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"This is... the Immortal of Fixed Wind?"

The dark red statue was pulled out from underground.

He Li stared at the statue, looking it up and down.

This thing is half a meter tall, and it wasn't painted red with pigment; rather, the stone from which the statue was carved was naturally dark red, making it look like jade permeated with fresh blood.

Moreover, the statue's appearance is also strange.

He Li originally thought that the statue of the Immortal of the Wind, which might be a flying centipede, was most likely a centipede.

Or, it may be a human form.

Who knew... this statue was half-human and half-insect.

The upper body of this statue is that of a Taoist priest with his hair tied up, wearing a Taoist robe, holding a whisk, and carrying a sword on his back. However, from the waist down, it is a centipede with strong legs.

What sends chills down your spine the most is...

Although a statue is an inanimate object, when you look at it, you can feel as if you are being watched by it.

It was as if something was truly hidden inside this statue.

Just as He Li was examining the statue.

The spirit of Qingyang Mountain suddenly spoke up: "This is actually... a statue carved from blood sacrifice stone? How extravagant!" He muttered to himself, his voice not loud, but He Li could hear him clearly.

"Blood Sacrifice Stone? What's that?"

He turned around, somewhat curious.

The spirit of Qingyang Mountain quickly replied, "The literal meaning."

"It involves using living...animals to perform certain sacrificial rituals to cause them to bleed out of their bodies and die suddenly."

"If such a sacrificial ritual is performed for a long time, the blood flowing from the sacrificial creatures that die suddenly may become solidified layer by layer, or even petrified."

"This stone has special powers."

"It is often something pursued by those who practice Qi cultivation through unorthodox methods, or by certain evil entities."

He paused at this point.

The topic then returned to the statue of the Wind-Calming Immortal.

"Carving idols from stones sacrificed with blood..."

"It is said that it is easier to communicate with those immortals and gods, especially those gods and immortals who enjoy human sacrifices."

"And it's also easier to receive rewards..."

"However, I have also heard that such statues seem to be able to cross boundaries and attach themselves to the consciousness and power of extremely despicable beings in the upper realm, and even gradually transform into the lower realm bodies of immortals and gods."

"In short... the effect of carving a god statue with blood sacrifice stone far exceeds that of a god statue carved with ordinary stone."

"Your cup might contain immortal blood..."

"Perhaps it's not just the cup that's powerful, but also the statue itself that's at play."

The cup that the spirit of Qingyang Mountain mentioned...

Of course, it's that nine-section jade cong.

He Li still doesn't understand what power that nine-section jade cong has, and now he's saying that the statue they just dug out isn't so ordinary either.

"These things need to be studied gradually."

He shook his head, too lazy to think about it anymore.

He simply waved his hand and said, "Never mind, let's take this thing to Shanghai first and then see how to deal with it."

As he spoke, he was about to use his spiritual sense to wrap up the statue and take it to the Demon Capital for disposal, but just as he was about to make his move, he heard Mu Lan suddenly let out a muffled groan behind him...

Huh? What's going on?

He Li subconsciously turned around to look.

But they discovered that, without them noticing, Mu Lan's body was covered with blue crack-like patterns.

Moreover, there seemed to be a bead emitting a faint green light slowly moving within her flesh and blood at her waist; the light emitted by that thing could penetrate Mu Lan's skin and clothes.

Therefore, everyone present could see it clearly.

He Li blurted out...

"Golden Core?!?"

Yes, He Li suspected that the bead that appeared on Mu Lan's body at this moment was very likely the strange golden pill of Yin Yunzi, which Mu Lan had shown to him after she got it.

Since he didn't feel that the thing posed any threat, He Li didn't let Mu Lan hand it over to him to keep.

He was thinking of waiting until he returned to Shanghai...

Then Mu Lan will hand over that golden pill.

After all, what's the use of something if you can't even figure it out?

Who knew something like this would happen...

"Quickly! Smash the idol!!!"

Just as He Li was unsure of what was going on and didn't know how to help Mu Lan, the spirit of Qingyang Mountain suddenly spoke up: "It's the power of the statue at work."

"This Wind-Stabilizing Immortal...it's very likely planning to use that demon core to parasitize and possess someone else!!!"

Bang! ! !

As the spirit of Qingyang Mountain finished speaking, an explosion occurred.

He Li's fist slammed heavily onto the statue.

Visibly, the surface of the statue shimmered with a faint blue light, as if it had activated some kind of defensive power to resist the attack, but He Li's power was too great and still shattered it.

As the statue shattered, the luminous blue cracks on Mu Lan's body quickly receded.

The demon core also went silent.

It no longer shines.

Seeing that Mu Lan's face was pale and she looked like she was about to fall, He Li and Yu Ji quickly reached out to support her. He Li only relaxed after confirming that she was not seriously injured.

However, he had only just relaxed.

The words that followed from Qingyang Mountain Spirit made the atmosphere heavy and caused He Li to frown deeply...

"Oh no, things aren't looking good."

"We were still a step too slow!"

"That demon core seems to have taken root in her body."

"I'm afraid... it can't be removed!"

As Qingyang Mountain Spirit spoke, He Li frowned but before he could say anything, Mu Lan seemed to sense something and lifted her clothes to look at her body...

Sure enough, a green bead was emitting a faint glow on the right side of her waist.

A small portion of the bead was exposed.

Most of them, however, are intertwined and integrated with Mu Lan's flesh and blood.

Even Mu Lan could see...

Some faint green threads spread from the bead all the way to the heart...

This made her face even paler.

"What...what should we do?" She rarely showed a panicked and bewildered expression as she looked at He Li and Yu Ji, and then looked up at the somewhat silent Qingyang Mountain Spirit.

No one uttered a sound; the atmosphere was incredibly heavy.

Until He Li spoke...

"Tell me, is there any way to remove it?"

"If it really can't be removed, what kind of impact will this have on her?"

He stared at the spirit of Qingyang Mountain and asked.

The latter thought for a moment and sighed: "Her situation has actually happened several times in the Middle Realm. Those demons, immortals, and Buddhas used this method to create powerful puppet apostles for themselves."

"Or perhaps one could attach their will to them and use their bodies to travel through the Middle Realm..."

"Some people have tried to save them, but there's no way to remove the evil entities that have fused with their bodies. Forcibly removing them... results in the parasites dying as well."

Ultimately, the one who tied the knot must untie it.

"If we really want to remove this thing safely..."

"Then we'll have to find Dingfengxian."

Perhaps realizing the low probability of achieving this after saying that, he added, "Although being possessed by this thing can lead to parasitism and possession, it still takes time."

"Besides, since you shattered the statue in time, the power of the Wind-Stabilizing Immortal should not have been fully unleashed."

"So she still has a lot of time..."

"There shouldn't be any problems for at least one or two years."

"Then... although this thing is not good, it carries some power from the Wind-Fixing Immortal. Theoretically, after fusing with her, she can also use the power of the demon core."

"If she could unleash her full power, her strength might be enough to crush the lower realms..."

As he spoke, he glanced at He Li again.

"Well, as long as I don't run into someone like you..."

"Or if other similar outrageous things exist..."

"Then she must be invincible in the lower realm."

"Even in the Middle Realm, ordinary Qi cultivators would certainly not be her match."

"Huh?" Hearing this, He Li breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Mu Lan isn't possessed so quickly, that's fine.

There's still time to salvage the situation.

Besides... although this thing isn't good, the fact that it can drastically increase Mu Lan's strength is some kind of compensation, right? After all, with the power it brings, maybe she can even go to the Middle Realm?

Thinking about all this, he looked at Mu Lan.

Hearing Qingyang Mountain Spirit's words, the latter finally managed to calm down and wasn't so panicked anymore.

"Then let's wait for the mythical islands overseas to appear."

"We'll go to the Middle Realm to check out the situation then."

"The Immortal of Fixed Wind must still have a statue in the Middle Realm."

"We might even find a way to communicate with him, at which point we should be able to figure out how to extract the demon core."

After releasing Mu Lan, He Li, seeing that she was indeed not in any major problems, spoke up. Mu Lan nodded, and then He Li looked at the broken pieces of the statue on the ground.

"We still need to take these things with us."

"Let's send it to Kyoto for research. Who knows, they might actually discover something there in the future."

As he spoke, a golden light flashed, and all the fragments of the divine statues were enveloped in his spiritual power and floated up. The others were also lifted by He Li's spiritual power and quickly moved towards the city of Shanghai...