BXBX NOVEL Chapter 208 - 207 Nine Deaths and Lives Jue l
Following Li Cheng’s command, the system indeed activated!
[Detecting…]
[Within ten billion li, two disciples who meet the criteria have been detected!] With the prompt, two faint green arrows appeared before Li Cheng’s eyes!
Li Cheng heaved a sigh of relief, feeling relieved. Currently being able to detect within a range of ten billion li, finding disciples this time would be much easier.
The two arrows were at a forty-five-degree angle to each other, with one arrow shining much brighter, probably indicating the disciple in that direction was closer.
Without hesitation, Li Cheng flew towards that arrow.
[The disciple that meets the criteria is closer, thirty million li away!]
Li Cheng nodded silently and quickly stepped out using Immortal Spirit Step. After hundreds of steps, a small mountain village appeared before Li Cheng. “Such rich Immortal Qi, this place must have been an Ancient Ruins!” Li Cheng observed with Immortal Sense.
Within five million li ahead, the Immortal Qi was noticeably richer, and there were three sects, each with tens of thousands of Immortals!
This undoubtedly used to be an Ancient Ruins, to have so many Immortals appear.
This small village, located on the edge of the Ancient Ruins, surprisingly, had a majority of Cultivators, though their cultivation levels were not high, with none at the Golden Core Stage.
After observing for a moment, Li Cheng understood that those who had reached the Golden Core Stage had already joined the sects.
Li Cheng landed not far from the mountain village, walking towards it unhurriedly.
Approaching the village, Li Cheng looked doubtfully at the arrow, which pointed to a graveyard!
At this moment, the arrow was directed at a grave, and in front of the grave, a young girl stood weeping.
“System, are you sure you haven’t made a mistake? The disciple that meets the criteria is inside the grave? Rather than that girl?” Li Cheng asked doubtfully. [No mistake!]
The system’s reply deepened Li Cheng’s confusion, as he clearly heard that today marked the anniversary of that girl’s brother’s death.
With doubts, Li Cheng’s figure flashed, and he appeared several meters away from the grave.
The girl sensed Li Cheng’s arrival, quickly wiped away her tears, and respectfully saluted, “Junior Gu Biyue greets the senior!”
Gu Biyue had just reached Foundation Establishment, and with Li Cheng appearing silently, how could she not know he was a powerhouse far beyond her?
Li Cheng nodded in acknowledgment and asked, “How long has your brother been gone?”
Gu Biyue, with a puzzled face and on guard, asked, “May I ask who the senior is?”
Li Cheng smiled, “I was passing by and sensed someone nearby fated to me, but I didn’t expect to find them in a grave.”
Gu Biyue’s eyebrows creased slightly, “My brother, Gu Bikong, has been deceased for a year. Is the senior making fun of me?”
Li Cheng did not reply, his gaze shifting to the grave.
With Immortal Sense, he could clearly see a coffin buried underneath.
In that coffin, there was a nearly decayed corpse.
But upon closer inspection, Li Cheng discovered that the nearly decayed corpse still had a trace of vitality!
Noticing that trace of life, Li Cheng smiled, “This Cultivation Technique does not suit you. Have you ever heard of the ten great mystical books?”
The corpse did not react at all.
“It is the Nine Deaths and Lives Jue. When cultivated to completion, one will become part of the Corpse Emperor Clan; on the surface, they appear normal but are actually undying and unliving, like a living dead.” Immortal Emperor Tianyuan transmitted his voice.
Li Cheng also sensed that the corpse in the coffin was cultivating, but he did not know which cultivation technique it was practicing.
Fortunately, there was Immortal Emperor Tianyuan, whose experience and knowledge were vast, and he recognized it at a glance.
Li Cheng continued, “There’s still life in you, it’s not too late to stop now.”
Li Cheng knew that the corpse must have heard him, but it was still playing dead!
“Senior, my brother has been dead for a year. From what you’re saying, could it be that my brother isn’t truly dead?” Next to him, Gu Biyue’s expression was somewhat tense.
Her tension was not due to Li Cheng’s strength, but because from Li Cheng’s words, she heard that her brother might still be alive!
Li Cheng glanced at Gu Biyue and nodded slightly, “Stay calm, don’t be anxious!”
As his words fell, Li Cheng reached out towards the grave, and the decaying corpse was directly pulled out of it!
A foul stench swept through, but the corpse moved!
But before it could escape, Li Cheng had already casually cast the Life Law, “Why run? What could 1 want from a living dead who hasn’t even reached the Golden Core Stage?”
“Senior, I made my own decisions, I should not have cultivated this forbidden technique. It has nothing to do with my sister. Please let her go, if you must kill or punish, I have no complaints,” the corpse spoke, its voice hoarse.
“Brother! You’re not dead?”
Gu Biyue’s tears flowed freely, and without hesitation, she rushed forward, not minding the rotting body, and directly embraced it, “Senior, please spare my brother…”
Li Cheng did not stop her and smiled, “If 1 let him go now, he will truly become a dead corpse, are you sure?”
Gu Biyue was taken aback, but of course, she had caught the implication in Li Cheng’s words that her brother still had a chance for salvation!
Without any hesitation, Gu Biyue knelt down to Li Cheng, “I beg the senior to save my brother, as long as you can save him, I am willing to do whatever you ask!”
“Xiaoyue…” Gu Bikong opened his mouth, hurriedly looking towards Li Cheng, “Senior, I practiced this forbidden technique to protect Xiaoyue. Please stop, I don’t want to destroy all my cultivation!”
Gu Bikong clearly sensed that, although he did not know what Li Cheng had done to him, his life force was rapidly becoming stronger, while his cultivation was, in fact, regressing!
“Merely Complete Foundation Establishment, what use is such cultivation?
With this kind of technique, you’ll become a living dead in the future. Stop cultivating it!”
Gu Bikong panicked and then had a thought, prostrating himself, “I beseech the senior to take me as your disciple!”
Li Cheng smiled realizing only now did he respond?
Gu Bikong suddenly understood; it was because he had been too nervous earlier to pay attention to Li Cheng’s words.
Only now did he realize, Li Cheng had asked him if he had heard about the ten great mysterious books. Undoubtedly, Li Cheng intended to impart one of those books to him!
By using Great Divine Power to restore his vitality now, wasn’t he essentially saving him?
“You two don’t get excited, we’ll discuss this later!”
Visible to the naked eye, the decayed flesh on Gu Bikong’s body was falling off, and new flesh was growing rapidly!
Shock filled Gu Biyue’s beautiful eyes, and Gu Bikong felt the same. He could clearly feel that even his bones were regenerating!
Moreover, for some reason, the bones that were regrowing also seemed to contain an unknown mysterious power, as if they could communicate with the heavens and the earth!
Li Cheng was also inwardly amazed; this young man’s newly regenerating body had actually integrated the Life Law!
“Nirvana Holy Body!” Immortal Emperor Tianyuan’s exclamation sounded.
“I must say, Li Cheng, your luck is too good, isn’t it? You just accepted a disciple with an Innate Taoist Body, and now you’ve actually encountered the legendary Nirvana Holy Body!”
Li Cheng had not heard of the Nirvana Holy Body, but from Immortal Emperor Tianyuan’s words, it was not hard to deduce that this special physique was not inferior to the Innate Taoist Body!
He would inquire Immortal Emperor Tianyuan about it later on; for now, he should take advantage of Gu Bikong’s regeneration to try integrating other Laws!
After all, this guy had managed to incorporate the Life Law into his body, so other Laws were also entirely possible!
As if guessing Li Cheng’s thoughts, Immortal Emperor Tianyuan quickly said, “Are you thinking of trying other Laws? I advise you not to do anything rash!”