The Yin Qi black mist churned like dark clouds, while the ink-colored small boat floated and sank like a ghostly sea, faintly revealing the many-legged centipede-like lower body of the Insect Woman’s viciously dancing limbs.

In the Divine Travel Realm, one’s divine soul roams out of body, traveling thousands of miles in an instant. With a decent magical treasure, one could sit at home and traverse the heavens and earth, slaying enemies from miles away.

If it were in the Qian Dynasty, such a person would be akin to a State Preceptor, an important force not to be underestimated even in the Forbidden Land of evil spirits.

However, this Divine Travel Realm Insect Woman was now in utter terror, her divine soul trembling.

The divine soul was adept at exploration, revealing everything in its path. How did this guy appear from behind?

Immortal Wu’s subordinates…

No, after so many years of fighting openly and covertly, how could she not know the capabilities of those guys!

“Who the hell are you!”

The Insect Woman let out a shrill scream, ready to quickly retreat. However, the surrounding scenery had changed drastically. The sky darkened, and the twisted vines made her heart tremble with fear.

Divine Artifact!

This Divine Travel Realm Insect Woman, knowledgeable and experienced, guessed immediately upon seeing the Vine Demon Spirit. Her divine soul mana surged, causing the black small boat to burst with an astonishing shockwave.

“Trying to run, there’s no way!”

Zhang Kui snorted coldly, his left hand forming a claw as he used the “Soul Capture” technique. The Insect Woman’s divine soul black mist struggled and surged wildly but was gradually pulled closer.

Immediately, hundreds of flying swords surged forth, instantly forming an Eight Trigrams Soul Refining Array. This array could refine even the divine soul of a Mahayana Realm Snake Demon, let alone one of the Divine Travel Realm?

She hadn’t even started to beg for mercy before the Yin Qi scattered.

With Zhang Kui’s current level of Tao cultivation and magic, killing a Divine Travel Realm evil spirit was naturally effortless. The reason he used “Longevity” for blocking, coupled with the “Eclipse” outside, was simply to avoid revealing his identity.

In an instant, forty more points entered his mind. Combined with the dozen or so Celestial Tribulation Realm Insect Women he had killed earlier, he had gathered over three hundred points in less than a day.

A bountiful harvest, indeed…

Zhang Kui chuckled, the tendrils on his chin twisting, but suddenly he looked toward the Water Mansion, shocked, and without a word, a plume of black smoke dove underground.

“Courting death!”

A shrill roar rolled like thunder, shaking the mountains, sending birds flying.

Suddenly the sky changed color, dim and unclear, with Yin winds swirling. A towering black shadow rose from the direction of the Water Mansion, followed by a slender hand wrapped in Yin Fire engulfing all.

Boom!

The area where Zhang Kui originally stood exploded with a mighty roar, sending a hundred-meter-high wave into the air, collapsing the riverbed, debris flying everywhere, vast rocks sliding from the surrounding cliffs.

On the riverbank, an enormous handprint over a hundred meters wide and ten meters deep appeared in an instant, soon filled with river mud, transforming into a palm-shaped pond.

The terrifying figure of the Peach Blossom Lady appeared next, wildly searching around, venting her anger as she collapsed a cliff and blocked the river.

Just as Zhang Kui had guessed, the River Insect Race was innately average, thriving only because of the anomaly that was the Peach Blossom Lady, or rather, because the entire Black Painting Boat lineage was her progeny.

In less than a day, their Celestial Tribulation Realm members were almost exterminated. Even the first-born Divine Travel Realm Insect Woman’s soul had dissipated, driving her to madness.

Unable to find any clues around, the Peach Blossom Lady let out another scream, a shadowy illusion returning amidst rolling black clouds to the Water Mansion.

“Immortal Wu!”

Boom!

The river surface of the Water Mansion trembled, surrounding rocks clattering down, a multitude of terrified Water Ghosts and River Demons caught in the fallout, leaving a trail of death and injury.

“You crazy woman, it’s not me, damn it!”

Immortal Wu was furious.

…

Hundreds of miles away in the wilderness, a wisp of black smoke dispersed, revealing Zhang Kui’s figure. Sensing the vibration of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi from the direction of the Jingjiang Water Mansion, he laughed heartily, lifted a wine pot, and took two swigs.

“Today was just collecting a bit of interest, and this evil spirit is already in such a frenzy. They’ll probably tighten their defenses, so I’ll wait a couple of days before collecting the debt again.”

With that, his figure vanished in an instant.

On the other side, the Water Mansion was already in chaos, undercurrents surging, sediment churning, large structures collapsing, countless Little Demons fleeing for their lives.

Although Immortal Wu was formidable, the Peach Blossom Lady had risen during that period of dark and primitive times before the Great Qi Dynasty.

Despite having no hope on the Immortal Path, stuck in the Mahayana Realm for countless years, she was far superior to Immortal Wu.

Pitifully, Immortal Wu was having a streak of bad luck, first being severely injured by the “Disaster Beast” Locust Demon in the Ji Temple Secret Realm, and just recovering, now caught up in this mess, losing several tentacles to the Peach Blossom Lady’s attacks.

“That bitch pushes me too far!”

Immortal Wu went completely mad, pulling out that broken arrowhead, a chilling aura rising abruptly.

This item was obtained by his brother, the Wu God, during an exploration of the Underworld, and he used one to protect against the Locust Demon. Now, even though he is reluctant, he must give it to Peach Blossom Lady for a show.

“Despicable little demon!”

Peach Blossom Lady’s eyes were full of apprehension, yet she didn’t hesitate to act. Instead, a bright pearl rose from behind her, flickering with a ghostly light and shrouded in a misty haze.

“Stop all at once!”

The Two-headed Yaksha Monarch, unable to mediate the conflict, was almost furious. Looking at the chaos in the Water Mansion, the veins on his forehead bulged like knotted old tree roots, making him appear even more ferocious.

“Peach Blossom Lady, I can assure you this was not the work of Immortal Wu. Those drunkards and gluttons of his don’t have such capabilities.”

Peach Blossom Lady and Immortal Wu both looked stern.

Immortal Wu’s fangs bared dauntingly, holding back words, while Peach Blossom Lady, her eyes filled with spite and sarcasm, retorted, “Hmph, you all are in cahoots, naturally you would speak for him. If the Great King returns, I will not let this slide!”

The Two-headed Yaksha Monarch’s eyes twitched, and he suppressed his anger, saying in a low voice, “Fine, then I’ll use the Power of Incense Fire from the Divine Strange Pearl to investigate, and we will definitely find the true culprit.”

Upon hearing this, Peach Blossom Lady nodded, but her face remained sullen without uttering a word.

Jingjiang Water Mansion possessed four Divine Strange Pearls, three controlled by the Great King, with the remaining one clutched by the Two-headed Yaksha Monarch, secretly seeking a place of incense worship in Bozhou. Usually cherished, this time he was much more generous.

Peach Blossom Lady also wanted to know the true culprit and temporarily suppressed her anger.

Soon, the Divine Strange Pearl was fetched by one of the Two-headed Yaksha Monarch’s men and placed on the altar. A mouthful of gray-green demon wafted out, causing the incense demon god to tremble fearfully, wilting visibly to the naked eye.

The Two-headed Yaksha Monarch watched with heartache, but fortunately, within the gray mist, images gradually began to emerge.

On the other side, Zhang Kui, who had already fled to the wilderness of Lai State, was sitting cross-legged in a mountain cave when he suddenly felt something.

“Damn, these evil spirits indeed know how to use the Retrace Investigation Technique, but they really are dreaming.”

Then, without a word, Zhang Kui raised the Eclipse skill to the highest level, and another star rose in his mind. He then closed his eyes and ignored it.

In Jingjiang Water Mansion, the Two-headed Yaksha Monarch, Peach Blossom Lady, and Immortal Wu widened their eyes, watching the gradually appearing river scene.

But alas, nothing could be clearly seen.

The Two-headed Yaksha Monarch frowned, gritted his teeth, and again increased his divine power’s exertion, with scenes starting to emerge—some blurry, and at times a figure with a face full of tentacles flashing by.

It turned out to be a flaw deliberately left by Zhang Kui.

“Immortal Wu!”

Peach Blossom Lady felt she had found a handle, her fangs bared and her face twisted, and without a word was about to make a move.

“Are you insane, you crazy woman…”

Immortal Wu, full of anger, retorted, “With such Heavenly Concealment and Transformation Skills—if I could do that, why would I be bickering with you? This is clearly an enemy intrusion into the Water Mansion!”

With those words, the three immediately calmed down.

The Forbidden Land of Evil Spirits had stood undisturbed, causing them to forget they could also be attacked. Peach Blossom Lady had suffered significant losses, and her brutal nature had obscured her reason.

Upon careful reflection, many things indeed did not add up.

The Two-headed Yaksha Monarch’s face showed an indecisive expression,

“Could it be the other clans then, Lanjiang Water Mansion, or perhaps this Transformation Skill—it is said that the Spiritual Sect also has…”

“Not quite like…”

Immortal Wu furrowed his brows deep in thought, then his eyes lit up with both fear and trembling as he said:

“Could it be… someone from the East Sea…”

At these words, both the Two-headed Yaksha Monarch and Peach Blossom Lady were struck with terror, feeling a chill down their spines.

“Impossible!”

Peach Blossom Lady shrieked, “I and the Great King secretly visited the East Sea—it’s already…”

“Silence!”

The Two-headed Yaksha Monarch roared hoarsely, his eyes glinting with murderous intent. Peach Blossom Lady quickly closed her mouth, glanced around, looking somewhat nervous.

“Do not mention this matter again…”

The Two-headed Yaksha Monarch said gravely, “We’ll take strict precautions and wait for the Great King’s return to discuss further, and also, since the enemy knows Transformation Skills, we’ll activate the Grand Array—none shall leave…”

Soon, under the command of the three, the evil spirits of Jingjiang Water Mansion all gathered, blood-red talismans rose up, and countless blood-colored line worms frantically scurried under the earth…

On the other side, Zhang Kui naturally had no idea that by coincidence, he had frightened the evil spirits of Jingjiang Water Mansion nearly to death.

This time’s harvest was quite substantial,

Golden Core Sixth Transformation will be achieved today!

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