The barrier had been broken.
Only then did Gu Qianying see Nangong Mo, who was sitting cross-legged and cultivating.
His forehead was beaded with sweat, his robes were soaked, and his face was as pale as paper.
His brows were tightly furrowed, as if in great discomfort.
"Nangong Mo! Nangong Mo... What's wrong? Nangong Mo!"
Gu Qianying walked up to Nangong Mo, calling his name.
As she reached out to touch him, Gu Qianying instinctively withdrew her hand.
He was burning hot, as if near a volcano.
Touching him again, Gu Qianying did not release her hand.
She pressed down on Nangong Mo's shoulders, calling out to him, "Nangong Mo, what's wrong? Husband, open your eyes and look at me. What exactly is wrong with you?"
Nangong Mo did not respond.
Gu Qianying also noticed that the spiritual energy emanating from Nangong Mo was very weak.
What had happened to him?
Why was he like this?
Gu Qianying was filled with confusion, unable to understand for a moment.
Just then... the old man in white, who had been sitting behind her, suddenly opened his eyes.
"Gu Qianying, my disciple was originally going back to the immortal realm with me. But after meeting you, he no longer listens to me and wants to defy the heavens. Furthermore, for you, he is willing to fall into demonic ways, disregarding his own spiritual energy. Gu Qianying, it is all for you. Without you, how could he be like this."
"Gu Qianying... you harmed him, and you also ruined his destiny as the Lotus Emperor!"
With that, the old man in white withdrew his palms.
He stood up abruptly, his figure flashing rapidly to Gu Qianying's front. He grabbed her by the neck and lifted her high, "Gu Qianying, you are a jinx, a notorious scourge. Today, I will surely eliminate you to make my disciple change his mind."
The old man in white moved with incredible speed.
Du Chun, Meng Qinghua, Song Wuji, Ouyang Qinglin, and Gu Yefeng, upon seeing this scene, their expressions immediately turned cold.
Among them, Ouyang Qinglin and Du Chun struggled to stand up, intending to rush forward to save Gu Qianying.
The others were the same.
However, before they could act, they saw Gu Qianying, in the blink of an eye, instantly break free from the old man's grasp. As she turned, she thrust the Po Yun sword towards the old man.
The old man in white could not dodge in time and was pierced through the chest by Gu Qianying's sword.
His own spiritual energy also dissipated significantly under the suppression of the demonic power unleashed by Gu Qianying.
The old man in white, who was originally drawing all of Nangong Mo's spiritual energy, not only had his cultivation disrupted by Gu Qianying but was also wounded by her.
The old man in white was furious.
He took out a talisman from his person and threw it into the air.
As a spell was uttered from his mouth.
In an instant, several spirit soldiers appeared around Gu Qianying.
They surrounded Gu Qianying, each holding a spirit sword.
Seeing this, Du Chun and the others, even though they could still remain seated, wanted to go and save Gu Qianying, to fight alongside her.
However, these people could not get close to those spirit soldiers.
And at this moment, Nangong Mo had not yet opened his eyes.
Outsiders could not discern his expression, but they did not know that he was currently trapped within his own sea of consciousness.
It was the old man in white who had done this.
He had used a special method to trap Nangong Mo within his sea of consciousness.
Gu Qianying looked at the surrounding spirit soldiers, her face showing no trace of fear.
She unleashed her demonic power and fought against these spirit soldiers.
In just half an incense stick's time, Gu Qianying had killed all the spirit soldiers around her.
The bodies of the spirit soldiers dissipated in mid-air.
Without the obstruction of the spirit soldiers.
Gu Qianying could get closer to Nangong Mo.
Seeing Nangong Mo in such pain.
Gu Qianying decided to wake him up.
And take him back.
To be with him for eternity, never to be separated again.
However... just as she was about to use her own demonic power to pull him out of his sea of consciousness.
A voice entered her ears.
"Gu Qianying, I have trapped him in his sea of consciousness. If not, he will be controlled by his inner demons and become the King of the Demonic Realm like you. But if that happens, the Six Realms will be without a ruler, demons and monsters will run rampant in the Demonic Realm, and all living beings will suffer. Is that the outcome you wish to see?"
"Gu Qianying, think carefully. It was my fault for not disciplining my disciple, for him to have harmed your friends. I can repay it with my life, but I still ask you to think carefully, what is it that you truly want?"
His disciple, the Blue Spirit Girl, and her actions outside the barrier, he was unaware of them.
During cultivation, one must seal one's ears and eyes. It was only after Gu Qianying broke in that he saw the several severely injured mortals not far away.
The person protecting them outside was only his disciple, the Blue Spirit Girl.
It was evident that this was the work of the Blue Spirit Girl.
Using such a vicious method to harm others was wrong of the Blue Spirit Girl.
They were immortals and should not act like this, nor should they harm the innocent.
A long sword pierced the old man in white's chest once more.
And this time, it was the old man in white who stabbed himself.
The sword he used was enchanted and could harm him.
Gu Qianying looked at the old man in white with shock in her eyes.
She never expected that Nangong Mo's master would act in such a manner.
"Gu Qianying, I am repaying with my life for my disciple. And the fate of the world is now in your hands. It is only a matter of your thought. Will the world suffer, or will you willingly let the world be buried along with your love? I leave the choice to you. I hope you make a choice you will not regret."
With these words.
The old man in white gradually disappeared.
He turned into nothingness.
Gu Qianying, watching the old man in white disappear, stood frozen in place.
The suffering of all living beings in the world?
Nangong Mo falling into demonic ways and becoming like her, to be with her for eternity.
How to choose between these two?
Finally, Gu Qianying closed her eyes. With tears in her eyes, she made her choice.
Her palm flipped.
Demonic power was unleashed.
She extracted the inner demon from Nangong Mo's body.
She could not be so selfish.
All living beings in the world were innocent people. She could not watch them suffer for her own selfish desires.
Nangong Mo felt the demonic energy within him gradually disappear.
But he could not open his eyes. His ears and eyes were temporarily sealed, and he could not hear Gu Qianying's voice.
Much later.
He opened his eyes and saw that no one was around.
The inner demon was removed. He did not know what had happened outside while he was trapped in his sea of consciousness.
A letter was placed beside him.
He picked it up and opened it.
As he read the contents of the letter, tears welled up in his eyes.
He stood up and hid the letter on his person.
He glanced at the sky outside the immortal palace.
Outside, immortal cranes were flying to and fro again.
Immortal herbs, fruits, and flowers gradually grew.
He turned and leaped away.
Half a year later.
The Six Realms returned to peace.
The demons stirring in the Demonic Realm were sealed beneath the Demonic Realm, unable to emerge for eternity.
The cycle of reincarnation was perfected, and the Lotus Emperor was reinstated.
Three years later...
Dongsheng Kingdom.
Gu Residence.