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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211 Heavenly Talisman Technique

With his powerful Comprehension, he learned these things very quickly. After casually fiddling with them for a while, he successfully refined the lowest-level Dharma artifacts.

Not only for refining weapons, he would also read the methods in the other ancient books when he was free.

Otherwise, these exchanged ancient books would be of no use to him.

For five consecutive months, other than exchanging resources, Song Shi was learning all kinds of unorthodox skills and mastering many Skills.

As for refining artifacts, with the Treasure Refining Manual, he could advance to the level of a grandmaster in one go and easily refine Dharma treasures from Dharma artifacts.

He had also grasped the other talisman-making and pill-refining methods quite well. Coupled with his already very powerful Array Formation knowledge, he was basically an all-rounded cultivator now.

Originally, there were three Golden Cores, but after bitter cultivation, he now had six. His Nomological power was more than six times that of the same level, and his pure realm had also reached the intermediate stage of the Golden Core realm.

In addition, he raised some of the spells and secret techniques he cultivated to perfection.

Other than the Thousand Transformations Technique, the One Qi Cloning Technique and the Connate Pure Yang Technique had been perfected.

The perfected Thousand Transformations Technique allowed him to disguise his aura, while the clone technique condensed from the perfected clone technique could be maintained for a long time. He could even move freely within the range of his Spiritual strength.

Perfection of the Connate Pure Yang Art was a natural process. Cultivating this cultivation technique to the Golden Core realm was the limit. Coupled with his Nascent Soul experience from Ye Wenzhong, it was difficult not to perfect this technique.

Currently, among the cultivation techniques and divine powers he controlled, other than the Imperishable Golden Body, the Nine Yang Divine Technique, and the Demonic Blood Transformation Technique, which were of a higher level and could not be perfected in a short period of time, only the Yin-Yang secret technique and the Grand Moon Visualization Method were almost perfected.

The former was because he lacked sufficient cultivation conditions. After all, Bai Xiaoqin was a ghost and was not suitable to cultivate this secret technique with him.

As for the Grand Moon Visualization Method, his Spiritual strength was still a little lacking before it reached perfection. He had not used the sealing technique he had drawn last time and had not cultivated it at all.

Although the cultivation techniques and secret arts were not all perfected, the system still gave him three lucky draw chances. Coupled with the reward of killing Ye Wenzhong and the others and the spider emperor, Song Shi had finally gathered ten lucky draw chances.

However, he could not draw ten times in a row.

There were only eight items left in the wheel.

"I almost achieved my wish of ten consecutive draws. I can only accumulate eight more lucky draw chances after the refresh."

He was about to go out on a mission. Song Shi thought of the context of this mission and decided to clear the wheel.

Not to mention the lucky draw, he had been in seclusion for nearly half a year because he wanted to increase his strength before this mission.

"The Pure Yang Scripture is probably not an advanced cultivation method of the Connate Pure Yang Technique. It just so happens to be connected to the lack of an immortal cultivation method."

Song Shi glanced at the Pure Yang Scripture on the wheel and began to draw.

This time, he didn't finish it all in one go but did it consecutively. This way, he could feel good eight times.

Ancient battle puppet: Special puppet, top-grade Dharma treasures. Combat strength comparable to a Martial Emperor.

Song Shi's eyes lit up when he saw this. This thing could be considered a powerful fighter. Furthermore, puppets were very convenient to use.

He continued to draw.

"Ding… congratulations on drawing the Turtle Breathe Technique!"

Turtle Breathe Technique: A special secret technique that allows one to conceal their aura and remain as quiet as a tortoise.

When Song Shi saw the introduction, he fell into deep thought. "This mystic technique is a little similar to Daoist Cai's method of pretending to be dead."

"Ding… Congratulations on obtaining the Teleportation Talisman!"

Teleportation Talisman: Special Spirit Talisman. It can randomly teleport users to a hundred miles away.

Song Shi pursed his lips. This thing was useless to him.

His Ragnarok could break free from Crowd Control and he could seize the opportunity to die once that happens. Then, he could go home on the spot and not worry about being trapped.

"Again!"

Song Shi felt that the few items were more useful and was looking forward to the remaining ones.

"Ding… congratulations on drawing the Pure Yang Scripture!"

Pure Yang Scripture: Yang Stats Immortal Cultivation Technique. Can be cultivated to the True Immortal Realm. Its power is explosive and powerful.

He hurriedly checked and discovered that the Connate Pure Yang Art was really the prerequisite part of this immortal cultivation technique. He could hence quickly enter the Beginner realm because of this foundation.

After absorbing it, the Golden Core in Song Shi's Dantian shone brightly and began to grow further.

However, the focus of this cultivation technique was still Nomological power. Its attack method was a long-range attack. It required a batch of Pure Yang Flying Swords to unleash the power of this cultivation technique.

"Fortunately, I refined three Pure Yang Flying Swords when I was practicing refining artifacts. I can use them."

Song Shi formed a hand seal and a sword chime suddenly sounded from his storage bag. Sword beams shot out and stabbed into his side, quickly forming a sword formation.

Song Shi sat cross-legged like a Sword Dao ancestor and gave off a different vibe.

"My close combat Nine Yang Divine Power with the golden Spear and the long-range Pure Yang Scripture with the flying sword are getting stronger and stronger!"

Muttering, he continued to draw the lottery.

Ding… congratulations on drawing one hundred Five Elements Upper Spiritual Stones each.

This was relatively ordinary, but it was considered cash currency and was hence passable in his eyes.

"Ding… congratulations on obtaining the Heaven and Earth Pouch!"

Song Shi hurriedly checked.

Heaven and Earth Pouch: Special Numinous artifacts. There is a universe inside. It can trap enemies and capture them. It can capture enemy Dharma treasures and store items. The internal space is the size of a small mountain.

Song Shi took it out and a yellow cloth bag appeared in his hand.

This cloth bag was densely covered in runes that flickered with a faint luster. The surrounding space was slightly distorted, and it was obvious that it was not an ordinary item.

With a probe of his divine consciousness, a huge space more than ten thousand feet in length, width, and height appeared. It could really hold a mountain.

"The space is so big. Is this the size of a small mountain?"

Song Shi was speechless. To him, it was not a problem for even a mountain to be placed in this space.

Ding… congratulations on drawing the Yin Yang Harmony Technique!

Upon seeing this name, Song Shi thought of the Yin-Yang secret technique.

After absorbing the content, it was indeed a similar secret technique. However, it was much more advanced and did not necessarily require the help of a woman. He could also cultivate it by absorbing the Yin and Yang Qi himself, but the speed was relatively slow.

Ding… congratulations on obtaining the Heavenly Talisman Technique!

After the last lottery draw, Song Shi's eyes widened.

"The method of refining talismans?"

Song Shi was stunned and hurriedly checked.

Heaven Ascension Talisman Technique: Draw talismans with Qi and divine powers. This technique can draw talismans without the help of a medium like a talisman paper, but it requires more Spirit and Nomological power, and it can't be maintained for a long time.

Song Shi closed his eyes and absorbed it. Then, he raised his hand.

Space fluctuated. Wisps of colorful light gathered on his finger and turned red in a flash.

His fingers drew in the air like a talisman pen. Red lines appeared on his fingertips and finally condensed into a Fire Talisman.

The moment the talisman was formed, it lit up brightly. The surrounding Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth gathered crazily and erupted with a destructive power, turning into a fire python that seemed to be roaring softly.

Song Shi opened his eyes. His pupils reflected the flames in his hands. He took a deep breath, "I can really draw talismans out of thin air, just like a spell. Is this the ultimate method of the Dao of Talismans?"

As he praised, the fire python in his hand twisted violently and exploded with a bang.

Song Shi's expression changed. With a clap of his hand, the Heaven and Earth Pouch hanging on his waist opened and released a huge suction force. It sucked in the violent flames and swallowed them.

The surroundings were already shaking violently. In the next second, the buildings that were about to be destroyed stabilized again. If not for the surging heat waves in the air, it would be difficult to imagine that a Fire Python Talisman was about to explode in this narrow space.

"Goodness, I feel invincible!"

Song Shi laughed out loud. With this talisman technique, wouldn't he be able to obtain all kinds of one-time use talismans at will after he studied it thoroughly?

212 Giving Bai Xiaoqin The Ancient Battle Puppet

Song Shi was not in a hurry to refresh the lottery. He added all the attributes he had accumulated recently to his Comprehension, and the system interface changed again.

…

Race: Human

Spirit: 4 stars

Physique: 6 stars

Comprehension: 5 stars

Energy: Nine Yang Nomological power (6 stars)

Freedom Attribute Points: 0

Lottery Chance: 0

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

Ability: Nine Yang Divine Technique (Level 3), Pure Yang Scripture (Level 3), Imperishable Golden Body (Great Mastery of the Primordial Chaos Chapter), Heavenly Talisman Technique (Beginner), Grand Moon Visualization Method (Great Mastery), Demonic Blood Transformation Technique (Level 3), Array Formation (Level 6), Alchemy (Level 3), Artifact Refining (Level 4), Talisman (Level 3), Turtle Breathe Technique (Beginner), Thousand Transformations Technique (Perfection), Connate Pure Yang Technique (Perfection), Breeze Sword Control Technique (Perfection), Yin-Yang Secret Technique (Great Mastery), One Qi Cloning Technique (Perfection)

Overall Evaluation: 5 stars

…

"My Spirit seems a little low."

Looking at his combat rating, Song Shi knew that his Spirit was holding him back. Otherwise, it would not be a problem for him to reach a six-star rating.

"Young Master, Miss You You is looking for you."

Just as Song Shi was about to study the Yin Yang Harmony Technique, Bai Xiaoqin's voice came from outside.

"Why is this woman looking for me?"

Song Shi gathered his thoughts, stood up, and walked out.

The Immortal's Cave he was in was a quiet manor. Bai Xiaoqin was waiting outside with a smile on her face. She looked elegant and charming. At this moment, she looked no different from an ordinary person.

During this period of time, Song Shi had brought Bai Xiaoqin along to cultivate when he had nothing to do. With his Golden Core cultivation, he had already pulled her to the Foundation Establishment realm. At the same time, she had helped him deal with the mid- and low-end resources. She already had the nickname of Shopkeeper Bai!

Due to her frequent interactions with others, Bai Xiaoqin, who was originally shy, became more natural and unrestrained. She no longer had the frown she had when she was a lonely ghost.

When she saw Song Shi, Bai Xiaoqin floated over and intimately tidied up Song Shi's clothes. She was a virtuous wife.

During this period of time, Bai Xiaoqin did things quietly and was very compatible with him.

Lu Youyou, who was wearing a short purple dress, was waiting outside with Bai Xiaoqin.

Her delicate feet were bare as she floated in midair. Her black hair was bound by a red ribbon that swayed in the wind. Her graceful body, which was neither tall nor short, leaned lazily against the stone tablet at the door. Her eyes were bright and lively, and her eyebrows were long and black, carrying a hint of arrogance.

Her cultivation had already reached the perfected Foundation Establishment realm and she was only a step away from the Golden Core realm.

When she saw Song Shi, her beautiful red lips pouted. "Father asked me to go to the meeting with you."

"Won't I have another burden if you follow?"

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Song Shi pursed his lips.

"You're the burden. I can kill a Golden Core Martial King now!"

Lu Youyou raised her eyebrows. "It's not up to you to decide whether I get to go or not. I'm just here to inform you!"

"Alright, alright. If you're not afraid of death, follow me."

Song Shi did not argue. This meeting was rather special. It was held by the officials of Great Qian. He did not understand why a rebel like the Heavenly Ghost Sect would participate.

"Hmph, our Heavenly Ghost Sect isn't the only demonic sect participating. All the cultivation sects will send people over. What's there to be afraid of?"

Lu Youyou said disdainfully, "If there's nothing else, we need to leave soon. It'll take a long time to get there."

"Yes, have you picked my Wisdom Tea leaves?"

Song Shi said playfully.

"In your dreams. Do you think I'll pick tea leaves for you for free like last time?"

Lu Youyou crossed her arms, her face full of disdain.

"Then I'll bring the tree and the Spiritual Soil back and pick them myself."

Song Shi said calmly, "Lead the way. This thing should have been returned to me a long time ago."

"Stingy. Can't even bear to part with a tree."

Lu Youyou mocked, but she could not refuse. She could only bring Song Shi to her cave abode.

In the quiet cave abode, a tall tea tree shone brightly, emitting an aura that made one's ears and eyes clear and their thoughts active.

"Dig it yourself. I get annoyed just looking at it. It's taking up my space."

Lu Youyou's annoying look was actually an act.

Song Shi waved his hand and three flying swords shot out, piercing through the ground.

With a boom, a large area of soil was cut off by him.

"Hey, you can just dig the tree. Why are you digging so much soil?"

Lu Youyou grabbed Song Shi's arm angrily to stop him.

"Why are you so stingy? I'll take some soil from you and give you some tea leaves in the future."

Song Shi patted his Heaven and Earth Pouch and stored the tea tree and several acres of land.

Lu Youyou was so angry that she hit Song Shi hard, "Why are you so bad? You even destroyed the manor."

Seeing that she had hit Song Shi yet the latter did not feel anything at all. She directly bit down on his arm.

"Hiss~"

Song Shi's face twitched as he said speechlessly, "Are you a dog?"

Lu Youyou had the Nine Nether Divine Body to begin with. Her physique was considered strong, and her teeth were even more powerful. When he was unprepared, she actually bit him until it hurt.

"Give me back my soil!"

Lu Youyou bit Song Shi's arm and spoke through her mouth.

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"Let go of me first, or I'll break your teeth. Do you believe me?"

Song Shi felt like his flesh was about to be bitten off.

"Give me back my soil!"

Lu Youyou didn't let go.

Song Shi touched Lu Youyou's body.

"Ah!"

Lu Youyou hurriedly dodged, "Pfft!"

She spat and scolded with a red face, "You're shameless!"

"You're not wearing any underwear again." Song Shi glanced sideways.

"Pervert, get lost!"

Lu Youyou bared her fangs and brandished her claws, "I pursue freedom. So what if I don't wear underwear?"

"Alright, I understand."

Song Shi glanced at the teeth marks on his arm. "But you're really a dog."

"Old ghost, don't think that you can bully me just because I can't beat you!"

Lu Youyou was fuming with anger. "Even if I'm a dog, I'll bite you to death, you bastard!"

When Song Shi saw Lu Youyou open her mouth and pounce over, he dodged.

"A good man doesn't fight with a woman!"

He got rid of Lu Youyou and returned to the manor. He planted the Wisdom Tea Tree at his door.

Bai Xiaoqin happily flattened the soil around the tea tree. She picked a piece of tea leaf and sniffed it. "It smells so good."

Song Shi stroked Bai Xiaoqin's hair and looked at the lush tea tree. "I'll be going out for a while. Cultivate well at home."

"Yes, you must be careful when you go out. I'll wait for you at home."

Bai Xiaoqin said gently.

"Okay."

Song Shi was all smiles. He thought of something and opened his hand to take out a doll-like figure.

"Take this. It'll protect you."

Song Shi placed the Ancient Battle Puppet in Bai Xiaoqin's hands just in case.

Compared to Liu Ruxue, for some reason, he liked this female ghost more and did not want her to be hurt.

He usually provoked many people. If he left the Battle Puppet behind, unless a Soul Transformation cultivator attacked, there would basically be no danger.

"Thank you, husband."

Bai Xiaoqin happily accepted it. She still did not know how powerful this doll was. Its value was probably comparable to ordinary Numinous artifacts.

"Oh, take this too."

Song Shi handed the Teleportation Talisman that he basically would not use to Bai Xiaoqin. With this 'double insurance', he was completely at ease.

…

213 Worried That the Enemy Doesn't Know

"Young Master, these two things are not ordinary. You need them more."

Bai Xiaoqin did not recognize the Battle Puppet, but she could tell that the talisman was extraordinary.

"No, I don't."

Song Shi shook his head. Battle Puppets and Teleportation Talismans would only affect his courting of death.

He pinched Bai Xiaoqin's face, "Be good and hide well."

Bai Xiaoqin's face was red with happiness.

Song Shi tidied up and flew on his sword to Lu Youyou's location.

Looking at Song Shi, who was covered in flames, Lu Youyou pouted. "You are so pretentious."

She had not seen this Blood-Robed old ghost for a few days and he had inexplicably become a sword cultivator again. She naturally felt that it was strange.

"Just you?"

Song Shi said.

Lu Jiu had asked him to go to the Langya Immortal Dao Meeting of the Nine Nations held in Great Qian. Even if he was participating, he shouldn't be going alone, right?

"Dream on. No matter how powerful you are, you're only at the Golden Core realm. There will definitely be a grand elder leading the team. This time, Senior Brother Luo and Senior Master Jiang will be there. There will also be a hundred disciples and deacons attending. You, Senior Brother Luo, and I will represent the sect to participate in the trial during the Immortal Dao Meeting."

Lu Youyou's hands flew over, "Senior Master Jiang and the others should be gathering too. Let's leave quickly."

Heavenly Ghost Sect's most majestic Heavenly Ghost Hall was engraved with all kinds of evil ghosts and emitted a sinister and strange aura.

Shi Tianya, Lu Jiu, and the others were gathered at the entrance of the hall. A huge black ship floated beside them.

"Sect Master, Youyou has the Life and Death Gu in her body, is it really suitable for her to participate in this meeting?"

In the crowd, an old man with snow-white hair and beard and a face like a baby hesitated.

"There's something she needs so she has to make a trip there. Otherwise, I don't know if there will be a chance next time."

Lu Jiu explained, "However, she has a life-saving method on her, Elder Jiang, you should also be careful on the way. Although there shouldn't be any danger."

"I understand. Blood Robes as well. Isn't he also poisoned by the Gu? If he goes out, he'll be easily targeted."

Jiang Sha voiced the doubts in his heart.

"Him? Hehe, this person likes to cause trouble, but he's also very difficult to kill. I asked him to go because I wanted to attract some danger. As long as he's in danger, you all will be safe."

"Fair enough."

Jiang Sha's eyes lit up.

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"I asked Youyou to call him. He'll probably be here soon… He's already here."

Lu Jiu turned to look at Song Shi, who had arrived in front of the hall on the Fire Flying Sword. He nodded. "Blood-robed Elder, I'll have to trouble you from now on. Just get a high ranking in the trial."

This time, he had to show his face again. But he did not plan to fight for anything. After all, his sect master was not going.

"I'll try my best."

Song Shi did not comment and recalled the situation of the Immortal Dao Association that Lu Jiu told him.

This was an ancient event that was held once every one hundred years. It had been held before the establishment of the Great Qian Empire. The sects that participated basically covered the entire continent.

As for the goal, other than competing for resources in a space, it was to show their strength and resolve some disputes.

Moreover, in order for the competition to be intense enough, the various large factions would even offer a portion of treasures as a reward for the final winner.

Participation in the trial was actually also equivalent to a ticket and one had to participate to enter the meet. It was somewhat similar to the sports meet in school that Song Shi knew of. However, this was a group of Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators participating.

"Elder Jiang will be leading the team this time. I hope Blood Robes will cooperate with us."

Lu Jiu added, afraid that Song Shi and Jiang Sha would fight among themselves.

"Blood-robed Elder, with you taking the lead in the trial, our Heavenly Ghost Sect's performance in the Langya Mystic Realm will not be bad."

Jiang Sha smiled kindly at Song Shi. Although this Blood-Robed old ghost was not very obedient, his strength was still worthy of his recognition.

"Elder Jiang, you flatter me."

Song Shi nodded. This old man looked quite evil and his kindness contained a terrifying murderous aura. Only those who had cultivated ghost cultivation techniques to perfection would exhibit such a sight.

In fact, this old man's nickname was Perfected Lord Ghostfiend. He was as famous as Ghost Butcher and was even stronger. Now that the other two grand elders were poisoned and were not suitable to go out, they were led by him.

He had not interacted much with this person, but according to these rumors, this old man was a wolf in sheep's clothing. Now he was amiable, but who knew when he would turn into a demon.

"This guy is really good at pretending."

Luo Chi cursed. The other party was clearly also a Golden Core cultivator, but he made himself look similar to Elder Jiang and the other Grand Elders, making them look like they were a generation younger.

Hundreds of people landed on the Great Kraken Ship with the Heavenly Ghost Sect's flag. After a slight tremble, they turned into a black cloud and left.

While they were moving, a few figures outside the ghost pit opened their eyes, glanced at the Supreme Kraken Ship, and then disappeared.

Beyond the black clouds was the blue sky and white clouds. Song Shi stood at the bow of the ship and looked at the desolate Nether City below. He realized that the ship was flying south.

"Langya Mystic Realm is at the border of several countries. It makes people yearn for it."

Song Shi muttered. The Langya Mystic Realm was one of the most famous mystic realms on the surface. Rumor had it that it was left behind by the ancient Great Empire, the Langya Kingdom. It had its own space and countless treasures.

It was just that this mystic realm was too high-end. It only opened once every hundred years, and no country could monopolize it. After all parties compromised, they created an immortal path that would divide the resources inside every hundred years.

"There's someone following us."

Jiang Sha walked over and said in a negotiating tone, "Elder Blood Robes, are you interested in killing him? I remember that you need blood."

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"They're too weak. They're not qualified to feed my Blood River Dharma treasures."

Song Shi said disdainfully, "Let's wait until we accumulate more."

After another half a day, there were clearly more shadows following them in the dark.

Most of these people were scouts and they followed them to grasp the movements of the Heavenly Ghost Sect.

There were also those with malicious intentions.

"I'll kill them!"

Seeing that Song Shi did not move, Luo Chi snorted and was about to kill him.

"I'll leave for a while and help you deal with them."

Song Shi suddenly spoke.

"What's the matter, Blood-Robed old ghost?"

"I have something to do. I'll be in Langya Secret Realm on time before the Immortal Dao Conference."

Song Shi's figure disappeared.

Behind the Supreme Kraken Ship, there was a bang.

A flower of blood bloomed. Someone was blown up before he could even scream.

The crimson river of blood swept past, and shattered bones fell from the blood. Song Shi's blood-colored robe appeared.

His clothes were Dharma artifacts that could change colors. At this moment, coupled with the blood river that filled the sky, he looked like the Blood-Robed old ghost had reincarnated.

"Anyone who dares to follow will be killed without mercy!"

Cold words came out of his mouth, making the others stop, their gazes filled with fear.

"Blood-Robed old ghost, you dare to kill someone from the Flower Room?"

Someone questioned.

"I don't care if you're from the Flower Room or the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets. Why don't you take a step forward?"

Song Shi was filled with killing intent as he muttered in his heart.

This Flower Room relied on intelligence to survive. Its influence was like a spiderweb that spread throughout the country. Ordinary cultivators were rather afraid of them because at some point, their whereabouts had been deliberately sold to their enemies.

However, it was good that he had offended this faction. He was just worried that his enemy did not know that he had come out alone.

Seeing that Song Shi was so unyielding, the people who were secretly following him finally left tactfully.

Song Shi did not chase after the Supreme Kraken Ship. Instead, he left in another direction.

"Eh, this old ghost actually dares to leave alone!"

The eyes of the people hiding in the distance lit up. His whereabouts were worth a lot of money.

214 Spirit Golden Core

There was a type of power in this world. They did not fight and kill, nor did they trade physical items. They only sold information.

They would sell valuable information.

For a person like the Blood-Robed old ghost who had been a hot topic of discussion recently, any bit of information on him was valuable, especially to his enemies.

"The Ye Family has a bounty of ten thousand spirit stones for his whereabouts. Hurry up and send the news back!"

"This Blood-Robed old ghost is too arrogant. He offended our Flower Room, so we will sell you to death!"

Communication Talismans lit up and shot out like meteors.

Song Shi had not gone far when some of the factions selling information learned of his appearance.

"I wonder what kind of enemies I will attract. The Ye Family? Vajra Sect? Or the Sky Demon Cult's Deputy Cult Master?"

As he thought to himself, he deliberately slowed down and landed in the forest. His aura quickly converged and became calm.

He was cultivating the Turtle Breathe Technique. Compared to Teleportation Talismans and Battle Puppets, this technique was very useful when he wanted to kill enemies.

"The Nine Yang Divine Technique is proactive. This spell focuses on silence and can be combined with the Grand Moon Visualization Method."

His powerful Comprehension allowed Song Shi to quickly find the trick. The violent Dharmic powers in his body gradually calmed down, like the setting of the sun.

As he walked in the lush forest, the aura on his body became weaker and weaker. As his Nomological power converged, he looked like a mortal for a moment.

Suddenly, there was a chill behind him. A cold wind blew, and a bloody mouth pounced out onto him in the wind.

This mouth seemed to have waited for a long time and treated him as prey. It bit him cleanly without any unnecessary actions.

Song Shi resisted the urge to use his Nomological power and did not explode. However, he despised the stench in this mouth and turned to look at the black shadow.

In his reaction and vision, the movements of the black shadow that launched the sneak attack seemed to have been slowed down. In his eyes, he clearly saw a colorful tiger with sharp teeth.

When the tiger's mouth was half a foot away from Song Shi's neck, a hand grabbed his neck first. Under the powerful impact, Song Shi's hand did not move at all.

Crack!

He gently exerted strength and the tiger's neck was broken. It screamed in pain and fell to the ground. It struggled but could not get up. It was obvious that the tiger would not survive.

"There's also a problem with using the Turtle Breathe Technique. It's easy to be mistaken for a weakling, so this stupid tiger didn't notice."

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He deliberately revealed a trace of his aura, forming a circle of pressure. Immediately, rustling sounds appeared in the nearby forest.

Many of the wild beasts that were prepared to catch what they thought was a cicada or oriole behind were frightened and retreated.

On Song Shi's journey, no ordinary wild beasts came to disturb him. His Crowd Control Ability increased exponentially.

In the past, he could be said to be a sword that showed off his 'sharpness', but now, he is able to restrain his sharpness. This was an improvement.

If the sword was too strong, it would break easily. After all, lonely person would not grow for long. Be it the Nine Yang Divine Technique or the Pure Yang Scripture, both had already entered the stage of harmonizing Yin and Yang.

According to Ye Wenzhong's experience in Nascent Soul, the key to the Golden Core to Nascent Soul realm was the coexistence of Yin and Yang. Only by merging with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth could one break through the bottleneck and transform into a Nascent Soul.

Apart from the principles of Yin and Yang, Song Shi's cultivation speed had always been too fast. Althought his growth pattern was rough, he could finally deeply control these powers.

The Turtle Breathe Technique did not have much combat strength, but at this moment, it was like a key that opened the door to a new stage of cultivation.

Song Shi gained more and more insights. His entire body was in a state of enlightenment. The sense of time passing in the outside world disappeared. Unknowingly, a long time had passed and it was already dark.

The night did not affect cultivators like him. Song Shi continued to walk through the mountains like a mortal. His entire person blended in, bringing with him a unique charm.

Brilliant light bloomed from his glabella. It was as silver as the moonlight and as dazzling as a bright moon. The Spiritual Energy in his sea of consciousness boiled and gathered crazily towards his Lunar Star.

The latter's light became brighter and brighter. Its body began to shrink and spin.

The familiar scene was very similar to the time when he condensed his Golden Core. However, his Spiritual strength was very special. It could not be replenished by directly absorbing Spiritual Qi from the outside world. It had to be transformed by the combination of Song Shi's Essence Qi and Nomological power.

Even though it was only a Spirit Star, its transformation speed was very slow. It could not compare to Song Shi's first Golden Core.

Fortunately, his cultivation was deep, his body was strong, and he had a solid foundation. The entire process was slowly and steadily advancing, and his Spiritual strength was undergoing a transformation.

The space between his eyebrows flickered. If he stood closer, he would look comparable to the ninth moon.

In the middle of the night, Song Shi's entire body trembled. The light between his brows converged, and a powerful psychic power erupted, forming a Spirit storm that caused the nearby Void to fluctuate. The vegetation was shattered by an invisible force.

Swoosh!

A pair of eyes that were as bright as the moon appeared in the night. They contained powerful mental power, which caused his long hair to dance in the wind, making him look especially elegant.

"Ding… Congratulations on cultivating the Grand Moon Visualization Method to perfection. You have been rewarded with one chance to draw the lottery."

A system notification sounded in his ears. Song Shi sighed in his heart. "My Spiritual strength has finally broken through and condensed a special Golden Core at the Spiritual level."

Nomological power could form a pill, and Spiritual strength could also form a pill. However, the difficulty was much higher. After all, Spiritual strength could not directly absorb and refine Spiritual Qi. It relied on other forces to help.

Therefore, the power of his Spirit Golden Core was far above that of ordinary Golden Cores. He could even kill cultivators below the Golden Core realm with a thought.

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Such cultivators with powerful Spiritual strength were very terrifying. When they cast spells, their power would be inferior to other cultivators with inferior Spiritual strength.

In the Heavenly Ghost Sect, only Old Man Nightmare could condense a Spirit Golden Core at the Golden Core realm. Therefore, when he risked his life, he could affect the Nascent Soul realm with his divine thoughts.

Other cultivators did not achieve this when they were at the Golden Core realm, especially Old Man Nightmare, who had reached this stage when he was at the perfected Golden Core realm.

"The Yin Spirit Golden Core has been formed and my Spiritual strength has increased greatly. It's not a burden anymore."

Song Shi revealed a smile. Previously, his Spiritual strength evaluation was only four stars. Now, it had soared to six stars.

He continued to adjust his physical and spiritual strength, condensing them into one, like primordial chaos.

Perhaps his Spiritual strength had broken through, and unknowingly, his Imperishable Golden Body Primordial Chaos Chapter had also reached perfection. Unfortunately, this part was incomplete and he did not get the chance to draw the lottery.

"The Chaos Essence Chapter has ended. Let's take a look at the second level of the Imperishable Golden Body."

With a breakthrough in his Spiritual strength, Song Shi was temporarily fine. He took out the Imperishable Golden Body and tried to open the second page.

Without any difficulty, he opened it.

Yin Yang Chapter!

Mixed Yuan gave birth to Yin and Yang, and its power was limitless.

Song Shi was stunned. Indeed, the Great Dao was interlinked.

While Song Shi was studying the second volume of the Imperishable Golden Body,

A pair of black eyes were observing Song Shi, who was walking like a mortal from afar.

"What is this old man doing? Reading books?"

Confusion surfaced in his eyes.

This dignified Golden Core cultivator was actually not flying in the sky. Why did he come up to the ground to walk on the soil? And he was still reading.

"His condition is a little strange. Could it be that this old ghost is cultivating?"

The other person landed on the grass beside him and seemed to have some knowledge.

"It doesn't matter if he's pretending to be a god or a ghost. Act according to plan!"

Soon, two assassins with killing intentions approached Song Shi in the darkness.

Song Shi, who was in an ethereal state, sensed something amiss and did not raise his guard against it.

These two people had worked so hard to trace him here, so he had to give them a chance.

215 This Must Be An Illusion

A cold light emerged from the darkness and stabbed at Song Shi's temple from a hidden angle.

Song Shi was still reading seriously with his head lowered, as if he did not notice anything.

The assassin instinctively sensed that something was wrong. This was too easy.

However, he had no choice but to continue. What if this person was really careless?

Crack!

It was as if he had stabbed a rock. His head was broken by the dagger Dharma treasures with difficulty and finally pierced successfully.

The skull was hard but the brain was weak. The Dharma treasure that pierced into Song Shi's temple released its power, shattering the interior into paste.

Song Shi fell to the ground on the spot, completely dead.

The other assassin, who was about to make a move, saw that his companion was actually so successful and did not rush out again.

The cultivator who killed Song Shi looked at the corpse on the ground in surprise, "He died just like that?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Shi's body disappeared.

"Your attack was fast, accurate, and ruthless. Not bad."

On a big tree at the side, Song Shi appeared and looked down at him like an assassin who had blended into the darkness.

The latter was like a frightened poisonous snake, twisting its body to dodge, afraid that Song Shi would take the opportunity to counterattack.

Landing under a tree opposite him, the assassin on the surface revealed a sinister gaze and sneered. "Hmph, you're really as the intelligence said. You're very good at escaping. I didn't even kill you."

Swoosh!

Just as Song Shi's attention was attracted by this person, a black shadow darted out from the side. A faint cold light slashed across his neck, and with a poof, his head was forcefully cut off.

On the head that was spurting blood, Song Shi's expression was calm. He did not panic at all from the sneak attack. He smiled faintly. "One in the open and one in the dark. Since you can't attack openly, you attracted my attention and let your companion have a second chance to assassinate me. You are indeed not bad."

The expression of the spy who had beheaded Song Shi changed. He pointed in the air and suddenly stepped back to dodge Song Shi.

Unfortunately, there was no counterattack, making him seem like a frightened bird. He was too vigilant.

Song Shi's expression was still calm. His headless body fell and disappeared in midair before he even landed.

Soon, an unharmed Song Shi appeared between the two of them.

The pupils of the two assassins contracted. Their best teamwork had failed to kill this person. It would be even more difficult for them to continue.

Since the assassination failed, they had to act openly next.

As for giving up this mission, they had yet to consider it.

"Which faction are you from? The Ye Family? Sky Demon Cult or Vajra Sect?"

Song Shi asked curiously.

"Wuji, someone spent a lot of money to take your dog life. It seems that it's really not easy to kill you."

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The cultivator who openly attacked snorted and reported his background.

"Wuji?"

Song Shi was surprised. This was an assassin organization. They did things after being given benefits and were active in the entire continent. However, they rarely made a move. This was the first time he had encountered someone from there.

The biggest characteristic of this organization was that they liked to move in both the open and in the dark. There were both open and hidden hands, hence it was impossible to guard against them.

"Blood-Robed old ghost, if you can stop the two of us again, we won't do this business today!"

The figure of the person in the dark suddenly faded and disappeared into the night.

"I didn't expect the first group to come to kill me to be an assassin organization."

Song Shi sighed. "Money talks. How much am I worth now?"

He wondered if he could kill him once and collect the bounty himself.

"One hundred thousand Spirit Stones!"

"If we kill you, we can save ten years of work!"

"It's so valuable that I'm a little tempted."

Song Shi was stunned. This price was enough to buy a top-grade Dharma treasure. It was enough for some people to take a gamble.

"That's why I need to 'borrow' your head."

The killer on the surface became erratic, like a wisp of green smoke approaching.

It could be seen that even in a head-on battle, the other party had used a rather strange movement technique.

Song Shi watched quietly. He appeared like he was unprepared and did not retreat.

He did not even use any Nomological power, let alone the power of his Spirit Body.

This frightened the killer. He circled around Song Shi, not daring to attack immediately.

Song Shi sneered. "What's there to be afraid of? I gave you a chance, but you didn't use it?"

The green smoke suddenly dispersed, and a bloody hole appeared between Song Shi's brows.

He easily killed Song Shi, but the assassin was not happy at all.

It was the third time!

This person actually allowed them to kill him. It was too easy.

"Be careful. This guy's methods are very strange. Right now, we should only be killing his special clone!"

The spy who was secretly prepared to attack at any time was reminded.

Although that was the case, they still did not resist killing Song Shi and killed him many times.

The two of them started to doubt their lives.

They had been assassins for many years, but this was the first time they had encountered such a situation.

Usually, the people who were assassinated by them would either panic, fight back angrily, or turn around and escape.

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Who would stand here and let them kill them like this?

This was too easy. It was so easy that they felt uneasy.

They would never have thought that Song Shi was using them to farm the number of deaths until they could not kill him anymore.

Ten times, twenty times… a hundred times.

The two of them took turns to attack, each time attacking a vital point.

Even so, they still felt that he was very difficult to kill.

This fellow's body was too hard, just like Dharma treasures.

Every time they wanted to break through his body and attack his vital points, they had to expend a lot of strength.

They were actually a little out of breath after such a simple slaughter fest.

And Song Shi still stood there, allowing them to attack.

In fact, after every kill, this person did not change his position. He just kept resurrecting.

"We've already repeated this so many times. What's going on? Can't we kill him?"

"Are we hallucinating?"

The two of them looked at each other and were a little suspicious.

They were unwilling to believe that Song Shi would not die, and they could not find any reasonable explanation that he would not die either. Therefore, they could not help but think that this was caused by illusions.

Only when one was in an illusion would such a strange situation that did not make sense appear.

"I don't feel like I'm under an illusion at all. Do you?"

"I didn't either. It's impossible for both of us to be under an illusion at the same time, right?"

"Could this then be Transmogrification?"

"Bullshit, I'm sure what I did was real!"

As the two of them spoke, they actually revealed suspicious expressions. They both felt that the other party was a Transmogrification created in the illusion.

They felt that the real scene was definitely not like this. Perhaps the two of them were fighting each other or attacking the surrounding rocks, vegetation, and even the air.

"What are you two doing? Continue?"

When Song Shi saw the two of them muttering, he said impatiently, "Your attacks are very sharp. Continue."

The professional assassins were indeed different. Although their cultivation levels were not much higher than his, their attack power was very strong.

These two were like assassins in a game. They could deal fatal damage according to one's shortcomings.

"Looks like this really might be an illusion. How can anyone stand there and wait for death? In the end, he died so many times yet we haven't succeeded too?"

"This must be an illusion!"

Neither of them believed what they were seeing. They turned around and tried to retreat.

"It's reality. Why are you running?"

Song Shi was speechless. This was the first time he had encountered a guy who thought he was hallucinating because he had killed him too many times and too easily.

216 Blood Python Dragon Transformation

Song Shi's indestructible nature confused the two assassins. They felt that this was a brilliant illusion.

"Stay!"

With a cold snort, Song Shi suddenly threw out a handful of array flags and inserted them into the surroundings at an extremely fast speed, forming a Trapping Array.

His finger moved in the air and a talisman flew out. A huge seal flew into the air and released a circle of light, turning into a huge cage that enveloped the two of them.

"Damn it, this must be an illusion. How could he draw a talisman with his bare hands?"

Seeing Song Shi use the Heavenly Talisman Technique to draw talismans out of thin air to trap them, they were even more certain that this was not real.

"It's fake, he must be fake!"

The two of them did not move. Instead, they formed hand seals on the spot and released a Spiritual Storm, hoping to escape the illusion.

However, the surroundings were still the same. Nothing had changed.

"Damn it, why is our mental cultivation method to break the illusion useless?"

The two of them were shocked and furious. This was the first time they had encountered such a brilliant environment. There was actually no way to break it at all.

This time, they really panicked.

When Song Shi saw their panic, he really did not know what to say.

Perhaps, the most powerful illusion was that one that made the victims unable to differentiate reality.

He simply took advantage of the situation and chuckled, "Is that all you have? Kill me and you can escape."

Their expressions were ugly.

This person actually asked them to kill him.

He was definitely not someone a normal person should say.

"We can't kill him. The more we kill him, the deeper we'll fall into the illusion!"

They did not dare to attack.

They thought that killing Song Shi was actually an illusion. The more they killed, the deeper the illusion.

They focused their attention elsewhere, hoping to find a way out.

Seeing that the two of them actually thought that it was a misunderstanding and did not dare to attack him, Song Shi was helpless.

Song Shi decided not to waste any more time. He began to circulate the Nomological powers in his body, and it was as if a volcano that had been quiet for a long time had suddenly erupted!

With two loud bangs, two lives ended.

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The Blood River Dharma treasures absorbed another two balls of blood. Just as they finished absorbing, the Blood River Dharma treasures shook slightly. Runes flew out and began to form a new combination.

"ROAR!"

The runes transformed into a blood python that swam happily in the void, causing the blood river to boil.

Song Shi was surprised, "I didn't expect this thing to advance!"

Before he obtained this Dharma treasure, he had absorbed an unknown amount of blood from the Blood-Robed old ghost.

The other party had used the Blood Refinement Sect's special method of refining Dharma treasures to refine the soul of a python into it. Under the constant fusion, the blood river had the potential to grow.

In his hands, this thing kept absorbing blood, but the blood's quality was very high. Especially after devouring the Ye Family's golden blood last time, it showed signs of advancing.

Now that it had reached the critical point, the Blood Python began to evolve. It absorbed the power of the Blood River and became larger and larger.

The original Blood Python had signs of transforming into a dragon, so Song Shi could not help but pay more attention.

If it could successfully advance, he would have another Numinous artifacts. Furthermore, the effect of this thing was very special. It might even be more useful than the Golden Spear.

Suddenly, the Blood Python trembled, showing signs of insufficient strength.

Song Shi narrowed his eyes and looked at it for a moment. In the end, he confirmed that it was very difficult to break through by itself.

The Blood Python did not retain much spirituality to begin with, so it was impossible for it to know any refining techniques. At this moment, it was relying on its instincts to improve.

There were many uncertainties to begin with, and even if it does succeed, it would take a very long time to do so.

"I have to help it advance. Fortunately, I cultivated the Demonic Blood Transformation Technique and can directly refine this special Dharma treasures!"

Song Shi formed a seal, and his heart beat rapidly.

In the special space hidden inside, there was a blood-colored pool of water that was more than 30 feet wide and bottomless.

Suddenly, the blood pool churned and blood gushed out like spring water, landing on the Blood River Dharma treasures.

He had already cultivated the Demonic Blood Transformation Technique to the third level of the Blood Pool Realm. It corresponded to the Golden Core Realm of the Golden Core Great Dao. If he broke through another realm, he would reach the Blood River Realm.

At the next realm, the power of the blood river in his body would be as astonishing as the blood river Dharma treasures from before. The difference was that one was his own power, and the other was a special Dharma treasure refined from external blood.

In fact, this Dharma treasures were refined with the Demonic Blood Transformation Technique. Now, with just one more step, the Blood Python could transform into a dragon.

The corresponding cultivation technique realm was actually the Great Mastery realm of the Demonic Blood Transformation Technique.

Blood Spirit Realm!

Song Shi was looking forward to it. If his Dharma treasure reached the Blood Spirit realm now, it would also be a testament to his cultivation of the Demonic Blood Transformation Technique.

As his blood gushed in, the trembling Blood Python opened its mouth and swallowed it. After obtaining strength, it began to evolve steadily.

However, this was not enough. Song Shi formed a seal and shot out runes. At the same time, he took out some materials and fused them into it.

He was refining artifacts to help the Dharma treasure advance. This way, he could perfectly control it during the advancement process so that after succeeding, the spiritual Dharma treasure would not fly away.

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The blood river unexpectedly began to advance and Song Shi was forced to spend time and effort to refine it. For a moment, he was delayed on the spot.

The strong smell of blood spread out like a bright light, continuing to attract other enemies.

He deliberately restrained the power of the array flags and talismans so that he could lure the enemy over to attack.

After half a day, another group of people came.

"What is this old man doing?"

"Could the Blood Python in front of him be the artifact spirit of a special Dharma treasure?"

"Impossible. If there's an artifact spirit, wouldn't it be a Numinous treasure? It should be a Dharma treasure refined using a special method. Now, it's being refined again."

"He definitely doesn't have much strength to defend himself now. Kill him!"

Song Shi glanced at the dark corner and stood on the spot, continuing to refine weapons.

For a moment, no one dared to go up. They thought that it was a trap.

After a long time, someone finally couldn't stand still and launched a fierce killing move.

In an instant, Song Shi's head flew away, and blood gushed out from his neck.

Similar to the assassins of the Wuji Sect, the person who easily killed Song Shi also felt that it was too easy.

Then, a similar scene repeated.

Because Song Shi did not resist and waited for death, some people doubted the authenticity. When they wanted to retreat, they were killed by Song Shi.

After obtaining a new blood replenishment, the Blood Python in front of Song Shi roared angrily. Claws grew out from under its body, and a horn grew on its head. It officially began to transform into a dragon.

Its body continued to grow, and in the blink of an eye, it was more than a thousand feet tall. Moreover, it continued to expand. After absorbing the blood river, blood-colored scales appeared on its body.

During this process, the entire river of blood transformed into a blood dragon that was more than a thousand meters long. A powerful might spread out, forming a blood-colored light that soared into the sky, attracting the surrounding power of heaven and earth.

RUMBLE!

In the next moment, dark clouds gathered and lightning actually brewed.

"Hmm? The advancement of Dharma treasures will also attract lightning tribulation?"

Song Shi was surprised. He felt that the so-called lightning tribulation was more like a result of the sudden change in strength.

"ROAR!"

The blood dragon roared at the sky. Amidst the deafening dragon roar, Song Shi saw a hint of intelligence in the blood-colored flood dragon's eyes. It was afraid.

He pondered. "The souls of demon beasts have been fused into Dharma treasures through special methods. In the future, they can completely grow into artifact spirits. The growth potential is very good!"

Just as he was praising, the world suddenly turned cold. There was no rain in the dark clouds. Instead, snowflakes fell first.

"Hehehe, I came at the right time to witness the birth of a Numinous artifact."

The crisp laughter of a young girl sounded. Among the snowflakes, strange-looking paper effigies appeared and smiled at him.

217 Your Bones are Getting Harder and Harder

This scene was very strange. The densely packed paper effigies were like soldiers, surrounding Song Shi in a circle in the blink of an eye.

In the snow, living people landed one after another, sealing off Song Shi's escape route.

Hong Luo was wearing a long red dress. Her face was like a young girl's, and her face was exquisite. She sized up Song Shi with a teasing look in her eyes.

Her voice was crisp and long, "Should I call you Song Shi, Blood-Robed old ghost, or Ye Wenzhong?"

"What's Guardian Hong Luo's relationship with this person?"

Lu Bingxuan, who was emitting Mystic Ice Nomological power and had snow-white eyebrows and beard, seemed to be deep in thought.

"A year ago, I summoned the projection of an evil god in Silken City to cut off the Dragon Vein Qi. This person's previous body was one of the sacrifices. He should have died, but this body is still here. I'm quite curious how he slipped away under my nose."

Hong Luo had a curious look in her eyes.

"It's probably some substitute Dharma treasures."

"Old woman, are you pretending to be young again?"

Song Shi's expression was mocking. This woman looked like a young girl, but she was actually vicious and ruthless. This could be seen from the time she broke all the bones in his body.

"Your mouth is still so smelly. I don't care who you are. You'll die today!"

Hong Luo's eyes darkened. She was too lazy to investigate this person's situation. She pointed at him with her short finger, and many paper effigies rushed over with strange smiles.

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Song Shi glanced at the blood dragon. Worried that the fight would ruin the advancement of the Dharma treasures, he tapped his feet and shot out.

When he was far away, he threw out the array flags again and stuck them near the blood dragon. At the same time, he freed one hand and threw out talismans to stick to the surroundings.

Now that the situation was special, Song Shi did not have time to draw talismans himself. After building a defense line for the blood dragon, he was already entangled by the paper effigies.

"Ridiculous. You still want to protect your Dharma treasure at this time?"

Lu Bingxuan mocked, "Die in peace. This Numinous artifact is ours!"

He formed a seal with both hands and shouted, "Snow Skin Prison!"

As his Nomological power activated the power of heaven and earth, the temperature dropped again. Countless ice and snow danced. Amidst the whistling wind, they formed ice-cold walls of snow and wind in all directions.

These special walls were more than a thousand feet tall and thick. They covered the sky and turned into a prison, trapping Song Shi inside.

"This time, I'll kill him!"

Song Shi was not in a hurry to court death. Instead, he raised his hand, and the golden flames on his fingertips quickly condensed. In the blink of an eye, they became the size of a millstone. Then, he attempted to throw this huge fireball at the paper effigy.

Boom!

Some of the paper effigies were engulfed by the golden flames. The strange thing was that they were not instantly burned. They were only ignited.

However, this was not because the paper man was resistant to fire, but because the power of ice and snow around him quickly weakened his fireballs, greatly reducing the power of his spells.

"The surrounding fire attribute power is almost gone!"

Song Shi was shocked. Was this the ability of someone with half the strength of a Soul Transformation cultivator? He could mobilize the power of heaven and earth and suppress opponents weaker than him.

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"Blood-Robed old ghost, your Dharmic powers have been weakened by more than half by me. Surrender and you can suffer less."

Lu Bingxuan looked confident. With him around, he did not believe that he could let this person escape today.

When Song Shi saw that his Nomological power was suppressed, he pretended to be shocked. He was entangled by the paper effigy that approached him in the blink of an eye.

Hong Luo stepped in the air and approached. "You should still have the memory of me breaking your bones back then, right? Do you want to taste it again?"

"Come on."

Song Shi had a strange expression. "Let's see if you can break all my bones this time."

A murderous look appeared on Hong Luo's face. She instantly arrived in front of Song Shi and grabbed his arm, breaking it like last time.

In the end, when she used all her strength, Song Shi's arm was completely fine. Her face could not help but turn green and red.

"I really didn't expect that after not seeing you for a year, your bones are getting harder and harder!"

Hong Luo sneered and took out her other hand. At the same time, she bent her arm and attacked the joint.

Song Shi moved his arm, and his body flowed with golden light. The runes flickered like Dharma treasures, but he was still fine.

Hong Luo's expression turned ugly. How could this fellow's bones be so hard? She actually couldn't break it. Compared to last time, the difference was simply like heaven and earth!

"Why? Haven't you eaten?"

Song Shi was disdainful.

Hong Luo raised her hand and pulled out a hairpin Dharma treasure. With a poof, it pierced through Song Shi's glabella.

218 A Slap

"Just because you're tough doesn't mean that I can't kill you."

Hong Luo's eyes were emotionless, "However, you were captured so easily by me. I don't think you'll die from this."

He was defeated just by her throwing a fireball. Even if this person was still at the Golden Core realm, this definitely was not all he had.

The next second, her pupils constricted.

Song Shi appeared behind her out of thin air without any warning.

Amidst the dragon's roar, a volcanic eruption of power poured down on her back and instantly shattered the air between them.

Song Shi retracted his palm and looked at the shattered Hong Luo. The other party had already become a paper figurine that was burning in the flames.

"Paper clone?"

He fell into deep thought. This clone looked even more brilliant than his One Qi Cloning Technique because the paper figurine had a physical body and was more resilient.

At this moment, the other paper effigy turned into Hong Luo. She looked like a real person, and her eyes were a little more serious, "Your method of escaping is quite brilliant. It seems that the benefits of killing you are higher than expected."

"Do you want me to help you restrict him further?" Lu Bingxuan asked. He had already sensed that Song Shi was troublesome.

Even he did not notice how Song Shi escaped just now. He too had thought that she had killed the real Song Shi.

"Not yet!"

Hong Luo was competitive. She formed a hand seal with one hand and the paper effigy chuckled. A sword appeared in her hand and she stabbed it at Song Shi.

Amidst the cracking sounds, Song Shi's body shone with golden light, shattering all the swords.

"That's it?"

Song Shi was very disappointed, "You want to kill me with just a few paper swords?"

"Imperishable Golden Body?"

Lu Bingxuan narrowed his eyes.

Logically speaking, a fellow with such a tough body wouldn't be able to escape. However, this person actually knew how to dodge her attacks. The situation seemed to be getting more and more troublesome.

It was as if the paper effigies did not see that Song Shi's Dharma treasures were unable to break through their bodies. New paper effigies continued stabbing out at him.

The back of Song Shi's head hurt as Hong Luo approached him and pierced him with a hairpin.

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The paper effigies that were unable to injure Song Shi were only there to protect Hong Luo's true killing strike.

The problem was that Song Shi always appeared at the side unscathed. He casually counterattacked, and flames soared into the sky, blasting many paper effigies into ashes.

There were burning paper effigies everywhere. Gray smoke filled the air. Song Shi stood on a mountaintop and stared sharply at the many paper effigies who were still smiling.

"This old woman is not easy to kill!"

He muttered in his heart. After a few exchanges, he realized that the other party could instantly switch places with the surrounding paper effigies. Her speed when dodging over short distances could also be said to be akin to teleportation. Moreover, he could not be sure which paper effigies the other party would switch places with, so it was very difficult to kill her.

This was the first time he had encountered such a powerful enemy. Song Shi felt that it was as troublesome as killing the Blood-Robed old ghost previously.

The Blood-Robed old ghost could fuse his body into the blood river at anytime, while this old woman had many substitutes.

Looking at the densely packed paper effigies around him, which numbered no less than a thousand, Song Shi felt that if he did not destroy them all at once, it would be very difficult to threaten them.

Hong Luo also felt a headache regarding Song Shi.

Her cultivation was clearly a realm higher, but she could not find any flaws in this person.

In her eyes, this person was full of flaws and could be easily attacked, but his body was too hard. If she wanted to kill him, she had to attack his vital points.

However, every time she killed him, he would escape, causing the supposed flaw in her eyes to be of no value at all. She did not know how to kill this person.

RUMBLE!

At this moment, lightning descended and started to attack the Blood Dragon.

The Array Formation and talismans left behind by Song Shi helped block a portion of the heavenly tribulation. Amidst the furious roars, the Blood Dragon used the power of lightning to undergo the final transformation.

Lu Bingxuan frowned and reminded him, "Hong Luo, hurry up. That Numinous artifact has been upgraded. Killing him will be even more troublesome."

Numinous artifacts, especially those with special demon beast remnant souls as artifact spirits, were often much more troublesome.

"Understood!"

Hong Luo formed a seal with his hands, and the paper effigy that was entangling Song Shi emitted light. The strokes on it released flames that exploded under Song Shi's stunned gaze.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Deafening explosions sounded one after another. The paper effigies turned into Explosive Talismans, and their power was even more terrifying than ordinary Explosive Talismans.

The Explosive Talisman was one of the most destructive types of talismans. Usually, a high-grade Explosive Talisman could blow up a mountain, and even the most ordinary one could blow up a building.

The method of making Explosive Talismans was simple, but it was a huge waste of Spiritual Qi. Because of its power, this kind of talisman consumed several times or even dozens of times more than those of the same level. Moreover, it was easy to dodge.

Of course, the range of the explosion that surrounded Song Shi was too wide. At this moment, a radius of ten thousand feet was filled with destructive power.

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Lu Bingxuan was familiar with Hong Luo's methods. He immediately switched to his spell and quickly retreated.

However, his Snow Sky Prison was still maintained for the time being. He restricted the aftershock of the explosion to a single space and augmented the power of this explosion.

Song Shi was in the center of the explosion. Even his Dharma treasure-level body could not withstand an explosion of this scale.

"Damn, this explosion…"

Before he could take another look, he shattered and melted in the explosion. The weak parts of his body were destroyed, leaving only a skeleton that flickered with golden light.

The Snow Sky Prison was on the verge of collapse. Cracks appeared under the impact of the explosion. Fire spewed out, illuminating the two people who appeared.

"He's dead this time, right? The area he escaped from just now was within a thousand feet."

Lu Bingxuan looked at the center of the explosion. The flames broke through the prison and turned into a brilliant mushroom fire cloud that spanned more than ten thousand feet.

The surrounding forest trembled and was instantly shattered by the aftershock. Then, it burned, forming a ring of Firestorm that spread out majestically. The spark from the raging fire tore through the air, forming a sound like the roar of a magical beast in fire.

"Hu hu…"

Hong Luo was clearly panting. Using so many Explosive Paper Dolls at once was a huge consumption of Spiritual Qi for her.

However, before she could take a few more breaths, a numbing feeling inexplicably arose in her heart. She instinctively felt a chill run down her spine.

BANG!

A terrifying collision force surged over and her entire body emitted a cracking sound. She let out a muffled groan as she was smashed to the ground. A huge pit instantly appeared on the ground, and a large wave swept up.

In the huge pit that was dozens of feet deep, Hong Luo's entire body crumpled. She was actually slapped until she became deformed!

"After burning up all the paper effigies, I've finally found your true body!"

Flames danced in Song Shi's palm, leaving behind a terrifying explosive force.

"He's still alive!"

Lu Bingxuan's pupils suddenly constricted. He clenched his hand, and a huge ice snake that was thousands of feet long suddenly rushed out. It swallowed Song Shi, who was in the midst of cooling down and rushed into the sky.

Song Shi's entire body turned cold. He realized that even his Pure Yang True Fire could not withstand it, so he simply could not be bothered to resist. In the blink of an eye, he turned into an ice man.

"Hmph, how can a Golden Core like you withstand my Mystic Ice Will-O-Wisp?"

Lu Bingxuan sneered and clenched his fist. The ice snake lit up and bit down hard.

Kacha kacha!

Cracks appeared on Song Shi's frozen body. A moment later, he was bitten into pieces of ice. His killing method was completely different from Hong Luo's.

219 True and False

"He should have died this time."

Lu Bingxuan's expression was solemn. He had seen with his own eyes that Hong Luo had failed to kill this guy time and time again, it had made him lose confidence.

In the huge pit on the ground, Hong Luo's flesh squirmed and a girl flew out.

She looked like a pocket-sized version of Hong Luo. At this moment, her face was ashen and she was a little hysterical. "Damn it, he destroyed my physical body. How did he escape my Red Lotus Burial technique?"

As she cursed, she took out a paper figurine and prepared to hide in it for the time being.

Although a cultivator's Nascent Soul could be considered a second life, it was still fragile. They could not stay outside without protection for a long time, or their souls would dissipate.

"Red Lotus Burial? Why does it look like a mushroom instead? It doesn't look like a red lotus at all."

Song Shi appeared on the ice snake and looked at the mushroom cloud that had congregated at its last moment. He was very disapproving.

He did not know that Hong Luo had detonated all the paper effigies that could be detonated in order to kill him. It had already exceeded her control limit, so it naturally did not appear as exquisite like a red lotus.

"How can you still be alive!"

Hong Luo was not in the mood to explain. When she saw Song Shi, she was so frightened that her body trembled. She screamed in disbelief, "The Red Lotus Burial just now would even make a Soul Transformation cultivator's expression change. Why are you still alive?"

"No matter how powerful it is, it's only effective it the power is unleashed. Otherwise, it will be a large firework."

Song Shi smiled mockingly and did not admit that he had indeed died at the hands of this spell.

"How the hell did you get away!"

Lu Bingxuan questioned. He had personally crushed Song Shi's body just now. At that moment, he really felt that he had killed his main body.

"Get away? You're my enemies. Don't tell me you want me to tell you the secret technique so that you can restrain me?"

Song Shi pursed his lips and stomped on the ground.

Boundless flames exploded. With a loud bang, the ice snake seemed to have been smashed by the sun and was broken. Following that, the ice snake broke inch by inch.

Lu Bingxuan frowned. This guy's explosive power was a little strong. He could even break his spells and divine powers. His true combat strength was comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator.

He changed his hand seals, and the shattered ice dragon suddenly spun, forming a Frost Tornado that trapped Song Shi.

It was as if Song Shi had become a mortal again and arrived at a three-foot-freezing season. The cold wind sliced through his body like blades and he felt his bones ache from the cold.

"This guy is much stronger than Hong Luo!"

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Song Shi, who was submerged in the snow, evaluated in his heart. If it wasn't for the fact that he couldn't die, he would definitely have died today after being blocked by these two demons.

He did not use the power of the other Golden Cores. It was just that the power of one Golden Core could not resist this terrifying freezing power. His eyebrows and hair were quickly dyed with a layer of frost.

"Let's die a few more times and see what this guy has up his sleeves."

Song Shi calmly looked at the two figures outside the Frost Tornado. In the blink of an eye, they turned into icicles and were torn apart by the tornado.

It had to be said that compared to Hong Luo's explosion destroying his body, Lu Bingxuan's Mystic Ice power was actually more powerful.

Hong Luo stood at the side with a pale face. She stared at the shattered figure in the storm with a worried expression. "He's so calm. I'm afraid we still haven't killed him this time."

Indeed, Song Shi appeared behind them out of thin air. Nomological powers surged in his hand, transforming into a golden fire dragon that roared as it blasted out.

BANG!

The transparent ice wall blocked the fire dragon. The flames rolled in front of him, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared.

A transparent ice wall had appeared around the two of them, forming a special Defense barrier.

"Still not dead."

Hong Luo smiled bitterly with a helpless expression, "What kind of freak is this guy? Every time we kill him, it's not his main body."

She attacked more and more ruthlessly, but all she hit was this person's shell. There was no effect at all.

"Something's not right. Even if he knows a supreme divine power, he shouldn't be so imposing after fighting for so long. But now his aura is still at its peak."

Unlike Hong Luo, who was already doubting her life. Lu Bingxuan remained calm and sensed that something was wrong.

"Hmm, you're right. If he is using the Golden Cicada Shedding Shell technique, this kind of divine ability should consume a lot of energy. Why is he still so calm after using it so many times?!"

Hong Luo's eyes flashed as she came back to her senses.

"Maybe you're under my illusion?"

Song Shi teased. These two guys were quite powerful. If they wanted to retreat, he did not have the confidence to keep them. It would be best if the two of them fought. Only then would he have a chance.

Hong Luo's expression changed. She glanced at Lu Bingxuan warily.

Could it be that the person in front of her was not a real person and she had been fighting with Lu Bingxuan?

If that was the case, it made sense. After all, her magic power was slightly weaker than the other party's.

"Impossible! Don't be bewitched by him to fight with me."

Lu Bingxuan snorted coldly. "I cultivate the Nine Heavens Ice Fiend Technique, which is most effective against illusions. There is no point in you spouting nonsense and bewitching people!"

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"Oh, so confident?"

Song Shi pursed his lips. "Then kill me a few more times."

BOOM!

The Blood Dragon, which was transcending its tribulation in the distance, suffered a lightning strike with an overwhelming Aura. A portion of its runes were shattered by the lightning. However, after this lightning strike, the dark clouds in the sky had already dimmed, and the lightning began to dissipate.

"Look, this heavenly tribulation can't be fake. We were lured here by it."

Lu Bingxuan looked confident.

"Why can't you think about how this heavenly tribulation came about? Maybe I was the one who deliberately lured you here using it. Maybe it's also a part of the illusion."

Song Shi said meaningfully, "Could it be that the two of you really think that Numinous artifacts are so easy to refine? How many do the two of you have?"

Hong Luo's expression changed as she gripped the hairpin in her hand tightly. This was her only Numinous artifact, which was why she could easily pierce through Song Shi's head.

Lu Bingxuan narrowed his eyes. He was not too sure about everything in front of him.

"Come on, keep killing me."

Song Shi deliberately walked over at a neither fast nor slow pace. He did not even use too much Nomological power this time and restrained his physical strength.

A cold glint flashed in Hong Luo's eyes. The hairpin Numinous artifacts emitted a cold glint as she stabbed out with all her might.

Song Shi was penetrated by the special Numinous artifacts and quickly died. Following that, he appeared by the side. He did not attack Hong Luo directly, but instead, he killed her. "Look, now you know that you are attacking air, right? You have already fallen into an illusion and cannot extricate yourselves."

"Illusion…"

Hong Luo was a little stunned. Why was it like this? It clearly felt very real.

"Hmph, I don't believe that you would come here for no reason to remind me that this is an illusion!"

Lu Bingxuan opened his palm, and a blue icicle suddenly shot at Song Shi. The freezing power of this thing was even more terrifying. It actually froze Song Shi the moment it came into contact with him.

This time, he was not in a hurry to shatter Song Shi. Instead, he walked in front of him and sneered. "I won't kill you this time. I'll freeze you with the Ten-Thousand-Year Black Ice Spike and see if you can still revive."

"This guy is really smart!"

Song Shi was surprised.

"Eh, it really didn't appear out of thin air this time. Could this be his main body? Or did another one only appear after he was killed?"

Hong Luo came to the frozen Song Shi in shock and observed him, wanting to find out the reason.

At this moment, the frozen Song Shi was suddenly covered in golden divine light. Then, a hand broke through the ice and instantly reached out to grab Hong Luo. Her Nascent Soul was grabbed out.

"No!"

Hong Luo never expected Song Shi to still be able to move. With a hiss, she was crushed by the flames.

220 Second Numinous artifact

Be it Hong Luo or Lu Bingxuan, they did not expect Song Shi, who had been frozen into ice, to still be able to move. Otherwise, Hong Luo would definitely not dare to approach him so casually.

The careless approach this time had crushed Hong Luo's Nascent Soul, who still had a chance of survival. She died unwillingly in the brutal flames.

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

After more than half a year, Song Shi had finally avenged himself. He eliminated the old woman who had tortured him and increased his lucky draw chances to three.

Compared to Song Shi's quick revenge, Lu Bingxuan was in a daze. Compared to this person's previous method of escaping, he did not expect Song Shi to be able to move.

Not to mention a Golden Core cultivator, even if he was hit, he would definitely not be able to escape this freezing power so easily.

With a dark expression, he activated the power of his Numinous artifact, Mystic Ice Spikes. Large amounts of freezing power were released, and for a moment, the space seemed to be frozen.

However, Song Shi's entire body emitted a Holy light. He directly ignored this power and easily passed through the obstruction. The Spear in his hand was like a long dragon that came out of its hole and stabbed over fiercely.

"He can't be froze!"

Lu Bingxuan was inexplicably shocked. He realized that the power of his Numinous artifacts could not restrict this person at all. It was as if there was a power that surpassed Nomological power that broke through the power of ice.

How could such power appear on a Golden Core?

Facing the golden Spear, he changed his spell. Ice walls appeared one after another and then they were all pierced through by the golden Spear.

Lu Bingxuan had no choice but to take out his Defense Dharma treasure. They were silver-white scales made of metal and looked like snake scales.

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Ding!

Flames danced as Song Shi's golden Spear was blocked. Lu Bingxuan and his Snake Scales were forced to retreat.

Song Shi was a little surprised to see that the snake scales were not damaged by the golden Spear. He slapped away the Mystic Ice Spikes that were about to launch a sneak attack, "Oh, these are life-saving Dharma treasures."

"Hmph, these are the scales of a spirit snake. They're special Numinous artifacts. You won't be able to crack them!"

Lu Bingxuan's expression was arrogant. His snake scales were as big as a pot as they floated in front of him. At the same time, the Mystic Ice Spikes flew back. The blue light was resplendent and he could attack at any time.

Seeing that this person was powerful and had such powerful Dharma treasures, Song Shi knew that it would be difficult to kill him. He stopped his attacks and said with interest, "I heard that your second son was borne by a white snake. You also have snake scales. Impressive. You guys are willing to even bed a snake."

"Hmph, what do you know? After the white snake transforms, she's devastatingly beautiful. They're also beneficial to my cultivation. If it were you, you wouldn't be indifferent either!"

Lu Bingxuan was disdainful and smug.

However, he sized up the other party's situation and realized that the Holy Light had already dissipated.

Song Shi did not care if Lu Bingxuan could sense his problem. He smiled teasingly. "That makes sense. However, since you're so utilitarian, it's no wonder that she didn't follow you."

"Hmph, it's not your place to be nosy!"

Lu Bingxuan's expression was dark as he stared coldly at Song Shi. "You killed my son and her son. This is no joke!"

"I don't think you're losing out. After all, you've killed me twice. I've only killed your son once."

Song Shi shook his head, "In that case, you even made a profit!"

"I have to dissipate your soul and make you disappear from this world to avenge my son."

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Lu Bingxuan's eyes were filled with killing intent. He used the Spirit Snake Scales to protect his body while attacking with the Mystic Ice Spikes. It could be said that he had perfect equipment.

However, to Song Shi, it was easier to kill this person because this guy did not have a bunch of paper effigies to dodge attacks like the old woman.

He held the golden Spear in his hand and waved it. Golden dragons danced and dragon roars sounded as he attacked head-on.

"You want to kill me now? These are not enough."

Lu Bingxuan smiled mockingly. Although he did not have Hong Luo's life-saving means, his Dharma treasures cultivation was much stronger.

He formed a seal and pointed at the Void. The Mystic Ice Spikes lit up and transformed into an ice snake that fought Song Shi's golden fire dragon.

Shocking aftershocks from the collision spread out, and the world turned into white and gold. One was cold and the other was hot, turning into ice and fire.

"Is this really a f*cking Golden Core?"

The people who followed him were stunned, especially Lu Bingxuan's eldest son. He was a prodigy of his generation, but now he was doubting if he could compare to this Blood-Robed old ghost even at his full strength.

He laughed bitterly, "Even Guardian Hong Luo was defeated by him. Previously, I actually wanted to kill him myself…"

"ROAR!"

In the distance, a blood-red light soared into the sky and broke through the dark clouds that had consumed the power of thunder. For a time, the world was covered in red light. A blood red dragon roared and rushed out.

"Success!"

Song Shi revealed a look of delight. This way, he also had two Numinous artifact, and his equipment was not inferior to this Sky Demon Cult deputy cult master.

"Stop this new Numinous artifact and subdue it!"

Lu Bingxuan ordered, unwilling to let the Blood-Robed old ghost add any more weapons to the fight.

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