Demon Blood, Maiden Vail

Lin Yuan stirred awake in the middle of the night.

Moonlight spilled across his body like a silver veil. It was soft and strangely heavy, as if guiding his soul back into peace.

"…Why is there so much moonlight?" he murmured.

A voice answered from the shadows. Lady An stepped out, her robes glowing faintly.

"If someone notices a Concealment Array, they'll become suspicious. So, I created a **Formation Plate** that redirects attention. From the outside, it looks like an empty grass field. Take it—keep it close."

She handed him a small jade disk etched with runes.

Lady Mingyane's voice came next. "Alright, time to move everyone into the pockets Dimension

. Sect Leader is waiting outside."

"Don't tell her about the formation," she added, tone serious. "Just say your **soul poison** is flaring again and you needed time alone. And by the way, you've used up all your soul stones. I ground them into powder—they'll be used for soul tempering later."

Lin Yuan nodded, quietly grateful. He sat down and ate a few soul fruits. The pain was dull now, like an echo—but still there.

With a sigh, he dismissed the Concealment Array and stepped outside.

Sect Leader Yuexian sat alone, waiting under the moon.

She looked up as Lin Yuan approached. "What happened?"

"It's my soul poison," he said with a soft voice. "I just… wanted to be alone for a while. I ended up falling asleep."

"You're still lying to me," she said calmly.

She pulled out a small box and handed it to him.

Inside was a crystal-clear stone, glowing faintly like a mirror under moonlight.

"This is…?"

"**Divine Soul Stone**," Lady Mingyane's voice echoed in his mind, shocked.

"You recognize it?" Yuexian smiled tiredly. "I used up all my money to buy this. I wagered everything in the auction. Everyone else thought I had more spirit stones left, so they stopped bidding."

"How much did it cost?" Lin Yuan asked quietly.

"**One hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones**," she said. "Now I'm completely broke. I only ask one thing—when your soul poison is cured, let me sell it back. At least recover some of the cost."

Lin Yuan's heart ached.

"…Can you make it into a necklace?"

Without another word, Yuexian removed one of her treasured pendants. With a few precise movements, she embedded the Divine Soul Stone inside and gently placed it around his neck.

The moment it touched his skin, warmth rushed through his soul—soothing, healing.

"It feels like I've been thirsty for days… and this is cool spring water," he whispered.

Yuexian led him back to his room.

"What is this?" she asked, pointing at a small egg he had beside his pillow.

Lin Yuan smiled. "A **snake egg** I picked up in the pet shop."

Before she left, she paused by the door. "The Holy Son and Holy Maiden asked me to thank you again. They also invited you to visit the **Evergreen Holy Land**."

In the morning, Lin Yuan woke up to faint hunger—and remembered his promise.

He quickly went to the market with his carriage and bought **10,000 meat buns**, along with bundles of **fairwood**, a type of spirit firewood used for clean heating.

Returning to the outer field, he handed the supplies over.

The air was filled with the smell of warm food, but a hunched old woman tugged at his sleeve.

"Thank you, child. I'm not complaining, truly… but we need more food. These little ones are growing. And we've been hungry a long time."

Lin Yuan nodded.

He went back to the market and bought **1,000 kilograms of spiritual rice**, and returned with **the goats Xiao Hu had bought earlier**. They would provide milk, meat.

After making sure everyone was fed and warm. He come sect leader house he go to caltivation room and sleep ther. Like this 5 day passed. He go to his familiar market and buy every fruit with only 50 high gread sprit stone.They deliver the fruit. He said to everyone eat and enjoy fruit. Then he suddenly noticed a big pond with full of water. He ask where the water come from. Every one say it's sect leaders friends. Lin yuan recognize human isn't evil there are many people who are really good .