Chapter 206: Possession? Old fellow, you’ve really kicked an iron plate!

Inside the cold and damp cave, that black afterimage condensed from dense Devilish Qi moved at a speed that exceeded the cognition of Foundation Establishment and Golden Core Cultivators.

It was like a black lightning bolt, carrying a sickening stench and greed, instantly crossing a distance of dozens of zhang.

"Jie jie jie! A perfect Physical Body! It belongs to this Demonic Lord now!"

The afterimage let out a piercing, wild laugh.

Gu Lan didn't even have time to raise his hand to block before he felt a bone-chilling coldness coming from the center of his eyebrows.

With a "whoosh."

That mass of black demonic shadow directly followed the center of his eyebrows, drilling into his Sea of Consciousness without any hindrance, and with an extremely arrogant posture, went all the way down straight to the Dantian!

Gu Lan's body suddenly stiffened in place, his eyes instantly losing focus as a layer of eerie black fog covered his pupils.

It looked as though the Possession had already been completely successful.

…

Meanwhile.

Deep within Gu Lan's Dantian.

That black shadow drove straight in, looking at this unimaginably vast Dantian Qi Sea, especially the Purple Extreme Golden Core in the center that was as silent as a black stubborn stone yet faintly radiating a purple-gold glow, and was so excited it was almost going mad.

"Hahaha! Heaven helps me! Truly, Heaven helps me!"

The black shadow wandered and hovered crazily within the Dantian, condensing a blurry and ferocious human face.

"Back in the day, this Demonic Lord was known as the Thousand Illusions Demon Lord, dominating the Demonic Path for three hundred years, only to be jointly suppressed by those old immortals of the Qingyun Sect within the eye of this Demon Heart Array to do hard labor!"

"For a thousand years! Day and night, this Demonic Lord has suffered the wear and tear of this Formation, thinking that my Divine Soul would sooner or later completely dissipate."

"Never did I expect that a Top-grade Pure Yang Body would be sent in, and it even formed a Purple Extreme Golden Core on its own!"

"As long as I swallow your Divine Soul and occupy this Golden Core, this Demonic Lord will not only see the light of day once more, but even have the hope of assaulting the Soul Transformation Dao!"

The residual Soul of the Thousand Illusions Demon Lord laughed wildly. Without any hesitation, it directly transformed into a giant black demonic net, fiercely pouncing toward that "black stubborn stone" in an attempt to swallow it in one gulp!

However.

Just at the moment when that black demonic net touched the surface of the "stubborn stone."

"Hum—!"

The stubborn stone that had always been silent suddenly emitted a strange hum.

Following closely, an extremely lazy and even somewhat teasing voice echoed throughout the entire Dantian Qi Sea.

"Have you finished howling?"

"If you've howled enough, it's my turn."

Along with Gu Lan's cold voice falling.

"Rumble!!!"

That "black stubborn stone," which seemed completely devoid of life, suddenly exploded from the tiny purplish-red flame at its center like a volcanic eruption!

This was no ordinary flame!

This was the ultimate strange fire formed by forcibly compressing and kneading together the Green Lotus Core Flame and the Red Lotus Karmic Fire after experiencing the inhuman "Carefree Sword Intent" suppression from that old man Li Taixuan!

Previously suppressed by the Sword Intent, they had long been harboring a bellyful of evil fire with nowhere to vent.

Now, a courting-death residual Soul actually delivered itself to their doorstep, and still wanted to eat them?

"Whoosh—!"

Two violent tongues of fire, one cyan and one red, instantly surged out from the Golden Core, transforming into two angry fire dragons that directly bit back in reverse onto that black demonic net!

"Ah—!!!"

The Thousand Illusions Demon Lord let out an extremely shrill scream.

"Strange fire?! How could it be a strange fire?! And two of them?!"

His body, composed of pure Divine Soul and Devilish Qi, when encountering a nemesis specifically designed to burn Souls and sins like the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, was like snowflakes falling into a boiling wok of oil, instantly beginning to vaporize and dissipate over a large area!

Pain!

The pain of penetrating the bone marrow and tearing the Soul!

"No! Let go of this Demonic Lord! This Demonic Lord won't do Possession anymore!"

The Thousand Illusions Demon Lord was completely scared out of his wits, desperately trying to pull his Divine Soul out from the fire dragons' biting, attempting to escape Gu Lan's body along the original path.

"You come when you want, and leave when you want? Do you treat my Dantian as a public latrine?"

Gu Lan sneered.

"Since you've come in, stay behind as nourishment for me!"

With a thought from Gu Lan, he immediately sealed the Meridians of his entire body and the exit of his Sea of Consciousness.

Using the trick of closing the door to beat the dog!

Not only that.

In Gu Lan's mind, the Soul-Devouring Sword Spirit, which had always been acting cowardly, also caught the scent and excitedly poked half its head out of the scabbard.

[Holy crap! A thousand-year-old demonic Soul?! Big Boss, did you order takeout?!]

The sword spirit howled with excitement, rushing straight into the Dantian along the Meridians.

[Don't burn it all! Leave a bite for me! This stuff is great nourishment!]

Transforming into a mini black dragon, the Soul-Devouring Sword Spirit took advantage of the strange fire crazily burning the Thousand Illusions Demon Lord, sneaked up from behind in an extremely wretched manner, took a bite on the residual Soul's buttocks, forcefully tore off a large chunk of pure Divine Soul power, and swallowed it with a "gulp."

"The soul-devouring sword?! How can you still have the sword spirit of such an ancient malevolent weapon in your body?!"

Looking at that mini black dragon, the Thousand Illusions Demon Lord's eyeballs were about to pop out, his heart filled with endless despair and absurdity.

What the hell kind of monster is this?!

A Pure Yang Body, a Purple Extreme Golden Core, dual-colored strange fire, and now even a Soul-Devouring Sword Spirit added in!

Where is this a perfect Possession container? This is clearly a death trap set by a max-level big boss!

He had truly kicked a titanium alloy iron plate!

"Young Hero! Grandpa! Ancestor, spare my life!"

Under the burning of the strange fire and the biting of the sword spirit, the Thousand Illusions Demon Lord's phantom grew increasingly faint. He finally laid down all the dignity of a Demonic Lord and began to beg for mercy wildly.

"This villain is willing to acknowledge you as master! This villain is willing to hand over all the Legacy of the Thousand Illusions Demonic Sect! This villain can be your slave and help you kill people and loot treasures!"

"I beg you to show mercy and leave this villain a wisp of residual Soul!"

Hearing the wailing of this old Devil Head, Gu Lan remained unmoved, not even blinking an eyelid.

Keep him?

An old Devil Head who had lived for a thousand years was deep in scheme, and there was no telling when he would stab you in the back.

Compared to a disobedient slave, Gu Lan preferred solid cultivation enhancement!

"I have no interest in your Legacy, but I am very interested in your Divine Soul power."

"Refine for me!"

Gu Lan formed a bizarre hand seal in front of his chest with both hands.

The Heavenly Demon Creation Art operated at full strength!

The Fire in the Stone within the Dantian transformed into a giant melting furnace.

"Boom!"

The two strange fires suddenly merged, directly completely swallowing the residual Soul of the Thousand Illusions Demon Lord.

"Ah—I am not reconciled—!!!"

Accompanied by the final shrill curse.

This once storm-stirring Thousand Illusions Demon Lord had all his Impurities, resentment, and memories from life burned away by the strange fire, leaving behind only a most pure and massive masterless Divine Soul Origin.

"Absorb!"

Without any politeness, Gu Lan directly integrated this mass of Divine Soul Origin into his own Sea of Consciousness.

"Hum—"

An indescribable coolness and refreshing sensation instantly spread through all limbs and bones.

Gu Lan only felt as if a new door had been opened in his brain.

His massive Divine Sense, which was already far superior to those of the same stage, began to expand outward at a crazy speed after devouring the Origin of this millennium-old demonic Soul!

Ten miles… fifty miles… one hundred miles!

Crack!

An invisible barrier in the Sea of Consciousness seemed to be easily shattered.

Although Gu Lan's True Qi cultivation was still suppressed at the Half-step Golden Core (Fire in the Stone state), his Divine Sense strength directly crossed the Golden Core Stage at this moment, stepping into the threshold of the Nascent Soul Early Stage!

Nascent Soul-grade Divine Sense!

This meant that in the future, even against a true Nascent Soul Early Stage old monster, Gu Lan would definitely not be suppressed on the mental level, and could even reversely perceive the other party's flaws!

"Hoo…"

In reality.

Gu Lan, who had been standing stiffly in the cave, finally slowly exhaled a breath of foul air.

The black fog in his eyes instantly dissipated, restoring clarity.

Only deep within those pitch-black eyes, there was an added trace of profundity and coercion that made people dare not look directly at them.

He lowered his head and looked at his hands.

Through the tempering of the Fire in the Stone and this surge in Divine Soul, he felt that his control over power had now reached a meticulous, perverted degree.

Even if a needle dropped a hundred zhang away, he could clearly perceive the position where the needle tip landed.

"This 'gift package' of the Demon Heart Array is truly quite generous."

Gu Lan twisted his neck, making crisp "ka ka" sounds.

He turned around and strode out of the cave.

…

Outside the waterfall.

On the blue stone by the cold pool.

Li Taixuan still maintained that extremely undignified posture, crossing his legs, holding a wine gourd with his single arm, and occasionally gulping a mouthful into his mouth.

Only his gaze would occasionally sweep toward the roaring waterfall, a trace of imperceptible solemnity flashing deep within his eyes.

"It's been almost an hour."

Li Taixuan muttered.

"That old thing in the Demon Heart Array, although worn down for a thousand years, is also a solid, ruthless character. When that kid went in, this old man sealed his True Qi. Relying purely on his Physical Body and willpower, I wonder if he can endure it…"

"If he really dies inside, that crazy woman Master Su Yunjin will definitely come and pluck this old man's beard."

Just when Li Taixuan was hesitating whether to go in and fish someone out.

"Splash!"

The water curtain of the waterfall was suddenly torn apart by an invisible force!

Water splashes flew all over the sky.

A robust and tall figure slowly walked out from behind the water curtain.

Gu Lan was shirtless, water droplets sliding down his well-defined muscles. On the surface of his skin, a wisp of extremely faint purplish-black demonic veins would occasionally flash past, and then be completely suppressed to the deepest part of the Dantian.

He stood on the surface of the cold pool water, without even stirring a single ripple beneath his feet.

Treading on water without leaving a trace!

Li Taixuan's action of drinking wine paused.

His turbid eyes suddenly lit up with two clusters of sharp light, staring fixedly at Gu Lan.

After a moment.

Li Taixuan suddenly grinned, revealing incomplete teeth, and laughed loudly.

"Good! Good boy!"

"Not only were you not subjected to Possession by that old demon head, but you even ate his Divine Soul as a snack!"

"Nascent Soul-grade Divine Sense! The 'Fire in the Stone' converged to the extreme! With your current physical skin walking out, even if that girl Ye Hongzhuang is face-to-face, she absolutely won't be able to see through your depth!"

Gu Lan walked to the shore, casually evaporating the moisture on his body with True Qi, and slipped on a clean robe from his storage ring.

"Old Ancestor, stop watching the show."

Gu Lan rolled his eyes in exasperation.

"You knew long ago that there was an old demon head inside waiting for Possession, yet you didn't tell me in advance. If it weren't for my great life and good teeth, what you'd be seeing right now wouldn't be me, but the Thousand Illusions Demon Lord!"

"Hehe, if I told you in advance, could your potential be forced out?"

Li Taixuan was unashamed and instead proud.

He jumped down from the blue stone, walked up to Gu Lan, and patted his shoulder.

"Being able to survive means you are qualified to walk that more difficult path."

Li Taixuan's expression suddenly turned serious.

He raised his head and glanced at the sky.

The originally sunny back mountain sky had somehow become incomparably gloomy.

And within Gu Lan's embrace.

That pitch-black void token left to him by Ye Hongzhuang was currently emitting a scalding heat, and the edges of the Talisman paper had begun to spontaneously ignite, emitting eerie black firelight.

"Three days' time has arrived."

Li Taixuan looked at that Talisman that was spontaneously combusting.

"Once the void token is activated, it will directly tear space apart and forcibly drag you to the periphery of the Far North Ice Field."

"Kid, that place of the Far North Ice Field is even more complicated than you imagine. Not only are there heavy troops guarded by the Demonic Cult, but there are also mindless Vicious Beasts left over from ancient times."

"Come back alive."

Li Taixuan's voice unusually carried a trace of an elder's vicissitudes.

Gu Lan touched the scalding Talisman in his arms, the corners of his mouth curving into a confident arc.

"Rest assured, Old Ancestor, good people don't live long, while scourges last for a thousand years."

"For a person like me, even King Yama dares not collect me."

As soon as the words fell.

"Boom!"

The void token completely burned away to ashes!

The air in front of Gu Lan instantly twisted violently, and a pitch-black spatial vortex appeared out of thin air, erupting with an irresistible, massive suction force.

Gu Lan did not offer any resistance.

He turned his head, waved at Li Taixuan, and then stepped into that pitch-black vortex in one stride.

"Swish!"

The vortex instantly closed, disappearing without a trace.

The entire back mountain cold pool once again restored a death-like tranquility.

Leaving only the rumbling sound of the waterfall.

…

Inside the spatial passage, the world spun.

It felt as if ten thousand years had passed, yet it also felt like only a split second.

When the weightless sensation completely disappeared.

Gu Lan abruptly opened his eyes.

What came into view was a boundless world of white ice and snow.

The bone-chilling cold wind scraped across his cheeks like knives.

The Far North Ice Field.

He had arrived.