The deeper they pursued into the secret realm, the thicker the scent of blood in the air became, and the more brutal the battlefield’s remnants were.
Li Muyang swung the Destruction Wheel, struggling to obliterate the mutilated remains of the True Immortal’s corpse, then continued tracking along the trail of blood on the ground.
Even the True Immortal’s remains had been destroyed—Chou Yuyan was clearly intent on a fight to the death and seemed to have cornered the Ghost Moon Fox.
This was something Li Muyang had not anticipated.
He had expected Chou Yuyan’s frenzy to cause the Ghost Moon Fox significant trouble.
But the Ghost Moon Fox was one of the paramount ghost gods of the Netherworld, and in the Human World, it was at least on par with the Four Pillars Deities.
Yet now, within just a few days, it had been driven to its limits by Chou Yuyan… This madwoman was even more terrifying than he’d imagined.
With a grim expression, Li Muyang moved swiftly through the secret realm.
By now, tracking no longer required effort to search for traces in the shrouded fog.
The path ahead reeked of blood and bore the marks of fierce battles—it was all too vivid a guide.
Li Muyang and Yu Chan sped across dozens of miles, even spotting a massive bronze mirror suspended in the sky.
Li Muyang knew they had entered the core area of the secret realm.
As the two crossed the bronze mirror, they abruptly saw a woman’s corpse wandering in the wilderness ahead.
The sight of that corpse left both Li Muyang and Li Yuechan momentarily stunned.
“Chou… Chou Yuyan?!”
The corpse of Chou Yuyan had actually appeared here!
But behind the wandering corpse, traces of battle extended further into the mist.
Chou Yuyan had pursued her quarry all the way here, losing even her physical body in the process, yet she was still relentlessly chasing the Ghost Moon Fox? So unrelenting?
Li Muyang felt a chill race through him—this woman’s manic savagery was even more horrifying than he’d feared.
Without a moment’s hesitation, Li Muyang charged forward with Yu Chan, activating the Destruction Wheel from a distance, with the Startling Swan Immortal Sword emerging from its sheath.
He even summoned the Mo Immortal’s corpse.
As an Ancient True Immortal, Chou Yuyan’s corpse was naturally no ordinary remains.
Sensing the approach of living beings, the now-defiled True Immortal’s corpse let out a howl and began to close in.
But with the Mo Immortal’s corpse summoned, Li Muyang coldly suppressed Chou Yuyan’s body.
He then retrieved the Red Evil Bell and directly summoned the power of the Evil God!
Rumble!
From the skies above, the clouds split apart as a pale, massive woman’s hand descended with a devastating crash.
In the wilderness, piercing winds roared, the biting chill cutting into Li Muyang’s flesh painfully.
Faintly, there seemed to be an eerie, shrill laugh of a woman echoing within the wind.
Even Yu Chan was startled by Li Muyang’s extreme measures—resorting to his trump cards immediately? Was that really necessary?
The Red Evil Bell’s summoning of the Evil God nearly drained all of Li Muyang’s mana.
He collapsed into Yu Chan’s arms, temporarily exhausted.
Yet the Red Evil Bell’s effect was undeniable.
The reanimated corpse of Chou Yuyan, already suppressed by the Mo Immortal’s corpse, had no chance to escape.
The power summoned by the Red Evil Bell annihilated Chou Yuyan’s body in a single devastating blow.
As the drained Li Muyang leaned weakly against Yu Chan, he urged her desperately, “Go! Head deeper and see what’s happening!”
The urgency of the situation left no room for delays.
Even after abandoning her mortal form, Chou Yuyan had only her Divine Soul left and was in dire straits.
The Ghost Moon Fox, fleeing into the depths of the mist, must be faring even worse!
This was why Li Muyang had unleashed his strongest techniques right away, unwilling to waste a single second.
The siblings pressed on into the shrouded mists.
Under Li Muyang’s control, the Mo Immortal’s corpse guarded him closely.
Now utterly drained of mana, Li Muyang felt an overwhelming weariness, wishing for nothing more than to collapse and rest.
Even after hastily consuming two elixirs, his energy remained completely depleted.
But he knew this was no time for rest. Leaving Yu Chan alone wouldn’t be enough to stop the deranged Chou Yuyan.
Rushing forward through the mist, the siblings finally spotted another figure.
But it wasn’t Chou Yuyan—it was a colossal beast, towering like a mountain.
——The Ghost Moon Fox.
This powerful ghost god of the Netherworld stood frozen and motionless in the wilderness.
Red mist swirled around its massive form, but it seemed to have lost all vitality and will, standing there in lifeless stillness.
Li Muyang immediately deduced the cause.
“…Chou Yuyan is attempting to possess it!” Li Muyang’s gaze turned icy as he looked at the gigantic fox. “Once she succeeds, this ghost god’s body will be hers to command!”
If that happened, the Ghost Moon Fox would be destroyed wholly.
Possession would leave nothing of the original host.
Yu Chan’s aura shifted abruptly.
“I’ll help!”
Her energy surged as she pushed Li Muyang aside, flying straight toward the enormous fox.
The long-dormant Corpse Immortal descended anew, ready to lend Yu Chan strength.
After all, Yu Chan’s current cultivation alone would be insufficient to turn the tide of the battle.
Yet as the Corpse Immortal wielded Yu Chan’s body and ascended, a cold flash of sword light abruptly intercepted them.
Startled, the Corpse Immortal turned to see Li Muyang, his gaze calm as he rose with the aid of the Mo Immortal’s corpse.
“Senior, I’ll have to trouble you to act as my protector,” Li Muyang said levelly. “Let me try to handle this first. If I fail, then I’ll ask for your help.”
Li Muyang did not trust this Corpse Immortal.
A Netherworld ghost god’s body lay before them. If possession succeeded, its power would belong to the one who claimed it.
With that would come the Yin Life Book, the shattered Reincarnation Platform, and the colossal bronze mirror—all for the taking.
The temptation was too great for anyone to resist.
Li Muyang’s sudden move left the Corpse Immortal silent for a moment.
But against the Startling Swan Immortal Sword held by the Mo Immortal’s corpse, the Corpse Immortal ultimately relented, responding calmly, “Fine, I’ll protect you.”
With that, the Corpse Immortal descended.
Only then did Li Muyang exhale deeply and direct the Mo Immortal’s corpse to carry him to the giant fox’s head.
Struggling to sit cross-legged atop the fox’s head, Li Muyang adjusted his breathing and took a deep inhale.
The next moment, he closed his eyes and forcibly entered the Ghost Moon Fox’s Divine Soul.
The Ghost Moon Fox, amidst a critical moment of possession, had left its Divine Soul wide open.
Li Muyang stepped into the Ghost Moon Fox’s soul with ease.
What greeted him was a boundless plain, illuminated by the ghostly moonlight of a high-hanging moon, with a gentle wind brushing across the expanse.
The Netherworld—though this vision of its Divine Soul world was of the Netherworld before its destruction.
Li Muyang squinted as he took in the landscape.
Suddenly, a familiar yet strangely unfamiliar figure appeared in the plains.
“…Unworthy disciple Yu Yan greets you, Grandmaster.”
A smiling young woman, soft and playful, bowed to Li Muyang—it was Chou Yuyan.
But unlike the madwoman Li Muyang knew, this version of Chou Yuyan radiated sweetness and gentleness, entirely like an innocent girl.
Her demeanor bore a striking resemblance to Little Wild Grass in her youth!
Seeing Li Muyang’s bewildered expression, the semi-transparent Chou Yuyan smiled gently and said, “The crazy one you’re looking for is behind you, Grandmaster.”
The maiden pointed behind Li Muyang.
Turning his head, Li Muyang saw two figures standing stiffly in the wilderness behind him.
One was Chou Yuyan, shrouded in black energy, bloody and ferocious, locking a three-zhang-tall massive fox in a ferocious grip.
Noticing Li Muyang’s gaze, the bloody and feral Chou Yuyan sneered coldly.
“You’ve made good time, Jiang Xiaoyu!”
“It seems you’ve chosen to save this fox… You remain as selfish as ever.”
“You abandoned my teacher ten thousand years ago, and now you’re abandoning your new lover ten thousand years later.”
“A self-serving bastard like you always considers only himself and his gains!”
“Once I kill this fox, you’re next!”
The spirit possession was nearing its climax.
The maddened Chou Yuyan was the same insane woman Li Muyang knew well.
Meanwhile, the playful girl behind him sighed softly and said, “Grandmaster, you cannot proceed further. If you push on, I will have to stop you…”