I lifted my head to look at the Tai Sui and the True Dragon Vein. I recalled the countless terracotta figures in the cave and the soft tubes that had absorbed the witchcraft energy and turned it into True Dragon Saliva. I thought for a while and asked Yan Nantian, "So, the bloody sacrificial ceremony of the Shang Dynasty that you mentioned was the way to turn the Tai Sui into the True Dragon Vein?"
Yan Nantian nodded. "That's right. The sacrificial ceremony was one of the methods. I didn't know about this before, but while my Yang Spirit was staying in Professor Liang's body, I studied the Shang culture. That's how I figured it out. The Shang Dynasty was a kingdom of theocracy. The entire history of the Shang Dynasty was a bloody sacrificial ceremony. Combined with the battle of witchcraft, it should be during that period that all the Tai Sui's corpses were turned into the True Dragon Veins."
I was stunned by the series of truths. I kept silent and didn't say anything. I suddenly thought of the Shang Dynasty's totem. The Mystic Bird was born in the Shang Dynasty … Yan Nantian said that the Shang Dynasty was a kingdom of theocracy, and their totem was the Mystic Bird. It proved that the Mystic Bird was very important to the Shang Dynasty. But the Mystic Bird was the body of the Jiutian Xuan Nv, and the Jiutian Xuan Nv was the ancestor of Metaphysics.
I couldn't figure it out, and I didn't want to find out. I walked to the foot of the giant Tai Sui's corpse and sat down, ready to absorb the witchcraft energy.
When Yan Nantian saw this scene, he nodded in satisfaction. He chuckled and said, "So now you understand why I chose Sorcerer Qi. Everyone is holding fast to Dao Qi. Even though in the past hundreds and thousands of years, there have not been many people who have relied on Dao Qi to pluck the stars. But they are still holding on, thinking that this is their Dao.
But in fact, everything has its rules. The Taoist Qi obtained from the Tai Sui's corpse is essentially witchcraft energy.
In the Metaphysics world, there hasn't been anyone who has ascended in the past thousand years. Haha, if the Taoist Qi can't open the door to the Great Path, maybe witchcraft energy can?
Kid, work harder on your cultivation. Imagine if I use your body to have the chance to open the door to the Great Path. Wouldn't you be proud too? "
I sat down cross-legged and started to absorb the Taoist Qi. But when I heard Yan Nantian's words, I was dispirited.
If it was in the past, I would have been overjoyed to get such a good opportunity and would have absorbed as much shaman energy as I could. But now, no matter how much I absorbed, what use would it be? Wouldn't I just be helping someone else?
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but slow down my absorption speed. I tossed all the shock and the truth aside. What was the use of knowing that? It was more important to think about my current predicament.
If given a choice, no one would want to die. How could I escape from this predicament?
When I was threatened by the Han family's Celestial Master, I thought about using the power of the Tai Sui to escape after entering the cave. Unfortunately, the Tai Sui in front of me was only the corpse of the Tai Sui. If the Tai Sui was a living creature like Xiao Jin, I might be able to use it.
However, speaking of Xiao Jin, I suddenly remembered that Xiao Jin's half-month transformation period was about to come. Since I was currently trapped here, I couldn't take care of him. At that time, Xiao Jin would transform in the downtown area, which would cause a huge commotion. The people of the Metaphysics world would be attracted.
From what Yan Nantian had told me, Xiao Jin wouldn't be able to escape this time.
While I was feeling sad, Yan Nantian's voice suddenly came to my ears. "What a pity! What a pity …"
I wasn't concentrating on absorbing the witchcraft energy, so I opened my eyes. Yan Nantian had said that he had something to do, but he hadn't left yet. He was still standing not far from me, looking at the giant Tai Sui's corpse in the air.
I didn't know why he was sighing, and I didn't have the mood to ask. However, he quickly took the initiative and said, "It's a pity that half of the Tai Sui's corpse has turned into a true dragon vein. Otherwise, my Yang Spirit could reside in it and comprehend the source of witchcraft energy. Wouldn't that be great?"
After that, he seemed to see me open my eyes. He looked down at me, then pointed at the Tai Sui's body and said to me, "When I take your body, according to the method of the Corpse Yin Sect, you need to refine it into a corpse puppet first. If the Tai Sui's body is complete and my Yang Spirit resides in it, you can try to refine the Tai Sui's body into a corpse puppet. Haha, just think about it, isn't it very tempting?
Tsk, tsk. The Corpse Sect has been around for thousands of years. Why didn't anyone think of this?
If the Tai Sui is used as a corpse puppet, how powerful would it be?
A Heavenly Master's corpse puppet is nothing! "
I looked at Yan Nantian with a strange face. Although he was my archenemy, I had the same thought as him at this moment. Using the Tai Sui as a corpse puppet was something I had thought about before. I had done it, and I had succeeded. If Yan Nantian knew about it, would he feel the same way?
Thinking about this, I suddenly remembered what he had said before. The Tai Sui's corpse was the Heavenly Dao's corpse, but Xiao Jin was a living Tai Sui. Why did I refine him into a corpse puppet?
After thinking for a long time, I couldn't figure it out. I grinned. The Tai Sui's corpse was strange. If I had succeeded by accident, there must be a reason behind it.
I didn't think about it or talk anymore. I closed my eyes and started to absorb the witchcraft energy again. However, as soon as I closed my eyes, something flashed in my head … Wait a minute!
Corpse puppet!
Yan Nantian wanted to use the Corpse Sect's secret technique to steal my soul and body. That was why he needed a corpse to live in and let me refine it into a corpse puppet. That way, he could use the Corpse Sect's secret technique. Once I succeeded in refining the corpse puppet, Yan Nantian and I would have a contract. From then on, I would be under his control until he swallowed my soul and Yang Spirit to occupy my body.
But the problem was that I already had a corpse puppet!
I had seen the Corpse Sect's technique. Each person could only have one corpse puppet, and they couldn't change it!
If Yan Nantian wanted my body, he would have to occupy Xiao Jin's body. However, Xiao Jin wasn't a corpse. He was a living creature. Would he be willing to be occupied by Yan Nantian?
Moreover, Xiao Jin's transformation period was coming every half a month, and it was tomorrow night. If Yan Nantian chose that time … what would the result be?
Yan Nantian had just said that the power of the Tai Sui was much stronger than that of the Heavenly Master. In fact, I didn't need him to tell me that. If everything developed according to my plan, when Xiao Jin transformed, Yan Nantian … would he be slapped to death by Xiao Jin?
No, Yan Nantian had died a long time ago. This was just his Yang Spirit. It would be easier for Xiao Jin to smash his Yang Spirit, right?
At that moment, my eyes brightened. I didn't feel disappointed anymore. I lifted my head to look at Yan Nantian, who had turned around and left. The corners of my mouth rose. I slowly closed my eyes and continued to absorb the witchcraft energy.
This time, I put in a lot of effort. I didn't want to dawdle anymore. Yan Nantian was right. This was a rare opportunity.
I focused on absorbing the witchcraft energy. I ignored everything around me and focused on the witchcraft energy source stone in my body.
The witchcraft energy next to the Tai Sui's corpse was much thicker than I had imagined. I had absorbed enough witchcraft energy in the tunnel outside, allowing my witchcraft energy source stone to split into two. At Glorious Memory two-star realm, I thought that no matter how much witchcraft energy I had, I wouldn't be able to increase my realm. However, I didn't expect that after absorbing for a short while, the original witchcraft energy star at the bottom of the vein of the sky started to swell again. It quickly reached the critical point of splitting.
This time, it was highly likely that I would be able to escape alive. I had long since thrown away the thought of making a wedding dress for someone else. Therefore, I was very excited, and continued to absorb the star power. After an unknown period of time, the original power star finally expanded to the size of a walnut, and started to shake slightly.
With my previous experience, I understood that this was a sign that the witchcraft energy source stone was about to split.
If the split succeeded, I would be at Glorious Memory three-star realm. At the same time, I would officially advance to the middle stage of Glorious Memory.
Ye Pianpian and Zhang Kanwen were only at the middle stage of Glorious Memory. If I succeeded, my power would be on par with them. How long had it been?
I thought back to when I had fought alongside the two of them. I had always been envious. I didn't expect that I would have power on par with them so quickly.