A Demon Realm Seductress Has Taken Down the Light of the Righteous Path (Futa High H) - Chapter 21

When Lan Yunyun saw the landmark from the original story at the edge of the wasteland, she finally let out a sigh of relief.

And Lǐ Huaijin did not disappoint—spiritual power surged, transforming into ice needles that shot out. Over a hundred of them struck the hidden mysterious nodes with perfect precision.

…

Good grief—this comprehension and memory would easily get her into Tsinghua or Peking University back in the modern world.

The sky rumbled; space distorted. It seemed they were still in the boundless wasteland, but in truth, that was merely an illusion—they were already standing at the very edge of this land.

Crack

The final ice needle pierced a thumb-sized, moving hidden node.

Buzz—

The trigrams of the array gradually manifested. Centered on their position, the ground and sky revealed the inner and outer Eight Trigrams—sixteen directions in total—shimmering with sacred golden radiance.

“Yay yay yay!”

“Let’s go, let’s go~”

“Senior Sister! Northwest—Qian trigram position!”

The timing was fleeting—the life gate would shift again next time it was summoned. Lan Yunyun, terrified something unexpected might happen, turned and grabbed the female lead, ready to bolt.

This cursed Soul-Devouring Cliff—she couldn’t stand another second here! Wuwuwu!

Filled with joy, Lan Yunyun’s cute face rounded even more with her smile; her little mouth curved upward and refused to come down.

The trigram gate opened wide—but the moment they stepped in, a thick, overwhelming wave of death qi rushed toward them!

!?

Lan Yunyun froze in confusion. The gate they entered was filled with death qi, and not far ahead floated a fantastical, suspended pearl. In an instant, it erupted with seven-colored radiance, aiming to seize her soul and devour her spirit!

How was this possible!

Had Dian Li lied?!

Lan Yunyun couldn’t believe it!

In that split second of lightning and flint, one possibility flashed through her mind.

The life gate of the Eight Trigrams Lifeless Array didn’t only shift after someone activated the array.

If the guardian of the array left their original realm—causing a fundamental change in the array’s foundation—the life gate would also shift.

The Eight Trigrams Lifeless Array was guarded by sixteen supreme beings from the five realms—eight from the Heavenly Realm, two each from the other four realms—each corresponding to one of the sixteen directions.

But how could supremes so easily leave their realm?!

Whether immortal venerables, demon venerables, or ghost venerables—none of them would leave the array!

In a daze, she thought of the only variable.

Among the eight Heavenly Realm guardian immortal venerables, the only one without an official title of Venerable—Immortal Lord Sheng Yu.

As a spirit dragon beloved by heaven and earth, he had long reached Immortal Venerable realm, yet because of his love for the female lead, he refused to be promoted and establish his own sect. He shamelessly clung to living near her sacred mountain palace.

Could it be… he had descended to the mortal world?!

Fuck!

Simp dogs don’t deserve houses!

Lan Yunyun looked at the deadly seven-colored radiance hurtling toward her to seize her soul and wept tears of hatred for simps!

Wuwuwu!

Even as a ghost, she would never forgive this male third lead simp!!!

Boom!

A sharp, resounding impact rang out.

Terrified and frozen, she squeezed her eyes shut—only to hear the faint sound of someone spitting blood.

Eh?

Opening her eyes again, she saw the radiance blocked outside a spiritual barrier.

“Run!”

Before she could react, she felt herself being pulled. Looking back, she saw Li Huaijin not far behind—her entire body glowing blindingly like the sun!

She was burning her own blood. One hand supported a spiritual shield fueled by sacred blood; the other swung spiritual qi like a whip, wrapping around Lan Yunyun’s waist and flinging her out of the death gate!

Good grief—no wonder she’s the female lead.

It hurt like hell being thrown, but Lan Yunyun was only filled with gratitude!

Stars burst before her eyes from the impact, but all she felt was joy at surviving.

“Li Huaijin!”

“I’m fine—hey!”

Just as she wanted to pull the female lead back, she saw the seven-colored radiance suddenly shatter the roaring sacred-blood barrier and seize Li Huaijin’s soul, dragging her back into the pearl.

Time seemed to freeze. She watched Li Huaijin’s face instantly turn deathly pale.

Then she fell straight down.

Her body hit the ground. The death gate closed behind her.

Or rather—now every trigram gate had become a death gate.

Her heart stopped. She couldn’t believe it.

“Li Huaijin…”

“Wuwuwu…”

“Wake up!”

“…Wake up, please!”

The girl—who had just been overflowing with joy—now had tears pouring down like they cost nothing. Sobbing, she ignored the pain in her body and rushed to hold her.

But she found the woman peacefully closing her eyes, scarlet blood overflowing from the corners of her mouth. She had no breath left.

So heartbroken.

No matter how Lan Yunyun shook or shouted, there was no response. The body gradually grew cold and stiff.

Lan Yunyun cried until she had no strength left. Her heart was filled with regret and self-blame.

She was dead—but not truly dead. This was the most terrifying part of the Eight Trigrams Lifeless Array. The captured soul would be trapped in endless nightmares—dying in the cruelest ways, cycling through life and death until the soul scattered completely.

And the body left behind would rot and decay without its soul, turning into white bones.

It was her fault.

Holding the ice-cold body, Lan Yunyun felt powerless pain and self-reproach for the first time.

What should she do?

Wuwuwu!

What should she do?!

Sobbing, Lan Yunyun’s chaotic mind frantically grasped at straws for solutions.

Amid the array’s rumbling,

Not far from where it happened, a blurry, illusory figure gradually appeared.

The figure slowly solidified. He sat silently in front of Lan Yunyun.

She racked her brain desperately but found every path led to death. The despairing girl—face covered in tears, pale as a sheet—dazedly saw a white-haired man with a youthful face.

He wore plain white robes, his brows and eyes gentle and kind. His eyes were pale gold, a platinum immortal mark glowing faintly on his forehead.

…

The female lead’s golden-finger grandpa had appeared.

But the one receiving him… was her.

Lan Yunyun lowered her wet, tear-dripping lashes. Suddenly, everything felt absurdly orchestrated by fate.

“Little friend.”

“You chose the wrong path.”

The immortal venerable’s voice was gentle yet tinged with regret. His gaze shifted to the woman in her arms.

It seemed nostalgic, yet also sighing.

“Could this be her tribulation?”

The white-haired, kindly immortal venerable sat upright, pinched his fingers to divine—then frowned, expression puzzled.

Clutching the woman whose body was now ice-cold, Lan Yunyun sobbed with a crying voice: “Venerable, is there any way to save her?”

“Now that the Eight Trigrams Lifeless Array has activated.”

The white-haired immortal venerable’s gaze remained gentle. He sighed softly.

“With the five realms’ supremes guarding it, and the innate treasure Floating Life Illusion Pearl as its eye—all paths are death.”

These were the exact words Dian Li had spoken to the female lead in the original story. And now she herself had fallen into the same dead-end fate.

It felt like the merciless mockery of destiny—no escape possible. Tears streamed endlessly from Lan Yunyun’s eyes, wetting the scattered ink-black hair of the woman beneath her. Her sorrow was beyond measure.

*

“Little friend, don’t panic.”

“There is still one thread of hope.”

After dozens of breaths, Dian Li gently comforted her.

“I am about to fall.”

“Take the treasure.”

His voice was indescribably gentle and kind, peaceful and serene.

“The Nine Heavens Divine Jade fragment will protect her body from decay. Then take my true form—the innate spiritual treasure Nine Apertures Spirit Stone—and enter the array.”

“Enter the Floating Life Illusion Pearl and awaken her.”

“Then you can break the array and seize that one thread of life.”

The immortal venerable spoke tenderly.

“With both body and soul entering the illusion realm, the Nine Apertures Spirit Stone will protect your memories and keep your mind clear—you will not be erased by the Floating Life Pearl.”

“If you encounter danger inside the illusion, crush the Nine Apertures Spirit Stone to forcibly break out of the array.”

Tears streamed down the girl’s face as she held the woman tightly. Her eyes struggled.

Dian Li still looked at her kindly.

“If you only want to take the Nine Heavens Divine Jade fragment and the spirit stone, that is also fine.”

“The Nine Apertures Spirit Stone can absorb heaven-and-earth spiritual qi; the divine jade fragment has supreme power.”

“If you wait for her to fall, the array will reset, and the life gate will reappear—you could still leave.”

Hearing this, the girl’s expression grew even more conflicted. Her white teeth bit hard into her plump lips; her mind was torn in a fierce internal battle.

“What are you hesitating for!”

“Lan Yunyun, are you even human?!”

“If not for her! The one whose soul would be seized and trapped in endless nightmares right now would be you!”

“The one tortured until her soul scattered would be you! It was supposed to be you!”

“What use is going in!”

“The plot has completely derailed now! Who knows what Li Huaijin’s nightmare will even be!”

“You’ll just die for nothing!”

“What are you, Lan Yunyun?! What do you even have?!”

“She’s the female lead! She has the halo! And her Heavenly Emperor daddy!”

“She won’t die!”

“Without you, she’ll only be better!”

…

*

“Little friend—are you from another world?”

The internal tug-of-war, the life-and-death struggle—she nearly bit her lip bloody. Then Dian Li’s words exploded in her ears like thunder!

“No need to be surprised.”

Seeing her shocked expression, the gradually transparent immortal venerable smiled kindly.

“Ten thousand years of transcendent merit, the heaven-observing and earth-gazing power of the Nine Apertures Spirit Stone, holding the divine jade fragment and approaching godhood—only this allowed me to discover you, child.”

Lan Yunyun choked up.

After all these days,

She had finally met someone who could see her true identity—yet this person was about to fall.

“Perhaps when the Nine Heavens Divine Jade is complete, it holds the way back that you desire.”

The immortal venerable sat upright, pointing directly at the deepest longing in her heart. Yet his body was already turning into specks of glowing light.

“?”

“Venerable!”

Lan Yunyun was frantic. She had so many questions, so much she wanted to ask.

But in the blink of an eye, this gentle, kindly immortal venerable had already half-dissipated—vanishing so quickly that the girl had no chance to ask anything more.

As if sensing something, the venerable left her one final revelation.

“If you truly wish to return, then stay far away from her.”

“Don’t… amp;$%#^”

His voice grew weaker and weaker—until it was barely a mosquito’s hum.

Lan Yunyun was frantic with anxiety. She scrambled to her feet and ran toward where he had been, shouting: “Don’t what?!”

“What don’t?!”

Tears poured down as she nearly stumbled.

But in the air, only invisible wisps of spiritual light remained, scattering.

The fall of such a supreme being was so quiet.

No one answered her.

The space was dead silent.

In his place remained only a fan-shaped fragment of plain white jade and a round, flowing stone of radiant colors.

…

Gripping the fan-shaped white jade and the luminous round stone tightly in her five fingers,

Lan Yunyun’s big, beautiful eyes gradually filled with resolve.

Looking at the woman lying lifeless with no breath, the corners of her lips curved faintly.

Gently laying her down properly, she fixed the woman’s scattered ink-black hair. Lan Yunyun sighed melancholically, gazing longingly at this corner of the world.

“Hey.”

“If I really die, will you think I’m stupid?”

Tears rolled from the girl’s eyes. She was heartbroken beyond measure.

She knew she had nothing—yet she had to go in.

Using the only life she had to save her.

She placed the white jade against the woman’s chest.

In an instant, radiance flashed. The woman’s face regained color, her body warmed—as if she were merely sleeping.

Lan Yunyun wiped her tears.

“Dog woman!”

“I owe you!”

“Wait for me!”

“Don’t die first!”