The uncle master Li Chen and grandfather Yu in the space should know some legends about "gods".
"If I don't know, I don't know." Chu Lingwei walked towards the center of the battlefield. Demonic energy, spiritual energy, and demonic power permeated the area, as if a great battle had just occurred.
However, not a single cultivator or demon was in sight.
"Could this be another illusion?" Chu Lingwei thought helplessly. She really didn't want to experience another illusion, even if these illusions might have happened in reality.
"Weiwei, I haven't found the formation eye." Huan Mao lowered his head, looking dispirited. He couldn't find the formation eye here.
"No rush. This is the inheritance hall of a Dominator. If the formation eye could be found so easily, the inheritance would have been taken long ago and wouldn't have waited until now."
Chu Lingwei patted Huan Mao's head. His cultivation was still too low to break all formations under the heavens.
"Why is this a battlefield? Did that Dominator realm mighty figure die in battle?" Feng Ming had already circled the area many times but found nothing suspicious.
Why would a Dominator realm mighty figure set up such a grand formation?
"That's what I can't figure out either." Chu Lingwei summoned her Ice Jade Frost Sword and channeled spiritual energy into the air. Instantly, myriad streams of spiritual energy struck the ground.
Before the spiritual sword flew back into Chu Lingwei's hand, the scattered weapon fragments, the floating demonic energy, spiritual energy, and demonic power suddenly converged towards the center.
"Weiwei, be careful, it's very strong." All the spiritual energies converged, and a massive demon appeared before them.
"How dare you disturb my rest? Do you know what happened to the last person who disturbed my rest?" The demon's body was heavy, suffused with demonic energy, but the remnants of magical artifacts made it appear human.
"Senior, please forgive my presumptuous disturbance."
Chu Lingwei slowly retreated, unleashing barrier after barrier. The spiritual energy of the Ice Jade Frost Sword in her hand could be unleashed at any moment towards the demon before her.
"Who are you?" The demon remained still, but its body maintained the same distance from Chu Lingwei. After noticing this phenomenon, Chu Lingwei stopped retreating, allowing the demon to scrutinize her.
"I am a disciple of the Cultivation Spirit Academy, Chu Lingwei."
"A disciple of the Cultivation Spirit Academy?" A flicker of confusion crossed the demon's eyes. How had he never heard of such a place?
"Senior, this is the Cangshan Secret Realm. I am here for training and did not expect to disturb your rest." Chu Lingwei secretly lamented. Had she encountered another being like the Bee Queen?
"The Cangshan Secret Realm, so it's the Cangshan Secret Realm." The demon chuckled upon hearing "Cangshan Secret Realm." The laugh was like a venomous snake, slowly slithering towards Chu Lingwei.
Chu Lingwei exchanged a glance with Huan Mao. Before the demon could make a move, the barrier beneath it erupted, engulfing the demon.
"Do you think a mere Heaven Integration realm like you can fight me?" The demon's eyes were filled with mockery as it pointed at Chu Lingwei's forehead, "No matter whose disciple you are, you must die here."
Chu Lingwei's eyes showed no fear. The Nine Phoenix鸣 Fan flew into the air and slammed heavily towards the demon's head.
As the spiritual fan landed, the demon had vanished. The battlefield surrounding them disappeared, and she found herself in a stone chamber.
"Junior Sister, are you alright?" Su Yan rushed to Chu Lingwei's side. Seeing her pale face, he supported her arm, his eyes filled with concern.
"Third Senior Brother, why are you here?" Chu Lingwei was surprised to see her third senior brother.
"It's not just me here, everyone is here." Su Yan gave a wry smile and gestured to the cultivators standing in the stone chamber. "If I'm not mistaken, what we just experienced was our own inner demons. If we don't defeat our inner demons, we will be trapped in illusions forever."
"What?"
Chu Lingwei's eyes widened in shock. The inner demon she had just experienced.
Why was her inner demon a demon, a battlefield, and the war between the four realms of demons, ghosts, spirits, and humans?
"Yes, everything you saw just now arose from your inner demon, likely your greatest fear." Su Yan helped Chu Lingwei sit down. "Junior Sister, your face is pale, quickly regulate your breathing."
Chu Lingwei looked towards the direction of the stone chamber. Only three cultivators appeared calm, likely having overcome their inner demons.
The others had varied expressions: some with obsession, hatred, regret, weeping, or laughter. They seemed to be reliving different lives.
Even her second senior brother, Nangong Luo, now had a fierce look, as if engaged in a battle.
So, everyone's inner demon was different, and only they themselves knew it.
Chu Lingwei closed her eyes and circulated the spiritual energy within her body. Finding no abnormalities, she slowly opened her eyes.
"When can we leave here?" Chu Lingwei stood up. They seemed to be in a sealed stone chamber.
"It should be when everyone here has overcome their inner demons." Su Yan pointed to the murals on the wall, which provided instructions.
Chu Lingwei walked closer to the wall. One of the paintings depicted their current situation in the stone chamber, where everyone was trapped in illusions created by their inner demons.
When the last person's expression returned to calm, the walls around them would disappear, indicating they would have left by then.
"Pfft"
At this moment, Nangong Luo spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground.
"Second Senior Brother." Chu Lingwei hurried to Nangong Luo's side, helped him up, and fed him a pill. "Second Senior Brother, do you know who I am?"
"How could I not even recognize Junior Sister?" Nangong Luo felt the spiritual energy of the pill nourishing his body, gradually regaining some strength, and managed a weak smile.
"It's good that you've overcome your inner demon." Su Yan helped Nangong Luo sit down and assisted him in regulating his breathing.
A quarter of an hour later.
"You mean, I was trapped in my own inner demon just now?" Nangong Luo looked at Su Yan incredulously, patting his chest. "And just now, I was actually injured by myself?"
Nangong Luo found it almost unbelievable.
Chu Lingwei nodded, "Second Senior Brother, you are severely injured."
Nangong Luo: "..." How would he ever face anyone again.
"Second Senior Brother, if there's anything you need help with, I will do my best," Su Yan said with great conviction, looking at Nangong Luo.
For someone to be so severely injured by their inner demon, it must mean something very serious had happened to him.
"Yes, Second Senior Brother, if there's anything that can't be resolved, we can help you." Chu Lingwei nodded in agreement. Normally, Second Senior Brother appeared as a dashing young hero, but she never expected him to harbor something in his heart that prevented him from moving on.
Nangong Luo: "..."
"No, I don't know why either." Nangong Luo was exasperated.