Rumble——

From the depths of the gloomy lead-colored clouds, heavenly thunder and lightning descended.

The corpse of the Heavenly Origin Sect Master lay on the platform, drenched by rainwater.

Suddenly.

His eyelids twitched slightly.

At this moment, only Yao He and Fu Caier stood on the long staircase outside the discussion hall.

"Senior brother!"

Fu Caier screamed.

Yao He, however, did not notice the movement of the corpse and said, puzzled, "Golden Core Realm elixirs are indeed scarce; is this distribution not acceptable?"

"It's not about the relics, senior brother, look—"

Fu Caier hid behind him, urgently pointing to the corpse.

She was currently only at the Foundation Establishment Third Layer, while Yao He was in the Nascent Soul Early Stage, much stronger than her.

Yao He turned his head to look at the corpse, not understanding the situation.

The corpse was motionless.

"Is the junior sister afraid of corpses? As cultivators, we shouldn't be like this."

Yao He laughed.

"No, senior brother, that corpse is moving!" Fu Caier was on the verge of collapse.

The corpse is moving?

Her shout immediately attracted three elders from the discussion hall.

The three of them surrounded the corpse and examined it closely.

The corpse was still a corpse.

There was no movement.

Nor was there any sign of life.

One of the elders smiled at Fu Caier and said:

"Little girl, you need to train your Tao heart more; otherwise, when you advance in your realm, if you can't break free from heart demons, it will be very troublesome."

This was a sincere teaching, and Fu Caier hurriedly thanked him.

Another elder pondered, "Leaving the corpse exposed here is not proper—"

"Someone, move the corpse to the back mountain cemetery and wait for the people from the Heavenly Origin Sect to take it away."

"Yes!"

The corpse was quickly taken away.

The three elders flew back to the discussion hall.

Only then did Fu Caier calm down and said to Yao He:

"Senior brother, as for the distribution of the elixirs in the relic, make the decision yourself, there's no need to ask me."

"Junior sister, you're quite generous," Yao He praised, "Don't worry, I'll leave enough elixirs for you."

With that, his figure flashed as he flew to Red Rock Peak.

Only Fu Caier was left standing there.

The smile on her face gradually faded as she recalled the earlier scene.

Strange.

Why couldn't they see it?

Just now, a phantom had clearly descended from the sky, landing on the corpse of the Heavenly Origin Sect Master.

While the elders were speaking, that phantom was torn into shreds by countless terrifying shadows.

——It died.

Fu Caier steadied her mind and slowly retreated.

She wanted to leave, but her legs were weak, and her spiritual power was not obeying her command. Moreover, she couldn't let others see her abnormality to avoid arousing suspicion.

Dammit.

What on earth was that thing!

A sudden thought flashed in her mind.

Go to the cemetery and see.

This matter must be clarified.

——In the dark, she felt a sense of intuition.

The changes on the corpse compelled her; she had to investigate!

A few minutes later.

Back mountain.

A simple straw hut.

Fu Caier stared at the corpse in the coffin, looking at it from all angles, but couldn't find any clues.

Could it be that she really saw it wrong?

It can't be——

Perhaps that thing was truly dead.

Suddenly.

A voice sounded near her ear:

"That corpse is imbued with the power of an Evil Spirit, so I cannot possess it."

"Find me a brand-new body."

"I will repay you."

Fu Caier froze.

A being exuding a strange aura was attached to her shoulder.

Yet no one could see it, feel it.

At the moment.

The back mountain was deserted.

Even if she yelled, nobody would discover it.

"What... are you?"

Fu Caier asked.

"Don't be afraid, I've seen the memories of that corpse, and I know who your enemies are."

"We share common foes."

"——I am Hee."

"Hee?" Fu Caier couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, that's my name, but unfortunately, I've lost my chance to reach this world and must seek your help."

"What do you want me to do?" Fu Caier asked.

"Guide my Residual Soul into this world."

"Find a fresh corpse, Fu Caier, you have a quarter of an hour."

"If you can't find a fresh corpse——"

"I will have to take you with me, and we will both be erased by fate."

After the voice finished speaking, it fell silent.

Fu Caier could only sense a cold thing clinging to her spine, slowly creeping.

This monster was on her body.

What exactly was it? What was its purpose?

Such curiosity.

Fu Caier slowly pondered in her heart.

——It mentioned "Residual Soul" just now, is it possible it was injured after being torn apart by the Evil Spirit on the corpse, and it needs to find a fresh body within a quarter of an hour?

It was injured...

Injured.

A resolute glint flashed in Fu Caier's eyes.

To be controlled by the monster, or to strive for freedom, that was the question.

As long as she wasn't defeated by fear——

The answer is quite obvious.

"What if I say, I hate being threatened?"

Fu Caier said.

A heavy and dark disc quietly appeared above her head, quickly disintegrating and condensing into several destiny runes—

Her life talisman was two more than that of the Heavenly Origin Sect Master!

Unlike the destiny runes Wu Xiaode faced before, the runes this time flashed with blurry afterimages:

"Mourning Gate, Ambush, White Tiger."

As soon as this life talisman was formed, the corresponding destiny occurred immediately.

Fu Caier felt a chill wind rising from the Yongquan acupoint under her feet, instantly rushing up to embrace the thing on her back.

It seemed like there were billions of wailing voices at her ear.

And countless methods were about to bring harm to her.

However, it was too late—

The yin wind swept by, directly killing, erasing, and obliterating that thing entirely.

When the yin wind returned to Fu Caier's body, it brought back all the power from the monster.

"Mmm—"

Fu Caier closed her eyes, letting out an involuntary moan.

Her hair became darker and longer, fluttering in the wind, then falling to her ankles.

Her figure also grew an inch or two taller, with an even more perfect bone and flesh proportion.

She opened her eyes, with a natural charm in her gaze.

Dazed for several seconds.

She seemed to understand something, covering her mouth and chuckling softly:

"Evil Demon? A monster from beyond the sky?"

"Too bad you couldn't come in person, possessed, and met that evil spirit, so all your power is now mine."

On the other side.

In a corner of the discussion hall.

Wu Xiaode was accompanying Song Qingsi, conversing with the former Sect Leader of the Qingcheng Sword Sect and several elders.

He had once mixed in the crowd, possessing the emotional intelligence of playing along, discussing cultivation with countless inherited knowledge, his vision had long surpassed the cultivation side, overlooking from above all sides, his combat insights were unique, easily leading to engaging conversations.

The former Sect Leader was a kindly old lady, the more she chatted, the more satisfied she became, suddenly glancing at Bai Zongmang.

Bai Zongmang immediately detached himself from another group of sect leaders, chuckling as he came over: "Our sect's Wu Xiaode is a good seed, I have always intended to train him to take on responsibilities."

The old lady became even more satisfied.

Taking on responsibilities meant grooming him to be a Sect Leader.

Thus, he would be worthy of Song Qingsi.

Both would be Sect Leaders, forming a natural alliance between the two sects, supporting each other, which was a good thing.

Finally, ask the disciple's will.

The old lady smiled, patting Song Qingsi, warmly saying: "Disciple, what is your opinion?"

She didn't say what matter it was, nor asked others' opinions, but everyone understood.

The other sect leaders and masters also looked over.

—The alliance of two sects was a significant matter, worthy of attention.

Song Qingsi was poised, glanced at Wu Xiaode, and snorted: "Such a big matter, naturally my master and the elders decide, I will comply."

It's settled!

Bai Zongmang smiled so widely that his eyes squinted.

The old lady also smiled with a face full of wrinkles.

Around Song Qingsi were many high-status female cultivators, congratulating her.

Wu Xiaode stood aside.

Wu Xiaode's face was stiff.

No, really—

You're not even asking for my opinion?

My cultivation is a bit lower than hers, my status is a bit inferior, my connections are thinner—

Alright.

If you don't ask, you don't ask.

The Evil Spirit Book quietly opened, revealing a line of small bronze characters:

"Cultivation speed increased to 2 times."

—Well, there's gain.

Wu Xiaode was silently feeling the state of his spiritual power flow when suddenly his heart stirred, standing up with a smile, saying: "I'm really sorry, there's a small matter in the sect that must be handled, I'll deal with it and come back."

The former Sect Leader of the Qingcheng Sect smiled upon hearing this: "No problem, go handle it, anyway, we're not leaving in the next couple of days, there's plenty of time!"

Wu Xiaode bowed with cupped hands all around, smiled at Song Qingsi, and then turned to leave the discussion hall.

His figure moved, flying away swiftly, directly returning to his residence, opened the prohibition, and closed the door, then softly said: "What's the matter?"

An Evil Spirit, with ghost fire all over, quietly appeared, opening its bloody mouth, spitting out an item.

—It was a colorful treasure.

Wu Xiaode's expression changed.

This Evil Spirit was entangled with the corpse of the Heavenly Origin Sect Master earlier, consuming the residual Evil Spirit Power from the corpse, yet it brought out such an item.

According to the rules of the Pilgrimage, killing an Evil Demon will drop a corresponding level of treasure.

—This is the treasure that appears after an Evil Demon's death!

Wu Xiaode instantly realized what had happened.

"Where's the body?"

He quickly asked.

"Sent to the back mountain," the Evil Spirit said.

Wu Xiaode was about to take a step forward but suddenly stopped.

He had modified the rules of the Pilgrimage.

From that moment on, after an Evil Demon dies, the power will be condensed into treasures by the rules of the Pilgrimage—

And in this true Pilgrimage, once they die, they are truly dead.

No exceptions for anyone.

—An Evil Demon has already died.

But what if there are other Evil Demons?

"The woman who was standing with you earlier, she went to the back mountain." The Evil Spirit added.

Fu Caier...

She has the power of the life rune.

What does she intend to do?

Wu Xiaode was immediately about to go to the back mountain but suddenly thought of something.

Desolate wilderness.

Lone man and woman.

Though they might meet in life and death, if she loses, cries out, accusing him of molestation, it would be another troublesome matter.

With this thought in mind.

Wu Xiaode took out the fairy's verdant chest pin, put it on, transformed into a Qilin, and then reverted back.

—To the back mountain to take a look!

He pushed open the door and sneaked out.

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