txolops Chapter 113: Possession
Chapter 113: Possession
"Are you really so determined?" Upon hearing this, Su Beichuan's gaze turned cold, and his fingers tapped the arm of the throne.
boom!
A powerful aura, reminiscent of a Core Formation cultivator, suddenly erupted and surged towards Qin Zhixue in the hall below.
Qin Zhixue felt as if she had been hit by a monstrous wave; her bones cracked, her body felt like it was about to fall apart, her legs bent, and she was about to kneel down.
She forced herself to steady herself and looked up, saying, "Mundane affairs will only affect my cultivation. I hope Elder Su will understand."
"Cultivation... Without the support of sect resources, no matter how talented you are, you cannot forge an immortal foundation, form a core, or become an ancestor. If you fulfill what I said today, your path to immortality will be smooth. Otherwise, sect resources will be out of your reach," Su Beichuan sneered.
He looked coldly at Qin Zhixue.
The woman before me is indeed exceptionally talented.
But in the end, he was an outsider.
Even if Qin Zhixue's future core formation is beneficial in the Ice River Valley, it will not be of much benefit to the Su family.
On the contrary, it would hinder the development of the Su clan and take away the clan's power in the Ice Valley.
Only this woman married the pride of the Su family and gave birth to a member of the Su family bloodline.
Only then can the Su family truly benefit from it.
He would rather destroy it than gain anything from it.
Su Beichuan's gaze was sharp as a blade, as venomous as a scorpion.
Qin Zhixue frowned, her jaw clenched tightly, her heart filled with grief and indignation, yet she was powerless to resist.
Married into the Su family...
In this way, she will be tied to the Su family's war chariot.
What kind of immortal path...?
What a highway...
What carefree life...
They will all be powerless to control their own destiny.
Countless images flashed through her mind.
She came from the primordial star.
Why do people leave their homes and families?
Isn't it all for that path to immortality?
Isn't it all about being carefree and soaring freely between heaven and earth?
And to follow in that person's footsteps...
"I know I cannot comply!" Qin Zhixue gritted her teeth and said resolutely.
If she were to marry into the Su family and be bound by others, she would rather stay in the Great Wei Dynasty and be a respected ancestor.
"Stubborn fool!" Su Beichuan snorted coldly, and a powerful surge of magical energy rushed out.
Qin Zhixue was so shocked that she staggered backward, spitting out blood.
"Tsk tsk, I told you long ago, this girl is as stubborn as a mule. Since she's unwilling, I'll gladly accept this perfect immortal body... Haha..." Just then, a ferocious voice rang in Su Beichuan's mind.
A cold mist suddenly stirred between Su Beichuan's brows.
A flash of light shot towards Qin Zhixue's brow as she staggered backward below.
Along with this came ripples, carrying a surge of soul power that enveloped Qin Zhixue.
Upon closer inspection, it was revealed to be an ice silkworm, about an inch long, attacking Qin Zhixue's brow and dantian.
"This is a soul technique..." Qin Zhixue felt a moment of confusion.
hum!
Just then, an ancient character shone with golden light in her mind, gradually making her consciousness clearer.
At that moment, she moved her hand, and a metal bell on her wrist rippled.
This is the mother bell of the pair of mother and child bells she crafted.
boom!
Just as Qin Zhixue activated the bell, a loud bang rang in her mind, as if a sharp hammer had shattered her skull.
Her head was throbbing with pain, and her soul was immediately subjected to a tremendous shock, as if it were about to collapse.
However, a burst of celestial radiance appeared in Qin Zhixue's sea of consciousness.
The fourteen mantras manifested and surrounded her soul's sphere of light.
Instantly, Qin Zhixue's soul was as if nourished by a spiritual spring, restored to its original state, and the feeling of collapse vanished abruptly.
Immediately, Qin Zhixue's divine sense stirred and went to sense her sea of consciousness.
With her divine sense, she saw an ice silkworm flying towards her.
"Hehe, a top-grade Taiyin Body, if I were to possess it, I might be able to return to my peak!" Ice Silkworm laughed ferociously.
It was incredibly excited at that moment.
From the moment Qin Zhixue entered the sect, it coveted her precious body and wanted to seize it using secret techniques.
But Su Beichuan disagreed.
Because possession is against the will of Heaven, even if it succeeds, it will still bring divine punishment at crucial moments.
If they cannot overcome the divine punishment, both the possessor and the possessed will perish, body and soul.
There are too many risks involved, and Su Beichuan is naturally unwilling to take the risk unless absolutely necessary.
Now, sixteen years have passed.
Qin Zhixue still refused to marry into the Su family, and Su Beichuan was getting older.
As his lifespan was nearing its end, he accepted the Ice Silkworm's proposal.
Ice Silkworm's gaze was sharp, and it immediately locked onto the area where Qin Zhixue's soul was located.
But there, a dazzling light shone, and fourteen ancient characters formed a circle, protecting Qin Zhixue's soul at the center.
"That is..."
The ice silkworm looked surprised. It didn't recognize any of those ancient characters, yet it seemed to have seen similar characters somewhere before.
Just as the Ice Silkworm was looking on in surprise, the fourteen ancient characters suddenly shone brightly, like the sun bursting forth, emitting an incomparably intense light that filled the entire sea of consciousness and instantly appeared in the area where the Ice Silkworm was.
The light was like a blade, capable of tearing through the void and annihilating all living beings; it seemed to possess the power to destroy the heavens and the earth.
A feeling of being torn apart surged into the Ice Silkworm's heart.
"No..." the Ice Silkworm exclaimed, and a powerful cold current erupted from its body as it rushed towards the radiance.
boom!
The radiance emanating from the ancient characters pierced through the powerful cold current, penetrating the body of the ice silkworm.
"What kind of ancient characters are these...? Their profoundness seems to surpass even the Golden Core level ancient treasures...!" The Ice Silkworm watched helplessly as its body was gradually melted away by the immortal light. Its voice stopped abruptly, and its consciousness began to fade away.
call!
Within the space of consciousness, a chilling current also swept towards Qin Zhixue's soul.
The impact was on those fourteen ancient characters.
hum!
Qin Zhixue felt her consciousness was being roared, as if she were being hit by wave after wave of torrents, and her consciousness seemed to be swallowed up by the torrent.
She herself was also staggering backward.
However, at this moment, in the main hall, on the main seat...
puff!
Su Beichuan suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. His face was pale, his eyes were dim, and his black hair was gradually turning white.
He looked like his lifespan was about to be damaged.
"How is this possible..." Su Beichuan's eyes flickered as he looked at Qin Zhixue, who was staggering backward in the hall below. His eyes were filled with disbelief. His relationship with the Ice Silkworm was extraordinary. When they were in the Qi Refining Realm, they signed a "Symbiotic Coexistence" contract.
It was precisely because of this that Su Beichuan, with his mid-grade spiritual root aptitude, was able to condense a nascent core and become a giant in the Chu Kingdom's cultivation world.
Now that the Ice Silkworm has been destroyed, although Su Beichuan did not die directly, he lost a lot of his lifespan. As he was already in his twilight years, he was almost exhausted, and many wrinkles and age spots began to appear on his face.
His consciousness was also negatively affected, and his mental strength was greatly reduced.
The illusory core within the dantian began to dim, and the 'human flower' imprinted within it seemed about to wither away.
"Who are you... How can you possess such supernatural powers in your sea of consciousness?" Su Beichuan stared at Qin Zhixue, his face filled with shock.
"No, she's only at the Qi Refining Realm!"
Seeing that Qin Zhixue was staggering backward and her breathing was extremely weak, Su Beichuan immediately reached out with his large hand.
At Su Beichuan's dantian, icy energy immediately surged forth like a tide, condensing into a giant, frigid hand in front of him.
The giant palm emitted light patterns, which seemed to evolve into a domain, or perhaps a sky, containing an unparalleled pressure.
This is the divine power that Su Beichuan has condensed: "Frosty Ice Domain Hand".
With a flick of his five fingers, he reached out to grab Qin Zhixue.
call!
The palm strike arrived in an instant, appearing above Qin Zhixue's head like a canopy. An extremely cold aura swept over, causing ice crystals to appear on Qin Zhixue's body, rendering her completely unable to move. However, just as the giant palm's five fingers pressed down, light shone from between Qin Zhixue's brows.
boom!
A burst of golden light emanated from between Qin Zhixue's eyebrows and transformed into the character "至".
This is one of the fourteen ancient mantras within Qin Zhixue's sea of consciousness, which she is now fully activating and manifesting outwards.
The moment the character "至" appeared, a vast power rippled outwards, shattering the icy hand into pieces.
Then, the character "至" flashed, carrying the force of thunder, and attacked Su Beichuan on the throne in front of him.
Su Beichuan felt a chill run down his spine. With a flick of his hand, a shield made of cold iron flew out from in front of him, forming a protective barrier.
This is a Tier 3 Core Formation level magic weapon.
However, the word "至" (zhi) was so powerful that it shattered the shield in an instant.
In that instant, Su Beichuan flashed, made a hand gesture, and a short sword flew out from his dantian.
The short sword flashed and transformed into five long swords gleaming with cold light, which stabbed towards the character "至" and Qin Zhixue respectively.
In addition, Su Beichuan himself transformed into a streak of light, flew away from the throne, and appeared in a corner of the hall.
A loud bang was heard, and three short swords that were aimed at the character "至" were shattered.
The character "至" (zhi) swept forward, shattering the throne on the palace platform.
At this moment, light patterns flickered between Qin Zhixue's brows, and the character "Xu" flew out, swirling around her to protect her.
Clang!
The two other icy swords that Su Beichuan had evolved pierced the character "虚" (xu), but were directly shattered by this ancient character.
Clang!
A three-inch-long, cold iron magic weapon dagger fell to the ground.
"This strike is comparable to the Core Formation stage!" Su Beichuan leaned on a pillar beside him, his brows furrowed, his mind in turmoil.
With a flick of his hand, the cold iron magic weapon short sword immediately flew to his side, transforming into five rotating qi swords that protected his body.
After doing all this, Su Beichuan looked at Qin Zhixue again.
However, Qin Zhixue's eyes were also dim, and she looked tired, clearly indicating that her magical power was insufficient.
Yet, she unleashed such a terrifying attack.
This made Su Beichuan extremely wary.
"This girl must be in possession of a top-grade ancient treasure," Su Beichuan thought to himself.
Just as he was pondering this, he felt a wave of dizziness.
The side effects of the Ice Silkworm's death kicked in again; he felt his life force draining away, and if he used his magic again, he would soon perish.
The "human flower" on the "virtual core" suspended above the vast, cold river within his dantian was nearly withered.
The "Human Flower" is the essence of his life force; once it withers completely, his life will also come to an end.
Even the five magical swords hanging around Su Beichuan dimmed, as if their magical power was about to dissipate.
"Damn it..." Su Beichuan gritted his teeth, sat cross-legged on the spot, took out a "Great Rejuvenation Pill" and swallowed it immediately.
"So sleepy..." At this moment, Qin Zhixue felt extremely tired and her head was spinning.
The character "虚" (xu, meaning emptiness or void) that was floating around her flashed and disappeared instantly.
Then, her body trembled and she fell to the ground.
Before collapsing, she used her remaining spiritual strength to evoke the fourteen-character mantra.
However, the fourteen-character mantra within her consciousness shone brightly, transforming into a halo that protected her body within a sphere of light.
After that, Qin Zhixue fell into a deep sleep.
……
At this moment, at Hanyu Peak.
In front of an exquisite cave dwelling.
"Peak Master, Miss Zhixue is in trouble. Please lend a helping hand."
"Peak Master, Miss Zhixue is in trouble. Please lend a helping hand."
On the drill ground, Lu Wenqing knelt on the ground, kowtowing and shouting loudly.
The sound of her kowtowing was loud, and blood was already seeping from Lu Wenqing's forehead, flowing down to her mouth and neck.
To the left and right of the jade gate of the cave, there were two female disciples dressed in green robes and draped in snow-white gauze.
These are all disciples of Yan Wanyue, the master of Hanyu Peak.
At this moment, they remained indifferent, neither stopping Lu Wenqing from kowtowing and begging for help, nor helping him enter the cave to send a message.
In fact, there are array restrictions on the Jade Gate that can transmit outside sounds into the cave.
Inside the cave, the True Person Wanyue, at the 'Virtual Core' realm, was sitting cross-legged on a cold jade bed filled with chilling air, cultivating with her eyes closed.
Lu Wenqing's voice clearly reached her ears.
However, Master Wanyue's dignified and noble face showed no emotion whatsoever, revealing only indifference.
She didn't even open her eyes.
Qin Zhixue was aware of the recent frequent summons from the Supreme Elder Su Beichuan.
In fact, Master Wanyue had also approached Qin Zhixue several times, arranging for her to become a Daoist couple with a descendant of the Yan family.
Unfortunately, Qin Zhixue politely refused several times, showing no respect for her as her master.
Therefore, when Lu Wenqing came to ask for help, Master Wanyue also intended to delay the time so as to take the opportunity to give this disciple a warning.
Outside the cave.
Lu Wenqing kept kowtowing, his face already covered in blood.
But Wan Yue Zhenren still didn't appear, and she was extremely anxious.
She gripped the bell tightly in her palm with her delicate hand.
This is a magical artifact that Qin Zhixue gave her three months ago.
On that day, Qin Zhixue told her that if the bell flashed when she went to see the Supreme Elder, she should immediately go to find Master Wanyue.
"Master, Miss Zhixue says that after she reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, she is willing to enter the Mysterious Netherworld to find the thousand-year-old 'Cold Jade Star Pattern Gold' for you."
Lu Wenqing looked up at the jade gate and continued shouting.
"'Cold Jade Star Pattern Gold'..." Inside the cave, the Moon-Waning Immortal, who was sitting cross-legged on the couch, suddenly opened his eyes.