I Come to Teach You Cultivation-Chapter 36: Heart Stealer

"If you’re not afraid of me, then why did you forcibly awaken my heart demon?"

By now, Li Boyang had basically figured out the old man’s situation.

After being slain by him, the old man’s soul accidentally fell into Black Cloud Marsh and transformed into an evil ghost.

Though this evil ghost was not strong at first.

It might not even be as formidable as the Evil Spirit recorded in the Nine Chapters of Divination.

But it was propped by a malevolent spirit—Nai Fu—sealed by the Huai River Witch within Black Cloud Marsh.

Perhaps it was just utilizing it, or maybe it reached some sort of agreement...

In any case, the old man transformed into an evil ghost and released Nai Fu, taking the opportunity to evolve from an evil ghost to an Evil Spirit.

Then the old man began to "Refining Evil" using cruel means.

Whether it was the not-yet-formed Black Evil...

Or the Evil Spirit currently battling Xiluo and the Flying Sword...

Those were Evil Ghosts the old man created by imprisoning the essence of living beings within the black mist, forcing them to kill and devour each other.

These Evil Ghosts were born with different supernatural abilities, more fierce and difficult than ordinary ghosts.

Considering how Xiluo and the Sword Pill were clearly restrained by the Evil Ghosts.

Li Boyang had reason to suspect that the old man specifically crafted these Evil Ghosts.

Perhaps the only thing the old man didn’t anticipate was the chaotic entry of Panhu halfway.

"Panhu’s appearance greatly exceeded your expectations; he possesses the means to truly kill those Evil Ghosts."

"So you panicked, forcibly awakening my heart demon, attempting to also turn it into an Evil Ghost..."

"Unfortunately for you, such despicable means are of no use to me."

The Celestial Destiny Bone Armor rotated in the palm, and Li Boyang’s words once again broke the old man’s defenses.

"Ha, I did not forcibly awaken your heart demon..."

"That’s just your nature, the murderous intent and malice you don’t admit."

"The ferocious look with a green face and fangs is the true form of you Outer Domain Heaven Demon!"

When he got to this point, the old man’s voice paused slightly.

"I use the Ghost Secret Technique to refine Evil Spirits, finally even merging with those Evil Spirits to barely gain control over them."

"In contrast to you, this Outer Domain Heaven Demon, can manifest a Shadow Evil merely from some murderous intent and malice!"

"If the Mountain God knew what has happened to you, she would probably kill you immediately!"

The malicious words expressed the old man’s anger and unwillingness.

Although he’d regained rationality, the old man was ultimately a Ghost King now.

The resentment and unwillingness he had in life, coupled with the continuous influence of the Evil Spirits, made him unusually extreme and obsessive.

Yet it was exactly this extremeness that allowed Li Boyang to extract more useful information from his words.

"Ghost Secret Technique?"

"Is this what gives you the confidence to turn yourself into this neither human nor ghost appearance?"

His tone still carried thick disdain, with Li Boyang’s words stabbing like sharp thorns into the old man’s most sensitive spot. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"You damned Outer Domain Heaven Demon, if not for you, how could I fall to this!?"

"I was the great High Priest of Guifang Kingdom, born with thousands worshipping me, enjoying all the glory and wealth, how could a creature of a lowly human sacrifice comprehend my existence!?"

With the intensification of his inner grievances, the old man’s body became increasingly corporeal.

"But it doesn’t matter, I’ve mastered the ’Heart Stealer’ now..."

"Once I’ve taken your body, I’ll eventually become the ’Witch Priest Orthodox’ once again."

"By then, I’ll definitely refine your soul into dung, bury it beneath the latrine forever!"

Before he finished speaking, the old man lunged forward.

The "Heart Stealer" he had become didn’t have strong combat capabilities but did possess the ability of Damageless Possession.

As long as he could enter Li Boyang’s body, the old man was confident he could expel the other’s soul and regain control over the Shenxiao Sword.

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In an instant, the old man’s figure merged with Li Boyang’s body.

During this process, Li Boyang was able to glimpse the essence of the "Heart Stealer"—a six-legged long fish.

Li Boyang had seen records of this exotic beast in the Auspicious Chapter of the Nine Chapters of Divination.

This was a special fish species born in "Ranyi".

It had a body like a snake with six legs, eyes long as a horse’s ears, innately possessing spiritual abilities.

It was evident that the old man had refined a Ranyi Fish into an Evil Spirit before daring to appear and seize Li Boyang’s body.

[High Priest of Guifang Kingdom?]

With all three eyes slightly narrowed, Li Boyang could feel his body losing control.

Whoosh!

From a distance, one could see surging Evil Qi emanating from his body’s acupoints, quickly forming a red flame.

To prevent this flame from affecting Chen Yun.

Li Boyang had to flip out of the cradle and jump down, carefully avoiding contact between the flame and the surrounding tables and chairs.

It was then that Li Boyang’s extraordinary physicality was evident.

Even as just a few-month-old baby, he fell from the over one-meter high cradle unscathed.

Besides, his balance and jumping abilities surpassed those of one- or two-year-old children, showing no infantile traits.

It was worth noting that this was with the old man and Li Boyang competing for control of the body.

[Stop struggling!]

[Once I seize your body, devour your soul, I will ravage this village, offering all their flesh and souls to the Five Directions Gods!]

The Five Directions Gods were the five divine spirits worshiped by Guifang Kingdom, symbolizing the five phenomena of life and death cycles, and natural cycles.

They were both natural divine spirits and the ancestors of Guifang Kingdom.

From this point alone, the Five Directions Gods were far more superior in status and power than common Mountain Gods or River Gods, undeniably the mainstream belief in the area.

[Five Directions Gods? Just a bunch of Evil Gods!]

Unaware of the standing of the Five Directions Gods in this land.

Li Boyang simply thought from his past life’s perspective, believing that gods receiving flesh and soul sacrifices couldn’t possibly be righteous gods.

[Arrogant! Do you dare to belittle the Five Directions Gods!?]

Angered once again by Li Boyang, the old man attempted to directly control his body.

What shocked him was, the originally prone Li Boyang slowly stood up.

This suggested that the old man’s control had not only not strengthened with time, but rather was being assimilated by the Evil Qi within the other’s body.

"Is this your confidence?"

With a hint of sarcasm in his words, Li Boyang’s childish voice appeared so ironic at this moment.

"You can’t even control the flow of Qi in the body, yet you want to expel my soul from this flesh?"

"Though my soul cannot prevent your possession..."

"The Primordial Qi and Evil Qi inside me don’t seem willing to welcome an outsider like you."

As Li Boyang said, he hadn’t even interfered with the old man’s possession attempt.

The Life Essence Qi and Earth Evil Qi within him instinctively operated, rejecting and plundering the power of the Heart Stealer.

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