The Substitute Female Supporting Character Sees the Bullet Screen

Since Nie Yinzhi returned to the past at different time points each time, sometimes the span was short, and sometimes it spanned decades or even centuries, she couldn't know whether Long Hidden Island would still be there the next time she came. Therefore, she immersed herself almost day and night in this large illusory formation.

While Gu Jiang listened to his master recite scriptures, she spread out her spiritual sense, carefully studying every blade of grass, tree, pavilion, and building within the illusion, and then matched these scenes with the inscriptions and symbols in the formation to find the patterns within.

After thoroughly studying the inanimate objects, she tried to attach herself to the bodies of birds, beasts, and cranes to explore further. The illusory formation of Long Hidden Island was divided into three layers, with the deepest layer being humans.

Nie Yinzhi broke through the dense characters in the illusory formation layer by layer, analyzing every stroke and line in the formation, isolating the basic runes within. When her spiritual sense penetrated the deepest layer, she was almost dazzled by the ever-changing inscriptions before her eyes.

Fortunately, she was an outsider to this time and space; otherwise, her spiritual sense would have been sucked into these characters the moment she entered.

The innermost layer of the formation was divided into five parts, corresponding to the five mountains and five great masters of Long Hidden Island. They were independent of each other, yet unified as a whole, with the spiritual power operating this large illusion coming from their true essence.

For some reason, their true essence was trapped within the Migu Tree, bound to the illusory formation on the tree, making it difficult to separate.

Nie Yinzhi didn't know how long she had stayed in this ocean of runes. Her head ached, and her spiritual sense couldn't take it anymore, so she finally emerged from the illusory formation.

She immediately shared her discovery with Gu Jiang, "This illusion is maintained by your master and the others using their true essence. The people before you are just spiritual avatars. Their true essence is trapped in the Migu Tree. If this continues, it will eventually be exhausted."

Gu Jiang wasn't very surprised. "I know."

Sensing his emotions, Nie Yinzhi hesitated for a moment before saying, "I might be able to find a way to separate their true essence."

"One of the senior brothers from the central peak once thought about dismantling this formation, but his master beat him up and kicked him out of Long Hidden Island, never allowing him to return." Gu Jiang looked up at the hollowed-out treetop. "The Migu Tree is a prison. My master and uncles were imprisoned here for their mistakes. Their physical bodies have already merged with the tree. If the tree dies, their true essence will dissipate. They will never leave Long Hidden Island."

Nie Yinzhi opened her mouth but ultimately didn't say anything. She wanted to tell him that the tree was already beginning to wither, but she thought Gu Jiang must already know.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Gu Jiang sat up. "You need to rest, right? Let me take you out for a walk. Long Hidden Island is beautiful at night."

"Alright."

Gu Jiang went to the seaside. The tide rose at night, lapping against the beach. The moon hung high in the sky, casting a silver frost on the surface of the sea.

Petals from the Migu Tree floated everywhere, landing on the beach and in the sea. The sky was clear with sparse stars, and the ground was covered in faintly glowing petals, as if the stars had fallen to the mortal world.

Gu Jiang took off his shoes, tied up the hem of his robe, and walked barefoot on the beach, strolling along the tide. The sea breeze billowed his wide sleeves, and his slender fingers occasionally peeked out from the folds of his robe.

Nie Yinzhi really wanted to touch him.

Gu Jiang suddenly paused, turned around, and said, "Let me borrow your hand."

"What for?" Nie Yinzhi blinked in confusion but obediently extended her hand.

"Both hands, cupped."

Nie Yinzhi followed his instructions, and a ball of fur suddenly appeared in her cupped palms. A small rabbit shook its ears and licked her fingertips.

"A snow rabbit!" Nie Yinzhi held the snow rabbit up to her face, looking into its grape-like black eyes. "That's right, I can touch your spiritual sense."

Gu Jiang stood in front of her, lowering his head. The snow rabbit suddenly stood up on her palms, its front paws resting on Nie Yinzhi's chin, and with its hind legs propped up, it gave her a high-difficulty rabbit kiss.

Nie Yinzhi was stunned as the snow rabbit's little tongue licked her lips. She quickly pressed it into her arms. "What are you doing? This makes me look like a pervert."

Gu Jiang chuckled. "It's not like anyone else can see."

Nie Yinzhi glared at him. "So you really think I'm a pervert?"

Gu Jiang's laughter paused. "Huh?"

"You didn't deny it." Nie Yinzhi retaliated by roughly rubbing the rabbit in her arms. "You're the one who came close to me. If anyone's a pervert, it's you."

Gu Jiang frowned as she rubbed the rabbit, his breathing growing heavier. "Fine, I'm the pervert."

As soon as he finished speaking, the rabbit dissipated from Nie Yinzhi's hands, and his spiritual sense wrapped around her, instantly pulling her into his spiritual sea.

Gu Jiang left the beach, rushing back to the western peak like a gust of wind, not even bothering to respond to his master's nagging, and plunged into his room.

As soon as Nie Yinzhi entered his spiritual sea, she was enveloped in a cloud-like cotton, or rather, cotton-like clouds.

Gu Jiang's spiritual sea was no longer a pitch-black void. The light was soft and not glaring. His soul was wrapped in a soft, white cloud, and his spiritual sea was filled with fluffy clouds. The sword aura of Red Leaves dyed the clouds with a hint of rosy color, giving them a delicate pink hue.

The white fluff before her rose and fell like mist with the fluctuations of her spiritual sense, but when it touched her, it felt softer than the cloud-embroidered quilt on her bed at home.

There was even a rabbit-shaped figure on the vast sea of clouds.

This was the first time Nie Yinzhi had seen his spiritual sea so clearly.

A figure emerged from the white clouds, and before Nie Yinzhi could say anything, she was pulled into his embrace. He bit her neck, and a slight sting spread through her soul, as if sharp fangs had sunk into her.

"Wait—" Nie Yinzhi was caught off guard. When had he reached the Nascent Soul stage?

Gu Jiang interrupted her, "No more waiting. I've been waiting for three days." Ever since she started studying the illusory formation, she hadn't had time to even speak to him.

In the past, when Nie Yinzhi entered Gu Jiang's spiritual sea, it was simply to rest in his embrace. Even when their spiritual senses were close, there was no intense reaction. But this time, as soon as he touched her, Nie Yinzhi felt as if an electric current had run through her entire body. She trembled violently and instinctively tried to pull away, shocked. "It wasn't like this before..."

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Spiritual senses didn't have a fixed form. Nie Yinzhi's body dissipated into a small cloud, hiding within the vast sea of clouds in his spiritual sea. She muttered, "Your spiritual sea is too bright. I think I preferred it when it was darker." She wasn't ready for such a bright place yet.

Gu Jiang's hand grasped at empty air, and he couldn't help but laugh, covering his face. "You turned into a cloud?" As he spoke, the light in his spiritual sea dimmed, becoming hazy and indistinct. Gu Jiang's figure dissipated.

Nie Yinzhi realized something was wrong, but before she could react, she felt herself tightly wrapped up. The surrounding cloud-like energy seeped into her spiritual sense without any resistance.

The once calm sea of clouds began to surge and churn, rising and falling, dispersing and gathering. Though there was no wind, the clouds moved as violently as the tides, like a storm was brewing.

Nie Yinzhi was helplessly swallowed by this sea of clouds, every inch of her spiritual sense invaded by his presence. Shocking currents of electricity coursed through the clouds, making her tremble.

Even though she didn't have a physical body, she could still feel her limbs growing weak, a tingling sensation spreading from her bones, as if she were about to slip off the bed.

In her dazed state, Nie Yinzhi faintly heard Gu Jiang whisper in her ear, "Ah Yin, you're even capable of making it rain now."

Her mind went completely blank, and she lost all sense of awareness.

When she woke up again, her soul had returned to her body. She curled up on the soft bed, and with the slightest movement, the lingering tide of sensations washed over her, soaking her inner robe.

Nie Yinzhi bit the blanket, her entire body flushed red. Damn demon, what kind of nonsense was that? What did he mean by "making it rain"?

[Wait, did we just witness an entire spiritual union????]

[Yeah, my mom asked me why I was watching the weather forecast and asked which place this was, saying it looked terrifying, like there was a typhoon.]

[I'm dying of laughter. After being officially certified, this is very harmonious. Demon, you're not doing well—even the official dad looks down on you.]

[Demon, you're amazing! I actually watched a whole episode of wind and cloud transformations. If it weren't for the faint sounds in my headphones, I would've been lulled to sleep by the swaying clouds.]

【This part is really hypnotic, the way those clouds are swaying... I feel like I just watched a sleep-inducing video.】

【What the heck, you can even make it rain now? Is this what I think it means? Demon Lord, you're so shameless!】

【It's pouring rain here, and now I can't even look outside without thinking about it.】

【I underestimated the Demon Lord. Has anyone counted how many different "positions" they've tried?】

【Little Gu Jiang's spirit is right there in the clouds! And didn't the Demon Lord say his consciousness was enveloping Gu Jiang's? That means they were... doing it together, right?】

【How many more surprises do you have that I don't know about?】

Nie Yinzhi pulled the blanket over herself, deciding that out of sight was out of mind. She buried herself under the covers, her fingers brushing against the golden sprout on her wrist. The once faint and scattered leaf now had a clear outline and veins, a sign that in the tug-of-war with the plot, Gu Jiang was gradually gaining the upper hand.

After a long while, she finally called out to Cheng Bi in a muffled voice, asking her to prepare hot water for a bath.

Once she had freshened up and had lunch with her parents, she locked herself in the study to draw out the illusion array. Among the ancient scrolls and texts Gu Jiang had given her, there were also some on formations and arrays. Nie Yinzhi dug them out and studied them alongside the array diagrams.

Ever since she learned about the illusion array on Long Hidden Island, and after entering Gu Jiang's spiritual realm, Nie Yinzhi had conveyed her idea to him. She wanted to set up an illusion over the Ten Thousand Demons Cave to recreate the original ending of the story. Though she wasn't sure if it would fool the plot, it was worth a try.

Nie Yinzhi didn't know what the original plot was, but during Gu Jiang's struggle with the false Heavenly Dao, he had glimpsed the final scene. Through their closely connected consciousness, he had shared that image with her.

Once the array was ready, Nie Yinzhi sent a message to Feng Hanying, inviting him to bring the demon generals and visit their "old home."

Feng Hanying held the communication talisman, utterly confused. Old home? The Ten Thousand Demons Cave?

He decided he would take his men there the next day and raze that disgraceful place to the ground.

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