The moment Mingyue plunged into the Jade Pool, only one thought echoed in her mind.
"Who the hell pushed me in?"
She didn't know that the one who had shoved her into the whirlpool was Jun Shuxue.
In the dilapidated temple, the dan fire and demonic sounds had awakened her prematurely.
This allowed her to overhear the conversation between Ji Shiyou and Mingyue. She made a bold guess.
Ji Shiyou and Mingyue had swapped bodies. Now, Mingyue was in Ji Shiyou's body.
And in Mingyue's body was her senior brother, Ji Shiyou.
She now harbored an intense hatred for both of them.
Her admiration for Ji Shiyou, whom she had always adored, had completely vanished.
The Grand Elder of the Golden Crow Palace had spoiled her into a petulant disposition.
Whatever she couldn't get since childhood,
she would rather destroy than let anyone else have it.
The experiences of the past few days had made her realize that Ji Shiyou would never like her.
Thus, she secretly resolved to kill them both.
So, she remained silent all the way, waiting for an opportunity.
At the foot of the mountain, Mingyue decided to help the villagers eliminate the demons.
When Ji Shiyou got into the sedan chair, and they followed in secret.
Jun Shuxue deliberately stayed close to Mingyue, waiting for her chance.
Mingyue's heart was entirely focused on Ji Shiyou, and she had no defense against Jun Shuxue.
Upon reaching the Jade Pool on the mountaintop, to conceal her presence.
Mingyue chose a large rock by the pool and stood on it, gazing at the water.
Jun Shuxue immediately felt that the opportunity had arrived.
On the way, Ji Shiyou and Mingyue had been together.
She was wary of Ji Shiyou's cultivation and dared not make a move.
Now, Ji Shiyou was in the Jade Pool, unable to attend to Mingyue.
Moreover, seeing the power emanating from the whirlpool, Jun Shuxue believed.
That Mingyue's cultivation would not be enough to handle it.
She thought, "I'll deal with Mingyue first. If I can kill one, that's one less."
Even if Ji Shiyou returned, Mingyue would already be dead, and he could do nothing.
"Junior Sister Jun, why did Senior Brother go down as well?"
Tian Jian and other fellow disciples were hidden elsewhere, preparing to provide support.
Seeing their Senior Brother enter the Jade Pool, he came over to inquire.
"How would I know? Does Senior Brother tell me what he wants to do?
Perhaps he's worried about that demoness and went down to be her protector?"
When Jun Shuxue pushed Mingyue down, she had intentionally adjusted her angle.
To avoid being discovered by others, so she wasn't nervous about being found out at all.
She spoke in her usual sarcastic tone.
"Second Senior Brother, Fairy Mingyue has profound cultivation.
With Senior Brother there, they will surely be fine.
Let's wait for good news on the shore.
Senior Brother knows what he's doing, so don't worry!"
Nu Tao pulled Tian Jian away. He disliked Jun Shuxue's demeanor.
However, she was a senior disciple and the granddaughter of the Grand Elder of the Golden Crow Palace.
He couldn't say anything, but he could avoid her.
Tian Jian also didn't want to talk to Jun Shuxue and turned to leave.
He returned to his original spot and continued to watch the water.
At this moment, the whirlpool on the surface disappeared.
The figures of Ji Shiyou and Mingyue had vanished.
The entire Jade Pool was as calm as a mirror of emerald green.
Tian Jian and the others waited until nightfall.
When Ji Shiyou and the other person still hadn't appeared, Tian Jian began to feel anxious.
Ji Shiyou was even more anxious than him at this moment.
He had originally thought that this Jade Pool Great Immortal was just an ordinary demonic cultivator.
Who, for the sake of cultivating demonic arts, would bewitch the villagers, and eliminating him would be easy.
But he hadn't expected that the depths of the Jade Pool were a dragon's lair and a tiger's den.
When the whirlpool appeared and the sedan chair shattered, Ji Shiyou restrained his cultivation.
He feigned the reaction of an ordinary village girl, deliberately putting on a look of fear.
He was afraid that revealing his cultivation would scare away the Jade Pool Great Immortal.
As a result, no one appeared until he was dragged into the depths of the pool by the whirlpool.
The bottom of the Jade Pool was a world of its own.
A barrier had been set up, preventing the pool water from entering.
Within the barrier was a magnificent palace.
Ji Shiyou landed on the open ground in front of the palace and gazed intently at it.
He stood there, looking towards the palace, motionless.
Because above the entire palace, countless red dresses were fluttering.
They were identical to the one he was currently wearing, all red wedding gowns.
He had already seen clearly that those wedding gowns were all vengeful spirits.
And more than a dozen of them had already advanced to become vengeful demons.
He suddenly remembered the vengeful demon in the dilapidated temple.
The clothing it possessed was identical to the wedding gowns fluttering above the palace before him.
"Could that vengeful demon also be from here?
No wonder the so-called Jade Pool Great Immortal makes the nearby villagers offer people every year.
There are specific regulations for the date and time.
Because only those who die at a special time have a chance to become vengeful spirits.
What is this Jade Pool Great Immortal trying to do by artificially creating so many vengeful spirits?"
After thinking, Ji Shiyou decided to enter the palace to investigate.
Unexpectedly, before he even reached the palace gates.
The red-clothed vengeful spirits swarmed down from above the palace.
Howling, they surrounded him.
"Spirit Devouring Whip!"
Ji Shiyou dared not delay. His Moon Reflection Sword was on Mingyue.
So he took out a long whip from his storage bag, holding the whip in his right hand and forming a hand seal with his left.
He charged towards the vengeful spirits and vengeful demons, and a fierce battle commenced.
The long whip he took out was called Spirit Devouring, refined from the dragon sinews of a Northern Sea Flood Dragon.
Ordinary vengeful spirits, with just one whip, would be scattered into nothingness.
But vengeful spirits had already lost their souls, leaving only their obsessions.
Therefore, being struck by the Spirit Devouring Whip did not cause much damage.
So Ji Shiyou combined it with a sealing spell, working in tandem.
The Spirit Devouring Whip attacked, and the vengeful spirits were flung away.
While the vengeful spirits were momentarily stunned, he sealed them.
He moved like lightning, his whip like a rainbow, his hands working in unison.
Like a flood dragon, he weaved through the vengeful spirits.
In less than fifteen minutes, all the vengeful spirits had been sealed.
The ground was covered with writhing red wedding gowns.
Only the more than a dozen higher-level vengeful demons, unafraid of Ji Shiyou's Spirit Devouring Whip.
Were still circling Ji Shiyou, launching frantic attacks.
"Dragon Transformation!"
Ji Shiyou wanted to end the fight quickly and enter the palace.
He didn't want to waste any more time. He swept the Spirit Devouring Whip horizontally.
Forcing the dozen or so vengeful demons back three zhang, he tossed the whip into the air.
Then he placed his hands horizontally in front of his chest, his left palm facing up, his right palm facing down.
His palms faced each other, and a ball of white light appeared.
He thrust the ball of light forward, striking the Spirit Devouring Whip in the air.
The Spirit Devouring Whip, originally thirteen feet long, immediately changed upon contact with the ball of light.
It transformed into a five-zhang flood dragon covered in silver scales.
Its entire body was enveloped in white mist, its head shaking and tail wagging as it exhaled white dragon breath.
"Go!"
Ji Shiyou stood on the ground, his hand gestures changing.
He cast another spell, and the silver dragon in the air let out a roar.
It lunged towards the dozen or so vengeful demons, shaking its head and wagging its tail, extending its sharp claws.
It was about to tear apart the red wedding gowns that the vengeful demons inhabited.
"Hmph."
Just then, a cold snort came from within the palace.
Then a beam of black light shot out from the palace, transforming into a black chain.
It bound the silver dragon, which was the transformed Spirit Devouring Whip. Black mist permeated the chain.
It seemed to possess great corrosive power. The silver dragon struggled a few times, its dragon form disappearing.
It reverted to its whip form and fell to the ground.
"Strange. You are of demonic origin, yet you use the orthodox divine arts of the immortal sects.
Who are you? How dare you impersonate a sacrifice and cause trouble in my Jade Pool Palace."
A hoarse voice came from inside the palace.
Ji Shiyou was greatly alarmed. The person in the palace was not simple.
They could see at a glance that his soul and body were different.