Chapter 129: Mutual Destruction

Chapter 129: Mutual Destruction

“Buzz buzz buzz!”

Along with the buzzing of flies, Li Si felt time slowing down, and the whole world turned into flies.

Then, there was no then.

“You are being forcibly possessed by a clone of an unknown deity/demon.”

“You endured 100000% Soul Corruption.”

“All your defensive methods failed.”

“Your Bedrock Soul Lamp ignited, exempting you from this Soul Corruption. You lost the Bedrock Soul Lamp, your Bedrock Dao Heart was broken, and you lost four Soul Lamps.”

“Forced possession failed!”

…

It was like a ridiculous dream. Li Si suddenly woke up, regaining control of his body. He clearly saw that fly, which had become very transparent, right three centimeters away from his forehead.

At this moment, he could do two things.

First, teleport away immediately.

Second, immediately summon the Yunhua Law Seal and perish together with this thing.

Really, Li Si held no hope anymore. The clone of this unknown deity/demon was just too powerful. All his methods were meaningless.

Then Li Si chose the second method without hesitation. Perhaps he would have hesitated and struggled before. Even an ant clings to life. But now, after forging his Bedrock Dao Heart, he had a very thorough understanding of the path he had chosen.

He was not from this world, and he did not like this world, but he liked the people in this world.

In an instant, the Yunhua Law Seal crossed a thousand miles, descended upon Heishi Town, and locked onto Li Si himself.

Full force suppression kill!

This was his last command!

Because he had seen through the trick of that transparent fly opposite him. Come on, let’s perish together!

Just as that transparent fly drilled into Li Si’s brow again, the Yunhua Law Seal also descended with terrifying pressure and the majesty of the Fortune of Heaven and Earth, rumbling as it suppressed down.

Li Si’s frail body was instantly crushed into Gray Ashes. The transparent fly, which hadn’t yet had time to seize control of the body, failed to possess it again.

And that terrifying suppression by the Fortune of Heaven and Earth actually failed to kill it on the spot.

However, that wasn’t the main point. The main point was that the possession had failed again, damn it. Speaking of which, which time was this?

This clone of his only had three chances for possession. Slaughtering the Human Race in Heishi Town earned one possession chance.

So now—it seemed like the last time!

Mi Zhou’er, Idol of Fortune, Li Si, Li Si…

Damn!

This fly became more and more transparent, fainter and fainter, until it finally disappeared.

——

A few minutes later, in the place where Li Si had been blasted into fine powder, he seemed to suddenly jump out of the air, healthy and strong as if nothing had happened.

“Damn!”

Cursing, Li Si didn’t say another word. He cast a Track-Finding and Trace-Erasing Curse and teleported away directly.

The next second, he appeared within the territory of the Yunhua Sect, his face full of lingering fear.

This time, he was lucky. First, the Bedrock Soul Lamp blocked one possession attempt for him. Then, he used the Yunhua Law Seal to commit suicide, blocking the second possession attempt. Although he came back to life, he lost his Fetal Breathing Dao Body.

Yes, the Fetal Breathing Dao Body allowed him to evade death, entering a near-death stealth state. He would only reappear when it was fully repaired.

“One hundred thousand percent Soul Corruption, damn!”

Li Si felt lingering fear. It was too terrifying.

But the harvest was still acceptable, neither more nor less, exactly 1000 bundles of Golden Qi Luck Firewood.

Stabilizing his mind, Li Si decided to act as if he knew nothing. It was too dangerous. The Hall of Fate was like a sieve. Who knew who might suddenly become a possessed deity/demon clone?

From now on, I do not exist.

But at this time, really not many people paid attention to him. Inside the Hall of Fate, although Herb Gatherer Xia Xiaowan failed to track down the invading transparent fly, she quickly and accurately found the source of the invasion.

“Comrade Jiuxuanzi, please return to the Mortal Realm quickly. Your disciple Mi Zhou’er has most likely been possessed by an unknown force, because she entered the Hall of Fate twice in a short time. The first time she encountered Comrade Chisongzi, and the second time she attempted to possess Comrade Kaoshan’s Idol of Fortune. If this Idol of Fortune wasn’t presided over by me, the scheme of the mastermind behind this would have almost succeeded.”

“I suspect your true body in the Mortal Realm might have already been ambushed. Please prepare when returning to the Mortal Realm. Be careful not to damage your Dao Heart. If you fall into demonhood because of this, the consequences would be unthinkable.”

“I think that young Comrade Kaoshan is more likely to be possessed, right? When I entered the Qi Luck Hall, young Comrade Kaoshan and that Mi Zhou’er were conversing happily.” Chisongzi raised a point of doubt, but it was directly rejected by Xia Xiaowan.

“If Comrade Kaoshan was taken over and possessed, I would also know immediately. So it has nothing to do with him.”

“Please, Comrade Shendanzi, accompany Comrade Jiuxuanzi into the Mortal Realm to protect her.”

“Everyone, rest assured. That mastermind wants to lead me into demonhood? That’s wishful thinking.”

Jiuxuanzi returned to the Mortal Realm full of murderous intent. However, as soon as her Immortal Spirit entered her true body, a bizarre rune immediately appeared on her back. It glowed with a faint bloody light, like some kind of signal source, piercing through the void and directly attracting endless complete Seven Emotions Mushrooms. A Seven Emotions Tribulation actually erupted directly.

It was still commendable of Jiuxuanzi. Hundreds of sword energies, radiant like rainbows, forcefully severed the source of the endless resentment. With Shendanzi’s intervention, the situation stabilized. However, she lost one of her Dao Hearts because of this, and her combat power decreased significantly.

From then on, Mi Zhou’er being possessed and taken over became ironclad evidence.

The only fortunate thing was that the mastermind behind this probably had grander schemes, so they didn’t deeply control Mi Zhou’er. They only destroyed her Dao Heart and her Clear Spirit Lamp. Plus, because it was discovered in time, her life was ultimately saved.

But even so, not only was her Golden Core Realm cultivation destroyed, her cultivation also fell to the Qi Refining Realm. She could only live as an ordinary mortal.

Moreover, she would be under close surveillance until her death.

Li Si learned the whole story of this matter three days later, and it was told by his own Fairy Leader.

Yes, in that small courtyard, Li Si saw Zhao Qingxie, who had fully restored her true body. It was the stunning kind.

“The situation is somewhat urgent. Senior Sister Jiuxuan’s situation is very bad this time. All along, she has been relying on her own powerful cultivation to suppress the front line of the Illusory Realm for long periods, so she could have more time to maintain the situation in the Mortal Realm.”

“But this time, she is trapped in a place 1800 miles away from Kaoshan City. She cannot stay in the Mortal Realm for extended periods. Among her disciples, only two are at the Foundation Building Realm, and the rest are all Qi Refining, not up to the task. So, your Master wants to send you to go and provide support.”

“You, what are your thoughts?”

Zhao Qingxie asked calmly, a trace of worry in her brow. She was also at her wits’ end. Three days ago, the mastermind was actually able to use Mi Zhou’er to sneak into the Hall of Fate. This proves the biggest hidden danger.

The disciples of their twelve True Immortals could all potentially be possessed and taken over by the mastermind.

So currently, except for Li Si and the never-seen Xu Changsheng, all the other juniors have been forcibly stripped of their Deity positions and can no longer enter the Hall of Fate.

Even Li Si was now strongly suggested by a group led by Chisongzi to revoke his position as one of the Twelve Major Deities, and have the Herb Gatherer take on the role herself.

But Xia Xiaowan firmly disagreed. The two sides had argued several times over the past three days, each time ending unpleasantly.

This couldn’t go on. So Shendanzi, Lingjingzi, and Tianjizi all secretly negotiated with her, asking her, in her capacity as Master, to have Li Si voluntarily withdraw.

After all, what the twelve True Immortals needed now was unity, not internal conflict.

But Zhao Qingxie knew herself. What reason did she have to persuade Li Si to withdraw from the Twelve Major Deities position?

Even Kaoshan City was built by this seemingly unreliable, but actually very reliable, disciple.

The current state of the Floating Cloud Sect was also entirely due to Li Si’s contributions.

She didn’t have the face to say those words.

And this time, for the task of supporting the people of the Jiuxuan Sect, the first person she thought of was also Li Si. Although Xu Shen was also in the Golden Core Realm and his strength was progressing rapidly, the most suitable person for this job was still Li Si.

Even she couldn’t find a reason why.

“Your disciple is willing to go! On this journey, your disciple will absolutely not shame the Master! Will absolutely not shame the Floating Cloud Sect!”

Li Si didn’t hesitate at all. Righteously and with great conviction, he accepted this task, which in Zhao Qingxie’s view was a near-suicidal mission.

Nonsense, walking 1800 miles west from Kaoshan City was all his territory. Except for that unknown deity/demon, Li Si wasn’t afraid of anything.

“Very good! I’m putting you through hardship.”

Zhao Qingxie breathed a sigh of relief, feeling even more guilty inside. Even her gaze towards Li Si softened considerably. Such a disciple, although mischievous, although too domineering, and lacking any awareness of hierarchy and respect, still had some redeeming qualities.

Especially when she thought back to the most difficult times in the Floating Cloud Sect, when she herself had prepared to fall into demonhood.

It was this little disciple who went out secretly every day to hunt Seven Emotions Devil Mushrooms, ultimately helping her pass the Seven Emotions Tribulation.

Although she said verbally that she saved his life, who really saved whom? Didn’t she understand in her heart?

If not for this matter, how could her Dao Heart have fallen so easily?

So even if there were some small mistakes, just forgive him. Who hasn’t had an ignorant and naive youth?

Maybe with the Seven Emotions Immortal Restriction, maybe after some years, everything would pass with the wind. Isn’t that the way of the path of immortal cultivation?

Just as she was thinking this, she heard Li Si say again with great seriousness, “Master, for this journey to support Aunt Jiuxuan, other matters are easily resolved. Only one thing still requires the Master to decide on a plan.”

“What matter?”

“It’s Aunt Jiuxuan’s Dharmakaya true body. Um, 1800 miles is a bit far. Especially with the Blood Coffin Curse present. Your disciple is thinking that this matter is not suitable to be handled by others. In order to bring Aunt Jiuxuan to Kaoshan City quickly, your disciple, your disciple has decided to sacrifice myself a little…”

Li Si said very euphemistically. He really had sincere intentions. Because he didn’t know when that fly would come again, so rather than delaying on the road, it would be better for him to take action personally. Guaranteed to transport that old hag Jiuxuanzi to Kaoshan City in just a few days.

Heaven bears witness, I really have no other ideas.

“Wretched creature, rebellious disciple! You still dare to overstep your bounds, not knowing your place, disrespectful, unrepentant! Get out of here!”