187: Black Coffin! Millennium-Old Female Warrior! Sha Star Has Waited Long

The layers of black mist churned and rolled up and down, like a huge black blanket, completely covering Chen Dengming and Lüo Bing, enveloping everything, even their Divine Sense, so that they could not escape.

An endless chill swept over every corner of Chen Dengming's body, making him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave. His body seemed completely frozen, unable to move, and even his thoughts became somewhat sluggish.

At this moment, the only things that could remain active and unaffected were the panel in the mind, the Dao inscriptions in the Sea of Consciousness, and the Ancient Human Immortal Palace connected to the Dao inscriptions.

Realizing that his two trump cards were still unrestricted, Chen Dengming thought to himself, "As expected," and felt somewhat relieved.

The Ancient Human Immortal Palace still emanates waves of Spiritual Qi from above the Sea of Consciousness, like a rain of light, dreamlike and illusory.

An evil force suddenly invaded at that moment.

Chen Dengming felt his Sea of Consciousness gradually grow cold, and a dark shadow swept into Sea of Consciousness, appearing beneath the Ancient Human Immortal Palace.

It was a graceful and beautiful figure, surrounded by an evil aura like black flames. Her face and other features were indistinct, but her pale, lifeless wrists and sharp, scarlet fingernails were terrifying to behold.

At this moment, another beautiful figure swept over, emanating a soul fluctuation that Chen Dengming found familiar. Her slender and tall figure stood gracefully beside the woman shrouded in black energy, both gazing at the Ancient Human Immortal Palace above.

The Spiritual Qi of spiritual energy blowing down from the Ancient Human Immortal Palace sprinkled upon the woman, who was filled with evil aura. Like snow falling in spring, it caused the evil aura surrounding her to fluctuate violently and dissolve.

Chen Dengming's slow thoughts flashed.

Observing this scene, he knew that the Ancient Human Immortal Palace indeed suppressed the power of evil spirits, or rather, the Ancient Human Immortal Palace rejected all those who entered by secret means instead of through the main gate.

Now, both this evil spirit and Lüo Bing's soul are stowaways.

However, Lüo Bing's soul also followed in. Why is that?

Just as Chen Dengming was feeling something strange...

Lüo Bing's soul suddenly turned around and rushed towards his Sea of Consciousness.

"Trying to pull some tricks again?"

Chen Dengming's heart stirred, Sea of Consciousness erupted as if with thunder and lightning.

In an instant, as if the clouds and mist had dispersed, waves of silver, formed by Divine Sense combined with the power of Daoist inscriptions, surged toward Lüo Bing.

Although the power of Divine Sense cannot be dispersed, it is unimpeded within one's own Sea of Consciousness, as this is the main base of one's Mental Power.

Even evil spirits wouldn't have the home-field advantage when their Divine Sense and Daoist script clashed with his in the main camp, let alone the fact that they were also threatened by the Ancient Human Immortal Palace. It wouldn't be so easy for them to severely damage his Divine Sense and destroy his soul.

Boom!--

Chen Dengming's Divine Sense power, like bolts of lightning, instantly struck Lüo Bing's incoming soul.

Since they were already enemies, he showed no mercy in his attack.

Unexpectedly, Luo Lüo Bing did not flinch at all, allowing the divine Divine Sense to bombard her body. Instantly, her entire soul was weakened by the impact, becoming almost transparent, revealing her alluring and arrogant figure.

Before Chen Dengming could glean much information from the other party's strange behavior, he felt the Divine Sense power impacting her body being drawn in, like threads clinging to her delicate form, impossible to remove.

Deep within its soul, on its forehead, there was a single, malevolent eye, radiating an eerie, malevolent light.

Behind the single eye is the phantom image of an altar.

His Divine Sense struck Lüo Bing's soul, but it was all swallowed up by the single eye and the altar, and pulled back by various forces.

The other party was willing to risk having his soul destroyed in order to establish a connection between his Divine Sense and the altar.

"The evil spirit's target is my soul?!"

Chen Dengming felt a chill run down his spine. Just as he was about to make a decisive move and sever the Divine Sense that was being pulled and drawn away, Lüo Bing's soul took the initiative, suddenly shrinking into a ball of Spiritual Energy, and rushed over in the blink of an eye along the threads of Divine Sense.

Clearly, the other party had already anticipated and pre-planned all that was about to happen, including his possible responses, demonstrating that they were acting with cunning and strategy.

Chen Dengming reacted decisively, immediately withdrawing his Divine Sense to defend, and the Daoist script also flashed with Silver Light, forming a powerful defensive line along with his Divine Sense.

The anticipated powerful attack did not materialize.

A sense of comfort and harmony quickly spread throughout the entire soul.

His soul gradually became clear in his Sea of Consciousness, enveloped by a bright and lustrous radiance of divine light.

This radiant light of divine soul gradually coalesced into Lüo Bing's figure, firmly embracing her.

Within his soul, drawn by the malevolent single eye and the altar, Chen Dengming felt an intense Malevolent Spirit Power sweep over his soul, as if his very being was about to freeze.

This strange ability was beyond Chen Dengming's imagination.

The fact that they were able to lock onto Luo Bing's ethereal soul within his Sea of Consciousness, using Lüo Bing's soul and the strange altar, suggests that they may have already reached the level of Nascent Soul or Spirit Transformation.

Almost at the same time, the bursts of Spiritual Qi energy floating down from the Ancient Human Immortal Palace, which shone on the female-shaped evil figure, could no longer dissipate the Evil Qi around her.

Beneath its feet, the phantom image of another altar suddenly appeared.

Upon closer inspection, the altar resembles two sides of a transparent glass panel.

At the other end are the souls of the one-eyed man and the intertwined souls of Chen Dengming and Lüo Bing.

"Road"

The woman suddenly looked up, and a beautiful face with delicately furrowed brows appeared in the black mist. She suddenly leaped into the air, her elegant and charming figure heading straight for the Ancient Human Immortal Palace.

The illusory image of the altar slowly rotated beneath his feet, actually lifting Chen Dengming and Lüo Bing upwards together.

Chen Dengming's eyes widened in disbelief as he watched the evil figure perform martial arts as if it were stepping on the Big Dipper. It was the long-lost Yu Step, and it had clearly entered a state of Unity of Heaven and Man.

"She knows martial arts? Could she have been from Nanxun in the past?"

Chen Dengming was shaken to his core as he watched the evil figure rise higher and higher, sweeping straight into the Ancient Human Immortal Palace.

At this moment, they seemed to have become one.

Connected by the illusory image of the altar, the evil figure was above, while he and Lüo Bing were below.

As the furnace vessel, Lüo Bing's soul was intertwined with his own, seemingly inseparable, merging into one.

The comfortable feeling from the clash of water droplets is even more intense.

They even opened up part of their Domain of Thought, allowing them to learn some of each other's thoughts.

In this state, it seems that evil spirits can use Chen Dengming's soul as a successor as cover to practice martial arts and enter the Ancient Human Immortal Palace.

The intense repulsive force that once emanated from the Ancient Human Immortal Palace has now vanished.

A clear image suddenly rose in Chen Dengming's mind, accompanying Lüo Bing's open Domain of Thought.

It was a wondrous sight within an ancient sect nestled in the mountains. The sect's bells rang out repeatedly, their echoes reverberating through the valleys and mountains, creating an atmosphere of utmost solemnity.

Many people prostrated themselves in worship outside the ancient sect, seemingly begging for something, and shouted "Heroine Shi".

Suddenly, a stunningly beautiful female figure darted out of the ancient sect. It wasn't flying, but rather she displayed a superb lightness skill, almost comparable to gliding through the air, which was enough to demonstrate her strength in martial arts.

After the woman flew out, the kneeling crowd on the ground cheered.

The scene shifts, quickly transitioning to a woman wielding a sword and battling a strange, dragon-like beast.

The beast was covered in thick blue armor, had a long, pointed tail, a bulge of red flesh on its forehead, and limbs that resembled claws but weren't quite claws, covered in scales and webs. It fought with the woman.

In the end, both the man and the beast were severely injured. The beast's head was severed, spurting out blood like a red ribbon, and it collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.

The woman, unable to land due to her sword malfunction, was suddenly attacked by a dozen menacing figures wielding weapons.

The images that had appeared in his mind ended there. Just as Chen Dengming was feeling surprised, he noticed Lüo Bing's indifferent and cold gaze beside him. A message had been sent to Luo Bing's soul.

"That woman is my ancestor, Shi Yiyin."

She seemed to be like you back then, someone who came from Nanxun, but she was betrayed and forced to flee Nanxun.

Chen Dengming coldly replied, "No wonder her obsession turned into an evil spirit a thousand years after her death, and she still wanted to return to the South to find the lineage within the Ancient Human Immortal Palace."

"However, since she became Spirit Transformation thousands of years ago, why didn't she obtain the Human Immortal inheritance from the Ancient Human Immortal Palace? Instead, it was obtained by a later Sha Star, and now she's even trying to sneak in using my soul. Isn't that laughable and pathetic?"

Lüo Bing coldly said, "You don't need to think of others as so incompetent, or so clever. How do you know that our ancestor never received the Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage?"

"What!?"

Chen Dengming's heart skipped a beat, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him as he remembered the shattered stone pillars on the Ancient Human Immortal Palace.

Before he even came into contact with the Ancient Human Immortal Palace, he had already discovered that, in addition to the stone pillars whose spirits had been diverted by the Sha Star, there were two other rows of stone pillars in the Ancient Human Immortal Palace.

One row of stone pillars had no cracks; instead, it was engraved with Daoist inscriptions for him to obtain.

The other row of stone pillars, however, all had cracks.

He once thought those cracks were caused by Sha Star.

It seems that there are still people ahead of the Sha Star.

From this perspective, could it be that the Sha Star knew someone was ahead of him, and therefore deliberately left a distraction to guard the pass, or perhaps to test him?

Could the person before the Sha Star be the wicked patriarch of the Wonderful Sound Sect from a thousand years ago?

What caused this person to fail to obtain the complete Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage, thus leaving them resentful after death, transforming them into an evil spirit, still obsessed with obtaining the lineage?

These unbelievable thoughts had barely surfaced in his mind when the evil spirits had already rushed and attacked the Ancient Human Immortal Palace.

On the stone pillar at the entrance of the ancient hall, the Sha Star Foundation Establishment Divide immediately leaped out and spoke with a confident and unquestionable tone.

"Indeed, there are still descendants who can reach this place. The heroes of the world should not be underestimated. However, if you also wish to leave your name in this Human Immortal Hall, you must first ask if I, Dongfang Huayuan, can recognize it."

The word "agreement" was not uttered yet.

The Sha Star's Foundation Establishment Nascent Soul was shattered by a single punch from the wicked Shi Yiyin; it collapsed before the Dao incantation could even be activated.

Seeing this scene, despite them being enemies, Chen Dengming suddenly felt a surge of satisfaction. He had been constantly tormented by the arrogant and domineering Sha Star, but now the Sha Star was being tormented by the evil spirit. What was this? Wasn't this just dogs fighting?

"I didn't expect you to still have the leisure to gloat at a time like this. It seems you've truly resigned yourself to your fate and are preparing to die?"

At this moment, Lüo Bing's soul suddenly sent forth Divine Sense again.

Chen Dengming was taken aback, then realized what he meant and said sarcastically, "What do you mean? You were the one who ambushed me and dragged me into the trap, and now you're reminding me to resist? Do you really enjoy torturing others and then watching them fight back in despair?"

Lüo Bing: "I was merely trying to save myself, but you're not wrong. To save myself, I did indeed ambush you, frame you, and scheme against you. But now, don't you want to save yourself? Are you really planning to die with me?"

Chen Dengming, "You're the one who framed me, and now you want me to save you while I save myself? You're really good at scheming, just like you."

"But aren't you overestimating me? In this situation, you've even brought out your ancestor's true form. Do you think I still have a chance to turn the tables?"

Their souls merged, their Domain of Thought converged, and in the blink of an eye, he had already discerned some of Lüo Bing's thoughts and plans.

He knew that this woman originally wanted to use him to kill the evil spirit, so that she could also escape the fate of being controlled by the evil spirit and becoming its vessel.

However, this woman clearly misjudged the situation, or rather, she overestimated the Ancient Human Immortal Palace and underestimated the preparations made against evil spirits.

Now, the evil spirits have used his divine soul to practice mortal martial arts, thus deceiving the repulsive power of the Ancient Human Immortal Palace.

The only things that can still stop the evil spirits are the hidden tricks left behind by the Sha Star, and his own life-draining technique, the effectiveness of which is still unknown.

At this moment, the evil spirit had already entered the ancient hall and was fighting with the golden core of the Sha Star, using even more profound martial arts.

Every move he made was imbued with Divine Ability power. His feet moved in the shape of a bird, moving in a continuous chain of nine palaces and eight trigrams. His hands moved like playing a pipa, swift as thunder. His moves were simple yet aimed directly at the vital points.

"Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Nuwa Steps, Thunder and Lightning Palm?"

Chen Dengming recognized at a glance that the martial arts used by the evil spirit were the long-lost skills of Nanxun, which were only recorded in ancient books.

The Sha Star, whose golden core had repeatedly killed Chen Dengming's soul, was no match for him. He was killed by the evil spirit with a single palm strike as soon as he used the Dragon-Capturing Hand.

A Daoist script instantly flew out from the second stone pillar, heading straight for the evil spirit.

This was a Daoist scripture that Chen Dengming had always struggled to obtain, yet it was acquired by an evil spirit in the blink of an eye.

The evil spirits were already rushing towards the second stone pillar.

The aura emanating from the Sha Star's avatar on that stone pillar was even more terrifying; the mere trace of its energy was far stronger than that of a Golden Core avatar.

This is the aura emanating from the Nascent Soul of the Sha Star, spreading out like Heavenly Net woven into the ancient palace, sparse yet leak-proof, blocking the path of evil spirits.

The evil spirits seemed to finally take things seriously, slowing their pace.

"Right now, our patriarch is focused on seizing the lineage and has no time to care about us. But once she succeeds, we will all be worthless and mere sacrifices."

At this moment, Lüo Bing's Divine Sense sent another reminder.

Chen Dengming coldly replied, "This whole thing was orchestrated by you. Your only goal is to save yourself. I wasn't prepared at all, I'm not even a Golden Core cultivator. How could you expect me to have any way to help you save yourself?"

Lüo Bing sneered, "Do you really think she'll give you time to break through to the Golden Core stage? Unless you can stay in the Longevity Sect forever and never come out."

As long as you come out, no matter where you go, she will haunt you relentlessly. Lately, she has tightened her control over me, pressing me step by step, as if her former intelligence and power are being revived.

I used to be able to guide her, lead her, and keep her partially conscious, but lately I've gradually lost control. You want everything to go your way, to happen only when you're ready? How is that possible? How exactly did you manage to kill Han Yongxu and her distraction in the first place?"

By the time the Divine Sense reached its end, Lüo Bing's tone had become slightly urgent, clearly indicating that she had realized the situation was beyond her control and not what she had planned.

Chen Dengming enjoyed watching this self-righteous woman, who thought she could calculate everything, get her comeuppance, and even wished he could slap her a few times himself.

At this moment, Leng said, "Han Yongxu and your evil ancestor's avatar were directly suppressed and killed by the Ancient Human Immortal Palace back then. It can be said that it has little to do with me."

You think I have some great secret, some trump card, that I can tie my life and death to yours and help you get rid of the evil spirits and escape your predicament? You're wrong. I'm completely unprepared right now and can only wait to die!

Lüo Bing is right; things in life rarely go as planned.

His original plan was to lure Luo Lüo Bing away from the Wonderful Sound Sect with the evil spirit's true form after breaking through to the Golden Core stage, and then use the power of the Ancient Human Immortal Palace to suppress and kill the evil spirit's true form.

But the evil spirits wouldn't give him that much time to prepare.

Moreover, things have completely exceeded his expectations. The evil spirit's power is too strong, and it's also a cultivator who once received the inheritance of a human immortal. How can this game be played now?

I can't keep playing anymore, all I can do is wait to die!

Luo Bing, connected to Chen Dengming, also sensed the truth of Chen Dengming's feelings and felt a wave of disheartening dissipation. This was the worst possible outcome she had planned.

But she could still sense that Chen Dengming was keeping a secret, a secret hidden deep within, seemingly even more mysterious than the Ancient Human Immortal Palace, but he was unwilling to reveal it.

She said in a desolate tone, "Fine, since you really have no other choice, then this is the worst possible outcome. Perhaps we'll all have to wait to die."

However, this time, it was indeed I who framed you. This last trump card of mine was originally only prepared for myself. Now that things have come to this, if there is still hope, you can try to seize it."

Chen Dengming's heart skipped a beat, and he vaguely sensed that the other party seemed to have discovered the secret of his panel.

When he eliminated Han Yongxu and the evil spirits, the panel did indeed provide him with considerable assistance. Or rather, the powerful force granted by the life-saving method was indeed a variable.

But he didn't believe that his power could pose a threat to such a powerful evil spirit. Could it be that Lüo Bing was using this secret as her trump card?

Then he could only say that the other party's final calculation was a miscalculation, and immediately retorted sarcastically.

"What other tricks do you have up your sleeve? You're being so kind as to save my life? That's just fox tears... It's not believable."

At this moment.

A deafening roar erupted within the ancient hall, and intense Mental Power, accompanied by evil and malevolent obsessions, spread like tangible ripples throughout the Ancient Human Immortal Palace.

Even the Nascent Soul of the Sha Star, possessing three Daoist runes, was defeated by the evil spirit.

However, the black mist surrounding the evil spirit completely dissipated, as if it had lost a lot of power, revealing the figure of a graceful woman.

She was mature and beautiful, with a high forehead and a straight nose. Her gentleness was tinged with a touch of heroism, but her almond-shaped eyes were filled with a chillingly evil aura and unwavering determination. Her gaze was fixed on the figure of the Sha Star that was gradually brightening from the third stone pillar.

A calm and cold voice suddenly came from the stone pillar.

"I, Dongfang Huayuan arrive. Isn't this game rather dull? A hundred years ago, you couldn't stop me from settling here. Now that I've realized it, you still expect to deal with me with these remaining souls of the world? You're underestimating me, Dongfang Huayuan!"

Upon hearing this, the evil spirit Shi Yiyin paused slightly, and her eyes, which were originally pure, obsessive, and filled with evil intent, suddenly showed a hint of intelligence and wisdom.

Chen Dengming and Lüo Bing were both taken aback. What did this mean?

Has the Sha Star Dongfang Huayuan been waiting here for a long time?

The evil spirit appears to be controlled by someone, with another force behind it?

Buzz--

At this moment, the third stone pillar trembled violently, and the shadow of the Sha Star within suddenly transformed into a gigantic hand, its five fingers forming hand seals that shifted between palm, fist, and claw, appearing and disappearing like a shadow. Streaks of Silver Light flashed, enveloping the evil spirit Shi Yiyin.

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