The sun and moon are both wrong; who made him seek the Dharma

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Xia Chuan, however, made an excuse, saying, "Master, you should go first."

"I'd like to wander around the streets first, and then I'll come find you later."

Ma Chao readily agreed and nodded without hesitation.

He then took out a silver note from his sleeve and handed it to Xia Chuan:

"Take care of yourself."

Xia Chuan accepted the silver note, thanked him, and turned to leave.

Looking at his apprentice's broad back, Ma Chao couldn't help but smile.

You've already grown up to be a pillar of strength, and your teacher can't keep hiding behind you forever.

"Let's go."

Ma Chao withdrew his gaze and strode forward.

"Let's go to the Wu residence."

On the other side, Xia Chuan, after separating from the others, looked at his current panel.

[Heaven and Tyrant]

[A deliberate, forceful punch]

【Soul Interpretation】

Lottery point: 1393

After killing three mid-level Nirvana Corpses in the provincial capital, Xia Chuan's current lottery points have reached 1393.

His highest quality skill is [Soul Release].

It is indeed very powerful, but it is not enough to deal with Zhao Yan.

Xia Chuan knew very well that, according to the original story, Gao Haoguang would be able to defeat Zhao Yan, thanks to Jiang Mingzi's gift of treasure over a thousand years.

But what if?

One cannot rely too much on the inertia of the plot; in any case, one must have a trump card to deal with unexpected changes.

Fortunately, Xia has cultivated himself all the way to this point entirely through his own efforts.

He looked at the 1393 lottery points he had left and felt resigned.

I'll endure the bitterness of death, and bear the infamy myself.

Kill one to make 1500, then I'll use it to buy some lottery tickets.

Xia Chuan navigated the alleyways using his sense of smell.

The smell of seawater wafted towards me.

A gentle, humid sea breeze echoed through the streets.

Bathed in the glow of the setting sun, the streets and alleys of Sanchuan Town were quiet and peaceful.

However, this had nothing to do with Xia Chuan, who was focused on capturing the smell of blood in the air.

“I remember there should be a Nirvana Corpse around here…”

Because the metabolism of the dead has stopped, they have a distinctly different smell compared to the living.

Because the Nirvana Corpses had consumed the life force of living beings, they inevitably carried a peculiar bloody smell that Xia Chuan couldn't quite describe.

Thanks to the physical attributes granted by the [Heaven and Tyrant], Xia Chuan was able to easily track down the Nirvana Corpse.

They are even more perceptive than most seekers of the Dharma at short distances.

"Oh, I found it."

Xia Chuan narrowed his eyes, but this smell...

"So close to me?"

At the same time, behind Xia Chuan, a corpse with a human head and a cat's body suddenly flashed a fierce light in its eyes.

Having gone without food for several days, this corpse was extremely hungry.

His greedy eyes were fixed on Xia Chuan, and he cursed inwardly.

That damned Zhao Yan, setting up such bullshit rules about not allowing the life force of children and women to be taken from corpses.

Fortunately, this hothead actually trespassed into my territory.

Judging from their faces, they were from out of town, probably here to make a living.

It's perfect, not many people would care if I died here.

Killing you wouldn't break Zhao Yan's rules!

Using its nimble cat-like body, it leaped across walls and rooftops, silently climbing onto the eaves above Xia Chuan's head.

Then, it leaped down.

He let out a strange, cackling laugh.

"You can only blame your bad luck, kid!"

Upon hearing Nie Shi's words, Xia Chuan seemed to realize something and hurriedly turned around.

He hurriedly stretched out his left hand, as if to grab the strange cat.

Nie Shi was somewhat surprised, but his reaction was quick.

But he was just an ordinary person.

[Innate supernatural ability: to transform into a bird or beast!]

To Xia Chuan's astonishment, Nie Shi's cat-like body suddenly shrank, its bones cracking, and in an instant, it shed its cat form, transforming into a strange bird the size of a kestrel.

The feathers were as black as ink, but the human head remained unchanged, looking ferocious and terrifying.

It deftly maneuvered in mid-air, dodging Xia Chuan's outstretched left hand, and pounced straight at Xia Chuan's face!

The corpse demon laughed wildly: "Watch me chop off your hand too!"

As it spoke, it rammed its head into the back of Xia Chuan's left hand.

"boom."

The expected scene of blood splattering did not occur.

Nirvana felt as if it had crashed into an iron wall, and the force of the recoil made its entire skeleton groan.

"what's the situation?"

Xia Chuan looked at the little bird in his palm with great surprise.

It was about the size of a palm, furry, and still frantically flapping its wings, but it couldn't break free from those five iron-like fingers.

"This is the first time I've seen someone so proactive."

Since they've come to him so readily, Xia Chuan felt it would be impolite to refuse.

"Thank you for the gifts of nature."

He applied slight pressure with his palm.

"puff"

Blood splattered everywhere, staining his palms red.

The human-headed, bird-bodied corpse didn't even have time to let out a complete scream before it was turned into a pile of minced meat by sheer gripping force.

[Destroy the Lesser Supernatural Corpse, Lottery Points +120]

Xia Chuan casually flicked the blood off his hands and looked at the panel.

Lottery point: 1513.

enough.

He took a deep breath and silently recited in his mind:

[System, Skill Extraction, Preferred: Active Skills]

【Extracting...】

[Extraction complete.]

[Acquire Skill]

[Spirit Binding and Commanding] (Gold Active):

Active (Cooldown: 30 days):

You can command captive animal spirits or remnants of human souls.