The strange world of demon cultivators

Time rewinds to when Ji Yao was cast into the Sea of Non-Life.

After suffering an incredibly heavy blow, Ji Yao lost control of his body.

Like a kite with a severed string, he plummeted straight towards the edge of the Dead Bone Beach.

In the blink of an eye, he fell into the bottomless abyss of the Sea of Non-Life.

The Sea of Non-Life, even the name itself, sends shivers down one's spine.

True to its name, anyone who inadvertently steps into this sea area faces almost certain death with no return.

............

And now, due to the incessant poisonous rain from the calamity falling into the Sea of Non-Life,

the already incredibly toxic seawater has become even more poisonous.

At this moment, as the mixed black toxic water in the Sea of Non-Life opened its bloody maw like a ferocious beast, ready to completely devour Ji Yao,

no one expected that the Yama Mirror fragment, which had been quietly enveloping Ji Yao, would suddenly act as if a starving child seeing delicious food.

It began to frantically suck the surrounding seawater as if it was desperately hungry.

As Ji Yao continued to sink, his entire body was completely submerged in the dark depths of the sea floor.

At this moment, he looked like a huge, bottomless black hole,

greedily devouring the seemingly endless seawater.

In just a blink of an eye, the originally scattered fragments miraculously came together like a perfect jigsaw puzzle,

and finally transformed into a strange mirror only the size of a palm.

The mirror did not stop its actions but continued to absorb the water of the Sea of Non-Life in an orderly manner.

At the same time, some eerie and terrifying images gradually began to appear on its smooth surface.

............

Soon, the magical fragment mirror successfully constructed a vacuum zone around Ji Yao that was completely independent of the outside world.

This small space seemed to become a mysterious barrier isolated from the world.

Here, there was not a trace of seawater to be seen.

There was only a steady stream of air emanating from the mirror surface, quietly permeating the entire barrier.

Even at this moment, the broken mirror was still greedily drawing in the surrounding seawater, incessantly.

Conversely, these air barriers were not fragile.

The deep-sea water did not form a surging force to overwhelm the barrier.

Instead, upon contacting the mirror, it quietly transformed into wisps of misty vapor or droplets.

They were like gentle spirits, flowing slowly along the edges of the mirror, drop by drop, being sucked by the fragments on the surface of the mirror.

Time passed by, minute by minute, this mysterious fragment mirror persistently fulfilled its mission.

On one hand, it was doing its best to repair the severe injuries Ji Yao's body had suffered.

Every wound, every crack, was gradually healing under the action of its magical power;

on the other hand, it was like an indestructible shield,

tightly guarding Ji Yao's fragile soul, protecting it from external disturbances.

............

Just like that, three whole years passed.

Suddenly, the originally quiet fragment burst out with dazzling black light.

In an instant, the light radiated in all directions, dazzling and mesmerizing.

Immediately afterward, Ji Yao's entire body instantly disappeared into thin air in this intense light!

Only the already dilapidated mirror was left lying alone on the bottomless seabed.

Motionless, as if nothing had ever happened.

However, just at this moment, the image in the mirror suddenly flashed.

In the next moment, Ji Yao appeared like a ghost in that strange world inside the mirror.

A heart-wrenching pain swept over Ji Yao like a tsunami, like ten thousand arrows piercing his heart, causing him unbearable pain.

This pain came so swiftly that Ji Yao, after being unconscious for a long time, was finally awakened by it.

He suddenly opened his eyes, gasping for breath.

His chest rose and fell rapidly, as if before this moment, he had never breathed before.

As his rapid breathing gradually calmed down, Ji Yao finally had the opportunity to look around.

He found himself in a strange room.

Beneath him was an incredibly soft bed, gently supporting his body like a cloud.

Looking up, above his head was a snow-white ceiling, giving a sense of peace and serenity.

When he concentrated his mind again and carefully observed the surrounding environment.

A chill ran up his spine—he realized that he had somehow arrived in such a place filled with a strange atmosphere.

Ji Yao felt a sudden dizziness, and when his vision became clear again.

He realized that he was in a completely unfamiliar environment.

He blinked, looked around, and couldn't help but feel a sense of doubt and astonishment—he seemed to have traveled back to modern society!

This was an ordinary bedroom, sunlight shining through light blue curtains onto the wooden floor, forming patches of dappled light and shadow.

Ji Yao slowly stood up, his gaze falling on the tall, white wardrobe beside him, and for a moment, he felt at a loss.

This wardrobe was completely different in style from the furniture in his memory, appearing simple and fashionable.

Clearly, this was definitely not his room.

However, when he carefully observed the surroundings.

He had to admit that these things were indeed items that only appeared in modern society.

On the desk was a laptop computer, and next to it was a smartphone;

on the wall hung several abstract paintings... everything made him feel both novel and familiar.

Ji Yao dragged his still-weak body and cautiously walked around the room.

Trying to learn more about this mysterious place.

After walking a few steps, he saw a mirror embedded in the wall.

With a nervous feeling, he quickly walked to the mirror and stared at himself in the mirror.

To his relief, his appearance had not changed at all.

It seemed that he had simply "transmigrated" to this era.

He turned around and continued to look around the room, finding that the entire room was quite spacious.

It was actually a three-bedroom, one-living-room layout.

The living room was decorated warmly and comfortably, with a soft sofa facing a large-screen TV;

in the dining room was a round dining table and several chairs;

the kitchen was fully equipped with all kinds of modern kitchen utensils... every detail revealed a strong atmosphere of life.

He quickly scanned the entire room, carefully checking every corner.

The scene that came into view made him frown—the room seemed to have been uninhabited for a long time, and everywhere was filled with an old, decaying atmosphere.

The floor, tables, chairs, and even the bed were covered with a thick layer of gray dust, as if time had stopped here for a long time.

However, what was even more eerie was that this room was unusually quiet, so quiet that it made one's heart palpitate.

The surroundings were silent, with no sound of life at all, as if one were in a forgotten, isolated city.

This deathly silence made the already eerie room even more terrifying.

Ji Yao had originally thought about going out to explore the surrounding area.

But as soon as he took a step, he felt a strong sense of weakness welling up in his heart.

It turned out that although the serious injuries he had suffered before had initially healed, his body had not fully recovered.

And his soul was still somewhat fragile due to the injuries.

At this moment, he felt weak all over, and even walking a few more steps would make him pant.

Helplessly, he had to give up the idea of going out to explore and decided to stay in this room to recuperate first.

"Since this place seems uninhabited, then I probably don't have to worry too much about safety for the time being..."

Ji Yao muttered to himself, then found a relatively clean place to sit down, preparing to recuperate.

Just as he closed his eyes and began to cultivate the ghost energy in his body.

Suddenly, he abruptly opened his eyes, his face revealing an unbelievable expression.

He was shocked to discover that the concentration of ghost energy here was unimaginably high!

This shocking discovery made a trace of doubt and vigilance rise in Ji Yao's heart:

How could there be such a rich ghost energy in this seemingly ordinary modern society?

Could it be that there were some unknown secrets or dangers hidden here?

Thinking of this, Ji Yao's mood became even heavier.

He knew that what awaited him next would probably not be easy.

But at the moment, the most important thing was to heal the injuries on his body as soon as possible.

Only in this way would he have enough power to cope with the various crises that might arise.

............

At this time, Ji Yao acted quickly, he rummaged through and found a men's shirt and a pair of pants.

He hurriedly took off his already tattered and almost reduced to rags Taoist robe and put on new clothes.

His movements were so fast, as if he was afraid that something terrible would happen if he was slow.

It wasn't long before the question that had been troubling Ji Yao was answered!

Night quietly fell, and the entire room was instantly enveloped in a rich black ghost energy, making people feel chills.

Suddenly, extremely terrifying ghost faces appeared in front of Ji Yao without warning.

Some of the ghost faces had distorted and twisted faces, with exposed fangs;

some had faces full of mourning, with tears streaming down their faces;

and some opened their bloody mouths and roared incessantly, their voices deafening.

They surrounded Ji Yao and kept making sharp and ear-piercing screams, as if they wanted to swallow Ji Yao alive.

Ji Yao, who was originally sitting quietly on the bed meditating.

At the moment when he witnessed these ghost faces suddenly appearing, his heart also jumped.

Although he had been mentally prepared!

But facing these eerie and terrifying ghost faces at such close range still made him gasp.

However, only a moment later, the look of horror on Ji Yao's face disappeared without a trace.

What replaced it was an uncontrollable feeling of ecstasy.

Because he realized that these ghost faces in front of him were precisely the valuable resources he had been searching for!

As long as he could successfully subdue or use these ghosts, it would definitely be of great help to his future path of cultivation.

At this moment, those originally baring their teeth and brandishing their claws ghost faces discovered that Ji Yao not only did not have the slightest fear.

But also showed a smile, and immediately felt that the situation was a little wrong.

So, they stopped screaming and looked at each other, seeming very confused and puzzled by Ji Yao's reaction.

In that instant, Ji Yao suddenly stretched out his slender and powerful hand.

Accurately grabbed a ferocious and terrifying ghost face with lightning speed.

The ghost face struggled desperately, making bursts of shrill screams, but how could Ji Yao's power be something it could contend with?

Ji Yao slightly exerted his strength and forcibly squeezed the ghost face into a round ball.

Then, Ji Yao opened a pitch-black bottle next to him without changing his expression and gently put the ball formed by the ghost face inside.

Immediately afterward, he quickly put on the bottle cap, as if afraid that the things inside would escape.

After doing all this, Ji Yao turned his head.

With a chilling smile on his face, he looked at the remaining ghost faces.

These ghost faces were originally baring their teeth and brandishing their claws, and their momentum was fierce, but when their eyes met Ji Yao's.

They instantly turned into a group of frightened birds, fleeing in all directions as if they had seen the most terrifying existence.

The speed was so fast that it was simply staggering, and they didn't even have a second of hesitation, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye!

However, next, no matter how Ji Yao shouted loudly, no matter how he searched everywhere?

He could no longer find even a trace of those ghost faces left behind.

Helplessly, Ji Yao had to temporarily give up the pursuit of other ghost faces.

Instead, he focused his attention on the ghost he had just collected into the bottle.

Ji Yao carefully picked up the soul-sealing bottle, the mouth of the bottle tilted slightly, and slowly drew out wisps of ghostly blue ghost energy from it.

These ghost energies rose like smoke, swirling in the air.

Ji Yao opened his mouth and gently sucked these ghost energies into his abdomen.

As time passed, wisps of ghost energy were continuously sucked into Ji Yao's body.

Gradually, a slight change appeared in his originally injured body—the wound began to heal slowly, and some small cracks gradually disappeared.

Although this was only a negligible repair, it was undoubtedly a timely help for Ji Yao, who was seriously injured.

However, if he wanted to completely recover, relying on just such a ghost face was obviously far from enough.

According to the current situation, Ji Yao estimated that he would need to absorb at least tens of thousands of such ghost faces to achieve his goal.

At the same time, in a corner outside the window, several ghost faces that had escaped by chance were hiding.

They peeked at the situation inside the house through the cracks in the window, trembling with fear.

When they saw Ji Yao slowly swallowing the ghost energy of their companions.

These ghost faces were all so frightened that they trembled all over, their teeth chattering.

Fear enveloped each of them, so they no longer hesitated and began to pack up their belongings.

Preparing to flee this old nest that they once thought was extremely safe.

Because at this moment, Ji Yao, for them.

Had already become a huge threat, a terrifying existence that was enough to make them panic.