If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1419 Demonic Thought Parasite
"Master Seahorse, what are you saying? Immortal Feather Phoenix is ​​searching for me?"

Yan Wushuang, who was in a state of astral projection, almost scared her soul away.

The soul flying away is not a metaphor.

He lit the Moonscale Incense at this moment, and in his primordial spirit state, the smoke blurred the boundary between the mortal realm and the celestial realm.

His spirit was so startled that it jumped up, just like a normal person would be startled, and almost jumped directly into the Heavenly Realm (Middle Realm).

Xiaoyue, the personal maid standing beside him, was also startled twice. First, she was startled to hear that Grand Tutor Yu was actually searching for her young master. Second, she was startled because Yan Wushuang's spirit was blurred and he almost disappeared before her eyes.

"Young master, be careful! Your Yin spirit is still unstable at this time, and you can't even go to the Netherworld to cancel your blacklist. If you get lost in the Heavenly Realm, you may not be able to come back! If your Yin spirit doesn't return, your physical body will wither and die."

While nervously reminding her, she twisted the incense burner mechanism to extinguish the incense, allowing Yan Wushuang's spirit to return to the human world.

Without the protection of burning incense, the human world is very "cold," and even a gentle breeze can blow directly into your heart.

Yan Wushuang trembled a few times and quickly returned to her physical body.

“Master Haima, next time there is urgent news, please don’t shout it out directly, regardless of whether I am cultivating at the time. Remind me first so that I can stop cultivating.”

He angrily warned the Taoist priest at the door, then asked solemnly, "Explain yourself clearly, why did Yu Fengxian focus her attention on me?"

The Seahorse Taoist said, "Does my lord still remember Li Yong, the wandering god of Xianghe County City God?"

Just now, the Xuanwu mechanical beast passed through Xianghe County. In my Yin spirit form, I took a stroll through the Netherworld to inquire about the news of Grand Tutor Yu's arrival in Yan.

He reported this to me.

It is said that after Grand Tutor Yu arrived in Yan, he went directly to the Bohai Prince's Mansion in Beiping County.

She wanted to stand up for Ying Tong, the King of Bohai.

Didn't the young master assassinate Ying Tong last year, and also kill his two sons and a group of his close followers?

That's why.

At the Bohai Prince's palace, she gave an order, summoning all the city gods of Yan to come and pay their respects to her, and then commanded them to reveal your whereabouts.

Yan Wushuang's expression changed slightly. "Could some ghost or deity have revealed my identity?"

The Taoist priest said, "Indeed, many ghosts and gods have revealed your past whereabouts and hiding places. Many of your strongholds have been destroyed by the guards of the Prince's Palace."

But they don't know your current location, at least not yet.

If the young master were to make a public appearance, he would likely be noticed.

All the city gods received the imperial decree from Grand Tutor Yu. Although they could not make a big show of it, they instructed all the ghosts and gods under their command to keep an eye on your whereabouts.

Report it immediately upon discovery.

Li Yong took a considerable risk in order to deliver this message to you.

He paused, then hesitantly added, "Li Yong implied that the price you offered earlier wasn't enough."

Previously, secretly monitoring the Bohai Prince's Palace, one 'City God' position was enough.

Now that Grand Tutor Yu has arrived, he wants the 'City God' position in the Great Yan Kingdom.

That is, the City God's shrine in Ji County.

"My lord, what should we do?"

"Now that he wants to be the Jade Emperor, I have to agree to it!"

Yan Wushuang sighed helplessly, but a flash of murderous intent appeared in her eyes.

Then he asked, "Did Li Yong mention the attitudes of the City Gods? Not their attitudes when facing Yu Fengxian, but their true thoughts about me after leaving the Bohai Prince's Mansion."

Are you planning to dawdle and do a half-hearted job, or are you genuinely and urgently trying to find me?

The Taoist priest said, "In front of Grand Master Yu, not a single ghost or god has failed to swear on their chest that they will do their utmost to find you."

After leaving the Bohai Prince's Mansion, Li Yong didn't know about the other City Gods, but the City Gods of Xianghe County and Beiping Prefecture were completely obedient to Grand Tutor Yu.

From last night until now, not only have all the wandering gods and officials in the City God's Palace been dispatched, but even the County City God himself has been searching all over the county with the Book of Life and Death in his hands.

I reckon the other ghosts and spirits wouldn't dare to treat Grand Tutor Yu so casually either.

Grand Tutor Yu did not leave immediately after giving the order.

She's still clearing the earth's veins in Yan! She'll probably be staying in the north for several months.

"But the tyrannical Qin has lost the Mandate of Heaven. Don't those gods and spirits know this? Before long, the land of Yan will once again belong to my Ji family."

Even if the ghosts and gods of the underworld are ignorant of the will of Heaven, they should still know the attitude of the great immortals of the Three Realms.

"At this moment, how dare you aid and abet the wicked?" Yan Wushuang cursed with a gloomy face.

The Taoist sighed, "It's not their fault; after all, he is Grand Tutor Yu!"
Even the Heavenly Emperor gives her some leeway, and even the King of Hell fears her.

How can mere ghosts and gods of the underworld compare to the Heavenly Emperor and Yama?
Even if the Yan region is still under the jurisdiction of the Great Qin, and even if the prince were to restore the Great Yan one day, they would still not dare to disobey her will.

This is not something I, a humble Taoist priest, have made up.

Now that the states of Qi and Wei have long been restored, when Grand Tutor Yu was dredging the earth's veins in the area, he could still command the spirits and gods to assist the officials of the Qin counties in their flood prevention and disaster relief work.

It was as if she was unaware that their territory had become an enemy country.

They seemed unaware that they were no longer the gods and demons of the Qin Dynasty, and everything remained the same as before.

There's nothing we can do about it. No matter how great a deity is, can they be greater than the gods of the Five Sacred Mountains and Four Great Rivers?
The great gods of the Five Sacred Mountains and Four Rivers were either beaten to death by Grand Tutor Yu or surrendered obediently.

Even the great gods were subdued, let alone the lesser demons and spirits.

Yan Wushuang gritted her teeth, maintaining a calm expression, but her eyes already held a hint of despair and indignation.

"The dignified Grand Tutor of Qin, a powerful figure in the Three Realms, actually disregarded his reputation and attacked me, a mere mortal with no soldiers or power."

"No wonder they're from the Sand Barbarians; they have no dignity, no manners, and they don't even care about the dignity of a sage."

The maid said cautiously, "Young master, do not worry. We are currently inside the Xuanwu mechanical beast, and our location is constantly changing, making it difficult for even ghosts and gods to pinpoint our location."

Moreover, we will soon leave Gushui and enter the East China Sea.

"At the 'Eastern Sea Anti-Qin Alliance Meeting,' tell the great immortals about this matter, and they certainly won't let Yu Fengxian act recklessly."

"What Yue'er said makes sense." Yan Wushuang's expression softened slightly.

He strode to the edge of the bridge, leaned on the railing, looked down at the warriors and Taoists controlling the mechanical beasts, and said in a deep voice, "Regardless of losses, speed up! I need to get into the East China Sea as soon as possible!"

"Yes, sir!" Seven or eight operators immediately sprang into action.

"Buzz buzz buzz~~" The mechanical beast seemed to have transformed into a real Xuanwu divine beast, emitting a deep roar, disturbing the calm river water around it, causing a series of bubbles to rise.

"Whoosh!" It was as fast as if it were using a water escape technique. In fact, the "submarine" was indeed imitating the water escape technique of Xuanwu.

Although it did not completely merge into the river, the enormous size of the "submarine" did indeed disappear into the material world.

It transformed into a beam of light blue, darting swiftly across the riverbed.

This speed is almost twice the speed of sound. In Xiaoyu's previous life on Earth, it was simply unimaginable.

The maid Xiaoyue's eyes clouded for a moment, then cleared again, and she said, "Master, activating the mechanism array to its maximum speed will make it faster."

However, mechanical beasts are different from the true Xuanwu divine beast. The Xuanwu divine beast possesses pure primordial energy, and its escape techniques show no fluctuations in primordial energy whatsoever.

Mechanical beasts forcibly plunder the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy), causing extremely strong turbulent flows of the five elements' energy.

The imbalance of the five elements and excessive disturbance will attract the attention of the river god.

Upon hearing this, Yan Wushuang immediately felt a strong sense of crisis and irritation. "Why didn't you say so earlier? Now that the Netherworld Water Escape has been activated, there's no point in retreating."

And how many times have I told you, I am now the peerless young master, don't call me "Master" anymore, it sounds like you're addressing a nouveau riche!

At that time in the Central Plains, the term "young master" was still associated with "prince," and "prince" and "prince" were not titles that just anyone could bestow upon themselves.

The title "Young Master" also signifies a special status, at least that of a descendant of royalty.

The maid Xiaoyu's eyes clouded over for a moment, so quickly that her expression didn't even have time to change.

"Young master, I'm sorry, I'm a little flustered."

Meanwhile, at the same time, the Shenshui Mansion of the Gushui River.

Grand Tutor Yu slowly opened his eyes. "Ying Tong, I have located Yan Wushuang's position."

You should go and take revenge yourself. It's more satisfying to avenge your son's death by doing it yourself, and it will also deter other villains.

However, don't kill him outright.

He must be brought back to Wuzhong County for a public trial, and then executed in accordance with the law, as a warning to others.

Ying Tong was visibly excited and quickly rose to his feet and bowed, saying, "Thank you so much, Grand Tutor, for granting my request. My son can now rest in peace."

He paused, then said somewhat awkwardly, "Although I possess the strength of a Human Immortal, I am no match for Yan Wushuang."

Although that fellow was not the son of Yan Dan, he obtained Jing Ke's immortal sword "Yi Shui Han" and Jing Ke's self-created "Jing Hong Sword".

Yan Wushuang is known as the number one swordsman in Yan!
Last time I faced him, I only lasted two moves.”

Grand Tutor Yu smiled slightly and said, "Close your eyes."

Ying Tong didn't understand, but he still closed his eyes.

He closed his eyes and drowsiness washed over him; he drifted off to sleep, only to instantly become wide awake again.

In the martial arts arena of the dream, Yu Taishi touched his forehead with a finger, and he became as awake as if he were in reality.

Ying Tong had experienced similar situations several times before, and immediately came to his senses, saying, "Grand Tutor, have I time-traveled again?"

With a wave of his hand, Grand Tutor Yu conjured a stone wall in the training ground. The wall was two zhang high and stretched for more than ten li, its surface covered with small seal script and pictures.

Ying Tong approached and took a closer look. "Typhoon Swift Sword... This is a sword manual. Grand Tutor wants me to practice this 'Typhoon Swift Sword' technique?"

Grand Tutor Yu nodded slightly and said, "If you master the Typhoon Swift Sword technique, and with one thrust you leave thirty-six tiny holes the size of pinholes in the wall, Yan Wushuang will be no match for you."

Ying Tong stared at the long wall, then at the dense text and pictures on it, and felt a chill run down his spine and panic in his heart.

"I have very poor talent."

“Diligence can make up for lack of talent. In your dream, you have plenty of time. Think about your tragically deceased son,” said Grand Tutor Yu.

After a moment of reflection with his eyes closed, Ying Tong was filled with energy and began to work up a sweat on the training ground.

Dreamy years are worthless; year after year passes, and Yingtong is making rapid progress. Just kidding!
He has made progress, and the rate of progress is not slow compared to his own past performance, but it is far from meeting Grand Tutor Yu's requirements.

"You are only familiarizing yourself with the moves in your dream. Even if you learn the internal strength and divine will in your dream, you cannot immediately master them in reality."

If you want to defeat Yan Wushuang with just your moves, you must be faster and more ruthless.

"His skills must reach a level of perfection." Grand Tutor Yu would also personally guide him from time to time.

Ying Tong sensed Grand Tutor Yu's dissatisfaction and became somewhat anxious, so he cultivated even more diligently.

"Grand Tutor, Yan Wushuang has not only mastered the 'Sword of Startling Swan' as his killing move, but he has also cultivated several other unparalleled divine abilities."

"You've mastered the 'Typhoon Swift Sword,' making you so fast that he can't use any other supernatural abilities or secret techniques."

If he insists on using it, while he wastes time accumulating internal strength and gathering his energy, you will have already delivered a fatal blow.

However, don't cut off the neck directly. Instead, practice your stabbing techniques by referring to the last acupoint diagram.

After striking the target, it can cripple him without killing him.

Grand Tutor Yu appeared calm and confident, but inwardly he felt both helpless and somewhat worried.

Her initial plan was to have Yan Wushuang and the "Golden Vajra Taoist" who secretly supported Yan Wushuang trigger the Great Annihilation. After she had deciphered all their moves and supernatural powers, she would then tailor a "powerful killing method" for Ying Tong.

Finally, Ying Tong was allowed to take revenge himself.

Only in this way can we show off the brilliance of Grand Tutor Yu's methods and put on a grand show. But putting on a show is only a secondary purpose; the main purpose is to make an example of someone to warn others.

Everything is proceeding according to her plan.

She had considered the possibility of ghosts or spirits tipping her off, but she didn't care.

As long as her net is tight enough, once Yan Wushuang knows she is searching for him in Yan, where can he escape to?
The wandering god Li Yong only knew that she had summoned the City God, but she didn't know that as soon as the City God left, she summoned the Mountain God.

After the mountain god left, she summoned the water god within the Bohai Kingdom.

The Gushui Dragon God easily found the "submarine" at the bottom of the river.

It's also simple: when cultivators use Taoist techniques, the fluctuations in spiritual energy are relatively peaceful, while mechanical beasts, by using rune arrays to steal the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, will severely disrupt the surrounding spiritual energy.

Having found the "submarine," triggering the Great Destroyer's power has become much easier.

Now she doesn't even need to get involved herself. The Dream-Eating Demon Ancestor uses her demonic thoughts to corrupt the target's close servants, thus completing "demonic parasitism."

The Dream Erosion Curse, which evolved from "Demon Thoughts Stealing the God," can even devour a living person, consuming their primordial spirit, magical power, and physical body (bloodline power).

She now precisely controls the intensity of the magical erosion, only temporarily using the demonic thoughts in the other party's mind to slightly control their spirit.

Well, it's not a complete possession by demonic thought; it just increases the "Phoenix Feather content" on the corrupted target.

For example, Yan Wushuang's maid, Xiaoyue.

In her normal state, she is 100% Xiaoyue and 0% Yu Fengxian. Now she is under the influence of the Dream Erosion Curse, and the impure thoughts in her mind have become demonic thoughts. These demonic thoughts belong to the Dream Erosion Demon Ancestor, and Xiaoyue has become impure. A "Demon Thought Xiaoyu" is parasitizing her spirit.

When the content of "Demon Thoughts Little Feather" is high enough to trigger the Great Annihilation Father, the servants Tian An, Tian Geng, and Yue'er are still themselves.

Their thoughts, memories, and emotions remained unchanged. After all, Xiaoyu only wanted to trigger the Great Destroyer, so they would naturally call him "Master" or "Daddy," without needing to deliberately distort their thoughts or manipulate their behavior.

It truly achieved something subtle and silent, like a gentle rain nourishing the earth.

However, this kind of "demonic parasitism" also has significant side effects: First, it can only be used on ordinary people, as Taoist priests can detect the presence of demonic thoughts and immediately recite divine incantations to calm their minds and suppress the demons; second, powerful deities and immortals can easily detect the signs.

This time, Yan Wushuang didn't notice anything unusual and had no suspicion of her personal maid. However, last time in Fushan County, both Geng Sangzi and Kuai Che noticed something amiss with the servant.

There are indeed problems with Tian An and Tian Geng.

However, any newly invented secret method has a "shelf life" period. During this period, the enemy will not be able to think of it or have any relevant knowledge of it, and will easily fall into the trap.

This is why, even with his current strength, Grand Tutor Yu remains cautious and prudent. When facing any Qi Refiner, he always assumes they have cultivated some mysterious and powerful divine ability, and tries to uncover their true strength before engaging them in direct combat.

(End of this chapter)