After being jilted by the saintess at the beginning, why is she crying?

Wouldn't I be digging my own grave then?

Li Cheng quickly retorted, "Young friend, my admiration for you is as clear as day..."

"Stop!" Lin Fengmian interrupted him, his tone tinged with amusement.

"If you really want to cooperate, it's not impossible—give me your life force."

Li Cheng's lips twitched instantly, his voice tinged with embarrassment and helplessness:

"Young friend, what are you joking about! With my Nascent Soul stage, my life essence is far above yours, and you simply cannot bear this responsibility!"

If I were to hand over my life essence to you, your sea of ​​consciousness would likely be overwhelmed and explode on the spot! This would be bad for neither of us!

Lin Fengmian raised an eyebrow.

Is the soul in a superior position unable to accept the other's soul?

This was a statement he hadn't expected, but it sounded... somewhat reasonable.

He remained silent for a moment, then a glint of light flashed in his eyes, and a sly smile appeared on his lips.

etc--

He has a jade pendant space!

That Frozen Cave Heaven is an independent little world, a world of its own, which even Nascent Soul cultivators cannot glimpse!

As long as a trace of Li Cheng's divine soul essence is separated and sealed in space, the other party will not have a complete divine soul and will definitely still have to obey him!

Without a complete life soul, one cannot escape control.

Is this old man trying to outsmart me?

Watch how I outsmart you!

Thinking of this, Lin Fengmian's smile deepened, and he then spoke to Li Cheng in his sea of ​​consciousness:

"Alright! For the sake of our past acquaintance, I'll trust you this once!"

Upon hearing this, Li Cheng's remnant soul trembled violently, almost losing its composure!

"But you must swear an oath against your inner demons!" Lin Fengmian added.

"I swear that after I am freed, I will not harm me or anyone around me in any way, and I will not betray you. Otherwise, my soul will be scattered and I will never be reincarnated!"

Li Cheng was overjoyed!

A vow to the inner demons? Sure!

Once he recovers his Nascent Soul cultivation, breaking this inner demon oath will come at a considerable cost.

But compared to being imprisoned in the depths of Lin Fengmian's sea of ​​consciousness forever, that price was far better!

free!

He seemed to smell the long-lost breath of freedom!

"Very well! Very well! Young friend, I agree!"

Li Cheng's remnant soul was so excited that his voice trembled, and he almost couldn't wait to make a vow to his inner demons.

The moment the oath was made, an invisible force of rules quietly imprinted itself deep within his remnant soul.

next moment--

Without further hesitation, Lin Fengmian secretly transferred the half of the Soul-Nourishing Wood in his sea of ​​consciousness and quietly sent it into the depths of the Ice-Condensing Cave.

With Li Cheng's eager cooperation, his remnant soul, guided by the Soul-Nourishing Wood, passed through the invisible spatial barrier and entered the Spirit Spring Space.

The whole process went more smoothly than I had imagined.

Li Cheng was overjoyed and had even begun to plan his future—once he gained control of this body, which was comparable to the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, he would definitely find a secluded place to cultivate diligently and try to return to the Spirit Realm!

As for Lin Fengmian? Once he recovers his cultivation, he'll have plenty of ways to make that kid suffer!

He didn't realize it at all—

The instant his soul passed through the Frozen Cave Heaven, and the moment he made the vow against his inner demons, a trace of his most primal innate soul power was quietly stripped away, sealed, and left behind.

As fine as spider silk, yet as strong as a chain.

On the front lines of the battlefield.

The demonic corpse, which had been lying limply on the ground, suddenly shuddered!

A terrifying aura, far exceeding anything seen before, erupted like a volcano, shooting skyward!

"Buzz—"

Countless dark golden, mysterious demonic patterns appeared on the demon corpse's pitch-black skin, flowing slowly as if they were alive!

A violent and suffocating pressure instantly enveloped the entire area, several times stronger than that of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator!

"What?!"

Chu Qingyi, who was about to rush out to help without hesitation, suddenly stopped in her tracks, her beautiful eyes widening abruptly!

"This...this aura?!"

Master Fulong, who had been calm and collected and gradually forced Lin Fengmian to retreat, finally changed his expression drastically!

He abruptly turned his head to look at the demonic corpse, his pupils contracted sharply, his lips trembled, and for the first time, a look of horror appeared in his eyes!

"Impossible... This is absolutely impossible..."

Everyone who felt this terrifying pressure, whether they were disciples of the Hehuan Sect or imperial guards of the Great Yan Dynasty, was stunned!

The oppressive force pressed down on their hearts as if it were a physical force, making it difficult for them to even breathe!

The demonic corpse slowly raised its head, and two deep, blood-red lights shone from its empty eye sockets, like two sinking blood moons.

Its gaze—or rather, Li Cheng's—instantly locked onto the most threatening Arhat, Fulong.

next moment--

"puff!"

There were no earth-shattering clashes, no dazzling spells.

It was just a simple palm strike.

The demonic corpse controlled by Li Cheng, its palm covered with a layer of dark golden demonic light, casually pressed down towards the Arhat Fulong.

The Arhat Fulong's expression changed drastically, and golden light surged around his body as he activated his Arhat Golden Body to its fullest extent!

"Indestructible!"

Before he could finish speaking...

The palm print landed.

Master Fulong's formidable physique, which made him famous, crumbled instantly like paper under this palm strike!

That thick golden light shield, along with that Vajra body that had been tempered for over a hundred years, turned into a sky full of blood mist!

One palm!

Just one palm strike!

The Arhat Fulong, who was comparable to a Nascent Soul stage body cultivator, didn't even have time to make a second move before he perished on the spot!

Lin Fengmian reacted quickly, sweeping his divine sense around and snatching the storage bag that Fulong had dropped from a distance, then casually stuffing it into his pocket.

At the same time, after killing Fulong, the demonic corpse slowly turned its head and faced Lin Fengmian in the distance, pulling at the corners of its stiff mouth to reveal an extremely eerie and chilling smile.

That smile carried three parts smugness, three parts mockery, and four parts barely suppressed ferocity.

It was as if a wild beast that had been locked up for too long had finally smelled blood.

Everyone was bewildered by this sudden reversal and the strange behavior of the demonic corpse, and some were quite confused.

Only Lin Fengmian knew the truth—that old man was indeed full of wicked schemes.

However, he has more than one trump card up his sleeve.

"Master Fulong is dead?!"

"How is this possible! Master Fulong is a near-fourth-tier body cultivator!"

"Run! Run now!"

With the fall of Fulong, the warrior monks of Vajra Temple instantly collapsed, and the demon-subduing formation they had previously formed crumbled in an instant.

Hundreds of monks abandoned their armor and weapons, crying and screaming as they fled in all directions, their previous imposing manner completely gone.

Even the Viper, watching from afar, was completely dumbfounded.

He stood frozen in place, his mind blank.

How could this demonic corpse suddenly become so strong?!

Master Fulong is capable of directly confronting a Nascent Soul cultivator! He's among the top fighters in the entire Vajra Temple!

Even he's dead... Just how many terrifying methods does Lin Fengmian still have hidden?!