Under One Person: Please Call Me Golden Flash

Chapter 379 Tarsal Maggot
After saying that, Zhao Zhen stopped using his cultivation to forcibly suppress the three corpses within his body and allowed them to gradually take shape.

Before long, three miniature corpses appeared before Zhang Zhiwei!

"Is this the manifestation of the three corpses within you?"

Zhang Zhiwei frowned and looked Zhao Zhen's three corpses up and down with great interest.

"Is this a trick of the Three Demons Sect? You accidentally fell for Ding Jun's trap?"

"It wasn't an accident; I made him do it on purpose."

"deliberately?"

A look of surprise flashed across Zhang Zhiwei's eyes, followed by a smile and a shake of his head.

"You know what, this does sound a lot like your style, Lao Zhao."

"My original plan was to use Ding Jun's methods to materialize my three corpses, thereby helping me to break free from greed, ignorance, and anger, and completely eradicate the three corpses within my body."

In the end, however, I realized I had underestimated the Three Corpses and the unique methods of their Three Demonic Sect.

"The Three Demon Sect has been passed down to this day, and they naturally have their own set of principles that have been passed down."

On the contrary, you dared to actively materialize the Three Corpses without making any preparations at all. Old Zhao, aren't you being a bit too confident?"

"Yes, I know that haste makes waste, but I still got carried away. I'm ashamed, so ashamed~"

Zhao Zhen nodded, not denying Zhang Zhiwei's words.

Indeed, he was taking too much of a risk in dealing with the Three Corpses.

Originally, even if Zhao Zhen couldn't sever the three corpses in his body in a short time without Ding Jun's activation, he would never be troubled by them.

But now, let alone severing the three corpses, as time goes by, the amount of true qi he uses to suppress the three corpses in his body is also increasing.

This thing is like a human desire; the longer you suppress it, the more exponentially more difficult it becomes to suppress.

Now that things have come to this, even Zhao Zhen can no longer completely ignore their existence.

"Can you still suppress them?"

"The suppression has been achieved, but it's like a maggot clinging to a bone, impossible to get rid of."

Zhao Zhen walked to the sofa, sat down, and rubbed her temples.

“Every time you circulate your Qi, every time your mind fluctuates, they will seize the opportunity to retaliate.”

At today's gathering, with everyone harboring treacherous intentions, and under the influence of the prevailing energy, the Three Corpses were unable to contain themselves any longer.

"Actually, it's not your fault. I know you're anxious because Na Du Tong is now taking over the management of the entire world of superhumans from the government's perspective."

But Lao Zhao, I have to warn you, if you continue to neglect the Three Corpses, your health will suffer a serious problem sooner or later.”

Looking at Zhang Zhiwei's serious yet concerned eyes, Zhao Zhen smiled and waved his hand.

"No rush, I can hold on for now. The board of directors has just been established, the articles of association have not yet been finalized, and the power struggle among various parties has just begun. If we go into seclusion now, things may change."

Besides..."

As he spoke, a glint of shrewdness gradually flashed in Zhao Zhen's eyes.

"Although these three corpses are a great calamity, they are also like a mirror, constantly reflecting the flaws in my heart."

Isn't the process of dealing with them a form of spiritual practice in itself?

After listening to Zhao Zhen's words, Zhang Zhiwei remained noncommittal, but his brows furrowed even more.

He picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip, but his gaze never left Zhao Zhen's slightly pale face.

"Old Zhao..."

Zhang Zhiwei put down his teacup, his voice low and serious. "You might be able to fool outsiders, or even that kid Fang Xu, with your words, but why bother pretending to be tough in front of me?"

The three corpses plaguing you are like a malignant tumor clinging to your bones; you must not take it lightly. Your talk of a 'mirror' is nothing but a pretext for forcing yourself to stay afloat.

Although I have not personally experienced the methods of the Three Demons Sect, I know that they are extremely dangerous and specialize in attacking the most vulnerable parts of people's hearts.

You forcibly materialized the Three Corpses, and then attempted to suppress and refine them with your own cultivation level—this is like playing with fire!

The smile on Zhao Zhen's face finally disappeared completely. He leaned back on the sofa, closed his eyes wearily, and took a deep breath.

The office fell silent for a moment, with only the faint sounds of city noise coming from outside the window.

"Old Zhang, you're right."

After a long silence, Zhao Zhen finally spoke, his voice slightly hoarse.

"I was overconfident. At first, I thought that with my cultivation and state of mind, I would be able to subdue these three corpses."

But they... are much more cunning and stubborn than I imagined.

They are not merely the embodiment of desire, but seem to possess a kind of independent 'malice'.

When I'm practicing my internal energy cultivation, when my mind relaxes even slightly, or even when I feel a little annoyed while dealing with those tedious tasks, they seize the opportunity to frantically gnaw at my mind, trying to amplify and distort those dark thoughts.

He opened his eyes and looked at Zhang Zhiwei, his gaze revealing a hint of helplessness and solemnity.

"Now, the true qi needed to suppress them is increasing every day."

They are like poisonous vines rooted in my body, drawing strength from me and trying to drag me into the abyss.

Especially at today's conference, facing those with different intentions and listening to their schemes, the three corpses became increasingly restless and uneasy amidst their confused thoughts.

I can sense that if we don't find an effective solution soon, I'm afraid... it might really lead to a major disaster, just as you said.

Zhang Zhiwei nodded solemnly: "It seems to be even more troublesome than I imagined."

He stood up, walked to Zhao Zhen, extended two fingers, and a point of pure, crystalline golden light condensed at the fingertips.

"Relax your mind and do not resist. Let me explore how far these three corpses have taken hold in your meridians and dantian."

Zhao Zhen did not hesitate and completely relaxed her physical and mental defenses.

Zhang Zhiwei gently pressed his fingertips on his Tanzhong acupoint.

The golden light, like a living serpent, instantly entered Zhao Zhen's body.

The next instant, a gentle yet incredibly profound and pure innate Qi began to circulate and explore within Zhao Zhen's eight extraordinary meridians.

As Zhang Zhiwei's true qi penetrated deeper, his brows furrowed more and more tightly, and the worry on his face became more and more obvious.

He clearly "saw" three streams of black energy, each with a completely different nature but equally cold and viscous, entrenched like living beings in Zhao Zhen's three vital areas: the heart meridian, the dantian, and the niwan palace.

They were no longer merely fluctuations of energy, but manifested extremely subtle and indistinct evil forms, greedily absorbing Zhao Zhen's innate Qi, and even showing faint signs of mutual penetration and inseparability.

"Humph!"

Zhang Zhiwei let out a soft snort, and the golden light at his fingertips suddenly intensified, forcibly suppressing the restless black energy. At the same time, he quickly withdrew his true qi.

For a moment, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, clearly indicating that the investigation he had just conducted had not been without its challenges.

"how?"

Zhang Zhiwei sat back on the sofa, his face extremely solemn, his eyes showing an unprecedented seriousness.

"Old Zhao, your description of it as 'a maggot clinging to the bone' was far too mild!"

(End of this chapter)