Borrowing a Corpse to Return to Life
The Hidden Moon Forest at night is even more mysterious than during the day. The rustling sounds that constantly come from the dense forest make newcomers tremble with fear with every step.
Fortunately, most of the Demon Beast on the outskirts were of relatively low level, and even if they encountered cultivators, they dared not attack them. This allowed Luo Jin, who had come alone to retrieve her holy maiden, to breathe a small sigh of relief.
In her message to him, Su Fuyun only mentioned her current location, but she did not explain to Luo Jin why she had left the group.
Luo Jin hadn't wanted to come. He was the deputy leader of the Mara Gate, and now that Su Fuyun was away, the Mara Gate disciples all depended on him for arrangements. If he suddenly left, the Mara Gate would probably be suppressed by Ten Thousand Daos Born.
But when he recalled the inexplicable flutter in his heart when he first met Su Fuyun, he couldn't bear to see her wandering in the forest, so he came looking for her himself.
The calamity that befell the Black Tortoise Realm this time was averted, and it's unclear whose credit it was. If Su Fuyun could have played a role in it, the Mara Gate could have taken the opportunity to gain some benefits.
With this expectation in mind, Luo Jin quickened her pace.
Suddenly, Luo Jin froze on the spot, touching his chest. For some reason, he felt that the special affection he had for Su Fuyun had vanished.
Meanwhile, in the Mara Gate, which was some distance away from them, the Soul Stone that the sect leader had personally taken to guard suddenly went out, startling Elder Rong was standing nearby.
Elder Rong knew who the owner of the soul stone was, and just as he was about to cautiously ask, the soul stone, which had been dull and lifeless, suddenly lit up again!
Moreover, the light was no longer the orange-red it used to be; it had turned into a strange bluish-green!
Elder Rong's eyes widened. He moved his lips, but the words he wanted to say were swallowed back when the sect leader suddenly opened his eyes and glanced at him.
It's best not to say certain things carelessly, lest you cause yourself unnecessary trouble.
The sect leader tucked the strange soul stone into his robes, as if in doing so, all the oddities and strangeness would vanish from sight.
The person before her was already lifeless. Sang Ying waited until the body was completely cold before raising her hand to dispel the formation. Seeing that too much time had already been wasted, Sang Ying dared not delay any longer.
She threw out a small array plate, which was instantly enveloped in the light of the array, and then she and the array plate disappeared together.
In the blink of an eye, Sang Ying arrived near the cultivator camp hundreds of miles away. To avoid arousing suspicion, she specially carved a small Teleportation Array to facilitate her travel between the two places.
It won't waste time, and no one will notice anything unusual.
In this way, even if Su Fuyun's body is discovered later, no one will suspect her.
At the other end of the Teleportation Array, Jiang Zhuoxue had been waiting for him for a long time. With him covering for Sang Ying, no one would be foolish enough to come closer and discover her secret.
"Is it resolved?" he asked, noticing the faint smell of blood on Sang Ying.
Sang Ying nodded. "It's resolved." For the first time, her tone was relaxed.
For Su Fuyun, she was a nightmare she had been unable to shake off for years, someone she feared immensely. For Sang Ying, Su Fuyun was also someone who made her feel like she had a thorn in her side.
Although Sang Ying was unaware of the details of Su Fuyun's theft of her fortune, she could sense that something important had been taken from her.
She was not afraid of Su Fuyun, but she loathed her existence.
Su Fuyun was a thorn in her side, a thorn that the Flowing Light Sword Sect and Gu Huaiwei had pierced her eyes, and only now had she finally removed it.
From then on, neither Gu Huaiwei nor the Flowing Light Sword Sect had any further connection with her.
"That's good, you've unloaded a burden." Jiang Zhuoxue was inexplicably happy, because he felt that Sang Ying had cleared out certain people from her heart, which gave him more opportunities to enter into that relationship.
The two had been out for quite some time, so it was time to head back. Before leaving, however, Jiang Zhuoxue gave Sang Ying a level-one Red-Eyed Rabbit:
"The smell of blood on you isn't just noticeable to me."
Using this prey as cover would be perfect.
Sang Ying did not refuse; she knew it was Jiang Zhuoxue's good intention.
The two quickly left the secluded spot and went to the group of people with the campfire burning.
Many people had seen them leave alone and had speculated about their relationship.
Fu Shuangjiang was certain of Jiang Zhuoxue's identity, couldn't help but frown upon seeing this.
His brows relaxed slightly when the two returned with only a first-tier Demon Beast.
"You two went hunting, why did it take you so long? The Hidden Moon Forest is very dangerous at night. If you don't have anything to do, it's best if you don't go out unnecessarily." Fu Shuangjiang deliberately stepped forward and exchanged a few pleasantries with Sang Ying.
He deliberately ignored Jiang Zhuoxue, who was standing to the side, and Fu Shuangjiang seemed not to notice the intimacy between the two.
After they left, Elder Zhou called his eldest disciple to his side and asked him about his feelings for Sang Ying.
Fu Shuangjiang was startled, but she also gradually realized her own feelings for Sang Ying.
Previously, he had only subconsciously wanted to protect this female cultivator who was willing to risk her life and death with him for the sake of the Black Tortoise Realm. But now that his master had pointed it out, he belatedly realized that he had taken a liking to this extraordinary female sword cultivator ever since he first saw Sang Ying's sword strike.
As for Jiang Zhuoxue, he didn't take her seriously.
Fu Shuangjiang felt that he was no worse than Jiang Zhuoxue; in fact, he was slightly better in terms of cultivation. He believed that if he was willing to try, Fellow Sang Ying would definitely see his strengths.
So after the two returned, he made a point of going up to them and trying to be attentive.
Sang Ying didn't realize his ulterior motives; she only thought he had come to show concern and offer advice, so she just gave him a few perfunctory replies.
But Jiang Zhuoxue saw through his ulterior motives.
Fortunately, Sang Ying hasn't figured things out yet, so Jiang Zhuoxue isn't worried that this person will beat her to it. Whether they can win the beauty's heart depends on their own abilities.
He suppressed his displeasure and followed Sang Ying into the crowd to sit down.
Anyway, once the two leave the forest, everyone in the Immortal Spirit Realm will have to go back, and Fu Shuangjiang is destined not to cause any trouble.
Jiang Zhuoxue was very confident about this.
As night deepened, many young people with low cultivation levels could no longer hold on and fell asleep.
Deep within the Hidden Moon Forest, several Demon Beasts, drawn by the scent of blood, searched until they reached the corpse.
One of the Demon Beast only had time to bite the woman's left cheek before a burst of Spiritual Power struck its brow, killing it instantly.
The other Demon Beast sensed something was wrong and tried to escape. But the stiff female corpse behind it suddenly moved, her five fingers forming claws, and she swung them down fiercely at the Demon Beast.
The fifth-tier Demon Beast collapsed instantly, lifeless.
The stiff female corpse slowly bent down and picked up the jade pendant, which had been broken into several pieces, from the pile of weeds.
A stream of bluish-black energy slowly fell from the shattered jade into the woman's eyes.
She closed her eyes, and the jade pendant turned to ashes.
When the woman opened her eyes again, the body she was in had completely changed.
A note from the author:
That's all for today, love you all!