112: Am I really that worthless?

At midnight, Fang Huai lurked in the darkness and quietly arrived at the City Lord's Manor.

With a flick of his fingers, Confusing Evil Qi spread to the guards and maids. These low-level Qi Refining Cultivators' eyes immediately grew hazy as they became immersed in illusions.

Fang Huai pushed open the door to Li Xuanbing's room. The lights inside flickered on instantly; she seemed to have been waiting for him for a long time.

Li Xuanbing stood with her back to him and spoke softly:

"Trespassing in the City Lord's Manor? It seems you have a death wish."

Fang Huai smiled and said, "Even if I didn't care for my life, you would still need the ability to kill me.

Besides, you aren't City Lord Li. I should call you Junior Sister Jin, shouldn't I?"

"As expected of Senior Brother Fang, truly intelligent. You recognized me at first glance, didn't you?"

"You're not bad yourself."

After speaking, Fang Huai walked into the room of his own accord, sat down in a grand armchair, and drank the clear tea Jin Xiaoxiao had prepared for him.

"The amount of poison heart grass is just right. It seems you haven't forgotten my habits."

Fang Huai set the teacup down, stretched comfortably, and then said:

"How did you recognize me?"

Jin Xiaoxiao turned around and sneered, "You deliberately displayed techniques unique to Skinning Peak. If I still couldn't recognize you, wouldn't I be a fool?

I'm just curious, how did you recognize me?"

Fang Huai didn't answer, only asking, "How did you manage the Possession of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator?"

"During the battle between the righteous and demonic sects that day, I absorbed a large number of Blood Jade Worms into my body to survive. I didn't expect that once the Blood Jade Worms accumulated to a certain point, they would actually push me into the Foundation Establishment realm."

Jin Xiaoxiao sighed, "But before I could be happy for long, the Blood Jade Worms in my body began to spiral out of control, devouring more than half of my flesh."

Fang Huai nodded. Blood Jade Worms could indeed forcibly push a Cultivator into the Worm Foundation realm, which corresponded to Foundation Establishment.

But even with a Saintly Body, even in the Worm Foundation realm, once a Tianji Sect Cultivator cast a spell, the Blood Jade Worms inside would go out of control.

He continued to ask, "How did you find Lingxi City?"

"How did I find it?" Fire seemed to spit from Jin Xiaoxiao's eyes. "This place was once my home!

I finally know why the Profound Sword Sect framed us for colluding with the demonic sects.

They just wanted an excuse to clear out all the powerful and influential Mortals originally in Lingxi City, and then use the lives of the remaining Mortals to feed the Longevity Ghouls."

Jin Xiaoxiao sneered, "Poor original owner of this body. Seeing that I was a demonic Foundation Establishment Cultivator, she didn't kill me immediately, but instead asked if I had a way to extend her life.

I just used a small trick to infect her with Blood Jade Worms, then took control of her and forcibly completed the Possession while she was immersed in illusions.

Truly pitiful! Truly tragic!"

Fang Huai frowned slightly. "Isn't this your hometown?

Since you have already possessed Li Xuanbing, why do you continue to use the lifespans of the Mortals here to feed the Longevity Ghouls?"

Jin Xiaoxiao said angrily, "When the members of the Jin Family were killed back then, not a single one of these Mortals stood up for us. On the contrary, they took advantage of the chaos to loot the Jin Family and helped the Profound Sword Sect corner the fleeing clansmen.

The Jin Family was always kind-hearted and often helped the poor, but I didn't expect these Mortals to all be ungrateful wolves.

Tell me, do they deserve to die or not?"

Fang Huai sighed. Putting himself in her shoes, if he had experienced this, his methods of revenge would not be any gentler than hers.

His gaze swept over Jin Xiaoxiao—a strange appearance but a familiar Soul. It was truly a bizarre feeling.

"How is my new body?" Jin Xiaoxiao leaned her body closer.

Only then did Fang Huai notice she was only wearing a thin veil, as if it had been specially prepared for him.

Jin Xiaoxiao walked up to Fang Huai, sat in his lap, and naturally wrapped her arms around his neck.

"This Li Xuanbing lived for over two hundred years and was actually still a virgin. Her body is quite tender.

Does Senior Brother Fang want to experience it?"

"No need," Fang Huai sighed. "No matter what the body is, the Soul inside is still you, Jin Xiaoxiao."

After saying that, he moved to push Jin Xiaoxiao off him.

But after applying force, Jin Xiaoxiao didn't react at all. Instead, she unleashed her Foundation Establishment pressure and said:

"Compared to Liu Xiange, am I really that unbearable that you won't even take me for free?

Liu Xiange is a Profound Sword Sect Cultivator; she is not on the same path as you. You and I are the match made in heaven."

Fang Huai's finger lightly touched Jin Xiaoxiao as he activated the Small Corpse Meteor Worm, instantly suppressing the Blood Jade Worms in her body.

Without the assistance of the Blood Jade Worms, Jin Xiaoxiao's cultivation plummeted, and she was easily pushed off by Fang Huai.

Fang Huai said, "Once your great revenge is settled, then we can talk about romance."

Jin Xiaoxiao suddenly covered her mouth and laughed, "You've been tricked! Back at the Corpse Fiend Sect, I suspected you had a way to restrain the Blood Jade Worms. Now you've finally shown your hand, haven't you?"

Fang Huai sighed, "I knew it. How could someone like you, who is entirely devoted to cultivation, suddenly become so sentimental?

Speak. What exactly do you need me to do, and what benefits can you give me?"

Jin Xiaoxiao reached into her robe, and when she held her hand out in front of Fang Huai again, a blood-red insect was in her palm. It was none other than the Blood Jade Mother Worm.

She said, "This thing is called a Blood Jade Mother Worm. Do you recognize it, Senior Brother?"

Fang Huai nodded. "I've heard of it."

Jin Xiaoxiao followed up, "I found this in a blood jade tree, but I don't know how to use it. I wonder if Senior Brother Fang can teach me?"

Fang Huai said, "The same question: what are the benefits?"

"The benefit is this body of mine..."

"If that's all, I'm leaving."

"I really can't do anything with you."

Jin Xiaoxiao patted her Storage Pouch and took out a calamity-gathering vial, saying, "Senior Brother has no Spiritual Root and doesn't entirely rely on Blood Jade Worms for cultivation, so you must really need strange fiends, right?"

[lifespan evil qi]

[Lifespan Transformation into Evil Qi]

[Lifespan Transformation into Evil Qi: A living being's lifespan is transformed into evil qi. Absorbing it can enhance resistance against lifespan-draining techniques.]

Fang Huai nodded slightly. "It is indeed what I need. I see you've used Blood Jade Worms to cultivate many Qi Refining Cultivators without Spiritual Roots. Call in the one you dislike the most."

Jin Xiaoxiao looked slightly startled. She took out a sound transmission talisman and released it. A short while later, a second-level Qi Refining Cultivator entered.

The Cultivator bowed and said, "I wonder what orders the City Lord has?"

Fang Huai glanced at Jin Xiaoxiao, who nodded slightly.

This Cultivator was also quick-witted; he immediately sensed the danger and backed away, trying to flee.

"Yin Ming Claw!"

Fang Huai gave a low shout, and a pale ghostly hand appeared in front of the Cultivator, piercing through his chest.

"City Lord, why?" The Cultivator died with his eyes wide open.

Jin Xiaoxiao said, "There is no why. Your ancestors were Profound Sword Sect Cultivators, so you deserve to die."

Fang Huai summoned his soul banner, collecting the Cultivator's Soul into it, and then secretly ordered the Small Corpse Meteor Worm to suppress the Blood Jade Mother Worm.

Half a quarter of an hour later, the Blood Jade Mother Worm lost its will to resist and showed a submissive attitude toward Fang Huai.

Fang Huai placed the Blood Jade Mother Worm at the hole in the dead Cultivator's chest and used spiritual power to seal his seven facial orifices. He then said to Jin Xiaoxiao:

"You've seen a blood jade tree, so you should know its living environment. I don't need to teach you the rest, right?"

Jin Xiaoxiao nodded and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother Fang. If the day comes when I can get my revenge, I will definitely serve you for the rest of my life."

Fang Huai shook his head. "There is good and evil in people, and the same goes for Cultivators. I have no right to stop you from seeking revenge, but I hope that revenge does not become your eternal Heart Demon."