Chapter 159 - 153: Backup Plan

A cold atmosphere permeated, the whole city was sealed in ice.

At this moment, Celestial Yang City, which was bustling just moments ago, suddenly quieted down. Every living being was covered with a thick layer of ice, rendering them immobile.

Li An felt a sense of despair; what kind of monster was behind the Demon Sect?

Why would such an existence target someone as insignificant as him?

Utterly powerless!

...

At the center of the ice-sealed domain, the Zuo Mansion.

The "sickly girl" stepped out and appeared in front of the "puppet Li An," inspecting the puppet’s body.

"You actually transferred my demonic qi to others..."

"Indeed, you are a sly fox; you knew of my plan long ago, yet you hid it so well that even I was deceived, thinking you were unaware."

"It seems you’re not as simple as I thought, able to influence my demonic qi... Heh heh, truly worthy of being a natural Demon Body."

The "sickly girl" whispered, then gently squeezed.

The ice-sealed puppet shattered completely with a snap.

Destroyed!

"Did you escape while I was entering?"

She closed her eyes, carefully recalling each moment of entering the Zuo Mansion:

She entered the Zuo Mansion, Li An’s concubines blocked her, and she wiped them out with a wave of her hand, along with the Tier Two array.

Now, the bodies of those concubines remained.

Gu Hong was still there.

The puppet was still there.

None of these people were who she wanted!

"The floor tiles, the fine earth, blending into the crowd—"

Suddenly, she abruptly turned back, gazing into the distance.

Even though Li An was separated from her by several miles, at the city gate, with countless buildings and obstacles in between, at this moment, his body felt cold.

As if being targeted by a prehistoric beast!

He was discovered.

Li An’s heart turned cold.

This helplessness, this despair...

"Come back to me—"

The "sickly girl" uttered coldly, raised her hand, and grabbed. Li An, already ice-sealed and miles away, was instantly swept by some massive suction towards the direction of Zuo Mansion.

Along the way, buildings and people on the streets seemed to be swept by a tornado, destructively collapsing!

This scene was extremely terrifying; the "sickly girl" simply raised her hand, yet managed to create a tornado-like power within the city.

In an instant, the ice-sealed Li An landed heavily in the ruins of the Zuo Mansion, in front of the "sickly girl."

"Not bad, smart enough to have your wife enter Core Formation and transfer my demonic qi into your puppet body, making it identical to you..."

"Such a perfect plan to shed your skin and deceive the world."

The "sickly girl" smiled slightly, seeming to show a trace of admiration in her eyes: "If you weren’t a natural Demon Body, you might have become one of my reliable subordinates..."

"Unfortunately, your body is mine for sure—"

She said, then swept her delicate hand in front of Li An.

The Profound Ice that sealed Li An suddenly vanished—

Li An was instantly freed, retreating instinctively, his face somewhat pale.

But the girl had already gripped his throat, a fervent light in her eyes: "The natural Demon Body... is mine!"

Her forehead’s Spirit Platform gleamed brilliantly, her Primordial Spirit was about to emerge, ready to occupy Li An’s body.

Just sensing the aura of her Primordial Spirit, Li An was already terror-stricken, even though a Nascent Soul Cultivator’s Primordial Spirit might not be this powerful.

Even though Li An’s Divine Sense far surpassed others of the same level, and his Primordial Spirit was strong with the help of his Life Seed, compared to hers, it was like a firefly against the bright moon.

Li An struggled and resisted with all his might, his Divine Sense exploding, but he still couldn’t withstand it.

Not in the same realm at all!

To have his Primordial Spirit devoured, his body occupied.

This seemed to be Li An’s only outcome.

All causality fell here...

Li An’s heart was broken; having been reborn into this life, arduously cultivating the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill, it was all to make a wedding dress for others.

But, at this moment—

The "sickly girl’s" body suddenly burst with black light, striking directly at her Primordial Spirit.

"Ah—"

A piercing, shrill scream sounded.

The Primordial Spirit that was about to rush out was forcibly pulled back into her Spirit Platform, causing her to instinctively retreat two steps, her face pale with a hint of shock flashing through her eyes—

As this unexpected change occurred, she instantly lost control over the entire Celestial Yang City, and the ice seals within the city vanished instantly.

Cultivators in the streets and alleys suddenly regained their freedom, all in terror, fleeing.

In the ruins, Gu Hong also trembled, looking at Li An who was dragged back, eyes filled with urgency—

...

"It’s not right!"

The "sickly girl" suddenly looked outside the ruins of the Zuo Mansion.

Outside the ruins appeared a girl dressed as a maid.

"Xiao Xiao... you actually left behind a Primordial Spirit?!"

The "sickly girl" exclaimed, "Not only that, but you also left an array within your own body?"

Her face turned incredibly ugly.

She used schemes to seize her sister’s body, but never expected that her sister also left a trump card, leaving a Primordial Spirit outside, and setting a trap within her own body!

"Sister, you tricked me so many times, occasionally being smart is quite normal, right?"

The maid walked over, said: "Looks like this person is what you wanted most..."

She looked at Li An, smiled slightly, "He belongs to me now—"

Then, a ray of light flew out of the maid’s forehead, instantly entering Li An’s Spirit Platform.

The maid fell straight down.

At the same time, a voice resounded in Li An’s mind: "Hurry, the array in my body can only hold for a moment, my sister can break it soon, and by then there will be no chance—"

The voice was clearly extremely weak!

Li An’s heart trembled, but instinctively, he glanced at Gu Hong, shouting: "Run quickly!"

Then, he also turned to summon a Flying Talisman and flew away—

As he flew away, the "sickly girl" also opened her eyes, saying coldly: "You can’t escape—"

In just this moment, she had already broken part of the array within her sister’s body, raised her hand to stop Li An.

But at this moment, behind her, Gu Hong exerted all her strength, unleashing the might of a Core Formation. She reactivated two three-layer arrays, blasting towards the "sickly girl" with a roar!

"Don’t harm him—"

Gu Hong gritted her silver teeth, her mouth full of blood, her hair flying in the wind, her eyes holding only one belief, an indestructible conviction.

Let Li An escape!

The "sickly girl" at this moment couldn’t completely control this body, the power she could exert was not that strong. Blocked by Gu Hong, most of her power was dispersed.

"Courting death!!—"

The sickly girl was extremely furious, backhanded a slap.

Gu Hong, like a leaf in the wind, fell powerlessly, heavily crashing into the ruins.

Her body was covered in blood.

All her veins were broken, and she had lost her fighting capacity.

However, she was trembling, pulling out some talismans from her bosom...

Two Spirit Dispersing Talismans were completely destroyed, leaving only a Flying Talisman, with half a corner remaining...

Li An not only told her about the chance to escape but also gave her these talismans.

Hoping she could escape and save her life.

In fact, she could have indeed escaped earlier, using this Flying Talisman to quickly pull a safe distance.

But, to save Li An, she gave up that opportunity!

"Li Lang..."

She softly called out, her eyes holding no sadness or fear, only a calm joy.

"You must live well..."

She closed her eyes, tears silently falling from her eyes.

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