"Don't be hasty."
Chongming grasped the arm of a madman and gently infused his spiritual power. After a while, a soft glow emerged from the madman's body, within which wisps of weak demonic aura of the Heavenly Demon were trapped.
Yaohua asked in surprise, "How did you do that?"
Chongming curled his lips. "Your spiritual power contains the aura of the True Fire of the Phoenix. Before you even get close, the demonic aura of the Heavenly Demon will flee in all directions. But I'm not its natural enemy, so it won't be on guard against me."
"This simple method. Master didn't tell me earlier. I've been searching for so long," Yaohua couldn't help but complain.
Even when trapped, this wisp of demonic aura of the Heavenly Demon kept struggling and surging, showing its untamable nature.
After the madman was freed from the demonic aura, he lost all his aggressiveness and fell into a coma.
Yaohua used her magic to wake him up. The man had regained his senses. Looking around in confusion, he asked, "Where am I?"
Then he heard the howls of the other madmen around him, like wild beasts. His eyes rolled back in fright, and he fainted again.
She couldn't help but mutter, "How could he be so timid?"
"He's a mortal. And he's extremely weak because of the parasitic demonic aura of the Heavenly Demon. It's normal for him to faint," Chongming said as he walked towards the other madmen, trying to expel the demonic aura from their bodies.
As more and more madmen were saved, the remaining demonic aura seemed to sense something was wrong. They became restless and some even tried to escape from the courtyard.
To prevent them from causing trouble outside, Yaohua used her magic to create a barrier, trapping the demonic aura in the courtyard.
But at this moment, the remaining demonic aura seemed to realize they couldn't escape. In a panic, they all rushed towards her.
Yaohua raised her hand, and the True Fire of the Phoenix instantly appeared in her palm. The demonic aura was so scared that they turned around and fled.
But her face turned a little pale. Perhaps because of her serious injury, the spiritual power in her dantian seemed to be blocked, and the True Fire of the Phoenix couldn't be fully unleashed!
The True Fire of the Phoenix wavered in her hand, unstable.
At this moment, a wisp of untamable demonic aura of the Heavenly Demon suddenly broke through Chongming's spiritual power and rushed towards her!
Hiss!
The already weak True Fire of the Phoenix collided with the demonic aura and was instantly extinguished.
Yaohua's face turned pale. Before she could react, the Heavenly Demon seed in her body began to stir. Then, a sharp pain overwhelmed her. She bent down in pain.
Chongming was greatly shocked. He quickly stepped in front of her to protect her and imprisoned the remaining demonic aura.
At this moment, Yaohua was sweating profusely. The Heavenly Demon seed in her body had been activated. The True Fire of the Phoenix was too weak because of her serious injury and couldn't suppress it at all!
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, who would have believed that this wisp of demonic aura of the Heavenly Demon was so powerful?
She couldn't help but feel extremely remorseful. She should have known better than to go out when she was seriously injured.
At this time, a warm big hand was placed on her lower abdomen. Chongming somehow managed to calm the Heavenly Demon seed in her body.
He wiped the sweat from her forehead, feeling extremely guilty and distressed. "It's all my fault. I didn't protect you well."
"Master," Yaohua called out softly, her nose turning sour.
Why was he always so good to her when she needed him?
He was willing to risk his life for her, but he only regarded her as a disciple.
Chongming met her rarely vulnerable eyes. His heart ached. "Does it still hurt? I'll look for a suitable pill."
"Are you this kind to everyone?" Yaohua couldn't help but ask after holding back for a long time.
There was still a glimmer of hope in her heart.
But there was only confusion in Chongming's eyes.
She couldn't help but feel disappointed and extremely sad.
"Yaohua," he called out softly, covering his heart in pain. "Don't be like this. It makes me feel bad."
At the same time, the originally imprisoned demonic aura struggled even more fiercely, as if there was something on Chongming that attracted them.
Yaohua rubbed her eyes in shock.
If she wasn't mistaken, the demonic heart in Master seemed to be acting up again?
She quickly asked, "Master, what's wrong? By the way, I didn't have a chance to ask last time. What's wrong with the demonic heart in your body?"
Chongming frowned. "I... don't know. This demonic heart is so strange. It only seems to act up when I overuse my spiritual power. There's nothing abnormal on normal days. But today, I didn't overuse my spiritual power."
So it was related to spiritual power?
Yaohua felt even more anxious. Thinking of what happened in the secret realm in her previous life, she wanted to find a solution, but it seemed like a dead end now. It seemed that no matter what, he would still get the demonic heart according to the original trajectory.
Now, all the little feelings of love in her heart completely disappeared.
Compared to the safety of the two of them, what did those feelings of love matter?
She thought for a moment. "Then, how did you calm the Heavenly Demon seed in my body? Maybe I can use this method to help you control the demonic aura?"
But Chongming pressed his heart and shook his head without saying a word.
When he didn't want to say something, no one could make him talk.
At this time, the sound of a bell came from somewhere.
When the bell rang, all the struggling madmen stopped their actions in unison and listened to the sound in ecstasy.
They looked into the distance and said excitedly, "The Divine Lord bestows blessings and protects the world! The Divine Lord bestows blessings and protects the world!"
When Yaohua heard the name of the Divine Lord, she felt uncomfortable. "Why are there so many people in Hebei Prefecture who believe in the Divine Lord?"
At this time, those who had been freed from the demonic aura of the Heavenly Demon were also disturbed by the bell and slowly opened their eyes.
While Yaohua was comforting their emotions, Chongming suddenly grabbed her sleeve.
She heard him ask slowly, "Why do you believe in the Divine Lord?"
There was a hint of spiritual power in his words. After hearing them, the mortals would involuntarily tell the truth.
The madmen only knew how to shout that the Divine Lord protected the world, but the normal people had different expressions.
The first person who woke up rubbed his head. Suddenly, his face showed horror. "There are black worms in the things bestowed by the Divine Lord. Eating them will kill people!"
Some people showed pain and confusion. "After I worshipped the Divine Lord, I was suddenly locked in a small dark room. Then I didn't know anything."
Yaohua couldn't help but mutter, "Could it be that the strange things that happened here are related to the Divine Lord?"
Chongming said speechlessly, "Why would he do this?"
Yaohua rolled her eyes. "For his strange plan, he even protected the Zhu Ying Clan who truly practiced demonic aura. If he fell out with you and wanted to use this way to destroy the people's faith in you, it's not surprising."
The two sent the normal people back home. Then they followed their descriptions and came to the Divine Hidden Hall in the center of the city.
The Divine Hidden Hall was a place to worship immortals and Buddhas. The main hall was the statue of the Divine Lord who had caused all the strange things.
Who would have thought that as soon as they reached the temple gate, they saw several monks carrying away Chongming's statue of the Immortal Venerable!
"What are you doing?" Yaohua couldn't help but roar.
The monks said righteously, "Naturally, we're going to smash this false statue!"