Demonic Demoness Training Project

Having suffered a severe blow in reality, Mo Wan's spiritual avatar was also affected, which Duan Xuanyuan seized the opportunity to exploit.

Almost simultaneously, a gunshot and a palm strike were unleashed, severely injuring both Mo Wan's divine sense and physical body.

Mo Wan let out a muffled groan and was sent flying a hundred feet away before crashing heavily into a rock on the side of the cave entrance. Mo Wan's divine sense shattered instantly, turning into specks of light and disappearing without a trace.

"Whoohoo-"

Duan Xuanyuan was panting heavily. She had exhausted herself in the battle. She looked at the vast sea of ​​consciousness, and a sharp glint flashed in her turbid eyes.

On the one hand, she sighed that it was actually quite good to have a disciple like Lu Li. He might not seem very promising, but he could be relied on in crucial moments.

On the other hand, she was secretly calculating how to train and guide this foolish disciple now that he basically trusted her, and at what time to strike, so as to ultimately achieve the goal of possessing his body.

Her destiny has not yet been fulfilled. If she continues to let him grow, his future is limitless. When the time comes, she can reap the ripe fruit. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

However, things could change if things were delayed. Although Lu Li no longer doubted her, her rate of progress was terrifying.

Because she obtained the Three-Turn Nine-Type Taixu Version Spirit Core, Lu Li's divine sense advanced to Grade C, which greatly delayed her plan to possess another body.

If Lu Li has some free time and puts more effort into the Great Dream Profound Pivot, breaking through to Grade B is not impossible. At that time, her possession will only become more difficult.

In any case, we still need to rest and recuperate first, and wait until our mental state recovers before making any further plans...

Just then, Duan Xuanyuan felt a sharp pain in her chest. Looking down, she saw a pitch-black dagger formed from divine thought piercing out of her chest.

"Wh...what?"

Chapter 108 Once a down-on-her-luck woman [3k]

Duan Xuanyuan turned her head and saw the girl holding a dagger, looking at her expressionlessly.

"This...this is impossible! Where did you get this dagger?"

"I just learned it."

Mo Wan's words earlier had enlightened her. Using divine sense to condense a weapon was not enough to merely change its form. During the battle just now, Lu Li gradually learned the fighting style of the two. This was not considered a weapon-making technique, but at most a small skill in using divine sense.

Looking back now, the move "Thousand Refinements of Myriad Flowers" which condensed into a pear orchard with divine thought, almost like a tangible object, seems to have a similar effect to this technique. However, at the time, Lu Li did not think about it in detail and relied entirely on the operation of the Great Dream Profound Pivot to subconsciously perform it.

The reason I was able to understand it so quickly is partly because I personally experienced the process of refining flowers a thousand times.

Reversing cause and effect, the cycle of cause and effect, is indeed mysterious.

At this moment, Duan Xuanyuan was trembling with anger, and anger, surprise, and panic flashed through her eyes one after another.

"Why...why did you do this? Didn't you call me Master?"

"You'd believe me if I told you?"

When exactly did you start to doubt me?

"When did I start to doubt you? I've never trusted you, have I?"

Duan Lao's body trembled violently, and the ancient finger formed by his divine sense, as withered as a twig, pointed straight at Lu Li's nose, his voice filled with both anger and helplessness.

"I've treated you well, yet you've never trusted me, not even a little bit?"

"If I had to say something, it's not entirely true. There's something you said that I've always kept in mind."

"what?"

Lu Li remained expressionless, but suddenly raised his voice and spoke in Duan Lao's usual tone:

"For a mortal to cultivate immortality, it must be a case of a petty person achieving their goal."

"You...you...ahhh!"

To be precise, Lu Li has never trusted anyone, including himself; he doesn't even fully trust anyone.

He did indeed fall into self-doubt for a period of time, wondering if he hadn't taken enough Nine Dragon Pills, which was why his body was acting strangely.

Conversely, this does not mean that he believed Duan Xuanyuan's words.

He tried to search through ancient texts for records related to the Reversed Heavenly Dipper Instrument, but found nothing. Perhaps his level was too low, and the sect's secret texts were not open to him.

Based on Duan Lao's initial reaction to those five words, Lu Li could roughly guess some things. The other party told him not to delve too deeply, but he insisted on thinking more.

He couldn't ask anyone else; this matter was too complicated, and there was no one he could trust within the sect.

The only breakthrough lies with Elder Duan. Asking him directly is definitely not an option; he must wait for an opportunity. The demonic cultivator he encountered this time is that opportunity. Lu Li has three trump cards to deal with the demonic cultivators of the Soul Path. The Disaster-Blocking Puppet and the Spirit Core are only two of them. The third is the Uranium Pill.

He is indeed very valuable to his younger brothers, and he can distinguish between what is important and what is urgent. If it really comes to a last resort, he will naturally use uranium pills, there is no doubt about that.

That old bastard keeps hiding in his sea of ​​consciousness all day long, and no one knows what methods he used, but he can't find him anywhere.

Therefore, Lu Li thought of taking this opportunity to have a one-on-one fight with Mo Wan, pretending to be defeated... To be fair, he did not use his full strength at the time, but if they really fought, he would not have much of a chance of winning.

Using this as an excuse, he lied and said he didn't want to use the uranium pill because he was afraid his little brother would disappear, thus forcing Elder Duan to take action.

Old Master Duan had been trying to coax him into calling him "Master" and lowering his guard. In return, he was also trying to lower Old Master Duan's guard. Apart from the possession, he was almost always obedient to him in all sorts of trivial matters.

This even included taking elixirs, which he felt was suspicious. Although he didn't know the specifics, he endured the humiliation and was willing to risk his life to get involved.

As for the idea of ​​falling into depravity, how could that be? There's no such thing. It's just that the yin energy in my body has reached a mere 90%, so it's impossible for me to actually turn into a girl... It's all an act for Old Master Duan's benefit; it's a necessary sacrifice.

At the time, he merely called out "Master," and the old man thought he believed it, but in reality, he believed it himself.

That old woman was wicked, but she was still a kind old lady who liked to hear nice things. She lowered her guard at the time, and there was a cute little apprentice in front of her calling her "Master" repeatedly, making her dizzy and overjoyed.

However, the demonic cultivator's methods exceeded his expectations, and Elder Duan was actually at a disadvantage.

Although the Reversal Heavenly Dipper Instrument could not be found, the Uranium Pill, as a fourth-grade spiritual material, was clearly recorded in the sect's records. There was never any record that said this thing could allow one to possess a body from the future.

When Elder Duan was at a disadvantage, Lu Li pretended to decide to use the Uranium Pill. At that time, he swallowed the Uranium Pill, and Elder Duan was unable to concentrate on activating the puppet, so he was naturally unable to transform.

This also confirms my second conjecture—the transformation effect is related to the Reversed Heavenly Dipper Instrument in Duan Lao's hand.

Then, as expected, Elder Duan had a backup plan. The magic pestle was quite powerful, but it greatly depleted Elder Duan's resources. Lu Li then naturally joined her in killing the demonic cultivator.

Then, seizing the opportune moment before Elder Duan could hide, he delivered the crucial blow.

The blade transformed into a hand, which penetrated into the body formed by Duan Lao's divine sense, and began to grope.

Lu Li remembered clearly that the precious pestle was pulled out from his chest. This old man must have something on him... until Lu Li touched a small, seemingly rice-like thing.

A sharp pain shot through his finger, and Lu Li quickly pulled his hand away. A small mechanism, shaped like a yin-yang symbol, was now visible on his fingertip. Although it was only a tiny piece, the aura emanating from it was incredibly terrifying.

Even at her peak, no other artifact on her body could compare to her.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Elder Duan quickly withdrew and distanced himself from Lu Li.

"You wicked disciple! Give him back to me at once!"

"Could this thing be the Reversing Heavenly Dipper Instrument?"

"no!"

"Oh, that's it."

Lu Li lunged forward, intending to stab again, the tip of the blade aimed directly at Elder Duan's face. However, the blade missed its mark, and Elder Duan's figure faded again until she disappeared completely, but her voice still echoed in the sky above Lu Li's sea of ​​consciousness.

"You unfilial disciple, how could I have taken in such an unfilial disciple!"

"I have never acknowledged you as my master, so how can you call me a wicked disciple? You want to possess my body and you still have the nerve to say that? If you have the guts, get out here."

"Hmph, I won't come out. From now on, I'll keep an eye on you. You'll get your retribution sooner or later. I'll clean up your mess one day. You just wait!"

"Still calling me your master? Still calling me your master? You old geezer, come out here!"

"No way! I'll become your inner demon, haunting you day and night, making you restless, driving you to madness, and causing you to die a horrible death!"

For the next half hour, Old Duan cursed at Lu Li, using a variety of different words, and the voice came from his mind, which Lu Li couldn't block out.

He could only patiently pretend he hadn't heard, and then fumbled for the Reversing Heavenly Dipper Instrument. After a while, a flash of light appeared, and a piece of information was imprinted into his mind.

"The Ice Skin of the Second-Turn Puppet has been cleared. I have never met the Second-Turn Puppet before. There are 65 days and 3 hours remaining."

"The remaining uranium energy is 12%... Hmm, this uranium energy should be from the uranium pill, the key to my transformation?"

"That old hag is indeed making a profit in the middle. Every time I take uranium pills, I don't know how much of it she has taken from me."

"But what is she collecting this uranium energy for? Is she looking for an opportunity to blow me up in one fell swoop?"

Lu Li only knew that the uranium from the Ruins would explode, but did the uranium energy obtained by consuming the uranium from the Ruins have the same effect?

Lu Li was unsure, but blowing him up didn't seem to benefit Elder Duan much. After all, what Elder Duan wanted was his young, vibrant, ever-growing, and coveted body.

Therefore, Lu Li used a trace of uranium energy to carefully activate the Reversal Heavenly Dipper Instrument, while carefully observing the changes in his own body.

As the yin-yang fish on the inverted celestial instrument rotated clockwise, the yang energy in Lu Li's body transformed into yin energy. Startled, Lu Li hurriedly reversed the rotation, causing the yin energy in his body to transform back into yang energy.

Lu Li was immediately shocked. Recalling his previous experience of the Yin and Yang energies being disordered, and then thinking about what Elder Duan had said, the doubts that had been lingering in his mind vanished.

"So that's how it is! You old geezer, you've really caused me a lot of trouble!"

Lu Li clenched his fists, his face turning red, while this time it was Old Duan's turn to gloat.

"Hehehe, so what? You have no way back. Even if you use up all the remaining uranium pills, you still can't turn back... and you probably won't be willing to give them up."

“You’re right, so I’ll go and get more uranium oxide.”

In order to regain his former glory and continue to power the Reversal Heavenly Dipper Instrument, Lu Li needs to get some more uranium pills. He doesn't plan to leave the Boundless Realm anytime soon.

No rush. There's still a month until the immeasurable calamity erupts. Before that, the second batch of disciples will arrive. He can talk to the sect about it later. Even if he sneaks in as a handyman, it's still a form of labor, isn't it? The sect can't just kick him out, can it?

Pop, pop, pop!

Suddenly, someone started clapping.

"Excellent, brilliant, absolutely brilliant."

"Huh? Who!"

Lu Li turned his head and saw a graceful figure walking towards him.

"You're still alive?"

“I still have a sliver of obsession left, how can I die so easily? Go and take it, my legacy is right there, take it all, I don’t have time to teach you anymore, but I believe that with your talent, you will eventually understand all of this.”

"Huh? You'd be that kind?"

However, the other party gave an irrelevant answer.

"By the way, my name is Tan Mengzi."

These words seemed to drain her last bit of strength; the little divine figure transformed into countless pure white light spots and disappeared into Lu Li's sea of ​​consciousness.

At the same time, a memory that did not belong to Lu Li flooded into her mind.

That was the past of this demonic cultivator—she was once a puppet at the mercy of others, a down-on-her-luck scholar, and an outcast of that era.

Chapter 109 In the past, we were also human beings [3k6]

Eight thousand years ago, during the Datong Dynasty, a golden age of cultivating immortality was established.

Open source pills had already been developed. At that time, cultivators needed the approval of the imperial court to advance their careers, and those who wanted to cultivate needed to first enter the academy to cultivate.

On this day, in the main hall.

The examiner in charge of this open-source imperial examination first glanced at the section on lineage, then looked at the female scholar below, and said in a disdainful voice:

"【Past Order】Hehehe, not a bad name. I won't care about the cost of your puppet or whether it can be made. I'll ask you first, 'Awaken the spirit's memories, what use would this thing be if you actually made it?'"

"But what use is a newborn baby? Although it is useless now, it will definitely be useful in the future. I am not afraid of spending time and effort, and I will find a way to make up for any extra expenses. I hope you will allow me to get through this hurdle."

"Beg me? Begging me won't help! Hmph! This puppet of yours has no fighting power to protect the country, no production capacity to enrich the country, and you only want to awaken the memories of the spirit... How could you even think of that! It's nothing but a useless thing born of scholarly idealism. Um, is Zhang Xiuyuan here?"

"It is said that Zhang Xiuyuan..."

Upon hearing the name Zhang Xiuyuan, the woman's face lit up with joy, as if she had grasped a lifeline, because it was her teacher's name.

In the first few years after becoming a puppeteer, Tan Mengzi mainly cultivated the power of strength. However, the academy she attended at the time mainly cultivated the power of the soul. Following her teacher's advice, she switched to cultivating the power of the soul and changed the power puppet she originally wanted to refine into this power puppet.

To participate in the imperial examinations of the Open Source Realm, one needs a letter of recommendation from a teacher in the Open Source Realm. Teachers are allowed to sit in on the examinations, and if a scholar cannot answer a question, the teacher can answer it for the examiner.

Before long, an elderly man walked into the court hall, and the examiner, in a high-pitched, sarcastic tone, said:

"Mr. Zhang, you look quite old. Are you aware of your student's chosen research topic?"

Zhang Xiuyuan was so frightened that his legs went weak and he knelt down on the spot, his voice trembling.

"I was unaware of this. It was all done by this woman on her own initiative. This student is not only unruly by nature, but I have tried to stop her repeatedly."

Upon hearing this, Tan Mengzi suddenly widened her eyes and looked at her mentor with disbelief. The examiner waved his hand.