment, then returned to its ferocious state.
"Lin Yibai! Don't try to deceive me again. I'll kill you right now and won't let you harm others!!"
Shen Qing attacked Li Xian like a madwoman. Li Xian could only dodge passively. Afraid that his moves would hurt Shen Qing, he could only keep talking, hoping to bring back Shen Qing's consciousness.
Shen Qing's mind was filled with the images of her tragic death in her previous life. Just as her hatred for Lin Yibai reached its peak, she saw Lin Yibai appear in front of her.
Lin Yibai was muttering something, still wearing that delicate look, as if tempting Shen Qing to attack her.
Consumed by hatred, Shen Qing didn't think twice and rushed straight at Lin Yibai.
Ling Zhou was completely stunned in Shen Qing's mind.
The last time he had been able to help Shen Qing get out of the demonic obsession because Shen Qing had appeared in front of him in her physical form.
But now, as just a soul hiding in Shen Qing's spiritual sea, he could do nothing.
"Little disciple, that's your fiancé, not Lin Yibai. Wake up!!"
Ling Zhou watched as the thick black mist completely enveloped Shen Qing, and even Shen Qing's once - bright spiritual sea became gloomy.
Suddenly, screens of light appeared in front of him. They were the things that Shen Qing had experienced.
What puzzled Ling Zhou was that even though Shen Qing had left Worry - Free Peak, why were there still memories of her being bullied by her senior brothers on Worry - Free Peak in her memories?
Ling Zhou frowned and looked at each screen of light one by one, until he saw Real Person Heng Ling extract Shen Qing's spiritual bones and throw her into a group of demons, where she was dismembered.
He finally understood where Shen Qing's demonic obsession came from.
It turned out that there really was someone in this world who could get such a great opportunity to be reborn.
The memories in the spiritual sea couldn't be fabricated, unless the person had experienced them personally.
So Ling Zhou was sure that Shen Qing was a reborn person.
Just like before, Shen Qing had been trying to please those people on Worry - Free Peak, but she had suddenly awakened overnight.
Others thought it was because Shen Qing had harbored grievances for a long time and finally exploded. But Ling Zhou knew that Shen Qing had experienced life and death once, which was why she had changed overnight.
Ling Zhou was as shocked as when he had first opened his eyes and seen the sea of blood and mountains of corpses in the secret realm.
His little disciple was a reborn person!!
Now that he knew the problem, Ling Zhou knew how to solve Shen Qing's current situation.
He tried to guide Shen Qing in her spiritual sea: "Shen Qing, where are your spiritual bones?"
Hearing this, Shen Qing stopped her movements. A pain shot through her temple.
Seeing that Shen Qing had stopped, Li Xian quickly took the opportunity to control her hands.
"Shen Qing, Lin Yibai is already dead! She can never take anything from you again!"
Hearing the name Lin Yibai from Shen Qing's mouth, Li Xian also felt a great deal of disgust.
"Spiritual bones..."
"My spiritual bones... are on Lin Yibai."
Shen Qing said this blankly, but then felt something was wrong.
Were her spiritual bones on Lin Yibai? It seemed not.
Seeing that this method was working, Ling Zhou continued: "No, the spiritual bones are not on Lin Yibai. Think again."
Shen Qing stopped moving. Her mind was in a complete mess, and the figure of Lin Yibai in front of her gradually blurred.
"The spiritual bones... are on me... Lin Yibai is already dead."
Taking this opportunity, Ling Zhou sent a beam of spiritual energy deep into Shen Qing's spiritual sea. The sharp pain made Shen Qing much clearer.
Noticing that the black mist surrounding Shen Qing was gradually dissipating, Ling Zhou finally let out a sigh of relief.
Shen Qing's vision gradually cleared. She saw that Li Xian had a few bloodstains on his face. He was still holding her hands tightly, and the two of them seemed to be in a stand - off.
"What happened to me?"
The scarlet in Shen Qing's eyes faded. Seeing that Shen Qing had recovered, Li Xian let go of her hands.
He looked at Shen Qing with a complicated expression: "You were possessed by the demonic obsession just now."
"Possessed by the demonic obsession..."
Shen Qing looked around. The more she thought about it, the more something seemed off.
She turned around and ran towards the spring eye, as if looking for something.
Seeing Shen Qing rummaging around, Li Xian also ran over.
"What are you looking for?"
Shen Qing was sweating on her forehead, trying hard to suppress the discomfort in her heart: "I don't know, but I always feel like I've missed something."
Li Xian had just spread his spiritual sense and noticed something on a stone not far from the spiritual spring. So he tentatively said:
"Maybe what you're looking for is over there."
Shen Qing stopped in her tracks and ran in the direction Li Xian was pointing.
Sure enough, on a big rock far from the hot spring, someone had written a few big words in blood.
Shen Qing, I'm back!