"State your terms!"
Mou Yuntao knew the other party wouldn’t be giving help for nothing—he definitely wanted something.
"My terms aren’t high. There are two treasures in the Blood Evil Hall: one is the Demon Blood Godslaying Spear, the other is the Blood Demon Loose Immortal Essence Blood. I only want the pool of blood—the Lower Grade Celestial Immortal Treasure can go to you, City Lord Mou!"
Lu Shan stated his demand.
This honestly surprised Mou Yuntao—a pool of blood was actually that valuable?
The other guy was even willing to hand him the Lower Grade Celestial Immortal Treasure?
"Deal!"
Mou Yuntao thought it over for a moment before agreeing.
After all, he didn’t have a better option right now—if he didn’t agree, he probably couldn’t even get one treasure at all.
...
[Myriad Corpses Celestial Demon Seal has reached Perfection!]
[Nine Heavens Godslaying Arrow Technique has reached Perfection!]
Just as Mou Yuntao and Lu Shan struck their deal—
Lin Chang’sheng finally maxed out both Immortal Techniques on his side.
[Detected: Myriad Corpses Celestial Demon Seal (Perfection), Poison Dragon Heaven-Burning Palm (Perfection). Fuse into a new Immortal Technique?]
[Detected: Nine Heavens Godslaying Arrow Technique (Perfection), Netherworld Thunder Flame Arrow Technique (Perfection). Fuse into a new Immortal Technique?]
The next instant, his system panel popped up a fusion prompt.
"Fuse!"
Lin Chang’sheng decisively chose to fuse.
[Starting Fusion: Myriad Corpses Celestial Demon Seal (Perfection) + Poison Dragon Heaven-Burning Palm (Perfection)... Fusing... Fusion complete. Gained: Corpse Demon Heaven-Suppressing Palm!]
[Starting Fusion: Nine Heavens Godslaying Arrow Technique (Perfection) + Netherworld Thunder Flame Arrow Technique (Perfection)... Fusing... Fusion complete. Gained: Nine Thunder Godslaying Arrow Technique!]
"Corpse Demon Heaven-Suppressing Palm? Nine Thunder Godslaying Arrow Technique?"
Lin Chang’sheng thought to himself, these two Immortal Techniques must be terrifyingly powerful.
[Detected: Corpse Demon Heaven-Suppressing Palm. Spend 10,000 Immortal Crystals to Simplify?]
[Detected: Nine Thunder Godslaying Arrow Technique. Spend 11,000 Immortal Crystals to Simplify?]
Just after fusing, another prompt came up on the panel.
"Simplify!"
Lin Chang’sheng chose to simplify again.
[Great Dao is Simple: Simplifying Corpse Demon Heaven-Suppressing Palm... Simplifying... Simplified. Corpse Demon Heaven-Suppressing Palm == Control Corpse Puppet!]
[Great Dao is Simple: Simplifying Nine Thunder Godslaying Arrow Technique... Simplifying... Simplified. Nine Thunder Godslaying Arrow Technique == Watch a Beauty Shoot Arrows!]
"Control Corpse Puppet? Watch a beauty shoot arrows?"
Lin Chang’sheng muttered. The first one didn’t seem too hard, but the second was a bit tricky.
Where was he supposed to find a beauty to watch out here in the wilderness?
The next second, Lin Chang’sheng’s eyes landed on Guo Yunchu. Bingo—a beauty right here.
Lin Chang’sheng’s gaze made Guo Yunchu feel a little nervous.
"Why are you staring at me like that? Is there a flower on my face or something?"
Guo Yunchu wiped at her face.
"I did save your life, you know. Don’t you think you owe me a little something?"
Lin Chang’sheng’s lips curled into a sly smile, loaded with meaning.
Guo Yunchu immediately had a bad feeling. Could Lin Chang’sheng be a scoundrel too, just like those two creeps from before?
"What...what do you want?"
Guo Yunchu instinctively hugged herself tighter.
But the next instant, Lin Chang’sheng simply tossed a bow and arrow in front of her.
"I’m on the verge of a breakthrough in my Archery. Why don’t you show me your marksmanship? Maybe I’ll have an epiphany!"
Lin Chang’sheng got straight to the point.
So it was just about shooting arrows—Guo Yunchu heaved a sigh of relief.
She’d thought it was something else—what a needless scare.
"So it’s just archery! You could’ve said that sooner! I thought you—"
Guo Yunchu grumbled, annoyed but relieved.
"You thought what?"
Lin Chang’sheng teased her.
"I thought—"
Guo Yunchu started to speak, but then realized—"You’re playing dumb! Keep it up and I’ll put an arrow in your head!"
Grabbing the longbow off the ground, she nocked an arrow and aimed straight at Lin Chang’sheng in one smooth motion—turns out, she’d actually trained in Archery before.
"If you really shoot at my head, my hand’s quick enough to smack you right back. You want to try it?"
Lin Chang’sheng shook his hand as a playful warning.
"You—!"
Guo Yunchu was stumped and could only compromise, shooting an arrow off towards Gu Shan instead.
Now Gu Shan was thoroughly confused—what had he done to deserve this? Why was he the one getting targeted?
As the arrow whistled toward his forehead, Gu Shan casually clamped it between two fingers, stopping it dead just three inches from his brow.
"You two are flirting up a storm—why am I the unlucky one? Could you at least think about my feelings?"
Gu Shan complained and flung the arrow away.
The arrow landed right by Guo Yunchu, sending a spray of stone chips into the air.
If that arrow had landed on Guo Yunchu, she’d be dead on the spot.
"Flirting with him? Please! I’d rather kill him, especially now that my meridians are all shattered. He just takes every chance to bully me!"
Guo Yunchu blushed furiously, protesting.
"Alright, enough! You two can keep up your love-hate drama—I want no part in it. Just leave me out of your nonsense!"
Gu Shan grumbled and went to hide in a corner, muting himself altogether.
Lin Chang’sheng, with a not-quite smile, stared at Guo Yunchu so intently that she started feeling awkward.
But since Lin Chang’sheng had saved her life, she had no choice but to obediently shoot arrows for him.
When Guo Yunchu dropped her spoiled young lady attitude, Lin Chang’sheng actually found her pleasant enough. Plus, she had a great figure and a stunning face.
Her cultivation talent wasn’t bad either.
Just...compared to Lin Chang’sheng, it was nothing remarkable.
With a wave of his hand, Lin Chang’sheng summoned a corpse puppet and had it spin circles in the corner.
Netherworld Godslaying Arrow Technique EXP +1!
Corpse Demon Heaven-Suppressing Palm EXP +1!
...
Thus, the experience points for both Immortal Techniques rapidly multiplied.
While Lin Chang’sheng hid out in the cave cultivating, countless cultivators outside had gone mad searching for him.
If they couldn’t find Lin Chang’sheng, their lives would be seriously at risk.
Blood Evil Hall.
After getting his hands on the Demon Blood Godslaying Spear, Tang Zhongming found it absolutely domineering and extremely powerful.
It felt like there was an immensely strong Divine Soul sealed inside the spear, making it hard for him to fully control.
"A Divine Soul at the late stage of Tribulation Crossing?"
Tang Zhongming’s heart skipped—he hadn’t expected the Blood Evil Loose Immortal to seal the Divine Soul of a late-stage Tribulation Crossing expert in the Demon Blood Godslaying Spear just to enhance its might!
Such an evil thing—this really wasn’t the sort of treasure he could harness easily.
If he kept using it, his mind would surely become corrupted, and he’d gradually develop bloodthirsty urges.
"Fated One, let me out—I can grant you any wish you desire!"
Just as Tang Zhongming was about to put away the Demon Blood Godslaying Spear, the Divine Soul inside spoke up.
"Any wish?"
Tang Zhongming was surprised.
"Exactly—that includes helping you break through Hao Zhix, and it wouldn’t even take any effort!"
The Divine Soul replied again.
"That’s not necessary. If you’re truly so powerful, help me find Lin Chang’sheng’s whereabouts. Maybe then I’ll consider letting you out."
Tang Zhongming chuckled.
If it couldn’t even locate Lin Chang’sheng, forget about any other wishes.
"As long as he’s within two hundred thousand miles, I can sense where he is."
The Divine Soul replied slowly.
At this point, Tang Zhongming felt a cold chill. This Divine Soul’s power might be way beyond the late stage of Tribulation Crossing.
The Divine Thought of a Tribulation Crossing late-stage cultivator could only reach out a hundred thousand miles at best.
This Divine Soul could spread its Divine Thought over two hundred thousand miles?
Could it be a remnant of a Loose Immortal?
"Wait—you’re the Heart Demon of the Blood Evil Loose Immortal?"
Tang Zhongming’s expression changed. Good thing he hadn’t released the being inside—otherwise, once this Loose Immortal Heart Demon was let loose, it would be far beyond his ability to control.
The Heart Demon of a Loose Immortal was still Loose Immortal level—a Demi-Immortal.
As the saying goes: To reach Immortality, first slay your Inner Demon.
The Blood Evil Loose Immortal probably failed to become immortal not because of the Tribulation Crossing itself, but because he was tormented by his Heart Demon.
So in the end, he had to seal his Heart Demon inside the spear.
If Tang Zhongming let it out, he’d never break through Hao Zhix—he’d be lucky to survive.
"Heh heh heh—"
The Heart Demon’s laughter rang out, making Tang Zhongming’s ears ache painfully.
"That’s right. Too bad he refused to take my advice, or he would’ve become immortal long ago! Just follow my lead—you can become immortal too!"
The Heart Demon urged again.
"Silence!"
Tang Zhongming snapped.
"Just follow my lead—you can become immortal!"
"Just follow my lead—you can become immortal!"
...
The Heart Demon’s words echoed in Tang Zhongming’s mind over and over again.
As if, so long as Tang Zhongming listened, immortality would be within easy reach.
"Get outta my head!"
Tang Zhongming waved his hand, tossing the Demon Blood Godslaying Spear back onto the altar and sealing it again. Only then did the voice disappear.
If he’d listened to those temptations a moment longer, Tang Zhongming might not have been able to resist.