"What did you say?"
Alan could hardly believe her ears.
Zi Linling sneered, "You heard me right! The only reason you're trapped here is as heavenly punishment for your misdeeds!"
"If you repent and do good, there's still a chance for you to leave, but if you remain stubborn, only soul dissipation awaits!"
Zi Linling's words struck the Four Evildoers like thunderclaps, echoing in their minds and in the minds of everyone in Fuyuan Town.
Good and evil ultimately meet their retribution; it's not that retribution doesn't come, it's just that the time hasn't arrived.
With his last ounce of strength, E Er opened his eyes and said with difficulty, "I am willing to abandon evil and embrace good!"
Gui Si's lips twitched. With his remaining strength, he spoke the same words word by word, "I am willing to abandon evil and embrace good!"
As the two finished speaking, a beam of divine light, visible to the naked eye, descended from the heavens.
This divine light, disregarding the inn's roof, fell directly upon them. Sudannovel.com
The malevolent and bloody aura on their bodies slowly dissipated, their killing intent gradually retracted into their bodies, and their entire demeanor became clear and transparent.
A voice echoed in their minds.
"Since you two sincerely repent, you are bestowed the Light of Redemption, forgiving the sins you have committed in the past."
"You are fated to receive this new life, all because the Guardian cleansed you of your sins. Cherish this opportunity and never commit evil again, lest your souls be dissipated and you enter no reincarnation!"
Subsequently, a mark appeared in the souls of the two.
This mark was called the Mark of Turning Towards Good.
If the two were to commit evil again, the Mark of Turning Towards Good would activate, directly annihilating their souls.
However, if they sincerely turned towards good, this Mark of Turning Towards Good would gradually fade until it disappeared.
Of course, Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan were unaware of these details.
At this moment, before their eyes, a progress bar appeared, displaying the number "two."
Then, with great joy and reverence, he knelt on the ground, clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, and chanted a long-forgotten Buddhist mantra.
"Buddha is merciful! Forgive Jiexi's momentary confusion. Jiexi wishes to return to the Buddha, to cultivate anew, and cleanse himself of all sins."
A beam of divine light descended, and the bloody aura, malevolent aura, and killing intent on his body rapidly retracted. He appeared much gentler.
At the same time, a voice echoed in his mind.
"Jiexi, after the previous tribulation, you could have achieved a mind of freedom, but you went astray at the critical moment and ruined your own cultivation."
"Now, in consideration of your sincere repentance, you are given another chance. If you commit further bloodshed, you shall fall into the eternal abyss of hell, suffer eternal torment, and never have the chance of reincarnation. Remember this well!"
After the voice dissipated, the Mark of Turning Towards Good was also branded onto Jiexi's soul.
And the progress bar before Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan advanced by another quarter, the number changing to "three."
Seeing the divine light descend, Alan had a sudden realization and repented.
She fiercely bit off the ring finger and little finger of her right hand.
Blood flowed from the corners of her mouth. Together with the severed fingers, she spat them onto the ground.
Alan crawled to Zi Linling's feet, enduring the pain, and said, "Fairy, I was wrong! I was truly wrong. I am willing to abandon evil and embrace good, and start anew from this day forward!"
As Alan finished speaking, before Zi Linling could reply, a voice appeared in her mind.
"You were previously obstinate. Now, upon seeing the Light of Redemption, you have repented. Though it is not too late, you must endure the torment of three heavenly bolts burning your body to cleanse your past sins. Are you willing?"
Heavenly bolts burning the body?
Alan shivered involuntarily.
But having repented, how could she go back on her word?
"I am willing!"
"Since you are willing, you shall immediately receive your punishment!"
As the voice in her mind fell, a crack appeared in the inn's roof.
Alan's body involuntarily rose through the opening into the sky.
Dark clouds gathered in the sky, with lightning flashing in the center.
Alan's body slowly rotated until she was upside down, then stopped spinning.
At this moment, Alan was terrified to the point of losing her soul.
But it wasn't over yet. Her legs and arms were slowly spread apart, forming an inverted 'T' shape.
Alan struggled violently, but her limbs seemed nailed to the sky, utterly immobile.
Along with her fear, a sense of inexplicable shame washed over her.
"BOOM!"
A finger-thick bolt of lightning shot directly into her body.
Instantly, her entire being was engulfed by the lightning.
"Ah..."
A tragic scream echoed between heaven and earth.
But before the lightning completely dissipated, the second bolt struck.
"Ah!"
Another tragic scream rang out, and a wisp of smoke rose from Alan's body.
Following that, the third bolt descended.
"Ah!"
Alan cried out miserably once more.
A few seconds later, the lightning on her body disappeared, and she was sent back to the ground. The crack in the inn's roof also vanished.
At this moment, Alan was scorched black like charcoal, no longer bearing any resemblance to her former beauty.
A divine light fell upon the weakened Alan, and the voice sounded in her mind again.
"Since you sincerely repent, you are bestowed the Light of Redemption. Your past sins are scattered like smoke. Remember not to commit evil again, lest your soul be dissipated and you enter no reincarnation!"
Alan grunted, and a Mark of Turning Towards Good appeared in her mind.
Simultaneously, the progress bar before Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan became full, the number changing from "three" to "four."
Witnessing the divine light descend and the might of the heavenly punishment, the entire populace of Fuyuan Town collectively knelt down in devout worship.
At this moment, a single thought arose in the hearts of the people of Fuyuan Town: henceforth, they would never do evil.
One by one, white points of light rose from their heads and merged into the sky.
Soon, sixteen large characters floated high above Fuyuan Town—
Purple energy comes from the east
Sweet dew and Fuyuan
Heart like jade bell
Dao follows nature
Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan noticed the anomaly as they exited the Fuyuan Inn.
Ye Lingyuan gazed at the sixteen characters in the sky, a new layer of suspicion deepening in his heart.
The name Zi Linling was embedded within these sixteen characters. Why?
His lips slowly approached Zi Linling's earlobe, and he asked, "Lin'er, who exactly are you?"
Zi Linling's body stiffened for a moment, and she looked at Ye Lingyuan with confusion.
She didn't understand why Ye Lingyuan was asking this question again.
Just then, she suddenly felt her body involuntarily float upwards, and Ye Lingyuan floated up with her.
The people of Fuyuan Town watched the duo slowly ascend, somewhat stunned.
Many didn't know what had happened, nor did they know who these celestial beings were.
At this moment, a voice echoed from the sky once more.
"The four evils have been saved, this trial has passed. You people of Fuyuan Town should offer your thanks to these two for their grace in eradicating evil!"