My Fate Is Mine to Decide, Not Heaven's!
Having said that--
The Frost Demons's gaze swept around, and seeing that everything had returned to calm, it grabbed Qin Lu's body, a ferocious smile on its face...
He even took a sniff, revealing a look of pure bliss!
"Ha~"
"It smells so good! No wonder it's Innate Spirit Physique. Even in death, its remaining life force is so abundant. This is truly a fortuitous opportunity!"
"Hehehe, no rush, no rush..."
"After I make some more preparations, I will refine the three great herbs together. At that time, I will... no, I will not be far from Wang Li the realm of the Demon Core core!"
As she spoke, the Frost Demons gently waved her hand, condensing the Extreme Cold Dao Principle into an ice coffin to preserve Qin Lu's remains...
Such a precious medicine must be carefully preserved; its medicinal properties should not be wasted.
Immediately afterwards--
The Frost Demons took a step and instantly vanished from the spot...
I don't know how much time passed--
Perhaps it will take a few days, or perhaps several months, for the iceberg to slowly melt away...
The Qing Centipede finally escaped from the ice mountain. If it hadn't spent all these years immersed in the Insect-Nurturing Pool, absorbing the cold water to cultivate...
It's likely that the Frost Demons could take its life in a single breath!
Although it survived, it was severely injured. Fortunately, it had previously swallowed a mammoth, and with the immense Blood Qi...
It didn't damage the foundation; it will be fine after some time to recuperate.
And then--
The Qing Centipede slowly opened its massive mouth, and a green snake several feet long emerged from it. The snake then surveyed its surroundings...
It flicked its tongue, sensing the scent.
Once it was safe, it began burrowing into the ground and started digging its way down...
Only after going hundreds of meters underground did the green snake begin to build its nest. By the time it finished, the green snake was completely exhausted...
It slowly opened its mouth, and a Little Flower and a Qiankun Pouch were spat out.
Then, Little Flower transformed into Flower Princess. The little girl calmly manipulated her Qiankun Pouch and took out a concealment array from it...
He then used his innate supernatural Divine Ability to completely conceal his aura.
With its location deep underground and the added protection of the concealment array, the nest was made somewhat safer with these three layers of protection...
On the ground, the Qing Centipede lay prone, using its own aura to conceal itself, thus providing an additional layer of protection...
And so on.
Flower Princess then patted her lower abdomen, seemingly relieved, and said:
"Master, we should be safe now."
Upon hearing this—
The illusionary body of Flower Princess suddenly twisted, and a head slowly grew out from Flower Princess's neck. Upon closer inspection, it was Qin Lu!
Qin Lu composed himself and then Qi Dao:
"Luckily, I reacted quickly and, with the help of the Qing Centipede, managed to bring the Storage Bag and my main soul out, otherwise I would have really died..."
"However, the secret techniques of the Soul Dao are truly remarkable!"
"No wonder those Ghost Elder have been able to survive for a thousand years; they are truly both bizarre and troublesome..."
"Fortunately, I'm not truly dead; they merely crushed my heart. Within my remaining body, there still lies the Heart of a Wood Demon..."
"As long as my soul and body merge, I can be regained and reborn."
"Only..."
"How can I reclaim my physical body, and how can I escape...?"
"If it's just about surviving, perhaps we can escape with the help of the Qing Centipede and Flower Princess, but we've lost our physical body and our Innate Spirit Physique..."
"How can I then pursue the Great Dao? It seems that in this lifetime, there is no possibility of pursuing immortality."
"It's tough!"
While sighing deeply, Qin Lu took out the Soul Storage Gourd from his Qiankun Pouch and devoured all the souls stored inside in one gulp!
With his Divine Sense, Qin Lu, like a demon, refined all these souls.
But a little while later--
Qin Lu's Divine Sense had already recovered to about 70-80%. Although the King Wood Dao Principles collapsed, there was still the Nether Soul Dao Principle!
In the previous great battle, the Tai'e Sword shattered...
Although King Wood Dao Principles dissipated, that wisp of Nether Soul Dao Principle was preserved, and Qin Lu used it to integrate the Nether Soul Dao Principle into his sea of Divine Sense!
Instantly, the power of the Dao Foundation reappeared!
However, under Qin Lu's deliberate suppression, the Dao Foundation aura was completely concealed...
Even the sea of Divine Sense, which had originally been a vibrant green, turned a hazy gray, not only stabilizing its realm...
Qin Lu's Divine Sense even reached a new level!
"It went even more smoothly than I expected. Could it be because I've been damaging my soul and constantly splitting my spirit over a long period, leading to a connection between myself and the Soul Dao?"
"Or perhaps, the spirit body enhanced my compatibility with the Soul Dao..."
Thinking of this--
As Qin Lu felt the power gradually returning, his entire soul slowly detached from Flower Princess...
However, Qin Lu was cautious and secretly planted a Soul Seed within Flower Princess's body, in case his main soul perished...
He could then use this fragmented soul to seize Flower Princess's body!
Although he cannot become human, with his comprehension of the King Wood Dao Principles, even if he becomes Wood Demon, Qin Lu is confident that he can return to the Dao Foundation...
At least I won't die!
Furthermore, Flower Princess possesses considerable talent, and there is still a chance for her to continue her Dao Path in the future...
After everything is done--
Qin Lu then possessed the green snake's body, Flower Princess remained in the nest, and the Qing Centipede waited for an opportunity to escape with Flower Princess at any time...
Qin Lu, meanwhile, controlled the green snake, which crawled towards the center of the Boundless Mystic Realm.
The green snake possesses no Spiritual Qi and is extremely adept at concealment. Presumably, as long as it doesn't reveal its presence, it should be unharmed, once it finds a physical body...
Surely there will be a way to escape.
only--
As Qin Lu traveled along, the more he thought about it, the stranger it seemed. Could it be that Nangong Qinghong had already defected to the Frost Spirit Demon Race?
Or perhaps--
Nangong Qinghong... is not the real person at all?
Moreover, this secret realm is strange; such a vast secret realm doesn't look like a shattered fragment at all...
Moreover, the internal Spiritual Qi circulation is stable, showing no signs of being damaged!
All these signs made Qin Lu increasingly alarmed!
He could sense that he had been drawn into some kind of scheme...
Even if he escaped back, he would never be able to show his face in public again, since he, Nangong Qinghong, Gao Xiong had all come out together.
Others may not know, but those within the three companies certainly do...
If he went back alone, and the truth came out, Qin Lu would be unable to defend himself; it would be impossible to explain such a thing clearly.
The best course of action is to eliminate both families!
Even if the outside world knew that the three Dao Foundation went out to search for a secret realm, and he was the only one who returned, what would the outside world think...?
Do you really believe that Qin Lu is innocent?
They might even annihilate the Qin Clan to find the secret realm, sparing no effort even if it meant exterminating the Qin Clan...
If the secret realm has not yet been revealed.
They would only assume that the Qin Clan had hidden the secrets of the secret realm!
Human greed is such that we are never able to resist temptation.
Even Qin Lu was the same, except that Qin Lu had already faced his own desires directly, and therefore appeared extremely restrained...
Clear-headed!