"You only needed to say you wanted to see it, and have Xiao Yu bring the ring back for you. Why wait for me to wake up in two months."
Wan Lei smiled and patted Fang Xiao Yu, urging her to quickly take out the ring.
Fang Xiao Yu took out the ring and placed it on the stone table in front of them.
"It's not an urgent or critical matter. Besides, even though others have reported, the specific situation still requires asking you, the one directly involved."
Wan Yi took the ring and played with it in his hand, not rushing to probe it with his divine sense.
"Extremely violent mental power and dark energy. What is the source of this power? How can a mere Tai Heng realm cultivator contend with a Demon Emperor?
Wan Lei, tell me, what did you feel after putting on this ring? I heard you lost your sanity and recognized no one."
Upon hearing this, Wan Lei organized his thoughts and replied,
"Initially, we had only obtained this demon bead. Before refining it, it had a strong corrosive effect on my armor. After refining it, it was fine, but only I could hold it, not others. Xiao Yu was also corroded when she held it for a moment.
Later, we found the ring setting. After I put it on my hand, I felt my consciousness sink into an unfamiliar space.
That space was blood-red, filled with resentment, brutality, disaster, and destruction – negative emotions. Those emotions eroded me and made me powerful.
The feeling was that I was the greatest in the world, unrivaled in heaven and earth. Nothing in the world should stand equal to me. I was born to destroy all existence in this world."
"...That sounds quite mystical. It seems like a demonic soul's will.
Continue, what else did you see?"
"Yes, then I saw a door, a bronze gate taller than the sky. Up close, I still couldn't see its top.
At that time, I wanted to destroy everything, so I went to smash that door.
The door gave me the feeling that it was the greatest and most sacred thing in the world, the will that controlled everything, the supreme entity.
In its presence, I was like an ant trying to shake the firmament. Even..."
Wan Lei hesitated at this point, but thought that since the Immortal Venerables were so kind, they wouldn't blame him, so he might as well speak the truth.
"Even it made me feel that even Immortal Venerables would be like ants standing before it."
"Its aura is stronger than ours?"
Wan Yi frowned slightly and asked.
"Yes, to put it bluntly, in front of it, there's no difference between you and me."
"Hmm, continue. Did you smash the door?"
"I did, I smashed it once. My entire will was repelled by that terrifying immense force. It was truly a difference between heaven and earth, utterly unmovable. Even though I believed myself invincible at that time, such a powerful will was useless.
Then, my will returned to my body.
After I woke up, I still had that feeling of being unrivaled, only violent killing intent in my mind. Nothing looked pleasing to my eyes, and I wanted to destroy everything.
I shattered that world with a punch, then tried to destroy everything. In the end, it was Xiao Yu who stood in front of me, and only then did a sliver of clarity return. I struggled with my will to suppress that violent will and took off the demon ring."
"Heh, it seems your Xiao Yu is truly a good medicine. In that situation, she could still pull you out of the abyss. Only the person you care about most could do that."
Wan Yi's teasing made Fang Xiao Yu's cheeks flush, and her previous resentment towards Wan Lei dissipated considerably.
"After that, when I fought with the Illusion Heart Demon Emperor, I was in the same state: unrivaled, the best in the world, looking down on everyone, wanting to destroy heaven and earth. My power also increased significantly, and I could contend with the Illusion Heart Demon Emperor without being at a disadvantage.
But I had no reason, I was completely a killing machine. At that time, I even thought that with the demon ring, I could fight an Immortal Venerable."
"Your demon ring is truly unpredictable in its combat power, growing stronger against stronger opponents."
Wan Yi smiled and continued to ask,
"Did you feel where the power that allowed you to fight a Demon Emperor came from? Was it given by the demon ring, or by that door?"
"My power came from the universe you granted me. The demon ring only gave me violent mental power and an unrivaled will."
Upon hearing this, Wan Yi shook his head.
"Strictly speaking, the door and the demon ring are one. It didn't give you nothing; rather, it gave you its most precious possession.
The authority to wield saint-level power, raising your realm infinitely. As for the violent mental power, it's merely a side effect. After all, everything in this world is an equivalent exchange; where there is gain, there is loss.
Having said that, Wan Yi said to the other four Immortal Venerables,
"Everyone, let's take a look together and see what that door inside the demon ring truly is."
Upon hearing this, the other four nodded and jointly released their divine senses, probing into the demon ring in Wan Yi's hand.
A few seconds later, their divine senses withdrew, and each of their expressions was not entirely the same.
Xia Da Yu looked somewhat confused, Wan Yi's expression was solemn, his eyes bursting with sharp light, Han Xiao Feng and Han Xiao Yu were both filled with shock and unconcealed joy, while She Yu's appearance was a frown, his eyes showing some fear.
The five people's expressions were all different. Wan Lei had never seen these expressions on the five steady Immortal Venerables before.
Could it be that the door within the demon ring was truly an extraordinary treasure?
What kind of thing could make the Lord of the Main Plane feel so shocked?
After a moment, Wan Yi smiled slightly and said,
"Wan Lei, take this ring back with you. It is not a bad thing that you obtained it. In the future, if you need it, you can wear it. As for the erosion of willpower, do not fear it. It is also a tempering of your will. Even if you fall unconscious, we are here."
Wan Lei was stunned. He thought the Immortal Venerables would take the demon ring away, or at least tell him to wear it less, lest it be dangerous.
"Immortal Venerable, Mengmeng said that Buddhism's Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill can help me resist the erosion of mental power. Can I cultivate it?"
"Yes, it's in the Five Elements Hall. You can go and get it directly. Buddhism is quite good at cultivating mental power.
By the way, in the future, when you have nothing to do, don't wear the ring, but you can probe it with your divine sense and train yourself to adapt to that violent mental power.
When fighting with the ring on, remember to have Xiao Yu by your side. She can awaken your reason. But sooner or later, you will be able to wear the ring without losing your reason.
Alright, go back now. If you don't understand anything, come and ask again."
Wan Yi stuffed the ring into Wan Lei's hand, then waved his hand. The bewildered Wan Lei and Fang Xiao Yu disappeared directly from the pavilion.
It seemed that Wan Yi was afraid of something and was eager to send them away.
The attitude of the Immortal Venerable was very thought-provoking...