Honghuang: My understanding is against the sky, I use the Gu Dao to prove the origin of the universe
Chapter 8 - The Might of the Gu Path – The Weak Overpower the Strong

Chapter 8  The Might of the Gu Path – The Weak Overpower the Strong

“Rumble!”

“Rumble!”

Even before the treasured seal had fully descended, the terrifying pressure it exuded had already caused the entire Mystic Yin Grand Formation to tremble violently. Billowing black mist was forcibly dispersed, and the wailing of the ghostly winds weakened noticeably.

The nine Golden Immortal Gu Corpses, under the divine might of the treasure seal, moved sluggishly. Wisps of scorched green smoke even began to rise from their bodies, showing they were under severe suppression. The formation’s operation became obscure and strained, with faint signs of imminent collapse!

However, just as Yun Qilin poured all his strength into activating the Auspicious Cloud Heaven-Sealing Seal, his mind wholly focused on controlling it, and a cruel grin of victory crept across his face—believing he was on the verge of breaking the formation—Chu Yuan’s long-awaited moment had finally arrived!

“Now!”

A cold glint flashed in Chu Yuan’s eyes, and a chilling smile curled at the corners of his lips. This was the moment he had been waiting for—when Yun Qilin was going all out and his mental defenses were at their weakest!

Buzz!

Without the slightest hesitation, Chu Yuan willed it into action. In the depths of his Dantian Qi Sea, a bead the size of a pigeon egg—jet black in color, exuding wisps of chilling, sinister energy—suddenly transformed into a barely perceptible streak of dark light and shot into the air!

It was none other than the Three Yin Bead, a lower-grade innate spiritual treasure he had obtained from Zhu Yan, specifically designed to defile the soul!

Under the perfect concealment of the swirling yin energy and the aura of the Mystic Yin Grand Formation, the dark light transformed from the Three Yin Bead silently bypassed the righteous and overwhelming power of the Auspicious Cloud Heaven-Sealing Seal—and in a flash, darted straight toward the fatal weak spot on Yun Qilin’s back!

The Three Yin Bead, though a lower-grade innate spiritual treasure, was among the finest of its class. It contained sixteen innate divine restrictions, and its soul-corrupting power was extremely venomous by nature.

At this moment, under Chu Yuan’s full exertion and cunning scheming, the word “vicious” was brought to its absolute extreme!

All of Yun Qilin’s attention was focused on activating the Auspicious Cloud Heaven-Suppressing Seal to break the formation.

He never anticipated that Chu Yuan still had such a sinister and strange innate spiritual treasure in hand—Let alone expected that the opponent would launch such a lethal and deadly ambush at this exact moment!

By the time he sensed a terrifying force—icy cold, foul beyond words, seemingly capable of freezing the soul—suddenly invading from behind and rushing straight towards his primordial spirit. It was already too late!

“Ahhh!!!!”

A shrill, miserable scream echoed out as the baleful energy penetrated his body. Yun Qilin’s primordial spirit suffered a devastating blow in an instant.

“Die!”

Murderous intent flickered in Chu Yuan’s eyes. Seizing this fleeting window of opportunity, he frantically channeled the remaining power in his body into the Dark Yin Grand Formation!

“Roar!”

Empowered by Chu Yuan’s mana, the nine corpse puppets—momentarily suppressed—suddenly erupted with feral savagery. They unleashed their most powerful attacks from all directions, bombarding the wounded Yun Qilin.

An assault from within and without. A fatal, flawless execution!

Pfft!

Moments later a muffled explosion rang out as the nine corpse puppets struck with full force!

Yun Qilin—

Fell!

Chu Yuan let out a long breath, slowly retracting the Dark Yin Grand Formation and the nine corpse puppets. He looked down at the four corpses scattered on the ground. With only a mid-stage Golden Immortal cultivation, he had slain an early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal across realms—at the cost of three Golden Immortals.

Such is the way of Gu (Corruption) Cultivation—master of defeating the strong with the weak!

The smoke and dust dispersed, and the once fiercely contested forest temporarily returned to calm, leaving only the ravaged battlefield and the lingering bloodstained murderous aura in the air.

Chu Yuan began collecting the spoils of war.nThree Golden Immortal corpses — perhaps not much now, but in the future, these were renowned figures of great influence. There was also the leftover from the Taiyi Golden Immortal Yun Qilin, excellent materials for refining corpse puppets.

The superior postnatal spiritual treasure Yun Qilin used — the Qilin Cloud Light Seal — also possessed extraordinary power. The original Qilin’s accompanying spirit treasure was the Qilin Seal, ranked among the top innate spiritual treasures. Therefore, the Qilin clan favored seals in their treasure refining.

What surprised Chu Yuan even more was that he managed to loot yet another innate spiritual treasure from Yun Qilin!

The Creation Tower!

It contained eleven innate divine prohibitions, classified as a lower-grade innate spiritual treasure!

Though it had no offensive or defensive capabilities, it bore the name of Creation. Within it lay a Creation Space, spanning a million miles in all directions, vast beyond measure!

Based on the Earth element (Wu Earth), it was a natural medicine garden. This perfectly solved Chu Yuan’s urgent problem. The spiritual root herbs he had previously collected could be carried with him, but over time, this was not beneficial for their growth.

After placing the two innate spiritual roots, five postnatal spiritual roots, and tens of thousands of spiritual fungus herbs he had scavenged into it,

“Hum!”

The pagoda trembled, and the dense innate spiritual energy condensed into clouds, then liquefied into rain. It was because the spiritual roots and the spiritual treasure complemented each other; as more spiritual roots were added inside, the power of the pagoda would gradually strengthen.

After finishing all this, Chu Yuan finally turned to look at the Feng maiden who had not left for a long time. In fact, when moving the spiritual roots earlier, Chu Yuan had never let down his guard. He wanted to test her a bit.

“…Thank you, Senior, for saving my life!”

Feeling Chu Yuan’s gaze, Feng Ling’s delicate body trembled slightly. She quickly regained composure, stepped forward a few steps, and bowed deeply to Chu Yuan.

Her actions were ruthless, her methods strange, and her strength unfathomable—reversely killing a Taiyi Golden Immortal at mid-stage Golden Immortal level was simply unheard of!

In Feng Ling’s heart, besides gratitude, there was even more awe.

Chu Yuan nodded slightly, his expression calm.

“It was just a small favor. But you, as a member of the Feng clan, why were you on the Kirin clan’s territory being chased by this cloud kirin?”

Feng Ling composed herself and sighed bitterly.

“I dare not hide the truth from you, Senior. Feng Ling is called Feng clan, but in truth, my bloodline is thin and not recognized by the Feng clan.”

“Helplessly, I went out seeking opportunities and unintentionally found this mid-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Soul-Capturing Bell…”

At this point, Feng Ling bit her lip and knelt down decisively, holding up the bell-shaped treasure with both hands.

“I know my fortune is shallow and I cannot enjoy this treasure. I have no way to repay your life-saving kindness.”

“Today, I am willing to offer this treasure to you, Senior!”

“I only ask you to take me in. Whether as a servant, maid, or mount, Feng Ling will have no complaints.”