Yang Hong observed his surroundings.
Amidst the boundless dark purple fog, Yang Hong was like a tiny grain of sand dropped into the deep sea.
Oppression and despair enveloped him.
In his soul's perspective, Yang Hong was merely a ball of light, only three inches in size.
"This dark purple fog, it seems like the purest demonic energy, or perhaps divine sense."
"Divine sense? Is this my divine sense?"
Yang Hong immediately realized that this must be his sea of consciousness, the depths of his sea of consciousness.
To dispel the demonic energy in this sea of consciousness, he still had to find a way, similar to his methods on Blue Star.
The most effective would undoubtedly be Buddhist scriptures.
It was a pity that in his previous life, seeing too many monks adorned with wealth and plump figures had made Yang Hong dislike Buddhism greatly, so he had read fewer Buddhist scriptures.
Therefore, he had to look for a solution within Daoist scriptures.
The first thing that came to his mind was naturally the Eight Great Divine Incantations of Daoism.
He quickly thought of one divine incantation, the Cleansing Incantation:
"Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable, comfort my form.
Disciple's soul and spirit, the primordial void of the five viscera.
Azure Dragon and White Tiger, a grand procession;
Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise, guard my true self."
As Yang Hong chanted the incantation, his sea of consciousness vibrated slightly.
This vibration was extremely weak, but Yang Hong, who had been anticipating it, still sensed it.
"Mmm~ It's effective!"
"Excellent, continue!"
Yang Hong's face lit up with joy, and he quickly began chanting the Cleansing Incantation loudly.
Alright.
His illusory mouth opened and closed continuously, his voiceless words forming a unique rhythm, resonating with the sea of consciousness around him.
As the chanting continued, the dark purple sea of consciousness around him began to stir, and a tiny wave suddenly leaped out of the sea.
"Crack~"
A faint sound echoed in the sea of consciousness, then vanished, inaudible.
As the wave crashed back into the sea, a faint hint of purple-gold spread out, only to be submerged again by the dark purple seawater.
Seeing this, Yang Hong below the sea of consciousness smiled.
"Effort yields results, and the direction is correct."
"...Azure Dragon and White Tiger, a grand procession; Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise, guard my true self."
Yang Hong's chanting became even more focused.
On the dark purple sea, the waves gradually increased.
The sounds of the crashing waves began to form a unique rhythm.
Outside the sea of consciousness, at the four corners of Yang Hong's Four Spirits Palace,
The statues of the Four Spirits Sacred Beasts, the Eastern Azure Dragon, Western White Tiger, Southern Vermilion Bird, and Northern Black Tortoise, stood guard.
When the sound of the waves in the sea of consciousness reached a certain rhythm, the eyes of the Eastern Azure Dragon statue opened a sliver.
A wisp of wood energy, originating from the void, traversed layers of emptiness, penetrated Yang Hong's body, entered his sea of consciousness, and pierced through the dark purple sea of consciousness.
Finally, it entered Yang Hong's soul beneath the sea of consciousness.
The soul, originally only three inches in size, instantly grew to nine inches.
"Good~ The power of the Azure Dragon's protection has been activated."
With the assistance of the Azure Dragon's power, the sound of the waves crashing in the sea of consciousness grew louder.
A virtuous cycle had begun.
Subsequently, the killing aura of the Western White Tiger (metal), the offensive power of the Southern Vermilion Bird (fire), and the protective power of the Northern Black Tortoise (earth) descended in succession.
Roar~
Growl~
Screech~
Moo~
Four majestic and grand beast roars resounded, and the eyes of the Four Spirits in the Four Spirits Palace opened simultaneously, letting out a mighty roar.
"Crack~"
The divine power of the Four Spirits broke through the dark purple sea of consciousness, rescuing Yang Hong's soul from beneath it.
"Haha~ I'm out! Next, I will reclaim my body."
"Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable, comfort my form. Disciple's soul and spirit, the primordial void of the five viscera. Azure Dragon and White Tiger, a grand procession; Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise, guard my true self."
The voice of the Cleansing Incantation spread throughout Yang Hong's sea of consciousness with great momentum.
...
"What is happening?"
At this moment, in the real world outside the sea of consciousness, the Demon Lord Keshuo also heard the four majestic and grand beast roars.
He then discovered Yang Hong's soul, only nine inches in size but protected by four colors of light, appearing in his sea of consciousness.
"You ant are not dead yet!
How could you still be alive? I have already absorbed all your memories, how can you still be alive?"
Throughout the sea of consciousness, the Demon Lord Keshuo's sinister and furious roar echoed.
A familiar monster appeared before Yang Hong, with a human body, snake tail, wolf's head, tiger's claws, and scales.
Yang Hong temporarily stopped chanting the Cleansing Incantation and suddenly asked.
"Do you know about systems?"
"Systems? What systems? What are systems?"
Hearing Yang Hong's question, the Demon Lord Keshuo was taken aback and instinctively asked.
"Systems,
Systems are my biggest secret, it's the system that protected me."
"Hmph~ Nothing can protect you!
Little ant, die."
Yang Hong understood immediately after hearing the Demon Lord Keshuo's words.
The system on him was special. Although it was extremely unintelligent, its quality and level were very high, possibly even surpassing the heavenly way of this world.
Because when he reviewed his life before, the system did not exist.
The cultivation he gained from planting spiritual plants was, in the life review, presented as him eating the spiritual fruits of the spiritual plants he planted to gain a large amount of spiritual energy and rapidly increase his cultivation.
And when the Demon Lord Keshuo took over his body, he did not discover the system's existence.
Yang Hong was now certain that he would not die.
Because he had a system.
"Wait, Demon Lord Keshuo, I'll give you the system, and you spare my life."
Hearing Yang Hong's words, the sea of consciousness, which had transformed into towering waves, suddenly calmed down.
"Ant, quickly tell me what the system is."
The Demon Lord Keshuo was also curious about what a system was.
"Call out 'Character Attribute Panel' in your mind, and the system will appear."
"You better not lie to me, or I will make your soul scatter and be eternally unredeemed!"
"No, no. I want to live too."
"Hmph, you're sensible.
Character Attribute Panel."
As this voice fell, the Demon Lord Keshuo fell silent, standing frozen on the spot.
And for the first time, Yang Hong did not see his attribute panel before his eyes.
However, he soon found that the Demon Lord Keshuo could no longer move.
"Is he frozen by the system?
This is an opportunity!"
"Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable, comfort my form.
Disciple's soul and spirit, the primordial void of the five viscera.
Azure Dragon and White Tiger, a grand procession; Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise, guard my true self."
The Cleansing Incantation began to exert its power, and purple-gold light emanated from Yang Hong, spreading outwards.
The dark purple sea of consciousness began to fade from Yang Hong's feet, transforming back into its original purple-gold.
And the Demon Lord Keshuo, as expected, still did not move.
Yang Hong devoted himself wholeheartedly to chanting the Cleansing Incantation.
The Four Spirits Palace outside the sea of consciousness trembled, and even more intensely dazzling four-colored divine light shone from the void.
The purple-gold spread faster and faster within the sea of consciousness, and Yang Hong's soul body also began to grow.
Gradually, under the summoning of the Cleansing Incantation, the illusory figures of the Four Spirits Sacred Beasts appeared above the sea of consciousness. With the help of the four-colored divine light, the purple-gold light quickly dispelled all the dark purple.
The entire sea of consciousness returned to purple-gold,
And Yang Hong regained control of his body.
Only the soul of the Demon Lord Keshuo, a towering 333 zhang tall, remained standing in the center of Yang Hong's sea of consciousness.