Gou Zai Yao Wu Simulated Immortal

This trip down the river took only a little over the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Li Qian stood on the shore, looking down at the half-demon weapon fragment in his palm.

Although he had forcibly suppressed this thing, the sinister forces within it were still churning endlessly.

Every now and then, a chill would creep up from my palm.

The lump of dragon flesh and bones within the Sumeru Precepts was also restless, causing the objects within the precepts to make soft creaking noises.

There is no need to stay here any longer.

Li Qian raised his hand and made a hand seal, first tidying up his own clothes.

They also swept away several obvious traces along the riverbank to prevent future visitors from noticing anything amiss.

Only after doing all this did he turn and leave.

By the time he returned to Xiangyang County, it was already broad daylight.

It was midday, and the streets were gradually filling with pedestrians. Restaurants and teahouses were all open, and everywhere was filled with the ordinary, bustling atmosphere of everyday life.

Li Qian entered the mansion through a side gate, avoiding the eyes and ears of the servants and guards, and went straight back to the secret passage in his own courtyard.

As soon as the stone gate closed, all sounds outside ceased.

The room was dimly lit.

Li Qian sat down cross-legged and took out each of the items he had acquired that day, placing them quietly in front of him.

Yuan Youdao's severed head and mutilated body were replaced by a tall, thin, drowned corpse that had developed intelligence.

A fragment of a demonic weapon, and a lump of dragon flesh snatched from the eye of a dragon lock.

In addition, the two pure demonic auras of She Zhuyin and Miao Pozi were temporarily sealed by him using talismans.

Li Qian's gaze fell on the two clusters of malevolent energy enveloped in talismanic light, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

Previously, after Xiong Sha cultivated into the Yang Sha form, his physical strength increased several times over.

Every gesture he makes exudes the power of a bear shaking a mountain.

Now, two more evil spirits, She Zhuyin and Miao Pozi, have been added to the list.

There are likely two more variations that can be added.

The bear is tyrannical, so what are the snake and lynx to rule?

Is it the sinister and stealthy intention of She Zhuyin?

Or was it the cat-like old woman's quick shrewdness and ability to see through things?

However, the most dangerous part of today's battle is actually this half of the demonic weapon.

Because as soon as it was acquired, the Soul-Devouring Sword was already stirring restlessly in its sea of ​​consciousness.

If Li Qian hadn't suppressed his emotions with his mind and used talismans to keep things in check, it would have been different.

I'm afraid that on the way back to the manor, it will break free of its body and fight the fragments of the sword.

Li Qian raised his hand and flicked it.

The next moment, the tip of the Soul-Devouring Sword in his sea of ​​consciousness, which he had already refined to be relatively docile, shed its mid-grade magic sword form.

It transformed into a streak of black light, shooting out from between his brows and hovering in mid-air in the dark room.

Then, he took out the newly acquired half of the sword fragment and placed it on the stone platform opposite him.

The two met face to face.

The air suddenly felt heavy.

The two ferocious creatures, separated for a long time yet filled with mutual hatred, recognized each other at the same time.

With a sharp clang, the tip of the Soul-Devouring Sword blazed with dark light, and demonic flames rose around it like snakes.

On the other side, the broken sword fragment was not to be outdone.

Dark, sinister energy spread out layer by layer from the broken edge and the spine of the sword.

The Yin Water Corpse Demon tangled together, instantly turning the area around the stone platform black.

Li Qian was prepared.

He raised his hand and cast several protective and sealing talismans around him.

Then, using the Yinhe animal skin paper as a guide, a small spirit-trapping array was pasted along the four walls of the dark room.

Layers of intersecting runes firmly encircled the two severed pieces of the soldier in the center.

Even so, the energy of their clash still permeated the formation.

Their chirping continued, sounding just like two ruffled cats, constantly whimpering to each other.

The sword tip followed the path of demonic flames devouring souls, domineering and scorching, specifically designed to burn away the divine soul.

The sword fragments, however, followed the path of the Corpse Fiend Yin Qi, which was stagnant and poisonous, specifically targeting flesh and the body of corpses.

One in the light, one in the dark; one to capture the soul, one to control the corpse.

The two have the same source of energy, yet they repel each other.

The sword tip struck first, its dark light flickering as the demonic flames transformed into several thin, long lines of fire that hurtled straight towards the broken edge of the sword.

The broken sword trembled, and a surge of yin energy condensed into layers of black tide in front of it.

The fire was completely contained and extinguished.

The next moment, the corpse demon at the broken edge flipped over and pounced back, trying to drag the entire sword tip into the yin tide.

In an instant, within the dark room, yin energy and demonic flames scattered and burst forth.

The stone ground crackled and popped from the heat, and the talismans around it flickered.

The spirit-trapping array was shaken by the shock.

Li Qian watched with narrowed eyes from the side.

These two fragments of the broken weapon, though belonging to the same body.

But now they've gone their separate ways, and their ferocity has become completely different.

If they were allowed to devour each other uncontrollably, the outcome would be uncertain.

With this in mind, Li Qian decided to stop watching.

He pointed his finger, and a wisp of spiritual energy flew out from his palm.

He poured the water straight into the tip of the sword, which he had refined over a long period of time, hoping to help it overcome the newly acquired fragments of the sword.

As he originally thought, the sword tip had already recognized its master and had been nurtured by his spiritual power for many years.

If they could gain another helping hand, they would most likely be able to win.

But who knew that the spiritual energy had just left the body?

Before it even truly landed on the sword tip, a chilling suction force suddenly shot out!

Li Qian's pupils contracted slightly.

Suddenly, a dark pattern lit up on the spine of the broken sword fragment.

The wisp of spiritual energy he had sent out was intercepted midway and swallowed up completely, like a clay ox sinking into the sea.

"I see……"

Previously in the desolate shrine, he thought that the half of the sword could intercept spiritual power by taking advantage of the convergence of the array eye and the Yin water.

Only now did he truly understand.

That was not a method granted to it by the Great Array of the Desolate Shrine.

Rather, it is the inherent ability of these sword fragments.

If it's just the corpse-evil yin energy, it's not too troublesome.

But what if this thing also has the ability to intercept spiritual energy?

That was far more ferocious than he had anticipated.

In the blink of an eye.

The fragment of the sword, nourished by this wisp of spiritual energy, became even more yin.

Conversely, press the tip of the sword back.

The dark horde of corpses clung to the sword tip like living creatures, seemingly trying to gradually engulf the demonic flames on its tip.

The sword tip sang incessantly, clearly its ferocity had been aroused.

Li Qian no longer rashly infused the sword tip with spiritual energy.

With a flick of his wrist, he activated the rune array, targeting the fragments of the sword.

Even so, the tip of the sword still had a slight advantage.

The demon soldiers were evenly matched for the time being.

Then I might as well start by refining what I need to refine.

He took out the two talisman bottles that had previously sealed the Yin of the She Zhu Yin and the Demon of the Meow Granny, and placed them in front of his knees.

It's not too late to slowly deal with this piece of sword after the Yang Sha aspect has undergone two more changes.

Li Qian sat cross-legged, his breathing slow and deep.

As soon as the bottle stopper was removed, the room temperature changed instantly.

The demonic energy left by She Zhuyin was cold and damp, emitting a sound like tiny scales scraping against the ground.

With a slight shift of spiritual energy within his dantian, the Yang Sha image formed from the Bear Sha manifested in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Its imposing presence, as strong and powerful as a mountain, immediately suppressed the evil spirit She Zhuyin upon its appearance.

As he activated his Yang Yuan Demonic Aura, She Zhuyin's demonic aura instantly transformed into a thin, grayish-blue ray of light, which swiftly pierced into his brow.

In an instant, a chilling aura suddenly spread from the depths of his soul.

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, beyond the originally imposing and majestic Xiong Sha, a large expanse of damp, black mist suddenly spread out.

A giant gray-blue serpent slowly emerged from the mist, its vertical pupils cold and sinister, its tongue flicking, and its fine scales gleaming with a damp, chilling light.