Chapter 978: The Green Bull Enters the Demon Feather

Xu Qing raised his head to gaze at Erniu before him!

At this moment, the wind blew across the ice field, whipping up snowflakes!

The woman amidst the white snow appeared all the more charming and graceful, yet in Xu Qing’s eyes, everything was but a reflection in a mirror or the moon in the water...

"Senior Brother, your previous plan had flaws!"

Xu Qing gripped the image-recording jade slip in his hand, not loosening his hold in the slightest, and spoke indifferently!

Erniu’s gaze swept over the hand Xu Qing was using to hold the jade slip... and he muttered a few words to himself!

It had to be said that this move of Xu Qing’s possessed a certain lethality for Erniu, who had always cared about his reputation; at the very least, Erniu could not be as smug as he had been before!

Erniu coughed once!

"What flaws? The identity of Feng Lintao being wanted?"

Xu Qing nodded!

"I had already thought of that; since Feng Lintao is wanted, he is naturally unsuitable, but Yue Dong has more than one puppet!"

As he spoke, Erniu waved his hand, and suddenly a coffin flew out from his storage bag, landing on the ice field with a boom!

This coffin was pitch black, with a large number of seals appearing on it, and several nails pinning the lid down tightly!

As Erniu performed an incantation, the coffin shook, the nails upon it trembled and pulled themselves out, and the seal runes flashed rapidly, causing the coffin lid to be blasted open!

It revealed the corpse of a seven or eight-year-old boy inside!

This corpse was pitch black all over, covered in corpse spots, and emitted cultivation fluctuations of the Great Perfection of Void Returning!

"We don't need to rely on the Six Thieves Delusion Authority to create an extra puppet; I found this one in Yue Dong’s storage bag!"

"I have already probed its origin from Yue Dong’s memories; it is her junior brother!"

The lineage Yue Dong belonged to was quite famous in the Demon Feather Sacred Land; her master had been a Great Immortal Master while alive, and later, Yue Dong and her junior brother fought for many years, until she finally killed him and refined him into a corpse puppet!

Erniu clicked his tongue as he said this, his words carrying a hint of mockery!

Although Yue Dong’s cultivation later broke through and she no longer needed this corpse puppet to fight, she had kept it all along due to their past relationship, occasionally taking it out to abuse it!

"One can see how deep her hatred for this junior brother was, so little Ah Qing, look, compared to this, isn't Senior Brother treating you incredibly well?"

"You must cherish it."

Xu Qing nodded!

Erniu felt satisfied, ended his lecture, and pointed at the coffin!

"Little Ah Qing, you can turn into him first!"

"I have also provided the elixir for you to fill the gaps!"

As he spoke, Erniu raised his hand and threw out a black elixir; it was precisely the Profound Heaven Demon Moon Elixir of the Yi Clan!

Xu Qing caught it, glanced at the corpse before him, and a look of contemplation appeared in his eyes!

"Senior Brother, how many times can this elixir be used?"

Erniu chuckled!

"Rest assured, it can be used many times. If you don't like this puppet, once we reach the Sacred Land, we can find a female cultivator as charming and beautiful as Yue Dong for you to transform into!"

"By then, the two of us, the Green Bull Duo, will surely be able to stir up a storm in the Sacred Land!"

Erniu said proudly!

Regarding such grand ambitions, Xu Qing simply acted as if he hadn't heard them. At this moment, he pressed the elixir against his glabella, and the next instant, black Qi rose from his body, transforming into a set of clothes that completely enveloped him!

Subsequently, in Erniu’s eyes, Xu Qing’s figure began to change, becoming smaller and smaller, his skin tone turning pitch black, and a large number of corpse spots appeared!

Furthermore, thick death energy swirled around him!

The entire process took only the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and what appeared before Erniu was already completely the figure of that corpse boy!

Then, Xu Qing opened his eyes!

His white pupils and white eyes, contrasted against his black skin, were like a fierce ghost, giving one a sense of soul-shaking dread!

"Not bad!"

Erniu licked his lips!

Xu Qing turned his head, glanced at the corpse in the coffin, then looked at Erniu, and suddenly raised his hand in a wave!

Immediately, that Great Emperor’s Needle appeared out of thin air, first weaving through the corpse to connect its fate and karma with Xu Qing’s!

After doing this, under Xu Qing’s control, the needle flew toward Erniu to continue stitching, grafting the fate between Erniu and Yue Dong!

In this way, regardless of karma, fate, or aura, everything was thoroughly integrated!

"Perfect."

Erniu’s eyes lit up, and he waved his hand with satisfaction!

"Let’s go, Junior Brother, we’re going home!"

As he spoke, Erniu’s delicate body swayed, and he headed straight for the firmament!

Invisible threads spread out from the boy Xu Qing had transformed into, connecting with Erniu; this was the manifestation of their Six Thieves Delusion immortal art authority!

With this immortal art, even the final flaws could be covered up!

At this moment, Erniu had already ascended into the sky. In mid-air, he raised his head, performed an incantation with both hands, and waved toward the sky!

With this wave, a void rift immediately formed rapidly in the firmament!

It was like a scar on the sky, extremely unstable, and was rapidly trying to heal!

This method was one Erniu had found in Yue Dong’s memories: a teleportation technique to return to the Demon Feather Sacred Land!

The moment it formed, a deep sense of anticipation appeared in Erniu’s eyes, but it was quickly tucked away. His gaze turned cold, his expression became like frost, and with a look of indifference, he took a step with a lotus gait and entered the rift!

His jade hand even gave a grab, as if grasping the fate of the corpse puppet boy behind him, dragging him into the rift as well!

The next instant, both their figures vanished!

The rift healed instantly!

Only the wind and snow blew past, submerging the area. At the same time, some snowflakes from the northern part of Wanggu followed Xu Qing and Erniu through the previous rift toward the Sacred Land!

During the teleportation process, a power from the netherworld descended, locking onto the two of them and emitting a vast might to probe their identities at a deep level!

This method of probing was not based on aura or bloodline, but on fate!

Demon Feather Sacred Land, Eastern Region!

On a plain very far from the Eastern Emperor Dao Platform, a place called Tianluo, where the spring breeze swept across and birds sang amidst fragrant flowers!

There was absolutely no foreign matter here!

The richness of the spiritual energy was rare in Wanggu!

In this place that felt like a fairyland, there existed a teleportation array!

This array was connected to Wanggu and was one of the many arrays for Demon Feather cultivators to return from Wanggu!

At this moment, around this array, over a hundred Demon Feather cultivators sat cross-legged!

They were all dressed in silver robes imprinted with star patterns, and while they emitted extraordinary fluctuations, each of them had wings growing on their backs!

Their cultivation levels varied, but the weakest were at the Nascent Soul stage, and as for the leader, they had even reached the fifth or sixth level of Spirit Severing, and there was not just one!

They were a squad guarding this array during the war, responsible for verifying the identities of all those returning from this array!

The Demon Feather Sacred Land’s arrays could detect the infiltration of non-Demon Feather cultivators, but in these times of war, to prevent accidents, all teleportation arrays had Demon Feather cultivators performing secondary verification!

They mainly verified whether the other party had a record of leaving the Sacred Land, and when necessary, they could forcibly search them, including their storage bags!

At this moment, the teleportation array suddenly shone, and the light and fluctuations immediately drew the gaze of all the surrounding cultivators. One by one, they circulated their cultivation, released their auras, and looked sharp, prepared to face an enemy!

Soon, wind and snow drifted out from the array, and then two figures, one tall and one short, one female and one male, appeared rapidly within the light of the array!

After a few breaths, as the teleportation ended, Xu Qing, who had transformed into the corpse, and Erniu, who had turned into Yue Dong, appeared within the array and in the eyes of the Demon Feather cultivators present!

The moment he appeared, Xu Qing was expressionless; he knew he was currently a puppet, a corpse, so he did not need to have any emotional fluctuations!

Everything could just be left to Senior Brother!

Erniu did not disappoint; at this moment, he lifted his chin, his expression cold, and stepped out of the array!

The surrounding Demon Feather cultivators, upon seeing Yue Dong, mostly had changes in their expressions, and some even chose to bow their heads in greeting!

"Greetings, Immortal Master!"

The words they spoke fell into Xu Qing’s ears, but his expression did not change in the slightest as he stepped forward to follow!

As for Yue Dong, he ignored them directly. Just as he was about to walk out of the array, a figure stepped out from the crowd, appeared outside the array, and let out a low shout!

The words from their mouths fell into the ears of Xu Qing, but his expression did not change in the slightest as he stepped forward to follow.

Erniu’s gaze fell upon this person, his voice cold!

"You want to block me?"

The cultivator looked hesitant, but still took a deep breath and spoke in a low voice!

"During wartime, everything is strict, and this Li is just doing his duty, so please understand!"

"Immortal Master Yue Dong, you indeed have a record of leaving, so you may return, but this corpse puppet behind you has no record. We need to verify it, and you must inform us of its identity before you can proceed!"

Yue Dong was expressionless and said nothing!

That cultivator gritted his teeth, performed an incantation to unfold a technique, and mobilized the power of the local array to envelop Xu Qing. At the same time, the cultivator took out a jade slip and began to verify whether Xu Qing came from the Sacred Land!

After a long while, as the verification ended, this cultivator felt relieved!

But he remained hesitant regarding the identity of the corpse!

At this moment, Yue Dong spoke indifferently: "He is my junior brother, who competed with me for the position of Immortal Master years ago and was refined by me into a corpse puppet!"

Once Yue Dong’s words were spoken, the hearts of the surrounding cultivators were stirred!

At this moment, Yue Dong spoke indifferently: "He is my junior brother, who

competed with me for the status of Immortal Master back then, and was refined by me into a corpse puppet!"

As soon as Yue Dong's words fell, the minds of the surrounding cultivators were all stirred!

They knew Yuedong’s identity; her master, while alive, had been a renowned Great Immortal Master of the eastern region of the Demon Feather Sacred Land!

He had been in charge of the Eastern Immortal Arts Hall!

Immortal arts within the Sacred Land were not something everyone could learn; even those who occasionally came into contact with them only grasped the surface!

Truly formidable immortal arts were only found in the Immortal Arts Hall!

And only those with the status of an Immortal Master were permitted to study them!

As for the junior brother Yuedong mentioned, they had heard of his refinement, but this was their first time seeing this corpse puppet!

Yuedong’s words also caused the leading cultivator to ponder for a moment!

If it were anyone else, he might have investigated more deeply, but he felt a sense of wariness toward Yuedong.

"Those who cultivate immortal arts are all madmen... and this Yuedong has a very good relationship with the Lan family. Now that the Lan family has suffered a catastrophe and that great lord has returned... this is a sensitive period, so it is best not to get involved!"

Thinking of this, the cultivator stepped back, cleared the path, and allowed Yuedong and her corpse puppet to walk out of the formation and fly into the distance!

The surrounding cultivators also cast their gazes at this moment!

Upon Yuedong’s figure in the sky, though a few among them secretly took out sound-transmission jade slips to rapidly spread the news of Yuedong’s return!

On the pavilion, Chen Erniu smiled faintly!

"Junior brother, your new identity should find its way to you on its own!"

"

Xu Qing heard this and spoke calmly!

"I hope the person who comes will be suitable."

At the same time, as those few cultivators responsible for the teleportation array sent out the news of Yuedong’s return, someone in a barren mountain cave dwelling in the east suddenly opened their eyes, their eyes revealing a blood-red

color!

"Yuedong, you have finally appeared. Now that the resources I exchanged for my war merits against the human race have caused my cultivation base to surge, and your relationship with the Lan family has lost its influence following the Lan family’s catastrophe!"

"Then... it is time for the grudges between you and me to be settled."

The next instant, the cave dwelling rumbled, and a figure rode a blood mist from within, heading straight for the horizon!

At the same time, in the eastern part of the Demon Feather Sacred Land, near the center... a massive war chariot was roaring forward in the sky!

Cultivators guarded the front and back of the chariot with solemn expressions!

The entire chariot was incomparably luxurious; one look told you it was extraordinary!

Just then, a laugh filled with excitement suddenly rang out from inside the chariot!

"Change direction. We are not going to the battlefield first; head to the Tianluo Plains."

The war chariot roared and immediately changed its destination, heading straight for the Tianluo Plains!

Inside the chariot, a fair-faced young man in ornate robes was filled with excitement, clutching a jade slip in his hand, his eyes brimming with endless tenderness!

"Miss Dong'er, you have finally returned... do you know the agony of longing... in the five hundred and twenty-nine days since you left, I have prayed for you every single day!"

Little Dongdong, rest assured, I am no longer who I was; from now on, with me here, no one can bully you!