Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 271 My Disciple with Hidden Intentions Helps Me (Bonus Chapter 4)
Amidst the laughter of the Er family patriarch, a cold voice from the Dragon Maiden Immortal's family also rang out:
"That's quite a scheme! But do you think I, Fellow Daoist, am so worthless?"

She suddenly looked up at the Er family patriarch who was rushing forward, and sneered:

No matter how much you scheme, I'll just kill you first!

As soon as the Immortal Dragon Maiden raised her hand, Gu worms flew out from her sleeve. Their shapes were chaotic and their colors were multicolored. Just like the blood mist before, they swept over the ancestor of the Er family.

This action caused the usually composed and confident patriarch of the Er family to change his expression drastically.

Because the batch of Gu worms released by the Dragon Maiden Immortal at this moment are all on the verge of Foundation Establishment. Even if a single Gu worm is weak, the combination of so many Gu worms together is no small matter.

"Damn it! I overlooked that this guy plays with insects. Although his cultivation level was suppressed and he was seriously injured, the Gu insects in his hands were unaffected, and he even gained some advantage."

The old ancestor of the Er family immediately cursed in his heart.

He was neither a practitioner of the Gu Dao nor a practitioner of the Nu Dao. Although he had some spirit pets and puppets, they were fine for bullying the younger generation, but if they were used in the battles between Foundation Establishment Immortals, they would be a burden.

However, this creature did make some preparations for this trip to the secret realm.

With a wave of his hand, the blood in the underground palace began to churn, and a formation slowly rose from below.

As he turned around, he knocked away eighteen stone tablets carved from spirit stones, which landed in the surrounding area.

"By imperial decree!" the patriarch of the Er family roared.

Ghostly faces emerged from the blood, then swept over the Gu worms of the Dragon Maiden's family, engaging them in fierce battle.

These two Foundation Establishment Immortals, one having made prior arrangements and the other unleashing the power of their Gu worms, immediately engaged in a fierce and evenly matched battle.

And on the side.

Fang Shu and Er Daiyuan had wisely retreated to the sidelines to avoid being drawn into the battle between the two Foundation Establishment Immortals.

Furthermore, the two of them stood back to back, looking around warily.

Erdaiyuan urgently transmitted her voice: "Fang Shu, the Ancestor has already started fighting with Long Gu. This is our only chance to escape!"

Her divine sense scanned the surroundings, attempting to find an opportunity to escape from the underground palace.

However, putting aside the fact that the old ancestor of the Naer family seemed to have made preparations in advance, he shrouded the area within a hundred feet in a blood-red array, preventing the two from escaping.

Outside the underground palace, it should still be enveloped by the blood lake and blood evil. Given their current cultivation levels, if they were to get involved, they would either die or be crippled.

Er Daiyuan was so anxious that she was covered in sweat, and her mind, which had just relaxed a little, became extremely tense again.

In contrast, consider the square bundle.

He glanced around the underground palace, then focused all his attention on the battle between the two Foundation Establishment cultivators. His expression shifted repeatedly, astonished by the methods of the Er family patriarch and the Dragon Maiden.

But the more he looked, the calmer and less fearful he became; in fact, he seemed eager to try.

"So this is how Foundation Establishment Immortals fight..." Fang Shu thought to himself, "They're not that overpowered."

As his thoughts raced and he weighed his options, he realized that he didn't necessarily have to run away.

It should be noted that this place is not the outside world.

Even if the two Foundation Establishment Immortals were incredibly powerful, the other party would have to hold back, otherwise, before even killing the other party, they might be killed by the secret realm itself.

Fang Shu had previously worried that being in the underground palace might isolate him from the influence of the secret realm, but now, seeing the battle between Long Gu and the Er family patriarch, the two of them were still very cautious and dared not act recklessly!

Beside her, Erdaiyuan forcibly suppressed her panic, and then she finally noticed Fang Shu beside her, whose expression was almost normal.

The woman was immediately taken aback, and then secretly transmitted her voice: "Fellow Daoist Fang, do you perhaps have another way to leave this place at any time?"

Fang Shu snapped out of his thoughts and replied, "I have no way to leave."

Before Erdaiyuan could feel disappointed, he narrowed his eyes and said, "But there is a way to save your life. Just fight him."

Upon hearing this, Erdaiyuan's expression changed, revealing a hint of suspicion, and she seemed hesitant to speak.

Fang Shu sized up the woman, hesitated for a moment, then took out the Foundation Establishment Drum from his sleeve and gestured for her to take a look.

Erdaiyuan touched the drum with her divine sense and exclaimed with delight, "This is... a Foundation Establishment artifact!?"

"Exactly."

Fang Shu nodded, and then directly shoved the item into Er Daiyuan's hand.

This action left Erdaiyuan stunned.

Fang Shu quickly instructed with his divine sense: "Fellow Daoist, hold this drum. If you obey my command later, strike the drum with your life essence. Do not be stingy!"

Although Shen Yin had already refined this drum, it could be given to others to use, and when it was used by others, Fang Shu himself would not need to digest true energy.

He is now entrusting the drums to Er Daiyuan with the intention of having her provide support and lend a hand.

In the blink of an eye, Erdaiyuan understood Fang Shu's thoughts, and she nodded solemnly:

"Brother Fang, rest assured! Dai Yuan will do her utmost to help you, fellow Daoist."

Fang Shu's heart stirred, and he encouraged him through telepathy: "If you can succeed this time, you might just enjoy a great opportunity."

Upon hearing this, without Fang Shu needing to explain further, Er Daiyuan's eyes flickered as she looked towards the Er family patriarchs who were fighting fiercely in the underground palace.

If this old man can eat the precious medicine refined by the Er family, why can't Er Daiyuan eat it?

"I only hope that Brother Fang and his disciple can subdue the Ancestor," the woman thought to herself.

On the other side...

In just a few dozen breaths, countless stone pillars inside the underground palace collapsed.

The Dragon Maiden Immortal and the Er Family Ancestor were locked in a fierce battle. The former was ultimately outmaneuvered, while the latter had been plotting for a long time and had prepared numerous methods.

It was clear that the Dragon Maiden's power was waning and she was about to fall into danger.

Fang Shu noticed this, but did not immediately step forward to help.

The next moment, a snake suddenly sprang out from the blood below and bit down hard on the old patriarch of the Naer family.

Because his mind was entirely focused on the Dragon Maiden Immortal, and he hadn't considered that something could be hidden in the blood, plus the fact that his ancestor only had a few protective spells, he was immediately bitten by the snake shadow.

Fortunately, a burst of spiritual light appeared on his body in time. It was a protective talisman burning, releasing an even more powerful spell that blocked the snake shadow's sharp fangs.

The patriarch of the Er family was greatly disturbed and screamed, "Good, good, good! You wretched servant have quite a few tricks up your sleeve, die!"

Seeing that the snake shadow was blocked, the fanged creature hardened its heart and ignored what was behind it. It let the talisman continue to protect its physical body, while it bit its fingertip and created a blood talisman in mid-air, which it then threw at the Dragon Maiden Immortal.

As soon as the talisman was activated, blood gushed up from all sides, extending into blood-red chains that sealed off the four directions of the Dragon Maiden Immortal's residence, trapping her inside.

Upon successfully capturing the Dragon Maiden, the patriarch of the Er family was overjoyed.

But the joy on his face didn't last long before his expression froze again.

The snake shadow behind him coiled up and trapped him. As the snake exerted its strength, the protective talisman on his body creaked and released even greater power, causing the entire secret realm to react.

"This long worm is also at the Foundation Establishment stage?" The Er family patriarch exclaimed in shock and anger.

But what surprised him even more was that after the serpent trapped him with its body, its head lunged forward, but instead of biting, it revealed a cold, almost human-like glint in its eyes and opened its mouth to spit out...

First, venom was spewed from the snake's mouth, causing the patriarch of the Er family to tense up. Then, his protective talisman rapidly burned.

Immediately afterwards, two more snake fangs, mixed with venom, struck him like flying swords.

Struck by this blow, the talisman of the Er family patriarch shattered with a crack, and various kinds of venom immediately seeped into his body. Moreover, with a creak, the Er family patriarch's flesh was also squeezed by the snake's body, making a sound of bones breaking under the unbearable pressure.

A scream rang out!

Although this fiend is a Foundation Establishment Immortal and has reached the eighth tribulation, he is not skilled in martial arts. His physical body has not been specially tempered and cannot withstand the methods of Foundation Establishment or Quasi-Foundation Establishment cultivators.

But even amidst the screams, the monstrous creature remained fixed on the trapped Dragon Maiden, its eyes filled with madness.

Not only did he not loosen his siege of Long Gu, he immediately cast a spell, turning the siege into a strangulation.

With a hissing sound, scarlet chains pierced into Long Gu's body, causing her to change color. They then chained Long Gu into the air, like a fish or shrimp hanging upside down.

The Dragon Maiden coughed up a mouthful of blood, her face turned ashen, and even her appearance became somewhat withered.

"Want to outdo me in ruthlessness? Die!"

She knew that the Er family patriarch's method was intended to force her to be unable to use her hands in order to protect herself, thereby freeing the other party from their predicament.

But in such a fierce battle, how could she, Long Gu, back down!
With a snapping sound, the long snake, obeying Long Gu's command, directly broke the spine of the Naer family patriarch, causing his aura to plummet.

At the same time, the number of chains piercing Long Gu Xianjia's body increased to five, piercing and binding her limbs, causing her qi and blood to plummet.

However, compared to the patriarch of the Er family, Long Gu was clearly in a slightly better situation and had the upper hand.

As these scenes unfolded before Fang Shu and Er Daiyuan's eyes, they immediately sensed that this fierce battle was about to reach a conclusion.

But the next moment.

The aura emanating from the patriarch of the Nar family surged forth, and a gray shadow emerged from the top of his head.

Its spirit shrieked, "You lowly servant, how dare you destroy my body!"

It suddenly pounced towards the Dragon Maiden's house.

Behind him, a loud thud was heard above the underground palace, and lightning bolts pierced through the stone wall and fell down.

The lightning not only shattered the physical body of the Er family patriarch, but also charred the long snake that was entangled in his body, leaving it trembling in fear.

This action was precisely because the patriarch of the Er family released the pressure of the Foundation Establishment stage, which attracted the suppression of the secret realm.

His ability to use the rules of the secret realm to counter the enemy was unexpected by everyone present.

What's even more astonishing is that after his soul flew out, it pounced on Long Gu, but instead of dragging her to her death, it crashed headfirst into her body.

Immediately afterwards, a shrill laugh rang out:

"Primordial Yin Qi? You lowly servant!"

I never expected you to still be a virgin. I'll make you pregnant without ever having sex, so you can become parents.

Hahaha! A virgin ghost fetus—perhaps this old man can truly transform into a ghost cultivator.

These words caused the Dragon Maiden's face to turn a mixture of shock and anger.

She immediately used her magic to try and destroy the soul of the Er family patriarch that had entered her womb.

However, this fiendish soul had already merged with the blood mist that had previously flooded her body, and was settling in her internal organs, slowly condensing, and had sunk down to her intestines, trying to crawl towards a certain place.

The shrill laughter of your ancestor still echoed:

"You want to kill me? Dream on!"
"Just you wait, I'll use your belly to refine the Blood Lotus Saint Child, and then devour your entire flesh and blood!"

The sudden change in the situation inside the underground palace left Fang Shu and his companion overwhelmed.

Er Daiyuan was particularly confused. How could the ancestor suddenly be involved with the so-called ghost fetus and ghost cultivator? She quickly asked Fang Shu in secret.

Fang Shu pondered for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up with realization.

He glanced at Erdaiyuan's belly and whispered, "Perhaps the noble ancestor's purpose was never to use medicine to repair his body."

According to Fang Shu's knowledge, the end of your family ancestor's lifespan was simply the end of his natural lifespan, and had little to do with the various injuries.

In this way, even if the other party repairs their physical body, enhances their spiritual root, or even prolongs their lifespan, they will not be able to live for more than a few years.

Rather than doing this, if this person were to abandon his physical body and switch to ghost cultivation, he might be able to find another path.

Especially with the blessing of the blood lotus seed, this guy might be able to hide in the body of a fellow clan member as a ghost fetus, and then find a fellow clan member to possess after leaving the secret realm.

It can be said that whether it is switching to the ghost path or seizing a body to be reborn, both of these are better for the ancestor of the Er family than directly consuming the blood lotus seeds.

After hearing what Fang Shu said, Er Daiyuan's face turned pale, and she touched her own belly.

She had thought that her fate as a furnace cauldron would be the same as that of the other members of her clan. Now it seems that the ancestor had other plans for her.

Erdaiyuan secretly felt fortunate about this, and looked at the Dragon Maiden Immortal with a complicated expression.

Since Erdaiyuan escaped the calamity of the ghost fetus, then the one who should answer this question is the Dragon Maiden Immortal.

As for the immortal Longgu...

After only a moment's thought, he figured out the old devil's scheme.

Long Gu's face was cold and stern. She repeatedly tried various methods to exorcise the evil spirit, but she just couldn't get rid of the blood mist in her body.

Suddenly, a mocking laugh came from inside her belly:

"Fellow Daoist, don't even think about it. When you were possessed by the Blood Lotus Seed, you were destined to become pregnant. Even without me, this lotus seed would slowly take shape. You have to give birth to the ghost fetus before you can refine it."

It was that old ghost from the Nar family speaking.

After saying this, the Dragon Maiden's expression changed drastically several times.

She closed her eyes slightly and murmured to herself, "Am I destined to have a child...?"

But after only a few breaths, she suddenly opened her eyes, her expression shifting, and she said in a low voice, "Even so, how could what I am carrying be a ghost child?"

The resounding voice startled the old ghost inside her, and also alarmed Fang Shu and the other person standing nearby.

next moment.

The Dragon Maiden looked at Fang Shu and calmly spoke:
"My dear disciple, I need your help."

The scene fell silent for a moment.

Fang Shu was stunned, thinking he was hallucinating.

"This, this?" Er Daiyuan, standing to the side, slowly widened her eyes.

She knew that the help the Dragon Maiden was referring to was definitely not just about having Fang Shu step forward and use magic to help her escape, but something else entirely.

And at this moment, only Fang Shu has this capability.

(End of this chapter)