9: Cliff Village, where did the six-foot-tall golden statue come from? !

Senior Brother Mingzhe's face was twisted in a sneer; they thought the chaos they created would kill this Junior Brother who had only recently joined the Sect.

Little did they know, Li Yan was fully prepared.

This was his first time activating a Spell, and one with severe side effects at that.

If he wasn't mistaken, the side effect of this Spell was Li Yan's greatest trump card!

It was precisely when he activated the Bloodline Lighting Lamp Method.

The System's voice echoed in his mind.

【Host has activated a Cultivation Technique with side effects, beginning side effect transformation!】

【Side Effect: The Bloodline Lighting Lamp Method uses the Host's own Bloodline as fuel to summon a blood-colored demonic light.】

【Side Effect Transformation: You will use the Bloodline of others around you as fuel to ignite the Demon-Repelling Holy Light.】

The moment the Spell was activated, golden light ignited on the bodies of Senior Brother Mingzhe and the other five; the Bloodline beneath their skin began to boil, and all six instantly felt a scorching pain.

"What's going on!?"

"Why is my Bloodline boiling?"

"Where did this Six Zhang Golden Body come from!"

The Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters who had intended to harm Li Yan let out heart-wrenching screams.

And so, a very strange scene unfolded.

Six Jingxu Sect Disciples, exuding an ominous aura, now began to emit golden Holy Light from their entire bodies.

Under the illumination of six human-pillar lanterns, a Six Zhang Golden Body Avatar vaguely appeared in the village.

Under the Holy Light, countless painted-skin imposters let out shrill wails, and white smoke began to rise from their bodies.

"It worked! I didn't expect that igniting the Bloodline of six people could even project a Golden Body Avatar!"

Li Yan, forming hand seals, excitedly watched the situation within Duan Ya Village.

The side effect transformation of this evil Bloodline Lighting Lamp Method actually produced such an effect, truly exceeding Li Yan's expectations.

Senior Brother Mingzhe and the other five had become his lampstands.

By burning their Bloodline, he ignited the Demon-Repelling Holy Light!

The six Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters turned into six human-pillar lanterns, projecting a Six Zhang Golden Body Avatar that dispelled the mist and illuminated the entire Duan Ya Village.

Large numbers of painted-skin imposters evaporated in the Holy Light, leaving behind only shriveled skins.

In an instant, countless imposters dared not approach, turning and fleeing with faces full of terror, scattering into the deep mountains.

Duan Ya Village fell into a deathly silence, with only Senior Brother Mingzhe and the other five lying on the ground, on the verge of death.

After their Bloodline was ignited by Li Yan, the Gu worms planted in their bodies were also burned away.

And the Gu worms parasitic in their bodies had long since become one with them.

Once the Gu worms were destroyed, their Physical Bodies, riddled with holes, also lost vitality.

Li Yan glanced at Mingzhe, who lay before him; his body was like a lotus root, full of holes.

"I didn't expect the Gu worms to be so formidable, hollowing out all of a person's flesh and Bloodline, with the Gu worms transforming into a part of the flesh and Bloodline."

"After being purified by the Holy Light, once the Gu worms died, they became hollowed-out rotten people."

Li Yan felt that looking at these wounds for too long made his scalp tingle and his whole body uncomfortable.

And Mingzhe, lying on the ground, used all his strength to point at Li Yan: "You... what evil Spell did you use? Why..."

Evil Spell?

Hearing these words, Li Yan inexplicably wanted to laugh.

He had just activated the Bloodline Burning Lantern Technique, which purified the Gu worms in their bodies, causing Holy Light to emanate from them.

He was a good person, purifying the Gu worms in their bodies for them.

However, their flesh and Bloodline had long since merged with the Gu worms, and their internal organs had been hollowed out by the Gu worms.

Without the Gu worms, they also lost their lives.

"Rest in peace. Speaking of which, I still have to thank Senior Brother Mingzhe for taking me to the fourth-floor library to find this Bloodline Burning Lantern Technique."

"Thank you."

Under Li Yan's mocking gaze, Mingzhe's eyes widened before he died, staring at him, unwilling to rest in peace.

He hadn't expected that he, who had intended to frame Li Yan by taking him to choose some evil Cultivation Techniques that no one dared to practice.

But even until his death, he couldn't understand why those bizarre Cultivation Techniques with extremely powerful side effects would emit Demon-Repelling Holy Light in Li Yan's hands?

Even illuminating a Six Zhang Golden Body Avatar!?

He didn't understand...

He completely didn't understand...

Until Senior Brother Mingzhe's pupils dilated, his body gradually stiffened, and his consciousness faded.

After confirming that all six were dead, Li Yan was about to leave.

At this moment, the bodies of the six people began to rapidly decompose right before Li Yan's eyes.

The soil of Duan Ya Village seemed to be alive, beginning to transform the flesh and Bloodline of the six Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters.

In just ten breaths, their Physical Bodies turned into six white bone-Bloodline crystals.

Li Yan gasped, drawing a cold breath. Living people who died here would turn into crystals!? Their Souls imprisoned within!

Seeing this scene, it sent shivers down his spine.

He subconsciously lifted his feet, afraid of being bitten by the soil of Duan Ya Village.

"This Duan Ya Village, even the ground is so strange? It's not advisable to stay here long; it's better to leave as soon as possible."

"But those white bone-Bloodline crystals..."

Li Yan mobilized his Qi, performing a remote retrieval technique, and six white bone-Bloodline crystals fell into his hand.

Looking at the six white bone-Bloodline crystals in his hand, the resentful Souls of Senior Brother Mingzhe and the others were wailing inside.

But the energy contained within them moved Li Yan.

If he could find a safe place to absorb these white bone-Bloodline crystals, his Cultivation would definitely advance a step!

He tucked the six crystals into his sleeve and began to ponder what to do next.

He looked around, gazing at Bugui Mountain before him.

The so-called Bugui Mountain was composed of countless mountain peaks, stretching as far as the eye could see, like the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Should he escape now?

Rashly fleeing into these endless deep mountains, he didn't know how many other strange villages like Duan Ya Village existed in these mountains.

Li Yan could still see that there seemed to be other Sects in the distance.

But if the old Daoist of Jingxu Sect used people for Alchemy, how much better could other Sects be?

"Rashly fleeing into the deep mountains is no different from seeking death."

"It's almost afternoon now, and it will be even more dangerous when night falls. I can only return to Jingxu Sect first and then make long-term plans."

Clutching his token, Li Yan turned back towards Jingxu Sect.

Li Yan walked and pondered, forming the hand seals of the Bloodline Burning Lantern Technique.

What would happen if he used the Bloodline Burning Lantern Technique on the old Daoist, igniting the Gu worms in his body?

However, if he acted rashly and failed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Before he had enough confidence, Li Yan would not rashly seek death.

"If that old Daoist wants to eat me, I can use the Bloodline Burning Lantern Technique to fight him to the death, taking it one step at a time!"

He walked back until he saw the mist-shrouded Jingxu Sect on the distant mountaintop, only then did Li Yan stop.

He found a hidden tree hollow and hid the five white bone-Bloodline crystals.

If he brought all these crystals back, and they were taken by that old Daoist Old Daoist Xuanwang, it would be a loss.

After hiding these items, Li Yan only carried one white bone-Bloodline crystal on him and walked back to the main gate of Jingxu Sect.

When his figure appeared outside Jingxu Sect, the gate-keeping Disciples' eyes widened.

"It's him?"

"He went to Duan Ya Village, and he's actually alive and back?"

"Go quickly and inform Master!"

One of them immediately turned and ran quickly into the Daoist temple.

"Master! Junior Brother Li Yan is back!"

Daoist Old Daoist Xuanwang, who was sitting cross-legged in the courtyard, slowly opened his eyes.

He bared his mouth, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and his laughter carried a sinister undertone: "I knew he would come back alive."