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#651The enemy is chasing you, so run away as soon as you hear the news!
Chapter 651: The enemy is chasing you, run away quickly when you hear the news!
Shi shi seemed to be drifting along the Qingyi River.
Qin Sang passed by Qianhu Village and found that everything in Qianhu Village was normal. The villagers of Qianhu Village were living peacefully, women were cooking, and children were playing and laughing, a scene of peace and harmony.
"Eh?"
Just as he was about to fly over Qianhu Village, Qin Sang suddenly lowered his sword light and flashed down in front of the thatched hut where Shi shi used to live, behind Qianhu Village.
Shi shi had been gone for less than a year, and no one had occupied the hut, so there wasn't much change.
Qin Sang stared at a large hole in the roof of the hut. He remembered that although the hut was old and would inevitably leak during heavy rain, Shi shi was very diligent and often cut thatch to repair it, so such a large hole would not appear on the roof.
This seemed to be caused by a stone smashing through, and the mark was very new.
Qin Sang swept his Divine Sense across it and indeed found a bluestone in the hut. There was still Azure moss on the bluestone, clearly indicating it had just been dug out of the Qingyi River.
When he saw the bluestone clearly, Qin Sang's gaze suddenly narrowed.
Eight characters were actually carved on the bluestone — "Enemy has arrived, leave quickly upon seeing this!"
The handwriting was very messy, but it was clearly written by Shi shi.
Qin Sang reached out and drew the bluestone into his palm, sweeping his Divine Sense around. Finding no other abnormalities, he immediately left on his sword, without delay, continuing to track downstream along the Qingyi River.
Before leaving, Qin Sang turned his head to look at Qianhu Village. Judging by the position of this bluestone and the large hole in the hut, it was thrown up by Shi shi from the Qingyi River.
Qin Sang could imagine the scene: Shi shi crushed the qingfu coin but received no response. Seriously injured and drifting in the Qingyi River, she didn't even have the strength to get ashore, so she could only throw the stone up to leave a message for him.
Alternatively, Shi shi was afraid that someone would track her whereabouts and expose the message, so she dared not leave the river.
If he couldn't find Shi shi, he would definitely come to Qianhu Village to check. As for whether this bluestone would be discovered by pursuers and they would get there first, Shi shi probably had no strength left to consider these things; this was the only thing she could do.
Who forced Shi shi to leave a message in such a way?
Qin Sang looked down at the bluestone.
Enemy?
What kind of enemy exactly?
Was this danger brought by himself, implicating Shi shi?
Qin Sang was extremely puzzled.
Recalling this period of experience since his transmission, from waking up until now, he had only killed people twice: once to help Shi shi get revenge, eradicating the Winged Viper city priest, and once to eliminate the great bandit who attacked the Five Worms Sect. Both were minor characters.
It could be confirmed that those great bandits had no background and were lone wolves. Even if they had relatives or friends, they would not dare to oppose a Core Formation stage cultivator, nor could they possibly threaten Shi shi, who was protected by the Five Worms Sect.
In the Five Worms Sect, only Cui Xuanzi and the Cultivator surnamed Tong knew the relationship between him and Shi shi.
Whether it was the Five Worms Sect, Jinglei Stockade, or Hundred Flowers Palace, he used both coercion and inducement, and did not push them too hard. They had no courage or reason to resist him.
Qin Sang was at a loss, only by finding Shi shi could he clarify the whole story.
Qin Sang went down the Qingyi River at an astonishing speed. As the distance closed, the sensation from the qingfu coin became clearer and clearer. Shi shi was indeed drifting in the river!
This made Qin Sang's heart sink sharply, but he could only suppress the anxiety in his heart.
Before long, the qingfu coin indicated that Shi shi was below, and she was at the bottom of the river.
The river was vast and extremely turbulent. Qin Sang directly flew his sword into the heart of the river and finally found Shi shi at the bottom of the river.
Shi shi's eyes were tightly closed, with no trace of Qi, drifting motionless with the river water, her body entangled with thick waterweeds, looking like a corpse.
Qin Sang activated his True Essence, gently enveloped Shi shi, and carried her up.
'Splash!'
Water splashed everywhere.
Qin Sang rushed out of the water with Shi shi in his arms, landed on the bank, and immediately began to clear the waterweeds and water from Shi shi's body.
Shi shi's face was pale, having gone through a major battle.
She had many wounds on her body, all of which had turned white from being soaked. The most serious was a shocking bloody hole on her left shoulder, which seemed to have been pierced by some Sharp Weapon.
The immense force had shattered the bone in Shi shi's left shoulder, almost damaging her heart.
However, Shi shi's current state was also very bad; her heart had stopped beating.
Qin Sang's face was stern, but he still did not give up hope. He probed Shi shi's body with his Divine Sense and then a hint of joy appeared on his face.
Shi shi still had a breath left!
Although she was not dead, her injuries were too severe. Ordinary Medicinal Pills could no longer have any effect. Qin Sang immediately took out the Celestial Jade Liquid from his thousand jun ring, poured out a drop, and put it into Shi shi's mouth.
Upon entering her body, the powerful vitality of the Celestial Jade Liquid immediately erupted within Shi shi's body.
Qin Sang placed his hand on Shi shi's abdomen, activated his True Essence, helped the medicinal power dissolve, and guided the vitality of the Celestial Jade Liquid to repair the damage on her body.
Shi shi's wounds healed visibly, the broken bone in her left shoulder rapidly recovered, and the skin on her face and body gradually regained its color.
Even more gratifying was that Shi shi's heart began to beat faintly.
However, Shi shi still did not wake up.
Qin Sang frowned secretly, checked Shi shi's Primordial Spirit, and found that her Primordial Spirit was extremely weak, almost on the verge of dissipating. The vitality brought by the Celestial Jade Liquid could only heal her Physical Body's injuries, but it could not improve her Primordial Spirit.
If this continued, in less than a quarter of an hour, Shi shi's Primordial Spirit would dissipate, and she would still be unable to escape death!
Qin Sang did not have many Medicinal Pills to treat the Primordial Spirit, and none had the miraculous effect comparable to the Celestial Jade Liquid. Qin Sang took out a bottle of the best Shenying Pill and gave it to Shi shi.
Upon entering her body, Shi shi's Primordial Spirit showed signs of improvement, but the recovery process was very long.
Qin Sang summoned the Demonic Yaksha to stand guard, and sat on a stone by the riverbank, holding Shi shi, waiting for her to wake up. His face was as calm as water; sometimes he looked at the surface of the Qingyi River, sometimes he looked up at the sky, his gaze deep, wondering what he was thinking.
At this moment, Qin Sang noticed that Shi shi's hands and arms were actually tattooed with four Divine Mark diagrams.
Divine Marks are very complex and diverse, capable of exerting various strange powers. Qin Sang did not understand Divine Marks deeply, but he vaguely remembered that the power of this type of Divine Mark on Shi shi seemed to be related to water.
He hadn't expected that Shi shi hadn't focused solely on cultivating the All-Heaven Demonic sound, but had also cultivated Divine Marks concurrently.
Shi shi's cultivation was indeed only at the third level of the Qi Refinement Stage, and she seemed to have just made a Breakthrough, which was a bit worse than Qin Sang's previous estimate, possibly due to her focus on Divine Marks.
Low cultivation did not mean Shi shi's strength was weak.
Qin Sang found that the two Divine Marks on her hands were not simple.
Shi shi only cultivated Divine Marks concurrently, yet she achieved remarkable results in such a short time. Her talent in the Dao of Divine Marks surprised Qin Sang greatly.
Just then, Qin Sang felt Shi shi in his arms stir. He looked down and saw Shi shi's eyelashes tremble, her eyes opening a slit. Her gaze was very weak, with a hint of confusion.
"Brother Qin?"
Vaguely seeing Qin Sang's face, Shi shi was stunned, thinking she was dreaming, and murmured, "Thank you, Gu God, for letting me dream of Brother Qin one last time..."
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Chapter 652: Firefly
Shi shi closed her eyes, a faint smile gracing her lips.
"Don't sleep!"
Suddenly, a deep voice intruded into her mind.
It was so clear, right by her ear.
Then, a warmth spread across her face, gently cupped by a hand.
Everything felt so real.
It seemed it wasn't a dream...
Shi shi suddenly jolted awake, her eyes wide as she looked at Qin Sang.
Suddenly, tears streamed down her face.
"Don't cry."
Qin Sang's brow furrowed slightly; after Shi shi spoke, the Fat Silkworm in the worm basket suddenly became restless for some unknown reason, frantically gnawing at the lid of the basket, trying to get out.
He didn't have the energy to deal with it for now.
Qin Sang gently wiped away the tears from Shi shi's face and said softly, "Tell me, what happened? Who hurt you? I'll get revenge for you."
Hearing this, Shi shi suddenly realized her current predicament, her face showing alarm, and she quickly pushed Qin Sang away with all her strength, "Brother Qin, hurry and leave! Your enemies are looking for you, they've already chased you here..."
Shi shi's face was full of urgency, and her tone was anxious.
Qin Sang sent his true essence into Shi shi's body, helping her stabilize her breath, and soothed her, "Don't worry, even if there are enemies, I'm not afraid; if I can't defeat them, I can still escape. You said my enemies are looking for me, what kind of enemies are they, and why did they attack you? What happened to Five Worms Sect?"
Under Qin Sang's soothing, Shi shi's emotions calmed down a bit, and she said, "It's Li Wu Palace! When I was Cultivating in Five Worms Sect, I heard a Fellow Daoist from Hundred Flowers Palace say that Cultivators from Li Wu Palace came to their mountain gate with a Golden Core Dharma Edict, saying they ordered Hundred Flowers Palace to find an ancient corpse with a broken left arm and pervasive corpse Qi..."
As Shi shi recounted the story, Qin Sang grew more and more surprised.
Before he left, he had integrated the three forces and ordered them to cooperate wholeheartedly in searching for the Secret Realm, so it wasn't strange for Hundred Flowers Palace Cultivators to go to Five Worms Sect.
A broken left arm and pervasive corpse Qi—wasn't that exactly how he was when he first teleported over?
His cultivation sealed, his Divine Sense withered, he was powerless to suppress the latent corpse Qi in his body, and the corpse Qi instantly erupted, making anyone who saw him think he was a corpse that had been dead for a long time.
But to call him an ancient corpse was nonsense.
What Qin Sang didn't expect even more was that the people looking for him were actually from Li Wu Palace, mistakenly identified by Shi shi as his enemies.
Li Wu Palace is a large Sect outside West Xinjiang, with a Nascent Soul Ancestor presiding over it, and it holds considerable prestige throughout the Heavenly Gu Continent, possessing immense power, truly a dominant force.
The survey map in Qin Sang's hand marked Li Wu Palace, located thousands of miles beyond West Xinjiang, making it one of the first major powers he would encounter after leaving West Xinjiang.
No wonder Shi shi was so panicked and worried about him.
Shi shi knew he had only recently formed his Core Formation, and his strength was limited, so if he were caught by Li Wu Palace, he would surely die. The fact that Li Wu Palace Cultivators arrived at Hundred Flowers Palace with a Golden Core Dharma Edict indicated that a Li Wu Palace Core Formation stage cultivator was not far away!
Although some areas in West Xinjiang were also under the control of Li Wu Palace, the Bear Mountain Region was remote and extremely barren, so much so that even the strongest Centipede Village nearby could barely enter the Dharma Eye of Li Wu Palace.
He woke up in Qingyi River and had never encountered Li Wu Palace Cultivators, so why were they looking for him, and even claiming to be searching for an ancient corpse?
Qin Sang suddenly realized that his teleportation to Heavenly Gu Continent seemed to hide a huge mystery.
What exactly happened during the time he was unconscious?
"You said that after you left, the Cultivator surnamed Tong brought a stranger to capture you? Did you ever mention to anyone that I once had a broken arm?"
Qin Sang asked.
Among the people he had met since waking up, only Shi shi and the Old Witch Doctor knew about his broken arm.
Shi shi was very alert.
When she heard that someone was looking for an ancient corpse with a broken arm, she guessed they were looking for Qin Sang and immediately crushed a qingfu coin, but received no response. So she quietly left Five Worms Sect and, with the power of Divine Mark, sneaked into Qingyi River and flowed downstream.
She was afraid Qin Sang would be unaware and run into his enemies.
She planned to leave messages for Qin Sang in Qianhu Village and other places where they had interacted.
Unexpectedly, when she was almost at Qianhu Village, she was caught up by the Cultivator surnamed Tong and his companion.
"No," Shi shi said, "Brother Qin, after you left, I didn't talk to anyone else."
Her voice was a little weaker than before, and her complexion suddenly worsened again.
"How did they confirm my identity? Did someone see me before?"
Qin Sang frowned in thought.
The Cultivator surnamed Tong from Five Worms Sect was only at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, but the person he brought was actually a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage expert, second only to Cui Xuanzi. Such a person would not be unknown in Five Worms Sect, yet Shi shi had never seen him, so he was very likely a Li Wu Palace Disciple!
The two of them caught up with Shi shi, and seeing that Shi shi was only at the third layer of Qi Refinement Stage, they became too overconfident.
Especially after the Li Wu Palace Disciple snatched the Cold Metal Sword, he couldn't put it down and, with his mind relaxed, Shi shi found an opportunity to sneak attack, launching Soul-Devouring Cones one after another.
After all, they were both Foundation Establishment Stage experts, and although Shi shi had Divine Mark protecting her, there was still a significant gap, and she was almost killed by their counterattack.
Shi shi only saw the Cultivator surnamed Tong explode from the Soul-Devouring Cone at the end and didn't know what happened to the Li Wu Palace Disciple, but he didn't pursue her anymore, so he probably wasn't in a good state either.
The two Soul-Devouring Cones Qin Sang made incorporated the poisonous fangs of a Peak Foundation establishment stage evil flood dragon, making them difficult for even Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators to resist.
"Brother Qin... cough cough..."
Shi shi opened her mouth and suddenly began to cough violently.
Her complexion was even darker than before, and she had already realized something. She tightly grasped Qin Sang's hand, struggling to open her eyes, looking at Qin Sang with immense reluctance, wanting to imprint him deeply in her heart.
Her Primordial Spirit was rapidly dissipating, and the powerful vitality of the Celestial Jade Liquid could not stop it.
Qin Sang's face showed a look of unbearable pain; he had already used the best Medicinal Pills, but Shi shi's injuries were too severe, it was too late.
Looking into Shi shi's eyes, Qin Sang hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "Shi shi, I have a secret technique that can temporarily seal your Primordial Spirit and prevent it from dissipating. But... I don't know if I'll be able to unseal it in the future. You might turn into a Living Corpse, neither human nor ghost, and even lose the chance of Reincarnation forever. Do you... agree?"
Shi shi did not hesitate because of Qin Sang's words, but instead asked a question that surprised Qin Sang, "Brother Qin, if that happens, will you keep me by your side?"
Qin Sang was startled, and said hoarsely, "Of course, I will always keep you with me."
"I do."
Shi shi said softly, without any fear.
Qin Sang slowly exhaled a breath and took out a Heavenly Corpse Talisman from his thousand jun ring.
The Heavenly Corpse Talisman could kill, but also'save' people.
Qin Sang had used it to'save' Tan Jie, but he never expected to use it again in a similar situation.
The river flowed, and the Azure mountains were like distant eyebrows.
Qin Sang held Shi shi in his arms, his head slightly bowed, a silent understanding between them.
Shi shi's eyes grew dimmer and dimmer.
Qin Sang let out a soft sigh, just about to cast the Heavenly Corpse Talisman.
Suddenly, Shi shi jolted awake and, with her last ounce of strength, urgently said, "Brother Qin, Granny said my mother gave me a name called Jin Liuying. I'm not Shi shi, I'm Jin Liuying!"
"Jin Liuying, what a beautiful name."
Qin Sang said with a smile, "My name is Qin Sang."
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#653Li Wu Palace (Additional update for Alliance Leader Mu Han!)
Chapter 653: Li Wu Palace (Extra chapter for Alliance Leader Mu Han!)
"Brother Qin, may you achieve Immortal Ascension…"
Shi shi closed her eyes, her breath rapidly dissipating.
"Sleep well. Everything will be fine."
Qin Sang whispered in her ear, no longer hesitating. He imprinted the Heavenly Corpse Talisman into Shi shi's Primordial Spirit space, then unleashed a series of Restrictions.
Shi shi fell into a deep slumber, but a lingering smile remained on her face. It wasn't deliberately etched by her features, but seemed to smile eternally—a hidden, unseen smile, like the clear night sky after rain.
Qin Sang gazed at her steadily, suddenly feeling a heavy responsibility settle on his shoulders.
He had cultivated for a hundred years, meeting all sorts of people, including many excellent women, yet he had never been swayed by affection.
It wasn't for lack of opportunity; in fact, each time, he was the one who proactively cut ties.
Just as some promises are not easily given,
some responsibilities are also very difficult to bear.
The Heavenly Corpse Talisman sealed Shi shi's Primordial Spirit. Qin Sang had no confidence whether he could help her unseal it in the future. He himself had been a Refined Corpse and knew how sinister the Heavenly Corpse Talisman was. If not for a rare item like the jade sculpture, he wouldn't have been able to undo it himself.
However, Shi shi's misfortune was greatly related to him. Qin Sang couldn't just watch her die in front of him. Since she had already agreed, he would try his best, regardless of whether there was hope or not.
Thinking of Wu Shang, who had completely become a Refined Corpse in Wuya Valley, Qin Sang suddenly felt a sense of urgency. Shi shi's cultivation was too low; he didn't know how long she could last.
At this moment, Qin Sang was pleasantly surprised to find that the life force brought by the Celestial Jade Liquid was still immense. Within Shi shi's body, it firmly suppressed the Corpse Qi, protecting her Physical Body from the suffering of Corpse Transformation.
Qin Sang's eyes lit up. There were two tricky aspects to Refined Corpse Restrictions.
One was the Primordial Spirit being confined for too long, causing the intelligence in the Divine Soul to be eroded. The other was the Physical Body undergoing Corpse Transformation. When Corpse Qi invaded the Origin Foundation, it would be beyond salvation, and one could only resort to Possession to change Physical Body.
The Celestial Jade Liquid helped solve a major problem.
Thinking of this, Qin Sang quickly acted, sealing the Medicinal Pill power of the Celestial Jade Liquid within Shi shi's body, using it only to counter Corpse Transformation and preventing its waste, thus extending the duration of its Medicinal Pill power as much as possible.
Then, Qin Sang took out the warm jade from his thousand jun ring and had Shi shi hold it in her mouth.
This warm jade was obtained from Yi Tiannie and could nourish the Divine Soul. Yi Tiannie had hidden himself within this warm jade to maintain his remnant soul from dissipating. Its effect was not as good as soul-nourishing wood, one of the ten great divine woods, but it could still provide considerable help to Shi shi.
The combination of these two rare items could buy Qin Sang a lot of time to study Corpse Dao and Ghost Dao secret arts, and find a way to break the Heavenly Corpse Talisman.
The Gu Clan was also very skilled in the Dao of Corpses and Ghosts, and certainly had their unique insights.
If he couldn't find a solution in the Azure cloud Sea Region, Qin Sang would be even more eager to return to the Northern Cold Domain to search for the Heavenly Corpse Sect ruins and the latter half of the Heavenly Yin Corpse Art.
Thinking of this, Qin Sang stood up and coldly looked in the direction of the Five Worms Sect.
Five Worms Sect, Li Wu Palace…
He had a premonition that the mystery of his teleportation was about to be solved.
At this moment, Qin Sang remembered the Fat Silkworm in the insect basket. Just now, the Fat Silkworm had suddenly become restless and was still relentlessly gnawing at the insect basket, but it didn't seem to be hungry.
Qin Sang didn't know what it was up to.
Opening the insect basket, the Fat Silkworm scurried out and surprisingly headed straight for Shi shi in Qin Sang's arms.
Seeing this, Qin Sang's heart stirred slightly, and he didn't stop the Fat Silkworm's actions. He watched as the Fat Silkworm crawled onto Shi shi's hand and gently bit her finger.
With the connection of vital blood, a strange connection suddenly formed between the Fat Silkworm and Shi shi at that instant.
"This is… a Spirit Insect voluntarily recognizing a master?"
Qin Sang was secretly astonished, never expecting such a rare and fortuitous event to happen to Shi shi.
Why did the Fat Silkworm recognize her as its master the first time it saw Shi shi?
Qin Sang recalled that the Fat Silkworm had suddenly reacted when Shi shi spoke just now. Was it because of her voice? Was her voice so beautiful that it could charm Spirit Insect?
Qin Sang picked up the Fat Silkworm and sensed that it had indeed recognized Shi shi as its master, similar to a Natal Gu, but with significant differences.
"This fellow wouldn't be trying to escape my Demon Fire by recognizing someone else as its master, would it?"
Qin Sang looked at the Fat Silkworm's constantly darting, shifty little eyes, his gaze somewhat strange. He felt that if it were simply due to Shi shi's voice that a Spirit Insect could be captivated, it was too absurd.
During this time, the Fat Silkworm had been thoroughly tormented by his Nine Nether Demonic Fire and couldn't even get scarlet fire gilded gold to eat. It probably wanted to run away long ago but lacked the strength to escape his clutches, so it could only shed silent tears.
Unfortunately, Shi shi was already in a deep slumber.
Qin Sang checked Shi shi's condition and found no other changes in her.
Her Spirit Insect could only be taken in by Qin Sang on her behalf.
This fellow was too clever for its own good; not only did it fail to escape, but it also got itself entangled.
Qin Sang wrapped the Fat Silkworm with Nine Nether Demonic Fire and gave it another good scolding.
The Fat Silkworm's eyes welled up with tears, and it shrieked 'hiss, hiss,' crying for help from its master but receiving no response. Finally, its eyes became dull, looking utterly resigned, and Qin Sang threw it back into the insect basket.
Qin Sang had asked about the location where Shi shi had fought, which was not far upstream from Qianhu Village. In fact, not much time had passed since then. Shi shi's injuries were too severe, and she was carried by the swift river current. Fortunately, his Sword Qi Resonance's escape speed was exceptional; otherwise, it would have been truly beyond salvation.
Tracing the river upstream, Qin Sang quickly found the battlefield, which was on a desolate mountain ridge by the Qingyi River.
The Soul-Devouring Cone's explosion had a limited range of power, so the mountain ridge did not suffer severe damage.
Qin Sang immediately saw two people lying on the ground, as well as scattered limbs and flesh hanging on the surrounding vegetation.
The Cultivator surnamed Tong was in the worst condition; his lower body was almost completely blown off. Although he avoided vital points, he couldn't evade the poisonous needles. The potent poison had entered his body, and he had long since breathed his last.
The other person was indeed a stranger. Qin Sang's Divine Sense swept over him and found that this person still had a faint breath. He had been poisoned by the black dragon, yet he didn't die immediately, though his condition wasn't much better. The skin on his body was almost black and purple; if no one helped him detoxify, he would eventually die.
Qin Sang landed beside that person and put a detoxification Medicinal Pill into his mouth.
Not long after, the poison in this person's body was resolved, and he gradually recovered, slowly waking up to see a stranger.
"You are…"
Qin Sang remained silent with a cold gaze, reaching out and placing his hand on the man's forehead.
Soul Searching Technique!
Qin Sang feared that his severely injured body might not withstand the pain of the Soul Searching Technique, so he detoxified him first before performing the Soul Searching Technique.
After a series of earth-shattering screams, the man completely lost his breath.
Qin Sang withdrew his hand, a hint of surprise and killing intent appearing on his face.
…
At this time, the Five Worms Sect was in ruins, with broken walls, shattered stones, and severed trees scattered everywhere, having experienced a major battle.
The Five Worms Sect's mountain-protecting array was activated, but surprisingly, the mountain-protecting array was completely intact.
Among the ruins, many corpses of Five Worms Sect Disciple lay haphazardly on the ground. The strong smell of blood was pungent, and blood flowed freely; no one had collected their bodies.
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Chapter 654: Implicate
The Sect Leader Hall of the Five Worms Sect was also affected by the great battle, becoming very dilapidated and losing its former splendor.
The plaza in front of the Sect Leader Hall was filled with deep pits and cracks, as well as traces of fire and water, clearly all caused by Cultivators' spell combat.
The hall was dead silent.
Cui Xuanzi's eyes were gloomy, and he silently turned to look at the unrecognizable mountain gate outside the hall, and the corpses of his sect, his face full of heartache.
Opposite him were two middle-aged men, both of whom were False Core Realm Masters.
They both wore a waist token with the character 'Li' on it.
One of them stood with his hands behind his back, exuding an extraordinary Aura, and facing him, Cui Xuanzi's Aura was noticeably weaker.
The other was a burly man, but his breath was weak, and he sat on a chair, clutching his chest and abdomen, his face pale and devoid of color, clearly suffering from serious injuries.
These two were both Li Wu Palace Disciples; the one standing was named Du Xian, and the injured one was named Nine Mountains.
Besides them, there was another person lying on the ground who was even more miserable, unconscious, but his breathing was stable, and his life was not in danger.
Seeing Cui Xuanzi's demeanor, Du Xian looked indifferent and said lightly, "Sect Master Cui Xuan, why bother feigning concern? They are just a few useless Disciples; if they die, they die.
Once my Junior Brother invites Master, captures Qin Laogui, and finds the thousand hands spider fruit, we brothers will ask Master to credit you with a 功.
At that time, as long as Sect Master Cui Xuan is here, and with the protection of our Li Wu Palace, what difficulty would there be in revitalizing the Five Worms Sect?"
At this moment, Nine Mountains coughed rapidly, and after a difficult recovery, he glared at Cui Xuanzi and roared, "You dared to defy the orders of my Li Wu Palace and use a Talisman Treasure to injure me and my Junior Brother.
Killing just a few of your Disciples is letting you off easy!
If not for my Senior Brother interceding for you, I would have annihilated you right now!"
Cui Xuanzi clenched his fist, suppressing his anger, and said, "You used the name of Li Wu Palace searching for someone to deceive me into opening the mountain gate and welcoming you in, but then you suddenly attacked and injured people.
Are you expecting me to just wait for death?
The thousand hands spider fruit was already taken by Qin Laogui.
If you had said earlier that you wanted the thousand hands spider fruit, why would there have been this great battle, causing so many Disciples of my Five Worms Sect to die in vain!"
Du Xian and Nine Mountains exchanged glances, both feeling a bit awkward.
These Senior Brother and Junior Brother came for the thousand hands spider fruit, and there were two False Core Realm Masters among them, with the lowest cultivation of the others being Foundation Establishment Mid-Stage, and they were proficient in combined attack techniques, so they didn't take the Five Worms Sect seriously at all.
However, they didn't expect that Cui Xuanzi actually possessed a Talisman Treasure, catching them off guard and seriously injuring Nine Mountains and another Junior Brother.
Fortunately, while Cui Xuanzi was preparing the Talisman Treasure, the Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Five Worms Sect had either been killed or captured by them, leaving Cui Xuanzi isolated.
If they hadn't used the name of Li Wu Palace to deceive their way into the mountain gate, the outcome of this battle would have been hard to say.
But what they didn't expect was that Cui Xuanzi claimed the thousand hands spider fruit was no longer in the Five Worms Sect's possession, having been taken by a Golden Core, meaning they had found the wrong person.
Du Xian coughed lightly and turned to look outside the mountain gate, "Where exactly is that Golden Core's concubine hiding? Why has Junior Brother been gone with your people for so long and still hasn't returned?"
Cui Xuanzi snorted, "What's the rush? Qin Laogui has several Immortal Caves in the Bear Mountain Region.
That woman could be hiding in any of them, so Junior Apprentice Tong can only take people to search them one by one."
Nine Mountains narrowed his eyes, staring at Cui Xuanzi, and suddenly shouted, "Old geezer, if you dare to use any more schemes, I'll have your Five Worms Sect removed from West Frontier starting today!"
Cui Xuanzi was furious, gritting his teeth and saying, "My Junior Apprentice Tong is restricted by you, I am trapped here, my sect is occupied, and the treasures within the sect have been plundered by you.
What other schemes could I use?
The Five Worms Sect only has one False Core Realm Cultivator, and you've seen my Natal Gu; it's stuck at the second transformation and can't use the thousand hands spider fruit at all.
I just took you to Black Wind Valley to see; once the thousand hands spider fruit matures, its spiritual fruit's unique fragrance cannot be concealed at all.
The thousand hands spider fruit was discovered and taken by Qin Laogui as soon as it matured.
If he weren't here now, none of you would escape!"
"If that Golden Core were still here, we wouldn't have rushed in so rashly."
Du Xian said disdainfully, "That person has only just reached Core Formation, while my Master has been Core Formation for decades and has already touched the Bottleneck, with a Breakthrough to the Core Formation Stage just around the corner.
Once Master arrives, killing him will be as easy as flipping a hand; don't think that person can save you.
Just diligently do things for us, and we won't treat you unfairly in the future."
Cui Xuanzi suddenly fell silent, not continuing to argue, lowering his head, his eyes flashing with strong killing intent.
Cui Xuanzi didn't believe a single word of Du Xian's statement!
Cui Xuanzi knew that once Shi shi was found, he would lose his usefulness, and these people would certainly kill him to vent their anger.
Therefore, when Junior Apprentice Tong left to search for Shi shi, Cui Xuanzi hinted for him to take a few detours and try to delay as much time as possible.
Little did he know, it was Cui Xuanzi's action that bought Shi shi precious time.
Du Xian seemed unaware of Cui Xuanzi's thoughts and turned to Nine Mountains, saying, "Junior Brother, where exactly did that person go? We'll only be able to find out by capturing his concubine.
If we go searching for the Gu, it might take three to five years to return.
I remember Master Qiu spent eight years guarding a nest just to catch an ice toad, and almost failed in the end.
Although that's the case, we should still be cautious.
Junior Brother, go invite Master; it will take at least half a month for him to come and go.
For these half a month, we'd best find a place to hide to avoid any accidents."
Speaking of this person, Nine Mountains also put away his hostility, his expression solemn.
While they spoke confidently, they actually knew in their hearts how great the difference was between the False Core Realm and a true Golden Core; even someone who had just reached Core Formation could easily kill all of them.
Just as Du Xian and Nine Mountains were discussing, they suddenly felt the ground shake.
The three of them changed greatly in expression and suddenly turned to look outside the mountain gate, only to see a dazzling Sword Qi, splitting down from the sky, fiercely striking the Lotus Great Array.
The Sword Qi was as brilliant as thunder.
The Five Worms Sect's mountain-protecting array trembled violently, and was directly split open with cracks by this sword, making the Lotus Great Array as fragile as glazed glass, and it began to collapse.
A single sword broke the array!
At this moment, a thunderous Sword Qi roar came whistling.
The mountains shook, and the power of this sword made the three of them feel a chill down their spines.
"This is..."
Du Xian was greatly shocked.
Cui Xuanzi's mind was greatly shaken; he had already recognized this Sword Qi, and a strange expression appeared on his face as he muttered, "Why now... why come back now... give me a few more hours! Just a few hours!"
His face was a strange mix of unwillingness and regret.
"The Five Worms Sect is doomed!"
Cui Xuanzi cried out tragically, his body fell backward, and with a 'bang', he fell to the ground, having severed his own heart 脈 and died.
Du Xian and Nine Mountains were startled by Cui Xuanzi's decisiveness, and before they could react, they saw the second sword follow closely, and the Five Worms Sect's mountain-protecting array shattered in response.
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Chapter 655: Ancient Corpse Falling from the Sky
A tall, slender figure suddenly appeared outside the Sect.
Immediately after, a terrifying Aura pressed down, arriving in an instant.
'Boom!'
The already crumbling Sect Leader Hall collapsed with a loud bang.
Dust billowed everywhere.
"Oh no! Run!"
Du Xian was terrified and conjured a Magical Artifact to flee in another direction.
A blood-colored Centipede with wings flew out from Du Xian's Dantian, whimpered at him, and turned to charge at the enemy. This person was indeed ruthless; seeing the situation was dire, he abandoned his Natal Gu to buy time.
Unfortunately, the disparity in strength was too vast, and everything he did was destined to be futile.
The blood Centipede looked ferocious and carried a strange poison; those who touched it would die instantly.
Ordinary Cultivators feared its potent venom and would retreat far away upon seeing it.
But just as the blood Centipede flew out not far, a ghostly claw brazenly reached out to grab it.
The blood Centipede hurriedly dodged, but the ghostly claw was even faster, easily pinching the blood Centipede. It ignored the venom on the blood Centipede's body, and its corpse Qi surged wildly, enveloping the blood Centipede before squeezing hard.
The blood Centipede was originally a poisonous insect, and its Physical Body was not strong. With a rush of corpse Qi, it died instantly.
'Puff!'
Du Xian spat out fresh blood, his figure paused slightly, and he suddenly felt his entire body tighten, crying out inwardly, "Not good!" By the time he wanted to counterattack, it was already too late.
A sword light broke through his protective Magical Artifact, and the next moment, Qin Sang's figure appeared beside Du Xian, pinching the back of Du Xian's neck with one hand, easily subduing him.
On the other side, Demonic Yaksha eliminated the blood Centipede. The Cultivator named Nine Mountains had just stood up from the stool and was captured alive by Demonic Yaksha without any ability to resist.
Qin Sang flashed back to the Sect Leader Hall, threw Du Xian and Nine Mountains together, waved his hand, and sent out a spiritual power, pushing aside the bricks on the ground to reveal Cui Xuanzi's corpse.
"Consider yourself lucky to have run fast."
Qin Sang snorted coldly.
After Soul Searching that Li Wu Palace Disciple, Qin Sang learned that the Five Worms Sect actually had a hidden thousand hands spider fruit tree in Black Wind Valley. He had meticulously searched Black Wind Valley inch by inch that day but failed to discover it.
This was because the Ancient Restriction in Black Wind Valley was peculiar; only at the moment the thousand hands spider fruit matured would its strange fragrance overflow, merging into the poisonous spring, thus being discovered.
For some unknown reason, the existence of the thousand hands spider fruit was known to a Golden Core from Li Wu Palace. Coincidentally, his eldest Disciple, Du Xian, had a poisonous insect as his Natal Gu, and consuming the thousand hands spider fruit held the promise of initiating its third transformation.
Du Xian brought people here this time, first to search for the ancient corpse, and second to seize the thousand hands spider fruit to help his Natal Gu transform.
Li Wu Palace's pursuit of Shi shi was unrelated to Li Wu Palace's search for the ancient corpse, and it did not mean Qin Sang's identity was exposed. Instead, Cui Xuanzi, to protect himself, deliberately shifted the blame, falsely accusing him of stealing the thousand hands spider fruit, which led to Shi shi being targeted by Li Wu Palace.
If Qin Sang had caught Cui Xuanzi, he would never have let him off lightly.
Unexpectedly, Cui Xuanzi, knowing he would not have a good end, chose to commit suicide directly, which could be considered a true hero.
"Eh?"
Just as Qin Sang was about to put Cui Xuanzi's corpse into his corpse puppet pouch, he noticed something unusual in his abdomen. He activated his true essence to dig out the item from his Qi Sea, which turned out to be two Illusory Tail Poison Scorpions.
"Twin Gu?"
Qin Sang was secretly surprised, holding the two scorpions, one large and one small, in his hand and examining them.
They were indeed Cui Xuanzi's Natal Gu, refined with his blood, and their lives were connected to Cui Xuanzi. At the moment Cui Xuanzi committed suicide, they also died.
There are many legends about Twin Gu in the Gu Tribe, but truly confirmed news has never been circulated, possibly because West Xinjiang is too remote.
Of these two Illusory Tail Poison Scorpions, one was only at the Peak of its first transformation.
The state of the other was very peculiar; its entire body was tightly curled into a ball, with a thin membrane on its surface. Its whole body was almost becoming as illusory as its tail.
"This is undergoing transformation, and the scorpion's head is already illusory, reaching its final stage. It will be completed in a few hours, transforming into a three-transformation scorpion! Cui Xuanzi made it eat the thousand hands spider fruit, used the other scorpion to deceive Li Wu Palace, falsely accusing me of stealing the thousand hands spider fruit. He used Shi shi to attract their attention and buy time. Once the Illusory Tail Poison Scorpion completes its transformation, its strength will surge, and killing them in return will be as easy as flipping a hand. What a clever scheme!"
Qin Sang said with resentment, instantly seeing through Cui Xuanzi's intentions.
The transformation process of each Spirit Insect is different.
Some Spirit Insects may require several years to gestate, such as the Sky-Eyed Butterfly and Dark Spring Gu.
Others complete their transformation in just a few months, or even days.
The Illusory Tail Poison Scorpion's third transformation into a cocoon only requires half a month. After being refined into a Natal Gu, with the Master's help, the transformation speed can be even faster.
Cui Xuanzi had truly racked his brains for the thousand hands spider fruit.
For a hundred years, he tried every possible method, using the lingering prestige of the Sect's Golden Core to intimidate Jinglei Stockade and Hundred Flowers Palace. After Qin Sang appeared, he humbled himself and used Qin Sang's influence to scare away the two major forces, finally preserving Black Wind Valley.
Unexpectedly, Heaven's will is unpredictable. Just as success seemed within reach, news of the thousand hands spider fruit somehow spread like wildfire, reaching Li Wu Palace, who then invaded the Sect to seize it.
The enemy was too powerful to contend with, yet Cui Xuanzi remained calm in the face of danger, maneuvering within the cracks, meticulously striving for time.
As long as his Natal Gu completed its transformation, Cui Xuanzi's chances of Core Formation would greatly increase. At that time, he could simply leave West Xinjiang, live in anonymity, and there would always be a time for him to rise again.
He almost succeeded.
However, he didn't expect that Qin Sang had scarlet fire gilded gold, which allowed him to capture insects extremely quickly, and return to Bear Mountain Region ahead of schedule.
Cui Xuanzi knew that betraying Qin Sang and implicating Shi shi was an unforgivable crime, so he decisively committed suicide to avoid the suffering of punishment.
Qin Sang had to admit that he had truly underestimated this person.
Reflecting on himself, his mentality had also changed somewhat after Core Formation.
Facts proved that even in the Cultivation World, cultivation did not represent everything.
Underestimating anyone, even a small Foundation Establishment Cultivator, could lead to a major setback, and Dongyang Bo had much experience in this regard.
Qin Sang also paid a price.
Qin Sang's expression was complex, his gaze gradually turning cold and stern, and his Aura seemed to have changed somewhat.
He walked in front of the three Disciples of Li Wu Palace and, without further ado, began to Soul Search the other two in front of Du Xian.
The Soul Searching Technique was nakedly displayed before Du Xian.
After the Soul Searching, the two of Nine Mountains had their Soul Scattering, not even having a chance for Reincarnation.
Hearing the heart-wrenching screams of his two Junior Brothers, Du Xian's face was filled with terror, already scared out of his wits.
"I ask, you answer."
Qin Sang stared into Du Xian's eyes, his tone icy and devoid of any warmth, "What is Seven Killing Hall? Where is it?"
Just now, after Soul Searching, Qin Sang learned of a scene.
A towering giant pagoda, exuding an ancient and Vicissitudes Aura, as if it were an ancient divine object, reaching to the sky and earth, piercing into the clouds.
A severed ancient corpse, permeated with corpse Qi, fell from the sky, but just as it was about to fall out of the sea of clouds, it suddenly disappeared into thin air.
This scene was referred to as the "Ancient Corpse Descending from Heaven" by their Master.
Their Master went to a place called Seven Killing Hall, and after returning, he told them to search everywhere for a severed ancient corpse!
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