So it turns out I'm the demon!

Jiang Mu narrowed his eyes, sizing up the old acquaintance he hadn't seen in a long time, and said calmly:

"I thought you had died out there."

Since their parting in Yancheng, this woman took the True Dragon Blood from him, saying she was going to find a way to break the seal, and then there was no further news of her.

To be honest, Jiang Mu was initially quite unaccustomed to it.

After all, having had his life force drained so many times, his initial resistance had long since turned into a habit. Suddenly, when no one came to sneak up on him and bite his neck in the middle of the night, he felt like something was missing.

"Hehehe, little brother Jiang, are you hoping for my death, or are you heartbroken that I'm dying?"

Ji Hongyuan raised her jade-like fingers, painted with black nail polish, and covered her red lips with a coquettish laugh.

Although he was laughing heartily on the surface, a storm was raging inside him.

When they parted ways in Yancheng, this kid was only just over the sixth realm, and she had thought to herself that his cultivation speed was already fast enough.

Before long, he actually jumped to the eighth realm!

In all her years of life, besides the exceptionally talented Jiang Chaoxi, the supreme sword immortal who opened the gates of heaven with his sword, and the madwoman suppressed beneath the divine lake...

I have never seen anyone's promotion speed be so abnormal.

Whether you live or die is none of my concern.

Jiang Mu shrugged.

Ji Hongyuan was momentarily speechless at this straight man's statement.

Her beautiful eyes darted around, glancing out of the corner of her eye at Lan Rou'er and Chu Lingzhu, who were engrossed in their cultivation inside the carriage, and she teased them sweetly:

"Oh, little brother Jiang, you're quite the ladies' man. You've already hooked up with two more stunning beauties so quickly. Your taste is getting increasingly discerning. When... are you going to hook up with me too?"

"Judging from your current state, where you can only condense your soul into a physical form, this time it's just an avatar."

Jiang Mu ignored her teasing and said calmly, "It seems that your progress in escaping your physical body is not going smoothly."

Ji Hongyuan's charming smile faded slightly, and she sighed, saying with a hint of resentment:

"It really didn't go smoothly. I thought things were too simple. That beastly bastard Jiang Chaoxi's restriction on me back then was too domineering. With just that little bit of dragon blood, I couldn't break through it at all."

"So you came to find me..."

Before Jiang Mu could finish speaking, a chilling, faint fragrance wafted over.

Ji Hongyuan's delicate body pressed against her like a water snake.

She tilted her head, opened her crimson lips, and gently bit Jiang Mu's neck.

A moist, slightly cool little tongue pressed against the skin of his carotid artery, sending a shiver down his spine.

Jiang Mu felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively wanted to push her away. But after raising his hand halfway, he hesitated for a moment and finally lowered it, letting her nestle against his neck.

We're about to enter Yunzhou City, and we're short of thugs. Consider this an advance payment of our wages; a couple of puffs won't kill us.

As the pure yang energy within her body was continuously drained, a sickly blush gradually appeared on Ji Hongyuan's originally pale cheeks. After a long while, she reluctantly opened her mouth and straightened her graceful body.

The woman stuck out her bright red tongue, licking the remaining saliva from the corner of her mouth with lingering satisfaction, her eyes sparkling with alluring charm:

"Phew...that feels so good. If I'd known getting out of this predicament would be so difficult, I wouldn't have gone through all that trouble. I should have stayed by little brother Jiang's side every day, pinning you down on the bed and absorbing your yang energy. That would have been far more pleasurable than any rare tonic!"

"Did you enjoy it?"

Jiang Mu glanced at her.

Ji Hongyuan put one hand on his shoulder and said with a coquettish smile:

"I was planning to suck you dry in one go, but I was afraid that little brother Jiang would get angry, so... I'll just reluctantly suck a little bit first."

Jiang Mu sneered:

"Now that you've finished absorbing the energy, let's continue our deal. I'm heading to Fazhou City soon; it's currently besieged by the main force of the Red Umbrella Sect. You stay here and help me kill the demons."

"Heh~"

Ji Hongyuan rolled her eyes at him, poked his chest with her jade-like finger in an annoyed tone, and said coquettishly,

"Brother Jiang, you're so heartless! She just came all this way to see you, and she hasn't even had a chance to sit down properly before you're already making her do hard labor? You have no sense of chivalry at all!"

Jiang Mu stared at the woman's stunningly beautiful face so close to his own, and subconsciously reached out to pinch her cheek.

As a result, the moment the finger touched the other person, it passed right through their body.

To avoid being touched, the woman transformed her body into a spirit state.

Seeing Jiang Mu's empty hand, Ji Hongyuan giggled:

"Little brother Jiang is such a lecher, all he thinks about is taking advantage of his older sister. If you really like that, one day when I get out of that wretched place and regain my true form, I'll let you hug and touch me to your heart's content~"

Ha, the king of empty promises.

I don't believe you, you old hag, you're really wicked.

Jiang Mu withdrew his hand and said seriously:

"Alright, stop with the nonsense. You've come all this way back to save your life, so besides absorbing my yang energy, you must have something else you want me to help you with, right? Just say it."

"what?"

Ji Hongyuan feigned a surprised and shy expression, brought her face close to Jiang Mu's ear, and whispered sweetly, "Little brother Jiang is truly in sync with his sister."

That slut, she's gotten even more slutty after being away for a while.

Seeing Jiang Mu's cold face, she became slightly more serious:

"Little brother Jiang, your sister does need your help with a small matter. Of course, it's not something as important as risking your life, it's just to help your sister... collect some little trinkets."

"What is it?" Jiang Mu asked.

Ji Hongyuan narrowed her blood-red, dark eyes slightly and said casually, "Your human cultivators'... fresh darlings. Their cultivation level doesn't need to be too high, just the seventh or eighth realm will do."

Jiang Mu was taken aback, then looked at her with a half-smile:

"What a coincidence? My cultivation level just happened to be at the eighth realm, fresh off the press. How about I cut open my chest and give you a 'heart-to-heart' performance?"

"Giggle giggle..."

Ji Hongyuan laughed so hard she almost fell over, her slender, icy fingers drawing circles on Jiang Mu's chest.

"If Brother Jiang is willing to offer himself up, I won't refuse. But... if I really eat you, I'll feel sorry for you without the nourishment of pure yang energy in the future~"

Jiang Mu snorted coldly.

Don't be fooled by this woman's seemingly affectionate way of calling him "brother this" and her occasional flirtatious glances.

But Jiang Mu knew in his heart that when a conflict of interest arose, and the zombie queen turned on him without hesitation, she would be more ruthless than anyone else. Zombies, after all, were inanimate beings that transcended the three realms and were not bound by the five elements.

Cold-bloodedness is etched into their very bones.

She was completely different from the tree spirit Si Rumeng. Although Si Rumeng was ambitious, rebellious, and unruly, she was still a living being, and after spending time with her, one would develop emotional bonds and a sense of fear.

The zombie queen in front of us, wearing black stockings and high heels, is truly ruthless and heartless.

"Don't give me that. If I happen to run into some damned seventh or eighth-realm cultivator on the way, I can collect a few hearts for you while I'm at it."

Jiang Mu looked directly into the woman's eyes.

"However, since it's a transaction, what price can you offer? Help me fight? Sorry, with the current cultivation level of your clone, to be honest, you really can't be of much help to me."

Upon hearing this, Ji Hongyuan immediately adopted a pitiful and resentful expression:

"Isn't Brother Jiang being a bit too materialistic? Once he's out of trouble, he'll be yours completely, right? You'll have him and his heart, isn't that enough?"

"I'm serious."

Jiang Mu remained unmoved, her eyes cold.

Seeing her attempt to get something for nothing fail, Ji Hongyuan slowly suppressed her playful expression, a hint of disdain and arrogance appearing on her alluring face: "How about I offer you an army of zombies?"

"What the hell?"

Jiang Mu was taken aback.

Ji Hongyuan leaned back on the cushion opposite Jiang Mu, crossing her right leg over her left. Her raised foot, clad in a stiletto heel, swayed gently in mid-air, the toe almost touching Jiang Mu's knee. She said softly:

"An army of five hundred bronze-armored zombies. Each one's physical strength and cultivation are comparable to a fourth-realm cultivator of your human race." She continued to tempt him, noticing the slight change in Jiang Mu's expression.

"In the future, even if you don't need them to help you charge into battle and kill enemies, you can just use them as live targets to kill and exchange them for merits with your damned imperial court."

Of course, if you eventually step into the realm of demonic cultivation, the corpse energy and resentment within these five hundred fourth-realm zombie corpses will be your best resources for cultivation, which you can absorb at will.

"Is this stake enough to buy a few hearts from the Eight Realms?"

Will they die?

Jiang Mu's eyes were sharp, keenly seizing the blind spot.

Ji Hongyuan chuckled softly:

"Little brother Jiang, do you think there's any such thing as a corpse being dead or not? They're just inanimate objects. If they're blasted apart in battle, then they're naturally gone."

But I can tell you with certainty that as long as I am still alive, these cannon fodder can be replenished for you at any time.

"I don't quite understand the principle behind your operation."

Jiang Mu shook her head.

Ji Hongyuan did not offer any further explanation.

She slightly raised her right leg, flicked her toes, and flung her scarlet pointed high heel to the ground.

Her slender feet, clad only in a thin layer of black stockings, dangled in mid-air, the arches forming a perfect crescent shape.

"Grab it," the woman said calmly.

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Jiang Mu gave her a strange look.

In the middle of the night, you want me to grab your feet? What a strange request!

Ji Hongyuan leaned forward slightly, looking directly at Jiang Mu: "I'll let you grab my foot."

Jiang Mu hesitated for a moment, then reached out and gently grasped the jade-like foot that was suspended in mid-air.

The moment Jiang Mu got his hands on it, his heart skipped a beat.

Unlike the gentle and soft-hearted demon sister Qiu Yuexin, the foot in her hand was longer and more slender, with a thin and distinct ankle bone.

Because it is wrapped in a layer of black silk, the feel when held in the palm is a texture between smooth and supple, like touching a cool jade stone through a thin layer of ice silk.

Just as Jiang Mu was savoring the unique touch, a violent and chilling aura suddenly emanated from her fingertips.

next moment!

Ji Hongyuan stretched her long legs forward, and with the help of Jiang Mu's hand supporting her, she stomped her toes heavily on the man's heart!

Black and red corpse energy surged in the woman's eyes.

"boom"

Jiang Mu felt as if a thunderbolt had exploded in his mind, making his ears ring.

Immediately afterwards, deep within his sea of ​​consciousness, a completely black token materialized.

The token was engraved with four large, blood-red characters.

【The Heavenly Decree of the Zombie King】!

"What is this thing?"

Jiang Mu was secretly surprised and suspicious.

Ji Hongyuan's languid voice rang in his ear: "This is the 'Zombie King's Decree,' which, as the name suggests, can summon all zombies in the world. Of course, what you see in your sea of ​​consciousness right now is just a fragment. Even so, it can only summon and command a maximum of five hundred bronze-armored zombies for you."

"How do I summon it?"

Jiang Mu became interested.

Ji Hongyuan said, "It can be done by sensing with divine sense and with a thought."

Jiang Mu probed a wisp of divine sense into his sea of ​​consciousness, touching the [Zombie King's Decree].

As soon as divine sense made contact, a burst of black light erupted from the surface of the token.

Immediately afterwards, a clear picture unfolded in his mind.

In a dark and gloomy space, five hundred zombies were neatly arranged in several square formations.

These zombies were quite burly, over two meters tall, with muscles like they were cast in bronze, and their arms, when hanging down, almost touched their knees. "They look pretty intimidating. Let's send one out to test the waters."

Jiang Mu's mind stirred.

Buzz

The space inside the carriage suddenly distorted.

The next moment, a colossal creature appeared out of thin air in the carriage.

The specially made carriage was originally spacious enough to comfortably accommodate several people. But when the zombie emerged, its towering body almost touched the ceiling of the carriage.

The imposing size and deathly silence made the carriage feel oppressive.

At the same time, the temperature inside the carriage dropped sharply.

Fearing to wake Chu Lingzhu and Lan Rou'er, Jiang Mu frowned slightly, and with another thought, he returned the bronze-armored corpse to his token space.

The chill in the carriage gradually dissipated.

"So, is Brother Jiang satisfied with the deposit your sister gave you?"

Ji Hongyuan withdrew her long, jade-like feet, which were wrapped in black silk, crossed her legs again, and looked at him with a smile.

Jiang Mu asked:

"What if these zombies are completely destroyed by the enemy outside? Are we just going to lose them one by one?"

Ji Hongyuan shook her slender index finger and explained:

"Don't worry, even if it's destroyed in the outside world, as long as the [Zombie King's Decree] is still inside you, their original death energy will return to the token's space and re-condense into a new body."

Of course, this restructuring process will take some time.

In short, the quota of 500 bronze-armored corpses is fixed and will always be with you.

The only downside...

The upper limit of cultivation is locked, only around the fourth realm.

However, it's still quite useful for delaying the enemy when in trouble, or for occasionally forming a defensive formation in an emergency.

Jiang Mu nodded, then asked:

"Once they're summoned, can they stay outside indefinitely?"

"Of course not."

Ji Hongyuan gently shook her head, "Without the nourishment of death energy from the token space, they can only stay in the mortal realm for a maximum of twelve hours. Once the time is up, they will dissipate on their own."

"Twelve hours..."

Jiang Mu frowned slightly, quickly calculating in her mind.

Although its individual strength is only at the fourth level and it has a time limit, this thing is indeed quite practical.

Five hundred painless and fearless meat shields would be an undeniable force on the battlefield.

For example, in case of emergencies in the future, they can be released to protect Chu Lingzhu and the other girls around them.

Moreover, when they went to Fazhou City to face the Red Umbrella Sect's army of thousands of demons, these five hundred bronze-armored corpses could be used to help clear out the miscellaneous soldiers below the fourth rank.

It greatly saves your physical strength.

"good."

Jiang Mu secretly praised him.

The only thing that he found somewhat regrettable was that this [Zombie King's Decree] was a divine soul artifact existing in his sea of ​​consciousness, without a physical form.

Otherwise, if one could take it out and use the demonic energy in one's own "magic tank" to cleanse and infuse it, it might be able to level up.

"Alright, I'll accept this. I also agree to your conditions. I'll keep an eye out for suitable seventh or eighth-realm soulmates for you in the future." Jiang Mu then changed the subject, looking up at Ji Hongyuan's eyes.

"But since this thing is yours, you wouldn't suddenly take it back one day if you're in a bad mood, would you?"

Ji Hongyuan rolled her eyes at her with a charmingly irritated expression.

"Take it back? Little Jiang, you underestimate your sister's vision. Besides, the gift has already been given away, and there's no way for me to take it back. Oh, right, I have another gift for you."

"What gift?" Jiang Mu asked expectantly.

Ji Hongyuan crossed her long legs again: "Help me take off my socks first."