This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered-Chapter 825 - 655: Where’s My Flower!?

In the Purple Cloud Sect, Su Youyi and others, who had just ended their retreat, couldn't return to Youdao Mountain for some reason and had to stay as guests with Liang Yi at the Purple Cloud Sect temporarily.
Seeing the junior sisters and others sitting in a circle, Liang Yi and Orange Master exchanged glances, somewhat puzzled.
"Your retreat this time... was a bit exaggerated, wasn't it?"
Sensing the aura on everyone, Liang Yi asked in a tone of surprise.
It's no wonder Liang Yi was a bit confused because after their retreat, the junior sisters unexpectedly broke through to the late stage of the Ninth Realm, almost catching up to him.
But that bit of Heavenly Dao Origin, if only one person used it, might reach the late Ninth Realm, but how could so many people using it at once have such a magical effect?
Even Orange Master couldn't understand this point, was the Heavenly Dao Origin he left behind that potent?
"Something unexpected happened during the retreat... not sure how to describe it..."
He Zhiqing scratched his head and spoke first.
"Unexpected?"
Liang Yi raised an eyebrow, not knowing how something unexpected could happen during a retreat.
"It wasn't us that something unexpected happened to, it was the Dream Flower that had an incident..."
Yu Gejing awkwardly scratched his cheek, unsure of how to explain.
The reason everyone was so silent after just ending the retreat was precisely because of this incident.
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Liang Yi listened, bewildered, not knowing what this group was hinting at.
Looking at the others, he found that none seemed to dare look him in the eye, appearing guilty.
Zhou Wudao focused on looking out the window, Ke Mengzhan had his eyes closed tight, Liu Rouxin's legs were shaking rapidly, Pang Qingshi was almost hiding his Heavenly Mechanism entirely, He Zhiqing and Yu Gejing awkwardly smiled, while Hui Zhi was murmuring Buddhist chants under his breath, sweating all over.
"Brother Liang Yi, have a fruit."
Liu Rouxin, with a flattering look, handed the peeled Spirit Fruit to Liang Yi.
Liang Yi took the Spirit Fruit from Liu Rouxin, looking utterly amazed, glancing at the window, the sun hadn't risen from the west today, had it? The Abyss Will hadn't surrendered on the spot either? How did this little troublemaker suddenly become so obedient?
"Youyi, tell me, what happened to the Dream Flower?"
Taking a bite of the sweet Spirit Fruit, Liang Yi didn't forget the main issue, lightly tapping Su Youyi, who was almost burying her head in her chest, with another hand, questioning unquestionably.
Normally, the junior sister would have hugged him immediately after retreat; this time, she was sitting there so obediently, looking like she'd done something wrong.
Even when Liu Rouxin handed him the Spirit Fruit, she didn't react, usually should have been jealous by now.
Upon hearing her senior brother's sudden question, Su Youyi shuddered, slowly raising her head, body tense, staring forward, speaking in a trembling, stiff voice:
"We were just normally retreating... then we encountered the Path to the Netherworld opening..."
"Stop! Path to the Netherworld? What kind of thing is that?"
The more Liang Yi listened, the more confused he became. How did the Path to the Netherworld suddenly come into the picture, does the Netherworld really exist?
"We aren't sure either; they say the Dream Flower was born from the Netherworld, and the aura from there is exactly the same as the Dream Flower. So, we guessed that the other side of the crack is the Netherworld."
Su Youyi shook her head, indicating she didn't understand either; it was just their guess.
"Oh, then continue..."
Liang Yi nodded, not minding much. He had a hunch that this inexplicable Path to the Netherworld might be why the junior sisters and others made such great progress in just one retreat.
"The aura from the Path to the Netherworld is very mysterious, neither World Origin nor Heavenly Dao Origin, but another unfathomable mystery, completely different from all the forces of this world."
A hint of reminiscence appeared on Su Youyi's face as she carefully described the aura she sensed before.
"Because of that aura's appearance, our cultivation speed, already fast due to the Heavenly Dao Origin and You Meng Garden Transformation Array, directly doubled!"
"Doubled!?"
Liang Yi was shocked, with that attribute's array doubled again, any child of Heavenly Dao or protagonist of the world would cry in envy, wouldn't they?
In this way, it made sense for the junior sisters to directly break through to the late Ninth Realm.
"So you're saying the Dream Flower and Heavenly Dao Origin combined to open a Path to the Netherworld, and the mysterious intent leaking from there assisted your cultivation. Isn't that a good thing? Why do you all look a bit strange?"
However, Liang Yi became a bit confused. Although this opportunity sounded exaggerated, anything was possible.
"It is a good thing..."
Su Youyi suddenly appeared awkward, seemingly hard to speak up.
"It's just that the Dream Flower... is gone..."
Besides Liang Yi and Orange Master, the others seemed dazed, but in fact, they all pricked up their ears listening to Su Youyi speak. Now, upon hearing Su Youyi finally revealing the truth, their expressions collectively turned embarrassed.
"What do you mean by 'gone'?"
Liang Yi genuinely didn't understand the first time; what does it mean the Dream Flower is gone?
"Gone means... gone. When the Path to the Netherworld closed, the Dream Flower also went back to the Netherworld."
Su Youyi's voice grew smaller as she spoke, her head lowering, unable to face her senior brother.
At that time, they were all in normal retreat when suddenly they detected a spatial anomaly, sensing a completely different energy flowing into Youdao Mountain.