The Undying Body Shows Its Might for the First Time (8000)

As the mechanism clicked, Xu Bai had already placed his hand on the Ghost-Head Saber at his waist.

Inside the room, a young man in his twenties was holding a crossbow, aiming it at Xu Bai's forehead.

The bow and crossbow were strung, but there was no arrow on the bowstring.

"Clang~"

The hollow sound echoed in the room, breaking the silence and adding a sound to the room.

Xu Bai narrowed his eyes, but did not draw his sword. He looked the young man up and down.

Most striking was a scar on the young man's right cheek, which appeared to be from an injury.

But the scars on the young man's face did not make him look ugly at all; instead, they added a touch of roguishness.

Seeing that Xu Bai did not draw his sword, the young man put down his bow and crossbow, stood up from his chair, clasped his hands together, and bowed slightly.

This bow was a deep, full one, showing that it was taken very seriously.

"Young Master Ji Xiaoshan of the Ingenious Craft Pavilion greets Lord Xu Lord Xu. I apologize for my intrusion." Ji Xiaoshan said in a low voice, then straightened up, his scars on his face particularly noticeable.

Xu Bai walked into the room, looking at Ji Xiaoshan with interest, and gently stroked the hilt of the Ghost-Head Saber with his right hand. "Speak, what is your purpose in coming here, and anything else. Tell me everything. If I am satisfied, you will not die. If I am not satisfied, you will not leave this room."

He didn't give them any face and slammed the door shut behind them.

At this moment, Xu Bai was quite interested in the unexpected arrival of a person, but he wondered if what this person brought was enough to buy his life.

Ji Xiaoshan remained calm, his hands hanging at his sides, and said, "I knew long ago that Lord Xu was capricious and had a strong desire to kill. It seems that what Wu Hua said is true; Lord Xu is indeed like that."

"Wu Hua?" Xu Bai narrowed his eyes and said, "You have a relationship with Wu Hua?"

Come to think of it, it's been quite a while since I've seen that monk from the Vajra Temple.

Since their parting at Sheng County, Wu Hua and Liu Xu returned to Vajra Temple and Azure Cloud Academy respectively. Although they occasionally exchanged letters, they lost contact again due to Yun Zihai's matter.

Xu Bai still remembered that Liu Xu still owed him the method of disguise.

Currently, the only people Xu Bai gets along with are Liu Xu Wu Hua, Yun Zihai, and Chu Yu. Qing Xue is half a friend. As for Qin Feng, Xu Bai really wants to beat him up again.

Therefore, Xu Bai was slightly surprised when he heard the news about Wu Hua.

"Wu Hua has already reached the sixth rank, and it is said that he is now indulging in the Spring Rain Pavilion every day, using the mortal world to refine his heart. He is not far from the fifth rank," Ji Xiaoshan explained.

Xu Bai: "?"

Spring Rain Pavilion? This guy is a monk? He's seen things like this before, and Xu Bai has never seen anything like it.

"Since you know Wu Hua, I'll assume you really do. What brings you here?" Xu Bai asked.

"I've come here today to discuss a business deal with Lord Xu, a deal concerning the Purple Wood Prefecture," Ji Xiaoshan said with a determined look in his eyes. "I've heard from Wu Hua that Lord Xu's favorite thing is to discuss business, and I'm just playing to his interests."

Upon hearing the word "business," Xu Bai also became interested.

He walked to the chair, poured a glass of water, and said, "Tell me about it."

"Lord Xu, this trip to the Upper Capital will undoubtedly be fraught with obstacles and dangers. Just this trip to Purple Wood Prefecture alone has probably attracted the attention of at least five or six forces." Ji Xiaoshan said slowly, "The Ingenious Craft Pavilion has used the intelligence it knows to investigate and has already found out 90% of the information. Only the last one remains to be investigated."

"Because Lord Xu arrived, they finally surfaced."

As he spoke, Ji Xiaoshan placed a piece of paper on the table.

Xu Bai picked up the paper and glanced at its contents.

"The Nan Family, the Sun Family, the Qian Family, the Zhao Family, the Bai Family..."

"It seems your intelligence from the Ingenious Craft Pavilion is quite good."

"That's natural," Ji Xiaoshan said. "The Ingenious Craft Pavilion has already investigated these five companies thoroughly, and we have also made progress on the remaining one."

At this point, Ji Xiaoshan fell silent.

"What do you need?" Xu Bai tapped the table lightly with his fingers, making a rhythmic sound. "Just say it, get straight to the point."

Ji Xiaoshan sheathed the crossbow back into his waistband and said, "Lord Xu is indeed a straightforward man. I won't beat around the bush either. Ingenious Craft Pavilion needs is to get on Lord Xu's good side."

"My Ingenious Craft Pavilion should have been one of the top forces, but many years ago, due to an accident, most of the foundations within the pavilion were destroyed."

"At that time, an idiot without a soul appeared out of nowhere and destroyed most of the foundation of the Ingenious Craft Pavilion. Although the person was eventually severely injured, a heavy price was also paid."

"It is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. The Ingenious Craft Pavilion needs Lord Xu's help to rebuild its former glory."

At this point, everything has been explained clearly.

Xu Bai stroked his chin and said, "It's not just me, it seems that your Ingenious Craft Pavilion has already seen through the true nature of things."

He knew very well that the Ingenious Craft Pavilion was not relying on him, but on the person behind him, the emperor of the Great Chu Kingdom.

"There is an object in the pavilion that combines celestial secrets with ingenuity. It has been calculated, but the price is that this object will be lost forever," Ji Xiaoshan said slowly. "But it is all worth it. As long as it can help Lord Xu, then it is worth it."

"Speak, tell me the information about the last faction," Xu Bai said.

He didn't say it directly, but his words clearly indicated that he had agreed.

This Ingenious Craft Pavilion is very shrewd.

As Ji Xiaoshan said, Ingenious Craft Pavilion is not as good as it used to be, so it needs to find another way. Helping Xu Bai is to help the emperor eliminate dissidents.

Once Xu Bai successfully Upper Capital and eliminates the people the emperor wants to get rid of, the Ingenious Craft Pavilion will also rise to prominence because of Xu Bai.

Ji Xiaoshan's expression remained unchanged as he said, "Thank you, Lord Xu. We have sufficient evidence against those five families. We only need Lord Xu's intervention to resolve the matter properly."

Another letter was placed on the table by Ji Xiaoshan; it contained evidence about the families who wanted to harm Xu Bai.

Xu Bai picked up the envelope, glanced at it briefly, and silently put it away.

The evidence above is irrefutable.

"As for this last one," Ji Xiaoshan said, "We only found out that it might be related to the temple that recently appeared in Purple Wood Prefecture, but that temple is too strange. We went there to investigate, but found nothing."

Another letter was placed on Xu Bai's desk; it was about that temple.

Xu Bai picked up the letter and read it carefully again, his brows furrowing.

According to the letter, the temple was built less than six months ago on Pine Crane Mountain, not far from Purple Wood Prefecture.

There was nothing unusual about the temple. Since its establishment, many pilgrims have visited it, and it is said that prayers made there are very effective.

Moreover, in the past, the majority of pilgrims were women.

Besides these, there was nothing else in the letter.

"Alright, I understand the intelligence." Xu Bai put away the letter and said.

He didn't say anything more.

Ji Xiaoshan understood that experts like him didn't like to waste time.

If the other party agrees, then it's a sure thing.

If you keep dawdling here, it will only annoy the other party.

Having thought this through, Ji Xiaoshan said no more, cupped his hands and said, "Since Lord Xu has already understood, then I shall take my leave."

"Hmm." Xu Bai nodded and gave a faint "hmm."

Ji Xiaoshan didn't linger and turned to leave.

After Ji Xiaoshan left, Xu Bai sat in a chair, leaned back gently, and closed his eyes in deep thought.

After a long while, he finally opened his eyes.

"Let's see how these companies are doing tonight."

Xu Bai made up his mind, took out the second Nameless Saber Scripture from the wooden box, and continued to work on the progress bar.

Time passed slowly, and before we knew it, night had fallen.

The number of people on the streets of Purple Wood Prefecture began to decrease until night fell completely, when the streets returned to their empty and deserted state.

"Dry weather, be careful with fire~~~"

In the dark streets, the sound of night watchmen's drums rose and fell, becoming the only noise in the pitch-black night.

A figure swept past on the street, carrying a bundle on his back and a knife at his waist.

The knife handle was wrapped in black cloth, and the bundle was also wrapped in black cloth, so only the general shape could be seen.

The figure sped along, seemingly with a purpose, and stopped in front of a luxurious house.

At the main entrance of the house, on the highest signboard, are the two characters "Nan Residence".

"The Nan Family." Xu Bai raised his head, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, and climbed over the wall.

Inside a room at the Nan Family.

The head of the Nan Family was sitting in a chair, looking at the dozen or so Nan Family in front of him.

"Remember this: now that Xu Bai has entered the Purple Wood Prefecture, do not act rashly. As far as I know, some people have already made a move, but they were killed by Xu Bai."

All the dozen or so Nan Family present nodded and agreed.

One of them asked, "Master, are we not going to take any action?"

The head of the Nan Family shook his head and said, "We definitely have to take action, but we need a suitable opportunity, an opportunity that will ensure Xu Bai has no chance of returning."

Everyone present remained silent, clearly agreeing with the patriarch's words.

"Alright, everyone, leave now. Remember, remain inactive for the time being. What we need is an opportunity, not reckless action," the Nan Family patriarch said again, dismissing everyone.

The members all nodded in agreement, got up and went to the door. The member closest to the door opened it and was about to step out.

But the moment the door opened, a knife wrapped in black cloth was thrust in from the outside.

The blade carried a terrifying gale, and in the blink of an eye, it sliced across the necks of these dozen or so people, leaving deep marks on the surrounding ground from the residual force.

This happened so fast that only corpses remained where the long sword passed.

"Who goes there!"

The head of the Nan Family was some distance from the doorway when he saw a gust of wind rushing towards him. A hazy green light appeared on his palms as he slapped at the wind.

The gale was dispersed by the green light. The Nan Family took a step back, steadied themselves, and looked towards the entrance.

Before you see the person, you hear their voice.

"To be able to block this move, you're quite capable. No wonder you dared to openly plot to take my life."

Xu Bai, dressed in black and carrying Ghost-Head Saber, slowly walked into the house.

He had overheard the entire exchange between the Nan Family from the very beginning.

"Xu Bai!" At this moment, the head of the Nan Family also realized who it was.

He turned around almost instantly, wanting to escape through the window without the slightest hesitation.

The plan had been discovered, and the enemy came with knives at the door. Clearly, there was no way out.

The head of the Nan Family was well aware of his own strength and knew that the other party must be absolutely confident of victory. He did not choose to fight head-on, but only thought about escaping first.

As for what to do after escaping, that was not on his mind. Getting out of there was the most important thing; escaping was the priority.

"Since you've made a choice, you have to pay the price."

The voice behind him was like the voice of gods and demons, causing the Nan Family to shiver. He heard a whooshing sound in his ear and hurriedly turned around, pressing the green light in his hand forward.

"Puff puff puff puff puff..."

A dull thud sounded, Nan Family head lowered his head, looking at the bloody hole that had spread from his chest all the way down his body, his face filled with utter horror.

In just one exchange, he was defeated, utterly defeated.

"Dead." That was the only thought in the mind of the Nan Family patriarch. Even in death, he never figured out how he had been exposed.

Everything went black, Nan Family member completely lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.

"One." Xu Bai looked at the corpse on the ground, his eyes turning cold.

Tonight, the night is very dark. The sky is shrouded in mist, with dark clouds enveloping the darkness. The moon is hidden in the clouds, completely obscured.

Without the usual moonlight, the streets are several shades darker, giving off a sense of menacing malice.

Xu Bai emerged from the last family's gate, a thin layer of blood mist clinging to the tip of his Ghost-Head Saber saber.

"As expected, every family has their eyes on me. So, only the temple is left."

He wiped out all five families. With evidence in hand, he dealt with them without hesitation.

The only thing for which there are few clues is the temple.

Xu Bai looked up at the dark clouds in the sky and, taking advantage of the night, headed straight out of the Purple Wood Prefecture.

Pine Crane Mountain.

It is considered a relatively famous mountain in Purple Wood Prefecture.

Because of its stunning scenery, many literati and poets have lingered here, writing numerous beautiful poems, which is why this mountain has become famous.

If it were daytime, quite a few people would come here for a spring outing, but now it's late at night, and the mountains are deserted, with only wild animals and the sounds of insects and birds.

Xu Bai rushed over without lingering over the surrounding scenery, and went straight to the foot of the mountain.

Because many people enjoy hiking on this mountain, and there are even many literati and scholars, the prefectural government specially ordered the construction of stone steps on the mountain.

Xu Bai stood at the foot of the mountain, raised his head, looked at the winding stone steps, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

He didn't linger, but followed the stone steps, climbing them quickly towards the top of the mountain.

After walking along this stone staircase for about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, all that remains above is the mountain path.

He didn't see any temples along the way. Looking at the mountainside where only the mountain path remained, he continued walking forward.

The mountain road is very steep. If it were an ordinary person here, they probably wouldn't be able to go very far before turning back with regret.

But Xu Bai is different. If even he finds it steep, then no temple can be built here at all.

The steep mountain road seemed like flat ground before him, and in just a few tumbles, he had already walked a long way.

Having reached the fourth rank Movement-Armor Break Second Revolution, Xingpo is extremely powerful, not only in various dodging and maneuvering techniques, but also in terms of speed, which has been greatly improved.

After a short while, he stopped and looked at the open field not far ahead.

A temple was built in the wilderness, and on the other side of the temple was a stone-paved road.

"So there's another, easier way out," Xu Bai thought to himself.

This temple is frequently visited by pilgrims, and the vast majority of them are women. Naturally, they would not walk that kind of mountain path, since even people who frequently walk mountain paths may not be able to make it.

It now seems there are other ways to go directly up the mountain and reach the temple.

Xu Bai thought for a moment, then slowly approached the temple and arrived at the temple gate.

The temple's walls are simply decorated, but they look very new, indicating that they haven't been built for very long.

At the very top of this gate hangs a plaque with a few words written on it.

Graceful Light Temple.

I've never heard of this temple before, nor have I ever seen it.

As Xu Bai was gazing at the words on the plaque, he heard footsteps beside him.

Even at this point, footsteps could still be heard. Xu Bai did not reveal himself but instead hid in this place.

A moment later, from another mountain path, an old monk emerged, accompanied by a young woman.

The woman was simply dressed and had an ordinary appearance, but her eyes shone with a fiery passion.

As they got closer, Xu Bai could hear their conversation.

"Female benefactor, rest assured. The previous times I performed the blessing ceremony for you, you not only experienced joy but also gained good fortune. This last one is just to wrap things up. Once this final ceremony is completed, your good fortune will be fixed."

The old monk muttered incantations as he placed one hand on the young woman's waist.

The young woman's eyes gleamed with anticipation. "Master, as long as I can get good luck, I don't care if it's consecrated once or even every day. My husband doesn't know about it."

Xu Bai, hiding in the shadows. "..."

This woman was just an ordinary person, which was obvious at a glance. As for their conversation, Xu Bai had already figured it out.

After such a detailed discussion, if you still don't understand what "consecration" means, then you are truly too naive.

"Wow, impressive." Xu Bai stroked his chin and continued watching.

The old monk, accompanied by the woman, opened the door to the room.

A putrid stench wafted over.

The woman seemed not to smell anything and did not notice anything unusual.

Xu Bai frowned and looked into the courtyard.

There was a huge banyan tree in the courtyard, and Xu Bai felt like he saw something flickering inside it.

Because of the dense foliage, it's impossible to see clearly even if you're standing under the tree.

At that moment, the old monk led the young woman inside and prepared to close the door behind him.

"Bang!"

The door slammed shut. Xu Bai looked at the closed gate, emerged from a hidden corner, and then came to the base of the wall. He quietly jumped onto the top of the wall and, under the cover of darkness, observed the situation in the courtyard.

In the courtyard, the old monk didn't seem to intend to go inside; he just stood there with his hand on the young woman's shoulder.

"Master, aren't you going inside? You went inside the last few times," the young woman asked.

The old monk smiled and shook his head, then took off his clothes, revealing his withered upper body.

A flicker of disgust crossed the young woman's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure.

She was willing to do such a thing for a bit of good luck, even behind her husband's back. Now, she'll accept anything, no matter how disgusting.

The key problem is that the matter is simply too big.

The young woman's eyes swept over the old monk's upper body, finally settling on his chest.

Her expression of disgust vanished, replaced by terror and panic, as if she had seen the most terrifying thing in the world, and she couldn't help but sit down on the ground.

On the old monk's chest was a vertical mouth that was slowly opening, and inside the mouth were sharp teeth.

A long tongue protrudes from the mouth on the chest, its tip hollow, like a straw.

"Come on, why are you afraid?" The smile in the old monk's eyes disappeared, replaced by terror.

"No, don't come any closer! What kind of monster are you?! Please, please let me go!"

The young woman let out a terrible scream, trying to back away. She scrambled to her feet, but felt a powerful suction force pulling her to her feet, preventing her from moving an inch.

The old monk chuckled strangely, slowly lifted his foot, and walked towards the young woman, saying a sentence with each step.

"A simple and peaceful life is the greatest blessing."

"Everyone wants to live a good life, but some people sell their bodies or even betray their husbands for a good life."

"I really like your straightforwardness. Since you want something in return, I'll give you something in return."

Give me all the rich essence within you.

At this point, the old monk had already walked up to the young woman, and slowly opened his mouth on his chest. His tongue, with a hole in it, shot towards the young woman's head like a straw.

As the tongue slowly approached, despair filled the young woman's face, and she closed her eyes in fear.

"She is indeed a disgusting woman."

Just then, a sound suddenly rang out, followed by a sharp slicing sound that cut through the air.

Countless copper coins rained down from the sky, flying towards the old monk.

The next moment, the old monk seemed to sense the danger and quickly retreated, causing the copper coin to miss its target.

The missing coin didn't stop there; it curved in mid-air and attacked the old monk again.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xu Bai jumped down from the wall, grabbed the Ghost-Head Saber, and unleashed more than a dozen gusts of wind.

"Xu Bai!"

In his shock and anger, the old monk couldn't help but call out Xu Bai's name, then shut his mouth, clearly realizing he had misspoke.

The old monk dodged the fierce wind in front of him, as if he had used a special footwork technique.

"If you can call me by my name, then there's nothing more to say."

Xu Bai took a step forward, and countless copper coins flew up again, swirling around, each carrying a fierce gust of wind.

The old monk continued to stagger his steps, copper coins flew around his body, and he narrowly dodged the gale, appearing to be in complete control.

"You killed Xiao Cui. I originally wanted to wait a while longer until I reached a higher level before going to find you, but I didn't expect you to deliver yourself to my door. I was hoping to give you a little more time to live." After dodging a few more copper coins, the old monk's tone was filled with murderous intent.

He waved his hand, and the huge tree in the courtyard suddenly shook. In Xu Bai's sight, more than a dozen mummies fell from the tree.

"No wonder I saw something in the tree, it turned out there was a corpse inside."

These mummies were completely naked, and from their shapes, it was clear that they were all female. Combined with the old monk's previous actions, Xu Bai understood the origin of the mummies.

When the female corpse hit the ground, everyone stood up.

Then, large bulges suddenly appeared on the bodies of these female corpses, and they continued to flow and converge, surging towards the top of the female corpses' heads.

The top of the female corpse's head had become abnormally large, and the bulging of the large bulge inside was a very creepy sight.

"Burst!"

The old monk dodged Xu Bai's knife and pointed at the female corpse from mid-air.

The heads of more than a dozen female corpses exploded instantly, scattering colorful fragments all over the ground.

One by one, fist-sized insects flapped their wings and flew to the old monk's chest, crawling into the mouth inside his chest.

"You're not just skilled in the art of sexual cultivation." Xu Bai frowned.

He didn't seem to have any adverse reaction to this extremely bloody scene; he just didn't want to look at it.

Just because you don't feel nauseous when you see disgusting things doesn't mean you like watching them.

This old monk is very skilled, especially his footwork just now; after he used it, he was able to dodge my attack.

And most importantly, judging from the old monk's actions, it seems to involve more than just sexual intercourse.

"Boy, you're about to die and you still have so much to say." The old monk's tone gradually became arrogant. "I came here specifically to restrain you."

After he finished speaking, the last insect crawled into the mouth on his chest, and the mouth slowly closed.

The next moment, two huge bulges suddenly appeared on the old monk's back, and then two black arms stretched out from them.

Not only that, the old monk's figure suddenly grew taller, reaching a height of three meters in the blink of an eye.

The words that came out of the old monk's mouth sounded especially eerie in the darkness.

"Your attack methods are extremely powerful. Anyone who gets hit by your attack will inevitably suffer serious injury, but my footwork can dodge it."

"Your defense is also extremely high; that layer of dark light seems to be able to block many attacks."

"And your movement techniques, and all those miscellaneous abilities, such as deflecting the opponent's attacks, are all important skills of yours."

"But you have a fatal weakness that I have discovered."

At this point, the old monk stopped.

Xu Bai stroked his chin, and said with interest, "Fatal weakness, tell me, what is my fatal weakness?"

The old monk gave a cold smile and did not answer. Instead, he raised the extra pair of black arms.

The black arms changed; mouths full of sharp teeth grew from the palms all the way to the shoulders.

The next moment, each mouth slowly began to move.

They seemed to be chanting something, but no sound came out.

Xu Bai was stunned.

He could feel that as those mouths moved, something seemed to appear in his mind.

The next moment, his mind began to feel hazy, as if a voice was speaking to him.

"Go to sleep, go to sleep, stop striving."

"This world isn't worth all this hardship for you, take a rest."

"It's no big deal as long as you get some sleep."

The feeling of drowsiness grew stronger and stronger.

The muffled sound entered through his ears.

The ear is in excruciating pain and is injured, and the loss of sound is due to the injury.

"So you'll injure my ears and then let the sound in?"

The next moment, Xu Bai put down the knife in his hand and stood there, head down, as if he had lost consciousness.

"Hahaha! Your layer of dark light cannot block the transmission of sound, but my Miao Family's Thousand Sound Gu can disrupt your mind."

The old monk walked step by step to Xu Bai, raised his right hand, and revealed sharp teeth on that hand.

He looked at Xu Bai, who was now completely defenseless, and slashed down hard with his right hand.

If this palm strike had landed, Xu Bai, without the obstruction of the dark light, would have been decapitated in the next instant.

The old monk's arrogance grew stronger, as if he could already see himself holding Xu Bai's head and boasting of his achievement.

But just as the hand was about to fall, a flash of light suddenly appeared.

The old monk was slightly taken aback. Then, he realized that his right hand had left his body, and a sharp pain shot through him.

"Ah!!!"

A bloodcurdling scream came from the old monk's mouth, and blood splattered everywhere.

The old monk realized that the other party had not fallen for his tricks.

Or rather, they had already fallen into his trap, but then managed to break through it.

"Run!"

Regardless, let's get out of here first. His movements are indeed very fast, but there's no way to dodge at this distance!

But even if that's what he thinks, will Xu Bai give him a chance? Of course not!

The gleaming blade flashed again, and two lines of blood suddenly appeared on the old monk's legs before they were severed from his body.

"Ah!"

The screams rang out again.

The old monk had lost his initial arrogance and was now filled with fear, along with a hint of confusion.

"Why!"

"I've already calculated your weakness; you can't possibly dodge it!"

"Could the intelligence be wrong? Impossible! My master would never give me false intelligence!"

He was starting to have doubts. Why was it that what was clearly the other party's weakness had become his own death trap?

"Oh, you mean this?" Xu Bai pointed to his ear and laughed, "This Thousand Sound Gu of yours seems to only make me have those negative thoughts when it damages my ears, but... I recover pretty quickly."

Undying Body (Remnant) - Fifth Order.

As long as the True Yuan Power remains, the physical body will not perish.

To be honest, he recovered faster than the other party was injured; it was just that he had consumed a lot of his True Yuan Power.

"Restore..." The old monk looked completely bewildered.

The Thousand Sound Gu does indeed damage the opponent's ears first, and then affect their consciousness through the ears, but he did not expect that it could be broken in this way.

"Now I'll give you a chance. You just mentioned the Miao Family, right?" Xu Bai said calmly, "Is that the master behind you?"

The old monk shuddered, looked at the man holding the Ghost-Head Saber in front of him, opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.

But the next moment, Xu Bai felt a sound coming from behind him.

The part where Xu Bai Upper Capital is a huge part of his growth, and it's quite difficult to write. My head is spinning.