The Great Demon Corpse

The giant creature emerged from the darkness, allowing Bai Qiuran to see its face.

Its robust body was covered with long, dark brown fur. Standing dozens of feet tall, it resembled a mountain in the darkness. Its arms, which were exceptionally thick compared to its lower limbs, were covered with jet-black scales, and even the claws were much larger than Bai Qiuran's.

The troll standing in the darkness had three eyes, bull horns, a bird's head, a human body, dragon arms, and tiger claws. Its lower body was structured like an insect's segmented limbs. Beneath those carapaces lay muscles that contained a terrifying potential for explosive growth. A long, giant snake coiled around its waist, spewing deadly Poisonous Miasma —that was its tail.

Looking at the Behemoths, as large as a mountain, Bai Qiuran exclaimed in astonishment, "Demon Race?"

"That's not all."

The Skull continued, "This was the last Great Demon to perish here during the Holy Dynasty; its strength far surpassed that of Immortals!"

"This was the left vanguard of the Demon Race Army. Tens of thousands of years ago, we slew him in the Wisdom Immortal Cave Abode. To kill him, we paid the price of more than a dozen Great Perfection Earth Immortal."

The great Great Demon lowered its head, and a faint blue flame burned in the third eye on its forehead, clearly indicating that the Three Souls of the Black-Robed Figure who had escaped were controlling it.

"Future generations will have no chance against it!"

It opened its beak and let out a fierce cry. The air it exhaled alone caused the earth to collapse, and countless rocks and dust were blown away. The area within a radius of hundreds of miles in this dark space was filled with flying sand and stones.

Even Bai Qiuran was blown backward by the wind. He could stand firm, but the ground beneath his feet refused to cooperate. The White Hair youth spun around in the wind, and the Skull was also caught in the gale, letting out a scream.

I've got you.

Bai Qiuran reached out and covered the Skull's eye sockets, ignoring the skull's cries of "It's so itchy!" and "I can't see!", and landed safely on the ground several miles away.

He raised the Skull, looking at him, and the Skull quickly urged, "Before he used the Five Signs of Decay of Celestial Beings, he practiced the Corpse-Controlling Method. Great Demon have souls but no spirits, so he can unleash at least 80% of this body's power. Run!"

"How could I let Heterodox Cultivator can't even fly escape?"

The Great Demon controlled by the Black-Robed Figure laughed heartily, leaping across several miles in a single bound before slamming his fist into the ground.

In an instant, the earth seemed to be struck by a huge meteorite, and the ground for dozens of miles collapsed instantly, forming fragments of varying sizes.

The Demon Race is terrifying because they can unleash power surpassing that of physical Immortals have cultivated Martial Dao, simply through physical strength.

"How did our Human Race drive the Demon Race back during the Human-Demon War?"

Bai Qiuran, holding the skull in one hand, effortlessly dodged the shockwave of the punch, and asked at the same time.

"How would I know? I've been dead for tens of thousands of years."

The Skull retorted, "I guess back then, freaks like you were considered a threat."

"When I was scavenging for food on the battlefield, the Human-Demon War wasn't over yet."

Bai Qiuran said, "Back then it was a terrible time. All the masters were dead. Where did a freak like me come from?"

As the two were still pondering this question, a sudden gust of evil wind swept overhead, and the enormous head of the Great Demon peered out, its three-eyed blue Soulfire flickering dimly. It laughed, "Surrender, boy, you have no chance of winning. I don't want to ruin such a fine body. As long as you surrender, I will—"

Boom!

Bai Qiuran raised his hand and unleashed Deadly Lands of True Qi, even more terrifying than the Demon God's fist, forming an enormous golden Palm Seal that struck the Great Demon with a deafening roar.

Like squeezing a lump of cream with a palm-shaped mold, the Demon God's indestructible body was dented by this golden Palm Seal, followed by a rain of blood and flesh. Its upper body disappeared, leaving only its lower body standing alone in place.

"Alright."

Bai Qiuran withdrew his hand, turned to the Skull, and asked, "How do I extract his Three Souls from that Demon God's body?"

"Hmm... first you need to find its head."

The Skull hesitated for a moment.

"But I think, with that move, he's probably dead for sure..."

"That's a pity, I haven't..."

Before Bai Qiuran could finish speaking, a beam of blue light suddenly shot out from the darkness, struck his back, and entered his body.

"Oh no!"

The Skull exclaimed, "His Three Souls haven't dispersed yet! He really knows how to escape!"

Bai Qiuran, who had been hit, stood frozen in place. After a moment, he suddenly pulled a black spike from his chest. Looking inside, he saw a flickering Soulfire churning within the spike, screaming, "What did you do to me?!"

"You bumped into me yourself, and now you're blaming me?"

Bai Qiuran said, "This black spike is an improved version of your thing, specifically for self-defense, but there's only one right now. I was saying it was a bit of a waste to give it to me, since I haven't used it yet, and it would have been better to give it to those disciples who have been Body Seizure... But before I could finish speaking, you walked in yourself, how cooperative."

Bai Qiuran ignored the howls and curses of the trapped Earth Immortal Soul, put the black spike into his robes, and then looked at the Skull in his other hand, asking, "Alright, now we can talk. How do I Book of Questions out?"

"Before that, may I ask one question to satisfy my curiosity?"

"The Skull asked."

Bai Qiuran nodded, signaling it to ask.

"The Earth Immortal immortal you trapped thinks you're practicing some kind of heretical cultivation, but I, possessing the Great Wisdom bestowed upon me by the Heavenly Dao, understand that you are actually practicing Orthodox Cultivation Method of cultivation, and at the Qi Refining Stage."

The Skull organized its thoughts for a moment, then asked, "So, could you tell me what level you've reached in the Qi Refining Stage?"

Bai Qiuran, then replied, "I'm currently at level 66,665, about to break through, but I've suppressed it."

"I see."

The Skull smiled wryly. "No wonder you're so strong."

He went on and on, calculating. "From Body Tempering Cultivation Mahayana, there are nine major realms and forty-one minor realms in the Qi Refining Stage world. Even if we consider the ten levels of Qi Refining, and then factor in the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core stages as ten minor realms, and add in the differences in the quality of True Qi and True Essence, and all that, reaching the Immortals Realm is only equivalent to less than two hundred levels of Qi Refining Stage, not even a fraction of your current strength... So what exactly is your current strength?"

How the hell should I know?

Bai Qiuran a question.

"Indeed, even the Great Wisdom bestowed upon me by the Heavenly Dao cannot measure your strength, how could you possibly know... I was foolish."

The Skull smiled wryly, "Ask me any questions you have. I'll answer everything I know. Or, if you want to get out now, I can tell you how."

"No need. In that case, I won't panic. I'll ask my questions first."

Bai Qiuran and asked, "Who is your real identity?"

"I?"

The Skull said calmly, "I am Immortals bestowed with Great Wisdom by the Heavenly Dao. In the previous era, I assisted the Immortal Dynasty and was known as the Wisdom Immortal. I am also the true master of this Cave Abode."