Huangxiu

Chapter 1042 Influence
"Didn't expect what?!" Hu Yunni said irritably, "Didn't expect it to be dangerous, did you! Senior Brother Miao, you're too greedy!"

“Yes, I was greedy.” Miao Qingjie lowered his head, looking disheveled. “I never imagined it would be so powerful… I thought that after so many years, even if it had some spirituality, it would be limited.”

Leng Tieya asked, "Senior Brother Miao, what exactly happened?"

He secretly observed Miao Qingjie.

The extrasensory perception was constantly working, not missing a single subtle expression or movement.

They wanted to find out if Miao Qingjie had been possessed.

The aura emanating from that palm was meant to possess him.

Without the Demon-Subduing Divine Tree and the Spirit Abyss, I would have already been possessed and lost my life.

Judging from Miao Qingjie's previous condition, it seems that he was not possessed.

Miao Qingjie reached into his collar and took out a pendant made of a strange stone that was as blue as the sky after rain.

This strange stone is shaped like a six-pointed star, with several fine cracks in the center.

He examined the strange stone and shook his head repeatedly: "I originally thought that with this celestial stone protecting me, even if the remains had a spirit, it would be fine."

Leng Tieya looked at the Heavenly Star Stone with curiosity, having never heard of this strange object before.

Hu Yunni frowned slightly: "The Heavenly Star Stone has been destroyed, Senior Brother Miao, you've escaped with your life!"

Leng Tieya asked, "Does Miss Hu also possess this Celestial Star Stone?"

"The Heavenly Star Stone is a protective artifact for the disciples of Star-Picking Cliff," Hu Yunni said. "This power can shatter the Heavenly Star Stone, and it is enough to be fatal."

Leng Tieya exclaimed, "No wonder it's called Star-Picking Cliff!"

As a disciple of Zhaixing Cliff, I possess a soul-protecting treasure like the Heavenly Star Stone, as well as a spiritual medicine like the Flying Dragon Transformation Powder.

Miao Qingjie lamented, "Without the Celestial Stone, I would have perished at the hands of these remains!"

Leng Tieya looked at his arm and laughed, "Young Master Miao, you're lucky to be alive, and it's also thanks to Miss Hu being here."

"Without Junior Sister Hu, I really might not have been able to hold on. Junior Sister Hu, thank you so much!"

Hu Yunni waved her jade-like hand, pinching the silver ring as she pondered.

She hesitated whether to remove the remains and take a closer look.

Leng Tieya hurriedly said, "Miss Hu, let's go back to Zhaixing Cliff and take it out. If it runs away again, we won't be able to catch it. This time it almost got away."

It suddenly returned to possess Miao Qingjie, which gave it the opportunity to stay.

The fact that one's right palm can be trapped by oneself is also a form of temptation, and this time is similar.

If it's determined to escape, it's almost impossible to keep it.

Hu Yunni nodded slightly, accepting Leng Tieya's suggestion, and looked at Miao Qingjie: "Senior Brother Miao, what do you think?"

"That would be perfect," Miao Qingjie said hastily.

Hu Yunni said, "Senior Brother Miao, you were quite the show-off earlier!"

Miao Qingjie quickly put on a pleading expression, smiling obsequiously as he clasped his hands in a fist salute.

Hu Yunni rolled her eyes at him and said, "Let's see if you dare to be greedy again next time!...Mr. Sun, would you like to come back with us?"

“Mr. Sun will naturally be with us,” Miao Qingjie hurriedly said, “to study these remains together.”

He didn't want to break his promise to Leng Tieya, especially since he had just received Leng Tieya's help.

Leng Tieya hesitated.

We are now almost ready to complete the mission of the Great Heavenly Demon Palace, and we don't even need to use the power of the Great Heavenly Demon Palace. We can destroy the Nether Bone Sect with the help of the Star-Picking Cliff.

Going to Star-Picking Cliff is risky, though; who knows if the top experts there can see through my disguise?

But going to Star-Picking Cliff is also a great opportunity—a chance to truly understand the demon race.

No matter how long he stays in Wanjiang City, he will never be able to understand the true nature of the demon race and the demon realm.

We need to climb to a higher level.

The Star-Picking Cliff is the best opportunity.

"Mr. Sun doesn't want to go?" Miao Qingjie asked, puzzled.

He thought Leng Tieya would agree without hesitation, after all, that was Zhaixing Cliff, a sacred place of cultivation that countless demons yearned for.

Leng Tieya laughed and said, "I really want to go, but I'm worried that if I go so rashly, Young Master Miao..."

"I'm fine," Miao Qingjie said with a smile. "The sect won't blame me, right, Junior Sister Hu?"

Hu Yunni glanced at him sideways, then looked at Leng Tieya: "We have a guest peak over there, for the sect's distinguished guests to reside in."

"That would be perfect," Leng Tieya said with a smile. "When shall we set off?"

"The sooner the better." Miao Qingjie hurriedly asked, "Junior Sister Hu?"

Hu Yunni gently shook her head: "We need to resolve another matter first before returning to the cliff."

"Those demons of the Nether Bone Sect?" Miao Qingjie sneered, looking up at the surging river. "When do we make our move?"

Hu Yunni said, "In the next couple of days, more senior brothers and sisters will come over with the latest orders to decide when we should make our move."

Miao Qingjie said bitterly, "These evil spirits must be wiped out in one fell swoop this time!"

Hu Yunni nodded slowly.

-

As dusk fell, Leng Tieya returned to his courtyard, while his supernatural senses illuminated Hu Yunni and the others in the cave.

They returned to another spacious courtyard, about two miles away from the alley where Leng Tieya was located. Several small courtyards made up this courtyard, with four moon gates in the middle courtyard, each leading to a small courtyard.

They went to the central courtyard and talked for a while.

Miao Qingjie kept glancing at the silver ring on Hu Yunni's slender fingers, which angered Hu Yunni, who then made a few sarcastic remarks to him.

Miao Qingjie tried to avoid looking at it, but after a while he couldn't help but look again.

Hu Yunni kept a composed expression, pretending not to know.

Miao Qingjie's obsession with his remains runs too deep.

The previous incident did not make Miao Qingjie give up on the remains; on the contrary, it made him even more concerned.

After they finished speaking and were about to leave to return to their own courtyards, Miao Qingjie chuckled and said, "Junior Sister Hu, how about..."

"Go to sleep." Hu Yunni interrupted him without any politeness.

"Junior Sister Hu..."

"If I really entrust it to you for safekeeping, you'll surely take it out and examine it. And then what? You should know the outcome!" Hu Yunni said coldly with a stern face, "Senior Brother Miao, you're truly possessed!"

"Alright, alright," Miao Qingjie sighed and nodded.

Under Hu Yunni's glare, he reluctantly returned to his own courtyard.

Upon seeing this, Leng Tieya couldn't help but shake his head.

Miao Qingjie's obsession with the remains was too deep; even after suffering such a great loss, he couldn't resist it and still clung to a sliver of hope.

……

Demon-Subduing Palace
Beside the Demon-Subduing Divine Tree, Chu Zhiyuan was practicing the second form of the Spirit Abyss Cleansing Record.

He assumed a strange posture, allowing the spiritual energy to continuously flow into the Laogong acupoints of his palms.

Inside the Laogong acupoint on the left palm, the remains were completely encased in a white callus, without any movement.

He knew too little about the remains and was too afraid to let them go.

Go to Star-Picking Cliff and find out about the other hand, and you'll know how to suppress it.

At that time, one will be able to unleash the combined power of the Demon-Subduing Divine Tree and the Spirit Abyss, and fully comprehend its wonders.

Perhaps we can find a glimpse of the supreme path.

He vaguely felt that the path to the Supreme Heavenly Demon, the Supreme Heavenly Monster, and the Spirit Lord had something in common.

This is the supreme way.

If one can truly comprehend the Way of the Supreme Heavenly Demon, it will be easier to attain the status of the Supreme Heavenly Demon and the Spirit Venerable.

-

The next morning, Leng Tieya was practicing his martial arts when he discovered that Miao Qingjie had come looking for him again.

Leng Tieya opened the courtyard gate, invited him in, and looked at him curiously.

Miao Qingjie glanced around furtively, then said in a low voice, "Mr. Sun, let's go outside the city and take a look."

Leng Tieya was puzzled.

Miao Qingjie chuckled and said, "There might even be remains."

Leng Tieya was taken aback.

Miao Qingjie said, "If there's one, then there's two, and then there might be three or four, right?"

Leng Tieya nodded slowly.

Miao Qingjie said excitedly, "Maybe we can find some remains. How about we go outside the city and take a look?"

"Just the two of us?"

"If it really exists, then we'll ask Junior Sister Hu and the others for help."

“…Okay.” Leng Tieya nodded.

"Let's go, let's go!" Miao Qingjie urged excitedly. "Let's go straight there, don't delay."

"Don't delay anything!!" Hu Yunni's cold voice suddenly rang out.

Miao Qingjie's expression changed slightly, and he turned around with a wry smile: "Hehe, Junior Sister Hu..."

"You still want to find remains? Senior brother, your Heavenly Star Stone is already broken. Are you trying to kill yourself?"

"Let's check if we have any first, then we'll let Junior Sister Hu and the others know..."

"You really know how to treat us?" Hu Yunni said irritably, "Senior Brother Miao...you really are affected by the remains, aren't you?"

She felt that Miao Qingjie had become too obsessive, an obsession that defied common sense.

It is suspected that the remains influenced the cause.

Leng Tieya also had this suspicion, feeling that although Miao Qingjie had not been possessed, he still suffered from aftereffects.

They were overly obsessed with the remains.

He secretly speculated that perhaps the remains possessed an instinct, an instinct to become one.

Why is it scattered, in pieces, instead of a single body?
Was it caused by another supreme celestial demon, or was there another reason?

A thought suddenly popped into his head: If they were to merge into one, could they possibly be resurrected?
This made him slightly apprehensive.

(End of this chapter)