606: Dried Corpse of Crimson Light

Dried Corpse of Crimson Light

When Qi Jiuyi and Zhe Huali heard the voice of Qin Mu, they both coughed up blood. However, they didn't vomit blood because of Qin Mu. It was because there had been a sudden change in Heavenly Cycle Stars Killing Formation—it transformed into a resplendent milky way.

The starlights pulled one another and connected with each other. The chains of starlight were formed by countless complicated divine arts runes, transforming into an activated killing formation that severely injured both of them at once!

Meanwhile, looking from their angle, the small jade case in the center of the milky way had become a huge rectangular box. It floated up and down in the galaxy as rays of sunlight became incomparably thick, entwining mutually with the stars.

This killing formation wasn't what they could defend against!

"Thirty-five thousand years, is this number real or fake?"

They both coughed up huge mouthfuls of blood. Gritting their teeth, they each executed defensive methods. "It doesn't matter. We need to try everything we can!"

Their brains operated at full power and calculated the trajectory of the stars and starlights. They avoided the starlight chains and moved quickly. The killing formation gradually stopped and the stars in the surroundings returned to their normal sizes, transforming back to grains of star sand that swirled slowly.

Cold sweat rolled down Qi Jiuyi and Zhe Huali's foreheads. They looked at each other in the eyes. When they were about to rush into the center of the killing formation to seize the small case, Qin Mu was already there standing in front of it.

Qi Jiuyi panicked. He was about to take a step forward when his qi and blood churned. He was taken aback.

He was already injured then got grazed by a starlight chain just now. A huge wound opened up on his shoulder, but this wound didn't heal automatically. Instead, fresh blood kept flowing out and huge drops of it floated towards the shriveled corpse on the iron throne.

He frantically looked at Zhe Huali. Zhe Huali was also injured, and couldn't control his qi and blood as well. His blood was also floating over to that dried corpse!

The first drop of blood landed on the mouth of the dried corpse.

The surroundings suddenly became silent, so silent that it was slightly strange.

"Euuuuuuurgh—"

A long howl suddenly came from the mouth of the dried corpse. Creaking sounds came right after. Both of them felt their hair standing on ends as they hurriedly sealed the wounds on their body. Despite this, they could still feel their vitality being drained.

"Something strange is happening!"

Zhe Huali made a split-second decision—he immediately moved back to rush out of the shrine. Qi Jiuyi hesitated for a moment as he looked at Qin Mu who was still in the formation. He gritted his teeth and also retreated out of the shrine.

The instant Qi Jiuyi rushed out of the shrine, he swept his sleeve and an ancient parasol tree emanating golden flames appeared to seal off the door.

Zhe Huali turned back and raised his demon knife to slash down. The light from the knife instantly separated and covered the ancient parasol tree.

The two of them rushed down the mountain like two furious dragons, leaving behind a series of afterimages.

Qin Mu also felt his hair standing on end. He hurriedly grabbed the small case to run out.

Just now, when the qi and blood floated out of Zhe Huali and Qi Jiuyi, they flew towards the dried corpse and landed into the other two heads. Creaking sounds also came out of those two heads. The three heads then slowly turned and looked over at him.

In the eye sockets of the three heads, the shriveled eyes were slowly regaining blood and gradually bulged.

Qin Mu had already rushed out of Heavenly Cycle Stars Killing Formation and came to the door of the shrine. Suddenly, an ancient parasol tree came smashing down at him.

"The one with the surname Qi!"

Qin Mu tucked the small case under his armpit, while his other hand grabbed his sword pellet. With a vibration, countless small flying swords came flying out and transformed into Sword Treading Mountains and Rivers, colliding with the ancient parasol tree!

Qi Jiuyu had executed this great divine art in a hurry, so the power of the ancient parasol tree wasn't very strong. It was only enough to block him for a moment. If it was a complete move, Qin Mu would have to execute Calamity Sword to deal with it.

Sword Treading Mountains and Rivers' onslaught severed the ancient parasol tree, breaking through Qi Jiuyi's divine arts, paths, and skills. However, knife light came right after and pounced on in his face, breaking Sword Treading Mountains and Rivers.

'Zhe Huali!'

Qin Mu was furious as he avoided the blades of this move from Zhe Huali. Turning around while swinging his sword, the second form of Dao Sword—Binding of Five Qi and Three Aeons—erupted, breaking Zhe Huali's move.

There were no more divine arts blocking the door of the shrine.

Qin Mu squatted and his legs burst forth with strength to eject forward. With a loud boom, the air in front of him compressed into a wall, which split straight afterward.

Qin Mu's body soared into the air as he rushed out of the door of the shrine. A smile gradually bloomed on his face.

However, his body was suddenly frozen in mid-air.

Before the smile on Qin Mu's face could fully bloom, it vanished. Fear slowly crept in his face.

His feet were floating backward and he couldn't touch the ground. No matter how he executed his divine art, there was no use.

Qin Mu tidied his clothes in the air and he carried the small case in his hands respectfully.

When his feet finally touched the ground, Qin Mu immediately raised the jade case high above his head and said solemnly, "Spare my life, senior!"

His hands became lighter as the small case flew up. Qin Mu sneaked a glance and saw the jade case landing in front of that three-headed and six-armed dried corpse.

"Euuuuuuurgh—"

That dried corpse wasn't really a dried corpse. Instead, his qi and blood had been dried up—his vitality was drained. As a result, it had turned him into this state that was neither dead nor alive. When Qin Mu and the rest arrived, Qi Jiuyi and Zhe Huali got injured and delivered fresh blood to his mouth. This was just enough to reignite his life force.

Blood-curdling sounds came from his throat as he seemed to be adjusting the functions of his corporeal body. Creaking sounds also came from his body, as though his bones were colliding.

"Eurgh— Water... or blood!"

Qin Mu hurriedly took out a water pouch and offered it respectfully. Ever since the incident in the flaming desert of West Earth, he always brought some water pouches—filled with clean water—with him in his taotie sack.

The dried corpse raised his hand with difficulty, its movements were very slow.

"Senior, let me do it."

Qin Mu went forward and opened up the water pouch politely. He then placed it on the mouth of the dried corpse. After the dried corpse finished drinking all of it, his right head said in a raspy voice, "Water—"

Qin Mu took out another water pouch and put it on his mouth. Once he finished drinking, he took out the third pouch and put it on the mouth of his left head.

The left head of this corpse drank the water with difficulty. Qin Mu sneaked a glance and his heart was astonished. He saw that the two heads that had drunk the water were slowly bulging up with flesh and blood. There seemed to be qi and blood flowing in his body.

Not only that, his blood vessels were like dry, cracked land receiving the sweet droplets of rain. Soon, there were sounds of blood flowing in his blood vessels.

'This dried corpse— No, it's not a dried corpse. It should be a strong practitioner from thirty-five thousand years ago! He had cultivated a kind of strange technique which allowed him to sink into a state of feigned death, so he wouldn't be absorbed by this divine mountain. This technique is pretty marvelous and abnormal.' Qin Mu thought to himself.

The faces of the corpse slowly filled up. He could gradually see some outlines of his facial features. It wasn't just skins and bones like before.

However, his corporeal body must have been way too exhausted, so he couldn't regain his original appearance by just drinking water. However, he could still see that he's a middle-aged man.

"Senior—"

Qin Mu was about to say something when he saw that three-headed and six-armed man opening his eyelids. In his eye sockets, his eyes were gradually swelling up. Soon, the white and black of the eyeballs could be seen clearly.

"What year is it now?" the man said weakly. He raised one hand to grab the small case, placing it on his knees.

Qin Mu hesitated for a moment and answered, "Now is the year of Eternal Peace. As for the exact year, I'm not too sure."

"Eternal Peace?"

The three-headed and six-armed man wanted to get up, but he couldn't do it. He asked while gasping for his breath, "Shouldn't it be Founding Emperor? Has Founding Emperor Era also died out?"

Qin Mu said honestly, "It had ended twenty thousand years ago. Senior, you must have sunk into hibernation twenty thousand years ago and once you woke up, it has already been twenty thousand years later. Why did senior come to the territory of the devil race? This is Luofu Heaven of the devil race and this is the reason why the devil race is facing destruction. That's why they had invaded Supreme Emperor Heaven. Senior's planet..."

The three-headed and six-armed man panted heavily. "I'm one of the survivors of Crimson Light Era. I have hidden left and right for countless years. Because we wanted to return to our country, we rushed over from our hiding place and planned to return to the ancestral land of Crimson Light. When we were on our way, we heard it was Founding Emperor Era. We had no choice but to escape to this place when we encountered enemies.0

"Enemies?" Qin Mu was stunned.

The three-headed and six-armed man said calmly, "The enemies that destroyed my Crimson Light Era. Since Founding Emperor Era had also been wiped out, it should be the same group of people. Hehe, I even heard that there's a High Emperor Era before Founding Emperor Era..."

He shook his head. "I'm a Crimson Light God Race of Chi Ming Era. My name is Chi Xi. I was originally the Execution Supervisor of Crimson Light Celestial Heavens, controlling the authority of life and death. Any god that has committed crimes would find it hard to escape death on God Execution Stage."

Qin Mu cried out, "In that case, this divine mountain—"

"This mountain isn't a mountain. It's God Execution Stage."

The three-headed and six-armed man named Chi Xi paused and took in a breath. "Executing gods on the God Execution Stage, this stage has already absorbed the blood of countless gods that had committed crimes. As time goes by, a great curse would be raised and even I would receive the drawback. When I fought with the devils, I got injured, so God Execution Stage started to absorb me. I had no choice but to seal myself and go into hibernation. Come, help me up."

Qin Mu walked forward and supported him. Chi Xi's palm clasped onto his shoulder near the neck as he stood up shakily.

Qin Mu tried to bear the pain. "Senior, you are hurting me."

Chi Xi didn't seem to hear him. He continued to press on his shoulder and walked to the front of the mural. He examined the starry sky in it and muttered, "Ancestral land. Ancestral land is right here... I have yet to die. I can still return. They must be waiting for me to report back to them... Do you know? The reason why this God Execution Stage is so demonic is because it's actually forged with the God Execution Stage in Celestial Palaces Divine Treasure. It belongs to a strong practitioner of Emperor's Throne."

Qin Mu was astonished and he muttered, "Strong practitioner of Emperor's Throne…"

He felt pain coming from his shoulder. Chi Xi's fingernails had already stabbed into his skin and he could feel his blood flowing out. His vitality and blood were flowing into Chi Xi's body.

Chi Xi's face gradually regained some color and his breath also became slightly more stable. He chuckled and said, "That's right. This is the small case that controls the God Execution Stage. Once this small case is opened, hehe... You almost took this small case away."

Qin Mu was slightly dizzy. It was a sign of losing too much blood. His gaze flickered as he said, "Senior, I'm really hurting. I'm bleeding. God Execution Stage is starting to absorb my qi and blood."

Chi Xi's face slowly filled up as flesh and blood grew within him. He said with a smile, "You are indeed bleeding, but it isn't God Execution Stage that's absorbing your blood. The water I've drunk cannot replenish my qi and blood. I've exhausted too much, so I need someone's blood—

—cough, cough, cough!"

He suddenly coughed loudly.

"What happened senior?"

Qin Mu's voice was full of concern. "Senior, are you okay? Do you feel giddy? Is your throat itchy?"

Chi Xi unwillingly let go of him and raised his four arms to smack his head forcefully. His body swayed while his other two hands gripped the small case.

Qin Mu said with a concerned and nervous face, "Senior, are you dehydrated? I still have some water here. Does senior want to take a drink? Aiya, I've forgotten! I've added some extra ingredients in these water pouches!"

Qin Mu stomped his feet and said, "What should I do?"

He turned around, walking to and fro. Chi Xi grabbed at him and missed, crashing into the ground and kneeled.

"Some water pouches have been added with blood dissolving powder!"

Qin Mu smacked his fist on his palm and gave a long sigh. "This kind of poison will dissolve blood when coming into contact with it. It's used for getting rid of corpses. How could I have forgotten it! Senior, are you okay?"

Chi Xi knelt there without moving. His eyes slowly turned towards him.

Qin Mu avoided his gaze and took the small case away from his hands. "Senior's cultivation is strong, so you can definitely detox this poison, right? In that case, I won't be disturbing you. Farewell!" After saying that, he slipped away.

Chi Xi's eyeballs rolled over. Divine light shot out from his eyes, boring two holes in the shrine!

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