Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 667 - 664: A Woman’s Intuition

Chapter 667: Chapter 664: A Woman’s Intuition

Guizhong Yilang did not know what sort of sinister Taoist magic he used, but he actually strengthened the prison barrier with a blood sacrifice. Not even the rain could penetrate it, and the Hellfire on Lin Tian’s body reignited, burning even more fiercely under the influence of the strange Taoist magic.

"In less than three minutes, he will be reduced to an empty husk by the Hellfire, and I will refine his body into a Shishen. He won’t be lonely, for you all will meet the same fate." Guizhong Yilang’s face was pale, but he laughed triumphantly.

By self-harming, he relied on his ancestor’s prison barrier and gained the upper hand, winning over the Heavenly Master Girl.

"No, you two are not worthy of becoming my Shishen, too weak," Guizhong Yilang pointed at Li Qingyun and Li Yue, sneering, "I never thought my Shishen, which took over a decade to prepare, could be upgraded today. Even my ancestor, Guizhong Mingsi, has never seen such fine material, hahahaha..."

The strength of Lin Tian went without saying, Ning Luoxi was an Ancient Body Technique Practitioner, and the Heavenly Master Girl was a Demon Exorcist; naturally, Guizhong Yilang wanted to turn them all into Shishen.

Li Qingyun and Li Yue were adept at Gu artistry, and indeed much weaker personally, which was why Guizhong Yilang did not take them seriously.

Li Yue was now infuriated, not only being considered weak but also because she had been compared to mere material by the little Japanese. She was about to lash out with her hands on her hips, but Li Qingyun held her back. Li Qingyun was older, after all, and would not lose her temper over this.

"What do we do?" Li Yue had no choice but to look at Lin Tian and the Heavenly Master Girl, asking anxiously.

"Don’t you find it strange?" Ning Luoxi had been silent until then when she finally spoke up with a curious question.

"What’s strange?" Li Yue asked, even Li Qingyun didn’t quite understand the point of her question.

Ning Luoxi looked at Lin Tian and frowned slightly, "Lin Tian has been burning in Hellfire for so long, and even if we go by what Guizhong Yilang said, there is a process to be destroyed, but after all this time, Lin Tian has shown no signs of change. Doesn’t this defy logic? Isn’t it strange?"

They had previously been too worried to notice, but once Ning Luoxi mentioned it, the others realized the peculiarity of the situation as well.

"Moreover, just now, Lin Tian’s expressions kept alternating between comfort and discomfort; now, there are no changes in his expression at all," Ning Luoxi added as a reminder.

"No expression could also mean that his spirit is damaged, and he’s about to be done for," Li Yue raised a doubtful point—if Lin Tian heard this, he would undoubtedly jump up to spank her.

Shaking her head, Ning Luoxi said, "No, if his spirit were damaged, his eyes would be vacant. But his gaze isn’t dull; rather, it’s..."

She hesitated, seemingly searching for a more appropriate word, before continuing, "shifting, as if his spirit is immersed in something."

Ning Luoxi was correct; Lin Tian was indeed immersed in the scene he saw through his inner vision. Just now, Lin Tian felt a strange throbbing at his brow and on a whim, looked inward.

Entering a few inches into his brow, Lin Tian seemed to have found a void similar to the Dantian in his lower abdomen. He remembered ancient texts describing this place as the Upper Elixir Field, also known as the Mud Pill Palace, the dwelling of the spirit.

Later, Lin Tian learned that the Upper Elixir Field was what Ancient Martial Artists called it, and Mud Pill Palace was what Taoist cultivators called it, but both referred to the same location.

To put it plainly, the Mud Pill Palace is where the soul resides. However, Lin Tian couldn’t see anything, just like his Dantian—empty and void, with nothing at all.

But after Hellfire invaded through the mouth and eyes and roamed the entire body, it headed straight for the Mud Pill Palace, intending to occupy it. At this moment, Lin Tian felt a peculiar beating.

If the Mud Pill Palace was the dwelling place of the soul, could it be that Hellfire truly sought to enter and burn the soul? Lin Tian had this bizarre thought.

As someone who had received modern education, he naturally found the concept of the soul strange, but as a zombie, he also felt that perhaps nothing was impossible.

Demon Exorcist, Onmyoji, Shishen... Lin Tian felt that he was encountering more and more elements from a secret world.

Lin Tian’s inner vision revealed the Hellfire circling the Mud Pill Palace a few times before attempting to invade.

But in that instant, a scorching sensation erupted from within the Mud Pill Palace, followed by a powerful suction force. This sudden suction force was all too familiar to Lin Tian; it had appeared before, seizing the Spiritual Energy from the Demon Blade.

This was the suction force emitted by the fire element, which was hidden in the Upper Elixir Field! Lin Tian was shocked, then overjoyed. Although he still didn’t fully understand the nature of the fire element, its appearances had always been fortuitous.

A previous sporadic occurrence had enhanced his acupuncture therapy, and an hour ago, it had aggressively snatched away Spiritual Energy. What could be better than that?

The Hellfire, which had been slowly making its way in, was suddenly pulled by the suction force of the fire element, hastening its speed, until it formed a flame vortex at the location of the Upper Elixir Field.

Holy shit, the fire element is too domineering, not even sparing Hellfire. Hope it doesn’t overeat and upset its stomach, Lin Tian thought worriedly. His concern wasn’t unfounded; people can suffer indigestion from eating recklessly, and maybe absorbing too much energy could lead to impurity?

But Lin Tian had no idea what the fire element was exactly. If it wasn’t energy, there would be no question of purity. Besides, he was merely musing; it was impossible for him to control the fire element at this stage. Its plundering of energy was entirely spontaneous.

Meanwhile, all the onlookers witnessed an incredibly spectacular scene: the Hellfire on Lin Tian’s body suddenly sped up, all rushing into him. Not only that, the Hellfire on the Barrier was also drawn in, quickly converging and continuously entering Lin Tian’s body.

"Hahaha..." Guizhong Yilang let out a triumphant laugh, shouting loudly, "The final moment is coming. Mourn for him, for you’ll lose him forever!"

Seeing the speed at which Hellfire invaded, Guizhong Yilang thought that the burning of Lin Tian was nearing success, unaware that a completely different situation was unfolding inside Lin Tian.

"Heavenly Master, could it be that Lin Tian is going to..." Li Yue called out.

The Heavenly Master Girl didn’t respond, instead it was Ning Luoxi who said, "I trust my intuition, he’ll be fine. Good people don’t live long, but bad ones last a thousand years. This bad guy... even Heaven won’t take him so soon."

"A woman’s intuition? How ridiculous, how utterly ridiculous!" Guizhong Yilang scoffed loudly.

But no sooner had his words fallen than the speed of the Hellfire’s integration accelerated once more, and finally, a flame vortex formed around Lin Tian, identical to the one in the Upper Elixir Field—only the inner one was small and the outer one large.

The amount of Hellfire clinging to the Barrier visibly diminished at a speed perceptible to the Physical Eye, leaving only a thin layer after a few breaths.