Chapter 0715: The Abyss of Evil

Chapter 0715: The Demonic Abyss

Qin Yun felt his physical pain ease slightly, perhaps also because his intimate contact with Bingxing provided him with some spiritual relief.

He could feel the warmth of Bingxing's body, the softness of her touch.

He found it hard to believe that this usually cold woman was now so gentle and warm all over.

Bingxing held Qin Yun tightly from behind, their bodies pressed close. As she practiced the Sun and Moon Heart Sutra, she could guide the Demonic Blood into Qin Yun's body more quickly.

Moreover, Bingxing could more thoroughly transfer the power within her own body into Qin Yun's, easing his pain.

Even so, Qin Yun still felt immense pain. Yet, whenever he twisted in pain, about to break, he would always sense a gentle, warm current flowing from behind, spreading through his body and temporarily easing his torment.

At this moment, Qin Yun was deeply grateful to Bingxing, with no other thoughts in his heart.

"Qin Yun, since Qi Rou chose you, she must've seen something in you!" Bingxing's voice echoed in Qin Yun's mind.

"Yes, I won’t let her down!" Qin Yun was determined to help Xie Qirou escape that immortal tomb completely.

Bingxing knew how hard Qin Yun was trying. Just moments ago, even when his spirit was about to break, he endured without calling to quit.

The process was so brutal it scared Bingxing.

Seeing Qin Yun in such agony, she knew that anyone would find it unbearable.

Even she herself would surely fail!

Before they knew it, days had passed.

The Demonic Blood in the large barrel gradually diminished, and Qin Yun slowly drifted in and out of consciousness.

Especially in these last few days, after enduring twelve hours or more of torment, his body would rapidly regenerate, only to be destroyed again.

The Demonic Blood entering his body took more than ten hours to shred his muscles, bones, and internal organs.

The pain was particularly horrifying, but he managed to endure it.

Now, Qin Yun's spirit, worn out, entered a state of self-repair as it finally relaxed.

Holding Qin Yun, Bingxing hopped lightly out of the barrel and landed on the immortal pool. She then carried him underwater, entering the Immortal Essence within.

She laid Qin Yun on the Sun Moon Celestial Bed and continued their joint cultivation, releasing an immortal energy to nourish his body.

Qin Yun's body was now entering a transformative stage—a miraculous transformation.

Holding him, Bingxing could clearly sense a peculiar but strong energy emerging within Qin Yun.

Soon, she guided Qin Yun's consciousness into the Sun and Moon Time-Space Realm.

Even after entering, Qin Yun's consciousness remained in a deep sleep.

Bingxing sighed softly, "He should be able to pass this last test!"

This final test was for Qin Yun to emerge from the abyss of suffering on his own.

After enduring over a month of torment, Qin Yun was at the edge of mental collapse.

That pain had utterly shattered all the beautiful memories in his heart, destroying every joyful and happy moment he had ever known.

This is also the reason why Demon Cultivators become so cruel—because they use such extreme methods to cultivate their bodies and gain power, leading to the deprivation of pure and virtuous memories.

It also distorts their perception of beauty and happiness, as those demonic arts teach them that killing, cannibalism, and tormenting living beings are the only ways to satisfy their spiritual gratification.

If Qin Yun cannot rebuild his former spirit, he will develop a twisted spiritual outlook, the first step toward his fall into demonic ways!

Pain has already made Qin Yun despair of all the beauty in the world!

It has even torn apart his resolve to aid Xie Qirou, and even the grace of Qi Meilian and Xiao Yuelan fades from his mind.

Due to the distortion of his spirit, the people appearing in his thoughts are all grotesque and menacing, making him want to destroy them.

Even the most innocent and pure Qi Meilian and Liu Jingmeng, when they appear in his mind, are warped into sneering, monstrous visages.

He also recalls the agony of his spiritual veins being torn out as a child, and now, looking at those people’s ferocious faces, he finds them perversely satisfying—especially when he sees the Empress Ye, he even thinks she is beautiful.

This means his worldview is gradually being distorted!

"Xiao Yun, get a grip!" Ling Yuner shouted.

"Shut up, you memory-leeching pest! Quit pilfering my thoughts—you’re insufferable! I wish I could kill you!"

Earlier, Qin Yun had indeed been disgusted by Ling Yuner’s presence.

But later, he found her very interesting and he’d come to cherish her as a confidante.

Now, however, the deep bond he once shared with Ling Yuner has been shattered by the unrelenting torment he endured.

During the time he endured the pain, he felt utterly helpless and despairing, so he gradually grew to hate his friends and loathe everyone around him!

"If I die, your Core of Dao will be ruined too! Idiot! You let corruption poison your very spirit!" Ling Yuner was also furious.

Of course, she was well aware that the Demon Blood contained a tide of corrupting power.

Even with Qin Yun’s unyielding righteous spirit, he couldn’t purify those evil thoughts.

He had to rely on himself!

"Then hurry up and die! I want to see how I’ll be ruined, hahaha…" Qin Yun cackled wildly.

The words he spoke could also be heard by Bingxing.

The sleeping Qin Yun’s once handsome face was now contorted with malice, filling her with dread coiling in her chest.

Bingxing had never dealt with such a situation before and felt panicked, because Qin Yun’s current reaction was exactly like someone succumbing to demonic corruption!

Once someone falls into the demonic path, it’s extremely difficult to drag himself back from that darkness!

Though Ling Yuner was knowledgeable, she had no solution at the moment and could only control Qin Yun’s memories, repeatedly forcing the brighter memories to surface.

"Dammit, why are his mother’s memories so sparse?"

Ling Yuner couldn’t help but curse under her breath, realizing that Qin Yun’s memories of his mother were very brief, with only mere flickers of warmth.

"Something must have happened to his mother… Xie Qirou didn’t want Xiao Yun to know, so she scoured those memories clean!"

Ling Yuner became even more certain of this!

Just as Ling Yuner was pondering this, she suddenly sensed a deluge of long-buried recollections surging in Qin Yun’s mind—all related to the forgotten fragments of his past.

Ling Yuner finally saw how Qin Yun had saved Xiao Yuelan!

It also left her utterly stunned!

Xiao Yuelan, in the palace of the Tian Xiao Empire, was bullied by several arrogant imperial princes—not just teased, but sadistically tortured!

At that time, the young Qin Yun witnessed this and rescued the injured Xiao Yuelan, helping her escape.

Then, Qin Yun himself was tortured for hours by those young Tian Xiao princes, around ten years old, subjected to various cruel methods.

The young Qin Yun remained conscious, enduring the pain for hours, nearly descending into demonic cultivation.

Later, he was rescued by Xie Qirou and taken back for treatment.

What astonished Ling Yuner even more was that Qin Yun had developed a mysterious and evil power because of that incident, permeating his entire being.

To prevent young Qin Yun from succumbing to demonic cultivation, his mother absorbed that evil energy into herself, ultimately dying because of it!

As previously speculated, Xie Qirou had once enlisted the help of the young Qi Meilian to sealed away part of Qin Yun’s memories!

Thus, the young Qin Yun forgot that he had saved Xiao Yuelan!

Now, Ling Yuner finally understood why Xiao Yuelan remained so devoted to Qin Yun—had he not intervened back then, Xiao Yuelan would have been tortured to death.

Xiao Yuelan had also witnessed the young Qin Yun after his torment...

"Oh no, this memory will only push Xiao Yun further toward demonic cultivation!"

Ling Yuner was frantic. Xie Qirou had sealed those memories precisely to prevent Qin Yun from being scarred.

But now, Qin Yun had dug them up himself.

Sure enough, after recalling this memory, Qin Yun descended into complete madness, howling, "I'll kill you all! I'll kill you all!"

His voice was like that of a feral beast—guttural, savage, and terrifying.

Seeing this, Bingxing swiftly extracted Qin Yun’s consciousness out of the Sun-Moon Time-Space Realm.

She saw Qin Yun’s body gradually darkening, black scales emerging.

"Demonic scales?"

Bingxing grew even more frightened. She exhausted every method but failed to suppress the expansion of the demonic power within Qin Yun.

Just as she was at her wits' end, a soft, melodic voice suddenly echoed in her mind.

"Sister Bingxing, don’t panic. Follow my instructions, and we can help Xiao Yun overcome this crisis!" It was Ling Yuner’s voice.

"Y-You... who are you?" Bingxing asked in shock, looking at Qin Yun in her arms.

"I’m his spirit companion. If you want to help Xiao Yun, follow my lead!" Ling Yuner urged. "If this continues, he’s done for!"

"Tell me, what should I do?" Bingxing asked, her mind reeling. She never expected Qin Yun had cultivated a spirit companion.

"Kiss him!" Ling Yuner cleared her throat and said, "Sister Bingxing, as his spirit companion, I share all his memories! Right now, every beautiful memory in his mind has been twisted!"

"But there’s one exception—his guilt toward you. Even now, he still feels deeply guilty about you!"

"Because he always believed his past self wronged you, though it had nothing to do with him," Ling Yuner explained.

Bingxing fell silent for a moment before pulling him closer and whispering, "Then how would kissing him help?"

"Kissing him means you fully accept him! It can dispel the guilt in his heart and ignite a glimmer of light in him. Right now, even the smallest spark can illuminate the darkness consuming his memories!"

Seeing Bingxing hesitate, Ling Yuner chuckled softly, "Sister Bingxing, I can tell your feelings for Xiao Yun have deepened. Kissing him shouldn’t be too much to ask for you, right?"

Ling Yuner added, "Sister Bingxing, Xiao Yun’s past-life memories are imprinted in his soul! I believe that in his past life, he also harbored deep feelings for you, which is why he’s always felt so guilty toward you!"