Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

Xu Yanliu quickly stopped her wandering thoughts and knelt down in front of Yunping with a thud.

This sudden move surprised everyone. Yun Ping squinted, and could roughly guess what Xu Yanliu was going to say.

Xu Yanliu knelt down and pressed her hands to the ground, her fair forehead about to kowtow.

"Please, Your Excellency..."

Before he could finish speaking...

A slender hand blocked Xu Yanliu's forehead, stopping the girl from kneeling and kowtowing.

Xu Yanliu was taken aback, and then she heard Yun Ping's lazy voice: "No need to be so reserved. I know what you're going to say. I will save this person."

Upon hearing Yun Ping's agreement, Xu Yanliu's eyes lit up with excitement. She quickly looked up, somewhat incredulous that he had agreed so readily: "Really?!"

Yunping didn't even glance at the girl. Instead, he half-squatted down, patted Xu Laoliu's back, and said calmly, "This kid used to have a close relationship with me. Back in the Netherworld, I had some dealings with him and he was a friend."

He squinted at Xu Laoliu's strange expression and asked again, "How did you discover that he had this illness?"

Faced with Yunping's question, Xu Yanliu paused for a moment before recalling what had happened back then.

"I had just returned from Piaoxiang Pavilion and had drunk some wine. I was planning to bring back some wine for my father, but when I returned, there was a dagger stuck in his back and the pharmacy was in complete chaos."

"And when I tried to grab the dagger, it suddenly turned into a cloud of black smoke and entered his body. Then he started convulsing... He was still somewhat conscious, but after the black smoke entered his body, he immediately passed out."

Upon hearing Xu Yanliu's account, Xiao Yuan'er couldn't help but tug at Jiang Yuetian's sleeve and asked curiously, "Senior Brother Jiang, what kind of place is Piaoxiang Pavilion?"

Jiang Yuetian's expression turned serious, and she quickly shook her head: "Well, I don't know either."

Yuan'er looked confused again and pointed to her head: "But the little queen told Yuan'er that it's a brothel. But why would a girl go to a brothel?"

Faced with Yuan'er's sudden question, Ye Yuchan replied from behind: "You might not believe it, but when that old rogue was dressed as a woman, she took a liking to him—Ruoxue might have had a deeply unforgettable love affair with her."

Jiang Yuetian: "Isn't it too early to tell Yuan'er all this now???"

"It's not early, she's already tens of thousands of years old."

……

On the other hand, let's look at the other side.

After listening to the story, Yunping nodded knowingly and murmured, "So, the Netherworld must have fallen too... It seems that Xiao Chunjie might have also been... by Ye Xuanqiu..."

Xu Yanliu didn't quite understand Yunping's words. What she cared about most right now was Xu Laoliu, whom she had always looked down on and couldn't even be bothered to look at.

In the face of such a calamity, how could a daughter not care for her father?

"So, what exactly is wrong with this old man? I've asked many itinerant doctors, but none of them can cure him."

"It's normal that you can't get rid of it. To be precise, this thing isn't an illness, but a curse."

"insanity?"

In an instant, everyone's eyes were on Yunping.

The old rogue casually pulled out a roll of silver needles from a spatial rift beside him. To be honest, he hadn't touched the medical field for a long time, since he could usually cure most ailments by simply setting up a few formations.

But right now, Xu Laoliu's curse is not so easy to cure.

"Pigeon, bring me that erotic painting!"

What picture?!

Jiang Shaoguang was taken aback at first, then seemed to understand something, and quickly took out the Spring Painting, which was the "Authentic Work of Emperor Wen", and handed it to Yunping.

The old rogue took the painting and immediately struck the core of the painting with his palm. A formation radiating outwards from his palm covered the entire scroll.

The next second, a familiar figure emerged from within the formation.

This man stood on the clouds, holding a folding fan, exuding elegance and grace. With his handsome face, he appeared to be a refined gentleman who detached himself from the world.

However, the problem was that, for some reason, he was wearing several red bellybands and women's underwear, which made him look more like a hypocrite, a scoundrel.

That's right, this person is the Array Saint who was previously transferred into the Spring Palace Diagram - Tai Baiqiu.

"I'm finally out..."

Tai Baiqiu let out a long sigh, his eyes filled with rage as he looked at Yun Ping, wishing he could cook a dish right there and then—tear Old Yun apart with his bare hands.

Yunping knew exactly what the kid was thinking, so he waved his hand and laughed, "Let's get this straight, I'm not taking the blame for this. If you want to blame someone, blame that idiot next to you. She's the one who came up with this idea."

Ye Yuchan: "??"

Tai Baiqiu glared coldly at Yun Ping, then turned back to Ye Yuchan with a "kind" smile, the meaning of which was clear: neither of you, master and disciple, could escape responsibility for this mess.

He, the mighty Array Saint Tai Baiqiu, was actually sealed inside this erotic painting. Is that acceptable? Huh? Is that acceptable?

"Alright, alright, I know you're really upset, but can we get down to business first?" Yunping pulled out a thin silver needle, rolled up his sleeve, and said, "If we don't act now, this Xu Laoliu might not be saved."

Tai Baiqiu remained silent for a few seconds. He was a man of principle, so he looked at Xu Laoliu in front of him.

He glanced at it and involuntarily frowned: "This Gu... could it be..."

"Ah."

Yunping nodded in agreement.

"The Death Gu of the Immortal Slaughtering Formation."

54. Yuntian's Final Exam

The Taibaiqiu Condensation Array was used to protect Xu Laoliu's soul and body, while Yunping, holding silver needles, sat in front of Xu Laoliu with an unusually solemn expression.

He inserted the needle into an acupoint, and a strange purplish-blue color immediately appeared on Xu Laoliu's back. This color hidden inside his body seemed to have a self-awareness, constantly churning and surging, even causing black blood to seep out from under Xu Laoliu's skin.

Xu Yanliu swallowed hard. She could clearly sense that her father's life seemed to be moving one step closer to death.

Yunping ignored this completely and continued to take out silver needles and insert them into acupoints on the spinal cord.

squeak-

Like puncturing a water-filled balloon, a sharp sound rang out, and Xu Laoliu's body trembled violently twice. At the same time, an indescribable force suddenly struck the array set up by Tai Baiqiu.

Xu Laoliu's complexion grew increasingly worse, and Tai Baiqiu's expression wasn't much better either. He could tell that this was going to be a tough battle.

Perhaps her worry for her father overshadowed her reason, Xu Yanliu couldn't help but ask at this critical moment: "Is there any hope for my father?"

Gu Xingzhuo's expression hardened slightly, and he said in a calm tone, "Don't talk too much while the teacher is applying acupuncture, it will distract you."

indeed.

Most doctors need to focus their attention on observation and judgment at all times when performing acupuncture. Talking to him will only distract the doctor. You should know that the profession of acupuncture is not a joke. If you accidentally insert the needle wrong, not to mention the risk to your life, you may damage one or two of your internal organs.

In Gu Xingzhuo's inherited memories of the impermanence of life and death, there was also an incident where acupuncture needles were inserted incorrectly, accidentally damaging someone's genitals... Then, a needle was inserted in reverse, directly transforming a vigorous young man into a charming and beautiful young woman—a bizarre incident that was neither good nor bad.

However, the old rogue didn't care about this at all. His gaze wandered over Xu Laoliu's back while responding to Xu Yanliu's concerns: "This kid is very healthy. Don't let his appearance fool you. Although he sells medicine, he used to be quite ruthless when he swung a hammer at people."

"Hammer...?" Xu Yanliu was a little stunned. She had never seen her father wield a hammer before.

Yunping chuckled, then pierced Xu Laoliu's nape with another needle. The latter immediately vomited a mouthful of black blood, which seemed to have congealed into clumps. Inside the clumps of blood, there seemed to be some strange, indescribable, wriggling things.

The old rogue was too lazy to bother with this thing, so he kicked it away with a casual kick. Anyway, the outside was Jitian Yihong, so falling in wouldn't be a bad thing.

Seeing that the old rogue still had time to chat about everyday things, Ye Yuchan paused for a moment and then asked, "Speaking of which, old rogue, what exactly is this Death Gu of the Immortal Slaughtering Formation?"

"What else could it be?" Yun Ping rolled his eyes at Ye Yuchan, looking at her like she was an idiot, and said, "The Immortal Slaughtering Formation, have you forgotten about the Demon Dynasty and the Immortal Capital? Those two are still obsessed with my head."

After speaking, he administered another acupuncture needle.

As the needle fell, a particularly terrifying shockwave suddenly erupted from Xu Laoliu's body, crashing into Tai Baiqiu's formation, causing the formation body and formation soul to tremble twice.

Tai Baiqiu grunted and said with a grim expression, "Go easy on me, don't be so rough!"

"Why are you talking like a little wife in bed?" Yunping glanced at Tai Baiqiu and said, "Hold on a bit. This deadly Gu is deep inside. If I don't go all out, it will be hard to get it out."

Tai Baiqiu glared at Yun Ping with a gloomy expression. Although he had a thousand curses he wanted to hurl at the old rogue, he chose to swallow his anger considering the current critical situation.

Of course, the main reason was that Tai Baiqiu couldn't beat Yunping, and he was afraid that the old rogue would put him back into the brothel...

Yunping shrugged and continued administering acupuncture, while at the same time explaining the Death Gu of the Immortal Slaughtering Formation to everyone present.

"The Immortal Slaughtering Formation was originally created to counter this, but calling it a formation is not entirely accurate. To be precise, the Immortal Slaughtering Formation is more like a cannon emplacement."

"A gun emplacement?" Zhang Ruoxue didn't quite understand. "What's the connection between a formation and a gun emplacement? They don't even look alike."

"It's alright, Ruoxue, it's normal that you don't understand." Ye Yuchan patted Zhang Ruoxue's shoulder earnestly: "If you could understand everything, the sun would have to rise in the south."

Zhang Ruoxue smirked and then laughed, "It's still better than that idiot who shouts to the heavens, 'I want to undergo tribulation!'"

Ye Yuchan: "..."

Putting aside these two fake besties who started arguing again, Gu Xingzhuo pushed up his black-rimmed glasses, seemingly guessing something: "Does this Immortal Slaughtering Formation have the ability to gather some kind of power?"

“That’s pretty much the idea.” Yun Ping confirmed Gu Xingzhuo’s guess and added, “The Immortal Slaughtering Formation does have a certain killing power, but at most it can only trim the nails of a half-immortal. So in order to amplify the power of the Immortal Slaughtering Formation, they created a kind of Gu, also known as the Death Gu.”

"This Death Gu is usually buried in the body of people with particularly strong physical abilities. When the Immortal Slaughtering Formation is activated, the Death Gu will also be activated. In a short period of time, the Death Gu will drain the flesh, blood and soul of the person who cast the Gu, and then pour all of this energy into the Immortal Slaughtering Formation."

At this point, the old rogue couldn't help but reveal a cold indifference.

"To put it bluntly, it's about trading lives for the cannon. The more cultivators are drained by the Death Gu, the stronger their cultivation, and the greater the power of this cannon. In short, quantitative change leads to qualitative change. Back then, they spent nearly a million lives to fire that cannon that could injure a True Immortal."

As he spoke, Yunping swiftly inserted several silver needles into Xu Laoliu's body. He raised his right hand, looked at Xu Laoliu, whose face was still contorted in pain, and without hesitation, placed the last needle precisely on the top of his head.

boom!

The sudden burst of the giant wave brought Tai Baiqiu's formation to the brink of collapse. If this impact on the physical body and soul were released, Xu Laoliu would instantly turn into a blood mist, dying without leaving a trace.

Fortunately, although Tai Baiqiu was a remnant soul, he still lived up to his title as a Array Saint. Even with the array body and array soul damaged, he still did his best to protect the array eye, and thus successfully withstood this unprecedented impact.

At the same time, the silver needles on Xu Laoliu's body were blown away, and Yun Ping casually grabbed them all into his palm.

Xu Laoliu's complexion improved slightly, but he coughed violently, spitting out mouthful after mouthful of black blood clots.

After coughing for about half a minute, Xu Laoliu's cough finally stopped, and his complexion began to turn rosy.

Everyone present used their divine sense to examine Xu Laoliu's body and found that he had recovered and was no longer in danger of dying.

Xu Yanliu immediately rushed forward, her face showing excited joy as she looked at her father's finally relaxed brow.

However, before she could speak, Yunping interrupted her: "No need for thanks. Now take your father to find a place to rest immediately. It's best not to stay in the Extreme Heaven Domain. The environment in the Kun Heaven Domain is better. He needs to recuperate."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yanliu was momentarily stunned, but since Yunping had already said so, she naturally couldn't refuse.

"I will remember your kindness."

She simply bowed deeply, then turned and carried her father on her back, heading towards the door.