182: Dead end? It's just the beginning!

"A Heart Demon... The Cultivators of Qingchi Mountain truly are mad; they don't even know they've let a ghost into their own home."

Seeing Shen Li's expression, the Immortal Sect Cultivator who had invited the god naturally sensed something.

As an Immortal Master, he had often been disturbed by Heart Demons when breaking through the Qi Refining Realm. Once upon a time, he had wasted several years here before finally stabilizing his Heart-Nature, consuming a heaven and earth treasure, and stepping into the Dao Foundation Realm.

But... that was his Dao Foundation tribulation.

The Qingchi Mountain Cultivator before him was only at the seventh level of the Qi Refinement Stage; he shouldn't be troubled by Heart Demons yet.

He shouldn't have reached the stage where Heart Demons are even bred.

Clearly, his Heart-Nature was unstable, and he had suffered some kind of shock, leading to a step-by-step loss of control.

Was he being used as a blade by Qingchi Mountain, thrown into the Celebration to complete some arduous task?

The thoughts of a Foundation Establishment True Person turned incredibly fast, and he managed to guess the general gist of things easily enough.

Of course, these were just his conjectures.

But for this Foundation Establishment True Person, whether there was a Heart Demon or whether the boy practiced Yin Nether Sect Techniques no longer mattered.

Inviting him to possess the body was solely for the purpose of killing the Qingchi Mountain Cultivator before him.

The Chenxiang Sect could not compare to Qingchi Mountain and had not yet entered the inner circles, but under the watchful eyes of the Celebration, using a True Person's Magical Artifact or inviting a True Person's possession were all within the rules.

Even if he killed the Cultivator before him and ruined a link in Qingchi Mountain's plan, Qingchi Mountain would have nothing to say!

Furthermore, his sect had a prestigious Immortal Sect ally called the Cloud Sea Sword Sect!

With this thought, the Foundation Establishment True Person no longer hesitated. Without any extra flashiness, his fists were like war drums, suddenly hammering toward the face!

Qi Refining Perfection Spiritual Qi roared in the wind, and an overbearing, peerless pressure swept across the four directions.

His Divine Ability was a Low Grade Divine Ability.

It was called [Three Qi Body].

Spiritual Qi, Divine Qi, and Blood Qi.

This Divine Ability was a protective one that could wrap the Physical Body in Spiritual Qi. As long as the Spiritual Qi was not exhausted, the Physical Body would not suffer even a shred of damage!

Within the Chenxiang Sect, this Foundation Establishment True Person was often used as a vanguard.

After all, this Spiritual Qi shield was incredibly troublesome. Moreover, in places rich with Spiritual Qi, a Foundation Establishment True Person's Spiritual Qi could be replenished quickly, so he was often used as a meat shield.

But this Foundation Establishment True Person did not feel ashamed; instead, he took pride in it.

Upon reaching the Dao Foundation Realm, he had actually abandoned long-range Techniques and extensively collected close-combat Techniques, pushing his combat strength to its limit.

Within the same Realm, he could almost charge forward while withstanding the Techniques of other Dao Foundation Realm Cultivators.

The Spiritual Qi rushing from his fist suddenly forced the mad, thin figure back!

However, that figure struck out with a sword, and the Spiritual Qi instantly dissipated significantly.

Vaguely, the Foundation Establishment True Person could even sense the wails of a few lonely ghosts and wild spirits.

He stood suspended in mid-air, air currents swirling beneath his feet, but his face showed confusion.

Looking at the dharma sword in Shen Li's hand, he felt a sense of familiarity!

Meanwhile, Shen Li's figure suddenly smashed into the earth, and a massive deep pit abruptly appeared in the ground.

Seeing this, the Gold Sabre Sect's true disciple moved forward to deliver the finishing blow, his Gold-Ringed Great Sabre slashing down fiercely.

Sharp, intersecting auras crisscrossed, and fine, dense sabre marks appeared on the tree trunks within a hundred meters!

A trace of ferocity flashed across his face.

"Die! You bastard!"

Clang!

The sound of Magical Artifacts colliding suddenly exploded in his ears.

Then, an uncontrollable surge of immense force knocked him back!

The Gold Sabre Sect disciple's face was full of shock and uncertainty as he looked into the mist.

A sinister ghostly shadow emerged again, wiping the corner of its mouth!

Seeing this, the Foundation Establishment True Person looked down at Shen Li as if he were an ant.

"If you were at Qi Refining Perfection, you could certainly leave this place safely. But unfortunately, you are merely at the meager seventh level of Qi Refining!"

"Your end is near. Like a grasshopper in autumn, you won't be jumping for much longer."

Behind him, the Immortal Sect Cultivators who had previously been sent scurrying by Shen Li began to cheer, as if they were the ones dominating the battlefield and suppressing Shen Li.

Some busybodies even shouted arrogant words.

However, the Spiritual Qi on the battlefield was so violent and turbulent that it was truly difficult to hear clearly.

Shen Li's Heart Demon looked at his own Ice Soul Technique; it was already close to Major Achievement. If he could devour the Divine Soul of the True Person before him... it would greatly accelerate the process.

Thinking of this, the Heart Demon not only felt no fear but instead gently licked the crimson from the corner of his mouth.

A metallic, rust-like taste spread in his mouth, and the malevolence in his eyes almost overflowed from his sockets.

"So fragrant."

The Foundation Establishment True Person seemed to feel this covetous gaze, yet he couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"What?"

"I said... Senior, you really are so fragrant."

"How bold!"

Ever since stepping into the Dao Foundation, the Foundation Establishment True Person had never heard such a provocation.

Shen Li's words were like a tender infant in swaddling clothes using the most insulting and contemptuous gaze to call someone an 'Old thing'.

This humiliation made him feel displeased!

Without any visible movement, substantive mist began to flow continuously from his Physical Body.

This Foundation Establishment True Person was like a deity sitting high in the clouds, consuming incense, and then... issuing an edict to his subjects.

[Three Qi Body] could hide Qi, which was also a unique skill.

The vast clouds rose in mid-air, transforming into a massive palm. The palm pressed down from the sky, covering dozens of meters around Shen Li!

This scene was like when the Great Sage was suppressed by the flip of Buddha's hand!

[Cloud Summit Great Seal!]

This technique was not a true inheritance of the Chenxiang Sect, but a technique this Foundation Establishment True Person had obtained by acting as cannon fodder for the Cloud Sea Sword Sect Cultivators during a war against the Yao Race, trading his life for it!

Most Techniques of the Cloud Sea Sword Sect were ethereal and misty.

The fragrance of the Chenxiang Sect was identical in nature to clouds and mist, allowing him to understand it through analogy!

The surging mist continued to spread in all directions!

Finally, it slapped directly onto Shen Li's Physical Body!

Shen Li's aura fluctuated. After the vast fragrant mist dissipated, that eerie figure stood up again, swaying.

Both hands gripped the sword hilt, the sword tip propped against the ground.

He was covered in blood from head to toe.

The upper limit of a Heart Demon was almost infinite; any resentment, anger, or hatred served as nourishment to sustain it.

Therefore, the barrage of these Techniques not only failed to make him fall but instead allowed the Heart Demon to take a step further.

The Gold Sabre Sect's true disciple saw this, his eyes indifferent.

"At the seventh level of Qi Refining, being besieged by two combatants of the Qi Refining Perfection level, you have enough to be proud of."

"Fellow Daoist... your Spiritual Qi is empty, and the True Person's Magical Artifact is now drinking your blood."

The Heart Demon looked at his right arm as if suddenly realizing something; his right arm had already withered.

Without the 'bug' of Spiritual Qi, even if he used a 'cheat' like the Heart Demon, the True Person's Magical Artifact had begun to backlash.

"Is the dead end approaching?"

"Well killed, Seniors!"

"Execute this scoundrel!"

Amidst the many cheerful voices, the Heart Demon gave a slight smile.

A dead end approaching?

No matter how you look at it, it's only just begun, right?

He hooked his finger slightly... and the Moonlight Talisman Seeds in several people's hearts began to glow faintly.