The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

Ever since that day when she accidentally dreamed of Xuanzhu, Yun Yici has insisted on cultivating at night to avoid suspicion, and has not slept since.

This was the first time she had ever been so eager to see Xuanzhu in her dream.

Meanwhile, at the distant Chanyin Temple, where the sounds of Buddhist chants lingered and the ancient temple was deep and secluded, Xuanzhu was attending to his master.

Abbot Shanfa looked with satisfaction at his beloved disciple, whose virtues were as pure as jade and as upright as a pine tree.

He said gently, "Xuanzhu, go to sleep."

Xuanzhu lowered his eyes, put his hands together and said, "Master, I dare not sleep."

After dreaming of Yun Yici that night, Xuanzhu felt ashamed for breaking the precept against lust and went to the abbot of Shanfa Temple the next day to repent.

Abbot Shanfa almost jumped up on the spot.

You, Wen Fuyue, almost abducted his apprentice more than ten years ago.

Now, Wen Fuyue's apprentices have not only made a comeback, but have even become more ruthless.

Abbot Shanfa was terrified that the cabbage he had painstakingly cultivated for over twenty years—no, Buddhist disciple—had been devoured by the pig from Wen Fuyue's family!

This is a Buddhist disciple he has carefully raised, not a son-in-law he's raised for you!

Moreover, he did not forget to inquire about the whereabouts of Wen Fuyue and her disciples, who were said to have gone to Kunlun.

Despite the high mountains and distant waters, they could still disturb my disciple's resolve!

Therefore, during this period, Abbot Shanfa did not dare to relax at all, keeping Xuanzhu by his side and teaching him carefully, so that he could devote himself to Buddhist practice.

Good Dharma has realized that it is time to see the results of his teachings these past few days.

He said kindly, "Xuanzhu, what is there that you dare not do?"

“You have seen clearly that your heart has no love or desire for that woman. Only by breaking through the barrier of emotions can you guard your Buddhist heart.”

"Sleep now, I'll stay here and watch over you."

Shanfa got up and lit the sandalwood incense in the meditation room.

The fragrance of sandalwood wafted through the air, echoing the Zen chants coming from outside.

After hesitating for a moment, Xuanzhu did not disappoint Abbot Shanfa's kindness. He went into the inner room, took off his clothes, and went to sleep.

Yun Yici was frantic; she regained consciousness in her dream.

But there was nothing there; it was just as dark as the Candle Dragon Domain, with neither Shen Huaichuan nor Xuanzhu present.

Just as she was about to have the system wake her up, a golden Buddhist light shone from the darkness.

Guided by the Buddha's light, she passed through it under its illumination.

Xuanzhu had just fallen asleep when he heard the sound of a door being pushed open.

He subconsciously opened his eyes and saw the beautiful white-clad female cultivator, bathed in Buddhist light, approaching from the outer room like a celestial maiden.

Xuanzhu's face turned pale, and he subconsciously grabbed the outer robe and cassock he had taken off beside him to cover his chest.

He closed his eyes and began to silently recite Buddhist scriptures.

Yun Yici was shocked. She asked the system, "What's going on?"

"Why does it feel like I'm abducting my daughter's boyfriend?"

In fact, Xuanzhu was still wearing a snow-white inner robe.

The system said, "Shen Huaichuan's strength is being suppressed, so the scene changes with you. Xuanzhu seems to have cultivated a technique that allows him to enter dreams."

Yun Yici had no time to waste. She quickly walked to Xuanzhu's side and said, "Master Xuanzhu?"

Xuanzhu kept her eyes closed and ignored her. She then asked, "Little Master Xuanzhu?"

This time, she heard clearly what Xuanzhu was muttering to herself.

Xuanzhu said, "Oh no, I'm getting lustful thoughts and I'm about to start having sexual desires."

Yun Yici: You son of a bitch, I'll punch you.

Despite saying it, Yun Yici would never actually do it. She curled her finger and flicked Xuan Zhu's smooth forehead with her finger-flicking technique.

After a muffled thud, Xuanzhu instinctively covered his head, opened his eyes, and asked, "Why did you hit me?"

Yun Yici said, "You said you had lustful thoughts, that's why I hit you."

Xuanzhu suddenly realized: "Fellow Daoist Yun is right. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Yun."

But his expression quickly fell.

"I dreamt of you again. I shouldn't have done this."

Yun Yici thought to herself that she was still waiting to be saved.

She said, "It's not that you dreamed of me, but that I dreamed of you. Xuanzhu Buddha's heart is unhindered."

"I'm in trouble and I need your help."

Upon hearing this, Xuanzhu's expression immediately changed.

For Buddhists, if they dream of a close relative coming to say goodbye, it is very likely a sign that the person is about to pass away.

Xuanzhu sat up from the couch and casually tied his cassock: "Speak, I'm listening."

Yun Yici didn't stand on ceremony and immediately said, "My senior brother and I accidentally entered the domain that the fallen divine beast had condensed before its death. I don't know what was inside that possessed my second senior brother."

Yun Yici avoided mentioning that the master and disciple had gone to the demon realm and Mu Yunjian's true identity, and instead told Xuanzhu about her speculations and Mu Yunjian's behavior after being possessed.

"I originally guessed that it was an evil creature born from the resentment of the divine beast before its death, but I thought that the divine beast was benevolent and it should not be like this."

This is Yun Yici's guess.

As the system said, even the fire of the Zhulong can distinguish between good and evil. The Zhulong is revered as a divine beast, so its nature should not be too bad.

"When I heard Senior Brother Ning suddenly sigh, I remembered that I had mistakenly entered your dream and met you before."

"So I wanted to try and see if I could ask for your help."

"I want to find out the true identity of that evil creature and how to force it out."

After Yun Yici finished speaking, she waited for Xuanzhu's reply.

Before me stood a refined and handsome Buddhist monk, who frowned and pondered for a moment.

Xuanzhu said, "As you said, I think I know what is attached to Fellow Daoist Mu."

"It's resentment."

"However, it's not the resentment of the dead divine beast, but the resentment of the people the divine beast trapped in its domain before it died."

Xuanzhu didn't know that Yun Yici and the others were in the demon realm, so he shared his speculations.

"This domain is not composed of resentment, but is used to trap it."

"There is one possibility regarding the situation after the death of the domain's owner: the natal artifact in front of the owner suppressed the domain."

"If it were a mythical beast instead..."

Yun Yici immediately realized that the Candle Dragon's Fire was within the Candle Dragon's domain!

It remained lit, suppressing the area and trapping the resentment within, preventing it from escaping and harming the surrounding region.

For so many years, the demon cultivators who went to the Ziya Blood Abyss to search for treasures have not found him.

For some reason, this resentment has emerged.

Its purpose is to allow the phoenix, which can rival the Candle Dragon, to tear open the Candle Dragon's domain, and then swarm in to seize the Emperor's body.

Unless the emperor decrees that the evil entity that caused the fall of Zhulong ten thousand years ago will succeed, it is hard to say whether it will succeed.

Yun Yici was terrified, but thankfully they did not rashly leave Zhulong's domain.

That place was not an ominous location, but rather the last line of defense left behind by Zhulong.

We need to find the fire of the Candle Dragon and figure out why resentment is escaping.

Otherwise, the domain that has already been breached will be filled with resentment.

Then, one day it broke open...

Yun Yici finally understood why so many powerful demon cultivators had never appeared in the book.

It was probably because of this calamity that the power structure of the demon realm was reshuffled over the past two hundred years, allowing Mu Yunjian to rise to prominence.

Yun Yici forced a smile: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Xuanzhu."

Xuanzhu said, "Stretch out your hand."