My Enemy Became My Cultivation Companion-Chapter 951 - 550: Are You Two Husband and Wife? (2-in-1)

After some hesitation and contemplation, Chen Yi slowly opened the Heavenly Eye.

Suddenly, the eyes of the Zhenwu Bodhisattva glowed like lightning, shooting out a beam of light!

Chen Yi was taken aback, and in the dazzling glow of the Zhenwu's gaze, he saw something being illuminated. He turned his head and his gaze froze.

Grotesque and twisted human faces were floating in the air, like living people trapped in a muddy swamp, silently struggling upwards,

"I wondered why there wasn't a single shadow..."

He murmured:

"Turns out it's because we can't see them."

The sight was bone-chillingly cold.

The stone chamber's dome seemed to silently press down by half a foot, exuding dozens of twisted faces, each with distinctive features, yet their expressions were frozen, as if trapped in amber. Hollow eye sockets dripped with black liquid, and mouths opened and closed mechanically, emitting nothing but creaking sounds like old wood.

Chen Yi found that only where the eyes of the Zhenwu Bodhisattva shone upon, he could see with the Heavenly Eye.

But in places the light didn't reach, he couldn't see a thing.

"What are you looking at, boy?" the Old Saintess asked puzzled.

"Faces... many human faces, drifting in the air," Chen Yi explained honestly.

"Human faces?" The Old Saintess's tone showed confusion, then suddenly she exclaimed: "So it's this... it turns out to be this! No wonder, no wonder!"

Chen Yi didn't understand and asked, puzzled: "What do you mean by this... what is it?"

The Old Saintess seemed about to explain, but then chuckled lightly and said: "You'll soon know... it's just a few more steps."

"Ridiculous." Chen Yi responded coldly, "If you don't want to explain, then stop being mysterious."

"Don't be impatient... I'll just say this; the Zhenwu Bodhisattva is here... to exorcise and seal demons," the Old Saintess said slowly.

Exorcise and seal demons?

Chen Yi looked around the area; these eerie sights did indeed need exorcising and sealing, but...

The Old Saintess continued: "Disassemble that statue, there should be something called a Zang inside, with that object, you should be able to see directly."

Without delay, Chen Yi sliced open the statue with a single stroke, a buzz like a water ripple spread outward, the scene of the human faces bumping into each other was extremely eerie. Upon opening the statue, the contents were a tall stack of long prayer beads.

Chen Yi grabbed it, and upon examining it closely, indeed he no longer needed the Zhenwu Bodhisattva statue to clearly see those faces.

After scanning the surroundings again, he gave Donggong Ruo Shu a deep look.

Seeing his golden eyes sweep over, Yin Weiyin shivered, for a moment even prepared to confess everything and survive by cutting his losses.

Except, in Chen Yi's field of vision, a furry gray shroud enveloped from outside in, that was Ruo Shu's immortal body, even the Heavenly Eye couldn't penetrate it or discern the presence within.

Seeing Donggong Ruo Shu obliviously looking back, he withdrew his gaze to avoid provoking the presence within.

Chen Yi walked around the stone chamber with the prayer beads, conducting several experiments, discovering that each bead seemed to work. After a bit of reflection, he picked and broke the long string of prayer beads, took one bead, glanced around, and confirmed his guess.

In that case, he decided to give her one.

Chen Yi thought for a moment then approached Donggong Ruo Shu, placing one bead in her palm.

Yin Weiyin was puzzled for a moment, but as soon as she grasped the bead and looked around, she was startled by the floating human faces, instinctively stepping back. Chen Yi reached out to steady her.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid... I'm here..."

The familiar gentle voice whispered to her ear, and Yin Weiyin's thoughts drifted back to when they were in the underworld, where she cautiously tugged at Chen Yi's coat as they walked. Her heart warmed subtly, but as she returned to her senses, he was saying those words to "Donggong Ruo Shu"...

The warmth vanished instantly!

Yin Weiyin lightly gritted her teeth, forcing herself to endure and said in a trembling voice: "W-what are these?"

"...don't you know?" Chen Yi probed, observing her reaction.

Donggong Ruo Shu shook her head and looked at him.

Chen Yi smiled: "I don't know either."

After saying this, Chen Yi's mind raced, thinking about the unknown entity... does it not remember what these things are, or truly fail to recognize them?

If it's the latter, then perhaps there is no intrinsic link between it and this place.

While testing step by step, Chen Yi remained wary, trying to sketch the outline of this unknown presence silently in his heart. He gently took her hand, saying softly: "Follow me, don't get lost."

Donggong Ruo Shu nodded, appearing bewildered and pitiful, entirely different from the fearless stupid girl she had been.

Chen Yi's eyes narrowed slightly, then turned and proceeded forward.

As they ventured deeper, there was no murderous aura, no bloody wind, only a cluster of faceless eyes escorting them down the corridor, seemingly unaware of Chen Yi and the others' existence, all quietly asleep.

Initially, Yin Weiyin felt a bit scared, but then she realized this was Donggong Ruo Shu's body, not the real one, so she became a little more daring, silently reciting the Heart Clarity Spell to dispel her fear.

Half an hour passed, and they had grown accustomed to the surrounding sights, with fear dissipating upon repetition. Chen Yi, too, evolved from cautious steps to quick strides, Yin Weiyin barely keeping up.

Chen Yi's pace suddenly slowed again, as they neared the deepest point, Yin Weiyin also noticed the slight glow emanating from around the corner ahead.

Both simultaneously breathed more heavily.

In a short while, they rounded the corner and stepped out of the cave.

Chen Yi's expression tightened, his face slightly shaken.