Chapter 89: None of the Demonic Cultivators Are Good
As time passed, Ruan Xing felt as if he had eaten mushroom poisoning. The strange and brilliant colors became more and more intense, and everything he saw became as abstract and blurry as a medieval oil painting.
She wanted to ask the two bosses what would happen next, but the evil cultivator just urged her to finish the puppet quickly.
Ruan Xing did not dare to delay and quickened her hands. Finally, she finished drawing all the talismans on the surface of the skin. She then used special techniques to refine the two mysterious materials into puppet essences and connected them to the corpses. She rolled up the Hook-Heart Vine into a ball and stuffed it into the hole in the chest of one of the corpses as a filler, and put the spiritual jade in the mouth of the other corpse. In the end, the mouths had to be sealed anyway.
"Please two seniors sign the contract."
Ruan Xing said respectfully.
This is the last step. After the contract is signed, the soul can enter the essence of the puppet. Ruan Xing then drips his own blood on it, and the puppet refining is completed.
But in this way, they would have to be controlled by her.
In fact, it is not necessary to drip blood, like Cai Jiao. After losing her previous master, Cai Jiao's puppet nature has never been recognized by anyone by dripping blood, but she is still fine now and can still move.
But Ruan Xing did not tell her this method. If she didn’t seal the contract with blood, she would not feel at ease with these two people.
The fairy walked to the corpse with a stiff expression, and after she dripped blood to seal the contract, the remaining soul entered the essence of the puppet.
The corpse with a hole in the chest moved slightly, opened his eyes and stood up. His mouth was sewn shut so he couldn't speak. This was the fundamental condition for puppet training. A breath of Yin Qi gathered in his throat and did not disperse.
He moved his arms and legs and it seemed like there was nothing wrong with them, everything was going smoothly.
"It's a pity that the grade of the materials limits you, senior. This puppet only has the strength of an early Golden Core." Ruan Xing said with some regret.
She looked at the demon cultivator and was about to operate the next puppet, but suddenly a gust of wind blew behind her. She suddenly felt a sense of crisis in her heart and quickly dodged.
But she failed to dodge. The attack originally aimed at her heart shattered half of her shoulder. Her body slammed heavily into the stone wall of the cave due to inertia. The uneven stone wall almost broke her waist. Blood, flesh and bone fragments mixed together and flowed down, forming a long mark on the ground.
She was horrified and vomited blood while saying, "Are you crazy? If you kill me, you will die too!"
"I'll die, I should have died long ago!" The mouth of the corpse was tightly closed, but dark brown blood flowed from the corner of the mouth. A sharp voice came from the residual soul of the fairy, "But I will never allow this devil to leave here with you!"
The puppet's body was disintegrating, and it would only take a slight blow to destroy her.
Ruan Xing tried to control her through the mind link, but the 'fairy' was determined to die together with her, so how could she be controlled by her? The remaining soul desperately resisted her will and walked towards her step by step.
Ruan Xing summoned the flying sword and wanted to fight back, but Ruan Xing was seriously injured and it was difficult for her to even move. She looked at the demon cultivator for help, "Senior, you don't want to be trapped here anymore, do you? There is a great world waiting for you outside. Save me and I will take you out of the secret realm!"
"I'm sorry, although you helped me, all demon cultivators are like this, cold and selfish, and never repay a favor. Compared to the two of you, the fairy is more familiar to me. Although I am sad that she wants to leave me, this is her last wish, and I have to respect her." The demon cultivator shrugged helplessly, with a half-smile on his face. "Besides, you have prepared all the materials for me, and the talisman has been drawn. I have also memorized the seals and spells you made when you signed the contract just now. Don't worry, with my intelligence, I will be able to successfully refine it myself after you die, so as not to waste your kindness."
The 'Fairy' had dragged his broken body to her side, and the moment he took out her heart, both of them lost their lives.
Ruan Xing only had time to leave behind an indignant curse, "You bastard, none of you demon cultivators are good!"
The simulation ended, and Ruan Xing chose to remember while rubbing his brow.
Oh, I have a headache.
Why is this fairy so stubborn? Thousands of years have passed, and the two of them have lived in the same cave and see each other every day. What hatred can't be resolved?
Moreover, the demon cultivators were a group of guys who put profit above all else. She should have gone back after she had refined the skill, instead of letting the demon cultivators watch her for so long and learn from her.
Ruan Xing thought about it and thought that if she didn't let the demon cultivator steal her skills, and let the demon cultivator sign the contract first, it might be better.
She decided to use a real-life simulation for this attempt. Anyway, problems would arise on the eighth day in the secret realm, and with tomorrow added, there would only be nine days in total. She could still tell which was cheaper, ninety points, or one hundred points.
……
"Senior, you come first." Ruan Xing said to the demon cultivator.
"Okay." The demon cultivator readily agreed. Seeing the fairy's slightly unfriendly gaze, he smiled and said, "But after you finish refining this puppet, won't the fairy and I be at your mercy? This is not the attitude to help others."
Ruan Xing said ashamedly: "I am not a skilled person. I just memorized this method but never used it. I also don't understand its meaning. However, I have no intention of enslaving you two seniors. If you don't believe me, I can swear on this."
Without waiting for the demon cultivator to answer, Ruan Xing continued, "I, Ruan Xing, swear that I will never force or order you two to do anything against your will. If you break this oath, you will be haunted by demons and there will be no redemption!"
She had never thought of letting the two of them be her subordinates. After all, she had been a great god thousands of years ago. How could she, with her pride, be inferior to others?
But she still made money, because first of all, the inheritance of the two of them was a reward for her. She brought two people to get the inheritance, so that she would have her own subordinates and power base in the world of immortal cultivation. Secondly, although she could not command the two of them, if she was in danger, the two of them would most likely protect her spontaneously, because they didn't know that her death would have no effect on them. Only in the case of devouring the master would the puppet die with the master.
In this way, the gray-clothed old man guarding the entrance to the secret realm is the first step in testing the strength of the two puppets.
In this simulation, because she went straight to the destination, only four days had passed after she finished refining the puppet. If she hadn't wasted more than a day looking for the corpse, she could have been faster.
But she could go out later, wait until the eighth day, when the gray-robed old man had killed all the other monks, and then she would go out and let the two big guys fight him.
"How decisive." The demon cultivator praised, without hesitation, allowing Ruan Xing to seal the contract with his blood.
After finishing the demon cultivator's puppet, she started to operate the fairy's puppet. During the process, she was fully alert, but this time, the fairy did not suddenly attack.
Was it because the body she found this time was a female cultivator? Or was it because she had already made a puppet for the demon cultivator, and she couldn't stop the demon cultivator even if she died with her, so she gave up?
She didn't understand it, but it was a good thing that the fairy didn't take action.
"You two should adapt first and see if you can get rid of the influence of this cave. I will come back in four days to take you away."
Ruan Xing said something to stop him, and the demon cultivator waved his hand nonchalantly, "Go ahead."
She wanted to take advantage of these four days to explore other places.
She was very curious about what had happened to the two injured monks she met last time.
As soon as I walked out of the cave, I saw several monks walking towards this side from afar.
After confirming with her eyes that it was the person she had followed, she quickly returned to the cave before the other party noticed her. "Why are you back again? What did you forget to take?" the demon cultivator asked.
Ruan Xing thought for a moment and said, "A few people came outside..."
The demon cultivator sent out his divine sense to take a look, "Oh, two of them were here the day before yesterday, but they didn't come in. They just looked at the door and left."
He probably came while she was out looking for the body.
If she had known that someone would come to her door, why would she have gone to the trouble of looking for the body? She could have just waited outside the cave the day before yesterday.
"I'll hide for a while." She didn't want to confront these people. If a conflict broke out, she wouldn't be able to defeat them because there were so many people outside.
Although the two big guys might help her, looking at the fairy's attitude towards her and the evil taste of the demon cultivator, it is estimated that they will not take action until she is about to die. She does not want to get seriously injured here and waste her time.
Time is points.
But the cave was bare and there was no shelter at all. Ruan Xing looked around but couldn't find a place to hide.
The demon cultivator coughed lightly and pointed to a corner. Ruan Xing stood over there and the demon cultivator performed a small magic. To others, the corner appeared to be a stone wall.
Although their mouths were sewn shut, the two bosses seemed to be speaking with their residual souls, which was quite convenient. I wonder if I can ask them to teach Jianlai how to use his sword after we get out.
Soon, several monks came in and were surprised to see the two big guys.
"Senior brother? Senior sister?"
"Why are you here? I thought this was a cave left over from ancient times and wanted to come in and explore it."
The fairy's face was as cold as frost, and the demon cultivator was too lazy to pay attention to her. He just inhaled it with a violent gust of wind. After swallowing it all, he burped and said lazily, "Okay, let's go."
Ruan Xing came out again and smiled at the demon cultivator in a flattering way: "Senior, could you not eat so cleanly next time? Leave a few storage bags for me?"
"Leave me alone?"
"Don't dare."
Ruan Xing touched his nose awkwardly and hurried out of the cave.
She headed in the direction where she had met the two injured monks before. After flying for nearly two days, she finally saw a huge ancient tree. Although the tree was huge, its branches and leaves had fallen off, and its trunk was dry. It was already a dead tree. Ruan Xing thought it was a bit strange, so she landed to check the situation. As soon as she walked to the roots of the tree, she saw two monks meditating there to heal their wounds.
Oh, it really is them two.
Seeing Ruan Xing, the two of them looked wary.
"What's the matter? Do you need help?"
"No need, please leave." The cultivator in the late stage of foundation building spoke quite firmly.
Ruan Xing was disappointed. After thinking for a while, she moved away and used the shapeshifting technique to transform herself into the appearance of the female cultivator she had killed.
The female cultivator's magic weapon was a jade hairpin, which happened to be undamaged, and it looked quite natural when she wore it on her head.
She walked back to the roots of the tree, with a sad look on her face, "Brother, how did you get hurt?"
"I was careless and accidentally fell into a trap." The monk sighed, "Where is Junior Brother Jia? Why isn't he with you?"
"We were just tricked by a cultivator from Nanzhou when we were hunting monsters. He was injured, so I hurried out to find someone to help. I didn't expect that you brothers were also injured. Then you guys heal your wounds first, and I'll go find someone else." Ruan Xing made up an excuse and pretended to leave.
"Damn you Nanzhou monks! This kind of rural place can't produce any monks with high moral character, and they even openly attacked their fellow disciples." The monk cursed a few times and said angrily: "Junior sister, why didn't you send me a message just now? If it had been earlier, the two of us could have gone to help you and we wouldn't have been hurt by this mechanism, ah!"
"Were you also injured by the monks from Nanzhou?"
"I guess none of our fellow disciples who came this time would set up such a sinister array? It's fine if they can explore the treasure by themselves, but they also set up a trap at the door to harm others. It's really hateful. After all, we are all fellow disciples. Even if we look down on them, we won't take action to rob them." The monk said contemptuously, and paused for a moment, and suddenly thought of something, "We just sent a message to Junior Brother Ren. They are not far from here. They will arrive in more than a day. How about we go find him?"
Ruan Xing estimated that the cultivators who contacted them were the ones who had fallen into the belly of the demon cultivator, so he nodded and said, "Okay, then you go first, Junior Brother Jia is still recovering over there, I will go find him, and when we meet up, we will go find those Nanzhou cultivators to avenge Junior Brother Jia!"
"Well, I'll send a message to Junior Brother Ren to ask about his current location. You can go and get Junior Brother Jia."
It’s a pity that your junior brother Ren will no longer reply to your message immediately.
Her current shape-shifting technique can only last for one or two hours. After they leave, she will change back to her own appearance. She will not return to the roots of the tree until the two monks have gone far away and are no longer visible.
After searching for a long time, I found a hidden passage at the root of the giant tree.
Considering that the monk just said that he was injured by the mechanism formation at the door, Ruan Xing did not go down rashly, but used several water dragons to wash the surroundings of the passage violently.
Anyway, it was a real-life simulation, so even if there were treasures, she couldn’t get them, so she wasn’t worried at all about destroying the place.
Moreover, it is very likely that Xie Huai is at the bottom of the passage. Facing such a sinister and cunning demon cultivator, it is never too careful.
After rushing through several times, Ruan Xing used a dagger to clear the tree roots and dead branches and leaves at the entrance of the passage before going down.
After walking a few steps, they saw traces of the formation plate. However, because of what happened to the two cultivators in the formation, which destroyed it, and Ruan Xing's careful cleaning later, the formation plate had lost its effectiveness.
But she still didn't dare to be careless and continued walking into the passage cautiously.
After a slight downward slope at the beginning, there is a gentle uphill slope further on. The passage does not seem to have any traces of human intervention, but is a naturally formed tree hole. Judging from this direction, she should be walking towards the heart of the tree.
Such a big tree, I don’t know how many years it has survived, the core of the tree must be made of high-quality material.
But this tree seems to have been dead for a long time, and I don’t know if the heart of the tree is still there. What does Xie Huai want to do by coming to this place?
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