Chapter 171: Transformation of the Six-winged Centipede and Cultivating the Blood God Sutra - Ah? The Wives I Abandoned Turned Out to Be Real

Chapter 171: Transformation of the Six-winged Centipede and Cultivating the Blood God Sutra While Su Mo was having a meal in the courtyard with Xu Miaoyin and Kong Bing, he suddenly heard a buzzing noise. He looked up. Countless rays of golden light poured down from the sky, resembling a stellar rain from the sun, turning the night as bright as day! The "Resist" rune he had carved earlier glowed softly, defending against the incoming assault. Witnessing this, Su Mo immediately understood that the person after his life had arrived. "Husband, what's happening?" Xu Miaoyin asked, bewildered, as she gazed at the bright sky. "It's nothing. Just continue with your meal," Su Mo reassured, standing up. Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing, who had also noticed the occurrence, discreetly began to cast spells to seize control of the Solar Needles. The "Stabilize," "Seal," and "Fix" runes Su Mo had inscribed came into play, preventing the lethal threat from advancing an inch further. These runes even started to sever its connection with Yun Luo the Daoist Priestess. Seeing her tactics proving ineffective, Yun Luo attempted to retract her hundred Solar Needles. But her efforts were in vain; the needles had vanished like stones sinking without a trace. In no time, Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing had claimed the Solar Needles, with Bai Suzhen getting 80 and Xiao Qing obtaining 20. When Yun Luo's divine sense emerged, Su Mo's "Destroy" rune pinpointed her location. "Damn!" Yun Luo panicked, trying to escape, but a golden beam formed from numerous "Destroy" runes pierced through her body. Yun Luo, not having achieved the status of a rogue immortal, could not detach her soul from her body. She plummeted straight from the sky into the moat behind Linjiang Spring Tavern. Su Mo quickly leapt onto the rooftop and pursued Yun Luo with the six-winged centipede. Soon after, he retrieved the drenched and severely injured Yun Luo from the river. Without a moment's hesitation, he commanded the six-winged centipede to devour Yun Luo's soul as per the methods recorded in the Blood God Sutra. After thoroughly extracting all usable elements, he entrusted them to Yu Luo Niang, and then used Scarlet Sky to eliminate all traces. From that point onward, Yun Luo ceased to exist in the world. Su Mo directed the six-winged centipede to fly to Black Wind Mountain for self-cultivation and returned to the courtyard. Only a moment had passed since the incident began. Noticing Su Mo's urgency and his reluctance to discuss the event, Xu Miaoyin became somewhat worried. "Su Lang, what happened? Please tell me," she implored. Su Mo shook his head gently. "Nothing of concern. I’ll tell you tonight." Realizing that Su Mo refrained from speaking due to his presence, Kong Bing hastily finished his meal and took his leave. "I'm off to cultivate. I’ll wash the dishes later. You two can talk." With that, Su Mo guided Xu Miaoyin back into the room. He hesitated momentarily, unsure whether he should reveal the truth to Xu Miaoyin. Sensing his indecision, Xu Miaoyin felt a twinge of grievance, her beautiful eyes tearing up. "Su Lang, won't you even talk to me?" Moved by her tears, Su Mo immediately spoke, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just that this matter is extremely dangerous." He then proceeded to narrate the entire sequence of events to Xu Miaoyin in detail. Upon hearing that her husband had offended an immortal, Xu Miaoyin was thrown into a panic. "Husband, what should we do?" Unfazed, Su Mo replied, "We'll face soldiers with generals and floods with earth—there's no need to worry unnecessarily. Rest assured, if the sky falls, your husband will hold it up. Just make sure not to inform Qingwan and the others, they might panic even more than you." His dominant tone brought Xu Miaoyin a sense of solace as she nestled into his embrace, inhaling the strong, masculine scent. ... At the summit of Emei Mountain, two Daoist masters, exuding an aura of immortality, stood amidst the wind in their robes. Chongxu was reporting sect affairs to the headmaster of Emei when Yunsong flew over from afar on his sword, looking as frantic as if he’d lost his parents. "Master! Headmaster! Something terrible has happened!" Chongxu, slightly annoyed, responded, "Yunsong, you’re over a hundred years old, why are you still so restless?" Descending before them, Yunsong's eyes were heavy with sorrow. "Yun Luo's life token has shattered! Her soul fire has extinguished—she is utterly annihilated!" Yunsong had joined Emei alongside Yun Luo, their bond forged over nearly a century, with potential romantic developments. Her death filled him with profound grief. "What did you say!" Chongxu staggered, visibly shaken by the sudden news. "How can this be? Didn't I send her to the mundane world? How could this happen!" The Emei headmaster, steadying Chongxu with a hand on his shoulder, turned to Yunsong, "Are you sure Yun Luo's soul fire is extinguished?" Nodding sorrowfully, Yunsong confirmed, "It is. The extinguishing of soul fire signifies complete annihilation in both form and essence. My poor junior sister, meeting such an end!" With a solemn expression, the headmaster of Emei stated, "Under such circumstances, our only course of action is to investigate promptly. Yunsong, you are to go with Nangong Liuli to the mundane world for this inquiry." After a moment's thought, the headmaster produced a small, pitch-black iron pellet, about the size of a baby’s fist. "If you encounter any particularly dangerous places, throw it." Yunsong, startled, asked, "Headmaster, is this the Xuantian Divine Thunder? Legend has it that one alone can turn an area of a hundred miles into purgatory." The headmaster nodded. "Indeed it is. The matter of the immortal cannot languish any longer. If uncertain, dispense it from a distance of fifty miles. The karmic debt of such destruction, the sect will cleanse through merit on your behalf." Yunsong nodded in understanding. "Yes, headmaster. I’ll prepare to set out immediately." He then flew off to find Nangong Liuli. Standing on the Jade Maiden Peak of Emei, Nangong Liuli wore a calm exterior, but her eyes held urgency. She was already aware of Yun Luo’s demise, realizing it was Su Mo’s doing. As grievances deepened, the likelihood of resolution dwindled. "Senior sister!" Yunsong arrived, landing beside Nangong Liuli. "The headmaster instructed me to accompany you to Song." "The headmaster even entrusted me with a highly precious Xuantian Divine Thunder for unforeseen dangers." Reluctant to harm innocent lives, Yunsong hesitated even bringing it. Xuantian Divine Thunder? Nangong Liuli expressed surprise at the drastic measure. "Let me see the Xuantian Divine Thunder." Without suspicion, Yunsong presented it to her. Though unassuming, Nangong Liuli felt its immense destructive power. "Your cultivation is not yet sufficient. I'll hold onto it for now," she declared, taking the Xuantian Divine Thunder and flying ahead. Yunsong, reluctant to reclaim it, could only follow closely. In his mind, even if entrusted to him, he wouldn’t use it. If the senior sister wielded it, she would bear the resultant karma. Yunsong’s thoughts were simple, unaware that Nangong Liuli harbored allegiances elsewhere... * * * The following day, after the six-winged centipede devoured Yun Luo's soul, Su Mo personally checked on it. To prevent Qingwan and the others from encountering danger, he asked Xu Miaoyin to bring them to Fei Lingxue's residence. With Black Bear Spirit no longer residing in Black Wind Mountain, the area began reverting to its original picturesque state, free of demonic influence. The six-winged centipede wandered aimlessly within these hills, its golden-red body pulsing with a sinister red aura. Su Mo observed that it had not yet fully digested Yun Luo's soul, fragments lingering inside. Descending, Su Mo infused the centipede with a daily dose of Solar Essence. Nourished by its warmth, the centipede instinctively writhed in joy. Yu Luo Niang's voice gently echoed in Su Mo's mind. "My dear, what mysterious method allows the centipede to consume souls with such efficiency? It far surpasses ordinary techniques." Su Mo grinned. "Yu Niang, you don’t need to bother with the details. Just know that it’s incredibly effective." Respecting his silence, Yu Luo Niang refrained from probing further. She sensed vaguely that this cultivation method was extraordinary and could potentially bring calamity. Suddenly, she detected two fluctuations. "My dear, after my tribulation, I can sense disturbances within a 500-mile radius. I sense two sword immortals approaching from the borders of Song." "What?" Su Mo furrowed his brows, clearly displeased. "This never-ending trouble," he muttered. "If that's the case, these two sword immortals might as well become nourishment for my centipede." "Yu Niang, once those two arrive, boost my sense of justice—I want to ambush them here." "Yes, my dear," Yu Luo Niang responded promptly. Su Mo, along with the six-winged centipede, concealed themselves in the mountain's recess. Before long, beams of blue and white sword light approached from afar. Su Mo immediately spoke. "Yu Niang, now!" "At once, my dear!" With Yu Luo Niang enhancing his sense of justice tenfold, Su Mo's previously dominant killing intent weakened substantially, replacing his bloodlust with an impulse to reason with those arriving. "Senior sister, the qi indicates that the person isn’t in Linjiang City but at Black Wind Mountain. This opportunity is rare, should we proceed?" Hearing this, Nangong Liuli frowned. Why couldn’t Su Mo stay put in the city instead of venturing here? Noticing her hesitation, Yunsong spoke up. "Senior sister, I know you dislike killing. Allow me, Yunsong, to handle this." With that, Yunsong's flying sword transformed into a radiant light, darting towards Su Mo's location. However, just as he reached the sky over Black Wind Mountain, a powerful shout echoed. "Scarlet Sky!" Yunsong's flying sword suddenly turned red and white, soon melting into a pool of golden liquid upon the ground. "What!" Yunsong was utterly shocked. His life-bound sword, arduous to craft with a hint of Taiyi Essence, required daily drops of his blood for nourishment, and numerous spiritual herbs for refinement, achieving perfect harmony with the sword after a century. Now, with the sword destroyed, forging another life-bound sword would take at least another hundred years, a massive loss. And just as Yunsong was momentarily dazed, he felt a sharp knock on his head, as Nangong Liuli struck him from behind, rendering him unconscious! In an instant, he was lowered to the ground by the flying sword. Su Mo witnessed this scene, momentarily confused about what had just transpired. (End of Chapter)