"He didn't turn into a Yin Corpse. The one who truly wanted to borrow Yin lifespan has been awakened by me."
Gu Yuan stepped out of my body. There was no trace of emotion on his face, as if all this was well within his expectations.
I didn't quite understand what he meant and looked at him in confusion.
"I've released the Yin energy from his body. There's no way he could turn into a Yin Corpse. The one possessing Liang Donglong now is an old acquaintance of ours."
"An old acquaintance. Fancy meeting you again?" This voice came from Liang Donglong's mouth.
As soon as I heard the voice, the first person that came to mind was the Five - Path God Huai Ji, because I had dealt with him before and I was very familiar with this voice.
"Huai Ji, your physical body has been destroyed, yet you're still causing trouble here. Aren't you afraid that I'll exterminate your soul with my magic?" Gu Yuan's voice was cold, devoid of any warmth.
I really guessed right. It was indeed the Five - Path God Huai Ji.
"Lord San, I had no choice. You destroyed my physical body, and now no one offers sacrifices to me. If I don't do this, my soul will dissipate. Give me a way out."
"Should I give you a way out? Have you ever given others a way out?"
"Lord San, don't push me too far. I will fight back. We haven't settled our old scores from last time. Do you want to make another enemy this time? Wiping me out completely shouldn't be your style, should it?" Huai Ji's voice was sly, sounding insincere.
"As for you, I not only want to wipe you out completely, but also make sure you'll never be reincarnated. You use people's greed to increase your own Yin lifespan. You're capable of such despicable things. Why should I be afraid of wiping you out?"
"It's all their own faults. I'm just acting on behalf of heaven. I took Liu Wenjia's Yang lifespan, but in return, I gave her enough money and the admiring looks of men."
"Isn't that what she wanted?"
"As for Liang Donglong, he's extremely greedy. So I fulfilled his wish and gave him a chance of immortality, just in another way. It's also what he desired."
Hearing his words completely overturned my values. How could such a person have lived for thousands of years?
I was so angry that I stepped forward and shouted, "You're really joking. If Liu Wenjia knew she had to trade her life for money and the admiring looks of men, do you think she would do it?"
"Moreover, the way you let Liang Donglong live is by turning him into your Yin Corpse, making him your mindless puppet ever since. If he were awake now, do you think he would agree?"
"All of this is your behind - the - scenes manipulation. Is this a fair deal?"
While I was confronting Huai Ji, Gu Yuan stood in front of me, with one hand behind his back. He had peeled off the shriveled skin of the seven dried dates, leaving the pointed date pits pinched in his hand.
"Don't be so absolute. You underestimate the evil of human nature. I came here well - prepared today. They're still alive, and their souls are in my hands. I don't believe you, Lord San, would dare to forcibly seize the souls of two living people."
"A person who treats human lives like grass is probably not worth sparing."
The two of them stared at each other, on the verge of a fight. Huai Ji, relying on the living body, knew that Gu Yuan didn't dare to attack him. He stood up from the pit and rose into the air. His eyes were ablaze, and he raised his hands, releasing two powerful electric waves.
"Hahaha, Lord San, we're quite similar, aren't we? I just borrowed others' lives for my own sake, while you..."
"How dare you compare yourself to me?"
Huai Ji's words were interrupted by Gu Yuan before he could finish.
"Hahaha, Lord San, you're scared."
As the words fell, Huai Ji's electric waves, shining white, slowly rose into the air and spun towards Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan just stood sideways and released a silver shield with one hand. The electric waves hit it, and a slight wave rose in the room. With a loud bang, all the doors, windows, glass, and furniture were blown out.
At the same time, Gu Yuan threw out the seven date - pit nails in his other hand. The tips of the date pits became even sharper as they cut through the air waves. Like lightning, they penetrated the air waves and pierced into the acupoints on Liang Donglong's back.
The ancient book "Zi Bu Yu" says: The seven date - pit nails, when driven into the acupoints on a corpse's back, can suppress evil spirits and kill zombies.
Huai Ji didn't expect Gu Yuan to have such a thing. His soul tried to break free, but it was already nailed by the date - pit nails. Even a powerful Five - Path God like him could only wait for death.
"Gu Yuan, you're so despicable. You plotted against me. Horse - Immortals are ordained by heaven. You're harming a living person. Aren't you afraid of heavenly retribution?"
Gu Yuan completely ignored his words and strode towards Huai Ji, who was possessing Liang Donglong.
"Do you think I haven't suffered enough heavenly retribution?"
After saying that, Gu Yuan formed a seal with one hand and forcefully slapped Liang Donglong's glabella, directly slapping out Huai Ji's soul and pulling it out forcefully.
Because the seven date - pit nails were still nailed to Liang Donglong's body and Huai Ji's soul.
Such a tug - of - war was as painful as being torn apart by five horses. Huai Ji let out a scream of pain.
Gu Yuan completely ignored his screams and literally tore the soul and the body apart.
After the person and the soul were separated, Huai Ji was too weak to stand. He gritted his teeth and said viciously, "Sure enough, you're Lord Liu San. You're so ruthless."
Gu Yuan's hostility was getting stronger and stronger, and a pale blue flame rose around him.
It seemed that he was going to exterminate Huai Ji with his magic directly.
When Huai Ji saw the infernal flame, his expression was out of control, and he stared in shock.
"Lord... Lord San, give me a chance." The mighty Five - Path God actually began to plead for mercy from Gu Yuan. He was really adaptable.
But Gu Yuan wasn't buying it. A fiery snake shot out from his palm. This fire was something I had never seen before. Its ferocity was definitely several times stronger than the fire that killed the Zombie King at that time.
It seemed that Gu Yuan was determined to completely destroy him today.
The flame in Gu Yuan's hand was raging, and the power was enough to burn Huai Ji to ashes.
With a "crack" of a whip, Bai Linger suddenly appeared. She whipped towards Gu Yuan. Gu Yuan's figure disappeared, and Bai Linger couldn't sense his aura. She was raising the whip to look for him.
Gu Yuan wasn't going to tolerate her. The next second, he was already standing in front of Bai Linger. The curved blade with a cold light swept across her right shoulder, cutting a gash directly. Bai Linger felt a sharp pain in her shoulder. Blood trickled from her shoulder to her wrist. Her arm trembled and went limp, and the whip fell to the ground.
Wu Qingyun immediately stepped forward and pinned Bai Linger to the ground. He took out two soul - locking pouches from her waist. Inside should be the souls of Liu Wenjia and Liang Donglong.
"You devil. Ah, let me go." Bai Linger seemed to have lost her mind and cursed loudly.
Gu Yuan sneered at her and said, "Then let you truly see what a devil is."
As soon as the words fell, the fiery snake in his hand spurted out and headed straight for Huai Ji's soul.
Huai Ji was lying on the ground, his face full of panic. Suddenly, he shouted, "Master Bai, save me."
As soon as the words fell, a white figure suddenly appeared in front of the fiery snake. With one hand, a thick black fog was created, blocking the fierce attack of the fiery snake.
As the two figures merged into the fog, a pale blue bead flew out from the center. Its speed was like a bullet flying out of a gun barrel at high speed. With a "whoosh", it headed straight for my glabella.