The Straw Effigy's Fierce Might, Counting the Spoils

A piercing scream echoed across the sea, "What kind of evil magic is this?!"

From White Dust True Immortal's sleeve flew out all sorts of pills and Talisman, frantically blessing himself in an attempt to halt the decline.

However, its effects gradually turned his expression towards despair.

Even the Three Lights Divine Water of the Vast Sea Immortal Prefecture was completely useless, just like plain water.

Not only was his physical body decaying, but he also sensed that his soul, and even his Golden Core, were also decaying.

The immortality attribute of the Immortal cultivator, known as "golden essence," failed at this moment.

Fang Shu was also horrified when he saw this scene.

He had used the Five Decays of Heaven and Man technique before, but this was the first time he had applied it to True Immortal Dancheng, and the first time he had ever witnessed such a phenomenon of the Five Signs of Decay of True Immortal.

Fang Shu subconsciously lowered his head and stared intently at his own Nail-Head Straw Effigy.

The reason he was able to successfully White Dust True Immortal was because of the blessing of this item. Otherwise, with his current suppression Law Technique, he would have had to go through a long period of preparation and set up an altar to make it work on White Dust True Immortal.

If this happens, the opponent will inevitably sense it and take corresponding precautions, thus reducing the effectiveness of the Suppression Technique, or even rendering it useless.

Holding the Nail-Head Straw Effigy with its nail head, Fang Shu thought to himself, "With this item 'Suppression Technique can be cast like an ordinary Law Technique. It seems this item is far more valuable than I expected."

In that instant, he felt a sense of relief, thankful that He Shoufeng had died so quickly.

Otherwise, not only him, but even the Avatar of the Goose Divine Immortal would likely suffer some hardship.

On the sea, the cries grew even louder. "Ah! Hu Muhuang, how vicious you are!"

As expected of a person from Divine Immortal Dao Vein, White Dust True Immortal was far superior to ordinary True Immortal.

Having suffered such a blow from Fang Shu, this fiend, as if reborn from the ashes, chose to plunge seven Flying Sword into its own limbs and internal organs, forcibly stabilizing the internal Core Qi within its body.

Immediately, the beast lost all will to fight and turned to flee.

However, Fang Shu had already severely injured him, so how could he let him leave?

Without Fang Shu issuing any orders, just as White Dust True Immortal was about to turn around, the Che family Immortal cultivator seized the opportunity, maneuvering the Golden Core Treasure Ship, and rammed it head-on into the other party.

Boom!

The colossal ship, three thousand feet long, pressed down on White Dust True Immortal, causing his inner Core Qi to dissipate slightly once more.

However, using a giant ship to deal with the Qi Dan Cheng Immortals was still somewhat clumsy, and it failed to inflict further serious damage on Bai Chen Zhen Xian.

Its advantage is that the treasure ship can consume Spirit Stone to keep running day and night, and even wear down this White Dust True Immortal.

However, Fang Shu had no intention of dragging this beast out to its death.

His eyes turned cold, and with a flick of his sleeve, several Nail-Head Arrow flew out, emanating a dark, Sha Qi.

"Certainly!"

With a shout, several Nail-Head Arrow immediately pierced the straw man.

A bloodcurdling scream echoed across the sea once more!

However, the physical body of the White Dust True Immortal trembled, and the Core Qi he had managed to stabilize once again went out of control.

Even so, the situation deepened the despair in the wolf's heart, making him realize that there was probably no way to reverse the situation.

Then the other party's eyes hardened, and suddenly a spiritual light burst forth from his body.

Its shape resembles a human face and a bird's appearance, and it is seven-colored, like a ball of light. It can be roughly regarded as a "pill".

This is precisely why, in a moment of desperation, White Dust True Immortal chose to abandon his physical body and escape with only a single Great Elixir.

This approach did indeed free him from the constraints of the Suppression Technique, and his Core Qi stabilized once again.

As soon as the Great Elixir was produced, White Dust True Immortal swiftly turned his back on Fang Shu and left.

Only a piercing scream remained, "Hu Muhuang! I swear I will not rest until I avenge this!"

A surge of hatred had already filled the mind of White Dust True Immortal.

He planned to return to the Vast Sea Immortal City and then hunt down and slaughter Fang Shu's relatives and friends to avenge this blood feud.

However, Fang Shu saw this scene but his expression did not change. Instead, he coldly transmitted his voice. "Fellow Daoist Bai, my treasure has the words 'Nail Head' in its name."

Do you really think it's that easy to get rid of?

Fang Shu, stepped out of the Golden Core Treasure Ship once more.

He stood atop the ruins of the Vast Sea ship, his hands Hand Seals. The Qi and Blood of the Bai Household members who had perished on the sea surged toward the straw effigy.

Fang Shu had just harvested the Qi and Blood of these Bai Household members to curse White Dust to death, thus eliminating the need for further combat and blood extraction.

Having now obtained more of the Bai Household's Qi and Blood, the Unseen between the straw man and White Dust has strengthened, and the other party still hasn't been able to produce a treasure to resist the Suppression Technique.

Fang Shu drank again. "Give it to me, set!"

Ding!

Several thousand feet away, the Great Elixir White Dust True Immortal, who had just escaped, was also frozen in place.

An expression of disbelief instantly appeared on White Dust's bird-like face.

This fellow turned to look at Fang Shu, his expression shifting several times before finally blurting out, "True Disciple Fang, I was in the wrong today, could you spare my life?!"

Fang Shu responded with a slight smile.

The next moment.

Fang Shu's figure darted out, transforming into a streak of crimson-gold light, slashing straight towards White Dust True Immortal.

"Spare me!!" came the words from White Dust True Immortal's mouth.

Its Great Elixir trembled, and it immediately tried to break free at all costs, but it was too late.

Click!

The Scarlet True Flying Centipede Avatar swiftly landed on the Great Elixir, its divine light sharp enough to cleave its soul, or rather, its Great Elixir, in two.

Even so, the monster did not immediately vanish into thin air.

His two halves of his face were contorted, his voice and expression overlapping, as if he wanted to say something more.

Fang Shu gave him no further chance to speak.

With a whoosh, the Nail-Head Straw Effigy was Fang Shu into Fang Shu's hand and immediately slapped towards White Dust True Immortal's Great Elixir.

Utter despair appeared on both sides of White Dust True Immortal's face.

This fiend could sense that a devouring power emanated from the straw man, intending to swallow his Great Elixir whole.

Such an end is even more tragic than having one's soul scattered, and one's own body will likely become nourishment for Fang Shu's spellcasting in the future.

"No! No----" the cry rang out again.

But after only a breath or two, White Dust True Immortal's cries came to an abrupt halt.

Its Great Elixir soul melted like a snowball, evaporated into vapor, and tearfully entered the straw figure.

The Nail-Head Straw Effigy, which had originally faded in color, regained its original color and became pitch black, exuding a Yin Evil aura.

Even Fang Shu, holding this object, felt a slight prickling sensation in his Divine Sense.

With a buzzing sound, the straw figure seemed to come alive, turning its head to face the physical body that had been abandoned by White Dust True Immortal.

The hunger and thirst within Cao Ren instantly seeped into Fang Shu's heart.

He immediately realized that this thing actually wanted to devour White Dust True Immortal's physical body as well.

This bizarre situation caused Fang Shu to frown deeply.

Even the joy of having just successfully killed White Dust was somewhat diminished.

"What a vicious magic Law Treasure! Where did He Shoufeng get it from?" he thought to himself.

After a few moments of hesitation, Fang Shu decided to give it a try and let the Nail-Head Straw Effigy run wild, observing its changes.

Sigh

In the blink of an eye, the straw figure flew onto White Dust True Immortal's body and then burrowed into the top of White Dust True Immortal's head.

Then, something even more horrifying happened.

The straw man did not directly disassemble and refine White Dust True Immortal's physical body as Fang Shu had expected. Instead, it caused White Dust True Immortal's physical body to shrink inch by inch, as if it were dehydrated.

In the span of a dozen breaths, the body shrank to the size of a child, thin and emaciated, hunched over, even more mummy than a dried corpse.

Along with it, the corpses and remnants of the souls of all the Vast Sea disciples who had died tragically were also absorbed, rushing towards this physical body in waves.

Waaaaah.

Amidst the wailing and howling of ghosts, the Qi and Blood and remnants of the tragically deceased were all transformed into nourishment for this mummified corpse.

Fang Shu frowned, displeased with the scarecrow's ferocity.

With a flick of his sleeve, he forcibly immobilized and released the remnant souls that had been captured, thus preventing these disciples of the Vast Sea from suffering the same fate as White Dust True Immortal.

About a hundred breaths later, White Dust's mummified corpse had shrunk to the size of a palm, only three inches in diameter.

All the Blood Qi and black energy on it were contained within, and the eerie appearance from before was gone.

Fang Shu examined it from a distance, confirming several times that the object had not escaped his control, before gently waving his hand and moving it to his front.

He took a closer look and found that the object in his hand resembled both the original Nail-Head Straw Effigy and a shrunken, White Dust corpse.

A more accurate description would be that it was as if paint had been applied to the original straw-like body.

Between the straw stalks on the straw figure, a substance resembling blood and oil secreted, causing them to stick together and making the straw figure heavier and more human-like.

In addition, a blurry face appeared on the head of the straw man.

Its expression was neither a smile nor a cry, and it bore a resemblance to the face of the White Dust True Immortal.

Upon seeing this scene, Fang Shu felt a chill run down his spine, sensing that this creature was even more ferocious than he had previously perceived.

"Good heavens, has this thing completely devoured White Dust True Immortal?"

At the same time, Fang Shu noticed that the Nail-Head Straw Effigy in his hand seemed to be even more formidable than before.

With this exchange of energy and blood, the straw man's remaining Qi and Blood were severely depleted. Logically, it should no longer be enough to curse and kill another True Immortal Dancheng.

However, Fang Shu felt that he could use this item to further curse and kill True Immortal.

Once a thief falls victim to this trick, the consequences will be dire.

Furthermore, according to the sensations transmitted by the straw doll, even if the target doesn't die after the curse is successfully cast, a causal connection will form between them in the future.

Fang Shu can provide blood and food to the straw man at any time, and then remotely torment or torture the thief.

As he carefully examined it, he couldn't help but sigh, "Such an object truly deserves to be called an evil treasure."

He also felt a growing sense of apprehension towards this object.

Through the incident involving White Dust True Immortal, the Nail-Head Straw Effigy revealed that he could True Immortal Dancheng, and that this could lead to unexpected changes.

This was something he was unaware of when he refined this substance.

While this is also possible, it's possible that this thing has never actually consumed a genuine True Immortal Dancheng before, and now that it has, it has been over-nourished, which is why the change has occurred.

However, this change also proves that this Law Treasure is not so much subject to the constraints of the Immortal cultivator.

Who knows, if it consumes too many Immortal cultivator one day, it might even devour its master as well.

Such things are commonplace in many storybooks.

However, this apprehension did not give Fang Shu the idea of sealing the object away or ceasing to use it.

On the contrary, he began to genuinely believe that if the blood offerings were sufficient, this Nail-Head Straw Effigy Refining Spirit Immortal.

Obstacles!

If that's really the case, then this item can truly be considered his biggest trump card.

"Besides, even if this thing turns against its master, I now have Avatar by my side, so I can just use the Avatar to control it from now on," Fang Shu thought to himself.

Standing on the still-rippling sea, he pondered for a long time, and finally, with a hint of contentment, carefully tucked the straw figure into his sleeve.

The more ferocious this creature is, the better it is for him.

Immediately, Fang Shu swept his Divine Sense around.

With a whoosh, intact Storage Bag, chests, and other items flew out of the sea and landed on the deck of the Golden Core Treasure Ship like a school of fish.

The most important of these fell into Fang Shu's hands.

Now that the bandits have been successfully killed, the next step is naturally to take stock of the spoils.

Fang Shu flashed back to the treasure ship.

After a rough inventory, he was somewhat disappointed with the amount of wealth he had acquired. Even including the two sections of the cargo ship, the total amount was less than ten thousand Top-grade Spirit Stone.

In particular, the White Dust True Immortal only had a little over three thousand taels of Spirit Stone in his pocket, and the other pills, Talisman, spiritual materials, etc. added up to just over two thousand.

Such wealth is quite inconsistent with the other party's background.

However, after a Fang Shu's thought, Fang Shu understood.

"White Dust comes from the Aristocratic Clan, unlike other unorthodox cultivators. He really doesn't need to carry all his wealth with him."

If he were still inside the Vast Sea Immortal Prefecture, Fang Shu might still have an excuse to extort the remaining wealth of White Dust True Immortal's clansmen and disciples, as well as the wealth accumulated by his ancestors.

However, now that he is overseas and has already joined the Profound Teaching, he is no longer Vast Sea True Immortal, so there is nothing he can do.

Fortunately, his expression quickly brightened again.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The seven Flying Swords of White Dust True Immortal hovered around Fang Shu, extremely agile, each displaying the aura of Golden Core.

Moreover, the seven swords complement each other, making their power even greater!

These seven Flying Sword alone are worth seven thousand Top-grade Spirit Stone, or even more.

One enemy is gone, and I've gained so many good things for free.

Fang Shu was quite pleased.

After instructing the immortal surnamed Immortal cultivator to take stock of the miscellaneous items and continue their journey, he took the seven Flying Swords and entered the cabin to begin refining them.

It is said that his Scarlet True Avatar uses the Divine Ability of Scarlet Gold Divine Light, which is similar to the way Sword Cultivator use it, and he just happens to lack Flying Sword -type Law Artifact to protect himself.

Now that they have White Dust's seven children, the Avatar no longer needs to specially prepare them.