The words were clearly written on the big rock. The blood had dried and turned dark red.
Li Xian looked at Shen Qing worriedly, and a guess formed in her mind.
"Is it Lin Yibai?"
Shen Qing nodded and sighed. Her mind instantly cleared up.
Although she didn't know how Lin Yibai had resurrected, she wasn't surprised at all.
Lin Yibai was originally from another world and could even bind to a strange system. She had crushed one, but there was no telling if there wouldn't be a second one in the world.
Lin Yibai must have known that after Shen Qing extracted her spiritual bone, she would use the spiritual spring to remove the demonic qi. So she deliberately came here in advance to kill and set up such a stage waiting for Shen Qing.
The corpses of the spiritual beasts that Shen Qing was deliberately made to see, as well as everything in this secret realm, were all traps set by Lin Yibai for her. The purpose was to tempt her to give rise to a demonic heart.
After the spiritual beasts were brutally killed, a great deal of resentment was born. And the rich spiritual qi here just nourished this huge resentment. When Shen Qing's mind was unstable, this resentment instantly targeted her.
Shen Qing was now absolutely certain that Lin Yibai had reached the Demon Realm and had colluded with Ji Chongming.
That day, she should have directly destroyed Lin Yibai's physical body and then used the Samsara Sacrifice to the Heavens Formation to shatter her soul, directly depriving her of the chance to resurrect or possess another body.
But now it was useless to think about it. Lin Yibai had resurrected and caused such a big incident.
"She did it on purpose. These spiritual beasts were brutally killed because of me... She knew I would come here, so she was waiting for me in advance."
Thinking of those innocent spiritual beasts being killed because of her, Shen Qing felt extremely heart - broken.
But in the final analysis, all this was the sin committed by Lin Yibai. Reborn in this life, Shen Qing would never torture herself again.
The resentment generated by those living beings had already left her body and dissipated in this secret realm when she regained her clarity.
Lin Yibai's move was just to tell her that she was back and give her a warning by the way.
This was a provocation!
Shen Qing sneered. She raised her head again, and her eyes gradually became clear.
"Lin Yibai, you really deserve to die..."
When she was reborn, Shen Qing told herself that no matter what she encountered in this life, she would never give up the path in front of her and would always walk on it firmly.
So, if she could kill Lin Yibai once, she could kill her a second time!
"I guess she has already reached the Demon Realm."
Shen Qing looked at Li Xian in surprise.
Li Xian had only known her for a short time, but she always seemed to know what Shen Qing was thinking. She even seemed to know all about the grudge between Shen Qing and Lin Yibai.
"How do you know..."
A trace of solemnity flashed in Li Xian's eyes. She explained in a low voice, "The strange - shaped thing formed by the skulls of the spiritual beast cubs at the entrance is the Demon God worshipped by the Demon Race."
"Their actions are another kind of provocation."
"And regarding the spring... I've observed. These girls are just young girls. They were all skinned alive, but under such severe pain, their expressions were not ferocious but extremely peaceful. This means they were drugged before they died."
"I guess that drug is the secret rejuvenation medicine used by the Demon Race to stay young. After taking it, the blood and flesh of these girls will become a tonic that can make people look younger."
"From this, we can infer that Lin Yibai should have been taken to the Demon Realm after being disfigured, and her status in the Demon Realm is not low."
Otherwise, it would be impossible for her to do such a thing in this secret realm by herself.
Shen Qing widened her eyes. She didn't expect that Li Xian had thought so much in such a short time after entering the secret realm.
She had only inferred that Lin Yibai was rescued by Ji Chongming relying on her knowledge from the previous life.
Sure enough, Li Xian was the genius that Lin Yibai targeted first in the original book. Shen Qing couldn't catch up with her even if she tried her best.
Shen Qing nodded, "Our guesses are the same, but you've thought more comprehensively."
"It's just a pity for these living beings..."
Li Xian comforted her, "The living beings born in the secret realm will exist in another form in the world. They will forget this painful memory and welcome a new life."
"However, being able to destroy the spring of this spiritual spring, it seems that the Demon Race is more powerful than we thought."
The fear and worry in Li Xian's tone made Shen Qing can't help frowning.
If the Main God's Hall got involved with the Demon Race, with the current strength of the Cultivation World, they probably wouldn't be able to fight against them.
The most important thing now was to strengthen themselves and make plans for the future.
"Worrying about these things is useless. We should look forward and deal with the current situation first."
"Okay. If you still feel uneasy, I'll send a sound transmission to the Buddhist cultivators in Chan Yin Temple to chant spells and perform a超度."
Shen Qing immediately thought of Li Xian's radiant umbrella and thought it was a bit unreliable.
But this interruption finally made Shen Qing's mood not so heavy.
Shen Qing and Li Xian used magic to remove the words on the stone. If someone saw them, it would inevitably cause another trouble.
After leaving the secret realm, the strong smell of blood dissipated, and Shen Qing finally felt that her head didn't hurt so much.
She and Li Xian respectively used sound - transmitting talismans to tell Real Man Honghua and Yu Xuzi what had happened here.
Presumably, it wouldn't be long before the news of the accident in the Spiritual Spring Secret Realm would spread throughout the Nine Desolate Continent.
Shen Qing and Li Xian planned to wait here for the people from their sect to come and deal with it, so they guarded nearby.
To avoid worrying Xian Shiyu, Shen Qing sent her a sound transmission, simply saying that something had happened in the secret realm without detailing the situation inside, just telling her not to worry.
Xian Shiyu's reply came quickly. In the letter, she didn't ask further. She just told Shen Qing that the ghost wolf was getting along very happily with the little wolf cub now.
They originally thought they would have to wait for several days for the people from their sect, but unexpectedly, the next day, they saw Yu Xuzi leading a team here in person.
Yu Xuzi got off the flying boat and saw the somewhat listless expressions of Shen Qing and Li Xian. He felt extremely distressed.
Shen Qing and Li Xian were surprised that Yu Xuzi was leading the team. They quickly saluted Yu Xuzi.
"Greetings, Master!"
Yu Xuzi patted the hands of Shen Qing and Li Xian, "Good children, there's no need for such formalities. You've only been down the mountain for a short time, yet you've encountered such a thing. Don't be too frightened."
Although he was speaking to both of them, Yu Xuzi only looked at Shen Qing. His partiality was clearly visible.
Li Xian raised her eyebrows and resignedly stood aside.
Recalling what had happened in the secret realm, Shen Qing was just about to speak to explain, but was stopped by Yu Xuzi.
"I understand. I've divined a hexagram. I already know what happened approximately."
Then Yu Xuzi whispered in Shen Qing's ear, "We'll talk in private via sound transmission. There are people arranged by the Main God's Hall in my team. Don't say too much."
Only then did Shen Qing notice the twenty - five cultivators standing behind Yu Xuzi.
Among those cultivators, she also saw a familiar face.