Corpse Retriever.

Chapter 490

The surging thoughts poured out like a floodgate bursting open.

Because Li Zhuiyuan arrived with the family head's key and was personally chosen by the young mistress of the Qin family as the successor of the Qin family, the evil spirits in the Qin family's ancestral home did not immediately attack.

Anger needs an outlet, and the expression of dissatisfaction needs a prelude or reason.

If Li Zhuiyuan cannot even withstand their tide of thoughts, then they will not hesitate to devour this so-called "patriarch"!

They are both evil spirits suppressed by the Qin family throughout the ages and defenders of the Qin family tradition.

The long years of grinding and the spiritual support they poured into it turned them into the most steadfast conservatives within the Qin family.

Within the dense beams of light and shadow, powerful and malevolent spirits were projected, bringing a suffocating grandeur and overwhelming pressure that enveloped everything in front of the ancestral home's gate.

The spirit medium said, "Spirit medium, enter meditation."

Lin Shuyou assumed a stance, raising his right hand in a clenched fist, his left hand outstretched, his eyes solemn, and the mark on his forehead band shimmering, assuming the appearance of a true lord.

Even so, Lin Shuyou's body was still trembling. The intensity of the impact was so great that even with a constant stream of Buddhist demons offering sacrifices for him in the underworld, he still found it difficult to withstand.

"This is the True Lord."

Is Sun Baishen still there?

"There are still True Monarch lineages in the modern era?"

"His breath is long and seemingly inexhaustible."

"This is a sacrifice. Where did he get a sacrifice from, and why is it lasting so long?"

Tan Wenbin closed his eyes, shutting out his five senses.

Even so, the intense knocking from the outside world made his closed-off nature seem precarious.

"Spirit Beast Controlling the Extreme?"

"Four heads? No, if you include himself, it's five."

"It forms its own array, and seals itself. It seals spirits with array diagrams, and suppresses resentment by sealing spirits."

"Precarious yet not collapsing, fragile yet not crumbling; ingenious design, ultimate balance."

Runsheng stood still, but his breathing became rapid. Nine hideous scars marred his chest, and black energy emanated from his body.

Under normal circumstances, Runsheng is immune to this kind of mental offensive, but this time, even Runsheng felt suppressed and gradually lost control.

This clearly demonstrates just how dire the current situation is.

"The Qin family's Dragon-Observing Technique... This is a member of the Qin family?"

"Does the Qin family still have descendants outside the family?"

"No, this is the aura of death. He is human, yet not human."

"They followed that family's path of having children."

"That servant actually turned this evil path into a branch?"

"It's pointless. That servant was just a second-best option after failing to become the Dragon King. This kid, on the other hand, aimed to become a dragon from the very beginning, thus cutting off his own path to becoming a dragon!"

Chen Xi held the jade flute horizontally in front of her, expanding her domain, her eyes clear.

Within the domain, the sea of ​​clouds churned and thunder roared, not only acting as a barrier and barrier, but also as a means of dissipating and resolving the disturbances.

Compared to Lin Shuyou, Tan Wenbin, and Runsheng, she appeared more composed.

It's not just because of the domain's uniqueness, but also because it follows the orthodox path.

If something is forced to grow too quickly, it's already lucky if it can achieve the desired combat effectiveness in time. But once it's put to the test in its entirety, various flaws are likely to emerge.

"Chen, the Dragon King of Qiongya?"

"Why has the Chen family's domain become like this?"

"You're young. Back then, the Chen family's territory was in this state!"

"Exceptional talent, pure and clear Dao heart, abundant divine favor, and the spirit of the Dragon King by his side!"

"Then this generation, the Dragon King will be a member of the Chen family. Dragon Kings of the Chen family are rare, but once a prodigy is born, he can crush an entire generation."

"Alright, this generation has little chance, we have to give up."

"Then what's the point of keeping us confined here?"

"Why did the Chen family come to visit? Did the successor she chose side with the Chen family?"

"Or is it that the Chen family wants to obtain the Qin family's inheritance through this method?"

"Insolence! Arrogance! Dream on!"

In an instant, Chen Xiyuan felt that the pressure she was facing had doubled.

Now, the sea of ​​clouds was suppressed, the thunder was compressed, she felt a tightness in her chest, and blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

Miss Chen had no choice but to place the flute to her lips, using its melodies to enhance her vocal range.

Chen Xiyuan felt that this was terrifying. It was indeed the aura of evil spirits emanating from the Qin family's ancestral home. She even glanced at Runsheng and the others out of the corner of her eye and saw that although they were also struggling, they were in better condition than her. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart: the training of the little brother is really amazing!

Miss Chen had no idea that she was being targeted even more by the evil spirits in the Qin family's ancestral home because of her identity as a member of the Chen family of Qiongya. After all, it was hard for anyone to have imagined that the evil spirits would have such deep-seated prejudices against different families.

Of everyone present, Ah Li was the most relaxed.

A vortex of energy appeared in front of Ah Li, and countless gazes were swirling around her.

Meanwhile, in various places within the Qin family's ancestral home, the heads of decaying tortoises emerged from their shells, some had hideous and grotesque faces that grinned sinisterly, some skeletons that had sat cross-legged for countless years creaked as they raised their heads, and some had tentacles covered in cursed thorns that gently caressed...

"Little girl, have you come out yet?"

"She's looking at me, she's looking at me, she's really looking at me!"

"Hahaha, the little girl has come out, she really has come out!"

"Yes, yes, those beasts outside are ultimately worthless scum!"

"That's right. How could the truly powerful be suppressed and killed outside? They would inevitably be invited back to our sect, just like us!"

"Not only did they fail to kill the little girl's curse, they actually helped her emerge from it. She was already a gifted child, and with this additional trial, she's incredible, truly incredible!"

"Her surname is Qin, and she has the blood of a true Qin family member flowing through her veins!"

"The Qin family shall prosper! The Qin family shall prosper!"

At that moment, a voice rang out, dousing the group's excitement with a bucket of cold water.

"That person said last time that the little girl didn't light the lamp herself, but instead worshipped someone else as the Dragon King!"

After a brief moment of collective silence, came even more furious and frenzied roars.

"Has that person gone mad? Such talent is rare even among the outstanding members of the Qin family in the past, and she actually made the little girl worship others without lighting a lamp herself!"

"Why rush it in this generation? She's still young. Can't we wait for the next generation to compete?"

"This is a standard Dragon King seed! How could she arrange it like this? What does she mean by this?!"

Everyone on the periphery is under pressure, but what they are actually bearing is just the spillover effect.

At this moment, the vast majority of the pressure, the vast majority of the dissatisfaction and anger, are all concentrated on the boy standing in front of the door.

In particular, after those malevolent projections scanned everyone, especially Ah Li, they unleashed an even deeper level of hatred towards the boy.

"A doll! Why is it a doll?! What is that person doing, giving the key to a doll?!"

"With a mortal body that hasn't fully developed, it's understandable that someone this age hasn't formally started martial arts training. But why hasn't he even tempered his qi and blood?"

"Where are the valves? Where are the air passages? I can't see anything!"

"You may not practice martial arts, but why not hone your physique?"

"This is someone who hasn't even cultivated his physique and blood energy... the head of the Qin family?"

"Hahahaha, is that guy really crazy, or is he just senile?"

"Baby, what's your name?"

"Little one, name the dishes!"

"Baby, we grant you a final moment of dignity before you die!"

Li Zhuiyuan's body stiffened, and he remained motionless, hearing countless piercing roars.

Even though Li Zhuiyuan could not kneel under this pressure, their disapproval of the young man had accumulated to a terrifying degree.

Ah Li sensed the strong malice in the boy's expression and stepped forward to help him share the burden.

The implications behind this action could not possibly escape the notice of these ancient and malevolent spirits.
This also attracted even greater contempt from evil spirits.

"Baby face?"

"A gigolo?"

"Sister-in-law?"

The boy himself didn't care about his surname. His surname had been changed by Li Lan. Even if it was the old surname, it wasn't a big deal in Grandpa Bei's mouth. What Grandpa Bei used to say most often was, "Our family used to be peasants. After we finish our work and contributions, we are destined to become peasants again."

At this moment, however, this surname, which was different from that of the Qin and Liu families, was of particular importance to the young man.

The more these powerful evil spirits in the house care about something, the more he has to crush it, so that they know who the true master of this house is.

Li Zhuiyuan turned his head to look at A Li.

Ah Li stopped in her tracks, no longer moving forward. This was her home, and now, it was also his home.

Li Zhuiyuan began by saying, "My surname is... Li."

"They haven't even changed their surname!"

"Nonsense! Disobedience!"

"This is outrageous! The Qin family is doomed!"

"boom!!!"

The most brutal pressures were collectively unleashed, aiming to crush this rebellious youth mentally and annihilate his soul.

Li Zhuiyuan bent over, his knees almost touching the ground.

Just then, the boy emitted an extremely pure Buddhist light, and two Buddhist figures appeared on his body: one was Sun Baishen, and the other was Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

When the boy was reciting the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra, the two who sensed the boy's pressure competed to send out their own auras.

"Buddha?"

"Which school of Buddhism is this successor from?"

"That person has been deceived. This is a Buddhist conspiracy. The Buddhist sect intends to usurp the Qin family's inheritance!"

Li Zhuiyuan stopped his descent.

"Buzz!"

When a gate to hell stood behind him, the boy's figure tilted upwards slightly, and his knees straightened a little.

A magnificent and elegant imperial robe appeared on the young man's body, echoing the ancient and majestic atmosphere of the Ghost Gate behind him.

"Fengdu?"

"The successor of the Fengdu Emperor?"

For two thousand years, Fengdu has had no successor or crown prince. Therefore, even the most knowledgeable among these evil spirits would not recognize the identity of the young ruler of Fengdu.

However, thanks to the boy's own efforts and the Emperor's favor later on, the purity of the Fengdu aura emanating from him far surpassed that of Yin Meng, who possessed the bloodline of the Yin family. The Emperor personally bestowed upon him a seal, and all the ghosts of the underworld paid homage to him. Such legitimacy and blessing were unparalleled since the creation of Hell.

"The Emperor actually dared to extend his reach to my Qin family!"

"Does the Great Emperor actually intend to take my Qin family under his control and suppress them in His hell?!"

"Yin Changsheng, you have quite the appetite!"

The next moment, rays of light emerged from the clouds and mist, falling around the boy, and the feng shui and atmosphere transformed into ink paintings, surrounding him.

The boy's back was lifted up, and his previously suppressed body was able to slowly rise again.

"The Liu Family's Secret of Observing Qi..."

"To have cultivated to this level..."

"That person said that she not only gave the Qin family's inheritance, but also the Liu family's inheritance."

Historically, the Qin and Liu families would cooperate for the greater good in the martial arts world, but on the river, generation after generation of Qin and Liu would fight and compete against each other.

The evil spirits in the Qin family's ancestral home include Qin family heroes who grew up under the watchful eyes of the Liu family, who were killed by the Qin family, and Qin family members who shattered the Liu family. Both sides trampled on each other's corpses to achieve the position of Dragon King.

Not to mention that later, Qin and Liu got married, which further deepened their understanding of each other.

Therefore, the evil spirits of the ancestral home were very familiar with the Liu family's Qi Observation Technique. It was precisely because of this familiarity that they knew how terrifyingly the young man before them had cultivated the art of Feng Shui.

Their voices gradually faded away.

They might think that Li Zhuiyuan's identity as a successor of Buddhism and the underworld was a sinister hand reaching out to try and usurp the Qin family's legacy, but they couldn't believe that Liu Yumei would do such a thing.

No matter how angry they were before, they only roared at who was crazy, who was confused, who was deceived, and never mentioned that who was an outsider and was indeed trying to harm the Qin family.

Because they all knew that without Liu Yumei, the story they were so eager to tell would have ended long ago.

They trusted this young mistress of the Qin family, surnamed Liu.

"Is this... that Liu, as a genius of the Liu family, is temporarily in charge of the Qin family's inheritance?"

If that's the case, although I feel uncomfortable, it's not unacceptable.

The two families are now bound together, sharing both prosperity and adversity. The previous generation had the Qin family go to the river, and it is only reasonable for the current generation to choose the Liu family to go to the river as well.

Furthermore, after becoming the Dragon King, he received the blessings of Heaven, and the Qin family, who were nominally associated with him, also received half of the Dragon King's blessings.

Furthermore, the emergence of the Liu family's lineage has changed the nature of the other two lineages that were previously exhibited.

The evil spirits began to re-examine the boy before them, and their tone gradually softened.

"Could it be that this child is not the hand of a conspiracy, but someone who has mastered both Buddhist and underworld traditions?"

"Is this a legacy that can be cultivated? He carries the principles of law, the principles of law."

"Is he a successor of the Liu family, who also holds the identity of a successor of my Qin family, and has at the same time stolen the inheritances of Buddhism and the Underworld?"

Everyone felt relieved after hearing this.

When they think they're the ones getting the peaches, they get angry and embarrassed; when they realize they're the ones stealing the cabbages from someone else's field, they're overjoyed.

Furthermore, setting aside previous prejudices and purely from a perspective of benefit, at such a young age, to have cultivated so many traditions to such a level is beyond what can be described as genius.

All the evil beings were defeated by the Dragon Kings of past dynasties. In other words, they were all discerning and knew what this freak meant.

"Speaking of which, how far has the competition progressed for this generation of Jiang?"

"If he's only just reached the peak of his power, his combined strength with his subordinates is already enough to crush Jiang Shang, right?"

"It's hard to say until the very end. The previous generation's illegitimate son also crushed them, but in the end he still lost and ended up with nothing."

"The heir of the Chen family of Qiongya, and his subordinates, stood in a row."

"This means...they've been subdued?"

The evil spirits stopped hurling insults at the boy and began to pragmatically discuss the probability of his generation succeeding in crossing the river.

"It's a pity. Why couldn't he wait a little longer, hone his physique and train his qi and blood first, and then formally start practicing martial arts after his body has fully grown into an adult, making rapid progress? Then, he and the little girl could come of age together and travel across the river. What suspense would there be on that river?"

"No, it's fine if he doesn't marry into the family and change his surname, but why can't he be allowed to worship the little girl and walk along the river?"

"Exactly, what's the difference between the Qin family patriarch and the Qin family son-in-law? Don't they both sleep in the same bed?"

"Think back, did that person ever take this child home before he lit a lamp and walked across the river, and let him tour the family's treasury?"

"No……"

"Indeed, there isn't..."

"So you were browsing the Liu family's treasury?"

"The favors are distributed equally, so why won't that person let him take anything from my Qin family's treasury? In the end, that person still favors the Liu family!"

The key floated up in front of Li Zhuiyuan.

"Roar!"

A malevolent dragon appeared and circled around the key.

The key is constantly evolving, displaying countless changes.

Back then, Li Zhuiyuan was able to secretly change the lock on the Great Emperor's Ghost Gate on Fengdu Ghost Street. Now, with the key in hand, and with his understanding of the Qin family's original techniques combined with his mastery of formations, the entire structure of the Qin family's ancestral home is no secret to him.

The previous waiting was only for this arrangement.

"Snap! Snap! Snap! Snap..."

Inside the ancestral home, the array formations and restrictions in various areas began to activate. Lightning bolts struck the pool, sacred fire burned the decaying forest, and pressure crashed down on the pile of bones...

The Qin family does not restrict the evil spirits in their home, allowing them to form their own system. However, as a long-established and orthodox Dragon King family, the array formations and restrictions inside their ancestral home must be extremely powerful. Not all members of the Qin family only practice martial arts. Just like the Yu family's ancestral home, there was also a tradition of mechanical arts.

A series of muffled groans and cries of pain rang out. Li Zhuiyuan's actions were tantamount to slapping these evil spirits hard across the face!

This was an abuse and humiliation that no previous Qin family had ever inflicted upon them.

If they were to riot collectively, not only Li Zhuiyuan, but even Grandma Liu and Uncle Qin together would certainly be unable to stop them.

But Li Zhuiyuan was not afraid of their rebellion, because the boy knew that this deliberate humiliation would not only not make them hysterical, but would bring them extremely strong pleasure.

"Damn it, my bone is broken, hahaha!"

"My turtle shell got blasted open, haha!"

"My heart is leaking, it's leaking, hehehe."

"My head exploded, and I'm trying to piece it back together from all over the place. So many of them exploded. Can anyone help me find them? I didn't even pick up my eyeballs."

Despite having the key, the fact that he could control almost all the array formations and restrictions within the ancestral home in such a short time was so impressive that even these evil spirits were terrified by his mastery of array formations.

In the past, the identity of a formation master alone would have been enough to challenge for the position of Dragon King, not to mention the other things added.

"Not bad, not bad. Where did you find that person?"

"If you don't want to marry into the family, then you don't have to. You can have a baby with the girl and have the child's surname Qin."

"So be it, he's the head of the family. He's no different from the son-in-law, since we'll be sleeping in the same bed anyway."

"After all these years, this is so novel. It's the first time I've seen a member of the Qin family not throwing punches, but instead focusing on embroidery."

"What a pity...it would have been better if I had practiced martial arts."

"So...why not wait until you're an adult?"

"Gentlemen, if he comes of age and begins practicing martial arts, wouldn't the matter on the river become nothing more than a formality, with the Dragon King's position being decided by a mere proclamation?"

"Child, what is your full name?"

"Child, what is your name?"

In the depths of Li Zhuiyuan's eyes, a cold indifference emerged.

Nuo Opera Puppet Technique, activated.

The two black Qilin statues at the entrance seemed to come alive at this moment.

As they rose from their knees, the movement of every joint in their stone bodies revealed the most perfect rhythm of the Qin family's dragon-watching method.

These two black Qilin statues are not only guardians of the Qin family's ancestral home, but also the essence of the Qin family's core techniques. When generations of Qin family members return from their journeys across the river as Dragon Kings, the two black Qilin statues will automatically revive and greet them.

In an instant, because of this action, all the evil spirits in the Qin family ancestral home fell completely silent.

Because the boy was demonstrating to them in this way just how profound his understanding and insights into the Qin family's Dragon-Watching Technique were, even though he hadn't practiced martial arts.

Consciousness comes first, and perception comes first. The so-called physical training, qi and blood cultivation, and even the subsequent martial arts training are actually all tedious accumulation and repetition.

Like an exam paper, you've already memorized the answers in your mind, but you haven't picked up a pen to copy them. But what's so difficult about copying them?
Once a boy reaches adulthood and his body matures, martial arts training becomes extremely simple.

The silence of the evil spirits of the Qin family is because they have finally seen the orthodoxy they desire.

The young man before me is not the acting head of the Qin family; he is qualified to become a true member of the Qin family.

Countless malevolent spiritual projections revealed a variety of complex emotions, a mixture of feelings.

Under the boy's control, the two enormous black Qilins puffed out their chests, raised their heads, opened their huge mouths, and spewed out fierce black flames, burning all the spiritual projections around them.

The burning projection caused damage to the very essence of all the evil spirits within the ancestral home. This pain was a hundred times greater than the previous punishment from the array.

But none of the projections resisted; they all remained outside the door, burned into nothingness by the flames of the Ink Qilin.

When the Qilin's mouth closed, the area outside the Qin family's ancestral home was spotless and serene.

Standing at the door, Li Zhuiyuan spoke in a deep voice to those inside:
"All past transgressions will be forgiven. From the moment I stepped into this gate, anyone who dares to defy me will first be expelled from the Qin family, then have their source material seized, and finally be suppressed and killed!"

After a moment of silence, the evil spirits within the ancestral home converged here in their true forms:

"Yes, master."

……

Despite being slapped by the formation and having their projection burned by the Qilin Fire, the evil spirits inside the Qin family's ancestral home burst forth with a joyful and peaceful aura amidst their suffering.

The evil spirits within the ancestral home have four corners, representing the highest level of the Qin family's evil spirit order. They are the ones who uphold the highest will and suppress the evil spirits layer by layer.

At this moment, two horns, together with the evil spirits below, were emitting excited and invigorating spiritual thoughts.

Two corners remained eerily quiet.

On the roof of the Qin family's scripture pavilion, an ancient evil spirit dwells, its tentacles stretching out to cover every corner of the entire pavilion. In the past, when members of the Qin family came to the scripture pavilion to look for books, they would ask it for help.

And it was also the first thing to discover the evil spirits hidden in Liu Yumei's ancestral home when she returned last time.

Gu Xie muttered to himself:

"The book thief is here again?"

In another corner, located within Python Mountain, the giant python stares incredulously at the white-robed old man huddled in a corner below, trembling.

Previously, the old man had only been repeatedly saying, "Hey, hey, hey..."

When the young man in front of the ancestral home's gate, his emotions fading, used the Nuo opera puppetry technique, which incorporated the secret arts of the Black Book, to control the black Qilin at the gate, the old man completely broke down.

This powerful evil spirit, which could make most of the evil spirits in the entire ancestral home tremble, was now shaking all over, as terrified as a quail.

"Is he not dead? Is he a reincarnation? Is he a disciple? Is he a descendant?"

The old man stuffed his remaining fist into his half-mouth and bit it with his remaining half-teeth.

"He's... coming back to eat leftovers?"

(End of this chapter)