The air was unnaturally cold.
Song Fen lay on the floor unconscious, body slick with sweat
Kneeling calmly beside her were Xiaomaō, Li Hua, and Chen Lili all looking exhausted
"Sect Leader,Elder Chu Elder Lin" Xiaomaō looked up as the elders entered, relief touching her eyes before turning focused I managed to find a concentrated extract from Ying Su sap in the storehouse and I managed to apply a small amount to her gums and under her tongue. It absorbs faster that way. It should keep her unconscious for a while."
"She was strong! Like a wild beast!" Li Hua added
"She bit me" Chen Lili said rubbing her arm,
"Good work you three now go get me a large tub of water!" she ordered Li Hua and Chen Lili.
Li Hua and Chen Lili, despite their exhaustion, scrambled out, returning moments later with a tub filled with water. They placed it near Song Fen's body on the floor.
Xiù Feng retrieved a white jade Buddha from her storage inventory.
The Buddha was about three inches tall, depicted smiling with a faint spiritual radiance around it.
"I will attempt to exorsise the demon elders get the other disciples to safety "
"Yes sect master," Chu Xingchen said as spiritual energy flared around him." The rest of you, outside! Now! Go to the main hall! Stay there!"
He began drawing complex runes in the air around the room's entrance and windows, quickly setting up a defensive barrier.
"Daoist Lin I will required you help to guard me as I maintain this formation " Chu Xingchen requested Lin Hua who gave a nod and drew her blade
Xiù Feng circulated her internal spiritual energy, performing a technique that sent a burst of spiritual power onto the surface of the Buddha.
Instantly, the radiant aura intensified, rippling like waves across the room and courtyard.
As the faint spiritual light washed over Song Fen a black smoke rose in the air and a terrifying face formed in that black smoke-cloud
Alright, you corrupted little fiend," she muttered. Then, from her inventory she produced a small, mundane-looking glass bottle with a brightly colored label that had that weird, blocky writing. It had a picture of bubbles on it.
She poured a generous amount from the bottle into the tub of water. The water instantly took on a milky swirl.
Xiù Feng took out a plain mop and dunked it in the tub.
"Eat this !" she smashed the wet dripping mop on the evil spirit
"Gysaaaa!!!" the spirit howled as it was sent crashing down the ground
"Die!!!" Xiù Feng bore down mopping the spirit
Lin Hua and Chu Xingchen stared. They looked at the bottle, the tub, Xiù Feng mopping a screaming spirit. Then they looked at each other. Their faces were blank.
'WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL?! ' Chu Xingchen blinked 'She just pulls cleaning supplies and a mop and mops for exorcism and It's actually working?'
This 'Bleach' and mop were infact a joke item created by the game developers in Eternal Taoist Realms
The Bleach had a special property to clean souls of Karmaic fire, corruption and Gu and also were extremely potent weapon against spiritual entities especially evil or cursed ones
The mop was a joke item that can deal a guaranteed no-hit-miss 1 damage every time it is used irrespective of how high the opponents defence was
Honestly the mop was more convenient to use for cleaning spirits then as a weapon
Letting out a silent wail the shadowy form thrashed and dissolved into light fragments
"ARGK!!!" Song Fen's body seized violently. Limbs jerked. She was shaking and moaning in pain.
"Spirit had a physical anchor," Xiù Feng figured out. With the spirit gone the parasitic body inside the girl was dying and dragging its host down.
Acting fast, Xiù Feng pulled out a glowing gold liquid. A high healing Restoration Elixir.
She poured the bottle down Song Meiling's throat.
Gold liquid pulsed inside with a warm light as the seizures calmed down and Song Fen went limp but alive
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(Somewhere distant, hidden away.)
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In a dark cave dimly lit by Azure Shapphire crystals emitting a pale blue light eight infants crawled about aimlessly.
These infants appeared an abnormal shade of bluish-purple, exuding wisps of darkness from within. Their limbs were slender, teeth sharp, and fur like hair grew on their head and back
Despite their strange appearance these creatures moved with suprising strength and agility occasionally tumbling and wrestling with each other or biting like wild animals
"Who who dared to destroy one of my children!? " With an blood chilling scream a pale corpse like cultivator jolted upright on her ice bed. Thick resentment swirled around her shaping into blurry faces emitting silent, agonizing wails.,
The seven or eight infants who had previously been clamouring and biting each other suddenly quieted down, instead looking at the woman with curious looks
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"How truly maddening. After all that efforts." She sorrowfully sighed
She had toiled hard to collect over a hundred resentful spirits, sacrificed them to summon her childern as demonic infant fetuses, and then gathered a dozen young girls. Using a secret technique, she had implanted the demonic infant fetuses into their bodies and had them sold
These girls were subsequently sold in various ways. When a target cultivator purchased one and engaged in intimacy, the demonic infant's spirit would silently meld into their body.
Since the demonic infant itself was a sinister spirit, during the fusion process, it would enhance the cultivator's spiritual energy, creating a false perception of rapid cultivation progress, especially during intimate exchanges.
Once the demonic infant completely assimilated with the cultivator, at an opportune moment, it would seize all the cultivator's spiritual power, essence, and vitality, transforming them into a corpse then it would return to the body
This cycle would continue until it gains enough power to be born and the host who's will would have long been overcome would make her way to this cave to give birth
The entire process was highly secretive. When the demonic infant merged with the cultivator, ordinary symbols, tools, and instruments had difficulty detecting any abnormalities. Only during the brief moment of emergence would a slight aura leak out.
However, unless one remained vigilant at all times, this slight anomaly usually went unnoticed.
Despite such careful precautions, the demise of one demonic infant meant a someone had discovered her plot
"If one demonic infant is discovered, it's highly probable that subsequent ones nearby could also be found." Contemplating this, her fury escalated uncontrollably. "Since the spirit was destroyed it's impossible to locate the area where it happened "
"It seems I must seek a few more young female cultivators for Qi cultivation, implant the demonic infant fetuses in them, and sell them into the black market for purchase." She hissed already making plans" My older children must keep an eye on them to find who did this and where they are"
"I will definitely avenge my child!"
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With the exorsism successful Xiù Feng felt a great sense of relief
"Even so why did she awaken a constitution now of all times" she glanced at the unconscious girl
Song Fen's hair had grown rapidly, reaching around her knees. Her skin drained of color, turning an eerie bone white making her look like a ghost
[Disciple Song Fen has awakened the demon moon constitution! Sect points increased by 20]
"That an ominous name "Xiù Feng commented rubbing her chin as she looked at the notification, then back at Song Fen's pale form.
In a strange way it was a fitting name
"Sect master can we have a word " Chu Xingchen asked
Xiù Feng nodded. They moved a little distance away, giving the still unconscious Song Fen space. Chu Xingchen waited until they were out of earshot.
"Sect Master," he began, his voice low and serious "Forgive my boldness, Sect Master, but... are you a reincarnator from Earth?"
'EH!?' Xiù Feng stiffened' Earth? How does he know that term? That's... that's...'
"Brother Chu you too !?"