"You rascal, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Did you really want to come back?" Lin Tong saw Liu Yi and first scolded him.
"How about it, does it feel great to play the hero?"
"Cough, this... it wasn't intentional..."
Thinking of his dark side, Liu Yi felt extremely embarrassed and uncomfortable.
"Oh? Don't tell me you really didn't feel anything? Then this lady will have to doubt if you are a man!"
"Not really... It feels pretty good..."
To be honest, he struck a pose in front of Mu Rong Die, and got Mu Rong Die’s handkerchief. It was impossible not to be secretly pleased!
"That's fantastic. So, following me to learn cultivation has no downsides for you!"
Lin Tong coaxed him, "Once you enter the true human realm, you will be a great master, a great hero. By then, there will be countless girls who like you. Isn’t that a good deal?!"
"In fact... I want to cultivate immortality not just to chase girls..."
Liu Yi suddenly sighed.
"Why, are you still thinking about that girl, Ma Yixuan?"
Lin Tong couldn't help but scoff at Liu Yi, "You useless person! Can't you just move on? As the saying goes, there are plenty of fish in the sea, why fixate on one flower?"
Is she suggesting that I should change my orientation?
Liu Yi corrected his thoughts and then said, "I want to cultivate for my pride. I want to prove to others that I, Liu Yi, am not a weakling. I, Liu Yi, can also accomplish many things!"
"Living purely for the gaze of others is tiring."
At this moment, Lin Tong suddenly advised, "Cultivating requires the pursuit of personal growth, not for proving oneself to others. If you continue like this, you might face a significant inner demon..."
Lin Tong suddenly felt a little stunned.
Why was she reminding Liu Yi about this issue so kindly?
When did she hope for him to achieve success in his cultivation?
Wasn’t she just using him, hoping to absorb his demonic power after he gained some power, and then leave his body?
But now, why was she showing concern about his future development?
This... this isn't right...
Lin Tong suddenly felt a bit flustered.
"You are right, but I still care about how others view me."
Liu Yi did not know Lin Tong was distracted and continued talking.
"I don't like being looked down upon, because I haven't demonstrated my full strength yet. My grandfather once said that if a man has great strength, even if a group of people looks down on him, he doesn’t care, because he knows that those are just the winds blowing against the mountain, unable to shake the mountain itself."
"..."
Lin Tong opposite him stared blankly, not responding to Liu Yi's words.
"Fairy sister?"
Liu Yi quickly called out.
Why is this little fox not responding to me?
"Ah? Ah! Um, okay."
Lin Tong coughed twice and felt strange in her heart, seeing that Liu Yi's expression was somewhat unnatural.
Fortunately, Liu Yi couldn't see her face clearly, otherwise he would have been extremely embarrassed.
"Regardless of what you think, as long as you have a firm heart for cultivating, it's all good. You know, I am quite satisfied with you. In fact, it turns out, you, this useless person, are not entirely worthless, you can still be transformed"
"Oh? How so?"
This was the first time Lin Tong praised herself.
Even though the way she praised was a bit odd.
"Yes... I found that there is still a trace of immortal power remaining in your body!"
Lin Tong couldn't help but think in her heart that this celestial power might have been left behind by the little celestial girl back then...
When she sealed herself in Liu Yi's right hand, she must have used some real celestial power.
These celestial powers stayed inside Liu Yi's body. Now, Liu Yi unintentionally seems to have activated these celestial powers, letting them operate within his body according to certain celestial methods...
The sudden and rapid development of these celestial powers has led to an adverse consequence.
When a cultivator's strength increases, they also need to continually cultivate their state of mind.
But Lin Tong did not teach Liu Yi the mantras corresponding to the cultivation of the state of mind.
Because Lin Tong is a demon, and demon cultivation only follows demonic nature and does not require any mental cultivation.
In contrast, human cultivation requires it, and every set of cultivation methods has corresponding mental cultivation techniques.
Liu Yi is practicing the demonic clan method Lin Tong taught him, the Celestial Fox Heart Sutra.
This is a complete demon cultivation spell, but Liu Yi is practicing it.
Originally, according to Lin Tong's thoughts, as long as Liu Yi started practicing the Celestial Fox Heart Sutra and then opened the first star, she would be able to slowly draw demon power from Liu Yi's stars and increase her own strength.
But unexpectedly, the celestial power within Liu Yi started operating first, and the power left by the little celestial girl was still substantial.
If Liu Yi did not practice cultivation, this power would have slowly dissipated over decades, at most adding some lifespan to Liu Yi.
But now, as Liu Yi is cultivating, the situation is different.
These powers are being fully utilized, and following the circulation through his body, they have allowed Liu Yi to take the first step into true cultivation.
The sudden increase in strength has made Liu Yi's state of mind unstable!
An unstable state of mind breeds inner demons!
The birth of inner demons directly stimulated the cultivation speed of Liu Yi's Celestial Fox Heart Sutra!
Under the stimulation, the demonic power within him also grew rapidly.
The two powers stimulated each other, and eventually, they rapidly opened the first star within Liu Yi!
Originally, this would have been a good thing for Lin Tong!
But to her dismay, because of the obstruction caused by the celestial power, it became even more difficult for her to extract the demon power she needed.
She could only successfully draw the power she needed if the demonic power within Liu Yi surpassed the celestial power...
It seems like she needs to continuously assist Liu Yi in cultivating to grow stronger.
She needs to make Liu Yi continually increase his demonic power!
Liu Yi is not strong enough now!
Normally, enhancing demonic power requires gradual cultivation to achieve it.
However, Lin Tong discovered that after Liu Yi practiced the Celestial Fox Heart Sutra, he seemed to have acquired a special quality that only their fox clan possessed!
A fox clan maiden can absorb yang to replenish yin.
A fox clan male, on the other hand, can absorb yin to replenish yang.
Although Liu Yi is not a true fox clan member, he seems to possess this ability as well.
Moreover, his ability seems to be more exceptional than that of a male fox clan member!
He can actually increase his own strength by gaining the favor of girls, enhancing their yin energy fields and then absorbing it!
This... is simply exceptional!
With so many girls, if he casually flirts with a few, wouldn't the power of the Celestial Fox Heart Sutra surge?
If he is lucky enough to absorb two girls...
Then Lin Tong could successfully break free and regain her freedom!
Haha, that's exactly it!
Lin Tong couldn't help but feel excited.
She had initially thought it would take a very long time to break free.
But unexpectedly, she had stumbled across a treasure inadvertently!
She was indeed quite lucky!
If all goes well, she could not only break free but also absorb Liu Yi's power and greatly enhance her own abilities.
Seeing Lin Tong distracted and unable to stop smiling, Liu Yi quickly asked, "Fairy sister, what's wrong with you?"
"Ah, n-nothing," Lin Tong quickly regained her composure and said seriously, "Currently, there are two powers within your body. The red one is the Heart Sutra we cultivate, and the white one is the evil power my senior sister left behind yesterday, it's the power that made you turn evil."
"Ah?" Liu Yi was instantly shocked when he heard this.
No wonder I felt strange and lost my usual self, doing things I didn't want to do!
So it's all because of that white energy flow!
Liu Yi couldn't help but feel anxious.
"What should I do... Can I get rid of that white energy flow?"
"It's not that easy!"
Seeing Liu Yi's panicked expression, Lin Tong couldn't help but smile.
"I don't believe you can escape from my grasp!"
Liu Yi didn't know about Lin Tong's smugness, he was really in a panic now.
Wanting to cultivate immortality, how did he end up cultivating a demon that occupied his thoughts and influenced his actions...
It's really uncomfortable and scary.
"What should I do..."
"You can only strengthen the cultivation of the red energy flow constantly, to resist the white energy flow, and finally eliminate it!"
"Is that so... then I will definitely practice diligently!"
Liu Yi said firmly to resist this unhealthy demon.
"Good, very good!"
Lin Tong was really beaming inside, "Then you must follow my instructions!"
"I will definitely listen!"
Liu Yi had no idea that Lin Tong had set a trap for him, thinking that she was genuinely helping, feeling extremely grateful to her.
"Fairy Sister, please rest assured, I will definitely work hard and pray for your early release from entrapment!"
Lin Tong was enjoying herself when suddenly, Liu Yi's words made her stand there dumbfounded.
Her smile vanished from her face.
Seeing Lin Tong not speaking again, Liu Yi asked in confusion, "Fairy Sister, what's wrong with you?"
"Do you... really want to help me get out of trouble?"
"Yes!"
Liu Yi nodded, "What's so strange about that?"
"But... we are strangers, why do you want to help me?"
"What nonsense is this! Fairy Sister, you've saved me twice!" Liu Yi said, "And, even though you know I'm useless, you still keep helping me and never look down on me. My grandpa said, 'Repay kindness with great gratitude'. Fairy Sister has helped me so much, even if it means risking my life, I am willing to help you."
"You..."
Seeing Liu Yi's sincere expression, Lin Tong trembled all over.
"Don't think like that... the world is very complicated... Didn't your grandpa tell you, people's hearts are inscrutable..."
Lin Tong didn't know what came over her as she blurted out these words.