Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 379: Harvesting the Heart (Monthly Ticket Additional Release)

Chapter 379: Chapter 379: Harvesting the Heart (Monthly Ticket Additional Release)

Wind and thunder roared from his back, and sudden strange occurrences erupted!

Flames blazed fiercely, emitting an aroma akin to grilled meat.

Wind Thunder Beast screamed wildly as it tumbled from the sky, flattening a vast expanse of forest.

Its back was scorched black, severely burned over a large area, yet it bellowed in a human’s roar, "Master... you... Su Daoshi... how dare you betray the sect?!"

Zhong Shenxiu gently landed atop a tree canopy, scoffed coldly, and simply watched the flames.

A humanoid figure slowly emerged from within the flames.

His flesh charred black, his face still vaguely resembled that of Lu Qingzi from before, but it was now a blurred mess, devoid of eyelids, with crimson eyeballs exposed.

He looked like a severely burned patient, one without any protection.

"TSK TSK... Such heavy-handedness, how did you see through it?"

A mysterious voice emanated from the charred corpse.

"How audacious, evil creature, I could see at a glance that you were not human!"

Zhong Shenxiu declared righteously, "Nine-headed Flame Dragon, go... refine him to death for me!"

Roar, roar!

The previous flames suddenly split into nine different Spirit Flame Fire Dragons, circling the charred corpse.

Wind Thunder Beast watched the scene with a stunned expression, looking at his monstrous former master and the staunch Zhong Shenxiu, unsure of what to do or whom to help.

"Undying Heavenly Fire Divine Ability?"

Surrounded by the nine fire dragons, the charred corpse’s horrific face revealed a sinister smile, "I’ve been burned by these flames recently, but yours hurt the most."

Suddenly, a liquid resembling layers of black water burst forth from his body, extinguishing the nine fire dragons one by one.

"Su Daoshi... First-class Divine Power, originally a True Inheritor of the Daoist path, yet demoted to the outer sect... would you join my Evil Dao?"

The charred corpse made an invitation.

"So you’re from the Evil Dao, no wonder your methods are so bizarre and brutal."

Zhong Shenxiu continued with the act.

If he had used his full strength, ten of those evil beings would have been dead already.

At this moment, he was merely coasting by with his Divine Power Cultivation.

"Ah... did the master die?"

It seemed Wind Thunder Beast only just realized, "Borrowing the body’s shadow, Heart Demon rebirth... you are a True Inheritor of the Evil Dao... the Heart Extractor!"

Among the six paths of the Demon Sect, Yellow Spring Demon Sect and Blood Sea Sect leaned toward humanity.

While the Five Lotus Sect consisted of five lineages, cultivating both humanity and Divine Dao.

No-Life Killing Sect was a group of madmen, and the Witch Sect, claiming the most ancient lineage, focused on divination, sacrificial rites, and cultivating Ancestral Witch True Blood.

Only the Evil Dao was without taboo, accepting all kinds of demons and ghosts from all over, with very few human Cultivators.

This Heart Extractor was not human; its original form was a strange type of shadow demon, skilled in lurking transformations, parasitizing within the Cultivators’ souls, finding vulnerabilities to host itself.

After joining the Evil Dao, he initially kept a low profile and chose to study the "Heart Demon Secret Tome," a piece of Demon Skill that was not very prominent.

It was only when the battle at Jiugong Mountain commenced that many disciples from the Evil Dao joined the fight, and Heart Extractor began to truly shine.

His first noteworthy battle was the annihilation of a True Disciple of the Evil Dao.

From then on, the true extent of Heart Extractor’s abilities was discovered. Joining the Evil Dao was specifically to obtain the "Heart Demon Secret Tome," a tome outsiders couldn’t cultivate, but immensely suitable for his constitution, making his methods even more unfathomable. Once he revived by parasitizing a host, he could not only gain all of the original holder’s memories, personality, secrets... but even usurp their cultivation levels.

That unfortunate true disciple of the Evil Dao had unknowingly been successfully possessed by the Heart Demon; in the heat of battle, his spirit revealed flaws, and in the end, both his cultivation foundation and life belonged to someone else.

In the righteous path, a disciple who did such a thing would have only one option—to flee.

But in the six paths of the Demon Sect, especially within the Evil Dao, the Heart Demon was not punished but was instead promoted to True Disciple, suddenly becoming famous throughout the Nine Palace Cave Heaven.

"Master... Master... Your death was so tragic..."

Upon understanding the cause and effect, Wind Thunder Roar could not hold back his tears.

"What a powerful deception technique... to even deceive a mount that possesses a sensory divine prohibition..."

Zhong Shenxiu sighed, "No, it’s not just possession, there’s a hint of possession through body snatching. It seems, the risk is quite high... for instance, you have indeed become the Heart Demon of the possessed person. Once he succeeds in slaying the Heart Demon, you will die too."

"Smart, you are the first to spot the flaw in this technique."

The charred corpse laughed, "You’re also a bit lucky, I opened this door slightly off the target... Otherwise, had you fallen into my Demon Sect camp, I wonder if you could remain so composed."

"Ha ha..."

Zhong Shenxiu smiled and did not respond.

If he truly fell into a Demon Sect trap, he would have to expose his cultivation and launch a massacre.

However, within the main camp of the Demon Sect, there was likely a Primordial Spirit presiding.

He might not win, but he could escape.

After all, the flesh passage option of the Myriad Paths had already been activated, which was why he dared to come to Jiugong Mountain.

Moreover, from the very beginning, he noticed something was wrong with this person.

Otherwise, why would the teleportation exhibit anomalies?

Naturally, someone had tampered with it early on.

Perhaps the Heart Demon possessing Lu Qingzi could fool the brothers and sisters of the Dragon Tiger Sect, but not a Primordial Pill Master.

From the very first meeting, Zhong Shenxiu had perceived something amiss, and thereafter, he simply went along with the plan.

"Anyway, thank you for opening the door."

Zhong Shenxiu waved his hand, and nine streaks of pure celestial light appeared, circling around him, making him look like an Immortal God descending.

"First-class—Nine Pure Celestial Lights Body-Protecting Divine Power?!"

The Heart Demon’s eyes filled with greed, "This body and its Daoist Skills are no longer usable. You are the best target, tsk tsk..."

"Oh, it seems that after you take a person’s cultivation, the originally taken cultivation and Daoist Skills are completely lost..."

Zhong Shenxiu clapped his fist into his palm, "After all, with the restriction of the Seven-locking Technique, you won’t get endless opportunities for stacking... Even, if the host’s Divine Powers reach the limit of seven paths, your true Innate Divine Ability, or should I call it Heart Demon Possession Divine Ability, will replace one of the original paths?"

"Su Daoshi... You know too much."

The Heart Demon’s voice was hoarse, as if even his vocal cords were burned.

In fact, he had hidden the most crucial tip of the "Heart Demon Scripture," which was that it could plunder cultivation. Even if he changed bodies, his cultivation would have to change, but the Divine Power Talismans could either be retained or discarded.

Like a machine, he could continuously plunder the best components of his own kind and optimize himself.

Taking advantage of the grand battle between righteous and evil, he had secretly plundered several Great Divine Powers, from both righteous and evil, just one step away from trying to break through the Primordial Pill bottleneck with the strongest Divine Power Cultivation.

And the target he coveted was Su Daoshi’s First-class Nine Pure Celestial Lights Body-Protecting Divine Power!

Originally, he was lurking within the Supreme Dragon and Tiger Sect, avoiding the Primordial Pill Masters and occasionally choosing a few targets.

But upon receiving the message from the transmitted incense, he exposed himself without hesitation to snatch this First-class Divine Power!