Smearing Mountains and Rivers

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Ye Bieqing's soul departed from the painting, becoming an invisible, ethereal entity. Even Liusu was previously ethereal, so Ye Bieqing was no exception.

However, Liusu can now condense into a visible and tangible Little Ghost, while Ye Bieqing cannot. From this perspective, although both belong to the Huiyang level of divine soul power, Ye Bieqing's divine soul is not as solidified as Liusu's.

He must rely on his own Sun and Moon Painting, and the soul and painting must be in harmony, in order to maintain it.

Once separated, his soul power would be much weaker. Qin Yi's strength was too great to judge, but Liusu saw through him at a glance; he was only at the second or third level of the Huiyang realm, inferior to Ju Yunxiu.

Liusu's judgment before coming here was correct; Ye Bieqing's current true strength is slightly lower than Ju Yunxiu's.

The shock to his soul caused Qin Yi's smile to vanish, and his head throbbed with pain.

This was an absolute crushing defeat in terms of level. Sending Ye Bieqing out to fight was indeed putting Qin Yi in a very dangerous situation.

However, he did not let Liusu take the blame. Instead, he swallowed a Soul Protecting Pill, summoned an incense burner to soothe and Spirit Transformation, and took out the Yunxiu Flute at the same time.

With a gentle press of the button, the melodious "Flowing Water Clear Sound" softly drifts forth.

Protect the soul, invigorate, inspire, and unite.

By employing multiple strategies, he was able to resist the impact of Ye Bieqing.

"Huh... you actually know one of my techniques?" Ye Bieqing's voice was filled with surprise.

Qin Yi did not answer.

He knew Ye Bieqing had a major disadvantage. Lacking a physical body, he couldn't utilize his various Technique Method Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, Painting solely through his soul power. Furthermore, Ye Bieqing wasn't a traditional Immortal Dao; he didn't possess specialized soul techniques. His Calligraphy and Painting Dao, and painting, relying on these visual and auditory means to resonate with and influence the enemy's soul. A mere soul couldn't operate these techniques.

Even with its missing body, Liusu can't do many things. Now, it can move objects and attack people with its divine sense, but it can't cast spells or refine Law Treasure on its own, nor can it utilize its magical treasures; it all depends on Qin Yi. How could Ye Bieqing possibly change these fundamental rules?

Then all that's left is the pure impact and crushing force of the difference in soul power, similar to brute force destroying you.

Of course, this gap is not something Qin Yi can currently withstand. All his defenses are only to prevent him from being easily crushed and rendered stupid by this divine soul power, so that he can hold out for a while longer.

Ye Bieqing's dominant position might lead him to think of something, and Qin Yi was waiting for this opportunity.

A chance to solve your problem once and for all!

As expected, Ye Bieqing's soul enveloped Qin Yi's spiritual platform and fiercely attacked it several times. When he found that Qin Yi was about to collapse and could not hold on any longer, he had an idea.

Isn't this Body Seizing opportunity to possess someone's body?

Even if Ju Yunxiu were refined into a painting spirit to replace Tianqiong, he could still detach himself. After that, he would still need to find a body to Body Seizing. Although anyone would do, he would still try to choose the best. Zheng Yunyi's original plan already contained this idea: refine Ju Yunxiu's soul and then seize his body...

This Qin Yi looks to be in excellent physical condition; he seems to be a Bone Forging Martial Cultivation with a superb physique. He's also at the Cloud Transformation stage and has even learned the arts of music, chess Calligraphy and Painting Dao!

He seems to be only nineteen years old!

He was quite good-looking, with delicate and handsome features, perfectly fitting the aesthetic of this artistic lineage.

Is there a more perfect body to Body Seizing?

Without saying a word, it rushed towards Qin Yi's spiritual platform.

Qin Yi seemed a bit dazed from the several rounds of soul impacts; his mental platform was not tightly closed and was somewhat loose.

Ye Bieqing was overjoyed and forced his way through the door.

Within the fog of Sea of Consciousness, one could vaguely perceive Qin Yi's illusory figure sitting cross-legged, looking very pained.

"So, you lured me out by offering not only fragments but also a body?" Ye Bieqing lunged forward, enveloping Qin Yi's soul, intending to devour it.

Just then, a ghost face suddenly appeared in Qin Yi's soul.

The terrifying and unparalleled soul power surged into Ye Bieqing's soul like a drill, and even viciously stirred it up.

Ye Bieqing let out a heart-wrenching scream of pain and quickly broke free, rushing out of Qin Yi's Sea of Consciousness as if fleeing for her life.

That one blow nearly caused his soul to dissipate, leaving him extremely weak!

The direct clash of souls is that dangerous and cruel!

Ye Bieqing's first reaction was to run! The ghost face was at a similar level to him, but it was more solid and had the advantage of launching a sneak attack. If they continued to entangle, he would definitely die! But if he wanted to escape, the other party couldn't stop him.

As expected, the Liusu ghost also swayed, unable to pursue for a moment. Ye Bieqing's soul power was not much weaker than itss; it was this sneak attack that had brought it great success, and the direct collision had left it somewhat uncomfortable.

Ye Bieqing swiftly left Qin Yi's body and returned to the painting. The battle hadn't lasted long enough for Ju Yunxiu to escape; it was best to wait until this realm was refined and the fragments were dealt with later...

Just as he was thinking this, his soul returned to the sky but unexpectedly paused for a moment, unable to merge back.

What's going on? Could it be that Ju Yunxiu has seized control of this realm in such a short time? That's impossible!

Ye Bieqing power and saw Ju Yunxiu floating in the air, Smearing Mountains and Rivers.

With a flick of her slender hand, her brush traveled a thousand miles, ink covering heaven and earth. The original mountains and rivers were transformed by her paint, their appearance changed, their course altered...

She didn't seize control of this realm, but she successfully made Ye Bieqing somewhat out of place in this realm, no longer a painting that belonged to him.

"This is impossible!" Ye Bieqing exclaimed in shock and anger, "All your painting techniques are derived from me. Even if you've altered or modified them, this art world still belongs to my system. It's impossible for me to feel alienated from it!"

Ju Yunxiu smiled weakly, "Master, look more closely. Is this your system?"

Ye Bieqing took a closer look and was dumbfounded.

The mountains and rivers were altered with a few strokes, becoming quite strange... The lines became rather cute, distorted and exaggerated, but despite the distortion, it did not lead to rejection by the art world. In other words, this is not random scribbling, but rather a valid approach to Painting Dao.

It may be possible for it to be established, but it's definitely not Ye Bieqing's original approach...

Looking at the sun and moon again, the sun inexplicably had a squinty eye on it, and it was sticking out its tongue and wiping away sweat, looking very hot. The moon had a smiling eye, looking very kind.

Several strange, fat sheep appeared on the ground and were rolling around.

This thing appeared in a real landscape, and it actually exists perfectly well...

What the hell is this thing?

Such a distorted work is worlds apart from Ye Bieqing's level of realism in terms of painting quality. But level doesn't matter; it has already achieved its goal of making this world incompatible and preventing Ye Bieqing from directly integrating into it.

"Master asked me before, 'Is there anything I didn't learn from you?' Yunxiu thought about it for a long time, and indeed there wasn't... Yunxiu traveled very little, mostly in my early years, and I've hardly learned anything on my own; it's all from Master's teachings." Ju Yunxiu smiled slightly. "But this year, I accidentally learned a completely new technique. It's not at a high level, but it's a principle of Painting Dao that can be applied to other areas. It's a self-consistent system that can produce new Painting Souls. And Master doesn't know about it, and that's enough."

That was enough. In the short time it took to interrupt a conversation, Qin Yi, holding Wolf Tooth Club, broke through the barrier and entered.

A huge ghost face was openly displayed on the Wolf Tooth Club, and it lunged at Ye Bieqing.

Qin Yi had his own elixirs to quickly heal himself and Liusu from their injuries, but Ye Bieqing did not.

The difference between strong and weak is immediately and clearly reversed!

"No!!" Ye Bieqing fled in terror, but where could she escape?

The ghost face wouldn't give him another chance to escape, and swallowed it whole.

Then, as if choking, she choked for a moment, turned to Qin Yi and said, "I can't eat this much, I'll be stuffed."

Qin Yi asked, "Can we eat them separately?"

Liusu thought for a moment, "I will devour its soul, return its spirit, and divide its nature; that will suffice."

As the words were spoken, a wisp of pure air rose straight into the sky, clinging to the heavens. Then, specks of light shone into the red rocks, and the mountain demon that had been hiding there suddenly leaped out.

Ju Yunxiu remained silent.

This means that the master's consciousness and power were devoured and digested.

The remaining desolate souls wander aimlessly, yet can refine the heavens. This was what Master originally intended to do for her, to make her a cold, unconscious "Heavenly Dao" to fill the void in the sky... but now it is Master himself who is mending the sky.

There was still a trace of life force within it, which inspired the mandrill's intelligence, making it obey the orders of the painting world. This is the "spirit" in the painting.

The master's years of scheming have come true for him.

That's how it should be. If you want to align yourself with the Way, then go and align yourself.