Martial Arts, the Fairy's Cultivation

What came into view was a head devoid of flesh and blood, with empty eye sockets staring at Lin Dong in front of him.

What's even more alarming is that half of the skeleton's face is pitch black, covered with twisted lines, emanating an evil aura that sends chills down your spine.

The other half of his face appeared much more peaceful, exuding a wild and untamed aura, as if it were an undying obsession that had continued from ancient times to the present.

At this moment, two completely different auras clashed on the skeletal face before Lin Dong, as if two wills were vying for control of the body. Looking into Lin Dong's empty eye sockets, sometimes there was a murderous intent, and sometimes a peaceful feeling.

"Help me...to be free..."

An ancient and deep voice drifted over, intermittent and faint, suggesting that the consciousness of the Lord of Corpses was struggling.

"So it was corrupted by demonic energy, Lin Dong. It seems that the consciousness of that corpse must have sensed the existence of the stone talisman, which is why it came looking for you."

"Stone talisman?"

Lin Dong seemed to understand something. The demonic energy in the sword tip had been purified by the stone talisman. Now that the Corpse Lord had obtained the sword tip, he might have noticed this change, which is why he believed that Lin Dong had a way to suppress demonic energy.

In reality, the master of the corpse was not powerful enough to sense the aura of the stone talisman, but by acting on instinct, he ultimately succeeded by accident.

Sizzle...

Just as Lin Dong was pondering, the dark demonic patterns on the surface of the corpse suddenly began to writhe violently, as if they had been revived, accompanied by a series of piercing shrieks. The evil that penetrated to the bone was chilling.

"This thing seems to be alive!"

The thought arose in Lin Dong's mind, and he was secretly shocked. Just how strong was the life force of the so-called alien demon? It was just some incomplete demonic energy that had been able to survive from ancient times to the present.

This gives us a glimpse into just how brutal the war that took place here back then truly was!

"relief..."

The corpse regained a sliver of clarity, and its intermittent voices returned. Judging from the violently writhing demonic runes, the powerful figure was about to be unable to suppress the demonic energy within its body.

"Senior, please forgive me."

Seeing this, Lin Dong no longer hesitated and poured his Yuan Power into the stone talisman. Instantly, a milky white light shot out from the palm of his left hand, illuminating the demonic patterns on the surface of the corpse.

laugh--

The milky white light emitted by the stone talisman seemed to be extremely effective against demonic energy. When it hit the patterns, it instantly evaporated a trace of it, but that was all.

Lin Dong felt the emptiness of his Yuan energy and his expression changed. The consumption he had just experienced was simply outrageous; it had almost instantly drained him, leaving him unable to continue.

"The stone talisman is powerful, but it also depends on the user. At your current level, it's too much of a stretch for you to directly activate its power."

Little Marten sighed helplessly, not surprised by the result. Whether it was the corpse or the demonic creature with demonic patterns, the difference between their realms in life and Lin Dong's was too great. Although the stone talisman rays driven by Lin Dong's full Yuan Power purified a trace of the demonic energy, it was still a long way from completely erasing all the demonic patterns.

"If directly activating the stone talisman won't work, then we'll need to rely on external forces. Lin Dong, you possess a power that can maximize the stone talisman's power!"

After being reminded by Little Marten, Lin Dong instantly understood, and then the Qiankun Bag flashed with light, and jade bottles appeared in the air one after another.

Lin Dong took out all the Creation Spirit Liquid, paused for a moment, and then brought his palm to the front of the head-sized azure light ball. Instantly, a suction force burst out from the stone talisman in his palm, and a vast power of creation flowed into the stone talisman from Lin Dong's palm, making the ancient rune even more dazzling.

Buzz!

With the energy supply, the milky white light emitted by the stone talisman instantly spread, completely enveloping the entire corpse and its armor, causing wisps of dark demonic energy to seep out from the corpse's body, which then dissipated into the air under the illumination of the milky white light.

hiss hiss hiss...

In desperation, the demonic runes on the corpse's body began to writhe wildly, vaguely forming a hideous demonic face that twisted and contorted. Accompanied by a series of mournful shrieks, the demonic runes melted away like snowflakes, eventually vanishing into nothingness under Lin Dong's solemn gaze.

As the light gradually faded, the aura of the ancient corpse completely broke free from its previous chaos and struggle, and the dense, age-old malevolent energy on its body also dissipated.

"senior..."

Lin Dong gazed at the peaceful skeleton before him, and a phantom image of a man in an ancient robe seemed to appear before him, bowing slightly. At the same time, the armored figure in front of him also performed an ancient salute towards Lin Dong.

Then, under Lin Dong's complex gaze, the skeleton, along with its armor, turned into dust and drifted into the sky...

wow-

After the ancient remains dissipated, a turquoise crystal floated in mid-air, its rich vitality even exceeding the total amount of spiritual liquid collected before.

"This power should originate from the same source as the spiritual liquid you obtained before, but it is much purer. Perhaps it is because of the life force in the crystal that the corpse's obsession has not dissipated to this day."

Xiao Diao's tone was filled with emotion. That ancient obsession had long been on the verge of collapse due to the erosion of time. If it hadn't been for the chance encounter a hundred years ago that brought it together with a huge amount of life force, the will of the corpse would probably have dissipated under the erosion of demonic energy and been completely taken over by it.

If that's the case, when the secret realm begins, what awaits them is a complete and utter demon that will unleash a massive massacre!

In retrospect, things didn't turn out to be the worst. With Lin Dong's help, the ancient powerhouse's obsession dissipated, but he still retained his will from his previous life, so he had a relatively peaceful end.

Waaaaah...

A gust of wind blew by, stirring up a desolate echo, like an ancient war song, recording that poignant and moving era.

Lin Dong bent down and picked up the broken sword left behind from the ground. His expression was solemn. The skeleton in the armor was unknown, its name and origin were unknown. Perhaps it was just one of the thousands of living beings who had fought on this land. But under the invasion of evil, its will remained undiminished after countless years. That kind of belief was moving.

Suppressing the heaviness in his heart, Lin Dong put away the crystal and the broken sword, and walked back the way he came.

After he left, a crack vaguely appeared in the silent space, through which a dark and desolate land could be vaguely seen.

The dark yellow sun hung high in the sky, and the figure of the imposing man reappeared, gazing at the space above with a profound look in his eyes.

"The fluctuations of the Ancestral Stone? Appearing at this time... Could it be that after ten thousand years, the Primordial Ancestral Symbol is finally about to reappear...?"