Killing puppets is no easy task, especially since Sheng Ning and his group are facing not just one puppet, but thousands upon thousands.
The largest number of these were not animals or plants, but rather the stone golems that Sheng Ning had seen for the first time.
It is people.
Like Sheng Ning and Shi Yueyao, he is a person of flesh and blood.
Most of them were women and children.
Turning humans into puppets is actually less complicated, requiring only some spiritual energy; therefore, these puppets are also called 'half-puppets'.
Presumably, Shi Yueyao didn't have much time left, which is why she searched everywhere for kind-hearted women and children, brought them back to the Demon Realm, and turned them into puppets.
When the eight-star Kunwu sword in Sheng Ning's hand pierced into their flesh, he could even feel the warm blood falling on his body.
As the mechanisms embedded in their bodies were destroyed, the eerie light in the eyes of these 'half-puppets' disappeared, replaced by a relaxed expression.
We live for ourselves and for the people we love.
They unfortunately became puppets manipulated by others, and even though they had been turned into puppets, they still harbored resentment in their hearts.
Rather than being controlled by others, it's better to die quickly.
Corpses lay strewn everywhere.
Sheng Ning lowered her eyes to look at the pile of corpses in front of her, and dark red blood slid down her fair chin.
Finally, drops of blood fell onto her clan robes, making the already blood-stained moon-white robes even more crimson.
With her lips pressed into a straight line, Sheng Ning spoke in a hoarse voice, "Master Kongwu."
Kong Wu, who had been standing aside watching the scene unfold, stepped forward and said, "Amitabha, Benefactor Sheng."
With the tip of her longsword pointed directly at the corpse in front of her, she said, "Master Lao Kongwu, would you mind reciting the Rebirth Sutra for them to help them pass on to the afterlife?"
"May they be reborn in a joyful and carefree era, free from the worries of war."
After Sheng Ning finished speaking, the relic in Kong Wu's hand visibly lit up.
However, everyone's attention was focused on the pile of corpses in front of them, and no one noticed anything amiss.
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When Sheng Ning emerged from the cave, she blinked and let out a soft gasp.
Su Daiyuan and the others assumed that her words were a reflection of relief after surviving a disaster.
But then she raised her hand and pointed to a corner of the sky, saying, "Is that the Heavenly Pillar?"
Su Daiyuan and his group looked in the direction she was pointing, but all they saw was a dim sky and no celestial pillars.
Only Kongwu nodded, "That is indeed the case."
This was the first time Sheng Ning had seen Tianzhu.
There is not just one Heavenly Pillar, but five.
It stands at the four corners of the world, and there is also one in the middle.
Just like when building a house, the load-bearing pillars are built first.
The five celestial pillars are the load-bearing pillars that separate the upper and lower realms.
What is about to collapse now is the very central pillar.
If that pillar of heaven is allowed to continue to collapse, then the upper and lower realms will eventually merge into one, and the lower realm will suffer immense devastation.
The central pillar is particularly important; if it collapses, it will cause the four adjacent pillars to collapse as well.
When Bai Ze told Sheng Ning that the Heavenly Pillar was about to collapse, Sheng Ning had no idea what was going on.
Now, witnessing the collapse of the Heavenly Pillar for the first time, Sheng Ning finally understood why all four forces were trying to obtain the totem, save the common people, and become the savior.
The pillar was so thick that even from a great distance, she could clearly see something falling from it.
Once all the components that made up the Heavenly Pillar fall, the Heavenly Pillar will no longer be able to support the Upper Realm, and the consequence will be the sacrifice of everything in the Lower Realm.
The things that fell were invisible to the naked eye, and most people couldn't even see the Heavenly Pillar.
Sheng Ning blinked, and when she turned her gaze away from Tianzhu Mountain, her eyes fell on Kong Wu.
"Master Kongwu, can you see this?"
"I was able to see the Heavenly Pillar thanks to Benefactor Sheng."
The emptiness made Sheng Ning look puzzled.
She pointed to the tip of her nose and asked in confusion, "Me? Master Kongwu, you could count the number of times we've crossed paths on two hands, right?"
Besides this time, she asked her senior brothers to find Master Kongwu because there were demon cultivators and demon beasts in Master Kongwu's spiritual space.
If she can't defeat the demon cultivators, the demon cultivators and beasts in Master Kongwu's spiritual space can also help.
Aside from that, it seems that whenever she met Master Kongwu, it was always by chance.
Kongwu doesn't talk much, but every time she does, it's the answer she needs.
She knew she was lucky, and that Kong Wu's help was also a stroke of good luck.
Now Kong Wu claims that he was able to see the Heavenly Pillar thanks to himself...
"Could it be that I'm some kind of lucky charm? Master Kongwu was able to see things that others couldn't after he came into contact with me?"
Sheng Ning said half-jokingly.
This time, Kong Wu shook his head, "Back then, Benefactor Sheng's soul was shattered in order to save the common people."
"This humble monk is one of the reincarnations of Benefactor Sheng's soul."
He is also a part of your soul.
The little white dumpling suddenly spoke, startling Sheng Ning so much that she gasped for breath.
Upon hearing the same words spoken by both a human and a spirit in his ear, Sheng Ning's face immediately showed the expression of an old man on the subway looking at his phone.
Kong Wu? No one on the entire continent dared to offend him; he was practically half the sect leader of the Lotus Flower Sect.
It was actually her—or rather, one of the souls of the previous Sheng Ning—that was reincarnated?
And it turned into a guy?!
Sheng Ning gasped, circled the void three times to the left and three times to the right, and finally stopped when Yu Ye and the others couldn't take it anymore and felt dizzy.
She raised her hand and scratched her head. Standing in front of the void, she pointed at the other person and then at herself.
"You, are you me?"
"Oh no, it's you?"
Kong Wu opened his blood-red eyes and looked at her with a smile. "Benefactor Sheng, there is no need to be surprised. Monks do not lie. This humble monk did not lie."
Sheng Ning didn't think he was lying; instead, she had a feeling of 'I see'.
After all, Kong Wu, whom no one dared to offend, took the initiative to approach her, and she was even able to enter his spiritual space.
Furthermore, in the Northern Secret Realm, he can see the little white dumpling, and so can the other one.
He also knows many things.
The matter with Shi Yueyao has just been resolved, and now there's another problem with Kong Wu that needs to be addressed.
Sheng Ning frowned, took two steps forward, and spoke softly in front of Kong Wu.
"The other fragments of divine soul have all entered my body on their own, do you want them too?"
If all the fragments of the soul were like those small specks of light before, Sheng Ning could accept it.
After all, her cultivation involved capturing tiny specks of light, and seeing them only made her feel a special sense of familiarity.
But emptiness is a person, so it's just one big person.
The thought of him returning to his body made Sheng Ning feel like ants were crawling all over her body.
Several disciples of the Invincible Sect had the same reaction as Sheng Ning.
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