RPAGF 80 Eliminate the Corpse
80 Eliminate the Corpse
"What kind of fire is that?" Gao Zhun watched as the unknown flames slowly burned away the Yin Corpse's physical body. Although he didn't know what kind of fire it was, the sense of danger it gave off was much greater than the Samadhi True Fire that everyone had used before. If they had such a powerful flame earlier, why didn't they use it sooner?
Although Gao Zhun didn't say it out loud, everyone knew what she was thinking. No wonder she thought that way. Right now, the Yin Corpse's primordial spirit was being restrained by Yun Mu Ning, so Yun Zi Han and the others' task was actually quite easy. At this moment, while she was burning the Yin Corpse's physical body with flames, she also had time to explain to Gao Zhun.
"This is the Yuanming Fire, which is only possessed by cultivators at the Integration Stage and above. The Yuanming Fire is equivalent to a cultivator's second primordial spirit. Like the primordial spirit, it cannot be easily damaged. Once it is damaged, the soul will be scattered. I thought I wouldn't need to use the Yuanming Fire, but I didn't expect..." Yun Zihan made a bitter smile and didn't continue. However, Gao Zhun could hear that Yun Zihan's tone was more powerless than before, which must be due to the weakness brought about by burning the Yuanming Fire.
"However, Fellow Daoist Huangzhu, you don't need to worry too much about us. As you can see, the Yin Corpse's primordial spirit is being suppressed by Ning'er. It has no way to mobilize its own fire spirit or primordial life fire to fight against us. However, the loss of primordial life fire will not have much of an impact on us. It will recover after a few hundred years of recuperation."
Yun Zihan's obviously comforting words did not reassure Gao Zhun much. Instead, Gao Zhun stuck out her tongue. Although she knew that cultivators had very long lifespans, and for a Mahayana cultivator, several hundred years was just a blink of an eye, she was only ten years old and had only been in this world for about a year. Her memories of Earth were still deeply ingrained. No matter what problem she encountered, her first reaction was to compare it with what she had experienced on Earth. Now, hearing this for the first time, she was really startled, and her gaze towards Yun Mu Ning and the others became even more respectful.
"Will Mu Ning be alright?" Now that Yun Zihan was completely out of danger, Gao Zhun shifted her concern to Yun Mu Ning, especially since the pain on her face was undiminished, even more intense. This made her furrow her brows, realizing that the Yin Corpse had realized the situation was extremely unfavorable and was intensifying its attack. In other words, while Yun Zihan was in a great position, Yun Mu Ning was under even greater pressure.
"I'm here with Xiao Ning, don't you trust me, Fellow Daoist Huang Zhu?"
Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out in the air—it was Wuya Qiubai. Gao Zhun finally felt a weight lift from her shoulders. She vividly remembered how Wuya Qiubai had single-handedly used the power of Blood Prison to severely injure and force back the Yin Corpse's primordial spirit. It seemed that today's events would end without serious harm. She could hardly believe it. Just a moment ago, the threat of the opponent's Netherworld Fire had nearly caused them to perish in the sea of flames. The feeling of her meridians being burned and her true essence about to be exhausted while struggling to maintain the Innate Fire Wall still lingered in her mind. And now, victory was on the horizon…
Therefore, it's better for her to stay at home and cultivate and play with Xiao Ling'er, her mother, and A Zhong. If these sudden plot twists happen a few more times, her little heart might not be able to take it.
Finally, after two hours of continuously releasing primordial fire to burn the Yin Corpse's physical body, the effort was successful. The last trace of the corpse's body completely turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared into the murky air of the cave...
"Did it succeed?" Gao Zhun looked at the scene with surprise, then frowned again, because she discovered that the battle between Yun Mu Ning and the Yin Corpse Primordial Spirit was not over yet. However, Wu Ya Qiu Bai, who had been hiding somewhere, appeared in front of Yun Mu Ning.
"I wonder where you can escape to after being injured by my Blood Prison this time?" As she spoke, Wu Yaqiubai's eyes instantly turned red, and she looked at Yun Muning with a gaze devoid of any warmth. No, it would be more accurate to say that she looked through Yun Muning at the primordial spirit of the Yin Corpse inside her body. Hmph, she made her little Ning suffer so much. She would definitely make the other party pay a thousandfold for this debt.
"Blood Prison, extreme chill!" The icy words came from Wu Yaqiubai's mouth. Immediately, everyone noticed that Yun Muning's painful expression froze, as if she were frozen at that moment. At that moment, Yun Muning's eyes were so resentful and cold, obviously the moment when the Yin Corpse gained the upper hand and took control of Yun Muning's body.
"I didn't expect Ning'er's plan to be so audacious..." Yun Zihan frowned, her lips moved slightly, but she ultimately did not speak to stop her. Yun Mu Ning and Wu Ya Qiu Bai's plan actually ended like this. Although this was the best way to annihilate the Yin Corpse Primordial Spirit, if one was not careful, it would still damage their own foundation. If their divine sense was damaged, Yun Mu Ning's intelligence would definitely be affected as well.
Does her foolish disciple really trust Wuya Qiubai so much? Yun Zihan frowned and looked at Wuya Qiubai again. Although this child's cultivation was only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he was, after all, the head of a family. The Wuya family had been in decline for tens of millions of years. Some emerging families or forces might not know about it, but those who knew the Wuya family's past glory and had been passed down for tens of millions of years had to treat the descendants of the Wuya family with caution, even though they were suppressed by the laws of the Immortal Spirit Continent and even though they were close to being wiped out.
In fact, Yun Zihan had always addressed Wu Yaqiubai as an equal, a decision made at their first meeting after the latter's parents passed away. And how could she not see the unspoken feelings between Yun Muning and Wu Yaqiubai? She took a deep breath, calculating in her mind. If Yun Muning, like her, were to leave an heir for the family at the appropriate time, then perhaps she could speak up for her precious disciple in this matter. However, her long-held intuition told her that she wouldn't succeed so easily.
"Hmph!" At first glance, an ordinary person would probably think that Wuya Qiubai was venting his emotions, but no one here thought so. Everyone here is a cultivator, so they naturally understand that Wuya Qiubai would never make a meaningless sound at this moment.
The one who saw it most clearly was Gao Zhun. With her discerning eyes, she keenly noticed that as soon as Wu Ya Qiu Bai snorted, the air in the entire cave seemed to vibrate slightly with that snort. The hidden spiritual energy in the polluted air swirled around her as Wu Ya Qiu Bai snorted, rushing towards her dantian.
"Is she building up her strength?" Gao Zhun thought to herself. Back when she was still on Earth, she had always wondered why the fight scenes in TV dramas always involved some kind of sound. She used to think it was simple, that they wanted to avoid making the scene too monotonous with just the sound of weapons clashing. But now it seemed there was another reason: the actors (and sometimes stunt doubles) would inevitably make some sounds when they were putting in the effort, just like Wu Yaqiubai was doing now.
Of course, no one present would notice that Gao Zhun was actually thinking about random things. At this crucial moment of eliminating the Yin Corpse's primordial spirit, she showed absolutely no sense of urgency. Didn't she know? If Wu Ya Qiubai failed, the Yin Corpse's primordial spirit remaining inside Yun Mu Ning's body wouldn't be the worst outcome. If it broke free, who would be next to suffer? It would undoubtedly be Gao Zhun and A Zhong, the two with the lowest cultivation levels. As for Wu Ya Qiubai, if the Yin Corpse were out of its mind, it would probably choose that path. Anyone capable of studying the Blood Prison possesses an exceptionally powerful divine sense and soul. For the Yin Corpse to try and seize Wu Ya Qiubai's body would be like pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth. However, although the Yin Corpse was now trying to seize Yun Mu Ning's body, the consequences were similar to, or perhaps even more severe than, those of seizing Wu Ya Qiubai's body…
This time, Wuya Qiubai and Yun Muning were truly determined to completely erase the Yin Corpse's primordial spirit from this world. Therefore, unlike Wuya Qiubai's previous earth-shattering attack, which almost instantly damaged the Yin Corpse's primordial spirit and drove it out of Yun Muning's body, this time they used a method similar to boiling a frog in lukewarm water. Yun Muning, in particular, seemed completely unconcerned about the chaos in her sea of consciousness. She forcefully used the terrain within her body to firmly lock the Yin Corpse's primordial spirit, allowing it to occupy the dominant position in her sea of consciousness and block Wuya Qiubai's Blood Prison.
Thus, Wuya Qiubai could unleash her full power of eye energy without restraint, gradually weakening the Yin Corpse's primordial spirit. Although the Yin Corpse's primordial spirit was surrounded by a protective layer formed from resentment and corpse energy, which took Wuya Qiubai three whole hours to remove, the Yin Corpse's primordial spirit, without its protective layer, was unable to withstand Wuya Qiubai's full power. After the protective layer was broken, in just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the Yin Corpse's mark on this world completely disappeared, and Yun Mu Ning's body slumped down.
Yun Zihan immediately went to check on Yun Muning's condition and then said, "Ning'er needs to rest for a few days before she can wake up. Chief Wuya, thank you very much this time."
Wu Yaqiubai shook her head, looking worriedly at the person who had collapsed in her arms, and asked, "Xiao Ning, is she really alright after all this bravado?" Although she had simulated the situation countless times beforehand, seeing Yun Mu Ning's powerless state and feeling an inexplicable worry, Wu Yaqiubai regretted it, truly regretted it. Now, she only hoped that Yun Mu Ning could get through this safely. Indeed, the consequences of forcibly reversing someone else's life-or-death crisis would fall upon her. She would rather be the one to bear the consequences... However, now, all she could do was patiently wait for Yun Mu Ning to wake up.