Mysterious mirror hanging high

Jing Yu pulled Ming Yutai along as the two ran wildly along the winding water corridor.

The sounds of fighting and the roar of clashing laws behind him abruptly ceased, replaced by a chilling silence.

Immediately afterwards, an indescribable and terrifying aura erupted from the small courtyard behind like a tsunami!

This aura was filled with resentment, mania, and an extreme madness born from breaking free from constraints. It instantly enveloped the entire dream world, and the sky seemed to darken.

boom!

"Oh no!" Jing Yu's heart trembled violently. Without turning around, he knew what had happened—the last line of defense built by Ming Yutai's subconscious, [Mingxiao], had been breached!

He turned around abruptly and saw a shrill figure chasing after him at a speed that seemed to tear through space—it was none other than "Madam Ming," the manifestation of his inner demons!

At this moment, "Madam Ming" looked extremely miserable, and there was no trace of her previous elegance and nobility.

Her palace attire was already tattered, torn into strips by a powerful force, and stained with dark red, almost black, bloodstains.

Her once stunningly beautiful face now had one half twisted with resentment, while the other half looked as if it had been scorched by fire, with the flesh peeling back and even revealing the bare bones. One eye was now just an empty, bloody hole from which black demonic energy constantly escaped.

Her left arm was twisted unnaturally and hung limply at her side, clearly broken.

The most shocking sight was her chest, where a transparent hole the size of a bowl ran through her front and back, with a blue light still flickering at the edges, constantly eroding her demonic body and causing her immense pain with every inch of movement.

This was the injury left by Mingxiao's counterattack before his death.

However, such severe injuries did not weaken her; instead, they aroused her most primal ferocity.

Her body surged with demonic energy, like burning black flames, and she locked onto the two fleeing figures, letting out a hoarse, piercing shriek: "You...can't escape! His consciousness...is mine!"

"Father was murdered? How is that possible!"

Ming Yutai was deeply shocked and could hardly believe his eyes.

Although the aura of the demonic [Madam Ming] had once again fallen to the Cave Heaven Realm, her speed was still far beyond what Ming Yutai, who was in the Nascent Soul Realm, and even the maid [Xiao Huan], who did not even have the Nascent Soul Realm cultivation, could match.

Her speed was extremely fast; she crossed the numerous covered bridges in the blink of an eye, closing the distance between Mingyutai and Jingyu.

Just as the stench of decay and blood was about to touch Ming Yutai's back, a sudden change occurred!

"Rumble--"

The calm water surface suddenly exploded!

Countless giant dragons formed from water vapor soared into the sky, letting out silent roars, and crashed into the pursuing "Madam Ming" from all directions!

At the same time, the originally stable covered bridge beneath their feet began to tremble and twist violently. The wooden planks and railings seemed to come alive, and the joints rapidly changed and reassembled, trying to lead the road in an unknown direction, or even forming a barrier to block the advance of the inner demons.

This was not being manipulated by any conscious master, but rather the instinctive resistance generated by the origin of Mingyutai's inner world when it sensed that its core consciousness was about to be devoured!

This world is spontaneously rejecting and attacking this "intruder" that shouldn't exist!

"Madam Ming" let out an angry howl, and had no choice but to swing her remaining right arm to unleash demonic energy to resist the continuous onslaught of water dragons.

Each collision caused her wounds to reopen and her demonic energy to dissipate, making her appearance even more miserable.

The changing shape of the covered bridge greatly slowed her down, widening the distance between her and Jing Yu once again.

"Hurry up!" Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jing Yu pulled Ming Yutai, whose eyes were still somewhat confused, even harder, and rushed towards the ever-changing depths of the seemingly endless covered bridge.

He knew that this inner resistance was only temporary, and he had to make Ming Yutai truly wake up during this precious time!

But Ming Yutai's inner resistance seemed to have reached a limit. The roaring water dragon and the ever-changing corridor bridge could not stop the inner demon for long. The tattered Madam Ming quickly caught up with the two again.

But at this critical moment, another unexpected event occurred!

The sky, which had been shrouded in darkness by the malevolent energy of inner demons, was suddenly torn apart by a dazzling golden light.

The golden light was pure and warm, carrying a peaceful power to cleanse evil spirits and soothe the soul, completely out of place with the resentment and madness that permeated this dream.

"The Buddha is above."

The solemn and majestic sound of the Buddhist chant seemed to come from beyond the heavens, or it seemed to resound directly in the hearts of everyone, instantly overwhelming the piercing screams of inner demons.

At the same time, a very soft chanting sound rang in Jing Yu and Ming Yutai's ears. It seemed to be a fragmented Buddhist scripture. The person chanting was obviously not a Buddhist, as he read the entire scripture haltingly.

But Jing Yu's face showed an unprecedented look of joy: "That stupid woman has done a great job!"

Clearly, it was Ling Qishuang's methods in reality that worked!

Immediately afterwards, several majestic golden Arhats broke through the clouds and descended from the sky!

They shone with a golden light like lapis lazuli, their faces displaying expressions ranging from compassionate to dignified to angry, but without exception, they all exuded a righteous aura that restrained evil spirits.

Each Arhat manifested a massive demon-subduing form, some wielding vajras, others holding demon-subduing rings, and still others forming the abhaya mudra. The immense Buddhist power, like a golden tide, swept towards the relentlessly pursuing "Lady Ming"!

"A bald monk from Buddhism?! How could he possibly be here?!"

Madam Ming let out a roar of shock and anger. She was clearly shocked and terrified by the sudden and extremely restraining power that had come at her.

These Arhats are not physical entities, but rather manifestations of some powerful Buddhist intention. However, in this battle at the level of consciousness, their power is real and undeniable!

"Buzz!"

The Vajra Pestle crashed down with immense force, the Demon-Subduing Ring transformed into a golden halo attempting to trap the demon's body, and the radiance emanating from the Fearless Seal caused the demonic energy surrounding "Madam Ming" to hiss as if melting snow.

She had no choice but to abandon the pursuit, and in a disheveled state, she urged her remaining demonic energy to resist.

The Buddha's light and demonic energy collided violently, producing a deafening roar. The wound on her chest, left by Mingxiao, throbbed even more intensely under the Buddha's light, as if countless red-hot needles were piercing her demonic soul.

This unexpected help greatly reduced the pressure on Jing Yu. He seized this fleeting opportunity and pulled Ming Yutai to rush another several dozen feet away.

Ming Yutai turned around in a daze, watching the terrifying demonic figure, so different from the image of her mother in her memory, struggle in the golden Buddha light. Then she looked at the several solemn golden Arhats in the sky, constantly chanting Buddhist mantras. The confusion and bewilderment in her eyes were finally replaced by a deeper shock.

"Arhats...Buddhism...why are these things in my dreams?"

He muttered to himself, and deep in his subconscious, certain fragments of memory that had been deliberately concealed and distorted by his inner demons seemed to be beginning to loosen slightly under the illumination of Buddha's light.

Jing Yu suddenly perked up: "Hmm? You've realized this is your dream!"