Chapter 207

The old Daoist opened his eyes.

At first, his eyes were pitch black, but gradually, a little bit of white swirled into the center.

When he stood up from the couch, the entire high tower trembled.

Immediately after, all the bells on every floor began to sway violently, as if venting some kind of agitation and unease.

When the half-faced man revealed the ancestor's skin, even if only half was uncovered, the impact and damage to the rules were unimaginable.

The half-faced man was very clear about this.

But he was not panicked.

Firstly, ascension was imminent, and variables were bound to arise; if there were no variables, that would be truly strange.

Secondly, he believed in the old Daoist's strength, which was sufficient to extinguish all variables outside.

The bell in front of the old Daoist flew out, and the half-faced man opened his mouth to bite down on it.

Trapped here for so many years, he had countless times felt moved, wondering what kind of astonishing talent the ancestor was back then to be able to set up this ascension scheme here, and even attract the following of countless capable people and strangers.

Even though the ancestor had been dead for so many years, fresh blood continued to integrate here, with the survival of the fittest filling the gaps automatically.

The half-faced man's figure reappeared at the top of the tower; his gaze did not look downward, but toward the sky that did not exist here.

He thought of that green-robed figure from back then; no matter how he laid out his plans or calculated, and despite him giving his all, that person could easily resolve it.

Even when he used secret arts to stifle the future and sever vitality, seeking only a pyrrhic victory to prove himself, he was still forcefully suppressed by the other party.

Then, that green-robed figure actually sighed at him:

"Your persistence makes me feel pity."

If it were intentional mockery, that would be fine; after all, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.

But the other party was not mocking him, but sighing with genuine sincerity, which made it even more unacceptable to him.

The half-faced man slowly lowered his head, not looking at Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao who was pushing the door, nor paying attention to Yu Yu Yu Cangshou, but instead staring at that young man once again.

He liked this child.

In this child, he saw the shadow of that green-robed figure.

Both of them had a talent, which was to use the most peaceful tone to throw their own faces into a mud pit and stomp on them hard.

He,

really missed this feeling.

The old Daoist began to go downstairs; every time he passed a floor, the swaying of the bells on that floor intensified by a fraction.

Some corpses faintly showed signs of rising together, just that they hadn't reached that critical threshold yet.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan was still standing at the entrance of the negative third floor, while Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao above was forced to struggle, pushing the door crack wider and wider.

Because of this, the sound of the bells inside the high tower could be heard more clearly by Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan, whose hearing was already excellent.

Listening and listening, he actually felt a sense of fascination.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan simply sat cross-legged and began to use this sound as a starting point to gain insights.

This high tower formation shocked him, and the design concept of the formation made him marvel even more.

If one had to use a metaphor for the layout here, it was equivalent to countless threads connecting inside and outside this secret realm.

It was just that the threads outside the secret realm were sparse, while they became dense inside, and this high tower was like a thread-winding rod, with everything centered around it.

The countless black shadows under the jade, the dancing girls and singers on the white imperial path, the groups of corpses in the kneeling pit, and all the corpses inside the high tower were not only bound by the threads but also actively helping to pull them, assisting in its operation.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan began to think about how to shrink and simplify this formation model.

An idea appeared in his mind: to add the formation's operation to the existing cooperation basis of his own team.

Connecting Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin, Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, Yin Meng, and himself with "threads"; thereby, raising the team's cooperative strength to another level.

With the idea, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan naturally began to deduce it.

Just as he started, his nose felt itchy, and a hot stream dripped down.

The young man immediately interrupted his thinking, wiped his nose with the back of his hand, and looked at the red trace on it.

The idea was correct, but to successfully deduce it, the energy consumption would be terrifying; it was a long and arduous task.

Under the current situation, it was not suitable to do such a thing.

Because the threads here were constantly breaking, and the rules were being weakened.

Once the rigid and powerful rules collapsed, what followed would be disorder and loss of control.

At this moment, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan began to try changing his perspective, re-examining this place and scrutinizing the true purpose of this wave.

Above, after experiencing terrible pain and torture, Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao finally pushed the tower door open to a sufficient width.

Yu Yu Yu Cangshou ended his control over her.

Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao stood in front of the door, head lowered, arms hanging down.

This body was very powerful, and no changes could be seen, but her soul seemed to be riddled with holes.

The more agonizing the previous process had been, the deeper the resentment in her heart was now.

He kept saying it was for the sake of our Yu family, yet he treated her like an animal, enslaving and driving her.

She now understood why Grandma and the others back then chose to resist the "people" of the Yu family.

Since Grandma and the others could succeed, then she...

Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao's peripheral vision secretly looked at Yu Yu Yu Cangshou; she hated him, but she didn't dare.

She knew that the current her had no chance of winning against this man who occupied A-Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan's body.

Yu Yu Yu Cangshou: "Alright, go in, you lead the way."

Hearing this, Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao, who had her back to Yu Yu Yu Cangshou, had a Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face that became incomparably ferocious.

Pushing the door earlier was like torture, and now he wanted her to take the initiative to walk into this tower?

This was clearly trying to squeeze out her remaining value completely!

In fact, the reason Yu Yu Yu Cangshou did this was because Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao was currently occupying the black-skirted woman's body; the black-skirted woman originally had a position in this high tower, so the rule exclusion was minimal.

With her leading the way, Yu Yu Yu Cangshou could follow her in, reducing the cost of resisting the pressure inside the high tower, and leaving himself more energy for the final act, so he could transfer this opportunity to her, and then distribute it to the Yu family.

It was just that Yu Yu Yu Cangshou was too lazy to explain, and Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao had no brains to understand.

She could only walk toward the tower door, filled with grievances and pain.

She only knew that if she dared to disobey, he would control her again.

However, just as Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao stepped one foot over the threshold, an old Daoist appeared in front of her.

Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao remembered this Daoist priest; he sat on the eleventh floor of the high tower.

Moreover, she knew that this old man's level was actually higher than the black-skirted woman whose body she currently occupied.

Because when she performed the sacrifice in the name of the Yu family, only the bell in front of the black-skirted woman responded to her, while the old Daoist and the scholar had no reaction.

When the old Daoist appeared, Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao secretly cried out in her heart: Oh no!

The old Daoist raised his horsetail whisk.

Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao flew backward like a kite with a broken string.

Countless white hairs on the whisk pierced through her body, bringing dual torture to both body and consciousness.

Yu Yu Yu Cangshou's gaze froze; his figure quickly appeared beside Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao, one hand supporting her while the other swung down to cut the whisk.

After checking Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao's condition, he knew she was fine; even if the black-skirted woman had been dead for so long, the quality of this body was still astonishing and could withstand this blow.

Letting go, Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao fell to the ground.

The old Daoist moved forward, left the tower door, and collided with Yu Yu Yu Cangshou.

Yu Yu Yu Cangshou, who possessed A-Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan's body, was actually bounced away directly in this collision.

The old Daoist looked gaunt, and the Daoist robe he wore looked loose, but within his physique, he seemed to contain the great power of a mountain.

This situation clearly exceeded Yu Yu Yu Cangshou's original estimation.

Without the guidance of someone holding an invitation to enter the tower, how could the people inside walk out on their own?

Yu Yu Yu Cangshou did not expect that the person at the top of the tower could damage the rules to such an extent, nor did he expect that the rules could still barely maintain operation after being damaged to such a degree.

The old Daoist attacked again; he took a step toward Yu Yu Yu Cangshou, and the next moment, he appeared behind him, raised his arm, and elbowed backward.

"Bang!"

Yu Yu Yu Cangshou was smashed away and landed heavily.

The old Daoist stepped backward, appeared above Yu Yu Yu Cangshou, and descended rapidly.

Yu Yu Yu Cangshou rolled quickly on the ground trying to dodge, but the old Daoist used a sitting move, and with a "boom," he sat solidly on Yu Yu Yu Cangshou.

Yu Yu Yu Cangshou was unable to move underneath, and the old Daoist flicked his whisk; the white hairs extended once again, densely piercing into Yu Yu Yu Cangshou's body.

Immediately after, the old Daoist stood up, flicked his whisk, and Yu Yu Yu Cangshou, whose whole body was pierced by white hairs like a cocoon, was fiercely restrained into the air.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

He smashed him against the wall under his feet three times in a row, making three loud noises.

It was just that this wall was made of the jade texture extended from the high tower; unless one used the corresponding rule-manipulation method, it was difficult to destroy under normal circumstances and would quickly self-heal. If it were anywhere else outside, even on a pile of rocks, he could have smashed three terrifyingly large pits.

In the corner, Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao had just climbed up; after seeing this scene, she felt very relieved, but worry appeared in her eyes.

At the same time, under the cover of the black skirt, fine fluff began to grow on her body, her claws began to become long and sharp, and the two fangs on her lips could no longer be covered.

She could not use the black-skirted woman's sword techniques, so she could not exert much strength at this time.

Therefore, she adopted another method: turning this body into a corpse demon!

This was a choice of self-degradation; if demon beasts had a choice, they wouldn't take this path.

But she felt she had no other way; if she continued to be submissive, she believed she would become a stepping stone for Yu Yu Yu Cangshou to kick away after use.

The full-blown hatred had already affected her thinking and judgment; well, she didn't have much of these to begin with.

However, she at least knew that this had to be done secretly and could not be discovered by Yu Yu Yu Cangshou.

Thus, the fine hair that had just grown out was all embedded back into the hair follicles, the grown fingernails pierced into his own palms, and the two canine teeth were forcibly compelled to grow backwards, piercing through the gums.

This was extremely painful and difficult to endure; if she had not just experienced even more terrifying torment and torture earlier, she might not necessarily have been able to bear it now.

Once the process of becoming a Corpse Demon was complete, she would regain her familiar combat style.

Most importantly,

The quality of this body was very high; after becoming a Corpse Demon, it would be even more terrifying.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "I originally thought that 'teacher' was very powerful, so how did he get beaten up like this?"

Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin frowned: "It shouldn't be like this..."

Zhao Yi: "He is accumulating strength and hiding his moves."

Although Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Tan Wenbin and the others were on the same floor as the fighting, they had long since chosen, under Zhao Yi's direction, to "curl up" in a distant corner and watch the fire from the other side.

Therefore, in terms of the clarity of the battle scene, they really could not compare to Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan, who was looking up from below.

It was not at all strange that Yu Yu Cangsheng was beaten into such a state.

Because every move of the old Daoist priest seemed unremarkable, but in reality, he had combined his own physique with Daoist techniques to perfection.

Every step the old Daoist priest took was a Seven Star Step; every wave of his horsetail whisk was an interpretation of Daoist techniques.

The further one develops the human physique, the greater the difficulty; to gain even a single point of improvement, one must pay a huge price.

After all, not everyone could be like Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Runsheng, who could directly carve out Qi gates in a barbaric way without collapsing or dying.

Therefore, once the physique is developed to a certain degree, one will turn to borrow external forces, moving upwards in a roundabout way.

Back at the riverside, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan had once witnessed the movements Qin Shu made before entering the river.

At that time, Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan only felt it was amazing and mysterious; now, looking back, he could clearly know that Qin Shu had also combined the "Qin Family Dragon-Viewing Method" with his own body, transforming his human form into a dragon's body.

However, right now, Yu Yu Cangsheng seemed to be beaten without any ability to fight back, but in reality, he was also hiding his own calculations.

The old Daoist priest was very strong, but the old Daoist priest was already dead.

What Yu Yu Cangsheng grasped was precisely this point, exchanging his wretched appearance on the scene for the final result he wanted.

How could a person who had been able to hide and lie dormant in this place for so many years be weak in scheming?

Yu Yu Cangsheng began to counterattack.

As the old Daoist priest prepared to throw him for the fourth time, Yu Yu Cangsheng raised his head, spread his body out as much as possible, and then exerted force to contract.

The white whiskers of the horsetail whisk formed a tug-of-war at this moment; just as the old Daoist priest was about to exert force to suppress him, an ape's roar erupted from Yu Yu Cangsheng's throat.

A phantom of a large yellow ape rushed out from Yu Yu Cangsheng's body, followed the white whiskers, and in an instant, rushed in front of the old Daoist priest.

"Boom!"

Air waves rolled, the white whiskers snapped, and the scene was shocking.

Yu Yu Cangsheng landed gracefully.

But when the dust and mist dissipated, the scene of the old Daoist priest being gnawed into dregs as expected did not appear.

The old Daoist priest's left hand was raised, his index finger pressed against his front, right in the center of the large yellow ape's brow.

The phantom of the large ape was huge, but in front of this thin and weak old Daoist priest, it still did not look like much, being suppressed to death by the other party.

And as the old Daoist priest's index finger continued to press down...

"Thump!"

The large yellow ape knelt on the ground; although it struggled hard, it still could not reverse the decline.

Yu Yu Cangsheng's eyes turned grayish-white, as if there were thunder sounds within his body; he rapidly expanded by a circle, then placed his left hand behind his back and clenched his right hand into a fist.

With a dash, he rushed in front of the old Daoist priest and struck out with a fierce fist.

The old Daoist priest continued to suppress the yellow ape with one hand while waving the horsetail whisk with the other.

Every heavy punch of Yu Yu Cangsheng contained the sound of thunder, yet they all dissipated into nothingness under the light and casual waving of the horsetail whisk.

But Yu Yu Cangsheng still persisted; one punch after another, one punch was one layer, punch after punch, layer after layer, accumulating momentum and rising higher.

When his fist and the old Daoist priest's horsetail whisk both became faster and faster and reached a critical point, Yu Yu Cangsheng's left hand, which had been hidden behind his back, turned into a palm blade, struck like lightning, penetrated the horsetail whisk, and reached the old Daoist priest's chest.

However, this strike was forced to stagnate just one inch before touching the old Daoist priest's chest.

The horsetail whisk that had been penetrated earlier quickly wrapped around Yu Yu Cangsheng's arm.

Yu Yu Cangsheng's eyes revealed solemnity; earlier, he had already used his full strength, but this old Daoist priest remained unmoved.

Not only that, his own accumulated strike had already been issued, while the old Daoist priest's accumulation had not yet ended.

His index finger turned into afterimages, continuously poking at the yellow ape's brow, and his horsetail whisk continuously dissolved and reshaped, twisting Yu Yu Cangsheng tighter and tighter.

Once a certain critical point was reached, the old Daoist priest flicked his fingertip, and the yellow ape phantom dimmed by more than half, with many obvious damages.

Yu Yu Cangsheng's entire left arm was shattered into dregs under the twisting of the old Daoist priest's horsetail whisk.

One man and one ape both flew backwards; after landing, the yellow ape returned to Yu Yu Cangsheng's body.

When they separated earlier, they were determined to win; now, upon returning, they were both defeated remnants.

Yu Yu Cangsheng stood up with difficulty, glanced at his left arm that had already disappeared, and then immediately raised his head to look at the top of the tower.

The Half-Faced Man stood there, his figure steady, with a smile on his lips.

But in his eyes, which he did not show, a trace of fatigue had already appeared.

He held the old Daoist priest's bell in his mouth; naturally, the old Daoist priest's actions had his assistance—it was he who helped the old Daoist priest make up for his flaws.

If not for this, Yu Yu Cangsheng would have already succeeded earlier.

Yu Yu Cangsheng knew that he needed a helper now.

His gaze first fell on Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao.

He was plotting opportunities for the Yu family; in his view, Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao's participation was her duty, because she would also receive the largest share of the opportunities afterwards.

If Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao could truly control this woman in the black dress, then the balance of the battle would have been rewritten long ago, but the fact was that Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao could not even trigger the muscle memory of the woman in the black dress.

Her joining the battle would not only be ineffective but would only become a burden he would need to look after.

Yu Yu Cangsheng looked back at Zhao Yi, who had been standing in the furthest corner from beginning to end as if it were none of his business, and said:

"Help."

Zhao Yi pointed downwards; the meaning was very simple: if you want us to take action, you must open the next floor and let the one surnamed Li come out.

Yu Yu Cangsheng: "After the matter is accomplished, the Jiujiang Zhao family can share in the opportunities."

This sentence could be considered as completely exposing Yu Yu Cangsheng's inner thoughts.

He had deliberately kept that boy trapped on the bottom floor, making him unable to participate in this matter.

Zhao Yi shouted back: "Hehe, my stomach is not good; I can't eat such hard cake."

This sentence was not only an answer to Yu Yu Cangsheng but also added fuel to the fire for Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao, who was occupying the body of the woman in the black dress.

In matters of manipulating human hearts, sometimes you cannot have too clear a purpose; it is about fanning the flames and lighting fires everywhere, and seeing which side the fire really burns on, then exerting force to focus on blowing that side.

Yu Yu Cangsheng: "The descendants of Zhao Zhao Wuyang are actually so useless."

Zhao Yi retorted: "I haven't seen much of a grand vision from you Yu family members either; you can even do things like snatching candy from a child."

Yu Yu Cangsheng pointed his finger at the old Daoist priest: "He came to kill you; you are the 'one' that is owed."

Zhao Yi: "Then don't block him; let him come and kill me!"

Earlier, when the woman in the black dress wanted to come down to kill him, Zhao Yi had even thought of his last words, preparing to use lip-reading to explain things to that guy surnamed Li downstairs.

It was Yu Yu Cangsheng who appeared in time to stop her, so he could live until now.

But Zhao Yi did not appreciate any life-saving grace from Yu Yu Cangsheng; the man was not trying to save him at all—he himself was like the last piece of a puzzle, and the man was deliberately timing his intervention to stop the puzzle from being completed and the ascension from being opened.

To take a step back, what is the use of you shouting "help" at me? You have locked the boss of that team downstairs and won't let him out; can his subordinates go and help you?

If it were any other team of River Walkers, they might be tempted by this opportunity, but the team surnamed Li would not; after all, they were raised in wealth.

If they don't go, with my current ghost-like appearance, going up would not be as effective as that silly girl hacking away with a sword.

"Heh."

Yu Yu Cangsheng laughed and said nothing more.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Lin Shu You: "Why did you stop fighting?"

Zhao Yi: "There must be some problem inside the tower; the one on the top floor is suppressing it; as for him, he is waiting for help."

It was impossible for both sides to stop for no reason, and the facts were indeed similar to what Zhao Yi guessed.

After a round of fighting, although he had the upper hand, he failed to kill Yu Yu Cangsheng and failed to retrieve the last puzzle piece in time, which led the Half-Faced Man to have to spare his hand to appease the restlessness inside the high tower first.

As for Yu Yu Cangsheng, he was indeed waiting for help.

His fierce battle with the old Daoist priest earlier caused further damage to the rules; judging by the current degree of loosening of the rules, the two people in those two classrooms should be able to take the opportunity to come out.

He was unwilling to share this opportunity with those two, which was why he thought of taking advantage of the time before those two arrived to invite that Zhao family kid to take action together.

Since the Zhao family kid refused, he could only settle for the next best thing.

If he has to share two parts, then so be it; those two people came from two different sects. He had read A Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan's memories and knew that these two sects still existed, but compared to the past, they had not only failed to become stronger but had become weaker.

The three of them had all entered here after admitting defeat during the second lighting of the lamps; they had been dormant for who knows how many years, just to wait for this critical moment to inject opportunities into the family sects behind them.

The three of them were already dead, so this opportunity was of little use to them and could only be used for guidance;

It could be said that the three of them had voluntarily sacrificed themselves for the inheritance forces behind them, using themselves as chess pieces.

Only a vat of a certain size can hold a certain amount of water; as the Yu family was a Dragon King household, even if the three families shared it, they would inevitably get the largest piece. Although the Jiujiang Zhao family had produced Zhao Zhao Wuyang, they could not be called a Dragon King household after all, which was also the reason why Yu Yu Cangsheng was willing to pull Zhao Yi into the partnership to share the spoils.

As for the boy downstairs... if he joined in, after the matter was accomplished, the Dragon King household behind him would receive the same share as the Yu family.

Zhao Yi mocked him for having a small vision; Yu Yu Cangsheng admitted that if the Yu family had not had problems, he might not have been so calculating, but the problem was that the Yu family had truly changed, so it was even more urgent to inject this opportunity into the Yu family to arrange for a new life or a turning point.

For the sake of the family, Yu Yu Cangsheng could only make such a choice.

Fortunately, Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao and A Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan did not know Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's identity; if they knew that Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan held the status of two Dragon King households, Yu Yu Cangsheng might have made even more extreme moves.

Because once the boy participated in the sharing, with his two Dragon King vats set up, his Yu family would directly go from the big share to the small share.

The Half-Faced Man finally appeased the restlessness inside the high tower, and just as he was about to continue signaling the old Daoist priest to launch an attack, two auras suddenly appeared.

A masked woman, with a graceful figure, walked upon the white imperial path; her form flickered intermittently, moving with great speed, and within a few blinks, she appeared on the surface layer, then descended continuously to arrive at this level.

As she landed, the view in the area on the other side of Yu Yu Cangsheng distorted, and a middle-aged man in white robes stepped out.

It was hard to say who had arrived first, but the middle-aged man in white robes had clearly used a formation to conceal his tracks.

Three stone gates represented three inheritances, three classrooms; now, three teachers were gathered here.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan's gaze fell upon the middle-aged man in white robes; he was very interested in the other party's use of formations to conceal their movements—this was a mobile formation.

The Dao of formations is vast and boundless; even those most proficient in formations are only skilled in a few branches, and stones from other hills can serve to polish jade.

When Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan shifted his gaze away from the middle-aged man in white robes, he suddenly noticed that the masked woman was lowering her head, looking at him.

The youth did not recognize this woman, but he was all too familiar with her hands.

Under Zhao Yi's guidance, he did not know how many times he had deduced the movements of these hands.

No one had chosen the middle-aged man in white robes' formation, so there was no way around it.

But someone had chosen the woman's puppet art, yet in the end, it was stifled back by the coffin lid; otherwise, she would have actually had the chance, like Yu Yu Cangsheng, to possess and follow someone else to enter here first in her own way.

The man in white robes said, "You scared me to death, Yu Yu Cangsheng; I almost thought you were going to hog it all for yourself."

The woman responded, "In the end, my appetite wasn't big enough; I couldn't swallow it alone."

Yu Yu Cangsheng: "It's understandable that Zhen Zhen Shaoan couldn't come earlier, and that kid from Zhao Zhao Wuyang's family was coerced and had no choice. Xu Xu Zhenrong, what is going on with you?

If you had been able to come earlier, the matter here would have been finished long ago by the two of us; there wouldn't have been any share of the soup for Zhen Zhen Shaoan."

Upon hearing this, the man in white robes lowered his head to look downstairs: "So, this child's surname is Zhao?"

Zhao Yi hurriedly waved his arms: "Here, the one surnamed Zhao is here!"

Zhen Zhen Shaoan looked back at Zhao Yi, who was being protected within a circle behind him, and said in surprise: "A crack in the Life-Death Gate? What a pity, missed it."

Xu Xu Zhenrong, beneath her mask, responded to Yu Yu Cangsheng's previous words: "Not everyone is as useless and easy to manipulate as your Yu family members."

Although Xu Xu Zhenrong had once been driven to frantically scratch at the coffin by the youth downstairs, one thing was one thing, and she highly recognized the youth's talent for learning.

At the time, she had been in a rush to get out, fearing she wouldn't make it; now that she had caught up, there was no longer any genuine hatred or resentment.

Zhen Zhen Shaoan asked curiously: "Why is this child being locked down below all alone and looking so pitiful?"

Yu Yu Cangsheng: "The Long Wang family."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xu Zhenrong and Zhen Zhen Shaoan did not speak of it again.

Clearly, they also agreed with Yu Yu Cangsheng's choice.

There was already one Yu family here, and their share would naturally be much smaller; if the Long Wang family were added, then their years of lying low and hiding would purely end up being a wasted effort for someone else's benefit.

Yu Yu Cangsheng: "The interior of the high tower is unstable, the one at the top of the tower is worried, and we must be worried too; the eggs are in the basket, we cannot let the basket fall apart."

Zhen Zhen Shaoan: "Do not hold back; once you strike, aim for the finish."

Xu Xu Zhenrong: "Yu Yu Cangsheng."

Yu Yu Cangsheng: "Mm, the deciding move is yours."

Xu Xu Zhenrong: "It is not mine; it is hers."

Tower top.

The half-faced man clenched his fists slightly; he had originally thought the variable had already appeared, but he had not expected that the variable would have a suffix trailing behind it.

One Yu Yu Cangsheng infiltrating and lying in wait for so long had already made the half-faced man feel surprised; who would have thought there were three like Yu Yu Cangsheng.

The three of them had not come for the sake of becoming immortals, so they chose not to enter the tower; their goals were more practical—the immense destiny and good fortune accumulated within this tower.

They lacked the guts and courage to pursue immortality, only thinking of scavenging the offerings on the altar table.

"Truly a bunch of short-sighted fellows.

The more variables, the greater the difficulty, which means an increase in the probability of a successful ascension.

Moreover, even if the three of you strike together,

It is… not enough!"

The half-faced man raised his arm, and the bell in his mouth gradually deformed.

The old Daoist priest held his horsetail whisk and took another step forward.

However, the previous conversation between the three was not just for the sake of chatting; their respective arrangements had already unfolded quietly.

Although Yu Yu Cangsheng only had one arm left, he still used a secret art to stimulate the aura of the Huang Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan; violent roars issued from his mouth as he charged toward the old Daoist priest, raised his only arm, and clenched his fist!

The old Daoist priest met it with a fist.

Only, as the old Daoist priest threw his punch, puppet people wearing masks suddenly appeared beside him.

There were no flashy methods; they all swarmed toward the old Daoist priest collectively and exploded instantly when the old Daoist priest waved his horsetail whisk casually.

Formation patterns appeared under the old Daoist priest's feet; these patterns possessed no lethality, merely serving to disrupt the old Daoist priest's Seven-Star Dipper steps and delay the execution of his techniques.

"Boom!"

Even with two helpers paving the way, after this punch connected, Yu Yu Cangsheng was still shaken back.

Accompanied by the start of the second round of battle, the dead within the high tower once again showed a trend of wanting to riot.

At the top of the tower, the half-faced man said: "Quick battle, quick decision!"

On this point, both sides were in agreement.

The half-faced man's hair began to scatter, and the aura on his body showed violent fluctuations.

Below, the old Daoist priest's hairstyle also flew up after scattering, and his eyes, which had originally carried a bit of white, turned completely pitch black.

The old Daoist priest charged toward Yu Yu Cangsheng; Yu Yu Cangsheng did not dodge, but instead swung his fist without showing any weakness to continue trading blows with him.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

After many consecutive punches, they traded blows solidly.

A large mist of blood drifted from Yu Yu Cangsheng's body, and the sound of bones shattering within his body was incessant; as for his only remaining arm, the flesh and blood had already fallen away, extending all the way to his chest.

He now looked like a shattered statue.

After this battle, even if Yu Yu Cangsheng returned this body to A Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, A Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan would be ruined.

However, all this sacrifice was worth it.

A Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan's young lady could gain benefits, and the Yu family could also gain benefits; this should be what A Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan wanted to see.

Under the final punch, Yu Yu Cangsheng's right arm shattered halfway, his chest was largely sunken, and after landing, he slid a long distance.

But because of his desperate trading of blows, the old Daoist priest's form was temporarily fixed in one area.

Zhen Zhen Shaoan held his hands up, and a rich formation aura appeared under the old Daoist priest's feet; a giant eye opened, as if it wanted to merge him into it.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan looked up from below.

This giant eye formation is not bad; I must write it down to study.

The old Daoist priest suddenly lifted his foot and stomped toward the ground.

"Boom!"

Under the continuous roaring sounds, a large number of cracks appeared on this giant eye.

Zhen Zhen Shaoan lowered his head, madness revealed in his eyes, and wisps of black energy rose from his body.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan below knew that this was a formation master racing against time at all costs, setting up a formation rapidly.

A patch of red appeared on the giant eye; this red seeped into those cracks at an extremely fast speed, filling them in.

The area of this giant eye expanded twofold in an instant, as if it only needed to blink its eyelid to crush the person inside.

The old Daoist priest violently thrust the horsetail whisk in his hand into the ground.

Countless white whiskers spread out from the whisk, instantly covering the entire formation.

A depression appeared on Zhen Zhen Shaoan's chest, his whole body hunched over, and finally, he knelt on the ground, unable to help but sigh in his heart: If this person were still alive, how terrifying would he be?

Xu Xu Zhenrong formed seals with both hands, and the mask on her Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face flew off, revealing a stunningly beautiful Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face.

The mask turned into seven masks of different colors in mid-air, then dissipated on its own.

"Hum!" "Hum!" "Hum!"

Having lost the protection of the horsetail whisk, various colored masks appeared on the old Daoist priest's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face in alternation, like shackles applied to his Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan: She was holding back?

No, this should be an extension based on the Nuo opera puppet art; this line of thought must also be recorded.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan now somewhat liked this best viewing angle in the underground; it was close, and he didn't have to worry about being affected by the battle.

Moreover, whether it was Yu Yu Cangsheng or the other two, they were all outstanding people in their lifetimes, and they hadn't been idle after death here; the things they had pondered were even more valuable.

Just like the Daoist Daoist Daoist Daoist Daoist Daoist Yu Yu Yu Xuzi of the past, the insights into formation details he had researched for himself within the formation.

The effect of the masks was indeed obvious; even the half-faced man at the top of the tower began to sway, and the bell in his mouth was almost flattened.

But he still forcibly stabilized his mind.

Below, the old Daoist priest placed his hands in front of himself in a virtual gripping posture, then violently pulled toward both sides.

Masks appeared one after another, only to be torn apart continuously.

A crack appeared from the center of Xu Xu Zhenrong's brow, extending downward; her Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face looked as if it had been split vertically in two, and what was even more terrifying than that was the cutting of her consciousness.

She no longer had the slightest bit of the grace and elegance she had when she arrived, instead beginning to scream while dancing wildly.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan paid attention to her gestures; she was deducing rapidly.

The youth also noticed that the previous mask had divided into seven, but only six had fallen onto the old Daoist priest's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face and been torn apart.

There was one mask missing.

Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Li Zhuiyuan immediately looked toward the location of Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao; he knew what the purpose of these three was.

It was indeed a perfect coordination; they could have taken him down more easily, but they chose the safest way.

Having endured and waited for so many years as dead people imprisoned here, just for this one chance, they would not allow themselves to fail.

Lying on the ground, gray and white colors swirled in Yu Yu Cangsheng's eyes.

Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao only felt that previous sense of control surging back forcefully.

It was just that because Yu Yu Cangsheng was in a very poor state, this time the control gave Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao a tiny bit more reaction time.

Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao did not use this time to resist, nor did she think to do anything else; she just stood blankly in place, using this time for pure astonishment and fear.

She worried that after Yu Yu Cangsheng controlled her body again, he would discover the changes in her body; even though she had already tried to hide them, she knew this could not escape Yu Yu Cangsheng's eyes.

As a "person" of the Yu family, he understood the changes in demonic beasts far too well.

And once he discovered she was doing such a thing, he would inevitably understand what she wanted to do.

However, Yu Yu Cangsheng only used Yu family technique to control Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao, and then, immediately abandoned this control.

He did this only to create an opportunity for Xu Xu Zhenrong, clearing away all obstacles that might exist here for Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao.

The final purple mask appeared on Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face.

In an instant, Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao became a puppet manipulated by Xu Xu Zhenrong.

At the same time, Xu Xu Zhenrong's deduction of the sword moves against the black-skirted woman had also been completed.

The precious sword in Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao's hand flourished with sword blossoms.

The next moment, she appeared behind the old Daoist priest.

With one sword thrust, she pierced into the old Daoist priest's chest.

The scene instantly fell into silence.

In fact, after Xu Xu Zhenrong arrived, combined with Yu Yu Cangsheng's ability, they could have manipulated Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao from the very beginning to realize the return of the "black-skirted woman."

With the addition of the black-skirted woman, plus the three of them, it would have been enough to gain a great advantage on the scene.

But they still used the most tragic price to pave the way for the most suitable timing to strike, hoping for a fatal blow!

The old Daoist priest's chest began to cave in, and pus splashed wildly.

At the top of the tower, the half-faced man opened his mouth wide, letting out a painful wail, as if all his strength had been drained in an instant, and his figure slumped down dejectedly.

He felt that all of this was extremely unreal, possessing a mottled, hazy sense of a dreamscape shattering.

Is this the price... for me breaking the rules?

Then what is your price?

Zhen Zhen Shaoan, kneeling on the ground, let out a laugh: "Hehehe..."

Xu Xu Zhenrong, whose beautiful Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face was split and falling off, laughed even more wantonly: "Hahaha..."

Yu Yu Cangsheng, lying on the ground with his body full of his own bone fragments, also revealed a smile.

The obstacles had been cleared, and the opportunity was like a sacrificial offering placed on a table, waiting to be taken to one's heart's content; although he truly disliked the current Yu family, and also disliked this current Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao, he had no other choice but to hope that through her, he could inject a new future into the family.

Even if the pattern of demonic beasts being dominant would not change, more relaxed and ample conditions would at least allow the Yu family "people" to continue to exist, helping to alleviate the conflict between humans and beasts.

Yu Yu Cangsheng raised his last remaining half-hand, pressing it against his own throat, and spoke:

"Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao, next, you only need to..."

The mask on Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao's Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Human Face disappeared, and she regained control of her own body.

The first thing she did was release the sword hilt, and then the aura of a corpse demon erupted from her whole body, pouncing fiercely toward Yu Yu Cangsheng.

This time, she used all her strength!

Yu Yu Cangsheng's eyes widened, and the gray and white colors began to condense in them once more.

Originally, he would have been in time, if Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao had not transformed into a corpse demon.

In fact, even having transformed into a corpse demon, he would still have been in time.

Just as Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao appeared before him, raised her cat claws, and swiped down fiercely.

Yu Yu Cangsheng successfully controlled Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao once again.

But her sharp claws could no longer hold back their force, continuing downward under inertia.

Yu Yu Cangsheng's chest had already caved in and been damaged during the previous exchange of blows, and at this moment, it was almost in an undefended state.

The cat claws tore through the blurred flesh and blood, and immediately after, they smashed A Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan's heart to pieces in one go!

"Bang!"

Sensing this fatal blow, Yu Yu Cangsheng struggled to lift his head from the ground just a little bit, staring at the Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao before him with an expression of disbelief.

He had not expected such an ending; clearly, he had told her many times that he would give her and the Yu family a heaven-sent opportunity, clearly he had already solved the final obstacle, clearly she now only needed to follow his instructions to enter the tower to retrieve it, and then she would be able to obtain the fortune that would allow her to soar to success...

But, why?

The control that had just been achieved had to be interrupted at this moment, and Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao regained her freedom once again.

She pulled her hand out from A Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan's chest, her palm holding a clump of heart fragments; she lowered her head, revealing two long, sharp fangs, and her long tongue extended, directly rolling half of the fragments into her mouth.

The young girl knew that A Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan's brain was just a dish, while the most precious essence of A Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan's body was his heart; after that person possessed A Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Yuan, the soul essence also resided in this heart.

It could be said that the clump of fragments in her hand was, for her, the best tonic, which could help her complete a corpse demon transformation.

She felt that this was her opportunity for today.

While chewing, fresh blood flowed continuously from the corner of the girl's mouth, as if outlining a sinister and terrifying smile with a paintbrush.

"Hehehe..." Yu Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Zeng Miaomiao also let out a laugh.

The three of you have just laughed, so now, it should be my turn to laugh.

She stared at Yu Yu Cangsheng before her, asking back quite triumphantly:

"How about it, you didn't expect this, did you?"

Yu Yu Cangsheng used the last of his remaining strength to spit out two words, which were also the last sound he left in this world:

"Fool..."

(End of chapter)