What If I Can't Die?

by Legrev

Song Shi came to an immortal world where demons and monsters were rampant. He thought he was going to take a trepidatious road to immortality, but ended up awakening to a death-defying system, gaining strength from death and getting stronger every time he died. The whole style took a sudden change. Other people cultivated to seek immortality, but he was already immortal, and could

5. 61-70

61 How Can You Vomit Blood?

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The sound of air being torn apart rang out behind him as three figures flew over from the roof. They were Sikong Ya and the other two who had retreated in defeat.

"Chang Sunji, quickly take out your healing pill. Junior Sister Chen is seriously injured!"

Wuchen Zi said anxiously.

"F*ck, what are you doing here!"

Chang Sunji cursed, "If you lure the old ghost here. No one can escape."

Song Shi's expression also darkened. The condition for him to break the array was that the other party did not care about the operation of the Array Formation. If they discovered that they were breaking the array, they could casually adjust it and this node would be protected.

"Why are you…"

Chang Sunji's words made Chen Yiling angry. They had risked their lives to stall the demon. Not only did this person not help, but he also blamed them.

For a moment, she was so furious that she spat out another mouthful of blood, which coincidentally landed on Song Shi's face. She could not even maintain her stance on the flying sword. Instantly, like a bird that had lost its wings, she fell headfirst and hit Song Shi.

"…"

Song Shi had already vomited blood for no reason and was a little depressed. In the end, he still had to be hit by this woman. He subconsciously reached out to catch her and immediately carried her like a princess.

He was instantly filled by a soft fragrance.

The two of them looked at each other awkwardly.

"How can you vomit blood so easily? Also, you're so heavy."

Song Shi took the initiative and stunned her with his words.

Before Chen Yiling could react, he hurriedly threw her on the ground and wiped the blood off his face with his clothes.

Chen Yiling glared at Song Shi. She no longer had the strength to speak.

"Junior Sister, are you alright?"

Wuchen Zi landed at the side. "Chang Sunji, where's your medicine? Take it out. Junior Sister used a forbidden technique and her meridians are damaged. She needs a high-grade healing pill."

"No!"

Chang Sunji snorted, "Now is not the time to care about her, but to escape."

"The Array Formation is about to break!"

Song Shi said to Sikong Ya, "If you have the strength, attack. After breaking it, you will have a chance to escape!"

With that, he didn't hold back anymore and injected all his Nine Yang True Energy into the Gentleman Sword.

Amidst loud moaning cries, the Gentleman sword seemed seemed like it was about to melt. As he attacked the Array Formation repeatedly, a hole was torn open, but it quickly recovered.

This gave the others great encouragement. Without another word, Sikong Ya blasted the power of the Dharma treasures over and spiderweb-like cracks appeared again.

BOOM!

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A hole was torn open and successfully led outside. Song Shi said anxiously, "Big Smart, quickly bring the Old Master with me."

He was already standing close to the opening, so he took the lead and stepped out of the crack.

"I'll go scout first."

As soon as he went out, there was a flash of light outside. Before he could react, he flew back like a rag. He flew more than ten feet and smashed into the house in the backyard.

"Young Master!"

Big Smart exclaimed and hurriedly pulled the old man back, not daring to approach the exit.

There were clearly experts guarding outside the Array Formation.

"Damn it!"

Chang Sunji clenched his fists, but there was nothing he could do.

Now that there was a mysterious powerhouse outside and a demon inside, it was obvious that there was no chance of escape.

"Hehe, escape? Do you think you can escape?"

Amidst the strange laughter, the black fog surged over. The evil spirits accompanying it screamed. The ear-piercing sound made ordinary people like Song Wan feel extremely agonized.

"You still want to break the array? Dark Zombie, I asked you to help guard it, but are you really only going to guard it and do nothing else? Aren't you going to attack? There are Dharma treasures here!"

The evil Demon Daoist landed on The Hundred Ghost Gonfalon and smiled smugly.

"I'm no lunatic, not like you, taking on the risky business of capturing Fiend Eradicators from the elite Demon Slayers Division, no matter how effortless it may seem. Don't you fear the wrath of that ancient geezer, Huang Chang, coming down on you like a ton of bricks?"

A shriveled voice sounded outside the Array Formation, from a faint figure. "Since you've exposed me, these people can't be let go of anymore. I'll help you block the hole so that they don't escape!"

Clang!

A green airflow flew out and transformed into a long saber that was inserted outside the Array Formation. The sharp aura was released, forming a second barrier.

"You don't have to do anything. I just need to adjust the Array Formation. Them, no one will be able to escape"

The Demon Daoist formed an incantation gesture and amidst the wild shrieks and howls, an evil spirit emerged from the array node that Song Shi had found. It cackled strangely at everyone as it held a flag in its mouth and changed its position.

Immediately, the black fog rolled and the Array Formation barrier thickened, isolating the space from the outside world.

Everyone's hearts sank. There was no chance to escape now!

In a courtyard more than ten feet away from the backyard.

"Congratulations on being killed by spiritual essence. True Energy20!"

"You have absorbed strength from death and obtained 10 Freedom Attribute Points!"

"You will be resurrected in three seconds!"

...

Amidst the notification, Song Shi appeared in the dilapidated house and woke up in shock.

"What a high reward, there must be someone at the Foundation Establishment realm guarding outside. Indeed I was right and there was someone outside!"

Song Shi's expression darkened. He gently tapped the ground and shot out of the house. He landed on the roof and looked at the backyard. "Now that the Array Formation has been perfected, there's no chance of breaking it again!"

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He didn't panic. He wouldn't die anyway, but his father and the others…

A fiery red talisman appeared in his palm and his eyes became cold.

With the Fire Python Talisman, he would find an opportunity to break through the Defense and see if he could escape with his father and the others.

He tried his best to conceal his aura as he turned into a Phantom image and disappeared into the night, to reappear along the border of the Array formation.

When he returned to the backyard, Song Shi waited quietly. He secretly used up the lucky draw opportunity, hoping to get something good to escape.

Ding… congratulations on drawing the Yin Yang Reversal Formation Disc!

An exquisite jade plate appeared in Song Shi's hand. It was the size of a child's head and was densely covered in runes of various colors. Furthermore, these runes were connected together to form three sets of taboo powers.

There were Defense Array Formations, Confinement Arrays and Bewilderment Arrays. They looked rather complicated and Song Shi realized that the Yin Yang Reversal Formation Disc is actually a Dharma treasure.

...

"It seems quite powerful!"

Song Shi studied it and found a space in the jade plate that was filled with spirit stones. As long as there were spirit stones, the Array Formations in it could be activated at any time.

"It's very convenient when you're in the wild or need the protection of an Array Formation!"

Song Shi roughly understood the usage of this thing. It should be useful for cultivators who often need to go out.

It should also be useful in battle.

He turned his gaze and looked at the people in the backyard.

Compared to his calm response, the others felt extreme despair.

Song Jia sat on the ground and cried with Song Bei.

Song Wan's face was pale. Elder Qin and Big Smart's expressions were gloomy. They could not think of any way out.

At that moment, Chang Sunji turned around and scolded, "Damn it, do you Sky Demon Cult people like to hide? Can't you just attack us upfront for once?"

"Son of a bitch."

The Demon Daoist waved his hand and a stream of Spiritual Energy flew out, sending Chang Sunji flying out of the Array with a bang.

Chang Sunji fell to the ground, blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

If not for the protection of Dharma artifacts, this attack would have easily injured him severely.

Aa the Demon Daoist didn't manage to kill this man with one strike. He waved his hand unhappily and instructed, "Children, go and swallow him. Pull out his soul."

Boohoo!

A cold wind blew, and more than ten evil spirits rushed forward.

"Don't you dare to touch me, my father is the Virtuous Phoenix King. If I die, you won't be able to live either."

Although Chang Sunji looked fierce on the outside but was trembling weakly on the inside.

"The Virtuous Phoenix King?"

The Demon Daoist's eyes revealed his fear. He knew all too well the power wielded by those who dared to call themselves kings in the Qian dynasty. To even hold a claim to that title, one had to possess either the Golden Core or be at Martial King realm, and such strength was not to be taken lightly.

"I didn't expect you to come from such a powerful background. Hehe, then you should be worth quite a lot. I wonder how many treasures I can exchange for if I hand you over to the Hall Master."

The Demon Daoist laughed. He did not kill Chang Sunji but instead, broke his legs and arms then let a huge evil spirit capture him.

62 A Change in Mentality and the Blazing Sun King

After grabbing Chang Sunji, another white-faced ghost with a huge belly flew out and opened its bloody mouth to swallow him.

This disgusted everyone present tremendously, but no one stepped up to save him because the other evil spirits had overwhelmed them and they were already unable to take care of themselves.

The evil Demon Daoist looked down at everyone and smiled menacingly.

"Sikong Ya, if the three of you finish off the remaining people for me then surrender, I will spare you life for now."

This was a perverse tendency of his. He deliberately wanted to make Sikong Ya and the others kill each other.

"If you want to kill me, kill me. I believe you won't live for long anyways!"

Sikong Ya's expression was cold. If he fell into the hands of the Sky Demon Cult, he would rather die than live.

"Alright, then I shall send you off."

As soon as The Hundred Ghost Gonfalon landed from his hands, hundreds of evil spirits charged at everyone.

Song Shi watched in secret and frowned slightly.

If he attacked now, he was confident that he could injure this demon with the Fire Python Talisman, but the chances of killing him were basically zero.

Because the other party could dodge.

Even if he was killed, there was still a Foundation Establishment Cultivator guarding outside. It would still be difficult for him to escape.

"What a headache. In this world, it's not enough to not die. You have to be powerful. Otherwise, you'll still be at the mercy of others like this."

Song Shi's mentality changed.

At first, he felt that it was good to not die, but now it seemed that it was not enough.

Without sufficient strength, even if he did not die, he would also be suffering in agony.

"If it really doesn't work out, this is it…"

Just as he was considering whether to activate the array disc and bring the others to hide inside to stall for time, the Dark Zombie outside suddenly let out a strange cry in fear.

"Be careful, a powerhouse is coming!"

As soon as he alerted the Demon Daoist, the ground immediately shook.

The barrier of the Hundred Ghost Life-Extinguishing Array Formation twisted violently before turning red, as if a sun had descended from the sky.

Then, a loud bang suddenly sounded.

Rumble!

With a deafening sound, a huge hole was instantly created in the Array Formation. Then, destructive waves of energy rushed over.

The terrifying pressure caused some already dilapidated houses to collapse.

Under this scorching power, the lid of the cauldron that was filled with black fog in the sky instantly shattered.

Endless flames tore through the darkness, blasting a huge pit with a radius of more than ten meters in the center of the courtyard.

In this pit, other than dust, there was also a large amount of smoke rolling around.

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Wisps of golden flames burned causing many evil spirits nearby to dissipate under this power.

Such terrifying destructive power shocked Song Shi. His mind was shaken but he could not find a place to hide. The house he was in collapsed like a bubble.

A sharp object shot over from the aftershock and landed with a shocking impact.

Puchi!

This thing instantly pierced through Song Shi's abdomen and nailed him to the wall. Then, he was drowned by the rubbles of the collapsed house.

However, he didn't die this time. His body was quite strong, but part of his kidneys had been destroyed, and his blood was flowing out wildly.

He was a little confused.

What happened? Who was the one who caused the ultimate power shock just now?

Song Shi wanted to move, but he realized that he was pressed down by a large pile of broken walls. His body was even pierced by a piece of wood. It hurts to move.

"I've been buried!"

Song Shi came back to his senses and could only extend his divine consciousness to seek information. Through his consciousness, he realized that he was buried very deep.

There were many rocks, broken walls and broken pieces of wood above his head. His divine sense was not strong enough to penetrate too many physical objects. He could only follow the cracks and turn left and right so his consciousness could leave the place.

Then, he discovered that the sky was lit up so brightly that it seemed like it was now dawn outside!

But it was actually still nighttime and what gave him this illusion was an existence that was like the sun.

To be precise, it was a figure emitting a myriad of rays of bright light. This person's entire body was flickering with golden flames. He held a Bronze Spear and stood in midair. His eyes were like that of a god, emitting a domineering and scorching aura.

"So strong, this person is much stronger than the masters of those evil spirits!"

Song Shi felt his divine sense trembling, as if this person's power could burn through everything. He hurriedly retracted his divine sense, not daring to get too close.

He also understood what had happened. This person had used a powerful move to directly break the Array Formation from the outside. The subsequent power had then poured into where he was.

"It's the Blazing Sun King, damn it! Why are you in Silken City!?"

Amidst the broken Array Formation, the Demon Daoist's voice was filled with fear.

At this moment, there were 108 marquises of the opposite sexes from the Great Qian Dynasty in the sky. Even without the help of any Dharma artifacts, their cultivation levels were even stronger than that of ordinary Golden Core cultivators!

Not to mention Foundation Establishment realm cultivators, even if one is of Golden Core realm, he would take a detour if he saw a Marquis.

"Demon Daoist, you've been killing and refining evil treasures everywhere. You've already violated the laws of the Great Qian Dynasty. Now, you still dare to touch the Fiend Eradicators. Do you really think the Great Qian Dynasty will turn a blind eye?"

The dignified voice sounded with brilliant intention. The Blazing Sun King stabbed forward with the Spear in his hand, causing the Void in the array to tremble and the world to brighten!

A hundred-meter-long flaming energy spear pierced through the black fog and landed on the Demon Daoist with a ferocious force.

...

"Damn it!"

Amidst the evaporation of the black fog by the flames, a pale-faced Gnome appeared and revealed a look of horror. He hurriedly took out the familiar black and red flag.

Immediately, countless black fog rolled and hundreds of ghostly shadows gathered, turning into a hundred-meter-long green whirlwind that blasted towards the golden firearm.

"Hmph, your Hundred Ghost Gonfalon which has just been ranked wants to block my Flame Spear?"

With a disdainful voice, the Fire Spear shattered the whirlwind and annihilated many ghosts. It pierced through The Hundred Ghost Gonfalon.

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"Ah!"

The Gnome screamed miserably. His Dharma treasures were damaged and he spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot. His aura immediately became dissipated by a huge amount.

He looked terrified and knew that he was no match for the Blazing Sun King. He then turned around and fled frantically.

"Die!"

The Blazing Sun King chased after him.

With a spark of fire, the spear shot out like a dragon!

...

"Scatter!"

The Demon Daoist gritted his teeth. In the shattered The Hundred Ghost Gonfalon, the remaining evil spirits rushed out with strange cries and tore at the flaming spear crazily.

If he was a Golden Core cultivator, he could still fully utilize the power of The Hundred Ghost Gonfalon to fight against the blazing spear. But now he was only at the Foundation Establishment realm, the power of his Dharma treasure was simply incomparable. Many evil spirits were reduced to ashes by the raging flames.

He gritted his teeth and dispersed some evil spirits. He then deliberately charged towards Sikong Ya and the others, wanting to take them hostage and save himself.

"Blazing Sun King, if you continue to chase me, everyone from the Fiend Eradicators will die!"

The Demon Daoist threatened, hoping to force the Blazing Sun King to stop his attack so that he could escape.

"You, a mere brat can be cleaned up with a simple incarnation."

The Blazing Sun King did not care at all. As he sped up in his chase, he left behind a translucent figure and caught up to the Demon Daosit who had used a secret technique to escape his clutches.

"Die."

The flames in Blazing Sun King's eyes flickered as he activated his killing move.

On the other side, a big-bellied ghost opened its mouth and spat out Chang Sunji, placing him in front of the Spear.

When the Blazing Sun King saw this, he could not help but halt his attack.

"I heard that this is the Virtuous Phoenix King's son. Kill him!"

When the Demon Daoist saw the Blazing Sun King's hesitation, he laughed and took the opportunity to escape.

While the Blazing Sun King was chasing after the Demon Daoist, Song Shi, who was buried, frowned in annoyance, "My kidneys are destroyed. I don't want to live anymore."

He pulled the wood out and blood gushed out, causing him to grimace in pain.

Setting up the resurrection location to be on the same spot he died, he cultivated in reverse through his cultivation pathways and died with his meridians broken.

Three seconds later, apart from his clothes being torn, Song Shi revived unharmed. True Energy gushed out as he punched out.

Boom!

Under the powerful force, the shattered building was blasted open. Song Shi jumped out and landed outside.

In the flames, the incarnation of the Blazing Sun King was killing all the remaining evil spirits in the air.

The entire courtyard below had turned into ruins. Sikong Ya and the others were all affected as they looked extremely disheveled. Song Shi's gaze focused on the old man.

Because Big Smart had stood in front of him. Old Master Song was fine.

However, Song Jia and Song Bei were both lying on the ground, covered in blood. It was unclear if they were dead or alive.

As for the other cultivator that was guarding the outside of the array, he had long disappeared and fled.

63 Yin Yang Reversal Array

Song Shi shifted his position and appeared in front of them in the blink of an eye. He immediately picked up the weakest Song Bei and checked that she was still breathing.

He heaved a sigh of relief. Other than the old master, this little girl was the only one in the Song family whom he was fond of.

However, when he saw her other injuries, his expression still darkened.

Due to the shockwave, the girl's right arm was broken and there was a sharp wooden block stuck in her chest.

"Young Master, they were too scattered just now. I didn't have time to protect everyone."

!!

Big Smart said guiltily.

"It's okay. You did great!"

Song Shi shook his head.

"Can Bei Bei still live?" Song Wan asked with difficulty.

"She'll outlive you."

Song Shi glanced at the old man. He still remembered that when Chang Sunji asked Song Jia to throw Song Bei out to feed the ghosts, the old man did not say a word to object.

Song Wan smiled bitterly. He knew that his son was dissatisfied with him, but he was just an ordinary old man without any strength. Under such circumstances, was there a better choice?

Song Shi did not say anything else. He injected wisps of True Energy to stabilize her injuries and said to the panting Big Smart, "Bring people and follow me!"

Ignoring the others from the Demon Slayers Division, Song Shi left.

Big Smart glanced at the unconscious Song Jia and picked her up. With his other hand, he brought Song Wan and Old Qin with him.

On the ground, Chen Yiling, who was half buried, looked at Song Shi's back in surprise. "Everyone is so battered. Why is this person fine? Strange…"

It was already early in the morning. Song Shi quickly walked past two streets. The surroundings were terrifyingly quiet.

After checking the surroundings with his divine sense, his body trembled and his expression turned ugly. "Damn it, these bastards killed all the commoners!"

"They've slaughtered every living soul in the vicinity!"

In a cold voice, Liu Ruxue, who was dressed in black, appeared. She reached out a hand and pulled Song Shi. "Follow me. It's not safe anywhere else."

At this moment, Song Shi did not know where to go, so he obediently followed behind with his entourage

Liu Ruxue said angrily, "I told you to stay in the New Moon Brothel but you did not listen. If you die, you are going to leave me all alone!"

Song Shi was not in a good mood at the moment. He said coldly, "You don't have another man who you can absorb Yang energy from anymore?"

"What do you mean? I am trying to help you and yet you're blaming me?"

Liu Ruxue was so angry that she wanted to flare up, when she suddenly saw the girl in Song Shi's arms. She raised her eyebrows and asked, "Who is she to you?"

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"Sister!"

Song Shi said, "If not for a powerhouse passing by today, I might have been the only one left in our entire family."

"Forget it. I know you're in a bad mood, so I won't argue with you."

Liu Ruxue muttered, "I only care about your life and death out of everybody else. After all, you're my furnace… Dao companion."

Liu Ruxue realized that she almost said something wrong subconsciously . She was a little confused. Song Shi was just a Furnace to her. Why did she care so much?

She heard that her senior sisters changed Furnaces every few months. But it seemed that she was too weak and cherished her first Furnace too much.

Song Shi was surprised. Had he managed to melt the heart of this woman such that she has feelings for him now? It was a pity as he had never fallen in love with any woman before.

"Thank you for your kindness then."

Song Shi held Liu Ruxue's hand and his expression softened. It was important to appease her. Since she really came to help him this time, he had to thank her sincerely.

He knew that his displeasure just now stemmed from almost being killed from just the aftershock of a casual attack from a powerhouse. That sense of powerlessness made him feel frustrated.

"Hmph, So you know you're wrong?"

Liu Ruxue raised her head with a victorious smile appearing on her face, "Let's go. Although the Blazing Sun King is here, there are still many Sky Demon Cult members nearby."

"So they are the ones who killed all the civilians?"

Song Shi asked as he walked.

"Yes, do you think it's just one or two people? Half of the Sky Demon Cult's Black Fiend Hall is in Silken City. Truthfully, they're much stronger than the people from the Fiend Eradicators. Otherwise, they wouldn't have dared to launch such a direct attack at their nest."

Liu Ruxue revealed to him a piece of information that Song Shi did not know.

"The Sky Demon Cult is really arrogant." Song Shi felt that he had underestimated this rebel faction.

"Yes, the Sky Demon Cult is extremely powerful and unfathomable. Even the Moon palace is rather wary of them."

Liu Ruxue nodded and glanced at Song Jia, who was being carried by Big Smart. "Who is she? She's quite pretty."

"She's a slut. Don't worry about her!"

Song Shi did not treat Song Jia well at all. If not for the fact that they were related by blood, he would not have cared if this woman was dead or alive.

"Hehe, since you despise her so much, why don't you give it to me? I don't mind taking her in as a bed-warming maid."

Two figures appeared at the end of the street. Song Shi was very familiar with the person who spoke. It was Sun Xuan.

He looked at Liu Ruxue greedily and licked his lips. "As for you, why don't you sleep with me before I send you back?"

"Are you qualified to sleep with me?"

Liu Ruxue was arrogant and cold. She deliberately leaned against Song Shi. "Can you compare to him? If you sleep with me, you'll be sucked dry overnight!"

"…"

Song Shi did not know what to say. The usually aloof fairy was actually so explicit.

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"Sun Xuan, don't touch the women of the Moon Palace and the Acacia Faction. Otherwise, you would die without even knowing how."

...

The other person spoke. His voice was low and hoarse, as if it was made from rotten wood. His eyes were dark and he wore a black robe and mask. Only his eyes were exposed, while his entire body could not be seen clearly.

Song Shi did not know this person, but when Song Wan saw him, he looked angry and afraid. Elder Qin's reaction was also filled with fear.

It was easy to guess this person's identity.

"Hei Duzi!"

Song Shi's gaze landed on the black-robed man. "Why aren't you showing yourself this time? Are you very ugly?"

Hei Duzi's eyes were dark, like a demon's eyes from the netherworld. He smiled sinisterly, "I really didn't expect your Song family to produce an immortal seedling. The heavens are blind to misfortune indeed. Fortunately, I took my revenge in time. Otherwise, it would have been troublesome if this woman had helped you in increasing your power."

As he spoke, a dark figure appeared at both ends of the street.

These people hung their heads as if they were asleep. However, if one looked carefully, they would discover that these people had sharp teeth and black nails which were far longer than ordinary people. Their faces were pulled into a ferocious expression and a nasty stench spread from their bodies. They were all walking corpses!

The worst part was that there were a lot of these corpses. In the blink of an eye, they filled the exits on both sides, effectively blocking any means of escape.

"None of you, Songs will make it out alive today. And once you've been put to rest, those waiting outside will be the next to meet their fate."

Hei Duzi waved his hand and the surrounding zombies suddenly raised their heads to let out beast-like roars.

...

Liu Ruxue stood up straight. Her black tights accentuated her slim waist. Her beautiful eyes were shining like cold stars, "Hei Duzi, on behalf of the Yao Moon Palace, don't kill him!"

She was only at the mid-stage Qi Refinement realm, while Hei Duzi was at the late-stage Qi Refinement realm. Furthermore, with the help of so many Gu Corpses, she could not protect Song Shi in this predicament at all.

"Can you even represent the Yao Moon Palace?"

Hei Duzi had a mocking expression, "Scram! Otherwise, I'll kill you too!"

Liu Ruxue pulled Song Shi, "Come with me alone. I don't believe he will dare to chase after us."

Song Shi did not move at all.

"Xue'er, help me carry my sister."

Song Shi pushed Song Bei into Liu Ruxue's arms and threw out a glowing jade plate at the same time. A circle of white light instantly shone out.

Liu Ruxue's vision blurred. Other than Song Bei in her arms, she could not see anything else. It was as if she had entered a fog.

"Stay where you are!"

Song Shi's voice sounded in her ear. Liu Ruxue asked anxiously, "What are you doing?"

"Kill them, of course. How else would we be able to leave?"

Song Shi stood in the Yin-Yang Reversal Array Formation released by the array disc. The array formation had already spread out and enveloped the entire street, enveloping Hei Duzi and Sun Xuan as well.

"You think you are on par with him? Don't be rash."

Liu Ruxue reached out and tried to grab his arm, but Song Shi, who was beside her, had somehow disappeared.

64 Your Gu Corpse Is Not Strong Enough

"Lord Hei Duzi, what's going on?"

Sun Xuan panicked. His vision was blurry and he couldn't see anything. He could only hear voices.

Standing right next to him, Hei Duzi's expression changed drastically, "It's an Array Formation. What he threw out just now should be the legendary Array Formation treasure plate. It's engraved with an Array Formation taboo, and when activated, it can release a simple array. This array should be a maze that affects our perception."

"You're quite knowledgeable."

Song Shi's calm voice appeared beside them.

Hei Duzi's expression hardened as he raised his hand and conjured a spell.

The black fog churned and his Spiritual Energy transformed into a poisonous snake that bit towards the source of the sound with vicious power.

"Ah!"

A scream sounded. It was a little familiar.

Sun Xuan's body had been bitten by a venomous snake and blood was flowing wildly from the wound.

He covered his wound cried out in agony, "Lord Hei Duzi, it's me. You hit the wrong person!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a swoosh sounded and Sun Xuan's voice stopped abruptly.

A sword had cut off his head.

"Do you think you'll be fine just because you found an Immortal Cultivator to rely on?"

Song Shi held his blood-stained sword and spat, "How dare try to assassinate me? This is my revenge!"

Sun Xuan's eyes were filled with regret. If he had known that Song Shi was so powerful, he would never have revealed himself so early.

"Young Master, what should I do? Do I help you?"

Big Smart asked.

"No need. Just stay where you are. The Array Formation is protecting you. You're very safe."

Song Shi shook the Gentleman Sword to shake off the blood. The blade of the sword immediately returned to its bright and clean state.

After killing Sun Xuan, Song Shi controlled the Array Formation such that his vision and consciousness were not affected. He turned around and stared coldly at Hei Duzi, who had brought him a great deal of grief and interrogated, "Hei Duzi, do you think you're very impressive? Do you think you can really exterminate someone's entire family that easily?"

"I admit that your abilities have exceeded my expectations. Unfortunately, you're still too young!"

Hei Duzi sniggered. The surrounding Gu Corpses suddenly turned their heads, their eyes were white, but they were all staring at Song Shi, as if they had found a target. They then suddenly charged towards him.

"What?"

Song Shi was surprised. How did he discover him?

The Yin Yang Reversal Array should have affected his vision and divine sense. Even a Golden Core would move cautiously. How did this fellow's Gu Corpses discover him?

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"Is it because of the Gu?"

Song Shi guessed the reason and hurriedly took a step back. He raised his sword and slashed horizontally. With a sizzling sound, several heads were cut off.

More Gu Corpses charged over, drowning Song Shi.

"Song Shi, are you alright? If you can't win, run. You stupid fool, his Gu can lock onto you through smell."

Liu Ruxue stomped her feet anxiously. If Song Shi died, where else would she find such a long-lasting Furnace?

"Hehe, he can't escape. Although this array formation has trapped me, this street has already been blocked by my Gu Corpse. No one can escape!"

Hei Duzi laughed smugly, "Even if I don't have Dharma treasures like The Hundred Ghost Gonfalon like the Demon Daoist, I still have more than a hundred Gu Corpses that I can control. So what if a newbie who has just entered the Qi Refinement realm has an array disk? Let's see how long you can withstand my Gu Corpse army!"

"It's indeed my smell. The Yin Yang Reversal Formation Disc doesn't seem to be able to isolate smells."

Song Shi was deep in thought. He had given one of his hands to the Gu Corpse to bite, but the other party had broken his teeth doing so.

Song Shi's Invincible Vajra physique made his body comparable to metal. Even if he was drowned by so many Gu Corpses, it would be very difficult for the Gu Corpses to bite him to death.

He said unhappily, "Your Gu Corpse isn't very strong. Why are you so weak? You can't even compare to a Postnatal martial artist, yet you want to kill me?"

Originally, he was prepared to use the Gu Corpses army to farm a wave of rewards, but in the end, their ability was not enough to kill him.

He was very disappointed!

"Song Shi, don't be careless. Those that can't hurt you are all low-level Gu Corpses. They have only just been refined by him and are only slightly stronger than ordinary people."

Liu Ruxue reminded him.

Puchi!

A black claw suddenly pierced through Song Shi's back and into his chest, crushing his heart.

The Gu Corpse with a slightly different appearance appeared behind him. Wisps of baleful aura spread out and its body was black like charcoal, its skin was tough like steel.

Song Shi looked down. His blood was burning the Gu Corpse's claws.

His expression was calm as he enjoyed his death. He grinned.

Not bad, among these Normal Gu Corpses, there were actually these high-grade ones.

"How ignorant. I killed almost all of your Song family, so how can I not have a high-level Gu Corpse? I wonder how this Iron Skinned Gu Corpse tastes?"

Hei Duzi thought that he had killed Song Shi and laughed smugly.

He had deliberately hidden the low-grade Iron Skinned Gu Corpse that was comparable to the late-stage Qi Refinement realm among the Normal Gu Corpses for this moment.

"Not bad."

Song Shi replied and pulled his body out from the Gu Corpse's claws. He fell to the ground and died.

"You have been killed by the Gu Corpse. Physique 3!"

"You have absorbed strength from death and obtained 2 Freedom Attribute Points!"

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...

"You will be resurrected in three seconds!"

"No resurrection location set. Resurrection on the spot by default!"

After Song Shi was resurrected, he heard Liu Ruxue calling him.

"Song Shi, are you dead? Reply to me if you aren't."

Liu Ruxue held a jade token in her hand and wanted to ask for help. However, this place was in the Array Formation. If Song Shi did not give her permission, no one could enter it anyways.

"I'm not dead. Be quiet. Give my sister a healing pill."

Song Shi replied and ignored the Iron Skinned Gu Corpse. He waved his sword and continued to kill the Normal Gu Corpses.

These normal Gu Corpses were extremely useless. After clearing them, he could use the cleared space for the Iron Skinned Gu Corpse to farm rewards.

"You must be injured. That Iron Skinned Gu Corpse is invulnerable and is very difficult to deal with."

Liu Ruxue heaved a sigh of relief, "Why don't I ask Deacon Ao Bai to come over? You can open the Array Formation later and let him help you."

"No need!"

...

Song Shi hurriedly rejected it. What a joke. He was going to court death in the Array Formation. How could he allow outsiders to interfere?

"But…"

Liu Ruxue wanted to say something, but Song Shi's voice that was beside her ears suddenly disappeared.

"This array formation is so powerful that it can even disrupt sound!"

Liu Ruxue was shocked. She knew that Song Shi had activated the soundproofing function of the Array Formation.

"It should be a relatively high-level array formation. Looks like he's indeed confident in dealing with Hei Duzi."

She relaxed and took out a healing pill for Song Bei to eat.

Seeing that Liu Ruxue did not say anything else, Song Shi nodded. This woman was very smart. She saw that he had the ability to solve the problem at hand and immediately quietened down.

In fact, this Yin-Yang Reversal Array Formation Disc had many functions. He was still exploring using it.

At the very least, in terms of array functions that could cause Confusion, it could mess up one's vision and divine sense. Moreover it could even isolate sound.

Otherwise, Hei Duzi would have charged over and attacked him a long time ago instead of running around on the spot.

"Good stuff. If I want to court death in a short period of time, I can use this formation to conceal myself."

Song Shi's eyes lit up.

With a puff, he was killed by the Iron Skinned Gu Corpse again.

After Song Shi activated the sound isolation function, a circle of waves spread out. Other than his own breathing, Hei Duzi could no longer hear anything.

His eyes were dark as he stared at the dense fog. "It's a very complex maze. My divine sense, vision, and voice are all isolated. I don't know what is happening at all. Fortunately, I have given the orders for my Gu Corpse to attack before he activates his Dharma Treasure. When this person kills the Normal Gu Corpses, the smell of Gu Corpse will also be left on his body for the other Gu Corpses to locate him. Otherwise it would be impossible to locate him ."

65 My Death Should be Of a Certain Quality

His gaze shifted as he deduced the situation. "This array formation not only has a maze, but also a trapping array. I can't even walk out. It's at least a Level 2 Comprehensive Array Formation!

"In that case, the array disc that contains the Array Formation Taboo Powers must be a mid to high-grade Dharma treasure. With his level of Qi Refinement realm cultivation, he can't activate it by himself at all. He can only rely on spirit stones. Now, when the Array Formation Power is exhausted, not only will I be able to kill them, but I will also obtain a precious Dharma treasure!"

Hei Duzi used his prior experience to deduce all sorts of possible scenarios. He was instantly confident and smiled sinisterly, "Hehe, these special Dharma treasures are much more valuable than The Hundred Ghost Gonfalon!"

He felt that he had encountered a walking treasure. He immediately raised his hand and activated an alms bowl-shaped Dharma artifacts. They emitted a faint light to protect his body as he quietly waited for the outcome.

Song Shi had killed more than a hundred Normal Gu Corpses in the process of dying ten times.

"Why was there only one high-grade Gu Corpse? This guy is way too poor!"

He was very dissatisfied. He canceled a portion of the Array Formation's sound isolation function and deliberately let Hei Duzi hear his him. "Hey, are there any more Iron Skinned Gu Corpses? These low-grade ones aren't enough for me to play with."

"You ignorant thing. It's extremely hard to even be able to raise one Iron Skinned Gu Corpse from a hundred of the Normal Gu-corpses. Do you think it's like growing cabbages? It's impossible to grow so many!"

Hei Duzi felt extremely insulted and looked at Song Shi with disdain. In reality however, all of his other Iron Skinned Gu Corpses had already been destroyed in the previous battle with the Demon Slayers Division.

Of course, he would never reveal this to Song Shi. He sneered, "You should try staying alive under my one Iron Skinned Gu Corpse first."

He was also surprised. It had been so long, but his army still hadn't killed this guy.

This array formation probably had a Defense function. It was even more powerful than he had imagined.

The surrounding voices disappeared again. Song Shi pursed his lips. "We can only catch this guy and take advantage of him."

He killed the last few Normal Gu Corpses in a few moves and stood in front of the Iron Skinned Gu Corpse. He did not defend himself at all and let the other party kill him however it wanted.

After dying for ten times, Song Shi could start farming accumulated rewards. He decided to do so as he wanted to see what his next Physique attribute would be.

In the process of dying multiple times, because his physique was still too strong, his blood had the effect of resisting evil entities.

The Iron Skinned Gu Corpse's nails were severely worn and corroded by the power in his blood, to the point of its bones being revealed.

"Brother, can you change to your other hand to fight me?"

Song Shi pursed his lips. He felt that the Iron Skinned Gu Corpse's claws were no longer very sharp anymore. They could not even kill him nimbly now.

The latter was actually just a corpse controlled by a kind of parasitic bug. How could it comprehend Song Shi's words? It continued to pierce his heart with its worn to the bone, dull claws.

Crack!

After a few more times, it's claw broke off.

Only then did the Iron Skinned Gu Corpse change to its other hand.

Immediately, Song Shi's process of dying became much smoother. For the next few rounds, he was able to die much more painlessly.

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Under the power of its new claws, Song Shi quickly died more than ten times.

"Ding! You have been killed 50 times by physical attacks. Invincible Vajra and Innate Divine Strength Talent have fused. You have upgraded to a low-grade Diamond Treasure Body and awakened a low-grade Gold Spirit Root. Your Physique has increased by 50 points. Your strength and the strength of your flesh and bones have doubled!"

Amidst the notification, Song Shi's physique changed. His skin started to emit a sparkling treasure light, as if a peerless treasure weapon had appeared.

The Iron Skinned Gu Corpse behind him growled uneasily at this change but continued to attack with its relatively intact claws.

Crack!

Song Shi only felt a slight pain on chest from the claws. The other party's claws were so broken that it could no longer break through his defense.

"F*ck, is this your limit already?"

Song Shi was dissatisfied. He pulled the Iron Skinned Gu Corpse towards him and stretched out his neck, "Come, your teeth are stronger than your claws. It's softer here, bite me quickly!"

Roar!

With a low growl, the foul-smelling mouth successfully bit off Song Shi's neck.

Puff!

Blood splattered on the Iron Skinned Gu Corpse's face. The masculine power contained in the crimson liquid corroded its ugly face until it was full of holes, causing it to scream in pain.

"Ding… You have been bitten to death by the Gu Corpse. As you have died ten times under the same target, The basic reward will be stopped. The accumulated rewards will continue to be counted."

"You will be resurrected in three seconds!"

"No resurrection location set. Resurrection on the spot by default!"

Fortunately, Song Shi revived in three seconds. Other than the fact that his body maintained his vitality for a few seconds before he resurrected, his blood disappeared as soon as he died, preventing the Iron Skinned Gu Corpse from suffering further damage needlessly.

After Song Shi was revived, he said in satisfaction, "Not bad. No wonder it is said that teeth are indeed the hardest thing in the human body. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for you to kill me with other ways. The only bad thing about dying this way is that your mouth stinks."

He pinched his nose and sent his neck over again, muttering: "I spoke too early when I said that courting death was easy. This method is really too stinky for me to bear."

After being bitten to death again, Song Shi really could not stand the other party's bad breath any longer. He thought for a moment then raised his hand to slap the Iron Skinned Gu Corpse.

The rich glow coursed through his arm. He didn't need to tap into any True Energy to channel his power; he relied solely on his raw, unbridled strength to smack it down to the ground..

The Song Shi grabbed its neck and used a powerful force to suppress it, pressing it to the ground. He then took out a pile of things from his storage bag.

Prying open the corpse's mouth, he took a brush, dipped it in some salt and water and started to brush the Iron Skinned Gu Corpse's teeth personally!

If Hei Duzi saw this scene, he would definitely be dumbfounded.

Who would brush this disgusting thing's teeth?

That person would surely be some sort of lunatic!

"Fortunately, Tong Hu placed his daily necessities in his storage bag. I have him to thank for the equipment that came in handy."

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Song Shi muttered.

Tong Hu's storage bag not only contained water and salt, but also some seasonings for cooking. Judging from these things he probably lived in the wild and foraged for his meals. It seemed that he probably had a habit of making roasted meat with these seasonings.

Song Shi made full use of these tools and personally brushed Gu corpse's teeth.

It was something he had to do. The corpse's mouth was really too smelly. It was so smelly that he wanted to vomit before he could even die!

...

Every time he was bitten to death, he felt as if he was being stunk to death by the rancid smell instead.

"I should not allow myself to die in such an undignified manner. There has to be a certain quality to my demise. It can't be from something that is dirty and smelly."

Song Shi chuckled.

Whoosh Whoosh swoosh.

After washing all the dirty things out, the Iron Skinned Corpse's teeth actually turned from black to copper-colored metal-like material, but the level of this material was clearly a level higher than ordinary metal.

"What a good set of teeth. No wonder it could bite me to death so easily. These teeth should be able to kill me many times."

Song Shi was very impressed.

A few minutes later, After Song Shi polished its teeth, he sent his neck over again.

Amidst sounds of crunching, Song Shi died peacefully.

This time, the rancid stench has finally disappeared. There was even a little fragrance coming from the Gu Corpse's mouth.

Under the extremely strong teeth of the Iron Skinned Gu Corpse, Song Shi continued to accumulate his number of deaths.

...

"Ding! You have been killed more than 70 times by physical attacks. Your Physique has been upgraded to a medium-grade Diamond Treasured Body. You have awakened a medium-grade Gold Spirit Root. Your Physique has increased by 70 points. Your Strength and the strength of your flesh and bones have doubled!

After his Physique increased again, the destructive power of the Iron Skinned Gu Corpse's teeth decreased greatly in comparison, although it could still bite him to death, it had become more difficult to do so.

After accumulating 90 deaths, Song Shi's Diamond Treasure Body was upgraded to High-grade, and his Gold spirit root was also upgraded, causing the Iron Skinned Gu Corpse to have to bite him a few times before it could bite him to death, This caused the pain Song Shi felt to increase greatly.

After enduring it for a hundred times, his entire body shone brightly. Both his Diamond Treasure Body and Gold Spirit Root had transformed into the Top Grade and his Physique had increased by a hundred points. With a bang, the Iron Skinned Gu Corpse's teeth shattered.

"Sigh, you're useless to me now. Time for you to go to hell!"

Song Shi countered the Iron Skinned Gu Corpse with an Iron Sand Palm.

With a sudden burst of energy, his palm struck the Iron Skinned Gu Corpse with a thunderous impact, causing the air to ripple and distort. And then, there was a deafening explosion as the corpse was torn apart by his immense strength. Flames erupted from the shattered remains, fueled by raw Yang forces.

"Ding… congratulations on killing the target of death. You are rewarded with one chance to draw the lottery!"

As the system notification sounded, he caught a glimpse of something in the broken flesh and walked over to take a look.

It was the Gu, a black bug, which had already died.

66 Dharma artifacts and the Diamond Dharma Body!

"So these are the Gu worms that control the movements in the corpses' bodies?"

Song Shi sized it up curiously. This thing had the size of a caterpillar, but the fur on its body was similar to mini tentacles. It was a little disgusting.

Turning around, Song Shi pulled out the Gentleman Sword that was stabbed into the ground at the side and broke open the head of an ordinary Gu Corpse.

Inside, he found similar insects, but they were much smaller and whiter in color. They were also dead.

"Will they die after the Gu Corpse is killed?"

Song Shi seemed to be deep in thought, "But how did they determine my location previously? Was I tainted by a scent?"

Feeling that this creature was quite complicated, Song Shi did not waste any time studying it. He stood up and walked towards Hei Duzi.

With the Array Formation Power covering him, Song Shi walked to his side, but Hei Duzi did not seem to notice.

There was a black alms bowl above the other party's head, and an energy shield protected the bowl securely. Inside the alms bowl, something seemed to be squirming.

Just as Song Shi was considering letting this fellow kill him a few times, Hei Duzi, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly formed a seal. The black alms bowl suddenly flew out.

Song Shi's pupils were constricted. This guy could still discover his position. He suppressed his instinct to resist and hurriedly stuck his head out to be struck by Hei Duzi's Dharma artifacts.

He had to seize this good opportunity to court death!

Clang!

Song Shi's head was cracked open and blood gushed out. As his head was smashed by the alms bowl, he was sent flying.

"Congratulations on being killed by Dharma artifacts. Physique 3!"

"You have absorbed strength from death and obtained 2 Freedom Attribute Points!"

"You will be resurrected in three seconds!"

"No resurrection location set. Resurrection on the spot by default!"

This time, Song Shi died very quickly. He died the moment he landed on the ground.

Hei Duzi's Dharma artifact, the alms bowl, was of a high-grade, hence despite his top-grade Diamond Treasure Body, he was still inferior to it.

Moreover he did not use any True Energy to resist and even took the initiative to absorb the direct impact. He was naturally unable to withstand it.

After shattering Song Shi's head, the alms bowl Dharma artifact slowly retracted. Hei Duzi did not dare to reach too far out, or he would be cut off from the Dharma artifacts by the power of the Array Formation .

Swoosh!

Hei Duzi opened his eyes, "I know you want to ambush me, but I have an army of Gu around me, that echoes your presence, as long as you get close, I will be able to sense it."

He stood up and looked at the alms bowl. There was no blood on it.

"This person probably has some protective Dharma artifacts… or even a Dharma treasure body."

Hei Duzi narrowed his eyes.

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The other party had dealt with the Iron Skinned Gu Corpse so quickly without being killed by it. It seemed that he was indeed quite capable.

He had actually not noticed the existence of this kind of person before. If his power continued to mature, he would really be a troublesome existence.

He looked coldly at the thick white fog, "Song Shi, don't even think about ambushing me. My Echoing Gu can echo the presence of everything from thirty feet around me. As long as you enter, I will sense it."

The other party clearly did not take his words seriously. Soon, the Gu he had set up fluctuated in its echoes, signaling that Song Shi had approached again!

Without hesitation, he activated the alms bowl and smashed it over the incoming intruder.

Clang!

With another muffled sound, the alms bowl flew out ten feet. Its light dimmed and it trembled and swayed.

This was because the connection between the Dharma artifacts and their owner was rapidly disappearing. Hei Duzi hurriedly formed a seal and slowly retracted it back.

Since the time it took to retract the alms bowl was far more than three seconds. Hei Duzi did not see any bloodstains on it. He treated it as a collision of Dharma artifacts and did not think too much about it.

Song Shi, who used his head to block the Dharma artifacts, successfully died again.

"From the rewards, it seems that this guy's strength is not much different from mine. He's probably at the ninth to tenth level of Qi Refinement. It shouldn't be difficult to kill him. I'll farm a large number of deaths first."

Song Shi jumped up and approached Hei Duzi again. The attacks by the alms bowl currently was a physical one. It seemed that it was capable of other types of attacks, but in order to conserve Spiritual Energy, Hei Duzi did not activate them.

This gave him a chance to smash his head against the Dharma artifact again.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Every half a minute, there would be a collision. However, as the area was sealed by the Array Formation Power the sound only echoed in a small area.

The cycle of death continued. This time, even if he died thirty times in a row, there was no change to his power, nor was there any basic reward.

Song Shi was not in a hurry. He did not believe that the system would not upgrade him if he died enough times.

While he was farming the number of deaths, Hei Duzi was about to vomit from the overexertion of his powers.

Although using Dharma artifacts to smash Song Shi consumed very little Spiritual Energy, it was still extremely depleting if done too many times.

This was because controlling the Dharma artifact under the influence of the Array Formation Power was very tiring.

After seventy times, his spiritual power and divine sense were almost exhausted to none. He had no choice but to take a Qi Replenishment Pill to recover.

With his Spiritual Energy exhausted, he could still eat Qi Replenishment Pills to recover, but his divine sense could not be replenished.

The light in his eyes grew dimmer and dimmer.

"It doesn't make sense. This person also keeps activating his Dharma artifacts to collide with mine. How has his Spiritual Energy not been exhausted?"

Staring at the thick fog, he really wanted to know what the other party was doing.

"Hehe, this guy doesn't seem to have enough Spiritual Energy!"

Song Shi could see Hei Duzi's situation clearly.

...

He knew that other than the limitation of needing to form hand seals to cast spells, ordinary cultivators' Spiritual Energy would easily dry up when using Dharma artifacts.

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Once they had no more Spiritual Energy left, a pure cultivator could only replenish it from the outside world, unlike a martial artist who could refine essence from his body to replenish his Genuine Qi. Their endurance was hence of a lower level.

This was roughly similar to Mages and Warriors in RPGs. Since they were able to refine their bodies, they would be considered as 'tanks' in these games.

If someone cultivated both Immortality and Martial Arts, he would be a Battle Mage. If it was an Immortal cultivator who cultivated body tempering, he would be called a Tank Mage. If an Immortal and Martial Arts cultivator cultivated body tempering, they would be a Battle Tank Mage and be the strongest amongst all.

Therefore since Song Shi's Diamond Treasured Body was top-notch in body refinement and coupled with the fact that he cultivated both Immortal and Martial Arts, it could be said that Song Shi belonged to the strongest class, the Battle Tank Mage.

Hei Duzi's body was very similar to the Iron Skinned Gu Corpse that he had killed. He should be considered a Tank Mage, but he was also a little lacking in certain aspects to be considered so.

"Do your best. Let me die a few more times."

Song Shi chuckled and continued farming death.

After being smashed to death 30 times by the alms bowl and as Hei Duzi was panting, a system notification appeared in Song Shi's ears.

"Ding! You have been killed by physical attacks by Dharma Artifacts 200 times. Your Physique has been upgraded to a low-grade Diamond Dharma Body. Your Physique has increased by 200 points. Your Strength, Flesh and Bone Strength have increased by two times!"

Song Shi's body underwent a huge change. First, his skin shone with a golden light, as if he had transformed into a Golden Arhat.

...

When the golden light condensed to become extremely bright, it transformed into a golden rune that appeared on his heart. A hint of Holy aura suddenly descended upon his entire body.

This rune was extremely mysterious. It emitted a firm and powerful and mysterious fluctuation. The nearby Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth was attracted and a portion of the Metallic Spiritual Qi automatically gathered towards the rune.

Buzz!

The Void in Song Shi fluctuated, and a golden energy barrier was born. It congregated to the surface of Song Shi's body and an additional barrier appeared, making Song Shi look like a special humanoid Dharma artifact.

This was the Dharma Body. Most Foundation Establishment cultivators and extraordinary martial artists dreamed of having such a Physique. If they could cultivate it, their bodies would be able to withstand the attacks of any Dharma artifacts.

However, Song Shi, who had been resurrected, did not look happy when he saw this miraculous scene. His expression turned bitter, "It's over, it's over for me now. I've become so strong all of a sudden. How is Hei Duzi going to kill me?"

He got up and approached Hei Duzi once again. The bowl that was clearly much dimmer than before smashed over once more.

With a crisp clang, the alms bowl bounced back upon hitting Song Shi.

Other than the buzzing in his head and a few strands of hair that had fallen off from the course of impact, Song Shi was completely fine.

"Sigh, Since I'm now at the same level of the artifacts. You can't kill me with just a smash."

He sighed and slapped the alms bowl away. He took a step forward and mobilized the True Energy in his body, then he jumped over and threw a punch.

As the mist churned, Hei Duzi discovered that he could no longer dodge the golden fist coming towards him that was engulfed in flames.

He did not panic. Instead, his eyes lit up.

"How dare you get close to me!"

He was delighted. His body was that of an Iron Skinned Gu Corpse. Wasn't this person courting death by getting close?

His expression hardened and he subconsciously raised his hand to grab Song Shi's fist.

Crack!

Under his shocked gaze, his claw broke away like rotten wood. With a bang, his body shattered into pieces.

His Iron Skinned Gu Corpse body was actually destroyed by a single punch from Song Shi!

…

67 Jade Cicada and the Possessing of Souls

"Facing a Dharma artifact head on? Are you an idiot?"

Song Shi landed in front of the shattered corpse with a disdainful expression.

His physical body was already comparable to the lowest-level Dharma artifacts. With the enhancement of True Energy, his punch just now was equivalent to using Dharma artifacts to attack. Did this guy think that he could take a punch from him just because he was invulnerable?

After saying that, he frowned and looked at the ground. He was surprised, "Eh, why is there no notification? This guy is not dead yet!"

!!

His expression sank as he recalled what Sikong Ya had said when he killed Hei Duzi's Gu Corpse. Could it be that this fellow wasn't his main body?

No, if this was just a Gu Corpse, he should not be able to use Dharma artifacts!

Gu!

He should be a Gu right now. Hei Duzi had probably turned into a Gu insect and was still alive!

His sharp gaze landed on the flesh and blood. He took out the Gentleman Sword and fiddled with it. Soon, he discovered a black worm.

"It's dead?"

Song Shi poked it with his sword. The bug was very fragile and broke into two.

"Interesting. Such a fragile worm can actually make its host body as hard as iron."

Song Shi could not help but sigh at the wonders of this Gu. If it was in his previous life, it would definitely be the subject of intense research by scientists.

"Still no response?"

He sneered and picked up his storage bag. He then raised his hand and formed a seal, condensing a fireball in his palms.

The extremely high temperature emitted caused the air to distort. The fireball condensed by Song Shi's True Energy was far hotter than ordinary fireballs.

With a tap of his finger, the fireball landed on the shattered corpse. The high temperature was released, directly igniting it and turning it into ashes at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"As expected of the fireball of the cultivation world. Its temperature is impressive."

It was Song Shi's first time dealing with a corpse and burning it felt pretty good.

From the burning flesh and blood, something suddenly flew out and turned into a jade-colored spot of light as it tried to escape.

"He really didn't die and turned into an insect…"

Song Shi was stunned. Although the other party ran quite fast, he still saw it clearly. It was an insect that looked like a jade cicada.

"Do you think you can escape?"

With a sneer, he took a step forward and chased after it.

Under the influence of the Yin Yang Reversal Formation Disc, The jade cicada seemed to be escaping, but it was actually flying around in a circle like a headless fly.

"Damn this Trapping Array!"

Hei Duzi's furious voice came from within the jade cicada. When he sensed a huge hand grabbing at him from behind, his body swayed as he dodged.

"You're quite agile!"

Song Shi was rather surprised that he missed.

His current physique was very strong, even at the Foundation Establishment realm. If he did not condense a Dharma Body, he probably would not be able to withstand his own strength. However, the Phantom image Steps enhanced by his powerful Physique still could not catch this thing.

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Swoosh!

Seeing that he could not escape, the latter suddenly changed his direction and turned to fly at Song Shi, wanting to attack.

Clang!

The sound of swords rang out.

The Gentleman Sword pierced through the air.

The jade cicada hurriedly dodged. The sword light brushed past its wings and actually caused sparks to appear.

Then, he turned his wings and flew towards his own Dharma artifacts.

Song Shi was shocked. Why was this insect's body like refined iron? It was completely different from the black worm.

He hurriedly slapped out and the Nine Yang True Energy from his palms formed a millstone-sized flame palm print that blasted over.

The jade cicada did not expect Song Shi to know martial arts where he did not even need to form a seal to launch a ferocious attack. As such he only managed to dodge a portion of the palm print.

BOOM!

The Iron Sand Palm struck the jade cicada and the power of fire contained in it made it scream. Half of its body turned charred black and it was blasted to the side of the alms bowl Dharma artifact.

"Please, spare me. I'm privy to a fortuitous opportunity that can grant immortality. All I ask in exchange is for my life!"

The jade cicada begged for mercy.

"A great opportunity?"

Song Shi pursed his lips seemingly in consideration before he slashed at the jade cicada.

Ding!

A portion of the tip of a sword like the Gentleman Sword actually shattered. However, under the pressure of the powerful force contained in it, it successfully cut the jade cicada in half.

His expression was cold, "I'm not interested in whatever opportunity. I just want to kill you!"

What kind of opportunity could compare to his lucky draw system?

And after all, what kind of grudge could compare to how this fellow almost exterminated his entire family?

The jade cicada let out a miserable cry and trembled a few times. Suddenly, it shone brightly.

"Ah! You destroyed my precious cicada body. I will possess your soul now!"

Hei Duzi's soul let out a strange cry. It bared its fangs and brandished its claws as it shot out from the shattered The jade cicada and pounced at Song Shi.

...

"Possession?"

Upon hearing this, Song Shi's eyes lit up. This was a unique way to die. Why hadn't he thought of it?

He purposefully did not raise his palm that was already covered in flames, looking like he did not have time to react.

Hei Duzi's soul pounced on Song Shi's body. With a sizzling sound, Song Shi's Vajra Dharma Body shone brightly. It was stimulated and erupted with a power that was evil suppressing.

"Ah!"

Hei Duzi cried out in pain as his soul rapidly dimmed under the golden light.

He said indignantly, "Dharma Body? How is that possible? How can a seventh level Qi Refinement cultivator like you cultivate a Dharma Body?!"

Although the Dharma Body was only a type of Physique, it was on the same level as Dharma artifacts and possessed some of the power of Dharma artifacts!

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Coupled with the enhancement of Spiritual Energy, with the strength of certain bones in the human body, they could match up with Dharma artifacts in battle.

How could Song Shi have a physique that was even difficult for Foundation Establishment Cultivators to cultivate?!

Could it be that he originally had a Connate Dharma Body?

...

How unfair the heavens were. They had allowed his enemies to birth such a cultivation genius.

"F*ck, don't burn him to death!"

Song Shi exclaimed in his heart. He hurriedly controlled the power of his Dharma Body and restrained it, pretending that he was no match for Hei Duzi.

Hei Duzi's eyes which were in despair suddenly lit up as he laughed heartily, "The heavens will not be rid of me yet!"

He turned into a dim light and entered Song Shi's glabella and began to possess him.

Song Shi could only feel a pain in his head. His entire consciousness seemed to have been impacted by something. His head tilted back and he almost staggered and fell.

Something drilled into his head and turned into a man in black that appeared in his sea of consciousness.

The moment the latter saw Song Shi's soul, he screamed in horror, "Impossible, how can your soul be so strong!"

In front of him, there were three giant flames that made up Song Shi's soul, which were three times larger than his small size.

Song Shi looked down at the foreign object in his sea of consciousness and frowned slightly. "In other words, you can't possess me?"

The latter had already collapsed and his face was filled with resentment, "Once the Possession skill is activated, it can't be stopped. It's either you die or I die. I don't believe that your soul is really that powerful!"

He rushed over and opened his mouth. His normal mouth suddenly expanded in this spiritual world, becoming larger than his body, making him look like he wanted to swallow an elephant.

Puchi!

Unfortunately, before his bloody mouth could engulf the flames completely, his soul collapsed like an egg hitting a rock.

In his shattered head, wisps of soul turned into mist and dissipated, then it was absorbed by Song Shi's sea of consciousness.

His soul twisted and returned to his human form. His head had become much smaller and more transparent.

"God, I can't accept this!"

Hei Duzi cursed, his expression filled with despair once again.

"That's it? How useless!"

Song Shi didn't think much of it. He didn't even try to block it. Just his instinct in his sea of consciousness made it impossible for Hei Duzi to possess him.

He raised his hand and grabbed Hei Duzi, squeezing him hard.

Puchi!

Just like a bubble shattering, the other party's soul was crushed into pieces. Wisps of Hei Duzi's original soul fused into his Sea of Consciousness and were slowly devoured.

"Ding… congratulations on killing the target of death. You are rewarded with one chance to draw the lottery!"

The system notification finally appeared. Song Shi knew that he had successfully killed this guy.

Song Shi regained consciousness and glanced at the broken jade cicada.

"What trash. Next time, I will find someone more powerful to possess me!"

He snorted as a string of memories suddenly surged into his mind. All of them were from Hei Duzi.

A large number of memories had surged in, causing his mind to be in a mess.

Song Shi frowned and concentrated on absorbing it as if he was watching a movie.

68 Finding a Way to Freeload EXP

Thirty years ago, a young boy was born into the family of Zhang Sancai, a fisherman.

His father was a down-and-out Scholar with some literary talent but nothing remarkable. In order to make a living, he had to resort to fishing and ferrying.

His father was talented and named him Wuji. He hoped that he would grow up to be a man that was born in the world without any taboos to his name.

Zhang Wuji, burdened with the weight of his father's unfulfilled dreams, poured himself into his studies with an unrelenting fervor to obtain scholarly honors. He passed the Elementary Scholar examination in his ninth year, but failed the Imperial Scholar examination every time afterwards.

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He then started a family but continued on the path of imperial examinations. At the same time, like his father, after starting a family and starting a career, he also gradually placed his hopes of passing the Imperial Examination on the next generation.

He had a sister named Wu You. Her personality was indeed as her name suggested. She was naive and innocent. She often helped him grind ink and copy books. Influenced by him and their father she became extremely well read and loved to read extensively. She was talented in literature and was even more outstanding than him, her brother.

It was a pity that women could not take the Imperial Examinations. As such, his sister could only recite poems by the river for fun. However she led a very carefree life.

The family was not rich, but they were happy until his father ferried a rich scholar across the river one day…

His younger sister, Wu You, happened to be on the ship. Her original naivety had turned into a flaw, when she was immediately infatuated after a few words from the scholar, Song Hu. The scholar was also talented in literature. The trip on the ship that day caused his younger sister to secretly fall in love with Song Hu.

Coincidentally, that rich young master was also interested in his sister, Wu You. He often appointed his father to ferry him across the river and every time, his sister would follow him.

As the young master of a rich family, Song Hu was not only handsome but also talented and rich, hence his family did not have much objections to the two of them being together.

Even if Wu You could only marry into the rich family as a concubine, it was still a good outcome for her.

However it was from then on, that the misfortune which will destroy his family began.

After a while, as the two of them became more affectionate, the rich young master would often invite his sister, Wu You, to go on 'outings'. After a few times, her stomach became swollen with pregnancy.

He and his father were furious. How could a woman's chastity be destroyed so casually? They immediately went to the Song family where the rich young master was and asked Song Hu to marry Wu You to preserve her reputation as much as possible.

Who would have thought that Song Hu, who had been flirting with his sister all this while, would suddenly turn against them and even berate them for making a fuss? To add fuel to the fire, he even gave them a sum of money and sent them away to settle the problem themselves.

But how could the pair of father and son, who had studied books on morality and sageness all their lives, tolerate this? The second time they came to demand for accountability, not only were they barred from seeing Song Hu, they were also beaten up by the eldest son of the Song family.

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This caused his parents to become egregiously injured, coupled with their extreme anger and despair, they lost their will to live and died overnight upon returning home.

Given his stubborn nature, he could just accept the outcome of the situation and wanted to go to the government to seek a fair and just explanation. But who would have thought that the Song family had relations with the government and upon catching wind of his complaints, directly assassinated his family in secret?

His sister who had foolishly gone to look for Song Hu, too seek him out, was cruelly drowned in a well.

He and his 10-month pregnant wife were also thrown into the river, both tied up inside of separate sacks. If he had not been strong enough to break free, he would have perished like his poor wife.

Upon surviving, he began on the path of revenge and vendetta. Originally, it was very difficult for him who had nothing to come up with any form of revenge to avenge his family. But in his wildest dreams, he was actually blessed with an immortal root which a passing master specializing in poison from Miaojiang took a fancy to. The master then taught him the art of voodoo that he could utilize to finally exact his revenge.

After obtaining voodoo and poison techniques, he used poison to stimulate his body's potential and his cultivation level increased rapidly.

The title of Hei Duzi was given to him when he finally became a master of poison .

Other than entering the Dao of Poison, he also encountered a fortuitous opportunity that had benefited him greatly. This happened when he entered the Thousand Poisons Mountain Range to refine poison, he had encountered danger and chanced upon an ancient cultivator's cave abode.

This ancient cultivator was a powerful Gu Master. Just by relying on the treasures he obtained from the outsides of the abode, he managed to cultivate the body of The Jade Cicada and also got rid of the aftereffects of using poison to stimulate his body. He then refined himself into a Gu Corpse and his cultivation improved greatly in a short year.

After his body was upgraded to the Iron Skinned Gu Corpse a refined body that was comparable to the body of a cultivator from the perfected Connate realm and his cultivation level had reached the late-stage Qi Refinement, he left the Thousand Poisons Mountain Range and returned to Silken City to take revenge.

During this period of time, he also joined the Sky Demon Cult and aligned his plan of revenge with the flow of Sky Demon Cult's operation, and in the process managed to obtain quite a bit of help to fulfill his revenge.

Originally, everything had gone smoothly. But who would have thought that the Song family would produce a cultivation genius that would completely ruin his plan to exterminate the Song family entirely at the very last moment?

After absorbing all of Hei Duzi's memories, Song Shi sighed as mixed feelings churned in his heart.

Without him, Hei Duzi would have been the standard protagonist. He would have risen to prominence after his revenge and vendetta and would have gone on to become a master of both poison and Gu in the future.

What a pity. Unless the other party was powerful enough to seal his powers, he would definitely lose when he encountered an immortal like him.

From the perspective of a third person, he pitied this guy. However, from the perspective of an involved party, not to mention how vicious Hei Duzi was, Song Shi would still choose to kill him even if he was a holy being.

After returning to reality from Hei Duzi's memories, Song Shi's eyes quickly regained their clarity. Other than the shining light of rationality in his eyes currently, they had become even more profound.

He looked at the alms bowl and the jade cicada's corpse on the ground and muttered, "To fuse the soul with external objects is equivalent to cultivating a treasure body. It's very rare in the Qi Refinement realm. It's comparable to being a genius who broke through the eleventh or twelfth level of Qi Refinement. This guy was quite powerful."

Standing up and looking at the alms bowl Dharma treasure, Song Shi did not touch them. Instead, he made a hand seal.

The alms bowl shook and the dim light on the surface dissipated, revealing the empty space inside. A seven-colored centipede was entrenched inside.

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"The seven-colored centipede, the fabled king of poison. This was also Hei Duzi's trump card. It's a pity that he didn't have time to release it before he died."

Song Shi glanced at The Jade Cicada, which had landed ten feet away from the alms bowl. If only he had given the other party just one more second just now, Hei Duzi would have been able to release his treasure.

"I was so close to experiencing the feeling of being poisoned to death!" Song Shi said regretfully as the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"However, after failing to possess me, I devoured him instead. This fellow's memories have become a part of my knowledge base!"

Song Shi chuckled. From now on, he was no longer a noob cultivator!

Through browsing through Hei Duzi's memories, not only did he learn many methods of Gu and poison, he also grasped all kinds of basic knowledge that a normal Qi Refinement cultivator should have.

"This is how I can create opportunities for myself. As long as someone possesses me, I'll devour them in return, then I'll obtain rich memories for doing nothing."

Song Shi felt that he had found a way to gain EXP for free, except that there probably wouldn't be many people who would resort to possessing him, unless they were forced to a dead end like Hei Duzi.

"I'm so looking forward to the next person who possesses me. I haven't completely experienced the feeling of being possessed yet."

As he was thinking about these strange thoughts, the fog around him suddenly began to fade, and the sounds from outside gradually came in.

A fluctuation came from the formation plate controlled by his divine sense.

Song Shi was stunned for a moment. "The power of the spirit stone has been exhausted. If I had waited for a little longer, Hei Duzi would have had a chance to escape."

He kept the alms bowl, picked up the broken jade cicada shell and threw it into the alms bowl.

The seven-colored centipede's tentacles feelers as it woke up from its slumber. It emitted an excited fluctuation and rushed over to devour the empty shell crazily.

It had no idea that it was eating its original owner. The more it ate, the more excited it became.

After sealing the alms bowl, Song Shi turned around and made several hand seals at the unmoving corpses of the Gu Corpses, condensing multiple fireballs and throwing them out.

The flames burned and turned all the corpses into ashes.

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Destroying corpses was a basic skill that Song Shi felt immortal cultivators should have.

From his point of view, the first reason was because he couldn't casually leave such dangerous 'trash' lying around like that and the second reason was to avoid his enemies using tactics such as the jade cicada to escape like Hei Duzi.

After doing this, he walked towards the array disc. The Array Formation Power was becoming weaker and weaker. The surrounding fog dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye, revealing Liu Ruxue and the others.

Liu Ruxue and the others were able to see Song Shi and the raging flames around him, but all the enemies had disappeared.

69 A Storm Is Coming

In the flames, they could see the half burned bodies of some Gu Corpses. They understood that Song Shi had dealt with the enemy and won.

They felt like they were in a dream. In the Yin Yang Reversal Formation Disc, they could not see anything or hear anything. Although they were very close to the scene of action, they did not know the exact process behind how everything had transpired.

Elder Qin sized up Song Shi seriously with a pair of slightly weathered eyes. This playboy young master, whom he usually did not pay much attention to, actually had such powerful abilities.

He had really misjudged Song Shi.

Liu Ruxue looked at Song Shi in a daze. She suddenly felt that this man was covered in a mysterious veil regarding who he really was. He was not just a simple silk pants1.

She pouted, "You're so powerful but you didn't even tell me. I've been so worried about you."

"A man has to have a backup plan after all."

Song Shi walked over domineeringly.

"You still have a backup plan? You're clearly pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger. You tricked me so hard. I always thought that you had just reached the Qi Refinement realm, but in the end, your cultivation level is even higher than mine!"

Liu Ruxue blushed. The more she spoke, the angrier she became. She felt like a fool.

Song Shi walked over and hugged the beauty. He chuckled and said, "I pretended to be a pig so I can eat you."

Liu Ruxue hit him with her Mace. "Scoundrel, are you going to pretend to be a pig eating a tiger until you swallow my cultivation one day?"

"Devouring cultivation? Don't tell me you had such thoughts about me in the first place?"

Song Shi squinted suspiciously.

Liu Ruxue's expression changed slightly. She quickly covered her mouth with her hand.

Oh no, I accidentally revealed the ultimate usage of a Furnace.

When Song Shi saw this reaction, he sneered in his heart. As expected, this woman had ulterior motives from the beginning.

Although this woman was from the cultivation world, she was still young and inexperienced.

As compared to Hei Duzi, not only does his power surpass hers, their shrewdness are miles apart as well.

"Do you think I don't know what you're after? It's just that I don't mind because I like you more than you like me. I'd rather be sucked dry by you if that means I can be with you."

When Song Shi said this, he felt that he was being too spurious.

However, as he appeared extremely convincing and genuine, Liu Ruxue was stunned when she heard that.

She had initially thought that he was unaware of her toying, but in the end, the other party was actually cooperating with her.

"Are you serious?"

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Liu Ruxue was a little shaken by his words.

She had always believed that the cultivation world was only filled with exploitation and cultivators would only care about their own benefit.

Before they came to Silken City to gain experience, the elders had warned her and the other female disciples not to believe the flowery words of a man.

At the same time, he also warned the male disciples to not believe the words of the beautiful woman.

But now after hearing Song Shi's words, she hesitated.

This man seemed to be genuinely sincere. Otherwise, why would he spend Yang energy to help her cultivate?

"It's true. Even if you suck me to death now, I'm willing!"

With a serious expression, Song Shi raised his right hand again and swore to the heavens, "If I lie, I'll be struck by lightning and die a horrible death."

Liu Ruxue's heart skipped a beat and she became emotional. She hugged Song Shi tightly and said guiltily, "Young Master, I'm sorry. I won't use you underhandedly anymore."

Song Shi glanced at the sky. He was not lying this time. He was not afraid of being sucked to death, but his words were not completely true.

In the cultivation world, one should only reveal half truths when speaking to people.

This was a piece of wisdom that he had summarized from Hei Duzi's memories. He also agreed with this advice very much.

This stands true especially so for women such as the one before him who had the intention to use him.

It would be easy to get hurt if he was always genuine.

"Secondly, you've indeed helped me alot. Although you can't deal with the enemy, I appreciate your kindness. I'll repay you when I get back."

Song Shi smiled ambiguously.

Liu Ruxue was relieved and understood what he meant. She leaned into Song Shi's arms and said, "I agree with whatever Young Master says."

Song Shi looked at his sister, who was lying on the ground, she looked to be in a better condition. He picked her up and put the array disc beside her into his storage bag, "I'll go to the New Moon Brothel with you. The situation has changed drastically. There's no place to settle my family for the time being."

"I didn't expect the Sky Demon Cult to actually have the guts to attack the residence of the Demon Slayers Division. It's equivalent to purposefully looking down on them."

Liu Ruxue looked worried. "I have a feeling that they are up to something big!"

The group of people arrived at the New Moon Brothel with a heavy heart. It was rare for this place to not be brightly lit tonight. There were only a few lamps amidst the abject darkness.

Liu Ruxue brought Song Shi and the others in from the back door. There were two people who were waiting in the backyard.

One was Mei Niang, and the other was Deacon Ao Bai.

The two of them were originally solemn, but when they saw Song Shi and the others, they revealed surprised expressions.

The Sky Demon Cult's attack on the Demon Slayers Division had caused such a huge commotion, so they naturally heard about what had happened.

It was beyond their expectations that this family actually came out alive.

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It was fine if Song Shi, Elder Qin, and Big Smart did not die. After all, they were powerful cultivators. The other three were basically Normal people. How did they survive?

They couldn't help but look at Liu Ruxue.

"Deacon Ao Bai."

Liu Ruxue bowed to Ao Bai, "They want to stay here for a while. Is that okay?"

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"You are the main decision maker for this building. Naturally, you can arrange for them to stay i."f you wish

Ao Bai came back to his senses and looked at Song Shi with interest, "Looks like you've found a good Dao companion, Xue'er."

He was quite experienced and could tell at a glance that Song Shi was the leader of these people.

Even Liu Ruxue surrendered to this man.

Even though his original status was a Furnace, it seemed like he had become Liu Ruxue's legitimate Dao companion now.

This meant that the reason why they could escape danger this time was because of this man who the rumors had bashed to be a pair of silk pants!

"I'll have to trouble you all for now."

Song Shi cupped his hands, "I will try my best to make it up to you."

"Hehe, you're welcome. Young Master Song, just make it up to Miss Xue'er. She's the target of special nurturing for our branch."

Mei Niang saw an opportunity and deliberately brought it up, "Miss Xue'er is a very promising seedling in this batch of outer sect trials of the Yao Moon Palace. If she can stand out, everyone here will benefit."

"Outer sect trial… What kind of trial? What kind of selection criteria is there?"

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Song Shi asked. Since he needed Liu Ruxue's help, he naturally had to give her compensation in return and satisfy her needs.

"The most fundamental requirement naturally is cultivation, followed by the strength of the Dao companion."

Mei Niang smiled and said, "In half a month's time, the first inspection by the elders will occur."

"Mei Niang, stop talking about that. Let the doctor take a look at Young Master's sister."

Liu Ruxue was very considerate. Her words touched Song Shi's heart.

"Put her on the bed first."

Mei Niang hurriedly turned around and made arrangements. Soon, a doctor came over to treat Song Bei's wound. He healed her bones and tied some herbs to her wounds. When he was done, it was already dawn.

Song Shi stood at the guardrail on the east side of the third floor of New Moon Brothel. He looked into the distance and muttered, "It's dawn, but Silken City is filled with dark clouds. A storm is coming and the city is shrouded in darkness."

Liu Ruxue appeared behind him and frowned. Her cold face was filled with worry as she said, "Young Master, something big has really happened. Someone in Jinzhou has raised an army and is rebelling. They have already captured Tianyu City!"

70 Some Mystical Power

"Previously, I only heard that there was a rebellion near the borders. I didn't expect that even the prosperous Silken city to have come to this point."

Song Shi sighed.

"In this chaotic world, if you want to settle down, other than having a powerful cultivation, you also need to rely on being in a large faction. Young Master, are you still optimistic about being in the Demon Slayers Division?"

Liu Ruxue looked at Song Shi.

"Xue'er wants me to join the Yao Moon Palace?"

Song Shi turned around and met Liu Ruxue's shining eyes.

"Xue'er doesn't have the authority to let Young Master join the Yao Moon Palace for the time being. However, after Xue'er finishes her trial, it should be possible. I hope that Young Master can leave with Xue'er then."

Liu Ruxue looked sincere.

"We'll talk about it when the time comes. For now, I still have to maintain contact with the Demon Slayers Division. It's good to have more sources of information."

Song Shi did not address Liu Ruxue's request directly. Even though he phrased it as such, he actually just wanted another avenue to be able to farm death.

"Young Master, are you still going to take the risk? The Demon Slayers Division has already been openly attacked by the cultivators of the rebel army!"

Liu Ruxue looked worried. "In the future, if Young Master stays in the Demon Slayers Division, you might have to fight the cultivators of the rebel army every day. Your life might be in danger at any moment."

"That's good news!"

Song Shi was excited and said righteously, "A man should always strive to progress forward. How can I cower in the face of danger? Killing on the battlefield will only help with my rapid growth and allow me to be more powerful on my own!"

Liu Ruxue's beautiful eyes were filled with affection. Most of the cultivators she knew were cautious and suspicious. They did not want to take risks easily and did not have the same spirit as Song Shi.

She smiled sweetly, "Xue'er respects the Young Master's choice and will support you."

"With Xue'er like this, what more can I ask for!"

Song Shi hugged the sweet smelling Liu Ruxue, "It's time to rest. Let me repay you and help you cultivate."

As Liu Ruxue gigged in joy he picked her up and walked to the room.

After taking off his clothes, Song Shi touched Liu Ruxue's beautiful face. "I'll cooperate with you. You can absorb as much as you want. Take it as a token of thanks for your help this time."

His cultivation level had already surpassed Liu Ruxue's and was almost at the eighth level of Qi Refinement. He was like a fireball that Liu Ruxue could not drain no matter how hard she tried.

Not long after, Liu Ruxue was done. She stopped while begging for mercy and tried her best to digest and absorb the energy she had gained.

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After Song Shi was done, he went to take a look at Song Bei's situation before starting to evaluate his rewards from his duel.

Hei Duzi was much richer than Tong Hu. Not only did he have a large number of pills and talismans, he also had many types of poisons and Gu worms. Lastly he also possessed many poison related manuals and secret arts.

There were also more than 300 spirit stones, which was equivalent to more than 3 million taels of silver.

Even the grade of the storage bag was higher. It had a capacity of nearly a thousand times its size and could be considered to be a so-called 'Thousand Treasure Bag'.

After sorting out these things and removing the Gu worms and poison, he divided the other talismans and medicinal pills into three portions. One was for his own use, one was for another storage bag, and the last he put in a cloth bag.

When he went downstairs to the backyard, Big Smart was practicing the Axe Technique with his axe. He was preparing to use the Dharma artifact as close combat weapons, unlike cultivators who used Dharma artifacts to attack from afar.

Hu hu hu!

The Blood Axe Dharma artifact was not big and looked like round axes. However, in Big Smart's hands, they looked extremely mighty. The cold light cut through the air and made an ear-piercing sound. It was extremely aggressive.

Elder Qin stood at the side and pointed, "Xiao Liu, Axe techniques are more profound than saber techniques. Your move is too arrogant and you won't be able to unleash the full advantage of using an axe."

"It seems that not only is Elder Qin's saber technique exquisite, but he also has a lot of achievements in the Axe Technique."

Song Shi appeared and commented with a smile.

"Young Master!"

Big Smart hurriedly stopped and bowed to Song Shi. He grinned and said, "Elder Qin is outstanding in all kinds of martial arts. His saber techniques are also the best in Silken City's martial arts world."

"Little Liu, don't talk nonsense. I'm just more familiar with these weapons."

Elder Qin cupped his hands at Song Shi, "In front of Young Master, this is nothing fancy."

"Don't be humble. In terms of martial arts, you are qualified to be called a Master."

Song Shi shook his head. "I want to learn how to use weapons from you. I wonder if Elder Qin can give me some pointers? Consider this my apprenticeship gift."

He handed over a cloth bag containing medicinal pills, talismans and spirit stones.

As long as one reached the Connate realm, martial artists could also use certain things such as medicinal pills, like cultivators. At this point, the difference between martial artists and cultivators was shrinking. However, there was still a clear difference in cultivation techniques and combat methods.

In terms of cultivation techniques, martial artists still valued cultivating by themselves. After all, Normal martial artists did not have spiritual roots to help them absorb the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth. In addition, they were used to close combat instead of spells.

Elder Qin opened it and took a look. Even though it was just a hundred Spirit Stones, the amount still shocked him. "Young Master, this is too much. Not to mention the other things, even these Spirit Stones are enough for me to give you my trump card."

"Take it first. Consider it your reward for protecting our Song family these few days. I also hope that Elder Qin will seek to improve further. This way, everyone's ability to protect themselves will increase."

Song Shi shook his head. The reason why he had given Elder Qin so many things was because he wanted to learn something from Elder Qin, and also to convince Elder Qin to continue to stay with the Song family.

With an additional Connate expert, he would have an additional layer of protection. It was impossible for him to always be guarding Old master Song and the others himself.

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"Thank you, Seventh Young Master,"

Elder Qin inspected the pills in front of Song Shi, "With the pills given by Young Master, I will definitely improve further. I should be able to reach the late-stage Connate Realm soon. I won't disappoint you."

"That's great. Elder Qin, you don't have to be thrifty with these. Use these resources as soon as possible."

Song Shi smiled. The late-stage Connate realm was equivalent to the ninth level of Qi Refinement. He believed that unless one had an enemy like Hei Duzi, who else would be in their right mind to threaten the old master Song that was protected by cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refinement?

"I abide by the Young Master's instructions."

Elder Qin accepted the resources with a smile, "Young Master, what do you want to learn?"

"I'll learn Sword skills for the time being."

"Alright, I'll teach Young Master the strongest Swordsmanship skill I know, Gust Wind Sword!"

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Elder Qin was extremely generous and directly took out his trump card. "This sword technique is a top-notch sword technique in the mortal world. If you cultivate it to perfection, you will be able to access the divine power of the Gust Wind Sword."

"Divine power!"

Song Shi nodded. When the martial arts technique was developed to the limit and reached the level of perfection, it would have the power to reach the heavens which was known as the Divine Power.

Simply put, it could mobilize the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth to increase its power, like spells. However, it was relatively difficult and was far more difficult to achieve than cultivating spells.

However, once it was cultivated, the divine power would have something that spells lacked.

The release speed would be extremely fast !

And it would also lash out a Domineering attack!

Once divine power was reached, attacks could be released instantly. There was no need to form hand seals because divine power used the meridians of a martial artist as the foundation. By using the cultivator's body to mobilize the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth, there would not be much casting time necessary.

Domineering attacks, especially single-target attacks, were very terrifying. It was very difficult to block spells of the same level.

These two advantages were the key for martial arts cultivators to fight against immortal cultivators.

Therefore, every martial art skill that could cultivate divine power was a top-notch martial art.

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"That's right. Although it's only the lowest grade level one elementary divine power, it's enough to deal with enemies below the Foundation Establishment realm."

Elder Qin had white hair and a long beard. Upon saying this, he had a hint of pride in his voice.

Although elementary divine powers were divided into nine grades, with grade one being the lowest, it was still not something that could be obtained casually.

He continued to introduce the skills, "This is one of the three top-notch martial arts that I have on me that can cultivate divine powers."

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