702: Chapter 4: Obtaining the Kunlun Mirror and Subduing the Taotie

Seeing the kunlun mirror, Meng Li was in no hurry to take it; instead, he casually picked up a stone and threw it over.

As soon as the stone approached the kunlun mirror, it was bounced away, and then a barrier with flowing characters emerged.

Meng Li focused his gaze, sent out a thought to contemplate and deduce, and before long, he found a way to break it. He immediately performed a hand seal and shot a beam of magical light at the barrier.

In just a moment, the characters dispersed and the barrier vanished.

Meng Li made a grasping motion from a distance, and the kunlun mirror flew into his hand.

Meng Li gave it a cursory look. He found that the central main part of the kunlun mirror looked like crystal, the mirror surface bulged inward with a blurred image and contained a mysterious light. The perimeter seemed to be made of copper but was golden in color, with many irregular patterns overall. The edges were neither round nor square, having seven irregular corners, each with a crimson character.

He didn't look for long; once he confirmed it was correct, he stored it in his Grotto-Heaven and then transformed into a stream of light to leave.

When he flew back to the ground and revealed himself, Meng Li did not see Chen Jingqiu and Ta Ba Yuer.

Just as he was about to look for them, he heard a series of "psst psst" sounds.

Meng Li looked toward the sound and saw Chen Jingqiu and Ta Ba Yuer hiding in a corner not far away.

After their eyes met, Ta Ba Yuer and Chen Jingqiu both pointed toward a rockery in the distance.

Meng Li looked in that direction and saw a woman with a hunched figure there.

Her hair was disheveled, her face was deathly pale, and her lips were black. There was a black mark shaped like a flame on her forehead and left cheek respectively. The difference was that the mark on her forehead was flat, while the one on her left cheek protruded outward; it was called a mark, but it looked more like a lump.

Combining this with his memories, Meng Li quickly identified her.

The other party was named "Mao Fire," the only female among the Four Disciples of Ghost Valley and the youngest.

If the plot development was correct, while she was performing the Ghost Valley Heavenly Net Formation with her three Senior Brothers and Master Chen Fu to deal with the Taotie, she was injured by Ta Ba Yuer, who was anxious to save Bu Lu Gu Hong. Later, this caused a flaw in the Formation, failing to kill the Taotie, and instead, her Primordial Spirit was possessed by it.

In short, Mao Fire's body was currently occupied by the Taotie.

Whether due to heavy injuries or not being adapted to a human body, after occupying Mao Fire's body, the Taotie behaved very much like the zombies from Hong Kong movies Meng Li had seen in his first life.

People infected by it were the same.

They relied entirely on scent to find their targets.

As long as one held their breath, even an ordinary person could save themselves if they encountered it.

Meng Li didn't hold his breath at this moment, but because of the Six Treasury Immortal Thief, his aura was practically non-existent.

Coupled with the distance, the Taotie possessing Mao Fire naturally couldn't discover him.

However, although the Taotie didn't find Meng Li, after sniffing around, it discovered Chen Jingqiu and Ta Ba Yuer nearby, who weren't holding their breath.

Consequently, it leaped down and pounced toward Ta Ba Yuer and Chen Jingqiu.

Seeing this, Ta Ba Yuer and Chen Jingqiu quickly dodged. After dodging, they found that "Mao Fire" was bound by a golden light rope; although she struggled frantically, she couldn't break free.

This made them breathe a sigh of relief instantly.

Then, Chen Jingqiu asked "Mao Fire," "Mao Fire, what happened? Why have you become like this? Where did Master and Shen Yu and the others go?"

Ta Ba Yuer said, "Stop asking. She's clearly delirious; it's useless even if you ask."

"Why is it like this?" Chen Jingqiu asked.

"She has been possessed by the Taotie's Primordial Spirit. As for the specific reason..." Meng Li paused slightly and condensed a beam of Pure Heart Spiritual Light, tapping it into Mao Fire's forehead.

However, this usually effective method failed to work.

Because as soon as the Pure Heart Spiritual Light entered, it was swallowed by the Taotie's Primordial Spirit.

"Interesting."

Sensing this, Meng Li chuckled and mobilized a trace of Primordial Spirit power along with Restraining Spirits and Dispatching Generals to give it a try.

Facing Meng Li's Primordial Spirit power, the Taotie's Primordial Spirit inside Mao Fire's body instinctively opened its mouth to swallow it, but found that it couldn't move. In an instant, the scenery changed; it arrived at an unknown place and saw a giant many times larger than itself.

The Taotie's massive body was actually only about the size of one of the giant's palms.

The pressure brought by the size difference made the Taotie feel danger, and it subconsciously wanted to run.

But as soon as it moved, the giant reached out and grabbed it, picking it up as easily as an adult catching a chick.

Then, the giant flicked its finger, and with just one flick to the head, it felt like it had been struck heavily, its head buzzing.

By the time it recovered, another flick was about to come.

The Taotie hurriedly made a sound: "Roar... roar roar... roar roar roar..."

Meng Li: "?"

He couldn't understand the Taotie's language, but he could guess it was likely begging for mercy. So, he stopped his actions and tried to use the Spirit Communication Method to establish communication with it.

Soon, Meng Li received the meaning the Taotie wanted to express.

"Don't... don't flick... it hurts..."

Meng Li paused his movements and responded via the Spirit Communication Method, "I can stop flicking, but give me a wisp of your Primordial Spirit Origin."

Hearing this, the Taotie was first stunned, obviously not expecting Meng Li to be able to communicate with it.

After hearing the content, it refused without a second thought, "No way. If I give my Primordial Spirit Origin to you, you'll be able to control my life and death."

"Do you think I can't kill you right now?" Meng Li retorted.

As soon as he spoke, the Taotie saw the giant's other hand open, condensing a ball of lightning in its palm, and then raising the palm to strike toward it.

Instantly, it smelled the breath of death.

That lightning could destroy its Primordial Spirit!

With death approaching, the Taotie began to struggle frantically, only to find that no matter what it did, it couldn't break free.

Thus, it had no choice but to shout through the Spirit Communication Method, "The Human Race Soul of that body has already undergone Fusion with me! If I die, she won't be able to live either!"

Meng Li said nothing, only slowly pushing his palm closer.

"I'm not lying to you! Really!" the Taotie screamed frantically.

"I know, but she has nothing to do with me. Whether she dies or not, I don't care," Meng Li said calmly.

Taotie: o((⊙﹏⊙))o？！

Realizing Meng Li wasn't lying, the Taotie completely panicked. Seeing the lightning already touching it, it hurriedly surrendered, "Stop, I'll give it, I'll give you my Primordial Spirit Origin!"

Meng Li stopped, dispersed the lightning, and held out his hand in a demanding gesture.

"Roar—"

The Taotie cried out in pain, separated a wisp of its Primordial Spirit Origin, and handed it to Meng Li.

Meng Li scanned it with his Divine Thought, and after confirming there were no issues, he immediately refined it.

Before long, a Primordial Spirit connection was established between him and the Taotie.

The Taotie's life and death were now within a single thought of his.

At the same time, he didn't need to use the Spirit Communication Method to understand what the Taotie wanted to express.

The Taotie also understood this, so it honestly acknowledged him as its Master: "Master."

Meng Li nodded slightly, released the Taotie's Primordial Spirit, and then asked, "Where is the Soul of that Human Race woman?"

The Taotie tilted its neck back, revealing a human face—it was indeed Mao Fire's.

"Release her."

"I can't." The Taotie shook its head and then explained, "A part of her Soul has already been digested by me; it's incomplete. Once separated from me, she won't live for long. And because her Soul is flawed, even if she reincarnates, she won't be able to be human."

Confirming that the Taotie wasn't lying, Meng Li thought for a moment and didn't force it. Instead, he said, "You are not allowed to digest any more of her Soul; I have a use for it."

"Oh, okay."

Seeing this, Meng Li dissolved the Primordial Spirit Illusion.

In the next instant, he and the Taotie returned to reality...