Even a Fake Pill Demon Soul knows this is the worst choice; it’s better to possess a young prodigy and cultivate anew.

"Hurry and escape!"

Wen Jiu reminded again.

Within a quarter of an hour, the East Spring Undying Bone rushed to Feng Jue’s location at full speed. Seeing the East Spring Undying Bone approaching swiftly, Feng Jue’s face turned pale with fear, and he once again gripped the Demon Spear, immediately activating his precious talisman.

"How much longer do we need!"

Feng Jue hurriedly asked.

Upon seeing Han Li return, and Feng Jue acting so fearfully, Yun Ni immediately realized something and responded urgently, "Elder Feng, the Yin Array at the exit is a Tier Two High-Grade Ancient Array, but I’ve already obtained the array diagram from the Blood Demon Hall. Opening the life gate still requires a quarter of an hour. However, once opened, it can accommodate up to the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment; beyond that, it will collapse. It can block our pursuers."

Feng Jue understood Yun Ni’s intent and quickly called out to Yue Yinrong, who was nearby, "Support us with all your might for a quarter of an hour, or we’ll all die here. Remember, it’s not Han Li, it’s a Golden Core Demon!"

Yue Yinrong instantly felt a chill from her toes to her head, but didn’t have time to think much and quickly released several beast-shaped shadow puppets, among which was a Tier Two Top-Grade incomplete demon puppet, evidently obtained from the Blood Demon Hall.

Seeing this, Feng Jue knew Yue Yinrong was of no help, and immediately prepared to expend his lifespan using a secret technique.

But at that moment, the East Spring Undying Bone suddenly halted, standing coldly, then used corpse qi to form words.

"Not ready yet?"

Feng Jue was stunned when he saw these words.

Yue Yinrong was equally puzzled.

The East Spring Undying Bone had already been purged of its Corpse Soul and could not transmit sound outward, so Wen Jiu could only control it to write with corpse qi, "What are you two doing, one trying to kick the ladder after crossing, the other wanting to betray and deny?"

"Brother Han?"

Feng Jue asked tentatively.

Beside him, Yue Yinrong swallowed dryly, extremely tense.

Then the corpse qi formed words again, "What are you two doing, not helping to break the array, want to die in this place?"

Seeing this tone, Feng Jue hurriedly communicated with his inner soul. Unknowingly, his inner soul had already probed repeatedly for dozens of times, unable to see the situation inside, but had concluded something.

"The Golden Core Demon Soul has wiped its Corpse Soul, but the Undying Bone hasn’t been possessed; Han Li is still in control." The soul inside was incredibly shocked; this scene completely shattered his millennium of cultivation experience.

The Golden Core demon soul couldn’t completely erase the connection between the External Foundation Establishment items and their original owner; if this were spread, who would believe it?

Han Li is merely at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Feng Jue, perplexed, transmitted sound again, "Elder, how can this be?"

"I don’t know, I’m puzzled too; such a situation has never occurred in the Hundred Floating Domains. Cultivators of the Yinzhou Heterodox Record have always robbed others of their External Foundation Establishment items to strengthen themselves, so the split souls of those items should, by logic, be erasable, yet the Golden Core Demon Soul..."

The soul inside Feng Jue fell into contemplation and confusion.

Feng Jue disregarded much, withdrew the talisman, and the Demon Spear in his hand too, feeling a bit delighted, "Brother Han, I thought you..."

Once again, the corpse qi formed words.

"Quickly break the array, the Golden Core Great Demon and the Six-armed Stone Statue will soon come for us, we don’t have much time left."

Feng Jue froze, then quickly turned and urged Yun Ni, simultaneously asking if there was anything else needed.

Yun Ni shook her head and spoke again, "Elder, I need a quarter of an hour more."

For an instant, Feng Jue felt his scalp tingling, having no choice but to transmit sound, asking about the situation. Wen Jiu couldn’t respond, so he remained silent. Seeing no answer, Feng Jue could only secretly hope Yun Ni would hasten.

Yue Yinrong, sidelined, was also tense and at a loss, but fortunately, Han Li’s return gave her some sense of security.

As time ticked by.

A demonic roar echoed through the skies.

In Lengxi Mountain, Wen Jiu’s expression changed suddenly.

The Golden Core Great Demon had succeeded in soul possession!

It’s now charging towards him!

But fortunately, Yun Ni’s voice came just in time, "Elder, the life gate is open, we can go in now."

"Get in quickly."

Feng Jue urged hastily, swiftly entering.

The East Spring Undying Bone wasn’t bothered to enter the life gate, carrying the three with a Blood Corpse Escape straight through the life gate. Beyond the deep lake at the exit, with corpse qi shielding Yue Yinrong and Yun Ni, they consecutively used Blood Corpse Escape five or six times to flee two hundred miles away.

Even with the protection of corpse qi, both Yun Ni and Yue Yinrong felt extremely unwell in their spirit bodies, instantly dizzy and feeling like several mountains were pressing on their chests, then fainted beside the East Spring Undying Bone.

Wen Jiu dared not concern himself with the two; the corpse qi wrapped around him as he sped away, Feng Jue closely following without delays. Though feeling uncomfortable after multiple swift escapes, realizing they’d already traveled two hundred miles, Feng Jue finally breathed a sigh of relief, his anxiety dissipating.

Luckily, we have Brother Han!

Brother Han.

Though I’m over a hundred years older than you, you wouldn’t mind if I called you big brother, right?

...

As the East Spring Undying Bone flew rapidly to the side, a giant Golden Core Great Demon landed heavily, shaking the earth and partially collapsing the ancient array at the exit.

Then, with a swipe of the massive tiger claw, the Tier Two High-Grade Ancient Yin Array shattered. But due to this strike, the space of the grotto heaven began collapsing, losing the support of the ancient array. Yet just as it collapsed, the Golden Core Great Demon Tiger rushed out of the entrance, with the Six-armed Yin Spirit close behind, both plunging into the deep chasm.

However.

Upon bursting out of the grotto heaven, all signs vanished, leaving only a trace of corpse qi at the entrance. The Three Karmic Demon Luo immediately released the Golden Core Great Demon’s senses outward, covering several hundred miles.

Suddenly.

The Three-leaf Demon Luo locked onto an extremely faint and thin aura, that even an ordinary Golden Core Cultivator might not detect, but his demon soul, nurtured in the True Demon Blood Pool for hundreds of years, was unmatched even by the middle stage of Golden Core. Capturing the aura of a Tier Two Undying Bone was rather easy.

"Little one, you sure escaped fast." Sensing the Undying Bone already four hundred miles away, the Three Karmic Demon Luo revealed a sinister smile.

Swoosh—

The Three Karmic Demon Luo and the Six-armed Yin Spirit transformed into startled swans, chasing in the direction where Feng Jue fled.

At that moment, the remaining corpse qi sensed this scene, causing Wen Jiu’s expression to change drastically.

"We must flee separately." Wen Jiu immediately gave East Spring Undying Bone an order, using corpse qi to form words instructing Feng Jue to take Yun Ni and Yue Yinrong and escape, while East Spring Undying Bone flew in another direction.

Before leaving, Wen Jiu informed him of the situation, that the Golden Core Great Demon possessed by the demon soul and the Six-armed Yin Spirit were already in pursuit. Although they aimed primarily at him, it was possible another Yin Spirit might hunt Feng Jue.

Feng Jue surely had a trump card but couldn’t use it in front of him. Likewise, he could still use Blood Corpse Escape, but Feng Jue and others couldn’t handle it, so escaping separately was the best strategy.

As for Yue Yinrong and Yun Ni, their fate lies with following Feng Jue.

"Brother Han, we’ll meet at Lengxi Mountain." Feng Jue didn’t hesitate, quickly turning direction with Yun Ni and the others.

The East Spring Undying Bone didn’t immediately use Blood Corpse Escape, instead continuing to fly until sensing the Three Karmic Demon Luo closing in with the possessed Golden Core Great Demon. At this point, Wen Jiu commanded East Spring Undying Bone to use Blood Corpse Escape once.

As they pursued, the Three Karmic Demon Luo indeed divided the Six-armed Yin Spirit to chase Feng Jue while he kept chasing the main target.

"I want to see how many times your Undying Bone can use the escape technique." The Three Karmic Demon Luo pursued relentlessly, chasing for a thousand miles.

Through a thousand miles, Wen Jiu continuously used Blood Corpse Escape to maintain distance.

Whenever the Three Karmic Demon Luo got close, Wen Jiu would use Blood Corpse Escape two or three times consecutively to escape, giving the demon a feeling of being able to catch up. Upon reaching a thousand-mile distance, unable to return to chase Feng Jue, Wen Jiu immediately poured two corpses and all his Yin techniques onto the East Spring Undying Bone.

The depleted corpse qi instantly surged, and the next moment, East Spring Undying Bone began crazily using Blood Corpse Escape.

With the combined support of Undying Bone and Thunder Spirit Demon Blood Body, Blood Corpse Escape was unleashed frenetically, as if disregarding life.

Ten times.

Thirty times.

Fifty times!

Until both corpses and all Wen Jiu’s Yin techniques were exhausted, and his own corpse qi was down to thirty percent, he stopped.

The East Spring Undying Bone had reached its limit; using the technique two more times would risk the collapse of the Undying Bone body. However, the good news was, he now stood over a thousand miles away, beyond the sensing range of the Three Karmic Demon’s divine sense.

[The second update will be before midnight.]