Immortality and cultivation: Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable.

"Cultivating Immortality: Heaven Rewards Diligence, Success is Surely Within Reach" - Stunning writing style and a captivating plot!

Jiang Shi's gaze narrowed slightly as he took in every move of Kuaihuo Zhenren.

After possessing the body, the demonic ape puppet remained standing in the same spot, without moving an inch.

Although Kuaihuo Zhenren was eloquent and expressive, he remained in the same posture the whole time, without even moving a finger.

Not right.

Jiang Shi's heart stirred, and he carefully recalled all the details from just now.

After possessing the body, Kuaihuo Zhenren first made sarcastic remarks, and then deliberately sowed discord. After saying so many things, why did he not move an inch?

A thought flashed through his mind like lightning—he had not yet fully mastered this body!

Possessing another's body is not such an easy thing.

Moreover, the possession between a human and a demonic puppet statue is a world apart, one being made of flesh and blood and the other of metal and stone.

Even though Kuaihuo Zhenren is a Golden Core cultivator with a powerful soul, it will still take time for him to completely fuse his soul with this demonic puppet body.

He can only speak and move his eyes to the limit. He is still far from being able to move this heavy demonic puppet body freely and fight.

Jiang Shi looked up and saw that the crimson light in the demonic ape's eye sockets was flickering, as if it was trying its best to operate something.

Its thick legs trembled slightly, as if under immense pressure, yet it was unable to take a single step.

Sure enough.

Jiang Shi felt much more at ease. He glanced discreetly at Sect Leader Lu and Hua Luoyu—the two seemed oblivious to the unusual situation, still intently watching each other with expressions of apprehension.

These two, one possessing a high-grade spiritual weapon and the other a high-grade third-grade spiritual talisman, naturally harbored mutual fear.

Kuaihuo Zhenren naturally noticed Jiang Shi's gaze. He rolled his eyes slightly, met Jiang Shi's gaze, and realized that he had been seen through.

He hadn't fully taken control of the demonic body yet. He had deliberately sown discord earlier, saying those ambiguous things, just to make the three of them suspicious of each other and restrain each other, so that none of them would dare to make a move rashly.

If only he could have some more time, until his soul and demonic body were completely fused...

So what if I'm seen through?

With a flick of his crimson eyes, Master Kuaihuo had taken in the expressions of the three men. Hua Luoyu and Sect Leader Lu were mutually wary!

No one made a move!

What are they waiting for?

Naturally, we are waiting for that golden elixir.

Kuaihuo Zhenren sneered inwardly. He had lived for 1,900 years; what storms hadn't he weathered?

The three people in front of me are ultimately only after that low-grade golden pill.

As long as the Golden Core remains there, their eyes won't be off him for long, but they also won't truly join forces to deal with him.

The three harbored their own thoughts and distrusted each other, none of them trusting the other. Jiang Shi and Hua Luoyu had witnessed Master Lu's ruthless killing of his own nephew; how could they possibly side with him?

With Hua Luoyu holding a third-grade spirit talisman, how could Sect Leader Lu not be wary of her suddenly launching an attack?

As for Jiang Shi—a junior in the Foundation Establishment stage—it's already quite difficult for him to protect himself in this situation, let alone take the lead in joining forces.

This is human nature.

Neither Sect Leader Lu nor Master Kuaihuo took Jiang Shi seriously.

A Foundation Establishment stage junior, the lowest in cultivation among the three present, with neither a high-grade spiritual weapon nor a third-grade spiritual talisman to back him up, what makes him think he can compete? He's nothing more than a foil to that Golden Core.

But they overlooked one thing—it was precisely because no one took him seriously that he had an opportunity to take advantage of them.

Jiang Shi's eyes flashed like lightning, instantly grasping the situation perfectly.

Kuaihuo Zhenren has not yet fully taken control of the demon puppet statue's body, and Sect Leader Lu and Hua Luoyu are mutually restraining each other.

In everyone's eyes, he was just an outsider.

If not now, when? Once the Happy Immortal has fully merged with the Demon Puppet Statue's body, and once Sect Leader Lu makes his move, he will have no chance left.

All he needs to do is block one attack—either Hua Luoyu's talisman or Sect Leader Lu's Mountain and Sea Banner—and the Golden Core will be his!

And he has a mysterious giant clam as his backup.

Once this thought was made, Jiang Shi had no more hesitation.

He leaped up, and a scarlet blood bat phantom suddenly appeared behind him, its wings spread, its fangs menacing, and its killing intent tangible.

With the Three Fiends Suppressing Beast Technique fully activated, Jiang Shi's body was enveloped in blood-red light, emitting a silent shriek. He suddenly compressed into a thin line of blood, as fast as thunder, and rushed straight towards the suspended golden core!

This attack came too suddenly.

Hua Luoyu's fingertips twitched slightly, but for some reason, she didn't intervene. Her eyes flickered, as if she was thinking about the third-grade spirit talisman that remained unactivated.

"You scoundrel, how dare you!"

Sect Leader Lu's expression changed drastically, and he roared in fury. He immediately activated his magic technique and ordered sharply, "Mountain and Sea Banner, kill this ignorant fool!"

The mountain and sea flag remained completely still.

The superior-grade spiritual artifact hung silently beside him, its banner drooping low, showing no reaction. The woman in white did not appear, nor did she emit even a wisp of spiritual light, as if she were deaf to her master's commands.

Sect Leader Lu's pupils shrank sharply, and his face turned ashen.

Even if Sect Leader Lu is not the true owner of the superior-grade spiritual artifact, the Mountain and Sea Banner!

However, as the head of the Qingyun Sect, he is qualified to use the Mountain and Sea Flag!

Suddenly, something occurred to Sect Leader Lu, and he looked at Jiang Shi in disbelief!

In that instant of hesitation, Jiang Shi had already rushed to the Golden Core stage.

He reached out and scooped up the warm, brownish-yellow pill, which landed steadily in his palm. A surge of rich earth-elemental true energy flowed from his fingertips into his meridians, as if the weight of the entire earth itself had been concentrated there.

Jiang Shi had no time to rejoice, nor dared to delay even for a moment.

Fearing that things might get complicated if he waited too long, he twisted his wrist and stuffed the golden pill directly into his mouth, swallowed it whole with a gulp.

In an instant, a surge of powerful earth-elemental true energy exploded within his abdomen, like an earth dragon turning over or a mountain collapsing, the violent power rampaging through his meridians.

Jiang Shi grunted, his face flushed red, and veins bulged on his forehead, but he gritted his teeth and used the "Earth Suppressing Mountain Technique" to forcefully suppress and refine it.

The entire room fell silent.

Sect Leader Lu stood there dumbfounded, his face full of disbelief.

He never imagined that the golden elixir he had painstakingly obtained, even at the cost of killing his own nephew, would be snatched away and swallowed right in front of him by a seemingly insignificant junior.

The Happy True Man's scarlet eyes rolled, but the demonic ape's body remained motionless, only a cryptic smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

This golden elixir is of little use to the Happy Immortal at present.

If it were taken by someone else, then everyone would target Jiang Shi instead of him.

Therefore, Kuaihuo Zhenren is not worried.

And the falling flowers and rain—

She lowered her hand, the third-grade spirit talisman between her fingers quietly put away, a faint smile playing on her lips, as if all of this was within her expectations.

Jiang Shi was brought in by her, and he is still nominally Hua Luoyu's disciple. She had long been prepared to give this golden core to Jiang Shi.

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