151: The Ji Family's Grand Plan: The Artificial Holy Body

Simulation continues.

Although you harbored hatred for Qin Wangchuan, you knew the importance of this journey.

Fortunately, he didn't pester you much, only saying, "What a pity," before leaving.

Entered Immortal Path Day 2.

Qin Wangchuan’s figure had long disappeared into the depths of the Immortal Path, but that invisible pressure and bone-deep hatred gnawed at your reason like maggots clinging to bone.

You looked at his back, knowing that dwelling on the past would prevent you from moving forward.

“I am no longer the Young Miss of the Ji Family who needed to hide under my brother’s wings!”

The Ji Family’s upheaval was like a heavy hammer, smashing all your innocence and fragility to pieces, forcing you to quickly form a cold, hard shell.

You no longer took the so-called secret paths; that would only make you act like a cowering mouse.

You chose to directly enter dangerous areas that had been explored but might still contain oversights. Each step was firm, declaring to fate in this way: the Ji Family Bloodline will never bow its head.

Insufficient strength? Unstable Cultivation Realm? Flawed Heart-Nature? Then make up for it with battle, temper it with blood!

Entered Immortal Path Day 4.

Soon, you encountered a group of five Loose Cultivators.

They clearly regarded you as a lone fat sheep, their eyes glinting with ill intent.

“Little lady, alone? The Immortal Path is dangerous, why not let us big brothers protect you?” The leader grinned lewdly as he approached.

If it were before, you might have chosen a more gentle solution.

But now, you slowly raised your head, and those once lively eyes held only the icy stillness of stagnant water.

“Get out, or die.”

The Loose Cultivators burst into laughter, thinking you were bluffing.

However, their laughter abruptly stopped the next moment.

You moved! You didn’t use any obvious Ji Family Cultivation Technique, but your figure flickered like a ghost, and at some point, a poisoned armor-piercing needle was clutched between your fingers!

Pfft!

With a barely perceptible soft sound, a tiny red dot appeared on the throat of the leading Loose Cultivator. The smile on his face instantly froze, turning into unbelievable horror, then his entire body blackened, and he fell straight down.

Fast! Ruthless! Precise!

The remaining four were greatly alarmed and hastily conjured their Magical Artifacts.

But you were like a changed person, not cherishing your Qi, not caring about the consequences.

With an almost desperate posture, you charged into the midst of the four, your movements treacherous. Each strike aimed directly at a vital point, using poisoned needles, Talismans, and even close-quarters combat where you exchanged injuries for lives!

Screams rose and fell.

In just a few breaths, four more rapidly cooling corpses lay on the ground.

You stood in the pool of blood, breathing slightly, a deep, bone-visible sword wound on your shoulder, but you seemed to feel no pain.

You merely squatted down indifferently, skillfully scavenging the spoils of war, collecting all useful Medicinal Pills, Spirit Stones, and Materials into your bag.

“I gave you a chance. This is your own doing.”

As you spoke, your eyes, stimulated by the scent of blood, became even sharper and clearer.

Entered Immortal Path Day 7.

Your name began to circulate in a small circle among the remaining Loose Cultivators.

Not because you were once the Ji Family’s Young Miss, but because you were like a cold madwoman, ruthless in your methods, killing and plundering without mercy.

Entered Immortal Path Day 8.

You knew the first half of the Immortal Path like the back of your hand. There was a Ji Family alchemy room in a hidden cave beneath a cliff.

You thought you would find something, but unexpectedly, the guardian beast inside the alchemy room went berserk after being unbound, not only turning the alchemy room into ruins but also setting its sights on you.

You used the terrain and the disposable explosive Magical Artifacts you had scavenged earlier to wear down and kill the Peak Realm 11 Stone Golem, obtaining the only remaining bottles of eight-turn Ancient Spirit Pills from the alchemy room.

You took the Medicinal Pills, disregarding the pain of the medicinal power impacting your Meridians, and forcibly refined them. Your Cultivation Realm steadily recovered and advanced amidst the suffering.

Entered Immortal Path Day 10.

You continued deeper and discovered a hidden Immortal Cave, but this place was not in the Ji Family records; it appeared later.

Upon closer listening, you realized that a Saber Cultivator Prodigy, whose Realm could not be suppressed while traveling the Immortal Path, had set up this Immortal Cave to risk another Breakthrough, but was later ambushed, leading to a chaotic battle.

Several groups of Cultivators were already fighting fiercely inside for a broken ancient saber and a few pages of saber manuals.

You did not immediately join the melee. Like the most patient hunter, you lurked in the shadows.

Entered Immortal Path Day 13.

Only when those people were mutually wounded did you quietly appear.

The Annihilation Pearl was unleashed for the first time!

This was a Magic Treasure given to you by a Ji Family ancestor for self-defense.

A grey ghostly light spread silently. The Cultivators who were fighting discovered in horror that their Qi and even their life force were rapidly draining, and the spiritual light of their Magic Treasures quickly dimmed!

Like the god of death harvesting lives, you wielded a stolen long saber, expressionlessly cutting down the weakened and panicked enemies one by one.

Ultimately, you obtained the ancient saber, "Slaughtering Shadow," which was extremely heavy with Evil Qi, and those few pages of eerie saber manuals.

You held the ancient saber, feeling the Evil Qi within it that yearned for blood, and a cold arc curved at the corner of your mouth.

“Very good, very suitable for me.”

Entered Immortal Path Day 25.

You had completely transformed into a terrifying rumor within the Immortal Path.

You were a beautiful yet dangerous "mantis stalking the cicada," never letting go of an opportunity.

Your Cultivation Realm rapidly increased through continuous slaughter and plunder, reaching an even higher level, nearing Realm 10.

Your combat style became increasingly vicious and tricky, a Fusion of some basic Ji Family techniques, the death power of the Annihilation Pearl, and the murderous Saber Intent from that strange saber manual.

You found another Secret Realm recorded in the Ji Family's ancient texts—a jade box buried beneath an almost completely collapsed altar.

Inside were not offensive treasures, but fragmented textual records.

Records about the "Artificial Heaven-Defying Sacred Body."

You hugged the jade box and happily murmured to yourself, “As long as I have this, the Ji Family can still rise again.”

“The Elders all said this thing was destroyed. It was indeed right to sneak out and try my luck.”

Simulation paused.

Qin Wangchuan clearly felt something was wrong when he saw this.

“Artificial Sacred Body...” he whispered, his voice tinged with dangerous amusement, “If it really succeeds, it is indeed enough to allow a Family to change its destiny against the heavens.”

“But such an important item was lost, yet the Ji Family higher-ups lightly dismissed it as destroyed? They didn't even send a decent search party?”

“Either they gave up on this idea, or they have a bigger plan.”

Simulation continues.

After searching everywhere, you not only found the record book but also a specially made Ji Family Shadow Evasion Talisman.

Being able to instantly teleport to the Immortal Path entrance was undoubtedly a godsend!

Entered Immortal Path Day 40.

The journey through the Immortal Path was nearing its end.

You had gained a lot, your Cultivation Realm had soared, your methods were ruthless, and your Heart-Nature had been tempered to be as hard as profound ice.

You were preparing to find the exit, planning how to use these resources and power to secure a glimmer of breathing room for the Ji Family under the shadow of the Qin Family, and even... the future.

However, at this very moment—

Rumble!!!

The entire Immortal Path Secret Realm suddenly shook violently, far more terrifying than any Cultivator battle or treasure emergence!

In the sky, the originally brilliant immortal spiritual glow was forcibly torn open by huge, ugly, pitch-black crack! From within these crack, instead of the Void Realm, suffocating, dark purple evil energy filled with violent and destructive aura surged out!