What do you mean by saying that the corpses I sew are all ominous creatures?

no respond.

But then, a series of faint, muffled "thump, thump" sounds rang out from all directions.

The sound was like the gentle tapping of some kind of leather drum, slow in rhythm, yet possessing a strange, magical quality.

Each tap felt like a direct blow to my heart, making my heartbeat involuntarily resonate with the rhythm.

The sound of the drum instantly brought back some unpleasant memories from my time in Huilongzhai.

Accompanied by the sound of drums, the fog in front seemed to be parted by a pair of invisible hands.

A woman dressed in a dark purple, elaborate Miao costume, adorned with various strangely shaped silver ornaments, walked out barefoot, her feet crunching on damp fallen leaves.

She looked to be in her forties, with a pretty face, but her skin had a pale complexion, as if she had never seen the sun.

The silver ornaments made a series of soft clinking sounds as she moved.

In her hand, she held a palm-sized, dark red rattle drum.

The drumhead was made of the hide of some animal, and twisted runes were painted on it with black pigment.

The dull drumbeat just now was produced by her gently shaking this small drum.

"You managed to kill so many of my Black Li's best fighters in one go, and even that good-for-nothing Amu fell into your hands."

"That outsider from Jiangcheng is indeed quite capable."

The woman's voice was sharp and shrill, making it very unpleasant to listen to.

As she spoke, her narrow eyes stared intently at me.

There was no anger in his eyes, only the coldness of looking at a dead person and a hint of barely perceptible greed.

This is a true master.

Judging from the aura emanating from her, she was completely different from the two Dan Realm cultivators on the cliff.

She stood there, and the air around her seemed to be distorted by her presence.

"You flatter me. It seems the road ahead is going to be difficult today."

I replied in a deep voice, and the evil energy within my body began to circulate rapidly.

The woman gave a cold laugh and was too lazy to waste any more words with me.

Then, she jerked her wrist violently.

"Thump!"

A drumbeat, ten times more muffled than before, suddenly exploded.

As the drumbeat sounded, the surrounding thorny bushes seemed to come alive.

Countless transparent flying insects, smaller than a fingernail, surged out of the mist, sweeping towards me like dark clouds pressing down from above.

These flying insects are almost transparent, making them extremely difficult to spot in the fog, and they fly at an astonishing speed.

I narrowed my eyes and instantly activated my Qi control.

"go!"

Under the control of my mental power, the four willow-leaf blades transformed into four silver streaks of light, weaving an impenetrable net of blades around my body.

"Jingle bells!"

A series of loud crashing sounds rang out.

The transparent flying insects struck the scalpel, producing a crisp metallic clang.

However, although the lancet is sharp and can shred a large number of flying insects upon contact, their numbers are simply too numerous to count.

Soon, some escaped the net and broke through the blades, crashing into my protective aura.

My malevolent energy can indeed immunize against most poisons and insects.

The moment these flying insects came into contact with the malevolent energy, they were instantly burned to ashes.

The problem is that at the moment of their death, they burst into a fine cloud of purple poisonous mist.

Although these poisonous mists could not penetrate the evil energy, they were frantically corroding and consuming my internal energy.

In just a few breaths, the evil energy in my dantian was depleted by nearly 10%.

This woman's methods were very strange, and she seemed to have noticed that I wasn't in a very good state.

She didn't engage me in close combat at all. Instead, she used the small drum in her hand to control swarms of Gu worms to wear me down.

I knew in my heart that if I continued fighting like this, I would be courting death.

After a series of battles since entering the Southern Frontier, my reserves of malevolent energy were already low, and I couldn't let it continue to deplete.

Then, a cold glint flashed in my eyes, and a mountain-shaking force erupted from my feet.

Braving the swarms of flying insects, I lunged at the woman.

Catch the thief first to catch the king.

Once she is killed, these Gu worms will naturally collapse on their own.

However, the woman stood still and did not move when I suddenly attacked her.

A mocking smile curled at the corner of her lips, and she shook the small drum in her hand again.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Three rapid drumbeats followed in quick succession.

The ground in front of me suddenly exploded without warning!

In an instant, seven or eight thick, blood-red vines burst forth from the ground.

As soon as they emerged from the ground, they coiled tightly around my legs and waist like venomous snakes.

I looked up and saw that these blood-red vines were covered with barbs and emitted a foul stench.

Faced with these sudden obstacles, I was forced to twist my body in mid-air, and then my left hand shot out and grabbed a vine that was whipping towards my face.

The surface was smooth and tough, like grasping the intestines of some living creature.

I frowned, and the murderous aura in my left hand suddenly erupted, forcefully crushing the vine into countless pieces of flesh.

But with this slight delay, the other vines had already trapped me in the middle like a cage.

At the same time, the transparent flying insects in the sky swarmed around again, blocking all my escape routes.

"it's useless.

In the vast mountains, you are nothing more than a flying insect caught in a spider's web.

I will slowly drain your strength, and then refine you into my perfect Gu corpse.

The woman stood ten meters away, looking at me with a cold gaze.

As she spoke, the small drum in her hand continued to shake, manipulating vines and flying insects to strangle me.

My breathing began to become heavy.

In my current state, facing this Danjing Gu Master who has the advantage of terrain and uses unpredictable methods, I do indeed feel somewhat outmatched.

Although my malevolent energy is powerful, it cannot withstand being depleted.

Once my malevolent energy is exhausted, not only will I die, but Li Qing, who is hiding nearby, will also have no chance of survival.

Seeing this scene, I took a deep breath and my eyes turned completely cold.

I can't worry about that anymore.

If we don't fight with all our might, we won't even get past this hurdle, let alone leave southern Xinjiang.

"Refine me into a Gu corpse? I'm afraid your appetite isn't big enough to swallow me."

The next second, I didn't hesitate to unleash the most violent power deep within my dantian.

Forbidden Technique, Demonic Cloak!

boom!

A terrifying aura surged from my body.

The originally gentle, jade-colored aura of malevolence boiled over at this moment, transforming into a tangible flame that enveloped my entire being.

A faint golden glow appeared on the surface of the raging, malevolent flames.

That was a gift from the remnant soul of the true dragon.

As this layer of golden light appeared, a wave of energy emanated from me and spread outwards with a roar.

"roar--"

Faintly, a deep dragon's roar seemed to echo in the air.

Under this terrifying pressure, the transparent flying insects that had been attacking me frantically suddenly lost control, as if they had encountered their natural enemy.

They fell to the ground like raindrops, their bodies stiff and unable to move.