Chapter 47: The Truth Revealed

Su Kingdom, Corpse City.

Li Yu was using a combination of Speed-God Pills, Explosion Pills, and his own alchemy flames in a kite-flying tactic, harvesting those Immortal Medicine Corpses one by one, occasionally popping a Hundred-Flavor Meatball to replenish his blood and Qi.

With such ease and comfort, his merit points had already swelled past one hundred, making him unable to stop himself from fantasizing about the rewards after this Mystic Realm mission ended.

"Although this is my first time entering a Mystic Realm and I haven't found any secrets related to the Spirit Venerable path."

"But not being wiped out and having merit points to collect, I should be content."

"With over a hundred points, I should be able to exchange for quite a few things, right?"

"Magic treasures, secret elixir recipes, weapons... or perhaps something to help repair Hong Dou."

Just as he was thinking this, he completely failed to notice some strange changes occurring within the city.

The imperial palace, which had been completely shrouded in poisonous fog, seemed to be experiencing disturbances due to the intrusion of Wen Feifeng and Brother Brother Shang Yang.

A formless fragrant breeze suddenly blew out.

In a fleeting glimpse, a graceful, tall, and voluptuous figure appeared within the breeze.

Wherever the fragrant breeze passed, all the zombies in the city began to die; they withered away in unison, their bones clattering to the ground. In a very short time, all the zombies were dead, and the once noisy Corpse City suddenly became as silent as death.

And Li Yu, at this very moment, realized something was wrong.

He had habitually harvested the last Imperial Prince Medicine Corpse, incinerated it with alchemy flames, and absorbed the spirit root light points into his body. Just as he was about to turn and look toward the imperial palace area, he suddenly saw the piles of bones scattered everywhere.

The medicinal fragrance that had permeated the entire city became incomparably intense, all converging toward... behind Li Yu.

"Hmm?"

"What the hell is that?"

A sense of impending doom flashed in his mind, and Li Yu's reaction was fast to the extreme. While his upper and lower teeth collided, ready to spew out alchemy flame smoke, he quickly dug a piece of Compassion Pill out of his sleeve, intending to stuff it into his mouth.

Unfortunately, he was still a step too late.

Three pairs of snow-white, jade-like palms reached out from behind; one hand covered his mouth to prevent the alchemy flames from erupting, a pair covered his eyes, and the remaining palms caressed his body, actually triggering Li Yu's inner desires and causing a strange reaction.

At the same time, he felt a strange and soft sensation on his back, as if he were trapped in the bosom of a voluptuous woman.

Beside his ear, a gentle, bewitching voice that struck his exact fetish rang out: "Don't resist. I can help you ascend to immortality; let's practice dual cultivation together."

The next moment, every inch of Li Yu's skin felt a special sensation.

It was as if he were being kissed and bitten by countless moist lips. Since he was a hot-blooded youth, his body naturally had its instincts, and he soon felt a pleasure more wonderful than ascending to immortality surging up like a tide.

Li Yu considered himself a man of great imagination, but he could never have imagined the situation he was currently in.

He only knew that along with the pleasure came fear.

Because he realized he was being "drained dry."

The strength of his Alchemist body was far higher than that of a mortal, but under the kisses of those countless moist lips, his blood and Qi were pouring out like a breached dam.

Although this sensation was insignificant compared to the pleasure, Li Yu perceived it keenly and fell into a rage.

"What the hell is this? Do you know how hard I worked to get this Alchemist body, this life of mine?"

"You haven't even shown your face and you're already trying to harvest me? Keep dreaming."

Before this thought could even finish, Li Yu ignored the fact that the un-spewed alchemy flames would burn himself, desperately opened his mouth, tore his corners of his mouth, and bit off a piece of the other's flesh. At the same time, his alchemy flames, stronger than ever before, erupted.

Sure enough, with a scream, all the arms retracted, and Li Yu took the opportunity to break free.

But he didn't turn around to fight the strange thing; he just ran forward while twisting his head, his alchemy flames churning in his mouth, guarding against another sneak attack.

It was only then that he saw what the thing was.

Its lower body was a giant exotic flower with incomparably gorgeous and fragrant petals, and flower feet formed by tangled vines and flowers.

Its upper body, however, was a beautiful, dignified woman wearing a phoenix crown, wearing nothing but a gorgeous phoenix robe. Naturally, her cleavage and other parts were all generously displayed for Li Yu to see.

But at this moment, he felt no trace of desire in his body.

Instead, he felt a chilling disgust.

Because under the woman's ribs, there were four more arms, and from her back, vines protruded, each with an exotic flower at the tip, which contained tongues, teeth, and other things, and could even secrete saliva, dripping down in strings.

Li Yu suddenly realized what had kissed his entire body earlier.

"I xxx..."

Unable to hold back, Li Yu cursed in his heart.

In his mind, the Demon Star Command's notification sounded abruptly:

"Congratulations to the Command Holder codenamed 'Calamity Star' for triggering the side quest again: Collect Spirit Demon."

"Discovered 【Immortal Spirit Demon】, this is a flower demon grown from a spirit root, the pistil."

"Recovering it will grant one hundred merit points."

"Congratulations to the Command Holder codenamed 'Calamity Star' for triggering the side quest: Decipher the Truth."

"The Pistil Spirit Demon knows the truth about the Immortal Lady's corpse and the fall of the Su Kingdom. If you can uncover it, you will receive one hundred merit points."

"Two side quests in a row?"

"Phoenix crown, phoenix robe, pistil... this thing wouldn't be the Empress of the Su Kingdom, would it?"

"Why isn't she staying in the imperial palace, helping her husband guard the Immortal Lady's corpse, instead of running out alone to ambush me?"

Although he had triggered side quests, and two at once, Li Yu showed no joy on his face.

He had just recovered from his shock, and soon noticed his own arms, covered in kiss marks and as thin as firewood. Needless to say, his entire body was in the same state.

Taking advantage of the fact that the terrifying "Pistil Spirit Demon" wasn't chasing him, Li Yu ignored the risk of bursting from overeating, quickly took out the yellow gourd, and regardless of the blood spraying, tore his mouth to his earlobes, opened his blood-basin mouth, and began to pour the meatballs inside.

One by one, the Hundred-Flavor Meatballs tumbled down, and in the blink of an eye, his belly was stretched round.

With the cooperation of the "Ingestion" technique, they were quickly digested.

Before long, he had returned to his normal size.

Although he moved quickly, it certainly wasn't fast enough for the Pistil Spirit Demon not far away to launch an attack.

She didn't move, but instead stared straight at Li Yu with a gaze that seemed to have found something she loved.

Just as he was puzzled, he felt something in his body.

It was the blood he had bitten off from her palm earlier. Although he had spat it out immediately, some residual blood remained, and he hadn't had time to deal with it before he ate it along with all the Hundred-Flavor Meatballs.

As the Hundred-Flavor Meatballs were digested, the "taste" of this blood slowly emerged.

"Hmm?"

"Milky scent... intense unfulfilled desire... longing for freedom?"

Li Yu felt as if he weren't eating blood, but the other's thoughts and emotions. But thinking about it, if the essence of the Su Kingdom Empress had already turned into a pistil flower, it was normal for him to be able to taste these pheromones.

As he tasted her thoughts, the Empress suddenly swayed her "pistil flower body" and spoke:

"Outsider, I suppose you've already guessed my identity."

"That's right, I am the Empress of this kingdom."

"I can spare your life, but you must agree to one thing."

"If you can do it, not only will you not die, but you will also receive great benefits."

"What thing?"

After tasting those pheromones, Li Yu wasn't surprised at all that the Pistil Empress had intelligence, and asked back directly.

At the same time, he began to calculate in his mind what to do next.

Should he run, or kill?

Before he could make a decision, the answer that made him speechless came:

"I will teach you the 'Penglai Bedchamber Arts'. As long as you can make me conceive and give birth to a child with intelligence."

"I can parasitize the child's body and follow you out of here."

Although the Su Kingdom Empress's voice was bewitching and gentle, the two sentences she spat out still made Li Yu feel the absurdity of it all.

I'm here to clear a dungeon, and the dungeon boss wants me to help her have a baby.

But thinking about it, this is a crazy otherworld, so nothing is strange.

So he took a few steps back while asking again:

"Why me?"

"I've turned into this ghost, trapped here for many years, and I've talked terms with some outsiders, but none of them could do it, for various reasons, unable to make me conceive or take me away."

"But you are very different. Through the children, I can feel that you have a scent similar to that 【Penglai Immortal Lady】, the scent of elixirs and medicine. Perhaps you really can take me away."

"If you succeed, not only will I teach you the Penglai Bedchamber Arts, but I can give you all my secret techniques, and even I... will be yours."

"Believe me, there is no one in this world who can make people feel more pleasure than my Spirit Demon body."

As the Su Kingdom Empress spoke, she slowly parted the extremely gorgeous petals below her waist with her four arms.

Li Yu once again stepped back silently with his mouth wide open.

At this point, he had already guessed that the hundred or so Immortal Medicine Corpses dressed as princes and princesses were mostly born from the Empress before him.

Although they had no intelligence, they could serve as her eyes and ears outside.

That was why she could perceive Li Yu's "specialness," and why she had stolen out alone to seduce him and run away?

From the Su Kingdom Empress's perspective!

This was probably a godsend opportunity for her.

With this thought, Li Yu's mind began to form a plan, and he asked again:

"Penglai Immortal Lady?"

"I heard it was her corpse that caused the fall of your Su Kingdom."

"Could it be that the Penglai secret techniques you possess come from her?"

Seeing that this outsider was changing the subject and delaying his response, the Empress was very dissatisfied.

But she didn't want to easily tear her face with him and end up with nothing, so she suppressed her impatience, sneered, and explained:

"Heh, what does the fall of the Su Kingdom have to do with that female corpse? It was clearly the work of that muddled monarch."