Great Zhou Martial Immortal

Chapter 125 Don't be a wolf in sheep's clothing! (Please subscribe)
"Wait a minute!"

Just as the pink curse mark was about to be imprinted on his heart, Lu Chenyuan suddenly shouted in a deep voice. His voice contained the lingering resonance of a Buddhist lion's roar, which made the stalactites on the cave ceiling rustle.

Pei Lingsu paused, the peach blossom pattern in her eyes flickering slightly: "What?"

"My cultivation technique has been broken, and my qi and blood are flowing in reverse."

Lu Chenyuan said weakly, "Give me some time to recover... You don't want to have an unpleasant experience, do you?"

A hint of hesitation flashed in Pei Lingsu's eyes. The pink curse mark on her fingertip gradually changed, eventually transforming into a bluish-black [Pulse Severing Curse], which she slapped onto Lu Chenyuan's dantian.

"You have 25 minutes."

She sneered, "Don't try anything funny. Once this Meridian Severing Curse takes effect, even if you're indestructible, your meridians will be completely shattered!" Then, her tone shifted, a half-smile playing on her lips, "Didn't you say you were stronger than him? Don't be a mere showpiece!"

"..."

Lu Chenyuan took a deep breath, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes slightly, and assumed a posture of regulating his breathing and healing his injuries.

His breathing gradually became long and even, and as his chest rose and fell, it seemed as if golden light flowed through his meridians—on the surface, he was recovering from the internal injuries that had broken his cultivation, but in reality, he was secretly circulating the "Golden Treasure Talisman" to quietly dissolve the broken meridian curse in his dantian with the gilded energy.

This meridian-severing curse is extremely insidious, but it also has its limitations.

It is like a bone-deep carbuncle, specifically seeking out when a martial artist is severely injured and weak. It takes root and erodes when the qi and blood are stagnant and the meridians are blocked, eventually becoming one with the injured person and impossible to separate from them.

However, Lu Chenyuan's "breakthrough" was just a disguise. His internal golden energy was intact and his meridians were unobstructed. This curse power was like a rootless duckweed with nowhere to attach itself. However, even so, it still lingered around his dantian and would flare up if he was not careful. Lu Chenyuan dared not be careless. His true energy seeped into his meridians like a thin stream, wrapping and consuming the curse power bit by bit.

"This aura is truly pure..."

Pei Lingsu praised, "It's just a pity you're a bit ugly... but it doesn't matter, the 'Hehuan White Bone Zen' has the effect of preserving youth and rejuvenating appearance. Once you master it, you will be transformed..."

Lu Chenyuan kept his eyes closed, the golden energy within his body flowing continuously, but his voice was unusually calm as he continued to probe for information: "No wonder the Patching Heaven Pavilion has been repeatedly banned in Hedong, it turns out that the Pei family is secretly pushing things along."

Pei Lingsu's fingers suddenly paused.

"They impersonated evil sect members to abduct women, so that your four 'adopted sons' could use them for their sexual stamina..."

Lu Chenyuan sneered, "If they cultivate with you again and offer up all their pure yang energy, outsiders will only say that the Patching Heaven Pavilion is doing evil and curse those four people for being licentious. Who would have thought that the real culprit is actually the 'Pearl Lady' who is seen as otherworldly by the world?"

"Ha ha……"

Pei Lingsu laughed instead of getting angry upon hearing this.

She leaned languidly against the jade ice bed, her gauze robe slipping down to reveal her jade-like shoulders, her eyes full of mockery: "The strong prey on the weak, it's only natural. Those ants are fortunate to be able to be nourished by me!"

With a flick of her finger, a wisp of pink mist transformed into a skull in the air: "You think those women are pitiful? Most of them offer themselves willingly, just to gain a night of favor and then live a life of luxury. As for those adopted sons..."

Pei Lingsu suddenly leaned forward, her red lips almost touching Lu Chenyuan's earlobe: "It's their honor to have given me such unparalleled beauty. So it is for you too..."

A morbid fanaticism flashed in her eyes: "Come and be my son."

"..."

I'll fucking be your ancestor!
Lu Chenyuan ignored him.

Suddenly, Pei Lingsu's keen eyes caught a glimpse of something unusual—

There are traces of adhesive tape below his ears!
"what?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Pei Lingsu's eyes. Her jade-like fingers moved like lightning, and while Lu Chenyuan was healing, she suddenly peeled off the disguise on his face. Then the mask fell off, revealing a handsome face with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes.

Pei Lingsu was taken aback at first, then her eyes lit up with surprise: "It's actually a piece of jade!"

She paced slowly around Lu Chenyuan, her gaze sweeping over his face like a knife:

"Such a cover-up..."

"Such meticulous planning..."

"Could it be..."

She suddenly leaned closer, her breath sweet and fragrant: "Are you a member of the Kite Guard? Here to investigate a case?"

Lu Chenyuan's pupils contracted slightly. This subtle reaction made Pei Lingsu even more certain of her guess. She chuckled and lightly stroked his jawline with her fingertips: "It is said that Princess Taiping keeps male concubines, mostly selected from the Imperial Guards... It seems that the princess's taste is truly excellent!"

A hint of nervousness flashed across Lu Chenyuan's face, which made Pei Lingsu even more smug.

She took two steps forward, her eyes burning with even greater desire: "Since that's the case, I'm even less likely to let you go."

Lu Chenyuan suddenly asked, "Where did the [Purifying Heart Mantra] between your eyebrows come from?"

Pei Lingsu's smile froze.

"Although the 'Hehuan White Bone Zen' can preserve youth, it will also constantly devour the practitioner's seven emotions and six desires!"

Lu Chenyuan's words were like knives, hitting the nail on the head: "If you practice it to a deep level, you will become a beast that only knows how to exploit others! Unless you can resolve it with profound Buddhist teachings... that is the true nature of 'White Bone Zen'. You definitely don't practice Buddhism. The reason you can conceal this demonic aura is because of the divine incantation between your eyebrows... it must have been given to you by a master, specifically used to suppress your cultivation technique."

The cave suddenly fell into dead silence.

Pei Lingsu's expression turned cold: "Enough with the nonsense!"

She suddenly changed her mind, giving no more time, and formed a mudra with her hands, causing the pink mist to transform back into the shape of a skull.

Before the pink true energy even got close, Lu Chenyuan felt an unusual heat rising from his dantian, and his blood and qi began to flow uncontrollably in reverse.

What's even more terrifying is that he developed an uncontrollable desire for the vixen in front of him.

Fortunately, he was prepared. With a flick of his wrist, a beam of azure light shone down on Pei Lingsu.

【The Purification Mantra】!
-

The Supreme Star, ever adaptable and ever-changing.

Exorcise evil spirits and bind evil spirits, protect life and body.

Wisdom is clear and the mind is peaceful.

The three souls are eternal, and the soul has no loss.

-

The Purification Mantra, as the first of the eight great mantras of Taoism, mainly functions to help practitioners purify their body and mind, eliminate distracting thoughts, and calm their minds. By using this mantra, one can bring the mundane mind into a state of tranquility, thereby achieving a state of purity.

The power of purification erupted!
Caught off guard, Pei Lingsu's desires were aroused by the pure power of the spell, and her body immediately stiffened.

It's now!

Lu Chenyuan unleashed the full power of his golden energy, his figure flashing like lightning. His masterful use of the "Crossing the River on a Reed" lightness skill allowed him to instantly appear on the other side of the secret chamber, striking the mechanism with his palm—

"Boom!"

The stone wall opened up, revealing the half-black, half-white site where the "Divine Talisman Scroll" had once been tested.

—"General's Platform"!
Pei Lingsu was furious, never expecting that Lu Chenyuan would be so familiar with this place so soon after arriving!

What about the meridian-severing curse? What about internal injuries?

She had no time to think, and unleashed the full power of the Dragon Gate Sword Style, her sword energy pouring down like a silver river.

Lu Chenyuan neither dodged nor avoided, but instead raised the "Azure Netherworld Hundred Ghosts Painting" in his hand.

The scroll unfurled horizontally, instantly sealing off the entrance to the secret chamber.

"Wow!"

The moment the scroll unfurled, a chilling wind howled! Countless dark ghostly energies writhed like living creatures, and the hundred ghosts in the painting screamed in unison, their scarlet pupils lighting up in the void. The dark lines radiated outwards like a tide, and the stalactites on the rock ceiling broke off one after another, but when they touched the dark domain, they strangely froze in mid-air, their surfaces quickly covered with hideous ghostly patterns.

Pei Lingsu's sword struck the painted wall, but it vanished as if it had sunk into the sea!

She looked at the painting in front of her and felt a vague sense of familiarity, as if she had heard someone mention it before.

However, she had been in seclusion for many years, and her knowledge of these martial arts stories mostly came from casual conversations afterward. She had never actually inquired about them, and she didn't think of them when she first encountered them.

"Damn it!"

This magical artifact is truly powerful. The scroll and the secret chamber are integrated, not only blocking the way but also blurring the view. Even if one wanted to use a mechanical puppet to assassinate someone, they wouldn't be able to see what was inside.

In the current situation, the only option is to use the Hundred Flowers Valley Grand Array, using the array's core to mobilize its power, move the mountains and rivers in the valley, avoid the painting, and open another path to catch the escaped little mouse!

She gritted her teeth, dressed quickly, and rushed out of the Cold Pool Chamber, heading towards the other side of Hundred Flowers Valley to seek Su Quan's help.

at this time.

"Mother! Something terrible has happened!"

Pei Moxuan rushed in, his face deathly pale: "The Wooden Armor Sect has hung up white banners... Sect Master Su Quan seems to have been killed!"

Pei Lingsu trembled violently, her face paling in shock: "What did you say?!"

……

Xuanbing Valley.

Inside the weapon-making hall.

"Report——"

A disciple who had modified a mechanical hand axe knelt on one knee, his voice trembling with excitement: "The news has been confirmed! Su Quan is dead! The entire Wooden Armor Sect has hung white banners and is weeping!"

"it is good!"

Chu Jingtao sat upright on the black iron throne, unable to resist slamming his hand on the table and shouting.

He was a burly man, nearly ten feet tall, with mechanical hands and feet integrated into his right arm and right foot. The runes on them were extremely intricate, faintly flashing with a fierce blood-red light. At this moment, his voice was like a booming bell, making the weapon racks in the hall hum: "It is still the Pavilion Master's divine wisdom! He eliminated that coward without breaking a sweat!"

At the lower end, his three children stood up at the same time.

The eldest son, Chu Yan, flicked out a three-foot-long meteorite iron blade from his wrist with a clang and sneered, "Old man Su Quan guarded those flowers, trees, and mechanisms like treasures; he deserved to die."

The second daughter, Chu Bing, had a black ice chain hanging from her waist: "That girl, Qin Wuyue, is more pragmatic than her master."

The youngest, Chu Lei, slammed his fist on the table excitedly and exclaimed, "Father! Shall we charge in now? Without Su Quan in charge, the Hundred Flowers Valley's formation is just a toothless tiger!"

Chu Jingtao looked at Zong Chuke.

Zong Chuke was leisurely sipping his tea, with Chu Yaoyao standing behind him.

"I don't know who the Pavilion Master is..."

"Valley Master Chu, there's no need for you to be so polite."

Zong Chuke laughed and said, "You can give the orders. I'll have the Butian Pavilion act together. Let's join forces to take down the array's core first! As for the rest, according to the original plan, you get Hundred Flowers Valley, and I want the [Red Dust Arrow] and the General's Platform!"

"it is good."

Chu Jingtao, no longer hesitant, shouted, "Send the order! The entire Xuanbing Valley will be mobilized to attack Baihua Valley! Yan'er, lead the Blazing Flame Guards as the vanguard! Bing'er, lead the Cold Iron Guards to block the valley entrance! Lei'er, you take the Thunderclap Crossbow and blast the Wooden Armor Sect's mechanical beasts to smithereens!"

The entire Xuanbing Valley instantly erupted in excitement.

The sword-forging furnaces went out one after another, and hundreds of bare-chested, strong men poured out of the fiery cave, each with a weapon totem tattooed on his body.

On the weapon racks, thousands of swords and knives that had just been quenched were taken down one by one, their cold light illuminating the valley as if it were daytime.

……

Taolin County.

The cold wind was biting, and the withered branches whistled in the wind.

In the backyard of Tingyuxuan Inn, there was an ordinary-looking green-canopied carriage with its curtains hanging low and the copper bells hanging from the eaves remaining motionless—the "Mist Concealment Barrier" was operating silently, completely isolating the inside and outside of the carriage.

The car was warm and cozy, with silver charcoal burning quietly in a gilded brazier.

Li Lingyue leaned against the soft couch, casually fiddling with an ice crystal chess piece.

The goddess closed her eyes to regulate her breathing, while the golden lion curled up on the embroidered stool, its tail patting the blanket lightly.

"Your Highness."

Nian Sha, the leader of the Four Dead Bones, knelt on one knee on the right side of the carriage shaft, his voice extremely low: "Lord Lu was captured by mistake, and Pei Lingsu wants to... cultivate with him."

"Crack!"

The ice crystal chess piece shattered into dust between Li Lingyue's fingers.

"Can you say that again!"

She slowly sat up straight, her hair ornaments remaining perfectly still, yet suddenly fine frost appeared all over the carriage.

The teacup on the table cracked open, the frozen tea still suspended in mid-air in a splashed state.

The chilling aura of the "Taiyi Jade Palace Chapter" has solidified into a tangible form!
Nian Sha's eyebrows instantly turned white, and he could only grit his teeth and repeat, "That vixen coveted Lord Lu's Vajra Body... Moreover, before he entered Hundred Flowers Valley, he strictly ordered us not to make a move, so..."

"good very good."

Li Lingyue chuckled, her murderous aura earth-shattering: "I'd like to see how many lives she has..."

"Urgent report!"

Yue Sha's figure suddenly appeared beside the carriage, his breath forming a mist: "Not long after Lord Lu left Hundred Flowers Valley, Su Quan, the sect leader of the Wood Armor Sect in the valley, died of poisoning... It seems a bit suspicious."

Li Lingyue was taken aback.

Connecting these two things, she began to understand.

Lu Chenyuan said he was going to report the news, but as soon as he left the Mujia Sect, Su Quan was poisoned to death... With Su Quan dead, the Mujia Sect was leaderless, and Xuanbing Valley and the Pei family would definitely take advantage of the situation.

Knowing Zong Chuke as she did, she was certain he would seize the opportunity to kill her instantly. Once the Mujia Sect fell, how could they tolerate another's snoring beside their bed? The Pei Clan of Xiaoshan would also suffer...

There are many wicked people in the Butian Pavilion, and he may very well strike them all at once.

Lu Chenyuan possessed the Hundred Ghost Paintings, yet he was captured at this crucial moment...

"That bastard... all he does is cause trouble!"

Li Lingyue relaxed, snorted coldly, and ordered, "Lingxi stays here, don't worry, he'll be fine. Nian Sha continues to keep an eye on the Pei family, and Yue Sha goes to investigate the whereabouts of Su Quan's body."

She lifted the carriage curtain, and a cold wind carrying snowflakes rushed towards her.

The old plum tree in the courtyard has gnarled branches, resembling a sword piercing the night sky.

"As for that vixen..."

Li Lingyue's fingertips brushed across the plum blossoms, instantly freezing the entire plum tree: "I will personally go and meet her..."

(End of this chapter)