Cheng Zhi had excellent eyesight; even from a distance, he recognized the person as Cheng Yujiao through the familiar figure.
That delicate oval face now only vaguely bears traces of its former beauty. Cheng Yujiao's appearance has been drastically altered by the turbid and gloomy energy of the earth. Blood-red scales have appeared on her face, two fangs pierce through her lips, and the pupils of her eyes seem to have turned into two pitch-black dots. Her ten fingers are extremely sharp and long, each one as solid as refined iron.
"It really was her!"
-- " Cheng Zhi," no, it was Chixinzi who possessed Cheng Zhi's body, who never expected that Cheng Yujiao had been dead for a long time, would cause trouble at this time.
Years ago, he planted a spy in the Cheng Family Ranch, revealing the whereabouts of the " Life-Stealing Bone Bowl," which brought disaster to the Cheng Family Ranch. Naturally, his purpose was to preserve the last remaining bloodline of the Cheng Family.
If the last vestige of the Cheng Family's bloodline falls into his hands, then he has the potential to defy fate and seize destiny. After all, Cheng Tianyou's identity is extremely special, and he has a close relationship with the master from the Sanyuan Devil Palace who set up this Narcissus Cave Abode. For him, it's worthwhile to spend time setting up a scheme...
The only thing he hadn't expected was that among Cheng Zhi and his siblings, Cheng Yujiao possessed a talent for cultivation and was also extremely intelligent.
Initially, Chixinzi intended to manipulate the two siblings from behind the scenes. However, he gradually realized that Cheng Yujiao might see through his schemes, so he had no choice but to eliminate her first and leave Cheng Zhi, who was easier to control.
In the rush, the woman in red beside him couldn't see clearly. Only after taking a closer look did she realize that Cheng Yujiao was surrounded by a turbid and gloomy corpse aura, had Root Bone on his forehead, and was covered with red hair all over his body.
"Ah!"
She immediately let out a shocked scream.
Damn it!
At this point, how could Chixinzi not guess whose handiwork this was? "Junior brother, it's you again!"
boom!
Like a volcanic eruption, the corpse energy surged in like a tidal wave, turning into a cloud of black mist. Amidst the swirling black mist, sharp claws reached towards his head!
With a Chixinzi shout, Chi Xinzi's clothes and hair fluttered without wind, increasing the pressure in the air. The " Milo Blade " flicked its fingers the instant the sleeves rose, and countless blades of energy pierced through the air, striking the Crimson Baleful Corpse and bursting into a mist of blood.
"Roar!"
Like an enraged tiger, the wounded Crimson Fiend Corpse let out a roar from its throat. The voice was hoarse and shrill, quite different from the voice of the Cheng Yujiao in front of it, and closer to that of a wild beast than a living person.
"What a ferocious Crimson Baleful Corpse!"
Chixinzi was taken aback. The ferocious corpse that had leaped through the air reached down with its claws. Swish! Swish! Its claws pressed down fiercely, its fingers like iron, its tips tinged with a dark purple, wrapped with a sinister blood light, and it crashed down with the force of a thousand pounds.
"What kind of corpse demon is this? Even the Milo Blade can't break through it!"
Chixinzi gasped, and with a wave of his hand, several talismans soared into the air, only to be torn apart by the sharp claws, leaving a claw shadow trailing behind as it hurtled towards them.
Upon seeing this, he quickly pulled the woman in red off the giant centipede and slid her to the ground. At the same time, the Red-Armored Giant Centipede raised its mandibles and emitted golden light. The " Armor-Clad Spirit Light " burst forth with an even brighter light and rushed forward.
boom!
Amidst the crashing sound, swift as lightning, the Red-Armored Giant Centipede collided with the Crimson Baleful Corpse. In the surging, turbulent air, the latter could not withstand the impact of the puppet's giant centipede and was sent flying with a bang.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! The Crimson Baleful Corpse flew several meters away, crashing into countless broken walls and eaves in a series of collisions.
Normally, if someone else were hit like that, even a cultivator with Great Cheng divine soul would not be able to withstand the impact of the Red-Armored Giant Centipede. But she was able to sway and get up.
The gloomy, turbid Sha Qi of the Red Sheep Land penetrated deep into her bones, infecting her flesh and bones to the point of being as refined as steel. The female corpse swayed, dust scattered from her body, and she slightly raised her head, a glimmer of light appearing in her lifeless eyes.
The vision reflected through the child's eye of the Crimson Baleful Corpse was different from that of ordinary people. In Cheng Yujiao's vision, everything was only black and white. Except for the naturally vigorous Blood Qi and energy of the living, everything was silent and without any color.
The black dot in her eyes suddenly shrank. The giant centipede covered in red armor could levitate in the air with the help of the earth's magnetic field. At this moment, it was swaying and twisting in the air. The golden Armor-Clad Spirit Light shimmering on its armor was just a blurry gray shadow.
A ferocious-looking, crimson-armored centipede, shrouded in a shimmering, ever-changing light shield, is slowly flying in this direction.
Cheng Yujiao glanced at the giant centipede floating in the air, then at the two people fleeing. The two people had flowing Qi and Blood on their bodies, a sign of vigorous life force. Suddenly, a glimmer of thought appeared in the desolate eyes of the Crimson Baleful Corpse.
The next second, the Crimson Baleful Corpse made a decision. Ignoring the Red-Armored Giant Centipede, she transformed into a streak of lightning and charged towards the two fleeing individuals once more.
After all, the centipede puppet, covered in layers of armor and exuding a lifeless, inorganic aura, held little appeal for her. On the contrary, the flesh of Chixinzi, emanating Blood Qi similar to her own, gave the Crimson Baleful Corpse a strong sense of familiarity.
This sense of familiarity did not awaken the humanity of the Crimson Baleful Corpse; it merely provoked the ferocious corpse. Without hesitation, she abandoned the giant centipede and rushed towards Chixinzi and the woman in red.
--The Qi and Blood of a living person has a strong attraction to a fierce corpse, let alone a blood relative from the previous life.
At this moment, she had completely lost her human form and become a corpse demon. She grinned, revealing a mouth full of fangs, and chased after it at an astonishing speed.
'no!'
As he ran, Chixinzi was also calculating in his mind.
"This is a temporary possession, and my strength hasn't fully recovered. Moreover, the spirit puppets and golems I've refined over the years have all been sealed in the shadow of my original body using a ' Body-Shifting Curse.' Now, I only have some spirit talismans left on my body, so it's quite difficult to fight against this Crimson Baleful Corpse!"
The decision was made out of necessity; the Immortal Puppet Sect's " Body-Shifting Curse " and " Shadow Calling Technique " are a pair...
It should be noted that his cultivation level was reversed day and night due to the Five Oaths of the Puppet Sect. The Secret Method and spells he had cultivated in the past were declining on their own. This not only caused his cultivation level to regress significantly, but also seriously endangered his life.
Putting aside the impact of the implanted puppet organs on the body due to their weakened function, once the cultivation of " Shadow Calling Technique " weakens, the nine Shadow Deity will take the opportunity to rebel... Abandoning the original body is also to prevent the God of Nine Shadows from following the clues to this new body and causing additional trouble for himself.
"It seems that my original plan to nip the problem in the bud has instead brought me immense trouble!"
Chixinzi muttered something under his breath. Suddenly, he flicked his sleeve, and the woman in red behind him let out a scream as she was swept backward by an invisible force.
In a flash, the woman in red landed in front of the Crimson Baleful Corpse that was hurtling towards her like a whirlwind.
The Crimson Baleful Corpse Cheng Yujiao, raised its eyes slightly and swept its arm lightly. The red-clad woman's spine cracked like withered wood, turning her into a blood-spurting, rolling gourd.
Next, Cheng Yujiao ignored the woman in red and moved with the aura of a demon, instantly appearing in front of Chixinzi.
"Oh no!"
Chixinzi was startled and took a step back. Cheng Yujiao was already close to his face. The Crimson Baleful Corpse opened its mouth, seemingly intending to absorb the yang energy from his body.
stop!
In the nick of time, a strange tentacle stretched out and wrapped around Cheng Yujiao's waist. Without giving her a chance to struggle, it gently pulled her body into the air.
Right behind the Crimson Fiend Corpse, a gigantic fish face gradually emerged from the darkness. This face was several stories high, and its single, dead-fish-like eye turned to stare at the Crimson Fiend Corpse, which was wrapped up by seaweed-like tentacles.
"Ancestor!"
Chixinzi immediately knelt down.
"You've finally arrived..."
"Who are you?"
In the dark palace appeared a bizarre, enormous fish. Its body was covered with countless fleshy folds, or like maggots and parasites, and countless tiny fish. It also had short limbs made up of broken limbs and remains.
This strange fish emerged from the ground, and a long tongue protruded from its large mouth. On the tongue appeared a human face—the face of an old man, full of wrinkles, with a pair of dull, cloudy eyes staring at Chixinzi before him.
"... I don't know you."
As expected--
Upon hearing this, Chixinzi's heart stirred, and he began to understand some of the causes and consequences. Cheng Tianyou, that guy, was indeed hiding a lot of secrets from me!
Suddenly, he shouted.
"You are my ancestor!" Chixinzi knew this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he knelt down and kowtowed desperately.
"Ancestor, I am a descendant of the Cheng Family."
"Oh... yes, are Cheng Family?"
The old man's pupils contracted slightly as he glanced at the self-proclaimed descendant of the Cheng Family, Chixinzi, and, sensing a trace of residual energy in his bloodline, nodded to him.
"This is the Narcissus Cave Abode. Since you are a descendant of the Cheng Family, you are considered to have a connection with them. Please rise!"
Chixinzi quickly stood up and bowed deeply.
"Ancestor, I have come as promised. Please escort me to Tongji Platform. I wish to obtain the true path to enlightenment from that < Seed Demon Technique >."
"You may go on your own."
The old man spoke softly, his voice slow and deliberate. "The predecessor who created the Narcissus Cave Abode has not yet returned from the Sea of Life and Death, and we do not know if he has perished... I am here only to protect the Nine-Orifice Immortal Fetus. As for the < Seed Demon Technique > technique, it was originally intended for future generations with the right destiny. As you climb up the body of the Water Mansion Spirit Dragon, be careful not to touch the incantations and restrictions on the jade platform..."
"Thank you, Ancestor."
Chixinzi was overjoyed, but then he remembered that He Ping was still behind him, and quickly said, "Ancestor, I have a formidable enemy. This man is extremely vicious, and if he catches up with us, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold him off—"
"That's easy to arrange. I'll stop that guy when the time comes."
The human-faced creature in the strange fish nodded.
"This is the Narcissus Cave Abode. Outsiders are not allowed to act recklessly here!"
"You say you'll stop me? That's quite the boast! I'd like to see what you're going to use to stop me!"
Chixinzi was slightly startled, turned his head, and his eyes suddenly trembled. The light in the space in front of him suddenly distorted, as if a crack had opened, and wisps of cold wind blew out from it.
From the crack, a chilling white Paper Sedan floated out. It was carried down from the sky by four paper figures, and behind it were a group of paper puppets with comical and bizarre expressions. The scene resembled the procession of the lord of demons Wangliang in the underworld.