Chapter 55: Demon Beast

  Yuanchun was now lost in her own world of hatred, while Guizhi strummed the zither and tried to comfort her mistress with a worried expression, unaware that a pair of sinister eyes were watching them from the corner.

  "Ha ha ha... It seems that the old ancestor's body has finally found a place to settle! The Golden Fire Double Spirit Root is of mediocre talent, somewhat lacking. The speaker felt their soul slowly slipping away, "If there was enough time, the old ancestor wouldn't have been so forced! Alas, this damned mundane world, how difficult it is to find a body with spirit roots!"

  A strange, hoarse voice echoed throughout the Buddhist hall. What was strange was that Yuanchun and her servant were completely unmoved, as if they hadn't heard anything at all. Indeed, Yuanchun and her servant were truly oblivious, having not heard any sound, nor even seen the black object floating in mid-air in the corner of the room.

  As soon as the voice fell, black clouds and fog accompanied by eerie hissing sounds began to spread from the corners, until they shrouded Yuan Chun and her servant, and finally spread throughout the entire Buddhist hall.

  It's strange that the dark fog spread to the edge and turned into a transparent circular cover over the entire Buddhist hall, which looked normal from the outside.

  To know, this is the soul power of the bloodthirsty old ancestor, one of the top ten forbidden secret methods in the Xiu Zhen realm, set up with the Duoshe Great Array. Not a single bit of energy will leak out, even if a Golden Elixir period True Person comes here, they won't feel anything unusual. It's safe and secure. Therefore, Lin Qingyu in the main house couldn't sense it, which is quite normal.

  This bloodthirsty ancestor, originally named Jiang Yuancheng, is the Yuan Ying ancestor of the Tianmo Gate, one of the three super demon gates in the Xiu Zhen realm, along with the Corpse Puppet Palace and the Harmony Gate.

  This bloodthirsty old ancestor has committed numerous atrocities in the Xiu Zhen realm, not only delighting in sucking human blood, but also turning an entire small country's people into puppets through brutal means. Moreover, he extracted the life essence of 99,999 people from their bodies and refined it into a demonic creature that listens to his every command. This led to waves of bloody storms sweeping across the Xiu Zhen realm, attracting the attention of numerous righteous cultivators who joined forces to besiege him.

  A great war finally ended with the Xiu Zhen Realm paying a terrible price and annihilating the Bloodthirsty Ancestor.

  Maybe this is what the old saying means: 'Good people don't live long, troubles last for a thousand years'

  At this time, a small wormhole appeared in the nearby sky, and the residual soul of the bloodthirsty old ancestor was sucked in, thus crossing into the Qing Dynasty, thereby escaping the fate of being completely destroyed.

  At this moment, Yuan Chun and Bao Qin, who were shrouded in a dark fog, had both fainted. The bloodthirsty old ancestor floated over gently, the spherical object began to shrink, from the blurry human shape size slowly shrinking to the size of a basin, then shrunk to the size of an apple, until it stopped when it was the size of a baby's fist, and then suddenly pierced into Yuan Chun's forehead.

  Yuanchun stood vaguely in a desolate place, her eyes wandering aimlessly without focus, surrounded by emptiness, and no matter where she looked, she couldn't see the edge.

  Where is here?

  How did I end up in this place again?

  Yuanchun's mind was a complete mess. She remembered that she was... right, wallowing in hatred towards Lin Qingyu with Baoqin. As soon as she thought of this, the hatred in her heart was ignited, and her eyes turned scarlet red.

  When the Bloodthirsty Ancestor entered, he happened to see Yuan Chun clenching his fists and twisting his face. At this critical moment of seizing the house, he didn't bother to think about the key points and slowly floated towards Yuan Chun.

  Yuanchun felt a wave of dark energy coming from the front, looked up and saw a human-like black fog in the distance, took two steps back, and his whole body started shaking, "Y...you are...what...thing..."

  Since the Bloodthirsty Ancestor entered the realm of cultivation, he has been rampant for so many years. Anyone who dares to insult him will be tortured until his soul is scattered. This girl actually said he was a thing in front of him, and he wanted to get angry, but thinking that her body would soon be his own, he spared her disrespect on the grounds that she had offered her body. He circled around Yuanchun before speaking: "Hehehe... Little girl, can I borrow something from you?"

  Yuanchun felt a strange sensation all over her body and instinctively refused, "I... I'm just a small gege, but... there's nothing to lend you. Furen is kind and virtuous, if you want to borrow something, ask her, it's guaranteed to be no problem."

  Alright! Yuan Chun is indeed worthy of becoming the virtuous and honorable empress in Dream of the Red Chamber, even in such a fearful and eerie situation, she still didn't forget to dig a pit for her enemy Lin Qingyu.

  Really, it's very good and powerful!

  Although the bloodthirsty old ancestor didn't understand what terms like "Gege" and "Fujin" meant, he reckoned they were probably related to social status or something, shouldn't be wrong! However, this had nothing to do with him, his soul was currently dissipating, better hurry up and seize the body quickly!

  "Don't worry, since I'm borrowing from you, it's definitely something you have." He said as he quickly pounced over, "I'm just borrowing your body for a moment!"

  Yuanchun had always felt that the black fog in front of her was not good at heart, and she had been secretly guarding against it in her mind. When she saw the black fog pouncing on her, she immediately dodged to the side with a subtle movement, avoiding it.

  "Lend... lend... body..."

  What a strange thing! Yuan Chun was extremely frightened.

  "Where can I hide!"

  The Bloodthirsty Ancestor let out a loud whoop and said, "This old ancestor has taken a liking to your body, it's an honor for you!"

  Yuanchun was frightened by the gloomy voice of the bloodthirsty old ancestor and was stunned on the spot. The bloodthirsty old ancestor took advantage of the situation and pounced, thinking that the matter was settled. However, as soon as he came into contact with Yuanchun, a golden light burst forth, forming a large bell-shaped protective shield that enveloped Yuanchun tightly inside.

  Yuanchun, as one of the Twelve Golden Hairpins, ranked third, below Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai. How could she not have some background? Therefore, if the bloodthirsty old ancestor does not break through this dazzling golden protective shield, this robbery will not be a small or trivial matter.

  The bloodthirsty old ancestor recalled the distorted face of Yuanchun when he first entered the sea of recognition. Having lived for hundreds of years, it wasn't hard to guess what had happened. Just by looking at her age, you could tell that she was only in her twenties, yet her face was full of wrinkles, like an eighty-year-old woman. It wasn't hard to figure out that she had been poisoned. As for how she got poisoned? It was just some romantic entanglements and grudges. Suddenly, his eyes lit up with a plan, thinking that he couldn't do anything about it now, but what if someone was willing to cooperate?

  "Hmm, looking at you, it seems like there's a deep-seated grudge that hasn't been avenged, is that right?"

  Yuanchun heard Hei Wu's question and thought of Baoqin's words about the downfall of the people in Rongguo Mansion. At this point, she lost all reason, her eyes were bloodshot, and she said with hatred: "Of course there is a grudge! Ben Gege and Lin Qingyu that cheap woman have a deep-seated grudge, family feud, disfiguring grudge, if this grudge is not avenged, it would be in vain to be human! Even if I die, I won't close my eyes"

  "Looking at your suppressed appearance, I also know the great disparity in strength between you and the opponent. Can you really avenge yourself?"

  "This... just endure it silently... one day I will get revenge!"

  "Will it really be as you think? What if until the day you die, the other party is still high above, living recklessly? Will you be resigned to it?"

  "No! I won't accept it! Even if I die, I still won't accept it!"

  "Besides, you're like this, it's obvious that you've been poisoned! You've become like this, tsk, tsk, tsk... It's really pitiful! Your body has deteriorated to this state, if you don't get detoxified soon, you won't have many months left to live. There are people guarding outside the courtyard, and you're not even mobile, do you still have time to seek revenge?"

  The bloodthirsty old ancestor looked at Yuanchun's thoughtful appearance, and without stopping, continued to tempt her: "Since that's the case, little girl, offer your body to the old ancestor, and I'll avenge you, how about it?"

  Yuanchun, whose mind was filled with hatred, agreed without hesitation when she heard someone offering to avenge her. As soon as the words fell, the golden protective shield that had been shining brightly instantly disappeared.

  The bloodthirsty old ancestor saw this and made a decisive move, pouncing on him. He opened his big mouth and swallowed Yuanchun's primordial spirit in one gulp.