This evil thought was extremely cunning and impossible to catch. Yaohua had tried to capture it several times but failed every time. She couldn't help but get very angry. "Just as the Heavenly Demon disappeared, there came a natural disaster. After the natural disaster was gone, an evil thought was born. Isn't the Heavenly Way supposed to be benevolent? Why does it always set up disasters and make all sentient beings suffer?"
After the Soil of Growth disappeared, the medicinal herbs were in short supply. Humans, gods, and demons had done their best to protect all beings in the Three Realms, but they couldn't save everyone. They could only watch helplessly as the common people were tortured by pain due to the lack of medicinal herbs for treatment.
Seeing her mood fluctuating greatly, Chongming softly comforted her, "Everything has to be done step by step. We've done our best. You don't have to feel guilty for not being able to save everyone."
Yaohua bit her lip, feeling very guilty. "After all, this evil thought came out of my body..."
Chongming tapped her on the head. "I've already said, don't think too much. Don't take all the responsibilities on yourself."
"Do you think this evil thought could be the work of Muhua and the others? They created this just to torture all beings in the Three Realms and take revenge on us by the way," Yaohua couldn't help but suspect.
"According to my speculation with Gusongyue, it's probably because there have been too many things happening recently, which triggered the turbulence of time and space. No one knows what changes occurred during that time. Only then could the evil thoughts in the mortal world gather into strength. As for it appearing in your body, it's simply because you traveled through time and space, so it parasitized on you. You're also a victim."
Chongming pulled her to sit down and held her in his arms, carefully analyzing the cause and effect for her.
Yaohua closed her eyes and calmed her floating emotions. "I still have the system. Since we can't solve the evil thought for the time being, let's solve the epidemic as soon as possible and relieve the suffering of the common people."
Chongming naturally supported her unconditionally. He even rummaged through his storage bag and found many immortal herbs. To make it easier for mortals to digest, Yaohua asked her elder brothers for help. The Phoenix Clan and the Dragon Clan jointly bestowed their blessings.
Even Yaoyao came to join in the fun. Unfortunately, since she wasn't a genuine phoenix, the blessing she bestowed was too much for people to bear. So she had to retreat regretfully and wait for Yaohua to distribute the immortal herbs.
Thanks to everyone's efforts, the epidemic soon dissipated, and the evil thing had nowhere to hide again.
Chongming traced the last trace of the sick aura and finally trapped the evil thought.
Looking at the evil thought wriggling like a snake in the spiritual aura shield, Yaohua couldn't help but walk forward, but was stopped. "Don't come over for now."
She paused in her steps. Only then did she remember that she might become the host of the evil thought at any time. She couldn't help but think how lucky she was. She almost got carried away by the joy of victory just now. If the evil thought escaped because of her step forward, it would be troublesome to catch it again.
After being trapped for several days, the evil thing was finally tamed. Chongming opened the Celestial Pond to purify the evil thing. Yaohua watched from afar. After the evil thing was purified, she also wanted to enter the Celestial Pond but was stopped by Chongming.
"You can't go!" Chongming said. "The evil thing has been solved. You haven't recovered yet. Entering the Celestial Pond will only do you harm, not good. Wait until you've recovered."
Yaohua laughed. "I'm not seriously injured. How can I not have recovered?"
Chongming shook his head. "I'm not at ease. In the previous battles, you only treated your injuries hastily and didn't fully recover. Wait for some time before going."
Yaohua said, "I can do it myself. I'm not a three - year - old child. Do I still need others to worry about me?"
"… That's still not okay!" Chongming insisted.
Yaohua asked, "Why?"
"Because... because..."
Chongming was a bit at a loss. He stammered for a long time before answering, "Anyway, it's just not safe. You can't go!"
Yaohua laughed. "I just want to go to the Celestial Pond to purify the evil aura. I'm not really going to die. Why are you so nervous?"
However, no matter what she said, Chongming was unwilling to change his mind. She had to compromise. "Okay! Since you're so insistent, I'll listen to you."
Seeing that she agreed, Chongming finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, his firm attitude still made Yaohua suspicious. Taking advantage of the opportunity when Chongming was dealing with affairs, she quietly came to the Celestial Pond.
Inside the Celestial Pond, the water mist was winding and the immortal aura was floating. Yaohua felt something strange but didn't take it to heart. After all, she was also a god, and her physical quality was far beyond that of ordinary people.
When Yaohua approached the Celestial Pond, she suddenly felt a powerful suction force coming from under her feet, pulling her into the water. She was greatly shocked and quickly resisted with her hands. However, her spiritual power was useless against this force.
Just as she was about to sink to the bottom of the pond, she suddenly woke up. She opened her eyes and struggled to swim upstream.
Just then, the water column behind her suddenly erupted and rushed into the sky. She turned around quickly to avoid being splashed, but was still thrown to the shore by the huge rebound force.
She slumped on the edge of the pond. Only then did she notice the pain on her body. Her exposed skin quickly blistered. It was obvious that she had been burned by the water of the Celestial Pond.
"How could this happen?" she couldn't believe it.
The water of the Celestial Pond could only purify evil thoughts. Could it be that the evil thought still existed in her body, so she was burned? Would the evil thought come back to life in her body?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel panicked.
What if she was possessed by the evil thought...
She didn't know how she left the Celestial Pond. Stumbling a few steps, she bumped into a graceful figure. It was Feng Yi.
Seeing Yaohua in such a sorry state, Feng Yi frowned. "Why are you in such a mess?"
His voice was very soft, with a hint of concern in his tone.
However, these words hit her like a thunderbolt. She suddenly woke up. Looking at her second elder brother in front of her, she opened her mouth futilely but couldn't say a word. Only tears streamed down one by one.
"Yaohua, are you crying?" Feng Yi was a bit surprised. "Why are you crying?"
Yaohua choked. "Second elder brother, I, I almost... was burned by the water of the Celestial Pond just now..."
"Did the water of the Celestial Pond extinguish your Phoenix True Fire?"
Feng Yi lovingly pulled her into his arms and coaxed her softly. "Don't cry, don't cry. Water naturally overcomes fire. You'll always be the most powerful little Phoenix Princess in my heart."
Listening to Feng Yi's gentle voice, Yaohua stopped crying. "There's an evil thought in my body, so I was burned by the water of the Celestial Pond."
"Be good. You rest first. I'll find some medicine to apply on your wounds." Feng Yi's heart skipped a beat after hearing this, but he remained calm on the surface.
Yaohua nodded and obediently let Feng Yi help her sit down.
Feng Yi took out the ointment from his storage bag, squatted in front of her, and carefully applied it on her wounds.
Yaohua closed her eyes to rest, but her mind was not calm. She kept thinking about whether the evil thought would still stay in her body.