Chapter 1649

Rong Zixu was really angry.

Walking corpses seemed able to sense danger; even though they had no consciousness and only the instinct to slaughter, they were still far from Rong Zixu, and his fight with Xuan Jin was endless—only flying sleeves and sword shadows like whips could be seen.

Jin Chen couldn't get a hand in at all; he had no choice but to settle for second best, killing walking corpses on the side while protecting Rong Zixu.

Xuan Jin wasn't originally strong; he only relied on the inexplicably infused Wan Gui Xin in his body to slaughter many people, using the heart as a guide to cultivate.

Rong Zixu pursued him relentlessly, not even giving him a chance to use the Wan Gui Xin to act.

「Damn it! 」

Xuan Jin's ferocity burst forth, black blood oozing from his seven apertures, he opened his jet-black mouth wide, "Yellow-haired brat! I'll eat you!"

「Boastful and shameless. 」

Rong Zixu's aura was like an icy sword, killing intent constantly surging in his eyes, the blade sliced through the air.

「Ugh! 」

Xuan Jin slammed into the iron wall of the cage, then crashed down heavily, vomiting several mouthfuls of black blood, black mist drifting under his skin all over his body, his muscles constantly contracting, becoming less and less human.

Rong Zixu glanced, gave him no chance to react, raised his sword and thrust again!

「Vomiting! Vomiting!! 」 Xuan Jin couldn't move, retching as if to vomit out all his blood.

「No!!! I don't want to become a monster!!! 」

Xuan Jin roared unwillingly, his body spasming wildly, both eyes actually tightening and sinking in, revealing a slit the size of a needle tip.

Black mist arose from this, gradually covering Xuan Jin, who was quickly becoming a desiccated corpse.

The remaining walking corpses fled frenziedly, but could not escape their fate of being absorbed and dissolved.

The Eldest Imperial Prince in the corner watched the thickening mist, as if shrouded in cold, so frightened he couldn't even tremble.

「What… is this? 」

Nevertheless, the Heaven's Mandate Seven Sons had no time to pay him any heed.

「Not good! 」 Yang Yu shouted hurriedly: 「Senior Senior Brother! He's being controlled by the parasitic Wan Gui Xin! 」

In the Heaven's Grant prophecy, the Wan Gui Xin must seek the darkest, most wicked person under heaven as a host, then transform the host into a nourishing skeleton to sustain its materialization.

Jin Chen sensed danger, wrapped his arms around Rong Zixu's waist, and retreated backward.

Rong Zixu lowered his gaze, gently stroked Jin Chen's cheek, and asked softly, "Are you still okay?"

Being asked this again, Jin Chen figured out the reason, glanced at the utterly dead Xuan Jin.

This thing is the original body's cheap father, and I never raised him.

What does that have to do with me!

「Not too good. 」 Jin Chen solemnly leaned into Rong Zixu's embrace, burying his face in his neck in one fluid motion.

Rong Zixu saw his expression, yet it didn't look bad.

But deep down he felt pity; Rong Zixu stroked Jin Chen's hair, lightly kissed his ear to comfort him, "Don't be sad."

「I don't. 」 Jin Chen said.

「That's fine, 」 Rong Zixu didn't want Jin Chen's emotions swayed by such a person, and said gently, "You still have me."

Jin Chen lifted his eyes, couldn't help but lean in and kiss his cheek.

「I know. 」 Jin Chen said with a smile.

Only then did Rong Zixu put his mind at ease, sheathed his sword and ordered, "Xuan Jin is dead; purge the Wan Gui Xin!"

The Seven Sons surrounded the formation at the seven-star points, took their positions, formed hand seals, spiritual light surged, and the air condensed into a net.

「Impure qi disperses, cycles back and forth, endlessly regenerating……」

「Huh…」

The desiccated corpse in the mist resembled an intangible demon from the abyss; its faint moan let a feeling of suffocation surge from all directions.

The two forces stood in opposition, neither yielding.

By the mandate of Heaven's Grant, the Seven Sons have cultivated for over twenty years, all for this day; if the Wan Gui Xin is not destroyed, they will not rest.

In an instant, the entire underground chamber trembled, stones rolled down, walls collapsed.

「Help……」

The Eldest Imperial Prince and the remaining soldiers were scared witless, not bothering with these seven people who had inexplicably entered meditation, they stumbled outward.

As a result, the soldiers had just taken a few steps when a falling boulder crushed them; only the formation's center remained intact, the Eldest Imperial Prince stared blankly at the severed limbs rolling by his feet, then crawled back, clinging tightly to the formation to preserve his life.

「Stupid. 」 Jin Chen scolded him, opening one eye.

The Eldest Imperial Prince jumped again in fright: 「They… they've all entered meditation, why haven't you? 」

Obviously, the big boss is stronger.

Jin Chen decided to give his senior brothers and sisters some face, so he didn't say that.

「None of your business; don't idle, take this road out—outside there are seven Spirit-Accumulating Banners to be planted according to the seven-star positions, so that the city's populace won't approach this place. »

Jin Chen pointed out a route, told the Eldest Imperial Prince to hurry, and Calmness's dangerous voice added: 「Don't think of cheating; if the Wan Gui Xin isn't purified, the world will perish. »

The Eldest Imperial Prince dared not disobey, he lifted his robes and ran outward.

Jin Chen, calm and composed, gazed at the controlled desiccated corpse hovering in midair, which could break free at any moment; his fingers forming the seal twitched slightly, and a golden light chain appeared out of nowhere.

「Go. »

The chain shot forward, smashing into the desiccated corpse with a clattering sound in the air, like a soaring dragon, locking the corpse's heart with no gaps.

In an instant, the Wan Gui Xin's extreme yin force sharply waned, the Seven Sons' spiritual light blazed, overwhelmingly dominant.

Rong Zixu seemed to sense something, wanting to see what Jin Chen was doing, but once they entered the meditative state, unless the Wan Gui Xin was purified, they could not recover.

Just as he was anxious, a soft touch of lips lightly brushing his cheek came, like a feather gliding over.

「I'm fine, I'm safe. 」

Hearing the beloved's voice, Rong Zixu only then set aside his anxiety and threw himself wholeheartedly into the purification incantation.

Day and night blurred, the heavens and earth turned in cycles.

The Tianming Seven failed to notice; centered beneath their feet, the purest spiritual energy began to spread outward, and the world's demons and evil spirits gradually perished, leaving only minor sprites that would not cause mass slaughter.

On Tianming Mountain, the master and mistress waiting for them to return after completing their mission also sensed it, gazing toward the direction of Chuan'yuan City.

"The kids are coming back soon." The mistress said, relieved, shaking the sieve basket in her hands, having picked the fruits ready for medicine, "Almost a year already."

"Yeah, the speed at which they found the Ten Thousand Ghost Star is much faster than I thought; they've really grown up. I don't know if Xiao Chen can adapt." The master stroked his beard, his eyes full of pride and worry.

They cannot interfere with worldly karma, so they cannot help their disciples; whether the Myriad Ghost Core can be successfully purified, whether the world can return to tranquility or, as the Tianming prophecy said, everyone can cultivate the Dao and become immortals, all is fate.

But he believed in his disciples.

With Jin Chen's cheating assistance, the purification speed of the Myriad Ghost Core was much faster than in the original plot.

Exactly seven days.

The Myriad Ghost Core shattered, and the black mist vanished without a trace.

The golden lock chain fell, and in mid-air floated a stone flashing with a lustrous sheen; spiritual energy fed back, almost exhausting the inner strength of the six people, Jin Chen felt nothing—he just thought sleeping seven days was boring.

The seven opened their eyes at the same time.

"Success!" Jing Xingcan exclaimed, waking from meditation, he immediately rushed toward his fellow disciples but almost tripped and fell flat on his face.

"Ow!" Jing Xingcan rubbed his buttocks, bewildered as he rose, "What knocked me down?"

Jin Chen silently retrieved the fallen golden lock chain, feigning ignorance, and the next second was pulled forward by Yang Yu grabbing his neck.

The seven people huddled together.

Jin Chen did not resist, he wrapped his arms around Rong Zixu's waist and stole a kiss in the chaos.

Rong Zixu indulged him, smiling with narrowed eyes, "From now on, we are safe."

Their innate mission has been fulfilled; the world has returned to peace.

"Senior brother must keep his promise," Jin Chen kissed the corner of his eye and whispered, "You said you would take me home."

【Detected Villain Blackening Value-27! Accumulated 0!】

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value+5, Accumulated 100!】