262: Chapter 262

In the entire village, only the cave emitted a faint light, and a dark-skinned Witch Clan priest hurried inside.

Xiao Bai, in his invisible state, secretly followed, hoping to find the trail of the Divine Nun of the North Sea.

Inside the large cave, a row of exquisite small wooden houses was laid out, and the Lich King lived in one of them.

Only this room still had light, and the Witch Clan priest walked straight towards it.

Knock, knock!

"Reporting to the High Priest, I have an important matter to report."

"Come in!"

Xiao Bai snuck in after him; he could listen openly, so there was no need to press against the window.

He was now able to conceal his Demonic Qi with ease, a skill he had learned from Huo Linger, so he wouldn't be exposed even if he cast a Spell.

"Just now, I overheard two elves talking, and they revealed an important piece of news."

"Oh?" The Lich King immediately perked up: "Speak quickly."

"That most beautiful female elf was born to a Snake Demon and the princess of the Elf Kingdom."

The Lich King was overjoyed: "Excellent, so that's their relationship. No wonder the Snake Demon takes such care of that little girl."

"At first I thought she was just his little lover; it turns out she's his biological daughter."

"Go personally and secretly capture that little girl. This time, I want both the Dragon Pattern Pill and the Marrow Cleansing Pearl."

"Plant some Gu inside her body, and she will be obedient. You don't need me to teach you that, do you?"

The Witch Clan priest wore a treacherous expression: "I understand, I will handle it immediately."

Xiao Bai thought to himself, relieved: "Fortunately, I prepared in advance. Let's see what kind of tricks you can pull."

The Lich King changed into a black outfit, quietly left from the back, and walked straight into the depths of the cave.

The space inside became narrower and narrower until a stone wall appeared in front. The Lich King slowly stopped and even turned back to check if she was being followed.

She used witchcraft to reveal the hidden mechanism on the wall. With a gentle turn, the stone wall slowly opened, revealing a whole new world inside.

The Lich King activated the mechanism again inside, and a staircase instantly appeared on the flat stone floor, leading underground.

Xiao Bai, invisible and floating in the air, snuck in using the safest method.

"Old Nun, hand over the Marrow Cleansing Pearl quickly. My patience is limited."

Just as Xiao Bai had guessed, the Divine Nun of the North Sea was indeed imprisoned here.

"Junior Sister, if you can disband the Witch Clan and completely destroy the sinful sacrificial cauldron, I will surely offer the Marrow Cleansing Pearl with both hands, and you can even take my life."

The Lich King's rage instantly surged, and she sneered: "There are so many bad people in this world, and a vast number of sinful Demons and Monsters, why do you fixate on me?"

"Ten thousand years ago, I was not destined to die and became the current Lich King. I was just too foolish back then to believe the nonsense from you, an Old Nun."

"Poor child who was never born; even if you died ten thousand times, it would be hard to quell the hatred in my heart."

The Divine Nun of the North Sea shook her head slightly: "Amitabha, how virtuous, how virtuous!"

"Ah..."

The Lich King let out a shrill scream: "Stop chanting! I hate that sound the most."

Xiao Bai slowly approached and stared carefully at the Divine Nun of the North Sea, muttering to himself: "Strange, isn't this the Old Nun from Pan Si Mountain?"

"Let's see what happens first."

The Divine Nun of the North Sea continued to chant, while the Lich King clutched her head, wailing in pain, feeling as if her skull was about to split open.

Then she forcefully tore off her terrifying golden mask and threw it aside.

She rolled up her sleeves and scratched her scalp continuously. Her arms were purple-black, skin stretched over bone, with not a shred of flesh to be seen.

From Xiao Bai's angle, the Lich King's beauty was remarkably resilient.

With a high nose bridge, a pointed chin, and skin like ice and snow, she could be considered an incomparable beauty.

Her dreadlocks, combined with her dark purple neck, clashed completely with her beauty, creating a sense of dissonance.

Suddenly, the Lich King turned her face away, scaring Xiao Bai so much he almost revealed his true form.

One side was an angel, the other a demon; the other side of her face was simply too terrifying.

It looked as if it had been corroded by high-strength sulfuric acid; half her face was burned away, covered in maggots, with an eyeball dangling precariously, ready to fall out at any moment.

The Lich King took two maggots from her cheek, put them in her mouth to chew, and slowly brought her terrifying half-face close to the Divine Nun of the North Sea.

"Old Nun, take a good look at this side of my face; it's all thanks to you."

"Back then, I had followed the sect rules and killed the Golden Snake Gentleman, so why didn't you spare the child in my womb?"

The Divine Nun of the North Sea remained expressionless: "Junior Sister, put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot."

"You were originally a Disciple of the Buddha, yet you insisted on getting involved with a wicked Snake Demon; everything is your own fault."

"The evil beast in your womb had to be eradicated, as the Ancestral Master told me in a dream; it was impossible to let him be born and slaughter thousands of living beings."

The Lich King's mental state was somewhat manic; she knelt on the ground, babbling incoherently.

One moment she covered her hideous face, and the next she touched her stomach, wailing and sobbing.

Chapter 353 Threatening the Divine Nun

She had been wailing and sobbing, but suddenly switched to manic laughter; something was definitely wrong with her.

"Who? Who is there?"

The Lich King whipped her head around to check, but seeing nothing unusual, she turned back and continued to go crazy in front of the Divine Nun of the North Sea.

Xiao Bai was scared and quickly found a place to shrink down and hide. He was in an invisible state, but the Lich King might possess a Cultivation Technique that could detect invisibility.

After going crazy for a while, the Lich King gradually returned to normal; she used this method to vent the pain in her heart.

The Divine Nun of the North Sea was both her lifelong enemy and her only friend.

"I look forward to your good news tomorrow morning. I hope you will obediently hand over the Marrow Cleansing Pearl yourself; otherwise, don't blame your Junior Sister for using the cruelest methods to force you to submit."

The Divine Nun of the North Sea remained indifferent, continuing to chant.

Xiao Bai had originally wanted to appear and see if he could get the Marrow Cleansing Pearl, but later he gradually dismissed the idea.

From their confrontation just now, it was clear that the Divine Nun of the North Sea would not hand it over even if she died; he had seen this before at Pan Si Mountain.

He also didn't know why she could come and go freely in the Heavenly Demon Fox Clan territory; could she be an old acquaintance of the Heavenly Demon Emperor?

If Xiao Bai revealed himself, she would recognize him immediately. Then, not only would he fail to get the Marrow Cleansing Pearl, but it would also affect his subsequent plans.

Now he could only watch the Lich King's methods; in any case, the Dragon Pattern Pill was fake.

Xiao Bai prepared to stay here for the night. He turned into a mosquito, crawled into a jar to hide, and waited for the Lich King's good news tomorrow morning.

Meanwhile, the Witch Clan priest led a few capable subordinates and snuck into the room where Bai Ling was staying in the middle of the night.

"Priest, that female elf is in this room. There is no movement inside; she is probably asleep."

"All of you, spread out and ensure that every corner of the room is filled with stupefying smoke."

After releasing it for almost half an hour, the priest broke down the door first, but the inside was empty. He searched the entire room and could not find any trace of Bai Ling.

"Priest, the female elf is not in the room."

"Retreat. It will be dawn soon. This matter must be kept secret."

Given the stupefying smoke they used, if Xiao Bai hadn't transferred Bai Ling to the Lotus Platform Secret Realm in advance, she would definitely have fallen for it.

Early the next morning, the Lich King led a team of guards to the dungeon.

"Old Nun, have you decided?"

"Master..."

Hearing a familiar voice, the Divine Nun of the North Sea slowly opened her eyes.

A dozen or so Disciples had all been captured, including two young nuns who had opened the door for Xiao Bai before.

A familiar figure caught Xiao Bai's eyes; it was Spider Queen Iris, the one he owed the most.

Fate was so tortuous; in the darkness of destiny, they had met again at the Witch Clan village.

Iris had not yet performed the apprenticeship ceremony, so she was not an official Disciple.

The dozen or so Disciples were all covered in poisonous insects. The Lich King threatened: "Good Senior Sister, can we talk now?"

"Obediently hand over the Marrow Cleansing Pearl, otherwise all these stinking nuns will die."

Suddenly, she shifted her gaze to Iris.

"There's even a Disciple practicing without shaving her head."

"Oh? And a Spider Demon at that. Senior Sister, you are indeed very hypocritical, daring to violate the sect's ancestral teachings."

The Divine Nun of the North Sea had two short blades pierced through her shoulder blades, making it difficult for her to exert her power.

"This is a grudge between us two; it has nothing to do with them. Do not kill the innocent."

"You can kill or mutilate me as you please, but only if you release them will I tell you the whereabouts of the Marrow Cleansing Pearl."

The Lich King sneered: "Do you take me for a fool? If you don't hand it over now, I'll kill the Spider Demon first."

"My child was also innocent back then; why didn't you spare him?"

"I'll count to three. If you don't reveal the whereabouts of the Marrow Cleansing Pearl, then the Spider Demon will lose her head."

"And then I will kill your Disciples one by one, using their flesh and blood to nourish those poisonous insects."

The Lich King slowly walked up to Iris and gently stroked her face with her skeletal hand.

"What a beautiful spider. Back in the day, I was also in the prime of my youth, making those male demons unable to resist me. Now that I've become this ugly, it's all thanks to the Old Nun."

Iris had also seen great storms and waves; her heart was calm, and she was not intimidated by the Lich King.

Having practiced in the nunnery for a period of time, she had long since become calm and indifferent.

The Lich King slowly opened her mouth, and a large number of poisonous insects crawled out, covering Iris's entire body.