Battle Through the Heavens: I Am the Righteous Path

As the illusion faded, the surrounding scenery fell into endless nothingness, and Xiao Yan and the others' eyes revealed a look of realization.

No wonder the Danta Patriarch didn’t come to play earlier, but appeared just when they were about to enter the Demon Fire Space. It turned out that he had already made an agreement with the Pure Lotus Demon Saint.

“In other words, there was a misunderstanding between the Pure Lotus Demon Saint and the Pure Lotus Demon Fire?” Lei Jing crossed his arms, the corners of his mouth trembling slightly. “The Pure Lotus Demon Saint originally wanted to protect the Pure Lotus Demon Fire from being coveted by others, but the Pure Lotus Demon Fire mistakenly thought that the Pure Lotus Demon Saint had betrayed him.”

Having said that, even Lei Jing, who is a straightforward person, couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

“It’s really sad.”

To be honest, from the perspective of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint, it is really impossible to blame him. Just look at the Pure Lotus Demon Fire's naive look, and he handed over the Origin Sub-Fire just because someone made up a lie. If it weren't for the protection of the Demon Fire Space, I'm afraid that the Pure Lotus Demon Fire would have been deceived long ago without leaving anything behind.

What the Pure Lotus Demon Saint said was correct. The power of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire was too strong. On the contrary, the Pure Lotus Demon Fire was completely incapable of using this power to protect itself.

But after hearing Lei Jing's words, Xiao Yan shook his head.

"No, there is no misunderstanding with the Pure Lotus Demon Fire."

"Hmm?" Lei Jing raised an eyebrow and looked at Xiao Yan in confusion, "No misunderstanding? Then..."

"Even if he really thought that the Pure Lotus Demon Saint had betrayed him at first, after calming down, he could sense something was wrong given the time they had spent together and their relationship."

Xiao Yan said so. The Pure Lotus Demon Fire was just naive, but not stupid. So the Pure Lotus Demon Saint who loved him so much suddenly sealed him up. There must be some hidden story behind it.

When Lei Jing heard what Xiao Yan said, he became even more confused.

“Then why is it still…”

“Because the Pure Lotus Demon Fire is really angry about something other than the betrayal of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint.” Xiao Yan looked at the void ahead and asked in a deep voice, “Am I right? Pure Lotus Demon Fire.”

As Xiao Yan finished speaking, in the eyes of everyone, the Pure Lotus Demon Fire slowly appeared in front of them, but it was not the appearance of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint that he had used before, but the image of the child in the memory just now.

At this time, Jinglian Yaohuo's little face was covered with tears. She knelt on the ground and sobbed softly. Her sad emotion made people feel very pity.

"I know. I know."

"He didn't betray me. He certainly wouldn't betray me"

"But why. Why didn't he tell me the truth. Why did he hide it from me?"

"why why."

Looking at the Pure Lotus Demon Fire kneeling on the ground and crying, Xiao Yan's eyes revealed tenderness. He slowly walked in front of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire, squatted slightly, raised his hand and stroked the Pure Lotus Demon Fire's head fearlessly.

This touch, which she had not felt for a long time, made Jinglian Yaohuo's body tremble slightly. With tears on her face, she slowly raised her head in astonishment and looked at Xiao Yan, whose eyes were extremely gentle.

"You are too naive."

"The Pure Lotus Demon Saint must be very conflicted. He wants to tell you about the darkness in this world and hopes that you can have the ability to protect yourself. But because you are too naive, it is easy for you to go from one extreme to another."

"The Pure Lotus Demon Saint doesn't want you to change from a child who trusts others easily to a child who doesn't trust anyone. He hopes that after you understand the darkness of the world, you can protect yourself while also trusting others and live happily."

"Because you are the child he values ​​most."

Feeling Xiao Yan's gentleness that was so similar to that of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint, Pure Lotus Demon Fire's tears burst out again. In her blurred vision, the figures of Xiao Yan and the Pure Lotus Demon Saint gradually overlapped.

The next moment, the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire could no longer be suppressed and threw itself directly into Xiao Yan's arms.

“Woooa ...

Crying loudly like a child trying his best to vent the injustice he had suffered so far, Xiao Yan gently stroked the back of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire, trying his best to give it the long-lost warmth.

At this moment, in Xiao Yan's eyes, what was in his arms was not the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire that ranked third on the Strange Fire List, but just a poor child who had suffered injustice.

Behind Xiao Yan, Lei Jing and others looked at each other. Lei Jing pointed at Xiao Yan who was holding the Pure Lotus Demon Fire and asked Gu Qinghan in astonishment.

"Is this the end?"

The Pure Lotus Demon Fire flew directly into Xiao Yan's arms, and it was obvious that it had opened its heart. Even if the Pure Lotus Demon Fire was not tamed, it should not cause any disaster to the continent.

Anyway, Xiao Yan's original purpose was just to prevent the Pure Lotus Demon Fire from wreaking havoc on the continent. As long as this goal was achieved, it would be of no use even if he didn't tame or seal the Pure Lotus Demon Fire.

Gu Qinghan was about to respond when he was suddenly stunned and raised his hand to point behind the Pure Lotus Demon Fire.

"Hey, look there."

Everyone looked in the direction of Gu Qinghan's finger and saw a golden shadow standing behind the Pure Lotus Demon Fire at some point, and it looked like the long-deceased Pure Lotus Demon Saint.

Xiao Yan, who was holding the Pure Lotus Demon Fire, also saw the Pure Lotus Demon Saint in front of him. He was slightly stunned. Then he saw the Pure Lotus Demon Saint slowly squat down, smiling at Xiao Yan, his mouth opening and closing. Although no sound came out, Xiao Yan still understood what he wanted to say.

[I'll leave this child in your care.]

Xiao Yan did not respond, but he held the Pure Lotus Demon Fire a little harder. Then he nodded solemnly and responded to the Pure Lotus Demon Saint with his eyes.

【give it to me! 】

Afterwards, as Xiao Yan and the others were explaining, the Pure Lotus Demon Saint smiled with relief, turned into a ray of golden light, and slowly dissipated.

After a long while, the Pure Lotus Demon Fire's emotions seemed to have finally stabilized. It slowly came out of Xiao Yan's arms and looked at Xiao Yan in a daze. Xiao Yan also asked with a smile.

"Are you done crying?"

".snort!"

The Pure Lotus Demon Fire sniffed, as if it was very ashamed of its previous behavior, and turned its head away embarrassedly. Xiao Yan had a gentle expression and raised his hand to gently stroke its head. Although the Pure Lotus Demon Fire's face showed increasing dissatisfaction, it did not resist at all, and seemed to enjoy it very much.

"If you don't mind, follow me from now on. Of course, I won't force you to refine it, as long as you don't cause any trouble."

Xiao Yan said this. This was his purpose from the very beginning. It didn’t matter whether he refined the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire or not. His purpose was just to ensure that it didn’t cause trouble.

After hearing Xiao Yan's words, the Pure Lotus Demon Fire was silent for a while, then it curled its lips slightly and glanced at Xiao Yan.

"You should refine me. After experiencing so many times of the demon fire descending into the world, I also know how troublesome my power is. No wonder he was still worried about me before he died." The Pure Lotus Demon Fire raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "As long as I still exist independently, there will always be people who want to take advantage of me, and I will never have a day of peace."

From ten thousand years ago to the present, everyone who broke into the Demon Fire Space had only one purpose, and that was their own power. The Pure Lotus Demon Fire knew very well that this was not its fault, nor was it the fault of those humans, but the value of its own power itself was too tempting.

I'm afraid that only when I'm refined by others will most people give up the idea of ​​robbing me.

The words of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire made Xiao Yan silent for a while, and then he chuckled softly.

"Don't be so anxious to make a decision. The world now is very different from your time. It won't be too late to make a decision after you go out and see it for yourself."

Xiao Yan said this, and the Pure Lotus Demon Fire looked at him in surprise. Not to mention the greedy ones, even if it was an ordinary person, if they heard that he had taken the initiative to agree to refine it, they would definitely agree directly, right?

However, Xiao Yan said that he should see the outside world first before making a decision, which proved that Xiao Yan truly regarded himself as a [person].

Thinking of this, Jinglian Yaohuo's eyes softened a lot and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

This feels really good, huh?!

Then the Pure Lotus Demon Fire suddenly remembered something and turned its head abruptly to look at Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan happened to stand up and did not notice its unusual reaction, so he said softly.

"Then let us out now. This demon fire space should still be under your control."

"Oops!"

"Eh?"

Xiao Yan looked at the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire in astonishment, and the latter raised its head and looked at him anxiously.

"The control of the Demon Fire Space is no longer in my hands!"

"Ah? It's not in your hands?" Xiao Yan was stunned and asked quickly, "Where is it?"

"In my original body."

The corner of Jinglian Yaohuo's mouth twitched slightly, while Xiao Yan's eyes showed confusion.

"Can't you go back to your original form?"

"Well, I can only go back after someone absorbs my body. This is what you guessed before, the occupation. I can't go back until my body is refined."

Hearing this abstract answer, Xiao Yan's eyebrows couldn't help trembling.

"No? That's your original body, you can't go back anytime?"

“Originally it is possible. The original setting of the Demon Fire Space is so that my consciousness and body can be separated or merged at any time. It’s the insurance that the Pure Lotus Demon Saint gave me. It’s just that…” The Pure Lotus Demon Fire hugged his arms, his face full of embarrassment, and muttered vaguely: “I’ve been living a little uncomfortable for so many years, so I simply used my authority to cancel the rule that I can go back at any time. I thought that if one day I really can’t go back, I will just accept it. Anyway, I didn’t want to live before, and it’s better than being trapped here, so…”

After listening to the explanation of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire, Xiao Yan's eyebrows trembled wildly, but he couldn't say anything. After all, from the perspective of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire, this was equivalent to giving himself an excuse to end it. It was understandable that he would have such thoughts after being trapped here for ten thousand years, but it happened to be now.
Although Xiao Yan did not say a word, the Pure Lotus Demon Fire still sensed Xiao Yan's speechless expression and glared at him with great dissatisfaction.

"Isn't it all your fault? If you had come earlier, I wouldn't have revoked that permission!"

"You last came to this world hundreds of years ago, and I'm just over thirty this year." Xiao Yan covered his head speechlessly, and then said in a deep voice: "That means, I can only absorb your body and seize the authority of this demon fire space before I can get out?"

"hold head high."

The Pure Lotus Demon Fire nodded, Xiao Yan pressed his neck and sighed deeply.

Okay, after all the twists and turns, you still have to absorb it.

Seeing Xiao Yan's expression, the Pure Lotus Demon Fire felt a little guilty and raised its hand to pat him.

"You don't have to worry. My true body is just a shell with power. It won't take much effort to absorb it. There's almost no risk. You felt it before, right?"

“Well, I know this, but.” Xiao Yan looked a little strange, and said in a deep voice: “There was an accident when absorbing the strange fire before, and I am afraid it will happen again.”

"Accident? What accident?"

The Pure Lotus Demon Fire blinked its innocent big eyes and looked at him curiously. Xiao Yan's expression twisted slightly and he raised his hand to stop it.

"Okay, don't ask anymore. I don't want to talk about this topic." Xiao Yan then turned around and looked around, and asked, "Where is your original body? Let's go find it now."

"No, it's already here."

The Pure Lotus Demon Fire said this, and as its voice fell, the void space suddenly twisted, and everyone returned to the previous space full of magma. The fire lotuses that had almost filled the space disappeared, leaving only one suspended in the air.

Needless to say, this is the true form of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire.

Then Xiao Yan walked towards the fire lotus and turned to look at Yao Chen and Han Feng.

"Senior Yao, Senior Sister, please come and help me take care of him to avoid any accidents."

"Ah."

Yao Chen and Han Feng nodded at the same time, and followed Xiao Yan to the fire lotus. Xiao Yan put his hand deep into the fire lotus, feeling the life beating like a heart, and then he was slightly stunned and turned to look at the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire.

"Wait, what will you do after I absorb it? This is your true form, right?"

"What else can I do? I'll be refined along with you." The Pure Lotus Demon Fire said indifferently, and then waved his hand, "Alright, absorb it quickly, I don't care anymore, why are you hesitating?"

".Fine."

Xiao Yan shrugged lightly. At worst, he could see if there was any way to separate the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire later. It would be fine if it had no consciousness, but it always felt weird that the strange fire in his body had its own consciousness. Xiao Yan was not a person who could accept the fact that an individual with independent consciousness was bound by himself.

The Pure Lotus Demon Fire folded its arms, looked at Xiao Yan's back, and then took a deep breath, looked up at the empty sky. Above the sky, the face of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint slowly emerged in the eyes of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire, and it murmured softly.

"Following someone like this in the future, you can finally rest in peace."

What the Pure Lotus Demon Fire knew, and had always known, was that the person the Pure Lotus Demon Saint cared about the most was himself, and the person he was most reluctant to let go of was also himself.

Now, meeting Xiao Yan, this very strange person, should be able to let the Pure Lotus Demon Fire completely put its mind at ease.
"Uhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

"Yan'er!"

"Xiao Yan! What's wrong with you?!"

The sudden painful roar brought the Pure Lotus Demon Fire back to its senses. It then turned its head abruptly to look at Xiao Yan, its pupils suddenly constricting.

The fire lotus had disappeared, and instead, Xiao Yan's body was completely covered with strange fire. He held his head and howled in pain. This was obviously not the sign of refining strange fire, but more like devouring Xiao Yan!
Yao Chen and Han Feng next to them both looked shocked and confused, as if they had no idea what was going on. They wanted to help but didn't know how, so they could only stand by helplessly.

"Hey! Didn't you say it was easy to absorb? Why is this happening?!"

Lei Jing strode up to Jinglian Yaohuo, grabbed his collar and questioned him, and then found that Jinglian Yaohuo's eyes also revealed confusion, and he obviously didn't understand why this happened.

"That shouldn't be the case. The main body is just an empty shell without any consciousness. How could it devour him?"

Just as the Pure Lotus Demon Fire's thoughts were constantly flowing, the space next to it suddenly broke, attracting the attention of it and Lei Jing and others. Then the space suddenly broke, and a figure rushed out directly. Everyone was shocked when they saw the man's appearance.

Fire Fairy! (End of this chapter)