The funeral hall was set up the next day.
The group of actors that Chu Qianjue brought in were all professionals, and each of them was paid a considerable salary, so they all cried very hard.
Everyone was dressed in black and stood in the mourning hall, their eyes red from crying.
The entire Gu family was shrouded in an atmosphere of grief.
Upon witnessing this scene, the Li tribe immediately reported it to King Li.
The tyrannical king couldn't help but feel smug:
"Lu Qing, Gu Xicheng, you still can't beat me!"
However, he was still very worried, fearing that even without the demon core, Lu Qing would still activate the Demon Extermination Formation and perish together with him.
"Keep an eye on Gu Xicheng and Lu Qing, and see what they're up to!"
"yes."
...
To make their acting more realistic, Lu Qing and Gu Xicheng have been busy crying in the mourning hall these past two days, and they also frequently break down in tears.
"Qingqing, let's think of another way. I can't lose her!"
Lu Qing: "Gu Xicheng, I don't want to leave either, but what other options do we have?"
Gu Xicheng: "Let's go find the demon core of the ten-thousand-year-old demon again. There must be other demon cores!"
Lu Qing: "Okay! After Grandma passes her seventh-day memorial service, we'll go find the ten-thousand-year-old demon!"
"..."
The Li Clan informed the Li King of the news they had received.
The tyrannical king couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"The demon core of a ten-thousand-year-old demon is not so easy to obtain!"
"I need to hurry!"
During the period when Lu Qing and Gu Xicheng obtained the demon core of the ten-thousand-year-old demon, he must absorb the malevolent energy as soon as possible and break through the Heavenly Heart Bottle.
However, on the very next night...
Lu Qing and Gu Xicheng quietly arrived at the location of the Heavenly Heart Bottle.
The King of Li had not even received the news. While he was focused on increasing his power, he felt a terrifying aura coming from him.
He suddenly opened his eyes: "What happened?"
Looking outside the Heavenly Heart Bottle, Lu Qing and Gu Xicheng stood there, their hands forming a seal, having already activated the Evil-Slaying Array.
"Gu Xicheng! Gu Xicheng, you stop right there!"
"Since you don't have demon cores, Lu Qing will be annihilated along with me!"
"She's your lover, how could you bear to let her die!"
"..."
Gu Xicheng and Lu Qing completely ignored the King of Li's roar.
"Qingqing, are you ready?" Gu Xicheng asked.
Lu Qing nodded slightly: "Let's begin!"
Gu Xicheng concealed the reluctance in his eyes and completely unleashed all the power within him, activating the Demon-Slaying Formation.
Lu Qing slowly walked towards the center of the array, his body floating into the air with the power of the array.
Feeling the power within her body being gradually drained away by the formation, a sense of fear suddenly rose in her heart.
This was her body's instinctive reaction.
Lu Qing took a deep breath, trying to calm the urge to escape.
Once the body's power is completely drained, flesh and blood will follow.
The Nine Nether Lotus Flame appeared, enveloping her entire body and burning her flesh and blood inch by inch, transforming her flesh and blood into power that flowed into the formation.
The intense pain made Lu Qing cry out.
Gu Xicheng felt as if he were being slowly tortured. He even tried to stop several times, but was stopped by his companion.
"If you stop now, everything you've done before will have been for nothing!"
Gu Xicheng gritted his teeth, his eyes turning bloodshot from the pressure.
He turned his back, not daring to look again, afraid that if he looked any longer, he would stop himself.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Qing's screams gradually stopped.
Her body had completely merged into the Demon-Slaying Formation, transforming into countless runes that landed on the Heavenly Heart Bottle.
"No! I don't want to disappear! I don't want to disappear!!!"
The King of Li panicked and shouted inside the bottle, running around wildly and crashing into the entire locust tree with loud bangs.
But his power was gradually weakened by the Demon-Slaying Formation.
At the same time, all the evil races scattered throughout the human world were brought back by the Demon-Slaying Array.
One wisp of black mist after another fell into the bottle, and it wasn't until dawn that everything slowly subsided.
Boom!
A thunderclap boomed, and then a torrential downpour began!
The soil on the black earth loosened for a moment, and tender green grass tips timidly emerged from it, welcoming the heavy rain and bursting with vitality.
Gu Xicheng stood in the rain, letting the rain soak his entire body, his fists clenched tightly.
Is it over?
His voice trembled slightly.
The one who answered him was not Yan, but Lu Qing.
"Gu Xicheng, it's all over. Let's go home!"
Gu Xicheng turned his head and saw Lu Qing's spirit standing behind him, floating in mid-air.
He instinctively reached out to hug her, but she passed right through his soul.
Lu Qing smiled helplessly:
"I am just a spirit now, you can't touch me."
Gu Xicheng's eyes were red and filled with tears as he reached out and gently stroked her face.
Although you can't touch it at all, there's only the cold air.
"It's alright! I'll help you restore your physical body!"
"Let's go home."
Gu Xicheng placed Lu Qing's soul into a talisman and then placed the talisman on his chest.
"Gu Xicheng, it feels like I'm sitting on your pectoral muscles, it feels pretty good!"
Lu Qing's words made Gu Xicheng laugh.
Then take the talisman out of your pocket and stick it directly on your chest muscle.
Doesn't this feel better?
Lu Qing: "Hmm~ Not bad! It's like sliding down my husband's pectoral muscles!"
Gu Xicheng's mood, which was not very good to begin with, improved a lot at this moment.
"Once you regain your human form, you can skate wherever you want!"
Gu Xicheng took Lu Qing home.
After dawn, Lu Qing, now only a soul, couldn't stay in the sun for long; he could only talk to his parents and brothers through the talisman.
Lu Qing had not told them about the sacrifice beforehand.
Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but feel sad.
Han Ziyuan, in particular, burst into tears:
"Qingqing, does it hurt?"
Lu Qing smiled and replied, "It doesn't hurt, Mom, don't cry!"
"So what are you going to do now? Is this how you're going to live from now on?" Chu Panshan asked.
Gu Xicheng: "Uncle Chu, don't worry, I will make sure Qingqing regains her human form."
“My master called last night and asked me to take Qingqing back to Yutai Mountain to reshape her physical body. I came here today to talk to you about this.”
"When are you leaving? I want to go with you!" Han Ziyuan asked.
Lu Qing quickly stopped him:
"No need! Mom, you don't need to come with us. We'll be back in a few months at most."
“If you leave, Dad will definitely go with you, and my brothers won’t feel at ease.”
"I don't know how long this physical reconstruction will take, I can't just give up all my work!"
Gu Xicheng also advised:
"Auntie, don't worry, I'll video call you and Uncle every day to make sure Qingqing comes back safe and sound."
Han Ziyuan could only agree after hearing this: "Alright then!"
"Qingqing, Mom is waiting for you to come home!"
Lu Qing was afraid that Han Ziyuan would cry again, so she urged Gu Xicheng to leave quickly.
"Uncle, Auntie, let's go!"
Hey! Be careful on the road!
Gu Xicheng drove Lu Qing straight to Yutai Mountain.
As soon as Gu Xicheng arrived at Qingyun Temple, Qin Yuebai pulled him to the back mountain.
"Senior Brother, where are Master and Mistress? Why did you bring me here?"
Just then, Yu Hengzi and Feng Yuan arrived with a group of disciples.
Qin Yuebai handed Gu Xicheng a pair of rain boots and a waterproof suit:
"Take these! Go dig up some lotus roots!"
Gu Xicheng asked, puzzled, "Why are we digging up lotus roots? Shouldn't we be rebuilding Qingqing's physical body first?"
Qin Yuebai: "Digging lotus roots is to rebuild Qingqing's physical body."
Gu Xicheng was taken aback, then suddenly remembered something and tentatively asked:
"Like Nezha?"
Yu Hengzi gave him an approving look.
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