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

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121 His Potential Was Forced Out

He continued to snoop

Zi Yue's calves were long and round, and her thighs were bouncy and flawless.

Her waist was slender and flexible, giving off a sense of feminine strength. Her chest was full, bouncy and snow-white, with a deep cleavage. It was obvious that she was a mature woman.

Her jade-like neck was like the immortal goose's neck. Her chin was fair and flawless. On her face… there was actually a veil. It seemed to be a Dharma treasure that was blocking his gaze.

"Hmm? You're despicable!"

Zi Yue's eyes turned cold. She slapped Song Shi and sent him flying across the air.

"You actually sensed me!"

Song Shi was a little dazed from the beating. The Great Yin Form Observation relied on the Yin Qi. There was no spiritual fluctuation, nor was there a direct probe of his divine consciousness. How did this woman sense it?

"I don't know what you're did to spy on my appearance, but your expression gave you away."

Zi Yue retracted her hand. "Don't peek. I once swore to myself that a man who can see my face must be more outstanding and powerful than me. If you are not strong and outstanding enough, I'll kill you."

"I'm scared."

Song Shi shrugged and walked back to sit down. He looked like he was checking the contents of the Jade Slip, but in fact, he was still prying.

He was not even afraid of death, so why would he be afraid of Zi Yue's threat?

This time, his expression was calm and he did not reveal any sudden changes in emotions. However, perhaps because he was not strong enough, his Grand Moon Visualization Method could not see through Zi Yue's veil.

However, just looking at her body was a form of enjoyment. After looking at her for a long time, he felt his blood boiling. He hurriedly stopped his Great Yin Form Observation.

"This woman is not simple."

Song Shi felt that Zi Yue was much stronger than Huang Heyu. At the very least, the latter did not avoid being pried on by him, so his blood did not boil just by looking at Huang Heyu.

A moment later.

"Are you done?"

"Yes, we can begin."

Song Shi was multitasking. He had already checked the contents of the Jade Slip. It was actually a special dual cultivation secret technique.

However, unlike when he and Liu Ruxue were cultivating, Zi Yue was the main cultivator this time. He was more like a support cultivator and would use his Nine Yang Essence Energy to promote Zi Yue's breakthrough.

"Then let's begin!"

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Zi Yue closed her eyes and instantly transformed a huge purple full moon.

Song Shi felt immense pressure and subconsciously circulated the Essence Energy in his body. Instantly, eight small suns appeared.

Of the eight suns, there were two in front of his chest, one in each of his four limbs, one at his back, and the last at his left temple.

Due to cultivating the Connate Pure Yang Art, Song Shi's dantian had been further developed. Among the eight suns, it was the most dazzling and unsurprisingly became the center of the eight suns.

Normal cultivators usually only had two energy cores, but Song Shi had eight.

The power emitted by his eight cores was naturally far stronger than the single and double cores cultivators. Although he was only at the mid-stage Foundation Establishment realm, the amount of power he emitted was comparable to that of a Golden Core.

The scorching Essence Energy surged and turned into balls of dark red flames. As they burned, Song Shi's newly grown hair danced in the air.

Thankfully, the quality of his newly grown hair had improved by a lot, it was strong enough to withstand Song Shi's Essence Energy. This time, it did not burn.

For a moment, the light emitted by Song Shi's Nine Yang Energy actually forced back the space occupied by Zi Yue. Although it was not comparable, it could be considered a power of the same level.

Zi Yue glanced sideways. "I'm really curious who created your cultivation technique. It's actually so Domineering and abnormal. You've already opened up so many sources of power at the Foundation Establishment realm. Aren't you afraid that your body won't be able to withstand it when you progress further?"

"My body is very strong. Do you want to give me a try?" Song Shi said indifferently. With eight suns, he was like the son of the sun.

Bam.

However, his clothes could not withstand such domineering and scorching flames. They turned into ashes and disappeared.

Zi Yue looked at Song Shi's golden skin, firm eight-pack abs and strong body. Her gaze wavered.

"During dual cultivation, taking off your clothes is beneficial for the communication of strength. You should take off your clothes too."

Song Shi smiled cheekily.

"In your dreams!"

Zi Yue glanced at Song Shi and threw out a set of yellow clothes.

"This is the Crimson Fire Silk Garment. It's a special high-grade Dharma artifacts. It has no obstruction to Essence Energy and can withstand the scorching flames. It can also change according to one's will. I'll give them to you."

Seeing the long dress that Zi Yue threw at him, Song Shi took it. With such special Dharma artifact, he did not have to worry about his clothes being destroyed while cultivating for the time being.

Suddenly, he smelled a faint fragrance on it and asked in surprise, "Could it be that you've worn it before?"

"Cut the crap and communicate with me with only your power."

Zi Yue's gaze regained its indifference. The Dharmic powers on her body fell on Song Shi like a tidal wave. The purple moon expanded and enveloped Song Shi.

Song Shi injected his divine sense into the clothes and quickly refined them. He threw them on his body and the clothes automatically transformed into a yellow robe.

At that moment, his body was covered in purple Nomological power. The coldness surged over, but Song Shi did not resist. The Nine Yang True Energy took the initiative to welcome it.

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In the next moment, the air shook. The power of both parties circulated according to the secret technique and quickly transformed into a huge Yin-Yang diagram. A mysterious aura spread, and the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth gathered at a terrifying speed.

Song Shi felt that this dual cultivation was completely different from Liu Ruxue's dual cultivation.

Unexpectedly, the Nine Yang Essence Energy in his body could not be controlled. It circulated rapidly and reached the limit of his original cultivation speed in the blink of an eye.

"So… so fast!"

Song Shi exclaimed. As expected of a Golden Core cultivator. Previously, when he was dual cultivating with Liu Ruxue, he only needed to use 10% of his Essence Energy to communicate with her and cultivate.

This time, not only was all of his Essence Energy stimulated, he had even reached his limit. He felt so good that he could fly.

He felt that his cultivation was increasing crazily, and his speed was more than ten times faster than usual.

Essence Energy surged in his body. Under the pressure, Song Shi had no choice but to activate his Diamond Dharma Body.

Song Shi was like a small boat in the turbulent waves. He felt that he could capsize at any moment.

He had no choice but to circulate the Grand Moon Visualization Method and use his powerful divine Runes appeared on his body and a resplendent golden light bloomed, like he was a humanoid Dharma artifact.

"Eh, your Dharma Body has actually reached the top-grade. This is something that many Golden Core cultivators can't do. Even I have only cultivated a medium-grade Spirit Body."

Zi Yue's beautiful eyes flickered. This was a little different from the news she had received on Song Shi.

"Moreover, your Dharma Body is known for its defense. It should be able to withstand more power."

Mysterious runes appeared on Zi Yue's body. These runes formed a circle of array patterns and turned into a purple moon between her eyebrows.

Boom!

Her Dharmic powers erupted again, drowning Song Shi.

"Slow down!"

Song Shi felt like he was about to explode. He gritted his teeth and tried his best to withstand such surging Dharmic powers.

"Potential is forced."

Zi Yue chuckled and threw out a pile of spirit stones to replenish more Spiritual Qi, causing the commotion of their dual cultivation to become even greater.

Song Shi was like a small boat in the turbulent waves. He felt that he could capsize at any moment.

He had no choice but to circulate the Grand Moon Visualization Method and use his powerful divine sense to assist in controlling this power that exceeded his realm.

Zi Yue was even more surprised. She had basically used all her strength, but this man could still withstand it.

"My judgement was indeed right. This time, my probability of breaking through successfully should be 90%!"

She was overjoyed and raised her hand to form a seal. The entire Violet Moon Hall lit up brightly and the Array Formation Taboo Powers were released, isolating them from the outside world.

The entire palace flowed with powerful Nomological power, forming a vortex in a void which was expanding rapidly. In the end, it even reached a hundred thousand feet and roused the attention of the entire inner sect!

122 We Made a Child From This Power?

In the sky above the Heavenly Moon Mountain Range, an invisible wave appeared, stirring the wind and clouds. It caused the wind and clouds to look like they were changing.

However, if one approached and observed, they would see palaces of different colors floating in the white clouds, forming a huge circular Array Formation that looked like a Yin-Yang diagram.

At this moment, among the many floating palaces, a purple palace condensed into a huge energy vortex, causing many people to walk out of the other palaces with shocked expressions.

"Why is Senior Master Zi Yue's cultivation fluctuations so big this time?"

In the corridor of a golden palace, a handsome young man was puzzled.

"Senior Master has the highest chance of forming the Nascent Soul among the inner sect elders. Could she be breaking through which caused this natural chasm?"

On the other side, in the snow-white palace, a beauty in white replied from afar.

"This is the trademark scene of dual cultivation. Senior Master Zi Yue has never dual cultivated with anyone before."

In the Bronze Palace on the side, a middle-aged man wearing a silk scarf appeared and commented.

Liu Ruxue stood outside the Violet Moon Palace and looked at the commotion in the sky with a complicated expression.

The teleportation formation fluctuated, and Ximen Le appeared with an ugly expression. He looked at Liu Ruxue coldly. "Master asked Song Shi to help her cultivate?"

Liu Ruxue smiled bitterly, "Other than him, who else do you think Master will look for?"

"Damn it, your Dao companion has only been in the sect for two months. What right does he have to replace me?!"

Ximen Le clenched his fists, his eyes filled with unwillingness and jealousy as he questioned, "Why did you bring him to the Yao Moon Palace!"

Liu Ruxue sneered, "Senior Brother Ximen, is it difficult to admit that my man is better than you?"

"Your man?"

Ximen Le was so angry that he laughed. He mocked, "Is he still your man now? You haven't interacted with Master for long, so you don't know how controlling she is. Since she used Song Shi, do you think she will leave him alone in the future?"

Liu Ruxue's face turned pale. She gritted her teeth and stopped talking.

"Hehe, in the Yao Moon Palace, snatching Dao companions often happens. If you want to blame someone, blame him for being too suitable for dual cultivation with women!"

Ximen Le's eyes were dark. "I think that once he appears, not only will Master be interested, but many Senior Masters will also want to snatch him away. I think he will be squeezed dry sooner or later!"

"Stop it!"

Liu Ruxue snorted and walked down the stairs to return to her cave abode.

She understood that if she wanted to snatch her man back, she had to be strong enough.

When she reached the Perfect Foundation Establishment realm, she would have a chance to surpass her master. At that time, she would make her master regret snatching her man!

In the air above, thoughts converged and communicated in the air.

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"Junior Sister Zi Yue is really fast. She's only been in the Beginner realm for less than a hundred years, but she's actually going to break through to the Nascent Soul realm."

"Who's the dual cultivator she found? He can actually circulate the Yin Yang Splendor Secret Technique to this extent?"

"She seems to be her disciple's Dao companion. Tsk tsk, how shameless. She even snatched her disciple's man."

"Don't laugh. As long as she can form her Nascent Soul, everything she does is justified."

Someone suddenly said this, making the person who mocked him speechless.

At this moment, an old voice sounded. "Hei Yue, since someone in the palace has broken through, pay attention to the situation of the Array Formation. Don't give anyone a chance to attack."

"Yes, Senior Sect Master!"

A sect master spoke. The Golden Core cultivators discussed between each other for a moment before quietening down. Only the Spiritual Qi vortex continued to spin.

In the palace, Song Shi's cultivation level was increasing as if he was on a plane.

In less than half a month, his right temple began to glow. This acupuncture point was easily broken open by the dual cultivation power of the two of them, and a huge space was opened up in an instant.

"So fast!"

Song Shi sighed.

The further one progressed in the Nine Yang Divine Technique, the more difficult it would be to open up acupuncture points due to the continuous strengthening of the physical body.

Originally, a conservative estimate of two months was needed to open the ninth acupuncture point. Now, he had done it in half a month. It was unbelievably fast.

When Song Shi's Nine Yang Divine Technique broke through to the perfection of the third level, the ninth sun also appeared and his aura directly doubled.

More Nine Yang Essence Energy surged, and Song Shi's reached the late-stage Foundation Establishment realm.

A small portion of the space he occupied was instantly expanded by the Nine Yang Essence Energy. He felt like they were on par with each other that he had an intrusive thought.

"Song Shi, I'll temporarily borrow all your Essence Energy. I'll return it to you after I break through."

11:40

The seal formed by Zi Yue changed, and the Yin-Yang Image reversed. All the nearby power He could fight with Zi Yue!

"Good breakthrough!"

Zi Yue was overjoyed. She formed a seal with both hands, and the Yin-Yang Image they transformed into quickly enlarged. Then, it suddenly changed and began to spin with him at the center.

"Song Shi, I'll temporarily borrow all your Essence Energy. I'll return it to you after I break through."

The seal formed by Zi Yue changed, and the Yin-Yang Image reversed. All the nearby power gathered into her body.

It was as if Song Shi had encountered a black hole. The power in his body surged towards Zi Yue uncontrollably and was swallowed by the woman.

"You… suck slower."

His body felt weak, and he couldn't withstand Zi Yue's suction.

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Under his power, Zi Yue's aura became stronger and stronger. New runes appeared on her body, shining brightly.

It was obvious that Zi Yue's Spirit Body was improving. Of course, this was because there was a mysterious transformation happening in her body.

He looked at the surrounding spirit stones quickly dimming and turning into ashes. He could not help but be shocked.

This woman was really sucking too much at once. Even the spirit stones could not withstand it.

In the outside world, the vortex suddenly trembled and was swallowed by a terrifying devouring power.

Heaven and earth suddenly quieted down and became calm. It felt like the calm before a storm.

Pairs of eyes landed on Violet Moon each holding different meanings in their gazes.

"She's really going to succeed!"

"How enviable. She entered the Beginner realm after me, but broke through first."

"I'm almost at the end of my lifespan, but she, a junior, is actually going to break through. Comparisons are odious indeed."

All the inner sect elders were envious. It was already extremely difficult to condense a Golden Core at the Foundation Establishment realm, and it was ten to a hundred times harder to reach the Nascent Soul realm.

Among them, the older ones were about to die of old age, while the younger ones were 300 to 500 years old. None of them had broken through. In fact, no one in the entire Yao Moon Palace had formed their Nascent Soul in the past 1,000 years. It could be seen how difficult this feat was.

As they sighed, the silence outside lasted for a moment.

Boom!

With a loud bang, the air above Violet Moon palace distorted, and energy fluctuations were released.

In the next moment, a beam of purple light shot into the sky and shook the sect-protecting formation.

In the pillar of light, a powerful fluctuation that surpassed the power of the Golden Core Realm spread out, forming a terrifying pressure that made the hearts of the entire inner sect sink.

Those with lower cultivation levels were directly pressed to the ground. Even the breathing of Golden Core Realm cultivators became much more suppressed from the pressure.

"Senior Master Zi Yue succeeded?"

When the inner sect disciples realized this possibility, they all admired her and started to treat her as their idol.

In the Violet Moon Palace, Song Shi lay limply on the ground, his Essence Energy completely devoured.

He looked at Zi Yue with a helpless expression. It had been a long time since he was so weak.

"Are you all right?"

With a joyful voice, a little girl appeared in front of Song Shi.

This was a baby girl. She was cute and looked like she was carved from crystal. She looked like a fairy from the moon and said gratefully, "Don't be anxious. This is a normal reaction. I'll feed you my cultivation later."

However, Song Shi's pupils constricted. He looked at the purple baby in front of him and said in surprise, "This… I even manage to make a child from this?"

123 Let Me Borrow him

Although he knew that the next realm was the Nascent Soul realm, he still felt that it was rather magical when he saw Zi Yue like this. This process really felt like giving birth to a child.

Actually he felt that this process was even more mysterious than childbirth.

Childbirth only required the union of a man and a woman. He really did not understand how a Nascent Soul is condensed.

"Stop your foul jokes. This is the Nascent Soul I condensed. If you can reach this realm in the future, you will also give birth to a baby."

Zi Yue rolled her eyes at Song Shi and walked in the air with her hands behind her back. She circled the area with a happy expression.

"From today onwards, I, Zi Yue, am a Nascent Soul!"

At this moment, Zi Yue looked innocent and happy like a child, but Song Shi was not in the mood to enjoy this joyfulness because he was extremely weak.

Even when he was just a playboy, he was not so weak, right now he was so weak that he did not even have the strength to speak.

At this moment, the wind and clouds in the sky changed. A dark cloud gathered, and lightning flickered in it.

Zi Yue sensed the change and the smile on her Nascent Soul's face disappeared. In a flash, it jumped and collided with the top of her body and disappeared.

Swoosh!

Zi Yue opened her eyes and a pair of blazing light shot out. She said solemnly while handing Song Shi a pill, "My lightning tribulation is here. I will need to go out to ascend it. This is an Essence Returning Pill. It can replenish your energy."

With a flick of her finger, the Essence Returning Pill landed in Song Shi's mouth, turning into a warm medicinal efficacy that spread out, allowing the depleted Essence Energy in Song Shi's body to recover a little.

"Thanks for feeding me."

Song Shi heaved a sigh of relief. He did not see the lightning tribulation, but he could vaguely sense a destructive aura nearby. He said worriedly, "You won't be struck to death by lightning, right? Then I'll have been sucked dry for nothing."

"Don't worry. My foundation is deep and I've long cultivated my Spirit Body. It's just a Nascent Soul Lightning Tribulation. It's a small matter. It can help me consolidate my cultivation."

Zi Yue smiled proudly. She stood up and formed a seal. The Array Formation above her head and the roof of the hall opened. She turned into a ray of light and rushed out of the hall, flying towards the thunderclouds.

Then, the lightning flashed brightly. Song Shi heard a loud bang. A purple full moon was struck by the lightning. In an instant, the lightning was shattered by Zi Yue and turned into electric snakes that danced in the sky.

"Fierce."

Song Shi was surprised. One really had to be strong enough to achieve such a powerful feat.

RUMBLE!

Dark clouds rolled, and an even thicker bolt of lightning descended from the sky and landed on Zi Yue's body.

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Cracks had already appeared on Zi Yue's body from the first collision with the lightning tribulation. She was hit by an even stronger lightning tribulation. With a crack, Zi Yue's Moon shield was completely shattered, and her slender figure was directly struck by the lightning.

"There are two Nascent Soul lightning tribulations. The second one broke through her Dharmic powers, but with her strong Spirit Body, she should be fine."

Song Shi muttered. He knew that every time a cultivator stepped into a major realm from the Golden Core realm onwards, there would be a lightning tribulation.

After the Golden Core Tribulation, the difficulty of each tribulation would increase with every major realm, and its power would be even more terrifying.

However, Zi Yue's Spirit Body was comparable to the strength of Numinous artifacts. It should not be a problem for her to withstand a lightning tribulation.

The lightning flashed for a moment before dissipating, revealing Zi Yue, who was emitting Will-O-Wisps and had a layer of rune patterns floating on her body.

"Haha, congratulations to Lord Zi Yue for perfecting and advancing to the Nascent Soul realm, allowing our Yao Moon Palace to officially have three Perfected Lord cultivators overseeing it."

Amidst his laughter, a woman with snow-white hair appeared.

Her body was petite, and her voice was old. She was the Palace Master of the New Moon Palace, Perfected Lord Yao Yue. She was already more than a thousand years old, and her pure white light was exactly like the moon in the sky, making the moons of the other Golden Core cultivators pale in comparison. Only Zi Yue could compare to her, although barely. Clearly, her Nomological power was unfathomable.

"Zi Yue has a deep foundation. Once she breaks through, she will immediately become the cornerstone of our Yao Moon Palace. In the future, the pressure on the two of us will be much less."

Another old woman appeared out of thin air. There was nothing unusual about her. Her hair was gray, and her face was filled with wrinkles when she smiled. There were also many age spots on her face.

Her body was hunched, and she held a black walking stick with a golden dragon head in her hand. She looked like an ordinary old lady.

"Thank you, Palace Master and Grand Elder."

Amidst the lightning, Zi Yue steadied herself and bowed to the two of them.

"Bai Yue congratulates Senior Master Zi Yue!"

A woman in white flew out and congratulated Zi Yue as the first among her peers.

In the cultivation world, because cultivators had a long lifespan, seniority was related to cultivation. At least on the surface that is, they could call them whatever they wanted in private.

On the surface, if a Golden Core cultivator called him Senior Brother or Senior Master, not to mention what others would think, even he would find it strange given his lower level.

However as Zi Yue has broken through, her senior brothers and sisters would have to call her Senior Master.

Soon, figures appeared one after another. Regardless of whether they were truly happy for her or not, they all congratulated her.

Song Shi looked at the moons and sun phenomena floating in the void. These phenomenons were all from Golden Core and even Nascent Soul cultivators. The stronger one was, the bigger their phenomena was, and the brighter the light produced.

Other than the old woman who did not reveal anything, the other one's phenomena looked like two big moons and more than ten small moons and suns floating in the Void. It was especially spectacular.

Song Shi sized up these moons and suns and realized that, other than their size and brightness, their colors and nature of power were also different. This meant that these were all different cultivation techniques that were cultivated using the same 'system'.

"With so many Golden Cores, the Yao Moon Palace is indeed a top cultivation sect in Great Qian."

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Song Shi sighed. If his family had so many golden cores, would they have still been destroyed by Hei Duzi?

"These women should also be beauties. Forget it, I won't take a peek at them with my divine consciousness. With Nascent Soul cultivators around I will be easily discovered and it will be awkward if I get discovered."

Song Shi rolled his eyes and gave up on the idea of peeking at the beauties.

While he was observing the higher-ups of the Yao Moon Palace, there were also people who secretly sized him up. They were rather curious about the man who helped Zi Yue form her Nascent Soul.

"Zi Yue, come to the conference hall. Now that you're a Nascent Soul, it's time to adjust your title and position."

The Palace Master led everyone, who turned into rays of light, to fly into a colorful hall above the Violet Moon Palace. They entered a hall with many seats.

Above this hall, there was actually a sun and moon shining together. The light emitted was refracted into colorful lights by a round jade. It looked mysterious and beautiful.

The people who entered dispersed their Nomological power phenomena, revealing many more women than men. They all walked to their seats.

Palace master Yao Yue took out a token and chanted an incantation. The light of the sun and moon

fluctuated in the hall, and the entire Array Formation changed.

There were three seats at the head of the table. The Palace master and the matriarch sat in the middle and on the left. They smiled at Zi Yue and said, "Sit here."

Zi Yue did not stand on ceremony and sat down generously, attracting the envious gazes of many Golden Core cultivators.

Palace master Yao Yue actually looked like a young girl. If not for the vicissitudes of life present in her eyes, it would be difficult to imagine that she was a Nascent Soul.

She said with a dignified expression, "Zi Yue has successfully formed her Nascent Soul. The Violet Moon Hall she's in should rise to the center of the Sun-Moon Splendor Array and she will officially become a grand elder. Does anyone have any objections?"

The Golden Core elders shook their heads and naturally had no objections.

Palace master Yao Yue took out a token and chanted an incantation. The light of the sun and moon fluctuated in the hall, and the entire Array Formation changed.

In the next moment, Zi Yue's hall on the second floor suddenly rose. Her palace arrived at the top in one breath and stood side by side with a colorful palace, jade palace, black palace and a pavilion. She was only slightly lower than the colorful palace and jade palace by half a foot.

Song Shi, who was in the Zi Yue Hall, sensed the change. He sensed that the concentration of Spiritual Qi had suddenly increased by ten times. He jumped to the top exit in surprise and looked outside in shock.

Inside the Violet Moon Palace, he could see that the five palaces floated at the highest point of the Array with the colorful palace as the core. There was actually a phenomenon of the sun and moon shining together in the colorful palace. The light was resplendent and one could not look at it directly.

Below this level, palaces and pavilions were arranged in a circular formation. They were still slowly rotating, secretly conforming to certain rules of heaven and earth.

"How magnificent."

Song Shi exclaimed. This was such a spectacular scene, something a mere mortal would never be able to see.

"Ahem, Senior Master Zi Yue, I am wondering if you can lend me your disciple's Dao companion."

While Song Shi was looking at the panoramic view of the inner sanctum of the Yao Yue Palace, in the meeting hall, an old woman in green shamelessly spoke out what many others were thinking of as well.

124 This Is Not A Matter of Remuneration

Zi Yue frowned. "Senior Sister Lu Yue, the nature of your cultivation is wood, and his is fire. Wood and fire counter each other. Will it even be beneficial for you?"

In the Yao Moon Palace, cultivators who reached the Golden Core realm would obtain corresponding titles according to the nature of their cultivation, or inherit the title of a master. They did not need their real names.

"That's true. However, since his cultivation level is still low, his fire can be turned into light. I need the help of light to be revitalized. Moreover, I see that this young man's Essence Energy is pure and doesn't contain any impurities. I think this is the most important part of him that also helped Master Zi Yue."

Lu Yue said seriously, "With his help, I hope to 'come back to life'. I want to break through the limit of the Golden Core and successfully form the Nascent Soul. Only then will I be able to live for another thousand years. Senior Master, please lend him to me on account of my numbered days."

Zi Yue was instinctively unwilling. "He just helped me cultivate and his vital qi is depleted. I'm afraid…"

"It's fine. I have Essence Replenishing Spiritual Medicine that can quickly help him recover."

Lu Yue was extremely thick-skinned. She had to be shameless. Otherwise, she would soon die of old age here in a few years. If she did not risk her life now, when else can she still fight?

"Zi Yue, he's not your Dao companion. For the sake of the sect, lend him to Lu Yue. The palace will also give you some remuneration."

Palace master Yao Yue smiled. If she could create another Nascent Soul, as an outer sect Foundation Establishment elder, it would be a huge gain to her.

"Palace master, you've already spoken. How can I have any objections? However, you still have to get his approval. If he rejects, I hope you won't force him."

Zi Yue glanced at the crowd. Facing the greedy gazes of many women, she had no choice but to agree, but she still set certain conditions.

She was a little speechless. Who would have thought that a Dao companion brought by her disciple would become so popular in the eyes of many Golden Core Daoists?

"Then I'll take this young man to recuperate."

Lu Yue's eyes lit up. She turned around and left in a hurry.

When the other Golden Core women saw that Lu Yue had managed to borrow Song Shi successfully, a blue-robed middle-aged man actually spoke up. He said in a gentle and charming voice, "Senior Master Zi Yue, I hope to interact more with this little brother in the future."

His intention was obvious. He also wanted to use Song Shi to cultivate.

In fact, most people in the Yao Moon Palace cultivated the Moon Invitation Technique that was Yin in nature. Only a few people cultivated the Sun Ascension Technique that was Yang.

It was precisely because there were very few people who cultivate Yang cultivation techniques and that the only two of them who cultivated it already had Dao companions of the same level. Naturally, others could not 'borrow' these people anymore, so they had no choice but to target Foundation Establishment disciples or outer sect elders.

However, Foundation Establishment cultivators were too weak. It was fine for them to assist in cultivation, but it was basically useless to rely on them for breakthroughs.

It was only when Song Shi's sudden appearance broke this preconceived notion that they realized that Foundation Establishment cultivators could actually help Golden Core cultivators break through. He had become a blessing.

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One had to know that Foundation Establishment Cultivators were not as strong as them and were easy to control too. There was no need to worry about any danger when cultivating with them. Song Shi hence instantly became very popular with the Golden Core cultivators.

'You? I think he'll refuse.'

Zi Yue glanced at Lan Yue, the blue-robed man who asked. "I'm sure he doesn't like men."

"Feelings can be nurtured. Moreover, it's only cultivation. There's no need for feelings between men to arise."

Lan Yue smiled meaningfully and said seriously, "Palace master, I'm the person with the highest chance of forming the Nascent Soul other than Senior Master Zi Yue, I hope that you will allow me to borrow him for cultivation."

"Zi Yue, let them come into contact with this person themselves. You should focus on consolidating your realm."

Palace master Yao Yue smiled. "If the news of your breakthrough spreads, some people will definitely not be able to sit still. It's more valuable for you to think about how to deal with the trouble for the time being."

"I understand."

Zi Yue nodded helplessly. She too held grudges against others. Even if she did not have any enemies, the sudden addition of a Nascent Soul in the Yao Moon Palace would definitely make the other factions uneasy.

The best way for them to eliminate her will be when her foundation is still not stable enough.

…

"Little brother, you must be tired."

An old woman's voice sounded in Song Shi's ears. Before he could turn around, an old and wrinkled hand grabbed his arm.

A face full of wrinkles and age spots appeared in front of him. She was wearing a dark green robe and her back was extremely hunched. She looked very old.

Song Shi was shocked, "Granny, who are you?"

"It's not nice to call me granny. Call me Senior Master Lu Yue."

Lu Yue sized up Song Shi with a smile. "Young man, your body is really strong. Not bad, not bad at all."

Feeling like he was being sized up like a piece of meat, Song Shi felt that something was wrong. He took a step back and realized that the old woman's claws were like iron hoops, grabbing onto him and not letting go.

"Senior Master, we're not familiar with each other. Why are you grabbing me?"

Song Shi frowned. Why did he feel that this old woman had ill intentions towards him?

"Little brother helped Junior Sister Zi Yue break through. I'm her closest senior sister. She's busy now, so she asked me to help you with your recovery."

Without waiting for Song Shi's agreement, Lu Yue grabbed him and teleported. They crossed thousands of feet and arrived at a dark green palace. There was a lot of grass and trees patterns engraved on it.

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"This is my residence, Green Moon Hall. Ah Luo, Bai Zhen, quickly prepare tea and Spirit fruits to entertain this young man who has done the sect a great favor."

After walking into the Green Moon Hall, two beauties came out to welcome them. One of them was in a purple-black short skirt and was in her twenties. She was sexy and lively and her long legs were especially long.

One of them was wearing a snow-white gauze dress and had the appearance of a young girl. Her skin and bones were as white as snow, and she was a pretty girl from a small family. She was friendly and pleasant.

"Greetings, Master and Senior Brother."

A pair of phoenix eyes and a pair of almond-shaped eyes sized up Song Shi curiously. They were also secretly observing Song Shi and knew that he was the mysterious man who had helped Zi Yue break through.

Now that he was invited by their master, she probably had the same goal.

"Put down your things and go out. I want to restore Elder Song's energy."

Lu Yue dismissed her disciples and pulled Song Shi to the main seat. She took the initiative to pass the spirit tea to Song Shi. "Little Brother, drink it quickly. This is the Snow Lotus Tea from the Heavenly Moon Mountain Range. It contains abundant Spiritual Qi and is very nourishing."

Song Shi was flattered. He knew about this thing. It only blooms once every hundred years and only grows into a lotus every thousand years. It was a spiritual herb specially provided to Golden Core realm cultivators and above only. Was he allowed to drink it just like that?

He glanced at the two longan-like spiritual fruits on the plate. These things were actually emitting a scorching Will-O-Wisp. It was obvious that they were not ordinary.

Zi Yue was so close to this old woman that she was willing to share her treasures with him?

"You're too kind."

Song Shi took a bite and immediately perked up. His face turned much redder.

"How is it? Not bad, right?"

Lu Yue said with a smile, "Eat this Scarlet Blood Dragon fruit quickly. It can consolidate your essence and strengthen your Yang Essence."

Song Shi picked one up and ate it with a strange expression. It was as if he had eaten a fireball. Incomparably scorching energy spread out from his stomach and quickly spread to his limbs and bones, making him feel warm.

He took another sip of tea and said, "Senior Master, tell me what's the matter. Your treatment towards me is too good."

Lu Yue chuckled and said, "Hehe, you're smart. I'm entertaining you on behalf of Junior Sister Zi Yue because I want to ask you to help me cultivate and break through the natural chasm of the Nascent Formation realm."

"…"

Song Shi almost choked on his tea. Looking at Lu Yue, who was old enough to be his grandmother, his face twitched. "We're not compatible, right?"

"It's fine to try. I'm willing to pay a price that will satisfy you."

Lu Yue said sincerely.

"This… this isn't about the matter of remuneration or not."

125 Humanoid Spirit Medicine

Song Shi looked at Lu Yue's old face and felt a headache coming.

He had only helped Zi Yue break through. Did she really think that his Essence Energy had the miraculous effect of being able to break through continuously?

"Little Brother, you're worried that your body is still feeble, right? It's fine. I'll help you recover to your peak. Rest for a month before moving around. That way it won't affect your foundation."

Lu Yue smiled proudly. "Speaking of recuperating, Even though I'm not the best in the Yao Moon Palace, I'm definitely second."

"Let me recover first."

Song Shi could not reject her directly. He was thinking about how to escape this matter.

After thinking about it, he realized that as long as he was in the Yao Moon Palace, he could not avoid thoughts from old women like her.

That left only one path for him…

He should run out and hide first.

"Little brother, what are you thinking about? Help me break through you will be the great benefactor of the Yao Moon Palace."

Palace master Lu Yue persuaded earnestly.

"Am I not considered a great benefactor of the Yao Moon Palace now?"

Song Shi pursed his lips. This kind of honor was useless, what can he even do with it?

"Eh, yes, yes. Little brother, you've just helped our Yao Moon Palace gain a Nascent Soul. Your past contributions are not small."

Lu Yue tried to please him. "We'll talk about helping me with my cultivation after you've recovered, lest you find me long-winded."

Seeing that the old woman had tactfully stopped talking about this matter, Song Shi felt that this matter was not simple.

Lu Yue's vitality was withering and she had a lifeless aura. One look and one could tell that she was similar to Elder Dou. She was a person whose lifespan was about to end.

People who were about to die of old age were probably capable of doing anything to live.

Song Shi glanced at the Scarlet Blood Dragon fruit and took it without hesitation.

"Little brother, what do you think of my two disciples outside? If you're interested, I can send them to accompany you at any time."

"It's beautiful, but I'm not too interested."

Song Shi shook his head. It was not like he wanted to sleep with all the beautiful woman he had seen. He still had his own preferences and would pick and choose.

After drinking the tea in a few mouthfuls, he stood up and said, "I still have to meet my Dao companion, so I won't stay here any longer."

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"Little brother, what's the hurry? Rest here for two days and digest the power of the Spirit fruit first."

Lu Yue grabbed Song Shi's arm again, afraid that he would run away.

"Why? Does Lu Yue Senior want to force me to stay?"

Song Shi was a little angry. It was one thing for this old woman to forcefully bring him here, but was she also not going to let him leave?

"I wouldn't dare. It's just that I saw that your body is weak, so it's not good for you to go out and stand in the cold wind."

Lu Yue smiled and let go. "Moreover, you haven't eaten any medicine to nourish your body. Although this Spirit fruit and Spirit tea are worth thousands of spirit stones, it's still a little short of helping you completely recover your vitality."

"There will be an obligation that I will have to fulfill from accepting her kindness."

Song Shi thought about how he had already eaten the Spirit fruits and drank the Spirit tea. Even if he didn't eat more now, he would still have to repay her for her 'kindness'. Thus, he sat down thick-skinnedly, "Senior Lu Yue, you are being so generous, it would be impolite of me to decline. However I'm ashamed to accept it."

"How can you be ashamed to help the Yao Moon Palace in the addition of another Nascent Soul?"

Lu Yue raised her hand and took out a jade bottle. Her eyes were filled with pain as she reluctantly stuffed it into Song Shi's hand. "Little Brother, this is the Spirit Spring Water of Life. Mortals can extend their lifespan by a hundred years by drinking it. Foundation Establishment cultivators can also extend their lifespan by ten years by drinking it. It can also replenish one's vitality. I also drank a bottle before I was willing to give this to you."

"Oh, let me try it."

Song Shi took it and opened it. He realized that the water was emerald green and had a faint fragrance and emitted Will-O-Wisp. He drank it without hesitation.

In the next second, his head turned green and his entire body emitted a green light. He felt dizzy as if he was drunk and fell to the ground.

"Hehe."

Lu Yue chuckled and sized up Song Shi. "I forgot to tell you that this Spirit Spring Water of Life is very strong and intoxicating."

She lifted Song Shi up and flew up a level, placing him in the cultivation room.

Not long after, Zi Yue's voice came from outside. "Senior Sister Lu Yue, you didn't force him, right?"

"No, how could I dare to go against your wishes, Senior Master? He just drank the Spirit Spring Water of Life and is resting to recover his vitality."

Lu Yue pretended to be terrified and uneasy, "Also, Senior Master, don't call me Senior Sister. Just call me by my title."

"Sping Water of Life?" Zi Yue was surprised. "You're quite generous. Aren't you afraid that even if he helps you break through, you might fail?"

"I'm willing to give it a try."

"It's up to you to communicate with him, but I want to hear him agree personally. Don't do anything rash."

Zi Yue left behind this sentence and her voice disappeared.

Lu Yue waited for Zi Yue to leave before sneering. "You're not in a hurry because you have already broken through, and know you still want this stinky man to agree to helping me? How hypocritical."

Lu Yue, who had been amiable in front of Song Shi just now, immediately seemed to have become a different person. She looked at Song Shi and said indifferently, "Ah Luo, Bai Zhen, come in."

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"Master."

The two beauties entered and bowed.

"Ah Luo, take some of his Essence Energy and disguise yourself as him. Bai Zhen, transform into me."

The two of them looked at each other and did not hesitate. Soon, Song Shi and Lu Yue appeared in the room.

"Stay here and deal with the others. When I form my Nascent Soul, you both will benefit greatly."

After saying that, Lu Yue took out a Beast Taming bag and put Song Shi into it.

Inventory bags couldn't hold living things. But Beast Taming Bags could, they usually can contain Spirit insects, Spirit beasts, and so on.

After putting in Song Shi, her body squirmed in the next second and she turned into the sexy Ah Luo.

She smiled charmingly and patted the Beast Taming Bag. "Stupid man, do you think I can't tell that you despise me for being old and ugly? You still say that it's not a matter of remuneration. How hypocritical."

don't agree even after eating my Spirit Fruits. Do you really think I'll let a cooked duck fly away[1]?"

11:45

Muttering, she took out the array flags and placed them around the area. This time, it was not to Walking towards the teleportation array, she went straight to the outer sect and left as if nothing had happened.

No one expected Lu Yue to be so anxious. She had just received Song Shi and was already anxious to bring him out of the sect and secretly use him to break through.

Lu Yue, who was disguised as Ah Luo, flew 500 kilometers to the west and arrived in a desolate desert. She looked around and confirmed that no one was following her before arriving in front of an ordinary boulder.

"Open!"

She formed a seal and chanted an incantation. The space in front of the stone twisted, and a crack appeared on the ground, allowing her to enter in a flash. The crack quickly closed, as if nothing had happened.

"Who would have thought that there would be a dried-up Spiritual Spring of Life Fountain in this barren land? Now that I've taken away all the Spirit Spring Water, there's still a lot of Spiritual Qi left."

In the huge underground cave, Lu Yue muttered to herself. She took out Song Shi and threw him beside a pool filled with Spiritual Qi.

Ignoring Song Shi, who was still emitting green light, she threw out array flags and planted them on the stone walls in all directions, setting up an additional array.

After doing this, the light on her body twisted and she returned to her old appearance. She stared at the unconscious Song Shi sinisterly, "Young people only know how to judge a book by its cover. You don't agree even after eating my Spirit Fruits. Do you really think I'll let a cooked duck fly away[1]?"

Muttering, she took out the array flags and placed them around the area. This time, it was not to defend against the trouble outside, but to seal Song Shi so that it was easier to forcefully extract power.

When everything was ready, Lu Yue grinned, revealing her mouth that only had two yellow teeth left.

"After you finish absorbing the medicinal power, I'll treat you as a human-shaped spirit herb and swallow you. Although I'll cripple you, as long as I can break through, what else can that b*tch Zi Yue say to me when I am a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

…

[1] "Cooked Duck" is a Chinese phrase referring to an opportunity that is in front of you

126 Demon Pill, The Path Is Narrow

Song Shi's consciousness was erratic and he felt extremely groggy and languid, as if he was floating in a huge ocean.

After an unknown period of time, he finally regained some of his consciousness.

"What happened…"

He was a little confused. After thinking about it carefully, he remembered that after drinking the Spring Water of Life, he fell down as if he was drunk.

"Is this Spirit Spring so powerful? My physique actually can't withstand it."

Song Shi was shocked. He tried his best to open his eyes, but he realized that his body was not listening to him.

Lu Yue's voice could be heard indistinctly. Song Shi listened intermittently and could tell what she was intending to do.

She was going to eat him!

This old woman actually wanted to eat him as a special spiritual herb.

"Damn it, so that's why you gave me so many good things to eat. You're using me as a vessel to condense the medicinal power for you!"

Song Shi was furious.

He was not angry because this old woman treated him like a human-shaped spiritual herb, he was angry that his plan to run away after eating all the good stuff was ruined. She did not give him a chance to escape at all!

How infuriating. Indeed, the older the ginger, the spicier it was["the older the ginger, the spicier it was" Is a Chinese phrase used to describe that older people are usually more experienced due to their age]!

As he sighed in his heart, Song Shi tried his best to regain control of his body.

In the end, his body was too languid and did not have any strength. It did not listen to his orders at all.

His body was glowing with vitality under the Spirit Spring Water of Life. He was absorbing the rich life force inside and was transforming.

Lu Yue clicked her tongue as she watched. "His body is really strong. He's actually starting to transform into a Spirit Body. If he succeeds, my chances of breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm will increase greatly."

"Unfortunately, the power of the Spring Water of Life cannot be absorbed too much by your physical body."

She pointed her finger at Song Shi's abdomen. A ring of fire was released from Song Shi's brocade robe, wanting to resist her strength.

"Eh, that little b*tch Zi Yue actually let you wear this Dharma robe."

Recognizing the clothes on Song Shi's body, Lu Yue sneered and forcefully broke through the defense of the Dharma robe.

She pulled open her clothes and injected green Nomological power into it. After spreading it, it transformed into a huge net that covered Song Shi and locked the Spring Water of life to prevent it from being absorbed by his body.

Then, she carefully took out a seed, opened her mouth, and spat out a pair of green scissors. She stabbed Song Shi's chest.

As flames danced from the power, the scissors were blocked by the Diamond Dharma Body, but because Song Shi did not actively provide strength, its defense was greatly reduced. In the end, the scissors broke through his defense.

A bloody hole appeared on his body and blood flowed out. However, the wound squirmed and began to heal. It could be seen from this how strong Song Shi's body was.

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With a flick of Lu Yue's finger, the seed landed in the wound's blood.

Lu Yue chanted, "Take root for me!"

The seed burst out with dazzling light and immediately split open. Roots grew out and stabbed into the bloody hole. Wisps of pure energy and Profound Qi were devoured and it grew.

When the thin roots emerged, the top of the seed also sprouted, emitting a resplendent green light.

In the blink of an eye, the green sprout grew into a leafless dark green sapling with a flower bud at the top.

"This old woman is planting trees on me!"

When Song Shi realized it, he cursed in his heart. At the same time, he felt a chill run down his spine.

Such methods were simply unholy to the extreme. It was no wonder that Sikong Ya had said that the Yao Moon Palace was also a Demonic sect.

"If I had known earlier, I would have seriously cultivated the Imperishable Golden Body or farmed out a Spirit Body. Let's see how she will plant a tree on my stomach."

For the first time, Song Shi felt that his body was not hard enough. Someone had actually broken into his stomach and planted a tree.

At this moment, Song Shi felt pain in his body. He had finally regained some of his control over his body.

"You can't suck like that!"

Song Shi did not want to become nourishment for a strange tree, especially since this process was very painful.

He visualized his Yin energy and condensed his Spirit into one. He further extended his control of his body and realized that he was currently groaning in pain.

At this moment, he felt that there were many tentacles in his body that were crazily devouring his flesh and Essence Energy. It was simply sucking out his bones and marrow.

Buzz!

Runes erupted from his glabella, chest, back, and limbs. There were a total of seven runes, forming a golden barrier that wanted to break free from the strange tree.

However, he soon let out a scream and realized that when he resisted the strange tree, the roots that were rooted all over his body were affected. It was as if he was cutting himself into pieces when he was resisting. It was so painful that he immediately stopped.

The pain was not the worst part. The worst part was that he could not use any strength.

"Hehe, little brother, you'd better just lie still. This Demon Life Tree has now become a part of your body. If you resist it, it's no different from hurting yourself."

Lu Yue was surprised that Song Shi had recovered control of his body so quickly. She then teased him confidently.

Swoosh!

Song Shi opened his eyes, burning with anger. "Old fart, you've gone too far!"

He realized that under the influence of the roots, although his body could feel something, he could not move at all. It could be seen how strange this strange tree was.

"Too far?"

Lu Yue did not feel anything at all. Instead, she said matter-of-factly, "Only by being unscrupulous can I go far on the path to immortality. Besides, I don't have a choice. If I'm not ruthless, I'll die of old age."

She looked at Song Shi coldly. "It's better for you to die than me. Haven't you heard this from anyone before?"

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"Yeah, but you're barking up the wrong tree."

Song Shi stared at Lu Yue. "If you speak nicely and give me more benefits, even if I don't dual cultivate with you, I will still give you pills to help you break through in the future. It's a pity that your chose the wrong path with me."

"Hahaha!"

Upon hearing Song Shi's words, Lu Yue could not help but let out a strange laugh. "Me wait for the elixir that you will give me to break through? I'll have died of old age long ago. The grass on my grave will probably be three feet tall when you finally give me that elixir. Besides, how can you stinky men be reliable? I'd rather go a little overboard myself to control you all!"

Song Shi frowned. He was confident that he would be able to obtain such things in a few years with the system, but this old woman did not know about that and would not believe him.

"Stay here quietly. Don't think about struggling. Wait for the Demon Life Tree to devour all your flesh and Essence Energy and condense the Demon Pill. You can still live after that. Otherwise, I'll let it devour your soul!"

Lu Yue smiled sinisterly. "I specially asked the cult master of Heavenly Devil Cult for this. I was going to find a golden core to use this on, but it's a pity that ordinary golden cores are not easy to kill, so I can only use it on you."

"I didn't expect you to be a demon."

Song Shi mocked.

"Demon? Do you think Zi Yue, who just dual cultivated with you, is a good person?"

Lu Yue was unmoved. Instead, she was disdainful.

At this moment, the flower bud on the sapling on Song Shi's chest bloomed, emitting a blinding fire. A scarlet bead was condensing in it.

"Little brother, your foundation is really deep. According to the Prison Suppressing Demon Lord, only a Golden Core Martial King can condense a demonic pill. This means your level is equivalent to that of a Golden Core because what you are condensing is just a different type of Golden Core."

Lu Yue praised.

Song Shi looked at the slowly forming demonic pill in the flower bud and was speechless. He did not expect to condense a Golden Core in such a way.

However, when he saw that his flesh and blood had withered and he was only skin and bones, it was obvious that his essence had been swallowed whole. The price he had to pay was also huge.

As time passed, day after day, he could only watch as the light from the demonic pill became brighter and brighter, and the aura it emitted became stronger and stronger. His body no longer had any strength.

He did not struggle anymore, mainly because he was also curious and wanted to see how far this thing could go.

Pfft.

The Demon Life Tree suddenly burned. The petals, trunk, and roots lost their essence and turned into ashes.

Song Shi's body had regained its freedom, but he was now only skin and bones. He was like a dried corpse and did not even have the strength to move.

Dried corpse?

A Will-O-Wisp flashed across Song Shi's mind.

"If that guy didn't lie to me, I might still be able to struggle."

He tried to chant in his heart, "Ba!"

In his originally depleted body, runes emerged from the darkness. Strange flames surged out of thin air, and a red array pattern appeared between his eyebrows.

The power of the contract that the Crimson Demon had force onto him was activated.

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127 If You Can Kill Me, I Lose

Under the endless Desolate Gobi Desert, in the underground cave protected by the Array Formation, red flames were dazzling.

The demonic pill floated ten feet above Song Shi's body like a small sun. However, it was not hot. Instead, it was filled with vitality, warmth and majestic energy.

The most important thing was that this thing fluctuated as though it had a life of its own and was very similar to Spirit pills that contained spirituality. This was something that even Nascent Souls might not be able to refine.

"The devil pill is born and the Spirit herb is formed. After eating it, I'll obtain more power than when Zi Yue dual cultivated with this person. I'll definitely be able to form the Nascent Soul!"

Lu Yue's breathing quickened. She was extremely excited. Her attention was no longer on the worthless Song Shi's body. She could not wait and reached out her wrinkled old hand to grab the demonic pill.

However, a withered claw reached out from below and grabbed the pill faster than she could.

The smile on Lu Yue's old face instantly turned into shock. She looked at Song Shi, who was covered in red fire patterns like a demon in fire, "How is that possible? Where did you get the strength to stand up?"

Song Shi was not interested in answering her doubts. His gaze landed on the egg-sized demon pill and he put it into his storage ring. "Why should I give you something that was made from my body?"

Lu Yue's expression darkened as she roared, "Give it to me, or I'll kill you!"

Song Shi twisted his body and his bones emitted crackling sounds. The crimson patterns on his glabella formed the word 'Ba', constantly releasing scorching and domineering power.

He beckoned with his hand, "Come on!"

Lu Yue was not in a hurry to attack. In her opinion, Song Shi was nothing compared to her.

She narrowed her eyes and stared at the strange array pattern between Song Shi's brows. "The power of the contract rune array is similar to the methods of those fellows from the Heavenly Corpse Sect. You actually sold your body to those fellows yet still dared to join the Yao Moon Palace!"

"There's no rule that doesn't allow me to satisfy the women of the Yao Moon Palace when I'm alive then give my body to the Heavenly Corpse Sect when I'm dead, right?"

Song Shi tilted his head. "Do you think I'm like you? An old woman that no one wants?"

The first sentence was nothing, but this sentence angered Lu Yue.

She hated it when people called her old. She hated it even more when people said that she was unwanted.

"Originally, you were well-behaved and could probably still cultivate even after turning into a zombie. Now, I'm going to burn your bones and scatter your ashes to prevent you from ever resurrecting and cultivating again!"

"Come on, if you can kill me, I'll admit defeat!"

Song Shi was not afraid at all. This was not an act.

Lu Yue's eyes were cold as she made a hand seal and pointed at Song Shi. A green light flew out towards him.

She was an immortal cultivator, so it was naturally impossible for her to attack in close combat like a martial artist or a zombie. Instead, she activated her Dharma treasures, the Green Spider Scissors.

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This Dharma treasures were made by refining the legs of a thousand-year-old spider demon. They were hard and sharp, and after years of nurturing, they had a trace of spirituality.

Clang!

Song Shi did not retreat or dodge. He sent the green light flying with a slap, but his hand remained unscathed.

"These are Dharma treasures? They don't look like much."

The Vajra Dharma Body was comparable to top-grade Dharma artifacts to begin with, and Hiderigami was known for their powerful body. With the enhancement of Hiderigami's power, his body was already comparable to Dharma treasures.

And they were humanoid Dharma treasures!

Even if Lu Yue's Dharma treasure was more powerful, his bones were tougher now that he was a dried corpse. It would be difficult to injure him.

"Since you still have some strength, I can only seal you first before obliterating your soul!"

Lu Yue also realized Song Shi's uniqueness. She changed her hand seals, and the array flags planted nearby shot out beams of white light that intersected with Song Shi's body, forming an ice-cold ice cage that trapped him.

Song Shi frowned and moved. The layer of ice outside was extremely hard. The more he struggled, the thicker it became.

"Damn it!"

He could tell that the surrounding array flags had the power to seal him. The best way to win or escape was to lure this old woman in to fight. However, the other party did not come over at all, so his brute force was useless.

"Hehe, it's too easy to kill you directly. I'll cut off your body first and see if you still have the strength to struggle."

Lu Yue proudly took a step forward and examined Song Shi's withered body. Her gaze landed on a shrunken part of his body with a strange smile.

"It's softer here. Let's start here."

With a wave of her hand, the green light flew over and transformed into a pair of sinister scissors. It quickly expanded and spread open, flickering with cold light.

"I've lived for 800 years, and I've cut off a lot of manhood treasures. Don't be afraid. I'm very experienced. I guarantee that you won't feel much pain."

Seeing Lu Yue's unholy attack, Song Shi's scalp went numb.

Even if he could recover his 'treasures' after death, he didn't want to experience the feeling of being a eunuch.

His eyes widened. At this critical moment, Song Shi's potential was forced out.

"Break!"

The entire power of the Hiderigami contract was completely activated by him and his entire body turned red. The array pattern between his brows released lines formed by runes that quickly spread throughout his body like earthworms.

A terrifying power erupted, like a volcano being triggered.

Crack!

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The ice layer began to crack, and wisps of flames were released from the cracks.

Boom!

Song Shi's body shone brightly as the flames exploded, shattering the array flags nearby.

Lu Yue's expression changed. She hurriedly raised her scissors to block Song Shi, but his fist had already landed on her.

Clang!

The green spider shears were distorted by the light and shattered in an instant. Lu Yue's body hit by the burning red flames, and a terrifying brute force was transmitted over.

Crack!

Lu Yue's wrist was fractured on the spot. Unable to control her Dharma treasures anymore, the scissors flew out of her hand and she was sent flying by a punch.

If not for the Defense Dharma treasures on her that released a black energy barrier in time to block Song Shi's fist, her face would have been smashed to pieces.

Swoosh!

Song Shi's punch was just the beginning. After sending Lu Yue flying, he stomped hard and instantly caught up.

With an elbow strike, Lu Yue was smashed to the ground with a boom. Cracks appeared in the energy shield on her chest.

"Hehe, my protective Dharma treasures are not so easy to break."

Lu Yue smiled sinisterly and took out Defense Talismans to activate. She added barriers to his body and was about to form a seal to summon her intrinsic Dharma treasures.

Song Shi snorted and a Fire Talisman appeared in his hand.

Currently, he did not have any Essence Energy and could not use spells or Dharma artifacts. However, the talismans were not affected by this and he directly activated the most powerful Fire Python Talisman.

Roar!

The three huge fire pythons were released close to Lu Yue's face, blasting her into the depths of the ground. The many layers of Defense on her body were almost instantly broken.

"No, how could you have the Fire Python Talisman!"

Lu Yue panicked. This Fire Python Talisman was comparable to a Golden Core attack. At close range, her defensive methods were not enough.

In the flames, Song Shi did not say a word. His eyes were cold as he quickly waved his palm and punched, instantly leaving afterimages.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The ground where Lu Yue was constantly caved in. Her protective Dharma treasures only lasted for a few moments before they were broken. As her fists and palms landed, she let out a tragic cry. In the blink of an eye, her head was smashed into pieces by Song Shi like a watermelon.

"Who asked you to cut off my manhood! Who asked you to cut off my manhood!"

Song Shi's eyes turned red as he attacked crazily. Lu Yue did not even have the chance to beg for mercy before she was beaten out of shape and turned into a pile of meat paste.

128 Thousands of Transformations Techniques and a Third-Grade Array Master

Other than Hei Duzi, this woman had become the person he wanted to kill the most.

Swoosh!

A soul flew out from the pile of meat paste, shocked and furious.

She did not expect Song Shi's explosive power to be so terrifying. As he was too close, she did not even have the chance to resist before she was beaten into meat paste.

Now that her physical body had been destroyed, without a vessel, her soul would not be able to live for long. Her path of cultivation had been severed. Even if she struggled at death's door, she could only become a ghostly cultivator and live in darkness in the future.

She screamed, "What did I do wrong? Why didn't you let me absorb the pill? How dare you kill me? Even if I die, I'll let you die with me!"

As her soul formed a seal, the Double Array Formation she had set up here was activated. It shone brightly and directly aimed at Song Shi to kill him.

A huge fire hand suddenly grabbed Lu Yue's soul and squeezed her with all its might. The moment Song Shi was attacked by the Array Formation, more than half of the soul was crushed.

Boom!

The power of the terrifying killing array landed on Song Shi.

Array Formations could activate more power of heaven and earth than an individual. Not to mention two Array Formations attacking at the same time.

After Song Shi's explosive power eruption, power of the Hiderigami contract rapidly weakened. Within expectations, he shattered on the spot.

Next to where Song Shi had attacked Lu Yue, an even larger pit appeared. Rocks and dust flew everywhere, and countless cracks appeared in the entire cave. It was on the verge of collapse.

Lu Yue let out an afflicted cry. Her shattered soul twisted and formed a remnant soul beside him. She smiled sinisterly and said, "Haha, you're dead. With such a violent Array Formation Power, even your soul will be shattered!"

Although she was smiling, there was anger in her eyes. She scolded, "Stupid man, you didn't even let me suck you even if you died, but you let that b*tch Zi Yue off so easily!"

Jealousy and anger flowed in her eyes, causing her face to morph into a ferocious expression, making her look like an evil spirit roaring.

"I can't die. If I can't become a Human Immortal. I want to become a Ghost Immortal and a Ghost God!"

Lu Yue roared angrily. Now that her physical body was destroyed, there was no longer a limit to her lifespan. However, it was not her intention to be forced to walk the even more difficult path of a ghostly cultivator.

After all, if she really embarked on it, she would never be able to reincarnate into a human again.

In reality, she could also possess someone or reincarnate now. Unfortunately, she was in the Gobi Desert and could not find anyone to possess her. She would lose her memories when she reincarnated, so it was no different from death.

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"You have been killed by a double Array Formation. Your body and soul have been destroyed. The reward has been super doubled. Array Formation level 120!"

"Your array formation has reached first-grade!"

"You have absorbed strength from death and obtained 40 Freedom Attribute Points!"

"You will be resurrected in three seconds!"

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

"You can choose an alternate resurrection point. Do you want to choose?"

Faced with the system notification, Song Shi naturally would not go to the alternative resurrection point. The matters here had not been settled yet.

"Ding… Congratulations on being killed by a new target. You meet the motivation conditions. If you kill the target within the specified time, you will be rewarded with one chance to draw the lottery."

Upon hearing this, Song Shi knew that Lu Yue's soul had not been completely destroyed by him. Otherwise, he would not have triggered this notification.

In the crater, Song Shi had recovered to his peak state. Indeed, he saw Lu Yue's incomplete soul flying towards her intrinsic Dharma treasures.

The Essence Energy in his body had already recovered to its peak with the help of the system. Song Shi did not hesitate to raise his hand and slap. His Essence Energy turned into a huge flaming hand and was thrown over.

Now that he had reached the Nine Yang Realm, his Nine Yang True Essence was getting hotter and hotter. It was already comparable to the flames of a fireball. Moreover, his casual attack did not need any pre-casting movements.

Just as Lu Yue was thinking of preserving her soul in her intrinsic Dharma treasures, she felt a scorching heat in the Void. She turned her head in shock and saw Song Shi slapping at her from afar.

"Impossible!"

Lu Yue turned pale with fright. She could not believe that a person who had been killed by the Array Formation had come back to life. Furthermore, he looked completely unharmed.

Boom!

She was still half a foot away from her intrinsic Dharma treasures when her soul was completely destroyed by the scorching Essence Energy.

"How can a selfish old woman like you understand my methods?"

Song Shi landed in front of her intrinsic Dharma treasures and picked them up. He then turned around and burned Lu Yue's body.

This woman's physical body was not as strong as Zi Yue's, but it was still quite tough. It took a while for the fireball to burn her to ashes.

After destroying the evidence, he kept all the valuables. After checking around, he found that he had eaten all the good things. Only a few spells and medicinal pills were not bad. The rest were tens of thousands of spirit stones and miscellaneous books.

Among the spells, a special spell called the Thousand Transformations Spell caught his attention. This spell could actually change one's appearance and physique at will. It could even disguise oneself as another person and pretend to be the real one.

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If one cultivated to the Great Mastery realm, they could even disguise their aura. It would be very difficult to distinguish them.

"That's good!"

Song Shi was excited. He had killed Lu Yue and did not want to show his face for the time being. If he changed his identity, he could continue fooling around.

Most importantly, he could change his appearance when he was courting death. This way, the risk would be greatly reduced. Coupled with the cloning technique and the alternative resurrection point, he could simply take off on the spot.

Grinning, he took out the secret technique and memorized it.

Among the other spells, there was a top-notch spell, Hundred of Vines, which was a wood-type Control spell. He could cultivate it, but if his cultivation nature was incompatible, the effect would be greatly reduced.

"Other than the Thousand Transformations Technique, it's all wood and water attribute spells. It's the same for the cultivation techniques. It was a loss to kill you."

Song Shi said to the ashes on the ground. He put the things away and came to the pool. He picked them up with his hands and drank a few mouthfuls.

"The Spiritual Qi is quite abundant. In the future, this place can be used as my temporary resting place."

He turned around and strode out of the cave. With a bang, he was killed by the Array Formation.

This time, when he died, his soul was destroyed. Song Shi obtained more than 100 Array Formation EXP.

Before Lu Yue died, he reversed two sets of Array Formations and aimed them at the interior. When Song Shi approached, he deliberately died eight times in a row. The level of the Array Formation increased by more than 600 points in one go, raising the level of the Array Formation to third-grade.

When he still wanted to farm rewards, the power of the Array Formation had been exhausted and no longer threatened him.

"Tsk, why couldn't you put in more spirit stones so that this can kill me for more than nine times?"

Song Shi pursed his lips and skillfully formed hand seals which shot out streams of Essence Energy. These Essence Energy transformed into runes according to the Array Formation's rules and quickly controlled the two sets of Array Formations here.

In the unorthodox mechanical path of cultivation which included forging, alchemy and Array Formations, they were all similar in nature and were all divided into nine grades.

Array Formations were divided into nine grades. Ranked cultivators in Array Formations could set up the lowest grade Array Formations. The Array Formations here were only third-grade, so he could naturally crack and control them.

After controlling the Array Formation, he endured the pain and took out ten thousand low-grade spirit stones. He threw them into the array foundation and activated them again. He continued to die once and reached the limit of the basic reward of ten times.

Looking at the consumption of the spirit stones, three thousand spirit stones had already turned to dust. This meant that the array formation had to consume many spirit stones to launch its strongest attack. The price for the attack was very expensive.

"Trash Array Formation, the spiritual energy consumption is so high!"

Song Shi could not help but think of the fuel consumption of cars in his previous life. However, this array formation was different from cars. The Spiritual Qi consumption depended on the quality of the Array Formation materials and the level of the array formation.

"The materials for this array formation are actually not bad. It's just that Lu Yue's standard in setting up array formations is not good."

He really couldn't stand it anymore. He took out the array diagram that Lu Yue had set up the Array Formation with and specially studied it before starting to adjust the Array Formation.

129 The Sword Hero Returns Home in Seconds

A day later, Song Shi clapped his hands. "The consumption of this fixed Array Formation has been reduced by half. The spirit stones left are enough to activate the killing array twice!"

He felt a sense of accomplishment because this was a matter of using his brain, not brute force.

After doing this, he made a hand seal and pointed. The array flags that Lu Yue had planted in the surrounding stone walls and ground were removed.

There were two types of Array Formations: fixed Array Formations and portable Array Formations. The former could not be moved and needed to be built on the ground or in the void. The process was complicated, but the array formation set up can cover a wide area and was extremely powerful.

The latter could be moved, and the formation plates or formation flags could be used to carry formation patterns and spirit stones. Its advantage was that it was flexible and could be carried around. It could be taken out and set up whenever necessary.

The Ice and Fire Duality Array formed by Lu Yue's array flags was a portable Array Formation. Upon reaching the third-grade, it could trap and kill even Golden Core cultivators. There were a total of seventy-two array flags that could be divided into two small arrays. The one that trapped him was the Ice Array Formation, while the one that killed him was the Fire Array Formation.

Compared to his Yin Yang Reversal Formation Disc, the formation flags of this array formation were easier to create. The Array Formation itself was more complicated and powerful, but it would still take some time to set up.

With this new portable Array Formation, he would have an additional protection guarantee when he traveled outside.

After receiving the benefits, Song Shi was not in a hurry to go out. He cultivated the Beginner level of the Thousand Transformations Technique here.

This spell was divided into three realms, namely Skin Transformation, Bone Transformation, and Qi Transformation. They corresponded to the transformation of fur, bones and aura.

With his powerful Comprehension, Song Shi cultivated to the first realm in just three days.

"What kind of person should I transform into?"

Song Shi rubbed his chin and thought about it. After thinking about it, he felt that it was best to become someone that only he knew about.

"Thousand Transformations Skin Transformation!"

Song Shi shouted in a low voice. The flesh on his face squirmed and his eyebrows thickened. He immediately changed from a suave young master to a slightly aged middle-aged man.

He tied his hair together with a rope and transformed his Daoist robe into a green robe. He took out a long sword and hung it at his waist.

"Face the wind, Hazari!"

Song Shi drew his sword and stabbed, instantly transforming into a prodigal swordsman.

"From today onwards, I am The Sword Hero Yasuo!"

He laughed and felt that it was interesting to become a video game character from his previous life.

Thinking of the sword technique that Elder Qin had given him, he stabbed out his sword.

Strong winds howled as a deep hole was instantly pierced through in the stone wall by the sword.

He looked around and saw that there was basically no problem wrong with his appearance. He opened the system.

…

Race: Human

Spirit: 2021/2022

Physique: 3064/3064

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Comprehension: 1,812

Energy: Nine Yang Essence Energy (7980/8000)

Freedom Attribute Points: 340

Lottery Chance: 3

Talent: Supreme-grade Fire Spirit Root, Supreme-grade Gold Spirit Root, Psychic Dao Body, Supreme-grade Diamond Dharma Body

Ability: Nine Yang Divine Technique (Level 3), Connate Pure Yang Technique (Level 16), Imperishable Golden Body (Mixed Essence Chapter Beginner), Grand Moon Visualization Method (Minor Accomplishment), Array Formation (Level 3), Breeze Sword Control Technique (Great Mastery), Yin-Yang Secret Technique (Great Mastery), One Qi Cloning Technique (Minor Accomplishment), Dragon Elephant Technique (Perfection), Unfettered Hand (Perfection), Phantom Image Step (Perfection)

Overall evaluation: Your realm is at the late-stage Foundation Establishment realm. Your true strength can fight a mid-stage Golden Core realm cultivator!

…

"Eh, I'm actually comparable to an intermediate-stage Golden Core cultivator. No wonder I could blow up Lu Yue."

When Song Shi saw the system evaluation, he suddenly realized that he seemed to be very powerful.

It was thus even more inappropriate for him to show his face. If others knew that he was already so powerful in less than half a year, it would easily arouse suspicion.

"The One Qi Cloning Technique is a little difficult. I've only reached the Beginner stage when I was free. The Imperishable Golden Body has been too neglected by me. I have to cultivate it well. When my body fuses into one, I'll see who can plant trees on me next time."

Song Shi snorted and finished looking at the system's summary. He glanced at the lottery.

During this period of time, including the reward for perfecting the Dragon Elephant Technique and the last lottery chance he had saved after killing Lu Yue, he could draw three times in a row.

He can draw until he was satisfied.

Song Shi spent all three chances in on ego.

'Ding… Congratulations on drawing Dragon Subduing Palm!

Ding… congratulations on drawing the Essence Cultivating Pill!

Ding… congratulations on drawing one piece of Fiery Volcano Iron!

There were only four things left in the wheel, and two known ones had been drawn out.

The unknown was a piece of refining material. He had to process it himself before he could use it or sell it directly.

"Dragon Subduing Palm… Combined with the Dragon Elephant Technique and the Diamond Dharma Body, its power will definitely be not bad."

Song Shi clicked his tongue. He was currently lacking a powerful explosive technique. Otherwise, why would he waste the Fire Python Talisman previously?

After learning the initial stages of the Dragon Subduing Palm, Song Shi formed an incantation gesture and opened an exit, arriving above the desert.

"Phew~"

Song Shi looked at the world outside and was in a good mood.

He looked around and saw that the north, south, east, and west were all desolate. Not a single hair could be seen. His face twitched. "Where the f*ck is this?"

He thought for a moment and felt the direction of the wind. He smiled and said, "Let's go with the wind!"

Taking a step forward, Song Shi left behind a series of afterimages as he advanced on the desert with his sword.

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He combined the Phantom image Steps with the Gust Wind Sword and swept up a Gust, blowing up the rocks in the Gobi Desert.

"Break like teeth[1]!"

Song Shi shouted in a low voice and instantly shot over. He swung his sword and slashed wildly. The stone immediately shattered into pieces and the broken surface was as smooth as a mirror.

"It's so fun. Haha, how fun."

Along the way, Song Shi kept blowing away rocks with his cheap skills. Then, he slashed wildly. He was having a lot of fun.

The Gust Wind Sword Technique that Elder Qin had taught him, coupled with the Phantom image Steps, was combined by him to form a set of combined sword moves.

After playing for a long time, Song Shi finally stopped. He muttered in his heart, "System, let's add some Video Game Skills in the lucky draw in the future."

"Ding… Request received. Video Game Skills will be provided appropriately the next refresh."

The system's reply sounded in his ears. Song Shi exclaimed. He did not expect the system to really give him face.

"Due to the fact that Video Game Skills are not in accordance with Regulation of Ability, the probability of refreshing Lottery Wheel to Video Game Skills is low. Please be mentally prepared."

The sword returned to its sheath. With a thought, he took out his flying sword and used the Breeze

Sword Control Technique, turning into a breeze that left.

The system gave another notification. Song Shi did not mind as long as there was a chance.

Looking at the longsword that was covered in cracks from his ravaging, Song Shi muttered, "Normal swords are indeed not strong enough. I'll take the time to refine the volcanic iron."

The sword returned to its sheath. With a thought, he took out his flying sword and used the Breeze Sword Control Technique, turning into a breeze that left.

After continuing for another thousand kilometers, when the sky was about to turn dark, Song Shi finally left the Gobi Desert and arrived at a lush green grassland.

"The direction doesn't seem right."

Song Shi recalled the map of Great Qian. There were no grasslands in Jinzhou or Silken City.

"Let's find if there's people around and ask."

His thoughts spread forward rapidly. His late-stage Foundation Establishment divine sense could already spread five kilometers away. Soon, he discovered a small Hhrde of travelers.

After asking, Song Shi found out that he had come to Muzhou, which was more than 4,000 kilometers away from Jinzhou, between the Heavenly Eagle Mountain Range and the Heavenly Moon Mountain Range.

"It's a little far. Most of the way back is through the desert. How boring."

He thought for a moment and committed suicide on the spot. He chose to revive at the alternate location and returned to his hometown in seconds.

Silken City.

The Song Mansion was in shambles. There were spiderwebs and dust everywhere. Occasionally, crows would fly and rest there.

In the dry well in the backyard, a female ghost in white was floating in the well water. She was a new ghost who had been hiding there recently.

Suddenly, she felt a warmth under her body. A man had appeared out of thin air. Coincidentally, she was riding on his head.

The man and the ghost looked at each other in a daze.

…

[1] "Break Like Teeth" is possibly a move by the character in the video game that Song Shi transformed into

130 Hero, Do You Want a Paper Man?

"Ah, a ghost!"

The female ghost screamed and scratched Song Shi's face.

Chi! Chi! Chi!

Song Shi did not do anything. He relied on the protective golden light of his Diamond Dharma Body to block the female ghost's claw. The extreme Yang power contained in it even melted her nails.

The pain made the female ghost hurriedly dodge and shrink to the wall of the well. She looked at Song Shi in fear.

"What the hell? You're the ghost. I'm a living person, okay?"

Song Shi pursed his lips and floated up from the well water. He stood on the water and said, "Where did this lonely ghost come from? Why are you hiding in my Song family manor? I'll send your soul to hell."

The female ghost saw that Song Shi was a cultivator and trembled in fear. "Spare me. I don't want to die yet. Don't kill me."

The fire in Song Shi's palm flickered. He did not show any mercy and flicked his finger.

A scorching flame shot out and pierced through the female ghost who was trying to escape. With a puff, the female ghost's soul dissipated amidst a scream.

"I'll slay any demons my way!"

Song Shi muttered. This was his secret resurrection point. Furthermore, he had returned to his original appearance after resurrection. How could he let this female ghost leave when she saw him in his true form?

He tapped on the ground and rushed out of the ancient well, landing outside.

Crack.

A white bone was broken by him. He looked down and saw a few dried corpses beside the well. They must have been harmed by the female ghost in white.

"The Yin Qi in this well is too strong. It's easy to attract wandering ghosts."

Song Shi looked around. As a third-grade array master, he quickly saw the characteristics of the terrain here. He took out a low-grade fire-attribute Dharma artifacts, formed a seal, and condensed a few runes.

He inserted the Dharma artifacts into the stone wall in the well and neutralized the extreme Yin Qi, causing Yin and Yang to be balanced. It would not attract any lonely souls and wild ghosts anymore for a short period of time.

After dealing with the corpses beside the well, Song Shi looked at the mansion under the night sky. There was residual snow on the tiles and the grass and trees on the ground were withered, but new sprouts were about to sprout.

"It's been a few months. Winter has passed and early spring has arrived."

Song Shi changed his appearance and strolled around the residence with his hands behind his back. Other than some rats and crows, he did not see any living creatures.

He returned to his courtyard and cultivated for the night. At dawn, he took out the Demon Pill to check. This thing might have completed its power conversion, as it didn't disappear because of his resurrection.

"This is the condensation of my Essence Energy and Essence Energy. Even if I don't break through after eating it, I can advance by leaps and bounds."

After saying that, Song Shi was not in a hurry to eat. He had just broken through and had yet to stabilize his realm foundation.

After walking out of the Song Mansion, there were not many commoners in broad daylight. There were only some people at the brothel area of the restaurant.

"I heard that another person died in the Song residence."

"Tsk tsk, some poor people must have run away to hide from the snow and lost their lives there!"

"That place is cursed. Last year, the Song family was destroyed there. Someone actually dared to enter."

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On the road leading out of the Song Mansion, a discussion came from a teahouse, which he listened to carefully.

"Tsk tsk, the Song family is still alright. They only harm ordinary people. The riverside is dangerous. The things there can even kill immortals."

"I heard that there's an immortal cave by the river. I don't think it's a good immortal since so many immortals died there."

"The 'things' in the north of the city are also powerful. The government hasn't dealt with them yet."

Upon hearing this, Song Shi fell into deep thought. "Looks like that demon cave abode has been discovered by someone else. Is Wuchen Zi too busy to take care of it himself, or does he want someone to exhaust the Array Formation first?"

Song Shi pondered. In the beginning, only he, Wuchen Zi, and Chen Yiling knew about that cave abode. He did not know if someone had probed the cold water and discovered it, or if Wuchen Zi had revealed it to others.

"Let's go and join in the fun."

Upon hearing this, Song Shi ended his aimless stroll and walked towards the reeds with a goal in mind.

"A new paper shop opened."

On the way, Song Shi was attracted by a shop before he even reached the city gate.

This was a candlestick and joss stick shop. There were paper effigies at the door. Their lips were red, and they looked at the passers-by with a strange smile.

Ordinary paper effigies naturally would not make Song Shi stop in his tracks. He felt an inexplicable feeling from the paper effigies.

"It's this thing again. I was so unlucky the last time I met it."

Song Shi could not help but recall the deep experience of having his bones broken by that woman.

At this moment, a young man walked out of the paper shop. He was carrying a golden paper effigy couple with a dustpan. As he walked, he hurriedly asked, "Granny, are we sending them to the Qian family?"

"Yes, go quickly and come back quickly. There are still many families here to be sent off."

An old granny's voice came from a dark shop.

"Okay."

The young man glanced at Song Shi and quickly walked out.

One of his eyebrows was broken in the middle, and he did not realize that the disguised Song Shi was the person who had given him silver previously.

Song Shi also recognized that this young man had asked for money while stopping his carriage back then. Now, he must be working in this unlucky candle shop.

In this chaotic world, the business of the candle and joss stick shop would ultimately be very good.

"Are they running deliveries too?."

As he watched the youth with the broken eyebrows leave, Song Shi fell into deep thought. Such a scene could be considered a 'takeout' ordered by a living person for a dead person. He just did not know if the dead person would receive it after it was burned.

In this world, it might be possible.

"Hero, do you want a paper doll?"

The old lady suddenly said something to him.

Song Shi turned around and looked into the shop. An old lady with a cat-like face was looking at him.

"I'll have a nice one that can warm my bed."

"Hehe, young people are so passionate."

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The old lady stood up with her back arched. She was wearing a long black robe and carried a female paper doll beside her.

"What do you think of this?"

The paper figurine was made of paste. It had delicate features and a perfect appearance. It had the feeling of an ancient beauty. It was drawn better than the one outside. Most importantly, its chest was very big.

This sudden feeling immediately made Song Shi take a second look. He smiled and said, "Granny, you've properly caught a man's aesthetic taste."

"Follow this hero well. If you serve him well, your wish will be fulfilled."

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"If you like it, go buy it. I see that you're all alone and lonely. It's not bad to have a companion."

The old lady's voice was a little sharp.

"Okay, how much?"

"One thousand… spirit stones."

Song Shi was not surprised. Since she could tell that he was a cultivator, the 1,000 spirit stones on a paper doll would not be a loss.

"Sure."

Song Shi took out a large bag of spirit stones.

"Follow this hero well. If you serve him well, your wish will be fulfilled."

The old lady patted the paper effigy. The latter seemed to blink shyly and was handed to Song Shi.

"Then I'm leaving."

Song Shi carried the paper effigy in one hand and walked a few steps. He turned around and asked, "How should I address you, Granny?"

"You can call me Granny Cat. If you like it, come visit more often in the future."

The granny smiled, but her words made Song Shi's heart skip a beat.

Granny Cat!

Wasn't this the name Huang Heyu mentioned? Wasn't it the one who cut the Huang Residence and the many servants and maidservants he met back then?

He could not help but look in the direction where the old lady went back. There were indeed many paper cutouts that looked like buildings. There were small houses and large manors…

Did the old lady think that he was a cultivator who was seeking to buy such special items?

Song Shi did not ask further. He walked at a moderate pace with the paper effigy between his arms.

The people he met on the way were used to it. They all thought that he bought paper effigies for his family, such as for a man who died before he got married.

"Hero, you're going to the river, right? There's a bloody storm there. It's best not to die there."

An extremely pleasant voice suddenly sounded in Song Shi's ears, making his ears tingle.

"You can talk in broad daylight?"

Song Shi looked at the sun in surprise. When the old lady took out the paper figurine, he had sensed that there was a soul inside. To be precise, it was a ghost.

To be able to move around in broad daylight, did she not care that the sun was still out?

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