Era of Magic and Martial Arts-Chapter 350 - 334: Sowing the Occult? Master Is Confused

Chapter 350: Chapter 334: Sowing the Occult? Master Is Confused

[Heaven and Earth are unkind, treating all things as straw dogs!]

[The vast universe regards all living beings as mere grass!]

[Heaven and Earth birth deceit; those who aren’t deceit are devoured!]

[The world is full of transformations; those who follow them survive, those who defy them perish!]

[I refuse to be a straw dog, unwilling to be mere fodder, thus I created this Martial Arts—Deceitful Demon Skill!]

[Absorb the transformations of deceitful forms, integrate the essence of demon skills, adopt the rules of evil, and with human body, forge demonic might!]

[The sky is deceit!]

[The earth is deceit!]

[Gods too may be deceitful or mischief!]

[Why should humans not transform into deceit, to walk the path of deceitful forms?]

[Only by transforming into deceit can one walk in a world of impermanence!]

[Deceitful Demon Skill First Stage—Planting Deceit!]

[The stage of Planting Deceit lies in the grafting of the arts of Heaven and Earth, searching...]

[Using bones as the field, intentions as seeds, sowing the seeds of deceit...]

Li Guishen sat quietly cross-legged on the hardwood bed, his eyes alternately opening and closing.

His left eye was like a deep, unfathomable abyss of the heart, and his right eye like a cold, white bone; black and white intertwined, seemingly nurturing an inhuman eeriness within.

With each cold, long breath, the vital energy inside Li Guishen’s body surged like tides, spreading outward from the center of his body, enveloping him in layers of visible black aura.

Darkness, malevolence, eeriness, resembling some kind of tentacle growing out from nothingness. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Underneath his skin, his flesh seemed to be imbued with life, like lumps continuously surging and slowly changing shape.

His originally thin and hunchbacked body now inflated like pork being filled with water, finally transforming into a monstrous fleshball.

The surface of the fleshball was covered with protrusions and indentations, looking like a patch of fertilized, dug-up land, awaiting sowing.

There was a twisted and terrifying beauty, infecting the air in the room with a Lovecraftian eerie taste, making it thick and oppressive, with barely perceptible whispers of inhuman voices lingering faintly.

Li Guishen’s face twisted, and sweat rolled down his forehead, yet he seemed to feel no pain, entirely focused on the changes within.

With each breath, his body grew larger, the bizarre fleshball gradually became transparent, vaguely revealing the intricate veins and flowing blood inside.

And within the shadow where he sat, the deceit in the visual meditation map was slowly weaving his shadow into a certain shape.

Hong Ya knocked heavily on the door several times, but there was no response from inside.

She frowned slightly, then with a forceful push of her palm, the latch broke with a sound, and the door creaked open slowly.

Hong Ya quickly walked to the bedside, looking at Li Guishen sleeping fully clothed, urgently saying:

"Master, don’t sleep now. Little apprentice brother is about to be arrested, we must prepare to break into the prison tonight."

Hong Ya didn’t notice the shadow beneath the bed, silently spreading, slowly seeping into her own shadow, then slowly extricating itself again, just a shade slightly more imperceptible to the naked eye than before.

Li Guishen sat up, listening to Hong Ya’s recount of the news, his withered face showing no waves, just lightly said:

"Do not worry about your little apprentice brother. As your master, I will protect him, and never let anyone harm him."

Hong Ya nodded, saying:

"I’ll go prepare the necessary items. There are many Chief Constables at the Patrol Office, this time I’ll bring all the Corpse-Dissolving Water we have in reserve."

In the courtyard, a few senior disciple brothers and sisters who just put down their bowls, simultaneously activated their vital energy to their ears, secretly listening to the isolated words emerging from the room.

They exchanged smiles, their hearts filled with a few pangs of nostalgia.

"Hong Ya is really considerate of little apprentice brother, since this is the case, I’ll help junior sister prepare more Corpse-Dissolving Water overnight later."

"The Patrol Office doesn’t have many people keeping watch these days, maybe we won’t need that much."

"Junior Sister’s preparations shouldn’t be in vain, we must find a way to keep the entire Patrol Office at the station tomorrow."

"Hmm, let’s report a false alarm to the Patrol Office before acting, how about we give them a little preview?"

"This idea is excellent, it suits me perfectly!"

The disciple brothers and sisters enthusiastically gathered ideas, discussing fervently, with none noticing the obvious flaws in the plan.

In reality, the little apprentice brother was only going to be "formally arrested" by the Patrol Office at dawn the next day, they merely needed to find him tonight, hide him properly for protection, needing not to break into prison later.

They weren’t even willing to call the little apprentice brother to inquire about his situation first.

Inside the room.

Inside, Li Guishen sighed gently, reaching out to tug on the excited Hong Ya about to leave, telling her earnestly:

"I didn’t ask you to break into prison, my point is you don’t need to be so anxious.

Your senior brother and fifth brother are also in the Second Prison, since they haven’t returned tonight, nor have they conveyed any information to the pavilion, this indicates the situation isn’t serious, there’s no need for us to worry."

Hong Ya’s face subtly changed, her bright eyes seriously meeting Li Guishen’s gaze: "Really?"

Li Guishen’s face showed benevolence and wisdom: "Really."

Hong Ya’s mouth twitched slightly, showing a helpless smile: "Then I’ll let Master rest."

She hummed lightly, turned to leave the room, gently closed the door, and returned to the stone table in the courtyard, sulkily picking up her bowl and chopsticks again.

On the stone table, the originally lively discussing atmosphere seemed to be doused with a basin of cold water, immediately becoming silent.

Everyone picked up their bowls, silently eating their meals without speaking.

Suddenly, Third Brother Zhao Zhixin placed his bowl heavily on the table, whispering: "Master is muddle-headed!"

Second Sister Liu Xie squinted at him, and Zhao Zhixin quickly explained:

"It’s good for Master to trust Senior Brother and Fifth Brother, but this concerns little apprentice brother’s life and death, how can we make conclusions so rashly? I think we should prepare for both eventualities."

Old Fourth Yuan Xidi, not even considering far-reaching thoughts, immediately exposed his own: "Right, we can’t let Senior Brother and Old Fifth eat alone with little apprentice brother."

Zhao Zhixin helplessly glanced at Yuan Xidi, feeling troubled by his intelligence, and worrying if Old Fourth had been hit in the head too frequently in recent apprentices with little apprentice brother, seemingly becoming even dumber.

He had to take over the conversation, sighing: "Ever since little apprentice brother went to the Second Prison, the place has become quite lively. Old Fifth came back these two days with a grin that nearly reached his ears, making us truly envious."

Usually quiet Old Sixth Wang Yu chimed in: "I haven’t seen little apprentice brother much lately, kinda miss him."

Hearing such words of unity from the junior brothers and sisters, Liu Xie’s eyes narrowed slightly, she finished the last bite of rice, turned her gaze to the pouting Hong Ya, coolly saying:

"Since everyone misses little apprentice brother so much, why don’t we give him a call?"