The Final Curtain Falls! The Scattered Souls Dissipate! The Inheritances of Mind, Spirit, and Strength

Whoosh--

The Sha Star atop the third stone pillar suddenly unleashed its power, and the mere surge of malevolent Sha Qi it emitted plunged the entire ancient hall into a somber and oppressive atmosphere.

Sizzle!

The large hand, flashing with dazzling Silver Light, instantly tore through the protective barrier of Evil Qi surrounding the evil spirit Shi Yiyin, attacking her directly. Enveloped in its powerful energy, there was no escape.

"This place never belonged to you alone; I'm just taking back what's rightfully mine."

Shi Yiyin raised her pretty face, and the light of her intelligence in her eyes became even stronger, as she actually transmitted Divine Sense.

Suddenly, she stretched out her arms, her hands bent into claws, and slashed out directly into the air, one up and one down, as if to separate heaven and earth.

This move is of unknown origin, Martial Dao Divine Ability.

With the power of the Daoist script she had acquired, she forcefully tore apart the terrifying aura created by the Sha Star's Sha Star, colliding head-on with the punch he delivered.

The moment their attacks collided, a burst of intense and dazzling light erupted, as if the clash of techniques had instantly transformed into a battle of power on a higher level.

Behind the Ancient Human Immortal Palace, the curtain trembled incessantly.

Beneath the illusory altar, Chen Dengming and Lüo Bing's souls trembled violently, their minds wavered, and they even felt as if their soul power was being violently drawn away into the altar.

"Chen Dengming, this will be your last chance!"

At this critical moment of utter tension, a Divine Sense suddenly emanated from Lüo Bing's soul.

The next moment, his soul suddenly collapsed and dissolved, and his Three Souls Seven Souls instantly appeared as layers of human figures, among which the human soul and the spirit of desire, representing greed and anger, were the brightest.

These Three Souls Seven Souls, their spiritual light dissipating, gradually disintegrated.

Chen Dengming immediately felt the connection between himself and Lüo Bing rapidly weakening, and the altar's attraction to him gradually disappearing.

Lüo Bing took advantage of the moment when the evil spirit was focused on dealing with the Sha Star to disperse her own soul, a risk tantamount to suicide.

"No!"

A cold shout suddenly came from the sky, and the altar surrounding the two of them spun violently, its suction force rapidly increasing.

Chen Dengming's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he decisively used the Reverse Glory Spring Return Technique, burning his lifespan to generate Rong Qi, instantly strengthening his divine soul power and restoring vitality to his seemingly frozen divine soul.

His soul was filled with Daoist inscriptions, and in an instant, he forcefully broke free from the altar's restraints, emerging from the altar's coverage like a comet's tail.

Almost at the same time, the entire Ancient Human Immortal Palace trembled violently.

Suddenly, a burst of spiritual light shone forth, and countless Spiritual Qi and Daoist script converged on their own, transforming into beams of awe-inspiring light that shot towards the evil spirit Shi Yiyin.

Without Chen Dengming's divine protection, this evil spirit, even though it was originally a martial artist from a thousand years ago, was still rejected and suppressed by the Ancient Human Immortal Palace due to its special state.

"Return!"

A furious roar suddenly came from the evil spirit's mouth.

Shi Yiyin's pretty face twisted as she turned and charged down towards Chen Dengming, who had escaped the altar's range.

Ancient Human Immortal Palace, the curtain trembled, and a roar seemed to come from a distant place, through the curtain.

At that moment, the altar spun violently, bursting with spiritual light and emitting a strong suction force, attempting to draw Chen Dengming's soul back.

Lüo Bing's Three Souls Seven Souls were sucked in by this suction force, and two of her souls and six of her spirits flew away instantly.

Only the human soul and desires most controlled by evil spirits still charged forward with greedy intent.

However, at that moment, a chilling shout that shook the ancient hall resounded.

"You dare to be distracted when fighting me?"

The next instant, the light above intensified, and a powerful and vigorous fist wind, like a sharp sword, struck straight down.

The evil spirit Shi Yiyin, which was rushing back, immediately turned around to block it.

"Boom!--"

The two attacks collided fiercely in mid-air, shaking the ancient hall like a thunderclap, and powerful mental fluctuations spread out.

Lüo Bing's Three Souls Seven Souls were like boats on a wave; they only flashed briefly before most of them disappeared.

In the next instant, more streams of suppressing Spiritual Qi spontaneously formed from the ancient palace intertwined into a net, like a raging tidal wave, carrying a fierce momentum capable of crushing everything in the world. In the blink of an eye, it rushed towards the evil spirit Shi Yiyin, directly pulverizing her into dust.

"No--"

A deeply sorrowful sigh suddenly echoed from the spot where the evil spirit had vanished into nothingness.

A faint, thin film-like point of light could be seen, flickering briefly, yet it did not immediately vanish amidst the overwhelming, suppressive aura of the ancient hall.

A Divine Sense emanated from it.

"Our era has truly ended, Dongfang Huayuan. You have indeed forged a path, but you, and all of you, will ultimately face death."

"Could this person be the one who manipulates and guides the evil spirits behind the scenes? Could it be his doing that the founder of the Wonderful Sound Sect became an evil spirit?"

Chen Dengming was astonished.

"Noisy!"

A cold snort suddenly accompanied by an incomparably powerful punch descended from the sky, a flash of Silver Light, and the punch shattered the thin film of light.

At the same time, two silver Dao runes suddenly shot out.

One of them flew directly towards the second stone pillar in the third row.

One of them flew directly towards the first stone pillar in the third row, almost grazing past Chen Dengming's soul.

Chen Dengming immediately reached out and grabbed Daowen. The moment he did, he felt a sense of regret and disappointment gradually dissipate.

This emotion was like a woman's sigh, allowing Chen Dengming to clearly grasp the meaning contained within this regret.

This regret stems from his remorse for being so fixated on the orthodox tradition, which destroyed the Wonderful Sound Sect and harmed countless disciples and descendants. Instead of revitalizing the sect through its orthodox tradition, it was the tradition itself that brought calamity to the sect for so many years.

Chen Dengming didn't have time to think much. He immediately sensed the Sha Star gaze coming from the third stone pillar and, without hesitation, quickly transformed his soul into countless tiny points, which then sank downwards.

"They run fast, don't they? Perhaps only someone like that can obtain the Heart Inheritance within the Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage?"

Dongfang Huayuan chuckled. His divided spirit power was clearly extraordinary, possessing wisdom no less than that of his original self, suggesting it was not as simple as a divided spirit.

At this moment, Ancient Human Immortal Palace, the dust settled, Spiritual Light returned to calm. His imposing figure, radiating a faint glow, looked at the first row of completely cracked stone pillars and frowned slightly.

"Could it be that this evil spirit of the Wonderful Sound Sect was not the one who took the divine inheritance back then? Why is it that now that it is completely dead, the divine inheritance has not reappeared?"

"This doesn't make sense either. If she wasn't a successor of the gods, how could she so easily transform into an evil spirit and linger on for so many years? Even my emotions are amplified by her power."

Many things were only gradually clarified by him recently, and Chen Dengming even played a supporting role in them, though Chen Dengming was unaware of it.

At this moment, although he had doubts, he was not too regretful or persistent.

He was confident that even relying solely on the inheritance of strength, he could forge his own path.

The inheritance from God and the Heart Inheritance may not be suitable for him.

However, he still had to remain in this ancient temple to guard it.

Even things he doesn't care about can only be taken away by someone who approves of them.

If others want to take it, it won't be so easy. If the ancient artifact behind the evil spirit also wants to reach out, then he will cut off all the outstretched hands!

This Heart Inheritance is quite a good lure.

Unfortunately, this kind of bait won't work on those old-fashioned people again after being used once.

In the mountains and forests near the entrance to the South Xun.

A long, black box, shaped like a black coffin, was suddenly opened.

Chen Dengming climbed out of the box and took a few deep breaths of the fresh, cool air outside. His slightly pale face regained some color.

He immediately turned around and looked at the several pieces of dry bones and Lüo Bing's body inside the long box.

The other person's breath was extremely weak, barely a whisper, their face was pale, Three Souls Seven Souls to be rapidly dissipating.

Chen Dengming, having cultivated the Hundred Ghosts Banquet Travel Scroll, could sense the dissipation of the opponent's Soul Power, indicating that they were about to be annihilated, body and soul.

He frowned, raised his hand, and pulled Lüo Bing's body out of the long box, placing it on the ground.

Lüo Bing's long eyelashes trembled slightly as she opened her eyes. Her beautiful eyes were now dull and lifeless as she stared at the small portion of the sky obscured by the leaves. Her voice was weak as she spoke.

"I bet right, and I bet wrong. You do have a secret to turn things around, but unfortunately, I can't hold on."

Chen Dengming frowned, suddenly recalling that during the Ascension Convention, the other party had also gambled and won against him, and said in a deep voice.

"Your whole life seems to have been a gamble, a constant scheming and plotting, quite similar to my old friend Shao Yu Feng from the south. In the end, you were betrayed and abandoned by everyone. What's the point?"

Lüo Bing said, "If we don't gamble, what else can we do? Things in this world are beyond our control."

When I was breaking through to the Foundation Establishment, I was ambushed and seriously injured, and my Lineage was also on the verge of collapse. I had no choice but to take a gamble, but I failed to Foundation Establishment.

"If you gamble, you still have a chance; if you don't gamble, you have no chance at all."

Chen Dengming frowned. "There's no need to talk about these past events. Your soul is about to dissipate. Do you have any last words?"

Lüo Bing smiled bitterly, her face gradually losing its liveliness. "No, I just wanted to tell you that I don't regret it."

Actually, I once thought about investing in you to help the sect conceal your secret and protect Xu Wei. Unfortunately, things don't always go as planned, and Sect Leader Han isn't stupid.

But even now, I have no regrets. I have avenged my Lineage, and no one can help me now. The power of the ancestor has also helped me. Sacrificing Xi'er, sacrificing Xu Wei, sacrificing you—it was all worth it."

"The only thing that's not worth it is to drag yourself down with you?"

Chen Dengming's brows furrowed even deeper, and he felt a strong sense of sorrow and exhaustion.

Lüo Bing smiled faintly, her pupils gradually dilating, a smile playing on her lips, and a faint Divine Sense emanating from her.

"Since you're still alive, live well. Be careful when you go out. The Lin Family Ancestor, the Wonderful Sound Sect's Repentance Cave, and the relics and property left by the patriarch are all valuable. I originally planned to retrieve them while I was still alive, but unfortunately, the path to immortality is too long and too far; I can't finish it."

The final Divine Sense was transmitted.

Chen Dengming realized that Lüo Bing's Soul Power had completely dissipated, and her expression was frozen in time as she left with a look of regret.

Chen Dengming's lips twitched, as if he wanted to say, "If only you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?"

But there's no need to say that nonsense now.

The saying "Don't advise others to do good if you haven't experienced their suffering" seems to apply to this situation.

Although Lüo Bing had been scheming against everyone, he should have hated this woman. Back in the Luo Family, he should have been so angry that he killed her. But now, he suddenly found that he couldn't hate her at all. Instead, he felt even more disgusted by the mysterious person who was hiding behind the scenes and manipulating the evil spirit Shi Yiyin.

"That old dog, the Lin Family Ancestor, once hunted down me and my senior sister, and then he actually joined forces with Lüo Bing to deal with me halfway through. No wonder Lüo Bing and the evil spirits caught up with me so quickly when I entered Nanxun."

Chen Dengming's murderous intent resurfaced, his eyes turned cold, and his killing intent was becoming increasingly difficult to suppress.

After a short while, he took a deep breath, calmed down, walked to the long box, frowned, and summoned the Soul Guiding Banner, which contained his brother Zhu Xun.

"Gah--"

Chen Dengming gave an order, Zhu Xun, with a restless growl, overcame the eerie suppression of the Curse land of Nanxun and flew into the long box.

A moment later, he grinned maliciously and pulled out two pieces of white bone with both hands, banging them together.

Then, with a sniff, Zhu Xun Zhu Xun the rapidly dissipating evil resentment on the white bones, and its Fierce Ghost form seemed to solidify slightly in an instant.

Realizing that the Evil Qi was dissipating, Chen Dengming understood that the evil patriarch of the Wonderful Sound Sect was truly dead. He immediately felt relieved, but then looked with a strange gaze at the two remaining sections of white jade-like leg bones in the long box, which had completely lost their Evil Qi.

"These appear to be the remains of Shi Yiyin, the Spirit Transformation cultivator. She even brought her entire body to deal with me."

Suddenly, his gaze sharpened, a strange look appearing in his eyes, as his eyes fell upon a round bead inside the long box that resembled a single eye.

This single eye now possessed no Evil Qi whatsoever, nor did it appear ferocious; on the contrary, it radiated a sacred halo, like crystal amber.

But if you look directly into those upright pupils, it gives you a sense of bewilderment, infatuation, and mental derangement.

"This is.?"

Chen Dengming suddenly recalled the single eye that had appeared within Lüo Bing's soul during their previous confrontation.

At that time, the single eye exuded a strong evil aura and possessed the same kind of Spiritual Energy as it did now, making it especially difficult for him to resist.

Even in a state of Unity of Heaven and Man, a slight breach in his mind was still made by this sight and Lüo Bing's verbal and psychological offensive, completely shattering his state of Unity of Heaven and Man and allowing him to be invaded by Malevolent Spirit Power.

At the time, I thought that the single eye was the pupil of an evil spirit.

Now it seems this object is more like a Law Artifact?

He raised his hand and took the object. After pondering for a moment, he carefully sent a wisp of Divine Sense into the single eye. Almost the instant the Divine Sense entered, he immediately severed the connection between the two.

Almost simultaneously, the single eye suddenly flashed with divine light, its pupils darting around as it stared directly at Chen Dengming, emanating a chaotic mental invasion.

Chen Dengming immediately felt his emotions fluctuate, and his mind involuntarily recalled how his wives, concubines, and children had been harmed by Old Dog Han in the past, causing a surge of negative emotions.

He immediately frowned to calm himself, and after a moment, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes as he stared intently at the single eye in his hand, taking a deep breath.

The power and efficacy of this item are simply too formidable.

Combined with the fact that evil spirits can easily influence other people's emotions and desires, this thing is incredibly lethal. Black Cloud Leopard was poisoned in a single encounter and betrayed its most loyal master, so it's no wonder it was poisoned before.

However, even if it is not an evil spirit, if it is used well enough, it can still be surprisingly effective in battle.

If this item were given to Zhu Xun, a half-evil Fierce Ghost, to activate, the effect might be even stronger.

Chen Dengming looked at Zhu Xun, made a few 'hehe' sounds, and summoned Zhu Xun, who was playing with human bones, to carefully teach the brothers in the banner how to use their single eye.

However, after a moment, he temporarily abandoned the idea and Zhu Xun into the banner.

This guy is too stupid; it will take more time to train him.

In just a short while, they launched an indiscriminate psychological attack on him, making him wish he could kill this brother with his own hands.

After quickly putting the long box and Lüo Bing's body into the Storage Bag,

Chen Dengming looked at the Black Cloud Leopard was still unconscious in the woods, having been knocked unconscious by his earlier slap.

I still felt somewhat guilty.

As they approached, they heard a series of snores. The silly leopard was fast asleep, still with its tongue sticking out and bubbles coming out of its nose, completely unaware that its owner had just gone through a life-or-death battle.

"Stand up!"

Chen Dengming kicked him in annoyance.

That bastard.

They betrayed their lord at the start of the war, then won by default without contributing anything, which is infuriating.

Having just gone through a fierce battle, he was somewhat exhausted, especially his Divine Sense, which had been greatly depleted. He needed to rest and recuperate before leaving Nanxun.

Outside the entrance to the south, the old ghost of the Lin family was still guarding it.

Although Chen Dengming was already determined to kill, he would never underestimate Golden Core Cultivator.

Fortunately, he has now obtained a second Daoist scripture.

(End of 10,000-word post, please vote for me, brothers! Shall we do it tomorrow, Old Ghost Lin?)