The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 266 The Turn of the Fellow Disciples and the Ownership of the Qilin Stone
Upon hearing Zhao Jun mention wanting the Qilin Stone, Zhou You remained silent for a long time.

Seeing this, Zhao Jun pleaded, "Junior brother, I brought this upon myself, but are you really going to just stand by and watch me die? If we go to the underworld together, how will you explain it to my father?"

"I know he must have given you some instructions before he died, right? Only now do I understand his good intentions, sigh..."

Zhou You was adopted by the former Celestial Master when he was young. The former Celestial Master was both a teacher and a father to him, and they had a very deep relationship.

Zhao Jun's words naturally touched him.

Even knowing that Zhao Jun might be deceiving him, he couldn't bring himself to punish Zhao Jun. Instead, he fantasized that if Zhao Jun really turned over a new leaf and reformed, his master would be at peace in the afterlife.

He sighed and said to Zhao Jun, "Senior brother, although you have made mistakes, there is still room for you to make amends. Master would be very happy to see you like this."

“Master told me that you were poisoned by a villain when you were in your master’s wife’s womb. Master has always felt guilty about this. He also foresaw that you would have a fatal problem, and many of his arrangements were made to help you avoid that problem.”

Zhao Jun said regretfully, "I should have listened to my junior brother's advice back then. It's all my fault. I was blinded by fame and fortune and did many wrong things."

Zhou You said with relief, "I'm relieved that you said that, Senior Brother. To be honest, I did bring that Qilin Stone with me."

"The origin of that stone is unknown, but it is very eerie and has a strong attraction to evil creatures like zombies."

"I originally intended to use the Qilin Stone as bait to lure my senior brother to the magic array I had set up, so that we could fight to the death with him who was possessed by a zombie. But now it seems that I won't need to do that."

Seeing Zhao Jun's expectant gaze, he continued, "However, giving that thing to my senior brother would only harm him..."

Zhao Jun interrupted, "How is it harming me? Without the Qilin Stone, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to control my current zombie body for long."

Zhou You shook his head slightly: "Absorbing the contents of the Qilin Stone can restore your zombie body to its peak, but it will also make the zombie remnant attached to you more and more ferocious. At that time, it will not be you controlling it, but it controlling you."

"Once it completely suppresses you, senior brother, you will have no chance to turn the tables."

"At that time, no one will be able to control this zombie, not even my senior brother."

Zhao Jun said in a deep voice, "Then, according to Junior Brother's idea, what should we do now?"

Zhou You said, "I suggest that you return to Xuanxu Temple with us, and we can work together to find a solution to your problem."

"Although Senior Brother's body is ruined, his lifespan is not yet over. We can find a way to help him live on using special means."

Zhao Jun remained silent, lost in thought.

Zhou You earnestly advised, "Senior brother, it's not safe for you to be out here like this. Master Ji's skills are extraordinary. If he finds you again after he recovers, things will get complicated."

"Moreover, that young man surnamed Li looked young, but his aura was not to be underestimated. Even though he was injured like this, he still made me wary."

A fierce glint flashed in Zhao Jun's eyes, then immediately disappeared.

He lowered his head as if resigned to his fate and said to Zhou You, "Then let's do as you say, junior brother. I'll go back to Xuanxu Temple with you first, and then we'll figure out a way to solve my problem."

Zhou You breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that Senior Brother has figured it out. I'll go to the county town to see Master Ji and explain everything to him. I trust Master Ji's character. Since no one has died, everything is fine."

"I'll do as you say, Junior Brother," Zhao Jun said.

Suddenly, the talisman drawn in mid-air that had trapped the zombie's body shattered, and the zombie, its eyes gleaming with ferocity, took a deep breath, drawing Zhao Jun's soul into its nostrils.

Zhao Jun's soul was originally parasitized by the remnant of the zombie and had countless connections with the zombie. Faced with the current situation, he had no power to resist and was instantly sucked into the zombie's nasal cavity.

In the moment of crisis, he only had time to shout "Save me!" to Zhou You.

In a moment of panic, Zhou You quickly formed hand seals, pressing his left hand against the zombie's chest and pushing it upwards to its throat, while his right hand grabbed Zhao Jun's soul.

"Give me that talisman!" he shouted back without turning his head.

The two disciples behind him quickly took out several yellow talismans from their bags and handed them to Zhao Jun.

As Zhou You reached for the yellow talisman with his left hand, Zhao Jun, whom he had been holding, suddenly emerged from the features of the zombie body and instantly embraced Zhou You.

Startled, Zhou You tried to break free from Zhao Jun's grasp.

With his cultivation level, Zhao Jun, who was now only a soul, naturally couldn't trap him.

However, he was afraid that his methods were too violent and would hurt Zhao Jun, who was now only a soul. In that moment of hesitation, the zombie opposite him suddenly spewed a mouthful of corpse gas from the night towards him.

Caught off guard, Zhou You was hit by the corpse's breath and immediately felt dizzy and lightheaded.

When his vision returned, he only saw that he was surrounded by corpse energy.

"Senior brother, what are you doing?" Zhou You frowned as he looked at Zhao Jun, who was hugging him.

Zhao Jun snorted coldly: "Naturally, I'll do what I want to do."

Zhou You wanted to say something to persuade Zhao Jun, but suddenly heard the screams of his two disciples coming from somewhere, and he immediately became anxious.

Without further ado, he became anxious, made a hand seal, and pressed it onto Zhao Jun's soul. Golden light flashed, and Zhao Jun's soul was forcibly cut in two.

Zhao Jun let out a miserable cry and retreated back into the corpse energy.

Zhou You looked around but couldn't see his disciples.

He touched his forehead with his right index finger, then drew some talismans on the paper in his left hand. He bit his middle finger, dripped a few drops of blood onto the talismans, and then tossed them away.

A strong golden light swept outwards from the center of several talismans, clearing away the corpse energy.

Zhou You's gaze swept across the room, only to see his youngest disciple standing trembling two zhang away from him, his expression terrified.

His eldest disciple had already fallen to the ground, his fate unknown.

The young disciple trembled as he cried out, "Master...save me!"

Zhou You didn't look at the young disciple, but instead looked at the young disciple's shoulder.

A little imp, now only having one arm and half a head, climbed onto the disciple's shoulder from behind and pinched the child's face hard: "Weren't you speaking very loudly just now? Why do you sound so weak now?"

A bruise had appeared on the child's face from being pinched, and the child's eyes were filled with tears.

The little devil turned to Zhou You, whose forehead veins were bulging, and gave him a cruel smile: "Don't be impulsive. If you come over, he'll die immediately."

Zhou You turned around and looked at the zombie standing to the side: "Senior brother, what exactly do you want to do?"

The zombie stood still.

Zhao Jun's spirit floated above the zombie's head, and said smugly to Zhou You, "Don't you know very well what I want, Junior Brother? Hand over the Qilin Stone first!"

Zhou You said with great distress, "Didn't you listen to a single word, Senior Brother? This Qilin Stone will only harm Junior Brother!"

"You ruined me?! How ridiculous!" Zhao Jun grinned savagely. "It's utterly laughable! Look, after this zombie was crippled, it actually gave me the opportunity to control it!"

"Do you know how powerful this zombie is? You don't!"

"This zombie has gathered the remnants of three zombies. As long as I use the Qilin Stone to reach its strongest state, there will be no one in the world who can rival me! You, Zhou You, will surely be trampled under my feet!"

Zhou You advised, "Senior brother, you've already gone mad with cultivation! Turning back now..." Zhao Jun coldly interrupted, "Turn back what? What do I need to turn back to? I'm walking the path I most want to walk now!"

"You won't stop me! Do you think I don't know what you're thinking? You tricked me back to the mountain, making me your puppet, then you crippled my zombie body, and finally watched me beg for my life at your feet, admitting you're stronger than me? Don't even think about it!"

"I, Zhao Jun, am determined to become a superior person, and I will prove that I am better than you, Zhou You, and that damned Master Ji!"

Zhou You said sadly, "Senior brother, your personality has been affected by that zombie's ferocity. Even if you were a bit extreme before, you never went this far."

Zhao Jun snapped, "Enough nonsense, hand over the Qilin Stone now!"

He gave the demon fetus a signal with his eyes.

The demonic fetus grinned and bit down on the child's neck with its sharp teeth.

The child was so frightened that tears streamed down his face: "Master, save me!"

Zhou You's expression changed, and he reached back and grabbed the hilt of the sword on his back with his right hand.

Zhao Jun hurriedly shouted, "Aren't you going to care about your disciples? And your eldest disciple, he's already been infected with corpse poison. If you delay any longer, by the time the corpse poison reaches his heart, it will be too late to save him."

Zhou You released his grip.

He opened the small package he was carrying and took out a translucent, palm-sized special stone.

Upon seeing the stone, Zhao Jun's expression brightened: "Senior brother, give it to me, and I'll release your disciple."

"If you want it, go get it yourself." Zhou You sighed deeply and threw the Qilin Stone in his hand into the bushes.

Zhao Jun returned to the zombie's body and merged with it. In his excitement, he went to get the Qilin Stone.

Suddenly it occurred to me that this might be a trap set by Zhou You.

He dared not take the risk, so he gestured to the demon fetus to hold onto the wandering disciple while he went to retrieve the Qilin Stone.

The demonic fetus understood, and bit even deeper into the child's neck.

Zhao Jun approached the Qilin Stone step by step.

As he looked at the Qilin Stone that was about to be in his hands, he could already picture Zhou You kneeling on the ground, begging him for mercy.

How wonderful that would be...

The Qilin Stone was just half a zhang away from him.

He reached out his hand to the Qilin Stone.

Suddenly, a scream rang out, making his heart tighten.

He instinctively turned around and saw the little devil being knocked into the grass, while the child with blood all over his neck stood there in terror.

opposite.

Zhou You's hands were forming hand seals.

Clearly, Zhou You risked the death of his disciple by directly attacking the brat.

Zhao Jun was greatly alarmed.

This Zhou You is much more ruthless, completely different from the Zhou You he remembered!
In this way, he has lost the power to control Zhou You.

Zhao Jun's eyes were bloodshot, and he almost lost his mind again.

He barely managed to suppress the anger in his chest and rushed impatiently toward the Qilin Stone.

Without a sound, the golden light of the talisman reached behind Zhao Jun, colliding with the corpse energy on his body, causing Zhao Jun to stop in place, unable to move.

Zhao Jun roared to the sky, forcefully breaking through the light, and reached his hand towards the Qilin Stone on the ground.

Zhou You, who flew in, naturally wouldn't let Zhao Jun get the Qilin Stone.

He restrained Zhao Jun's stiff arms with his own and shouted, "Senior brother, it's okay to admit your mistakes and correct them..."

Zhao Jun roared, exhaled a large mouthful of corpse energy, and swept Zhou You away with a wave of his arms.

At this moment, he had gone mad, and his reason was gradually suppressed by the ferocity of the zombie. All that remained in his mind was to kill the obstacle that was blocking him from obtaining the Qilin Stone, so he fiercely pounced on Zhou You.

Even at this point, Zhou You still didn't kill him. He wanted to persuade Zhao Jun to regain his senses through words, but he also wanted to suppress Zhao Jun and take him back to the mountain alive.

With his hands tied, he was helpless against Zhao Jun and was instead beaten badly by Zhao Jun.

Worried about his eldest disciple's corpse poison, he instructed his junior disciples to use glutinous rice and talismans to suppress the poison for his eldest disciple, while he led Zhao Jun to a slightly farther place.

The two fought fiercely, even altering the surrounding terrain.

Unbeknownst to the two, a small hand silently reached out from beneath the ground and grasped the Qilin Stone.

Zhou You, who sensed something was very strange, had actually been paying attention to the Qilin Stone.

He noticed the hand that grabbed the Qilin Stone as soon as it appeared, so while dealing with Zhao Jun, he drew his sword and threw it in that direction.

Just as that hand grasped the Qilin Stone, his sword severed that hand.

A strange scream came from underground.

Immediately, the demonic fetus's hideous face emerged from beneath the ground, opened its mouth, and bit down on the Qilin Stone. Dragging the Qilin Stone along, it slithered into the grass like a snake.

Zhou You wanted to give chase, but Zhao Jun kept him occupied.

He quickly repelled Zhao Jun, and helplessly shouted to Zhou Jun, "Senior brother, look carefully, that brat took the Qilin Stone!"

Zhao Jun was jolted back to his senses for a moment by the shock.

He glanced in the direction where the demonic fetus had disappeared, then let out a roar and chased after it.

Zhou You immediately gave chase.

The two moved quickly and soon closed the distance with the demonic fetus.

The demonic fetus did not continue to flee. It suddenly leaped onto a rock and took a big bite out of the Qilin Stone.

This bite didn't break the Qilin Stone; instead, it almost knocked out its sharp teeth, causing the Qilin to contort in pain.

"It can't be eaten directly? Then how can this be used? That's appealing to me too..."

Zhao Jun, who was closer to the demonic fetus, repelled Zhou You and stopped a foot away from it. Excitedly, he reached out his hand to the demonic fetus: "Give...me..."

(End of this chapter)