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"What's the difference?"

Song Shi did not know much about the cultivation method of demons. Hei Duzi was not strong enough and did not come into contact with them.

"According to the cultivator's description, the meat of demon beasts that cultivate their spirit is even more delicious than those who are just beasts. Those that walk the path of beasts have to be properly processed before they can be eaten. Otherwise, they will be poisonous to human cultivators."

Huang Heyu looked at Song Shi playfully. "Are you interested in eating us?"

"That's a very realistic description."

Song Shi could not help but laugh. He said regretfully, "However, I'm not qualified to eat Demon beasts yet. I've only eaten some Vicious beasts' meat."

"As expected, you humans love to eat."

When Huang Heyu saw Song Shi licking his lips, she knew that deep down, he definitely wanted to have a taste.

"It's the same for you demons. After all, obtaining food is an instinct of life."

Song Shi had nothing to be embarrassed about, "Why don't you give me a more orthodox difference?"

"Young Master should have come from a good background. Why haven't you heard of any?"

Huang Heyu was surprised.

"Wait, let me read."

Song Shi thought of the cultivation foundation encyclopedia that Liu Ruxue had given him. He only looked at what he could come into contact with and did not have the time to look at the rest.

Opening the catalog, his gaze fell on the section on demons and he found the corresponding page.

Demons were not human. They were classified into form and spirit.

Form demons cultivated their forms. According to their race, they were divided into demonic beasts, demonic birds, demonic insects and so on. They were often simply termed as demonic beasts. There were too many impurities in their flesh and blood that if they ate raw food, it would be poisonous. They had to refine their flesh, blood, baleful aura and murderous thoughts before they could eat it. Otherwise, it would damage their cultivation level.

Spirit demons cultivated their spirits. They were also divided into spirit beasts, spirit birds, spirit insects, and so on by their race. They ate raw food and were not poisonous. Their flesh and blood could be used as medicine.

Demon cores were top-notch ingredients for refining medicine, and demon cores in cultivation were even more of a top-notch ingredient.

The method to differentiate them was that Spirit Demon cultivators transform into a demon spirit. Otherwise, they would be a demon beast.

Huang Heyu and Old Demon Yang were also reading this introduction. They were rather speechless on how they should be prepared in order to be eaten.

"No matter what you humans record, do you have to specify the edibleness?"

Huang Heyu was a little curious.

"I don't know about that. In any case, my ancient book always records that down."

Song Shi looked at the back. They were all introductions of various common demonic beasts. There was no specific mention of the difference between the demonic spirit path and the demonic beast path.

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He retracted his gaze, "Is the Demon Spirit Path better than the Demon Beast Path?" n0𝗏𝑒𝑙𝚞𝑆𝚋.𝔠0𝔪

"There's no such thing as strictly good or bad. Spirit Dao cultivation is fast and you can have higher Comprehension. You can even learn the spells and divine powers of humans and integrate into human society to absorb cultivation experience. However, it's easier to be coveted by humans and demons alike."

Huang Heyu explained what she knew. "The beast path naturally means abandoning Comprehension and wisdom and continuing to cultivate using the primitive way. However, the speed is slow. In fact, you can treat demon spirits as becoming humans while being on the beast path will mean that one will remain a beast."

"Therefore, as a demon spirit, you have to treat yourself as a human and constantly interact with humans to learn from them."

Song Shi was enlightened.

"That's right. In the mountains, you don't know what people are, therefore by merely thinking of them as food. You would have no idea of the joys of life."

Huang Heyu sighed and looked at Song Shi with her beautiful eyes, "Young Master you have just allowed me to experience the joy of being a human. What you said just now was something I rarely hear from others. Every day, the strong prey on the weak. How can there be the peace and harmony within the human civilization, let alone people who have the time to talk about the principles of life?"

Song Shi glanced sideways. This was a vixen, a siren who only pursued to achieve.

Right, there was also a Ram.

He coughed, "Since Young Madam has gotten what she wants, shouldn't you let me go?"

"You're not even afraid of death. Why are you against staying another night?"

Huang Heyu rolled her eyes at Song Shi, "I want you to try my cooking."

"I'm afraid you are going to sleep with me."

Song Shi could not help but look at Huang Heyu's exaggerated figure.

This woman's style was completely different from Liu Ruxue's. One was as cold as a snow lotus, while the other was as gentle as a ripe peach.

Huang Heyu walked closer to Song Shi and blew out a fragrant wind. She wriggled his body and said in a charming voice, "Young Master, are you so afraid that I'll eat you?"

Song Shi realized that he was suddenly limp and his blood was boiling hot. He forced himself to say, "I'm afraid I can't help it."

"Hehe, Young Master is indeed straightforward. He looks so cute."

Huang Heyu pursed her lips and smiled. Her body trembled and waves of passion surged. She suddenly pointed at Song Shi's glabella, and the latter's body stiffened.

"What are you going to do?"

Song Shi frowned. What was the meaning behind this vixen's actions?

"Young Master has taught me a lot of his principles. How can I not repay him?"

Huang Heyu's expression was ambiguous, "Young Master, don't be afraid. I won't kill you. In fact, it will even benefit you."

"No, I'm not interested in you."

Song Shi did not like being passive in bed, especially with a demoness.

"Really?"

Huang Heyu smiled playfully and walked over to hug Song Shi. Three lumps of softness attacked him. Then, Song Shi seemed to have entered a dream and felt like he was in a daze.

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In his dream, he was born in Silkworm Village. His father was a local silkworm farmer and had a rich family background. He had read books on sage and morality since he was young and was determined to take the Imperial Examination to obtain a scholarly title.

...

Time passed quickly. Under the guidance of a private school teacher and his own hard work, Song Shi was knowledgeable and talented.

"That's not right. I don't like to study. I haven't even finished reading the book on the basics of cultivation. Let alone the Book of Sage and Morality, when have I studied so seriously?"

Song Shi sensed that something was wrong in his dream. He could clearly tell that it was a fake dream.

However, he could not escape from this dream, just like how he usually could not wake up from his dreams.

Moreover, whenever he had such thoughts, he would suddenly be locked in a daze and be pulled back by the dream.

In the end, he could only accept his fate and start living life as a normal human every day. However, he still felt like there was a script that had planned his life out which was waiting for him to experience it.

He successfully became an Elementary Scholar and went to the prefecture to take the Imperial examination. On the way, he stayed in the mountains for a night. When lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, he got up out of fear and started memorizing the Book of Sage and Morality. For some reason, after memorizing the scripts for a while, the sky calmed down.

Perhaps the heavens had given him good luck. He was nominated for the Imperial Examination and married a beautiful woman when he returned home.

And this wife was Huang Heyu, which rendered him speechless.

Suddenly, a rooster crow resounded through the world.

Song Shi, who was in a deep sleep, suddenly woke up from his sweet dream.

...

He subconsciously clutched his chest and looked at the bed curtains. It was already dawn outside, but he was a little confused.

"Could this be some of the experiences of the young master of the Huang family? She actually let me experience his life. If not for the sound of the rooster crowing, I probably wouldn't have woken up… A dream, what a good method!"

Song Shi was speechless. He felt that Huang Heyu's methods were very similar to Old Man Nightmare's.

However, the former had its benefits, while the latter was for the purpose of killing.

"It's over. I'm a man, but I was actually slept by her!"

When he thought of what had happened in the dream, his expression became gloomy.

Why couldn't he have just woken up and made out with her?

"No wait, why do I feel that my Profound Qi has not been consumed at all?"

Then, he was shocked to discover that he had not suffered any losses. Instead, his cultivation level had actually broken through and reached the tenth level of Qi Refinement!

Furthermore, he had not just entered the tenth level. He had directly reached the peak of the tenth level!

"I've improved by two levels just by sleeping?"

Song Shi was a little surprised by Huang Heyu's methods. This was the first time he had improved his cultivation with a method that was not courting death or cultivation. Moreover he had improved so much while in a dream.

"Beauty Huang is a good person!"

He praised from the bottom of his heart. He happily put on his clothes and walked out, preparing to continue discussing life with Huang Heyu.

However when he pushed open the door and walked out, it was extremely foggy outside and new graves came into his view one after another. Where did the servants and exquisitely decorated manors go?

His hair stood on end. He turned around and saw a folded manor under the tombstones. The surname on the paper manor was Huang.

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Song Shi shuddered and looked around. This was a graveyard. How could there be a manor or a beauty?

"Huang Heyu?"

He shouted.

Pfft.

!!

The paper house under the stone tablet burned. Many paper effigies inside swayed in the fire. On it were the written numbers: One to Forty-Nine.

He had seen some of the paper effigies yesterday when they served him yesterday. At this moment, they were reduced to ashes by the fire as they all appeared to be smiling strangely.

"I actually didn't manage to realize what was happening all along. This woman's Nomological power is so deep."

Song Shi was silent. He once thought that he had seen through all of this, but in fact, she was just letting him spy on her.

At this moment, a gentle voice sounded, "Young Master, there's no need to panic. This is something made by the paper cutters. It's burned for the dead as a ritual of respect. During this period of time, we used the Yin Qi in the tomb to conceal our aura and temporarily stayed here. Now that we've returned the favor to the Huang family, we've left."

"…"

Song Shi was speechless, "Did you leave a voice note behind, or are you talking in real time?"

"I'm speaking to you in real time. Does the Young Master have anything to say to Heyu?"

Huang Heyu smiled.

"Did you sleep with me?" n0𝗏𝑒𝑙𝚞𝑆𝚋.𝔠0𝔪

Song Shi asked awkwardly.

"Young Master, if you think I did, then I did."

Huang Heyu sounded like she was teasing him.

Song Shi's face twitched. "Where do you live? I have to sleep with you once more."

"Hehe, Young Master, have you gotten addicted to it? Unfortunately, the divine power of the technique, A Dream of the Golden Millet, consumes a lot of Nomological power. I can't use it too much. Young Master, you should work hard to cultivate this technique."

Huang Heyu's voice gradually weakened. It was obvious that after the origami paper was burned completely, she would stop speaking.

"A Dream of the Golden Millet. What an interesting Divine power."

Song Shi stroked his chin, his interest piqued.

"That's right. A Dream of the Golden Millet. One dream can kill or awaken a person. In the dream, one can comprehend the truth of the world. Unfortunately, He Yu's cultivation is shallow, so the power of this divine power she cast is limited. However, the Young Master has managed to obtain quite a lot of benefits in the dream. It can be seen that his aptitude is very outstanding."

Huang Heyu's voice became weaker and weaker as she said, "The power of the Origami Paper is about to be exhausted. Young Master, we'll meet again in the future. We'll meet again if fate allows it."

Song Shi's interest was piqued when he heard that. "Wait, who's the origami artist? I'll study his skill one day and cut myself a paper doll wife."

"It was cut by the paper cutter, Granny Cat, but this skill isn't 'clean'. Young Master, you're cultivating the Yang Dao Path, so it's better not to touch it…"

Before she could finish his sentence, Huang Heyu's voice stopped abruptly.

Song Shi watched as the paper was reduced to ashes and felt a little disappointed, "So you mean to say that since I'm walking on the Yang Dao Pathway and You're pathway is a single-plank bridge. Are we fated?"

His mood dampened a little. It was not that he liked the other party, but he felt that this demon spirit that he had encountered was very unique and he wanted to make friends with her.

Well, he didn't mind having more friends like that.

Whoosh!

A gust of wind blew past and the hot ashes rolled up with the breeze unwillingly, as if they couldn't bear to leave Song Shi behind.

Song Shi looked at the stone tablet. The words Huang Zhongyu were engraved on it.

There was also a line of beautiful words beside it: This gentleman is like jade, different from the rest.

Huang Heyu's human name was probably based on this sentence.

On the thunderous night when the sky raged, this sentence was among the many that this scholar had recited.

He saw some grass growing on the grave. It was still green under the autumn wind.

"They should have been dead for a while. In that case, Silkworm Village was infected with the plague much earlier than Silken City."

His face twitched.

Good lord, did this mean that she slept with him when she was visiting this person's tomb?

"That's too embarrassing. I can't tell anyone else about this."

Song Shi turned around and walked out of the cemetery. He looked at the sleeping refugees.

There was a hint of relaxation on their faces. Although the autumn wind was a little cold, perhaps because the protein content of the insects was relatively high, these people's faces had a trace of redness to them.

He also understood why Huang Heyu wanted to feed these people bugs. This was a graveyard, and there was no food at all.

"Although insects are a little disgusting, this demon is still better than most people. For example, me. I don't have such a kind heart."

Song Shi muttered as he looked at the sallow refugees. He touched his storage bag, took out a few pieces of silver and crushed them to pieces.

Now that he was a cultivator, the value of mortal items to him was decreasing.

He prepared to give these people a small sum of money so that they would not cause any trouble.

To give them money he had to count the number of people here. His pupils suddenly constricted while doing so, he realized that the number of people was wrong.

Although he did not deliberately count back then, he still knew the general number. There should be more than a hundred people. Why were there only about eighty at this moment?

"Left?"

Song Shi looked at the faint sky and his divine sense spread out. Then, he transformed into a Phantom image and landed at the entrance of the valley.

Skeletal corpses lay in the grass, some revealing their bones. They had been dead for a period of time…

After counting, there were exactly 21 of them.

...

He caught a glimpse of one of them missing a tooth. This was the guy he'd spoken to.

"What the hell!"

Song Shi burned the bones and left cursing. Halfway, he suddenly threw out a handful of silver pieces.

Under the power of his divine sense, these slivers of silvers landed in everyone's arms in equal amounts.

After doing this, he jumped up and landed on a tree, leaving behind afterimages.

At this moment, his cultivation level had already reached the normal perfected Qi Refinement realm. His Phantom image was terrifyingly fast. Every step he took covered more than ten meters and he could cross a long distance in a few breaths.

Moreover, he could walk on leaves and trees. He was even more elegant than the so-called martial arts masters.

In terms of martial arts, Song Shi could be said to be very outstanding. He could probably be considered a qualified Warrior.

However, in terms of cultivation, he was not a mature Mage yet.

Although he did not encounter any danger and benefited from meeting Huang Heyu this time, it also highlighted that his cultivation methods were still very poor.

"There's nothing to learn. I shall cultivate the sword control technique. If I can't win, at least I can slip away faster."

...

Song Shi started learning the specifics of the Breeze Sword Control Technique as he traveled with the Phantom image technique.

The principle of the Sword Control Technique was to use True Energy to communicate with the flying sword and use the power of the flying sword to kill enemies or fly. It was a method that relied on external objects.

He took out a Normal flying sword that he had obtained from looting the corpses.

This thing was only a foot long and belonged to the lowest level of Dharma artifacts. It could not grow larger, but to step on it and fly was not a problem.

After injecting True Energy into it, the flying sword trembled. The runes on it lit up and trembled as they floated up.

"How magical. Isn't this equivalent to a drone in the technological world?"

Song Shi formed a hand seal and controlled the flying sword with his divine sense. The latter swayed and danced around him.

His mental strength far exceeded the Qi Refinement realm, so it was very easy for him to control the flying sword. Not long after, the flying sword danced nimbly around him.

"I should be able to step on it."

Song Shi was no longer pointing at the leaves on the opposite side but at his feet now. However as he stepped on the flying sword and stomped on it, this caused it to sink. Then, he wobbled and fell under the tree.

"Steady!"

Song Shi's hands formed a seal, and wisps of True Energy surged out of his body into the flying sword to act as an energy source. At the same time, the True energy condensed into one with the flying sword.

He managed to accurately control the direction of the Sword with his thoughts and finally stopped in mid-air.

"Let's go!"

With a low shout, the flying sword shone brightly and shot into the sky with him.

"Wow, I can finally fly…"

Just as Song Shi was feeling happy, he lost control of his flying sword and fell. With a boom, he broke a tree as he descended.

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Song Shi was fine from the fall. He was just grimacing in pain.

He stood up with his face covered in dirt and dust. He held the back of his head and said, "It's not safe to ride a sword. It's easy to make my family cry."

Fortunately, his body was strong. Otherwise, he would have fallen to his death from such a high height.

"What are you looking at? Have you never seen an Immortal Cultivator make a mistake while riding a sword?"

!!

He suddenly turned his head and glared at the bushes.

An old farmer who was cutting trees in the mountains was squatting there and peeking curiously.

"I'm ignorant. Please forgive me, Immortal!" The old farmer was so frightened that he threw away his chopper and knelt on the ground to beg for mercy.

"There's nothing to forgive. This broken tree is for you."

Song Shi waved his hand and left awkwardly.

As an immortal cultivator, he had actually made a fool of himself in front of the mortals. It was really damaging to his image.

Fortunately, there were not many people around.

After he left, the old farmer left in a panic. After going down the mountain, he told everyone he met, "Guess what I saw today. An immortal. However, this immortal is not . He actually fell from the sky."

"Is that true? I heard that immortals have been appearing frequently recently. It's possible that we might encounter them, but not from falling like that, right?"

"Why would I lie to you? There are trees broken by the immortal in the back mountain now, and there's a huge pit where he landed."

"Let's go, bring me there to take a look."

There were many cultivators in this world, but it was still rare for ordinary people to encounter them, let alone on such a remote mountain village.

Not long after, a group of people formed a party up the mountain to look at the traces of immortals.

"There's really a big hole."

"Heavens, to be able to break such a thick tree, he's indeed an immortal."

"This immortal must have bronze skin and iron bones, since he fell down unscathed."

"Why would an immortal fall?"

"He should have been testing the mortals. It's a pity that I didn't seize the opportunity. Otherwise, I might have obtained an opportunity at being an Immortal ."

A group of people discussed animatedly. For a mountain village that had no information from the outside world and will probably remain unchanged for hundreds of years, this kind of rare opportunity could be said to only come every hundred years.

"Sadly you didn't obtain an Immortal opportunity. Why don't we build a temple here? Then we might be able to obtain the protection of an immortal and help everyone in our village to lead a good life."

Someone felt sorry for the old farmer and made a suggestion.

"That's right. These are traces of immortals. Other villages don't have them. We have to pay our respects here more often."

Immediately, a group of people agreed.

"I might as well change the name of this place to Fallen Immortal Mountain."

"It doesn't sound good. It should be called the place where immortals descend."

"Immortal Descension Mountain sounds nice. From now on, the temple will be called Immortal Descension Temple. Everyone, come and offer incense on the first and fifteenth day of the new year."

"Old man, what did the immortal look like? Tell the carver. We'll gather money to build a temple."

If Song Shi knew that his embarrassing incident had been treated as an Immortal descension event and that someone would build a temple for him, he would probably fall again from embarrassment.

At this moment, after experiencing a mistake, Song Shi learned his lesson and became much more cautious when flying on his sword.

Not only did he stand steadily on the flying sword, but he also slowly began to enjoy the joy of flying.

The strong wind that he encountered when flying was blocked by the energy barrier emitted by Song Shi's Diamond Dharma Body. Only a breeze formed by the different internal and external air pressure circulated around his body.

This caused his hair to flutter slightly. His clothes… Uh, at this moment, his clothes were essentially paper clothes that lacked elegance and otherworldliness.

He looked down at the small flying sword under his feet and muttered, "This is the car of the cultivation world… Oh wait, it should be a plane. Ordinary people can't afford to use this."

The quality of Chen Yiling and Wuchen Zi's flying swords was much better than his.

He couldn't help but think of the different cars in his previous life.

Just like how he wanted a good car in his previous life, he also wanted a good flying sword now. Indeed, human nature does not change.

Overall, the life of cultivation was not as comfortable as the life of being a profligate son from before. At the very least, he had to wrack his brains on how to obtain various resources, which he did not have to consider in the past.

Unfortunately, the Song family was almost destroyed and the world has become chaotic. He could no longer be a profligate son.

With nostalgia for his old life and melancholy for his new life, Song Shi returned to Silken City.

When he was still a few kilometers away from the city gate, he saw many people leaving on carriages and horses.

"Father, will the rebels really attack?"

"Regardless of whether they attack or not, this place is no longer peaceful. The plague and those insects alone have made people panic. It's better to leave as soon as possible and move to Jinzhou in the north."

When Song Shi heard the conversation between the father and son in the carriage, he took another look at the pedestrians on the road. Most of them were from wealthy families.

Were they prepared to flee after hearing the news?

After all, rich people had more choices than ordinary people. Who knew how many people had already escaped?

A luxurious carriage drove past. The curtain was pushed aside by a hand, revealing a mocking gaze.

"Oh, isn't this Old Song? Why? You can't even afford to wear clothes now? Why are you using paper to make clothes?"

Upon hearing this, Song Shi lowered his head to take a look. For some reason, the power of the origami had dissipated, revealing its original appearance. Clothes that were cut from a piece of yellow paper.

Song Shi looked at the young man in the carriage. It was the Ninth Brother of the Lin family, who was once on the same level as the Song family in Silken City. They often met in the brothel and could be considered acquaintances.

However, this person had a vicious personality. He liked to abuse animals and even humans. He had once trampled other people's puppies to death on the streets. He had also deliberately bought a person who sold his body to bury his father and brought him back to beat him up only. His personality was quite bad, so Song Shi did not interact much with him.

...

"I pity you. Are you interested in becoming my slave? I'll reward you with a meal."

Young master Lin sized up Song Shi teasingly with a perverted look in his eyes.

"Your clothes are not bad."

Song Shi ignored Young Master Lin's condescending gaze and grinned as he looked at the long robe made of silk.

In the next second.

Boom!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The carriage shattered. Young master Lin rolled his eyes and fainted on the ground. His coat disappeared, and the clothes he had brought with him were nowhere to be seen.

The other guards were dumbfounded as they watched the scene in front of them. Before they could react, the carriage shattered and their young master fell to the ground.

This frightened them so much that they did not dare to make a move.

"Thanks for the clothes."

... n0𝑣𝔢𝑙𝑢𝕊𝚋.𝗰0𝐦

Song Shi said indifferently. In a blink of an eye, he disappeared into the distance.

"Ninth Young Master!"

The guards returned to their senses and hurriedly went to check on their master. Then, they heaved a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he was not dead. Otherwise, they would be in trouble. They might be abandoned by the main family and would not be able to go to Jinzhou.

"Come on. Punch me. Pretend we fought."

The guards prepared to fool Young Master Lin.

Song Shi appeared at the city gate.

The city gate was still closed, but he saw a small door open at the side. From time to time, carriages would come out, and some of them handed money to the city guards.

Money talked could naturally make things easier for the city guards.

When he walked over, he was stopped by a soldier.

"During the war, you can't come and go as you please."

"How much?"

Song Shi understood.

"It's cheaper to go in than to come out. To go in is only a hundred bucks."

"I'll give you 10 taels. Treat your brothers to a drink."

Song Shi took out a silver ingot and threw it to the sergeant guarding the door.

"Young master, you're smart. In the future, no one will stop you when you enter or exit the southern city gate."

The sergeant smiled and got someone to open the checkpoint for Song Shi to enter.

"Brother Long, you've just arrived. You probably don't know who he is. This is a young master of the Song family who's still alive."

Seeing Song Shi leave, the people who knew him smiled.

"The Song family that was almost wiped out?" The leader of the guards was surprised.

"That's right. But I have to say that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even though the Song family has declined, they're still so generous."

"You don't understand, do you? He has a brother who's an official. Didn't he leave with Old Master Song and the two ladies yesterday?"

"I wasn't guarding the door yesterday. How would I know? But if the Song family has left, why is he back?"

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Song Shi entered the city. After not being here for a few days, the situation looked even worse.

There were many beggars by the roadside. The ground was filled with trash and all kinds of paper money. From time to time, they could hear cries.

Song Shi walked quickly to the New Moon Brothel. It was extremely quiet and there were no customers.

"What?"

He was shocked and thought that something had happened. When he saw that everyone was still there, he heaved a sigh of relief.

"Young Master."

Mei Niang hurried over and whispered, "Recently, a distinguished guest came to New Moon Brothel, so you can't enter the backyard."

Song Shi couldn't help but think of what Liu Ruxue had mentioned. He was deep in thought. "From the Yao Moon Palace?"

"Yes, it's an elder. He's here to inspect Miss Xue'er's situation, so we haven't welcomed guests for the past two days to avoid disturbing this elder."

Mei Niang was overjoyed. "Miss Xue'er's talent is being valued by the elders. They have already reported it to the main palace. It is possible that she can soon enter the inner sect to cultivate in advance."

"What's so special about the inner sect?"

This was the first time Song Shi saw Mei Niang so happy. He reckoned that there was something good about this happening.

"Yes, the inner sect contains the core disciples, while the outer sect are only responsible for chores. For example, I was assigned here by the outer sect to be in charge of the secular industry and find immortal seedlings."

Mei Niang chuckled.

"Looking for an immortal seedling in a brothel?" Song Shi was instantly enlightened.

"Young Master, you've just entered the cultivation world. You don't know that this cultivation sect is recruiting people? There are restrictions for the recruitment. Furthermore, if I don't come into contact with enough people, the standards of the disciples I recruit will be very low. Special places like ours are all over Great Qian which seeks to solve this problem."

Mei Niang's face was glowing. "This time, we have Miss Xue'er in our branch building. I can also enjoy the benefits and have the chance to continue serving Miss Xue'er in the outer sect. Then there will still be hope for me to reach the Foundation Establishment realm."

"Then congratulations."

Song Shi took a look at the quiet New Moon Brothel, "Where are my father and the others staying?"

"Other than Old Liu, everyone else has left."

Mei Niang found it strange, "Your third brother didn't tell you?"

"Gone?"

Song Shi was stunned. He had just seen some people leave Silken City, but he did not expect his family to be among them.

For a moment, he felt rather disappointed.

He was still thinking about how to settle them next, but in the end,when he didn't come back for two to three days, they had secretly left.

"The soldiers of Great Qian that were suppressing the rebel army were all annihilated in the Thousand Poisons Mountain Range. When the news came back, many people were shocked. Everyone was afraid that the Heavenly Demon Cult's army would attack the city tomorrow. Many wealthy families in Silken City thus ran away overnight."

Mei Niang told him about the changes in the city that happened within the past two days, "However, I heard that Great Qian has already reacted. The short term effects shouldn't be too bad."

"Are you afraid?"

Song Shi smiled bitterly. Even though he knew that there was a reason for his family to leave, he still felt abandoned.

"Where's Big Smart?"

"Cultivating."

Mei Niang pointed to the second floor.

"Prepare a table of food and wine for me. After he's done cultivating, tell him that I'm back."

Song Shi was not in a good mood. He had just increased his cultivation by two levels overnight, but he could not be happy about it at this moment.

"At the end of the day, he still doesn't value my existence. He went away with Third Brother after just a few words."

With a mocking look on his face, Song Shi walked to the third floor and looked at the sky outside. He felt lonely.

The world was so huge but where was his home?

"How long will the full moon appear? Wine cup in hand, I ask the sky. I do not know what time of the year."

Song Shi muttered as the scene from A Dream of the Golden Millet appeared in his mind.

Although he was affected by the divine power at that time, it was indeed not bad to experience the feeling of having a happy family in the dream.

"Young Master, how lyrical."

Behind him, a fragrant breeze blew over.

A warm body pressed against his back. Her bare hands came out from under his waist and hugged him.

Song Shi grabbed Liu Ruxue's smooth and slender hand and turned around to hug her. He looked at her beautiful face in front of him. "Xue'er, do you have any relatives?"

"Yes, but I have never been very close to them since I was young."

Liu Ruxue leaned her head on his shoulder. "Most cultivation families don't care much about familial relationships . They can't be compared to ordinary families."

She looked sideways at Song Shi and reached out to stroke his stubble. "I haven't seen you for a few days. Why are you so dejected?"

"How can I be happy that the few of my remaining relatives left me and ran away?"

Song Shi pursed his lips.

"Young Master is like a child now. He's angry."

Liu Ruxue smiled mischievously. She was very happy to see this side of Song Shi. She comforted him gently. "Actually, Young Master, you're already a cultivator now. It's actually quite good to distance yourself from these mortals. You're not from the same world at all."

"Not from the same world…" n0𝚟𝔢𝑙𝑢𝗌𝔟.𝓬0𝕞

Song Shi sighed. "We're indeed not from the same world."

Due to his special background and the fact that he was not a soul that belonged to this world, he had not completely integrated into the Song family.

...

"In the future, Xue'er and Young Master will be family. Don't be sad about them anymore."

Liu Ruxue touched Song Shi's face and said seriously.

"Alright, alright. I can't be bothered with them. Since they trust Third Brother so much, they can follow Third Brother in the future."

Song Shi grinned. He was an adult now. It was time for him to have his own family. There was indeed no need to care too much.

"Your third brother is actually quite capable. They should be able to survive in this chaotic world."

Liu Ruxue nodded and wrapped her arms around Song Shi's neck. "Let me tell you a piece of good news. I've become a substitute inner sect disciple of the Yao Moon Palace!"

"Oh, we have to celebrate this. Let me reward you."

Song Shi revealed a wicked smile.

"Young Master had just returned from great danger. You should rest and eat first."

Liu Ruxue rolled her eyes at Song Shi, "Let's go. The food has already been prepared. Young Master should tell Xue'er about what happened outside later. Young Master should know that Xue'er has been worried about your safety ever since she found out that the army of Great Qian had been completely wiped out."

Song Shi's heart warmed. No matter how deep Liu Ruxue's feelings for him were, he never had any true feelings for her. However, at least someone cared about him. That was enough.

...

He sighed and said, "We were indeed caught off guard this time. Great Qian has been at ease for too long and got a little too careless."

"Looks like you guys have also been ambushed. The various demonic sects are really powerful this time. They are about to uproot the foundation of Great Qian."

"Are you saying that the foundation hasn't been shaken yet? But half of Jinzhou is already in chaos, and this still isn't being 'shaken'?"

"Young Master, in this cultivation world, the foundation of Great Qian is related to the territory they own and their strength is in this foundation. As long as the official cultivators of Great Qian are not defeated, this foundation will still exist."

Song Shi was deep in thought. This time, the army that was suppressing the rebellion in Jinzhou had been annihilated. However, the cultivation experts from Great Qian had come to the Thousand Poisons Mountain Range to defeat the rebels and suppress the flames of war. For the time being, it seems that the foundation of Great Qian is still relatively stable.

He sat down and began to eat. He explained the general situation that he had faced to Liu Ruxue. As she listened, Liu Ruxue exclaimed in amazement from time to time.

Song Shi, on the other hand, was enjoying his meal and wine. Under the service of the beauties, his stomach and soul was finally satisfied.

When one is full and warm, lust comes next.

After eating and drinking his fill, Song Shi naturally carried Liu Ruxue into the room and began to undress the beauty skillfully.

"Young Master, can you not go to the Demon Slayers Division anymore and instead go to the Yao Moon Palace with Xue'er? I want to be with you forever."

Liu Ruxue let Song Shi take off her clothes and asked with a red face.

"Understood!"

Song Shi only said one word. He did not believe her at all, but he wanted to sleep with her.

He began to take off his clothes. In the blink of an eye, he was nude.

"Where'd you get that?"

Liu Ruxue looked at him strangely. Then, she frowned and stared at Song Shi unkindly, "Young Master, why do you smell like another woman?"

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"…"

Song Shi was a little speechless. How was this woman's nose so sensitive? Why couldn't he smell it?

"You don't like me anymore?"

Liu Ruxue looked at Song Shi angrily. In this world, men had three wives and four concubines. However, she was a cultivator and was very young. She was very possessive. How could she be willing for her man to have a relationship with another woman?

"I like you."

Song Shi secretly added, "I only like your body."

"You're so fickle! I was just thinking of going to the Yao Moon Palace with you to be a pair of immortal Dao couple. But when you went out to fight, you actually slept with other women."

Liu Ruxue's eyes turned red. She was so angry that she started crying.

"You're thinking too much. This is the aura left behind by a Golden Core senior."

Song Shi shook his head, "Do you think a Golden Core existence would do such a thing with me?"

"Golden Core cultivator?"

Liu Ruxue stopped crying immediately. She widened her eyes and looked at Song Shi, "You're not lying to me?"

"If I lie to you, I'll be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!"

Song Shi recited this oath skillfully as he muttered in his heart.

The heavens in this world were very effective. He had already sworn a few false oaths, so why was there still no punishment meted to him?

"Alright, don't swear randomly. You're a cultivator. It's very easy for you to trigger the response from the laws of heaven and earth."

Liu Ruxue pressed Song Shi's lips with her fingers and looked at the paper clothes. "Is this what she gave you? It feels a little like the work of those paper cutters."

"Yes, it's from a paper cutter. It's from a cutter called Granny Cat. Have you heard of her?"

Song Shi was really interested in paper cutting. He felt that this thing was quite fun.

"I've never heard of it. These people who cultivate in the unorthodox sects have always been elusive and unpredictable. Young Master must have met them by coincidence."

Liu Ruxue shook her head and held Song Shi's hand. "I don't like the smell. Come with me to take a shower."

"That's what I'm talking about. Let's take one together to save water, hehe."

Soon, Liu Ruxue exclaimed, "Master, your cultivation has reached Level 10!"

"That's right. That senior helped me and gave me some benefits, directly raising me to this level."

"Young Master, you're really lucky to encounter such a good thing on your trip."

While Song Shi and Liu Ruxue were cultivating, a team of carriages and horses was advancing quickly at the border between the north of Jinzhou and Silken City.

In the carriage, Song Wan looked at his third son, who was wearing an official's robe, "Hu'er, you should interact more with your Seventh brother. He's a cultivator now and you have an official position in Great Qian. If you help each other, you should be able to rebuild the Song family very quickly."

"Father, I know my limits. You don't have to care too much. Just take care of yourself in your old age."

Song Hu smiled faintly. He was in his thirties and his handsome face was dignified. "Elder Qin, follow me from now on. I need Elder Qin as support to counter my wife's side of the family."

"Your eldest brother and second brother are both dead. You can be considered the eldest son in the family now. I agree with Elder Qin following you, but you have to discuss it with Elder Qin."

Song Wan had no objections.

"Elder Qin will definitely agree. I will recruit Elder Qin as my personal guard. This way, Elder Qin can obtain some cultivation resources from the Imperial Court."

Song Hu smiled confidently, "It's a pity that Liu Li is unwilling to follow me."

"He's your seventh brother's follower after all. Forget about it. Don't force him."

Song Wan shook his head.

"Seventh Brother is probably doomed this time. I just received news that almost everyone from the Demon Slayers Division has been killed."

Song Hu said a piece of news. In fact, he had long known about it. He was even certain that Song Shi had gone missing and could not be contacted. Otherwise, he wouldn't have left so quickly and brought his family away.

"What!"

Song Wan was shocked, "Doesn't that mean that your Seventh brother is also doomed?"

"Pretty much. It'll depend on his luck."

Song Hu couldn't say that he was dead. He comforted Song Wan, "This Old Seventh usually hides his true abilities. I didn't expect him to become a cultivator at a critical moment. I think he will be quite lucky."

"It could be possible. He avoided so many dangers…"

Song Wan sighed. He wasn't sure either.

In the carriage at the back, Song Jia and Song Bei heard the conversation and their expressions changed.

"Second Sister, will Seventh Brother be alright?"

Song Bei bit her lip, unwilling to believe it.

"This is a chaotic world now. It's normal for people to die. I wonder if he'll survive it."

Song Jia's expression was complicated, "If he is still alive, Jinzhou is not far from Silken city. We will definitely have a chance to meet in the future."

"Yes, yes. Seventh Brother will definitely come and look for us in the future."

Song Bei chose to believe that Song Shi was still alive.

"Look for us…"

Song Jia smiled bitterly.

Their actions this time could be considered to be abandonment. With that fellow's personality, if he knew, he would probably not come looking for them in a fit of anger.

...

In the middle of the night, Liu Ruxue was cultivating with all her might. Moonlight shone upon her body.

The flames on Song Shi's body flickered, reflecting Liu Ruxue's power. It was as if the moon and the sun were circulating their power at the same time.

"Ding… congratulations on perfecting the Yang Refinement Technique. You have been rewarded with one chance to draw the lottery!"

A notification appeared in his ear. The Yang Refining Technique, which could only be cultivated to the ninth level of Qi Refining, had been cultivated to perfection.

In fact, his realm had long surpassed the cultivation technique. The reason why he did not immediately complete the cultivation of it was mainly because there were still some meridians that he had not cultivated.

After spending half a day, he had already opened up this portion of his meridians. The Yang energy in his body was even more blazing now and there seemed to be a ball of fire burning in his abdomen.

"Why does this cultivation technique look a little like the aphrodisiac technique? It should be specially meant for women to cultivate… Right, Liu Ruxue wanted to use me as a Furnace at the beginning."

He thought about it and grinned, "Now that this Furnace has been upgraded to a Dao companion, Liu Ruxue likes him so much that she can't extricate herself."

He was very proud in his heart. He then began to cultivate the Connate Pure Yang Art.

This was a very powerful Qi Refinement cultivation technique. After circulating it, Song Shi's chest seemed to have accumulated a ball of pure Yang energy and his breathing became extremely slow.

After he circulated his cultivation technique, the Nine Yang True Energy in his body became more agile. It was no longer purely just Domineering.

...

Making use of his cultivation level to his advantage, he quickly opened the meridians that he needed to cultivate this martial art.

Suddenly.

The paper clothes that were thrown by the bed suddenly glowed then stood up and floated outside.

Song Shi sensed it and opened his eyes in surprise. He turned around at the movement.

His clothes actually seemed to have come to life. They opened the window and floated out.

"Holy sh*t, has it become a spirit?" n0𝒱ℯ𝒍𝗎𝐬𝑏.𝑐0𝓜

Song Shi was dumbfounded.

He originally thought that this paper robe was already trash. He did not expect it to still be able to move.

"What happened?"

When Liu Ruxue heard the commotion, she stopped cultivating and looked curious.

"My clothes are running away!"

Song Shi said with a strange expression.

"The clothes ran away?"

Liu Ruxue hurriedly looked at the clothes scattered by the bed. Song Shi's outer robe was mixed with her clothes, but the paper clothes were indeed gone.

"I'll go over and take a look!"

There must be a reason for this abnormality. Song Shi felt that the paper clothes would not run out aimlessly.

He picked up his coat and jumped out of the window, catching up to the paper clothes. Then, he was shocked to find that there were many paper effigies floating in the night sky outside, all laughing faintly.

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102 Departure

In the dark night, paper effigies floated in the air, stirring up waves of cold wind. The whole scene was extremely strange and made one's scalp tingle.

Song Shi stood on the roof and realized that the paper effigies were all converging in one direction, as if someone was secretly commanding them.

His paper clothes looked like a giant amongst the others as he chased it down.

In a flash, Song Shi chased after it and caught it. He said gloomily, "Why are you running away? Don't you know who you belong to?"

!!

His clothes moved, but he didn't know if it was because they understood what he meant, but they suddenly quietened down and stopped moving.

"Did I manage to convince them…"

Song Shi felt that this thing was really strange. He wanted to burn it, but when he thought about how it was left behind by Huang Heyu, he felt a little reluctant.

"Young Master, why are you still reluctant to part with this piece of paper?"

Liu Ruxue came out after putting on her clothes. She was a little jealous because when she was showering, she found out that the person who gave Song Shi the paper clothes was a demoness.

"This thing should be a treasure. Maybe it can be sold for money. I can't let them take it away."

Song Shi said righteously.

"I think she's just using this to spy on you."

Liu Ruxue rolled her eyes at Song Shi and looked at the increasing number of paper effigies around her. Her expression changed, "There are so many paper effigies. What happened?"

"I don't know. I'm curious where these paper effigies came from."

Song Shi's body swayed and an afterimage flew outside before returning.

A paper effigy appeared in his hand. It was only the size of a palm, but it was making creaking sounds and struggling in his hands.

"It's like they're investigating the situation."

Liu Ruxue's beautiful eyes landed on the paper effigy. It had a vivid expression with a nose and a mouth and looked antique. She commented, "They don't seem to have much combat strength. Other than coming out to investigate the situation and scaring ordinary people, it should be useless."

Song Shi turned the paper effigy over. The paper effigy was exquisitely drawn. The lines on it formed a strange pattern. It was this pattern that gave the paper effigy life.

"Stop looking. There are definitely great cultivators nearby. Moreover, they're related to the evil path and the demonic sect. They're probably temperamental. Let's retreat quickly. We don't want to be captured by them and be turned into paper effigies later."

A middle-aged woman with white hair suddenly appeared and looked into the night sky with a solemn expression.

She was wearing a long gray robe, and was very good-looking. Her temples were slightly white, so she should be a little older than them.

"Elder Yuan."

Liu Ruxue hurriedly turned around and bowed.

"I originally wanted to stay for another two days before we set off, but from the looks of it, this city is probably in a little bit of trouble right now. Let's leave tonight."

Elder Yuan looked in the direction of the paper effigies with fear, "Let's go in the opposite direction!"

"So urgent?" Liu Ruxue was surprised.

"Once a war breaks out in Silken City, it will be very difficult for us to leave, especially if the Imperial Court conscripts us. It won't be easy to refuse them."

Elder Yuan had foresight. She would rather deal with a little trouble than be involved in a war.

"I'll listen to you, elder. However, can we bring my Dao companion to the Yao Moon Palace?"

Liu Ruxue had no objections and only asked about Song Shi.

"You can bring him along, but it's more troublesome for him to enter the inner sect because you're not an official inner sect disciple yet. Moreover he's not a disciple of the Yao Moon Palace, so you can only bring him along as a Furnace."

Elder Yuan glanced at Song Shi. Although she was shocked by Song Shi's strength, she did not show it.

"That's enough. There's also Mei Niang. I need her to help me deal with the miscellaneous matters."

"This is in line with the rules."

Elder Yuan nodded.

Song Shi said, "I'm going to bring my guard along. Is that okay?"

"I just said that no matter who you bring, if you don't have enough status, you can only stay in the outer sect."

Elder Yuan looked at Song Shi, "You're very talented. You can consider joining the Yao Moon Palace when you get there."

After saying that, she took out a rolled-up item from her bosom and casually threw it away. A large blue blanket appeared, big enough to seat several people.

"Hurry up and prepare. We'll set off in half an hour."

Elder Yuan urged.

Song Shi knew that Elder Yuan probably knew something, but did not say it.

He patted Liu Ruxue's shoulder. "Go and prepare. Since I'm alone now, I have nothing to do. Just let Big Smart come over."

"Okay, wait a moment."

Liu Ruxue jumped back into the house and went to work.

In the night sky, the paper effigies had already disappeared and a cold wind blew in their place.

Only the two of them were left. Elder Yuan was the first to speak, "Your name is Song Shi, right? You're more outstanding than what Xue'er had mentioned."

"Otherwise, how would I be worthy of Xue'er?"

Song Shi was not humble. From now on, his identity has changed. He had to be confident when he needed to be. He did not want to be looked down upon.

"Your personality is rather outgoing. This probably has something to do with your background. It's very normal. However, when you go to the Yao Moon Palace in the future, you have to be careful to not act rashly."

Elder Yuan said meaningfully, "After all, there are many women in the palace, and the men there are not simple either. There are still many cases of jealousy that will happen."

"Every time I hear you talk about the palace, It feels like it's an imperial palace."

Song Shi smiled and looked at the dark night sky. Suddenly, he changed the topic, "Elder Yuan, why are you in such a hurry to leave? The battle between the demonic sects and Great Qian shouldn't affect us, right?"

...

"You should have seen the battle between powerhouses, right?"

Elder Yuan did not answer. Instead, she asked him a question.

"I've seen it before. It caused a huge commotion. Like an avalanche which broke the ground."

"That's only because they attacked outside. If they attack this city, do you think you'll be affected?"

Song Shi's pupils constricted, he lowered his head and looked at the paper effigy that was still struggling. "Aren't they already fighting with the elites of Great Qian outside? Do they still have the strength to come in here?"

"A few days ago, nobody would have thought that the Demon Cult would have the strength to destroy hundreds of thousands of troops."

Elder Yuan's expression was mocking.

"I understand!"

Song Shi could tell that this elder wanted to stay out of this. This was indeed a wise choice.

"Actually, this is nothing. The key is that if they start a war in this city, it's very easy to force you to choose one side. At that time, you won't have a choice to be impartial."

Elder Yuan said meaningfully, "At this time, the best choice is to stay out of it and wait for the situation to clear up before thinking about doing anything."

...

"Young Master!"

At this moment, Big Smart ran over eagerly. After knowing that Song Shi had returned, he had been waiting. Just now when Liu Ruxue summoned him, he immediately came over.

"Yes, wait at the side. We have to leave Silken City."

Song Shi nodded. Big Smart did not abandon him. As such he has prepared to treat him as a confidant and wanted to nurture him well to let him live up to his own ambitions.

Liu Ruxue went back to pack her things and brought Mei Niang out. Elder Yuan made a hand seal and the blanket brought everyone out of the city.

The blanket Dharma artifact was not very fast, but it was soft and stable. It was very comfortable to ride on.

Song Shi looked at the many houses below and sighed inwardly, "I didn't expect to leave my hometown, which I've lived in for so many years, so soon."

"Elder Yuan, where is the Yao Moon Palace? Is it very far away?"

Song Shi asked curiously.

"My Yao Moon Palace is one of the largest sects within the radius of five thousand kilometers. Sky Moon Mountain, which is one thousand and eight hundred kilometers northwest, is where our sect is located. With this speed, it will take me two days to arrive even if we travel at full speed." n0𝒱ℯ𝒍𝗎𝐬𝑏.𝑐0𝓜

Just as Elder Yuan said that, her expression suddenly changed. She hurriedly stopped and looked into the distance nervously.

Song Shi also sensed danger approaching and looked over almost at the same time.

"I didn't expect to meet Fairy Zi Yue's attendant, Elder Yuan, here. How has Fairy Zi Yue been recently?"

In the darkness, a young man holding a three-colored feather fan walked over with a smile.

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The moment Song Shi saw this person, he was certain that he was the one who had fought with the kings of Great Qian in the sky.

This person actually survived and came here. It seemed that the Demon Cult was really up to something.

Elder Yuan bowed, "So it's Ninth Young Master. My master is doing well. Thank you for your concern, Young Master."

"It's been more than thirty years since we parted on Heavenly Mountain. Fairy Zi Yue's Talent is outstanding. She's probably about to form her Nascent Soul, right?"

Jiu Yu smiled and wanted to find out about Zi Yue's cultivation level.

"My cultivation level is low, so it's difficult for me to see Master's cultivation level."

Elder Yuan refused to reveal it.

"I'm sure it'll be soon. If she reaches the Nascent Soul stage, I'll definitely come to congratulate."

Jiu Yu looked at Liu Ruxue with a smile, "This little girl is quite elegant. You are bringing her back to the Yao Moon Palace?"

"Yes, Miss Xue'er is the seedling that Master values."

Elder Yuan cupped his fists, "We're in a hurry to go back, so we won't disturb you."

"How about I get someone to pilot a Dharma artifact spaceship to send you guys? It'll save you trouble and is also safer."

Jiu Yu smiled as if he didn't want them to leave.

Elder Yuan's expression changed slightly, "You're too kind, Ninth Young Master. We can go back ourselves."

"Don't stand on ceremony. Fairy Zi Yue and I are old friends. Helping you out is nothing."

Jiu Yu looked very generous. Song Shi didn't know if this guy was trying to please Fairy Zi Yue, or if he had some ulterior motives for Liu Ruxue.

"There's really no need. Young Master, you should prioritize your own important matters."

Elder Yuan rejected him firmly.

Jiu Yu frowned, "It's fine if you want to leave, but you should only go after dawn."

Elder Yuan sighed, "We'll do as you say."

"Iron Tooth, stay here and accompany these friends."

Jiu Yu arranged with a smile. A slender person with sharp teeth walked out from behind him.

"I'm doing this for your own good. After all, Silken City has already been enveloped by an Array Formation. If you rashly go out, it might affect our arrangements."

Song Shi's heart skipped a beat.

That was impossible. Was it really necessary to attack a city?

"You guys want to seize the Dragon Vein Qi under Silken City?"

Elder Yuan exclaimed, "Otherwise, why would you use an Array Formation to envelop such a large city?"

"That's why I asked Elder Yuan to wait for a while before leaving. At the same time, I wanted you all to see how we would sever the Dragon Slaying Qi."

At this point, Jiu Yu looked rather proud.

Song Shi was dumbfounded. What was this Dragon Vein Qi? Was it an energy sourceor something illusory?

Seeing Liu Ruxue's complicated expression, he asked softly, "Xue'er, what do they mean by this Dragon Vein Qi?"

"These aura are the foundations of cities and even dynasties. It's just like the Yang energy of humans. If it's severed, the city will be destroyed and the dynasty will quickly weaken."

Liu Ruxue sighed. "I'm afraid the prosperity of Silken City will stop for the next hundred years."

"Oh."

Song Shi didn't quite understand. Fortunately, Liu Ruxue used Yang energy as an analogy. As someone whose Yang energy had been depleted several times, he could understand the feeling of weakness.

In fact, without Yang energy, people would die.

He still found it a little strange. "How does that work?"

"I'm not too sure either. It seems to affect the luck and the environment of this city. Anyway, that's what the ancient books record."

"Where did this wild seedling come from? His foundation isn't solid, but his aptitude looks pretty good."

Jiu Yu looked over and asked casually.

"He's from Silken City." Elder Yuan frowned. Was this person targeting them?

"Oh, you're born and raised here, so you can absorb some of the Dragon Qi. Little fellow, are you interested in joining my Sky Demon Cult? I'll bring you to absorb Dragon Qi."

Elder Yuan did not say anything about Song Shi being poached in front of her. After all, Song Shi was free to go anywhere he wanted.

"Not interested."

Song Shi did not have a good impression of the Sky Demon Cult, especially the people from Sky Demon Cult. He would rather die than follow these guys to attack his hometown.

In fact, he could not bear to know that the city he had lived in for more than ten years would completely decline because they are severing the Dragon Energy.

"Oh, you have quite a temper."

Jiu Yu glanced at Song Shi coldly. He did not like being rejected by the weak.

Not only did Zi Yue's servant reject him, but this Qi Refinement cultivator also dared to reject him.

Just as he was about to mess with Song Shi, he suddenly received a message. He said to his subordinates, "Let them go after dawn. Elder Yuan, please cooperate with us."

With that, a small paper effigy appeared in his palm. He threw it out and flew towards the center of the city.

"The paper cutters are sending them a message!"

Song Shi's heart sank. Could Huang Heyu be related to these guys?

"Demons and ghosts… It's normal that they are in contact with them, but her kind attitude still feels different from theirs."

...

While he was thinking, Jiu Yu suddenly came back and asked, "Is this kid from your Yao Moon Palace?"

"Sort of. He's Xue'er's Furnace."

Elder Yuan nodded.

"A Furnace? Borrow it. We lack a sacrificial offering on our side. This kid is full of vigor and is quite suitable."

Jiu Yu grinned and grabbed Song Shi. Without giving Elder Yuan a chance to discuss, he left with his men and Song Shi. n0𝒱ℯ𝗅𝓤𝗌𝑩.𝒸0𝗆

"…"

Song Shi scolded, "Why are you targeting me?"

"How can the weak have so many complaints? I just happen to lack a Pure Yang Child. Firstly I don't like you, and your aura is quite pure. Therefore I think that it's suitable to use you as a replacement."

Liu Ruxue quickly interjected, "Senior, he's not a Pure Yang Body anymore. He's useless to you."

Big Smart and Mei Niang were shocked. They did not expect this to happen. They did not even have the right to speak.

Elder Yuan did not expect Song Shi to be caught. She probed, "Ninth Young Master, please be magnanimous."

...

"Why? I'm giving Zi Yue some face. Do you really think you're so awesome? If you don't want to die, stay here obediently."

Jiu Yu smiled coldly, turned around, and disappeared like a gust of wind.

"Why… why did he capture my man…"

Liu Ruxue was in a daze. She was about to go to the sect with Song Shi, but they were separated here.

"Sigh, we're unlucky to have met this person. Back then, he was rejected by Master Zi Yue. I'm afraid he's resentful and can't bear to see you two in a pair."

Elder Yuan explained the reason. "Of course, it might also be because of other reasons. He might really be lacking people to be sacrificial offerings."

Liu Ruxue's face turned pale and she felt helpless. She gritted her teeth and said, "I'm too weak. I can only be at the mercy of others."

She made up her mind. If Song Shi died, she would definitely kill this person to take revenge.

Iron Tooth grinned hideously, "Don't the women of the Yao Moon Palace change Furnaces as if they were changing clothes? Do you have to be so angry after losing this piece of 'clothing'? I think you're still too young and haven't seen a real good man yet. Why don't I be your Dao companion?"

"I'm sorry, you can't compare to Young Master Song." Liu Ruxue's expression was cold. She was afraid of the person just now, but she was not too afraid of his Foundation Establishment subordinate.

"Hehe, you would rather stick with a Qi Refinement pretty boy than consider a Foundation Establishment cultivator like me. You are really short-sighted."

Iron Tooth sneered.

"Sir, please be quiet. I don't want to fight with you because of your nasty words."

Elder Yuan frowned, causing Iron Tooth's gaze to turn cold and he stopped provoking them.

Big Smart was so anxious that he spun on the spot, but there was nothing he could do. He sighed at Mei Niang. "How could this be? My plan to follow you all is ruined."

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Song Shi's powers were easily sealed by Jiu Yu, preventing him from using his full strength.

After a moment of anger, he gradually calmed down.

He had finally witnessed how cruel the powerhouses were to the weak. As long as they didn't like you, they could kill you without much thought.

This was the lawless world of cultivators.

Song Shi finally witnessed the bad side of the cultivation world and thought about how to escape or… kill this guy.

"Kid, are you depressed?"

Jiu Yu chuckled. "Actually, it's one thing to dislike you, but more importantly, we lack sacrifices. Otherwise, we would still have to give the Yao Moon Palace some face."

"The sacrifice will die, right?"

Song Shi was expressionless. He had already set the resurrection point near the previous location. As long as he died, he would have a chance to escape.

"You'll definitely die. Enjoy your last moments."

Jiu Yu's strange laughter made Song Shi want to punch this guy to death.

From the corner of his eye, Song Shi saw a scar on the other party's neck. His heart skipped a beat.

From the looks of it, this person should have suffered some losses in the previous battle.

Song Shi's started to actively plan his escape. While he was thinking, he was brought to a dark room.

"Jiu Yu, you found the sacrifice so quickly?" n0𝒱ℯ𝒍𝗎𝐬𝑏.𝑐0𝓜

In the darkness, two green balls of fire appeared.

Song Shi took a closer look and hurriedly lowered his head.

This green fireball was actually a black-robed man. His face was green. It was actually the fellow who had used poison to kill him back then.

"Coincidentally, I met a guy I didn't like. I'll capture him directly. He is definitely worth ten sacrificial offerings."

Jiu Yu chuckled and threw Song Shi on the ground like he was throwing trash.

Crash.

Song Shi's face fell to the ground, and he felt like he had fallen into a sticky liquid. A bloody smell into his nostrils, and a cold and unholy aura appeared around him.

He hurriedly shut up, feeling so disgusted that he wanted to vomit.

"What the hell is this?"

He raised his head to take a look. He was trapped in a black thing which emitted a cold aura.

There were also hundreds and thousands of figures in the black liquid. There were both men and women, but they were all unconscious.

"He is actually a guy at the perfected Qi Refinement realm. His Qi and blood are very abundant. He is indeed not bad. It will be completely enough to summon the projection of the evil god."

The green-faced man glanced at Song Shi and nodded in satisfaction.

Because the latter's face was covered in black mucus and his cultivation level did not match what he remembered, he did not recognize this person as the kid who he had casually poisoned to death in the Thousand Poisons Mountain Range.

Just as Song Shi thought that there would be less trouble, the green-faced elder's gaze suddenly focused on Song Shi's waist. "Eh, why does this storage bag look a little familiar?"

He raised his withered hand and grabbed at the air and a storage bag appeared in his hand.

Then, the green poisonous gas flashed and forcefully broke through the restrictions on the bag, and an alms bowl appeared.

"Damn it, it's really my disciple's bag!"

The fire in the green-faced man's eyes burned brighter and there was anger in them. He stared at Song Shi. "Where did you get this?"

Song Shi cursed his bad luck. Why was this guy Hei Duzi's master?

But he was also not surprised. There was only one person who could use poison in the vicinity. It was not too surprising that the two of them were related.

"Not talking?"

The green-faced elder's expression was gloomy. He raised his hand and waved it. With a bang, Song Shi was sent flying. His entire body bounced a few times on the mucus and smashed through a wooden building with a bang.

"What's there to ask? Didn't he just snatch this person's things after killing your disciple?"

Jiu Yu frowned. "A perfected Qi Refinement cultivator can't kill your avenging disciple?"

"Hmph, Wuji was the most talented in poison among my disciples. In the end, he died for no reason. How can I not be angry when I meet the murderer?"

The green-faced elder harrumphed.

"He's about to die. His flesh and soul will be swallowed by the evil god and his soul will dissipate. Isn't that enough for you to vent your anger?"

Jiu Yu waved his fan, "So let's not waste time. It wasn't easy for us to sneak over, especially since I was already injured and had to use the facade of recovering from my injuries to cover up my tracks. If we're discovered, this sneak attack will be in vain."

"Jiu Yu is right. This sneak attack is very important. Green Snake, don't affect the overall situation because of your personal matters. If something goes wrong, the cult master won't be happy."

Distantly, a girl's voice sounded. A paper figurine appeared in the darkness. It was the size of a normal person and it looked like a young girl. She was wearing an embroidered red jacket.

It looked like the girl next door, but its eyes were dark and its lips were red. It even let out a human voice, looking especially terrifying.

"Guardian!"

The two immediately bowed respectfully.

Song Shi was shocked to see this unique paper effigy in the dilapidated wooden building.

The two Golden Core cultivators were so polite. This person's identity was probably not simple.

"Hurry up and activate the ritual. I've already asked the paper effigies to monitor the key points everywhere and be our eyes, especially to monitor the old fellows in the government office. I'll take good care of them. As long as we force out the Dragon Vein Qi and cut them off, We'll be able to succeed."

The girl's paper effigy spoke faintly.

"Old Snake, get ready to activate the sacrificial array. I'll go and pick up the final sacrifice."

...

In a flash, Jiu Yu turned into a breeze and appeared beside Song Shi. He picked him up and threw him back into the black mucus.

"F*ck…"

For the second time, Song Shi wanted to grind this guy's bones and scatter his ashes.

"Huh."

Someone exclaimed for the second time. This time, it was actually the paper-clothed girl floating in the air.

She floated in front of Song Shi and looked at the paper clothes folded in his arms. "Where did you get this?"

"It's from a friend, old witch. Is there a problem?"

Song Shi was in a bad mood and his tone was very harsh.

"Old witch?"

The girl's paper effigy stared at Song Shi. Her eyes seemed to be smiling, but they were actually very cold.

"Looks like she's really an old witch and not an old man." Song Shi pursed his lips. He felt that the owner of this paper effigy was at least 800 years old to make Jiu Yu act so politely.

...

Jiu Yu and Green Snake looked at each other and were a little speechless. There was actually someone who dared to address Guardian Hong Luo of the Four Great Guardians so disrespectfully.

"What are you waiting for? Activate the Heretical God Sacrificial Spirit Array!"

The girl's voice was clearly colder. If it weren't for the fact that this matter was important, she would definitely skin this guy alive to make a paper effigy.

The two of them hurriedly separated and chanted an incantation at the same time. Black runes suddenly appeared on the ground, turning into an unholy and strange Array Formation.

This array formation was hundreds of meters long. The cold black liquid on it seemed to have a life of its own and began to squirm violently.

Song Shi felt the black mucus surging towards him. His death was not far away. He no longer held back and continued to mock her. "Old witch, do you look in the mirror at night? Will you get scared because of how ugly you are"

"Hmph, the roar of a weakling is similar to a dog barking before it dies. Do you think I'll be angry with you?"

The young paper effigy sneered.

"Will even a dog like you? From the looks of you, even a dog would want to avoid you."

As soon as Song Shi said this, the female paper effigy, which had just recovered some of its pride, twisted its body for a moment before flashing away.

Puchi!

She slapped his mouth so hard it turned into a meat paste, then tore his mouth apart with both hands.

Song Shi's mouth was split into two, and blood gushed out.

"I'll tear your mouth apart. Why don't you show me what you've got?"

"…"

Song Shi was in extreme pain, but he was still holding a grudge. He continued to look down on this old witch with his eyes mockingly.

The next second, he became blind.

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This was the first time Song Shi had met such a ruthless person. It was fine if he was not allowed to speak, but he could not even attack with his eyes.

"Tsk tsk, little fellow, you are really shameless. It's just that your mouth is too foul. Otherwise, I wouldn't be willing to sacrifice your body to the evil god."

The girl's paper effigy looked at Song Shi with a smile. It was unknown if she was smiling because it was the expression on the effigy or if she was really smiling at that moment.

Even if Song Shi could not see it, he felt that this woman was a little perverse.

At this moment, a figure in a red cloak walked out from beside the paper effigy, and the girl paper effigy disappeared.

This figure also looked very petite. Her exposed crimson lips were like spider lilies from hell, carrying an evil redness. Her fair chin outlined a smile as she slowly walked to Song Shi's side.

"There's another fun toy."

Her voice sounded nicer, but it also sent chills down one's spine.

She walked to Song Shi's side and placed her slender fingers on Song Shi's arm.

"So sturdy"

Crack!

Song Shi's arm was broken.

"Ah!"

The pain made him scream.

He was extremely shocked.

Even if he did not actively activate his Diamond Dharma Body, his body was still extremely hard. How could this woman break his arm with only a paper effigy?

He secretly released his Spiritual Sense detection and discovered that the paper effigy had actually turned into a real person.

"Is this an illusion, or did her main body really come out just to torture me?"

Song Shi secretly investigated. The woman was wearing a red cloak. She was not tall and her eyes were huge. Her eyelashes were long and blood-red.

However, her face was as pale as a piece of cold jade. Her appearance was that of a young girl and she actually looked very beautiful.

"It's not an old witch. No, it must be a technique to retain one's youth. She's still old, so she's an old witch!"

Song Shi thought to himself.

"Hehe, I thought you weren't in pain. Continue screaming. I like it."

Crack!

Song Shi's other arm was also broken, followed by his ribs.

Amidst the cracking sounds, Song Shi's bones were broken by this woman one by one. It was so painful that he kept screaming.

Jiu Yu and Song Shi's incantations became more and more hurried, and the sound of Song Shi's screams rose and fell. Together, it sounded like a demonic sound rising and falling.

The mucus on the ground turned into a ball of cold mist and mixed with the black airflow, turning into a black whirlwind.

Wild shrieks and howls could be heard from within the whirlwind, as if the gates to the netherworld were being opened.

At this moment, the black Array Formation patterns seemed to come alive and turned into black tentacles that twisted and stabbed into the sacrificial offerings in the Array Formation.

Then, the bodies of the human sacrifices began to wither. Their flesh, blood, and souls were extracted and gathered in the center of the Array Formation.

On Song Shi's side, the black tentacles did not attack as smoothly. It took more time to pierce through Song Shi's skin and devour his flesh.

Song Shi felt as if many things had drilled into his body and were crazily absorbing something.

"Thick skin."

Hong Luo stretched out a finger and swiped it across Song Shi's chest causing flames to appear.

However, she still left a bloody wound on Song Shi's chest. Blood flowed out and flowed towards the center of the black whirlwind through the Array Formation.

The original black Array Formation began to turn red because of the blood sacrifices.

Boohoo…

The commotion in the Array Formation became louder and louder, and waves of ghostly wind swept up. Many white shadows gathered in the darkness, emitting all kinds of strange laughter, as if they were celebrating.

"Which demon dares to cause trouble in the city!"

With a loud shout, the light in the distance shone brightly. It was as if a righteous aura rose from the ground, dyeing the sky white.

The girl's paper effigy pinched Song Shi's thigh and suddenly looked up with a strange smile. "I've been waiting for you to come out."

The next second, the white light in the distance suddenly dimmed a little.

Densely packed paper effigies rushed out and let out all kinds of strange laughter.

"Red Paper Rakshasa, how dare you attack the government office of Great Qian!"

The dignified voice scolded, "Watch me burn your paper effigies!"

"Hehe, old man, you don't have the strength. What you burn is not even the amount I cut for fun."

The girl's voice echoed in the air, as if she was not afraid of the other party at all.

When Hong Luo and the powerhouses of Great Qian attacked, Jiu Yu and Green Snake's faces turned pale. It was obvious that this array formation consumed a lot of energy.

"Do you think I don't know that you're peeking with your divine sense?!"

Hong Luo, who was beside Song Shi, did not leave. Instead, she used paper effigies to fight the experts in Silken City. From time to time, houses would collapse in the distance, as if a monster was wreaking havoc in the city.

As for Hong Luo's true body, it was still exerting strength with both hands to torture Song Shi. With a crack, it broke Song Shi's remaining thigh.

His calf quickly followed suit. But what made his scalp tingle was that this woman actually attacked his 'third leg'.

The scream became much louder, tinged with fear.

...

"Is this woman a pervert?"

Song Shi cursed in his heart. He was living a life worse than death. This was the first time he was so eager to die so he could be free.

However, his strength had been sealed, hence he could not sever his own meridians.

Jiu Yu and the Green Snake looked straight ahead and slapped the ground at the same time. The aura of the Array Formation surged again and completely turned into a huge black vortex.

The Void twisted and something seemed to be coming out of the vortex.

Hong Luo crushed the two hundred and six bones in Song Shi's body and looked at Song Shi, who had turned into meat paste. Only then did she clap her hands in satisfaction. "How fun. I love a tough nut to crack, especially one tough cookie like you."

At this moment, Song Shi was still alive.

This woman had broken all his bones without injuring his internal organs. How superb was her technique?

At this moment, he was very eager for the Array Formation to sacrifice him quickly. He could not give this woman another chance to torture him. n0𝒱ℯ𝗅𝓤𝗌𝑩.𝒸0𝗆

"Welcome, Evil God!"

At this moment, Jiu Yu suddenly spoke. He directly knelt on the ground and kowtowed towards the black vortex.

...

"Hehe…"

A strange laugh appeared from the vortex. Then, with a rumbling sound, the world shook. Black gas surged, and cracks appeared on the ground.

Hong Luo let go of Song Shi and looked at the thing in the center of the vortex with fear. It appeared outside the Array Formation like a ghost.

The moment she left, a pillar of extreme yin and evil energy rushed out of the vortex and into the clouds. Then, a huge figure slowly appeared.

"Evil God… Even your projection is so powerful. I wonder when I can reach the realm of immortals."

Hong Luo looked at the shadow that slowly appeared in the darkness. This figure was a thousand feet tall, just like a giant standing between heaven and earth.

Its eyes were like purple torches, and it had a green face and fangs. It had bull horns and its entire body was filled with an evil aura. After coming out, it opened its mouth and sucked.

The blood gathered by the sacrifices immediately flew into his bloody mouth and swallowed it. After tasting it, the evil god revealed its scarlet tongue and looked down at the sacrifices before opening its mouth again.

Many sacrifices with withered flesh and blood were immediately swept up by a ghost wind. Song Shi was among them. Soon, a devouring power enveloped him. It did not last long before he turned into blood and was swallowed.

Seeing that the evil god had eaten the sacrifice, Jiu Yu lowered his head and said respectfully, "Evil god, please help us force out the Dragon Vein Qi here."

The Dragon Vein Qi was born from heaven and earth. Other than great cultivators who could attract the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi, with their strength, they could only rely on the projection of the evil god.

Jiu Yu and the others did not notice that when the evil god smacked his lips twice, his purple eyes revealed dissatisfaction.

Upon hearing this human's request, he snorted and blew out two gusts of wind, blowing Jiu Yu back more than ten feet. He said with a buzz, "The number and total number of sacrifices are wrong. Are you playing with me?"

His eyes turned cold.

The offerings were clearly not enough, but he still wanted him to do something?

Was he lying to him like he was a child?

Or was he dismissing him like a beggar?

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Jiu Yu, who had just been spat out more than ten feet in a single breath, had a blank expression on his face. "That can't be. I've counted it personally with my mind. It's 800 boys and 800 girls. In order to prevent you from being dissatisfied, I even added a cultivator."

Green Snake hurriedly chimed in, "That's right, I've counted it myself."

"Why? Are you saying that I'm lying to you?"

The Evil God's gaze was cold. "If you don't follow the rules, I won't attack. Moreover, there aren't enough sacrifices, so I'll use you to make up for it."

RUMBLE!

The Void shook as a huge black hand grabbed Jiu Yu mercilessly.

A terrifying pressure enveloped Jiu Yu, causing his expression to change drastically.

The projection of the evil god that they had summoned actually attacked them directly because of the sacrifice.

When Green Snake saw that Jiu Yu was being targeted by the evil god, he turned pale with fright and hurriedly formed hand seals.

Bang!

He exploded into a cloud of green smoke and fled into the distance.

"Green Snake, you!"

Jiu Yu's heart sank when he saw Green Snake running away.

He said in a panic, "Lord Evil God, you don't care about morals and are insatiable. You actually went against the ancient agreement and attacked your believers!"

Jiu Yu turned pale with fright. Although he had heard that someone had summoned an evil god and ended up being eaten by the evil god, he did not expect it to happen to him.

At this moment, he only thought that the evil god didn't follow the rules. It was fine if he didn't do anything, but he actually wanted to swallow him.

"Bullsh*t. I've always been obedient during cross-border projections. But how dare you ants deceive me? You deserve to be killed!"

The Evil God was even more furious. After so many projections, this was the first time he had met someone who said that he didn't follow the rules.

If he didn't kill this thing, wouldn't he become the laughing stock of the other gods in the Netherworld Realm?

He immediately sped up his actions. Under the black hand, Jiu Yu was like an ant that could be crushed to death with a casual pinch.

Jiu Yu's face turned pale. He realized that it was actually difficult for him, a dignified Golden Core cultivator, to move. The projection he summoned was too powerful!

The terrifying pressure made blood ooze out of the corner of his mouth. He hurriedly shouted, "Guardian, save me!"

"Hmph, you didn't complete the ritual properly. If you die, so be it. I don't want to offend such an evil god."

Hong Luo left behind these words. A red light flashed on her body, and she immediately slipped away.

Now that the Evil God had gone berserk and retaliated, the Evil experts guarding Silken City in Great Qian had also been alarmed. They no longer had the chance to execute the Dragon Slaying Qi. If they continued to stay here, even they would be in trouble.

The strongest Guardian Hong Luo had already escaped. Jiu Yu felt despair and had no choice but to grit his teeth and use his escape technique.

"Heavenly Demon Corpse Release!"

He shouted in a low voice and a ball of blood light appeared on his body. His Nomological power increased exponentially and he finally broke free from some of the suppression. He immediately started to use various life-saving methods.

A top-notch Dharmic talisman formed a barrier. At the same time, the Three Flowered Treasured Fan used offense tactics as defense and swept up a wave of Gust of Fire.

The next moment, the top of his head turned black and he was grabbed by a large hand.

Pu! Pu! Pu!

The power of the Dharma treasures was directly obliterated by the Evil God's hand, and the Defense methods collapsed one after another. Jiu Yu let out a tragic cry as he was grabbed by the hand and thrown into his mouth.

Crack!

With his bones shattered, Jiu Yu, a dignified Golden Core, was eaten by the evil god just like that. His soul could not escape and he died in an extremely aggrieved manner, never to be reincarnated again.

The Evil God's eyes turned and grabbed at the dark.

The Void distorted, and a ball of escaping green fog let out a tragic cry. It was actually struck down by the Evil God from afar.

"How could this be!"

The Green Snake did not expect to be attacked by the evil god after escaping.

"Ignorant ants, the sacrificial ritual hasn't even been completed yet. You've become a sacrifice. Where are you running to?"

The Evil God grinned. "Even if I'm just a projection, I'm still a Peak Nascent Soul Realm expert. Die!"

He grabbed the Green Snake from afar and threw him into his mouth, wanting to eat him again.

"No!"

The Green Snake realized that the space he was in seemed to have frozen. He was being retreated uncontrollably and was about to become food for the Evil God's projection.

He revealed a crazy expression as poisonous gas erupted from his body. With a bang, he threw down half of his body and actually broke free from his control to escape.

"Damn it, he is out of the sacrificial array. The rules of this world are suppressing my power!"

The evil god was unwilling and could only grab half of the person's body and eat it.

At this point, the Array Formation on the ground had already cracked to its limit. With a series of unbearable sounds, the Array Formation collapsed.

The black whirlwind suddenly stopped, and his body immediately became much more illusory.

The Evil God roared, "Not only was my sacrificial offering halved, I also violated the rules of this world and attacked. It's too much of a loss. You'd better not summon me again, or I'll teach you a lesson!"

Boom!

His body exploded, and thousands of ghostly shadows flew out, letting out strange cries as they disappeared with the spatial vortex.

The paper effigies that were battling Great Qian also retreated. The demonic sect's sneak attack had failed just like that!

Swoosh!

Pure white light scattered down, dispelling the darkness nearby. Many lonely souls and wild ghosts that gathered nearby screamed and retreated.

...

In the light, a middle-aged Confucian scholar wearing a white robe and a jade crown appeared with many cultivators.

"The demonic sect is really bold. They even took the risk to set up an evil array here while fighting with Great Qian in the Thousand Poisons Mountain Range. They wanted to sever the Dragon Vein Qi of Silken City!"

A man wearing a golden Demon Slayers Division token beside the Confucian scholar said angrily.

"Fortunately, there was a problem with their ritual and they actually suffered a backlash from the evil gods. One died and one was injured. To suffer a double loss is a good thing for us!"

The middle-aged scholar took a glance and looked relieved.

"It must be your good fortune that protected Silken City and foiled these demons' plans to destroy Silken City!"

A man in an official's uniform beside the man in a martial arts uniform complimented.

"Stop sucking up to me. This has nothing to do with me. They must have been careless!"

The middle-aged scholar sneered. "I really didn't expect the Demon Cult to actually want to sever the Dragon Vein Qi to weaken us. They really don't treat the people of Silken City as humans."

"That's right. Once the Dragon Vein Qi is destroyed, the evil aura of heaven and earth will have the advantage. The entire city will turn into hell on earth and it will be difficult to recover even after a hundred years."

The commander of the Demon Slayers Division had lingering fears, "Fortunately, we didn't let them succeed. Otherwise, our base would have been destroyed."

...

"Strange, even though the demonic sects want to overthrow Great Qian. Don't they also want to establish a new dynasty? How many benefits will destroying Silken city for generations bring to them?"

The man in the official uniform was puzzled.

"Hmph, I think some people want to use the Dragon Vein Qi to cultivate and use the Spirit Qi of a city and the future of hundreds of thousands of people to achieve perfecting realms."

The middle-aged scholar saw through the thoughts of the people of the Demon Cult at a glance. "In their eyes, the people of the world are nothing. As long as they become immortals and gods, who cares about the rest of the world?" n0𝑣𝑬𝓁𝚞𝓈𝑩.𝑐0𝕞

Everyone trembled. Now that they were fighting the Demon Cult, they understood more and more that this was a group of self-absorbed lunatics. Most of them were selfish and unscrupulous fellows.

This made them, who lived beyond the rules of Great Qian, difficult to deal with. They were used to following the rules.

"Don't chase after the Rakshasa anymore. Send more people to guard the Dragon Vein immediately. Also, inform the other cities to prevent the Demon Cult from using similar methods or take drastic measures."

The middle-aged scholar instructed.

"Yes, my lord!"

Before the powerhouse guarding Silken City took action and when the evil god counterattacked. Song Shi revived not far from the city gate.

"Ding… You have been killed by the Evil God's projection. True Energy 3,000!"

"You have absorbed strength from death and obtained 1,500 Freedom Attribute Points!"

"You will be resurrected in three seconds!"

"Resurrection location set. Resurrection point revived!"

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

Song Shi was stunned when he heard the notification.

He had just suffered from immense agony and was extremely afraid of that woman. In the end, he had received such a big surprise. He only had one thing to say:

It was good to be a sacrificial offering. Being a sacrificial offering is wonderful!

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Chapter 107 Foundation Establishment in Death

With a reward of 3,000 True Energy points, even if Song Shi was already at the tenth level of Qi Refinement, these points was still more than four times his current cultivation level!

Coupled with his original cultivation level, Song Shi's cultivation level could increase by more than five times in one go!

However, he still subconsciously touched his body.

Thinking about how all the bones in his body had been crushed individually by that woman, Song Shi had felt fearful. "Perverted old witch, I will definitely take revenge. Wait until my body is like a Dharma treasure. I'll see how you crush it!"

He had been completely frightened by this woman.

This time, he had finally experienced the feeling of living a life worse than death. He did not want to experience it again.

After all, he could not win for the time being. He could only hide and take revenge only after he was strong enough.

Suddenly, his expression changed, and wisps of flames appeared on his body.

"Oh no, I forgot that my cultivation level was originally only around 700 True Energy points. Now, it has increased by 3,000!"

Song Shi came back to his senses. Waves of energy surged out of his body, making him look as if he had been inflated. He looked like he had gained weight.

In fact, after Song Shi revived, he felt a powerful force appear in his body.

Because this power was completely similar to what he had cultivated and he was pleasantly surprised by his gains this time, he did not immediately notice the danger.

The moment this thought came to him, he realized that a vast amount of True Energy was circulating in his body.

The system had given him too much True Energy. For a moment, it exceeded the limit of his body's control.

If not for his Physique being strong enough, he might have exploded on the spot.

"I'm gonna crack!"

Song Shi was shocked. He instantly activated his Diamond Dharma Body and a circle of golden light controlled the flames released from his body.

Although there was no explosion and his meridians were not as fragile as his flesh and bones. The vast amount of True Energy still easily burst his meridians and he only lasted for a moment before dying.

This was the first time Song Shi died because he was too powerful!

"You died because your heart meridian was punctured by your own strength. Physique 10!"

"You have absorbed strength from death and obtained 5 Freedom Attribute Points!"

"You will be resurrected in three seconds!"

"Resurrection location set. Resurrection point revived!"

After he revived, he quickly guided his strength to open the acupuncture points of the Nine Yang Divine Technique and open the meridians of the Connate Pure Yang Technique.

The flames on his body flickered. Three consecutive acupuncture points and twelve meridians were opened.

Pu! Pu! Pu!

Song Shi's meridians were still broken. Fortunately, in a short period of time, more of his acupuncture points and meridians were opened up. After reviving again, the pressure was reduced significantly.

Song Shi used his body to maintain an optimal state so he could be alive for a while after his every resurrection. Through this, he forcefully broke through his cultivation realms in a way that was almost equivalent to Qi Deviation.

The Pingyang acupuncture point at the center of his right foot had already been mostly opened. Under the abundance of True Energy, it only took him three tries to open it.

As the fifth acupuncture point was opened, the realm of his Nine Yang Divine Technique increased again.

With the addition of an additional acupuncture point to accommodate the soaring True Energy, Song Shi was able to persist for a longer period of time after resurrecting and continued to open the sixth acupuncture point.

After ten consecutive impacts, the sixth acupuncture point was opened and the space in his body to store power increased by half.

This was still not enough. Song Shi had no choice but to open the seventh acupuncture point.

While breaking through the acupuncture points, Song Shi was also opening up the twelve meridians needed to cultivate the Connate Pure Yang Art. These meridians were distributed throughout the body and were more fragile. They were basically opened up through the constant ruptures.

Powerful True Energy circulated in his body and the terrifyingly high temperature turned into a ball of fire. The domineering and masculine power caused Song Shi to continuously die from Qi Deviation.

Boom!

When he opened the seventh acupuncture point of the Nine Yang Divine Technique, there was a bang!

Like a volcanic eruption, red flames erupted from his chest, hands, feet, and back. After gathering together, they formed a pillar of fire.

The resurrection point he had set up was in the wooden house behind Iron Tooth. The volcano-like explosive force shattered the entire house, then ignited and burned it.

The power of the seven acupuncture points converged, causing the energy in Song Shi's body to undergo a qualitative change. The color changed from red to dark red and the temperature in his body rose by another level.

The opened acupuncture points resonated with each other. The vast amount of True Energy in Song Shi's body circulated along the cultivation technique path. As it constantly condensed, a drop of liquid energy appeared.

True Energy turning into liquid was the symbol of one stepping into the Foundation Establishment realm. The originally gaseous energy became like magma under the continuous compression and gathering of energy.

Drip! Drip! Drip!

Drops of dark red Magma Energy appeared in Song Shi's Dantian.

Every drop of Magma Energy absorbed the large amount of True Energy ten times faster. As the conversion accelerated, the pressure on Song Shi quickly decreased.

Compared to the increase in True Energy capacity when opening acupuncture points, the amount of True Energy that converted into essence energy had decreased.

The feeling of bursting quickly dissipated, and Song Shi's meridians was no longer in danger of being broken.

Drops of True Energy transformed into essence energy and Song Shi's cultivation level continuously advanced into the new realm.

Extraordinary Foundation Establishment realm!

This was something that many Qi Refinement Connate cultivators could not achieve in their entire lives because it involved a change in energy states.

If one wanted to reach this step, not only did his body have to be strong enough, his Genuine Qi and Spiritual Energy had to be pure enough too.

Even with the help of the Foundation Establishment Pill, the success rate would not be high.

As for Song Shi, he was the only one who had broken through to this realm in the midst of death. No one else could do it this way.

As the quality of his True Energy increased significantly, the aura that Song Shi emitted rose as well. A deep and unfathomable aura that was akin to a deep lake was emitted from his body.

To be precise, his current aura was more like a lava lake, which signified a hidden but terrifying explosive power.

His breakthrough caused quite a commotion. Houses were blown up and flames and a powerful aura filled the air. Iron Tooth, who was distracted by the phantom of the evil god in the distance, was shocked.

Iron Tooth looked over in surprise. In the burning house, he saw a burning man with seven sun-like balls of light jumping around him.

captured by Jiu Yu.

Out of fear, he did not know if this person was an enemy or a friend. He was cautious and did not He couldn't help but take a deep breath. "Who's actually at the Foundation Establishment realm here? His aura is so strong. Could it be that he's at the 13th level of Qi Refinement?"

At this moment, the power emitted by Song Shi was so hot that it distorted the air. His thoughts could not get close at all, so he did not recognize that this was the unlucky person who had been captured by Jiu Yu.

Out of fear, he did not know if this person was an enemy or a friend. He was cautious and did not approach to investigate.

Liu Ruxue's beautiful eyes changed. She looked at the figure in the fire in surprise.

His entire body was covered in dark red energy, and there were six fireballs on his body. There was another one behind him, which looked like seven small suns embedded in his body.

Such a familiar scene caused her heart to fluctuate and she was puzzled over the reason.

When she was dual cultivating with Song Shi, he had exhibited such a sight. However, he did not have so many balls of fire and light on him and his aura was not so powerful as well.

The current Song Shi was on a completely different level from before. They were no longer on the same level.

Could it be a senior who cultivated a similar cultivation technique?

Or was it the person who taught Song Shi the cultivation technique?

"This person's cultivation technique is so Domineering. It's even hotter than our Sun-Moon Brilliance Art!"

Elder Yuan's expression was solemn. She had seen the Sun-Moon Brilliance Art before, but this person's cultivation could actually rival it. This meant that the cultivation technique he cultivated was not bad.

Just as they were attracted by Song Shi's phenomenon, the projection of the evil god in the distance moved a few times before suddenly dissipating.

Iron Tooth turned his attention back and said in surprise, "So fast? I don't think I saw any Dragon Vein Qi being severed."

"Elder, what is this?" Liu Ruxue felt that something was wrong. n0𝒱ℯ𝗅𝓤𝗌𝑩.𝒸0𝗆

Elder Yuan looked at the gradually quietening night sky and thought of something. "They must have failed!"

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Chapter 108 Not Heartless, But Amorous

"Fail… How can they fail?"

Iron Tooth muttered uneasily, finding it difficult to accept this possibility.

In his eyes, the people involved in this operation were all senior experts and they were very well-prepared. They should not have failed.

Liu Ruxue couldn't help but glance at the figure who was in the midst of breaking through the Foundation Establishment realm. Her gaze wavered.

This person's sudden appearance probably had something to do with the failure of the Demon Cult's operation.

She thought of something and was secretly shocked, "No way. Did Young Master escape, which caused the sacrifice to fail? Then for some reason, Young Master directly ascended to the Foundation Establishment realm."

Liu Ruxue injected Spiritual Energy into her eyes and widened her eyes as she looked at the figure in the fire. Then, her body trembled.

Although she still could not see his face clearly, based on his size, she was even more certain that this was Song Shi.

"It really is him!"

Liu Ruxue's beautiful eyes sparkled. She had long gotten used to Song Shi's body and knew where there was more meat and where there was less meat. There was no mistaking him this time.

Elder Yuan glanced at Liu Ruxue's abnormality and calmly replied to Iron Tooth, "The divine projection just now has dissipated. Do you think there's still a chance that they will do it again?"

Iron Tooth's expression changed. When he saw powerful auras appear in the distance, he revealed a look of fear, "Looks like something really happened. The two of you can do whatever you want next."

As soon as he finished speaking, he hurriedly turned around and ran.

This time, the core of the Sacrifice Array Formation was broken. Not to mention that the Dragon Vein Qi was unharmed, by the time the cultivators of Great Qian reacted, even subordinates' lives like his would be in danger.

Seeing Iron Tooth leave, Elder Yuan said, "Let's go too. The officials of Great Qian will soon track us here."

"He's not done. We can't leave."

Liu Ruxue shook her head and turned to walk towards Song Shi.

"It really is him!"

Elder Yuan was surprised to see that Liu Ruxue was so sure.

The originally dejected Big Smart's ears twitched, and he revealed an ecstatic expression.

A scorching heat wave assaulted their faces. Many of the surrounding houses had already been burned by the flames, and the air was filled with the smell of smoke.

"What a powerful True Essence Energy… No, this person cultivated both Immortality and Martial Arts. What he condensed is even more powerful than the the True Essence Energy!"

Elder Yuan was shocked.

Martial artists focused on internal cultivation and cultivated Genuine Qi and True Essence in the early stages.

Cultivators cultivated the Spiritual Qi of the outside world and cultivated it into Spiritual Energy and Spiritual Essence.

One was inside and the other was outside. They each had their own focus, overlaps, strengths and weaknesses.

It would naturally be perfect if one cultivated both Immortality and Martial Arts. However, very few people would do this. After all, it would take more time and resources. Not to mention that Song Shi was a lone cultivator and did not have the support of a cultivation family or sect.

She clicked her tongue in wonder, "A rogue cultivator can actually cultivate both immortality and martial arts. He's really a peerless genius. Miss Xue'er, you must bring him to the palace. With his talent, it's very easy for him to pass the inspection and successfully enter the inner sect."

"Yeah."

Liu Ruxue nodded. She did not expect Song Shi's Talent to be so powerful. It had only been a short while, but he had already reached the Foundation Establishment realm.

Even as a high-grade spiritual root, she still had to rely on the other party's help to reach the late-stage Qi Refinement realm so quickly.

This speed had already alarmed the inner sect. But Song Shi was even faster than her!

It could be seen how terrifying Song Shi's talent was.

"He is definitely a pearl that was buried in the mortal world. Now, we've discovered him!"

Elder Yuan smiled. "In the past, Great Qian's management was very strict. Many cultivation geniuses were buried. Now, they won't be. He will be the most dazzling genius in this generation."

"That's right."

Liu Ruxue had a complicated expression on her face. She was both impressed and happy. She also felt a little ashamed of being so easily surpassed.

After all, she had initially treated Song Shi as a Furnace. In the end, he was even more powerful than her. Now, she was like a Furnace to him.

Fortunately, he was moved and changed his attitude in time, turning her into his Dao companion.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

When Liu Ruxue and Elder Yuan was getting excited about what happened, three figures appeared behind them with golden tokens hanging on their waists.

"Someone is at the Foundation Establishment realm. Their aura is so powerful."

"Are those two demons from the Demon Cult? How dare they stay here?"

The leader glanced at Song Shi, who was in the Foundation Establishment realm. Then, he frowned and stared at Elder Yuan.

"Everyone, you've misunderstood. We're from the Yao Moon Palace. We're here to protect a disciple of the palace."

Elder Yuan was neither servile nor overbearing. Her words raised Song Shi's status by a lot. He changed from a Furnace to a disciple, showing the change in her attitude.

"Yao Moon Palace!"

The Golden Commander of the Demon Slayers Division narrowed his eyes.

The Yao Moon Palace was neither righteous nor evil. Furthermore, it had an ambiguous relationship with the royal family of Great Qian and did not rebel, so he did not show too much hostility to them.

He asked, "You should be an outer sect elder, right? When did you come here?"

"Two days ago, I came to pick up two disciples who were training. One of them happened to touch the threshold of Foundation Establishment and reached it here just now. We're in the middle of protecting him."

Elder Yuan directly omitted mentioning their encounter with Sky Demon Cult's Jiu Yu.

"Oh, he's already at the Foundation Establishment realm at such a young age. Looks like his future is limitless. The Yao Moon Palace has taken in another good disciple."

The three Golden Commanders revealed looks of surprise. They knew the tradition of the Yao Moon Palace. Those who could come out to train were all young and outstanding, but those who could reach the Foundation Establishment realm during the training were definitely not simple.

"White River, these two disciples are in your jurisdiction. Do you remember them?"

The commander-in-chief looked to his left.

"This girl is indeed training here. The person inside is at the Foundation Establishment realm. His essence energy is a little terrifying, but I can't see his exact appearance."

White River explained the situation to what he knew.

"Everyone, this is my identity token."

Elder Yuan tactfully took out a jade crescent token with the words "Yao Moon" on it. It emitted a special fluctuation.

"It seems that they are indeed from the Yao Moon Palace. What happened today has nothing to do with them, so there's no need to waste time here."

The leader nodded.

"Three cultivators, must have came to chase after the Sky Demon Cult cultivators. I saw a cultivator escape that way."

Elder Yuan pointed in the direction where Iron Tooth had left.

"Thank you!"

The three of them were overjoyed and turned into three streaks of light that flew into the distance.

Elder Yuan sat cross-legged on the ground and said to Liu Ruxue, "Let's guard him here in case someone kills him as a rebel cultivator."

"Yeah."

Liu Ruxue sat down cross-legged and looked at Song Shi, whose aura was getting stronger and stronger. She was at a loss.

Previously, when Song Shi was still at the Qi Refinement realm, she did not think much of it. Now that he had suddenly become a Foundation Establishment cultivator, she felt a little ashamed of her inferiority. n0𝒱ℯ𝗅𝓤𝗌𝑩.𝒸0𝗆

In the cultivation world, realms was determined seniority. She felt that she was not worthy of Song Shi anymore.

"Are you feeling inferior?"

Elder Yuan could tell what she was feeling and pointed it out.

"A little… I'm afraid that he will dislike me in the future." Liu Ruxue was a little uneasy.

"If he favors the new and throws out the old, it is very normal[1]. You have to be mentally prepared to be abandoned by him."

After all, Elder Yuan had been through this before, so she reminded her.

"I don't think so."

Liu Ruxue pursed her red lips, "From his attitude towards his family, he's not a heartless person."

"Although he's not heartless, he might be amorous. When you go to the Yao Moon Palace, there will be more outstanding women. Which man can resist it? You have to be prepared to share him with other women."

Elder Yuan shook her head.

Liu Ruxue was silent. She didn't want to share her man, but she knew that if Song Shi continued to be this outstanding, such an outcome was unpreventable.

[1] 'Favoing the new, throwing out the old' is a Chinese phrase to describe when people start neglecting their used items for new replacements. This phrase can also be used to describe an enthusiasm towards new friends as compared to old friends

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Chapter 109 Alternative Resurrection Point

"As long as he doesn't abandon me, I don't mind being one of his many beauties."

Liu Ruxue quickly got over it and smiled.

Other than the fact that it was normal for the powerhouses of this world to have many Dao companions, it was also because Song Shi had once revealed his thoughts of having three wives and four concubines to her.

"It's best that you can accept that. After all, the relationship between a man and a woman is not waht you should focus on on the path of cultivation. Becoming an immortal should be your ultimate goal."

Elder Yuan looked impressed.

"Let me put out the fire, so that we don't burn everything around us."

Liu Ruxue did not answer. Instead, she walked to the side and formed a seal to cast a spell. A layer of frost descended and controlled the spreading flames.

After extinguishing the surrounding flames, the four of them sat on the ground at the four corners and contained the space Song Shi was sitting at.

In the distant Void.

The white-robed Confucian scholar took charge of the gathering place of the Dragon Vein, leading all the official cultivators. His gaze crossed more than ten kilometers and landed on where Song Shi was ascending to the Foundation Establishment realm.

"He's really young and exuberant. Silken City has produced a good talent."

He could tell Song Shi's situation at a glance. "He had cultivated a Dharma Body even before reaching the Foundation Establishment realm. His cultivation technique is not simple either. Who is this person?"

"Sir, I just investigated. This person is a rich son from this city. He's related to the Yao Moon Palace and has also become a temporary worker of the Demon Slayers Division."

The cultivator in the official uniform beside him replied respectfully.

"Let's try our best to make acquaintance with him. Although this person can't be considered a Heavenly prodigy, he's still a first-rate genius. It's best if we can recruit him."

"Yes, my lord."

As the white-robed scholar had taken special notice of Song Shi, no one dared to disturb Song Shi's breakthrough.

However, breaking through a major realm was not something that could be completed in a short period of time. It took Song Shi half a day to convert all his True Energy into essence energy.

His True Energy, which was about to make him explode, had shrunk by half compared to the beginning.

His Dantian and the other seven acupuncture points had opened up a lot of space for storage after his breakthrough. At this moment, there was only a ball of Essence Energy being stored. It looked empty.

This was a normal phenomenon after a breakthrough. If Song Shi did not have the True Energy replenishment rewarded by the system, the amount of essence energy he had would have been even lesser. n0𝓥𝞮𝔩𝐮𝑆𝚋.𝚌0𝑀

Next, as long as he absorbed the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth or used pills, spirit stones and others, he could quickly recover to his original state and approach the next realm.

In other words, he had successfully broken through.

'Ding… congratulations on breaking through a Major realm. Reward: 1 alternate resurrection point.

When Song Shi finished converting the last trace of True Energy, the system reward that appeared in his ears made his eyes light up.

He did not expect the system to give him a resurrection point when he advanced by a major realm.

Before he could take a look at the situation about the resurrection point, another system notification sounded in his ears.

"The carrier has undergone a huge change. The novice period has ended. System upgrade is in progress… Upgrade successful!"

Song Shi was speechless. He did not expect that after he leveled up, the system would also level up. He did not know what had changed.

"Ding! Due to the fact that the host's soul is strong enough, the system's death reward has been upgraded. It will be divided into two death states, death and soul destruction. If you die, you can obtain the basic reward. The soul destruction reward will be double the basic reward. If both happens at the same time, rewards will be doubled again."

"Ding! Part of the lottery draw has been updated. Please take note!"

Song Shi was very happy with the changes in the system.

He was already strong enough now. Coupled with the fact that he cultivated the Grand Moon Visualization Method, his soul was far stronger than those of the same realm.

When he died, his soul could still exist for a period of time. If he was willing and others did not destroy his soul, he could choose to turn into an evil spirit.

Under such circumstances, he wouldn't even know that he wasn't really dead.

The system also clarified this fact and directly distinguished the two states of death and soul annihilation.

He checked the specific requirements. If his soul was destroyed within three seconds of his death, he would be considered to have lost his soul.

These three seconds were the time he had been resurrected previously. In the future, his soul would last for another three seconds after his death.

These three seconds were very short, but to a powerhouse, three seconds is be about the same as thirty seconds to normal people.

After becoming an immortal or a god in the future, three seconds to him could even be equivalent to a mortal's life.

"I leveled up very well. Now my death will be more layered and thorough."

Song Shi thought to himself.

When he was still a mortal, he was extremely weak and would die easily if his body was destroyed.

Now that he had become a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he would only truly die if his soul dissipated.

He opened the system interface and continued to check the other changes.

Race: Human

Spirit: 808/842

Physique: 1,120/1,180

Comprehension: 1,812

Energy: Nine Yang Essence Energy (386/2100)

Freedom Attribute Points: 0

Lottery Chance: 1

Talent: Supreme-grade Fire Spirit Root, Supreme-grade Gold Spirit Root, Spiritual Dao Body, High-grade Vajra Dharma Body

Ability: Nine Yang Divine Technique (3rd level), Grand Moon Visualization Method (Beginner), Breeze Sword Control Technique (Beginner), Array Formation (Beginner 24), Yin-Yang Secret Technique (Great Mastery), Dragon Elephant Technique (Great Mastery), Unfettered Hand (Perfection), Phantom Image Step (Perfection)

Overall evaluation: You are at the early-stage Foundation Establishment realm. Your true strength is comparable to late-stage Foundation Establishment realm!

"Forget about the change in Ability Ranking, why did the number decrease by so much?"

At first glance, Song Shi noticed the changes in the Ability column. Then, he realized that the system had automatically ranked the value of various Ability for him.

As for the decrease in numbers, it was because a portion of the low-level skills that he had possessed had now hidden themselves!

Moreover, even if the techniques that were hidden by the system was cultivated to perfection, there would be no more lucky draw rewards.

After this update, if he wanted to rely on perfecting cultivation techniques and skills to obtain a lucky draw opportunity, he could only resort to the techniques that exceeded the corresponding level of his realm.

According to the system's feedback, he inferred that he had to cultivate at least high-level spells or third-grade divine powers to be rewarded. It was the same for cultivation techniques and secret techniques.

Low-level spells and divine powers could no longer be farmed for rewards.

"Some of the data has also become real-time in nature. There's also an additional comprehensive evaluation."

Only then did Song Shi look at the resurrection point.

As expected, he could set up an additional resurrection point, which was equivalent to a backup option. He did not have to set it up at the last minute every time.

"In that case, if I encounter some special dangers, as long as I want to leave, I can escape by choosing a backup resurrection point. This perfectly resolves all my previous worries."

When he saw this, his heart bloomed with joy.

Previously, he was worried that someone would discover the secret of his resurrection. Now that there was an additional resurrection point, what was there to be afraid of?

As long as he could avoid being sealed and become unable to commit suicide, he could do whatever he wanted!

With a backup resurrection point, he looked at his Free Stats. Without any hesitation, he added them all to his Comprehension, increasing it by more than six times in one go.

This increase would only increase the speed of his cultivation technique and divine power. It would not directly increase his strength.

"Ding… Your Comprehension has exceeded 1,000. You have awakened the Psychic Dao Body!"

Song Shi's temperament changed a lot after this increase. Even when he sat there doing nothing, he

gave off a unique spiritual temperament that could only be described as Untainted by anything.

The nearby Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth even gathered just by his thoughts. A ball of golden Will-O-Wisp emitted from his head, making him look like a god that had descended.

Coincidentally, Song Shi's hair and clothes had been burned away. Under the envelopment of the halo, his entire body was golden like a Buddha.

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The commotion here attracted the attention of the ordinary people nearby. Not long after, outside the ashes, a circle of people filled up the place.

"Tsk tsk, I didn't come for nothing. Immortals are indeed extraordinary."

"What immortal? This is Buddha. He's going to the Western Pure Lands in the future."

"Immortals, Buddhas… aren't they all the same?"

!!

"Why are you looking at the man when there's a fairy beside him. She's so beautiful."

Song Shi opened his eyes amidst a series of chirping sounds. His eyes contained a golden glow, making him look extraordinary.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he was a little speechless. "Aren't you afraid of the plague by gathering here?"

During this period of time, the plague had been very fierce. Sometimes, an entire village would be wiped out and white cloths were hung everywhere in Silken City in mourning. There were very few people on the road, and it had been a long time since they'd seen so many people gathered together.

"The immortal spoke to us!"

"Immortal, we are all people who survived the plague. We are not afraid of the plague anymore!"

The group of people spoke at once, making Song Shi realize that they were all survivors. From a scientific point of view, there was indeed no concerns of them catching the plague anymore.

At this moment, a gust of cold wind blew over. He suddenly felt cold all over and looked down.

"F*

Song Shi hurriedly took out a set of spare clothes and put them on. Seeing that everyone was still staring at him, he felt embarrassed when he thought about how he had probably exposed his nude self just now.

He said shamelessly, "What are you looking at? There's nothing to see anymore, go home and do what you have to do now."

Everyone took a step back in fear, but they still didn't retreat. Instead, more people came over.

"Young Master!"

Liu Ruxue walked lightly like a flower of the snow lotus and arrived in front of Song Shi bringing over a fragrance.

Her eyes were filled with joy, "Congratulations, Young Master. You've successfully reached the Foundation Establishment realm and even cultivated a Dharma Body. Your strength far exceeds ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators."

Elder Yuan, Big Smart, and Mei Niang stood at the side with smiles.

"Thank you for guarding me for half a day."

Song Shi smiled at Elder Yuan and the other two. He walked over and held Liu Ruxue's hand then asked, "Shall we continue?"

Seeing Song Shi holding Liu Ruxue's hand and even hugging her waist, the crowd immediately exploded in gossip.

"Aiya, look, this isn't a Buddha. How can a Buddha be so intimate with women?"

"You're ignorant. Haven't you heard of the Joyful Buddha?"

At this moment, Song Shi also realized that his hair had been destroyed because it could not withstand the stronger Nine Yang Essence Energy and he had become bald. However, he still felt depressed that he was treated as a monk.

He carried Liu Ruxue and said as they walked, "Xue'er, do I look like a monk?"

Liu Ruxue looked at Song Shi with her beautiful eyes. She covered her mouth and smiled. "You really do look like a Buddhist disciple."

"…"

Song Shi scratched his head and coughed. "Let's not lower ourselves to these people's level. Let's leave quickly."

They tapped on the ground and flew up lightly, quickly leaving the crowd, leaving behind a group of people who were inexplicably excited to see them fly.

"Elder Yuan, I didn't delay your schedule, right?"

Song Shi looked at Elder Yuan apologetically. He was rather grateful that Elder Yuan had personally protected him.

"No, it's a surprise for us that Young Master Song can break through."

Just as Elder Yuan was about to mention the sect, a middle-aged man in government clothes walked over.

This person was in his forties. There were birds embroidered on the officials' clothes. He had a square face and wide ears. His eyes were slightly small and he walked with a majestic gait. Behind him were more than ten cultivators.

"I'm the prefecture leader of Silken City, Wang Huiwu. I'm here to invite Young Master Song to join my residence to train as one of my army."

Cultivator Army were a special army formed by cultivators. They belonged to the special military forces of Great Qian. Their role was different from departments like the Demon Slayers Division. They mainly target battles between cultivators.

"Not interested."

Song Shi could not be bothered to ask further and directly refused. He had already decided to be free and did not want to restrain himself.

The latter's smile froze, and he said meaningfully, "Are you going to the Yao Moon Palace? That's not a good place."

"Lord Wang, I don't like what you're saying. My Yao Moon Palace didn't attack you. Why are you badmouthing us?"

Elder Yuan retorted coldly.

"Ahem, that's not what I meant. I just feel that Young Master Song going to a sect with mostly female cultivators is not good for your health."

Wang Huiwu said meaningfully.

"I can handle it."

Song Shi patted his chest. How could a man back down in such a situation?

Wang Huiwu was speechless. Did this kid not know how dangerous those women in the Yao Moon Palace were?

"If there's nothing else, we'll take our leave first."

Elder Yuan's face was cold. She was unwilling to let Wang Huiwu continue to recruit Song Shi.

"Young Master Song is a cultivator was born from our Silken City. I wish you a smooth cultivation path. Come back more often when you're free. I'll definitely treat you to a banquet."

Wang Huiwu tactfully stopped persuading him and wished him well with a few lines.

"Young Master Song's identity in the Demon Slayers Division will be effective at any time." n0𝒱𝐞𝑙𝑢𝔰𝑏.𝒸0𝔪

A man beside Wang Huiwu spoke.

...

"Thanks a lot."

Song Shi cupped his fists and did not pay much attention to how generous they were being. The other party was only saying all these because he had reached the Foundation Establishment realm.

The five of them turned around and left. Wang Huiwu looked at Song Shi's back and narrowed his eyes.

"His Talent is indeed outstanding. I hope this kid doesn't join the Demon Cult. Otherwise, he will be a huge problem to us in the future."

Wang Huiwu muttered.

"I don't think so. After all, the demonic sect has killed many people from his family. However, the Yao Moon Palace is wavering. It's indeed very troublesome for them to sit this one out."

The commander of the Demon Slayers Division beside Wang Huiwu shook his head and expressed his opinion.

"We should tell the Lord about what happened. He also thinks quite highly of this kid."

Wang Huiwu brought his men back and reported Song Shi's insistence on going to the Yao Moon Palace.

When the white-robed scholar heard this, he couldn't help but laugh, "Young people are so naive. Don't he know that those women from the Yao Moon Palace are people who eat people without spitting out their bones?1 When his body is squeezed dry and his essence is emptied, he will regret it."

Everyone could not help but reveal a smile that all men understood.

...

"I can only say that this person is too entranced from being charmed by a woman and doesn't know that his life is in danger."

Wang Huiwu had a mocking expression on his face.

"I understand. Everyone, you can go off now. This is only one young genius. After we lost control of keeping tabs on the number of cultivators, many more will definitely appear. Don't worry too much."

The white-robed scholar waved his hand and let Wang Huiwu and the others leave.

After waiting for a moment, he muttered to himself, "Although there's no need to recruit this young man, the source of information on the Yao Moon Palace must be maintained. Feiyu, secretly develop Song Shi into a spy and keep an eye on the internal situation of the Yao Moon Palace. If they really have any thoughts on taking sides…"

The white-robed Confucian scholar paused for a moment and a cold light appeared in his eyes. "It's better to destroy them in advance than to be flustered about what to do when they join the rebel army in the future."

"Yes!"

A voice answered in the dark, then quickly disappeared, as if it had never appeared.

The white-robed Confucian scholar opened a map and looked at the red area on it. He frowned.

"The rebels this time are different from before. They have no bottom line and are wreaking havoc everywhere. They're really not easy to deal with."

His gaze landed on the Thousand Poisons Mountain Range and something flickered in his dark gaze.

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"I want to go home and get something."

Song Shi looked at Elder Yuan.

"Young Master, do hurry."

Elder Yuan treated Song Shi as someone of the same level as her and was very courteous.

!!

"Wait for me here. I'll be back soon."

Song Shi asked Liu Ruxue and the others to stay behind. He turned into a Phantom image and disappeared from the street, returning to the Song residence.

In only a month's time, the Song Mansion looked much more dilapidated than before. The ground was covered in dust and spiderwebs. A few rats were sniffing around in the corner, looking for food.

After all the Song Mansion had encountered a terrible disaster and no one dared to come here. Fallen leaves fluttered in the vast space and a cold wind blew. It was a little terrifying.

"If it weren't for the chaos in the world, it wouldn't be bad to just be a profligate son here."

Song Shi muttered and walked to the ancient well where he had cultivated before with a nostalgic expression. This place was filled with well water again.

"This is it!"

Song Shi opened the system and set up the alternative resurrection point in the well water. He grinned strangely.

If he really wanted to come back in the future, he could directly choose this resurrection point when he died and return to his hometown.

"From today onwards, I'm going to have so much fun!"

Song Shi put his hands behind his back and hummed, "I'm gonna have a lot of fun…"

He turned around and went to his room to get a few sets of clothes. Then, he strode out of the Song residence.

"Breeze Sword Control Technique!"

Song Shi formed a hand seal and a flying sword appeared from his storage bag. It landed at Song Shi's feet and carried him up. Flames flickered as he flew into the sky with a whoosh.

"Damn, so fast!"

The sudden acceleration caused Song Shi to fall. Fortunately, he grabbed the flying sword and continued going forward in the air.

He hurriedly looked around. Fortunately, he was still in the Song Mansion and no one saw his embarrassing moment.

"Damn it, I forgot that I've reached the Foundation Establishment realm. My strength is much stronger than before."

Song Shi cursed as he adjusted his stance. Soon, he returned to his leisurely state. The wind and fire under his feet danced like a red meteor streaking across the sky.

He roughly estimated his flying height. He would only reach his limit when he reached about 1,000 feet. However, the limited height was not because his cultivation level was insufficient, but because his Dharma artifacts seemed to have reached their limit.

As for its flying speed, it could roughly reach 100 kilometers per hour. It was similar to the slow metro in his previous life.

But to reach that speed, the metro had to burn alot of oil, whereas he could actually do it by himself and a Dharma artifact only.

"This is way more powerful than science."

Song Shi looked at the flying sword and began to study its principles.

He felt that there would definitely be many unexplainable surprises if he studied cultivation from a scientific perspective.

Given his basic foundation of Array Formation, since Runes and Taboo Powers on Dharma artifacts were also a part of Array Formations. Song Shi could still see certain things that could explain how Dharma artifacts work.

"So this is a kind of soaring rune… The knowledge given by the system is quite awesome and exciting since I've never read books related to Array Formations."

Song Shi felt that the Array Formation runes contained the ultimate mystery of the cultivation world. Even he could not really understand it.

He retracted his gaze and sped up to return.

In a quiet alley near the city gate, Big Smart was exchanging flirtatious glances with Mei Niang when he suddenly heard the sound of air being torn apart. He looked up and could not help but jump up and shout.

"Young Master, over here."

"I saw you."

The flames stopped, revealing Song Shi, who was dressed in a long robe.

"Young Master, you can fly on a sword now. How cool!"

Big Smart looked envious. Flying on a sword was also his dream.

"I'll give you a flying sword too. Go play by yourself."

Song Shi took out a storage bag and threw it to Big Smart. His generous appearance made Mei Niang laugh secretly. "Young Master, you're so generous after becoming a cultivator. Old Liu is really lucky to be with you."

Big Smart checked and realized that other than the flying sword, there were many other things. They were the assets of a cultivator. He clicked his tongue and said, "Young Master, you are give them all to me?"

"What do you think?"

Song Shi said to Liu Ruxue and the others who were waiting for him, "I have nothing else to do. Let's go."

"Young Master Song, you sound like you're going back to your own home. Looks like you're really fated with the Yao Moon Palace."

Elder Yuan admired Song Shi very much. Unknowingly, Song Shi had taken the lead of this team.

"It's mainly because I'm homeless now. I'm looking for a place to stay.

Song Shi made a hand seal and the flying sword started to shine brightly. He looked at Liu Ruxue and said, "I'll bring her along. Elder Yuan, you can take one less person with you. That way you can fly for a while longer."

Flying on Dharma artifacts required a large amount of cultivation. Therefore, one usually had to be at the late-stage of the Qi Refinement realm, but even then they could not fly far.

It was roughly like how a car wouldn't run after using up all the gasoline, and the time taken for a cultivator to recover was much slower than the time taken for a car to refuel. n0𝒱𝓮𝑙𝔲𝐬𝑏.𝑐0𝐦

For more than a thousand miles. If the driver did not rest and kept driving, it would take ten hours. If he rested two or three times, it would take about twenty hours to reach.

As for cultivators, since their restoration time was slower than a car. Even if Elder Yuan was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator and was comparable to a small car, it would still take two days for her to bring four more people along.

Upon hearing this, Elder Yuan nodded, "Since you're already at the Foundation Establishment realm, you can bring someone along. It's a good opportunity to train your Essence Energy recovery speed as well."

"Young Master, I want to ride the flying sword too."

...

Big Smart said eagerly.

"Piss off!"

Song Shi had yet to learn how to use a flying sword to carry people. Now, he could only carry Liu Ruxue. It was impossible for him to carry a burly man.

"Okay."

Big Smart jumped onto Elder Yuan's blanket Dharma artifact.

"Young Master Song is gifted and the martial arts he cultivates are very explosive. However, long-distance flight tests one's Endurance and Essence Energy recovery speed. Remember to control your consumption."

Elder Yuan reminded.

"It's fine. I'll think about it when I reach that stage."

Song Shi was not in the mood to conserve his primeval essence.

Although his cultivation level was seven times that of a Normal cultivator, his Essence Energy was not very dense yet. However he had just broken through, so how could he not seek to experience how flying fast feels like?

"Xue'er, get on."

...

Song Shi stretched out his hand and chuckled.

Flying swords were equivalent to cars in his previous life. Now, he also had a 'car'.

Liu Ruxue smiled, stepped on the ground and took the initiative to leap into Song Shi's arms.

With the soft body in his arms and a delicate fragrance wafting into his nose, Song Shi's blood boiled. He really wanted to fool around with her there and then.

He formed an incantation gesture and activated the flying sword. With a piercing sound, the flying sword quickly soared into the sky.

"Aiya, slow down."

Liu Ruxue hugged Song Shi tightly in fear and rolled her eyes at him.

"Don't you like me to be quick?"

Song Shi smirked.

"Scoundrel, aren't you afraid of falling to your death? There are many cultivators who are not proficient in flying on swords."

Liu Ruxue chided him.

"Don't worry, I'm very stable."

Song Shi smiled confidently. As someone who had fallen once, he had already passed the novice stage.

He used his Essence Energy to block the gusts of wind. Under the rapid acceleration, he directly reached the speed limit of the flying sword.

Cruising in the air outside the city, Song Shi stopped and turned to look at the slow but very comfortable blanket Dharma treasure cruising along him. His gaze landed on the Jin river and the Yuan River.

Both rivers were like a long snake and dragon that were galloping and converging in the distance. There was an island in the middle of the lake.

There was a temple on the island and the sound of a bell chime could be heard.

He glanced at Silken City, which had an additional layer of dilapidated aura from the past. Although his hometown was in trouble, it was still his hometown. He was still a little reluctant to leave so suddenly.

Song Shi sighed, "I hope I can meet interesting people and encounter interesting things on this trip."

"You want to meet someone interesting?"

Liu Ruxue was a little jealous, "There are many beauties in the Yao Moon Palace. Don't neglect me when the time comes."

"How can that be? You're my first Dao companion. No matter what kind of women there are, they'll be ranked behind you."

Song Shi patted his chest and laughed as he flew around the blanket Dharma artifacts. He felt extremely heroic. He felt that he was the most awesome person in the world.

Two days later.

On a snowy mountain, Song Shi carried Liu Ruxue and walked on the snow.

They looked as light as a feather, but because his Essence Energy was extremely strong, every step he took would melt the ice and snow on the ground. In the end, there were still marks on the snow.

"How cooling. This is a good place to cultivate."

Song Shi let out a breath of hot air. Curious, he could sense the dense Ice Spiritual Qi in the air from the surrounding snow mountains.

"It's beautiful."

Liu Ruxue picked up a handful of snow and placed it in front of her nose. She sniffed it and revealed a peaceful expression.

Ever since she came to the world of ice and snow, she had felt peaceful and especially comfortable.

"Young Master, you cultivate the power of masculine Yang. Logically speaking, you should feel uncomfortable coming here, right?"

Big Smart followed behind, panting.

"I am Yang in nature, but I also need the power of the Yin to balance it. Do you understand the Yin and Yang Balance?"

With his hands behind his back, Song Shi's gaze suddenly landed in the distance. A strange mountain peak that looked like a crescent moon sat at the end of the road.

They were already above the mountain range. The crescent-shaped mountain peak was nearly a thousand meters above the mountain range. It looked beautiful and tall.

The mountain emitted a faint luster, and some buildings could be seen. The nearby Void was slightly distorted, and it was obvious that there was a powerful Array Formation protecting it.

"We still have to climb for a long time to reach…"

Song Shi was helpless. Ever since he entered the mountainous area and reached a certain altitude, he could no longer use his flying sword.

This was still the problem with the Dharma artifacts. The flying height of the Dharma artifact was limited.

As for his trash flying sword, it could only fly about one thousand feet high. No matter how high the altitude was, it could not fly.

Therefore, they had walked up the mountain just now. Elder Yuan's blanket Dharma artifact could not fly after reaching an altitude of three thousand feet.

He estimated that the other party's Dharma artifact was a mid-grade Dharma artifact. High-grade Dharma artifacts should still be able to fly at their current height. At most, they would only not be able to fly to the crescent-shaped mountain.

"Don't be anxious. Young Master doesn't know that after approaching the Yao Moon Palace, flying if you are below the Golden Core Realm is prohibited. We only need to walk another hundred miles at most…"

Just as Elder Yuan said this, she realized that Song Shi had taken out a palm-sized white boat. Cloud patterns were engraved on it and the aura it emitted made her pupils constrict.

"High-grade flying Dharma artifact?"

She looked stunned.

"Yeah."

Song Shi threw the small white boat. The latter shone brightly and expanded in the snow. It quickly transformed into a thirty-foot-long, normal-sized flying boat that floated in the air.

Based on this characteristic alone, it could be determined that the level of this flying ship exceeded mid-grade Dharma artifacts.

This was the Cloudbreaker, which he had obtained from the system's lottery draw. It was his first time using it.

"Looks good."

Song Shi was very satisfied. The boat was exquisitely made and engraved with cloud patterns. It looked very beautiful and immediately attracted Liu Ruxue's attention. n0𝒱𝓮𝑙𝔲𝐬𝑏.𝑐0𝐦

"Young Master, is this yours?"

Liu Ruxue touched the flying boat curiously. She was knowledgeable and knew that this flying boat was extraordinary.

Elder Yuan looked at Song Shi in a daze. "Aren't you a secret cultivator? These Dharma artifacts are very expensive. They are several times more expensive than Dharma artifacts of the same grade."

"Yes, yes. I once attended an auction with the elders of my family. This kind of flying ship costs more than ten thousand spirit stones."

Liu Ruxue nodded and stared at Song Shi with her beautiful eyes, "Young Master, you're so rich. Which senior gave it to you?"

She could not help but think of the martial arts cultivation technique that Song Shi cultivated. It definitely involved a powerful senior.

"Yeah."

Song Shi nodded, "There are some things that I can't say. All you need to know is that the item is mine. Just sit in peace."

He raised his hand and shot out a stream of Essence Energy to activate the Cloudbreaker. Instantly, there was a buzzing sound and a gentle white light scattered out as the flying ship approached them.

Song Shi carried Liu Ruxue and jumped onto the flying boat. Elder Yuan did not stand on ceremony and followed closely behind with Big Smart and Mei Niang.

In the next moment, white light shone brightly. The flying ship quickly moved and rushed into the sky. It flew towards the mountain gate at a very fast speed.

"Eh? Why do I feel that this flying ship is not restricted at all?"

Song Shi was surprised and asked, "Elder Yuan, how do we calculate the height limit for flying Dharma artifacts?"

"How many soaring runes are engraved on this observation device? The more there are, the higher the flying limit. If it forms an Array Formation, it will be no problem to soar one hundred thousand feet into the sky."

Elder Yuan sized up the Cloudbreaker, "It shouldn't be a problem for your flying ship to reach a height of ten thousand feet. However, the higher you fly, the more Essence Energy and cultivation you will need to consume. You have to be mentally prepared."

"I see. I was just curious about what determines the height of flight."

Song Shi came to a realization and continued to inject power into the Cloudbreaker. With a swoosh, the flying ship turned into a ray of light and passed through the clouds in the sky. Its speed was ten times faster than flying on a sword. Before long, it arrived at the foot of the crescent mountain.

"Before you go any further, stop. Don't get too close. There's an Array Formation protecting the mountain peak. You'll bump into the Array Formation barrier and even attract an Array Formation attack."

Elder Yuan reminded.

"Okay."

Song Shi stopped in time and sized up the strange-looking mountain peak curiously. He did not feel like it was naturally formed.

"This is the outer sect of the Yao Moon Palace, Crescent Moon Peak. It has the same name as the first realm in our Yao Moon Palace's Foundation Establishment cultivation technique."

Elder Yuan introduced with a smile and looked at Liu Ruxue, "You should be more familiar with this place."

"Yes. Back then, we stayed here for half a year. After successfully reaching the Beginner stage of the Moon Invitation Technique, we were then arranged to train in various places."

...

Liu Ruxue smiled and glanced at Song Shi, "I didn't expect to return so soon when I left."

"Wait, such a huge mountain is only the outer sect?"

The more Song Shi looked at it, the more shocked he became. Although the mountain peak was like a slanted crescent moon and was a little thin, it was still very large.

"Young Master Song, do you think our Yao Moon Palace is very small?"

Elder Yuan could not help but laugh, "As one of the nine special sects of Great Qian, we occupy a hundred miles of land near the Heavenly Moon Mountain Range. This was when Great Qian ruled the cultivation world. Now that the world is in chaos, if we wish to, it will be easy for us to expand our territory by ten times."

Song Shi was deep in thought. He had learned about the sect's classification from the ancient books. There were ordinary first, second, and third grades, as well as special grades that exceeded first grades.

If he entered the Yao Moon Palace, would it be equivalent to entering the top academy in his previous life?

"Young Master, the Yao Moon Palace is very big. What we see now is only a small portion. We don't have the right to see the rest yet."

Liu Ruxue reminded him softly, "Young Master, don't react like this next time. You'll be laughed at if others hear you."

Song Shi's face twitched. He seemed a little like… a country bumpkin?

At this moment, a gentle male voice sounded, "Elder Yuan, you're back so soon? Looks like everything went smoothly."

...

Song Shi looked in the direction of the voice. Amidst the fluctuations in the air, a door formed and a pretty boy walked out.

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The man was wearing a green felt hat and looked like a young master. He looked even more beautiful than ordinary women.

However, this person's face was too gentle and did not have any masculinity to him. Furthermore, he seemed to have applied makeup and oiled his hair. It did not match Song Shi's aesthetic standards for men… n0𝒱𝓮𝑙𝔲𝐬𝑏.𝑐0𝐦

Song Shi took a look and retracted his gaze. His attention passed through the silver door and he realized that there was another world inside.

It was completely different from the world of ice and snow outside. There was green grass and many flowers.

!!

"Young Master Ximen, this is the new outer sect disciple that Master values, Liu Ruxue."

"What about him?"

Song Shi realized that he was being stared at and took the initiative to introduce himself, "Liu Ruxue's Dao companion, Song Shi."

"Are you crazy that you want to be a Dao companion of a Qi Refinement cultivator at the Foundation Establishment realm? Or do you have ulterior motives?"

Ximen Le's voice was cold and questioning, causing Liu Ruxue's expression to change.

"When I was with Xue'er, I was still at Qi Refinement."

Song Shi said calmly. He vaguely felt that this pretty boy was a little hostile. Could it be that he had his eyes on his woman?

"Oh."

Ximen Le said meaningfully, "Is there really such a good thing?"

"Senior, that's indeed the case."

Liu Ruxue explained.

"Young Master Ximen, I'm preparing to bring him in as an outer sect disciple's Dao companion. Please help me register."

Elder Yuan said.

"Alright, come in. Tell me your hometown and age."

"Silken City, 18 years old."

Song Shi calmly explained his situation.

Ximen Le's expression changed as he sized up Song Shi, "You're only 18?"

"You can count me as nineteen if you want." Song Shi sensed that this fellow's hostility was a little obvious.

"Elder Yuan, are you sure there's nothing wrong with him? Which Foundation Establishment Cultivator at such a young age isn't a genius of a sect? How could an outer sect disciple who's training be so lucky to encounter him and even snare him as a Dao companion?"

Ximen Le's suspicious look made Elder Yuan frown, "Young Master Ximen, the world is in chaos now. Many once hidden pearls are blooming1. You should know about this.

"For example, not long ago, he awakened a Connate Spirit Body in the Imperial City. He reached the Foundation Establishment realm in just two months and that person is only a descendant of a mortal family."

"Then what's so special about him? Why can he be at the Foundation Establishment realm at such a young age?"

Ximen Le wanted to get to the bottom of this matter.

"It should be because he has a Connate Dharma Body. It should be easier for such people to reach the Foundation Establishment realm, right?"

Elder Yuan voiced her guess. Song Shi was only at the tenth level of Qi Refinement before he reached Foundation Establishment. It was impossible for him to have time to cultivate a Dharma Body. However, the Dharma Body that was revealed during Foundation Establishment was at the Connate realm.

"Connate Dharma Body? Not a bad talent. To cultivate it before the Golden Core realm will ensure that your journey ahead will be quite smooth."

A hint of jealousy flashed across Ximen Le's face. He didn't say anything else and took out a jade token.

He made a hand seal and wrote something in the air. Then, he threw a wooden token to Song Shi.

"This is a temporary identity token. Don't walk around casually after you enter. If anything happens, you'll have to bear the consequences."

He said coldly and made way for Song Shi to enter.

It was different from what he had imagined, where there were beauties were everywhere. After entering, it looked a little deserted. Occasionally, he would see someone, but they looked hurried and seemed to be very busy.

On the other hand, the flowers and plants along the way were very exquisite. The architectural style was beautiful and elegant and was arranged neatly as well.

"This year's outer sect disciples are still training outside. The other disciples are also cultivating. If there's nothing important, they usually won't come out."

Liu Ruxue saw that Song Shi was a little surprised and told him the reason.

At this moment, the jade pendant in Ximen Le's hand flashed. He received the message and turned around. "Liu Ruxue, come with me to see Master."

At this point, he said reluctantly to Song Shi, "You go too."

"That was quick."

Song Shi had thought that he would have to wait for a few days. Why did he have to meet the Master as soon as he arrived? He was not even mentally prepared.

At the same time, he was surprised that Ximen Le was the disciple of Zi Yue. In the future, since he would be in the same sect as Liu Ruxue he felt that Ximen Le was a petty man.

"Congratulations, Xue'er, Song Shi. You were received by Master the moment you arrived. It's obvious that Master cares a lot about you. You have to perform well later."

Elder Yuan congratulated them from the side.

Liu Ruxue became a little nervous and subconsciously grabbed Song Shi's hand.

"What background does your master have? Explain it to me."

Song Shi asked.

"She's a Golden Core cultivator and an inner sect elder. She's one of the most promising people in the Yao Moon Palace to form the Nascent Soul."

Liu Ruxue was envious. "Because of this, Master is one of the core members of the sect. Her status is extremely respected."

"Oh."

Song Shi nodded and followed Ximen Le to the back of the mountain. In a square, circular Array Formations of different colors were engraved.

Ximen Le didn't say anything along the way. He led them to a circular Array Formation and chanted an incantation. The Array Formation lit up brightly, and the surrounding space distorted.

Song Shi only felt dazed for a moment before he appeared in a palace. Only then did he react.

...

That should have been a short-distance teleportation formation just now. It was really magical.

"Follow me."

Ximen Le led them deeper into the palace. After passing a few doors, they suddenly stopped.

"Wait here."

Song Shi was left behind while Liu Ruxue was brought to a bedroom. Soon, she walked out with a smile.

"Young Master, I've already officially acknowledged my master. However, Master wants to test you before deciding whether to let you enter the Yao Moon Palace. You have to work hard."

Liu Ruxue waved her small fists and told him what Song Shi had to do next.

"I'll do my best."

Song Shi was not too confident.

"Song Shi, come here."

Ximen Le's voice sounded.

...

Song Shi took a deep breath and walked over. He was quite curious about what Fairy Zi Yue looked like.

He was brought to a deserted inner hall. In front of him was a flight of stairs that was covered by a layer of purple gauze. Behind him was a jade bed on which a graceful figure could be vaguely seen lying.

Song Shi couldn't help but take a few more glances at this indistinct mysterious beauty. In the end, Ximen Le snorted coldly. "Keep your eyes in place. Don't think that you can look around just because you're outside!"

"A fair lady is a good match for a gentleman[2.'A fair lady is a good match for a gentleman' is a Chinese saying to describe how men can't help but admire and want to pursue beautiful women]. I'm just admiring her."

Song Shi corrected him and bowed to the graceful figure, "Greetings, senior."

"You're so young, but you're already so glib-tongued. How many women do you want to harm by coming to the Yao Moon Palace?"

Zi Yue spoke. Her voice was as pleasant as a fairy's voice and it carried a different kind of Charm that made people want to listen to it forever.

"I don't seek to harm these women. I just want to give a home to the woman I like."

Song Shi replied shamelessly. He was not afraid of Golden Core cultivators. After all, he had already interacted with them quite a bit.

"How dare you! Do you know what you're talking about?"

Ximen Le berated, he felt that Song Shi was teasing Fairy Zi Yue.

"Le'er, you go down first."

Fairy Zi Yue was not angry, instead, she asked Ximen Le to leave. This pretty boy looked at Song Shi coldly, his hostility was obvious.

"Is there something wrong with this guy's head? Why is he hostile to me?"

Song Shi was puzzled. He had never had a conflict with this fellow before. This was definitely their first meeting.

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"You're wondering why he's hostile to you."

Zi Yue's Divine sense could tell at a glance that Song Shi was puzzled.

"Yes, I'm wondering if I'm too handsome and suave that I make people jealous."

Song Shi was wary of this woman. Her observation was too detailed, making it difficult for him to hide his thoughts.

!!

"I've met confident people before, but they're still a little lacking compared to you."

Zi Yue looked at Song Shi with interest. "Are you interested in becoming my disciple?"

The bewitching voice spread. Song Shi was a little confused. What did she mean?

"I'm just an outsider. How can I acknowledge senior as my master?"

"If you're willing, it's naturally possible."

"No."

When Song Shi heard this, he felt that something was wrong and rejected without hesitation. n0𝒱𝐞𝑙𝑢𝔰𝑏.𝒸0𝔪

"Give me a reason."

There was a hint of playfulness in Zi Yue's eyes, "Do you know that you rejected an opportunity to have to work a few decades less?"

"I know, but the nature of our cultivation techniques doesn't match."

Song Shi did not believe that there was anything such as a free lunch in the world, unless it was something given to him by the system.

"Not bad. You are someone who have their own way of thinking instead of just following the flow."

Zi Yue sat up. Her graceful figure was one that could make any mens' imagination run wild. Her eyes lit up, "You've passed the first test. Now, it's an official test."

"Official test…"

Song Shi was shocked and realized that something was wrong.

Swoosh!

Two pairs of purple light pillars suddenly shot out from Zi Yue's eyes and landed into Song Shi's eyes, causing his eyes to stop focusing and become dull.

Zi Yue trapped Song Shi's will, and her voice became serious. She asked, "Your name is Song Shi?"

"Yes."

"When did you start cultivating?"

"Two months ago."

Song Shi did not say too much. He was worried that Zi Yue would find out his secret.

Zi Yue frowned when she heard that. How was it possible for him to reach Foundation Establishment in two months? Even having a Connate Dharma Body shouldn't be like this, right?

"Liu Ruxue only gave you the cultivation manual a month ago. Why did you start cultivating two months ago?"

"Practicing martial arts."

Zi Yue seemed to be deep in thought. She did not ask further to avoid provoking Song Shi. Instead, she changed the topic. "Did anyone ask you to join the Yao Moon Palace?"

"Liu Ruxue asked me to join."

"Who else?"

"Elder Yuan."

"Who else besides the two of them?"

"That's all."

Zi Yue paused and stared at Song Shi seriously. She was sure that this kid was completely hypnotized and did not lie to her.

Song Shi answered in a daze, as if he was speaking from the bottom of his heart.

However in reality, Song Shi's Spiritual strength was much more powerful. The Grand Moon Visualization Method allowed him to remain conscious deep in his consciousness, even though he could not wake up. The state he was in now was as if he was lucid dreaming.

In the dream, another him was standing in the palace, answering questions with a blank expression.

However, he stood at the side. He could not control his body and could only control his speech. At this moment, he was very afraid and thought, "This woman actually knows tricks like the Bewitching Technique and wants to get information from me."

Zi Yue's gaze changed, and there was an inexplicable look in her eyes. She smiled and said, "How did you meet her?"

"She was the new top hostess of New Moon Brothel at that time. I spent a lot of money to hire her."

"Other than her, what other woman do you have?"

"No one."

"Do you like her?"

"I do."

"How much do you like her?"

"I don't know how to answer that, but I'm willing to die for her."

Zi Yue's pupils constricted as she looked at Song Shi in a daze. The person trapped by her, Zi Yue's illusion was speaking from the bottom of his heart.

This man would actually die for a woman. He was really a rare one in the cultivation world.

She asked curiously, "Then why are you willing to die for her?"

"She's my woman. It's only right for me to die for her. Moreover, she helped me a lot and even gave me cultivation techniques. There's no way to repay her."

Zi Yue's gaze became more colorful. She did not expect this secular young master to be so loyal. This was rare in the cultivation world.

"Young people… are really naive."

...

She chuckled. "I heard that you joined the Demon Slayers Division?"

"I was a Temporary helper for a few days."

"Just a Temporary helper?"

"Yes,although I haven't had the time to get any information from them yet."

Song Shi was still brooding over it.

Zi Yue sneered. "Those guys loves to find Temporary helpers. So they don't have to pay up when they die."

She asked curiously, "What did you obtain in the Demon Slayers Division?"

"It's just a low-level spell. They didn't give me anything else. It's a loss."

"You seem to have a problem with that."

"Well, I think they're using me as they wish."

Hearing that Song Shi did not have a deep relationship with the Demon Slayers Division, Zi Yue asked again, "Where did your martial arts cultivation technique come from?"

...

Song Shi's heart skipped a beat. He had really asked for trouble this time.

He said, "A senior gave it to me."

Zi Yue narrowed her eyes and raised her voice. "What's their name?"

"I don't know. He suddenly appeared two months ago and gave me a cultivation technique. He said that if I cultivate the cultivation technique to perfection, I would have a chance to see him again."

Song Shi had no choice but to make up a lie. Otherwise, he would not be able to explain the origins of the cultivation technique.

Zi Yue stared at Song Shi and fell silent.

Song Shi was nervous. Could it be that she realized that he was not completely under her spell?

A moment later, Zi Yue suddenly asked, "Do you like me?"

Song Shi wanted to curse in his heart. It was one thing for this woman to hypnotize him to ask for information, but she actually had to ask this question.

He could only say in a daze, "I don't know. I like beautiful women, but I've never seen you before, so I can't be sure."

"Are you a philanderer?"

"I am fickle, I'm attracted to beautiful women."

Amidst her laughter, Zi Yue found Song Shi's inner thoughts interesting and was amused.

Song Shi's body trembled and he woke up from his daze. The laughter in his ears became much clearer, and Song Shi regained consciousness.

He looked at Zi Yue in a daze. This woman knew how to hypnotize people. If he had been completely controlled just now, would he have revealed his system?

Thinking of this, he could not help but tremble in fear.

Zi Yue was very satisfied with this reaction. She smiled elegantly. "Don't be nervous. This is a test that you have to go through to enter the Yao Moon Palace. You… have passed!"

"Thank you for your trouble Senior!"

Song Shi pretended to be grateful and unaware of what had happened.

"You can leave. I'll arrange for someone to make you an outer sect elder."

"Yes."

Song Shi finally left with lingering fears in his mind.

He had just arrived at the Yao Moon Palace, but this woman had already taught him a lesson and almost caused him to mess up big time.

After he left, Zi Yue looked behind the door, "Come out."

A woman in white walked out with tears in her eyes. It was Liu Ruxue.

She looked at the door in a daze with a smile on her lips. "Silly boy, who asked you to die for me?"

Although she was rebuking him, the tenderness and sweetness in her eyes intensified.

Husband and wife were birds of the same forest1. It was common for them to 'fly away' from each other during a disaster, be it in the cultivation world or in the mortal world.

Especially in the cultivation world where people were indifferent to each other, such people who were willing to die for their Dao companions were extremely rare.

"Your Dao companion's foundation is not bad, but he's a little fickle."

Zi Yue commented, "However, he has something to do with the Demon Slayers Division and a mysterious martial arts powerhouse. According to the palace rules, he can't enter the inner sect for the time being."

"I understand."

Liu Ruxue wiped her tears and bowed respectfully.

She naturally had no objections. In fact, it was already good enough that Song Shi could pass the inspection. At the very least, he was not someone with ulterior motives.

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"This is my greeting gift to you. There's an Ice Spirit Spring Water that can help you reach the Perfected Foundation Establishment realm. Seize the opportunity to cultivate well. I hope you can shine in the inner sect competition in half a year."

Zi Yue took out a jade bottle and threw it out. Liu Ruxue received it in surprise and said excitedly, "Thank you, Master."

The Ice Spirit Spring Water was a spiritual object. Not only did it contain abundant Spiritual Qi, it was also the most suitable item for an ice-type Foundation Establishment cultivator like her.

With the help of this thing, her success rate in cultivating the Ice Spirit Body would be much higher.

"Your Dao companion's cultivation level is higher than yours. If you dual cultivate with him more, it won't be a problem for you to reach the Foundation Establishment realm in half a year."

Zi Yue reminded her and let Liu Ruxue leave.

She took out her token to send a message and made some arrangements. She muttered to herself, "A man who hasn't seen the world speaks so easily now. I hope you can still say such things after a while."

Liu Ruxue bid farewell to her master happily and was about to chase after Song Shi when Ximen Le stopped her. "Junior Sister, Master asked me to arrange a place for you to stay. Let's go."

"Where's Song Shi?"

Liu Ruxue looked into the distance.

"If he can't find us, he will wait at the Teleportation entrance."

Ximen Le said proudly, "Do we inner sect disciples have to care about him, the only outer sect elder?"

"Can't he come with me?"

"He hasn't obtained the outer sect elder token and doesn't have the right to walk around the inner sect casually. If he follows us rashly, not to mention provoking an Array Formation attack, it will be troublesome if he's discovered by the enforcement elders."

Ximen Le said disdainfully, "Let's go. Master asked me to arrange a high-grade cultivation cave abode for you. Very few new disciples get such benefits."

Liu Ruxue originally wanted to reward Song Shi well. Without his performance, her master might not give her such a precious Ice Spirit Spring Water as soon as she became her disciple.

After hearing Ximen Le's words, she did not dare to take the risk of violating the palace rules just to have Song Shi follow her.

After Song Shi left the palace, he didn't see Liu Ruxue or Ximen Le.

He could only walk back to the teleportation formation and wait. But even after a while, he did not see Liu Ruxue.

"Where is she?"

Song Shi was stunned. He did not know that Liu Ruxue had been taken to the inner sect to be settled down. Ximen Le seemed to have forgotten about him as well.

"Forget it, I will go out by myself."

Song Shi stepped onto the circular teleportation array and lowered his head to look at the dense silver runes. Thinking of Ximen Le's hand seal method, he tried to follow suit.

Buzz buzz!

The Array Formation's silver light shone brightly, and space quickly distorted, enveloping him.

"This teleportation array is very simple."

Song Shi smiled as his figure disappeared and entered a distorted passageway. However, his expression quickly changed as he felt a destructive pressure land upon him.

Puchi!

His body was directly crushed into meat paste by the spatial power and he turned into a blood mist that floated in the depths of the Void.

"…"

Before he died, Song Shi did not even have time to react.

His soul appeared from the blood mist and looked around in confusion.

"Ding… You have been flattened by the power of space. Physique 10!"

"You have absorbed strength from death and obtained 5 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?"

Three seconds was relatively long for him. When Song Shi regained his senses, he was a little speechless.

His method was wrong. But he didn;t know he would actually be crushed to death by the Array Formation. It was… quite interesting.

"Could this be the so-called deep space that one can't come into contact with without sufficient strength?"

Song Shi looked at the distorted and black void around him and realized that there was not much pressure when he was in the soul state. This meant that the soul was indeed a ball of special energy.

He didn't choose the alternative resurrection point. If he did, he wouldn't be able to continue dying and would directly return to Silken City.

Three seconds later, Song Shi resurrected on the spot. Immediately, a terrifying pressure appeared again.

He tried to resist, but the result was that they were not on the same level of strength. Immediately, Song Shi was crushed into meat paste and died without his soul being extinguished.

"Good lord, I accidentally encountered a very good way to die."

Song Shi was excited. At this moment, he should be stuck in the space between the inner and outer sects and had no way to leave. He was not strong enough and would constantly becrushed by the spatial power.

This power was all-rounded in nature. Not to mention a Foundation Establishment cultivator like him, even a Golden Core King would not be able to withstand this power of the Void without the protection of Dharma treasures.

Song Shi continued to die. After ten times, the basic rewards were gone. He received a total of more than 50 Physique points and 20 Freedom Attribute points.

In the outside world, Ximen Le arranged a residence for Liu Ruxue. After giving the inner sect disciples the standard items, he brought Liu Ruxue to the Teleportation area again.

"Junior Sister, although the inner and outer sects are not far apart, for the sake of safety, a spatial Array Formation has been set up. You have to enter and exit through the teleportation array. Remember this."

Ximen Le reminded him. He looked at the entrance and frowned, "Where is Song Shi?"

The surroundings of the Teleportation Platform were empty. Song Shi was nowhere to be seen.

"Perhaps he didn't see us come out and went to Master's door to wait for us?"

Liu Ruxue still didn't know that Song Shi was farming death. Or that he had rashly activated the short-distance teleportation array. At this moment, he was stuck in the depths of the void and was constantly crushed to death by the spatial power.

...

"Impossible. If Master doesn't have anyone to meet, No one would be able to get close to the Violet Moon Hall."

Ximen Le walked around the nearby aisle, but he still didn't see Song Shi. His face darkened, "Could this guy have randomly entered the other areas of the inner sect?"

"On no, doesn't that mean there's danger?"

Liu Ruxue was shocked. She knew that there were Array Formations everywhere in the palace. If he accidentally entered a killing array, even a Foundation Establishment Cultivators would not be able to withstand it.

"Hmph, if he a death wish. he can't blame us."

Ximen Le snorted.

Liu Ruxue was so anxious that she was about to cry. She blamed herself, "He… He probably won't do anything rash. He might just be lost."

Crack!

A crisp sound drew their attention.

Cracks appeared on the teleportation array on the stone platform. The silver light became chaotic, and more cracks appeared like spiderwebs.

Ximen Le's expression changed drastically. "What's going on? Why is there a problem with this short-distance teleportation array?"

...

He approached the Array Formation in a flash and was shocked when he saw the cracks on it.

"Senior Brother, help me look for Young Master Song." Liu Ruxue did not care if the teleportation array was broken or not. She was only worried about Song Shi's safety.

"If he dies, so be it. This teleportation formation is very precious. Letting Elder Zhao repair it will cost a lot."

Ximen Le did not care about Song Shi's life at all. Instead, he was very nervous about the teleportation array. He even muttered, "Don't break. Don't break. It will be very troublesome if it breaks."

Perhaps praying worked. The teleportation formation suddenly calmed down but just as he heaved a sigh of relief…

Crack.

A new crack appeared in that moment and the Teleportation formation continued to crack.

After a few consecutive times, the entire Array Formation exploded with an ear-piercing sound, shattering into pieces. Space distorted for a moment, forming a circle of powerful waves force that sent Ximen Le flying.

"Ah, why!"

Ximen Le fell to the ground and vomited blood. He was in charge of this entrance and because the teleportation array was broken, he would definitely be blamed. n0𝑽𝚎𝐥𝔲𝗌𝑏.𝑪0𝔪

Song Shi did not know that he had exploded the teleportation formation. His body, which was stuck in the depths of the void, shone with golden light. He had just upgraded his Physique to a top-grade Vajra Dharma Body.

"Continue, upgrade to Spirit Body."

Just as he thought of this, space suddenly became chaotic. The power of space swept over him like a storm and threw him out.

At the foot of the Crescent Moon Peak, the Void split open and a figure emitting golden light fell out. Like a sword, this person plunged into the ground and entered into the crevice caused by the Void splitting the ground.

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"Yaya~"

Song Shi's landing frightened the geese who lived here.

However, these geese were not afraid. Instead, they surrounded him angrily and pecked Song Shi's bare butt.

Under the power of the Void, Song Shi's clothes had long been ruined. At this moment, he was basically naked.

!!

After his butt was attacked, Song Shi immediately shrunk his body. A circle of blazing golden light erupted and protected his vital points. He hurriedly pulled his head out.

"Bah, bah."

He spat out a few mouthfuls of mud and grabbed the goose who was pecking at his butt. He said angrily, "Damn you, where are you pecking?"

"Uh, uh…"

This group of big white geese cried even louder and even released a circle of wind to attack him.

"Oh, you're quite fierce?"

Song Shi sent a slap over and a circle of heat waves rolled and spread from his palms, sending this group of special geese flying.

"Caw caw~"

The tone of these guys changed again and they looked afraid. Most of them did not dare to go forward. Only the guy who pecked at Song Shi's butthole pounced over again with determination.

"Just nice, I'm hungry!"

Song Shi muttered.

Fifteen minutes later, a fireball was burning in the grass not far from the big white goose.

Song Shi, who had changed his clothes, looked at the roasted goose that had turned golden on the fireball and could not help but swallow his saliva.

Just as he was about to take out some seasonings, Song Shi was shocked to discover that his storage bag had fallen off, and only his storage ring was still there.

"Fortunately, I put all the valuable things in my storage ring… Otherwise, I would have become poor."

Song Shi was glad. He found the seasoning in his storage ring and sprinkled it on the roasted goose. The fragrance immediately became much stronger.

He hurriedly tore off a goose leg and took a bite. He was instantly stunned.

"Wu~"

Amidst the cries of the other geese, Song Shi swallowed a few mouthfuls and sighed. "It's f*cking delicious. This is much better than the meat of Vicious beasts!"

He hurriedly pulled out the other goose leg, took a bite from the one in his left hand, then munched on the other one from his right hand.

The big group white geese in the distance trembled and lowered their heads in silence as they witnessed this sight.

Swoosh!

A beam of light suddenly appeared beside him and transformed into a fair and chubby young man. He looked extremely shifty and his cultivation level was at the late-stage Foundation Establishment realm.

Song Shi's expression changed and he hurriedly extinguished the fireball.

However, the fatty sniffed with his nose and immediately locked onto Song Shi's hiding spot with a glance. He said angrily, "Who's roasting meat here?"

Song Shi stood up awkwardly, "Brother, do you want some?"

When Wu Shansheng saw the roast goose in Song Shi's hand, he turned to look at the quiet group of geese and was dumbfounded. "You… You actually dare to roast the preparatory swans in the palace!"

"Ah, these guys are swans?"

Song Shi was surprised. "I thought they were just normal white geese that are bigger."

"Bullsh*t, they're swans. Where did you come from? How dare you!"

Wu Shansheng scolded, "Do you know that it's a serious crime to secretly eat a Spirit bird owned by the palace?"

"Uh, I'm new here. I wasn't aware."

Song Shi was embarrassed but not afraid. At the very most, he would just be 'sent' home.

He shrugged. "It has already been cooked. Do you want some?"

"You… How can you be like this!"

Wu Shansheng pointed at Song Shi as his gaze landed on the golden roast goose. He walked over and grabbed the roast goose. He swallowed his saliva and said righteously, "Give it to me. Since I found out about your crimes, I must confiscate the evidence. You can explain to the deacon later!"

Song Shi took a bite of the goose leg and commented with a sideways glance, "Why do I feel that you just really want to eat them too? You won't secretly eat these later, right?"

"How can I, Wu Shansheng, break the law knowingly? Even if I have to throw it away today, I won't eat it secretly." n0𝓋𝚎𝑙𝔲𝕊𝒃.𝐜0𝗆

Wu Shansheng held his head high and puffed out his chest, "You can doubt my looks, but you can't doubt my character."

"It tastes good when it's hot. Otherwise, when it gets cold, it won't be as good."

Song Shi pointed at the roasted goose and took another big bite in satisfaction.

Wu Shansheng's gaze changed and he snorted, "I've never liked to waste food, so I'll just have to reluctantly deal with it here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he grabbed the roast goose and nibbled on it crazily. Then, he groaned. "Woo… It smells so good. How did you roast it?"

"Fireball."

Song Shi said indifferently. When he saw Wu Shansheng gnawing crazily, he snatched a goose wing and curled his lips. "Elder Wu, your table manners are a little ugly."

"I can't help it. It's too fragrant. I've never eaten such a delicious roast goose in my life."

Wu Shansheng revealed his true colors. He was the typical foodie kind of guy.

"Do you have wine?"

Song Shi felt that something was missing.

"I do."

...

Upon being reminded, Wu Shansheng took out a wine bottle and two wine glasses. He also took out a table, a matching stool and even peanuts. Song Shi was stunned.

"Elder, who are you? How should I address you?"

Wu Shansheng asked curiously.

"My name is Song Shi. I'm a new elder and I'm not familiar with the outer sect. I don't know how I barged in here."

Song Shi indeed did not know how he managed to come in. He had fallen out of the depths of the Void and landed here.

"So you are Elder Song. There are indeed many Array Formations in the palace. Don't run around in the future. If you're unlucky, you might encounter a fatal array. That would be dangerous."

Wu Shansheng said meaningfully. He did not know if Song Shi believed him.

"Killing Formation?"

Song Shi's heart skipped a beat. "Where's the killing array? Tell me. I will be more careful in the future."

Wu Shansheng stared at Song Shi. "These are secrets. If Elder Song needs to know, you will naturally get the opportunity to know."

He poured two glasses of wine and the fragrance immediately filled the air. He then took a sip and sighed in satisfaction as he looked at the roast goose. "I don't even dare to eat these spirit geese. And you actually dared to roast them here."

...

"Uh, I saw that the goose was sick, so I just gave him a quick release."

Song Shi rolled his eyes and said in embarrassment. However, it was because this goose came to provoke him when he was hungry. If he did not kill it, it would be a pity to spare this annoying little guy.

"Oh~"

Wu Shansheng smiled and looked at a big goose in the distance, "This goose looks sick too. Why don't you take a look at it?"

"Good God!"

Song Shi was speechless. He had met a kindred spirit who was as shameless as him.

"Then I'll check."

Swoosh!

A Phantom image darted out. The big fat goose hiding behind a tree screamed as it was grabbed by a hand with an intention to kill.

A few minutes later, Song Shi set up an iron pot to stew the goose. He clinked glasses with Wu Shansheng and asked softly, "These geese are not under your control, right?"

"I'm an elder in charge of the spiritual birds and spirit beasts in the outer sect. Do you think I'm in charge now?"

Wu Shansheng retorted meaningfully.

"…"

Song Shi smiled and said, "What a coincidence."

"It's indeed a coincidence. Do you know why they can't fly too high? It's because there's a flight-prohibiting Array Formation here and there's also an Array Formation enveloping the surroundings. Without an identity token, one can't enter or leave. I'm very curious how you got in."

Wu Shansheng's gaze gradually became dangerous. "I'm becoming very doubtful if you're the new elder or not."

Song Shi sensed that something was wrong. He looked at the wine that he had taken a sip of, "Is your wine poisonous?"

"The wine isn't poisonous. There's an immortal drug in the cup. It's equivalent to a knockout medicine in the mortal world, but it's specially targeted at cultivators' Essence Energy."

Wu Shansheng swirled his wine glass, "I'm not sure if there's anything wrong with you, so I can only knock you out for now and hand you over to the deacon."

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"I have an identity token."

Song Shi touched his waist and remembered that the wooden tablet and clothes that Ximen Le had given him had been crushed by the spatial power of the void.

He smiled awkwardly. "I accidentally lost it."

"Then you'll have to explain this to the law enforcement team."

!!

Wu Shansheng snorted. "Sneaking into the spirit bird breeding ground and killing the spirit birds, moreover your background is unknown. Even if you're really a new elder…"

BANG!

His entire body suddenly flew out, and a fist mark appeared on his face. Flames danced in front of his eyes and his entire body was pressed to the ground by Song Shi. His hands were folded back and he could not move.

"Why aren't you affected?"

Wu Shansheng was stunned.

"Your medicine does not seem to be enough."

Song Shi grabbed the token on Wu Shansheng's waist and injected his Essence Energy into it. The air in the distance fluctuated and a door appeared.

"Since I need the token, I'll borrow yours first."

With a teasing smile, Song Shi knocked Wu Shansheng out with a strike of his palm and disappeared with the token.

Fifteen minutes later, Wu Shansheng woke up and realized that his clothes had been pecked to pieces by a goose. He covered his forehead and roared, "Song Shi, you ate my goose and even snatched my token. Don't let me find you!"

He cursed and stood up. Thinking of how he was instantly taken down just now, his expression changed. "This guy is probably an extraordinary martial artist. His close combat Ability is too strong, I couldn't even react in time."

He took out a mirror and looked at the mark on his face. The corners of his mouth twitched. "I can't let others know that I, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, was actually beaten up by a newcomer. I'll endure the shame for two days and see what's going on with this guy."

He lowered his head to take a look. This person did not kill him or steal his storage bag. He should be the new elder indeed.

He took out a token and was glad that the token taken was only the one for the breeding area. Then, he realized that several swans were missing and there were many goose feathers on the ground.

"Damn it, this guy!"

Wu Shansheng cursed, "Fortunately, he doesn't know that goose feathers are more precious. Otherwise, it would be troublesome."

He hurriedly returned to his residence to change his clothes. Just as he wiped off some medicinal wine, a voice sounded outside the door.

"Is Senior Brother Wu here? Greetings from Ximen."

"Ximen Le, you have always been in charge of guarding the door. Why are you looking for me?"

Wu Shansheng did not go out. "I'm taking a shower now. If you have anything to say, just say it."

Ximen Le said politely, "Senior Brother Wu, the Elder Zi Yue has recruited a new outer sect elder and two deacons. He has already obtained the permission of the palace master. However, I don't know where this new outer sect elder has gone. If he appears, please help me arrange it. The teleportation array at the Violet Moon Palace is broken. I'm busy repairing it."

"A new outer sect elder?"

Wu Shansheng frowned. "Is his name Song Shi?" "Yes, yes, it's him."

Ximen Le affirmed, "The information of the few of them has been recorded. You should be able to check it directly."

"Alright, I'll definitely make good arrangements for him!"

Wu Shansheng's tone became heavy.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Wu."

With that, Ximen Le left in a hurry to repair the teleportation array.

In the Yao Moon Palace, the inner and outer sects were very far apart. If one did not enter through the teleportation array, it would be very troublesome to reach both places.

Wu Shansheng took out a jade book. After activating it, it projected balls of light. After tapping a few times, a figure jumped out.

The appearance of the figure was very familiar to Wu Shansheng. Wu Shansheng sneered as he stared at the replica or Song Shi,"If I don't arrange for you to be in the worst position possible, my surname won't be Wu."

Song Shi held the token and walked around the back mountain for a long time. He finally had a general understanding of the situation at hand.

He realized that there were many animals raised at the foot of the mountain. On the mountainside, there were all kinds of pavilions and from time to time, beautiful women could be seen walking about. On the mountaintop, there were many palaces.

The buildings were filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers. It was similar to a paradise. It was hard to imagine that there was a world of ice and snow outside.

"Hmm~ Junior Brother, you're so bad."

When they passed by a peach forest, the laughter of a man and a woman could be heard. Song Shi focused his gaze on the source of the sound and saw a peach tree shaking violently as peach blossoms fell.

"…"

Song Shi tactfully walked away. Soon, he met a beautiful woman who was watering flowers. She looked like a pretty girl from a humble family and looked very lovable.

When the latter saw Song Shi, she blushed and bowed, "Senior, do you want to pick flowers?"

Song Shi found it strange. Why are you blushing? Have you never seen a man before?

However he still enjoyed this woman's shyness and joy. He smiled and said, "Which flower are you talking about?"

"Senior, you can have any flower you want."

The girl lowered her head and replied.

Song Shi walked over, and the woman looked even more embarrassed. He plucked a rose beside her and smiled. "What's the name of you, 'little flower'?"

"I am Ye Chan."

"I'll remember. Remember to call me Young Master next time. Senior sounds too old."

Amidst the laughter, a gust of wind blew. The flowers swayed with the wind, and Song Shi disappeared.

"There are indeed many beautiful cultivators."

Song Shi landed on the steps in the distance. He was in a good mood.

"However, it's quite interesting for this girl to pretend to be so innocent for me."

...

Song Shi muttered. He did not believe that in a sect that specializes in sending outer sect disciples to brothels, there would be someone so pure and shy, as if they had never seen a man before.

Along the way, he realized that it was not the case where males were less than females. Instead, he encountered more male cultivators.

As he had Wu Shansheng's token hanging on his waist, the cultivators he met were rather polite even though they had never seen him before.

He hence could ask around when he encountered something he did not know. Finally, he arrived at the entrance of the front mountain he had been to at the beginning.

"Oh my god, I am finally back to square one. I'll wait here."

Song Shi looked around and sat on the largest stone he could find, seriously observing the front mountainous area of the outer sect.

The first thing he saw was a garden and a waterside pavilion with carved railings and jade bricks. There were pavilions and pavilions spread about. If he didn't know better, Song Shi would have thought that this was some royal palace or the estate of a noble family.

"Song Shi!"

Just as he was engrossed in his thoughts, a gnashing voice suddenly exploded behind a rockery, causing the air to buzz.

Song Shi was shocked. He turned around and smiled, "Brother Wu, we're really fated to meet again."

"That's right. We're fated."

...

Wu Shansheng gritted his teeth. He had used medicinal wine and circulated his energy to heal his injuries, but there were still faint red marks on his face.

"This… I was just defending myself. Brother Wu, don't be angry. We're from the same sect in the future. We shouldn't sow discord with each other."

Song Shi coughed and fell from the rock. He looked at this acquaintance and chuckled, "You're an old man. You definitely know how to best stay alive."

"Shameless!"

Wu Shansheng couldn't flare up here because… he wasn't confident that he could defeat this guy.

He took a deep breath. "I'm the person in charge of all the miscellaneous matters in the outer sect. I'm the one who arranged your Beginner procedures. Follow me to your doghouse!"

"…"

Song Shi's face twitched. This was awkward. It would be strange if he didn't hold a grudge after he was knocked out.

"Give me back my token!"

Wu Shansheng stretched out his hand.

Song Shi returned it to its rightful owner and said, "Brother Wu, where will I live?" n0𝓋𝚎𝑙𝔲𝕊𝒃.𝐜0𝗆

"You'll know when you come along."

Wu Shansheng led the way with a cold face. Song Shi thought for a moment and took out a bag of spirit stones. "Brother Wu, I was a little too harsh just now. This is my medical fee for you."

"Oh, you're quite sensible."

Wu Shansheng sneered and accepted the spirit stones without hesitation. He weighed them and said, "These three hundred spirit stones are not even enough to compensate for the loss of one spirit goose."

"That's all for now. I'll make up for it later." Song Shi could tell that this fellow's attitude had not softened, so he did not throw in any more spirit stones.

They walked along a small path for a moment.

"Woof woof!"

A series of dog barks sounded. Song Shi was stunned, "Brother Wu, are you really going to allocate me a kennel to live in?"

"It's good enough that you have a place to live!"

Wu Shansheng snorted coldly, "All the outer sect elders, deacons, and disciples have to be in charge of some miscellaneous matters. Since we need someone to take care of the dog. I'll leave this task to you!"

"Am I a poop-picker now?"

Song Shi thought. He smelled a stench and saw dog poop on the ground scattered all over. His face darkened. "Brother Wu, I think I'm more suitable to raise geese."

"You? Raising geese?"

Wu Shansheng squinted his eyes, "Then we will probably be only left with goose feathers by the end of the year, right?"

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Song Shi's gaze landed in the distance. The kennels were distributed like pigsties. There were dozens of dogs tied inside. There were also high-end kennels cut from jade. The dogs in there looked much better.

"Let me remind you that the dogs here all have special uses. They're either in charge of guarding the door or going out to hunt prey. If you're not the descendants of the elders or their favorite disciple in the palace, you won't be able to eat them casually."

Wu Shansheng teased, "You can try eating one and see if you get in trouble."

"Then I'll try it."

Song Shi's gaze landed on the dogs. He realized that these dogs all had a tag with a special number.

Sensing his unfriendly gaze, the dogs immediately started barking.

"Woof, woof, woof!"

The dogs were all acting tough on the outside but were actually feeling afraid on the inside.

Song Shi thought.

"Hehe, these dogs are intelligent and understand humans. You didn't give them a good first impression."

Wu Shansheng laughed out loud. It was obvious that he was deliberately making things difficult for Song Shi.

He threw a storage bag to Song Shi. "Instructions on how to manage the kennels are all in here."

With that, he left in a good mood.

Song Shi took the storage bag and sent his divine consciousness into it, taking out items one by one.

There was a special identity token.

A dog chain and a dog ring.

And finally a booklet that recorded the background of different dogs and what they liked to eat.

There were also a few classics titled: "Dogs' Common Sickness", "Dogs' Language", "All About Dogs", "Female Dog Breeding Manual", "Female Dog Postpartum Care", "Dog Identification Encyclopedia", "Dog Food Production Encyclopedia", "Rules of Dog Raising in the Yao Moon Palace"…

"Good lord, he is quite considerate!"

Song Shi's face darkened as he curiously opened the female dog breeding manual.

Under Wu Shansheng's 'special care', Song Shi became the person-in-charge of the outer sect kennel.

This guy did not even give him an outer sect disciple to order around. Song Shi's first job was really to shovel sh*t.

"This dog shit stinks."

Song Shi looked at the dog poop all over the ground. Many dogs in the kennel were baring their teeth at him like an outsider.

"Woof, woof, woof!"

A burly dog as tall as a man barked the loudest and spat out saliva.

"Be quiet!"

When Song Shi heard the noise, he berated them. However, the barking of the dogs became even louder.

He walked over, pulled out the big dog and started to beat it up.

The latter still wanted to bite him, but when it clamped it's jaw on Song Shi's top-grade Vajra Dharma Body, its dog teeth almost broke.

"Uh, uh, uh~"

The screams of the dog frightened the other dogs, and they all shut up and quietened down.

As he used violence to silence the dogs. Song Shi took a glance and realized that a big gray dog was looking at him from the corner of its eyes with a dissatisfied glance.

"Are you looking down on me?"

Song Shi felt that this husky-like fellow was disrespectful to him. He strode over, grabbed it and gave it a good beating.

"There's something wrong with your eyes too. You need to loosen up." n0𝓋𝖾𝗅𝒰𝗌𝗯.𝓬0𝗆

Song Shi caught the dogs that he disliked and taught them all a lesson. Soon, all the gazes in the dogs' eyes became 'kinder'.

"Young Master, what are you doing?"

Big Smart popped his head out and looked at Song Shi, who was pressing a big yellow dog to the ground and beating it up as he glared angrily causing lines to appear on his face.

"I'm befriending the dog!"

Song Shi threw the dog back and rearranged his hair. He immediately restored his gentlemanly demeanor as he asked indifferently, "How did you find me?"

"There are rumors outside that the new elder is shoveling sh*t. I thought that there weren't any new elders recently, so I came over to take a look. It's really you, Young Master."

"Wu Shansheng, you're spreading rumors. I'm the person in charge of these kennels. What do you mean I became a poop scooper?"

Song Shi snorted and stared at Big Smart with ill intentions, "Good that you came. In the future, I'll leave the poop-picking and dog-feeding to you!"

"Young Master, I don't have any experience in this."

Big Smart looked bitter.

"Here's the guide."

Song Shi threw the stack of manuals over. After some thought, he threw out a pile of pills, "This is your salary. Work hard."

Big Smart wanted to say that too much dog poop was too smelly, but when he saw the Foundation Establishment Pill inside, he immediately retracted his complaints and said righteously, "It's my honor to work for Young Master."

He was still a little uncertain. "Young Master, did you give me the wrong pill?"

"I'm already at the Foundation Establishment realm. Do you think I'll still need this?"

Song Shi walked to an attic beside the kennel. "I'm going to cultivate. Call me if you need anything."

"Okay."

Big Smart happily accepted the pill and opened the book to take a look. His face twitched a few times before he looked at the dogs, "Don't bite me, or I'll get Young Master to beat you up."

Song Shi decided to stay in the Yao Moon Palace officially and started to cultivate. Half a day later, Liu Ruxue came over.

Seeing that Song Shi had been arranged to raise the dogs, Liu Ruxue said angrily, "Young Master, they're bullying you. Raising dogs is dirty, tiring and not pleasing at all. I'm going to tell Master."

"No, it's just a few dogs. Big Smart will be responsible for them for me."

Song Shi was not interested in telling Zi Yue about such a small matter.

"Oh, you're right, you can get Old Liu to help, but you have to be more domineering in the future. Don't be bullied."

Liu Ruxue grabbed Song Shi's hand and reminded him.

"Xue'er, I know, but we've only just gained a foothold. It's better for us to keep a low profile for a while."

Song Shi smiled. He was not afraid of death, but there was no need to make enemies everywhere. He had to familiarize himself with the situation in the Yao Moon Palace first.

"Young Master, you're considerate. I'll listen to you."

Liu Ruxue lay obediently in Song Shi's arms.

"I'm nothing in the outer sect, so you have to do well in the inner sect. Since cultivation is more important in the inner sect, let's start cultivating."

Song Shi grabbed at Liu Ruxue's clothes and they began to dual cultivate.

Seven suns rose and two of them communicated with Liu Ruxue's moon. Song Shi's masculinity became gentle, while Liu Ruxue's level was raised crazily.

After Song Shi did not take the initiative to have a death wish and handed the miscellaneous matters to Big Smart, Song Shi spent most of his time either cultivating alone or dual cultivating with Liu Ruxue.

Two months later, Song Shi's eighth acupuncture points were opened. He managed to open eight of the nine suns, and his Connate Pure Yang Art was raised to the fifteenth level in one go.

His Martial Dao and Immortal Dao realm had both reached the mid-stage of the Extraordinary Foundation Establishment realm.

It was not just his cultivation. In this peaceful cultivation, he had already grasped the basics of the Embryonic Breathing technique and this had already begun to modify his body.

After the transformation was completed, he would no longer need to rely on external breathing. Then he would be able to survive without breathing.

"I didn't die in the past two months at all. Life without a death wish is a little boring."

After breaking through, Song Shi had a strange thought. He did not know that his speed was already ten times that of ordinary cultivators, but he was still not satisfied.

When Liu Ruxue came to him to cultivate, he asked, "Is the Teleportation Formation fixed?"

"Coincidentally, it was fixed two days ago. Also, Young Master, you don't have to look for Xue'er next time. I'll look for you instead."

Liu Ruxue smiled sweetly. She might be the first inner sect disciple to take the initiative to find a Dao companion to dual cultivate with. Her status was completely reversed.

"Are you done?"

Song Shi's heart skipped a beat. "Why don't we dual cultivate somewhere else? It'll be more exciting."

"Yeah, sure."

Liu Ruxue blushed. "Shall we go in now? I can show you my cave abode."

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119 Master Actually Wants to Steal My Man

"Alright!"

Song Shi was excited. It was not that he was more interested in changing his environment, rather, he wanted to use the teleportation array to sink into the depths of the Void and be crushed by the power of space again.

He estimated that if he fell into it again, he would be able to raise his top-grade Diamond Dharma Body to the level of a Spirit Body.

"Then let's go."

Liu Ruxue happily brought Song Shi to the outer sect's Teleportation Hall.

"So he's Liu Ruxue's Dao companion?"

"I heard he is in charge of keeping the dogs in the kennels."

"Tsk tsk, I haven't seen him in two months. I guess he's too embarrassed to show his face here."

"However, this person actually made an inner sect disciple take the initiative to come out to dual cultivate. He has won a lot of face for our outer sect disciples."

Despite the surprised and mocking gazes of many people, Liu Ruxue did not care at all. She brought Song Shi to the inner sect with a smile.

In the inner sect's Teleportation Hall, Song Shi lowered his head to observe the Array after appearing.

"This is my master's Violet Moon Abode. My cave abode is a superior level cave abode that is below hers."

Liu Ruxue introduced happily.

"There should be many such teleportation arrays in the inner sect, right?"

Song Shi fell into deep thought. He realized that this teleportation array was different from the outer sect's Teleportation Hall. There was only one here and there were 18 in the outer sect. n0𝓋𝖾𝗅𝒰𝗌𝗯.𝓬0𝗆

"Only Golden Core Spiritual Masters and Martial Dao Kings are qualified to set up direct teleportation arrays. Therefore, there are only eighteen inner sect disciples, corresponding to eighteen Golden Core Spiritual Masters and Martial Dao Kings."

Liu Ruxue explained.

"Eighteen."

Song Shi's eyes lit up.

"No, there are twenty of them. There are also two large teleportation arrays set up in the Book Depository and the Conference Hall!"

Liu Ruxue shook her head.

"There should be existences above the Gold Core Realm in the Yao Moon Palace, right?" Song Shi was curious. With so many Gold Core Realm cultivators, they should be able to give birth to more powerhouses.

"Nascent Souls and Martial Emperors don't need such short-distance teleportation arrays to teleport themselves."

Liu Ruxue smiled. "I heard from my senior brothers and sisters that only the Palace Master and the Grand Ancestor have reached this level. The other elders are working hard to break through."

"That's amazing. There are actually two of them."

Song Shi was shocked. He knew that the founding emperor of Great Qian was at this level, which meant that the Yao Moon Palace also had the ability to establish a country.

"You haven't seen the scenery outside Violet Moon Palace yet, right? I'll bring you there to take a look. I guarantee you'll be very surprised."

Liu Ruxue smiled mysteriously and left Violet Moon with Song Shi. They went to the corridor outside.

As far as the human eye could see, there were only white clouds. Song Shi's pupils constricted, and he hurriedly walked to the guardrail and looked down.

A crescent mountain peak was right beneath their feet, tiny like a normal crescent moon.

"Hiss~"

Song Shi took a deep breath and said in shock, "The Violet Moon Palace is actually in the sky!"

"That's right. This place is at a height of one hundred thousand feet. You can receive the power of the nine heavens' moonlight at any time here."

Liu Ruxue put her hands behind her back. Her skin was like a bright moon with a faint luster. "It's precisely because this place is too high that it's very troublesome to go down. That's why I set up a short-distance teleportation formation. If the Array Formation is broken, we can only borrow other Array Formations. It's a little too dangerous and time-consuming to fly down by ourselves."

"No wonder…"

Song Shi was enlightened. Previously, he had thought that it was extremely extravagant of the Yao Moon Palace to set up a teleportation array between the inner and outer sects. Now, the reason they did it seemed to make more sense.

They were high up in the sky. It was fine if they went down, but if they wanted to come up, they would probably need flying Dharma treasures.

"It's not simple."

Song Shi sighed in his heart. What kind of methods were needed to build the inner sect so high up in the sky?

He looked up and saw palaces floating around, as if forming a huge object. Standing here, he could only see what would be considered the tip of the iceberg.

"Therefore, why don't you just stay in the inner sect? The Spiritual Qi and environment here are better."

Liu Ruxue suggested.

"I'll stay for a while longer, but I still have to go back to the outer sect. Although I don't do the dog rearing chores myself, there are some handover matters that I still have to attend to."

Song Shi was quite interested in the inner sect and was willing to stay for a few more days.

At this moment, Zi Yue's voice came from the depths of the palace behind her. "Xue'er, bring your Dao companion over."

Liu Ruxue was surprised. It was fine if her master was looking for her, but why was she looking for Song Shi?

Not daring to ask further, she still respectfully replied to the voice from the depths of the palace, "Yes, Master."

"Let's go. We'll go through the main entrance of the main hall so you can see the full grandeur of the palace."

This time, Liu Ruxue brought Song Shi to another aisle and soon arrived in front of a purple palace.

This place was surrounded by clouds and mist and the light was bright and beautiful. There was a purple full moon on the door, which looked a little strange and dreamy.

When Song Shi saw this, he felt a little apprehensive. Illusionary techniques were too strange. He did not know how to deal with them even after encountering them a few times.

"Come in."

Zi Yue's voice sounded solemn.

Liu Ruxue brought Song Shi into the palace.

The light in the hall dimmed, and it was as if they were in the night sky. A purple full moon hung at the top of the hall.

As the angle he was standing at was completely different, he couldn't see Zi Yue's bed this time.

Song Shi exclaimed. When he reached this place, he felt like he had instantly entered the night sky.

" Not bad. In just two months, you have advanced to the tenth level of Qi Refinement under dual cultivation and can now use the Ice Spirit Spring Water to break through the limit of Qi Refinement and reach the Foundation Establishment realm in advance."

Zi Yue's voice seemed to come from all directions, carrying a distant and dreamy feeling.

"It's all thanks to Young Master's higher cultivation level than mine. He has been of great help to me and I owe it to him for my improvement."

Liu Ruxue said humbly.

"Yes, I can tell. Moreover, he improved faster than you. He has already advanced by a small level in the Foundation Establishment realm in just two months."

As Zi Yue spoke, she suddenly changed the topic. "Since you want to break through the limit of Qi Refinement, you can only rely on yourself. You won't need him for the time being. I want to ask if you can lend your Dao companion to your Master?"

Song Shi was stunned. What did she mean? Borrow him?

Liu Ruxue was stunned for a moment and said uncomfortably, "Master, how do you plan to use him?"

"I'll do what you do."

Song Shi and Liu Ruxue's expressions changed.

"This… This woman is actually thirsting for my body!"

Song Shi was speechless, but at the same time, he was exceptionally happy. He felt that his charm had increased explosively.

"Master… actually wants to snatch my man."

Liu Ruxue's face turned pale and she became a little dejected. She was just a Qi Refinement disciple. What right did she have to reject a Golden Core cultivator?

"Hehe, don't be nervous. I'm just using him to help me cultivate. I won't fight with you for a man. If I make a breakthrough later, I'll give you a huge gift to thank you."

Zi Yue chuckled.

"I've become a tool…"

Song Shi was a little dumbfounded. He had thought that his cool temperament, his stubble, and his handsome face was what attracted this person to him.

In the end, she was actually greedy for his cultivation. He said angrily, "Fairy Zi Yue, you haven't asked for my opinion."

"Help me cultivate and I will guarantee that you will make another breakthrough in a short period of time. I will also owe you a favor."

Fairy Zi Yue bewitched him: "You won't refuse, right?"

"I—"

Song Shi looked at Liu Ruxue. "Looks like I'm just cultivating with her. What do you think?"

"You already know what it's like to dual cultivate."

Liu Ruxue pursed her red lips and looked resentful.

120 The Fairy Zi Yue is Very Controlling

"Disciple, you're thinking too much. I just saw that his Pure Yang Essence Energy was rich and needed him to stimulate my Dharmic powers to transform."

Zi Yue chuckled, "That's all. You can go back, but Song Shi will stay."

Sensing that her master's tone had become colder, Liu Ruxue replied tactfully, "Yes."

"Indeed if you're not strong enough, you can't even protect your own man."

With some grievances in her heart, Liu Ruxue looked at Song Shi reluctantly and turned to leave.

Only Song Shi was left in the palace. He smiled awkwardly. "Senior, you haven't said what the reward is."

"What do you want in return?"

Zi Yue's voice sounded a little more languid and comfortable, as if she enjoyed using her authority to subdue people.

The reason she had said so much just now was because Liu Ruxue was her disciple. Otherwise, she would have just snatched Song Shi away. Why would she waste her breath?

In the cultivation world, the strong were respected. Today, her disciple would probably have internalized how true this saying was.

"Well …"

Song Shi thought about it carefully and realized that since he had the system, he did not lack anything for the time being.

He could only say, "You can just owe me one for now. I'll tell you what I need when I think of it."

"Then come on up."

Zi Yue's voice became seductive.

"Come up…"

Song Shi was in a daze. Weren't they cultivating?

"I'm above you!"

Zi Yue's tone became heavier.

"Oh."

Song Shi looked up at the purple moon and felt a little awkward.

He admitted that he had misunderstood. Usually, when Liu Ruxue said that, he would really go on her…

"Stay calm. Isn't she just a Golden Core Daoist? She's an old woman. She might be hundreds of years old. She's not worth my attention."

Song Shi reminded himself. He looked above his head, tapped the ground with his feet and shot out on the spot.

Swoosh!

After passing through the first level of space, Song Shi landed on the second level and discovered that there was a translucent layer of jade here.

The purple full moon floated in it, emitting powerful energy fluctuations. It was not an ornament, but something formed by Nomological power.

In the center of the Nomological power, there was a faint graceful figure that was constantly emitting this powerful force.

"This is the Nomological power Phenomenon!"

Song Shi was astonished. How deep was her Nomological power to be able to form a purple moon that looked like a real moon?

"What are you waiting for? Come here."

Zi Yue's voice was crisp and pleasant. It was enchantingly moving. Most importantly, she even had a playful smile on her face, making Song Shi feel like they were very close.

"Oh my god, this woman is really a demon. I didn't even see her appearance clearly, but her voice is already bewitching me."

Song Shi thought to himself. He took a deep breath and slowly walked over.

The purple light was very bright and filled the entire second level, which was cold and dreamy. Song Shi felt as if he had entered a dream. The closer he got to the center, the more unreal everything became.

His heart started beating faster and all sorts of distracting thoughts emerged in his mind, especially certain unholy thoughts such as wanting to press this mysterious Fairy Zi Yue to the ground…

"Oh no, this is the effect of her magic power. I can't fall for it."

Song Shi's heart skipped a beat as he hurriedly visualized the Lunar Star. A cold feeling spread in his mind and quickly suppressed the many evil thoughts. His mind gradually calmed down.

Soon, his heart was like the moon["Heart like the Moon" is a Chinese Phrase used to describe a state of calmness and serenity]. He didn't feel happy nor sad and his eyes became a bit brighter and clearer.

Zi Yue's star-like eyes watched Song Shi's changes with a surprised expression. This man could actually remain calm under her, Zi Yue's image.

This was a little rare. Although she did not take the initiative to activate the power of the illusion, the power she emitted was not something a Foundation Establishment Cultivator could withstand.

Previously, she had tried the same thing on a few other men, but none of them were like Song Shi, much less in terms of the pure and masculine strength he emitted.

There was admiration in her eyes. "Not bad, you have a determined mind. I originally wanted you to fall into an illusion and be at my mercy."

"…"

Song Shi's state of mind was almost disrupted by her comment. He asked curiously, "What position did you want me to be in?"

"Don't you men only like to think with your lower body?"

Zi Yue rolled her eyes at Song Shi. Her flirtatiousness was so enchanting that Song Shi almost lost control.

His breathing quickened, "Senior Zi Yue, what technique are you cultivating? Why are you… so coquettish?"

"If you don't know how to talk, shut up."

Zi Yue's gaze turned slightly cold, but she still explained, "I cultivate illusion techniques. Coupled with my special Physique, I'm quite attractive to men."

"No wonder. I was just wondering why I felt like I couldn't control my urges when I haven't even seen you. Looks like it's not my problem after all."

Song Shi raised his head and immediately felt confident.

He was definitely not lustful, but this woman was too seductive.

"You're so annoying. Come here and sit down."

Zi Yue raised her hand and pointed in front of her. A jade-colored cushion flew out.

"I haven't seen what you look like. Can you dissipate this light?"

Song Shi was curious.

To not be able to see such an enchanting lady right in front of him, Song Shi felt like his heart was about to burst.

"You're not qualified to see my true appearance. Sit down!"

Zi Yue did not give Song Shi a chance.

"Petty."

Song Shi muttered.

Fairy Zi Yue frowned: "You should be respectful in front of me."

"No matter what, I am still considered your Dao companion right now. Why must I be respectful?"

Song Shi was a little unhappy. He had to give up his cultivation, yet he was not even allowed to take a look.

"Are you provoking me?"

Zi Yue's aura became dangerous.

"You're wrong. I'm teasing you. Why? If you want to attack me, remember that I can't help you cultivate if I am injured."

Song Shi shrugged. He was sure that Ziyue really wanted to use him to make some breakthroughs. Moreover he was not afraid of death, so he did not have much to lose. n0𝒱𝗲𝐋𝚞𝒮𝕓.𝑪0𝓂

Zi Yue stared at Song Shi in silence.

An invisible pressure appeared, and Song Shi's body became heavy.

He walked over and sat down on the futon. He continued teasing, "Zi Yue, you don't have a Dao companion yet, right? Let me guess, you probably have someone as a back up though, right? Ximen Le is one of them right? I think so too. That's why that guy was filled with so much hostility when he first saw me."

A smile appeared in Zi Yue's eyes. "You're quite smart. My cultivation technique has indeed reached a bottleneck and I need someone's help to break through. I've tried doing so with my disciple, Ximen, before, but his strength is not pure and masculine enough. It's not suitable. It's best to get someone like you."

"So it's because of the cultivation technique. Why didn't you find a Golden Core cultivator?"

Song Shi was puzzled. "With your status, a Foundation Establishment cultivator like me is indeed not qualified to fual cultivate with you

"It's not easy to control a Golden Core cultivator. Do you understand?"

Zi Yue sneered.

"Oh, so you're a woman with a strong desire for control."

"You're wrong. It's just for my safety. Immortal cultivators are cold-hearted and like to scheme against each other. It's hard to tell what the human heart feels. I'm worried about handing over my future to the hands of others."

Zi Yue's eyes were filled with pride, and she suddenly became noble and elegant, as domineering as an empress. "I'd rather rely on myself a little more than let other men betray me."

"Alright, how domineering. Since I'm easy to control, let's begin then."

Song Shi understood what Zi Yue's reason and stopped teasing her.

Seeing that Song Shi was tactful, Zi Yue threw out a Jade Slip. "Memorize the contents with your divine consciousness. Then, use a mystic technique to sync your Essence Energy with mine."

Song Shi held the Jade Slip and closed his eyes to probe it. At the same time, he secretly used his Great Yin Form Observation to spy on Zi Yue's appearance.

"She's perfect!"

Song Shi could not help but sigh. He felt that this woman was even more perfect than Liu Ruxue. Perhaps this was the effect of having a higher cultivation level.

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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!"

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.

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. n0𝒱𝑒𝑳𝑢𝑠𝑏.𝓬0𝗆

"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!

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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.

"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." n0𝒱𝑒𝑳𝑢𝑠𝑏.𝓬0𝗆

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.

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?"

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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. n0𝐕𝑒𝓵𝗎𝗌𝒷.𝐂0𝑀

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.

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."

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.

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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. n0𝓋𝗲𝓁𝔲𝗌𝗯.𝓬0𝓶

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.

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.

"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."

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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." n0𝑣𝔢𝓵𝓊𝗌𝑏.𝑐0𝚖

"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."

"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."

"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

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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]! n0𝑣𝔢𝓵𝓊𝗌𝑏.𝑐0𝚖

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.

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?"

"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.

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.

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!

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." n0𝑣𝔢𝓵𝓊𝗌𝑏.𝑐0𝚖

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.

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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. n0𝗏𝔢𝓁𝗎𝓈𝔟.𝗰0𝑀

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.

"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.

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.

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