Exiting the Underground Palace

"Ha, you little Soul Condensation brat, your mind is quite resolute."

Luo Xiran's tone relaxed considerably, with a hint of a smile, "Although I don't know what you've been through, it seems I don't need to worry about helping you maintain your consciousness."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan felt a strange sense of foreboding rising within him:

"No, what do you mean?"

Luo Xiran chuckled:

"It means you should tone down your disrespectful brat. Don't talk big now, you'll regret it later."

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Xu Yuan's sinister smile froze slightly, "What?"

The words had barely left his mouth when he froze completely.

Because of his transformation into Strange Ghost, Xu Yuan's narrow, phoenix-shaped eyes no longer had any whites, leaving only a pair of scarlet pupils that shone with a bewitching light.

At this moment,

Countless colored threads suddenly appeared in the darkness of his eyes, densely packed and intricate like a spider web, turning his eyes into a terrifying blood-red color.

Xu Yuan suddenly felt pretty stupid, really.

The Blood Origin Heart-Fall Technique creates Innate Dao Body in a very simple way: by following a specific cultivation method, one continuously destroys and rebuilds the sea of consciousness and meridians.

And now, what Luo Xiran is going to do for him is much the same.

Using a method she discovered ten thousand years ago, she used the Life Source and the Reverse Fate Liquid to constantly make his body jump back and forth between the Strange Ghost and humans, in order to achieve a leap in his level of life.

Nourished by what seemed to be an inexhaustible source of life, Xu Yuan could clearly feel the Fungal Armor within his body growing exponentially, and along with it, the pain that spread from the depths of his Will Soul to his limbs and bones also increased.

Luo Xiran seemed to be able to observe Xu Yuan's state of consciousness:

"If we had enough time, we could take our time, but as you just said, a saint could come after us at any moment, so I have to finish in the shortest possible time."

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The unbearable pain prevented Xu Yuan from speaking immediately. After a long while, he finally managed a trembling laugh:

"Then you can go even faster!"

"What?"

Luo Xiran's tone was somewhat serious this time. "Do you know what you're saying?"

His body trembled slightly from the intense pain, and even the voice Xu Yuan transmitted through his Will Soul trembled slightly:

"I... I still have the mind to communicate with you telepathically, so hurry up... stop talking nonsense!!"

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Yuan's voice turned into a low growl filled with suppressed pain.

At the bottom of the blood pool, a huge vortex instantly formed with Xu Yuan at its center.

The crimson liquid containing the source of life was swept up and absorbed, then turned transparent before being swept away by the vortex.

Despite the relentless, excruciating pain from the needle pricks, Xu Yuan remained vigilant, instead carefully examining his body and the symbiotic Fungal Armor that coexisted with him.

He did not trust his newly adopted older sister.

What Luo Xiran said earlier was true; he and she were now in a symbiotic relationship, but the problem was that even in a symbiotic relationship, there had to be a primary and a secondary element.

Given that Luo Xiran is a ruthless person who dared to actively cultivate herself into a spirit-like and eccentric individual, it's unlikely that she would choose to become his concubine or be controlled by him.

Time seemed to pass very slowly at the center of the whirlpool at the bottom of the pool.

As time passed, Xu Yuan gradually sensed some fundamental changes occurring in his body.

It's a feeling that's hard to describe.

Unlike the human race's Will Soul and Source Qi, or the Strange Ghost ' life force and synesthesia, he was able to perceive everything around him.

It's like a new creation born from the fusion of four energies.

Through this completely different means of perception, Xu Yuan suddenly discovered some things that he had been unable to perceive before.

For example, his connection with the Blood God Stone.

Luo Xiran wasn't lying to him; she and he were indeed now one.

Moreover, this symbiotic relationship is dominated by him. If the Fungal Armor is gone, he can still survive, but if he dies, the Fungal Armor will also perish.

Xu Yuan unabashedly experienced this new sensory experience.

It's like a nearsighted person regaining clear vision.

Spirit Sight.

The excruciating pain persisted, but the benefits it brought filled Xu Yuan with uncontrollable excitement.

He can't compare to true geniuses like Big Ice Block and Xu Changge who dominated an era, but he can cheat codes.

Even if the software infrastructure is inferior, you can still crush them by maxing out the hardware.

While enduring the excruciating pain in his body and Will Soul, Xu Yuan continuously used this novel means of perception to spread outwards.

He sensed the life source and Source Qi in the blood pool, sensed Luo Xiran's perfectly naked jade body, and sensed the connection between himself and the Blood God Stone.

etc.

As his Spirit Sight swept over the Blood God Stone, Xu Yuan immediately felt a sense of vigilance.

It's faded.

His connection with the Blood God Stone seemed to have weakened somewhat.

With a slight sinking feeling in his heart, Xu Yuan calmly used his Spirit Sight to examine his body.

Then,

He then discovered that the Fungal Armor inside his body was slowly peeling off.

Yes, peeling.

As the Reverse Fate Liquid and life source continuously washed over and transformed his body, the Fungal Armor had absorbed the vast majority of the life source, was also undergoing subtle changes.

It is gradually developing the ability to survive independently!

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Having discovered this, Xu Yuan's bloodshot eyes silently swept over the Blood God Stone.

Sure enough, there were some underhanded tactics.

Xu Yuan wasn't actually surprised that Luo Xiran hidden some information.

If the other party were to be completely open with him from the start, Xu Yuan felt that he would become uneasy.

There is no such thing as love or hate without a reason in this world.

Having known each other for only a quarter of an hour, Xu Yuan couldn't figure out what kind of person Luo Xiran was, just as Luo Xiran couldn't figure out what kind of personality Xu Yuan had.

Although a cooperation has been reached and there are shared interests, no one can say for sure whether the other party is a ruthless and unscrupulous person.

In this situation, anyone who isn't a fool would leave themselves some room to maneuver.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan slightly suppressed his thoughts.

Judging from Luo Xiran's current actions, she doesn't seem to have any intention of repaying kindness with enmity.

Although Old Man Luo's sister's act of absorbing life essence was subtly peeling the Fungal Armor off his body, it was also genuinely helping him reshape his human form.

Time passed second by second.

Despite being watched by Xu Yuan Spirit Sight, Luo Xiran continued to control the Fungal Armor, absorbing and releasing the life force from the blood pool.

Upon seeing this scene Xu Yuan felt slightly strange:

She seemed oblivious to the fact that he had already noticed her subtle actions.

Why?

Does it mean you don't care?

Or is it that she can't sense his Spirit Sight spying?

Lost in thought, Luo Xiran's voice, tinged with a hint of amusement, suddenly rang out:

"Soul Condensation, your willpower is truly remarkable. If I had met you ten thousand years ago, I might have considered taking you on as a disciple."

Hearing this, Xu Yuan, enduring the pain, replied with a trembling smile:

"Ha, ten thousand years ago, didn't they have the saying 'the eldest brother is like a father'? You've already accepted me as your disciple, so isn't that a proper seniority?"

"You're such a chatterbox, kid. Never mind."

Luo Xiran interrupted with a cold snort, and said quickly in a low voice, "Don't panic in a moment. I will temporarily sever the connection with you, peel the Fungal Armor off your body, and then help you stabilize your body from the outside before re-entering it."

Xu Yuan was taken aback.

Luo Xiran's words left her speechless.

Because of his lack of understanding of the transformation process, Xu Yuan couldn't determine whether Luo Xiran was speaking in this way on purpose because she had discovered his spying, or whether the transformation truly required the removal of the Fungal Armor first.

Seeing that Xu Yuan Luo Xiran assumed he was enduring pain and unable to speak, so she softened her voice slightly:

"Once I peel off the Fungal Armor, based on my initial research, your pain should be significantly relieved."

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Xu Yuan remained silent, simply sensing his own body.

Luo Xiran didn't say anything more, but continued to run the process she had been constantly verifying.

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As time ticked by, Xu Yuan gradually began to feel apprehensive.

It wasn't because Luo Xiran lied to him.

Everything that followed unfolded exactly as Luo Xiran outwardly recounted to him.

After the Fungal Armor detached from his body, Luo Xiran immediately manipulated Fungal Armor to attach to him again, releasing a Flesh Editing substance that could forcibly bind flesh together.

The unknown substances released by the Fungal Armor, along with fate and the Reverse Fate Liquid, work synergistically to continuously temper his body.

What frightened Xu Yuan was that Luo Xiran had no idea that his body had developed a brand-new Spirit Sight under this tempering.

In other words, this woman didn't actually know what consequences the life-refining method of using the interaction between ' Reverse Fate Liquid ' and 'Life Source' would bring to the experimental subjects.

This body tempering was entirely a clinical experiment by this woman to verify a hypothesis she had made ten thousand years ago.

It might succeed, but it could also lead to sudden death.

More importantly, Xu Yuan wasn't the only lab Little White being tested. If he died during the experiment, given their symbiotic relationship, Luo Xiran would also die along with him.

That Luo Xiran is a fucking lunatic too.

Between thoughts,

Luo Xiran's voice came again, her originally gentle and soothing voice now carrying a hint of suppressed excitement:

"The Soul Condensation Imp is temporarily out of the question."

Coming to his senses, the pain in his body had completely disappeared. Xu Yuan briefly sensed the changes in his body, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes. He transmitted his Will Soul:

"Have we succeeded? Won't the Mortal Shedding Cultivation brought by the Strange Ghost Body dissipate?"

Although his body underwent some fundamental changes, the Mortal Shedding into Strange Ghost did not dissipate.

You're dreaming.

Luo Xiran's voice was laced with laughter. "How could there be such a good thing as power without any cost? You're still a half- Strange Ghost, so wait a moment."

As he spoke,

Her melodious voice carried a hint of expectation:

"However, we've already succeeded halfway. Now, once we get out of this blood pool, I'll control the Fungal Armor to attach to 'Qi's' body, absorb his original Strange Ghost life core, and then return it to your body to fuse the Strange Ghost life core with you. Finally, we'll..."

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Listening to the other woman's rambling words, Xu Yuan was somewhat unwilling to pay attention to this crazy woman.

This woman is truly fearless.

That's the life core of the original Strange Ghost; if it fails...

Thinking about it, Xu Yuan suddenly interrupted her and asked:

"Luo Xiran, you're helping me so unreservedly?"

"What?"

The female voice emanating from the Blood God Stone carried a hint of confusion, then seemed to realize what Xu Yuan meant, and said with a smile, "You little brat, do you think there shouldn't be love without a reason in this world?"

"Not to the point of love."

After the pain subsided, Xu Yuan's tone softened considerably. "But we're not that close yet."

"Honestly, a brat is a brat, always thinking about petty and despicable things."

Luo Xiran's voice was very calm, carrying a hint of saintly composure, as she said without any hesitation, "If you hadn't appeared and saved me, I would probably have stayed in this Underground Palace for the rest of my life until the last trace of spiritual energy completely dissipated. This is a favor you have done for me. As the Saint Venerable of the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion, I have always been clear about gratitude and resentment, and naturally I would not do anything to harm you."

Xu Yuan remained silent for a moment:

"It was I who judged him by my own petty standards."

"That's not entirely true; I also had my own selfish motives."

Luo Xiran laughed crisply, her tone leisurely. "I should have died ten thousand years ago. Now that I am still alive, I naturally want to verify whether my original idea was right or wrong. The lifespan of the human race should not be only a mere two hundred years."

As they spoke,

Luo Xiran's voice became slightly serious. "Alright, kid, we'll talk about the rest later. Let's go up first."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan immediately asked:

"Do you have a way to deal with that Strange Ghost in a short time?"

Upon hearing Luo Xiran's voice sounded slightly strange:

"Are you crazy? Are you planning to deal with 'Qi' in this Blood Nest?"

"Ah?"

Xu Yuan looked puzzled. "What do you mean by that?"

Luo Xiran sighed and said in a low voice:

"Qi, as the original Strange Ghost, was once a Saint-level expert. Even though she is now only Mortal Shedding, she is not someone you can handle in a short time. If it weren't for the Saints chasing after her, you and I, little brat, could have killed her in this Blood Nest together, but now..."

As they spoke,

Suddenly, the Blood God Stone in Xu Yuan's palm emitted a huge light, and the tremors within the Blood Nest erupted.

The remaining life force within the blood pool spread out along countless array patterns, causing even more violent tremors to resound within the massive Blood Nest cavern.

Xu Yuan was horrified when he saw this scene:

"Is this a formation?"

Luo Xiran replied with a smile:

"Don't hold out any hope. This is the formation used to break through the Underground Palace. It's another desperate measure I left behind. If the Strange Ghost reappear in the mortal realm, the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion, which is under siege by various sects, can at least catch its breath."

As soon as he finished speaking,

With a stomp of her foot, Luo Xiran controlled Xu Yuan's body and sped towards the surface of the Blood Pool.

Xu Yuan subconsciously wanted to turn around and glance at the perfect, delicate body still sitting quietly at the bottom of the pool, but Luo Xiran stopped him, her voice carrying a hint of coldness:

"What you do?"

Seeing this, Xu Yuan coughed lightly and asked:

"I didn't mean anything by it, I was just asking Xiran, aren't you taking this body with you?"

Luo Xiran was silent for a moment, then chuckled lightly:

"Dust to dust, ashes to ashes, just an empty shell."

Nothing tonight