Heavenly Devil's Malice Seeds Karmic Fruit, Three Paths of Immortals and Devils Chase the Howling Fish

In the Pear Blossom Forest, Wei Chongwei spent a long time calculating. Not only did he fail, but he was also counterattacked by an inexplicable force, causing his Qi and Blood to surge. It took him a while to suppress it.

"Hmph--"

He flicked his horsetail whisk, blocking the attack of the Seven Saints Magic.

Wei Lingzheng hurried forward, "Uncle, how is it?"

"Are you sure it's just Fu Xiangfeng alone? Is his father not nearby?"

Wei Chongwei said solemnly, "I used the 'Spirit Void Reverse Spirit Technique' to calculate, and not only could I not find Fu Xiangfeng's trace, but I couldn't even calculate a shred of information about him."

"Could it be the Fu Family's Heluo Calculation Scripture?"

Wei Chongwei glanced at Wei Lingzheng, who knew he had said something foolish and chuckled sheepishly.

The Heluo Calculation Scripture can divine the past and future, and understand the principles of heaven and earth. It is the Fu Family's treasure. It is said that only Golden Core Cultivators can practice it. It's unlikely that Fu Danwei would accompany his grandson on a journey, right?

Another person said, "Uncle, the Fu Family has a few False Core Cultivators, perhaps they also know the Heluo secret methods? Maybe Fu Xiangfeng is following one of them?"

"Impossible, those False Core Cultivators of the Fu Family are stationed in various Spirit Islands, and no one has the time to wander around outside."

There are only five False Core Cultivators in the Fu Family in total. They are all the backbone of the Fu Family's suppression of Water Demons in various places. Who would follow Fu Xiangfeng around?

Moreover, Wei Chongwei vaguely felt that the force hindering his calculation was not the Heluo Calculation Scripture.

"The Fu Family excels at deduction techniques, so it's not surprising they have other methods. But to be able to block my calculation, this person's cultivation in deduction is not to be underestimated. Is it a Mysterious Embryo realm cultivator?"

After thinking, Wei Chongwei asked again, "Is Fu Yinggu really not here?"

"When we fought at dawn, Fu Yinggu was not present."

"Enough, let him go. For the next few years, give the Fu Family's Baihuang Hall some leeway. Lest that old ghost go berserk before he dies and take us all down with him."

Everyone looked at each other. Those bald cultivators then asked Wei Chongwei to divine another Fu Family maiden.

"A Fu Family female cultivator?"

Looking at their bald heads, Wei Chongwei frowned, "I thought you had fought with some water beasts somewhere and changed your appearance. The Fu Family again?"

With a flick of his horsetail whisk, the Flower Divination Technique was performed again.

In an instant, lightning flashed, and the pear blossoms turned to ash again.

Seeing the look in his nephews' eyes, Wei Chongwei's old face blushed, and he grumbled, "This girl is not simple either. The Fu Family's current generation is quite good. But only 'quite good'."

With a cold glint in his eyes, he once again performed the 'Spirit Void Reverse Spirit Technique'.

Fu Liuhui was speeding along in her Jade Dragonfly Boat.

Suddenly, the sachet at her waist lit up on its own.

"The Warning Sachet my sixth brother gave me?"

Fu Liuhui's heart skipped a beat, realizing someone was divining her.

Divination was a profound technique in the Yanlong Waters, and the family most skilled in it was the Fu Family. However, Fu Liuhui focused on swordplay and had not learned divination, so she couldn't deduce the cause and effect like Fu Henghua.

But having spent so much time with Heng Hua, Fu Liuhui had her own means of shielding.

She untied the burnt sachet, and a handful of yarrow fell out.

Yarrow was often used for divination.

Fu Liuhui drew a circle with the ashes and then took out the hair of those Wei Family members from earlier.

"Fortunately, I had a backup plan - the Hairpin Charm."

In witchcraft, hair was believed to contain Spirit Energy, sometimes equivalent to life itself. Through hair, one could curse the cultivator's true form.

Heng Hua had secretly passed Fu Liuhui a 'Life Transfer and Head Replacement Technique'. Using another person's hair, one could transfer attacks directed at oneself.

Under the Hairpin Charm, a strand of black hair automatically coiled into a "doll."

Fu Liuhui cut a strand of her own hair and tied it to the hair doll, then threw the doll into the circle.

Drawing the Yuan Jun Sword, Fu Liuhui performed the Seven Stars Steps, pointing her sword at the circle of ashes.

"Halt!"

The hair doll ignited without wind. With a gust of wind, the ashes were blown into the water.

The probing force immediately retracted.

Fu Liuhui accelerated her Jade Dragonfly Boat, heading to meet Fu Henghua.

However, Heng Hua's use of the 'Spirit Void Reverse Spirit Technique' not only blocked Wei Chongwei's divination but also prevented Fu Liuhui from sensing Fu Heyi through the Yellow Jade, making it impossible to find him.

She could only rely on her memory to estimate Heng Hua's route on the water and head to the reef area where the two had set up their floating market, attempting to catch up from behind.

On the Suspended Island, Wei Chongwei perceived a trace of spiritual opportunity, and layers of images appeared before his eyes.

He saw a person go to a mortal kingdom under the Wei Family's jurisdiction to drink. Then, they sneaked into the royal palace and mingled with the concubines.

At first, Wei Chongwei was muttering to himself. This Fu Family girl dared to come to the Wei Family's territory. But the more he looked, the more something felt wrong.

Wasn't this small country the same one where the Wei Family was destroyed twenty years ago?

From this divination, Wei Chongwei understood the cause and effect of the matter.

The supposed rebellion of that small country back then was actually a fabricated charge, deliberately created by his clan nephew who coveted the beauty of the country's king and his consorts?

Wei Chongwei glared fiercely at a nephew beside him, then gave up his calculations.

Wei Ling didn't understand why his uncle was glaring at him. He cautiously asked, "Clan Uncle, could it be that this girl also doesn't count?"

"Hmph, you fools, you can't even keep your hair. Now that girl is using your hair for her ritual. If I forcibly break the spell, it will only harm your lives. Forget it!"

Never mind, it's just a small island nation, destroying it is destroying it.

Wei Chongwei didn't take the matter to heart, but he also had no interest in continuing to fuss.

The Fu Family, after all, was a prominent family in the art of divination. Even a young girl just starting out wouldn't be easy to bully.

With a dark expression, he waved his hand, "Leave, all of you, leave."

Now Fu Danwei's deterrent power in the eyes of various families was even greater than before. The Wei family members would not dare to act recklessly in these last few years of Fu Danwei's life.

Seeing that his uncle refused to help them get revenge, Wei Lingzheng was unwilling.

Suddenly, he remembered something and quickly said to Wei Chongwei, who was about to continue his cultivation, "Uncle, when I fought Fu Xiangfeng, I saw people from the Yulan Trading Company on the sidelines. Could it be them?"

"Yulan Trading Company?"

Wei Chongwei turned back abruptly and said sternly, "You saw people from the Yulan Trading Company with Fu Xiangfeng?"

"My cultivation is not inferior to Fu Xiangfeng's. The reason I was defeated along with my brothers was because the experts from the Yulan Trading Company interfered. I suspect that the Fu Family might have a secret deal with the Yulan Trading Company."

Wei Chongwei fell into thought.

He knew very well that in the past few years, Panlong Island had been desperately searching for medicine to extend life, wanting to keep Fu Danwei alive.

Could it be that the Yulan Trading Company came here precisely to extend Fu Danwei's life?

Wei Chongwei knew that one of the five stewards of the Yulan Trading Company had once received great kindness from Fu Danwei.

"Boy, prepare the Spirit Boat, I am going to leave the island."

Wei Lingzheng's eyes lit up: "Uncle is going with us to find Fu Xiangfeng for revenge?"

Wei Chongwei glared at him: "I am merely inviting the Fu family to be guests on Xuankong Islet."

In these past few years, he dared not make a move against the Fu family. But Fu Xiangfeng shouldn't expect to get any life-extending medicine for Fu Danwei.

After Heng Hua concealed the heavenly secrets, he jumped down from the top of the boat.

"Amazing, amazing."

Fu Xiangfeng and Heng Shou stood at the bow of the boat. Fu Xiangfeng gave him a thumbs-up: "Heng Hua, your Daoist magic is truly powerful. Did you see it in a book too?"

"Mm." Heng Hua mumbled a couple of vague sentences, not intending to elaborate on this Demonic Art.

Heng Shou stared nervously at Fu Heng Hua, afraid that his young master's interest in studying Demonic Arts would reignite.

"To obscure the sky and hide the sun, to cover the water and confuse the river, to invert yin and yang, to magically hide heavenly secrets. Brother believes that after this technique is performed, unless a great cultivator of the Golden Core stage makes a move, it will be extremely difficult to find our tracks. However--"

"However, what?"

"However, you used this illusionary magic to conceal the surrounding waters, and even the Spiritual Vein's magnetic field cannot be detected. How will we travel next?"

"Huh?"

Heng Hua looked at Heng Shou coming out of the cabin and suddenly remembered something.

Heng Shou said mournfully: "Young Master. The Water Map Compass navigates based on the magnetic fields of the Spiritual Veins of each island. Under your illusionary magic, the Water Map has become useless. Can you adjust it, or use another method to navigate temporarily?"

"Forgot, forgot, I forgot for a moment. The Cai Luan Spirit Boat needs a compass to guide it."

Heng Hua patted his little head, chuckling sheepishly.

How many years had he not been out of the house? How could he remember the Water Map navigation?

"Don't worry, I'll use the sun as a guide and find another way to navigate."

Heng Hua pointed to the sky, and condensed sunlight into a beam of light, parting the mist on the water and showing everyone a path.

Waves of fatigue washed over his spirit. Heng Hua sensed that the Creation True Qi within him was running low.

"That's enough. Follow the path of sunlight. Once you leave this area of water, the Water Map Compass will be restored."

After saying that, Heng Hua quickly returned to his room to rest.

Watching the sunlight condense into a golden needle navigation at the bow of the boat, Xiang Feng sighed, "This kid spends all day buried in books, he's really learned a lot of strange things."

Fu Xiangfeng didn't know the technique for concealing heavenly secrets from before, nor the current technique for navigation.

Howling Fish asked from the side: "Third Young Master travels outside, haven't you learned navigation techniques?"

"I learned a few, but I tried them just now, and they all failed. Little Sixth's illusionary technique is of a very high level."

Heng Shou went back to pilot the boat, thinking: Nonsense, that's the most famous Heavenly Devil Dao's illusionary Heavenly Secret technique. If the Devil Master were to perform it, even immortals would fall into the illusion. Simply using it to block divination calculations is a gross underutilization. It's just... I hope Young Master will be more peaceful and not conjure another Heavenly Devil Golden Core.

A hundred miles outside Panlong Island, black mist drifted from the water onto the reef.

A cold, eerie voice sounded, "What's the situation?"

As the voice spoke, Yan Qianyu's mind was stirred, and all sorts of devilish thoughts flooded his Dao Heart, nearly causing him to fall into the Devilish Dao.

Heavenly Devils!

People from the Heavenly Demon Hall had arrived!

Yan Qianyu collected himself and cautiously stood behind everyone else.

The devils of the Xuanxin Altar quickly stepped forward, "Greetings, Hall Master Liu."

After bowing, a grey-robed man reported, "Altar Master Fang has already taken action to lure out Old Ghost Fu's demonic hindrance. With a little more effort, we can tempt him into becoming a devil."

A pair of crimson eyes appeared in the core of the black mist, looking towards the demonic altar deep within the reef area. A man with disheveled hair and wearing coarse hemp clothing was performing a ritual on the altar, summoning the power of Outer Realm Heavenly Devils.

"You've done well."

"Thank you for your praise, Hall Master, but..."

"But what?"

"There's been a slight accident. Fu Beidou is also on the island."

"Fu Beidou is here?"

In an instant, the deterrence brought by the black mist vanished.

Seven groups of demonic patterns rose from the black mist, quickly enveloping the reef area.

The voice from the black mist sounded terrified, "You beasts, why didn't you say so earlier?"

Fu Danwei alone was difficult enough to deal with. If Fu Beidou also showed up, the two of them working together would be like sending them to their deaths.

The black mist was a Golden Core realm Devilish Cultivator, one of the three deputy hall masters of the Heavenly Demon Hall. But he knew his limits. He couldn't defeat even a dying Fu Danwei head-on, let alone a Beidou Sword Immortal in his prime.

"Seven Saints' Heaven-Veiling Illusory Technique."

Seven groups of demonic patterns crisscrossed and danced in the air, wrapping the reef in layers of colorful mist, ensuring Fu Danwei and the other couldn't detect them.

Just then, a Brocade Painted Boat sailed out from Panlong Island.

The boat had a three-tiered roof, adorned with colorful ribbons, auspicious clouds, and banners.

The three women, Si Tong, Xian Tong, and Yun Tong, were playing and laughing at the bow of the boat.

The black mist stared intently at the Brocade Painted Boat, not daring to speak for a long time.

A Devilish Cultivator boldly said, "Hall Master, I heard the Fu family young ladies are going to a gathering at the Yin family's. Should we intercept them on the way?" He made a throat-slitting gesture.

Bang--

The black mist flicked out a tentacle, and the man fell into the water.

"Idiot! Fu Beidou is on the boat!"

Liu Yuli didn't dare to recklessly use his powers anymore, carefully concealing everyone until the painted boat departed.

Sword Immortal was a respectful title for a Golden Core level sword cultivator. Each Sword Immortal possessed their own innate sword intent, which aligned with the heavens and was peerlessly lethal.

Liu Yuli knew that even if his physical body were intact, he wouldn't dare to directly block a single sword strike from Fu Beidou, let alone in his current state.

Seeing the gazes of his subordinates, Liu Yuli quickly found an excuse, "Ahem... Our target is Fu Danwei. Tempting him into becoming a devil is the priority. As for Fu Beidou, we'll let him go for now. Junior brother, did you succeed?"

The eye in the black mist looked towards the demonic altar.

Fang Zichu, the Altar Master of Xuanxin Altar, nodded slightly, "The Outer Realm Heavenly Devil has been summoned. Within seven days, Fu Danwei's Spiritual God will be severely wounded. At that time, my senior brother and I will join forces to perform the ritual and drag him into the Devilish Dao."

Fu Danwei was also known as a Sword Immortal. If such a person were to enter the Devilish Dao and become a "Demonic Slaughter Sword Immortal," their combat power would be comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator.

"No rush. Fu Danwei has always presented himself as righteous. If the two of us attack directly, it might just provoke his stubbornness and make him fight us to the death."

Liu Yuli chuckled, "Let Fu Danwei's devilish nature erupt first and have him attempt body seizure on his own grandson. Once he commits such a heinous act and his Dao Heart develops a flaw, then you and I will make our move and drag him into the Devilish Dao."

"But Fu Xiangfeng already left the island yesterday," Fang Zichu said, looking at the departing Brocade Painted Boat. "Now that these young ladies are also gone, who can he possess?"

"Junior brother, you don't know. Fu Danwei has a grandson he cherishes above all else. That grandson's parents died thirty years ago, and he raised him personally."

The black mist chuckled sinisterly, "In previous years, the Fu family members were all busy managing affairs outside, and only the grandfather and grandson lived on Panlong Island. It wasn't until recent years that Zhang Qiulan brought his grandchildren back.

"In terms of closeness, Fu Henghua has the deepest bond with Fu Danwei."

"Senior brother has been cultivating in the Yuanming waters for so long, how do you know this so clearly?"

Liu Yuli smiled without answering.

Fang Zichu followed his train of thought, "If this grandson is so close to him, he might not be willing to attempt body seizure, right?"

"But this grandson is the strongest in bloodline purity the Fu family has seen in a hundred years. If he possesses him, it will only take a few decades to recover his Golden Core cultivation."

This was a grand performance he had meticulously prepared.

Twenty years ago, he didn't hesitate to send the Heavenly Demon Hall's supreme cultivation technique, the Myriad Transformations Free Demon Scripture, to Panlong Island. He also managed to send a top-grade spiritual fruit that purified bloodlines.

What Liu Yuli wanted was not just Fu Danwei's death. He wanted him to be disgraced and experience the pain of a grandfather killing his grandson!

The best choice for Fu Danwei to attempt body seizure would be Fu Henghua. And in Liu Yuli's opinion, Fu Henghua, being well-versed in studies, would surely deduce the Demonic Arts from the "ancient texts" he had left behind.

When Fu Danwei attempted Body Seizure, he resisted with Demonic Art. At that time, grandfather and grandson would turn on each other, and that would be my chance to act.

"Sir, are you referring to that brat named Fu Henghua?" the Devilish Cultivator, having crawled out of the water, asked indignantly. "Yesterday, Fu Xiangfeng left the island, bringing a young man with him..."

"Fu Henghua left the island?"

Another tentacle slammed him back into the water.

Liu Yuli roared in fury, "Why didn't you tell me such important news sooner!"

This meticulously prepared grand performance absolutely could not fail!

Moreover, Liu Yuli had a selfish motive.

If Fu Henghua truly cultivated the Heavenly Devil's Demonic Art and studied the "Heavenly Devil's Self-Sufficient Dharma Body," then he himself could attempt Body Seizure instead of wandering outside using the Demonic Mist Phantom technique.

"Go find Fu Henghua! No, bring both brothers back. If one doesn't work out, the other is a backup."

The best scenario would be for Fu Danwei to fail in his Body Seizure of Fu Henghua. After capturing him, I would help him seize Fu Xiangfeng, and then I would take Fu Henghua's physical body.