The peach wood sword aimed at the pair of red demonic eyes in the void, soaring into the sky with the agility of an eagle, the galloping of a warhorse, the silent flight of petals, and the nimbleness of a rabbit, piercing through the eye of the needle into the pair of huge red and black demonic eyes.
"Crack!" Qing Shang heard the sound of the Demon Eye shattering. He coughed up blood and suffered a backlash. At that moment, the peach wood sword stuck in mid-air continuously released the fragrance of peach blossoms to resist the demonic energy in the Soul Devouring Array.
All around, vengeful spirits wailed. Zhao Cai, who was determined to reach the Demon Eye, regained some clarity, and his soul stopped in its tracks.
A single thought arises, and inner demons are born; a single thought fades, and the soul departs.
Seeing the opportunity, Zhu Yi ignored what Qing Shang was saying in the void, and carrying Zhao Cai's frail body, she flew up to greet the glittering golden Zhao Cai soul.
The frail, almost lifeless Zhao Cai in her arms breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhu Yi burst into tears of joy. Sure enough, she had made the right bet!
Instead of using the spells and talismans she learned in the cultivation world to deal with the enemy hiding in the shadows, she chose to use the Taoist demon-slaying talismans and the exorcism dance steps she learned in her previous life, taking them by surprise and trying them out rashly.
Otherwise, how could a Golden Core cultivator like her fight against a cultivator of a higher level?
Jinbao returned in a huff, now transformed into a handsome young man with a flushed face, holding the other two demonized souls of Zhaocai in his hand.
She angrily said to the unconscious Zhao Cai, "You're too stubborn! Your other half refuses to come back with me and instead joins other vengeful spirits to attack me!"
"Jinbao, you said that Zhaocai's soul is still half gone?" Zhu Yi asked in surprise. Zhaocai in her arms had already fallen asleep. Zhu Yi fed it a Royal-grade Nine-Turn Soul Nourishing Pill and looked completely bewildered.
"Woof, when you destroyed the Demon Eye just now, Zhao Cai's soul regained its senses briefly. Half of its soul couldn't resist and flew back, while the other half became extremely agitated. I only managed to catch two parts of the demonized soul, and I dared not use force, or it would be completely destroyed!"
"Three-tenths of it bit my paw and ran away!" Jinbao said, feeling wronged and angry. Sure enough, a cat bite wound on his paw was very conspicuous.
Jinbao finished speaking in a few words, and Zhu Yi's expression grew increasingly grim as she listened. She summoned the Brahma Lamp and took out a rare, pale golden mermaid pearl. She only had seven of these pale golden mermaid pearls, each containing a pure and gentle power. There were countless other mermaid pearls of superior spiritual power within the Brahma Lamp.
Jinbao gazed at the pale golden mermaid pearl and felt an indescribable vitality and warmth welling up from the depths of his heart.
“Jinbao, please protect me. It’s not appropriate for the demonized soul to return directly to Zhaocai’s original body. I’ll put these two parts of Zhaocai’s soul into the Warm Gold Shark Pearl.”
The matter was quite important. Jinbao clenched his fist and gently placed it in Zhu Yi's hand. Zhu Yi, holding the golden soul-gathering lotus in her hand, accepted the two portions of the demonic soul that brought wealth.
Among the five elements of spiritual energy that Zhu Yi cultivates, the advanced technique "Life of All Things" of wood spiritual energy can help creatures of the same level restore their vitality. Zhao Cai is a high-level spiritual beast in the incarnation stage, whose intelligence and cultivation are no less than those of human cultivators, the most intelligent of all creatures. Zhu Yi has no other choice but to give it a try.
The vibrant green surrounding the two fragments of the demonic soul that brought wealth was completely enveloped. The two fragments of the remnant soul were restless. Demons do not like such vigorous and bright vitality; they prefer the soft, gloomy, and dark power of evil.
Zhu Yi had a headache. She couldn't do anything about the rebellious little remnant souls in her hand, and she didn't dare to use force to shove them into the warm gold mermaid pearl. She and the little lucky charm in her palm looked at each other, and the atmosphere was a bit tense.
"Stupid owner, why do you spoil them when they misbehave?"
"Those two are remnants of demonic possession that haven't actually done anything evil yet. Right now, they're just petty thugs with the desire to steal but not the courage. Why are you being so polite to them?"
The blue-tailed mermaid emerged from the top of the lamp, revealing herself to Zhu Yi for the first time.
"Who are you? The little baby who's been talking to me inside the Brahma Lamp?" Zhu Yi's eyes were focused on the Brahma Lamp, somewhat incredulous. This smiling mermaid, as delicate as a Barbie doll, was only about the length of Zhu Yi's index finger.
Zhu Yi stared in astonishment, somewhat stunned.
"What little baby! I am a noble and extraordinary mermaid princess! Not some brat!"
Her thick, ocean-blue hair cascaded down her shoulders, with a pearl-embellished tassel headband casually wrapped around it, simply gathering her stray hairs in front of her forehead, giving her a relaxed yet noble look.
The little mermaid wore a moon-white silk robe embroidered with a small black snake that gently and tenderly protected a small lotus flower in the center. Below it was a bright, shimmering blue mermaid tail that shone with a holy luster.
"Who are you? The voice that often appears in my mind." Zhu Yi confirmed, carefully examining and admiring the living little mermaid from head to toe. Her eyes were gleaming. The little mermaid suddenly felt very dangerous. Zhu Yi looked at her like an old lecher!
"Stop giving me that infatuated look!" The blue-tailed mermaid glared at her and turned away haughtily. "Why don't you hurry up and use force to suppress those two little demons?" After saying that, she quickly returned to her little seashell dwelling inside the Brahma Lamp like a little rabbit, still fuming about Zhu Yi's infatuation.
"Okay, sure!"
"Behave yourself!" Zhu Yi snapped, her tiger-like eyes flashing fiercely, and made a face at the wealth-bringing demon spirit she was holding in her hand.
The little demon soul trembled, its tail twitched, and it shrank back. Zhu Yi clearly saw the faint afterimage of the little black cat in her palm and immediately became scared.
The miniature version of Zhao Cai lowered its head, no longer resisting Zhu Yi's soul-nourishing technique, and reluctantly entered the warm golden mermaid pearl surrounded by lush greenery.
"Junior Sister, hurry up! There are too many evil spirits, I can't hold them off!" In just a short while, Jinbao was covered in wounds. Qingshang failed to capture Zhaocai's soul, so he released more vengeful spirits to attack Jinbao and Zhuyi.
At that time, Zhu Yi was using the "All Things Grow" technique to gather the remnant soul of Zhao Cai, and it was not advisable to be interrupted. Jin Bao transformed into its original form and fought on both sides of Zhu Yi, scattering a stack of Xuan Tian talismans that Zhu Yi had given it before, which gave it a moment to catch its breath.
"Little white dog, why don't you come and serve me? If you come here, you can keep your friends company!"
"Pah! Don't you know that even the wealth-bringing beasts have owners? Stealing people's things and still being so shameless, you're really something!" Zhu Yi spat out her silver teeth and cursed angrily.
While cursing, he used his right hand to perform a sword incantation, injecting a pure essence condensed from the Lotus Heart Melody into the Warm Golden Shark Pearl. Finally, he used the sword incantation to draw a faint lotus flower spell to seal the remnant soul of the Wealth-Bringing Spirit, preventing these two remnant souls from leaving at will.
"Young lady, you're quite good." Qing Shang didn't think Zhu Yi meant to insult him. He had long since abandoned any notions of chivalry or gentlemanly conduct.
"Why don't you come with me and work for me? I might be able to promise you a bright future."
"Oh, like what? You're just a rat who only dares to scheme against others in the dark, how can you promise others a bright future?" Zhu Yi asked innocently, her tone as if she really didn't understand anything.
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