Corpse Recovery Diver-Chapter 1281 - 233:

"You refuse to see the truth."

"You better think it over before acting, and don't end up like last time, where after targeting me, I still had to consider if I should say thank you to you."

"Rest assured, you won't have the chance this time."

The familiar Illusion Realm appeared again, still set in the rural field, but this time, Li Zhiyuan was not in the house; he was standing in the field outside with True Monarch Pu Du.

True Monarch Pu Du: "Today's trial requires shattering all jars and traveling light, only then can one be rebuilt as a Buddha!"

True Monarch Pu Du once again summoned the green lotus, his fingers flicking continuously.

One petal, two petals, three petals, four petals... The remaining four lotus petals unexpectedly flew towards Li Zhiyuan at this moment, embedding into the youth's brow.

True Monarch Pu Du exhibited an extraordinary decisiveness this time; always accustomed to having a plan in mind, he could not accept the possibility of ultimately losing. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The collective embedding of the four lotus petals left Li Zhiyuan's body stiff—he was overloaded.

Li Zhiyuan understood that True Monarch Pu Du's sudden generosity meant he planned to make new arrangements, and moreover, he believed this time he would certainly succeed.

The barren Lotus Platform flew out, guided by True Monarch Pu Du's direction, initially hovering above Li Zhiyuan's head before swiftly descending, adhering to the youth's brow.

Soon, four distinct lights and four dim lights emerged within Li Zhiyuan's body.

The former were the freshly swallowed lotus petals, the latter were remnants of previously swallowed petals yet to be fully digested.

A green projection was triggered on the Lotus Platform, spreading outwards, transforming into a large door.

Within the door appeared a black figure, temporarily indistinct; yet its height and build mirrored Li Zhiyuan exactly.

Li Zhiyuan: "You..."

True Monarch Pu Du: "Since you are the Heart Demon, I shall draw out your body, grant it freedom, and give it a chance for revenge."

The undigested lotus petals acted like hooks lodged deep in Li Zhiyuan's soul, while the Lotus Platform was the fishing rod—intended to locate and release Li Zhiyuan's body.

The principle remained roughly the same as last time, but whereas previously the aim was to control the body with the Heart Demon, this time it sought to subdue the Heart Demon with the body.

In any case, True Monarch Pu Du aimed to incite internal conflict within Li Zhiyuan's self-awareness, to manipulate and drive his consciousness and even soul towards self-annihilation.

If not, Li Zhiyuan's mind state was so meticulously tidied it left no openings for exploitation.

True Monarch Pu Du: "Come forth."

The "Li Zhiyuan" within the door stepped out, but as soon as he extended his left foot outside, a cyan wind appeared, pushing him back.

True Monarch Pu Du: "It's not uncommon for the Heart Demon to counterattack the body, but for the Heart Demon to seal the body truly is remarkable."

After speaking, True Monarch Pu Du's gaze swept across, releasing more intense green light from the Lotus Platform, injecting inside "Li Zhiyuan" within the door.

Li Zhiyuan, still digesting the four lotus petals, could not break free from the Lotus Platform's suppression, watching his body within the door infused with the power of the green lotus, he promptly smiled:

"Ha, are you playing the game of lifting a stone only to drop it on your own foot again?"

"Pa!"

The seal on the left foot of the "Li Zhiyuan," symbolizing the Liu's Qi Observation Technique, was broken.

But as "Li Zhiyuan" stepped out with his right foot, a mist coalesced into a dragon, blocking the right foot once again, counter-pushing.

True Monarch Pu Du: "There's another seal after all."

Another dense green light was released from the Lotus Platform, injected inside "Li Zhiyuan" within the door, a crack appeared on the Lotus Platform.

In the next moment, the seal on the right foot symbolizing Qin's Jiao Observation Method was broken.

But as "Li Zhiyuan's" waist tried to emerge, a black, whip-like existence restrained his body, preventing it once again.

True Monarch Pu Du's expression momentarily stalled.

A familiar sensation reappeared, this scene, this rhythm, felt akin to déjà vu.

Li Zhiyuan: "Ha, are you afraid?"

True Monarch Pu Du stared intently at Li Zhiyuan, the youth's face showing only the pain of digesting the lotus petals, devoid of panic.

The youth was feigning.

True Monarch Pu Du's gaze swept once more, emitting another wave of dense cyan light from the Lotus Platform, injected within "Li Zhiyuan" in the door, the cracks on the Lotus Platform becoming dense.

The previous investment of four petals was dragged by sunk costs.

This time, it was all-or-nothing, for True Monarch Pu Du discovered the outside monkey head seemed incapable of winning that stalemated fight.

The youth's consumption transferred continually to Sun Baishen, offering more time to interfere, under constant rise and fall, once the monkey head was constrained, its defeat became almost inevitable.

Therefore, since the monkey head was unreliable, True Monarch Pu Du had to achieve the breakthrough with the youth here.

He believed he saw through the youth's feigned composure—primarily because he couldn't believe there exists a body that doesn't want to eradicate its Heart Demon, especially this Heart Demon had successfully counterattacked!

Nothing incites hatred countless times more than being replaced within one's own name, inheriting all worldly ties, substituting to live.

The black restraint around the waist fractured, the binding dispersed, "Li Zhiyuan" fully emerged, yet upon stepping out, he stood eyes closed, unmoving as if a manipulated puppet.

True Monarch Pu Du closed his eyes, quickly reopened them, more green light emitted within the Lotus Platform, subsequently, the Lotus Platform collapsed and crumbled.