Starting with a blind date with a female constable, you acquire the Nine Swords of Dugu.

Chapter 216 The Tathagata Subdues Demons - The Golden Elixir Path

At that moment, the surging power of the golden core instantly covered the entire cave, illuminating it brightly, as if a great sun had appeared in the cave.

Su Qingzi formed hand seals, and the power of her golden core flowed rapidly, like an invisible golden net that quickly contracted inward, instantly evolving into a cage.

The runes on the stone wall that had not yet completely extinguished were reactivated at this moment, emitting a faint hum and spreading out a unique energy.

At the same time, Zhang Daoji reacted extremely quickly.

Almost at the same time as Su Qingzi shouted, he had already formed a hand seal, his fingertips tracing across the void, leaving behind runes that flowed with a shimmering white light.

The runes detached from his fingertips, like willow catkins scattered by the wind, and quickly adhered to the surface of the golden core's power, covering it layer upon layer.

Xu Zhiwei followed closely behind. She let out a low shout and pushed her palms forward. The innate energy surging from her palms transformed into runes that intertwined into a fine net, covering the golden cage with a layer of bluish-gray luster.

"Amitabha! This humble monk will also lend a helping hand, Taoist priest!"

The Venerable Monk Lianchi clasped his hands together and chanted Buddhist scriptures. His voice was sacred, as if it came from the legendary Western Paradise, carrying a sense of purity that cleansed the soul.

Buddhist power surged from his palm, blessing the cage formed by the power of the golden elixir.

"boom"

The cage suddenly solidified and rapidly contracted.

The next instant, the black mist that had dissipated inside the cage reappeared and surged violently.

Immediately afterwards, a deep and chilling voice came from the cage, tinged with disdain: "You think you can imprison me?"

Before the words were finished, the black mist suddenly erupted, like a volcanic eruption. Streams of dark demonic energy pierced the walls of the cage like sharp blades, crashing against the barrier interwoven with the power of the Golden Core and runes, producing a series of dense sounds.

"Snap, snap!"

Two crisp cracking sounds rang out.

A thin crack appeared on the surface of the cage.

The cracks spread rapidly in all directions, and wherever they passed, the luster of the golden core's power dimmed.

Su Qingzi's expression suddenly turned serious. He hurriedly formed hand seals, and the power of his golden core surged out wildly, trying to fill the crack. However, the impact of the black mist became more and more intense, and the cracks became more and more numerous and dense.

Su Qingzi immediately shouted, "Everyone, cooperate with me and take him into my golden core—"

Before him, a solid, illusory golden core slowly emerged, radiating a warm glow. The golden core spun faster and faster, emitting a series of buzzing sounds and forming a powerful suction force.

Zhang Daoji originally disapproved of Su Qingzi's method of risking his life, but at this moment, he really had no other choice.

The fact that the Crimson Demon King had already escaped was beyond his expectations. Now there was no other time. If he didn't deal with the Crimson Demon King today, he would never have another chance, because the Crimson Demon King would definitely be able to escape, and then there would be widespread suffering and endless calamities.

Therefore, the only option now is to try Su Qingzi's method.

The Holy Monk Lianchi, Xu Zhiwei, and others all understood their current predicament; the arrow was on the bowstring and they had no choice but to release it.

Immediately, everyone began to channel their inner energy, preparing to do their utmost to help Su Qingzi trap the Crimson Heaven Demon King within his golden core.

But just then, a clear, cold voice suddenly rang out: "Daoist Su Qingzi, you only need to hold him back for a moment, leave the rest to me!"

The one speaking was Gu Guanqi.

Before he could finish speaking, he took a step forward, his robes fluttering slightly in the surging air. Then, he raised his hands and quickly formed a hand seal.

"Om Mani Padme Hum"

In that instant, solemn and majestic chants suddenly rang out around Gu Guanqi.

The voice was deep and resonant, as if it came from a Buddhist kingdom in the void, and it was very majestic.

Amidst the echoing chants, a golden Buddha statue emerged from behind him, radiating waves of compassionate and peaceful light.

The next moment, golden Buddha light spread out like a tide.

A deep, strange light flashed in Su Qingzi's eyes, and she hurriedly said, "Alliance Leader Gu, don't be impulsive! If he escapes, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Gu Guanqi did not respond, but instead struck out with his palm.

"boom--"

A massive golden Buddhist seal poured forth from his palm. The seal was over ten feet wide, with a swastika symbol spinning rapidly in the center, radiating intense light.

Wherever the Buddha's seal passed, the air in the cave was cleansed, the cage shattered, and the Buddha's seal went straight into the surging black mist.

"Overestimating yourself!"

The Crimson Demon King roared, and the black mist suddenly surged like ocean waves, crashing head-on towards the Buddha Seal.

The black mist was as thick as ink, and as it surged, it carried a strange power that could devour everything. At that moment, even the air suddenly became thin, making it difficult to breathe.

Golden light and black mist collided in the air.

The black mist instantly wrapped around the surface of the golden Buddha seal, spreading and permeating along the flowing "卍" pattern. The light of the Buddha seal began to dim the moment it touched the black mist, and the gold was dyed black layer by layer, like ice and snow falling into boiling water, quickly melting and disintegrating.

"Gu Guanqi, you've ruined things!"

Su Qingzi shouted urgently, the power of the Golden Core in front of him already gathering momentum.

Gu Guanqi said calmly, "It won't break."

He raised his right palm again.

"Om Mani Padme Hum"

As the chanting of Sanskrit arose, countless fine swastikas, like a river of stars, swirled and overlapped, covering the sky and the earth.

That was a torrent of Buddhist teachings.

The chanting of Sanskrit was high-pitched, and hundreds of golden Buddhist seals, like a raging tide, surged and rolled endlessly towards the black mist.

The black mist continued to engulf.

The first round of Buddha's seal was stained black and dissipated; the second round followed closely, then the third and fourth rounds...

The Buddha's seals were like an endless sea, one after another, without end, but the black mist was devouring them at an ever-increasing speed, seemingly unaffected in the slightest.

At that moment, everyone in the cave had a drastic change in expression.

The Holy Monk of Lotus Pond hurriedly said, "Alliance Leader Gu, Buddhist power cannot suppress the Corpse Immortal's aura!"

Su Qingzi hurriedly shouted, "Alliance Leader Gu, don't be reckless! Quickly retreat and let me handle this. I can't hold out much longer!"

Gu Guanqi said in a deep voice, "All you need to do is keep him trapped!"

While Zhang Daoji, the Lotus Pond Saint Monk, and the others were urging their power to restrain the Crimson Heaven Demon King, they were all extremely anxious.

The golden core in front of Su Qingzi was spinning wildly. He immediately took a step forward, ready to stop Gu Guanqi.

At this moment, Xu Zhiwei looked at Gu Guanqi, and their eyes met. In just one glance, everything was understood without words.

Xu Zhiwei immediately shouted, "Listen to Alliance Leader Gu! He won't do anything he's not sure he can handle!"

The monks, including the Lotus Pond Saint Monk, hesitated. However, seeing Xu Zhiwei standing firmly beside Gu Guanqi, making it clear that she would not allow anyone to interrupt Gu Guanqi, they had no choice but to look at Gu Guanqi with anticipation.

Su Qingzi's pupils contracted slightly, and she quietly clenched her fist and then relaxed it.

At this moment, Gu Guanqi quickly unleashed several more palm strikes, sending the powerful Buddhist seal surging forth.

The surging black mist continued to engulf the Buddha seal.

It seems that Gu Guanqi's Buddhist seal has no effect on the Crimson Heaven Demon King.

However, in the next moment, amidst the turbulence of the black mist, the somewhat hurried voice of the Crimson Heaven Demon King rang out: "Gu Guanqi! We can discuss this!"

There is no enmity between us. If you let me go this time, I will live in seclusion and never appear again. How about that?

Gu Guanqi calmly said, "Why did you have to put on an act in front of me before? If you hadn't, I really wouldn't have known I could kill you!"

"No, no, no, Gu Guanqi, I apologize to you—"

Gu Guanqi sneered, then made a hand seal and slowly pressed down with a palm from the void.

The final move of the Tathagata Palm technique—Tathagata Nirvana!

In an instant, the hundreds of golden Buddhist seals suddenly merged together, transforming into a giant golden palm with its five fingers slightly bent. A slowly rotating swastika symbol flowed in the center of the palm, pressing down on the black mist.

The Crimson Demon King roared hysterically, "Gu Guanqi! Do you really intend to wipe us out?! If I survive this, I will make you regret it! I will kill your entire family—"

He didn't finish his sentence.

The giant golden hand has already landed.

"boom""

A deafening roar shook the entire cavern, and golden light and black mist clashed violently at the point of impact, bursting forth with blinding rays of light.

The black mist grew thicker and brighter, while the Buddha's light disintegrated layer by layer within it, like snow meeting spring. At this moment, the fragments of the Buddha's seal, stained black by the mist, scattered, turning into countless golden specks of light, falling like stardust into the cave.

However, what appeared to be a scene of demons rising and Buddhas falling was interrupted by the screams of the Crimson Heaven Demon King.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

A sharp, short scream came from the black mist, but was instantly swallowed up by the chanting.

The black mist remained suspended in the void of the cave, but it did not move, just like an ordinary wisp of black smoke floating there.

Everyone was puzzled and shocked.

No one understood what had happened, and they all looked at Gu Guanqi.

At this moment, Zhang Daoji suppressed his shock and shouted, "Junior Sister, first suppress this Corpse Immortal Qi into the Demon-Suppressing Well!"

Immediately, Zhang Daoji and Xu Zhiwei acted simultaneously, their vast innate energy transforming into an array plate, which quickly pressed down and then drew the massive black mist into the Demon-Suppressing Well.

Immediately, Zhang Daoji quickly took out a series of talismans from his pocket and stuck them on the already broken well opening before slowly saying, "I will send someone to repair this Demon-Suppressing Well in a while. Without the will of the Crimson Heaven Demon King, this Corpse Immortal Qi alone will purify it completely in a year or two at most."

Everyone was relieved.

Only then did Xu Zhiwei look at Gu Guanqi and ask, "Guanqi, what just happened? How were you able to subdue the Crimson Heaven Demon King?"

Everyone looked at Gu Guanqi with suspicion.

Gu Guanqi smiled slightly and said, "It was his fate to die. I was helpless anyway. But even though he was about to run away, he insisted on provoking me before he did."

The palm technique I just used is a great Buddhist supernatural power called the Tathagata Palm. It has the ability to subdue demonic thoughts in one's heart. I didn't realize this before, but after the Crimson Heaven Demon King provoked me and I made my move, he disappeared and then tried to cover it up.

It then dawned on me that this guy had abandoned his physical body, relying solely on his spiritual will. And once I purged the demonic thoughts within him, it would be equivalent to skipping over his immortal energy and directly erasing his consciousness.

Everyone suddenly realized what was going on.

The Holy Monk Lianchi clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, as the saying goes, every sip and every bite is preordained by Heaven. This Crimson Demon King waited so long for this opportunity, but because of a moment of anger, he ruined everything."

Zhang Daoji breathed a long sigh of relief and walked over, saying, "Whether it's fate or the Red Heaven Demon King's bad luck, overall, this catastrophe has been avoided."

With that, Zhang Daoji bowed deeply to Gu Guanqi and said, "This calamity was caused by our Daoist sect. Now, thanks to Alliance Leader Gu's righteous assistance, I, on behalf of the Tianyi Daoist sect, express my gratitude to Alliance Leader Gu!"

Gu Guanqi supported Zhang Daoji's arm and said, "Master Zhang, you are too polite. Exorcising demons and monsters is our duty as righteous people, so there is no need for thanks."

"Thank you for your great kindness, Alliance Leader!" Zhang Daoji straightened up and bowed to the Lotus Pond Monk and the others, saying, "Thank you all for coming to help me despite your troubles. I will remember this kindness forever!"

The Venerable Monk Lianchi quickly replied, "This humble monk was of no help whatsoever, and dares not take credit!"

"Yes, Master Zhang," Li Wentian echoed, "The successful resolution of this matter is entirely thanks to Alliance Leader Gu; we were just here for the fun!"

Gu Guanqi quickly replied, "If it weren't for everyone stopping the Crimson Heaven Demon King, I could only watch him escape helplessly. This matter was definitely not accomplished by me alone!"

Gu Guanqi knew very well that although his Tathagata Palm had restrained the Crimson Heaven Demon King, the Crimson Heaven Demon King would not stand and take the beating if no one restrained him. Given the Crimson Heaven Demon King's spiritual state, once the formation here was broken, the Crimson Heaven Demon King would want to escape, and Gu Guanqi really had no other way to stop him.

"Alliance Leader Gu is too modest," Leng Lingxi said. "Alliance Leader Gu's methods today have truly broadened my horizons!"

Su Qingzi also said, "Alliance Leader Gu cultivates both Buddhism and Taoism to such a high level; it is truly astonishing. I was unaware of Alliance Leader Gu's profound methods earlier and made many blunders. Please forgive me, Alliance Leader Gu!"

"You flatter me, Daoist Master," Gu Guanqi said. "I was indeed a bit rash just now. The situation was urgent, and I didn't have time to explain further. Daoist Master's willingness to sacrifice himself for the demon is truly admirable!"

Su Qingzi quickly replied, "Alliance Leader Gu is too kind. I also had my own selfish motives."

After exchanging compliments and praises, at Zhang Daoji's suggestion, everyone left the cave and chatted as they returned to the Tianyi Sect.

Everyone had just exerted their full strength and was somewhat tired. After returning to the Taoist temple, they all went to their lodgings to rest.

Gu Guanqi was highly skilled and didn't need to rest, so he suggested to Zhang Daoji that they continue to look at the documents that Zhang Daoji had brought out earlier.

Although those documents mostly contained records about the Crimson Heaven Demon King, many of the deduction methods involved various paths beyond entering the Dao, providing a wide range of information that greatly helped Gu Guanqi, enabling him to better understand many of the mysterious methods of this world.

Zhang Daoji immediately agreed, looked at Xu Zhiwei, and said, "Junior Sister, since Alliance Leader Gu is interested in the Daoist scriptures, why don't you take Alliance Leader Gu to the Scripture Pavilion directly?"

"Okay." Xu Zhiwei nodded.

Gu Guanqi quickly said, "Thank you, Master Zhang."

Zhang Daoji smiled slightly and said, "Alliance Leader Gu has done a great favor for the Heavenly Dao Sect, so there's no need for thanks. If anyone should be thanking you, it's our Heavenly Dao Sect who should thank you. If Alliance Leader Gu doesn't mind my low cultivation level, you are welcome to come and discuss cultivation with me at any time!"

"I couldn't ask for more," Gu Guanqi said.

Zhang Daoji then said to Xu Zhiwei, "By the way, Junior Sister, after you send Alliance Leader Gu over, go to the Flying Immortal Palace. I'll be waiting for you there. Although the main foundation of the Crimson Heaven Demon King has been resolved, there are still two demon seeds outside."

Although those two demonic seeds are unlikely to pose a significant threat, they are still bound to cause trouble. You should prepare to set up a Heavenly Net Formation to track down the other two demonic seeds. This will require your tracking skills.

"Okay, no problem," Xu Zhiwei said. "You go set up the formation first, I'll be there in a bit."

Immediately afterwards, Xu Zhiwei led Gu Guanqi to the Sutra Repository.

Upon arriving at the Sutra Repository, Xu Zhiwei explained the classification of the books on each shelf to Gu Guanqi before leaving alone.

Before long, she arrived at an ancient and simple hall.

At this moment, Zhang Daoji had already set up a magic array in the main hall. Pieces of jade were placed on the ground in an irregular manner, but if you looked closely, you could see that although the jade appeared to be randomly placed, there was actually an order within the chaos, each corresponding to Yin and Yang and the Five Elements.

"Junior Sister is here," Zhang Daoji said. "I just set up the Heavenly Net Formation."

Xu Zhiwei, who had been drinking all the way, slowly placed the wine gourd on the ground and said, "Alright, senior brother, enough chit-chat, let's finish this quickly. I still need to cook for Gu Guanqi later!"

Zhang Daoji chuckled and said, "Junior Sister, have you truly fallen for Alliance Leader Gu?"

Xu Zhiwei pouted and said, "How could I not be tempted? He's so handsome. I fell for him the first time I saw him in Wujia Town, but he was with other women at the time, so I could only make some flirtatious remarks."

"What a pity," Zhang Daoji said. "Alliance Leader Gu is indeed handsome and captivating, but he has too many admirers and too many women around him. The day I saw Alliance Leader Gu, I could tell from his face that he was destined to be entangled in romantic affairs."

"It doesn't matter," Xu Zhiwei said. "My identity also means that I can't really be a devoted wife and mother, living a harmonious life. Whether he has many women or not doesn't matter much to me, as long as he can spend some time with me every year. After all, I'll end up like you, growing old and dying on Mount Taiwang."

"You've suffered!" Zhang Daoji said.

"What's there to complain about?" Xu Zhiwei said, "I'm not the kind of person who's ungrateful. If it weren't for the Heavenly Dao Sect, I'd be nothing. The Heavenly Dao Sect raised me, taught me cultivation, and gave me everything. I can't enjoy the benefits of the sect while complaining that it restricts my freedom, can I? That would be crazy!"

Zhang Daoji smiled slightly and said, "Enough talk, let's begin!"

Immediately, Zhang Daoji formed a hand seal, and streams of innate energy spread out.

The next moment, the pieces of jade on the ground lit up and began to rotate along a specific path.

Xu Zhiwei also quickly formed hand seals, closed her eyes, concentrated, and began chanting incantations.

Strands of fine, bluish light appeared in the air, like invisible threads entering the jade stones.

After a while, the magic circle stopped rotating.

Xu Zhiwei finished her practice, while Zhang Daoji slowly squatted down and carefully examined the jade stones. After a while, his brows furrowed.

"What's wrong?" Xu Zhiwei asked. "Didn't you find them?"

Zhang Daoji shook his head slightly and said, "We've tracked one down, but we haven't. Judging from the divination results displayed in this formation, one is in the north. We'll set off at Chen Shi (7-9 AM) in three days and head north. We'll be able to run into him."

The first indication is that it's within our Tianyi Sect, and what we're tracking is that robe. However, it has already been dealt with by Alliance Leader Gu.

The third one is untraceable; either it has vanished, or it has been hidden by someone with higher cultivation than me, thus hindering my investigation.

Xu Zhiwei said, "Let's find one as we go. I'll start investigating in three days. As for the other one, we'll wait until the Mid-Autumn Festival and ask our ancestral master for help in finding him. If there really is someone with profound cultivation hiding, I refuse to believe that their cultivation could be higher than our ancestral master's."

Zhang Daoji nodded and said, "That's the only way. The Heavenly Net Formation can't be used a second time in a short period of time."

As he spoke, Zhang Daoji stood up and said, "You will preside over this Mid-Autumn Festival ceremony. You are born with a Dao body, the same physique as the Ancestral Master. Perhaps contact with the power of the Ancestral Master will give you an epiphany, or at the very least, you will gain some insight. Your Dao is the same as the Ancestral Master's Dao, both being the Dao of Ascension."

"Um."

Xu Zhiwei picked up the wine gourd from the ground and asked, "But, senior brother, I want to ask, is ascension really like what's recorded in ancient books—that one grows wings?"

Zhang Daoji said, "I can't really say for sure. Our Tianyi Sect has been passed down for thousands of years, and apart from our ancestor, no one else has ascended to immortality."

However, the "Dongzhen Shangqing Taiwei Emperor's Stepping Heaven and Flying Earth Record Golden Slip Jade Character Upper Scripture" clearly records that by focusing one's gaze on the mysterious essence and swallowing the yellow flower, one's body would grow flying feathers, lightly ascend to the clouds, and roam the eight palaces, never engaging in any sacrificial rituals.

The *Lunheng* (Discourses Weighed in the Balance), in its chapter "Formless," also records a depiction of an immortal being whose body grows hair, whose arms transform into wings, and who travels among the clouds, thus increasing in age and living for a thousand years without dying.

According to these ancient texts, once one truly reaches the state of ascension, one's arms will indeed transform into wings, which will resemble those of a white crane, making one incomparably sacred.

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Xu Zhiwei pursed her lips and said, "Something feels off."

Zhang Daoji chuckled, "Let's talk about that when you reach that level. Besides, according to the records, even if you grow wings, you can control them freely. You're still a beautiful young woman!"

"Little girl!"

"Yes, yes, little girl!"

"Hmph," Xu Zhiwei raised her head, waved her hand, and said, "Alright, that's settled then. I'll go back and cook for Gu Guanqi now."

After saying that, Xu Zhiwei swaggered out of the main hall with her wine gourd in hand.

Zhang Daoji was left alone in the main hall. He looked at the Heavenly Net Formation, frowned, and said, "How can we not track them down? My junior sister and I work together; is there anyone in this world whose cultivation is higher than ours combined? Could they have perished many years ago?"

At this moment, in a small courtyard of the Tianyi Sect.

After having lunch with her disciples, Su Qingzi returned to her room.

As soon as he entered the room, wisps of black mist floated out from the jade hairpin on his head. Slowly, the black mist condensed into the outline of a human figure, which was none other than the Crimson Heaven Demon King.

"Su Qingzi!" the Crimson Demon King said, "Execute the second plan immediately. You must find a way to lure Xu Zhiwei out of the Heavenly Dao Sect so I can possess her. Gu Guanqi has destroyed my main body, and I can't hold on much longer."

Su Qingzi looked at the Crimson Heaven Demon King with a faint smile on her face and said, "No rush, I have a better way."

"What method?" the Crimson Sky Demon King asked.

Su Qingzi immediately formed a hand seal, and beams of golden light surged forth, instantly enveloping the Crimson Heaven Demon King.

The Crimson Heaven Demon King did not resist, but said coldly, "You want to cross the river and then discard the bridge? The bridge hasn't even been crossed yet! Without me, you can't defeat the Heavenly Dao Sect, you can't transfer the sect's fortune, and you'll never be able to leave your Golden Core Path until you die!"

Su Qingzi said, "Your main body has been shattered by Gu Guanqi. Even if I help you possess Xu Zhiwei now, it will be useless. You can't recover to your peak, and you're useless to me too."

The Crimson Demon King said, "No, even if I can't return to my peak, if I successfully possess Xu Zhiwei, I can help you deal with the Heavenly Dao Sect. Within the Heavenly Dao Sect, no one will doubt Xu Zhiwei, and Zhang Daoji will not be wary of her."

Su Qingzi shook her head slightly and said, "You're overthinking it. What I'm afraid of is never Zhang Daoji. What I fear is the last remaining strength of the Tianyi Sect, the backup plan left by their immortal ancestor. That is the power of a true immortal."

"I cooperated with you so that you could withstand the power of that immortal, but now you haven't recovered to your peak condition, and you don't have the ability to deal with the immortal's power anymore, so you are useless to me."

The Crimson Demon King said in a panic, "But killing me won't help. You still can't deal with the power of the immortals. You might as well continue to cooperate with me. As long as I possess Xu Zhiwei, I will eventually be able to obtain the immortal secrets of the Heavenly Dao Sect from Zhang Daoji."

You don't need to take any risks. You only need to do one thing: live. As long as you can outlive Zhang Daoji, you'll have everything. With your profound cultivation of life-preserving techniques, you'll definitely be able to outlive Zhang Daoji.

Su Qingzi said softly, "I can't wait that long, and I don't believe you'll cooperate with me after you possess Xu Zhiwei. After all, what you want is to create a pure and flawless demon realm, while what I want is my Great Dao. We are destined to never walk together."

The Crimson Demon King said in a deep voice, "You never intended to truly cooperate with me from the very beginning?"

"Aren't you the same?" Su Qingzi sneered. "You've always been thinking of using me to help you escape, then possessing Xu Zhiwei's body, so that you can become a true Immortal of Corpse Dissolution and be invincible."

As for me, in your plans, I'm either a puppet controlled by your demonic seed, or I'm to be killed at will, becoming just one of the countless beings in the demon realm you've created, isn't that right?"

The Crimson Demon King asked in confusion, "Since you didn't trust me from the beginning, why did you cooperate with me?"

Su Qingzi smiled slightly and said, "It doesn't have much of an impact. We'll just be scheming against each other and see who wins. You think you can control me with the Demon Seed, but I think I can use my Dao Heart to counter you."

"Your Immortal Path of Corpse Dissolution is real, but my Golden Core Path is also real. The method I told Xu Zhiwei and the others before is also real. As long as I fuse with your spiritual demonic seed and make up for my deficiencies in my cultivation level, I can truly deduce another Golden Core Path that does not require the luck of the Daoist sect."

The Crimson Demon King pondered for a moment and said, "That's a pity. I've failed at the last hurdle, and so have you."

My core essence has been erased; you can't integrate with it anymore. You have no chance other than continuing to cooperate with me.

With a mocking tone, the Crimson Demon King said, "If you hadn't asked me to observe Gu Guanqi for you, I wouldn't have attacked him. If I hadn't attacked, he wouldn't have discovered that his martial arts could restrain me. In a way, it's all your fault."

Now, you've personally cut off your last chance. You're too hasty. Why be so eager to betray me after you've served your purpose? Why not cooperate with me properly, and wait until I possess Xu Zhiwei before you try to control me?

Su Qingzi chuckled and said, "Then I naturally have a way. Speaking of which, Gu Guanqi's sudden display of Buddhist skills actually helped me by chance."

According to my previous plan, I would have had to feign compliance and scheme against you. Now that he has obliterated your core, the little bit of demonic will you have left can no longer cause any trouble for me.

The Crimson Demon King scoffed, "Do you think you have a chance to merge with my will now? I can dissolve myself at any time. I have other demonic seeds outside; I can resurrect at any time and make a comeback. You'll never have a peaceful night's sleep again!"

Su Qingzi shook her head slightly and said, "You're old. You've been in the Demon-Suppressing Well for forty years. The information you have is outdated. You have no idea how many mysterious and unpredictable methods have appeared in the martial arts world in these forty years."

The Crimson Demon King exclaimed in shock, "What do you mean? You—"

In that instant, the Crimson Demon King was shocked to find that he could not move, he could not control his Corpse Immortal Qi, and even his mental will was bound at this moment.

"What did you do to me?"

Su Qingzi raised his hand, and wisps of blood mist rose from his palm, enveloping the mass of corpse immortal energy. Then, the corpse immortal energy surged wildly into his body.

"You—this is the Bloodsucking Divine Skill—" the Crimson Heaven Demon King exclaimed in shock. "Impossible! The Bloodsucking Divine Skill can't absorb spirit!" Su Qingzi said, "I told you, you have no idea how much the martial world has changed in the past forty years. Martial arts are constantly being improved and strengthened. In these forty years, the Bloodsucking Divine Skill has been improved by various geniuses in several versions."

"Forget about spiritual power, I can even absorb your martial arts consciousness. If your main body were still intact, I definitely couldn't absorb it, but now you're just a clone of a demonic seed, no different from an ant in front of me!"

The Crimson Heaven Demon King cried out in panic, "Su Qingzi, absorbing my power is useless to me! I have no cultivation level left, so even if you absorb my power, I won't be able to deduce your Golden Core Dao!"

Su Qingzi said, "Don't worry, I absorbed your martial arts consciousness, and then I will find a way to go to the Demon Suppression Well to absorb your Corpse Immortal Qi. By the way, your sword has also appeared in the world, right? I will go and retrieve your sword then."

With my improved Blood-Sucking Divine Skill and your martial arts consciousness, I can quickly reach your peak level, and naturally complete my Golden Core Dao. At that time, with a perfected Golden Core in one hand and your spiritual corpse-dissolving immortality in the other, no one in the world will be my match.

You should be proud, for you have facilitated the greatest path, unprecedented and unparalleled. The world will understand what it means to swallow a single golden elixir and have one's fate in one's own hands, not in the heavens!