"I truly realize my mistakes, can’t you give me a chance, an opportunity for redemption?" The Great Freedom Celestial Demon immediately said upon hearing this.
Then, Xie Lingyun looked at Zhang Chen with her eyes, and actually pleaded for him: "Zhang Chen, look, he seems so pitiful. Since he already knows he was wrong, why not give him another chance?"
Hearing this, Zhang Chen was speechless. He finally understood how the Great Freedom Celestial Demon claimed to possess all of Xie Lingyun’s greed, anger, and delusion!
The demon before him was all of Xie Lingyun’s malicious thoughts, so at this moment, Xie Lingyun was genuinely pure and benevolent, a true saint.
"But he’s aiming for your life." Zhang Chen looked at Xie Lingyun, somewhat incredulous. Did losing greed, anger, and delusion have such severe after-effects?
"But I’m not dead, am I?" Xie Lingyun sighed softly, her voice filled with compassion, "I see he has sincerely repented. He doesn’t seem to be faking it. Who among us is without fault? If one can correct their mistakes, it is a great thing. Why not give him another chance?"
Zhang Chen was at a loss for words, his eyes filled with helplessness, and he simply decided not to pay attention to Xie Lingyun, instead turning his head to look at the Great Freedom Celestial Demon: "Is there a solution?"
"Yes! If you put me back, I am her inner darkness. As long as you balance me back there, her personality will naturally return to normal." The Great Freedom Celestial Demon replied without hesitation.
Hearing this, Zhang Chen’s expression turned cold. He certainly wouldn’t return the Celestial Demon; if he did, this thing would eventually devour Xie Lingyun’s soul.
But if Xie Lingyun is wholly pure and without any malicious thoughts, that’s not good either, is it?
By then, if she turns into a saint, it would be even more troubling for him.
"What if I kill you? Would she recover?" Zhang Chen stared coldly at the Great Freedom Celestial Demon.
"What use is it to kill me? I will be reborn in Xie Lingyun’s heart, and it won’t take but a few days for me to resurrect." The Great Freedom Celestial Demon said.
"I don’t believe there’s something truly immortal and indestructible in this world!" Zhang Chen’s eyes took on a fierce light; he did not believe even a single word of the demon’s claims.
In the next moment, the Light of the True God erupted, enveloping the Great Freedom Celestial Demon, who let out a miserable scream before vanishing into smoke, leaving not a trace behind.
The next moment, Zhang Chen activated his skill, sensing chain coordinates, and was momentarily stunned: "Four chains?"
How could there be four chains?
One of the chains connected to Xie Lingyun before him, indicating that the Celestial Demon was indeed reborn in Xie Lingyun’s mind.
But where were the other three chains connected to?
Zhang Chen pondered, and his spirit once again entered the black and white world, following the chains. The other end of the first chain linked to an unknown void; in this void, infinite divine light erupted, and in the divine light sat a figure.
With just one glance, Zhang Chen recognized that the figure was the Grand Celestial Master.
Following the chain, Zhang Chen saw a black bud in the Grand Celestial Master’s body; it was very small, only the size of a fist.
Looking at the second chain, it unexpectedly linked to that female ghost, who was currently possessing a large tree in the Daoist Temple.
The third chain connected to Gu Mingyue, and the fourth to Wu Changming.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Chen was secretly taken aback. He wanted to pull out the chains but feared alerting the Grand Celestial Master and others. At this moment, the Celestial Demon was already stationed in everyone’s mind, integrated with their Essence, Qi, and Spirit. Activating the chain to pull out the demon would be like shaking a few people’s Essence, Qi, and Spirit. How could they forgive him then?
He didn’t want to be a foolishly good person; what did it matter to him if these few people were tainted by the Celestial Demon?
Then Zhang Chen directly grabbed the chain connected to Xie Lingyun and pulled the Great Freedom Celestial Demon out again, although he was now so ethereal, the lotus flower nearly transparent, devoid of any color.
"I told you, you can’t kill me!" The Great Freedom Celestial Demon now shamelessly admitted; having been slain once, his power returned to a blank slate, reduced to zero; what else did he have to fear?
"Do you have four other incarnations?" Zhang Chen asked.
"How do you know??" The Great Freedom Celestial Demon was stunned at those words, his once calm gaze now filled with shock: "Kid, how do you know about this?"
Seeing Zhang Chen’s increasingly peculiar gaze, the Great Freedom Celestial Demon quickly said, "Those inside the others are my demon seeds, so what business is it of yours? It has nothing to do with you, I advise you not to meddle in others’ affairs."
Hearing this, Zhang Chen remained silent; he certainly didn’t want to meddle in others’ affairs.
Zhang Chen’s eyes looked at the Great Freedom Celestial Demon before him, pondering to himself: "Since this Celestial Demon can’t be killed, I’ll simply seal it. I wonder if my Sealing Rune could hold it."
First, he’ll seal it, then find a solution later.
Zhang Chen looked at a jar inside the room, directly pulled the Great Freedom Celestial Demon into it using the chain.
"Kid, what are you doing?" Sensing danger, the Great Freedom Celestial Demon hastily exclaimed.
"I’m going to seal you." Zhang Chen covered the jar with cowhide paper, then placed the previously drawn ’Sealing’ rune talisman on the jar. Instantly, the entire jar was enveloped in a silvery white light, invisible to the naked eye, visible only to those who had opened the Dharma Eye or mastered a Mysterious Power.
"Ah! Impossible! I am the Great Freedom Celestial Demon, formless and selfless; how could there be power in this world capable of sealing me?" The Great Freedom Celestial Demon, inside the jar, panicked, constantly colliding within the jar. But now the jar, suppressed by the ’Sealing’ rune, was like a copper wall and iron wall, no matter how it struggled, escaping was out of the question.
"Zhang Chen, aren’t we being too cruel here? He’s already admitted his mistakes; shouldn’t we give him a chance?" At this moment, Xie Lingyun approached, her eyes looking at the Great Freedom Celestial Demon sealed in the jar, filled with reluctance.
"I’m already giving him a chance, see, I didn’t kill him. I just sealed him; later, I’ll carry him with me to guide him towards righteousness, isn’t that nice?" Zhang Chen’s mouth twitched at Xie Lingyun’s words, then he forcibly explained.
Xie Lingyun remained silent upon hearing this. She felt that Zhang Chen’s words didn’t seem right, but she now had a pure heart and didn’t doubt Zhang Chen.
"Sit down." Zhang Chen looked at Xie Lingyun, pointing to a table beside them.
Xie Lingyun sat down, her eyes on Zhang Chen: "I must thank you; if it weren’t for you, I might have fallen."
"Oh, there’s no need to say that much; you’ve been kind to me. I couldn’t just stand by and watch you face calamity." Zhang Chen looked at Xie Lingyun, feeling a massive headache. With her current naive sweetness, how could she survive in this world?
He had now formed a bond with Xie Lingyun, and he would need to rely on her in the future; how could he let her remain in this state?
"No matter what you say, I owe you my thanks." Xie Lingyun’s eyes were honest, clearly speaking from her heart.
Meanwhile, the Celestial Demon in the jar was restlessly moving around, causing Zhang Chen to take out a talisman and stick it on. With two talismans in place, the Great Freedom Celestial Demon fell completely silent.
"Aren’t we being too cruel?" Xie Lingyun asked, filled with reluctance as she saw Zhang Chen’s actions.
"There’s no other way; even if we believe he’s sincerely repentant, we must educate him properly before releasing him, right? Don’t worry, after I’ve taught him well, I’ll let him go." Zhang Chen said deceptively while glancing at Xie Lingyun.
Xie Lingyun rolled her eyes, standing up and speaking with a hint of irritation, "Just because I’ve lost my malicious thoughts doesn’t mean I’ve gotten foolish—do you think I can believe that?"