Lao Chun Smiles at Death

With the help of the Corpse Puppet at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, Zi Yi and Lao Chun finally managed to fight their way out and break through the encirclement.

The two ran for their lives and finally broke through the fork in the road, then chased after the direction Song Wen had fled.

The Forsythia Yellow they were looking for was located in the same direction as the Sky Cicada Wood, but deeper inside the cave.

After completely shaking off the pursuing White Bone Worm, Zi Yi suddenly stopped and said.

"Junior brother, let's find a secluded place to rest and recuperate for a while."

Zi Yi was in extremely poor condition. She was first injured by the mental attack of the dwarf male ghost, and then she controlled Corpse Puppet at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer of Qi Refining for a long time.

At this moment, not only was her spiritual energy nearly depleted, but her mental energy was also severely depleted.

"Okay, senior sister."

As soon as Zi Yi heard Lao Chun's voice from behind, she felt a sharp pain in her chest.

I looked down.

What came into view was a sharp sword tip stained with blood.

A long sword, gleaming with cold light, pierced her body from behind, its blood-stained tip emerging through her flesh.

Blood flowed down the sword, quickly soaking her clothes.

Zi Yi could feel her strength rapidly dissipating and her life force rapidly draining away.

She knew she was about to die, but why did her junior brother attack her?

Not long ago, he had Mingxin to her, saying he was willing to give everything for her, including his life.

She turned her head with difficulty, her expression a mixture of pain and disbelief.

"Why?"

Seeing his beautiful senior sister, whose life was about to end after his successful sneak attack, Lao Chun became somewhat deranged and roared.

"Why! Tell me why!"

"I have loved you for twenty years, yet you have never shown me any kindness and have been blind to everything I have done for you."

"I have nothing to say about your choice to become dao companion with Senior Brother. But you shameless woman, you secretly had an affair with Second Brother while Senior Brother was still alive."

"After your eldest brother's death, you went even further, getting involved with your third, fourth, fifth, and seventh senior brothers in succession."

"There are seven of us brothers in the same martial arts school. You slept with all of them, yet you act aloof and pure in front of me, playing the role of an innocent and virtuous goddess."

After a roar, as if his emotions had been released, Lao Chun gradually calmed down, but there was a twisted quality to this calm.

"Senior Sister, go in peace. With this Qi Refining Ninth Layer Corpse Puppet, I'll be in charge of Master's disciples from now on. I'll take good care of you and Senior Brother's daughter."

"I will take your body back and refine it properly, preventing it from rotting. I will ensure your beauty is preserved forever. After I die, I will bury our bodies together."

"You..." The woman in Zi Yi's eyes were filled with despair as she collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

Looking at the corpse of his senior sister whom he had loved for twenty years, Lao Chun's distorted expression suddenly turned inexplicably sad.

"Senior sister, don't blame me. You forced me to do this. Why were you so heartless to me? If you hadn't been so cruel, I wouldn't have done this..."

Two hundred meters away, in a crevice in the rocks, Song Wen, who was refining a Qi-replenishing pill, watched this scene with some shock.

He had previously thought Lao Chun was just a sycophant, but he never expected him to be such a cunning and ruthless person.

Master is critically poisoned and in dire need of spirit medicine. Under the guise of accompanying his senior sister to fetch the medicine, he stays by her side and, taking advantage of her weakness, seizes the opportunity to kill her, take over the sect's strongest combatant, the Corpse Puppet, and become the de facto ruler of the sect.

He had been in love with his senior sister for twenty years, but to no avail. His personality became twisted and morbid, and he even began to covet her daughter. Moreover, it seemed that he had no intention of letting go of his senior sister's body, and even wanted to be buried with her in the future.

This kind of twisted emotion, where love turns to hate, is truly difficult to understand and horrifying.

It must be said that this person is cunning, meticulous, and ruthless.

However, plans never keep up with changes, just like now.

Song Wen felt he needed to replenish his Essence Blood.

Lao Chun was bending down to take the Storage Bag and Corpse-Nurturing Bag from his senior sister's waist when he suddenly heard running sounds coming from afar.

Looking up, I saw a blood-red figure rushing towards me.

It's Guo Tao!

Song Wen was too fast; Lao Chun couldn't react much.

He slapped both hands together at his waist, releasing a Qi Refining Sixth Layer Corpse Puppet, and simultaneously activating a Fireball Talisman.

Facing the oncoming fireball, Song Wen neither dodged nor avoided it, but instead raised his hand and struck out with his palm.

"Bang!"

The fireball was smashed into pieces, exploding and scattering sparks everywhere.

Then, Song Wen threw a punch, blocking the Corpse Puppet's attack.

Blocked by the Corpse Puppet, Song Wen's speed dropped sharply, giving Lao Chun precious time. A bell appeared in his hand, and just as he was about to activate the magic Law Artifact, he felt a pain in the back of his head.

In his perception, two tiny insects appeared at the back of his head at some unknown time, smashed through his skull, and burrowed into his brain.

In that instant, a thought flashed through his mind.

"It turns out that his seemingly unstoppable frontal assault was just a feint, meant to distract me; the real killing move was the sneak attack from behind."

Lao Chun glanced down at his senior sister's corpse on the ground, then collapsed onto the Zi Yi body, closing his eyes with a slight smile on his lips.

We cannot share a bed in life, but we shall share a grave in death!

Although the plan ultimately failed, at least he died together with his senior sister.

Song Wen walked up to the two corpses, looted their belongings, and then devoured their Essence Blood and souls.

The presence of two fresh corpses, one at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer and the other at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, caused Song Wen's already relatively abundant Essence Blood and Essence Blood to become somewhat oversaturated.

Just as Song Wen finished cleaning up the bodies of his two fellow disciples, he saw Xuan Ye rushing towards him in a disheveled state.

"Fellow Daoist Guo, it's so wonderful to have met you."

Xuan Ye, looking quite depleted of his Law Power, said with a face full of relief.

Song Wen was somewhat surprised; Xuan Ye was truly like a stubborn plaster, impossible to shake off.

"Congratulations on escaping alive, Fellow Xuan Ye. Thank you for guiding me earlier. Let's part ways here."

Xuan Ye was stunned for a moment, then realized that Song Wen was wary of him and didn't want him to follow anymore.

Xuan Ye nodded and said.

"Then I wish you a safe journey, fellow Daoist. Until we meet again."

Song Wen clasped his hands in a respectful gesture, then turned and left, quickly disappearing into the dark cave.

After traveling two miles, Song Wen stopped, released the Beetle Gu, waited a moment, and only continued on his way after confirming that Xuan Ye was not following him.

Half an hour later, Song Wen finally arrived at the pile of bones where Sky Cicada Wood grew.

The pile of bones is located in a huge cave, covering an area of about two or three acres. The cave is filled with bones, and the bones in the very center are tens of meters high.

At the very top of the pile of bones grew two jade-like spirit trees, one a little over a foot tall and the other more than three feet tall.

This is the Sky Cicada Wood he's been looking for.

Song Wen did not rush forward, but instead released the Beetle Gu to search the cave, but found nothing unusual.

The absence of any abnormality is the biggest abnormality!

As the lair of the Dwarf Ghost and the Green-Faced Female Ghost, this place is bound to be dangerous.

After searching around and still unable to find any trace of the Dwarf Ghost, Song Wen stopped waiting. He released the somewhat damaged Corpse Puppet and headed straight for the three-foot-tall Sky Cicada Wood.

Meanwhile, Song Wen had already used the Blood Escape Technique and the Blood Sacrifice Technique to prepare for any potential crisis.